AN: An attempt at a Naruto fanfiction. All creative criticism and thoughts are welcome.
Also, I don't own Naruto
'Character thinking'
"Charachter speaking outloud"
'Demon thinking'
"Demon Talking"
Chapter Five: Wave Part One
The door swung open and an old looking man with a funny looking hat walked in
"So these are the ones who are protecting me? I asked for some ninja not some brats, the older one and the blonde one are the only ones who look reliable" said the old man before Kakashi replied
Sasuke scowled at this
"Don't worry, my students are capable of handling a couple of bandits if there happens to be any" said Kakashi
"Hmph well my name is Tazuna The Super Bridge Builder, hope you guys do a good job at protecting me"
Kakashi turned to his team "Alright guys gather your things and prepare for a 2 week and long mission" Sasuke and Hinata nodded and left with the Tazuna
"Kakashi-sensei, Jiji I need to talk with you guys, in private without any ANBU"
Hiruzen just nodded and signaled for the ANBU to leave
"Alright, so I'm going to be forward with this.. I know about the Kyuubi" said Naruto
Kakashi and The Hokage were about to say something when Naruto interrupted them
"And no she isn't influencing me... she... also told me who my parents are"
Their eyes widened then Kakashi spoke up
"Wait the Kyuubi is female?" was of course the first think Kakashi asked
"Yeah..." said Naruto
"...and a pretty hot one at that" he followed up underneath his breath
They both sweatdropped
"Anyways that's besides the point... who did she say your parents were?" asked Hiruzen said in a serious tone as he narrowed his eyes
"Minato Namikaze also known as the Yondaime Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki"
The Hokage just sighed and closed his eyes
"I guess there is no point in hiding it anymore, yes, your parents are Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, but you're a smart boy Naruto, you must know why we kept it a secret"
Naruto sighed "Yeah, I've read about them, they were both feared shinobi and had many enemies. If word got out that they had offspring then there would have been countless assasination attempts.. more than there already was" he said making both older men wince slightly before Naruto continued talking
"Jiji, can I have my father's inheritance? I already know who they are, and I'm strong enough to protect myself. Plus you would only be giving me my inheritance, what's supposed to be mine anyways, you don't have to let the public know if you don't want to"
The Hokage sighed for the 500th time today before saying
"Alright since there is no point in hiding it, when you return from your mission I'll give you the scroll your father left you"
"Alright, thanks Jiji"
"Naruto, about the Kyuubi, did you release it-" Naruto glared at him "I mean her... did you release her from her seal" asked Kakashi
"No, don't get me wrong I've been trying, Upon release she won't go ham, I can control her chakra but only a small portion because most of it is still locked, so I can't use full Bijuu cloak. I need a key, do you happen to know who has the key?" asked Naruto
"Yes, Jiraiya has it, are you sure you can control her chakra" replied Hiruzen
"Yes I'm sure I can do it with her help, but Jiraiya? One of the Sennin? I take it he's not in the village right?"
"Yes, he runs a spy network so he can't always be in Konoha, he should be back during the Chunin exams, are you sure you want to release her? Do you trust her? How do you know she won't escape and go on a rampage?" asked the Hokage sternly
Naruto glared at him "Yes I'm sure, she's the one that's been training me, if she was deceiving me why would she try to get me stronger? I've been talking to her for 8 years, she was my first friend, someone I could talk to, we're really close, she's the only person who has truly been there for me, I love her." said Naruto
Both older men raised their eyebrows at the blonde's confession. Meanwhile Kurumi in his mind was ecastic that he was openly expressing his love towards her.
'Naru-kun, as soon as I leave this seal I swear I'm jumping and claiming you. And have you mark me' thought the demon queen with a dark blush and perverted smile
Naruto started speaking "Another thing, the attack on the village was not her own doing, she was controlled"
"Controlled? By who?" asked the Hokage as he narrowed his eyes
"I'm not sure, that's what I'm trying to figure out. He will pay for controlling her against her will though." said the blonde coldly
"I see, I'll have Jiraiya look into it and see if see knows anything about it, is there anything else we need to know?" asked Hiruzen
"Nope that was all"
"Alright thanks for trusting us with this information Naruto" said the Hokage
"No problem Jiji"
"Naruto, I have another question how do you know Fuinjutsu?" Asked Kakashi unaware that he had his mother's inheritance
"A while ago I came to Hokage-jiji and asked for my kaa-san's inheritance, I got it and she left me some scrolls on fuinjutsu and the Uzumaki Chakra Chains" replied Naruto
Kakashi just have an understanding nod slightly curious as to if he knew how to use the Chakra Chains but decided to leave it at that
"Alright well Kakashi-sensei, Jiji, see ya I have to leave and pack" said the blond as he was gonna walk out the door before he stopped
"Oh yeah I almost forgot" he said as he formed a one handed ram seal
"Fuinjutsu: Release" and he walked and picked up the seal and put it in his holster
"Already see ya" said the blond waving on his way out
The 2 men just looked at each other and sighed
When Naruto left the office he left to his apartment in a swirl of flames to his house
He got home and began to pack things in his storage seal tattoo then he heard Kurumi talking to him
"So you didn't tell them about your Rinne Sharingan?"
"No, there is no point in telling them if I could avoid it, having them know about you training me is enough to keep them off my back without having them question how I'm getting all this power. I was orginally going to tell Kakashi so he can help me with training but I realized no one but you can help me with Rinnegan training and Kakashi isn't the best option to ask for help with my Sharingan training. Plus I'm sure I can keep my eyes hidden for longer, I can still use most of my abilities without activating my eyes, and even if I need to use an ability that requires my eyes I have that mask to keep my eyes hidden."
"Yeah that makes sense, and if they found out there is no way they'll let you leave Konoha, the council will send countless ANBU to retrieve you, and say they do somehow capture you (which is very unlikely) they'll make you into a breeding stock. Hmph, as if I'll let that happen though."
Naruto chuckled at that ending part before Kurumi spoke up again
"Naru-kun... you're going to be near Uzushio in this trip, do you plan on visiting the ruins and look for the vault your mother spoke about?"
"I really want to but I doubt Kakashi would leave me out of his sight, and leaving a clone wouldn't be the brightest idea"
"Another thing Naru-kun, near the Wave there is a temple that was made for me long ago. It holds the Fox summoning contract, it hasn't been signed and I would love it if you were the first to sign it, I'm sure my foxies would love you too. Inside the temple are also many other scrolls and jutsus, that my foxies have snatched since around the Warring States Era. Try to visit it to sign the contract and possibly look for scrolls to help with your subelements and expand your jutsu arsenal.
"Alright, I'll try and visit it, if it's close enough I'll make discreetly clones and send them to find the location" said Naruto
"Sounds good, but don't tell Kakashi or let him find out, he'll probably have to tell the Hokage and the council might try and raid it to get what's inside. They can't get in without my permission, but still, just to be in the safe side. Also you should get going you were already supposed to be at the gates" she finished with a snicker
"Oh crap you're right"
Naruto grabbed some bowls on instant ramen and put them in his seal before leaving in a blur
At the Konoha's gates 3 figures can be seen can be see, 2 male and 1 female.
"Where the hell is Naruto?" asked an irritated Sasuke
The Tazuna was getting annoying and smelt like beer and Hinata didn't really talk to him, and it was awkward. But in a poof of smoke Kakashi appeared
"Already guys, you ready?" asked Kakashi before he looked around and noticed a distinct mop of blonde hair was missing
"Wait where's Naruto?"
"That's what I would want to know" said Sasuke as he crossed his arms
As if on cue Naruto arrived in a swirl of fire
"You're late. Please don't tell me Kakashi-sensei is rubbing off you" said Sasuke with a scowl
Naruto just gave a sheepish grin "Sorry I got lost in the road of life"
They just sweatdropped at his response
"Yeah Kakashi is definitely rubbing off him" was the thought shared by the other 2 genin meanwhile Kakashi had a proud look on his face
However Hinata noticed something
"Wait Naruto-kun, where are your stuff?" asked Hinata noticing he didn't have a backpack
"I'm using storage seal tattoos" replied Naruto has he lifted his sleeve to show the tattoo on his arm
"Tattoos? I've never heard about that, I thought you could only seal stuff in scrolls but even so Seal Masters are rare so they're expensive" she said
"Yeah true, but good thing I made them" replied Naruto with a smirk
Hinata looked shocked "That's amazing Naruto-kun, I didn't know you knew Fuinjutsu, c..can you possibly make a storage scroll for me? That is if you know how to make scrolls and it's okay if you don't want to"
"Yeah sure I see no problem with that, I could make it when we arrive at the Wave"
"Show me how to make those dobe" said Sasuke
"Why should I teme"
"Alright since were all here let's go" said Kakashi deciding right now isnt the best time for them to argue
Naruto summoned his mask and put it on then they all started walking out
"Again with the mask dobe?" asked Sasuke
"Yeah, I like how it looks, why? Are you jealous cause you don't have one?" teased Naruto
"Hmph, as if I'd want one, it makes you look like a loser"
Tazuna then turned to Hinata "Are they always like this?"
Hinata sighed "Unfortunately yes"
Kakashi looked at his team and also sighed
'This is gonna be a long trip'
On the way to the Wave Hinata and Naruto started making small talk with the builder, it was mostly just him bragging about how great of a bridge builder he was.
But on their path Naruto noticed a puddle, he was sensing chakra in it so he looked at Kakashi who just nodded at him. Naruto started reaching into his holster, which now held a few new things.
As they got closer the shinobi hiding in the puddle jumped out and with their chains split Kakashi in half. Hinata and Tazuna looked in horror
When the 2 nin landed the one with the mask they saw with the squad disappeared in a burst of speed then appeared again next to them. He then made a rat hand sign and said
"Gravity Seal Level 150: Active"
All of the sudden before they knew it the 2 shinobi slammed into the ground by an invisible force making a small crater where they're laying, on impact they broke a few bones thus rendering them unable to move.
Kakashi soon appeared next to them shocking the builder and to a lesser extent Hinata cause then she noticed the splinters were Kakashi's body was supposed to be understanding what happened
"Gozu and Meizu, the Demon Brothers. 2 B-Ranked missing nin from Kiri what are you two doing attacking a genin squad"
"We don't give a damn about the squad just give us the builder and we'll be out of here" replied one of them
Kakashi narrowed his eyes at the mention of Tazuna "Sorry can't do that, we have to protect him, who sent you" said Kakashi in a serious stone
"As if we'll tell you" said the other one
Naruto unsealed a sword. He's been getting more practice with his kenjutsu, his mother left him some scrolls on some Uzumaki kenjutsu. He didn't have any special sword though just a standard sword. He pointed the blade at one of them
"Answer the question" said Naruto as he brought the sword closer
"You're a genin, you wouldn't dare" one of then said
At this Naruro swung his sword and cut off one of their hands. Hinata and Sasuke were scared at the action and Kakashi was surprised but decided to not speak up on it.
"OW WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU INSANE KID" shrieked the one who get his hand cut off
"Answer the question" said Naruto
"OKAY OKAY, GATO SENT US TO KILL THE BRIDGE BUILDER"
"Gato? As in Gato the rich dude that owns a shipping company? said Naruto
"Yes him"
Naruto then chopped them behind their neck knocking them out
Kakashi then looked at Tazuna
"You have of explaing to do, why do you have Shinobi after you? This is supposed to be a B-Ranked mission atleast"
Tazuna then went on to explain how Gatou has been sucking this country dry by controlling their docks. He also explained that he was barely able to gather enough money for a C-Ranked mission for Ninja to protect him because the bridge would end their dependence on the docks thus ending Gatou's control and help with trade in their country
Kakashi sighed unsure what to do, this mission had the possibility of turing into an A-Rank, and he wasn't sure if his team was capable of handling this... but then again they had Naruto in their team which is practically Jonin level
"I don't know Kakashi, saving a country is tempting and would look good in my record" said Naruto
Kakashi signed then looked at Sasuke and Hinata "Alright what about you two"
"I'll go" said Sasuke
"Me too" followed up Hinata
Kakashi sighed and looked at Tazuna
"When your country gets in better shape I expect A-Rank mission pay"
"Yes of course"
Naruto turned their attentiom to the 2 chunin who were quietly listening to their conversation and said "Uh I'm not you'll guys would wanna see this"
"Why? What are you gonna do?" asked Hinata
"Kill them" replied the blonde
"Why? They can't harm us anymore" said Hinata
"Well 1, they have bounties on their heads, and 2, if we let them go then they'll harm other people" said Naruto as he impaled one of the nin in the heart killing him instantly, then did the same for the other
Both genin and Tazuna winced as he did that meanwhile Kakashi narrowed his eyes at the blonde
"He didn't hesitate or show any remorse" thought Kakashi
"You could have just sent them to Konoha dobe" said Sasuke slightly scared at the fact that he just killed 2 people without a hint of hesitation
"Yeah but then I wouldn't get the bounty" said Naruto with a foxy grin
"Anyways let's go, we have a country to save"
Kakashi just sighed, he's been finding himseld sighing a lot lately. They began to walk until they eventually reached a point where they reached the edge and had to use a boat to travel to the island
When they off the boat and on the land they were walking then Naruto threw a kunai at a bush and Kakashi and the team jumped into formation ready to fight the menace but a white rabbit jumped out
"Hmph you're scared of rabbits dobe?" said Sasuke with a smirk
However Kakashi noticed something
"That rabbit isn't a wild rabbit, it's white and it looks like it's been taken care of almost as if it was used as a pet.. but there is no tags.. then that means-"
With his Kyuubi enhanced hearing Naruto heard something flying towards them, but before he could speak up he heard Kakashi yell
"DUCK"
As they heard that they all ducked and Hinata forced Tazuna to duck
When they looked up they noticed that the sword hit a tree, and in it was a giant over sized sword and on the handle was a man who wore a vest and was shitless and wore camo wrists warmers on his arms and legs. He also had tape over his mouth and his Hiate was slashed and had it on the side of his face.
"Give me the builder and I might let you leave alive" spoke the man
Kakashi who noticed who this was lifted his headband revealing his Sharingan before he spoke up
"Zabuza Momoichi, A-Rank missing-nin from Kiri also known as The Demon of The Hidden Mist, what does a man like you want with this builder" asked Kakashi even though he already knew the answer
Zabuza saw him and immediately recognized who this was and smirked "Sharingan no Kakashi, no wonder the Demon Brothers lost. Why has someone like you babysitting, children" said Zabuza as he jumped off the handle and pulled his over-sized sword out the tree it was stuck in and looked at the squad
"Why is he called The Demon of The Hidden Mist?" asked Hinata then Naruto replied
"A while back what Kiri used to do is that they pitted academy graduates against each other in death matches as the final exam. What Zabuza did is he killed all of the graduating academy students even though he was not yet a student, because of this the academy tradition was discontinued but it earned him his the nickname 'The Demon of The Hidden Mist'."
"That's terrible why would they do that" asked Hinata
"It was to try and eradicate emotions for combat efficiency, it was a terrible practice but it worked somehow"
"How do you know all this? We weren't taught this in the academy and even if we were you were either asleep or talking to Hinata" asked Sasuke
Hinata just blushed at this
"Well when you've read every book in the Konoha Library you tend to learn a lot of things" replied the blonde
Sasuke raided an eyebrow at this but wasnt able to respond cause Kakashi ordered
"Team, Formation D around Tazuna" They all nodded and jumped to formation
"What's this? A bunch of toddlers playing ninja? When I was your age I had to kill to get one of those headbands" said Zabuza
"Leave them out of this, this is a battle between us" said Kakashi as he pulled out a Kunai and got in a stance
"Now, now Kakashi, what am I known for?"
"Zabuza Momoichi, former member of The Seven Swordsman of the Mist... master of the silent killing technique"
"That's right" said Zabuza as he began going through hand signs and whispered
"Kirigakure no Jutsu"
A thick unnatural white mist began to appear making it hard to see anything further than 3 feet infront of you. There was chakra in the mist but Naruto being a sensor can sense Zabuza since where he was the chakra was denser, normally one would not he able to sense this impess you were a sensor.
"Brain" echoed a voice clearly Zabuza's, how ever the voice was laced with KI freezing the Genin minus Naruto since this was nothing compared to Kurumi's
"Lungs, Heart, Liver, Jugular, Solar Plexus, or Larynx... all of them locations were I can kill you... only difference between then is how long it'll take for you to die" said Zabuza's echoed voice.
The KI being released in the show down by both Jonin proved to be too much for Hinata and Sasuke and Tazuna, however Sasuke was faring better than Hinata... and Tazuna was knocked out unconscious on the floor.
Sasuke started panicking and got a kunai from his holster "This is insane" and started bringing the kunai towards his throat. However Naruto saw this action and stopped him.
"Calm down Sasuke, he can't come after us since he's fighting Kakashi"
"Yes Sasuke, don't worry I'll protect you guys" said Kakashi
A cold dark chuckle was heard as Zabuza coldly said "Interesting kid you have there Kakashi, he seems unaffected by my Killer Intent, but instead of worrying about your team..."
All of the sudden Zabuza appeared next to him with his over sized sword "...you should worry about yourself" And swung it but Kakashi blocked his attack with a Kunai, he pulled out another Kunai and slashed Zabuza only for him to melt into water
"A Bushin? But when-" and behind him appeared Zabuza only to slice Kakashi from behind but he melted into water
"You copied me huh" said Zabuza and he sensed Kakashi behind him and sliced him only for him to melt into water again. All of the sudden real Zabuza appeared and swung his sword to hit Kakashi only for him to block it but it hit him with enough force to knock him off him off the bridge.
While this happened Sasuke was cursing himself for being weak
'Why am I so weak.. I'm an Uchiha, Uchihas aren't weak. How could I let myself freeze up... Naruto didn't freeze up.. hell he didn't even flinch... I'll never be able to catch up to Naruto like thi- No, what am I saying? More importantly I'll never be able to defeat Itachi like this." he thought as he gritted his teeth
Back with Kakashi and Zabuza, when Kakashi fell to the water Zabuza followed suite and they continued fighting. Kakashi found it a bit harder to fight because he couldn't see due to the mist. He was relying on instincts at this point.
Kakashi was fending off attacks from Zabuza but his attention was diverted for a split second, however this split second was all Zabuza needed when Kakashi felt the air around him get heavy with water. By the time he realized what happened it was too late.
"Suiton: Suiro no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Prison Jutsu)"
Zabuza said as Kakashi got stuck in a ball of water rendering him unable to move, Zabuza held out his arm to keep the jutsu active. But when he did the mist started to dissolve and the Genin could now see what was going on.
"Guys take Tazuna and leave" yelled out Kakashi
"Sorry Kakashi, no can do, "those who abandon their comrades are worst than scum" I may be a lot of things and scum is not one of them" said Naruto
Kakashi inwardly cursed. Why did he have to choose right to actually pay attention to him?
Zabuza laughed "I must say Kakashi, this blonde is certainly interesting, it's a shame I'm going to have to kill him" he said as a water clone materialized from the water and jumped in front of the Genin
Naruto smirked and poured a bit of chakra into his storage seal making a sword pop out "I'll be able to test how far along in kenjutsu I've gotten, you're 1/10 of his strength, but the skill is there nonetheless" he said as he got in a stance "Sasuke, Hinata take care of Tazuna"
"You wield a sword huh?" asked real Zabuza, he was really starting to like this kid
"I try"
As the clone attacked Naruto and they began their battle, Naruto made seal less clones and sent them to battle the real Zabuza, or at least distract him enough to release the water prison and free Kakashi.
Zabuza was fending off the clones fairly easy but eventually the numbers stacked up against him and he had to let go of the jutsu to avoid getting his throat slit by a clone's Kunai
'Damn this kid" thought Zabuza as he jumped back
Around this time Naruto ended his battle with the clone, he won to say the least, even though it was 1/10 of the strength the skill Zabuza had with the sword was still good, Naruto eventually overpowered him though
"Interesting gaki Kakashi, first he forces me to stop the water prison, then he defeats my clone in a kenjutsu battle. I'm impressed" said Zabuza
Naruto jumped down to where Zabuza and Kakashi were standing
"Looks like you need help here Kakashi" said Naruto
"Yeah, I'll need your help to defeat Zabuza"
'Crap, I can fight one and probably still make it out alive but this blonde gaki with the mask is definitely strong, I think I need Haku to step in now' though the former Kiri nin
Naruto smirked at Zabuza "Let's dance"
Naruto rushed Zabuza in a burst of speed and began to engage him in a kenjutsu battle. Naruto attacked Zabuza with his sword and Zabuza was blocking his attacks, Naruto wanting to get another sword fight against Zabuza. Naruto had to admit, he started getting a love for battle, he wanted to see if all that training he did paid off against someone like Zabuza
Meanwhile Zabuza was silently cursing surprised at the blonde's skill at kenjutsu and forcing Zabuza to take the defensive. He jumped to land to make it easier for Haku to get him. As Naruto and Zabuza were in their kenjutsu battle and Kakashi was in the sidelines waiting for an opportunity to strike. He was impressed with the blonde enigma, to be able to hold your own against one of the Seven Swordsman is definitely no easy feat.
Of course Zabuza was tired from fighting Kakashi but still.
Naruto jumped back but when he did he felt the Chakra signature he sensed earlier make their way to them, then Naruto noticed 2 senbon sticking out of Zabuza's neck.
A hunter-nin showed up and said "Thank you for weakening him, I've been hunting him for a few weeks now" said the nin as he took Zabuza and left
However Naruto narrowed his eyes, the place where the Hunter-nin hit him isn't a lethal area, that place is meant to put him in near death state. Plus he didn't follow regular Hunter-nin protocol, which is to dispose of the body as soon as possible. This definitely wasn't over. But Naruto wasn't going to follow them, he had to get their sensei to safety since he was close to passing out due to Chakra exhaustion, the Sharingan must have taken a lot out of him.
When they returned to the bridge Tazuna was already awake so he led them to his house. When they arrived they were greeted by a beautiful blue haired lady who was Tazuna's daughter, Tsunami, She told us there are 3 spare rooms so we took Kakashi to one. However there was a dilemma, Sasuke for some reason absolutely refused to share a room with Naruto, but Hinata didn't want to share a room with Sasuke. Hinata offered that Naruto shared a room with her and Sasuke refused that offer too. They eventually reached a consensus and Naruto and Sasuke shared a room and Hinata got her own room.
It was 4 days later and Kakashi could now move around. They began training, both Hinata and Sasuke got water walking down so Kakashi started teaching them nature transformations, Sasuke already knew what it was but Hinata didn't since Hyuga don't really use jutsus, they mostly rely on their Byakugan and taijutsu, but decided it would he best if he taught Hinata a water jutsu or two. Naruto offered to teach her some since he was good with the element while Kakashi taught Sasuke with Lightning jutsus
The team with the exception of Naruto were beat and were currently chatting eating dinner when a kid walked in, Naruto noticed it was the kid who's been glaring at them since they arrived.
"Why are you even trying, you're an idiot if you think you can stand up to Gato!"
Naruto didn't like his tone and glared at him making the kid flinch "Then what does that make your grandpa? Are you saying he's an idiot for trying to stand up, what have you been doing besides being a bratty little kid. How do you expect a change if you do nothing for it? Your grandpa is trying and you're just insulting his effort."
The kid got angry and was practically yelling at this point "What do you know about suffering? I'm sure over there in your village you live happy lives with your parents, you don't know what's it's like to suffer!"
The room dropped several degrees and Naruto glared at him and spoke with a tone cold enough to freeze hell
"Shut up. You don't know what it's like to suffer. You think you've had it rough? You have your mother and your grandfather, they both love you and you've experienced the love of a parent. Hinata here was almost kidnapped and turned into a breeding stock for her bloodline but her father killed the kidnapper, because of this her uncle had to be killed due to political reasons and their family has been strained ever since. Kakashi-sensei here has lost everything, all his friends died in a war, his father committed suicide due cause he saved his friends instead of completing a mission, his teacher died in the Kyuubi attack 14 years ago. Sasuke here knew what it was like to have a family, but they were all killed along with all of his clan by a single man, his brother, all in one night. And I've never even known what it's like to have parents, all my life I've been hated and glared at like a walking disease due to something out of my control, there has even been assassination attempts on me, most of then happening before I even reached 10 years old. When I was six I one of them nearly succeeded and I nearly died if it wasn't for a certain someone who saved me, not just from dying but from loneliness. Now don't you ever come and try to tell us we've never suffered. Understood?"
The kid started crying and ran off upstairs
"Kakashi-sensei I'm gonna go relieve stress. don't come looking for me" said Naruto as he left in a swirl if fire
"I..Is what he said true?" asked Tsunami as she was sweating from the aura the blonde kid made
"Unfortunately yes, all of it is true" replied Kakashi solemnly
"Why is Naruto hated?" asked Hinata
"I'm sorry but I can't tell you" replied Kakashi
Tsunami then said "Please forgive him, ever since Kaiza died he hasn't been the same"
Sasuke was just quiet this whole time wondering if the dobe's life has really been like that.
Naruto arrived to a clearing in the forest and punched a tree in rage breaking it in half
"Calm down Naru-koi, don't let it get to you" Said Kurumi worryingly
"Yeah you're right, tch how can I lose my cool over something like this" said the blonde as he took deep breaths
"He just pushed the wrong buttons that's all, anyways this kind of worked out for the better, Kakashi isn't here to see you so you can make clones and send them out to search for the temple. I'll lead them to it since it's hidden, once they reach the location I'll let them know they can dispell. Then you can go there using your Kamui."
"Alright, I'll just practice leaf floating"
Naruto eventually got bored of this and made a few clones to continue floating the leaf, what it was was he had to channel wind chakra around the leaf to make it float and move around, it was basically an advanced form of chakra control, but he can also use it to manipulate things, he was currently trying to move the leaf around but it was pretty difficult, in theory this can be used to make him float around.
When he layed down he just entered his mindscape which has changed a bit. It now had a few trees and a lake, and besides a lake was a cottage with a small porch where Kurumi lived, wasn't anything impressive but it's better then living in a sewer.
"Hello Naru-koi" said Kurumi as she clomped him and kissed him as soon at he entered his mindscape
"You know Naru-koi, these little speeches of yours about me are starting to excite me" she said seductively
"Well once I get you out this seal and you can materialize outside I'll tend to that" replied Naruto as he began scratching her ears
"Uhhh also... do you have a way to hide these tails and ears, don't get my wrong you look gorgeous with them but I doubt Konoha would appreciate a girl with fox ears and 9 tails walking besides the 'demon brat'."
"Yeah of course I do, I can also turn into a smaller size but I'll only have like 2 tails of power in that size, but I could still help you with combat in that form"
"Hmm, what can you do in your fox form?"
"I can use a mini bijudama but that's about it ability wise, I'll of course fast and strong, when you release me you'll still have your fast healing and massive stamina *blush* and you'll be able to access your Biju cloak"
"Intresting, when I get home I'll get my father's inheritance, hopefully he left me instructions for the Hirashin and/or the Rasengan, the two jutsu's he's famous for"
"So what's your plan? When are you going to leave?"
"My original plan was to leave after the Chunin exams, but I'll have to see because Jiraiya is the one with the key so I need to stay and get him to give it to me."
Naruto stayed in his mindscape waiting until the clones find the location or until it's morning
AN: I did my first actual fight hope I didn't so a bad job at explaining what I was visualized. Also people have been commenting on how I sometimes change the narrative, I've noticed and I've been working on it. I'll make an updated harem list in one of the upcoming chapters, since I've added a few new girls. As usual leave your a review or you thoughts on it so far, and don't hesitate to point out mistakes, they help a great lot.
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