HELLLOOOOOOOOOO. Welcome to the next chapter. I am enjoying this story and thank you for all the positive reviews. My beta pointed something out in the last chapter so I thought I would explain for some of you that might have been on the same wavelength.

When Naruto sparred with Guy, my beta pointed out that Guy shouldn't have been caught off guard by a simple academy student. Normally this would be the case but I had a reason for this.

See Naruto has sparred with Lee and Guy before and has an understanding of their style. His future knowledge allowed him to better respond to Guy's attack, who was intentionally holding back a lot. Might Guy wasn't expecting Naruto to get under his guard, which caused his instinct to react it.

This caused Guy to stop holding back for a split second, thus the reasoning for Naruto getting full marks, if that helps.

Also to anyone who wants to envision Naruto's style the starting stance is very similar to Lycanroc (Midnight Form)

Anyways I hope ye enjoy

I dont own Naruto

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Naruto grinned to himself at the headband in his hands. The ninjutsu portion of the exam had been a breeze, especially when the third Hokage allowed him to use Kage Bunshin. He was a genin, three years earlier. Naruto nodded as he resolved himself to bring a better future, a future with peace. And he had three extra years to do it. As soon as he was able to leave the academy he gave Asui a farewell and headed home. He had some planning to do.

As soon as he was home he started writing down everything he could remember. The first important thing was his mission to Wave. Gato was already in the process of taking it over, but that small nation didn't fall into poverty until next year. The next important thing was Gaar and the Sound Invasion.

Naruto scowled. He didn't know when Rasa was killed nor when Orochimaru started to pull strings. Maybe he could instead try to help Gaara? His Fuinjutsu had reached Jiraiya's level before he came back, he would just have to bring it up to snuff. Regardless, the San siblings would become genin in two years' time. They had been genin for a year by the time of the Leaf Chunin exams.

Then was the Akatsuki. Naruto frowned as he tried to remember what Nagato had told him. Ame would still be in its own war. The three Ame orphans would be making Akatsuki, the rebellion, by now. And Yahiko would be killed within two years' time as would Hanzo the Salamander. "If I can become chunin or jonin by then, I should be able to do an escort mission around there and peek in. maybe I can help them. It was pain that led Nagato to darkness. If I can save them, maybe I can prevent the Akatsuki from gathering."

Then there was Obito. He was hiding in the background somewhere, controlling Yagura for some reason. But was he in Kiri? And could he approach him now? 'No, I'm far too weak. I can't beat the sense into him this time. I could inform Jiji about him, but why would I know that?' he thought to himself. After writing some more things and confirming he burnt the scroll. A knock came from his door and he frowned. He pulled out a kunai and slowly approached. He opened the door and jumped back, ready to strike.

The Third Hokage blinked as the door open. Naruto had jumped down in a low crouch ready to pounce, and for a moment, if only just a moment he saw something. Instead of a nine-year-old boy, he saw a man, tempered by war and death, prepared to defend himself. As quickly as he saw it the young boy stood up and grinned sheepishly. "Hey Jiji, sorry about that, but I wasn't expecting anyone."

The older man chuckled, "It's fine my boy, as a shinobi that's isn't a bad response. I wanted to congratulate you on becoming a genin and I had few questions for you. May I come in? Or have you trapped the doorway?"

"Come on in," He said and walked over to the couch, "How can I help you?"

"My, you seem to be busy. Got plans?" He asked with a hint of mirth. He wasn't prepared for Naruto to blush and grin again.

"Yup, I got a date tonight," he said "But I have a few hours to get ready"

"Well before you go and grow up on me, perhaps you can tell me what you were doing in training ground 44 the other day," Hinzuren asked, accepting a cup of tea from...he blinked as a second Naruto went back into the kitchen and started to clean dishes.

"Well, I went there to train. I figured out that anything my clones learn, I learn as well. So I made a bunch so they could practice different things. Then I guess I accessed the foxes chakra and couldn't control it." Naruto said causally. Hinzuren looked shocked again.

"You know about the fox?" He asked tentatively. Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Jiji, the entire civilian population calls me a demon and hates me for no reason. Plus whenever I mold chakra a huge seal appears on my stomach. Take into account my birthday and my whiskers, it wasn't hard to figure out, besides I've talked to him before. Big bundle of energy and hate? Scary read eyes and teeth? About 50 stories tall?" Naruto said, "Besides I can't be mad at what my father did, he was just thinking about the village after all."

It was said casually but it caused the Hokage to stare blankly. "And I think I broke him. Feel free to rejoin the land of the conversation when your brain reboots old man" Naruto said and went to a scroll. 'Shit, I didn't mean to reveal that I knew dad. Oh well, just roll with the flow'

The older Hokage coughed into his hands as he finally caught up to his train of thoughts. "And why do you believe that the fourth Hokage is your father," Naruto smirked.

"Jiji please, I refuse to believe I was picked at random. Besides, he was the Hokage. Why would he, or better yet, how could he ask another parent to give up their child for such a burden when he could use his own?" Naruto questioned and shook his head. "And I understand your reasoning for naming me after my mother. Though the Uzumaki clan has its own's enemies, being named after the fourth Hokage wouldn't end well."

Once again Hiruzen Sarutobi stared blankly at him. Naruto rolled his eyes again as he made a clone. "Keep him occupied while I take shower. Thanks" He said and went off to his room, he had a date to plan for. Twenty minutes later he walked out and saw the older ninja reading a scroll and waiting. "I see you finally came back to life. I swear Jiji, I'll take the hat from you sooner than you expect if that keeps up."

The Third chuckled, "Indeed, any more bombshells you want to drop on me today?"

"Can I go to my father's house? Or do I need to wait?" Naruto asked. Hiruzen thought for a moment.

"I will allow you to go to his house after the team placements. Come to my office after that and I will give you the key. And if possible try to keep this to yourself. I don't need the extra headache. Now I'll let you get to your date, it's important after all." he said with a chuckle. "By the way, you clean up rather nice for a brat that wears an orange jumpsuit."

Naruto smiled at him. He did indeed clean up nice. Gone was all the orange. In its place was a pair of black slacks with a red sash acting as a top, he wore his mesh shirt, and over that was a black tactical short sleeve jacket, with extra pockets. Naruto grabbed his thigh pouch and his headband. Last time around he wore it on his head. This time Naruto decided to tie it around his left arm, letting his spiky hair be free from restraint.

This was a new timeline, why not have a new Naruto. Or at least that was his reasoning. He had about an hour before he had to pick Asui up. There was one person he wanted to meet before his date. Thinking on it though, brought on several questions to his mind.

Why did he ask Asui out? From what he remembered the last timeline, she was always nice to him, and very competitive with others. He admittedly had a small crush on her but was replaced when he failed the first and met Sakura. Their friendship hadn't disappeared, but with her making chunin within a year and Naruto failing the three times, well...the next time he saw her was at her memorial after the Sound Invasion. She had been killed defending the village during the evacuation.

Naruto knew that if he had passed the first time around, if he had never met Sakura, then he would have fallen for Asui. He was surprised when Asui agreed to the bet but it didn't last for long. She was one of the few that grew up on the shinobi side, so she wasn't subject to the civilians basically brainwashing the other kids against him.

He blinked as he realized he had made it to his destination. He should still be here. He walked up to a door and knocked. He heard a grumble from the other side as Iruka opened the door, irritated. "What do you want...Naruto?" He said turning it into a question. "You look like an actual genin. Who do I need to pay for getting rid of that orange monstrosity."

"Orange really isn't that bad. Decided to change my look now that I am a full genin. I'm glad you approve. But that's not why I'm here." Naruto said. Iruka blinked but let Naruto in his small home.

"What can I do for you Naruto? Nervous about team placements?" Iruka asked.

Naruto laughed, causing Iruka to look at him. "It's nothing. Jiji asked me that yesterday. I'm not nervous about that. Being the youngest genin since the war just means I have a lot more to prove."

"If you're not nervous about team placements then what are you worried about?" the chunin teacher asked.

"Umm. I have a date tonight…" Naruto said, waiting for Iruka to take a sip of whatever he was drinking. Said drink ended up on the other side of the wall as he spit it out in a moment of surprise.

"Sorry, I think I misheard you. Something about a date." the chunin said, cleaning up his mess.

"I do have a date Iruka-sensei, with Asui. I suckered her into one" the young blonde said with a grin. Iruka shook his head but smiled while he did it.

"Of course. But why are you here? Did you anger her father already? You're a bit young but being a genin does technically make you an adult" He started, causing Naruto to blush.

"Sensei! No, I wanted some advice" He said scandalized, the chunin smirked.

"Well I could give you advice, but I know a jonin Named Anko who can give you more advice about that. All I can say is to bring a condom. Or learn the anti-pregnancy jutsu. Again Anko can give you better advice." He said watching Naruto start to pale in horror. He couldn't help himself as he started to laugh. "Oh, this is too perfect. Can't wait to tell the Hokage I finally got one over your head."

"Mean Iruka-sensei," Naruto said, fake tears in his eyes. "His favorite student is in need of help and he pranks me."

"It's not every day someone can prank Konoha's Prince of Pranks. Wish I had a camera to capture the look on your face. Beside's, I can't give you any advice. Asui-chan is a tough kunoichi. Treat her with respect and you should be fine. And now that you look the part of a proper shinobi, she might even respect you" Iruka said with a genuine smile. "Naruto, if I may. I think you need to take up a weapon. Maybe not a sword if you don't want to, but something. Now get going. I want to enjoy the rest of my day peacefully"

"Thank you Iruka sensei. And thank you for the advice." Naruto said and ran out, thinking about his words. In his future, he never had a chance to learn to use any weapons other than kunai and shuriken. 'Then again, all I had at the time was a lazy sensei and pervert whose main goto was high powered Katon jutsu or taijutsu. A weapon would be nice'

Looking at the time, he still had about 45 minutes left. And considering that Asui lived next to a ninja weapons shop. Walking he saw a girl about a year older than him if had to guess behind the counter, shining a kunai. He also noticed the buns on the top of her head, held in place by a senbon. She looked up when she heard the bell ring. "Welcome to the Higurashi Weapons Shop. How can I help you today?"

"Hello. I've just passed my genin test. I've been advised that I should pick up a weapon." Naruto said, looking at the different weapons. The girl nodded as she put her kunai up.

"My father always told me that using a weapon should be second nature, so when you pick a weapon you need to pick one that is absolutely fitted to your style of fighting," she said.

"Your father sounds like a wise man Tenten," the young genin said absent-mindedly. Tenten merely raised her eyebrow.

"You know who I am?" She asked, Naruto mentally cursed.

"Um, yeah. Your class is graduating next year, right? You got Nejig Hyuga, a current prodigy in his clan and the most likely student to take Rookie of the Year. You also have Rock Lee, the student who can't use chakra and so is trying to prove himself with pure taijutsu. Then there is Tenten Higurashi, the top female in her class and turning into a weapons specialist. Has never missed a mark with a kunai and shuriken. You guys are the top three of your class, and almost guaranteed to pass." the blonde said, causing Tenten to widen her eyes.

"Um, no offense but Lee isn't top three in our class. He's considered the dead last." She said causing Naruto to scowl.

"Because all you see are his failures, but never his success. Out of everyone in the academy, no one puts more into his training than Lee. even if he graduates at the bottom of his class then he'll surely surpass them by the time he makes Chunin."

"You seem to know a lot about Lee." Tenten pointed out

"Because I understand. I was considered the dead last of my class and I just took the Rookie of the Year title. Everyone looks down on him because he focuses solely on taijutsu, and that only serves to motivate him. It's inspiring." Naruto said with a shrug. "The academy standards have dropped over the year because of the civilian council. But that's only because we aren't at war. Had we been Lee would have never been given a chance to prove himself as he would have been turned away by the academy. But he has a chance now, to prove that hard work can beat geniuses. And he intent to proves it"

The older girl nodded, "I guess so. But we got off-topic. You're here for a weapon. What kind of fighting style do you use?" She asked.

"I use a style of fighting that is centered around using my hands like claws. It's about being unpredictable."

Tenten nodded as she made a motion to follow her. She led him to a wall adorned with some gauntlets. "These are called hand claws. You can get bracer styles or handheld styles. The bracers will attach to your wrist and you won't have to worry about being disarmed. However they are about as long as a tanto, so you would have to train to make up for the new length. The handheld is the opposite. You hold it in between your palms. These aren't much longer than your standard kunai but they are a bit faster because of the shorter length. If you see something you like, I'll be back at the front desk."

Naruto nodded as he started to look at the claw weapons he immediately knew that he wanted a bracer style. The length was something he could workaround, especially if he started to eat properly and could get an early growth spurt. He tried some on but none of them felt right. That was until a set caught his attention.

It had a very simple design. The brace was leather and thin but could be refitted as he grew. The brace itself was a bit larger than most as it not only covered his forearm but it also covered the back of his hand up to his knuckles. The metal plate on the knuckle was firmly held in place and from the metal plate extended three golden blades. Underneath the blades, connected to the brace, was a bar used to help keep the weapons steady while in use.

He tried them on and they fit almost perfectly. He tried to channel his charka and surprised when the yellow blades started to glow. Tenten looked and whistled. "Wow, not every day you see a genin using weapons like that, especially the chakra conductive ones. Are those the ones you want to pick?" Naruto nodded as he pulled out gama-chan. This would wipe out most of all his savings, besides the money he set aside for his date of course. But for a weapon like this, he was willing to pay the price. He also grabbed some sealing scrolls.

He killed about ten more minutes before he walked over to the house next door. It wasn't a big house by any means, but it was comfortable for the small family living inside. He knocked on the door and waited. Out of everything he was expecting, what happened was not one of them.

An older female opened the door. She was wearing standard Anbu attire except she wasn't wearing her mask. She had long flowing purple hair and sharp brown eyes. In her hands was a long katana. Yugao Uzuki looked exactly as he remembered her but right now she seemed a whole lot more dangerous. She narrowed her eyes at the blonde. "When Asui-chan told me that she was going on a date with a Naruto, I was really hoping it would be you. Because now I have a reason to threaten you if you decide to corrupt her with your pranking" She said with a sickly sweet .smile.

Naruto gulped, eyeing the blade in her hands. "I would never."

In a flash, the blade was sheathed as Yugao had a smile on her face. "I knew you would understand. OI, ASUI! You got a visitor." She called going to sit on a couch. Two minutes later, Asui came down the stairs.

She was wearing beige shorts with her kunai pouch on her left thigh. She wore a black sleeveless shirt with a black vest over top of it. On her back was a standard katana. He also noticed fingerless gloves with metal backings on them. Her purple hair was tied into a high ponytail and her headband was proudly on her forehead. Naruto rose an eyebrow.

"I thought I said causal?" He asked. Asui grinned at him.

"Oh you did, but as a Kunoichi, I have to be ready at any moment. Besides this is my ninja gear, which will be causal for me. Or is that not the gear you're gonna wear when we go out on missions?" She pointed out. Naruto saw Yugao smirk from the couch.

"Well we'll be off then, I got a surprise for you," He said with his own smirk. Asui nodded as she gave her cousin a wave. On their way to their destination, they made small talk. Mostly about techniques they wanted to learn, and missions they wished to do. Naruto kept a smile on his face, all though he could see the glares and scowls of the villagers around him.

Along the way they only had one incident, where a man roughly six feet in height, stepped in front of Naruto, causing him to hit the brakes lest he runs into the man. The said man scowled at him.

"You damn demon, why do you have to be in my way. My day had been going perfectly fine." he cracked a knuckle, "Maybe you need another lesson about your betters" He said and threw a punch at him.

Naruto frowned but simply stepped back, "Sir, I need to ask you to calm down. Further aggravation will see you charged with assault on a Shinobi of Konohagakure." He stated his hands in his pockets, a look of indifference on his face.

This only seemed to piss the man off as he pulled out a kunai. "You know, I was chunin back in my day. Injury caused me to forced retirement. You might want to be on your way, little missy. Don't want to get mixed into the wrong crowd do you?" the man said as he slowly stalked forward.

Asui frowned and went to grab her katana, but Naruto pulled his hands out of his pockets and made a stopping motion. "Sir, this is your final warning. Further aggravation will result in me taking self-defensive actions."

The man growled and swung his kunai at the young boy's jugular. Asui gasped in horror when the blade swiped across his throat. The man grinned but was confused when the boy in front of him disappeared. "What the."

His world went black as Naruto appeared from the rooftop, and chopped at his neck sending him straight out. "Jiji?" He said with a sigh. Asui blinked, very confused at the situation and it turned to shock when the old Hokage appeared with some anbu, and she bowed to a knee.

With a wave of his hand, the anbu had gathered the unconscious civilian. "I wondered if you knew I was there or not Naruto-Kun. And I take it this is the lady you were telling me about earlier. Please rise, child, all is well tonight."

Naruto grinned at his grandfather figure. "Of course I knew you were there. Much like I'm sure Iruka is following me somewhere, looking out for my safety. That or to pester me with blackmail later. I'm sure you wouldn't know anything about that, would you Jiji?"

Asui gasped at Naruto, for insinuating such a thing but the old man chuckled as he brought out a small camera and caught a picture of them, "Surprise? You handled that masterfully Naruto-Kun. I didn't even see you make a bunshin to switch with. When did you make it?"

Naruto scratched his head with an embarrassed grin. "After we left her house, I forgot something at my house and sent a clone to go fetch it. He had been following us at the roof and I switched with him when the man pulled out the kunai"

"Masterful thinking Naruto-Kun. Don't worry about anything I saw enough to prosecute him. Enjoy your date" He said as they vanished.

Asui was still in shock about the whole thing, but not so shocked that she didn't feel something enter her pocket as someone walked by. Looking around to see who dropped a small note in her pocket she saw no one and proceeded to read it while her date talked with the strongest shinobi in the village. She narrowed her eyes but said nothing as Naruto turned back to her.

"We still haven't reached our destination, if you're still up for it?" he asked. She nodded and they began to walk again. This time, however, the trip was in silence as she watched her surroundings. She noticed all the glared and the hate being thrown around. The whispering and the small crowd that seemed to follow for a minute before dispersing when a patrol of anbu came around.

She also noticed they had entered the training fields. "Umm Naruto?" the blonde genin grinned as they entered field seven, with the memorial stone in it.

"Surprise," he said.

"Okay, but what are we doing here?" she asked.

"Well I was thinking about taking you somewhere to eat but I had a more interesting idea. No doubt with our performance in the exams we took tops spots. And I know after the taijutsu portion you wanted to spar with me. After you told me you were wearing your ninja gear I knew exactly what to do" He said as he took out his new claws and attached them to his wrists. "And given your tomboyish nature, I knew a good spar would be right up your alley."

Asui blinked for a minute before her smile turned feral. She tightened her glove before grabbing the hilt of her katana. "My Naruto, how thoughtful. Care for another bet then?"

Naruto took his stance and let his arms hang by his sides."What are your terms?" She pulled out a small piece of paper and began to read off it.

"Someone will be watching you. If the demon brat tries anything, make a scene and we will kill him" she read "If I win, I want to know why someone felt the need to drop this in my pocket. I want to know why the entire village decided to glare at you when we walked here. I want to know and I want the truth." she watched as Naruto's eyes widen slightly. He bit his lip for a moment but nodded.

"And if I win?" He asked.

"Then you don't have to tell me but you will take me somewhere to eat as I didn't eat dinner," she said causing Naruto to laugh

"So you win no matter what? Fine, If I win I have the right to demand my prize later when I think of one, within reason of course" He countered. Asui nodded and pulled her sword to her side. Naruto picked up a rock and threw it into the air as they stared at each other,

Off in the treeline, the Hokage stood against a tree and watched the two, a worried chunin teacher beside him. "Are you sure about this Hokage-sama?" he asked.

"My anbu reported a mob following him. Words probably got out that he is a ninja and the civilian council wants him dealt with before he is out of their reach. He won't be officially recognized as a genin until he passes his team placement exam by his sensei." He explained. "We aren't interfering, merely watching incase the council tries to force a chunin or others to attack him. And I can get a better look at Naruto. Guy mentioned something about how he is developing a new taijutsu style as his father did. This means he's keeping secrets from me and I wish to see what else he has hidden from me, also" he pulled out a small camera, "He caught me in his damned pervert jutsu. I need blackmail material."

Iruka sighed but nodded as he watched Naruto throw a rock into the air. The two were unaware of the man that stood in the trees directly opposite of the clearing watching Naruto as well. He wore anbu gear. He had brown hair and fair skin but besides that nothing else could be seen behind the weird fox-looking mask he wore.

"Asui-chan huh? I remember how her death affected Yugao. But never knew about your crush on her. Let's see what you do, and that stupid fucking council" the man said as he was leaning against a tree.

As the rock was falling Asui started to analyze Naruto's form and what she knew about it. From what she saw in action, Naruto was unbelievably flexible, which allowed him to bend and twist in many different ways. The style relied on this form of moving, to attack from various, random, seemingly harmless positions. As the rock hit the ground she dashed forwards, sword by her side. In seconds she was in front of Naruto, her sword now descending downward.

Naruto simply leaned over as he twirled around her. She didn't stop though as she spun as well in the opposite direction hoping to catch him with a horizontal slash. There was a clang as her sword met the metal claws. The clash was brief as Naruto managed to overpower her but that was expected.

She hopped back and took a breath and channeled her chakra for one of the only jutsu she could properly perform. Hold the blade in front of her, the katana started to glow slightly. The glow got brighter before it turned into black energy. "Naruke Style: Getsuga Tenshou (Moon Fang Heavenly Piercer)" she screamed as she raised her blade and sliced downward with it.

As she did the black energy surrounding the blade went forward, leaving a slice of energy sailing through the air with a red tint to it. It was sharp enough to tear through the ground as it went forward. Oh, and it was fast. Naruto had enough time to widen his eyes as his instinct made him dodge to the side. He noticed too late the girl that sailed at him in a tackle.

They rolled on the ground for a moment before Asui landed on top with a kunai to this throat. "I win Naruto," She said with a smile. Naruto blinked a few times and got a mischievous grin. She was surprised when the Naruto on the ground poofed. It didn't last long as she got up and took a defensive stance. She slowly made a circle and saw a blur of blonde rocket out of the forest at her.

She raised her sword to block as a golden claw came down in front of her. Naruto grinned at her shocked face and backflipped before launching himself again this time wildly swinging his hands. Asui growled as she defended against all of the strikes and formed a plan.

She jumped back and held her sword to the ground as her chakras turned into a white outline around her body and sword." Naruke Style: Getsuga Chikyushou (Moon fang Earth Piercer.)" and she pulled upwards on her sword, causing white energy to sore at him, equally as dangerous as the last one but much faster.

Naruto was prepared for it as he stepped out of the way. He grunted as the girl rocketed into him again with a punch to his chest, forcing him backward. Asui smiled at the hit she managed to pull off before she was forced to a knee, a heavy coat of sweat surrounding her form. Naruto grinned as he held his claw in front of her face.

She sighed and fell backward on her back, acknowledging her defeat. "Damn, I figured you were holding back in the academy but this on another level. You're probably the strongest genin in the force right now." She mumbled. Naruto grinned as he put the claws away in his scroll. Asui heard a couple of poofs and looked up. Two Naruto's were setting up a cloth and another had a picnic basket.

"I figured you would be hungry after out spar, I hope you don't mind home cooking," Naruto explained with a small smile. Asui smiled and accepted the invitation as she sat on the blanket and grabbed a sandwich.

Off in the distance Hinzuren smiled at the scene and took a puff of his pipe before he started to walk off. Iruka looked confused "Are we done here Hoakge-sama?"

"I have seen all I need Iruka. Naruto-Kun will be fine here. I still wish to see his full power but for now, let's let him enjoy this small moment. I don't think I've seen him this open with anyone since he became friends with you" the older ninja said

"What do you mean? It looked like Asui managed to push him quite a bit" the chunin teacher said, quickly following after his leader

"That's because the technique was unexpected. I'm sure he doesn't know a lot but I am certain that he wasn't showing his true power. That taijutsu he was using is quite unique but he's hiding more. Maybe he'll show some of it later. But I won't push him. Let's go"

Watching the two in the forest area the masked ninja was happy at the ending of the fight. But now was his time to act. He suppressed his chakra to the bare minimum and started to sneak his way through the trees as he slowly stood over another person. They were wearing anbu armor except his mask was blank.

He took a breath as he jumped down on to the other ninja and in a quick little scuffle, placed a seal on the mysterious shinobi, making him fall unconscious. Time to send the message…

(Underground base, two hours later)

"That's all sir!" A figure reported, wearing anbu armor with a blank mask. In front of him stood Danzo a frown on his face. He made a motion and the shinobi disappeared from his sight. He looked over the root operative on the table, battered and bruised.

This had been the agent that was supposed to be watching over the Kyuubi jinchuuriki and his little date. Someone had attacked him and left a bold message. Scribbled on the white armor was a message, directly aimed at him

BACK OFF ROOT,

HE IS PROTECTED

MENMA

If that wasn't bad enough the juinjustu he had placed on the operative had been removed. Reviewing the timeline in his head. This Menma person had been with his operative for nearly forty-five minutes before he had been dropped off in an empty training field. Without his cursed seal on the root ninja, it was a guessing game of what information had been extracted from him.

"Deal with him. He's been compromised." Danzo said walking out of the room. "And I need all information we have on anyone named Menma or similar."

Whoever this was, they would pay.

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That's it. I hope you liked the chapter. We finally have a name for our strange time-traveling friend, but who is this Menma? Is that really his name?

Who knows? I do, and as the author, you'll have to wait. But I hope you enjoyed it, and the next chapter team placements! Any one care to guess who I have picked as Naruto-s sensei? Or who will be on the team with him?

Also haven't seen Kami in a while, so maybe we will see her soon too.

Thanks to my beta Silver for the help with this chapter.

Ja Ne

Ploytoid out.