Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of it's characters. I do own all of the characters I introduce and the storyline of this fanfic.

Thank you again for all the reviews. I'll answer some of the questions.
stunlee: Weight training is in this chapter, I had it planned already.
TenTen Hyuga: Nothing really happened to the Ransengan. It would be a little overkill to use that right away. He doesn't want to kill the teacher before he at least teaches him a couple of new techniques.
hinanaru: I doubt Naruto is going to be evil, but you never know what could happen in my twisted mind.
aznfunkmasta99123: I think he's somewhere around 12-13 years. Naruto will return to Konoha at some point, but don't expect it to be soon (I have to hold back so I won't give spoilers here).

Anyway, finals are over now, so I'll have plenty of time to work on this little fic. Enjoy the next chapter.

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Tsunade was worried. They had already found Sasuke; but Naruto was still missing. 'I hope Itachi didn't take him.' An ANBU came rushing in her office: "Hokage-sama, Sasuke was finally woken up. I'm afraid I have bad news. Sasuke was fighting Itachi. Naruto was already knocked out by than."
"We'll have to assume the worst then. Send out four extra squads to look for him."
"Right away, Hokage-sama," the masked mad said while hurrying away.
'This is bad, we don't know what they plan on doing with the boy. To make matters worse, Itachi is almost a day ahead of us!'

Itachi was sitting in a branch. 'Where could that boy have gone? He should have been out cold for a couple of hours. It's impossible for him to have run off. Judging from the amount of ANBU still here after they found my foolish brother, they don't have him either. Someone else must have taken him, but who? Whoever this mysterious person is, he's good. I couldn't detect him at all. I wonder what his business with the boy is. I better think by next move through carefully.' These were his last thoughts before heading deeper into the forest. He couldn't risk being spotted by ANBU now; he had the tactical advantage.

Our 'hero' didn't have much trouble waking up. He had been awake for the better part of the night, thinking of what may have transpired back in Konoha. The hard floor didn't exactly help him to sleep either.
As soon as the sun rays started pouring through the window, Hannoki got up. When he saw Naruto was already awake, a little disappointment was visible in his eyes. He had hoped to get the boy out of bed, or rather off the floor, with some of his own methods.

In the dining hall of the inn, Naruto was expecting another bowl of rice. To his surprise, his sensei asked him what he wanted to have for breakfast. "I'm in a good mood today, take whatever you want," was his explanation.
The man didn't have to wait long for Naruto's answer: "Ramen!"
After they both finished their food, Hannoki stoop up and motioned for Naruto to follow him. They went towards the same clearing where Naruto had been training the day before. "We'll be having some fun today," the master started. Naruto looked at his sensei in surprise. "We'll be playing some tag."
The boy raised an eyebrow. "Tag?!"

"Yep, but we are going to use some slightly modified rules. You can use whatever jutsu you want. I won't be using any myself, however."
"So what's the catch?" Naruto asked suspiciously.
"You're sharp kid. You have to wear these." Hannoki got the bag that Naruto saw him carrying the day before. He than proceeded to get several weights out of it, and put them on Naruto's arms and legs (A/N: Think Lee, but less heavy). "Now let's start, but remember to always keep the weights on."
"Got it, prepare yourself!" Naruto started running towards his target, but he fell flat on his face after the first step. 'Damn, these things are heavier than I thought. It'll take some time to get used to them.' Naruto stood up and tried walking, a bit less enthusiastic this time. Hannoki jumped a couple of meters away, waiting for his student to catch up.
Not that he really had to worry, it took Naruto another five minutes to be able to walk around. 'This isn't too hard, but I won't be able to run unless I focus chakra to my legs.' Naruto started moving towards his teacher, making the hand seals for the Shadow Replication. He was stopped when Hannoki planted his fist in the boy's stomach. "Hey, what are you doing??? I thought you weren't allowed to use any jutsu!"
"That doesn't mean I can't use hand to hand combat."
"Cheater," Naruto mumbled. 'I won't be able to perform any technique in front of him, he'd beat me to a pulp before I finished the last hand seal. I can't charge at him directly either, I'm no match for his speed. Especially with these weights on.' Naruto pondered his next move for a moment. 'I got it!' Naruto quickly moved backwards and hid in the forest. Hannoki nodded in approval.
The boy stood behind a tree. 'This should give me enough time to do this.' He was finally able to complete his technique. In order not to reveal his move, he whispered the final words: "Shadow replication." He only created only two clones. He made one of them move towards the teacher in a large circle, making some noise on the way to draw attention away from him and the other clone. He than sent the second replication up a tree to attack his prey from above.
"You're getting better Naruto, but you're still way too visible!" the man explained.
'Good, he's falling for it!' When he wasn't looking in his direction the clone jumped out of the tree.
"Nani?!" was the only response the teacher could give. His surprise didn't last long, however. He quickly grabbed the arm Naruto has extended to tag his sensei and forcefully threw him at a nearby tree. The close disappeared in a puff of smoke. "So you're capable of using the Shadow Replication at your age. I can't deny that I'm impressed, but you'll have to do better."
"I'm not done yet" Naruto said as he appeared from behind the tree, finishing the last seal. "Mass Shadow Replication!" This time around twenty clones ran and jumped towards the target, which was pretty hard considering they all wore the same weights.
On of the clones was about to touch Hannoki, when the man suddenly disappeared. All of the Naruto's crashed into each other, leaving the real one laying on the ground. "Up here kid!" was the response from up a tree. Hannoki stood on a branch, looking at this student on the ground. "I finally saw your real potential surfacing. You made some nice tactical decisions there and you even managed some stealth. Your speed is still below par, but that will gradually improve. The only reason I beat you this time is because my speed is several times higher than yours. Our little game is over for now." Naruto sighed and started to untie the weights. "You should leave those on, they'll help you improve your speed. You still have work to do: and I expect you to do the kunai thing by the end of the week." With those words he started fading out of sight.
"I was just starting to have some fun, one more round and I would've gotten him." Naruto spoke out loud. "No time for complaints, I have to get this kunai sticking. He probably won't teach me any new techniques otherwise."

It was already a couple of hours into the afternoon when he had finally got the hang of it. He had to make the chakra flow out of his hand, avoiding the kunai and than attract it towards the center of his hand. "Let's see, what was the next step? You had to lay the kunai on the ground and try to make it fly towards your hand. That can't be much harder, can it?'

Unfortunately it was, he only managed to make it shake a little when Hannoki returned.
"Let's see how far you are."
"Well, I'm capable of making it stick to my hand," Naruto said as he demonstrated his abilities. "But I can't seem to get it off the ground yet, it only moves a bit."
"The trick to make it float is slightly different than to make it stick. You have to bridge some distance and additionally you have to wrap the chakra around the kunai. You did well for now though, we should be heading back."

Naruto didn't have the same luck as he did with breakfast. Dinner was a bit more extensive than the day before, though. They new got some fish and vegetables with their rice.

It was already dark outside when they finished. They went back to their room to sleep. It looked as if his sensei fell asleep the moment he touched the bed. Sleep wouldn't come for Naruto, the same memories haunted his mind. 'Ah this is no use.' He got up from his not-so-comfortable spot on the ground. 'If I can't get some rest, I might as well train some more.' He sat down and laid a kunai on the floor. He then stretched his arm and started focusing chakra. The kunai only wiggled a bit.
'Some more chakra should do the trick!' he thought to himself. He focused more chakra; up to the point where it became visible in his hand. The kunai started shaking violently and suddenly spun away. 'What the...' Naruto wondered. He then remembered the second hint. 'Wrap the chakra around it? How the hell am I supposed to do that!' He kept on trying until he finally fell asleep from exhaustion. It was a dreamless sleep.

Author's Notes:
I have the next chapter mostly thought out, so it won't take long to get it up. I quickly reread the first chapter and I found out I forgot to re-add the part about the weird symbol on Hannoki's forehead. Ah, I hate it when that happens. Don't worry I'll make Naruto notice it in the next chapter. I'm also planning a small fight so that I can show how strong the sensei is.