Chapter 5

Sasuke charged forward and launched a straight punch at Naruto. The blond just moved out of the way as Sasuke sailed pass him. The last Uchiha did not relent and launched a kick toward Naruto's abdomen. Again, it was dodged without any effort. Sasuke continued to attack Naruto, throwing punches and kicks with amazing skill but Naruto dodged everything without a problem. What frustrated Sasuke the most was the fact that the blond seem to know where he was going to strike.

After five minutes, Sasuke stopped attacking. He was winded and it showed. He was taking deep breaths while Naruto didn't even look winded.

"So, are we done here? I'd like to go in and take a nap. Today has been a tiring day." Naruto said without any care to Sasuke's glare. Sasuke was infuriated and he quickly got to his feet. He did quick hand seals, ending in the 'tora' (tiger) seal.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique) Sasuke shouted and launched a continuous flame at Naruto. The blond just stood there and let the flames consume him. Sasuke stopped breathing out flames and watched the flames died down. He was stunned when there wasn't anyone there. There wasn't even ash from a burnt log.

"Not bad kid," Sasuke was scared stiff and spun around to see Naruto standing there.

'What the, how did he get behind me? Did he substitute with a log? No, he didn't. T-That's, there's no way that was just pure speed!' Sasuke thought furiously.

"That was pretty impressive for a nine-year-old. Still," Naruto's hands blurred, ending in the 'tora' seal. Sasuke eyes went wide when Naruto said, "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" Naruto launched a large ball of fire that was the size of a boulder. It hit a tree and incinerated it. Sasuke could only look on in awe as the tree was reduced to ashes in seconds. Sasuke looked at Naruto with some fear.

"If you want your jutsu to look like that, you have to gather as much of the air around you in your lungs. Once you do that, you mold it with your chakra before firing it. Your mother taught me how to that. Had to learn the 'ryū no kokyū' (dragon breathing) first. That was a bitch." Naruto said. Sasuke was still silent and didn't move from his spot. Naruto just shrugged his shoulders and walked pass him and toward his home. Before he entered, he turned his head to look at Sasuke.

"You should be able to find the 'ryu no kokyu' training in the library. I would look in the old section, if you're interested." Naruto said and walked into his home. It took a few minutes before Sasuke would get out of his shock. He quickly left Naruto's properity, as did the two spectators.

XXX

The next day found Sasuke in class. He was more subdued than usual according to Kiba. He ignored everyone around him, including instructors and his fan girls. He kept going over what happened yesterday in his head. The Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu was the Uchiha's right of passage. Before the death of his clan, he worked daily to do the technique so that his father would notice him. He was so proud that he was able to succeed and the praise he got from his father meant the world. Now, it meant nothing.

Seeing the level of power that Naruto generated with that jutsu, it made him feel weak. It made all the progress that he was doing to get stronger look like a waste of time. It made him realize that he was nowhere close at being at Itachi's level. His ego and pride took a huge hit and it frustrated him. He would normal challenge Naruto again but something in his mind told him that if he were to, Naruto would not go as easy on him like yesterday. Sasuke clenched his fist in frustration.

"Sasuke-kun," a voice called out but the boy ignored it. He heard the girl sigh but he paid it no mind. Meanwhile, everyone looked at Sasuke and wondered what was up with him today.

"Man, Sasuke looks pissed. I wonder who or what angered him." Kiba said. He then looked at Naruko. "What did you do Namikaze?"

"Why are you asking me?" Naruko asked.

"Please, you're the only person in this room who can piss Sasuke off. The both of you are so a like in attitude, it a wonder that you're not going out with each other." Kiba said jokingly. His comment earned him the glares of everyone of Sasuke's fan girls, making his puppy and partner, Akamaru, hide deeper into his jacket. Kiba held his hands up in surrender, making the girls turn toward Naruko. The blond didn't even look intimidated by their glares. She knew that she could wipe the floor with all of them.

"Maybe the Uchiha put himself in a situation that he shouldn't have and realized that he's not as strong as he thinks." Naruko said with a smirk. Sasuke heard her and turned slightly to look at her. He saw her smirk and figured that she was watching him fight Naruto. He narrowed his eyes but he did not answer to the taunt. This did not please Naruko as she wanted a reaction from him. She was about to say something else but Iruka and his assistant entered the class. She decided to hold off taunting Sasuke. She had all day to do so.

XXX

Naruto walked around the old police building. He had a lot of memories in this place. He remembered when Tekka had him run errands for the whole building. He remembered doing Yahiro's paperwork when he was too lazy to do it. He remembered the harsh training that Inabi gave him so that he would quit. Through it all, he earned their respect and he became an officer when he was ten. He still had the picture of him, Fugaku, Makoto, his mother and his father when he earned his stripes.

'That was my proudest moment.' Naruto thought happily. However, his happy thoughts turned into sad ones. As he walked through the place, he could still see the outlines of the bodies. It was sad to see all those outlines. It made him angry and he wanted to punch someone. He made his way toward Fugaku's office. He entered the office and an image of the man came to his mind. The strict face of his leader cracked into a small smile upon seeing him. The vision vanished and all there was an mess.

"You don't belong here." Naruto said and turned around. Across the room stood Danzo who was alone. Naruto knew this due to his detection barrier. Danzo said nothing to Naruto for a moment before speaking.

"Why are you attempting to bring up the past?" Danzo asked.

"Excuse me?" Naruto asked.

"Why bring up the past? The Keimu Butai died with the Uchiha. You are only making it hard for the village to move on." Danzo explained.

"I look at it as honoring the Uchiha for their service to the village. They did keep the village safe from external and internal threats. Because of your actions, the village has become vulerable. I am just correcting yours, the old man's and Tobirama's mistake." the blond said.

"We made no mistake when it came to the Uchiha. It had to be done."

"You keep telling yourself that. Either way, the Keimu Butai has been approved, thanks to my benefactor. Sorry that your guy couldn't change his mind." Naruto mocked. Danzo narrowed his eyes at Naruto at the jab. He knew about Naruto's benefactor and knew that he would never be able to get on that man's good side. He also knew how Naruto got that man to agree to this and wondered how he was able to even get that information. Danzo ignored it and decided to keep his mind on Naruto.

"What is your interest in Sasuke Uchiha?" he asked.

"Sasuke? What about him?" Naruto asked.

"Do not place coy with me boy. You know what I'm talking about. You know what his overall goal in life is, don't you?"

"If you mean his revenge against Itachi, then yes, I know about it. It doesn't concern me and I have no interest in him or Naruko."

"Why not your sister? She is family, is she not? You could be training her to do her duty."

"Her duty?" Naruto asked with an edge in his voice. Danzo ignored the tone and continued.

"She is the jinchuriki of the Kyubi no Yoko (Nine-tailed Demon Fox). It is her duty to protect Konoha for its' enemies. She is the tip of the blade and if needed, she will show why we are the strongest village in the Elemental Nations." Suddenly, Danzo felt the end of kunai to his throat. He opened his eye a little to see Naruto's blue eyes. He didn't show it but he was a little surprise at the speed he just showed. He just looked at the boy who held his life.

"I'm going to let you know something and I will only say this once. If you ever, hurt my sister, I don't care how it happens, I will rip your roots from the shadows and make sure that they never take hold again. Now, get out of here. Your presence disrespects the dead." Naruto said. Danzo decided to heed Naruto's words and left, merging with the shadows. Naruto just stood there for a while, calming himself down. He too left the building.

XXX

Sasuke was sitting alone under a tree while his fan girls just watched him with love in their eyes. Sasuke ignored them like he always did. As he ate his lunch, a shadow fell over him. He looked up to see who it was and was instantly annoyed by who it was. Naruko had been attempting to rile him up for most of the day. It only confirmed what he assumed and Naruko was there when he confronted Naruto. She was probably here to try to get him to react again, which so far, he ignored.

"Just going to ignore me all day Sasuke?" Naruko asked with a tone. Sasuke didn't answer and just kept eating his food. Naruko was starting to get annoyed with the boy in front of her. She wanted to rub into Sasuke for his lost but he wasn't even taking her bait. It was starting to get to her and she wasn't about to take it anymore. As Sasuke was about take another bite, Naruko knocked it out of his hand. The move surprised everyone and the whole yard watched with interest.

"Don't act like you're any better than me Uchiha!" Naruko exclaimed. Sasuke just narrowed his eyes at her.

"I don't care anything about you Namikaze. Your ploy to rile me up has failed so just leave me alone. At least have some dignity and walk away before you embarrass yourself any more than you have." Sasuke stated. Naruko was pissed and reared her fist back to hit him. As she was about to throw it forward, her wrist was caught by someone. When Naruko turned to yell at the person, she was shocked to see her mother. Kushina looked at Naruko with narrowed eyes.

"I would suggest that you listen to Mr. Uchiha. You have embarrassed yourself enough with your actions. For your punishment, you can scrub the halls of the building, all of them." Kushina said. Naruko was about to argue but the glare she received made her think twice. Naruko snatched her wrist away and stormed off. Kushina watched as Naruto stormed off before turning to Sasuke. She made a motion for him to follow her. At first, he was going to ignore her but he remembered just who this person was. He remembered the last person who was rude to her and he was still walking funny.

He got up and followed the head-mistress. They made their way to her office. After a few moments, they arrived at her office. She looked at her asistant.

"Inform Iruka that Sasuke will be late returning to his class." Kushina said.

"Yes ma'am." the female said. Kushina led Sasuke inside and offered him a seat. She took her seat and faced him.

"So, you want to air your grievances about my children? I'll listen but don't expect me to just agree with your attitude. I'll give you Naruko however. She can be a handful." Kushina stated.

I don't care about Naruko. She's just being petty." Sasuke said with a scoff.

"That's funny coming from the child that attacked my son with a fireball." she said. That got the reaction she expect when Sasuke narrowed his eyes at her.

"He had no right to take my clan's institution! We were the Uchiha Keimu Butai and it should stay that way!" Sasuke exclaimed.

"So Konoha should remain vulerable from internal threats because a Uchiha isn't at the head of the Keimu Butai?" Sasuke sputtered at that. Kushina just sighed at Sasuke before pulling out something. She held out for Sasuke. He took what she was giving and looked at it. He was shocked to see the Uchiha symbol in the middle of a shuriken. It was the symbol that was above the entrance of the station. Sasuke looked shaken at what he was saying.

"These are the bands that everyone on the Keimu Butai is going to wear. You think that my son is trying to take something from you but you couldn't be more wrong. Naruto saw your clan as his second family. He was just as devestated and angry when that event happened. Hell, he could have been arrested for what he said to the Hokage tower two years ago." Kushina explained. Sasuke just looked at Kushina with that still stunned look.

"Naruto is trying to honor your clan by restarting your families' legacy. The least you can do is respect that." Kushina said seriously. Sasuke had nothing to say and stayed silent. "We're done. You have class to get to."

"Yes Uzumaki-sensei." Sasuke said and began to leave when he remembered something. "Sensei, do you have anything on a training exercise called 'ryū no kokyū'?" Kushina raised an eyebrow at that. She then smiled before grabbing a scroll from her shelve. She took it and tossed it to Sasuke.

"Good luck with that training. It took Mikoto-chan two months to master that exercise. However, it will greatly improve your Katon jutsu." Kushina explained. Sasuke nodded and left. Kushina watched him leave. She hoped that her words meant something to him. Only time would tell.

XXXXX