Naruto stands on the water. His feet are partially sunken and he's struggling to stand. He looks over at his teacher. 'I think I'm starting to get it.'

'Water walking.' Jiraiya says with a smile on his face. For him there are some good memories associated with the exercise. Back when he and his team were still young.

Tsume burst out laughing. 'I remember the first time I tried.'

'You fell in and it took you five minutes to get out.' Hiashi glares at the woman. Tsume just gives him a little slap on the back.

'The water was amazing, how could I not.'

'It was training.'

The screen turns to Ebisu. My goodness. He's gotten the knack of this chakra control exercise so quickly, I never imagined he would have matured this much. Naruto is still struggling to stand. And it's true, no matter the context, there are no shortcuts in life. Ebisu pushes up his glasses. It seems I had underestimated you. You are an even wiser teacher than I, and you are also more than just a fox demon.

'Yes, he is!' Rock Lee screams at the screen. There are several other people that nod along with him. It makes Naruto shine from his seat.

'And as it turns out the fox has feelings too.' Tenten smiles.

Then Ino decides to have a little fun. 'And he's in love with Naruto.'

Neji looks at the girl in front of him with a blank look on his face. 'I'm pretty sure he's not.'

He turns to look at Naruto once more. You are truly a splendid Konoha ninja!

'I'm going to be hokage after all.' Naruto pats his chest, sitting up straighter than he ever has before. The people around him ignore him however.

Then Naruto scream out and points at a certain corner in the hot springs. After which he promptly falls into the water.

'Comedic genius.' Shisui laughs out loud.

Itachi blinks a couple times. 'I think it's just bad chakra control.'

Shisui looks at his friend and gives him a friendly shove. He's always so serious.

Ebisu turns around to look at what Naruto was pointing at. There is a man with long white hair giggling at one of the walls in the hot spring. Ebisu scoffs. 'I don't know who you are or where you're from, but… I will not permit any disreputable behavior!

'It's Jiraiya!' Naruto cheers. So, this really is his first meeting with the guy. He's curious as to what their relationship becomes. He hopes it will be fun.

'As we predicted.' Hiashi huffs. He's as ever disturbed by the man's behavior. A good man would never do such a thing, even if they have a genetic advantage that could make it a lot easier to get away with.

'He is doing something criminal.' Sakura has her hand in front of her mouth, absolutely shocked by the behavior of the man within the room.

'You don't want to know how many times he got arrested already.' Fugaku puts his hand on his forehead while shaking his head.

'How much?'

'His criminal record is 15 pages just listing the amounts of times he was arrested.' He says. 'And it's all inappropriate behavior toward ladies.'

Mikoto stares the man down. 'Get your act together.'

Jiraiya winces but doesn't say anything. Nothing would get him out of the hole he dug himself.

'No wonder he doesn't have a girlfriend.' Even Ino, who is usually also on the side of the perverts, is a little disturbed. That is one dirty old man.

The man turns around. 'Huh? Then out of nowhere a giant toad appears. 'Sheesh.'

Ebisu looks on in shock. 'Y-you're!' The tongue of the toad slips out of its mouth and punches Ebisu away. He falls to the ground unconscious.

'He recognizes the guy.' Sasuke stares at the screen. This Jiraiya guy must be famous or something. But then why has he never heard of the guy before?

Jiraiya straightens himself. 'That'll do him right.'

'Don't make a fuss, eh? Sheesh. You'll get us busted and what'll we do then?'

'Add another offence to the list.' Fugaku glares at the screen. The man is not on his favored people list simply because of the amount of times he had to arrest the guy.

Jiraiya is wise enough to know not to mess with angry Uchiha.

Naruto watches the whole scene in shock. He beat super perv? What's going on? Who the heck is this blatant perv? Naruto walks over to Ebisu and pokes him a couple times. He's totally out cold. I guess he really is weak, after all. Then Naruto turns to the other man.

'Naruto calls Ebisu super perv?' Shisui blinks. Ebisu got to be the least perverted guy he knows. At least that's what he thought.

'Another closet pervert. Good to know.' Jiraiya nods at the screen. Maybe he should send the guy a copy of his newest book.

'Hell no!' Out of nowhere Tsume sends a frying pan at the man. It hits his head and he falls to the ground. Eventually he stands up again, rubbing his head.

'That hurt.'

'What's up with that humongous frog? Who the heck are you?'

The white-haired man strikes a pose. 'Wait just a minute there! Good question! I am the most holy hermit sage of the mount Myoboku toads, otherwise known as the toad sage. Pleased to meet ya!'

'You usually state you name first.' Iruka looks at the man in question. Is it his goal to confuse people for some reason?

'Calling yourself by your own title is just arrogant.' Inoichi too is a little taken by the man's rudeness.

'Not to mention rude.' Itachi agrees with them.

Jiraiya just slinks down in his seat. Defeated by people younger than him, in a conversation. Can't he do anything right?

'Toad sage?' Naruto is confused. This man is strange.

'Yup.' The man hops from the toad.

'Hey, you! Pervy sage! What are you gonna do about him, huh?' Naruto yells. 'He was supposed to oversee my training, but you knocked him out!'

'Pervy sage… pfft.' Sasuke laughs from his seat. Naruto right next to him bursts out in laughter as well. The look on Jiraiya's face makes it even better.

Shikamaru shrugs. 'It works.'

'He interfered with my research!'

'Research?'

'I'm a writer. I write novels,' Jiraiya takes a familiar orange book from his pocket, 'Like this one!'

'Don't show it to the kids.' Chouza stares the man down, while still eating his chips. There are several adults that agree as well. Itachi, meanwhile, is just confused.

Naruto remembers Kakashi always reading that book and giggling like a weirdo. 'Oh, that!'

'Kakashi! Don't read that in front of the children.' Mikoto stares at the man, who was smart enough to put his book right back in his pocket.

'Maa. I'm sure I had my reasons.' He might appear all calm but inside he's sweating. He knows women are the scariest creatures of all and he doesn't want to get caught in their wrath.

'I'm pretty sure those reasons are social awkwardness.' Shisui laughs at the man. He gets a glare back.

'You've heard of it? It's gotten quite famous!' Jiraiya smiles. Proud of himself.

'Yes, I've heard of it! It's a dirty book! It's indecent!' Naruto points at the man accusingly. 'Besides what the heck kind of research was that? You were just peeping on the women's bath, you perv!'

'Good job Naruto.' Sakura pats his back. Naruto nearly falls on the desk by the force of her pats. Sakura is already super strong. No wonder she became so powerful.

'Tell him how it is.' Tenten agrees with her fellow girls.

Naruto sits up again and rubs the back of his head. 'Hehehe.'

'You fool! I am no ordinary pervert. The peeping provides me with the inspiration to produce better work!' Jiraiya yells right back at him.

'Then watch some licensed stuff. Not watch people without their consent.' Mikoto is still glaring at the man. She had actually taken out her sword as well, just to show that she can, and will, beat him if necessary.

'I agree.' Tsume too has taken out her weapon, the frying pan.

'Liar! I don't want to hear your excuses! All I want to know is, what are you going to do about my training?' Naruto continues to scream at Jiraiya.

'Training? You mean the water walking drill you were just doing?'

'What else?'

'You know that exercise?!' Naruto points at the man. 'Then do your duty and take over as the supervisor of my training!' Naruto glares at the man to convince him. It's not working.

'He's not legally obligated to do so.' Itachi says quite softly. He has been studying the laws of the village after all. It's expected of him to become part of the police force once he's old enough. That means he does have to know the rules.

'Just because he doesn't have to doesn't mean it's not rude to leave the guy standing.' Shisui explains to his friend. Itachi could have trouble distinguishing state laws from unsaid societal laws.

'I cannot stand rude jerks! And I absolutely hate men!' Jiraiya yells right back at Naruto. Naruto winces, he has to come up with something better to convince him.

'That make-out paradise book, it was the coolest, really…'

'Flattery will get you nowhere kid.' Jiraiya tells Naruto.

In response Naruto sticks out his tongue. 'I would like to object to that.' He puts up his hand and points at Iruka. 'If you complement Iruka-sensei enough he'll be less boring and maybe even treat you to ramen.'

'That's only you Naruto.' Iruka mutters. He only does it because he feels sorry for the guy, and because he can see himself in Naruto.

'Liar! That novel is for adults only!'

Naruto is getting nowhere like this. Aw, man! Well, in that case… Naruto makes a sign.

'What's he going to do now?' Chouji blinks at the screen. Why would Naruto have to use a jutsu in a situation like this?

'Shadow clones?' Rock Lee asks. He looks at the people around him.

Eventually it's Shikamaru that speaks up. 'Doubt it.'

Jiraiya is doing his best to intimidate Naruto, acting like a cartoon villain. 'I'm a powerful sage! I'm no fool to be twirled on a string around the finger of a greenhorn like you. What a despicable brat!'

'If you act like that no one is going to listen to you.' Neji points out. Jiraiya can see where he's coming from. It looks absolutely ridiculous.

'Take this!' And Naruto transforms. 'Sexy jutsu!' He turns into a naked girl and acts all cutely in front of Jiraiya. 'How do you like me now?'

'Oh my.' Iruka is now sporting a brand-new blush on his face.

The girls turn to the young boy that invented the jutsu. 'Naruto!' Sakura now outright punches him on the back.

Naruto rubs his head. 'I thought we already established that I do that!'

'Transforming into guys yes, girls no!' Sakura explains like it's totally different.

Naruto doesn't quite get it. 'Guys girls, what does it matter?' They're both people.

'For some people quite a bit.' Shikamaru explains. He doesn't quite get it himself. But he doesn't really care either.

'I like it a lot!' Jiraiya is ecstatic.

Naruto blinks. What an idiot.

'At least he knows it.' Hiashi huffs.

'You're my type of gal. What's this technique called?' Jiraiya is inspecting the jutsu as much as he can. 'Well?'

'I call it sexy jutsu, but…' Naruto rubs the back of his head.

'What an imagination! You're a genius!'

'I wouldn't call that genius.' Sasuke looks at the screen like the people inside it are stupid. Which they, according to him, definitely are.

'It worked on a goddess, I would say it's genius.' Shino responds to the young Uchiha. Sasuke shrugs. He can see his point.

Naruto just stands there. I have a feeling that adults are extremely vulnerable to this technique… Naruto makes another cute face. 'Then you'll oversee my training?'

'Yup! On one condition!' Jiraiya explains.

'Jiraiya…' Hiruzen stares at his student, disapproving looks on his face.

Jiraiya turns to his teacher. 'What? I want my research. You read those books too sensei.'

'He does. He keeps them in the second drawer on the left side in his desk.' Naruto tells the entire room. Hiruzen sighs but does send a friendly glare at the boy. Naruto can only smile.

'How do you know that?' Sakura asks.

Naruto puts his finger to his lips. 'That's a secret.'

Naruto blinks and puts on an even cuter face. 'One condition? What is it?'

Jiraiya turns away with a nosebleed. Then he slowly turns around. 'You have to stay like that the entire time you're around me.'

'He's twelve.' Shisui states, no emotion but disgust.

'That's just indecent.' Fugaku completely agrees with him.

Inoichi too agrees. 'Shame on you.'

Jiraiya only sinks even more in his seat.

Not even a second later Naruto turns back. 'Inspiration my ass! You are just a plain old pervert, you pervy sage!'

'Tell it Naruto.' Ino cheers him on. She would love to read those books once she gets older but for now she would have to wait.

'No, you're wrong! I am no ordinary pervert!'

'What? Don't mess around!' Naruto points at the man.

'I am a mega pervert!' Jiraiya tells him with the dirtiest expression on his face.

'Dude… that's just embarrassing.' Kiba shudders by the insane amount of shame radiating in the room.

'Imagine living your life and that being your proudest achievement.' Naruto completely agrees.

'Shame on you.'

He really has no shame… Naruto sweats a little.

'But all joking aside, I'll supervise your training.' Jiraiya is still doing perverted motions. 'Kiddo. Try that drill again.'

'At least he gets serious when he needs to.' Shikaku says.

'Yeah I'm great like that.' Jiraiya proudly pats himself on the chest. He does get a couple glares in return. Which makes him sink once again.

Immediately Naruto brightens and walks back over to the water. 'Yes sir!' He concentrates and tries walking on the water again. Jiraiya is observing everything that's happening. Before Naruto falls right back in.

'He's struggling quite a bit.' Iruka observes. While struggling at first is quite normal it almost looks like Naruto is struggling to use any chakra at all.

'Maybe something is wrong.' Itachi nods along.

Naruto jumps out of the water. 'There is no point in wearing these stupid clothes!' he takes of his jacket and pants.

'Sexy.' Ino smiles at the boy.

'Shut up.'

'Hey,' Jiraiya calls, 'Manipulate your chakra one more time.' Naruto looks at the man. 'C'mon hurry up!'

Naruto agrees and does as he is told. The seal on his stomach appears but there are several things wrong with it.

'That's what the seal looks like, huh?' To the average person it just looks like an ordered collection of scribbles. Which it is to some extent.

'It doesn't. There is something added to it.' Naruto explains. The group turns to look at him.

'I thought you didn't know about the Kyuubi?' Sasuke asks.

'I might not be the smartest but even I would realize something is up when every time I use chakra something appears on my stomach.' Naruto points at his stomach. 'I've seen it a thousand times, I know when something is wrong with it.'

Sasuke shrugs. 'Can't really argue with that.'

Jiraiya notices these oddities. Two tetragram seals, a double deal, an eight-signed seal formula. So, any of the fox's chakra that leaks through the tetragram seal will be suppressed by and meshed with this boy's chakra. The fourth Hokage, he did it for this boy's protection.

However, since then it's been blocked by a five-pronged seal. An odd numbered seal placed on top of an even numbered seal. This kid's chakra and the fox's chakra are mixing together in an unstable way. No wonder he can't manipulate chakra that well. Someone else must have done this… the formula is coarse…

'This is making my head spin.' Lee holds his head in his hands. This just sounds completely gibberish to him.

'It does sound intriguing.' Itachi doesn't know much about sealing but he can't say he isn't interesting. It's said to be rather difficult and when things come to you easily you tend to like a challenge.

Jiraiya looks at the boy. 'I could teach you some if you want.'

'Really?' Itachi blinks. Jiraiya shoots him a thumbs up.

Naruto is just baffled by the confusion around him. 'Why do you all think this is hard. It sounds pretty straightforward to me.'

'Naruto…' Sakura's eyes are wide as she looks at the boy.

'Goddamn Uzumaki blood.' Kakashi curses in his hands. Good thing most people missed it then.

If I had to guess… I'd bet it was Orochimaru. Jiraiya holds his hand behind his back. 'Kiddo come over here for a sec.'

'Orochimaru… Does he have something to do with this?' Sasuke asks. He heard about the commotion a couple weeks ago, but he doesn't quite get what he would have to do with it. And it seems no one else does either as he doesn't get an answer.

Naruto looks at the man, but does as he is said. He really like giving orders, doesn't he?

'Raise your arms up, like 'banzai!'' Naruto does as he is told but a little reluctantly.

'You could also just tell him what you're about to do.' Kiba looks to Jiraiya for an explanation of his actions.

'I'm guessing I didn't know if Naruto knew about the fur ball. It's against the law to tell him.'

Kiba blinks a couple times. 'That makes sense.'

In an instant Jiraiya puts his hand on the seal and released the odd seal. Not much later the seal is gone.

'Why the heck did you do that?' Naruto lays on the ground shaking.

'I stimulated some relaxation points for you. Just go over there and try walking on water one more time, okay?'

'Maybe it'll be easier for him now.' Iruka looks at the screen to see what happens next.

Naruto stands up slowly but once he's on the water he's not struggling anymore. Instead he stands with ease. 'I don't know what's going on, but this is awesome!'

'And then it works.' Kakashi glares at the screen. If only his experience had been that simple.

'Lucky.'

'That didn't really tell us much either.' Shisui sighs. He has barely taken any notes this time. Sometimes he has to struggle to keep up writing and sometimes there is just nothing to write. It's a bit bothersome.

'On the contrary it did tells us quite a bit.' Shikaku interrupts.

'What do you mean?'

'We know that Naruto has had an encounter with Orochimaru, which is troubling. We also know that Kakashi just handed Naruto over to some teacher instead of doing it himself.' Kakashi receives a glare from that. 'And most importantly we know that Naruto's chakra can easily be disrupted by one simple seal.'

'That doesn't sound good.' Itachi too is having struggles placing this in the right time spot. There just aren't enough clues.

Shisui scoffs. 'That better not come to bite us in the ass later.'

'Language.' And he gets a frying pan to the head.

New notes:

Jiraiya teaches Naruto water walking

Ebisu is a pervert

Naruto's chakra can easily be disrupted

Naruto encountered Orochimaru sometime.

Sorry for the short chapter. I was just really tired this week. Next chapter will come in two weeks.

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