FORGIVE ME! THE WAIT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SO LONG! I WAS SICK AND THEN MY COMPUTER BROKE AND HORRIBLE SHIT HAPPENED!

Karian1979: Good observation. And oops lol.

Travis9000: How so?

subzerodx: An omake? Why would I do that? She's meeting them anyways...

Guest: I knew about it. But I don't know Japanese so I don't really know which is right. I should have gotten a better translation source now though.

Marmot95: Hell Verse? OPness incarnate. Just kidding, but it's pretty damn strong. And the reason he shouldn't learn it, sorry for not making it clear as this was supposed to be clear, is because Naruto would be a massive target because of the abilities it grants. I'll give you a hint. Uzugakure's destruction. Think about it.

OfficerShadowcat: That has been a big question on my mind too? I keep changing my mind on whether or not to kill him off. I mean I can name characters that could definitely make him win, and kill Orochimaru in the fight that will be at the finals, but I mean, my problem with that is, that kills the entire thing I set up for Naruto and him.

zigmas: People say armless handshakes...I've heard the others. And yes decapitated heads. Yes that SHOULD, be bodies going by english, but technically I'm pretty sure that also works.

Minaxes: No it really wasn't. Not to sound like a dick, but coming from the person who knows all of Naruto's abilities at the time, how exactly do you plan on disproving me? I didn't mess up. More chakra does not mean you win. If that was the case the Kyuubi would curb stomp several characters in the earlier stages in the series and never should have been captured by Madara. And the Juubi should have murdered everyone easily.

Scarease: Ah, you don't even know.

SithLordNilis: You're scaring me...

Wolvmbm: Who knows? Jiraiya does know what the Hell Verse is, but you're right he doesn't know about the Hellhound connection to the Uzumaki. I do...and that could be fairly troublesome later on (HINT HINT), and they're going to. In the upcoming war. I'm being really revealing about that war...not a lot of surprise. Then again you guys don't know what I have truly planned...And no Gaara's going to get the shit kicked out of so bad it will look like Naruto vs Tsunade.

CainOmega106: I completely forgot about that honestly. Good point. Naruto's still not getting Toad though. The Orochimaru comment was amazing, hahaha.

Step Two! Eyes on the Prize!

Sweat poured onto the ground, kunai littering the ground. Sakura's green eyes shot left and right, her eyes scanning over the area. She cursed, feeling warmth behind her and the familiar whistling of shuriken cutting through air near her. "The level of this heat…Anko put it at a C-rank amount of chakra into that Katon jutsu. The shuriken are concealed within the flames. They attempted to hide it in the sound of fire." Sakura smiled, jumping and avoiding the ball of fire before he hands weaved through handsigns, ending in the symbol for tiger. "Katon: Rendan Boshide Qiuti (Fire Release: Barrage Destructive Spheres)!" Sakura raised her hands towards the direction of the Katon jutsu, making sure it was a little above as to make sure she was at least slightly accurate before blasts of fire, the size of a baseball, shot from her hands. They sped forwards, smashing against the ground and expanding in size in a half-sphereical shape. Yet she cursed as she heard a branch snap in another place and barely made it in time to block Anko's punch. "Not bad Sakura, you're getting better, but you still can't tell a clone from the real thing."

Sakura's eyes widened, 'Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clone),' before she she raised her hand, blocking Anko's follow-up, however when she saw Margaret coming at her, a kunai in hand and shuriken in front of her, her attention slipped, allowing Anko's punch to push through her block, landing a blow against her cheek and sending her flying. Sakura cursed, slamming throough the branch of a tree, blood flying from her mouth before she flipped and landed on her feet, skidding against the ground.

Anko and Margaret landed in front of her, mild smirks on their faces. "Good work Sakura. Your taijutsu is definitely up to the level of a mid-Chunin. You should be able to handle Sasuke in close-quarters," Anko said. Margaret frowned. "I disagree. I know how skilled Kakashi is with taijutsu, and that's without all the styles he's mastered since he gained the Sharingan. I highly doubt he won't be passing these styles down to Sasuke. Sasuke will likely know a lot more styles than you will. You're adaptability and taijutsu need to be quite literally they could be at unless you were trained by a master in taijutsu, which sadly Anko and I are not. Someone like Tsunade Senju. More so, Sasuke's gonna know how to use that blade of his you need to know how to fight of those with more range and a kenjutsu style."

Sakura frowned, as did Anko. "Logical," they said, yet Sakura frowned. "How would I manage to do that? The only real things that are useful are kunai, shuriken, Katon: Rendan Boshide Qiuti (Fire Release: Barrage Destructive Spheres), Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique), Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu (Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique), and Katon: Kasumi Enbu no Jutsu (Fire Release: Mist Blaze Dance Technique). Even genjutsu is useless because Sasuke's Sharingan can see through it."

Anko frowned, looking at Margaret. "Should I teach her it?" Margaret looked at Anko, her eyes wide. "That technique. It would definitely allow her to fight a user with a blade. But it's dangerous. You need quite literally perfect chakra control to pull it off or you will kill yourself."

Sakura gulped, a slight amount of fear in her eyes.

"Yet it has its benefits," Anko countered. "She could directly fight a kenjutsu-user by learning it." Sakura's eyes widened. "Teach me," she said. Anko and Margaret looked at her, surprised. "Are you sure Sakura? The jutsu that this is is exceedingly deadly. One misstep, in practice or battle and you will die."

Margaret frowned. "No…she isn't ready. But maybe she can use Katon: Enha Kishuu no Jutsu (Fire Release: Blazing Blade Surprise Attack Technique)."

Anko's eyes widened. "That could work. It would allow her to fight with him in close-quarters, even if briefly. Although Sakura, if you learn this technique you need to now that you have to be quick with how long you stay in close-combat. This entire fight you're going to have to stay away."

Sakura nodded. "That's okay. I'll beat Sasuke that much I know for sure. At least I think I will. Gaara and Lee will be difficult opponents though."

Margaret sighed, looking at Sakura. "Sakura…about that…" Sakura sighed, nodding. "I already know what you're going to say Margaret and you're completely right. My chances of beating either of them is near impossible. I was put in the hard-half of the bracket, and I'm not on the level of any of them. Yet I can still fight them, I know I can."

XxX

Naruto panted, completely exhausted as he held the last water balloon he had, having gone to get more balloons later on in the day.

"A single hour huh," Jiraiya said, a smirk on his face. He was actually paying attention to Naruto's training as no girls were in the waterfall. Naruto growled, glaring at Jiraiya, yet he continued to channel and swirl his chakra, causing the balloon to move violently. Eventually it burst in the proper way, causing Jiraiya's eyes to widen.

'Even if he didn't meet his goal…the speed in which Naruto mastered this step is unbelievable. Two hours…that should be completely impossible. He easily trumped Minato and my time frame in learning the technique. Even if it did happen to be harder for Minato because he was creating the concept and learning how to do it, and even if it was harder for me because Minato had never truly taught anyone such a powerful technique before, that type of advancement should be completely impossible. This was Minato's prized jutsu, and Naruto…made a mockery of it…kinda.'

Jiraiya could not believe his eyes to say the least. Naruto frowned, looking at the old man. "I did it. What's next?"

Jiraiya frowned. "Alright…you have definitely surpassed my expectations. Let's move on, go get some rubber balls. It's required for the next part of the jutsu." Naruto nodded, beginning to channel chakra into his legs before he stumbled, causing Jiraiya's eyes to narrow.

'He's used up a good bit of his own chakra to make the Rasengan (Spiralling Sphere).'

Naruto regained his balance quickly though before he walked off, this time not using chakra. Jiraiya sighed looking up at the sky. 'Hiruzen says he can commune with and use the Kyuubi already at will. Still…he said his control was awkward. And with the upcoming war that he summoned me back for…things could get ugly pretty soon. In fact, Tsunade could actually be called back soon. She does have to send reports of where she is to him every time she moves, and while she doesn't stay on top of that Shizune does. In all honesty, I'm surprised that she wasn't called back.'

Jiraiya sighed, his fists clenching. "Orochimaru, if you're going to hide at least do it well."

A small chuckle of laughter came from in front of the old sage, Orochimaru appearing as if from thin air. "Hello old friend." Jiraiya glared at the Snake Sannin, rising slowly. It would not be good for him if he was sitting down when the traitor was here.

"Who says we are old friends," Jiraiya asked. Orochimaru took on a look of mock hurt. "Jiraiya how could you say such a thing?" Jiraiya growled, his chakra flaring in warning. "Orochimaru do not patronize me."

Orochimaru smirked before he looked at where Naruto walked off. "How is my little future weapon doing?"

The next thing Orochimaru knew he was on his back, a splitting pain ripping through his body as he had been slammed through three trees. Jiraiya glowered at him, a fist raised to launch another strike. "If you lay a hand on my god child I'll kill you!"

Orochimaru smirked, laughing as he rose. "Oh don't worry, I won't. I won't have to. I'll have my next host body do that before I do."

'Next host body,' Jiraiya thought before his eyes widened. "Sasuke!" Orochimaru nodded. "Yes, he's quite the interesting specimen you know. Lots of potential he has, and he's already tapping into it, much like Naruto. I'm quite surprised he didn't beat little Gaara."

"You were watching that? There's no way you could have snuck in!" Orochimaru smiled. "It's always easier for foreign visitors to get into a village during the Chunin Exams. Especially when they're new upstart villages."

Jiraiya's eyes widened before he clenched his first his chakra defidently setting of warnings to the village. "Get out of my sight Orochimaru." The Snake Sannin laughed and slowly began to melt into the shadows, but Jiraiya knew he heard the faintest whisper from the snake's mouth before he left.

"I'll miss you…Sarutobi…"

Jiraiya's eyes widened as Anbu appeared around him, all of them tensed but looking at his frozen form. "Go to Lord Hokage…tell him that Orochimaru is after him. Go….now!"

The Anbu vanished.

XxX

Hiruzen frowned as the Anbu in front of him finished their report. "And he couldn't come to report this himself why?" No Anbu member moved, not knowing the answer, so Hiruzen himself came to his own conclusion, and the correct one. "He must be training Naruto. That's the only reason he wouldn't have left considering the situation, either that or Sasuke. Alright."

Hiruzen sat down, a frown on his face. "I can't public declare war during the Chunin Exams…it violates the Treaty set up by the Ninja Villages created 13 years ago. I'm going to have to be very secretive about this, especially with all the foreign spies that come during the times of the Chunin Exams. Alright. Ferret I need you to go to the Barracks and tell the Frontal Assault Units to begin preparing for a coverup fire. Hawk I need you to go to the Scout Unit. Tell them that it is required that they immediately start searching for Otogakure's location. Is that understood?"

"Sir!" The two Anbu said. "Dismissed," Hiruzen said, causing the two Anbu mentioned to vanish, and the rest of them to look at Hiruzen. "You are also dismissed. Be on guard and watchful." The remaining Anbu disappeared causing Hiruzen to take out his pipe and began to smoke, sighing to himself.

"Orochimaru is already causing panic in the village behind the scenes. If anything drastic happens during these Chunin Exams the village will be on overdrive. And I was so greatly hoping none of the upcoming Genin would have to see the ugly face of war after the Chunin Exams were implemented."

Hiruzen looked at the village he controlled, sacrificed so much for, the village he would gladly die for. "But if I die…even if I die and I take Orochimaru with me…will they be capable of recovering?"

XxX

Gaara sat atop his hotel, staring at the sky, a frown on his face. He shook his head, remembering his fight with Naruto.

"Uzumaki…" Gaara mumbled, a snarl forming on his face. "UZUMAKI!" He cried, his chakra pouring forth violently. However, Baki appeared behind Gaara, lashing out with a hand and knocking the child unconscious before Gaara's sand could stop him. Baki sighed, a frown on his face. "He's hurt…" Baki frowned, thinking back over the battle.

"Gaara nor that Naruto child are in any way compromised. Both of them can still fight at full capacity. But Gaara seems to be mentally damaged…that might actually not be a problem when it comes to fighting. Still the Naruto child is improving…Gaara isn't. We can't have these two Jinchuriki meet when we attack. Gaara will undoubtebly lose the counterattack and Suna cannot show any sign of hostility towards Naruto considering the situation. Our hands are tied."

"You're correct on that. Naruto cannot be hindered and Gaara cannot be supported." The originator of the voice smirked though. "However, don't worry about them meeting. I'm personally invitied to taking care of both Naruto and Sasuke. You are not allowed to touch them. And by that I mean Suna."

Baki frowned, looking at the man behind him with narrowed eyes.

"That works…but I wonder what you have to gain. It can't be good…a Jinchuriki and an Uchiha. What is Otogakure up to…Kabuto?"

All he received was a kind smile. "What it was made for."

XxX

Naruto frowned, listening to Jiraiya speak, despite noticing the man not completely paying attention. He seemed to be mulling over his thoughts and searching for something. Jiraiya then held up a rubber ball before he poured his chakra into it, popping it once again.

"Do that, quite literally by the end of this week. You won't be able to do this any sooner than that, that I promise you."

Naruto frowned, grabbing one of the many rubber balls he had left before he channeled chakra into it, causing it to swell but nothing else.

"What the…" Naruto said, frowning, causing Jiraiya to smirk. "Like I said, you'll never be able to break it as is Naruto. You're not strong enough to do it yet." 'Now let's see if he gets the hint.'

Naruto shouted, pure chakra running through his body as he channeled chakra into the rubber balloon. It swirled and looked like he almost had the right makeup, however Naruto still failed in causing the balloon to burst. Jiraiya laughed, looking at Naruto. "You'll never get it through sheer chakra force kid…" 'Although that's still important. But the quality of chakra that he puts in matters. If he doesn't put in chakra that he controls to a great point he'll never be capable of breaking it without pouring almost all of his chakra into it, and that would make the technique useless.'

Jiraiya frowned as Naruto began to channel more chakra into the jutsu. 'I'm gonna get bored of watching him fail over and over.' Jiraiya then turned, smiling as he saw three girls splashing around in the waterfall, but paled when he realized who exactly they were.

"Getting caught is not an option here," he mumbled, noticing that distinct hair style and markings. The Inuzuka Clan would murder him if he did. "But the inspiration is too much for me not to," Jiraiya began, blood leaking from his nose.

XxX

"Lee!" Gai called, causing Lee to stop his pushups and look over at his idol. "What is it Gai-sensei?" Gai frowned, leaning against a tree. "You need a trump card against Gaara…"

Lee's eyes widened. "But Gai-sensei, I have the Gates. Surely they should be enough to defeat him." Gai shook his head. "No. Taijutsu alone is not something capable of defeating Gaara, Naruto demonstrated that, even if he did use ninjutsu in his fight. You cannot use ninjutsu, so you are at a detrement. What you need is an ace in the hole that not evne a Jinchuriki centered on defence like Gaara cannot stop. Yet you are not strong enough yet to know the Eight Gate Techniques…you can barely hold yourself in the fifth, and are incapable of opening the sixth. Meaning I can't even teach you the Asa Kujaku (Morning Peacock). Lee…truly…I have nothing to help you. I can't help you. It's impossible to master the sixth gate so soon. You may have reached a wall that you cannot overcome."

Lee frowned, glaring at Gai. "You're wrong." Gai looked at Lee, surprised. "Lee?"

"You said it yourself Gai-sensei. With hardwork and dedication every wall can be overcome. Sure, this may be a challenging hurdle, but if I can punch it. If I can kick it. I can crack away at it until it crumbles, and that's exactly what will happen with Gaara. I shall kick, and I shall punch, and I shall crack away at him until he crumbles."

Gai's eyes widened before he smiled, pride overtaking his features. "I understand. Lee. And I shall help you do just that." Lee nodded, before he dropped back to the ground. He had pushups to finish.

XxX

The sun had settled into its hibernation, leaving the sky dark over Konohagakure. Most people were already in their houses, however Baki and Kabuto remained outside, speaking.

"So…Gaara is by all means a monster." Baki smirked. "Yes. That will be his true form. Still, is it okay to lose such a kunoichi? She may have been useful with her genjutsu." Kabuto snorted. "Baki you know as well as I do that the girl had no usefulness. Her sound jutsu was of no use to us. She's long since served her purpose."

Baki shrugged. He didn't particularly care. The kunoichi wasn't of his village and a Genin wouldn't have made a difference in the battlefield anyway, especially after the types of Genin that he saw in the Chunin Exams. "Remember, if Oto fails, we are backing off." Kabuto nodded. "The sand will not make a move until the last moment. This is the will of the Kazekage."

"Very well," Kabuto said, holding out a scroll. "This is the plan you are to carry out."

"Okay."

"And remember, make sure you tell them about the plan as soon as possible."

"Yes. I know."

"Alright, then I'll be going."

Kabuto smirked, looking towards the turn next to the building. "One more thing. I'll take care of our little spy." He leaked killing intent, his eyes shining in the moonlight.

"No wait. I will handle this, as a gesture of faith in our allergiance. The least we sand ninja can do is lend a helping hand. Besides, it's just one little spy. It'll be easy."

Baki disappeared as he felt the presence nearby disappear quickly.

Hayate cursed, glancing backwards as he sped through the village, attempting to get away from Baki. Yet Baki was hot on his heels, his killing intent only seeming to be sensed by Hayate. Hayate frowned, 'I need to get this information to Lord Hokage!'

However, Baki had caught up, appearing in front of Hayate and launching a punch he barely dodged. Hayate jumped backwards, landing on another building, his eyes tense as a bead of sweat rolled down his face.

"Well well what do we have here? If it isn't the exam proctor. What do you think you're doing, coming here all alone?"

Hayate coughed. "It seems I have no choice but to fight." Hayate drew his blade, examining Baki, yet the man simply bent his legs and spread his arms. It wasn't much for Hayate to go off of. 'I'll go for the kill blow right from the get go.'

Hayate surged forth, surprising Baki as he seemed to stumble backwards. Yet Hayate jumped in the air, "Mikazuki no Mai (Dance of the Three Days' Moon)!"

Baki's eyes widened as he saw three figures, two of them obviously a clone of some sort. One clone attacked from the left and another from the right, yet Baki avoided those two, causing them to hit each other and dispel. 'Shadow Clones' Baki thought, before nodding to himself. He looked above, where Hayate was quickly descending before he smirked, letting the blade hit him. Hayate's eyes widened as he saw his blade fail to even pierce Baki's flak jacket. He couldn't even pull it out.

"Impressive. Such a legendary technique, and being capable of mastering it so young. As I expected your village is full of talented ninja." Hayate stumbled backwards, his hands still gripping his sword as he felt Baki's killing intent.

"Your talent with a sword is superb. Of course, stopping a physical sword is easy. However, a wind sword is a different story. No one can stop it!" Hayate began to panick as he saw Baki flick his fingers, a blade of wind forming. Hayate cursed, jumping away from his blade and preparing to flare his chakra, yet he was to slow and Baki killed him before his chakra could be flared or he could escape. As Hayate's body fell onto a roof of a building Baki smirked. "I hope that Uzumaki will do better than this boy did. I would at least like a challenge."

XxX

Naruto glared at the Toad Sannin, quite disgusted at the fact that he was back to peeping on girls. 'If he's just gonna peep on the Inuzuka Clan all day I can go research the Uzumaki and the Kyuubi. That would be more productive than sitting here with this idiot.'

Naruto shot into the sky, frowning as he shot towards the village. It didn't take him long to reach it, causing him to leisurely walk through the village. "I should also find a place to take Hinata later today or tomorrow."

Naruto nodded to himself, walking past buildings, examining which ones he could actually go to without being overpriced or simply kicked out. There were relatively few options. He could either go to Ichiraku Ramen or a place owned by the Nara or Akimichi Clan, simply because they had never overpriced him or kicked him out, despite some people working there disliking him. Naruto finally appeared at the Konoha Shinobi Library, expecting Clans and Jinchuriki information to either be here or in the Hokage's personal study.

'And there's no way I'm getting permission to go in there. Sneaking in there could be considered treason also.'

Naruto sighed, just opening the the doors to the library and walking in. He glanced at the librarian at the front desk, surprised that it was a different lady than when he had last been here. Apparently someone had been fired, or moved.

He didn't really care.

Naruto walked into the clans section, looking up Uzumaki, yet he found nothing. Naruto frowned, his eyes narrowing. 'Okay…maybe they weren't a clan. But maybe I can find something in history.'

Naruto checked the history aile, scanning through a plethora of books before he found one that caught his eyes. "Clans that created Konoha huh," Naruto mumbled. "This should be in the Clan aisle," he said, taking the book out. As he walked back to the Clan aisle he flipped through the book before he stopped dead.

"Uzumaki Clan," Naruto mumbled, shell-shocked. He began to read the section. "The Uzumaki Clan are relatives of the Senju Clan, and helped create both Konohagakure and Uzushiogakure." Naruto eyes widened, surprised. "But if they helped make the village, how come they aren't as recognized as the Uchiha and Senju Clans…" Naruto found nothing for that, however he did find an interesting piece of information. "Mito Uzumaki married Hashirama Senju!" Naruto almost shouted, barely managing to keep his voice down. Naruto glared forwards, stomping towards the door. Sarutobi and he were going to have a little chat. However, he stumbled, falling downwards, hitting a shelf and causing several books to fall out. Naruto groaned, standing and beginning to put the books up, however he found interest in one book.

"Kumogakure Armor Jutsu," Naruto read, surprised. "You can make armor with jutsu!" Naruto opened the book, pleasantly surprised as he scanned through it. He soon found a jutsu that was rather intriguing. "Raiton Chakura Mōdo (Lightning Release Chakra Mode)." Naruto looked confused. "How is this an armor jutsu?" Naruto scanned through the abilities of the jutsu, at least the limited ones that Konoha had, being that it made the user fast and hard to damage. It also seemed to nullify Doton jutsu. Naruto smiled, getting an idea. "Thank you A and Gaara."

XxX

Naruto burst into the office of the Hokage, glaring at him. Sarutobi turned to Naruto, confused, partially as how he got up here without him being informed and partially why he was angry, "What is it Naruto?"

Naruto slammed his hands on the desk, causing the hidden Anbu in the room to tensed, preparing to defend the Hokage, yet the Hokage raised his hand. "Speak Naruto." This was not a request. It was an order.

Naruto finally followed one of his orders.

"Why didn't you tell me!?" Hiruzen looked confused. "Tell you what?"

"That the Uzumaki were a Clan! One that helped make the village!"

Hiruzen's eyes widened as Naruto stated that causing him to frown and look at the boy. He then raised his hand, causing the Anbu to leave the room. He sighed, looking at Naruto.

"Where did you learn of this Naruto?" Naruto glared at the old Hokage, furious he wasn't informed. It was his family after all. "That doesn't matter!" Hiruzen looked at the boy, quite worried about him and what he would do with this new information. "I suppose you are correct…on one condition." Naruto slammed his hands on his table. "I am not taking conditions!" Hiruzen glared at the child, making Naruto feel like a child despite his anger.

"Remember who you are talking to Naruto…did you learn this from Danzo?" Naruto looked shocked. "Him? No, why would I have learned this from Danzo?" Hiruzen shook his head, his worries settled. "Alright, nevermind. Anyways, what do you want to know about the Uzumaki?"

Naruto had a million questions for the man, yet he settled on one.

"Why did you not tell me about them?"

Hiruzen sighed. "Because you were not of age. When the village was attacked it was decreed you would not learn of your clan until you were 16 years of age, the official age that a head of a clan could be decreed."

Naruto glared at the old man. "So I was going to be leader of a clan I had no knowledge about? How does that even make sense! I wouldn't know anything about them!" Hiruzen sighed. "It was for the best. The Uzumaki Clan…they were powerful and had many enemies. If they learned you had existed, you would likely have been killed."

"So giving me the last name Uzumaki was such a bright idea then right?"

Hiruzen frowned. "That was for other reasons."

"What reasons?"

"I cannot tell you."

"Why? Because I'm not of age yet!" Hiruzen sighed, nodding.

"Yes."

Naruto was shaking in his clothing, despite the old man in front of him looking deeply sorry. Naruto however would have none of it. "I want two things from you Hokage-sama."

Hiruzen's eyes widened as he heard Naruto not call him by his affectionate name. He sighed, accepting the fact that Naruto was angry. He had every right to be. The boy had always desired a family, or at least something to remember them by. This was a very deep betrayal to the Uzumaki.

"Those are?"

"I want everything, and I mean everything, belonging to my clan. And I want everything on the Kyuubi and its Jinchuriki's."

Hiruzen's eyes shot up as he glared at the boy. "That is outrageous Naruto! I cannot give you that! How did you even know there were more than one Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko!" Naruto glared at the old man. "Let's just say a little hound told me and leave it at that. Now why can't I have them! They're rightfully mine!" Hiruzen sighed. "True, but you are not of age."

Naruto looked ready to murder the Hokage. "Not of age! Is that your excuse for everything? Fuck the age! I want it now!"

Hiruzen frowned, looking at the boy. He knew he was not going to give up. "Alright then Naruto I'll compromise. You do deserve your rights as a Jinchuriki, so I will give you those. However, you cannot have everything the Uzumaki had."

Naruto was about to yell again, but Hiruzen cut him off. "However, you can have their jutsu and culture in your position. It would be dishonorable for you to represent them and not know anything about them, or their clan jutsu. However, their money and personal resources are off limits. You must wait until you are 16 years of age."

Naruto was about to shout, but Hiruzen leaked his killing intent. "That is my only offer Naruto. Take it or leave it."

Naruto frowned, glaring at the Sarutobi. "I'll take it," Naruto said. Hiruzen nodded, standing and walking over to a wall. He bit his thumb, smearing his blood over it, causing a secret compartment to open. He reached inside, getting a scroll. "Everything on the Kyuubi and its Jinchuriki," he said, before closed the compartment. He handed the scroll to Naruto. He then sighed. "Go to the library. Tell the librarian, Heroes of the Leaf. She will then hand you a key crafted by the Uzukage. You must then come back to me. You will need a convoy to get the rest of what you need."

Naruto glared at the old man who simply raised his hands. "Much of the Uzumaki Clans jutsu is in the ruins of Uzushiogakure. We have relatively few jutsu that still reside here."

"Then give me the jutsu belonging to Mito Uzumaki."

Sarutobi's eyes narrowed. "So you know of Mito Uzumaki. I presume you also know she was the first Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko then?"

"Yes."

Sarutobi sighed. "That may be hard." Naruto glared at the old man. "Why?" Sarutobi's eyes narrowed as he examined Naruto's tone. The amount of disrespect he was showing was a sign of worry.

"Naruto, remember that Mito Uzumaki married Hashirama Senju. Although there is definitely a right that you deserve the jutsu, so do the descendents of the Senju Clan."

Naruto was about to shout but Hiruzen cut him off. "Remember Naruto, any direct descendents of Hashirama Senju technically have Uzumaki blood in them also. They would also deserve to know their clans history."

Naruto frowned. He didn't like it, but he understood that Hiruzen right. "So what's going to happen?" Hiruzen sighed. "Well the last Senju alive is a direct descendent of Hashirama Senju. His daughter to be exact."

"Tsunade Senju," Naruto said.

Hiruzen nodded, slightly surprised that Naruto knew who the famous female shinobi was. "Yes, Tsunade Senju. However…it will take a while to contact her, then again she does not particularly care about the village anymore. Fine, I will give you the key to the Senju library, however Naruto you may only look at the Uzumaki tomes."

Naruto nodded. "I wasn't going to desecrate Senju property anyway." Hiruzen nodded, pleased. "Alright. I will bring you there. Let us go."

XxX

Hiruzen stood in front of a massive gate, looking at the large building behind the gate. Naruto stood next to him, his fists clenched at his sides tightly. As Hiruzen opened the gate they both walked in, walking towards the white building with the Senju symbol on top of it. Naruto followed as Hiruzen led him through the house, barely examining the walls. He did however notice the seals over the house and the secret compartments that were obvious to him.

'There's probably more compartments that I don't know about.'

Hiruzen walked up to a brown, wooden door, with a handle in front of it. Hiruzen sighed, handing the key to Naruto. Naruto gulped before he inserted the key, and twisted, opening the door. Naruto gulped, opening the door before his eyes widened. The amount of books in here alone was amazing! Hiruzen laughed at Naruto's shocked expression before he pointed to the banner that held a spiral-like design, the same one on the back of the Konoha flak jacket. "That is the Uzumaki section. Everything there is under your jurisdictation to read. However, if Tsunade Senju ever comes back you two must set up how you will deal with this new information."

Naruto nodded, not even angry that he didn't have access to the entireity of the massive library. After all, the Uzumaki section alone dwarfed the entireity of the Konohagakure Shinobi Library. Naruto nodded to the Hokage, pleased. Hiruzen sighed, turning on his heel. "Naruto, please know that I am deeply sorry."

Naruto did not respond as he walked towards his clans section.

XxX

Hinata groaned as Hiashi shouted at her to rise. Her father had essentially put her in boot-camp since Gaara had attempted to murder her. Hinata however rose, understanding that her father did not want her to die. Hiashi began to surge his chakra outwards once again, the chakra solidifying and beginning to take place. Hinata nodded to herself as she examined Hiashi. She then pumped her chakra outwards, the chakra beginning to solidify before she collapsed, drained. Hiashi frowned.

"I see, this possess a great problem." Hinata looked up at her father, looking paler than she usually did. Hiashi sighed, dropping his stance. He couldn't very well continue when his daughter was on the verge of chakra exhaustion. Hiashi nodded. "You do not possess enough chakra in your body to even create the armor and still remain functional. Hinata, we will be focusing on physical training until the last week before the finals. For now, rest."

Hinata shook her head, slowly beginning to rise into her stance, surprising Hiashi. "Naruto-kun is out there training," she began. "Sakura-san is also training hard, as is Sasuke-san. I defeated Kiba in the preliminaries. Kurenai-sensei and the clan is depending on me, and for that reason, I cannot lose!"

Hiashi did not smile at his daughter despite the immense pride he felt at her words. 'Just like her mother. It seems Naruto was a good influence. I still cannot cut the bond though, it's too late for that. However, manipulating him into taking the Hyuga side of things would be good. Especially considering the fact that he is the heir to the Uzumaki Clan.'

Hiashi walked over to his daughter, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Rest Hinata. You have conviction, but conviction alone cannot fight off chakra exhaustion."

Hinata nodded before she fainted, forcing Hiashi to catch her. He smirked, before bringing her to her room and laying her on her bed. "Uzumaki Naruto…" Hiashi began. "How much of a difference will you make?"

XxX

Kiba sat down as he was lectured by his mother, irritated. "But I already told you Kaa-chan, I pulled out all the stops I had. Hinata was just better."

Tsume sighed, a hand brushing through her spiky untamed hair. "Alright Kiba. I recognize that you were defeated, but do you understand what our clan is skilled at?"

Kiba frowned at his mother but pointed to Akamaru. "Collaborative jutsu with dogs and physical expertise right?"

Tsume smirked. "Partially. Yes, with our partners we use collaborative jutsu and we are supposed to be masters of hand-to-hand combat and be the epitome of physical conditioning, yet anyone can mirror those. The reason why we were specifically chosen by Hashirama Senju to join Konohagakure wasn't because of that, but something else. Our clan has forbidden jutsu that are fearsome."

Kiba's eyes widened. "Like what?" Tsume frowned. "In all honesty I don't think you're ready to learn any Kiba. You won't even be the next head of the clan anyways, and when you're not the next head our forbidden jutsu can be dangerous. Prove to me that you can at least match your sister. Train Kiba. Then I will teach you a forbidden jutsu if you are ready for it."

Kiba looked eager, grabbing Akamaru and rushing out of the room. "Thanks mom!" he called back. Tsume sighed before she turned, looking at her eldest child. "Was that a good decision Kaa-chan?"

Tsume nodded at Hana. "Kiba will train. He will likely never reach your strength until I am deceased though. He will not learn a forbidden jutsu. But we both know he trains harder when he has a goal that is off-limits to him."

"Like the Hyuga girl."

Tsume was silent.

"Don't deny it mother. We both know he wants to fight the Uzumaki over this." Tsume glared at her daughter. "Enough! I owe Kushina enough to respect her son! She saved my life on multiple occasions. We will not speak of her sons love life again, am I clear?"

Hana nodded, frowning. 'You know that Kiba will lose…don't you mother…you don't want him to.'

XxX

Tenten sat in her armory mixed with a forge, looking up at her father who was not working their shop at this moment. "Hey dad," she asked as she watched him craft a blade. He looked down on her, ignoring his blade for a moment. "Yeah?"

Tenten frowned, thinking back to Kankuro's puppet. "Do you happen to know anything about puppets?" Stijin looked at Tenten. "Like the shinobi art of using it in combat? Not much…Konoha isn't really known for that. If anything I'd say you'd have to talk to a Suna-nin for that and hope they'd teach you. Why?"

Tenten frowned, thinking about how badly she had been beaten. "It's nothing," she said, standing as she looked out of the window. "Tenten?" Stijin asked.

Tenten ignored her father, her eyes glowing with confidence. "Soon," she mumbled. "I'm coming for you Kankuro. Be prepared next time."

XxX

Sakura weaved between Anko's punches, cursing as she found herself backed against a corner. She ducked under one before launching out with her legs, attempting to sweep the Jonin, yet she was a Jonin for a reason and dodged the strike, before snakes shot from her sleeves, attempting to bite Sakura.

Sakura quickly attempted to use Katon: Enha Kishuu no Jutsu (Fire Release: Blazing Blade Surprise Attack Technique), however the jutsu malfunctioned and she missed her opportunity to kill the snakes. The snakes coiled around her, however they did not bite.

"And checkmate," Anko said. "You're still not good enough to use the jutsu in combat situations yet. Keep practicing."

Sakura sighed, glaring at Anko. "I'm starting to think this jutsu isn't worth it." Anko laughed. "You won't be saying that when you're fighting Sasuke Uchiha," she began. "You will be thanking Margaret and I for teaching you it."

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Speaking of Margaret, where is she?" Anko raised an eyebrow. "You didn't know?" Sakura looked at Anko strangely. "Know what?"

"Margaret is training Sasuke too."

XxX

Danzo sat in his study, his eyes closed as several figures with blank masks stood behind him. Danzo raised his head, gripping his cane tighter. "Orochimaru of the Sannin has declared war on us. He attempts to steal our Jinchuriki and last living Uchiha. That is unacceptable. Both are valuable to us. You six are to find out any valuable information. From what we can tell he is likely the commander of Otogakure, so check those Shinobi first. And if required, kill them. Gain the location of Otogakure first however."

The six figures behind Danzo nodded, saying "Yes," in unison before they vanished. Danzo stood, walking towards a window as he looked outside. "The Sharingan belongs to Konoha, as does the Kyuubi."

XxX

Naruto sat in the Uzumaki study, reading over the tomes. Naruto's eyes widened, never having access to such sealing knowledge in his life his mind began to work on overdrive, focusing on several different things at once. "This is awesome," Naruto mumbled, looking over a specific seal. "A seal that drains chakra from the target and transfers it into the user. That would be really useful to have in my arsenal."

Naruto began to practice, excited beyond all comprehention. Naruto frowned as he quickly analyzed it. "I don't have anything in particular that I can practice this on. Then again it's a rather simply seal, I think I'd get it right straight away." Naruto frowned. "Still, I'd like to practice. It's safer, but I don't really have much of a choice here." Naruto frowned, quickly going through the handseals to make the fuinjutsu before he sighed. "That's pretty much all I can do," he said.

Naruto did however find something he found rather interesting after he was done the the chakra draining seal that he could not practice. "Fūinjutsu: Sanhō Fūin (Sealing Technique: Three Directions Seal)." Naruto smirked as he read what the seal was capable of doing. "That is awesome. Ten-chan would want this. I think I'll teach her it. That does require the Senju's permission though," Naruto mumbled. "To be able to create an entire dome with the destructive force of a point blank explosive tag. That is deadly."

Naruto smirked, quickly pulling out a scroll from his pouch and opening it. He began to copy the tome, knowing that he would have no chance of being able to practice it now. Naruto smirked finishing copying the tome. He then set that one down and began to head to the next one. He smirked, reading this one to.

"I can see why the Uzumaki were feared. The Keiyaku Fūin (Contract Seal) is dangerous enough on its own. To be capable of removing a summoners control over their summoning creature. Then again that can be risky. The summoning creature can still act. A Fuinjutsu: Mahi Shiru (Sealing Technique: Paralysis Seal) would probably be the best bet. Cancel off movement and control."

Naruto flipped through several scrolls, copying certain seals down and actually practicing the few that he had the capability to. However, Naruto came upon an interesting one. "Kowareyoku Fūin (Broken Wing Seal)." Naruto scanned the seal before he immediately began to form its handsigns. 'This is a must have jutsu. It is basically required by anyone who is intelligent.'

Naruto then slammed his palm against his thigh. He then stood, finding the action more difficult than normal. 'Perfect on the first try. As expected.' Naruto then flew through another set of handseals before placing another on himself. He slowly smirked and began to walk around, the strain beginning to get to him. 'I can use this as an amplifier for Resistance Seals. This will be useful. I think I'll keep these on, despite how hard it is to move.'

Naruto slowly began to walk towards his seat, sitting down with difficulty. He panted heavily, sweat pouring from his body. 'I should keep only one on my body for now though.' Naruto slowly weaved the handsigns before putting his hand on his thigh, reveling in the retraint he felt lifted off of him. "Kami that feels good," Naruto mumbled. Naruto sighed, sitting down before he opened up another tome. "I wonder what else my clan was capable of doing."

You all deserve to kick my ass on how long I made you wait. Again I am SOOOOO SORRY. This long of a wait was NOT intended. I made the chapter long though? Not a good bonus? Yeah thought so. The chapter was going to be longer, but I figured I'd made you wait long enough. So the next chapter probably either 1. Won't flow well, or 2. I'll just do an extra chapter about the upcoming date before the timeskip to the finals. Which do you guys want? Up to you guys. And Naruto is PISSED at Hiruzen. On the plus side though he's learning some clan fuinjutsu, and even some ninjutsu is in there, just not introduced. Once Naruto masters everything in there, unlike his already mid-high Chunin level self he is now (because yes, very few Chunin can match him right now, let's be honest. Once we reached the Chunin Exams the anime and manga just got out of control. The power jump was MASSIVE. If Lee didn't fight Gaara he WOULD have won) he will be Mid-Jonin level. Of course he won't be mastering everything until we reach Shippuden. Sorry. I apologize for any and all grammar/spelling errors in here. It's probably filled with them.