"NOOOOOO!" Naruto's Grandpa yells in protest as Shisui and Iruka-nii force him away from the temple of Joe, back to the rest of the team. "I WANT TO STAY LONGER!"
Naruto turns to look, and sees Shisui trying to pull his Grandpa along, while Iruka-nii pushes him along from behind.
"I MUST DO MORE RESEARCH!" Arashi protests, trying to go back to the Temple of Joe.
"But you already took pictures of everything!" says Shisui.
"But I need to stay longer!" Insists Naruto's Grandpa, who is practically being carried over to the rest of the team by this point.
"No Dad," says Iruka-nii calmly. "We have to go. It is too dangerous here, and we have already stayed longer than we should have."
Naruto's eyes widen in surprise. That is the first time he has heard Iruka-nii call his Grandpa 'Dad'. Usually, Iruka just calls his adopted Dad by his name, since that was what they agreed on when the adoption took place.
Evidently, Naruto's Grandpa is pretty surprised about being called Dad too, because he stops struggling instantly and just gapes at Iruka. Iruka and Shisui waste no time getting Naruto's grandpa back to the rest of the team.
Then Iruka-nii sees the expression on Naruto's Grandpa's face and asks, "Is something wrong? You look like you saw a ghost or something."
"You called me Dad," says Naruto's Grandpa, sounding just as gobsmacked as he looks.
"Well...ah…" Iruka-nii blushes pokes at his scar. "...you are my Dad."
Naruto grins.
"I think that is enough soppy stuff for now," interjects Sei. "I can sense the Order of Joe heading this way. We need to leave now."
"On it, 'tebayo," says Naruto, jumping down from his look out post. "I found some smoke-able plants growing in a patch of mud!"
Gramps Pants sits up. "What plants?" he demands.
Burifu rolls over and sits up. "Mud?"
"I'll help you find some for real later," Promises Naruto. "The Order of Joe is coming back already, so we have to leave, dattebayo."
"You mean you lied to wake us up?" frowns Gramps Pants, looking more sad than annoyed.
"Not really," says Naruto. "I did find some wild tobacco once, and since it was raining, all the dirt around it had turned to mud. But that was ages ago, 'tebayo."
"That's very interesting, Naruto," says Sei patently, "but we really need to leave. Both the founders are with the Order."
"I have to go and find Sparky first," says Naruto, who does not want to leave Sparky behind. "I let him go and hide while we were fighting Sasori, 'tebayo."
"We finished fighting Sasori over an hour ago," says Iruka-nii. "Sparky should have figured out the battle is over and come back by now."
Sparky is in the forest to the north, says Mr. Kurama, who still sounds really happy. He's been getting further and further away since the fight finished. As soon as Iruka and Shisui confirmed Sasori's death, Sparky took off.
"Mr. Kurama says Sparky took off again, dattebayo!" shouts Naruto, and runs through the ruins to the north.
"Wait, Naruto!" Iruka-nii calls after him.
"Don't stop him, follow him!" orders Sei. "He's heading away from the Order of Joe. Now hurry!"
Naruto glances back and sees his team mates and Grandpa scrambling over the ruins in pursuit of him. Naruto makes a bunch of shadow clones and sends them back for his teammates and Grandpa. The shadow clones lift Team Iruka and naruto's Grandpa off the ground and fly them over the ruins. Sei is already half way through the ruins on his way back to the land of fire by the time Naruto's shadow clones catch up with Naruto himself. Once they are caught up, Naruto flies alongside his clones and team mates.
Naruto flies on in pursuit of Sparky, and soon finds him trying to free his leash from a branch. Naruto flies over and unhooks Sparky's leash. "Sparky, I wish you could tell me why you keep flying off," sighs Naruto. "Then I could help you, 'tebayo."
Sparky squawks angrily and tugs at his leash.
Naruto loops the end around his wrist and turns to Iruka-nii. "Which way is the Temple of Dave, 'tebayo?"
"I don't actually know," admits Iruka-nii. "I know it is somewhere on this island. Do you know where it is, Grandfather Pantsu?"
"Yes I do," says Gramps Pants thoughtfully. "Ya know, I think this bird dude is trying to get the the Temple of Dave. Odd things happen around that area, and it is possible he is trying to get there."
"You hear that, Sparky?" says Naruto. "The place we are going might be the place you want to go. So please stop to trying to fly off, 'tebayo?"
Sparky squawks and hops onto Naruto's shoulder. Naruto pets Sparky's head.
"To the Temple of Dave, then," says Iruka, smiling. "Let's hope their insanity is manageable."
"Shall we walk from here?" suggests Shisui. "The Order of Joe is quite far behind us now, and we can't wear Naruto out by letting him fly us around."
"The Order of Joe is slow," says Burifu. "They won't catch up to us now."
Naruto and his shadow clones return to the ground, and the shadow clones dispel. "While we walk, can you tell us how you learned to do fuuinjutsu, Grandpa?" Naruto asks. "That was awesome how you used that seal, dattebayo!"
"Yes, I'll tell you," says Naruto's Grandpa. "Just don't interrupt me."
Arashi and Kazama are busy doing the dishes while Naruto studies fuuinjutsu. Iruka is out with friends, and Arashi secretly hopes Iruka will bring a girl home.
The door bangs open and Hinata trips lightly inside. "Good afternoon!" she greets them. "Can Naruto come out and play?"
"So long as he's done his homework," says Kazama, firmly.
"Aw," says Naruto sadly.
"I'll help him with his homework after we come back," says Hinata, hopefully.
"In that case, bring him back in time for dinner," says Kazama. "If your parents agree, you can stay here for dinner and help Naruto with his homework."
"Yay! Thank you Granny Kazama!" says Hinata, and then she grabs Naruto and drags him away.
Once the children are out of sight, Arashi says, "Shouldn't we have got Naruto to put his fuuinjutsu stuff away?"
Kazama turns to look at Arashi. "Are you not curious about what is in those books?" she asks, raising her eyebrows pointedly.
"Very much so," admits Arashi, glancing at Naruto's fuuinjutsu books, then at the half-finished dishes, then back to the books. "The dishes can wait." Arashi puts down his tea towel and the dish he was drying, and heads over to the table. Kazama pulls off her rubber gloves and follows.
When they reach the table, Arashi and Kazama each pick up one of the two fuuinjutsu books. Arashi picks up book one and Kazama picks up book two. They look at eachother, gulp nervously, and open the books. Arashi starts reading and can't stop. He sits down and keeps reading, fascinated by the strange book on sealing basics. Kazama parks herself in the chair beside him and reads over his shoulder. The pair is so engrossed, they barely notice the time pass. All too soon, they hear Iruka coming up the drive. They put the books down and go back to doing the dishes, somewhat guiltily.
Over the next few days, while Iruka and Naruto are at the Academy, Arashi and Kazama read through the fuuinjutsu books, and attempt some of the chakra control exercises in them. Kazama soon gives up, claiming nothing is happening and she has music lessons to teach. Arashi keeps at it, learning all of the seal formulae by heart, and even trying some of the more basic ones. He is able to do them, but they drain his chakra terribly. Knowing what the incomplete seals are for, Arashi does not touch those. He knows full well that he has no protection against the shinigami that might appear.
Arashi learns the four Wrath of the Shinigami seals, thinking that they might come in handy some time. He only ever attempts one once, however. After his attempt, he is so drained of chakra that he falls unconscious and does not wake up until the next day. It is a good thing that Iruka is on a mission and Naruto is staying at Choji's house that night, or they would discover Arashi's fuuinjutsu. Kazama is understandably upset by Arashi passing out from chakra depletion and makes him promise not to use seals again except in extreme circumstances.
"So that's it, huh?" says Iruka thoughtfully. "Naruto, you really shouldn't leave your fuuinjutsu stuff lying around, but damn I am glad you did."
"Arashi, dude," says Gramps Pants, obviously impressed. "You are the most Uzumaki non-Uzumaki to ever Uzumaki, eh."
"Wow," says Shisui, grinning at Naruto's Grandpa. "You and Naruto are definitely related. How did I never realize?"
"Because you are an idiot," says Neji solemnly. "It is blindingly obvious they are related and you should be ashamed of yourself for not seeing it."
"Aw, be nice, Neji," says Naruto. "It is an S rank secret, 'tabayo."
"Hidden Leaf S Rank secrets are the most obvious things ever, though, eh," says Gramps Pants. "Oh look dudes, we're nearly there, eh."
Naruto and the others look ahead to where the trees are starting to opening out into a clearing. There is a blue barrier between them and the clearing, and what looks like a cross between a village and a theme park inside the clearing.
As they reach the barrier, the team is greeted by three kids. There are two kids about eleven years old who look like twins and a chubby little girl with a bob cut, who looks about five or six. "Who goes there?" ask the twins in unison.
"Uzumaki Naruto, dattebayo!" replies Naruto instantly. "This is my grandpa, my uncle, my new bestie, my pranking buddy, my something-or-other-ist cousin and my great-something uncle. Who are you?"
"I'm Chippie Uzumaki," says the older girl, who is wearing a sparkly sweater. "That's my twin brother Kipper, and that's Namiko." Once she is finished introducing her companions, Chippie throws her hands up and shouts: "Open the barrier!"
Kipper turns his blue and white cap backwards and pulls a lever situated by the barrier. A rectangle door opens up in the barrier, and Team Iruka, plus Sparky and Arashi, walks through.
"Welcome to Gravity Fails!" says Chippie, grinning and showing a sparkly stud glued to one of her front teeth.