After they walked back to the inn, Tsunade immediately turned on Naruto.
"What the hell! How are you so powerful all of the sudden?"
"I will tell you later, Lady Tsunade, when we get back to the village. It's a very long story," Naruto says calmly, shocking Tsunade at his mature attitude. She frowned.
"As your Hokage, I demand you tell me," she said, glaring at the boy. Naruto sighed.
"No."
"What do you mean no! I am commanding you,"
"You can't order me,"
"Why the hell not?"
"For two reasons. One, you are not yet Hokage, as you aren't in the village. Two, I am no longer a shinobi of the leaf." Naruto said. Jiraiya gaped.
"What do you mean! Are you leaving the village?" he exclaimed. Naruto shook his head once again.
"No, because there is a policy in every ninja village that it cannot have a shinobi that is stronger than SSS rank. This was put into play after Hashirama died. It was an agreement that is still held up, even to this day. However, because no ninja was able to make it to Hashirama's level yet, the closest being Minato Namikaze, it has never been put into effect. I am sorry." Naruto said, bowing his head.
"How do you know this? I doubt the sage and his brother knew about this…" Jiraiya said. Naruto grinned and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"I sent a couple thousand shadow clones to study during the week…" he explained. The sannin sighed. Of course.
"How are you not unconscious from the memory overload?" a concerned Tsunade asked, her eye furrowed in concern for Naruto's health. Naruto shrugged.
"I assume it's from Kur- the Kyuubi," he said. They didn't notice his slip. Tsunade nodded in understanding. However, that brought up more issues.
"Wait, if it's the Kyuubi, than it would have access to your mind, right?" Jiraiya said, frowning in thought. Naruto nodded.
"That would be the case normally, however, he cannot modify nor effect the memories. He can only delay them until it's safe for it to be transfered. That, and he is basically my son due to me also having the Sage's memories and powers." Naruto explained slowly, as if speaking to a child. He grinned at Jiraiya.
"By the way, I am now a better seals master than you!" Naruto grinned, showing that even with his new memories and powers, he was still the lovable knucklehead they both knew. Jiraiya cried a little.
"The only thing i'm known for other than the toad contract, and i am beaten by a mere child! This is so sad!" he whined. Naruto laughed, while Tsunade sighed.
"So what are you going to do? You aren't a ninja of the leaf anymore, so I doubt you'll be allowed to stay-" Tsunade started, before she was interrupted by Naruto.
"I may not be allowed to be a ninja of the leaf, but that doesn't mean I can't be in the village. I just can't be a part of the shinobi system, and I will probably just act as a mercenary or an ally of the leaf instead of a direct shinobi. So, I can still live there, but I can leave whenever I want without being branded as a missing-nin."
"Oh. That makes sense. So, what are you going to do?" Jiraiya asked curiously. Naruto shrugged.
"I don't know, I guess maybe I will stay for a bit and help occasionally in missions. I might just explore. I don't know… actually, I may have an idea. Akatsuki. I could try to shut them down early." Naruto said, sighing. Everyone nodded.
"I guess that would be okay…."
"Anyways, I am going to head back to Konoha, I will meet you there!" Naruto said, confusing the Sannin. Suddenly, Naruto vanished. A moment. Two. Three moments.
"Didn't he look older?"
~Konoha~
A flash appeared on top of the Hokage Monument. Naruto stood there, gazing over his beloved village. He knew, that if he so desired, that he could wipe this village off the face of the Elemental Nations. But, this village was his home. He would never do that. He would always protect it, even if he couldn't as a Shinobi of the Leaf. He sighed. In the corner of his eye, he spotted some smoke. Turning his head in alarm, he sighed when he realized what it was. His apartment was aflame.
"I pity them. Poor villagers, to ignorant to understand the difference between a scroll and a kunai…" Naruto said, shaking his head in disappointment. He frowned. Looks like he is going to be sleeping in the woods again. He glances around, before remembering a certain forest that gave him hell in the second round of the Chunin Exams. He smirked. Payback.
Naruto jumped from his favorite place, heading toward Training Grounds 44. The Forest of Death. It took mere moments before he arrived. Grinning, he hopped the fence, appearing on the other side, before vanishing again in a sprint. Within seconds, he was deep in the forest.
"Time to set up camp!" Naruto said to himself, before quickly using his Mokuton that he got from the sage to create a small campfire. He lit it with a small fire jutsu. He went over to the stream and quickly grabbed some fish with a quick Banso Tennin. Hey, if you have infinite power, why not use it to catch fish. He brought the fish over to the fire and let it start to cook. He smiled.
Snakes suddenly jump out at him, wrapping him up. He sensed that these were summons, so he refrained from killing them.
"Oi, brat, what are you doing in my forest… wait. I remember you! You are the brat that was in the Chunin Exams!" Anko exclaimed, pointing accusingly at him. Naruto smiled, before vanishing from the snakes grasp and appeared in front of Anko. He held out a hand.
"Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, Reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths and his brother, and Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi! At your service!" Naruto grinned cheekily. Anko raised an eyebrow, before turning to the snake curled up on her arm.
"Is he really the Sages Reincarnation?" Anko asked. The snake looked over at Naruto, before nodding. Anko smirked, before hugging Naruto tightly, grinning like crazy.
"Mmph!" Naruto grunted, his head getting shoved into the purple haired woman's chest.
"I love you so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Anko yelled happily, showing a rare soft side of her. Naruto tried pushing her away, before he noticed something on her shoulder. He glared hatefully at it.
"Anko-san… who put this abomination on your shoulder? It looks… distasteful. I would gladly rip it to pieces!" Naruto said, causing Anko to gasp and pull back quickly. She glared.
"What do you know about the Cursed Seal?" the woman hissed, much like the summons she summoned. Naruto sighed.
"I apologize, due to the fact I have all of the memories and powers of the Sage and his brother, I am easily able to recognize a cursed seal. But that one… its vile. I would love to remove it from you, as only someone with my abilities would be able to." Naruto said. Anko glared.
"If you are messing with me, I will kill you right here and now, I don't care if you are the Sage's Reincarnation! However, if you are indeed able to remove it… I promise I will be whatever you wish! I will be your slave if necessary! Just remove this piece of shit from me!" Anko was almost in tears now. Naruto frowned, upset that she had suffered from such a thing.
"I am not messing with you. I can remove the seal." Naruto said. Anko froze. She nodded.
"Do it." she pleaded. Normally, she wouldn't give much stock in a stranger, but due to the snakes telling her of his capabilities, she had no doubts. Naruto nodded, before walking over to Anko, his rippled eyes shining. He put a hand over to seal.
"Samsura Style: Damning of the Soul," he spoke, his voice rippling with power. He combined his Human path with the preta path, absorbing the soul fragment in the seal, along with the chakra powering it. Before the seal could react and release it's counter measures, he quickly used a simple Evil Destruction Method Seal, destroying it's influence, leaving nothing but some ink. He wiped the ink away, revealing a bare, clean shoulder. He smiled.
"It's done." he said, smiling over at Anko. She tried to look over, but Naruto simply created a mirror with his Creation of All Things. She looked at her bare shoulder, before a grin came on her face, tears running down it.
"Thank you," she breathed, hugging Naruto once again, but this time much more gentle.
"Of course, I would always help someone in need. That, and I don't need any reason to remove such a evil thing." Naruto said.
"Follow me! I need to tell all my friends! I need to introduce them to my savior! Oh… by the way, I am your slave now…" Anko said, looking down slightly. Naruto smiled slightly, shaking his head.
"No, you're not. You are just a friend of mine now!" Anko smiled, rolling her eyes. She grabbed Naruto's hand and used a Shunshin with him in tow, bringing him to her favorite Dango Restaurant. Her friends were gonna meet today anyways.
"Kurenai! Yugou! Guess what!" Anko called over to a duo. Walking over, pulling Naruto, still by the hand, with her. The duo looked over at Anko and Naruto.
"Anko! What are you doing with Naruto-san?" Kurenai asked. Anko's grin got even larger.
"Naruto-kun is my favorite person in the world right now!" she said, pulling down the side of her shirt, revealing her shoulder. It was bare.
"Holy shit. The brat removed the Cursed Seal?" Yugou gasped. Naruto smiled sheepishly.
"Yes he did! He is also the Sage's Reincarnation I was telling you about! He is probably the most powerful person in the whole of the Elemental Nations!" Anko smiled, pushing Naruto into a seat. Naruto honestly had no idea what to do in this situation. Luckily, no one in the bar recognized him, mainly due to his age boost and his eye color change. He kinda looked like a blonde Hyuuga.
"You have to be joking. Naruto was the dead last in the academy, how would he be able to become so powerful?" Kurenai asked. Anko shrugged, looking at Naruto, who smiled slightly.
"Well… I guess I kinda just awakened it. It's easier just to think of it as a bloodline awakening, except it's just a lot more powerful and dramatic." Naruto shrugged. The two females looked at him curiously. Naruto sighed helplessly.
"Okay… anyways, you removed Anko's cursed seal, so that makes you good in our book! Thank you" Naruto sighed in relief. Anko kissed his cheek, smirking slightly.
"I wasn't letting you get away without some reward." she explained to his shocked and red face. Naruto sighed. Why was it always the crazy ones he attracted.