Naruto's Pov
"So, who`s this Sakura? You hesitated when you said her name." Dad asked
"Because of the way the village treated me, I put up a mask of being an idiot, I pretended to like her, she didn`t even try to return it, she hated me, she would hit me every day for being an idiot in her eyes, when Sasuke left, I stupidly made her a promise to bring him back, even though I knew I couldn`t, after Sasuke and I fought in the valley, I kinda gave up without telling her, and when on a two year training trip with Jiraiya, I lost interest in her completely, with my mask up and down I just didn`t care anymore, especially when she took to hitting me again with her enhanced strength as well, trust me it hurts, but we fought together to beat Kakashi in the bell test, I never told her I gave up and I never will."
"You beat him in the bell test?!" Sasuke yelled
"You haven`t?!"
"No how the hell did you beat him?!"
"I figured out his weakness!"
"Kakashi has a weakness?" Edward asked
"Yup, I can`t believe none of you got it."
"Is it by any chance his books?" Carlisle asked
"Yes, it is."
"What did you do?" Dad asked
"I pretended to tell him the ending of his newest book." A fist connected with the top of my head "What the hell was that for?"
"I don`t want you reading those books Naruto."
"Jiraiya made me read one, I read half a page before throwing it back at him, not even half a page."
"Alright, fine just don`t do it again."
"Fine with me."
"Naruto! Help me out will ya?!" Sasuke yelled, I chuckled and created a hand sign
"Shadow clone Jutsu!" several clones appeared and jumped into the trees to collect natural energy
"What did you do that for?" Emmett asked
"Three of them are collecting natural energy, for me to go into sage mode."
"And the fourth?" Carlisle asked
"Look over at Kakashi." They all looked over to see my fourth clone jump away from Kakashi with a book in its hand, before landing next to me, I took the book and shoved it in my weapon pouch
"Why didn`t he sense that?" Minato asked
"I can conceal my chakra." He nodded and I held out my hand as the fourth clone started to form the Rasengan "You might want to step back." They all moved back as another clone dropped down on my other side and held its hands out to keep the chakra stable as the Rasengan was formed enhanced by sage mode. I held it above my head, and the two clone dispersed, allowing me to gain sage mode, giving me my sage jacket
"Sage Art: Super Oodama Rasengan!" I jumped from where I was stood and over to the pair, Sasuke who saw me coming, jumped out of the way, as did Kakashi as he turned and saw, but only just escaped and the Rasengan hit the ground, making it crack and pieces of earth to rise. I landed on my feet as Sasuke joined me and hit me over the head
"You could have warned me."
"Me shouting Sage Art: Super Oodama Rasengan wasn`t enough warning?"
"Boys, enough bickering and let's fight, and Naruto your trick from last time won't work this time, since I have read all the books there isn`t anything you can do to distract me." Kakashi called over to us, I smirked
"I wouldn`t be so sure sensei, do you know how I pulled all those pranks in the village? How I always escape ANBU? How I was able to get Sakura`s headband?"
"You were sneaky, but every kid is at that age."
"Guess again, look in your weapons pouch." His eye widened slightly as he reached into his pouch "Ready for the attack?" Sasuke nodded
"Double team?" I nodded
"Ready? Go." We shot off towards Kakashi who was still distracted, I created several clones who half Henged into Sasuke and the rest of mine formed Rasengans and attacked Kakashi, who managed to move out of the way each time, but landed directly in front of use when he jumped away from the attack, I quickly and slyly grabbed the bells and grabbed a hold of Sasuke, transporting us to where the others were stood
"What did-" I dropped a bell into his hand "Very clever, you took his book didn`t you?" Sasuke asked
"Yup." We waited until Kakashi had dispersed all the clones, before holding up the bells as he turned to face us, he sighed and chuckled
"You did it again Naruto, you managed to use my book against me...now hand it over." I pulled the book out of my pouch and tossed it to him, he caught it and put it back into his pouch and walked over to us
"Congrats you guys, Kakashi you`re getting slack, especially if you get easily distracted by a book, hand it over." Minato said holding his hand out to Kakashi, who grumbled and handed the book over making the rest of us laugh or chuckle
"I`m keeping this bell." Sasuke said and headed inside
"Why would he keep the bell?" Carlisle asked
"He didn`t manage to get one the first time round, none of them did, only Sasuke managed to touch a bell, actually getting a bell is an accomplishment for him." Kakashi explained
"And a step closer to being a jerk again." Then a fist hit me over the head
"I heard that Dobe." I rubbed the back of my head as the other laughed or chuckled
"Not funny."
"Yes it was." Edward commented
"Jerk."
"But you love me anyway." Edward responded
"What makes you think that?" I raised an eyebrow at him and Edward developed a hurt look
"You mean you don't love me?" he asked in a fake hurt tone, pressing his hand to his chest
"I think you hurt his feelings Naruto." Minato stated with a chuckle
"That hurts, really hurts deep." Edward muttered
"And?"
"You'll get used to him eventually." Emmett chuckled, Edward just shrugged
"I'll grow on you." Edward commented, my face scrunched up
"You mean like a mold?" Everyone laughed, including Edward, while I just shrugged
{Kit, you've still got some clones gathering nature energy, are you going to leave them?}
[Yeah, might as well, they'll come in handy later on, especially if we get another attack]
{Alright Kit}
"Are you expecting us to be attacked?" Edward asked as we all got back inside the house, I shrugged and sat down on the sofa
"With me, you never know." He nodded "Kaka-sensei?" I caught Kakashi's attention as he was about to head into the kitchen
"Hm, what is it Naruto?" He responded
"How long do you think we'll be able to stay?"
"You're planning on going back?" Alice asked, I nodded
"I can't stay here forever, my home is Konoha, and it needs rebuilding, I'm not just going to stand back and let everyone else do that hard work, the Akatsuki is still out there, still hunting the tailed beasts down, I'm not going to back down, 'cause they'll never stop searching for me, we lost people in this last fight against Pein, yes, he brought them back, but he didn't bring everyone back."
"Naruto, Jiraiya chose to take that mission from Lady Tsunade, he chose to take the mission to protect you." Kakashi responded
"I never asked him to."
"Doesn't mean he still wouldn't do it, he cared a heck of a lot about you." Kakashi responded
"Naruto, Jiraiya's death wasn't your fault, if I know sensei like I did, he went out the way he always wanted to, fighting to protect those he cared about most." Minato added, kneeling in front of me and reaching a hand out to squeeze me knee
"He wanted peace, that's all he ever wanted."
"I know kiddo, did he ever tell you, that we named you after the main character in his first ever book?" Minato asked, smiling softly, I smiled back and nodded
"The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi." I reached into my weapons pouch and pulled out the book "I got it while I was doing my sage training, it made me feel closer to him, you know?" Minato nodded with a smile
"I know, he inspired both Kushina and I, so much that we named you after his main character and named him your godfather." I gave him a surprised look
"Really?" He nodded
"But you're seriously planning on going back? You could die." Alice demanded
"But it's Naruto's choice Alice, we can't tell him not to go back, that's his home." Jasper responded to her demanding
"But he's family." Alice muttered
"And Konoha is my home, I have people there that I care about, people that care about me, depending me, I'm glad that I've met you all, glad my dad is still alive." Minato smiled at the pointed look I gave him "Maybe, once it's all over I'll come back and stay a while, but for now, I need to go back." Alice opened her mouth to argue but then decided against it and just nodded
"When ever you go back, I'm coming with you, if you're going to fight the Akatsuki I'm going to back you up, is Sakura any less of a fangirl?" Sasuke asked, I grimaced and Kakashi turned his head away "Did I miss something? Did she start hitting you again?" He demanded, I shrugged
"It's no big deal."
"No big deal? She's abusing you!" Sasuke yelled
{Kit did you seriously just say it was 'no big deal`? she did you some serious damage!}
[You don't need to yell Kyu]
"He's got a point Naruto, I've seen some of your memories of her, the wrong hit in the wrong place could kill you, well if you weren't half vampire." Edward commented
"Or housing the Kyuubi." Minato added
"Why do you let her do it?" Edward asked
"I don't believe in hitting women."
"That's all well and good Naruto, but A, you'll have to eventually, B, there is such a thing as standing up for yourself." Sasuke commented and then he turned to Kakashi "And why didn't you do anything about her?"
"I did, I had a long chat with her, but then Naruto when away for three years on a training trip with Jiraiya and Sakura began training under lady Tsunade, and you'd left the village Sasuke, I was a team leader without a team." Kakashi responded
"Hey, don't put the blame on Kaka-sensei, I should have spoken up, or you speak to her, she'll listen to you." I grinned as he groaned
"Fangirl?" Sasuke asked, I nodded
"Fangirl~"
"We'll probably have to head back to the village in three days at the most, so make sure your rested up properly." Kakashi said and then turned and headed into the kitchen, and the rest of the Cullens dispersed, Sasuke came over and sat down on the sofa next to me, while Minato perched in the love seat
"Did you seriously not drop your mask? Not even after I left the village?" Sasuke asked, I leant back and slouched on the sofa and looked at him in shock
"You knew?" he scoffed
"Of course, I knew dope, no one is that stupid and can hide from Anbu after pulling all those pranks."
"You hid from Anbu? They didn't find you?" Minato asked, dumbfounded, I nodded with a grin
"Those were the days."
"Except Iruka always seemed to find you." Sasuke commented
"And Iruka's rank is?" Minato asked, Sasuke and I both looked at him and answered
"Chunnin." And Minato groaned in exasperation
"Either Anbu are getting slack, or you let this Iruka find you." Minato gave me a pointed look, I shrugged
"I like Iruka."
