Summary: Naruto's fight to be Hokage and the fight for Naruto's heart begins. Sakura finally notices him and a shy girl will call upon her courage to stop her; this will be a long fanfic, its going to start slow but get interesting and deeper around chapter 4 with the pairings and all.
Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine. It's his creator's property. (Kishimoto Masashi). The only thing mine are my own made up characters.
A/N: This chapter was beta by Frost Fae, thank you for you're help.
And revised by Jiraiya.
"Hello" speech
Hello Thoughts
Hello kyubi
Hello kyubis thoughts
(Hello) Inner Sakura
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CHAPTER 6: THE BLOND IS BACK Part.1
A couple of days had passed since the genins had become stable, and the people of Konoha started to calm down yet some still couldn't, like the two girls still trying to visit a certain boy. Still others enjoyed the new calm.
"KONOHA SENPUU!!" was heard in a clearing in the forest, as a green blur broke through five huge logs.
Gai-sensei I'm back at full strength, now I'll become stronger to defeat my rivals. Gaara, Sasuke, Neji, and now you Naruto-kun. He thought with fire in his eyes.
Now I'll do 1000 one-handed push ups. If I can't do them I'll do 1000 squats. He thought and started doing his push ups.
I'm almost done… 994, 995, 996, 997…that's odd. Has the ground gotten softer…? 998…it almost feels like sand…999—sand? …oh crap…His thoughts were interrupted.
"SABAKU KYUU!!" As he heard those words the sand under his hand started to cover him, he tried to jump away, but he was too tired from the push ups to make any progress.
"Damn it…can't…move…." He said while struggling to get free from the sand.
From behind the trees, Gaara emerged, Lee stared at him remembering the other day he saw the Sand Nin.
"GULP Hi…Gaara…by any chance are you still angry about the Ramen….incident…" Lee said, while struggling to breathe.
Gaara looked straight into Lee's eyes, raised his right hand and said in a calm voice, "SABAKU SOUSOU."
I'm so dead…but why only because I skip on the bill? Gai-sensei did he only save me to kill me later… Lee thought while the sand finished covering his face.
He closed his eyes, just waiting for the moment of pain and the calm that would follow. This is an eternity, he thought while still waiting, but that moment never came. The sand slowly uncovered his eyes, and moving slowly away from him his turtle-shaped wallet was being carried away by Gaara's sand.
"What…?" Lee's mouth fell to the ground from the shock.
"You baka, if you only wanted the money you could have told me… now I need a new body suit… You baka…" Lee said, just before the sand released him and fell to the ground.
"If I only asked for the money would you have learned your lesson?" Gaara said in a calm voice while taking out some money from Lee's wallet.
Was he trying to make a prank on me……if he did…it worked…ha!! My poor kame-chan…Lee thought while tears fell from his eyes.
"That's enough Gaara-san, that ramen wasn't that expensive…" Lee shouted to Gaara.
"We're going to eat and you're paying this time," Gaara answered.
"No, Gaara-san, I still haven't finish my training, you interrupted before I could finish my push ups." Lee said in a serious voice.
"NO, we're going to eat breakfast." While Gaara said that, sand started to come out of his gourd.
A sweat drop broke out on Lee's head. He's gotten a little friendlier; he only threatens now… Lee thought while looking at Gaara's expression.
"Very well, we'll go but I'll do 2000 squats after and if I can't do them ill punch the logs 5000 time, yes Gai-sensei, I'll be stronger, you'll see! Gaara lets go." After saying those words he flashed his good guy pose.
While Lee and Gaara walked to town, a blond boy and a white-haired man traded words near Lee's training site.
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"Where the hell do you think you're going, ero-sennin?" The blond boy yelled.
"What? I'm just going to gather data, Naruto". Jiraiya replied while having a small nose bleed.
"Data my ass; stop going peeping and teach me a new jutsu!" Naruto said while glaring at the sennin.
"What new jutsu? First learn to control the charka, then we'll talk," Jiraiya said.
"I already can! You know that…" A smile appeared on his face. "Hey ero-sennin, want to see something cool I can do?" Naruto asked, giving his foxy grin.
Jiraiya raised his brow, looking into the smiling boy's eyes.
New trick…maybe he improved sexy no jutsu. He thought while having a small nose bleed.
"Well, let's see…" Jiraiya said in a curious voice.
After hearing those words, Naruto gave a small leap just in front of Jiraiya. He extended his right arm and started to form the Rasengan.
"What? That's all…? It's the same old Rasengan…" He said in a bored tone
After hearing Jiraiya's words, Naruto made a bigger smile at Jiraiya; he noticed it, but didn't understand the reason for it. Naruto then suddenly started to move his arm forward and backwards.
What's that baka doing…? Jiraiya wondered and got closer to see this new thing his student did.
"So what's that supposed to do…?" Just as Jiraiya finish those words, Naruto made a fast forward thrust with his hand sending the Rasengan right to Jiraiya's face.
"What the hell…?!" Jiraiya yelled as he saw the Rasengan flying towards him.
Man, why does every one try to hit me…? He thought as he dodged the sphere just an inch from his face, and let in it fly to into the forest.
"Ero-sennin! Are you okay? I was sure you where going to dodge it!" Naruto said as he ran to his fallen sensei.
Phew, he's okay. Man, I shouldn't surprise him like that. He thought while sighing out of relief.
There in front of him lay Jiraiya in shock—his mouth foaming—with bug eyes. His forehead protector had a small mark where the Rasengan was able to hit him slightly.
Naruto started to poke Jiraiya in the head, then got close crouch and said:
"Hidden Leaf Ancient Taijutsu Supreme Technique: A Thousand Years of Pain".
He hit Jiraiya with it, making him jump straight into the air. When he recovered from the shock he turned to Naruto, gave him a hit over the head, and screamed at him.
"Baka, baka, baka, you BAKA!!" He yelled into his head.
"What the hell did you do that for?" Then the memory of the Rasengan flying at him kicked in.
He then scratched his head and stared straight at Naruto.
"How were you able to throw the Rasengan? I can't do that, and neither could the fourth…?" He said in a curious and interested voice.
Naruto, who was ashamed for what he did to his sensei was surprised at how Jiraiya had so easily forgotten about the near-death experience.
He put his foxy grin on and started to explain.
"Well ero-sennin, when I was learning to control the kyubi's chakra I made Rasengan to train but the chakra always ended up mixing in with mine in the Rasengan, but when I stopped letting chakra out it still stayed there," he said in a bragging voice.
"So you tried to use only yours in the rasengan?" Very nice, looks like he's getting sharper…of course it's because of my guidance… He thought, smiling like a proud father.
"But what do you mean after you stopped using you're chakra the rasengan stayed?" He asked.
"Yeah, after I stopped putting chakra into the Rasengan it banishes, but when the kyubi's got in, even after I stopped it stayed for a while," he said, trying to sound like an expert on new jutsus.
"Haaaa… MR. Smart Guy, if you know so much then why does the rasengan last longer?" Jiraiya asked while smiling.
Naruto stuck out his lower lip and started to think deeply.
What can I say…when you don't know, lie, lie…"Kid, listen to you're sensei, he will help you with your control and techniques," a voice interrupted his important thought.
Ha! Shut up you dumb fox, I already mastered how to control and hide you're chakra. He said to the kyubi.
"Yes, but you've discovered a new way in using one of you're techniques, you should now how it works." It said in a bored tone.
I don't need to know how it works; I just have to know how to do it. He answered.
"Stupid kid, every great shinobi knows how their jutsus work by heart." The fox said.
So then tell me. He yelled at the fox.
"NO". The fox coldly answered.
Nani? You said you would teach me… He spat out to the fox.
"I never said I'd teach you, I said I would only help you… and I won't help you with every little detail." The fox said arrogantly.
Then when will you help me? He asked.
"When you grow, and only when you grow I will," He answered.
You stupid fox, I already grew, I improved an already great technique… "No, you didn't," he was cut off by the fox.
"You only learned chakra control, and any genin can learn chakra control in one point or another in their lives,"It paused to see Naruto's reaction.
"You can only throw it because of my chakra… you didn't grow, and to make things worse, you found it by pure luck." The kyubi said in a cold tone.
Naruto knew the kyubi was right. It was there when he learned it. After that day he fought with Sasuke, the kyubi seemed to know everything Naruto did or thought.
FLASHBACK
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"I have to control it… I can…" He chanted while trying to suppress the kyubi's power.
The Rasengan appeared in his hand, but it was one too many times forming it, he had used all of his own chakra, his body failed and started to fall to the ground, but still the kyubi's chakra started to flow freely into the Rasengan, he fell to the floor hard. Hitting his arm with a rock as he hit the ground, his hurt arm flinched, dropping the rasengan right in front of him.
"What the…" He gasped as he saw the Rasengan not disappearing as it should but tearing the ground in front of him.
"How did I do that…?" He wondered while staring at the torn up ground.
"Who cares… it so cool… can't wait to show ero-sennin…."He mumbled right before fainting.
END FLASHBACK
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You're right…he thought.
"Hey baka…so do you know how it works?" Jiraiya said to the boy.
Naruto looked up at the sennin.
"No…" He said in a low voice.
What? He admitted it? I thought he would make something up or something like that…ha! That boy, it looks like my serious and mature nature rubbed off on him. He thought.
"Alright, I'll tell you, chakra. After it leaves the body it disperses into the surrounding area," he said, looking at Naruto. The boy simply nodded.
"Depends on how concentrated your chakra is, it will last longer or less time outside of the body before it disperses." He said, Naruto simply nodded again.
I wonder if he understood. "Well, human chakra can only last a few seconds, but it looks like the demon chakra is much more concentrated which makes it last longer. And that's why you can actually throw it, got it?" He said.
"Yeah, I got it…" Just as Naruto said those words a large explosion and a scream were heard.
"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa," was heard by the two.
"Naruto, isn't that the way the Rasengan you through flew?" Jiraiya asked.
"Yeah, I think so," Naruto scratched his head while he said that.
"You Baka, how much demon chakra did you put in it?" He angrily asked.
"Not a lot I think" He said.
"You think… you think… you baka you could have killed me!" He screamed at the blond boy.
Jiraiya turned to the place the screams were heard, and sighed. How much power does the kyubi have, and how much can Naruto use of it? He thought with fear of what that power could do to the boy.
"Now go and find the people you killed." He said to the kid
"Why me? And I didn't kill anybody! I'm sure… more or less…" He said in a nervous tone.
"Did you see that explosion? Not even Gamabunta could have done that, now go and give them a proper burial." The sennin said.
"They're NOT dead, and why only me? Aren't you going to help me?" Naruto asked.
"I have to gather data," after saying those words, Jiraiya vanished in a puff of smoke.
What kind of sensei is he…? Not helping his only student to cover up his murders…WHAT AM I THINKING? THEY'RE NOT DEAD! After that he ran to the site.
While running to the site he kept repeating, "Not dead, not dead, not dead…" like a mantra.
After a few minutes, he arrived at the site, a huge crater laid in front of him. He looked around but found no one who could have given out the scream he'd heard. He looked around trying to find someone. A few yards away he found two shadows.
O my god! Fuzzy eye brows. He thought while looking at an unconscious Lee, next to him he saw some one leaning on the tree.
"Gaara? You two? Are you okay?" He said in a nervous tone.
"You did this didn't you? You idi-" Gaara fell unconscious before he could finish.
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Naruto carried the boys to his training spot, waiting for them to wake up.
Naruto sat next to the fire he started to keep the two unconscious boys warm, hoping that that would make them wake up faster. Come on, wake up already. He thought while looking at the boys, almost on cue, one of the boys started to move.
"Gaara, are you okay?" Naruto asked.
He simply stared at him
"Come on, say something…" He said worriedly.
"You've have become stronger…" He said coldly.
"What? Only a little…" He said, trying to sound modest.
"No, you've grown a lot, that attack overpowered my shield of sand like it was nothing," Gaara said.
"But what happened? What were you doing out there?" Naruto asked, trying to change the subject.
"Lee was training and I came to get some money he owed me…" He answered.
"Oh, so you're best friends with fuzzy brows now?" Naruto stated.
"…" Gaara just stared.
Before Naruto could start to make fun of Gaara, Lee started to grunt and move, Lee opened his eyes, staring straight into the fire Naruto started.
Oh my god, I have died and gone to hell, but why? Why Gai-sensei? Is it because I didn't finish my push ups and didn't do the squats I should? I'm sorry Gai-sensei… He thought while clenching his fist and crying.
Naruto and Gaara sweat dropped at the strange spectacle Lee was creating.
"Hey Lee, are you okay?" Naruto screamed while waving frantically at the older boy.
Huh? Naruto-kun, what's he doing here? He thought while looking at his surroundings.
"Lee, what's wrong? Come here," Naruto said to Lee.
A confused Lee got up, walked up to the boys, and looked at Naruto, and then he remembered seeing a blue ball coming at him right before he blacked out.
"Naruto-kun, what are you doing here? Sakura-san told me you were still in the hospital," Lee asked in a curios voice.
Oh right, no body knows I left the hospital days ago. He thought
You should give them a good excuse, and I mean good, you don't want them to know you were training to hide demon chakra, do you? The fox voice echoed in his mind.
I know that, but Gaara already knows. Oh wait, Lee doesn't, let me think. He said back to the kyubi.
"Well you see guys, I've been here… since…" before he could finish, a giant scroll slammed into Naruto sending him flying.
After the boy was hit, a man jumped from no where in front of Lee and Gaara.
"NARUTO! You BAKA, so these were the people you almost killed. You should be ashamed of what you did!" Jiraiya said.
Good thing the girls left early today, I got here just in time, knowing that kid he would have said something stupid, Jiraiya though.
"You two are the kids that helped Naruto bring Sasuke back, Lee and Gaara right," he said, pointing at each boy in turn.
"Yes, and you're Jiraiya-sama, one of the three legendary sennin, and ex-teammate of the Hokage-sama," Lee stated, looking at Jiraiya.
Gaara was unimpressed and simply said, "Right…"
"Ero-sennin, why did you do that to me? That's no way for a sensei to treat his student!" Naruto said angrily to Jiraiya.
What? Naruto-kun's sensei is one of the legendary three? No wonder he has become so strong, even if Gai-sensei is great he's no match for one of the sennin. Lee thought as he watched Naruto and Jiraiya argue.
Mm…That's one of the reasons…you're stronger…but I sense it's not the only one… Gaara thought.
"So Naruto-kun, when did you leave the hospital?" Lee asked again.
Naruto and Jiraiya looked at him, Naruto opened his mouth but a pat on his head from Jiraiya told him not to speak.
"Ha Lee, Naruto just recovered this morning, I told him to rest for a couple of days but he never listens, so he started to train as soon has he left the hospital, a few hours ago," Jiraiya said in a serious tone.
"Is that so?" Lee answered.
"Well kid, it's past noon and I have important sennin things to do, so I'll take my leave." After saying those words, he took out a small telescope and jumped out of sight.
Sennin things my ass, you're just going to peep again. Naruto thought with disgust.
"So where were you guys going when I hit you with my jutsu?" Naruto said in a joking manner.
What? That blue thing that hit me was his? Lee thought in shock.
"We were going to get ramen for breakfast… well, lunch now…" Gaara said.
"Lunch? How long was I out Gaara?" Lee asked.
"A few hours" Gaara answered.
"Well, let's go get some ramen then," Lee said in a happy tone.
After hearing that sweet word, Naruto's eyes started to get teary.
"Ramen! I haven't eating ramen in a while," A teary-eyed Naruto said.
"Want to eat with us Naruto-kun?" Lee asked.
"Really?! You're great Fuzzy brows, let's go," Naruto said, jumping with joy.
Naruto grabbed Lee's and Gaara's arms and started to pull them towards the village.
This is so great, I'm going to eat ramen, and even better I'm eating ramen with two of my friends! That's so cool. Naruto thought while giving a huge foxy grin.
The boys finally arrived at the village's busy streets.
I wonder if any one missed me. Who knows, maybe I'll see Iruka-sensei, Kakashi-sensei, Tsunade-obaachan, and Konohamaru or even… sakura-chan… He thought, the boy then remembered the dream he had in the hospital. He stopped walking and looked at the sky… maybe Hinata too…
After that, the boy started to run out of excitement, leaving the other boys just looking at his back.
"Come on guys, the ramen won't wait forever!"
END CHAPTER 6
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