Okay... to start of, I was warned that we're not allowed to answer reviewers personally (heard that from a rather reliable source) so I've decided to ask Shang if he'll allow me to use his idea... again (you really should check out his stories... especially 'Naruto: Next Generation', coz if you like mine there's a high possibility you'll like that one as well). So, since now, I'll answer your reviews like this:

Urusai: It's me, your number one ninja, Kodawari Urusai! Since now I'll be asking that sorry excuse for a writter, Jackyl, about the things you want to know... to start of our new reviewer wishes to know where will the rookie nine make an appearance?

Jackyl: Well, all of them are going to appear and some will play a big part too... however, you'll have to wait few chapters for that... the old, 'Naruto' crew will start showing up when Chuunin Exam will begin (few will appear earlier though).

Urusai: Okay, next one: seems that I'm not enough (you guys have no taste) and the readers wish to know when Ayame will make an attemp? So...?

Jackyl: You won't have to way too long... she makes the entrance this chapter.

Urusai: The rest is mostly a 'good job' announcments, it seems.

Jackyl: Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. Before we start I want to thank Shang just one, last time for helping me out with this, and without more delays, here's the fifth chapter of 'Naruto: Beyond'!

Chapter #5: Like Father, like Daughter

Chapter Cover: this one will show Ayame on the front with Kakashi bending over right behind her, so their faces would be on the same level

Kage bushin?" Naruto's eyebrow went up. "How in the world did he master that jutsu? More over, how in the world did he even know it exists?"

"What the…?" Jun's eyes almost went out of orbit. "That's not a typical bushin! And the other bodies are not just phantoms! They're real bodies!"

Urusai and his clones picked out their kunai's and giving their sensei an evil glare they charged at the blonde jounin.

As the first clone came closer to Naruto, the blonde just side stepped out of its way, leaving his right foot so the clone would trip on it. The gennin lost his balance and after rolling on the ground for few meters, he stopped on the tree, disappearing in the cloud of white smoke.

Then Naruto jumped into the air, making a single somersault and grabbing two of the clones by their shirts from behind in the process. As his feet touched the ground, he tossed both clones on two, other ones that were charging right at him.

As the tossed clones hit the ones charging, all four of them disappeared in the cloud of white smoke.

The original Urusai and his other, four clones stopped in their tracks, seeing how easily their sensei defeated half of them.

Defeating this guy is impossible!" thought Urusai, lowering his head. And then he ordered his clones to surround his sensei in last, desperate attempt to get the bells.

His clones jumped at Naruto all at the same time still holding kunai's in their hands, but the blonde jounin simply kneeled down and the clones crashed with each other in mid-air, disappearing in the cloud of white smoke.

And before Urusai knew it he was already tied with a rope to a tree.

"Hey, what the hell?" he yelled, flipping his legs up and down.

"Boy, you're dumb" replied Naruto, appearing before his eyes. "I tied you to the tree…"

"And how am I suppose to get the bells like this?" Urusai kept yelled at his sensei.

"That's not my problem" announced the blonde jounin as he began to walk away. "You're a shinobi, free yourself" and with that he was gone.

"Taking the bell will be a bit more difficult then I thought…" figured Jun. "With all that Urusai wasn't even able to lay a finger on that guy… guess I won't have the chance to play around…"

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Naruto walked through the forest. It seemed like he wasn't even looking around but in truth he actually had all of his surrounding on his eye. And it was thanks to that that he spotted a falling leaf. Someone was hiding on a nearby tree.

"Urusai is probably still tied up to that tree and Jun seemed to be really good in shinobi art…" figured the blonde jounin, pretending he didn't noticed anything. "Guess it's Ayame… I could just tease her with some genjutsu, but I'll give her a chance… we'll see what she's capable of…"

As he walk on by, the leaves that were lying on the ground started to float. Before he knew it a storm of leaves appeared around him.

"Konohagakure no Jutsu" figured Naruto. "For a gennin to be able to use that technique… she must be good at genjutsu… but that should be obvious, she is Kakashi-sensei's daughter after all…"

As the leaf storm cleared, twenty Ayames appeared before Naruto's eyes.

"Bushin… but they're just phantoms… what is she planning?"

Suddenly Ayame's phantoms began surrounding Naruto. Once he found himself in the middle of the circle form by Ayames, the girls picked out kunais and began bombarding the blonde jounin with the throwing knives.

As Naruto dodged most of the knives, he reached for his hostel and picked out a kunai of his own, with which he deflected some of the knives that were heading straight at him. As more and more kunais landed on the ground, he finally saw what Ayame's plan was.

Shit…" was all he could think before the explosive tags that were attached to the real knives went off.

The bushins disappeared and Ayame waited with a kunai in her hands for the smoke to clear. As it did so, she noticed that her sensei was nowhere in sight.

How did he escaped?" she wondered as a whistling sound came to her ears.

She turned around just to spot a kunai flying right at her. She wasn't fast enough to dodge and the knife went straight through her throat. With her blood spraying all over the place, she felt to the ground motionless.

A second later she sit up straight, screaming loudly. She checked her neck. There was no wound.

"And how does it feel to land in other persons genjutsu?" she heard Naruto's voice coming from behind. "Not too pleasant, was it? Next time you won't use such an attack, will you?"

"What did you do, Naruto-sensei?" Ayame turned around to her jounin instructor.

"You see, there are higher levels of genjutsu…" announced Naruto. "The bushin is only a basic skill which most shinobies can use. Genjutsu techniques known to everyone, such as bushin or konohagakure no jutsu can be easily avoided. If you want to use genjutsu as your primary skill, you have to concentrate on higher level techniques and invent your own illusions; otherwise your chances to fool anyone will be rather low…"

"I'm still just a gennin!" she replied. "How can I obtain more powerful genjutsu spells at my current level?"

"Well, you have a point…" nodded the blonde jounin. "That is why you shouldn't use genjutsu against a shinobi of a higher rank then yourself. If you decide to do so, be prepared that it can be very ineffective… your father should taught you that. After all, he did tried to encounter Itachi's inborn sharingan with his own and remember the consequences…"

"You know my father?"

"Well, since he's the current Hokage and all it's only natural, don't you think?" replied Naruto. "But you could say that I know him quite well… he was my sensei after all…"

Ayame's eyes widen: "You were trained by my father?"

"I see that he still doesn't like to talk about himself…"

"It's not that…" announced Ayame, lowering her head. "He… doesn't speak to me at all…"

"What do you mean?"

"As you said: he's the Hokage. The village is more important to him then me. It's always I'm too busy or Not now, Ayame… even though he's my father, he doesn't care about me…"

Naruto came closer to the young kunoichi and put his hand on her head.

"That's not true" he announced. "You see, things aren't always that simple. I'm sure he cares about you, much more then you think. But because he's the Hokage… he cares about everyone in the village. All of the Leaf shinobies are his family… try to understand that…"

"I… I think I do…" replied Ayame. "But it's still hard to accept…"

"I know" ensured Naruto. "There are many things I understand… and yet can't accept. But that's just how things are. No matter how much I'd regret them, I can't change the past. No-one can. Just like Kakashi-sama will remain Hokage, just the same I'll always be the Kyuubi carrier. The best you can do is learn to live with it…"

"I guess you're right, Naruto-sensei…" nodded Ayame.

"Well, I'm off, your exam haven't ended yet" reminded the blonde jounin. "In case you'll like to give it another shot, just look for me. I'll be around…" and with that he was gone.

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"Well, both Urusai and Ayame failed miserably didn't they?" asked Jun.

"I wouldn't say they did that bad…" replied Naruto, coming from behind the tree. "But none of them got the bells, that's or sure…"

"Well, I'll tell you right now, that I'm not like the other two..."

"Guess we'll see about that, won't we?" and hearing that question Jun turned around to face his sensei.

And that's that for now. Hope you enjoyed it and that you'll leave a review once you're done.

And now another part of my jutsu encyklopedia:

Katon: Kasai Kyousha no Jutsu (Fire Element: Fire Lance Skill) - technique invented by Urusai. The user first gathers chakra in his mouth and then releases it in the form of a flame with the use of the correct seals. The flame takes the shape of a spike and then flies right at the opponent. (Type: ninjutsu; Used by: Kodawari Urusai)

And this seriously concludes this chapter.

Hope to see you when the next is updated.

Take care.