Please people be a little considerate towards me . I know I skipped a lot in chapter 1 but that part really wasn't necessary for the story . The thing is I can't seem to find the time to write big chapters . Chapter 1 was written by me in just one sitting in the middle of the night.

Chapter 2

Two figures could be seen approaching the gates of the magnificent capital city of the Land of Fire . Kyoto(3) truly was an engineering marvel showcasing just the right blend of historical and modern architecture . The massive walls and gates surrounding the city had been doubly fortified .There were keep towers (1)situated on either side of the massive gates . If one had keen eyes they would notice a whole platoon of well armoured and trained soldiers situated in the towers guarding the gates . Each of these soldiers had been equipped with swords and crossbows . In front of the city gates another two dozen soldiers were situated who were checking the clearances of every person entering the city .

There was a steady stream of people and carriages entering and exiting through the gates . Most of the trade in the entire Land of Fire passed through the capital city Kyoto at one point or another . The city truly was one of the largest in the entire shinobi nations both in terms of land area and population . In fact Kyoto had a very high population density , one of the highest in the world. Every year thousands of people migrated to the city in the hope of bettering their lives . The presence of a slew of different mega corporations in the city attracted the unemployed poor from far and wide . This invariably created all the problems caused by overpopulation . Considering this fact it was quite a miracle that the same city which had such a high population density also had one of the largest green belt's in the entire world .

Kyoto truly was a land of contradictions . It was where one could make a fortune or lose it in an instant. It also was a place where the filthy rich and the unimaginably poor coexisted in a unique environment .

The two figures approaching the city gates had come close enough to be revealed to be Jiraiya and his apprentice Naruto.

In spite of himself Naruto was impressed by what he saw . The aura of power and majesty being radiated by the walls and gate of the great city was quite humbling .

It had been two months since the shooting of The Icha Icha film had ended . Naruto had been training harder than ever before . Knowing the fact that nine S ranked shinobi were after you was a great motivator .What frustrated him was that Jiraiya really did not teach him much . Instead of training his pupil Jiraiya would more often than not be indulging in his perversions . Having nothing else to do Naruto would train himself in the only thing he could do without any supervision which was body conditioning . He continuously trained his body on becoming stronger ,faster, more flexible ,more agile and more resistant to pain (2).His training did bare some fruit . That along with his already unpredictable fighting style made him quite the deadly fighter in his own right.

It had been two days ago when Jiraiya informed Naruto that they were heading to the capital city of The Land of Fire next. This declaration had piqued Naruto's interest as Jiraiya had normally gone out of his way to avoid going to big cities . This was because big cities usually contained a large and well trained police force for law enforcement . This also meant it would be very difficult maybe even impossible for Jiraiya to go peeping without being noticed . Considering all this Naruto had been very curious and hence had been taking every opportunity to ask his sensei why they were heading to Kyoto . Jiraiya had been very skilfully diverting Naruto's questioning attempts and changing the topic of discussion . Seeing this Naruto knew for a fact something was up .

Deciding to take another shot at interrogating Jiraiya while hoping for the best Naruto asked " Why are we heading to Kyoto sensei ?"

Breaking out of his cardiac arrest inducing day dream of various kunoichi posing in various stages of undress Jiraiya barely heard the tail end of Naruto's question ."Huh, what was that Naruto" asked a visibly disoriented Jiraiya . On having the question repeated Jiraiya decided to give his usual wishy-washy response "Oh no reason Naruto . Why do you ask ?"

Hearing Jiraiya's response Naruto sighed .Honestly why did people think he had the mental intelligence of a five year old . It must be because he was blonde he concluded after some thinking . After all Naruto had heard all of the stereotypes about blondes . Some people were so set in their ways of thinking that even after all the evidence pointing to the contrary was presented to them they still refused to change their views . Jiraiya must be that kind of person concluded Naruto .

Looking Jiraiya straight in the eyes Naruto spoke in a harsh tone he rarely used " If that was supposed to convince me you are sorely mistaken ." It had been a long time since Naruto had lost his patience with someone . In fact in his past life of a prostitute it was required that he be polite and courteous towards the client no matter how rude or offensive she may be. Naruto's patience with the man had finally snapped . The growing list of grievances that Naruto held towards him caused even Naruto's boundless patience to run out.

Seeing the rare spark of anger in his apprentice's eyes Jiraiya decided to keep the peace and answer Naruto truthfully "We are going to Kyoto to attend a party which is being organised by me."

Of all the possible answers Naruto had expected to hear this was not it . Naruto's hands began to twitch uncontrollably and started making throttling motions . At this point Naruto wanted nothing more than to put his hands around his sensei's throat and choke him .

"Why are you organising a party? More importantly where are you getting the funds required to organise it ? I thought you were strapped for cash." asked Naruto through gritted teeth . The clenched teeth being the only indication that he was angry.

Trying to calm his apprentice Jiraiya answered "I am strapped for cash Naruto . Konoha is funding this party for the promotion of my film . We have invited all the big wigs of the filming industry for the screening of the movie. This is all being done to attract the media and build up anticipation for the release of the film so that we can boost our profits . All profit I make on this film is going to go to fund the rebuilding of the village . You can understand this is necessary right Naruto ."

Oh he could understand alright . Jiraiya didn't have enough time to train him but Jiraiya had all the time in the world to attend formal functions if they benefited Konoha in any way . Naruto had long since suspected that Jiraiya did not take him under his wing for some sentimental reason like commitment to his dear dead father . No the real reason was Jiraiya was keeping an eye on him . The Hokage was vary of him . It all made perfect sense now , why they always kept him at an arms distance treating him as a live bomb which could explode at any moment . They suspected that his true loyalties did not lie with the leaf village and that he would dessert it at the first opportunity . Even though all this was true it still hurt Naruto . Of all the people in the village he had hoped that Tsunade and Jiraiya would care for him more than the village . This was in no small part due to the fact that he considered them as family . Naruto had been proven time and again that the two Sannin cared more about their home village than him and here came the ultimate proof . Here he had sold his body , endured emotional degradation and what reward was he given . Neglect and lies . If this is the way he was treated when he was actually helping the leaf he shuddered to think what would happen if he ever went against it . He had no delusions about the fact that Jiraiya would kill him to prevent the power of Kyuubi ever falling into Akatsuki's or any other ninja village's hand . And this is what terrified him. He was virtually alone in this world . No friends , no family only hordes of enemies either because of his pedigree or the fact that Kyuubi was contained in him . He felt so alone and weak . This feeling was not liked by him at all .

Naruto would never admit it but he was afraid . He knew he was on the hit list of quite a few of the strongest ninjas to ever exist and his only ally in the face of this adversity was someone who wouldn't hesitate to kill him at the first sign of him taking any independent action. Talk about being between a boulder and a hard place .

Naruto had no delusions about the fact that he couldn't fight and defeat the Akatsuki on his own . Akatsuki consisted of nine S ranked ninja . He knew there was no way in hell he could even survive a fight against an S ranked ninja unless said ninja wanted him to survive .

C ranked ninja were numerous and abundant . There was nothing special about them . They had average skills with average chakra reserves and an average chakra control . Out of them only a few handful had the necessary skills and intelligence required to take the big leap to the B rank . Out of these B ranked ninja only a chosen few had the necessary drive which forced them to continuously push themselves to their limits and thus continuously improve and achieve the A ranked ninja status . A ranked ninja were extra ordinary ninja . They were ninja who when fighting could singlehandedly change the geology of a place . Out of these A ranked only a chosen few can manage to survive long enough to gain the required strength , experience and wisdom and become S ranked ninja . These ninja the S ranked are the stuff of legends . People who can singlehandedly destroy entire villages and fight dozens of teams of ninja at the same time and emerge victorious . Naruto knew that at this moment the best he could do is fight and win against a B ranked ninja . Maybe with the help of Kyuubi's chakra he might even take on an A ranked ninja and emerge victorious . But there was no way in hell he can take on an S ranked ninja at the moment . The only way he could defeat an S ranked ninja was if said ninja already had one foot in his grave and even then Naruto would be in a fight for his life .

What frustrated Naruto was the way his supposed training was going he would need to live a dozen life times to even get close to the required level of skill and strength to defeat a S ranked ninja .

Shaking himself out of his musings Naruto asked "Is it really necessary for me to attend this function ?"

Sighing Jiraiya said "Yes Naruto . You are the hero of the movie you need to attend and socialise with the people."

(1 Day later)

Naruto was standing nervously looking at the imposing front gate of one of the only two seven star hotel's in the entire elemental countries . Truly The Trident was a vision of perfection .A place which only nobility or royalty could afford . Which begs to explain the fact about how Konoha could afford this place if it was going bankrupt . Naruto had been more than a bit peeved when the venue of the party had been mentioned to Naruto . To avert any more arguments with Naruto Jiraiya had told his apprentice that he and the manager of The Trident had been good friends which went back a long way . This was why The Manager had decided to give a hefty discount to Jiraiya for old time's sake .

Naruto had been dressed in complete formal attire . He had on a nice snappy black pants and a dinner jacket with a bleached shirt underneath . He also wore a bloody red tie and black shoes . Naruto was shuffling from one foot to the other feeling awfully restricted in his clothing . Why again had he worn these clothes . Oh yes that's right to make a good first impression on the guests . Oh well no point in delaying the inevitable .

Naruto walked through the front gates of The Trident and after receiving the directions to the party he made his way at a very sedate pace . Reaching the party which so happened to be held in the vast lawns of the hotel he looked around . Naruto gave a low whistle ,whoever organised this function had taste . There were about fifty small table placed in the lawn in such locations that most of them were shaded or partially shaded from the sun by the perfectly pruned trees and ornamental plants. On these tables various members of the nobility ,celebrities , directors and producers were seated busily chatting and sipping exquisite wines and other alcoholic drinks . He also noticed media personnel of many different newspapers busily clicking pictures and taking the interviews of any interested celebrity . Soft music was being played by a famous band . It seemed that Jiraiya was far more popular than he gave him credit for. One glance at all this was all it took for Naruto to know that he did not belong in this kind of function . He would only make a fool of himself if he tried to mingle with these people . Deciding to hope for the best and remain as unnoticeable as possible Naruto took a glass of high quality wine from a passing waiter . He knew that it was all wasted on him . He had never even tasted wine before today there was no way he could tell the difference between wines .

Putting the empty glass on a nearby table Naruto decided to search for Jiraiya and see how he was holding up . After a lot of searching he found Jiraiya busy talking to a pretty reporter of about thirty years . What surprised Naruto was that Jiraiya was not leering at the woman's large C cup breasts and seemed to be behaving civilly . Hmm it seemed even Jiraiya could be serious when the time came to be . Noticing Naruto Jiraiya signalled him to come over . Naruto walked over and stood besides Jiraiya . On being told who Naruto was all the nearby reporters started asking a string of uncomfortable questions which he really did not want to answer . Replying in half truths and sometimes even blatantly lying Naurto managed to escape from the media personnel . After that Jiraiya went around introducing Naruto to all the big directors and producers .

Three hours of making unusually polite conversation the big event , the first screening of the movie started . Naruto was both grateful and horrified . Grateful because he no longer had to make polite conversation with petty and narrow minded people . That had been more exhausting than any training session he was in till date . Horrified because the moment he had been dreading had finally arrived .

Alright people this is chapter 2 . I really did not do a good job on this chapter . I know I skipped a lot in this chapter also but that part is not necessary for the continuation of the story . Anyways the prince is out .

(1)( I am paying homage to the very first computer game I ever played and enjoyed)

(2)(Note: agility and speed are two different things ).

(3)(I really have no clue what the name of the capital is so I decided to give it one)