YO, time for shout outs
Zoona- glad you liked the chapter. Well, to find out his other goals keep reading. I'm not gonna let that happen, Hinata loves Kiba now so…yea. I like the idea in fact Hinata will still be there for Naruto. Anyway read on!
NarutoLuver896-Happy you love it! And I like how he made his entrance too! And no, When he left he met Yugito and Shion. Since Yugito was older and Shion was about the same age he lived with them during his absence. There more like sisters to him and a brother to them. Nothing more nothing less. Or is it?
Anyway time for chapter 3
Chapter 3: Naruto Namikaze
Naruto grinned happily as he saw the village. He looked around and saw a new head. "Looks like they made baa-chan her own head. I'm gonna have my head up here next!" Naruto stated. He looked down and saw where he could land. So he jumped without fear.
He landed without pain and looked around him. *grrrr* Naruto looked down at his stomach and scratched his head. "Guess I could go for some ramen." Naruto shrugged and walked to Ichiraku's.
On the way he noticed the cold stares and glares. ' Yeesh you would think they wouldn't hold a grudge.' Naruto thought. "Hey you fox brat!" Naruto turned his head to some bad looking men. They were all buff and dirty. "What do you think your doing walking around like our beloved 4th hokage? You dare disrespect him!" The man charged him.
Naruto nonchalantly stared at him, the man froze turning to stone.
"Don't aggravate me." Naruto said before continuing his walk like nothing happened. When he arrived at his destination he went crazy smelling his favorite Miso pork ramen.
He casually walked in and sat in His seat. There was a man in front of him washing dishes his back towards Naruto. "Welcome what can I…" The man turned around and froze. "Hey old man!" Naruto grinned. "Na-Naruto? Is that you?" Teuchi asked not believing his eyes. "Yup in the flesh." Naruto smiled. "AYAME COME LOOK! NARUTO'S BACK!" Teuchi called.
A young girl but who was slightly older than Naruto walked in. She had brown hair that was covered by a white bandanna. She wore a white dress with an apron, her eyes dark brown. She was gawking at Naruto.
"Hey Ayame-chan!" Naruto waved with a grin. "Na-Naruto? NARUTO!" She jumped over the counter and tackled him, hugging him tight. "Oh Naruto where have you been? You jerk!" Ayame quickly was hitting him. "Sorry Ayame-chan, I had to get away for a little while." Naruto said. Ayame looked at him and hugged him close and tight. "We all missed you Naruto." Ayame whispered. Naruto smiled and embraced her.
It was mid afternoon when Naruto was done with his 10 bowls of ramen. "Man I'm stuffed! Thanks guys!" Naruto grinned. Ayame came back in to put away one of his bowls.
"Say Naruto have you seen any of your friends yet?" Ayame asked. "Nope, I'm meeting them later today. Why?" Naruto wondered. "Well I thought by chance you met up with Sakura." she looked closely at his reaction expecting him to blush. However Naruto didn't give her the Satisfaction. "Nah, don't plan on seeing her anyway. But I heard from someone that Teme is going out with Ino now, is that true?" Naruto giggled. Ayame was disappointed at his words and showed it.
"Yeah, but Naruto. You know since you been gone Sakura comes here almost everyday to see if you were here. She mis…" "Why are we still talking about Sakura? I could care less about her wanting to see me. That's not my problem." Naruto shrugged and got a very angry glare from Ayame. "Naruto you could be so stubborn, She has feelings for you now and you could care less? Isn't that abandoning your comrades?" Ayame asked.
Naruto looked at her bored of the conversation. "Yeah whatever. Even an obstacle has feelings." Naruto said getting up. "Thanks for the ramen, catch ya later." Naruto walked out. Ayame just shook her head. "Can't wait till she clobbers you."
Naruto was walking in the street going to his apartment to check on it. On the way he was thinking of his past conversation. "Feelings hunh? Well I see for myself won't I?" Naruto whispered. He came to a stop and saw no building. "What the hell? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE?" Naruto yelled. He was mentally going through all the stuff valuable to him. He stopped at his picture of team 7. "No way. NO WAY!" Naruto yelled. He turned tail quickly to find his parents house.
Sasuke and Sakura were desperately looking for their friend. Yet they had zero luck. "Hey Sasuke lets go check Ichiraku!" Sakura suggested. "Yeah he could be there!" Sasuke agreed. The two made their way to the ramen shop.
"Yeah he just left no idea where though. He seemed kinda down right Ayame?" Teuchi asked the silent Ayame. Ayame looked over to her friend. "Sakura, he might not feel the same. I talked to him and just blew me off. You might need to knock some sense into him." Ayame said. Sakura frowned at what she said. "I'll just have to make him see. My true feelings." Sakura walked out followed by Sasuke.
"Sakura we might not find him I don't think we will have any luck. Lady Tsunade told us to round up the others so lets do it. I'll start with Ino, you Start with TenTen." Sasuke ordered before walking off leaving Sakura to her thoughts.
Naruto made his way to the Namikaze compound. Everything still seemed to be intact. "Good this place is safe." "I thought I find you here Gaki." Naruto spun around to see his old Sensei Jiraiya.
"Pervy sage! You haven't aged a bit!" Naruto grinned. "And you have. You look more mature Naruto." Jiraiya smiled. "Not only that I've gotten way stronger, I maybe able to beat you Pervy sage." Naruto boasted. "Sure Gaki if you say so. Listen I wanted to tell you about your apartment." Jiraiya mentioned. Naruto turned serious, Just like his father Jiraiya noted. "I'm listening." Naruto stated.
"It was the village elder Danzo, heard of him?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto rolled his eyes. "That bastard, that was mine he has no right!" Naruto growled. "Your right and Tsunade agree's with you as does Sasuke. However since you weren't in the village to press charges he got off Scot free." Jiraiya stated. "I had something valuable in there that I forgot. I will make him pay." Naruto growled clenching his fist. Jiraiya was quiet. There was something else he wanted to talk about that Tsunade kept mentioning.
"Listen Gaki, Tsunade said when you got back you might be different. She wanted me to talk to you about…" "Why is everybody pestering about Sakura?" Naruto interrupted irritated. "I'm not, I'm just telling you what she wanted me to do. But what are you gonna do about her I'm curious?" Jiraiya asked. "Leave her alone. That's what she wanted right? Well I'm granting her wish." Naruto shrugged. Jiraiya just waved it off.
"Do whatever Gaki. Just don't make her wait too long okay? It drives them away." Jiraiya said walking away. Naruto just stared at him. "How did you know?" Naruto called after him. Jiraiya smirked and turned.
"Your more like me than your father. I played like that with Tsunade, she only cared for me about two months. But I was playing hard to get, so she fell in love with Dan. Now I can't help but feel stupid. Don't make her wait to long or someone else can sweep her off her feet. Things have defiantly changed Naruto, don't think she is the same." Jiraiya waved and walked off leaving a pondering Naruto.
Kit, it's almost time. Lets show the vixen and that idiotic council your power! Kyuubi gloated. Naruto just rolled his eyes at his tenant. He then set off for the training field where he was to meet his opponents.
Every one was anxious, but no one was more anxious than Sasuke and Tsunade. "Yo!" Sasuke turned to see Kakashi walking towards him. "Your on time." Sasuke smirked. "Of course I am. When I heard our old friend was in the village I couldn't wait. You ready?" Kakashi asked pulling out his new icha icha tactics. "Yeah, but I wonder who he trained with or where he's been." Sasuke pondered. He turned when he felt the Elders and Councils chakra signature.
"Where is the boy? He's late." Danzo stated. Sasuke rolled his eyes. "He'll be here so hold you horses." Sasuke said. Suddenly everyone got really tense feeling a chakra signature they hadent felt in 3 years. Sakura and Sasuke turned to see someone standing on the very top of a tree.
"Sorry I'm late, I ran into a little old lady and thought I help her out. Then I saw a black cat and had to take a detour." The man smiled. Kakashi sweat dropped. "Hey that's my line."
"Na-Naruto." Sakura whispered. Sasuke was lost beyond words, he didn't know why but he was nervous.
Naruto was wearing baggy tan ninja pants wearing a black long sleeved shirt. His Jacket was Orange with Black flames dancing at the bottom, with short sleeves allowing his shirt sleeves to come out. His hair was longer and shaggier than usual. His eyes still that piercing blue eyes that could melt your soul. He wore a black leaf headband across his forehead the ends long and hanging.
"NARUTO!" Kiba cheered. Even Shino was taken back at Naruto's appearance trying to think where he saw the outfit.
Hinata was speechless, if she wasn't sitting on Akamaru she would have fell back from faint.
Neji immediately used Byakugan to confirm it and was taken back at Naruto's chakra coils. They were HUGE! And they seemed to be still growing. "How is that even possible?" Neji wondered. TenTen looked at her boyfriend confused. "What's wrong? Is that not Naruto?" She asked. "No, his chakra is exactly like Naruto's. It has grown, more than it should within 3 years. Amazing." Neji breathed. Lee was happy, not only did he got to see his friend but from what Neji said, Naruto should be way stronger.
Ino was gazing at Naruto's appearance. "If I wasn't dating you Sasuke-kun, I would totally jump him. You better hurry and claim him forehead. Or I will." Ino teased but the two team 7 members weren't listening. They were in shock.
Sasuke remembered his last battle with the former dead last. The coldness in his tone. Hatred in his eyes. But it seemed all of that was gone, yes the old Naruto he came to acknowledge with the kind blue eyes and brightening grin was standing up on that tree like he has been in the village everyday.
Sakura was taken back. Was this really Naruto? Was this the Naruto she wanted to confess her love to? YES! YES it was! But how she was gonna approach him was gonna be difficult. After all maybe he still hadn't forgave her. But she had her reasons on what she said that night. And once she got the chance, she would tell him.
But first she had to show him she wasn't the same weak link Sakura. No she was more than that her abilities have more than tripled able to use some ninja art Tsunade Senju couldn't use. But she could, and she would show him her resolve and strength.
Naruto was scanning over everybody. His gaze landing on the person he wanted to hug and make amends. But first he had to test her, if she had changed over the 3 years in his absence.
"Hey guys. Long time no see eh?" Naruto smiled. "YOU IDIOT! I'M GONNA PUMMBEL YOU TO A BLOODY PULP FOR WHAT YOU DID! GET HIIIIIMMMM!" Kiba charged. Naruto sweat dropped as Kiba and Lee charged at him. Naruto sighed scratching the back of his head.
Naruto easily jumped off the tree with a spin kick "Leaf whirlwind!" Naruto kicked Lee in the head and kicked Kiba in the stomach sending them back to their teams. Naruto jumped back to his tree with his arms folded.
"Now if your done with interruptions, I didn't say go yet did I?" Naruto smirked, earning another sweat drop from Kakashi. Naruto reached in his pocket and pulled out a bell. "Alright, your mission is for all of you to come at once and grab this bell. You have all of today and tomorrow. If you snatch the bell before the time limit is up then I will never leave the village again. However, if you don't get the bell I leave and never return. So this is the time to prove your friendship. So come at me to kill or you won't get the bell. Ready? Go." With that said Naruto vanished in a poof of smoke.
Sasuke activated his level 3 sharingan and started looking around, Neji and Hinata the same. Sakura was waiting for Sasuke to point him out. "He hides himself well. We have no choice but to split up in our groups and follow his ass. Lets go!" Sasuke scattered followed by his teammates to the north. Everyone else followed their lead going in there own direction.
Tsunade was awe struck as well as the elders besides Danzo. "Yo." They all turned to see Naruto leaning on a tree with a smirk. "Gaki! Where the hell have you been?" Tsunade charged him and squeezed him tight with her hug.
"I've been around, Kiri, Kumo, Iwa, and much more." Naruto shrugged. "Iwa? Why the hell were you there for?" Danzo demanded earning a glare from Naruto. "My business, also Baa-chan I have plenty information on the Akatsuki that I need to tell you when this is over." Naruto said. "Why are you doing this? Do you not want to come home?" Tsunade asked.
"Yeah I do, But this is just a test. A test on their teamwork, loyalty, and strength. Especially for my team. I…" Naruto turned his head to see Neji running towards him. "Hn. I'll be back shortly. Excuse me." Naruto did a quick bow and jumped in the tree's Neji on his tail.
"Now where was I? oh yeah!" Tsunade turned instantly to see Naruto. "How? I thought?" Tsunade was way confused. "Duh Shadow clone. I'm so good with it I don't need to say it or cast hand signs anymore cool hunh?" Naruto smiled. Everyone was dumbfounded. Naruto turned his head. "Hmm, seem's like Neji mad. Okay I better get to work see ya later baa-chan. Oh and Danzo later your ass is mine for what you did." Naruto glared before he vanished in a yellow flash which had the elders frozen and a smirking Tsunade. "So you learned it after all? Naruto." Tsunade smiled.
Team 7 were jumping through trees trying to find Naruto. "Damn why can't I find him?" Sasuke groaned. "Looking for me teme?" Naruto was leaning on a tree standing on it's branch. Sakura was going crazy, for some reason she wanted to jump his bones right there. His smell was making her lose her mind but she had to snap out of it.
Kakashi leaped for Naruto aiming a punch for his face but was quickly grabbed and swung over Naruto and tumbling to the ground. Sasuke was just sitting back watching him intently. He was anticipating his moves or was he? Naruto was no fool he knew the Kakashi he threw was a shadow clone and quickly turn with a jump and used a snap kick against the real Kakashi's head who was behind him. Kakashi crashed against the tree and Sasuke was shocked. "How did he know? Kakashi was silent!" Sasuke thought.
"I should let you know that I'm not the real Naruto. I'm a clone." The clone informed. Sasuke was truly shocked now. From his Sharingan the chakra around Naruto was exactly the same amount as the real Naruto maybe even more than the original.
"Well I'm done playing chase Naruto-kun, So tell me where the real one is!" Sakura demanded. The clone was a little surprised at the suffix at the end of his name but shook it off just as quick. "Well all I can say is that Ninja's come to grieve for the loss of their teammates who died for their village." After that the clone dispelled itself.
"What does that mean?" Sakura wondered. Kakashi stood back up and answered. "I know, come on." Kakashi jumped through the trees. Sakura followed Kakashi though Sasuke stayed behind.
"I know your plan dope. Can't fool me!" Sasuke turned around to the opposite direction and jumped through the tree's towards the hokage monument.
Neji and his squad met up with the other teams at the memorial stone. Naruto was definitely there staring at the stone. Everybody was waiting for him to acknowledge their presence. Sakura was anxious but she noticed Naruto seemed sad.
"My parents names are on this stone." Naruto spoke, earning curious stares from the others. "Before I left I found out who they were. They were good people. The best, they gave their lives to save me and the village." Naruto informed. Still curious Sakura asked "Who were they Naruto-kun?" Naruto smirked wiped the falling tear from his eye and faced his comrades.
"Well your gonna have to get this bell from me to find out. I'm waiting." Naruto kept his smirk. That smirk irritated Kiba, that was close to the same smirk that Sasuke used to have and it pissed him off. That smirk said it all, they think their more powerful then anybody. His anger reaching his peak from chasing a clone around Kiba charged at him.
"Hn." Was Naruto's reply before he charged Kiba at amazing speeds socking his stomach knocking the wind out of the Inuzuka heir. "Kiba-kun!" Hinata gasped. Neji ran forward to disable Naruto's chakra points but he was to slow Naruto dodged all the quick jabs Neji tried to deal, Naruto round kicked Neji to the curb blocking the upcoming lee's kick with his hand. Naruto lifted Lee in the air with a spin.
"Shoyuudapa!" Naruto jumped and uppercut lee sending him in the air but Naruto wasn't done yet he met with lee in midair dealing Lee's body with a barrage of punches, ending it with a kick to lee's ribs sending the said person flying back to the trees. As Naruto floated down everyone gasped.
"No way! He knocked lee out!" TenTen gasped. Naruto finally touched the ground and dodged Kiba's tunneling fang. Naruto did some hands signs and took a deep breath. "Fire style: Great Fire Ball Jutsu!" Naruto blew out the fire ball that headed straight for the dazed Kiba. Kakashi had to be quick and pulled Kiba away from the fire.
"Choji!" Shikamaru called. Choji nodded before putting his hand in his clan jutsu sign. "Ninja art: great expansion jutsu!" Choji got really big ten stories high. Everyone else moved out the way while Choji grew, everybody except Naruto. Naruto pulled out a three pronged Kunai.
"This is gonna hurt." Naruto smirked throwing the kunai at choji's face. Once the kunai was in range Naruto vanished in a yellow flash and reappeared in front of choji's face. Naruto threw his fist back and decked Choji sending him flying past where lee was knocked out. The forest was trampled and crushed as Choji layed unconscious shrinking.
Everyone had their mouths dropped even the usually composed Neji. Naruto floated back down to where he stood. "How the hell did he knock out choji?" Ino gasped. Shikamaru shook out his stupor. "Apparently charging in like an idiot won't work. So we have to strategize." Shikamaru got in his thinking pose.
Everyone waited for what he had to say. Naruto was watching them coming up with a plan himself, he honestly didn't mean to knock out choji. Lee, yes. But choji, no. Shikamaru opened his eyes. "Where's Sasuke?" He asked. Everyone looked around but no one saw him.
"This is bad. Sasuke and Sakura were supposed to be the distraction, while Kakashi watched him carefully. This changes everything. Troublesome." Shikamaru sighed. Sakura tightened her gloves. "I got it. He hasn't seen what I can do, and I can't wait to see his face." Sakura grinned and ran off giving time for Shikamaru time to form another plan.
Naruto was expecting Neji and Hinata to come charging in not Sakura. "Heh way to easy." Naruto smirked. Sakura saw his smirk and smirked her self she jumped and Slammed her fist against the ground making the ground explode and fissures coming from the ground. Naruto only had a few seconds to jump and was utterly shocked at her brute strength.
"What the hell?" Naruto gawked. Sakura kept charging at him while casting hand signs. "Wood style: Four pillar Jutsu!" four pillars of wood shot out from the ground causing Naruto to jump back dodging the pillars while still in mid air.
"Wood?" Naruto gasped. How is that possible only the Shodaime Hokage could use would style! 'bump that I'm still amazed at her strength! This changes everything!' Naruto thought and smiled inwardly. He landed on the ground safely but Sakura was trying her hardest to reach him. Sakura stopped and ripped a large tree out of the ground and chucked it at Naruto who was blinking in confusion.
"Better dodge Naruto-kun!" Sakura smirked. "Pft." Naruto formed a rasengan in his hand without a clone and lunged forward shattering the tree and charged at Sakura with one Rasengan in each hand.
"Double Rasengan!" Naruto shouted. Sakura got in a fighting position and casted hand signs. "Earth style: Mud dragon Bullet!" Sakura planted her hands on the ground. A dragon head made out of earth spat large mud bullets at Naruto. Naruto easily dodged all of them and kept charging.
"Water style: Water fang bullet!" Sakura spit out a large ball of water making Naruto stop dead in his tracks and disengage his Rasnegan's. "Fire Style: Fire ball Jutsu!" Naruto blew a fire ball at the oncoming water bullet causing steam from the collision.
Everyone watched in awe at the techniques. Shikamaru finally opened his eyes. "I got it, listen up…" Shikamaru explained his plan to the others.
Sakura was running out of chakra while Naruto barely broke a sweat. "I'm surprised at you Sakura-chan. But I need to end this quick." Naruto pulled out his 3 pronged kunai and threw it at Sakura casting hand signs after it left his hand.
"Ninja art: Shadow clone Kunai!" Naruto cast making the kunai multiply from one to 30. Naruto formed a Rasengan in his hand and was about to vanish when he couldn't move. Sakura quickly realized what happened and dodged the oncoming kunai.
"Why can't I move?" Naruto stammered. "Shadow possession jutsu success. Neji, Hinata!" Shikamaru called. Neji and Hinata appeared on both sides of Naruto and quickly jabbed him shutting down his chakra points. Ino came running and snatched the bell from Naruto's waist. Kakashi was done casting hand signs.
"Fire style: Great fire ball jutsu!" Kakashi blew the fire ball at Naruto. Shikamaru quickly ended his jutsu and the hyuuga's jumped out the way with ino. Before the fireball hit him Naruto smiled.
It was a few minutes later when the leaf ninja checked on Naruto. "What the hell is this? Where is Naruto!" Sakura yelled. "This is Kisame hoshigaki. Look his throat has been cut. Does that mean…" Kakashi was interrupted by Ino.
"HEY LOOK UP THERE!" She pointed. Everyone turned to see a lighting beast in the sky, in the location of the hokage faces. "That's Sasuke's Kirin. Naruto must be there also. Lets go!" Kakashi ordered. Every made their way over to Sasuke and Naruto's fight.
Hokage Monument
Naruto opened his eyes from his meditation position. "So you're here eh?" Naruto smirked. Sasuke was standing in front of Naruto. "Let's settle this, Naruto." Sasuke smirked.
"After you, Sasuke."