Third Chapter of 'A Ninja's Work is Never Done' is up!

There has been some interesting choices for the harem, but I'm still considering it.

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Chapter 3

The Forest of Death

Naruto and Kyuubi were walking through the streets of Konoha. They just came from the Hokage's Tower, after they had discussed the Forest of Death.

Flashback

Hiruzen was downtrodden. All those criteria fall under one place: Training Ground 44 a.k.a. The Forest of Death.

"Please, Naruto-kun, choose another place."

Naruto shrugged. "Choose what, Jii-san?"

"The place you chose was the Forest of Death. The most dangerous place in Konoha."

Naruto brightened up. "YES! Finally, somewhere dangerous!"

Hiruzen stared. "Wait, what do you mean?"

"I have been travelling around Konoha to find the most dangerous training grounds. But every time I walk too close to a training ground, I was blocked by some of the villagers saying that 'I might get ideas to destroy the village', thus I didn't get to try out everything." Naruto remembered what had happened before.

Flashback (in a flashback)

Naruto was running through training grounds.

Kuso, I can't find a suitable place to train. Naruto thought. Aha! There!

Naruto is about to enter a training ground when...

"Hey!" Naruto stopped to see a villager running to block the way. "Don't even think about it, brat! You might get ideas that might prove harmful to the village! Now GET OUT OF HERE!"

After a few running into the villagers in numerous training grounds...

Flashback End

"...I given up trying to find a place to train."

Hiruzen, then, asked Naruto, "Then, why not come to me? Surely, I could have given you permission to go to the training grounds."

Naruto shook his head, "I thought about that possibility as well. It is impossible. They might think that I forged it, I 'manipulated' you, or something that made them think that I will try to sneak my way into those grounds."

Hiruzen frowned. "Hmm, this time, I will allow you to go to the training grounds." Hiruzen thought about something. "In fact, I'll even give you ANBU guard.

Naruto's eyes widened. "A-are you sure, Jii-san? I-I mean, I might be desperate but not that desperate."

Hiruzen shook his head. "I'm afraid, Naruto-kun, you have no choice in this matter. The villagers have hampered your progress for too long. Minato will never forgive me if he found out what the village did to you." Hiruzen pushed a button on his intercom. "Get Inu and Neko in here."

Five seconds later, two people appeared in front of the Hokage.

"Hai, Hokage-sama?" Both said simultaneously.

"I'm giving you both a mission. Guard Naruto as he goes to, and trains at, Training Ground 44." Both ANBU's eyes widened (though the masks hid it).

"Forgive my doubt, Hokage-sama," the one known as Neko spoke up, "but are you sure about this? After all, she is supposed to be there everyday. And it is supposed to be the most dangerous place in Konoha."

Hiruzen nodded. "Be that as it may, Neko, Naruto-kun needs privacy and the Forest can give it. Besides, both her and Naruto-kun can relate to each other." Both ANBU's heads lowered. They knew what Naruto had been through.

"We accept, Hokage-sama."

"Thank you, Inu, Neko." Hiruzen grabbed a pen and paper and began to write on it. "Now, then, I will write the approving of the use of the Forest of Death."

He wrote on it:

I, Hiruzen Sarutobi, give Naruto Uzumaki permission to use the Forest of Death for training purposes and other private matters regarding his status.

Signed,

Hiruzen Sarutobi

Before he gave it to the ANBU, he told them, "Oh, and this keeps on until the start of the academy."

The ANBU's heads nodded. Inu, then, asked Hiruzen, "Hokage-sama, who is the woman with Naruto?"

Naruto and Hiruzen stiffened. "Listen, both of you. This is an SS-rank secret, and telling it to anyone outside of this room will result in death, understood?" The ANBU nodded. Hiruzen proceeded to tell them what had happened.

"...so, she is here to help Naruto-kun in his training."

Inu was trying to clear his head. "So, let me get his straight, Hokage-sama, the woman is the Kyuubi no Yoko, and she wants to train Naruto?" Seeing both Naruto and Hiruzen's nod, he asked, "Why? She attacked Konoha and killed my sensei!"

Naruto spoke up, "Let me tell you her side of the story..."

Naruto proceeded to tell him what Kyuubi had said to him in his head. After that, Inu's and Neko's eyes widened (again!).

Inu thought, How could I have missed it? He looks like sensei if his hair was a bit longer and his whisker marks are gone.

Neko thought, I don't know what's worse, having a snake for a sensei or having a demon inside of you.

"Hokage-sama, would you mind if I watched him even after the week?" Inu asked Hiruzen.

"Hmm? Why, Inu?"

"I...I just want to...oversee his training." Inu lied. Truthfully, he wanted to make it up to him for not helping him before.

Hiruzen chuckled. "Well, it seems no one is stopping you...very well, you may do so." With that, the four people left.

Flashback End

They were nearing the Forest of Death. Kyuubi saw the glares they gave him. And she took a little of what they said.

'Look, the brat is controlling that poor woman.'

'Shall we attack him?'

'As much as the idea is tempting, maybe later.'

'But, but, we have to free that poor woman from him, besides, I think Uchiha-sama could need someone like her.'

'Good point. We'll do this...'

Kyuubi was enraged at their words. They thought that Naruto was controlling her? Her? The Kyuubi no Yoko?... Well, technically, it's true...as a jinchuuriki, it means that a person is controlling their bijuu...but that's not the point! She was about to release her KI, when...

"Ah! There we are!"

Naruto shouted while pointing at the Forest of Death.

'Shit! The brat is heading for the Forest of Death!'

'Why are you worried? Not even he can handle the beast in there!'

'Fool! All those beasts are no match for him! Plus, she is supposed to be there!'

'You're right! Let's kill it!... Just somewhere private.'

Somewhere between the area of Training Ground 44 and Konoha

Naruto and Kyuubi walked some more when two people jumped from the nowhere and blocked their way.

"You won't get any closer, demon."

"Yeah, we'll finish what Yondaime-sama started."

Naruto yawned. "Anything new?" Naruto slowly walked backwards. Kyuubi moved forward.

"Fight us, demon! Not your whore!" Naruto's eyes were shadowed by his hair.

"What did you say?" Naruto said, coldly.

"You heard me demon...come out and fight me like a man and don't use your demon-loving whore to do your dirty work!"

Naruto, his patience reaching the end of the line, ran towards them.

"YES! COME TO YOUR DEATH, DEMON!" But before they could attack, Inu and Neko appeared and killed them both.

"For breaking the Sandaime's law and reducing a woman's honor, your punishment is death." Inu said.

Naruto stopped. "Why did you kill them? I was going to do that."

"He broke Hokage-sama's law, Naruto. Besides, he was about to kill you." Inu replied.

"Pfft, fine. Let's move on." Naruto pouted. "But I wanted to see the pleasure of doing it."

"Tut tut, Naruto, you're too young to kill yet." And both ANBU's went back into their hiding place.

The Forest of Death

Anko was eating dango, as usual, in her usual spot, when Naruto and Kyuub walked into the scene.

Anko was surprised to see someone in this area of Konoha before...heck, he was even academy age!

"Halt, what business do you have here?" Anko said, preparing her kunai.

Naruto took out Hiruzen's letter and gave it to her. Her eyes widened when she read it.

"How did you have access to this area?" Anko asked/shouted to Naruto.

"I needed somewhere to train and this was the best." Naruto replied.

"Very funny, gaki. No really, why?"

"'No, really.' This was the best place to train." Naruto mocked her.

Anko glared at Naruto. Before she could move forward to neuter him, however, Inu and Neko shunshinned in-between them.

"Yuugao? Kakashi? What are you doing here?" Anko asked the two said ANBU.

"We are here on Hokage-sama's request to protect and oversee his training, Anko." Inu said.

"WHAT?" Anko shouted.

"Naruto has been looking somewhere to train for the past few months for a training area, but those damned villagers kept stopping him."

Anko knew why. She had heard from others when she was eating dango.

Flashback

Anko was eating dango when a man entered the shop.

"Damn demon. Never seem to take a hint." He complained.

"Why? What has that brat done now?" The shopkeeper asked.

"He appeared again on one of the training grounds."

"Damn boy. He really can't take a hint. So, you prevented him, then?"

"Of course! What do you think I am going to do? Let the demon in so that he could, one day, destroy the entire village?"

"No. I thought he killed you."

"Heh, that brat can't even manage to lay a hand on me, let alone kill me." He boasted.

Anko has had enough. She paid for her dango and went out.

Flashback End

Anko let out a sigh. "Fine, I will let you train here. But don't destroy the forest too much."

Naruto shouted. "Whoo hoo! Training, here we come!"

Hey, guys! Sorry about the VERY late update. I have been studying for my UPCAT test on Sunday. For those who didn't know, it is a college test for...college students...simple as that.

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