Disclaimer: I Do Not Own Naruto

AN: I've gotten more than a couple reviews asking when exactly did Naruto travel back in time.

Alkaline: Nice, but doesn't Naruto know Karin already? You either aren't very consistent with what time in the future did he come back from (it's not specified, not even in an AN) or didn't think of it at all (a sign of poor planning) so it's hard to figure out what Naruto knows or not. Please do something about it. Naruto definitely met Karin during the summit, maybe earlier (around the time Itachi died, but I'm not sure), so if he came from this or further point in the future he should recognize her and at least wonder if she's on Orochimaru's side already. Also if Naruto came from after/late 4th war time, he should know that Karin is his distant cousin.

adislt: okay, this is quite confusing to me, if he already masters sage mode so at least pain invasion arc already end, and that means Jiraiya is dead, so the big question is in which timeline your naruto come from? if it's war either beginning or at kage summit arc, he should already know who is Karin...
honestly, I hope you can give a satisfying answer in next chap.

Thank you guys for reviewing and the time frame where Naruto went back is right after the Fourth Shinobi war started.

As for why he doesn't remember Karing the answer is in this chapter. Hope it clears up the confusion for everyone.

XxX

"I can see where this is going, Ebisu-Sensei," Naruto said as the special Jonin led him into the hot springs. "And I already know the water walking technique."

Ebisu stopped at the edge of the first boiling spring they came across. "Then show me."

Channeling chakra to his feet Naruto stepped off the tile and onto the spring walking a good five feet out over the water before turning around grinning at the slack-jawed look on Ebisu's face. "See I told you I could do it. I saw some Chunin fighting in one of the training ground and when one dodged and attack he landed on the water instead of in it. I started practicing after that."

A total lie but Ebisu seemed to buy it.

"A mere Genin teaching himself water walking after only seeing it once." Ebisu stared at Naruto from behind his glasses. "You are more than what I thought you were, Naruto."

"Hehehe. Yeah, that's right give her a hug. You haven't seen each other in a while."

Ebisu and Naruto both heard the giggles and turned to see where they were coming from. On the other side of the spring, a white-haired man was crouched against the wall blocking the woman's bath from view.

Adjusting his glasses Ebisu frowned. "I don't know who you are..." The special Jonin started running across the water. "But I will not forgive such shameless behavior!"

Still standing in the middle of the spring Naruto watched as Jiraiya summoned a toad the size of a horse. A thick tongue shot out and smashed into the charging Ebisu knocking the special Jonin unconscious and to the floor.

"Geez, keep it quiet, would you...watcha gonna do if I get caught?"

"Pervy Sage." Naruto swiped at his eyes as the Sannin went back to his peeping. "Crap I need to get it together before I go over there."

He had known he would be seeing his sensei alive again, it was one of the reasons you tried the Jutsu out but knowing and seeing were two very different things. The last time he saw future Jiraiya the man was going off to fight Pein. A fight he wouldn't return from.

"Okay, you got this." Walking over to the peeper he stepped over Ebisu's body and tapped Jiraiya on his shoulder roughly. "Hey, you knocked out my teacher. What am I supposed to do now?"

Waving a hand in a shooing motion Jiraiya never looked away from the wet nubile flesh on the other side of the wall. "Go away, kid. I am the great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku! I do not have time for children."

"Alright Pervy Sage, you asked for this."

Grinning Naruto formed the Ram sign. "Sexy Jutsu!"

"Sexy whaa!" Falling back as blood spurted from his nose Jiraiya popped back up a second later a perverted grin on his face. "Ah, this is what I was looking for. Blonde, curvy, young and beautiful."

"Will you help me with training, mister?" The blonde bit her fingertip and pouting with her sparkly blue eyes.

"Of course I will! I'll help you with anything, baby. Ahaha!"

Releasing his Jutsu Naruto grinned at the downtrodden look on Jiraiya's face. "Awesome let's go Pervy Sage."

"As long as blondie keeps making appearances," Jiraiya said scribbling in his notebook. "Yes, yes, she's quite the research material."

"So much easier than the first time." No chasing after the perv, no wasting time looking for a curvy melon and no being stuck in a pot. Not that he was going to be using the Sexy Jutsu too much. It was weird being ogled by Jiraiya.

"Ugh." Shivering he shook his head. Yea, no more Sexy Jutsu unless it was absolutely necessary. Maybe he could have a Clone transform and then block out the memories when it dispels. "Yeah, that should work."

"Alright, kid. You have convinced the great Jiraiya to train you." Jiraiya grinned. "Let's get to work."

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(Hours later)

Sitting at the edge of the lake Jiraiya had been peeping at earlier while they were training Naruto stared at his reflection in the water. He barely recognized himself. All he could see was a giant walking bruise.

"At least he is taking my training seriously." And Naruto had a feeling he knew why. "The old man must have spoken to him."

It was the only explanation. Before their three-year training trip, Jiraiya had only taught him the Rasengan and the Summoning Jutsu. And while they were both powerful Jutsu it wasn't enough. It was one of the things he had always thought about.

Maybe if he had learned better taijutsu he wouldn't have needed Rock Lee's help to beat Kimimaru. Maybe he could have beaten Sasuke at the Valley of the End. It was useless thinking about the what ifs and the maybes but that didn't stop his mind from wandering to them when he nothing else to do.

Wincing as he stood up Naruto smiled at the pain. He might have been a little insane for being glad his Sensei had knocked him around for the last couple of hours but it was worth it.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

On top of the lake, two clones popped into existence grinning. "Alright, boss. Get ready to lose."

Stepping out onto the lake himself Naruto nodded and his clones charged.

XxX

(Hokage Office)

"You were right Sensei. The kid is good." Jiraiya and Hiruzen were seated around the Third Hokages glass orb watching as Naruto fought against his clones. "He's already decent at Frog Kata and it's only been a day."

He didn't have spies in Konoha so the only thing he had that gave him any insight into what his pupil's son was like was the academy reports and whispers in the village. The whispers he ignored because the village despised Naruto seeing him as the Kyuubi instead of its jailer. The academy reports were obviously biased as well given that with his own two eyes he could see that Naruto was no dead last.

Naruto wasn't a genius or prodigy like his father but he wasn't as hopeless as his teachers made him out to be. He was a hard worker and dedicated to becoming stronger. Jiraiya would bet all his Icha Icha books that the reason Naruto was the dead last was that none of the teachers bothered to teach him anything.

"Graduating without the help of his teachers just shows he has potential."

The only report not filled with nonsense was from Iruka Umino. And Jiraiya had already made plans to go see the Chunin when he had some free time.

"I'm glad to see you listened to me and took his training seriously, Jiraiya."

Scratching his long mane of white hair Jiraiya laughed throwing his head back. "Well, you were the one who said he'd kick me to the curb if I didn't. And seeing him now I believe you. Hahaha!"

And he did. Naruto could have gone home and got some rest. Or went an hung out with a friend. But instead, even though his body had to be throbbing in pain because Jiraiya doesn't pull his punches when training a student he was still working hard. Minato was a genius and he loved his student dearly but Jiraiya had to admit, he saw more of himself in Naruto than he did Minato.

"Maybe he will be the one."

He had thought it was Nagato, and then Minato. But maybe the one the Great Toad Sage spoke of was Naruto.

"Did you locate, Tsunade?" The Third asked pulling Jiraiya out of his thoughts.

Nodding he frowned thinking of the first order he had gotten when he arrived. "Did you already send a messenger? Because I could-"

Raising a hand Hiruzen stopped his student's suggestion before he could finish it. "I need you here, in the village. Your presence might be enough to ward off the Sand invasion and avoid war but it may not be enough. With two of the legendary Sannin in the village, the Sand would be foolish to attack."

Jiraiya's frown stayed firm as he shook his head. "Tsunade left the village because of war, sensei. Now you want to drag her back to possibly fight another. How do we know we can trust Naruto's intel anyway? The Kyuubi dissolving a piece of Orochimaru's that was left inside Naruto by the curse sealed and naruto got the memories of him planning the attack on Konoha. It all seems like a ploy for the fox to try and escape. If Naruto thinks the village is in danger he might give in and release the fox thinking it could give him the power to protect his friends."

"Maybe be so. But I doubt Naruto would do such a thing. He knows the Kyuubi can't be trusted. And if the attack was just a ploy then no harm done." Hiruzen sighed wishing he had his students optimism. But with the rise in missions from the land of Wind he knew the fox wasn't playing games. The Sand village was unhappy and losing money. With Orochimaru masquerading as the Kazekage, the Sand shinobi would follow him to war.

XxX

"Naruto...Naruto...Naruto...WAKE UP!"

"Ah!" Shooting up from his bed Naruto drew the kunai hidden under his pillow and pointed the sharp end at his attacker.

"That won't hurt me, nin-gen."

Kyuubi? Looking around Naruto sighed at the drab surroundings around him that was his mindscape. With the ankle-deep murky water and the gray walls, it was a really depressing place. And it probably wasn't a good thing that his mind looked this way. "I should really fix this place up."

"Don't be a fool, nin-gen. You can't change your mind. It is who you are." Kyuubi's giant muzzle flashed its tree sized teeth in a bloodthirsty grin. "And no matter what mask you show your fellow idiotic humans this around you, this is what you really are."

"There's nothing here." Naruto dropped his kunai and watched it fade from existence. It didn't pop like his Shadow Clones it just vanished.

"Yes, but you still don't see it. You see nothing here because you are empty on the inside."

"Empty inside?" Naruto scoffed. He wasn't empty inside or depressed. In fact, he was happier than ever. Everyone who had died he had a chance to save. Sure the villagers hated him again but that would change. Or maybe it wouldn't. "I can't let Pain attack Konoha."

It wouldn't be right to let the village be destroyed just so he could gain the admiration of the villagers.

"Thinking about the future again. Don't bother, Naruto. You can't change what happens. You're not strong enough. Not without me." The nine tailed fox growled. "You need my power."

Naruto shook his head. "I don't need your chakra."

Not this time. That was a mistake he was going to fix. He had relied upon the Kyuubi's strength far too much in the future. Against Orochimaru, Neji, Gaara, Lee, Orochimaru again and Pein. He would fight with his own strength this time.

"But you do, Naruto. You haven't even noticed have you?" The fox smirked and a small amount, not even a drop of power sneaked through his cage.

Naruto gasped as a barrage of images flashed through his head. Five Kage's meeting. Kakashi fighting Sasuke. Taking a red-haired Kunoichi back to Konoha.

"Karin?"

"Yes."

Glaring at the fox Naruto bared his teeth as he gritted his words out. "What did you do?"

"Nothing and that is your problem. Did you think that a Jutsu to send someone back in time wouldn't have a drawback? The human mind isn't strong enough to retain all of your memories. Things you knew are vanishing." Kyuubi laughed a deep disturbing laugh that Naruto hated hearing. "Maybe next time it won't be just meeting that Karin girl. Something more important might disappear."

"Then fix it you bastard!" Naruto roared punching the gate holding his tenant back. He couldn't lose his memories of the future. They were too important. He needed them or saving people would be impossible.

"No. Not right now. When you come to me again I will return your memories and you will set me free."

"I will never let you out."

The Kyuubi set his head down on his paws and closed his eyes. "You will if you wish to save all the meat sacks that will die. Now, begone."

Shooting up in his bed covered in sweat Naruto's eyes blazed with anger. "That damn fox!"

He wouldn't let that bastard win. Jumping from his bed he kneeled down and pulled the box he had underneath full of old scrolls and books from the Academy. Digging through the scrolls and books he ignored them and searched for his notebook. He hadn't used but two pages taking notes in class so the whole thing should be empty.

"Gotcha!" Pulling the black book from the box he flipped through the blank pages. It was a gamble doing what he was doing. But it was necessary. He couldn't allow his knowledge of the future to vanish.

Grabbing one of the old pencils in the box he flipped to the third page and began writing.

The Ninth chapter of my Time Travel Naruto fanfic. Let me know what you think so far.

For now, the story will stay T-rated but that will change in later chapters. So leave your choice for which girl or girls you want to see Naruto with.

Thanks for reading and See you next time!