Hello CharmerDark here with another chapter of Naruto: A Second Chance. I Actually hit 50 reviews too! But the sad part is I got 50 reviews from 10k+ views. Does that mean the story is that pathetic? Anyway Enjoy!

Naruto had rushed back to his own home. If he wanted to save all his precious people this time around, he needed to plan. He also needed to be ready for the consequences of his action. He would have to take all important matters, events and even trivia into account. Mann….This really isn't my style. This is more like Shika's thing. He whined to himself. But I'm the one who is back. It's my job to make sure their will moves on and this time I'm also going to live my life to the fullest. As soon as he reached his Apartment, Naruto made about 50 clones. "You guys know what to do"

"Yes Boss" Came a mass reply. Naruto nodded and left the area. Ebisu sensei had left him early since today was his first day. That man was most likely going through possible lesson plans for Naruto right now. Though he had a tendency to go into long lectures, the man was good at what he did and Naruto had to accept it.

Meanwhile Naruto had to train and build up his body strength and get himself a better taijustsu style. His current style was spontaneous and surprising. That is, he through his fist around and prayed to god that it worked and he was supposed to be a mainly Taijustsu fighter with Rasengan as support. Even Naruto had to admit it. He was pretty pathetic. Period. But that didn't mean he had to run by the same rules this time. This time he was going to kick ass and take name!

All these thoughts swarming his mind Naruto made his way back to training ground no. 25. Just then he remembered one thing. The last clone. During his date with Hinata, though he acted cool, it was his first date too. He was just as nervous as her but couldn't afford to look nervous. He had at least 25 clones running in the library reading books on dating. They were to dispel at one every minute rate. Halfway through the date Naruto understood that though all the tips which kept popping in his head were useful, it was better if he let things just happen. So he had silently made a clone and dispelled it to let the others know.

However only one clone was still alive and he was running free in the library. I'm gonna kick my own ass if you have caused any trouble, myself. He thought as he dispelled it. It seemed the clone was reading up on the famous Shinobi from the second Shinobi World war. Having seen most of them in battle, the info was not actually a shocking thing for the genin. "If you come down here I can easily kick your ass, you blond mop" Kyuubi growled out. Oh! Kurama "DON'T CALL ME KURAMA" Come on, how many times have we gone through this game Kura-. "AND HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING ME MY NAME!" came the growl. Riling up the old fox was something he would never grow tired of.

Naruto went on to start a physical exercise program which would make Lee proud of him. He knew it was somewhat overkill but being the jinchuriki of the world's strongest tailed beast seemed to have its own perks. Aside from what pervs like Hinata thought, Naruto could strain his muscles to the limit and still come out at hundred percent after a short nap. Why waste such a precious gift. He did pushups, pull-ups, crunches and all sorts of other exercises. He then set out to kick the wooden target kept there from various angles. Kick it high, low and at mid-levels. All of these at least a hundred repetition each. All fighting styles involved giving damage in the end, so no matter what Ebisu comes up with tomorrow, these strikes would only help Naruto.

After the flurry of physical exercises, Naruto decided to turn to the spiritual side of chakra. Spiritual energy required for Chakra was normally derived from emotions or even a person's will. Few bothered to meditate in order to boost their spiritual energy. However, since becoming a sage, Naruto had fallen in love with the gentle art. He loved feeling Nature, in all its bounty, all around him. In essence, Sage mode involved bringing that Nature into you. Taking a piece of Nature within you. Even if he didn't dare to try his sage mode didn't mean he couldn't try meditating.

Naruto sat down in the lotus position. He slowly calmed his breathing. It seemed this body was not used to sitting in one place at all. He didn't complain. He knew that till he took the Sage training with ma and pa, he was a runt who couldn't sit in one place. But since when had Naruto Uzumaki stopped trying?

Soon he was successful in calming his body, and taming his mind to remain clear. He could slowly start sensing those around him, mainly the presence of trees and rocks. Shocked, he opens his eyes and checks himself in the nearby pond. No his eyes had no yellow underline. That meant he had not absorbed Natural Energy and he was sure of that. Then how did I start sensing things? I am sure I was not a sensor in my last life. He opened his eyes and tried sensing and much to his dismay, he found nothing. He went back into the lotus position and tried again.

After a brief amount of time he was able to sense chakra signatures again. The closest to him seemed to be an ANBU patrol of the village. They had just passed through the front of the training ground and were moving on. On further tying to extend his senses, he was able to find a giant source of chakra, one of the largest in the area on the Hokage Mountains. On further closer observation….or sensing, he realized that it was jiji. Jiji seemed to be feeling very sad. Wait, how did I know that? He just knew it from Jiji's chakra. Hey Kurama, have you decided to let me use some sort of advanced version of negative emotion sensing? I can sense sadness also, not only hatred. Cool work bro.

"Moooooorrrreeeeeee Coooooooooooooffffffffffeeeeeeeeeeeee" He heard a voice drawling. Was kyuubi sleeptalking? He would have his fun later picking on the tailed beast's sleeping habits, right now he had a super rare Ninja ability to learn. How do you learn to be a sensor? Is there a sensor training course in Konoha? Man I need help. Naruto also found out something else. When he started thinking and his mind became distracted, he could no longer sense anything. I should be concentrating silently if I want to be able to sense things? Then this is cannot be used as a battlefield technique.

Well, who better than the "professor" to ask? And Naruto set of to the Hokage mountains. He found the old man on his own head, staring at the village with sad eyes. "Old man! How are you? Wipe that sad look from your face, believe me you don't want any more wrinkles" Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to see his foster-grandson coming running to him. He had already sensed the blonde sunshine coming around and was waiting to meet him. "Hello Naruto-kun. What are you doing here this evening?"

"I sensed you here and came to see you, old man"

The hokage was confused. "Sensed. Now that is new Naruto-kun! Could you tell me more about it?"

"That's what I actually came for Old man, I was sitting in the training field no.25 and meditating when-"

The old man raised an eye and started teasing Naruto "Since when do you meditate Naruto-kun?"

"Old man, stop making fun of me, for the sake of god" Naruto pouted. Hiruzen laughed "I'm sorry Naruto, I just couldn't resist. Let me guess. Meditation is a part of your catching up scheme. Right? I remember Mediation was taught from the second year as a non-testing subject. I also happen to remember Iruka complaining about how you were never available for that class."

Naruto laughed. "I know right! Iruka-sensei and Ebisu-sensei have something in common. Both of them can make anything seem boring with their lectures."

Hiruzen flashed him an evil smile. "I will be sure to pass this on to both of them tomorrow." Naruto paled "You w-wouldn't d-do th-that will y-you old man. I w-will get h-hours of full blown lectures from both of them."

"It seems mighty tempting Naruto-kun. What should I do?" Hiruzen asked in an innocent tone. Seeing Naruto's face starting to turn blue, he stopped "I'm just kidding Naruto-kun"

"Thank the gods, now I will get to the point old man" Said Naruto. "While I was meditating I slowly started to be able to feel all the trees around me, Soon I felt the entire konoha, but it was very dim. Bu you were here old man, I promise you have quite the presence. You were like a huge brown and red glow. But old man, I can't describe how, but you felt so sad"

The professor's mind was reeling. It seems like Naruto-kun has developed a mighty powerful sensing ability, training ground 25 is far away from here, about 20 kilometer, but why was he able to sense only me? "Naruto, how come you felt only me?"

"There were many people in Konoha, but it was as if there was a fog near me and everywhere close to me, I could barely feel the other people. But you are pretty bright old man. But the problem is the moment I begin thinking about something, anything else, I can't feel anyone anymore."

Hiruzen was still thinking. The hazy feeling will most likely be his own chakra, Naruto has a about as much chakra as me, and he is in the age when chakra coils are still growing. His sensory ability will mostly likely be completely be blocked by his own chakra. And he also needs a lot of work to get this technique into practical use if small thoughts shake it off.

The hokage spoke "Naruto-kun you have as much chakra as me, so I bet your own chakra is blocking your sensing capabilities. And for the other part, it means that you have just activated your sensing. But I am curious about when you told me that you could feel my emotions. So tell me what do you feel now?"

Naruto settled down in lotus position, and went back to meditation. The Sandaime was observing. His form is perfect and so is his breathing. The posture leaves no space for further correction and he has very less movements. It's almost as if he is training to be a sage.

Naruto opened his eyes after sometime. "Seriously old man, you feel doubt on me? I see where your happiness and pride comes from but what's with the doubt and small feeling of uneasiness?"

Guess I can't hide it from you anymore Naruto-kun, but Ebisu tells me that you already know tree climbing, Water walking, your sudden changes unsettle me." As soon as he finished, the god of Shinobi noticed Naruto's face fall into an expression of being caught after a prank. "O guess I just can't hide it from you, can I old man! The truth is, I didn't just decide to change in one day. I was about to change as soon as I became a Genin. I have been preparing for some time now. I peeked on a genin team to learn how to climb trees and walk on water. Yesterday's incidents just spurred me on further" He replies back.

Surprisingly (for Naruto, that is) the hokage nodded. He had suspected something like that. "As for your sensory ability, there is an entire clan in konoha that specializes in sensing."

The Yamanaka. Naruto thought. However his words were different "There is a clan in Konoha for sensing and then your Ninjas take hours to catch me. That's kinda pathetic old man. So which is this clan?"

"You have a point Naruto-kun, but then you always have to put more effort when you pass their area. It's the Yamanakas. Remember the flower shop in west Konoha? It belongs to them?"

"Ino, from my class is from that clan. So is she also a sensor?"

"I don't know Naruto-kun; maybe her father thought it wasn't time yet.""

"By the way old man, why were you so sad when I was coming?" Naruto was concerned.

"I was remembering my wife Naruto; she used to love the crescent moon"

"Where is Obaa-san now?" He asked impulsively and almost winced at his grandfather's pained expression. "She is gone Naruto, she died on the day of Kyuubi's attack." The pain in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes was just too much. He was so used to seeing the sagely Sandaime Oji-san, to Naruto this pained expression was something alien. Naruto just broke down crying. "I'm so sorry old man"

"What are you being sorry for Naruto-kun? You are not the Kyuubi. And it is not your fault." Naruto was still sobbing when he felt a warm hug. His foster-grand….no, his grandfather was hugging him. "It's alright Naruto; I have come to terms with it by now. It's not good to dwell too much into the past. Live now, learn from yesterday. Don't be trapped in it"

The grandfather and grandson just stayed the under the moonlight, watching the village both had sworn to protect. After sometime Hiruzen ruffled Naruto's hair "Say what Naruto-kun, let's go get some Ramen"

This wiped all sadness from the young blond. Naruto was jumping around in happiness soon.

"Ramen, Ramen, Ramen" He started chanting. Hiruzen also smiled and they set off.

Another hour later

Naruto was perfectly happy. He had just polished a couple of dozens of ramen bowls. Best part of Jiji's treats was that you could eat as much as you want. Being the hokage gave a pretty good salary, he guessed. He could still remember his Jiji's funeral. How helpless he had felt at that moment. He was not gonna let that happen this time around either. When he reached home, he saw 50 tired looking clones. "Are you guys done?" he asked. One of them answered. "Short term plans are ready"

This was the reason Naruto had set up these clones. They were spending the entire evening brainstorming on what to do. They had bought up every memory, discussed and debated every possible solution. When 50 minds worked into it, so many perspectives were possible and ever one was as creative as a Naruto's. (A/n: - Is that a compliment or an insult, the author is not sure himself! XP)

Naruto went to bed; he had a long day tomorrow. The clones already had instructions to dispel in groups of four after he was asleep.

I know it's just another filler I will get to work on the next chapter immediately. But I wanted some Sarutobi Bonding done too. Next Chappy is Training and then the chappy after that I will start off with canon. Anyway Read and Review for next chapter.

CharmerDark :)