*Last Time*

"We'll have to find out, dear." The woman replied as she went to find her husband.

*NOW-TIMESKIP 2 YEARS*

Naruto huffed as he fell to the ground. A large blast of plasma flew over his head, decimating the tree before him. Naruto took cover behind a large rock, only to feel large amounts of bullets hitting the rock. He put his large SMG over and began laying covering fire, in an attempt to distract the person chasing him. "Come out, come out wherever you are…" Claptrap said with glee in his voice. "How the hell did he get so good?!" Naruto demanded.

"I've always been this good!" Claptrap said. Naruto saw Claptrap running towards him and opened fire, only for all the bullets to run past the small robot. "WHAT!?" He demanded, only to feel the butt of a rifle hit the back of his head. "Shit, Zero's ability!" Naruto thought as he jumped away. He quickly reached into his virtual pack and switched to a rocket launcher. He jumped up and shot the single shot, 4-round blast into the floor, making the Hologram disappear and launching the invisible robot into the ground.

"HAHA, got ya!" Naruto said with a grin, only to feel a large amount of force pull him into a central point. "Shit, Siren-phase lock!" Naruto sighed in defeat as he was lifted. Claptrap disabled the lethal parts of the VAULTHUNTER . EXE so that their training wouldn't kill him. "Don't worry, someday you will be able to do a lot of this!" Claptrap replied happily as he aimed a shotgun at the boy's head. "Yea,yea,yea.." Naruto replied as he was let down to the floor. "So, are we ready to begin working grenades?" Claptrap asked.

"A few grenade upgrades include lobbed, mirv, health-stealing, and certain upgrades allow them to have additional elements like enhanced explosive, fire, corrosive, and slag." Naruto replied after yesterday's lecture. "Correct! And slag.." Claptrap continued testing him. "..Is a byproduct of iridium mining. It increases power, but decreases defense. You would think it wouldn't be very useful, but it is." Naruto finished. "Correct!" Claptrap finished, with his own attempt at a smile.

"High-five!" Claptrap said happily, getting the congratulatory gesture in return from Naruto. Through these last few years, things had gotten interesting to say the least. Claptrap had done some research on old village texts and had learned the few basics of chakra. That is, what it is, how it's produced, and what it can do. From there, they had realized that chakra is just a form of energy. After further investigation, they learned that the Kyuubi was nothing but a mass construct of Chakra, or energy.

From the lessons claptrap had told him, energy could not be destroyed or created. It could only be transferred. So, all he had was his own naturally replenishing reserves, then this giant reserve of somewhat sentient chakra. It was all a little confusing, so they decided to focus on his physical training and self defense training. From then, Claptrap started him on Roland's old training regiment, albeit toned down.

After claptrap saw that Naruto had adjusted, he slowly upped the dose, making it so that Naruto would slowly make his way to Roland's previous level. After he had gotten to a certain point, Claptrap had begun training him on the basics of firearms. From proper safety, to storage, to making sure that he knew what he was doing. After all of the "boring stuff" had been taken care of, Claptrap began teaching Naruto how to shoot.

He was proficient with handguns, revolvers, and snipers. Shotguns and assault rifles he could handle, but rocket launchers he still had trouble with. He could use them on a small scale, as earlier, but he just didn't see the need for them. They were bulky, inaccurate, and had a single shot before needing to be reloaded. He had also learned about his INTERFACE and about the nano-claptraps in his bloodstream. The interface was an interesting thing, to say the least.

Claptrap had sent a small drone to scan the nearby area, providing a small geographical map of Konoha and the surrounding area. From then, Naruto could plan routes, mark points of interest, and any training checkpoints would be marked for him by Claptrap. The digital construction system had also proven to be a boon for him. It allowed him to digitally construct and deconstruct weapons for storage. Once the weapons were deconstructed, they were stored into an internal storage drive in his body.

This meant he could carry an entire cache of weapons on him and it would be no heavier than a wallet. Of course, due to the lack of progress in Konoha, his weapons had to be kept a secret. But this didn't mean that he would always have the basic weapons he was starting with. Claptrap showed him a photo of the weapon chests that had come out of orbit. He was also informed these would remain invisible to anyone without an INTERFACE synched to the frequency the vault hunters used.

However, he was more than welcome to take what he wanted. If he could find it, that is. These caches would also have ammo, which would be digitally stored into his databanks. "So claptrap, do you ever regret staying behind to take care of me?" Naruto asked. Through the years, they had formed an…odd relationship. Claptrap was a father to Naruto, that much is to be sure. But, Claptrap's methods were unorthodox.

Where a father would be stern and proud, Claptrap was goofy and flexible. He gave Naruto what he needed, but made it so Naruto didn't see it as a chore. More of as a game. "What're you, kidding me?! You're my best friend. I might just be a bucket of bolts, wires, and electricity, but I feel that you're special to me. Where others have either been cannon fodder, co-workers, or fellow assassins part of the robo-revolution, you're like a small human I've helped mold. A small part of me will continue with you..besides the millions nano-bots in your blood-stream." Claptrap finished.

The nano-bots in Naruto's blood had slowly been altering his DNA, making it more malleable and more resistant so he could adapt to certain changes would bring. "So, you start the Academy tomorrow.." Claptrap commented. The Hokage had signed him up to join the Academy in hopes that the Shinobi children would be more open minded concerning the kid. "Yea, we'll see how it works out.." Naruto mused as he began drying off for the day.

Claptrap began to get ready to go home, only to be stopped as Naruto was grabbed from behind. Large, tree-trunk arms grabbed Naruto, then claptrap. "What the hell?!" Naruto demanded, only to see a large man holding him. The man had a pale, somewhat dull looking face. He was gigantic , and was dressed in a butler's suit. "Ugh...The master and mistress require your presence.." The creature began. Then, at breakneck speeds, it took off towards a Cliffside mansion, one that seemed abandoned.

*At the Addams Estate*

Naruto was plopped on a large chair, along with claptrap sitting next to him. He quickly pulled out a revolver and claptrap pulled out an SMG and began inspecting their surroundings. The inside of the home seemed to be clean, albeit slightly odd. A large bear rug was in the middle of the sitting room, a large stuffed bear in a corner adjacent to a suit of armor, and a large swordfish with a leg sticking out of it hung on the wall.

"Come along, old boy! That won't be necessary!" a cheery voice said. Naruto turned to see a man dressed in a pinstripe suit. The man had black hair, slicked back, with brown eyes, and was smoking a cigar. "Who are you and what do you want?!" Claptrap demanded. "Well, old boy, it's simple. My name is Gomez Addams, and you've been practicing your weapons handling and fighting in our old training ground, near the swamps." Gomez explained.

"I thought you said those training grounds were abandoned!" Claptrap hissed at Naruto, letting his stern persona come out. "So, you liked the décor!" A woman said as she approached Gomez. She was a tall woman, wearing a pitch black dress; Her black hair hung down her sides, framing her pale face beautifully. The large man from earlier was following her with a tray of drinks. "Cara mia!" The man exclaimed.

"Gomez, you've been a rather poor houseguest. You didn't even offer them drinks!" The woman scolded the man. "Ah, of course, where are my manners. Can I interest you guys in a cup of pinecone cider?" Gomez offered. "No thanks.." Naruto began, but was cut off by Claptrap. "Sure!" The robot exclaimed. The large man, named Lurch, handed the small robot a steaming cup of cider. "So, not to be rude, but we're here because…" Naruto continued as claptrap helped himself to batwing sandwiches.

"Well, we've noticed you on our property, and we were hoping for two things. Number one is for you guys to spend some time with our kid, Pugsley. " Gomez began. "Pugsley?" Claptrap asked. "He's a wonderful kid, bright, and always coming up with inventions. He has a ham radio and at our previous home, he actually made his own ray gun. Unfortunately, he's horribly shy." Gomez said, with Morticia nodding.

"And second is to teach physical education to our children." Morticia finished. "So you want us to become…teachers and friends?" Claptrap asked. "Precisely!" Gomez said with a smile. "Sorry, but I have to go to the academy in a few days, so I can't." Naruto began as he got up. "Won't you reconsider? We've exhausted all other options as far as private tutors! We'll pay you!" Gomez offered. Naruto was going to reject, until Claptrap spoke up.

"We'll do it, but you will have to provide room and board, plus a weekly allowance." Claptrap said. "Done!" Morticia accepted. Naruto quickly grabbed Claptrap and pulled him to the side. "What are you doing?" Naruto demanded. "Getting you out of that rundown hellhole!" Claptrap began. "To an abandoned building?!" Naruto demanded. "No, from a rundown hellhole to a seemingly rundown but still cared-for mansion!" Claptrap countered.

"This way, I get to be around other humans, we get out of that hellhole, you have some extra money, and you get to learn how to interact with other humans." Claptrap finished. "Ugh…fine!" Naruto said in a defeated tone. "So, you accept!" Gomez said with a smile. Naruto nodded, and the man grabbed a noose that rang a loud, gong-like bell.

Lurch stepped in followed by two young children. One was a small girl wearing a black dress. She had pale skin, much like her mother, and dark hair and brown eyes. Her hair was done up in pig tails and carried a small headless doll with her. The boy was of a heavier build, with a bowl cut hairstyle and brown eyes. He wore a striped t-shirt and cargo shorts, and seemed curious about the kid before them.

"Children, this is your new tutor, Mr…" Gomez began, then remembered he never got a name from them. "My name is Claptrap!" the eccentric robot began. "Mr. Claptrap, and his assistant, Mr…" Gomez said as he motioned to the kid besides the eccentric robot, who seemed to be a bit older than them. "Uzumaki. Uzumaki Naruto" Naruto said as he introduced himself shyly.

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