I do not own Naruto. I do own some instant ramen though. That's definitely worth something.

"Hey...Hinata right?"

After a long day of class in which Naruto boasted of his Uzumaki heritage to the curious academy students who had bore witness to his newfound skill, Naruto had decided to speak to the Hyuga girl who he had admittedly been thinking of all day. She had been the only person to support him before the spar he had with Sasuke, who had been brooding and sending him glares all day long. Sakura had truly been conflicted on where she stood on the matter, as she did still like Sasuke very much but Naruto was her friend who openly expressed his infatuation with her. While the pinkette had politely declined his offer to take her out on a date, at least she didn't bash him over the head or call him baka or something like that. Naruto had actually been significantly disheartened by her first rejection, but the Uzumaki resolved to keep trying even if beating Sasuke wouldn't convince her he was better for her.

Kiba Inuzuka had also challenged him earlier after telling him he was impressed with his match, and Ino had been the most curious of everyone which had caused Naruto to explain about the Uzumaki clan to everyone and his grandfather who was the Uzukage. It made him very proud to receive some respect from everyone finally, and even Sasuke had been attentive during his informative conversation with his fellow blonde. Hinata had been smiling proudly as well for whatever reason, and Naruto had caught her glancing at him multiple times throughout the day which confused him to no end. Which was why he was standing in front of her now.

"Y-yes.. I-Im H-Hinata." She replied stuttering and looking like she was at a loss for words.

Smiling brightly at her Naruto warmly said." Thanks for believing in me earlier, you're the only one who thought I could win. I hope you emptied Kibas pockets out haha, but if he doesn't pay don't hesitate to tell me and I'll shake him down for you!"

Blushing at the joking blonde and not even noticing the groan of Kiba who had in fact paid her 50 ryo, Hinata couldn't take any more of Naruto's close proximity and got lightheaded before succumbing to unconsciousness. Naruto's eyes widened in worry wondering what happened to her just as Kiba started snickering. The dog boy then started teasing him saying." Haha look at what you did to her man! Damn she must really have the hots for you!"

Naruto looking confused replied." Huh!? I didn't do anything she just got sick and passed out like she usually does. I think she had a fever or something! Maybe she should go to the hospital and get checked out!"

Kiba nearly died from laughter and holding his sides he barely managed to get out." Dude, she's not sick. She's in freaking love with you. All she does is blush and watch you all day, and if you weren't so clueless you'd ask her to be your girlfriend. I mean I would, she's freaking sexy!"

"Youd take anything with legs out Kiba baka, just like the horn dog you are!" Ino cut in loudly making her thoughts known as Naruto stood still in shock trying to put things together.

"She...loves me!? He thought as Kiba and Ino began a heated argument that he blocked out while staring at Hinata." Wow she really is cute!" He thought to himself as he observed her sleeping form as her red face began to get normal again as the blush faded. It would seem that when girl's faces got red that meant they liked him like a boyfriend! Who woulda knew!?

Thinking back Naruto recognized that Sakuras face had also gotten red when he showered her with compliments the day they first met, and thinking of his crush he began thinking about what he'd do about Hinata. While he only had eyes for Sakura, being a jinchuriki had left the boy with a desire for companionship that most people would never be able to comprehend, and now that he found out someone actually had a crush on him he damn sure wouldn't just blow her off. The least he could do was get to be her friend before he left the village, and maybe she would even make a decent sparring partner for him. She did seem to be pretty good in taijutsu, even if she did always appear hesitant to attack.

As the shy girl that liked him opened her eyes to see him looming over her with a peculiar look, her blush returned full force as he spoke to her again." Umm..sorry for surprising you Hinata chan. I was just gonna ask..well um me and Shino were gonna spar later and Kiba too...I just wanted to know if you'd come along maybe. If you want to..."

Hinata seemed to move on autopilot as her head automatically nodded, and Naruto beamed at the girl who began to feel dizzy upon realizing that she had just accepted his offer. Naruto had actually noticed her! Her!? The girl was just as terrified as she was ecstatic however, as she was positive he would be less than impressed with her skill like her father was. Then he wouldn't give her the time of day after that. What Hokage would want to be with a weak kunoichi after all. She was just about to renig on her answer when Naruto spoke again." Alright Hinata chan, Better bring your A game cause I mean business. But I've seen you spar before and you were so cool with your quick palm strikes like-"

As Naruto began mock fighting imitating Hinata using palm strikes the Hyuga couldn't handle the praise and passed out once again with a large smile on her face, looking forward to spending time with her Naruto kun even if others would be there as well.

Seeing the girl fall out again and sweatdropping, Naruto once again considered that she may have just been ill before leaving the classroom once she woke back up, telling her they would all meet tomorrow after class. The girl only began to respond when the boy simply vanished in a swirl of wind, shocking everyone and infuriating Sasuke who had just been about to challenge the young Uzumaki. It seemed he'd have to wait until tomorrow, but the avenger had time. First he'd defeat Naruto, and then he'd become strong enough to take Itachi after that. He had to be the best, he was Uchiha after all.

Arriving at Ichirakus and greeting a surprised Teuchi and Ayame who were the chefs that owned the stand, Naruto ordered a humble ten bowls of pork and miso ramen and devoured the meal before creating a clone to send off. He had just though about It, and he wanted to grab a cook book to learn from so he could make his own food. Burnt toast and instant noodles didn't really count for cooking experience after all. Looking hopefully at the pair in front of him he also decided to ask." Hey Teuchi, Ayame chan I was just thinking and I wanna learn how to make ramen if you'd teach me."

Their eyes widening Ayame responded saying." I thought you wanted to be Hokage Naruto. Wanna be a simple ramen chef now hmm!?"

"That's not it, it's just I love ramen so much and you guys too. You have me food to eat when I had nothing and you've always been so kind. I wanna spend more time with you both, and I give you my word I'll pay you back if you teach me!"

The ramen cooks looked at Naruto with fondness before Teuchi began explaining what learning would entail, and just like that Naruto had been accepted as a student to his favorite two people in Konoha.

~1 Hour Later~

Walking home after a detailed discussion with Teuchi his new sensei in everything ramen, Naruto was on cloud nine despite the fact that Sakura seemed to be a little more distant after he beat Sasuke. He just couldn't understand why she wouldn't let him take her out, but at least he knew he had a chance because of the blushes he had gotten from her before. All he had to do was keep on pressing and she'd cave someday,and then he'd marry her and have pink haired girls and blonde boy's with her. As his thoughts turned back to Hinata while he walked through the red light district's grimy alleyways to get to his apartment, Naruto was suddenly slammed with a massive ear headache that caused him to collapse into a dumpster hitting his head and knocking him unconscious. It would be three hours later that he woke up, and realized that all of his clones had dispelled at nearly the same time which overloaded his mind. As everything he recently learned processed although It was somewhat jumbled, Naruto couldn't even register his progress before noticing something. He smelled something burning, or more specifically it smelled like a bunch of different things were burning. The blonde had always had exceptional senses, with his hearing and sense of smell being nearly animalistic. Following the scent, after a short walk he saw that small house was inflamed and a girl a little younger than he was was just standing and staring into the flames. He had never seen the girl before, and wanting to know what happened he approached the silent bystander asking her." Hey..are you alright!?

She didn't even seem to know he was there as she continued staring into the flames, her eyes looking cold and even dead to the young Uzumaki. The blonde decided to leave her be after a while of trying to get her attention but failing, and after making it to his apartment he was surprised to see that the Anbu were there and waiting for him.

"Hokage sama wishes to see you Uzumaki San."

Grabbing the frowning blondes shoulder and disappearing in a swirl of wind, the Anbu again disappeared as the Hokage looked up from his mountain of paperwork with a curious expression. Naruto looked very annoyed and since the Hokage seemed to be waiting for him to speak he asked." You wished to see me Hokage sama!?"

The old man winced slightly which partook notice of and replied with a serious tone." It had come to my attention that you and Sasuke Uchiha had an altercation today in which you displayed considerable skill. Care to explain where you learned the techniques that you used?"

Naruto's eyes widened in surprise before lowering in anger as he sarcastically answered." I would have thought you'd be happy that your weapon was getting stronger. I learned from the library, but you wouldn't know that because you've never actually been there for me! All you do is watch while I'm treated like a worm and try to tell me about a will of fire! An now after I'm finally improving I have to explain myself because of what!?"

Hiruzen flinched as Naruto spat his retort with venom in his voice, and the fire shadow slumped his shoulders while saying." Naruto, I have been there for you but I can't be everywhere at once! I've kept you safe from countless assassination attempts, and the reason I need to know is because of the civilian council being suspicious of your purported improvements. They are all afraid of your changes, and I have to conduct a mental evaluation on you as well as Sasuke for his reckless behavior. You're not a weapon to me Naruto, which is why I haven't had a hand in your training! Think about It, if you were just a weapon to me I'd have turned you into a killing machine by now! Believe me when I say I've always seen you as a grandson!"

Naruto's eyes widened as his common sense came into play, and while the old man's words were logical the blonde remained stubborn." Even if that's true, you could've done so much more! You didn't have to let me go through all of that when I was still so young. You could've sent me away with someone else or even adopted me, but you just left me alone. There are no excuses as far as I'm concerned!

The Hokage seemed to get even more crestfallen at Naruto's justified attitude before he spoke again." Naruto...I'm truly sorry. I've been Hokage for many years and I admit that I'm just tired. I've made a lot of mistakes during my life and if I'm to be honest, I feel that your upbringing is the worst mistake besides my wayward student. I know I can't ever make it up to you, but if you need anything don't hesitate to ask. I will help you to the best of my ability, but even if you don't forgive me know that I care deeply for you. I didn't just call you here to get information however, and if you're willing there's a certain young girl who's life you saved that wants to speak with you."

His eyes wide in recognition, Naruto admitted he had once again forgotten about the girl he had saved back in the Uchiha compound. As he nodded his head looking expectantly, the Hokage simply snapped his fingers and an Anbu instantly appeared with the young girl in his firm hold. Naruto only now could really make out her exotic features, and he couldn't help but think this girl was even prettier than Sakura. He did so grudgingly, but he still did it nonetheless. Her wavy purple hair and angelic face was just so perfect time him, and now that he saw her she held herself with a certain confidence that spoke of skill.

Boeing to the Uzumaki as the Anbu disappeared once more, the purple haired girl said." Uzumaki san, my name is Naori Uchiha and I've been meaning to thank you for saving my life. I am forever in your debt, as you protected me even when my own family tried saving themselves to survive and left me to die. You didn't even know me..."

Naruto blushed at her words not knowing why his face felt so hot and nearly stuttered a reply feeling embarrassed." Just Naruto Naori chan, and don't mention it. You don't owe me anything, and I may not have known you, but we can get to know each other now right!?

The blonde honestly hadn't meant it to come out like that, but he seemed to notice his mistake when the Hokage started chuckling and she seemed to look at him peculiarly." Well now Naruto, I didn't know you were attracted to older women! Naori is three years older than you you know, but I think you two would be good for each other!"

Even though the old man was joking around Naruto took his words seriously and showed a little of his old self by stuttering and pointing an accusing finger directly at him yelling." That's not what I meant old man! I was just saying!-"

"Its alright Naruto San, I understand what you meant. Unfortunately I am unable to move around freely at the moment, as I am within protective custody by the Hokage until my skill increases. I have to get stronger, then maybe someday I can avenge my family's death!"

Noticing the similarity between her and Sasuke Naruto replied to the girl." Revenge huh? I didn't know you were a kunoichi Naori chan. How good are you, cause I can tell you Itachi is no joke."

She seemed to be exceedingly desperate as she grabbed his shoulders tightly before he could even see her move while exclaiming." You know something about him don't you!? Please tell me Naruto, and perhaps you could even help me train if Hokage sama approves."

Turning her head to the aging leader while Naruto stood gobsmacked and blushing at her closeness, the Hokage seemed to think about It briefly before nodding his head. In truth he had planned on something like this, for the sake of Naruto and Naori. Both of then we're flight risks, but if they focused on each other instead of their problems, maybe the two could find love and support in each other. Since Naori didn't know about the kyubi but was still a special jonin, Hiruzen was sure she could help Naruto, and maybe vice versa.

Pulling his old pipe out after a moment the Hokage said." Sounds like a reasonable idea Naori San, however I'd beseech you not to be brash in seeking vengeance. You can still do so with the support of the village, as I have decided that with Itachi Uchihas defection to create a Hunter nin division within my Anbu. This would allow you to remain anonymous while still increasing your strength, and when you're ready you could personally pursue Itachi if you still wish to. What do you say?"

She nodded looking very determined as he lit his pipe and took a long drag if the substance within. Naruto gathering himself then asked her." Yeah it's cool if we train, when do you want to start Naori chan!?"

"Can we start right now!?"

Naruto looked a bit surprised but smirking he answered." I'm always ready for a fight! Where will we go though!?"

"Leave that to me!" The old man declared snapping his finger once more. As an Anbu appeared instantly, he said." Take these two to the Hokage training ground and make sure all the privacy seals are in place when you do so."

Walking up to the pair, the Anbu just put his hands on their shoulders and shunshined them away, and they found themselves in a large space similar to a gymnasium. It had a multitude of training dummies and weapons available, as the Anbu walked to a wall and touched it after using a handseal, Naruto looked at Naori and was surprised to see her changed appearance.

"N-Naori your eyes!"

She just calmly told him." This is the sharingan, the bloodline of the Uchiha. It gives us special abilities that make us formidable shinobi."

Naruto just nodded while rubbing the back of his head." Cool. So uh, how should we start!?"

The purple haired girl just said." How did you use that jutsu with only one handed seals. I've never seen that before."

Naruto surprised by her blunt question smirked and told her." That, Naori chan, is a secret. Buut..if you teach me a jutsu I'll tell you how."

"That won't be a problem Naruto kun, watch this."

Going through handseals faster than the eye can see, Naori shot a blazing stream of fire that traveled at least 20 from her mouth. Naruto was instantly enthralled by the technique, and the glow from the flames made Naori seem like the most beautiful girl to the blonde. Naruto blushed profusely as her flamethrower attack ended after several seconds, and he noticed that she didn't look winded at all. In fact it was like it was nothing at all for her to do, and staring into her red eyes that had weird lines going through them Naruto excited shouted." Damn that was awesome! You got yourself a trade!"

As Naruto began telling the girl about the one handed seal theory he eventually decided to demonstrate by performing the shadow clone jutsu after focusing a few seconds. As a Kage bunshin appeared, the girl never stopped staring at Naruto and after a moment she also formed a half ram seal. In A small quiet poof of smoke, a single doppelganger appeared amazing Naruto to no end who began praising her like she was kami. It had taken him so many tried just to learn the jutsu with his grandfather's instruction, and here did it with a one handed seal her first attempt. He quickly sobered up when he found out why.

"It's not a big deal Naruto kun, it's just because of my eyes. They let me learn jutsu very very quickly." She informed him breathing heavier and heavier as seconds ticked by.

"Really!? What else can they do!?

As Naori gave him a brief overview of the sharingan, the blonde began realizing something before visibly getting angry. The teme also had eyes like hers, even if they were a little different. As Naori turned to her bunshin and looked into its eyes, both of her gasped in shock at the same time at what they saw. It was the fabled mangekyo sharingan, the pinnacle of what her bloodline which only manifested itself in a few rare and powerful members of her clan. She seemed to be overjoyed at her new visual capacity, and after sending her clone off to practice jutsu with one handed seals she continued showing Naruto the flamethrower jutsu keeping her promise. While the blond wasn't having much luck, he did create a veritable horse of shadow clones to speed up the process seeking to impress Naori. The blonde didn't know why, but he was completely mesmerized with the Uchiha and almost couldn't take his eyes off of her. While she didn't seem to really notice, at least she was kind and was in fact impressed with the number of clones Naruto could achieve, saying that he had more chakra than even the Hokage.

What Naruto didn't know was that she had indeed taken notice of his infatuation, and after the boy bragged about his Uzumaki heritage and told her what he was learning, she began formulating a plan that would help them both. While she did indeed feel eternally grateful to Naruto, her hatred for Itachi was just as powerful, and while she wasn't completely steeped in darkness she was very much vengeful. Naruto literally had the potential to be stronger than anyone, and it would be so easy to get him on her side it wasn't even funny. Then she'd definitely end Itachi and that other man, and the blonde boy did seem like he'd be handsome when he got a little older. Her decision was made.

~The next day~

After another long day in the academy, Naruto Uzumaki was I enjoyed to finally leave along with the small group of his classmates that were walking with him. He had managed to her Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Sakura, and even Chouji to tag along, and although Shikamaru and him were cool the lazy boy had declined.

As they walked through the village, they all wondered just how good Naruto really was since he had been the one who invited all of them, saying he would spar everyone. While they had all been skeptical that he could fight all of them, his confidence in himself had inspired their curiosity to no end, and they questioned if He really stood as the dead last.

After a brief walk during which Naruto skillfully avoided being noticed by putting up his hood, the group arrived at a decent sized training ground which was currently vacant. Walking to the center of the field, Naruto turned to everyone smiling and told them." Alright we're here! Thanks for coming guys and I know you wanna know how I'll fight you all, so let me just show you!"

Placing his hands in a ram seal, the Uzumaki created a single clone for everyone and turned to Shino saying." Alright, I don't care if you guys go all out against my clones but I'll fight you for real Shino. Just don't try n kill me, ok!?"

The Aburame nodded his head and the spar instantly commenced as Naruto rushed him sending a flurry of straight punches at his center. The Aburame heir jumped back gaining distance and then shot forward, striking Naruto with well times blows that came from odd angles. While the attacks weren't really fast or powerful, they were all excellently timed and aimed at points that would leave Naruto disoriented for a finisher. Taking a hit on his chest and arm, Naruto rolled with the second blow and spun jumping into a curving knee strike, and the strong blow knocked Shino back even though he blocked it. Naruto ran straight at him into a side kick while using the kicks momentum to swing at him from different angles. Sidestepping the kick Shino deflected the first blows and caught Naruto's arm eventually like a mantis, and turning strongly he calmed the boy into the ground and pinned him down ending the first spar.

As Shino and Naruto both rose up the blonde rubbed the back of his head while saying." That was good man. Let's go again, and this time I'm gonna be the one to win."

Facing Naruto again Shino calmly replied." That is unlikely Naruto. Why? Because it would seem you lack grappling experience, and it is almost impossible to avoid grappling by an opponent that uses it in close combat. Now let's begin."

Naruto wasn't angered in the least by the bug user, as he briefly concluded that Shino was probably telling the truth. How could he win if he couldn't get close to use taijutsu, during their taijutsu match!? He opted not to think about It much but instead he thought about the only grappling maneuvers he knew. He had the chi sao and lop sao from Wing Chun, the different clinches from Muay Chaiya, and the throw that he had learned from watching Itachi fight his clones. He wasn't particularly familiar with his taijutsu style yet, and the only reason he was able to use it in any capacity was his natural talent, and the fact that Wing Chun was so simple to learn. It basically consisted of the chain punching and low side kick, and it's very purpose was to be able to be used in an extremely short amount of time. There was also the fact that Naruto had nearly unlimited energy and stamina, and so he could literally keep punching continuously all day.

Deciding to press the attack again Naruto dashed at Shino jumping into a flying knee strike that was easily avoided by him stepping to the side as Naruto landed in a crouch. Shino seeing his chance moved forward toward Naruto expecting to land a swift combo with his sweeping hand strikes, But the blonde surprises him when he cocked back his right hand as if he was going to throw a sloppy punch. Shino was already deflecting the blow when he was struck by a fist directly on his chin, and he didn't even see when Naruto had stopped his wide hook swing and threw a sharp straight punch tricking him. As Shino stumbled, Naruto launched a side kick that struck his thigh, making him lose his balance and nearly fall over. Then the blonde looked to finish the spar, but Shino would have none of it and after rolling away from Naruto's knee strike he dashed in low at the boy who decided to try and take him in grappling. Wrapping his arms around Naruto's arms he was surprised when the Uzumaki punched his forearm which stopped his lock and grabbed it and his shoulder at once. Then a low aimed knee struck his thigh again, and Naruto managed to win this round when he front kicked the kneeling Aburame causing him to roll backward.

"Pathetic." Declared a raven haired boy as he walked from behind the trendline revealing himself finally. His red eyes seemed to home in on and try to pierce through Naruto, and Kiba stopped his spar with Naruto's clones since he was the only one not watching his fight with Shino. The Inuzuka was too happy getting to cut loose and try his new jutsu with Akamaru, and had taken Everyone else's opponents although no one complained. Hinata was nervous, Chouji was hungry, and Sakura didn't really want to fight her blonde friend at all.

"What do you want teme!?" Naruto asked with a voice that expressed his displeasure.

"I want my rematch, and this time I'll be taking you seriously!"

"As if a fucking fireball wasn't serious you assholes! What kind of bastard would try and kill someone during a spar!?"

"Hn, but you're still living aren't you!? Stop acting like you aren't excited at getting to fight with me Uzumaki. I know about your clan after studying yesterday, and I bet you didn't know the Uzumaki and Uchiha are ancient rivals. It's in our blood to combat each other!"

Everyone was surprised by the new information, and speaking up quickly Sakura yelled." Wait Naruto Sasuke please don't fight. Please!"

The Uchiha turned a cold eye to Sakura and berated her saying." And why would I ever listen to a disgraceful weak fangirls like you Haruno!? This is a clan issue, and more importantly this is personal! Now let's settle this Uzumaki!"

Naruto was already in his stance when everyone jumped between the two of them as he yelled." You fucking bastard. Take back what you Saud about my Sakura or I swear I'll destroy you!"

As both Kiba and Shino struggled to hold back Naruto while Hinata sunk into herself in nervousness, Sakura looked deeply hurt by Sasukes words and she yelled with watery eyes." Naruto don't please stop it. I don't want you to hurt each other!"

Naruto beamed his struggled at once and turned to Sakura with a look of deep loathing that absolutely terrified her. It wasn't aimed at her however, but the killing intent he exuded after Sasuke demeaned her was powerful. She could of sworn she saw his blue eyes become slitted like an animal's, but when she blinked away the tears she found that she was mistaken. Both Ino and Chouji were blocking off Sasuke, until Sasuke started screaming." Get the hell out of my way! Let me go you fat fuck!"

The temperature seemed to suddenly drop as everyone got chills and a Sark aura surrounded Chouji, and the Akamichi heir still holding Sasuke turned and threw himself strongly body slamming the boy into the ground causing him to see stars. The Akamichi got back up while looking down at Sasuke with hatred and stormed off, with Ino running after her childhood friend leaving her crush in the dirt. Sakura getting worried went and knelt down next to Sasuke, which confused Naruto to no end and the blonde was about to speak when Shino grabbed his shoulder saying." Don't. Why? Because as long as she is attracted to him romantically her judgement is impaired and her potential is stunted. You should instead focus on Hinata, as she seems to be troubled more so than Sakura San."

Taking a last look at Sakura filled with longing, Naruto turned his attention to Hinata guineas looking down at the ground and trembling a little. The girl obviously hated violence, and Naruto began to wonder why she would become a kunoichi in the first place.

"Sorry Hinata, I didn't mean to scare you! That prick just rubs me the wrong way Dattebayo. Do you wanna come and some ramen with me Hinata chan I'm paying!?" He asked trying to lighten the mood.

The result was instantaneous s Hinata rocketed off in a jet of blood that shot from her nostrils, and Naruto sweatdropped again and decided to tell Shino and Kiba he was gonna take her to Ichirakus ramen and they could come too. The boys both declined, instead opting to train more with each other as the unlikely pair became friends after Kiba told Shino his bugs were cool like Naruto had. Grabbing the unconscious girl and focusing while using a half seal, Naruto disappeared in a swirl of wind and leaves, reappearing in front if Ichirakus startling Ayame as he came out of nowhere.

"That was so cool Naruto kun how's you do it!? And who's the girl and why sI she unconscious!?" The ramen waitress asked excitedly at seeing a ninja technique by her younger brother.

Naruto smiling and greeting her said." It's a secret Ayame chan, but Mayne I'll let you watch me train sometime after I finish learning my new jutsu. Then you'll see how awesome I really am! Her names Hinata, and she's a girl from my class and a new friend of mine. She's a little weird, but I like though Dattebayo! She's knocked out cause..well someone said she liked me and she always gets all red when she gets close to me. I wish she'd stay awake longer so we could talk more you know!?

Ayame got a Shit eating grin and began teasing Naruto about his new girlfriend, just as Hinata woke up in the arms of her crushing nearly returned to the realm of dreams. Hit steamy dreams about her and Naruto kun that she told no one, not even Hanabi her younger sister. Naruto was quick to set her down embarrassed about Ayame teasing his firm hold of his girlfriend, and hearing the insinuations Hinata once again passed out much to her and Teuchis amusement. It wasn't long after her third time awakening that a Hyuga branch member appeared and took her away saying her father wanted her, much to Naruto's chagrin and Hinatas disappointment. After eating a couple of Naruto sized ramen dishes and chatting with the Ichirakus about the academy and the Uzumaki clan, Naruto decided to see the old man again about visiting with Naori, who still made his stomach squirmy every time he thought of her. Disappearing in a shunshin much to the Ichirakus amazement, Naruto arrived at the Hokage tower in record time to see the girl he now unconsciously was extremely attracted to.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT OP NARUTO, HE JSUT HAS SOME EXPERIENCE, AN EASY TO LEARN AND USE TAIJUTSU, AND THE POTENTIAL CLONES. IF ANYONES OP ITS OBITO AND PEIN, AND ID LIKE TO WORK A HANZO ENCOUNTER IN LATER WHICH WILL BE AWESOME. NEXT CHAPTER NARUTO HEADS TO WHIRLPOOL, BUT WHO WILL THE UZUMAKI MEET ALONG THE WAY!? AND WHAT ABOUT ZETSU AND OBITO!?WILL HE FIND OUT THAT NAORI IS USING HIM!? FIND OUT. REVIEW