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Naruto and its characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto

Thanks to Hatochan she is my beta reader

Chapter 7

Kakashi POV

" Who has summoned me?"

Naruto appears next to me and looks at him " I did. I am Uzumaki Naruto."

" Very well, I am called Shizuka. Call on me when you need me. " After that Shizuka disappeared.

I put my hand on Naruto's shoulder. " I am very very proud of you. " I tell him, " Come on, I will walk you home Naruto, tomorrow I will teach you Chidori."

" That is so cool !!! "

I tell him. " Also, I want to start training you to use nin-dogs, as well." He looks at me and I can see the shock and excitement. I just look at him and smile. ' He is probably thinking that I would have taught Sasuke these things. But , why would I teach Sasuke these things? No matter what, that boy will NOT let go of the idea of revenge. No matter what I say or do he refuses to listen. Not just that, but he could very well take what I have given him and hurt or kill the wrong person. That is NOT something that I will risk. '

' Heh, I don't care what they all say. You are still MY little maverick ninja...always full of surprises and if you keep learning at this rate I will recommend you for the jounin exams in six months; then the ANBU. Of course, I will make sure that you are on MY team. Hehhehehe take THAT Genma!' I almost laugh at loud at that thought.

As we get to his apartment I can see that Genma is there with Hayate. I walk in with Naruto. " Naruto you better get a shower and get to sleep, you have a very busy day tomorrow. " I tell him. He waves and walks to the bathroom. "Genma, I taught Naruto the summoning and the first time he did it he summoned Shizuka."

Hayate spits his drink across the table and Genma drops his senbon. "WHAT? ARE YOU SERIOUS? NOT EVEN YOUR FATHER COULD DO THAT !!!" Genma whispers.

"Yeah I know, needless to say that daytime hours will be mine and Naruto's alone. At the rate he is going ..." I let the sentence fall and they both nod.

"I will start training him with swords tomorrow. After what I saw today he will be a pleasure to teach." Hayate speaks up.

I lean against the wall and look at them.

" Mind if I ask what you plan to do about Sasuke?" Hayate asks me.

" Well.. I will help with the development of his sharingan. But, as for teaching him the things I am teaching Naruto, forget it. I refuse to teach someone all of my skills that is only out for revenge. However, if the need arises for him to need MY skills then yes, I will be there for him." They both nod "Well I need to get home and get some sleep myself. Jaa. " I let myself out and start walking.

Naruto POV

Kakashi-sensei put his hand on my shoulder. " I am very very proud of you. " He tells me and I feel my heart ready to explode from happiness. "Come on, I will walk you home Naruto, tomorrow I will teach you Chidori." Kakashi-sensei tells me.

"That is so cool! "

"Also, I want to start training you to use nin-dogs, as well." ' Oh my gods!! If this is a dream I sooo do NOT want to wake up!. Sweetness, now I will also be able to use dogs." I just look at him and smile.

" Amazing , now listen. Starting tonight I will teach you about dogs and their uses in the shinobi life. As well as the fundamentals in understanding them."

" Thank you Kyuubi, I really do appreciate all that you do for me. "

"You're welcome. As I have told you before I REFUSE to have a weak vessel and if that means sharing my knowledge, then so be it."

Heh I know that Kyuubi cares for me, otherwise he would have let the villagers kill me long ago. As we walk in the front door I see Genma and Hayate-san sitting on the couch.

" Naruto, you better get a shower and get to sleep. You have a very busy day tomorrow. " I walk to the bathroom and wave. ' Loosely translated as I feel a deep need to brag about you without you knowing that is what I am doing. ' I almost laugh as I get undressed for my shower . I get the water ready and step in. I feel the hot water soothing my aching body. I quickly wash up and get out, drying off. I go to my bedroom as I hear Genma and Hayate laughing about something that I am almost curious enough to ask them about, when I hear Genma call me into the living room. "Let me get dressed and I will be there." I tell him as I quickly get my night clothes on.

I walk back in and Hayate tells me that starting tomorrow he will be training me in swords. I can feel my eyes get bigger . " Thank you Hayate-sensei I will do my best to not disappoint you. "

He just smiles at me and says, " I am sure that you won't and I will see you tomorrow, now get to bed." I nod and leave the room. Once I get into bed I begin my meditation and begin my training with my first sensei.

Kakashi POV

As I start to walk in my front door, I hear Gai calling me. I turn around and see him limping towards me. " So how is the thigh doing?" I ask as I let him come in.

" Pretty good, considering the fact that he coated his senbon in Novocain."

I start laughing, I actually feel tears getting my mask wet. ' Is it any wonder that I call him MY maverick ninja. That is awesome !!Too bad I didn't think of doing that first !'

"Laugh it up Kakashi !"

I finally stop laughing and catch my breath as Gai glares at me. "Thank you Gai, for letting me see what Naruto is capable of."

" Your welcome."

" You know, after I took him out for ramen we went to the training grounds and I taught him the summoning jutsu. On his first try he summoned Shizuka."

" Really? Well I knew that he was getting stronger. I just had no idea how strong. So what will you do now?"

" Find someone to take over teaching and find a replacement for Naruto so that they can do missions while I personally train him. But I will still need your help training him in taijutsu. "

" I will be more than happy to help you in that. I am glad that you can finally see what I have been seeing for almost two years now. "

I nod at him.

" Well Kakashi, I am going home. I am sure that you have a full day planned tomorrow."

I nod at him. I shut the door after him and walk back to the bathroom and get undressed. I step into the shower and let the hot water work it's magic on my sore muscles. As I lather up, I start thinking about how I can get what I want. Rinsing off, I can still see Naruto standing there in front of Shizuka. I realize that what I want is more moments like that; Unfortunately, I don't believe that Sasuke can give me those. Turning off the water and getting out as I dry myself off, I realize now why I am feeling as selfish as I am . I shake my head...' I am sooo not going there, at least ...not yet. ' I look in the mirror and smirk at my reflection. ' Just a little bit longer. ' I walk out and put on my night clothes. I turn out my light and lay down.

I fall asleep almost instantly and I wake up to my alarm blaring at me. I open one eye and turn off the alarm, stretch, and get up. I walk to the bathroom, use the toilet, wash my hands and brush my teeth. I walk back out, put on my uniform grab a couple of apples and start off for Hokage tower.

I get there five minutes before Lord Hokage does. I lean against the wall and wait for him; my plan of action will be to tell him the truth. I am almost positive that he will grant my request.

" Kakashi, what brings you here so early?" Lord Hokage asks me as he walks into his office.

" I have a request. You see, last night I found out some very interesting things."

He looks at me " This is about you wanting to privately teach Naurto, isn't it?"

" How in the Bleeping bleep does he do that? I swear sometimes he is WORSE than my father in knowing what I want and what I am thinking! Before I even say a word!" I nod my head.

" Well, considering the circumstances and all the other teachers that he has..." I look up sharply. " Hahahaha Kakashi, there is very little that goes on in this village that I do NOT know about. And anything that concerns Naruto, as you well know, is always a top priority for me." I nod my head. "I will grant you consent, just make sure that his other teachers also have an opportunity to teach him as well."

"Yes, I will. Thank you Lord Hokage. " I turn and leap out the window. I reach Naruto's apartment in record time. Just as I get ready to knock, the door flies open and Naruto looks at me. "Naruto, come on. I need to tell you something before we get to the training ground." He gives me a funny look as we start walking ." I went and saw Lord Hokage. Starting today I will just be teaching you; privately. Lord Hokage will be finding another teacher and member for team 7."

"WHAT?" He yells looking at me.

" You see Naruto, you have surpassed Sasuke and Sakura, to the point that with what Gai, Genma, Hayate and I teach you in the next six months I will be letting you take the jounin exams. After all there isn't any written law that says you HAVE to be a chunnin before you become jounin." He looks at me to see if I am joking. I say nothing and let him think about it as we reach the training ground.

"Sensei, you're early !!" Sakura yells at me.

"Yes, and within the next few days you will be having a new teacher and a new team mate. "

" WHAT??" Sakura screams. Sasuke gives me death glare.

"Well, you see a few things have come up and I will not be able to teach you guys for awhile."

I look over and see Naruto just standing there with his new blank look on his face.

Sasuke looks at me, then at him. "Naruto...I want you to help me to get as strong as you are."

I narrow my eye and look at Sasuke. I see Sakura tighten her fist then say, " Yeah Naruto, help me get strong too."

I look over at him and see the shock. "Ok , I will help you both out, but know this, before this day is done you will both be cursing your parents for ever having you." I watch Sasuke and Sakura visibly pale. " For starters, go and get some weights. I want 50 pounds on each leg and arm. After that, you are both to RUN, not jog or walk, but RUN around Konoha 10 times. After that, it is tree climbing time. Well, what are you standing around for? Go and get the weights!!"

I swear that smile he gave them was the same one that he gave Gai last night.