Finally I'm getting a chance to write this chapter. Sorry, but my computer was temporality down. But now I should be back to my old writing self. As for an earlier review, it'll either be this chapter or next that you will hear the Kyuubi for the first time. Anyway, here's the next instalment.
Chapter 20: Jiraiya the Ero-Sennin
Hayate had been investigating a hunch for a while now, but hadn't been able to uncover anything since he had to prepare for the Chuunin exams and instruct the preliminaries. He had barely gotten any sleep but had finally found something. He saw KAbuto and Baki, a Jounin from hidden Sand, talking on a rooftop. Hayate had found a position he assumed was safe and spied on the two's conversation.
"KAbuto, tell Orichimaru that all of our team made it through, including Gaara," he said.
"HE already knows that, there isn't a Genin around strong enough to beat Gaara," Kabuto smirked, "the problem is can we keep Gaara in check until the attack?"
"OF course, the Sand and Sound attack on Kohona will take place as scheduled, during the final Exams," Baki replied.
"One more thing, I think someone is spying on us," Kabuto smiled as he looked in the Direction of Hayate, "would you like to take care of this one?"
"My pleasure," Baki smiled as he faced the same direction as Kabuto.
Crap, they found me. Got to think quick. Baki watched as Hayate rose from his hiding place with his sword drawn, "Ah, Gekkou Hayate. I've heard of you, one of Kohona's special force Ninja's. You can leave KAbuto, I can take care of things from here."
"As you wish Baki," said Kabuto as he made his exit.
"I'll try to end this quick," said Hayate charging forward with his sword, "Crescent Moon Blade!" and he created two clones and all of them attacked simultaneously to confuse Baki.
However Baki easily countered it and blocked the real sword with the metal plate on this glove, "Very impressive to master such a powerful technique at such a young age, however I'll be forced to kill you here. Wind Blade!" and Baki created a blade from the wind that slashed right through Hayate.
However Hayate only smiled as it dispersed into a cloud of smoke, "Dammit! Shadow clone!" cursed Baki as he took off running. He spotted Hayate running off.
Hayate knew he couldn't win yet. He was to low on energy and sleep to fight effectively, so he had set up a few traps so he could evade Baki. It didn't look like it would be safe to return to the village yet with Baki hot on his trail. He would have to somehow defeat Baki and hope that he would be back in time to warn the Hokage.
Naruto was looking for Kurenai sensei. Lee went off with Gai to train with him, and he had already visited Hinata in the hospital so thought he and Kurenai would be training alone for a while. He found her with her feat soaking in a heated pond just outside the bath houses, "Hey Kurenai," said NAruto sitting down next to her, dipping his feat in.
"Hey Naruto," smiled Kurenai, "How's Hinata doing?"
"They say it will be quite a while before she recovers fully, by the time the exams are over she should be up and running," replied Naruto,
"Well that good, did you want something?" she asked.
"Well since its just us for a while I was wondering how training would be going for a while," he responded.
"You'll be training on your own. One of our Special forces Jounin never reported in last night and Hokage asked me to help search for him," responded Kurenai. Her and Hayate had been close friends, so she was really worried about what happened to him.
"But how am I suppose to learn new Jutsu?" whined NAruto
"Ask another Ninja to teach you," she smiled. But her smile quickly turned into a death glare and threw her shoe that was sitting next to her at a strange man with long white hair sitting on a toad standing with his face pressed against the side of the bath house.
"Ouch!" yelled the man grabbing the back of his head and turning to Kurenai, revealing a hole in the side of the bath house, "you didn't have to throw it so hard Kurenai."
"Jiraiya you pig!" she screamed.
"Calm down, I was just getting some inspiration for my book," he smiled.
"That smut you produce!" Kurenai just gave up at that point and dropped her head, "Any way, what are you doing back in Kohona."
"Just decided to stop by and check out the latest crop of Genin," he said.
"Actually, are you doing anything important?" she asked.
"No, why?"
"Well, I'll be busy for a while, so I was wondering if you would train Naruto here?" she said with a sweet innocent smile on her face.
"No way in hell am I becoming any ones sensei again, I'm surprised I didn't kill Yondaime within a week," he retorted.
"You were the fourths teacher?" Naruto said with surprise, "You just look like a pervert to me."
"Do you have any Idea who I am kid?" he asked.
"Not really," NAruto replied.
"Naruto," said Kurenai, "This is Jiraiya, one of the three Legendary Ninja of our village."
"He just looks like an old Pervert to me," Naruto replied.
"Kids these days, they don't even respect the Sennin," he said Shaking his head, "Why should I train this little twerp?"
"Because if you don't, I'll tell the owner of the bathhouse what you were doing," she smiled.
"Fine," Jiraiya said, "I know when I've lost."
"Good," said Kurenai giving him a hug, "And none of your perverted habits had better rub off on him," and with that Kurenai was gone.
"So kid, might as well start now. What Jutsu can you use?" he asked currently uninterested in the boy.
"Prepare to be amazed," Naruto replied doing some hand seals, "KAge Bushin Jutsu!" he said and created twenty clones.
"Wow," Jiraiya said, quite impressed that a little kid like this could use the Kage Bushin.
"What do ya think Ero-sennin?" Naruto asked with his fox like grin.
"Can you make more clones than that?" Jiraiya asked.
"Normally, but I've felt a little low on Chakra since this weird snake guy put some kind of seal on my stomach."
Jiraiya's eyes widened, Could he be talking about Orichimaru? "Show me the seal then."
Naruto lifted his shirt revealing the seal, "Would you happen to be Uzamaki NAruto?" Jiraiya asked.
"Yep," he said smiling.
So that why he has this seal, "Lets just get rid of it then, shall we? Five Part Element unsealer," he said as he put his hand on Naruto's stomach, removing the fifth part of the seal Orichimaru put on Naruto, "How that feel?"
"A lot better, thanks," NAruto Replied.
"Tell Me NAruto, does your chakra ever feel different than normal?"
"Well, a couple times it felt very abnormal, why?" Naruto asked confused.
"It seems that your seal leaks the Kyuubi Chakra into your body," he said still in thought.
"You mean that crazy demon inside me?" asked NAruto who then smiled, "Here that you stupid demon? Your actually worth something," Naruto was knocking on his stomach during his taunting of the demon.
Jiraiya just started to laugh at the sight of a Demon getting mocked by a little kid, "Anyway NAruto, do you know much about summoning techniques?" Jiraiya asked.
"A little bit, I know of the Dogs, Frogs, Slugs, and a few others I've heard of," replied NAruto.
"Well, here a scroll that has a list of summons. I want you to chose one and come back here tommorow. I'm going to teach you the Summoning Technique."
"Awsome!" Cried NAruto as he thoroughly began to examine the scroll. Jiraiya just shook his head at the enthusiasm as he walked off thinking, He's to much like the fourth.
Jiraiya had finally gotten to the Hokage's office, "hey Sarutobi, what did you need me for?"
"Even as the Hokage your never formal in front of me are you?" smiled the Third.
"Don't flatter yourself, I'm not formal for anyone," he yawned.
"So, what have you learned of Akatsuki?" asked the third in a now serious voice.
"I don't know much more than before, except for Orichimaru recently left their ranks," Jiraiya replied.
"I quess thats a good thing," said the third, wondering if that was true.
"IT is, but the reason for him doing so is what gets me. It seems he left because about a year ago they gained a member stronger than ORichimaru. I can't say for sure who it is, but given the time I fear it might be him," Jiraiya gave the third a worried look.
"So he joined them eh?" the Third was very worried about this, "Lets just hope we have time to prepare while they battle with Orichimaru."
"Was there another reason you wanted to see me? If not I'm resting up to go train my new student," Jiraiya said, not very happy about the prospect.
"I never thought I'd see you take on another student, who is it?" asked Sarutobi.
"Uzamaki NAruto," Jiraiya said as he left the office. The Third only laughed to himself, seeing the Irony of this. Jiraiya vowed never to take on another pupil and ended up getting a pupil exactly like the one that made him make that vow.