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Don't shoot me for not updating ok... I kind of forgot about this... he he?

And Pmeepy, I use a rather crappy little online translator, that translates singular words and sometimes gives me many words for one, and sadly kao was not one of the ones it supplied for face. O.o yourself: P

And on the same note, if any of my translations are funky or off, please notify me with the correct translation and I will change it, sometime in the future

Disclaimer: "And there's the pitch... a swing... and a I don't own Naruto or Bleach!"

"A what?"

"A miss, I said a swing and a miss,"

'Woo' Thoughts

"Hoo" Speech

(Moo) ????? (To be disclosed) (Why? cus I say so)

One Way to Gain an Apprentice, Chapter 1 of Pathless, We Wander

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Kihaku stared at the small living room with surprise, which quickly turned into a righteous fury, how a village could treat such a nice child with such contempt, and force him to live in this rundown apartment, on his own at age 6. 'What the hell is this village thinking...' he thought to himself as he turned to his smiling host.

"So what do you think," Naruto squeaked in anticipation.

"S'okay," Kihaku replied congenially, he tapped his chin thoughtfully, "Uzu-kun(1), what is your goal life?"

"TO BE HOKAGE!" was Naruto's readily shouted reply, making Kihaku jump back in fright and pain.

"Not so loud, Uzu-kun," Kihaku said, his ears ringing.

Nartuo pouted at this, but didn't say anything.

Kihaku chuckled, "Why don't you go onto to bed then Uzu-kun, I'm fine here," he said as he plopped down onto the small couch.

"O-okay..." Naruto said, seemingly nervous about something.

Kihaku looked up at Naruto and gave him a disarming smile, "Don't worry Uzu-kun... I'll be here in the morning," he said reassuringly.

That said Kihaku seemingly dozed off, Naruto stared at him for a minute before he left to his own bed.

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The next day Naruto woke up to the smell of cooked eggs in the air. He jumped out of his bed and ran to his little kitchen to find Kihaku frying eggs in a pan.

Kihaku seemed to of just noticed him and smiled at while saying "Mornin' Uzu-Kun, want some eggs?"

Naruto just stared at him and nodded.

-Time Skip-

Kihaku stood outside the Hokage's Tower a few hours after dropping Naruto off at the Academy.(2) He entered the building, and headed towards the stairs that lead to the Hokage's office. He was aware that he was already being tagged by an ANBU, but this didn't bother him. He stepped out of the stairwell and walked through a pair of double doors that led to the Hokage's secretary's room.

"Excuse me Miss, but his the Hokage available?" Kihaku said with a pleasant sounding voice.

The middle aged woman gave a slight start from her paperwork and looked up at him, not having heard him enter. She checked another piece of paper before looking back up at him with a smile and saying "Your lucky sir, as Hokage-sama has just got back from his lunch and is open for the next 10 minutes, go right on in,"

"Thank you Miss," Kihaku said with a slight bow and proceeded to walk into the Sandaime's office.

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The Sandaime Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato was currently enjoying one of his favorite past times, reading, the book he was reading was of questionable content as it was written by one Jiraiya of the Legendary Sannin.

This is how Kihaku found the mighty and powerful 'Professor', blushing and giggling like a school girl. Kihaku gave a slight cough, to catch the Sandaime's attention.

Sarutobi looked up from his book, which suddenly disappeared as if by magic, "Can I help you?" asked the aged Hokage.

Kihaku gave him a wicked smile as he replied "Yes... I believe you can, I would like to take one of your citizens on as an apprentice."

Sarutobi gave him an odd look, "That is most unusual," he stated blandly.

"Ah, but then again, so is the person I chose," replied Kihaku.

"And who might that be?" asked the Hokage.

"Uzumaki Naruto is the kid I request," he said, and suddenly he held the Hokage's full attention.

"Now why has Naruto-kun attracted your eye?" Sandaime asked critically.

"Well, it is not so much why, as how." Kihaku said. "I mean, it is rather hard not to notice someone being chased by a drunkard wielding a club screaming 'die demon, die' but that's just me."

"That is most troubling," said Sarutobi, "If I were to allow this apprenticeship, how long would it last, and where would it take place?"

"Hmm, judging by the wishes of the boy, I would take him from Konoha for 5 years, teach him what I can, and then bring him back for the last year at the academy, so that he can still become a genin of Konoha." voiced Kihaku.

"Reasonable, but what would you be teaching him?" asked the old man.

"I would be instructing him in the Seisokuken Ryuu(3)" replied Kihaku.

Stunned, the aged leader stared at Kihaku blankly, "That ancient and thought to be lost sword style?"

"The one and only," whispered Kihaku.

"I may allow this, but only after I have tested you on your combat skills," decided Sarutobi, "You will face off against one of my Jonin, in half an hour at training field 34, which is situated on the Hokage mountain,"

"I accept, and who will I be facing?" asked Kihaku.

"A person named Hayate Gekko, an aspiring Kenjutsu wielder,"

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Gotcha with that didn't I?

1. Uzu means Swirl, lol I find that funny.

2. Unlike some FF's I like to stay close to cannon in some things, such as the age where they go into the academy, which is around 6, as you can tell because the Uchiha Massacre happened when Sasuke was 5-6 and he was in the Academy at that point.

3. Seisokuken Ryuu - Style of The Inhabited/Living Sword.