I say this sincerely but I am very sorry about the wait. I don't have any excuse for making you wait for so long, it was just that I couldn't think of what to write and I was working on my next fic. It doesn't matter though because here is chapter 10, read, enjoy, review.

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Kyuubi gave a shy laugh at the whole situation. A sly smile crept onto her face as she thought of an idea of what to do. "Well it seems like you three have got a lot to talk about, I better leave you guys alone so Naruto can explain" she said as she slipped on her kimono and headed for the door.

In the blink of an eye Naruto was at the door. "No, your not leaving me to deal with this shit" he said as he slammed the door shut. "You're going to explain and I'm going to sit down and watch."

Kyuubi turned to see the opened mouthed Sakura and Sasuke. "Well um, you see I am actually not Naruto's personal trainer well I kind of am but not for the reasons I told you. How do I put this, I am actually the Kyuubi no Yoko, the same Kyuubi that attacked this village and brutally slaughtered most of the ninja force as well as many civilians. You see I was sealed in your friend Naruto over here and now that I'm out I'm am kind of training Naruto."

"Wait" Sakura said still taking everything in "YOU'RE THE NINE TAILED DEMON FOX."

Kyuubi flinched at the decibel level Sakura was using. "Well not really I kind of gave my crown to Naruto so he's really the nine tailed demon fox and the one you should be yelling at."

Sakura and Sasuke both stared at Naruto. Naruto sighed as changed into his kitsune form. There Naruto was, a horse sized golden kitsune with nine swishing tails. Both Sakura and Sasuke fell down in shear shock, maybe it was that a human had just turned into a fox or maybe it was that a demon they thought was dead had suddenly appeared again, the most likely culprit was a little of each.

"You. Are. A. Fox." Sasuke said in shock while still struggling to stand.

Naruto gave a shy laugh. "Well are now that you know I guess it's okay if you don't like me anymore. However I'm going to need to ask you not to talk about what you've seen today. There's a law that states that nobody is allowed to speak the truth about how Kyuubi was sealed in me, there are harsh penalties for those who break this law and I'd hate to see you punished."

Naruto changed back into his human form and walked off towards his bedroom. Kyuubi eyed Sakura and Sasuke. "Please" she said almost sincerely "don't hate Naruto for something he had no control over, please try to forgive him. Right now he needs his friends more than anything else. Now if there's nothing else I think I'll join Naruto and go to sleep."

"Wait" Sasuke said "if Naruto is the nine tailed fox does that mean he's strong."

"Of cause he's fucking strong, he's stronger than anyone you'll ever come across or at least he will be once he learns how to tap into his power."

"There's just one more thing."

"Yeah" Kyuubi said tiredly.

"If you were once the nine tailed demon fox then that means you must be very powerful, I was wondering if you could possibly train me."

Kyuubi chuckled at the request. "Right now I'm busy training Naruto and besides Kakashi is more than an adequate sensei, I mean out of the entire squad it's really only you he cares about. As for you pinky" she said as she turned towards Sakura "you could do with some extra guidance. Tomorrow I think you should go to your Hokage and ask for your own personal sensei, maybe someone who specializes in medicine and medical jutsu. You have the makings of an excellent medical-nin, with the proper training you could do great things."

"As for you Uchiha, you don't need an ex-demon lord as a sensei, you just need start listening to people when they're trying to help you. That and you need a different ambition, living for revenge is hardly living at all. Killing your brother won't bring back your clan, all it's going to do is make it so there is one less Uchiha in this world. I'm not asking you to forgive him, I'm asking you to forget him. A man who slaughters his entire clan is worth the pain you could exact upon him, just forget him, he isn't worth your time."

"So in short, Sakura you're a very competent ninja but in your head your still just that little scared girly from the academy. Now Sasuke, if you just forgot about Itachi and focused on your training then you would get stronger. Anger can help people become stronger but with you it's only a distraction. Never settle for second best, you're worth a lot more. Now I've said my part, I'm tiered and I'm going to bed. Goodnight!" with that Kyuubi walked off into the bedroom leaving Sakura and Sasuke behind. The two stood there, still as statues taking everything in.

This was the night that changed everything for the two gennin. It took the words of an ex-demon lord to finally motivate the two to become more than what they where, to train hard and move forward. Tomorrow would be the day that Sasuke stopped taking Kakashi's training for granted and the day Sakura asked to be a medic-nin.

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"Come in" a voice called out through the big heavy wooden doors. Sakura pushed open the door and walked into The Hokage's office to see Tsunade sitting lazily at her desk and Shizune standing behind her.

"So why did you want to see me" Tsunade staring out the window.

Tsunade was rightly shocked when Sakura fell to her knees. "Please I beg you, take me as your student Tsunade-sama. Teach me how to be a medical-nin. Please I am committed and will do as instructed. Please I'm on my hands and knees begging you, TAKE ME AS YOUR STUDENT!"

Tsunade raised an eyebrow. "You know what you want and your going for it, I respect that and I respect you. I'll train you, I'll train you to the best of my abilities but at the end of the day you are responsible for your own progression. Be at the hospital at nine o'clock tomorrow and we'll start you off on your training."

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Naruto yawned as he continued to follow Kyuubi into the forest. Being woken up at six in the morning on his day off wasn't his idea of fun. Deeper and deeper they went and the deeper they went the more concerned Naruto got. They where well out of the village now and Tsunade had said that he really wasn't allowed leave the Konoha.

"Alright" Kyuubi said stopping abruptly and taking off her rather large backpack and unpacking it. "So you've got a bedroll, some small food rations, a couple of pairs of clothes and some books about ninja stuff. "The books in question were really the equivalent of a small library, clearly Kyuubi had something planned. She walked over to a large rock and began to burn a strange symbol into it. As Naruto watched her do it became clear that the symbol was actually an odd kind of seal. With one fluent motion she slammed her open palm in the middle of the seal and the whole rock glowed purple.

"Okay so here's what's going on. One of Jariya's informants has given us some rather bad news. It seems that Orochimaru may be planning something so the time has come for you to learn how to use the power you have. The seal on that rock links directly to the seal on your chest. It pretty much stops you from going more than ten kilometers in any direction. So you have enough food for about a week, after that you'll have to search for food although there's plenty of that all over here. There's river a couple of hundred meters to the west, that's probably your best bet for food and water. Now I'll come back when ever I get the chance and see how your going."

"Wait" Naruto said in shock "you mean your just going to leave me here."

"Pretty much" Kyuubi said blankly. "Your in the middle of nowhere and there's no way anyone is going to find you, so that means there's no way Orochimaru can get to you. Use this time wisely and train. Now I'm leaving so goodbye." Before Naruto realized Kyuubi had already taken off in the direction of Konoha. Then it sank into Naruto exactly what Kyuubi had just done. He quickly followed, he was going to catch her and make her undo everything she had just done.

Kyuubi leapt through the trees with Naruto hot on her heals. Naruto was much faster than most people but he wasn't fast enough to catch Kyuubi. After about fifteen minutes of solid running Kyuubi stopped. Naruto jumped down from a tree and landed only a few meters away from her.

"This is it" Kyuubi said with a sympathetic look upon her face. "We've reached the ten kilometer line, you cant come in further than this. I'm sorry to do this too you but there isn't any other way. Orochimaru has spies in the village so I'm the only one that knows where you are. Try to use this time productively would you, I'll come back and see how your doing and give you more books. When you get strong enough I'll remove the seal. I am truly sorry even if you think I don't mean it."

With that Kyuubi turned and walked off. Raising chakra in his fists Naruto charged at Kyuubi ready to kill. Naruto's vision was blurred by a flash of white light before his vision returned for him to see that big black rock with the seal burned into it. An idea suddenly formed in Naruto's mind, it was a simple theory, if there was no seal then he could leave. Naruto reared back his fist and punched the rock with all his might. The pain that followed I Naruto's chest was excruciating, it felt as if he punched his own chest instead of that bloody rock. Clearly he was going to be here for a long time.

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Tsunade took another sip of sake as she took in everything that Kyuubi had said. "So you left him out in the forest to train, I hope you know what your doing."

"I thought you had a little more faith in me than that. Trust me what the kit really needs is some time alone to think and train. There's no way anyone can find him where I've put him. Now I came here to find out what's happening with the council, so tell me."

"As far as the council is concerned Naruto is still a possible threat, almost as much of a threat as you. It takes a unanimous vote in order to give Naruto the title of Rokudaime. There's still mixed opinions among the council, nothing is going to happen for a while even with Haruna Miya cracking her whip. Now as for Orochimaru, Jariya thinks Orochimaru may try to attack during the Victory Festival."

The Victory festival was held every year to commemorate the victory over Kyuubi. It was always a bitter sweet moment. People cried as they remembered those they had lost but at the same time celebrated the great victory of the Yondaime. It was no wonder Orochimaru was choosing to launch his attack at a time where everyone is celebrating and there is only a few shinobi on guard duty.

"Alright" Kyuubi said nodding " lets starting preparations.

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So that was chapter ten. I hoped you enjoyed and if you did then drop a review and look out for the next chapter.