Hey guys it's me as usual! I'm sorry if this is late for whoever deems it late but I was working on Crouching Fox, Hidden Dragon so it slowed me down alot. But in the end I got the chapter done although it's probably a little rushed due to Mother's Day and all....but anyways! Here's my new chapter!

It took a good ten minutes of rowing to get the the shore of Crescent Moon Island. Once Naruto was able to see the island in detail, his jaw dropped open. There were tons of people playing, swimming, and lounging at the beach. If Jaraiya was here, he surely would have passed out at all the girls in swimsuits. As they rowed on, past the beaches, towards the docks, ships and boats of all sizes sat in the deeper water. Many were fisherman, with nets and poles dangling over the side of their craft.

A light bump signalled that they had reached the dock. Several fishermen looked up from their docked boats and greeted them warmly, their boats already tied up. Laughing clambered easily out of the boat and onto the wooden planks that made up the dock. He helped Naruto up and then resealed the boat into the proper scroll.

Both of them followed the crowds of citizens and tourists that widely inhabited Crescent Moon Island. The main industry here was tourism after all. A quick walk brought them to the city center, the main street. Most of the shopping was done here. Stores and stalls lined the cobbled street which often branched out down a slightly smaller side street which only contained more stores. At the end of the street was a large marketplace where most of all the stalls are. Shouts of bargaining were heard even from the beginning of the street and many people often left much poorer than they went in.

Directly across from all of the marketplace was a large block of hotels and inns. There were your average everyday inns, the more fancier ones and private cabins for rent. Naruto followed Laughing down the street, amazed at all the sights. Even Konoha didn't get this busy no matter what day it was and Konoha was one of the main trading places. He had almost got lost when Laughing turned into the block of inns but was dragged back on track with a sharp jab to the ribs.

Laughing walked through the mazes of streets without hesitation, he knew exactly where and when to turn, it was as if he had lived here his whole life. Most people would simply end up getting lost and asking for directions. Eventually, the noise died down to a quiet throb, only heard occasionally. The path they now walked upon was a gravel path, although Naruto didn't remember the path changing from cobbles to the gravel crunching beneath their feet. All the commercialized inns and stores were gone, only to be replaced by quieter homes of the citizens.

Eventually, the houses around them faded to trees and gravel path faded to dirt. The path was not very worn out, it looked as if it had been sweeped recently due to the lack of leaves and branches on the neat dirt path. Soon, the path lead uphill, winding around a mountain. The air was a little bit thinner here and Naruto had to use chakra to keep up with Laughing's long. even strides. Finally Laughing slowed down when a metal gate that oddly resembled Konoha's main gates came into view. The gate was locked but the key was fished out from inside a pocket and the gate unlocked.

A creak was heard as the gate swung open that sounded oddly out of place in the serene and peaceful forest. Laughing closed the gate behind Naruto and relocked it. He grunted and lifted a thick bar made of an odd metal with a bluish tint to it. This was placed into the two bluish latches and the gate was bolted shut.

A minute went by silently, then a monk appeared seemingly out of nowhere and bowed to Laughing. "Welcome back Master Laughing," the monk straightened up and Naruto was able to scrutinize his features. The monk was a little shorter than him, his head shaved bald like all monks. He wore navy blue robes with a lighter, blue sash tied around his waist. A staff was tied to his back via the sash.

"Thank-you Brother Roku, I send my warmest regards to the Grandmaster and the rest of the brothers in the temple." Laughing in turn bowed to the monk. "This is my partner Naruto, he needs some through work on taijutsu and perhaps a weapon, he is not prepared for the world outside. I was wondering if the brothers at the temple could help train him."

Roku nodded, "I understand then, we would be more than honoured to help, I'll take you to your rooms for you to clean up before we go see Grandmaster at dinner."

"Alright then, lead the way," Laughing gestured towards the path leading past the courtyard to the rooms.

The walk was fairly silent, as they passed the courtyard, many monks stopped in their exercises to greet Laughing who responded warmly and to greet Naruto. They turned down a hall when a voice spoke up.

"Look who's back, thought you would never come back to finish up our little spar," a monk about Laughing's height leaned on the pillar behind him, a blade grass between his teeth. Unusual enough, he carried a red katan at his waist, which was unusual because most monks here like Roku, carried a blunt weapon like a staff or tonfa.

"I come and go as I please, Shichi you very well know that, I am not bound by anything. I'm only back to train my unprepared partner here," Laughing gestured to Naruto who waved meekly, "Naruto, this is Shichi, my so called rival, Shich this is Naruto,"

"Nice to meet you, I'm in charge of kenjutsu here, come see me if you need anything on swords or any weapons in that matter," Shichi waved a Naruto. He stood up straight and headed back to the courtyard, "And you still owe me that spar Laughing!"

Rolling his eyes, Laughing had found that Roku had already left after unlocking two rooms, his original room and a spare one that was kept aside for guests. He stepped into his original room, and closed the door behind him, letting Naruto know that the other room was his. Now in the privacy of his own room, he sighed and began rummaging through the closet for something more suitable to wear when seeing the Grandmaster. They haven't seen in a good year, a good first impression would be nice, unless the Grandmaster was still angry at him for what he had done a few years back...

There we go! Tune in next time to find out what the heck Laughing did to piss Grandmaster off! And just a reminder...the more reviews I get, the longer the chapters will become! It's a win-win situation!~AnimeClouds~