....You people that are fav-ing/alerting this....... Yeah. Y'all make me feel guilty for not updating..... Which is probably good, seeing as how I have little motivation to write anything I'm not graded on..... Reviews would help though. Anyways, sorry for the huge lack of updating.... I.... really have no excuse.... I'll try and do better..... just not soon.

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Warning: Mild text/language.

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"U!" ----Human Speech

'Zi!' ----Human Thinking

'Ma!' ----Demon Thinking

"Ki!" ----Demon Speech

Naruto Rendan ----Jutsu or Seal

"" also emphasized words.

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"Listen, Naruto." Aryn said. "Just go back down and this'll all be over. I'd rather not turn you into paste..... at least not until I get to know you better."

"I hope you know this fight is far from over." Naruto said as a small circle of dust started to swirl around him. His nails grew slightly longer while his teeth turned into fangs. The wind picked up, making it seem like he was standing in a miniature dust tornado. The Kyuubi container stood in a battle stance, his fangs bared and his eyes fixed on his more experienced opponent.

Aryn glared before gathering up his chakra. 'Fangs, huh?' he thought to himself. He suddenly vanished, causing Naruto to go on alert, looking in every possible direction he could think of.

"Where are you Aryn?" Naruto yelled out, not even noticing the chop to his neck before it was too late.

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"Naruto, wake up."

"....."

"....Naruto."

".......K-Kyuubi?" Naruto asked as his eye lids cracked open. He slowly recognized the familiar cold aura the room gave off before realizing he was with the vixen. "Damn.... If I'm here, then that means Aryn won."

"Well, you did just graduate....." Kyuubi said before trailing off, not sure how to soothe him.

"...That's no excuse. I need to be stronger." he growled out in frustration.

"How strong?" Kyuubi asked.

".......Stronger than I am now." Naruto said with determination in his eyes.

"Is that it?" Kyuubi asked with a smirk.

"No."

"Then tell me. Stronger than who?"

"Stronger than Aryn. Stronger than Rayn! Stronger than-" Naruto stopped abruptly before looking at the ground.

"Stronger than who!?"

"Stronger than you!" he yelled as his head snapped back up, his piercing blue eyes locking onto hers.

"....."

".....Uh, I mean...."

"Let's just worry about making you stronger than you are now."

".....Right."

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"Naruto." Rayn said, waking him up. "We should really work on your fighting skills.... because they're crappy."

"Jackass." Naruto mumbled as he stood up and dusted himself off. "Where are we?"

"...."

".....?"

"Anyway, I noticed that you didn't even lay a single hit on Aryn." Rayn said, ignoring his question. "Try and hit me."

'....A bunch of trees, some logs, a big rock......' Naruto listed while he examined the area. 'Where the hell am I? ....Wait, did he just say-'

"What are you waiting for? Hit me."

"With pleasure." Naruto said as he charged Rayn. Getting in close, Naruto threw a barrage of punches that Rayn easily dodged before receiving a kick to his midsection.

"Oh yeah, we'll also go over your weak taunting skills. I mean, 'Prepare to meet my fist'? What the hell is that about?" Rayn asked as Naruto slowly stood back up. Rayn noticed his student's anger by how quickly he gathered chakra and performed his new favorite technique. Seven clones flanked him as the original charged in. Throwing their arms and kicking out their legs, all the Narutos hit their mark.... Or so they thought until the large multiple 'poof' sounds alerted Naruto that he was next. He ducked and scrambled away as the smoke slowly dissipated before him. "Nice try, Naruto. Now let's work on your taijutsu defense." Rayn said, a dark gleam in his eye. Before Naruto could even get up, Rayn was in front of him. He grabbed Naruto by the collar and yanked him up before hurling him at a tree.

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"Aryn.... right?"

"Yeah." he replied. Aryn was sitting with his new team after the incredibly long wait for their new sensei. So far, everyone had introduced themselves.... to a degree.

".....Ok. How about you go next." Kakashi said to the red headed student.

"Sure. You can call me Aryn, I like winning and jokes. My hobbies include ......pretty much whatever. I don't like to be touched. Ever. At all." he said, somewhat mimicking his new teammates' statements.

"....Ok, that's nice."

"......Don't you have a family name?" Sakura asked.

"Well, I guess Aryn is my family name.... if by family name you mean the name we all share." he said. Sakura assumed 'we' meant his family.

"So you have a family then?"

".....Kinda."

"What do you mean "kinda"?"

"It's complicated."

"How-"

"Anyway-" Kakashi cut in.

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Rayn charged forward before bringing his knee to Naruto's stomach, causing him to lean forward and cough violently before Rayn sent two punches to Naruto's face, knocking him down. Rayn kicked him in the side before he grabbed Naruto's jacket and threw him against a tree. He launched four kunai that embedded themselves into Naruto's jacket, barely missing his skin, and held Naruto up.

Naruto took another elbow to the face as Rayn continued his assault. Another head butt, two kicks, and seven fists to the face later, Naruto was down. 'I can't take anymore of this.' he thought. 'Kyuubi, give me some power.'

"Kit, you can't handle the kind of power you need to take him out...... Not yet anyway. Besides, technically, I can't give you all of it yet."

'WHAT!?'

Before Naruto could get an answer, Rayn was back. "Well that's good for today. I think I get how much your body can take, and the extent of your healing powers."

"Don't tell me you expect me to believe that this was all a training exercise." Naruto said to the ground, not having the energy to look up and glare.

"Believe what you want. Just be ready for your next training session." he said before he 'left' his student.

'He's going to pretend to leave and not even help me? What an ass of a teacher.' Naruto thought as he tried to get up. Tried, as in attempted to, then failed. 'He didn't even say when to be ready! ....What do we do now?' he asked Kyuubi. The next thing Naruto knew, he was standing across from the most powerful demon ever known.

"What would you like to do?" she asked him, brandishing a toothy smirk.

Naruto's eyes trailed down her body before snapping back to meet her gaze. "I can think of a few things."

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"So Rayn-kun, how goes Naruto's training?" Sarutobi asked as the new sensei arrived.

"Excellent, Hokage-sama." Rayn said with a small bow. "We just had an exercise where I tested his skills and stamina. I hope to start training as soon as possible."

"What will you be doing about his final test? He's going to need to be able to insert himself into any team when you've finished training him. For that, he needs teamwork skills."

"I understand and will have an answer by the next report. Will that be all?"

"You've been a great help, training Naruto and keeping him in your sights." Sarutobi thanked. He received a nod of acknowledgment from Rayn."Just one more thing." the Hokage added. "Now about Aryn-"

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"How about you tell me why you can't give me the power you promised me." Naruto said angrily.

"....Yeah. You see, I can't because I'm not able to. When I was sealed inside you by the Fourth Hokage, he created a system that let my chakra leak into you while it kept me locked inside."

"Huh?" Naruto skillfully retorted.

"Basically, I was sealed into you with three seals.(#) One Hakke no Fuuin Shiki and two Shishou Fuuin." Kyuubi tried to explain. "The Yondaime used the Hakke no Fuuin Shiki to help seal me into you with the Shiki Fuuin Jutstu and allow the two Shishou Fuuin seals to work."

"What are the She-shoe things?"

"The Shishou Fuuin seals are what's allowing my chakra to flow into you."

".....Ok. But how does that affect you giving me your power?"

"It's like this. First we find the seals and systematically destroy them. For each seal you break, you get a tail. Once all the seals are broken, I'll be free and you'll have your power."

"Oh. Why didn't you just say so? Let's get started." Naruto said as he ripped the seal off the gate.

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Small blades of grass quivered and little forest creatures ran from the orange clad boy's quiet body. Rayn's Kage Bunshin felt a small wave of chakra pulsate from Naruto's motionless body. It quickly dispersed itself to inform its maker.

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"......I see...." Sarutobi said gruffly, a faint trail of smoke coming from his pipe. "If that's what you must do, then I'll allow it."

"Thank y-" Rayn said before the knowledge of what just happened went through his head. "Please excuse me, Hokage-sama. I must go take care of an important matter." he said hurriedly. "What the hell is that demon planning?" Rayn thought to himself.

"In that case....." Sarutobi breathed, taking his time to let go of his guest. "....You're dismissed." Rayn disappeared as soon as those words were out of his mouth. 'Is it just me, or did Rayn-kun decide to use extra chakra?' the Hokage thought to himself as the papers that were once stacked neatly on his desk, were now fluttering down to the floor.

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"Is that it?" Naruto asked. "'Cause I don't notice anything different."

"You've just released the Hakke no Fuuin Shiki, Naruto. Now I'm free to leave your body at any time."

"Then why are we still in here?"

"Rayn has most likely been informed of a disturbance with your chakra. I can sense him coming already.

"What do we do? Just wait?"

"Don't worry, use your new strength to pick yourself up and go home. There's nothing he can prove." Kyuubi said before sending Naruto back to his own world.

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As Rayn landed on a tree branch a few meters from Naruto's body, he saw Naruto stand and walk off. It was as if their little 'training exercise' had never happened. 'What is going on here?' he thought to himself as he decided on shadowing his student.

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Well...... sorry it took so long for a chapter like this. Later.