Two chapters in one day.i've never done that before.

The reason i am posting this chapter so soon is that someone in a review said that Naruto as a character just was not working, because i did not give him any time or attention, his only act to follow Sakura around like a lost puppy. I took a look back into the chapters and found that the review was not unfounded and decided to try and fix this problem. I hope it worked, and i will try to work in more characters personal plights. i guess i was just too concerned with Sakura's story to pay attention to anyone elses, and for that i am sorry. I hope this remedies that somewhat.

So, i would like to really thank Karibanu for calling me out on that. I wish more people would tell me what I'm doing wrong.

and i do not own Naruto, or the song am i not pretty enough by Casey Chambers.

"I WILL NOT murder my sensei-I will NOT MURDER my sensei- I will not MURDER my perverted, disgusting, freaky jerk off of a sensei, I will-WHAT IS THAT HAND DOING?"

Naruto was a reasonable person. He accepted the decision Anko made, forcing Him to follow his male sensei around the town they were staying the night in. he tolerated all the perverted, twisted, gruesome tales that were forced upon his unsuspecting ears by said perverted sensei heck! He even turned a blind eye to the fact that Genma had led him to a bar (which was decidedly NOT the food stand they were supposed to be visiting) but this, this was too much.

"That's it Hentai! I'm off! I don't wanna see you and the chick with more artificial implants then a cheesecake had deliciousness make out!"

Seeing as he was being ignored, he left, with his hands shoved deep into his orange pockets.

They had been walking all day, as directed by sakura, who had quickly developed an odd rapport with Anko over a mutual love of Dango and all things shiny. He walked slightly behind the duo, occasionally adding in a comment to their conversation. Genma trailed behind at a larger distance, staring at a part of Anko's anatomy that would surely get him hit should his wandering gaze be noticed.

It was nearing dusk when they pulled into the civilian town, and separated. Anko and Sakura to attain lodgings for the night, He and Genma to gain food (the travel food packed was for nights when a town could not be reached.). If only it had worked out that way.

He brooded moodily for a few paces, before shaking himself of it and asking the nearest person for the direction of the town hotel. Said stall merchant looked slightly confused for a moment, before recognition dawned on his face, and he replied;

" just north of here, follow this street back the way you came, into those woods and follow the dirt path till you get to the large bell flower field. Then turn left and keep walking straight, through the trees."

Naruto nodded, smiled and set off in the merchants pointed direction.

Strange place for a hotel…

While the merchant watched him go, and shook his head.

What is that gang doing? Bringing in kids that young. But, he knew the password, so I guess he was one of them… such a pity, nice kid, too.

"Well this looks nothing like a hotel."

He had followed the Mans directions perfectly, so why was he now staring at a large cave, very poorly covered by a genjutsu. Then, he herd noises. Flaring his senses, he discovered that two mid level ninja's were about five meters into the thick forest he himself had just come from. Just come from, and not covered his tracks.

Oh damn.

With that thought in mind, he was just able to catch himself as he fell, quickly succumbing to the encroaching darkness, only for it to alleviate moments later.

His vision was met with the two ninja, bickering, while the taller one was holding a black heshin bag.

"For the last time Kenji! You don't put a bag on their heads; you knock them out to prevent them seeing the base when you kidnap them!"

The one named Kenji nodded, before going ingot a thoughtful silence. One this had ended however, he enquired of his partner

"But he's already SEEN the base. Can't we just take him?"

"Good point!"

And so, after twenty minutes, a thoroughly exasperated Naruto was dragged into the cave (poor genjutsu gone).

He had never been happier to be dragged somewhere.

"Souta-sama!"

Kenji yelled, while his companion screeched at him for 'revealing the name of their exalted master'.

Souta smirked, while Naruto calmly pulling himself out of the distracted nin's grasp and calmly dusted himself off.

"I am Souta, leader of this Rebel Nin congregation, Weilder Of the famous, all powerful Sword Juunaigai! "

As he spoke, dozens of Nin flooded the cave/room.

"And you, little boy, have trespassed."

"Are you Senile? You're in A CAVE. I highly doubt this is classified as private property. I bet you can't even use that Sword."

A giant, Masked Nin, clad in black just like the rest of the group Gasped.

"How DARE you insinuate something like that OF Souta-sama? I shall cleave the meat off your bones you invalid child!'

Naruto smirked. He hadn't had a decent work out in Centuries…

Roughly an hour later, a dripping wet Naruto Wandered Back towards the Bar, just as a very Drunk Genma stumbled out, into the Waiting Arms of Anko. He smiled, practically giddy, and still on a post-fight high. Sakura sighed and shot him a Semi-annoyed look.

"So, what have you been doing? We've just spent an AGE convincing this lug we call Sensei to leave this dive. How on earth did you escape? And why are you wet?"

His smile widened.

"I got lost. Fell into a stream. When I climbed up onto the other side, this sword was embedded into a tree trunk. Pretty neat, huh?"

Sakura examined the sword; while in the background Genma began a sparkling rendition of AM I not pretty enough.

"This sword… It's powerful..." she murmured.

He nodded his head eagerly. "I know, can you feel it? Its calling me, it feels like it belongs to me."

She nodded, showing that she too could feel the pull of its power, though it did not feel as though it was for her.

His eyes took on a determined shine.

"I'm going to master this sword."

well there you go. How was it? Oh. and i can't really write a fight scene yet, so i kinda of omitted it. sorry.

If you have any problems about this story ( something I'm not doing, something I'm doing too much, ect) i would greatly appreciate if you would call me out on it.

like i said last chapter, i could use some hints on what people want with the (eventual) pairings and such. should i bring some other characters into the 'fold', should i kill off someone? let me know.

thanks. review if you like, i would appreciate it.