My apologies for the late update. I just couldnt think of anything worth the chapter. I refuse to write second par for any of my stories. Besides the people reading this definitely deserve better than only half hearted attempts on my part
(BIJUU THINKING)

BIJUU TALKING

SUMMONING TALKING

(SUMMONING THINKING)

" People Talking"

O Scene change

(Peoples thoughts)

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(How did I get in this situation again?) the quickly becoming famous swordsman thought. He had fulfilled a number of missions for the village since his fight with Kisame-sama.

Word had gotten out of his success and skill and the bingo books had given him quiet the title. 'Naruto of the seven' an A class ninja with extremely mastery of kenjutsu. His bounty was butting heads with Kakashi's currently as to whose was the largest with every mission one of them completley.

Still none of that really helped his goal of what to do about the seven swordsman's legacy? Perhaps that's why he currently found himself dodging lazily as a Kitana repeatedly tried to introduce itself to his insides.

Naruto again moved millimeters out of the way of the blade as he wasted as little energy as possible. How had he been talked into this again?

Shaking his head he turned to the left dodging a powerful downward strike from the blade as a brown haired kunoichi flew past him. Her hair bound by two buns as her body was covered in a sheen of sweat.

To say she was upset would be an understatement. She knew he was damned good but still dammit! She had gone all out and he was dodging by millimeters though she could tell he was barely even trying. Conserving his energy.

She had requested he train her after promising she would take the lesson with humility and be serious about it. Thous it was frustrating to no end that she couldnt even put him into a guard. He hadn't even drawn a weapon!

Seeing her at near exhaustion he stopped and deflecting her blade stepped into her guard and punched. The blow took her of the ground and vacated the air in her lungs as she landed on the ground hard with her sword landing in his hand.

"You are trying to hard and relying on stances. For a kenjutsu user it is impossible to be good while acting like a rock." The pierced shinobi said handing her the kitana hilt first.

"Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water Tenten-san." Naruto said as he tilted his head while looking at her.

Tenten blushed uncontrollably. Though she had promised not to repeat her earlier performance of fangirlism she still couldnt deny to her mind or body that the blonde before her was the hottest man she'd seen. Not to mention his unconventional wisdom.

A man of experience like that was just plain attractive...

Shaking her head from her thoughts she noticed him studying her as if he knew her thoughts before silently nodding and turning began to walk off.

"You are improving.." His words trailing to her as she smiled at his slowly disappearing figure.

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Naruto sighed. The day had been full of more people looking to him for things. Though the training of Tenten-san had showed promise. The bun haired kunoichi had no idea what he had planned.

The day had taken a descent after that. A member of a apparently secret side of Anbu known as root had approached him. The young man extremely pale ninja that identified himself as Sai had laid out what they wanted.

Naruto only gave one response before walking off. " All good men are happy when they choose to be their own authors. Those who choose to have others edit their pathways, must live on the edge of another man's sword"

Sai stood there a moment longer his face showing a rare moment of consideration before he vanished from the now Naruto less field.

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Naruto once again sat opun the Hokage monument. The world below him moving as he stood still for a moment in time.

"I believe you tried that before...care for the same results Kakashi-san?" Naruto asked as he sat there.

Kakashi raised an eyebrow wondering if the blonde even realized he'd made a joke. Sighing he placed his book in its pouch before sitting close to last link he had to his sensei.

"You know I don't know if you know this or care but...your father would have been very happy that your a shinobi here." Kakashi said searching for something to say. He wanted to try and get to know the blonde puzzle next to him.

On one point he was distant and cold. Yet one another he had helped quite a few of the shinobi of the village and his words to Sasuke in particular may have saved him from the dark path he was walking on.

Since then his student had actually made steps though small to try and get to know his team. It was small but the potential was there. That was all by a few words of a traveling swordsman. The one next to him.

He was shaken from his toughs as Naruto spoke.

"I wonder...If things had been different." Naruto said with a shake of his heads.

"The what if's are useless and redundant. Still I will make steps forward on my path. The path I can only know. Further the only allowed." Naruto said with a sigh.

Kakashi feeling the burden tried to quickly speak trying to help. " Perhaps something else then?"

He was silenced by a shake of the blonds head. " You and I both I could never be left alone. Either by villages or Ataksuki. Both want me for my power. So I will do with what I have and do my best with it. No matter how short that path could be."

Kakashi turned away knowing the truth. As the white fangs son he understood that all to well. As a son to a famous ninja he was given no alternative nor was the blonde next to him.

"Naruto you talk to old for your age. You make me feel old kid." Kakashi said placing his hand on Naruto's shoulder.

Naruto for a rare moment smiled. A small happy smile that Kakashi burned to his memory to remember that he wasn't an Uchiha Itachi just yet. Just someone who was tired of all the shit piled on him. At thirteen he'd lost so much and even had to kill both a sensei and watch his father figure die.

"Listen Naruto it may not be much but if your just want someone to hang out with from time to time.."Kakashi said in all seriousness dropping the lazy demeanor.

Naruto sat there and a ghost of the earlier smile appeared for a second with a minuet nod before both enjoyed the silence.

Sitting there for a while they both simply watched the world below them fly by as they stood still.

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Time skip

( The chunin exams are coming soon.) Thought Sarutobi. He reviewed each team again that was up for consideration pausing at a few that caught his eye.

The two biggest in improvement being Sasuke and Tenten. Sasuke in that his teamwork with his team had soared and team seven now could be quite a potential force for later. Thanks to a little advice from someone.

Tenten in her kenjutsu. Initially a long range specialist, she'd transformed in two months into a very potential kenjutsu user thanks entirely to the tutoring of that same someone as the Uchiha.

Sarutobi smiled ever since that first day he'd shown up the blonde had changed people with a few words and his actions. His actions showing his strong abilities as a leader.

Another example being Rock lee waxing his eyebrows and changing attire to something closely resembling Shikamaru's only with only a fishnet shirt. After his hair cut the boy had more dates than he could shake a stick at.

The surprising one being the case with Anko. Though he didn't now the details the blonde and purple headed ninja's could be seen often just sitting back to back enjoying dango. The old mans heart warmed at that report.

Then there was Kakashi. Ever so the cyclops and Naruto had made a regular schedule at just sitting down on top of the Hokages monument. Often they never said much.

(His heart now matter the damage is getting better.) The old monkeys heart warmed and a large happy smile crept on to his face. Maybe just maybe there was hope yet...

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Tell what you think. if there anything you guys want let me know. Finally I figured this would be good for laying down the foundation of what is going with Naruto and show that he still has that side that wants to help people.