AN: I've decided that even though I found a couple Kanji that I liked, I'm going to keep the title as Naruto Dusk anyway. More conspiring betwixt Starlightscribe and I occurred prior to the start of this chapter to plot out events with a definite list, much giggling ensued, and a general plan out to chapters 4-5 has been conceived, I'm looking forward to the chapters following that that I'm already plotting in my evil little head, there was a bit of a delay to the release of this chapter due in part to the standard writers block in addition to the fact my jump drive went missing and much panic ensued, thankfully it was turned in and my life's work was not lost…

AN2: Say hello to my new friend, my laptop! With this hopefully future updates will be closer together until I get the plot on here caught up with the plot in my head…

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"Ya' know Kakashi, I'm actually kinda glad you asked to come with me tonight. Naruto never actually joined me much, for all his skill in Perverted Jutsu- I don't think he actually approves of peeping," the last part his said behind one had as a 'between you and me' kind of thing.

"Speaking of Naruto," Kakashi started, following Jiraya's pace to the first of Jiraya's targets, a Hot Springs just over an hour away from Konaha. Continuing Kakashi spoke, "I wanted to ask you a bit about your training with him."

"Oh?" Jiraya didn't turn in the slightest towards Kakashi as he responded. He began taking down notes and sketches that for all Kakashi knew, might end up in his next book. His artistic talents distracted Kakashi momentarily as he peered over Jiraya's shoulder to glance at the quality of work. His artistic talents seemed to rival his literary ones, comparing to near absolute realism of the curves, the lighting, and even the subtle atmospheric haze from the steam, captured for permanent future reference. Kakashi finally pried his eyes from the notebook and sketchpad and resumed his questioning, "Yeah, I know Naruto's not very attentive, which can make him seem a bit slow, but almost everyone in the village is beginning to learn that when he applies himself he master most anything in enough time to scare people."

Jiraya chuckled, half turning to Kakashi while keeping his eyes on the girls, "Yes, his progress has been uncanny, in such a short period of time he's gone from village laughing stock, back to one of the strongest in all Kohana."

"Back to? - "

"Ah! – Ya know, like his father!" Jiraya flashed a glance in Kakashi's direction to read his expression, and then quickly returned to looking at the Hot Spring. Without any announcement Jiraya leapt off and headed for their next spot, keeping Kakashi from asking any more questions for a while. After they got to the next site Kakashi stayed quiet a bit longer, realizing he'd hit something curious, but raised his first red flag doing so. Roadblock number one, Kakashi knew he'd have to come back to that one, but from another angle.

"What sort of Jutsus have you been teaching him?"

Jiraya chuckled again, but this time not at him, but at a woman who had just entered, probably in her late twenties to early thirties with a younger woman beside her. The older one seemed awkward as if this was her first time in a public bath house. She held her towel against her instead of wrapping it like everyone else as she went from the shower to the bath. Kakashi's glance went wide as he lifted his forehead protector to get a better look with both eyes.

Jiraya caught the motion in his peripheral vision and smirked, "How I envy that eye of yours, or better yet, the Byakugan, heh heh." Jiraya managed a quick sketch of her and her friend both in towels, and after they entered the water, then finally he answered Kakashi's question, "Mostly I just showed him a lot of Minato's old moves, since he seems to be able to master them so quick, a few of his mother's as well, since he's seemed to emulate her a lot before he started mastering his old moves. - Speaking of Minato's old moves, he's gotten quite capable with the Rasengan, he can do it without shadow clones now, even one handed- he still hasn't managed to develop the final form though."

Jiraya motioned for Kakashi to follow them as they moved on again to a third site, this one was actually near the border of Konoha. Kakashi kept silent for a moment or two as Jiraya scoped out a general preview of the women there tonight. Devilish smirk returning he reached for his notebooks.

"So has Naruto's Frog summoning kept up with the rest of his new skills?"

Jiraya stopped sketching as he turned to face Kakashi, something he hadn't done in full before, rather just half glances and general body language. In addition to obviously raising another red flag, which he intended to this time, he also managed to catch the Ero-senin completely off guard. Jiraya's face read a puzzled reaction before he finally responded. "Going- great I suppose, another couple years and Boss Genma will respect him more than me- where did that question come from though?"

"Oh, two and a half years is a lot of training to get caught up on…"

Jiraya scoffed, "And if I'd have known you wanted a report… it's even more to regale."

Kakashi knew he was being forced to back down, but he also knew he'd found his door, if he backed down now he'd have to start from scratch again. Thankfully an appropriate distraction came walking into the springs at that moment, "Hey- isn't that Shizune?"

Jiraya's whole body visibly jerked in a tense that screamed 'uh-oh.' "Whenever Shizune's here, Tsunade's usually close behind," Jiraya explained.

"Does that mean we should go?"

"Hm-… Probably…" And yet Jiraya didn't move an inch, still mulling things over in his head- weighing the risk, "However- it has been more than twenty years…?"

"Jiraya- I think we should go n-" Kakashi found himself looking directly into the death glare of one Fifth Hokage. Even Kakashi found himself all but physically struck by the sheer force behind those eyes.

Kakashi realized a moment later she must have used a paralysis jutsu on him. He couldn't turn to look over and at Jiraya, couldn't call out- he saw the bulldozer fist flying strait for his face and couldn't even brace himself as he felt the impact right over his forehead protector and the Sharingan eye beneath it. He already felt the eye bruising shut as he heard the loud crash that was him flying through solid wall. Followed by Jiraya's interjections of silence- then Jiraya realized it was Tsunade- and his interjections became cries for mercy…

Kakashi didn't even realize he'd passed out- which worried him that he might have a concusion- until he realized he was sitting back in Jiraya's hut, a bandage had already been wrapped over the deeply bruised portions of his face. Jiraya wasn't in much better condition with bandages over a good portion of his body.

"So, was the peek worth the mummy look," Kakashi asks.

"I can't tell you want you want to know, I promised I wouldn't. But for the record, yes, every second of it."

"When did you know?"

"Naruto sent me frog messenger before you even approached me, but I meant what I said, I'm glad you came."

"Okay, but for the record- I never got to see any more than her face and her fist…"

Jiraya was caught off guard again, but a second later he burst out laughing…