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Main Characters: Naruto, Gaara, Shikamaru, Kakashi, Tsunade, Jiraiya

Pairings: Naruto/Hinata, Gaara/? Shikamaru/Temari, Sakura/Lee (Later), Neji/TenTen

Chapter 14

Sealing the Beast

Naruto left the tower with Shikamaru and Gaara following. When Naruto reached the training grounds, he stopped and turned to his friends. Shikamaru was glaring at him.

"Don't look at me like that Shikamaru, you weren't on my list. You were one of Gaara's two souls. So look at him and not me," Naruto said. Shikamaru looked at Gaara for a second before turning back to Naruto.

"What do you mean two souls, Naruto?" Shikamaru asked his friend never hearing of such a thing before.

"Gaara and I preformed a jutsu that allows our souls and the souls of four other people to travel into the past and change the past," Naruto said.

"All I see is you, Gaara, and myself. Who were the other souls? Kakashi?" Shikamaru asked.

"No, I chose you and Tsunade," Gaara said speaking for the first time. "Naruto opted to only bring one soul because he couldn't get his dad off his mind. Since there was no body for Minato Namikaze's body to go to, his soul was left in the after life. Naruto chose to bring Jiriya.

"Okay but why did you make the choice not to inform me that you were in fact you," Shikamaru said looking Naruto and feeling a bit hurt. "You're lucky that I am so forgiving and well when you look at it down right lazy."

Naruto and Gaara shared a look before laughing at the statement.

"I probably should have told you but with everything that has been happening I have been so busy," Naruto said pulling Shikamaru into a man hug.

"Yeah well what have you been up to lately?" Shikamaru asked.

Naruto explained everything he had done since he had arrived and Gaara than went on to tell both Naruto and Shikamaru what he has been doing. Gaara told them that for the last few months, he has been trying to be nicer to his brother and sister but they were afraid of him.

When Gaara was finished explaining how his months have been he looked at Naruto. "So Naruto do remember what you said you were going to do that you have yet to do?"

Naruto looked thoughtful for a minute. "Oh, yeah sorry about that Gaara we can take care of that right now if you want." Gaara nodded his head.

"I would like that very much." He said.

"Sure, okay let's go back to my place and get everything needed." Naruto said.

The group left the training field and went to Naruto's apartment. Once there Naruto ran around gathering odds and ends, he would need.

"Okay, I am going to warn you right now Gaara that this will be extremely painful," Naruto said and Gaara nodded his okay. "Take a seat then."

Naruto set to work. He started on Gaara's forehead, quickly writing tiny kenji out on his body. It took Naruto a few hours to complete this task. Gaara was getting really tired of just sitting in one place, not moving.

"Gaara, here comes the painful part," Naruto said and preformed some hand signs. "Seven Signs Sealing!"

Gaara was about to start convulsing when Shikamaru grabbed him in a shadow possession to hold him still. Without looking away from Gaara Naruto said his thanks to Shikamaru and watched as the painted signs receded into Gaara's skin making their way to form a rounded seal around Gaara's Kenji for 'Love'.

When every last kenji was placed all three of the time traveler fell to the floor exhausted. Naruto was the first to recover as both Gaara and Shikamaru had fallen asleep. Naruto looked over Gaara's new seal before climbing into his bed and resting.

The next day Naruto awoke very late. He had been so exhausted that he had slept a total fifteen hours. He looked at the clock and seen that it was a little after eight in the morning. Naruto groaned and rolled himself out of bed. On the floor, Naruto saw that Gaara and Shikamaru were both still unconscious from the nights sealing.

Naruto walked over to them and gave them both a swift kick. Shikamaru awoke right away and Gaara proceeded to roll over.

"What the fuck, Naruto!" Shikamaru said.

Gaara who was slowly waking up from the kick opened his eyes and glared at both Shikamaru and Naruto. "I am tired," he said. "You two had better be quiet, I am trying to sleep.

Naruto couldn't let Gaara go back to sleep. "Sorry Gaara but I can't let you sleep any more. You have already slept over fifteen hours and now I have to check the seal to make sure that it stuck.

Gaara sat and nodded his head. Naruto examined the seal. Experimenting with the chakra in take and out take, Naruto determined if the seal would do the job. "How do you feel?" Naruto asked Gaara when he finished.

"I feel better than I have in a long time," said Gaara.

The three time travelers ate breakfast together before going their separate ways to train. Naruto headed to the hot springs to find Master Jiriya. Finding Jiraiya was very easy if you knew where to look.

Naruto walked up behind Jiraiya and just looked at him do his 'research' for the longest time. After about an hour of just watching, Jiraiya turned around and spoke. "Are you going to stand there all day or are you going to come and give your Godfather a hug?"

Naruto was on the old sage in seconds, tears running down his face. "I have missed you Sensei," Naruto said.

Jiraiya held the boy for a long while before the two parted. "You don't have to anymore, Naruto."

Ok everyone it might be a while before I update next. I have two job interviews tomorrow so wish me luck.