(A/N) And we are back! Thank you for all of the idea's for jonin sensei that you left. I'm still amazed at how many of you suggested Yugao and Hayate. I think that they would make very good sensei, especially together, but they won't fit with this fic. It's simply because they are predominantly kenjutsu users, and I don't want the team to be weapons based. Kenjutsu Naruto is definitely overdone, in my opinion. So I've decided that their sensei will either be Yamato or an OC that I will create. The OC would be female, age 26, have D cup breasts, and have water and wind affinities. She would also have a unique ability that sets her apart (I already have a good idea for this), and she would have some sort of personality quirk (all good jonin have a personality quirk!). Tell me what you think about those two, and if you want, give me ideas for personality quirks.

Anyways, this is the last straight chapter that I am doing of this story. After I finish this, I will begin alternating between Tossing Away the Masks and this story. I just did five chapters in a row to get this story off the ground. And I have to say that it has been enormously successful so far. It really makes me happy to see so many people enjoying my work. Keep up the reviews, and I'll keep up the chapters!

Anyways, on with the story!

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Chapter 5: Home and the Academy

Hiashi led the trio through the village and up the mountain. When they arrived at the top, he led them over to where the Yondaime's head was. Directly behind the head was a large grassy field, with an unassuming house in the middle of it. Behind the house was a large lake. Hiashi led them to the house's front door and turned to Naruto. He said "Naruto, I need you to cut your finger and smear some blood on the door. That will allow us to go inside without getting killed."

Naruto nodded and bit his thumb. He smeared the blood onto the door, and a large sealing matrix appeared and started glowing. It stopped glowing and the sounds of locks unlocking could be heard.

Hiashi opened the door and led them inside. He sighed out loud and said "Coming in here brings back memories. I am going to go back and collect Hinata's items, so feel free to explore the house. Everything should be safe, but you should still be careful, just in case. But before I go, Naruto, may I have a word with you for a moment?"

Naruto got an extreme sense of dread as Hiashi led him into the kitchen. Once there, he shut the kitchen door and said to Naruto in an icy cold voice "I am leaving my daughter under your protection. I trust that you will be able to keep her safe, but if you ever hurt my daughter, then I promise you, I will hunt you down, and you will wish that you were never born! I approve of your relationship with her, and while I normally would never let my daughter be in a polygamous relationship, the circumstances are outside my hands, so I approve of you being with Kura at the same time as Hinata. I can tell that Hinata loves both you and Kura with all of her heart, so I am willing to let her have both a girlfriend and a boyfriend. All I want is for my daughter to be happy and strong, and both of you make her very happy, and have caused her to show greater strength than almost all of the Hyuuga clan. Very few people have ever stood up to me before, and you caused her to do so three times. I am leaving you with one final warning, Naruto. Hurt my daughter, and you will personally experience what hell feels like. Am I clear?"

"Y-yes s-sir!" stuttered Naruto.

"Good." Said Hiashi. Both of them then walked back into the main room where Hinata and Kura, who was in human form again, were waiting. He turned to leave, but then turned back around as an idea hit him. He said "Kura, may I speak with you for a moment? There is something that I would like to request of you."

Kura nodded and followed Hiashi into the kitchen. He closed the door and turned to her and said "Now the request that I have for you is a little odd, but I want you to do it, as I think that you are the best person for the job."

"Okay, what do you want?" asked Kura.

"I want you to teach my daughter and Naruto about the birds and the bees." Said Hiashi.

Kura's eyes widened and she said "That certainly is an unusual request. Why do you think that I am the best for the job? And shouldn't Hinata know about it by now?"

"I think that you are the best for the job because you will probably end up doing what you will be talking about with Naruto sometime in the future." Said Hiashi. At this, Kura blushed a bright red, and Hiashi continued "Hinata does not know about it yet since Hyuuga tradition has the clan elders teach the heir or heiress when they deem that he or she is ready to know. The elders will never deem Hinata ready until the moment that they marry her off for political reasons. So I want you to teach her, so that she knows about how to start a family. I know that it is her dream to be a mother, specifically the mother of Naruto's kids, and I do want her to be able to achieve that dream, even if it is difficult for me to admit that my daughter is growing up, and even more difficult for me to think about being a grandfather. Please teach them, but preferably do not encourage them to actually do it until they are older. I don't want to be a grandfather just yet, and Hinata is not ready to be a mother yet either. In a few years maybe, but not now. Will you teach them?"

"Sure, I guess. I was going to teach Naruto-kun about it soon since he wasn't allowed in the academy class that teaches about sex. Adding Hinata into the teaching session is no big deal." Responded Kura.

Hiashi nodded and the pair left the kitchen and went into the main room. Hiashi bid his farewells and left to get Hinata's things.

The moment that Hiashi left the door, Kura's clothes literally vanished off of her body, and she said "Finally! I know that those clothes were only an illusion, but I still don't like wearing them. Alright you two, Hiashi-sama requested me to talk about a little something called the birds and the bees. So listen up, because I probably won't repeat myself!"

(One long and very embarrassing conversation later)

By time Kura had finished, both Naruto and Hinata were bright red. Kura insisted on explaining everything in an extremely detailed manner. She even used her own body as a body model when explaining the female anatomy, and forced Naruto to be an unwilling model when she explained the male anatomy.

"Okay, that about sums it up, any questions?" asked Kura.

Both Naruto and Hinata shook their heads. Kura hadn't left any room for questions with the amount of detail that she used.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and Kura groaned. Her clothes reappeared on her body, and she answered it.

Hiashi walked in carrying two scrolls. He set them on the table apart from each other and said as he pointed to the left scroll "This scroll contains all of the items that Hinata needs to live here. If I forgot anything, you may use the Hyuuga account to buy replacements." He then pointed to the right scroll and said "And this scroll is a betrothal contract for Naruto and Hinata. If you both sign this, you will be wed when you both turn sixteen. Also, if you sign this, Hinata will be immune from ever receiving the Caged Bird Seal. If you sign this Hinata, you will also have the option of passing your status as heiress to Hanabi, so that you may start a new clan with Naruto. I went over the elder's heads to make this, and they will certainly be displeased when they hear that I did this, but it is within my right as clan head and father to betroth my daughter to whomever I deem to be acceptable. I now ask you both, will you sign this?"

Both Naruto and Hinata were shocked that Hiashi had done this for them, and Naruto turned to Hinata and said "Well Hinata-chan, what do you think? Would you like to be married to me when we turn sixteen?"

Hinata gave Naruto a deep kiss, and said "I would love to marry you, Naruto-kun. I will be honored to be your fiancé."

"Well I'm certainly not going to say no, so let's sign it!" said Naruto.

Hiashi unrolled the scroll and Naruto and Hinata signed in the designated areas, and Hiashi rolled up the scroll again and tucked it in his robe. He then said "Very well. I will bring this by the Hokage immediately. I am pleased that you have decided to sign it. It will make things far less complicated for you two. Now the elders cannot marry Hinata away, or put the seal on her. I will give you both time to think about passing on your status of heiress, as that is not something that we need to decide immediately. Have a good evening, daughter, son-in-law, Kura."

With that said, Hiashi strode out the door.

When he left, Hinata kissed Naruto once again and squealed "We are going to be married! I'm so happy!"

Suddenly, both Naruto and Hinata felt a large amount of sadness permeate their beings. Somehow, they knew where it came from.

Naruto turned to Kura and kissed her deeply and said "I'm not abandoning you Kura-chan. If you want, I can marry you as well. I love both you and Hinata-chan equally, and if one marries me, than so will the other."

Kura started crying and said "But it just won't work. I'm a demon, and I'm going to outlive both of you. What will I do when both of you are gone?"

Naruto squeezed Kura comfortingly and said "We'll work something out. But for now, let's not think about things like that and live our lives happily."

Hinata joined the embrace and said "Kura-chan, we will never abandon you. We will come up with some solution to the issue, be it something as extreme as us becoming immortal or you becoming mortal. But we will solve the problem, and we will not leave you alone."

Kura sniffled and said "Thank you so much, you two. I don't know what I would if you two ever left my life."

Naruto then said "How about we turn in early? We've all had a wild day, and I'm exhausted. We can explore the house tomorrow after the academy. It's going to be interesting to see what people think of you, Kura-chan.

Hinata yawned and said "Okay, Naruto-kun. That sounds like a good idea. Let's head to bed."

The trio headed upstairs and into the master bedroom. Fortunately for them, the bed was king sized. Naruto stripped to his boxers and set the alarm a little earlier than he usually would, as he wanted to be able to take a shower in the morning. He plopped onto the bed and quickly fell asleep.

Both girls giggled at how fast he fell asleep, and Kura laid down next to him on his right side, naked. She saw that Hinata looked a little uncertain, and she said "Just strip, girl. He's already seen you naked, so what's the big deal?"

Kura's words made sense to Hinata, so she stripped off all of her clothes and turned off the room's light. She made her way over to the bed and laid down on Naruto's left side. Both girls quickly fell asleep to the sound of Naruto's breathing.

All three were woken by Naruto's alarm. Kura turned off the alarm, since it was on the nightstand on her side. She sat up and gave a yawn. She then said "I feel refreshed! This bed is really comfortable. I'm going to go down to the kitchen and see if I can make us something with what's there."

She got up and headed out the room. Naruto then sat up and said to Hinata "I'm going to go take a shower. I'll see you in the kitchen."

He also got up and left the room.

Hinata got up and decided that she would look through what was in the storage scroll that Hiashi had brought them. She unrolled it and unsealed everything, a few items at a time. When she finished, the room was filled with her personal belongings. Her father had even packed her stuffed fox for her. She decided that she would sort through everything later, so she grabbed a fresh pair of clothes and headed upstairs to the bathroom. Naruto had finished his shower, so Hinata took a shower.

When she finished, she headed down to the kitchen to find Kura and Naruto eating. She immediately squealed with delight when she saw piping hot cinnamon buns out on the table. She rushed over and started devouring them.

"These are amazing!" exclaimed Hinata. "But where did you get the ingredients to make these?"

Kura giggled and said "The nice thing about this place is that all of its food is stored in special seals, so that the food never goes bad. Minato always made sure to keep the seals stocked as well. So it was a simple matter of unsealing the correct ingredients and making them from scratch. I'm a pretty good cook, thanks to living inside of two Hokage's wives."

The trio continued eating, talking about random things, and when they finished they washed the dishes. They finished getting ready for the academy, although Naruto and Hinata had to convince Kura to put on the illusion of wearing clothing (Why can't we just be naked? It's so much more comfortable!).

When they finally were ready, the trio headed out the door, the seals automatically locking it behind them. The trio headed down the mountain path, and into the village. As they walked through the streets, they were shot a lot of glares, or at least Naruto was. The civilians didn't really know what to think about the two girls who were walking beside him, each holding Naruto's hand on the side that they were walking on.

Kura noticed the glares, and began releasing a tiny amount of killing intent. Well, tiny for her. For the civilians, it felt like they were being crushed under the weight of the sun. Any civilian who came within twenty feet of Kura found themselves unable to move until the twenty foot bubble passed by them.

Eventually, the trio got to the academy and Kura stopped leaking killing intent. They walked to their room, but before they walked in, they stopped holding hands.

They had gotten to the academy a little later than they had planned on doing, so when they entered the room, everyone else was already there.

The trio silently headed up to the very back right row, where they then sat down, Naruto in the middle, Hinata on his left, and Kura on his right.

Kiba then sauntered over and said to Hinata "Hey Hinata-chan! Would you like to go on a date with me later today?"

Hinata turned to Kiba and said politely "I'm sorry Kiba, but I'm afraid that I already have a boyfriend now. So I will have to politely decline your offer."

Not one to be put down for long, Kiba snapped his attention to Kura and said "What about you new girl? Would you like to go on a date with the best guy in the academy?"

Kura giggled and said "So you are so desperate for a date that you are willing to ask somebody that you know nothing about? That's sort of pathetic, dog breath. Besides, I also have a boyfriend, so I can't accept your offer."

This ticked Kiba off, and he yelled "Since when do all the hot girls have boyfriends? And who are your boyfriends anyways? I'll show you that I'm better than both of them!"

Both Hinata and Kura giggled and Kura said "My boyfriend is Naruto-kun. If you actually used your brains for once, you should have figured that out."

Hinata then said "My boyfriend is also Naruto-kun. I'm sharing him, but he's such a gentleman about it. So please shoo off, dog breath."

Kiba just stood there and gawked at this revelation. Half the class was also gawking at the trio.

Sakura then screamed "Why the hell would anybody go out with that baka? He's such an idiot, and he's nothing like Sasuke-kun!" She then pointed at Kura and screamed "And what are you doing here? I've never seen you before! And what's with that purple kimono, it's so ugly!"

Naruto, Hinata, and Kura all flinched as one, as their sensitive hearing was assaulted by the volume of the banshee's voice.

Kura then turned to the banshee and said "I'm here because I've been enrolled in the academy to become a ninja. As for my choice of clothing, believe me, I would much rather not have to wear anything, but unfortunately most people would frown upon me walking around naked. But since I have to wear something, I might as wear what I like. If you think that this kimono is ugly, than you have no taste in style."

The majority of the male portion of the class started getting nosebleeds at the thought of Kura walking around naked, while the females all thought that Kura had no shame.

At this moment, Iruka and Mizuki walked in and Iruka shouted "All right, everyone sit down and shut up!"

Everyone scrambled to their seats, and Kiba was even knocked out of his daze and went to his seat.

Sakura then screamed "Iruka-sensei, who is that girl?" as she jabbed her finger in the direction of Kura.

Iruka chuckled and said "I see that you have noticed our new student, Kura. She will be learning to become a ninja with us from now on."

Shikamaru then raised his head off his desk, prompting a few people to think "It's alive!" and he said "Kura? As in the fox that Naruto brought in a few days ago as a pet before he and Hinata mysteriously were knocked unconscious?"

Iruka chuckled and said "That's right. That fox and this girl are the same person. Kura is the owner and user of a very rare and difficult to use hiden jutsu. Would you care to show the class, Kura?"

Kura nodded and said "Gladly." She jumped up on the desk and morphed into her fox form, before sitting on Hinata's lap, who then began rubbing her.

Iruka then continued "As you can see, this jutsu allows the user to transform physically into a fox. Unlike the henge, this is no illusion. She is actually a fox. Kura came in a few days ago and acted as Naruto's pet to test the viability of this technique as a spying tool. The test was quite the success, as none of you suspected that she was human."

Shino however, had other thoughts "This girl Kura is definitely not human. My insects tell me that her chakra is nothing like normal chakra. Her chakra is similar to Naruto's, but it's on a whole other level with her. And interestingly enough, Hinata's chakra has apparently changed as well. It is now pretty much the exact same as Naruto's. This is very interesting. I will observe them, but I won't tell anyone else about this."

Sasuke then spoke up and said "That technique seems useless and weak. Why would you limit your fighting abilities by changing into something smaller and weaker? It won't even be worth copying once I get my Sharingan."

Several of the fangirls swooned as Sasuke spoke more than one sentence, and Iruka frowned at what he said and responded "The technique is not meant for battles, Sasuke. It is meant for espionage. Being a ninja is not all about being able to use powerful and destructive jutsus."

Sasuke scoffed, but said nothing else. Apparently he thought that being a ninja was all about being able to use powerful and destructive jutsus, namely ones that would destroy his brother.

The pink haired banshee then screamed "How come she knows a unique jutsu? If anyone should know special jutsu, it's Sasuke-kun!"

The trio in the back flinched once more, and Kura, who was back in human form again said "I know a unique jutsu because it was the only heirloom of my family that I have left. I'm an orphan. I've grown up with no parents, no friends, no anything except for this one jutsu that was passed on to me when I was old enough. I don't even know what my family's name was, hence why I am only known as Kura. I don't have a family name. However, I intend on gaining Naruto-kun's name of Uzumaki when we are ready for that step. One of the many reasons that I'm so attracted to Naruto-kun is that he is a fellow orphan. Orphans have to stick together, so that we can make a name for ourselves."

Sasuke scoffed and said "No name pieces of trash like both of you will never make a name for yourselves. You have to be born into a great clan like I was if you ever want to be someone special."

Ignoring the swooning fangirls, Kura retorted "Oh, so only those born with a name can be special? Well did you know that our very own beloved Yondaime Hokage was an orphan? He made quite the name for himself, didn't he?"

"That is a lie." Scoffed Sasuke. "He was a member of the powerful Namikaze clan."

Kura shook her head and said "You need to get all the facts before you make bold claims. Do you know how many people were in the Namikaze clan? There was just one, Minato-sama himself. He made his clan name renowned through his actions, and proved that anybody can be special. His clan was so powerful because he was so powerful."

Sasuke scoffed and pretended not to hear her. Kura rolled her eyes and muttered "Oh, real mature…"

At this, Iruka took the reins once more and said "All right, enough chit-chat. Today we are going to continue learing about the Hokages in order. We have gotten through the Shodiame, Nidaime, and Sandaime during the last three days, so now we are on the Yondaime. Now can anyone tell me who he was and what the moniker he earned himself on the battlefield was?"

Sakura's hand shot up, and without even waiting to be called on, she answered "The Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato was known far and wide as Konoha's Yellow Flash."

"Very good, Sakura, but next time please wait until I call on you before you answer." Said Iruka. "Now can anybody tell me what technique he used to earn that moniker?"

Everybody looked at Sakura expectantly, but surprisingly her hand didn't shoot up.

"Does nobody know?" asked Iruka.

Kura then raised her hand and Iruka called on her. She then said "Minato-sama used the Hiraishin, the flying thunder god technique. It is a space time ninjutsu that allows the instantaneous transport of himself to a marked seal. He had special three pronged kunai that had the seal marked on them, and allies would throw a large portion of them behind enemy lines. Minato-sama would then teleport between each of them and kill off large portions of the enemy in a flash. Through this technique, Minato-sama wiped out an entire Iwa army, which is one of the reasons why we currently have a strained relationship with Iwa. The technique also releases a bright yellow flash whenever it is used, hence his moniker."

"Excellent explanation, Kura. You are completely correct on all fronts. Bonus points for explaining the technique when I only asked you for its name." praised Iruka.

Iruka continued teaching the class about Minato, and he noticed that whenever he asked a question that no one else knew, Kura would wait a little before raising her hand and answering the question completely correct, usually offering other related information as well.

Eventually some of the students started noticing this pattern, and when Sakura did, she screamed at Kura "Stop showing us up! And where did you even learn all these things about the Yondaime?"

Kura giggled and said "I'm not showing you up. If I wanted to, I would have answered every question that Iruka-sensei asked without giving anybody else a chance to answer, similar to what you do. Instead, I'm being fair and letting other people answer the questions that they know, and whenever nobody else knows the answer, I will answer it. As for how I know so much about Minato-sama, it's because he is one of my idols. He's an orphan, yet he made a name for himself, and I strive so that I can follow in his footsteps of proving that even the nameless can make a name for themselves. So I've learned everything that I possibly could about him, in an effort to see why he was able to do what he did. So far, I've figured out that he was able to get to where he did thanks to him using the power of teamwork. Whenever he could not succeed alone, he would try again with others supporting him, until eventually he succeeded."

Iruka nodded approvingly and said "Kura is right. She could be a show off, but she isn't. She is supporting everybody else by giving them the chance to try, and when they don't succeed, she helps everyone by supporting them with her knowledge. She is following the Yondaime's belief in the power of teamwork excellently." He checked the time and then said "Alright, it's time for your lunch break. Meet us out in the courtyard for taijutsu lessons in an hour. You are dismissed."

Everyone began scurrying to get outside, except for Naruto, Hinata, Kura, and surprisingly Kiba. Kiba walked up to the three and said arrogantly "How come you were able to get the two hottest girls in the class at the same time? I should be the one who has them! I'm a much better man than you, Naruto, and I'll prove it to all of you! Once Hinata-chan and Kura-chan see how weak you actually are, they'll come running to me!"

With that said, he stomped out of the classroom. The trio got up and walked up to Iruka. Naruto then said to him "Iruka-sensei, I need to put a mutt in his place. Do you think that you could arrange the taijutsu matchup today so that I fight against the mutt?"

Iruka sighed and said "Normally I would say that I couldn't, put I agree that Kiba is taking his alpha male mentality too far. I'll set that up for you. Would you two girls like to fight anybody in particular? If I'm adjusting one match I might as well feel free to adjust a few others."

Kura and Hinata both got evil grins that sent shudders down Iruka's spine. Kura spoke first and said "I would like to fight the Uchiha brat. He also needs to be knocked down a few pegs, and I have the perfect idea of how to do it."

Iruka nodded and said "Very well. What about you, Hinata?"

"I would like to fight the pink haired banshee. She probably still thinks that I'm weak, so I need to knock some sense into her. In terms of physical abilities, Sakura is among the weakest. The fight won't take long or be pretty, but I can guarantee that it will be amusing." Said Hinata with a sadistic smile on her face.

Iruka shuddered once again, and said "Very well you three. Now go off and enjoy your lunch."

The trio nodded and left the classroom.

They ate lunch together on the roof of the academy. Kura had made them some bento before they left, and they enjoyed it immensely. The hour passed by quickly as they chatted and ate.

When the time came, they cleaned up their mess and headed down to the courtyard. Once everyone arrived, Iruka announced "Today we will be doing more one on one spars. I've already matched everybody up, so no complaints. The first match is Choji vs. Shikamaru."

The two in question stepped into the ring and Iruka began the fight, only for Shikamaru to immediately turn around and walk out of the ring of his own free will.

Iruka sighed and called the second match.

Naruto, Hinata, and Kura watched as the fights went on, not really caring about who won or lost, until Iruka called "The fourth match is Hinata vs Sakura."

Hinata gained a scary grin as she was called out, and headed into the circle. Iruka began the match and Sakura immediately went to using her strongest weapon, her obnoxiously loud voice. She screamed "You are so weak, Hinata! And your taste in men and clothing is absolutely horrible! I mean seriously, you are going out with Naruto! He has got to be the weakest and most pathetic man that I have ever met! He's nothing like Sasuke-kun, who is absolutely perfect! And what's up with that bulky jacket? Is it to hide the fact that you don't have anything there?"

Hinata sighed and began unleashing a little killing intent at Sakura, making her freeze. She then said in a dangerous voice "Your voice is way too loud. Maybe I should take away your ability to use it permanently. I can do that, you know? Just a simple tap to the windpipe, and no one ever has to hear your screeching ever again. As for my taste in men, it is obviously far better than yours, if you think the emo over there is perfect. Nobody is perfect, not even my Naruto-kun. It is those flaws that make us human. Sasuke is no god. He is not perfect. He is just the opposite, in fact. He is a power hungry, emo bastard who wouldn't think twice about stabbing his teammates in the back if it meant that he would gain more power. And as for why I wear this jacket, it's because it's a memento from my Kaa-san. I wear it to honor her memory, not to hide what you say that I don't have. But to prove you wrong, let me take it off for a second."

Hinata unzipped her bulky jacket and removed it, revealing that she was wearing a low cut lavender tank-top that hugged her body nicely and showed off her C cup sized breasts. Pretty much every male in the class's eyes widened at the fact that Hinata was the most well developed Kunoichi in the academy, except for maybe Kura, who in reality, she was completely tied with.

Sakura was still frozen in place from Hinata's killing intent, and Hinata continued talking as she put her jacket back on, but left it unzipped "As you can see, I have much more than you probably ever will, and they are still growing. I don't show off my figure since I don't wish for anyone besides Naruto-kun to enjoy it. But when I am alone with him, I gladly show off all that I have. But that's personal between Naruto-kun, Kura-chan, and I, so I won't say anymore. Now it is time for you to go to sleep, Sakura."

With that said, Hinata increased the level of her killing intent gradually. The result was Sakura losing her lunch, and then falling into unconsciousness.

A janitor came out of seemingly nowhere and began cleaning up the mess (Sakura included) as Iruka announced "The winner is Hinata."

Ino then screamed "What the hell did Hinata do? She didn't even touch Sakura!"

Iruka sighed and said "Well I suppose that this is a good gateway into learning about killing intent. Hinata used her killing intent to cause Sakura to freeze with fear. By shoving your desire to kill somebody at a target, you can cause psychological trauma in the target, and as Hinata showed, if you shove enough desire, you can cause physical reactions as well. Throwing up is common, and being knocked unconscious is the next level. At the highest level, you are able to completely stop somebody's heart just by sending out a refined burst of your killing intent. Your opponent literally dies from fear, as the brain forces the body to completely shut down, your heart included, in an effort to avoid the overwhelming sensation. However, very few people are actually able to do this, and the stronger you are, the more you will resist the effects of killing intent. This is not something that is normally taught at the academy, as very few academy students have ever been able to wield their own killing intent. You usually would receive this lesson when you are put on genin teams, but since Hinata displayed such a refined control over her's, I'm telling you now."

Hinata smiled and walked over to Naruto and gave him a kiss on the lips. He whispered "Nice job, Hinata-chan, but since when were you able to use killing intent?"

Hinata giggled and whispered back "I've always had a knack for using it, but I used to be so shy that I would almost never use it since I thought people would see me as some sort of freak for it. But now I don't care what other people think of me, so long as you and Kura-chan approve of me."

Naruto kissed Hinata again and whispered back "You know that we always will."

Iruka then announced "The fifth match is Kiba vs. Naruto!"

The two combatants stepped into the ring, and Iruka began the match. Kiba immediately set Akamaru on the ground and said "Just sit back and watch, Akamaru! I'll clean up this loser in no time, and then Hinata-chan and Kura-chan will rush to me!"

Kiba charged Naruto in a rush, and threw a sloppy claw swipe, but Naruto ducked under it and dealt a fierce uppercut to Kiba's jaw.

Kiba flew backwards, but he didn't get knocked out. He wiped some blood off of his mouth and said "Heh, lucky shot. Let's see what you'll do about this! TSUGA!"

Kiba became a spiraling vortex and shot towards Naruto. Naruto just stood in a ready position and grabbed the oncoming vortex. Naruto could feel himself getting shredded, but he didn't care as he held Kiba in place. Gradually, Kiba began slowing down, and when he did, Naruto dealt a fierce punch to his jaw, knocking him out. Naruto then said "You shouldn't use such a chakra draining technique unless you really have to. After I stopped you, you had far too little chakra remaining to help shield yourself from the full force of my punch. The less chakra one has remaining, the more damage they take, remember that."

With that said, Naruto walked off of the field, and the janitor wheeled Kiba's unconscious body to the infirmary.

All of the academy students suddenly gasped and pointed at Naruto as right before their eyes, every single cut that Kiba had dealt quickly sealed themselves closed as they healed.

Naruto ignored the stares, and went back over to Kura and Hinata.

Ino then shouted out "Iruka-sensei, what happened to Naruto? One second he was filled with cuts, the next they are all perfectly healed! What's going on?"

Iruka was unsure of how to answer that question, but fortunately Naruto said "While I was out the past few days, I got a chance to learn a little about my mother's side of my family. The Uzumakis were all known to live extremely long lives, and they all had an innate ability to regenerate minor wounds. My regeneration is apparently one of the most powerful cases that anybody has ever seen. I won't tell you any more than that."

Iruka sighed with relief, since Naruto was able to defuse a potentially iffy situation. He then called out "The sixth match will be Sasuke vs. Kura!"

The combatants stepped into the circle, and Iruka began the match. Immediately Sasuke said "A no name orphan like you should just bow down before me. I am an Uchiha! I am an elite! If you prove yourself worthy, I may even give you the honor of helping me restore my clan by baring my children!"

Kura gagged a little and said "You know, I've heard all about you Uchiha as well. In general, they were a selfish, power-hungry, and thieving clan. Not to mention that two out of the three biggest traitors to Konoha were Uchiha. Madara and Itachi. Although I think that Itachi had the right idea of wiping the Uchiha off the face of the Earth. And as for helping you restore your clan, not on my life. The way you treat people, it's a wonder that you have fangirls at all. Now, if I remember correctly, you said that my fox transformation was weak. Allow me to prove you wrong by beating you in my fox form."

Kura morphed into a fox, and Sasuke scoffed and said "You think that you can beat me like that? That's pathetic! Allow me to show you real strength!"

Sasuke lunged at Kura, but she was too small and she had no problem dodging whatever haphazard strikes that Sasuke sent her way.

Sasuke quickly grew enraged and yelled "You may be able to dodge, but you won't win just by dodging!"

Kura smirked, an interesting look for a fox, and jumped away from Sasuke. She then lunged at Sasuke in a full body tackle.

When she connected with Sasuke's stomach, Sasuke was shot out of the ring and deep into the academy wall with a loud CRASH. Everybody's jaws dropped to the ground.

Kura morphed back into her human form and said "I don't remember ever saying that turning into a fox limits my strength. In fact, in proportion to my body, it increases it. It also just so happens that I'm a lot stronger than I look, but I have excellent control over my strength. I could have sent Sasuke into the next building with that tackle, but I chose to limit myself. I don't want to accidently kill him, although I would probably be doing the world a favor."

With that said, Kura walked back over to Naruto and Hinata and sat on the ground with them.

The rest of the day passed by fairly uneventfully, with nothing overly special happening during target practice and ninjutsu lessons. The trio decided to not show their full skills in those two things, so that nobody would get overly suspicious.

Finally, the final lecture period of the day came and went, and everybody was dismissed from the academy.

As the trio began walking along the streets, a random ANBU appeared in front of them and said "The Hokage is requesting you three for a meeting. You are to report to his office immediately."

The three nodded and the ANBU shunshined away. The trio changed directions and began walking to the Hokage tower.

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And that's a wrap! This was a damn long chapter, at least for me. The minimum word count that I set for my chapters is 3000, and I average around 4000 usually, but this chapter is well over 6000! I guess I just spent longer at their new home than I thought I would. Oh well, it was more for you guys to enjoy!

Anyways, the Hokage has requested a meeting with our favorite trio! What does he want? Is it good? Is it bad? Find out next time!

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