A/N: I feel like typing today, so I am! Seeing the view count go up makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Just kidding, my heart is a deep, dark, and unforgiving abyss. But seriously, I really respect the writers who make at least 10,000 word chapters every week. I find it difficult to break five thousand without wanting to end it. Seriously, this chapter gets really explanation-filled at a point, even though the info is needed. I just can't see explanations going on when something important is happening simultaneously, nor can I see the Naruto I plan on creating doing something he doesn't understand in an important situation, so it's better that you guys know. I may do a brief flashback when it pops up later in the story, but it won't really give understanding. Not much else to say in this author's note, so I'll just jump right on in! Harem will be at the end as usual.

EDIT: I came back and tried to make the walls of text... no longer be walls of text. Okay, let me say it logically this time. I came back to fix the walls of text that were my paragraphs.

Kage Bunshin - Jutsu(I don't think I'll be having NINJAS call out their moves that much though. It will probably be made fun of a lot in this story.).

I will feast upon your entrails - Extreme anger or demonic speech/thought.

Do angles go back to heaven when they die? - Thought/Flashback stuff.

OH MY FUCKING GOD - Emphasized speech or shouting.

Anything in apostrophes, 'blah blah', occurs within the mind, be it mental communication(which will be present) or just plain thoughts.

And any combination from here on out is up to you guys to decipher.

After discussing the terms with his boss and his "boss", Haitatsu and Shido respectively, Naruto went back into an alley before deactivating his jutsu and heading home. On the way, he decided to train on his roof until it was time to train with Haitatsu. Now, his building was rather empty, only 2 other people actually lived there, and they were both old and seemed to be near their end. Naruto had most of the building to himself, at the moment. After reaching his apartment, he decided to try out using his chakra to do things. Attempting to do focus chakra into his legs knowingly this time, he focused for a second before jumping. He got the effect he wanted, and then some. He went flying above his roof and landed in the middle... on his face. "Note to self: practice using chakra on limbs. And practice landing that jump."

In his head, he could hear Kogo laughing at him. 'Yeah, yeah. Laugh it up. Just get it out. Whenever you are ready to get started, I'll know by the silence in my head.' Making the most of his time, Naruto started warming up by dong some laps around his roof.

Five minutes and 20 laps later, he noticed an odd silence. 'You done yet, Kogo-chan?'

'I think so. Hehe.' Hearing a few chuckles still escape her, Naruto gained a tick mark on his forehead. 'Now, now. There's no need to get angry. I know that you may not have found it so funny, but I found it hilarious.' Naruto could feel her trying not to laugh at this point. 'Your ass was sticking up in the air and everything.'

Just as he was about to get mad at her starting to laugh again, he noticed what she said. 'How did you see that? I thought you could only see what I see?'

Nodding at her container, though he couldn't see it, she responded. 'Well, it's a somewhat long explanation, so I think you should come into your mind for this one. You didn't visit last night anyway; I kinda missed your company at night, you know.' Blushing slightly at where his mind went, he sat down in a lotus position and meditated. At this point, he could enter his own mind without assistance.

Mindscape

Appearing in the house Kogo had made in his mind, he called out "Oi Kogo! Where are you!?" He got his answer in the form of a furry, red tail brushing under his nose before disappearing in a small burst of youki. Turning his head, he saw Kogo sitting in her couch upside down, with her legs where her head should be, and her head where her legs should be. Her arm was outstretched and and a wisp of youki came off of it before she pulled it back in.

"There you are, Naru-chan!" was all the warning he got before his head was shoved between her tits... as per usual for him. Pulling back, she looked at him with a small, fake glare. "One day, and you already forgot the rules of my house?" Her glare disappeared and her eyes took on a mischievous look. "No clothes inside, Naruto-kun! Now either you fix it...," at this point, her smile changed to one to match the look she was giving him. "Or I do."

Finally blushing, he thought about it and his clothes were gone, revealing a body that had obviously gone through rigorous training. Even at five, one could see the developing muscles covering his body. "Happy now?"

"Very! Now, onto training." Walking out of her house in his mind, they made their way to the backyard, though forest would be a better description. Concentrating for a second, Kogo made a clearing open up and multiple different obstacle courses appear before she told him one word. "Sit." Grumbling at being treated like a dog, he did as he was told. She had made it clear from day one that he was to follow orders or end up training until he was unconscious and then training some more. "Now, what I'm going to teach you will require you to know Some things. And those things will make you want to know other things. This may take a while, so get comfortable."

Here, she took a seat in front of him, crossing her legs and "accidentally" exposing her crotch, causing him to blush slightly and attempt to lock his eyes with hers. Seeing his reaction, she couldn't help but smirk, before settling her face into a more serious look and sighing.

Feeling like she was ready for a long explanation, she began. "All tailed beast draw power from something in nature. Shukaku, the Ichibi, has sand, Matabi, the Nibi, has fire, Isobu, the Sanbi, has water, etc. I am different from the others, though. I draw power from nature as a whole. Anything in nature allows me to regain any used energy, though I do prefer fire... by a lot. Regardless, that's what makes me the strongest: I have a theoretically infinite supply of power. If I were to fight any of the others, even in their element, I'd probably win. At the very least, I haven't lost yet, and I've fought each of them at least once."

From this, Naruto went a little wide-eyed. Then, his surprise changed to confusion when he recalled part of what she was explaining. "Natural energy?"

Hearing this, she decided to elaborate. "Think of it this way. The world is alive in its own way, and, as you know, every living thing has its own chakra, in some way or form. Well, since it's not as if the world is having a shortage, I use my abilities to refill and increase my admittedly monstrous reserves of energy."

Seeing his confusion disappear, she continued. "But my power is over natural energy itself. I can do more with it that get a quick recharge. I can use it as an extension of myself. I can make my techniques form on things outside of my visible range. I can even move around within my range as I please, with enough control. The distance for all of this is proportionate to the amount of chakra I have, but I have no shortage, and IF I did manage to run out, somehow, I could just stop for a quick refill." Gawking at how overpowered that ability was, Naruto could only stare at her in amazement.

Then, a thought occurred to him. "How in the fuck did you manage to lose to Konoha? Couldn't you just have used that Bijuudama technique you told me about from a distance?"

Deciding that it was a question worth answering, she did exactly that. "Well, I think that you are going to be strong enough to be able to use the information within the next few years, and you're already on a good path, so I'll give you this much. I was being controlled by a person with the Mangekyou Sharingan. I know that you haven't learned about this form of the Sharingan from Haitatsu, and I doubt she even knows of it, so I'll elaborate. The Mangekyou Sharingan is an advanced form beyond the final stage of the Sharingan Haitatsu already taught you about. Everything about it is increased: its tracking abilities, the detail of the chakra it can see, its GENJUTSU." As she explained, she stressed the last part, seeing if he would get it.

A look of understanding crossed Naruto's face at that point. "You were under a genjutsu from the Mangekyou that caused you to go on a rampage, right?"

Smirking at her container, she answered, "Close, but no cigar. I was actually controlled. Pretty close, but if I was in control, even in a rampaging state, and I don't mean to be cocky, there wouldn't even be rubble left where Konoha currently stands. Regardless, the person claimed to be Madara, but I would remember that fucker's chakra. The guy who did it was no where near his level."

Noticing that they'd strayed from the original topic by a lot, she decided to get back on track; she already had a lot to say. "I'll tell you more about it later, but the point is, you've gotten certain abilities from me, and I don't want any of them to go to waste. When you were in your mother's womb, and even before, my presence made certain changes happen. For one, you have your own pool of youki to tap into, though it's inactive at the moment. Activating that is one of the goals for today, along with getting you to use my control over natural energy, if even just to sense your surroundings. Also, as an Uzumaki, you have the ability to form your chakra into solid constructs, at least from what I learned during my time with Kushina."

Naruto wasn't sure which he was more amazing. The fact that he had youki, the fact he'd be able to use this natural energy, or the fact that he could make his chakra solid. All went against what he knew, or at least thought he did. "Okay, okay. I have two questions."

Now it was Kogo's turn to be surprised. "Only two!? My Naru-kun is so smart!"

Ignoring the interruption to avoid embarrassment, he continued. "One: How can I make my chakra solid? And two: How do I have youki? Does that mean I'm a demon?"

"Well, to answer your questions in order, the Uzumaki were infamous for their long lives and strong life forces. THAT came from their extremely potent chakra." Now, seeing his head tilted to the side in confusion, she sighed. "Fine, I'll explain this too. Ningens die because of something they all suffer from in their later years: chakra decay. This is the weakening of their chakra's potency. Their bodies can't run on it anymore and, eventually, give out." Nodding, Naruto filed away the fact that he wasn't included when she referred to ningens. "Now, an Uzumaki's chakra is strong enough to fight off chakra decay for an extended period of time. None have ever achieved immortality, to my knowledge, but a few have lived for hundreds of years.

"Now, back to your original question. If what I just said was any indication to you, Uzumaki chakra is extremely potent. Now think about it, the seal is continuously trying to drain my youki into you, though your yondaime didn't know about my ability to restore it, so it's draining at a continuously increasing amount. The older you get, the faster it'll drain, until you reach your peak condition. Now, you have purified youki, which is already many times more potent that human chakra, draining into your own chakra pool, combined with your naturally potent chakra. You could, in theory, create living things out of your chakra."

Seeing the look of awe on his face, she continued, nodding seriously. "I see that you finally understand the gravity of your situation. That's not even the end of it. Since your mother had me sealed within her when you were being... made," she started, causing Naruto to blush at the implications, "my youki was mingling within your still developing chakra system, both increasing your normal chakra's potency and giving you your own youki. If your father had been a jinchuriki, there would've been a large chance for you to be born as a demon. As it is, you aren't completely human, being a jinchuriki, but any human could become something more, be it a demon, an angel, a deity, even a god damn vampire. The only thing a human can't become is a true God. And if they have permission from the higher ups, it can happen too. You, on the other hand, were born as an in between, a half-breed, if you will. As your seal continues to attempt to drain me, you will probably ascend into demon hood, or descend, if you will. At the very least, you'll be immortal unless killed."

Now Naruto, understandably, had mixed feelings about this. On one hand, he would just keep getting stronger, possibly becoming immortal. On the other hand, he'd be proving the villagers right when they whispered things like "Demon" and "Monster" in his presence. As if she could read his mind, she put a hand on his shoulder soothingly, before pulling him into a hug, reminding him of their current state of dress. "Don't worry about what the assholes in this village say. When humans don't understand something that has power, they will automatically fear it. That fear will turn to hatred," here, she pulled away, "and humans have a notoriously bad record with dealing with hatred. You know how it goes. I'm sorry." She then bowed to him.

Now Naruto was confused. "How is it your fault? From what I get, this village has been sealing you since the Shodaime Hokage's time. If anything, it's my father's fault for creating me as I am then leaving me with those whose mission in life is hating me. I'm sure he knew what would happen."

Blinking in surprise at his level of maturity, she asked him something. "You ARE five, right?"

"Of course I'm five!"

Nodding, she got up. "I was just making sure. Now, I think we've talked more than enough, it's time to train. Since you don't have anywhere near as much youki or the proportionate amount chakra to what I have yet, you'll just be training in letting your chakra saturate your surroundings first, then you'll focus on feeling what your chakra is encompassing, then you'll be doing it while running through one of the obstacle courses. You can probably do the first two with ease, due to your chakra control at this point. Now, get to it! I'm taking a nap; tell me when you want to try a course."

Scrambling to his feet, he concentrated on bringing his chakra out. Once he got a feel for it, he pushed it out of his body, letting it leak into and mix with his surroundings. Soon, it leaked into the "air" and the "earth". Opening his eyes, he looked over to Kogo. "Is this right?" When she nodded, he decided to get used to bringing his chakra out instead of just moving on. After 20 minutes or so, he felt that he had the hang of it. Deciding to make this an actual training session, he performed the best jutsu that Haitatsu had taught him so far, and his personal favorite. 'Kage Bunshin no Jutsu'.

Making a few copies of him, he ordered them to move around him in a random pattern. As they did their jobs, he went back to doing the first exercise while they moved. Slowly, he began to build a fuzzy picture of his surroundings in his mind. He felt the chakra in his clones as they moved. The longer he did it, the more defined their shapes became in his mind's eye. Spending an hour or so doing this on and off, he built up speed forming a picture of his surroundings. Not enough to use in an intense battle, but enough for it to be usable.

After feeling like he had learned it to a satisfactory degree on his own, he summoned 20 more clones, splitting them into groups of 5. One clone would be in the middle while the others would dash around him. After and hour or so more of doing things in his mind, though it is only been about a few minutes in the real world, he decided to up the ante.

Sending a mental command out for the clone in the middle to dispel and taking in the info, he told his clones to gather while summoning up 20 more. "Now, in groups of four, one of you will sit in the middle while the other three dash at you. The one in the middle has to dodge the incoming attacks. When the one in the middle feels like he has gotten good at it, or he is hit and dispelled, he will give us all the experience and one of you will take their place." Knowing that he'll suck at this in the beginning and not wanting to stop and create more clones every two seconds, he made about 60 more clones. Feeling a bit tired, he stopped to catch his breath while sorting through the memories his clones were giving him.

When he he felt recovered five minutes later, he felt as though he could probably dodge with decent proficiency. "Wow," he muttered, "shadow clones are cheap as hell..." he trailed off before smiling deviously. "I love it." Looking up at his group of clones who started without him, he sent a mental command for them to come at him. Closing his eyes, he got into a ready stance. He felt them circling him, and the one directly in his normal blind-spot rushing him. Smirking, he dodged to the side, only to feel on coming in from his left and another jumping at him.

Moving forward under the one that jumped and simultaneously dodging the one approaching from his left. He then spun, pushing the fist of the one on his right away, before back-flipping over one that came from behind. Getting better with every dodge, combined with the shadow clones feeding him extra experience every once in a while, Naruto soon felt as though he could tackle Kogo's obstacle courses, or at least the first one. 'I don't wanna get cocky here. For all I know, she put a trap underground, or she just wants me to notice and react to every little thing. Time to find out, I guess.'

Walking up to Kogo with his eyes still closed, he asked her if she thought he was ready for an obstacle course yet. Obviously, she said "Yes, but you may want pants for the course. Any of them. Oh, and a blindfold so you don't peek." Nodding in consent, and mild joy, he gave himself pants and a blindfold. He poofed the pants directly on, which he could do, this being their shared mindscape.

Going up to the course, he put on the blindfold, but not before noting that Kogo came to watch him do this, a mischievous smirk on her face. Putting the blindfold on, he decided to comment on it. "I feel like this will suck. A lot."

2 Mindscape hours later

Falling to the floor in a heap, Naruto laid there for a while, panting, before glaring up at Kogo. "Okay, I'm fucking done. Dual walls of senbon flying at me faster than I'd be able to see NORMALLY, at least 5 swinging trunks, and poles that pop out of the ground at random intervals trying to make me just a bit more feminine! I'm surprised there wasn't a fucking boulder to fall on me and tiles on the floor that started moving sporadically as lava slowly poured down from walls that rise and fall at random intervals."

Giggling a bit at his suffering, she decided to give him a piece of information. "If it makes you feel any better, you just predicted the first half of the next one perfectly. Now you can prepare yourself mentally." Hearing him groaning at this, she decided to cut him some slack. "Okay, how about I just activate your youki and we call it a day. Tomorrow, we'll work on making your chakra solid." As he picked himself up, she grabbed his hand and pulled him up. As he was about to say thank you, she began to channel her youki directly into his system. Clenching his teeth, he stopped himself from crying out in pain. Eventually, she stopped and before he could yell at her, she leaned forward and kissed him on the forehead, sending him out out of his mind and into the real world again.

Real World

Blinking rapidly, Naruto took a moment to let the last few seconds register for him. When they finally did, he started blushing up a storm. Trying to get his mind off of it, he chose to do some more training. Looking up, he saw that it was still early in the afternoon, maybe around 4. Getting up and stretching, he pondered what to train. 'Well, since I just got my youki, my control over it probably sucks. Welp, time for clones!... I feel like I'm cheating in some way, but I can't bring myself to care.'

Shrugging his shoulders, he was about to make some clones when Kogo decided to say something. 'You should make as many with chakra as you can, then try your youki. It'll be a good experience for you, and your normal reserves will probably be refilled faster. Not sure, but it's worth a shot.'

Nodding at her logic, he did just that. Making the maximum amount of clones he could in one go and noticing with some surprise that the number was higher than before, he asked Kogo one thing. 'Now, how do I actually use it?' He could feel her face palming inside his head. 'HEY! I'm new to this, okay!'

'I know, I know. And it's kinda my fault for expecting you to just know how to do it. Now-'

Here, she was cut off by Naruto. 'Let me just check on my clones for a sec. I feel like they are trying to figure it out right now, and if one of them figured it out, it could save you the explanation.' Looking up at his clones, he was about to call out to the group to ask whether any of them knew what they were doing when one of the clones began to gain an outline. The other clones looked where he was to see the clone glowing an ominous, flame-like, black aura before being covered in it.(A/N: Think Ichigo's Incomplete Fullbring, but don't worry, he won't get it. Maybe an ability or two though...)

That only lasted a second, however, as he was quickly revealed, holding the ram sign, as someone who wasn't Naruto and yet was. His hair had tuned black and fell down his head smoothly instead of spiking up as per usual, and his skin seemed paler. The clone had actually grown about two inches, and his eyes were glowing ominously as he looked at himself. 'Holy shit! He looks just like Haiso.' Looking up, the only thing the clone said was, "Whoa." All of the gawking Narutos nodded in agreement; that described it better than any scholar could.

Snapping out of his shock, the original dispelled the successful clone and, as the memories went to all of them, he ordered them to begin practicing. As they did their job, he asked Kogo something. 'Kogo-chan?' 'Yes Naruto-kun?' 'WHY IN THE FUCK DID YOU NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT!?' Hearing her laughing but offering no response, he just sighed, blocked her out, and decided to try and do it himself. 'Okay, so he was able to draw on it as he was getting angry at his lack of success. So I guess it's connected to my emotions.' Clearing his mind, he brought up any negative experiences he's been through. 'Not that I have a lack of those.' he thought a bit bitterly, getting rather angry as he remembered his life to this point. 'Who are they to decide who and what I am!? My existence is my own to define however I wish, as whatever I wish!' he thought as he remembered the scalding whispers of "Monster" and "Demon" along with the occasional attempts on his life. 'I've walked through the village as Haiso and they are all smiles! They treat a possibly lethal stranger better than they treat a five year old who has lived among them and done nothing wrong his entire life. They each hold enough hate to suffocate Tsuchi no Kuni, yet I'M the one treated like a monster!"

At this point, Kogo was shocked. 'How the hell does he have so much! I know the seal has been working for five years, but his youki has only been increasing second hand, in... proportion to his chakra! Shit! If gives off too much, anbu will sense it and assume that I'm trying to escape.' 'NARUTO! STOP! If the anbu find you training, they'll alert the Hokage, or maybe even kill you outright!'

Seeing that her words weren't doing anything to abate the flow, she tried a different approach. 'Naruto, think of Teuchi and his daughter, Ayame! They were always kind to you, even when your presence hurt business for them. Not everyone is blind in this village, and you know it.'

At this, Naruto's anger started to recede before ceasing completely. 'Thanks Kogo-chan. I needed the assist there.'

He could hear her huffing in his head. 'Damn right you did! It's a good thing that no active ninja's live in this part of the village, else you'd be knee-deep in shit. Apparently, we need to think of a way to let draw on it without going on a rampage... Actually, I got it. Wait for your clones to gain a good handle on controlling smaller amounts first. You aren't ready to go further.' Hanging his head in shame at his lack of control, he nodded.

Sighing, he decided to go on a walk. He finally noticed a somewhat large influx of information coming at him. Looking over to his clones, he saw that about half of them were still standing, while others seemed to be fighting for control of themselves. Narrowing his eyes, he gave an order. "If any clones lose control, I want them dispelled. I don't want a single person to know about this, so we can't have any rampaging clones." Just for good measure, he made 20 more clones. "These guys will be responsible for taking care of those who go out of control. Now, get to it!" A resounding "Hai" swept through the clones as the resumed training.

1 hour later

As Naruto was making his way through the park, he heard someone sniffling among the sound of laughter. 'I'm not sure if I should bother, Kogo-chan. It could just stir up some more trouble for me.'

'Why don't you just find out if it's worth your time for yourself. I can't really say; my sensing range only extends as far as your own maximum while I'm stuck in here.'

Looking around, he saw that there was barely anyone in the park at the moment. Deciding it was fine if he checked it out, he jumped into the trees and stealthily made his way to the sounds. What he saw made him a bit angry. Three boys, each seeming to be about twelve, were harassing a girl around his age for whatever reason.

Trying out more of the perks for his chakra control, he tried channeling a little to his ears. Though the influx of sound overwhelmed him at first, he managed to focus on their voices. What he heard made him much angrier, though he quickly reigned in his anger. "Ha! You must think you're better than us, you Hyuuga prick! You're all so stuck up, always acting so high and mighty. It makes me sick!"

Then another chimed in. "Why don't you try bowing to us for once, huh?"

He finally heard the girls voice, though just barely due to how soft it was. "B-but father s-said n-not to b-bow t-to a-anyone else."

"We don't give a shit about what your father said," the third boy began, "we told you to bow, bitch!"

As he was saying this, he took out a kunai. 'Shit, they're in the academy! This makes what I'm about to do a bit more difficult, but from what Haitatsu-obaa-chan told me, they've dropped the academy standards by a lot.' Sighing, he jumped down, grabbing the third boys hand as he was about to put the Kunai's tip to her face.

"You know, attacking a member of any Konoha clan, let alone a member of the Hyuuga's main family, can be enough to warrant jail time. You're lucky your still minors, but that'll change when you graduate in 6 months. I can keep a secret 'til December...," those words were enough to make them worry, but the next thing he said was the real killer. "But I doubt she can." Paling at his words, knowing they were true from their final year classes, the began to panic a bit, though they tried not to let it show.

"W-well, whatever," the one with the kunai said, trying to pull his hand from Naruto's grip, "you won't get the chance to tell anybody!" As he said this, he ripped his hand out and thrust the kunai at Naruto's head. Scoffing at how slow he was moving, he grabbed the boy's hand and, channeling chakra to make sure it was brutal, casually broke the boy's wrist. A resounding snap was heard by both the now frightened Hyuuga girl and both remaining boys.

Grabbing the boy whose wrist he was still holding by the shoulder, though he had to reach up to do it, he threw him into one of the surrounding trees, knocking the boy unconscious. 'Ya know, Haitatsu-baachan may be a slave driver, but it was really effective.'

'I think that goes without saying. These boys are six months from graduating from the academy, and your just tossing them around. Literally.'

Mentally nodding in agreement, he focused on the situation he was in again. He turned around, happy to see that the boys were scared, but disappointed to see that the girl he saved was as well. Deciding that he didn't feel like playing around anymore, Naruto rushed the other two boys, channeling chakra to his feet. As he seemingly appeared out of no where behind them, he got a wave of clone memories, causing him to stop in his tracks. The boys looked around frantically, trying to find where he'd went. Once they found him behind them, they both took out kunai, though they were preparing to run.

Grinning at the boys and making them sweat a bit more, he chose to try out his new found youki control. Building up a small amount youki in his feet and channeling some to his eyes, going for the glowing effect, he told them something that gave them some hope. "You have five seconds to get out of my sight." As he said this, he put up five fingers, and began counting down aloud.

"5..." The boys glanced at each other then their downed friend, before they ran towards him.

"4..." Naruto closed his eyes and extended his chakra as they ran back in the direction of the park's path, directly behind him.

"3..." One of them, the one with the body of his friend over his shoulder, tripped, sending his unconscious friend into the boy in front of him, sending them all to the floor.

"2..." Scrambling to their feet, they left their friend's body lying there, trying to get away.

"1." At this point, Naruto released the slight build up of youki in his feet for one burst of speed. He knew their exact location, due to the technique Kogo had taught him earlier. Looking up at the older boys, he decided to have a little fun. Keeping his eyes supplied with youki, he walked towards them, making the stumble back and fall on their asses. Leaning forward, he placed his head between theirs. They were frozen, looking straight at where he appeared in fear.

He began to whisper in their ears softly. "I can still..." as he trailed off, he put his hands on their shoulder before channeling youki to his vocal cords, trying to replicate Kogo's voice in her fox form. "See you!" With that, both boys passed out, as small stain appearing on both of their crotches.

As they fell backwards, he walked back to the clearing where the Hyuuga girl was still on the ground, staring at where they went in fear, her Byakugan on.

Naruto, on the other hand, was laughing his ass off, and he could hear Kogo doing the same. 'HAHAHA! OH MY GOD! DID YOU SEE HIS FACE! HAHAHA! He was all like "OH SHIT, OH SHIT, OH SHIT!" That was fucking amazing Naru-kun!' As they both caught their breath, Naruto turned his attention back to the girl who seemed to be looking at him in fear.

Trying to calm her down, he chose his words carefully. "Don't worry. If were here to hurt you, I would've just joined in with those douches." He gave her a small smile before continuing. "So, my name's Uzumaki Naruto. What's yours?"

Finally accepting that he didn't want to hurt her, she got up off the ground before bowing to him. "H-Hinata. Hyuuga Hinata. A-arigato, Naruto-san. I-" She stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. "Just Naruto is fine. Hearing -san at the end of my name still feels weird." Nodding in acceptance, she was about to correct herself when they both heard a different voice. "HINATA-SAMA! WHERE ARE YOU, HINATA-SAMA!?" The voice got closer and Naruto could sense a large chakra entering the clearing. Asking Hinata something quickly, he pulled her off to the side. "Do you know that person, Hinata?" Getting a nod and a somewhat sad look as a response, he asked a follow up question. "Do you want to go to them?" Getting a slightly reluctant shake of the head as a response, he made up his mind. "Okay then, we're going to have some fun!" He said this before grabbing her in a bridle style and, using a burst of his continuously better controlled youki, blurred out of there.

Business District- Outskirts

Finally coming to a stop on the roof of his favorite ramen place, he jumped onto the street and put her down. Swaying on her feet for a moment, she grabbed Naruto's shoulder to stop herself from falling. Scratching his head in mild embarrassment, he apologized. "Sorry about that," he began, his eyes twinkling mischievously, "I'll give you a warning before going so fast next time."

Now, it was Hinata's turn to blush. She may only have been five, but she'd learned enough by spending time around drunken branch members to know what he was talking about. Burying her face in her hands, she turned away.

Chuckling, Naruto went around her and puller her hands away from her face. Stopping his laughter, he apologized. "Gomen, gomen. It's just that..." as he trailed off, his eyes got somewhat sad. "I've never really had many friends to mess with before. I just wanted to get the most out of this." Here, Hinata looked at him in a confused manner. Elaborating, he continued. "I'm an orphan you see. But the people at the orphanage were against me for... stupid reasons. Since they'd tried beating me twice and I didn't give them the satisfaction of seeing me all depressed, they denied me any social contact with the other kids."

Seeing her shocked and pitying look, his eyes hardened. "Don't go feeling sorry for me now; I hate that stuff. Let's just have some fun!" Pushing the curtains of the ramen stand open, he walked in, asking her a question of the utmost importance. "So, have you ever had ramen before, Hinata-chan?" She shook her head and he froze. At that exact moment, Teuchi, the owner of Ichiraku's, noticed him. "Hey Narut-" His greeting was cut off abruptly as Naruto blurred in front of the counter, barking an order at him. "Oi, Teuchi-ojii-san! We have an emergency! Ramen deficiency, CODE RED! I need a bowl of miso, ASAP!"

Nodding his head gravely, he whipped up a fresh batch of miso ramen as quickly as he possibly could. While this was happening, Naruto gestured for her to take a seat next to him. "How the hell have you not had ramen before!" Squirming in her seat at his intense gaze, she responded, "W-well, tou-sama d-doesn't let me have m-much of anything unhealthy."

Recoiling in shock at the last part of her response, he passionately responded. "How is ramen unhealthy! It's, it's...," he trailed off, thinking of the best way to say what he wanted. Snapping his fingers, he continued. "It's absolutely divine! A gift from the gods, to mortals who are lucky enough to understand its greatness. It's so good that people could die from it! Mere mortals aren't supposed to deign in the realm of the gods; we are lucky to have this taste of heaven, and all should enjoy it to the fullest." He finished with fire in his eyes that made her almost believe him. Almost.

"I s-suppose I could g-give it a try."

Smiling in triumph, he put his arm around her shoulder. "That's the spirit Hinata-chan!" Here, she began to blush. The only people to ever hug her, hell to even touch her, were her Uncle Hizashi, her tou-sama, her cousin Neji, and her kaa-san. And now Naruto. 'Is this what it's like to have friends?' she thought to herself.

At this point, Teuchi came out with two bowls of ramen in his hand. "Here you go, little lady. You too, Naruto; I figured you'd want your normal shoyu ramen, even if you didn't order one." Embarrassed that he forgot to order his own ramen, he thanked Teuchi before saying one thing. "ITADAKIMASU!" With that out of the way, he began to eat. Deciding to give a good first impression, he decided to employ the manners he learned from Haitatsu. Beginning to eat at a still relatively fast pace, he looked over at Hinata to see her about to take a taste. Her first taste of ramen.

He stopped and looked at her with intense eyes that made Kogo laugh. 'Oh my, Naruto-kun. You seem to love staring at this girl. Have I been replaced?' He forced down the blush coming from her words and focused on Hinata. She put the chopsticks to her mouth slowly, agonizingly slowly to Naruto. He could hear his heartbeat in his own ears as he waited.

Two agonizing seconds later, her face brightened. Naruto sighed in relief; his ramen had come through. Moving on to his own, he ate in contentment. Deciding that he didn't like silence that had come over them, he broke it.

Finishing his current slurp, he asked, "So, what's it like being in a clan like the Hyuuga?" Hinata stiffened at the question, but answered anyway.

Finishing her slurp, she gathered her courage, which she's found easier since they met, and answered, "Well, it c-could be better. We have so many people there, but I feel so alone. M-my uncle, Hizashi-oji, is nice enough, but he has a son. My cousin, N-neji-nii, used to be very nice to me, but a year or so ago, he began to get very d-distant. My t-tou-sama and kaa-san are pretty good to me, but tou-san has been c-cruel in training me recently, since I'm the heir of the c-clan, and my kaa-san had my baby sister, Hanabi, three months ago, so she hasn't been able to do much. I know she cares, but Hanabi t-takes up most of her time. The rest of the clan is polite, but they're as warm as a b-block of ice."

Naruto nodded in understanding; he'd met his fair share of cold people, and they weren't very pleasant to deal with. "Well, cherish your family while you can. You never know what could happen, you know? Plus, you could just train with me outside of your training sessions with your tou-san. My sensei has been teaching me pretty well, so I could probably help."

At this Hinata nodded happily before replying. "I go on a walk pretty oft-" She was cut off as someone tapped on Naruto's shoulder. They both turned around to see Haitatsu standing there with a small smile.

"Oh, hi Haitatsu-baa-chan!"

Nodding at him, she responded in kind before telling him something that made him rather surprised. "We won't be training today Naruto, nor for the rest of the week. I went by your house to let you know, but you weren't there, so I came here. Regardless, I have something to take care of, so training's off for a bit."

Nodding in acceptance, he gestured to Hinata, who was beginning to feel a bit awkward. "Haitatsu-baa-chan, this is Hinata-chan. Hinata-chan, this is Haitatsu-baa-chan. She's the one I said was training me."

Greeting each other, they both turned to Naruto to say something when another person burst in, byakugan blazing. "HINATA-SAMA! I FINALLY FOUND YOU!" It was Ko Hyuuga, Hinata's personal body guard. Seeing them staring at him, he went about composing himself and deactivating his dojutsu before he walked over to Hinata.

He stopped and gave her a small glare before asking, "What do you think you're doing here, young lady?"

Squirming under his gaze, Hinata replied softly, "I w-was spending t-time with my n-new friend, Ko-san."

As he heard this, Ko's eyes softened and he smiled softly. He knew that she had no real social contact outside of her family and was happy she had made a friend. "Well, Hinata-sama, you should've told me first. Also, why were there bodies where I first felt you chakra? And how did you just...disappear?"

Seeing her look to him pleadingly, Naruto sighed before saying, "That may have been my fault, Ko-san." Seeing Ko give him a look that said "Explain now, or die.", he hurried on. "Three boys were giving Hinata-chan trouble. It was just them messing with her before they forced her on her knees and told her to bow. They were insulting her and your clan, though they were probably just jealous. I figured the conflict would've dissipated on it's own, but then one of them took out a kunai and was about to put it to her face. At that point, I jumped in and broke the wrist of the boy with the kunai. I just scared the other two, and they passed out, so they're fine. They might be a bit shaken up, but they'l all be fine... eventually."

Kogo chose this time to chime in. 'Even if you get in trouble, I say it was totally worth it to see the look on the boys' face.'

Giving a mental nod in agreement, he turned all of his attention back to Ko, who was looking at him oddly. "And how did you disappear?"

Looking to Haitatsu for confirmation, he got a nod, which was all he needed. "Well, Haitatsu-baa-chan here is a retired anbu and she heard I wanted to be a shinobi. I work for her as a mail courier in the morning and train with her after she's done working. I've been doing that for about a year by now, so I'm pretty good, if I do say so myself. I'd place myself around low chinnin in every thing but genjutsu and speed. I'm fast enough to outrun an anbu but not very good at most illusions. Didn't really need them to make a new friend though." At the end, Naruto sent Hinata a small grin.

Ko, on the other hand, continued to stare at him. He seemed to come to a decision before saying one thing. "I'd like you to come with us... when you are done, of course." Looking to Haitatsu for some sort of confirmation, all he got was a shrug before she said she had to get going and left.

'Well, Kogo-chan, what do you think?'

'I think you should go, obviously. You need to see that this village isn't ALL bad, and better sooner than later.'

'Hey! I don't think this village is all bad! I just think it's mostly bad. Most of the people here are monsters in disguise; even Haitatsu-baa-chan admitted to that.' Huffing in his mind, he returned his focus to Ko again and said, "Sure. I'll just be a second." Quickly finishing his ramen, with Hinata a few second behind, he went to pay for it before Ko stopped him.

"I got this. It's the least I can do." Shrugging, Naruto thanked Teuchi for the ramen before going with Ko out of the stand. As they exited, Ko asked Naruto to do something. "Would you grab my arm... oh, how incredibly rude of me. I never got your name." Hinata decided to give a small introduction for both of them. "Ko-san, this is my friend Naruto-kun. Naruto-kun, this is my body guard Ko-san." Naruto extended his hand upward to Ko, with a polite smile. "Nice to meet you Ko-san. But please, just call me Naruto. "Naruto-san" feels weird to me," he greeted, which was responded to in kind. "Now, Naruto," Ko started, resuming where he left off, "grab my hand for a second." Doing just that, he grabbed his hand before they were shunshin-ed else where.

Hyuuga Clan Compound

As they appeared, Naruto felt the last of his clones dispel, marking the end of his training for the day. Letting go of Ko's hand, he looked around and noticed two things. One: it was getting rather late, around 8:30 at the moment. And two: he hadn't seen where they were in a while. "Why am I at the Hyuuga Compound?" Ko was surprised that he recognized the area and voiced it, but he didn't like the response he got. "Two years ago, itching powder."

Ko felt a random itch pop up when he thought of the incident. Ignoring it and Hinata's confused look, he lead both Hinata and Naruto into the compound. The guards looked at him strangely for having Naruto with him and Hinata, but said nothing to him.

As he made his way through the compound to Hiashi's office, Naruto was looking around in wonder. 'Ya know, I didn't really get to enjoy the beauty of this place the last time I was here.'

'You couldn't hear me at the time, but I was laughing my ass of when the Hyuugas were itching. It was amazing! Though, I'm surprised you were able to get by their eyes.'

'Well, many of them are cocky fucks, so they wouldn't imagine someone would dare to try and infiltrate their compound. The guards normally have their eyes off, though they did occasional sweeps.' Looking around some more, he caught a glimpse of Hinata staring at him, though she turned away the moment he made eye contact.

'Looks like my Naru-kun has a secret admirer!'

His extremely intelligent response was 'What?' He heard her giggle but offer no response. Giving a mental roll of his eyes, he focused on the real world, taking his body off autopilot just in time to bump into Ko. "Ah, gomen Ko-san. I was kinda distracted for a second." Ko just nodded his head in acceptance before gesturing for Hinata to follow him into the room they'd stopped in front of.

As Naruto attempted to follow, Ko stopped him. "You'll be called in in a moment, Naruto-san. I must discuss something with Hiashi-sama."

Stepping into the office with Hinata on his heels, he bowed to Hiashi before addressing him, drawing the Hyuuga's attention from the paper work in front of him. "Hiashi-sama, I have returned with Hinata-sama."

Nodding, Hiashi commented, "You are rather late, Ko-san. I hope you have a good reason."

With that, Ko went on to recount what he was told of the events that occurred while Hinata was out of his sight. Once he had finished, Hiashi asked, "Where were you during all of that, Ko-san?" There was a slight edge to his voice, one that made Ko slightly nervous.

Despite this, he answered. "I was looking for Hinata-sama. We had stopped for a cinnamon bun and she'd slipped away."

At this, Hiashi diverted his attention to his daughter who was now finding the floor to be the most interesting thing in the world. "Hinata," he started, his tone making it clear he was serious, "while I am impressed you were able to escape from a jonin's view for so long," here, he paused to give Ko a look before continuing, "I hope you now see why I'd given you a guard to begin with." Hinata nodded, surprised that her father wasn't scolding her. "So, who is the boy that saved you. I'd like to thank him, when next I get the chance."

Happy that neither she nor Naruto were in trouble, she answered, "His name is Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto." At this, the ever stoic Hiashi widened his eyes marginally, "And he's outside the door."

He nodded at the last part; he'd imagined that Ko would bring the boy he had mentioned, and there was a person outside the door, so he assumed that the person outside the door was the boy Ko had mentioned in his tale. He hadn't thought the boy would be the jinchuriki to the Kyuubi no Yoko and resident pariah of Konoha. Thinking for a moment on his next course of action, he nodded to himself before speaking. "I wish to speak with Naruto. Alone. Please send him in and wait outside for a moment."

Nodding in compliance with his wishes, Ko stepped out, with Hinata in tow, and told Naruto, "Hiashi-sama wishes to speak with you. I advise you remain polite, because one negative comment from him could ruin your life." Deciding he'd said enough, he let Naruto pass, which he did with newfound reluctance.

Stepping into the room, he closed the door and locked eyes with Hiashi, and they just stared for a bit. Naruto was the one to break the silence.

When he did, his voice was even and calm, though still held its childlike tone. "Hello, Hiashi-sama." His child like voice did nothing to lower the oddly tense atmosphere in the room.

"Hello Naruto-san," Hiashi began before getting up and standing in front of Naruto. Much to Naruto's shock, he bowed before continuing. "Arigato," he said as sincerely as he could. "Domo arigatogozaimashita(A/N: Thank you very much, I believe). I'm not sure what would've happened to my daughter otherwise. Your actions are truly appreciated." As he rose from his bow, he met the gawking stare of Naruto. In the silence that followed, he continued. "I will gladly give you some type of recompense. The Hyuuga do not leave a debt unpaid. Even under such... unfortunate circumstances as yours."

A/N: Aaaaaand CUT! Damn, that took a while, but I feel like I accomplished something. I am not dissatisfied with my work, but I feel as though something is missing here. Regardless, I chose to lighten Naruto's outlook on the world a bit, though he still won't really be a good guy. I'm probably going to show snippets of training that he's doing, just so you guys know what he can do. Also, in regards to character, there may be some ooc moments coming up. Not absolutely certain yet, but they may be coming. On another note, I want you guy's(or gal's) opinion on something: should Naruto still get the Toad contract? I have a plan for no contract and an alternate plan for a different contract, but I wanna know if you guys wanna see him with the toad contract. I didn't and still don't see how they fit him, but it was nice in the show/manga. Also, the current date in the story is June 27th, directly three months after Hanabi was born. Most people don't know the birthday's of the Naruto characters, so I decided to incorporate them into the story. One more thing before the harem: do you guys want me to not give as many explanations in this story? I have changes from cannon that will probably need some sort of explanation, but I don't know if I should just give them to you then, or explain it in bits and pieces as things progress. A bit of feedback on that would be greatly appreciated. Now, to the harem:

(In bold=confirmed; Italics=probable, but could change; Normal=Possibly)

Kogo(Fem Kyuubi)

Fem Haku

Fu

Hinata

Fem Sasuke

Fem Gaara: 1 vote( I kinda like this one.)

Mei: 1 vote

Yugito: 1 vote

Tayuya: 1 vote

Temari: 1 vote

Ino

Anko-Love this one, but Iruka may not be getting any otherwise.

Fem Hidan- Surprised no one wants something new. Huh.

Matabi(Nibi): 1 vote

Tenten-Not sure how I forgot about her before, but I enjoy this pairing.

Fem Kakashi(Not the biggest fan but I'm willing to try)

Kin(If Temari and Ino are both confirmed, then she goes to Shikamaru)

Shion

And fuck Sakura. I reconsidered it, and I don't like her.

Thanks for the input so far. If there are any complaints about the story, just let me know! If there are any mistakes, tell me, and I will go and fix them. Constructive criticism is welcome, flames are not. Let me know if you want english techniques or japanese techniques. If you want japanese techniques, please say whether you want translations next to it or at the bottom, or if you even want translations at all. After maybe two more chapter, I'll just choose what I wanna do for the techniques. Thanks for taking the time to read my story! R&R!