Author's Note: Sorry I haven't updated for a while, but I came up with some new stories and I had finals I needed to study for. I'll be posting more now that it is summer break. Yahoo! Well, here is the next chapter and I hope you all like it! Don't forget to review! It helps me update faster if I get a ton of reviews. Enjoy!

Logan watched incredulously as Naruto and Laura walked inside hand in hand. When they were out of earshot Logan whistled. "Never thought I'd see that girl do anything like that," he said.

Kakashi smiled, "Naruto has this aura around him that makes it hard for others to not be friends with him. This has happened many times back in the village."

"Well I'm actually glad it worked on her. She needs a friend to talk to about things. We were made the same way, but she never had a choice. Me I still don't know if I had a choice or not."

Kakashi turned to him, "How do you not know?"

"Lost some memories at some point and Chuck and I haven't managed to dig them back up again. There seems to be a barrier in place keeping us from reaching those memories. They've been coming back, but very slowly," Logan explained.

"Memories can be a pain you realize," Kakashi commented.

"Yeah and they've been more pain than they're worth sometimes. Let's go talk to Chuck," Logan suggested.

Kakashi nodded and followed Logan through the halls with Gamakichi following along behind. When they reached the Professor's office Logan pushed the door open and walked in.

"Welcome back Logan, Gamakichi," he greeted and then greeted Kakashi, "Hello I'm Professor Charles Xavier."

"Kakashi and it's a pleasure to meet you," he replied.

"So I take it you are here to help train us to help protect Naruto?" Charles asked.

"Yes and to see what each of you has for your powers so that I may work with you," Kakashi answered.

"Very well. They've already had a training session today with Naruto and Jiraiya, but tomorrow you can join them if that sounds good to you," he said.

Kakashi nodded, "Whatever works. How was the training session?"

"It went very well. The X-Men were instructed to capture Naruto and Jiraiya to see if they could get close enough through a ninjas jutsus to pin them and they did a great job in pinning the two down. Naruto is also getting much better at using the Kyuubi's chakra and his together," Charles told him.

Kakashi chuckled, "Naruto is one who loves to train."

"Yes, I've definitely seen that characteristic in him and it's probably because he's had such wonderful teachers that he's this enthusiastic about it."

"That and to prove to the village that he isn't the Kyuubi, which his new appearance will bring those memories up in their minds. I'm happy he's worked things out with the Kyuubi, but I'm afraid what would happen what people will try to do if they see him like this. Do you know if there is any way to hide it? I know he could do a jutsu, but that would take energy to supply the jutsu all day and because he's a host I don't want to drain him of energy if he is challenged or attacked," Kakashi said.

"I understand your feelings on this, but so far this mutation has only given him his physical appearance and nothing else has been spotted of happening around him," Charles explained. "It could very well be possible he has the power to do so, but just hasn't had the reason to use it yet."

"Very well I'll keep my eye open to any other changes as well," Kakashi said.

"We all will. Now if you'd like I can take you to Jiraiya and you can talk with him. He knows more about Naruto than I would so he may have picked up on something."

"Yes, that would be understandable," he replied.

Charles closed his eyes reaching out to find Jiraiya and he found him in the Danger Room with some of the students who wished to have some more practice.

"He's in the Danger Room. Logan can you show him down?"

"Sure Chuck," he answered.

Logan led the way down to the Danger room's control room where they could watch what was happening.

Kakashi looked through the glass looking down on Jiraiya and some of the X-Men. Cyclops and Jean were working with Jiraiya while some of the younger X-Men were watching off to the side and dodging any stray kunai.

They stood there watching until Jiraiya stopped and the two also relaxed.

"Come on. While they're not doing anything we can go in," Logan said.

He led the way down to the door and brought them through. Jiraiya looked up to see them and smiled.

"Kakashi! How about you give these two a try with your sharingan," he suggested.

Kakashi shrugged, "If you think that's okay, then sure."

Jiraiya switched places with Kakashi. Kakashi slid his headband up to reveal his sharingan and stood there waiting for the two X-Men to make the first move. They waited and watched wearily as he studied them, then Cyclops shot a blast at him covering Jean who had flown up and was now using her telekinesis to shield herself from the throwing stars that came her way. Kakashi made hand signs and he disappeared from sight. Everyone looked around except Jiraiya who kept his eyes on the battle field.

"Where did he go?" Cyclops shouted.

Jean concentrated and her head snapped up towards the control room. She pointed to the barriers that were going around the windows.

"He's on the barriers!"

Kakashi leaped down and performed another jutsu summoning up a genjutsu.

"Pay close attention you guys," Jiraiya told the students on the side lines with him.

Kakashi had disappeared from view once again and Cyclops looked to Jean. Jean shrugged, she had no idea where he was or what he had done to disappear from her senses.

"Jean! Cyclops!" Jiraiya called.

"Yes?" they answered in unison.

"This is called a Genjutsu and this is Itachi's best weapon against you," Jiraiya instructed.

"But nothing's changed except that he's gone," Cyclops said.

"Genjutsu is used to create an illusion. If only one of you is caught in it then you can sneak up behind your attacker and disrupt them."

Jean looked confused, "But we're both caught in it, so what can we do?"

"Remember that anything you see isn't real and the only reason it hurts is because you believe it hurts. As long as you can remember that you'll still be functional until someone can break the Genjutsu user's focus," Jiraiya instructed.

"Okay, so can we still attack him?" Jean asked.

"Not necessarily, most of whatever you see when you're caught in a genjutsu is an illusion and if you do see your opponent attacking you, then you may think you hit them, but in reality you haven't touched a hair on them."

Cyclops groaned, "That's helpful. Then we just have to make it through and wait for someone to take away their focus like you said?"

Jiraiya nodded, "That's it unless Kakashi, Naruto, or I are around to disrupt your chakra flow, then yes."

"Great," he said rolling his eyes, "then could you please do that now?"

"Sure," Jiraiya replied.

He walked forward and placed a hand on Cyclop's shoulder and sent chakra into him releasing him from the Genjutsu to reveal that it was actually Kakashi releasing him. Kakashi then released Jean as well. The two X-Men studied the ninja and took the lesson to heart.

Jiraiya nodded pleased that the two realized what Kakashi could have done had it been a real battle. The others all gasped as Kakashi released the Genjutsu from them all and they found themselves looking at Jean and Cyclops standing next to Kakashi and not Jiraiya.

Kakashi turned and walked back over to Jiraiya after giving a few pointers to the two mutants. Jiraiya nodded and they walked out of the danger room leaving the students with Logan.

"How's Konoha?" Jiraiya asked quietly.

Kakashi replied in the same quiet tone, "We're not doing too well. The sound ninja have managed to keep us bottled up in the one area with the Akatsuki also surrounding us."

"Hmmm…That's not good, but haven't they realized at this point that Naruto isn't with the citizens of Konoha at the moment?"

"That's the funny thing. They drew back for a while and only recently have they drawn back in closer," Kakashi replied. "I'm not sure if it's that they are hoping Naruto will return or they are hoping to take someone close to Naruto hostage to force him out. Have you had any news on Itachi or Kisame?"

"They haven't been spotted since they attacked us last time and I haven't been able to track them either."

Jiraiya had led them to his room and they were now standing on the balcony overlooking the front yard and Naruto's balcony that was the next room over. Kakashi looked over the foliage of the mansion observing the shadows and any movement.

"Do you think they'll attack any time soon?" Kakashi asked.

Jiraiya followed his gaze over the area and shrugged. "At this point I'm surprised they haven't tried again since the last time, but they could be biding their time or waiting for their wounds to heal. From what I heard Naruto and the Kyuubi managed to hit them hard when they switched minds for a time."

Kakashi nodded and silently looked over the games that the younger mutants were engaged in. He studied the game figuring out the point was to score the ball into the opponents net and to defend their own from being scored upon.

"Then we should be cautious. Itachi and Kisame are not ones to give up on their mission," Kakashi commented.

"I agree."

Laura looked at Naruto nervously. She wasn't sure what she was feeling around him, but she knew that he could definitely be trusted.

"So you don't live here usually?" Naruto asked.

Laura shook her head, "Naw. I like to move around. I feel like I'm in danger when I stay in one spot for too long at a time."

"You don't have a home to go back to?"

"No, I've never really had a place to call home before."

What are you doing?

Shut up, Fox!

She smells like Logan.

So what? She was given his DNA remember. I'm guessing that is one of the side effects.

I remember. Geez unlike you I'm not short on memory you know.

You are really driving me insane!

Good.

Ugh, I'm done talking to you for now.

Okay. I guess I'll just talk to myself for a while then.

You do that.

I will.

"Uh…Naruto?" she asked uncertainly.

Naruto looked around his ears and tails twitching and chuckled, "Sorry, Kyuubi had something to say and couldn't wait."

"By the way, what is this Kyuubi you keep talking about?"

"The Kyuubi is a tailed beast with nine tails. I guess the best way to describe the Kyuubi is a large nine tailed fox with immense power," he described. "The Kyuubi attacked my village the day I was born and the Fourth Hokage sealed it inside me. Until recently the Kyuubi tried to take over as often as possible, but when Itachi and Kisame attacked me here and I was nearly beat the Kyuubi saved my life by taking over and fighting. I was always regarded in my village when I was younger as a demon because I was the Kyuubi's host, but I never let that get me down. Instead I decided to be the best I could be and become the next Hokage of my village to prove them all wrong about me."

She looked up at the mention of village. "Uh, did Logan happen to go to that village to bring back that ninja earlier?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Because I never saw a village while I was over there. All I saw was a large crater below a bunch of carved faces on a Cliffside," Laura answered.

Naruto was speechless, "a crater? Are you sure?"

"Positive."

I think the others have been keeping some information from us about the village.

I'm beginning to think that's true.

"Come on. We need to find Kakashi-sensei and Jiraiya," Naruto said.

He began walking in the direction of the danger room, Laura following.

Hold up. Use your nose. Neither of them are there at the moment, Naruto

Naruto stopped and sniffed the air.

Yeah, you're right.

He followed the scent and made his way to Jiraiya's room where the two ninjas were. They reached the door and Naruto knocked on it.

"Come in," Jiraiya called.

Naruto pushed open the door and made his way inside. Laura followed him inside somewhat nervous. Naruto spotted Kakashi and Jiraiya on the balcony and he made his way to them.

"Is something wrong Naruto?" Kakashi asked.

"I just have one question for you," Naruto said. "Have you actually been visiting the village or have you been only visiting the people?"

Kakashi and Jiraiya glanced at each other. Jiraiya ran a hand through his hair uncertain of what Naruto knew. Kakashi only studied Naruto's face trying to determine just how much he actually knew.

"What do you mean Naruto?" Jiraiya asked.

He's trying to play dumb, Naruto.

I know he is, but too bad for him I know they haven't been telling me the truth.

"The fact that there is a crater where Konohagakure used to be," Naruto stated.

Kakashi and Jiraiya both grimaced and glanced at each other once again.

"How much do you know?" Kakashi asked.

Naruto replied, "Not much more than that, but I would like to know what you have been hiding from me."

"Very well. I know you don't like having things kept from you, but we decided that it was the best way to keep you here and safe," Jiraiya explained.

What they believe we're safer here rather than back there?

Apparently.

Then ask them why they think this.

"The Kyuubi and I would both like to know how you believe we're safer here rather than back in our own world?"

Kakashi raised an eyebrow at the mention of the Kyuubi. He still wasn't used to Naruto being able to actively converse with the tailed beast.

"We believe this, Naruto, because the ninjas of Konoha are surrounded by the Akatsuki and the ninjas from the hidden village of the sound."

Naruto stepped back stunned, "How did the village get turned into a crater?"

"It was Deidara. He used a heavily loaded chakra clay bomb that it wiped out the village," Jiraiya replied.

"Who made it out?" Naruto asked unsure of whether he really wanted to know.

"We were able to get everyone out due to the fact that all the villagers had been evacuated during the earlier fights and all those who were left were the ninja who could fight," Kakashi answered.

"Mainly there are just many wounded."

Seems we were kept from a lot.

I can guess why.

Hmmm?

They know that I would rush back and try and save the village even if my presence would cause a full scale war for you.

Heh, truthfully at this point, I don't think they would be able to pull me from my host.

Why do you think that?

Your physical changes since the last time we fought those two Akatsuki. We've bonded in a way that makes me come to believe that you and I are practically combined into one.

I never thought about that and if that's the case, then we don't have to worry about the Akatsuki trying to take me and kill me through the process.

"Naruto?" Laura whispered.

Naruto looked at her and smiled, "Sorry. I got caught up on an internal conversation."

"What does the Kyuubi have to say about all this?" Jiraiya asked.

"He thinks that because of the physical changes that I have had since the fight that it may be impossible to separate us from each other. He thinks we've bonded into one entity rather than a host and a seal."

"Interesting."

"Do you mean to say that the Kyuubi could come out at any time?"

"Yeah, Do you want to talk to the Kyuubi?"

"I'd like to test it out and see what you both can do," Jiraiya answered.

Naruto shrugged and focused inward.

You want to talk to them?

Sounds good to me, just make sure you don't completely space off like the last time. I don't want to have to drag you back again.

Sorry, but if you had helped sooner, then we wouldn't have been in that mess.

Oh shut up and let me out already.

Okay, then come on out.

Naruto could feel the Kyuubi's mind and will surfacing to replace his and he moved out of the way to allow the transformation. He sat himself down where the Kyuubi had been and he watched and listened to what was being said.

Naruto's features became more fox like and he looked around once the transformation was complete.

"Well, this is interesting," the Kyuubi stated.

Kakashi looked over the transformation alongside Jiraiya. "I take it we're talking to the Kyuubi," Jiraiya stated.

"Yes, you are."

Kakashi asked, "Is there anything that has you concerned about all of this?"

"Yes, as Naruto already pointed out, I believe that we are bonded together and that is why we can do this whole switcharoo and not take over the other entity entirely. Don't worry Naruto is safe and he is listening to us."

"Listening? Like how you listen through Naruto at what is going on around you?"

"Precisely," Kyuubi nodded.

"And he can take back control at any point?" Kakashi questioned.

Kyuubi nodded again, "Yes, this is his body and so I can only take over if he willingly lets me now. Before I could try and take over while he was angered or frustrated, but now I can't do that. That is why I believe we have this bond between us, not to mention the fact that he has my ears and tails."

"So, you're still Naruto, but you're the tailed beast he said was sealed inside of him?" Laura asked suspiciously.

Kyuubi turned to her and nodded, "By the way…Ouch! Naruto!"

Don't you dare!

What?

Don't you even think about it!

Fine just don't do that again.

The two ninjas were looking at him strangely and Laura looked confused at the stop in the sentence. Jiraiya looked at Laura and then back at the Kyuubi and he smiled and he pointed it out to Kakashi. The two ninjas looked ready to have a fit when the Kyuubi rejoined their conversation.

"Never mind, kid," Kyuubi told her.

"What did Naruto have to say?"

"Nothing. He just decided to cause me a little grief. The prankster."

The two smirked and looked at each other through the corners of their eyes before turning back.

"How about this," Jiraiya proposed, "Kakashi and I will take you back to Konoha for a short time, so you can see what has happened. Just a warning, it's not all that pretty."

"Sounds good to me," Kyuubi said.

Naruto?

Yeah?

Well?

Sounds good to me as well.

"Naruto agrees," Kyuubi told them. "Anything you'd like to ask before I relinquish control?"

"No."

Kyuubi nodded and melded back together with Naruto leaving him in control of his body. Naruto stretched out his arms.

"That feels good to be back in control. Man it feels weird when you're in the backseat of your body."

"Well, if you're done talking to these two, then let's get some food. I'm starved," Laura suggested.

Naruto agreed, "Let's go then. I could use a bowl of Ramen."

The two left the room leaving the other two ninja cracking up as soon as the door closed.

"Well Jiraiya, it looks as if our pupil has fallen in love."

"You could say that again," Jiraiya replied slapping his hand on the balcony railing in his laughter.

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