Naruto of the Shinsougan

by Dragolight

Naruto befriends Kyuubi at five years old. He gets a chakra mutation that gives control over light and other cool things like an ocular jutsu that puts the Byakugan to shame. He is taken in by Hyuuga Hiashi and his wife and raised by them. Very strong Naruto but not God-like (at first). Will contain non-explicit suggestive adult themes, violence and coarse language. NaruHina.

10. Chapter 9

Disclaimer: I don't own anything about and from the original Naruto story or any story, character, scenery or anything that the lawyers could and might sue my ass for.

This chapter is dedicated to SilverFlameHaze one of my (if not the) most dedicated reviewers. P.S. You were right about the exclamation marks. Thank you for pointing that out!

Special thanks to Princess-Serenity-Serena for helping me by being the beta for this story and possibly others.

Previously on NotS:

"Zabuza-san and Raiga-san will be charged with various crimes and most probably be extradited back to Kirigakure no Sato (Mist village full name) where they will be executed." he confessed.

Haku's mood turned dark and Ranmaru was shocked.

"NO! You lied! You told me that I wouldn't be separated from Raiga-san! Liar! Liar!"

Naruto stayed silent while the kid vented his fury before continuing. "Unless of course, they ask for political asylum. Considering the state that Kiri is in and the fact that they are highly skilled shinobi, they will be saved from extradition but because you have attacked us, interfering with a legal mission, they will be put under arrest and will probably spend a few years in Konoha's prison with their chakra suppressed … where you could visit them during visiting hours. That is until another arrangement is made like, for example, they could be used as mercenaries in a nearly suicidal mission or something like that in exchange for their freedom. Don't worry. Konoha has a complete freedom of choice policy so they would have to agree to the mission first." the blond smiled, turning his head to Haku and Ranmaru who smiled back.

Zabuza and Raiga looked at each other and smirked before nodding. They didn't need words to agree that jail during peacetime would be better than dying pointlessly.

Main story:

The party was silent as they approached the mighty wooden gates of Konoha. The two Jounin descended from the trees and the rest followed as it was standard protocol for friendly teams. During the trip, Naruto unsealed a couple of hooded robes from his supplies and gave them to the captives as to not draw any unwanted attention. Not that he needed though as the eternal Chuunin guards Kotetsu and Izumo were too busy being bored out of their minds, with the former constantly complaining about it and the later finding some reasons to prove him wrong.

"Maaaan, this is boring!" Kotetsu yawned.

"Kotetsu, pay attention! Remember that we have the important job of guarding the safety of the village. We are the first and foremost line of defense!" Izumo tried to sidetrack his teammate even though they both knew that they were usually duped by most Henge techniques. He then noticed the Wave party walking closer to them "Look sharp, we have work to do!"

Naruto was the first among them to reach the checkpoint "Hey guys! Guard duty again?" the blonde raised an eyebrow.

The dynamic guard duo smiled "Yup! And before you ask why, know that there isn't a more important job than this other than Hokage!" Izumo puffed his chest.

Naruto deadpanned "You drew the short straws again, didn't you?

They both slumped and nodded slowly.

"Anyway… I take it that the mission went well?" Kotetsu tried to divert the conversation.

The Konoha nin smiled and nodded.

Izumo then looked at his files smiling back "Okay, but who are the ones with the cloak?" he continued pointing at the Kiri nin.

Kakashi stepped forward "They are high-profile captives so it would be best if their ID's were kept secret until we see the Hokage."

Izumo and Kotetsu jumped a little but then looked at each other and nodded. Izumo then continued "I see. Well, glad to have you back in one piece. See ya!"

They all nodded and continued on their way. Deciding to take the short route, they jumped on the roofs and made it to the Hokage Tower in a few minutes.

Hiruzen was having great day since he got word in advance that the two Wave mission teams were coming back some time this day. He was sitting in his chair, silently watching the village from his window while his clones took on the paperwork.

He was broken out of his thoughts by a knock on his office doors.

"Enter!" the old shinobi shouted.

The doors opened and twelve people entered, three of them having their faces hidden by hoods.

"Hey Jijii, I'm back!" Naruto smiled brightly.

Hiruzen chuckled a bit at his own reaction. During the past month he really missed the boy and noticed how … boring the village was without him.

"Welcome back!" the man smiled "Who are these four?" he asked sending a glance at the Kiri party.

Once again Kakashi took the stand as he was the official leader of this mission "These are Kiri-nins that we have captured during our mission." the man gestured at the captives to reveal themselves.

When they complied, Hiruzen's expression shifted to a serious one since in front of him stood two former Mist Swordsman.

"Report!" the Hokage ordered.

The Scarecrow nodded and began. "As you know our original low C-rank mission was upgraded to a high A-rank one the day we left the village. We have sent a preliminary report on the situation when we secured the Demon Brothers so I'm requesting permission to skip that part."

"Granted." Hiruzen waved.

Kakashi nodded and continued "The rest of the journey to Nami was uneventful though I do have to give an official praise to my team for their perfect approach of the camping procedures. I didn't have to coordinate them any further than the initial responsibilities assignments." the Jounin eye-smiled and earned a grin and a nod from the aged Kage.

At this point Kurenai stepped in "A short while after we entered the country 'Hinata' detected an ambush consisting of Zabuza Momochi and Haku Yuki here, about a mile ahead, which is quite a feat considering that the Byakugan at her age shouldn't have more than five hundred meters range." sending a suspicious glance at Naruto who whistled while looking away. "Anyway, we stopped to decide our next course of action and I must commend Naruto-kun for recommending that we split up, with my team and I taking the client through a detour while Kakashi and his team went forward on the normal path with a transformed Kage Bunshin posing as our client."

Kakashi began once again "Since we expected the surprise we found ourselves in a tactical advantageous position. Once the target was confirmed Zabuza initiated the attack while his apprentice stood behind to intervene if the situation became too much to handle. During the brief introduction my team… surprised me a little because of a certain action."

"The brats were using rock-paper-scissors to decide who will fight me." Zabuza growled and the rest of the adults sweat-dropped.

Kakashi cleared his throat "Anyway, in the end I engaged him in battle but following a mistake I found myself in a very compromising position."

Hiruzen raised an eyebrow but Kurenai cleared things for him "He was trapped inside the Water Prison Jutsu but was eventually rescued by Naruto-kun." earning another set of sweat-drops.

"How?" Hiruzen turned to the blonde.

"When I saw this happen I discreetly made a Kage Bunshin that 'jumped' to Kaka-sensei's position while I distracted Zabuza with taunts. I then replaced sensei with a log that had several high-powered exploding tags of my own design while the clone 'jumped' back to our position and began medical treatment on Kaka-sensei. I must say that this would not be possible without my team guarding us against the man's Water Clones while I kept watch on Haku." Naruto confessed turning to his teammates who nodded back.

Sasuke entered the discussion "Needless to say that Zabuza-san was taken by surprised and heavily wounded by the explosion."

"Took my right arm and leg two weeks to heal with medical attention. Which reminds me, THAT HURT BRAT!" he shouted at Naruto making the rest of the people in the room deadpan.

"After that Naruto-kun got the information of the location of Tazuna's house from a clone that was sent with Kurenai-san's team and we made our way there with our sensei suffering from a minor case of chakra exhaustion that took a day to recover from." Hinata continued telling the rest of the story until the end of Gato.

Hiruzen was deeply worried for the boy now. It was one thing to have your first kill on your first mission out of the village, but it was another to kill so many at once. While he was immensely proud of the blond's actions and tactical mindset he deeply hoped that his mental stability was not shattered by the events.

"I see. Is there anything else to add to the report?" was all that the Professor could answer.

Naruto took a step forward and he was now a foot away from the desk. "I have some extra information I would like to report but first I must apologize for acting without informing my mission commander." the blond bowed towards Kakashi who was taken a bit by surprise. "Two days after the final attack I went out in reconnaissance of the area and eventually I came across Gato's estate. By now word had gotten out that their boss was not coming back and so the remaining guards began to ransack the property for its treasures. Though they didn't get much except some valuable pieces of furniture and art since, thankfully, the midget's paranoia and greed made his home a more secure place for valuables than a bank. The thugs that were robbing the place were pathetic as they fainted from my KI when I simply walked among them after making sure that there were no remaining shinobi present." Naruto explained making the adults in the room and the team seven Gennin to sweat-drop.

"After I locked them up inside an unused vault I made about three hundred Kage Bunshin and had them thoroughly search the place. It took about an hour to get a detailed layout of the place as well as to find the hidden secure areas using my 'gift'. There were a couple of C and B-rank Jutsu scrolls as well as a summoning contract left out from the former missing-nin that Gato previously hired and backstabbed but more importantly I found most of the documents belonging to the people of Nami like land deeds, bank accounts as well as an enormous amount of cash and account numbers and passwords totaling to a sum higher than what he could have stolen from the citizens and I suspect most of it came from his shady businesses. I left most it at Tazuna's with a Shadow Clone to tell the man to distribute it fairly among the people. I guess that when he got home he either fainted or had ryo signs in his eyes. Oh and I sealed payment for a high S-class mission, the jutsu scrolls since we don't need any from in here and some information that would be of interest in this scroll and left a receipt there. I will be keeping the summoning scroll since I think I know who it belongs to." The blond smiled handing the scroll over to the Hokage.

Hiruzen took it and smiled back at the boy "I see. Was that all Naruto?"

Naruto placed a finger to his chin and thought a minute "Well I guess so if you don't count the fact that I planted nearly five square miles of vegetables near a river that was close to the village. The clone I left back there should have informed Tazuna-san about that as well. Ah the wonders of an army of Shadow Clones."

Besides the blond's teammates and the Hokage, the rest of the ninja present there were sweeping the floor with their jaws as their head swayed from side to side.

Naruto then turned to his sensei but not looking in the man's eyes… eye. "I apologize once again for not notifying anyone of this Kakashi-sensei." he continued bowing slightly.

The Cyclops took a second to shake his mind of the stupor before regaining his composure and clearing his throat. "Well I guess I can let this one slide since I'll admit that, based on your story, you possibly handled that situation probably better than I would have. But what happened to the guards that you incapacitated?"

Naruto blinked twice before smiling toothily "After I cleared out the place, I dropped them off at the Daimio's place 'giftwrapped'." he answered and the man eye-smiled.

Hiruzen then cleared his throat to gain everyone's attention "Now that the story is clear, what do we do with the prisoners? Kakashi, any suggestion?" the Kage turned to the man.

"Actually Hokage-sama, Naruto here has a very good plan of action." the Jounin eye-smiled towards the boy.

"Thank you Kakashi-sensei! Well, concerning Zabuza Momochi and Raiga Kurosuki there is nothing more we can do with them either than keep their suppression seals on their necks on and have them imprisoned here in Konoha. Because of the political situation in Kiri, they would like to ask for political asylum at least until the situation has stabilized there. I also recommend minimum security since those seals are extremely hard to remove without the proper key."

'Tell them the juicy part about the seal kit!" the resident demon fox grinned.

'Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding me Nii-san!' the boy opened his eyes wide in surprise. "Also the seals will explode with the force of twenty standard exploding tags if a predetermined distance from the trigger is trespassed. Right now I am that trigger and they can't get more than sixty feet away or closer than five feet or else its 'kaboom!'" the boy chirped while making a slicing motion on his neck with his right index finger sending a chill down the rest of the shinobi's spines. "It has a maximum range of one mile radius."

Hiruzen pondered this suggestion and thought nothing wrong with having two Kiri swordsmen held captive. It actually would give a boost to Konoha's reputation that they can perform such a feat as capturing them alive. "Agreed!"

Naruto smiled before becoming serious again "As for Haku, since he is not a registered ninja and his actions did not pose a direct threat to our lives we can only charge him with aiding a missing nin and attacking Konoha shinobi outside of war or any other legislation infringement and could be sentenced to serve minimal time in prison." he continued turning to Zabuza and making a motion with his head.

"I confess that I am to blame for Haku's actions since I found him as a small child and molded his young mind to be loyal to me under any circumstances. It was akin to brainwashing and was under effect until the blond broke my control during the last battle!" the former Seven Swordsman announced.

Naruto grinned and then turned to the Hokage "Indeed, based on observations I would have to support his claim. I recommend that Haku be cleared of all charges and should be offered residence inside the village. His Hyoton kekkei genkai would also be advantageous for our military strength although at least a six months' probation period would need to pass until he could register as a shinobi. During that time he could work as a part timer at the hospital and I will vouch for his medical knowledge." the blond then looked dead serious at Haku "That is if he has no more professional ties to Zabuza Momochi!"

Haku's eyes opened wide before his face adorned a soft expression "Although I still do care for Zabuza-sama as a son would for a father… from now on I will walk on my own path and that, hopefully doesn't involve killing."

Naruto and the Hokage nodded "Agreed! Naruto, you will make the necessary hospital arrangements!"

"Count on me Jijii!" Naruto saluted and the rest of the shinobi either smiled or grinned.

Hiruzen couldn't help but chuckle. "And what about the small boy?" he said looking softly towards Ranmaru who was hiding behind Raiga.

Naruto let out a small sigh "Same situation as Haku but with Raiga. His body condition is a little worrisome but not life-threatening so I wanted to get him a Konoha citizenship so he could be admitted in the Hospital. He also possesses a strange Doujutsu that can see through solid objects in color and has quite the range, mask certain wavelengths and project genjutsu that can fool Hinata's Byakugan"

The old Hokage nearly fell out of his chair. This Doujutsu would essentially be the Byakugan's worse enemy and he would be damned if he would let it fall into the wrong hands and endanger his own shinobi. The fact that he was doing it while helping a young child was a very welcomed bonus. He quickly pulled out a piece of paper and writing on it with practiced ease (from decades of paperwork) he quickly filled in the gaps and then turned it to Kakashi and Kurenai to sign as witnesses to the event. He then handed a copy to the boy who nervously took it "Congratulations on joining Konoha, Ranmaru-kun!" Hiruzen greeted the boy as warmly as a grandfather which caused the boy to open up a little more as he thanked the Kage.

Naruto then told Ranmaru to say goodbye to Raiga and the others as he made a Kage Bunshin to take him to the Hospital. He initially refused to part from the Kiri Swordsman's side but a hug and some convincing words later from Naruto-clone he was convinced and Hiraishined to their destination where he was admitted and would be cared for.

Hiruzen smiled at the boy's actions and then looked at Haku, handing the boy a similar document "Now, the only problem is where you would be staying."

"Jijii, he can stay in my old apartment!" Naruto offered before turning to Haku "It is pretty clean and decent looking but the area is not that 'fun' to live in." the blond looked away.

Haku adorned his patented kind girlish expression "Trust me Naruto-kun, I've had to do with much worse during my travels so if it has running water, a bed and a door I can deal with the rest."

Naruto smirked kindly and nodded slowly.

"Perfect. ANBU!" the old man called out and three ANBU agents appeared "Take Zabuza and Raiga to the holding cells!" Naruto then reset the seals on their necks to react to a scroll that had the same short distance limit but extended the long distance one to a mile and handed it to one of the black ops after he explained its use and also added the seal-key on it. The agents then shunshined together with their prisoners."

Hiruzen then went to his desk and took out a red scroll and signed it "These scrolls confirm that you have successfully accomplished a high A-rank mission and will be paid accordingly. If there is nothing else you wish to report, you are dismissed! Naruto you stay there is something I wish to talk to you." he ordered and the shinobi except Naruto took the scroll before bowing and walking quietly out the door but just as they closed the two remaining ninja jumped when sounds came from the other side.

"Yahoo! Wait 'till mom and sis hears about this!" "Arf!" came one voice followed by another even louder screech "Congratulations on your A-rank mission SAAASUKE-KUN!". What can one say? Old habits die hard.

Naruto and Hiruzen both let out a long sigh before the man began "Naruto, the reason I had you stay is because I received a document that you would find quite interesting." The old man smirked as he handed Naruto a greenish scroll but Naruto didn't even spare it a glance.

"Jijii, I wanted to talk to you alone as well." Naruto took a seat near the man's desk.

Hiruzen was taken aback since Naruto was this direct only when it was very serious news. "Yes?"

"Alone." Naruto shifted his gaze to the shadows who poofed when Hiruzen made a small hand gesture. Keeper of Secrets grew out from underneath Naruto and covered the windows making the room pitch black before the Kage turned on the lights.

"Now, I take it that it is serious news." the old man crossed his fingers before his eyes.

Naruto nodded and pointed to the scroll he handed the man earlier. He opened it and revealed a honeycomb sealing array. Each 'cell' was marked with a different kanji. There were four cells in total. 'Money', 'Jutsu', 'Documents' and the one who attracted the most attention was the one named 'Gardener'.

Seeing the name of the last cell Hiruzen immediately jumped in surprised and looked at the boy who nodded and unsealed the cell revealing another scroll.

" Jijii, I found these files by chance when I dispelled my clones and gone through their memories. It tells about Gato's slave trading operations and a certain missing-nin's diary. You might think that these have nothing to do with Danzo but I found a small link when I double read everything and it is quite disturbing." Naruto closed his eyes and unsealed a smaller scroll from the more recent one. He handed it to Sarutobi "This is the short version! You will find the detailed documents inside."

The Hokage took the rolled up paper and after five minutes of reading it he slammed it down on his desk with minimal force.

"Naruto are you sure?" Hiruzen stared at the boy who nodded.

"Based on the information here, I'm sure that Gato was selling quite a lot of slaves to Orochimaru's middleman. And if the information in the diary was correct then the missing-nin was one of the Sannin's scientists. I don't know the details but from what managed to piece together from history scrolls, can I claim that the man was doing some illegal research using live human subjects?" the boy said while reading the diary that he unsealed during his statement.

Hiruzen nodded wearily.

Naruto shot him a glance before returning to his reading material. "I see. Well luckily or unluckily, depending on how you see this, it appears that this scientist was also a Chuunin ranked shinobi and was attracted by the call of money Gato promised him. It's all written down here." He said sifting through the pages and taking a few seconds to let it all sink in.

The blond then took a deep breath and continued "What is also written down here is that initially, the snake needed funding for his projects and found a very important source right here, within Konoha. It seems that Danzo approached Orochimaru with funding in exchange for something regarding research into Hashirama Senju's DNA and based on historical fact there are three possibilities for what the mummy-man could use it for. One would be the feared ability known as Mokuton (wood release). Second he was trying to gain access to the First Hokage's ability to control Bijuu and thus would be a direct threat to me. And finally it could be both." Naruto pondered out loud.

Hiruzen was having a hard time processing all the information. Although from the outside you would think that he was calm and collected, inside he was going a mile a minute. To think that his former favorite student had dealings with his rival didn't seem that farfetched but the dealings themselves were a reason to be worried. He of course remembered agent 'Tenzo' (Yamato-taicho), who was an unfortunate test subject of the snake sannin's mokuton research.

Naruto noticed his weariness and closed the book rather loudly "Well, unless we find some substantial evidence all we can do is keep an eye on mummy-man since this diary is worth at most as circumstantial evidence. Both of them are monsters although Orochimaru is a nut and Danzo is a megalomaniac. Though I am curious as to what is Orochimaru experimenting that he would need live human subjects…" the boy trailed off.

Hiruzen lifted a hand motioning to the boy to stop. "Naruto, what I am going to tell you now stays inside this office! It is an S-class secret of the highest order!" the old Kage ordered and the blond nodded. "What Orochimaru was searching for while he was still in the village was eternal life. He used villagers and Konoha shinobi to develop Kinjutsu of the most disgusting kind and it appears that most of his research centered on a certain seal that was linked to his chakra."

"Seal?" Naruto's interest was tickled.

"Indeed, it was called a Curse Seal and it had many forms but the most powerful ones were the Heaven and Earth variants. If a host body survives the sealing they are able to gain extraordinary power." the Hokage explained.

The blond didn't buy it "Such a 'convenient' bonus cannot be without its price."

Sarutobi smirked and nodded "This seal corrupts the mind of the user and slowly breaks down all but the strongest of wills making one think that Orochimaru is a god of some sorts."

"I understand." was all that Naruto could say while processing the old man's words. "Do you know anybody who still has the seal?" he perked up.

Hiruzen raised an eyebrow "Why do you want to know?"

"Curiosity. I want to see if I can create a counter to it." the boy smiled.

"In that case, I do know someone… and so do you."

"What do you mean?" the boy blinked.

"Anko. She is the one with the seal. She never used it and so it regressed. She was also his student and it is a very touchy subject" Hiruzen explained.

Naruto nearly jumped out of his seat "ONE-SAN?" It all made sense but at the same time it was terribly confusing. 'So that's why she can summon snakes…' "I see." the boy calmed down. "I'll have to have a word with her. Don't worry, I'll be gentile." Naruto smiled and the Hokage sighed but then smiled back.

"Is there anything else you would like to add?" Hiruzen stated and the boy moved his head from side to side. "Okay, then congratulations once again for completing your first A-rank mission as well as a still standing … S-rank mission!" the old man smirked.

The boy's eyes nearly popped out of his head. "Wha?"

"Any new and important information added to Orochimaru's file is treated as completing an S-rank assignment. Actually… a little bonus is required considering that you uncovered his connection to a 'certain weed' (Danzo), so I am upgrading the status of this mission to top S-rank!" Hiruzen stated seriously.

"H-Hai!" Naruto blinked.

The old man's features then became kinder. "Other than that there was something else I wanted to talk to you about."

The blond stood silent.

"A scroll came for you today from the Fire Capital. I think you will find it very interesting to say the least." Sarutobi smirked as he handed the two paper rolls to the eyebrow raising boy.

"Interesting?" the said boy looked at the man before opening the bigger scroll and reading it. After a minute or so reading his eyes became as big as the Hokage Mountain (exaggeration) "Holy mullah!" Naruto shouted "So MANY numbers!"

Hiruzen then broke into a laugh but then calmed down "It seems that Nobuyuki Konomora, the owner of Maelstrom Printing which is the publisher of Jiraya's Icha Icha considered you a partner for a long time. Now the question is 'why?'." the old man raised an eyebrow.

Naruto got into a thinking pose "Nobuyuki Konomora… Nobuyuki … no, Konomora… Konomo… Kono … ! … KONO-Jii!"

Sarutobi raised an eyebrow "'Kono-jii'?"

"Yeah! He's a nice old man I met during my trip to the Fire Capital when I was seven who had trouble with his business."

*Flashback*

The day after the Meian incident Naruto was walking around the various stores in the shopping district. He was looking around until he found a rundown printing shop that had interesting looking books displayed in the window. His love for books got him to enter the shop just in time to see a man in his early sixties standing on a chair with a rope tied to a crossbeam and circling his neck. The boy instantly froze at the sight just as the man kicked the chair from underneath.

"DOOON'T!" the boy shouted at the man started gagging. In an instant Naruto rushed forward and using his early shinobi training he jumped over the man and used the manifested Meian to sever the rope.

The man fell to the floor and started panting like crazy.

"Why did you do that gaki? Do you know how long it took me to muster the courage to do that?" the man snapped at Naruto.

"OJI-SAN YOU BAKA!" Naruto shouted back making the man jump in surprise. "Why did you try to kill yourself?"

"None of your business kid! Leave me alone!" the man was fuming.

"No! I won't leave you alone! Not until you tell me!" Naruto took a step forward.

"Shut up kid! I'm about to lose everything! My wife left me! My kids don't even know me! And now, I'm about to lose this store! Now get out and let me die! Go back to your parents and keep out of this! You don't know how painful life can be yet!" the man said clenching his fists with his back turned to the blonde. He was seething and was ready to cry until he felt a tug on his leg. He slowly turned his torso around but was met by a jumping haymaker from Naruto that sent him skidding across the polished floor

It was Naruto's turn to fume. "At least you can still see them if you wanted to you baka-jijii. I would go back to my parents if I could except they died protecting me!"

"What?" the man felt a jolt in his heart.

"Do you know about the Kyuubi attack seven years ago?" Naruto sighed.

The man slowly nodded.

"My parents died skewered by one of his claws that were aimed at me when I was born! I never got to see them! You baka-jii, at least you know your wife and kids even if they don't know you! I only got pictures of them. And you know what? They weren't the only ones to die! Many lost their lives that night!" Naruto yelled at the man who was now slowly rising to a sitting position.

"I don't know how painful life can be? You have NO idea how much it can hurt! You see, because I was born that night and because of these birthmarks on my face, people thought I was the Kyuubi reborn so they did everything they could to make my life miserable from neglect to beatings so bad I could have died countless times! I was thrown out of the orphanage when I could barely talk, lived on the street for many months and ate things you wouldn't want to step on!" Naruto growled as he grabbed the man by the collar of his shirt "So don't tell me that your life is painful you coward! Because here's an update, someone else always has it worse!"

Naruto let go of the man's shirt and stood cross armed above him looking mighty pissed. The man had eyes the size of dinner plates but then quickly looked away from the boy with an expression of regret.

"Geez… what kind of a man I am to get talked down by a brat," he mumbled but Naruto heard him and got a huge tick-mark above his eye. He was ready to sock him a new one but then the man shook his head not noticing the blonde's reaction. "You are right, I'm a coward! I am… was afraid of change. I thought that I was too old to start again when I would lose this place next week," the man cringed.

Naruto's anger washed away and was now looking at him in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"Nothing to worry yourself kid, you had enough in your life to care for an old cowardly fool," the man's features softened grandfatherly.

Naruto didn't buy it. "Oh come on! I don't know much about adult worries but when I'm upset, talking to somebody usually makes me feel better," he smiled while plopping his behind on the man's legs who reacted with an audible 'omph!'

"Well, it's just that if I don't get fifty thousand ryo by the end of the week, I lose the store due to debt," the man sighed and took to looking around the store 'one last time'. As he slowly turned his head he found his nose stuck into a big roll of ryo bills. "Wha?" he said surprised at the amount of money and the fact that tracing along the length he found it was attached to a smiling blonde.

(A/N: According to Kishimoto-san the exchange rate for ryo is one to ten yen so 50,000 ryo = 500,000 yen ~= 6500 usd at the time when I wrote this chapter.)

"Fifty thousand ryo old man!" the blonde chirped.

"W-How?" the man was afraid to touch the money so his hands gravitated around the roll.

"Recently I made a lot of good… and rich friends and I'm staying with them so all the money I get, I saved it up and I thought I would spend it at the capital on some souvenirs but I guess you could use it more," Naruto explained putting a hand on his chin.

The man smiled at the boy's kindness but shook his head. "Thank you young man but I couldn't possibly take your hard earned money like this!"

Naruto pouted when he saw how stubborn the man was but a light bulb flashed in his head. "Then sell me some expensive books! Oh and they better not be kiddy books! I got over them a year and a half ago. Right now I'm reading novels like 'Tale of the Gutsy Ninja' by Jiraiya of the Sannin."

The man blinked fast a couple of times and then laughed wholeheartedly until it died down. "I haven't met such an addicted reader in all my life. Fine kid, let me show you around and you can pick what you like although you can't enter one section."

"What section?" Naruto tilted his head.

"The Adult section," the man grinned perversely.

"Oh, the smut section. Don't worry, I'll stay clear out of it!" Naruto got a tick-mark.

"It's not smut brat! It's the highest form of art!" the man blushed as some blood came down from one of his nostrils.

The boy's tick mark enlarged three times "Riiight! And my name is Naruto Uzumaki of the Hidden Leaf not brat, ero-jijii!"

"Don't call me that! I am Nobuyuki Konomora, owner of Kono Printing."

"Nice to meet you Kono-jii!" the boy grinned.

The man chuckled. "By the way kid, you have one hell of an arm there," he said massaging his jaw.

The man's features softened and he led Naruto to pick his books.

*End Flashback*

"Really, he scared the crap out of me when I saw him dangle like that." Naruto mumbled.

Sarutobi was blinking rapidly. "That's one heck of a story. Well, it seems that a short while after that Jiraiya appeared and took him as his publisher so he rapidly expanded his business and is now one of the richest people in the world."

"Yeah and it says here that he got his family back. Nice job Kono-jii!" Naruto smiled holding the scroll.

Sarutobi smiled grandfatherly. "Anyway Naruto-kun, what are you going to do now considering that you have an account with five more figures than our whole village's budget?" he continued with a tinge of playful sarcasm and envy.

"Well, I was thinking of buying a house later on but I guess I can do it now. I love staying in the Hyuuga compound but it gets tiresome to keep reading 'Die demon!' on the walls of your dear one's home," Naruto sighed and Hiruzen cringed. "I already have the plans for some advanced seal defense in place but I need my own home to do that and also your permission so as to not make that much trouble for both of us since it could cause some 'accidents' to the knuckleheads who try to break in."

Hiruzen didn't miss a heartbeat and immediately pulled out two scrolls which he quickly filled and handed to the boy.

"Permission granted! One scroll is a written confirmation that I couldn't refuse even if I wanted to since it is your right as a shinobi of Konoha as well as a property owner, and the other is your S-rank mission confirmation that you have to take to the Missions Office." "Thanks Jijii but I can't take the last one! It was a team effort since I couldn't leave the house without my friends guarding it." Naruto declared.

"Your parents would be so proud of you Naruto! Not many Gennin (and even some higher ninja) would refuse the honor of having an S-rank in their files for that reason. Very well…" Hiruzen smiled and added a couple more lines on the mission scroll. "There, I also included the names of your teammates and Kakashi." he said tossing the scroll to Naruto.

The boy jumped out of his seat and gave the man a big hug. "Thanks Jijii!"

The Hokage returned the hug. "You guys deserved it Naruto!"

They then separated and the boy lifted the privacy seal, moving towards the exit.

"Naruto, about the… bandits. Do you need some free time to … come to terms with it?" the old man asked the boy who had his back turned. He knew, oh he knew so well. How hard the first kills are on the soul.

Naruto stood there motionless for a couple of seconds but it felt like an eternity, before turning his head around but his expression was normal. "No, not really."

"Are you sure?" Hiruzen worried.

Naruto just smiled kindly and nodded. "I know what are you thinking of Jijii but don't worry. It is how the pulse of the world works. Remember when I told you how I got Meian, about the Wisdom of the Dragon. It isn't knowledge or an increased mental capacity, but more like an understanding of the relations between all the layers of creation. It is difficult to explain but it's like your mind is opened to everything and you see all the details that make up existence. I know what awaits them in the Pure World and I can see what would have happened if they lived. I could see it like the branches of a tree. It's like… looking from the top of the Hokage Mountain on the Village and you notice how everything fits together but in this case the village is 'everything that exists', heaven or earth," the blonde explained making the old man drop his pipe from his mouth.

"I see. It must be quite a 'view'."

"Yup, though it doesn't make killing more enjoyable and I don't think it should, it just makes you see the bigger picture. Plus it comes with an awesome secret power, he-he!" Naruto grinned and the Hokage chuckled as the boy exited the office.

'They would be proud of you so much Naruto-kun. And I can practically see you with my hat on though you must wait a little more,' Hiruzen thought while he chuckled.

Immediately after that, Naruto met with his team at their training ground and after he made a clone to take Haku to his apartment, he told them the news excluding the secret parts, telling them that he would have to tell them the whole thing under more 'confidential' circumstances. This, of course, meant that Kakashi would go to the Hokage to get the information and Naruto would either tell them in his home or brief them telepathically. He also told them that he was now technically filthy rich and gave them the number of figures in his account which of course made them excavate the ground with their jaws. The Jounin sensei was also immensely proud of the team spirit the blonde displayed regarding the S-rank mission.

Kakashi was the first to recover from his stupor. "Okay Naruto, so now that you have enough money to buy a small town and still have enough that your grandchildren's grandchildren can live a happy life, what are you going to do now?" he said trying to sound as normal as possible even though his voice shook at the statement of the blonde's new funds.

Naruto took a moment to think of the best way to tell his female teammate and sweetheart the news but decided that the direct approach is the best one so he let it rip (*fart* A/N: Not like that! Bad author, bad!). With a sigh he began.

"I am thinking of buying a 'small' compound close in the clans district and equip it with everything I need, after which I'll be moving there." he said and looking into Hinata's eyes he found what he was expecting, sadness and concern.

"But Naruto-kun, why? Don't you like living with me anymore?" she trembled as mist was threatening to envelop her eyes.

The blonde let out another sigh as he was starting to get into the habit of doing it lately. "That's not it Hinata-chan. It hurts me just as much to move but it has to be done."

"Why? Is it because of father?" she nearly jumped on him to keep him from leaving.

"What? NO! Hiashi-sama is a very kind and honorable man," he said, startled by the girl's thoughts but also surprising Kakashi who thought of the man was an icicle. "It's just that I can't stand it anymore. I can't stand the fact that, because of me the Hyuugas have to suffer those humiliating cowardly acts. You remember what happened to the compound walls the week before we left for Nami. Also Hiashi-sama had to increase the guard to keep the ever increasing 'hero-wannabes' from slaying the 'demon child'. I mean these guys just don't take a hint!" the boy growled.

Kakashi was a little bit confused. "What do you mean Naruto?"

"I mean that the walls alone usually have to be repainted four to five times a month to remove the 'Die demon!' or 'Demon lovers!' graffiti from them and of course, the guards have to be extra careful for the usual bi-monthly assassination attempts at my life. The guards practically tripled within a year after I was welcomed there. Also, because of me Hiashi-sama lost part of his political power in the council as some civilian merchants no longer support him. All because of the fact that these morons can't seem to get the fact that I am not Kurama-nii." Naruto clenched his fist. "So I decided to move somewhere nearby if I have the possibility.

The scarecrow was surprised but kept his cool while Hinata understood the situation but looked like it had punched her hard in the gut. Sasuke was the most understanding of the three and he rested a hand on the blonde's shoulder and the other on Hinata's earning two nods.

"Well, I already found a nice compound I would like to buy just two streets away from the Hyuugas but I was hoping Sasuke could help me out with this one." Naruto scoffed.

"What do you need me for?" the brunet asked.

"Well the thing is, that the compound is owned by a civilian council member and knowing them he would probably charge me enough to buy half of Konoha if not more. I now have more than enough money for that but I have no intention of filling the greedy pig's pockets." Naruto let out a small 'tch' but then smirked. "Also another well-known thing about the council is that they will use every opportunity to pucker up their lips to your rear end so I was hoping you would use your name and my money to get me that compound, pleaaase!" Naruto declared while holding his head low and his hands prayer-style above his head in a pleading motion.

Sasuke frowned a bit when he heard the word 'council' because of the whole Itachi situation but then grinned. "Sure! Anything to sting those pompous peacocks."

"Thanks!" said the blonde while hi-five-ing his teammate.

And so they did. Kakashi went to the Hokage to inquire about the S-rank and the three dashed off to the nearest bank where Naruto withdrew a decent sum which he thought was more than enough to buy the compound, decorate and furnish it and the future training ground as well as enough to live off a year. He barely scratched the sum left in the account by the way. Naturally the cashier was a Kyuubi-hating woman who tried every possible means to keep the boy's money from declaring it a bank error to downright theft saying that he doesn't deserve money and should live off dirt. Naruto was of course extremely angry and countered her every move with his knowledge in economics to threatening her with arrest as he was a licensed shinobi of the leaf. What helped was that Sasuke was present and, being a Uchiha shinobi also meant that he was part of the Shinobi police now run by his mother and managed by non-Uchiha ninja. Finally the woman relented and they all left the bank safely, albeit extremely 'grandiosso' pissed.

The 'negotiations' for the compound went on as expected and Sasuke got it for the price of what normally would have been only the front yard. After the councilman left Sasuke signed the property over to Naruto and they went to take a look inside. The place was three quarters of the size of the Uchiha compound though it only had one main paved road stretching to what appeared to be the Main House and a Guest house near the side of it, all surrounded by a ten foot tall granite wall. From the wall alone, the Gennin drew the conclusion that either the previous owner was a complete recluse, or he was extremely paranoid. Either way, it worked fine for Naruto. The yards were extremely bare and poorly kept since this was just a side property that the man put up for sale so nobody lived in it for quite a while.

(A/N: Starting from here I will describe Naruto's property, especially his new mansion. I thought of it as a Victorian-style one and is pretty big. Also I read a lot of fanfics and, in my opinion they spend too much time detailing the construction and such like 'here you would take a sharp turn to the right and would get to blah blah x number of spots on the walls blah blah move on to the left you have x number of cracks on the floor and the details on this is …' so I will try to concentrate on less detail and leave more to your imagination.) The main house was more of an occidental style mansion with three floors. The main floor had a large greeting hall with a small crystal chandelier and wooden flooring. On the right, there was a door that would lead to the fully equipped kitchen and through it to a small dining room and eventually the back yard, this portion of the mansion having marble flooring. On the right were two doors, one for the living room and one for the large bathroom that was similar to an ancient Greek bathhouse and even had a large Jacuzzi with huge windows that were covered venetian blinds. Directly in front was another door that opened up into a smaller hallway that split into another three doors. The one to the right lead, to what seemed to be, the main dining room. It looked like could fit at least twenty people inside and connected to the backyard through two large glass sliding doors. The door on the left belonged to a decent size ball room with black and white quality marble flooring and twelve foot tall Victorian style windows and also connected to the backyard through large oak doors.

The second floor connected to the main one through two parallel curving sets of stairs on each side of the door that led to the small hallway. It had a larger master bedroom and another nine smaller ones each with their own bathroom and balcony. Though smaller was an exaggeration since each one was larger than Naruto's Hyuuga room.

The third floor connected to the other two by a spiraling staircase just behind a small wall in between the large staircases that linked the second to the first had five different sized rooms though their function was unclear. Also, at the end of the hallway there was a small door that opened up to a staircase that led to the attic.

Naruto also noticed that there was no basement, fact that he planned on correcting soon so he would have a good place to make a family vault and store his … 'beverages'. The other thing that was missing was the furniture. Besides the bathrooms and kitchen, the mansion was completely bare.

The backyard was in the same condition as the front but it was larger so in the future Naruto planned on adding a fully equipped training ground, flower gardens, a pergola, a small pond and anything else he could think about. Boy he had his work cut out for him.

But first things first, he unsealed a scroll from his armband and from it he took out some top quality sealing supplies he bought under Henge since if he went in his true appearance, the best things he could get is heavily diluted, nearly dry cheap paint and a tree branch with a string for the brush at the price of three top quality sealing kits.

He took out only the paint from his supplies and sealed everything back. He had a bottle of about three gallons.

"Okay guys, time for me to get busy!" he shouted while cracking his fingers.

"What are you going to do?" Sasuke questioned.

"Well, for starters, I'm going to add a power capture array to the walls. After that I will add converter seals on top of it and at fixed intervals in the walls I will post a dual layered shield emitter shield and link it with a power distribution grid to the converters that will also be linked to me since all of these will be dual DNA(Blood)-Chakra Signal seal," he explained smiling but his Gennin teammates looked at him like he was talking in a foreign language.

"Naruto-kun, we don't speak 'sealing', can you please repeat it in English?" Hinata asked with a large sweat drop.

"Oh, sorry guys! I will add surround the compound in a shield that will reject anything back from where it came, so basically nothing can jump the walls, destroy them or dig under it without my permission and I will use a seal array similar to the one the Konoha power plant uses but much more efficient and compact to power it. It will also be a DNA seal attuned to my chakra signal so nobody can mess with it without my permission. Even if they get a sample of my DNA they would also need a specific quantity of my Chakra which I will also key-code to an impulse signal that only I would know. Basically flaring my chakra on and off at the wall at preset intervals so the seals will only react then."

"Wow! So the only way to break the shield would be to have your blood or a large portion of your flesh, to have your chakra and to know the code." Sasuke blinked his enlarged eyes.

"Yup! That or fifty or so S-rank jutsu hitting the shield at the same time. They could also cut the power to it but that would be nearly impossible since it draws power from all around us. I will also add some storage seals to capture excess power and should be able to keep the shield up for three months, give or take. Oh and to make sure that people don't suffocate inside, the shield would be on standby until it detects chakra through a wider exterior layer and will activate only when something with chakra makes contact with it. Now, here I go!" the blonde explained before making his way to the nearest portion of the walls.

He opened the bottle of paint and cut his finger, letting a few drops of blood mix in with the paint. He then charged his hands with chakra and made thirty-seven hand-signs and then touched the wall with one hand before inserting a finger into the paint. The bottle began shaking as streams of paint flowed around Naruto's hand, arm, over the shoulders up through the other sleeve and on the wall where it quickly covered it like tentacles, spreading rapidly and branching. When the paint finally stopped moving it glowed a bit before turning into complex seal words and glyphs that would converge over large kanji for 'shield', 'power' and 'scan'.

Immediately after that, the power seals began glowing brightly. Ten seconds later, the seals arrays began glowing as well as chakra seemed to 'flow' through them starting from the power ones, heading for the shield ones and once the power reached them they lit up like search lights and two translucent parallel beams of greenish-yellow energy shot up from the four corners of the compound walls about a hundred and fifty feet in the air before they connected between themselves creating a box-like shield which 'shined' a bit before becoming completely invisible.

Naruto panted a little "Phew! It's done. I also added some restoration seals so that, in case some wise-guys vandalize it, the wall will just clean itself. Come over here so I can key you guys so it won't reject you too." He motioned for them to come and they complied. Putting one hand to the wall and another on each of them, one at a time, he proceeded to do just that. "Also, you should know that the walls don't reject unknowns unless they attack it, only the bare shield will do that. This is just so it doesn't fling anybody who would try to rest against them to the dark side of the moon or is frozen stiff, depending on how I set it."

'I personally prefer the second option.' Kurama commented inside Naruto.

'I know you do nii-san… and so do I!' Naruto answered mentally as he set the barrier to the said option through a chakra enhanced mental command.

The blonde then made his way to the gate and, once again using some paint and chakra, he created a seal on the right pillar that surrounded the kanji for 'Contact' that was linked to him while he was inside the shield. Now he took out a paint brush and wrote a message on the metal gate.

'WARNING! This is a shinobi residence. Anybody, friendly or foe, who tries to enter this compound without permission from the owner will find that impossible and will face the consequences of such an action in accordance with Konoha laws. If you have some business with a resident please use the 'Contact' seal on the right side of the gate by touching it. Have a nice day!'

After that, the group went to buy furniture and a couple of paintings. Since Naruto's budget got off easily thanks to Sasuke he now could afford to go all out. He Henged into a boy with brown hair, no whisker marks and dark eyes but kept his general shape so he could also buy some new clothes. By the end of the day he bought enough to furnish the entire house. Notably, he bought a king size bed for the master bedroom, a large oak table for the dining room, and on the third floor he turned a room into a library and a smaller one into an office. He acquired a lot of paintings, sculptures and plants, some gardening equipment and a LOT of normal paint.

Another room near the library became a temporary storage place for different shinobi equipment, at least until he could build his basement vault. He also bought a lot of different clothes but most of them had Orange in different shades and quantities. All of this was possible with Sasuke's 'haggling' ability (basically he had an Uchiha discount) and Hinata's good taste.

He used a small army of shadow clones and the Hiraishin seals he placed strategically inside the house, to carry everything once it had been purchased and before they even got back from shopping the clones had finished cleaning up and setting most of the objects inside the house except some things that clearly needed a 'woman's touch', or more specifically it needed Hinata to direct the clones so as to not butcher the artistic values of the said objects.

The backyard was the one who suffered the most extensive modification. Using three hundred clones, he created a state-of-the-art training ground complete with repair and chakra damping seals, a small pond that doubled as a swimming pool fed by a small creek that originated from a spring that used seals to pump the water from underground and together with his teammates and a little secret he had been working on for a while he created trees and flower gardens complimented by the pergola he wanted earlier.

Finally Naruto unsealed a large three foot wide Uzumaki crest and, after splitting it clearly at the middle he stuck each part on each metal door that formed the gate so that when it closed the crest would be whole again and between it and the warning he wrote a large kanji that read 'UZUMAKI'.

'Kit, do you think it's wise to post your name like this?' Kurama asked.

'What do you mean nii-san? It's my place.' Naruto answered sheepishly.

'I mean that there will be even more idiots who will try to get insi… oh I get it, more victims. Heh, keep up the good work!' the fox grinned like the Cheshire Cat.

'I will." the blonde answered with an equal expression on his face.

All in all, by the time the Sun set, the compound became fit for royalty.

Being content with the state of his new home, Naruto and his teammates split up, Sasuke left for home and the rest headed for the Hyuuga compound.

When they got there, Naruto asked for a general meeting to form, saying that he had something important to tell them. It didn't take long for the people to gather inside the largest room they had and, from his position next to Hiashi and his immediate family, Naruto rose to his feet and began.

"Thank you all for listening to my selfish and rather sudden request!" he shouted. In the background faint whispers could be heard saying 'No problem' and 'Anything for you Naruto-sama' although the Hyuuga code made it impossible for these words to rise in volume.

"I do not want waste your time so I will try to be brief. This clan, no, this family has offered me their friendship and kindness when I had none! You have brought some light in my dark world, have rescued me from that awful life and awoke me from my nightmares! For that I will always be grateful to you all, especially Hiashi-sama, Haruko-san, Hinata-chan, Hanabi-chan, Yuki-san, Hizashi-san and Neji!" the blonde spoke with a smile bringing some female members to tears. The next moment, his expression took a nose dive to serious land. "This makes what I have to tell you next, bring an ache in my heart but I will not beat around the bush! I am … moving away from the compound to live on my own!"

The thirty or so people gathered there gasped in unison. The news was received in a fashion that said 'to hell with the code' as protests could be heard from nearly every member of the clan since they didn't want him to leave. Hanabi was hidden behind Hinata sobbing about losing her 'Oni-sama!'. Naruto was on the verge of crying himself but kept his cool and after a while he raised his arm, palm facing straight forward asking them to stop to which they immediately complied.

"I thank you once again for your kindness my friends… my family, but this is not up for discussion!" the blonde stated gravely.

The first one to ask the question on everyone's mind was Haruko. "Why do you want to do that Naruto-kun?"

The boy looked towards her and smiled kindly before turning back to the rest of the clan. "I want you to know that this decision was not influenced by any action you may have taken! If anything, it had made it even harder. There are many reasons for me to move but I will state the most important ones, the foremost being the fact that I cannot stand the fact that this clan is targeted because of me staying here by some narrow minded villagers and council members, the primary target being Hiashi-sama!"

"Nonsense!" Hiashi called out.

Naruto then scoffed and shook his head. "Come on Hiashi-sama, you know me better than that! You should realize that I already know how much influence you lost on the Administration Council since I began living here!" he shouted and the man tried stuttering an answer but failed. The closest thing he got to a decent one was along the lines that 'You shouldn't concern yourself with my position in the village.'

The blonde smiled but it turned out more like an innocent smirk. "That isn't the only thing me living here has damaged as Koaru-san can confirm as I'm sure he got tired of painting the outside walls to cover the graffiti that vandalized the outside of the compound walls!" he said smiling and looking towards the said branch member who blushed and turned his gaze away. "I'm sure that by now, all of you know what I am and what I contain! Before you say anything, let me tell you that the law still stands so you must keep silent about this for your own good, something the former Elder Clan Council could teach you!" Naruto declared making most branch members snicker. "Because of all of these and much more, I have come to the decisions that I have stated in the beginning!"

"But where will you move Naruto-kun?" Hizashi interrupted him.

Naruto then grinned. "I have recently come into possession of a 'small' fortune and have acquired the vacant compound two streets east of here!"

This statement brought many reactions from the people attending the meeting but most of them were a relief that he was still close. Hanabi especially nearly jumped for joy at the news.

Hiashi was the one who broke the silence. "Out of curiosity, how 'small' is the fortune?"

The blonde adopted the Cheshire grin again. "Weeeelll… Jijii said that it had and I quote 'five figures more than the village budget'!" he declared making the Hyuugas except Hinata pale and some of them to gag.

"T-That's more than all the council clans and members combined!" stuttered one Hyuuga from the back.

"I understand that this is all a bit much to take but it was bound to happen eventually, though it just happened sooner rather than later. I thank you all for coming and bid you all a good night. That is all! Oh I almost forgot! Should you ever want to visit me there, know that the compound is protected by a very powerful shield that will either paralyze or fling you across town should you try to force an entry! The only one who is exempt from this for now is Hinata-chan. Should I be inside the property, you can call me using a seal on the gate!" Naruto finalized the meeting and most of them left, a little saddened but understanding that it was to happen. The only ones who stayed back were the ones Naruto mentioned in his initial thank you speech and Isamu.

"Well, that's that!" Naruto sighed but was squeezed into an embrace by Haruko and Hanabi. After a couple of minutes and a cry for 'air' they let him go. He made a couple of Shadow Clones and told them to start packing.

"What happens now?" Hinata asked.

"Now… Hiashi-sama kicks me out!" Naruto stated.

"WHAT?" the remaining Hyuuga snapped.

"It's the best way to remove any remaining attention caused by me. We all know the truth but the 'demon-hunters' do not and deception is the best weapon we have against them." the blonde explained earning reluctant nods.

"Will you stay for dinner at least?" asked Haruko.

"Sure!" the boy chirped. "I guess I will have to get used to eating alone from now on." Naruto stated sadly.

"No you will not!" Yukihime declared.

"Wha?" the blonde puzzled.

Yuki gave him a smile before bowing to Hiashi.

"Hiashi-sama, I request your permission to move along with Naruto!"

Isamu then repeated her action requesting the same thing.

Hiashi smiled fatherly before turning to Naruto. "Do you wish to take them in Naruto?"

"Of course I want Yuki-san to come!" the boy smiled but then it turned into a mischievous grin. "And I guess I can't separate Isamu-san from his girlfriend." This made the two's faces red like tomatoes and look away from each other.

Haruko, Hinata and Hanabi looked between themselves and then at the duo who deepened their facial coloration. The trio then grinned from ear to ear making the lovers sweat rapidly.

"Then permission granted!" Hiashi chuckled.

"Yatta!"

That night there was a big feast which was Naruto's goodbye party that doubled as Isamu and Yuki's congratulations dinner. The celebrations could be heard all around the compound and it got especially lively when the blonde outdrank even the most seasoned Hyuuga members out cold.

In the morning, most of them were now asking if anybody got the rank of that jutsu that hit them in the head. Naruto had finished packing early on and, during the celebrations he informed the rest of the clan about the course of the events which were about to take place. Naturally, they weren't happy but as usual they agreed to keep silent and act their part. Sealing the last of his belongings in a scroll, Naruto turned to exit his room and was greeted by Hiashi and his family as well as the two love birds that were going to leave with him.

"Ready Naruto-sama?" Isamu asked.

The boy let out a sigh and nodded. "Let's get this act started."

Moving near the compound gates, Naruto looked at the Hyuuga head and took a deep breath. "I've had enough, you self-righteous asshole!" he yelled waking several members who until then were still passed out from last night.

Hiashi closed his eyes and, after steeling himself, opened them to show his practiced cold and angry gaze. "What did you call me brat?" he continued their game.

"You heard me limp-dick! I still don't know how Haruko-san kisses you! She must be using industrial-quality disinfectant after that!" the boy cringed and put his hands together apologetically while he kept shouting.

Hiashi gave him a reassuring look before returning to an even angrier appearance. "That's it! GET OUT AND STAY OUT! You are no longer welcome here!"

"Fine! Who would want to stay with you? I've had enough of your beatings to last a lifetime! Every day you rained blows on me like I was something not even worthy of being stepped on!" Naruto scoffed.

Outside the compound, people were already beginning to get the picture that those two were hoping to create. Inside, people were waking up and were joining the rest of the early birds a few steps away from Hiashi and Naruto and started sharing popcorn between each other.

"And you two!" Hiashi turned to Isamu and Yuki who smiled. "That goes the same for you! Get out and never return!"

"But…" they played their part.

"Enough! I said leave! Now!" Hiashi turned around and looked at his spectators who were silently pretending to applaud.

Naruto waved at them before leaving the grounds followed by the two branch members and a short distance away by Haruko, her two daughters, Hizashi and Neji. They reached Naruto's property and stopped outside the gate to wait for the others.

"Is the part about the shield true Naruto-sama?" Isamu asked.

"If you promise me that you will stop calling me 'sama' I will answer that!" Naruto growled.

Isamu looked at Yuki who nodded and smiled. "Very well Naruto-kun!"

"Look at it with your Byakugan!" the boy smiled.

They both did that and what they saw shocked them. The barrier looked like glass that had natural chakra flowing through it and numerous kanji of different sizes moved through it like fish in a lake. They half of them read 'stun' while the other 'protection'.

"WOW!" they both exclaimed.

"Cool right? Took me six months to design it but only a few minutes to create it. Right now it's on standby but if it detects hostile actions, it powers up and I wouldn't recommend looking at it like that since it has enough energy to repulse S-rank jutsus in the tens." Naruto said matter-of-factly and the duo nodded furiously.

"Good to know and it is very impressive." Haruko said as she joined them together with the rest of the Hyuuga who accompanied her.

"Shall we?" Naruto motioned for them to enter and unlocked the gate mentally as it was linked to the shield.

They made their way inside where they were stunned by the level of comfort. Hizashi and his son were pondering if they should move in with the boy. Haruko and Hanabi were thinking if they should bug their husband/father to redecorate their compound in a similar fashion. Naruto quickly made some tea for them and, after showing Yuki and Isamu to their respective rooms, sat down and enjoyed a peaceful time. That is until Naruto felt the telepathy seal activate.

"Sorry, somebody is trying to contact me," he told his guests and Hinata explained more while Naruto took to answering back.

'Yes?' he transmitted.

'Naruto is that you?' an elderly voice responded.

'Hey Jijii, I see that you figured out the 'contact' seal! Neat huh? Doesn't take any chakra from the user. A word of advice though, think, don't speak your words. People will think that you're crazy talking to a gate and calling it Naruto. Come inside, we are in the big house up ahead.' Naruto told Hiruzen as he mentally opened the gate.

'We? Also, nice trick with the gate.' said the old man.

'Come inside and find out. Also, thanks!'

Hiruzen then entered and made his way to the mansion and at the same time admiring the complex seals that covered the walls and the beautiful flower gardens. As he got closer to the house, he could hear a beautiful song playing on an instrument he could not identify. Cautiously so as to not disturb the artist, he made his way inside and found Naruto playing 'Tapion's theme' on a flute like instrument that was called an ocarina. After the song ended everybody present applauded which made the boy rub the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Hey Jijii!" the blonde chirped.

"Hello Naruto-kun!" the old man smiled but his heart ached for a reason only known to him.

"What's the matter?" Naruto saw through the man's kind appearance, noticing his worried gaze.

"Nothing gets by you, does it?" the Hokage chuckled but then changed his appearance to a more serious one "Naruto, we need to talk in private, you too Hinata." he said glancing at the boy's company.

The boy frowned as he adopted the same serious expression. "Understood. Let's go into the office area. It's far from finished but I added some permanent privacy seals so we should be fine."

He rose from his chair and bowed apologetically to his guests who nodded in understanding.

Inside the office all three of them took a seat on a small couch that was a little to the right of the main work desk.

"Naruto, Hinata, what I'm about to tell you now is an S-class secret. Under penalty of death you are not allowed to reveal this to anyone except your immediate family or, in Naruto's case, closest friends who are forbidden to reveal it period." Hiruzen ordered and they nodded, their curiosity being tickled.

"Know that Sasuke already had the same discussion with me and he said that he will follow your decisions but as his personal opinion he agreed to my proposition. Naruto, Hinata, I am giving you the opportunity to … join the ANBU as a special squad under the leadership of your sensei! He agrees that common Gennin missions are too restrictive for your squad's talents and after many considerations we came to this conclusion, since he wants to register you up for the upcoming Chuunin exams in four months. This of course doesn't mean that you will have the same positions as normal ANBU agents have but you will still be sent on some covert B-ranks and possible A-ranks." The old man explained.

"Now let me get this straight Jijii. You want us, rookie Gennin to join the most elite shinobi of the village and perform possibly dangerous assignments while keeping our identities a secret from everyone." Naruto questioned.

"And Sasuke-kun already agreed to this?" Hinata continued.

The Hokage nodded. "Now I know that it is a lot to take in so I am giving you some time to think about it."

"I have just one question Jijii." the blonde expressed looking at Hinata and pausing for the dramatic effect before returning to the old man and grinning ."Where do we sign up?"

Hiruzen had Anko style beady blinking eyes before they all broke into a chuckle. "I should have expected that!" the Kage said in between laughs.

*End Chapter*

A/N: Well I'm back but expect the fact that I will periodically take some time off to work on my other project LotL. Also, in the first part of the said project, at the end you can find a detailed description of squad seven's abilities.

Some character bio:

Hiashi Hyuuga

Height: 176.5 cm tall

Birthday: January 8

Weight and Age: 41-42

Blood type: B

Occupation: Apparent Leader of the Hyuuga Clan

Hobby: . playing Go and shoga which is a field of art that combines calligraphy and painting as well as training his daughters, nephew and Naruto.

Abilities: Juken and Byakugan Grand Master.

Personality

Seemingly cold enough to freeze ice, that is just the outside appearance. For his trusted inner circle he is a kind and fair leader, a loving father and a great friend. He would give his life for his daughters and is quick to jump to conclusions in anything that could jeopardize their wellbeing. He fears his wife just as much as he loves her (if not more).