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.

13. Chapter 12 - Ghosts and ANBU

Ch 12

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.

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

This chapter is bit of a rush job in response to my fans' request for an update and has been beta'd.

Previously on NotS:

Naruto chuckled darkly again before turning to the rest of the class who was almost petrified at the display. "Did everyone learn from today's lesson?"

They answered almost mechanically in a chorus of 'Yes sensei!'

The blond smiled kindly "Good, welcome to hell squirts, I will be your devil for the year!" he said as he broke out laughing deviously.

'We're screwed!' thought the class.

Main Story:

The boy was strolling down the road. Surprisingly, to manage being an ANBU, a Gennin on a team, a counselor, a sensei, a big brother, a godfather and a clan head wasn't that much of a big deal for him since he could 'multiply and multitask'. Sure, his ANBU duties required him to be in person but they were now getting fewer and less demanding since they took care of everything in record time. The rest he handed to either a Shadow Clone or a Body Shadow Clone since Gennin do not receive demanding or dangerous missions that often. He even had made clones for his teammates and had them Henge and they were grateful for that since most of their missions were D-rank or simple C-ranks that were supposed to boost teamwork and that they had in spades. They took the extra time to train or enjoy the more meaningful things like gardening for Hinata and playing/training with his mother and sister for Sasuke.

It had been a month and a half since squad seven joined the ANBU as the Special Assault Team or SAT. At first they were treated with a little hostility since they got in at the recommendation of the Hokage and the reinstated ex-captain Dog (Kakashi) although nobody heard what they did to deserve such an honor. They were even shown mild mistrust since part of the deal of them joining was that they should never reveal their identity to anyone, not even the ANBU commander-in-chief, and second their stature showed that they were kids around twelve-thirteen years of age, and the last one like that to join their ranks was the famed 'criminal' Itachi. Although Naruto was the one who took the blunt of their accusations because of his choice of a mask.

*Flashback*

"Okay team, time to pick your masks. They will represent you so choose wisely! As you probably know, mine is a dog and so from now on, whenever you see me with it on, you will refer to me as Dog-taicho or simply Taicho (Captain)!" Kakashi ordered them when he opened the storage room of unused masks.

Hinata and Sasuke wasted no time in choosing their respective masks. Sasuke took one that looked like a hawk and painted a few fire symbols on it before putting it on.

"Welcome to the ANBU agent Hawk!" Dog congratulated the new recruit Hawk.

"Hai, Taicho!" Hawk answered.

Hinata searched a bit before finding a mask that looked like a lion's and painted two blue catfish-like whisker marks on it before wearing it.

"Welcome to the ANBU agent Lion!" Dog repeated the greeting.

"Hai, Dog-taicho!"

Naruto on the other hand had a bit of difficulty searching for his mask. After digging through the old storage containers he found what he was looking for. Just like his teammates he customized it with his signature marks before wearing it.

Dog sweat-dropped "Are you sure that's the mask you want? I mean that … creature is not exactly well-taken to."

"Exactly! It will bring fear to those who know it and will become known to those who don't! Besides, I like it!" the blond exclaimed loudly.

"Very well then, welcome to the ANBU agent Fox!" the captain finished greeting his last squad members.

"Hai!"

Surprisingly it was easy to convince them that they were not team seven. Even though Kakashi or Dog was pretty famous, he persuaded them saying that he was known for his 'chronic tardiness and overall laziness and impassibility' and he could easily fool his Gennin team into allowing him time to train and lead his ANBU team while usually leaving a Raiton Clone to calm them. Unsurprisingly his reputation was actually worse than that so there was no problem believing his stories. Naruto's Henged Kage Bunshin also helped.

*Flashback End*

At first they only got B-ranks as per the orders of the Sandaime but after the first week things started to change. One would think that events in their lives occur with conveniently perfect timing like a Kami took interest in them or if their life was a story then the author presented them with more power and situations than it would be normal (A/N: Muhuhahahaah!). One such event happened at the end of their week.

*Flashback (again)*

SAT squad, or unofficially team Yūrei (Ghost), were heading towards the underground training area of the ANBU to brush up on their skills. They received their 'nickname' during their fifth day when they completed their eleventh mission for the elite group. It didn't come from the fact that nobody could figure out how they actually completed that many missions in that short amount of time. No, it actually came from the fact that no one, not even the Commander in Chief (CIC) could figure out how they leave or come back, they just disappear when rounding the corner and reappear in record time with a perfect report just outside the door showered and looking in pristine condition. The CIC even ordered the guards at the entry ways to notify him through the internal communication system when they left and came back but he never got any report ever.

The truth (unknown to him) was that Naruto put a network of Hiraishin and Sensor seals inside the barracks with invisible ink all layered under some special seals that made them invisible both to the Byakugan and the Sharingan (just to be safe) with Hinata and Sasuke both checking to make sure of that. The sensor seals were placed to detect any possible people standing near them so Naruto always knew which seals are best for a 'stealthy' entry as the prankster inside him dictated, prankster that infected his teammates and sensei as well. Kakashi or Inu-taicho was frequently turning blue under his masks from holding his breath to keep from laughing at the poor CIC's expression when he saw him. Also because of Naruto's Hiraishin they were able to make it back in record time as well as, with each outing, the blond's seal network was growing and they now could proxy to that seal and continue to their destination on foot. This effectively cut their travel time by an amount between 55 and eighty percent. But because of that and the fact that nobody either than the Hokage knew who their identities they were named Ghosts, which actually suited them quite well.

Now as I was saying they were heading to the training ground since there was a shortage of lower ranking missions (since they ploughed through them). They were just about to reach it when they ran into the CIC talking to a frog masked ANBU.

"Damn it! What do we do now? My Rescue Squad is gone on another mission and I have no time to form a new one! FUCK!" he said throwing the paperclip that he was holding into the wall.

Just then Kakashi saw fit to put a hand on his shoulder.

The man turned heel ready to rip the one who bothered him a new one when he stopped seeing team Ghost and while he didn't care so much about some brats he didn't know he did know Kakashi and by all accounts the Cyclops should be the one in his place, both skill and experience wise.

"What's up?" Kakashi asked genuinely concerned.

"There's been a situation. Parrot and his assault team have been captured by a group of missing Nin. The captors currently have about twenty Chuunin, five Jounin and about sixty bandits. They are led by Hiromi Gorotshu also known as Yamahasai-ki no Hiromi (Mountain Crusher Hiromi) an A-rank borderline S-rank missing Nin from Iwa. He is said to have been on a demolition squad with their S-rank missing nin Deidra. He has the Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai and uses it with his giant battle hammer he calls Hiisatsu (One Hit Kill)." The CIC continued frowning behind his tiger mask. He then looked at Kakashi and then his squad who was standing in perfect attention with perfect control even of their breath. Had they not been in front of his face he would have forgotten that they were there 'Ghost squad eh?' the CIC thought for a moment "Inu, I know this is rather unorthodox but there is nobody else I can turn to so I am ordering you and SAT to rescue them!"

Kakashi was a little surprised but it wasn't like he didn't expect it.

"With all due respect Commander, we would love to but the Hokage specifically forbidden us from any such dangerous assignments." Kakashi answered.

"Damn it Kakashi!" Tiger shouted "You just get my men back and I'll worry about the Hokage, now go!" but they were already gone having gotten the info from his assistant.

In an hour they were already in position at the edge of the forest overlooking the missing nin's wooden fortress.

"Alright team, we do this nice and quiet." Kakashi whispered "Keep in the shadows till we get the captives to safety. After that is fire at will if the situation calls for it." the captain surveyed the visible part of the base from his position. He then activated the seal that telepathically connected him to his team. After the mask selection Naruto though that it would be a good addition to the team's dynamic so he offered it to Kakashi who accepted it immediately.

'Showtime!' he mentally transmitted 'Hinata you…'

'Fifty seven people with average chakra levels scattered throughout the base, thirteen Chuunin level people in the third tent from the gate, three people with Jounin and Tokubetsu Jounin in the center tent sleeping, they also appear to be drunk as their chakra fluctuates. The other two Jounin are relaying orders to a heavily armed man, possible bandit leader. No sign of Gorotshu.' Hinata answered.

Kakashi was a little blown back by her reaction time 'Very good…' he answered. 'Naruto you…'

'Watch towers neutralized, clones replaced them for appearance, moving to Chuunin tent!' the blond replied.

'Okay… good work!' Kakashi answered in his stupefied state. 'Sasuke… do I need to say anything?'

Sasuke mentally chuckled 'Gate guards neutralized under heavy genjutsu. They won't even notice us. Proceeding to neutralize sober Jounin…Jounin neutralized. They will sleep for twelve hours thanks to the genjutsu.'

'Those brats…' Kakashi playfully thought.

'We heard that!' came the reply from all three of them.

Kakashi sweat-dropped and kicked himself into gear securing different positions. The Gennin made it safely to the other side of camp where the ANBU team was kept in confinement. They then took out the guards and moved to open the gates when a greenish crack appeared in the ground between them and their target before blowing up a lot of dirt. They jumped back and positioned themselves looking towards the source of the blast. Fifty feet from them stood the mountain of a man called Yamahasai-ki no Hiromi shouldering Hiisatsu and smirking like a mad man. He was dressed in loose black pants, shinobi navy-blue sandals and his chest was bare save for the brown sleeveless brown jacket that was open showing his steel-like toned body. His hair and beard were long and messy and he had a vertical scar similar to Kakashi's on his Sharingan eye but Hiromi's eye was fine. Behind him were the so-called inebriated shinobi, seven Chuunin and a hoard of bandits wielding different weapons. The captives looked on in horror and despair as their only hope of getting out alive in secret vanished that moment.

"So…" Hiromi began "You thought that you could sneak inside my place and steal my toys? Not going to happen!" he yelled in a semi-crazed state "Split up and take them! I don't need them alive!" Hiromi ordered and they quickly followed through. Two fifths of the bandits, three Chuunin and a Jounin charged at Hinata, while another two fifths and another Jounin went for Sasuke. The rest bundled together to take on Naruto. Kakashi who had lagged a little behind went into hiding waiting for either the perfect chance to take down Hiromi or to help his team at the last moment if they needed it.

Not that they needed it though in this situation. They all dropped their respective weights and felt light as a feather. They activated their respective eye techniques and got into position.

Hinata was the first to fell an enemy and quickly followed up gaining momentum leaving behind a sea of dead or unconscious bodies. Her Byakugan made it virtually impossible to sneak behind her since the blind spot was relatively small and while it could hide an arrow or a kunai it couldn't hide the blundering buffoons that came charging at her. The bandits were no problem at all and her speed made her short work of the pesky Chuunin that tried different techniques to stop and kill her. But the Jounin proved worthy his rank.

"Impressive but don't think that you can kill me brat! I have to tell you that I have a B-rank in the Bingo Book and a bounty of five million for killing a couple of brats just like you!" the Kunoichi grinned while he redirected a Juken strike. She kept the tough guy act up but the truth was that the gaki was pushing her limits since whenever she tried to perform a jutsu Hinata appeared in front of her and forced her to stop making hand seals and use her arms to defend herself.

"B-rank?" Hinata asked while throwing a hurricane of blows at the kunoichi "Well for my first C-rank…" she swept at her legs throwing her off-balance "We had to fight former mist swordsman Momochi Zabuza…" following with a high kick that grazed the woman's chin "And his apprentice that has an ice-based kekkei genkai…" she rotated and threw a palm strike that the kunoichi barely avoided but Hinata hit a tree splitting it in half down the middle "Who was a lot faster than you are and…" she smirked before spiking her chakra "I was just playing with you. Goodbye!" she disappeared from the kunoichi's sight. The woman looked around desperately but then heard from behind her "Hakke Hasangeki! (Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher)" and she was blasted off her feet by a point blank Vacuum Palm and flew right into a rock where she stood unconscious. Hinata offered a short prayer to her fallen enemies and turned towards her teammates.

Sasuke was throwing fire and lightning jutsu one after the other while using his speed to keep well out of reach.

"Raiton: Raineko!" (Lightning Release: Lightning Cat) he shouted and a cat made of pure lightning shot out of his back and 'scratched' a hand full of bandits cutting them in small pieces. "Katon: Goukakyu!" he shouted again and burned more bandits. This went on until it was only him and the Jounin shinobi.

"How the fuck did you have enough chakra for this brat?" the man shouted genuinely impressed.

Sasuke smirked "I had two slave-driving teachers. This doesn't even count as morning workout." the boy stated confidently.

The Jounin snarled and charged at Sasuke. They were trading blows and seemed equally matched but then Sasuke broke off and fired a Gouryuka at the man. The man saw the giant draconic head made of fire rush towards him but was too late to dodge and was suddenly engulfed in flames.

Sasuke stood there admiring his work but then went wide eye as a spike of earth pierced him in the middle of his chest. The Jounin appeared out of the ground.

"Fool! I went underground when I saw your fancy candlelight coming towards me and then used a simple C-rank jutsu to kill you!" the man boasted loudly and started laughing but then he felt a sharp pain in his neck and he started gurgling blood. The next moment the scene changed to him standing where he was when he first started talking to the Hawk masked boy with no visible sign of their battle. The only thing that was changed was the fact that the boy was now directly in front of him holding a bloody kunai and noticed the blood-red Sharingan eyes before death took him and he fell limp on the ground "Sharingan Genjutsu: Mugetsu!" (Moonless Sky). Sasuke then offered the same prayer that Hinata did as it became a custom between them. It was more of a wish for them to find atonement and peace in the next life than a religious ceremony. He then followed Hinata's example and looked towards his team.

Naruto just stood in the middle of the mass of bandits who were sneering and smirking at him. He was holding Meian who was now crimson red.

"Look he's frozen stiff!" laughed one bandit.

"Can you smell that? I think he shit his pants!" cracked another.

Naruto let out a breath as he focused and slowly faded from view as he activated Kagamiiki. The next moment would forever be burnt inside the mind of the captives that were watching the battle with interest. The men that once surrounded the boy fell as one. Not even the Jounin that came after him escaped and now they all lay dead or unconscious on the cold ground.

"Shinigami!" whispered one of the captives as the boy appeared at the edge of the mass of bodies holding a bloody sword a vision of a formless dark figure with glowing red slit eyes appeared above him. The whisper was heard by a barely conscious Chuunin who immediately passed out.

Meanwhile Hiromi was grinding his teeth together so hard that most people would be afraid of them cracking. He thought that his helpers were weak but not so weak that they would fall to a bunch of brats. He raised Hiisatsu and slammed it into the ground making a thundering noise that attracted attention of the Gennin.

Hinata and Sasuke reared up to engage him but Naruto made them stop.

"He's mine." Naruto stated calmly as he walked to the missing Nin.

Hiromi frowned as he eyed Naruto who responded with a glare of his own. After a few seconds of eyeing each other the man broke the silence with a simple "Die!" before disappearing from view in an impressive display of speed. He appeared a moment later behind Naruto taking a wild swing at the boy who parried using Meian without even moving from his position. Hiromi frowned before gaining a murderous grin. Naruto was surprised by this until Hiisatsu glowed green and erupted in a directional blast that threw the blond off his feet. Hiromi didn't give him a chance to recover as he kicked the ground making a lump of earth jump before striking it with his battle hammer and charging the shards with explosive chakra. The poor blond had to do whatever he could to avoid the onslaught of bombs that were thrown at him. After seven repeats of this Hiromi finally stopped and went to survey the area. He found a battered and bruised blond unconscious on the ground. He smirked until the blade of a sword exited his chest. Behind him was a very battered Naruto as the one on the ground turned to smoke.

"*huff,huff* Got you!" Naruto smiled but quickly panicked as the Hiromi he 'killed' turned into soft mud. 'Mud Clone!' the blond though but it was too late since as soon as he turned he met Hiisatsu head on and his head was blown clear off his shoulders in a shower of brain and gore. His headless body fell limp on the ground as a panting Hiromi stood before him.

"Damn gaki, I have to admit you were good …" he smirked "But not good enough!" he said as he broke out into laughter.

"Did you really have to kill my Body Shadow Clone?" a voice came from one of the trees making the man freeze in place. He turned towards the source of the voice and saw nothing until a Naruto holding a sake bottle and relaxing on the branch slowly came back into view as he canceled Kagamiiki. "Those things are hard to make you know! They don't grow on trees!"

"What?!" the man finally gained back his speech.

"Oh come on! You didn't think that I was that weak did you? I mean a Body Kage Bunshin can have at maximum fifteen percent of my power and that would be seriously pushing its integrity. That one had about eight percent." the blond stated as he took another swig of the bottle before resealing it "And now I have to kill you, unless you surrender!"

The man's temper quickly gained hold of him as he charged yelling "FUCK YOOOOUU!"

Naruto sighed and took the red Meian and looked at it for a brief moment. The sword only glowed crimson when he was seriously pissed. The Crimson Meian fed on his anger and rage and channeled it to the blade. His training with the Hyuuga helped him focus that anger on his target without clouding his judgment and he was furious with this man who had the nerve to hold his ANBU colleagues captive.

As Hiromi took another step Naruto focused half of his chakra into his extremities, supercharging his already impressive motor system and giving him lightning speed.

Before the man knew what was happening Naruto appeared before him and then split into another six after images (A/N If you read of watched Bleach think Ichigo vs Byakuya) as the man, although still moving at impressive speed, appeared to be standing still to the blond. The next moment all images of the blond slashed at him, the crimson slashes separating into ten other parallel slashes each and split the man into small cubes in a shower of blood "Seikuuken Ryuu: Nana-jū Shinkubara" (Seikuuken Style: Seventy Blossoming Buds) Naruto whispered as he made a sheathing motion with the sword that disappeared when he did so. That was Crimson Meian's final ability, it enhanced his sword moves tenfold sometimes with visible effect. This time his slices multiplied ten times each and the power behind them was ten times greater than his muscles permitted him at that time. The downside to this was … As soon as Naruto saw the man dead his rage subsided and he started breathing hard. That was the price to pay. The power of his sword had to come from somewhere and it came in the form of ten times the fatigue as it was drained from his own energies.

After catching his breath Naruto and the others sealed the bodies of the killed missing nin while tying up the others leaving them to the authorities. After that they prepared to teleport back to Konoha with the now unconscious rescued agents but Kakashi kept thinking 'I'm definitely getting chewed out for this later…'

Three days later they were in the ANBU barracks and barely got to take a shower before the CIC's assistant came to them with a message that they were to report to the Hokage tower a.s.a.p.

In the Kage's office…

"What in the blue hell were you thinking!" the Sandaime yelled without restrain as Naruto's privacy seals blocked them from getting to the outside.

The party remained quiet before the man showing slight remorse for disobeying orders.

"I explicitly forbid you from any sort of action and here you are in my office bringing not one but three bodies from high profile targets, one of which a recently 'promoted' S-rank shinobi!" the man gestured wildly to the scrolls.

"Sir!" Tora (Tiger/CIC) bowed drawing attention onto himself "I apologize for my rude interruption but it was I who ordered them to overlook your orders and for that I accept full responsabil…" he was about to offer his life to mend the situation when Naruto put a hand on his shoulder.

"No." Naruto spoke "Hokage-sama…" the blond began with his professional tone and speech developed to keep his ID a secret "Even if Tora-Sotaicho (Captain Commander/Head Captain) had not given the order we would still have gone so the blame does not fall entirely up to him." the blond spoke emotionlessly.

Hiruzen scowled deeply but sighed deeply and inwardly "If that is true then I will give you one chance to explain yourselves. If it does not come satisfactory then I will be forced to strip you of your position. I will not have loose kunai on my private force!" the Sandaime spoke with conviction and a little pain on his part.

The party was about to answer when Naruto's body suddenly jolted slightly from receiving the memories of a clone. He then stepped forward silencing them before they got to speak and tilted his head towards the CIC. Hiruzen raised an eyebrow at this but he wasn't the Hokage for nothing. He then ordered Tora to leave the office and the man quickly conformed. The old man then wanted to order Naruto to continue but the boy just used his speed to grab the Kage and his team and Hiraishined to his office in the Hospital. Although his passengers were surprised by this he just motioned them to follow. They conformed once again and followed the ANBU-clad blond through two corridors before arriving at the section reserved for the rescued party.

In the middle of the hallway stood a woman who although her eyes were filled with tears was smiling radiantly as she looked at the image of a little girl, probably no more than five, tightly embraced a man dressed in a hospital gown who anyone with common knowledge would guess that he was her father and the woman's husband. He was also the unmasked agent Frog who now went by his name of Genshiro Mirushin.

The scene was both touching and sweet as the girl happily let go of Genshiro and started a small game with the man who laughed and cried at the same time, happy to be alive to see his family once more.

"This is why Jijii…" the blond began breaking the silence of the group "I already know the pain of not having a father, so I will not allow others to suffer fates similar to mine if I can help it." Naruto whispered before throwing a light Henge over his face and unfastening his mask and unsealing his traditional tanto, presenting them both to the Hokage. "If that's not good enough then take them… I don't need them if that's the case."

'If that old man takes them then all my respect for him goes down the drain!' thought our friendly neighborhood Bijuu Kitsune.

"Okay I got it! Keep them. I would feel like a louse if I took them from you after seeing that." Hiruzen sighed before smirking "I have to show you something!" he said and pulled out a freshly minted Bingo Book. "Apparently one of the Chuunin that your team killed was the son of a high ranking official in Iwa. So look at the end pages."

The blond nodded and opened the book while Hinata and Sasuke were looking over his shoulders. He finally got to the page where he noticed the forensic-style sketch of Sasuke in his ANBU gear and his Hawk mask. It read:

'Name: Unknown

Age: Unknown (Presumed 12-14)

Gender: Male

Known Alias: Konohagakure ANBU: Agent Hawk

Nickname: Kōgi no Arashi (Firestorm)

Rank: S

Known Associates: Names Unknown, Aliases: Konohagakure ANBU: Agent Lion, Konohagakure ANBU: Agent Kitsune

Bounty: 10 000 000 Ryu

History: Unknown

Taijutsu: Unknown

Genjutsu: Unknown

Ninjutsu: Jounin or Elite Jounin

Affinities Known: Fire and Lightning

Wanted for the death of Earth Country's Councilor Oosaki's son: Oosaki Juuntaro.

Very proficient in both Fire and Lightning Jutsu as well as having very impressive speed, he made the bingo book after he and his team of three killed Oosaki Juuntaro, the Daimio's Councilor's son when they either killed or critically injured his bodyguards: around sixty hired help, twenty mercenary Chuunin and five Jounin.

Special warning: If with team then approach with caution. Never attack if you have less than fifty Jounin or equal man power.

Important information: Killed A-rank missing Nin Takahiro Momitsui also known as Takahiro no Jimen o Shifuto (Shifting Ground) from Iwa and part of his associates without any injury (not even a scratch).'

Naruto read and chuckled before raising an eyebrow "Firestorm?" to which Sasuke just shrugged.

The blond then turned the other page.

'Name: Unknown

Age: Unknown (Presumed 12-14)

Gender: Female

Known Alias: Konohagakure ANBU: Agent Lion

Nickname: Rōtasu Bōrei (Lotus Apparition/Ghost)

Rank: S

Known Associates: Names Unknown, Aliases: Konohagakure ANBU: Agent Hawk, Konohagakure ANBU: Agent Kitsune

Bounty: 8 000 000 Ryu

History: Unknown

Taijutsu: Elite Jounin

Genjutsu: Unknown

Ninjutsu: Unknown

Affinities Known: Yin-Yang

Wanted for the death of Earth Country's Councilor Oosaki's son: Oosaki Juuntaro.

Deadly in close quarters she made the bingo book after she and her team of three killed Oosaki Juuntaro, the Daimio's Councilor's son when they either killed or critically injured his bodyguards: around sixty hired help, twenty mercenary Chuunin and five Jounin.

Special warning: If with team then approach with caution. Never attack if you have less than fifty Jounin or equal man power.

Important: Killed high B-rank missing Nin Suirin Samidare also known as Kyūryū no Samidare (Early Summer Rain's: Torrent) from Kiri and part of her associates without any injury (not even a scratch).'

Naruto then kissed Hinata's cheek and she responded with a soft 'Eep!' "Lotus-hime. My Lotus! " he whispered in her ear making her shiver in excitement.

The blond turned the final page and went wide eye.

'Name: Unknown

Age: Unknown (Presumed 12-14)

Gender: Male

Known Alias: Konohagakure ANBU: Agent Kitsune

Nickname: Shiroi Shinigami (Konoha's White Deathgod)

Rank: High S

Known Associates: Names Unknown, Aliases: Konohagakure ANBU: Agent Lion, Konohagakure ANBU: Agent Hawk

Bounty: 25 000 000 Ryu

History: Unknown

Taijutsu: Unknown

Genjutsu: Unknown

Ninjutsu: Unknown (Presumed Jounin)

Kenjutsu: Unknown (Presumed Master)

Affinities Known: None

Wanted for the death of Earth Country's Councilor Oosaki's son: Oosaki Juuntaro.

Not much is known about him except that nobody ever sees him kill as he glows white, disappears from view and when he appears his targets are already dead from which he earned his nickname and that he can use very advance cloning jutsu, he made the bingo book after he and his team of three killed Oosaki Juuntaro, the Daimio's Councilor's son when they either killed or critically injured his bodyguards: around sixty hired help, twenty mercenary Chuunin and five Jounin.

Special warnings: If with team then approach with caution. Never attack if you have less than fifty Jounin or equal man power.

Appears to use a strange technique that makes him undetectable but can still interact with the environment since when he reappears his opponents are already dead.

Important: Killed low S-rank missing Nin Hiromi Gorotshu also known as Yamahasai-ki no Hiromi of the former Iwa Explosion Corps and part of his associates without any injury (not even a scratch).'

Naruto then looked at Hiruzen "Will they press charges?"

The man smiled "No because if they did the fact that the man's son was an outlaw would be released. So now they are trying this little cold war with us. Enough about that, what do you think of this?"

Naruto frowned "I think that the councilor is a cheapskate." Naruto answered blowing the Hokage back a little "I mean who in the world pays less than fifty million ryu for S-class wanted nin. Even your son has 35 mils and he is an A-class." Naruto finished and they all shared a good laugh.

*Flashback End*

'Perhaps I should visit my drinking buddy Tazuna?' the blond thought. 'Meh, why not?' he said and checked his storage scrolls that contained some of his best sake as well as a few more exotic drinks like that one from the Land of Snow, Vodka I think the name was and that Tequila from the southern part of Kaze no Kuni, Brandy from a country he forgot the name of (Temujin's country), and one of his personal favorites Palinca (also referred to as Pálinka) that a travelling merchant had for sale and he bought the whole shipment of three crates. He even had some exotic non-alcoholic beverages and juice for Inari. Perfect.

Verifying that it was okay he dashed into an alleyway and after making sure the coast was clear he Hiraishined across the country to a seal he put on the bridge.

After he dusted himself off and checked his looks in the water's reflection he made his way towards Tazuna's house going through the village. Big mistake!

One of the village girls spotted him and instantly recognized him. Having a bridge named after you and a statue placed inside the Town Hall kind of made that easy for everyone to.

"KYAAAAA!" she screamed startling the poor Namikaze "IT'S HIM! It's Uzumaki-sama!" she screamed and dashed forward with speed that would make a seasoned shinobi envious. The rest of the villagers seemed to pop out of the ground hearing her statement and soon followed her example. Naruto was instantly swarmed by a lot of thankful citizens of wave screaming his name and offering him different products.

Naruto sweat-dropped and smiled as he tried his best to answer their calls but he was soon overwhelmed "Yes!... No!... NO, well maybe!... No problem! I think… Yes your daughter is very cute but … QUIET!" he screamed at the end making them all freeze. "Phew!" he wiped the sweat off his brow making them all chuckle nervously as they realized they verbally mobbed him. "Sorry 'bout that! Like I said before, I'm here to visit the country as well as Tazuna and his family. Thank you for your kindness and sorry for my … extreme reaction earlier as I was overwhelmed by your affection," he said to all and they backed off to give him some room. Just then he had a brilliant idea. Flaring his chakra a bit he created a lot of Shadow Clones. The villagers seemed surprised by the number of Narutos present on the street. "Each of you can take a clone and entertain yourselves as much as you decently want!" he told the villagers (making a few girls grumble at the word 'decently'). He then turned to the clones "You know your jobs. The ones without a partner dispel yourselves!" he said and they saluted and shouted a collective 'Ossu! (Yessir!)'

Naruto then separated from a very happy group/mob and made his way to Tazuna and Tsunami's residence. He smiled remembering the kind mother dotting over her son while clobbering her drunken father for speaking or slobbering indecent things.

He knocked twice on the door hearing a very familiar, 'I'll get that mom!'

Inari was enjoying some quality time with his mother, helping her around the house while practicing some things that Naruto slipped him in a scroll as a departure present. One of which was tree walking that after unlocking his chakra appealed to the boy as a chocolate bar to a starving man. Naturally Tsunami found out about his secret training and instead of chastising him for hiding it she popped a devil's tail and told him to train while cleaning the house. That's why we now find the boy hanging upside down on the ceiling cleaning the lights and the pesky higher cobwebs. He was thinking that it was way too cool to hang around like that to be upset about doing chores when he heard a knock on the door.

He walked down from his position telling his mother that he will answer that. When he opened the door he couldn't see the person standing there since the pesky sun was right behind the person shadowing his features.

Inari squinted to get a better view but quickly went wide-eye when he heard him talk.

"Hey Inari, long time no see!" greeted Naruto

The poor boy took a few moments to register the fact that his brother figure was right in front of him but then faster than his age dictated he tried to tackle the blond screaming "NARUTO-NII-CHAN!"

For his part Naruto was expecting this kind of reaction from Inari and braced himself as he hugged the boy back.

"MOOOOOM it's Naruto-nii-chan! He came back!" Inari yelled towards the house.

There was a sudden smashing sound that only a ceramic plate or a drinking glass could make followed by the sound of feet clattering rapidly on the wooden floor as Tsunami came rushing out of the kitchen and joined in the hug.

"Naruto-kun!" she yelled as she squeezed her son-from-another-mother with tenderness and warmth. She quickly had her fill though and gracefully stepped back and smiled "Welcome back!"

Naruto smiled back and answered, "Hello Tsunami-san! Good to be back!"

A few minutes later they were happily making small talk around the same kitchen table that they first bonded together. It turns out that the earlier sound was made by a plate that Tsunami was cleaning. She wanted to pick up the shards immediately but Naruto would have none of it and made three clones to do it for her since it was dangerous for her to do so. His clones would be no problem though.

"So when did you arrive?" the mother asked.

"Half an hour ago. Took me a little time and ingenuity to escape from my apparent fans in this country." he said while groveling a little making the family members sweat-drop.

"So I take it you have a mission nearby?" she continued.

"Nope!" he answered smiling, "Just wanted to visit you guys and my old drinking pal Tazuna! Got the idea an hour ago."

"An hour ago? How did you get here so fast?" Inari peeped in.

"A jutsu called Hiraishin no Jutsu. I can use it to teleport instantly to any seals I have previously placed. I placed one on the bridge last time I was here." he admitted and the woman looked at him in awe.

Inari on the other hand had a mind track similar to Konohamaru. "Teach me please!" the boy begged.

The blond looked at him with regret. "Sorry Inari! It's too advanced and dangerous for you to try yet! Have you at least gotten to water walking yet?"

Inary looked down in shame "No but I'm getting there…"

Naruto nodded in understanding "See? That is a thousand times easier than this jutsu and infinitely safer. Really, what's with youth these days? They always want the flashy techniques not studying the basics. I still have to pound some this into my students daily."

"You have students? Like Kakashi-san and Kurenai-san?" Tsunami asked very much surprised by his statement.

"No, not a Gennin team but I'm an instructor at the academy. Really those squirts think that they own the world. Don't get me wrong, it's good to have dreams but they are like wall flowers. They have to have a snake biting at their heels to work hard, literally. I'm trying to save their lives and they look at me like I'm the Shinigami," he chuckled.

"I kind of find that hard to believe since you are such…" Tsunami began but Inari who was still in a little shock from the turn down recovered and interrupted (quite rude of him).

"Oh come on nii-chan! I will learn that technique and nothing will happen to me! Please! Please! Please! P…" the boy's words stuck in his mouth as he saw Naruto's angry red-slit eyes and felt his 'sensei KI' wash over him. He froze in place with his mouth agape.

"Inari!" the blond began in a tone that froze his blood. "It's good that you are enthusiastic about learning but you must understand that patience is a virtue. When I said that I will not teach you was not out of ill intent or because I was belittling your abilities! I did so because I know what it takes to learn it and you are not ready for it. Not unless you want your family to bury you in five separate coffins. That is if they find the body parts," he continued looking Inari in the eyes making the boy sweat profusely. "Also what you have done is very rude towards your mother! Apologize this instant or you will find out what I do to keep my students in check! And trust me you wouldn't want that!"

Inari nodded fast "G-Gomennassai! (I'm sorry!)"

Naruto nodded and turned to the happy-go-lucky blond that everybody knew.

Tsunami smiled while raising an eyebrow. "You know… I take that back. You really are an Oni-Sensei," she sighed playfully earning a chuckle from the blond.

"That's what my students tell me as well but you can't out the results," he answered and shared a good laugh with her. "By the way where is your father?"

She sighed. "Sleeping like a log."

"Drank too much?" Naruto asked.

"No, he finished the last of his booze two days ago. Right now he is on a short self-imposed vacation since he made a lot of money selling his carpentry works to the hoard of merchants now passing through the country and now he is just relaxing. I just let him sleep for now since he worked so hard but I don't want this to stick to him and turn him into some lazy bones." the woman answered with a smile.

Naruto then flashed a Cheshire grin "Oh really? Well then looks like I have to do something about that," he said 'innocently' before heading up to the man's room.

When he got there he found Tazuna sprawled on his futon with a giant sleep bubble coming out of his snoring air ways. Sneaking to his side he inhaled a lot of air…

The scene that had fallen on the Land of Waves was peaceful and serene. The birds were singing and the people were especially happy since not only had they regained their prosperity which was slowly rising but also because their hero had come and each got a 'piece' of him to talk to. Yes all was well and beautiful.

That is until… "WAKE UP YOU DRUNK! RISE AND SHINE!" blasted through the village.

Back at the Tazuna household…

Naruto looked in surprise as the old man who was snoring peacefully disappeared before his eyes. He blinked once before he saw some sawdust falling from the ceiling of the wooden house. He turned his gaze upwards and saw a Tazuna-like hole through it. A moment later a slightly battered and wood-covered Tazuna appeared at the door to the room growling like a demon on a dope withdrawal.

An hour later and an epic chase through the village and an exhausted carpenter was eating with his family on the opposite end of the table to where our favorite blond stood grinning like a fox. The man scowled every time he looked at the smiling face much to the amusement of his grandson and to the exasperation of his daughter.

"Oh come on old man loosen up, it was just a joke!" the blond tried to appease the situation.

"Hmph!" was Tazuna's response "Some joke…" he began sarcastically "Waking an old man up like that during his vacation." the carpenter closed his eyes and crossed his hands, his face still scowling. "I hate you," he growled.

"Hey old man!" Naruto appealed.

"Nope! Not talking to you!" the old man answered childishly.

"Come on Tazuna-osan, open your eyes!" the shinobi tried again.

"No!" the man answered again.

"Oh for the love of … Father open your eyes!" Tsunami ordered with much authority.

Tazuna sighed "Oh alright what… is… it…"

The man's voice gave way as he stared at the table-full of booze, assortments of which he never even heard of but his drunkard instincts made his mouth water.

"Peace offering!" Naruto grinned like his father "So… can we have peace so I can drink you under the table? I'll even throw in a little bonus and promise you no hangover tomorrow!"

Tazuna was speechless as he eyed the various labels on the bottles, each more exotic then the next as his mouth flooded. He then looked with wonder at the blond and yelled "I LOVE YOU!" He then 'flashed' inside the house and brought out the finest glasses he had and they all partied for hours. After that Naruto said his goodbyes and kept his word to Tazuna leaving an advanced clone behind to purge the man and his daughter of alcohol before they went to bed as well as to supervise a little bit of Inari's training. Life was good for now but a storm was brewing on the horizon.

In a secret place…

"Are the preparations complete?" a sinister voice asked from the darkness.

"Yes my lord! Our new allies have been most cooperative," the subordinate answered.

"Gooood!" the man's voice echoed in the halls of the complex, "Soon I will crush them and my victory will be complete Ku-ku-ku-ku! You may leave now… Kabuto!"

"Yes lord Orochimaru!" Kabuto bowed deeply before sinking into the shadows.

"Soon sensei…" Orochimaru hissed before mimicking his second in command.

*End chapter*

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Next chapter: The Chuunin Exams and a meeting with Jiraya. What could have happened between them that made Hiruzen shiver?