Hey guys sorry for the lack of update but being in my final year of high school really chews up time. Been doing projects and School activities. Hell I only started studying for my first exam yesterday. I write physics first next week and I seriously suck at it.

Enough about my life and on to a much, much more interesting story.

Chapter 10: Hot Springs

1 Week later

Four people walked along the dusty road towards a large building. The blond figure in the middle suddenly stopped and stood with a constipated look on his face and expelled a wave of chakra traveled past the Building and stopped 60 meters from the boy. Suddenly the other three stopped and turned menacingly towards the young 6 year old blond boy.

"Wait, wait please don't hit me, or at least before you do let me have my say" Naruto backed away slowly from the three monsters his hands covering his face to hopefully ward off the oncoming blows. "Please guys, not again it's for training. I'm not doing this to grow stronger. Think about it this way, if I can do this well you can never be caught off guard. Seriously wasn't it a good thing that I noticed the masked ninja's that were following us?"

"Naruto" Seto sweetly said, "The only reason they were following us was because you wouldn't stop pulsing." The large man made a quick grab for the boy only to have his hand knocked away by a flying green reptile. In shock naruto fell backwards. Upon landing on his butt he unconsciously let off another pulse.

"THAT'S IT THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW, NARUTO I WILL SEAL AWAY YOUR CHAKRA!" Seto ran through a set of hand seals and his hand began to glow. He reached out and was about to touch naruto…

Further away

Two men quickly made their way towards the big building unconsciously running into naruto's chakra pulse. So intent on their target they did not notice the pulse…

Back with our near death scene

"Sensei, I sensed two gigantic chakra forces coming this way." Seto's hand immediately stopped glowing as he got into a fighting stance to face the incoming chakra forces his student spoke of. Normally Seto would not believe naruto as naruto often spread stories to escape the wrath of his teammates, but this time Naruto's tone was different.

Along the road stormed two large men straight towards the group. "Kids get behind me; send your animals into the forest in case we need a diversion." Finally the two men caught up to the group and before Seto could even react…

"JII-SAMMA" The little boy ran foreword and embraced his grandfather figure. "Ahh, Naruto, long time no see how goes my little rascal?" Seto visibly relaxed. "Sorry to interrupt hokage-samma, but it would be preferable to continue this at the Hot Springs-" Seto's comment was interrupted by a loud giggle and the man who had arrived with the hokage ran off only visible as a streak of long white hair.

A Short while later

The group had settled into the hot springs. The boy's all played in the water except for Shino who sat on the edge with his feet in the water. Seto and the Hokage relaxed off to one side and the strange white haired ninja sat by the wall that separated the boy's and girls sections giggling.

"So that is what happened?" The old man stated after Seto had recounted the prior weeks occurrences. "So let me get this straight, Naruto no longer holds the Kyuubi within himself but rather in the necklace is that where we are right now?" The white haired man said suddenly right next to Seto. "Yes that is what we think, but that's why I called you. You have the best knowledge of sealing so we needed you, Jiraiya, to check it out." Stated the hokage.

"Well I don't think naruto is completely purified. There is no way that necklace could hold him. Although it can hold a limitless amount of chakra, the Demon is different. The Kyuubi is a sentient chakra entity and therefore would find a way to escape. I hypothesize that the Chakra entity is stored in the necklace via the Dragons doing, however it cannot be completely removed from naruto or else the entity would escape. Naruto is the Base for the extensive seal." The two men nodded thoughtfully at the white haired ninja's Hypothesis, it makes sense.

"I don't get it? Gomen white-haired-samma, But could you please say that in a way I can understand." The ninja had not realized that the boy had been paying attention. Jiraiya looked over towards Sarutobi and at the old mans nod attempted to simplify his Hypothesis.

"Well… Um that necklace of yours can hold chakra to infinity, but the Kyuubi is made of chakra and because of that he can be stored in the Necklace but. The Kyuubi is also smart so if he was just put in the necklace he would escape. So we think he is not completely removed from you but is sealed by you and the dragon. You are the thing that keeps the Kyuubi locked up in the necklace."

"Oh that makes sense." Naruto replied. "In my mindscape, that's what Sora calls it, there is a stone pillar thing with a red orb on it. I think that is Kyuubi." Jiraiya raised his eyebrows at this statement and muttered under his breath, "If only I could go into your mindscape…"

"Naruto, I can take him into your mindscape if you want. I think he can help. I don't want to let the one-who-poisons hurt us again." Sora mentioned telepathically. "Um sorry white-haired-samma, but Sora says she can take you to my mindscape." Naruto timidly ventured. "Yes please Naruto." Jiraiya quickly stated.

"Tell the man to put his hand on your forehead" Naruto did as instructed and then Sora touched her nose to Jiraiya's forehead.

Naruto's Mindscape

Jiraiya opened his eyes to find himself in the Forest glade with Sora. "Wow, this is a pretty place. But where is the pedestal. I don't wanna be here too long" Jiraiya stated. Sora made her way towards the red stained tree and it reverted to the pedestal. "Naruto is the Key and lock to this seal. He holds the Beast at bay but when he channels chakra he sometimes takes from the stone which is like opening the door a little. The beast rushed the opening when naruto first attempted the Chakra pulse. That is why a bit of his chakra escaped." Sora quickly explained.

"It makes sense. Can I further seal this orb so that naruto can only access the necklace if he removes the seal?" Sora nodded. Jiraiya quickly set about sealing the orb; he covered the orb with symbols and then placed his hand in the middle of the symbol and applied chakra. The symbols seemed to come alive as they all glowed and retreated towards Jiraiya's palm.

A mighty roar rang with anger from the orb just as the sealing completed. Jiraiya removed his hand and under his palm was a Slip of paper which Jiraiya wrote a message to naruto. Once done he turned to Sora and nodded. Sora understood that the work was done and returned the pedestal to its tree form. She then transported Jiraiya out of naruto's mindscape.

Back in the Hot springs

Jiraiya opened his eyes and noticed that naruto had fallen asleep. 'He looks so much like his father it is uncanny, I can't leave yet'

Sarutobi looked at the sky and sighed, "I think it's time for the boy's to go to sleep. Seto, Jiraiya, once the boys are asleep come see me. We need to talk." And so Seto took the boy's to their beds much to Kiba and Shino's disappointment but as soon as the boys climbed into the hot spring's Hotel beds they immediately fell asleep. Seto's expression turned serious 'Now for the real negotiations' with that thought he made his way towards Sarutobi's room.

Hey guys, Sorry had to stop it here but want to get the chap up and I thought this was as good a place as any to break. Stay tuned for the next chapter.

Darius out.