Disclaimer time again: I do not own Naruto, any movies from Universal pictures and have any ties to Incubus or Clint Black.

Uzumaki Complex

Everyone stood in awe at the sight laid before them. Well, almost everyone. Akamaru took off running in the open field causing both Chronos and Kiba to laugh, with the latter taking off after his companion.

Sarutobi also was not gawking at the sight like the rest of the youngsters. Even though the place was never seen before by his eyes, it reminded him of another compound in a separate part of the village. Glancing at the young blonde boy that he watched over for so long, a simple curiosity crept into his mind.

'That will be interesting to see later on. I wonder which place or person he would choose.'

Naruto on the other hand was just as happy as he has ever been. There was plenty of room to train and it appeared that the place was safe. He wasted no time starting to explore, first heading to the two buildings with the glass roofs.

Seeing his son bound off, Chronos turned to the others kids and motioned them to explore a little bit. "Go ahead and look around. Leave the scrolls with me. I'll carry them. Take a look around those buildings and meet in front of the stone buildings in about an hour."

They nodded and took off into groups. Hinata strolled after Naruto to look at the side buildings. Sasuke wandered towards the largest of the three stone buildings with Sakura and Ino in tow. Kiba and Akamaru were not far behind them after Kiba caught up to his canine partner. Shikamaru and Chouji started to look at the trees ringing the perimeter of the complex.

"I guess that went better than expected." Chronos chuckled. "I wanted to ask you a few questions, Sarutobi-sama, with them not around."

"I figured that was part of the reason you brought them along, leaving you free to pick my brain while they explore for you. So, what do you have on your mind?"

Picking up the scrolls, Chronos started to walk towards the main building accompanied with the Hokage. "First, I guess I have a lot to learn about some of your ways here. You stated that I would also need to gain the title of Jounin by the time Sasuke and Naruto graduated. How much time do I have before that occurs?"

"Just a couple of months. Graduation is in the middle of June."

Chronos nodded pensively. "Not much time to go from nothing. Then again, a leader wouldn't have already thought of a plan since when we read the scroll."

The Third Hokage gave a small grunt in approval. "After you get yourself settled in tonight, I was going to have you meet a few of our Jounin instructors in the morning while Sasuke and Naruto head off to the Academy for the day. They will be training you until a week before the graduation. From what I know of the trials from archives kept in my library, it will take a whole week for you to get past them."

Chronos chuckled. "I can't wait. It should be… fun. Since you covered the training and time frame, I guess there is just one more thing. Between the scrolls and the visit from my ojiisan and obaasan, I am guessing I have certain gifts. One I am certain of is this feeling I've had ever since I got out of the hospital. I feel so much lighter and faster now, it's taken much concentration just to keep at a normal pace."

The Third frowned at that statement. "Unfortunately, I have no response to that one. I was never privy to parts of the Uzumaki bloodline and since you have Uchiha blood in you as well, I can imagine that your gifts may end up being a combination. I already can see the red tint in your eyes, so the Uchiha in you is getting out, but the physical change you feel is probably from the Uzumaki side."

"How am I going to get any help in that?" Chronos asked exasperatedly.

"Kakashi will be helping from the Uchiha side of things, but from the Uzumaki side, I guess you will have to sort it out or find whatever resources were left in there." Sarutobi stated pointing at the compound. "I will leave you to that while I inform those Jounin who will be training you. Meet me at my office after the boys got to the Academy for the day. Sayonara, Chronos-san." With that, he left in a poof of smoke and swirling leaves.


With Naruto and Hinata

Naruto bounded his way towards the strange buildings. Up close, he could tell that the glass roofs were tiled and slanted to bring in fresh air from the outside. The walls were also of a glass variety, translucent in nature. As he made towards the front door, he heard running footsteps behind him.

"Wait!" exclaimed Hinata almost out of breath.

Naruto turned and found her just a few feet away from him with her hands on her knees crouched over panting, trying to catch her breath. Naruto smiled and shook his head.

"I didn't think you were that eager to look at some old building." He said trying to hold back a laugh.

"I… I thought that – pant – the roof – pant – was pretty."

"If you like it that much, why don't we see what it is like from the inside?" Naruto suggested motioning towards the door.

Hinata blushed a little and smiled while walking inside. Naruto just laughed under his breath following her inside. There the two found two rows of tables with long brown trays filled with dirt. Shriveled and decomposed plants were found lying inside each tray, denoting the long absence of care. Along the wall was a chain attached to both a pulley near the door and a gear and axle setup connected to the glass-tiled ceiling. Hanging above both rows of trays were long pipes with small holes in them. Those pipes connected to a center pipe in the ground on the far wall opposite of the door.

"Interesting place, even though everything seems to be dead here." Naruto muttered.

"H-Hai. I've s-seen something l-like this at the Ya-Yamanaka Flower Shop."

"That is a good thing. Otousan said something about teaching Sasuke to grow Akanasu, since the teme likes Ekika so much." He grumbled.

"So your Otousan is a gardener??" inquired a young female voice behind them.

The boy and girl turned to look at Ino who had joined them. Both of them were quite shocked that Ino was not hanging around Sasuke; however Naruto was the only one that expressed it on his face. Hinata, however, was curious as to why she was here.

Naruto sheepishly scratched the back of his head shaking off the shock. "I am not so sure of that. All I know was of the Akanasu. But this place does look like somewhere that I can grow some of my plants as well."

Hinata and Ino perked up at that statement, both thinking along relatively similar lines.

'Naruto-kun and Chronos-san likes growing things. Maybe I can get some help growing some lilies my mother used to grow.' Hinata thought to herself fondly remembering her mother.

'Maybe this baka is not all that bad. Anyone that likes to grow things can't be too bad.' Ino mused.

"What plants do you have, Naruto?"

"A couple Bonsai, aloe root, and clematis. Why are you so interested?" Naruto asked curiously.

A wry smile crossed Ino's face. "It isn't every day you see a guy that is into gardening. My parents own a flower shop, or did you forget?"

Hinata noticed the smile from Ino and grew jealous. 'What is she doing? This is my Naruto-kun. Come on now Hinata. Show some interest.'

"I h-have been trying to g-grow lilies f-for a w-while now. M-maybe you c-could h-help me, Naruto-kun??" she asked as innocently as possible.

Naruto grew one of his cheesy fox smiles. "Definitely Hinata. I would enjoy it. Maybe Ino would be willing to help too??"

Ino smiled sweetly. "Of course, Naruto."

"Since you are the expert, what are those pipes for Ino?" Naruto inquired pointing at the pipes hung over the boxes.

"They appear to be sprinkler pipes used for watering the plants. See the valves near the end of each pipe??" Ino asked pointing towards a handle near the end of each pipe. "You turn those and water all of the plants in one shot."

"Awesome! So why are you over here, Ino? I figured you would be following your precious Sasuke around."

"Sasuke found some scrolls in one of the rooms in the main building. He got moody and told everyone to leave him alone while he looked them over."


Flashback – Uzumaki Library

I was getting so frustrated! Our group, following Sasuke-kun, had found nothing of real interest so far in the main building. The three story house was rather sizable, and so far each floor seemed to have its function. The first floor was elegant in design and contained a rather large kitchen, a simple dining hall, a ballroom that looked like it could house over a hundred guests, a conference room that seemed to hold clan meetings, as well as a decent sized living room. Every piece of furniture seemed to either be hand-carved kashiwagi or biidama. Small paintings and hand-woven tapestries adorned the walls.

Sasuke didn't seem all that impressed but I could appreciate the level of craftsmanship and artistry present here. Seeing nothing that interested him on that floor, Sasuke-kun led us up a central spiral staircase in the main hall towards the second floor. Right as we stepped foot on the landing, his eyes widened. In front of him were books and scrolls on shelves lining every wall. Four oaken tables, similar to the ones in the conference room were there in what could only be the library. As Sasuke started looking at the shelves, Sakura noticed two boxes on one of the tables.

She approached the box curiously and seeing that it may be important, I decided to follow her. I didn't want forehead girl to find something that interested Sasuke-kun first. This may be my big chance to score points with him. The two boxes had clan markings on them, Sakura grabbed the one on the left and I took the one on the right. Looking at the box, I immediately squealed in joy. The clan marking was that of the Uchiha. I'd recognize it anywhere.

"Sasuke-kun. Come look at this." I beckoned to him. "It has your clan symbol on it."

Turning to look at him, I saw him sprint over to me as if I had water and he was in the desert. I handed him the box, giving him my sweetest smile. I was hoping that he would congratulate me on finding it or maybe even show some affection.

I was disappointed when he took the box and headed to another table opening it. Sakura look at me curious as to what was going on. I had not one clue either, so I just shrugged and went over to him.

"Sasuke-kun, what is in there??" Sakura and I asked him. It was odd that we asked it at the same time. I couldn't help but glare at that massive forehead of hers.

"Missing clan scrolls." He muttered and started to pore over them intently.

"Wonderful." I said barely containing my excitement. I found something of importance to him. Maybe he would recognize me and want to take me out. "I'm glad I found it for you. Need any help with those?"

"No. Now leave." He muttered.

"Why, Sasuke-kun??" Sakura asked. "We'd like to help!" I nodded in agreement, for I would do almost anything to help him if he'd asked.

"No. I want to do this on my own. Please leave me." He said in his typical monotone.

We just looked at each other and walked off silently. Kiba and Sakura motioned to go around to adjacent rooms or up to the next floor, but I motioned for them to go ahead. If Sasuke-kun didn't want to be bothered, then I would go to somewhere else interesting.


Naruto laughed heartily at that statement of Ino's. "Sounds like him, alright. When we trained together, I wasn't sure he really wanted to help me train or just had to keep busy since Kakashi-sensei wasn't really teaching us anything."

"Well it has been about an hour." Ino mentioned offhandedly. "We should get back to the main house. From the looks of things, we'll have a lot of dusting to do in there."

"Right, I can't wait to see what else the others or Otousan found." Naruto mentioned as he sprinted out the door. Ino and Hinata just looked at each other and sighed, following the energetic blond.


Main Hall

It was about two in the afternoon when everyone got back together. Seeing everyone was present, Chronos decided to get a report. Looking at the pineapple-haired boy, he noticed the kid was completely bored.

"Shikamaru, right??"

The boy sighed. "Yeah, that's me."

"What did you find?"

Sighing again, he gave his report. "The trees seemed to be in good shape. Chouji particularly noticed the few that were apple trees produced some tasty fruit. He managed to put down his bag of chips and ate three of them. After looking over the trees, we found the stone building to the west side of the main house was the bath house. The water seemed warm still even though no power was on. Probably is due to an underground hot spring."

Chronos nodded and looked over to the rest of the group. Sasuke appeared to be reading a scroll of some kind. "What did you find, Sasuke?"

"Otousan, this is a clan scroll from the Uchiha. It is regarding the Sharingan, our clan's kekkei genkai. Supposedly, there is a specific training regimen that would activate earlier levels of the Sharingan faster than through normal means."

"That is an important find. I guess we will need to look over that tomorrow. Now, did anyone find the bedrooms?"

Sakura spoke up. "Kiba and I did, Chronos-san. We found three master bedrooms on the top floor and there were four smaller bedrooms on the second floor where the library was."

"Good. Naruto, Sasuke. Take our stuff and take them to the bedrooms on the top floor. If you could also start cleaning them. Take a couple people up to help. Is anyone here a decent cook??"

Everyone looked around. Naruto started to raise his hand, but Chronos stopped him. "Not you Naruto. I don't think your friends want to eat ramen tonight, and neither do I." Naruto frowned at the idea and started grabbing the scrolls getting ready to head upstairs.

"I… I picked u-up some t-things f-from my kaasan. I c-could help." Hinata mentioned.

"Perfect. Take the scroll with the groceries in it and head to the kitchen. I'll meet you there in a few minutes."

Hinata bowed and took the scroll heading off to the kitchen, taking one last glance at Naruto smiling and blushing as she walked away. Chronos noticed this and figured he would talk to her about it.

"Naruto, what did you find?"

"It was awesome, Otousan! There were a couple of buildings that lots of plants used to grow in. Ino said she would help us with growing some plants in there, and so did Hinata. I can't wait to get plants in there!" Naruto mentioned excitedly, while everyone smirked at that. No one knew Naruto had a green thumb, but everyone knew Hinata's reason for helping the blonde boy.

"On the way back, I noticed the building on the east side of this one was unlocked. You should have seen all the weapons and gear inside. Weights, armor, shuriken, kunai, and even a few katana and zabato."

"Interesting. We will have to take a look at those tomorrow after class. For now, we have work to do. Sasuke, take Naruto and Sakura and go upstairs. Get the bedrooms in decent shape. Before you go, could you get my chest out of the one scroll with my things inside it?"

As Sasuke went to unseal the one scroll, Chronos continued to give out orders. "Shikamaru, you and Kiba look for the power for this place. I would not want to have to cook over a campfire tonight. The rest of you, go over the rest of this floor and get a place for us to eat and to watch a movie tonight ready."

"A movie??" Ino asked.

"Yeah. Didn't Sakura mention it when she got everyone?"

"NO!" Shikamaru, Kiba, Chouji, and Ino shouted glaring at her.

"Oh, no big deal. I just figured that since everyone was so nice as to help us out, it would be impolite not to entertain my youshis' friends. Also wouldn't it be a good time to share some of the things I used to do where I came from."

"Is this your first time to Konoha??" Kiba asked.

"Hai, so far I've enjoyed it. This may not be Iowa or San Diego or Chicago, but it has been fun so far. Now go on, get working or we will have less time to relax." Chronos said dismissively as he opened his chest, pulling out his laptop, movies, speakers and music player. Out of the corner of his eye, he also noticed a small projector, which he removed as well. He nodded to Sasuke, who sealed the chest back into the scroll and took off with Sakura cheerfully following. Naruto could only irritatedly sigh as he brought up the rear.

Setting everything but the music player and speakers on a small table in the hall, Chronos headed for the kitchen.


Kitchen area

Hinata was amazed at the size of the kitchen. Even thought the design was basic, the sheer size of it left her awestruck. It was larger that even the kitchen her mother once used. Everything was simplistic in design and was meant only for functionality. Simple marble counter tops adorned carved oak cabinets and a center island cooking and carving station. The walls were still the same tan stone that the building seemed to be carved from but the warm wood and the white marble seemed to brighten the room.

A large refrigerator and cabinet freezer were lined on the far wall to the door. On the wall to the left was the sink area and cabinets for the all of the dishware, silverware, and cookware. On the wall to the right was the oven and pantry area, separated by a simple picture window. She would have loved to cook many things for any future family in a kitchen like this. A small blush covered her face as she thought of who that family would be with. Hinata would have daydreamed for hours about those thought if a small cough didn't disrupt her. She turned to see Chronos smiling widely at her.

"I hope I wasn't interrupting anything."

"No, n-not at all Chronos-san. I was just a-admiring the place." Hinata said waiving her hand as if she was modeling the room to a perspective home-buyer.

"I'm glad you like it. I guess there is more than one reason to come visit, even though I know what reason you would want to stop by for." Chronos mentioned cheekily.

Hinata stifled a giggle along with a small blush at that thought as the man set down a couple of strange boxes on the center island. He then connected them via a small wire to a small box with an even smaller screen on it. Curiously, Hinata peeked around his shoulder as he flicked a switch and the screen came to life.

Chronos turned a dial and started talking. "Let's see. What would be some good music to listen to while cleaning this place?" He then noticed Hinata looking at the iPod he had. "Open up those scrolls and check the fridge and freezer. We need to make sure the food doesn't spoil."

Hinata nodded and went to work. After a few minutes, she noticed some strange music coming from the boxes, ones she never heard before. "Chronos-san, d-did you b-bring this from y-your homeland?" Hinata asked intrigued from the music being played.

"Yeah. When it looked like nothing was going to survive, I wanted to bring a piece of there with me. The music is just one part. Is the music bothering you? I can turn it off." Chronos stated as he started to dust off the shelves dishes.

"No. It is… different, b-but I c-could like it." She replied as she turned to the fridge. As she opened it, a noticeable thunk happened and the light in the fridge turned on and its motor started running. "It l-looks like we h-have electricity."

"Good. I have been meaning to ask you, Hinata, do you want help with that stutter of yours?"

Hinata turned to him quickly, wondering why someone she just met would want to help her with that. He saw the inquisitive look on her face and sought to ease her mind.

"If it is a touchy subject, I'll stop, but just so you know… I used to stutter myself. Sometimes I still have problems speaking in front of large groups of people."

"H-how did you get p-past it?"

"Two things helped. First, I was taught by my reading teacher to take a breath and slow down my thoughts. Most of my problem was nervousness. Slowing things down helped."

Hinata stood there for a few seconds soaking that information in, before taking a deep breath and continuing. "What e-else helped with it?"

"Singing." He replied smiling as he cleaned merrily.

"Nani?? How can that help?"

Chronos smiled sweetly at the girl. "Listen closely. A bit of the stuttering was from a lack of confidence and from bottling up emotions. My neechan saw how much I bottled things up when I was babysitting my nephew. She came over to check on me and saw me talking on the phone. I was stuttering again even though I was fourteen years old. Want to know why?"

Hinata nodded and waited for him to finish his story. Chronos took a deep breath and continued. "I was being asked on the first date I would have. I had a crush on the girl but was so nervous. I could never do anything right when talking to her. She called me that night to ask me about going to a movie with her. When she asked me, I stuttered so badly that even the girl knew I was nervous. She stopped asking and said she'd call back later."

Hinata stared at the man and realized he was, in a way, the same as her and Naruto. She had a question now about the girl he was talking about, since she noticed the fondness he had while telling the story.

"My sister saw me hanging up the phone and knew just by the look on my face that I was frustrated. She took me into the living room and turned on the radio. After some coaxing from her, and a little patience waiting for a decent song to come on, she had me sing. Strangely enough, it was somewhat of a country love song. I still have it. I believe it's called 'Like the Rain'. Singing along with the music released all the tension I had." Chronos said fondly remembering the moment.

"Coincidentally, the girl called me back right after the song was over. Before she could ask, I said I would go with her. Best decision of my life."

"Why is that, Chronos-san?? What happened to the girl??"

Chronos chuckled looking up at the ceiling. "I married her five years later. Unfortunately, she is in a place I can't reach her or my son, at least for now."

Hinata noticed a tear starting to form in his eye and immediately knew what happened to them. They must have passed on, just like her kaasan did. She looked down remembering the pain of loss, until she hears him speak again.

"It is another reason why I sing. Sometimes, I feel like they can hear me sing. Anyways, enough of that now. We should get back to work. If you want, I'll sing a song or two when we finish. What do you think?"

"Hai. I would like that, Chronos-san." Hinata replied softly turning back to her work.

The next two hours went quietly until all the groceries were put up and every dish, pot, pan, glass, and even the stove was cleaned. As soon as they finished, Chronos smiled at the girl and walked over to the iPod. He started fiddling with the device looking for a song.

"Do you have any requests for the song I am going to sing, Hinata?"

"No, Chronos-san. P-pick any one you l-like." Hinata stated leaning against the fridge.

"Alright then. Let's see… No… Not light enough… Ahhh, this will do." Chronos said as the guitar started to come through the speakers. He started to hum until the right time, and then sang along with the song.

Sometimes, I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear

And I can't help but ask myself how much I'll let the fear

Take the wheel and steer
It's driven me before
And it seems to have a vague, haunting mass appeal
But lately I am beginning to find that I
Should be the one behind the wheel

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
I'll be there..

Hinata was amazed to the quality of his singing. It was as if the song was meant to be sung by him. Every note was on key and sharp, every word clearly heard, and there was feeling in every melody and inflection.

So if I decide to waiver my chance to be one of the hive
Will I choose water over wine and hold my own and drive?
Aaa-aa-Ao-oo

It's driven me before
And it seems to be the way that everyone else gets around
But lately I'm beginning to find that
when I drive myself my light is found

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
I'll be there...

Hinata couldn't believe what she was hearing or seeing. Not only was his voice soothing and relaxing to hear but his movements to the music seemed playful and light. It was almost as if he was free. She determined then and there that she would try to sing like he did. If it helped him, maybe it would help her too.

'Maybe… Just maybe… I won't be afraid anymore.' She hoped.


Would you choose water over wine,
Hold the wheel and drive?


Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
With open arms and open eyes, yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there
I'll be there..

do, do, do, do, do...

As the song finished, both Hinata and Chronos were surprised to hear clapping behind them. They turned to see Kiba and Ino standing there applauding the performance. Chronos bowed embarrassedly.

"Chronos-san," Hinata asked, "what music was that?"

"That was just some rock music I liked listening to. It is just a little bit of home I brought with me. The song is called 'Drive'. Did you like it?"

Hinata nodded, as both Kiba and Ino gave their approval.

"Do you have more of that rock music, Chronos-san?? It sounded very different." Ino inquired.

"Yeah, it is nothing like the stuff we got around here. That was cool." Kiba mentioned.

"Yeah definitely, even though some of it is not as mellow as that song. I also brought some country music, but I rather have a few drinks before I start singing that stuff."

"Why is that, Chronos-san??" Hinata questioned politely.

He laughed at a little memory before answering. "Country music is best for road trips, drinking at a bar, or fishing. Speaking of which, I wish I could have a beer now, but I didn't see any at the store."

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura overheard that while walking into the kitchen to find the rest of the group. Sasuke and Sakura weren't too curious as to what beer was, but Naruto couldn't resist.

"What is beer?"

"It is a kind of alcohol. Why, hasn't anyone heard of it before??" Chronos inquired. Everyone shook their heads in dissent. Noticing Shikamaru and Chouji entering the room, he inquired the same thing of the two. Neither of them knew. Sighing in disappointment, Chronos beckoned everyone to follow him.

He set up the projector and laptop in the conference room. Selecting a decent movie about a couple of treasure seekers and a cursed mummy, Chronos left them to watch the movie as he made dinner. After dinner was ready, he brought it to the dining room and gathered the kids.

Everyone was feeling relaxed and enjoyed the movie. The guys, except for Shikamaru, were curious about the weapons and fight scenes, while the girls were giddy about the romantic overtones between the young archaeologist/librarian girl and the handsome gunfighter and adventurer. Shikamaru however actually seemed interested in how the laptop and the movie discs worked.

Everyone peppered Chronos with questions during dinner, especially since this was a meal they haven't seen before. Luckily, he showed them how the handmade flour tortillas worked in making burritos. Needless to say, everyone had their fill. Sasuke was glad there were plenty of ekika for the burritos while Chouji proclaimed that it was better than his BBQ chips.

Smiling, everyone left after dinner, but not before agreeing to do this every Saturday night, if their parents would agree. The new family headed back inside as their friends went home. Sighing, Chronos started talking to his sons as they walked up to their rooms.

"You two are rather lucky. Those are some good friends to have."

"You said it, Otousan!" Naruto exclaimed grinning widely. "Best anyone could have." All Sasuke could do is grunt in approval.

"Okay, I guess it is time for me to lay down some ground rules. No arguing over any of these, savvy??" Both boys looked at their new father curiously before nodding in agreement.

"One, no secrets are to be kept between us. I expect nothing more than complete trust and honesty between us. Two, there are some things that I will pass down to you from my travels and things my parents and grandparents taught me. Never disrespect those." Chronos paused until he got nods of approval from the two.

"Third, unless it is something that you can't teach due to genetics, we share every technique we can. You learn something in school, then teach it to me. I learn something, and I teach it to you, if it is appropriate. You two have to graduate in a couple of months and I have a goal to reach as well. Supposedly, if I am to be deemed the clan head, I need to be rated as a Jounin by the time you two graduate."

"NANI!?!" both boys exclaimed. It shocked Naruto and Chronos that Sasuke spoke up like Naruto did at that comment.

"What is the problem with that??" Chronos asked intrigued by the their response.

"Jounin is two full ranks above a Genin, which what we will be when we graduate. To do that in a couple of months is near impossible." Sasuke commented.

"Luckily, no one has ever told a Marine what he can and can not do. That will be something else we will be doing. What time does the academy lessons start??"

"Eight in the morning." Naruto stated. "Why do you ask?"

A mischievous grin crossed Chronos's face. "Simple really. Since you two are dead set on being ninja, then we will become the first Marine ninja around. In keeping with Marine tradition, reverie or wake-up is at five in the morning. Then we will do the daily seven, do some PT, and then bathe and eat breakfast. Also, I will go with you to class tomorrow. I want to meet your sensei. Now get to bed. Lights out in fifteen minutes!!"

Both boys looked at each other and then sprinted off to bed. Chronos could only laugh.

"All I need now is a Smokey and an aluminum trash can." Chronos stated to himself as he walked to his room, amused. Tomorrow was going to be very interesting.

(a/n) Please review and tell me what you think, either good or bad. If you don't like it, tell me what I could do to better it. We have a long way to go before the end of this book. Did I surprise anyone?? I decided with some of the good reviews I gotten to turn this into a trilogy.

One special note. I did dedicate this to my son, who right now is in state supervised care until I can get him back. Now he has even more to share with Naruto. He can blame his stepfather for that. I will save my son from him, hopefully. Sucks that he is in another state, making this very difficult.

Finally, if anyone has ideas for the next song or movie to quote, please bring it up. Also, I am a little torn as to who should be Chronos's love interest in the story. Give me some ideas. I got one of two in mind. Just as a note. Chronos is 28.