Hiya guys, well I finally managed to get this chapter done so I hope you all enjoy.

I want to say thank you to all those that have reviewed and favourited the Story so far, and I hope you continue to give your support to this story. This chapter is longer than the other two, so enjoy!

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Chapter 2

8 Years after the Kyuubi's attack...

To say Tarek was getting annoyed would be an understatement. He had tried almost everything and absolutely nothing had worked. Rubbing the back of his short dark-brown hair, Tarek glared at the form of the sleeping Naruto. It was already ten in the morning and Naruto was still out like a light! They were going to be late for their first day at the Konoha Ninja academy if he didn't get him up soon. At the thought of the Ninja academy, Tarek couldn't help but smile in excitement. Today would be the first step to his dream, the day he would become a ninja-in-training. Tarek's smile turned to a scowl as he glanced back at the sleeping Naruto. Correction, it would be the first step, provided he could wake his lazy friend.

"Naruto I swear, if you don't get out of this bed right now your going to regret it!" Tarek threatened. Naruto just slept on, oblivious to the threat. Finally losing his patience, Tarek left his friends bedroom and walked towards the kitchen. Grabbing a jug from one of the cupboards, he filled it to the brim with cold water. He then walked back into Naruto's bedroom and stood over him. Pausing for a moment, he waited to see if there was any sign of Naruto waking up by himself. Realising that he was not going to wake up anytime soon, Tarek poured the contents of the jug over Naruto's head. Naruto shot out of bed with a curse, crashing into the floor as he did so. Soaking wet, cursing and rubbing the spot where he had hit his head on the floor, Naruto turned a heated glare towards his friend, who stood there with the jug in his hand smirking.

"What the hell was that for?!" Naruto shouted angrily at his friend.

Tarek shrugged "I just spent the last ten minutes trying everything I could think of to wake you up. In the end, you forced me to resort to this." Tarek emphasised the jug.

Naruto continued to glare at him "That still doesn't explain why you woke me up in the first place, we did spend the whole of yesterday training you know!"

Tarek just stared at his friend in disbelief. There was no way he could have forgotten what day it was.

Then again, this is Naruto were talking about here

Snorting at the thought, Tarek brought his attention back to Naruto.

"Naruto, you do remember what day it is today right?" Tarek said arching an eyebrow.

Naruto stared at Tarek for a long moment, puzzlement evident in his eyes. Then his eyes slowly widened as he remembered what day it was.

"Shit!" Naruto swore as he got up from the floor and bolted past Tarek towards the shower. As soon as Tarek heard the sound of the water being turned on, he sighed and left Naruto's bedroom, closing the door behind him. Rubbing the back of his head, he moved back to the kitchen. Putting the jug beside the sink, Tarek leaned back against the counter, waiting for Naruto to finish getting ready. It had been three years since the day they had both met and Tarek had found out exactly what that silver barrier was, though to Tarek it only seemed like yesterday. He smiled warmly at all that had happened and unconsciously thought back to the meeting in the Hokage tower after the incident with the mob.

Flashback

Tarek stared apprehensively at the Hokage as he asked both Naruto and Tarek to sit down in the chairs that had been placed in front of his desk, smiling gently at the both of them. Though Tarek had been in the Hokage's office several times before now, he still always felt a little uncomfortable in here, and those were only over minor matters. This time they were dealing with something very serious, and Tarek's heart was pounding heavily in his chest because of this. He glanced towards Naruto and noticed him fidgeting in his seat. He was obviously just as apprehensive as Tarek was. Tarek then turned his eyes towards the Hyuuga clan head. Hiashi was standing beside the Hokage looking at both children, no emotion evident on his visage. However, the part of the Hyuuga clan head that Tarek was interested in was his eyes. Noticing Tarek's stare, Hiashi studied Tarek a few moments. Tarek was startled to see sadness suddenly appear in the Hyuuga heads eyes as he looked at him.

After a few moments of awkward silence, the third Hokage cleared his throat. This broke the gazes that Tarek and Hiashi held, and both looked at the Hokage. Naruto stopped looking down and looked up at the Hokage as well.

"Now then, before we discuss your living arrangements, there is something of the utmost importance that I must first tell you both. It concerns the incident in the alley." The Third said his expression changed to one of utmost seriousness.

Tarek's eyes widened and he leaned in a bit closer. He knew that this must concern the silver barrier that had protected him from harm. He noticed out of the corner of his eye that Naruto was also looking at the Hokage with burning interest.

"First, I want to assure you that the mob that attacked you both will be heavily punished for their crimes. What they were doing was wrong and inhumane, and I promise you they will never do that again."

Tarek couldn't help but feel some satisfaction over that news. He didn't understand why they had attacked Naruto like that however, he knew deep down that what they were doing was wrong and was glad that he had done the right thing by intervening. He glanced at Naruto, and saw the sadness in his eyes, which only made Tarek wonder whether or not the incident with the mob had happened to him before. He was suddenly taken aback when Naruto began to grin, and the momentary sadness in his eyes disappeared. Tarek narrowed his eyes. How could his expression change so quickly?

"Now" the Hokage continued pulling Tarek away from his thoughts.

"You are probably both curious about what happened back in the alley. Now I want you to both know that what I am about to reveal to the two of you is one of the two greatest secrets of Konoha. Because of this I will require an oath from you Naruto."

Naruto looked at the Hokage startled.

"Why?" He questioned.

"Because this secret concerns Tarek, and I need to know that I can trust you to keep it to yourself, his life could be put into great danger if it is revealed to the wrong person." The Hokage said gravely.

Naruto and Tarek both looked at the Hokage in surprise. What the Hokage had just said made Tarek wonder whether or not he still wanted to know about it or not. He took his stare away from the Hokage and glanced at Naruto. Could this boy he only just met be trusted with a secret that not even he knew about? Tarek then thought back to the alley and how Naruto had accepted him even with his silver eyes. He smiled. If Naruto could accept him for that then, yes, he could trust Naruto with the secret that was about to be revealed to the two of them. Naruto stared at the Hokage a few moments before finally nodding.

"I will take the oath." Naruto said, determination running deep in his voice.

"Then here are the terms of the oath. You must promise me that what I am about to reveal to you will not be revealed to anyone outside of this room unless you have my or Tarek's permission. The only person you can discuss this secret with is Tarek himself, and anyone else that Tarek deems trustworthy. Do you accept the terms?"

Naruto nodded immediately after the Hokage asked the question. The Hokage inclined his head to him before turning his gaze to Tarek.

"Tarek" The third Hokage began "Five Years ago, you were orphaned from a terrible battle at your families home. An ANBU squad found you alone in your parent's room. You were brought back to Konoha and after much debate; the council put you in the orphanage that you stayed at until about three months ago." The Hokage paused staring at Tarek sadly. Tarek had tears flowing down his face. He knew deep down that he had no family left, however, he never gave up the hope that maybe he still had at least one family member left, and that they would eventually come for him. Now however, his hopes were crushed. He knew enough about his clan-no his family to know that there were no other branches, that they all stayed on the same estate. He really was all alone in the world. The orphanage kids had never wanted to bond with him because they were always frightened of his silver eyes, and the Matrons had always been cold towards him, calling him an abomination. Whenever a couple had come wanting to adopt a child, he was never picked, never until three months ago. He could still remember the kind faces of the couple as they talked to him and got to know him better. When they had picked him, he was overjoyed; he felt that finally, he would have a family. Once they had got outside the orphanage however, his new mother had taken his glasses off, saying she wanted to see the 'beautiful' eyes of her own son. As soon as she had caught sight of his eyes, she had screamed, calling him an abomination. As soon as her husband had seen his eyes, he had tried to kill him. Scared and hurt, Tarek had run away and had been living on the streets ever since. He broke out into sobs as he let all the pain and loneliness wash over him. After a few moments, he felt a warm hand patting his back. Startled, his tears suddenly dried up and he glanced upwards to see Naruto standing beside him, his expression one of sadness and his eyes gleaming with unshed tears. Tarek didn't understand. Why would Naruto feel sad for him? Seeing his look of puzzlement, the third Hokage decided to explain.

"Naruto is much like you Tarek. His entire family was killed in an attack on the village five years ago, on the same night that your family were killed."

Tarek stared at Naruto in shock. Did this mean that Naruto had gone through the same things that he had? Figuring this out, Tarek suddenly felt a rush of warmth for Naruto flow through him. If Naruto had gone through exactly the same thing's that Tarek had, then that meant he wasn't alone. He smiled at Naruto and nodded. Naruto gave Tarek one of his fox grins in return. Seeing them both smiling made the Hokage and even Hiashi smile, and the Hokage took this as a sign to continue.

"However, that was not the end of the matter, for something happened to you on that night Tarek." The Hokage said, his smile being replaced with a grave look. Hiashi's smile had also faded, returning to his stoic visage. Hearing this had brought Tarek and Naruto's attention back to the old Hokage.

The Hokage took a deep breath as he continued.

"Tarek, we are not sure who did it, or how it was done, but neither of them really matter anymore. Tarek, on the night that your entire family was killed, your clans legacy, the Silver sword of Gith, was sealed inside of you."

A dead silence fell to the room as Tarek stared at the Hokage in shock. A sword had been sealed within him, and not just any sword, his clans own heirloom? Questions flooded his mind as he tried to make sense of this new information. He snapped back to attention as the Hokage broke the silence.

"That silver barrier that protected you from that kunai in the alley was just one of the many abilities of the Silver Sword of Gith. The barrier was made from the shards that make up the Silver sword, providing the user with absolute protection. No known jutsu or weapon has ever been able to break through it. Your grandfather used the ability quite often to protect his fellow ninja. I have also been able to deduce that the reason you have silver eyes is because it is a side effect of having the Silver sword sealed within your body."

Discovering that the Silver sword could protect him wasn't all that surprising. For a five year old, he was quite intelligent and had quickly deduced that the silver barrier had had something to do with the Silver sword. However, finding out that his silver eyes were a side effect of having the sword inside of him had come as a total blow. The reason for all his pain and loneliness had been because of the sword inside of him. He suddenly felt resentment to the person who had cursed him with his fate.

"Wow…" Naruto said in awe, completely oblivious to Tarek's rising anger.

The Hokage had noticed Tarek's anger, and moved quickly to stop it.

"Tarek, whoever sealed the sword inside of you probably had your safety in mind as well as the protection of the sword. I know it is hard for you, a five year old, to accept a great burden that had been placed on you near the time of your birth, but please, do not hate the relative who placed it on you, for they obviously felt that you were strong enough to carry it."

The Hokage's wise words washed away some of Tarek's anger. He still felt some resentment, but now he had a better idea of why it was done and he honestly couldn't blame whoever had carried out the sealing.

"Thank you for telling me all of this Lord Hokage…" Tarek said, standing up and bowing formerly.

"Yeah thanks old man" Naruto said grinning.

Tarek and Hiashi both developed eye twitches at that point. However the Hokage didn't seem at all bothered with the inappropriate name. In fact, his smile just seemed to grow broader.

"It was a secret that you would have to have learned of eventually Tarek. Since Naruto also knows, you will have someone your age to discuss it with. However, I will say this. Unless you feel that you can absolutely trust the person, I would advise you to never tell your secret to anyone." The Third Hokage said kindly.

Tarek nodded in agreement, and took a moment to think about all the information he had just received. After a few moments of silence, the Hokage began once more.

"Now we must discuss both your living arrangements" The Hokage said the mischievous twinkle in his eye returning. This made Hiashi's stoic visage break and he looked towards the Hokage frowning. Naruto and Tarek just looked at the Hokage puzzled.

End of Flashback

Tarek was interrupted from his thoughts when Naruto came barrelling out of his room. Tarek sighed in disgust when he saw Naruto wearing his favourite orange jump suit.

"Naruto…Please don't tell me you're going to go to the Ninja academy wearing that."

Naruto looked at Tarek puzzled. "What's wrong with what I'm wearing?" He asked.

"Naruto we have been through this many times before, the suit just cries 'Here I am throw your kunai right here'. If you're going to be a ninja, then that suit will just have to go." Tarek said irritably.

Naruto just snorted, and walked past Tarek, opening one of the cupboards he reached in and pulled out a cup of Instant Ramen. Seeing this, Tarek growled and slapped his forehead in disgust.

"Naruto, what have Kakashi-sensei and I told you about eating Ramen for breakfast?!"

Naruto growled at this "Tarek, you sound like an old granny. Now will you just leave me alone so I can have breakfast quickly? Kami, were going to be late for our first day if you carry on." Naruto put the cup of instant ramen into the microwave and set it for three minutes. Tarek just stared at Naruto, his jaw slack. He was going to make them late? Tarek grumbled under his breath about Naruto and his laziness. After a few moments, Naruto pulled out his Ramen and after finding the chopsticks, began to eat hastily. Tarek looked at the time and began pacing impatiently waiting for Naruto to finish eating. They only had Ten minutes to get to the Ninja Academy. After a few moments, he watched Naruto throw the empty cup of Instant Ramen into the bin

About bloody time Tarek thought.

"Ok let's go!" Naruto shouted with one of his foxy grins on his face. Despite his impatience, Tarek couldn't help but return the smile. The three years that the two had gotten to know each other had been the best time Tarek had ever had. They had both gotten so close that they may as well be brothers. Sure they may argue quite a lot, especially about Naruto's habits, however it was mostly nothing but playful banter between two brothers in all but blood. After exiting the apartment where both he and Naruto lived, Tarek took his heavily tinted sunglasses from his pocket and put them on. After he had done that, Tarek and Naruto sprinted away, heading towards the Ninja academy. Training with their guardian, Kakashi Hatake, had made the two of them almost as fast as two Chunin, and within five minutes of weaving through the crowded streets of Konoha, they were standing side by side at the academy gates.

This is it, the next step will be the first towards my dream Tarek thought, and he glanced at Naruto. He could see that Naruto was probably thinking the same thing. Well, either that or he was thinking of lunch time when he could eat more Ramen. Tarek could never tell with Naruto. As they both made a move towards the gate, they were suddenly stopped by a ninja who had appeared before them in a flurry of leaves. He glared at Naruto.

"No demon is going to be allowed to enter this academy; I will not endanger the students by letting you in." The ninja said, literally spitting out the word 'demon'. Tarek glanced at Naruto and saw him immediately tense up. Those words had stung Naruto deep, and this made Tarek furious. He glared at the ninja ready to defend his friend. As soon as he opened his mouth however, there was a voice from behind him.

"How can you say such things to an innocent child?!" Tarek and Naruto spun around to see a woman in long robes, her right hand on her hip and another holding onto a small shy girl of about their age. She was glaring at the ninja blocking the way, and as Tarek noticed her eyes, he did a double take and looked at the girl.

They are both Hyuuga's! Tarek thought thinking of Hiashi, who visited them once a week. As soon as the ninja noticed the two Hyuuga's, he suddenly paled. He bowed to them both.

"Lady Hannah, I did not see you there, please, allow me to escort you to the academy with your daughter. I promise you that you will not have to worry about the Demon defiling your daughter." Apparently the ninja had ignored what she had said. At the ninja's words, Tarek saw red and made a move towards him. Naruto he noticed was doing the same. Before the two of them got there however, Hannah was already there, slamming her palm into the ninja's stomach. The ninja dropped to the floor, coughing up blood as he did so. Tarek and Naruto just stood there staring at her in awe. Hannah looked coldly down at the ninja.

"Don't you dare ever say such words in the boys or my presence ever again or your punishment will be a lot worse." Tarek and Naruto could both feel the killing intent radiating off of her. After the ninja slipped into unconsciousness, Hannah turned to face the two awe-struck boys. She smiled at them kindly.

"You must be Tarek and Naruto, my husband talks about the two of you quite often." She said staring down at them. Tarek and Naruto both snapped out of their stares and both bowed to her, Naruto rather clumsily. Hannah just smiled at the two of them.

"There is no need to be so formal. Let me introduce you both to my daughter." Hannah turned to look at her daughter who was standing where she had been left staring at her twiddling fingers. She was wearing a beige jacket, and 3/4 trousers. Her hair was a deep indigo colour, much like her mothers. Her eyes, though they were the normal white symbolising she was Hyuuga had a slight lavender tint to them.

"Come over here Hinata." Hannah said kindly.

Timidly, the girl walked towards her mother, hiding behind her legs while looking at the two puzzled boys.

"Good, now introduce yourself to them, don't be shy." Hannah quietly coaxed. Hinata stepped away from her legs and, while twiddling her fingers, bowed her head to them.

"I-I am Hinata H-Hyuuga, heiress t-to the Hyuuga clan." She said quietly stuttering.

Puzzled, Tarek bowed his head to her "I am Tarek Swordstalker, last of the Swordstalker clan."

Naruto gave Hinata one of his foxy grins then held out his hand "Names Naruto Uzumaki, future Hokage, it's nice to meet you."

Tarek's eye began to twitch at the informal greeting. Hinata looked at him startled, and then timidly took his hand. Hannah burst out laughing.

"My husband told me you were quite the character Naruto." She then looked thoughtfully at the two of them.

"Hmm…Can you both do me a favour?"

Naruto and Tarek looked towards her, both wondering what favour she could possibly ask of them.

"Would you both please look after Hinata while she's at the academy? She hasn't got many friends, and I would be glad if she had some to look after her."

Tarek thought this over a moment. Coming to a decision, he was about to answer when Naruto interrupted him.

"Of course we will!" He said excitedly.

"How about it Hinata you want to be friends?" Naruto said turning his gaze to her. Tarek had noticed that Naruto had not yet let go of Hinata's hand, and though she had flushed to a deep crimson colour, she didn't seem at all bothered about him holding her hand. Tarek concealed the sudden grin he had developed with his hand.

Oh this is going to be good Tarek thought slyly.

Hinata looked at Naruto a few moments, before smiling shyly at him.

"Yes I-I would l-like to be friends." She stuttered.

"Great!" Naruto shouted, giving her a fox like grin.

"Thank you both, believe me, this greatly appreciated. Well you had all better head to the meeting hall before you get into trouble for being late." She bent down and hugged Hinata, then nodded to both Tarek and Naruto before finally leaving. Tarek, Naruto and Hinata, who had still not let go of each others hands walked into the academy just as the bell rang signifying the beginning of their first day at the Ninja academy.

"…The Kyuubi attack on the village caused many brave ninja's death, wiping out whole families. Then in our most desperate hour, the Fourth…" Iruka droned on giving them a historical account of the Kyuubi attack twelve years ago. Tarek had at first listened to him attentively. However, as Iruka continued to drone on and on, Tarek found his attention slipping. He had never really been interested in History, and Iruka's droning voice was only causing him to lose interest faster than usual. Tarek glanced to his left where Naruto and Hinata sat beside him. Naruto was saying something to Hinata and she was trying her best to suppress her giggles. Tarek grinned to himself. Since the first day of the academy when they had first met, Hinata had opened up to the two of them quite a bit. She was still shy around them, and whenever she was close to Naruto, her face would turn a bright crimson. Naruto, being the dense idiot that he is thought Hinata had a fever or some other illness. Every time Naruto had touched her forehead to check her temperature, Hinata would faint almost immediately, causing Naruto to panic. Tarek had never laughed so much in his life.

These two months have been great. Well mostly…Tarek thought as he looked down in front of him glaring at the two girls who were arguing over who Sasuke Uchiha would want to go out with. For two straight months, Sakura Haruno and InoYamanaka had argued constantly about how they were more suited for Sasuke than the other. It really annoyed Tarek, especially since every time Tarek and Naruto had tried to talk to Sasuke; the two would throw a fit and go into a rant about them not being 'worthy' to go near 'their' Sasuke. Personally, Tarek felt sorry for the guy. Taking his attention away from the two fan girls, Tarek glanced up at the clock on the wall and sighed. There was still ten minutes left before class finished for the day. Sighing once more, Tarek shifted in his seat to get comfortable and then slowly closed his eyes. He could take a small nap for ten minutes, and because of his glasses, Iruka will never notice. He suddenly awoke however when he heard the sound of someone humming. As he opened his eyes, he was startled to find that he was surrounded by a silver mist, and that he was no longer in his classroom. Looking around him, he noticed that none of his classmates were with him.

Where am I? Tarek thought as he looked around. Slowly, the silver mist began to dissipate. Once it had, Tarek gasped as he looked around him. He seemed to be in the middle of a giant training hall; however, that was not what made him gasp. The floor, walls and even the ceiling were shimmering silver, much like the color of his eyes.

"About time, what on earth took you so long to get here?"Someone whispered in Tarek's ear. Startled, Tarek spun around to find himself face to face with the scarred and battered face of a man with graying black hair and dark brown eyes. The man had his arms crossed, and was giving Tarek a peeved stare.

"I have waited for eight years to talk to you, and when I finally have a chance, you somehow manage to block me out, or get interrupted by your loudmouth friend. Do you realize how boring it can be in here with nothing to do but wait until you have grown up enough so that I can start talking to you?" The old man ranted, eventually breaking down into muttering to himself about kids not having any respect for their elders. Tarek was just staring at him in bewilderment, wondering who the hell this crazy man was. Noticing Tarek's expression, the man stopped muttering wondering what was wrong with the boy. Then it suddenly hit him that the kid had no idea who he was or even where. Rubbing the back of his neck in embarrassment, the man gave Tarek a sheepish smile.

"Sorry about that, Uh, I suppose you have some questions?"

Recovering from his bewilderment, Tarek crossed his arms and gave the man a peeved stare.

"Who the hell are you?"

The man chuckled and then bowed deeply before replying "My name is Raven Swordstalker, ex-head of the Swordstalker clan and your grandfather"

There was a stunned silence as Tarek stared at his grandfather in disbelief. After a few more moments, Tarek recovered enough to think coherently once more.

"G-Grandfather?!" Tarek stuttered.

Raven's expression suddenly turned to one of deep sadness. "Yes, I know it's hard to take in, but believe me when I say I am sorry I could not be there for you before now."

Tarek suddenly felt tears coming to his eyes. For three years he had accepted that he had no family left. Now, after all this time, he suddenly finds out he has a grandfather who was still alive. Part of him wanted to hurt him for the pain and loneliness he had gone through the first five years of his life, however, another part wanted to embrace him, and it was this part that Tarek gave into. He ran to his grandfather and embraced him around the middle, his tears flowing freely. Raven understood Tarek's pain, and wrapped his arms around him, feeling his own tears begin to fall. Tarek looked so much like his father that it was painful to look at him for too long. They stood there for a few moments, embracing each other before finally they broke apart. Tarek wiped his eyes and asked the question that he wanted answered more than anything else.

"Why?" Tarek whispered.

Understanding the question, Raven began "I was poisoned while battling against the ninja who attacked our family. I knew I did not have much time left, but I didn't want to leave you without protection. So, after sealing the Silver Sword of Gith inside of you, I carried out a jutsu which only the wielder of the Silver sword can use and sealed my spirit into the Silver sword. Doing this while I was poisoned exhausted my spirit, and for the first seven years of your life, I only had enough power to call the Silver shard barrier when you were in danger."

Tarek looked at him a few moments before replying "You sealed the Silver sword inside of me?"

Raven winced at the look of pain and anger on his grandsons face. "Believe me, if I had had any other choice, I would not have given you this burden."

Tarek nodded in understanding, though he still felt a little resentment, he believed his grandfather when he said that he had no other choice. Tarek glanced around the hall they were in once more.

"Where are we grandfather?" Tarek asked quietly.

Glad of the change of topic, Raven answered "We are within the Silver sword. The hall we are in at this very moment is something your great-great grandfather designed when the Silver Sword was sealed within him."

Tarek nodded as he absorbed the information. Another question popped into his mind, and he glanced at his grandfather.

"What is the Silver sword, and how was it made?"

Raven winced once more. "I am afraid that that is a question that will have to wait for another time. Now, it is time to discuss the other reason that I have been trying to talk to you." Raven said in a tone that said not to ask any more.

Tarek frowned before nodding. He will ask the question again, he will make sure of it.

"Other than getting a chance to talk to you, the other reason you are here is to begin your training." Raven continued.

Tarek's eyes widened hearing this. His own grandfather was going to train him? Tarek felt a rush of excitement flow through him.

Wait, how is he going to do that when he is in here and what is he going to train me in? Tarek thought puzzled.

Seeing Tarek's puzzled expression, Raven chuckled. "Your probably wondering how I am going to train you. Well why do you think this hall was designed? Your great-great grandfather wanted a quiet place where he could train in peace, so using the powers of the Silver sword, he built this hall. The great thing about it is the stronger, faster etc that you get in here will stay the same when your mind returns to reality, though you will feel extremely tired when that happens."

Tarek grinned at the thought of everything he could do in here.

"What are you going to be teaching me grandfather?" Tarek asked the excitement evident in his voice.

Raven grinned before answering "You will first learn to fight with a sword. Once you have mastered that, I will then teach you every single Swordstalker jutsu. In between these training periods, I will teach you tactics, history and everything else you will need to know to become a great ninja." Raven then held out his hand and a Katana appeared in his hand.

"While you are training with me, this will be the sword that you will use."

Before Tarek could say anything he heard Naruto's voice silently echoing around the hall.

Yo, Tarek, wake up, class is finished.

Growling at the loudmouth's interruption, Raven looked at his grandson before sighing.

"It is time for you to return to reality. Since I have managed to get you here, I will now be able to talk to you anytime, so do not be surprised if you hear me telling you to come here."

Tarek nodded in understanding, but before he left, a question popped into his mind.

"Can I tell Naruto about all of this?"

Raven thought it over a few moments before nodding. Pleased, Tarek said goodbye before pulling himself from the Silver swords mindscape. Tarek opened his eyes to find Naruto and Hinata standing over him, worried expressions on their faces.

"Hey guys, sorry about that, I kind of drifted off. Let's go" Tarek said, not giving them any chance to answer. Jumping out of his seat, Tarek glanced at Naruto's bewildered expression.

Once were back home, I'll tell him everything. Tarek thought, grinning to himself before leaving the classroom, Naruto and Hinata following behind him.

Well Hope you all enjoyed, please tell me what you think of this chapter, and if you have any questions, I will gladly answer them. Now I have a slight dilemma at the moment. See, next chapter will probably be the one where teams get assigned etc. I am having trouble deciding whether to have a Naruto, Tarek and Hinata team, or a Naruto, Tarek, Sakura and Sasuke team. Whatever happens, Naruto and Tarek will be on the same team. I also can't decide which sensei to give them if I chose to do a Naruto, Tarek and Hinata team, so I will ask what you guys think. Let me know. Thanks and Merry Christmas.