Hey! So I would have updated sooner, but I was slammed. I am currently in a location that has very little Internet access and absolutely no cell signal. So without the distractions of my life in general. I am planning to write...a lot. So from day one of my solitude, here is chapter 3. It focuses a bit more of Sakura, but just wait, chapter 4 lets you finally get to see Silver's village. Enjoy! :)

~Kaito

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Shippuden, the anime, or manga. In fact the only thing I do own here is my story concept and my characters of Mai, Silver Kayou and Ari. If I did own Naruto, there would be a lot more interest of Naruto towards Hinata and then a whole Hiashi/Naruto mental battle would ensue. Simply because I think it would be awesome to see Hiashi use Neji to prank and trap Naruto, while Naruto unleashes his full arsenal of pranks on Mr. Hyuuga.

The small silver bell hanging from the black choker glowed softly, "Uzumaki accepts. Brief Haruno and tell her to meet us at the East gate at dawn." the girl beckoned before fading away.

The morning mist blocked out most signs of the approaching dawn, yet the birds still chirped their morning tune to those who would listen. The spiked blond hair bobbed through the film of grey. Chestnut orbs pierced through the haze observing the incoming figure. Cerulean orbs met with the illuminated spheres. Coming closer, the fog revealed the boy as well as a young red fox. The animal lifted its head to reveal a hunter green collar with a silver plate holding one word. "Mai?" the golden haired boy questioned. The now identified vixen nodded in reply. "So I should follow you?" A red tail twitched as her chestnut orbs lit with amusement for a moment, before returning to a neutral expression as she looked deeper into the mist behind him. Tailing her line of sight, he saw the large pink blob approaching. "Sakura." he whispered.

The Haruno had long forgone her black, red and white attire. She had grown cocky since her induction as a jounin. Now she wore pink baggy pink shorts and a pink tank top with a dark pink sash holding her hitai-ite1 around her midsection. Bandages appeared sticking up slightly through the tank top and then wrapped around her biceps. To finish her new look, were her signature black gloves, now matched by short black shoes with black ribbon winding its way up to her knee. "Naruto." She greeted calmly. The vixen now stood, shaking off the dew that stuck to her fur from the fog. She motioned to the pair to follow her, before heading out of the village.

"Why are you here?" he finally questioned once they were a decent ways from the village.

"Tsunade sent me to study as well." was her curt response.

The boy stopped in front of her, "Do you even know where we are going?"

The pastel haired girl glared at him, "I know all I need to know Naruto." He seethed before taking off after the fox.

"Well, that went better than I expected." a new voiced claimed, amused. Sakura spun around to stare at the red head. "Silver Kayou, I'm responsible for your survival at my village. I will be training Naruto and will be placing you under the care of my cousin. Ari is also my personal medic, you will be trained by the best; however, she will not teach you combat. If you wish to improve in that area, you speak with me. I also advise that you do not challenge anyone in my village. You would be killed." the girl explained before moving ahead to catch up to her new student. "Uzumaki." the half-kit called as she approached, causing the blond to stop.

"They'll kill her!" he yelled at his new sensei. He knew what den they were entering, Kyuubi had informed him already.

She sighed, "It's possible." she admitted. "However, so long as she doesn't do anything stupid like challenge anyone, she will survive. They can't touch her outside of a spar and I cannot ban her nor them from challenging. For her sake, hope she refuses." Naruto stared at her, he knew as well as she did, there was nothing either of them could do. It was all up to Sakura to ensure her own safety. They both looked behind them to see the quickly approaching figure of color. As the Haruno joined the pair, she was about to ask them what they were talking about, but was quickly cut off. "Let's go." the fox girl told them before moving.

Notes:

The technical term for the ninja forehead protector.