5 years later

Quite a bit of time had passed in Naruto's life since he lived in Kumo. The blonde had grown into quite the young man. Gone was the blonde child, but stood a blonde handsome young man. Naruto was a lot taller and slimmer. Gone was most of the baby fat that was across his body. His muscles started to show, but not too much. His hair was still as spiky as ever, but he was starting to grow small bangs on the sides of his face. He really looked like his father when he was put up to a picture. Naruto had gotten stronger over his 5 years of life also. Thanks to Bee, Yugito and Kyuubi, the blond was able to be quite proficient in katon and raiton jutsu. He still didn't know any fuuton jutsu what with the lack of fuuton experts in Kumo, but he was still good nonetheless. Naruto had even mastered the rasengan in his training, but the Hiraishin was beyond him at the moment. Naruto had the money his parents sent him in a Kumo bank account for some safety. He could already be a bachelor, but he was too young for that anyway. His intellect was also quite sharp due to reading countless books given to him to help him study. He had become quite the genin throughout his training.

Yugito had even introduced him to three other genin that she had known about. They were Samui, Karui, and Omoi. Karui had red hair and along with that a fiery personality, she was relatively dark-skinned and her eyes were the darkest shade of yellow that Naruto had ever seen. She wore a long sword on her back that Naruto had gotten her for a gift along with Bee. He had met her when she wanted to be trained by Bee using the sword and the two practiced together in their spare time. Karui had taken to Naruto quite fast when they trained and the two were quite inseparable. Karui, being a few months older than Naruto, she had made him her surrogate little brother. Since then Karui was overprotective of Naruto at times and almost assaulted quite a few of the younger girls who would try to get with Naruto at times. Naruto had also seen Karui as an older sister pretty much like Mabui.

Omoi was quite laid-back to Naruto. He was also dark-skinned, but he had short, white, spiky hair with dark eyes. Like Naruto and Karui, Omoi carried had a sword also. It fascinated Naruto that Omoi always had a lollipop in his mouth, but Naruto couldn't deny his friend's skill. Omoi was quite smart and calculative. He was sometimes overly cautious in things, but being in this profession it was probably a good thing that he was, but Naruto still liked Omoi nonetheless. Omoi and Naruto had become close friends, not as close as Karui, but still close enough. Yugito had been happy that Naruto had his friends and they all seemed to like him. Naruto, Karui and Omoi had become quite the group of kenjutsu users as they were better than most chunin thanks to their training with Bee. Naruto had been the strongest kenjutsu user in their group, but Karui was a close second to him and Omoi was the third, but mostly because of his laziness.

Lastly, but certainly not least was Samui. Samui was quite a slender woman and to Naruto she was quite hot by his standards. Unlike Karui and Omoi, Samui was fairly light-skinned and had short, blonde hair. She was a bit taller than Naruto, but only by a few inches. Her eyes were light blue as compared to Naruto's dark blue eyes. Naruto had to admit that not many girls looked as cute as Samui, but he did say that Yugito was one of the very few who was. When Naruto first met Samui, he had to admit that it was hard to talk to her. She seemed a lot more mature than Karui and Omoi, not to mention she was quite calm and mostly silent at times. It took Naruto a bit of time to talk to her freely since she didn't say much, but over the months, the two had gotten closer. Samui had even introduced Naruto to her brother, Atsui. Naruto found Atsui to be like him a bit, but the blonde had limits where Atsui didn't. Samui and Naruto had also been on one mission so they were quite close. One thing Naruto noticed about Samui was that she had the habit of saying 'cool' a lot, not that he minded. He figured it was the same as him saying 'dattebayo'. Naruto even saw Samui as another older sister and Samui saw Naruto as her little brother also. Samui used a tanto instead of the swords that Karui and Omoi had which she kept hidden.

All in all, Naruto had gotten real close to Karui, Omoi, and Samui. He had his two sisters and his best friend. A had recently made the four of them a team with Bee as the sensei and Yugito as the assistant sensei to Bee. It was a bit of a group, but they had the best results in any mission.

It also went well that Kumo and Konoha had signed an alliance treaty. Jiraiya had seen Naruto on multiple occasions and the trading was great for each nation, though when Konoha learned that Naruto was alive and well in Kumo most were quite upset, but others were happy that the demon was off in another village, but some of the council tried to persuade Sarutobi to get Naruto back, but it all ended in failure, especially for Danzo since he couldn't go after the Kyuubi anymore, at least he would have to be more secretive now.

Naruto and his team were currently on their way to the Raikage mansion along with Bee and Yugito for some good news that would be announced when they arrived. Naruto and Karui were quite eager to hear the news.

"Ne otouto, what do you think the good news is?" Karui asked making Naruto grin.

"It beats me Karui-oneechan, but I bet it's gonna be cool," Naruto said making Karui smirk and so did Samui at the use of her favorite word.

"Maybe it's to tell Karui that her flat chest has actually grown a few inches this time," Omoi responded making Karui grow a tick mark on her head. The redhead was about to retort, but someone decided better.

"What was that Omoi?" Naruto asked narrowing his eyes at his friend while slowly drawing his sword at his face. Omoi gulped and backed up slightly from Naruto since he knew Naruto was better than him at using the sword.

"N-Nothing Naruto, sorry my tongue slipped," Omoi stated and Naruto eased up then kept his sword sheathed. He then nodded and continued walking towards the Raikage Mansion. Karui smiled and turned to Omoi, Samui, Yugito and Bee.

"That's my otouto right there. I'm so proud," Karui said with a grin before running off to catch up to her surrogate little brother. Samui then patted Omoi on the shoulder and gave a small, comforting smile.

"Well Omoi, it looks like your screwed if Karui's protected by Naruto," Samui said to him. Omoi sighed with a nod and walked while slumping his shoulders. Yugito and Bee chuckled at the actions of their team and it made the group that much more interesting.

"Those kids are simply alright and they can be so tight," Bee rapped and suddenly Yugito's smile turned into a frown and became a sigh.

Raikage Mansion

Team Bee had just made it to the Raikage Mansion and they entered the building to see some people busy and doing paperwork. Naruto and Karui gave confused expressions, but they didn't dwell on them long before they all walked up the stairs and came into the main office. Naruto knocked on the door and awaited an answer along with his team.

"Come in," shouted a voice. Naruto gripped the handle and opened the door to see Mabui in the office with a handful of documents. Mabui saw Naruto and the others enter the office and she had to smile slightly at the close contact that her little brother had with his surrogate sibling, Karui.

"Hey Mabui-neechan. Where's A-Jiji?" Naruto asked her. It still astounded Karui, Omoi and Samui that Naruto could call the Raikage that, but even more that he didn't even mind it at all. Mabui sighed and started blankly at the room for a bit before answering.

"He's late. I have to give him these documents for approval, but he's not here," Mabui said making everyone sigh. The team then decided to sit in the office for a bit of time and wait for A to arrive. Naruto and Karui went over some kenjutsu techniques while Omoi took a short nap. Samui talked with Mabui about some things and Bee wrote in his book. Yugito was probably talking with Nibi if the various expressions of anger, joy, and embarrassment were anything to go by.

An hour later

A came through the door and saw the glares of everyone on him and he gave a sigh before walking to his chair and slumping into it.

"Sorry about that. Council meeting took longer than expected," A told them. Everyone kept their glares on him a little longer, but then they relented and ultimately stopped. Mabui then told A about the documents and them needing to be signed. A groaned, but nodded and Mabui decided to bid everyone a goodbye before leaving. The team then turned their gazes back to the Raikage.

"So A-Jiji what's the good news?" Naruto asked. A suddenly stopped signing documents and grinned before turning to Yugito and Bee.

"How good do you two think these four are?" A asked them. Yugito and Bee turned from Naruto, Omoi, Samui, and Karui then back to A.

"These brats are the best genin. They are the biggest thing I've eva' seen," Bee answered then A turned to Yugito.

"Their all good Raikage-sama. Thanks to Bee and me, they have become even stronger than a good portion of our chunin," Yugito replied. A nodded and looked down at the desk for a second. Everyone felt the air get a bit colder in the room, but it didn't last long since A chuckled.

"Alright that's good. Then it was a good decision to nominate them for the Chunin exams," A said shocking everyone. Naruto and Karui gasped from the shock while Samui and Omoi raised their eyebrows.

"So that's the good news that you wanted to tell us," Yugito said making A nod at her.

"That's right. Konoha is hosting the Chunin exams this time and I submitted your team as Kumo's representative. I believe you are more than capable with the exams. Plus, you have all done the required missions and more than that. So I don't see why you shouldn't go," A told them. Naruto and Karui hooked their arms around the other's shoulder and cheered along with a small jig.

"So when do we leave Raikage-sama?" Samui asked feeling a bit happy for their team. A grinned and took out a permission slip for the team to enter Konoha then responded.

"You all leave in five days. The competition begins next week," A told them. The entire group nodded and quickly left the Raikage mansion to pack their things for their trip to Konoha.

"Well now that's what I call good news. I can't wait to show people what I can do," Karui said pumping her fist in the air. Naruto chuckled at his sister and nodded in agreement.

"Well Naruto-kun it's about time. You've been a genin for too long. I remember you said you wanted to become a chunin along with the others so the Raikage didn't promote you yet. So do you remember your promise?" Kyuubi asked her container. Naruto nodded fast that he did remember and turned his gaze to Yugito then smiled before turning back around.

"I sure do Kyuubi-chan and don't think I haven't forgotten my promise to you my sexy vixen," Naruto said making Kyuubi blush at his words before smiling and receding into the seal. Meanwhile, Yugito was having her own problems with her own tenant.

"Come on Kitten. Naruto-kun said he found a way to release Kyuubi and maybe he can do it for me. Then when I'm free I'll show Naruto-kun my...appreciation," Nibi explained with a feral grin. Yugito sighed and rubbed the back of her head.

"All the more reason to keep you in here and away from Naruto-kun," Yugito said mentally to her perverted bijuu. Nibi huffed and she pouted slightly, but Yugito loved to mess with Nibi. It was payback for all those other times she had messed with her.

"Well I'll think about it anyway," Yugito said to herself, but she got a happy bijuu who was bouncing up and down in her cage. Meanwhile Karui, Omoi, and Samui went to their homes to go pack and would meet up with Naruto in the five days. Naruto had gone home with Yugito and Bee went off to go collect some materials leaving the male and female jinchuuriki to their lonesome.

When the two entered their home, Naruto sighed and sat down on the couch. Yugito sat next to him and kept grinning and him which made Naruto give a grin of his own.

"What's so funny Yugito-chan?" Naruto asked her. Yugito leaned her face forward and surprising Naruto, she kissed him on the lips. Naruto widened his eyes at the close contact while Kyuubi and Nibi nearly gasped. The kiss didn't last long before Yugito disconnected from Naruto's lips and leaned back on her side of the couch with a blush across her face. Naruto leaned up from the kiss and turned to Yugito.

"What was that for Yugi-hime?" Naruto asked still astonished at the kiss. Yugito smiled and placed her the tip of her index finger on Naruto mouth silencing him.

"Just an incentive for you to work harder Naru-kun. You don't mind do you?" Yugito asked him with a slightly innocent look. Naruto stuttered at her, but shook his head that he didn't mind at all.

"Can I have another incentive? Just for good measure," Naruto told her. Yugito chuckled at that and gave Naruto one more quick kiss before getting to her feet.

"I hope that enough of an incentive for you," She said leaving the room with a sway in her hips. Naruto was left with his mouth hanging while he looked at the wall.

"Hey Kyuubi to Kit, come in Kit. Do you read me? Over," Kyuubi said snapping Naruto out of his stupor. Naruto blinked his eyes a few times before shrinking into the couch.

"Sorry about that Kyuubi-chan. My mind just overloaded for a second," Naruto told her. Kyuubi chuckled at her container and then got a gleam in her eyes.

"That's nothing compared to what I can do. I'll have to show you a good time when I get out of here," Kyuubi said licking her lips. Naruto took note of that and stocked it away in his memory for a later notice when he made sure to get Kyuubi out of that damn cage.

Meanwhile, Yugito was dealing with her bijuu and the course of her own actions.

"See Kitten, was that so hard? You must have really enjoyed the taste of his lips. Now if only you dragged him to the bedroom and allowed him to screw you silly," Nibi replied making Yugito blush while steam came out her head.

"S-Shut up Nibi. Now then, I have to go pack my things for the trip," Yugito remembered and then shot off to her room. Naruto in turn did the same and they continued well into the night and were actually finished in no time at all.

Naruto laid on his bed and looked at the ceiling for a bit before sighing.

"Yen for your thoughts?" Kyuubi asked wondering what was up. Naruto chuckled and turned on his bed.

"It's been five years since I've been to Konoha Kyuubi-chan. I don't know whether to be happy or sad or angry about returning. Maybe I'm just thinking too much," Naruto told her. Kyuubi stayed silent for a bit since she knew what Naruto was talking about. In truth, she wasn't all that happy about returning either. Naruto had endured a lot from the village and it saddened Kyuubi when she thought about it.

"Well you can at least kick some of their asses if they mess with you now," Kyuubi countered making Naruto chuckle. The blonde jinchuuriki had to nod and agree with that statement and before long he sat up and turned to a mirror and glanced at his Kumo headband.

"That's right. I'm a Kumo shinobi now. I want someone to try and mess with me now," Naruto said pumping a fist in the air. Kyuubi chuckled at her container and her heart softened when she heard those words.

Naruto exited his room and went downstairs when he heard Yugito call him for dinner. Since it was her turn to make dinner, Yugito went with a small, but fancy dinner of Katsudon which consisted of a large bowl with pork overtop of some rice and a small japanese hot pot with miso soup. Naruto's mouth soon began to water at the sight of all the delicious food in front of him. The blonde then turned to the female blonde and just had to ask.

"Y-Yugi-hime what's the occasion for all this food?" Naruto asked her making Yugito giggle at his curiosity.

"It's a small celebration Naruto-kun. I'm just happy that you are going to go to the Chunin exams. I'm proud of you Naru-kun so I wanted us to celebrate a bit," Yugito explained to him. Naruto smiled at her and Yugito took out two plates. She gave on to Naruto and the other was for herself. Naruto took the plate in his hand and used a fork to get some of the food from the boiling pot. When his plate was filled with meat, vegetables and other things. Naruto took his plate and placed it next to his katsudon plate. He then stood to his feet and let out the chair for Yugito. The Nibi jinchuuriki smiled at the gentlemanly act and sat down.

"Thank you Naruto-kun," Yugito told him. Naruto nodded with a foxy grin and went back to his own seat. The two ate their food in silence, but did talk about something such as what they would do in Konoha or what they thought about their team and some things. Naruto had to almost comically cry from the taste of Yugito's cooking. Everything was perfect to his taste and nothing was too overpowering.

"Yugi-chan do you remember the promise I made those five years ago?" Naruto asked her. Yugito chewed on some of her food and then swallowed it before answering. She gave a small smile to Naruto and nodded.

"I do remember. It was the most amazing confession I was given. When you make chunin I'll have to give you an even bigger celebration," Yugito told him. Naruto grinned at that slowly reached for Yugito's hand and gently squeezing it.

"And I'll have a beautiful girlfriend also," Naruto continued. Yugito blushed a deep red at that and then went back to her food eating it a bit fast. Naruto giggled at the flustered Yugito and then went on to his own food while he mentally smirked.

"I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna become a chunin and then I'll get even stronger. Then I'll become the Raikage of Kumo," Naruto yelled out and Kyuubi chuckled at him, but didn't say anything. The two blondes then ate their food in silence all the more waiting for the day they could leave Kumo and go to Konoha.

Five days later

Naruto and the others walked up to the Gates of Kumo. They had spent the last five days preparing for the Chunin exams. They reviewed everything that they had been taught and there was nothing more they could review.

"Alright let's go and have some fun. We'll show them all what Kumo is made of," Naruto told them. Everyone nodded with smiles on their faces as they passed the Gates of Kumo.

"Alright ya fools, let's go and make it count," Bee told them. Everyone nodded again and rushed through the mountains and into the trees below.

In Konoha

Sarutobi was behind his desk grinning because he had received word from Kumo that they had sent their team to participate in the up and coming chunin exams. A told Sarutobi who the people were and when they would arrive. Sarutobi had already made reservations for the Kumo team to stay in Konoha as he did with all the other contestants. The Hokage kept up his grin, even his paperwork couldn't bring him down from his happy mood.

"Well someone seems to be in a good mood," Jiraiya said appearing from out the window. Sarutobi chuckled at his old student and shrugged his shoulders.

"I suppose I am. I can't wait to see Naruto-kun or see how much he's grown," Hiruzen admitted and Jiraiya had to admit that too. The last time he had seen Naruto, the blonde was still kinda short, but he looked exactly like a miniature Minato and it stirred a sense of nostalgia in the sannin.

"He'll surprise us old man, but I'm sure Konoha's in for a rude awakening. Did you get my report about Orochimaru?" Jiraiya asked and immediately Sarutobi frowned.

"Yeah, you said he plans to enter the Chunin exams. We'll have to remain extra vigilant then," Sarutobi replied. Jiraiya nodded and disappeared in a shunshin while Sarutobi sighed.

"I'm too old for all this shit," Sarutobi said to himself before lightly tapping his head on his desk.

With Naruto and the others, 2 days later

Naruto and his team just made it to Konoha. They had seen the giant gates and were instantly relieved. There were no problems on their journey to Konoha so it was a relatively smooth trip.

When they walked up to the gates, they were instantly stopped by two gate guards. Both seemed extremely bored with their job, but when they saw the Kumo shinobi they immediately rose to their feet.

"State your name and purpose for being here," One of them said. Yugito came up to the guards while Naruto, Samui, Karui, and Omoi pulled out their identification.

"Team Bee here for the Chunin exams starting tomorrow," Yugito said to them. The guards looked over their information and nodded. The team went past the gates and Naruto quickly took in the sights. He felt a deep sense of nostalgia, but not the good kind. He remembered all the places he had been refused from and all the other things. The blonde sighed and decided not to dwell on these things anymore since he had other things to worry about, like getting some sleep. The sun was still up in the sky and there were many people in the village, possibly here to look forward to the chunin exams also. It astounded the blonde that so many people were here.

"So this is my otouto's former village. Not a bad place, well not externally bad anyway," Karui said making everyone nod. Naruto had told them about his life in Konoha and him being a jinchuuriki. It really upset the three that he had been treated so badly in Konoha and the most obvious was Karui. She really wanted to kick someone's ass at that time, but Naruto stopped her from doing anything drastic.

Bee and his team passed some of the civilians and shinobi who looked their way and went to the hotel that they were assigned to. Naruto, then bumped into a passing man on the shoulder and turned around.

"Oh sorry about that," Naruto told him. The man waved it off and simply continued smiling.

"Forget it kid," He said walking away. Naruto walked away also, but then the man turned around to see the retreating form of the blonde genin.

"Why does he look so familiar?" The man wondered before being on his way in the opposite direction.

After about 10 more minutes, Naruto and his team finally made it to their hotel and breathed a sigh of content. It was a little extravagant for a hotel, but they didn't mind it too much and simply welcomed the sight of the hotel.

"Well you guys get settled. Bee and I are gonna stop by the Hokage and give him a message from Raikage-sama. We'll all meet up later," Yugito said to them. Naruto made a kage bunshin and handled both their things while the two jinchuuriki walked off. Meanwhile, Naruto and Samui checked the team into the hotel and ordered two rooms. Samui, Karui, and Yugito would be in one room while Bee, Naruto and Omoi were in the other room. When all was said and done, the chunin exam participants unloaded their luggage and other things. It relatively took about half an hour to unload everything and for them to get comfortable.

Naruto sat on his bed and looked outside the window to see the Hokage faces. He mostly looked at his father's face and gave a small smile.

"Hey Naruto, you mind showing me around?" Omoi suddenly asked. He didn't want to impose on Naruto or anything, but he was interested in Konoha to a degree. Naruto gave a mental chuckle and nodded. Omoi thanked him and the two headed for the door. When Naruto closed the door behind them, Karui and Samui came out of their room and stopped the two boys.

"Where are you guys going?" Karui asked. Naruto smirked and told her that he was going to show Omoi around Konoha or rather what he remembered of it. Both girls got gleams in their eyes and decided to tag along. When the group left the apartment, Naruto had them walk around for a bit. He took them to the park and showed them some of the stores. He had shown them the library, but he couldn't say much since he wasn't allowed in there. Omoi and Samui were saddened at that while Karui had to grit her teeth slightly, but Naruto told them to forget it and they continued. As they walked down the lanes, the four genin heard shouting and went to the cause of the noise.

"Hey put the brat down," a genin with black hair said. It was shaped to look like a duck's ass. He wore a blue shirt with what they suspected to be the Uchiha symbol. He had on white pants, but other than that nothing else. Next to him was a girl with pink hair and in a red kimono looking outfit. And lastly was a pale kid in a standard anbu outfit. They seemed to be dealing with two Suna shinobi. Feeling some curiosity come over them, the four walked over to the group and the talking became clearer.

"Kankuro put the damn kid down. Your gonna get us in trouble," A blonde woman with a fan on her back stated.

"Shut it Temari. I'm gonna teach this damn kid a lesson," The now known Kankuro said to the equally known Temari. The blonde girl sighed while Kankuro cocked his fist back and was about to punch the kid, but was stopped by a kunai to the throat from Naruto who shocked everyone.

"It's bad to pick on those weaker than you don't you think?" Naruto asked bringing his kunai closer to Kankuro's jugular. The Konoha team raised an eyebrow at Naruto before they heard Omoi groan.

"You just had to interfere didn't you?" Omoi asked scratching the back of his head with a grin.

"Don't act like you guys weren't going to stop this also," Naruto told them. Karui and Omoi hid their own kunai and Samui hid her tanto.

"Now then, what's going on?" Naruto asked them. The pink girl stepped up to the Kumo shinobi and stated everything like it was in a damn book.

"These two were causing us trouble while Sasuke-kun and Sai-san tried to stop them. They were about to hit that poor boy," The girl said to Naruto. The blonde sighed and looked at Sasuke and Sai before turning back to the Suna genin.

"Let's not have problems already. Now you two can leave and take your other friend with you," Naruto said pointing his gaze to a tree. Everyone followed his gaze and saw a redheaded boy with a gourd on his back upside down.

"G-Gaara," Kankuro stuttered. Everyone felt something was off with him and Gaara shunshined to the ground in a veil of sand.

"Kankuro you are a disgrace to our village. Stop causing trouble," Gaara ordered.

"But Gaara, He-,"

"Do you want me to kill you?" Gaara asked making Kankuro shut his mouth. Gaara then turned his head to Naruto and locking his gaze with the blond.

"I'm sorry for my teammate. What's your name?" Gaara asked. Naruto smirked and released his kunai from Kankuro's throat.

"Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze. Who are you?" He returned.

"I'm Sabaku no Gaara. I'll keep an eye on you Namikaze," Gaara said as he and his siblings turned to leave. Naruto sighed and walked back to his own team, but was stopped by a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey you, fight me right now," Sasuke ordered. Karui, Samui and Omoi raise an eyebrow at his order and wondered what this guy's deal was.

"No thanks. See ya," Naruto said making Sasuke grit his teeth. Sakura then narrowed her eyes at the four Kumo genin and stepped forward.

"Hold it you four, why are you even here? Shinobi from other villages need permission before coming to another village so state your business or we will arrest you," the girl said to them. Naruto, Karui, Samui and Omoi all sweatdropped, then faulted slightly before laughing.

"Listen here-," Naruto drew implying for the girl to tell her name.

"Sakura Haruno," the now revealed Sakura said to him. Naruto nodded and continued.

"Listen here Sakura, we have permission to be here. In case you didn't notice it's the chunin exams and other villages are participating in it also. Now if you will excuse us we have to go," Naruto told her. Sasuke took out a kunai and threw it at Naruto who ducked his head and Omoi caught it then twirled it in his hands.

"I'm an Uchiha. You will fight me right now!" Sasuke yelled and Naruto immediately hated the guy. He was like a power hungry emo or something like that.

"Look if you want to fight me so much then do it in the Chunin exams alright? I'll be more than happy to kick your ass any day," Naruto said to him. Sasuke gritted his teeth and Sakura narrowed her eyes at Naruto, but Sai did nothing but give a weird smile.

"Well that could have gone better," Karui said with a grin.

"True, but it was fun. Now come on we have to prepare for tomorrow. It's time for Kumo to rock the house," Naruto told them. Omoi grinned and Karui nodded. Samui was her usual stoic self, but she gave a small smile for a response and the four genin continued to walk around the village as Naruto showed them the sights. The chunin exams just got a heck of a lot more interesting for everyone.