Naruto was up bright and early the next morning. Even though it wasn't his fault, he thought it as and he felt horrible for destroying the work his group had put in. They had to start from scratch and Naruto was determined to surprise his team with a good amount of work done by the time they arrived. As Naruto has yet to be informed about the whole "Escort at all times" thing, he didn't noticed Kakashi watching him from one of the trees that Naruto hadn't managed to destroy.

Naruto thought back to the night before. He had had another nightmare. In fact, he has been having nightmares every night since his parents came back to life. It was always the same dream too; Red hot rage, destroying everything and everyone in sight. It made Naruto shudder, why would he be dreaming something so vulgar, especially multiple nights in a row? Regardless, Naruto didn't let it get him down, sure it was a terrifying sight to see but he tried not to worry, they were only dreams after all.

Two hours later people started to arrive. Team Ten was first, followed by his mom and dad then team Gai. "Who did all of this?" Ten Ten had asked when she arrived. "I'm sure we're not that late, I thought we got here on time."

"Naruto did." Shikamaru answered.

"Yeah, he got here super early and got a head start." Choji added.

"Nice work, Naruto-Kun! You're letting your youth blossom so early in the morning!" Lee exclaimed with a thumbs up.

How annoying. Thought Naruto. Wait… Lee's not annoying. Besides, even if he was annoying, he was just being friendly. Naruto pushed that bad thought to the back of his head. "Thanks, Bushy Brows." Naruto responded.

"Well, now that we're here… Kakashi!" Minato called. Naruto looked in the direction his dad was calling and saw his sensei jump down from a tree.

Naruto pointed a finger at him accusingly. "Kakashi Sensei! How long have you been there for?" He exclaimed.

"As long as you've been here." Kakashi answered in his regular monotone voice.

"What! You were spying on me?!" Naruto accused. "How didn't I notice?"

"If you'd quiet down for a moment, I can explain it to you." Minato consoled calmly.

Like that's going to work. Once Naruto starts, it's hard for him stop. Ino thought, but to her complete surprise and surprise to the rest, he did. This whole parent thing isn't half bad.

Naruto stood straight, hands to his side as he faced his father. Even Kakashi was impressed with how fast he got Naruto under control considering Naruto kept his mind on one thing 'till he was satisfied. "As you know," Minato started. "You're being targeted from within Konoha and even though we have our suspicions, we don't know for sure who it is, so until that person is caught, you're to have an escort at all times to avoid any more incidents like yesterday."

"So that person's going to be Kakashi Sensei?" Naruto asked.

"Not always Kakashi but yes, for the most part." Minato responded. Naruto was silent for a long time. One could almost see the gears in his brain turning. Something was going through his head and they knew it wasn't good as Naruto had a hint of a scowl on his face. His fists were clenched tightly and they didn't even know if he realized it.

Finally, he spoke, "I don't need an escort." Naruto grumbled. They expected an answer like this, it was Naruto after all. However they did not expect him to give the answer in such a tone. This tone was grim, hateful even.

"It's not just for the village's safety," Minato explained. "It's for your safety as well. When you go on those rampages it weakens you considerably, visible wounds aside." Team Ten and team Gai watched the exchange in anticipation. There was some real tension in the air.

"So." Naruto said. "I haven't died yet."

"If you get to nine tails then you will die." Minato insisted.

"I have your chakra to suppress it, just like last time." Naruto's voice was low, challenging.

"That was a one-time thing." Minato reminded.

"Then I'll suppress it on my own!"

Smack.

Naruto stood there in shock. The other two teams stood there in shock. Kakashi stood there in shock. Kushina had just about enough of this exchange. She did what she had to do. "Do you think this is a game? Lives are at stake here and you're acting like a child! Not everything is about you, ya know! You're going to have an escort and that's final!"

The silence was deafening. Naruto still hadn't moved. He stood with his head at an angle, a red handprint forming at his cheek as he stared at the ground.

"I wish you two stayed dead." Naruto turned around and walked away.

Kushina's scowl disappeared as she realized what she had just done. "Naruto." She reached out her arm. Kakashi placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her. "I'm sorry, Naruto."

"Let me." Kakashi said. He left Kushina to go after Naruto who was still walking away.

"Why don't you six take a break?" Minato suggested to the flabbergasted group of teens, as he put a hand on his wife's shoulder. They walked away without a word, mouths still agape in shock.

Meanwhile Naruto was still walking away, his fists were clenched so hard that his knuckles were white and his nails were digging into his palms. He had a scowl on his face and a stinging on his left cheek. He knew Kakashi Sensei was following him but he couldn't care less, let him follow, it didn't make a difference.

Kakashi waited patiently until the time Naruto stopped walking. That proved longer than expected, however, as Naruto walked out of the village and into the forest where he kept walking for about an hour but then all at once, Naruto finally stopped. Kakashi waited but Naruto didn't move. He stood there ominously, Kakashi didn't know what Naruto's motives were or if there were any at all.

When it appeared to Kakashi that that's where Naruto was going to stay, he began to walk forward, but only began. Kakashi stopped walking when, very abruptly, Naruto turned to his right and punched the tree next to him. It went flying, wood chips going in every direction. Kakashi made for the "Suppress" sticker but let it go as soon as he saw Naruto's eyes. Sennin mode. Naruto wasn't going on a rampage, he was blowing off steam. Kakashi let go of the sticker and jumped on top of a tree to watch.

Naruto let out cries of anger and frustration as he destroyed the forest around him. Once Sennin mode finally wore off, Naruto grabbed a stack of kunai from his back pouch and threw them at whatever they would hit. Through all of this, Naruto's eyes were not red. Yes, his pupils were slits, but that's all of the Kyuubi he would allow out. His "rampage" so to speak, lasted another seven minutes before Naruto finally fell to his knees in exhaustion.

Naruto was breathing heavily when a presence appeared next to him and something showed up out of the corner of his eye. "Here." Kakashi said, holding out a canteen of water. Naruto breathed for a few more seconds before finally standing up, pushing away the canteen as he did.

"I don't need it."

"You don't want it." Kakashi corrected. Naruto didn't meet his eye, instead he looked down at Kakashi's feet. Silence fell over the two as Kakashi put the canteen away. Even Naruto, who was a hot-head, shouldn't have gotten mad so easily back there with his parents unless something else was bothering him. "I've never seen you as happy before as you are with your parents." Kakashi saw Naruto visibly stiffen. "You didn't mean what you said back there."

Naruto looked up at him and scowled. "Yes I did."

"No you didn't."

"Yes I did."

"No you didn't."

"Yes I did."

"Yes you did." Kakashi said.

"No I didn't!" Naruto yelled. He froze when he realized the trap he had fallen into. He made no move to correct himself. The statement was true. The statement was true. The statement was true. "No I didn't." He repeated. There was something akin to defeat in his voice. "No I didn't." Naruto looked at Kakashi with pleading eyes. "I don't know what's wrong with me. I've been feeling so angry and agitated lately and I don't know why. It seems like every little thing is setting me off and I keep having that nightmare."

"Nightmare?" Kakashi asked. This was news.

"I'm in Konoha and I'm towering above everyone else. I'm destroying everything and everyone in my path. There are dead bodies everywhere and the village is destroyed. I've been having it ever since Mom and Dad came back." There was a haunting look in Naruto's eyes as he recounted the terror he's being forced to see over and over again.

Kakashi thought this over. There really was only one explanation to this. "You're seeing the night the Kyuubi attacked through the Kyuubi's eyes."

"W-what?" Asked Naruto stunned. "But how?"

"I don't know that either but I don't see how it wouldn't be possible, considering the Kyuubi is sealed inside you." Kakashi answered. Naruto frowned. "What is it?"

"I should go apologize." Naruto said. Guilt was written all over his face; guilt and exhaustion. Kakashi held out the canteen once more. "Thanks." Naruto accepted it this time and drank greedily from it, only now realizing how thirsty he actually was.

Kakashi shook his head fondly. Something was defiantly wrong with Naruto but now wasn't the time to talk about that. Now was the time to help a kid who got mad at his parents and felt bad for it.