Yo. So time for the beginning of the "Shippuden" Era. Hope you all enjoy it like most of you did with my pre-shippuden era.
1: How does Naruto, who has been injured, a lot, regain his strength and surpass it not long after recovery.
A: That, would stem from his healing. For instance, if you were to be a boxer, the more hits you get, the stronger your get after those hits heal. For Naruto, who is able to regenerate practically anything and everything, if he has enough Yin Yang energy, the most he has to do is simply get used to the new limb and or muscle he gained, as it is actually stronger than the previous one he had. So he technically "surpassed" his strength after each injury is because he never recessed in any way shape or form as his healing would stop the degeneration of his muscles.
2: Chapter skipped a lot…
A: Yeah… But unless you wanted to actually be surprised about this Naruto's abilities later on, it was needed as I am simply giddy about the prospects of his abilities that utilise the pure forms of Yin and Yang along with Yin-Yang.
3: Who was spying on Naruto?
A: I thought the whole purple eyes would give it away, but yeah. It was Kagumi.
4: Naruto using his eyes like a doujutsu.
A: Ok, I will admit that I am a sharingan FTW type of guy. So I have always been interested in the blasted things. I mean, it's cool. Stupidly overpowered. And Itachi has them along with madara, who is simply a god-like badass. What's not to love? Anyway, along with me loving doujutsu's, I find that using the eye as a medium for jutsu is actually very useful as it doesn't give anything away before something happens. Like if you're preparing a genjutsu you just look at someone and BAM caught. So yeah, I like using the eyes of a character since it is simply just cool and useful. Something that this Naruto would probably use should he have the capabilities… Which he has in this…
5: Pain getting his ass handed to him way to easily.
A: Fair point, it was "easy" in the way that Naruto simply took out the figurehead of Akatsuki in a matter of minutes, BUT before the pitchforks come out. There were limitations that the pain bodies had when they fought Naruto, which would not happen against anyone else.
1: They couldn't see his chakra, or even absorb it. Reason? Naruto's chakra is his own. It isn't passed down from hagoromo's, whose chakra was gained from his mothers. Basically, everyone but Naruto's chakra is linked from one source, that being Kaguya who gained her's from the chakra fruit which is all in different dimensions. Basically, everyone has chakra that is connected, through passage, while Naruto has recreated his chakra to be his own when his body lost all forms of it from Kagumi.
2: Naruto could phase through basically anything, which would basically be saying to pain. "Can't touch this." Sure, he was hit, but that's because his form of Yin power stems from his actual yin power that also works to help his healing. So, if he was to waste his Yin energy and only leave Naruto with a Yang energy, his healing would drop a lot in speed.
3: Naruto had fought a Rinnegan user before, and also got information from his summons beforehand. So, Naruto had all the advantages within the battle, along with being one of the few people in the entire elemental nations who actually use fuinjutsu in a masterful way with being able to place a seal without writing it down in ink.
So, it all basically comes down to Pain 1. Not being able to utilise the full extent of the rinnegan against possible the only opponent it work completely work on. 2. Lack of information about Naruto's abilities, which he now has. And finally 3. Underestimating a ninja like Naruto. So when the two fight next time (spoilers) it will be a more intense fight… One of which won't in Naruto's favour.
6: Naruto's chakra pool.
A: Back in the "pre-shippuden" Naruto originally started off with a moderate reserve, one of which was actually the size of a low chunin if Naruto pushed his all into his chakra. The reason he was able to use his chakra very well was because of his control and elemental training, allowing less of his chakra to be wasted. However, when Naruto was under the slight guidance of Kurama, his reserves had gotten more Potent, allowing him to use stronger attacks without wasting a lot of his chakra reserve, which was steadily getting stronger. This was all done between just under a year… Now, a Naruto who is 16, who had been training since his near death, in all forms of his abilities, along with training from his new summons… His chakra pool can be considered… Large… By just about everyone's standards… When it isn't being restricted to match his enemies max amount.
7: The seal that restricts Naruto. What does it do?
A: Ok, so I know that some might be thinking "what's the point?" of a seal that restricts Naruto's strength, speed and chakra to that of his opponent? Well, it's to strengthen him further and give him experience from his fights. I mean, it would get boring watching a Naruto curb stomp everyone he met within seconds, something which I had done in my first story. But, this seal his its faults as when Naruto battles a group of enemies, the seal automatically makes Naruto match up to that of the strongest enemy. There are some things that stop this, for instance if Naruto was to VS genin and chunin, the seal would only place a "restriction" on how much Naruto wants to restrict. Allowing him to not move at academy level speeds if he was to be training with a weak opponent.
8: Will Naruto find out that Nagato is still alive?
A: No, not until around the time of when Jiraiya is supposed to die in the manga and anime.
And that is it for questions. Hope this answers all your questions so that you can enjoy the story to its maximum capacity and I shall see you all later.
"Speaking"
"Thinking"
"Summons/ bijuu speaking"
"Summons/ bijuu thinking"
"Fire style: Great fireball technique"
"Well… Seems Danzo's still around… Gotta thank him someday, without him basically attempting to off me I wouldn't have gotten anywhere near as strong as I am now… Still doesn't mean I'm not going to off him… Oh well, his little followers will do for now." Spoke Naruto with a small blissful sigh at the end of his sentence as he absentmindedly flicked a sleek black bladed katana sidewards, causing the glistening blood on the black to flick itself off before the all black blade was slid into his sheath before it disappeared in a pool of smoke, allowing the red eyed ninja to stretch his back slightly before cracking his neck slightly as he continued his walk.
Glancing towards his left chest, where the image of a red flickering konoha emblem was, Naruto released a loud sigh.
"Really wished I could de-activate this thing. I would rather simply try hold back than being forced to hold back… Sadistic birds…" Muttered Naruto as he absentmindedly watched the emblem flicker for a moment before disappearing all together, allowing Naruto to release a small sigh as he felt the seal release its hold on him.
Keeping his crimson eyes forwards, Naruto easily caught sight of the konoha gates up ahead before grinning slightly.
"Well, guess what they say about home being where the heart is, is true… Wow, that is rather weird to say, is, is… Oh well. It's good to be home anyway." Replied Naruto with a sarcastic tone as he chuckled slightly.
"Are you done talking to yourself like a lunatic?" Asked a deep voice within the centre of his mind, causing Naruto to grin slightly.
"Nah, I kinda had gotten used to you being in my head so it was kinda obvious I would start talking out loud at certain points fuzzy." Returned Naruto, gaining a glare in return from the massive fox as it laid within him mindscape.
"Aww, Kura-chan! Naru-kun gave you a cute nickname!" Spoke another voice within his head, causing Naruto to grin slightly.
"It's ok Mata-chan! You're nickname will always be the best. Ain't that right kitten?" Asked Naruto, grinning as he heard a small snickering from a few voices before a purr was heard.
"Oh Naru-kun! Just wait for when you visit us in here! I will definitely show you how much of a "kitten" I am…" Purred out Matatabi as it sat within Naruto's mindscape, causing Naruto to chuckle slightly.
"Never knew you felt that way Kitten, I would have thought that the whole "chakra construct and human relationship" thing would never work out for either of us. Maybe you should stick with your Jinchuuriki miss… what's her face…" Replied Naruto, now hearing a roaring laugh coming from multiple voices as he continued his walk.
"Do you want to be eaten?" Was all Matatabi said, causing Naruto to give a bored smile as he continued his walk towards konoha.
"The question is, do you want to be tied up with chakra rope? Wait, don't answer. I don't wanna know your fantasies, kitten." Replied Naruto, gaining a brief silence from his mind… Before the loud voices of multiple bijuu ran through his head like a drum.
"Kid! You are the best!" Shouted Isobu, causing the rest to follow in his stead with Kurama giving a smirk.
"He is my Jinchuuriki after all." Replied the nine tails, causing Naruto to raise his eyebrow.
"Kurama… You do realise that I was never your jinchuuriki right? Your main body is still stuck within Yondaime-sama's daughters Kasumi and Mito." Replied Naruto, causing Kurama to lower his head, for what felt like it, before releasing a small sigh.
"… I had forgotten about that…" Grumbled Kurama, getting small pats on the back from his fellow bijuu before silence ensnared the bijuu relaxing within Naruto's mindscape.
Realising why they were silent, Naruto gave a small smile.
"Cheer up guys. Like I said, once I figure a way to safely pull you out of your Jinchuuriki's and defeat Akatsuki, if there is still one after the whole pain thing, then I will try find a place for you all to reside in." Spoke Naruto, causing the bijuu to smile towards themselves before Isobu gave a small narrowed stare up towards the blue mental sky.
"But what about our brothers and sisters who have been captured by the Akatsuki? We still don't know where they are." Asked Isobu, causing Naruto to shake his head slightly.
"At this point we don't know. My summons are still flying around and collecting information, but they won't be able to uncover everything. Akatsuki at this point has been extremely secretive. It's only because of an orange masked member grumbling to himself that we found where pain was. We just have to give it time Isobu." Replied Naruto, a grim expression appearing on his face as his mind went back to the information of the orange masked man.
How exactly did that member know about pain's position and location anyway?
Seeing the sight of konoha's gates only a few hundred feet away, Naruto shut his connection off with the tailed beasts, leaving Kurama's on if the fox wanted to talk. After all, he was "technically" the first bijuu he connected with.
As he came upon the sight of the entry box, Naruto gave a small grin, still hidden by his facemask before giving a small wave.
"Yo! Izumo! Kotetsu! How's the yondaime hokage after I blew up the hokage tower?!" Shouted Naruto, watching as the two widened their eyes in shock as a sudden explosion assaulted their ears before they quickly ran to the front of the gate and watched with eyes filled with horror as an image of a burning hokage tower came to view.
"N-no way…" Muttered Izumo, his eyes shaking as he watched the flames bath the village in an astounding red before he suddenly snapped his eyes open, showing a black wearing man in front of him.
Glancing around, Izumo widened his eyes in shock as nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary before Naruto gave the man a small cheeky grin.
"That was just a genjutsu, calm down." Spoke Naruto, startling Izumo as he stood up in the entry box before giving a glare towards the man in front of him.
"HOW DARE YOU-" "Give you a reason as to what could happen should you and your partner fall asleep at the front gate?" Asked Naruto, cutting in slightly as he watched the chunin gate guard's mother drop open in shock for a moment before falling silent.
Shaking his head, Naruto chuckled before patting the man on the shoulder.
"Don't worry. You and Kotetsu are a great team and all, but you seemed to be slowing down in the years of being gate guards. I don't blame you, the job must be boring as hell… But it's still important you know." Replied Naruto, gaining a small nod from the man before he gave Naruto a serious glare.
"Who are you and what are you here for?" Asked Izumo, not noticing that Kotetsu was still sleeping besides him.
Giving a grin, Naruto cracked his neck slightly.
"Well, my name is Naruto Hayabusa, originally it was simply Naruto, and I'm here to reinstate myself as a konoha shinobi." Replied Naruto, gaining a shocked look from Izumo as he stared at the man ahead of him.
Giving the black haired man a glare for a few moments, Izumo relented his glare before tapping a button under the desk, watching as a small group of anbu appeared in a single second.
Turning his head towards one of them. Izumo opened his mouth.
"This man claims to be Naruto Hayabusa, formerly just named "Naruto" and-" "Naruto?" Asked one of the anbu, startling the group slightly as they looked towards a cat masked anbu with purple hair.
The leader of the group, or most likely the leader, wore a tiger mask before tilting his head slightly.
"Cat, do you know something?" Asked the man, causing said woman to nod.
"Yes… Wasn't Naruto the name of the genin who had defeated Sasuke Uchiha and the one tailed beast Shukaku before also retrieving Satsuki Uchiha and Sasame Uchiha from an abandoned location?" Asked Cat, causing one of the other anbu there to lift their arms and hold their chin in thought.
"Now that you mentioned it… I do remember that Gaki, he had black hair and red eyes right? Hell of a genin from when I watched the Chunin exams as a Jonin." Replied the falcon masked anbu, causing Naruto to blink in slight shock that he had anbu shinobi praising him.
Finally, tiger nodded his head.
"That's right, I remember. He died when he went to retrieve Sasuke Uchiha before he crossover the boarder to reach Orochimaru…" Replied the man before turning his head towards the silent Naruto, who, was internally grinning at all the praise.
"Attention whore." Grumbled Kurama, causing Naruto to mentally form a large pillow to drop on the foxes head. Effectively shutting him up.
Seeing all the anbu staring at him, Naruto pulled his face mask down, showing a grin on his face.
"Thanks for all the praise and all… But shouldn't we be going over towards the hokage tower now? I'm sure Yondaime-sama would be wanting to find out how I survived my supposed death." Asked Naruto, gaining silence from the group before they nodded and formed a circle around him before the cat masked anbu placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder.
"Ok, we should get going now." Replied the woman, only to feel her hand phase through Naruto's body as he shook his head and looked towards the village.
"If you would mind… I would rather take the scenic route, you know. Take in all the sights again." Replied Naruto, walking through the tiger anbu with his hands behind his head as they watched Naruto's back in shock…
Before they instantly tried to grab onto him, only to once again phase through him as he continued his walk towards the village.
Glancing around, Naruto watched as the civilians around him began to stare as he walked through the city, reason for this was probably the anbu who were trying to capture him as he walked at a slow pace.
Mentally laughing as he watched the anbu desperately attempt to capture him while he walked, Naruto continued to stare ahead before his eyes caught an interesting sight.
"Yo! Temari, Shikamaru! How's it hanging?" Asked Naruto, drawing the attention of the two shinobi as they turned towards the source, only to widen their eyes as they watched the anbu slip through his form as he walked.
Turning her head slightly, Temari gave Shikamaru a small glance.
"Do you know who he is?" Asked Temari, gaining a shake of the head from Shikamaru.
Finally, Naruto stood in front of the two before holding his hand outwards towards the two of them before giving a small smile towards Temari.
"So Temari, how's Garra doing? Haven't seen him since I kicked Shukaku's ass. Life gotten a little better for him?" Asked Naruto curiously as his crimson orbs stared into Temari's teal coloured ones.
Blinking for a few moments, Temari widened her eyes in pure shock.
"N-Naruto…" Asked Temari in a mumbled voice, causing Shikamaru to widen his eyes before he stared at Naruto for a few moments before making out an image of said teen when he was in the chunin exams before his death.
Seeing the two know who he was, Naruto gave them a small smile before winking at the two of them.
"Got it in one blondie! But seriously, how's it-"
Thud…
…
…
"Well… Ain't that irritating?" Asked Naruto with a small smile on his face as he watched his right hand drop down onto the floor with a blood splatter as everyone stared at the black haired teen with shocked eyes.
Especially the civilians around him who began to move away from the anbu's in fear as the cat masked one stood in a cutting stance… Only completely shocked and frozen as she couldn't believe she had actually sliced the man's hand off.
However, while the silence rang through the clearing, Naruto could only chuckle before reaching down with his left hand before grabbing his limb and holding it out towards the cat anbu.
"Well, if you needed a hand you could have just asked you know." Spoke Naruto, snapping the frozen anbu from her shock before she stared towards the gloved right hand in her face… Before disappearing in a shunshin. Most likely to puke her guts out from the rather calm looking Naruto who scratched the back of his head with his right hand…
"What's her problem?" Asked Naruto, as he scratched the back of his head with his right hand before moving his dismembered right hand around for a bit before clicking his fingers.
"Oh right… The whole holding decapitated hand like its nothing thing… Kinda forgot that it would freak some people out." Replied Naruto before pulling his black glove off from his dismembered right hand and dropping the limb onto the floor before slipping his glove back onto his new right hand.
Something of which other people began to notice as they gasped at him.
Seeing the gasp, Naruto tilted his head slightly with a grin.
"What? Can't everyone regenerate limbs?" Asked Naruto rhetorically as he began to walk away from Shikamaru and Temari while scooping up his old right hand.
Giving a wave, with the dismembered right hand, Naruto gave them a grin.
"Later Shikamaru! You too blondie! Gotta go talk to the hokage about being alive and all." Shouted Naruto as he continued his walk towards the hokage tower before disappearing in a swirl of leaves as he had his fun.
Now, all he had to do was wait for Danzo to issue his death warrant within his root troops, allowing his summons to find his base of operations.
Ahhh, the disappointment of revealing some of his skills for the sake of finding an old man's hiding place… But when even his summons couldn't find it, drastic measures would be needed to be taken.
After all… A ninja was a master of misconception… Your move Danzo…
(Hokage office)
For Minato Namikaze, it had been a hectic two years. With the rise in Akatsuki sightings and the tenseness between the nations. He had gotten a lot of things on his plate. Along with the whole incident a while back, being someone snuck into the hokage tower, with him and his wife in it, and managing to paint a rather… Detailed… Picture and also leave the nidaime hokage's thunder blade, it was a little bit concerning considering no one, not his barrier team or anbu noticed him or her enter the building or even the village. It was in a similar way to that of the masked man who originally unsealed the Kyuubi from his wife, causing the death of the third hokage who used the Reaper death seal to separate the Kyuubi into two and then sealed them into his two daughters.
Releasing a small sigh, Minato looked out of the window behind him before giving a small smile. It would be the day his two daughters were returning from their training trip with not only Jiraiya and Yamato, but also Kakashi, which had begun just after news of Sasuke's escape reached his ears…
Along with the death of a shinobi named Naruto…
"You know hokage-sama, Reminiscing is nice and all, but you still shouldn't let your guard down even with the four anbu you have constantly in the room… Or even the fifth one you have usually hidden behind the secret wall you have." Spoke a voice behind him in a bored tone, causing Minato to widen his eyes in shock before disappearing in a flash…
Or would have hadn't he felt himself frozen in place as his eyes stared outwards towards the village as he couldn't even twitch a single eyebrow.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Minato attempted to narrow his eyes into a glare before hearing a small sigh.
"Hokage-sama. Before you go all "Hiraishin + Rasengan" on my ass, I would like to talk first." Replied the voice as he turned the hokage's chair around so that he was facing the front of the room, of which stood a black haired, red eyed teen who was sitting on the opposite chair in front of his desk.
Suddenly, Minato felt his body begin to move again. However, instead of instantly hiraishin behind the man and killing him, he gave a narrowed stare instead.
"Who are you? How did you get in here? And what did you do with my anbu guards?" Asked Minato, his voice cold as he gave the masked man a glare.
Seeing that glare, Naruto lowered his facemask once more before raising a finger up.
"For the first one. My name is Naruto Hayabusa, formerly just Naruto. I was a genin in your forces hokage-sama. My sensei was Yamato before he had to help train Kasumi and Mito in their bijuu's chakra. For the second question, I got in here with the shunshin. And as for the anbu, they are still in their positions, only stuck in a genjutsu." Replied Naruto, causing Minato to widen his eyes slightly before regaining his glare.
"Genin Naruto was declared KIA a few years ago after the incident of the valley. How could you prove you are him Hayabusa?" Asked Minato, his tone still ice cold as he watched the man grin slightly before moving his face forwards, his grin remaining intact as he cupped his mouth slightly.
"I said your daughter had gotten her breasts from Tsunade during the preliminaries…" Muttered Naruto softly, causing Minato to widen his eyes… Before Naruto shook his head and simply held his right hand out so that it was between both him and the hokage.
Suddenly, a white rasengan was formed in his palm as it spun in every direction.
Staring at his rasengan, Naruto gave himself a grin.
"White so looks cooler than blue." Muttered Naruto internally as he looked at the hokage's face before deactivating the jutsu and moving back into his seat.
The two sat there in silence for a few minutes before Minato sunk into his seat slightly.
"… So… You seem healthy Naruto-san… Please can you explain to me why you hadn't come back to konoha earlier and instead wandered to who knows where…?" Asked Minato, causing Naruto to simply wave his hand.
"Sorry hokage-sama. But the reason for that was because I was washed pretty far away from the valley and couldn't return due to… Complications… However, another reason for me not returning was because I was being trained by my summons." Responded Naruto, causing Minato to nod before releasing a sigh.
"You know that I will need to force you to have your mind scanned by Inoichi to make sure you aren't lying to me?" Asked Minato, gaining a nod from Naruto as he looked up towards the celling.
"No problem Hokage-sama. But, I should let you know that I have blocked out most of my mindscape so that it couldn't be invaded upon. I can simply let Inoichi-san view my memories however… Just the ones that don't show my techniques and all." Replied Naruto, gaining a small nod from Minato for a moment.
"… Care to tell me why you seem less… Respecting of me?" Asked Minato, causing Naruto to grin slightly.
"Well… I was the one who drew the picture of you and Kushina-sama… Be honest Hokage-sama, could anyone really have the same respect to a man who was ravishing his wife in their office?" Asked Naruto as he gave the hokage a grin, causing said hokage to widen his eyes in shock.
However, before Minato could react to the shock, Naruto placed his left palm over the hokage's desk before summoning a large file.
Said files name was simply titled: Akatsuki.
Seeing the file, Minato opened it up quickly before skimming his eyes across all the information before staring up towards Naruto.
"How did you get this information?" Asked Minato, his tone serious as he skimmed his eyes further down the file.
Shaking his head, Naruto's voice also became serious.
"I gained the information from personal experience and my summons Hokage-sama. During my period away, I had become friends with a jinchuuriki… Said jinchuuriki was then later captured by the Akatsuki. I had then managed to infiltrate the location the two Akatsuki members that had captured my friend before witnessing the extraction of the bijuu from said jinchuuriki. I was too late to stop it as he died a few seconds after I arrived. As such, I had begun to find bits of information for the sake of all the other Jinchuuriki in the elemental nations… When I had presented the information under the disguise of different people to the kage's, most ignored my information before running me out of their village. Only Suna and mist didn't, however, their leaders at the time were a bit busier than I thought with the Mizukage rebuilding her village and Suna trying to elect a new Kazekage." Replied Naruto, gaining a nod from Minato as he closed the file, only for Naruto to place his hand on the file, stopping the hokage from placing it within his desk.
Raising his eyebrow at the teen, Naruto shook his head.
"Hokage-sama, if I may, can I seal the file into your hand? I'd rather not have anyone else gain access to the file without your say so and permission… We wouldn't want some old hawks gaining access to it after all." Replied Naruto, causing Minato to nod his head.
A few seconds later, Minato watched Naruto complete the seal on the back of his hand before allowing the hokage to seal the file.
Watching as it disappeared, Naruto stood up.
"I can sense your daughters coming in this direction. I recommend you showing them the file so that if they encounter the Akatsuki outside of the village. Not only that, but… What of my reinstatement hokage-sama?" Asked Naruto, as he stared towards the hokage for a few moments, only to widen his eyes as he caught a black konoha headband that the hokage pulled from his desk.
Giving a small smile, Minato gave Naruto a nod.
"Naruto… Thank you for the information about the Akatsuki… And… Forget about the mind scan from Inoichi. Go and relax for a while, I will send a carrier hawk later today so that I can determine the rank you deserve… While I'm at it, where will you be staying?" Asked Minato, his voice slightly soft as an image of a younger Naruto stood above the current Naruto.
Giving a grin similar to his younger version, Naruto scratched the back of his head slightly.
"My training ground of course… if I can still claim it as my own anyway." Replied Naruto, gaining a nod from Minato.
"Very well. Tomorrow I will announce your return to your fellow peers. Make sure to not cause any trouble while you're here Naruto." Spoke Minato, gaining a nod from Naruto as he turned his back towards the hokage.
"Very well hokage-sama… But… If I have the chance…" Mumbled off Naruto, gaining a small nod from Minato as he watched Naruto turn his head back slightly.
"You have my permission." Replied Minato, gaining a nod from Naruto before he disappeared in a burst of speed.
Glancing down towards his hand, Minato narrowed his eyes.
"Danzo was the one who attempted to kill me in the valley."
However, before Minato could ponder over the Akatsuki file any longer, the sound of two sets of feet rushing towards him was heard.
Not long after, the door to his office was slammed open with two teenage girls grinning happily.
"Tou-san!"
(Naruto's training ground.)
Appearing in a burst of speed, Naruto couldn't help but smile as he caught the sight of his home.
"Satsuki… Sasame… I… I'm home…" Smiled Naruto, a small tear making its way down his face as he saw Satsuki standing on the training ground entrance with a similar smile to his own with a set of tears streaming down her face.
Boom. End. Hope you enjoyed the chapter and I shall see you all later… And no, this isn't the end of the fic ok. It's still going.