xxx 2 Years Later xxx

It was summer, Naruto (18), and Anko (23) were sitting together watching as their one-year and three-month-old fraternal twins Manato, and Kazuna played with the toys they bought them. While Tsunade (51), and Shizune (28) were helping Mito (12) with her Ninjutsu (Ninja Technique).

"You've come far these last 7 years!" Naruto called out to Mito, taking a break from watching the twins, to watch her.

"Thanks!" she called back and went through hand seals calling out " Futon: Daitoppa (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough)!" unleashing a large gust of wind that destroyed one of the training dummies.

"Great job! You've mastered your wind affinity!" Tsunade said proudly

"Yeah, and you've made great progress with your fire and lightning affinities!" Shizune remarked.

"Before long you'll surpass your brother!" Anko said, earning a "Hey" from Naruto.

Mito beamed at the praise she was receiving from her family. She walked over to her brother "So, when are we going to Konoha? I really want to see what the village is like." she was deathly curious, after all, she'd lived nearly all her life in this compound only going outside on shopping trips, or for celebrations (birthdays, met goals, etc).

"Soon, don't worry. The chunin exams are starting soon, and when they do we'll stroll into Konoha and expose that miserable Hokage for the liar that he is." he said, laying a hand on her shoulder.

She nodded "I'm just so excited. You think I'll be able to make some friends?" she ask bouncing in place.

Naruto chuckled "I'm sure you will, if all goes to plan I'll be your Jonin Sensei, and you'll have two teammates to become friends with."

Mito threw her hands in the air and cheered "Yay!" she then began dancing around the training ground, humming in a cheerful tone.

"So, what's your plan for when we return?" Tsunade asked Naruto.

"Well, We won't have to worry about a place to live, since the Namikaze compound should still be locked up, after all, only Dad, Mito, the twins and I can open it."

Tsunade nodded "So what about my former Sensei?" she asked, spitting the word former with venom.

"Well, I figured we'd enter Konoha through the front gates, sign in with our real names then casually watch the exams from the civilian stands." He said, his arms crossed.

"Hmm, that's a good plan, however, only the gate guards would know who we are." She stated not fully able to grasp what Naruto wanted.

"That's the point." He said before continuing when he saw her confusion "The gate guards would see our faces, and our names, then rumors will spread about the Namikaze's return which would cause the council to react and question Sarutobi, and when he doesn't have an answer his reputation would be questioned."

Her eyes widened in realization "You'll ruin his reputation slowly, instead of quickly? But what if he can come up with a decent lie?" she asked spotting a flaw.

He thought about it for a second "Hmm, good point, well I guess in that case, good for him. He'd have given himself a little reprieve before we think of another way to damage his reputation." he grinned an evil grin.

"So, you don't have a real backup plan?" Shizune asked, joining the conversation.

"Well, no, the only dirt I have on him right now is his lie about us being dead. We'll need to find something else when the time comes." he said, shrugging his shoulders.

Shizune nodded, sensing he was correct, they didn't have enough dirt on the man, and if there was some the man had hidden it well "Well, I guess we'll have to do some digging when we get settled in Konoha."

"Yeah, I'm not sure what we'll find, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited." Naruto agreed, with a mischievous smile. "I wonder if I should send some more hinged clones into the village to spy?" he mused.

"More?" Tsunade asked "You already had some?"

"Yeah, I've had multiple shadow clones hinged as civilians spying over the last 4 years." he said with a smirk.

"How long do you usually keep those clones active?" Tsunade asked with interest.

"Meh, about an average day's worth every day. They're practically unofficial citizens of Konoha, only being dispelled at night, and I always remake them every morning." he said.

"That's a lot of chakra to burn every day, how do you keep that up while training as well as doing everything else you do?" Shizune asked, impressed.

Naruto shrugged "It pays to have massive reserves of chakra, currently, there's only one person I know with more chakra than me and that's Mito. Hell, I currently have 3 times the amount my Father had before he died." he said simply.

"3 times?" Tsunade asked "I knew you had high chakra reserves, but I didn't know they were that high." she said fascinated.

"Well, I've been slowly increasing my reserves daily when I had free time over these last 10 years." he said matter-of-factly.

"Yeah, but that's still a lot of chakra!" Shizune commented.

Naruto deadpanned "I'm an Uzumaki and a Namikaze, having high chakra is a given, but when trained to increase it the gains are different for me than others."

Shizune looked sheepish "I guess you're right." she said a little embarrassed for forgetting that fact.

"Anyway, the Chunin exam will begin in a week, so we need to be prepared for anything since we have no idea what Hiruzen will do when we return." he said looking at the sun through the glass roof, seeing that the sun would set soon "It's getting late, we should finish up and get ready for bed."

Anko nodded "Yeah, it looks like Manato and Kazuna are getting sleepy."

Naruto looked at the twins, whose heads were bobbing up and down, their eyelids barely open. "You're right, let's put them to bed, then go to sleep ourselves." she nodded, picking up Kazuna while Naruto picked up Manato before the two entered their bedroom saying goodnight to the others.

xxx 1 Week Later, Konoha's Front Gate xxx

"So, we just walk up there, introduce ourselves, and enter the stadium? Piece of cake." Tsunade chuckled.

"It should be." Naruto said "I don't see the guards stopping us, since you're with us and they'd never expect you to return. Especially with their lost Namikazes." he said with a laugh.

"But we never were their Namikzae's though?" Mito asked looking at her brother.

"You're correct, but from the information my spy's gathered the council here is full of idiots who think they're gods gift to man." Naruto said with clear anger in his voice.

"I'm glad we left when we did." Anko said "Who knows what they would have done to you two." she said also getting angry.

"Don't worry about it, my love. There's nothing they can do to us now, we're under a Sannin's protection." he said

"You are?" Tsunade joked

Naruto made a mock hurt face "We aren't?"

"I don't know, are you?" she asked, continuing the banter.

"I thought we were, are you sure we aren't? After all, there's no one better." Naruto said grinning at Tsunade.

Tsunade crossed her arms "Damn right there isn't." she said, before smiling at him.

They continued their banter until they got close enough to the gates to see the eternal gate guards Izumo, and Kotetsu chatting with one another.

"So, you lost that bet and want me to foot the bill?" Izumo asked Kotetsu

"Yes! Please!" Kotetsu begged "I'll pay you back I swear!"

Izumo only shook his head in disappointment "I'll pay this time, but you owe me." he said pointing his finger at Kotetsu, then he noticed the group of seven people approaching the gate, with two of the seven being carried. "Oi!" he called out to his friend "There's people coming!"

Kotetsu looked and saw the group before his jaw dropped when they got close enough to recognize one of them "Tsunade of the Sannin!?" he asked dumbstruck.

Tsunade just groaned and signed in "You both look like you've seen a ghost." she said before stepping back to let the others sign in.

If the pair was shocked before, then they were utterly stupified when Naruto stepped forward and sign in. "N-Naruto Uzumaki N-N-Namikaze!" Kotetsu stammered out before fainting.

Naruto sweat dropped, before turning to Tsunade "It seems I'm more of a ghost than you are."

She scoffed "That's because until now, you were!" she said pointing an accusatory finger at him.

"Hey!" he protested "That isn't my fault!" he said, crossing his arms annoyed "I wasn't the idiot who lied to everyone and said I was dead."

The whole time they were bickering the other five signed in, with Anko signing in for the twins nearly causing poor Izumo to faint like his friend did, who by this point regained consciousness only to faint again when he saw that the twins were Naruto's kids.

The party of seven then entered the village and proceeded to the stadium, leaving a frozen Izumo and barely conscious Kotetsu behind.

"N-N-Namikaze" Izumo stuttered "I c-can't believe this, we need to tell everyone!" he said looking to Kotetsu to see if he agreed, only to see the man leaning on the wall still stunned. "Oi! Pull yourself together" he said shaking his friend from his stupor.

"W-What the fuck just happened?" Kotetsu asked his friend.

"I still can't believe it myself, but we need to inform the others!" he said sprinting off, completely forgetting his responsibilities for the first time in his life, leaving Kotetsu the be the responsible one for the first time in his life.

"Oi! We can't just leave the gate unguarded!" he called out after his friend.

"Watch it alone for a bit! I'm going to spread the news!" Izumo called back, still sprinting.

"Hey! Did you just dump your responsibilities on me!?" Kotetsu yelled, but Izumo made no notion that he heard him causing him to grumble "Bastard if you weren't paying off my bet, I'd kick your ass."

xxx With Naruto's Group xxx

"Did you see the looks on their faces!" Anko laughed as the group entered the stadium and found some empty seats

"It was hilarious!" Mito agreed "They didn't know how to react seeing Naruto!" she said, slapping her knee.

"Well, Kotetsu and I were friends before we left." Naruto pointed out "That's probably why he fainted." he said nodding to himself

"Didn't faint a second time though? I wonder why he fainted twice?" Shizune asked, more to herself.

"Maybe he saw that Manato and Kazuna were his friend who he thought was dead but turned out to be alive's kids." Tsunade said, thinking that was the best reason.

"Maybe?" Naruto said, bouncing little Kazuna on his right leg, who giggle with glee.

"Hey, could I join the exams?" Mito asked, wanting to fight and test her skills against others her age.

"Sadly, no" Naruto said, continuing after seeing her face fall "Don't worry, there'll be another one in 6 months. You can participate in that one, which will allow you to get closer to your genin teammates." he said smiling when he saw her fae light up

"Okay!" she cheered pumping a fist into the air "I'll be the best one there!" she declared

"I have absolutely no doubts." Naruto said, grinning at her.

She beamed at him, before turning to Tsunade "When do you think this thing will begin, granny?" she asked oblivious to the slight tick mark that Tsunade grew.

"Soon" she said "I wonder who'll be fighting first?" she wondered

"Some kid from the Hyuga clan, and some random kid who's name I can't recall." Naruto stated uninterested.

"How do you know that?" Shizune inquired.

He looked at her with a look that said are you serious "My shadow clones." he stated.

Shizune once again found herself looking sheepish "Oh, right."

Naruto just chuckled and returned his attention back to the center of the arena where a man with brown, should-length hair, which hangs about his face, and brown eyes, wearing his headband like a bandana with the standard Jonin outfit, and a senbon sticking out of his mouth.

"Hmm, I don't recognize him." Naruto mused

"I think his name is Genma Shiranui." Tsunade said to him. "But I don't know much about him, he was 17 when I was here last and I didn't really interact with him."

"I see, well it seems he's the proctor for this part of the exams, which is strange." he said puzzled

"Why is that strange?" Anko asked

"Well, from the knowledge I got from my clones a few days ago, Hayate Gekko was supposed to be the proctor for this part of the exams. I wonder what happened to him." he said, looking up at the sky with his arms crossed.

"Maybe he got sick?" Shizune said.

"Maybe." Naruto said "Well, I guess it doesn't really matter at the moment." he shrugged.

xxx Down in the Arena xxx

"Can everyone but Neji Hyuga and Kenzo Takahashi head to the competitor booth!" Genma called out.

All the genin who were lined up next to him filed to the competitor booth and took seats, waiting for the match to begin, leaving Neji and Kenzo standing across from one another with Genma in between.

"Begin!" Genma yelled before slicing his hand in between the two and jumping back.