Character study. An accidental meeting brings Zetsu into Naruto's life as his tutor. With Zetsu trying to sway Naruto to his own philosophy of "the only one you can rely on is yourself", Naruto discovers that the world isn't as black and white as his tutor is, that there are at least two sides to every story, and that he has a lot to learn. Hinted NaruIno and NaruTen; grey!Naruto
Rated: T - English - Friendship/Adventure - Chapters: 26 - Words: 211,432 - Reviews: 1623 - Favs: 3,922 - Follows: 3,711 - Updated: 12/30/2018 - Published: 1/2/2013 - Naruto U., Ino Y., Tenten, Zetsu - Complete