edited chapter nine enjoy
It's been three days since Kukiko joined the anbu.
Naruto couldn't be happier to work alongside his sister, but that also scared him.
It was oblivious to him knowing the risks that are in the job description.
At the moment, they're sparing, have been for a few hours to bring Kukiko ninja skills up to speed and fast.
Naruto is using his trench knives to get better equipped to them.
Kukiko is using water from a jug she carries around her waist.
After all, she won't have an easily accessible body of water on her missions.
She had a long way to go before her skills in water style are on par with the Second Hokage.
They called it a day when the sun touched the horizon.
"Looks like we're done for the day Kukiko."
"Fine. Besides, I'm reaching my limit anyway." Naruto could see the subtle shake of her leg, telling him she's exhausted.
"I have a mission tomorrow, so you'll have to train by yourself."
"Ok, want to come back to my place for the night?"
"Sure"
Kukiko did not live with Naruto since his home is meant for one person.
Her place is now an anbu apartment. Up till she joined anbu, she's been living with the Sarutobi clan.
Her apartment was about as big as Naruto's, but this one was nicer and not partly run down like his.
"Who are your neighbors, if you don't mind me asking as I rarely come here with mission getting in the way?"
"That would be Cat to my right and Anko to my left."
"Ok, I can see a cat being your neighbor, but why Anko?"
"T&I not that far away. That's why and Anko not all bad minus her Dango addiction."
"Oh, look who we have here," a third voice rang.
The two look to the origin to see Anko in the flesh staring them down.
"Hi, Anko," Naruto said.
"What is a pint-sized anbu like you doing here?"
"Wanted to check out my sister's new place since joining the anbu."
"Since your here, mind helping me out."
"NO! I am not buying you, Dango" he put his arm in an X shaped to illustrate his point,
"Oh, come on, please, it is just this once?" she said with a seductive tone. This sent a shiver down the brother and sister pair at her forcefulness.
Suddenly Naruto was brought into a bone-crushing hug, by who else, cat? "I will not let you corrupt my little brother Anko!"
Anko couldn't see it through the mask, but she could feel the smug grin on Naruto's face.
"Fine, I'll find someone else. I think Kurenai just got back from a mission," she shunshin soon after.
"Thanks, nee-chan, don't know what would happen if you didn't stop her," he said
"Not a problem Naruto. Now, what are you doing here?"
"Came to see Kukiko place since joining the anbu."
"Oh well, I better not hold you up then."
For the next few hours, Naruto hung out with Kukiko in her new apartment before heading home.
When he finally made it home, he took off all his gear before collapsing on his bed for the night.
But unlike most nigh tonight, he has yet another staredown with Kurama.
In the seal
"What do you want, kit?"
"As I'm sure you know, my superiors have an interest in me controlling your power. But we both know you will never give it to me willingly."
He was expecting some sarcastic comment but was met with silence causing him to take a second look.
"Wait, you can't be considering this!"
"Who said I was giving you anything!"
"That's the Kurama, I know, but why the pause?"
"You can have my power. All you have to do is undo this seal," the fox said with a smug voice.
"Not happening even if I had the sealing formula."
"Are you saying you thought about it?"
"Beyond a THOUGHT, no, I haven't."
"I didn't hear you denying it, your just like everyone else, seeing me as nothing more than a battery," he scoffed.
"I didn't mean it like that. I said I thought about it, but the risk outway the benefit since there would be nothing stopping you from going on a rampage!"
"Sweet freedom, I can almost smell you!" he said aloud, ignoring his container.
"OK, restart, my superiors. I want me to control your power beyond a simple get-out-of-jail-free card when the chips are down.
"You have to be weak-minded to always rely on someone else's power."
"I was thinking the same thing really as I'm stubborn when it comes to that," the cause both to chuckle at this.
"You have my attention, so what do you propose? Keep in mind this seal is separating us."
"I know, and because of that, when I am forced to use your power. I'm under your influence," Kurama chuckles at that.
"Ok, kit, I'm starting to understand" he wouldn't admit it to him, but over the past few months, since Naruto went one tail, he slowly started to care for the boy.
It was mainly because he was actively trying to communicate, trying to pry any information about him.
Even though it often ends in verbal fights leading to the silence between them.
"Good, so how should we proceed from here?"
"I suppose it wouldn't hurt to train you in my power at the very least I get to some quality entertainment. Seeing you and your friends try and fail, especially the old-timers."
A shiver ran down his spine at the fox's comment, by he couldn't stop the chuckles from causing headaches for the village elder.
From his time in the anbu, he learned that the village elders aren't too fond of him, especially the man in bandages.
"So … ah, when do we start?"-
"After your mission, just to make it clear this isn't a handout, you gonna have to work hard. I look forward to your misery, hehe."
Naruto could only sweat drops at this before going off to dreamland,
The next day
When Naruto woke up, he had a pounding headache, "stupid fox," he mumbled under his breath.
This headache always happened when he talks to him when he usually should be sleeping.
It drains a lot of mental energy when his mind and body are supposed to be in recovery mode.
He drags himself to the kitchen, making him some eggs and toast with a glass of milk before putting on his gear.
He shunshin to the Hokage tower.
"Ready for my mission Jiji," he said on his knee, sneaking in his nickname when he can.
Hiruzen had a slight chuckle "ah yes, Kitsune, your mission is to stop some bandits near a hot spring hotel near the border. Bandits have been found kidnapping women for some unknown purpose. We suspect slavery."
"Ok, but doesn't this seem like a mission for a regular ninja team, not anbu?"
"Normally, you be corrected, but every time we send in a team, they disappear without a trace. So I'm hoping by sending in a single ninja of the anbu, they won't notice a snake in the grass."
"I assume I'm doing this alone?"
"Yes, for fear they'll catch on to us and go into hiding once more" he handed him a scroll with the location and mission detail.
"Hai, I'll be back as soon as I can" with those words said, he shunshin to his apartment to gather supplies.
He decided to leave in the dead of night not to arouse suspicion from the villagers.
Word was starting to spread that Naruto was possibly a ninja, no thanks to his short stature.
Others thought he finally died or left the village. They had no idea of the truth.
The rumor mill was a pain when it came to him.
The next day
It took the whole day and all through the night to reach his destination, he would have stopped for some rest, but he needed to training for sleep deprivation.
That and Kurama reluctantly helped keep him awake, but that doesn't mean he was tired.
In fact, he was nearing his limit, but fortunately, the hotel was not too far off as he could smell the hot spring.
Naruto stopped just shy of leaving the tree line. He quickly changed into civilian clothing.
When he finally stepped out, he was wearing black pants and sandals with an orange hoodie.
He walked up to the receptionist and asked for a room.
"Aren't you a little young to be on your own, kid?" she asked.
"I'm meeting up with a relative here should be here for a few days" he held up Gama-chan, quickly changing the women's mind.
"Here's your room key hope you have a nice stay here."
"Thank you," with the key in hand, he found his room and collapsed on the bed, intending to make up for the sleep he lost.
He arrives at 8 A.M. When he finally woke up is was 6 P.M.
"Time to do some recon" he put a do not disturb sign on the door. Leaving a shadow clone encases anyone who decided to ignore the warning.
With his anbu gear on, he faded into the shadows.
The following day Naruto scouted the whole village, looking for any hidden allies, rooms, or spaces in the walls.
Then he checked the forest to see any trails leading to and from the hotel that wasn't the main road.
After checking around, he found nothing. Unfortunately, this is going to be more difficult than he thought.
"Maybe they have a secret tunnel?" Naruto thought to himself.
It would make sense, or they're just really good at covering their tracks. But, unfortunately, this mission was going to take longer than He thought.
Daylight started to fade. He called it a day to get some food.
But before that, he sent out some shadow clones if he missed something or the slavers in question decided to move.
He found his way to the restaurant section and ordered some ramen as it was a hobby to taste new kinds.
And as he expected, it wasn't as good as Ichiraku, but it was respectable in his opinion.
Since this was a hot spring hotel, he might as well check out the springs.
He found himself in the men's section, sinking to his nose in the water, letting all his aches and pain wash away.
The warm water was great to him as he rarely could relax since joining the anbu.
He stayed and soaked there for a good 45 minutes before calling it a night.
He put his clothes back on, and just as he left the door of the men's section, he herds a scream from the women's section.
Thinking this was the bandit making their move, he swung into action.
When he finally made it, he didn't see any bandits, Just some old guy in a red kimono laying face first on the ground with a bloody nose.
A woman stood over him with a fist in hand.
"Great first job by myself, and I have to deal with a pervert," he said to himself.
He walks over to the still bleeding form of man "is this pervert causing you any trouble, ma'am?"
"He was peeping on the ladies, and I managed to catch him just before I took a dip in the spring."
He began poking the man, hoping to get some kind of reaction. However, it didn't take long for him to gather his wits.
He shook slightly as the woman emphasized her fist before retreating to the hot spring when he finally stood up.
"Alright, old-timer, don't you know it's rude to peep on women!"
"I wasn't peeping. It was research!"
"What kind of research requires peeping on women? What's your name, perv? Not that it matters."
"I am Jiraiya, the toad mountain sage!"
"Whatever you say, pervy sage," the sage grunted at his comment.
"So, what's your name, kid?"
"Why should I tell you!" he looked away from the man.
"Naruto, do you know who that is!"
"What does it matter? He's a perv, and I have a mission to do!"
"As much as it pains me to say this, he is Jiraya, one of the three legendary Sannin. As in former students of the third Hokage, surely you know of them after being in the anbu."
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME! He's one of them. I guess I can trust him with my identity."
"He holds the toad contract meaning you can get the sealing formula and let me free. allowing us to sow the seeds of chaos and discord HAHAHA!"
"I thought we were past that?"
"I can dream, can't I."
Facing the pervy sage before him, "I just remember your one of the sannin. Meaning you're a member of the Konoha. My name is Naruto Uzumaki, member of the village anbu," Naruto informed.
Jiraiya manages to hide his shocked expression as the boy before he is his godson. If he hasn't figured it out yet, he might be able to clean the bad blood between them.
"YOU an anbu, I doubt it, kid?"
"You want proof to follow me then," he took off into the treeline far away from prying eyes.
The old sage follows him as he needed proof to know if his godson is all talk.
When he finally reached the kid, he was in his anbu gear with the kitsune mask hanging off the side of his head.
He was again dumbfounded at this.
He was also slightly angry with the Hokage that he would let his godson into the anbu black ops.
"Ok, kids, I believe you now. So why would the Hokage send a pipsqueak like you on a mission all alone?"
Using all his willpower to keep his anger in check, "I was tasked by the Hokage to track down and eliminate bandits who have been kidnapping women around here!"
"Really, what have you found so far, kid?"
"Nothing, it's almost as if they have a way to cover their tracks. and somehow know when we're on to them."
Jiraiya started brainstorming ideas on finding them and knowing ninjas are here with a thinking pose. "That's it!"
"What!"
"I think I know why you haven't found them yet."
"Ok, spill it?"
"When I was doing my research."
"You mean peeping."
"For the last time, it's research anyway, there was no way any of my research subjects could know I was there, but somehow that woman found me."
"Are you saying that woman was with the BANDITS!"
"Looks that way, kid, but we won't know till we find her."
"Then what are we waiting for!" he tried to sprint back to the hotel only to be yanked back by Jiraiya.
"Hold it, kid, you may be anbu, but we gotta be smart about this, for all we know, she may be innocent, but we won't know till we do some investigating"
"Right, sorry about that," he said, rubbing the back of his head.
"At least he uses that brain of his, unlike his father when he was training under me. But, first, we have to find her.."
"And no peeping for you!"
"Fine, I assume you know the shadow clone jutsu as a member of the anbu?"
"Yes, how many should I create?"
"Five would be good."
"Hai" five poofs of smoke later, and five anbu clad Naruto's appeared.
"You five remember the women from earlier. We need to find her and make sure she isn't an enemy aiding the bandit, dismiss!" the shadow clones bolted off into different directions.
"What about us?" he asked.
"While your clone looks for our target, let's head back in town to see if we can't dig up some leads. Oh, and you need to change your outfit."
Naruto was in his civilian outfit with a quick change in uniform, ready to continue the mission.
"Let's go," the two ninjas headed back to the hotel.
Naruto followed Jiraiya much to his dismay but didn't complain too much when they made it back.
They found a spot near the bar. Naruto stayed at his table, waiting for any information his clone dug up. At the same time, Jiraiya used his skills to try and dig up information on his end.
By the time one hour has passed, Naruto had regained the information his clones found, and to his luck, he learned of a shady man near the hot springs.
When he told this to the sage, he learned there'd been some shady figure gawking around the hot springs as well.
As for the woman from earlier, she is sadly in the mix of things.
"So, what have you learned on your end Naruto?"
There some shady individuals near the hot spring and the woman from earlier was with them and you?"
"Same for me now. Let's stop this bandit before any more innocent women and girls are captured."
With their superior ninja skills, they faded into the shadows.
They found the woman from earlier standing by herself near an ally.
"Ready, Naruto?"
"Yes, pervy sage," he says with his anbu gear on
He summons ten clones, and on Jiraiya's mark, they descended on the duo.
They quickly apprehended the man and woman before shunshin away from the hotel thanks to their superior skills.
Back in his anbu gear, he walked up to the man, "spill it. We know your part of the bandit group!"
The man in question whore a dark cloak with brown pants, black boots with a gray shirt, and a sword on his side.
The woman from earlier was where a black kimono with a black shocker and dagger on her side.
"I said, spill it!" Naruto said, having a kunai to the man's Neck.
"Fine, we are responsible for the kidnappings."
"Never thought a kid and an old man catch us!" the woman said with venom.
"Ok little girl, why are you involved in all this," Jiraiya said fiercely, a little ticked off from the old man comment.
"I want to be the most beautiful woman in the world. By kidnapping other girls, I could make sure of that."
"Bullshit, there has to be more to it than that!" Naruto put more force on the kunai, starting to draw a little blood.
"Fine, we sell them off for a small fortune to some missing ninja for test subjects in exchange. He would help me stay young forever."
"Is she telling the truth" Naruto demanded
"Yes, she is."
"Who's the buyer" Jiraiya demanded to have a strong feeling of who it might be.
"Orochimaru," the woman said.
"I was afraid of that."
"Damnit! Where are the girls who haven't been sold yet."
Naruto was starting to losing his patients.
"There is a hidden cave, half a klick from here hidden by a bolder, but there are more of us there doubt they would let you set them free."
"Oh, they will. After all, I'm Jiraiya, one of the legendary sannin," he said with a slight chuckle.
The two prisoners faces paled at this revelation.
"Please let us go. We won't cause you any trouble!" the man said in a pleading voice.
"Sorry, that's not how the world works. Kitsune, mind sending some clones to get the local authorities."
"With pleasure," poof two clones appeared before sprinting off.
5 minutes later
The local authorities and took the two bandits in custody.
"Now let's find the others," the sage stated
"Hai"
It didn't take them long to find the hideout and quickly dispatch them before letting go about 10 girls and women free.
The next day.
Naruto woke up with the shinning sun on his face, and beside him snoring loudly, was in his eyes the pervy sage, one of the legendary sannin.
"Old man, wake up its morning."
"Five more minutes," he groaned.
"Fine," while the pervy sage was sleeping Naruto, got his gear together, preparing to leave.
When Jiraiya finally got up, Naruto was in full uniform, waiting for the pervy sage to get up.
"What do you want, a kid?"
"The Hokage would want me to tell him I found you, so I suggest you return to the village with me," he said politely.
"I suppose I have intel to deliver to him anyway."
"Hai"
Two days later
Naruto walked through the front gate in his anbu gear with the pervy sage beside him.
This got looks from all around him, mainly aimed at Jiraiya.
They quickly made it to the Hokage tower. Naruto was the first to give his report.
Just as he was about to leave, Hiruzen asked him to stay.
"So what is it, old man?" the sannin said, getting the ear of all anbu present.
With a sinister smirk, "I thought you might want to spend time with your godson Naruto. His code name is Kitsune."
Silence filled the room. Then a loud noise could be heard from all over the village originating from the Hokage tower.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS PERVERT IS MY GODFATHER! AND YOU, YOU LEFT ME BE MYSELF ALL THESE YEARS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAD TO GO THROUGH!" it took both Cat and Tenzo to hold Naruto back from harming the sannin.
The sannin in question had a sheepish grin on his face and an evil smile for Hiruzen.
"Now, now Naruto calms down. He had his reasons. One being our spymaster. His network requires most of his attention, so he would have time to do it.
"YOU'RE JUST AS BAD AS HE IS. THE LEAST YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME WAS I HAD ONE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER!"
"I should have, I'm sorry, but I couldn't risk dividing his attention, but now that you're a ninja, I felt it fitted since he can now train you to make up for all the lost time.
Naruto finally cooled off at this "fine but is trout still in the village, or is she on a mission?"
"She still in the village at the usual training ground, if I'm not mistaken."
"Sweet can't wait to tell her about my mission," he shunshin away.
"Ok, who's trout, and why is Naruto so excited about her wait? Does naruto have a lady friend?" he said the last part with a little too much glee.
"Yes, he does she the same age, their sibling in all but blood go and look for your self if you don't believe me."
"I might just do that, but here's what I've gathered, and that job you sent him on unfortunately Orochimaru was involved in it."
"Let me see for myself," he took the scroll from his student to read the report.
With Naruto
When he finally made it, he carefully watches his sister practice her jutsu.
"Come on, focus. You can do this, Kukiko," she thought to herself.
She was determined to be the next water jutsu master of Konoha, better than the second Hokage, using all her chakra.
In quick succession, she did all the hand signs brought forth as much water as she could.
When she finally opened her eyes, she was happy and surprised to see she did it.
Unfortunately, it wasn't a lot, only about enough to make one water whip.
"Nice job, Kukiko. I knew you could do it."
She grew a massive smile as she faced her brother "thanks, Naruto, unfortunately, it wasn't a lot, and it took all my chakra to do so" she looked to the water whip in hand.
"Even so, that impressive to pull off!"
"So, how was your mission Naruto?"
"It was fine, right, Naruto," a new voice said.
She looks to her brother, who had a bored expression before finding the source to find a tall old guy with white hair and a red kimono outfit "who are you?"
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