Changes in Timeline!

"Tch... so these are changes Rikodu-jiji was talking about." Naruto Said.

Confident about knowing the events that AR going to happen, Naruto forgot about the negetive aspects of it.

Team 7 had brought Kakashi to Tazun's house to heal and rest. After waking up Kakashi had discussed about how Zabuza was probably alive. He then led out his plans for their training which was rejected by Naruto who told Kakashi that he and Sasuke both already knew the chakra control exercises and will train by themselves. Kakashi shrugged and instructed Sakura about tree walking. Like last time Inari had thrown a tantrum, but being mature Naruto tried to explain how the situation of Kaiza fighting Gato differs to them doing it.

[Flashback]

"Tell me Inari, do you think your grandfather is a great bridge builder." Naruto asked.

"Ofcourse he is" Inari answered.

"So do you think that my team and me could also bridge great bridges like your grandfather."

"No, ofcourse not. You can try but it won't be as good as my grandfather's. He is a professional after all." Inari replied heatedly.

"Good, now we shinobis are trained for these type of situations, like wave is facing now. Your father; Kaiza; was a brave man, but he was a fisherman. He was professional in fishing, so even though he tried fighting for his family, he couldn't succeed because he wasn't trained for it, unlike us. So you can put your faith in us and we promise to free wave from Gato's influence." Naruto finished with determination.

Inari took time, but decided to put his faith on Shinobis who came to protect his grandfather.

[Flashback end]

He had also met Haku, who was picking herbs just like the last time. They talked and Naruto was tempted to give her hints, that he knew his true identity, but abstained to do so.

He knew that Gato was sending his thugs to bring in Tsunami, Tazuna's daughter in case Zabuza failed. And now he was faced with new situation he didn't expect to arrive.

Gato after finding out Zabuza may not be enough for team 7, he had gone out and hired Raiga Kurosaki, A-ranked missing nin, who was once part of seven swordsman of mist. Naruto had not faced Raiga until 'Katabami gold mine' mission. Seeing him on the wave mission was a shocker for Naruto.

"Sigh! Atleast he doesn't have Ranmaru with him." Naruto murmured to himself after he evacuated Tsunami and Inari from the house so that Raiga wouldn't directly attack them.

"Do you want to have a funeral!" Raiga asked sounding completly insane.

"Raiga Kurosaki. Ranked A, master of mist blade 'Kiba'." Naruto stated.

"Oh... so you do know about me." Raiga said with grin "Well doesn't matter, I will give you a funeral anyway." Raiga shouted and directed large amount of lightening towards Naruto using his blades.

"Fuuton: kami no kaze (wind style: divine winds)", Naruto released large gusts of wind completly dispersing Raiga's lightening.

Naruto continued with handsigns and released other techniques "Fuuton: Juha Reppusho (Wind style: Beast palm)", and released clawed shape sharp wind upon Raiga.

"Hahahaha... entertain me before I give you the funeral... Raigeki (lightning strike)" and sent powerful lightening attack to counter Naruto's beast palm.

Raiga had quite underestimated Naruto's attack, which showed as it not only tore through Raiga's 'Raigeki' but also managed to inflict claw shaped wound on his left arm.

"You brat! How dare you injure me. I will make your funeral quite painful." Raiga shouted as he started going through hand signs similar to Zabuza used in previous fight "Kirigakure no jutsu (hidden mist technique)". Thick chakra laden mist spread around the area.

"Fuuton: Shinkuha (wind style: vaccum wave)" and complely dispersed the mist, foiling Raiga's plan.

"Grrr... Raiton: Taju Raikyu (lightning style: multiple lightning spheres)".

Multiple orbs pf pure lightening surrounded Raiga, and then shot towards Naruto in high speed.

Naruto had already completed his hand signs to counter the technique "Fuuton: Bai Tatsumaki (wind style: expanding tornado)".

With Naruto at it's eye, a greenish tornado formed and then expanded outwards, dispersing the large orbs of lightning from Raiga.

"Sigh! He must be weakest of all swordsmen of mist, How did he got ranking above Zabuza is beyond me. He knows I am proefficient in wind release and still keeps using lightning release jutsu on me, ignoring my elemental superiority. I mean, I would understand if he uses lightning in swords style but this is complete waste of his Chakra. Last time around, he was bit of problem and that was also due to Ranmaru being present with him." Naruto complained to himself.

He was extra stressed because Kurama was also going to wake up anytime soon. He an Kurama have became Close after war, so to face his distrust again would be a downer. But Naruto would just give Kurama access to his memories and promise of opening the cage as soon as possible.

"Hihihi... looks like I have to be serious." Raiga said making Naruto tense. Raiga then drew both his swords together and sense his electrical essence into sky, and grey stromclouds started forming all over the area.

"Hijutsu: Ikazuchi no Kiba (secret art: Fangs of Lightning)". With that, lightning striked just at the place Naruto was standing, much to glee of Raiga which turned into frustration as 'Naruto' disappeared with puff of smoke.

"Well shit! I almost forgot about it. Last time he only stopped using it because he wasn't taking us seriously." Naruto began sweating as he knew that for some times, Raiga can rain lightning around the area as much as he wants.

"Sigh! There's no other way. I didn't want to use it before chunnin exam. No matter, anyone wouldn't witness it anyways." Naruto quickly formed snake seal "Mokuton: Mokujonheiki (wood style: wood locking wall)".

Many pieces of woods came into existence existence surrounded Naruto forming dome like structure around him. Naruto relaxed under the protection. He knew it would withstand Raiga's attack, afterall it did defend against a tail beast bomb.

It seemed like Raiga had really gone insane, with what Naruto could hear him laughing madly while raining continously lightning on the dome.

"Well not my problem. He will run out of chakra soon enough." Naruto murmured to himself.

As Naruto thought, the lightning stopped, but the sky didn't cleared. Warily, Naruto dissolved his jutsu and came out to see Raiga huffing. He seemed near exhausted.

"Huff...Huff... This will not be my funeral RAIGEKI NO YOROI (lightning strike armour)", Raiga nearly shouted at the end.

Naruto observed as Raiga was encased in armour of lightning that resembled weaker version of Raikage's technique. Obviously unlike Raikage's 'Raiton no yoroi', Raiga's armour had no offensive powers of it own.

Raiga then started to rotate in high speed, making the lightning around him go light purplish in colour. He generated something that resembled a tornado made up of lightning.

"Raiton: Rairyu no tatsumaki (lightning style: Thunder dragon tornado)", and a giant purpulish dragon with red glaring eyes formed through the previous lightning construct, and shot towards Naruto.

"Fūton: Tatsu no Ōshigoto (wind style: Great task of the dragon)" Naruto countered.

A large greenish tornado formed in front of him comparable to size of Raiga's lightning dragon, and they both clashed.

The clash was so powerful that it literally uprooted many trees and would have damaged Tazuna's home, if not for Naruto's defensive fuinjutsu around it.

Ofcourse after a long clash, Naruto's technique wonout due to elemental superiority, but what hit Raiga was only small part of original technique, so he was still alive. Barely breathing due to various injuries and chakra exhaustion.

"NO... I WILL NOT DIE LIKE THIS. MY FUNERAL WILL BE GRAND!!" Raiga shouted and raised his only sword that was left in his hands.

"Fuuton: Kaze shuriken no jutsu (wind style: wind shuriken technique)", Naruto sent a shuriken channeling wind chakra to increase it's range dramatically, towards downed Raiga.

"Raiton: Raiso (lightning style: Thunder burial)". Moments later, Raiga called one of his techniques upon himself, to give himself what he deemed glorious death.

The race between lightning and wind in terms of speed will allways won by lightning, but in Shinobi life, the few moments matters.

Naruto's extended shuriken cut off Raiga's head moments before the lightning strike incarnated Raiga's body. Naruto sealed up Raiga's severed head in a scroll and Kiba blades in another.

Both of them would be helpful in earning political support of Mei Terumi, the recently elected Mizukage of Village hidden in mist.

He then formed 25 shadow clones to protect the civilians and rushed to the bridge.