Naturally, the adults in the situation decided to try capturing him… once they broke out of their stupor. Too bad then, that they couldn't move an inch- owing to the trees binding them in place. Their chakra was also neutralized. The Naruto in front of them grinned as that happened.

The stiffened Naruclone dispelled immediately. Turns out nothing had changed apart from the expected changes occurring, and Ichiraku becoming richer by the bowl.

Shaking his head, Naruto simply smiled and turned around. Only to be tackled by Kushina… to Mikoto's shock. Kushina, unminding of the people around them, just snuggled him. She's made up some excuse about the Uzumaki being capable of being the best at cuddles- Mito, Hashirama and Tobirama backing her up didn't help, seeing as their nightly activities echoed throughout the night. Hell, Naruto had walked into Mito being… Let's stop there- this is crack, not smut! ANYWAY, he'd been six at the time… and since then, Kushina's been snuggling him while they slept- for two hours.

He still doesn't understand why his privates concern her anyway- what with her wandering hands being a bigger issue. At least he got a little sister outta the idea of switching with Minato that first night… which was the only time that idea worked. Since then, she'd taken to binding him with her Kongō Fūsa whenever they slept… He was starting to suspect that his parents wanted a divorce… for what, he didn't know, but he would still raise his little sister to be a good person!

ANYWAY, Kushina noticed the number of girls that he'd brought over and started growling. Kurama, who was inside him, mirrored her. Naruto just facepalmed.

As introductions were made for those who didn't know her- which was everyone except the Uchiha matriarch. Mikoto also told them that she was supposed to have been dead, so her being there was confusing.

Then followed the entire entourage of Hokage and Mito, which shocked them further, since they were DEFINITELY supposed to be dead. They almost suspected Edo Tensei… except the bodies seemed real.

After the explanation of how they were alive- which dove into an explanation of the realm of death works

"So, what you're saying is that there is a master of the concept of death for each realm, and that you are this realm's Master of Death? And that's why you can raise the dead at will, if you want?" Shikamaru, the only one who wasn't too shook to ask questions.

"Sorta, it's more like my clan that does it, and said clan-member has to be the strongest. Don't ask which clan, because I'd rather not name them before I absolutely have to- they're bad news. What I can do is tell you that your levels of training are going to increase- standards have fallen and I really can't afford to train everybody- not that I would, even if I wanted to." Naruto answers, surprising the Nara who was smarter than he let on.

"Anyway, there's time to train tomorrow! In the meantime, you're gonna rest up and enjoy- it's the last bit of free time you'll have for a loooong time!" He continued, leaving a Nara and a Hyuga horrified- one was lazy, the other was looking forward to spending time with him.

And so it was that the group spent the time relaxing, Naruto even bringing out sake for the drink-lover in Anko, though Mikoto and Kushina did share a bottle as well... as did Naruto, who used it on Minato to get the family issues outta the way.

"Well, as it turns out, while Kushina and I do love each other, our time in the Shinigami's belly kinda killed our romantic vibe…" While being surprisingly coherent, Minato was a complete lightweight… Naruto resolved to change his genetics to make himself more resistant… though it did explain the lack of success he had in the seduction side of things, despite the looks he has. "I kinda do miss the life we had, but doing what I did to you kinda pissed her despite the necessity, and while we managed to work past that, it killed any chances we had of being back together… especially when we kinda had a slight disconnect anyway. As it stands, our time there also showed that I'm more lustless than most normal people anyway, and the Uzumaki don't have much of a problem with incest."

He was also being way too honest with him, which meant he had to be kept away from alcohol in public. Anyway, it seemed like they were headed for an amicable divorce… or not.

"Honestly, it took me imagining your mom with someone else for me to get it up at times, so I'm not surprised that this is occurring." Annnd that's info Naruto hoped to never know about his father…

The next morning

It was still dark out, and everyone was fast asleep. Not for long!

"WAKE UP, YOU LAZY MAGGOTS!" came the scream from Kushina… And thus began the training from hell… after breakfast.

It began with seal application. Naruto, Mito, Kushina and Minato handled this part, though Minato just oversaw Naruto. The applied seals were resistance seals… Completely Naruto's idea.

So then began the physical workout… which tired them all… As it turns out, when the seals were in effect, the user's chakra actively resisted the effect of the seal… unless the user's chakra was used for the same. The matrix was different for this purpose alone.

As the newcomers jogged or ran, they saw Naruto walking and stretching his body to ensure flexibility. They just shrugged it off as him slacking… Unknowing of the fact that his seals were astronomically stronger than the norm- enough that most shinobi would be rendered immobile under its effects. Of course, it would take the likes of Madara or Hashirama to even move under its effects.

While laboring under their delusions, they finished the physical workout. Naruto's clones went ahead and did the rest of their studies/training, and started the rest on their lessons. Each varied, according to their specialities. The legends joined them, as needed.

Each person had different specialities… which will be explored differently soon enough.

So! It's been a while since I updated this story, hasn't it!? Sorry about that, had more work and was caught up in the Shadows series. Anyway, next chapter will detail how each member brought in will train their abilities.

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