Naruto was sitting at a dango stand having a drink. He was off duty today so he decided to relax. The village seemed to be in good spirits despite the fact that another world war could break out at any second. He was trying his best to keep Konoha's hands clean because they couldn't afford to go into another war. Uncle Hashirama's death put a massive dent in their forces and they still haven't fully recovered. That's why he praised his father for creating the shinobi system when he did because they desperately needed it and other villages copied him. He got up and decided to go to the hot springs to rest some more.

When he got there, he got his towels and was about to go change but he heard giggling from the female side. The giggle wasn't the normal female giggle, it sounded like a boy. He stretched out his senses and found a boy no older than Tsunade spying on the women in the water. Now he wasn't the overdramatic "I hate perverts" kind of person but it was still wrong. So he decided to stop the boy. Said boy had spiky white hair and small red lines under his eyes. He was scribbling furiously in a notepad and even had a small nosebleed.

He was so focused on the women, that he didn't even sense when someone was behind him. "Um kid I don't think you should be doing that." He almost jumped out of his skin and turned around and glared at the man. "What are you doing? You're going to get me caught!" he shouted. "Hey! There's someone spying on us!" a female voice said. The boys face turned pale and Naruto grabbed him and quickly teleported out of there. Seconds later, the door to the room came crashing down and multiple women came out in their towels with weapons ready to harm the pervert who was spying on them.

The duo reappeared in a clearing and Jiraiya was shocked. "Did you just teleport?" he asked Naruto. He nodded. "You've got to teach me that! I could use that to do my research and I'd never get caught" he said with stars in his eyes. Naruto sweat dropped. "Kid, what's your name?" he asked. "My name is Jiraiya" he said extending his hand. Naruto extended his and shook it. "I'm Naruto Senju." Jiraiya's eyes widened. "You're the son of Lord 2nd! Please don't tell him I was peeping on women! He'll make me stay at the academy for another year" he said begging and crying anime tears.

'Yeah this kid is weird' he thought. "Relax, I'm not going to tell my father but it's not right to spy on women" he said. "Pffft do you like men or something?" Jiraiya asked crossing his arms. Naruto's eye ticked. "No you idiot. I would just rather not be beat to death if I was to get caught." "But you can teleport. So you won't get caught." Naruto sighed. "That's not the point. And I use it to fight, not spy on women." Jiraiya shrugged. Naruto then got an idea. "Say Jiraiya, you're still in the academy right?" The boy nodded. "Yeah why?"

"When do you graduate?" he asked. "I take the exams next week." "How would you like to learn a jutsu?" The boys eyes widened. "R-really?" he asked. Naruto nodded. He pulled out a sheet of paper and gave it to him. "You do know what this is right?" "Of course i do, I'm not an idiot!" he said. 'Could've fooled me' Naruto thought. Jiraiya channeled his chakra to the paper and the results surprised them both. The paper split into three pieces. One got wet, one crumbed and the other one burned.

Naruto whistled in astonishment. "Four chakra natures! I bet that's way more than Orochimaru!" Jiraiya said excitedly. "That's pretty rare. I only know a handful of people who have more than you" Naruto said. "Yeah the Hokage, that's it right?" Naruto chuckled. "I have 5 as well." "That's even better. That means you can teach me even more jutsu" the boy replied. "Slow down soldier. I'll teach you one but only if you prove to me that you know the other requirements to pass the exams." "Pfft that's easy! Watch this" he said.

He put his hands together and scrunched is face up. Naruto tilted his head to the side. "What are you doing?" he asked. "I'm trying to flare my chakra! What do you think?" Naruto looked at him for a bit longer before he felt a pulse of chakra and Jiraiya's body got covered in blue chakra. He didn't sense any specific clan through it, which could only mean he was either a civilian or from an unknown clan but that wasn't his business.

"You can stop now before you alert the Anbu" he said. Jiraiya stopped the flow of his chakra grinning cheekily. Naruto pulled out 5 kunai and handed them to the boy. He then went through handseals and summoned 5 wooden targets shocking Jiraiya. The boy dropped the kunai. "Y-you know the mokuton?" Naruto looked at him like he was stupid but then realized he was still in the academy. "Yeah... and no you can't learn it. I'm pretty sure it's a bloodline" he replied. Jiraiya huffed in frustration but picked up the kunai. "You need to hit at least 3 in order to get a passing score" Naruto said.

Jiraiya nodded and reared his arm back and threw the kunai all at once. Every kunai missed the target and flew into the woods. He chuckled embarrassed and turned around, fully expecting to be made fun of like he was in the academy. Instead Naruto just gazed at him like he was analyzing him. He then pulled out a few more kunai and walked up to him. "Watch this" he said. Naruto intentionally slowed his throwing motion to allow Jiraiya to see it. He threw the kunai and each weapon pierced the target."

"Show off" Jiraiya mumbled. Naruto ignored the comment. "What did you notice that was different in my throwing motion and yours?" he asked. Jiraiya thought about it before replying. "Your feet placement. While yours were aimed towards the targets, mines weren't." "Also you didn't even take your time to focus. You're still in the academy. There's no reason for you to not perfect your craft before showing off." "Easy for you to say. You grew up in a war. They encouraged you to get stronger. And you're practically royalty so you have all of the training at your disposal" Jiraiya said defensively.

Naruto remained silent. He did have a point. "Just try again" he said. Jiraiya went to get the kunai that were embedded in the targets and came back. He positioned his feet properly and focused on each target. He took a deep breath and reared back and threw them. 3 out of 5 target were hit and Naruto nodded with approval. Though Naruto didn't realize it, that meant a lot to the kid. "Alright. Do you know any jutsu at all? It doesn't have to be elemental" Naruto asked.

"I know one but it's not used for shinobi matters" he said chuckling nervously. "Huh, what's it used for then?" Naruto asked curiously. "It's better if I show you." Jiraiya clasped his hands together and he seemed to disappear. But if you looked closely, you could see the outline of his figure. Naruto then put two and two together and sighed. This boy was the ultimate pervert.

He then came back visible. "While the purpose of the justu is a bit unconventional, it is useful. I doubt some chunin would recognize you if they weren't paying attention" he said. "I thought so" Jiraiya agreed confidently. "Well as long as you pass your written exam, you will become a genin if your performance here is any indication." "You bet it. And when I become a genin, I'll get to go on all the cool missions and take down all of the bad guys!" he said.

"That's right!" Naruto said getting his hopes up knowing full well he won't be leaving the village until he's basically a chunin. "So what jutsu are you going to teach me?" Naruto pondered it. He couldn't teach the kid anything to destructive but at the same time he didn't want to lowball him because they had a deal. Plus he was alright in his book. "Alright listen up. This is a relatively simple but powerful jutsu. Especially for a genin. Copy my handseals."

Jiraiya mimicked the signs Naruto did and he watched Naruto take a deep breath and he was surprised to see the magnitude of the fireball Naruto produced. Jiraiya followed suit and blew out a tiny fireball. He face faulted and heard Naruto laughing whole heartedly. He put his head down in disappointment but paused when he felt a hands on his head. He looked up and met the red eyes of Naruto. "That was your first attempt at the jutsu and you actually produced fire. Some Uchiha can't even say that they've done that."

"But it was pathetic compared to yours" he replied. "Well my chakra control is better than yours and I learned that jutsu before you were born." "I guess you're right. But I'll practice it until I master it and then I'll show Orochimaru I'm better than him!" he said with determination. "Hey who's this Orochimaru?" he asked.

Jiraiya's face soured. "He's in my class. He's labeled as a genius because he's so good at everything. But he's a jerk!" 'A prodigy' Naruto thought. "So it's a rivalry?" he asked. "Of course! He's always trying to get one up on me. But after I show him my fireball, he'll eat his words."

Naruto was amused by the rivalry. They both turned around when they heard something in the bushes. Jiraiya pulled out a kunai which was slapped out of his hand by Naruto. Tsunade walked out a few seconds later and Naruto smirked. "So you found me Tsuna" he said. She huffed. "It wasn't that hard, your chakra is very distinct." She turned to the other person there. "Who are you?" she asked. Jiraiya was blushing heavily.

He walked up to her with his hand behind his head. Hey stuck out an arm. "Hey I'm Jiraiya. Try not to fall in love with me" he said with a goofy smile. Tsunade's face remained neutral and she looked at Naruto and he nodded. She reached out and shook his hand. "Tsunade Senju" he said. His eyes widened. "You're the princess of the Senju clan?" Tsunade grinned confidently. "That's right. At least someone acknowledges that around here."

Naruto rolled his eyes. "Well now that we all know each other, what can I help you with Tsunade?" He eyes widened. "Oh yeah, Uncle wanted you to come to his office." Naruto nodded. He was going to go see the old man anyway. He stood up and stretched. "Jiraiya I'll see you around. Keep working on the fireball" he said. Jiraiya nodded and then took off but not before blowing a kiss to Tsunade.

She ignored the gesture and turned to her cousin. "You wanna teleport me back to the compound?" she asked cutely. He shrugged. "Why not?" He stuck out his hand and she was about to grab it but he vanished. Her mind went blank for a few seconds before her eye began to twitch. Naruto then appeared back laughing and grabbed her and vanished once again.

In Kiri, a man sat at a desk. He had blonde hair and wore blue Kage robes. He was Gengetsu Hozuki, the 2nd Mizukage of the Hidden Mist. He was going over a scroll that was sent by Kumo. It was the plans to invade Uzu. Yes while all of the hidden villages hated each other. Most of them had a common enemy. Konoha. They were far too strong. They had the Senju, Uchiha and Hyuga clan. They had the 9 tails and they had the Uzumaki clan backing them. A clan that was so strong that they had their own village.

Luckily for him, that village just so happened to be in his country. He'd be in contact with Mu and A. A was alright in his book. The man was just stubborn and a meathead. But Mu was a different story. He hated the man with every fiber of his being because he along with his big nosed student killed the first Mizukage. He vowed to avenge him even if it meant giving his life. But he would play nice for now. Uzu had to call first.

Similar thoughts rang through the head of Mu. He was a tall slender man who was wrapped in bandages from head to toe. He was the 2nd Tsuchikage. He knew Gengetsu couldn't be trusted, hell A couldn't either. He was too power hungry. He don't care much for the destruction of Uzu but he would rather die before allying himself with the leaf. Even if it sickened him to side with that water wielding bastard. He looked at the map of the elemental nations. They would have to travel the furthest to make it to Uzu, meaning they had to plan ahead.

A a dark muscular man with long blonde hair sat in his office lifting weights. He knew that Iwa and Kiri didn't really get along but it was necessary for the moment. His reason for destroying Uzu was simple. They had power and he wanted it. They were the masters of fuinjutsu but he didn't care for that. Those seals were so complex that only an Uzumaki could understand them. No, what he wanted was the weapons of the Sage of Six Paths. For the longest time, they were a legend. Almost like a myth. Nobody outside of Uzu had ever seen them. Well that was until they got a little help from a mole. Yes, while he hated traitors and treasonous shinobi, he wasn't his shinobi so it really didn't matter to him. He'd contact the man soon for more details.

After dropping Tsunade off, he made it to the office. He didn't bother knocking because that's just what he was used to doing or rather not doing. He walked in and saw his father looking directly at him. "You were waiting for me?" he asked. "I was, along with your fellow jonin team leaders" he said with a smirk. Naruto raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean fellow? I don't have a team?"

Tobirama didn't say anything and let Naruto piece it together. He sighed. "Why do you want me to be a jonin sensei?" "Konoha needs to gain strength quickly. The genin coming out of the academy need to be prepared for war" he replied. "I thought you said genin wouldn't be on the battlefield" Naruto said. "I did but the way things are looking, it might be out of my control." "What? It's a war, just like the last one. Every man for themselves right?" Tobirama shook his head in a negative.

"I've heard rumors about Kumo, Iwa and Kiri allying with each other. If those rumors are true then they will outnumber us 3 to 1." "And Suna?" "They haven't been responding to our messages. And Uzu is in the land of water. While I'm confident enough to take on the villages, we will basically be destroyed by the end." Naruto sighed. He didn't really have a choice. "Alright, I'll take on a gennin team but only under one condition.""And that is?" Naruto smirked.

The following week were the graduation exams. There were multiple classes taking the exams and the passing genin would be mixed in together with the genin from the other classes. Orochimaru was awarded the rookie of the year after acing his test and then displaying great skill in the physical portion of the exams. He created a wind tornado that destroyed a few training dummies.

Tsunade was awarded the kunoichi of the year after displaying incredible chakra control when she performed medical ninjutsu healing a student who failed. While unorthodox, it was still ninjustu and she was by far the best one in the academy.

Jiraiya was labeled the dead last due to him barely passing the written exams. But he did show promise when he hit 4 out of the 5 targets with the kunai and then he shocked everyone watching when he created a fireball. This even shocked some of the Uchiha in the class.

After that, they were all placed on teams and unsurprisingly, the three award winners were placed on the same team. That was when a man entered the room. Everyone gasped. "Team 7, meet me at training ground 7" he said. He then flashed away. Tsunade and Jiraiya smirked while Orochimaru remained quiet but he looked pleased.

Naruto waited around 5 minutes before they made it there. They were panting slightly and he just shook his head in amusement. Jiraiya pointed an accusing finger at him. "Why didn't you tell me that you were going to be our sensei?" Naruto shrugged. "It was a last minute decision and the looks on your faces were worth it." "So you're The Lone Wolf, Naruto Senju" Orochimaru said. He was a pale boy with yellow slitted eyes and long black hair. He reminded Naruto of a snake.

"And you must be Orochimaru. I've heard much about you thanks to Jiraiya here." He looked toward his idiot teammate to find him huffing in annoyance. Naruto clapped his hands together gaining their attention. He pulled out 2 bells. "Naru why do you have bells?" Tsunade asked. He rolled his eyes, while I'm not a fan of formalities, it's best if you call me sensei when we're out on missions." She nodded. "But to answer your question, this was going to be your test. To see if you could figure out why there were only 2 bells instead of 3."

"I'm sensing a but" Jiraiya said skeptically. "But, your teammate over here figured it out already judging by his facial expression." They turned towards Orochimaru who had the decency to blush. "Explain" Tsunade said. "Well considering a genin team would need 3 genin plus a jonin sensei, it wouldn't matter if we got the bells or not. None of us would be sent back to the academy. The whole point of the test was to see if we could work together as a team."

"And you would be correct Orochi" Naruto said patting the boy on the head. "And you figured all of that out by just looking at the bells. Impressive" Tsunade complimented. Jiraiya huffed at that. "That's nothing, it was obvious that it was just a test. The real test will be going on a mission" he said. "You couldn't be further from the truth Jiraiya" Naruto said. "Huh?" he replied.

First, you won't be going on any missions outside of the village yet. You just became genin and you have to get familiar with each other's skills. Secondly, you're still going to have to fight me. I want to see how far all of you are at the moment."

Jiraiya immediately took out a kunai and threw it at him. Naruto caught the kunai between his fingers and looked at Jiraiya. "Now you can begin" he said. They all scattered. Naruto sat down and closed his eyes. He could feel the nature energy around him due to his mokuton and his students weren't that good at masking their signatures yet. Luckily for them, he was one of the best sensors in the world so a bit of training would get that problem fixed.

He didn't have to wait long as Jiraiya and Tsuande came from opposite directions. He blocked a kick from Jiraiya and swatted Tsunade's punch. He pushed them back and had to block a kunai flash from Orochimaru. He was by far the fastest genin here. But his moves still left small openings which he gladly let be known. He kicked the boy in the gut sending him back. He didn't really kick him hard, just enough to let him know not to leave himself open again.

He sensed a chakra build up and saw a fireball coming towards him. It was Jiraiya's. He simply blew out a stream of water that nullified the jutsu and then he stomped on the ground and wooden vines shot out towards his students. They were surprisingly weaving out of the way. He decided he could kick it up a notch. He shot out small wind bullets and they flew towards Tsunade. Orochimaru jumped in front of her and slammed his hands on the ground and an earth wall rose to block the wind.

He noticed Jiraiya wasn't with them and he saw a slight shift in the wind. He slammed his hands together and a wooden cage rose up and captured the boy. "Hey!" he exclaimed. He engaged in another taijutsu battle with Orochimaru but this time he put a little effort into it. The boy was quickly being outmatched and he couldn't really do anything about it. Tsunade descended upon Naruto in hopes of crushing him. Naruto easily caught her and then threw her in the air.

He was surprised when she substituted with the log that was in front of him. Just as she was about to strike him in the gut, wooden vines wrapped around her and binded her to the ground. He then felt a sharp pain in his stomach and saw a kunai stuck in it. Orochimaru was surprised. He didn't expect to hit him. He was about to rush to his sensei but Naruto began chuckling which confused the trio.

He then formed the ran seal and yelled "kai!" The world around them shattered. They were all shocked to find themselves in the same place they had been in when Naruto first pulled out the bells. "T-that was just a genjutsu?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto nodded. "I'm surprised you didn't sense it Tsunade. Have you been slacking in your training?" he asked accusingly.

"N-no. I would've detected a normal genjutsu but I couldn't even feel an invasion of my chakra." "What rank was that genjutsu?" Orochimaru asked. "A rank" Naruto said. They all looked at him like he was stupid and he sweat dropped. "You have to teach me that" Jiraiya said. "You don't have the chakra control required for it you idiot" Tsunade said. "Shut up billboard chest" he said. He then turned pale when he realized he said it out loud.

He turned to Tsunade and saw her looking down with a ominous aura surrounding her. Orochimaru started to back away for his safety. "N-now Tsunade-" Jiraiya started but he was quickly shut up when he punched him hard in the face sending him crashing into a tree. She was about to go beat him some more but wooden vines wrapped around her, holding her in place. Naruto and Orochimaru sighed. These two were going to be a handful.

Naruto was making his way to the new shinobi store that was recently opened. He needed some more kunai and maybe a new sword. Upon entering, he saw a plethora of weapons. They all looked to be in excellent condition too. There was fans, kunai, mallets, nunchucks, katanas, tanto's, pretty much everything you could want. "Hello Senju-Sama, how may i help you?" a voice said. Naruto turned around and saw the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.

She was around 5'6 with beautiful chocolate eyes and 2 buns in her hair. She looked to be in her early 20's. He was admiring her beauty for so long that he forgot her was staring. "Um Senju-Sama, are you okay?" she asked. He snapped back out of his thoughts and chuckled lightly. "Please, call me Naruto. I hate formalities" he said. She giggled softly. "If i didn't know any better, I'd say you were ogling me." That time Naruto did blush and him trying to remain serious made it all that much funnier.

"I came here to purchase some kunai and potentially a sword." "Well we have everything you need. Just take a look around and let me know if you need help" she said. He nodded and found some quality kunai and a chakra blade. As he was buying it, he noticed small cuts on her arms. They were barely noticeable and it was most likely from a previous battle. "You are a shinobi?" he shared curiously.

She looked at him surprised. "I wouldn't say a full on shinobi but i did receive training from my mother before I came to Konoha." "Are you proficient in kenjutsu?" She smirked. "I'm proficient in every weapon in this store" she said confidently. "You wouldn't mind putting that to the test one day right?" Naruto asked. She leaned over the counter with a small smile. "Maybe, maybe not Senju-Sama" she said.

Name: A (The 3rd Raikage)

Country: Land of Lighting

Villiage: The Hidden Cloud

Age: Around 35 to 40 years old

Description: About 6'3 with long blonde hair and green eyes. Wears a white vest with a red sash

Abilities: Ninjutsu- 10/10

Taijutsu- 10/10

Genjutsu: ?/10

Kenjutsu: ?/10

Fuinjutsu: ?/10

Possesses lighting, Earth and fire chakra natures

Has an impenetrable lightning cloak and is able to use black lighting

Affiliations: Son of the 2nd Raikage

Feats: Said to have battled the 8 tails on multiple occasions

Rank: SS

FLEE ON SIGHT ORDER!!

Name: Gengetsu Hozuki(The 2nd Mizukage)

Country: Land of Water

Villiage: The Hidden Mist

Age: Around 30 to 35 years old

Description: About 6ft with blonde hair. He wears a gray high collared coat

Abilities: Ninjutsu- 9/10

Taijutsu- 6/10

Genjutsu: 10/10

Kenjutsu: 7/10

Fuinjutsu: ?/10

Possesses all 5 chakra natures and yin and yang release

Is said to have a deadly genjutsu that makes him undetectable

Affiliations: Head of the Hozuki clan

Feats: unknown

Rank: S

Approach with caution!!

Name: Mu (The 2nd Tsuchikage)

Country: Land of Earth

Villiage: The Hidden Stone

Age: Unknown

Description: About 6ft and his body is covered in bandages from head to toe

Abilities: Ninjutsu- 10/10

Taijutsu- ?/10

Genjutsu: ?/10

Kenjutsu: ?/10

Fuinjutsu: ?/10

Possesses all 5 chakra natures and yang release

His sensory ability is said to be able to sense chakra signatures from countries away

posseses a kekkei tota known as Dust Release

Affiliations: Unknown

Feats: Unknown

Rank: S

Approach with caution !!


Team 7 just finished a D rank mission and the genin were sick of the boring missions. Naruto himself was sick of the boring missions. They all felt as if their talents were being wasted. That led them to be in Lord 2nds office and they were begging him for a harder mission. Tobirama cleared his throat. "listen the reason I am not sending any fresh teams on missions outside of the village is because of a brewing war. I know that the tensions are rising and Kumo, Iwa and Kiri would not hesitate to attack any teams they come across."

"But Uncle, we have Naruto sensei to back us up. The only person that's stronger than him in this village is you" Tsunade said. "That may be true, but he himself cannot take on an entire village and even if he could, he would still have to watch out for the three of you." "Dad, you know I wouldn't let anything happen to the kids. I'm confident enough in my abilities. And I didn't become a jonin just to have you say that I am not capable of performing higher ranked missions" Naruto said frowning. Tobirama looked at his son and then at his niece and the rest of the team. Jiraiya looked nervous but had a firm gaze. Orochimaru looked as calm as ever, but there was a glint in his eye that Tobirama couldn't quite describe.

Tsunade was as feisty and as confident as she could be. Truthfully, the team was one of the strongest teams in the village at the moment. But he was nervous. He was very nervous. He had lost all of his brothers due to war. He lost his wife as well. And truth be told the Senju clan was slowly but surely fading away because they were the main ones on the front line during the war. Currently as it stood, it was him, Naruto, Tsunade, Mito and about 20 others. And he told the adults to integrate into other clans throughout the village.

But the look on his son's face was firm, and if he didn't know any better, he would say he was looking in a mirror. Naruto was possibly even more stubborn than him. After a long tense silence, he released a breath. "I was planning on sending an Anbu squad to retrieve this person, but I guess you guys are more than capable of handling this mission." He pulled out a scroll and tossed it to Naruto. He read the confines of the mission and nodded. "We will leave first thing in the morning. Team go home and pack your belongings. You will need about two weeks worth of clothes and supplies."

His team left and went to go pack and he sat down in front of his father's desk. "I noticed that you moved the Uchiha clan to the outskirts of the village. They already don't like you because they think that you hate them." "They run the police force. I moved them to the outskirts so they could have more space and room to operate. The village as a whole refuses to trust them because of what Madara did. I have no problems or quarrels with the Uchiha. Have you forgotten that the clan head was once a part of my team?"

"No I didn't forget. Kagami spoke to me recently and he wanted me to tell you that some of the clan were starting to become restless. I'm not in charge and I don't know how to run a village, but I think you should call a meeting with all of the clan heads to discuss further matters because them relaying messages to me for you is really starting to get annoying." The older man sighed. "I will call a meeting after you and your team head out tomorrow."

That was when a man in anbu gear appeared in the kneeling position. He had a falcon mask and a captain tattoo on his right shoulder. This was the current commander of the anbu, Danzo Shimura. "Report falcon" Tobirama said. "We just received word that Uzushiogakure was attacked." "WHAT!?" Tobirama and Naruto screamed in unison.

Team 7 were rushing through the forests of the land of fire as fast as they could. They left for their mission earlier than expected due to an attack by three major villages. Kumo, Iwa, and Kiri struck when they least expected it. Naruto's worst fears became true. They were at war. How did they even sneak by the land of fire? How did they bypass the guards that were stationed for miles through throughout Uzu? How did they get in? Those were the questions writing through the mind of the young jonin.

It would take roughly a week to reach Uzu but if they traveled quick enough, it would only take about three days because Naruto could teleport them right outside of the Land of Whirlpools. Tsunade being part Uzumaki had yet get to say a word since they left. Orochimaru was quiet as usual but his eyes were nervous and Jiraiya was unusually serious. They have been traveling nonstop for about a day and the genin needed to rest before they continued. Naruto had no problems with staying up for days at a time but the kids haven't fully adjusted to the life of a Shinobi yet so there was no point in having them exhaust them themselves before possibly the biggest fight of their lives.

They reached the border of the land of fire, and Naruto stopped. He stretched out his senses to see if anyone was within miles of his team and he found no one. He turned to his team with a serious expression. "I want you all to get about five hours of sleep. I will keep watch, but you all need to get some rest before you fight. I can't afford to have you not on your a game."

"I can keep going" Tsunade said seriously. Naruto looked at her with an empathetic gaze. This was her immediate family. While Naruto was related to the Uzumaki clan himself, he had never really interacted with them and he never visited the land of whirlpool's like she had. He shook his head in a negative and she was about to open her mouth, but the look he gave her silenced all of that. She just huffed and went to unpack her things.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya went to go do the same. Naruto quickly created a small campfire for the kids. He then created multiple shadow clones and sent them in different directions to patrol the area. That night he sat leaning against a tree. Tsunade was fast asleep. She was probably the most stressed and angry of them all. She needed the sleep in the most if she was going to be focused. He could tell that Jiraiya was sleep because the boy was snoring loudly. He looked over to his last student, the one that was still a mystery.

"I know you're awake Orochimaru, your chakra isn't relaxed" he said. The boy slowly sat up and Naruto got a good look into those yellow slitted eyes. " what's on your mind kid?" "Why did the Uzumaki clan get attacked?" he asked. "Because they are our allies. Konoha's enemies figured that if they crippled our allies then they'd have a better chance that defeating us. It doesn't help that they are extremely powerful and are feared for their sealing abilities."

"Feared?" Orochimaru asked. Naruto chuckled. "The Uzumaki clan is a clan that specializes in sealing. Their seals are said to be so powerful and dangerous that they could capture biju and summon the death god. They also have massive amounts of chakra and an even greater life force. That's why they're able to live on their own." Orochimaru looked like he was thinking over what he said. Naruto spoke again. "I don't think I've ever seen someone with the same eyes as you. What clan are you from?"

The boy looked down with a downcast expression. "I don't have a clan as far as I know. My parents moved me to Konoha during the first war." Naruto listened carefully. "This was a chance to learn more about his student. "I moved out of the orphanage shortly after I joined the academy." "So you've been living on your own ever since. But if I may ask, who trained you? You are far from an ordinary genin." He saw a slight tense in the boys posture. "I can't say" Orochimaru replied.

Naruto tilted his head in confusion but chose not to question any further. "Just get some sleep before we head out kid." The boy nodded and laid down and soon fell asleep. A few hours later, the team set out and they were moving at a very high pace. There wasn't much to talk about simply because they had no time to discuss anything. The mission was simple rescue any survivors from the attack and if possible, capture any of the assailants. They soon reached a large body of water, and Naruto held his hand up as a signal to stop.

The team saw a giant cloud of smoke in the distance. It was a few miles away across the water, but it was very noticeable. Naruto stretched out his senses and could tell that there was a still a battle going on. He turned to his team and spoke. "I know that you guys haven't received much training, but I am confident in your abilities to make rational decisions. I don't know exactly how many people are on that island and they are more enemies than there are allies so I'm going to need you all to be focused.

There is no easy way of saying this, but we are at war and you are going to need to kill. If you don't want to continue, I will simply teleport you back with a clone but if you come with me, you are going to see things you're going to have to do things that the kids should have to." His team held a firm gaze and nobody look like they wanted to turn around. He created a wood clone, and the it stepped on the body of water, and it got sucked into the whirlpools. He narrowed his eyes and confusion. How did they bypass the whirlpools?

He had no time to ponder on those questions. He simply grabbed all three of his genin and teleported right to the outskirts of the island. When they reach the island, it was littered with smoke, explosions and bodies. There was battles going on everywhere and it look like the invading forces were winning. "You three go and search for any survivors. Stick together and do not hesitate to kill an enemy! Go!" They nodded in unison and jumped off. Naruto went towards the grand battle that was in the middle of the village. He stretched out his senses and found 3 massive chakra signatures.

He arrived and his eyes narrowed. It was Lord Ashina, head of the Uzumaki clan and he was battling the Gengetsu and the 6 tails. He was about to run in to help him but his senses rang dangerously. He jumped out of the way just as a cylinder like light exploded where he once stood. "Only 2 people could use that jutsu and since he couldn't sense their chakra, he knew which one it was. "Mū there is no point in hiding. I know you're here" Naruto said narrowing his eyes.

He heard a dark laugh. A bandaged upper body appeared out of thin air and Naruto pulled out his blade and coated it in lightning. "Why so hostile Senju? We are at war and all is fair" he said. Naruto said nothing and in seconds he appeared in front of Mū and slashed at his neck. To his surprise, the blade passed right through him. ' what the hell?' he thought. He turned around to find the Kage gone. He didn't bother trying to sense him because he knew he wouldn't find him.

The genin were making their way through the village looking for any survivors. So far they found none but to the Uzumaki's credit, they took down the enemies with them. That was when Orochimaru pulled out a kunai and slashed the throat of an enemy ninja who was aiming for Jiraiya. The other 2 looked shocked at the quickness Orochimaru possessed. "Look!" Tsunade said pointing at the retreating forms of a group of shinobi. There were three of them and Jiraiya went through hand signs and shot a fireball in their direction.

This alerted the group and they drew their weapons. Tsunade slapped him on the back of the head and Orochimaru sighed. "You're an idiot" he said. They jumped out and ran in front of the group. Getting a closer look at them, they realized that they were some kind of anbu. They wore black cloaks and blank white masks. Orochimaru's finger twitched. One of them were carrying an unconscious girl and Tsunade's eyes widened. She felt the chakra. "Kushina" she said. The team of anbu said nothing and simply attacked each genin.

Naruto chose to battle the tailed beast. He could subdue it quicker than Ashina. He currently had the beasts wrapped in wooden vines. He was struggling though, his mokuton wasn't on the level of his uncles yet. Just as he said that, the beast leaned its head back and opened its mouth. Naruto saw a giant black ball of chakra formed and shot towards him. He slammed his hands together and a giant hand formed and caught the ball. He kept his hands together tightly and he was sweating profusely.

He then sent the ball back towards the biju and it exploded on contact. The explosion was so massive that the wood bindings broke. The beast was sent flying and smoke filled the area. Naruto got up coughing and created a clone to go subdue the 6 tails. He turned around and felt a chill go down his spine. He saw Ashina standing in front of Gengetsu and it looked like they were both being held in place by something. He heard Gengetsu screaming in agony. He then saw strange markings appear on both of their bodies and they both dropped to the ground after that.

He rushed towards Ashina. The man's body was freezing cold and he could tell he was going to die. He turned around to see if Gengetsu was alive but he heard coughing. "He's dead Naruto" Ashina said weakly. Naruto turned around and the man was barely clinging on to his life. "Lord Ashina how did this happen?" he asked. "Someone let them in" he said weakly. "Do you have any ideas as to who?" Naruto asked. The man pulled out a scroll and handed it to Naruto. "I captured one of them" he said. He then began coughing up blood. "Whatever you do, protect Kushina" he said as he took his last breath.

Naruto placed the man down and sealed the body of Gengetsu into another scroll. He saw his clone coming back to him with another scroll and Naruto nodded. He then went looking for his team.

Said team were currently fighting for their lives. It was essentially a stalemate, nobody could get the upper hand. Tsunade ducked another kick from the anbu and was about to swing back but she heard a cry of pain. "Jiraiya!" Orochimaru yelled. Tsunade took her eyes off of her opponent and paid the price. She was sent crashing into a tree curtesy of a kick.

Jiraiya had a gash going down his shoulder and he was bleeding profusely. Orochimaru saw this and rage began to build up. Seeing his teammate in pain didn't sit right with him. Snakes shot out of his arm and bit down on an anbu injecting them with venom. He then picked up a tanto and ducked an oncoming attack and slashed at the anbu's legs cutting them off in the process. Just as he was about to finish the person off, he saw the shadow off the other one right behind him before he heard a bone shattering punch.

Tsunade appeared next to him holding her stomach. She saw the snakes but didn't pay attention to them. She rushed up to Jiraiya and began healing him. That was the scene Naruto came up to. He then saw the small girl that they were originally supposed to look for. He'd talk with his team later but right now they needed to grab Kushina and leave before the island self destructed.