(Chapter 9: Dropouts vs a Superhuman)

It was nearing the end of August as Naruto was more than amped to show off what he could do against his would-be targets, as after multiple jumps via Teleport; Mizuki and Naruto had made it to the Land of Forests…Yet the one thing on Naruto's mind other than the great opportunity to prove himself once more, was the upcoming final year at the Academy and the fact that it meant he was one step closer to gaining his headband.


(Land of Forests, 1:05 Pm, August 23rd, 996 S.E)

It would be the early afternoon as an eager Naruto alongside Mizuki had tracked down the Shinobazu members to their hideout within the Forest of Bewilderment, the former ready to strike like a hungry wolf.

"Alright, Naruto. Go get 'em whenever your ready…And he's already on it." Mizuki said as Naruto had already used Teleport

Meanwhile, Toki who was busying himself with his mechanical arm was sucker punched by Naruto crashing into the back of his head with a Thunder Punch; that sent him flying into a nearby oak tree with a thunderously loud crash; splintering the tree and nearly causing it to topple over as Naruto stared Toki down like a grizzly bear would a wounded deer. The combination of concussive force from the punch and the large amounts of voltage not only left him with a greatly cracked skull that had him seeing 4 Naruto's, but also the fact that he had been shocked so badly that the right side of his face had severe 2nd-degree burns and his ear had been burned away into a misshapen mass of melted flesh and cartilage.

But before Naruto could unleash a follow-through Thunderbolt to further fry the mechanized rogue-shinobi who was struggling and stumbling to get to his feet after the attack, he was forced to Teleport out of the way from a hail of senbon-needles that came at him at great speeds; impaling the ground as the rest of Shinobazu looked around wondering where the mystery assailant had gone. All before the superhuman blonde reappeared to see the other two members of Shinobazu cornering him with mystified yet confident expressions on their faces..., and yet Naruto despite being outnumbered only had a look of pure predation on his face as his eyes glowed a bright neon orange and a wide as a mile grin spread across his face.

And as such the leaves on every tree branch in an 80-foot wide radius glowed a vibrant pumpkin orange; before they ripped themselves from their places on the trees and sailed toward the Shinobazu members like angry hornets…So while the Shinobazu trio were busy fending off the storm of leaves conjured forth by his Magical Leaf technique, he used it as cover to quickly dash out of sight while they were assailed by the brilliantly glowing leaves that cut into their flesh as though they were a pack of ravenous hyena's out for blood.

So while the trio were defending themselves from the onslaught of leaves that continued to slash into them, and dodging out of the way to avoid getting chunks of their flesh peeled from their bones, Naruto conjured forth a pair of Vine Whips and jumped up into the air; from wherein he then used them as a catalyst to unleash a veritable storm of Poison Sting needles that flew towards them at great speeds. Something that had the three of them rushing away from the animated onslaught of leaves that had left a number of gashes across their form, but this didn't come out with them leaving unscathed as Shura and Toki; hadn't come out of this unscathed in having been pierced with a sizable number of Poison Sting needles piercing through them as though they were made of soggy tissue paper.

"Where are you guys running'? We're just getting started!" Naruto demanded of them as he flung a pair of Vine Whips at them

The trio in question managed to dodge out of the way from the quintet of gnarled thorny vines that lanced towards them, and yet it was only once each of them wrapped around the trunks of a pair of maple trees and Naruto began to glow a soft orange that was synonymous with Agility; before he shot himself after them like a bullet. All before he ignited himself into the spinning ball of death that was his Flame Wheel attack that hurtled towards them at such speeds, that by the time they moved out of the way, Toki had not only been torn in half from the attack but also incinerated in a horrid burst of flame and fire that sent both halves of their body descending to the ground in a charred heap.

From there he then bounded onto Shura who opened up his umbrella to whisk him into the air above, and yet this was to no avail as Naruto burst himself free from his incendiary attack to quickly send Vine Whips to latch onto Shura's arm with bone-cracking force, gaining a sharp yelp of pain as the gnarled vines shattered the bones in his forearm and shoulder... All before reeling Shura towards him with great force to the point his arm was nearly ripped from his socket; where within the span of seconds was met with a fiery Blaze Kick to the skull that shattered his jaw and imploded his nose like they were made of glass; before using the momentum to land a monstrous haymaker of a Brick Break to the center of his collarbone.

The end result was everything above the neck exploding in a violent shower of gore, bone, and grey matter as the headless corpse of Shura descended to the ground, with Naruto landing beside it with the grace of a panther; before turning his attention to the remaining Shinobazu member. All the while said Shinobazu member had taken to using their Wire Cage technique to shield themselves from the potential onslaught, as Naruto strode towards him with nothing but bad intentions on his mind; while using Bulk Up to make what he had planned that much more devastating.

However, Monju despite being in the safety of his Wire Cage didn't account for Naruto to use Teleport to get appear right before him, and use Brick Break on his left shoulder to shatter it, before using a powerful Slash attack to slice their right arm off at their elbow; sending the limb flopping the ground with a soft thump. From there, Naruto cracked his knuckles and began to deliver a non-stop barrage of full-force Mach Punches to their torso like said attack was going out of fashion, as each punch cracked against Monju with such force you hear it.

However, Naruto didn't stop punching Monju until he felt that there were no more bones to break in his torso, due to the fact that by the time Naruto stopped hitting the last of the Shinobazu that he'd punched the rogue shinobi so hard and so much; that their chest was flattened, and their insides had been all but liquefied from the high-speed punches. The damage showed itself clear as day; at the fact that Monju's mouth was agape and filled to the brim with blood from his liquidated organs, and his eyes widened and bloodshot from his head had snapped back and forth far faster and violently than any person's neck should've been physically capable of doing.

"So, Mizuki-sensei; how'd I do?" Naruto said as he cracked his knuckles
"For one, you did a hell of a lot better than what I thought…Since, shit, Naruto; I thought they would've given you some trouble…But turns out you just fucking demolished them." Mizuki replied; whilst Naruto started dusting himself off

"To be honest, I could've gotten done a lot faster if I wanted to. But, I wanted to show off and show out for you." Naruto said back with a grin that despite its innocence felt as predatory as an enraged black bear ready to maul you at a moments notice

"Well, you definitely delivered with the clinic you put on...Here, I thought I'd seen it all from you." Mizuki said still impressed by the display of outright dominance from the blonde in question

"Hey, its nothing on my part. Besides, I'm just doing the best I can…or at least part of it, since these guys really weren't shit." Naruto replied

"Well, considering that you did such a fantastic job. I say that we grab whatever they have in their hideout, and head back to the village." Mizuki said back while Naruto reached into his satchel and pulled out a storage scroll

"I'm already on it, let's go get our shit and get out of here." Naruto said as Mizuki nodded before the two headed into the hideout of the Shinobazu

'How Lord Fourth and Lady Kushina let someone with this much talent go to waste; I'll never know.' Mizuki said to himself, still impressed by Naruto's display of sheer dominance


(5 days later, Haruno Household, August 28th, 996 S.E, 10:45 Pm)

It was some number of days later as our trio of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were hanging out with each other in the final days of their summer break.

"So guys, how do we feel about our final year at the academy coming up next week?" Naruto asked his 2 friends as he walked out onto the porch

"To be honest, Naruto. I would like it if we could skip through the bullshit of having to another year of this crap…Is it too much to ask that we get our headbands already?" Sakura answered back in irritation at having to go through another year of academy nonsense

"I have to agree with Sakura on this one. I grow tired of having to repress my true capabilities for our plan to work." Sasuke said in agreement with the pink-haired assassin

"Trust me, I'm not thrilled about having to hide my powers either. But it is what is you guys." Naruto replied as he sat beside Sasuke

"But on the bright side, this year should fly by fast. All we gotta do is keep up our act of being average basic bitches, then we should be in the clear till graduation... And then BAM we've got our headbands and never have to look back at that shitshow ever again." Naruto added

"The faster the better, as the moment I graduate; I'm burning up all the girly crap I gotta wear for my cover…I swear that stuff doesn't give me any support down in my lady bits." Sakura said in large discomfort of having to wear effeminate clothing all the time

"Will it help if we go fight giant animals in the Forest of Death after classes are over?" Naruto questioned

"Yes, Yes it would…Anything where I can take my mind off being stuck in a classroom with Ino, Hinata, and Mizore for most of the day; will be great." Sakura answered back

"Good to know, and by the way, Sakura. Would you mind helping me go clothes shopping tomorrow? I know we said we were gonna do it over the summer. But between everything that was going on, it slipped past my mind." Naruto requested

"Sure no problem. It definitely wouldn't hurt to give you an upgrade." Sakura replied

"Great to hear, because I definitely have something more to work with than what I'm rockin' right now." Naruto said, in having felt that his current get-up had run its course.

"That does bring up a question that I have concerning your doppelganger." Sasuke piped up

"What is it, Sasuke?" Naruto questioned

"If you do decide to go through a costume change, how are you going to make it so that it won't raise suspicions with your family? I'm sure that even with their focus on Mizore and Toshiro; that walking around the village in two different outfits is going to raise suspicion." Sasuke asked as to how Naruto was going to figure out that particular chestnut

"Well, Kazushi and I figured something like this would come up. That's why after Sakura and I get my clothes all brought and accounted for, then I'll meet up with Kazushi and she'll make some adjustments to my body double. That way, it can morph into the outfits I'll have on me from now on." Naruto told the Uchiha of his plan for such a thing

"And how do you plan on sneaking out your doppelganger for that to work?...In case you haven't noticed your sneaking into the house of our Hokage of all people." Sasuke asked once more

"Simple. I've got Kazushi to help me sneak in, and if that fails…then I can literally teleport in and out before anyone or anything notices. I can't lose on that one, my man!" Naruto answered back

"Fair enough, I suppose. I just want to make sure that you have all your bases covered before you do anything, Naruto." Sasuke said to the superhuman beside him

"I appreciate the worrying and all, Sasuke, but I've got this one in the bag." Naruto replied with an assured grin

"If you say so, nonetheless, when they do find out about your powers. What are you going to do then?" Sasuke questioned

"That…That's actually a pretty good thing to ask, now that you bring it up." Sakura said as she turned her attention further towards the one she considered her blood brother

"How the hell are you gonna break that to all of those fuckers? Because explaining the whole clone thing to them is one thing. But explaining how you got superpowers given to you by some weird god-thing; is a whole other can of worms." Sakura wondered how that was gonna go down

Because explaining why he didn't want to be around them to the point of getting a whole suped-up body-double made was a relatively easy matter to discuss, over telling you're…estranged family that you've inherited powers from an ancient deity with otherworldly cosmic powers that were gradually becoming yours to command.

"Well, if the time comes that they decide to press me on it. Then I'll just shoot it straight with them, because good luck lying to the 4th Hokage, and one of the best sensors in the village about shit to the faces…So if it comes to it, I'm just gonna tell them the honest truth and go from there." Naruto told both of his close friends

"Shit, I can't really argue with you on that one." Sakura said

"Nor could you, really. Trying to blatantly lie to the Hokage or Lady Kushina is something near impossible when its something serious." Sasuke added

"Nailed it in one, Sasuke! That's why I'm just gonna be honest when it comes up, and tell them to get used to me having superpowers from hereon. Besides, its not like they can get all snippy with me about it…If it benefits the village, then they can't get too pissed with me about it." Naruto said back

"While that is a fair assessment to make. You forget that people aren't the most logical when they have secrets kept from them. Especially when yours holds the capacity for potentially infinite power." Sasuke said knowing that Naruto's parents may not take it too well

"Well, if they throw a pissy fit over it. Then I'll teleport somewhere where they can't find me. Because my dad might be able to teleport on top of being one of the fastest in the village. But even his Hiraishin can only go so far…Meanwhile, I don't have that problem as far as I know." Naruto spoke in having from what he could gather teleport to nearly entire countries worth of distances in a single jump

"Just know that if they do wanna bitch about it, and try something. Then you've got me and the entire Kure clan ready to back you up." Sakura told her longtime friend/brother figure

"Same in regards to the Uchiha clan. We may not be family by blood, but you are always welcome at the compound at anytime." Sasuke said as well to the superhuman blonde

"Thanks, you guys, that stuff really does mean a lot. But if the worst case does happen and I do have to make a break for it. I've already got something planned to make a clean getaway." Naruto replied with a fully confident grin on his face

"Let us hope that it doesn't come to that. The last thing any of us would want is for you to be forced into leaving, because they can't handle you as you are." Sasuke spoke
"I hope so too, since while I wanna travel the world and see what else is out there. I don't wanna do it at the expense of being forced away from my friends." Naruto replied
"But until that happens, I'm gonna enjoy hanging out with you guys for as long as I can." Naruto said

"Well first things first, how about we do your clothes shopping now instead of tomorrow? I mean we got nothing else to do besides creature fighting and training." Sakura asked

"...Fuck it why not. Just let me get my shoes on, and I'll be good to go." Naruto said as he ran up the stairs to go get his sneakers on

"Oh, that reminds me, Sasuke. The next time I get another hit to go after, you wanna come with? I could always use a dope-ass swordsman to watch my back." Sakura asked the Uchiha

"That sounds like a great time to me. Besides, it would give me an apt opportunity to test myself in the field…It seems only right to do so when I think about it, after you and Naruto have already had your chances to do so." Sasuke answered with a grin

"Awesome! The moment I get a call to assassinate someone, I'll let you know and we can do the shit together." Sakura told the Uchiha in question

"Excellent. Hopefully, my skills will be enough to contend alongside you; Miss. Super Assassin." Sasuke said with a coy smile while Sakura gave him a vicious grin of her own

"Trust me, Sasuke. You're gonna be perfect for whatever I gotta do. If there's anyone who I know is gonna do awesome with me on a hit. Then its gonna be the most badass swordsman in our class." Sakura said back in knowing full well that Sasuke could cut someone to ribbons with the best

"I mean who else is good at turning people into a fucking mulch than you? Since there ain't many other people I can think of that has that dog in 'em like you do." Sakura added as her grin turned predatory

"Considering that I've been practicing with a few sword techniques of my own…I'd say that I have a few things that would allow me to stand my own." Sasuke said catching her attention

"You don't say! Mind filling me in on what some of them are?" Sakura asked

"That's for me to know, and for you to find out…I can't let you know all of my tricks now can I?" Sasuke said before Naruto teleported back into the room

"Alright, you guys let's boogie!" Naruto said with his shoes on and his wallet in hand

"Gotcha!" Sakura said as she got up to leave with Sasuke following close behind


(2 hours later, ROOT HQ, 1:05 Pm)

Meanwhile, Mizuki had been called to Danzo's office to meet with the warhawk concerning the superhuman blonde in question; among other things.

"You wanted to speak with me, Lord Danzo?" Mizuki questioned

"Yes, it concerns your position at the academy, Mizuki." Danzo said back to a now puzzled Mizuki

"If you don't mind my asking this, but what exactly about my position is it that you wanted to talk about?...I know for a fact that I haven't been compromised." Mizuki asked in regards to his cover

"Do not be confused, Mizuki. I know that your cover at the academy has been maintained, and none are the wiser. However, their seems to be an issue that we did not account for…Something that I fear may compromise the village in the many months to come." Danzo told the silver-haired Chunin

"What's the problem? Is it the two fox brats?! Say the word, and I will gather a contingent of our men to have them detained until further notice." Mizuki questioned, ready to apprehend and detain the twin jinchuuriki at a moments notice

"No, it is not the jinchuuriki that are the problem. Moreso, it is one of your co-workers who is the problem. Namely, Iruka Umino." Danzo said to a now surprised Mizuki

"Iruka?! Your kidding right?! Iruka's as straight-laced as Lord Jiraiya is a massive horn-dog." Mizuki responded to a non-moved Danzo

"I wish that I was kidding, Mizuki. However, it seems as though Iruka is a mole for Orochimaru." Danzo said back

"Are you certain of this, Lord Danzo? That is an extreme accusation to make against someone…Especially from someone like Iruka who is already in Lord Jiraiya's pocket." Mizuki replied in disbelief that Iruka of all people would be a mole for the rogue Sannin

"I am…Our surveillance team has detected and kept abreast of him being in contact with Kabuto Yakushi for the past nearly 5 months. From what our operatives have been able to gather thus far...Apparently in exchange for feeding him information on things such as gaps in our defenses, which civilians and dropouts from the academy would be the most susceptible to turn over to Orochimaru. Among other things from kidnapping homeless civilians, using orphans who have aged out of the system, and luring in lesser shinobi into Orochimaru's forces." Danzo informed the white-haired Chunin of his fellow instructors' deeds behind closed doors

"All with the help of Kabuto's underlings to help him do so no less…Which makes the disappearances of our civilian population, make much more sense than what was originally thought of." Danzo added

"This is…a lot to take in, Lord Danzo" Mizuki said in

"Indeed, as it seems that in our time of peace and recovery since the 9-tails attack; that we have allowed rot to grow and fester from within." Danzo remarked

After all, considering the state they were in and how in the last several years that Konoha was able to finally recover from the heavy losses inflicted by the rampage of said tailed beast; enemies from the outside would've of course taken advantage of their weakened state to send their own to infiltrate and weaken them.
Hence why the warhawk was glad to have the resources and manpower necessary to handle these threats as he saw fit, otherwise whilst Minato and Jiraiya were busy prepping the jinchuuriki to be 'saviors'; the village itself would be a sitting target to further internal strife and weakening. Something that after all of the wars and atrocities that Danzo had witnessed over his long career as a shinobi and director of ROOT, he would not let his home be caught off-guard or be left subject to the dangers both external and internal.

"Is there anything being done about this? We have to do something if Iruka is helping out Orochimaru of all people!" Mizuki asked immediately ready to jump into the line of action

"Do not fret, Mizuki. I already have our operatives out countering Orochimaru's 'experiments' on our people, and getting them returned safely to the village…The fact that my former teammate and Jiraiya allowed that monster to continue to live; when he should've been terminated disgusts me…Especially, when he is conducting all manner of horrible experiments on my fellow villagers." Danzo answered back in disgust of the serpent Sannin

"Don't get me wrong, Lord Danzo, I am more than happy to hear that we have people on the job. What the fuck are we gonna do about Iruka?! That fucker can't just go on selling off people to Orochimaru, and being his rat!" Said a seething Mizuki

"He won't, as I'm putting you on the matter of not only watching over Iruka and gathering evidence of his treachery. I am also putting you on what will be an ongoing A-ranked mission to intercept any of those that Iruka kidnaps to send to Orochimaru." Danzo said back

"If I may make a request, I would like Naruto Uzumaki to help me out with this." Mizuki spoke getting the warhawks' attention at the mention of the superhuman blonde

"May I ask why you would request the aid of young Naruto? Granted from what you've reported to me from your outings with him. His powers have not only grown substantially, but has shown to have a rather high amount of raw power within himself as well." Danzo replied

"Yes. I believe that Naruto's abilities and his innate combat prowess that is something that in my personal opinion; is once in generation level of skill. Could be a great asset to me in this endeavor." Mizuki said to the ROOT leader

"It would be a great disservice to overlook someone who can not only speedily help to intercept these bastards. But also already has the drive and the power necessary to be a great soldier for the village." Mizuki added in knowing that Naruto would be an immense help to this effort

"Hmmm. You do know the risks of taking him along with you?...Doing so will put him within Orochimaru's crosshairs, and that is the very last thing we need." Danzo said knowing full well that Orochimaru would desire someone with Naruto's capabilities

"He would be within Orochimaru's sights regardless. At least this way, we can help prepare him for what he's already gonna have to face…Since I have to real with you on this one, Lord Danzo. Do you really think that it won't be long before Orochimaru sets his sights on a kid who has near-Kage level strength, and can pull off techniques without the use of chakra? On top of whatever else he can do?!...At least this way, we can help make sure he's gonna be good to go for whatever that snake bastard throws at him." Mizuki replied knowing it was only a matter of time before the Sannin in question started headhunting for Naruto and power he possessed

"Please, Lord Danzo. I'm asking you to let me get on top of this, and help get the kid ready for the hell that's coming. Because we owe it the person whose going to be one of our greatest assets to date, to help him get ready for his future as a soldier of the village…Not only that, but he deserves to be prepared to face a threat that's already on its way toward him." Mizuki added

"Very well, as even I can't refute the points presented. Seeing as how Orochimaru is always one to covet the rarest of potential powers…Therefore, I will grant you your request albeit begrudgingly to let Naruto assist you." Danzo said to the white-haired Chunin

'Why do I feel like there's a huge but coming.' Mizuki said to himself

"However, you are to be solely responsible for his wellbeing in these encounters. Should anything happen to him that causes him grievous injury; it will be on your head. If he is ever captured or taken by Orochimaru and his forces, then it is up to you to recover him…I needn't tell you what would happen should wind of such a thing get back to the Senju's or even Minato despite his derelict care of his son." Danzo told Mizuki

"You don't have to remind me. Kazushi alone would have my ass, and Lyoto would then slice my ass off and force-feed it to me if I let anything happen to him." Mizuki said knowing full well the Senju siblings would have his ass if he let anything happen to Naruto

"Good, that you see at least a fraction of what would be bearing down on you should you fail…That being said, I would advise you to prepare and be on guard against Iruka…We do not know the full extent of how heavily involved he is with Orochimaru just yet." Danzo cautioned

"I will be. But I do have to ask, just what the hell would make Iruka be a double agent for him; when he's already in Lord Jiraiya's pocket?" Mizuki wondered

"That is something that you will have to ask him yourself; if and when you do capture him... Only he has the answer as to why he would willingly or unwillingly betray the village, for Orochimaru." Danzo said before clearing his throat

"However, as I have nothing else left to say to you. You are dismissed." Danzo told the Root operative in question who then bowed and left the premise

'It is a good thing that I have that arrangement with Tsunade's daughter. Otherwise, I would be at my wits end.' Danzo said to himself as he used his good arm to take a blunt out of his desk drawer to smoke

"The perks of heading my own Anbu division, free pot whenever I like." Danzo said before putting the blunt in his mouth and using a bit of fire chakra to light it


(The next day, August 29th, 996 S.E, Konoha, 2:10 Pm)

It was the following day later as Naruto was currently hanging out with Lyoto and Kazushi, the two hanging out with their younger cousin before the impending days of his final year at the academy came.

"Thanks again you guys for hanging out with me; before the Academy starts up again. It means a lot." Naruto said to both of his taller cousins

"Hey, your family. It's the least we can do for you, plus your pretty alright to hang out with." Lyoto said to the shorter blonde beside him

"Besides, I wouldn't be a good future sensei if I didn't spend time with my student!" Kazushi added with her ever-present grin

"I still can't believe they allowed you to be a jonin sensei…They're either desperate or were on a crap-ton of drugs to let that happen." Lyoto spoke still in disbelief that his sister became a jonin sensei

"Oh fuck you, Lyoto. Just becomes I'm awesome enough to be made one; doesn't mean you get to shit on me." Kazushi shot back

"The day you train a bunch of genin to make it to Chunin is the day I'll stop fucking with you." Lyoto replied while a determined look

"Alright, so bet, so bet." Kazushi said back

"If I can get my future genin squad of awesomeness to all make it to Chunin. Then you can't fuck with me for 6 months." Kazushi declared to her brother

"I didn't even say that all 3 of your future genin had to make it to Chunin, but alright, I'll take you up on that bet. But what do I get out of it if I win?" Lyoto questioned

"That she has to pay for your dates with Hana for the next 6 months too." Naruto chimed in

"I actually like the sound of that…So how about it, Kazu? You up for it?" Lyoto said in liking the idea of his sister funding his dates for the next 6 months

"Sounds fine by me. Just be prepared to stuff it for the next 6 months." Kazushi replied with a confident grin stretched across her face

"Great to hear, then it's official…Also, Naruto can you stop messing with the Inuzuka's? I'm really trying to get things going with Hana, and you being a little turd to them isn't helping." Lyoto requested from the shorter blonde

"When Kiba actually shows me that he has that dog in 'em, and doesn't let himself get punked by Toshiro every waking moment. Is the day I'll stop…so if anything that sounds like a personal problem." Naruto told the taller blonde of the two

"Oh come on, Naruto. What else do I have to do to get you to stop?" Lyoto asked, wondering what it would take to get his superpowered cousin to leave the Inuzuka's alone

"Depends, what are you willing to do to get me to stop? Because I've got some real fun stuff planned for them; that I've been cooking up." Naruto asked back with a devious smile forming on his face

"I will do you ONE favor of your choice, within reason." Lyoto answered back

"Alright, that sounds fair. What do you think, Kazushi?" Naruto replied before looking at the female of the Senju siblings

"Considering that this is Lyoto we're talking about, and how much pull he does have. I say go for it." Kazushi said

"Well, the only thing that I want from you in exchange. Is that you train my main man Sasuke on how to be a badass swordsman like yourself. You help him to be a badass uber-swordsman like you, and we have ourselves a done deal." Naruto told the swordsman of his request, which threw him back for a moment

"So you want me to train your Uchiha friend to not only be my pupil, but also to become a great swordsman?...That's it…That is all you want me to do; to get you to stop messing with the Inuzuka's?" Lyoto asked wondering if there were any hidden strings attached to the request

"Nope! Just help train Sasuke to be a badass swordsman to the absolute best of your abilities, and you have my word I won't mess with the Inuzuka clan anymore." Naruto told Lyoto

'I mean who wouldn't want to have one of the best swordsman in the village; teach their best friend to be a kickass swordsman.' Naruto remarked to himself in seeing this as a massive win for his longtime friend

"If that's really all you want then we have ourselves a deal. I'll train your friend to be a super swordsman." Lyoto said as Naruto couldn't help but smile at Lyoto agreeing to train Sasuke

"Excellent! I'm gonna tell, Sasuke as soon as I can…Man, is he gonna be stoked!" Naruto said back excited for Sasuke to get a major come-up as a swordsman

"Well, Lyoto, it looks like we're both gonna make for kickass teachers!" Kazushi said with a broad grin on her face

"Hey, that depends on how good Sasuke is with a sword…Because if he's good enough for Naruto to vouch for him, then he looks like I'll have someone worth my time." Lyoto replied

"Unlike, how Aunt Kushina tried to get me to mentor those two idiots…Fucking waste of my time, when they kept bothering me to teach them my secret techniques. Especially, Mizore who for all of shit-talking couldn't keep up with what I had to teach her." Lyoto added in irritation of having to 'teach' the Hokage's children the way of the sword

Because if there was one thing that Lyoto hated it was having his time wasted, and having had to 'attempt' to teach the twin jinchuuriki his way of kenjutsu and them demanding right out of the gate they teach him his secret techniques. And then there complaining when he was going to intense or was being too harsh and as such should be nicer to the people were gonna save the world, had angered him so greatly for his time being wasted; that he had launched them both through a wall, and made it clear that neither Kushina nor Minato were to EVER bother him about instructing them again.

"...Can't say I blame you about her. Little Miss. Uzumaki princess was never one to take being told no too all that great." Naruto remarked over his sisters' inability towards taking being denied well

"How it is your related to them is beyond me." Kazushi spoke

"I know right, especially when I'm the eldest of all 3 of us." Naruto replied in regards to him being the oldest of the Uzumaki triplets

"But the main thing I'm concerned about is that after this year. I'll be a full-blown ninja." Naruto spoke with hardly contained joy at soon realizing his impending goal of becoming a shinobi

"Congrats to you when that happens by the way." Lyoto said

"Same here, Naruto. Honestly, I'm surprised that you went along with the whole being an average bitch plan; for this long…Couldn't have been me." Kazushi added

"Hey, when you've got friends like Sakura and Sasuke. You'll do whatever it takes to make sure that everyone comes up together." Naruto replied in regards to the joint plan that he and his friends had come up with to become genin together

"Well, it's one hell of a plan, I'll give you that much. Honestly, with how well the three of you have covered your bases. I will be fucking surprised if you guys don't get on a genin squad together." Kazushi said in having seen what her cousin was doing as fool-proof to ensure such a thing happening

"Hey, if this doesn't work out. Then I will be astonished to the nines and then some!" Naruto said in knowing that there was a one in a million chance that his plan could fail

"But that's neither here nor there you guys. What is here, is the new monster movie that came out yesterday. So how about it guys, you two wanna see it together? My treat." Naruto offered up in holding a trio of movie tickets up to his elder cousins

"Sure, I don't see why not." Lyoto said with a shrug of his shoulders

"I'll get us the snacks; if Lyoto gets us our seats." Kazushi offered as she took her ticket from Naruto

"Sounds like a deal you guys, now let's get moving!" Naruto said as from there the trio headed off to see said horror movie

So in the aftermath of Naruto having proven himself once again as a nigh-unstoppable powerhouse against the Shinobazu trio, as well as a new threat in the wings in Iruka's being a double agent for Orochimaru. Things are looking to heat up as we enter the final academy year for our trio. How will things transpire with all of these things unfolding? Find out what's to come in the all new chapters of, Naruto The PokeSage!


New Moves Learned: Focus Energy, Sky Uppercut, Energy Ball.

Alright, everybody that takes care of this chapter and what went on it. Since oh boy did this set the stage for quite the bit of fun that's gonna be unfolding soon enough!

Yet with all that out of the way, I hope you guys will enjoy this story since I have more fun stuff to come down the pipeline going forward, so I hope you guys will stick around to see those things happen in Naruto's misadventures. Also, any favorites, follows, reviews or suggestions are more than welcome, as I'm happy to take suggestions on what can make the story better.

So with that all being said, this is Pravus666 signing off until next time! The next chapter to come, is us getting into everyone's returning to the academy for their last year, so stay tuned for all that good stuff.

Part 1: Evolution by Korn

Random End Song: Hell Yeah by Rev Theory


Now then onto the reviews from the prior chapter.

God of Wind 200: Perhaps one day in the future I'd do that, as especially the Majin Buu route sounds like a crap-ton of fun to do for a multiversal story. So I'll keep that in mind.

Skull Flame: I'm glad you like what I've done with Sakura thus far, as I figured that it definitely wouldn't hurt to make her actually super competent in what she can do when she sets herself too something. Also, I would definitely recommend checking out Kengan Ashura as holy shit is it a good anime/manga. Also, yeah the whole Shinobazu thing is something that they really didn't think through considering that when you really find out what its all about; it sounds stupid as hell.