Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or anything else except a cookie cutter. Yay. XD

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Kiba jumped at Naruto's scream. Naruto collapsed to the ground, holding himself and crying hysterically.

"What?" Kiba asked frantically. Naruto looked up, tears streaming down his face.

"Ichiraku!" Naruto cried. Kiba sighed loudly.

"Good job keeping an eye on what really matters." Kiba grumbled. Neji walked over so he was in between the two. He raised a hand.

"Don't forget I am still here." He muttered. Naruto lifted his body from the floor and sat down on the couch. He smiled one of his smiles that says 'watch your back.'

"Yah. We know you are still here. We just choose to ignore you." Naruto grunted. Neji groaned and sat in an arm chair. Naruto decided to pop the question.

"Kiba, I understand that your house is gone, but why are you here? And Neji, why are you and Hinata here?" Naruto asked. Kiba scratched the back of his head sheepishly as Akamaru sat down on the carpet.

"Well, I kinda need a place to stay for a while. Can I stay here?" Kiba asked. Naruto thought for a moment before nodding. Naruto looked at Neji who was yawing loudly.

"I was bored." Neji deadpanned. Naruto starred blankly at the Hyuuga boy. He stood, and walked over to Hinata, and picked her up delicately. Kiba and Neji watched as Naruto placed the unconscious girl on the couch, covering her with a blanket. Naruto stood up and sighed. "Well…who's hungry?" Naruto asked. Neji and Kiba absentmindedly raised their hands. Naruto smiled and walked into his kitchen, his tail swaying behind him. Neji looked over to Kiba.

"You know he probably only has ramen right?" Neji asked. Kiba slapped his forehead with the palm of his hand.

"I should have thought of that. I could have picked up some real food on the way here." Kiba groaned. Naruto came out of the kitchen with plates piled high with Italian Beef sandwiches.

"Who wants one?" Naruto asked, setting the plate onto the coffee table. Naruto bent over and placed a huge bowl filled with Italian beef in front of Akamaru. Naruto smiled warmly. "Dig in." Naruto said, grabbing a sandwich from one of the many plates. Kiba and Neji shrugged, and grabbed a hot sandwich. Hinata sat up, rubbing her head. Naruto tried to hand her a sandwich, but she just passed out again. Naruto threw his hands up in defeat before ripping his fangs into a sandwich. Kiba and Neji starred at Naruto's food.

"What are you eating?" Kiba asked slowly. Naruto swallowed a lump of food before answering.

"Same as you." He answered casually before taking another bite. Kiba shook his head.

"No way! The meat is a different color." Kiba protested. Naruto nodded, swallowing his food.

"My meat is raw." He said like nothing was wrong with that. Neji nearly dropped his sandwich. Naruto sensed their confusion. "Ever since I gained this tail and ears, I am able to eat raw meat as if it is cooked. You ask me, that is cool." Naruto grumbled. Kiba and Neji tried to act calm. Banging from the door made Naruto scream, tossing his food to the ceiling.

"Naruto! I know you are in there! Open this door!" Tsunada shouted from the other side. Naruto made a distressed face to Kiba. Kiba got the silent message.

"Hey, Lady Hokage! Naruto just left to get some more ramen! I'm raiding his fridge! Don't tell him!" Kiba shouted. Silence. Then Tsunada answered.

"Kay! Thanks!" Tsunada cried. The sound of feet retreating from the door faded. But Naruto was not fooled.

Focusing his chakra he whispered: "Demon eye!" and his red eye glowed briefly. Naruto formed the hand seal for Byukugan. (You know what it looks like.) "Byukugan!" Naruto said, surprising the people in the room. Naruto's Red eye turned completely red. (Just think of Neji's eye when using Byukugan, and turn that red. Put on Naruto and…BAM! You have the image.) Naruto closed his blue eye, and looked at the door. A chakra signature was behind the door, and a fist was pulled back, ready to punch. Naruto yelped, jumping onto the ceiling, half using his claws and half using his chakra to stick to the ceiling. (Spider Man, Spider Man. Does what ever a spider can.) Neji and Kiba looked at Naruto like he was a lunatic. Naruto let his demon eye technique drop.

"Demon Art: Vanishing Fox!" Naruto hissed before disappearing. Naruto, in truth, was still there. He had used a new jutsu to disappear. And just in time. As the jutsu finished, Tsunada punched the door, sending it flying through the room.

I guess the normal seals do not work. Naruto thought.

You think? Kyuubi asked. Naruto breathed quietly as Kiba fell over screaming. Tsunada ran into the room.

"Ah ha! I gotcha Naruto!" Tsunada screamed. Neji laughed nervously.

"Heh heh, um Lady Hokage? Could you let me go?" He asked shyly. Tsunada sighed, letting go of the Hyuuga boy. Tsunada continued her search through the apartment, finding not a trace of the blond Uzumaki.

"I guess you were right about Naruto leaving for ramen. Put the door back up on its hinges so nobody notices." Tsunada ordered before running out of the apartment. Kiba's jaw dropped.

"But Lady Hokage! You cracked the door in half!" Kiba shouted after her. But the blond Hokage was already gone. Naruto dropped to the floor before re-appearing.

"Thanks for covering for me. That woman is insane." Naruto said, carrying the broken door back to the now door-less opening. Naruto placed it back on its hinges. Naruto starred at the huge crack in the wood. "Kyuubi? A little help would be awesome." Naruto said out loud. The wood door disappeared, and was replaced by a new one. Naruto starred at the door, before punching it. A hollow ring filled the apartment. Naruto fell over, clutching his hand. "Kyuubi! A little warning would be awesome!" Naruto shrieked while Kyuubi's laughter filled his head. "Kyuubi?! Get out here so I can beat the shit out of you!" Naruto screamed, standing up. Kiba looked horrified. The dog boy rushed forward, gripping Naruto's neck tightly. Kiba slammed him into the door.

"No way! You are not going to release him again!" Kiba screamed. Naruto grinned, his breath leaving his body.

"Sorry he is already here. You might want to let go of my neck." Naruto gasped. Kiba gritted his teeth.

"What do you mean?!" Kiba shouted. Naruto pointed behind him. Kiba looked back as a tail wrapped around his waist, pulling him from Naruto and up into the air. A chakra Kyuubi stood in the middle of the room, with Neji, Akamaru, and Kiba in his tails. Each was gagged. "Told you! You should have let go. Kyuubi, let them down." Naruto ordered. Kyuubi set the three down grumbling something about being un-fair. "The world's not fair. Deal with it." Naruto said, sitting back down and shoving the rest of his sandwich into his mouth. Kiba, Neji, and Akamaru sat far from the chakra fox.

"STOP EATING! IT IS FUCKING TOURTURE!" Kyuubi screamed. Naruto grinned.

"I though you said you did not need to eat." Naruto teased. Kyuubi growled.

"I STILL WANT TO EAT YOU KNOW!" Kyuubi yelled. Naruto just grinned while Kyuubi yelled at him. Naruto held up a hand, signaling for the fox to be quiet.

"Use demon level seals to seal everyone except the ones out of this apartment." Naruto ordered. Kyuubi nodded, and in seconds, the room was sealed off from everyone. (Almost everyone.) Naruto flopped onto the floor. "Kyuubi, disappear. I'm tired." Naruto said. In a few minutes after Kyuubi went back to Naruto, everyone was asleep.

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Naruto sat up and yawned. His neck was stiff from sleeping on the floor all night. Kiba and Akamaru were sleeping a couple of feet away, while Neji was slumped over in the arm chair. Naruto stood up, tail swaying lightly.

Do you think I should go see Tsunada? Naruto asked. Kyuubi screamed like a little girl.

Hell no! That woman scares me shitless! Kyuubi screeched. Naruto laughed.

And there goes the fierce Kyuubi no Youku. Naruto said sarcastically. Kyuubi whimpered slightly. Well, I'm going to go see Tsunada. I want to go on a mission. Naruto said. Kyuubi agreed after a bit of an argument…and an attempted fist fight. But Kyuubi could not fit through the cage bars, and Naruto was smart enough to not go through them. Naruto opened his door, a black hood covering his fox ears while his tail was hidden by Kyuubi. (The hood is attached to the kimono thingy.) Naruto crashed into someone, and by a new instinct, closed his demon eye. It was Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke grabbed Naruto in a head lock that knocked his hood off.

"Hah! You were here the whole time." Sasuke screamed. Sakura punched Sasuke in the face, sending him spiraling back. Sakura helped Naruto stand.

"Sorry. You scared the shit out of the Hokage. She has a mission for us. Have you seen Neji and Kiba?" Sakura asked. Naruto nodded and snapped his fingers.

"I know how to get them out of bed. Stand back." Naruto commanded. Sakura knew that when Naruto told you to stand back, you should listen. Naruto reached into his kunai holster and pulled out a bag of dog treats. Naruto cleared his throat. "DOOOOOOG TREEEEEAAAAATS!" Naruto shouted. Kiba and Akamaru came blasting from the apartment at top speeds, Neji being dragged with them.

"Good. Lets go." Sakura said. Naruto raised a hand.

"I'm going to go change. I slept in this." Naruto said before running back into his apartment.

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Naruto stepped out of his apartment in completely new clothes. Naruto was wearing baggy black cargo with many pockets running down his legs. Holding up his pants, was a black belt made of soft cloth that tied in the front. Naruto wore new black ninja sandals. Naruto wore a black, sleeveless vest. (Kind of like the one he wears in the third movie, just a little different.) On the back of the vest, in the center of his back was the kanji for 'Kitsune'. Under his vest, was a blood red short sleeve shirt. Naruto's new Konoha headband was on more soft black cloth. The metal, was changed completely. On the metal, was a nine-tailed fox taking up almost all of the space. That alone signaled Naruto was from Konoha. But in the space of the left over metal was the leaf symbol.

Naruto smiled at the surprised look on the groups faces. "And that's not all!" Naruto said excitedly, pulling a Longsword out from behind his back. How he could hide the sword behind his back, no one would ever know. The sword, hilt and all, was around 5 foot 3 inches. The hilt, was wrapped in black leather with small strips of red leather mixed in. The black leather was soft for a comfortable grip. But the red was a little rougher for a more secure grip. The hilt was a hand and a half size, for fighters who fight with one hand and two.

The sword guard was in the shape of nine tails that wrapped loosely around to form the guard. A 2 centimeter gap was in between each tail, separating each tail.

The blade was made of black metal, polished bright. Silver flames ran down the blade. (Only one-edged sword here. So, yah.)

The scabbard was rapped tightly in black leather, like the hilt.

The pommel, was the most beautiful peace of the whole sword. It was a silver fox with nine tails. The eyes, were made of carefully cut rubies. All in all, the sword was a master piece.

Naruto's smile widened. "Kyuubi gave me a small fang and made it into this sword. Awesome huh?" Naruto squealed, putting the sword at an angle on his back so the hilt looked like it was sticking diagonally out of his left shoulder. A black sash held the scabbard in place while the sword sat snuggly inside the scabbard. Sakura starred at the new and improved Naruto Uzumaki. Naruto tied the headband over his Demon eye before looking at the shocked Sakura quizzically.

"What?" Naruto asked.

"You actually look like a ninja now." Sakura gasped. Naruto looked sad.

"You mean I did not before?" He asked with a mock sadness. Kiba laughed quietly. Naruto waved a hand in dismissal. "Anyway, let's go get that mission." Naruto said with confidence.

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"Okay. That is your mission." Tsunada finished. Naruto sat on the window sill, Tsunada not even noticing he was there the whole time.

"Thanks Grandma Tsunada!" Naruto shouted at the top of his lungs, scarring Tsunada shitless. Tsunada's chair went crashing through the window next to Naruto. The whole time Naruto had on a foxy grin. Tsunada whipped around.

"Naruto! I got you!" She shouted, diving for the blond. Naruto jumped onto the ceiling, avoiding Tsunada. "Narrrruuuuutooooo!" Tsunada screeched, trying to grab the Uzumaki. Naruto just swayed from side to side, avoiding the Hokage's grasp with ease. The group of Chunin behind him were trying not to laugh. Naruto flipped from the ceiling and out the window.

"See you all at the gates!" Naruto shouted out. Tsunada gave an exasperated sigh.

"Well, Naruto's back, that's for sure." Tsunada said. A loud crash followed by a scream, and a pan flying through the air made everyone jump.

"Defiantly back." Sakura confirmed.

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Naruto stood against the gate of Konoha, tapping his foot.

"Could they take any longer?!" Naruto asked impatiently. Kyuubi sighed.

Don't forget, you jumped out the window right after the Hokage was gone. They probably had to gather their ninja gear anyways. Kyuubi reasoned. Naruto thought for a moment.

Your point? Naruto asked. Kyuubi sighed before pulling back further into the cage. Naruto kicked the dirt beneath his right foot.

"Impatient, are we?" Asked a male voice. Naruto looked up to stare at a man with white hair that defied gravity.

"Kakashi-Sensei! What are you doing here?" Naruto asked, his head hidden in the hood that came from nowhere. Kakashi sighed, throwing Naruto a green ninja vest.

"Here. You and Shikamaru are leading the mission. You're a Jounin now." Kakashi announced. Naruto's jaw dropped.

"I-I'm a Jounin now?" Naruto asked. Kakashi nodded, jumping from the roof he sat on.

"Yup. I will be coming along, just in case you need me. But other than that, you are leading. The vest is yours. You don't have to wear it though." Kakashi stated. Naruto shrugged, and sealed it into one of his many storage scrolls. An idea popped into his head.

"Hey sensei, can this black vest be my Jounin vest? I'll bring the green one with me everywhere." Naruto said. Kakashi sighed.

"You are a Jounin now. If you want to have your black vest to certify you, than it can. But you may want to do this…" Kakashi trialed off, tapping Naruto's right shoulder. The blond disappeared in a puff of smoke, only to come out with his vest slightly different. The vest was now as thick as the Jounin vests. Naruto had the scroll pockets down by his waist, filled with different scrolls. (Naruto has smaller scrolls, so smaller scroll pockets. And Naruto's vest does not have that huge collar.) On Naruto's right shoulder, was the red swirl insignia. Naruto looked at his new and improved vest.

"Sweet! It kinda looks like the flak jackets." Naruto said happily. He then paused and looked up. "Wait, how come I am skipping from Genin to Jounin? Why all of a sudden?" Naruto asked. Kakashi appeared to think back in time for a moment.

"Well, you are sort of a Hanyou now. Your own demon chakra and Kyuubi's, not forgetting your human chakra, makes you to strong for Genin of Chunin. We could instantly boost you up to Anbu, Sanin, or even the Hokage list, but Tsunada wants to see how you do first. You are going to be put on the list for a team soon." Kakashi explained. Naruto's jaw dropped for the second time in 10 minutes.

"Why would Grandma Tsunada want a Jinchuuriki Hanyou to lead a team of little Genin?" Naruto asked. Kakashi shrugged.

"She trusts you?" He guessed. Naruto remained silent, not able to find any words to speak. Not many minutes passed until others started arriving. Without knowing it, Naruto had cast the 'Vanishing Fox' Jutsu without saying a word. Naruto starred at the group waiting at the gate. Naruto listed them in his head.

Sakura, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Sai,(Yah. Sai is coming.) Ino, Kiba and Akamaru, Kakashi, Choji, Shino, Hinata, Neji…that has to be all. Naruto thought.

Hey! You know what I just noticed? Your hair looks like the fourths! Kyuubi shouted. Naruto rolled his eyes. Kyuubi could go off track instantly. Sniffling caught Naruto's attention. Naruto looked up. It was Konohamaru. He was crying up a storm. Naruto got confused, and appeared. Nobody noticed him, for everyone was bickering where he was. Naruto thought for a moment.

He was never told that you are still alive. He still visits his grave. Kyuubi stated. Naruto got an idea.

You said I looked like the Fourth, right? Naruto asked. Kyuubi grunted a yes. Naruto smiled and began to sneak up on the little boy. Soon Moegi and Udon fell in line next to him. Naruto smiled. They have to know what the Fourth looked like. Naruto thought, revoming his headband from his head.

Oh my go. You look exactly like him. Kyuubi said in surprise. Naruto cast a genjutsu over his demon eye so his eye looked blue. The genjutsu also worked with his ears. Naruto put on a smile, pulling off his hood. Villagers starred in awe at the 'Fourth Hokage' walking down the road with a smile plastered on his face. Naruto walked up to the Konohamaru Corps group with a larger smile. Naruto purposely let his chakra spill so the group would sense him. Naruto kept his footsteps at medium, so they were silent yet not silent at the same time. Konohamaru stopped, causing his friends to halt. Konohamaru whipped around with a kunai in his hand, and tried to strike. Focusing chakra to make himself lighter, Naruto jumped over the kunai. Naruto landed in a crouch on the outstretched black blade. (This is something that Yondaime did in the past in all of my stories.) Naruto waved his right pointer finger back and forth.

"Now now. Do you always go and attack people walking behind you?" Naruto asked smiling. (He is hiding his whisker marks at the moment.) Konohamaru and his friends starred, mouths handing open. Naruto's smile vanished. "What? I'm not the one who attacked you." Naruto said, still crouched on the kunai. Naruto smiled again. "Bet you are about to drop the weapon." Naruto said, before anyone could answer, he let his focused chakra drop, making all his weight bare down on the Kunai. Konohamaru dropped the kunai along with Naruto. Naruto pushed his legs down, landing in a stand with the kunai by his feet.

Naruto closed his eyes as he smiled wider. Naruto put his hand over the kunai, and the kunai flew into his hand. Naruto shook his head. "I win." He said, throwing the kunai back to Konohamaru before turning and walking away. The villagers and Konohamaru Corps starred after him.

"Wait! The fourth Hokage is dead!" A villager shouted. Naruto sighed before snapping his fingers. Konohamaru disappeared and reappeared at Naruto's side.

"Come with me to a more deserted place. Like the gate. And I will tell you who I am." Naruto said, and began walking. Naruto stuffed his hands into his pockets. He could already hear Konohamaru walking behind him. Seconds passed before the two appeared from behind a house, walking to the gate. Kakashi was in a heated argument with the others.

"But he was here! I was talking to him!" Kakashi insisted. Sakura laughed.

"Well, he is not here now! Face it. You rubbed off on him. Annoying, isn't it?!" Sasuke shouted. Naruto sighed, walking toward the group. Keeping his ears and eye hidden in the genjutsu, Naruto let his whisker marks appear.

"I leave you guys for five minutes, and you already start to kill each other?!" Naruto shouted, getting everyone's attention. Naruto grinned while everyone starred. Sakura was the first to speak.

"Naaaaarrrrrrruuuuuuttooooooo!" She yelled, running at Naruto. A look of fear crossed Konohamaru face. Naruto patted his head before getting into a fighting stance. As Sakura got close enough, Naruto taped the ground lightly. But that tap sent him soaring high. Naruto did a flip and landed behind Sakura. Naruto smiled and began to walk toward the gates.

"Come now, Sakura-chan. We have a mission to do." Naruto said. The blond looked at the group. "Let's move out." He said, walking out the gate. When Naruto did not hear anyone following him, he turned around.

"I'm leading the mission. I am not still a Genin. I'm a Chunin. I out-rank you." Shikamaru said. Naruto smiled.

"I am leading the mission too. I out-rank you." Naruto said. Only now did everyone notice Naruto's vest had changed.

"Is that…?" Sasuke asked. Naruto smiled.

"Shikamaru was chosen to be given a flak jacket as a Chunin because he was the smartest at the time. He was able to lead missions, but not have a team. But now I out-rank all of you. I am leading the mission. Yes, this is a flak jacket. I am going to be getting a team soon." Naruto said, grinning like the fox he was.

"But that means…" Sasuke trailed off again. Naruto smiled wider.

"Yup. I am a Jounin." Naruto said.

(Great place to end. But, I am nice. Your welcome. XD)

The Chunins (and Genin) could only stare. Then Sasuke began to laugh.

"How is that possible? You don't even have the green jacket!" He laughed. Naruto squinted, pulling a scroll from one of his jacket pockets. Naruto opened the scroll, and a green jacket appeared. Naruto showed them the official note that had come with his jacket.

Dear Naruto,

Congratulations on becoming a Jounin. You earned it. Just don't kill anyone. Or your own team. Especially your team. Well, if you are on a mission to kill. You are qualified to try out for ANBU. If you want to become an ANBU, come to my office after you get back from this mission. Good luck.

Tsunada, Fifth Hokage.

Naruto read the note out loud. It had the official Hokage stamp at the bottom. Naruto tucked the note, and flak jacket back into the scroll.

"I chose to wear this vest instead, and Kakashi changed it so it would resemble the Jounin ones." Naruto said. "Let's go on the mission already. I am to get my team in two days, and I have to be here!" Naruto said, turning back around and walking down the road.

Konohamaru ran forward and grabbed Naruto's jacket. Naruto looked down on the small academy ninja. (Yah. Um, Konohamaru and his organization are still in the academy. You will find out why soon enough.)

"Are…are you really Naruto? H-he died a while ago." Konohamaru asked, tears of sadness and joy coming to his eyes. Naruto bent down to eye level.

"Go check out my grave with your friends. The area around it is destroyed…and the dirt for the coffin is blown in a hole." Naruto said. Konohamaru shook his head.

"No! I need more proof! My boss died!" Konohamaru protested. Naruto thought for a moment.

"Um…lets see.", Naruto snapped his fingers, "Ooh! Remember my dagger? The one with the fox on it? And only I can make the fox move with my special chakra?" Naruto asked, digging into one of his pocket. Konohamaru nodded, watching Naruto carefully. Naruto pulled the described dagger. There was a fox made of silver for the hilt with ruby eyes. Naruto looked at Konohamaru briefly. He still did not look all the way convinced. Naruto dug out his human chakra from the others. Blue chakra formed around his hand, and Naruto tapped the hilt. Everyone watched with fascination as the fox stretched, then jumped from the blade and landed on the ground. The silver fox turned to face Naruto, tail waving slightly. Giving a silent command, the fox did a flip before reattaching to the blade, and becoming motionless as the silver fox returned to being the hilt. Naruto threw the dagger to Kakashi.

"Hey Kakashi! Try to get the fox to move. Tap it with some chakra focused to your hand." Naruto said. And Kakashi did just that. But the fox did not move. Naruto re-claimed the dagger, putting it back into one of his pockets. Naruto stood back up. "Come on guys! Move out!" Naruto shouted before turning to Konohamaru. His little eyes were now filled with tears of joy only. "See ya when I get back. Don't destroy the village. And don't tell anyone else except your organization that I am alive." And with that, Naruto turned and walked down the dirt road, away from Konoha.

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Naruto kicked a stone as they got off the bridge. Naruto could not help but smile. When Sai asked why Naruto looked so happy, he pointed to the bridge. "You will see." Now they were off, so he decided to tell them. "I am so happy because this bridge is called … 'The Great Naruto Bridge'." Naruto said, getting gapping looks from everyone.

"How do you know?" Sasuke asked. Naruto grinned.

"Inari sent me a message, telling me." Naruto explained. Naruto then realized something. "Wait, what is the mission about?" Naruto asked. Everyone remembered how Naruto had been outside the window, hardly able to hear.

"Tazuna hired us along with the leader of this small town. A rumor has gone around, saying a man identified as an Akatski member has been staying here." Sasuke explained. Naruto wore a blank look.

"Granny Tsunada is stupid. Why the hell is she sending me after Akatski? The are after me. She is just helping them!" Naruto said, walking faster.

"Remember. It is a rumor." Sakura said, but Naruto was not convinced.

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Naruto knocked on Tazuna's door. A little boy answered the door. Inari. Inari had tears in his eyes. Inari had been told Naruto was killed. Everyone who knew who Naruto was, knew he was dead.

"Hi…Inari." Naruto mumbled. Inari got a smile plastered onto his face, tackling Naruto to the ground. Naruto's eyes widened in surprise. He screamed as he hit the earth. Tazuna and Tsunami ran to the door. The sight they saw surprised them and made the joyful. There was the blond haired boy they had seen three years ago. And he was supposed to be dead. "Hey Inari…GET OFF ME!" Naruto screamed, struggling to detach the little boy himself.

"I got news you were dead!" The boy cried. Naruto stood up, finally prying the boy off.

"Eh heh. I kinda was. Long story short…I'm not." Naruto said, concluding the conversation on his death. Sakura came forward and placed her hand on Naruto's left shoulder.

"Yup! He died! Now, do you know where this Akatski member is?" She said, a little to cheerful talking about Naruto's death. Naruto hung his head with a groan.

"Sakura-chaaaaaan! I don't want to go looking for the ones THAT ARE TRYING TO KILL ME!" Naruto groaned, the words turning into screaming. Sakura bonked Naruto on the head.

"The last two times you lived." She stated. Naruto froze.

"Yah, but the first time I did die." Naruto pouted. Inari and his family starred with wide eyes at what they were hearing. Sakura bonked Naruto on the head again.

"Your alive. It does not matter. And the longer it takes for you to help, the longer this mission will take. And you know what that means…right?" Sakura asked with a sly smile. Naruto snapped to attention.

"Dahh! No team for me! Come on! We need to finish this mission…now!" Naruto screamed, pumping a fist in the air. Neji leaned toward Kakashi.

"You sure he will make a good Sensei?" Neji asked. Kakashi shrugged.

"Tsunada trusts him. That's good enough for me." Kakashi replied. The two sighed as they watched Naruto's ranting.

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Naruto carefully weaved in between the feet of the villagers of Wave. His paws were beginning to hurt. Naruto had transformed into a small one-tailed fox kit. Naruto had taken off to scout for the Akatski member undercover…but never expected to be attacked. The blond ninja (Now a small orange fox.) had been attacked by a mob of little kids all screaming 'I WANT TO PET THE KITTY!'

Naruto had taken off running, but some of the kids were pretty fast, and this crowded area was hard to get through. It was easier to see large kids instead of a small fox. Nobody would move out of the way!

Wahhhh! Kyuubi! Helllllpppp! Naruto screamed in his head, blasting around a corner. The kids stayed hot on his tail.

No way kid! This is gold!! Kyuubi laughed. Naruto dodged a pair of hands as the kids began to dive for the little fox. Naruto then mentally slapped his forehead.

What the hell am I doing?! I am a Ninja Fox Hanyou for crying out loud! Naruto thought. Naruto gave a small hop, and when he hit the ground, pushed off with strength. All of the kids and villagers watched in awe and horror as an orange fox kit leapt up onto the top of a building, twenty feet from the ground. Naruto did not stop there. He kept running, jumping from roof to roof as he ran. The streets began to become emptier and emptier. The sun was still high in the sky…so what was going on? Naruto shifted back into his human for with ease, and jumped to the dirt road. The few villagers looked at him in fear, and scattered. Naruto continued deeper into the abandoned part of town. Shouts aroused Naruto's attention. Naruto looked down an small part in between the buildings. What he saw made him want to beat the shit from someone. A thug was beating up an old man, taking his money and anything else valuable.

Naruto appeared next the thug, letting an ounce of killer intent fall onto the thug. The man stopped his beatings, and slowly turned. Naruto smashed a fist into the thugs face, sending him crashing into the wall. Naruto helped the old man up, and took the money from the thugs hand. Naruto handed the ryo back to the old man.

"I am sorry what this man has done to you. May I suggest a part of town that is not so abandoned?" Naruto stated, trying to smile. The old man bowed low.

"Thank you! Thank you! You have my deepest gratitude. If you need anything, just ask." The man said, turning to leave. (The old man does not know Naruto does not live in Wave.)

"Actually, could you answer something for me?" Naruto asked. The man turned with a smile.

"Of course. I will try my hardest." He said. Naruto smiled back.

"Have you heard or seen a person in a black cloak with red clouds on it? I am searching for that person, an I can not seem to get a lead." Naruto said. The old man appeared to think back for a moment. Then he snapped his fingers.

"Oh yes! I remember now! There was a girl with blue hair, going by the name of…um…Konan! Yes, Konan. She wore the cloak you described. She left for Lightning Country a few days ago." The man advised. Naruto thought for a moment, before bowing.

"Thank you sir." Naruto said before leaving. Naruto sighed, walking swiftly down the road toward Inari's household. "It helps that they are not here, but I am disappointed." Naruto growled.

Well, at least they are not here to kill you anymore. Kyuubi pointed out. Naruto sighed once again.

You're lucky that makes sense. Naruto replied.

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Naruto did a small skip as Inari escorted Naruto's group to the Great Naruto Bridge. Inari was silently sniffling about the upcoming departure. Naruto placed a hand on Inari's head and smiled. "Oi Inari! Don't worry! I will come and visit as soon as I can." Naruto reassured. Inari nodded while dragging his arm across his nose. Naruto, not wanting to look like a weak fool, turned and walked down the long bridge. The others bid their farewells and followed Naruto on the walk back to Konoha.

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Naruto stood in front of Tsunada and Shizune, giving the report of the mission. Tsunada finished scribbling down the report, then looked up to look Naruto in the eye.

"So Naruto? ANBU…or Sensei?" Tsunada asked. Naruto took a deep breath. He knew what to choose.

"I choose…"

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Ta da!! Cliffy thingy! Yay! Is it a cliffy? If it is…go ahead and turn me into Swiss Cheese with a SMG if you want to. Yay! Sorry it took so long to update. My computer is screwed up. I would have had this chapter done like…a long time ago. But for some reason, the computer deleted all of my files. So I had to make up this chapter again. So…sorry. If any of you read my stories Winged Fox or A Fox and Soul Reapers, I will update soon. Yay.