-=Training plan=-

As soon as the group entered Konoha, Naruto immediately made some clones to inform important people of his and Tsunade's arrival, and by important people i mean Karin, Hinata, Shikamaru, Lee, etc...

Right after, they went to Ichiraku's much to Jiraya's dismay.

After they ate, Naruto bid goodbye to them, prompting Jiraya to ask

"Isn't it too soon to go yet?" But little did he know that this question activated Naruto's trap card

"Well, different from some old pervs out there that dont train and only peep, i have to train tomorrow, so i need to sleep properly" As soon as Naruto said that, cold sweat flowed from Jiraya's back non-stop as he could feel Tsunade's burning glare, but Naruto was not finished.

"By the way, Hokage-sama, i have made a new seal that prevents peeping, what do you say about testing it on the hot spring?" Naruto said with a barely contained smirk, which Tsunade also had. Some people this day could swear that they heard a despair filled scream with Jiraya's voice, but it must be their imagination... right?

-=-

Next day

At konoha's cemetery

Naruto just finished cleaning his mother's grave, and telling her everything that happened this last few days, when Obi approached him.

"So, you're back"

"Yeah, i had a mission... but now i have finished it"

"Can i ask you a question?" Obi said, uncertain

"You just did" Naruto answered with a smirk

"ugh... then can i ask you TWO questions?"

"You also just did"

"Sigh~, then can i ask you FOUR questions?"

"You already did"

"What?! When?"

"Now"

"..."

"..."

"pffft"

"hahahaha"

"Tou are good kid" Obi said

"I know" Arrogantly answered Naruto

"*Cough* but seriously now, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"How can you still go on, when they are not here anymore?" For a moment, you could see regret on Obi's eye

"But they are here with me?"

"what do you mean?"

"You see, a incredible doctor once said to me, 'people don't die when they lose their lives, they die when they are forgotten' , and that is what drives me, i know that they were always with me"

"... that is pretty deep, who was this doctor? why did i never heard of him?"

"He died some years ago..."

"But do you think that they are really with you?"

"Are you asking this to me or to yourself?"

"..."

"When you found your answer, only then you can ask me this"

"... thanks kid..."

[This guy... he is not strange to me... why though?]

'Don't mind that, we need to prepare'

[For what?]

'for a possible attack from the akatsuki, duh... did you forget what Menma said about that Pain dude?'

[You're right kit... but how will we even prepare?]

'I am thinking of going out of the village to train, or train with Tsunade or the old perv as they are renowned shinobis and all...'

[Didn't you say that he had nothing to teach you?]

'That is on jutsus, he is one of the best spies of the world afterall...'

[I see...]

...

As Naruto went away, Obi was deep in thoughts

-=-

Time went by, Tsunade was officially elected fifth hokage, had a big ceremony and all, but that is not relevant.

At Tsunade's new escritory, Naruto was in front of the new hokage, but not alone, Shikamaru was there as well

"Hokage-sama, why did you call us?" Naruto politely asked, surprising both Jiraya and Tsunade. Seeing this Shikamaru could only sigh

"Hokage-sama, Naruto can be as annoying as he wants, but he knows when to act properly" Said Shikamaru earning a bod from Tsunade

"Oh? i am annoying you say? i am certain that your mom will love to hear that you gave up your fight with Temari because you were too lazy to continue" As soon as Naruto said that, Shikamaru saw his life pass in front of his eyes, Naruto chuckled at that, but to Shikamaru it sounded like the laugh of a demon

'Better not annoy Naruto from now on...' He thought

"Well, i called you two here today to give you your promotion to chunnin, Rock Lee was supposed to be here as well, but he is still in the hospital" She said as she glared at Naruto

"...Oops?"

"Sigh~

Shikamaru Nara, for your incredible foresight and strategic mind, you are hereby promoted to chunnin"

"Thank you hokage-sama"

"Naruto Uzumaki, for you incredible strength, mastery of elemental jutsus, and astonishing chakra control(She is reading a document with that written on it), you are hereby promoted to chunnin"

"Thank you hokage-sama"

"You are dismissed, Naruto stay here, i need to talk with you"

Shikamaru then nods and gets out of the escritory

"What is it?" Naruto asks surprising Tsunade once more, by his fast chanfe from 'respectful mode' to 'I don't care mode', but she ignored it and decided to say what she needed

"Jiraya proposed a deal with you" She then gestured for Jiraya to talk

"I got some pretty reliable information that the akatsuki will not make any moves in the next two years, so i was thinking of taking you on a journey to train, what do you think?"

'That is pretty convenient isn't it?'

[indeed]

"Sure, but i have two conditions" Naruto said as he showed two fingers in a 'V' pose

"Of course you have... what is it?"

"One, i want to take some people with me, and before you say something about them being too much time away from the village, i can aways bring them back instantly with the hiraishin"

"Wait, why didn't you bring us back like that then?" confused asked Tsunade

"Uh? no one asked me to. The okd perv knew i had this jutsu, and i also wanted to use this time to see the outside a little"

Tsunade glared at Jiraya but didn't say anything... for now

"That can be done... what is the other one?" Jiraya answered while cold sweat flowed from his back like a river, Tsunade's glare had this effect on him.

"Second, i want Tsunade-Hokage-sama, to teach me and some other people medical ninjutsu"

"Huh? that's it? i thought you would try to get something more... how do I say it? interesting? out of it?" confused said Jiraya

"And who these people may be?" Curious askes Tsunade

"They would be, Me, Ikki Chinoike, Hinata Hyuga, Karin Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno" completely ignoring Jiraya, Naruto answered Tsunade's question

"Can i ask why these people?" Tsunade asked, her curiosity picked

"Hey did you just ignore me?" annoyed asked Jiraya

"Of course, Me because i have great chakra control.

Ikki is a Chinoike clan member, possessing the ketsuryugan, that makes her one of the best possible field medics, as she can stop lethal bleedings easily, and with her unique feature of 'sensing blood' as she described it can also help identifying diseases and poison on the blood.

Hinata has a great chakra control and has a byakugan, a dojutsu that honestly, was made for medics, she can see through anything, perfect for identifying any broken bone, or internal injury, the byakugan also helps on seeing the chakra channels, giving her the ability to detect any anomalies on it, Also Hinata has a great potential as a kunoichi, but she lacks the motivation to grow stronger, if she saves people by being a medic she may get the confidence boost she needs.

Karin is a Uzumaki and has the 'healing bite' bloodline ability, being the granddaughter of Mito Uzumaki, i guess you know what this means, right?

And Sakura?... well... Sakura has a great chakra control...*murmurs* because she has pathetic chakra reserves*murmurs* and as her teammate i need to find a way to help her, as our sensei is too busy teaching Sasuke.

That is about it..."

Tsunade was now speechless, she expected a reason like ' Ikki is my girlfriend, so teach her' and never expected such a comprehensive answer

"What a brilliant idea! using dojutsus in medical operations, that is honestly brilliant!" Tsunade was thrilled by the prospects of using dojutsus in medical operations, so much she ignored hiw useless Sakura sounded, something that Naruto planned as well

'What do you think Kurama? not bad for a reasoning i thought of just now is it?'

[kit... you have a gift with words, that is for sure]

'Hehe, i know, that is pretty handy isn't it?'

[indeed it is...]

And just like that, another talk no jutsu succeeded.