Konohamaru's Request

(Whoosh!)

Sasuke arrived in his courtyard.

"Elder Brother," Jūgo called out.

"Jūgo," Sasuke responded.

"Congratulations on your promotion today," Jūgo said.

"Mm!" Sasuke nodded.

"Jūgo," Sasuke called out.

"Mm?" Jūgo looked at Sasuke.

"Come,"

"there's a place we must go to," Sasuke said following which he walked into the house and placed his Gunbai Uchiwa on the floor against the wall.

"Let's go," Sasuke said.

"Mm!" Jūgo nodded.

(Whoosh!)

The two left the house in the direction of the village gates.

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Naruto stared at Hiruzen.

"Old Man," Naruto called out.

"Hmm…?" Hiruzen looked at Naruto.

"What was that announcement about from earlier?" Naruto asked.

"Haha,"

"That one?"

"It's a bait for the Akatsuki to send their members while also bait for the other countries to show their reactions to the alliance and other matters," Hiruzen smiled.

(Whoosh!) Jiraiya and Orochimaru appeared.

"Finally finished with that Book signing event," Jiraiya said.

("Yikes,")

("Better not tell Pervy-sage about me seeing Kakashi-sensei's face,")

("Especially Sasuke and Sakura too,") Naruto thought following which he spotted Orochimaru.

"Pervy-sage, Orochimaru, Where you guys goin?" Naruto asked.

"Now that Orochimaru is supposed to be confined within the village, I need to go along with him to the sound village to clean up a few things before they get messy," Jiraiya said.

Naruto then understood that Orochimaru had quite the amount of subjects which were left unattended over the past two days.

"What about the other hideouts?" Naruto asked.

"We are going to look into that as well, though it might take some time to finish everything," Jiraiya said.

"I could have just stayed in the Sound Village considering that you allowed me to be there in the future, but right now it might be a bit too dangerous for them to exist without my presence, so I have to abandon whatever I have developed over the past few years," Orochimaru said.

Naruto looked at Orochimaru, following which he approached Jiraiya and handed over his kunai.

"You may have changed,"

"But that is your village after all,"

"I can't help but think that you might have a few traps to outsmart us, In any case just know that I can teleport when the moment calls for it," Naruto warned Orochimaru.

Orochimaru gave Naruto his usual smile.

"Same here Orochimaru, this is a chance for you to prove yourself," Hiruzen said.

"Sarutobi-sensei,"

"Still naive I see," Orochimaru taunted.

"Let's Go!" Jiraiya said as he took off.

(Whoosh!) The two left the place.

Naruto and Hiruzen stared at the direction the two had left in…

"Do you think he has changed?" Hiruzen asked.

"He might have, but those memories are still a superficial experience,"

"I can only say that actions speak louder than words, so it's all down to his actions in the end,"

"If they deserve a second chance then why not?" Naruto replied.

Hiruzen thought back to the time he declared he would kill Orochimaru.

But Orochimaru's words to him before departure had him confused.

"Naruto," Hiruzen called out.

"Hmm…?" Naruto looked at Hiruzen.

"Do you think I am a good Hokage?" Hiruzen asked.

"Everyone has their flaws, Lord Third, Even from my experience I can say that no one can ever achieve that ideal character of a Hokage as everyone has their own belief and version of a Hokage…" Naruto said as he thought back to the time Sasuke had declared that he would become a Hokage and would also destroy the Feudal lord system.

"Naruto,"

"I can confidently say you were a better Hokage than I was, at the very least you did not make the same mistakes that I did," Hiruzen said.

(Whoosh!) Sasuke and Jūgo appeared.

"Naruto,"

"Where's Gaara?" Sasuke asked.

"Jūgo,"

"Sasuke,"

"You guys are late,"

"Gaara and everyone else left just a few minutes ago," Naruto said.

"I see…" Sasuke sighed.

"Did Haku and Zabuza leave as well?" Sasuke asked.

"Whoah, I forgot they came yesterday," Naruto was surprised.

"Do you know where they are?" Sasuke asked.

"Wait, let me scan," Naruto said following which he activated his sage mode.

After a moment of silence, Naruto detected their location.

"They are standing near the chūnin exam arena," Naruto said.

"Let's go," Sasuke said.

Naruto looked at Hiruzen.

"See ya later Old Man," Naruto waved.

"Mm!" Hiruzen acknowledged as he turned back too.

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Near a particular tree outside the Chūnin exam arena…

Haku and Zabuza were near a particular tree.

Zabuza stood beside Haku while Haku was kneeling in front of an unnamed grave,

"May your soul rest in peace," Haku prayed.

Meanwhile…

Zabuza thought back to the time the duo had encountered the boy on their way out of the village, only to know that the boy, when grown up, had fallen here in the Hidden Leaf Village as an enemy.

(Whoosh!)

Sasuke, Naruto and Jūgo had arrived.

"Haku, Zabuza-san," Naruto called out.

"Brat," Zabuza stared at Naruto who ran towards the two.

However, internally he had just remembered that Naruto was addressed as the Seventh Hokage.

"Naruto," Haku also turned back.

"What are you guys doing?" Naruto asked, following which he noticed the gravestone.

"The person here was from my village before,"

"He was a part of the clan that could use their bones to fight," Haku said.

"Kimimaro," Sasuke, Jūgo and Naruto reacted.

"Eh, you guys know the boy's name? " Haku and Zabuza asked.

Jūgo however bowed down before the grave while tears silently slipped out.

A few moments later,

Jūgo woke up and thanked Zabuza and Haku for taking care of Kimimaro's burial.

…

"Are you guys leaving?" Naruto asked.

"Yeah, We have to go back in time for work since our holidays are about to get over,"

"How's old man Tazuna and his Family?" Naruto asked.

"They are doing good,"

"The bridge, in fact, is named after you," Haku said.

"Eh, are you serious?" Naruto asked.

"Mm!"

"It's called The Great Naruto bridge," Haku smiled.

"Hehe," Naruto laughed.

…

Soon the duo said their farewells and left the village.

Naruto looked at Sasuke and Jūgo,

"So what are you guys doing?" Naruto asked.

Sasuke looked at Naruto.

"I am helping Jūgo get his own things, since he is staying over at my place," Sasuke replied.

"I see…" Naruto said.

"We'll be off then," Sasuke said as he left with Jūgo.

"See you at the dinner Sasuke," Naruto waved.

"Mm!" Sasuke nodded.

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Back in the Hidden Leaf Hospital,

In a room…

Kakashi sat next to Gai's bed.

"Your Six gates power ended up being a warmup for Naruto," Kakashi said.

"He's too strong," Gai sighed as he thought back to Lee's reactions upon seeing Naruto and Sasuke improve drastically in the one month period.

However, what made him sadder was a promise he made which would, in fact, turn into a burden for Lee if he were to stick to it now…

——FlashBack——

"Naruto-kun may have surpassed you and Neji now…"

"But don't forget, you are at the springtime of your youth, you can still exceed his growth during this period if you put your entire being to the test!" Gai gave a thumbs up accompanied with a huge smile which instantly brightened up Lee's emotions.

"Gai-sensei…" Lee's eyes were almost overflowing with tears.

"Just leave your training to me and watch the match peacefully," Gai said.

—-End of FlashBack-—

("Lee,")

("Will you be able to achieve that dreams of yours…?") Gai sighed.

*Door Opens*

"Gai-sensei!" A voice called out.

("That voice…") Gai turned towards the door.

"Lee!" Gai sprang up from the bed and immediately hugged him.

"The surgery was a success," Lee said.

"Thank God!" Gai murmured as tears appeared from his eyes.

Gai looked at Kakashi.

"Kakashi,"

"Today's entire treat will be on me!" Gai announced.

"Tsunade-sama told me that I could start training from tomorrow onwards," Lee smiled.

"Mm!" Gai nodded happily.

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The following Evening…

*tk!*

Naruto placed a box at the entrance of his house's door.

"That's the last one," Naruto sighed as he wiped his sweat.

Naruto then looked at the empty room which he lived for the past few months since he had come back to this timeline.

"Boss!" A voice called out.

"huh…?" Naruto turned to the direction where the voice had originated from.

"Konohamaru?" Naruto looked at the kid in front of him who was almost beaten up.

"Boss,"

"Please, help me out," Konohamaru said following which he looked at the boxes around.

"Are you moving out, Boss?" Konohamaru asked.

"Yeah…"

"Forget about that, how did you get that beaten up," Naruto asked with concern.

"It's a long story boss…" Konohamaru said with a smile.

"I see…" Naruto sighed.

"Boss, I want you to train me," Konohamaru said.

"Sure," Naruto said.

"Boss, I mean it," Konohamaru said with flames burning in his eyes.

…

In a training field away from the village…

Naruto and Konohamaru stood opposite to each other in the evening sun,

"Is your opponent a boy or a girl?" Naruto asked.

"It's a girl," Konohamaru said.

"A girl…?" Naruto thought for a moment.

"Konohamaru,"

"Yes, Boss!" Konohamaru responded.

"I am going to teach you the most powerful move that will give you an opening to take down your enemy," Naruto said.

"Mm!" Konohamaru nodded.

"Remember, this move is so powerful that it can take down even the strongest of ninjas," Naruto said.

"Mm!" Konohamaru's eyes shined as he nodded.

"The jutsu is…" Naruto paused.

"The jutsu is…" Konohamaru followed.

"The jutsu is called reverse sexy jutsu," Naruto said.

"Huh…?" Konohamaru looked at Naruto.

"This is a jutsu that I created through my handwork and sweat, an original jutsu of mine," Naruto said.

"But boss, I am fighting a girl you know?" Konohamaru asked.

"Konohamaru,"

"Do you remember that I used the sexy jutsu to take down Ebisu-sensei?" Naruto asked.

"Mm!" Konohamaru nodded.

"Ebisu-sensei is a man, so he is weakness is a woman, but what about a woman?" Naruto asked.

"Woman's… weakness… will be a man,"

"Haha,"

"You're a genius Boss,"

"That's my number one rival for you," Konohamaru laughed.

"Now, Konohamaru,"

"You have already perfected the transformation jutsu,"

"All you have to do is to research on handsome naked young men," Naruto said.

Konohamaru took out his pocket memo.

"Research…"

"On.."

"Naked Young men," Konohamaru noted.

"Mm!" Naruto nodded.

"And you will need a surprise attack to finish off your opponent immediately," Naruto said.

"A surprise attack, eh?"

"Got it," Konohamaru said.

"Now that we are done with the sparring for the day, I will leave the other training to you as homework," Naruto said.

"Yes, BOSS!" Konohamaru saluted.

"Work Hard Konohamaru, and may the force be with you," Naruto said.

"Yes BOSS," Konohamaru replied.

"Thank you for your hard work," Konohamaru bowed towards Naruto.

"Later," Naruto waved as he exited the training field.

Konohamaru stared at the evening sun as he tried his best to imagine Hanabi's face.

"Hehehe…"

"Let's see how you shall survive this ultra-secret-super weapon that the boss has given me," Konohamaru grinned.

("Now then, It's time to hit the stores for some research work…") Konohamaru thought as he left the field as well.

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(Whoosh!)

Naruto appeared at the BBQ place,

"You're late,"

"Naruto," Sakura said.

"Sorry," Naruto scratched his head.

"It's all right Naruto-kun,"

"Glad you could make it," Gai said.

Naruto walked in and sat down between Kakashi and Sasuke.

The table had four sides with four people sitting opposite to each other.

Kakashi opposite to Gai,

Naruto to Lee,

Sasuke to Neji,

And Sakura to Tenten.

Kakashi stood up.

"Team Kakashi would like to congratulate Team Gai for Lee's Successful surgery and recovery,"

"Congratulations!!," Kakashi and his team clapped.

Gai stood up,

"Team Gai would like to congratulate Naruto and Sasuke for their promotion and Sakura for her first surgery which was a success,"

"Congratulations!!" Gai and his team clapped for Kakashi's team.

…

Soon the food arrived, and everyone started to dig in.

Lee, in particular, was so happy that he ate a lot.

"Fro- to-m-w I -m g-ing to tr-n" (From Tomorrow I am going to train!) Lee said with a mouth full of food.

Naruto laughed.

Meanwhile, Gai and Kakashi had some sake along with their food.

…

Lee's face turned red.

"Lee, What happened?" Neji and Tenten asked in concern.

"I bit something spicy," Lee said with watery eyes.

"Here," Gai handed a bottle.

"Thanks,"

"Gai sensei," Lee said as he grabbed the bottle and started to drink desperately.

Gai turned back to drink only to see Kakashi staring at him with his only eye being wide open.

"What is it Kakashi?" Gai asked.

"Gai, you…" Kakashi was speechless.

*Tk!*

Lee placed the bottle on the table.

"Thanks, Gai-sensei…" Lee came to a stop.

Gai looked at the bottle only to see the character for 'sake,'

"Oh...Lee..." it was after seeing Naruto's memories flash at that moment that he had realized that he had,

Unmeasurably fucked up...

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Konohamaru: Due to Lee-san's destruction of the set after the consumption of alcohol, We have regrettably decided to postpone the interview till the next chapter.

We apologize if any inconvenience is caused.

Next time on NRe - Lee Vs. Naruto - Drunken God's Fist Unleashed!