Chapter 23

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Naruto smiled at the two girls. This was getting interesting..

Now:

Naruto's smile was quickly erased as his shirt was thrown at him. "What?" Naruto asked. "Come on, we got a meeting with our new sensei in an hour. You and I need to go get changed." Yugito said as she dragged him out the door. "Alright, I'll meet you guys at the training ground in a few." Naruto said as he sunshinned away. "Remember, training ground 2!" Samui yelled after him.

~ Bunker ~

Naruto quickly walked in and walked straight into his room, only to see all of the monitors turned on and the Avengers looking straight at him. "Where have you been!" Natalya demanded as soon as he walked in. "I was sleeping in a warm comfy bed with two girls, any other questions?" Naruto replied as he walked into the bathroom. Natalya fumed as she disappeared from the monitor in the living area and reappeared in the bathroom monitor.

"Yes, what the hell did you do last night!" Natalya asked as the rest of the avengers came online to the one monitor in the bathroom. "I went out, had a lovely dinner, went to a club, got half drunk, and was whisked away by a blonde duo to a warm bedroom. Then when I woke up, one of the blonde's brother tried to kill me." Naruto replied quickly as he turned off the monitor and dried off. He quickly put on his underwear, black t-shirt, and black pair of cargo pants.

As soon as he stepped into his living area, Tony came on screen. "I'm so proud of you, you're a chip off the old block!" He said happily, making Naruto sweat drop. "Shouldn't Natalya be in here kicking your ass for being a pervert and grilling mines for details?" Naruto asked as he put on a pair of socks and his black combat boots. "I've momentarily disabled all of the monitors in this room except mines, now tell me about your encounter with the blonde duo." Tony said in a pervy tone.

"How about I don't and we say I did." Naruto replied as he put on his fingerless gloves. Tony's mood visibly dampened, but he quickly recovered his bright mood. "Hey Tony, there's something I've been meaning to ask you." Naruto said catching Tony's attention. "What's up?" Tony asked. "I've been going through the "dead" technology catalogued in the archives and I came across something interesting." Naruto said as he walked up to his laptop and pulled up a picture of a cell phone. "What, you want to recreate a cell phone?" Tony asked.

"Not necessarily, just certain aspects. I realize calls are out of the league since we would need functioning satellites, but I was wondering if a short range texting system could be created for a small 6 man team." Naruto asked. "Well how far would the range have to be?" Tony asked as he analyzed the possibilities. "About… 15-20 miles would be fine. And it would of course their manufacturing and creation will remain an Avenger secret." Naruto said. 'In theory it could work, but the transmitters would have to be attuned to each other..shouldn't be too hard.' Tony mused.

"Give me a few days and I'll get back to you on that one, k?" Tony asked. "Sure, I have to get going. Try to calm Natalya down for me, will ya?" Naruto asked as he left the bunker. "No promises." Tony said as he pulled up a cyber workbench and began looking through the schematics and jotting down a few notes about what would be needed.

~Training Ground 2 ~

Naruto quickly arrived at the training ground to see his team already there talking to a large dark skinned man with a muscular build, as well as white hair and a goatee. On his right shoulder, he has a tattoo of the kanji for "iron" and he was wearing the standard uniform for Kumo Jounin, including a white forehead protector and an oval pair of glasses. "Um, hey guys how's it going. And who are you?" Naruto asked as he extended a hand to Killer Bee. "Me, I'm Killer bee. The jinchuuriki of the Hachibi!" Bee exclaimed happily.

"How did you get named killer bee?" Naruto asked with a sweat drop. "Cause I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. Also, my full name is Kirabi!" Killer bee said, making Naruto sweat drop as he went to stand next to his team. "Ok, so how can we help you?" Naruto asked. "I'm your new sensei. I'm here to help each of you better yourselves!" Bee answered, but Naruto still wasn't buying it. "This team consists of mainly Chunnin level or better ninja, why would the Raikage assign a sensei?" Naruto warily asked.

"It's so he can help me with my…special circumstances." A voice from behind Naruto said. Naruto turned to see Yugito standing behind him. 'Duh, Yugito probably needs help controlling the chakra of her biju. Who better to help her than another Jinchuuriki?' Naruto mentally berated himself. "Alright, I'm sorry for the third degree." Naruto said. "No issue, now here are your assignments, I've read most of your profiles and know how you guys can improve." Bee said, making everyone perk up.

"Omoi, you need to work on your physical strength, so you are to go do physical exercises until I say stop." Bee said as he handed Omoi a 50 pound weighed vest. "What's this for?" Omoi asked. "To make things more challenging. Karui, you could do with a bit of grace when you handle your sword, so you are to go practice Katas and movements." Bee said as he handed her a pair of 20-pound wrist weights. "Samui, you need to increase your chakra reserves, so you are to go practice your fighting style while water walking." Bee said and handed her a pair of ankle weights. "Try not to sink."

Bee then turned to Yugito "Now Yugito. You need to gain a better degree of control over your chakra, but your speed and strength are also lacking, so your workouts are going to be different." Bee said as he handed her a weighed fifty-pound vest and 20 pound weighed ankle weights. "First, you'll join Omoi for some physical training. Then, you'll go for about… 30 laps around this training field. The, it'll be control exercise with Samui. And when I deem you ready, we'll see about getting your chakra source under control." Bee said. Yugito paled at the amount of work and left to go get started.

Bee then turned to Naruto. "Now, lets not bullshit. You and I both know the Raikage doesn't have a firm grasp on your abilities, so I'm afraid I cant help you much." Bee said. "You got a 120 pound training vest?" Naruto asked as he unzipped his Kevlar vest. Bee nodded and handed it to him. "I'm used to 75 pounds, so this should be a bit better. I also have on a 30-pound ankle weight on each leg, so this should be a bit of a challenge. I'll just follow Yugito's routine, but end it with some sparring with clones and Jutsu training. However, if you could help me develop my lightning chakra nature, that would be perfect."

Naruto said, then turned to see Bee nodding. "I'll get a fellow Jounin to help you with your lightning affinity. Also, I heard you have the bat summoning contract from the Daimyo himself, is this true?" Bee asked in interest. "Yes, but I'm not signing it until I get a firm control of my reserves. No point in being able to summon boss if the chakra loss is so great, it kills you is there?" Naruto asked as he put on the training vest and followed after Yugito.

~ With Yugito ~

Yugito groaned as she struggled in her run. The extra weight was killing her! 'Why the hell did that sadistic excuse of a sense decide to give me so much weight?' Yugito complained, only to hear the telltale sounds of someone running up besides her. She turned to see Naruto at her side jogging like it was no problem. "Oh? Has the mighty decided to visit the downtrodden?" Yugito asked. "What are you complaining about? You only have 70 pounds of weight on you." Naruto shot back playfully at her.

"Look who's talking, you only have fifty!" Yugito shot back, pointing out his training vest. "This is a hundred twenty pound training vest. Not only that, but I have a 30 pound ankle weight strapped to each leg. You don't hear me complaining." Naruto muttered, making her blush in embarrassment. "How the hell are you even standing?" she asked the blonde nin. "Cause my last teacher was more sadistic than this." Naruto said, remembering Natalya's training regimen.

"Now come on. We're both in hell for today, so we might as well make it fun." Naruto said as he winked at her and began running faster, leaving her behind. A large smile grew on Yugito's face as she sped up trying to catch up with Naruto. "Oh no you don't!" And with that the beginning of a training race was announced.

~ Time Skip – 2 weeks into training ~

Naruto groaned as he got out of bed and went to take a shower. For these last couple of weeks, things had been going pretty well for him and the rest of team Yugito. As he stepped out of the shower, Tony appeared onto the monitor. "Hey Naruto, have you finished the circuitry layout?" Tony asked. "Yea, have you finished calibrating the signal to move the messages from device to device?" Naruto asked as he got dressed.

"It's been a bit tricky, but I've gotten the data to be wirelessly transferred up to 19 miles. So, when do you think you'll be able to start on the prototype?" Tony asked as he inspected Naruto's work. "Not tonight, cause I have something big planned for today." Naruto replied with a grin. "Oh, what do you have planned for Today?" Tony asked as Naruto finished getting dressed and walked over to a shelf brimming with scrolls. He pulled out a black one with golden edges and the kanji for "Bat" on it.

"Today, I'm signing this contract and getting accepted by the bat clan!" Naruto stated defiantly as he left the bunker. "Wait." Tony said, making Naruto turn around. "Go to the top shelf in the equipment room and grab a pair of goggles labeled "Night Vision." Naruto nodded and went to the equipment room and checked the top shelf. HE pulled out a pair of binoculars that had straps to be adjusted top his head and green tinted lenses. "What's this?" Naruto asked as he tried the night vision goggles on.

"As the name implies, they allow you to see in the dark. Turn them on with the switch on the side and everything will get clear in a green shade." Tony stated. Naruto nodded and left the bunker, leaving Tony to inspect his schematics. Tony smirked as he looked over the schematics for the texting devices. "That kids' going to get himself killed one of these days." Tony muttered.

~ Training Ground 2~

Naruto smiled as he arrived at the training ground. Omoi was sparring against Samui in the middle of a lake while Karui and Yugito sparred at the edge. Bee was sitting on a tree branch watching them, then noticed Naruto. "Look who finally decided to show up." He said. Everyone turned to see Naruto lugging holding a regular sized black scroll in his hand. "Wait, you're going to.." Omoi began, only for Naruto to cut him off. "Yep, I'm going to sign the bat summoning contract today!" Everyone's faces paled at this declaration.

The Bat clan hadn't had a summoner in a long time. Either they were hostile or their expectations were exceedingly demanding. Either way, no bat had seen the light of the human world for over 20 years. "Naruto-kun, are you sure about this?" Samui and Yugito asked, then glared at each other. "Yea, I'm sure!" Naruto said as he laid the scroll out on the ground and looked at the next blank spot. "Now, you need to sign this in blood, so bite down on your thumb and get on with it!" An excited bee told Naruto.

Naruto bit his thumb and signed his name onto the contract, then turned to Bee. "Now what?" he asked. "Now, begin channeling chakra to your hands, bite your thumb for the required blood sacrifice, and do these hand seals." Bee stated as he showed him the hand seals for summoning. "And on the last hand seal, slam your hands on the ground and release the built up chakra." Bee finished. Naruto nodded and began channeling chakra to his hands, then bit his thumb.

'Boar…dog…monkey…bird…RAM!' Naruto internally yelled as he slammed his hand on the ground. a large poof of smoke engulfed him and by the time it cleared, only the scroll remained. Naruto had vanished.