Chapter 5

Naruto wandered through Konoha towards the Hot Springs, where he knew Jiraiya would be. He was wearing his normal clothes, but he had a scroll of all of his supplies in his weapons pouch in case they had

to leave right away.

He also had one of his father's kunai and many of his own. He had given each of his clan members a kunai of his own as well. He was much more powerful and could transport to them from anywhere in the

elemental nations with Kurama's chakra, though they would only summon him in a dire emergency.

His hair was in a low ponytail with all his bangs but one hanging free, the one being in bandages like he always kept it. His eyes were the unactivated Byakugan. He also had his money and spare food.

He finally reached the Hot Springs to see a man with long white hair in the tree, looking in on the woman's side. His eyes narrowed. He hated perverts. He suddenly got an evil thought. If there was one thing

all men feared, it was a woman's anger. One of his old jutsus from before his memories would help with this.

He made a seal and then transformed into a busty woman with long silver hair and a towel on. He pointed at Jiraiya and made his voice high and panicky,

"PERVERT! THERE'S A PERVERT PEEKING INTO THE

HOT SPRINGS!"

Immediately there were screams and then stampeding women. He smirked as Jiraiya became horrified and then he was pulled from the tree by clawing women. He transformed back, leaving his Byakugan,

though not activated as he spoke in a deep, travelling voice,

"What's going on here?!"

The women turned and one blushed, pulling up her towel better,

"Hyuuga-sama! This pervert was peeking on us!"

Naruto shook his head,

"I am Otsutsuki-sama, not Hyuuga, but thank you for trying. I'll take care of this pervert if you would all move. I do not wish to touch anywhere inappropriate if I can help it."

The women moved away immediately, most blushing and looking him over, especially his chest which had skin tight black fabric over it under the low-necked robe. He went forward and picked Jiraiya up by

the front of his shirt, dragging him behind him through Konoha and leaving the women snickering at the sannin's predicament.

He reached a pond and dumped the unconscious pervert in it, waking him up immediately as he spluttered and shot out of the cold water,

"Hello, ero-sennin. Wakey, wakey."

Jiraiya looked at him,

"And who are you?"

"Oh, you don't even know what I look like? Pity."

"No, now who are you?"

"Your godson."

Jiraiya's eyes widened in shock,

"You're Naruto?!"

"Nothing like my father, eh? Nothing to worry about looks?"

Jiraiya had the decency to look shameful,

"About that…"

"It's fine. Did Sarutobi-jiji explain my...predicament to you?"

"Sort of."

"Good. Now, are we going to find the princess?"

Jiraiya stood from the water,

"Yeah, just get your stuff."

"Done."

"You came prepared?"

"I did. By the way…" He reached into his pouch and then tossed a kunai at the sannin,

"Keep that in case we get separated."

Jiraiya caught it and his eyes widened,

"Is this…?"

"My personal Hiraishin kunai. Don't worry about distance. I have exorbitant amounts of chakra."

Jiraiya nodded and slipped it away and Naruto made a seal with his hands, before he moved his hands in a pulling motion,

"Water Style: Water absorption." The water from Jiraiya's clothes came off, leaving

him dry, and formed a ball of water hovering in Naruto's hands. He sent it to the pond and then glared at the man,

"Now, if I find you peeping again, I'll use a fire jutsu to...dry you off."

Jiraiya paled slightly and then scoffed,

"Yeah right. I'm a sannin. You're just a genin."

Naruto gave a dark smile,

"You'll regret those words, ero-sennin. Who do you think destroyed the Tomi Mountain range?"

Jiraiya's eyes widened,

"You?! That's impossible!"

Naruto's dark smile grew and he fell into a crouch as red chakra surrounded him. It formed one tail, two tails, three tails, and kept going until he reached nine, where he flexed his claws and opened his

mouth. A bijuudama started forming and Jiraiya paled to sheet white,

"WAIT! NO! DON'T LET THE KYUUBI CONTROL YOU!"

Naruto gave a deep laugh, dispelling the bomb,

"Let him control me? I control myself. My dear nephew is afraid of me."

Jiraiya's jaw dropped,

"It was true?! You're the brother of the Rikudo sennin?!"

"Yes." He dropped the tailed beast cloak with a smirk,

"The elder brother. Now, let's get moving and don't doubt me again. I removed Orochimaru-teme's arm from his body barely breaking a sweat."

Jiraiya's jaw dropped again,

"W-What? Dear God. Sarutobi-sensei was right. You are scary."

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They were travelling through another village four days later on the edge of fire country and Naruto was bored. They'd done nothing important yet. He suspected that Jiraiya would try to teach him something

soon, but he didn't know and they hadn't had any fights or anything.

Currently, Jiraiya was off, probably peeping, and he was alone in his hotel room, staring at the ceiling. He felt two chakra signatures approach, one full of malicious intent and one polite but reminding him of

Sasuke. "Itachi?"

"Yes, Ojii-sama. I recognize his chakra from when Naruto was younger and Itachi Uchiha would guard him."

"Thank you, Kurama."

"No problem, Ojii-sama."

He sat up as there was a knock on his door. Seriously? They were knocking on his door to kidnap him? He shrugged and stood up, walking over to the door and cracking it open. Upon seeing the Akatsuki

cloaks, he held back a sigh and opened it the rest of the way,

"Come on in, though I don't recognize you."

They seemed surprised, but they stepped in and Itachi spoke, eating a pocky,

"We need you to come with us. Leader-sama is looking for you."

"What? To extract the nine tailed fox from my gut? Nah, I'm good. He's been quite docile."

"I'm afraid you don't have a say."

Suddenly he saw Kisame give a dark smile and pull his hand back, aiming for Itachi's exposed back. His eyes widened and Kisame's hand darted forward in a spray of blood. Itachi's eyes widened in shock

and pain and he coughed, blood spraying from his lips,

"W-What?"

"Perfect. I've been wanting to kill someone for days and now I can kill a traitor and an annoying brat." He pulled his hand out and Itachi fell to his knees, clutching at the hole in his chest as blood poured

from it, creating a pool of red below him.

Naruto's eyes went to Kisame, filled with anger,

"Why did you do that?! He's your comrade!"

"No, he's a traitorous spy. I detest spies." He kicked the dying man and he flew into the wall with a sickening thud and a loud crack, crying out in pain as he slid to the ground. He fell still after this, clutching

his chest and wheezing heavily in rattles.

Naruto's eyes narrowed,

"Now you've done it." He bit his thumb and slammed his hand into the ground. There was a poof of smoke and Kurama appeared in a smaller form,

"Take him somewhere and have

fun with him, Kurama. I have to help Itachi."

Kurama gained a feral grin filled with deadly fangs,

"Can I do whatever I want?"

"No unnecessary deaths, but yes. Free range."

"Perfect." "With this, he grabbed the shocked fishman in his teeth and disappeared in a red blur.

With him gone, Naruto went over to Itachi and gently rolled him to his side, looking at the wound with a worried frown. He had to get this healed soon or Itachi would die. He looked down to see the man

unconscious and he sighed in relief. At least he couldn't feel the pain his body was in right now.

He put his hands on either side of the gaping hole in the right side of his chest and they glowed green. He activated his Byakugan and focused on the wounds with them, looking to see the extent of the

damage. His eyes narrowed in concentration and he focused on healing the man before his heart stopped.

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Jiraiya was drawn from his 'research' when he heard a loud roar and smashing sounds. His head snapped up and he saw a giant nine tailed fox in the distance roaring with its tails waving. Cold panic filled

him. The only way the fox would be free was if Naruto was dead. It was fully formed too. The question was why it wasn't destroying the village. It instead seemed to be fighting a singular person.

He jumped down and raced that direction to see the fox fighting a man that looked like a shark and wielded a huge blade. His eyes widened as he saw the Akatsuki cloak and he recognized Kisame Hoshigaki.

Dammit! Then where was Itachi?! He knew that Itachi Uchiha was Kisame's partner.

He looked up,

"OI! NINE TAILS! WHAT DID YOU DO TO NARUTO?!"

The fox looked at him,

"Ojii-sama let me out to have fun with this guy. He's back at the hotel healing Itachi Uchiha, who this fish-bastard stabbed through the chest."

Jiraiya's eyes widened and he rushed away. The fox wasn't doing anything bad right now and if Naruto was under the effects of a genjutsu, that could prove disastrous. He reached the hotel and slammed the

door open to see Naruto on the ground next to someone dressed in an Akatsuki cloak who was lying in a very large puddle of blood.

He went forward and looked down to see Naruto in deep concentration, his Byakugan activated, healing a large hole in Itachi Uchiha's chest. Itachi was currently unconscious and breathing weakly and Naruto

looked up at him,

"Do any of your toads heal?"

"Yeah, but he's a traitor."

"Tell me, your information on the Akatsuki comes from a crow, does it not?"

"It does."

"Itachi is the summoner of crows. It was him and he's dying. Now, summon that toad."

"A-Alright." He bit his finger and pushed his hands into the ground,

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"

A pink toad appeared in a poof of smoke,

"What, Jiraiya-sama?"

"There's a dying man that needs your help."

The toad hopped over to where Naruto was healing the Uchiha and looked at the wound in worry. It looked up at Naruto,

"Can you make it three minutes?"

""Yes, why?"

"I can reach Katsuya. This is too much for me, but she'll be able to help."

"Please hurry. This man means alot to me and my clan member."

"I will hurry."

"Thank you." She was gone in a poof of smoke.

Jiraiya spoke,

"Do you need to concentrate or can we talk?"

"We can talk. I know where his injuries are the worst already."

"Why is the nine tails lose?"

"He wanted a fight and Kisame hurt my family so I let Kurama loose on him."

"You let the demonic nine tailed fox loose just like that?"

"He's still sealed in me. He's a summon because of my...unique abilities. Besides, my nephew is afraid of me and for good reason. I could rip him to pieces. That and do you really think Kisame can survive a

fight against the full power of the nine tailed fox?"

"No, I actually think that's a bit overkill."

"Whatever."

"He won't hurt anybody but Kisame?"

"No, I told him no unnecessary deaths. He'll be back soon."

A toad poofed back into existence with a small slug on its back and the slug was picked up by Jiraiya and placed on Itachi's chest. It scooted around to the back of the hole and started healing, speaking as it

did so,

"Hello Jiraiya-sama. Hanakichi got me. I am assuming this is the man I'm here to heal?"

"It is. He's very important to my godson."

"Godson? Minato's kid?"

"Yeah, him."

Naruto spoke,

"Thank you for coming. This man is like family. He was on a very dangerous spy mission and he was discovered."

"It's no problem. I sense the nine tails on you."

"Yes, he's off destroying the guy that did this. Don't worry. He's under my control."

"Understood."

Itachi suddenly groaned and shifted slightly, only to stop immediately with a scrunched up face and a hiss of pain. His eyelids fluttered and then opened to reveal dazed black eyes, filled with pain. Naruto

spoke,

"Stay still. We're healing you. Don't worry about Kisame. He's taken care of."

Itachi coughed raggedly, blood trickling from his lips as he spoke in a raspy voice,

"K-Kisame...is powerful."

"I know, but he's fighting the nine tailed fox at full power. Kurama will win."

Itachi focused on him,

"The...nine tails?"

"Yes. He's off destroying that fish bastard for doing this to you. I'm healing you. I'm Naruto."

"Why...are you...healing me?"

"I know the truth of the massacre. That and I promised Sasuke that I would bring you back. I couldn't really do that if you went and died on me, now could I?"

"He...wants me back?"

"Yes he does. Quite badly actually, and since I adopted him into my clan, the Otsutsuki clan, it was my responsibility to get you back...brother."

Itachi's eyes widened,

"Brother?"

"Yes, as Sasuke insisted I call you when I found you. He told me right before I left."

"I see...How is he?"

"Getting trained by the best. He's very skilled."

Itachi smiled,

"Good...ototo."

Naruto nodded,

"Speaking of my clan. Sarutobi-jiji has told me that if you were discovered in the Akatsuki and attacked, that I bring you back to my clan compound and keep you there to live until he gets

the whole mess sorted out. Your brother already joined my clan. How about you? No CRA and you'd be protected, along with being with Sasuke."

Itachi gasped,

"You would...let me into...your clan?"

"Of course I would. You're family after all. I accept everyone. I've already got Neji from the Hyuuga clan and Kimimaro from the Kaguya clan, along with your brother from the Uchiha clan. The clan is staying

at Namikaze manor, my father's house."

"Your...father?"

"Fourth Hokage."

"Oh." Itachi was silent for a minute, then,

"Alright."

"Good. Now, let's get you healed up the rest of the way. Get some rest."

Itachi nodded and laid his head back down, closing his eyes. Naruto looked at Katsuya,

"How long?"

"About five minutes."

"Thank you."

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Three days later found the group, now plus one, heading in search of Tsunade once more. Itachi had ditched his Akatsuki cloak along with a dead blood clone out in the woods, hoping the Akatsuki would find

it. It was near Kisame's and they had told Kurama to fight it to look like the fish man's. They'd felt kinda bad for the clone, but Kurama had made it quick and then mutilated it, much to Itachi's awkwardness

at watching himself get ripped to shreds. He'd shuddered and stated that he was glad that hadn't happened to him, to which Naruto replied 'it did' and Itachi glared in return.

Now that Itachi was healed and in a new pair of clothes and a henge, they were back to Naruto and Jiraiya's original mission, finding the slug sannin.

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A week later, they finally found her in Tanazuka Town at the other side of the fire country, in a bar, gambling. Naruto and Itachi stayed back and Jiraiya went forward and sat next to her,

"Hello, Tsuna."

"What do you want, Jiraiya? If this is about going back, it's the same answer as always, no."

Jiraiya sighed,

"Come on Tsunade. The chunin exams are going on right now and their medical abilities are horrid without you there. We lost thirty people in the second stage of the first part of the exams

because the medics couldn't heal them."

"So what. They made that decision."

"Minato's son is there."

At this, she was quiet a moment, then,

"Minato is dead. I don't want to be reminded of him."

Naruto scowled but Itachi held him back as Jiraiya spoke,

"You would just abandon him?"

"You did, so don't scold me."

"Kushina's alive. She's a bitch though. She told Naruto that she wanted him for a breeding machine for his good looks because that's all the demon fox was worthy for."

Tsunade looked at him sharply,

"Did she really?"

"Yes, he was quite upset. Sarutobi-sensei said that he destroyed a mountain range."

"He did what?! How?"

"Tailed beast mode, lots of Tailed beast bombs. It was felt twenty miles away in Konoha."

"That's...wow."

"He knows the Hiraishin too."

Her eyebrow rose,

"He does?"

"Yes, I don't know how. He gave me a kunai to summon him with if he's needed though."

She sighed,

"I can't go back there. I lost so much. Minato was the last straw. He was like my brother and then he died too."

Naruto sent a pulse of chakra through his father's kunai and he felt a weak pulse back, the distance. He nodded and walked forward, before he impaled the table next to Tsunade with the kunai and pressed

chakra into it,

"Minato's not dead."

She looked at him with wide eyes, having no idea who he was and then her face grew angry,

"SHUT UP! HE IS DEAD!"

There was a flash of yellow and then Minato appeared in front of her,

"No, I'm not. I came back to life."

Both Jiraiya and Tsunade's jaws hit the floor and Naruto chuckled,

"I think you startled them, dad."

"Ahh, that's the beauty of Hiraishin, son. Absolute shock value. How are you?"

"I found Itachi. He's coming back. You should wait to tell Sasuke. I want it to be a surprise."

"Oh, nice. Is Jiraiya still a pervert?"

"Is the nine tailed fox a demon?"

Minato laughed and scooped him up in a hug,

"I miss you already! I'll keep Itachi a secret from Sasuke. Do you know when you'll be back?"

"We found Tsunade. Even if I have to drag her back, she'll be coming. We're in Tanazuka. A week, probably less. Oh, do me a favor and tell Sarutobi-jiji about Itachi, but no one else."

"Will do, kiddo."

The two sannins finally gained their senses back and Minato was grabbed and spun to face them by Tsunade,

"MINATO!"

He waved,

"Hi, I came back. Nice to see you."

"You...You're alive?!"

"I'm alive."

Jiraiya grabbed him up in a bear hug,

"Minato! Why didn't you tell me?!"

"I am mad at both of you for ditching Naruto."

Jiraiya blushed in embarrassment and let Minato go, scratching the back of his head,

"Yeah, about that."

"I know the reason. I am still disappointed."

Jiraiya sighed,

"Yeah, I know."

Tsunade was still frozen in shock so Minato went to Itachi, who had silently followed Naruto in,

"Hello, Itachi-san. Sasuke is excited to see you."

Itachi smiled,

"Ah, my ototo. I can't wait to see him."

Minato put his hand on the Uchiha's shoulder,

"He'll be over the moon when he sees you. Don't get killed before then."

"I'll sure try, Minato-sama."

"None of that. Minato is fine. Now, Tsunade is about to explode, so I do think. Naruto…"

Naruto nodded and Minato grabbed one of his kunai, before Naruto put a hand on the blonde's shoulder and transferred chakra through him and he was gone in a flash. Naruto looked at Tsunade and calmly

took his blade from sticking out of the table,

"He is in Konoha. If you wish to see him, come with us."

"He's gone! Dammit! I wanted to talk to him for dying on us!"

"He's in Konoha at Namikaze Manor."

She sighed,

"But...I can't go. Orochimaru came and offered me my brother and fiancee back from the dead."

"For what?"

"What?"

"What's the price?"

"He wanted me to reattach his arm."

Naruto snickered,

"I ripped it off and then killed his medic. Actually, as a bite in the ass, one of his most loyal followers joined me and killed his medic. That had to hurt."

Tsunade's jaw dropped,

"You're the one that ripped off his arm?"

"Yes, he deserved it. Kimimaro Kaguya and Sasuke Uchiha killed his medic."

Now, Jiraiya's jaw dropped,

"Kimimaro Kaguya?! One of Orochimaru's most loyal followers?!"

"Yeah, except that Orochimaru was using him for experiments when he was sleeping and when he lost use, they started poisoning him. He found out and ran away and I found him half dead in the forest.

Since they had betrayed him and I'm technically his family, I'll explain that to Tsunade later, since technically I'm his family and he felt that he owed me his life, he joined my clan and he's on my genin team

with Sasuke and myself."

Itachi smiled,

"Sasuke killed his medic?"

"Yup, he helped Kimimaro do it."

"So proud. He's killing already."

Naruto snorted and Jiraiya grabbed his shoulders,

"You have the last Kaguya in your clan?"

"Technically he's not the last, but yup! He's a great fighter!"

"He's one of Orochimaru's most powerful supporters!"

"Not anymore. Now he's my brother."

"I...I see."

Itachi came forward,

"Well, if we think that we can take on Orochimaru, we can ambush him."

Naruto nodded,

"I can take him myself and both of these guys can equal him in a match, I would hope they can." He turned to Tsunade,

"When did he want to meet you?"

"Um, two days."

"Good. Go and we'll destroy him."

"Yeah right. You're just a genin." That was Tsunade.

Naruto looked at her and then burst into laughter,

"Oh God! That is good! You haven't seen power until you've seen me! I can literally summon Kurama! I destroyed a mountain range in ten minutes flat, by

myself, because I was angry. You have no idea what I'm capable of! Let's have fun!"