RETURN TO KONOHA

***(A/N: This is a filler chapter so don't expect much from it)***

It has been a week since the battle on the bridge and Tazuna with the help of the other villagers were close to completing the bridge meaning the mission was about to come to an end.

Samuru chose to protect Tazuna while the rest of his teammates had some R&R. He didn't do this out of the kindness of his heart but rather because he didn't want them asking questions about where he was this passed mouth.

Samuru was now standing on the morning misty lake far enough away that no one could see him. He performed a series of hand seals, [fire style: giant fire ball jutsu]… but nothing happened, no fire ball was formed.

He then performed the hand seals for water dragon, water bullet, wind cannon but none of them worked.

"What the fuck is going on? Why can't I perform ninjutsu?" he asked with distress in his voice.

Samuru worried he may have lost his talent in ninjutsu, "no that can't happen, I just need to focus that's all" he comforted himself. So he closed his eyes and pictured the hand seals need to create a fire ball and when he open his eyes, he got startled.

Floating in front of him was a fire ball, "what the….may be…on way…" he bubbled.

He then imagined another fire ball and out of thin air, another fire ball appeared and began to float next to pre-existing fire ball. He imagine another, then another, then another…before long there were twenty fire balls floating around him.

Samuru smiled then pointed to the sky and willed the fire balls in to shoot up 10 feet then exploded. All twenty fire balls shoot up in to the sky and exploded at 10 feet creating a spectacular light show.

Samuru began to laugh, "Thank you Kira" he scream at the top of his voice for he knew the only reason he could do this was because of what she did to him in the dark space.

"I don't need hand seals any more…I can't wait to see the look on people's faces when they find out, but first, I need to practice" he said with a smile.

Samuru began to use all the different jutsu he could think of in the form of 10 water dragons at once, then cyclones of water and fire and so much more. It didn't take long before he fall on one knee in exhaustion.

"HAHAHA it's been a while since I have suffered from chakra exhaustion" he said with a smile.

Standing up to his feet after the wave of exhaustion passed he began to think, "I am just a level one evolve and I have probably risen to the top of this world as the strongest, I wonder what level Kira is to make me reach this level with just her blood…as for the goddess Athena what level is she to have someone like Kira as a handmaid."

Samuru sighed at his insignificant existence, "how the fuck am I supposed to seduce someone that powerful" and with that thought he disappeared from the lake back to the bridge.

When he reappeared, he found Tazuna and the other villagers holding various weapons ready for a fight.

"What's going on here?" he asked.

"We heard explosions and roars out on the misty lake and we are prepared to fight" replied Tazuna as he looked out to the low visibility lake waiting for an attack.

Samuru looked at to the lake and released his early practice had caused a miss understanding, laughing he said "don't worry, I will deal with anything that comes, just finish the bridge… I want to go home"

With a frim nod of his head, Tazuna and his team got back to work on the bridge.

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Two weeks later, Team Kakashi were standing at the end of the finished bridge saying there good byes.

"I hope you can come visit sometime" said Tsunami to Kakashi. It turns out during his recovery, they became close. With a single glance, Samuru could tell it was just a benefits relationship.

"Damn I didn't know Kakashi played that kinda game" he thought.

Naruto and Inari had developed a bond of brother hood and didn't want to separate as for Sakura and Sasuke, they also become closer. It seems even Sasuke wasn't immune to the charm of a beautiful girl taking care of him as he recovered.

"Okay it's time to leave" said Kakashi. With their final good byes said, the team Kakashi turned and headed back to the village.

Samuru didn't feel like walking back so with a thought, three shadow clones appeared which caught the attention of his team mates.

"Are we under attack?" asked Naruto.

"No…I will be providing transportation back to the village."

And with that said, each of his clones appeared next to them placing the hands on Kakashi, Sasuke and Naruto's shoulders and they used teleportation and disappeared.

Sakura's eyes expanded in shock as she saw then vanish. She turned to Samuru to ask what happened when he appeared next to her, held her by her waist and also disappeared.

When he reappeared it was at Konoha gate were he found a freaking out Naruto and Sasuke.

"What the hell just happened?" asked Naruto.

"Yeah I would like to know as well?" asked Sasuke.

Kakashi calmly replied, "Space-time jutsu"

"What?" asked Sasuke and Naruto?

"He means teleportation" said Sakura as she left Samuru's side and joined them.

The trio all looked at Samuru in awe.

"How long have you been able to do this?" asked Kakashi

"Since I was 8 years old"

Kakashi slow shook his head, "l am going to talk to the Hokage about promoting you to Jōnin clearly you have the knowledge and skills."

"Genin, Chūnin, Jōnin…it doesn't matter to me either way" he said as he vanished.

Seeing Samuru vanish Naruto and Sakura had stars in their eyes at Samuru's abilities were as Sasuke eyes turn to red as his Sharingan activated, "Just how strong is he and why can't I seem to reach his level…" he thought.