"Speech"

'Thought'

"Kurama Speech/Naruto Demon Speech/Jutsu"

'Naruto/Kurama Demon Thought'

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN EVEN A PERCENTAGE OF A PERCENTAGE OF ANYTHING RELATED TO ANIME EXCEPT MY OC.

Also thanks for the feed back Guest and guest. guest with all caps, you're acting like I'm bashing them or making them characters so Naruto will kill them off. I respect the Japanese voice acters, especially Sugiyama, I'm using their names and Chie's appearance because I read in a previous story that did the same. Anyways, thanks for the feedback ^-^.

Omake #1: Naruto vs. Rumors- Part Two

Naruto was now getting up, Tsunade had found him a new apartment because his last one was symbolically demolished after he was declared dead. Him and Kurama had a conversation inside his head, "Don't you think that Tsunade was to harsh on you, making you pay and rebuild the bar and all. She well enough knew, due to your position as a heir of Uzushio, attacking you would be considered an assassination attempt and could have easily created a war."

'Nah,' he disagreed, 'You were asleep until she started yelling. Those people from another village came in, Tsunade had to make it sound like I deserved a punishment. Otherwise people would think that because I saved Konoha and I'm the Fourth's son, I get special treatment and a bypass for crimes or misdemeanors I do. Plus, they had a session with Anko and Ibiki for their choices.'

"And the part where you called her granny and became a smartass, you smartass," the fox sheepishly insulted.

Naruto's mind presence scratched the back of his head, 'I got carried away.'

As he finished getting ready for the day and walked outside, an ANBU wearing a dog mask appeared infront of him. "I thought you left the ANBU, Kakashi?"

The ANBU took his mask of to reveal Naruto's old silver-haired sensei, "Part-time thing, helps me stay in practice when missions aren't enough. Speaking of missions, we need you to escort two Kumo civilians to Kumo and deliver a parcel."

Naruto closed the door before replying, "Lame..." Kakashi sweat-dropped.

Kakashi went to the roof and to the other side of building to see the window open and a cup of tea laying there, steaming from the heat. And behind it, was Naruto on a weaved chair sipping his own, "Damn, you're persistent Kakashi-sensei."

"You'll be escorting two Kumo members that work at Shinobi Weekly. You know, you might even get a sneak peak on some rumors, scandals, and such," Kakashi said sipping his tea.

An evil grin came across Naruto as his hair darkly hid his eyes, he'd finally beat Ino t the punch. They had been lately having a challenge based on who can gather more information, an exercise of sorts given to them by Kurenai and the loser had to run around Konoha shirtless or in Ino's case, in a bra. Ino was well-known as the Gossip Queen during her earlier shinobi years at the Academy only tieing with Sakura. Naruto on the other hand didn't want to lose to Ino, so he accepted. It had been 3 days, meaning they had 4 left. If he found something unexpected that not even she or her contacts would know. "When?"

"One hour at the gates, you'll have a partner to assist you," Kakashi finished his tea and handed the cup to Naruto before leaving.

'Brace yourself Ino,' the blond evily thought, 'I may be your friend but when it comes to wagers, I'm ruthless.'

"You honestly, need a therapist," Kurama commented.

Naruto sighed, 'Kaa-san is finding me one...'

Naruto grabbed two scrolls labeled 'B-Rank' and was going through his closet. 'Hmm, what to wear?'

Even he got tired of wearing black and wanted to mix it up a little bit. Naruto decided upon a blue shirt with the Uzushio symbol in white, white pants that were like a mix between joggers and cargo, a white cloak with blue flames similar to Minato's white and black cloak. On the back was the same 'Golden Maestrom' except in blue. His twin katana were both sealed into seals wrappings on his wrist but his claymore was on his back. "Alright, not bad."

"Shut up pretty boy, and get to the gates," Kurama snorted then went back to sleep.

'Damn fox...' he left his apartment, locked the door, and ran on the rooftops to the North Gates.

There Naruto met a woman with neck level black hair, a business suit with a skirt that ended a few inches below her knees, and chocolate brown eyes. Next to her was a man with sandy brown hair, green eyes, blue pants, and a dark blue shirt. Both of them were suprised to see Naruto, "Hey, didn't I see you two yesterday?"

Sugiyama nodded, "Thanks for the autograph by the way."

"No problem," he replied, "So does anyone know who's my part-" his words stopped when he looked at who it was.

The shinobi had green eyes, light skin, and pink hair. She wore a red top, black gloves, low-heel, knee-high boots, black shorts underneath a short grey apron skirt, and grey elbow protectors . The cloth of her forehead protector, which acted as a headband, was red and she had large pouch on the back of her hip.

Next to her was Kakashi wearing his usual outfit except his jounin vest had a lightning design and there was a wakizashi strapped to his thight.

"Hello Haruo-san and Kakashi-sensei," Naruto neutrally greeted.

"Hello, Uzumaki-san," she replied. Kakashi gave Naruto a eye-smile as a greeting

'Of all the people why Sakura. She's the last person in this village that wants to see me.' Naruto thought. 'I wonder if its revenge for calling her granny yesterday?'

"Are you going to chit-chat, or can we go?" Chie impatiently asked.

"Sorry, lets head out," Kakashi appologized and they left. The journey to Konoha was rather uneventful, it consisted of Kakashi and Naruto talking, Chie and Sugiyama comparing notes and rewriting on a notepad while listening to a audio recording. Naruto would've listened to it using his enhanced hearing but it would be an invasion of privacy. Sakura and Naruto didn't say a single word to eachother but using his Dragon Eye, she was very negatively emotional but strangely happy.

The gate security basically led up to a large mountain peak which was surrouned by smaller ones, hence the name, was covered in the clouds, but between the clouds was Kumo. "Cool..." Naruto commented as he gazed throughout the village.

As he walked, many people looked at him. Not like some of the villagers in Konoha, these stared at him in awe. He especially attracted the attention of the female population. Even in Kumo, he had the attention from fangirls to old ladies. Just like in Konoha, they saw a central building with a large lightning kanji except more of a blue compoud built into a peak larger than the others.

"So I guess this is where we part I guess," Chie informed. "Thank you for accompanying us."

She shook his hand along with Sugiyama, "It was a pleasure meeting you Namikaze-san."

"Likewise, sir, and it's just Naruto," he smiled.

"Come by the Konoha Weekly Office sometime, we now give tours," he said.

"I'll keep that in mind," the 3 shinobi walked to the central Kage building.

As they entered, a dark-skinned young woman with green eyes walked up to them. She wore very formal attire consisting of a long-sleeved, high-collared dress shirt and skirt, along with a pair of long earrings and sandals. She wore her light grey hair pulled back into a bun with two bangs that fall on either side of her face. "Hello, My name is Mabui. You must be here to see the Raikage."

"Yes," Kakashi confirmed.

Mabui nodded, "Follow me please."

They followed her up several steps to an office with plenty of open space. It was filled with all sorts of fitness equipment from dumbells to a treadmill, but the only thing it was missing was a bodybuilder. "Please take a seat," she pointed at the four seat infront of a desk that was stacked with papers.

Mabui left the room and it wasn't even two seconds as the doors were literally busted through by a man. He was large in height, had dark skin, light blond hair that was combed back, and a goatee paired with a mustache. He wore a loose, white haori that openly revealed his very, very muscular physique. On his waist was a golden bealt of a liger head and large gauntlets on his wrists. His voice was rought, deep, and fustrated. Mabui was running after him as he smashed the door down. "Raikage-sama, you shouldn't break any doors or windows!"

"I don't care, I can pay for them." he spoke angrily, "Now where did Bee run off too?!"

"Killer Bee informed me that we 'wanted open freedom, because of his growing boredom.'" she ended with finger quotes. "You have vistors."

He looked at the trio that stared at him, 'He must be 300 pounds of literal muscle!' Naruto thought.

'I've heard stories of his speed, it rivaled Minato-sensei' Kakashi reminisced.

Sakura just stared dumbly at the large man, not even finding words that could comprehend her thoughts. Ay grumbled and sat down, "How may I help you?"

"We are here from Konoha-" Sakura started.

"I can see your headbands, girl," Ay interrupted.

Naruto cleared his throat, "Anyways, we were informed to give you this," he unsealed the parcel he got from Kakashi and handed it to the Raikage. Ay's index finger lit up with chakra as he sliced the tape open; inside the box was a cylindrical contained. Inside it were 6 gravity seals.

"Trying to increase your speed?" Naruto asked smiling, "Afraid you might come in second to a certain blond haired Jinchuuriki?"

Ay growled, "Watch yourself, brat."

"My father is as fast as you 17 years ago, we should see how you pair against the new generation. Afterall, you did get a little jealous at the Jounin Exams a few weeks ago," Naruto replied.

Kakashi decided to defuse the bomb before it went off, "Now, let's just put this aside until next time. Naruto, let's go." The silver-haired Jounin dragged the blond out with Sakura calling Naruto an idiot along the way.

"What the hell, Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto exclaimed as they were now outside of the Kage Building

"Naruto, you may be a Jounin but you lack the maturity of one. You can't go around and challenge Kage," Kakashi scolded. "You maybe strong, but you are a bit naive."

Naruto looked down in slight shame. "He's right Naruto."

'Shut it, you're the one that told me to test my speed against the Raikage!' Naruto yelled at his tenant.

"There is a time and place for everything," Kurama spoke.

Naruto apologized and left to finish his personal mission.

As Naruto left, he didn't notice the evil glint in Sakura's eyes. 'Just wait Naruto, you'll get what's coming to you...'

Thanks to a Kumo-nin with a lollipop in his mouth, was able to find the Shinobi Weekly building. It was comprised of 2 connected compounds; one for the offices and the second for the printing. By the looks of it, probably the second largest structure in Kumo, only being beat by the Kage Compound. Naruto didn't know why they even had tours but they luckily did. The first portion was boring because he had to listen to the guide's rambling about the history of the company for around 28 minutes.

As the blond sneaked in with the rest of the small crowd which was directed by a guide, he buried his face inside the newest issue of the paper to avoid being seen by the crown and asked the guide. "Where is the bathroom, ma'am?"

"It will be..." she thought for a moment before finishing her sentence. "Behind you, take a left and go down the hall. It will be on the opposite side of the offices."

"Thanks," Naruto replied and left, but instead didn't go to the bathroom.

As he was walking down the hall, a talk and bulky man in Kumo's shinobi uniform stopped him. His stance was firm which reminded Naruto of a security guard's which was exactly what he was, "You, arms up and drop the paper," the man put a tight grip on the katana around his back, readying himself like a serpent.

Naruto dropped the paper and turned around with his hands behind his head, "Just saying, I'm not a spy. I'm just looking for the bathroom."

The guard automatically recognized the Jinchuuriki, "You're Naruto Namikaze right? My daughter is a huge fan."

"Oh thanks," Naruto replied, "Can I put my hands down please?"

The guard nodded before resheathing the portion of his katana that he had prepped for a strike, "Sorry, you wouldn't believe how many crazy people we get here."

"I've had a fair share show up at my house," Naruto said.

The man chuckled before letting Naruto walk but stopped to hand Naruto a business card, "Here take this, I've had my fair share of problems."

The card read:

Alcoholics Abuse Counseling

Dr. Egiru Shibata

11:45 AM to 12:00 AM - Monday through Sunday

'Don't keep running, let us help you fight.'

"Not to be rude," Naruto began, "But why are you giving this to me."

"Oh well, you see...I may be a guard but I here my fair share of rumors from the reporters. And the one about you having an issue, " the guard made a drinking gesture.

"Can you tell me where I can find the Editor-in-Chief?" Naruto with a smile but within his mind he was mad. Very, very mad.

"This is amazing, Chie!" the large man exclaimed.

Said reporter smiled as she crossed her arms, "I promised you a story about Naruto Namikaze and I delivered."

"We'll several thousand copies by the end of the day," Sugiyama informed his boss, "Are you sure you want to carry this out? I mean it-"

His boss stopped him in his tracks, "I don't care, this story might be the biggest of a lifetime!"

As the Editor-in-Chief opened his door, a blonde shinobi was there fuming. He walked in extremely irked, "Good day ma'am and gentlemen!"

His greeting was sickly sweet with anger clear as daylight, "I was in town and I heard a story about me. One where I have a drinking issue?" he acted like he barely knew.

Naruto walked over to the next issue on the Editor's desk and on the front page was his story:

The Alcoholic Hero?

Many people know Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze as the Prince of Uzushio, Hero of Konoha, the Kyuubi Incarnate, the Golden Maelstrom, and so on. But what many don't know is that our gallant Hero has a drinking problem. Informed by a very reliable source, Naruto Namikaze has been seen to overly consume sake along with other alcoholic products at Konoha's bar. Recently, he has been in a brawl with some of Konoha's villagers and used a physically damage them using a special genjutsu. As by our source, overconsuption of alcohol has induced mass fits of rage which has endangered not only him but his teammates on his mission. While most people can understand the horror a shinobi, especially one of great skill and genius, may face; this is certainly not a helathy thing for one of experiance.

[Cont. Page 5]

Naruto checked page 5 and found this 'reliable source' was none other than Sakura Haruno causing Naruto's chakra to spike, "Do you people even bother to check your stories with others or just rely on one biased source?"

"I-" the Chief-in-Editor began, but couldn't speak from the pressure of Naruto's chakra.

Naruto's chakra started to slightly materialize but not fully form the cloak, "Sakura Haruno was an EX-teammate of mine before I left Konoha. She was a worthless excuse for a kunoichi that only joined the Shinobi ranks to impress Sasuke Uchiha who she deemed her soul-mate. When I killed him in the Jounin Exams, she was angered and this seems to be her revenge."

No one knew what to say and no one dared. No one except Chie who slightly struggled to speak, "But how do we know you're not lying about having an alcohol addiction?"

Naruto stared at her for a few moments before goign behind the Edito's desk and taking in a small wiff. He opened the lower cabinet and produced a small bottle of Whiskey and drank the entire thing in multiple swings before normally stating, "I cannot get drunk whatsoever, my hypermetabolism makes sure of that by burning massive amounts of calores every minute."

He placed some money on the editors desk, "For the whiskey, now if you we can either sort this out next week or I can threaten to tell your rivals of this and we will see what people think of your professionalism and source reliability."

Naruto bowed and walked out as if nothing had happened. People saw a red flash as he dissapeared like his father. The editor was taken aback, "He just walked in here and half-threatened us."

"Not to mention drinking your whiskey," Sugiyama commented.

"And we can't do anything," Chie finished, "Because, we truly are the ones at fault."

Sakura was on her bed reading a book until someone knocked on her hotel room, she got up and saw Naruto outside, "What do you want baka."

Naruto walked inside, slightly moving her aside barging in, "Don't play dumb with me Haruno, I know what you did."

"What are you talking about?" she began to worry.

The blond's eyes compressed into slits as they faded from cerulean blue to crimson, "You tried to spread lies about me didn't you?"

She began to walk back as Naruto approached her, his eyes switched from red to green as he spoke, "Pure fear. That's you right now. I felt it for years day by day, hour by hour. People like you sicken me, creating misfortune for others for you own selfish follies," the green turned back to red.

"I did-" she tried to say.

"SILENCE!" Naruto barked, "The more you lie, the worse it will be. You think I want to kill people everyday? I kill to protect those precious to me. I'd rather die then let this world burn with evil and hatred."

She was backed to a wall, cowering as her face was mere inches from hers. She would speak but no words proccessed through her mouth.

"I once respected you but that has been lost. I hope I can befriend you after you see what has happened to me," Naruto whispered as he put two fingers on Sakura's (FUCKING HUGE) forehead, "Ninja Art: Neural Remembrance."

Sakura began to see Naruto's years in Konoha. From him as an infant to him before the academy; all the beatings, glares, abuse, mobs. She not only felt his pain but also his feelings of confusion, anger, hatred, sorrow, and unwillingness to live. Like most people, she passed out from seeing a little over a decade of Naruto's memories with that level of emotional stress. He laid her on the bed and put the covers over her, "Good Night, Haruo-san."

As Naruto walked out, he conversed with the Kyuubi, "I think you let her off easily. I would have used her as a target dummy."

'I'm a shinobi, not a monster,' Naruto replied, 'Kurama, I'd rather forgive and rebuild than damage and destroy. If Sasuke was alive right now, I'd try to amend things with him.'

"Or die trying...Damn that sage training got you all wise. I miss the reckless Naruto," the Kyuubi joked.

'Oh he'll be back soon,' Naruto confirmed.

In the morning, Naruto had recieved an apology letter from Shinobi Weekly before he left back to Konoha. He never told Kakashi about the little issue but did keep a copy of one of the papers that would have been sent out of Naruto's false drinking problem if he hadn't stopped it, it was like a memento. Sakura just glanced at him every now and then throughout the journey. When the Uzushio Heir told Tsunade about what Sakura had attempted, she almost ordered Anko to have a session with her but Naruto just said to have her mentally evaluated for psychological and emtional changes thoughtout the next 3 months. Next week, Kushina had traveled with Minato and Naruto to Kumo to discuss the issue and come to a simple resolve. Everyone would forget it ever happened and move on. Just as it had begun, it had returned: quietly. But then again, when Naruto Namikaze was near, it never stayed quiet.

Okay, this is the end of omake #1, I might do another if I find inspiration or just alter a filler episode. Remember to check out my sequel story because this is where it is mentioned and I might have the next omake based on another detail in that one. Review, Fav, and keep it chill!