Review Responses

From 'Guest': Very little actual progress. To me this first chapter seems like another generic fanfic where all these characters are helping Naruto progress and there's no hard-earned growth or self-sufficiency on Naruto's part.

Answer: Wait, what? Do you really think that Hiruzen Sarutobi, The Sandaime Hokage, The Professor, is going to let Naruto, the son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, the former a shinobi the became the Hokage and the latter a kunoichi known as the Red Death (In my story) who is also part of the infamous Uzumaki Clan, and who is also the Jinchuriki of the MOST POWERFUL TAILED BEAST to his own devices? I don't know if you are reading this, and I don't care, but I want you to know that I'm not Kishimoto and that I will not use plot devices like that to make the story advance as I wanted to. Any common sense using military leader would make sure to keep his best asset close and under supervision, making sure that it would be effective and that there would ne no way it would turn on him, which is what Hiruzen is doing, since in my story his a extremely effective leader, because he learned from his mistakes.

From 'Omni-Creator Kami of Anime': This definitely seems like an interesting story, with incredible potential. Do you think that in the future, Naruto could receive an infusion of Sasuke's Blood and DNA? That way, Naruto could not only unlock and obtain the Sharingan and eventually the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, but the combination of Asura's and Indra's chakra would allow Naruto to eventually obtain the Rinnegan (preferably the special variant that Sasuke has in canon, so that Naruto retains all the powers of the EMS and Rinnegan, along with additional powers and abilities). I know this story is more serious than Deus Ex Naruto, but I hope many hot and sexy women are in the harem.
Including hot MILF's like Mikoto and Hitomi. Please update soon!

Answer: Thank you man, your feedback is always appreciated. I'm afraid that that's not going to be possible. Giving Naruto the Sharingan, Mangekyo Sharingan, EMS and/or The Rinnegan, on top of everything that he will have will be like making the same mistake Kishimoto did with Madara. While an OP character and powers are good for comical works, like in my own DEN and DxD: Gamer respectively, for serious stories characters should have certain limits to make things interesting. As for the harem thing, I'm sure you can guess at least two girls who are going to be in it from what I have published of this story already.

From 'Guest': Interesting...So Mikoto might be the one to kill the Uchiha clan. I wonder what he pairings would be. I wouldn't mind it if Naruto and Mikoto had a friends with benefits like relationship when he is older and then she is killed or something but the main pairing should not be Hinata or Sakura. Maybe a fem Haku or even a fem Ne/root member.

Answer: You almost predicted what is going to happen, though it might not go necessarily like that. The pairing is Naruto/Harem. Naruto and Mikoto will be more than just friends with benefits. Mikoto is too important to be killed. Naruto definitely won't be with Sakura. FemHaku for the win!

From 'Lord Fiction': I hope you do not abandon this story.

Answer: I hope so too, pal.

From 'KamiKageRyuuketsu': i do not and not red trash about konoha fanboys who make naruto konoha's loyal bitch so bye you stupid fucking immature child.

Answer: Considering that you are following the story, and the fact the you yourself have written a few stories with Naruto as the main character, meaning that you had to have read canon, in which Naruto is 'konoha's loyal bitch', I guess that I will take your review was mean as sarcastic and as a joke. If that is not the case, then I'm sorry for you.

From 'DarkGunman410': Wow mikoto gives off a yandere vibe

Answer: Boy, you don't have a fucking clue, though I hope she doesn't comes off as creepy in the future.

From 'Chaos537': I dont really understand why Mikoto won't take care of her own kids but will take care of Naruto. Yes I know it wasn't her choice to have kids but still you would think she wouldn't be a shitty mom and then takes care of another kid even though it's Kushina's son.

Answer: Imagine you are given a baby rabbit to raise by one of your friends and you gladly do so. You grow attached to this rabbit through the years and you love him as much as you would love a child of your own. A few years later, you have to give the rabbit back and when you do so you find out that the only reason you raised the rabbit was so your friend could kill it, cook it and eat it in front of you. That was what essentially what happened with Mikoto, the Uchiha Clan and Fugaku. If you aren't messed up in the head, I'm pretty sure that you wouldn't want to have anything to do with that friend or rabbits after that. Now, imagine that after that ordeal you get another friend, who understands what happens and helps you through it, and they have a another pet, like a dog or something. This new friend is the only you have and they suddenly leave the city, leaving you their dog to take care of it and to remember them by… and then you find out that possibly reason why your new friend left the city was because they were threatened by the ex-friend that traumatized you with the rabbit. See were I'm going? I hope you understand now. For the more thickheaded out there, that was a simpler example of a similar situation to Mikoto's. I'm not implying that they are comparable, geez.

You cannot be a shitty mother if you don't consider yourself to be a mother in the first place. Mikoto only gave birth to Itachi and Sasuke, but she didn't raise them, hence she is not even a mother on the first place.

From 'kirashu': Interesting, i like Zetsu's inside about "Obito's failure", i think it's the first time i read this one specific information in a fanfiction. Plus, i do like Hiruzen character, i always saw Hiruzen as a "grey" guy, not the overly evil mastermind behind Naruto' suffering nor the big hero saving the day during his childhood, i always imagined him as the grey guy, the guy doing what he can to satisfy everyone BUT still slowly getting his way by manipulating minor event in his favor. Like this one, lying about Naruto, giving Danzo and Mikoto something "big" with apparently nothing "major" for him, but with time, Hiruzen will be the one getting his way.

Answer: I always thought it was the reason why Obito went to get Kurama that day after it was stated that the Tailed Beasts had to be sealed in order, from the weakest to the strongest, in order for the process to work correctly.

I agree with you on Hiruzen. 95% of fanfics either portray him as a powerful, intelligent but naïve (HOW?) old man that only wants wha tis best for Naruto while other portray him as an evil mastermind that orchestrated every bad thing that happens to Naruto. I see Hiruzen in the same as you do, a wise, powerful, extremely intelligent and politically savvy war thorn old man that only wants what is best for the entire village, not particulars, who is also willing to get his hands dirty if it means accomplishing his goals.

From ' ': This fic seems interesting. I do advise that the harem not exceed 5, and that if he dates an older woman, not until he 16. The idea of a little kid and a woman seems like pedophilia, and I'm not sure how he can support a mass harem without relying too much on his parents money.

Answer: I'm afraid that the Harem will have more than five girls in it and I'm still deciding whether to add more or not. What I can promise is that is not going to be ridiculously large, twelve at the most. And like a wise Anko once said in that fic that was the first time I read her saying it: Old enough to kill, old enough to drink and fuck.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did I wouldn't be studying medicine right now. Rather, I would be committing seppuku because my pride and joy was being gangbanged by money-seeking whores. Kishimoto should man up and demand they stop publishing the Boruto manga.

Winds of Changes

'Hm, time really does fly when you are busy… that or it's that I'm just old as shit. It's almost been seven years already,' thought Danzo as he sat on his living room during the early morning, a cup of steaming herbal tea on his hand, enjoying the tranquility of having nothing to do as in just a few minutes he would need to go to his office to tend to ROOT's business. As much as it annoyed him, it was his duty to Konoha, and the correct running of ROOT was one of the reasons why Konoha was still standing as the strongest village in the Elemental Nations and no wars had started… unless you counted that Civil War in Kiri, but since it wasn't affecting Konoha, he and Hiruzen only kept tabs on it to see how it was developing and where it was going, so they could take some advantage when the time was right.

Anyways, after the attack of the Kyubi, the very next day, Danzo went and gathered up his loyal ROOT agents, spending an entire day doing so and he had been a little dismayed and more than just a tad annoyed when he found out that five of the sixty had been killed during the attack. After he had confirmed that yes, they had kept up with their training and that yes, they were still loyal to him, and Konoha by extension, he had tasked them with cleaning the village from any foreign agent. By that time, it had been already too late to stop the news of the attack spreading, but that didn't mean that they had to let other villagers snoop into Konoha's businesses without repercussions.

As he had suspected, none of the minor villagers had agents in the village, with them not having the resources nor enough quality on their shinobi to pull it off. Sunagakure (Village Hidden in the Sand) also didn't have any agents because they were allies, although lately the relationship with that particular village was straining because the Daimyo (Feudal Lord) was sending missions to Konoha that were rightfully and legally Suna's, but Hiruzen thankfully was not going to let that issue grow more than it needed.

Kiri also didn't have any agents, which was not surprising, since they do tend to keep to themselves unless threatened first and Danzo didn't fear an attempt of infiltration from them now because of the Civil War.

Kumo and Iwa, however, were the exception, which was not surprising… at all. Each village had one spy within the village and just like he had suspected, they had already sent reports on the attack Konoha had just suffered to their leaders. It would've quickly escalated into a wat had not Hiruzen deployed most of the shinobi on missions across the continent, giving those two villages enough pause for Danzo to do his part, which was to use ROOT in order to discourage other villages from attacking Konoha directly. It had worked as they didn't suffer any attacks, though some skirmishes between Konoha shinobi and Iwa shinobi and Kumo shinobi took place all over the continent for the next few months, but thankfully it didn't escalate further than that.

Going back to the two agents, Danzo didn't want the other villagers to know that Konoha was onto them so he made liberal use of one his ROOT members that was a Yamanaka to modify their minds in order to make them loyal to Konoha, while making the other villages think that they were still loyal to them, effectively creating double agents, While they wouldn't get vital information on Iwa and Kumo, they could now control what those villages knew about them, which was actually more vital than knowing what the others were doing in the long run.

Through the years Danzo made sure that ROOT grew within Konoha but since Hiruzen was now also in charge of the division, his methods were no longer the same. Instead of taking orphans from civilian families or clans, Danzo did his recruiting through ANBU, where he would scout those that showed the correct aptitude and skill set that was required in ROOT, after which they would be offered a place in the more obscure division in Konoha's military after some specialized training, which thankfully for Hiruzen didn't involve emotional conditioning. It still annoyed Danzo somewhat, but he couldn't deny that because of this, missions tended to be more successful than not when compared to before it was disbanded the first time, which hopefully was also going to be the last.

Even though ROOT was composed of two hundred shinobi right now, only a handful of people of its existence: Danzo and Hiruzen, obviously, Hamura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, because they were Hiruzen's advisors in all military manners, and finally, Jiraiya, because he was Konoha's Spy Master and it was he who provided most of the information for ROOT operations… thought lately most of his reports were focused on his ex-teammate Orochimaru, who had fled the village a few years ago after Hiruzen refused to make him the Godaime Hokage and he was found performing inhuman experiments on innocent Konoha villagers. Both Hiruzen and Jiraiya wanted Orochimaru dead, so it was not surprising that Jiraiya was focusing on him now that he was apparently active in the continent.

Thanks to ROOT, Konoha enjoyed a state of stability that could only be compared to the time the Shodaime Hokage, Hashirama Senju, ruled, since no one dared to move overtly against it. Directed by Danzo Shimura, with Hiruzen Sarutobi's blessing, two students of the Nidaime Hokage, Tobirama Senju, ROOT protected everyone within Konoha's walls from the shadows so every citizen and shinobi could live peacefully in the light, with them being none the wiser of the things that had to be done, acquired and sacrificed for all of them to enjoy their lives. That was the purpose of ROOT. It was…

"Oh! Good morning, Oji-san! Did you sleep well?"

Unconsciously, a proud smirk appeared on Danzo's face and he inclined his head towards the owner of the soft and young voice. "Good morning to you too, Naruto. I slept as well enough as it could be expected in my age, thank you for asking. How about you?"

Shrugging his small shoulders, Naruto smirked in a mischievous fashion, his whiskered cheek only enhancing his expression. "Certainly better than you did, Oji-san," he said cheekily as he walked into the living room, holding an ink pot, a brush and a blank scroll and took a seat on a cushion in front of the table that was in the middle of the room and he unfurled the scroll in front of him after setting it on the table.

Danzo's right eyebrow twitched once. "Are you implying something there about my age?"

Smirk still in place Naruto opened the ink pot and dipped the hairs of the brush in it, purposefully refusing to look at Danzo. "If the shoe fits…" He trailed off.

Danzo growled. "Cheeky brat."

Naruto began to write on the blank scroll, his strokes and wrist movements oddly graceful as beautiful kanjis began to appear across the length of the scroll. "Grouch old man," he answered promptly, not looking up from where he was working.

Danzo sighed in defeat, though a small smile was on his face that he was sure Naruto didn't notice. "Just keep working on your calligraphy until it is perfect. You are not far from it, actually. I'll give it a few more months before you are ready to start learning Fuinjutsu," he said, masking the pride he felt for the boy by using an annoyed tone when he spoke.

Naruto stopped his writing at that, blue eyes gleaming in eagerness as he beamed up at Danzo. "Finally! I've been working on this nonstop for the past two years! You and Jiji have hyping up Fuinjutsu ever since and I can't wait to learn it. It's part of who I am and where I came from, after all," he said softly at the end, smiling a bit sadly.

Not liking to see his surrogate grandson sad, because in Danzo's mind an expression like that didn't suit him, he reached forward and ruffed Naruto's red locks of hair, messing up the shaggy hair from the style it had previously been, with a bang partially covering his left eye and the rest almost reaching past his ear and halfway to the nape of his neck. "Yes. I'm surprised actually, since I was expecting for you to take a least one more year before you were a this level, but I guess the Uzumaki genes always ring true," he said with a smirk, looking down at the red haired kid.

Naruto frowned in annoyance and pushed Danzo's hand away. "As if!" He puffed his chest up and inclined his upwards in a haughty manner. "I may be from the Uzumaki Clan, who specialized in Fuinjutsu and Kenjutsu, but I'm pretty darn awesome myself. Don't downplay my skills like that, Oji-san," he said, his tone matching his smug pose.

Danzo snorted, not impressed. He flicked Naruto on the forehead, sending him sprawling to the floor with a yelp of surprise. "You are five decades too early to be getting a big head on me. You can't even use chakra," he said with amusement, trying and succeeding to rile Naruto up.

Naruto shot to his feet, showing strength and agility a kid his age shouldn't have as he flexed his knees into his chest and kicked out, smoothly landing on his feet as he glared at his surrogate grandfather. "That's not my fault since you and Jiji keep postponing formal ninja training, only allowing me to physical exercises from time to time," he said with annoyance as he pointed accusingly at Danzo.

Danzo sighed with resignation. "And we have also told you that your body needed to mature in order to handle the use of chakra. With all the physical activities that you have been doing ever since you could walk, you should be ready to start using chakra by the time your seventh birthday comes around," he said that while at the same time thinking. 'Specially you, brat. The amount of chakra I can sense from you is almost as big as Hiruzen's when he was on his prime. If we don't nip that issue in the bud now it's going to be a weakness rather than an advantage in the future.'

Naruto's annoyance seemed to banish at that and he beamed up at Danzo, as he took his seat again. "Oh, why didn't you say so? That means we will start training when I come back from my trip to Suna with Jiji. By the way, is he going to come and pick me up or are we going to head to the Hokage Tower and meet him there?"

Danzo snorted in amusement and leaned back into his comfy chair, taking a sip of his tea before he answered. "We'll be meeting Hiruzen at the Tower but he has some business to settle before he sets out so we have to wait for an ANBU to come here to tells us that he is ready. You should keep working on your calligraphy as to not waste any time that you could use to improve yourself," he admonished slightly, noting that Naruto hadn't picked up his brush after he took his seat again.

Naruto gave Danzo a mock salute. "Aye, old man!" He said with a cheeky smirk before he picked up his brush and continued his graceful strokes, a focused look on his face that reminded Danzo of his father, while the exchange between them was more similar of something Kushina would do. Even though Naruto acted like both of his parents, he only knew of Kushina, for the simple fact that he couldn't be trusted with the secret of who his father was, which if it got out it could cause dire problems, like for example, a war with Iwa, since they were still resentful of what Minato had done to them in the last shinobi world war.

Shaking his head, Danzo looked at Naruto and unconsciously he began to think of the last six years again, but this time his reminiscing was focused on Naruto rather than his service to the village, although many would consider him raising Naruto a service to the village simply because he was the Jinchuriki of the Kyubi, and the son of the two strongest shinobi and kunoichi of their generation. At first Danzo was like that, seeing raising Naruto as his duty to the village but without noticing when and/or how, he began to care deeply and genuinely for the kid, until the point he considered him the grandson he never had.

Growing up, Naruto never gave him a lot of problems for the simple fact that he was not the only one taking care of him. He kept baby Naruto with him during the day, keeping him in a crib on his office to keep an eye on him while he was working and to amuse himself with his baby antics when paperwork became too annoying to deal with, while ANBU agents took care of him during the night so Danzo could rest. With Mikoto being there as much as her duties to the village, her missions and THE mission allowed her to do so, and she was of great help in those first few months when he would wake up in the middle of the night hungry and/or in need of a change of diapers. Also, thanks to the fact that Mikoto had given birth to her last son just a few months prior, she was still producing milk, so there was no need to get a wet nurse for Naruto, since Mikoto provided the nutrients and substances Naruto needed to enhance his immunological system gladly, seeing it as part of her duty to Kushina's memory and her son. In fact, nowadays Danzo was sure that what drove Mikoto was making sure that Naruto was always safe, which suited Danzo and Hiruzen just fine since it only made her more effective in her missions along with keeping her relatively sane.

Anyways, when Naruto learned how to walk, that was when Danzo took a more active role in raising him for the simple fact that Naruto's correct physical development was of such importance that he felt he needed to make sure himself that it was done as it should be. Danzo made sure that Naruto ate all the carbs, proteins and fats that his body needed daily and encouraged him to be as physically active as he could, to make sure that all the muscles and bones of his body developed and grew correctly. It got to the point that Danzo paid the Inuzuka to have their most playful puppies over so Naruto could play with them during entire mornings, while in the afternoon he would swim in the small pond in the back yard of Danzo's house, when he learned to do so after he turned four years of age, or go through basic Taijutsu katas when Danzo taught them to him when he turned five.

Danzo was so successful in his endeavors that he was not afraid to say that Naruto was the healthiest kid his age, and also one of the smartest, since his development was also focused on his mental capabilities. Danzo encouraged Naruto's ability to solve problems by buying him puzzles of all kinds as toys, that he would play with before and after he would start his physical activities. When he turned four Danzo taught him how to read and write, and when he managed to do both decently enough, Danzo had Naruto read all kinds of book from children stories like fables to slightly more complex books like history and geography and such as he advanced in his reading capabilities. Also, as soon as he could Danzo got Naruto interested in calligraphy, not wanting to waste the potential he was sure to have in Fuinjutsu. It was also the reason why Naruto knew who his mother was and the fact that he belonged to the Uzumaki Clan as Danzo had no choice but to tell him this in order to get him interested. It worked out perfectly in the end so Danzo didn't regret it, though Hiruzen had some reservations about that.

While Naruto was not going to be a Nara in the intelligence department, Danzo was sure that by the time he graduated the Academy, if Naruto kept the good habits Danzo had instilled in him as he grew, Naruto was going to at least be as intelligent as his father had been at that age, his intellect and knowledge growing as he did the same. Danzo shuddered suddenly, whether if it was in fear or excitement would remain unknown, as he imagined Naruto in the future, with the intellect, knowledge and abilities of both of his parents combined along with at least a measly control of the power of the Kyubi.

'Heh, Konoha's future seems brighter all of the sudden,' he thought to himself amusedly, chuckling when Naruto became annoyed as he filled the scroll with ink and realizing that he needed to get another one from his room, where he kept them. Just as he was about to stand up, Danzo perked up and he looked to his right just before a plume of smoke with swirling leaves appeared a few feet away from where he was sitting. He ignored Naruto laughing in delight as he focused on the new arrival.

"It doesn't matter how many times I see it! The Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique) never stops being cool!"

Eyebrow twitching at the awe in Naruto's voice, Danzo looked at the ANBU, not like he could distinguish a lot other than the fact that it was a male agent because of the width of his shoulders. His body was complete covered in a black cloak, the hood was up and his face was covered by a rabbit mask. Danzo raised an eyebrow at him. "Hiruzen ready, at last?"

Ignoring the child beaming up at him with admiration and awe, though inwardly the ANBU agent was amused by it, he nodded in the positive. "Hai, Danzo-sama. Sandaime-sama has finished settling the affairs of the next few days and is ready to depart. His guard is already with him. He is waiting for Uzumaki-san on his office as we speak."

Danzo snorted but nodded. "Alright, tell the old goat that Naruto will be there in ten minutes." When the ANBU nodded and left in the same manner that he came, much to Naruto's happiness, Danzo turned towards Naruto. "Clean after yourself here and go get your things, which I suppose you packed yesterday, right?"

Naruto stood up and picked all of his calligraphy utensils, rolling his eyes and scoffing before he smirked cheekily. "Of course, I did. After all, forgetting things is your thing, you senile old man!" He said before he laughed, sticking his tongue out at Danzo before he bolted out of the room, laughing all the way.

Danzo's eyes twitched and a blood vessel on his forehead seemed ready to pop. "Why you insufferable brat! When I get my hands on you!" He shouted after him, shaking his fist angrily. That anger quickly went away as he could never stay angry at Naruto fur things like that, since it was the way they showed how close they were, and their exchanges amused Danzo more than he cared to admit, though he wondered where Naruto learned to be so cheeky and quick witted.

Surely not from him, right?

.o0O0o.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood in front of the entrance of the Hokage Tower, patiently waiting for Naruto and Danzo to arrive with the redhead boy so they could leave towards Suna. He had been originally on his office when he dispatched the ANBU to inform them that it was time go but Hiruzen, not wanting to spend more time than it was necessary on his stuffy office decided to wait for them outside because it didn't matter how comfortable the chair was or how beautiful the view of the entire village. The office was filled with memories of him trying, and failing, to defeat his most dreaded enemy… paperwork.

The reason why Hiruzen was going to Suna was to have meeting with the Kazekage (Wind Shadow) and the Daimyo, to get to the bottom of why the Daimyo was sending missions to Konoha, when he was supposed to send them to Suna, the shinobi village that was affiliated with the land he governed. Hiruzen wanted to solve that issue before it escalated to something that would harm both villages and he was under no illusion that it wouldn't because the repercussions for Suna's economy, which was already unstable during the best of times because of its location, would be dire.

And the reason he was taking Naruto with him was because the Kazekage had three children of his own that were around Naruto's age, meaning that Naruto could befriend them easily with his easygoing and accepting personality of his, though he had to work on his cheekiness and the habit of running his mouth, but that tidbit was on Naruto's own genes and Danzo's own personality. Anyways, Hiruzen was hoping to strengthen the relationship that Konoha had with Suna, and if he was successful on that endeavor then a friendship between the children of the Kazekage and Naruto, who everybody knew was extremely close figures of authority in the village, would only serve to deepen the alliance between the two villages, making it rock solid. That was what he hoped at least.

"Thank you again for letting me come on this mission, Hokage-sama."

Hiruzen turned towards the voice and he smiled at the young man standing next to him. He was wearing the standard jonin uniform in Konoha but there were a few distinguishing features about him such as his gravity defying silver hair, oriented to the left, and the fact that most of his face was covered except for his right eye, which was half lidded in a seemingly bored fashion. Hiruzen shook his head, smile still in place. "There's no need for you to thank me, Kakashi-kun. I know that you've not been spending as much time as you wanted to with Naruto-kun due to your duties, so having you act as our guard for our trip to Suna is the best option for you to spend time with him and continuing doing your duty to Konoha."

There was also the fact that Kakashi was one of the strongest jonin in Konoha, so he was well suited to act as his guard, even though many would see it as overkill considering who they were going to meet on the road. In any case, Hiruzen was impressed with Kakashi, not only because of his skills but also because of the amount of growth he had shown emotionally and mentally, in spite of everything that had happened to him. One would think that having his father commit suicide because he chose to save his teammates instead of completing the mission, which resulted in Kakashi's father being rejected by most of the village including those he saved, and being the only one alive of his team would utterly break Kakashi beyond recognition, and it almost happened, had it not been for Naruto.

Kakashi had been in the brink of following his father's footsteps when Naruto's existence became known to him and Kakashi grasped the last living link to his sensei and through that his entire team. The only thing Kakashi didn't know about Naruto was the fact that he was the Jinchuriki of the Kyubi, but Hiruzen was not about insult Kakashi's intelligence and think that he at least didn't suspect that something was fishy about the whole 'Minato and Kushina taking the Kyubi with them' thing. Because of that, Hiruzen had some reservations about Kakashi being too close to Naruto, but in the end he let it be for the simple reason that Naruto had the same effect on Kakashi that he had on Mikoto. Without knowing, Naruto was the force that kept them going and motivated to be better today than what they were yesterday, and in Sarutobi's eyes that was as good for them individually as it was for the village, which suited the cunning Sandaime just fine.

Besides, Naruto needed older siblings figure to look up to that were loyal shinobi to Konoha so he could learn to emulate them.

Kakashi shook his head and his only visible eye closed, which was how he directed smiles to those he was talking to. "That might be true, Sandaime-sama, but I know who we are meeting later on the trip, so you didn't really have to include me. Because of that I'm grateful… for allowing me to spend some more time with Sensei's son. That means a lot," he said in his typical bored fashion, but there was an undertone of happiness and gratefulness that spoke volumes of how Kakashi was feeling right now.

Hiruzen just nodded, returning his smile… only for the smile on his wizened face to become a scowl when he saw Kakashi pulling out a book from his pouch. A book that read "Icha-Icha: Loving Slave Maid". It was his student's last piece of erotic literature. Now, you might think that the reason why Hiruzen was scowling was because Kakashi was reading smut in front of him, but the real reason was the fact that Hiruzen couldn't do the same because he had an image to uphold as the Hokage, which annoyed him to no end.

Hiruzen idly noted that Kakashi was a few chapters ahead of him. If he recalled correctly, Hiruzen left his reading right when Honoka-chan was about to do that thing with her…

Hiruzen blushed, coughed and discreetly wiped away his slight nosebleed when he caught two familiar figures making their way towards him and Kakashi. He turned towards the silver haired jonin. "They are here," he said, giving a pointed look to Kakashi, who sighed before he put his book away and he turned towards the direction Naruto and Danzo were coming from, his eye lightening up slightly as he caught sight of who probably was the only important person he had left.

As they approached, Hiruzen took the opportunity to observe Naruto and how those around him regarded him, and he was pleased with what he saw. Hiruzen knew that Danzo was making sure that Naruto grew up as healthy as possible and that he was already training physically, so the fact that he came up just past Danzo's waist at age of almost seven didn't surprise him, nor the fact that he walked with more grace, assurance and confidence than a kid his age should. The small smile on his face and the curious glint on his eyes as he looked around with curiosity always assured him that Danzo was taking good care of him, not that he doubted he would by this point.

The other thing that pleased him was how the populace perceived Naruto, which was in a slightly more than positive light because it was known that he was the son of Kushina Uzumaki, Konoha's Red Death. Nobody in the known had advertised the fact but Konoha's populace was not entirely stupid. The fact that he had her red hair, which was how she had been recognized, had her last name and was also adopted by Danzo, gave everyone the clues they needed to connect the dots. Because of that, Konoha's villagers and shinobi and kunoichi sympathized a lot with Naruto and were looking up to see if he was going to live up to the high bar Kushina had set.

It was a good thing that the other half of his parentage wasn't known, since they were already on strained relationships with Kumo. Iwa wasn't even worth mentioning what they would do. And an even bigger relieve was that his status as a Jinchuriki was only known to him, Danzo, Jiraiya, Mikoto and possibly Kakashi if he figured out. The consequences of that getting out could be dire, not only for Naruto, but for Konoha as well.

When they were a few yards away Hiruzen focused on his senses and his eyes widened and he shuddered as he felt Naruto's chakra. It was denser and bigger than his own when he had been on his prime and he noticed that it was still steadily and slowly growing as he continued to focus his senses on it. Hiruzen sighed but nodded resolutely to himself. 'It seems like we can no longer postpone his formal training on the ninja arts. If we keep it up like this his ridiculous chakra reserves will be a liability rather than an advantage.'

"Oi, Jiji, we are here and… Nii-san! Are you coming too?! Alright! This trip went from awesome to.. to… to super awesome!" He said with a sheepish grin as he couldn't find another word.

Hiruzen let go of his thoughts for now and he smiled down at Naruto as he beamed up at him with admiration, respect and affection. While he wasn't around him as often as Danzo, Hiruzen felt that he was just as close to him as his old friend, for many different reasons but it boiled down to Naruto knowing that while he was still the Hokage he still took time off his week to visit him to talk to him and teach him things. "I can see that Naruto-kun. I trust that you didn't give Danzo too much of a hard time this morning," he said, chuckling when Naruto turned to glare in annoyance at Kakashi when said man ruffled Naruto's hair after confirming that he was indeed going with them.

While Danzo muttered in annoyance, Naruto smirked after he successfully pushed Kakashi's hand away from his hair. "Eh, the old man can take it. I think he actually likes it when I give him a hard time because it makes him believe he is younger… when he is actually getting older."

Kakashi chuckled in amusement while Danzo twitched as he glared down at Naruto. Hiruzen grinned at Danzo, silently telling him that it was his fault that Naruto was like this so he had no right to complain, before he looked down at the red-haired boy with amusement. "Is that so? In that case, I advise you to keep doing that since the younger Danzo feels the less likely he is to die of old age. Isn't that right, old friend?"

Danzo turned his glare towards Hiruzen while Naruto's eyes gleamed. "Hm, there's an idea."

Danzo turned towards Naruto, almost mechanically, and he force a grin that would've sent most kids running for the hills because of how terrifying it was. Naruto was not a normal kid so he met Danzo's grin with a full blown one of his own. "Brat, before you go, I have to speak with Hiruzen about a few private matters. Why don't you go over there with Kakashi and let me talk to my dear old friend here," he said, his voice as mechanical and forced as his expression.

Eyes glinting mischievously, Naruto nodded his head. "Sure. See ya, Oji-san." He turned towards Kakashi who was still chuckling in amusement. "Nii-san. Tell me about your last mission!"

Kakashi smiled as Naruto pulled him away out of hearing range, ruffling his again and chuckling when Naruto gave him another annoyed look. "Well, you see the mission was in the Land of Teas and we had to…"

Danzo grew serious the moment he knew that Kakashi and Naruto were out of earshot. "We must start his training ASAP." His tone was flat as he stated this as if it was a fact that couldn't be ignored anymore, which wasn't and the of them knew it.

Hiruzen nodded his head, clasping his hands behind back. "I agree. I felt his chakra when you two were approaching and the only thing I can say is that I am shocked. I knew that he was going to be have more chakra than normal because of him being an Uzumaki." And him being the Jinchuriki of the Kyubi went unsaid because they were in public. "But it is beyond anything I could've imagined."

Danzo nodded in agreement. "I start his training when you are back from Suna, then?"

Hiruzen nodded. "Yes. His birthday will be two days after the day we are scheduled to be back so I guess we can wait for it to start immediately the day after." While Danzo would've preferred to start immediately, he understood the meaning behind Hiruzen's words. "Also, you won't be alone training him."

Danzo raised an eyebrow, crossing his arms over his chest. "Hm, is that so?" He was genuinely curious and not even for a second he thought that Hiruzen distrusted him with Naruto's training and that he thought he would attempt to turn him into a mindless and emotionless weapon. They have already proved to each other numerous time that they both have changed in their ways.

Hiruzen nodded. "Yes. You will be training his Chakra Control, Fuinjutsu and physique while also containing to cultivate his intellect and his phenomenal development as you have been doing. I also want Kakashi-kun to spend more time with him so I think he should be the one to teach him Ninjutsu, and Genjutsu if it's possible, when the time comes. Jiraiya-kun would also want to teach him a few things about infiltration, stealth and sabotage and Fuinjutsu so I think we should leave it to him for whenever he takes to trouble to come by. And finally, his Taijutsu and Kenjutsu should be left for Mikoto-chan to teach him since I'm sure she copied the Uzumaki styles from Kushina at some point."

Danzo cupped his chin for a moment before he nodded in agreement. "That's a solid plan. I will focus on his physical and mental development, combat oriented or otherwise, and his chakra control and his development in Fuinjutsu while Mikoto teaches him Taijutsu and Kenjutsu, which I think should be enough for the first few years since Naruto being able to control his chakra should take propriety over anything else. Everything else could be taught to him slowly as he goes to the Academy."

Hiruzen smiled. "Agreed." Then he frowned. "We'll have to keep a close eye on him in case he accidentally, or not, unlocks that seal on his arm. I am sure it is full of things they left for him. While that will only aid on his training and his development, I don't think he will be ready to learn who his father is any time soon."

Danzo hmmed for a second before shrugging. "I'm sure you can come up with a half-truth to tell him why he can't experiment with a seal that will appear out of nowhere when he uses chakra. That's your forte, after all."

Hiruzen winced. "That was a low blow, even for you, Danzo," he said with a self-deprecating chuckle of amusement.

Danzo snorted. "As if you care." He then sobered up and stared at Hiruzen straight in the eye. "Speaking of Mikoto…" he let the sentence hand in the air to make it clear to Hiruzen as to what he was referring to.

Hiruzen sighed tiredly. "She will be reporting to you in my absence. And…" He trailed off before taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly as he looked up at the clear blue sky. "I kow I have been stalling to take a course of action when we already have enough evidence and witnesses to move on them but I want to find a better solution other than the easy, bloody one." His eyes then narrowed. "What I can promise now, is that when I come back I will have my answer. Tell Mikoto to proceed with her mission as she had been doing. In case anything happens while I am away, you have green light to proceed with your way."

Danzo nodded, also knowing that this was Hiruzen's way of saying that he was also in charge while he was way. "Very well."

Hiruzen smiled before he reached out and clasped hands with his friends. "I will take my leave now. Try not to burn the village while I'm away trying to keep peace."

Danzo snorted but he returned Hiruzen's gesture. "Please, I should be the one worried about you being too benevolent and lenient. In the worst case scenario, I imagine you giving Suna the right to take mission from us along with eternal free supply of water and food."

The two grinned at each other before nodding. Danzo watched in amusement as Kakashi sighed in relief when Hiruzen pulled Naruto's attention away from him. He understood the sentiment. While it was impossible not to love the kid once you spent a certain amount of time with him, he could a pain the ass if he put his mind to it. As he watched them go, Danzo finally realized that for the first time he was going to be Naruto-free for the next two weeks.

Slowly, a perverted grin appeared on his face.

'Honoka-chan! Wait for me!'

.o0O0o.

The sky was painted orange as day slowly became night and many small animals that lived in the forest and were up and about during the day made their way back to their lairs while the more dangerous animals that called the night the ideal time to be active got ready for their own activities. The forest was silent except for the gentle sounds of the Naka River as its water continued its course, ignorant to what was happening at the edge of the canyon on top of it.

Shisui Uchiha panted, blood trailing down the corner of his mouth as his Sharingan morphed back to his normal charcoal black eyes, his chakra finally giving out of him. He looked back, only to realize that he couldn't back out any further otherwise he would fall into the Naka River below him, which would result on his death surely, and he didn't want to die, at least not before giving his last report to Konoha's Authorities. That had been the plan… but he had been caught before he could escape.

'Damnit! If Itachi and that masked man hadn't ganged up on me at the same time I would've been able to use Kotoamatsukami (Distinguished Heavenly Gods) to stop this before it even started but fuck I wasn't expecting them to realize I was there!' He cursed mentally before he turned towards the way he had come from, grimacing as the numerous wounds that littered his body protested sharply against his actions. He glared at the figure standing in front of him. "So, this is how it's going to be, huh?"

Itachi Uchiha narrowed his eyes in anger, the tomes of Sharingan spinning slowly as he looked at Shisui directly in the eye, portraying how furious and how betrayed he felt. "You give me no other choice, Shisui. You have betrayed us, your clan, your family. You betrayed me, someone you had the gall to call your best friend. And for what? A village that only pushes us away for something we didn't do and for things that happened in the past. You did it for people that only glare at you in distrust and barely concealed suspicion and hate whenever you step foot into it."

Shisui coughed up blood, showing that he was suffering from internal bleeding, before he scowled at Itachi. "Do you really think the Uchiha are not at fault for the things Konoha blames it for? Wake up, Itachi! The past is not so easily forgiven and more than one saw the Sharingan in the Kyubi's eyes when it was attacking! We should be thankful to be a part of the village after everything that has happened! And if you think it's impossible for us to be respected, look at me! I worked hard and showed my loyalty to Konoha and respected and loved by the villagers in spite of the fact that they know I am an Uchiha!"

Itachi shook his head. "You are naïve, Shisui. The only reason you believe that Konoha appreciates you is because you have been spying on us for them, and they wanted to secure your loyalty to them so as to keep you doing that. I have seen Konoha's true face whenever I took Sasuke with me on walks through the village." Itachi's scowl intensified and his eyes began to spin noticeably faster. "They glared at him, at my innocent little brother, just because he was an Uchiha, even when it was obvious he was too young to have anything to do with what happened. Those glares showed me that they wanted nothing more than to harm him. And nobody puts my little brother in danger and if I have to kill an entire village to secure Sasuke's safety, I will gladly do so."

'I doubt they were glaring at Sasuke,' he thought sardonically. Itachi, in spite of being a prodigal genius on the level of Orochimaru of the Sannin, Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake, was not very well looked upon in the village for the fact that he was an Uchiha and his apparent disdain of everyone that wasn't a part of his clan. It wasn't like Itachi was arrogant, but he was cold and refused to make connections with others outside of the clan. That only worked in increasing the amount of distrust that people had for members of the Uchiha clan by the default this days, not like you could fault Konoha for doing so, since everything pointed at the Uchiha actively being a part of many of the things that had happened over the years since Konoha's founding.

Seeing his defiant glare, Itachi sighed and shook his head. "This is pointless. You have been brainwashed by Konoha and I doubt anything I say will make you see the light. You have been blinded, Shisui…" He trailed off and Shisui took a moment to feel amused at Itachi's choice of words but the spiky-curly haired Uchiha prepared himself as Itachi pointed his bloodied ninjato at him. "But I guess sight can be returned to your eyes after you are dead."

Shisui immediately understood the implications of Itachi statement and he snarled. "If you think that I'm giving you my eyes and the Kotoamatsukami, you have another damn thing coming!" He declared just as Itachi moved towards him at speeds that most jonin would be hard pressed to follow but the distance between them was enough for Shisui to make a hand seal and use the last bit of his chakra to activate the failsafe on his eyes.

Itachi's eyes widened in disbelief as Shisui's eyes bulged before they exploded in a shower of ocular tissue and blood just before he impaled him through the chest with his blade Shisui chuckled weakly in victory, his voice filled with pain, and Itachi's eyes tightened in anger as he failed his mission, which was to acquire Shisui's eyes so they could get access to the Kotoamatsukami, which would only make their plans easier.

In a rare show of anger, Itachi kicked Shisui's body off his blade, and he watched with a scowl as the body of who he thought as his best friend plummeted towards the waters of the Naka River below. He stood there a few seconds after his body disappeared into the dark waters and he turned around only to pause when two men walked out of the tree line and Itachi immediately sheathed his sword on his back and took a knee.

"I… I apologize father, Madara-sama. I was unable to acquire Shisui's eyes as he had apparently anticipated this happening and he destroyed them before I could do anything to prevent it," he said formally, his voice wavering at the beginning before sleeping into a monotone with the ease of long practice.

Fugaku gave his son a conflicted look as he approached him. "There is no need to apologize, Itachi. Killing who you thought to be your best friend is more than I could've asked and you did so without hesitation when we discovered his betrayal. I'm proud of you, son, no matter what happened," he said, putting his hand on Itachi's shoulder and squeezing to reassure him that he was not going to be punished for what he felt was a failure.

The other man, the one called Madara, who was wearing a cloak that covered his entire body and the only thing that could be seen because of it were his gloved hands and the orange, spiral-patterned mask with an eyehole from where a Sharingan could be seen, approached them slowly as he nodded his head. "Fugaku-san is correct, Itachi-kun. You couldn't have possibly known that Shisui Uchiha would have an immediate way to destroy his eyes. The plan is still doable even without using his Kotoamatsukami and the fact that he was dealt with before he could report my presence to Konoha's higher ups could be considered a win. And besides…" He trailed off as he looked at Itachi intently. "It is not like we came empty handed from this ordeal," he said with a chuckle.

Fugaku's eyes widened when he saw Itachi's eye morph into the Mangekyo Sharingan, its pattern resembling a windmill shuriken with just three blades. "The Mangekyo Sharingan…" He whispered and he felt silent as he saw tears slowly coming down from the outer corners of Itachi's eyes, even when if his face was still kept in his impassive expression. "Itachi… son… you can go. Get some rest. You have been through a lot and you deserve it," he said, smiling sadly at him.

Itachi turned towards him, opened his mouth to say something before closing it and nodding. He turned around and walked a few steps away before stopping. "Thank you, tou-san," he said before he disappeared, his body becoming a murder of crows that flew away, cawing as they did so.

"Be proud of him. He is the most promising Uchiha I have ever seen since my time and he knows were his loyalty must lay with," said Madara idly as he looked at the spot Itachi had been standing on.

Fugaku nodded his head. "I am aware of that and there is now one I am prouder of," he said, the sad smile on his face still in place. After a few seconds, he schooled his features into his default frowning expression before turning towards Madara. "My family has suffered enough already, Madara-sama. I can no longer wait to act."

Madara regarded Fugaku for a few long seconds before slowly nodding his head. "If that's the case then we must give the finishing touches to our plan and we have two weeks at the most to do so. The Jinchuriki is with the Sandaime on a trip to Suna and I am afraid that with him and Hatake around him, I won't be able to take him. I haven't still recovered my previous strength," he said, a bitter tone on his voice.

Fugaku nodded his head. "I understand, Madara-sama. The other members of the clan will acquire the Jinchuriki when he is back. After everything is said and done you wil have the clan at your disposal to regain your power and for everything else you might need in the future," he said with a bow, knowing that his attempt to dethrone Sarutobi could only be accomplished thanks to the information Madara had given them.

'Fool.' Obito thought with disdain as he regarded Fugaku with amusement behind his mask. He inclined his head. "And I thank you, Fugaku-san. When we are successful, the world will be introduced to the Uchiha Clan of old and we will be respected and feared, as that is what we deserve."

Fugaku straightened up before he nodded, bowed and he left using Shunshin, knowing that who he thought to be Madara Uchiha dismissed him. Now that he was alone, Obito allowed himself to shake his head in disdain. Fugaku's pride and desire to see the Uchiha and his family at the top blinded him and made him disregard any kind of logical thinking whenever he was thinking of ways to make the Uchiha be at the top of the food chain. Otherwise, he would've questioned how 'Madara' knew that Naruto was the Jinchuriki of the Kyubi if he had been the past sixty or so years recovering from his fight with Hashirama Senju, who had supposedly killed him.

Fugaku would've also asked more questions like who his father was, since the identity of his mother was known due to everyone using common sense to figure it out. While Obito had wanted to make the information of Naruto's Jinchuriki status public to Konoha's populace so he was hated by them, he had been unable to do so because of his inability to enter the village. The barrier had been changed completely and his chakra signature was no longer recognized as friendly, which had been the whole reason behind why he had been able to do so in the first place almost seven years ago. Also, he couldn't use a puppet to do it for him, since he doubted anyone would believe an outsider with something like that when it was already believed that Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had taken the beast with them.

And the information about who Naruto's father was, Obito was going to keep that to himself until he could use it to crate further chaos that he could use for his advantage but that was going to be in the future. Now, what he needed to do was to enact his own personal revenge on the Uchiha Clan and Konoha. He chuckled darkly before he disappeared as the air rippled in front of him and he was sucked into a whirlpool of seemingly distorted air.

.o0O0o.

Danzo was looking through reports on how the village was going, sitting behind the desk of the Hokage Office, which was only logical seeing that he was acting as regent while Hiruzen was away. It had been a day since Hiruzen left and Danzo was glad that Hiruzen had made so Danzo only needed to supervise that things were going smoothly, since Danzo already had ROOT to see to. He was also glad that Koharu and Hamura were also helping him on this matter, otherwise he would've finished developing his grey hairs.

Thankfully, nothing serious or bad had happened, meaning that he had been able to concentrate on his reading…

A puff of smoke and a swirl of leaves appearing in front of him stopped Danzo's perverted giggling and with the ease of years of long practice he wiped the blood that was coming out from his nose and he schooled his features into his normal serious expression. He watched as Mikoto, garbed in her ANBU uniform and wearing her raven mask, kneeled in the middle of the room.

"Report," he said simply, both of them knowing what she needed to report.

She nodded before she stood up and took off her mask, showing that she had barely aged in the past seven years. She could thank her extremely good genes and her constant training for that. With a weary expression on her face, she began to speak. "As you know, Fugaku is still suspicious of me even though I 'proved' to him that I was loyal to the clan by being his spy within Konoha's ranks. He still believes that my change was too sudden but he still accepts me as a member of his group, though he doesn't share everything with me. As a matter of fact, I think only Itachi, Kaori and a few of the Elders are privy to what his plans are. In any case, he confirmed that whatever is that he has planned, is going to happen when Hiruzen-sama comes back from his trip in Suna. The Uchiha are preparing and if my observations hold true then it almost seems like they are preparing for a large scale war."

Danzo hmmed in thought before nodding his head slowly, stroking the scar on his chin. "If that's the case then we are looking at as a minimum a coup d'état, since they are waiting for Hiruzen to return. What doesn't make any sense whatsoever is why they are looking for a straight confrontation. A fully developed Sharingan gives any Uchiha an unfair advantage over any regular shinobi, but two hundred people cannot hope to win against more than fifteen thousand, even with Hiruzen himself taken out of the equation. There is something we are missing…"

"Double that number, Danzo-sama," she said and when he motioned for her to elaborate she did so with a disdained and grim scowl. "The entire clan supports Fugaku, sir, and those who are retired but still have chakra to use their Sharingan are willing to participate in the fight. As a matter of fact, the only ones that are not going to fight are those who are too old to even move on their own and those that are too young, like around Sasuke's age and less. And still, the only ones that don't know about what is happening are the ones that are too young."

Danzo sighed, rubbing his forehead. "I feared that, though I was hoping that the entire clan was not involved in this foolish vendetta. I wish we could act already but we cannot be seen as the villains, which would happen if we suddenly attacked the Uchiha without proven reasons. They must make the first move first. I fucking hate this defensive position but there is nothing we can do when the matters are this delicate," said Danzo with a scowl on his face, wanting to get rid of the Uchiha. It wasn't like they didn't have Mikoto and Shisui as Sharingan users, and the young ones could still be taught to be loyal to Konoha.

Mikoto nodded in agreement, wanting off the clan herself for everything they have put her through just because of traditions and clan laws. "I will be ready to carry out the order whenever you or Hiruzen-sama deem it sensible, Danzo-sama," she said before she cocked her head to the side slightly, showing an inquisitive expression on her beautiful face. "I have been meaning to ask, Danzo-sama, is Shisui-kun on a mission out of the village right now?" She knew that her distant cousin was also spying on the Uchiha for Konoha, which was the reason why he was the only Uchiha she could respect and tolerate, though she was sure he didn't know she was doing the same granting him plausible deniability just in case.

Danzo's eyes grew alarmed as he stared right at Mikoto. "He is certainly not. Why are you asking this, Mikoto?"

She grew concerned at his sharp, concerned tone. "He wasn't in today's meeting…" she trailed off, her eyes widening as she realized the implications on what could've happened, "Danzo-sama! If Fugaku got his hands on the Kotoamatsukami…" She shuddered, imagining with dread what Fugaku could do with the power of the most powerful mind-control Genjutsu in the history of the Uchiha Clan at his beck and call.

Danzo groaned, rubbing his forehead tiredly as he slumped on his chair. 'I'm way too fucking old for this bullshit.' He told himself mentally before he shook his head slowly. "I can assure you that Shisui's eyes are not compromised. Shisui himself will make sure of that using the failsafe I provided to him should they come in danger of falling in the enemy's hands. However, the only reason why Shisui wouldn't show up at one of the meetings of your clan when he has never failed to do so is because he is either dead, or worse, captured."

Mikoto, slightly more relaxed now, could only sum up the new development in one word.

"Shit."

The plot thickens! Just what is Obito planning? What is the Uchiha Clan planning to do? Find out! On the next chapter of Dragonba- I mean- Path of the Shinobi.

Now, in all seriousness, if you give it a little bit of thought then you can probably figure it out with all the clues I have given you. Also, before anyone starts bitching about Itachi, read his scene carefully and you'll see that his character is still basically the same, because in his mind, everything that he is doing is because of his love for his brother and his clan, while in canon Itachi was driven by his love for his brother and Konoha. This is how I feel it would've gone had Konoha's higher ups acted with more common sense regarding Naruto and his status as a Jinchuriki. I love Itachi, he is my second favorite character, right behind Jiraiya.

Also, to make it clear from the beginning, Naruto will be strong. As in, very, very strong, though it will take a few chapters of training montages coupled with character development to see it come to be. Just so you have an idea to how strong Naruto would be… by the time he graduates the Academy, it would take the Sound Four (Without using cursed seal) without Kimimaro to pose a real threat to him, and I think I'm not giving credit to what Naruto will be capable of doing. Remember, he will start training at the age of eight under the likes of Danzo, Kakashi, Jiraiya, Hiruzen and Mikoto. What else would you expect? In any case, that doesn't mean that Naruto will be curbstomping all the badies, but they will find that their plans are not going to go as smoothly as they had planned.

I believe that's all for now. Next chapter we will see what happens in Suna. I think you guys and gals are going to like it.

Love y'all.

The BadAss Writer.