Next Chapter for "The Next Sage"! Read, enjoy and review and also check out my "Naruto of the Yin-Yang" Challenge if you're interested. Also I'm not sure yet about a harem, need time to think about it.

A Hotel in Fire Country

Naruto let out a sigh as he lied on the hotel bed, thoughts racing through his head. It had been a few hours since his 'talk' with Jiraiya. And by talk meaning Naruto unleashed godly fury at his godfather, said man not even able to defend himself from Naruto's barrages of both Taijutsu and Ninjutsu. And it wasn't that the Toad Sage wanted to explain his actions to Naruto or that he didn't try to defend himself, its that Naruto was a lot more skilled then Jiraiya had originally presumed and he was unable to react to any of the young Uzumaki's attacks.

Fortunately Naruto managed to calm himself down before doing any lasting damage but he hadn't even bother to listen to the Toad Sage's excuses or reasons since Naruto knew that they would've been pointless and worthless and all he said to Jiraiya is that he denies the man as his godfather. Naruto also added that he already decided that he wouldn't be signing the Toad Contract since Naruto had a feeling Jiraiya would try to get him to do it. Even after looking at the depress man Naruto didn't feel anything for Jiraiya. True it might be a little harsh but Naruto was sort of in the right to be angry and unforgiving, especially what his life had been due to Jiraiya not being there for him.

They decided to stop at a small bustling town for the night before moving on. This is how we find Naruto, lying on the hotel bed that they took while Jiraiya was off gallivanting with a woman he saw. Naruto figured that the older man was doing it just to get his mid off what happened and maybe to give the redhead some room. "Maybe I should go outside and get some training…get my mind off things." Naruto said to himself as he grabbed his sandals and put on his shades. That's when there was a knock at the door.

Outside Naruto's Room

Itachi and Kisame both waited patiently outside the door to Naruto's hotel room. Kind of odd for men of their status, which was being wanted S-rank missing-nin, with Itachi being wanted for killing his entire clan in a single night, leaving only his little brother alive. But they were confident enough that they could capture the target quickly enough without drawing any attention. Itachi had already dealt with Jiraiya by using a woman he had put a genjutsu under to distract the Sannin. Now all they had to do was capture Naruto and their mission would be done.

But right now no one was responding to Itachi's knock. "You sure the brat is in the room Itachi-san?" Kisame, the blue-skinned swordsman asked.

"Positive Kisame, my sharingan detected Naruto's chakra along with the Kyuubi's chakra. He's still in the room though he might be asleep." Itach said though something was bothering him. 'Something doesn't feel right. I can still detect Naruto-kun's chakra inside but why does it feel like something's blocking my sharingan.' Itachi thought.

But before he could make anymore of it Kisame acted, tired of waiting. "Well if the brat an't going to answer then I'm busting down door." The former member of the Seven Swordsmen said.

POW!

Just a second or two after Kisame said that, a loud noise and a gust of wind erupted and the door was blown off its hinges. Kisame was also gone too, the door had struck him and both of them were sent flying backwards through the wall of the hotel. Itachi, who had been standing to the side and out of the door's path, merely stood in his spot, blinking once, then twice and then a third time while trying to figure out what just happened. He took a moment to look at the hole Kisame's body made before turning to look at the doorway… only to be greeted with Naruto, wearing shades, right in front of him. Itachi's eyes widened as Naruto focused wind chakra into his right fist and then shouted, "Funryu Kenju (Jet Pistol)!"

Several Blocks From Hotel

Kisame grunted as he felt his body crash into the ground. Fortunately knocking into twelve stands lessened his fall so his injuries weren't that bad. "But still…the damn kid sure packs a punch." Kisame muttered as he got up, Samehade still in hand.

Another crash appeared right beside him and looking the blue skinned swordsman saw that it was Itachi, sporting a bruise on his left cheek. "You okay Itachi-san?" Kisame asked his partner. Though the young Uchiha could take a beating, Itachi wasn't really much of a frontline fighter like Kisame was.

Itachi cracked his neck to get rid of the stiffness before saying, "I'm fine Kisame but it seems as if this will not be as simple as we thought."

"You got that right!" Naruto shouted as he suddenly appeared right before them. "Shinrai Tensei!" The Uzumaki shouted as he sent the two surprised Akatsuki members flying once more. Naruto used Mikado again to go through another portal to catch up with his opponents.

This time however Itachi and Kisame were prepared. They managed to land more gracefully this time, though they were now closer to the city's outskirts, and separated as Naruto approached them. "Suiton: Mizurappa (Violent Water Wave)!" Kisame said as he finished forming the hand seals and then fired a powerful burst of water right at Naruto. But Naruto merely raised his left hand and used Preta Path to absorb the approaching water. "What the hell!?" Kisame exclaimed as he watched his technique be absorbed but Naruto used his shock as an opening. "Futon: Daitoppa (Great Breakthrough)!" The powerful wave of wind struck Kisame and sent him further away from the city.

Itachi narrowed his eyes as he watched what transpired just now. 'That was an impressive absorption technique, the best I've ever seen. Still it could present a problem if he can absorb anything I'll have to test it from a distance.' Itachi thought as he pulled out several shuriken. Throwing the shurikens at Naruto Itachi formed hand seals. "Katon: Hosenka no Jutsu (Phoenix Sage Fire Technique) and fired a barrage of small fireballs that covered the shurikens as they all flew towards Naruto.

Naruto shifted his attention from Kisame and focused on the oncoming fire attack. He was about to raise his hands to absorb the swarm of fireballs when his Rinnegan spotted the hidden surprise within the fireballs. "Shit!" Naruto said as he quickly shifted to Deva Path. "Shinrai Tensei!" And an invisible wave of gravity scattered the fireballs and shuriken away from him.

Itachi watched it with interest. 'I suppose I forgot he could do that. But at least I confirmed that he could only absorb chakra or elemental techniques, not objects like shurikens. Kisame and I might be able to use that to our advantage.'

Itachi's thoughts were cut off when Naruto suddenly appeared before him. The two soon entered in a fight of taijustu with Naruto having activated his Uzumaki Clan Shintai and was now using Shinken against the older Uchiha. With the chakra flowing through his bloodstream and enhancing his physical prowess, Naruto was pushing Itachi back. Itachi was rather shocked; he was by no means weak in terms of taijutsu as his skills were at jonin level, despite not using it a lot. So having someone shorter then you and younger too was very surprising. His sharingan could see the chakra flowing through Naruto's blood and he had heard of the Uzumaki's Shinken fighting style from his mother, who was friends with Kushina Uzumaki, but still he didn't think it would be that of an effective fighting style. Itachi had to be careful, as he was sure that some of those punches and kicks Naruto was dishing out would seriously injure him.

His theory was proven correct when Naruto managed to slip through his defenses and land a hard blow at Itachi's stomach. The Uchiha coughed up blood as he was sent skidding backwards several feet from where he was hit.

Naruto didn't have anytime to relax as a shadow fell upon him. Taking his taijustu fight with Itachi to his advantage, Kisame opted to attack Naruto from behind, Samehade raised. "I'm going to shave your legs off brat!" Kisame yelled as he brought his sword down.

But Naruto reacted quickly, pulling out Reijin Jinryu to block Kisame's strike. The two swords met, causing a small burst of energy to be released. The energy created multiple cracks in the ground around them with a crater forming underneath them.

"Oh" Kisame said, eye Naruto's sword with interest." That's a pretty interesting blade you got there. Where you'd get it?" He asked.

"That's none of your concern!" Naruto yelled as he managed to win the wrestling of blades against Kisame, pushing the former Kiri-nin back a few feet. Itachi who had just recovered from Naruto's devastating punch earlier soon joined the man. There was still some blood going down his chin and it appeared his stomach was still bothering him, but both Itachi and Kisame still seemed battle ready.

"Naruto" Kurama said through Naruto's mindscape. "As much as I hate to admit it if this battle keeps going you'll be at a disadvantage. Abundance of chakra aside these two have more experiences then you and will sooner or later overpower you. I suggest you activate Reijin Jinryu."

Naruto subconsciously raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure? I wanted to try out its true power but not against S-rank shinobi like these guys." He replied.

"There is little choice in the matter. I know your originally sent these guys outside the town's perimeters in order to avoid causing casualties but this is also the best chance to try out the sword." Kurama replied. "Though I should let you know that the old man was able to use all five elements at once, since this is your first time you should probably use one element at a time."

"Fine" Naruto said as he closed his eyes and gripped the sword's handle with both hands. He soon began focusing his chakra and the chakra within the ancient sword.

Itachi and Kisame noticed Naruto's odd movements but were unsure of what to do at first. After a moment of deliberation Kisame finally decided to attack first. But before he could even take a step, a large amount of chakra burst out from Naruto in waves, causing cracks in the ground near the Rinnegan user. "W-what the hell!?" Kisame shouted in surprise as he used Samehade to shield his face from the onslaught of the wind hitting him, caused by the chakra Naruto was releasing.

Itachi however was watching the boy with his sharingan and was shocked at what he was seeing. A separate chakra source was emitting from the sword before slowly merging with Naruto's. Both were incredible large and only became bigger when the two merged with one another. 'H-how is this even possible?' Itachi asked himself. 'A weapon shouldn't have its own chakra source, even if it is made out of chakra metal. It can't be the Kyuubi as the biju's chakra would be emitting from within Naruto-kun's seal. It's almost like the sword is…alive.'

After a minute or two of silence Naruto's eyes snapped open, his visors being blown off, revealing his Rinnegan. However his eyes were the least of the two Akatsuki member's concerns as the blade was soon covered with wind chakra. Then Naruto raised the blade and yelled, "Reijin Jinryu!" And brought the blade downwards, releasing a powerful gust of wind straight towards the two Akatsuki members. Itachi managed to get out of the way but Kisame still got caught in the blast of very sharp wind current. He managed to take less damage by blocking with his sword but still he got sent back quite a bit.

Meanwhile Itachi tried to get around Naruto but the Uzumaki quickly caught onto his plan. Swinging his sword, Naruto released even more wind in the form of a mini-tornado, striking Itachi on his left side. The Uchiha was knocked to the side by the spinning air but he managed to land gracefully on the ground thanks to years of ANBU training. But the moment he landed Naruto appeared before him, his sword already ready for another swing. Raising a kunai Itachi tried to block Naruto's swing but that did little for the gust of wind released by Reijin Jinryu. The Uchiha prodigy was blow back with several rips in his cloak followed by numerous cuts too.

Finally gaining some distance Itachi formed hand seals. "Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique)!" And the Uchiha released a large fireball from his mouth.

Watching the large projectile coming towards him Naruto shifted tactics. He changed the attribute in his sword and fired a torrent of water. Fire and water met head on and both canceled each other out in a large steam of mist. Itachi seemed amazed of what he just saw. "So the sword can release other elements too, not just wind. But is it just the five basic chakra natures, or can he use the sub-elements too?" Itachi wondered.

Naruto however grunted as he tried to regain his balance. He hadn't realized how hard it would be changing Reijin Jinryu's attributes. "I need some more training with this thing." Naruto muttered to himself. But just as he finished his sentence something struck him at the side, sending him skidding across the ground.

Kisame, gripping Samehade, had a sneer on his face, which was pretty bruised up along with his attire, courtesy of Naruto's earlier attack. "You're going to pay for that brat!" Kisame yelled as charged towards the young Uzumaki at lightning speed, Samehade raise. Naruto just managed to block the sword strike with Reijin Jinryu, quickly changing it back to wind as he sent Kisame flying backwards with a hard grunt.

Naruto swung his sword again, this time releasing a stream of flames at Itachi. The Uchiha managed to perform a substitution and dodge the flames. He reappeared alongside where Kisame had crashed and picked up his partner. "Kisame, we're retreating for now. We came here ill prepared and I sense another large chakra source approaching us quickly." Itachi said as he and Kisame vanished without a trace.

With the main threat gone Naruto deactivated Reijin Jinryu, the sword returning to its sealed form. The young Rinnegan user let out a sigh of relief as he felt the chakra pressure from the sword vanish. "Damn I really need to practice with this thing more." Naruto muttered to himself.

"You actually did pretty good for your first try gaki." Kurama said. "You managed to switch elements rather quickly though that just made you more exhausted however. Still not bad."

Naruto was about to respond when a crash nearby caught his attention. The dust settled revealing a human size toad with Jiraiya standing on top of it in one of his poses. "All evil beware! The Gallant Toad Sage Jiraiya has arrived!" Jiraiya declared loudly.

All he got was a blank and unimpressed stare from Naruto and Kurama followed by a cricket chirping somewhere. Naruto said nothing but shook his head and walked off, leaving an embarrassed Jiraiya still stuck in his pose. "When you're done goofing around Jiraiya we should probably get moving or else we'll lose sight of this person we're searchin for." Naruto said before dashing off.

"Y-yeah" Jiraiya said as he hopped off the toad, which promptly poof away. Looking around the destruction Jiraiya could only wonder what had transpired here.

(Three Days Later, Tanzaku Gai)

After three uneventful days of traveling the duo finally arrived at Tanzaku Gai, a famous place for its Tanzaku Castle and other attractions. According to Jiraiya's source Tsunade had been seen here to take a break after her latest gambling loss. Naruto was still having a hard time to believe that this suppose famous woman was a addicted gambler and what more was a distant relative, from both her Senju side and Uzumaki side.

Kurama had explained that the Rikudou Sennin, real named Hagaromo Otsutsuki, had a brother called Hamura Otsutsuki. Like his brother, Hamura also possessed the Rinnegan, but unlike Hagaromo who could read a person's chakra signature like the sharingan, Hamura's Rinnegan could see a person's chakra points like the Byakugan. Also Hamura had two sons, with the eldest founding the Uzumaki Clan and the youngest founding the Hyuga Clan. Kurama theorized that Naruto's Rinnegan was actually a combination to both Hagaromo and Hamura, the only other person ever having that was their mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki. Kurama wasn't entirely sure why but for now they agreed to focus on that later when they had more time.

"What the hell happen here?" Naruto said out loud when he saw what remained of Tanzaku Castle. After asking some bystanders, the pair learned that a giant snake had destroyed the castle, which meant that Orochimaru had been here and most likely to find Tsunade. After checking into a hotel, Jiraiya and Naruto kept moving around the town to find the female Sannin. During the walk Naruto took that moment to talk to Kurama about a certain topic.

'Hey Kurama, I've been wondering about that guy I summoned, Mugen Sengoku.' Naruto said in his mindscape.

"Figured you would ask me that." Kurama replied before sighing. "Unfortunately I have little info on them. All I know is that they're older then me and the other Bijuu."

'They?' Naruto asked as he made a turn following Jiraiya.

"Mugen Sengoku is part of an ancient race called the Ashin (Demigod). They're humanoid beings with exceptional power. I don't know all the details but I know that they have a hierarchy where a total of twenty of them rule over the other Ashins. Mugen Sengoku is part of that class and each one of them represents something important to the world; elements, life and death, animals, body and mind, etc. Mugen Sengoku represents humans, or to be more precise human warriors such as samurais and even shinobi." Kurama explained. "If you're going to summon them in the future then be ready. I'm not sure if the others will be as cooperative as Mugen Sengoku. I'll tell you more later, looks like the perv spotted someone."

Kurama soon closed the link as Naruto followed Jiraiya into a restaurant. Naruto then watched as Jiraiya had a look of a surprise before a grin formed on his face. The young Rinnegan user then looked at the direction Jiraiya was staring at and saw that it was towards the back of the restaurant, where two women, one blonde and one brown haired, and a…pig, were seated at. Naruto also noted that the blonde had very large breast and seemed to react to Jiraiya's presence.

'That's who we're looking for?' Naruto asked himself as he looked at the blonde woman, his eyes were now covered with a genjutsu to hide the Rinnegan again. 'She doesn't look even close to the pervert's age.' Naruto summarized as he stared at both Tsunade and Jiraiya.

"What the hell do you want Jiraiya?" Tsunade asked grumpily as Jiraiya and Naruto took a seat across from Tsunade and her apprentice Shizune, the brown-haired woman.

"Nice to see you too hime." Jiraiya said cheerfully while Tsunade scoffed.

"I've been meeting a lot of old faces today." Tsunade grumbled but Jiraiya heard it.

"So Orochimaru came to you…" Jiraiya said as he stared at his buxom former teammate carefully. "I guess he told you about his little visit to Konoha then?"

"Yeah he told me about the invasion." Tsunade replied before taking a chug of sake. "So sensei's dead huh?"

"Nope, the old man's still alive and kicking…with a little help from the kid here." Jiraiya stated as he gestured towards Naruto, said boy having a bored look.

"Whose the kid anyway?" Tsunade asked as if finally noticing Naruto.

"Naruto Uzumaki my, uh, apprentice." Jiraiya said with some hesitation followed by a scoff from Naruto. Neither went unnoticed by Tsunade and Shizune.

Tsunade's eye widened a bit before taking another look at Naruto, taking in the boy's features. 'Damn he's like a miniature image of Minato but has Kushina's hair color and face…wonder if he acts like her?' Tsunade thought with mirth as she briefly recalled the fiery redhead.

"Tsunade I'll get straight to the point." Jiraiya said, trying to change the conversation. "After the invasion sensei realized that he's getting old. So he's chosen you as the Godaime Hokage."

"Not interested." Tsunade stated flatly without hesistation. "Only a fool would take a job as being Hokage." She added, not noticing the dark look in Naruto's eyes at that comment.

"Tsunade you know that's not true. For kami sake you're grandfather and granduncle were both Hokages-" Jiraiya tried to reason but was cut off by said blonde.

"Yeah and look at what happened to them! They got killed when I was just twelve. That job is a death trap for anyone foolish enough wanting to take it. And fighting for the village just serves to an early grave." Tsunade said harshly as she prepared to take a sip of her sake. Again she didn't notice Naruto's look or his right hand turning into a fist until it smashed her cup into bits. "WHAT THE HELL YOU BRAT?!" Tsunade yelled at Naruto.

"I've had about enough of your shit." Naruto said with power laced in his voice that for some reason sent a shiver up the two Sanins and one jonin's spines. "I could care less about the village itself and the title of Hokage. But I won't let anyone insult those who've held it and gave their lives for what they believed in. Especially from some old damn treacherous hag."

"What did you call me you damn gaki?!" Tsunade seethed at Naruto. While she understood the part about calling her a hag, she didn't understand the 'treacherous' bit. Jiraiya and Shizune were also confused by kept silent. "Do you know who I am? I'm one of the three Sannin and the granddaughter and grandniece of the Shodaime Hokage and Nidaime Hokage respectively."

"Yeah and I'm the Sage of the Six Paths." Naruto said sarcastically, earning an amused snort from Kurama at how true that statement really was. "I could care less of your titles and status. All I see in front of me is a dumb old hag wallowing in her grief." Naruto added calmly but with rage backing it.

That was the last straw for Tsunade as she abruptly stood up, her bust jiggling a little at the motion, much to the hidden glee of Jiraiya. "That's it! You. Me. Outside now so I can knock some manners into you!"

A grin formed on Naruto's face, one filled with sadistic pleasure etched on it that made Tsunade a little bit nervous. But she pushed it outside as she and Naruto walked outside the restaurant.

"Jiraiya-sama we should so something?! Tsunade-sama will most likely kill him in her current state of mind!" Shizune pleaded to the Toad Sage.

To her surprise Jiraiya shook his head, "Actually it's the opposite. We should make sure that Naruto doesn't accidentally kill Tsunade." The Toad Sage commented.

Five minutes later the group of four plus one pig were now outside the bar in the middle of the streets. Nighttime had already come and only the street lights and lights from the nearby houses allowed them to see anything. Tsunade had an arrogant smirk on her face while Naruto's remained impassive.

"Oi Tsunade! You should really reconsider this. The gaki is not someone to underestimate." Jiraiya warned from the sidelines besides Shizune.

Tsinade made a "tch" noise at her former teammate's comment before turning her view back towards. "One finger" She said as she raised her right pointer finger. "All I need is one finger to beat you. If you win I'll become the Godaime Hokage. But if I win you give me all your money."

"Fine" Naruto's voice said. Tsunade's eyes widened as she realized that Naruto was now directly in frontof her, a glare now forming on his originally calm face. "Then let's get this over with." He added before burying his left fist into Tsunade's stomach. The punch was strong and Tsunade lurched forward, gasping at the pain. A punch of that level would've sent a person flying, but Tsunade saw that Naruto's right hand was gripping her left arm. At that moment Tsuande could feel her chakra being drained by the redhead.

"Not yet." Naruto whispered into her ear. Now that she was bent over, Naruto could reach her face now. "It's too soon for your punishment to end." He finished. With that Naruto continued delivering blow after blow onto Tsunade's form, not pausing for a moment or letting go of her arm.

Shizune along with Tonton were looking on in shock at what they were seeing. A thirteen-year old was beating her mentor Tsunade Senju, one of the three Sannins of Konoha, easily. Jiraiya was also surprised but less so as he expected this. If Naruto could toss him around so easily during the trip, then it wouldn't come as much of a shock if Naruto could lay a smack down on Tsunade. Still to see Naruto using only brute force on Tsunade of all people was unexpected.

After several punches Tsunade finally managed to free herself by gripping Naruto's wrist and throwing the redhead away from her. Naruto merely landed safely on the ground thanks to his gravity manipulation. Naruto appeared calm and had zero bruises on him. Tsunade however was painting heavily from the repeated punches to her stomach, along with several bruises on said spot and her face too. She was glaring hard at Naruto and if looks could kill, the jinchuuriki would be dead by now.

"Ready to give up granny? It would save you some dignity to do it now then later. After all, how humiliating it would be if one of the legendary Sannins was defeated by a mere genin." Naruto said mockingly.

"Don't get cocky you damn brat!" Tsunade yelled back as she rammed her right pointer finger into the ground. The impact cased the earth to shake and a crack began to form, heading straight towards Naruto. But Naruto merely jumped into the air and was now floating, causing the others to stare at him wide eyes.

"Something like that is not really going to work on a person with a high wind affinity." Naruto mused before he launched himself forward towards Tsunade.

"Dumb kid" Tsunade muttered with a grin. The first time she had been unprepared for Naruto's speed. But now she could see him as bright as day, and trying to take on Tsunade head on was suicide. With that in mind Tsunade prepared to stop Naruto in his tracks with her finger. But to her surprise Naruto went right through her instead, shocking her and the onlookers.

'T-that wasn't genjutsu. That was a Space-Time Ninjutsu like Minato's Hirashin but without a kunai or seal formulas!' Jiraiya thought in awe and shock. 'Could this be the power of the Rinnegan?'

As Naruto's feet touched the ground, he spun around and faced Tsunade's back. "Shinrai Tenshi" He whispered and an invisible force struck the Sannin from behind. It sent Tsunade flying forward but thanks to her ninja skills she managed to recover quickly. "Is this all you have granny? I would have thought that the granddaughter of Mito Uzumaki would be better then this." Naruto commented in a disappointed tone.

Tsunade's eyes widened, as did Shizune and Jiraiya's. "How do you know my grandmother's name?" Tsunade demanded.

"Tch, I'm an Uzumaki. I went out of my way to learn everything about my clan, including how Mito-obasama was married to the Shodaime Hokage and the Kyuubi's first jinchuuriki. Plus I managed to look into the fox's memories too." Naruto replied casually. "And after looking through them, I can tell for a fact that a person like you, who just drowns her grief in alcohol and gambling, doesn't deserve to have any blood relations to someone as great as Mito-obasama."

Jiraiya's mind was moving overtime at this information. Naruto looked into his clan? When? And he could see through the Kyuubi's memories? How could he do that? Did Naruto tamper with the seal? Does this mean that Naruto is friends with the bijuu or at least neutral with the fox? All these thoughts were running through Jiraiya's head but were promptly cut off by a roar from an enraged Tsunade.

"Don't you dare lecture me gaki! You have no idea what I've been through! What I've lost! And don't speak of my obasama as if you know her!" Tsunade yelled as she picked up a large chunk of earth and threw it at the redhead. Naruto however just repelled the projectile with a wordless Shinrai Tensei, He then disappeared again before appearing in front of Tsunade and delivered a swift kick to the ribs, sending the Slug Princess flying again. Tsunade crashed into a brick wall, creating a hole in it.

"I know all about hardships Tsuande. I lost my parents on the night I was born, given a burden I never asked for. And suffered at the hands of foolish shinobi and villagers who couldn't see past their hate." Naruto said calmly as he dodged a punch from a now recovered Tsunade. Jumping back, Naruto shot out chakra chains from his back that wrapped themselves around Tsunade's figure. This surprised Tsunade, Jiraiya and Shizune.

"T-those are Kushina's chakra chains! Did Naruto inherit her special chakra too?!' Jiraiya thought but just continued to listen to Naruto as said person held Tsunade in place with his chains.

"I know that you lost your younger brother, Nawaki, and your lover, Dan." Naruto commented, once again shocking Tsunade. "However you weren't the only one suffering! Mito-obasama lost her husband, her son and don't forget about Nawaki, who was her grandson! And then she lost her entire clan, her freaking homeland! How do you suppose she felt?!" Naruto yelled.

Tsunade said nothing, but you could tell that her muscles relaxed through the chakra chains holding her. She just continued to listen as Naruto's rant when on, guilt slowly building into her. In fact Shizune and Jiraiya were also listening, the former worried about her master's condition of hearing all this while the latter just listened intently.

"And do you know what was worse?" Naruto asked to a still quiet Tsunade. "The fact that Mito-obasama could only watch you, her granddaughter, the only living relative she had, suffer so much and there wasn't a thing she could do about it. Do you even have any idea how much pain your self-grieving and drowning in your pathetic vices caused your grandmother? Did you even care about the fact that you still had one living relative?" Naruto asked.

By this time Tsunade was shaking as tears began to form in her eyes. She had been so consumed by her own grief of losing her brother and lover that she never took in the fact of how others people felt, the losses they suffered, especially her own grandmother. Naruto paid no heed to this, except for removing the chakra chains from Tsunade's body. It allowed the woman to sink to her knees and hands, her face looking down at the ground.

"To us Uzumaki, family is one of the most important things to us." Naruto began. "So for her to see her own relative in so much pain and unable to do a thing about it, I can't help but feel for Mito-obasma and feel nothing but scorn for a person like you, who acted like a spoiled brat. I don't care if you insulted the title of Hokage or the village, none of that matters to me anymore. But I won't stand for you to insult people who held the position and gave their lives for what they believed in. And I won't forgive you for dishonoring the Uzumaki clan that you're part of, especially when you have your grandmother's famed jutsu on your forehead. You disgrace it."

With that Naruto turned away from the down blonde, who was immediately cradled by Shizune. Without even looking Naruto spoke to Jiraiya. "I'm heading back to the hotel Ero-Sennin. Tomorrow we're leaving and taking granny with us. Though personally she'd be my last choice for Hokage." And with that Naruto shunshined away, leaving a Toad Sage, a tearful Tsunade and worried Shizune.

Well what do you think? Sorry it took so long, I've been busy with my other stories, college and basically life. Next chapter will be the battle with Orochimaru as well as change in Naruto's relationship with his team and more importantly with Hinata. Review! And be sure to check out my profile page for my "Naruto of the Yin-Yang" Challenge!

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