A/N

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Naruto looked over his notes which were scattered at his table. He figured that he might as well check some of his old classmates if he would need them for the Tsunade retrieval mission. He didn't exactly think they would come up in any trouble, seeing as Orochimaru was still good to go for the invasion and all that.

He considered taking Hinata, but he figured that bringing her out of the village right before the exam could be tricky. Her clan was very strict after all, so she probably wouldn't be able to get out of the training with her father.

Not that he would want her to miss that training either.

He considered bringing the rest of Team 7, but Sasuke wanted to stay with Itachi for a while. He had asked Kakashi for a temporarily leave from the team, before confirming it with the Hokage later.

He kind of wanted to bring Sakura though. She could need time out of the village, to get used to the possible dangers. Also, he might convince Tsunade to teach her there and then.

It would make it hard for Naruto to train though, Jiraiya knew about his little time travel experience, so practicing S-ranked jutsu around him wouldn't do anything, but Sakura? She would lose so much motivation if she saw him, the previous dead last, blasting around jutsu even the Kages struggled with.

Naruto sighed loudly as he glanced over the papers. He wondered how long his little time travel act would remain hidden, after all, when you had geniuses like Shikamaru around you all the time, secrets like that tend to get reveal sooner rather than later.

It wasn't much to do about it though, Naruto figured. He could remain hidden for the time being, but he would have to come out clean so he wouldn't have to go around hiding his abilities or end up in a difficult situation with his teammates.

Naruto put the papers aside. He and Jiraiya would do for now. He didn't have the patience nor the time to deal with the sorting for the mission right now. For the time being, he would have to find Jiraiya.

Naruto headed towards the hot springs. He didn't really have to look for Jiraiya, let alone sense him. The sannin was always peeping on women during his free times and the Konoha hot springs were the best source for "research material".

Naruto spotted his godfather soon enough and went over. "Ero-sennin." Naruto smirked as Jiraiya spun around.

"That's a horrible nickname." Jiraiya muttered as he stood up.

"What's up kid?" Jiraiya asked as he made sure none of the ladies saw him. Naruto pointed towards the Third's head on the mountain.

"Old man sent me on a mission, I'd like you to come with me." Naruto said. Jiraiya raised an eyebrow.

"He let you choose?" He asked. Naruto nodded.

"We're going to bring Senju Tsunade back to Konoha." Naruto said calmly. Jiraiya's eyes widened. He looked towards the Hokage Tower absentmindedly.

"What's he thinking?" Jiraiya muttered under his breath. Naruto laughed.

"We need Tsunade's medical expertise, she's also technically on borderline missing nin right now." Naruto said.

Jiraiya's head whipped around to face him. "What do you mean?" Jiraiya asked, although he already had a vague idea.

"I mean, Jiji gave her permission to travel around and retire, but all ninja, retired or not, has a duty to return to the village if called, but Tsunade has refused several times and she didn't actually officially retire either. She is now, technically, refusing a direct order." Naruto explained.

Jiraiya looked at him before groaning. "You're not going to back down anyway, are you?" He asked. Naruto shook his head with a grin.

"We leave at sunset; my guess is that Tsunade is around Tanzaku-Gai." Naruto replied as he went back to pack his things.

Jiraiya sighed at the sight of his godson leaving. One day, that kid would die from underestimating someone.

Naruto didn't bring much more than necessary. He had his usual equipment, which technically meant that he had absolutely everything he needed. Like, they could've travelled to Kumo and he alone would have enough supplies to take care of a three-man cell.

Naruto liked to be prepared, although he did not exactly know how to be so. He was still straightforward and a little scatter brained, it was why he had Shikamaru to make sure that he had all he needed mostly. Though this time around, he was on his own, well except from Kakashi.

And Kurama.

Naruto met Jiraiya at the gate when sunset arrived, spending no more time than necessary before leaving. Naruto stayed on watch, although he knew that no normal bandit would attack ninja without reason.

"So, what are your plans regarding Tsunade?" Jiraiya asked carefully. Naruto shrugged.

"I'll find something out, but I'm mostly thinking something in the 'Come with us or I'll drag you back with force', kind of style." Naruto said as he fixed the scroll attached to his side. It was just a small scroll, but it contained all his equipment.

"You know that Tsunade is the strongest kunoichi in the world, right?" Jiraiya asked as he stared at Naruto incredulously.

Naruto shrugged.

"I can't beat her in pure strength, but in speed? She doesn't stand a chance." Naruto replied carelessly as the two walked along.

"So, want to do some training once we stop for the day?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto smiled. "I guess I could give you some pointers." He replied teasingly. Jiraiya's eyebrow twitched.

"I'll have you know that while you might have learned the rasengan and evolved it and fuinjutsu and sage mode... and mastering the kyuubi chakra from what I heard from Kakashi, in addition to the flying thundergod technique." Jiraiya muttered the last part before continuing.

"There is still lots I can teach you, like better combination techniques with toads, several elemental jutsu and other jutsu you probably haven't bothered looking at because you have such high-powered techniques, but sometimes you need to know the small stuff too." Jiraiya lectured. Naruto nodded in understanding.

"I guess I haven't done much in all aspects of ninjutsu, but I bet I can master most jutsu in the world, given that I have lots of shadow clones to help me out." Naruto replied. Jiraiya nodded.

"We'll have a look at that when we stop for the night, for now, we just have to get to the next town." Jiraiya answered.

Naruto smiled to himself. It was good to have a teacher that didn't believe he was 'done' with his training. Naruto was mostly left on his own devices as a kid and an adult, but now he was just someone who Jiraiya wanted to know- seeing as he was his godson - after figuring out that the kid he had planned to spend some time with once he could stand on his own two legs, was over thirty years old in his mind.

The trip wasn't that long. There were several smaller villages close to Konoha due to the higher amount of ninja patrolling the area. It gave the weaker villages more protection even though it wasn't organized or guaranteed.

Finding a relatively cheap hotel to stay the night, but merely left some of the heavier bags Jiraiya carried before heading out into a clearing not too far away from town.

"Alright, as I understand it, you know several varieties of the rasengan, including rasenshuriken, and pure chakra manipulation." Jiraiya stated. Naruto nodded in confirmation.

"I also know some simpler wind jutsu and chakra exercises for water and lightning." Naruto added as he discarded his hoodie on the ground.

"Right. We'll work with wind first, seeing as it's your primary element. There are several jutsu, differing in strength and range, that might be of interest to you. When it comes to jutsu, it's important to remember that the simplest jutsu can be a terrifying weapon with the amount of power and thought put into it. That's why we'll first focus on some of the simpler wind jutsu to start with." Jiraiya explained as he took out two scrolls from his pouch.

"Wind style; Great breakthrough and Gale Palm." Naruto stated as he opened the scrolls. Jiraiya nodded.

"These two C-ranked jutsu are powerful weapons. We'll also be working on the Flying Swallow technique, but that's more of pure wind manipulation." Jiraiya said as he turned away from Naruto.

He went through a couple of hand seals before releasing a great gust of wind towards the forest.

"That was Great breakthrough. The jutsu varies in strength and one of the more iconic ones for a wind user. It can be used to deflect projectiles or knock people far away. It's also great for combining with water or fire techniques." Jiraiya explained. Naruto nodded.

"The hand signs are as following; Tiger, Ox, Dog, Rabbit, Snake." Jiraiya said as he showed them to Naruto, just in case.

Naruto turned towards the same area Jiraiya had targeted earlier. He did the following hand signs before muttering, "Wind Style; Great Breakthrough." A medium sized gust of wind shot out of his mouth but wavered before coming especially far. Not nearly as strong as Jiraiya's.

Naruto sighed loudly. "It was good for your first try kid, when I learned it I couldn't even get a small sized gust at first. You'll have to adapt to how much chakra you need to use the jutsu, especially considering that no one has exactly your amount of chakra reserves. It's a little hard for me to measure for you, but I'd say that if you took a bucket out of your sea, it'll be enough for a strong one." Jiraiya said.

Naruto nodded. He created three shadow clones who went through the hand signs almost immediately.

"They'll deal with training for now. I need something to eat." Naruto said as his stomach grumbled loudly. Jiraiya laughed loudly as the two headed back to the village. They found a small restaurant in the town square, but that was the only one there so it wasn't so hard.

They ordered and sat down in one of the quieter corners, wanting to avoid prying eyes and ears. "So, figured out how to deal with Tsunade?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto shrugged.

"It's better when things come from the heart, I can always pull the 'I could arrest you' card, but it wouldn't be that good for my favours." Naruto smiled. Jiraiya raised an eyebrow.

"Favours?" He asked. Naruto nodded with a foxy grin.

"First, medical program. Second, certain people I'd like here to train personally. Third, teaching advanced chakra control at the academy during the later years. Seriously though, having a sixty-six percent pass rate on a genin exam isn't exactly recommendable when the chance of war breaking out at any moment is possible." Naruto explained.

"I see, you make a valid point. Though I don't think war will break out any time soon." Jiraiya said. He looked around the restaurant. "Let's change the subject." He continued.

"Okay?" Naruto asked as the waiter placed their food on the table.

"Did you have any lovers? Did I teach you the way to woo anyone, regardless of gender?" Jiraiya asked with a perverted grin.

Naruto chuckled. "I had a childish crush once, and I know for certain that many found me attractive. But there was only one woman for me and I married her." Naruto said as he smiled genuinely.

"Who was she?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto's smile faltered slightly.

"Hinata, she's the daughter of Hyuuga Hiashi." He said. Jiraiya spluttered.

"You got to date a Hyuuga? A clan heir nonetheless?" He asked as he tried to compose himself. Naruto laughed.

"She apparently had a major crush on me since forever, but I had as much knowledge about love at the time like a piece of bread. Didn't notice until I was like eighteen. We married and had two children a couple of years afterwards." Naruto explained, keeping a small smile on his face.

"Kids?" Jiraiya looked at seemingly nothing.

"Yeah, Boruto and Himawari. They're the best. I… I miss them." Naruto said as he took a bite of his meal. Jiraiya nodded.

"I know the feeling. Minato was like a son to me, of course, I can't imagine what it's like to be a real father, except from the vagueness I've gotten from my pupils." Jiraiya said.

"I try to come to terms with it, but I can't seem to shake away the regret. I left them there, in the future. In that timeline. I might never see them again. Even as I saw Hinata when I first arrived here, when I spend time with her training to prepare her, I still know that this isn't the Hinata I married and she might never be. I won't ever be able to see these people here as those I knew back then, yet, you're all them." Naruto tried to explain. Jiraiya nodded solemnly.

"It'll be hard, I can tell. I can't say that you'll ever be able to look at us without being reminded of them. But I suppose that you might get to love the new them as well, or…" Jiraiya trailed off. Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Or...?" He asked.

"We can try to find you a way back home."

A/N

That's it for this chapter. I could've gone on a little further, but I've kept you all waiting for so long and I simply need to get over this dry writer's block.

I'll try not to make you wait as long before the next chapter, but I'll soon have my exams so I might get even busier.

Have a great Easter folks.