Hello everyone this is my first story so I hope you enjoy it.

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Sword of the Jinchuuriki

Side trip returning Home

Chapter: 1

It was a beautiful sunny day. The sky was as blue as the ocean with not a cloud in site. The grass swayed with the soft wind breeze as squirrels playfully ran on the opened field. Deer's could be seen drinking by a nearby stream as fishes swam and jumped out the water as if playing a game of tag. Everything seemed perfect until:

"Rassengan". A huge explosion was soon followed afterwards as dust and debris filled the once calm area. Where the explosion had come from was now a huge crater occupied by one lone individual. Inside the crater was a 16 year old boy with blonde spiky hair and blue emerald eyes with faint whisker marks across both cheeks. He wore an orange and black jumpsuit with blue open toe sandals. On his forehead he wore a headband indicating we were a ninja of the hidden leaf village Konoha.

"Okay Naruto it's time we started to head back home"

"Hai" replied Naruto. He climbed out of the crater following an older man in his 50's. He was taller than the teenager with long bushy white hair with a red vagrant's haori (similar to a kimono) and underneath was a green warrior's kimono, with matching hakama and wooden platforms. He had a huge scroll strapped to his back.

"Ero-sennin wait up" called out Naruto.

The old man turned around with an angry look. "How many times do I have to tell you its Jiraya. Jeeze after 2 and half years you think you would learn that already".

Naruto just snickered as he followed the sannin lost in his own thoughts. It has been 2 and half years since he has left to train with Jiraya. Naruto had learned much from the old hermit and was grateful but he missed his home and friends. As they were walking Naruto noticed that the path they were taking was not heading directly to Konoha.

"Hey Ero-sennin, this is road is not going to the village, where are we going"?

"We are first going to a town where I have to do some research Naruto" said the sannin with a huge grin on his face.

"Oh great you mean you're going to try to peep on the ladies again"?

"I'll have you know if it was not for my research I would not be the famous author I am". With that Jirayai quickly took out a copy of his third installment of the icha icha paradise novels. "Here this is for you" and he quickly tosses it to him.

Naruto catches the book and just shrug's figuring he will give it to Kakashi sensei since he is a big fan of the series. Naruto placed the book in his backpack and continued following the old hermit. A few hours later they arrived in a large village. Naruto looked around surprised to see how busy it was. There were street vendors everywhere selling foods and clothes and other assorted items.

"Where are we Ero-sennin"?

"We are at the Ippodo village. This is where travelers can restock on supplies and rest between their destinations. Many travelers past by here as you can see. This is also a great place to gather information".

As soon as he heard this Naruto knew what he was talking about. During theses 2 and half years not only did they train but they also gathered information on the Akatsuki. Just the thought of the Akatsuki made Naruto clench his fist in anger.

The two continued to walk down the street glancing here and there till finally Jiraya stopped. In front of him was a restaurant. "This is the place Naruto".

They both walked into the small restaurant that was made out of wooden boards. It had a wooden counter that sat 12 people and 6 wooden tables each with 4 stools. Jiraya and Naruto sat at the far back table and were given a menu. "Yosh, My name is Ryan and I'll be your waiter, can I get you anything"?

Jiraya nodded "Yes I would like to speak to Genessa chan please"?

Ryan looked at the two with a suspicious eye "And who may I ask is looking for her"?

"An old friend" replied Jiraya with a smirk.

As the waiter left Naruto turned around in his stool and faced the pervy sage. "What's going on? Who is this Genessa"? As soon as Naruto uttered the words out came a beautiful women in her early twenties wearing a pink warrior's kimono and short skirt with white tabis and sandals. She had on two short swords, one her waist and one on her back.

"How dare you appear here again you old perv" the women shouted pointing at the sannin. I told you if you ever came back here I would cut your balls off". Both Naruto and Jiraya both sweatdroped and instinctively covered there man hood with their hands.

Jiraya stood up and starting walking backwards to the back exit with his hands up, "Now now, is that not going a little extreme now". Jiraya was now outside followed by Naruto the angry women and the waiter. "Besides we have things to discuss"?

"What are you talking about" spat Genessa.

Jiraya pointed to Naruto "This is Naruto".

Genessa looked him up and down with a big smile on her face. "He looks strong and he is cute looking".

Naruto blushed as she made that last statement. Ryan frowned when he heard that. He thought he had been making some promise impressing Genessa but here comes this new kid and already she is taking notice.

"He don't look so tough to me, I can take him out easily" shouted Ryan.

"That sounds interesting to me let's see how tough this kid is. Jiraya had told me things about you but I would like to see it for myself" Genessa said with a smirk.

Naruto looked at Jiraya who gave him a nod in approval.

"Ok but I'm warning you, you're going to regret this" Naruto said while he got into a battle stance.

"Hphm I'm not going to regret nothing, just watch as I kick your ass".

Ryan then charged at Naruto throwing a series of punches towards Naruto's faces. Naruto just kept sidestepping each punch or ducking under them never lifting a hand up. Ryan was getting angrier by the moment as none of his punches were connecting. Ryan sped up his punches and also started to kick Naruto but without any success.

"Fuck, stay still you brat" Ryan screamed. This kept going for five minutes till Ryan stopped tired and sweating. He looked at Naruto and noticed that he had his hands behind his back and was not tired a bit, or was even sweating.

"If that's all you got I suggest we stop now or someone is going to get hurt" Naruto said with a huge grin on his face.

"Bastard the only one who is going to get hurt is you; it's time I got serious." Ryan made a couple of hand signs and spat out "Earth style: Stone Head Butt Jutsu"!

Ryan came charging at Naruto at twice the speed with which he displayed earlier. This caught Naruto by surprised as Ryan finally connected on Naruto's chest with a head butt. Naruto back flip a few feet away spiting out blood as he clutched his chest in pain.

"What the hell was that" Naruto asked.

"That was my Jutsu, it makes my head as hard as stone, now take this" Ryan jumped into the air and angled his body so that his head would come down first on top of Naruto. Naruto looked up in shock as Ryan came down hard on him creating a crater where he landed on top of Naruto.

Genessa looked please while Jiraya just smirked.

Hoped you enjoy my first chapter, please review and I'll post my new chapter up soon.