A/N: OK people, here is the next chapter. There is some Sasuke bashing in it, as well as some info about Minato. I want to ask you something. Do any of you know any stories where Naruto is paired with a goddess or more? If you do, please tell me. As for the harem, first of all, Konan is out. Sorry to those that wanted her, but she won't work with what I've planned. Don't worry, I'm writing a fic where she is inside the harem. I've also decided to add Yuffie. As for Vincent, I have the perfect person for him. If you don't know who I'm talking about, then you obviously have never played FFVII. I also toyed with the idea of adding Shiva, but this seems too much. So, the final harem is this.

Anko Mitarashi

Kurenai Yuhi

Tsume Inuzuka

Hana Inuzuka

Yugao Uzuki

Mei Terumi

Uchiha Mikoto

Kushina Uzumaki

Tifa Lockhart

Yuffie Kisharagi

Surprise Character (though I'm sure that most of you have guessed who she is by now)

Also, I have a challenge for you. The first person who will guess correctly who the abovementioned character is AND what the Bijuu are in my story, can ask for ONE thing that he/she wants to happen in the story. However, it can't be anything about Naruto's pairing.

CHAPTER 4: New Team

Naruto woke up feeling very refreshed. He had slept well. While he could easily go without sleep for a month if needed, he still enjoyed sleep as much as everybody else. Something that Sephiroth and Genesis tried to beat out of him, saying that he should only sleep when he felt himself not being able to use the full 100% of his abilities because of exhaustion. Anything more than that would be a waste of time. Luckily, Angeal had been opposed to this. Still, when Naruto was in the wilderness he slept as rarely as possible, which was once every ten days.

As Naruto was getting dressed, he wandered whether or not they would let him become a shinobi, and if so, how the Hokage would react to his team proposition. He strapped Buster Blade to his back and was about to leave, when for some reason he got the feeling that somebody would do something incredibly stupid today.

As he walked towards the Hokage tower, he thought about all that that his Kage Bunshins had read the previous day. While he could not use chakra, that didn't mean that he shouldn't know the various jutsu. Still, he was very annoyed with the fact that he couldn't use fuinjutsu. It seemed very interesting.

He didn't really bother with all the details on politics that he had learned. While they could prove useful, he had found out that even the most bureaucratic politician would shut up and do as asked if he had a sword pressed at his neck. If Naruto remembered correctly, it was called aggressive negotiations…

When Naruto reached the Hokage tower, he decided to walk through the front door, so that he wouldn't give the Old Man any heart attacks. Good thing too, because the secretary told him that he was awaited at the council chamber. Naruto wasn't sure if this was good or not.

When Naruto entered the council chamber through the repaired doors, he saw that in the room were waiting the jonin that had faced him the previous day, as well as the council.

He lifted an eyebrow at that. "So, did you decide what is going to happen?" Sarutobi nodded "Indeed we did Naruto. Henceforth, you are a shinobi under the employment of Konoha, since you said that you would not serve it. Still, I expect from you to behave as if you did."

Naruto shrugged "So long as it doesn't conflict with what I'm supposed to do, sure no problem. However, if anyone is stupid enough to make me his enemy, he is done for, Konoha shinobi or not. Agreed?"

Sarutobi nodded and pointed towards an empty chair to his right. "This is your seat in the council as head of the Namikaze clan. Please sit."

Naruto moved forward and sit down, before turning to Sarutobi "Just so you know, I have no interest in politics whatsoever. In any meetings you can have my vote yourself, unless it's something that will affect me directly. Now, I think we need to discuss about my rank and team?"

Sarutobi nodded and was about to speak, when a stupid councilor to interfere. "Before that, there is a more important matter. Since Naruto-san is the last member of the Namikaze clan, he must be put under the CRA"

Naruto growled hearing that "CRA? Isn't that where the person under it is used to impregnate several women? What I happens if I refuse?"

"We will force you" was the stupid councilor's answer.

The temperature in the room fell by ten degrees before Naruto asked his next question. "And what happens if the women chosen refuse?" Naruto's look clearly said what would happen if the wrong answer was given.

However, it seemed that the councilor was bored with his life and wanted to end it "They will be forced as well."

Now, this is not the smartest thing to say in a room full of women that could kill you in less than ten seconds. However, since he was a councilor, they couldn't touch him and he knew it. Unfortunately for him, Naruto had no such reservations.

The moment the idiot finished his sentence, a knee met his gut, throwing him at the air. Most shinobi in the room were surprised that Naruto didn't follow with another hit, but that was soon answered when the-soon-to-be-dead landed. Naruto's right hand was enveloped by a sickly looking green as he turned it towards the doomed man. "Poison"

Screams of pain filled the room, as the councilor felt his insides melting slowly and as if molten metal was coursing through his veins. Everyone looked on, their faces green, as the man tried to speak, eventually succeeding. "Pl…please end this, I beg you" he whimpered.

Naruto smirked and lifted him from the ground, using his left hand to hold him from his throat. He slammed him to the wall. "Gladly" The punch that followed was strong enough to break through the wall and send the councilor flying.

Immediately, a fire red light engulfed Naruto's arm, and he pointed it towards the flying man. "Fire" A fireball left his arm and engulfed the man. With a last scream of pain, he was reduced to ashes.

Naruto turned towards the people present. His voice was ice cold, as he spoke to them. "To me, people who even consider doing something that comes ever remotely close to rape, have lost all rights of living. The only thing they deserve is a slow and painful death. Now, since I'm a councilor and can propose laws, I think that the CRA should stop being obligatory, both for males and females. Do you all agree?" Everyone quickly nodded.

"Naruto, how did you become like this?" asked Sarutobi hesitantly. Naruto's answer was unexpected "Simple. All that I am now is thanks to my mother."

Everyone was confused. After all, Naruto never met his mother. "What is that supposed to mean?" asked Danzo, who was very interested in the answer.

Naruto walked towards the recently created window and looked at the sky for a while, before answering.

"Infinite in mystery, is the gift of the goddess.

We seek it thus, and take it to the sky.

Ripples form on the waters surface,

The wandering soul knows no rest."

Needless to say, the only thing that did was to confuse them even more. However, he refused to explain further, no matter how much they asked him. Eventually, they got back to the task at hand, deciding Naruto's rank and team.

"Okay Naruto, we decided that you should be a jonin or, if you want, a sannin. Unless you have another suggestion?" asked Sarutobi.

"Actually, I have one. But before I say it, can I see the files of your jonin? Not the complete files mind you, I only want to know their abilities and specialties in battle. Also, I want the files of the academy students that are aiming for genin. The complete files in this case, unless their clans want to keep some things secret. But I must know their abilities and general details, like character and mindset." Sarutobi understood Naruto's plan, at least partially. "He wants to choose who his teammates will be. But why does he need the files of the aspirant genin? Oh well, only one way to find out."

Sarutobi sent an ANBU to bring the files. The clan heads didn't have any objections. These files didn't contain any family secrets, and anyone could easily learn about their kids' character if he asked around.

When the ANBU returned, Naruto sat on his seat and started reading them. Once he was done, he turned to the people present to explain his idea.

"Okay, first of all, I don't want to go directly to a higher rank, it's not really my style. Plus, I don't think I would make many friends among the younger generation if I did that. On the other hand, if I was simply a genin, it would be a complete waste, not to mention that I would go nuts from the boredom. Thus my proposition: I will be in a team with two other genin, but instead of one jonin sensei, there will be four. This way, we will be able to take higher rank missions while keeping the genin safe, the other two will learn more things than they would originally, and finally I can teach some things to my teammates myself, both genin and jonin."

Everyone thought this over for a while. His arguments made sense. Plus, after some time this team would be excellent for dealing with emergencies or difficult missions.

"Which jonin and genin have you chosen as your teammates?" asked Sarutobi.

"Well, the jonin were easy. Kurenai Yuhi, Mitarashi Anko, Inuzuka Hana and Uzuki Yugao" answered Naruto. The four mentioned were surprised. "Why the four of us? Why not someone like Kakashi?" asked Kurenai.

"For three simple reasons. Firstly, with you being a genjutsu expert, Anko being a ninjutsu expert, Hana being a taijutsu expert and Yugao being a kenjutsu expert, this is a perfectly balanced team, capable to face all situations. Secondly, judging from their reaction when you used your genjutsu on me yesterday, you four are friends. That means that you can work well together. And lastly, because you Kurenai are the only one here who can actually teach me something, even if it is only how to counter genjutsu." Kurenai blushed a bit at this. Of course, her three friends saw this and filed it away for future blackmail.

Seeing that his reasons were logical, Sarutobi nodded in acceptance. "Okay now that this is out of the way, what about the genins?"

"Well, this was a little more difficult, but I decided on two. Aburame Shino and Hyuuga Hinata. Now, before you start bitching, let me explain. I want Shino because his file says that he can be calm and analytical no matter the situation. Plus, his bugs can be a valuable asset for tracking, attacking and support. Hinata, I admit, was not my first choice for the second member. Originally, I wanted Nara Shikamaru. However there are two problems with him. One, I guess that he is supposed to be a member of the new Ino-Shika-Chou trio." he stopped for a second and looked at Sarutobi for confirmation.

Sarutobi nodded in affirmative, and Naruto continued. "The second problem is that I don't want to separate him from his friend Chouji. I don't like separating friends. Plus, these children will have their innocence stripped away from them the moment they kill for the first time. I prefer to let them be with their friends when that happens." Everybody nodded at this. It was a sad fact of the life of a shinobi.

Naruto continued "As for why I decided on Hinata… I rejected Yamanaka Ino and Akimichi Chouji for the same reasons I rejected Shikamaru. Haruno Sakura is, as far as I can tell, a useless fangirl without any useful skills. Inuzuka Kiba wouldn't really add anything useful to this team. Plus, it's possible that he wouldn't like to be taught by his sister and that he would always want to appear to be the best, which would cause trouble for the teamwork." he stopped and looked at Hana and Tsume, who nodded. Kiba was not the easiest person to work with.

"Lastly, I definitely don't want Uchiha Sasuke. If the brat's behavior is half as bad as his file says, I would lose my patience and kill him in the first ten minutes."

Hiashi spoke then "So you want my daughter in your team merely because she is the last one remaining?"

Naruto shook his head "No. Actually I believe that she can contribute to the team. Her Byakugan would be useful in scouting, tracking and detecting traps. Plus, according to her file, she does have skills. Her only real problems are that she is too shy, that her personality is too gentle and that she lacks self esteem, none of which are good for a shinobi. However, if being in a team with four women who are not only strong as kunoichi, but also, as far as I can tell, as characters, can't help her, then nothing can."

Hiashi thought this over. On the one hand, he didn't want his clan to have anything to do with Naruto. On the other hand, this was perhaps the only way that his daughter would start to act as a clan heir and shinobi should, and Hiashi wanted this to happen more than anything. If she didn't the clan elders would probably brand her with the caged bird seal, and Hiashi didn't want this to happen to his daughter. Finally he nodded, agreeing with the proposition.

Seeing this, Sarutobi turned towards Anko, Kurenai, Hana and Yugao. "Well, do you agree with this?" The four women looked at each other for a second, before speaking together "We do, Hokage-sama."

Haruno Sasha was not happy. Not only the damn demon insulted her daughter, but he also insulted Sasuke Uchiha. She wanted to protest and say that Sasuke should be the one taught by four jonins, not some freak with bugs living inside him or a weird white eyed girl. However, she had seen Naruto kill two councilors already without any consequences, and she didn't want to be the third one.

"Very well, this is decided then. Now, for the other teams. Team one will be… (they are unimportant)… Team seven will be Sasuke Uchiha, Haruno Sakura and Kiba Inuzuka. Their sensei will be Kakashi. Kakashi, you also have the mission to keep a close eye to Sasuke. I don't trust his mental health." Kakashi nodded.

"Team 8 will be Naruto's team. Their main sensei will be Kurenai. You four are allowed to teach them anything you think they should learn. I want this team to be able to take on sannin level opponents without Naruto's help by the time they become jonin. Maybe sooner." the four women nodded.

"Team 9 is still in circulation. Gai, do try to prevent Lee from choosing Naruto as his eternal rival. I don't think he is ready for this." Gai nodded, his face serious.

"Team 10 will be Yamanaka Ino, Shikamaru Nara and Akimichi Chouji. Their sensei will be Asuma. Don't dare to complain Asuma. You are way too lazy. And you had better train them if you know what's good for you." Asuma nodded, but he was inwardly cursing his father for doing this to him.

"Okay Naruto, the teams will be announced to the genin five hours from now. Be at the academy then." said Sarutobi. Naruto nodded and left. Sarutobi dismissed the others in the room and left for his office to continue his battle against paperwork.

Some time later:

Anko, Kurenai, Hana and Yugao were sitting at a dango shop, eating and discussing. "So, what do you think about our new team?" asked Yugao

"Well, it will certainly be interesting. It was good of him to ask for all four of us. It has been ages since we worked together. Although the goal that Hokage-sama put to us is quite difficult to achieve." answered Kurenai.

"Perhaps, but with all four of us to teach them, plus Naruto, it's not impossible. Though I wonder what he could teach us." said Hana.

"Well, we just have to wait and find out. Personally, I'll enjoy breaking the Hyuuga heiress out of her shell." said Anko with an evil/sadistic smile on her face.

"Remember Anko, we are supposed to train them, not cause them mental trauma." said Kurenai.

Anko waved her off "Yeah, yeah. Anyway, what do you think about that hunk, Naruto? He looks delicious, doesn't he?" said Anko with a lecherous grin. The answer she got was three blushes.

"Can't you keep your mind out of the gutter, Anko?" admonished Kurenai her friend.

"Nope. And judging from your blushes, you three can't either." said Anko cheekily. The other three blushed even more. Needless to say, Anko was not one to stop there. "And don't forget that not only he detests perverts, he also hates rapers with a passion. Plus, he stopped women from being used for breeding without their consent and he managed to make those damn civilians eat their tongues."

"Okay Anko we get it, you can stop now." said Hana, who had managed to get her blush under control.

All four of them were sure for one thing: things were about to get interesting.

Meanwhile, Kakashi was in front of the memorial stone. "Sensei, I thought you would like to know that your son is alive and no longer needs any guardians. Sensei, Obito, Rin… this is a second chance for me. I won't live in the past any longer, as I know you would want. And, Obito… sorry to say this but… your nephew is a royal jerk, and I plan to beat it out of him."

With that, Kakashi turned around and left, going to buy an Icha Icha, that he would make sure to read only in his house, so that it wouldn't share the fate of its predecessor. His last thought before he left was "Finally, things are looking up."

Nara Shikamaru was trying to sleep at his classroom, when a shiver went up his spine. "Why do I get the feeling that things are about to get really troublesome?"

Some hours later:

Umino Iruka was a very happy man. At last, the time had come that he would get be free from Sasuke Uchiha and his annoying fangirls. All he had to do was announce the teams, and that was it. However, just as he was about to begin, he was interrupted by the door opening and some people walking in.

They first five were Asuma, Kurenai, Hana, Yugao and Anko. Seeing her, Iruka said a short prayer to Kami to have mercy on the poor souls that would have her as sensei. The sixth person that entered was Naruto. "Hey, Naruto, I didn't think you would be interested in teaching." said Iruka, thinking that he was here as a jonin sensei. Naruto just chuckled and told him to continue with the teams.

Iruka was about to do so, when he was interrupted again, this time by Sasuke. "Hey, sensei, who are these people?" Iruka sighed. "They are the jonin that will teach you, Sasuke"

Sasuke snorted. "These are jonin? All I see are a lazy looking smoker and four women who would only be useful as whores. The…" He was interrupted by feeling his shoulder be squeezed so hard, that he cried out in pain. He looked back and saw that it was Naruto holding him. "When did he move?" he thought shocked.

Naruto spoke, his voice promising torture. "You have three choices, young bastard. Either you go on all fours, crawl towards them and beg for forgiveness while licking their shoes for calling them like that, or I make you do it, or they take care of it in their own way. Your choice."

Iruka decided to give a piece of advice to his student. The fact that he didn't like him didn't mean that he wanted to see him die a horrible death. "Sasuke, your best choice is the first one. Those four are best friends, and none of them take kindly to people insulting the other three. Letting Naruto take care of it is probably even worse. He is NOT someone you want to piss off."

Of course, Sasuke being his normal arrogant self decided to ignore Iruka and dig an even bigger grave for himself. "I'm an Uchiha. I'll never grovel in front of women. The only thing they are good for are for housework, breeding and fucking." The KI that flooded the room would probably be enough to make even the Kyuubi scared. However, it subsided after a second, and an evil smirk adorned the four women's faces. Now, seeing this smile in Anko's face was an everyday occurrence. It was also occasionally seen in Hana's and Yugao's face. However, seeing it in the usually calm Kurenai's face was downright scary.

"Hey, Naruto-kun, I've an idea. Why not combine the second and third options?" asked Anko, still smirking. Naruto smirked as well. "I like your way of thinking, Anko-chan."

Naruto turned Sasuke towards him and looked him in the eyes. Much like the jonins the day before, Sasuke started seeing visions. Visions of himself being killed in every possible way and then some that he didn't think possible by a laughing Naruto.

Soon, a stain could be seen on Sasuke's trousers. He had peed himself… much to the enjoyment of everyone in the room. Well everyone except a certain pink haired banshee (big surprise there).

Naruto let Sasuke go, who actually got on all fours and started crawling towards the four women, saying that he was sorry all the while. However, just as he was going to lick Anko's shoe, she kicked him away. "Don't touch our shoes you bastard, you will dirty them." The four women surrounded the fallen Sasuke so that they could have their share of fun.

First, Kurenai put him in a genjutsu where all pain he felt was magnified three times and where he couldn't lose consciousness no matter what. Then Anko sent some snakes from the sleeves of her trench coat to bite him. They were a special kind of snakes, whose poison didn't kill but instead caused an excruciating amount of pain. Couple that with Kurenai's genjutsu…

Next were Yugao with her katana and Hana with her claws. They started to cut the idiot, first only shallow cuts and then somewhat deeper ones, although they were careful not to cause any fatal wounds.

Finally, they decided to end it…in the most brutal way they knew. All four kicked him at the nuts…at the same time. The following scream could probably be heard from Snow Country.

Naruto came closer to examine their handiwork. He whistled in appreciation. "Wow, you did a damn good job. I had thought of something else to do when you were done with him, but there is no point now. I'm officially impressed." The four women glowed at the praise.

Shikamaru raised his hand, trembling. "Iruka-sensei, please tell me that I'm not at the same team with one of them." Iruka checked his paper and paled. "Actually Shikamaru… those five are all in the same team." Everyone in the room paled and started to look for places to hide, hoping that they weren't in that team. The fact that Naruto and Anko started to laugh at their reaction probably wasn't helping either.

Kurenai stopped them with a slap at the back of the head. "Stop that you two, you are scaring them." Iruka checked his paper again to see who the unfortunate students were. "Aburame Shino and Hyuuga Hinata. I'm sorry, but you are in their team." The two students rose from their seats, trembling.

Seeing this Kurenai tried to calm them. "Don't worry, we won't hurt you." Hana and Yugao nodded in agreement as did Anko, after she was elbowed by Kurenai. They turned to Naruto, who just shrugged.

"Well, let's get going. Why don't we go at a dango shop so we can eat while the introductions are made? My treat." said Naruto.

Anko managed to stop herself from jumping him, if only barely. "So, do you think dango is the best food of all as well, Naruto?" she asked.

Naruto shook his head. "Nope, I think that's ramen, but dango is a very close second."

While Anko pouted and mumbled something about people not being able to tell the difference between good food and rubbish, Yugao asked "If you like ramen more, then why did you say that we should go for dango?"

"Simple. I have found out that women really enjoy eating dango, whether they admit it or not. And since in our team there are five women and two men…" answered Naruto. Naruto turned to leave, but because of this he missed the look that the four women exchanged when he told this.

Naruto took his seat and sweatdropped when he saw how much dango Anko had ordered. "Note to self: NEVER offer to treat Anko to dango again"

After all of them ate some, Kurenai spoke. "Okay, it's time for introductions. Name, likes, dislikes, specialties, general abilities and dreams for the future. I'll go first. My name is Yuhi Kurenai. I like my three friends here, training, learning about new genjutsu and gardening. I dislike people who are arrogant, people who think women are weak, perverts, rapists, and people who insult or try to harm my friends. I also dislike fangirls. They give a bad name to every kunoichi of the Elemental Nations. My specialty is genjutsu. I'm quite good in taijutsu and somewhat good in ninjutsu. I know next to nothing about kenjutsu. My dream is to become the best genjutsu user ever."

Anko was next. "My name is Anko Mitarashi. I like dango, torturing and scaring people, my friends, and people who wait to know someone before judging him or her. I dislike perverts, rapists, fangirls, those that hurt my friends, those that judge others without knowing them first and those that try to take my dango from me. My specialties are ninjutsu and interrogation. I'm also very good at taijutsu, but I suck when it comes to genjutsu and kenjutsu. My dream is to kill a certain snake and get rid of the hickey he left me with."

"I'm Hana Inuzuka. I like spending time with my friends, dogs and annoying my brother. I dislike perverts, rapists, fangirls, those that try to hurt my friends or family and cats. My specialty is taijutsu, as well as using my clan techniques. I'm fairly good in ninjutsu, but I'm hopeless at genjutsu and kenjutsu. My dream is to become the best vet in the Elemental Nations."

"I'm Yugao Uzuki. I like sword fighting, reading and spending time with my friends. My dislikes are perverts, rapists, fangirls, those that try to harm my friends and those who hold a sword without truly understanding what it means. My specialty is kenjutsu. I'm very good at ninjutsu, quite good at taijutsu and moderate at genjutsu. My dream… well, until yesterday it was to become the best swordfighter in the Elemental Nations. Now I simply want to become one of the best. There is no point in having a dream that can't be fulfilled. Now, since we introduced ourselves, it's your turn. You first, bug boy."

"My name is Aburame Shino. I like bugs and people who use logic. My dislikes are people who harm bugs, people who dislike my family because of our bugs and people who do illogical things. My specialty lies in the use of my bugs and clan techniques. I'm not good at the rest areas. My dream is to learn about all the insects of the Elemental Nations and persuade some of them to join my clan." said Shino.

"Okay, you next, Hinata." said Kurenai.

"My name is Hyuuga Hinata. I like cinnamon rolls. I dislike the Caged Bird Seal of my clan. I can use the Byakugan and the Jyuken, but I'm not good at them. I don't know any ninjutsu besides the academy ones, and I know absolutely nothing about genjutsu or kenjutsu. I'm sorry for being weak. My dream is to better the relationships between the main and branch houses of the Hyuuga clan and abolish the use of the seal." said Hinata, stuttering all the while.

Everyone turned to Naruto to hear his introduction, but instead of that he said "Since all of us have finished eating, why don't we move this somewhere else?"

The jonins nodded, thinking that he didn't want to risk anyone overhearing him during his introduction. They got up and Naruto paid for their food.

After a few minutes, they were sitting at training ground 10. Once again, everyone turned to Naruto, waiting for him to begin.

Naruto nodded "Okay, my name is Naruto Namikaze, son of the Yondaime Hokage and holder of Kyuubi no Kitsune-keep your questions for later you two. I like fighting, my Goddess, my friends and killing people that deserve it. I hate perverts, child abusers, rapists, those who insult or harm my friends and those that insult my goddess. Of the three last, doing the first means slow and painful death. Doing one of the other two means that I'll deliver one, ONLY one, warning against doing it again, and after that same as the other. I also dislike the villagers and shinobi who attacked me when I was young, as well as all the Uchihas except two that I actually like. I'm excellent in kenjutsu and taijutsu, but I don't have chakra of my own, so ninjutsu and genjutsu are out of my reach. If I use Kyuubi's chakra I could use them, but I promised myself some years ago that I would never use it unless there are a lot of books to be read, in which case I use it to create Kage Bunshins. My dream… maybe I'll tell you some other time, but not now. Now you can ask questions."

The first one to speak was Shino. "Namikaze-san, what do you mean you have the Kyuubi sealed in you? We have been taught that the Kyuubi was killed by Yondaime-sama fifteen years ago."

Naruto shook his head. "First of all, call me Naruto, Shino. I'm not one for formalities. As for what you have been taught… they lied to you. I was born the day of the Kyuubi attack, and my father sealed it inside me. You didn't know because the Sandaime had passed a law forbidding everyone to tell the truth to the children. The first version of the law was actually meant to stop the council members, the only ones who knew the truth, from telling anyone else. It was meant to protect me so that I could have a normal childhood. Needless to say, it failed."

Shino thought this over for a while, before deciding that it sounded logical and nodding in acceptance.

Kurenai asked next "Naruto, this goddess you spoke of, is she the same… person you talked about yesterday?" Naruto nodded in affirmative, but didn't say anything else.

"Kurenai-sensei, why do Shino-kun and I have five senseis? I thought that the teams were supposed to consist of three genin and one jonin." asked Hinata, stuttering again.

"This is a special case Hinata. First of all, Naruto is, technically, a genin. However, since his skills are far above even a Kage's, it was decided that this team will be created so that he could go on high-ranked missions without you two getting into danger. Between him and the four of us, you should be safe." answered Kurenai.

Shino went bug-eyed at hearing this (pun very much intended). "E…excuse me Kurenai-sensei. You said genin with greater skill than a Kage? How is that possible?"

Anko decided to butt in and answer "He is a genin because he wanted to. He said that taking a higher rank wouldn't make him popular with your generation. As for how he is so skilled and powerful in so young an age… well, I suppose that's for him to know and us to find out. Isn't it?" she asked Naruto the last part, who just chuckled and nodded in affirmative.

"Now, usually there would be a test for you to pass before actually becoming genin, but the Hokage has decided that since this is a special case there will be no need for it. So I guess from now on we are tea…" said Yugao, only to be interrupted by Naruto.

"While there may be no test, there are some things that must be said before. Some things that should have been said to all students of the academy since the moment they started it."

"And what are those things?" asked a curious Shino, while the four women were exchanging nervous glances. They knew where this was headed, and judging from Naruto's expression, there would be no sugarcoating or gentle words. Still, he was right. This was something that they should hear now, if they were to follow them in high rank missions.

"You want to know what, Aburame Shino?" said Naruto, his voice oddly sarcastic. "Let me answer you with a question of my own. What do the two of you think that a shinobi is?"

Both of them opened their mouths to speak, but Naruto beat them to it. "Don't bother to answer. Let me tell you. Whatever you believe that it is, you are wrong. A shinobi is not some kind of hero, as you have no doubt heard. A shinobi can be a protector, if his job entails it, but there is no telling if the person you should protect is a good person or not. You may be asked to protect a trader, or a slaver. A shinobi will often be ordered to assassinate someone, without knowing if he deserves to die or not. And he shouldn't care. He can be ordered to steal something or abduct someone. He has to do as told. Do you know what all these mean?"

The two shook their head, not knowing what to say after all they've heard. Unfortunately for them, Naruto was not over. "They mean that a shinobi is nothing more than a glorified murderer. Not matter the type of mission a shinobi will be ordered to carry out, he will surely have to kill in order to accomplish it. If he doesn't, either he or his teammates will die. This is a shinobi's true nature."

The four jonin watched as Naruto was demolishing any misconceptions the two children had about the world they were about to enter. They watched as the two panicked and, in Hinata's case, came to tears as they realized what they would truly be asked to do. Even Anko couldn't help taking pity on them. And it seemed that neither could Naruto, for when he talked again his voice, while not gentle, was not harsh either, and his words were encouraging.

"Calm down you two. While this is indeed a shinobi's nature, a shinobi's fate, in Konoha things are somewhat better. While you can't avoid killing, in Konoha shinobi are usually on the morally correct side, although this started to happen only relatively recently. Still, do you know why all Konoha shinobi keep doing their jobs, even if it means they have to kill?"

The two genin shook their heads negatively. Naruto whispered something to the jonin, who nodded. Then he turned back towards the other two. "Well, then, let me show you." With that, he grabbed them from their shoulders and the next moment they vanished, the jonin following suit a second later.

They reappeared on top of the Yondaime's head. "Look at Konoha." said Naruto, pointing. Everyone, genin and jonin did so, and their breath stopped for a second. It was indeed a great view. Seeing Konoha, from this height, with the sun setting behind it, was a beautiful sight, yet an oddly fragile looking one.

"This is the reason they fight and kill, even if they don't like it. To protect Konoha. To protect the people precious to them. For as long the Elemental Nations are trapped in this cycle of death and violence, they will always need protecting. Only one man tried to stop this cycle. A man born and raised in an era of war. It was this man who ended the war, killing more people than anyone else. For the sake of his home and loved ones, he drenched his hands in blood. For their sake, he tried to stop this, to change the shinobi's nature. It looked like he would succeed. If only he hadn't died so young…"

"Who was this man, Naruto-san?" asked a shy Hinata.

"I told you it's Naruto. As for who this man was… we are standing on top of him. He was Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage, the youngest and strongest Kage that ever lived, and one of the greatest heroes this planet has ever known." answered Naruto.

He paused for a second, and then continued. "This is what you must think about if you want to become shinobi. Are you prepared to kill to protect those that you love and accomplish your dreams? Also… Hinata?"

"Yes?" she answered timidly. Naruto shook his head at this. "Hinata, you also have something else to think. Right know, you can't be a shinobi. You are way to gentle and timid for that. I'm not asking you to change alone though. No, I'm asking you if you are willing to change. If you are, I'm sure Kurenai, Yugao, Hana and Anko will be willing to help you. Think this over carefully. Both of you have until tomorrow noon to think this over. Come and find us at training ground ten then, and tell us what you decided."

He turned to the jonin "Can two of you take them to their homes and then come back here? There are some things I want to talk about with you four." Kurenai and Hana nodded, Kurenai taking Hinata and Hana taking Shino, shunshining them to their homes.

They returned a couple of minutes later, to find Naruto standing to the edge of the head, looking over Konoha and Anko and Yugao whispering amongst themselves.

Naruto spoke to them without turning to look at them. "First of all, there are some things we have to make clear. Despite the way I acted today, it will not be me who will be the leader of this team. I have experience, yes, but my experience is in straight fights. I have no experience in stealth or I shinobi missions generally. Personally, I think that the leader should be Yugao. She was an ANBU after all."

Everyone was shocked, "How the hell do you know this?" asked Yugao.

"I saw you in the council's chamber when I first arrived. I can read one's body and stance perfectly. This is part of the reason I'm such a good swordsman. Masks are of no use with me. And, Yugao I have to say I'm sorry." replied Naruto.

"What for?" asked a confused Yugao.

"For destroying your dream like that. I have done it many times before, but it never gets any easier." answered Naruto.

Yugao waved his concern off. "Don't worry about it. It's something every swordsman or swordswoman must be prepared for."

Naruto nodded in acceptance, thankful for her words, before turning to Anko. "Anko, when I said before that masks are useless to me, I meant it both literally and figuratively. Judging from your introduction, it must have something to do with Orochimaru. Add to that how the village treated me when I was young, and it's not difficult to understand what happened. If you ever feel the need to talk to someone who has gone more or less trough the same thing, come and find me. I would like to see how the real you are."

He turned back towards the village, and nobody spoke. Soon, wind started to blow. The four women watched as his trench coat and his hair started to move with the wind. Like this, and with the setting sun in front of him, for some reason he made them think that he was some sort of angel, ready to unfurl his wings and take flight.

After a while, Kurenai spoke. "Naruto, can I ask you something?"

"Ask away."

"How do you know so many things about the history of the Yondaime's life and the history of Konoha? You have only been here for a day."

"I told you before that I use Kage Bunshins when there are many books that I want to read, didn't I? Are you really surprised that my father's house has journals with details about his life in it? He also had many books about the history of Konoha and information about the various clans, though not clan secrets, of course."

They stayed silent again, but soon the four women decided that it was time to leave. But before that, Hana spoke to Naruto. "Naruto, my mother asked me to invite you for dinner to our house if you want to come." The other three lifted an eyebrow at this.

"I'm sorry Hana, but some other time. I would like to spend some alone time with my father, if you don't mind" answered Naruto.

She nodded, understanding that, and the four women left, deciding to walk down, instead of shunshining. On they way down, the found, to their surprise, the Hokage, looking up at Naruto.

They stopped by his side and looked up too. They saw that Naruto was having a serene smile on his face, his eyes closed, as if enjoying the wind.

The Hokage sighed, before speaking. "This is unnerving. His appearance and DNA might have changed, but his behavior is so much like his father's, that it's scary. I often saw Minato like this, simply standing on a high place, enjoying the wind. I once asked him how he came up with Hiaraishin, and he simply said that he created it because he couldn't make a seal that would allow him to fly." The four women weren't sure if he was speaking to them or to himself, so they remained silent.

The Hokage turned to them "Walk with me for a while." They nodded. As they were descending, he was talking to them.

"Seeing this, I'm sure he would have an air affinity if he could use chakra. It's a pity that he can't. I would really like to see Minato's jutsus used again. His wind jutsus were magnificent. They were deadly, and yet elegant and beautiful. There was not a single Suna shinobi that was not jealous of him. It was as if the wind itself was obeying his every whim. You know, every time I saw him like Naruto is know, I couldn't help but believe that the wind was talking to him and wander what it was telling him. And now I find myself wondering the same thing. And when I though it in conjunction with his wind affinity, I always thought that he was about to grow wings and take off."

The four women looked at him surprised. It was the same thing that they thought was going to happen.

The Hokage ignored it and kept talking. "Minato was a sad man. He was a man that longed to be free like the wind, yet he was chained to the ground. What made him even sadder however, and what nobody but me, Jiraiya and Kushina knew, was that he only could find this freedom when fighting. That expressionless face he had when fighting was nothing but a front he created, so that he wouldn't laugh in enjoyment, so that he would not risk losing himself. I believe Naruto is the same, that's why I'm telling you. The only difference is that I think that Naruto actually seeks this enjoyment, he doesn't run from it. Keep this in mind."

As they reached the ground, Sarutobi stopped and looked up at Naruto again. "Minato was a man that preferred to live in sadness if that was what it took to bring an end to the violence of the shinobi way. This was his dream. But Naruto… I don't know." With this words he left them.

The four jonin all had the same thought and Anko was the one that expressed it. "Damn, all this are too much for one day. I need a drink." The other three nodded and all of them went towards a bar.

A few hours later, the four were returning home, more than a little drank. Anko looked towards the faces of the past Hokages' and she froze. "What the fuck?"

The other three looked at her wandering what happened. She simply pointed, and when the two turned to see, they froze as well. On top of the Yondaime's face, Naruto could still be seen, the night of the full moon illuminating him. However there was something different about him, something that shouldn't be possible.

Anko turned towards her friends "I think that we have drunk so much, that we are seeing things. We should go to the closer house and sleep." she said slowly. The other three nodded and all of them went to Kurenai's house so they could sleep.

Naruto watched as the sun was almost in the middle of the sky. "It's almost time." he said to himself. He looked down, at the head of the Yondaime "I'm sorry father, but your dream is not mine." And he jumped off.