NARUTO:The sealed shinobi.

They all stared after him before one turned to the rest of them, "That was the kid that saved this place wasn't it?"

Another sailor pointed, "Okay, after hearing that shit I have to say. The thought of the kid saving the country from one fat bald midget with a superiority complex doesn't seem too farfetched anymore."

Naruto quickly made his way to the outskirts of the port town while his ever-present companion sounded off, "You're really reaching for a way to control me aren't you kit? Do you think going to this place is going to give you any advantages when the time comes?"

Naruto frowned, "It doesn't matter whether it does or not. I have to try. Unless you feel like being generous and fighting me blind and with your back paws bound then I'm not going to win. If you weren't full strength anyway I don't think I would want the victory." Naruto bared his teeth, "And besides, either way I get to find out something about myself so who cares? I still can't believe I convinced Kakashi to let me go."

Kyuubi scoffed in his head, "Oh please kit. That man is a sentimental sucker when it comes to anything regarding your parents. All you had to do was what you did and seem curious about your origins."

Naruto smirked but put a serious look back on his face, 'Do you think Kakashi can dig anything up about Akatsuki before I get there?'

Kyuubi rumbled lowly from inside his head, "Kit I don't think either of you could dig anything up. If your pervert of a godfather couldn't come up with any kind of info what makes you think you and the Cyclops can? Face it, you're stuck waiting until you get attacked. That will be your only chance."

Naruto shook his head, 'I can't believe that, I won't. I'm not going to sit and wait around for the best Shinobi from every corner of the world to come knocking at the front gate asking for me. We know what they want, we know what it takes for them to get it, and we know how many of them there are. All we don't know is how to find these fuckers. They've done a very good job of keeping that a secret.'

"It's never that simple kit. I'm telling you, going out of your way to find them all will mean nothing if you're too weak to take them down. Take the time that you have and improve. I will not be captured by anyone ever again, I'll devour you when you challenge me for control and until that day you and I will be with our backs against the wall so to speak. So I'll say this; after we're done here you need to get your shit together ningen. Fight for me, fight for yourself, fight for your mission, get strength for these reasons, and for all of the people that have put their necks on the line to keep you alive and gotten you this far."

Naruto sighed and spoke out loud seeing as he was alone and running across the countryside, "Let's just find this place before nightfall. We only have a small window of time to get what I need and get back to Kiri to link back up with the team."

XxX

(Kirigakure – With Kakashi and company)

Kakashi walked out of the main building where the Mizukage's office was situated with a dumbfounded look evident in his one visible eye, "That was the Mizukage? Oh sweet Kami she's perfect… and I could swear she was hitting on me." Kakashi put his features back to normal and started to think, "Though that kid with the sword kept glaring at me like I stole something. Weird. There's probably a story there or something."

Shikamaru and Tayuya met up with Kakashi outside where he left them for his meeting, "So Kakashi-sensei, why were you looking all gobsmacked just now coming out of the building?" Tayuya followed up, "Yeah, are we getting kicked out of Kiri or what?" Shikamaru shook his head at the negative mindset of the girl.

Kakashi smiled and waved it off, "Oh nothing at all, just some elite, high ranking ninja stuff. Nothing you all need to concern yourselves with." Kakashi took the lead, orange pervert book out in front of his face for the world to see, and planned to lead the team around the village when Tayuya saw something hanging from his back pocket.

Moving with the quickness, Tayuya snatched a piece of paper from the pocket of Kakashi, "What the hell is this?" Shikamaru peered over her shoulder to see just what had caught his former enemy's interest.

Shikamaru's eyes widened as he read over what Tayuya had taken, "No way, is that?"

Tayuya looked up at Kakashi with wide eyes, "This is the Mizukage's personal information; address, full name, and-. Are those her measurements?" Shikamaru had a small nosebleed after reading that part, "How the fuck did you get this shit?"

Kakashi turned around to his young charges and returned the paper to his pocket with what they had to believe was a stupid grin under his mask, "Huh, she must have slipped it in my pocket when I left. I knew that wasn't some kind of traditional Kirigakure farewell." He scratched the back of his head sheepishly before shrugging, "I'm Kakashi Hatake, and that's all you need to know about that." Turning back around he motioned for the two to follow him, "Come on, this is a rare opportunity for kids like you. We have a foreign village to see."

Shikamaru shook his head, "Why is everyone on Team 7 so confusing? First Sasuke goes clinically insane and goes to Orochimaru, then Naruto runs through our entire graduating class like a hot knife through butter, and now Kakashi is getting hook-ups in. That whole team is a big pain in the ass."

XxX

(With Naruto – Unknown area in Nami no Kuni)

Naruto kept a frantic pace as he tried to arrive at his destination before midnight, 'Man, I feel like a real heel for not going to see Inari, Tsunami, and Tazuna, but this is for business not pleasure. I'll try and catch up with them soon. I wonder what they'll say when they see me?'

Naruto was broken from his musing when a flock of bats swarmed in his face. No matter how he tried to shoo them away they stayed in his personal space until he had to stop entirely, "Fuck off!" Naruto grabbed one of the bats only to be surprised when it melted into ink. Finally taking notice of the situation, Naruto saw that the bats were black and white.

'What the fuck?' Naruto thought to himself as He began pummeling the bats and reducing them to ink, "Ink?"

A roar drew Naruto's attention to see two black and white lions bearing down on him. Naruto drew his sword and ran at them. The first one tried a direct pounce that Naruto avoided by sliding under on his knees. The second lion rushed Naruto in his moment of recoil from the slide before he could make it to his feet. Naruto ended up driving the blade right into the lion's maw, turning it to a puddle of ink.

The first lion slashed at Naruto's back with its claws only to be blocked by Naruto's ninjato, however the lion's raw power against Naruto who was off-balance and defending from his back, sent him flying across the area.

Naruto recovered and rolled to his feet, glaring at the artificial beast, 'Alright. Time to slay this overgrown kitty and find the asshole pulling the strings out here.' Naruto made a stutter-step motion to feint the lion into attacking and cut the lion in half with his sword, smearing ink all over it.

Now alone in the area, he turned his senses abroad to search for any sign of exactly who was after him. A rustle of the breeze caught Naruto's attention as he rushed off in a seemingly random direction. He eventually came upon the form of Sai sitting in a tree with his scroll sitting in his lap and a brush in his hand.

Naruto narrowed his eyes at the Root agent and cleared his throat, "Sai… I wish I could say it was nice to see you, but it would be a bald-faced lie. Especially after just getting attacked. Those animals were yours I assume?"

Sai smiled a smile that Naruto obviously knew was fake. Jumping down from his branch, he landed in front of Naruto and rolled his scroll back up, "Yes Naruto. I had to make sure you weren't getting rusty and I've honestly wanted to fight you for quite a while now." Naruto looked Sai over, "Hey, you're my age. Why don't I remember ever seeing you around?"

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