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Now, 4 Weeks later

Naruto was currently sparing with Tsunade, who even after four weeks was still excited about unlocking the Mokuton. 'At least she isn't being arrogant about it' Naruto thought as he ducked a punch. Since unlocking the Mokuton, Tsunade had been training harder and more frequently than usual and when Naruto asked her about it she would just say "To prove myself". Naruto just needed to find out who she wanted to prove herself to. Although Hashirama hadn't trained her to use Mokuton that much, the girl was eager to learn and even to the library in the Senju compound to find it. She came out disappointed because since Hashirama was the only one to obtain it, her clan felt no real reason to write down how to perform them. When Naruto told her more about his doujutsu and that he would be able to use the Mokuton and all other elemental kekkei genkai including the paper release and yin-yang release, well she was amazed at first, but she was even giddier when she realised that Naruto would be able to train with her.

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The two of them had been fighting for the past two hours and while Tsunade was starting to pant Naruto, being used to outrunning shinobi at this age, was still going strong and although he was in a four-year olds body, he could still dodge and block extremely fast thanks to the swift release, something that Tsunade was getting frustrated about. Tsunade threw in a bad punch which Naruto caught and flipped her onto the ground. "Do you yield" he said smirking jokingly. "Yeah, yeah I yield" she grumbled. Naruto helped her up again still smiling "Still getting too frustrated Tsunade-chan" he said waving his finger at her. "It's hard not to get frustrated when I can't even hit you" she complained. "Yeah but I've been trained in my mindscape as well" he pointed out. Tsunade just crossed her arms and grumbled something like "Why can't I do that". Naruto just laughed at her.

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"Come on Tsunade-chan, we'll be starting the academy in a week" he said trying to raise her spirits. Normally she would have been excited but now she just said "But you're going to be the only one who I can't beat". "Now, now Tsunade-chan you shouldn't underestimate anyone. After all how do you think the Raikage feels" he said chuckling. This made Tsunade laugh "Yeah I suppose, imagine how he must feel. 'The third Raikage, beaten by a child not even in the academy'" she said. They both laughed at this. "Well I better get back to my clan's compound, baa-chan wanted to talk to me about something, see you tomorrow Naruto" she said as she left. Naruto started walking back to his house. He considered Tsukiko like a sister and he really enjoyed the medics company. 'Though she could be a little quieter' he thought. Lately Tsukiko had been rushing out of her bed and had been making a lot of noise and had been throwing up a lot. She just passed it off as food poisoning but Naruto could see she thought something else was up.

Tsukiko's house

Naruto entered the house to and went upstairs to find Tsukiko. He heard more throwing up. 'She must only be out of bed' he mused. Naruto knocked on the door "Hey Tsukiko, are you alright in there" he asked. "Never better Naruto" she replied before throwing up again. Naruto opened the door and saw her holding something in her hand. His eyes widened when he realised what it was. Tsukiko lifted her head to look at him and she smiled "In fact, I'm pregnant" she said happily before throwing up again. Naruto smiled "You're pregnant, that's great Tsukiko-chan" he said excitedly. "Well I might be here for a while; I think there's some instant ramen in the cupboard" she said. "Thanks" he replied. 'Wow Tsukiko-chan is pregnant, this is definitely a surprise' he thought as he made his way downstairs. As he waited for his instant ramen to cook he found himself wondering about Orochimaru and Jiraiya. "What am I going to do with those two" he said to himself. "I'll have to sort that out later" he concluded.

One week later. With Tsunade

Tsunade woke up to her alarm clock ringing. At first she was wondering why she had set it so early when she remembered. 'I'm starting the academy with Naruto today' she thought excitedly. She practically jumped out of her bed and ran into the bathroom to get ready. She ran into the kitchen where her mother, Senju Moriko, was making her breakfast. "Morning Tsunade-chan, you're up early" Moriko said. "Yeah kaa-chan, I'm finally going to the academy with Naruto-kun, I can't wait" she said only realising what she said too late. "So its Naruto-kun now is Tsunade-chan" her mother said teasingly. Tsunade blushed furiously "K-Kaa-chan s-stop it" she stuttered. "Okay, okay I'll stop" Moriko said smiling at her daughter. 'She already has a crush on that boy, my little hime is growing up faster than I can keep track of' she thought sadly like any mother would. "Well Tsunade here's your lunch. Well since you're ready, do you want to go" Moriko asked her daughter as she handed her a bag. Tsunade grabbed her bag and nodded. "Well then, let's go" Moriko said leading her daughter to the academy.

With Naruto

Naruto woke up to his own alarm clock, only he grabbed it and threw it across the room. 'More years in the torture they call the academy, only this time I'll be bored because I know everything they teach there, just great' Naruto thought as he got dressed. He was heading downstairs when he smelled Tsukiko's cooking. 'She's almost as good as old man Ichiraku' Naruto thought as he entered the kitchen. Tsukiko turned around with a plate of bacon, eggs and fried bread. "Oh hi Naruto I was just about to call you" she said as she put the plate on the table.

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"Thanks Tsukiko-chan this looks delicious" Naruto said. "Well Naruto, I can say I feel sorry for you having to go back to the academy" Tsukiko said chuckling as Naruto started shoving food down his throat. "Don't remind me, (sigh), at least I remembered to pack lunch last night" Naruto said remembering the times he would go to the academy without lunch and his stomach grumbled. Tsukiko laughed "Oh come on it was hardly that bad" she said. "Tell that to a guy who eats twenty bowls of ramen a day when he gets the chance" Naruto replied. Tsukiko just laughed again. "Come on, you don't want to keep Tsunade waiting like at the training ground" she said. Naruto groaned "No one is gonna let me live that down" he complained as he got a plain black bag and put it over his shoulders and left with Tsukiko.

The Academy

Tsunade was waiting outside of the academy for Naruto. 'He better not be late' she thought starting to think of ways to torture him if he was late."Hey Tsunade-chan" she heard a voice call. 'Oh well maybe next time' she thought chuckling as she saw Naruto and Tsukiko walking towards her. "Is this early enough for you" Naruto asked Tsunade mockingly. "(sigh) I suppose" she answered. Naruto and Tsukiko just chuckled. "Well then you two, Hokage-sama will be collecting you for training, so see you at six Naruto" Tsukiko said leaving. "See ya Tsukiko-chan" Naruto said with a fake smile while he frowned on the inside. Naruto was about to turn around but Tsunade grabbed his arm and brought him to the courtyard behind the school where all the other kids were. Tsunade was looking around like any other child would, gleefully. She pulled Naruto again and brought him over to the swing set.

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"You're very excited anyway" Naruto said chuckling. "Of course I am, we're starting the academy" she said happily while swinging. Naruto chuckled 'She seems to forget that I'm only in the body of a four year old' he thought. Ten minutes later they heard a bell ringing and proceeded to walk towards the academy doors. "All returning students follow your teachers, the rest of you guys follow me" said one of the teachers. They were led to a classroom by the man and Tsunade was as giddy as a child on meanwhile was focusing on the teacher. 'I've seen someone like him before in my time, but where' he thought curiously. He was suddenly, and literally, pulled out of his thoughts as they had reached the classroom and were told to take a seat and Tsunade had grabbed his arm and dragged him to one in the front row. "Why the front row" Naruto complained. "Because I'm actually going to listen to the teacher" Tsunade said, taking an edge seat putting Naruto in the middle.

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"Welcome class, first of all this is the classroom that you are going to learn in for the next five years, the seats you are sitting in you will remain in for the rest of the current year, so you will get to sit with other people" the man said. "Now my name is Umino Daichi and I'll be your teacher for the next five years" the man now known as Daichi said. 'He's Iruka-sensei's grandfather, how many more surprises am in for' Naruto thought. "Now, how about we get to know each other's names, we'll start with the oldest, so that would be you" Daichi said pointing towards Naruto. "My name is Uzumaki Naruto" he said. "I thought Uzumaki normally had red hair" Daichi asked confused. "My father wasn't an Uzumaki but he had the stronger genes" Naruto explained. Daichi seemed to accept this and continued to the next student.

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"Now what's your name" he said looking at a very pale kid beside Naruto. "Orochimaru" the boy said. Naruto stiffened when he heard the name. 'He just had to sit beside me' he thought. Daichi continued to get the names of the rest of the students. "It seems we're missing someone" and just as he said that, something, well someone came crashing through the window. "It's the Gallant Jiraiya" Jiraiya said (didn't want to make him too much like his older self). "You're late and for breaking the window, you can see me in detention Jiraiya" Daichi said causing the whole class, except Orochimaru, Naruto and Tsunade, to laugh. "Aw come on sensei" Jiraiya complained. "Just take a seat Jiraiya" Daichi said annoyed. "Alright class quieten down" he said. When they didn't quieten down a vein bulged in his head "I said be quiet" he shouted. Everyone went quiet and stared at the teacher nervously, except Orochimaru, Naruto and Tsunade, again.

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He then once again, proceeded to get his students names and when Tsunade's turn came and she called her name out everyone broke into whispers. "Now that I've got your names, let's head out to the training ground to rank you guys" he said.

Academy training ground

"Alright class, this is my assistant, Takahashi Katsumi, and she will be sparing with you so we can evaluate your skill" Daichi said introducing the girl. "First up Akimichi Chou" he said and continued through a long line of children till only Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Naruto and Tsunade were left (no it didn't go in alphabetical order). Jiraiya was first up. "Ready, Hajime" Daichi said and Jiraiya sloppily charged Katsumi and started throwing wild punches and kicks. Katsumi quickly put him on the ground, kunai at his throat. "Dobe" Orochimaru whispered just loud enough for Naruto to hear him. Jiraiya got up and started walking towards the stand but he heard Naruto talk. "You deceptive idiot" Naruto grumbled smirking and Jiraiya inwardly frowned 'I can't even hide my true strength from him' he thought annoyed.

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"Orochimaru" Daichi said and the boy got up, his face, ever stoic. "Ready, Hajime" Daichi said again and Orochimaru fell into the standard academy stance and attacked. His punches were quick but not well timed and just like the rest of the students it didn't take long to put him on the ground, it just took a few seconds longer. He looked rather disappointed but accepted it as from what he heard about her the girl was a special jōnin in taijutsu. "Senju Tsunade" Daichi called out. "Don't beat her too bad, I still have to have a go" Naruto whispered to her. "Fine" Tsunade whispered disappointed. "Ready, Hajime" Daichi said and Tsunade dropped into her grandfather's Senju stance that she had learned from him. She then attacked Katsumi with powerful punches that the woman couldn't dodge but when blocked would weaken her arms. The other students were shocked that even though the girl was a Senju that she was overpowering a woman more than twice her height.

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Eventually Tsunade knocked the girl down and held an academy kunai to her throat. Everyone but Naruto was surprised, and Katsumi was staring at the girl shocked. 'And Hokage-sama said she was the weaker of the two; I'm not going to enjoy this' she thought as she got up. Daichi was having the same thoughts but regained focus as the two got up. "Winner: Tsunade" he exclaimed still shocked. "Uzumaki Naruto" he said and Naruto got up and Katsumi stared at him. I've seen that face before' she thought warily. "Ready, Hajime" Daichi said and Naruto dropped into an unusual stance. Seeing everyone's confused faces he smirked.

Flashback

Naruto was training with Tsunade in taijutsu when his body dropped into an unfamiliar stance. 'What the hell is going on, Akira-chan is that you' he thought. "YES, THIS IS MY FIGHTING STYLE AS A HUMAN, I'VE IMPLANTED THE KATA'S IN YOUR HEAD, GO ON GIVE IT A TRY" Akira said. Naruto started attacking Tsunade and he beat her easily since she didn't understand the style. "THE STYLE CONFUSES OPPONENTS WITH FAST BUT POWERFUL STRIKES AND CAN EASILY BE MOULDED INTO OTHER STYLES ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND IT" Akira explained to him. When Tsunade asked him what it was and he told her she was pouting at "how unfair you were using a style I've never seen before". Naruto just chuckled.

Flashback end

Katsumi looked at him "I've never seen that style before" she said. Naruto smirked again "That's because I made it" he said and took the opportunity to attack her while she was in shock. Katsumi however was able to block his first strike because of the way she had stepped back in shock and quickly launched him forward again. 'This kid really is no joke; he could easily kill me with a style like that if he wanted to' she thought. She was brought out of her thoughts when Naruto said "Hien no jutsu" and forced her to dodge the attack. Daichi was angry at the boy for using a jutsu and was about to berate him when Katsumi spoke up. "Well you're a smart kid anyway, the Hien is classified as taijutsu and you used it to your advantage, I'm afraid I'm actually going to have to concede this battle" she said much to Naruto's disappointment and everyone else's shock, except Tsunade of course. Daichi once again was in a state of shock 'This kid is something else, amazing' he thought. "W-Winner Naruto" he said.

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Once Daichi was over his shock he told the class to go back inside but Katsumi walked over to Naruto and asked "Okay I'm almost certain I've seen you before so tell who me are you". Naruto gave her the bingo book that the page was marked on and gave it to her. At first she was confused and thought 'Maybe it's his dad I'm thinking of'. When she opened it she dropped the book. Naruto smiled at her "You never really stood a chance" he said picking the book up and he walked inside. Katsumi followed him in still in shock. 'He's only five and he's an SS rank in the bingo book' she kept repeating in her head. The rest of the day went on uneventful. Beside the fact that both Naruto and Tsunade had earned a fanclub each. 'Why do I have to put up with these fan boys/girls' Tsunade and Naruto thought as they were currently being stared at by everyone of their classmates as they left the academy. "You two look like you had a fun day" Hashirama said seeing all their classmates staring at them. "Well come on, we have to go to a new training ground today as thanks to you two training ground seven is under repair" he said causing both to blush. And with that they left.

Chapter 6: Genin days (again) and new sensei(s)?

9 MONTHS LATER

Naruto got out of bed early to go to the academy and meet Tsunade early. Apparently Daichi and Katsumi had wanted to meet both of them as well as Jiraiya and Orochimaru. Naruto had guessed this was the day they would be told they would be taking the graduation test this year but he couldn't be certain. In the past year Naruto had formed a rivalry and friendship with Orochimaru and Jiraiya and the teamwork they had displayed when they fought against him and Tsunade had surprised him. The teachers noticed the teamwork between the four and had asked Hashirama to team them up against 4 ANBU members. The results were that as a team they worked better than what Naruto had told Hashirama about the sannin and he had told the four that they were probably going to be a four man squad when they graduate.

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Jiraiya, while he still wasn't into working with books, had improved to low Chunin level when Naruto had thought him how to properly hide himself and fight in taijutsu. Orochimaru had at first been jealous that someone had been better than him, but when he saw the bingo book he had asked to train with Naruto. Naruto could see how eager the boy was to learn new jutsu and when he asked him what his dream was he answered the same as his older self would have, only not as creepily. Naruto then asked him to what length would he go to achieve that dream. Orochimaru was speechless and Naruto had gotten him to give up on it, after half a year of trying to convince him (I couldn't think of anything but this).

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He had just arrived at the academy when he was attacked by Tsunade. "What the hell did I do this time" he asked her. "Oops sorry, I'm looking for Jiraiya and I thought you were him" she said sheepishly. Naruto's eye twitched "Does this hair look white to you" he said. "Hey he put a genjutsu on me" she retorted. Naruto was about to say something else when he heard a small snicker behind him in a bush. Naruto smirked and, at Jōnin level speed, he disappeared and appeared behind the bush. He picked up the boy who had turned out to be Jiraiya. "H-Hey N-Naruto" Jiraiya stuttered. "Hello Jiraiya, how are you" Naruto said too sweetly for Jiraiya's liking. "F-Fine" he stuttered again. "Good, because you won't be in a few minutes" Naruto said, grinning sadistically before throwing him in front of Tsunade.

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Jiraiya looked up to see Tsunade cracking her knuckles. "H-Hey Tsunade" he said nervously. Tsunade grinned and stood him on his feet and then punched him back into the ground. "Tsunade, that hurt" Jiraiya complained while rubbing his head. "Well you deserve it" Tsunade said walking back towards the academy. "So what did you do this time" Naruto asked helping Jiraiya up. "I tripped over a root and my hand slapped her butt" he said. Naruto looked at him and the slapped the back of his head. "I have a feeling that it was just the latter" he said. Jiraiya started mumbling something like"…not fair….monstrous strength….can't beat them….". Naruto just chuckled "Come on we're needed inside" he said.

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When the two got inside Tsunade glared at Jiraiya and Orochimaru was smirking. Daichi and Katsumi both cleared their throats getting the four's attention. "Now, we have called you four today because we believe that you are good enough to take the Genin exams this year" Daichi said surprising three of the four. Katsumi then stepped forward and handed a slip to each of them. "This slip is for taking the test early, you only have to sign it if you want to partake" she said. Then the two sensei's left the four to start preparing for their classes. "Well what do you guys think" Tsunade asked. "We'll beat everyone no problem" Jiraiya said carefree. "You mean everyone will beat you no problem" Naruto said. Tsunade and Orochimaru laughed at the comment, well Tsunade laughed while Orochimaru chuckled to himself.

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Jiraiya was about to say something back but Tsunade cut him to it "I think we should do it, I mean it's not like we can get much more training from the academy". "I agree, although, they're going to have a hard time finding a sensei to teach us" Naruto joked. "Well then, it's settled" Orochimaru said stoically and the four signed their names.

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Genin exams day

Tsunade and Naruto were out on the training ground sparing. Tsunade's taijutsu had vastly improved since she entered the academy, she still only got a hit or two when Naruto use his swift release to annoy her but other than that she made up for it with her determination. She has nearly mastered her water affinity thanks to her grand-uncle teaching her how to use it and her mother and grandfather had helped her along with her earth affinity, her fire affinity was still weaker than she would have liked but she could do most C-rank and even a few B-rank jutsu with it. She even improved the Mokuton. Tsunade however was extremely excited lately not only because she would be a Genin soon but she would have a little brother in a few weeks according to her mother and she had been really excited.

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Naruto had managed to learn more about not only the Mokuton and about Tsunade's monstrous strength but he also managed to collaborate earth, fire and wind to recreate the dust release. When he first started learning it he wondered how Mū and Ōnoki had managed to find the chakra to even do one technique as even he had felt the incredible amount of chakra that the techniques needed but he then realised after studying them from the books in the library he had found that all he needed was good chakra control, something he had gotten better at thanks to Tsunade.

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When Tsukiko had her child Naruto was happy for her and he was even happier for her when he found out that she had fraternal twins. He had been so caught up in training he had never asked her about them. The only thing that confused him was that he had never heard of Anko having an aunt but he put it down to his presence in the past. He had come to terms with the fact that this was now his timeline. Whenever he looked at Tsunade he had a harder time seeing his 'Baa-chan', even looking at Orochimaru he could no longer see the jutsu crazed paedophile but a friend, something that he would have never thought possible before. He still saw his godfather in Jiraiya but this Jiraiya wasn't always depressed or worried about something. Naruto was about to finish Tsunade when the bell rang. "You got lucky this time Tsu-chan" Naruto said smiling and the two proceeded to walk toward the academy.

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They met up with Orochimaru and Jiraiya at the exam room entrance and walked in. Very few students stared as most of the village knew who the four were, only the more stuck up students like the Hyuuga and Uchiha clan members who just stared in jealousy. Katsumi walked in with another Chunin, both their hands holding stacks of paper. "Everyone, please take a seat" Katsumi said. Naruto and Tsunade sat down together. Tsunade had grown quite close to Naruto since the boy had originally saved her from the Raikage. Naruto was just glad that she hadn't become a fan-girl but he did admit he had grown to love Tsunade.

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"You may start your exam now" Katsumi said. Naruto and Tsunade flipped over the test and both smirked. The two started answering the questions with ease and Naruto could see that Orochimaru and Jiraiya were answering them easily too. Jiraiya had a shocked face as to how easy the questions were to answer while Orochimaru's face was impassive. The four of them finished the exam relatively quickly, not to anyone's surprise. "Alright, pens down" Katsumi said. Anyone who hadn't finished sighed and put down their pens in disappointedly. "Everyone outside to the training grounds" Katsumi said, collecting up the papers. Everyone walked outside nervously as the last thing they wanted was to fight Naruto or Tsunade.

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Katsumi walked up to the students. "First up, Katamaru Kichirou vs Uzumaki Naruto" she called (I'll only be doing Naruto's, Tsunade's, Jiraiya's and Orochimaru's matches). Naruto walked up towards Katsumi with Kichirou who looked like he was about throw up. "Ready, Hajime" Katsumi said. Kichirou almost immediately had to block an attack from Naruto. He didn't last long as Naruto's speed far outmatched everyone in Konoha. "Winner, Naruto" Katsumi said. This continued until there were only eight left. "Uzumaki Naruto vs Uchiha Masaro" Katsumi said. Both of them stepped up "Ready, hajime". "You might as well give up now loser; you don't stand a chance against an Uchiha" Masaro said smirking arrogantly. "Why don't shut up and fight teme" Naruto said in a bored tone.

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Masaro got a thick mark on his forehead "I'll make you pay for that insult, dobe" he said and he charged Naruto. Naruto simply side-stepped and held his knee up for the Uchiha to rush into. The shocked face on Masaro made Naruto grin. Masaro doubled over in pain, gasping for wind. "What was that about not being able to beat you" Naruto asked innocently. Masaro shakily stood up "Sh-Shut u-up dobe" he said angrily. Naruto sighed at the Uchiha. "Maybe if you weren't so arrogant, you'd be a better shinobi" Naruto said looking down at the Uchiha. The Uchiha stared at him in anger "I said shut up dobe" he shouted and he turned to punch him. Naruto caught the punch easily and put his arm behind his back and put a kunai to his throat. "Give up, any movement and you'll slit your throat" Naruto said coldly. Katsumi didn't give him a chance to answer and declared Naruto the winner.

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Eventually Naruto had beaten Tsunade and Orochimaru. "Alright everyone back inside for the jutsu exam" Katsumi said. The students walked back inside, glad that the worst part of the exam was over. Katsumi sighed as she walked back in. 'He just couldn't at least give them a chance to win, tch typical Naruto' she thought. "First up, Akimichi Susumu" she called out. Again this continued till Naruto, Tsunade, Orochimaru and Jiraiya were left. "Next up, Jiraiya" she said and Jiraiya walked into the room. "Alright Jiraiya, first do the Kawarimi" she said and Jiraiya swapped with a nearby chair. "Ok, now use Henge" she said and this time Jiraiya transformed into Katsumi. Katsumi's eye twitched because the cloths Jiraiya had were not anything like hers, in fact he made her look more like a stripper. "I'll accept it but do it again and you'll find yourself in the hospital. Now do the bushin no jutsu" she said. Jiraiya then smirked "Kage bushin no jutsu" he said and a single shadow clone appeared next to him. While this was no surprise to Katsumi, the Chunin was shocked. 'And Katsumi told me that this boy is the weakest of the four' he thought in shock. *Note the Chunin was NOT outside for the taijutsu*

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"Alright. Now is there any jutsu you'd like to do to earn extra credits" she asked him. Jiraiya nodded and started going through hand seals at a speed which the Chunin was again shocked at. "Hari: Jizo" he said and his hair started growing all around his body. "Okay, send in Orochimaru on your way out" Katsumi said as Jiraiya's hair reverted back to normal. The Chunin looked at Katsumi like she was mad. "That kid just performed a B-rank jutsu, how can you just send him out like it was nothing" the Chunin asked when Jiraiya exited. Katsumi looked at him and smirked "Because, it's just like I told you, Jiraiya is the weakest. If you're shocked at that, wait till you see Naruto" she said. The Chunin looked at her shocked and thought 'This team could really become the stuff of legend'. Orochimaru entered and Katsumi asked him to do the three jutsu and an extra jutsu and like Jiraiya he performed the three jutsu and "Suiton: Teppōdama" from the water in a water cooler nearby. "Okay, send in Tsunade on your way out" she said to him.

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Tsunade came in with a smile towards the Chunin that promised shock. Tsunade had performed the three jutsu easily but when she was asked to do another jutsu for extra credit "Could we go outside to do the rest. Naruto and I have a big jutsu each we wish to present" she said. Katsumi sighed 'They just couldn't even act normal for this part of the test' she thought. "Fine but since you're so keen we might as well bring in Naruto first and then go outside" she said walking over to the door. "Naruto could you come in here for a second" she asked him. Naruto then walked in. "Alright, whatever you have planned let's get this over with" she said. Naruto nodded and then performed the three jutsu, only unlike Tsunade, Jiraiya and Orochimaru he did his without hand signs. The Chunin was amazed at this. 'I can see why he is the strongest of the four; the kid must be a genius to perform a jutsu without any hand seals' he thought. "Ok, let's get this over with" Katsumi said, walking out the door.

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The rest of the students followed suite. "Okay Tsunade, you're up first" Katsumi said. Tsunade smirked "Mokuton: Mukujōheki" she said and a small dome of wood started to form from wood pillars coming from the ground and joined in the centre. All the students as well as the Chunin's eyes widened when they saw that Tsunade had inherited the Mokuton, even Katsumi was mildly surprised. "Um, okay, now Naruto" Katsumi said. Naruto stepped up to the dome of wood and held his hand out. He started to form a rasengan in his hand and he almost laughed at the look on everyone's faces. He then pushed the rasengan into the dome. Everyone but Tsunade thought he had gone mad, the jutsu looked powerful but surely it couldn't even scratch the special wood of the Mokuton was what was on all their minds.

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They were even more shocked to see that it not only scratched it but it started to tear the wood to pieces. When Naruto ended the jutsu for everyone to see what the damage was, they saw the warping crater in the wood, he saw that all but Tsunade's jaw was hanging wide open. "Naruto, where on earth did you learn that jutsu" Katsumi said wide-eyed. Naruto smirked "I created it" he said shocking everyone even further. Masaro snarled "Yeah right dobe, I bet you're just trying to take the credit from someone else" he said with a lot of his fangirl's agreeing. Naruto smirked "I'm not lying, I created this jutsu after reading a description of a bijudama and I only managed to make this technique thanks to my chakra control because it is pure chakra manipulation" he said. Katsumi was even more surprised by this. 'Even after a year with you Naruto, you still manage to surprise me' she thought.

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Everyone walked back inside wide-eyed and their mouths agape. "First of all the top five are in fifth Uchiha Masaro, fourth place is Jiraiya, third place Orochimaru, second place Senju Tsunade and rookie of the year Uzumaki Naruto and finally Kunoichi of the year is Senju Tsunade" Katsumi said, smiling inwardly. "We wish you the best of luck. Come back tomorrow to be placed on a team" she said. Masaro was angered that he was only fifth but kept his mouth shut. Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Tsunade and Naruto were smiling when they saw Masaro's face. Naruto was happy with seeing Masaro's face but there was something bugging him. 'Why does he look so familiar, it's almost as if he looks like someone I know, but the only Uchiha I know my age is Sasuke' Naruto thought.

The next morning

Naruto was walking downstairs to get his breakfast when he saw Tsukiko burping the twins. "Morning" he said. "How are you able to sleep through their crying, (Yawn) it's torture getting up at 2 in the morning" Tsukiko said tiredly. Naruto smirked "Because, I place reverse silencing seals on all four corners of my room, you could blow the place up and I wouldn't awake" he said. "By the way have you chosen names yet" he asked curiously. "Actually no, I'm guessing Tsunade didn't tell you but she wanted to help with the naming since she didn't get much of a chance with Nawaki who was born about a month or two before the twins. Naruto of course was surprised by this. "But we have been able to narrow it down to Amaterasu and Madoka for the girl and Katsuro and Kin for the boy" she said smiling. "Well you're right about me not knowing about Tsunade-chan picking the names, but really I'm just happy seeing everyone else happy, maybe the war won't be as bad as the one in my time" Naruto said hopefully. "Well I'm off to the academy see you later" Naruto said leaving

At the academy

Naruto entered the academy to be placed on a team when a thought just hit him. 'Hashirama-sensei never told me exactly 'who' our sensei would be'. The feeling was nagging at him for who their sensei would be but he would find out soon anyway. He entered his classroom for what he hoped would be the last time. He walked up and sat down beside Tsunade. "Morning Naruto-kun" Tsunade said. "Oh so it's Naruto-'kun' is it Tsunade-chan" Naruto teased. Tsunade blushed slightly when she realised she called him 'kun' but she secretly liked his little teasing's. "Hey Naruto" Jiraiya said behind him. Naruto looked at him before turning to Tsunade "Hey Tsunade-chan did you hear something because I could have sworn I heard something" he said making Tsunade laugh and Jiraiya grew a tick mark. "Heh heh, that's the sound of a pervert Naruto" Orochimaru said walking up to the three. "I'm not a pervert….. I'm a super pervert" Jiraiya retorted.

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Katsumi walked in at that point with the still un-named Chunin. "Everyone please take your seats" Katsumi said. "Team 1….." she started (continuing through the unimportant). "….Team seven is a special team so I'll announce that last, team eight is Uchiha Masaro, Nara Hisashi and Tatsumaka Minori your sensei will be Yamanaka Hana. Team nine is Inuzuka Norio, Hyuuga Ryuu and Aburame Kotone your sensei will be Kurama Shoichi. Now as for team seven it is made up of four of the top classes and as such Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Senju Tsunade and Uzumaki Naruto are to go to the Hokage tower to meet their sensei, the rest of you are to wait here till your sensei's arrive" she said before disappearing in a puff of smoke. "Jiji just loves to make us work" Tsunade grumbled. "Well who said we can't keep him waiting" Naruto said. "I said so, now come on" Tsunade said walking out the door.

Hokage tower

Hashirama, Tobirama and Tobirama's student Sarutobi Hiruzen were waiting in the Hokage tower for team seven to arrive (I will be calling them that when using all their names). Hiruzen was sceptic on the thought that his predecessors were willing to try this but when he asked why, the two just smirked at him. The doors burst open suddenly when Jiraiya was sent through them. "I'm going to kill you this time pervert" they heard. Tsunade burst through the rubble and was about to pummel Jiraiya into the ground when, to Hiruzen's surprise, her hand was stopped by Naruto who had used the Hiraishin to get there.

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"Now now Tsunade-chan, there is no need to kill him, especially in front of your grandfather" he said. Tsunade just grumbled something about a 'lucky pervert' before releasing her arm from Naruto's grip. Orochimaru entered the room "Has she killed him yet" he said snickering. Now Hiruzen was extremely confused. 'How the hell is this team meant to work together' he thought. When Jiraiya managed to pick himself up Hashirama decided to speak-up. "Well now that your little 'incident' is over with maybe we can continue" he said. "So who exactly is our sensei" Naruto asked curiously. Hashirama smirked "Well as the top students of the class, you will have more than one" he said. Naruto was confused at this. 'If we're going to have more than one sensei and the look on his face is anything to go by then that must mean…' he didn't get to finish that thought when Hashirama spoke again. "Your sensei's shall be all three of us" he said shocking them. 'Well this is an interesting turn of events' Naruto thought

Naruto was mildly surprised that the three Hokage would be teaching them but when he looked at Tobirama and Hashirama, he could see that they had something planned. He looked to his side to see Tsunade, her mouth agape. He could see that Jiraiya looked like he was about to faint while Orochimaru's eyes were as big as dinner plates.

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He looked towards Hiruzen to see a very confused face. 'Probably wondering how this team is going to work together' he thought. Naruto then smiled. "What's the cache" he said. He could see Hiruzen look toward his teachers as if he wanted an answer as well. "You have to work together to beat the three of us" Hashirama said. Hiruzen's eyes widened. 'Surely no matter how strong these four are, they couldn't beat even one of us' he thought.

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Naruto just grinned. "When do we start" he asked. Hashirama smiled. "Meet us at training ground seven in ten" he said before the three shunshined away. Once Naruto managed to get his team recovered from their state of shock the four ran to the training ground.

Training ground seven

When they arrived at the training ground Naruto felt a wave of nostalgia come over him as he looked over to see three wooden posts. 'Great memories' he thought remembering his first time being here. He looked over to see Hashirama talking to Hiruzen. 'Probably that he is to take us seriously' Naruto thought chuckling silently. Hashirama looked over to see that they had arrived and told them to stand by the posts for a minute.

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After he had finished speaking to Hiruzen he and his brother walked up to them. "Alright first of all your limitations. Naruto: no kekkei genkai and no inhuman strength, Tsunade: no Mokuton and no inhuman strength" he said. The two nodded, though Tsunade did it looking slightly depressed. "Now this will be a test of exactly how well you can work together, you have three hours to defeat us, ready, go" Tobirama said before he jumped back to Hiruzen with his brother. Naruto looked at Tsunade, Jiraiya and Orochimaru and the three nodded.

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Naruto moved in to attack the three while Jiraiya gave him support and Tsunade and Orochimaru started to flip through a very long series of hand signs at a rapid pace. Naruto and Jiraiya were busy holding back Tobirama and Hiruzen when Tsunade shouted for them to get out of the way. "Suiton: Suiryū Kōbaku no jutsu" she and Orochimaru said as a series of water bullets burst from a whirlpool that suddenly appeared.

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Tobirama had managed to use a water shunshin but Hiruzen wasn't as lucky. He was launched into the sky when a water dragon formed from the water bullets and crashed into him before bringing him to the ground and exploding. Tsunade and Orochimaru smiled before they had to defend themselves again against Tobirama. Naruto and Jiraiya meanwhile were attacking Hashirama, covering each other's weaknesses and improving their strengths. Then Hashirama's eyes widened suddenly and he jumped to his right, just before he crashed into his brother, who got a surprising kick in the back.

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Hiruzen crawled out of the small crater that the dragon created and had a look of complete shock on his face. 'These kids are definitely no joke' he thought. He didn't get much more time to think as Orochimaru and Jiraiya charged him while Naruto and Tsunade teamed up to fight Tobirama and Hashirama. He could hold them off for a while and counter when possible as they weren't as strong as Naruto or Tsunade and their reflexes weren't as quick, something he was grateful for.

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Naruto and Tsunade meanwhile had been locked in a vicious battle off speed and strength with Tobirama and Hashirama. While under normal circumstances they wouldn't be struggling, the two older Senju had experience on their side, much more than Naruto and Tsunade, and as such knew each other's weaknesses better. Naruto knew that they wouldn't last long if this kept up and started to devise a plan for a counter-attack.

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His eyes widened when he realised, he almost slapped himself for being so stupid. He told Tsunade to jump back as he did so himself. He then formed a single hand sign and Tsunade immediately knew what he was trying to do. She then formed the same hand sign and the two shouted "Kage bushin no jutsu" and the whole area became covered in smoke. When the smoke cleared there was hundreds of Naruto's and Tsunade's on the field.

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Both Tobirama's and Hashirama's eyes widened before dropping back into their taijutsu styles. They then started to fight their way through until, after five minutes, there were only two remaining. "Nice try you two but it'll take more than that to beat us" Tobirama said with a rare smile on his face.

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Naruto and Tsunade smirked before disappearing in a puff of smoke as well. "Doton: Shinjū Zanshu no jutsu" two voices called out. The two were so shocked that they didn't have time to jump away and they were pulled into the ground. Naruto then smirked when he saw them try to shunshin themselves out. "I placed an anti-shunshin seal on the both of you when you were busy fighting the bushin, the only way you're getting out is by giving up" he said shocking the two older shinobi.

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"Well done you two, this team is definitely going to be a success" Hashirama said genuinely impressed. "I agree, this test is over, seeing as how Saru-chan is struggling with the other two" Tobirama said with a sense of humour and pride. Naruto looked over to see Hiruzen starting to lose the battle. He almost started laughing at the look of shock on Hiruzen's face. 'Then again he wasn't expecting us to be 'this' strong, maybe he'll be better prepared next time' he thought as Orochimaru finished him with a kick to the back.

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"Well done you four, be at the tower at seven for your first mission" Hashirama said, loosening his stiff neck. Naruto could then hear him murmur "I'm getting too old for this" and he chuckled before following his team back to the village.

The next morning

Naruto got up early to meet Tsunade again. 'She'll be the death of me having me get up this early' he thought sleepily. As soon as he walked out his door he was hit by a loud cry. 'No wonder Tsukiko-chan looks terrible lately, this crying could wake the dead' he thought as he covered his outer ears with chakra, blocking out most of the sound. He had just walked into the kitchen when he couldn't hear thee faint crying anymore so he released the chakra. "Morning Naruto" Tsukiko said while feeding one of the babies. "Morning Tsukiko-chan, you don't look too well" he said.

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"You try getting up at two in the morning to feed two hungry infants" she said tiredly. "I think I'll pass" he said chuckling. "Suit yourself" she said. Naruto laughed silently to himself at the fact that she was complaining at something she had wanted so badly. "Well I'll see you three later, after all, I don't want Tsunade-chan to kill me" he said shivering. Tsukiko just laughed.

Hokage's tower

Naruto arrived at the Hokage's tower and almost immediately he saw Tsunade glaring at him. "What have I done this time" he asked her confused. He checked his watch. 'I'm an hour early, what else could she want' he thought. "Alright tell me, what have I done wrong this time, I'm an hour early" he asked again still confused. Tsunade just mumbled something. "What" he asked. "I was here two hours early" she said with obvious annoyance.

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Naruto would have laughed but knew better, while the girl liked to be early, no one wants to be up two hours early for no reason. They started talking about what mission they might get, but Naruto knew that you had to do at least twenty D-rank missions before doing any other mission so he made a bet with Tsunade, and she took it.

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About forty minutes later Orochimaru arrived, well was running away from several ANBU with Jiraiya, screaming "How the hell do you get me into these situations you idiot". This seemed to cheer Tsunade up a bit as she chuckled to herself.

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"Cheering up are we Tsunade-chan" Naruto said making her pout and blush slightly. After losing the ANBU, Orochimaru and Jiraiya jumped down next to them, lightly panting. Hashirama and Tobirama arrived not a moment later and instantly knew that the two had been up to no good.

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The six walked into the tower and went up to the mission room to see Hiruzen with a couple of Chunin sorting out missions for the day. "Morning sensei" Hiruzen said, only giving a small glance towards them, caught up in his work. "Now first of all while the four of you could probably take on an S-rank, the rules say that you need to have at least twenty D-ranks to do any other mission" he said making three mouths hang open.

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Tsunade grumbled before handing Naruto's outstretched hand ten ryo. Everyone looked at them strangely but with Naruto's smirk and Tsunade's sour expression everyone had the generally same thoughts of 'Tsunade lost another bet'. "Well then we might as well get this over with" Naruto said.

Three hours later

Team seven walked into the tower again, the four with sour expressions on their faces as they faced their sensei's. "That was cruel" Tsunade said making the three older men laugh. "Maybe, but now you can do a real mission and not chores" Hashirama said laughing. "Alright, A-rank, a new country is starting up, wave country, you're to go and protect them while they set up their village" he said.

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"How long will it take" Naruto asked. "Well they already have the resources so I would say about, two weeks, maybe three" Hashirama said. Naruto's eyes widened slightly, but only Hashirama and Tobirama noticed. "Anything else we need to know" he asked. "Just that several A-rank Nukenin have been hired, the leader isn't known and that they, for an unknown reason, are desperate to keep the village from being formed".

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Naruto seemed to take this in and ponder on it for a couple of seconds which surprised Hiruzen. 'An adults mind in the body of a child, incredible' he thought. After a couple of seconds Naruto accepted it. "When do we leave" he asked. "We as in you four and me, Tobi and Hiruzen need to stay behind for the village, and in an hour, go gather your requirements and meet at the main gate at eleven" Hashirama said. The four left quickly to prepare.

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Naruto and Tsunade had already met up at the main gate after ten minutes. "You know if you keep making me come this early to everything I'll become an insomniac" Naruto said. Tsunade glared at him mockingly while pouting. "Not my fault you're as lazy as a Nara" she said looking away.

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"Oh but I already work so hard at training and sleeping" Naruto said in fake hurt. Three seconds later the two burst out laughing. "If I didn't know you I'd really swear you're a Nara, you're a lazy genius like the rest of them" Tsunade said in between laughs. "Well maybe I wouldn't be so lazy if I got an extra hour or two in bed" Naruto said.

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They continued talking for about forty five minutes when Hashirama showed up with Jiraiya and Orochimaru. "Ready to go" Hashirama asked. Team seven nodded and they left. On the way Naruto noticed a puddle at the side of the road. 'Exactly like when I first came here' he thought.

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He then saw an obvious genjutsu over them as he neared it. 'Really, they must be really weak if that's all they're using' he thought. Suddenly three figures popped out and fired three kunai at Hashirama, Tsunade and Naruto. Hashirama and Tsunade dodged while Naruto, who had activated his Mangekyō Rinnegan, burst into a flock of crows shocking everyone but Hashirama.

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He then appeared behind the three and removed two of their souls. The third one jumped away only to find that Naruto was nowhere to be seen. His eyes widened as he looked down, a hand with a ball of what looked like rotating chakra went right through his chest. He would have asked how but didn't get the time as the hand drew back, ripping his already leaving soul out.

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"What the hell was that" Jiraiya shouted. Naruto looked at him confused. "What was what" he asked. "That, that weird crow thing" Jiraiya said. "That was a genjutsu and a substitution rolled into one" Naruto explained. The rest of team sevens eyes widened at this.

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Hashirama looked like he was ready to start laughing at their faces when he remembered the mission. "Who hired them Naruto" he asked. "The water Daimyo" Naruto said shocking everyone. Hashirama's eyes widened when he realised something.

"There have been rumours that there has been a new water Daimyo elected, that he is nothing like his deceased uncle, corrupt and power hungry, starting a new country in water country would mean that he has less power" he said.

Naruto nodded. "That's not what gets me, he was going to pay these three Nukenin, who were only Genin when they left, 650,000 ryo for killing anyone that crosses over to water country, shinobi or civilian" he said making everyone gasp loudly, except Hashirama who gasped silently to himself. "We need to get there, fast" Naruto said. Team seven nodded and turned to continue.

Two hours later

Team seven and Hashirama were walking up to a lake where a man was waiting. "Hokage-sama, I was beginning to think you weren't coming, wait why are these kids here" the man asked. "Do not worry Tadashi-san, they are more than capable" Hashirama said hiding a smirk at the twitch in his granddaughter's eye.

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When they reached the end of the lake Naruto heard a noise that sounded like someone ran out of a bush. He saw that Hashirama heard it too but kept it to himself so Naruto decided to do the same but channelled chakra to his ears. The five continued to walk and Naruto heard the noises again.

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They were so faint this time that only he had heard it thanks to the chakra channelled to his ear. He then heard a faint whizzing noise. His eyes widened. "Everyone get down" he yelled. They all jumped to the ground and not a second later a load of ninja wire was seen where their heads once were.

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"Dammit we missed" a deep voice said. "Well duh, they're still alive" a lighter but still deep voice said. Team seven got up and got back to back, Naruto with Tsunade and Orochimaru with Jiraiya. Naruto turned his Mangekyō Rinnegan on and immediately yelled "Move". Team seven jumped away from where they were standing and three four hands came out of the ground that they once stood on.

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"Heh, these kids are good" a feminine voice said. Naruto looked around to see if anyone would ambush them, and fired a kunai towards a bush. "Dammit" the deep voice said in surprise. "Who are you" Naruto asked cautiously. The three voices chuckled and three figures appeared in front of them.

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The first was a large bulky, bald man. "My name is Gajō Mamoru" he said. The second was a tall but still a well-built man. "My name is Sensō Shin" he said. The last was a young woman around twenty with a tomboyish look. "And my name is Emerarudo Tomiko" she said. "And we have been hired to kill you" Mamoru said.

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Naruto snorted. "If you think you're good enough, let's dance" he said making Hashirama chuckle. The three were about to laugh when Naruto rushed forward at a speed that they could barely keep track of. 'Shit this kid is good' Tomiko thought.

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Naruto meanwhile was getting bored and decided that he would put on a little show. The fight eventually got to where the three had him at point blank. "Now you're dead kid" Shin said and just as his sword was about to decapitate Naruto, he burst into a flock of crows. All of their eyes widened as they didn't get the chance to turn around, as they were stabbed through their hearts with what looked like a spiralling ball of chakra.

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As they fell, Naruto dispelled his Kage bushin. "You took your time" Tsunade said bored. "Hey, you're not the only bored one here" Naruto replied. Hashirama chuckled to himself at this. "Come on, time doesn't wait for us" he said. They continued up to a large clearing where there was the starting's of a village. "Hashirama-sama you're here, wait, I asked for Jōnin, not kids" the man said confused at why he would bring four children who didn't even look seven.

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"Ah, you must be Takihiro, and these "kids" are the strongest team that Konoha has ever produced, one is already in the bingo book" Hashirama said making the man, now known as Takihiro's, eyes widen. Takihiro sighed. "Fine follow me" he said leading Hashirama to the only fully built house in the clearing.

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"Recently while we were trying to set up our village that we got permission from the former water Daimyo, his nephew doesn't want to give us this land as it means less income for him, what he doesn't realise is that we already own the area and it is an act of war to keep attacking us, so we have hired you for this job" Takihiro explained.

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"This will be a long two weeks" Naruto murmured just loud enough for Hashirama to hear him. "Well why don't you get your guys to start and we will scout the area" Hashirama said. Takihiro nodded and walked outside to tell his men to start working. Hashirama then turned to team seven. "Orochimaru, you take the west with Jiraiya, Naruto, the east, Tsunade you'll take the south, I'll scout the north" he said.

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Team seven nodded and left, what they didn't know was that they were in for the fight of their lives, so far anyway.