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Chapter 8: The battle of the waves

Team 7 had met up in the village after scouting around, except Hashirama wasn't with them. 'Where could he be' Naruto thought gingerly. They heard a loud noise coming from the inside of the only fully built house and rushed inside. There they saw Hashirama yelling at a man who was tied up, a hole in the wall with a crowbar wedged in it.

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Naruto immediately knew that this man was either a spy or a hired shinobi sent to kill them, and he was being interrogated. "What were you sent for" Hashirama roared at the man. The man chuckled slightly. "I told you, I'm not saying a word" he said, coughing from his injuries. Hashirama then took notice to team 7. "Naruto, would you be able to get him break" Hashirama said making the man laugh.

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"You think that a mere child will be able to do something you, a legend in your own right, couldn't" he said laughing and spluttering his blood out. "I don't need you alive so yes" Hashirama said allowing Naruto to step up. The man was smirking and looking into Naruto's eyes, in an attempt to scare him. Naruto just whispered something before driving his hand straight through the man's chest. The man looked surprised before he felt something being pulled out as the Naruto's hand retracted.

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He looked in horror as he saw a transparent essence come out of his body before his eyes grew heavy and he closed them, for good. Naruto processed the info he got from the man before his eyes widened. "Damn it we don't have much time" Naruto shouted suddenly making the others jump. "What are you talking about Naruto" Hashirama asked with worry.

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"We need to get the area locked down, the water Daimyo has sent an army of mercenaries and shinobi, he's even coming himself" Naruto said making everyone's eyes widen. "He's getting desperate, he really doesn't want to give this land up" Hashirama said. "How close are they" he asked Naruto. "Five minutes" he replied.

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"Dammit, we need to get out now, Naruto, Tsunade, secure the perimeter with shadow clones, Orochimaru, gather the workers and bring them all in here, Jiraiya, set up seals around the building, I don't want them sneaking in when we aren't looking, I'll also stay back to protect if necessary" Hashirama commanded quickly, with team seven following the orders like ANBU.

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"What shall happen now Hokage-sama" Takihiro asked nervously. "To put it simply, a massacre" Hashirama replied grimly. Takihiro's eyes widened. "You should get inside Takihiro-san, this won't be pretty" Hashirama said, his eyes gazing over the clearing that would become covered in blood in only a few minutes. Takihiro nodded and walked inside with the rest of the civilians.

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A few minutes later team seven regrouped and faced the direction that the army was going to come from. The emotions on their faces varied. Jiraiya had a look of nervousness, his face covered in beads of sweat. Orochimaru's face was emotionless, except his eyes, which showed his fear of what might happen.

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Tsunade was glancing towards Naruto with worry evident on her face, but Naruto's expression was what made her confidence grow. Naruto had his 'war face' on, his eyes showing experience in battle, not as much as she had seen in her grandfather but experience none the less.

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Hashirama could see the looks on three of his students from where he was standing on the roof and frowned. While he knew Naruto was ready for this, the others weren't used to seeing bloodshed. Naruto had indeed killed in front of the three but there were two problems with this.

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One, they never actually saw blood spilled, and two and probably the most important, they themselves had never killed, seeing someone killed is one thing, doing it yourself is another. Another thing that worried him was that while he was probably the best shinobi since the Rikudou Sennin, he was getting too old to fight, he knew he wasn't in his prime and that made him worry for both his family and village as Tobirama wasn't much younger.

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He knew that while Hiruzen was strong, he was inexperienced and people would hardly take Naruto seriously. He could see Naruto staring directly where the army of mercenaries from where he was standing. 'Maybe if they rise through the ranks quickly enough will help people take their opinions seriously' he mused to himself.

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Naruto could feel the negative emotions of everyone around him, but when he felt Tsunade's emotion grow positive, he assumed that she unconsciously sensed his emotion and gained her confidence. He could see the army in the distance, led by a man with dark blue robes and many jewels, the man who he guessed was the current water Daimyo.

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'This is going to get ugly' he thought, not changing his expression. The water Daimyo and his army of mercenaries were now only one hundred yards away. The smirk on the Daimyo's face was one off arrogance. "This is the protection that supposedly defeated three fully grown men" he said making the mercenaries laugh. Team sevens expression didn't change.

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Seeing this the Daimyo scowled. "Alright kiddies, I'll give you one chance to get out of my way before I kill you" he said releasing KI on them, expecting them to run away screaming. To his surprise they didn't even blink and instead fell into their taijutsu stances. He scowled once more before saying two simple words. "Kill them"

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His army rushed towards the four kids and to his surprised, the kids charged too. Naruto started punching and kicking the mercenaries out of his way, solely intent on killing the Daimyo, but not forgetting to keep an eye on his teammates, his whole body soaked in their blood. Tsunade, Orochimaru and Jiraiya were working in sync just so they could keep up with Naruto.

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They were, like Naruto, covered in blood only not as much. The three felt like throwing up but held it back for fear of getting killed while they released their meals from what felt like the last few days. Naruto began using his Rasengan to keep their path clear and they made sure to follow it and not get lost in the sea of blood.

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"Get back now" Naruto yelled at the three. They immediately looked back to see Naruto jump back with them. Naruto could see the look of utter horror on the Daimyo's face for a split second before the man regained his composure. "I'll admit, you're pretty good gaki, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to end this" the Daimyo said. Naruto suddenly found himself in front of the man, bound with ropes, an Kiri Jōnin with his headband slashed standing beside him.

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The Daimyo grabbed a sword that was latched onto his waist and pulled it out with a hiss. Naruto began to chuckle. The Daimyo thought this was strange but just said to himself softly "At least I'll kill him before he goes mad". He brought the sword crashing down to Naruto's shoulder, hearing the screams of the boy's teammates when he burst into a flock of crows, causing the Jōnin to fall and take the hit on his leg as well.

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The Daimyo pulled his sword out in shock, where had the boy gone to was the thought on his mind. Team seven meanwhile all had looks of relief on their faces, Tsunade was going to kill him later and Naruto knew it, but for now, the mission came first.

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He created hundreds of Kage Bushin and told them to Kawarimi and Henge with various items around the Daimyo, from twigs to leaves to rocks. He then jumped over the boulder he was hiding behind. The Daimyo was surprised to see him but smirked. "That was a nice little trick kid, but it ends here, you're still heavily outnumbered, give up" he said.

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Naruto smirked himself, forming the horse hand sign. "Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku" he said. The Daimyo was in a state of shock at seeing such a powerful jutsu that even against the stronger element that the Kiri shinobi were using, it still kept coming until his army was cut in half.

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By this time most of his mercenaries were running away, but he still had nearly all the shinobi, who were either current Jōnin or war veterans. "Your good kid, really good, but this is where it ends" The Daimyo said before ordering his men to charge. Naruto picked up one of the swords from the deceased Jōnin and charged the men.

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As he did he activated his Rinnegan and to his surprised, time seemed to slow down. He stabbed and decapitated the men with ease. To everyone else's eyes he was moving at a heart-stopping rate, killing the men so fast that they only saw him as he withdrew his sword from their guts. Naruto then reached the middle of what remained of the army, shinobi.

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He started to counter each Jōnin by using another. Using one man's sword to block another's before putting him in an arm-lock and ramming the man's sword through his lungs. He then ducked under a mace another man used, the mace ramming itself through another's stomach, crushing his liver as well.

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Naruto then drove his sword through the man's throat and pulled it out just in time to duck a halberd one of the veterans used, due to the man's experience however, Naruto didn't get a chance to counter as he jumped back from the man, a blade attached to his boot that came swinging where Naruto's head once was. The man jumped back to the Daimyo who noticed that he only had thirty veterans left.

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Naruto knew that these men would prove the most difficult as their sheer experience gave them an edge over him. He was panting slightly and there wasn't one part of his cloths or the ground beneath him that wasn't drenched in the blood the fallen men that lay at his feet. He could see his team had stayed well back and out of range of the carnage but they too were covered in blood from the mercenaries that decided to stay back attack them after running away from him.

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'We'll definitely have earned a nick-name after this' he thought as he looked back towards the last thirty men who stood beside the Daimyo. Naruto coughed a bit, having swallowed some of the other men's blood. 'I really have to stop limiting myself like this, using shinra tensai would be so much easier, guess I won't get much stronger just using that though, oh well' he thought to himself annoyed.

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He picked up another sword and held them both, to his surprise, like a kenjutsu master, but he just put it down to his instincts, it happened before on several occasions with different situations so why not now. He then noticed that the swords were vibrating.

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He was curious and unknowingly channelled some of Akira's chakra into them. They suddenly expanded until they were long and sharp enough so he could stay out of range but still easily pierce someone with the blade. The thirty men and the Daimyo were surprised to see the swords change and while the Daimyo passed it off, the veterans became tense from the chakra that was only visible to the trained eye.

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Its potency and the pure KI that surrounded it was worrisome and put them on edge. Naruto charged them head on and let his instincts do the fighting. The sound of metal clashing screeched through the air. Naruto was blocking and parrying the men's weapons, swords, kunai, sai's or whatever else they used. He managed to counter the men like he did with the rest earlier with extreme difficulty, but he still managed.

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Soon only one man remained standing, the mask he wore fell to the ground. Naruto was surprised to see who this man was as he expected an old veteran by the way the man held himself. He was looking at the future Sandaime Mizukage, Terumī Masanori, the grandfather of the Godaime Mizukage, Terumī Mei. He charged the man and while he didn't want to kill him, he did want to leave a reminder.

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He drove his sword through him, just under his collar-bone, barely missing any organs or bones and let him fall. Masanori stood back up shakily before he ran away, leaving the Daimyo with nobody left to defend him. The Daimyo fell to his knees in fear. "You're right" Naruto said. "It does end here" he said before plunging both his swords straight down the middle of his collar-bone on each side.

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Just as his soul was about to leave his body Naruto grabbed it and gained his memories before letting it go. He withdrew his swords from the now deceased Daimyo, letting the man fall. He closed the man's mouth and eyelids before walking back towards his team. Just as he reached them he fell to one knee, realising how tired he was.

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"Well (pant) I could do (pant) with some (pant) shut-eye" he said before collapsing. Hashirama came down from the roof having seen the entire thing. "Good work team seven, this will be rewarded with S-rank pay, you should wash up and get some rest" he said softly to them, picking Naruto up. The three conscience members simply nodded and walked down to the river to wash off, not easy since a lot of the dead bodies fell in and made the water bloody. They walked back up to the village foundations and into the building, the job wasn't complete yet so they might as well get some rest.

Three days later

Naruto had regained his consciousness after the first day and for the first time, got to see the bloody massacre that he had created, a scar that would never leave the land because of the sheer amount of blood. Even though Hashirama had asked a few of the women to clean his cloths and skin he still had a lot of blood covering him, his hair was crusted with it and his cloths were now practically the colour of blood as if they always were.

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He saw that the people of the new village were still clearing the bodies of various bandits and shinobi alike. 'Did I really do all of this' he thought. He walked around and the people of the future village were smiling, almost conflicted with emotion, at him. Not that he could blame them.

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After all, not many six-year olds are used to killing or the sight of the bloodbath that would forever stain the land. Then again, even his seventeen year old mind wasn't ready for it, only through his instinct did he endure it, the mission and his teammates came first, his problem with the mission came later.

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He saw Hashirama talking to Takihiro with a serious look on his face, they were right by the lake that lead to the ocean. Takihiro didn't look too happy either. 'Wonder what that's about' Naruto thought curiously. Hashirama saw Naruto and gave a dismissing wave to Takihiro. Naruto walked towards him. "So, what's going on" he asked the elderly Hokage.

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Hashirama looked grimly over the lake's horizon. "War" he stated softly. One word, that was all that was needed to make things go from getting better to worse. "How bad" Naruto asked looking into the man's eyes as he turned back to face him. "The Great Shinobi war, bad" was the chilling reply he got. The First War in his time was over the bijū so it didn't happen in this time but if Naruto were to guess, this war would be like the Second Great War.

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"Do they know yet" Naruto asked. "No, but Tsunade has shared her suspicions with Jiraiya and Orochimaru" Hashirama. Naruto looked at the man with sympathy. He could tell that Hashirama didn't want Tsunade to know, but she had always been bright, it wouldn't take long before she figured it out.

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"You might as well tell them now, it'll save you the trouble later" Naruto told him. "I plan to" Hashirama said. The two looked back out over the ocean, these would be the last few days of living in peace, nobody would be able to enjoy this again for a while.

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"We had better start getting ready to leave" Hashirama said looking away. "Yeah" Naruto said softly. "You seem troubled" Hashirama said. "In my time, the third war was the war that the Densetsu no sannin got their name, but neither you nor your brother lived to see it" Naruto told him.

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Hashirama immediately understood what he meant. "You're scared for them" he said. Naruto nodded. "No offense but I would be able to take your death easily, but everyone else, especially those three, I'm not so sure, hell Tsunade was never the same after you got killed" Naruto told him, making the elderly man nod in understanding.

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"You seem to have grown close to her" Hashirama stated. Naruto grinned so slightly that it only looked like a twitch. "I've always had some sort of relationship with her, everyday it gets harder to see my 'baa-chan', and while I used to wonder why Jiraiya liked her that way, I myself find it hard not to" he said almost nostalgically.

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"You shouldn't forget that since you saved her, she hasn't been the same, but for the better in terms of change" Hashirama told him. "As long as she doesn't go past blushing, I'm good, for now" Naruto said, remembering that the man was slightly more perverted than average men.

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Hashirama chuckled to himself but put a serious face back on. "I hate to say it but even if I survive the battles, I'll succumb to my old age before this war is done and Tobirama will only have a few years before the same happens to him" Hashirama said solemnly.

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Naruto looked at the man. "Well then, last days are best spent with family, maybe you should speak your mind to them, before it's too late" he suggested. Hashirama seemed to contemplate on this. "You know that once me and my brother die, Tsunade won't have much left" he told Naruto. Naruto just nodded.

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"She has her mother, her grandmother and you, whom she can actually talk to and feel safe talking to, then she has Nawaki-kun, who she'll probably protect to her death once we're gone, which is what worries me" Hashirama said knowing that Naruto would catch the message hidden in it.

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"Don't worry, she'll stay safe" Naruto said in an effort to convince the elder man. Hashirama smiled slightly. "I shouldn't be thinking about my death but I don't have my wife's longativity, it has always been the one thing that I never understood" he said in an almost curious tone.

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"Well we had better be getting back to them, we've been talking for ten minutes already" Naruto said trying to get off topic. "Yes, lets" Hashirama said gazing out over the ocean one last time before leaving with Naruto. Both knew that the time of war was coming, and it was going to be like what would soon be known as the great massacre of the water.

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Naruto saw Tsunade smiling at him almost lovingly. On the outside he smiled back. But on the inside his stomach was churning. 'There is no training on this planet that can prepare her for what is to come, I only hope that you find out soon…. Tsunade-chan' he thought before beginning a conversation. These were the final days before the Great Shinobi War, and nothing would prepare anyone for what would happen, as a legacy begins.

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Naruto was with the rest of team seven, running back to the village, no longer having a civilian weighing them down. He had decided to keep the two swords he had fought with in order to learn kenjutsu as he wanted to diverse his arsenal of experience.

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His body was still bloody, his hair crusted and red from the blood to his cloths that he would probably never use again but for intimidation. He started to think on when the next Chunin exams would be held and where as he knew that if he was to be taken seriously by the shinobi world in a war then they, team seven, would need to rise through the ranks quickly.

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He was letting his mind wander when he thought of his talk with Hashirama. 'If what he says is true, then he will die too soon for anybody but himself, this isn't going to bode well' he thought. He looked towards Tsunade.

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He had all but forgotten of his 'baa-chan' and was slowly but surely, whether he realized it or not, falling in love with her. But of course, his hormones were doing this, so he would have to wait, something he definitely didn't realize he was doing.

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They were nearing Konoha's borders and Naruto turned his Rinnegan on. He could see an almost veil like essence over the village, even from the distance. He remembered when his 'baa-chan' had told him about this and began to wonder, exactly how had Hashirama made it.

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He didn't get much more time to think on it as they came up to the gate. "Greeting Hokage-sama, welcome home" one of the Jōnin on guard said. Hashirama smiled at the man and nodded.

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They went to the Hokage's tower to fill in the mission report. The first thing that they saw was Tobirama and Hiruzen looking at the recent update of the bingo books from Kiri and Kumo, their eyes widened.

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Tobirama looked up and laughed slightly. "Well Naruto-kun, you and team seven have definitely earned a name for yourselves" he said handing his brother the bingo books to read out.

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Name: Uzumaki Naruto.

Age: 6 years old.

Rank: Kumo: SS (Flee On Sight), Kiri: SS (Flee On Sight).

Description: Sun-kissed blond hair, fair skin, about 3 foot 7 inches.

Affiliation: Konohagakure no Sato.

Skills: Taijutsu: Low Jōnin (info Limited), Genjutsu: Un-known, Fūinjutsu: Jōnin level (info limited), Ninjutsu: Kage level, Kenjutsu: Complete Mastery.

Note: Do NOT underestimate.

Doujutsu description: Metallic purple with four rings, first three have three tomoe each. WARNING: Doujutsu can control gravity. Thought to be a cross between the Sharingan and the Rinnegan (the eyes of the Rikudou Sennin)

Bounty: Kumo: 13,750,000 ryo dead, 15,000,000 ryo alive. Kiri: 15,500,000 ryo dead, 20,000,000 ryo alive.

Team members: Senju Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya.

Side note: He and his team caused the battle of the waves.

Moniker(s): Sānbato no Shinigami (Servant of the Shinigami).

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Everyone was shocked at how fast the news had traveled and even went as far as Kumo which was a few days longer journey with mountain trekking. Naruto was particularly surprised at the moniker he received. "Are we in it" Jiraiya asked, still not recovered from the shock. Hashirama nodded. "Yes you are but since you only took out bandits, you aren't as well known, doesn't mean your ranks are far behind" he said before reading out.

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Name: Senju Tsunade.

Age: 5.

Rank: High A rank (Kill on sight).

Description: Light blond hair, fair skin, about 3 foot 4 inches.

Affiliation: Konohagakure no Sato.

Skills: Taijutsu: High Chunin, Genjutsu: Un-known, Ninjutsu: Un-known.

Note: Do NOT attack when near teammates, team works together flawlessly.

Kekkei Genkai: Mokuton, thought to her by her grandfather, Senju Hashirama (SSS Rank).

Bounty: Kumo: 23,000,000 ryo alive, 500,000 ryo dead, Kiri: 8,000,000 ryo dead or alive.

Teammates: Uzumaki Naruto (SS Rank), Orochimaru (High B rank) and Jiraiya (High B Rank)

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Name: Orochimaru.

Age: 6.

Rank: High B rank (Capture on Sight)

Description: Black hair, pale skin, about 3 foot 6 inches.

Affiliation: Konohagakure no Sato.

Skills: Taijutsu: Mid-Chunin, Genjutsu and Ninjutsu: Un-known.

Note: Do NOT attack when near teammates, team works together flawlessly.

Bounty: Kiri: 6,000,000 ryo dead or alive.

Teammates: Uzumaki Naruto (SS Rank), Senju Tsunade (High A rank) and Jiraiya (High B Rank)

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Name: Jiraiya.

Age: 5.

Rank: High B rank (Capture on Sight).

Description: White hair, fair skin, about 3 foot 5 inches.

Affiliation: Konohagakure no Sato.

Skills: Taijutsu: Mid-Chunin, Genjutsu and Ninjutsu: Un-known.

Note: Do NOT attack when near teammates, team works together flawlessly.

Bounty: 6,000,000 ryo dead or alive.

Teammates: Uzumaki Naruto (SS Rank), Senju Tsunade (High A rank) and Orochimaru (High B Rank)

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The three were surprised to see this as there was only one man who got away that would have the guts to tell someone about them, he would have to have been watching them during their fight with the mercenaries.

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Naruto on the other hand felt like laughing, his whole team was in the bingo book and they were standing there with their mouths open like fish. "That aside, the next Chunin exams are coming up soon, and the fire and lightning Daimyo's have agreed to hold it in Konoha first this year" Tobirama said getting everyone's attention.

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"And after hearing about 'the great team seven', he wants to see you compete in Konoha's exams as he will be here on business then with the Raikage" he continued. Tsunade gulped silently, the Raikage had already tried to kidnap her once and while there was no doubt that she was better than she was when that incident happened, but only ten people at the very most in this village could stand up to the man who had gained an 'army killer' moniker, and she wasn't one of them.

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Naruto saw this and squeezed her hand and smiled at her. She blushed slightly but smiled back because she knew that no one else had seen it. They turned back to Tobirama who looked slightly skeptical about what he would say next.

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"This choice is yours and time is on your side as it has only been a week since Suna held the exams" he said. "But" Naruto said almost stating that Tobirama was leaving something out. Tobirama sighed. "But he wants to put you up against three of the top Jōnin of Kumo, veterans, one man saw the end of the clan wars and even fought in it" Tobirama said grimly.

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Naruto looked away from the man to think. 'Why would he, the fire Daimyo, agree to something like this when he only has rumors of our skill to back up' he thought before he realized something. "We will be fighting as a team right, after all we'll be tired after fighting others if we don't end our matches fast" he said.

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"I understand why you would think this but you will be fighting these three and that's it, no one else, I hope" Tobirama said muttering the last part. Naruto meanwhile was worried. 'I have no doubt that Tsunade and I can handle them, but if they separate us from Jiraiya and Orochimaru then they're likely to get killed' he thought.

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His face grew to one of realization. 'which would make Tsunade lose control of her emotions and try to kill them, but they would easily kill her alone, once she's dead the same will happen to me if I'm not careful' he thought, dumbfounded that he even came up with something like this. 'Heh, guess Tsunade-chan is rubbing off on me' he thought.

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"It's an attempt to kill us" Naruto said flatly. Everyone looked at him like he had grown a second head but when he explained his theory to them, their eyes widened. "Of course, they would have had spies looking into these things, they want to be rid of you four before you can become too strong" Hiruzen said.

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"Well then what can we do" Jiraiya asked nervously. Naruto's eyes widened once more. "Give me about thirty minutes and I might have a better solution than just training" he said earning a curious nod from Hashirama.

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Naruto sat down on the floor near a wall where no one could see him or feel his presence and began to meditate. 'Akira-chan might know how to solve this' he thought as his outer form became unconscious and he wandered into his mindscape.

Naruto's mindscape

Naruto opened his eyes to see his figure change to an eighteen year old teen, just like he had been before he traveled back in time. His mindscape had improved over the years since he was twelve in his time. It was an ideal place for Naruto. A village that once scorned him now greeting him. His subconscious had made any familiar faces into real people in his mindscape.

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Only instead of the one from his time, it was now from the 'present' time. He walked up to the Hokage monument where he knew Akira was even though he didn't know how he knew. He saw her sitting, looking over the village. "You have quite the imagination and memory Naruto-kun, save a few houses this place is an exact replica" she said.

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"You know why I'm here" Naruto stated. "Yes, but why should I tell you, I have barely seen you in over a year" she said with a bit of anger. "Maybe that's because every time I come here, you're asleep" he said with a sweatdrop running down his face.

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Akira just huffed at this. "If you're that desperate for company then why not just set up a mental link between us" Naruto said. Akira could hear the obvious tone is his voice and blushed slightly having not thought of it. Her quietness was an obvious answer to Naruto.

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"Back to the important subject, is, it, possible" he asked. "Yes but the amount of pain that is required to perform it is excruciating, thankfully this is the only sacrifice to be given" Akira answered. "How do I perform it" Naruto asked slightly relieved. "Since Orochimaru knows a lot about anatomy, you can ask him where these points are" Akira said as Naruto nodded.

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"First you need to tie the person down to something that's reinforced with chakra, Mokuton being the best choice, then you need to gather the chakra of the bloodline in either each hand or by combining the two elements that make it, making sure that your hand is fully extended, then ram your fingertips into the solar plexus, this is to soften the pain of the next part" she said making Naruto wince at the thought of doing this.

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"The next part is dangerous but since you can revive people, it's just more pain. Next you are to make a small incision right over the heart, small as in not deep, you do need to make it wide though. Then once again channel the chakra into your hands only this time make a sort of fist and bring it above your head and bring it down fast where the incision was made and keep forcing pressure on it, have someone start rubbing their hands together while channeling lightning chakra through them, once you hear sparks coming from them lift your hands and tell the person to shock the other, then just give them about 5 minutes to regain consciousness" she said making Naruto wince again.

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"This has rarely been done because even though you get the said Kekkei Genkai out of it, it would stop anyone doing it again, even Kami-chan had been through it once and she never done it again, it's that painful and as such, not many know of it" Akira explained to him. "And what about Doujutsu" Naruto asked. "Activate the Doujutsu and then channel normal chakra, the chakra that goes past the Doujutsu will pick up on its features and travel to your hands" Akira explained.

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"How frequently can this be used" Naruto asked surprising Akira. "Once a month, just enough time to give the body time to recover and rest" she said. "Thanks Akira-chan, by the way, don't forget the mental link again" Naruto said making her blush furiously as he turned around.

Real World

Naruto became conscious again and started to move making everyone look towards him. "Well" Tsunade asked hopefully. "There is a solution but you're not going to like it" he said before explaining the horrible procedure too them. "I can understand why, doing this would make any man want to just drop dead" Orochimaru said.

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"So who wants to go first" Naruto asked almost sarcastically. Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Tsunade looked at each other before Jiraiya sighed and stepped forward. "I'll do it" he said. Naruto nodded. "We should probably get to a more suitable environment" he said. They then left for the medical room.

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Once inside it Naruto created a table from his Mokuton and put metal braces on it for Jiraiya's hands, feet, body and head, even though the table was more of a pedestal and then place a silencing barrier on the room. Jiraiya looked like a nervous wreck as he got on the table and was strapped down. Naruto started channeling chakra for the Yōton to his hands.

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As soon as he started Jiraiya's face started to scrunch up as he let out a howl of pain which made even Hashirama wince at. When he began the second part he had to cover his outer ear in chakra to not hear the sudden shriek that came from him but not before telling Tsunade to charge her lightning chakra. When he released the chakra Jiraiya was begging him to stop. He heard Tsunade's hands spark.

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"Now" he yelled at Tsunade. Tsunade dropped her hands right over where Jiraiya's heart was and his whole body shook. When everything calmed down, Jiraiya was unconscious but alive. Naruto activated his Rinnegan and looked at Jiraiya. "Well, it worked" he said relieved. Everyone else in the room visibly sighed.

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Jiraiya started to stir after a few minutes and the first thing he said was "Did it work". His voice was hoarse from the lightning chakra but he didn't take notice as his whole body was numb from pain. "Yeah" Naruto said smiling slightly. "But for now just rest" Naruto said as he released the metal restraints holding him down.

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After another blood curdling scream, from Orochimaru after his own operation, Naruto could see that Tsunade was nervous. With Hashirama gone to make sure Jiraiya and Orochimaru were alright and Tobirama and Hiruzen gone back to doing their duties so they don't pile up, he and Naruto were alone with no adult, something that made her nervous.

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Naruto saw this and held her hand again, it always seemed to calm her down so why do anything else. "Hey, it'll be alright after" he said. This seemed to gain her confidence as she gave him a shy smile. She got on the table and was strapped in. Naruto created a Kage Bushin before once again performing the surgery.

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Tsunade started to scream just like Jiraiya and Orochimaru. What Tsunade didn't know was that Naruto was using a special chakra on her, the Shōton. When Naruto heard the sparks and took his hands away and his clone shocked her. He was surprised to see her eyes open almost immediately. But there was something that shocked him even more.

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Tsunade's eyes were not her own, rich brown eyes had turned to a colour that made Naruto's heart stop. Her eyes were a metallic purple, with four concentric rings around her pupil. "Well this is unexpected" a voice said in his head. 'You call this unexpected, shit this is both cool and strange at once' Naruto thought to Akira.

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Tsunade saw Naruto's face and got worried. "Is everything alright" she said in her pain. Naruto looked at her, snapping out of his daze. "Yeah, better than expected" he said softly. Tsunade looked really confused by this but as Naruto said that, Hashirama walked in. "Well" he asked. "Maybe you should look for yourself" Naruto said.

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Hashirama looked confused, he couldn't see chakra, so why would Naruto ask this. As soon as he saw his granddaughter's eyes he gasped. Tsunade was getting nervous, all she could think was had something gone wrong. "How is this possible" Hashirama asked Naruto.

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"Don't know, it could come from your wife but that would be my best guess" Naruto replied. "Um hello, I'm still here" Tsunade said. The two looked at Tsunade in thought. "Sorry Tsunade-chan but until we can figure this out, you'll, have, to…." He trailed off as he remembered something.

FLASHBACK

Naruto was walking back to Tsunade after his training session with him. He could see that she was looking through a book that had to do with blood and bloodlines but ignored it. Tsunade looked up to him and smiled. "Hey Naruto-kun, do you mind if I get a blood sample from you, it's for an experiment I want to try, I need several different samples so if I get yours I won't have to get too many to keep track of" she said.

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Naruto was slightly confused but complied and let her put a syringe in his arm to extract the blood. Strangely enough, she looked slightly nervous but he had ignored that too. "Thanks Naruto-kun" she said before walking away, her legs shaking slightly as though she had done something she shouldn't have.

END FLASHBACK

Naruto's face described quite a few different looks. Shock, worry and confusion just to name a few. "Tsunade-chan, that syringe of blood you got from me, did you inject it into yourself" he said as she sat up. "N-No" she answered nervously. Naruto looked at her sternly. She sighed before replying "Yes".

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"Tsunade-chan, you know you could have killed yourself only our blood is compatible" Naruto said almost like scolding parent. Tsunade looked down and almost seemed to pout. Naruto sighed in defeat. 'She's damn well lucky she didn't get herself killed' he thought.

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"Just, just go and get some rest" he said in his frustration. He looked toward where Tsunade was leaving and rubbed his temples. "Of all the stupid things she could have done with it" he spoke to himself. Hashirama looked at him confused. "Exactly how could she have died from your blood" he asked.

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"Well as you know with civilians and their blood types, if you inject the wrong type it would cause problems, with shinobi with bloodlines however, if the blood isn't compatible with the person, it could kill them if they suffer anything much more that a small cut" he explained making Hashirama's eyes widen.

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"So you mean that she's been in danger of dying since a few days before we left for the mission" Hashirama said. "Yeah, she's lucky our bloods are compatible, otherwise we'd be having an early funeral for her" Naruto said with a sigh.

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"So what shall you do now" Hashirama asked him. Naruto sighed. "I'll help them train with their new kekkei genkai, as for Tsunade having the Rinnegan, I don't know" he said sighing again. "You will have to teach her eventually, knowing Tsunade she'll probably try on her own and end up hurting herself" Hashirama said. "I know, she's a handful when she tries to catch up to me" Naruto answered.

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"Well we might as well see how we're going to do this, we've got a long five months ahead of us" Naruto said. With that the two walked out.

Five months later

Naruto was currently training with the rest of team seven. Ever since they had received their kekkei genkai Naruto had pummelled them into the ground with training. He didn't want Orochimaru and Jiraiya to fall behind so he doubled their training to the point that they collapsed from either chakra exhaustion or their injuries, whichever came first.

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They had improved dramatically over the past five months, both now bordering S-rank. At first Naruto had refused to train Tsunade to use her Rinnegan but after a month of calming himself down he complied.

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He needed to make sure they were ready for the exams. They may have had skill but they severely lacked experience. The three were fighting all out against him and while they could overwhelm him a couple of times, he somehow managed to just get away each time.

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"Come on guys, you were doing great earlier" Naruto said. "That was (pant) over (pant) three hours ago" Jiraiya managed to say between pants. "Aw, is Jiraiya-chan getting tired" Naruto teased. "Well it's not our fault that you're a stamina monster" Jiraiya yelled back.

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"Well then would you like to go a little longer, I'm sure another few hours won't do any harm" Naruto said. Jiraiya paled while Orochimaru and Tsunade glared at him. Naruto chuckled at the sight. "Alright come on, we'll finish up for today, the exams are tomorrow" Naruto said.

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He heard three sighs of relief as soon as he said that. "Hmph, and I thought we'd never have to see the academy again" Jiraiya said slightly depressed. "Just be glad that we have to be there for nine and not eight" Orochimaru said chuckling. "Just remember to wake up in the morning" Tsunade teased.

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Naruto grinned at this. 'Finally, someone besides me gets it for punctuality' he thought happily. Jiraiya stuck his tongue out at her childishly. "Well how about this then, if the two of you aren't there an hour early, I'll come and get you myself" Tsunade said with a sickly sweet smile. Jiraiya gulped and Orochimaru started to sweat. "See you two tomorrow" Naruto said, but Orochimaru and Jiraiya had already left.

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Naruto forehead had a sweatdrop on it. "They're really terrified of you" he said turning to Tsunade. Tsunade pouted and said "Well it's not my fault they're only on time". "And it's not their fault you're so early to everything" Naruto said chuckling. Tsunade pouted again before regaining a serious look.

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"Jiji wants to see me in the morning, he wants you to come with me, a half hour early, I have a feeling that it's not going to be good" she said staring at the ground. Naruto's face hardened as he knew what Hashirama would tell her and felt sad for her. 'But if she doesn't hear it now, she probably never will' he thought. He put on his best fake smile. "It's probably nothing, come on, let's go" he said.

The next morning

Naruto was walking to the academy, his mind set on what would transpire with this little talk Hashirama was going to give Tsunade. The sun was barely rising over the sky, giving it a red tint. He sighed in frustration. "She's not going to like this" he mumbled to himself.

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'But the burden of one will be held by many' he heard a voice in his head say. 'Doesn't mean it'll be any easier for her Akira-chan' he thought to the bijū. 'At least she'll get to hear it from him and not his brother' Akira assured. Naruto sighed. 'You always have something to add don't you' he thought to her. 'But of course Naruto-kun' Akira teased.

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Naruto looked up as he found himself looking at Tsunade looking worried outside the academy with her grandfather. Hashirama looked at Naruto and Naruto immediately knew why he would be needed. He wasn't just going to tell her about him, he was going to tell her everything.

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Hashirama sighed. "Good morning Naruto" he said causing Tsunade to look up, whatever news her grandfather had to tell her was going to end in tears and she knew it. Hashirama sighed once again. "Tsunade, you may or may not know, but we are on the brink of a war, between the shinobi nations" he started. Tsunade nodded signalling for him to continue as Naruto stood beside her.

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"I'm afraid to tell you this but… I'm not going to live to see the end of it" he said with tears in his eyes. At first Tsunade didn't react, so he took the opportunity to continue. "Whether it be from battle or old age, I'm going to die before this war is over, Tobirama won't be far behind either" he said kneeling down to her height. By now Tsunade's eye were threatening to overflow with tears.

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"I'm telling you this because I don't want you to get depressed, I don't want you to become that kind of person just because of my death" he said hugging her. Tsunade was now openly crying as her grandfather hugged her, Naruto had also come to her side and squeezed her hand.

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"Whether I die sooner or later doesn't matter, I will die before the bloodshed of war ends, please Tsunade-chan, stay strong, I know that my death shall effect you greatly but you still have many people to look after you, you have your mother, Saru-chan, Naruto-kun the most of all, you'll never truly be alone Tsunade-chan" Hashirama whispered into his granddaughters ear so only she could hear.

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That was it for Tsunade as the floodgates were opened. Her tears had covered the shoulder of her grandfather by now, it was only when he explained to her what she would have left after he died did she start to calm down, though not by much. Naruto frowned as he wondered why Hashirama had chosen this day to do tell her.

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Then his eyes widened. 'So you really are that close' he thought looking at him sadly. Hashirama whispered once more only this time Tsunade had barely heard it. "Both I and your baa-chan know how much you like Naruto-kun, he will help you through everything, you don't need to worry".

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Tsunade had stopped crying and smiled slightly, but blushed even more. "Now, I believe you have an exam to get to" Hashirama said standing up. It was only now that both he and Naruto realized Tsunade was holding Naruto's hand even though he had let go. Tsunade and Naruto slowly made their way into the academy.

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"Um Tsunade-chan, would you mind letting go of my hand" Naruto asked awkwardly. Tsunade blushed even more when she realized she was still holding his hand and let go. Naruto smiled and put his hand on her shoulder. "Come on, otherwise we'll be late" as soon as he said this Tsunade grabbed his hand again and rushed to their room.

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Naruto smiled even more at this. 'Well that's one problem solved' he thought as they arrived outside the room. 'Things will only get worse from here, she might as well enjoy herself' he thought as they arrived outside the exam room door.

THE END