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Disclaimer: I in no way own Naruto or any of it's Characters, they are the property of Masashi Kishimoto. I'm just a guy who wanted Naruto to be the baddest kid on the playground.

Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. - Sun Tzu

Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel

Was just a freight train comin' your way

Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel

Was just a freight train comin' your way, hey, yeah

METALLICA - NO LEAF CLOVER

The True Rinnegan: chapter 12 - Strangers In Konoha: Naruto Meet My Father.

"I swear anymore D-ranks and I'm going to go NUKE-NIN!" Screamed Naruto having just finished their fifth D-rank that day.

"SHUT UP IDIOT!" Screamed Sakura.

"Oh don't act like you two don't agree with me! I mean after Wave these D-ranks are just boring!" Grumbled Naruto.

Sakura shook her head as she sighed. While she agreed that D-ranks were in fact boring, she still didn't think she was up for another mission like wave just yet. "That not the point Naruto, its not that we agree or disagree. Its just what good is complaining about it going to do?" Asked Sakura.

"What are you talking about Sakura? If memory serves it was my complaining that got us the Wave mission." Said Naruto logically.

"..." Sakura had no reply to that.

Sasuke overhearing them decided to add his two cents worth to their debate.

"Hn" Grunted Sasuke giving Sakura a look that clearly said 'He's got a point.'

Sakura turned to Sasuke giving him a look that clearly said 'Traitor!'

Meanwhile Naruto was giving them both a look that clearly said 'Get a room!'

"That's enough for today you three. I'm going to go turn in our mission report to the Hokage, so I guess you guy's can have the rest of the day off. Meet at the bridge tomorrow at 0600 hours." Said Kakashi before he body flickered away, wanting to get out of there before their arguing gave him a headache.

"Okay Sensei. " Said Sakura.

"Later Sensei." Said Naruto.

"Hn." Said Guess who.

At Which point the old Naruto decided to make an appearance. "IS THAT ALL YOU KNOW HOW TO SAY BASTARD?!"

"Hn"

"CUT THAT OUT!" Yelled Naruto.

...3...2...1..."Hn!"

"GRAAAAAAAH! THAT'S ITS!" Yelled Naruto as he charged at Sasuke, only for him to disappear in a swirl of leaves.

"...!..." Thought both Naruto and Sakura.

'Sneaky little bastard learned the body flicker jutsu I see, I wonder when he did that?' Thought Naruto. Only to feel a massive killer intent directed at him. Turning around slowly Naruto came face to face with the Patron goddess of fan girls, one Sakura Haruno.

"Oh Narutoooo, I was wanting to talk to Sasuke about something." Said Sakura in a falsely sweet voice. Naruto started to back up, yelling screaming Sakura he could handle, but falsely sweet Sakura scared the shit out of him! After all he had seen his mother when she spoke in a falsely sweet voice.

Quickly coming up with a plan Naruto pointed behind Sakura "Oh there he is!" When Sakura turned around to look, Naruto took off running like a rabbit in the Inuzuka compound. Sakura soon gave chase. Unbeknownst to her however was that she was chasing a shadow clone, The real Naruto having hid underground until she was gone.

'That was close! Man are all women that scary?" Thought Naruto but then he thought of Hinata, and began to feel a little better.

That was at least until he remembered that Hinata had once slapped the piss out of Kiba for being a perv, and according to her tried to shove a rasengan into her father and using the Thirty-Two Palms on her sister. And that just made him remember that he had an upcoming meeting with Hinata's father.

'Aw man I'm so screwed' Thought Naruto as he began to walk to Ichiraku's. The whole time being fallowed by a square rock with eye holes. 'Just ignore him and he'll go away.' Naruto kept thinking to himself.

About 15 minutes later and the rock was still fallowing him. Finally having had enough Naruto turned around the rock coming to a dead stop a split second later.

"Konohamaru that's the worst disguise ever, a blind man could see through it!" Yelled Naruto at the rock. Only for the rock to explode in a pillar of smoke.

"Cough!Cough!Cough! I think we used to much Gun Powder!" Said a voice in the smoke. The smoke cleared to reveal a girl and two boys.

"I'm Moegi the toughest kunoichi in pre-school!" Yelled the girl.

"I love math, call me Udon!" Said a boy with glasses and a runny nose.

"And I'm the number one ninja in the village, Konohamaru!" Said Konohamar no longer wearing his helmet, instead all three of them were wearing goggles much like Naruto used to wear.

"And together we form the Konohamaru Ninja Squad!" Finished all three of them together.

Naruto could only shake his head at their theatrics, Finally looking at Konohamaru Naruto spoke "Konohamaru I've told you the point of a disguise is to blend in not stand out."

"What are you talking about boss? That was my best disguise yet." Said Konohamaru.

"I know, that's whats so sad." Said Naruto face-palming.

"Anyway boss you said you would play ninja with us today." Said Konohamaru, completely ignoring the implied dis about his disguises.

"A ninja playing ninja? That's so lame!" Said a voice that made Naruto freeze.

"H-Hey S-Sakura. You're not still mad...a-are you?" Asked Naruto nervously. Only for her to shoot him a look that would have made Zabuza run away screaming.

Konohamaru not noticing the air of 'want to pound Naruto in to dust' hanging around Sakura asked "Hey boss whose this?"

Looking from Naruto to Sakura and back again he shouted out "Oh I know she's your girlfriend! Right?"

Naruto seeing the look on Sakura's face go from mad to murderous, was quick to correct him. "WHAT?! NO! No she's my teammate Sakura, and besides she likes our other teammate." Said Naruto hoping to avoid a beating.

Konohamaru taking another look at Sakura, said in a carrying voice " Don't worry boss if you ask me you dodged a bullet. I mean look at the size of that forehead!"

"Konohamaru." Naruto tried to interrupt.

Failing to hear Naruto or notice him start to back away, Konohamaru continued to dig his grave.

"And that awful pink hair-"

"Ah Konohamaru!" Naruto tried to interrupt again before the kid got himself killed.

"-Not to mention her flat chest-"

"KONOHAMARU!" Yelled Naruto finally getting his attention.

"What is it boss?" Asked Konohamaru.

"RUN!" Yelled Naruto as he pointed at Sakura.

Konohamaru looking at where Naruto was pointing saw Sakura with a cold blooded look on her face.

"Oh...I see now...AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Screamed Konohamaru as he took off running with Sakura hot on his heals. Naruto and the others fallowing to try and prevent a murder. Konohamaru not looking where he was going in his hast to get away from the murderous kunoichi, ran right straight into a guy wearing a black body suit and war paint.

"Ouch! That hurt you little brat!" Said the guy in war paint as he lifted Konohamaru up by his scarf.

"Put him down Kankuro, you know this will only get you in trouble." Said a Girl with blond hair in four pony tails.

"Don't worry so much Temari we still have a few more minutes till he Shows up. Plenty of time for me to teach this brat a lesson." Said the guy who we now know as Kankuro, as Konohamaru struggled to get free.

"Suit yourself. What would you like me to put on your tombstone?" Said Temari acting like she really didn't care.

"Please put him down, It was my fault. Honest." Pleaded Sakura, who had caught up in time to see Konohamaru get lifted up by his scarf.

"Oh don't worry I'll put him down just as soon as I teach him to watch where he is going." Said Kankuro smiling viciously.

"You better put me down!" Said Konohamaru still struggling.

"Yeah? Or what?" Asked Kankuro.

"Or my big brother will tear you apart." Growled Konohamaru. Kankuro looking around saw only the pink haired girl and two kids

"Yeah? And what big brother is that?" He asked. It was at that moment that he felt cold steel against his neck.

"This big brother!" Said a voice to Kankuro's right. Kankuro looked to his right to see a boy of about 5,3 dressed in all black, with spiky blond hair that hung into his eyes, had appeared beside him holding a black ninjato to his neck in a reverse grip.

'Fast!' Thought Temari and Kankuro at the same time.

Naruto turning his head to look Kankuro in the eyes, spoke in a deadly voice. "I'm going to ask you this nicely once. Please put down the Hokage's grandson, before you force me to cause an international incident!"

Kankuro turned to look at Konohamaru, only to see him smirking along with Udon, Moegi, and Sakura."H-Hokage's grandson?" Said Kankuro in a nervous voice.

"That's right my Grandpa is the famous Third Hokage!" Said Konohamaru sounding a whole lot braver now that Naruto was here. Konkuro gently sat Konohamaru back on his feet. Naruto spoke as he removed his sword from Kankuro's throat.

"I should warn you puppet man, my sword can cut through chakra strings. So don't try anything."Said Naruto making Kankuro's and Temari's eyes go wide.

"H-How did you know I was a puppet user?" Asked Kankuro as he stepped back a few feet to give himself room to move encase this turned ugly.

"Well for one thing, I saw the Suna symbol on your Hitai-ate, and Suna is famous for its puppet users. So it wasn't hard to guess what that thing on your back was, and judging from the fan on your partners back. I would say she was a wind user. In fact the only one of you I can't figure out is the one in the tree." Said Naruto.

Everyone looked in the tree only to see Sasuke standing on a branch. Shaking his head at everyone's obliviousness Naruto decided to fill them in.

"No not him...him." Said Naruto pointing at a redheaded boy in the opposite side of the tree as Sasuke. Said boy appeared in a swirl of sand, Sasuke following soon after.

"Gaara!" Said Kankuro nervously.

"Kankuro you're an embarrassment to the village." Said the boy Gaara in a monotone voice.

"B-But Gaara they-"Kankuro started to say only to be cut off by Gaara.

"Shut up or I'll kill you." Said the redheaded boy.

Naruto couldn't explain it but something about this boy was strange and familiar all at the same-time.

"Hey what is your name? Naruto asked him. The boy turned to look at him with his cold dead eyes.

"My name is Sabaku no Gaara. These are my siblings Temari and Kankuro. Might I have your name as well?" Asked Gaara starring intently at Naruto.

"I am Uzumaki Naruto of the Uzumaki Clan. These are my teammates Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke of the Uchiha Clan. Are you three here for the Chunin Exams?" Asked Naruto after he had introduced his team and himself.

"Yes we are, I hope to see you there Uzumaki Naruto." Said Gaara as walked away his siblings following after him.

"That guy gave me the creeps." Said Sakura after they were out of sight. Naruto and Sasuke just continued to stare at where the siblings had walked off.

"I assume you felt it too Sasuke?" Asked Naruto, Sasuke turned to look at Naruto before nodding his head in agreement.

"What are you two talking about? Felt what?" Asked Sakura.

"That was no ordinary Genin, Sakura." Said Sasuke.

"Indeed even his own brother and sister are terrified of him." Said Naruto backing Sasuke up."Hey would you two do me a favor?" Naruto asked.

"What do you need?" Asked Sakura.

"Would you guys make sure Konohamaru and his friends get home safe? There is someone I need to go speak to." Asked Naruto getting a nod from both Sasuke and Sakura.

After they had left with Konohamaru and his friends in tow, Naruto made a hand sign and body flickered to his house. Setting on his bed Naruto entered his seal.

"I figured you would be coming to see me Naruto." Said Kurama as Naruto appeared in his seal.

"So you know what that feeling I was getting from that Gaara guy was?" Asked Naruto.

"Yes I do. What you felt was one of my brothers, Shukaku to be exact." Said Kurama.

"Oh great just what we need, another jinchuriki running around." Said Naruto.

"Don't worry brat, Shukaku ain't got nothing on me! But all the same you might want to hurry up and get the key to this seal from that old perv!" Said Kurama before he kicked Naruto out of the seal.

As Naruto laid in his bed that night he couldn't stop thinking about crazy his life had become. First the wave mission, then this Gaara guy, not to mention he still had that meeting with Hinata's father tomorrow.

'Damn it can't I ever catch a break?' Thought Naruto before he drifted off to sleep.

The next morning started out just like any other, with Kakashi showing up three hours late. The only real difference is that by now both Sasuke and Sakura had caught on to this fact, and had subsequently adapted Naruto's method of showing up two and a half hours late. So in the end they had only waited around for thirty minutes.

"My moneys on, Helped an old lady." Said Sakura.

"Hn, Black cat crossed my path." Said Sasuke.

"You're both wrong. It will be, Lost on the road of life." Said Naruto. At that moment Kakashi showed up in a puff of smoke.

"Sorry I'm late. I got lost on the road of life." Said Kakashi who then sweat dropped as he saw Naruto hold out his hand as both Sasuke and Sakura placed money in it.

"Anyways I nominated you three for the Chunin Exams, these are your application forms. Now this is all voluntary, if you don't feel you are ready you can wait till next year. Should you feel like taking them however fill these out and bring them to room 301 of the academy. Its at 3pm five days from now." Said Kakashi before he body flickered away.

"Well I don't know about you guys, but I'll be there. This sounds just like my kind of party." Said Naruto.

"This will be a good chance to test my strength against foreign shinobi." Said Sasuke with a determined look in his eyes.

"Well I guess I can't let you two go off alone, I mean there is no telling what kind of trouble you might get in, without me there to patch you up." Said Sakura getting a smile from Naruto and a smirk from Sasuke.

"Well then its decided. We got five days I suggest we spend them training." Said Naruto getting a nod of agreement from the other two. With that the three genin went their separate ways to begin preparing for the next step in their careers as ninjas.

A little while later as Naruto was walking to go get some training supplies, he was once again accosted by the brat squad .

"Hey boss are you to busy to play ninja with us now?" Asked Konohamaru.

"Well I really should be training...but what the hell? Alright I'll play for a little bit." Said Naruto getting a cheer from the three kids that hero worshiped him. It was at that moment when a Rain-Nin dropped in right behind Moegi grabbing the little girl a taking off, laughing evilly the whole time.

Naruto took off after them. He caught up with them a few minutes later to see the Rain-Nin had Moegi tied to a tree. Coming up with a plan Naruto created a clone to engage the Rain-Nin in conversation to distract him, while he got Moegi. With everything in place the fake Naruto dropped out of the trees.

"Stay where you are! You wouldn't want to be responsible for this little girl getting hurt would you?" Said the Rain-Nin as he looked at Naruto.

The clone Naruto just smiled and said "What girl?"

"What do you mean, What girl?...This Girl" Said the Rain-Nin as turned around to point at Moegi only to notice that she was no longer there, in her place was a straw doll with a odd looking explosive tag on it.

"..!.." Was all he thought before the tag detonated sending out a purple cloud of gas that knocked him out. It was at that point that Konohamaru and Udon caught up with them.

"Wow! You did it boss, you got'em." Said Konohamaru with Udon nodding beside him. The real Naruto hoped out of a tree with Moegi who had hearts in her eyes and a look of awe on her face as she stared up at Naruto.

"Hey why don't you guy's go play I need to have a word with this Rain-Nin." Said Naruto. The Three kids complained about having to leave, but complied non the less. After the three had left Naruto tied The Rain-Nin to the Tree using the same rope that was used to tie Moegi, and waited for him to come too.

A short while later the Rain-Nin came too and found him self tied to a tree, with Naruto standing over him. Before he had a chance to speak Naruto beat him to it.

"You know you're lucky I realized it was you Iruka Sensei. Otherwise that would have been a real explosive note, and not just a knock out gas note that I made." Said Naruto

The Rain-Nin stared at Naruto in shock for a few minutes, before he burst into smoke revealing himself to be Iruka Umino.

"How did you know it was me Naruto?" Asked Iruka with an embarrassed smile.

"You can disguise your looks but not your Chakra Signature, Sensei." Said Naruto. Getting an odd look from Iruka Naruto clarified. "I've been working on my Sensory skills."

"Oh, I didn't realize you were a Sensor Type Naruto. " Said Iruka as Naruto cut him lose.

"I'm not that great at it, I can only sense someone when their close by." Said Naruto.

"So if you knew it was me, why go along with it?" Asked Iruka as he stood up.

"I figured you must have had your reasons for doing this...And-" Said Naruto as he got a mischievous look in his eyes "If it helps motivate those three to practice their jutsu, who am I to complain."

At that Iruka burst out laughing,"Haha! Slick, Maybe I should have tried that with you when you were my student."

"I doubt even that would have worked." Mumbled Naruto as he scratched the back of his head.

"So what was all this about anyways?"Asked Naruto after a minute.

"Oh yeah. This was a test to see if you guys were really ready for the Chunin Exams. Congratulations, You passed with flying colors." Said Iruka.

"Naturally." Said Naruto in a fake pompous manner.

"Tell you what, lets celebrate with some Ramen." Said Iruka Smiling.

"Deal!" Said Naruto excitedly.

(A FEW HOURS LATER)

A nervous Naruto stood outside of the Hyuga Compound awaiting his escort. Wondering to himself if it was too late to fake being sick.

"Naruto-kun you made it." Said Hinata as she walked up with a bright smile that made Naruto's stomach flip for some reason, it had been doing that around her ever since he got back from Wave. But he couldn't for the life of him figure out why.

"Are you ready?"She said.

"Don't I get any last requests?" Said Naruto only half joking.

"Oh, haha, you'll be fine you big baby. Just remember what we talked about, look him in the eyes and be respectful." Said Hinata as she lead him to her father's study. After Hinata knocked on the door they heard him tell them to enter.

"Father, Naruto is here for the meeting as per your request." Said Hinata bowing before her father.

"Hyuga-Sama." Said Naruto like wise bowing.

"Vary well, you may leave us, Daughter." Said Hiashi.

Hinata once again bowed before she turned to leave the room. Whispering good luck to Naruto as she passed him, which oddly enough didn't really make him feel any better. Naruto stood there for the next five minutes waiting to be told to take a seat, indeed waiting to be told anything. But for five minutes all the Hyuga Head did was stare at him with cold emotionless eyes. By the third minute Naruto was starting to sweat, by the fourth he was sweating quite profusely.

'Oh man! I'm going to die! He's going to have me assassinated, then without me around Sasuke will become Hokage. Who will have by then, been corrupted into a shameless pervert by Kakashi Sensei! The leaf Kunoichi will revolt against having a pervert Hokage, and there will be a huge civil war and Konoha will be left in ruins! All because I couldn't say no to Hinata when she asked me to meet with her father!' Thought Naruto, his panicked mind coming up with far fetched scenarios.

Meanwhile Hiashi Hyuga was having the time of his life, wondering just how long he could keep this up before the kid cracked. Never let it be said that Hiashi Hyuga didn't have a sense of humor. A sick and twisted sense of humor, sure. But a sense of humor non the less. Deciding to show a bit of mercy, Hiashi finally spoke.

"You may have a seat." Said Hiashi as he pointed at a chair in front of his desk. Naruto glad to have that particular torture session over with, was quick to sit down in the chair. A few more moments of silence later and Naruto was about to start getting nervous again. That was at lest until the next few words out of Hiashi's mouth made Naruto go from nervous to shocked in 0.1 seconds.

"So Uzumaki-san or should I say Namikaze-San?" Said Hiashi making Naruto's eyes grow to the size of saucers.

"B-But h-h-how um w-what?" Was Naruto's Intelligent reply.

"How did I figure out who you were?" Asked Hiashi getting a nod from Naruto. Giving him a rear smile, Hiashi began to explain.

"Well the fact that you look like the perfect mix of your mother and father helped. You teaching my daughter one of Minato's Signature Jutsu's didn't hurt either-" Here Hiashi's face got a little serious again "-though I imagine it would've if she had actually hit me with it."Said Hiashi giving Naruto a small glare.

"But I suppose that was more my fault than yours." Finished Hiashi. Naruto didn't really know what to say to that, but luckily he didn't have to say anything as Hiashi continued a moment later.

"The main reason I asked Hinata to bring you here Uzumaki-san was to thank you." Said Hiashi bowing his head to Naruto.

"Sir?"Asked a confused Naruto.

"I wanted to thank you for doing what I have failed so miserably to do. You have given my daughter the confidence she has so desperately needed." Said Hiashi.

"All I did was be her friend." Naruto lied. Hiashi thought he heard a slight waver in Naruto's voice, but ignored it for now.

"And if for nothing else other than that, then I am truly in your debt. If I can ever do anything for you Naruto, you have but to ask." Finished Hiashi. Naruto did the only thing he could, he bowed low.

"Thank you Hiashi-Sama." Said Naruto.

"No, thank you Uzumaki-san." Said Hiashi in return, giving Naruto another smile. If Naruto had been looking he would have noticed the smile had turned evil.

"So tell me Uzumaki-San, what are your intentions with my daughter?" Asked Hiashi. Watching Naruto's eyes once again go wide.

(A LITTLE WHILE LATER)

"BWAHAHAHA!"

"Shut up! It's not funny!" Said Naruto grumpily to a laughing Hinata. As they were both watching the sun set from the Hokage Monument.

"HAHA Y-Y-Yes i-it is! HAHA!" Said Hinata in between laughs.

"No it isn't! I mean just out of nowhere he goes So tell me Uzumaki-San, what are your intentions with my daughter. Where did that even come from?" Said Naruto as Hinata finally began to calm down. Hinata turned and looked at Naruto like she had never looked at him before. Making Naruto's stomach do another one of those odd flips.

"So tell me Naruto just what are your intentions with me?" Asked Hinata in a soft voice. Our blond hero gulped.

Yep, he was defiantly screwed.

AND CUT!

A.N: I would like to apologize for taking so long on this chapter. You see I got lost on the road of life when a black cat crossed my path, and I had to take the long way around. Just to meet an old lady who needed help with her groceries...Anyways

I've decided to do the Battle in the Land of Snow. But I'm having a few problems figuring somethings out so I thought I would ask you the readers what you would like. The First problem is Should Kakashi lead the mission or Naruto? And the Second problem is Should I add and O.C villain? You can vote now on my profile.

One last thing I would like to thank my Beta Reader "ProtoPhinbella" For his awesome help with this story, and for getting me off my butt, so I could get this chapter out.

As always Read and Review, I always read any review you send me. Thank you for reading and I will see you next time on, The True Rinnegan.