Authors note: Chapter 10 is now here!

I think that my next story will get more popularity for the sole reason that I am doing an older women pairing with Naruto. But here are the candidates that have been selected, just in advance so I can start writing it no matter what. Just a warning in advance, you will need background info on the plot of Naruto to follow through with this story, as I will be referencing from the anime quite frequently. Also, there will only be one girl for this next story, no ifs ands or buts about it. I really don't like writing harems. They make me feel… sexist. If there are two things that I am not, it is a pervert and a sexist. I respect women more than I do men, so I can safely say that writing the harem isn't for the sake of perverseness. Anyway, as I have stated before, I just want to expand my field of writing in a way that even I am not comfortable with.

I will NEVER include Tsunade, Kushina, or a twin sister as the pairing for him, so don't even think about making suggestions of adding them. I don't read incest, so Kushina and a possible sister are out, and Tsunade is too much like a grandmother to him in the show. It just couldn't realistically work in any story in my opinion. Please, PM me if you think there are some, because I will read them if they are suggested to me through any form of contact. Also PM if there is another girl that should be added to the list of possibilities for this next story. The only requirement is that they are older, and try to make a case of why they should be candidates.

- Hana

- Ayame

- Anko

- Koyuki

I also have to go into rant mode again, sorry in advance for any who may not agree.

This story WILL have people that can match Naruto in terms of power. It won't come until much later, but there are others quite like him. I don't mind stories where he is completely outclassing others, but it won't be like that for my story. Here's a hint of how strong they would be in the ending.

As I told someone who had concerns about it over PM, think Gurren Lagann at its end, and you have the scale of my final battle.

So yeah, it's going to be EPIC!

Anyway, that's enough about that. ONTO THE DISCLAIMER!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any elements of any other anime that may come in to the story. Well, I can always blackmail Kishimoto into signing it over… but that's a plan for another day.

The forest was just like he imagined it to be, which was filled with screams. He could hear the screams of agony from several teams as they ran into the hazardous wildlife and stronger teams.

His team had been running for only ten minutes, but he could already hear the voices of another team using his enhanced senses. He created two shadow clones and had them henge into his teammates so he could get the whole ordeal over with quickly, killing any who seemed like they deserved it. The real versions of Sasuke and Sakura were tied up and placed in a special suspended animation seal that he had created, so it would only feel like a second of travel to them when being unsealed.

The real reason he put them in there is because he couldn't afford for them to get in his way right now. He was able to sense Orochimaru back at the starting line, disguised as a grass Nin, so he must be plotting to take the Uchiha's eyes. Naruto could also tell that something else was going on as well. The snake Sanin wouldn't be here for that sole reason, so he must be plotting something bigger. He had told Anko that she would be freed soon, and he meant what he said, so he would have to implement his plan very soon.

He came upon the group of what now appeared to be rain genin. He smirked and thought, 'Oh this is going to be fun. It's been to long since I've spilled some good blood.'

The team of rain genin were just walking running frantically in the forest of death. It wasn't nearly as bad as what the proctor of the exam had claimed it to be. No, it was much worse than they thought.

First off, a giant spider that could spray acid out of its fangs had attacked them. Then a pack of giant seven foot tall wolves tried to attack them, and they were only able to get away by running into another team from grass and getting the wolves onto them instead.

Now it appeared that their day had just went from bad to worse. The scary A-ranked genin was in front of them, holding what appeared to be two fierce looking swords, and grinning like a maniac at them. They all had one collective thought before anyone made a move.

'Well shit.'

That was when all hell broke loose. Two dragons made of Earth came up from the ground and captured two of them, while the third member was incinerated by a fire dragon.

One of them was attached to a tree now, while the other was pinned to the ground. The so called leader of the group watched as his teammate at the tree was skewered by the wood from the tree from behind, now more terrified then he had ever been in his life.

Naruto walked over to him, and placed a hand on his head. He leaned down to whisper in the trembling genin's ear.

"I know what you have done. I sense that your chakra is black and foul, tainted by your own sin. It was the same with your teammates, as you all have the same foul chakra. I will be happy to purge this world of your filth. Now die."

Right after he said that, electricity came into Narutos' hand, and melted the skin off of the screaming genin. His entire nervous system, including his brain, were completely fried.

Satisfied with his work, Naruto ran off with the Earth scroll he had taken from them before they had even noticed he was there.

He once again sensed the foul chakra of the snake Sanin not far away from his location. He quickly grabbed a scroll that he had prepared just in case he would ever run into the man. It contained extremely complex sealing arrays that even the fourth hokage would be hard pressed to understand, as it was one of the only things that could actually kill the bastard.

He came upon a large clearing, and saw the disguised snake, who looked slightly shocked that a genin could sneak up on him.

Said genin gave a slight smirk that even intimidated him a little, and released a massive blast of Ki.

"Well-well, I see that the reports of your skill aren't entirely false Naruto-kun. For anyone to catch me unaware is very impressive," said the creepy snake.

"Okay, first off, don't call me Naruto-kun, it's really creepy. Second, don't underestimate me or you will regret it. Finally, you really need to stop chasing after little boys for their bodies. It really gives everyone the impression that you are a pedophile."

Said snake looked like he was starting to get pissed, but managed to keep his composure for the moment.

"Now-now, I only want their bodies to implant my soul into them, nothing more. I gain immortality by using this method, so it is imperative that I have them."

Naruto stared blankly at the Sanin for a moment before shrugging slightly to himself. The man didn't matter very much to him right now, considering that he had to pass the chunin exams before he could really show his true potential. The second they were over, he would kill this sick bastard that takes young boys away. He just couldn't picture that Orochimaru wasn't a pedophile, so he completely tuned out whatever he was saying right now.

He thought about his promise to Anko, and decided he would at least help her get rid of her curse seal when he reached the tower. Any others with the mark would just have to wait a little while longer, as he had taken pity on the purple haired women, seeing as how they were both previously treated like garbage.

"Are you even listening to me brat!?" screamed the now irritated Sanin.

Naruto merely tilted his head to the side with a bored look on his face and casually said, "Hmm, did you say something?" One thing he inherited from teacher to student was definitely the cocky, laid back attitude of Kakashi, even if the man had never truly taught him anything.

If there was one thing that Orochimaru hated more than losing, it was being ignored. Outraged at the boys' show of disinterest, he charged at him at high jounin level speeds.

Naruto snapped to attention at the feeling of danger, immediately going into 'combat mode' as he called it. He easily dodged the snakes' fist, and punched him, only for the man to turn into mud.

'Crap, I'm going to have to take off a few gravity seals to face him. I'm only at mid-Anbu level with this many on,' thought the blonde genin.

He put his hands together in a Ram hand-seal and screamed, "KAI", which resulted in a massive burst of chakra to cover the area they were in.

Orochimaru felt as if he were going to smother, just from the intense pressure the boy was releasing. He was trying to think of just how strong the boy truly was at the moment. From the reports that he read from his spies in Konoha, he should only be at mid to high Anbu at best.

Well they were obviously wrong about that, seeing as the boy had the raw power equivalent to high-Kage level at the very least! Oh they were so going to be the subjects for his next experiments when he got back. That is, if he was able to get back at all, if the amount of power given off was any indicator.

"Now Orochimaru, let's have a little bit of fun before you have to go and play somewhere else," said the blonde with a slightly insane glint in his eyes.

The Sanin merely gulped, knowing that he had bitten off more than he could chew. The next few minutes were filled with the snake Sanin was desperately trying to get away from Naruto, only to get captured again and receive another fatal wound, which he would heal by literally shedding his own skin like an actual snake.

There were some things about the snake that even disturbed Naruto himself, but at the moment, he was too busy enjoying the screams of pain from the man who had created so much evil in the world. He honestly deserved a fate worse than death, and Naruto was currently working on a way to settle that problem.

He continued stabbing, cutting, burning, freezing, decapitating, and just all around messing with the snake for the next few hours. His screams could be heard all throughout the forest, causing every team to steer clear, even the team of sand genin with the red haired Jinchuriki girl. She already had a good idea who was in that direction, so they immediately went in the exact opposite direction of the noise at full speed.

Speaking of Chinatsu, she had still felt drawn towards the blonde haired boy for some strange reason. Her siblings called her insane for wanting to be near the, 'freak' as they had called him. But she just wouldn't listen to them. He peeked her interest the moment she met him. He exuded nothing but the utmost confidence in his abilities, and held no trace of fear when she released a large amount of Ki. She was thinking about him much more frequently, and frankly, she had no idea why.

No one had ever really held her attention for this long, no matter how interesting they appeared to be to everyone else. To say she was confused was an understatement, and she didn't have anyone she could speak with about this, seeing as how her siblings told her to forget about him, and they were the only ones she could ever ask about things like that.

Anyway, back with Naruto and the now bloody and beaten snake. Before Orochimaru could shed, he slammed his katana into his chest, impaling his heart, only for it to turn into mud. If there was one skill Orochimaru was more skilled at than anyone, it was the body replacement technique. He had mastered it to its fullest degree, and could even switch with living people if he needed to.

Naruto scowled, seeing as how the snake was able to get away without him allowing it.

'Oh well,' he thought. 'I can't kill him yet. I still need him for one more thing. That curse mark he has will have some use for me in the future, so I'll just take his Kusanagi blade later.'

He continued onward through the forest until he spotted team 8 hiding in the bushes, looking at the team of sand genin savagely killing another team from the hidden grass village. He chuckled slightly to himself, deciding to sneak up on them to scare them a little before moving on.

He wouldn't kill them because they were completely innocent souls, especially Hinata. He fondly remembered the time when he called her out to his training grounds to talk with her about how she really felt about him.

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Flashback

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Naruto was sitting down with a solemn face on top of a boulder, looking towards the nervous Hyuga that had followed him when he was younger. He already knew what the girl thought of him, and it made him slightly sad that he would have to push away the affection of one of the only people who has always cared for him.

It was their last year in the academy, and he had to tie up any unnecessary loose ends.

"Hinata-san, I have called you out here to discuss the matter on your feelings towards me."

She looked at him feeling very embarrassed, if the blood red cheeks were anything to go by, and looked as if she were going to faint.

Regardless, Naruto continued, pained that he would have to emotionally hurt her.

"I know that you like me, perhaps even love me, but it can't go on any longer. Things between us just would not work out. If we were to become a couple, the Hyuga clan as a whole would be in uproar. It would create unrest within your family, and the village by extension. I am hated in this village, as I am sure you know, and even if I wasn't, they would never accept me. I know that this may be hard to accept, and by no means do I enjoy doing this, but you need to hear it. I am sorry, but I would still like very much to be friends with you."

Hinata just stood there crying for a few minutes, before looking up at him, sadness in her eyes.

"I understand. I know what would happen, but I just wanted to dream about it for a while longer. You inspired me, being so strong and confident, even with all of the glares and hatred that you have to endure. My family have always put me down due to my weaknesses, but I found hope by watching you seemingly brush off all of the negative aspects in your life like they were nothing. Thank you, Naruto-san, for inspiring me to be stronger."

As she finished her speech, Naruto found himself wanting to help the poor girl. He looked at her and grinned, looking like a fox.

"Say, Hinata-san, how about I help you with your training. By the time this year is over with, I'll have you completely annihilating anyone in your family in taijutsu. Heck, I'll even teach you some A-rank ninjutsu that even I'm not supposed to know yet. The only thing I ask is that you let me see the looks on their faces after you completely dominate them," he said grinning like a madman.

Hinata grinned in the same way, something that looked very disturbing on her face.

"Oh, don't worry. I'll make sure you have a front row seat to my next spar, that's for sure."

The two started laughing like they were in some sort of horror movie for the next few minutes.

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Flashback end

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He laughed at the memory of that spar. She fought her own father, and completely wiped the floor with him. The branch and main family were astonished, while the elders of the clan looked like they were having a heart attack. They had tried for years to make her weak so they could mold her sister Hanabi just the way they wanted, so she would become the heiress and they could have complete control over clan matters. Well now they knew that 10 year plan went straight down the drain.

Hinata instantly regained her title as heiress, and was already making plans to abolish the caged bird seal that enslaved the branch family. Naruto had already created the counter seal for her after all. Over all, he would rank her at mid to high jounin level in taijutsu, seeing as how his training methods were completely insane. Even Gai had more reasonable workouts than him, yet she never complained once that entire year. Hiashi, her father, had gotten too relaxed about his training due to becoming arrogant in retirement from being a shinobi, which was why he had lost.

Needless to say, he trains his ass off every day to overcome his daughter again, but to no avail seeing as how she was still on Narutos' insane training regimen.

Back to the present, Naruto went directly behind Kiba and shouted, "BOO!" at the top of his lungs.

Kiba jumped at least 10 feet in the air, along with Akamaru, his puppy. Shino and Hinata looked back at him and pleasantly greeted him as if nothing had happened. Kiba was ready to yell at him, until he noticed they had attracted the attention of the sand genin.

The sand genin were about to make their move on the leaf shinobi, but then they saw the blonde boy. They were frozen in place, unsure of what they should do next, except for Chinatsu. She caught herself staring at him, again, not sure why.

The two Jinchuriki began to walk towards each other, as if their bodies were on auto-pilot. Everyone had chosen to ignore the blood and limbs all around them for the moment, to see what the two were doing.

Naruto didn't really understand why his legs were moving. He couldn't really control them right now, which was slightly worrying him. He may have a very large amount of wisdom at his disposal, but the only techniques that could force the body to move in ways they didn't want were the Nara's shadow manipulation, and the Yamanaka mind control. He wasn't in his mindscape, so the Yamanaka was ruled out, and he could easily brake the shadow manipulation with pure strength.

'What the hell is going on with my body? I just looked at her, and I can't look away now. I see her sadness, and it pains me greatly. I want to protect her, and I don't even know why. This is just way to strange,' thought the blonde boy.

Chinatsu was thinking something similar as well. 'Why do I find myself drawn to him? I can't stop moving my legs, and I'm afraid he will leave for some reason. I don't want to be alone anymore.'

They were finally directly in front of each other, now unaware of the other people standing around them. Were they drawn together by pain, or was it just the need to be wanted by someone else? Was it just a spur of the moment thing, or were they always thinking of the other without even realizing it?

Then Chinatsu did something that shocked everyone present beyond words, especially Naruto. She grabbed his shoulders, leaned upwards, and kissed him.

"And so the forbidden love between the two shall bloom. Weathering mighty storms in their path, they will charge forward to challenge their fates."

And that's the end of chapter 10!

I know that many will complain that this was a major cliffhanger, but to bad! You'll just have to wait until later this week, most likely Friday, until the next chapter!

I know that the romance seems to be a little rushed right now, but it will be explained as the story goes on. I know that this chapter is a few days late, but I had to work around a major plot hole that could have complicated the future of my story.

I have already taken down the poll, and many said that they wanted three chapters this week of this story, so the other one will have to wait until this story is finished. I also know that I didn't announce the poll, so I am sorry for that. The surprising thing is that I still had more votes on this poll than my first one.

Until next time, PEACE!