Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, and I don't own Resident Evil. I make no money writing this, so I feel no need to remember who actually owns them.

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I reread my story earlier, and I thought I'd just rewrite it due to the previous one not being totally up to snuff. Glad you guys like it though, I'll try my best to give y'all what ya want.

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Standing before the Hokage, clad in bandages and a cloak with a hood to hide his face, young Naruto Uzumaki had his head down, worried over his fate. He had just sent several Genin to the hospital with wounds that could be crippling. Or not, he knew the weapons he'd used weren't finished, so they weren't exactly lethal yet.

"Naruto Uzumaki. Please look at me."

Flinching only slightly, the boy did as told, showing purple eyes with slit pupils, three whisker like marks on each cheek, a little fang poking out past his lower lip on the right side. Sighing softly, the old Hokage swallowed his regret upon seeing the boys' face, and simply spoke up.

"Tell me. How does a boy not even in the academy yet send four trained Genin to the hospital while incurring minimal damage to himself?"

Hiruzen's tone was serious, but his facial expression let Naruto know that he was in significantly less trouble than he'd thought he'd be in. This prompted him to answer almost eagerly, "Well, I was tinkering a bit with something that would help me launch kunai or shuriken better, since I'm not so good at it, and what I came up with seemed to work really well. I just can't get them to come out fast enough to be lethal… Th-that's why I used them on those bullies, I swear."

Yes, while his inventions could and would really hurt someone, they wouldn't be lethal for a good while.

"Oh? Tinkering you say? Does this have anything to do with where all your money has been going each month that I hear you're starving yourself from your shadows?"

Flinching once more, both at the reminder of his followers and that the Hokage had found out he'd been going without, Naruto gave a little nod of his head. "Show me."

Immediately, a bag was placed in front of the Hokage by one of the ANBU behind Naruto, the Hokage reaching into it and pulling out what looked to be a thick piece of metal with a handle and some form of trigger contraption. It was thick, yes, but looked like it had been made to look sleek. Obviously whomever made it needed more practice, though of course he knew who made it, the boy had just admitted to it after all.

"You said you made this, correct?"

Nodding his head, Naruto sighed softly, "Yes sir. I've been tinkering with those devices for a while, and I finally got them down to where they'll work. Though, I can't seem to get the projectiles to fly very straight or far yet. I don't even have a name for them yet either, and they're still much too big."

Humming softly, the Hokage turned the device in his hands for a moment, before having to dodge as he accidentally pressed the triggering mechanism, a tiny kunai flying out of the device and at the old man's face. "My! Well, while I agree it's not something lethal if it doesn't hit anywhere important or guarded, the speed is decent. Any thoughts?"

From Naruto's left an ANBU with a rat mask spoke up. "Hokage-sama, perhaps we should allow the boy to continue his work on these things? Perhaps if he can make them lethal, he could market them to the villages Shinobi. If you excuse my enthusiasm sir, these devices could very well revolutionize the way Shinobi fight, or even give civilians the ability to defend themselves against any manner of threat."

From the blonde boys right, another ANBU spoke, this time with a Dolphin like mask. "Perhaps we could also grant the boy some help. If they are unfinished and he has them able to harm trained Genin, who's to say he can't have them lethal and able to hit even Jonin some day? Of course, I would also recommend having someone try to make a counter to them, should the technology ever reach other nations."

Humming once more, the Hokage nodded his head and placed the device in his hands back into the bag now sitting on his desk. The ANBU who'd placed it there, one with a dog mask, promptly picked the bag back up, bringing it over towards Naruto, handing the boy back what were honestly his belongings.

"Very well. Naruto-kun, it will be your responsibility from now on to keep a tight hold on those devices of yours. You will be paid a stipend to spend on research, and be given resources with which to further your research. However, in return, once they are lethal I would like for you to register them as your invention, and market them to the people of Konoha, with a small discount for Shinobi based on rank."

Smiling, the blonde boy nodded happily and held the bag with his inventions in it closely. "Hai! I'll do as you say Hokage-jiji, dattebayo!"

Laughing good naturedly, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart lightened at seeing a look of joy on the blonde boys face. Ever since his abduction several years ago… Well, let's just say it did his heart good to see the boy smiling so.

"Now, before you go, has there been any changes from last month? Or… have they settled?"

"They've settled, so there's no need to worry any longer, my physiology is quite sound at the moment. If a little tender."

It had happened when the boy was four. He had been abducted by the traitor Orochimaru, and experimented on. The snake Sannin had banked on the boy's prisoner keeping him alive and adapting him to the changes he'd made. It had barely worked, and by the time they had found the boy, several changes had already been made to his physiology.

He had been infused with the DNA of several beings in an attempt to alter the boys' body. So far the boy had displayed the flexibility and venom of the snake variety, the ability to breath under water, and move in such as if he were a fish, and the durability and strength of an Iwa Rhino. Also was the issue with the boy and his tenant seeming much closer than the seal on the boys' navel should allow.

What no one knew, was that the boy and his tenant were in contact since the first of the experiments done on the blonde. His eyes were purple because a much greater amount of the Kyuubi residing inside the boy was mixing with his chakra, making it more potent, stronger. This was augmented by the boys body constantly absorbing Nature Chakra at a slow rate. For all intents and purposes, the boy was in a constant state of Sage Mode, if a severely weakened version of it.

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'So. What do you think, Kurama-kun?' Thought Naruto, sitting in his apartment and meditating. Ever since he'd been infused with the snake stuff, the fox that resided within his gut had made itself known. Ever since he'd been turned part fish or something, the fox had been talking to him, and ever since he'd been made able to feel the energy of the earth around him the fox had actually been pretty nice to him. Still a jerk sometimes, but pretty nice.

'I think you should build yourself a trump card. What you've managed to build is far less dangerous than what I've shown you. In my travels, there were weapons like yours that were even able to hurt me from a distance. Of course, after being sealed so many years ago I haven't been able to travel the lands beyond the Elemental Nations, so there could be plenty more that are stronger and better than your devices.'

Humming and looking at the little black book he'd been writing his ideas and formula's in, Naruto sighed and put it back into the pocket of his cloak. Feeling a presence beyond his door, he hopped up and opened it before the person on the other side could even begin knocking.

It was a white haired man, and beside him was the Hokage himself.

Standing at attention, Naruto gave the old Hokage a pleasant smile, and a little wave. "Hey Jiji, who's the old guy?" Naruto spoke, getting a tic mark to appear on the 'old guy's temple. "Oi oi! Brat, the name's Jiraiya, not old guy! And I'm your new teacher for the next few years. Heard you've been tinkering with seals and other such things, well, I'm the best you're ever gonna meet in that particular field. And as a special service, I'll be your first customer when those little devices of yours are finished."

How was that a service? Nevermind, "Teacher? I'm not even in the academy yet! What, I suppose you're gonna train me for that too?"

"Actually Naruto-kun, I brought someone else along for that, since Jiraiya-kun is needed for other things when he's not training you in seals. Naruto, I'd like you to meet Kakashi Hatake, or as you may know him,-"

"Dog-san!~" Naruto cried, flinging himself at the man with the gravity defying silver hair, hugging him about the waist. "You're gonna be training me?! Awesome! Thank you jiji!"

Chuckling softly, Kakashi patted Naruto's head and rubbed it a bit, getting a content sound from the boy. Who knew he liked being pet? "Yes, It will be my job to have you at at least Genin level by the time you return to Konoha. Though personally I plan to have you at much higher than that, I'm not going to go easy on you just because you're my favorite little ragamuffin."

Huffing with puffed cheeks at the ragamuffin remark, Naruto stuck his tongue out at the man and backed off, giving a little hiss as he did so, tongue elongating a little. Still.

Bowing towards the Hokage, Naruto gave another smile, "I thank you for this Hokage-jiji, I promise I'll do all that I can to be the best I can be! And I'll get my inventions finished by the time I return."

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"Okay brat, time to get down to brass tacks. Show me what you got with sealing already." Jiraiya spoke, sitting at the camp sight they had chosen to stop at for the night.

Rummaging through his cloaks many inner pockets for a moment, Naruto pulled out a worn book being held together with strings, looking for all intents and purposes like a draft book about to be handed to an editor. On the front in slightly faded black print was the words 'Close to the heart, Na-chan's first sealing book.'

"I don't know who this Na-chan is, but I just found this thing on my chest one night while I sleeping. Just woke up and it was there."

Jiraiya's eyes widened, as he knew full well who Na-chan was, after all he was looking right at him. It actually brought a tear to his eye, seeing that old thing again. He'd written it after all! He just didn't expect the boy to have unlocked it so early.

"Heh, you really are amazing kid. You'll find out who Na-chan is later, but for now, here." Taking out a fresh seal book, Jiraiya handed it over to the blonde, snatching the other book and leafing through it smoothly, much to Naruto's chagrin.

"I assume you finished it, since the back page is filled out with some pretty nice seal ideas. Looks like this things pretty worn out, so I'll hold onto it for now. I know a guy who can touch it up for you, and I'll give it back once it's looking a little more sturdy. Wouldn't want to let this be destroyed now would you?"

Letting the issue drop, Naruto nodded and began to leaf through the book he'd been given. It wasn't that hard to give up something when he'd been told he'd get it back. He had time, he could wait.

Kakashi however was now looking between the two with a curious gaze, before shaking his head and standing up. "Naruto-kun, come over here, I want to teach you something."

Looking up from the book, Naruto tilted his head and gave a small smile, "Sure thing, what is it Kakashi-san?" Said man smiled and pointed to a tree helpfully, before beginning to climb it… Without his hands. Suffice to say Naruto thought it was the coolest thing ever, even though he was building weapons that could revolutionize the shinobi world.

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Three weeks into their travels. Three weeks of grueling training that taxed even his augmented body, and even managed to tax his chakra reserves with how much he was training to control said energy.

While his control was great for both his age and superb for his reserves, it was all due to his augmentations, and once Jiraiya strapped a strange device onto him, it made every exercise lots harder. Not even just the physical ones though, it seemed to mess with his chakra and make it flow erratically. Jiraiya's excuse was that if he could control it with the device on then he would have no trouble controlling it without the device.

Due to the training he'd been doing as well, Naruto had had little time to work on his devices. He'd resorted to using repulsion seals inscribed within the barrels of the weapons to shoot the projectiles faster, and using smaller projectiles helped with them flying a little straighter. The biggest upgrade he had made to them was when Jiraiya told him things traveled straighter and faster when they were spinning.

To that end he'd added spiraling grooves into the barrels of the weapons, and now they managed to actually dig into trees a little. He'd made much more progress than he'd hoped, but the seals kept wearing out after not even two shots.

In any case, he was receiving a small break for a few days, Kakashi taking him to a nearby town which was having a festival while Jiraiya went off on whatever errand he had to do.

Running into the village, wearing a new brown cloak given to him by Kakashi, Naruto smiled and went about looking at all of the attractions, Kakashi following behind him at a more sedate pace. It was nice to see the boy getting to actually act his age, though it was getting harder to keep track of the boy as he kept ducking and weaving between people to get to each stand, watching some, playing a few others.

Then the boy disappeared.

Kakashi didn't panic, simply moving to the rooftops and looking for a mop of blonde hair. Nope, didn't panic at all. Not like the Hokage would kill him painfully and humiliatingly if he found out he lost the kid or anything.

When finally he found the boy, it was his surprise to find the boy walking away from a poker table with a curious look on his face, and several bundles of ryo in his hands. Overflowing really. Well then…

Dropping down in front of the boy, Kakashi examined him worriedly, like a mother hen checking over a previously lost chick. Blushing at the worry shown by the man, Naruto waved him off, offering him a roll of ryo in exchange. "Naruto, how did you get all this? Those men didn't hurt you did they? I swear I'll burn their little table if-mmmph!" Jiraiya appeared behind the man and held a hand over his masked mouth, chuckling heartily and shaking his head.

"Don't worry Kakashi, this squirt had all those men played. They're so down at being beaten by a kid they haven't moved for a good few minutes." He reassured, finding it hard to believe, even after seeing it, that the blonde brat he'd been traveling with was so Lucky. Kami forbid the boy ever met Tsunade.

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The two men and one young boy stood at an ice cream stand, the boy paying for them before handing one to each of the men at his sides. On his face was a peculiar look, curious if nothing else as he walked away from the stand with the two powerful men. Jiraiya noticed this, and while eating his ice cream, turned to look at the boy.

"What's wrong squirt?"

Humming and looking up at the sky past the hood of his cloak, Naruto shook his head softly. "I don't know… It's just this feeling I seem to be getting at the moment… Walking with you two, just eating some ice cream… I feel like, if I hadn't created something useful for the village that… I'd never have gotten a chance to experience something like this. W-would it be wrong to cry…?"

The blonde's voice was so melancholy that it almost physically hurt Jiraiya, even Kakashi gaining a somewhat saddened look in his eyes. He knew, the kid was right, and it was very likely he'd have never gotten this kind of experience had things been different.

Blinking as he found a pair of hands on his head, one atop the other, Naruto's eyes widened as he looked up at two smiling faces. At once, both men spoke with such resolution that it made Naruto's heart beat faster.

"Don't worry Naruto/Kid, you'll always have us now. You won't get rid of us that easily!"

Naruto actually let the tears building in his eyes fall, smiling widely and nodding, "Mm!"

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Sorry for such a short chapter, but again I'm battling writers block and a general not want for writing. I need my mojo back man! So please review.

Also, tell me which of my stories you'd like to see rewritten/updated first, and I'll try to get on that.

Lastly, I'm taking requests! If you have oneshot requests or story requests, to help me get back into the swing of writing, I'll do them one at a time.

My excuse for not writing is that my laptop is old again, and overheats in my lap for leg baking results. My hands bake too I think, so there's that too.