The Legendary Three

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Author's Notice: Hey guys, Merry Christmas to you all. Before Christmas I decided to go update a few of my stories and I hope you guys like them, and I also hope all you wonderful people have an amazing Christmas and new years as well.

When you read further down the story you guys will see and realize the roles I have planned for all three members of Team Seven. I have Naruto as the firepower of the team while also having supplemental skills such as barriers and seals. I have Sasuke as the weapons expert and the assassin type of fighter in the group. With Sakura being the medic and genjutsu expert of the three. What do you guys think of this thus far? Just curious for your opinions.

As per usual gang, please favorite and follow my story and if you have any questions or concerns feel free to leave a review or send me a pm. Please also check out The Rise of the Rokudaime Hokage and Inari, both were also updated today. Once again merry x-mas fam and a happy new years. Thanks everyone for the patience and support it meant a lot to me guys.

Chapter 2: The Return of the Toad Sage

Two weeks had passed since Naruto signed with the toads, since he had begun his training with Fukasaku and Shima he tried his best to balance between working with Team Seven and the two elder toads. His daily schedule simply revolved around training, during the early mornings and early afternoons he trains with Kakashi and his two teammates, but not too long after their training ends he is reverse summoned to Mount Myoboku where he begins his training with Fukasaku and Shima. Naruto was thankful for his stamina and his seemingly limitless energy because without them he would not be able to train as much and as hard as he has.

Naruto had also decided to keep his summoning contract a secret from his team for now, he planned on using it as a trump card for the Chunin Exams.

His training regimens with both his sets of teachers held various similarities. Much like Kakashi, both Fukasaku and Shima decided to help Naruto hone the basics before branching off into the real training. Naruto had tons of potential but before he could live up to that potential he first had to master the basics, and that was the focus of both his training regimens.

With Kakashi, Naruto was working on his chakra control, his taijutsu and his physical conditioning. With Fukasaku and Shima, Naruto also continued his work on his chakra control, they also trained Naruto in meditation and Genjutsu defense. Overall not really the type of training Naruto wanted to do.

Team Seven Training Grounds

Today we find Team Seven in their usual grounds, continuing with their basic training from Kakashi. The Jonin had Naruto training in chakra control with him walking on water, he had Sakura working on increasing her reserves, and Sasuke doing a mixture of both.

"Kakashi-sensei, can we do something else now? This is getting boring" whined Naruto, Kakashi glanced up from his book.

"What do you want to do then Naruto?" asked Kakashi.

"Teach us some cool jutsus then sensei, we've done enough of the basics and its getting so boring. I want to learn some badass jutsus that can totally kick ass for the Chunin Exams. All I have are shadow clones, I want to learn much more" he said.

Sasuke walked over and nodded in agreement, "For once I agree with the dobe" he remarked, Sakura on the other hand remained silent watching her two male teammates speak with their sensei.

Kakashi sighed, "I guess you guys have stuck it through thus far, but Naruto don't just discard the basics because they're boring. Remember that without them you wouldn't be able to use or create those jutsus you want to learn. Every jutsu requires chakra and some chakra control, and the more proficient you are with both then the more devastating your jutsus can be" he lectured.

Naruto nodded, "That's fine, I promise to keep up training in the basics but come on sensei I think its time you showed us some new techniques" he said.

Kakashi got up from his seat on the tree stump before quickly glancing at all three of his students, "Alright sure thing, you guys followed my orders for the past two weeks and I guess its time you three are rewarded. I will go and teach each of you a basic jutsu you can use in combat" he said as the three genin nodded in anticipation.

"Now this doesn't mean that from now on our training will solely be on learning jutsu, the focus will remain on the basics and fundamentals of chakra and chakra control, but if you guys work hard enough and impress me enough with your progression I will reward you with a new jutsu to learn"

"Hai sensei" yelled Naruto in excitement. The young blonde was excited, he had only used shadow clones in combat thus far and it was getting kind of dull and repetitive, and although it was a powerful technique he knew he couldn't simply rely on one jutsu.

Kakashi then put his book away for a minute, the three genin noticed this and straightened their posture. They already knew that whenever Kakashi put his book away he meant business.

"Alright before we begin then team I will give each of you three my honest opinion on strengths and weaknesses. Many ninjas specialize in certain branches due to their strengths and weaknesses, and with this assessment I will tell each of you what kind of ninja you can become with your current skill set. Tell me if you agree with me and if you what you want to specialize in and I will do my best to teach you a jutsu for whatever you choose to become. It is always best to establish your role early on so that you can begin mastering the roles you are most suitable for" explained the Jonin before turning his attention to the lone kunoichi of the group.

"Sakura, your strengths include your intelligence, natural strength, and your amazing chakra control"

"Wow that's so cool, you're amazing Sakura-chan" remarked Naruto causing the pinkette to blush slightly.

"Shut up baka, sensei is talking" she stuttered in embarrassment.

"I'm sure you're already aware of your weaknesses Sakura. First off you have the lowest amount of chakra from the group, you lack proper physical conditioning to utilize your strength and you lack in speed and stamina to boot. Finally, you also need to work on your taijutsu at this moment you have a very basic form of academy taijutsu and you will have to work on that if you want to last long in this business. You may have the best control out of the group, but you lack the chakra reserves of your teammates" said Kakashi as Sakura looked down in embarrassment in her apparent lack of skills.

"Don't worry Sakura-chan we can always work on those, I'm sure you'll end up as an amazing ninja regardless" yelled Naruto, the pinkette turned to the blonde and smiled softly.

"Naruto's right Sakura" said Kakashi, "Nobody's perfect and we are here to work on your imperfections. You may have major weaknesses, but your strengths make you suitable towards becoming either a medical ninja or a genjutsu expert, in fact with your chakra control you could possibly even pursue the both. Each of them hold value in the battlefield and I can probably help you pursue either role"

Sakura pursed her lips as she thought about what Kakashi had said, 'Maybe if we go with both we could get strong enough to finally get Sasuke-kun's attention. Cha that sounds like a plan' she thought to herself.

The Pinkette had finally decided, "Kakashi-sensei I'd like to pursue both roles, I want to be a medical ninja seeing how attack based Naruto and Sasuke-kun already are I know they'll need a medic. I also think genjutsu could be a useful skill for me during battle" she exclaimed.

Kakashi nodded and patted her in the head, "Honestly Sakura if you work on that you can have a very bright future as a ninja. Unfortunately, I am no medical ninja myself, but I can train you genjutsu. I do have a few friends who are medical ninjas and they can run you through the basics, one of them owes me a favor and I'm sure she could possibly teach you the theory behind medicine" he said.

Then the Jonin's attention switched over to his prized pupil, "Sasuke, as for you I would have to say in terms of chakra you are probably the most balanced out of you three. You have among the largest reserves from your batch and you have an above average level of control over it. Obviously, you have recently unlocked your Sharingan, you are already quite adept at fire manipulation, and you are also skilled in the Uchiha Clan's taijutsu" he said causing the raven-haired boy to smirk slightly at the praise.

"Wow that's so amazing Sasuke-kun" Sakura yelled in adoration, while Naruto simply crossed his arms and scoffed at his rival.

"But as good as you are Sasuke, even you have weaknesses. You're a jack of all trades now Sasuke, skilled in many but not fully excelling in anything. You also have a tendency much like Naruto to be quite impulsive and hot headed at times, and you are easily taunted in battle. But your biggest weakness in my opinion is your hesitance in trusting in your teammates and working with your teammates. Take it from me Sasuke, the whole lone wolf thing is overrated. It's stuff like that can get you killed in battle, or even worse it can let your team get killed in battle"

Sasuke was surprised by the words of his sensei and the grave tone in which he spoke but he decided to nod in understanding for now.

"Quite frankly Sasuke you remind me of myself when I was young, we have a lot to work on. But from my assessment I believe you have the potential to be an assassin like ninja, and you can also specialize in Bukijutsu, the usage of weapons. With the Sharingan it will be easy to intercept and predict moves, you can also fix your aim considerably with it, and so because of that it gives you an almost unfair advantage with the usage of weapons. So I plan on working on your Bukijutsu and Shurikenjutsu as well"

"I think I'd like that sensei" Sasuke replied with a smirk adorning his face, "I think I'd like that very much"

"I plan on having you try out various weapons and seeing what weapon best suits you Sasuke"

Kakashi then turned his attention to the team's number one troublemaker, "Naruto, where to begin? Your obvious strength is your outrageous chakra reserves. Out of you three you have by far the most chakra, and I can admit you probably have more chakra than most Jonin of Konoha, myself included"

Naruto had a large smile plastered on his face at the praise given to him by his sensei, while both Sasuke and Sakura looked at their teammate in utter shock.

'How the fuck does the dobe have that much chakra?' Sasuke asked himself as he clenched his fist.

Sakura on other hand was in disbelief, 'Just how much chakra does Naruto have? That's amazing' she thought to herself.

"Your other strengths include your limitless stamina, and you unpredictability in the battlefield. But your biggest and most notable weakness is your chakra control, because of how large your chakra reserves are it is only natural for you to find it difficult to control the chakra. Another thing you need to work on is your physical conditioning, yes you may have insane amounts of stamina, but you lack in speed and strength. Also, you can be far too hot-headed and impulsive during battles and you need to tone that down a bit if you want to succeed. You can't go around falling for every trick, taunt or trap some enemy lays for you" he explained as Naruto nodded in complete understanding.

"With that in mind though because of your vast chakra reserves I believe you have what it takes to be the main source of firepower for the team, you can be our assault ninja. But with your vast reserves you are open to pursue a supplemental role as well. Meaning that your reserves allow you to conjure up powerful seals, barriers and the like, and because of that I plan on teaching you a bit about Fuinjutsu, Barrier Ninjutsu and some Space and Time Ninjutsu"

"That sounds cool sensei, I can't wait" Naruto yelled out in excitement.

"Are you all happy with those roles? Are you sure you three want to pursue them?" asked Kakashi.

Sakura was the first to reply, "Hai sensei we trust your judgement and I for one think we can do it" she exclaimed confidently.

"I agree with Sakura-chan, we have what it takes Kakashi-sensei" said Naruto.

Sasuke chose to remain silent but he nodded to confirm him as agreeing with his two teammates.

Kakashi smiled, "That's great. From the looks of things our team has the potential to be a full out assault team. If you three have noticed the other teams in your batch have been grouped for a reason. Team Eight, the team with Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame which is led by Kurenai Yuhi consist of tracking and sensory experts. The Inuzuka have skilled tracking skills due to their heightened senses and their ninken companions, the Aburame use insects as spies, while the Hyuga have the Byakugan giving them amazing vision to sense others" he explained.

"Then we have Team Team consisting of Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka and Choji Akimichi, led by Asuma Saturobi. This team is the latest generation of Ino-Shika-Cho and they were chosen to be a team due to the closeness of their clans and the powerful cooperation jutsus they can be capable with"

"As for our team, I think its safe to say we have all the makings of an assault team. Naruto has the firepower to siege through enemies, Sasuke has the cunningness and the slyness to be a sneaky assassin type ninja, and Sakura has the power to be the medical ninja who can create diverse distractions with her illusions as well"

The three genin smiled all three of them were pleased with Kakashi's assessment and it was nice finally knowing the identity of this team and what type of team they really were.

"For now, I will be teaching each of you a basic C-Rank jutsu you could add to your arsenal, and each jutsu will go along with the roles we selected for you" said Kakashi, "Sasuke for you I will be teaching you a shurikenjutsu, the Sōshūjin. This is one of the basic and beginner level shurikenjutsu but despite its simplicity it still remains an effective jutsu in combat"

Kakashi then turned his attention to Sakura, "As I said Sakura I unfortunately don't know enough about medical ninjutsu to teach you anything, but I can help you with some Genjutsu. Magen: Kokoni Arazu no Jutsu can be the perfect start for your genjutsu training, it's a subtle illusion that if used right can thoroughly confuse your opponents" he explained.

Naruto then jumped up and down with his arm raised, "What about me sensei? What are going to teach me?" he asked continuously.

"For now, Naruto I won't be teaching you much offensive jutsus but instead I will be teaching you a basic Fuinjutsu technique. It may not seem much but the jutsu I plan on teaching you, the Shikoku Fūin is considered one of the most useful techniques around especially when relaying information"

Kakashi displayed the jutsu to Naruto and the young blonde suddenly lost interest upon seeing nothing more but a glowing fingertip, "Wait is that it?" he asked in confusion.

The Jonin nodded, "Yes Naruto this will be it for now" he replied but before he could continue Naruto began to complain at the Jonin.

"I know the supplemental ninja thing you were talking about a while ago sounded cool and all, but I think we both agreed I was better as an assault ninja. Why can't you teach me some cool fire jutsu or shurikenjutsu the same way you're teaching Sasuke? Why am I stuck with this writing thing?" he asked, "This whole Fuinjutsu seems like a load of crap now that I'm seeing it".

Kakashi sighed expecting Naruto to flip out, "Naruto I know you're disappointed but trust me this will be a stepping stone. Fuinjutsu is one of ninjutsu's most powerful arts, the Yondaime Hokage was a master of Fuinjutsu and so were many of the past Hokages. It was through this power they were able to defeat and subdue the tailed beasts. The same thing can be said about Barrier Ninjutsu and Space and Time Ninjutsu, they may start off slow but trust me when you reach the higher levels of those branches of ninjutsu the most powerful and devastating the seals and barriers become. But until then everyone needs a place to start and I find this jutsu very suitable for your current training regimen as well, seeing how Shikoku Fūin requires relatively precise chakra control and so by learning and using this jutsu you are at the same time training your control" he explained.

Naruto sighed in disappointment, he trusted his sensei's judgement, but he wished he could have gotten something much cooler than this jutsu.

"Look Naruto, it may not be as flashy or cool as you want it to be but trust me on this one. Fighting jutsus are cool but being a ninja is not all about combat, sometimes you will have to relay messages and they can be just as vital if not more than simply winning a fight here and there. Never underestimate a jutsu Naruto, it may not be as useful in combat but before you can learn the combat seals and barriers, you must first begin with the basics of it all"

"Okay then Kakashi-sensei that's fair enough, I understand where you're coming from and I trust your judgement sensei, so I'll go with it" he said.

"Alright then with all that finally out of the way, shall we begin?"

Mount Myoboku

Later, that day after Naruto's training with Team Seven, the young blonde was reverse summoned to the home of the toads to start his second set of training. Fukasaku had heard from Naruto himself the training Kakashi had placed under the young blonde, and he was pleased to learn that he chose to teach Naruto some Fuinjutsu. Fukasaku knew that with Naruto being an Uzumaki and the son of the Yondaime, he would be a natural for when it came to Fuinjutsu.

"It sounds to me Naruto that you're still a bit disappointed with the jutsu Kakashi-san chose to teach you" said the elder toad.

"Yeah to be honest Fukasaku-sensei it still annoys me how I got the shitty jutsu, I wanted to learn some elemental jutsu the same kind the teme uses" he admitted.

Fukasaku chuckled at the young boy's impatience, "Naruto you probably wouldn't want to hear this but Kakashi is right. It's good to start off with the basics before heading off to trying the most advanced seals known to man. You need to take small baby steps to reach that end goal, and I for one believe the Shikoku Fūin is a good place to start for Fuinjutsu. The Yondaime didn't start off with S-Rank seals, he first learned these basic seals further improving his skills, and when the time came he managed to use seals to defeat the Kyuubi" he explained in a sage like tone.

Naruto sighed and nodded, "I guess your right sensei" he said before dusting himself off from the ground.

Fukasaku smiled and threw Naruto a small storage scroll, "Here Naruto-boy catch" he said.

Naruto did as he was told but he looked onto the scroll with a brief curious look on his face, "Open it" the young blonde heard the toad say. Naruto opened the scroll and from it popped out a brush, some ink, books and scroll with blank paper.

"What's this for?" he asked.

"This Naruto-boy is a basic kit for Fuinjutsu, Kakashi was wise to teach you this art early on and I've decided to put this as one of the main focuses of our training here as well. The books I placed on the storage scroll are of course books on the basics and theory behind Fuinjutsu. The ink and scroll paper are there for you to practice your penmanship and to help you practice creating your own seals"

"Wow thanks geezer toad, this is pretty cool actually" muttered the orange-clad ninja.

"Don't worry about it Naruto, actually I believe I can show you how to make a few basic seals. For now, though you'll be a level one seal master and until you further progress in your seals we will begin to stick with the basic seals for now"

"Wait there are levels for Fuinjutsu?"

Fukasaku nodded, "Hai Naruto-boy, there are ten levels overall. You are a beginner and as such you are a level one seals master. Only a few people have reached level ten, a few such examples are the Shodai Hokage, the Yondaime Hokage, and Jiraiya of the Sannin" he explained as Naruto nodded his head in understanding.

"Oh, wow that's cool, I bet I can get to level ten in no time" Naruto said with confidence.

"Don't be hasty Naruto, the art of Fuinjutsu takes time to perfect it isn't just something you can master in the span of a month" lectured the old toad, "Other than Fuinjutsu, we will also begin to train you in Space and Time Ninjutsu alongside of Barrier Ninjutsu. These can definitely complement the skills that you will learn from us eventually"

"Now Naruto enough talking, I think it's about time we carried on with our training"

Later that Day

Fukasaku had returned to his home after finishing his daily training with Naruto, the young boy was as heard headed and determined as ever and he was making great progress. He was truly proving to be quite a quick learner when it came to Fuinjutsu, maybe just maybe Naruto really had a natural talent in the art.

The elder toad was brought out of his thoughts as he heard someone knock on his front door. He went over and opened the door only to find one of his messenger toads panting obviously out of breath.

"What's wrong is everything okay?" he asked.

The messenger toad took a second to calm himself down, "Apologies Fukasaku-sama, but Jiraiya-sama sent me here to give you an urgent message" he said.

Fukasaku nodded, "Ah Jiraiya-chan, well then what has he told you?" he asked.

"Jiraiya-sama told me that he planned on visiting us over here soon, and he plans to return to Konoha soon. Apparently, he has vital information for the Hokage" he replied.

"I see, whereabouts is Jiraiya-chan's location as we speak?"

"Jiraiya-sama is travelling around the Rain Country before heading back to the Land of Fire"

Fukasaku sighed, "I see thank you for your work today" he said before dismissing the messenger toad.

'It seems those orphans still plague Jiraiya-chan's mind after all'

With Jiraiya

The toad sage had completed his quick search around the Amegakure region, but unfortunately his search did not bore him any fruit. Overall it was a failure, the old pervert couldn't help but sigh.

But then again now was not the time to lay around and mope, Jiraiya had information for the Hokage and to make his journey easier he first had to stop by Mount Myoboku and rather than travelling for days he could just be reverse summoned to Konoha.

Jiraiya walked around the village of the toads greeting many of the inhabitants as he walked to the home of his old sensei Fukasaku. Upon arrival in the old toad's home the Sannin knocked on the door.

Fukasaku soon opened the door and was more than pleased to see the old ninja, "Ah Jiraiya-chan it's been a while now. Come in and make yourself at home, there's some leftovers from Ma's cooking last night" he said causing Jiraiya to almost gag in his mouth.

"Actually, no thanks sensei I just ate before going here" he replied politely, Fukasaku seemed somewhat disappointed but he let it slip for now. Soon after all the formalities stopped the two sat opposite of each other at Fukasaku's dinner table.

"So, what brings you back around these parts Jiraiya? It's been a while since you've last been in Mount Myoboku and even longer since you've last been in Konoha" he said, "I got word from your messenger the other day, so I've been expecting your return for a while now"

"Straight to business I see sensei, well to be as blunt as possible my spy network learned that Suna and Otogakure may plan to attack Konoha in the upcoming Chunin Exams" he said causing the old toad to purse his lips and close his eyes.

"I see very unfortunate news indeed, what do you plan on doing then Jiraiya-chan?"

"I don't know yet to be honest, for now I plan on heading back to Konoha to speak with my sensei and try formulate a plan to counter this potential attack"

Fukasaku nodded in understanding, "Sounds logical enough, but do take of yourself Jiraiya you are much more needed now more than ever" he replied vaguely.

Jiraiya raised a single eyebrow out of curiosity, "What do you mean by that?" he asked.

"You still have a destiny to fulfill, you are still destined to train the Child of Prophecy, and Jiraiya we have found the Child of Prophecy"

Jiraiya's eyes widened in shock, "Wait the Child of Prophecy has been revealed? How'd that happen? Who is it?", but before Jiraiya could ask more questions Fukasaku intervened.

"One question at a time Jiraiya-chan, calm yourself. Yes, the Child of Prophecy has been revealed and the Great Toad Sage predicted it to happen the day it did. And to answer your final question it turns out fate can be quite ironic, as it turns out your godson is the Child of Prophecy"

The Sannin gasped as he finally pieced it all together, "Naruto" he muttered in amazement.

Fukasaku nodded, "Hai it is Naruto Uzumaki, or should I say Namikaze" he said.

The toad summoner was left in utter disbelief he could neither speak or move upon the revelation that his godson was the long-fated Child of Prophecy, but he was soon broken out of his reverie by Fukasaku.

"We've been training him over here for quite some time. Actually, he arrived here the same way you did, and we decided to train him as we did with you. I will say that he doesn't quite resemble his father all that much, but he does resemble his mother quite a bit. He's a skilled kid but I wouldn't say he's a genius, but what he lacks in natural gift he more than makes up for in hard work. The kid is by far the hardest working ninja I have ever seen, and I got to say he definitely has potential"

"Why wasn't I told of this sooner?" asked Jiraiya.

"In all honesty Jiraiya-chan, we didn't think you were ready to train him seeing how busy you've been with everything thus far and so because of that we took the liberty of getting him ready for the future"

"I guess I can understand, but now that I know this for sure I think it's about time I trained the new Child of Prophecy. For years I thought it was going to be Nagato, then I thought it would be Minato, it turns out it'll be my student's own son who becomes the Child of Prophecy"

The Following Day

After Jiraiya's meeting with Fukasaku he decided to stay the night at Mount Myoboku before being reverse summoned to Konoha. It felt good to be back, Konoha had changed drastically for the Sannin, it had been a good eight years since he last stepped foot in the village.

He stepped back a moment to breath it all in, despite his absence from the village he still considered it home and for him it was indeed good to be back home. But he knew this wasn't the time to stroll through memory lane, the old Sannin decided to venture forth to the Hokage's office, he did so as quickly and discreetly as possible.

Jiraiya soon arrived by the Hokage's office entering through his window, and upon arriving he was greeted by the Hokage who had been expecting his visit for a while now.

"Hello there Jiraiya, it's good to see you again" said the old Kage, Jiraiya smiled before shaking the hands of his sensei.

"Long time no see sensei, but I wish I could come back under better circumstances. I bear bad news I'm afraid" he said as the Hokage sighed.

"I see, very well then let's carry on then my student. What have you learned?"

"It seems Orochimaru is at it again sensei"

Hiruzen shook his head in disappointment, "What have you done now my wayward student?" he muttered to himself softly.

"Sensei my spy network has informed me that the new village, Otogakure is actually an undercover village for Orochimaru. I trust my intel and a lot of evidence does point out that Orochimaru is using it as his headquarters for his vicious experiments. Do not be fooled by the so-called Kage of the region, he is nothing more but a mere puppet or figurehead. Orochimaru is the one really running the village"

Hiruzen listened intently, his eyes were wide shut as he processed all the information given by Jiraiya thus far. His prized student at the time has really began to become a constant thorn on his side, to this day this would be his greatest regret, having his prized student turn rogue.

"But that's not all sensei, recently my spies in Suna have heard rumors that the Kazekage has been murdered and I for one believe it"

The Hokage's eyes opened wide in shock, "Rasa has been murdered?" he asked.

Jiraiya nodded, "Unfortunately many of my best sources confirm it but around the Land of Wind it still remains a rumor and no one dares question the current Kazekage about it. Unfortunately, this gets worse, the reason why few question it is because now the murderer of Yondaime Kazekage is acting as the Yondaime Kazekage himself, pretending to still be alive" he said.

"Do you know who could it be Jiriaya?"

"Indeed, I do sensei, I regret to inform you that it was Orochimaru" he said, "And now with Orochimaru pretending to lead Sunagakure and him actually leading Otogakure there are plans for him to attack with both forces during the Chunin Exams"

The Sandaime banged his hand onto his desk, "Dammit Orochimaru" he yelled in anger, his wayward student was continuing to give the Hokage headaches to this day.

"If that's the case Jiraiya I want you to keep this between us for now, I wouldn't want to start a panic for the coming exams. But for now, I shall oversee increasing the village defenses and to prepare our forces for the attack. Are you sure all this information is reliable?"

"Hai sensei, I trust my spies and in all honesty one of my best spies in Suna lost his life to give me this information" he replied with a hint of regret, "But I too have plans for the coming attack sensei"

Hiruzen nodded, "Very well Jiraiya I trust you and your intel. But what do you have planned?" he asked.

"Sensei I believe this may be a bit of a gamble, but I need you to let me leave for the next month"

"But why is that Jiraiya? We need you here for when Orochimaru attacks us?"

"Don't worry sensei I'll be back before the Chunin Exams, but I plan on searching for Tsunade. If we can get her to return we can almost assure a victory for Konoha, and I know for a fact that Orochimaru is planning the same thing as some of my double agents have informed me of how Suna ANBU as of late has gone search of her. I believe Orochimaru plans on getting to her and convincing her to join his side and I'd like to get to her before that happens"

The Hokage nodded in understanding, "Very well Jiraiya I'll allow it" he replied.

"Also, sensei while I'm on the road I'll be visiting a few more of my spies, I'll see if I can get more information about Orochimaru, Oto and Suna before the exams happen"

"That sounds like a good idea, when do you plan on heading off Jiriaya?"

"First thing tomorrow sensei" he replied, "But before that I do ask for one thing for my mission"

"Oh, and what is that?"

"I'd like to bring a companion along with me to this mission" stated the Sannin.

The Hokage raised a single eyebrow, "Are you sure Jiraiya? It's not like you to ask for help, I'm sure you can carry on just fine" he said.

Jiraiya shook his head, "It's not a matter of protection, I can protect myself from anything. It's more of a matter of making up for lost time"

"Very well then, who do you have in mind Jiraiya?"

"I want to bring Naruto Uzumaki with me to this trip" he exclaimed with a large smile on his face.

The Hokage looked on in surprise but grinned nonetheless, "Naruto-kun you say? Well I'll grant it Jiraiya. It's about time you reconnected with your godson, but why now of all times?" he questioned curiously.

Jiraiya smiled, "I was told recently by the Elder Toad Sage that Naruto is the Child of Prophecy and I guess it's about time I start living up to my destiny to train him" he replied.

Hiruzen's eyes widened, "So it is Naruto, very interesting. Train him well Jiraiya, he may be a bit of a handful at times but he's a great kid" he said.

"Hai sensei don't worry he'll be in good hands"

"Alright then, I'll list this mission a secret S-Rank mission and I'll have one of my men notify Naruto tomorrow morning about the parameters of this mission and I'll inform his sensei, Kakashi about Naruto's absence for possibly the next month"

"That sounds perfect sensei, thank you"

Glossary

Shikoku Fūin – Finger Carving Seal

Sōshūjin – Manipulating Attack Blades

Magen: Kokoni Arazu no Jutsu – Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique

Author's Notice

Well guys here's chapter two, hope you guys liked it. Decided to get a few updates done before Christmas, and speaking of Christmas I hope all you guys have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Years to you all. I hope you guys aren't too pissed with the jutsu I had Kakashi teach Naruto, may have been a bit underwhelming but trust me its all part of the story. Thanks though everyone for the patience and support, please also check out my other stories and my latest updates. As per usual please favorite and follow my story, and if you guys have any questions or suggestions feel free to leave a pm or leave my story a review. Thanks guys.