Idea: After his journey through time, Naruto now knows what he has to do. There are several things he needs before Akatsuki can attack his home. He needs the Fox Contract, and his father's journal. (A future snippet of The Life and Times Verse)

Summary: After Rouran, Naruto returns to Konoha a changed person. He starts spending more time with his Sensei, and if Sakura or Sai grumble Clan Training is what their told.

Warnings: OCs, OOCness

Title: Aftermath of A Fox's Tail: Naruto's Tail

(Returning to the Right Time)

When Naruto opened his eyes, he was back in the future. He wasn't sure how to feel, except that he desperately wanted his father back and to meet his mother. He would remind Kakashi of the promises made to his father; there wasn't anything else to do.

Naruto rolled over and looked his captain over. The man seemed dazed and Naruto knew why. But the fact that he came from the Legendary Fox Clan of Uzu hadn't really sunk in yet. "All non-clan members will forget my Naruto-kit, but you and I and Kakashi will remember…" Naruto remembered his father saying. "Clan members…" the blond boy pushed himself into a sitting position, wondering just what this meant for him once he returned to Konoha.

Yamato groaned; he shielded his eyes from the sunshine. He sat up a minute later holding his head. "Ow… What happened…?"

"Did you have that dream too, Yamato-taichou?" Naruto asked as Sakura and Sai landed near them. "It was really cool wasn't it?" he asked again, hoping that his fake enthusiasm would mask his sadness.

It seemed to work too, because Yamato asked, "The one with Yondaime-sama?"

Naruto nodded.

"Then yes, I did have that dream."

Naruto sighed. "Crisis averted!" he accidently transmitted.

"What crisis Otouto?" came Kakashi's amused voice in his mind.

Naruto blushed nearly jumping in surprise when he heard his older brother's voice in his mind, remembering that his Kakashi-nii had been very protective of him. "…You… remember…?"

"Of course I remember. Silly Otouto," Kakashi chuckled, "Now, what crisis is this again? Are you in trouble? Do I have to find some way to revive Tou-san?"

Naruto paled, "N-no! No need to revive Otou-sama over this! I'm just glad the Memory wipe worked!"

"Ah," Kakashi replied from wherever he was (probably visiting the Memorial Stone), "Come home soon Otouto!"

"…Yes Kakashi-nii." Naruto replied softly, his attention abruptly refocused on where he was when Sakura cuffed him over the head. "Ow! Sakura-chan! What did you do that for!"

"Idiot! Were you not listening?" Sakura asked, "I asked you what kind of dream you had!"

Naruto flinched, "It was a good dream, where I got to meet Yondaime-sama, and I think I was able to impress him!" he grinned up at his pink-haired teammate, "I wish you and Sai had been there too, I'm sure that he would have been really impressed!"

Sakura blinked, "You really think he would have been impressed… by us?" she asked, blushing slightly.

"Well of course!" Naruto exclaimed happily, "We were taught by his last remaining student remember? I think that… I think he did say in my dream that Kakashi-sensei made a good teacher…" Now the blond boy was also blushing. "I think that, in my dream I impressed him too, I did learn one of the jutsu he created in a little over a month after all…"

"So, what happened with Mukade Dickless?" Sai butted in.

Naruto growled softly the way his father had to make Sai back off. "He pulled a Sasori, that's what he did!"

Sakura groaned, "I hated fighting Sasori…"

Naruto nodded, "Believe me, I understand Sakura-chan. We should head home now."

"Right!"

(End)

Ok, that's done; it just seemed to flow at the end there, now I have to get back to my other stuff…

Note (why do I have to keep explaining this?): Telepathy is a trait of the Namikaze Clan, but they can only communicate with family and the Fox Summons that they use in battle. I've done this for a specific reason. It is to give the clan a unique ability that allows them to stand out without becoming over powered.

That being said, the Fox Summons that the Namikaze Clan uses are good partners to have all round because they can regulate their size (as shown in 'A Fox's Tail') their combat capability depend on their size as well.

That being said, anyone brought into the clan via marriage or blood adoption have to have their minds opened for the clan telepathy to work, while the Namikaze opens the mind, they are also building up defenses in the person's mind a al Occlumency so that Clan secrets shared with the new members stay just that, Clan Secrets. And no, I haven't figured out how to describe what that feels like yet.

Because of these defenses, they have to give permission to people like the Yamanaka to enter their minds or the Yamanaka will just get a really bad headache and they won't get any information from the Namikaze at all.

Any other complaints, comments or questions can be asked, I will reply somehow.

Neph