It was a misty morning in the land of waves as the revving of a motorcycle was heard. Naruto frowned as he kept to the dirt road. He had been following team 8's after a ferryman who claimed to be Tazuna's friend dropped him off . He saw the occasional run down building, and wondered why this place was such a mess. His train of thought was interrupted by the familiar clanging of steel up ahead.

-With team 8-

Kurenai Yuhi was not having a good day. First, the client had lied to her team and they had been set off on an A rank mission, they then encountered the Demon Brothers, 2 B rank missing nin, and now she was going face to face against Zabuki Momoichi, an A ranked missing nin. If anything, Kurenai had to admit that it was an honor to face off against such a strong Kunoichi. But damn it, she was TOO strong. Kurenai ducked under a swipe Executioners Blade, she leapt back to her team and rammed a kunai through a Water Clone of Zabuza. She wished that the back up would arrive soon, but knew it was unlikely. "Hinata, Shino, Kiba, take the client and RUN! This fight is way out of your skill level!" she yelled and went back into the fray, blocking a strike from Zabuki's blade with a kunai. However, the Kunai then was embedded into the blade's edge and was flung away from her. As she saw Zabuki's blade closing down on her, she closed her eyes and waited. However, instead of a clean slice,m she heard a loud rumble coming directly at her, thyen the sound of something blocking the blade. She opened her eyes, only to see a strange man in a stranger machine blocking Zabuki's strike with …claws? 'What the hell? Who is this?' she asked herself as she jumped away.

"Naruto Uzumaki, your backup from Konoha." Naruto exclaimed as he pushed back the blade and jumped off the bike. He landed at the edge of the lake and unzipped his jacket, looking on at the opponent. "And who do I have the honor of fighting today?" he asked as he unsheated his claws, a small bit of blood dripping from them. "Zabuki Momoichi, and who the hell are you gaki?" "Your worst nightmare." Naruto exclaimed as he charged at Zabuki, throwing swipes pushing her nearer to the defended well, then went on the offensive, parrying Naruto's claws with her blade, then throwing swipes, only to have them blocked. Zabuki then frowned as her chakra reserves were growing low and kicked Naruto off, going into a series of handseals.

" Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!" 'oh shit!' Naruto thought as he jumped up and performed handseals. "Earth Release:Earth Style wall!" he yelled, a sudden wall blocking the water bullet. He then jumped over the wall and looked at Zabuki. "So how about you and me go get dinner after this?" "you honestly believe you'll survive?" she asked seriously. "well, I gotta go someway. I could be struck by lightning, I could drown, I could be set on fire, I could be crushed to death, or I could die of a heart attack during sex. Guess which one I'm rooting for." He said and smirked as she smirked. "I'll think about it…if you somehow survive." She said as she pulled out two kunai, preffering speed to strength at this point. She went to Naruto and was about to stab hom when his claws cut through the kunai like they were nothing. She then sent a kick to his head, only to regret it when she managed to hit. "Did I just kick a fucking WALL?" she yelled in a mad tone. "Come on, im not that dense." Naruto replied as he charged at her, only to stop when she was struck by 3 senbon in the neck. A hunter nin with a headband from Kiri then came down. "thank you, I have been tracking her for entirely too long." He then bowed and sunshinned out, leaving a stunned Naruto and a gawking Team 8.

Naruto then looked at the gawking Jonin and the 3 Genin. "What the hell was that?" Kurenai asked, only for Naruto to go back to his gruff persona. "That…was a hell of a fight." He replied as he looked at the bridge builder. "hey bub, the Jonin's almost out of Chakra and the Genin are terrified. Your place near here?" "Yes, just ahead." Tazuna replied. "Lead the way then" Naruto exclaimed as he sealed up his bike and followed the team on foot. "we WILL be talking, Genin." Kurenai said to him, all the while wondering how the supposed Genin ranked nin was so strong.

-At tazuna's house, after Naruto had been briefed on the details by Kurenai-

"so let me get this straight, this bastard named Gato has been extorting the land of Waves for all it's worth since he owns the only import/export business, and your bridge is the only way to bring back free trade. But since you're head of this project, he wants your head on a pike. You hired us and lied, and now we're in this mess. Is that right bub?" Naruto asked Tazuna. "In a nutshell, yes." Tazuna replied. "No wonder things looked so bad when I got here." Naruto said as he looked at Kurenai. " so whats the deal, sensei?" "first, you will give me a brief run-down of what skills you have and what you can do. I'll be starting training this week, so I'll need to know what you need help with." She said as Tazuna walked out. "I'm good at sealing, taijutsu, and I know how to detect and dispel genjutsu. My main affinities are rock and wind, with a strong secondary affinity to lightning. I know the tree walking, water walking, and kunai balancing chakra control exercise. I know a handful of jutsu. A healing factor, a special armor, and metal plated bones. Anything else?" he asked Kurenai. "tell me the truth Naruto. You do not have metal plated bones!" Naruto just grabbed a knife and cut off the flesh around his arm, then cut a straight line upwards. Afterward, the skin was peeled to show off what looked like a mechanical arm. However, his healing factor kicked in and healed the damage before anything was done, leaving it good as new. "I don't lie" he said as he walked to his room, ready to sleep.

-The next day-

Naruto laughed as he saw the gennin trying to climb trees. He had been put on guard duty for tsunami after the 3 gennin insisted on bugging him about his strength. Currently, he was heading out with her to the market.

-Market-

Naruto looked sick as he saw the malnourished people. How could one man do so much damage and get away unscathed? He was waiting outside the store for Tsunami, watching one of Gato's men harass a merchant. The man then handed over what looked like 5,000$ (not good with currency, so one ryo is one dollar). Naruto followed the man behind an alley, and after a small scream was heard, went back to the outside of the store. "What so you mean the price went up AGAIN?" he heard Tsunami yell and walked into the store. "whats wrong?" "Nothing Naruto-san. This man just claims the price for potatoes went from 5 ryo a pound to 6. im short about 18 ryo." Naruto internally moaned 'easy come, easy go' as he pulled out the money and paid the difference. "Wait, you carry that much money on you? " she asked exaggeratedly. "its 5,000 ryo." "Why so much?" "You see 5000 ryo, I see two hookers and a philly cheesesteak sub. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll be able to find them here." "theres plenty of hookers around." The store owner replied. "actually, I was talking about the sub." He said and bought a crate of apples and 12 pounds of seasoned meat individually packed. Tsunami watched as he picked up his purchases and went to the fountain in the middle of town. He called the children and the elderly over and started handing over the food. She couldn't believe it. People he didn't even know he was helping. 'Maybe, just maybe he isn't as bad as he acts.' Tsunami thought as she went over to help him.