Jiraiya looked at Naruto before speaking, "You do know that Tsunade did what you said and repealed the law about the Kyuubi don't you?"
Naruto shrugged, "We were moving so fast when we got back in the village and my hood was up so I don't know. And don't tell how things are going now either. As long as Hamako is okay and nothing happened to her due to her association with I don't care. If anyone did do anything to her and I find out when I get ho, I'm going to go hurt the idiot that did it."
Jiraiya kept up his concerned look, "Are you sure you'll be okay with people if they start cursing you in the street? I'll crack so jaws for you if you want to kid."
Naruto chuckled, "Thanks Ero-kyofu. But the people love and respect you... for the most part. No, don't throw your rep away for , as long as no one directly tries to attack , or my friends, I'll be cool. They can't burn my apartnt out after Hamako-chan put up all of the security stuff I told her to do so only direct attacks against us would have a chance of doing anything. If they do, I'll just have to cripple sothing as punishnt."
Jiraiya sweatdropped, "Harsh gaki."
Naruto gave him a dry look, "Gaara would suffocate them in sand and crush them to death. A broken arm or leg is being nice just so you know."
Jiraiya patted Naruto on the shoulder, "I don't know how Minato and Kushina would feel about the whole 'you crippling the people attacking you thing'... Well actually Kushina would cheer you on while you did it and probably even jump in herself, but that's neither here nor there. Anyway, I know that your growth as a ninja and your whole attitude over the Kyuubi would make them incredibly proud of you."
Naruto smiled up at the man, "Thanks a lot Ero-kyofu. I'm not really sure about that though. I'm baptized in blood, how could a hero like the Yondai Hokage consider anything to be proud of, I'm not even talking about my ti in Root anymore, I'm talking about now. Do you know how many lives I just got through ending, either directly or remotely? I'm fourteen years old and since the age of five I've killed more people than many war veterans even have to, I know I've done more than any other ninja my age... except for Gaara. Gaara's definitely killed way more people than , I don't even think I'm close."
Jiraiya sighed and flicked Naruto in the forehead, "Are you dumb kid? Do you know how many ninja your old man killed in his ti? I can assure you that your body count has absolutely no chance of holding any kind of candle to his. How many do think you killed?"
Naruto estimated in his head, "I would say between 200 to 300... especially in the one place where we got caught."
Jiraiya ruffled his hair, "Minato killed over 300 Iwa ninja in one battle... by himself. Before that I think he killed about 100 ninja and razed their camp to the ground when they ended up capturing your mother. Hell I had to pretty much almost destroy an entire village by myself. If you call yourself a killer than what are we? That's what we have to be Naruto, that's the way things are in the shinobi world. In reality in the eyes of the public the only difference between butchers and heroes are the colors of the uniforms of the n you've killed."
"As ssed up as that is..." Naruto said, "I guess you're right. I had a bit of a punk-ass mont there. As long as you're sure they would have been proud of I believe it too Ero-kyofu. Alright, now I have to go ho and see how my 'roommate' is doing."
Jiraiya then got a lecherous grin on his face, "How's that girl doing anyway gaki? She adjusting to the village okay?"
Naruto glared at him, "Get that look off of your face you damn pervert. And how would I know? I've been gone for almost half a year. I guess I'll find out when I go back ho." Naruto waved at him, "Later. Don't be a stranger now." Naruto then used shunshin to disappear from the mountain.
Jiraiya smiled to himself as he watched the leaves settle from Naruto's shunshin, "I wonder how good of a sage that kid would make." XxX
Deciding to see what the people of the village thought of him now rather than wait for a ti where he had to actually do sothing amidst the people and be caught off guard, he decided to stroll through town on the streets on his way ho. Much like before, adults didn't try to look at him, but much to his surprise instead of having angry looks on their faces quite a few of them looked down at the ground. That had never happened before.
"Demon." A passing middle aged man said as Naruto walked past his position outside of a building.
"Your mother." Was Naruto's eloquent reply.
The man stepped out from his position and marched into the street to confront Naruto, "What was that? I don't have to put up with you anymore! You don't have the Hokage's protection anymore, she obviously sees what you really are!"
Naruto didn't even turn around, "Yeah, she sees as soone that is able to handle his own business, so I have one question for you sir. Are you my business?"
"You tell !" He said as he pulled out a pocket knife and ran at Naruto only to be stopped by the blade of Naruto's sword at his throat.
Naruto sighed as he looked at the man from a side gaze, "That was a great idea. Let's attack the trained ninja ard to his teeth with a stupid pocket knife that's probably too dull to even cut notebook paper." Naruto used the blade of the sword to slide the knife out of the man's hand before smacking him on both of his kneecaps, dropping him to the ground in a bowing position, "I had her take away that law for your benefit. Because keeping the secret that wasn't really much of a secret in the first place was getting obnoxious. However, just because you won't get Anbu on you for speaking out about this doesn't an that soone won't kick your ass for attacking . I'll do it myself, I'll just enjoy it better." He then used the flat of his sword to knock him out.
Naruto looked down at the unconscious man and back up at the villagers who had just watched him knock a grown man out with no effort whatsoever. Naruto laughed nervously as he sheathed his sword, "Nice day huh? Sorry about that, please, carry on with your business."
Naruto then proceeded to whistle a jaunty tune as he continued making his way ho.
From within a nearby restaurant, a group of young ninja sowhat knowledgeable about the scar-faced blonde had witnessed the spectacle. A group of 10 Konoha ninja were celebrating the fact that the 4 that were still genin would be travelling to the upcoming chunin exam in Suna and had seen just how hostile things could get for Naruto. Each of them sat in silence as they watched him walk off on his own through the window, whistling the entire way.
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"Yo Hamako-chan!" Naruto yelled as he entered his apartnt, "I'm back!"
Hamako ca from the back room with a gentle smile on her face, "Welco ho Naruto-sama. I hope you're unhard from your mission."
Naruto nodded as he started taking his gear off, "Yeah, I'm fine Hamako-chan. I'm just drained, I forgot how long those missions like that really are. Were you okay while I was gone?"
"Yes, I was fine. Tayuya-san and the Ichiraku family were very helpful to while you were gone and I even got to et the mbers of your graduating class when they ca by asking for you." Hamako admitted to Naruto as he took of his hooded vest that probably had so kind of leftover residue from his violent activities over the last few months. Hamako scrunched up her nose as he walked by her, "You sll like blood master."
Naruto frowned, "Sorry. Throughout the mission there was a lot of it and a considerable amount got on , repeatedly. I need a long shower and a good al after this." He yawned loudly, "What have you been doing to occupy your ti?"
Hamako winked at him, "Oh just a few personal projects. I have to say master; the seal on your stomach looks very familiar to ." She said as she looked at the visible seal on Naruto's belly, "It looks like sothing derived from the sealing style of Uzushiogakure."
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