It had been almost five days since Fū had gotten better. She, like the doctors had predicted, got better almost exactly around the time that they had guessed she would. At the moment, Naruto was watching a doctor doing a final check up on Fū. He avoided making physical contact with her, instead just asking her several questions. Naruto stopped paying attention halfway through, but was still paying a little bit of attention.

"Alright seems like you're clear to leave the hospital," The doctor said looking at Fu. When he said this, he left the room and Naruto looked at Fu while smiling. When the doctor had left the room, Fū got up from the bed and stretched.

"It feels nice knowing that I'll get to go home and not have to stay here. There are far too many people here for my liking," Fū said looking at the blonde beside her. Naruto smiled hearing this and looked at her.

"Yeah, it'll be nice to get back to training with Gorou," Naruto said looking at her. Fū nodded hearing this and opened up the window. Naruto knew why she did this. She planned to leave through the window. Naruto couldn't really blame her for this; if she had left through the front door she'd be faced with several people staring at her.

She jumped out the window and landed on the building beside the hospital. Naruto smiled seeing this and he too jumped out of the room. He landed beside Fū and the two started to jump from building to building. When the two got home they saw two unexpected males inside the house. Kakashi and Sai were waiting for them.

"What are you two doing here?" Fū asked looking at them. When the two males heard her, they turned to face them and one of them smiled.

"Fū, it's good to see that you're well," The elderly male said looking at her. Fū wasn't expecting this; she wasn't used to anyone besides Naruto being nice to her.

"Thanks, now back to my question. What are you two doing here?" Fū asked looking at them.

"Well, we need to talk to Naruto. Both of us have something we want to discuss with him," Kakashi said looking at the two in front of him.

"Oh. Okay then," Fū said looking at them.

"I'll go first, Fū you actually need to be here for this," Kakashi said looking at her.

"Um...okay," Fū said looking at him. When she said this, Fū sat down on the seat across from them and Naruto sat beside her.

"Well Fū, I don't blame Naruto for not telling you sooner. Chances are he didn't know until today, however, I believe that you have the right to know. I also ask that you don't think any differently of him because of it," Kakashi said looking at her. He didn't know why he asked the last part of his sentence to her, but he thought it was the right thing to say.

"Okay then. What is it," Fū asked looking at them.

"Naruto . . . like yourself . . . is a Jinchuuriki. You probably don't remember because you were unconscious at the time. However he used his Tailed Beast's power when he was fighting with our attackers," Kakashi said looking at her. Fū was surprised to hear this and looked at Naruto. She now understood why he had left the village he was born in.

Fū turned her head to look at Naruto and saw that he was looking a little bit nervous. When she saw this, she placed her hands on Naruto's causing the blonde to look at her. "Naruto it's alright," Fū said looking at the male. When she said this, Naruto smiled and looked at the two males that were in front of him.

"So what was it you wanted to talk about Sai?" Naruto asked looking at the male in front of him.

"I would actually like to speak with you in private Naruto," Sai said looking at him. Naruto didn't know why, but he didn't like the way Sai was talking to him. He may be smiling, but something about his smile seemed... off to him.

"Um...okay then," Naruto said as he got up from his seat and followed Sai. The two went into the kitchen and Naruto looked at him. "So what is it you wanted Sai?" Naruto asked looking at him. When Naruto asked this Sai pulled out a small piece of paper and handed it to him.

"This year the Chūnin Exams will be held in Konohagakure. I would very much like to see you there. You are an interesting character that shows a lot of promise. I want to see you there so that the both of us can move up in the ranks," Sai said looking at Naruto. Naruto once again having a problem with the way Sai was talking.

However, despite his natural instinct, he took the piece of paper from Sai. "I'm not sure if the three of us are ready yet, but I'll consider the idea," Naruto said looking at Sai. When Naruto said this, Sai once again smiled causing Naruto to have an uneasy feeling. Sai then turned and left the room. When he did Naruto followed behind him and looked at the two that were in the room.

Naruto watched as the two left his house when they did Naruto turned his attention to Fū and she smiled. "So, you're like me?" She asked looking at him. Naruto nodded when she asked this and Fū walked over to him. "Then that just means I have another reason to love you. You're the only one who can have any idea about what I've been through," She said looking at Naruto.

When Naruto heard this he felt his face heat up slightly. He still wasn't used to hearing Fū say things like that to him. He didn't mind it of course but it still managed to make him uncomfortable. Naruto then opened the door and looked at Fū. "Want to go and find Shiro and Gorou? I'm sure they want to know how you're doing as well," Naruto said looking at the female in front of him.

Fū nodded when Naruto asked this and the two walked outside. The first place they went was Shiro's house. However when they knocked on the door, they found that he wasn't home. The two looked at each other in confusion until Fu spoke up, "Maybe they've already gone to the training grounds?" Fu suggested looking at Naruto.

"Yeah, that makes sense. After all, they haven't exactly heard anything from us for some time now. I'd imagine that Gorou's been training Shiro this entire time," Naruto said looking at Fu. The two then turned around and started to head towards the training grounds that their team always met at. However as the two got closer and closer they started to hear yelling.

At first, the two thought that they were hearing things however as the two progressed, it became increasingly clear that they were not just hearing things. When they were finally able to see the two of them, they decided to just stay out of the way for now and watch what was unfolding in front of them.

"Please just calm down Shiro," Gorou said looking at the young white-haired male in front of him.

"Calm down? CALM DOWN?! YOU DISAPPEARED FOR MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS! I SPENT ALMOST HALF OF MY SHARE OF THE FAMILY FORTUNE LOOKING FOR YOU! I WAS SO WORRIED THAT SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED TO YOU! NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU KNEW I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU THE ENTIRE TIME! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?! THE LEAST YOU COULD HAVE DONE WAS LET ME KNOW THAT YOU WERE ALRIGHT! YOU WERE ONE OF THE ONLY REASONS I BECAME A SHINOBI TO BEGIN WITH! I WANTED TO FIND YOU! FATHER AND MOTHER MAY NOT CARE ABOUT YOU, BUT I DO!" Shiro said looking at the taller male in front of him.

"Shiro, I understand you're upset with me but if you don't calm down then-" Gorou began only to get cut off by Shiro. Naruto and Fū couldn't see what had happened to Shiro because of how far away they were but Gorou could see that Shiro's usually blue eyes had turned a brilliant golden color.

"NO! I WON'T CALM DOWN! DID YOU EVEN KNOW HOW WORRIED I WAS?! DID YOU EVEN CARE? OR WERE YOU JUST CONCERNED ABOUT STUFFING YOU FACE FULL OF SAKE?!" Shiro shouted, looking at the male in front of him. Gorou tried to place a hand on Shiro's shoulder but when he did Shiro slapped it away. Gorou didn't let it show, but the slap that Shiro had just given him felt more like a boulder was just smashed into his arm.

Shiro then backed up and when he regained his balance, he slammed his foot on the ground. When Shiro did Naruto and Fū both felt the ground beneath them shake slightly. For a few moments, everything was silent. Shiro then turned around and started to run in another direction. Naruto and Fū were both surprised to see how fast Shiro was running seeing as how he had never run that fast before.

Naruto and Fū then walked up to Gorou. "Is everything alright?" Naruto asked looking at the elderly man in front of him.

"No, while Fū was in the hospital, Shiro found out something that I wanted to keep hidden from him for a little bit longer," Gorou said looking at him.

"What would that be?" Fū asked looking at Gorou. When she asked this, the elder man sighed and looked at Fū.

"It's a long story. I'll tell the two of you later when I have some free time on my hands. For now, I'm going to go look for Shiro," Gorou said as he started to walk away. When he did, Naruto and Fū looked at each other.

"Do you think if we went and found Shiro he'd tell us what's going on?" Naruto asked looking at Fū.

"I'm not sure if he'll tell us what's wrong, but if nothing else we can go and see if there's anything we can do for him," Fū said looking at Naruto. The two then started to walk back into the village and when they did they went to Shiro's house. When they knocked, they found that Shiro once again wasn't home.

"I told you he wasn't going to be home," Fū said looking at the blonde in front of her.

"I know, but it was worth a shot," Naruto said looking at her. The two then started to walk down the streets. "So where do you think he went?" Naruto asked looking the green haired girl beside him.

"I don't know . . . maybe he went to the park? He seems to like spending time outside. Apart from that, I always see him at the park when I'm walking around," Fū said looking at him.

"Alright. Then that's the first place we'll try," Naruto said looking at Fū. The two then started to make their way towards the park. When they arrived, they both found that Shiro was at the edge of the dock. The two smiled seeing Shiro, however Fu was smiling for two reasons. The first was that they had found Shiro, and the second was that this was the place that she had first met Naruto.

To think she would never have met Naruto if she hadn't seen him here alone with a fox. 'I wonder what happened to that fox?' Fu thought to herself as she looked at Shiro. "Hey Shiro. Is something wrong?" Fū asked approaching the boy. When Shiro heard this he turned around and looked at his two teammates in front of him.

"It's Gorou," Shiro said looking at them.

"What about him?" Fū asked looking at Shiro.

"It's everything. He's been lying to me this entire time," Shiro said looking at her. The two then sat down on either side of Shiro and Naruto looked at the boy in front of him.

"Care to start from the beginning?" Naruto asked looking at him.

"Well, first I guess I should say that Gorou is my uncle. He used to visit me and my father all the time. Then one day he just stopped coming. I didn't receive any letters, or even hear mother and father talking about him. He just stopped, unlike my family I actually care about him. When I was young, he was my idol. He would tell me about everything he did as a Shinobi, and I just thought he was amazing. The only reason I became a Shinobi was to be like him. I not only wanted to be like him, but when he went missing I wanted to find him more than anything," Shiro said looking at them.

"Wow, that sounds-" Fū began only for a voice to cut her off halfway through.

"Like half of the story," Gorou said approaching them. The three then turned around to look at him. However when Shiro saw him, his eyes once again turned from a blue color to a golden color.

"What do you mean?" Shiro asked looking at him. He was still angry, but because he was on a dock and didn't want to accidentally destroy it, he acted calmly.

"The reason I stopped coming around was because of my brother," Gorou said looking at Shiro.

"Father? What does he have to do with any of this?" Shiro asked looking at Gorou.

"After he heard that you wanted to become a Shinobi like me, he completely cut off my access to you. Even going as far as to have bodyguards keep me from talking to you. As for all the money you invested in finding me, well . . . I'm sure you must have been a little curious as to why none of them ever tried talking to any of the other Shinobi? You may have been paying them to find me but your father . . . my brother . . . was paying them even more so that they wouldn't look for me," Gorou said looking at him.

"Why would he do that?" Shiro asked looking at Gorou. When he asked this, his eyes turned back to their usual blue color.

"Because you inherited something he didn't. This was also the main reason he has resented me for most of my life," Gorou said looking at Shiro.

"Really? What is it?" Shiro asked looking at Gorou. When he asked this, Gorou knelt down so that Shiro could look at him in the eyes. "You inherited our bloodline," Gorou said as his eyes turned yellow. "He on the other hand didn't inherit this bloodline, we did. I can't really say why he wanted it so much, but when he found out you had it, he cut off my access to you," Gorou said looking at him.

"I don't understand," Shiro said looking at the elderly man in front of him.

"I'll explain more when we get home," Gorou said looking at his nephew. Shiro then got up and the other two also got up from the dock. "I'll tell the two of you the rest of the story later. Right now we need to go home, it's starting to get late," Gorou said looking at the two in front of him. The two in front of him nodded and they all left the park. When they reached the entrance they each went in different directions.

Gorou and Shiro heading towards Shiro's house and Naruto and Fū heading towards their house. When they arrived home Naruto looked at Fū "Well, seems like Gorou was hiding something from us," Naruto said looking at her.

"Yeah, I can't imagine how Shiro feels. He must be confused," Fū said looking at Naruto.

"Yeah, so what do you want to eat?" Naruto asked looking at Fū.

"I don't think we have much left but let's see what we can make," Fū said looking at Naruto.

At Konohagakure

Team Seven had just left the Hokage's office. Three of the four members of that team then started to head towards their respective homes. Sai, however, went somewhere else. Sai walked through the streets until he reached a random wall of Konohagakure. When he did, he started to walk alongside the wall until he reached a small house. Sai gave one of his fake smiles and went behind the house.

Sai then looked at the back of the house and reached into his pocket. Sai, for whatever reason, found himself a little disappointed with the house. It was barely big enough to even be considered a house. It looked more like an outpost than a house. It was seven feet tall and almost five feet wide. It barely had enough room for someone to live in, let alone entertain themselves.

Then again, Sai wasn't going inside the house, he was doing something else. As Sai was searching through his pocket he let out a slight chuckle. Sai then pulled out a piece of paper with kanji on it. Sai then looked around for a few seconds, making sure that no one was nearby or that they were following him. When he was certain no one was around, he placed the piece of paper on the wall and started to channel chakra to it.

When he did a door outlined in chakra then opened and revealed a set of stairs. Sai's smile grew slightly seeing this and he peeled the piece of paper off the wall. When he did, he walked through the door as it started to slowly close behind him. While he was walking down the stairs, he found that it was starting to get easier to see.

He eventually came to a room where he was able to see and saw someone wearing a mask looking at him. "Agent Sai has your objective been complete?" The masked person asked looking at him.

"Yes, my objective has been completed," Sai said looking at the man in front of him.

"Please follow me. Lord Danzo would like to speak with you," The male said turning around. When he said this, Sai started to follow him, remaining completely quiet until he reached a door. The male then opened the door for Sai and he walked in. When he did, he saw Danzo behind a desk looking at him.

"Seeing that you're here, I take it your mission was a success?" Danzo asked looking at Sai.

"Yes, I was able to locate Naruto Uzumaki," Sai reported looking at him.

"So he is in Takigakure. Are you sure that it's the Naruto Uzumaki from Konohagakure?" Danzo asked looking at him.

"Yes, he matches the description you gave me. He has spiky blonde sun kissed hair, sky blue eyes, and three whisker marks on each cheek. If that wasn't enough evidence then I was also fortunate enough to see him use the Kyuubi's chakra," Sai said looking at the elderly man in front of him.

"Well, then that's good to know, how is his social standing?" Sai asked looking at him.

"From what I've seen, he has two friends that care for him as well as a teacher who also cares for him. I have also concluded that he is good friends with the Kage of that village," Sai said looking at him.

"Well then, it sounds like abducting him may prove to be a challenge," Danzo said looking at the younger male in front of him.

"Not as difficult as you may think. I gave Naruto an invitation to this years Chūnin Exams in hopes that he would attend. If he does, then it will only be his two friends and him. This'll give us the perfect opportunity to abduct him and use him however you see fit," Sai said looking at Danzo. Danzo smiled hearing this and looked at Sai.

"That's good to hear Sai. You did an excellent job, now you better go get some rest," Danzo said looking at him. Sai nodded and left the room. When he was gone Danzo smiled and began to chuckle to himself. 'I can't believe my luck. Not only was he able to locate Naruto but he was also able to convince him to come to the Chūnin Exams. Who knows? If everything goes according to plan, then I may just get my ultimate weapon after all,' Danzo thought to himself.