Naruto moved swiftly, the kunai slicing through the air, the ripples and shadow of where the kunai was moving was all too clear to his new eyes, Anko threw the kunai with unrelenting ferocity, but as they flew at him, Naruto gracefully moved through the gaps in the kunai's trajectory and targets. Anko watched as Naruto moved like a graceful dancer, he was as slick as oil as he moved through each of the kunai; the ones that almost hit would just ghost through him, only for him to snatch it out of the air once it had finished its passage through him, and with deadly efficiency it would be thrown back slicing Anko or just missing. Anko wiped the blood from her cheek, a sadistic smirk on her face.

"Getting brave brat" said Anko, Naruto just smirked, the calm look on his face not cracking. Anko blurred, and threw kunai in her wake; Naruto smirked as each of the kunai got closer, Anko stopped and watched as all the kunai disappeared in a show of yellow lightning. Anko smirked slightly, before it changed to silent horror, Naruto thrust out his hands, and the kunai all appeared in a ring around him, he smirked.

"Brave indeed" said Naruto, and the kunai flew forward, Anko ducked low to the floor, and smirked as the reversed kunai sailed over the top of her head.

"But still not good enough" laughed Anko, Naruto turned his head to her, a wide smirk on his face, Anko hid a shiver. Naruto and Ibiki had become close over the three weeks they had been training, Naruto had asked about his mother, and Ibiki gladly offered any information. They were like brothers, Anko knew of Ibiki's past and why he would latch onto Naruto, but it is what influence that Naruto took from Ibiki that made her shiver. Naruto had a sadistic side, of course his wouldn't compare to that of Ibiki or herself, but, he had no qualms about trying to chop off a finger for information. Naruto pointed his finger up; Anko followed and what she saw made her freeze.

"One move Anko-chan and I will skewer you like a pincushion." Said Naruto, spinning above Anko's head were six bright blue see through Katana's.

"Summoned swords, you are getting good with that fire brat" said Anko, Naruto smiled kindly.

"Thanks" said Naruto simply; the swords disappeared, the flames consuming the blades.

"Who is training you in that, 'cause it sure aint me or Ibiki" asked Anko, Naruto shrugged.

"Taught myself" said Naruto, his swirled Rinnegan fading back to his silver eyes, which were beginning to get flecks of blue back into them. his hair was now kept slightly short, his fringe stopping just before his eyes, a few spikes going over his eyes, the back was slightly spiky giving him a bed head look, his two 'horns' of hair still stood up proudly. His whiskers were still on his cheeks, and his face had become more boyish. He had grown taller over the three weeks, and due to all the weight training, his body was a healthy muscle, lither than usual.

"Bullshit" said Anko with a slight snarl, Naruto shrugged.

"Believe what you will Anko" said Naruto, he stood still, his eyes watching Anko's every movement, Naruto had to admit, he loved the way she moved, sinuously like a snake, her eyes narrowed on him. She was like a cobra ready to strike. She moved around him, keeping her distance, Naruto's eyes focusing on each step.

"Brat, you are some kind of amazing, I can see why Iruka-kun took a shine to you. You are much smarter than that Uchiha brat" said Anko, and she knew she wasn't exaggerating, she remembered three weeks ago, the loud boom that echoed through the halls, Ibiki had told her to remain calm, and soon explosions were rocking the whole base. Once they had stopped, Ibiki looked tense, and after another hour the door to the living quarters was thrown open, Naruto stumbled through the door, his clothes in rags, his face calm and serene, he nodded to Anko and Ibiki, who caught a glimpse of his eyes, the pearl swirls in his eyes looked deadly. Anko frowned in confusion, but Ibiki nodded. Naruto moved through the room without a single word to them, he opened the door to his bedroom and closed it softly. They heard him dispel the clones, and then proceeded to collapse on his bed. And the Naruto that woke up was completely different, he was still all smiles and kindness, but when it came to battle, his smile would disappear, leaving a calm and serene aura. He soaked all information up like a sponge, he was dedicated to his training and Anko could see, he would become hokage, it was in his blood.

"Thanks, but I believe we need to return to target practice" said Naruto, Anko nodded, and with an almost invisible leap upwards, he heard the whistle of the kunai before he saw it.

"Activate it Naruto, you know you are no match for me as you are" said Anko, and what Anko partially said was true, he wasn't as good as he was with the Rinnegan active, but thanks to his Rinnegan, his muscle memory always activated instinctively, and he realised, it always had, when he was being chased down by ninja and they threw kunai in anger, his body would always move, without any coaxing from him, but after a while he became dependant on it, so when he joined the academy he assumed he could do everything instinctively, but that proved false. He grasped all the work, but his mind didn't process any information for him to understand, a glitch in the seal his mother created. Naruto knew he couldn't blame the seal completely; he had become over confident, after all the times of dodging anbu, he believed he was untouchable. So when he had the wakeup call from his grandfather, he had admitted to himself that he needed to change, to stop hiding. The information overload was almost instantaneous. All the information he had learned had suddenly clicked, he remembered lessons, the ones where he got home and forgot instantly. Chakra he knew how it moved, how it worked. Speed, he knew how to move to give the best form. Strength, he knew how to chakra charge limbs. He had read books upon books when he was in the academy, trying to be the best in the class, but he was never able to put the words into action. So he chose to be dumb, and stay that way. Now, he felt elated that information he had learned through hours of reading, had become beneficial.

"Is that right" said Naruto, he blurred, and Anko blinked as each of the kunai missed their target.

"Getting faster eh brat" said Anko, Naruto shrugged.

"You forget we are in the weight room" said Naruto, and Anko felt her eyes widen slightly.

"The brat is right, he isn't at full speed" Anko thought, she watched as he simply side stepped another set of kunai she had thrown.

"That was ten Anko-nee-chan" said Naruto, she smirked slightly, the cut on her cheek throbbed.

"Then you know what to do next" said Anko, Naruto smirked, and with a blur they were both moving. Naruto and Anko continued for a couple of hours, both throwing kunai and insults at each other, Anko had to admit, the brat had become like a little brother to her, he was an easy person to be with, especially now, with his calm and serene attitude, he was also intelligent enough to hold an interesting conversation. Anko sighed as she flipped the last Kunai in her hand, Naruto stood with a smirk on his face; he had activated his Rinnegan when things got dicey, so now he stared at her with those strange swirly eyes.

"Final kunai, how about a game" said Naruto, a smile on his face, Anko smirked widely.

"First one to get a scratch does the washing up" said Anko, Naruto nodded and Anko wasted no time in moving. She dashed quickly, running around the room, trying to briefly avoid his eyes. But every time she went to move forward, he would turn and face her.

"I can see you Anko" said Naruto, Anko gave a quick snarl.

"Over-confidence, bordering Uchiha" said Anko simply, she watched as Naruto's smirking face seemed to disappear, leaving nothing but a calm countenance, he looked at her with a bored look, as if he had the ability to crush her in an instant. Then suddenly he was gone, Anko blinked and swiftly ducked, a fist flowing over her head, she turned her head slightly and smirked at the cool and calm face worn by Naruto.

"Uchiha arrogance, you wound me" said Naruto, his voice completely calm, considering he was moving swiftly; both were dodging blows, Naruto after a couple of punches reached for the kunai. Anko spun the kunai in an attempt to slice his wrist slightly, to win the challenge. She hissed slightly as Naruto began to ghost through her, it was always something she hated, the fact that he was passing through her body, and one slip up would mean her death. He passed through her body without any problem, and the brief lapse in Anko's mind and Naruto swiftly passed his hand through Anko's and grasped hold of the kunai and with a small channel of chakra, the kunai too became intangible. He jumped backwards and watched as Anko levelled him with a glare.

"Cheating little bastard, you know that creeps me out" said Anko, Naruto flicked the kunai in his hand; Anko watched the kunai move with a tongue poking out, licking her lips slightly. Naruto, in his brief bout of overconfidence had turned off his Rinnegan; his face was still ever calm. But Anko disappeared in a blur¸ Naruto felt a vice grip on his wrist, the kunai was plucked from his hand, and the kunai was held up against his neck, he felt the blade nick his skin.

"You win" Naruto sighed; Anko brought the blade up to his lips and licked the small drop of blood off of the blade.

"Don't feel bad Naruto, not many can hold off Anko as much as you can" said Ibiki, his gruff voice, Anko unceremoniously dropped Naruto onto the floor, Naruto's hands flew out and caught himself before he could hurt himself, he glared up at Anko.

"What's up guys" asked Naruto, Ibiki sighed and moved forward placing a hand in Naruto's hair.

"We have to leave tomorrow, we lost track of time" said Ibiki, Naruto felt his heart stutter, Anko and Ibiki watched as Naruto's eyes filled with tears, Pain echoed in his silver eyes. Ibiki understood why, Anko on the other hand, had no idea what was, and frowned as tears began to fall down Naruto's face.

"What's up brat, you can't honestly love staying in this hole, I swear I have lost some of my hard earned tan, no wonder Danzo's brats are so pale" grumbled Anko, Naruto stood, his fringe hiding his eyes slightly, his two horns of hair seemed to stand up taller. He turned and without a single word, his sensei; his family, they had bonded and both Anko and Ibiki thought the world of Naruto, he was their little brother, watched as he left the room.

"He will be fine" said Ibiki, Anko nodded and looked at Ibiki.

"So which one of us is going to tell Hokage-sama about his skill level" said Anko, Ibiki shrugged and turned towards the door, his coat swishing slightly.

"You can, I am going to have a word with Kakashi" said Ibiki, Anko sighed slightly.

"I don't think you should, a little surprise for that bastard the better" said Anko, fury in her voice, Ibiki bit back a chuckle.

"Still don't like him then" said Ibiki, Anko snorted.

"Bastard pervert, I swear he hunts me down specifically" said Anko, Ibiki laughed lightly, as they moved to the door, Anko looked at Ibiki thoughtfully.

"We don't know, me and Naruto have practiced thoroughly, every time he uses it though, his chakra control is getting stronger, he also has some gravitational abilities, and the genjutsu abilities of a fully matured Sharingan, he can also see chakra, but only on those he focuses on" said Ibiki, it was a constant conversation, every day they tried to find out what Naruto's Rinnegan could do, but nothing they tried worked.

"And how exactly am I supposed to explain this to Hokage-sama" said Anko, Ibiki shrugged, and looking down a stray corridor, he turned to Anko with a frown.

"Let Naruto do it, all you need to do is hand in your mission report and collect your pay" said Ibiki, Anko nodded seriously.

"The month flew by; we did nothing but train the brat" said Anko, Ibiki nodded, a small smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

"But it was worth it, for me anyway" said Ibiki, Anko felt her eyes soften, Ibiki wasn't as grumpy as he used to be, and he even smiled, though to someone like her, that smile meant something totally different.

"Yeah, I hate to admit it, but that brat is gunna be something special, low jonin already" said Anko; she gave a whistle at the end.

"Low jonin, without the Rinnegan on, and considering he doesn't know any Rinnegan abilities, he could be much stronger" said Ibiki, Anko scowled.

"Way to rub it in" grumbled Anko, Ibiki smirked and both went to their respective quarters and packed their things. Both knowing Naruto needed sometime alone.