Naruto looked up at the giant creature, as it too was looking around. Garou could only stand there, amazed at the creature's size, "That thing has to be at least High-Demon, maybe even Low-Dragon Level," Garou whispered. He then saw the giant look down at them and tilted its head, "Who are you?" it asked

"My name's Naruto Uzumaki! I summoned you!" Naruto shouted as the beasts eye's landed on Naruto

"You? A little brat like you, summoned me?"

"Yes! Now I want you to answer a question for me!" Naruto shouted at the top of his lungs, taking a few steps toward the giant

'This kid has no fear, but he's full of spunk. There's no way he's from Danzo's ROOT,' it thought as Naruto walked up to him

"Where's Danzo?!" Naruto demanded. The creature, still looking down at Naruto, slowly laid down on the ground. It then closed its' eyes and crossed it's front legs, setting it's head on them while saying: "I don't know,"

"............ WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" Naruto stomped the ground, "YOU'RE KIDDING ME! YOU'RE HIS SUMMONS! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHERE HE'S AT!"

"Phhh, he hasn't summoned me since the Third Great Ninja War," the creature explained, scratching its chin

"BULLSHIT!!" Naruto pointed at the summon as Garou struck Naruto over the head. Naruto rubbed the back of his head as Garou walked up to the massive summon, "Hey! What's your name!" Garou shouted

"Hm?"

"You're name! What is it!" Garou repeated as the creature sighed

"Baku," he simply replied

"Baku? You know, I heard stories of Baku from when I was young. Nightmare eaters! Am I right?" Garou questioned, making one of Baku's eyes open

"Yes... that's correct," Baku replied, his interest peaking at Garou's questions

"There are a bunch of legends around you and your kind. You eat nightmares and give people dreams. But sometimes you want more than just a nightmare, sometimes you take away hopes and ambitions!" Garou said, smiling as Baku faced him, giving Garou his full attention. Baku then huffed out some hot air from his trunk, knowing where this was going, "You're buttering me up, aren't you?" Baku asked

"Me? Why would I want to do that? I've got no beef with you. It's the brat that wants something," Garou smirked

"Hmph, well I don't know where Danzo's at. As I said, haven't seen him since the Third Great Ninja War," Baku explained

"Well, news-flash, Baku. Danzo's missing. More like he betrayed the village," Garou said, making Baku's eyes widen

"WHAAT?!" Baku shouted, shaking the ground and the trees. The force of the shout caught Garou by surprise, sending both him and Naruto flying. Garou managed to catch Naruto by the collar of his shirt as they landed on a branch. Baku jumped off the ground, landing back on it, making said ground shake. It was comparable to a level 6 magnitude earth-quake. Baku glared at Garou, "YOU LIE! DANZO WOULD NEVER BETRAY KONOHA! EVERYTHING HE DID WAS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF IT!"

"Well, it's true, oh great Baku! Just ask the kid here, he's the result of a bomb going off at his apartment! A trap for anyone unsuspecting of him!" Garou shouted to Baku. Baku then walked up to the tree they were one, lowering his head as he looked Naruto in the eye, "Is this true, child?"

"Y-yes. Danzo betrayed the village... a-and did this to me," Naruto said, playing along with Garou, despite it being a half-truth. Baku gritted his teeth, raising his paw into the air and swiping it across the giant tree they were on. It shattered into splitters as Naruto raised his arms to protect himself from the debris. Blowing extremely hot air out of his nose, Baku looked down at the summoning contract and stared at Danzo's name, "You broke the means of the contract, Danzo," he mumbled as he raised a claw and put it on Danzo's name. Naruto, despite being so far away, saw what Baku was doing and quickly jumped off the branch he was on and ran to the scroll, "What are you doing?!"

"Danzo broke the contract. As such, his name is to be erased from it," Baku explained, Naruto seeing the ink slowly disappearing from the scroll

"No. No! NO! NO! NO!" Naruto shouted as he grabbed hold of Baku's giant claw and tried to move it. But it was no use as Baku completely erased Danzo from the contract. As Baku removed his cawl, Naruto stood there in shock. His only lead to finding Danzo. The man who caused all of his pain. Was gone. Erased. He just stood there, looking at the blank spot. Only his name remained on the scroll. Baku watched this as he seemed to peer into Naruto's mind. Baku then closed his eyes and disappeared into a giant cloud of smoke. When Baku was gone, Garou jumped down and landed behind his student. Placing a hand on his shoulder, Garou bent down and asked: "You alright, kid?"

"No... I'm not," Naruto replied, remaining silent for the rest of the day.

Naruto laid in his bed as he stared up at the ceiling. He couldn't sleep. He just laid there, motionless as he thought of only Danzo's name being erased. Sighing, he turned over to face his TV. Grabbing his remote, he turned it on, hoping he put in a DVD. Sure enough, Watchmen was in and Naruto watched it. Soon after Naruto got to the part where Dr. Manhattan was being put on trial, he heard a small noise and felt a weight on his legs. Looking down, he saw Baku, who was about the size of a small lion, laying on his bed, "HOLY SHIT!" Naruto whispered-shouted as Baku placed a claw over his mouth

"Shhh! I thought you would've been asleep," Baku removed his claw from Naruto's mouth. Naruto looked around the room until he glared at Baku, "What the hell are you doing here?!"

"I was getting a late-night snack. But it seems you're awake," Baku explained

"A snack?"

"I forgot to explain the terms of the contract," Baku shook his head with a sigh, "alright, so in exchange for my help, I get to eat your nightmares,"

"But doesn't that just benefit me?"

"No, I get food out of it. I eat your nightmares. How do you think Danzo slept so well at night after everything he's experienced?" Baku stated

"Oh... oh," Naruto said as he laid back down in bed

"So, what are you watching?" Baku asked

"Watchmen,"

"Hmm... mind if I watch it with you?"

"Go ahead," Naruto said as Baku laid his head down like a giant dog. Naruto and Baku watched the movie well into the night, all the way to the end. Soon after the movie started to roll its credits, Naruto was asleep. Baku looked at the clock, seeing that it was only 1 in the morning, stayed on the bed, waiting for a nightmare to happen.

Naruto stood in front of the Shinobi Academy as his siblings danced behind him, excited about their first day of school, "Yes! Finally! We get to become Shinobi!" Naruko squealed

"Well, we are, sis! Believe it!" Menma shouted

"What are you waiting for then, brats?! Get going!" Jiraiya said, holding up a camera to take a picture. He took the said picture as Menma and Naruko ran inside the building. They opened the front door and ran by Guy, "Whoa! Such youth!" Guy said, smiling at the twins' excitement, "Naruto! It's nice to see that you've made it!"

"Hey, Guy-sensei!" Naruto said, running up to Guy, both having a smile on their faces

"You don't seem as excited as your brother and sister, Naruto. Mind telling me why?" Guy asked

"I-I am a little nervous, Guy-sensei," Naruto admitted. Guy laughed, patting Naruto's back as he said: "Ha ha ha ha! It's just fine, Naruto! It just means you still have room to grow. Youth like that is what's gonna make you push forward in the academy. Now come! We have much to learn!"

"We?" Naruto asked as Guy turned around and walked into the building

"Who says a teacher can't learn anything new? That's the power of Youth! To push further beyond what you couldn't do yesterday! Learning something new means to go beyond! Now let's go learn!" Guy shouted as he grabbed Naruto by the good arm and ran down the hall. Jiraiya just stood there in awe, "Oh my kami... I feel bad for the little tike," Jiraiya whispered as he looked down at his camera, "I hope I got a picture of that,"