Three years later
Now at 17 years old Naruto had grown to a reasonable 5' 6'', and much to his dismay a figure most girls would kill for, having developed huge EE-cup-sized breasts that caused him chronic back pain. Naruto found in addition to a bra the only way to elevate the pressure somewhat was to wear skin-tight shirts like he currently had on, wearing a tight-fitting orange battle kimono that showed off an alarming amount of cleavage. His dump truck of a butt on the other hand made wearing men's undergarments and pants impractical, while women's kunoichi pants were a no-go as well seeing as it was total murder on the crotch! So with a heavy heart, Naruto settled for finding comfortable orange panties that didn't crush his member and a black knee-length skirt.
All in all, Naruto looked like a hot younger version of Mikoto Uchiha with whisker marks.
"Naruto! Stay in formation!"
Kakashi called out sternly as they hopped through the trees.
"... We're going lose them!" Naruto argued, "Let me ju-"
"Naruto, we can't afford to take any unnecessary risk when the Akatsuki are involved. Gaara fought against a single member and lost.... we're going to face two or possibly even more of them." Kakashi stated, causing Naruto to click his teeth in frustration as he reluctantly complied. While it's true he came back stronger from his training trip Naruto knew he wasn't ready to tangle with S-ranked shinobi one-on-one just yet, maybe if he used the kyuubi's chakra he could pull off a win but it came with the risk of losing control and hurting innocent people.
Team 7 along with granny Chiyo continued their search when Kakashi suddenly stopped.
"Everybody, halt!" Kakashi ordered, spotting a familiar robed figure blocking their path. "Naruto, use it and follow my lead. Sakura, attack from afar but don't look him in the eyes." He lifted up his headband revealing the Sharingan, with Naruto activating his own.
"....So the information is accurate," Itachi mutters to himself, glancing at Naruto with an impassive look. The rage-filled visage of his mother's doppelganger stirred something inside him. 'I'll have to give Orochimaru a visit soon.' Itachi's finger twitched subtly.
Engaging in a brief exchange Kakashi immediately noticed something off, having previously fought him.
"OUT OF OUR WAY BASTARD!" Naruto yelled slamming an odama rasengan into his gut, Itachi was sent flying off into the distance colliding with a boulder. Not showing signs of moving they cautiously went to confirm the kill only to be shocked to see a stranger in his place.
Chiyo instantly identified him as a jounin from her village and the team hauled ass trying to make up for lost time. Once they got near the hideout team Guy joined up and assisted in taking down the barrier, giving Sakura the opportunity to smash into the base with her monstrous strength. Unfortunately, the extraction appeared to be over for some time now as they found the Akatsuki member Deidara sitting on Gaara's corpse, arguing with Sasori about art.
"Oh, did you come to save him?" Deidara said tauntingly, slapping Gaara's cheeks mockingly. "Sadly he didn't survive having his bijuu ripped out, my condolences." He smirked playfully, stuffing his hand into a bag of clay.
"...." Naruto stared blankly at Gaara's unmoving body, his eyes stinging like crazy.
"GET OFF HIM!"
"WAIT NARUTO!"
Naruto charged straight at Deidara with a Rasengan swirling in hand. Blood dripped down his eyes as the burning sensation intensified, the tomoes morphing into a snowflake pattern.
A giant clay snake erupted out of the ground coiling around Naruto.
Deidara smirked forming a handsign.
"Katsu"
"Kuraokami!"
Purple ice encased the snake right as it was about to explode, causing it to fall to the ground harmlessly and shatter.