Hello everyone I'm sorry that this is so late. I mean the last time I updated was a little over a year ago. laughs worriedly. Anyway, I kind of got out of the Naruto stage for a while, because of how the real story line of the manga was going. I am really sorry for the long wait. To show how sorry I am, I took the liberty of revising the first four chapters I had up. They were full of meaningless description and even I got tired of it. It was just repeating the same thing that was stated over and over. So this is the revised version. Hope it's easier to understand. R&R =D
(I do notown any of the Naruto characters or any place in Naruto.)
I do own- Characters: Daichi, Hitomi, Masaru, Kendo, Rin, and Ren.
-Places: "The Sapphire Lagoon", "Marble Moon Crest Caves"
PROLOGUE
Three years ago Team Kakashi went out in search of the youngest Uchiha prodigy. Sadly their efforts were all in vain. When Sasuke had killed Orochimaru they thought he would come back to the village, but he didn't. He wanted to kill his older brother, Itachi, and avenge his clan. Sasuke went out to gain more power and kill his brother. Then, after he killed Itachi, he never came back to Konoha. When they had found him again, he was leading a group of three people who had once all served Orochimaru. With him and the his three followers they made up team Hebi. Sasuke's three subordinates names were Karin, a tracker-nin, Juugo, the one Orochimaru took DNA from and made the curse marks power, and Suigetsu, a missing-nin from the village hidden in the mist.
A lot had happened since the last time they saw Sasuke Uchiha and his group Hebi. Shortly after Tsunade heard of Jiraiya's passing, the last comrade from her old squad, had died during a fight with the Akatsuki, Tsunade retired leaving Naruto in charge. The stubborn, loudmouth blond, Naruto Uzumaki had become the Sixth Hokage.
Naruto had also married one of the Hyuuga prodigy Hinata when they were fifteen, the age that you were considered an adult in Konoha. Naruto and Hinata had a two year old son named Daichi. Naruto was now looked upon as a hero of The Village Hidden in the Leaves after he killed the leader of the Akatsuki , Pain, when the group had attacked Konoha last year. Everyone respected their "Hokage".
Only a few people ever called Naruto by his name anymore. Sometimes he wondered if the people even knew it. Only his friends from when he was a Genin and teachers were the ones who called him by his real name anymore, when he talked to them.
Team Kakashi was still around, and Naruto had given them the important mission of finding and bringing Sasuke back to Konoha. Sakura was also still on the team. She was nineteen years old and had just became a Jounin two years back. She never liked talking about Sasuke after their last run in with him. She had met the group of people that he had used to replaced Naruto, Kakashi, and Herself. She tried not to let it bother her that he had replaced them like he did. That he didn't care about his old village enough to comeback. She had been thinking lately that she should give up on finding him. After all she had moved on and she didn't think of him as much as she used to. Sakura decided that she didn't like the idea of having him as a boyfriend anymore. If he didn't care about the village he could stay away as far as she cared. She also had problems with trying not to worry about Naruto since she never talked to him anymore and sometimes wandered if he was okay. The only way she ever knew if Naruto was well was when she heard gossip or rumors about the Hokage.
Kakashi was still the leader of Team Seven, of course. Kakashi still read his Icha Icha Paradise books whenever he got the chance. He was also still sent on other missions when there were no leads on the Uchiha's whereabouts. He also could be found around a night club that was made about a year ago called, The Sapphire Lagoon. Kakashi went there a lot with Sakura, Yamato, and Sai. He also went to Practice Field 3 during his free time to read or train with Sakura and Sai. He didn't like it when he was given missions and he was put on a different team. Kakashi also hated it when he wasn't on a mission where they were looking for Sasuke or information about him. He hadn't talked to Naruto for along time, since he became Hokage, but not a lot of people talked to Naruto anymore.
Kakashi sometimes wondered if Naruto was purposely ignoring him and Sakura. Kakashi would then brush it off as, Naruto just had a lot of work and couldn't make time to see them anymore… ever.
Tenzou was taking Naruto's place on the team since Naruto was Hokage and couldn't leave the village. Tenzou decided to change his name to Yamato permanently since he didn't like the memories of the name Tenzou, because of Orochimaru. Tenzou also thought it was a good idea to change his name since everyone was used to calling him Yamato and not Tenzou. He was also sent on other missions when they weren't looking for Sasuke. He was with Sai a lot of the time. The two of them had became good friends. He also liked hanging out with Sakura, Kakashi, and Sai at The Sapphire Lagoon, when he wasn't sent on missions.
Sai was still taking Sasuke's place on the team. He was getting better with showing his emotions. Every now and then Sai would give his teammates a real smile. He still called people by nicknames but he changed them so as not to hurt anyone's feelings or make them upset in anyway. When they weren't looking for Sasuke Sai would be put on ANBU missions. He didn't hesitate to say that Yamato, Sakura, and Kakashi were his best friends. He was on friendly terms with Naruto now, but since Naruto never came around them anymore he never had the time to actually become friends with the young blond. He opened up to Yamato first, then Sakura, and slowly he did the same with Kakashi. He enjoyed being with them all at there hangout The Sapphire Lagoon.
Team seven was the closest thing any of them had ever had to a real family and they were all determined to protect each other and help one another with anything they ask.
