Hiya all, it's me Singing Alice here. This is my new and exciting (just kidding) Naruto fanfic. I'm planning for this one to be very long, so I hope you like it...ENJOY!
~Singing Alice~
WARNING: This fic includes some of a lot of different couples. There's SakuNaru, SasuSaku, NaruHina, and that's only with the three main characters...you'll just have to read to find out xD
EDIT: I added on the last bit of the first chapter, that I accidentally left out. Don't worry if you're a first time reader- it won't make a difference to you xD
Naruto: A New Tale
Chapter 1
"Is the target in sight?"
"Yup"
"Yeah"
"Yes sir"
"Roger that. Capture the target when ready"
Three shadows slowly moved through the trees closing in on their prey.
A second later all three pounced on the target...
"Is it the right one? Our target should have a red ribbon on her left ear."
"It's the target all right!"
"Tch"
"Finally!"
A fourth shadow appeared in front of them.
"Good work guys, mission succeeded. Let's head back."
It was a lovely sunny day in the village of Konoha.
The guards at the gate were doing their job well, watching for anyone suspicious.
Meanwhile, four figures on the horizon were heading towards that very same gate...
"Hey, Sensei! This means you have to treat us to ramen!"
The blonde haired boy grinned at the teacher.
"I forgot about that..." their teacher muttered.
Behind these two, walked a tall, purple haired girl and a "cool" black haired boy.
They were both totally uninterested in the conversation the other two were having- although both had different reasons for being uninterested.
The girl was too focused on the boy next to her, but the boy however was too lost in thought to care about anything else.
As the four approached the gate the two guards began to recognize them.
"I guess they're finally back, eh, Kizune"
"Trust you to notice them from that far away, Mitsuri"
"Like you didn't notice too"
"Hmph, you're right. They're a bit hard to miss"
The four approached the gate, the teacher and blonde boy in front and the other two behind.
"Welcome back, Naruto-senpai, Yuri-kun, Mizuru-chan, Kieru-san".
The guards smiled and nodded, allowing them back into their village- their home.
As the four walked through the village streets many people stopped and waved at them.
They were headed towards a big red building, called the Hokage's mansion, to report back from their mission.
Just before the four could step inside the building, they were stopped by someone.
"Sakura-chan!" their teacher exclaimed.
In front of them were another group of four.
The one in front was older than the rest and had pink, shoulder length hair.
The other three consisted of a tall brown haired boy, a slightly shorter silver haired boy and an average height blue haired girl.
"Did your team finish their mission already, Naruto?"
"Yeah... and now I have to treat them to ramen..."
"Well don't come crying to me. It was your fault for promising them."
"Maybe you could... lend me some money?"
Wham! A lump instantly formed on Naruto's head.
"You moron! You still owe me money from last time!"
The six younger kids had heard their teachers argue so many times, they had learned to ignore them.
"Mai! Yuuki! Nagi!" exclaimed Yuri as he looked from one to the next. "What are you guys doing here?" he asked.
"We just finished our mission, too! We're here to report back." replied the blue haired girl, or Mai as she had just been called.
Their teachers finished their argument and brought both their teams up into the Hokage's main room.
"Teams 3 and 9 you are dismissed. Naruto, Sakura, stay here."
The six kids- after a bit of grumbling and groaning- left their teachers and headed back outside.
"Why did you need us to stay back, Tsunade-obaa-chan"
Sakura whacked Naruto on the head again.
"Be nicer when talking to Master!" she hissed in his ear.
The fifth Hokage stood up from her chair.
"I need both of you to listen to this, so pay attention!"
The both of them turned to face the Hokage.
"It seems that one of our ANBU spies has found the whereabouts of one of the Uchiha's hidden warehouses. He has also found evidence that Uchiha Sasuke is currently at this location. Now, your mission will be to-"
"Sasuke! When will we be leaving? Where are we going? What evidence did they-" the boy asked excitedly.
"Enough questions! Shut up and listen, Naruto!"
The fifth Hokage, Tsunade, was fuming as she started talking again.
"As I was saying, your mission will be a reconnaissance one. You are to investigate the location and see if what the agent found was true. If so, you are to capture Uchiha Sasuke and bring him back to Konoha. This will be an A-rank mission, and only the two of you are assigned to it. Now that the two of you are Jounin, I'm sure you can handle it. Good luck! You are dismissed."
The two left the Hokage's mansion and headed to their homes to prepare for the long mission ahead of them.
"Naruto!" Sakura yelled at the boy. "You're late again!"
WHAM!
Naruto flew back ten feet and hit a tree. A huge lump formed on his head.
By the time he had walked back to the gate, Sakura was already far away- almost out of sight.
Naruto ran to try and catch up. "Sakura-chan! Wait for me! No fair! Sakura-chaaaaan!"
Sakura ignored the boy yelling behind her and kept walking ahead.
About ten minutes later Naruto finally caught up to Sakura.
"Finally..." he panted heavily.
"It was your fault for being so late... By the way, why were you so late? We were supposed to leave an hour before you got there" Sakura asked.
"Oh, well... I was training. I have to, to have any chance of bringing Sasuke back to the village"
Sakura paused for a second, and decided to let him off this time.
"Whatever. Just don't be late next time" she walked ahead again, thinking how different Naruto had become, now that they were 17.
Five years ago, he had been a goof, and always totally unreliable. Not to mention, always at the bottom of everything.
Now, he might still be a bit dense, but he is a lot more mature than he once was.
Sakura sighed. It would take them at least three days to arrive to the location. What a long three days it would be.
After ten hours of leaping through the trees, with only two short breaks, the both of them were exhausted, so they set up camp in a clearing.
"We're only staying here for four hours. Four hours- got that Naruto? Naruto? Hey, Naruto! Are you listening to me at all!"
Naruto's eyes were closed- he had already fallen into a sleep filled with thoughts of bringing Sasuke back.
Sakura looked disapprovingly at Naruto, but that look soon turned into a soft smile.
Her head full of memories, Sakura laid down on the ground across from Naruto and also fell asleep.
Two days later the two reached the general area of the warehouse.
"Okay. We'll have to split up. Naruto, you try and sneak in the front, and I'll try the back. We'll see what's going on inside, and meet back here in about an hour. Ok?"
"Ok, Roger that! I'll see you in an hour Sakura-chan!"
With that, Naruto disappeared.
"That idiot..." Sakura muttered under her breath as she too set off to possibly face Sasuke for the first time in two years.
'That's right... It has been two years...' she thought to herself.
Sakura crept around to the back side of the warehouse and found a small window, only just big enough for one person to fit through.
"Perfect" she whispered to herself as she leapt onto the ledge and dropped silently onto the floor inside...
Meanwhile, Naruto tried to stay hidden as he observed the area surrounding the warehouse.
Once he determined there was no threat he silently walked to the entrance and slipped inside.
He suppressed his chakra and made his way through the twisting passage.
A shadow appeared further down the passage and he quickly ducked behind a crate.
Prepared to surprise attack the enemy, he prepared his kunai and sat in wait.
Sakura on the other hand crept through the dark passages, leaving no trace behind her.
She had walked pretty far along them when she saw something move behind a crate up ahead.
'Is someone preparing to surprise attack me...' she thought to herself.
She continued walking, but in her head, she had already figured out a plan.
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