The last of the Jinchuriki
Ok, don't kill me, I'm on vacation, so I only have a laptop with no other stories saved. I will continue the others once I'm home.
Prologue: A new assignment! Trouble brewing in Demon Country!
It was a strange day to be a shinobi of Konohagakure, but then again, it was the same for the last 12 years. Ever since Uzumaki Naruto sacrificed himself to defeat the mostrous Juubi Jinchuriki, it seemed like the village lost it's light. When of thousands of ninja, only 300 returned, most half-dead, it looked like a riot would start. People wanted to stop the ninja program. The ones whos lost friends didn't know hot to counter. That was until the clans came in.
It had been put down quickly and now, after so many years, hardly anyone complained. The village bloomed under the leadership of the Seventh Hokage and the Hyuuga clan, although it still was only a shadow of it's old glory. The Shinobi were way too few to take dangerous missions, and the village needed to be protected from the other small villages who had not participated in the war.
The Juubi had been sealed inside a little boy, who's parents were completely unknown. Thousands of blood tests were done, to no avail. Noone knew where Naruto took him out from. Speculations were done and redone. Kakashi, Naruto and even Sasuke were possible fathers of the little silver-haired boy. His blood, however, never matched.
Not that the villagers cared. The Juubi killed tens of thousands, it's Jinchuriki was clearly a public enemy.
At the Hokage tower
A tall young man was calmly walking towards the Hokage's door, his steps firm, and his face as impassive as humanly possible. His spiky dark brown hair seemed rough in comparison to his looks, but ninja knew better than to judge. Especially when talking about someone as important as Sarutobi Konohamaru.
Considered by far the most powerful Elite Jounin in the village, with an S-rank bingo book entry and the respect of all the kages, he was truly a legend. A legend trained by what was considered the second coming of the Sage of the Six Paths. As such, any mission should be a boring chore to him, right?
Unfortunately, that wasn't quite that true. Sure, most missions were a walk in the park, not counting S-ranks, but this was different. He received an invitation from the Hokage which was unheard of. If the Hokage wanted to see someone, they could be rotting in graves for all he cared.
A feeling of dread was filling his body as he touched the door and slowly pushed it aside. Taking a deep breath, he stepped inside the office. Regaining his confidence, he looked up to the Hokage, his black eyes meeting his own. Fortunately, as usual, the Hokage was sitted between his advisors.
On the Hokage's left, there was Nara Shikamaru. The lazy Jounnin was smoking his usual cigar, while still watching everyone carefully. He had changed little in all these years, the only difference was his rougher face and slightly longer hair.
On his right, there was Uchiha Hinata. Now that was a pretty scary legend right there. Naruto's death had changed her a lot, and she came back as a powerful, proud and brave kunoichi. She took the reins of the Hyuuga clan, and stabilised the village until the Hokage was chosen. She was half the reason Konoha not only still stood, but was still a hidden village. Her long blue hair and her fighting style earned her the name "The Blue Lioness". She had long donned her jacket, and was now only seen in a kimono, as it was normal for a Hyuga, only she had the Uchiha fan on it's back.
As usual, Uchiha Sasuke's face was still, impassive. He hardly showed any emotion since his rival had died. His fan girls stopped chasing him openly after he married, mostly scared off by the ex-Hyuga. The only emotions the man still showed were sadness, for Naruto, anger, when they failed important missions, and the love for Hinata. The occasional amusement was extremely rare.
"The Kage clothes really do suit him though!" Konohamaru thought as he watched three of the four survivors of the war look straight at him. He also mentally gulped when he heard Sasuke's voice.
"Good to see you've accepted my invitation. I have a... proposition for you." Sasuke said, before turning to Hinata. "Hina, give him the files." He said with a slight smile, making Sarutobi stumble towards the files put on the table.
In the next second he froze. This was ridiculous. It could be called outrageous, not to mention stupid and, the long way, not learning from others mistakes!
"Hokage-sama, you can't possibly mean..."He half shouted looking at the three files in fornt of him. The only resemblence between them, not counting age, was the marker that said: MEMBER OF TEAM 7, LEAD BY KONOHAMARU SARUTOBI.
"Read the files and smile, Sarutobi. This is your first team, but it's the best you'll ever get." Sasuke said, that creepy smile still on his face.
Sighing, Sarutobi opened the first file, only to choke one second later. After all he hadn't expected the name Uchiha Hira to be in his team's files. She was supposed to go one more year at the academy! The Hokage's own daughter was a very imortant asset, holding both the Sharigan and the Byakugan. She was going to be less of a headache than her father, only because she inherited her mother's kindness. She seemed to know some jutsu, and was trained in both family styles. Thankfully, she hadn't unlocked her sharingan yet.
The next file was just as scary as the first. After all, training your own cousin was weird. Such a thing was never allowed before. Asuma Jr was a stubborn young man, quick to anger and a bit rude. He was known as the biggest fanboy of Hira... "I'm seeing a pattern here...wait you can't mean!" Konohamaru thought storming to the other file.
Exactly as he feared, the name Minato Noyoko appeared right at the top. "The emotionless kid, the obsessed fan and the hyperactive Jinchuriki. An exact copy of the previous famous Team 7... Hokage must've finally snapped." He thought looking at the boy's skill. He was clearly the dobe of the class, almost failling the exam, only passing for his good taijutsu and kunai throwing skills. He had succesfully made one clone, something Naruto hadn't achieved at the time.
After looking everything over he thought about the other similar Rookie of the year-Top Kunoichi-Dead Last teams. The Sannins had it pretty rough, but were amazing. Minato became Hokage, but lost his teammates. Similar with Kakashi. Almost similar with Sasuke, but noone knew where Sakura was. Thinking it over, he decided it was worth it. A Good change of pace anyway.
"I accept, Sasuke-sama." He said staring straight at the Uchiha Clan head. The man's smile became smaller but looked way more genuine than before. The Uchiha seemed to have been a little scared he'd refuse. Thank god he accepted, a scared Uchiha was dangerous.
"Don't let me hold you. Go have fun while you have time. You'll have your hands full of genin soon enough." The Uchiha said, his mood at it's best.
Konohamaru bowed and left to tell Moegi and Udon. It would be an interesting job, that much was sure.
Meanwhile, in Demon Country
"Holy style: Holy Shield!" A teenage girl shouted, blocking the punch of the thing that attacked her. "It's the fifth one this week" she thought as she took out a small paper and started writing on it, before shouting: "Take this! Paralysis Seal!" and sticking it to the monster. The monster froze instantly, and the girl started waving through hand seals before yelling: "Holy style: Divine Purification!"
The demon instantly evaporated as her hands touched it. She took a deep breath before letting the pendants down. Holy style techniques took a lot of her chakra, even with her Uzumaki chakra. Just as she settled down, her guards jumped in, her mother in pursuit.
"Naruko, are you alright?" Shion shouted, running to her daughter. The girl was clearly panting, although she looked unharmed.
"He wasn't that tough, mother. Even you could have handled it!" Naruko jokingly threw a kind-of insulting remark. It was true though. Her mother could not actually use the pendant, it reacted by itself. Shion threw a mock glare at her, but then widened her eyes.
Naruko tried to move to see what happened, only for her legs to fail her. Just as she was about to touch the ground, two hands caught her by the waist. Looking behind her, she noticed the priestess' stern face. "Oops, I overdid it again, didn't I?" she thought giving her mother a sheepish grin.
"Naru, you're improving at an amazing pace, but you should rest a little. The guards are paid for a reason, you know?" Her mother said, letting her know she was quite a bit angry. She really needed a vacation. Where could she go though? Her mother barely let her out of the house without a battalion behind her. She also needed a damn good reason for it. Oh well, that was something to think of later.
"I know, I know, but I can only become the best priestess ever if I have experience, dattebane!" She shouted, a small pout on her lips. Her cheeks got a rose coloring at her outburst. Damn her father's tic! She thought she got rid of that. She pushed her mother's hands aside and sat down on her bed.
Shion just facepalmed before dissmising the guards. She really needed to train them better. Still, it was hard to contain the smile she had at hearing the old tic.
Naruko noticed as much, and had a small scowl on her face. She wasn't even born until 2 months after the war. Meeting her father was out of the question. "Now that I think about it, I never visited Konoha..." she thought, devising a plan. Deception was a kunoichi's speciality, priestess or not.
To be continued.
I always wanted to write a SasuHina. I'm going to update this as soon as I can. I hope to get to chapter 7 by the time the vacation ends.