Kazoku
Chapter 1 – A New Menace Appears!!! Target Tsunade Ba-chan?!
The Sun rises on Konoha gakure on what seemed a peaceful day. With the recent defeat of the powerful Akatsuki by Team Kakashi, Snake, Squads 8 and 10, and Team Gai Uzumaki Naruto was able rise without worry for the first time in three years, his friends were safe and he had succefully avenged all the digressions that Akatsuki had committed against him and his allies. In addition his services had promoted him to a chunine class shinobi a crucial step towards his ultimate goal of being Hokage although his selfish reasons for the goal seem childish now he no longer needed the title for respect and admiration now his reasons were solidified as being for the good of all those he cared for it was apparent that Uzumaki Naruto was the child he was three years ago but he still does have his moments.
"Ow! Damn floor, why do you have to be painful way I have to wake every morning." He said as fell to the floor from his bed.
" Naruto, Get out of bed you idiot or we'll be late for Tsunade sama's mission briefing! " Yelled Sakura from the street to his window.
"Oh Right, Be right down Sakura chan"
Naruto throws on his close and runs down the stairs he was not going to miss an opportunity to walk to the office with Sakura for the world. One might go so far as to say Sasuke's return to Konoha had made Naruto regress in a way back to his more defensive stance concerning Sakura, Naruto did not wish to see Sakura hopelessly fawning over his rival again for it had taken so long for him to even get the slightest bit of respect from her and it only took risking his life so many times that loses count. Sakura had been warming up to Naruto these past few months she even allowed him the privilege of buying her ramen from time to time she had not regressed at all from Sasuke's return and was proud she swore to remove herself from that weak little twelve year old girl who was destroyed by rejection so many years ago by the selfish man that she had longed for a single kind word from.
The two each having their own thoughts and new aspirations walk in silence towards the Hokage's office. On their way down the road they meet up with their remaining teammates Sasuke and Sai.
"Good morning everyone "said an enthusiastic Sai.
" I don't know what this idiot finds so good about it" said Sasuke.
"Good to see you're your usual self Sasuke kun" Said Sakura
Those words the equivalent to nails on a chalk board for Naruto those contemptuous two words hated more than anything "Sasuke Kun", he had nothing against Sakura or Sasuke for that matter just those two words. Naruto now realized he was being uncharacteristically quiet and lost in thought which would make Sakura and Sai inquire as to what was wrong which he didn't want. Naruto knew better than anyone that it was such a stupid thing that really didn't need to be addressed.
"What's the matter Sasuke teme another failed suicide attempt? Little emo kid, I swear if you ruin the nice sunny day with emo rain"
"What did you just say Dobei?"
"I was insulting you Sasuke teme"
The two begin the nostalgic glare that defined their relationship. However today the staring contest would be broken up a short person wearing black cloak bumps Sasuke causing him bump into Naruto.
"God Damn it what are you two doing?!" asked an angry Sakura.
"What are we doing?" asked a confused Naruto who was now on the floor while Sasuke was on top of him.
"What is it with you two? Sometimes I really think you guys are gay." She said as she stomped away.
Naruto and Sasuke look puzzled then looked at how gay the two looked in their current position both immediately stand up and dust themselves off and now each is even angrier for ruining the others ever fragile appearance . Regardless of this moment of damage to the image of the two today is more important than any it is their first S rank mission for even as Chunine's the exception to normal missions still applies to this powerful team. The three walk towards the Hokage office when explosion occurs on the top floor of the building the four ninjas proceed to jump to the height and see 8 cloaked assailants jump out of the building. As Naruto ascends one of the descending assailants makes eye contact with him. Looking into the assailant's pure blood red eyes Naruto feels as though he could drown in the depths of the eye. One second passes with this exchange but to Naruto it seemed as though an eternity within those depths had elapsed.
" Sakura chan make sure Tsunade Ba-chan is alright. Me, Sasuke and Sai will go try to stop those guys send us back up when you have verified Tsunade Ba-chan condition. Use the radio to give us updates." Said Naruto in surprising display of leadership ability to everyone else on the team.
"Hmm." Nods Sakura impressed.
"Ok let's go!" Said Naruto.
They began to chase the assailants, Sasuke was extremely surprised as to being slower than Naruto. Naruto ran with every intent of now avenging the assault on his Ba-chan.
"You there stop!" Screamed Naruto.
One of the assailants turned around to face Naruto and then disappeared. The assailant was now directly in front of Naruto and prepared a punch to the stomach but Sasuke appeared before the assailant's blow could be completed and attempted to block the punch but was sent reeling in to the wall along with Naruto. The two were sent through three wall of the nearest building. Sai drew his sword to attack the assailant but is easily kicked away. Naruto bursted out of the rubble with Rasengan, the assailant produced a Rasengan that counters Naruto's . Naruto proceeded to use his free hand for a punch the assailant ducked and countered by kicking Naruto sending him reeling once again into the wall. As Naruto got up to charge once more another one of the assailants appeared and the two then vanished behind a wall of stone.
"Naruto can you read me Naruto?" Said Sakura on the radio.
" Yeah Sakura chan"
" Did you stop the assailants? What's your position? I'm on Route"
" They got away Sakura chan you don't need to send back up "
" Continue pursuit anyway possible back up is on the way."
" We can't complete the pursuit, Sasuke and Sai need Medical attention, and I said that back up wasn't needed they got away"
" You don't understand those people have Tsunade sama"
" WHAT!!!!!!!"
Naruto runs to the stone wall and begins to pound away at it screaming.