Update : This story is officially AU now that Gaiden has been released. Disregard anything revealed in Gaiden (in relation to this story) unless it is intentionally included by me.

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The Chronicles of Team 3

"Thoughts"

Setting Shift

Chapter One: Introduce Yourselves!

Konoha Academy Rooftop

"I still don't understand why I'm on the same team as this kid and four eyes!" A young blonde boy exclaimed, crossing his arms dramatically. Next to him, a young girl crossed her arms the same way.

"I agree, I'm always stuck with Boruto, why cant I get someone else on my team Konohamaru-sensei?" The girl asked. The girl had straight shoulder-length black hair and black eyes. Red glasses rested upon the bridge of her nose.

"Uh, well. Boruto had the lowest grades out of the graduates while you were at the top of the class Sarada." Konohamaru replied, scratching the back of his head.

"So I'm being punished for Boruto's lack of skill? How is that fair?" Sarada pressed. She pushed the red glasses on her face up and glared at the boy next to her.

"Hey don't blame me! Those tests didn't cover any of my talents! Dattebasa! " Boruto angrily yelled at his new teammate.

"Well you should have known that eating ramen and pulling pranks wouldn't be on the tests! Shannarō! " Sarada yelled back, raising a fist at him.

"Hey hey hey! You guys are teammates now! You have to try and get along." Konohamaru interrupted.

"Stronger men than you have tried to make that happen sensei." Sarada muttered, recalling her childhood with Boruto.

"Well as full-fledged shinobi I hope you outgrow this childish behavior." Konohamaru looked at Boruto, who had just picked his nose and was now waving it in Sarada's face. "This may be harder than Shino-san warned." Konohamaru thought to himself.

"Can we begin with the introductions sensei?" The boy next to Boruto spoke up. The boy had short silver hair and pupil-less crimson eyes, giving him a unique and intimidating appearance. His blue Konoha headband covered his forehead and strands of silver hair fell over it. He wore a navy blue long sleeved shirt and had a white satchel that he had over his shoulder. Around his neck he wore a long purple scarf.

"Ah, oh of course Heishi! Lets begin with you. State your name, likes, dislikes, goals, and anything else you want us to know." Konohamaru cheerfully replied.

"My name is Heishi and I like-"

"Don't you have a family name?" Boruto asked, rudely interrupting.

"No." Heishi replied, not even looking at the interrupting boy. Boruto frowned and looked away, slightly intimidated. "I like training and reading history books. I dislike ignorance and weak people. My goal is personal." He finished rather bluntly, garnering him curious looks from his teammates and sensei.

"Alright then, you're next Boruto."

"My name is Boruto Uzumaki and I like salt ramen and pranking my dad! I hate those boring Hyūga clan meetings and eating my vegetables. And my dream is to one day defeat my dad one on one! Dattebasa!" Boruto exclaimed passionately. Boruto was exactly like his father when he was a new genin.

"I don't know why I expected anything different from you Boruto. Alright Sarada, your turn."

"My name is Sarada Uchiha and I like training with my mom and dad and reading at the library. I dislike my mom's original recipes. My dream is to become a better medic than my mom and a stronger shinobi than my dad." Sarada calmly answered.

"Alright I guess that's all for tod-"

"Hey you didn't introduce yourself sensei!" Sarada said, pointing an accusing finger at Konohamaru.

"Ah I guess I'll do it too. My name is Konohamaru Sarutobi and I like ramen and chocolate covered bananas. I dislike troublemakers. And my goal is to become Hokage like my grandfather." Konohamaru answered. "Now I guess we're done for today. We meet tomorrow at the training grounds for our first assignment as a team. See you there!" Konohamaru formed a hand seal and disappeared in a cloud of white smoke.

Heishi stood up to go but was stopped by Sarada. "You want to join my family for lunch? I figured we should get to know each other better." She politely asked.

"Not interested. Thank you for the invitation." Heishi replied. He then turned and jumped off of the academy building.

"What a weirdo." Boruto muttered after Heishi was a distance away.

"Shut up. You don't even know him!" Sarada snapped at him. Internally she couldn't help but agree but her mother always taught her not to judge a book by its cover.

"I know all I need to know! Word around the village is that he was raised by wolves in the forest!" Boruto excitedly yelled.

"That's just a stupid rumor started by some idiot." Sarada began walking toward the door to go back inside the academy.

"Hey! I started that rumor and I think its a pretty good one, thank you very much!" Boruto proudly slapped a hand against his chest. "Not just anyone can start a popular rumor like that!"

"You are unbelievable." Sarada shook her head as she opened the door to enter the academy. "Anyway, you want to go get lunch? I'm sure my mom made something."

"Nah I promised Hima that I would take her to the city today." Boruto replied. "You know a good big brother always keeps his word! Dattebasa!"

"Oh, well tell Hima I said hi."

"Will do. See ya tomorrow!" Boruto waved and jumped off onto the building next to the academy, heading home. Sarada walked into the academy. As she exited the academy she spotted the Ino-Shika-Cho kids with their sensei. They looked busy so she decided not to bother them but she noticed that Inojin and Chōchō seemed to be fighting again. Sarada left and walked through the village in silence, people-watching as she walked.

She arrived home and took her shoes off at the front door. "Mom I'm home!" Sarada yelled, testing to see if her mother was home as well. Her nose twitched when she noticed a pleasant smell coming from the kitchen.

"I'm in the living room!" Her mother called back to her. Sarada walked into the living room to find her mother tidying up.

"Did you make lunch? Something smells really good." Sarada asked, taking in a deep breath through her nose to enjoy the aroma of the food.

"Uh yeah, your father is making us lunch right now." Sakura answered. Sarada's ears perked up.

"Dads home!?" Sarada quickly ran to the kitchen. She ran so fast that once she tried to stop herself she almost slipped and fell due to her socks sliding on the smooth floor. Once she got to the kitchen she saw her father surrounded by cooking ingredients. "Dad!" She shouted, running to hug her father. "You're home early!"

"I wasn't going to miss celebrating my daughter's first day as a genin. Sorry I missed the graduation ceremony." Sasuke replied, a small smile making its way onto his face.

"Its no problem! I'm just glad you're home now." Sarada released her father and looked at the food on the counter. "I'm glad that I finally get your cooking instead of moms. Shes been trying out all these new recipes she made up. They're all terrible."

Sasuke couldn't help but smirk at his daughter's comment. "I wont tell her you said that."

"SASA-CHAAAAAAAAAN" A loud high-pitched voice echoed throughout the house. Loud crashing was heard in a far part of the house, only to be followed by the sound of glass breaking. The crashing sounds got closer and closer until a small figure stood at the entrance to the kitchen. The small figure then ran toward Sarada, tackling her to the floor. "I got you Sasa-chan!" The small person who tackled her began poking her head with a plastic kunai.

"SACHIO UCHIHA!" Sakura screamed from another room, causing everyone in the kitchen, including Sasuke, to freeze. Her footsteps boomed as she walked into the kitchen. "What have I told you about playing ninja in the house! You knocked down everything in the hallway!" Sakura pulled the young boy off of Sarada and took his plastic kunai.

"I'm sorry mama. I just wanted ta see Sasa-chan." The four year old boy looked up at his mother with puppy dog eyes. Sakura couldn't stay mad at him when he pulled that face out. Sakura sighed and handed him his kunai back.

"I know you're excited to see your sister but you have to be careful. This is the second time you've broken something today!" Sakura scolded the boy. Earlier that day when he saw his father he smacked a glass right off of the table.

"I'm sorry." Sachio repeated his apology. Sakura opened the sliding door that led to the backyard.

"Let Sarada relax, she just got home. Go play outside while I clean up the glass." Sakura patted the boy on the back as he walked past her. She closed the door behind him and watched as he immediately began to play again.

"I'll help you clean mom." Sarada offered. Sakura nodded and they left to let Sasuke finish making lunch. They walked into the hall to find a shattered vase and broken picture frame. Sakura picked up the picture and examined it. It was a picture of Team 7 back when they were genin.

"Ah those were good times." Sakura sighed, remembering some of her first missions.

"You and dad met when you guys were genin right? How come you never tell me stories about back then?" Sarada asked, opening the hall closet and grabbing two brooms.

Sakura gave a nervous laugh. "Well we had a rocky relationship back then. Rocky relationship is actually a huge understatement."

"C'mon it couldn't have been that bad." Sarada replied, sweeping the broken glass into a pile.

"I'll tell you one day, when you're ready." Sakura assured her. She swept the glass pile into a dustpan and then placed it into a bag. "Can you see if your father is done with lunch?" Sarada nodded and walked into the kitchen. Her father was placing all of the food on the table for them to eat.

"Just in time." Sasuke said with a smirk. "Get your brother for me."

Sarada opened the sliding door to the yard and spotted her brother throwing his plastic kunai at a pile of stuffed animals. "Sachio! Its time to eat!" Sarada called. She watched as he grabbed his favorite stuffed animal, a small green dinosaur, out of the pile and run into the kitchen. "Wash up first Sachio!" The boy set his dinosaur in his seat at the table and ran off to the bathroom. Sarada sat at the table and her father soon followed.

"So how was your first day?" Sasuke asked while grabbing food from the center and putting it one his plate. He had made all sorts of things, from Genmai to Kara age. She noticed a number of small tomatoes in bowl near her father's side, which she figured he had no intention of sharing.

"It was okay, I don't really like my team. I got stuck with Boruto." Sarada replied as she started picking food and putting it on her plate.

"Oh that's great! You guys already know each other so well." Sakura remarked as she walked into the kitchen with Sachio.

"Well yeah, I guess that's true. But I was hoping to work with new people, make new friends." Sarada muttered, pushing the food on her plate around with her chopsticks. "This boy named Heishi is on my team though. I've never talked to him before. I don't think anyone has actually."

"Hm. Heishi huh. Well does he seem nice?" Sakura asked. Sarada noticed her brother holding a chopstick in each hand and he was stabbing his food to eat it instead of picking it up properly. Sasuke also watched in amusement as his son creatively ate his food.

"I'm not sure. I invited him to eat with me and he said he wasn't interested."

"Don't think to much about it. The quiet ones always open up eventually." Sakura giggled and pointed her chopsticks at Sasuke, causing him to smirk in response. "Some just take a little longer than others. I'm sure with someone like Boruto around he wont have a choice but to open up."

"Yeah." Sarada looked down at her food and continued to eat. "So when do you leave again Dad?" The atmosphere in the room shifted.

"Tomorrow night." Sasuke said before sticking an entire mini tomato in his mouth.

"How long will you be gone this time?" Sarada asked, looking disappointed. Sasuke recognized this look and he put down his chopsticks.

"Possibly a few months." Sasuke replied, wiping his mouth with a napkin. Sakura noticed the look on her daughter's face.

"Sarada... you know your father-"

"Oh no I get it. Trust me its fine." Sarada interrupted her mother. She knew from a young age that her father had an important job. He traveled beyond the five great nations and gained information on what was out there. Him, Kiba Inuzuka, and a few other strong ninja explore the lands and record what they find. They have found countries, some of which have their own ninja and ways of working. No country ever had the men to spare on such an expedition, but in times of peace it was much easier to do.

"Why does Papa have ta leave again?" Sachio asked with his face covered with food. "I don't want Papa ta go!" Sachio jumped out of his seat and ran to hug his father. Sasuke hugged him back, rubbing his back as the boy began to cry. Sarada just stared down at her half eaten plate of food.

"How about we go out tonight, have a family night!" Sakura cheerfully suggested, trying to change the mood of the room.

Sachio looked up at his mother with teary eyes. "Can we go ta the Amusey Park?" He timidly asked.

"Of course! How does that sound Sarada? Lets celebrate your first day as a genin at the Amusement Park!" Sakura asked.

Sarada couldn't help but smile. "That sounds perfect."

"Well then that's that! You two need to get cleaned up." Sakura pointed at Sasuke and Sachio. Sasuke had a mixture of snot, tears, and food smeared on his black shirt. "And I'll clean this up." Sakura motioned to the table. Sasuke picked Sachio up and walked out to his bedroom to get them both a change of clothes.

Sarada watched her mother begin to clean, which she was much better at than cooking. Sarada slipped out of the kitchen and started walking toward her bedroom. She went up the stairs and passed by her brothers room. She saw her father picking out clothes for him while he played with his toys in his underwear. She continued walking to her room. She walked into her room, decorated in shades of pink and red with touches of white. She tossed her body onto her bed and relaxed as she melted into her sheets. Thought after thought rushed through her head. From her father leaving again to her new genin team, the thoughts spiraled around in her mind like a tornado. She spent about ten minutes just laying in her bed thinking. She didn't notice the time fly by, so when her mother called to her from downstairs she jumped in surprise.

Her father knocked at her door. "You ready Sarada?" Sasuke asked from behind the door.

"Yeah I'm coming!" Sarada jumped out of bed and opened the door to see her redressed father with his hand on his now clean brothers head as he bounced up and down in excitement. She flashed a reassuring smile to her father who smirked in response. Together they walked downstairs to meet her mother, who had also changed her clothes. And together they left to the Amusement Park, as a family.

Uzumaki Residence

"Mom I'm back!" Boruto called. He kicked off his sandals off before walking into the living room to find his mother and sister.

"Nii-San!" Himawari jumped off the couch and hugged her brother. "Are we still going up to the city?"

"The city?" I told you that I didn't want you up there Boruto." Hinata said while standing up.

"I know but Hima really wanted to go! And I'm a genin now, I can take care of my self!" Boruto defended himself.

"It's not your safety I'm worried about. Last time you went up there you came back with a bill for a thousand dollars in damages!" Hinata exclaimed.

"I know but that was back when I was a kid!"

"Boruto, that was two months ago."

"I promise not to cause trouble!" Boruto placed a hand over his heart and stood up straight. "I give you my ninja word! Dattebasa!"

Hinata sighed. "Alright you can go. But no trouble!" Boruto and Himawari cheered and headed for the door. "I'm serious Boruto! No trouble!" She shouted as they left and ran down the road. She couldn't help but smile watching her children run off together.

Hokage's Office

In the Hokage's office, Naruto sat behind his desk with paperwork covering one side and empty instant ramen cups covering the other side. He clicked away on his laptop while slurping ramen from a fresh cup. A knock was heard at the door.

"Yeah!" Naruto called, signaling for them to enter. The door opened to reveal Konohamaru.

"You wanted to see me?" Konohamaru asked.

"Oh yeah, I have a few questions about your team." Naruto shut his laptop and chugged down the rest of the ramen in his cup. "Do you think you can handle them?"

"Well Boruto and Sarada bicker as usual, but it doesn't seem like too much of an issue. I know them pretty well. The other boy, Heishi, I think he may be a problem. His teamwork skills and assertiveness were the worst in his class. If not for that he would have scored higher than both Sarada and Inojin." Konohamaru reported. "Shino-san says that's why he put him with Boruto, to help him get used communication with others. Hes probably hoping Boruto inherited your way with people."

"That Shino. He knows a lot more than he lets on." Naruto leaned back in his chair and put a hand on his chin. "I trust his decision."

"I'm conducting the bell test tomorrow. After that I can give you a better picture of the group dynamics. But if I were to guess it would be that Sarada and Boruto will refuse to work together and Heishi will avoid them completely." Konohamaru stated, grinning to himself.

"Alright, sounds good. Just keep an eye on them. They're a talented bunch this year. I haven't seen such a group since my class!" Naruto laughed at his own comment. The Konoha Rookie Nine gained a reputation after the Fourth Shinobi World War. Each one gained a name in the world, and they were considered the most powerful ninja in Konoha.

"I'm sure they'll prove to be strong shinobi. They might even surpass your class!"

Naruto immediately stopped laughing. "Don't get ahead of yourself." Konohamaru began laughing at his former mentors change in expression.

"You know what they say, the Will of Fire gets stronger and stronger with each generation!"

End

Thank you for reading the first chapter of my story! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please rate and review. Tell me what you do and don't like about anything, whether it be my writing style or plot. I'm open to all criticism.

Trivia

Okay so I would like to include some background information in each chapter, such as were names of characters come from or certain writing choices which cannot be mentioned in the actual reading. Skipping this section will not affect your understanding of the story, so don't feel like you have to read it! Its just something for fun!

1. Sachio's name. So the "Sa" in Sachio's name comes from Sasuke and Sakura's names, continuing the apparent family naming tradition, as seen with Sarada. The "chi" part comes from the last character in Itachi's name, so it is a small ode to him. The "o" was simply added to make the name masculine, as Sachi is a female name. This also continues another naming tradition of everyone having six letters in their name. I didn't know at first but Sachio means "Fortunately born". So while it may not be the most attractive name, I chose it because it has meaning and it fits right in with the established naming theme. I also decided to create Sachio as a counterpart to Himawari, although he is younger.

2. I'm going to try the best I can to stick to the way Kishimoto has set up the current Naruto world. Meaning updated technology and that city on the Hokage Monument. I am also trying to be as accurate as possible with the kids' personalities and relationships to their parents. For example, it seems that Sasuke is away a lot but still maintains a close relationship with his family. And Boruto seems a lot like his father in regards to pranking. Konohamaru seemed a lot more mature in chapter 700 but didn't seem like he was too strict.

3. Boruto. I decided to keep his name as Boruto instead of Bolt because the movie has it spelled Boruto instead of Bolt, meaning that that is how Kishimoto intends it to be spelled. I also decided to include Dattebasa into his speech because I feel it adds more accuracy to his character. Fun fact, his preferred flavor of ramen is actually the same as his grandmother Kushina's.

4. Heishi (兵士). I decided to add my own character to the team because it replicates the dynamic of Team 7, Team Minato, and Team Hiruzen. In the original draft of this chapter that character didn't exist and Lee's son was instead on the team. I felt that team had too much energy and Sarada was the extremely quiet one. I dislike her being excessively quiet because I imagine her being an equal mix of her parents. Reserved but with a temper. Anyway, Heishi's character will be expanded upon throughout the story. (Hopefully I don't mess it up!)

5. Timeline. Okay so this story begins about 16 years after Naruto: The Last. Based on how much the characters had changed I figured they didn't start baby making right after the film ended. So I gave them four years meaning they had children at around 22-23 years old. This story begins when those kids are about 12-13, making the old generation about 34-35.

That's about it! (Sorry it was so long!) Again thank you for reading and I hope you return for the rest of the story!