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Chapter 21
It was a relatively quiet day in the Hidden Leaf Village like many days in the village. The Hokage was in his office busy with paperwork. "This is so boring." The Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki said to himself. "Things are two quiet around this place. Was it a mistake for me to become Hokage so soon? No I am letting my boredom get to me."
"Excuse me Lord Hokage." Naruto was snapped out of his trance by a random chunin.
"Yes, what is it?" Naruto asked.
"Sorry for the interruption but I thought you would like to know that the report just got in." The chunin said handing Naruto the paper.
"Thank you." Naruto then preceded in reading it. "So the day has come at last." Naruto then got up and turned to the window. "He is about to return. About time he returns."
Meanwhile at the same point in time three individuals were making their way through the village gates. "Looks like we made it back in good time." Said Kagemaru.
"Yeah we have." Said Rock Lee. "Next time we have to improve on our time."
"Lee, you are impossible sometimes." Kagemaru said. "Anyway we should go check in with Lord Hokage." Kagemaru then looked around him. "Where did he go off this time?"
"Relax Kagemaru, Even if he causes trouble it will be contained within the village." Lee said.
"Still, he is my responsibility until he officially checks in." Kagemaru said as he ran off to look for his charge.
"Wow, this village looks exactly the same." Said a Sixteen year old Isamu Arashi as he was sitting a top a light post. "Yep, it is great to be home." Isamu then noticed something different about the village. "So they placed Naruto Sensei's face up on the mountain. We're going to run out of room at this rate."
"There you are!" Isamu looked down to the source of the sound. It was Kagemaru speaking.
"Oh Kagemaru, is something wrong?" Isamu asked.
"Isamu, you know that we have to report in with Lord Hokage now that we are back." Kagemaru said.
"What is the rush?" Isamu said.
"What was that?" Kagemaru asked.
"I mean the moment I check in it will be all business for me. I need to unwind." Isamu said. "There is nothing you can do to get me off this pole."
"Isamu, is that you?" Isamu almost fell as he heard the voice.
Isamu caught himself and then glanced at the source of the voice. "Akemi, is that you?" Isamu asked. "It is you. Wait there I am coming down." Isamu then jumped down from the pole. It could now be seen the Isamu was now wearing his headband around his forehead with a black cloth and had his long orange hair out and it reached just below his shoulders and he had bangs that covered his headband. Also he is wearing a dark red sleeveless shirt, black jacket with red flames on bottom and red cuffs, black pants, black sandals, gray sash, and black gloves. It was indeed his old teammate Akemi Natsu.
"Wow Isamu, you have changed." Akemi said.
"Really, I didn't really notice that much." Isamu said.
"So how do I look?" Akemi asked.
"Well you don't look the some that is for sure." Isamu said.
"I guess you haven't changed that much. You act the same as you always has." Akemi said. Akemi wore her hair and headband the some as before but how the headband was tied with a black cloth. She also know wears a dark orange shirt and skirt and gray shorts, fish-net underneath cloths as well as on her elbows and legs, gray sandals, gray wrist bands, and a pair of earrings on. "But that is one of the reasons we all like you."
"Thanks." Isamu said.
"Well look who has came back to the village." Isamu looked up to see who said that.
"Yamato!" Isamu said.
"I thought I told you not to call me by my first name." Yamato Nadeshiko said.
"Never going to happen." Isamu said. "But you have changed a lot."
Nadeshiko jumped down from a top the roof tops and it could be seen that he had grown his hair out and now wore it in a high pony-tail and that his headband now tied with a black cloth. He also now is dressed in a dark blue shirt with grey sleeves, long grey pants and a gray shirt, gray gloves, gray sandals legs wrapped with bandages, beige cloak on, and a katana along his back. "So Isamu. Did you get any stronger out there?"
"That is for you to wait and see." Isamu said. "But I just got back so lets see if anything really changed."
"Isamu, you have to check in with Lord Hokage." Kagemaru said.
"Who are you?" Akemi and Nadeshiko asked.
"His name it Kagemaru, he was assigned as an escort while I was on my travels." Isamu said.
"Is that so?" Akemi said. Just then she and Nadeshiko walked up to him and bowed. "Thank you for keeping Isamu safe."
"It was my assignment but it also was a pleasure." Kagemaru said.
"He is right thou." Nadeshiko said. "You need to go and see Naruto Sensei."
"Alright Yamato I will go to check in." Isamu said as he headed for the Hokage's office with Kagemaru and Lee in tow.
"That Isamu, he still gets on my nerves." Nadeshiko said as he and Akemi followed after.
A few moments later Isamu arrived outside Naruto's office. "Enter." Naruto said.
Isamu, Kagemaru, and Lee entered the room. "Isamu Arashi reporting in." Isamu said.
"Good to hear." Naruto said. "Any problems out there?" Naruto asked Lee and Kagemaru.
"Everything will be in my report Lord Hokage." Kagemaru said.
"Good I can't wait." Naruto said sarcastically.
"Naruto Sensei, I have traveled throughout all the Lands and visited the many Ninja villages and despite not being permitted to enter all of them I have learned a lot." Isamu said.
"You must be exhausted from your trip. Take this time to rest up and familiar yourself with the village." Naruto said.
"Thank you sensei." Isamu said. With that Isamu ran off.
"Lord Hokage..." Kagemaru was about to speak when Naruto spoke up.
"Kagemaru, I have a new assignment for you." Naruto said.
Meanwhile Isamu was running out of Naruto's office when he met back up with Nadeshiko and Akemi. "You two mind showing me around the village?"
"Not at all." Akemi said as the three of them explored the village.
"Wow, things haven't changed that much as I thought." Isamu said as they were walking through the village. Just then something was coming at him from above. "This looks bad." Isamu then pulled a kunai out and stopped the attack.
"So you did not waste your time with that trip of yours Isamu." The attacker said.
"Date, that you?" Isamu asked. "Wow you have gotten stronger. But so have I." Isamu then pushed Date back.
"You have gotten stronger." Said Date Abe. He got stood face to face with Isamu. His hair grow longer in the back and he now wears a golden tan shirt, fish-net underneath, gray pants, black sandals, orange sash across chest, and his forehead protector is now worn around his fore-head with a gray cloth. In his hand was his trusty bisentō. "This means I get a bigger challenge next time we fight. Which is right now!" Date was about to charged when he was stopped.
"Date, behave yourself. Isamu is likely tired from his trip so he is not likely to be in top for as of yet." Said Benkei Tetsudamashii.
"Benkei, I appreciate the save but I think I could have handle Date." Isamu said.
"You are as stubborn as ever." Benkei said. Benkei now wore a blue and black shirt and gray pants, black sandals, and his forehead protector around his fore-head with a black cloth. "Plus there is someone who wishes to say hi to you Isamu."
"Really, who?" Isamu asked before he relieved who it was. Isamu turned around and said. "Hello Chiyome."
It was Chiyome Kōga behind him. "Oh Isamu welcome back." She said.
"Thanks." Isamu said. "Wow, the village has barely changed but you have changed a lot."
"You think so?" Chiyome asked. She how had her long purple hair with two locks in front and braided in two long braids in the back. She was also wearing a fishnet shirt underneath a black and violet top and black shorts, black boot sandals, and her forehead protector around fore-head with a black cloth. "Thanks."
"Let go of me Benkei." Date said as he charged at Isamu with his blade out. "Move out of the way Chiyome." Date said as he got closer.
Chiyome turned to see Date coming towards Isamu. Isamu then stepped in front of Chiyome and then deflected Date's blade before punching Date in the gut sending him flying. "Did I just do that?" Isamu asked. "Wow, I was trying to deflect the attack but the punch that came out of nowhere."
"Isamu's instincts have improved and he is more aware of his reactions at the same time." Benkei said to himself. "We better get Date to get treatment."
"Right." Isamu said as they all rushed to get Date to the hospital.
At the hospital, Date had just finished getting treated. "Well that shall do it." Satomi Kankoshi said as she walked out of the treatment room. And saw who was in the waiting room. "Isamu Arashi, I recognized your handy work." She said. "It is great that you are back." She said as she took him in for a hug.
"Same to you Satomi." Isamu said.
Satomi had changed her wardrobe from last time they met. She now wore a large teal kimono with dark red trim, fishnet underneath, black shorts, black sandals, and her forehead protector around her neck with black cloth. "Try and be careful with your fellow Leaf ninja at least."
"Will do." Isamu said.
"Well if it isn't Isamu." Isamu turned to see Kenichi Naikai.
"Kenichi, how are you?" Isamu asked.
"Fine, just keeping busy." Kenichi said. Kenichi now is wearing a violet top with fishnet underneath, dark gray pants, black gloves and sandals, and his forehead protector around his fore-head with black cloth. Just then Minoru Gekai happened to walk by. "Hey Minoru, look who's back."
"Isamu. Go away." Minoru said.
"What was that?" Isamu said irritated.
"I said go away." Minoru said. He was wearing a grayish blue shirt, white jacket with black trim, dark gray pants, fishnet underneath, black sandals, light blue gloves and his forehead protector around his head with a black cloth. "This is a hospital and we have enough patients that we don't need you creating more."
"Why are you so worried about how many patients the hospital have?" Isamu asked.
"It is simple, as a student of Sakura Haruno, who studied under Lady Tsunade, I have been keeping myself busy here in the hospital and had gotten a knock for this place and I don't want someone like you to ruin it." Minoru said.
"He just doesn't want you to have gotten better at medical ninjutsu then he has so he wants you to get out with out being discovered as a medical ninja." Kenichi said.
"Well you don't have to worry about that. I have no interest in being stunk in a hospital all day." Isamu said.
"Good now that we got that clear. Let's caught up." Minoru said.
"Okay what has happened since I was gone?" Isamu asked.
"Well Hinata had her baby, a boy." Akemi said.
"Good to hear." Isamu said.
"You should also be aware that Akemi, Date, and Kenichi have all made Chunin." Minoru said.
"That is great to here." Isamu said.
"Also, myself, Benkei, and Yamato have made Jonin." Minoru said.
"Just because he keeps calling me by my first name does not mean you can call me by that name." Nadeshiko said.
"Well I don't mind. You deserve it Yamato." Isamu said. "You to Minoru, Benkei."
"I still don't like you calling me by my first name." Yamato said.
"Relax, we are friends remember." Isamu said.
"Yeah your right." Nadeshiko said. "But I still don't like it."
"Well it is getting late." Isamu said. "I better get going."
"Right, we will see you later." Kenichi said.
"Came on let's get going?" Isamu said. He was about to leave but he then stopped. "Can I stay with one of you?"
"Come on Isamu." Nadeshiko said as he and Akemi lead him away.
Moments later they were in front of the Uzumaki residence. "Why are we here?" Isamu asked.
"We still live with sensei and he still lives here." Nadeshiko said. He then opened the door. "We're home."
Just then Hinata walked out of one of the rooms. "Welcome home." Hinata said to Isamu.
"Thank you Hinata." Isamu said.
"Please take a seat. I will make us a meal." Hinata said.
"Thank you." Isamu said as he took a seat. Isamu soon fell asleep. Moments later he felt something on his face. He opened his eyes and was looking at a small body with spiky red hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a blue tee shirt with a red swirl on the front and tan shorts. "Hey there, who are you?" Just then the boy hit him in the nose. "Hey?" The boy then ran to Hinata and hid behind her leg.
"What happened?" Hinata asked.
"He hit me in the nose. And it hurt." Isamu said. "All I did was ask him who he was?"
"Go away." The boy said. "Leave now."
"Jiraiya, this is Isamu, he is one of Daddy's students." Hinata said.
"Really?" Jiraiya asked. "I am sorry for hitting you in the nose." He said. "I am Jiraiya Uzumaki, I am three years old."
"Nice to meet you Jiraiya." Isamu said as he extended his hand in a fist. "Make a fist with your hand and then met with my fist. Jiraiya did that. "Now we are friends."
"Really, thanks." Jiraiya said.
"Dinner is ready now so you two better clean up." Hinata said.
"Okay mommy." Jiraiya said.
"Okay Hinata." Isamu said as the cleaned up and then sat to have dinner.
They all chatted and for the next day Isamu will resume missions for the village.