Dangerous Lives

Sequel to:

Sanctuary and, A Tough Life.

Before I begin, let me say this. This story is a joint sequel to my two stories, Sanctuary: A Naruto/Hinata fic, and A Tough life: A Gaara/OC fic (the OC is a pseudo jinchuriki named Nia who focuses mainly on medicines and poisons. She trained under Shizune.) You don't have to read both stories for this one to make sense, just know that both stories happened at the same time, though it wouldn't kill you to read both.

There are a few differences though, one is that while Naruto and Hinata fell in love and began dating after the 3 year training gap where the Shippuden arc started, Gaara met Nia during the chunin exams. The second difference is what happens when Gaara is taken by the Akatsuki, not gonna spoil it for those who haven't read both, but the two different stories have different scenarios at that part because at the time I wasn't planning on making a joint sequel, oh well please deal with it.

This story's going to be focusing on the second generation, Naruto and Hinata's kids, Minato, Aya, and Kazuki, Kurenai's son Asuma(jr) and Gaara and Nia's daughter Naminé. It is rated M for violence, swearing, sex, and other adult themes, both good and bad. Hope you enjoy my story as much as I enjoyed writing it, with that said, I give you the prologue and the intro to the new characters.

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"Have you done the research as requested?" The man asked taking the papers from his underling's hands as he walked to the table spreading the papers out and looking over them quickly.

"Sir, the bond between Sunagakure and Konohagakure is still as strong as ever." The underling said quickly in a clear voice.

"No internal strife? No feuds?" The man asked in anger.

"No sir, I and several others have gone under the guise of civilians, there are marriages for both political and nonpolitical reasons between families in Konoha and Suna. The Kazekage's wife is a Konoha native and the former ambassador, they have produced an heir and the Kazekage's sister, also an ambassador has married into the Nara clan."

"Anything else?"

"Yes sir, the leading medic in Konoha hospital, her name I believe to be Haruno Sakura has a strong relationship with the leading medic in Sunagakure, Kitamura Nia, the Kazekage's wife. They together supply vast amounts of medicine and supplies to the mass majority of villages and towns surrounding the two hidden villages."

"Have any actions been taken?"

"Yes, we've infiltrated the Konoha hospital but were caught by the youngest of the Hokage's children."

"I see, the girl correct? So the mission was aborted?"

"Yes sir, the child is only of school age but had several ANBU keeping an eye on her, we could take no action without raising suspicions and compromising the mission."

"And in Suna? What do you know of the Kazekage's heir?"

"Very little sir, though we know the heir to be female in her mid-teens."

"You've been gone for almost six months, how could you have learned so little you damned fool! ?" the man thundered in a murderous rage.

"Forgive me sir, however the Kazekage is very persistent on keeping his child hidden from unknown visitors. For a heartless demon he appears to be quite protective of the girl."

"Of course what monster wouldn't protect its young? And the remaining children of the Hokage and the close family?"

"The youngest male was successfully terminated in the Hyuga house when we first began our mission though we had been intending for the Hokage's child at the time, they believe it to have been a common illness and no investigation has ever been initiated. Of the Hokage's children he has two daughters, and one son, the male being the eldest. Because he married the leader of the Hyuga their children possess the genetic traits, the male and youngest female seem able to access the ability, the middle child has shown to be genetically inadequate for she has passed the awakening age with no sign of the Kekkai Genkai to be seen."

"So we'll target the middle child with the weakest defenses."

"Sir, I'm sure that would not go as planned, her sensei is the Nara Shikamaru, analytical genius, he'd catch on to any plot regarding the girl."

"We need someone undercover, under a disguise, a full time agent if you will. Target the children and break the bonds between the villages. Right now Konoha and Suna are the two strongest powers, and if they can be broken the rest of the ninja world will collapse under the economical strain. We'll take out the main players one by one, and when finally they are weak and defenseless we'll attack head on guaranteeing our takeover of the ninja world."

"And as for the Kages sir?" the man looked up with a slow grin.

"The kages are seen as a pillar of strength, weaken those pillars by destroying their supports, mainly the family. Target and eliminate the family, then destroy the pillar of course.

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Intro to new (and some old) characters!

The life of a shinobi is a difficult one, not only for ninja, but ninja who are parents for they live with the constant threat of losing their children every day. This story takes place four years after the epilogues of both stories and focuses on Naruto and Hinata's children, Minato now 16, Aya now 14 turning 15, and Kazuki now 9 turning 10, and Gaara and Nia's daughter Naminé 15 turning 16, and Kurenai's son Asuma 17.

Minato is sixteen a Chunin and is with his teammates, Kaya Inuzuka and her ninja hound Ume, Toshi Aburame, and sensei Tenten. Minato has yet to tell Naminé, Gaara's daughter, of his crush on her. Despite this, the two are very close friends. He has hair similar to his father's but out of the three children looks most like his mother with his dark blue black hair and lavender Hyuga eyes. He has excelled with his Byakugan, and was the first of his teammates to become a chunin. He still trains with his mother and Neji. It was determined that his elemental chakra is that of water, so adopting his mother's and grandmother's altered stances to the gentle fist allowed him to excel tremendously.

Aya is almost fifteen yet she has been requested to be a new recruit in ANBU. Her hair is blonde like her father's, and often pulled to a low side pony tail. She is the only one of her siblings born without their mother's Kekkai Genkai the famed Byakugan. Her eyes are the color of her mothers, though she lacks the ocular genetic trait her siblings possess. Her team leader is Shikamaru, and team member is Asuma (Jr.). Despite having been part of a legitimate team, Aya views only Shikamaru as her sensei, and Asuma as her teammate. She finally became serious about her training when she became an official genin and uses her intelligence to her advantage after often getting bored in the academy and playing pranks on her peers and siblings. Passing the chunin exams on the first try, Aya continued training with Shikamaru and Asuma wanting more of a challenge, and when the Jonin exams came around she immediately took up the challenge. There her skills were assessed and the Leader of the ANBU recruitment squad Owl offered her a position which she would have readily accepted had it not been for her parents who were not so eager as she, her mother Hinata refusing to allow the blonde to accept the position. Despite her quick advances in position level and intelligence, Aya is still just a young teenager and can sometimes be naive. Aya is one of the few people who have beaten Shikamaru in a game of Shogi.

Kazuki who is nine going on ten is becoming a medical ninja and is Sakura's apprentice even though she's still an academy student, she's due to graduate. She has neither blonde nor blue hair like her parents, instead it is red much like her grandmother Kushina. Kazuki like her brother possesses the Byakugan though her eyes are not lavender but a light blue. She specializes in poisons and antidotes along with many other medical techniques. She is far advanced with her Byakugan training and has been given the title of Hyuga genius for her generation. Kazuki still wants to be the Hokage when she gets older and trains in her free time. Occasionally she studies alongside Naminé, who is all too happy to teach the younger girl something, when the older girl visits Konoha. Although she is the youngest, the red head despises being called little or weak. (Because she is the youngest, she will have less of a role in the story due to the inability to be able to go out on the higher ranking missions that the others will be going on. She'll mostly pop up with cute fillers and stuff =) ahem anyways)

Naminé, the daughter of Kazekage Gaara and mother Nia, (My OC a Konoha native well versed in medical practices and poisons) is almost sixteen and acts as the ambassador between Konoha and Suna when her aunt Temari is unable to do so. Much like her father Naminé has wild red hair she often keeps pulled back in a ponytail, and her eyes are brown like her mother's. She is well versed in medicine like her mother Nia, and will often join her mother on trips to Konoha to discuss with Sakura different medical discoveries and plants that have been found in frequent months. She is a close friend of Minato and his siblings, often tutoring Kazuki about various Suna and Konoha medicinal herbs. Because of her blood relations in both villages, Naminé is free to come and go from Konoha as she pleases, her mother being a Konoha citizen from birth. Naminé is very stubborn and strong willed, although she prefers to be passive, she seems to have her father's temper though luckily she has his patience and ability to control sand as well and is not quick to anger. It is said she also has her father's smile, only her close family can prove this as fact.

Asuma (Jr.) is Kurenai Yuhi's and Asuma Sarutobi's son. He is seventeen and is a seasoned ANBU. His resemblance to his father is uncanny, though the only thing missing is the beard much to his dismay. Asuma has inherited his mother's red ringed eyes as well. Before entering ANBU his former sensei was Shikamaru, who taught the boy everything he knew, and his teammate was Aya. Asuma is a genjutsu master like his mother, but has learned to wield his father's chakra blades which were given to him by Shikamaru once he graduated to Chunin. Being taught both of his parent's styles of fighting Asuma is a force to be reckoned with especially when his loved ones are involved. He and Aya are very close friends, as an ANBU he keeps his identity a strict secret and has yet to reveal this information to Aya he wants to keep it this way feeling that she'll get distracted by his safety during difficult missions should she accept the role. As a request from his mother Kurenai Asuma looks out for Aya on missions, and will do so should she chose to become an ANBU as he is in the special tactical and rescue squad, the same squad Owl believes she'd be best suited to. Despite this he would still do so anyways viewing Aya as a very close friend and comrade.

Wolf is a renowned team leader in ANBU, very little is known about him. He is the youngest team leader in years and has taken to his newest recruit with a helping hand. Although he is known for being a strict and disciplined leader, his sector in the special tactical and rescue squad have the least casualties and are usually sent on high ranking rescue missions and investigations. Wolf is known as the best of the best in his class and squadron, a first for a man as young as he is. If Aya were to accept the offer of ANBU, he would be her squad leader.

Hanabi, Amon, and Aiko. Aiko is now four years old and is learning to use her Byakugan. Hanabi personally trains her daughter in the Hyuga style, and has since retired from active ninja duty after the birth of her only child. Amon has registered as a shinobi, and is now a Jonin. The trio visit Anko frequently, Konoha's famed dragon woman was named as Aiko's Godmother. Anko often spoils Aiko, but Hanabi really doesn't mind it. (They'll pop up every now and then.) Amon's Kekkai Genkai is inspired by a mixture of Rogue from X-men and Yori from book 8 in Naruto. (You know that guy who could drain chakra that fought Sasuke in the prelims? Yeah him.) Though Amon can't use other's powers against his enemies like Rogue does, he can kill them by draining them of their life force, something he prefers not to do. Being teamed up with Hanabi when he was younger helped him avoid causing unnecessary deaths. Aiko has inherited both her parents Kekkai Genkais, though she is unable to properly control what she's received from her father. Amon trains her daily to help her take control of her ability.

Tenten is the sensei to the new team 8, the tracking squad with Minato (Hyuga) Uzumaki, Toshi Aburame, Kaya Inuzuka, (Kiba's niece), and Ume the Inuzuka ninja hound. After the original team 8 disbanded, a new tracking unit was developed. Their friendship solid as forged steel, team 8 is able to track and detect enemies and the like, with Minato's Byakugan eyes, Toshi's Kikai beetles, and Kaya and Ume's noses. Tenten, their Jonin sensei is married to Neji Hyuga, they had a son named after Neji's father Hizashi, however the child passed away at the age of four from an unexpected illness that struck Konoha. While Tenten has mourned the passing of her son and is ready to try again to have children Neji is not yet ready to have another child silently fearing that the same thing will happen again.

Nia Sabaku is the wife of the Kazekage, and the mother of Naminé. With wavy auburn brown hair and brown eyes, Nia won Gaara's heart by simply wanting to be his friend when they were younger right before the chunin exams. Nia (who is my O/C in A Tough Life) is well versed in medicine and poisons, she runs the Suna hospital. She was trained by Shizune and had mastered the art of creating complex poisons and antidotes along with basic medical jutsu. She learned to prepare and preserve medical herbs while she lived in Konoha with her Aunt and Uncle who raised her from birth. Nia often frequents Konoha to visit Sakura and her old teammates Ai Aburame and Raizo Hyuga, the clan's only blind member from the cadet branch.(Both also O/C's from A Tough Life) These three make up Hana Inuzuka's first squad of Genin. Nia is a pseudo Jinchuriki who willingly gave up her powers to save the life of someone she cared deeply for. (That's all I'm saying because I don't wanna spoil it for those who haven't read it mwahahaha)

That all being said if you have any questions feel free to PM them to me please, and I hope you enjoy reading the story as much as I enjoyed writing it. One chapter a week will be posted, laters!