This is my first Naruto story! I've spent tons of days thinking up plots and such that went into this. The first chapter is a bit of a sample/teaser of whats to come. Don't wory it gets way better after everything is introduced.


Chapter One: The beginnings of deceit.

The noonday sun covered all of Konoha in its sweeping blanket of warmth. The activity of the village hidden in the leaves was as should be expected. It was a regular day. There was no threat of orochimaru whatsoever, there were no gigantic snakes to be seen, and there certainly weren't any hokages back from the dead wandering the street doing a certain someone's evil bidding. A teen of around the age of fifteen was walking purposefully down the dusty streets. Her hair was still short and a vibrant pink. She wore her red dress with white trimming. Under it, black combat shorts could be seen, and followed by that, were her blue sandals. She took a sweeping glance and saw the numerous shops that littered the sidewalls. Men pedaling cheap zoris, or even expensive looking handbags. There was also Ichiraku's ramen shop. Her stomach rumbled at the thought of that delicious ramen.

'Miso pork would be nice...' she thought with a wistful glance.

But she shook her head, coming back to her senses.

Ughh…' she thought, disgusted. 'That's something only naruto would like... what am I thinking?' she thought. But she found her voice finally.

"No. No way, I have to stay on task, just deliver these anko dumplings to The Nara's house and then I can go back to my house and practice my chakra control." she reprimanded herself.

Not that she really needed the practice; she just had to occupy her time with something at least.

'Man I need a boyfriend' she thought with a huge sigh as she dutifully walked past the hot springs.

She was nearing the farthest part of Konoha. As her sandals made the light click click sound on the smooth stones she was walking on, she heard a male voice, and it was giggling.

'Who on earth could that be?' she asked herself. But she hardly had to ask. She already knew before she saw the flowing white hair, and the giant scroll on the back of the man she had come to know.

'Oh god, its naruto's teacher, Ero-sennin. What's his name again?' She thought, but the disturbing mocking name 'Ero-sennin' was all she could remember.

Before she could get her mouth around the thought that was in her head she immidetly blurted out:

"Hey! Ero-sennin!"

and at that moment, realizing what she had done, she clapped a hand around her mouth and stood there, looking mortified. The man became quiet all at once, as if thinking, 'well, if I stay really still and pretend that I never heard that annoying big- fore-headed girl, and then maybe, just maybe she might stalk off to pester some other poor man.' Of course his logic seemed to fail in the aspect that Sakura wasn't going anywhere. She was just standing there like an idiot, waiting for the sennin to yell at her for calling him that disrespectful term. So they waited for each of the other to talk, and break the annoyingly long and dreadfully awkward silence that enfolded them. He was staring between the slats of the wooden hot springs; no doubt it was the women's side. That was a choice stakeout spot for his renowned hobby. Being a peeping tom, insisting he was doing research. Finally, after an agonizing silence, the toad sage broke the silence.

In one swift movement he had turned around to face her. She stared on in horror. Was he going to yell at her?

"It's Jiriya. Sennin-sama to you"

He suppressed a giggle, even though being the "responsible" adult that he was, he could not. She smiled hesitantly, and gave a small laugh trying to break the feeling of her embarrassment. He leaned in closer to her. Almost too close for her comfort.

"Well what are you up to?"

the sannin posed the question to her. She gulped, regaining her stature and lifted up the box, gesturing to its contents with an audible shake from within.

"These are anko dumplings for the Nara family."

She stated to the sannin. He chuckled, licking his lips, and his hand ever so slightly inched toward the beautifully decorated box that Sakura held in her hands. At once she saw his movement toward her delivery and with a whoosh sound, appeared 5 feet away from the sannin. She held them protectively close to her chest.

"These aren't yours Ero-Sennin" She mocked.

She held out her hand, palm up in front of the sennin's openmouthed stare of disbelieve.

"That's right, if you want these delicious anko, then your going to have to pay and then I can get you another batch some other time." She sated loftily, enjoying the fact that that was exactly what he did not want to do.

He slumped down, his gaze downcast; wallowing in the fact that he pretty much had no money to his name. He usually tricked Naruto out of giving him tons of cash, which he faithfully used up on his research of the ladies. Then, regaining his composure he brushed of his kimono, and took one step closer.

"Well Sakura, as you and I both know very clearly, I posses no cash at the moment. I could ask for an alternative though..." he uttered.

He was smiling, and his eyebrows were raised. He leaned against the hot springs in what he supposedly thought was a casual lean. Sakura's eyes widened. She did not like where this was going.

'Is he seriously gonna say what I think he's gonna say?' she asked herself.

"I suppose I could use you for my delicious research, in exchange for that-"

he licked his lips again and stared down at the box once again, and then his eyes roved upward to Sakura's chest beneath her dress. '

Oh god, he did!' she exclaimed in her mind.

She brought the box up, folded it over her chest, as she noticed where his eyes had strayed.

"-delicious anko?" the sennin ended with a harried smile.

Anger boiled inside of her, and her inner self began to rant and rage about the habits of filthy men. She became calm despite the fact that she was on the verge of being harassed by a famous, legendary Sennin. Daintily, her hands brought the box down. She rolled up her right sleeve with her left hand and brought back her arm in a clenched fist. She brought her punch into Jiriya's dazed face with a powerful smack. She then stood huffing, proud. She turned her nose up, picking up the anko box, and before walking off she said:

"You do realize that I am fifteen and you are nearly over fifty?" she exclaimed as her dress snapped in the wind.

He tried to get up and say more but he could only see the back of her, disappearing off the bridge by the creek and into a deserted street.

Getting over the initial shock of being punched right in the face by his pupil's love interest, he yelled after Sakura:

"Yeah, well, if I were you I'd get with a guy sooner or later-"he paused lowering his voice to a growl

"-even if its not me-"

then he raised his voice again:

"and stop dreaming about that over emotional, looser of an avenger: SASUKE!"

Jiriya sat on his backside, uncomfortably on the stones laid into the ground by the hot springs. After regaining his balance he stood up, biting his thumb and exposing a pinprick of blood, and the uttered in his voice sure and full of confidence:

"Summoning Technique: Kyuichose No Jutsu!"

In a flash he vanished, on the back of one of his toads. He was probably going to go off and mess with some more girls in a bar, until he got kicked out when they found out he had no money.Yep. It sounded like a pretty routine deal to him, and that's the way he liked it.


So...Reviews would be noice maybe I'll add things later if anyone has any comments or ideas for later things.