Konohamaru and the konoha ninja chronicles
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters, only Masashi Kishimoto does.
I have added characters from other cartoon animes here as well such as avatar, inuyasha, dragon ball z and from tenchu: stealth assassins series from the video games; only the names and somewhat the characteristics but also completely different people. I am giving credit where it is due. Also there are romance pairings. Main: konohamaru x hanabi, naruto x hinata, chouji x isaribi, udon x moegi, neji x tenten etc.
This story takes place during the shippuden timeline, konohamaru is 12, naruto 16, hanabi is 11 and everyone their respective ages as they appear it also closely follows the manga and anime timeline and events. I also took some names from other fanfics because I like the characters. Giving credit where it is due.
Chapter One: Introduction; the next generation konoha eleven
Scene: konoha
It has been three years since, naruto left the village and three years since his grandfather the third hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi died and 3 months since his uncle Asuma Sarutobi passed. Konohamaru continued to walk down the busy streets of konoha. He wore his leaf headband proudly. His dark brown spiky hair stood up on his head. He wore his blue scarf and ninja costume (like in anime) complete with a pair of blue konoha ninja sandals on.
Then suddenly konohamaru heard the sound of someone's familiar voice. He cleared his head of his thoughts and turned to look at the person who was talking to him and saw a trio of kids his age walking towards him slowly.
Well, well if it isn't konohamaru Sarutobi, it's been a while, said the voice. Yes, it has and I could say the same for you Inari Yuki. Now that we have the formalties out of the way, konohamaru grinned what's been up with you konohamaru asked. Oh, nothing he grinned back just coming back from a mission with my team and headed to do some training, inari said. Inari's teammates stood beside him a girl on his left and a boy on his right.
The girl was none other than Hanabi Hyuga of the Infamous Hyuga clan and the clans second heiress. The boy to inari's left was Shigeru Sarutobi, a cousin of konohamaru's and a great great nephew of the third hokage.
Shigeru is 13, Hanabi is 11 and inari is 12. Inari is the kid from the land of waves, who naruto befriended 3 years ago, when he freed the town of gato, and stopped zabuza momochi "the demon of the hidden mist" and his student haku from executing his grandfather tazuna along with the rest of team kakashi.
Inspired by naruto, he decided to become a ninja and joined konoha's ranks as a shinobi and is now a genin. Not long after that he found out the truth about his real father and his clan, in which his mother tsunami and grandfather tazuna told him about. He is from the powerful and infamous Yuki clan.
A clan of hyouton (ice) users and holds the kekkei genkai or bloodline limit to combine wind and water chakra to create ice. His clan's origins were from the Hidden Mist Village.
He is haku's long lost cousin. Haku's mother and inari's father Sojiro Yuki, a renowned and famous high level S-Class shinobi in his own right,were brother and sister along with another brother Hajiro Yuki, who is sojiro's twin and another sister which whom is inari's only living relative of his clan, shizune Yuki, Tsunade's first student and assistant, with whom he lives with. His uncle hajiro,aunt tsubame(haku's mother),his father, his great uncle Dan Yuki died years ago, whom also is shizune's uncle.
Naruto even told him what happened to his cousin haku on that day when he had fought him and how he died honorably.
Inaru saddened by his cousin's life and death forgave team kakashi and naruto as he did not hold them responsible but the mist village and considers team kakashi his friends. Inari also hopes to revive his clan someday. He sees konoha and the land of fire as his second home and would protect it as he would the land of waves and is extremely loyal to both.
Inari, Hanabi and Shigeru make up Team Genma, who is their Jonin sensei, you know him as the cool, calm, laid back guy who has a bored expression on his face with a needle (senbon) in his mouth.
I was going to do some training to but wanted to stop by and grab a bite to eat first, konohamaru smirked. Both Konohamaru and Inari stared each other down, grinning. They had been rivals as well friends ever since inari first came to konoha and entered the academy. It even esculated when they both found out that each other knew naruto and competed over who was a better friend to him. They now are best friends. Udon being konohamaru's first male best friend and inari being the second. Hey, what's up shigeru.
Hey what's up to you too konohamaru, said shigeru smiling. Hey, hanabi-chan said konohamaru. Hey what's up fathead, said hanabi grinning. Fat head is hanabi's main nickname for konohamaru.
So, konohamaru, I've been checking the data and the stats lately on all the village's genin. Word is, is that you are the top rookie genin in the village, is that true, said Hanabi. Yes, it is or I think so, said konohamaru scratching the back of his head, in confusion. Well it is and you know what that means, said Hanabi.
Whatever do you mean said Konohamaru, smiling. That you and I are going to have to fight, said Hanabi. Leave it for the chunin exams, said konohamaru, that's when we all said we were going to have it out, right. Yeah, I know, hanabi sighed Oh boy I just can't wait said Hanabi grinning. Neither can I said Inari.
I'll be ready for both of you, said konohamaru, I'm anxious too. Hanabi, you graduated from the top of our academy class and you inari graduated second of the top of our class, as I graduated ranking fifth at the top of our class, said konohamaru, it's a honor to fight you both.
Well you forgot to mention that you were dead last and worked your way to graduate fifth, said shigeru and if there was more time, you might have been number one. Hm? Both hanabi and inari said. Hanabi and Inari sent shigeru an angry glare.
Well, hey its true you guys said shigeru, don't be mad at me, he said backing away from his two teammates waving his hands in front of him in defense, nervously. Konohamaru, did a sweat drop (like in anime) and scratched the back of his head nervously.
Come on, guys don't argue said konohamaru. Shigeru, didn't mean it like that. Hey, shigeru didn't you also graduate in the top ten of our class. Yeah, sixth he said, although as a genin it might be different.
HEY! Konohamaru! All heads turned as they saw moegi and udon running up from behind konohamaru and went to stand beside him. Hey, guys what's up konohamaru said to moegi and udon. Hey udon and moegi said hanabi, inari and shigeru together.
Hey, said moegi and udon back. Hey udon, you keep up with the stats up every genin in the village who are the strongest and the best overall in order? Said Hanabi. Well. Here I have a list and it has the top genin in the village in order, he said showing it to everyone so they can see. It's the latest and most recent.
1. Naruto Uzumaki
2. Konohamaru Sarutobi
3. Inari Yuki
4. Hanabi Hyuga
5. Ranmaru Yagyu
6. Hikari Hyuga
7. Udon Mitokado
8. Kouji Mitarashi
9. Daichi Sarutobi
10. Moegi Utatane
11. Shibuya Aburame
12. Shigeru Sarutobi
13. Karai Mitarashi
14. Chuuya Tezuka
15. Futaba Suguroku
16. Tenji Ikegata
17. Matsuri Magoichi
18. Hibari Otou
19. Nobori Otou
20. Tanishi Takani
21. Akio Sudoku
Hm? Hanabi and inari glared angrily at Konohamaru. Konohamaru laughed nervously while scratching the back of his head. Well I also have the list of the top academy graduates, too said Udon. Has everyone, who is on this list have seen it asked hanabi.
Yes they have, even ranmaru. Speaking of him, how is he doing inari, he is your other best friend other than konohamaru, here said Udon. He 's doing fine, he is still at the curry of life shop in river country, said Inari, who was now getting over his anger at the top genin list and calming down.
Ranmaru was the young boy that traveled with ex seven swordsman of the mist member Raiga Kurosuki that naruto freed and helped him to understand the meaning of life and how he can live but not for raiga.
It was he, who helped ranmaru see things in a different light. Ranmaru then joined him to help overthrow raiga in which they succeeded and raiga killed himself setting ranmaru free to live his life as he wanted. Ranmaru works at the curry of life shop in the river country, inspired by naruto, he still works at the shop making curry and other foods but also became a ninja of konoha to protect his friends and loved ones and to be by them as well, stay at the shop.
He graduated from the academy along with konohamaru, inari, hanabi, udon, moegi and the others. He is also best friends with inari as they met in the wave country many years ago, during his travels with raiga and they became friends and have been ever since.
Before passing, raiga left him a letter about his clan and father. Saddened by his clan and father, he also wishes to revive his clan. His father being Ranzo Yagyu, a powerful, Mid level S-Class shinobi from the mist village. His kekkei genkai, the Reikigan (Aura eyes) is a very powerful bloodline limit that rivals the sharingan of the uchiha clan and byakugan of the hyuga clan.
The Yagyu clan was formidable and powerful and feared just as the Yuki and their origins lie in the Hidden Mist village like the yuki clan, whom they knew and befriended. Inari's and Ranmaru's fathers were also friends.
Ranmaru is the only living and known survivor of his clan. Ranmaru is now a part time cook at the curry of life shop in the river country and part time konoha ninja spy for the leaf gathering information on missions and reporting it to the hokage. He became fiercely loyal to konoha, and the land of fire, his clan, and the land of rivers, specifically the curry of life shop.
He is a member of Team Shizune along with two other members, whom are Tanishi Takani from the Genjutsu Tree village that Jiraiya and Naruto had rescued from the missingnin and rogue ninja from the hidden rain village named kandachi, who was once loyal to Hanzo and member of the su-shin( Four lord Squad) the organization of elite Anbu black ops of the hidden rain village. Tanishi was inspired by naruto and jiraiya to want and have a desire to protect his village. He did so by becoming a ninja and also by becoming the liason between the Genjutsu Tree Village and konoha to further protect his homeland and also to benefit konoha as well.
The other member of team shizune is Akio Sudoku, who is originally from the land of forests but was rescued from the shinobazu (Ninja Dropouts) by naruto, rock lee and sakura along with his brother Todoroki Sudoku on a mission to stop the Shinobazu from the terrorizing the land of forests which naruto and the others managed to defeat them. Akio stood behind and looked after the kids who were hostages to the Shinobazu. The feudal lord of the land of forests took them in as an act of kindness and Akio left them in the feudal lord's safety. After meeting naruto he was inspired and his dream was to become a ninja of konoha, to repay his debt to konoha and to the feudal lord of the land of forests by becoming the liason between the land of forests and konoha. Akio also wanted to proteact his homeland as well. Both Tanishi and Akio along with ranmaru see konoha and the land of fire as their second home and are loyal to it.
Shizune is the hokage's assistant and Inari's Aunt. So does he also plan to participate in the chunin exams, this time around, inari, asked Konohamaru.
Yeah, he said he's coming and he'll be there, he said he couldn't wait. Also, said Inari,Tanishi and Akio said they would be there too. That is good to here, said Udon. I guess, they are like ranmaru on spy missions in there homelands than and won't be back for a couple of months, said Moegi. That's about the gist of it, replied hanabi.
What about Chuuya, Inari asked konohamaru, I haven't seen him in a while either.
(Chuuya Tezuka will be introduced now but will not appear in this fanfic until later, and he is a character that I liked and have borrowed from another fanfic story called Broken tool and fanfic story sequel kirigakure's shore)
Chuuya Tezuka is from the land of waves and Inari is one of his best friends and the closest to him, the others being Konohamaru, kouji and as well ranmaru. He is also one of the original members of the konoha 20. He came from a poor fishing family in the land of waves like Inari and has four older brothers, one older sister and two younger siblings. He is the youngest of the brothers in his family. He befriended Inari three years ago when Zabuza and Haku tried to kill Tazuna, after the battle at the great naruto bridge.. During that time period which was two months he met Haku and Haku taking a special liking to him, made him his apprentice (secretly wihtout Zabuza knowing) for a brief moment before his death. Haku's last request was for chuuya to not use what he taught him for evil or misuse his teachings or jutsu and if anything happens to him that he become a ninja of konohagakure or the hidden leaf village. Chuuya honored his sensei's last request and became a ninja of konoha. He too is a liason like inari for the land of waves and konoha and a leaf ninja. He went to the academy with Inari, konohamaru and the others and graduated with them. He is now 13 years old. Haku taught chuuya in hopes that chuuya would not turn out like him and that his techniques could be used for the purposes of good not evil as he had realized with zabuza at times.
He is dojing fine said Inari and he is also going to compete in the upcoming chunin exams.
Sweet, said konohamaru grinning. That means I get to fight him too, he thought smirking.
Udon is the grandson of village elder Homura Mitokado and nephew to the deceased Hayate Gekkou, the jonin that always looked sick. The Mitokado Clan are descendants of the Formidable, noble and powerful Odani Clan but they are not as strong.
Moegi is the granddaughter to village elder koharu Utatane and cousin to kurenai Yuhi, Team 8 sensei and Asuma sarutobi's wife. Utatane Clan are descendants of the once renowned and powerful Sakai Clan. The Utatane Clan however doesn't hold their ancestors original power. She and Konohamaru are cousins by marriage and teammates. Together Udon, Moegi, and konohamaru make up Team Ebisu.
Hey, everyone what's up Said kouji walking up behind hanabi along with daichi, matsuri, futaba, hibari, tenji, Nobori and hikari. Hey what's up everyone said to kouji and the others. Hey Hanabi-chan, said kouji. BAM! Kouji was punched on top of his head by hanabi leaving a large lump as he fell to the ground beaten up. Don't ever call me that kouji! Said Hanabi.
What gives, said kouji weakly getting up, you let konohamaru do it. SO WHAT hanabi shouted at him. He as special permission! Oh really said kouji grinning, so you like him uh? SMACK! Kouji was sent flying to a fence by one of hanabi's gentle fist strikes.
SHUT UP KOUJI, she shouted at him but not before blushing and folding her arms across her chests and huffing, humph. She said. Konohamaru also blushed at what kouji said.
Everyone else sweat dropped (anime style) at kouji and hanabi and the scene they were causing in the streets. Dai chi laughed at kouji. If I were you I wouldn't provoke her anymore kouji, said hikari.
Lady Hanabi, your gentle fist has gotten a lot better, your even stronger than I am, said hikari calmly. Thanks, hikari said hanabi smiling. And you konohamaru, don't forget you owe me a match in the chunin exams, said hikari grinning. No problem, said konohamaru, I'm looking forward to it, he said grinning back.
Kouji is the nephew of Anko Mitarashi and great nephew of Orochimaru (unknown to him) and member of the Mitarashi Clan the descendants of the renowned and powerful Oda Clan. The Mitarashi Clan is just as formidable and powerful but not as their ancestors. Anko found out recently about Orochimaru being more than just her sensei but her uncle and she had yet to tell kouji.
He along with his other two teamates Futaba and Hibari make up Team Raido. Raido is their sensei the one with the ugly scars all over the left side of his face and has brown hair, lighter than konohamaru's.
Daichi is the younger brother of Shigeru and he is 12 along with Nobori and matsuri, together they make up Team Aoba. Their sensei Aoba is the guy with the sunglasses on with the brown outline or border to it. Daichi is also a great great nephew of the third hokage and cousin to konohamaru.
Daichi along with shigeru, konohamaru, the deceased third hokage and Asuma are all member of the renowned and powerful Sarutobi Clan.
Hikari is a cousin of hanabi's from the branch family of the hyuga clan; he has a older brother and younger sister. He was a former rival of konohamaru's during their days in the academy.
He graduated top of his class before konohamaru and his class and was put on a team with tenji after having to wait a year for a sensei. He is 13. Shigeru was also 13 but entered the academy late, His family held him back a year to train him more. Hikari too has the byakugan and is close to not only his brother and sister but neji as well and recently became close to hanabi and hinata and hiashi the leader of the Hyuga clan too.
Tenji is a member of the Ikegata Clan, the descendants of the once Powerful Asai Clan but are not as strong either. He is 12 and is also the younger brother of Tenten Ikegata of Team Guy.
Matsuri is of the Magoichi Clan, which is a relatively small clan as well, Futaba being a member of the Suguroku clan but both are somewhat skilled clans Hibari and Nobori are cousins and are members of the Otou Clan, they are also a relatively small and a somewhat skilled clan.
Hm, says Inari, I see shibuya on the list, he must not be trying to sign up for the chunin exams and I haven't seen him in a while either. No, he isn't, you heard what happened to his team didn't you, asked Udon to Inari. Oh, yeah said Inai almost forgot about that he said laughing nervously while putting his hand behind his head.
Note: Shibuya will not make an appearance until later chapters but I thought I would introduce his character now. He is an actual character in naruto from konohamaru's academy student class but was not given a name until now.
Shibuya is a member of the Powerful and renowned Aburame Clan. He is Shino's younger brother and Shibi Aburame's youngest son. He is the second heir to the Aburame Clan with Shino being the first and their father being the leader. They are all members of the Aburame Clan's main house.
Are you guys going to sign up for the chunin exams now, said konohamaru. Yes, we are going there now to meet our senseis, said Hikari. Ok, let's go, said konohamaru. Daichi and matsuri picked up kouji and helped walk him along.
Come on, kouji, matsuri sighed, you always do something to make her mad, way to go. She is your best friend along with moegi, kouji cried out, you couldn't have stopped her. No, you deserved it, said Matsuri, sternly.
Well you know how I am he smirked, I like' em feisty. Uh. Matsuri rolled her eyes. Hey, I bet you do, that's why she kicked your butt, said Daichi laughing. SHUT UP DAICHI, said Kouji shouting angrily, how about I kick your butt. You can try Daichi said seriously.
Come on guys, now is not the time; let's go catch up with everyone else. You can pound each other later, Matsuri said, as they continued walking to catch up with the others, at the hokage tower to meet their jonin senseis.