Joukai-Chan, a Naruto fanfiction
By Kyuukudo Sennin, the Sage of the Nine Paths
Authors Note: Thank you all for reading my story.!.
~ Story Begin~
The pink-haired kunoichi was lying in bed, eyes staring up at her ceiling. She turned her head over to the photograph, delicately framed and poised on her nightstand. It was her team. Team Seven. It seemed so long ago, and times seemed so easy for them back then, compared to what she went through now. Training was tough, and sparring with Lady Tsunade was intense. But it was worse emotionally. Her heart yearned for a certain shinobi in the picture. She gazed at him. The deep blue's on his shirt. The way his hair stood up when he had his headband on.
Naruto…. She said to herself. When had she come to love the orange-clad knucklehead? After she had done some deep soul searching. She had been called out, by a woman of fifty no doubt. She closed her eyes and recalled that day.
"Sakura!"
The medic-in-training jolted awake at the sound of Tsunade's voice. She looked up sheepishly. "Y-yes, Tsunade-sama?" The hokage growled. "You were day dreaming while I was talking with you about your chakra control exercise!" Sakura looked away blushing. "S-sorry, sensei." Tsunade pinched the bridge of her nose. "What were you day dreaming about this time, huh?!" Sakura looked ashamed. "S-sasuke-kun." Tsunade sighed.
"What do you like about him?"
Sakura perked up. "He's gorgeous, and a genius, and-"
"And a traitor." The hokage supplied. Sakura looked away. Tsunade continued. "What about Naruto?" Sakura shrugged. "He's fine. His immature, loud-mouthed, annoying-" Tsunade rose a hand. "Both of your teammates cared for you during your missions together. Who still does? Naruto or Sasuke?" Sakura was ashamed, but her voice had left her. She could only shake her head weakly. This was a question she couldn't answer. She couldn't bring herself to respond. Tsunade sighed. "You like the mature one…. When the strong, silent type betrayed you. You think the loud one's a pest… when he would do anything to protect you. I was once…" Sakura looked up at her, curious. "The exact same way, Sakura. I chose the strong, silent type… and he betrayed me. Then he returned and tried to destroy the entire village. Think about that, Sakura. Think about how you've treated Naruto."
Sakura hated it when Tsunade was right. She sighed and closed her eyes, her favorite blonde ninja appearing before her. She wondered how much taller he'd gotten, how much muscle he'd grown. She closed her eyes and dreamed of him, as a tall man, his wide grin making her feel like he would always be there. She dreamed that he was returning home after a battle, sweaty, his shirt in tatters, revealing his toned chest. Her cheeks burned a bright red as her breathing started to grow heavy.
She dreamed he was swimming, his gorgeous blond hair dripping over his eyes in a very sexy way. She let out a small, almost inaudible moan as her hand slipped between her legs.
The sound of metal hitting metal tore through the forest, scaring off wild animals and travelers. The blonde shinobi slid backward on the water. His cerulean eyes met his master's onyx ones. He gritted his teeth and threw another kunai. "Take this, Ero Sennin!" Jiraiya responded with gusto. "Ninpou: Needle Jizou!" His wild silver hair became a shell of needles, blocking Naruto's kunai. This was what Naruto wanted, because it blocked Jiraiya's line of sight for a quick second. "Fuuton: Reppushou! Wind Release: Gale Wind Palm!" He shoved his hand towards Jiraiya's position and a huge burst of wind shot towards the Toad Sage. Jiraiya's eyes were wide as he remembered a former student of his performing that exact technique.
Jiraiya wasn't prepared for what happened next.
A giant wave was pushed up against him, blocking his view. He heard the familiar sound of spiraling chakra and smirked. "Nice try, Naruto!" He performed the Rasengan, smashing it through the wave and blocking Naruto's Rasengan, only to meet a puf of smoke. Kagebunshin?! "Leaf Village Secret Finger Technique!" His eyes widened as he tried to spin around. Too little too late. "A THOUSAND YEARS OF DEATH!" He poked the Tiger handseal into Jiraiya's behind, causing the perverted ninja to go flying towards the shore, his rear end smoking. Naruto roared with laughter, which died as the Jiraiya on the shore turned into a puff of smoke. Two hands reached up from the water and pulled him under, before a barrage of fists met Naruto's chest and stomach, before he was yanked out of the water upside down, hanging from Jiraiya's grip by his ankle. He smirked at Jiraiya, who smirked back.
"Reppushou and the Thousand Years of Death? Were you reading my jutsu scrolls again, Naruto?" The blond shinobi grinned as he nodded. "Reppushou was easy, ever since youtold me my element, sensei." His eyes flashed. "Fuuton: Reppushou!" He blazed through the seals with the efficiency Jiraiya had only seen in Jounin. A huge burst of wind blasted Jiraiya backward, where he was caught by a Naruto clone. "Na!" The clone kicked him into the air. Another clone was leaping toward him, and kicked him in the stomach back down to the water. "Ru!" A third clone grabbed his ankle and swung him, throwing him back into the air. "To!" Five clones leaped up to him, performing a flip and then drop kick on his hea,d sending him plummeting into the water. "Dai Uzumaki Rendan! Great Spiraling Barrage!" Jiraiya bounced off the water, running towards the forest. Naruto smirked. And followed, performing a jutsu he had been working on for a while, trying to gain the speed he would need to fulfill his promise. He performed the shunshin, the body flicker technique, disappearing in a quick burst. He reappeared next to Jiraiya, hopping up and kicking the ninja in the face as he was caught off guard. Jiraiya turned into a puff of smoke and Naruto landed in something soft and gross. He looked down. "Shit!" He was caught in the Dark Swamp technique. Jiraiya landed next to him. "Oh ho, and you can use Shunshin. Impressive. Alright, you pass today's exercise." He performed a seal and the swamp was gone. Naruto grinned to Jiraiya. "So! When do we eat?" Jiraiya sweat dropped. "I guess training wiped you, huh? Alright, let's go get some-"
"Ramen!" Jiraiya sighed. "Fine. Ramen."