Enigma

Eh eh eh... I have to say, I didn't think this fic would be recived so well by people, so I'm really happy! I'm sorry for the late update, but school started this week, and that is a little hamper on my writing time... Thanks to all of you for reviewing! It makes me really happy that people like my writing!
And, by a landslide, the Katana wins, but we won't go into much detail in this chapter.
And I'd like to thank Mr. Lee for reviewing, even though it was rude of me to ask. I've taken his constructive critisim to heart, and in this chapter tired to make Naruto, more like Naruto. And as for Sakura, I'm trying to make her like a fusion of 1st arc and 2nd arc Sakura. She may be a little OC...

Chapter II

Drastic Change?

(Eight Twenty AM Training Grounds 12)

I had woken early, like usual, so I decided that I would arrive early and see if Naruto was there, to learn more about him. He was kind of funny though, yesterday with the prank. And he said Kakashi-sensei's name like he knew him, so I was curious, again.

Walking towards the clearing, I hear voices that stop me in my tracks. No, more like it was a voice. Deciding to check it out, I walk into the foliage of the surrounding forest and get closer to the voice, to realize it's Naruto speaking… to himself.

"Hey, Riku-chan, why'd ya tell me to bring Kishin no Kaze (Demon God of Wind)?" I hear Naruto ask to thin air, making me raise an eyebrow. To my surprise, a minute later, he speaks again. "Oh, I see, that's why I couldn't bring it to the academy…" He trails off, and he had spoken like someone had answered his question.

'What the…' I think as I continue to eavesdrop.

"You want me to what... Let down the mask? Why... You have a point; the villagers seem less violent when I have the mask off. But then again, Tsunade did say that acting this way might make me more popular… You're right; I don't think she intended me to act like this though…" He kept having a conversation with someone I couldn't see. All of a sudden he laughed. "Yeah, I guess you're right! I should loosen up! So, what are we going to do about the test Kaka-sensei's giving us…? He is my sensei; I should call him by it… So who cares? I like the ring of Kaka-sensei… If Kaka-sensei gives the bell test, like he did last time, me, Sakura and Sasuke-teme will definitely pass… Why teme? Because he has a log stuffed up his ass…" He said, before laughing cheerful laugh.

'Maybe he isn't such an enigma after all, just insane…' I think to myself as I sweatdrop.

"Ah, you're right! Sakura and the teme should be here soon!" He says, before jumping off the stump he was on and stretching. Deciding to go back to the opening of the clearing, to make sure he didn't get suspicious, I meet Sasuke walking there.

"Hey, Sasuke-kun!" I call, greeting him like I usual do. "Want to go out on a date?" I ask him, seeing him roll his eyes like he usual does.

"For the last time, Sakura, NO!" He yells the last two words, obviously frustrated.

"Okay…" I say, a crestfallen expression on my face. As I walk with him into the clearing, I see Naruto sitting criss-cross in a thinking pose with his hand at his chin. Noticing us, his face lights up.

"Hey, Sakura, teme!" He greets with a wide grin on his face, surprising Sasuke.

"What happened with the guy from yesterday?" Sasuke asks, making Naruto squint and frown a little. He was about to respond, before he noticed me and my face.

Jumping down from his position on the stump, he asks me. "What's wrong, Sakura? You look sad…" He sad, frown deepening.

"Leave me alone Naruto…" I warn him, seeing him raise an eyebrow.

"But all I want to do is help…" He says, making me twitch.

"I don't need your help, so get out of my face!" I yell at him, making him back up a little as I let some anger out on him.

"Sheesh! Don't have to yell." He says as he rubs his eyes that were subjected to my yelling.

"Never mind that, why'd you want to meet us here early?" I ask, still twitching a little.

"Well, Kaka-sensei is going to give us a test called the bell test, to pass we have to work together, pretty easy…" He says while shrugging.

"How do you know this Naruto?" Asks Sasuke, curious as to how Naruto had such knowledge.

"Pretty easy, I've seen him give it before and because he teaches me." Naruto said like it wasn't that big, but in Sasuke's eyes it was. He didn't know about Jiraiya.

"A dobe like you being trained by a Jounin?" He asks incredulously, glaring at Naruto. "I should've been trained by him! I'm the Uchiha!" He says selfishly, and I had to put in my two cents.

"Yeah, Sasuke-kun's naturally talented!" I add, getting a hurt glance from Naruto.

"Fine, but I don't care; you can try and get the bells yourself." Naruto said, a little hurt still evident in his face.

It was quiet from there on out as we waited for Kakashi-sensei. I felt a little guilty.

'All Naruto was trying to do was help us, maybe I should apologize?' I think to myself as the silence continues on, but just as I was about to talk to Naruto, Kakashi-sensei appears in an explosion of smoke.

"Good to see you guys are here…" He says as he reads his book, to which Naruto just rolled his eyes.

"I take it Naruto's already explained the rules?" He asks, glancing up at us from his book.

I hear him mutter. "I really don't want to do this, but I have to…" Then he looks up and puts his book away. "You three have till three in the afternoon to get these two bells from me. Only the two that actually get the bells pass, the last one goes back to the academy, understand?" He asks, to which Naruto just sits there and stares at Kakashi. I nod vigorously as Sasuke just grunts.

"Start!" He calls, to which me and Sasuke just disappear into the surrounding forest.

"Why aren't you hiding Naruto?" I hear myself whisper, before Kakashi-sensei asks the same thing.

"Because, you're a Jounin, it's pretty useless, so I think straight forward attach has the best chance." He answers honest, as I really couldn't disagree.

'He's got a point…' I think to myself as Naruto charges Kakashi-sensei. Getting into a defensive stance, Kakashi-sensei easily dodges Naruto's attempt to hit him, although a few got a little close, and I could see that Kakashi-sensei was trying a little to dodge. Kakashi-sensei finds and opening and kicks Naruto into the stomach and sends him flying back, and Naruto skids to a halt on the ground before standing up again and charging.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Technique)!" I hear Naruto call, surprising me as I blush a little. Five Naruto(s) appear and surround Kakashi-sensei as they try to hit him. This time it seemed Kaka-sensei was having a hard time dodging all of them.

'That's a Jounin level technique! How did Naruto learn it? It's a Kinjutsu (Forbidden Technique)…' I think to myself as Kaka-sensei continues to dodge all of Naruto's attempts, before I see something flash behind Kakashi-sensei. All of a sudden, Naruto appears out of thin air and kicks Kakashi-sensei in the back. I was about to cheer a little that Naruto could get a hit, before I see that Kakashi-sensei had used Kawarimi (Body Replacement) for a clone of Naruto's. I hear Naruto groan a little, before he noticed something.

"Kaka-sensei dropped a bell!" I hear Naruto say enthusiastically. My eyes widen as I recognize it as a trap, and was about to jump out of the bush to tell Naruto, but it was too late, Naruto was hanging by his legs.

"You know Naruto; you really should recognize a trap when you see one…" Kaka-sensei mutters as he picks up the bell, before I hear Naruto laugh and grin.

"Same to you, Kaka-sensei!" He calls, before disappearing in a puff of smoke.

'A Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clone)?!' I call inside my head, surprised that Naruto was smart enough to actually succeed in fooling Kakashi-sensei. All of a sudden Naruto appears behind Kaka-sensei again and grabs for the bells. I could see Kakashi's surprise as he jumps back as quickly as possible to avoid Naruto.

"Where'd you learn that?" Kakashi-sensei asks as Naruto pouts a little, before grinning.

"The Touton Jutsu (Transparent Escape Technique)!" He answers with a grin. "Ero-Sennin taught it to me!" He says, and instantly I knew who he was talking about.

I see Kaka-sensei sigh before asking. "Did he teach you anything else? Maybe a technique called Rasengan (Spiraling Sphere) or Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique)?" He asks, to which Naruto's grin falls.

"No, he said he wouldn't teach me those until I graduated…" He says, frowning a bit, before another grin makes its way to his face.

"I know Kakashi-sensei's a pervert, and that Ero-Sennin is too! So I made a special technique just for perverts!" I hear Naruto claim as Kakashi's one visible eye raises a brow.

"And what would that be, Naruto?" He asks, sounding bored.

"This! Oroike no Jutsu (Sexy Technique)!" He calls, before smoke surrounds him and he appears as a naked lady, causing me to blush before yelling in my head.

'The PERVERT! I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!' Was the thought going my head as I see Kakashi-sensei blush a little.

"Kakashi-sensei…" Naruto drawls. "Could you give me a bell…?" He/she asks, making a seductive pose. I couldn't help but fume, until I saw Kakashi start to reach for a bell.

'No way! He's actually doing it?!' I yell in my head as Kakashi starts to walk towards the female Naruto. Just as he was about to give the bell to Naruto, he shakes his head before grabbing the bell back. Jumping away, Kakashi glares at Naruto.

I see the female Naruto pout before he puffs back to the real Naruto. "And I was so close!" He calls in frustration.

"Naruto, you ever use that technique again, I'll kick your ass myself…" Kakashi-sensei says as he death glares at Naruto, to which he only grinned like an idiot.

"Ah, come on Kaka-sensei, you know you liked it!" He teases, getting Kaka-sensei to twitch.

"Oh, that's it Naruto, you're dead!" He yells as he jumps at Naruto in an attempt to capture him.

As he dodges the first jump, Naruto glances at me and smiles. Being taken aback, he nods his head towards the bells that were on Kakashi's belt. My eyes widen as I understand what he wants me to do. He wants me to steal a bell while Kakashi-sensei is trying to capture him. Nodding my head back at him, I start to sneak up on Kaka-sensei as Naruto keeps him busy with his dodging.

"Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Multiple Shadow Clone Technique)!" I hear Naruto yell as fifty Naruto's appear in front of Kakashi before jumping at him. Grabbing his arms and legs, Kakashi starts to shake them off.

"Now's your chance Sakura!" Naruto yells to me over the grunts of the clones. Nodding my head I run towards Kakashi and jump for his bells. I grin as I grab both bells and join Naruto in the clearing as all the clones are dispelled. Grinning with Naruto, I give him a bell and Kakashi sighs.

"You guys did pretty well." Kakashi-sensei says "But you guys still don't pass." He deadpans, causing my jaw to hit the floor.

"But Kaka-sensei! Me and Sakura worked together to get the bells from you!" Naruto yells, making Kakashi raise an eyebrow.

"Are you forgetting about someone?" He asks, and instantly Naruto's quiet. I hear a deep sigh come from Kakashi before he says. "Sasuke, come out! The test is over!" He yells, and Sasuke comes out with a scowl on his face.

"We all fail, don't we?" I ask as Kakashi shakes his head. "No, I'll be giving you another chance, but this time you only have three hours to get it from me instead, and Sasuke doesn't get to eat." He says as he appears behind Sasuke and takes him to the pull before tying him up as he struggles all the while.

Pointing to me and Naruto, he says. "You feed him, you fail." Before handing us some bento boxes.

As we began to eat, I could see Sasuke looking at our food, before looking away when he noticed that I caught him.

I hear a sigh, before I turn to look at Naruto cutting Sasuke's rope and giving him the rest of his bento box, which wasn't touched.

"You need it more then I do, and this test is about team work, so we'll have to have all of us at full strength." Naruto explains before any of us could ask why. Sitting back down, Naruto smiles at us. "This is what teammates are for, isn't it?"

All of a sudden, we hear a large boom and Kakashi's standing in front of us all, his one eye filled with fury beyond imagine.

"WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT LETTING SASUKE EAT?!" He yells, but continues before we can answer. "NOW YOU'LL SUFFER THE CONSICENCES!"

We all flinch at his voice as he's about to yell that we fail, when all of a sudden everything's calm.

"You pass!" He says with an eye smile.

All of our jaws hit the floor when Kakashi went from mad to happy in less then a second.

"Yes!" I cheer as the information sinks in as I pump my fist into the air.

I hear Sasuke grunt in approval, and I look over to see Naruto grinning a grin that could split his face.

"All right!" He yells, grin still in place.

As soon as the test was over, Kakashi-sensei said that he had to go and report to the Hokage and tell him how it went. He said to meet him at this training ground again tomorrow at nine, and we all complied, but we knew he was going to be late.

As we started to go our separate ways, instead of following Sasuke home like I usual do, I decide to tail Naruto and apologize to him.

As I follow him, he goes in the opposite direction of the slums, meaning that he isn't heading towards his house. As I keep following him, we enter the more advanced training grounds, often meant for Chuunin or Jounin. Just as I was about to reveal myself and talk to Naruto, three kunai appear out of a nearby tree and head for Naruto. Using speed I didn't' know he had, Naruto draws his Katana with such speed that I could barely see the blade. To my shock the kunai are split in half.

'Wait a sec, how long has he had that Katana on…' I think to myself, embarrassed that I hadn't noticed it before.

"Ero-Sennin (Perverted Hermit)! What the hell was that for?!" I hear Naruto yell at the tree, only to see Jiraiya jump down from it.

"Naruto, you have to be more aware of your surroundings." Jiraiya answers, getting Naruto to raise an eyebrow.

"What do you call that just now? I reflected the kunai." Naruto shoots back. Sighing, Jiraiya shakes his head before throwing a kunai at the bush I'm in. Not wanting to have a kunai lodged in my forehead, I dive out of it and sigh in relief.

"Oh, eheheh…" I hear Naruto sigh, laughing nervously and rubbing the back of his head.

"So." Jiraiya says, all of a sudden a lecherous grin on his face. "Who's this lovely lady? You're girlfriend?" He asks.

"WHAT?!" Both me and Naruto yell simultaneously.

"I DON'T LIKE HIM/HER!" We both yell at the same time, making Jiraiya clean out his ear quickly.

"That's not what I think, I think you'r-." Before he could continue, all of a sudden a fist connects with his face and he's sent flying through a tree.

"JIRAIYA!" I hear the owner of the fist yell, who was apparently Tsunade. "WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THAT?!" She yells, making Jiraiya cower in fear.

"I'm sorry Tsunade!" Yells Jiraiya as he huddles up in a ball.

"Don't kill him Baa-chan! I need him alive!" Naruto yells as he runs to Tsunade.

Growling, Tsunade glares at Jiraiya. "You're lucky Naruto's here to defend you, otherwise…" She trails off, leaving it to imagination.

I hear an audible gulp from Jiraiya, before I notice Naruto walking towards me. "So, why'd you follow me Sakura?" He asks once he gets within talking distance.

"Actually, I felt kinda guilty for yelling at you, so I wanted to apologize…" I trail off, biting the inside of my cheek.

"It's okay! Sasuke-teme has just rejected you! It's understandable! And I don't mind, just try not to hit too hard if you do!" He says cheerfully, making my jaw drop. He was okay with it, and he said that if I did it again try not to hit hard? What was with him!

"Uh, ah, ah…" Was the only thing that could come out of my mouth as he just continues to grin.

"So, Naruto, who's your friend?" Tsunade asks as she comes up from behind him.

"Baa-chan, this is Sakura, my teammate! Sakura, this is Baa-chan!" He calls, grinning as Tsunade smiles at me.

"It's nice to meet you." She says as she continues to smile, and I could only stare. Tsunade, of the Densetsu no Sannin (Legendary Three Ninja), as was actually smiling at me!

"Uh, uh, nice to meet you too…" I trail off, her smile still in place.

"Well, if you want, you could watch us train…" Naruto suggest as I stare at Tsunade.

"Actually, if she wants, she can join." Tsunade says as she starts walking back to Jiraiya, who started to get afraid again.

"Lets get moving, scaredy cat, we have to get training…" Tsunade says as she picks up Jiraiya by the shirt effortlessly, dragging him with her to the training grounds, and Naruto followed.

"Coming?" He asks as I just stand there. Shaking the shock out of my system I nod before running up to catch them.

As we continue to walk in silence, Naruto's the first one to break it. "So, Sakura, why do you like Sasuke-teme?" He asks, hand behind his head as he glances at me from the corner of his eye.

Smiling, I reply. "Because he's so dark and mysterious! He's hot too! And he's really smart!" I see Naruto give me a questioning glance, before he grins.

"That it?" He asks, grin still in place. "Doesn't seem like a lot, but okay!" He says cheerfully, glancing at me, probably seeing if I was angry. To his surprise, and as well as mine, I only smack his arm lightly, giving him a warning glance.

"Ow! Sakura-chan, that hurt." He says with a hurt tone, but his face said other wise as he grinned. Shaking my head, I smiled a little at his antics.

Then my brow furrowed as I notice something. 'He called me Sakura-chan? We barely just met…' I think to myself, before a thought comes to mind.

"So, is there anyone you like?" I ask, seeing Naruto blush a little before he nods his head. "Who is it?"

Instantly his blush darkens before he turns and grins at me, pushing me playfully. "None of you beeswax!" Laughing, I push back before I hear a chuckle ahead of us. Looking forward I see both Tsunade and Jiraiya chuckling.

Shaking my head, I turn back to Naruto. "So, where are we going?" I ask, seeing him look at me.

"There's a secret training ground that no one uses in the middle of this forest." He says as he gestures to the trees surrounding us. "We go there to train because it's silent and no one will bother to spy on us. You're the first person outside our little group to come." He explains, grinning again.

"I feel honored…" I joke around as I place a hand over my chest in mock surprise, before returning the grin. "So, who's in this little group?" I ask.

"Um, there's me, Ero-Sennin, Baa-chan, Anko-chan, Kaka-sensei, although he'll be late today. Sometimes Bushy-brows comes, and that's it, I think…" He says, placing a hand on his chin.

"Bushy-brows?" I ask him, only to receive an answer from someone behind us.

"That would be Gai." Turning around, I come face to face with a woman who had purple hair which was done up in a strange pony-tail. She wore mostly netting and had a long brown over coat. She also had this strange look in here eye.

"Anko-chan!" I hear Naruto call beside me as his grin widens. "How ya been?" He asks cheerily.

"We saw each other yesterday, Naruto. I'm fine." She says, looking at the Gennin. He only smiles back.

"Who's the girl?" She asks, glancing at me. Opening my mouth to respond, someone else answers.

"That would be Sakura, Naruto's teammate." I hear a familiar voice say above me. Looking up, I see Kakashi standing upside down on a tree branch.

"Kaka-sensei?" I ask in wonderment as I study him as he continues to stand on the tree upside down, like the rules of gravity didn't apply to him.

"The old man let you go early, huh?" I hear Jiraiya ask as Kakashi jumps down beside Naruto and nods.

"That means every one but Bushy-bro-." Naruto starts, before he is interrupted by a loud yell.

"HELLO MY YOUTHFUL COMPANIONS! TODAY IS SUCH A YOUTHFUL DAY! LET US CELEBRATE WITH THE START OF TRAINING!" Covering my hears, I look at everybody else to see them just standing there. Giving them all a questioning glance, Tsunade answers.

"That's Gai." Looking to the originator of the noise, I take my hands away from my ears as they drop to my side. Standing right there was a tall man, with a green spandex jumpsuit, a bowl cut, and like Naruto's nick-name stated, very bushy eyebrows. I could only twitch as this abomination to fashion just smiled at us.

"I agree with Bushy-brows! Lets start training!" Naruto yells in agreement, to which the rest of them just shrugged before walking back on the path to the training grounds.

It took us another ten minutes to get there, and the entire time Gai was going on about youthfulness and other stuff like that. I swear I was about to lose it and smack him so hard that he'd be sent into next week.

"Gai, I think you should quiet down, it appears that Tsunade-hime and Sakura are about ready to kill you." Kakashi says calmly as he reads his book, starting Gai on a rant about how Kakashi acted all cool and stuff.

Giggling a little as Kakashi asks what he said, I lean into Naruto and whisper. "Do they do this all the time?" I ask, seeing him grin and laugh.

"Yeah, Bushy-brows is always trying to start a fight with Kaka-sensei! Never goes past rock-paper-scissors though…" He replies, sounding a little disappointed about the rock-paper-scissors thing.

"Okay! Lets start our youthful training!" Yells Gai, quickly getting over Kakashi's supposed 'coolness.'

"Net yet Gai, I want to see this Sakura in action." Tsunade says all of a sudden, getting me to gulp audible as she glances as me. "You're going to be sparing against Naruto, to see how good you are first." She say, making my eyes widen.

"Naruto!? No way! I'll get murdered! Seriously!" I yell back at her, making him lift an eyebrow.

"Don't worry, Sakura-chan! I'll go easy on you! No Kage Bunshin no Jutsu! And I'll pull my punches!" He says cheerfully, making me feel a little pathetic.

"No, Naruto, you can't use Kage Bunshin, but no pulling punches." Jiraiya says strictly, making me gulp at the image of taking a full power punch from Naruto.

"But Ero-Senni-." He says, before he gets interrupted.

"No buts Naruto." Anko says. "We won't know how strong she is if you pull your punches."

I see Naruto about to complain, before he's silenced by a glare from Jiraiya and Tsunade. "Fine…" He mumbles, before sighing and walking to the other side of the training grounds. Getting ready for a fight, I take the hint before groaning and standing on the other side.

"Sorry Sakura-chan…" I hear Naruto say across the field as Tsunade gets ready to call for the spar to begin.

"It's okay…" I mumble, knowing he probably wouldn't her me.

"Begin!" Tsunade calls, and instantly Naruto's charging at me. Thinking fast, I flip through a few seals before saying.

"Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Technique)!" I call, and instantly five fake versions of me appear and then we all surround him. Halting as he sees me split, he starts to glance around as we all flip through hand seals.

"Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique)!" I whisper, hoping he falls for it as an imaginary circle of leaves spin around him. All of a sudden Naruto stops in his tracks.

'Thank god that I asked otou-san to teach me a Genjutsu…' I think as I see Naruto start to wonder around. Following him closely, I see his eyes widen all of a sudden, before he whispers.

"Baa-chan? Ero-Sennin?" To my surprise, he gulps, before he starts to get mad. "Who did this!?" He yells, scaring everybody, including me, in the area. "I'm going to kill you!" He yells, his voice taking on a demonic edge as this red chakra starts to seep from him.

"Sakura! Cancel the technique!" I hear Jiraiya yell. Not hesitating a second, I put my hands together in a seal before calling kai. As soon as the illusion was down, Naruto looks around before he sees Tsunade and Jiraiya, and he starts to calm down.

"Sorry Naruto!" I call as I chew on my bottom lip, catching his attention.

He sighs before rubbing the back of his head. "It's okay, Sakura-chan, just don't do that again." He says, before I feel a hand on my shoulder. Turning around, I see it's Tsunade's hand.

"I see potential in you, especially with your chakra control." She says, smirking down at me.

"Really?" I ask excitedly, eyes widening at the compliment.

"Yeah, really, so if you want me to train you, I guess I wouldn't mind…" She says, her smirk still in place as my eyes widen to the size of saucers. I couldn't say anything as the shock of what she said settled upon me.

"I-I… I'D LOVE TO!" I yell excitedly as my smile widens to the equivalent of Naruto's.

"That's great Sakura-chan!" Naruto yells behind, catching my attention.

"I know!" I yell, before hugging him in the spur of the moment. "Thanks for bringing me along!" I yell. Realizing that I was hugging Naruto, I pull back instantly before blushing a little. Glancing up, I see Naruto rubbing the back of his head while a blush adorned his face too.

Hearing Jiraiya and Tsunade chuckle again, this time I glance up and glare a little, making their chuckling to continue. Pouting a little, I look away as the blush I had stays.

'What's with me?' I think to myself, before sighing.

"Well, we should get home, right?" Naruto asks, his blush gone as his grin returns.

"Yeah, I'll take Sakura home." Kakashi says, looking from his book to us.

"Thanks, Kakashi." Jiraiya says as he walks over to Naruto. "And I need to talk to you." He says to Naruto.

Nodding his head, Naruto turns to me. "See ya tomorrow, Sakura-chan!" He says, before he and Jiraiya disappear.

Turning to Kakashi, I see him putting his book away as he looks at me.

The walk to my house was silent for the most part, that is, until Kakashi broke the silence. "You know, Sakura, you're stronger then you let on." He comments, making me look at him.

Slightly offended, I know what he means. "Thanks a lot, Kaka-sensei!" I tease/slash scold, seeing him look sheepishly at me with his one eye.

"Sorry, but the Academy records never list you having any Genjutsu, so it was a surprise to see you use one." He explains, making me feel a little better.

"Yeah, my otou-san taught it to me a week ago, and that was the first time I used it." I say, feeling happy that Kakashi-sensei was impressed with me.

"Well, this is your house, and after practice tomorrow, join me and Naruto, Tsunade will probably want to start your training as soon as possible." Kakashi-sensei informs as he pulls out his book and starts to read. "Sayonara (If you don't know this, you obviously are not familiar with Japan. Good Bye)." He says as he waves before disappearing.

'I start training with Tsunade-shishou (Master Tsunade) tomorrow…' I think as I enter the house to be greeted by the smell of dinner.

"This is gonna rock!"


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Also, I hope all of you know who Naruto was talking to, it'd be kind of sad if you didn't...

Like the Name for his blade? I do! Fits his chakra element!

Like I said, Sakura's a little OC, I know, but hopefully not horrible so...

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