(A/N: I forgot to mention exactly all who was involved with the pranks. The main people involved in the prank was Team Kakashi, Team Asuma, Team Kurenai, Team Gai, Jiraiya, and Tsunade; also Gaara is the Kazekage of Suna but still has Shukaku sealed inside him)

The Revenge of Konoha's #1 Prankster

Chapter 2

Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara were making their way towards the Konoha gate when a cry was heard and they turned around to see who had called them.

"Hey guys, wait for me" Naruto yelled as he caught up with the Sand sibs who were staring at him.

"Naruto, what are you doing here?" Gaara asked as he noticed the blonde scratching his head nervously and handed them a letter which he quickly read before nodding. "Naruto will be joining us on our trip back to Suna" Gaara simply stated making Kankuro grabbed the letter to read and Temari asked him if he was ready.

"Why is he coming with us so suddenly, I mean Tsunade should have warned us when we met her earlier? He'll just get in the way" Kankuro whined before he was smacked upside his head by Temari who told him to be nice and that Naruto could help in some kind of way. "Whatever" Kankuro started walking again out the gates and stood there and waited for them.

"Well Kakashi sensei was supposed to tell you earlier but he found his book was a little more important so sorry."

Only Temari and Gaara saw the look of hurt and pain that had crossed the blonde's face at his harsh words before he smiled and say that he wouldn't try and get in the way before running to stand beside Kankuro. As Gaara and Temari turned to join their brother and the blonde, they heard hurried footsteps and turned to see Hinata and Shizune running towards them, a package in their hands. The two kunoichi stood in front of the sand nin and began to apologize for the sudden change in plans and handed them food for the road.

"Can I ask why the sudden decision to send Naruto to Suna?" Temari asked before she noticed the sudden sour look on Shizune's face and the anger-filled eyes of Hinata which surprised the group who knew how nice they normally were.

"They're trying to escape their punishment for what they did almost a year ago" Shizune muttered before she sighed and said that she had to go back and make sure Tsunade-sama did ALL of her paperwork. Temari watch as Tsunade's assistant left for the Hokage's office while Gaara turned his teal eyes on Hinata waiting for her to explain what Shizune meant. Hinata sighed and got a distant look on her face as she looked over his shoulder and stared at Naruto who was talking to Kankuro about life in Suna.

"Last year on April Fool's day, all the teams, the sensei, and the two Sennin decided to pull a prank on Naruto as to warn him that they weren't going to tolerate his prank that year. Naruto loves ramen, it's the only thing he really eats so they had Naruto-kun's favorite ramen shop close to take a week-long vacation and all the stores hide their ramen as a prank, then they watched him go crazy because there was no ramen around. However their prank backfired and it almost cost Naruto-kun his life. The prank lasted all week without Naruto stepping outside his apartment. They thought he was sulking at being pranked but when we went to visit him, I found him almost in a comatose state because ramen was the only thing he could afford and many stores didn't allow him inside so he fell into a depression and starved for a whole week. The only thing that kept him alive was the Kyuubi and even then that was barely enough…he was so pale, so skinny, so sad-looking, so...lifeless and they were gloating at how they finally pranked Naruto without thinking how it would affect him. It changed him, he gets depressed easily and I saw him withdrawn or staring into space with a sad look on his face as if he kept relieving that day. Please, would you be kind to him in Suna because I was the one to suggest he go with you since you're the only ones he can truly trust right now so please don't hurt him."

Gaara and Temari nodded saying that they would be kind to him and make sure he is safe and happy staying in Suna. Nodding with tears in her eyes she handed them the hand-made lunches she made and followed them to the gates of Konoha where she said farewell to Naruto. Naruto grinned, saying until he returned in about 2 weeks and asked her to make sure Konohamaru stayed out of trouble. Saying she would try, she waved them goodbye before heading back into Konoha looking for the long scarf-wearing shinobi.

'Oh Naruto-kun, please be okay in Suna and try not to give Gaara-san a hard time for I know you're hurting inside' Hinata thought as she slowly made her way around village looking for Konohamaru stopping at the administrative part of the Academy, glaring at the window that belonged to the Hokage's office. As she was walk by, she heard arguing coming from the window of the office that sounded a lot like Shizune, Tsunade, and Konohamaru. Curious, Hinata quickly walked up to the top floor to the Hokage's door where she heard the voices more clearly and recognized Konohamaru's voice.

'I shouldn't intervene because it's not my business but…' Hinata thought back to when she wanted to go see Naruto but being stopped by her father and Neji saying that he was okay. 'I won't fail Naruto's last request before he left' Hinata thought as she listened to their argument ignoring the ANBU who she knew was watching her.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE THROWING A PARTY IN DEDICATION TO NARUTO'S DEPARTURE?" Konohamaru yelled looking into the busty blonde's angry eyes not once glancing at her chest as he ranted his anger at the 5th Hokage.

"Konohamaru, you of all people know how much Naruto loves to pull pranks and this year will be the 1st year that he won't be able to prank us, of course this calls for a celebration."

Konohamaru loudly said that it wasn't fair to Naruto as tears were streaming down the young boy's face and his nose runny. Shizune decided to speak up then, knowing that Konohamaru was right and that it in fact wasn't fair to Naruto for having a party dedicated to his absence.

"Tsunade-sama, don't you think that a little harsh as to celebrate one of our well-known ninjas staying in Suna for a week. I mean how do you think his friends will take it, how do you think Hinata will take the news?"

Tsunade just waved away Shizune's comment by saying that they were one the ones to suggest the party in the first place and that Hinata would be upset at first but forgive them once she understands.

"WHAM."

All three heads turned towards the door and noticed a dark lavender aura of anger surrounding Hinata as she gave a glare that would make Itachi proud as she stared at the 5th Hokage.

"As long as I live, I will never forgive any of you for what you done to Naruto-kun and what you plan to do behind his back. I hope you can sleep at night knowing that you and your prank had hurt one of the most honorable ninja you will ever meet and that you and the rest of the group have lost not only his respect but mine."

The room was quiet as everybody stared in shock at Hinata before Konohamaru laughed saying that he was with her and walked over and stood next to her.

"H-Hinata-sama?" Hinata turned to see the whole Leaf 13 gang (excluding her/Naruto) and their sensei looking at her like she had lost her mind. Hinata's eyes narrowed as she looked at Neji then the rest of the group before walking towards them with Konohamaru at her side as they backed up giving her room to exit.

"Neji nii-san..." Hinata looked at him and a chill went down his spine as he saw the coldest eyes he ever seen in his life glaring at him and towards the group. In a voice that was as cold as the desert nights Hinata said, "Don't you or anybody else involved with the prank last year or the party this year come near me anytime soon unless you asking for pain."

Hinata ignored the gasp coming from Kurenai as she told Konohamaru and Shizune that she would treat them to lunch, walking pass the ANBU, who went and got the gang when Hinata was listening, and out the building towards Ichiraku Ramen. The group just stood in shock and silence as they watched the retreating backs of the duo until they were out of eyesight.

"What happened to the nice, sweet, innocent Hinata we all knew and loved?" Ino asked as Neji sighed and told her that she had died when they pulled the prank last year and the new angrier Hinata has been growing ever since.

"You know…all of you deserve this."

Everybody looked at Shizune, who was holding Tonton, a scowl on her face as she shook her head and started walking towards the door. "What's really ironic was that Naruto wasn't even going to pull a prank last year because he made a deal with Iruka that if he didn't prank one person than he would buy him ramen for a week."

The group's eyes widen at the new information as Shizune walked down the hall following Hinata and Konohamaru to the fame ramen shop.

"So…are we still going to have the party?" Kiba asked as the group looked at Tsunade who had an angry look on her face and she nodded saying that Naruto couldn't resist a good prank and would have broken the deal anyway. Jiraiya was the only one who knew that Tsunade was lying to herself and just wanted something fun to do to wipe away the doom and gloom in the air. Without another word, the group left the office and headed in different ways, minds occupied on how they were going to repay Naruto and gain his, Hinata, Konohamaru, and Shizune's trust again.

*2nd day to Suna*

"I never seen such an evil aura come from Naruto before, it almost rivals Gaara when he was younger" Kankuro whispered to Temari as she slowly nodded in agreement. Kankuro and Temari were behind Gaara and Naruto and watched as the two biju holders were walking and talking to each other (well Naruto talking, Gaara more listening) as they continued their journey to Suna. Kankuro and Temari shivered as they noticed the dark aura that seemed to shroud Naruto even more as he told the redhead Kazekage all about the kind of pranks he used to pull when he was younger. Gaara just kept silent as he listened to Naruto rant on about all the pranks he would have pulled on April 1st and either ignored or didn't sensed the evil aura as they walked. Fearing the dark aura around Naruto, Temari and Kankuro caught up with the two friends as they caught word of some of the pranks Konoha's #1 prankster was thinking about pulling before he was sent to Suna with them.

"I would have switched Kakashi-sensei's perverted books with something like 'How to Be On Time', then for Tsunade I would get Konohamaru's help and switch all of her sake with water, and finally I would leave annoying fan girl letters all around Sasuke's house and watch him go crazy."

Temari smiled as she noticed how happy Naruto was talking about all the pranks he would have pulled but then noticed Kankuro's frown and knew the moment wasn't about to last.

"Why did you pull pranks so much when you were younger?" Gaara asked surprising Naruto, Temari, and Kankuro who thought he wasn't listening to Naruto's rant about pranks. Naruto scratched the back of his head and told him that was the only way he could get everybody's attention when he was little because everybody ignored him since he had the Kyuubi sealed in him.

"I really did outgrow my pranking stage (somewhat) but I do like a good prank on April 1st and Halloween, which is the reason they sent me to Suna for the week" Naruto muttered softly as the aura disappeared along with his happiness. Gaara and Temari, knowing the reasoning why he was going to prank them on April 1st didn't say anything but Kankuro was confused and asked why he was being sent to Suna over pranking the group. Naruto looked up, a sad expression on his face, as he told Kankuro about the fake "ramen shortage" in Konoha which Kankuro snorted at saying that was a stupid reason to get so work up and pull pranks over something simple as ramen. Temari and Gaara instantly felt the change in Naruto after Kankuro's words left his mouth and the air around them seemed to grow cooler which had nothing to do with the sun setting. Naruto turned to Kankuro, gave a small smile that didn't come close to meeting his eyes, and told him that he was right and that he needed to stop acting so childish before going quiet all the way until they settled in for the night.

'I think that Kankuro's words broke Naruto's spirit' Gaara and Temari thought as they watched the blonde who didn't so much as utter a sound wrap up his sleeping bag and got ready to finish the trip to Suna. The rest of the time to Suna was…quiet, which was awkward to Temari and Gaara who actually liked the energy Naruto would give off when he was talking but now the air felt cold, damp, and gloomy even during the hottest part of the day. As Suna came into view, the trio smiled to see their home while Naruto had yet to look up let alone acknowledge he knew they were so close.

"Naruto, we're almost to Suna" Temari said trying to get the blonde to respond but only got a nod in answer before he started walking towards the sandy village.

"I thought Naruto was supposed to be a handful but the kid is behaving nicely. Heh, this may be the best week for us after all" Kankuro said happily as they passed the security who welcomed them in, not without shivering first from the sudden chill that passed by them in the form of Naruto.

'Sorry Hinata, but it seems like we're too late to keep Naruto safe' Temari and Gaara thought as they made their way towards the Kazekage Tower and what is soon to be the greatest change in all their lives.

"I thought Naruto was supposed to be a pest but he hasn't done anything. It's almost too easy to forget he's even here" Kankuro told his brother as they watched the blonde stare out at the desert night on the balcony, lost in thought or ignoring them, not sure which.

'Yes, but it's quite…boring around here without him acting like his energetic self. I never noticed how much Naruto brings joy and happiness wherever he goes, almost like the sun shining on clear day with a soft breeze in the winds. Now the day seems gloomy, sad, one that makes you want to stay inside and hope it goes away.'

The sun had set and the nights were cold although the temperatures didn't seem to affect Naruto as he continued to stare out at Suna, oblivious to the world around him. In fact, nothing seemed to affect Naruto since they arrived in Suna early that morning as he remained "dull" throughout the whole day. Naruto was an obedient as a ninja dog as he sat quietly, listened to what they (manly Kankuro) had asked him to do, and didn't complain once about it being boring or not exciting enough. While Kankuro thought that Naruto would behave when visiting other villages, Temari and Gaara really knew that Naruto was in full-blown depression and they didn't know how to fix it. Gaara watched as his brother yawned and said that he was going to bed, bidding Naruto and Gaara goodnight before heading off this his room. Looking at Naruto once more, he tried to go back to work but for once the silence was getting to him and he couldn't concentrate on the paper in front of him.

"…I'll leave so you can get back to your work, Gaara" Naruto said softly before moving from the balcony to the door almost instantly surprising Gaara at how fast he had moved.

"Wait Naruto…can you help me put away some scrolls I got from the library" the redhead said quickly not wanting the blonde to think he didn't want his company. Nodding slightly, Naruto helped picked up the scrolls on the desk before walking back to the door, waiting for Gaara to lead the way towards the library. As they made their way through the quiet tower, Naruto remained his quiet and hidden depressed self as Gaara was mentally cursing his brother.

'Kankuro, if you haven't insulted him about wanting to prank the others for the ramen shortage prank then I wouldn't have gone back on my promise to Hinata. It must be affecting Temari too because she tried as hard as she could to make Naruto smile but nothing seem to work as he would go and do something else Kankuro asked him to do.'

After a few more minutes they reached the library where, an ANBU stationed, allowed them in as if this was normal for him, which it probably was as Gaara told him that he could take the night off again. While Naruto deposited the scrolls on a nearby desk, he leaned against the wall and watched Gaara replace the scrolls for he didn't know where they went. Naruto knew that Gaara and Temari were trying to cheer him up but Kankuro's words hit hard and he started to see things differently. Not just Kankuro but everybody in Konoha, who he knew was celebrating his departure, thanks to a hawk from Konohamaru who was asking him to come back and teach them a lesson about pranking. Naruto sighed and got more comfortable against the wall as Gaara was putting the last of the scrolls up. Yawning, Naruto stretched his arms where his elbow hit the wall which gave off a hollow sound, something that shouldn't have in a sand-incased room. Looking at each other, Naruto tapped the spot again to hear the strange hollow sound behind the wall as Gaara walked to stand right beside him and waved his hand over it lingering over a certain part. Pulling out a kunai, Gaara tapped the sand until a small hole appear and Naruto put his fingers through and pulled revealing a secret panel with something hiding inside it. Raising an eyebrow, Naruto reached inside and pulled out 8 scrolls, 7 small and 1 medium sized one. As soon as the scent of the old scrolls reached their noses, both Gaara and Naruto frowned as they heard their inner demons make a sound, something similar to the gasp, and turned toward each other. As they sat the scrolls down, Kyuubi had dragged Naruto into his mind as Gaara was currently having a conversation with the one tailed raccoon-dog at the same time.

'I take it you know what the scrolls mean then' Naruto asked the Kyuubi who was staring at the blonde a weird expression on his face as he smiled saying that he haven't seen those scrolls in years.

'How are these scrolls important to you' Gaara was asking a similar acting Shukaku who yellow eyes seemed to gleam as he said that he missed the fun times.

"Those scrolls you found belong to me and Shukaku and are very precious to us" Kyuubi said staring down at his emotionless container who barely showed signs of curiosity as his dull blue eyes started to shine a little more.

"I can't believe I forgot that the scrolls were hidden here in the library since Suna keep changing things around" Shukaku said in his raspy voice as he thought about the hidden secrets on those scrolls.

'What's on the scrolls?' Gaara and Naruto asked at the same time as they looked at their inner demons.

"Why should we tell you?" two stubborn demons said as they looked down at their vessel who both wore frowns on their face.

'Because I'm going to destroy…no, you know what I'm not going to destroy them, in fact, I'm just going to put them back and forget all about them. I mean who knows when the next time they will be seen and what kind of condition they will be in' Naruto started to walk away from the Kyuubi who growled and said that he would tell him.

"You drive a hard bargain for someone who fears to fall asleep" Shukaku said laughing as he looked down at Gaara who was waiting to hear about the scrolls. After a few more minutes, both Naruto and Gaara blinked returning to the real world as they looked at each both with surprised looks on their faces as they stared down at the seemingly innocent scrolls.

"I'm guessing that Shukaku told you that these are prankster scrolls made by him and Kyuubi, right?" Naruto asked picking up the biggest scroll as Gaara nodded in agreement.

"And the Kyuubi explained that he and the Shukaku were prank buddies before they were sealed inside the first biju" Gaara watched as Naruto nodded before getting a concentrated look on his face.

"I just have one question for the fox…" Naruto suddenly had of look of irritation as he asked the Kyuubi out loud why he didn't give him any pointers when he would pull pranks when he was younger. Gaara almost laughed as he saw the old Naruto return, eyes bright with curiosity and anger as the Kyuubi responded in his head with "I only pranked with Shukaku and didn't want to betray that…besides I didn't like you yet." Both biju vessels looked at the scrolls before asking how nobody haven't found them before them and was answered with "only true pranksters can find and unlock the secrets of the scrolls. The only reason you and Gaara found it is because you're a true prankster but Gaara has Shukaku sealed in him and therefore be able to find it too."

Gaara then watched the smile on Naruto's face disappear before he looked at him, handed him the scroll and head for the door to the library. This surprised the other three beings (Gaara, Shukaku, and Kyuubi) as Naruto had almost made it to the door before Gaara found his voice again.

"You're not going to try and use it Naruto?" Gaara asked as Naruto stopped, with his hand on the door, shaking his head no and ignoring the Kyuubi who was asking the same question, only in a less gentle way.

"Why?"

At this Naruto sighed and turned around his eyes betraying the level of pain and hurt he was feeling as he told Gaara the reason.

"There is no point in me taking some petty revenge on a prank that backfired. I mean there is more ramen around and other things I could try and buy but there is no need for me to stake a claim that I will get even on all of them…I will start acting like Sasuke who talks about nothing but revenge and act all depressed and such."

'Too late for that' all three beings thought as Gaara looked at Naruto who turned towards the door again.

'It seems Kankuro's words dug deeper than he let on and not just Kankuro but almost all of the people Naruto trusted had turned their back on him. Even now he still cares enough about them even when they hurt him in the worst of ways, he truly is strong.'

Gaara looked down at the scroll in his hand as he asked the Shukaku how to activate the scroll in which he replied he had to either fuel it with his or Kyuubi's chakra. Gaara fueled some of the Shukaku's chakra and watched as the scroll glowed yellow before unraveling itself on the table in which showed the words of some kind of contract. Naruto stepped away from the door and back over to the table as Gaara quickly read the "contract". Nodding to himself, Gaara retrieved the kunai from earlier and tried to cut his fingers but the sand around him prevented him from doing so, making him frown.

"Gaara what are you doing?" Naruto asked noticing that even without his gourd the sand would try and protect him from the dangers around him.

"I'm trying to sign the prankster contract and pull pranks around Suna" he said as he placed the kunai down on the table while Naruto stared at him like he was crazy.

"Why would you do that, you're the Kazekage you're supposed to be protecting the people of Suna not pulling pranks on them."

Gaara smiled as he heard and saw the worry in the blonde's face as he said that it would make his life more interesting, plus he was curious as to why Naruto enjoyed doing it so much. The room was silent where the only sound was the two of them breathing and the sand falling as it retracted back into the ground.

"Are you sure about this Gaara?" Naruto asked worried about his redheaded friend who said that he was sure and quickly cut his fingers barely drawing blood as the sand didn't intervene this time and "signed" the prankster scroll. The redheaded Kazekage then looked up at Naruto, wounds already healing, and smiled as he held out the contract towards Naruto who just stared at it.

"Are you going to join me in terrorizing Suna with harmless pranks?" Gaara said looking at the blonde, a strange sense of déjà vu coming from Shukaku who had asked the same question to Kyuubi many, many decades ago. Naruto continued to stare at the contract as he seriously thought about it and then looked up into Gaara's teal eyes and made a decision. Returning a smile, Naruto used a kunai to cut his fingers and sign next to Gaara's fingerprints as they heard a gasp behind them, turning to see Temari whose eyes were wide. Before anybody could say anything the scroll began to glow as it floated in the air while Temari made her way over to her brother and Naruto asking what they had done. The three ninja shielded their eyes as 2 large lights shot from the scroll as Naruto and Gaara heard yelling in their head before it disappeared. As the light faded they unshielded their eyes and to their shock there stood two people who wasn't there before stretching in front of them. Kyuubi and Shukaku were standing in front of them, human form, stretching and looking around before their eyes met the now in fighting stance trio. Kyuubi and Shukaku rolled their demon eyes as they told the trio that they weren't there to fight in fact couldn't fight because they didn't have any of their powers and therefore would be pointless to attack.

"Why are they here better yet, how are you here?" Temari asked not once moving from her stance as Gaara and Naruto slowly relaxed as the demons looked at them, a bored expression on their face, as they picked up the scrolls off the table.

"How we're here isn't important, why we're here is because you two signed the contract and therefore we are going to help you learn prank style" the demons said making the trio look at each other as Temari relaxed herself staring at the demons.

"What do you mean teach us 'prank style'?" Naruto asked never hearing of such a style as he looked at the siblings who shook their heads saying they didn't know either.

"Obviously" the demons muttered before handing Naruto and Gaara two of the smaller scrolls before putting the others away in a bag that magically appeared with them and handed it to Naruto.

"Give these to people who you feel you can trust to not abuse the style but use it to pull minor pranks."

Temari then looked at the two boys, anger and fear shown in her eyes, as she asked them what was happening and what did they sign in their blood. Gaara turned to Temari and explained about finding and signing the prank contract and his reasons for doing so as Temari looked at him like he lost his mind, which in Temari's head he did. After a few minutes pass and the shock wore off, she looked between the two boys and sighed knowing there was no way to convince him to try and stop it.

"Don't try and hurt anybody you two. I know that they didn't treat you well when growing up Gaara but…oh never mind. I know you will keep your promise to keep the people of Suna safe so I'm going to stop lecturing you."

Gaara smiled and hugged his sister saying thank you, catching her by surprise, as Naruto tried to hand her a scroll his foxy grin back on his face.

"Oh no, you're not roping me into that contract, you two can forget it" Temari said laughing as she noticed the twin mischievous looks on Naruto and Gaara's face as they advanced towards her, the two pranking buddies clearly enjoying the show.

"Come on, Temari, you know you want to" Naruto taunted seeing that Temari was seriously considering it as she looked at Gaara who knew just what to say to make her give in.

"You can get revenge on Kankuro and all he ever done to you" Gaara said making Temari stop and her eyes glaze a bit as she thought about all the pranks Kankuro had pulled on her and run away laughing. Sighing in defeat, Temari said she would do it and quickly signed the contract which disappeared into thin air. Naruto then handed her a scroll from the backpack before looking at the demons and asking them what they were to do now.

"Open the scrolls" they said and they did to show that they were blank. Before Naruto could complain, and you know he was going to, the two biju waved their hands over the blank paper and words begin to appear at the top along with a jutsu underneath. At the top in fancy writing the words "True Prankster Jutsus" appeared as Naruto scanned the paper but was disappointed when it was still blank.

"Aw, where are the rest of the jutsus at Kyuubi?" Naruto whined making everybody smile to see the old Naruto back as Kyuubi chuckled and told Naruto to be patient.

"Patience, brat, a new jutsu will unlock every time we feel you're successful with a prank. It could be as few as one or as many as 3 but you will be able to unlock them all. This one is a freebie" Kyuubi said as Shukaku pointed to the jutsu underneath the title. All three looked down at the jutsu and read out the unusual name for the jutsu.

"Prank Style: Now You See Me, Now You Don't", what is that supposed to mean?" Naruto asked as Temari spoke up and said that it was some kind of invisibility jutsu in which Kyuubi and Shukaku confirmed telling Naruto to think before he spoke.

"So how is this supposed to help us then?" Gaara asked not quiet understanding as the two demons and Naruto smiled and said that he would teach him but first they needed someone to prank.

"As soon as you prank your first person, then you can unlock the second jutsu which will be more useful. Now who are you three going to prank in Suna, most likely someone who has been getting on your nerves or needs to be brought down with a good prank."

The room went quiet as they thought and then each one of them gave off an evil aura as they smiled evilly and said the same name at the same time.

"KANKURO!" as the demons laughed saying that they might as well as get started on learning the jutsu as they practiced all night learning to become invisible and later went to bed waiting for the day to start. In his room, Kankuro sneezed violently, making him topple out of his chair before he looked around and shrugged before standing up and going back to messing with this puppets.