Rising Dragons
Intro:
Here it is chapter 3…before 1 or 2 is back from my beta…don't worry I wont post them out of order -, sorry bout this guys…but I decided that there would be a month after graduation for the students to relax before joining the real world of shinobi…sorry bout the cliffy last chap…
ANOUNCEMENT!: Okay so I have 2 new story ideas only problem is I kinda promised my beta Ataraninja that I wouldn't post another story until RD (may or may not be out) had five chps. Out. So that means that I have to wait until the one that goes out first has five chps. Before I post the other so I'm putting it to the polls. Go to my profile now and find the place that says ATTENTION! VOTE HERE! Read it then come back finish the chap. And put your vote in for that in your review, or you could just pm me it's up to you. For Konaha the Other Village put in KOV, for Sisters put in S. Thank you for your time 'bows'
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"Speaking"
Thinking
"Sakura talking to inner Sakura"
"Inner Sakura talking to Sakura"
Writing
Ichigo and Uryu –chapter 3
It had been one month since graduation and today was the day everyone got assigned their teams. Naruto and Sasuke sat in the front row both sporting new bracelets on their right wrists. Naruto's had beads in tie die white and black hanging on an orange cord. Sasuke's had dark blue beads hanging on a white cord. Both bracelets were inscribed (they are cut into the beads) with ancient writing.
Shikamaru walked in and raised an eyebrow at the headband tied around Naruto's forehead before shrugging and continuing on to his usual seat next to Chioji. Naruto had a big grinning on his face and Sasuke was smirking.
When a chorus of "I WIN!" rang our from the door causing Sasuke to groan and Naruto to chuckle at his brother's expense as they looked at the two girls stuck in the door. Looking over at them Sakura scowled at Naruto.
"Naruto move!" she yelled. Naruto winced before saying "Sorry Sakura-chan but I promised nii-chan that I wouldn't." As Sakura raised her hand Naruto narrowed his eyes at her before saying "He hates fangirls you know? And I can't say I'm too thrilled with them either…I always get hit because of that." He finished muttering the last part to himself.
Mid strike Sakura froze and looked over at Sasuke who was cowering slightly behind Naruto. "Sasuke-kun?" She said confused. Sasuke looked at her before whispering "fangirl" and going back to cowering.
Sakura sat down beside Naruto much to Sasuke and Naruto's shock. A thoughtful frown marred Sakura's face Maybe Okaa-san was right? She thought to herself "I…don't know" inner Sakura replied in a much more tame way then she normally would respond as Sakura remembered the conversation she had had with her mother.
…flashback, graduation day Haruno house…
Sakura threw open the door to her house "Okaa-san I passed! I'm a genin!" she yelled excitedly. A woman with bright red shoulder length straight hair walked into the living room. Her bright emerald eyes were neutral looking, and she was dressed in ANBU armor with a wolf mask (solid white with markings in bright red) strapped to her belt.
"See Okaa-san I can be a ninja!" Sakura said excitedly holding up her headband. The older Haruno looked at her daughter with knowing eyes. Under her mothers gaze Sakura looked down and asked in a small voice "Why Okaa-san? Why don't you want me to be a ninja?"
The elder Haruno sighed before saying "Why do you want to be a ninja Sakura?" Sakura scrunched up her face before saying "So I can be with Sasuke-kun of course." The red haired women scowled down at her daughter and said "If that is your only reason you should quit now."
Sakura's face fell at this "You cling, you primp, you train not at all, you Sakura are nothing more to Uchiha Sasuke then an anointing fangirl." Sakura's mom continued as tears started to form in Sakura's eyes. "If you truly like him then you will have to do something about this, and Sakura the battlefield is no place for a fangirl." The elder Haruno finished turning away and leaving Sakura standing in the living room with tears in her eyes.
…end flashback…
A new determination entered Sakura's eyes as Iruka entered the room. Looking out over the class Iruka smiled before saying "Alright settle down." As the graduates turned to look at him he continued "Today you take the first step on your journey as Konaha shinobi. The road is a long and hard one, but I know that you will prove this village proud!" he finished.
The children cheered as Iruka pulled out a clip board. "All right I will place you on your teams, and then your new sensei will pick you up (skipping the lunch break cause I don't see any point in it)." He said as he began calling out names.
"Team seven consists of Uchiha Uzamaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke." Iruka said Naruto and Sasuke looked at Sakura who still had the look of determination in place but seemed to be struggling to remain seated.
"Just keep your cool" inner Sakura said hyperventilating "I know, I know" answered Sakura taking a calming breath as she struggled to remain calm. Naruto looked at Sasuke who merely shrugged as Iruka finished pairing up the new teams. Soon the jounin instructors started coming and getting their teams.
…five hours later…
"Come on just one prank?!" Naruto said eraser in hand as Sasuke restrained him. "No Naruto we want to make a good impression…and Otou-san said to make sure you didn't." Sasuke said mumbling the last part to himself. Sakura could only stare at the two's antics as the door opened.
"Darn it Sasuke!" yelled Naruto hurling the poor eraser at the chalkboard. Sasuke laughed and said "Yeah yeah I know." A silver haired man raised an eyebrow (the visible one) at his new students.
"Team seven meet me on the roof." The man said disappearing in a swirl of leaves. Naruto scowled at Sasuke and marched out the door in a huff. Sasuke chuckled as he followed his brother out the door. Sakura stood up and with a slightly confused look on her face, and followed behind her team.
…roof top…
Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura sat on a bench (not sure if that's right) on the roof looking over at their sensei. "Okay introduce yourself, tell us some things you like, and your goals." The silver haired man said.
Sakura frowned before saying "Why don't you go first so we'll know what to do." The man sighed before saying "My name is Hatake Kakashi, I like many things, and I don't feel like telling you my goals." All three children sweet dropped thinking All we learned was his name. Pointing at Sakura, Kakashi said "You first pinky."
Sakura scrunched up her face before saying "I'm Haruno Sakura, I li…" she tailed of and glanced out the corner of her eye at the scowling Sasuke. Making up her mind she continued "I like studying, and my goal is to become a useful member of this team." Naruto and Sasuke looked shocked at this new turn of events while Kakashi merely raised his visible eyebrow.
"I'm next!" shouted Naruto happily "My name is Uchiha Uzamaki Naruto, I like training with my family, gardening (true), and practicing with Ichigo. My dream is to become the best Hokage ever someday!" he finished
What's an Ichigo? Kakashi and Sakura thought to them selves "Heck if I know." Inner Sakura put in to Sakura. Sasuke smirked before saying "I'm Uchiha Sasuke, I like training with my family, tomatoes (also true), and practicing with Uryu. My goals are to rebuild the Uchiha clan in Konaha, and…kill a certain someone." He finished darkly.
Kakashi sighed under his breath. This is an interesting development. I expected a rabid fangirl, and got instead a kunoichi bent on improving herself. A loud mouth with little talent, and got a confident boy trying to prove himself. And a brooding avenger, but got a boy more interested in building his clan. And what exactly are Ichigo and Uryu? The cyclopean ninja thought to himself.
"Alright meet me tomorrow at training ground seven at seven am." Kakashi said getting up to leave. "Why sensei?" questioned Sakura giving in to her curiosity. Kakashi gave them an eye smile before saying "Tomorrow you will be going through some survival training."
Sakura frowned before saying "Survival training? But we did that already at the academy." Kakashi laughed evilly before replying "Out of all the students that graduated only nine will become genin the rest will be sent back to the academy. Tomorrow you will take your real test. Oh and don't eat breakfast unless you want to throw up."
Sakura paled at this revelation while Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other in confusion. Both had similar thoughts A ninja not eat before a mission?...sounds off. "See you then." Kakashi said disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
"That's just weird. Okaa-san said a ninja should never head into a mission with a empty stomach." Said Naruto frowning. Sasuke nodded before adding "Otou-san said that sometimes a light meal was called for but to always eat so you wouldn't get distracted by hunger."
Sakura frowned before saying "If that's so why did Kakashi-sensei say not to eat?" Naruto placed his hand on his chin in thought. Sakura's eyes widened as his bracelet seemed to pulse with a blue light.
Naruto blinked before saying "Ichigo thinks he's trying to trick us." Sakura scrunched up her face and pointed at Naruto's bracelet before saying "Is that Ichigo?" Naruto blinked again before looking at Sasuke and saying "What do you think?"
Sasuke looked thoughtful before saying "Otou-san said a team should not keep secrets, and should share techniques if possible." Naruto looked down and fidgeted when Sasuke said they should not keep secrets.
Sakura cocked her head as Sasuke stood up. Naruto sighed as he too stood up before saying "Hey Sakura-chan, why don't you come over to our house and we can talk." Sakura nodded as she followed the two out of the building and down the road.
It wasn't too long before they wound up in front of the Uchiha compound. Entering Sakura's eyes widened, where once it was filled only with buildings painted in dark colors and concrete walkways with the Uchiha fans scattered about the buildings, now was a place of bright colors.
The buildings were still dark and had their Uchiha fans still in place, but parts of the concrete sidewalk had been removed and the soil underneath used to plant many different species of plants. Many of the plants were covered in flowers and the walkway now seemed to wind threw an elaborate garden.
Naruto smiled at her reaction to the compound "Okaa-san likes flowers." He said with a goofy grin. Sasuke chuckled before saying "Yeah, and baka here helps." Naruto blushed scarlet before shouting "SHUT UP TEME!"
Hearing a stifled giggle the two boys turned to their pink haired teammate. Sakrua had a hand over her mouth and a slight blush on her cheeks from her out burst. "He is kinda cute when he's embarrassed like that." Inner Sakura pointed out "I noticed." Sakura replied.
At Sakura's blush Naruto's deepened. Sasuke smirked at the two before putting his hands in his pockets and walking further into the compound. Naruto snapped out of it first and was quick to follow Sasuke. Sakura shook her head before running after her two teammates.
Before long they entered what appeared to be a well used training area. "You might want to sit down." Said Naruto with a sigh. Sakura nodded and choosing a spot on the ground did so. Sasuke and Naruto joined her and with a sad sigh Naruto said "Sakura what do you know of the Kyuubi no Kitsune?"
Sakura cocked her head and asked "The nine tailed demon fox?" Naruto nodded. Frowning Sakura said "It was killed by the fourth Hokage. Why?" Naruto shook his head and said "What if I told you that was a lie. That instead the fourth was unable to kill it and was forced instead to seal it away."
Sakura scrunched up her face before saying "But something like the Kyuubi couldn't just be sealed in anything." Naruto nodded and said "You're right of course. He would have had to seal it in something with chakra coils. A human, to be more specific."
Again Sakura looked confused before saying "But it would have had to be an infant to survive the sealing." Naruto chuckled and said "Yeah." He sighed before continuing "Sakura what would you say if I told you I was that infant?"
Sakura's eyes got as big as saucers as she stared at the blond before her. Her brain began putting the pieces together. The hateful glares, the fear, and the anger that most of the villagers directed at the blond. She looked at him and with a gulp said "I'd say I believe you."
Naruto blinked at her calm reply. Sasuke rolled his eyes and said "See, I told you people wouldn't freak out…well those that know you won't anyway." Naruto stuck his tongue out at Sasuke before Sakura asked "So what is Ichigo?"
"Ichigo is a memento from our Okaa-san, so is Uryu." Said Sasuke showing her his bracelet. "Our Okaa-san was raised in Mist were there was this summoning contract that no one could use. The reason being that the summons of the contract had high standards, and they had refused all who had tried to summon them." Naruto continued.
"That is until our Okaa-san signed the contract." Naruto added. "When Okaa-san signed the contract, the summons had compassion on her and allowed her and those she approved of to take the trial to have a bond summon which is a method of summoning where you are permanently bonded with your summon…basically you summon your summon alone." Sasuke said.
"Both Naruto and myself have taken and passed the trial. That is how we got Uryu and Ichigo. They are our bond summons." Sasuke finished. Sakura looked even more confused. "So your bracelets are summons?" She asked with a frown. Naruto burst out laughing and Sasuke chuckled at her expression.
"Sort of, they merely take the form of bracelets most of the time as it's the most convenient." Said Sasuke. Sakura scrunched up her face before saying "Form?" Naruto gave her a toothy grin before saying "Forms, multiple!"
Sakura's eyes widened at this "They have three all together. " added Sasuke with a smirk. "Wanna see?" asked Naruto excitedly. Sakura blinked before saying "Sure." Sasuke smirked before saying "Good, if you see them now you won't freeze in battle when you see us use them."
End:
Dad gum it I wanted to put more in but it was getting lengthy and well I gota think of my beta's ya know? And I think in the original both of Sakura's parents are civilians so yeah I changed that (her mom is based off of her mother in a story in the works…KOV…go back to top and read ANOUNCEMENTS! If you don't know what that means. Please leave me a review and let me know what you think.
As for the two recent cliffys I will resolve them next chp..gomen, and as to why Sakura was so understanding well lets she she is the second smartest student in their class (Shikamaru being the smartest) as far as we know so I don't see her having a problem processing the information.
Things you might not know:
Okaa-san means mother, so does kaa-san but Okaa-san is more honorific (weird way of saying it)
Otou-san means father, so doe's tou-san but…see Okaa-san…
I guess you could say that kaa-san is mom while Okaa-san is mother with tou-san being dad and Otou-san being father if that helps.
Baka is the equivalent of stupid or idiot
Teme means bastard
From my beta Ataraninja: Why'd you have to end it there? See whenever I actually read ur stories I don't want them to end so abruptly! Weird huh?
HNN:….so maybe you should read them more often?
From my other beta Blue Bunny2: