A/N: my, my, my... I just realized few but idiotic mistakes in the last chapters. Like, I sent Sai who was drunk to a mission.. leik wtf?! And Sai isn't under Tsunade – he's in Root, Danzou's ANBU (this was a not-so-important-one though)
Guess who's making his appearance in the chapter??? LEE!!!
Hmph.. about the pairings (If I hadn't mentioned it before)
o) SasuNaru – main/eventual,
o) SaiNaru,
o)OroSasu (as memories) (and you witnessed it in last chapter...),
o) MizaNaru (yeey! My OC with Naru!!) ,
o) LeeSaku,
o) AnkoNaru, anyone? Yep. XD
Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto owns every character in this story except Mizashi, who is my own creation...
Warnings:
1)Naruto has a bad choice of words in this chapter...
2) beware of hints to shonen ai. [..cut..]
„bakabakabaka" – talking
„cutiecutiecutie" – Mizashi talking in their minds.. XD
'dobedobedobe' – thoughts
„narunarunaru" – Kyuubi talking
Shinobi's Don't Cry
Chapter 3
Making No Mistakes
Naruto woke up just when his alarm clock rang.
„God, is it tomorrow already?" with a sigh he tried to press the alarm button to end this annoying noise.
„Dammit!" he cursed when he couldn't find it.
Pissed off by the alarm, young shinobi grabbed the clock and just threw it against the wall. He smiled at the sound. He smiled at the sound when it broke apart, glass scattering all over the floor.
With another sigh he rolled on his back, staring at the gray ceiling and few spiders that reminded him that there's one more place to be cleaned in his apartment.
Iruka and Kakashi-senseis and also Sakura had told him to stop living in a mess, like a child. He had made a mental note to clean this place but he didn't have time to do it – training, missions, more training, going to Otafuku town (1). And besides, why he should clean this place up? Bachelors never cleaned their place up.
Naruto grinned at this thought. Yeah, he was having a bachelor-type of life – smoking, drinking, going to clubs.
Kinda.
He closed his eyes and furrowed his brows. Actually, he hadn't been on a single date. Since his return to the village, he had asked every girl he knew out.
That time Sakura had said that she's too tired after that bell test. And now she was Lee's girlfriend. Hinata... Hinata fainted the second Naruto took her hand and said „Would you like to-". He didn't even finish cause she just collapsed on the ground. Ino had rejected him, saying she's with Choji. While remembering all this, a large sweat drop was forming on his forehead.
He barely escaped Tenten's wrath alive, when he asked her out. Temari was taken already. Even Konohamaru had been seen lately hanging out with Hanabi, Hinata's younger sister.
Now that was an outrage – even the kid had managed to get himself a girl, while Naruto hadn't...
„Dammit!!" he cursed loudly and sat up in his bed.
'Today's the day. The chuunin exam begins. And this time, I got all three parts of it covered. Hehehe. Well, that is, if Mizashi won't be a complete dick and will pass down the answers to me and Kaishi.'
„I hope he didn't hear that." Naruto looked around as if Mizashi would be right here, in his room. „I need some water. " he muttered and slowly scuffed to kitchen.
The stuff he took yesterday was still affecting him and Naruto prayed it will disappear till the exam.
He poured some water in a tea cup and started drinking.
After a while, he opened his eyes and made a sour face.
'This isn't going anywhere...'
Blond shinobi pulled it away from his lips, frowning and again, threw the object in his hand against the wall. Once more the silence was broken by the sound of shattering porcelain.
He didn't even look at the impact – he was already drinking directly from the water tap. A sort of bliss was seen on his face.
'Oh, shit... That was Tsunade's present...'
„You shouldn't have done that, kid." Kyuubi spoke. „You know, Tsunade-hime won't like it when she'll find out."
'She won't. And that's final.' Inner Naruto said it in a way and tone that Sasuke usually did.
„So you miss him that much, huh?" Kyuubi let out a sigh.
'He's my friend. And what do you mean by „that much"?'
„Time will tell. It will make things more clear."
'Umm.. Kyuu'? Are you still high from yesterday?'
„No. You forced that on me. Like I said the first time you tried this shit – use it again and I will stop giving you my chakra."
'Wha-? If you do that in a battle, I'll die. We'll die. You'll die.'
„No. I'll heal but won't lend you anything. Start acting like a ninja, a shinobi, an adult for god's sake! You and that stuff you used – they weaken us, me and you!! If you'll go on, I might have problems healing you as well. Please, think, at least, once in your life!!" infuriated demon yelled at inner Naruto.
'What did that just mean?!'
„Unlike you, little brat, I know how medical treatment or pills can affect me-"
'So what?!'
„Don't interrupt older people when they're talking!! I have lived hundreds of times longer than you, be honored that I'm inside of you, not some other kind of my fellow bijuu!! (2)"
'Whatever...' Naruto said and waved his hand.
„DO NOT ignore me!! I'm not done, gaki!"
'Yes, you are!' he shouted and closed his ears with hands and walked away from Kyuubi's cage.
„How DARE you ignore me?! How dare you?!" Kyuubi's yells echoed in his mind.
Naruto drew away his lips a little bit to breathe in and muttered „Stupid Kyuubi.."
Right after the last sounds escaped his lips, he pressed them back against the water tap.
He didn't care, if he was going spending the whole exam in the restroom, Naruto just kept drinking.
„Hello, my youthful friend!!!" someone shouted behind the blond shinobi's back, when he was practically sucking the water tap to satisfy his thirst, and made Naruto jump in the air and spit out all the water inside his mouth.
'..Lee...'
„Having a refreshing drink is an excellent way to start a new day!" Lee practically beamed with his youthful spirit. „Aaah, this is the big day for you, right, Naruto-kun? My sweet, sweet Sakura-chan told me that a few days ago you had taken few sips from „the spring of youth" (3)."
Naruto nodded at that.
„Oh, and Sakura-chan also told what happened after... So, are you feeling better now?" Lee asked more seriously.
„We're gonna talk 'bout that later, when I pass the first stage of exam!" Naruto shined.
„YOSH!!!" both shinobi called in unison, laughing soon afterward.
After Lee had gone and Naruto ready to go to his exam, blond shinobi felt that he should visit someone.
'Hope... I hope, I won't get killed there..'
Minutes later he stood in front of a huge mansion.
'Calm down, Naruto, they won't kill you... it's okay... it will be okay...' Naruto thought while walking through mansion's inner court.
Shinobi walked straight to the door opposite him but stopped right in front of it, hesitating to knock. He took a deep breath and raised his hand to knock.
„Come in!" A firm male's voice ordered.
'Oh, fuck. Oh. Fuck. I-I should get the hell out of here.. I should get away.. I-I –'
Suddenly the door was opened and our shinobi was facing a slightly taller, older man with long, black hair.
Hyuuga Hiashi.
The man didn't look happy or delighted to see Naruto, not at all. He was one of those Hyuugas from who Naruto ran like from the devil. And Hiashi was the worst of them, in Naruto's opinion.
„Yes, Uzumaki?" he forced the last word past his lips.
In Naruto's mind these two words sounded like – „I'm counting until five, and if you're not gone by then, I'll make sure you won't leave this place... alive.".
„Err... Umm... IwouldliketoseeHinata-chan err, ImeanHinata-san." Poor blond teen breathed out the whole sentence.
Hyuuga took in a sharp breath, as if trying to figure out what is that scent (or smell).
„Hinata!"
Already there was a response „Yes Father! I'm coming!"
Few moments in complete silence and tension almost make Naruto wet his pants.
Hyuuga was staring at him with his pale eyes. Blond teen could feel those eyes piercing through him, even without byakugan activated. Hyuuga Hiashi was indeed one scary man in Naruto's opinion.
And then finally Hinata came.
„Yes, Father? You called me?" Hinata asked in her usually quiet voice.
„Uzumaki Naruto has come... to visit you." Hiashi said firmly.
Hinata nodded and her father walked back into mansion, shutting the door behind him.
A little moment of awkward silence.
„So.. um.. Naruto.." Hinata started.
„Oh, yes!" Naruto blushed and looked sideways
Hinata raised an eyebrow.
„Hi-Hinata... Please.. Please wish me good luck!" he shouted because of nervousness and grabbed her hand.
Poor girl blushed and lost her balance of this sudden wish. Naruto caught her and sat down with her in his arms, because of the impact, on the porch.
„Hinata.." shinobi looked into her light violet eyes – they looked so big and deep..
Unconsciously he leaned in closer to her face, until his lips were only less than a second above hers. Their lips touched lightly –
„UZUMAKI NARUTO!!!! What are you doing to Hinata-sama??!" a manly voice shouted.
Immediately Naruto pulled away from the girl and saw very infuriated... Neji...
„N-Ne-Neji... It's not.. what you think..."
Neji twitched – something said that he didn't buy a single word.
„What is going on with all the noise?" A door slid open and Hiashi stood there, his vein throbbing. „Hi-" Hyuuga couldn't finish this, clearly dumbfounded by the scene.
Naruto's now wide eyes watched as rage grew greater in Hinata's father's eyes. And like in a slow animation show, he saw the activation of byakugan in both males eyes.
'AAAAHH!!!! I knew it! I knew it – I AM gonna get killed here!!!'
„U-ZU-MA-KI... Na-ru-tohh... you... you..."
„Erhm, Neji, Hiashi-san... this-this is not.. what you think it is..."
„F-F-Father... Neji-sa-san..."
„Hinata... please... step aside." Eldest Hyuuga hissed through his teeth.
Hinata's eyes widened – it seemed like it is the first time she saw her father so furious.
'Gotta run... Gotta run!! Hyaaa!!' „Umm.." Naruto sweatdropped „I-I... I gotta go... see.. chuunin exam..."
„Naruto! Where are you?! you got to get here now! You have exactly a half an hour to get your nice ass to the Academy!"
'I got it... I got it! But not right now... I'm going to be murdered here...'
„Will you be okay?"
'Yeah... I'm fast.'
„Ouu-kaaay... We'll wait for you then... but, please, stay alive!"
'*sigh* At least, I won't have to use my chakra today..'
„H-Hiashi-san, Ne-Neji-san, Hinata-chan... I... I have to run now... Please excuse-" Naruto, who was sweatdroping like in hell, just dodged elder Hyuuga's hit.
It would be okay if only one of the Hyuuga men attacked him, but to take on two – and not just any old Hyuugas but the best of the clan – that made Naruto really nervous, to say the least.
Both Neji and Hiashi attacked him at the same time, so death would be inevitable.
'Yeah, that just lightened my mood a lot!' inner Naruto groaned.
After using few shadow clones, some how he escaped from their attacks and now was making a run for it.
'Please, don't close the main gate! Please! Have me-e-ercy!'
„Naruto-kun..."
'How will I ever have a boyfriend when Father and Neji are acting like this? AAAHH!! He... Naruto... k-k-kissed m-me...' the last words made Hinata blush.
„Oy! Hinata, I'm sorry for all this!" Naruto shouted standing outside the gate.
He took off when Neji and Hinata's father didn't seem like stopping.
„Naruto!! Naruto!!" she ran after her relatives. „Good luck, Naruto!"
All three Hyuugas watched as Uzumaki Naruto's form grew smaller and smaller.
Both males were panting and still looking furious but Hinata was smiling gently.
They closed the gate for „some vicious people not to trespass their district" and walked towards Hinata who was still standing in the court.
„We need to talk."
Hiashi Hyuuga turned his head and was more than surprised to hear his daughter saying this, when actually it should have been him to make a strict face and scold her.
Neji smiled but he was also surprised.
'So, Hinata-sama is finally taking control of her destiny... It's been so long...' young jonin stopped and looked into the blue, blue sky...
„Hm. He's here, Kai."
„It's Kaishi."
„Naru-chin!!"
Blond shinobi stopped running and froze on the spot, his blood boiling. 'Sai called me –chan but... –chin..'
„I'll kill you, Mizashi!!" Naruto shouted and ran at the Suna nin.
They looked more like playing or even dancing than trying to murder, cause Mizashi perfectly dodged every single one of Naruto's hits. He was laughing and giggling, watching the enraged shinobi throwing punches where ever he could.
It was hard, almost impossible to land a single punch, if your opponent is reading your mind with the speed of sound.
Somehow Naruto spun too strongly and fell on the ground, face down, catching onto Mizashi, who landed beside him. Suna nin quickly took his advantage (A/N: what a bastard, eh?) of the pose and situation Konoha nin was in. He jumped on Naruto and took both of his hands behind blond's back.
Mizashi sat on Naruto astral and smiled.
„See, Naruto-kin, I win. Again c3." He leaned to Naruto's ear „It's quite pointless fighting, if you're facing an opponent who possesses abilities that you don't. And guess, never will."
„Let go and get the fuck off!!" Naruto hissed.
„Now, now, Naruto-kun... Where are your manners?" Mizashi said this in a voice that sent shivers down Kaishi's spine and become as pale as snow.
'C-Could it be??.. O-Oro-chimaru?... No, my mind is confusing a genin with that man... Wait! Orochimaru might have killed the real Mizashi and then took over his body! Does he know who I am? I must stop him at all costs from molesting my Naruto!'
„Get off him, you old pedo!!!" Kaishi shouted across the empty Academy yard.
Mizashi and Naruto both froze and looked at Kaishi with wide eyes.
„Kaishi? Are you feeling alright??" Naruto asked quite concerned.
„Yea, Kai, maybe you should sit down somewhere..." Mizashi said „Exam stress." He whispered not too quietly to Naruto.
„I'm fine, you sicko!!"
„Oh, okay..." Naruto looked distinctively at Mizashi, who was still siting on his back.
Mizashi understood the hint and got off Naruto and helped him get back up and dust off the dirt in various places Naruto „couldn't possibly reach" which turned into molesting the blond Konoha nin.
„Naruto-kun has a nice ass." Mizashi said and groped Naruto.
„Mi-Mizashi.. There are kids here.."
„AWW, you just sounded like we'd be married with children and we wanted to get busy between the sheets."
„You know, you're really..''
„Come on!" Mizashi shouted, his hand still on Naruto's hip as they walked to Kaishi. „Exam will start after 10 minutes, let's go!"
Kaishi literally made himself move – he couldn't bare the sight of blushing Naruto in the arms of that Mizashi guy who might be Orochimaru in disguise.
'So I keep my profile low from now on. No more embarrassing things like that...'
„Attention!!" a deep and serious man's voice called for order. „If you won't shut up immediately, you can walk right out that door and take this exam next year!"
Every shinobi shut up immediately.
The man smirked. „Alright, listen up! Each of you will take a paper from this box and after you're seated you'll be given your exam pages. You will divided into three groups."
Everyone moaned.
„T-Three groups?!" Naruto groaned loudly.
„Silence!! Now, everyone come here and take your pieces."
Slowly everyone took their little papers and then other nins, dressed in gray uniforms appeared.
„Numbers 1 till 10, come here!" ten shinobi's raised their heads and followed the voice.
„Number 21 till 31, come here!"
Mizashi looked and followed other nine shinobi's.
More and more genins were seated, remaining ones growing impatient and nervous.
„Number 109 till 119, come!"
Kaishi went away to take his seat in the middle of the classroom.
'Why do I have such a large number?!' inner Naruto moaned.
„Number 142 till 152! Come here!"
'Kyaa!! Finally mine 145th!'
The last eight shinobi's walked over to the chuunin who had called out their numbers. Naruto received group number 2 and walked to the empty seat with his number.
Before he sat down, he looked briefly around to find Mizashi and Kaishi. Kaishi was sitting in 8th row, three rows behind Naruto's and blond couldn't see Mizashi – that guy was a real pro when it came to blending in with the crowd.
„Listen up, you wannabes! My name is Morino Ibiki and I'll be your proctor today! These nins," he gestured at the shinobi's in gray uniforms, „They will be my assistants, If any of you will even think of cheating, know that, they're able to every move you make with their sharp eyes. Now here are the rules – If they catch you cheating, they will immediately write down your name and your method. If you are caught cheating three times, you are disqualified and banned from taking this exam for 7 years (4). You have no right to become a chuunin if you're so foolish. Prove me that you're worthy to become a chuunin!" He shouted.
„Group number one, raise your hands! Group number two! Group number three!"
'Mizashi, oy, Mizashi! What is your group?' Naruto asked quite sure that Mizashi will hear his thoughts.
„Number one. Kaishi's number two. You?" Mizashi answered in his thoughts
'Mine is also two..'
„Hey! Wanna hear what is Kaishi thinking right now?"
'Ehh... I rather pass...'
„... one point will be deduced from the maximum ten for each incorrect answer. And each team will pass or not, judging by their total points. But, if someone in the team will receive zero points, not only that person will but also the whole team will fail!!"
A wave of shock ran though the classroom.
„I haven't done explaining the exam-"
'Oy, Mizashi! Have you located the chuunins yet?'
„Yeah kiddo... One is sitting in the third row, closer to wall, other is at the very last row in your collumn, there's two more – one right in front of you and one behind Kaishi... Naru-chaaan..."
'What?' Naruto asked annoyed.
„There's a shinobi behind you who is thinking dirty thoughts about you..."
Naruto blushed and froze. A sentinel closer to him looked at Naruto quite suspiciously.
'H-How far behind?'
„Not quite."
Naruto could see Mizashi's smirk, even in his thoughts.
„Aaahh... Naruto-chaan... If only you could hear what that jonin in front is thinking... It seems, he's quite exited.. No, hell-of-a excited... Oy, Naru?"
'Mphm?'
„I got a plan – First I get answers from chuunins, then I pass it down to Kaishi and then slowly I pass it to you."
'Whaa-? Why slowly??'
„Think about it – jonin and other watchdogs will be more that surprised if you will answer all in one fell swoop. They will find it more than suspicious... Meanwhile read the questions and pretend to be writing... Well do it naturally...understood?"
'Yeah, yeah..' he sighed.
„... 45 minutes and then I'll give you the final question." Ibiki looked at his clock. „Begin!!"
All 150 shinobi's turned their exam sheets to see the questions with a loud rustle.
'And now it begins again... I see a familiar face... Uzumaki Naruto, wasn't it? Ooh, I want to see how will you do this time... An to think, I passed you, even you didn't answer a single question on the sheet.' Ibiki mentally laughed. 'Something tells me that he will fill every gap this time... after all, he's been traveling with Jiraya-sama for last two years... And his team... I have got no clue about who they are... Sunagakure, Otogakure and Konohagakure – all the villages that played their part in Sandaime's assassination.. To think, they're on the same team... I'll better tell Anko to keep a close eye at that Oto nin... And Orochimaru is being suspiciously quiet, keeping a low profile... I wonder, what he's up to?' the supervising jonin narrowed his eyes and set his sight at the dark haired teenager, who was scanning his exam paper.
„Naruto, you ready?"
'Oh, finally! I thought you won't give me the answers...'
„Listen, the answer to Question number 1 is: 5; 18 and „Not possible"."
'Got it.'
Blond shinobi slowly wrote all the answers Mizashi gave him.
'Mizashi! Hey! Mizashi, you didn't give the answer to 7th!'
Question number 7:
You are attacked by 20 kunais and some of them have an explosive note attached, thrown by 4 ninjas surrounding you. Your arsenal consists of 5 shuriken, 6 kunais, 3 senbon needles, 2 smoke bombs and a wire. How will you be able to defend yourself if the wind blows from North-West with speed 2,8 meters per second and enemy's kunai speeds vary from 1 – 3 meters per second? Also describe your actions if: a) you're carrying a wounded comrade; b) there are more than 4 ninjas attacking you and the situation (described above) remains the same?
„Well, what d'you think bout it?"
'It's kinda easy...'
„See? Then you can do it on your own."
'Oy! Just give me the answers!'
„The person who you are trying to reach is not at home or is busy. You can leave him a message. Beee-"
'Mizashi! Cut the retarded jokes!'
„Uhh, Just answer how you feel about it... I'll give a holler when he'll be about to give the 10th question."
'He is such a pain in the ass...'
„I heard it."
„Here goes... I just hope they won't notice the difference between my own and what Mizashi gave me..."
„Listen up!! Stop writing!! I am going to give you the final 10th question and I am going to say it only once, so pay attention. Whether you pass and become a chuunin or not depends on what your answer is going to be." Ibiki felt that the air and genins were already tense. „But I must tell you that if you fail this question – you fail the exam and are left as a genin for the rest of your lives!!"
Many genins gasped after hearing this.
Ibiki continued „If anyone doesn't feel strong enough, you can quit by raising your hand and admitting defeat, thus getting a chance to become a chuunin next time. The tenth question itself is a battle amongst your three-man team. Of three team members who will attempt the final question, one will most surely fail the exam."
'One of us?' Naruto thought 'It won't be me – I know.'
„If you fail – you will never ever have another chance to take this exam. If you want to quit the exam, do it, and you may come again the next time, after 6 months. Of course, if one person in team quits, the whole team fails. Now what will you do?"
The atmosphere in the classroom tensed.
„It's a choice of either your comrades, friends or your destiny. If you want to quit, do it now." (5)
Moments of silence followed until someone raised their hand and said that she can't take it anymore.
„Number 5, number 150 and number 87. Get out!!"
Then more and more genins raised their hands and were sent (or dragged, in some cases) out.
„Number 115! Numbers 28 and 145 get out!!"
Naruto's heart stopped.
His number was called out and labeled as „failed". Blond shinobi sat there in shock.
„Let's go, Naruto..." Mizashi came to his row and said.
Naruto remained in his seat. Kaishi walked past these two and out of the room.
It seemed that Naruto finally snapped out of it and slowly got up from his seat. He didn't hear Mizashi saying that he's had enough and wants to quit. Naruto didn't even think of quitting – Uzumaki Naruto never quits, no... matter ..what...
„Kaishi... Kaishi!!! You-You piece of a shit!!" Naruto jumped at Kaishi, enraged.
Mizashi managed to hold Naruto down and started pushing him towards the door.
„What is wrong with you?!?!"
„He-He apparently couldn't take it anymore..." light haired shinobi sighed.
„I'm sorry for his behaviour, believe me, he's like this all the time. He-he has too much of Konoha's fire inside of him.." Mizashi apologized to Ibiki and others.
The rest of the way he held Naruto's mouth shut and kept the blond in a tight grip because he kept protesting all the way about this abuse.
After Mizashi and Naruto were outside the classroom, Kaishi closed the door behind them.
„Lets go." dark haired shinobi said not rising his head.
At the end of hall was Sakura. The pink haired kunoichi smiled gently.
„It's – It's over..." Naruto sighed and couldn't believe he just failed the chuunin exam.
„Come." She said and gently took the depressed shinobi by his hand and led them to another classroom.
All the other genins who had raised their hands and were sent away were here.
„Hey, this is..."
„Yeah, Iruka-sensei's classroom." Sakura ended. „We'll wait a bit... For others to come."
More shinobi's joined them, looking also depressed.
Naruto looked around and among the chuunins and failed genins he saw a familiar face. Ino. The blond kunoichi noticed him and gave a small smile.
The depressed atmosphere in the small classroom was suffocating and Ino couldn't take the suicidal aura anymore and opened a window. There were too many people who weren't too cheerful right now.
„Alright, you weaklings!!" Ibiki roared. „Who gave you the guts to quit the exam?! Who? Your parents? Siblings? Friends? Or teammates? ... Well, you can thank them properly now..." Few genins gave him questioning looks. „Because you just passed the first stage!!"
„ . . . "
„Umm... You. Passed."
Another silent moment in the classroom while the information sank in genin's minds. What followed that was a sudden burst of laughter and yelling.
„Whaaaaaat?!?!" Naruto jumped from his seat. „What do you mean?? How come?? We raised our hands and quit the exam!! Why did we passed??"
The loud background noise disappeared as fast as it had appeared. And other genins were also waiting for an explanation.
'Hmm... At least one shinobi who is a friend with his common sense.. more or less...'
„Well, those who stayed there chose themselves over their friends and comrades. But you didn't, so you passed."
'Mizaashiii!!!!!' inner Naruto yelled fired up in flames.
„But it gets harder from here on in. But..." he made a pause as if waiting for something to happen.
He stared at the window for a while and all the genins had joined him.
'Anko, where the hell are you?!'
They sat there looking out the window (they were afraid that they'll miss something important whatever it may be..) for a quite a while in silence, either scanning the village or staring pointlessly into the sky.
„Hey, what's that?" one genin stood up because he saw a black dot in the sky that grew larger and larger until it gained a certain form.
All eyes were on the object that was coming towards them with a great speed. It broke the window-glass with a loud shatter but Ibiki's face didn't change – it remain in an expression of utter boredom. He looked in the same direction as before.
Those who were rookies – first year genins – they were surprised but not Naruto or Kaishi. These two knew what was coming.
Another sound of breaking glass and a kunoichi appeared.
She hadn't changed but there was something that caught blond boy's eye.
Yeah, she was wearing her old coat, short skirt, the usual hair style, the fishnet. The fishnet like a shirt.
'Ehrm... that should be it..'
While Anko talked, Naruto basically stared at her, khem, femaly soft things.
'Yeah.. but still, they're smaller than Hinata's... I bet they're firm, cause she's not wearing a bra... Or at least a visible one...' he giggled in his mind (which was under the perverted influence of Jiraya for 3 whole years..) and blushed visibly to others. 'Only ones bigger are Tsunade's... but... they're too huuuge!!! Not to mention old...' inner Naruto shuddered.
„Oy! Gaki! Blondie!!" Anko called out to Naruto who was obviously lost somewhere and she could pretty much tell where..
„Huh?" Naruto replied.
„Why were you staring at me? My breasts?"
The giggling in the class made Naruto blush until his face reminded of a tomato.
„Ehm-no."
„Really?" Anko said and sat down on the desk in front of the blond.
She leaned in dangerously close to Naruto, making him go speechless. She laughed at that and ruffled his hair.
„Yeah sure you didn't."
Ibiki sighed and said that he has things to do in a such a bored tone that only Shikamaru could ever use and left Anko with the genins.
Naruto didn't pay attention to Anko's words, cause he knew what she's going to say.
'Yeah, Ero-senin would like something like this...'
„Oy, Kaishi, wanna know what Naru's thinking?" Mizashi asked the Oto nin.
'I. Already. Know.' Kaishi twitched and had a murderous aura.
Then suddenly Anko turned and placed her feet on Naruto's lap, making the boy jump at that.
„Hm? What's wrong, blondie?" Anko asked with fake curiosity.
„Y-Y-your feet... Oy! Wait! W-wa-wait! C-Can't you molest someone else?"
'She-She is harassing my Naruto... That's it!! I'm going to tear you ap part!!!'
„Wow, wow, wow... I didn't know Naruto was yours."
'Shuddup, Mizashi. He was, is and always will be mine. And that woman is abusing him and trespassing! I won't let that continue any longer! I've had enough!'
„Trespassing?!"
„Stop harassing him, woman!" Kaishi jumped from his seat and yelled.
Mizashi stood up and tried to seat Kaishi.
„What would Naru-chan think if you started to kick that woman's ass? What would he say or do if he found out that you're gay for him? I don't think his reaction would be described as „delighted"..." Mizashi hissed in Kaishi's ear. „Didn't you say that you'll keep your profile low?"
Naruto stared at Kaishi now, just like everyone else. Feeling that he just embarrassed himself like never ever before, Kaishi sat back in his seat.
„And who would you be? His mommy? Guardian?" Anko teased.
„A teammate." he hissed though teeth.
'I... can't just watch as she is harassing him, maybe even turning him on... like that, Mizashi...'
Mizashi sighed at this. „Is this, I mean, the exam, the first time you've seen Naruto?"
'No... A long, long time ago...' Kaishi whispered 'When I saw him fighting, when I saw him sleeping, when he was looking for her, talking to her...'
„Hmm... Are you really from Otogakure? "
'I thought that you'll ask this question someday... And what do you think?'
„My guess is... no. Correct?"
'As painful it is – yes...'
„... in the morning. Class dismissed." Anko called out.
Her feet held down Naruto when he wanted to stand up and get away from her.
Kaishi and Mizashi were already up and waiting for their blond teammate.
„Naruto, are you coming?"
„Not yet. He's gonna stay her a little longer. That is if his guardian doesn't object." Anko answered in teen's place.
„Ooh... I guess..." Mizashi looked at Kaishi „ then we should get going, right, Kaishi? Kaishi?"
Suna nin pushed Kaishi through the door.
'Oy, guys! Wait up! D-Don't leave me here!! Miza~a~ashi!!'
„Good bye, Naru-chan. Have fun."
'M-Miza-shi...'
„Now... Where were we?" Anko leaned in even more.
„Umm.. see.. I got to... go.." Naruto blurted.
He quickly jumped up and made a run for it but as expected, Anko was faster – she appeared in front of him and shoved him against the wall. The kunoichi pinned the chuunin-to-be by holding his hands above the yellow haired hear.
„Why the rush, blondie? Don't act like you're still some gaki..." she nibbled Naruto's ear.
Anko felt boy's heart rate becoming faster.
'He is so much more fun than his sensei... Besides, I bet, he's still a virgin... hehe...'
„I'm sorry but I really got to go... I-I... Let go of me!!" Naruto said, his voice raised in panic.
„Boy... Are you willing to see more than right now?" kunoichi whispered.
That made Naruto's patience reach its limit – he used his chakra to push off the jonin. And in a flash he was gone...
Somehow Naruto found himself sitting on Fourth Hokage's stone head – that place just relaxed him in a way. From here he could see his beloved village, the Hokage tower (his future office, like he always like to think of it) from above. Naruto could see the villagers slowly walking through Konoha's streets. Konoha – the village hidden in the Leaves, Uzumaki Naruto's village, one of the most powerful villages in this side of Earth, was literally at his feet.
Of course, sitting here like this always brought back memories.
'I wonder... about my parent, Kyuu'. We-were they excellent shinobi's or just... average?'
„I'm sure they were fine, kid."
„My parents – they were from Konoha, right?" Naruto said completely oblivious to that he's been watched.
He laid back to face the sky.
'Cause I-I was told in the orphanage that after... umm... your attack, I was found besides the main gate...'
„Why-Why do you think they left me? Why? Why haven't they tried to find me? Kyuu'?" Naruto landed his fist in the stone. „... A-Are they dead? No. Then... then, at least, I'd found their graves... or something... But why is there no one named Uzumaki in out cemetery? C-Could they... be normal people?... Then why-why am I able to draw out chakra?"
„Kid, you're asking way too many difficult and serious questions I can't answer... Ask Tsunade or someone who works in archive..."
'Would they allow me to see the documents?'
„Oy, Uzumaki!"
Naruto jerked as the sudden voice startled him. He watched as someone was falling, or rather, jumping down to join him.
„Kaishi?" blond was more than surprised.
„Konoha is a beautiful village, don't you think, Uzumaki?" Kaishi said as he walked to stand besides Naruto.
„Yeah, it is..." Naruto also looked into the distance.
(A/N: „Love is not looking at each other but looking in the same direction." (c) to whoever came up with these words, hinting – it's not mine, for god's sake...)
„Oy, Kaishi, why'd you raised your hand?" Naruto asked after a while.
„Mizashi asked. We wanted your reaction to be natural, real and we didn't want to raise any suspicion."
Naruto frowned „You could've told me in Iruka's classroom... And what the hell was that? That „Stop harassing him, woman!" or something?!"
Kaishi said nothing – he looked away.
„And why did you leave me alone with that woman?!"
„We didn't want to spoil all the fun..." dark haired shinobi almost hissed.
„Fun?! And what was that line for?? For her to stop harassing me?" Naruto pulled Kaishi down and threw a punch at him.
"I have no plans on fighting you right now and here, so don't ruin my good mood, alright?" Kaishi stopped Naruto's blow and said firmly.
[.. CUT SCENE..]
[...]
Naruto sat down basing on the wooden pole near the river.
It was getting pitch dark here, cause this training ground was far away from the bright lights of Konoha. The moon and its accompanying stars were covered in thick clouds.
He slowly got up and started walking. Naruto walked alone in complete silence, remembering the dreams he had – him as the Hokage, Sakura – top kunoichi and his wife and Sasuke... Sasuke as ANBU black op captain.
The best. The proud. Both loyal to him and the village. Team 7 – all together – all having high positions in their village.
Naruto stopped in front of a gate that held a number plate on it – 12. The Forest of Death existed and started beyond this high fence. It was like a mass of dark and dense matter – life somewhere in its shadows lurking, seeking pray and fighting for their existence.
„Tomorrow, huh?" he muttered looking into this forest in front of him.
„Tomorrow, for sure, I will pass!" Naruto held out his fist in a way like he did when fighting Neji. „For sure!"
In moments like these he could feel the fire burning through his body and mind.
The Forest answered him by bowing the branches and tree-tops in the wind.
'I'd like to have a talk with Kakashi or Ero-senin... I'd want to know if.. everything's okay... Akatsuki's whereabouts... Are they heading here? Are they hiding, keeping a low profile? Or quietly trying to sneak in our village? You know, Kyuu'... I'm afraid... I'm afraid that they'll come and I won't be able to protect the village... Am I being childish, Kyuu'? ... Kyuubi!! Where did you go? W-Why don't you answer?? Kyuuu'!!' his calls echoed in the wide labyrinth also called his mind.
„See? I told you, kid... She left you... I told you that they don't need you..."
„You... You-You again... G-Get lost!!!" Naruto shouted looking for the speaker.
„Oooh... gaki..." the cold voice laughed. „You know, you're my favorite gaki..."
„I said – get lost! And never, ever bother me again!!"
„Wow, wow, wow... Look who's got some temper... Hey, I just wanted to talk, gaki..."
„I have nothing to talk with you!!" Naruto screamed and took off.
'Who the hell is that?! What does that voice want from me?' Naruto started to panic.
„How in the hell it knows where I am? Is-is it my imagination? Am... Am I having hallucinations??" he murmured, his face covered in cold sweat.
As soon as Naruto reached his apartment, he locked all the doors and windows. Immediately gotten rid of his clothes, he jumped under his blanket, praying that this way he'll escape the horrible voice.
[...]
Kaishi sat on a random roof-top and fearing that this roof won't withstand his jutsus, he took off in direction of training grounds.
He knew that he's being watched, so taking his anger with any chidori releated tehniques would be the most idiotic thing to do so far. Kaishi's feet were taking him to team 7's first training ground. When he got there, he felt a familiar presence but pretended to ignore it.
'So the good ol' taijutsu shouldn't give my chakra away...'
He walked over to the three polls standing in between the monument and river and started to punch and kick two polls.
- - - - (hours later) - - - -
„My, my, aren't you working out a bit too much? It's almost morning..." the shinobi that had watched this spoke after being silent for hours.
„Why should you care?"
A silver haired man came out of shadow. „Why bother, waste your energy on some pieces of wood, when you could've asked someone?"
„Who – you?" Kaishi laughed. „You're Naruto's sensei, a high class jonin."
„You're bit weird, don't you think?" Kaishi raised his brow at Kakashi's comment. „Every genin would be more than glad that a „jonin of high class" is training, sparring with him... You don't...You Sound nins are weird sometimes."
„My village has nothing to do with this. I am not like „every genin"."
„Why aren't you resting, then? Tomorrow is in the Forest of death, you know that."
„I do what I please with my time."
„I have no doubt about it. But don't ruin Naruto's chance of getting a higher rank, otherwise it won't be pretty for you, I promise." Kakashi said and left Kaishi alone in the field.
'Great. Just great. Now even Kakashi wants to beat the living daylights out me if something happens to Naruto... As if I'm gonna let it happen...' Kaishi clenched his fist. [..]
„Ughh... Tomorrow is going to be one hell-of-a-day..." dark haired nin sighed and took off.
Chapter 3 ENDS!!!
AUTHORS NOTE: ___(insert Death Note theme)___
(1)– remember? Episode 83? The town where Sasuke got his ass kicked by Itachi? Yeah, that one.
(2) – of course, Kyuubi is exaggerating, just like any ol' demon. Typical. And well, if you have seen the first Shippuuden episodes, you know what's a bijuu.
(3) – by that Lee means – saké. And spring also reffers to springhead...
(4) – simply going on the saying – 7 years of bad/good luck
(5) – those lines were taken from episode 105, where Idate fails his exam. but I altered them a bit... So those lines are a property of ... Viz studios ??? ack, but it ain't me...
It was a LOT longer than expected....
Description of Mizashi's mind reading ability... so – Naruto or anyone else, just have to imagine, picture Mizashi in their minds and call for him, that is if they want to speak with him and not other way when Mizashi would like to „call" them. He basically can read one's mind 24/7 (that is, if he doesn't sleep..) also picturing the person who's mind he'd like to read.
Hmm... about the hronology of these events...
Well, we know these events that occured in Naruto Shippuuden:
1) The bell test,
2)Rescuing Gaara,
3)Meeting with Sai (never forget that),
4)Kyuubi Naruto vs. Orochimaru (that one was one of the most awesomest battle scenes I've seen in Naruto..)
5)A glimpse of Sasuke,
6)... and the rest isn't important anymore... =.=
7) No wait, Hidan and Kakuzu, Asuma gets killed (did I just spoil you???)
And there in SDC, (basing it on the sentence Oro said that Sasuke isn't there anymore), after Kyuubi Naruto vs. Orochimaru comes nothing. Sasuke doesn't show up – he ran away, fled, escaped the clutches of Ero-chimaru XD (sorry, I love that joke..)
So, we have a cut there and the next cut is when Asuma got killed – umm... well, I guess he might be strolling through Konoha right now... and that means – they didn't encounter Hidan and Kakuzu (censored). BUT *sigh* now I will..... spoil you a bit for the next chapter. Fuuton: Rasen-shuriken is used in this fic. (the details how, when, why in ch.4), Naruto learned that jutsu just like in the manga.
And yeah, the mysterious voice appears again... please, PLEASE don't ask – I haven't got a clue. Believe it!!!
Lil vocab:
Gaki – brat
Oto (Otogakure no Sato) – Village hidden in the Sound aka Hidden Sound village
Suna (Sunagakure no Sato ) – Village hidden in the Sand aka Hidden Sand village
Konoha (Konohagakure no Sato) – I bet you all know this one – Hidden Leaf village
(Tsunade)-hime – from what we know it is translated as „princess"
-chan – used to address affectionaly a child or to show kindship
-chin – used to speak about small childeren as we can see, this affects Naruto even more than –chan, so it is quite deminutive.
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Mizashi, you are my little perverted retard... **hugglz**