Chapter 4

Sasuke Sakura and Naruto walked up to the roof glaring at one another, but Kakashi knew that there was something different about the three of them than what he had heard and he knew exactly what. The way the three acted around one another it was almost like that an act. He wasn't sure why they were acting like they hated each other again, but then again he never really understood the three of them. After they got the somewhat awkward introduction out of the way Kakashi told them to meet him at the training grounds the next day about twelve and disappeared. Naruto smiled at the other two and asked if they wanted to go to the Hokage monument where he knew Kairo and Nika would be waiting to see Sasuke and Sakura.

"Are you sure Naruto?" asked Sakura voicing the thoughts that Sasuke had had when Naruto mentioned his cousin and Kairo.

"Yeah." said Naruto. "I'm going to train with Kurama anyway. After that I'll meet up with Taisho to see if we can find a way to reverse what ever happened to us."

"Didn't he say he didn't have that power?" asked Sasuke

"He did but that doesn't mean that we can't see if we can change it." said Naruto and he walked away from his two friends. True it hurt that he was back to the beginning with Hinata but at least this time he wasn't stupid and blind to her feelings and he planned on getting with her much sooner than when they were sixteen.

Sasuke looked at Sakura as they watched their friend walk away and sighed. He knew that Naruto was hurting but Sasuke did want to see Nika so they nodded and walked to the monument.

"Hey Sasuke do you think Kairo will get mad about the fact…"

"No we'll explain what's going on." said Sasuke shaking his head at her foolishness. But then he could see what she was afraid about. Kairo had proven to be very jealous when they had met him for the first time back at the Chunin exams. Just then they heard a call and both smiled.

"Sakura! Sasuke!"

"Kairo."

"Nika." said Sasuke extremely happy.

"I thought we had lost you when you four disappeared." said Nika

"Wait the four of us?" asked Sasuke. "I thought it was only me Naruto and Sakura."

"No Haku was pulled in as well." said Kairo.

"He must have gone back to wherever he was before the Waves mission." said Sakura.

"I feel bad for him then." said Nika.

"I hope he's been pretending like the three of us have." said Naruto walking up with Taisho

"I'm sure he has." said Nika. "Hey dad."

"Nika… I'm not even going to ask."

"You know that I'm stronger than you when it comes to time jump." said Nika smiling. "Anyway Kairo and I are going to stay out of sight until it's time."

"That's going to be a while." said Naruto. "The Waves Mission was about a month before the Chunin exams."

"Ah… I almost forgot to tell you." said Taisho and Naruto knew something was up. "Kakashi already knows about you three."

"How did he find out?" asked Sakura.

"Because like you four he was in the vicinity of the jutsu when Orochimaru and Xanafar casted it." said Taisho.

"So he's stuck here to?" asked Naruto starting to get annoyed. 'No wonder he was so mellow on the roof top.'

'It would also explain how he was expecting the trap that you had place before but didn't this time.' said Kurama.

'That jerk. We'll definitely get him back for that.' thought Naruto. "So he knows about us?"

"Sure do Naruto." said the very same Nin they were talking about. "Sorry about the charade on the roof but you know how it is."

"Yeah I do." said Naruto looking away.

"Huh?" asked Kairo confused.

"Never mind you guys." said Naruto. "Anyway what about the D ranked missions? Won't it look weird if we did them a little too easy?"

"It would." said Kakashi. "And besides I would like to think that three ANBU could easily handle a couple of D ranked."

"What about tomorrow?" asked Sakura.

"Training." said Kakashi. "We'll go to one of the more abandoned Training grounds, and no Naruto not this time."

"I know. Knew it wouldn't work anyway since you've finished it long ago." said Naruto smiling. "But you know that I'm stronger than then too."

"You idiot." said Sakura going to punch him just to be blocked by Naruto's chakra. "You know you can't use Kurama's chakra right now."

"She's got a point." said Sasuke.

"I know that." said Naruto. "I'm not as dumb as you guys think."

"Could have fooled me." said Sakura as the three fell back into their old habit of quarreling.

"Alright you three." said Kakashi aggravated. "Nika Kairo you two and Taisho had better go and let the others know that we're okay."

"What about Haku?" asked Nika "You know that Marrette's just as worried as the rest of us."

"We'll check on him." said Kakashi. "Naruto I want you to be discreet which I know is now one of your stronger points, and do some D ranked. Sasuke Sakura you two join him and maybe we'll manage to get to the Waves mission much sooner so we can help Haku."

"Right." said Naruto. "And Training?"

"We'll do that today if it's alright." said Kakashi. "Same drill."

"The bells?" asked Sasuke

"Yes."

"Alright meet you there." said Naruto and the three disappeared.

"Taisho…"

"I know Kakashi. I'll find Tsunade she maybe the only one who can convince the Third about Orochimaru's invasion." said Taisho. "Man I wish I could just find that wretched brother of mine. Find him and I can break the four of them out of the form that they're in and get them back to normal."

"I know. I wish Minato Sensei had told me about him sooner." said Kakashi. "Naruto's the only one that knows right?"

"Yeah." said Taisho. "Before Minato left after the war he told Naruto everything about our third brother. The one that had more to do with our father than anything."

"But why?"

"I don't know Kakashi." said Taisho. "I don't know."

Later that evening Naruto Sasuke and Sakura were at the training grounds waiting for Kakashi who as usual was late, but they knew what he was doing so when he did show up they cut him some slack. They went straight for the training exercises but the three ANBU soon realized that it would be much harder than before since Kakashi knew all of their moves. Except for the one that Naruto had been saving. Eventually the three got ahold of the bells and Kakashi nodded knowing that the three were going to be a tough team to beat, which was why when the whole group made ANBU Kakashi had suggested to the Hokage to place the four team Seven members on the same ANBU squad.

"Well done. It seems not just your strength followed you back but your skill and training."

"Did you expect anything else?" asked Sasuke smirking.

"Funny Sasuke." said Kakashi shaking his head at Sasuke's old ego question. "Anyway you three go rest up. I'll meet you on the bridge with the first mission, at eight."

"Alright." said Naruto then Kakashi left. "Man that was brutal."

"And I thought it was hard when it was just the two of us." said Sakura.

"He knew we had Sasuke this time." said Naruto as the three walked away from the grounds. "He knew it would be harder this time because the three of us have worked together more than ever."

"Naruto's right" said Sasuke. "Anyway I'm going to head home and take a nice long cold shower."

"Whatever." said Naruto laughing at Sasuke's attempt to get away since because the he had noticed it as well. "Hey Sakura?"

"Hmm?"

"Can I talk to you?" asked Naruto.

"Sure…" said Sakura and the two went to Naruto's apartment. Sakura was the only one out of the four of them that understood what Naruto was feeling because of what had happened before. "So what's up?"

"Remember back on the monument when Kakashi and I had that exchange about charades?"

"Yeah." said Sakura. "What was that about anyway?"

"I've been back in time before." said Naruto

"When?" asked Sakura

"When we faced Xanafar before." said Naruto glumly. "When I thought Nalika got rid of him."

"I'm confused."

"During the battle Nalika Xanafar and I were battling it out when Nalika moved in for the kill. However just as she got ready to strike him he transported the three of us back to when my parents were kids."

"So you mean…"

"Yeah it took everything Nalika had to get us back, and in the end we had to use my mom's help since I couldn't use my chakra."

"Why not?" asked Sakura.

"Because my chakra was Mom's chakra." said Naruto. "My mom was the jinchuriki before I was."

"Well that makes sense."

"Anyway after Nalika got us back Xanafar tried to take me out with my back turned and Nalika got in the way taking the blade instead of me. That's when I noticed the blade in her own hand."

"You mean she had…"

"No she had the family jutsu blade." said Naruto. "It's the only technique of the Namikaze I don't know, and I won't."

"Why?"

"Because where I have Kurama I can't use it." said Naruto.

"I see."

"I thought that when she periced him that it was done since he disappeared from the building. I thought he had been sealed away but now…"

"You know otherwise." said Sakura.

"I promised Nalika that Azariah wouldn't grow up without knowing about his mother but now…"

"We'll find her and maybe you can change it this time." said Sakura.

"Thanks Sakura."

"Does Sasuke know this?" asked Sakura

"Yeah I told him last night. I was going to tell you both but you had went home after we split and I was training when Sasuke walked up." said Naruto. "Also you might want to be careful."

"Why?"

"I think he's here." said Naruto seriously. "He's hiding his chakra so I can't really tell but…"

"I'll be careful." said Sakura and she left. After she had left Naruto sighed and went about changing. It was then that he sensed it again and he knew that Xanafar was there.

'You won't get your way.' he thought. 'Either of you.'