Chapter Four:
"Well everyone, time for us to head back to Konoha." Kakashi announce as he and his team, Zabuza, Haku and Dokuro all stood on the now completed bridge with Tazuna, his family and the villagers. Tazuna nodded to the man.
"Thank you, all of you for everything you've done for our village and our country. You too, Zabuza, Haku. You protected our country from Gatou and his wolves. There is a legend in Wave, about those Razor Wolves. They are said to have been the creation of a Dark God in his quest to conquer the world. The legend is over a thousand years old...... not once did we think it true until today." Zabuza and Haku nodded.
"You'll come back and visit us, won't you?" Inari asked the ninja from next to his mother as the woman smiled to them.
"We will try, but it won't be very often." Dokuro replied to the child with an eye smile. "Tazuna, remember to send a letter to the Hokage when you're in need of us again. I'm sure he takes requests." The old man nodded with a smile and rose his bottle of sake.
"To the Seven Heros of Wave. May they have a safe journey to their homes!" The crowd roared its praise of the team as Kakashi turned to the group.
"Let's roll everyone. We're a day behind our return date." Everyone nodded and started running at a ninja pace towards Konoha, Naruto stopping after a bit and looking over his shoulder. Sasuke stopped next to him with a raised brow.
"Something wrong, Naruto?" Naruto thought for a moment before shaking his head.
"Just felt like something was calling me." Sasuke looked back to the bridge.
"We'll see them again. And next time, we'll be stronger, both individually and as a team." Naruto nodded and turned back towards his now stopped group.
"Come on, Naruto, Sasuke!" Sakura called out, her hair shorter then it once was.
"Let's go home, Naruto." Sasuke muttered to the teen and the two caught up to their group.
Tazuna and his village watched as they faded out of sight and turned to the bridge he worked so hard to build. Tsunami looked to her father with a smile.
"You know, Father, what you said had a nice ring to it." Tazuna looked to her with a raised brow. "The Seven Heros Bridge." Tazuna gained a shit eating grin and nodded.
"My daughter that is the best idea for a name I've heard in a long time." Tazuna turned his gaze to the villagers. "From this day forth, this bridge shall be known as The Seven Heros Bridge! In tribute to those that saved our nation from not only a tyrant but the monsters of a long forgotten legend!" The crowd went wild with praise.
X
"Here they come, Hokage-sama!" Izumo, a Chunin of Konoha and one of the gate keepers called to the old man as he sat in the gatekeeper's booth. The Hokage nodded and placed his pipe into his mouth and walked out of the booth to watch as Kakashi, Dokuro, Zabuza and the teens all land before him from the trees, Naruto with his hood up and his entire head covered in shadows.
"Team Kakashi, reporting from a successful, C ranked mission." Kakashi announced to the old man from a kneeling position. Dokuro looked up from his own kneeling position.
"Dokuro Hatake, reporting from a completed, A ranked mission, Hokage-sama." The Hokage nodded as he turned to the still standing Zabuza and Haku.
"I welcome you to our village Momochi-san. I hope you and your daughter are given a warm welcome for your stay here. Please, follow me to my office along with Dokuro, Kakashi and his team. We shall talk about Dokuro's and Kakashi's offer there." Zabuza nodded the group followed the man through the village. The group continued to gain many stares, many of them directed towards Zabuza, Haku and Naruto.
"Is that Zabuza Momochi?"
"Who's the kid in red?"
"Wow! One of the Seven Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist!"
"Do you think he might have died on their mission? I don't see it anywhere."
"Maybe the Hatake brothers killed it. I mean, he did kill-"
"Shh! Not so loud! The Hokage is right there!"
"Oh. My. GOD! Zabuza of the Bloody Mist in our village! I have got to get his autograph!"
The entire group sweat dropped at the many whispers that could be heard as the group reached the tower. Haku looked at Naruto as they walked up the tower steps to the Hokage's office, watching the blood drip from the boy's clenched fists. 'He really does have it worse then any bloodline user in Kiri.'
"Oh, Hokage-sama, you've returned." The secretary looked up from the sound of footsteps. She smiled as the old man nodded to her, walking towards his office door. Just as she was about to say something else, the old man spoke first.
"No one is to interrupt my meeting. Take messages for any calls, finish up with your current paperwork that you need to have done and you may leave. If anyone tries to enter my office without my say so you are to inform the Anbu right away." The woman's eyes went wide as she nodded. The group of shinobi walked into the office of the Hokage to see a one armed man with bandages around his head watching them walk in. "Danzo, what do you want?" Danzo frowned at the man and looked to the two Kiri ninja.
"I heard the rumors but didn't think them true, Hokage-sama. You allowed a missing Ninja and his tool to enter our village?" Naruto narrowed his eyes under his hood as Zabuza glared at the man.
"And just who the fuck are you, bandage boy?" Zabuza growled out.
"Momochi-san, leave this to me. Danzo, you have no right to be in my office while I am not here. Also, if I find out that you have risen even a paperclip against Momochi-san and his daughter, I will have you arrested and tried for going against those under the Hokage's protection and the Hatake's protection." Danzo glared at the man and turned his eye to the girl.
"She must be the ice user that the rumors have been talking about from your exploits, Zabuza-san."
"That's Momochi to you, ya old goat." Zabuza snarled to the man.
"Danzo, leave my office, now or you will be forcefully removed." The man nodded and limped out of the room, slamming the door behind him. "My apologies, Momochi-san. Danzo is a bit of a loose cannon on the Elder Council. No doubt he is heading for the council chambers to alert the council of your appearance and that of your daughter's bloodline."
"She's not technically my daughter. I haven't-"
"I took the liberty of drawing up some adoption papers in my wait for you all to return. I hope you don't mind an old man's planning." Zabuza smirked and chuckled as the old man laid out a few papers. "All they require is your signature, Haku-chan's, a witness's signature and my seal to make it official. But we will handle those after I hear about Wave." Zabuza nodded as Kakashi and Dokuro stepped forward. "I will hear from you first, Kakashi, before I move on to Zabuza and then hear Dokuro's assessment of your leadership qualities." Kakashi nodded.
"We departed from Konoha two hours after receiving the mission. Naruto took point, Sasuke took to Tazuna's left side and Sakura the right while Dokuro and I took up the rear. A few hours passed and nothing happened until we came across the demon brothers using the disguise of twin puddles. Naruto noticed the attempt of a surprise attack and looked to me for confirmation. I simply nodded, showing that I noticed and we continued on. As we passed the puddle, Naruto dropped an explosive tag on the ground. Once everyone had gotten a good distance from the puddles, the Demon Brother began their attack only to fail as Naruto activated the tag the moment one of them was thrown at us. Their chain was shattered and The tossed one was knocked unconscious by me. The second twin that was caught in the explosion had burrowed under ground and tried a second attempt at Tazuna's life. Naruto stepped in just in time using his sword to keep the ninja's claw from scratching them as the claws had poison coating. I chopped the man on the neck and called for Konoha ANBU to take them in."
"We questioned Tazuna about the attack and he admitted that the reason he had lied to us about the dangers, was because he was afraid we would turn him away for not being able to pay for anything higher then a C ranked mission. After a team discussion, Dokuro included, we all agreed on continuing the mission. I left a scroll with a note about the continuation but I'm guessing someone must have lost it or something as we had requested backup." The Hokage frowned and nodded for the man to continue.
"A few days later, we arrived in Wave Country and were attacked by Zabuza Momochi and Reamus Kukara. I took on Zabuza while Dokuro took on and killed Reamus. The fight progressed slowly at first with Zabuza using the Hidden Mist jutsu to perform his Silent Killing Technique. During the fight, Zabuza managed to capture me in a Water Prison and sent a water clone to take care of Tazuna. Using Naruto's on the spot thinking, Tazuna was taken away from the battle field and Naruto attempted and succeeded in rescuing me from Zabuza with a cleaver use of his hidden gauntlet blades and use of Shadow clones. I ordered Naruto to return to Tazuna and bring him back as I felt Dokuro's signature coming towards me. I fought Zabuza to the point where I was about to kill him when Haku managed to save him by faking his death with senbon to the neck."
"We retreated to Tazuna's house for the night. The next day, I called for a team meeting and announced that Zabuza was alive. Dokuro and I began to train them for an entire week before we got a tip off that Zabuza would be attacking at the end of the week as I had asked my brother to spy on Naruto since he was showing up late for dinner the entire week." Haku and Naruto looked away from the old man and Zabuza as Kakashi continued.
"The day before Zabuza attacked, Dokuro and I agreed on the plan that he, Sasuke and Sakura would escort Tazuna to the bridge while Naruto and I would stay at the client's house and protect his family. Our plan hit dead on as Gatou had sent a pair of his men to take Tsunami hostage. I entered the house just in time to see Naruto about to rush off towards the bridge. We learned that Gatou had planned to betray Zabuza and Naruto rushed off to try to stop the now needless fighting. I stayed at the house, ridding the dead bodies from the house. I then returned to patrol the forest when three Naruto's and Tazuna showed up from the direction of the bridge and explained that Gatou had appeared at the bridge. I rushed off to join my team and made it just in time to slow the advance of eight Razor Wolves of Wave's legends."
"Naruto managed to kill a majority of them while Zabuza, Dokuro, Sasuke, Sakura and I protected Haku's fatally injured body, courtesy of Dokuro's White Handed Knife. We killed the wolves off and Gatou ordered his men to kill us. However, a third...... or rather fourth, party had entered the fight."
"A single man appeared in a bolt of lightning calling himself the Magic Emperor. He's....... unhumanly strong. He used jutsu that not even the Sho and Nidaime Hokages have seen or even Orochimaru! He killed Gatou's entire band and the business man himself with a single Fire Jutsu. The man's killed must have been at least thirty one with that one jutsu. After he literally burned Gatou and his men to ash, he turned to us and started to walk towards Haku. Not knowing his intentions, Naruto got into the man's path where the Magic Emperor threatened to move Naruto by force. Zabuza asked the man his interest in her and the man simply replied that he has a mission that deals with..... I believe it was five or six people and Haku happened to be one of them."
"He approached Haku and told her that "the White Dragon has blessed her with his power." This confused us all but confused us even more when he called Naruto to him and asked for a scroll Naruto had in his possession. It seems that Naruto had met this man in a dream or something because Naruto remembered meeting the man there, wherever it was. Naruto took out the scroll the man asked for and the man...... prayed I guess would be the right word, to something called the Blue Dragon of Althena. He asked for its aid and the scroll glowed blue and the aura formed a dragon's head that spoke to him. It talked about being forgiven for crimes against the dragon's kin and that he could use its power to heal Haku."
"However, the dragon also gave him a warning. He said that should their "Chosen Dragon Master" Naruto or any of the "Chosen Five" die, then all will be lost with the Fourth Rebirth of someone called Zophar." The Hokage's eyes started to go wide but the man recovered quickly. "As soon as the dragon finished and the Aura faded, the Magic Emperor picked up a small blue crest in the shape of a blue dragon. He then used a very, VERY powerful Medical Jutsu on Haku that completely healed her, not even leaving a scar where her wound was. As soon as the man was finished with the healing, the crest broke and he vanished in a purple light."
"Once everyone had recovered from the ordeal, it was decided that Zabuza and Haku would come back with us to seek citizenship and to join our ranks. We spent the last week in Wave recovering from the battle, helping Tazuna with his bridge and Zabuza and Dokuro attacked Gatou's main warehouse, looting all of the dead businessman's money, land deeds and such, giving a hefty sum back to the people of Wave while we took the payment for an A-ranked mission."
"Once the week had ended, we traveled for two days to return here." The Hokage nodded, a glace to Naruto going unnoticed.
'I thought I had stopped all this Dragon Master nonsense six years ago since the council thought it to be a threat against our village.' "Very well, Kakashi. Dokuro, I would like a report on the happenings on the bridge the day of the attack please." Dokuro nodded.
"When we arrived at the bridge we were met by seven water clones of Zabuza. I had told Zabuza we had an offer for them. I ordered Sasuke to take out the clone and Zabuza and Haku appeared before us. I offered them the chance to join Konoha but was rejected by Zabuza thinking it was a loaded offer. I battled Zabuza while Sasuke fought Haku and Sakura protected Tazuna. I fought Zabuza and managed to trap him using the Earth Style: Fanged Pursuit Jutsu that Kakashi and I learned from our Summoning contract with the dogs. I gave him one last chance for any last requests and told him that my offer still stands. He remained silent and I attacked him with my White Handed Knife, only to stab Haku in the chest as she had jumped in the way."
"Naruto pushed me out of the way and caught the girl as she fell forward. He started going on about her not listening to him about Gatou when Zabuza tackled him out of the way of two arrows that would have killed them both. Haku collapsed to the ground onto her back and we all spotted Gatou with a group of at least thirty if not more hired thugs."
"Gatou walked up to Haku as he taunted Zabuza then confirmed what Naruto had spoke of when he first faced off with Haku. He kicked Haku in the ribs and walked back to his men, telling one to do something. Moments later we watched as a large shipping crate that Gatou used as a cage for those wolves was lowered onto the bridge by a crane. Gatou released the wolves and Zabuza and I fought with them first. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura then joined in followed by Kakashi. Everything else happened just as Kakashi had said."
"I see. Zabuza, anything you wish to add?" Zabuza nodded.
"I'm not sure if it matters but.... I know of the kid's burden. Haku told me when she returned from her final meeting with the brat." Sasuke and Sakura looked to Naruto with raised brows, knowing about the meetings as he had admitted to them.
"What burden is he talking about, Naruto?" Sakura asked and the blond suddenly bolted from the room through the window.
"Naruto!" The Hokage called out as he watched the boy jump through the open window, catching a glimpse of the sheathed sword at the boy's waist. 'Damn, so he's taken it up after all. Minato forgive me for what I've done.' "Skull, go and find Naruto. I will handle things here." The hidden Anbu came out of the shadows and Zabuza looked between him and Dokuro.
"Dude, his mask looks just like your chakra mask!" Dokuro scratched the back of his head with an eye smile.
"Well, he is the one I based it off of." Skull nodded and vanished from the room in a swirl of wind. The Hokage turned to Kakashi and Dokuro.
"Kakashi, Dokuro, I have approved your request for Dokuro's appointment to Co-Sensei of Team Seven. As such, here is your first decision: Do you believe Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha are mature enough to learn of Naruto's burden?" The Hatake brothers looked to each other before looking back to the Hokage.
"We do, Hokage-sama." The two replied together and Kakashi continued.
"Sasuke and Sakura have grown up and out of their weaknesses during our time in Wave. Sakura is no longer acting like a full blown fan girl and Sasuke now understands that there is no taking without giving. The three of them combined have overcome their differences that once kept them apart and now they work as a team should."
"I agree with nii-san. Sasuke has developed very well in learning everything without the Sharingan which he has awakened. He has yet to actually use his Sharingan but he has not let it go to his head like a majority of the Uchiha clan had. Sakura is more respecting of Naruto and Sasuke and has even grown in strength." The Hokage nodded and turned to the two Genin.
"With the faith of your senseis, what I'm about to tell must never be uttered to another living being unless you are given permission by Naruto or myself. If you break this law, then you WILL be executed, no matter the clan you are apart of and no matter what the council says. Do you understand? If you don't then leave this office now and put it to the back of your mind. This goes for the two of you as well, Momochi-san." Sasuke and Sakura looked to each other and nodded.
"We want to know." Sarutobi nodded and looked to Haku and Zabuza.
"We both know about it but I'd like the whole story if you don't mind." Zabuza told the old man and Haku agreed.
"Very well. Then allow me to begin."
X
Naruto looked down at the village from his spot on the Hokage Monument, standing in between the Sho and Nidaime Hokages. "Hello, Ghaleon." The Anbu walked up to the boy and looked out to the village.
"Something wrong, Uzumaki-san? And please, call me Skull when my mask is on." Naruto continued gazing down at the village.
"My team is most likely learning of Kyuubi right now. I don't want to be around when they do." Skull nodded.
"But that's not all is it?" Naruto narrowed his eyes through his hood. "You feel betrayed that she told Zabuza don't you?"
"I know the reason behind her telling him. But I can't help but feel betrayed..... Like-"
"She should have asked before she told?" Naruto nodded to the Anbu.
"Yeah."
"You were enemies then Uzumaki-san. Now, you have the possibility of becoming allies. She had a duty to Zabuza before they decided to come here."
"I know.... I'll just have to get over it." Skull nodded.
"So, have you went to meet Aya, yet?" Naruto blushed under his hood.
"No, I just returned and haven't had the chance to check in with her yet."
"I suggest you check in with her today. You do not want to keep her waiting."
"I know, she told me to check in the moment I finished reporting to the Hokage about my mission." Skull nodded.
"Then I suggest you go now. The Hokage only asked me to find you." Naruto nodded and felt the man's hand on his shoulder before the world blurred before his eyes. He found himself outside the Diamond Leaf and shook his head as he walked up to the door. The bouncer looked to the hood kid.
"Little young for this joint kid." Naruto removed his hood and showed his head band. The man instantly bowed. "My apologies, Naruto-san. Aya-sama is expecting you in the back room." Naruto nodded and walked into the club. He headed for the bar counter and the bartender looked at him.
"Can I help you?"
"I need a firebomb." The Bartender nodded and open counter door, letting Naruto into the back.
"The Firebombs are on the same shelf they were last time." Naruto nodded and walked to the back room. He walked up to a very neat and clean shelf before looking around the room. Seeing no one, he bit his thumb, drawing blood and wiped it on the cap of one of the bottles. The shelf shook and swung open, closing the moment Naruto entered the room. He found Aya, sitting at a desk, drinking a cup of tea.
"Good, you showed up." Naruto nodded as the woman nodded to the seat across from her. "Sit down. We have much to talk about." Naruto took a seat and the woman looked to him with a smirk. "So, was my information correct?" Naruto nodded.
"Yes, it was. I guess that means you win the bet." Aya smirked and nodded.
"Information is power, my new student, as you have learned first hand." The woman turned to him in her chair. "Now, I hear that there are two new arrivals to Konoha. I knew the moment they arrived. I knew your destination. And I know of your exploits in Wave during your mission."
"You're information network runs deep it seems." Aya nodded.
"It runs all the way into the deepest, darkest corners of the underground. I have informants, weapon traders, fishermen, you name them, I have them under my employment. They're all waiting for my orders. Even the boat man that took you into Wave." Naruto nodded in understanding.
"So he's the one that informed you of everything." Aya nodded.
"Of course. His job is to inform me of everything that happens in Wave once a week by message. However, imagine my surprise when I was awaken late last night to receive a complete report of Wave's new Heros." Aya placed her cup down.
"You've done well using my information to your advantage, what little you probably had to use anyway. Starting tomorrow, you are to come meet with me once a month. Each month, you will be given a new task, one that I expect you to complete before the month's end unless I say other wise and report to me. For this month, I want you to be able to use these two jutsu by our next meeting." Aya removed two scrolls from the sleeve of her kimono. "Once you have done exactly that to these two, I will give you your next lesson. You have one month. I will send you a letter when you are to visit me again." Naruto nodded and took the two scrolls, looking to them with a raised brow when he read them.
"Wood Jutsu?" The woman smirked and nodded.
"Let's just say I know where you live now too. I also took the liberty of making it livable." Naruto sighed and nodded.
"I'll see you in a month, sensei." Naruto started to walk away towards the door only to stop when Aya smirked and called to him.
"Aren't you going to say hello to Lacus? She's just in the training room." Naruto froze before his hand reached the door nob and blushed heavily at the memories assaulting him.
"I... um.... I-I... uh..... I g-gotta go." Naruto opened the door and bolted out of the room, shutting the door behind him with a slam. Aya laughed at the sight and shook her head.
"Mom, I'm done with my jutsu!" Aya smiled and looked over her shoulder as a teenage girl walked into the room from the back.
"Very good. I'll come see it now." She took a final drink of her tea and pressed a button hidden on the desk. A lock clicked from the door Naruto left out of and the woman stood, following the child to the back room.
X
"So you mean..... All this time our parents have been-"
"Yes. I'm sorry to say I failed in stopping anything major before it went to far. The council had seized control before my reappointment as Hokage and I now have less power then I used to. I am working on trying to get it back however." Sarutobi told the Haruno girl.
"But.... How could Naruto be a demon? I mean, Dokuro-sensei taught us some minor sealing and Naruto becoming the demon that was sealed into him just doesn't make sense." Sakura saw the old man nodded.
"The villagers were and still are filled with so much hate for the fox that the moment it was found out he housed it, the village called for his death. I have executed many civilians and ninja for attacking Naruto as he grew up."
"Then that's why my father was always angry when he returned home from a council meeting. He always talked about not getting his way with the "demon"."
"You are correct, Sasuke. Your father and Danzo would always demand that Naruto be put into the Anbu training program so that he may become a weapon for the village. A majority of the council have agreed to this, even your mother, Sakura. Needless to say, there are those on the council that knew the difference between a scroll and the kunai sealed inside and they are the ones who's votes counted the most when it came to such matters."
"Hokage-sama." Skull appeared in the room from the shadows.
"Did you find him?" Skull nodded.
"Yes, sir. He was..... thinking atop the Hokage Monument. He just wanted to be alone." The old man nodded with a sigh. Zabuza snapped his fingers.
"Wait, I remember that Emperor guy calling Naruto Lemina when he was using the Kyuubi's chakra." The Hokage's eyes widened.
"Did Naruto hear that name?" The group looked to one another and shrugged.
"Don't know. Apparently Kyuubi was in full control since Naruto was throwing fire jutsus all over the place that not even I or you could have seen before, Hokage-sama." The Hokage sighed.
"Good. Then the runes and seals are holding strong." The man muttered and looked to the group. "I'm afraid I cannot allow any of you to repeat that name. Naruto is to never learn of the Kyuubi's real name. I have my reasons so please do not ask." The group nodded confusingly as Skull glared at the old man through his mask.
"Now, since everything has been explained, why don't I get this over with and allow the two of you to fill out the paper work for joining us." Kakashi looked to the old man.
"Aren't you supposed to bring this up in a council meeting, Hokage-sama?" The old man smirked.
"I am, Kakashi you are correct. However, I want to be absolutely sure that they cannot manipulate them in any possible way. Like Haku for example. I know for a fact that the elders and the civilian council members will try to activate the Clan Restoration Act on her because of the Ice bloodline she has running through her veins if everything you told me in your report is true." Zabuza growled.
"No way is my daughter being used as a breeding machine." The Hokage nodded as Sasuke rose a hand. The Hokage looked to him and nodded.
"Does that mean they plan the same for me too?" The Hokage frowned and nodded.
"Unfortunately yes." The child hung his head. "Now, Zabuza, Haku I'll need you both to fill out these forms exactly as I say, alright?" The two ninja nodded as the Hokage pulled the forms out of his desk. The Hokage handed them the forms and looked to Haku.
"For now, you'll both fill them out as you normally would. However, you Haku will put down Wind and Water for your elemental affinities and nothing for bloodline. Zabuza you will fill your form out normally and once your done, let me see them. I will tell you to make any changes that I see fit. I will not let the council attempt to manipulate my ninja anymore."
"I take it something happened, Hokage-sama?" Kakashi asked the man and he nodded.
"The council sent Char on a suicide mission without my approval and he returned missing his left arm and left eye. It seems someone has something the council wants." The two Konoha Jonin and the one Anbu nodded with narrowed eyes. Skull looked to the Hokage.
"Permission to use that Jutsu on Char, Hokage-sama?" The Hokage looked to him and nodded.
"He is in the hospital right now being treated for his wounds. The doctors have his arm sealed into a scroll for now." Skull nodded and vanished from the room.
"What jutsu is he using?" Haku asked the old man.
"It is a jutsu that will allow full use of a severed limb but it has been labeled as a Kin Jutsu due to the pain the patient will go through. While he won't be able to use his left eye anymore, he'll regain the use of his arm." Haku nodded and handed the old man her form with Zabuza. The old man took a few minutes to review each form and nodded with a smirk.
"It seems you know your loop holes, Momochi-san." Zabuza smirked under his bandages.
"A ninja always looks for loop holes." The Hokage nodded and looked to the two.
"I will allow the two of you to stay the night at one of the local hotels for the night, on me. Kakashi, Dokuro, your other request was approved and is currently waiting for your inspection. I will personally come to assist in your inspection. I have a few things that I would like to add if it will be alright. Also, should ANY of you be called to a council meeting regarding Haku-chan's bloodline, please do not say anything about it being true." The two Jonin nodded as Sasuke and Sakura looked to them. "You are all dismissed. Raven, please escort Zabuza and Haku Momochi to the Shining Leaf Inn please." An Anbu walked into the room from the balcony door. Kakashi and Dokuro turned to Sasuke and Sakura with eye smiles.
"Sasuke, Sakura, be sure to pack everything you have at home. I will meet you all at our normal training grounds first thing in the morning at eight sharp. I won't be late and I'll explain more on why I want you to do this once we meet in the morning." Kakashi gave the two an eye smile as he and his brother left the office via Shunshin.
X
Naruto arrived at his giant admatine home and spotted a note on the door. He took the note and read it.
Naruto,
Took the pleasure of setting your house up with running water and electricity as well as adding some furniture. Bit big for a single person though, isn't it?
Ayame Jusen.
Naruto watched as the note burned itself and he opened the door. Walking in, he saw the living room the moment he entered the massive house. It was furnished with black leather couches and chairs, mahogany coffee table and side tables and a few lamps. There was another note sitting on the coffee table and Naruto walked over and picked it up. 'Instruction on all the seals that she added to the house. I'll have to read this.' He created three clones and looked to them. "Search the house and learn the layout. Dispel once your done." The clones nodded and walked off into the house. Naruto walked back out of the house and looked around, sighing in content of the peace and quiet.
He walked towards the forest and stopped just at the edge before summoning a hundred more clones. He pulled out the two scrolls he got from Aya and handed them to two different clones. "Split yourselves up evenly and start on that jutsu." The clones nodded and started to get to work. Naruto walked back to his home and to the kitchen.
X
"Sakura! You're home! I didn't see you here last night." A pink haired woman called as she entered the living room from the kitchen to see her daughter coming down the stairs with a large duffle bag. The teen looked at her mother with a glare before heading for the door. "How was Wave dear?"
"None of your business, baka." Sakura placed a hand on the door and looked to her mother again. "I can't believe I actually listened to you about Naruto." The woman narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms.
"Oh. Him. I see. I should have a talk with the Hokage about getting you on a different team. He must be brain-"
"Shut up!" Sakura slammed a fist into the wall, causing a massive hole in the wall. "You don't even know the first thing about him. But now, I understand everything you tried to do. It's amazing what you and father, no, what this village has stooped to. To place the blame of a kunai on the scroll it's sealed in!? Why didn't you just throw me into Anbu as well?" The woman paled with fear.
"H-How do you know all this?"
"The Hokage told me everything about what you tried to do to Naruto. Until you can see the person he actually is, I'm through calling you a mother! I can't believe you would actually agree to creating a lifeless, human weapon out of a child!" Sakura opened the door and left the house, slamming the door as she went and causing several pictures and paintings to fall.
X
Sasuke stood before the two graves of his mother and father that had been made the weekend after Itachi murdered everyone but him. The boy was currently glaring at his father's headstone. "No wonder Itachi went berserk." Sasuke muttered to the stone. "It was all because of you. You were turning Itachi into a weapon for your own use weren't you, father. That was the reason I almost never saw him after I became a student. You were training him, driving him into the ground with missions, trying to break him to be a mindless puppet." Sasuke took something out of his pocket and placed it on the stone.
"You even tried to have a child, not even old enough to know what a kunai was, trained to become another mindless puppet for this village. Or, was it also for you? So you could have two weapons to use against whoever you thought of as an enemy." Sasuke took his hand away and looked to the sky. "You don't deserve the name Uchiha or the title of Clan Head." Sasuke picked up his bag and secured it to his back.
"I have lost all respect for you, Fugaku Uchiha." Sasuke spit on the man's grave and turned to his mother's. "I wonder..... did Itachi actually kill you mother, or did something else happen?" Sasuke bowed to the grave and started to walk away towards his clan compound gates.
"Boom."
The tag on the grave of Fugaku Uchiha caught fire before exploding, destroying the said man's grave stone while never touching the other headstone.
From heaven, a woman smiled sadly as she watched the explosion with tears running down her face.
"I'm proud of you Sasuke." Sasuke froze in step and looked around the compound before his eyes landed on the grave of his mother and spotted a white bird standing on the grave. The bird spread it's wings and took to the sky.
'Only a dove...... Must have been the wind.' Sasuke shook his head and continued on towards his team training grounds.
X
"Alright! Give it a rest! I'm coming!" Naruto shouted as he walked down the steps of his home and to the front door. He opened the door and met with a skull faced Anbu. "Can I help you?"
"Kakashi and Dokuro have asked me to retrieve you. You're an hour late." Naruto shrugged and allowed the man entry. "Also, they've asked me to tell you to pack all your things such as clothes, weapons, anything you would have in a house besides furniture." Naruto raised a brow and nodded to the man before summoning three clones.
"You, go make breakfast while you two go pack." The clones nodded and took off for the ordered areas while Naruto walked to the living room. Skull followed the boy into the large room and watched Naruto take out a scroll and start to read.
"You seem to be putting your clones to work now that you've gotten the hang of it." Naruto nodded. "What jutsu is that?" Naruto looked up from the scroll.
"It's actually a scroll on elemental manipulation. I'm studying up on Water manipulation." Skull nodded and took a seat. "So, how did you find me?" Skull chuckled.
"I have my ways, Uzumaki-san." Naruto rolled his eyes and returned to the scroll. Ten minutes passed when the clone from the kitchen came in and placed a tray of eggs, bacon, hash browns and toast in front of Naruto with a glass of milk. The boy handed the scroll over to the clone.
"Continue studying." The clone nodded and walked off into the house. Naruto proceeded to eat his meal while Skull chuckled.
"You know, Kakashi is waiting for you right now." Naruto shrugged.
"He'll know what it's like to wait on someone then." Skull shook his head as Naruto took a drink of his milk. "I have a question for you, Ghaleon." The man nodded. "That jutsu you've been using to take me to different places, what exactly is it called and can you teach it to me?" Skull held his chin in thought.
"I suppose I could teach you the Shunshin. No rules against it even though people are usually Chunin when they learn it. Create ten clones for me and I'll have one of my own teach them." Naruto nodded and created the asked for clones and one more to take his finished meal to the kitchen and clean the dishes. Ghaleon created a shadow clone himself and sent the group of clones to the forest while Naruto waited for his clones to finish packing.
"Here you go boss!" Naruto looked to the stairs and caught a scroll that was flying at him. He placed the scroll in his cloak pocket and sent the two clones to help out in the kitchen with orders to dispel once they were done. Naruto stood to his feet and looked to the Anbu.
"Well, lets go." Naruto felt the man's hand on his shoulder before the world blurred before him.
X
"Where's Naruto at?" Sakura asked as she tapped her foot. Sasuke shrugged his shoulders while Kakashi and Dokuro sighed.
"Here." Everyone jumped at the sudden voice only to relax when Naruto walked out from the woods. "So, what's the occasion?" Kakashi eye smiled.
"Everyone, starting today, team seven is going to be the team it should have been before we went to Wave. Dokuro has come up with the idea that, if we want this team to work as one should, then we need to become more then just comrades. We need to become family. So, we are all going to be living under one roof." Dokuro nodded with the same eye smile while the three Genin looked to the two surprised.
'And I just managed to get out of the village too.' Naruto grumbled in his mind.
'Look at the bright side, you won't be left in the dust again.' Naruto rolled his eyes at the fox within him.
"So, you mean we'll be living in the same house?" Sakura asked and the two nodded.
"Exactly. You see, we think this will help you not only learn to work together more, but also to bond as friends should. The Hokage has approved of this and has set up a house and training compound for us to use in the abandoned sector of Konoha. Since no one lives in that area anymore, the Hokage has sealed it off as our training ground and our new home." The three nodded.
"Well, if any of you have any objections then please, make them known." Sasuke rose his hand.
"Yeah, what about our homes? I mean, will we be allowed to go back to them?" Kakashi nodded.
"Of course. You will be allowed to return to your homes once a month to check up on them to make sure everything is still where you left it." Sasuke nodded and the Jonin looked to each other.
"Well, I think that's everything. Let's go check in to our new home." Kakashi walked up to Naruto and placed a hand on his shoulder while Dokuro placed a hand on both Sasuke and Sakura. Two swirl of leaves and the five vanished from the training grounds.
The group appeared before a large house and three other people that Kakashi and Dokuro didn't expect to see today. "Oh, hello, Hokage-sama, Zabuza, Haku. Is there something we can help you with?" The Hokage smiled to the group and nodded.
"Ah, just the team we've been waiting for." Kakashi rose a brow as Haku walked up to the team with a leaf headband around her forehead. "Kakashi, I met with the council last night and we now have a Genin with no team. Seeing as all the teams were filled, I managed to talk the council into allowing your team to become a four Genin squad. Dokuro, Kakashi, meet your new student, Haku Momochi." The two Jonin looked to each other for a minute before looking to the Hokage.
"You are sure about this Hokage-sama? They might be rejected from the Chunin Exams if you allow this." The Hokage took a drag from his pipe with a smile.
"I will deal with it once the time comes, Kakashi. Now, while Haku will be moving in to this compound with the team, Zabuza doesn't have a place to go. So, I am asking if he may stay here and take up a possible Co-sensei position like Dokuro has." Kakashi and Dokuro looked to each other.
"While I have no problem with Zabuza living with us, it'll seem a little unfair to the other teams, Hokage-sama. It already is, with me teaching along with Nii-san." The Hokage nodded. "However, he does understand Haku's abilities more then we do so maybe I can pass my title to him and allow him to teach with Kakashi instead of me?"
"You are sure, Dokuro?" The man nodded.
"Yes sir. Teaching is more Iruka's thing then mine anyway. Besides, just because I won't be teaching them doesn't mean I can't help out every now and then." The old man nodded and looked to Zabuza.
"Well, Zabuza? What do you say?" The swordsman smirked under his wrappings.
"Depends, do I get to teach them what I want to?" The old man nodded. "Then you have a deal old man." The Hokage chuckled and nodded.
"Very well. Kakashi, Dokuro, please get everyone settled in and show them around the house and your team's training sector. I have a meeting with all the Anbu, Jonin and Chunin in half an hour about this place that I need to make perfectly clear to them. You three are free from that meeting however as you will all know the rules by the end of the day." Everyone nodded and the Hokage vanished. Kakashi and Dokuro walked up to the doors of the house and turned to the team.
"Alright everyone, follow us." Everyone followed the two into the house. "Alright everyone, to the left of you is the living room and to the right is the dining room. In front of you, you have the stairs to the upstairs where the bedrooms are along with the hall that has two restrooms and also entrances to the kitchen and library. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, your rooms have already been picked out for you while Zabuza can take Dokuro's room and Haku can bunk with Sakura. There is a bathroom with shower and bathtub in between your rooms. Just as there is one between mine and Zabuza's."
"There is also a stair case that goes to the roof where there isn't truly anything yet. Don't really know what to put up there. Anyway, moving on." Kakashi led the group into the dining room and then into the kitchen. "Next, we have the kitchen. As you can see there is a door leading outside and another door which leads to the basement." Kakashi led the group into the next room which was filled with scrolls and books. "This is the library. You can find whatever scrolls that the Hokage has approved for you to learn in here. And through there is the living room." Kakashi pointed over his shoulder at the archway that led into the living room. "Now, let's tackle the second floor and move on to the basement." Everyone followed Kakashi back to the stairs and up to the second floor.
"Alright, Naruto, Sasuke your room is the first on the left. Haku and Sakura, your room is the next one down. Zabuza and I will be right across the hall from you. Both rooms should have two beds each. Now, as I said before, there is a bathroom in between your bedrooms so both rooms are connected to one bathroom so you'll have to share. The same goes for us, Zabuza. Now, there are two more bathrooms, both no showers or baths that can be found on this floor. There is one next to the stairs on the left side and one at the end of the hall next to Zabuza's room. There are also two on the ground floor in the hallway that divides the house and a locker room in the basement. But I'll get more into that once we check out the basement. For now, everyone go to your rooms and unpack." Everyone nodded and went to their rooms with Dokuro showing Zabuza in so he could collect his things.
Naruto walked into his and Sasuke's room and found it to be fairly large, enough for two more people to live with them. The room had two closets and two dressers, each near one of the beds and four night stands, one on each side of both beds. Naruto looked to Sasuke and saw the boy choosing the bed nearest to the door. Naruto walked over to the other bed and placed a scroll onto the bed before summoning a clone. "Unseal and put everything away in that dresser." Naruto pointed to the dresser against the wall nearest to his bed. "Leave the weapons and scrolls. Clothes only." The clone nodded and started to put things away while Naruto started to leave the room when a hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"We know and we don't care, Naruto." Naruto looked over his shoulder at Sasuke as a door opened and Sakura and Haku walked into the room from the attached bathroom. "We learned about everything from the Hokage. We don't hate you." Naruto stood there for a moment, looking at each of their faces before he nodded and walked out of the room leaving the two girls and Sasuke alone.
'Naruto-kun.' Haku's hand clenched around the scroll she was carrying and she looked to the clone.
"Hey Sasuke, our rooms are roughly the same size! The bathroom is pretty big too." Sasuke looked to the girl and walked over to the bathroom. Taking a look inside he found the bathroom to be larger then a normal bathroom.
"Not bad. Looks like a clan's house, now that I start to think about it." Haku walked back up to the two and smiled slightly.
"Shall we finish unpacking, Sakura?" The short haired girl nodded and led the girl back to their room while Sasuke walked over to his bag and started to pull things out before pausing as he pulled out a Uchiha shirt. He gritted his teeth at the symbol as memories started to flow through his mind. The boy jumped when a hand landed on his shoulder.
"You alright there, Sasuke? I've been calling your name for the past couple of minutes." Naruto asked the boy and the teen shook his head.
"It's........ complicated. My father wanted to force you into the Anbu at a young age to make you a weapon. When I got home yesterday, I took a look around the compound and checked Itachi's room. I.... found his diary and saw what my father had done to him to make him snap. Whenever I see the Uchiha symbol now..... I just get so angry at my father." Naruto nodded as he dispelled his clone.
"Then remake the Uchiha Clan." Sasuke looked to Naruto with a raised brow. "Make a new clan symbol and a new clan name. Cut off all ties to that clan as best as you can. I know you can't change your blood, but you can still make a lot more changes. Besides, I always thought that fan made you a bit of a target." Sasuke looked to the fan and nodded.
"Yeah, it kinda does. Anyone who knows this fan will know I'm an Uchiha." Naruto nodded and turned to one of the windows.
"Then stop wearing it and wear something else. I know a place that sells some pretty good stuff.. Same place I got this gear from." Sasuke looked at Naruto's outfit and nodded.
"I'd be glad to check this place out. Maybe someone that won't go head over heels for the Uchiha." Naruto nodded and turned for the door.
"Come on. Kakashi and Zabuza are waiting for us with the girls." Sasuke nodded and followed Naruto out of the room. Kakashi closed his book with an eye smile.
"Alright, everyone, to the basement. I will warn you now to please listen to everything I say. I don't want you to hurt yourselves with everything that the Hokage has prepared for us." The team nodded and followed the man down the stairs and into the kitchen where they started down to the basement. Kakashi opened one final door before they entered into a locker room.
"Alright everyone, this is where we will be doing our physical training every morning. Well, not in this exact room but you get the picture. This here is the locker room. After lunch today, we will all be heading out to buy some training clothes and gear. The locker room has showers, sinks and stalls along with lockers for your training gear and spare clothes. Now follow me." Kakashi led the group to a pair of doors and turned to them. "Now, for this part, will need a volunteer." The four Genin and two Jonin looked to one another before Sakura shrugged and walked forward. Kakashi eye smiled and opened the door. "Alright Sakura, if you'll step into the room, please. Oh, and be sure to watch your step." Sakura nodded and walked into the room. Nothing happened. "Now, there should be a seal next to the door. Channel some of your chakra into it please." Sakura nodded and channeled a bit of chakra into the seal once she found it. Again, nothing happened.
"What was supposed to happen Kakashi-" Sakura suddenly fell face first onto the ground.
"This is the gravity room. The seal Sakura activated is very unique as it will only react to the person who has added chakra into the seal. This is going to help you train in speed, strength, stamina and endurance. Now, Zabuza, come with me and we'll help Sakura to her feet." Kakashi walked into the room like nothing was wrong while Zabuza cautiously stepped into the room. He walked over to Sakura and together the two men began to lift her up.
"Holy hell, Kakashi. It's like trying to lift a pile of those concrete bags all at once." Kakashi chuckled a bit.
"Yeah. Now, let's bring Sakura over to the door and get her out of the room." Zabuza nodded and the two proceeded to drag the girl out of the room. "The other good thing about this seal is that it deactivates once the person that activated it exits the room. You can also deactivate it by pressing chakra into the seals that are on the door or on the wall. Everyone can use them even if one person has already activate the seals. Just add your chakra and it'll take effect." Kakashi and Zabuza managed to finally get the girl out of the room.
"Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura looked to the man.
"Yes, Sakura?"
"I hate you." Kakashi chuckled with an eye smile while he checked the girl over.
"Well, you look fine besides a few scratches." Kakashi stood to his feet and eye smiled to the team. "Alright everyone, on to the last room of the house." Kakashi led the group back to the second floor and then to the roof. "This is the roof. We haven't really decided what to put up here but we thought that maybe the four of you would like to make something of it. After all, it is a large house so if you have something you would like to add onto the house, let me and Zabuza know and we'll discuss it with you all and the Hokage." The group nodded as Dokuro eye smiled to everyone.
"Well, I need to head out. I'll come by and visit every once and a while. See ya." Dokuro vanished from the roof top and Kakashi motioned for everyone to follow him.
"Come on, everyone, time for some lunch." Kakashi led the group back to the kitchen where a clone of him was found placing a tray of sandwiches on the dining room table. Everyone took a seat at the table, Kakashi at the head. "Alright everyone, who has questions?" Sakura rose her hand. "Go ahead Sakura."
"Besides the four bedrooms and the two bathrooms you pointed out, are the other three rooms for guests?" Kakashi nodded.
"Yes they are. You see, this mansion used to be a clan home. But, when the Kyuubi attacked, it destroyed a good portion of the house and compound, along with the district. When Dokuro came up with this idea I thought that this mansion could be useful along with the abandoned sector since literally no one lives here anymore. However, the Hokage had to rebuild the entire mansion so he decided to add the rooms. He even added seals for electricity, water and gas." The group nodded. Minutes passed and everyone had eaten at least two sandwiches by the time Kakashi stood to his feet with an eye smile. "Alright everyone, time to check out the training sector." Everyone stood and followed Kakashi out of the house and out of a pair of gates.
Kakashi turned to everyone once they left the mansion's yard and gave a serious stare. "I won't lie to you, our training ground is massive. We have an ENTIRE sector of Konoha as our play ground. However, there are several rules that MUST be obeyed while we are training here."
"Rule number one: No one from outside the team is allowed in the training area. The training that Zabuza and I will end up putting you through has the probability of injuries that will need to be treated at the Hospital. The buildings and rubble that was left after the Kyuubi Attack still stands and will be used in combat training. As such we do not want anyone to come onto this training ground while training is taking place. Anbu are not even allowed to patrol inside this area anymore unless authorized by the Hokage."
"Rule Two: Always observe your surroundings. I say this because if we set traps during our training and forget about them, then someone might end up hurt or worse. Always remember where you set your traps and be mindful of the possible traps your enemy has set. Gen Jutsu can hide traps from you easily enough."
"Rule Three: No training without a sensei present. This is to prevent you from getting injured. If you come out here alone and a weak building collapses on you before you get out of the area, then we can't help you unless we're there."
"Rule Four: No live tags. We don't want to level the training ground to complete rubble. This sector will help you in combat, stealth and support training. We want to have as many places to have as cover, hiding places and trap set ups as possible."
"Now, I think that's all of the rules. Everyone, you have half an hour to learn as much about this sector as you can. Try not to destroy anything. If you are not back in half an hour then I will hunt you down and have you run laps in the gravity room after we return from getting our gear. This means you too Zabuza. Go." Kakashi eye smiled and turned to smoke making Naruto shake his head.
"Shadow Clone. No wonder he didn't eat." Naruto made his cross shaped seal. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" twenty Naruto's stood in the clearing and the team looked to him. "Split up and learn the layout of the training grounds. Go." The clones took off into the ruins of the training grounds while Naruto just took a seat next to the gate. Zabuza crossed his arms and looked at the kid.
"You're becoming lazy with that Clone jutsu of yours gaki." Naruto looked up to the man before looking to the sky.
"Say what you want. I'm just making it easier on me." Zabuza shook his head and vanished with pure speed. Haku, Sakura and Sasuke took off in various directions to scout the place out.
"You know, he's right. You've been relying on the Shadow Clones to do all your work." Naruto looked to his left to see Kakashi leaning against the gate.
"Your point?" Kakashi sighed and closed his book.
"Naruto, you've grown stronger. However, that strength only comes from the new jutsu you have been learning. From what I have seen, you haven't trained your body at all besides the basic workout from the academy. Using clones to learn tai jutsu and ken jutsu isn't going to make it easier to use for the real you. You may learn the katas, that is true, but you won't have the proper feel for them." Kakashi pushed off the wall of the gate. "My point, Naruto, is that the Shadow Clone training method isn't effective as learning first hand."
"Here's my suggestion. For Sealing and Nin jutsu, have your shadow clones learn the jutsu and then once they have it down, you try it yourself. Get the feel for it. For Gen Jutsu, have a clone cast the jutsu on you so that you can learn what it does and be able to counter it should it be turned back on you. For Tai Jutsu and Ken Jutsu, try sparing with your clones in one subject at a time. Elemental Manipulation should be done in the same method as chakra control. Use your clones and then try it yourself once your clones have dispelled."
"Fine, I'll give it a shot. But what about small time chores like cooking?" Kakashi eye smiled.
"Alternate between clone and you. Have a clone cook one meal and then you cook the next and so on. That's how I've gotten as strong as I have and with your chakra stores, I wouldn't be surprised to see you surpass me." Naruto nodded and looked back to the sky while Kakashi opened his book back up. The two waited for the half hour to pass and soon, Zabuza landed right next to the gate at the same time Sasuke, Sakura and Haku arrived.
"Good you're all back. Now, time for the last task on our to do list before we end for the day. Shopping." Everyone saw the shine in Sakura's eyes as Kakashi closed his book and started to walk away from the mansion. "Follow me to the village everyone." Everyone followed the man and Zabuza rushed to meet up with him.
"Kakashi, just how are Haku and I going to buy whatever it is we're getting?" Kakashi just simply eye smiled.
X
"Alright, here we are everyone." Kakashi eye smiled to the group as they came to a stop in front of a shop called the Blue Claw. "This is where we will be getting our-"
"I'm going to Tsukune's." Naruto called over his shoulder as he started walking away. Kakashi frowned to the child.
"Why not shop with us, Naruto?" Naruto looked over his shoulder with a glare.
"This is the same shop we helped that gave me no pay while he praised the three of you for work that Sasuke, Sakura and I did. What makes you think he's going to treat me fairly with equipment?" Kakashi frowned as he thought back to the mission.
'He's right...... and I did nothing.' "Alright, Naruto, why don't you show us this Tsukune's shop?" Naruto nodded and continued walking towards the old man's shop. Another fifteen minutes of walking and they all stood in front of a large abandoned warehouse. "Umm, Naruto are you-"
"Kai!" Sakura called out as Naruto continued walking into the building. The others followed the pink haired girl and each of them were soon looking at a ninja shop.
"Hmm, I wonder why the guy has his shop covered by a Gen Jutsu." Kakashi nodded and followed the teen into the shop.
"Hello there." The brown, bun haired girl at the counter called out as Naruto entered the shop with his team shortly following.
"Is Tsukune in?" Naruto asked, his face shadowed by his hood.
"Sorry, my dad's not here at the moment. Is there..... Oh, hello Kakashi-sensei." Tenten bowed to the man as he eye smiled to the girl just as Zabuza entered the shop. Tenten rose from her bow and screamed. "OH MY GOD! Zabuza of the Hidden Mist is in my family shop!" Everyone watched as the girl vanished and reappeared with a pen and notepad before the Jonin. "Can I please have your autograph, Zabuza-sama?" Zabuza rose a brow and looked to Kakashi.
"Who's the brat?" Kakashi scratched the back of his head as the man took Tenten's notepad and signed it.
"That would be one of my rival's students. Tenten, why aren't you with your team today?" Tenten held up her left hand, showing it was wrapped in a cast.
"I sprained my wrist during training, Kakashi-sensei. Gai-sensei let me have the time off until my hand healed." Kakashi nodded.
"I didn't know your dad ran a store." Tenten nodded.
"Yup, the best store in the entire village. Open to all that break the Gen Jutsu surrounding it. Now, what can I help you all with?"
"Well, Tenten, this is my Genin team. Haku Momochi, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno and Naruto-"
"Uzumaki." Tenten interrupted the man with a growl. She glared at the red cloaked teen as he looked through the clothing section. "Naruto Uzumaki, I'm gonna clobber you for what you did to Neji!" Naruto looked over his shoulder with narrowed eyes.
"Who?" Tenten started to stomp towards the boy.
"That's enough, Tenten." Everyone turned to the door to see Tsukune walking into the shop. "Hello, Naruto. Good to see you again. What can I help you with?" Naruto nodded to Kakashi.
"Talk to Kakashi about it." The old man nodded and looked to the Jonin.
"So, what do ya need?"
"Well, my team and I need some training clothes and gear. I was thinking some weighted sparing clothes."
"Say no more. Tenten, take the girls to the kunoichi section and help them pick out the proper clothing. The Pink one looks almost as bad as Naruto did with his orange jumpsuit." Tenten nodded and led the two girls away, Sakura trying to keep her anger in check. "As for the rest of you, take a look around and let me know if you need anything." Tsukune pointed to the back of the clothing section.
"I have weighted sparing clothes and such near the back. I have chakra weights in the equipment section and I just got a new set of Chakra Cuffs that help with increasing chakra stores." Zabuza looked to Kakashi while Sasuke walked into the clothing section away from them.
"That might be a good idea to get for everyone. If we can increase the kids' stores to the point that they can create Shadow Clones, we'll be able to teach them even more." Kakashi closed his eye in thought.
"Maybe, but I don't want them to rely on that method. I already explained the reason to Naruto so he wouldn't rely on it as much anymore. There is also the side effects that can sometimes be fatal, mentally and physically. I can't use more then three clones for training or I'll end up getting knocked out." Zabuza nodded.
"I see then maybe that would be a bad idea. But the Chakra cuffs still sound good." Kakashi nodded.
"Well, while the two of you figure things out, I'm going to go put the shipment away. If you have any questions, you can find me in the equipment area." Tsukune walked away from the two as the two bounced ideas back and forth.
X
"What do you mean you told her the truth?!" Sarutobi rolled his eyes at the woman before him.
"Just what I meant, Mitoka. I told Sakura the actual truth of Naruto Uzumaki's burden AND what you tried to do to him." Mitoka growled at the man.
"How dare you tell her such lies!" The Hokage narrowed his eyes. "To make her think that.... that thing is really human. That thing has no right to be wandering our streets freely, Hokage-sama. It should have been placed with Danzo the moment you brought it before-"
"ENOUGH!" The Hokage jumped to his feet. "You are as blind as the rest of the civilian council and my teammates! Ask yourself this, Haruno-san. Would you consider your own daughter a demon if the Yondaime had used her instead of Naruto!? For the boy's entire life he's had no one to call a real family. He's done nothing to the village since the sealing! No one had died by his hands! The only thing that he has done, is live and that has become a crime?! I told your daughter the exact truth of what happened the day of the sealing!"
"That makes no difference! If the Yondaime had used my daughter I would have been honored-"
"AND YET HE USED HIS OWN SON!" The Hokage snapped at the woman, the two hidden Anbu going wide eyed at the slip the Hokage had made when the woman gasped.
"I-Impossible! Minato wasn't....... Kushina Uzumaki!" The woman growled with venom in her voice. "That.... That bitch! I knew it! I knew that whore had tricked Minato-kun some how! She probably raped-"
"They were married by me and the witness if you wish to call for him, is Jiraiya of the Sannin and Konoha's MASTER seal expert." Sarutobi growled at the woman. "Kushina was six months pregnant with Naruto when I married them. That's three exact months before Kyuubi attacked our village."
"That woman gave birth to a demon! That woman gave birth to the Kyuubi incarnate!"
"Then you are calling Minato a demon? Or a demon lover?" Sarutobi asked the woman. "I have had enough of this village's foolishness. I already bowed to you and the council ONCE when it came to Naruto's well being six years ago! I will NOT allow any of you to ruin his life again! Anbu! Take her to Ibiki for breaking my law. Also, what you have heard of today shall NOT leave this room! If I find out this information has escaped this office in any way, I will personally execute you for treason!" The Anbu nodded as the two stepped out of the shadows, one wearing a cat mask and the other a tiger.
Cat gave the woman a powerful chop to the neck, knocking the woman out."Let's get her out of here." Tiger nodded nervously at the Cat Anbu's action while the Hokage just looked to the pink haired woman with disgust.
"Tell Ibiki no restrictions." The woman nodded and grabbed her by the hair before the two Anbu vanished in a swirl of leaves. Sarutobi turned to the picture of the Yondaime and sighed. "I've failed you time and again, Minato. I hope that if Kushina is alive, that she return to Konoha soon. Your son needs her more then ever." Sarutobi shook his head and looked out the window. 'I need to take my power back.'
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"Alright everyone, now that our shopping is done, you have the rest of the day off." Kakashi gave everyone an eye smile as they stood in the entrance hall of the house. "If you wish to use the gravity room, let Zabuza or I know before hand so we know where to find you. Be sure to put your training clothes in a locker downstairs. However, everyone, be sure to get to sleep early because starting tomorrow, we're all getting up at five in the morning to begin training." The four Genin nodded while Zabuza smirked.
"And I'll be the one running the show first thing tomorrow. Haku, if you thought the physical training I put you through was rough, your gonna wish you were dead after this. Also, I suggest you all think of at least two weapons that you would like to start training in by this Saturday because we're going weapon shopping. Each of you will have at least one weapon that you find to enjoy." Kakashi nodded.
"Zabuza is right. Most ninja have something that they use other then kunai, shuriken and senbon. It's important to have some type of weapon training should you wish to join Anbu or gain Jonin rank. Well, I think we've wasted enough of your time for today. You're all dismissed." Kakashi watched as the group started to walk away to do their own things when Naruto spoke up.
"Kakashi, Zabuza, if it's alright with you, I would like to put a garden on the roof." Kakashi looked to the child with a raised brow.
"You garden, Naruto?" Naruto nodded.
"Yes. It's one of the only things that kept me from breaking during my childhood...... if you can even call it that. Anyway, for some reason, I happen to have a very, VERY green thumb. That says a lot since I started out not knowing a damned thing about it and still grew everything I planted perfectly." Kakashi nodded as Zabuza smirked under his mask.
"Sounds to me like you and Haku might have something in common. She's very good at gardening as well as medical jutsu.... though, she only knows medicine right now. I've been trying to get some medical Nin jutsu scrolls but I can't seem-"
"I'll let her barrow some of mine once I finish with them. I'm still training to learn the basics." Zabuza nodded.
"We'll discuss the garden in the morning. In the meantime, go have fun." Naruto nodded and headed upstairs with a small scroll in his hands.
'Hey, Naruto, I think it's time for me to teach you how to use my chakra. Head to the roof and I'll start teaching you.' Naruto nodded to the fox and dropped his scroll of before heading to the roof.
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Well, here's chapter four. I'm not updating again until I hit at least Fourty to Fifty reviews. If you want to see more, then tell me what you think so I know this is not going to be a waste of time and effort.