Chapter 4:

Naruto and his team had completed many D-ranked missions in the past two weeks, but honestly, Naruto was getting a bit bored. Ok, very bored. He sighed, watching as his team and his shadow clones painted an old, crumbling building. Naruto looked around, then made more shadow clones, and said, "Ok guys, start painting!"

One shadow clone snorted. "You aren't the boss of us!" he said. Naruto raised an eyebrow.

'Son, they are your clones, not your slaves! They have your exact personality!' Minato said.

'Oh.'

Naruto cleared his throat. "Guys, lets just paint the thing, so we can get a better mission." The clones looked at each other, then nodded. They all picked up paintbrushes, and within fifteen minutes, the whole place was finished. Naruto grinned, then dispelled all of the clones. "Hey guys! Can we go and get another mission now?"

Kurenai sighed, then pointed towards the building. "That had tons of bubbles, dripping spots, bare spots, and we were told to do a double coat. We're going to have to start over."

"WHAT!!!"

---Four Hours Later---

Finally finished, the six (Naruto, Kakashi, Kurenai, Kiba, Shino, Hinata) walked to the hokage's office. Hiruzen smiled. "Ah, your done?" he said. He pulled out a stack of bills, handing it to them. He then smiled. "We have another mission available, you know. How about...retrieving Tora again?" he said, pulling out a file.

"HELL NO! I AM NOT GETTING THAT INSANE CAT AGAIN!" Kiba screamed. "We want a higher ranked mission!" Kurenai sighed.

"We are only rookies;we can only do D-ranked-"

"Well, actually, I have a C-ranked mission..." Hiruzen started.

"WE'LL TAKE IT!" Kiba yelled happily.

"...And a low B-ranked."

Kurenai and Kakashi looked at each other. "What are the C and B ranked's descriptions?" Kakashi asked. Hiruzen adjusted his papers.

"Well, the C-ranked mission is an escort to Wave, and the B-ranked is a delivery mission." Kurenai raised an eyebrow.

"A delivery mission? From where?" She asked. Hiruzen smiled weakly.

"The Dango shop."

Kiba looked confused, while a look of horror dawned on Kurenai. "The dango shop? In this village? Why is that a B-ranked mission?" Kiba asked, Akamaru barking.

"Well, if you accept the mission, you'll learn." The Third said. Kiba grinned.

"We'll take it!" he exclaimed, grabbing the file before Kurenai could intervene. Hiruzen sadly smiled.

"Well, I want 1 stick of ANKO flavored dango, one stick of MITARASHI flavor, and one Chadango." (yes, I got those from Wikipedia) He said, trying to warn the kid. But Kiba didn't even notice.

"Well, lets go!" Kiba happily said, walking forward. Until he hit his head on a pole. Naruto gingerly skirted past him, grabbing the file, and walking outside. The others soon followed.

"So, where is the dango shop?" Naruto asked.

"Well, there is the one right next to here." Kakashi said. Naruto turned to see a large dango shop.

"Are you kidding me! Theres a dango shop right here, and its a B-ranked mission to retrieve some dango?" Naruto said. He then stormed in, and ordered the dango. When he got it, he walked out of the shop. He looked around. "Seriously! There's no danger he-"

"DANGO!!!"

Anko tackled Naruto to the ground, then attempted to grab the dango. "Hey! This is for the Hokage!" Naruto yelled, wincing slightly as a stick of dango brushed his face, scratching it enough to produce blood.

"Oh no, Naruto started bleeding!" Kurenai wailed.

"Whats wrong? He can heal way faster than any of us, and its not even a deep scratch." Kakashi replied, slightly amused. Kurenai stared at him like he had just said he was a girl and lesbian.

"Let me rephrase that-He is bleeding, while holding dango, around ANKO!" she screamed. Kakashi paled.

"Oh crap."

Anko started licking her lips eerily, then pulled out a kunai, slowly lowering it to Naruto's face. Naruto swallowed, then flickered and vanished. Anko straightened up, looking around. "Where is that kid!" she screamed. Hinata looked timidly at Anko, who was screaming and waving around a kunai.

"Damn, Naruto is lucky!" Kiba chuckled.

"Actually, Anko-sempai is in the Torture and Interrogation Department of ANBU, and is known for being rather sadistic and morbid, so I feel somewhat sorry for Naruto-san." Shino quietly said. Kiba swallowed.

"So, your saying that she is a crazy lunatic torturer that is interested in Naruto?"

"Basically."

Kiba grinned. "Kinky..." Then, he was hit on the head by Kurenai.

"This is serious! This mission can now be considered an A-ranked! At least, for whoever is holding the dango. Which is currently Naruto." Kiba started laughing, then was hit by Hinata.

"Don't laugh! Naruto-kun might be seriously hurt!" she said, barely stuttering. Kiba gently rubbed his head.

"Geez, just because I laughed a little bt about your boyfriend doesn't mean you have to hit me!" he muttered. Hinata 'eeped', and flushed red.

---With Naruto---

Naruto was crouching behind a tree, holding a kunai close. He had heard the entire conversation, and wondered why Kiba had called him Hinata's boyfriend. 'I get the feeling Hinata-san likes you, Naruto." Minato said. 'I mean, shes always fainting or blushing when being near you, talking to you, or touching you, and Kiba did call you her boyfriend.'

'Yeah, you should ask her out, kid!' Arashi said happily and stupidly.

'Well, I guess...'

"THERE YOU ARE, Gaki!"

Naruto leapt up into the air as Anko charged at him, her coat flapping in the breeze, revealing her rather large...assets. Naruto flipped backwards, dodging a kunai aimed for his face. He then started running up the tree, and Anko leapt towards him, grabbing him in a bear hug and pushing her...breasts in Naruto's face. She then pulled out a kunai, smiling evilly. "Let go of me!" Naruto screamed.

Anko pouted. "Oh, come on. Just about every boy your age would love to be in your position!" she said, licking Naruto's face. Naruto squirmed in her grasp uneasily.

"Most guys except maybe Sasuke, but I get the feeling he's gay." Naruto said. Anko chuckled.

"Well, almost all guys." she whispered, tightening her grip on the kunai, and lightly stroking Naruto's face with the dull side of it. She then turned to blade slightly, and brought it down...

"Don't touch Naruto-kun!"

Anko turned in shock, only to be hit four times in rapid succession by Gentle Fist, by Hinata. She fell, then looked at Hinata, growling and coughing up blood. She then smiled. "Fine, gaki. See you later?" she said, casually moving aside a flap of her jacket. Naruto shuddered.

"I hope not." he said. Anko just winked at him, then shunshined away, laughing. Naruto panted, then grabbed Hinata in a hug, to her shock and pleasure. "Thank you...Hinata-chan." he said. Hinata feebly nodded, trying not to faint. Then, the two shunshined to the rest of their team.

"Are you alright!" Kurenai exclaimed, grabbing Naruto and checking him all around for any injuries.

"I'm fine, Kurenai-sensei!" Naruto said, a bit uneasily. Kurenai nodded, then realised she had touched Naruto, and nervously looked away from him, while Kakashi cleared his throat.

"Well, lets deliver the dango to the Hokage then." he said. Naruto nodded, then started going up the stairs to the Hokage's office. The others soon followed.

"Well, heres the dango!" Naruto happily said. Hiruzen chuckled, then handed them each a check. Naruto looked at it. "Um..."

"Its a check, Naruto. Higher ranked missions can't be paid in cash. So, you'll have to open a new account in a bank." Naruto nodded, then opened his mouth to say something, then closed it. "Is something wrong, Naruto?" Hiruzen asked.

"Well, I don't know how to, and, well, I doubt the bank will even let me in." Naruto said sadly. Kurenai was fuming inside, and was about to say something, when Hinata spoke up.

"Well, Naruto-kun, I-I could help you." she said. Naruto grinned.

"Awesome! Thanks Hinata!" Naruto happily said. Hinata smiled in return.

'This is great! Hinata and Naruto will go to the bank, they'll talk, maybe flirt a little, and then they'll become great friends and in the future, boyfriend and girlfriend, and they'll live happily ever after.' Kurenai thought, smiling.

"Hokage-sama? Could we possibly also take the C-ranked mission? After all, the only injury that came on a B-ranked mission was a scratched cheek for Naruto, and that has already healed due to...him." Kakashi said. Kiba looked at Kakashi.

"Him?"

Kakashi swallowed. "Um, by him, I meant...uh...a medic-nin friend of him!" he said. Shino didn't believe him.

"Well, ok!" Kiba said, Akamaru barking. Kakashi released a breath he didn't know he had been holding.

"Anyways, you can take the C-ranked mission tomorrow. Have a good night's sleep, alright?"

"But its not even six..." Naruto said. Hiruzen sweatdropped.

"Oh." He said lamely. "Well, don't you have to go to the bank?" he demanded. Naruto chuckled.

"Right! See ya grandpa!" he yelled, dragging Hinata with him as he ran. The rest of his team followed. Hiruzen smiled, then sighed.

'I really need a replacement...' he thought, looking in a mirror, feeling his many deep wrinkles and the bags under his tired, dull eyes.

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Naruto and Hinata had just gotten out of the Hokage tower. Naruto grinned, then turned. "Well, lets go!" he said, starting to run.

"Um, Naruto? The bank is the other way." Hinata said shyly. Naruto turned slowly.

"I knew that." he said. Hinata smiled, then she turned, walking the other way. Naruto followed, only to realize she had frozen. Naruto looked into her eyes. "Um, Hinata-chan? Is something wrong?" Naruto asked. He waved a hand in front of her eyes, then turned to see what she was looking at. He raised an eyebrow.

What looked like a mini-Hinata with longer hair and a thinner face was walking towards Hinata. "Hiashi-sama requested to see you, Hinata." The girl said. Hinata nodded.

"Yes, Hanabi-imouto"

Hanabi bristled. "I have told you many times to refer to me as Hanabi-san."

"Imouto? Wow, Hinata, I didn't know you had a younger sister!" Naruto said happily. Hanabi just grabbed Hinata's hand and roughly dragged her along.

"Come now, Hinata. You have no time to spare for these...commoners." Hanabi said icily. Naruto growled.

"Hey! I'm not a commoner, I'm the greatest ninja ever, and the future hokage!" Naruto yelled. Hanabi turned to him, her white eyes dull.

"I doubt that. You're pathetic, weak, and useless, just like Hinata." She said, simply and coldly. Naruto just stared at her back as she started walking away, but then his eyes changed color, one icy blue, the other fiery red.

"Take...that...back!" Naruto/Minato/Arashi yelled. Hanabi turned in amazement. Naruto was radiating all three of his chakras to the point of which they were visible.

'What is this power?' Hanabi thought. Naruto then made thousands of shadow clones.

"APOLOGIZE!" Naruto screamed. Hanabi started slowly retreating. Then, in his hand, a weird chakra appeared, that started spinning rapidly.

Then, it turned into a sphere, except it was out of control, and releasing rings and jets of sheer chakra. Hanabi identified it instantly.

'A rasengan, the A-ranked jutsu created by the Fourth Hokage. But how could he have learned such a jutsu?' She then looked at Naruto's face, and his cloak. 'What if...he was related to the Fourth!' she thought. 'Father will want to know about this.'

"Alright, I'm sorry!" Hanabi said. Naruto snarled.

"I don't care if you insult me, apologize to Hinata!" Naruto yelled, pointing towards Hinata, who was cowering in fear. Considering the chakra radiating from Naruto was enough to shatter the asphalt of the street they were on, and break the windows of nearby buildings, Hanabi decided to do as he said.

Hanabi turned to Hinata. "I'm sorry, Hinata." she said quietly. Hinata swallowed, nodding. Naruto smiled, his chakra receding. Then he fell unconscious.

---Later---

Naruto moaned, then slowly got up. He looked around, noticing he was in his apartment. "Here, Naruto." a voice said, handing him a plate of food. Naruto grinned.

"Thanks!" he said, starting to devour the food. The voice chuckled, then opened some blinds to light up the dark room. Naruto turned to the until-then unknown person.

It was Kurenai. Naruto blinked in surprise. "Well Naruto, while you were unconscious, I got Kakashi-sempai to take you home, and I made an account for you." She handed Naruto a card. "This has all of the information you need to know." she said, smiling. Naruto grinned even wider, and hugged Kurenai, to her surprise.

"Thanks Kurenai-sensei!" he said happily. Kurenai smiled.

"You're welcome, Naru-kun." she said. She then stood up, and waved goodbye. "Well, wake up nice and early for our next mission, ok?" she asked. Naruto nodded furiously, smiling. Kurenai smiled in return, then when she closed the apartment door, she clutched her head, groaning.

'I just called my pupil Naru-kun.' she thought. She started walking down the hallway. 'I really need to get a boyfriend.'

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"Interesting. So you are saying the boy may be a descendant of The Yondaime?"

"Well Hiashi-sama, he used the rasengan, and that was only known to the Yondaime; it isn't in any scroll. And, Hiashi-sama, he also had three chakras, which could be a bloodline."

Hiashi stared into the distance thoughtfully. "What do you suggest we do, Hanabi." Hanabi blinked.

'Father is asking me of my opinion?' She thought. "Well, Hiashi-sama, if having three chakras is a bloodline, it would be useful to intergrate him into our clan, as if we had larger chakra reserves, and the Byakugan, we could become the most powerful clan in all of the known world."

Hiashi thoughtfully nodded. He then straightened up. "Well then, I'm going to attempt to convince Hinata to seduce him, and try to arrange a political marriage."

"That is excellent, Hiashi-sama, as she is not only in his age group, but also happens to be affectionate towards Naruto-san."

Hiashi smiled. "That will make it all the easier." he said. Then his eyebrows furrowed. "Naturally, Hanabi, you know that if Hinata fails, I am counting on you to fulfill the mission I will be giving her for her."

Hanabi nodded, and an unbidden smile crept onto her face. "Naturally."

Well, I got another chapter done. And in the next chapter, Naruto and his team will go on a C-ranked mission? I wonder what C-ranked mission it could be (*cough*escort to wave! *cough*)... Well, read and review!