Chapter is a little shorter due to it mainly beings a filler for next chapter filled with action. But I am making you wait until tomorrow night to get it. Because am evil. Anyways please review and lets keep the flame to a nonexistence ok? Hope everyone is enjoying the story so far!

I DO NOT OWN NARUTO

Kurenai, Anko, Yuugao, and Hana woke up and walked out to see their senseis and Neji sitting next to a fire cleaning their blades. Yuugao watched how Naruto, Sasuke, and Kiba blocked out the world as they slowly methodically ran the cloth down the blade. She turned her focus to Neji who slowly used a whetstone to hone his blade's edge. The four girls jumped when Iruka spoke besides them with Gai, Kakashi and Yamato.

"They have been at it since sunrise." Hana looked through the boys.

"Where Asuma-teme?" The other three girls looked through the boys and noticed his disappearance.

"He was escorted back to the village by Anbu earlier this morning." The girls were surprised but did not object. They turned their attention back to the four jounin and Yuugao looked at her own Ninjato. She drew it and smiled at its spotless blade and polished hilt. She walked over to the four jounin and quickly polished her blade. She stood back up turning to walk away when Naruto without breaking his concentration spoke.

"Genin-san, when you polish a blade you take all time available. Your blade is an extension of your body and you will clean it as such. You do not bath without soap, just like you do not polish a blade without first washing then sharpening it." Yuugao nodded then sat down and began the upkeep of her blade. Her blade only required an hour of work due to its relative cleanliness and lack of blood.

As she finished the four jounin did as well. Naruto sheathed his blade and stretched his back out. The other 3 jounin mirroring his actions and then the four turned to the genin. The smiled as they saw there students working out and sparing. Naruto then walked over to his team and corrected a few points of Anko's stance before doing the same to Iruka's. He walked over to Kurenai who was laying on the ground legs elevated as several rocks were tied to her ankles.

"Kurenai stand up," She turned and then smiled when she saw her sensei. She stood up and wobbled a bit from the weight of hr ankles. Naruto nodded his head as he examined the weights then he stood up. "Take them off."

She nodded and removed the weights as Naruto turned to his other two genin. "After lunch we are heading team 7. Go and pack your things." The genin saluted then ran to begin packing.

Naruto sat as he waited for his genin to finish their final check. Sasuke and Kiba sat with him and the three were watching the clouds.

Kurenai looked over at the jounin and sighed. "Anko look they're like Naras."

Anko just shook her head muttering about her sensei being lazy. Iruka just laughed as Naruto raised his head.

"Anko did I hear that you want to do extra laps with sensei?" Anko's face immediately blanked at the thought of running laps at Naruto's pace. She would collapse from exhaustion after 10 laps. She'd use all of her chakra just to keep up.

"N-no sensei!" Naruto smiled as he laid back down watching the clouds.

Iruka stood up and pulled his bad onto his shoulders then turned to his sensei. Kurenai and Anko following suit. The three genin walked over to their sensei as he stood up. He handed each a scroll and they sealed their gear and then the four set off. Team 8 and 9 following behind them. Neji left earlier that morning.

Neji walked through the gates and reported to the Hokage. He took all the written reports with him to save the three teams a step he pulled them out as he walked to the Hokage tower. Upon arrival he opened the door and climbed to the Hokage's office. Stopping outside the door he waited. The secretary into the office and turned around.

"The Hokage will see you now Shinobi-san." Neji nodded his head in thanks then entered the office. He handed the Hokage the reports before giving his verbal report. Hiruzen nodded and his face contourted in anger when it reached the part about his son. "Damn that brat for soiling my name. He is lucky he is all I have left to carry on my name or else I would disown him for this." Neji was shocked at his Hokage's out burst but stayed silent.

The Hokage motioned for Neji to continue and he did. After Neji informed the Hokage that the teams should be arriving soon.

On the other side of town at the gates three genin teams walked through. Naruto waved to the chunin as Sasuke and Kiba nodded towards them. The three jounin turned to there teams before dismissing them.

"Team 7 meet at the training grounds tonight 9 pm." The three genin nodded holding back their anger. They then left with their friends as Naruto, Kiba and Sasuke went to the Hokage tower. They knocked on the Hokage's door then entered.

"Ah Sasuke, Kiba, and Naruto how are you three?" Three answers of tired were given as the three began their reports. After Naruto handed Hiruzen the scroll with the missing ninja and Yoshi and Miomichi. The Hokage smiled happy that Yoshi would no longer pursue Naruto endlessly. He handed Naruto the money since he killed the two and Yoshi. The other money was added as a bonus the the genins. After that each genin received 200,000 ryu for the completion of the mission with the bonus. Sasuke and Kiba refused the bonus taking the normal amount will Naruto got 300,000 ryu for Yoshi then the money for the mission. Naruto then took the checks for his genin and headed to the training ground.

Kurenai, Iruka, and Anko sat in the training ground fighting to stay awake. Their eyes shot open as their sensei dropped into the clearing with them. He smiled as he handed them each their paycheck. Then he gave each 100,000 from Yoshi's bounty.

"I am very proud of you three, you rose to the challenge at hand and forced your emotions to stay behind you. For this I feel you will be ready for the chunin exams in 6 months. We will begin training for them. We will not be taking many missions so if you need something and can't afford it you come and find me. You have the day off tomorrow. Meet at the training grounds in two days at 10am." The genins cheered at the day off and then turned to look at their sensei who was reading a scroll from the Hokage.

Kurenai tried to read the scroll over his shoulder as Anko tried from the other side both only made out the top.

S-rank Team Fox,

Naruto then pulled out a litter and lit the scroll on fire before standing up. He pulled on his mask then turned to his genin.

"I have to leave for a mission. You will be training under my former sensei Jiraiya of the sannin in Conjunction with teams 8 and 9. Sakura-sensei will help with the training as well. They are my friends and I expect you to remain on your best behavior."

The three nodded before Anko and Kurenai hugged their sensei followed by Iruka. "Be careful sensei!" Anko's voice was muffled against his shirt and Kurenai remained silent. Naruto then pulled out his paycheck and divided it in 3 and handed them it.

"IT is for emergencies. I will see you soon my little genins." Then Naruto backed away from his genin before disappearing in a flash.

Anko, Kurenai and Iruka looked at each other. "Did you guys see the rank?"

Kurenai and Anko nodded. "Yeah S rank. It has to be dangerous if he is going as an Anbu and with his team." Kurenai and Iruka nodded.

"Weren't Kiba-sensei, and Sasuke-sensei on his team as well as Neji-san, Shikamaru-sensei and Lee-sensei?"

Iruka nodded. No one said anything for a while. Then Kurenai broke the silence. "I just hope he comes back ok."

Anko grinned. "Why because you love him?" Kurenai's face instantly became red before she exploded in rage.

"SHUT UP ANKO!"

"Nai-chan has a crush on sensei!" Kurenai shot up and began to chase Anko throwing kunai and shuriken. Iruka just backed away slowly into the woods before he turned and ran away like a bat from hell.

Naruto arrived at the gate and meet a man in a dog mask, a man in a raven mask, a man in a deer mask, a man in a falcon mask, and a man in a turtle mask. He nodded then the 6 headed to gather intelligence on the village of Oto.

The Next Day

Kurenai woke up and got dressed. She walked out of her apartment into town and walked into the Dango shop. The shop keeper looked up and smiled as he greeted Kurenai.

"Morning Kurenai-chan, would you like the usual?"

"Yes please. Thanks Hiro-san." He just smiled as he handed her the order. She took the tray then walked over to the table where Anko was sitting with Iruka. The three always ate here and normally with Naruto since they graduated. This was the first time since the academy they ate without Naruto. They stayed silent as they ate worrying about their sensei and their older brother figure. They looked up as several jounin walked in with girlfriends and wives. Some with children. Anko turned to the two. "Do you notice Sensei never talks about woman or ever seems to go on dates?" The other two genin though about it then nodded.

"It is intresting though I am sure Kurenai is quite fond of it since she will have no competition getting sensei Anko." Kurenai snapped to him and glared. Teasing from Anko was one thing but from Iruka. It was just cold.

"I do not have a crush on sensei. He is a jounin anyway what would he want it a genin. Not to mention he has a bunch of fan girls." The other two genin shivered at the memory of when Naruto placed them in a henge and had them run from fan girls all day as training. Because of that day the three genin learned to hide their chakra signatures extremely well while remaining out of sight.

Naruto turned to his team. "Guys this is a snatch and grab mission. Our informant has the information so we need to escort him back to Kohona." The group advanced into the country before meeting up with the informant. As they turned back to head back to the border they saw four sound ninja. One with a flute, one with multiple arms, one that was huge and one with circular shaped lenses.

Naruto turned to Turtle and Deer. "Escort him back to the village we will be right behind you!" The two Anbu nodded before throwing the informant over Turtle's shoulder and disappearing into the woods. Naruto turned and faced the four Sound Shinobi. He picked out the leader and drew his two ninjatos before enhancing their blades with fuuton chakra.