He Said She Said
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Chapter 7
Sakura was surprised to see Anko's apartment looking so…Normal. The special Jonin must have seen the look as she smirked. "What did you expect, bondage equipment on the walls? Torture devices instead of furniture?"
"N-No…well…maybe." Sakura admitted.
Naruto walked in and dropped onto the couch. The whisker marked blond sighed. "I hate shopping." She declared.
Anko laughed as Asuma followed them in huffing and puffing carrying nearly thirty bags between his hands and his back.
"Ah, Asuma, thanks." Anko said with a smirk. The smoking Jonin had made a comment outside the chemists and Anko had blackmailed him into carrying all the bags while she and Naruto talked and Sakura was dragged along.
"Just put them down there, we'll move them to Naruto's room once we straighten it up."
Asuma dropped the bags and sighed as his arms tingled from the loss of weight.
"I hate you Anko." He muttered.
Anko blew him a kiss and motioned for him to sit.
"So?" Sakura asked as she took a seat next to the blond. They'd been rather quiet after getting hygiene products and her blow up in the clothing store.
"We'll need to set up a schedule for Naruto. Not only does she…"
"HE!" the blond yelled.
"SHE!" Anko fired back. "You're a girl gaki. Get it in that cute little head of yours. There's no going back."
Naruto crossed her arms over her ample chest and pouted. Asuma closed his eyes at the images and knew in his gut the blond was going to be a heartbreaker all over Konoha and not even try.
"As I was saying." Asuma said with a deep breath, he pulled out a pack of cigarettes he'd picked up while waiting, but Anko's look had him put it away. "Not only will Naruto need to retrain her skills, but learn what being a kunoichi is about."
"Why can't that wait until after the exam?" Naruto asked. "I mean, I don't want to waste time on useless things when I could be getting stronger."
Asuma sighed. "You need to know your body before you can do anything Naruto. Your chakra paths are different, your physical strength is different as is your balance."
Anko's "She's top heavy with those knockers." Was heard despite being mumbled.
Naruto being Naruto smirked. "Jealous mine are better than yours?"
Anko smirked. "You don't want to play that game with me, you know I'll win."
Naruto deflated. "Yeah."
Sakura shook her head. "And we also will be doing team training as well Naruto. Anko's our new sensei and she won't…"
"She won't treat us like Kakashi." Naruto mumbled as she looked at the coffee table. "You still have this old thing?"
Anko smiled. "Of course I do. You got it and fixed it up and varnished it for me. I love it."
"Huh?" Sakura and Asuma looked just as confused.
"Naruto a couple years ago for my birthday got this table out of a abandoned home. It was beat up and faded. He spent weeks sanding it and then staining it before giving it to me. Kids a natural with woodworking."
Naruto shrugged. "Not hard when I had to fix my apartment up all the time, bound to learn something."
Sakura put a hand on her teammates shoulder. "Your not going to be alone Naruto."
The blond sighed and stood. "I'm going to see my room."
Anko watched her go down the short hallway. "I want to kill Kakashi and the council." She growled.
"Leave those fossils to the old man." Asuma said.
"And Hatake?" Anko asked.
"We'll figure something out."
XX
Naruto sat on the bare bed in the guest room that would now be his. He'd stayed there when his apartment had been badly vandalized at times and it would take time to fix.
"Home sweet home." She muttered. Sitting with her back against the headboard she brought her knees up and hugged them as tears slowly fell as it was sinking in that he Naruto Uzumaki was now a girl. Her forehead touched her knees and she cried silently.
XX
(Konoha General Hospital)
Kurenai stood at the foot of the bed, her gaze looking at her genin was cold. "I taught you better than that Kiba." She said. The Inuzuka heir was admitted with crushed testicles and was scheduled for surgery the next day.
"Don't even try to make excuses." She hissed. "I informed your mother and sister…"
The boy winced at this.
"You will make a formal apology to Naruto. She's been traumatized enough with what happened and then you do that to her, a fellow Konoha nin."
"I…" Kiba said weakly. "I don't know if I can trust you on my team Kiba." Kurenai said. "With myself and Hinata as kunoichi, its bad enough we have to expect that kind of behavior from enemy nin and bandits, but from our own teammate, I don't think either of us would feel safe after that display you put on in the arena."
Kiba was quiet, he knew messed up. "I'm sorry sensei." He said after she'd fallen quiet.
"That's not good enough Kiba." She said coldly. "After you are out of here, the Hokage wants to have words with you."
Kiba winced again. "I know I did wrong sensei…but why does the Hokage…"
"BECAUSE HE SEES NARUTO AS HIS GRANDSON!" Kurenai roared. "You better pray to Kami that the Hokage has calmed down by the time he sees you Kiba, or you visiting Ibiki might be the least of your worries."
"I…Ibiki?" Kiba asked his voice still rather high from the pounding his testicles had taken.
"The head of ANBU's interrogation squad." Kurenai said. "The man who ran the first exam."
Kiba swallowed. "Your actions have consequences Kiba. Doing what you did, against a fellow Konoha ninja is grounds for interrogation to determine your fitness as a ninja of this village. Add in to who you did it to…" Kurenai shook her head.
"I'll be back tomorrow after your surgery to check on you." Kurenai said. "I had Shino take Akamaru back to your clan house where he's getting attention."
Kiba silently nodded his thanks at that.
"H-How bad is everyone's reaction?" he asked as she reached the door.
Kurenai looked over her shoulder. "Words spreading." She said. "I wouldn't expect many of the female population to be very nice to you for the foreseeable future."
The door opened and closed leaving Kiba alone with his thoughts.
I did a duuuuuuuumb thing. He thought and sighed, wincing as his crushed balls twinged as he thought of ways to apologize to Naruto for his behavior.
XX
The Hospital staff was down to a skeleton crew. Retired medics were being brought in and after a grilling by Ibiki were allowed to resume jobs in the hospital.
It would take a long time before the hospital recovered from She-Who-Wouldn't-Be-Named. (Eboshi had castrated six doctors and punted a dozen nurses over the monument before the Hokage turned it over to Ibiki as it was a kinder form of torture.)
XX
Jiraiya stood atop the Hokage Tower, his mane of hair blowing behind him. Man Minato, your kids got some of the worst luck. He thought as he took a swig from the jug.
"How the hell am I going to explain this to Tsunade?" he muttered out. "Best find her and let sensei tell her." He thought, thinking that would save him from his former teammates wrath.
XX
Kakashi Hatake looked at the memorial stone and sighed. I've lost them. He thought. The lecture from the Hokage in his office still ringing in his ears. He was allowed to train the Uchiha for the finals, and after that Sasuke Uchiha would be given over to a new instructor and team.
(Flashback)
"That's final Kakashi." Sarutobi said as he sat behind his desk.
"Why?"
Sarutobi looked at him. "You ask me that after the way you've treated your students…"
"I've done nothing wrong Lord Hokage. Granted I may have focused more on Sasuke, but the council has ordered…"
"And that's another thing. The council has no business in ninja affairs. You deliberately sabotaged Naruto's career by ignoring him, and you did the same to Sakura."
"I was teaching them teamwork and…" Kakashi started but was cut off.
"And giving special training and scroll to the Uchiha. My decision is final. Sakura and Naruto have a new sensei that is going to be spending time fixing your mistakes."
Kakashi blinked and tried to think of an argument to keep his team. In the end he couldn't.
(End flashback)
And now I have just Sasuke for the month. He thought ignoring the fact that he had been planning on ignoring his other two students to focus on the Uchiha. "What am I going to do Obito?" he asked the stone. It didn't answer him back.
AN: I'm back. My health is better and I am trying to get back in the grove of writing. Patience please. To those who wrote, thanks for your concern.