Touketsu Tenshi
(Frozen Angel)
Chapter 6
Friendship
(NOTE- Sorry everyone... I work on homes and biuld decks and stuff to make extra money and i've been on a job lately so the chapters will be a bit slower BUT i promise to work as fast as possible. I hope everyone is enjoying the story... enjoy!
Kakashi stood smiling while looking at the smirks spread across his new teams face. Sakura was jumping up and down, screaming about how awesome they where… Naruto noted that she even said he was cool… Sasuke glared at the pinkette as she went a bit fan girl on him and Naruto, but decided to let it slide… The moment called for a bit of excitement.
"Now… we will start taking missions in the next couple of days… and when we aren't on missions I'll be training you… understood?"
The group nodded but as Naruto stood… he felt his arm throb… Kakashi noticed the once white bandages on his arm begin to turn crimson. His wound had reopened and the amount of blood flowing from the bandages was serious… 'I guess I must of gone to deep…'
Naruto felt his head grow light and the group watched as he began to stumble… He placed a hand on a tree but… it wasn't enough… Before the blond could do anything he was blacking out and falling to the ground.
"Naruto!" Sakura and Sasuke yelled while running to his side… Kakashi let out a sigh, he knew everything was going to smooth. Something bad was bound to happen, even thought he was sure after telling everyone about his team they would envy him…
The silver haired man quickly picked the boy up "Sakura… Sasuke ill take him to the hospital, you two go treat yourselves to some food and get some rest tomorrow ill let you all relax due to Naruto's condition… understood?" Kakashi said earning a nod from the two.
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Kakashi walks into the hospital and gets a nurse to check on the blond. After knowing he was safe he needed to have a talk with Sarutobi… It didn't take him long to arrive at the Hokage's office…
"Come in" Sarutobi said signaling the silver haired Jounin to enter. "Ah Kakashi… how did Naruto and the others do?"
Kakashi raised his eyebrow while looking at the Hokage. He Needed some answer's and he was going to be making it a point of getting them. "even if Sakura is the weakest link they showed great team work… but even though the Uchiha surprised me… Naruto Uzumaki simply amazed me on a whole different level…"
Kakashi left his words in the air earning a few glances from the Hokage… "I guess what I'm saying Sarutobi-Sama… is … I need to know about my knew student"
The Hokage looking into the eye of Kakashi and let out a deep sigh… "Take a seat… I wont repeat myself"
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Naruto's eyes opened and instantly he let out a sigh. The smell of cleaning materials filled his nostrils and he knew where he was… "I hate hospitals" the blond said while rubbing his face. He turned to see a good looking women removing the bandage from his almost healed arm…
"Your something else" she said while looking at the wound… "Most people would have been in here for about a week with a wound like this… yet you healed with a little of my help in one day"
"Your help?" Naruto asked only to see her smile and place a hand over the wound. He watched as the women's hand began to let off a green glow… It was warm… a nice feeling. "W-wow… that feels amazing" Naruto said blushing. The brown haired women smiled at the boys adorable gaze… As Naruto watched her work he got an idea… he remembered reading a book about the Sannin and then remembered Jiraiya talking about there team…
'You see Naruto, when we where younger our team was unbalanced. I was a Ninjutsu and Taijutsu power house. Orochimaru was also a Ninjutsu power house but he enjoyed Genjutsu among other things. Then there was Tsunade… When we where young she was a Taijutsu specialist but that was it… It through off the balance. Then she took up Medical Ninjutsu, and before we knew anything she was a legend…. And she was our support'
"That's it!" Naruto said while smiling… The nurse seemed a bit confused as the blond boy smiled over to her… "umm would you do me a favor…"
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Naruto ran from the hospital while pulling on his white jacket… He needed to find Sakura…
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"It was amazing Ino! Naruto and Sasuke where standing up to a Jounin and Sasuke actually smiled at me…" Sakura had spent the last hour explaining everything that happened over the past two days… Naruto helping her with her fan girl problem and all…
"Wow you're so lucky… but if you ask me… Naruto has been holding back…" the platinum blond said while catching Sakura's attention… "You said he used an exploding clone right? that's a Jounin class Jutsu… and I saw him and Sasuke training the night before your test and he was walking all over Sasuke-Kun. It was like he was teaching him. There Taijutsu was almost impossible to see and…"
"What you've been spying?" a voice called from in front of them. Naruto stood with a black shirt and white over jacket on smiling at the two…
"Maybe" Ino said getting a smirk from Naruto as he took a step towards them… "Well… Sakura come with me I need to show you something" Naruto said quickly grabbing her hand causing both Ino and Sakura to blush…
Naruto dragged her away earning a frustrated yell from Ino "YOUR SO LUCKY!"
"Naruto let go where are we going?" Sakura asked earning a wide smile from the blond… "Don't worry… it will help balance things out… and later I'm going to show you a Jutsu. remember me and Sasuke promised to show you how to take care of yourself"
"really!" sakura said with excitement earning a nod from Naruto… "But first you need to get started with your training to help balance things out"
"Balance things out? What do you mean?" Sakura asked on to see Naruto stop in front of the Hospital… "Well… for example the legendary Sannin where known for there teamwork and power… Jiraiya is like me in a few ways Nin-jutsu and Tai-jutsu along with a few other specialties make him the most powerful of the Sannin… Orochimaru was also a Nin-jutsu and Tai-jutsu power house and then there was Tsunade… at one point she was like you… great Chakra control but small reserves… no Nin-jutsu but she had Tai-jutsu to fall back onto… until she learned Medical Nin-jutsu" Naruto paused earning a confused look from the pinkette…
"Sakura… I would like you to meet Miss Bella… she's a nurse for the hospital and knows a few things about Medical Ninjutsu… Like I said at the bell test you're the support, if you learn this you will balance the team out… we can fall back on you for healing" Naruto said earning a shocked look from her… "I-I'm going to be a medical Ninja? Really!" Sakura yelled in excitement. Bella nodded while smiling at the young girl… "And your training starts today so meet me around noon that's when my shift ends, we'll work on Chakra control first alright?"
"Yes Ma'am!" Sakura yelled earning a smile from the young woman… "Thank you Bella-San" Naruto said softly…
"Your Welcome Naruto-Kun… now take care of yourself, to bad I won't get to heal you anymore… after I teach Sakura… she might steal my number one patient from me"
Naruto blushed as Sakura chuckled while sweat dropping… She was thinking more on the lines of healing Sasuke but… oh well… at least she would be worth something… 'Ill show them all… I'm not worthless'
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Naruto looked to the sky and felt the wind blow swiftly lifting the leaves from the ground to fly with it. He was standing before Sasuke's favorite place in the village… the Uchiha's hidden library… Naruto knew he was here, he never really went anywhere else unless he was with him or being forced around by Sakura… The sky was growing dark as Naruto took a step forward… only to stop to see the hidden door opening. Naruto was tense… Sasuke had that look in his eyes, the look he got when he was thinking about Itachi.
'At times like this' Naruto said to himself while dropping his gaze from Sasuke's… 'Its times like these when I feel like even after everything we've been through… that your still slipping away Teme…'
Sasuke noticed Naruto's gaze and knew what he was thinking… He could feel it too but could it be helped? Did any of this matter?… 'Is this really helping' the Uchiha asked himself only to feel something thump his forehead catching him off guard… Instantly he imagined Itachi pocking him in the forehead and smiling at him…
"Hey" Naruto said in a annoyed tone… "snap out of it Teme we've got training to do… and I'm going to fill you in on what Sakura's doing"
Sasuke smirked as the blond placed his hands in his pockets and turned away… "What do I care what she does?"
"Well she's bettering herself for you… so at least pay attention to her"
Naruto words caught his friend off guard… "Bettering herself? What's that supposed to mean?" Sasuke asked while walking next to Naruto… Naruto simply smirked and began explaining his day… By the time he was done rain began to fall from the dark sky and they found themselves at training ground 7...
"So… she's learning medical Nin-Jutsu? That's actually a good idea… now that I think about it our little group is starting to remind me of the Sannin…"
Naruto smirked and removed his jacket leaving only his black shirt… "That's right… but I'm sure she will be done training with Bella-San soon so we should get some training in"
Sasuke noted that Naruto's body was still bandaged and thought he might have the upper hand… Naruto caught the glance and quickly vanished appearing before the Uchiha… Sasuke quickly reacted and dodged one of Naruto's jabs…
"Don't underestimate me Sasuke… you should know better"
The raven haired boy simply smirked while sliding into a stance… There was one thing Naruto and Sasuke knew they had in common and it was simple… They only felt truly alive at times like this… fighting for a cause… that was one thing that would never change…
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Sakura ran through the rain holding a scroll wrapped in plastic… Bella gave her a lot of homework and she didn't know how she was going to finish it with the little time she already had… but now she had to go train with Naruto and Sasuke…
She finally found her way to the training grounds but came to a stop to see her teammates running and sliding through the mud… dodging kicking and punching with incredible tai-Jutsu skills…
Sasuke grunted as Naruto connected with his gut… His wet cloths clinging to his body as his feet left the ground and pain shot through his body. He felt his eyes go blank for a moment only to feel a rush of adrenaline crawl through his throbbing form… In a flash Naruto's eyes grew round at the pressure of the Uchiha's foot across his chin…
He felt his mouth filling with blood as the two slide backwards panting for air…
'T-there amazing' Sakura said softly looking at them… "there evenly matched" she whispered to herself only to see Sasuke's eye grow wide… all over his body holes ripped in his clothing revealing bruises…
"Not exactly" a voice called from behind her revealing Kakashi who stood smirking…
Sakura looked back to Naruto and saw the same thing only in 2 places…
"I never even saw them move" Sakura said watching Sasuke fall to the ground… It didn't surprise Kakashi that she didn't see it… The speed of there punches was amazing even for him…
"You see Sakura… Sasuke knew Naruto was faster then him so he relied less on speed and put all his power into those two hits… Naruto wasn't expecting this and now he's paying for it" Kakashi explained. Sakura turned to see Naruto fall to his knees while gripping the bandages over his wound that was now bleeding again…
"C-Cheep shot" Naruto mumbled receiving a chuckle from Sasuke as he spit up blood… "well.. Considering who I'm fighting… I thought it would be alright"
Sakura was all struck… it was amazing… After they beat each other to a pulp they where smiling…
"Sakura" Naruto called to her while turning her way and whipping the blood from his mouth… "Its time for your training"
The pink haired girl felt chills flood her body as she began to panic… "B-B-But I c-cant"
Sasuke smirked and stood… "We aren't going to do combat training… we're going to teach you this"
Sakura watched as Sasuke flickered from existence and appeared next to her… "Sense your learning Medical Nin-Jutsu… this would be a good technique to teach you so you can evade attacks better and get injured people to safety to heal them"
Sakura blushed slightly as Sasuke smirked down at her…
"So are you ready?" Naruto asked while removing his shirt… "I'm sure Kakashi will be impressed"
Sakura blushed while looking at Naruto and before anybody knew anything the scrolls that where in her hands where planted across Naruto's face…
"IDIOT! PUT A SHIRT ON!" Sakura yelled with a large blush
In the thicket of the forest a chuckle was heard… Standing next to Kakashi was Jiraiya smiling and writing down the scene in his note book… "This is great!" he said getting a sweat drop from Kakashi…
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"We're getting Ramen on Sasuke!" Naruto yelled while walking to the shop… Sakura and Sasuke close behind him. Sasuke couldn't complain sense he still had a debt to pay from there training sessions… 100 bowls of ramen…
The group walked in to see team Shika, Ino, Cho and Kiba, Hinata, and Shino sitting along with there sensei's at the counter…
"Ah if it isn't Kakashi's team" Asuma said while smiling… "I was shocked to hear you actually passed his bell test"
Naruto rubbed the back of his head while smiling and taking a seat… Sakura sat between the two and they ordered while talking to the others…
"ah it couldn't of been that hard… if Naruto can do it anyone can" Kiba said earning a glare from Ino and a sigh from Shikamaru… "you've got no idea" the dull pony tailed man said while taking a bite of his meso ramen…
"Yea" Choji said while taking a breath between bits… Naruto smirked while glaring at the brown haired hound…
"Yea puppy boy… watch it"
"What was that" Kiba yelled only to feel the crimson eyes of his sensei on him… "Sit down"
The boy sighed and plopped back down in his chair earning a laugh from the group except for Hinata who continued to look down.
Naruto watched as they brought there food out in delight… but no meal was meant to be eaten without a good joke… Sasuke prepared to eat only to feel a force yank him backwards onto the ground followed by his bowl of ramen…
Ino watched in amazement as Naruto's clones vanished leaving a howling blond…
"Sasuke-Kun are you alright?" Sakura asked only to see him glare at Naruto… The message was clear… Naruto froze as he read his friends eyes…
'Damnit he's going to make me pay for dinner…'
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Kakashi and Jiraiya made there way through the streets towards the Hokage's mansion… the sun was growing dim and the dark clouds where rolling away with the wind over the mountains…
"So… your impressed with your team?"
Kakashi smirked and nodded "well… I'm sure if Naruto wasn't the way he is I would be working a lot harder… but sense he and Sasuke are training themselves ill focus most of my attention on Sakura… "
"That sounds like a chore itself… now if you'll excuse me I have an old man to talk to…"
Kakashi stopped and looked to see Sasuke on his back screaming at Naruto in the ramen shop… 'Oh… looks like I should go treat them for ramen I guess…"
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Sarutobi stood on top of his mansion as the sun began to set… He loved the scene of it all… The sun reflecting off the still wet forest as it fell behind the mountain was a sight even the hardest man would stop to look at…
"Hey there old man" Jiraiya called from behind the Hokage…
"Ahh… Jiraiya my boy… I see you still know where to find me" he said smiling at his student…
"Of course… but I wanted to talk to you about Naruto and his team…" Jiraiya paused catching the glare in Sarutobi eye as the sun vanished from the sky… he already knew what his student was going to ask…
"Its about the Uchiha and his goal am I right?" Sarutobi asked earning a nod from Jiraiya… "then lets talk…"
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Two weeks passed and Naruto found himself sighing while holding a cat in his arms… "This is bull crap!" the blond yelled along with Sasuke who had the same expression… Even Sakura was a bit disappointed in there missions as of late…
"Hell ever sense you two taught me those techniques I could've handled this!" Sakura yelled while walking into the Hokage's office…
"Ah Team 7..." Before Sarutobi could finish Naruto's voice was heard throughout the village… "OLD MAN!! GIVE USE a REAL MISSION!"
The group sighed while looking up to see Kakashi smiling and waving…
"Naruto you shouldn't speak to the Hokage in such a way…" Kakashi said earning a shrug from Naruto… "well maybe if we got a real mission I wouldn't have anything to complain about…"
The room fell silent as Naruto locked eyes with the Hokage… Sakura felt her body tense as the air grew thick and the Hokage spoke in a low tone… "So it's a real mission your after?"
"yep!"
"Fine then" he said while pulling a file… Naruto was a bit shocked that it actually worked and smiled… "Really! Alright!"
"Your mission will be with this man… enter…" The old man pulled his hat off and smiled as another elderly man entered the room…
"So these are the Ninja I'm hiring?"
TBC
