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They were already nearing the village, the gates with the kanji for Fire were visible. Truth was that both of them were very nervous, despite being eternally glad to be back home. Both of them missed Konoha, and the mission made them understand that each day should be considered as the last. They were shinobi after all, many of them died at young age.

Shikamaru sighed and looked up at the clouds, wishing for a nice nap under a a tree.

When did my life get so complicated? I only wanted to be an average ninja, get married, have 2 kids- a boy and a girl, and die of old age after my son made jonin...

Mendokuse...

He had just repeated in his mind what he had said during the introduction many months ago. It seemed such a long time. Who knew that in barely 6 months after graduating the academy he would go on a suicide mission with none other then the dead last of the class?

Talk about fate.

NO! Now he was starting to sound like Neji. Tch, what a drag.

He looked over at the blonde boy. He was nervous, and he didn't even try to hide it.

"Naruto"

The boy jumped and looked around in alarm, eyes wide.

"Oh, it's you Shika..."

"Calm down"

"I'm calm! See!"

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow.

"Hmph" Naruto crossed his arms and to get the tension building in his throat again, he took out the book. He had taken a strange liking to it. The story was just AMAZING! Here he thought that Jiraya couldn't write anything other then the usual smut, but he was pleasantly surprised. He made a mental note to thank Kakashi sensei.

The book was about a boy, who fought with all his might to bring justice and stop the war, bring peace. He had nearly finished reading it.

He absentmindedly waved when he heard his name called by two excited voices Izumo and Kotetsu he noted. He didn't notice the weird looks he was getting from the two chuunin. After all, who had seen the Uzumaki Naruto with a book?

But right now, Naruto was too much into the book to notice anything. He dimly knew that his friend was walking alongside him. At least Shika didn't mind.

"Even if you kill me, you can't stop the war! There will always be killing!

"I will! I won't back down! I will do anything to bring back peace, no matter what it takes! I never go back on my word!"

"Who are you?"

The figure extended his hand.

"My name is..."

Naruto tripped and fell face first on the ground.

"Eh? Naruto? You ok?"

"Y-yeah, i am."

Shikamaru looked at him a bit sceptically as the blonde got up, dusted himself and scratched his head sheepishly.

"C'mon"

The taller boy urged the blonde to move on. Passerby were giving them weird looks, some puzzlement, some relief, some curiosity and some astonishment. Shikamaru smirked. Naruto looked like the fourth, it was natural for them to freak out.

"Lets hurry to Tsunade sama, i want to go home"

"Yosh, i and i want to see the guys, eat ramen, see Sakura-chan and Kakashi-sensei..."

Eye twitch.

Naruto raised his arms in front of him.

"Ok, ok...damn Shika, you have issues...", he mumbled and sped off to the rooftops, a glaring Nara right behind him.

They both silently landed near the window and peaked in. There was the fifth hokage and the 2 advisors.

Those who wanted to banish me. Well, too bad, you cant get rid of Uzumaki Naruto that easily, 'ttebayo!

"Tsunade" droned on the old tall man with glasses, "time is up, we need the proof that genin Uzumaki Naruto and chuunin Shikamaru Nara finished the mission"

As if on que, the two boys glided through the window and appeared in front of a startled hokage. Both of them bowed and Shikamaru stepped foreword.

"Mission accomplished, hokage-sama"

"And where is the proof?"

"Ah!" Naruto slapped himself. All the attention turned to him, complete with widening eyes of all three adults. It seemed that none of them expected such a change.

Naruto pulled two scrolls and handed them to Tsunade.

"I sealed the body's here"

A skeptical look from the elders made him angry. He worked his ass off on fuuinjustu and they didn't believe him?

"Shizune!"

A young woman ran in. Her eyes widened and she smiled brightly when she noticed the two boys. But now was not the right time.

"Take these to Inochi and Ibiki"

"Hai"

With another look at the boys, she ran off.

"Now..." started Koharu.

Tsunade banged her fist on the table, nearly crashing it in two.

"They finished the mission, it was a success, elder Koharu!" she snapped.

The other two backed away.

"Fine!"

Without even a glance, they disappeared. Naruto and Shikamaru just stared at the door for a few minutes, dumbfounded.

What just happened?

"Nara Shikamaru, Uzumaki Naruto!"

They turned in a sync and faced her. She was smiling.

"I am glad you are back"

Shikamaru mumbled a mendokuse and with a formal bow, left.

Naruto didn't have a second to move when he was literally crushed in a bear hug.

"Baa-c-chan! C-can't b-bre-eathe!"

She let go of him, crying.

"Gaki stop calling me that!"

"Oy, i see you are back Naruto, so how was it? Seen any good looking girls out there?"

Naruto moved his gaze to the window. There he was, in all his glory, complete with the perverted grin.

"Ero sennin!"

He hugged the man. Jiraya just smiled and looked him over.

"Kid, now thats what i call a heart breaker! Damn you look like the splitting image of your f-eh, the fourth!"

"Ano, i kind of found out..."

He sat down. Jiraya was frowning and Tsunade was still in the wide eyed state.

"How?"

"Shikamaru figured it out and told me. You knew didn't you? I understand why you didn't tell me, but still, i always thought i ws a no name someone from the street that the fourth picked to be a container..."

"He was a very honorable man, he picked you because he couldn't pick any other child. And he believed in you Naruto"

He sounded sad, and to Naruto it was a bit bizarre. Then again, he was only starting to know the sage...

"Yosh! I am hungry! I ant my rameeeeeen! Baa-chan, ero-sennin, ja!"

He took out the book and burying his nose in it once more disappeared through the window.

Jiraya sweatdropped.

Tsunade banged her head on the table. Great! All they needed now was another Kakashi running around in the village.

"Well, look at the bright side! He isn't wearing a mask, and its not Icha Icha, in fact it looked like the first book i wrote..." he mumbled the last part.

"Oh, i remember that one, the only one worthy to read.

Jiraya pouted.

"And the one that made Minato and Kushina pick the name for their kid" he laughed, seeing the smiling faces of a yellow haired man and a red haired woman.

"Jiraya", her tone was serious. He looked up at her. She was sitting on the chair, arms folded and a deep frown marring her face.

"That old fart knows. Thats why he agreed to host the exams."

"Are you going to let him go?"

Silence.

"Listen Tsunade, i know you are worried for the kid, but for heavens sake he and the other boy killed an S rank missing nin! He can take care of himslef"

Sigh.

I know Jiraya, I know...

Naruto was running to his most favourite place on Konoha, apart from the head of the fourth- Ichiraku ramen!

He nearly crashed into the stall and knocked over the people who were sitting there.

"Gomen...Uh, Teuchi jiji! I want miso ramen, and keep the bowl coming! I am so h-.."

"Naruto?" came a disbelieving voice.

He whirled around.

It was Sakura.

"Hey Sakura-chan! how are you? Did you miss me?"

Instead of a an answer, he got a hug. A choking hug.

She was training with baa chan, right? Damn...

"You are back! Oh Naruto, when you left Asuma sensei and Kakashi sensei told us the truth. I am so gald that you are back in one piece!"

She examined him with a critical eye. That was when she noticed the new attire and the difference in his whole appearence as well.

It made her blush.

Shannaro, he looks good! No wait! What am i saying? This is Naruto...

She gave a shaky laugh. Naruto looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"You ok?"

"Aaah, yeas i am, just noticed you changed, it looks good on you, but still orange!"

"Hey! Whats wrong with orange!", he pouted and turned to his ramen.

For the first time in her life, Sakura Haruno thought that the scene was actually cute. Her eyes widened

Please tell me i didn't think that, please...

You did...

"So how were you and sensei doing while i was away?"

"You can ask him himself Naruto"

"Yosh!"

He slurped the rest of the ramen, took some yen and gave them to Teuchi.

"Argatou ji san, Ayame chan!"

The girl beamed, a little patch of pink visible on her cheeks.

Naruto, oblivious to all of this, took Sakura's hand and dragged her to the place where the silver haired jonin was most likely to be.


i know i promised chunnin exams and the oc girl,but i got a bit carried away with this chap, it will be in chap 10 :)

and like i said, this is not a harem story, i just thought it would be cute for him to have fangirls, its not like he notices it all :P

he will love only one girl, the oc. would love suggestions of a cute name.

please review :)