Revenge of Konoha's #1 Prankster
Chapter 10
*don't own Naruto or Hinata's inner self would be much like my OC Kurai (see Dark Side of the Hyuuga)*
*Previously*
"5" Chouji said as he pulled out the bag of potato chips he FINALLY was able to retrieve after much weeping which returned to him along with 4 others.
"4" Jiraiya said, still holding Ino as he thought about coping a feel while she was knocked out but had second thoughts when he felt Tsunade's glare at his back.
"3" Tsunade said as she glared at Jiraiya's back before she turned to Hinata who had her eyes closed as if deep in thought before she lowered the next finger.
"2" Shizune said as she looked at Hinata and then Temari who she noticed lips were twitching a bit.
"1, troublesome" Shikamaru said leaning against the wall where he was daydreaming about the clouds before he sighed and straightened up with a grunt.
"Oink" Tonton sounded from the floor as she moved closer to Shizune, sensing that something big was about to happen while Shikamaru stopped staring at the clouds and at Ino when he saw her twitch. Temari and Ino's eyes both shot open at the same time before they made contact and they watched Ino turn pale as she looked at Temari then at everybody else until her eyes fell on Shikamaru. Everybody in the room was waiting to see what kind of reaction Ino was going to have after being in Temari's mind.
"…" was all Ino said before she fainted, right there, on the spot making Temari laugh and Hinata send her a glance before she looked at the passed out blonde. Several minutes later, Ino revived and looked at Temari before her face turned redder than Gaara's hair as she squeaked and quickly looked at the ground while she mumbled something about 'confessions' and 'rated XXX' and 'don't think bend that way' which had everybody looking at Temari who had a super smug look on her face. Hinata was blushing as she wondered what Temari had been thinking while the sand kunoichi sighed, saying 'I told her so' while Tsunade looked toward Ino.
"Ino…what did you see? Did you find anything about-" Tsunade started to say but stopped when Ino shook her head roughly which only concerned Tsunade more as she looked at Jiraiya who had an eyebrow raised.
"Ino, please tell me what's wrong?"
"They didn't have anything to do with the pranks in fact they were far away when the pranks were committed so they couldn't have done it." Ino stated softly still not looking up at anybody. Tsunade sighed and looked up at the duo in question and felt the urge to flinch as she noticed Hinata's cold frown and Temari's smirk before Hinata asked in a cold tone if they were done. Tsunade sighed and nodded as she motioned for Shikamaru and Chouji to move away from the two kunoichi as they looked at the busty Hokage.
"Um Temari, Hinata, I'm sorry for-" Tsunade started to say but was cut off by Hinata.
"Save those for Naruto when he gets back" Hinata said as she and Temari turned toward the door. "Besides we got to pack for our trip back" she said as they walked passed Shikamaru and Chouji out the door and back to the hotel. Both girls were stoned-face all the way to their room where they grabbed their bags and started to pack. Temari was moving around, collecting her clothes when she heard sniffing behind her and turned to see tears in Hinata's eyes as she packed her clothes. Temari instantly went into big sister mode as she asked Hinata what was the matter in which Hinata didn't answer, making Temari frown as she mentally cursed the Hokage thinking she was the reason why. However she was soon corrected when she felt Hinata link with her mind and explained what made the previously shy kunoichi cry.
'The Anbu are watching us to see if we're planning something and the tears if from me trying hard not to laugh at Hokage-sama being paranoid.' Hinata said mentally while Hinata verbally said something else for the nosy Anbu.
"Why was she so mean to us" Hinata said softly tears streaming down her face as Temari frowned before she figure out the plan and played along with the act until they sensed the Anbu watching them leave to report back to Tsunade. As soon as the Anbu left, the two girls stopped acting before they placed a genjutsu on the windows and wall.
"There now that all that try and see inside will see us packing" Temari said with satisfaction as she turned to look at Hinata who stared back at them.
"…" was all that was heard before the girls burst out into laughter at their latest prank on Ino as they thought about the look on the blonde's face after she had reappeared from inside their mind.
"So what was in your special room Hinata?" Temari asked with a smirk as Hinata blushed and softly explained her fantasy involving Naruto, a giant bowl of ramen, milk, and licking. (Use your imagination)
"It seems your prank was um…too much for Ino-san" Hinata said blushing as she remembered the look and mumbled words of Ino while Temari chuckled and said that her mind was a bit on the 'naughty side'. This resulted in another of outburst of laughter which was loud enough that they didn't hear the soft poof behind them.
"Oh man I wish we got all that on camera, Naruto and Gaara would love to see this prank"
"Wish granted" a deep voice said behind them making them shriek and get into fighting positions as they turned around to face their culprits. They relaxed when they saw Itachi, Deidara, and Konohamaru standing behind them a smirk on their faces at surprising the girls as they all held up camcorders.
"That had to be the best prank ever, please teach me the jutsu because I can think of many ways to use that jutsu" Konohamaru said grinning, an evil look on his face.
"Remember Naruto-kun said you can only use the jutsu as a prank or something related to pranking."
After Konohamaru gave his word that he would use the jutsu for pranking only Itachi and Deidara started to teach Konohamaru "Prank Style: Turning the Tables" while the kunoichi finished packing. After everybody had finished their chore they looked at each other, wondering what to do next. Their questions were answered when they felt the scrolls grow warm and give off a soft light which made them smile as they took out the rolled up piece of parchment.
"Well since we finished up early, let's get cracking on the next jutsu then and we can talk with Naruto nii-san afterwards about it" Konohamaru said as the others agreed with the scarf-wearing kid. They all opened their scrolls while Konohamaru took a look at Hinata's scroll so he could read the jutsu out loud. "'Prank Style: Breaking the Habit', what the heck does that mean?" Konohamaru said loudly as the others shrugged and started to ponder what the jutsu could mean. While they were thinking they heard a knock on the door in followed by silence which made Hinata curious as she activated her byakugan. The group watched in surprise and uneasiness as Hinata paled before she deactivated her eyes and stood there shaking a bit.
"What the matter Hinata, who's at the door?" Temari asked as the pale kunoichi turned towards her, eyes wide in fear.
"My father and Kurenai-sensei" she said fearfully as Itachi quickly went invisible along with Deidara and Konohamaru on his word.
"What's so wrong with that?" Temari asked not seeing what would make Hinata scared like that until Itachi spoke up as he guessed the reason for the mysterious behavior.
"Hiashi, her father, wields the byakugan and can easily see through genjutsu and tell when Hinata is lying. Kurenai, her sensei, is the closest to her and very motherly therefore would be able to tell if Hinata is lying based on the way she acts."
"Exactly and now that they're both here what am I going to do?" Hinata whimpered as she heard them knock again only a little more forceful as she went into full-fledge panic mode. She stopped when she looked at the scroll in her hands and think looked up at Temari who had a grim look on her face as she gave a curt nod before they started to make the correct hand seals.
"Let's hope this works" Temari muttered as she and Hinata stopped and said lowly, "Prank Style: Breaking the Habit" before a bright light flash in the room and covered them all as they felt a change in the atmosphere.
*Suna, Gaara's office (this takes place the second they left back for Suna)*
'Note to self, learn how to make a full shadow clone or two from Naruto as to help me with all this paperwork' Gaara though grudgingly as he signed another paper from the mountain on the corner of his desk. Speaking of the blonde, Gaara spared a glance at Naruto who was sitting near the balcony playing obake karuta* with Kankuro to pass the time. As soon as they got back, Kankuro had issued a challenge as to get revenge for the prank that Naruto had pulled so here they were, in his office playing a game of cards with Gamakichi, who Naruto summoned, the be the reader of the cards. Thinking it was going to be an easy game, Kankuro was mistaken about 20 minutes in the game when Naruto had a leading start that wasn't letting up.
(*A/N: Obake karuta: playing cards in the deck features a character from the hiragana syllabary and a creature from Japanesemythology. Success requires knowledge of Japanese mythology and folklore as players attempt to collect cards that match clues read by a referee. The player who accumulates the most cards by the end of the game wins. Taken from wikipedia)
"No fair, you're cheating I just know you are because there is no way you're beating me at this game" Kankuro growled as he looked at the smirking blonde while Gamakichi pulled out another card from his pile.
"You're just mad because you're losing and not at good at this game like I am" Naruto smirked back and soon got into an argument about how he was not cheating while Gaara watched from his desk at the bickering duo. Gaara let out a low chuckle as he went back to his paperwork but frowned when he noticed a letter from the Hokage. The Kazekage read the letter and let out a loud sigh that caught the duo's attention as they asked him what was wrong.
"Nothing" Gaara said as he grabbed a clean sheet of paper and began to rewrite furiously as Kankuro and Naruto got back to the game, unaware that Naruto was secretly talking to Gaara.
'Seriously, tell me what's wrong because you're about to burn a hole in the paper you're currently writing on.'
Gaara's lips twitched at this comment before he answered back, not looking up from the paper but slowed down as he explained.
'It was a letter from the Hokage asking for permission-'
'Permission for WHAT?'
'Let me finish…permission to read Temari's mind which was sent to me yesterday without me knowing.'
Naruto let out a verbally curse before he turned back to Kankuro who had a smirk on his face.
"Next time, pay more attention to the game then I wouldn't be catching up."
Naruto seemed confused at this until he remembered he was still playing with Kankuro and Gamakichi and got back to the game while Gaara continued to write his answer. 10 minutes later, the game had ended with Naruto winning by a landslide which made Kankuro angry as he muttered about his puppets and hastily left the room. Gamakichi gave Naruto a 2 web-fingered salute before he disappeared back to his world while Naruto picked up the Japanese playing cards, stood and stretched, then made his way over to Gaara's desk.
"You know that you really did cheat" Gaara said not looking up as Naruto chuckled and gave the redhead a grin, nodding his head as he placed a hip on the Kazekage's desk.
"Yea I know but Kankuro doesn't have to know that, besides I'm a prankster" Naruto said as if that was all the explanation he needed as he looked down at the response to Hokage's request that he was letting dry. Naruto frowned before his usual grin etched his face as he grabbed a pen from Gaara's desk and wrote something next to Gaara's permission. When he lifted up, smiling at his work, Gaara glanced at the paper and let out a low chuckle as he read what Naruto wrote in his mind.
'-and if Temari allows it since it is her mind.'
"That way baa-chan will know that I'm here and become less suspicious" Naruto said as Gaara nodded, waited for the new writing to dry before he sealed it with the Kazekage seal and had it sent up to the delivery room by Matsuri who he called for. Gaara continued to do his work and Naruto stared out the balcony until they both heard whining in their heads as their biju started complaining…again.
"Come on let us out, we're bored, at least change the scenery in your minds, hey can you summon us up some food or something?" Shukaku and Kyuubi whined, giving the duo major headaches as they both gave in.
"Alright just shut up already" Naruto muttered, sick of hearing the Kyuubi's voice before there was two soft poof sounds and Kyuubi and Shukaku stood in front of them, a scowl on their face.
"Are you almost done let Gaara, we want to go back to Konoha and see how the rest are doing on the pranking?" Shukaku asked as Kyuubi nodded in agreement before they frowned when they noticed the glares from Naruto and Gaara before they went back to doing what they were doing.
"If you ask one more time Kyuubi, I promise you I will quit with the pranking and keep you inside the cage for the rest of my life" Naruto threatened while Gaara plainly told Shukaku to stop asking as he got back to work. The two biju pouted, a funny sight I might add, as Naruto went back to looking out at Suna. Naruto let out a sigh as he thought about the group that was in Konoha pranking when he felt the scroll grow warm and give off its soft glow. Gaara and the two biju turned toward Naruto as he took out his scroll and walked back towards them. Opening it up, they all watched as the next jutsu appeared on the paper.
"Prank Style: Breaking the Habit" Naruto said, an eyebrow raised as he heard the biju gasp which made both Naruto and Gaara look up at the surprised looks on the 1 and 9 tails' faces. "What's this jutsu about?" Naruto asked as he watched the biju mentally shake their heads before looking down at Gaara then Naruto.
"We need to go back to Konoha NOW, we got to explain this jutsu quickly, it can be a really big help."
This got both of their attention as they asked what the jutsu did in which the biju were practically restless as they opened their mouths to explain but suddenly disappeared. Naruto and Gaara exchanged a look before they turned toward the door when they heard a knock and watched as Kankuro entered with a letter and scroll which he handed to Naruto. Naruto gave him a confused look until Kankuro said, "It's from some kid named Konohamaru in Konoha", in which they watched the blonde's eyes lit up. Naruto quickly scanned the letter before he ripped the scroll open and unsealed it quickly as multiple pictures fell out, making Naruto curse at his clumsiness. Naruto sat the scroll on the corner of Gaara's desk and kneeled down to pick up the pictures while Kankuro picked up the only one that was still on the scroll. He went quiet for about 5 seconds before he burst out into loud laughter that made Gaara and Naruto jump slightly while the picture slipped from Kankuro's hands. The puppeteer was double over in laughter as Gaara and Naruto stared at him before Naruto picked up the picture to see what had made the older Sand nin laugh so hard.
"What in the world is so funny Kank-" Naruto started to ask but once he looked at the picture his eyes grew wide before he went quiet, the only sound heard was Kankuro labored laughing. Naruto finished picking up the pictures, placed them on the scroll before he moved away from the desk and towards the walls, making hand seals as he touched the walls. Confused, Gaara picked up the picture that Naruto and Kankuro had been looking at before a hand covered his mouth to stop the loud chuckle that wanted to be heard as he looked at the photo in his hand. It was a picture of Tsunade grabbing her breasts with the words, "my milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard" written above in neat handwriting. Gaara looked up when he heard a snort and noticed that Naruto was putting a silencing jutsu on all the walls in the room before he made his way back to Gaara's desk and picked up another photo.
"…snort, hahahahhahahHAHAHAHAHA" Naruto burst into loud laughter as he feel down, his back to Kankuro as they continued to laugh their hearts out as the image replayed over in their heads. Gaara twitched a bit as he heard Shukaku laughing just as loudly before he smiled at the two hyenas on the ground laugh until they ran out of air. After they finally caught their breath, Kankuro looked at the large stack of pictures then at Naruto, an unanswered question in his eyes which Naruto must have understood as he nodded.
"Yes you can have them and show them around Suna" Naruto said as Kankuro grinned, thanked the blonde, sealed the pictures, and rushed out the room at a breakneck pace. As soon as Kankuro left the room, Gaara used his sand to close the door and the 2 biju reappeared, bursting with laughter as Naruto and Gaara joined them. After they all calmed down, Naruto turned serious as he looked at the two biju who sensed the change in the air.
"Now that the fun is over, I want you to explain the jutsu and why we need to go to Konoha immediately" Naruto said looking at Kyuubi who sighed and said fine as he got ready to explain the jutsu.
"Okay this jutsu came about when the others were becoming suspicious of our pranking and we found out that they were going to question us but we weren't worried because we had the best poker faces when it came to lying. However they had a freaking secret weapon, Raijuu, the six tailed weasel (her sexy self), had the ability to know when we were lying based on the electricity in our bodies which was connected through our chakra. So basically every time our chakra faltered she knew we were lying, almost like the Hyuugas being able to see the chakra network."
At these words Naruto paled as he thought about something before he turned towards Gaara.
"We definitely need to go back now because if either Neji or Hiashi ask her to explain and their byakugan is activated then they will instantly know Hinata and Temari are lying."
Gaara mentally cursed as he stood up from his chair only to sit back down as he noticed the large pile of papers he still had to do.
"You will have to go back because I'm behind as is on paperwork and can't afford anymore distractions" Gaara sighed as he went back to the large pile trying to get as much done while they heard the biju muttering.
"Let's hope out of all the brain they have that they figure out the true purpose of the jutsu since it will help in their case."
Naruto and Gaara looked up at this and asked what they meant and what did the jutsu do. The biju smirked as they said that it gave the caster an "air of innocence" which seemed to confuse them until their eyes widen in understanding.
"Wait you mean "Prank Style: Breaking the Habit makes the person-"
*Konoha, Hotel Room*
As soon as the flash of light was other they felt the change around them as if an invisible cloak was covering them as the scrolls disappeared from view, taken by Deidara and Itachi. They heard more knocking and their names being called as they snapped out of their daze, feeling confident, as they exchanged a look and walked to the door to open it for their guest. They opened the door widely to see Hiashi and Kurenai as they stood there, a frown on their faces, as they stared at the two emotionless kunoichi.
"Hello otousan, Kurenai-sensei, what can I help you two with?" Hinata asked as she looked up at them while Kurenai said she needed to ask Hinata a few questions in which she frowned but nodded as she and Temari moved to let the duo in. Kurenai and Hiashi were both confused at the two kunoichi's behavior and the air around them that seemed to smell sweet and pure which they ignored as they went inside the hotel. They went into the bedrooms to see Konohamaru who was sitting on the bed as if it was natural while Hiashi and Kurenai gave him a look and asked what he was doing there.
"I was asking Temari-san and Hinata-san to send a message for me to Naruto niisan. I wish I could go with you two but I don't think baa-chan will allow it."
"Have you asked Hokage-sama if you can join with us?" Hinata asked as they watched Konohamaru frown until Hiashi cleared his throat and they all turned to look back at him.
"Kurenai needs to ask you about some questions about the pranking, only to clear you and Temari's name. Do you mind answering them for Kurenai?" Hiashi asked, trying to be safe as he remembered the last time he made assumptions and the embarrassment that came with it. Hinata looked at her father then at Kurenai's concerned face before she smiled and said sure thing as they went back to packing while Hiashi stayed in the main room. Kurenai then helped Hinata pack as she asked Hinata and Temari questions about the pranks in which they denied all as they finished packing.
"Hinata...look me in the eyes and be truthful. Please tell me you, Temari, or Naruto didn't have anything to do with the pranks?" Kurenai said in her motherly way as she had Hinata face her to answer. Hinata looked deep into her sensei's crimson red eyes, smiled, and nodded, saying none of them was behind the pranks. The room went quiet for about 10 seconds before Kurenai sighed, smiled, and said she was happy that they were not behind the pranks. Kurenai gave Hinata a quick hug before she left the room and sent a quick glance towards Hiashi who seemed to be meditating but gave an near invisible nod before he stood and looked at his daughter.
"Be safe Hinata" Hiashi said as Hinata said she would be before he left the hotel room with Kurenai in tow. As soon as the door closed, Hinata activated her byakugan and watched as they left the building before she and Temari left out a sigh in relief. "Whew, that was a close one" Hinata said exhausted as she collapsed on the bed while Temari just gave her a smile as Itachi and Deidara became visible. Deidara and Itachi handed them back their scrolls in which they muttered a thanks before Hinata sat up and looked down at the jutsu in her hand.
"This jutsu sure came in handy and just in the nick of time too, un" Deidara said as everybody nodded, Konohamaru sneaking peeks at the scrolls, making a mental note to use this jutsu every chance he could. The 5 pranking members looked around at each other before Konohamaru spoke up and asked what they were going to do now. Temari and Konan looked at the Akatsuki members who shrugged before they looked back at the kunoichi.
"I guess we will go with you two to Suna. We will stay out of sight until the end of the week and we need to head back, un" Deidara said as the kunoichi nodded before they grabbed their bags full of their things.
"Have fun in Suna while I'm bored in Konoha with nothing to do...man, you guys get to have all the fun" Konohamaru pouted, crossing his arms as he looked out the window. The other four ninja looked at the pouting scarf-wearing kid before they smiled and gave each other a knowing look before Hinata spoke up.
"Konohamaru, would you like to do us a favor?" Hinata asked sweetly making the pouting shinobi look up at her and raise an eyebrow before asking what kind of favor in which he noticed the group's smile. "I got a solo prank that I think you can do" Hinata said as she noticed the big smile on Konohamaru's face as he nodded and said he would do it, eyes big with happiness.
"Yay, who do I get to prank?" Konohamaru asked excitedly, mind already going over possibilities in his head when Hinata spoke up and explained who they want him to prank.
"Kurenai-sensei and Asuma-sensei"
"Why them two?" Konohamaru asked, not really complaining that he had to prank his uncle and his "girlfriend", but out of curiosity wanting to know why.
"To prove your trustworthy to pull a prank on your own and to prove that you have the ability to become one of the ultimate pranksters."
Konohamaru nodded his head as Hinata explained the prank for the duo which made Konohamaru frown.
"That's not really much of a prank, can't I do something more...interesting" he asked but noticed the slight frown on Hinata's face as she shook her head and said it would be cruel since Kurenai-sensei was expecting and she didn't want to cause them any real harm.
"I can't be harsh to them, they were one of the few who cared for Naruto-kun and me" Hinata said as Konohamaru sighed and said he understood before he followed the group to the door. Itachi and Deidara warped to the forest near the gates of Konoha while Temari, Hinata, Konohamaru went their separate ways, the kunoichi to Tsunade's office and Konohamaru to his uncle's place. Temari and Hinata went to inform Tsunade that they were on their way to Suna in which she nodded and wished them a safe trip until she noticed the look on Hinata's face.
"I know you sent Kurenai-sensei and otousan to check to see if I was lying or not Hokage-sama" Hinata said with an evil smile as she noticed Tsunade tense at being found out before she headed towards the door. Opening the door she turned to look over her shoulder and said coldly, "You not very trusting are you Hokage-sama" before she waved bye as she left out the room. Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune looked at the door for a few minutes before they dashed to the window and watched the two kunoichi leave the building and head for the gate at a normal pace. Shizune gave a shiver as she looked at the two Sennin who both had frowns on their faces.
"Who knew that Hinata could change so much and become so cold when Naruto is involved?" Jiraiya said looking at Tsunade who nodded in agreement while Tonton oinked from the ground. "Well maybe she will get better when she sees Naruto, or at least be a little happier around the crazy knuckle-head. I wonder how Konohamaru is taking all this since I know he missed the gaki too."
Tsunade blinked at Jiraiya's words and frowned as she thought of something she might had overlooked before she turned to look at Shizune, the scowl still on her face.
"Go and find Konohamaru and bring him to me immediately" Tsunade said with a growl which surprised Shizune as she quickly nodded and left the room. Jiraiya turned towards the fuming blonde as he asked what was wrong with her as Tsunade sat back down at her desk, grumbling.
"I think I've been going after the wrong culprit" she muttered as Jiraiya's eyes widen in understanding before he looked down at the busty Hokage who dived right into the paperwork, something to keep her occupied before she faced who she thought of as the 'second Naruto'.
*between fire and wind country, Prank group*
Hinata, Temari, Deidara, and Itachi were jumping through the trees on their way to the border of fire and wind and beyond that to Suna.
"Are you sure it was a good idea teaching Konohamaru the "Breaking the Habit" jutsu as a prankster like him he will abuse that jutsu nonstop" Temari asked but watched as Hinata and Itachi nodded, a smirk on the leaf nin's faces.
"Yes, because if the Hokage was smart she would immediately start to question Konohamaru since he is also known for playing pranks with Naruto-kun" Hinata said with a giggle as the group figured out the true reason behind their plan. "I know she would soon suspect Konohamaru so I gave him the idea to prank Kurenai-sensei and Asuma-sensei so when Tsunade question him he can honestly say he didn't do it even though he did."
The group just looked at Hinata who had a wide smirk on her face as they continued to jump through the trees.
"Not only that it will make the Hokage look foolish and become paranoid as she thinks there is a real prank deity who is getting revenge for Naruto-kun by pranking all those who was involved" Itachi said calmly as everybody started to laugh at the irony of it all. After about another hour they had reached the border of Sand where they looked out toward the never ending desert before Deidara thought of something that made him frown.
"Wait, why are we running when we can just teleport to Suna, un?" Deidara said frowning as he looked at the others who started laughing as they forgot about that nifty little ability.
"Well at least we know nobody was following us but still we should keep out of sight in Suna and make it appear that we been traveling for three days" Temari said as the group agreed before they teleported straight into Gaara's room where they were thankful to see that no one was there. The group quietly snuck into Gaara's office where they turned visible only for Hinata to be tackled by Naruto in a super big hug.
"Hina-tenshi" Naruto said as he hugged the blushing Hyuuga as Temari smiled before she greeted her brother as the Akatsuki members watched. "What are you four doing here not that I mind but shouldn't you be in Konoha?" Naruto asked as he finally let go of Hinata who was on the verge of fainting.
"Our plan worked, that blonde couldn't see into minds well...she couldn't see the pranking in our minds" Temari said with a smirk which made Gaara uneasy, not wanting to know what Temari meant while it went over Naruto's head. Naruto was just relieved that the pranks went well as he gave out a low chuckle until Hinata explained what went down after they left to go back.
"Hokage-sama thought she would try and have my father and Kurenai-sensei over to see if we were lying."
At this Naruto grew real tense as he asked how that went but calmed when he noticed the smile on Hinata's face as she said that it went perfectly.
"That jutsu came about in the nick of time" Hinata said before they heard a soft poof and the biju appeared before them, wanting to know what happened. So the four explained what happened after they left, leaving out the part about what Ino saw in their minds, all the way to the part of them leaving for Suna. Naruto and Gaara sighed in relief when they heard of the kunoichi's near escape while the biju gave off their demon smirks before addressing the group.
"Good, now that you are done with the teams you can aim for the sensei next."
"We already having Konohamaru prank Asuma-sensei and Kurenai-sensei."
"Perfect, those two will still count and it will still unlock the next jutsu because a) you came up with the prank and had someone else do it and b) the last jutsu didn't have a real use in pranks."
Gaara stood up, now finish with his paperwork FINALLY and looked at the group, a smile on his face. Gaara said they should all enjoy their time here in which everybody agreed as he and the rest made their way to the door, going invisible as they neared the exit.
"I have rooms set up for everybody so just relax" the redhead muttered as they left the office and toward relaxation.
*Konoha, Asuma's House*
'This is going to be the best prank I ever played on my uncle...in fact this will be the first prank I ever played on my uncle' Konohamaru thought curiously as he neared the wind shinobi's place. Upon entering he took off his shoes and noticed another pair that signified that Shikamaru was visiting as he made his way down the hall. Sure enough there was the lazy nin playing shogi with Asuma who was smoking on a cigarette, waiting for Shikamaru's next move.
"Hey uncle, Shikamaru" Konohamaru greeted them in which Asuma greeted him back while Shikamaru merely grunted as he moved his piece. "Where's Kurenai-sensei?" Konohamaru asked his uncle who said she was in the room in which he said okay and started to walk around the house, stopping at the kitchen. Making sure no one was looking he went invisible, cast the 5 genjutsu prank jutsu, then the breaking the habit jutsu and started to secretly swipe all the chocolate in the kitchen in which he placed in the bag he snuck in.
'Heh, this is easier than I thought and they don't expect a thing, kore' Konohamaru thought as he left the kitchen but not before he noticed the pack of cigarettes sitting on the counter. Konohamaru stood there thinking for a second before he swiped the cigarettes and replaced them with chocolate and strawberry pocky before he undid the invisibility jutsu. 'Eh, it's for the best in the end' the scarf-wearing kid thought as he made his way back to duo when he saw Shizune standing there, a soft frown on her face.
"Konohamaru, Hokage-sama wants to see you in her office immediately" Shizune said as she watched Konohamaru nod before he started to walk out with her but stopped when he passed his uncle. Hiding a mischievous grin, he went over to his uncle and gave him a hug.
"See you later uncle, Shikamaru" he said hugging Asuma while secretly making hand seals and mentally said, "Prank Style: Fooling the Senses" before he place the jutsu on the back of his uncle. 'That way the prank will last longer and hopefully make a difference in the end' he thought before he left and followed Shizune back to the Hokage's office while Asuma watched him leave. As soon as they were gone, the wind shinobi looked at Shikamaru and asked him if he thought that Konohamaru was behind the pranks.
"Naw, these pranks are way too coordinated and complex for him to do alone besides these pranks are so troublesome" Shikamaru sighed as he moved his piece to win the game.
"Do you think he had help then since some people around here have been acting shady lately and were the only ones not pranked?"
"I don't think so...the Hokage checked the minds on the most suspicious suspects, Hinata and Temari, and let's just say that didn't end well at all."
Asuma looked up at Shikamaru as he reset the board game and asked what he meant while the lazy nin sighed and looked out at the backyard, a faraway look on his face.
"Tsunade-sama had Ino look into their minds and whatever she saw must have been scarring because she's been avoiding me, blushing when ever she is around me. I think she saw something in Temari's mind about me and won't talk about it, thankfully, but still it's all so troublesome."
Asuma snorted as he got up to get his cigarettes only to find them missing and the pocky in its place.
"Now where did this come from?" Asuma muttered as he frowned before he remembered Konohamaru and smirked as he opened up the chocolate pocky and began to chew on it. "That kid is quick after all, I didn't even see him swipe them" Asuma chuckled as he chewed on the pocky before heading back to the game. Kurenai came in suddenly stomach bulged out as she asked if she could have one in which he handed the pregnant kunoichi a chocolate-coated waffle stick which she munched on happily.
"I have a craving for chocolate but there isn't any in the house although I thought we had a lot also why are you eating pocky in the first place?" Kurenai asked as she noticed the smile on Asuma's face.
"Konohamaru wants me to change my habit since it would be bad around the baby. He always said he would do something about it but I never guessed he would do that."
"Huh?" Kurenai asked not understanding what Asuma meant in which he shook his head and said not to worry about it.
"Don't worry about, how about I go and get you some chocolate?" Asuma said as he got up, helped Kurenai down onto the mat in front of the game before he left for a chocolate run. As he left, Kurenai started to play shogi with Shikamaru and asked him about what had happened in which he explained about Konohamaru going to go visit Tsunade.
*Konoha, Tsunade office*
"Hey baa-chan" Konohamaru said loudly as he entered the room very much like Naruto which irritated the busty blonde Hokage as seen by the vein popping out of her forehead. Konohamaru noticed her serious look in which he secretly smirked while he made a pledge in his head as he followed Shizune into the room.
'This one is for Naruto nii-san' Konohamaru thought as he closed door to give Tsunade a hellish time on denying the pranks.
*Suna, Kazekage Mansion*
"BWAHAHAHAHAHA" Naruto was busy laughing his head off a second time, only this time it was from the video that Konohamaru, Itachi, and Deidara had recorded on what happened at the opening of town. With some quick help from Matsuri, the group had hooked up to the camcorder to the TV and was watching the events on the big screen.
"Oh man, I make sure I take Konohamaru back a gift for this because this is priceless."
And this basically what they did the rest of the day, stayed hidden as they watched the video until the late hours of the night and sleep was calling them. Knowing that Kankuro was around, the others snuck into their sleeping room while Gaara went back to his desk to finish up some last minute paperwork that was handed to him. On his desk he saw a letter that was addressed from the Hokage informing him of Hinata and Temari's arrival which made him smirk at the irony of it all. Gaara sat down and wrote a quick reply which he would send in the morning as he finished up the last paper before he went onto the balcony that overlooked Suna. Gaara smiled as he thought about all the fun he had hanging with Naruto and the rest as they pulled pranks on the teams of Konoha.
"I never seen Naruto so happy in doing something as simple as tricking another person. I guess sometimes we have to learn to laugh at the things we do to make it through the day."
Gaara went back to his desk when he felt the scroll grow warm in which he took out and looked at it. Noticing the faint glow he smiled as he put it away in his desk before going to his room.
'It seems Konohamaru's prank was effective, I will inform the others in the morning and we can check together' Gaara thought as he went to his room. Only one more day and then the biggest finale that Konoha will ever, one that will change the lives of many Konoha ninja.