Konoha Exiles II
The Time Warp
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the world he resides in. I only own Micahamaru.
Chapter 10
The party at the Namikaze compound was loud as several families celebrated together.
"So teams?" Kushina asked.
"Not sure. Ojii-san and Iruka-sensei haven't announced them. We're supposed to be back tomorrow to be sorted." Micahamaru said as he sat next to Sakura and sipped his drink.
"I don't think we'll be together as Mica, Sakura and Hinata-chan all have medic training and Ojii-san is always going on about balancing the teams properly." Naruto said around a mouthful of food.
Tsunade snorted. "He still tries to lie through that excuse." At her looks she sighed. "It used to be the rookie of the year paired with the dead last. Usually one kunoichi per team."
Mica put his cup and plate down. "But, that isn't right. I mean, I bet Sakura, Hinata and Ino would make a very effective team, more than say the old Ino-Shika-Cho combination, as I'm sure that most ninja are now prepared for that trio and if he forms them up like that, they'll get the floor wiped."
"Interesting thought."
They all turned to see the Hokage. "Sorry I'm late Kushina. And congratulations all of you graduating to Genin."
The new Genin bowed and blushed at getting praise from the Hokage.
"Can I get you something?" Kushina asked. He waved her off. "I can fend for myself Kushina. Sit, enjoy the party and your time with the children."
Mica looked at the man that he and Naruto thought of as grandfather. "So, Ojii-san, any clues about teams?"
Hiruzen chuckled. "I'm afraid not my boy. Iruka is still organizing his recommendations. But with Tsunade's medic program a success, I do believe I need to think about how squads are formed and possibly reform some from last year as well."
XX
(Next Morning)
Tsunade entered the kitchen to find the twins a whirlwind of activity. Naruto and Mica were making breakfast, and using chakra to do it as they moved around one another flipping food, plates and utensils.
Mica was at the stove.
"Order up."
He flipped several pancakes into the air and Tsunade watched as Naruto spun, a plate in each hand and caught them. The larger plates were put on the table and Tsunade looked at the size of the pancakes.
I feel my thighs growing just looking at them. Tsunade thought as she watched Naruto getting the toast as Mica loaded up a mound of bacon that would please two Akamichi's.
"How are the eggs?"
Tsunade watched as Naruto spun to check on the oven omelet peering in. "Another minute." He said, he turned and saw Tsunade. "Oh, hey Baa-chan."
"Morning." She said. Mica smiled at his godmother and poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her. "Have a seat, breakfast will be done soon."
She took her seat. "Where's your mother?" she asked.
"Got summoned to see Ojii-san." Naruto said. "Shizune-chan headed in for her shift at the hospital and Rin nee-san went home with Uncle O." Mica finished as he put the last of the bacon on its platter and put it on the table.
"So, all of this is…"
"Well, we figured a big breakfast would be nice, and besides…" both boys paused and grinned. "Leftovers rock!"
Tsunade laughed forced to agree with them about that. She hated cooking and it was one of the reasons Kushina had been able to talk her into moving in all those years ago.
Mica smacked at her hand as she stole some bacon. "Baa-chan!"
"Oh, pipe down, there's enough to feed several Akimichi's." the slug sannin said.
"True." Mica spun around Naruto who put down milk and juice along with the toast.
"Jam." He said snapping his fingers and leapt over Mica and the open oven to get to the fridge. Mica smirked as he used chakra to hold the hot pan and get it to the mats on the table.
Tsunade smirked. "I see your mothers lessons in the kitchen didn't go to waist."
"Are you kidding, when you and Shizune went to Waterfall Village, she had us cooking up a storm, and we were denied ramen until we got it right." Naruto said as he put the various flavors of jam down.
"What else?" Mica asked looking at the table.
"SYRUP!" both boys said and both went to the cabinet, but stopped with grins. Mica got it while Naruto sat and started cutting the oven omelet.
"What's in there?" Tsunade asked, remembering Shizune liked to add many things to her omelets.
"Ham and cheese." Mica said.
"You want anything else?"
Tsunade shook her head and took a bunch of the omelet and added some bacon."
"Some pancakes?" Naruto asked.
"I want to be able to work today boys, not be in a food coma till it's digested." She said.
They laughed. "So, any teammates you don't want?" she asked.
Both shrugged. She knew they wanted to be on a team together along with their girlfriends, but that wasn't going to happen. All four were near the top of the class, and to heap them on one team would be unfair to the other teams who would then be underpowered.
They ate talking about random things, Tsunade enjoying the quiet time she got with them and over the years she understood how Kushina would refuse tasks outside the village so that she could spend time with her sons. As the head of the family and a council member she stood in the way of a lot of opposition for her sons as well as for the Hokage.
The boys started to clean up. "Leave it. I'll do the dishes. You both get to the academy."
Both rushed out, pausing long enough to kiss her on the cheek and wish her a nice day.
Tsunade smiled. "You were right sensei, it is the simple things in life that are truly the best."
She looked at the mound of dishes and frowned. "Did they have to use so many?"
Tsunade sighed and added it up and sighed. "Screw it. This looks like a D-rank mission."
She sent a messenger slug to the Hokage, smiling at the Genin Team that would have to scrub out all the dishes.
"And yet some things in life are worth the cost of a D-rank mission." She muttered going to finish getting dressed and meet the Genin that would be taking the job.
XX
(Academy)
Iruka Umino stood before the class and smirked as Rin entered late, a slight blush on her cheeks. Her face turned to a scowl when she heard a certain pair making innuendo's about where she stayed.
"Stow it!" she hissed and Naruto and Mica laughed. She heard Sakura's snicker and even a giggle from Hinata.
"Siblings." She cursed.
"Now, as I was saying before Rin-san disrupted us." Iruka said giving her a grin as well. "The Hokage has decided that with the success of the medic program, that the teams need to be reworked. It is with this in mind that the following teams will be trial or test runs. Instead of the usual three genin teams, there will be four genin partnered with a Jonin and a Chunin instructor."
He looked up at the muttering of the Genin. "Now, now." he said. "Shino Aburame, you will join the pre-existing team 9. Their weapons mistress has passed the med-nin program and you will fill the last slot on the team. Your sensei is waiting for you at the Hokage's office."
Shino stood and the slight hum filled the air as he left. Iruka looked at the scroll and continued.
"Team 1 will be…"
Iruka droned on with Teams 1 thru 6 and they left the room with various Jonin.
"Now, I want to congratulate the rest of you, and to prolong your questions, I'm going to do this out of order." Iruka said with a grin to Naruto letting the blond know this was payback for the itching powder in the early part of the week.
Naruto's head slammed onto the desk with a loud thud. Hinata rubbed his back in consolation.
Mica snickered and listened to Sakura as she was going over several medical jutsu she'd memorized.
"Team 8 will be Ino Yamanaka as the teams medic, and your teammates will be Kiba Inuzuka…"
A bark and he smiled "Along with Akamaru. You will also be teamed with Choji Akamichi and Shikamaru Nara."
A muttered troublesome was heard from the near comatose Nara and the crunch of chips from Choji alerted all that he wasn't upset by his team.
Iruka smirked. "Team 7…"
Naruto looked around and saw who was left and grinned. "YES!"
Iruka smirked. "As I was saying, Team 7 is Hinata Hyuga, Micahamaru Uzumaki, Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno."
Rin blinked at that. "Wait…three medics on one team?"
Iruka nodded "That's what it says here. And considering all the other teams have medic-nin, I'm not sure what plans the Hokage has for these last two teams."
"He didn't list their sensei's here either." Iruka continued.
Rin blinked at that. "What the hell, all the other teams were listed with the Jonin and Chunin instructors."
XX
"I don't think so." Obito said. The room was filled with the last few Jonin and Chunin and they was heavy…discussion over who was going to be getting the last two teams.
"I do." Kakashi said with a grin. "I am better equipped to…"
"Bullshit broom head." Obito said ignoring the Hokage and glaring at his best friend. "You've been on Anbu until six weeks ago. You think you can waltz in here and take a team. I've busted my ass to get here."
"And yet you still can barely find a decent pair of pants to wear." Kakashi said making light of the bright colors that Obito wore.
"Yeah, well I at least have taste."
"You call that eyesore taste?"
Kushina, Tsunade, Asuma, Kurenai and the Hokage watched as the two friends fired back and forth.
Tsunade shook her head as the two traded barbs and insults that would suggest they were far from friends.
"ENOUGH!"
The pair stopped in mid word. As the slug Sannin stepped between them, a tick forming on her brow.
She waited a moment then looked at the Hokage. "Milord." She said in a very formal tone, which not only caught the attention of her former sensei, but of everyone in the room that knew her.
"Yes Tsunade?" the Hokage said sitting back with his pipe, the smoke curling up towards the ceiling. He had a grin forming like he knew what was about to happen.
"I Tsunade Senju, one of the legendary Sannin, hereby formerly request the Genin team, Cell 7 comprised of: Sakura Haruno, Micahamaru Uzumaki-Namikaze, Hinata Hyuga and Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze to be placed under my command."
Obito looked shocked and Kakashi sighed.
Kushina smirked at this, while the others looked shocked. The Hokage smiled outright.
"Hm. Are you certain this is what you want?" he asked.
Tsunade sighed. "If I wasn't I wouldn't have spoken up."
A Jonin, Anko at the back of the room laughed at the tone that the woman used with the Hokage.
"Very well Tsunade, you have your team." The Hokage said.
"MILORD!"
"LORD HOKAGE!"
Kakashi and Obito's shouts were ignored. "And who will you chose as your second?"
Tsunade looked thoughtful for several moments. "I…"
"Let me."
All eyes turned to see Anko leaning against the wall.
"What?" Obito and Kakashi said.
"Its not like I have a lot to do in the interrogation department, and…I would like a chance to prove I am trustworthy."
Kushina nodded at this. She liked Anko, the younger woman had a raw deal at the hands of the council ever since Orochimaru turned. She had trusted her when the twins were growing up to act as their guard when the others were indisposed and she'd often spent time talking with her outside of village duties.
Tsunade thought about it. "She could help Sakura."
At the looks the others gave her Tsunade explained. "She's a skilled medic, but her ninja training is basic academy. She might excel at book work and controlled condition combat, but I know she won't do well once in the field. Anko might be able to help her there. And I have a few thoughts on what to teach her and Hinata."
Across the room Kurenai looked down. She'd been hoping to get in and help Hinata as she'd been her guard when she was younger.
"I'd like to help Team 8." Kurenai said. "I don't want to be in charge, but, Ino can learn to be a genjutsu user along with her family's bloodline. It could help with the Nara and Akamichi as well since some of their attacks need the target to be stationed. A genjutsu might aid them."
The Hokage wrote it down. "Who would like to help Kurenai with Team 8?"
Kushina spoke up. "I would like to recommend Rin Uzumaki." She said. "She can help integrate Kiba into the team as well as continue her medic-nin duties."
The Hokage thought about it and nodded, while Obito and Kakashi actually pouted.
"Very well. The sensei's for Team 7 will be Tsunade and Anko and Team 8 will have Kurenai and Rin." He stroked his beard. "Asuma will join Gai to aid in Team 9's training."
Asuma winced and Kakashi laughed. "Good luck with that."
Obito snickered as he thought of what Asuma would go through with the energetic Gai Maito.
"If that is all, dismissed." The Hokage said and waited until the room cleared. He sat back and sighed.
"What do you think?" he asked.
Jiraiya stepped from the window where he'd been hiding. "Tsunade's team is going to be the strongest, followed by Teams 8 and 9." The Toad sage said. "And with the training I've given Naruto, I doubt that they will be Genin for long." He sighed. "Micahamaru with the training he got from Tsunade could take a Jonin right now."
The Hokage sighed. "What have you two been doing with those boys?"
Jiraiya smirked. "Spoiling our godchildren."
The Hokage sighed. "Keep an eye on things. It seems Orochi's spy was caught trying to get into the records room. Ibiki has him under surveillance. He's pretending to be a Genin that has failed the Chunin exam six times prior."
Jiraiya sighed. "Anything else."
"Take Kakashi and Obito with you. I'm sure those two with free time might inspire a prank war with the twins and I want Konoha in one piece."
Jiraiya laughed. "I don't know. That prank war they had when the boys were twelve…"
"The entire village was painted in silver, orange and bright red and yellow paint!" the Hokage said as he recalled the war that they used paint as markers to who did what.
"I will not allow them to do so again, and with Obito and Kakashi between missions…"
Jiraiya smirked. "Fine, I'll take the big boys out to play." He said. "Keep the place running old man." Jiraiya said before leaping out the window.
The Hokage sighed and wondered what Tsunade would do with her team, and he was actually anxious to read what they do.
AN: Next time, Team meeting and test.