Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the related characters, I just am borrowing them for my own delusions.
Chapter 10
The Oto contingent formed ranks around Naruto while Anko pulled out a pair of wicked looking knives.
"Leave." She said.
Kakashi looked at her then at the knives, then over her head. "I want to speak with Naruto." He said.
"Not happening." Anko said.
Naruto heard from his mother and Rin about how Hatake thought he should be killed hours after his father sealed the Kyuubi inside him.
"I don't have anything to say to you Jonin Hatake." Naruto said. He flared his chakra, it was a signal him and his family developed when he and Anko was young and they were faced with a threat beyond their skills. Naruto knew Anko was skilled, but Hatake had the Sharingan from his dead teammate, and they were in Konoha.
Naruto flared his chakra in the set pattern, and saw Kakashi's eye focus on him. "Calm down, I don't mean you any harm." He said.
"Sorry, don't believe you. You were willing to kill me a few hours after I was born. And the last time I was in Konoha I was threatened with death again." Naruto said.
Gaara next to him looked at the Cyclops and he popped the cork on his gourd. "My friend has asked you to leave." He said low.
Temari had pulled the fans from her back, but had yet to open them.
Behind them they could hear the Genin they'd met moving closer. Temari turned. "Stay back, this doesn't concern you." She warned.
"That is our sensei. You fight him, you fight us." Sasuke said, and Temari saw his eyes. "Crap. We have another Sharingan behind us, the one with the duck ass style hairdo."
Gaara turned his body so he could see both the Jonin before them and the Genin coming closer.
"Stay back." He said.
"Kakashi-sensei, are you okay?" the pink haired girl asked.
"Everything is fine Sakura." Kakashi said as he took another step forward.
"Stay back Hatake, you've been warned." Anko said.
He ignored her and continued to approach.
He was nearly upon them when Kimimaro appeared. "You were asked to stay away from them, Naruto especially Hatake." The leader of the Sound Five intoned.
Kakashi was about to speak when Sasuke leapt towards the Oto Genin. "SASUKE NO!"
Too late the last loyal Uchiha was caught in a fist made of sand. Gaara had turned to face the Genin once Kimimaro had arrived.
Konoha ANBU appeared seconds later.
"Let him go." A hawk masked ANBU ordered.
"No." Gaara said. "He attacked the heir of the Otokage, and the Jonin there was told to stay away, and ignored it."
Kimimaro looked at the Konoha ANBU. "So this is the famed ANBU milord was talking about. I am not impressed."
Kakashi looked at the group. "Captain stand down. This is all a misunderstanding."
"They have the Uchiha." The Hawk said.
"Sasuke got too eager and attacked in a situation that he shouldn't have become involved in. I'm sure our Oto allies will release him." He said looking at the red headed boy.
Naruto put a hand on Gaara's shoulder. "Toss him."
And that's what Gaara did. Sasuke landed several feet away, he rolled to a stop at Sakura's feet who yelled about the treatment of her Sasuke-kun and the Oto nin were lucky that he allowed them to catch him.
"We're heading back to our hotel now." Anko said.
"I'm afraid you and the demon will be detained." The Hawk said.
"On what grounds?" Anko asked.
"Attacking a Konoha ninja and disturbing the peace."
Naruto snorted. "If I was to disturb the peace, you would know it."
"Naru-niisan, stow it." Anko hissed. "I'm sorry you think this concerns any of you. But we are the ones being harassed."
"Be that as it may, the demon child is coming with us." Hawk said.
"I don't think so."
The ANBU turned and froze seeing Orochimaru and Tsunade standing there with the Hokage. Orochimaru looked at his former teacher. "Nothing changes. He hasn't been here and yet they hate him." He looked at Tsunade who walked past the ANBU and stopped looking at her son. "You just can't avoid getting in trouble." She said ruffling his hair.
"Not my fault kaa-san. Hatake is persistent in talking with me and won't take no for an answer."
Tsunade glared at the Konoha Jonin. "I told you to stay away from him Hatake." He shrugged and looked at the boy.
"Kakashi, report to my office." Sarutobi ordered. "ANBU, stand down…NOW!" he roared the last part when it looked like they were going to refuse. "Orochimaru, Tsunade…I am sorry about this."
"We will remain for the exams old man." Tsunade said. "But I am going to make one thing perfectly clear, an attack on Naruto will result in war. And trust me when I say he's made several allies for Oto."
Orochimaru nodded. "Suna, Iwa, Kiri all have allied with Oto."
"Kimimaro." Tsunade said getting the Oto nin's attention. "Thank you from being prompt in responding."
He bowed his head. "No need to thank me Lady Tsunade." He then looked at Naruto and bowed to him. "None shall harm him."
Sarutobi looked at the Oto contingent. Suna, Oto, Kiri, Iwa…This has the potential to be a disaster, and the council is demanding that Orochimaru turn Naruto over to Konoha isn't helping matters.
XX
The morning of the Chunin Exam came around and Kakashi Hatake had been chased off the hotel property several times. He refused to state what he wanted, but he wanted to speak with Naruto alone.
"Like that's going to happen." Anko said.
The only other commotion had been Anko finding Kin and Haku snuggled up that morning with Naruto. She had ignored Gaara and his teddy bear glaring at her for yelling, and she managed to avoid the shower of senbon needles from the two girls before she got hold of them by their ears and dragged them out the whole time lecturing "Stay away from my brother."
Naruto was nervous as they approached the academy, his mother was behind his team with Kimimaro, both refused to allow the teams to wander alone after the incident several days back.
Tsunade's rant about the stupid council was heard when a messenger had shown up with a scroll demanding Oto hand over Naruto.
Sadly Naruto heard the messenger was going to be on a liquid diet for the coming month and might be able to sit down within two months.
"Relax brat." Tsunade saw his nervous energy. "Konoha never changes its exam. The first part will be psychological, the second will be a survival and the third round is a single elimination tournament."
"Sounds stupid." Naruto muttered.
"You thinking of waiting another six months and take the exam in Iwa?" Tsunade asked and Naruto could hear the hope in his mothers voice.
"Nope. Already put it off so Gaara and I could team with Kin-chan."
Said girl blushed at her teammates statement.
"You got your pipes?" Tsunade asked.
"Yes mom."
"Don't take that tone with me young man. You have your survival gear sealed in your scrolls?" she asked the three Genin as they walked. Ahead them was Anko's team and behind them was Jiraiya's.
"Yes." The three said.
"Gaara? You have your instrument?" Tsunade asked.
"Yes Lady Tsunade." He said and she saw the scroll on his hip.
"Kin…"
"I have my flute and the medical packs you prepared for us back at Otogakure Lady Tsunade." She said.
"You'd think you were taking this test Tsu-hime." Jiraiya said coming closer.
"I'm worried." She admitted. "With the scroll from the council and Hatake's insistence at speaking with Naruto…"
"It will be fine." Jiraiya said. "Hey brat."
"What ero-pop?" Naruto asked.
"Don't call me that." Jiraiya said and sighed. "You have it, right?"
"Yeah." Naruto said.
"Good. Be careful in there." The Toad sage said.
He fell back to be near his team. "Kabuto." He spoke lowly. "Watch over them. I know Anko's got her team doing it as well…but with the council of fools making demands…"
"You think they'll try something during the second part of the exam?" the glasses teen asked.
"Yes. Also, keep your eyes out for Kakashi Hatake. He's been stalking Naruto since we got here. His team has the Uchiha."
"Orders?"
Jiraiya handed the scroll to Kabuto. "Either seal the Sharingan, or eliminate him."
"As you and the Otokage command Lord Jiraiya." Kabuto said pushing his glasses up.
Kankuro and Dosu nodded understanding their orders as well.
XX
"You're not fooling anyone. Drop the Genjutsu and get out of the way." They heard entering the building.
Naruto shook his head. "what a dumb ass."
"What you say?" the pink haired girl turned around.
"I said your boyfriend is a dumb ass. The Genjutsu was set up to get rid of weaker teams."
Sasuke turned to see the teenagers they saw a couple days ago.
"Fight me." He demanded.
Naruto and his team ignored him and walked past. Sasuke pissed at being ignored reached out to grab Naruto when another hand grabbed his wrist and squeezed hard.
"You shall not touch Naruto-sama." A teen said. He was wearing white clothes and a black trench coat. He had a red headband keeping his spiky brown hair out of his eyes.
"Ryu, don't waste your time on the Konoha trash." Temari said. "Save it for the second part of the exam."
Ryo let Sasuke go with a snap, staggering the Uchiha back.
The Konoha Genin glared as the Oto teams moved up the stairs.
"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked while their teammate stood there in shock.
Above a pair of eyes with bushy eyebrows looked at the Uchiha and made a decision.
XX
Naruto looked around the room.
A lot of teams here. No one I know. He thought. He frowned seeing three figures.
Shadow Society? He thought seeing the black and blue masked figure next to the orange and black figure with a third figure sporting a skull mask.
"Naruto?"
Kin was next to him. "What's wrong."
"Scorpion and Sub-Zero are here." He said gesturing.
"Whose the skull bearer?" she asked.
"Not sure. But things got more dangerous." Naruto said. "Pass the word. Avoid them at all costs."
Kin nodded while Naruto watched the trio.
It's been a couple of years. He thought.
AN: Next chapter we see a flashback of Naruto meeting Scorpion and Sub-Zero, and the first part of the Chunin Exams. (still not sure what Kakashi wants.) Stay tuned for more.