I don't own Naruto or any of its characters.
Pairings: Naruto x Sakura and others
Info: This story follows after Sasuke left leaf to join Orochimaru. Naruto and gang manage to get him back and I'm taking it from there.
English is not my first language; please inform me if there are any mistakes I'll correct them.
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"Ok Naruto what have you been doing these past 6 months? I mean you left without a word, I'm sure that's you have a lot of stories to tell me." Said Iruka while ruffling the blond's hair.
"Oh nothing, much. Just did some training and a couple of missions here and there. I also went around a few towns and villages." Said Naruto with a grin.
Iruka knew Naruto was lying, as it was evident in Naruto's body and expression. The boy had grown up a lot in these past 6 months, but if he did not want to tell him about it, he would not push the subject further.
"Ok if you say so. Anyway you are going to take part in the chunnin exams again right? I know you failed the last time but don't get discouraged. Just do you best and I'm sure you'll pass this time around." Said Iruka
"Huh discouraged.me? Never, the last time I failed was because they were too blind to see what I was capable of. This time I'll make sure they open their eyes before grading me." Said Naruto while gulping down his third bowl of ramen.
The 2 shinobi's finished their ramen and got ready to leave. When Naruto took out some money to pay for the ramen Iruka stopped him saying he was going to pay as a welcome back home gift. After saying his goodbye to Iruka Naruto set out to go back to his apartment, which he had not seen in 6 months.
"Man I bet my house is in a big mess. Maybe I can get Gaara to clean it up for me later." Naruto said to himself as he made his way back home.
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Upon entering his house Naruto was greeted by a very pleasant surprise. His house was not in a mess as he had left it but it was clean and neat. He found that all of his laundry had been taken care of and his house was spotless. His first thought was that Tsunade had gotten someone to keep his house clean while he was away, and that he should thank her later. But in reality it was not Tsunade who had someone cleaned his house, but someone had volunteered to do it every week after he had left. But he was going to find that out soon.
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Sakura had just finished taking a shower after training with Kurenai sensei's team. She was heading out of her front door when her mother stopped her to ask where she was going.
"Sakura where are you going? You just got back home." Exclaimed her mother
"I'm going over to Naruto's house. Its cleaning day today."
With that said she left for Naruto's house ignoring her mother's pleas to get some rest. Her mother knew that sakura would not listen now days when it came to Naruto. She knew that sakura was feeling guilty for treating Naruto the way she had. Mrs. Haruno did not mind that her daughter was close with Naruto, after all the boy had already been through enough as it is. And she was not going to be like those other people who hated Naruto. All she hoped for was that when her daughter found out about Kyubi, she would not freak out like people and start hating him.
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Naruto was lying down on his bed thinking about how team 7 was going to react when they saw him now. HE wondered if they had actually missed him enough to care that he had returned. He grabbed his cloak and stepped out the window to meet with Gaara, as he was bored out of his mind. But by doing so he missed the person who cared about him the most at the moment coming in to his house. Haruno Sakura.
Sakura came in to Naruto's house with the key Tsunade had given to her 6 months before. She immediately started to clean up Naruto's house. She was very proud of herself once she saw that the house was sparkling. She then entered the room when she saw that the window was open. She then proceeded to blame herself for not closing it properly the last time she came here. Little did she know, the person that she currently had feelings for was back at the village.
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Naruto reached the house that Kankuro and Temari was currently living in. They were now members of Konoha and they were treated with the respect they deserved. Even though they were once enemies. Naruto knocked at the door waiting for someone to open it. But what he saw made him laugh like there was no tomorrow. There Temari was standing at the door with a ladle and a baby blue apron around her waist. This was the same girl who is a part of the great Gaara of the desert's team. The same one who had crushed Ten Ten at the previous chunnin exams. "Ah Hello Temari chan. Is Gaara there?" Naruto asked while trying to hold back his laughter
"Naruto right. Yes he is here come in. Oh one more thing, if you mention this to anyone I'll make sure you don't wake up to see daylight again. Got it?" Said Temari with a icy tone of voice.
Naruto just nodded meekly before entering the house.
"So Naruto did you meet up with your team yet?" asked Gaara
"nope not yet. I guess they are still not back from their training. Hey Gaara you want to go to the forest to train a bit? I'm getting bored here.
Garaa just nodded before they left for the forest of death.
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"Did you have a nice talk with your sister and brother?" asked Naruto
"Aaa. We did not have anything much to say. But they did say that they missed me. I never thought anyone would ever say those words to me." Replied Gaara
"Man your dumb. They are your siblings, of course they will miss you."
"Ah, whatever you say. So are we going to train or not?" asked Gaara
"Yeah yeah. Lets start."
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"What!!!! When did Naruto return? Why did he not come and see me?" screamed Sakura
"I told him you were training with Kurenai's team. He did not want to disrupt your training that's why he did not come looking for you." replied the fifth hokage
"But where is he now? I was at his house today but I did not see him."
"I'm not sure. But don't worry you'll still see him at the exams. You are in the same team after all." Said Tsunade
"But I want to see him now." Said Sakura in a whisper 1 WEEK LATER.
(Oh btw Naruto never returned to his house as he was training with Gaara in the forest until the exams)
Sakura was waiting impatiently for her teacher and her teammates to arrive at the exam hall. She was just about ready to burst when she heard a loud poof behind her.
"Yo." Said Kakashi. Standing behind him was Sasuke
"Your late!!"
"Ah. You see. Sasuke and me were on our way here when we saw a new copy of Come Come paradise. We just had to get it.
"Liar!! Sasuke kun would never read that stupid book let alone follow you to buy it." Yelled a very annoyed sakura.
"Ok Ok. Anyway I heard Naruto is back. Where is he? Asked Kakashi
Sasuke's ears perked up when he heard Naruto's name.
"Yes hokage sama said he was back, but I have not seen him yet." Said sakura
"That dobe better not be late." Said Sasuke
"HEY you bastard!!! Who you calling a dobe?
In an instant Kakashi, sakura and Sasuke turned around to see Naruto smiling at them.
"Hi sakura chan. Its good to see you again." Said Naruto
"Na.Naruto? Is it really you?" asked sakura
"Of course its me. Who else would I be." Said Naruto with a grin
Sakura immediately ran up to Naruto to give him a hug. He readily accepted it.
"So Naruto you look well. I see Jiraiya Sama took care of you." said Kakashi
"Ah yeah. He took care of me just fine. It was fun traveling." Replied Naruto
"Oi dobe what did you learn while you were with him.?" Asked a curious Sasuke
"Oh nothing much. Just some minor jutsu's here and there."
All 3 of them knew Naruto was lying as it was evident by looking at him. Sakura could not help but blush a bit when she found herself staring at Naruto.
"So are you 3 ready to do this test?" asked Kakashi
He got a loud yes from Naruto and sakura while Sasuke gave out his standard nod.
Sakura had a lot of things to ask and tell Naruto but she decided to wait until after the test. Or at least until she had found the courage to do so.
With that the 3 genins left for the exam hall ready to take on the first challenge of becoming a chuunin. (for the second time)
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Pairings: Naruto x Sakura and others
Info: This story follows after Sasuke left leaf to join Orochimaru. Naruto and gang manage to get him back and I'm taking it from there.
English is not my first language; please inform me if there are any mistakes I'll correct them.
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"Ok Naruto what have you been doing these past 6 months? I mean you left without a word, I'm sure that's you have a lot of stories to tell me." Said Iruka while ruffling the blond's hair.
"Oh nothing, much. Just did some training and a couple of missions here and there. I also went around a few towns and villages." Said Naruto with a grin.
Iruka knew Naruto was lying, as it was evident in Naruto's body and expression. The boy had grown up a lot in these past 6 months, but if he did not want to tell him about it, he would not push the subject further.
"Ok if you say so. Anyway you are going to take part in the chunnin exams again right? I know you failed the last time but don't get discouraged. Just do you best and I'm sure you'll pass this time around." Said Iruka
"Huh discouraged.me? Never, the last time I failed was because they were too blind to see what I was capable of. This time I'll make sure they open their eyes before grading me." Said Naruto while gulping down his third bowl of ramen.
The 2 shinobi's finished their ramen and got ready to leave. When Naruto took out some money to pay for the ramen Iruka stopped him saying he was going to pay as a welcome back home gift. After saying his goodbye to Iruka Naruto set out to go back to his apartment, which he had not seen in 6 months.
"Man I bet my house is in a big mess. Maybe I can get Gaara to clean it up for me later." Naruto said to himself as he made his way back home.
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Upon entering his house Naruto was greeted by a very pleasant surprise. His house was not in a mess as he had left it but it was clean and neat. He found that all of his laundry had been taken care of and his house was spotless. His first thought was that Tsunade had gotten someone to keep his house clean while he was away, and that he should thank her later. But in reality it was not Tsunade who had someone cleaned his house, but someone had volunteered to do it every week after he had left. But he was going to find that out soon.
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Sakura had just finished taking a shower after training with Kurenai sensei's team. She was heading out of her front door when her mother stopped her to ask where she was going.
"Sakura where are you going? You just got back home." Exclaimed her mother
"I'm going over to Naruto's house. Its cleaning day today."
With that said she left for Naruto's house ignoring her mother's pleas to get some rest. Her mother knew that sakura would not listen now days when it came to Naruto. She knew that sakura was feeling guilty for treating Naruto the way she had. Mrs. Haruno did not mind that her daughter was close with Naruto, after all the boy had already been through enough as it is. And she was not going to be like those other people who hated Naruto. All she hoped for was that when her daughter found out about Kyubi, she would not freak out like people and start hating him.
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Naruto was lying down on his bed thinking about how team 7 was going to react when they saw him now. HE wondered if they had actually missed him enough to care that he had returned. He grabbed his cloak and stepped out the window to meet with Gaara, as he was bored out of his mind. But by doing so he missed the person who cared about him the most at the moment coming in to his house. Haruno Sakura.
Sakura came in to Naruto's house with the key Tsunade had given to her 6 months before. She immediately started to clean up Naruto's house. She was very proud of herself once she saw that the house was sparkling. She then entered the room when she saw that the window was open. She then proceeded to blame herself for not closing it properly the last time she came here. Little did she know, the person that she currently had feelings for was back at the village.
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Naruto reached the house that Kankuro and Temari was currently living in. They were now members of Konoha and they were treated with the respect they deserved. Even though they were once enemies. Naruto knocked at the door waiting for someone to open it. But what he saw made him laugh like there was no tomorrow. There Temari was standing at the door with a ladle and a baby blue apron around her waist. This was the same girl who is a part of the great Gaara of the desert's team. The same one who had crushed Ten Ten at the previous chunnin exams. "Ah Hello Temari chan. Is Gaara there?" Naruto asked while trying to hold back his laughter
"Naruto right. Yes he is here come in. Oh one more thing, if you mention this to anyone I'll make sure you don't wake up to see daylight again. Got it?" Said Temari with a icy tone of voice.
Naruto just nodded meekly before entering the house.
"So Naruto did you meet up with your team yet?" asked Gaara
"nope not yet. I guess they are still not back from their training. Hey Gaara you want to go to the forest to train a bit? I'm getting bored here.
Garaa just nodded before they left for the forest of death.
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"Did you have a nice talk with your sister and brother?" asked Naruto
"Aaa. We did not have anything much to say. But they did say that they missed me. I never thought anyone would ever say those words to me." Replied Gaara
"Man your dumb. They are your siblings, of course they will miss you."
"Ah, whatever you say. So are we going to train or not?" asked Gaara
"Yeah yeah. Lets start."
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"What!!!! When did Naruto return? Why did he not come and see me?" screamed Sakura
"I told him you were training with Kurenai's team. He did not want to disrupt your training that's why he did not come looking for you." replied the fifth hokage
"But where is he now? I was at his house today but I did not see him."
"I'm not sure. But don't worry you'll still see him at the exams. You are in the same team after all." Said Tsunade
"But I want to see him now." Said Sakura in a whisper 1 WEEK LATER.
(Oh btw Naruto never returned to his house as he was training with Gaara in the forest until the exams)
Sakura was waiting impatiently for her teacher and her teammates to arrive at the exam hall. She was just about ready to burst when she heard a loud poof behind her.
"Yo." Said Kakashi. Standing behind him was Sasuke
"Your late!!"
"Ah. You see. Sasuke and me were on our way here when we saw a new copy of Come Come paradise. We just had to get it.
"Liar!! Sasuke kun would never read that stupid book let alone follow you to buy it." Yelled a very annoyed sakura.
"Ok Ok. Anyway I heard Naruto is back. Where is he? Asked Kakashi
Sasuke's ears perked up when he heard Naruto's name.
"Yes hokage sama said he was back, but I have not seen him yet." Said sakura
"That dobe better not be late." Said Sasuke
"HEY you bastard!!! Who you calling a dobe?
In an instant Kakashi, sakura and Sasuke turned around to see Naruto smiling at them.
"Hi sakura chan. Its good to see you again." Said Naruto
"Na.Naruto? Is it really you?" asked sakura
"Of course its me. Who else would I be." Said Naruto with a grin
Sakura immediately ran up to Naruto to give him a hug. He readily accepted it.
"So Naruto you look well. I see Jiraiya Sama took care of you." said Kakashi
"Ah yeah. He took care of me just fine. It was fun traveling." Replied Naruto
"Oi dobe what did you learn while you were with him.?" Asked a curious Sasuke
"Oh nothing much. Just some minor jutsu's here and there."
All 3 of them knew Naruto was lying as it was evident by looking at him. Sakura could not help but blush a bit when she found herself staring at Naruto.
"So are you 3 ready to do this test?" asked Kakashi
He got a loud yes from Naruto and sakura while Sasuke gave out his standard nod.
Sakura had a lot of things to ask and tell Naruto but she decided to wait until after the test. Or at least until she had found the courage to do so.
With that the 3 genins left for the exam hall ready to take on the first challenge of becoming a chuunin. (for the second time)
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