Naruto: The New Story
Chapter 12: Jalen's Day Out
"Hey, Jalen..."
Huh? Who is that..? And it's still early...
"Jalen, wake up, ya know!"
Ya know? Ya know..? Naruto.
"JALEN!"
"I'm up!" I yelled, jerking my head up. Unfortunately, since Naruto was right above me, we bumped heads... "Ow..."
"Are you OK?" Naruto apparently didn't get hurt, because he had his headband on.
"I'm fine." I yawned, getting out of the bed. What time is it, anyway? This seems way too early... "What time is it, Naruto? And why did you wake me up?" I better not have slept for more than a day.
"Oh, it's around 9:00." Naruto answered. "And I woke you up because Kakashi-sensei told you to go to the Hokage's office, right?"
I gave him a blank look. That completely crossed my mind. Well, it's not my fault... We just came back from a B Rank Mission! I'm pretty tired, and still sore.
"I completely forgot." I sweatdropped, running into the bathroom. I closed the door behind me and instinctively took a piss. After I was finished I took off my clothes and jumped into the bath tub, turning on the shower, and closing the curtains so no water would get on the floor.
I giggled as I remembered the day when Naruto slipped and hit his head on the floor, because he slipped on water on the floor. That was hilarious, but Naruto didn't think so. He was at the point of tears!
I got out the shower, having washed myself pretty good, and wrapped a big towel around my waist. I forgot to bring clothes in here, so I'll just get them after I'm finished brushing my teeth.
I grabbed the toothbrush, rinsed it off, and squirted toothpaste on it. I brushed my teeth for two minutes (I counted in my head) and spit in the sink. I rinsed off my toothbrush and put it back in the toothbrush holder.
"I'm done!" I announced, opening the door and leaving the bathroom. "Where are my clothes for today?"
"Dry off before you come out, ya know!" Naruto exclaimed, gasping as he saw the water drip from my body onto the floor. "You're going to make someone slip, ya know!"
"How do you slip from of a drop of water?" I smirked. "That would be a very clumsy person, ya know..." WHY?! WHY?! WHY?! Naruto gave me that bad habit of saying 'Ya know'! I don't say it as much as him, though...
"It could happen!" Naruto slurped up his ramen. He made me some as well, so I sat down at the table and ate. It was delicious! I just love ramen, because for some odd reason it just tastes so good!
"Done!" Naruto announced as he finished. I grinned, eating all the rest of my ramen a few seconds after him. "You lose, ya know!"
"We were racing?" I asked, standing up and throwing the ramen cup away. "I was just eating regularly."
"Hey, Jalen..." Naruto started, an indifferent look on his face. "Why don't you have any clothes on?"
"Well, I'm going to wear this towel all day, of course." I smirked, picking up my shirt and putting it on.
"You don't have to be sarcastic, ya know." Naruto grumbled, pouting.
I let the towel drop to the floor, putting on my boxers and jeans. I then put on my sandals and jacket. Well, Naruto's jacket, but we usually just share them.
I grabbed my headband and tied it on my forehead. I'm ready!
"Okay, I'll see you later, Naruto!" I waved, walking to the door.
"...Huh?" Naruto skidded in front of me, giving me a confused look. "I'm going, too."
"I was wondering why you had your clothes on..." I mused, walking past him.
"Don't just ignore me, ya know!" Naruto skidded in front of me again, his face inches from mine.
"Yeah..." I gently pushed him back. "Kakashi-sensei only asked me to go, so he'll probably just tell you to go back if you do come." Naruto just pouted in response. I actually do want him to come, though... "Don't worry, I'll come back as soon as I'm done, and we'll go out somewhere!"
"Ichiraku Ramen?"
"We'll get Sakura and Sasuke and bring them along, too!"
"...Sasuke?"
"Well, if you don't want him to come, we can just get Sakura." I shrugged, opening the door and walking down the stairs. "It's your choice!"
Naruto just stared at me as I walked down and onto the not so busy streets. I would know if he follows me or not, since I can easily sense him.
"Well... The Hokage's office..." I sweatdropped. Do I know where it is? I think I do... I just need to keep walking this road and I'll find it...
As I kept on walking, I saw a flower shop in the corner of my eye... A flower shop..? Ino works at a flower shop, right? Maybe she's in there..?
I looked through the windows at the cashier... And sadly, it wasn't Ino. It was a man with a long ponytail... Inoichi... Ino's dad...
"Oh well..." I sighed, putting my hands in my pockets as I kept walking. I guess it wouldn't matter if it was Ino anyway, since I would probably be too scared to talk to her... "I'm so pathetic."
"...It's that kid..." Huh? Is that gossip I hear?
"That's the one living with that demon?" ...Eh?
"I would feel sorry for him, but he seems kind of happy. Rumor has it that they're claiming to be brothers..." ...Huh?
"Ooh... That's awful. He must be a demon as well if he wants to be brothers with one..."
"Excuse me." I turned around, smiling at the two ladies who were gossiping about me. They both gasped and tried to act like they weren't just talking about me.
"What is it, dear?" The lady with the long brown hair smiled. I'll call her... Moka.
"You don't have to be polite to that boy." The other lady sneered. I'll call her Bitch.
"Were you two just talking about me?" I asked, my smile twitching in anger.
"Oh, of course not!" Moka laughed, but Bitch just sucked her teeth.
"You got a problem with it?" Bitch asked.
Okay... So I can let loose now, right? "Uh, I sorta do have a problem..." I glared at them. "Moka... You shouldn't hang out with Bitch, she'll just drag you down and turn you into a dog like her."
"...Moka?" She smiled nervously.
"What did you say, brat?!" Bitch hissed.
"I said that you were a bitch, cause you are one. An ugly one at that. Do you know how ugly you are? I'm surprised all that makeup can stand on your face without it burning off..." I smirked. "Now... Can you explain to me why you were calling me a demon? It was a demon, was it?"
"I called you a demon because you've been living with a demon!" Bitch... Oh no she didn't... Bitch spit on me. She spit on my face... "Are you sad?! Then go cry to your brother the DEMON!"
"Huh, is that you Jalen?" Not the right time, Kakashi-sensei...
"You look like your face caught on fire and someone stabbed you with a kunai. If you were twice as smart you would still be a dumbass."
"You can't say that to me! I'll repor-"
"Shut up! You'll never be the man your mom was!" I hissed, my hand itching to grab my kunai and destroy her face!
Everything stopped. Kakashi-sensei paused. Moka paused. Even Bitch paused.
"Y-you... D-demon..."
"There you go calling people demons again!" I shouted. "Naruto is not a demon, and I'm not a demon! If anyone here is a demon, it's you! You deserve to burn in the deepest parts of HELL!"
"Jalen!" Kakashi-sensei grabbed my shoulder. "That's enough."
"Why is it enough, though?! She's lucky I don't kill her!" I screamed. "This is exactly what I'm talking about! All these people treat Naruto like shit!"
"Because he's a monster!" Bitch exclaimed.
"WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU TO JUDGE?!" I shouted, clutching my kunai. "Are you God? Hell no! So you have no reason to judge!"
"You bitch!" Moka yelled at me, smacking me across the face. "Don't you ever talk to an elder like that ever again, you bitch!"
"I'm gonna be the bitch that kicks your ass!" I screamed, getting away from Kakashi-sensei and charging towards the lady. She backed up, surprised, but Kakashi-sensei grabbed me again, walking away with me.
"Let's go... Let's go..." Kakashi-sensei sang in monotone, pulling me along with him.
"And you!" I pointed at Bitch. "If you ever spit on me again or Naruto, I will fucking cut off all your fucking skin and light you on fucking fire. Think I'm lying? I dare you."
"That's enough, Jalen." Kakashi-sensei did the body flicker technique, teleporting us in front of the Hokage's mansion. "What was that all about?"
"Those two ogres were talking about Naruto and I, calling us demons." I laughed evilly. "But I told you, Kakashi-sensei. I told you I would stand up to Naruto from now on!"
Kakashi-sensei hit me. He hit me on the head, hard.
"Jalen... You can't do that anymore." Kakashi-sensei put his hand on my shoulder as we walked up the stairs to his office. "You won't be punished this time, since I saw them spit and hit you, but I might not see next time." We made it to the Hokage's door. "Don't do it again, okay? Just ignore them, okay? I'll report to the Hokage what happened..."
"...Okay..." I sighed, looking defeated. I hate the people here... I really do...
"Good." Kakashi-sensei knocked on the Hokage's door. "Lord Hokage... This is I, Hatake Kakashi."
"Come in."
Kakashi-sensei opened the door, revealing Lord Hokage sitting in his chair. Paperwork was littered all over his desk.
"Hello, Lord Hokage." I greeted, bowing.
"Yes... I'm glad you didn't bring Naruto with you..." The Hokage smiled. "It would have been hard getting him out, and he would have still probably listened through the door."
Kakashi-sensei chuckled. "That sounds like Naruto alright." So... Why does this old man need me?
"Anyway, how are you, Jalen?" The Hokage asked me. How am I? What kind of question is that?
"I'm good, thanks for asking." I smiled. I hope nothing bad happens...
"Good... Good... Well, first things first... I want to apologize." Apologize? For what? "I want to apologize for the mission I gave Kakashi."
"The... Mission?" I gave a confused look. "You mean the one where..."
"The one when I told Kakashi to practically spy on you. If he didn't see anything suspicious, he would ask you up directly. You don't have to tell me what you told him, because he told me." The Hokage explained to me. "So, you are officially a Ninja today... You will take your Ninja picture and fill out the details on the form about yourself."
"Really?!" I gasped in happiness. I completely forgot Naruto did that when he became a Ninja! "Thank you so much, Lord Hokage!"
"Don't thank me. Thank yourself." The Hokage told me. "Without your skill, you would have been sent back to the Academy. But, you proved yourself to be a formidable Ninja."
"I'm here." A man with a big camera walked in the room. I guess that's the person who's taking my picture. "Where's the boy at?"
"Right here." Kakashi-sensei ruffled my hair. Hey... Don't do that, Sensei.
"Okay... Say cheese." The man put the camera on the ground, aiming it at me.
"Cheese!"
Ninja Registration Form
Name: Uzumaki Jalen
Age: 12
Birthday: June 4
Blood Type: B
Village: Konohagakure
Affiliation: Team 7 (Kakashi)
"That was kinda random..." I sweatdropped, walking down the now busy streets of Konoha. "I'm glad I'm a Ninja, though..." And I'm also glad they don't suspect me of anything anymore.
"Hey, Jalen!" I turned around, and to my surprise I saw Naruto running towards me. What is he doing? "Jalen, you're done!" Naruto put his arm around my shoulder. "So? So? Whatcha did? Tell me! Tell me, ya know!"
I laughed. "Calm down, Naruto... I'll tell you."
From the corner of my eye... I saw people staring at us and whispering. It wasn't a lot of people, thankfully, but... It still bothered me...
"Uh... The Hokage just made me sign my Ninja Registration Form, and take my picture." I told him. "But, yeah. That was all. It wasn't exciting or anything like that, ya know."
"Oh..." Naruto had a faraway look on his face. "So, we still going to Ichiraku Ramen?"
"Uh-huh." I nodded. "So, do you want to invite Sasuke or not?"
Naruto sighed. "If Sasuke comes... Sakura will be all over him, ya know..."
"So, we aren't bringing him!" I put my hands in my pockets. "So, where's Sakura's house at?"
"...Over here!" Naruto grabbed my wrist and sped off, pulling me with him. I need to remember everywhere we go, cause I don't want to get lost in this big village.
After about a minute (Naruto runs fast..!) we made it in front of a house. I guess this is Sakura's house...
"So..." I walked up the stairs to the door, knocking on it as soon as I made it up there. Naruto was right behind me.
"Coming!" I recognized the voice on the other side of the door as Sakura's. She opened the door and looked at us in confusion. "Jalen? Naruto?"
"Hello." I waved.
"Hiya~ Sakura!" Naruto grinned.
"What do you two want?" She asked. "And... Sasuke's not with you?"
"We're thinking of heading to Ichiraku Ramen. Wanna come?" I looked at Naruto, who seemed bummed out that she was thinking of Sasuke. "And we asked Sasuke already... He said that he... Couldn't."
"Oh..." Sakura sighed. "Well..."
"Please!" I begged. "Can you please just eat ramen with us? It doesn't matter if Sasuke's here or not, we can still have fun!" I need to do this... For Naruto.
Sakura just looked at me, then at Naruto, who was looking down, sadly. "...Well... Yeah, I could go."
"Really, Sakura?!" Naruto exclaimed, his energy coming back.
"Yeah. We can celebrate for completing our mission in the Waves." Sakura smiled. "Just let me get ready first." She walked back in her house, and I heard her talking to somebody. Probably her parents.
"Isn't this great, Naruto?" I asked, smiling.
"Yeah, ya know!" Naruto exclaimed. "Thanks a lot, Jalen."
"No problem." I shrugged. What kind of brother would I be if I didn't do this? A bad one.
"I'm ready!" Sakura exclaimed, stepping outside and closing the door behind her. "So, shall we go?"
"Yeah!" Naruto and I exclaimed, giving each other a look before grabbing her hands and pulling her down the stairs.
"H-hey! What's the big idea?!" Sakura yelled. After we made it down the stairs, we ran for Ichiraku Ramen, still pulling her along with us. "S-stop! Slow down!"
"Sakura? Naruto? Jalen?" Huh? That sounds like...
"Ino?" Sakura scowled. Ino! Ino?! Ino!
"What are you guys doing?" And she remembered my name!
"We were thinking of heading to Ichiraku Ramen." I answered. "Would you like to come with?"
"Ichiraku Ramen..?" She started to think. "Will Sasuke be there?"
"No." Naruto and I answered. I'm so tired of girls always wanting Sasuke... And he doesn't even care! It really pisses me off!
"Hmph. Aren't you on a diet, Ino?" Sakura... You are too. "Maybe you should just go get a salad or something."
"Shut up, forehead!" Ino shouted. "If anyone should be on a diet, it should be you! I'm starting to think Chouji weighs less than you..."
Sakura gasped in shock. "What did you say..?"
"You heard me..!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" I yelled, breaking up the fight. "Do you want to go or not, Ino?" I made sure to give her my puppy dog face... I really want her to go.
"Well... I guess I could go." Ino smiled. "I am kind of hungry... All these boring missions can do that to a person."
"You would find a reason to eat..."
"What was that, Sakura?!"
Naruto and I gave each other a look, before grabbing their hands and charging for Ichiraku Ramen. I had Ino's hand, while Naruto had Sakura's hand. After a while we made it to Ichiraku Ramen, everyone taking their seats. (From Left To Right) Me. Ino. Sakura. Naruto.
"Man... You two... Run fast..." Ino panted.
"Tell me... About it." Sakura panted as well. After a while, they started to talk. I took this opportunity to talk to Naruto.
"Pss... Naruto." I whispered. I caught his attention and he gave me a confused look. "Do you have enough money to pay for Sakura?"
"Well... Well... I have a coupon, so yeah, I can pay for Sakura." Naruto whispered back.
"Good." I nodded. If we want them to like us, we can't let them pay for their own food. Luckily, I brought enough money for Ino and myself. I had some in my pants for some reason.
I looked over at Naruto in confusion, and was surprised to see him give me a thumbs up. Did he put the money in my pocket? Thank you... Naruto.
"So? Do you girls know what you want?" I asked. "Naruto and I will pay for you two, so don't worry about the price." Just don't get anything too expensive... But, Naruto has a tab here, so if they do and we can't pay for it, he'll just put it on his tab.
"Oh? That's sweet, Naruto." Sakura looked surprised.
"Yeah... None of my teammates would pay for me. That's so nice." Ino smiled. Ah... Her smile is so cute...
"Well... It's nothing..." Naruto blushed, scratching the back of his head. "It's the least we can do, ya know."
"Are you four ready to order?" The man in charge of this place asked. Augh! I think his name was... Teuchi? I really forgot...
"I would like large serving of miso ramen with roasted pork fillet!" Naruto exclaimed.
"I'll have the same thing." I sweatdropped.
"Hm... Can you give me a water please?" Sakura smiled.
"Aww... Come on, Sakura." Naruto pouted. "You can't come to Ichiraku Ramen and just order water. Get some ramen, ya know!"
"Yeah, Sakura." Ino added nonchalantly. "I'll have some Shio Ramen, thank you."
Sakura sighed. "I guess I'll have the same thing."
"Okay." The man walked to the back. "Two orders of Miso Ramen and two orders of Shio Ramen!"
"So..." What do I say? Sakura and Naruto are talking... So I need to start a conversation too! "Do you like your teammates, Ino?"
"Huh? My teammates?" Ino looked confused. "Well, I keep on telling Chouji to go on a diet... He won't. And Shikamaru is just so lazy! But, I like them. We've all been together since we were young."
"Oh..." I nodded. "What kind of missions have you all been through?"
"We've just been doing boring missions. Babysitting... Helping farmers..." She suddenly shivered. "Tora... That demonic cat..."
"Tell me about it." I sighed. "Naruto's face got destroyed by that cat. It took a long time to catch it, ya-" No! No! No! "Ah... Hehehe... Anyway, you haven't had one C Rank Mission?"
"Well... Yeah. But, it wasn't that fun. We just had to guard this lady from bandits... A little fighting, but nothing we couldn't handle." Ino answered. "What about you?"
"...We had a B Rank Mission." I answered, sighing slightly. "It started off as a C Rank Mission, we were supposed to guard this man from bandits, but he lied about the mission details because he didn't have enough money for a B Rank Mission."
Ino gasped. "Really? What happened?"
"While we were traveling to the Wave Country, two Chuunin attacked us. Our Sensei defeated them, but Naruto got poisoned. He managed to take the poison out by himself, though, so we kept going." I told her. "We made it to the Wave Country, but we were attacked by an S Rank Rouge Ninja. Our Sensei was captured by him, so we all had to fight the Rouge Ninja. We managed to rescue our Sensei, but before Sensei could kill him, he was rescued by his accomplice."
I explained the rest to Ino, and when I finished the food was ready.
"Here you four go." The man put the plates down in front of us, walking away.
"Yay! Let's eat!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Okay!" Ino, Sakura, and I exclaimed. .
~Line Skip~
"Bye, Sakura. Bye, Ino." Naruto and I waved.
"Bye, you two!" Ino and Sakura waved back, walking home. Oh, no! We didn't walk them home! Well, it's too late now... It's not like it's dark or anything, though...
"So... What now?" I asked. "It's not dark."
"I don't know..." Naruto shrugged. "Today was great, though..."
"Today's not over..." I reminded. He seems to be in a daze...
"...Jalen..?" Naruto looked at me, then grinned, evilly. "You like Ino, don'tcha?"
...
Uh-oh...
"W-what are you talking about?" No! I stuttered! I'm doomed! He's grinning wider now... I'm doomed!
"You do!" Naruto gasped, "It all makes sense, though! You wouldn't have invited her if you didn't like her! And at the Explanatory Meeting... It did look like you were looking at her a lot..."
What do I say?! I can't lie... It's too late for that...
"S-so what?" I looked down. "It doesn't matter. Anyway, what should we do now?" I tried to change the subject.
Naruto let me change it... For now... "I don't know, ya know..."
"Hey, you two." Naruto and I turned around to see Kakashi-sensei. What does he want? "We have a mission in two days. So meet me at the Village Gate in two days. That's all."
"Okay." Naruto and I nodded, and he disappeared. I really need to learn that Body Flicker Technique.
"Well, let's just go home." I said, walking towards Naruto's house. I remember where Naruto's house is from here, so at least I don't have to follow Naruto.
"Okay, ya know!" Naruto exclaimed, jumping beside me and putting his arm around my shoulder. He does that a lot. "We can play cards and games and stay up all night, ya know!"
"Sure!" I agreed, running away from Naruto. "But, you'll have to beat me there!" I knew Naruto could beat me, and I bet he knew too. But he still ran for his house, eventually passing me.
"Hahaha!" Naruto grinned. I'm not gonna lose without a fight, though...
~Line Break~
"I won..." Naruto sang as we walked in the house.
"Hardly." I snorted. "So... What should we do first, Naruto?"
"Everything, ya know!" Naruto exclaimed, jumping on me. How does he have so much energy?!
~10 Hours Later~
"We've stayed in this house... All... Day..." I was lying on the floor... Bored out of my mind. It's now 10:00pm... Which means we've been here for ten hours... Mostly all day.
"Uh-huh..." Naruto was lying on the floor, too.
"And I'm not even tired..." I sighed.
"Uh-huh..." Naruto said again.
I sat up. "I'm about to take a shower..."
"Uh-huh..."
I got up from the floor and walked over to the closet. I opened it and started searching for some night clothes. After about a minute of searching (We should really organize), I found a night shirt, night pants, and some boxers.
"Hey, Jalen..." I looked over at Naruto, who was looking at me. "What are we gonna do tomorrow?"
"Well, I'm still kind of sore from our last mission..." I began walking towards the bathroom. "So, probably just relax. We have a mission the day after, and I want to be ready for it."
"Hm..." Naruto lied on his back, thinking.
After I took my shower and brushed my teeth, I got in the bed. Naruto was taking his shower right now, so I can lie on the bed and have all the space I need... Until he came out... Then I'd have to give him space.
What if I fell asleep while he's still taking a shower..? Will he wake me up? Will he push me out of the bed? I wonder...
...
I'm starting... To get... Sleepy now...
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I surprised you guys with this chapter, didn't I? I bet you thought I would hurry and start the Chuunin Exam Arc... Well, nope. Team 7 has plenty of missions before then, and... Jalen really needs to get more skilled before taking on the Chuunin Exams. So... Question For Everyone...
What do you think the next chapter will be about? I would love to hear your guesses. Well, Bye nii~!
