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The moment we got back home Minato called us to his office.
"Tsunade welcome back," Minato greeted.
"It been a while Minato," Tsunade responded.
"I take it things went well then?" Minato asked the rest of us.
"Well Orochimaru beat them to me, but after a week of having to deal with mostly Jiriaya, I decline his offer," Tsunade said as she knew about the mission.
"Well considering that you declined his offer, then I'll call it a success," Minato responded.
I grinned as that was news to me.
"Also I'm glad you decided to take head position of medical program," Minato responded, "But before we discuss about setting that up. We got two people who need your medical attention."
"Oh yes, Naruto reminded me about that on the way home," Tsunade responded.
We headed off to the hospital as Shikamaru and Shikaku was walking toward our direction.
"Hey Shikamaru," I shouted.
"Naruto what are you doing here?" Shikamaru asked.
"I came back from an important mission," I responded.
"Oh yeah that's right, Lee told us about that mission," Shikamaru responded.
"How are you doing Lady Tsunade Lord Jiriaya," Shikaku greeted.
"Hey aren't you from the Nara Clan?" Tsunade responded, "Are you taking good care of your deer?"
"Yes ma'am," Shikaku responded.
"Hey Naruto who's this lady?" Shikamaru asked.
"That's Lady Tsunade," I responded, "She was the one we were looking for."
We left after a bit of talking.
Meanwhile Neji was practicing using his Byakugan. Even as Chuunin, he still had an obstacle with the Byakugan to overcome somehow until Tenten arrived with news.
"Hey Neji, Lady Tsunade has return, Naruto's mission was a success," Tenten told him, "And she has agreed to take position of head of the medical ninja program that the fourth Hokage started in her honor. You want to check it out?"
"Sorry, I'm busy right now," Neji responded.
At the hospital Sakura was sitting next to Sasuke. She haven't told anyone yet, but she signed up for the medical program in hopes to become better use in our squad.
"May I come in," someone asked.
She turned to see Tsunade Shizune and as well as me at the doorway.
"Who are you?" Sakura asked.
"Sakura this is Lady Tsunade, she's here to help Sasuke," I answered, "She's also going to be head of the medical ninja program."
"Its an honor to meet you," Sakura greeted.
Tsunade did a healing jutsu by touching Sasuke's forehead.
"Naruto did you refer her as Lady Tsunade?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah why?" I responded.
"Just that you hardly say someone's name in respect like that unless you have that much respect for them," Sakura answered, "I mean you call Lord Jiriaya pervey-sage."
"Yeah but only respect I have for him is that he is one of the legendary three Sanin and can teach me some jutsus," I responded, As of Lady Tsunade you had to be there to know why."
"Yeah sure," Sakura responded.
Tsunade overheard and smirked as she didn't blame me for showing lack of respect toward Jiriaya.
Jiriaya on other hand look at me with disbelief. "I taught him how to teleport, and he saw me in action, and he still doesn't have the same amount of respect towards me as he does toward Tsunade," He thought.
"He'll wake up soon," Tsunade said turning toward us.
Finally Sasuke woke up and Sakura hugged him with joy.
Out in there training field Hinata Kiba and Akamaru were training. Hinata wasn't to upset that Shino was chosen to become Chuunin and she wasn't, as she did show everyone in the Hyuga clan how much stronger she become including her father and Neji.
However she had decided to join the medical ninja program to help increase her use as it is she already got an agreement from Hiashi.
…Flashback…
Hinata came into Hiashi's studies and told him her plans.
"You want to join the medical program?" Hiashi asked.
"Y-yes sir," Hinata responded.
"You've already grown stronger since you created your own style of Gentle fist, but if you want to learn the ways of a medical ninja, then its your decision. Who knows it might help our clan some more if we had more members willing to take this program," Hiashi responded.
Hinata smiled and cry with happiness as she thanked him.
…End of Flashback
"Shino are you sure its okay I do this?" Hinata asked.
"It's your choice, you're already good with medicine right now, but if you want to then its okay with us," Shino responded.
Hinata nodded in agreement as it was what she wanted.
Then Tsunade healed Kakashi who got a big speech from Minato.
Kuroda was in town so I had lunch with him.
"Hah, so you met Tsunade before and you barely remember it," Kuroda laughed.
Soon after Minato and Tsunade was talking over about the program that Tsunade agreed to be in charge of.
"I'm surprise you got the council members to agree to this?" Tsunade said after seeing the full plans of the program.
"When I told them that it should start off with Genins and Academy students since those are the most capable set of students to learn this, it ended as a unanimous vote of agreeing to it," Minato said.
Tsunade was shocked hearing that. "Wait you mean even Danzo agreed to it?" Tsunade asked.
"Well actually he never participated on the vote for some reason," Minato said, "He only allowed it to happen."
"That guy, something about him never made any since," Tsunade responded.
"So we get this program on a go," Minato responded, "Here's records of those who signed up. Read over them when you have a chance."
Tsunade agreed and left.
She headed to a shop to look at the files with Shizune.
Fortunately I was eating lunch with Kuroda that was in town at Ichiraku.
"I can't believe you were promoted, and then send on a mission," Kuroda responded.
"It was my duty," I responded.
Tsunade stopped hearing my voice. She came in to see Kuroda and me talking.
"Well, well, if it isn't the man who thought he could out drink me," Tsunade greeted.
"Lady Tsunade," I responded.
Kuroda turned toward Tsunade and remember that day.
"It been a while since I seen you, Tsunade," Kuroda responded.
"What happened to the man who trust no one but himself?" Tsunade asked.
"This kid right here is what happened," He answered patting my back.
"Tsunade we got to go over those files," Shizune said.
"Yeah, yeah, how about next time we meet I treat you to some Sake," Tsunade suggested.
"I'll like that," Kuroda responded.
"Yeah as long as you don't get yourself to drunk to get to your hotel room," I thought.
After lunch I went to check on my teammates. Sakura did say she had something big to tell us.
I arrived to see that Sakura was peeling an apple.
"So Sakura what's the big news?" I asked.
"Well, I was thinking a lot lately of how you two go off fighting some enemy and all I do is sit back and watch," Sakura said, "I mean Naruto, you defeated the sand Konochi I couldn't and then there was that Sanin battle."
"How did you find out about that?" I asked.
"Come on Naruto, news like that don't stay hidden for ever," Sakura responded, "Anyways, then there's you Sasuke who keep training your hardest to avenge your clan. All have done is help as little as I can and sometimes that's not even enough."
"Hey Sakura it's okay the littlest help you do is sometimes enough. Remember back in the forest of death when Sasuke and I were knock out. You kept us safe, and if it wasn't for that Sasuke and I wouldn't have made it to the finals in the first place," I responded.
"Thanks Naruto, but still, I want to be able to do more, and that's why I decided to join the medical ninja program, to learn what it means and what it takes to become a medical ninja," Sakura responded, "I already talked to Kakashi-sensei and he encourages the idea saying that he had a medical ninja on his team when he was our age. But since both of you are my teammates, I want to know what you think."
"Well then if you feel like you want to do it in your heart then I say go for it," I responded.
Sakura look at me confuse about what I said.
"I'm with Naruto about that," Sasuke responded.
"Thanks both of you," Sakura said, "Also I heard Hinata is taking the program so I won't be alone."
At a BBQ restaurant Team 10 were eating as Ino announced that she was entering the program.
"Are you sure you're not doing this because Sakura is," Shikamaru asked.
"Well I was at first but when I think about how useful it can be, I thought it might be best," Ino responded.
"Well as long as you don't let your rivalry with Sakura go over your head," Asuma responded.
"ah-huh," Ino responded.
At some restaurant Tsunade and Shizune were looking at some files.
Tsunade stop at one file and smirked.
"What is it?" Shizune asked.
"You remember that girl who was in Sasuke's room when I went to heal him," Tsunade said.
"Oh yeah Sakura," Shizune said, "Why?"
"Take a look at this," Tsunade responded handing Shizune the paper.
Shizune's eyes widen as the info was on Sakura.
"Sakura Haruno, on a team led by Kakashi, and her teammates are Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha," Shizune read, "It says here her specialty is Genjutsu and chakra control. Sounds like a perfect person for the job."
"She and the Hyuga girl Hinata," Tsunade said, "Ino Yamanaka has potential but there are some rouge edges compared to those two."
The next day the villagers gathered at Hokage tower.
"The leaf has suffer great loss, but with one great loss comes one great gain. Starting today, the leaf will be starting the medical ninja training program for Genins and Academy students who want to learn the way of the medical ninja," Minato announced, "And here today will be the one who not only be in charge of the program but also will be teaching it as well is the greatest medical ninja, granddaughter of the first Hokage, and one of the legendary 3 Sanin, Tsunade."
Everyone cheered mainly at the news of Tsunade taking charge.
"I promise all of you, I will teach who will be the future best medical ninjas," Tsunade said.
A/N: This was done so fast do to some changes from Manga. I thought since Ino eventually choose to learn medical ninjutsu in Naruto anime and Manga, that she might as well enter the program. As for Hinata, I thought, it might help with the story in the future chapters. Sakura will get personal training with Tsunade since she already had inhuman strength in the beginning which will help Sakura since Ino has they Yamanaka family's Ninjutsus and Hinata's gentle fist fighting style to help them work in battle. Anyways I've already decided to have a mission before Sasuke's retrieval mission to get Sasuke in it, and I thought of it, and I decided to do the waterfall mission. Mainly because I want to add the host of the 7-tail beetle
Next Time: Things pick up after the starting of the program, and team 7 is called on a mission. It'll be my first mission as team leader since Kakashi been sent on another mission. Sasuke still seem against the fact I beat him to being Chuunin and doesn't want to except it. We go to the village hidden in the waterfall escorting the leader and trouble picks up. Surprisingly we get help from a host of the 7-tail beetle. What kind of trouble will we face and what are we up against? Read to Find Out...
