"Hah!?"
It was Haruno Sakura's first reaction to her current situation, she didn't know what had happened because it happened so suddenly.
A while ago she had just come out of the Hokage building after she finished training with her teacher Tsunade, and when she blinks she was already in a room that she didn't know about.
She checked the room and saw that it was very luxurious, the floor of the room was covered with a soft red carpet, the wall to the right of the room was made of glass which gave an extraordinary view outside, and finally she saw a luxurious sofa that only Daimyo used.
She was sure that now she was not in Konoha.
"Sakura?"
A voice called out to her and she turned her head back to see her teacher Tsunade and her secretary Shizune walking towards her.
"Tsunade-sama" she shouted with joy, relieved to meet someone she knew, "What is going on?"
Tsunade shook her head, "I don't know, suddenly I was here" then she looked the other way, "And it looks like we're not the only ones"
Sakura followed her teacher's gaze and saw her comrades in arms also carried into this strange room.
There is a trio of InoShikaCho, Shikamaru Nara, Akimichi Choji, Yamanaka Ino, along with Sarutobi Asuma.
There are Hyuuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, and Yuhi Kurenai.
There are Hyuuga Neji, Rock Lee, Tenten and Might Guy.
There is also Umino Iruka and Sarutobi Konohamaru.
"W-what happened? Why are we here?" Konohamaru asked tremblingly.
"Calm down, Konohamaru" Iruka said comforting Konohamaru.
Sakura ran over to her friends, "You were brought here too?"
They nodded, "And it looks like you too Sakura, do you know what happened?" Ask Ino.
Sakura shook her head.
"Tch troublesome, the one who brought us here better have a good reason" said Shikamaru.
"At least they didn't forget to bring my food" Chouji said while eating.
"Geez, Chouji, aren't you worried at all about our current situation?" Asuma sighed.
"Guy-sensei, do you know where we are, is this our new training ground?" Lee asked excitedly.
Guy who usually cheers up with his students now has a serious expression, "I'm afraid not Lee, I don't know where we are and what our situation is now"
"Yes, to be able to move all of us without us knowing it, the user must be very strong, we have to be careful" said Neji.
"I hope nothing bad happens" said Tenten slowly.
Meanwhile on the Kurenai team, Hinata is in a panic, "Wh-what should we do?"
"Calm down Hinata, with all of us here we should be fine, plus the Hokage-sama is here too" Kurenai said calming Hinata.
"But still, where are we?" Asked Kiba while sniffing the air, "There is absolutely no smell here other than the smell of the sea and fresh air"
"I don't know, but we have to stay alert" said Shino.
"What does this mean Konoha!" Someone's angry shout stopped everyone from their discussion.
They all turned to the source of the sound and saw Kankuro from Suna village, behind him stood Temari and Kazekage Gaara.
"Until you too ..." said Shikamaru.
"Stop acting surprised like that, I know you guys brought us here" shouted Kankuro.
"Calm down, Kankuro" Gaara said calmly.
"But Gaara ..." He was cut off by Temari.
"Gaara is right, you should calm down Kankuro, after all there is no reason for Konoha to bring us here"
"But…. Gah, okay" said Kankuro relenting.
Seeing that the situation had calmed down, Shikamaru walked towards the Suna trio.
"I'm assuming you guys don't even know why you came here?" Shikamaru asked.
"Yes, everything happened suddenly" Temari replied making Shikamaru sigh in annoyance.
"And that means we're all going through the same thing" said a voice.
They all turned and saw Jiraiya together with Kakashi.
"J-Jiraiya" Tsunade said in surprise.
"Long time no see Tsunade, you haven't changed at all" Jiraiya said with a smirk.
"Kakashi-sensei too" said Sakura.
"Yo" said Kakashi while waving his hand.
"If you're here, is Naruto too?" Tsunade asked.
Tsunade's question caught everyone's attention, especially teenagers.
"Naruto is here too?" Sakura asked, pleased to see her old partner again.
But Jiraiya shook his head "No, I didn't see him"
"But why? If you're here, it means he is too, right?" Tsunade asked.
"I don't know, but considering that this is Naruto I think he's fine" Jiraiya said.
"I'm more worried about the presence of our 2 friends there" said Kakashi.
Jiraiya, Tsunade and Sakura turned their eyes to the direction Kakashi was pointing, there were 2 Anbu standing still.
"Yeah, I'm also quite worried, one I believe is under your command Tsunade, but the other..."
"Anbu from Ne..." Tsunade continued while narrowing her eyes, "Danzou's subordinate"
"Danzou?" thought Sakura.
Tsunade walked towards the Anbu, followed by Jiraiya, Kakashi, Shizune and Sakura.
The two Anbu turned and knelt before Tsunade.
Tsunade stopped in front of the anbu and crossed her arms, "Take off your masks" she ordered.
The first Anbu immediately followed Tsunade's orders while the Anbu from Ne hesitated a little but finally took off the mask.
When the first Anbu took off the mask, it brought Kakashi a shock.
"Tenzo!" said Kakashi in surprise.
"Long time no see, Kakashi-senpai" said Tenzo with a smile.
"You know him?" Jiraiya asked.
"He was my junior when I was in the Anbu first" Kakashi said, "You were brought here too?"
"Yes, just like all of you" replied Tenzo.
Anbu from Ne took off his mask and made Sakura flinch, the Anbu was a young man who was around the age of Sakura and her friends, and what made Sakura flinch was because of his resemblance to Sasuke.
Ino saw it too, and was immediately mesmerized by the youth's good looks, "Who is that? He's so handsome!"
The youth kept bowing as Tsunade continued to stare at him, "You're Danzou's subordinate, right?"
"That's right, Hokage-sama," replied the young man.
"Do you know what happened? Is this one of Danzou's traps?" she asked sharply.
The youth remained calm and shook his head, "I don't know, Hokage-sama, I also don't know why I was suddenly brought here."
Tsunade just sighed in annoyance and rubbed her head, "What's really going on here..." she sighed.
"I can answer that question for you, Senju Tsunade"
Everyone was instantly on high alert when they heard an unfamiliar male voice echo through the room.
"Who are you!?" Jiraiya said sharply because he couldn't see the source of the voice at all.
"There's no need to ask with such hostility, I have absolutely no ill will towards you"
Those words relaxed everyone a little but didn't take away their vigilance.
"Good, and to answer your question, I am the entity that oversees life in the universe from past, present, and future. I have many names but you can call me Oz"
The words of the entity who called himself Oz stunned everyone, everyone intended to refute his words, but the fact that Oz could take them to this unknown place made them accept the facts of Oz's words.
Tsunade and Jiraiya were the first to recover from the shock and calm down.
"Alright Oz, what is your purpose in bringing us all here?" Tsunade asked.
Everyone has finally recovered and is now waiting for an answer from Oz.
"My purpose in bringing you all here was to show you the future that will happen in your world"
Everyone was shocked again by Oz's words.
Show the future? Everyone must have thought that it was an impossible thing to do.
"S-showing the future? Is that possible?" Sakura asked.
"It was a very easy thing to do"
"What makes us believe what you say?" asked Kakashi.
"It's up to you whether you want to believe me or not, after all at first I didn't intend to show you this"
"What do you mean? Then why did you finally bring us all here?" Asked Asuma.
"Before you came here, I had already shown the future to Uzumaki Naruto, and he asked me to do the same for all of you"
"WHAT!" everyone shouted.
"Naruto has seen the future?" Sakura asked.
"Yes"
"So that's the reason he's not here right now?" Shikamaru asked.
"Right, and he asked me to bring you all here, the people he trusted the most"
It made everyone smile, that they were all trusted by Naruto.
"Excuse me, but I've never met Naruto at all" said Tenzo.
"Me too" said the Anbu of Ne.
"I already told you, that Naruto has seen the future"
"That means you two have become friends with Naruto and earned his trust" Kakashi said.
"That makes sense, I did plan to put you in charge of Naruto considering your abilities" said Tsunade getting a nod from Tenzo.
Anbu of Ne doesn't understand how to get in touch with Naruto, he is a person from the hidden side of Konoha while Naruto is one of the important people in Konoha, he believes something important must happen in the future.
"Enough with the talk, now do you guys want to see the future or not?"
Everyone returned to their own thoughts.
"I'll see" Sakura said attracting everyone's attention, "Naruto already trusted us to watch this, so we have to repay his trust"
Shikamaru without saying anything went straight to one of the sofas and sat down.
"Shikamaru?" Ask Ino.
"We're going to watch right? Better to sit than stand" said Shikamaru bored.
Seeing the actions of Sakura and Shikamaru bringing everyone in one accord, they them choose their respective sofas.
"Looks like you guys have agreed, then I'll add one more person who will join you"
"There are more? Why don't you take that person right away?" Sakura asked.
"There are a number of reasons, but I'll tell you one more time, the people here are people Naruto trusts, so I hope you all get along well"
"You said that earlier, so why repeat it?" Ask Ino.
"Because the person I'm going to invite this time is your current enemy"
"WHAT!"
"Enemy!? So there are enemies invited? Why did Naruto invite the enemy?" Kiba shouted.
"Calm down Kiba, Naruto has seen the future, maybe he and this enemy are already friends" said Kurenai.
"But still, this enemy hasn't seen the future, and we're still enemies right now" Shino said calmly.
"S-Shino-kun is right, what should we do?" Hinata said frantically.
Everyone was in a commotion at hearing this news, seeing things getting chaotic, Tsunade stood up and spoke loudly.
"QUIET EVERYONE!"
Everyone was silent and turned to the Hokage who was currently crossing his arms "There's no point in us being noisy right now, it's true that the enemy will be invited but there's only one, there's no point in panicking and Naruto trusts this enemy enough to see the future ahead. So it can be considered this enemy can be talked to nicely. Otherwise there are too many of us, only idiots will fight the 2 kage and their subordinates alone"
It brought relief to everyone.
"That's right, there is only one enemy, we can fight him if that person attacks" Ino said accompanied by another nod.
Seeing that things had calmed down, Oz spoke.
"I haven't told you guys yet, but you can't really use your powers here at all"
"WHAAAT!"
Everyone then tried to draw out their respective chakras, but nothing happened.
"I can't take out chakra! What does this mean?" Kankurou shouted to Oz.
"Don't ask me, I invited the enemy here, I don't want this peaceful event to be a bloodbath, don't worry you can use it when you get out of here"
The Shinobi became relieved when they heard the good news.
"Okay we've wasted a lot of time" Kakashi said while facing up, even though he couldn't see Oz anywhere, "So, who's the guest?"
"Okay, here it is"
A puff of smoke erupted in front of them all, in the middle of the smoke stood a man.
The obvious characteristics of that person are his black robe with a red cloud motif, a man with long black hair that is tied up, and Konoha's headband that has been scratched.
To the veterans, they recognized this person very well, whereas the youth became wary of this new presence.
"You are…."
"Uchiha Itachi" Jiraiya said sharply.
"Well, this is really a surprise" said Kakashi calmly.
Itachi calmly looked around him, he had been told his reason for being here, but he had absolutely no idea why he was able to gain Naruto's trust, from what he knew, Naruto cared deeply for Sasuke, so when he heard that Naruto trusted him when he was the one who had made Sasuke suffer, took him by surprise.
So he was now quite curious about what would happen in the future.
Sakura fell silent when she heard Itachi's name, "Uchiha… Itachi, from what I've heard, he used to fight Kakashi-sensei and beat him with just a glance, and he is… Sasuke-kun's older brother" Anger immediately filled her, "He was the one who massacred the Uchiha clan, he was the one who had made Sasuke-kun suffer so much that he…. Leaving Konoha"
She gritted her teeth hard and her fists clenched very tightly, her desire to attack the person who had made Sasuke suffer so much, but then she remembered Oz's words that the person in this room was the one Naruto trusted.
That's what restrained her desire to attack Itachi, Naruto trusted Itachi, She knew Naruto really cared about Sasuke, so seeing Naruto trust Itachi made her very surprised. But she believed in Naruto that he had reason to believe in Itachi, and she hoped to find out why in the future she was going to watch.
The commotion slowly subsided, and Tsunade decided to speak, "Well, to be honest I'm very surprised to see Konoha's fugitive ninjas here, but there's nothing to do right now, so…. Kakashi, Guy, I leave it to you two to watch over him"
"Alright, you're okay with this right, Itachi?" asked Kakashi as he and Guy sat on the sofa near Itachi.
"It's up to you, Kakashi-san. Besides, there's nothing I can do here" said Itachi for the first time.
"I'm surprised you can be friends with Naruto" Guy said.
"Me too, considering your organization's goals towards Naruto" Kakashi said.
"….." Itachi didn't answer anything and just stared at the screen.
"You've calmed down. Good, then let me tell you one more reason why Naruto chose you to be brought here"
"What is that?" Jiraiya asked.
"In the future some of you will die"
It made everyone feel tense, but they remained strong because death would surely come to them when they became Shinobi.
"Who?" Iruka asked.
"I'm not going to tell you, rather you see for yourself when you watch. Naruto said 'I'm an idiot who acts without thinking, but with geniuses like Shikamaru and Kakashi-sensei, we might be able to save more people'"
"Heh, that idiot" said Shikamaru with a smirk.
"If it is believed like that I will try" said Kakashi in a relaxed tone.
"And lastly, the future that you will watch is more focused on the lives of Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke"
Once again, it took everyone by surprise, especially the teenagers.
"E-Eh, wh-what, Naruto and Sasuke-kun?" Sakura stammered.
"I understand that it's Naruto, but why Sasuke too?" Shikamaru asked.
Itachi was also interested in hearing the reason, he knew that Sasuke had been in Orochimaru's hands, but he did not know what events would be related to his brother.
"Yes, that's right, after all, hasn't Sasuke betrayed and turned to Orochimaru" shouted Kiba.
"Can you tell me the reason?" Gaara asked.
Everyone waited for an answer from Oz, after a few seconds finally Oz answered.
"That's because the existence of the two of them has a huge impact on the Shinobi world"
"WHAT!" everyone shouted.
"Oh enough with your screams, you better watch yourself and see the results"
Everyone was still shocked by the new fact but they had to be patient, so they turned their attention to the screen in front of them.
The curtains in the room had been closed leading to darkness as the screen started to glow.
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The gates of Konoha's Hidden Village were wide open, letting the visitors enter the village.
"About 2 and a half years .." said a teenager.
"Of course" replied the older voice.
Then the younger put his bag on the ground and he jumped up, the older one or better known as Jiraiya just smiled at his student.
"Haha, he must be happy today, right?" Jiraiya said.
The teenager who had jumped earlier now landed on one of the pillars of the building, "Alright…"
He then spread his arms out, "I miss this place! It hasn't changed a bit!" he shouted over the pillars of the building that could show the whole Village.
"Yes, yes" he continued as he continued to observe the village.
The teenager is Uzumaki Naruto, a blond haired boy who has three mustaches like a fox on each cheek, he has now returned to the village after traveling for almost 3 years with his teacher, Jiraiya, one of the three legendary sannin.
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"That boy, just arrived and he has become noisy" said Tsunade.
"Hahaha, that's how he is" said Jiraiya with a laugh.
"He hasn't changed much other than his height and clothes" said Sakura.
"I still can't believe we see the future" Ino said excitedly.
"Me too but here we are now" said Shikamaru.
"And the food is delicious too" said Chouji.
Ino, Shikamaru, and Asuma turned to Chouji who was casually eating, the three of them stared at Chouji with a flat gaze.
"What?" Chouji asked who was chewing.
"Wait Chouji, what did you eat and since when has there been food here?" shouted Ino.
"Damn fa-, why didn't you tell us" said Shikamaru annoyed.
"You didn't ask" Chouji said.
Asuma just sighed at the actions of his former students
Meanwhile Hinata looked at her loved ones with admiration and relief, "Th-that's Naruto-kun, thank goodness he hasn't changed too much" she thought.
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Naruto continued to observe the village, then his attention was drawn to the statue of the Fifth Hokage's face, "Hehehe, they've added the carving of Grandma Tsunade's face"
"You've grown up, haven't you Naruto?" said a voice from behind Naruto.
"!?" Naruto glanced towards the source of the voice, Jiraiya did too.
"Yo" said Kakashi Hatake who was sitting on the roof reading a book.
"Kakashi-sensei" Naruto shouted excitedly, he then jumped to Kakashi's place, "Haha, you haven't changed a bit, wait, oh yeah..." he then reached into his back pocket, "Hey! Hey! I have a present for you, Kakashi-sensei."
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"Hm, what will he give me?" asked Kakashi.
Jiraiya smirked, "Hehe, you will know" he said.
Kakashi looked back at the screen, curious about Naruto's gift.
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Meanwhile in a building, "Sakura" said Tsunade.
"Yes?" replied Sakura.
"That Naruto, it seems he has returned to the village" said Tsunade.
Returning to Naruto's place, Kakashi looks surprised at what Naruto gave him.
"What? H-how th-this..." Kakashi said in surprise.
That book is Icha – Icha Tactics.
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"WHAT!" Kakashi shouted as he stood up, he then turned to Jiraiya, "I-Is that true, Jiraiya-sama?"
"Yeah, it's my latest work, but it hasn't been published yet" Jiraiya replied.
"C-Can I get it?" asked Kakashi.
"Sorry, it's on Naruto" Jiraiya said.
Kakashi lowered his shoulders in disappointment "Well, I guess I'll have to be patient"
"Are you really going to train Naruto?" Tsunade said annoyed at Jiraiya.
"Of course I do, but I can't stop writing, it's my job, you know?" Jiraiya said.
Tsunade just sighed in annoyance and looked back at the screen.
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"This is the latest icha - icha series after three years, really boring but I think you will like it" said Naruto.
Hearing that Jiraiya crossed his arms in annoyance, "Stupid, a kid like you wouldn't understand the beauty of that book, it hasn't been published yet, a rare item anyway"
Then the three of them walked together with Naruto in the front, "Okay, next stop is Ichiraku Ramen" then he ran.
Meanwhile the two adults were still behind, "As promised, I will return Naruto under your care" Jiraiya said with a serious expression.
Kakashi didn't say anything and just stared at Jiraiya.
"I'm afraid Akatsuki has grown impatient, maybe they'll come for Naruto soon" Jiraiya said, "I'll try to go around and find as much information as possible..."
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"Well, that reminds me of something" said Jiraiya, attracting the attention of the others, "If what Oz said is true, then everyone here is someone Naruto trusts, so I also decided to trust his decision"
"Then what is your purpose in talking about this?" Tsunade asked.
"I also need the trust of all of you, especially you, Itachi" Jiraiya said as he turned to Itachi.
Itachi just watched Jiraiya quietly.
"Naruto trusted you so I decided to trust you, but I also need your trust" Jiraiya said.
"What do you want to ask?" Itachi said.
"You understand quickly" Jiraiya said with a small smirk before turning serious again, "What is the real purpose of Akatsuki? What are they collecting Bijuu for?"
The question caught everyone's attention.
The veterans looked at Itachi seriously, hoping Itachi would give an answer.
The Suna trio also watched closely, especially Gaara because he was one of the targets of Akatsuki.
"Well, I'm also interested in hearing that. I don't know why Naruto trusts you but if he believes in you then so do I, so I hope you give us an answer" Kakashi said.
"It seems you really trust Naruto, Kakashi-san" said Itachi.
"It is the duty of a teacher to trust his students, right? After all I know what kind of person Naruto really is, he is sometimes clumsy but to understand a person's nature he is the best" Kakashi replied.
Itachi pondered whether he should tell them or not. He also wanted to know why Naruto trusted him so much when their first meeting went so badly, he actually had a guess but that guess was his real fear.
Does Naruto know the truth about him?
The thought made Itachi's expression scowl, he decided he would never tell anyone about himself and would carry the truth to death.
Deciding not to think any further, he decided to tell them, "Alright, I'll tell you all"
That relieved everyone and they prepare themselves to hear Itachi's answer.
"But all I'll say is what I heard from our leader, whether it's true or not I don't know, because neither of us trusts each other" said Itachi.
"I understand" Jiraiya said while nodding, "So what is the purpose of Akatsuki"
"For world peace"
"….."
Silent. No one said anything, Itachi prepared himself for the impending explosion.
"WHAAAAT!"
And sure enough.
"For world peace!? Isn't Akatsuki filled with S class criminals? What kind of peace are they looking for?" Kankurou shouted.
"I told you, I just said what I heard"
The commotion continued, the fact that a group of dangerous criminals wanted world peace was absurd to them.
"I don't know what your leader is thinking, but if peace is sought, I don't think it will ever happen" Tsunade complained.
Jiraiya sighed before speaking, "So, what is the purpose of you gathering the Bijuu?"
"I don't know if this is true or not, but the Bijuu will be used as a threat to the Five Great Nations. The Bijuu we have collected will be separated from their jinchuriki and the tailed beast's chakra will be inserted into a kuchiyose statue named Gedo Mazo"
"Gedo Mazo? I've never heard of it," said Kakashi.
"W-Wait, what will happen to the jinchuriki when separated from the bijuu?" Temari asked.
"They will die"
Those who were closest friends to the Jinchuriki were horrified at those words, especially Temari and Kankurou. They both knew how much Gaara had suffered from being a Jinchuriki, feared by everyone and treated as a monster, and now their attempts to separate Gaara from the monster within their brother had been dashed.
"W-why did you guys do such a thing?" Hinata asked fearfully, because one of their targets was Naruto, she felt scared when she heard the fate of the Jinchuriki.
"I have my reasons" said Itachi in a low tone.
After that no one spoke anymore, they were all in their own minds when they heard Akatsuki's plan.
"Are you guys done talking? I'm tired of waiting, for the future reduce your questions because everything will be answered if you continue to watch this "
Oz's words took them out of their minds, there were still many things to ask but they had to be patient and hope for a clearer answer from watching the future.
Therefore, their attention returned to the screen.
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"Aahhhh"
Jiraiya's words were interrupted by Naruto's screams when he saw Sakura and Tsunade.
"Sa-Sakura-chan?" said Naruto in surprise.
"Eh? Naruto?" said Sakura who was also surprised.
Soon, the two groups merged.
"How do I look? Do I look more like a woman now?" asked Sakura shyly.
"You look good! You haven't changed at all" Naruto said cheerfully.
Hearing Naruto's innocent answer made Sakura annoyed, "You still don't understand women's thoughts"
"?" Naruto just tilted his head.
"By the way, you are already taller than me" said Sakura while comparing her height with Naruto.
"Yeah"
Sakura smiled gently "Hmm, Naruto you really have become stronger since the last time I saw you"
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Jiraiya smiled proudly when his student was praised, earning an annoyed look from Tsunade.
"Stop acting so arrogant, you're not the only one who has great students"
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"You will see"
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"Naruto-nii-chan!" Konohamaru shouted, drawing Naruto and Sakura's attention, "Oiroke no Jutsu!" Konohamaru said, the boy instantly turned into a naked teenage girl.
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"WHAAAT!" shouted almost everyone.
"Oooooh!" different from everyone else, Jiraiya squealed in pleasure with saliva dripping from his mouth.
"Geez, what is he doing?" Asuma sighed at his nephew's behavior.
"Haha" Kurenai chuckled.
"That idiot, what has he taught the Hokage's grandson" said Sakura with annoyance.
Meanwhile, Konohamaru was excited to see Naruto's reaction, before Iruka scolded him.
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Their reactions were different, Naruto and Tsunade were silent, Sakura was shocked, Kakashi focused on his book, and Jiraiya screamed with joy.
Smoke erupted and the girl turned back to Konohamaru, "How? What a ridiculous jutsu, right?"
Naruto just smiled, "Hehehehe"
"!?"
"Konohamaru, I'm sorry but I'm not a kid anymore" said Naruto seriously, "From now on, you shouldn't do that jutsu anymore"
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"Eh?"
It brought some people by surprise.
"Finally you become an adult Naruto" said Sakura in awe.
"Well, it was a surprise" said Shikamaru in an amused tone.
"Yeah, the old Naruto must have been screaming for joy" said Kiba.
The other teens nodded.
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Konohamaru looked down sadly.
Sakura looked at Naruto in admiration, "So... Naruto is not only mature in appearance, this makes me a little sad but you really are amazing Naruto, I believe you come back with a great jutsu right?"
But Sakura's hopes were quickly crushed.
"Jutsu like that is now ancient, Konohamaru!" Naruto shouted as he clenched his fists, "Look! The new heretical jutsu I've developed! Let's see!"
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There were various reactions to Naruto's actions, some sighed because they had expected what would happen, some were angry with disappointment, and a tone that was neutral.
Sakura was in the angry group, she was currently shaking from feeling betrayed, after a while she finally exploded, "THAT IDIOT! I WILL BREAK HIM WHEN WE MEET UP!"
"I'm coming with you Sakura" said Ino with the same feeling as Sakura.
While the kunoichi duo was plotting something dangerous, their other comrades were just sweating and feeling sorry for Naruto.
"That Naruto, we haven't met but I already feel sorry for him" said Kiba.
"Well, this is Naruto we are talking about" said Shikamaru with a chuckle.
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Sakura just smiled, "Haha, new Ninjutsu you say, a….. NEW PERVERT NINJUTSU! YOU'RE IDIOT!" Sakura shouted as she punched Naruto with all her might in the cheek.
The effect of the blow was so strong, Naruto was immediately thrown to the ground and made dust everywhere.
"I was wrong, you haven't changed at all" Sakura shouted, then she grabbed Naruto by the collar, "I haven't seen you in two and a half years and in two minutes, you jumped right into it, you idiot!"
Naruto couldn't say anything because at this moment he was half conscious from Sakura's punch.
"How about the great feeling I just had for you, haaah!" Sakura shouted while shaking Naruto, "As if I could feel sad that I'm not as mature as you!"
"Hey, hey, Sakura calm down, you scared Konohamaru" Kakashi said, while Konohamaru trembled in fear behind him.
"Jiraiya... Naruto has grown more and more like you, right?" Tsunade said flatly.
Meanwhile, Jiraiya was slightly taken aback by Sakura's punch, his expression scowling, "That power and beauty...it looks like you've raised a second Tsunade, right?"
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Jiraiya sweated at the sight, he agreed with his future, Sakura would be the second Tsunade in the future.
He looked at Tsunade, Tsunade who felt Jiraiya's gaze immediately smirked arrogantly.
"Damn, so that's what she meant" thought Jiraiya.
In the corner of the room, Konohamaru was shaking with fear seeing Naruto's misfortune, "I-I have to be careful in front of her"
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"Okay, nostalgia ends here, Kakashi" Tsunade said.
Kakashi closed his book, "Well, it's been a long time, hasn't it?"
Naruto who had regained consciousness and Sakura looked at Kakashi in confusion.
"From now on, you two will come to me on related team missions" Kakashi said, "Different from before, no longer as teacher and student, starting today, we are Konoha Shinobi together"
Kakashi then took out two small bells from his pocket, "Okay, first I wonder how far you guys have progressed, the rules are the same as when I first met you two, if you didn't come to me with killing intent, you would never get this bell"
Naruto and Sakura smiled excitedly.
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"Eh? Naruto and I fought Kakashi-sensei" said Sakura, slightly surprised.
"Yeah, I did plan that when Naruto came home later" said Tsunade.
"Hmm, I don't mind, anyway I'm interested to see how far you two have progressed" Kakashi said in a lazy tone.
Sakura's eyes widened slightly and then she smirked "You'll see Kakashi-sensei, I'm not the same as I used to be"
Meanwhile, Lee was excited to see the fight, "A fight between teacher and student, Guy-sensei are we going to do it too?"
Guy rubbed his chin thinking about his student's words, after which he raised a thumbs up and smiled, showing his dazzling white teeth, "Good idea Lee, if Kakashi does it then so do we"
Kakashi sighed looking at his eternal rival.
"Uooooooh I'm excited, let's try, Neji, Tenten" Lee said excitedly.
Tenten pouted hearing that, "What do you think, Neji?"
"Leave it alone," said Neji, not wanting to go into detail.
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Kakashi brought Naruto and Sakura to the place where they first met, namely the field where they were training against Kakashi for the bells.
"The rules are the same as before, no matter how hard you try to get the bell from me" Kakashi said, "You have until the sun rises tomorrow"
Naruto and Sakura looked around with a nostalgic feeling.
"Well, this place brings back old memories" said Naruto.
"Yeah" Sakura agreed.
"Ah, that's right, this is the first place where you guys train, right?" said Kakashi.
"Team 7..." Sakura said quietly.
"Team of 3 people..." Naruto continued.
"That time... there was Sasuke too, right?" said Kakashi.
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Naruto and Sakura didn't answer, they just stared at the ground sadly.
Kakashi finally realized that he had just said something he shouldn't have said, now that his two students were depressed and wailing on the ground.
"Sasuke's name is a taboo word for these two kids, huh" Kakashi said uncomfortably.
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Kakashi felt sweat dripping down his face, looks like he should be more careful what he says in the future.
He noticed that Sakura was also going through the same thing with her future, not only that, he also saw Ino who was depressed like Sakura.
"Kakashi!" he heard Tsunade's screams, making the chills down his spine.
"S-sorry, I'll be careful in the future" he said.
Itachi looked at the screen with his usual gaze, but in his heart he felt guilty that his little brother couldn't live a normal life because of him.
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Kakashi closed the book he was reading, attracting Naruto's attention "Alright, shall we start?"
The two who had been depressed started to stand up and get ready.
"Hehe, apparently you won't be reading books anymore, Kakashi-sensei?" said Naruto as he tightened his headband.
"Have you finished reading it?" Sakura asked as she put on her gloves.
"No, I think I should secure the fun for later, besides that for some reason..." Kakashi paused, then he lifted his headband covering his left eye, revealing his Sharingan, "I have a hunch, I have to take you guys a little seriously too"
Silence fell upon them, only the sound of the bell hanging from Kakashi's waist could be heard, they were wary of each other as to who would attack first.
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Sakura watches carefully, this fight would be useful for her to plan against her teacher later, especially when Kakashi used the Sharingan from the start.
"This will be our group's teamwork after all this time…. Although there are some differences" she said sadly at the end.
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Naruto made the first move by throwing some kunai and shuriken at high speed, Kakashi who saw it all immediately looked down to avoid it and immediately threw a shuriken back at Naruto.
Naruto jumped when he saw Kakashi's shuriken, then he was surprised to see Kakashi throwing another shuriken.
"Guh!" Naruto panicked, he was in midair, there was no room to dodge, then he formed hand seals to perform a jutsu.
"Kagebunshin no Jutsu" he said, a shadow clone that looked exactly like himself formed next to him.
The clone then grabbed Naruto's arm and pulled him to dodge the attack.
Sakura grinned proudly at her teammates, "Clever, he can't move in the air, so he uses kagebunshin to dodge"
Naruto who just landed immediately shouted, "Henge!" The clone that had previously helped Naruto turned into a huge Shuriken.
But before he could throw, Kakashi was behind Naruto and restrained his movement.
Kakashi just stood holding Naruto, he didn't do anything because he felt another Naruto behind him pointing a kunai at him.
Kakashi calmly analyzed the situation, "The use of Kagebunshin… timing… is very clever" he thought, "Alright, your haste hasn't changed"
"Hehe" Naruto smirked.
Kakashi was silent, his eyes filled with nostalgia, his thoughts returning to when he first met his students.
"Don't be in a hurry, I haven't said start yet" said Kakashi while holding back the movement of small Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura surrounding them.
Thinking of that made him smile, especially seeing the progress of his students, "You've grown, Naruto..." he thought.
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Some people who have never seen Team 7's first practice may not feel much of a difference between the past and present fights, but when they look at Kakashi's memories they know that the first fight was very easy for Kakashi.
Kakashi and Sakura felt a big difference, they could clearly see Naruto's development.
The past Naruto was an idiot who was in a hurry and acted without thinking, while the current Naruto although still a little hasty, he acts with care and can handle problems under difficult circumstances.
"Looks like my decision to be serious from the start was the right thing" thought Kakashi.
"This time we will definitely win" thought Sakura, grinning and clenching her fists tightly.
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"Alright…..start!" after saying that, Kakashi turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared, surprising Naruto.
Sakura alerted quickly and analyzed the situation, "Right…..up…..left…back…if he isn't anywhere…" then she shouted , "Below!"
With all her might she punched the ground, the effect of her fist was amazing, the ground surface shattered and threw sizable chunks of earth everywhere.
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Kakashi frowned and his brows arched upwards at the sight, "Geez, such a brutal method, Tsunade-sama really made Sakura like her"
"Look at that damage, I don't want to be the target of his anger" said Kiba while crossing his arms.
"Sakura-san is very strong" Hinata said in awe.
"She's a student of the Hokage, so that's natural in my opinion" said Shino.
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"Eh?" thought Naruto in great shock, sweat running down his face.
The same thing was experienced by Kakashi who was hiding among the lumps of earth, "What... terrible power" he thought, "Fifth Hokage, you didn't just teach Sakura medical ninjutsu, did you?"
Sakura smirked confidently as she looked at the hiding Kakashi, "Found you!"
Naruto escaped his shock and just smiled resignedly, "I have to stop playing games in front of Sakura-chan, she could kill me..."
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Sakura clenched her fists and smirked, "Good, future me" she screamed in her heart, she really enjoyed Naruto and her teacher's expressions.
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Kakashi jumped and landed on a lump of earth, "She builds up a certain amount of chakra in her hands then releases it immediately, without proper chakra control, she won't be able to do it, that's real power" he thought, "Medical ninjutsu plus amazing power, because Sakura is originally a genjutsu type she might become a better ninja than the Fifth Hokage"
The bell rings.
"Okay, time for me to do something" Kakashi said.
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Tsunade feels a little proud of Kakashi's analysis of her student, indeed for now she is better than Sakura, but her growth for almost 3 years is surprising, she will not be surprised if her student will catch up to her one day.
Sakura felt a little embarrassed hearing Kakashi's analysis, she never thought of surpassing her teacher, her reason for becoming stronger was not to be a burden anymore, to not cry anymore when she let Naruto bear everything, this time she wanted to be on the front line.
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Time passed, this battle of teacher and disciple continued until night fell.
Naruto and Sakura were now hiding behind a tree while looking around, both of them were battered and gasping for breath.
"I already knew that, but the Sharingan is really amazing, he made a seal too fast for us to follow" said Sakura, "We have to stop it with both hands anyway, then we can get the bell"
"Yeah, Kakashi-sensei is really strong" said Naruto, "He is smarter than Shikamaru, and has a sharper sense of smell than Kiba, he has a better Sharingan than Sasuke and a Taijutsu that is stronger than thick eyebrows"
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"Hm, a sharper sense of smell than mine huh..." Kiba muttered, he had heard that Kakashi had a Kuchiyose, a kind of ninja dog that has a sharp sense of smell, but he didn't know that Kakashi was too.
"I wonder if I can learn Taijutsu too from Kakashi-sensei" thought Lee, he has a strong Taijutsu and there's no question, but he still wants to improve it even more.
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"But, even Kakashi-sensei should have weaknesses, if we think better..." said Sakura.
"Hmm..." Naruto thought as he put his hand on his chin.
While the two of them were discussing, Kakashi was sitting behind a tree to hide from his students.
"Huh, using this much Sharingan really drains my stamina, that's my weakness" Kakashi complained, "And now I do it until dawn"
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"Well, that's my weakness" Kakashi muttered in a low tone, the longer he used the Sharingan the more energy drained he would have.
"That must be because he is not a member of the Uchiha, only the original Uchiha can use the full power of the Sharingan" thought Itachi.
"So, using the Sharingan drains a lot of stamina, huh?" Sakura said to herself as she opened her notes and started writing.
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Back at the teenagers, Naruto widened his eyes when he realized something, "Ah, he has….. a weak spot"
"Eh? R-Really?" Sakura asked in surprise.
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"Eeeeeeehhh, really Naruto?" said Kakashi, he didn't expect Naruto to find out his weakness so quickly.
"Hahaha, looks like you should be more careful with your students, Kakashi" Guy said with a laugh.
"It seems so" said Kakashi, "I wonder what my weakness is he knows"
Sakura watched in awe of Naruto's development, for her the old Naruto would never think about complicated things like enemy weaknesses.
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"Hehehe, Sakura-chan, If you really thought back about Kakashi-sensei until now, you'd understand" said Naruto giggling.
"Stop acting like you know everything like that, now what's the weak point?"
"Hehehe, alright..."
Kakashi peeked from behind a tree to observe the situation, "But, their growth is amazing, I shouldn't be too excited, maybe I should watch out for signs of how they might approach me..."
"Of course, I can't believe he has such a weakness" Sakura said happily, "Then, while we let him down, we can also be protected from his Sharingan too, if we take that chance…. Naruto, you really are the number 1 most unpredictable person"
Naruto giggled.
"If we prepare like that we can win, well let's get started" said Naruto.
"Okay" Sakura replied, nodding in agreement.
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"Eeeeeh, what? What's the weakness? Why isn't it shown?" cried Sakura in annoyance.
"Yeah, I want to know too" Kiba also shouted.
"Calm down you two, if my guess is right it will be shown soon" said Shikamaru while leaning his arm on the sofa.
"Do you have any idea what Naruto is thinking, Shikamaru?" Chouji asked who was chewing the food.
"No idea, but considering it's Naruto we're talking about, it must be something quite exciting"
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Kakashi who was hiding was sniffing something, "They're here" he thought.
And sure enough, from in front of where he was hiding, Naruto and Sakura jumped at him and were ready to attack.
"They really are joking, making the direction of the attack..." thought Kakashi who was getting ready.
"Now, Naruto!" cried Sakura.
"Let's begin! Kakashi-sensei!" shouted Naruto.
"!?" Kakashi was confused.
"The last scene of Icha – Icha Tactics, the truth is…."
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"WHAT!" shouted Kakashi as he stood up, "Their plan, could it be..."
"Hahahahaha, I think I know their plan" said Jiraiya laughing, "You know Kakashi, Naruto has read the book"
Kakashi was horrified at Jiraiya's words, "You must be joking, Naruto. That's a very cunning plan" he shouted, he know, he would know that his future wouldn't stand it when he heard that.
Some people who already knew Kakashi's passion just sighed, they already knew what the outcome of the fight would be.
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Kakashi immediately widened his eyes when he heard that, "W-what!? Oh, no" then he quickly covered his ears with his hands.
But unfortunately for him, his Sharingan was active and he could clearly read Naruto's lip movements, he then closed his eyes, "Because of the Sharingan, I can clearly read his lip movements"
After closing his eyes for a while, he realized nothing had happened and then he heard a bell ringing, he opened his eyes and looked towards the source of the voice, "Huh?"
What he saw were the triumphant grins of the two students holding their respective bells.
"Ninja should be able to read from the other side..."
"Right, Sensei?"
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During the incident, Kakashi covered his ears and eyes. He didn't want to know what Naruto was saying, when he opened his eyes he saw that the fight had been successful with his Disciple's victory.
"Haah, it's over" he said with relief that he didn't hear any spoilers from his favorite book.
"Kakashi!" but his relief didn't last long when Tsunade called out to him with a horrifying look.
"Y-Yes" he said nervously.
"Next time you're like this, I swear I'll destroy all your trash books" Tsunade said sharply.
Kakashi felt goosebumps down his spine and just nodded in response.
"Hey! What do you mean by trash book!" Jiraiya shouted angrily.
"Shut up! How many people have you ruined with your book" replied Tsunade.
"But it's a masterpiece" Jiraiya said, unwilling to budge.
"A masterpiece for a pervert like you" said Tsunade coldly.
Jiraiya saw no point in arguing further, so he relented even though he was still annoyed.
Sakura finished her notes, she was quite proud of the result of the fight. Although Naruto's plan is quite cunning, but victory is victory.
"Hahaha that idiot never stops surprising me" Kiba said happily.
"Yeah, who would have thought he would use a spoiler from a book for a plan" said Shikamaru with a chuckle.
"Naruto-kun, you're great" Hinata said admiringly.
Ino paid more attention to the strength that Sakura showed during the fight, for matters of strength Sakura was stronger than her, but she didn't want to give up, "I have to train even harder"
"Haha looks like you lost, Kakashi" said Guy.
Kakashi who had escaped from Tsunade's grip, became more relaxed, "I guess so"
"Do you have a plan when Naruto does the same thing later?" Kurenai asked.
"Yeah, you were quite scared there earlier" Asuma continued.
"I have, and when it's time for Naruto to do it, I'm ready for it" said Kakashi casually.
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In a different room from the others, Uzumaki Naruto was laughing heartily at Kakashi's expression. Next to him Uchiha Sasuke just stared at the room where Kakashi and the others were. No one knows of their whereabouts except for Oz.
"Hahaha, I still can't believe that the plan actually worked" said Naruto while wiping the tears that came out of his eyes from laughing.
"In a real fight, your plan won't work" said Sasuke.
"I know, I know, it would be easier if you were there too" replied Naruto.
"It's enough that I can take the bell myself" said Sasuke.
"Arrogant as usual, right?" said Naruto with a bit of annoyance, then he turned to the audience room, "Ahh, it would be easier if we could also bring Nagato and Obito, why can't Oz take them both?"
"Remember, Oz doesn't want us to be too dependent on him, he wants us to work on our own to change the future that has happened" Sasuke said, "Plus, the purpose of this show is not just to show them the future"
"Yeah, I know" said Naruto, expression serious, "That's also to show who our real enemy is"
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AN
Helloo! Kavka here!
I did something reckless, I know. But it's stuck in my head, so I have to get it out. Otherwise I won't be able to continue my other story.
This is my first time making a reaction fanfic, I hope you enjoy it.
And English is not my main language, so I'm sorry if there's something wrong in writing.
Lastly, this story follows the manga and will pick up some important parts from the anime.
Next Update: TBA
Thank You for reading!