After the battle test and the appointment of Wendy and Lapis as Leaf ninja, Naruto and Sakura began to give them a tour of the village.

"Well, what do you girls think?" asked Naruto.

"It's a very nice place. It reminds me of the town I live in." said Wendy.

"I guess it's nice, yeah." said Lapis acting like someone disinterested.

"Thanks." said Sakura.

"Hey, Naruto. Can I ask something?" asked Wendy getting the jinchuriki's attention.

"Sure. What's up?" asked Naruto.

"Who are the people over there?" asked Wendy pointing to the heads on the mountain.

"Oh, that. They're the heads of every Hokage there's been in the village since its founding. And someday, I'll be there too." said Naruto.

"You want to be Hokage?" asked Wendy surprised to hear that.

"That's right. my dream in life is to become the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village." said Naruto pointing his thumb at himself with his trademark smile.

"That's very nice." said Wendy.

"But I guess to become one, you'll have to be very strong, won't you?" asked Lapis.

"Well of course I'm strong." said Naruto.

"If it wasn't for your intelligence, people would believe you more easily." commented Sakura with a smile.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" asked Naruto offended by the comment.

Wendy couldn't help but chuckle, as those two reminded her of Natsu and Lucy.

"Naruto!"

At the call, the four looked to the side to see Konohamaru running towards them.

"Oh, hello, Konohamaru." said Naruto greeting the boy who had just arrived.

"Naruto, you'll see how..." began Konohamaru before noticing the two dragon slayers. "Who are they?"

"They're some girls that Lady Tsunade just appointed as Leaf ninja." said Sakura using the cover they all agreed to use to keep the word from spreading.

"Oh yeah? Well then, nice to meet you. I am Konohamaru Sarutobi, the person who will become Hokage." said Konohamaru.

"You are wrong. I will be the Hokage." said Naruto with a smile.

"I am Lapis Universe." said Lapis introducing herself in a serious voice.

"And I'm Wendy Marvell. It's nice to meet you." said Wendy with a sweet smile and closed eyes.

"How cute." thought Konohamaru blushing slightly.

Fortunately no one noticed him.

"So what did you want from me?" asked Naruto remembering the boy came calling him.

"Oh yeah. I want you to know that I've been training a lot and I've perfected that technique." said Konohamaru.

"Really?" asked Naruto.

"What do you mean?" asked Wendy to Sakura curiously.

"Let's just say that Naruto is kind of a role model for Konohamaru. Sometimes, they get to compete to see who is stronger." said Sakura.

"I'll prove it to you." said Konohamaru with a toothy grin before making a gesture with his hands that caused him to be covered in a burst of smoke. By the time the smoke cleared... "Sexy Jutsu!" shouted Konohamaru revealing himself to have transformed into a girl about Naruto's age with long dark hair and completely naked while striking an erotic pose.

Wendy and Lapis' faces turned as red as a tomato before quickly covering their eyes.

"Mmm. Not bad, but you still have practice left. The key is the pose. You should make the breasts be..." began Naruto speaking like a wise master.

"WHY YOU LITTLE...!" yelled Sakura before slamming her fist into the two boys, sending them flying into crashing into the wooden fence, knocking them down in the process. "How could you think of doing something like that in front of little girls?! Have you no shame?!"

"W-what just happened?" asked Wendy still blushing and with her eyes covered.

"I don't know, but I don't want to know." said Lapis in the same situation.


After that… situation, the four of them continued with the tour, eventually passing by the shopping area.

It was then that Lapis saw something that caught his attention.

"Do you also sell ninja weapons?" asked Lapis.

"Of course. A good self-respecting ninja must be well armed." said Naruto.

"Aren't you worried about the fact that anyone can buy those weapons?" asked Lapis.

"Don't worry. The people in charge make sure to check if the person buying is the right one. Currently only ninja and civilians with special authorization can buy them." said Sakura.

"Can we have weapons too?" asked Wendy imagining herself with the ninja weapons she read about in the stories.

"We have our magic. We don't need weapons." said Lapis.

"That's a good point, but this world is very dangerous, and you should be prepared for any event, so it would be wise to equip yourselves a bit." said Sakura.

Wendy might not like the idea of using weapons to kill, but if she was going to use them to protect both herself and others, then she could use them.

"Sakura!"

The four of them turned to the side to see that, in a flower shop, there was a blonde-haired girl waving at them.

"Ino, are you working here today?" asked Sakura.

"Yes, since there were no missions, my mother asked me to help in the store. What are you doing?" asked Ino.

"We were just showing them around the village." said Naruto pointing his arm at the two dragon slayers.

"Oh, so they're the girls from the other world, are they?" asked Ino, surprising the two girls.

"H-How did you know?" asked Wendy.

"A little birdie told me." said Ino.

"Only because you made me do it."

The two dragon slayers turned their heads to the side to see two boys approaching them, one with a bored expression and another rather plump one who was eating a bag of potatoes.

"You women certainly are a lot of trouble. What a drag." said Shikamaru.

"Let me introduce you girls. This is Ino Yamanaka." said Naruto introducing the blonde.

"Nice to meet you." said Ino with a smile.

"Shikamaru Nara." said Naruto introducing the boy with a bored face.

"Hello." said Shikamaru.

"And this is Choji Akimichi." said Naruto introducing the boy who was eating.

"Would you like some chips?" asked Choji offering his bag.

"Thank you." said Wendy taking a chip from the bag and eating it.

"No, thanks. I don't want to end up like this fa..." began Lapis, but before she said the last word, Wendy suddenly covered her mouth with her hand. "What are you doing?" asked Lapis with her mouth covered.

"I-I don't know. My body just moved on its own." said Wendy.

Looking down, the two saw that Wendy's shadow had a black line that was connected to Shikamaru's shadow that had the same pose as the dragon slayer in the sky.

"Close call." muttered Shikamaru before undoing the technique.

Soon after, Naruto leaned toward them with one side of his mouth covered with the back of his hand.

"You see, girls, Choji is very sensitive about his weight. So try not to say the F-word in front of him or you might end up badly." whispered Naruto warning them of the stuffed ninja's little flaw.

"But what happened just now? My body moved on its own for a moment." said Wendy.

"Surely that guy has something to do with it." said Lapis shooting a glare at the shadow ninja.

"That's right. Shikamaru's clan is famous for their intelligence and shadow manipulation jutsu. My clan is famous for its jutsu that allows us to infiltrate people's minds and possess their bodies." said Ino.

"And my clan is known for its jutsu that allows us to expand our body to great proportions." said Choji.

"Together, not only do we form Team 10, but we are part of a traditional trio known throughout the ninja world, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio." said Ino.

Wendy was impressed. She thought that ninjas only knew tricks like walking on walls, shapeshifting, hiding very well and being very fast, but now it turns out that the ninjas of that world were capable of performing techniques similar to the mages of Earthland.

"Team 10?" asked Lapis curiously.

"When the kids graduate from the academy, they form teams of 3 members led by a senior ninja." said Sakura.

"You are part of a team too?" asked Wendy.

"That's right, Sakura and I form team 7." said Naruto.

"And where is the third member?" asked Lapis remembering that they mentioned that the teams were of three, but they were only two.

That made the five ninjas a little nervous, as they didn't want to tell them the fact that that third member left the village, joined a very dangerous criminal, did a lot of crimes, and almost destroyed everything.

"L-Let's say he's on a trip now. A very, very long trip." said Naruto rubbing the back of his neck while having a nervous smile.

The two dragon slayers knew there was more to that explanation, but decided to stay out of it.

"Oh, since you're here." said Ino before picking up two flowers. "I give you these flowers." said Ino offering them the flowers.

"We can't accept. We don't have any money." said Wendy.

"Don't worry. Consider it a welcome gift to the village from me. Besides, those flowers have healing properties that can help you in case of need." said Ino.

"Really? Thank you so much. I'll keep it well." said Wendy accepting the gift.

"I guess I can accept it if you put it that way." said Lapis accepting the gift as well.

Soon after, Ino turned her gaze to the shadow ninja.

"And don't worry, Shikamaru. I've already sent those flowers to Temari like you asked me to." said Ino.

"Did you have to say it out loud? It was just a means of thanks for helping me in an official matter, nothing more." said Shikamaru.

"Sure. Whatever you say." said Ino with a wink and a knowing smile.

"Ugh. Saying thank you is a drag." said Shikamaru.

Sakura, Wendy and Ino chuckled at the shadow ninja's situation.

"Oh, so you're here."

They all turned to the side to see a pale-skinned boy approaching.

"Hi, Sai." said Ino with a slight blush.

"Hello, Ino." greeted Sai before turning his gaze towards the two dragon slayers. "You must be the newcomers. I'm Sai, it's a pleasure." said Sai with a smile that, for some reason, Wendy could see was fake.

"He's our teammate from team 7 who fills the gap left by the previous member." said Sakura explaining her relationship with the pale ninja.

"And we've been close friends ever since. haven't we, Ugly?" asked Sai without losing his smile.

That made Sakura groan in rage before trying to throw herself at him, but Naruto grabbed her as she jerked, trying to free herself. As that happened, Ino burst out laughing at the pink haired ninja's nickname.

"If you want, we can be friends too." said Wendy referring to her and Lapis, who scowled at the pale ninja.

"In that case, you'd need nicknames too. Let's see..." began Sai crossing his arms with a hand on his chin. "Shorty." said Sai pointing at Wendy.

"Huh? S-Shorty?" asked Wendy with depressed lines above her head.

"Cyclops." said Sai pointing at Lapis.

"Don't call me that!" said Lapis.

"In that case, do you prefer Pirate or One-Eyed?" asked Sai as if it was a normal, run-of-the-mill topic.

Feeling offended by those nicknames, Lapis prepared to launch herself at him, but Wendy grabbed her as she jerked to try to free herself.

"Sai, you need to improve your social skills. They might finish you off someday." said Shikamaru.

"Why?" asked Sai arching an eyebrow, as he didn't understand what was wrong.


Later, the four of them were walking through the village again.

"Come on, girls, don't be like that. Sai is a little annoying, but he's a good person." said Naruto defending the pale ninja.

"How can you say something like that? He's clearly not to be trusted." said Lapis.

"We thought so at first, but over time we saw more of him than he seemed and now we trust him completely." said Naruto.

"I know what you're talking about." said Wendy remembering people who were at first mean or untrustworthy, but in the end, they became friends.

Suddenly, Wendy and Lapis stopped immediately.

"Is something wrong?" asked Sakura confused.

"I smell something approaching." said Wendy.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, it's coming right towards us." said Lapis.

Before anyone could ask about it, a figure jumped over the wooden fence and pounced on Wendy, who let out a scream as she fell to the ground from the figure's weight, but then, that scream turned to laughter when they discovered that the figure turned out to be a big white dog that was licking Wendy's face enthusiastically.

"Stop! Stop! You're tickling me!" said Wendy with a chuckle.

"Hey, Akamaru, leave her alone."

At the call, the dog stopped licking the dragon slayer from the sky and backed away a bit, allowing her to stand up and turn her gaze straight ahead to see a fanged boy.

"He seems to like you." said Kiba.

"It's pretty obvious."

Lapis let out a small yelp as he stepped back and turned around to see that the cause of it was a boy who was heavily covered, leaving only the part of his eyes that were covered by glasses showing.

"If Akamaru likes you, it's no doubt because you're a kind-hearted person." said Shino.

"Yeah, I guess I am." said Wendy while petting the white dog.

"Who are you?" asked Lapis.

"I'm Kiba Inuzuka and that sinister over there is Shino Aburame." said Kiba introducing himself and his friend.

"A pleasure." said Shino nodding his head.

"We are both part of the best team in the village, team 8." said Kiba with a smirk.

"You wish more." said Naruto before realizing something. "Wait, if you are here, that means..." began Naruto before taking a look around and that's when he noticed a certain person hiding behind a lamppost. "Ah, Hinata. I knew you were around here."

Hinata let out a small scream when she saw that she had been spotted and, with a slight blush of embarrassment, stepped out from behind the lamppost.

"H-Hello, I-I'm Hinata Hyuga, it's a pleasure to meet you." said Hinata bowing in greeting.

"Likewise. I'm Wendy and this is Lapis." said Wendy with a smile.

In fact, that girl reminded her a bit of her.

"Hinata belongs to one of the most powerful and famous clans in the village, the Hyuga clan, known for their Byakugan." said Sakura explaining the history of the white-eyed ninja's family.

"Byakugan?" asked Lapis.

"An eye technique that allows him to see through things and people." said Naruto.

"Really? That's an impressive ability." said Wendy in awe of that technique.

"T-Thank you." said Hinata with a slight blush.

At that moment, a roar sounded, and everyone turned their gaze towards the cause, which was Wendy's stomach, who blushed a lot because of that.

"Hehehe. Looks like it's time for a lunch stop." said Naruto.

"It's about time. I'm starving too." said Lapis.

"Are you joining us?" asked Sakura to the two boys of team 8.

"No, I have to go help with some clan chores." said Kiba.

"Same for me. It'll have to be a next time." said Shino.

"It's okay." said Sakura before the two boys went on their way, with Akamaru behind them.

"Hey, Hinata, why don't you come with us?" asked Naruto.

"He invited me to eat with him?!" asked Hinata in her mind as her face reddened deeply. "No, no, no, no, no. Calm down, Hinata. You're going with Sakura and the new girls too. It's not a date! IT'S NOT A DATE!" thought Hinata feeling like she was going to faint.

"Hinata?" asked Naruto confused before approaching her. "Are you okay?"

"YES, I DO!" exclaimed Hinata before realizing what she had done, causing her to blush more. "I-I mean, I'd love to eat with you."

"How nice." Naruto said with a smile.

"Aw, Naruto. How can you be so clueless?" asked Sakura mentally with a smile, as she knew of Hinata's feelings for him.

"So where shall we eat?" asked Wendy.

"At the best place in the whole world. They serve food worthy of gods there." said Naruto.

"Worthy of gods?" asked Lapis.


"Really? Ramen? That's the food fit for gods?" asked Lapis as the five of them met in front of the Ichiraku's restaurant.

"Don't underestimate the Ichiraku's ramen." said Naruto.

"I'm just saying I don't think it's that big of a deal. It's just ramen, nothing more." said Lapis crossing his arms.

"Well, it's okay to try it, right?" asked Wendy.

Finally, the five of them walked into the stall and sat down in the chairs by the serving counter.

"I'm back, boss." said Naruto.

"Ah, Naruto, I see you come with guests." said Teuchi, the manager and founder of the restaurant, realizing the presence of the dragon slayers.

"They are new to the village, and I was showing them the best restaurant." said Naruto.

"In that case, I'll prepare you the best of the house." said Teuchi before getting down to cooking.

"Do you come here often, Naruto?" asked Wendy.

"Are you kidding? I come here every day for as long as I can remember." said Naruto.

"That's right." began Ayame, daughter of Teuchi. "Naruto is considered a member of the Ichiraku family."

"Oh, come on, Ayame. It's no big deal." said Naruto rubbing the back of his head.

"Well, here you go. The specialty of the place." said Teuchi before setting down a bowl of ramen for each of them. "And since it's the first time for them, it's on the house."

Wendy stared at her plate for a moment before deciding to try some, but the instant she tasted the noodles, her eyes widened like saucers.

"Mmm. It's yummy." said Wendy.

Lapis was confused by that before tasting her own dish, having the same reaction as the dragon slayer in the sky.

"It's true." said Lapis.

"Haha. What did I tell you? Food worthy of gods." said Naruto before proceeding to eat his plate with the others.

For a few minutes, they all enjoyed the meal which was more delicious than Wendy and Lapis thought. However, even if the two of them and Sakura finished, they had to stay and wait, as Naruto did nothing but keep repeating endlessly.

"Hehe. He looks a bit like Natsu." thought Wendy remembering how gluttonous the fire dragon slayer was when they were at the guild or at some restaurant.

"Ah, I'm full." said Naruto putting down another empty ramen bowl on top of a pile of five more bowls.

"You've eaten a lot." said Lapis.

"That's Naruto for you." said Sakura.

"Of course. No one beats me at eating ramen." said Naruto.

It was then that Ayame chuckled.

"I wouldn't be so sure." said Ayame pointing to her side.

The four of them turned their heads to the other side of the bar to see something that left them completely shocked.

Hinata had just finished another bowl of ramen before placing it in another pile of bowls, but what surprised everyone the most was that there were more piles of empty bowls around her, signaling that she had eaten much more than Naruto.

After that, Hinata noticed that everyone was looking at her, which made her very nervous.

"W-what's wrong?" asked Hinata nervously.

"I didn't imagine you could outdo me at this. You're amazing, Hinata!" said Naruto with a smile, making the white-eyed ninja blush.

"He praised me!" thought Hinata.

"We have to meet up another day and do it again. No way I'm staying behind." said Naruto.

"Another day?" asked Hinata blushing more as it was like he was asking her out on a date and more. "No. Calm down. You have to be brave." thought Hinata before removing her blush and giving the jinchuriki a smile. "Sure." said Hinata.

"Miss Hinata. At last I find you."

They all turned their heads to see a boy who had the same eyes as Hinata enter the stall.

"N-Neji." said Hinata from suddenly seeing her cousin.

"Who is he?" asked Wendy to Sakura.

"It's Neji Hyuga, Hinata's cousin." replied Sakura.

"It's easy to see that they are related." said Lapis referring to the fact that they had the same eyes.

"Don't you remember there's a clan meeting to attend?" asked Neji crossing his arms.

"I-I'm sorry, I forgot. I-It's just that Naruto invited me to have lunch with him and the new ones and..." began Hinata feeling very nervous because of her cousin's serious and hard look.

"The new ones?" said a woman with bows in her hair who also entered the restaurant before turning her gaze to the dragon slayers. "So you're the girls the others are talking about. I'm Tenten and you've already met my teammate, Mr. Serious."

"W-Well, I'm Wendy and this is Lapis." said Wendy.

"Are you a team too?" asked Lapis.

"That's right, but unlike ours and the others, its members are from a higher grade. You could say they're our senpais." said Naruto.

"Wait, where's Lee?" asked Sakura noticing the missing third member.

"*Sigh* He's out there doing his usual thing." said Tenten.

They all walked out of the restaurant to see a boy with bushy eyebrows walking with his hands while holding his feet up.

"Bushy Brows, what are you doing?" asked Naruto confused.

"I told Guy-sensei that I'd go around the whole village doing the pinafore, or I'd have to do 500 squats and I've almost got it." said Rock Lee giving them a thumbs up with a smile with flash included.

"Isn't it a little hard?" asked Wendy with concern.

"Not at all, this training is nothing to Rock Lee, the Handsome Devil of the Hidden Leaf Village. When I'm done with this, I'll do 20, no, 50 laps around the village in 1 hour or I'll have to do 200 sit-ups." said Rock Lee.

"Is that normal?" asked Lapis with a bead of sweat from the fat-browed ninja's exercises.

"For Rock Lee, yes." said Tenten.

"You see, girls, Lee isn't able to perform the same techniques as the others, so he decided to dedicate himself to taijutsu." said Sakura.

"Taijutsu?" asked Wendy.

"They are techniques related to hand-to-hand combat. Of everyone in the village, Lee is the most powerful in those techniques." said Neji.

"But I still don't consider myself strong enough to surpass Guy-sensei. I must become stronger and show him the power of my youth!" declared Lee as a radiant green explosive aura surrounded him.

"He's crazy." muttered Lapis with more beads of sweat.

"I believe you'll get it someday, Lee." said Wendy with a confident smile.

"Thank you, Wendy! And as a token of thanks for showing me your youthful beauty, I'm presenting you with something that will help you on missions." said Lee before pulling out something that, to the ninja's surprise, turned out to be his typical stretchy training suit. "Ta-da!"

"Aahh!" shouted Wendy before hiding behind Naruto.

Lee was left open-mouthed and petrified by the sky dragon slayer's reaction.

"Hey, I know it's a little ugly, but I don't think it's that big of a deal." said Sakura.

"I-it's not that" commented Wendy peeking out a little from behind the jinchuriki. "It's just... those kind of clothes bring back bad memories." said Wendy shivering slightly, as those clothes reminded her of a certain trio of bandits that forced her to wear her stretchy outfit.

"Bad memories?" they all asked mentally, as they didn't know what happened to Wendy regarding those clothes.


The sky turned orange as the four continued their walk through the village.

"So, how did you like the tour?" asked Naruto.

"I had a lot of fun. It's a great place, no doubt." said Wendy.

"Hehe. I'm glad to hear that." said Naruto.

"Although I admit that I like the place despite the people here, there is some unfinished business." said Lapis catching the attention of the others. "Where are we going to sleep?"

Wendy couldn't help but let out a small gasp, as with everything that had happened in the day, from her ninja appointment to the village tour, she had completely forgotten what they were going to do in the evening or where they were going to do it.

"Don't worry. Lady Tsunade gave you an apartment where you can spend your stay in the village." said Sakura.

"Really? Isn't that too much for some girls who just arrived at her village?" asked Wendy.

"Not at all. Maybe old Tsunade is a bitter, grumpy, insensitive person…" begin Naruto.


In the Hokage's office, Tsunade was busy with some documents when she felt something that made her suddenly stop as she clenched her fist tightly to the point of destroying the pen.

"I don't know why, but the next time I see Naruto, I'm going to give him such a beating that he's going to be in bed for weeks." said Tsunade with an anime streak on her forehead.


"But deep down she's a good person." said Naruto continuing the sentence.

"Something tells me you're going to suffer for the first thing you said." muttered Sakura.

"Well, if it's a gift from Miss Tsunade, then I'll gladly accept it." said Wendy with a smile.

"I guess it's better than sleeping on the street." said Lapis.


Later, Sakura and Naruto took the two dragon slayers to an apartment building not far from the Hokage's building.

"This is the key to your apartment. Make sure you don't lose it." said Sakura before handing them a key. "Inside you should have enough for a few days, but you'll have to earn your keep after that."

"Understood." said Wendy nodding her head.

"Well, girls, I'll see you tomorrow. Have a good night." said Naruto.

"If you have any problems, don't hesitate to let us know." said Sakura before the two ninjas left, leaving the two dragon slayers alone.

"Well, are we going in or what?" asked Lapis.


Using the key they were given, Wendy opened the door to the apartment and the two went inside to get a better look at where they would be sleeping. There was a room with two futons for sleeping, a main room with a table and a kitchen next to it, and a bathroom with a bathtub.

"Looks cozy." said Wendy.

"I guess so." said Lapis before stretching out a bit. "It really has been an exhausting day, I'm going to bed." said Lapis going to the bedroom, only to stop in the door frame. "One more thing." began Lapis before looking up with a frown at the sky dragon slayer. "Just because we're in the same situation, doesn't mean we're going to be friends, understood?" asked Lapis receiving a slight nod from Wendy before entering the room altogether.

Wendy really wanted to be friends with her and learn more about her, such as the fact that they seemed to be the same age despite the fact that she was seven years frozen in time because of the Tenrou Island thing or what happened to her eye or what was related to her father, but she supposed that wouldn't happen for the time being.

She went to the window and stood there gazing at the night sky and the bright moon in it.

Despite the fact that the people there had shown themselves to be very friendly to her, she couldn't miss her Fairy Tail friends, especially Charle, her lifelong companion to whom she promised she would fulfill the mission without any problems.

Now surely she must have been worried about the fact that she hadn't returned, and the worst part was that she couldn't tell her that she was okay.

"Charle, I'm so sorry, but you'll have to wait a little while until I come back." thought Wendy with a tear drop at the corner of her eyes.


AN: What did you think of Wendy's interaction with the Hidden Leaf 11? This will only be the beginning of Wendy and Lapis' adventures in the world of ninjas. Don't miss it.