Chapter 5: Leaf Village's Welcome

::1 Year Later::

Note: Custom Jutsu will always just have an English name.

Summary: Misaru has spent the last year completing Hiraku's training and preparing him for their return to Konoha. It's now time for the due to see how the people of Konoha will great them.

"Misaru, how much longer until we get to Konoha?" Misaru sighed as he heard Hiraku ask them same question for the thousandth time that week.

"We should get there within the hour. I wouldn't be so anxious if I were you though, we are most likely going to have to do a great deal of fighting to get into the village." Misaru then wished he hadn't said those words as he saw a big smile cross Hiraku's face.

"Great, I haven't gotten to fight against a real opponent in about a month!" Hiraku then noticed that Misaru was starting to give him a serious look.

"Hiraku, I want you to be careful so that you don't kill a single person. We want to appear as peaceful as possible when we enter the hidden village." Misaru's face remained focused on Hiraku's until he could tell that the boy wouldn't kill anyone.

"You know that is my least favorite part of being a shinobi Misaru. Don't worry, I only ever kill as a last resort." Misaru silently praised whoever had given him this boy that they hadn't made him into a cold blooded killed. While it was true that Hiraku could kill if the need arose, Misaru was certain that the boy wouldn't unless he was forced to.

After another ten minutes of traveling through the forest, the pair came across what Misaru had feared. In front of them stood a team of four chuunin ninjas that were on patrol, and they clearly had recognized who they were.

"Quickly go to leaf village and alert the ANBU of these two's presence!" One of the chuunin raced of into the forest as the remaining three prepared themselves for a fight.

Cursing under his breath, Misaru turned to see that Hiraku was already in his fighting stance. Following the boy's example, Misaru turned to the chuunin and gave them a small smile.

"Leave us alone, we have no wish to fight against you three." Misaru at once saw that his word's would have no effect as the three chuunin charged at them in a wild fit of rage.

"Misaru let me handle them." Misaru looked over to see that Hiraku had activated his sharingan.

"As you wish, just don't get hurt." Stepping back several yards, Misaru watched as Hiraku dodged the first attacks the group of chuunin sent at him.

"You are wasting your movements. I can see you all as if you are moving in slow motion." The three finally noticed what the boy had in his eyes. Hiraku watched as the three took an instant to stare in shock at Hiraku's eyes.

Using the instant that the three were distracted, Hiraku formed the hand seals for one of his special jutsu. In the next instant Hiraku made the last hand seal and spoke its name.

"Flaming Cage!" The group was suddenly surrounded by a giant "cage" that was made of flames. Smiling, the leader formed several hand seals of his own and then blew a stream of water out of his mouth and at the bars of the cage. His face clearly showed his shock as he saw the water evaporated before it even touched the bars.

"Come on Misaru, that cage won't disappear for another twenty minutes." Taking an instant to admire the perfect way Hiraku had handled the situation, Misaru followed his pupil as the dashed at full speed for Hidden Leaf Village.

"How long do you think it'll take for us to get there at this speed?" Running over what he remembered of the territory in his head, Misaru quickly estimated a time.

"Ten minutes if we aren't interrupted on the way." Hiraku sighed out loud as he realized there was very little chance that they wouldn't end up facing several ANBU on their way to the village.

Hiraku's fears came to life eight minutes later as four ANBU burst out in front of the pair. To Hiraku's surprise, Misaru seemed to be almost relived.

"Hiraku, you take two and I'll take two. Remember, no killing unless they'll kill you otherwise." Nodding his head, Misaru watched as the boy once again activated his sharingan, getting one of the ANBU to tense slightly.

In the next instant the group of six was engaged in an all out taijutsu assault. Misaru was managing to dodge and attack his pair, but Hiraku on the other hand was only dodging about half of the attacks sent at him, and rarely landing a punch of his own.

Hiraku then felt a powerful uppercut slam into the bottom of the jaw, and he was sent flying through the air only to land painfully into a giant tree. Feeling his rage build, Hiraku slowly rose to his feet and gave the pair of ANBU who were fighting him a wicked smile.

"I guess I'm going to have to get serious with the two of you." Hiraku then reached down to his legs and undid a pair of ankle weights, and then turned to his wrists and did the same. He smiled as he saw the ANBU jump a little as they watched the weights hit the ground and cause small craters.

"I don't really care if Misaru told me not to take them off; I'm getting really tired of getting pummeled by the pair of you. I hope you two won't mind being covered in bruises." Hiraku then charged at the pair of ANBU with an incredible amount of speed, sending each of his fists into their stomachs at the same time, causing the pair of ANBU to fly through the air.

Feeling himself smile widely at just having defeated two ANBU, Hiraku turned around to see that Misaru had long since defeated his pair of ANBU and had been waiting for Hiraku to finish up.

"You could have helped me out you know." Hiraku said as he quickly put his weights back on.

"Yes, but then I would be taking away from that great learning opportunity you just had." Misaru smiled as he watched the boy finish putting his weights on.

"Yeah right, you were just lazy." With that the duo sped through the trees once again. After two more minutes they arrived at the entrance of Hidden Leaf village to see that the Hokage was already waiting for them at the gates.

"It is nice to see you again grandson. I'm sorry it had to be under these conditions though..." And, in the next instant both Hiraku and Misaru blacked out from a vicious mind assault jutsu the Hokage performed before either of them could react.