Chapter 3.2 - New Teams
and New Missions
1:00 a.m.
In the Office of the
Hokage, Tsunade is talking with some people. She tells
them that
each knows their mission and whom they will be leading. She then
excuses the team leaders (the Jounnins). There are, however, some
cloaked
people left, and she tells them that they now have the
list of the enlistees.
What they do with them or how they train
them is there matter, but she urges
them not to forget why they
were trained. Now, she says, since we have no real
"geniuses"
left, we must rely on those with the most potential. She then tells
the Ro and Li Team Captains to go. As they leave, masks are
visible for a
second under the hoods. However, one is left.
Tsunade then turns to him and
asks him to train "him"
in the arts that his father left behind. At no point,
however,
will he reveal his identity, as that might jeopardize much. The man
says he understands and will do his best. With that, he vanishes,
and before
he does a red wolf mask is visible. Alone, Tsunade
wonders how much longer
"it" can remain secret, and
what will happen when that secret is revealed.
5:00 a.m.
Naruto is awake in bed. His mind is racing with many
thoughts. Foremost are the
things Kakashi said. He wonders if it
really is an honor to be in the ANBU
training since he will
probably not be in the mission that has divided
everyone. Also,
he keeps seeing memories of someone in an ANBU mask, but what
it
means, he can't guess. Thinking, however, makes his head hurt and he
then
wonders back to his meditation watching leaves fall before
the others found
him. He then thinks to himself that the first
step of that scroll is down. He
can now see the seconds
quintupled. Now, he needs to get himself to move at
that
realization speed. Then, it will be learned and he can go to kicking
some
butt. Laughing at himself, he falls back asleep.
One
hour later, he is rudely awoken by water being poured on his face. He
angrily reacts, and then sees Kakashi, who tells him to get up
since he needs
to be at the Admin building in 10 minutes.
Jumping, Naruto runs to his closet
to change, all the while
yelling at Kakashi-sensei about why he didn't tell
him yesterday.
Kakashi simply states he forgot, resulting in a shoe flying at
his
face, which nearly hits him. Naruto comes out fully dressed with a
toothbrush in his mouth and says he has no time for breakfast
today and that
he will have to take some food with him. Kakashi
says to not bother and throws
him a bag of rations, which causes
Naruto to stop. Kakashi looks at him and
smiles, saying good luck
with the training. Naruto grins and wishes Kakashi
good luck with
the mission, and with that, they part.
Getting on the street,
Naruto asks for the time, only to discover he has two
minutes to
make it to the Administrative Building. Yelling in horror, he runs
off, yelling that he won't make it in time. That gives him and
idea, and as he
runs, he begins to concentrate and everything
around him slows....
In the admin building, thirty minutes
earlier, Sasuke is in an empty room with
a post of wood before
him (like the training grounds). He leans back, and
swings his
right fist forward. Right before he feels it contact, he puts more
power in his fist, resulting in a disruption in the air around
his fist and
the log getting blasted in half. Relaxing and
smiling to himself, Sasuke
thinks that he has the technique down,
but he will need to improve, since it
hurts his hand a lot. At
that point, however, he hears others entering the
building and
leaves the room. As he exits, he passes Lee, who looks in the
room
and wonders with amazement how Sasuke did so much destruction in such
a
concentrated area.
The time is now 6:10 exact, and
Iruka looks up from his watch to see Naruto
burst into a long
room exhausted as everyone turns to see what the commotion
is.
Naruto apologizes for being late, saying he left his house two
minutes
ago. Iruka wonders how that is possible, since it takes
at least three to get
to Naruto's apartment. He puts it off,
however, and starts the announcements.
At this point, the
Jounnins come in. Iruka then announces the team specialties
for
each. 1st team - Kakashi leading Sasuke, Lee, and Shino with the
specialty
of enemy combat. 2nd Team - Kurenai leading Ino,
Sakura, and Shikamaru with
the specialty of information
gathering. Shikamaru grumbles to himself about
being in the same
group with Ino and Sakura on a mission, but doesn't let it
show.
3rd team - Gai leading Tenten, Kiba, and Neji with a specialty on
scouting. Kiba thinks that this will get interesting. Neji
wonders about the
last three, Naruto, Hinata, and Choji. Iruka
then directs the three groups to
follow their leaders. After they
all left the room, Iruka says that the
remaining three should
prepare themselves. Naruto asks Iruka what the crud he
means,
when he senses enemies falling and immediately the three are attacked
by cloaked people. They form a ring around the three, who are
determined
(Naruto), shocked (Choji), and slightly scared
(Hinata). Once they formed a
complete ring, they take their hoods
off, revealing a variety of masks. The
three are shocked, and one
portion parts and a person in white walks there,
saying in a
woman's voice that they have been chosen to join the ANBU based on
their abilities. This puts the three Genins in confusion. The
woman says to
just follow them and all will be revealed. The ANBU
disappear, with the three
Genins behind them. As they leave,
Iruka hopes they will be all right...
Chapter 3.3 - The
Roughest Training Ever!!
Naruto arrives at back at home,
thinking about what the ANBU had said. They
gave him the time of
training (two weeks) and outlined what they will do
(basic,
intermediate, and some advanced taijutsu, ninjutsu training with some
training in genjutsu deflection). They also worked them on drills
and gave
them almost no breaks and hardly any lunch. (He ate a
huge dinner at the
Ramen place that night for energy). He was at
first surprised at how Choji
and Hinata kept up with the ANBU's
relentless drilling, and he had to
struggle a ton to keep up. He
needs to report back at 5 tomorrow to
begin ANBU training. He
sits back on his bed in thought, wondering what will
happen to
the three teams that were picked out, and why the three remaining
genins (him, Hinata, and Choji) weren't picked to go on a
mission. Steaming,
he sets his clock for early and goes to bed,
deep in thought.
12 in the afternoon that day. Kakashi team.
The Kakashi team is currently in Kakashi's apartment to hear
out what Kakashi
said. Kakashi said that the people gathered for
this team specialize in
fighting with opponents and adapting to
their moves. He then says that there
mission is to take out the
remaining high operatives of Orochimaru.
Currently, he says, the
Four Shinobi's of the Sound Village's gates have been
taken
out, but that does not mean that Orochimaru has other people in his
service, some which could be even more deadly. Therefore, in two
days, they
will leave for a secret location to train while
awaiting reports from scouts
and spies that are in the other
teams. Sasuke then interrupts by asking if
the other teams are
just going to go straight for the Sound Village. Kakashi
says no.
They will also leave in two days for secret locations to train and
carry out pre-objectives before going to the strike area. Lee
then asks is
there any urgency behind the mission. Kakashi says
that time is the essence
to ensure that Orochimaru does not
strike. With said, Kakashi then states
that if he says anything
else, he will have to kill them, so do they
understand? They say
they do. With that, he says to rest for two days and
meet back at
his place then. With that they go. Lee asks the others if they
have
any new moves that they will use during this mission. Sasuke says
yes.
Shino says that he is not at liberty to say so, since he is
having some
difficulty mastering a new move, but he is working on
it. Sasuke then asks
Lee if he has any new moves. Lee says he
does, and he almost has it down. If
he doesn't injure himself
first. That puts them all laughing and they call it a day.
12
in the afternoon that day - Kurenai team
Team Kurenai is
currently on the roof of the Ninja Admin building, where
Kurenai
is briefing them. She states that they will be taking place in a
spying mission in the Cloud Country, but beyond that, she can't
reveal what
for and where they will go afterward. She then
states, looking at the Chunnin
and Genins, that this will be an
incredibly dangerous mission and stealth is
a must. Therefore,
for the next two days and some, they will do some Genjutsu
training
here and on the way to their meeting area. Shikamaru interrupts
asking what kind of training exactly will they be doing. Kurenai
answers that
they will be practicing a Genjutsu that puts the
victim in a state of
temporary illusion that a drunk would feel.
Ino looks impressed and ready to
start training, with the thought
"I'm going to beat Sakura and take Sasuke
for good!"
Sakura then asks what if the person is a drunk normally. Ino
tells
her to get real and they start to squabble, while Shikamaru shakes
his
head and sighs, "Girls!" Kurenai gets them all to
be quiet and stresses the
teamwork that is necessary for this
mission. Also, no one is above others,
since any competition
might result in one-man shows and someone getting
killed or
worse, captured. That gets them all serious. With that being said,
Kurenai states that training is to start immediately, so head to
Practice
Field 5. The three shinobi think that the others have it
good while they
work, but each makes a silent vow to do their
best. (Ino and Sakura: I'll
triumph over her!!)(Shikamaru: Ah
well. This sucks, especially with them two,
but no turning back
now...)
12 that afternoon: Gai's Super Reconnaissance Team!
Meeting. (Team not
actually called this, but Gai likes to think
so)
The team in mention is meeting in that exact same area
that Gai first got his
team. He tells them that they are now part
of the SUPER RECONNAISSANCE
TEAM! Neji and Tenten look embarrassed and ask their sensei not to
use that kind of name,
since the enemy would laugh. Kiba just looks stunned
in
disbelief. He thinks to himself that he is really unlucky to get put
with
this bunch. Getting serious, Gai explains to them that they
are the super
team assembled on order of the Hokage to carry out
daring spy missions.
Beyond that, he can't say what the target
is. However, they will need to
learn a particular ninjutsu that
lets the user blend in with their
surroundings like a chameleon.
The genins all look interested now. Gai calls
it the Chameleon
Jutsu, and it will take them two days max to learn.
Turning to
the Genins now (he had been talking to the air) he says that each
of
them are here for their scouting abilities. Kiba is a good forward
with
his vast knowledge of the surrounding land and smile along
with Akamaru, Neji
is an excellent bloodline ability that lets
him see behind, and Tenten is the
best trap maker and destroyer,
able to disable any trap with ease. He then
confesses to them
that they are the first to head straight for their
objective, and
time is the essence, so, I will show you the Jutsu now.
Raising a
hand, Gai disappears into thin air. They all looked shocked. Gai
reappears and explains that this Jutsu lets light pass completely
through you
temporarily, making you seem invisible. Your body
will still be solid,
however. This ability takes concentration,
so let's start!!
The team ends up practicing till late in the
night...
That's all!! Stay tune for 3.4 - Meanest Teacher of
Konoha!!
Naruto and team get their mentor, and they have it
in for the team a world of
pain!