CHAPTER 2: VISITORS FROM A LAND BEYOND!? MISHAPS AT THE HOSPITAL!
The sun was beating down across the Fire country as Haruno Sakura walked to the infirmary to check on her friend and self-proclaimed "protector," Rock Lee. Walking quietly up to the entrance, as not to disturb the patients, she slowly opened the door, the bell making its little "ring" as she entered. Moseying on up to the desk, she found an attendant, filing some reports
"Excuse ma'am, but do you know where I could find a genin named Rock Lee?" Staring closer at the figure, she finally recognized her. "Mrs. Wada?"
"Sakura? Is that you?" The woman said turning around to meet her guest. "Oh it is! What a lovely surprise. Now, what did you want again?" she asked with a smile.
"Do you know where Lee-san is?"
"Oh, yes, he's on the second floor undergoing a check up with Tsunade and Gai-San. Why don't you check how he's doing?"
"Oh, that's what I came to do!"
Walking down the hall to the stairway, she made her way swiftly up the staircase, unable to wait to see her good friend Lee. When she found the room, she burst in saying, "Hello Lee-San, how are you!?" Unfortunately, Lee was in his underpants.
Eyes wide open, mouth agape, he shouted, "Sa-Sakura!?" covering himself with a nearby sheet.
"SORRY!" She shouted immediately closing the door. She sat outside the room for about 5 minutes contemplating how that couldn't have gone worse. Soon, Gai opened the door.
"You can come in now Miss Sakura." Gai chuckled.
"Thank you, Gai sensei." She said, standing u, brushing some dust off her pants. Walking in she found Lee doing one-fingered pushups. "Wha??? You're doing pushups, NOW!?"
"Of course Sakura-chan. I must keep getting stronger!" he said, ending his routine and standing up. He began to do some stretching exercises.
"Of course. You have to keep your nindo (Ninja way) going!" Sakura said with a cute smile.
"RIGHT!" Lee said in his nice guy pose. "Anyway, what're you doing here Sakura?"
"Oh, I just came to checkup on you Lee-san. Make sure you're doing okay."
"I'm great, thanks. I've never felt stronger! Tsunade-Sama can work miracles!"
"Well, she is the 5th Hokage after all. Anyway, its good to see you in good health Lee, but I better get going."
"Oh...okay then. Good-bye Miss Sakura. Have a great day!"
"You too, Lee." She said waving as she walked out the door.
Gai looked at Lee's smiling face and then at the leaving Sakura. Then Lee, then the leaving Sakura. A light bulb went off in his head. "You know Lee...you're gonna have one hell of a time getting her to be your girlfriend...." He sighed.
"GAI SENSEI!!!" Lee screamed in disbelief, his face whitening, his fists tightening, his heart pumping faster.
"WHAT!? It's so obvious. You're only problem is that Uchiha boy..."
"I do not see this as a game, Gai sensei. She will love who she wants to love. I am just glad that such a nice girl is my friend..."
"Of course my young pupil... Now back to work!"
"RIGHT!"
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Birds fluttered amongst the trees as a small orange blur weaved between the trees. Naruto was curving in between the trees, training his reflexes and speed. Here and there, to and fro, he began to speed up and slow down, doing whatever the situation called for.
"OH YEAH! DON'T STOP ME NOW!" He screamed as he pulled chakra to his feet. Gathering just enough chakra he scrambled up a tree laughing. "TOO much fun!" He began to jump from branch to branch. Upon landing a few branches later, he found a tiny squirrel holding an acorn. "Hello there Mr. Squirrel... wanna race?" Tossing a kunai knife over at a tree it stuck with a quiet, "shick." "To the tree over there with the kunai okay?" The squirrel looked back at him, making a little "chirp" and then looked back at his acorn. Looking across the forest. He dropped his acorn and made a defiant "CHIRP!"
"ALRIGHT MR. SQUIRREL! Okay here we go...ready? Set? Go!"
The two creatures began jumping through the trees at unparalleled paces. Damn that is one fast squirrel. Naruto thought to himself. As they neared the end of their race a soft rustling was heard nearby. Naruto immediately stopped, ready for anything. The squirrel however, made it to the end first and began making little chirps of excitement.
"Shh, Mr. Squirrel. Be quiet." As Naruto peered around for what made the noise, he felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning round he saw a man waving at him saying "Hello there."
"AH!" Naruto said startled falling out of the tree. Immediately getting up, Naruto reached into his pouch and grabbed another Kunai. "Stay back whoever you are!" Noticing the man wore a Hitai-ate (Ninja forehead protector) he looked for the symbol. It was a crescent moon behind a cloud. "That sure as hell ain't the insignia of the leaf. WHO ARE YOU! WHY ARE YOU TRESPASSING ON LEAF LAND! DON'T MAKE ME HURT YOU!" Naruto said, getting excited. "I can take you with one shot, Mister"
"Can you? Well that'd be one hell of a feat. One problem. It seems my friends have you tied up at the moment." The dark voice said.
"What are you talk- THE HELL?" Naruto found himself unable to move. "What did you do?"
"Well," the tall man said, my friends have you trapped in 3 Kagemane no jutsus. They have trapped you and control your body with their shadows. Just try and guess what happens when 3 people try to move your arm in 3 different directions. Its not pretty." The man said nodding to his companions.
Naruto felt the grip of the 3 attackers slipping. Spinning wildly, he jumped free and got a good look at his attackers. "Huh?" You guys look, well, nice."
"I should hope so..."The tall man said, removing his mask.
"So...who are you?" Naruto said, getting in a defensive stance.
"We are Kage Nins from the Hidden village of shadow. We're here for the Chuunin exam."
"THE WHAT!? THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER CHUUNIN EXAM!?"
"Yep." The man said. So can you put your kunai back now?" the man said with a little irritation in his voice.
"Sure thing. So...AGAIN, who are you?"
"Heh. I am the Okage of my village. The equivalent of your Hokage."
"YOU'RE the Hokage of the Shadow village!?" Naruto said in amazement.
"Well the Okage, but yes."
"Who are the others?"
"This is my genin team. I'll let them introduce themselves." The 3 boys walked forward, one with a smug look, one with a bored look, and other a simple face. The first one stepped forward.
"My name is Kiraa Ilande. Just call me Ill." He was of average height and seemed to be a carefree kind of person. He wore a large slingshot on his back and had two tufts of hair emerging from the back of his head."
The 2nd stepped forward. "My name is Tsunaka Ryusuke. You can call me Ryu." Ryu was a little taller than the rest, however he greatly reminded Naruto of Shikamaru, just from the slacked off way he was standing there. On his back he wore a large sword.
Finally, the 3rd stepped forward. "My name is Kenshi Kuro!" he said in a happy tone. "Its nice to meet you..."
"Oh, I'm Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto said, a little embarrassed. "Wait, what's your weapon?"
"A true Ninja never reveals his skills except in battle. Ninja Guideline #254 of the Hidden Village of Shadow."
"Oh..."
"Anyways, Naruto, what are you doing out here?"
"I was trai-HEY! WHO ARE YOU? You just said you were an Okage!?"
"Oh of course. How silly of me. My name is Nara-Kamaasu. Formerly of the village of the Leaf."
The sun was beating down across the Fire country as Haruno Sakura walked to the infirmary to check on her friend and self-proclaimed "protector," Rock Lee. Walking quietly up to the entrance, as not to disturb the patients, she slowly opened the door, the bell making its little "ring" as she entered. Moseying on up to the desk, she found an attendant, filing some reports
"Excuse ma'am, but do you know where I could find a genin named Rock Lee?" Staring closer at the figure, she finally recognized her. "Mrs. Wada?"
"Sakura? Is that you?" The woman said turning around to meet her guest. "Oh it is! What a lovely surprise. Now, what did you want again?" she asked with a smile.
"Do you know where Lee-san is?"
"Oh, yes, he's on the second floor undergoing a check up with Tsunade and Gai-San. Why don't you check how he's doing?"
"Oh, that's what I came to do!"
Walking down the hall to the stairway, she made her way swiftly up the staircase, unable to wait to see her good friend Lee. When she found the room, she burst in saying, "Hello Lee-San, how are you!?" Unfortunately, Lee was in his underpants.
Eyes wide open, mouth agape, he shouted, "Sa-Sakura!?" covering himself with a nearby sheet.
"SORRY!" She shouted immediately closing the door. She sat outside the room for about 5 minutes contemplating how that couldn't have gone worse. Soon, Gai opened the door.
"You can come in now Miss Sakura." Gai chuckled.
"Thank you, Gai sensei." She said, standing u, brushing some dust off her pants. Walking in she found Lee doing one-fingered pushups. "Wha??? You're doing pushups, NOW!?"
"Of course Sakura-chan. I must keep getting stronger!" he said, ending his routine and standing up. He began to do some stretching exercises.
"Of course. You have to keep your nindo (Ninja way) going!" Sakura said with a cute smile.
"RIGHT!" Lee said in his nice guy pose. "Anyway, what're you doing here Sakura?"
"Oh, I just came to checkup on you Lee-san. Make sure you're doing okay."
"I'm great, thanks. I've never felt stronger! Tsunade-Sama can work miracles!"
"Well, she is the 5th Hokage after all. Anyway, its good to see you in good health Lee, but I better get going."
"Oh...okay then. Good-bye Miss Sakura. Have a great day!"
"You too, Lee." She said waving as she walked out the door.
Gai looked at Lee's smiling face and then at the leaving Sakura. Then Lee, then the leaving Sakura. A light bulb went off in his head. "You know Lee...you're gonna have one hell of a time getting her to be your girlfriend...." He sighed.
"GAI SENSEI!!!" Lee screamed in disbelief, his face whitening, his fists tightening, his heart pumping faster.
"WHAT!? It's so obvious. You're only problem is that Uchiha boy..."
"I do not see this as a game, Gai sensei. She will love who she wants to love. I am just glad that such a nice girl is my friend..."
"Of course my young pupil... Now back to work!"
"RIGHT!"
**********
Birds fluttered amongst the trees as a small orange blur weaved between the trees. Naruto was curving in between the trees, training his reflexes and speed. Here and there, to and fro, he began to speed up and slow down, doing whatever the situation called for.
"OH YEAH! DON'T STOP ME NOW!" He screamed as he pulled chakra to his feet. Gathering just enough chakra he scrambled up a tree laughing. "TOO much fun!" He began to jump from branch to branch. Upon landing a few branches later, he found a tiny squirrel holding an acorn. "Hello there Mr. Squirrel... wanna race?" Tossing a kunai knife over at a tree it stuck with a quiet, "shick." "To the tree over there with the kunai okay?" The squirrel looked back at him, making a little "chirp" and then looked back at his acorn. Looking across the forest. He dropped his acorn and made a defiant "CHIRP!"
"ALRIGHT MR. SQUIRREL! Okay here we go...ready? Set? Go!"
The two creatures began jumping through the trees at unparalleled paces. Damn that is one fast squirrel. Naruto thought to himself. As they neared the end of their race a soft rustling was heard nearby. Naruto immediately stopped, ready for anything. The squirrel however, made it to the end first and began making little chirps of excitement.
"Shh, Mr. Squirrel. Be quiet." As Naruto peered around for what made the noise, he felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning round he saw a man waving at him saying "Hello there."
"AH!" Naruto said startled falling out of the tree. Immediately getting up, Naruto reached into his pouch and grabbed another Kunai. "Stay back whoever you are!" Noticing the man wore a Hitai-ate (Ninja forehead protector) he looked for the symbol. It was a crescent moon behind a cloud. "That sure as hell ain't the insignia of the leaf. WHO ARE YOU! WHY ARE YOU TRESPASSING ON LEAF LAND! DON'T MAKE ME HURT YOU!" Naruto said, getting excited. "I can take you with one shot, Mister"
"Can you? Well that'd be one hell of a feat. One problem. It seems my friends have you tied up at the moment." The dark voice said.
"What are you talk- THE HELL?" Naruto found himself unable to move. "What did you do?"
"Well," the tall man said, my friends have you trapped in 3 Kagemane no jutsus. They have trapped you and control your body with their shadows. Just try and guess what happens when 3 people try to move your arm in 3 different directions. Its not pretty." The man said nodding to his companions.
Naruto felt the grip of the 3 attackers slipping. Spinning wildly, he jumped free and got a good look at his attackers. "Huh?" You guys look, well, nice."
"I should hope so..."The tall man said, removing his mask.
"So...who are you?" Naruto said, getting in a defensive stance.
"We are Kage Nins from the Hidden village of shadow. We're here for the Chuunin exam."
"THE WHAT!? THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER CHUUNIN EXAM!?"
"Yep." The man said. So can you put your kunai back now?" the man said with a little irritation in his voice.
"Sure thing. So...AGAIN, who are you?"
"Heh. I am the Okage of my village. The equivalent of your Hokage."
"YOU'RE the Hokage of the Shadow village!?" Naruto said in amazement.
"Well the Okage, but yes."
"Who are the others?"
"This is my genin team. I'll let them introduce themselves." The 3 boys walked forward, one with a smug look, one with a bored look, and other a simple face. The first one stepped forward.
"My name is Kiraa Ilande. Just call me Ill." He was of average height and seemed to be a carefree kind of person. He wore a large slingshot on his back and had two tufts of hair emerging from the back of his head."
The 2nd stepped forward. "My name is Tsunaka Ryusuke. You can call me Ryu." Ryu was a little taller than the rest, however he greatly reminded Naruto of Shikamaru, just from the slacked off way he was standing there. On his back he wore a large sword.
Finally, the 3rd stepped forward. "My name is Kenshi Kuro!" he said in a happy tone. "Its nice to meet you..."
"Oh, I'm Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto said, a little embarrassed. "Wait, what's your weapon?"
"A true Ninja never reveals his skills except in battle. Ninja Guideline #254 of the Hidden Village of Shadow."
"Oh..."
"Anyways, Naruto, what are you doing out here?"
"I was trai-HEY! WHO ARE YOU? You just said you were an Okage!?"
"Oh of course. How silly of me. My name is Nara-Kamaasu. Formerly of the village of the Leaf."