Chapter 7

Welcome Back!

When Akari and Aisha got reoriented they found them selves in an all too familiar place. They walked around a little and came upon a village they only had left 10 years ago. Thinking it was still the same, they went for ramen lunch. The ramen store they knew also was going out of business!

"What is the meaning of this?" Aisha demanded the shop owner while pointing at the 'Going out of Business, Last Day' sign.

"Business has not been going to well." The shop owner said.

"What about Naruto?" Akari asked thinking of the spunky blonde.

"He disappeared, 3 years ago-" The store guy was cut off by someone stepping in that seemed to be vaguely familiar…

"We're saved!" The owner and the cook cheered. They obviously know an Uzumaki Naruto when they see one. So Aisha and Akari, sitting down when they thought the owner was going to tell the story of why Naruto disappeared, Naruto unexpectedly shows up finally ordered some ramen. When they finished their meal they realized that they had no money and couldn't pay for it. Just then Naruto stood up and paid for their meal for them.

"We're extremely grateful, but why?" Aisha asked puzzled.

"Let's just say, that you two remind me of some friends I had long, long ago." He said distantly.

"C'mon, it wasn't that long ago." Akari smirked.

Naruto's eyes widened as he realized that it was his long lost friends that he has been searching for, for three years were right in front of him.

"Why hello, Naruto." Akari said superiorly.

"Oh c'mon you weren't that polite." Naruto grinned.

"Stop flirting you two. Now, where can I find some kunai knives? I want to practice my aim, and I really miss that satisfying taste of metal." Aisha said.

"Oh wait. As fun as flirting with Akari and ignoring you, Aisha, is I have to report to the Hokage and get my new genin team." Naruto said. "Oh and here." He added while tossing a kunai knife to Aisha who skillfully plucked it out of the air with her teeth, then snapped a thumbs up.

"Go you think we can do this?" Aisha questioned as Akari and her had 1 hour to prepare for the genin graduating test.

"Just follow the hand seals and everything else and you'll ace it." Akari replied remembering Aisha's awesome skill to copy almost anything down to the very smallest detail.

"Right." Aisha nodded.

"Akari your first." A teacher said gruffly.

Sometime after that…

Both Aisha and Akari pass now wearing their headbands with pride as they walked to the meeting place of Naruto's other students. Rounding the corner first Aisha saw 3 rather bored kids sitting around.

"You're finally here!" The only girl exclaimed. She had green hair and black eyes. She was wearing her headband on her forehead pushing back her bangs. 'Great now they think I'm their sensei. I must look so retarded right now' Aisha though while a sweat drop formed.

"Sorry to burst your bubble kiddo but I'm not your sensei. I'm one of his other students. Plus the other person behind me isn't him either." Aisha said curtly.

The kids looked shocked because they thought that the mysterious lady wasn't their sensei and the other lady behind her crept up so quietly that they were so sure that the first lady didn't notice.

"I'm Kakahashi Akari and that's Nakayoshi Aisha." Akari said from behind Aisha.

"I'm Toriyama Midori, that's Mitsufuji Akira, and that's Yamakawa Kouji." Midori said. The other two boys just nodded.

"And your new Jounin sensei...UZUMAKI NARUTO!" Naruto shouted from above them. Everybody formed sweat drops.

"I'm Toriyama Midori." Midori said again.

"Mitsufuji Akira." The short boy with the glasses and spiky hair said.

"Yamakawa Kouji." The other boy with the bandana said.

"Alright. You already know Akari and Aisha right?" They nodded. "Good. So let's go!" Naruto said as he jumped down from the tree he was crouching on.