Jutsu

Time or separate place

"Conversation"

"Thoughts"

(A/N): I spend up time and past the intro part where Inuyasha and Naruto tell each other about their life, stuff, and blah, blah, blah.

Chapter 5: Konoha, Inuyasha's entrance!

Watching from afar…an unnerving entity

"Heh…he…" The evil voice chuckled. "This is the world of bijuu's." The malicious entity took a look around his new settings in his baboon cloak. "And what luck…a jinchurriki is already close by." He lifted his arms and swarms of killer insects flew in all directions.

"First…I must find some followers."

Akatsuki's Hideout…

Itachi and Kisame awakened from their meditation. Their chakra ties with the bodies were cut off.

"It appears that it didn't go as planned, Kisame-sama." Tobi, the young subordinate of Zetsu, commented.

"That dame nine-tailed jinchuriki!" Kisame hollered. "Even with 70 of our chakra they still took both of us down."

Forward in time…introductions made…

"So let me get this straight…" Inuyasha began, "you three are all so-called 'ninjas' and live in this supposed 'hidden village'?" Inuyasha's group still skeptical of Naruto's story. Kagome; Sango, the demon slayer; Miroku, the perverted monk; and Shippo, the young fox demon or kitsune were hitching a ride on Kirara.

"You must have a great life!" Shippo exclaimed. "All we do is just travel, but you guys get cool missions!"

"It isn't that great Shippo." Sakura, the kunoichi or female ninja of Team 7, explained. "We are always in constant danger, and usually lose our lives." Team 7 continued to leap from branch to branch, and Inuyasha the same.

Naruto glared at Inuyasha. Inuyasha glared back as well. Naruto quickens his pace, and so does Inuyasha. Soon, they were engaged in an all out race, and eventually let the rest of them behind.

"Inuyasha! Get back here!" Kagome angrily shouted.

"You dobe!" Sasuke shouted as well, "Get your stupid ass back here!"

"It can't be helped…" Miroku sighed. "Especially when someone makes fun of Inuyasha's ears. But those whisker marks on their friend's face are strange as well." Miroku commented.

"That's true…" Sango rubbed her chin. However, while pondering on the thought, a warm feeling came up her rear. Her face turned instantly red. Sango slowly turned her head, giving Miroku a glare of impending doom.

Sakura looked back to see his body soaring in the air. She sighed and decided to help him. She leapt through the canopy of the forest and caught Miroku's body. However, as soon as she landed on a tree, the same warm feeling rose up her rear, but this time the groping was under the skirt.

"You ASSHOLE!" Sakura through Miroku's body back into the air. She flexed her superpower-filled muscles and followed his body. Miroku opened his eyes and saw a very, very furious Sakura grinning maliciously. Her fist slammed into his gut. Blood spat from his mouth, and he could feel having almost all his ribs shattering in his chest. Miroku's body instantly dropped to the ground, and created a decent size crater. The rest of them, except for Naruto and Inuyasha whose way ahead of them, stopped to witness the spectacle.

"Sakura…" Sasuke arrived to see her handy work. "You over did it again."

"He had it coming!" She shouted back. She knew she had to heal the pervert, but she wouldn't like it. Kagome, Shippo, Sango, and Kirara came down to also see her work. Miroku was back on his feet in no time and they continued on their way to the hidden leaf village.

Ahead by about a mile…Naruto and Inuyasha…

Naruto and Inuyasha finally stopped to take a breather. "Not bad…dog ears…" Naruto said sarcastically.

"Not so bad yourself…whisker face." Inuyasha huffed.

They both fell on their asses to relax. However, as tired as they were, their determination to win was still as high as ever. Naruto quickly got back on his feet and jumped away, with Inuyasha following nearby.

"Hey dog ears!" Naruto shouted loudly. "How are going to win if you don't even know where the finish line is?"

"Feh, that won't matter in about a few minutes. I can smell the presence of people close by." Inuyasha commented. Within a matter of minutes, Naruto could see the gates of Konoha, his home village. He hasn't been there for a year.

"I wonder how much it has changed." Naruto thought. That place was home to him. Naruto closed his eyes to remember his past experiences in his home village. The academy, the first day of team 7, the chunin exams… "DAMMIT I'M STILL A GENIN!" This short reverie allowed Inuyasha to take the lead and finish first by the gates.

"You're really slow whisker face!" Inuyasha gloated. He laughed boastfully in Naruto's face. However, Naruto kept his calm disposition. Inuyasha noticed that Naruto was chuckling. "What's so funny?" Inuyasha glared at him. In an instant, Naruto was gone from his sight. Inuyasha rapidly looked in all direction, trying to find a trace of the blond shinobi. Then, he felt poking on his back shoulder. Inuyasha turned around to find Naruto's big grin.

"How'd…you were…now here?" Inuyasha rambled. "You were toying with me the whole time."

Naruto began to laugh boastfully a bit, and then calmed down. "Don't worry about it! But, we have to wait for our teammates first before we can enter." Naruto and Inuyasha took a seat and waited for their comrades. After a few minutes, the whole team finally arrived.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted angrily. "SIT!" With that, he plummeted to the ground. Sakura also whacked Naruto on the head with all her super strength.

"What was that for!" Naruto and Inuyasha shouted simultaneously.

"For being idiots running off like that!" Sakura shouted. Inuyasha gave them both very angry glares, Naruto only grinned sheepishly. "But we're here anyways." Sakura sighed. "Let's go, I've think team 7 has been away for too long." Sakura opened the iron gates and the entry to Konoha.

Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara looked in complete awe. The village was huge to them. They strolled in slowly, letting their eyes take in all the sights before them. Inuyasha could smell the bustling people. He took a look at the mountain standing above the village. Five faces were carved into mountainside. "Who are they?"

"They're the Hokages." Naruto explained. All eyes of Inuyasha's group meet on Naruto. "They're the top ninjas and leaders of the Hidden Village of Konoha. Four of them are deceased, but the fifth and current Hokage is Tsunade-baa-chan." Naruto continued to stare at the mountainside, remembering his own dreams. A large smile spread across his face.

"Hello?" Shippo waved his hands in front of Naruto, snapping him back to reality.

"Lost in your daydreams dobe?" Sasuke smirked. "I'm going to report to Hokage-sama that we have completed that training mission." Sasuke disappeared faster than a blink of an eye, leaving Naruto and Sakura with the newcomers.

"Hey Sakura." Sakura turned her attention to Naruto. "Your mother is probably anxious to see you. That one-year training mission is the longest you have ever been away from the village." A big grin spread across his face. "Don't worry about these guys; I'll make sure they will be fine!"

"Hey Naruto!" Shippo shouted while riding on Kagome's shoulder. "What about you? What about your family?"

Naruto's head and shoulders drooped. His smile disappeared as well. A sense of depression spread around Naruto. Sakura noticed his expression and decided to take her leave. But, Naruto bounced back and put another grin on his face. "Aren't you guys hungry? Do you like ramen?"

Inuyasha's ears immediately sprang up when he heard the word. "They've got ramen here!" He shouted.

"Yeah, at Ichiraku's! He makes the best ramen! Follow me!"

Hokage's Tower…

The days just seem to past by. Tsunade, the fifth Hokage, had laid her head on the piles of unfinished documents on her desk. Sasuke had just popped in to see her in the undignified position. He poked her head to make sure Tsunade was still alive.

"Huh…what?" She lifted her head up. Tsunade looked at the person in front of her desk with a half-awake blank stare. "Oh, Sasuke Uchiha. I see that the training mission went well. At least it's better than having you under house arrest for the rest of your life." Sasuke gave a very irritated look at Tsunade. He broke into a small chuckle.

"Anything interesting along the way?" Tsunade asked as she drank her very caffeinated coffee.

"We ran into my brother and met a demon." Tsunade spat her coffee all over her work after hearing the bluntness of the response.

"What? Where are they now!"

"We took care of them. It appeared that Akatsuki were interested in this demon, or half-demon, and his friends for some reason. We let the half-demon and his friends into the village for safety." Sasuke informed.

"Bring them here immediately. I want to make sure that everything is all right." Sasuke listened to Tsunade's command and left in a blink of an eye.

Ichiraku's Ramen Stand…

Inuyasha and Naruto were having another competition. Inuyasha loved the ramen made at the stand as much as Naruto. After seeing the amount of ramen Naruto can devour, Inuyasha demanded to see who can eat the most ramen.

"I'm" munch "going" munch "to" munch "lose" munch "to" munch "you" munch "whisker" "face" munch. Inuyasha mumbled out while trying to eat at the same time. After both of them finishing their tenth bowl, they could eat no more.

"Check…please…" Naruto mumbled. Ayame calculated the bill and handed it to Naruto. Naruto sighed after looking at the price and paid up a hefty amount of cash. Sasuke came in just in time to see both Naruto and Inuyasha fall off their seats.

"Yo dobe, Hokage-same wants to have a word with our friends here." Sasuke informed. Naruto waved his hand, signaling go ahead. Inuyasha and his group followed Sasuke to the Hokage Tower.

"Maybe I should head home. Damn…ate too much…" Naruto felt too full to jump over the buildings so he took the road back.

The village hadn't changed much while his team was away. He wanted to go sightseeing in his home village. Everyone he knew seemed to have grown up a lot. That made Naruto even more excited to be back in the village. Along the way he met some familiar faces.

"Shikamaru! Chouji!" His two long time friends were having a conversation with their backs turned towards Naruto. Naruto shouted, interrupting their discussion. "It's great to see you two!"

"Hey!" Shikamaru greeted. "If it isn't the most troublesome guy I know! How's your little extra year-long expedition away from Konoha?"

"Great!" Naruto shouted again. "So…when are the next Chunin exams?" Shikamaru's and Chouji's mouth both dropped to the ground, realizing that after almost four years, he was still a genin.

"You're seriously still a genin!" Chouji yelled. "Even Shikamaru and Hinata have become Jounins!"

Naruto eyes widened seeing how much he was left behind by the Rookie Nine and Team Gai he grew up with. Not only Neji, but Shikamaru and Hinata have reached the top level of ninjas. A smile appeared at the corners of his lips. "So, the laziest guy in Konoha has suppressed me in ranking. And Hinata, great job! I always knew you were strong."

"Thanks for informing me! I should head home!" Naruto pulled out his special kunai. Shikamaru took a quick glance at the oddly shaped kunai before Naruto's body disappeared in a flash before them. They both blinked once and he was already gone. Chouji spun his head around, looking for any signs of the blond shinobi. Shikamaru stood there, knowing fully what had happened.

An air void opened in an apartment and Naruto landed in his room. Naruto took a look around, letting the sight of his home be ingested by his eyes. Even though it was small and dusty, it was the only true home Naruto knew. Naruto lay on his bed and rested his worn out body. When he woke up, the sun was setting. He went to his opened window to take a look at the plant he started growing before he left for the training mission. It had grown about a foot high and a floor had bloomed on top. He sniffed the flower. The aroma of the flower made him sneeze. When he opened his eyes, he saw another familiar person walking down the street, carrying some flowers. Naruto decided to greet the person. He pulled out his kunai and flashed into the air void.

Hinata was walking down the street towards the run-down apartment building where Naruto lived. She heard from Shikamaru that Naruto and his team arrived home in the afternoon. She also found out from Shikamaru that Naruto has a very powerful new jutsu. She gathered some courage to buy flowers and was going to leave them at his doorstep. Hinata promised herself that she wouldn't faint as long as nothing surprising happens. She then felt a hand on her shoulders and heard his voice. The flowers slipped out of her hands, and she instantly fainted, falling backwards.

Naruto stopped Hinata's fall and gave her a very confused and concerned look. Her face was completely red again. "Why does she have to be all weird like this when I'm around?" Naruto also noticed the flowers that she dropped. "Wonder who they're for?" Naruto decided to bring her in to make sure she'll be alright. He laid her on his bed and went into his kitchen to fetch an ice pack. Hinata looked like she had a fever.

After a short while, Hinata slowly opened her pale white eyes. The first thing she saw was a dingy ceiling above her. She tilted her head to see where she was. Hinata's face flushed again when she realized she was in Naruto's apartment. "Na…Naruto-kun?" She slowly muttered. Naruto was sleeping on a chair close to the bed. Hinata gazed at his peaceful face. To her, after not seeing him for so long, he looked even more handsome. She pushed herself up onto the bed and looked around the apartment. This was the first time she has ever been in Naruto's home, and it saddened her. The condition of the inside was very poor, even worse than the outside. "Why should Naruto-kun have to live in a place like this?" Hinata wondered. She stepped on the floor and made the wood creak. Naruto started stirring after hearing the sound.

"Hinata?" Naruto muttered. He lifted his head to see Hinata already awake. "Sorry for surprising you back there."

"Oh…don't…don't worry Naruto-kun." Hinata slowly said. "I…should be going now." Hinata attempted to make a quick exit.

"Hey wait! You forgot your flowers!" Naruto shouted. Hinata stopped as she was about to turn the doorknob.

"They're…they're for you…Naruto-kun."

"Really! Thanks Hinata! These would go great with the one I'm growing now!"

"You…you like to grow flowers?" Hinata asked surprisingly.

"Yeah! I like to have plants around." Naruto pulled out an empty vase and put water and the flowers into them. "They don't run away or try to hurt you…" He said solemnly. Hinata lowered her eyes again. She always knew that when Naruto was young, nobody liked him. The children that Naruto tried to make friends with always hurt him. The adult villagers hurt him as well.

"I had many more plants the third Hokage used to let me go in his own garden, but after I made friends, I gave them away, to show the bonds I developed with them." He placed the vase by the open window and grabbed his own plant. "I guess I can give you this!" He happily handed the plant he was growing to Hinata. Hinata gasped at the gift handed to her. "Think of it as a present for becoming a Jounin!"

"Tha…thank you Naruto-kun." Hinata held the plant close to her as she closed Naruto's door. Her face was as bright red as Rudolph's nose. She staggered across the hall, completely overwhelmed at what just happened.

Naruto took a look at his clock. It was getting late and Naruto didn't have dinner yet. His stomach growled as if a beast hadn't eaten for a week. Naruto turned his stove on and began boiling water for his instant cup of ramen. He reclined in his chair and pondered on today's events.

"Why were Akatsuki after those guys? What do they want?" Naruto heard his kettle boiling and switched the stove off. He poured the hot water into the ramen cup and let it sit for a bit. Then, Naruto heard some rustling outside his window. He turned around and saw the young kitsune, Shippo, tumbling into his apartment through the window, breaking Naruto's vase of flowers in the process.

"What the Hell! What are you doing here!" Naruto shouted. Shippo scratched the back of his head. He looked down and saw the vase he had broken. Naruto was now very pissed off.

"Sorry about your girlfriend's flowers…" Shippo grinned innocently.

"She's not my girlfriend! Wait a minute…how long was you spying on me?" Naruto gave an angry glare at Shippo. Shippo put on an even bigger innocent-looking grin.

"About the past half hour…" Shippo said. Naruto was about to unleashing his rage on the little fox demon, but two familiar voices were calling for the young kitsune. Then, Inuyasha with Kagome on his back popped into the window, glaring at Shippo.

"You know how long Kagome and I have been looking for you!" He shouted furiously and smashed the young demon on the head with his fist, causing Kagome to "sit" him. Which in turn, caused Inuyasha to argue with Kagome, and Shippo entered into the dispute. Naruto, completely confused, decided to let their feud cool off on it's on.

"So this is where you live?" Kagome took a look at the dwelling of Naruto. Kagome looked disgusted at the poor condition the apartment was in.

"You don't have very good hygiene do you?" Inuyasha insulted. Naruto decided to let it slide, for it somewhat true.

"Where's your mom?" Shippo added. "This place would be a lot cleaner if you had someone to help you. But, it looks like this place is meant for one person." Shippo looked at Naruto's depressed face, wondering what had he done wrong.

"Shippo, don't ask those type of questions." Kagome scolded.

"No…" Naruto interrupted. "It's fine. I don't have any parents of siblings, but it doesn't affect me." Naruto replaced his depress visage with a happy grin.

"I'm so sorry. We didn't know. Did they die in a fight?" Kagome spoke.

"No, I never knew my parents. But, life's been good for the most part! That's what really matters." Naruto replied. "How did it go with Tsunade-baa-chan?"

"It went fine. She said we can stay at her place until we can sort out this mess." Kagome said. "Since we found Shippo, I think we should head back for the night." Shippo and Inuyasha agreed to that; it had been a long day.

"See ya later whisker-face. And get ready to have your ass kicked tomorrow." Inuyasha taunted him.

"Yeah right dog-ears!" Naruto snickered. Kagome and Shippo jumped on Inuyasha's back and took off, getting ready for what's in store for them in the future.

Chapter 5's done. That took a really long time to type. Sorry for the delay. All the schoolwork and athletic football practicing has taken a toll on my free time. For those reviewing, thank you, but please RxR. Also, can you check for correct grammar, spelling, prefixes, and suffixes? You guys can all so send in your thoughts of new missions involving both Naruto and Inuyasha characters. You guys can also inform me on other abilities Naraku and Inuyasha have. I'm not too familiar with those characters, but I do know that Naraku uses barriers, poison, insects, and absorbing other demonic powers, and Inuyasha can use Wind Scar, Red Tetsaiga, Diamond Tetsaiga, and Dragon-scaled Tetsaiga. I also want to explain the timeline where this story coincides with the Manga (spoiler). In chapter 310, Sai stated that they had about 6 months to save Sasuke. This story starts off a year after that 6 month interval, where Naruto saves Sasuke, and another 1 year interval where Team 7 took their training mission to get stronger. The training mission will come into play more in-depth later on. Coming up is a new mission in the Land of Waves. Old enemies reappear from both sides in the later chapters.