A/N: A slightly longer chapter as I will not be focusing on this story again for at least 10 more days, sp enjoy.
Naruto had awoken to a pale white room on a mostly soft bed and clean walls. It took him almost no time to put together that he was in the hospital. Looking around he saw nothing, the room was bare, as he had no family to come and wait by his side or even wish him good health. Looking out the window, are could tell that the night was over as the first rays of the sun emerged from behind the cascade of clouds. There was a knock on the door and before Naruto could say anything, the door opened to reveal Hiruzen, or the Third Hokage. Naruto smiled at the aged man and said, "Old Man Hokage, what are you doing here?"
Hiruzen chuckled and said, "Can't an old man come and visit a dear friend when he is in the hospital?" Naruto beamed at the description that was given to him by the older man, who said "So, do you remember anything about the situation that ended with you here Naruto?" Unwilling to admit that he had a perfect memory of the event, Naruto shook his head and Hiruzen let out a strong sign of relief. And said, "I am glad to hear that there was no lasting damage or reminders of this night Naruto,"
Naruto smiled and said, "Yeah me too, what happens that to the people that tried to hurt me Old Man Hokage?" Hiruzen grimaced and said, "Well Naruto, they are either getting their minds check for anything wrong or their memories wiped." Naruto grit his teeth and though 'How could he do this to me, he never once looked my way and those that attacked me are free to go? Well it is too late for the villagers of this village. I guess I am some trash.' and with that Naruto's mind was made up and that was that he was going to treat the villagers like they treat me.
Present Day:
D Rank missions were nothing new to Naruto, they were basically what he lived off of for over 4 years. So, he was used to them, his teammates on the other hand weren't sure what to expect. To say that they were let down and disappointed at their first mission, would be an understatement.
The newly minted Team 7 met up at Training Ground 7 at 8 AM, like Kakashi asked. They waited for 15 minutes before Kakashi showed up in a puff of smoke.
"Okay team, we are going to have a set schedule for the first 6 weeks of our time together. We will take mission in the morning, we will finish by around 9:30-10 AM. After that we'll break for a break and met back here at 10:30. From 10:30 to 1PM, we will train on whatever I decide we need to work on. At that time, we will break for lunch and met back here for physical training from 2 PM to 4 PM. We will do this for 6 weeks, every single day. There will be no if's, and's, or but's."
Naruto nodded pleased with the training plan that they were setting. Sasuke didn't say anything, but he too was pleased with the set up. Only Sakura felt anything remotely negative, as she felt nervous and was scared, she had never trained at an elite level in anything physical, but here she was being asked to do multiple hours of what was going to be without a doubt intense exercises.
Hearing no complaints from his Genin charges, Kakashi motioned for them to follow him, as he led them through the village to the Mission Registry. The team entered the assignment room and saw Iruka, the Chunin from the academy who was their last Sensei, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage.
"Ah Kakashi, it is good to see you, I trust that you and your team are well." Said the Old Hokage
"Well enough for the moment, Team 7 is here for their first mission." Replied Kakashi, gesturing to his team standing behind him.
Iruka waved at Sasuke and Sakura, getting a wave back from Sakura and a slight dipping of the head to Sasuke. He didn't look at the tall blond who was standing next to them, but if he had, he would have seen the Blond had icy eyes directed towards the Hokage. The Hokage didn't back down or look away, and Kakashi could only wonder what the cause of the tension between the two was.
"Hmm, first mission, what do you think your team is capable of doing at the moment?" asked Iruka as he looked through the mission requests forms.
"Hmm, I say something simpler than normal, how about a P-52?"
"Let me check to see if I have one of those" replied Iruka.
Sasuke and Sakura both looked confused at the code, but Naruto broke his staring contest with the old man and looked at Iruka.
"I think a P-52 or a RR-17 would be prefer for a first mission as a team" said the blond ninja.
"Yes, either of those would be perfect, good idea Naruto." Said Kakashi, cosigning the idea.
"Well, you are in luck, I have both of those. Now, which one would you prefer?"
Naruto shrugged and looked to Kakashi to decide. The man with one visible eye, looked at his other 2 charges before saying "the RR-17 seems like the best choice for the moment, don't want to tire them out."
Iruka nodded and handed them the RR-17 scroll and Kakashi accepted it and the team left the room.
The Third Hokage signed. 'It seems that no matter what, he still holds that's distain for me. I wonder how long will take for your son to forgive me, Minato?'
Team 7 had exited the building and the Genin had gathered around their Sensei, with 2 of the Genin wondering what their mission was.
Kakashi broke the seal on the scroll and reviewed the exact details, before tossing the scroll to Sasuke.
"Resources Reviewing – 17: Weapon Cataloging" the Uchiha read out loud.
"Yup, your first mission is to head to the location on the scroll and do the inventory for the shop. Failure to do so correctly, will result in no pay and you re-doing the task until you do it correctly." Said Kakashi.
Naruto nodded, used to these mission, while Sasuke and Sakura were trying to process the fact that they were being used to do basic labors. They followed Naruto silently, sulking as they realized that the mission they had been assigned wasn't what they had expected or hoped for.
The shop hadn't been too far away, and Naruto lead the way to the store. Greeting the owner with familiarity, Naruto explained that they had been assigned the mission. The owner nodded and pointed to the back. Naruto gestured for the other 2 to follow him into the back-storage room.
He created 2 shadow clones and pointed to his teammates and said, "I don't know about you guys, but these missions are how I support myself. My clones will provide you with instructions and directions on anything you have issues with. This is so that we can complete this mission correctly, the first time."
And just like that, they got to work. They listed what weapons and tools that the shop had, how many there was of each item, how many the shop was supposed to have, what the difference was between the reported number and the actual number, what the shop needed to replace because of low numbers, what the shop had to report because of faulty or damaged items, cleaning the areas that the items were being kept, cleaning the items that they were cataloging, cleaning the rest of the storage room of any dust, and finally what the shop was selling them for compared to how much they cost to restock in the store.
It was more math than Sasuke was used to doing and Naruto's clone helped him out a lot with some of the more finer details of their assigned mission. Sakura on the other hand, took to the job like a fish in water and finished early enough that she was able to help Sasuke finish his portion. Naruto finished before both of them, having done this type of mission more than once before.
It took them close to an hour to finish to the mission. They even doubled checked it before they got the shop owner to come and take a look at their work. He nodded over their work, checking to make sure that everything was correct. He gave them the thumbs up on the job and handed Naruto the payment. Naruto nodded and they trio of Genin left the shop to find Kakashi waiting outside, leaning against the tree and reading his orange book.
"Look at that, 9:43 AM, right between our target mission ending time. Now the more important part, did you get paid for the mission?" the silver haired man asked
Naruto nodded and handed the payment to Kakashi, who opened it and counted to make sure that everything was accounted for. Reaching into the envelope, Kakashi pulled out 500 Ryo and handed 150 to Sasuke and Sakura and 200 to Naruto.
Before the other two could complain about the difference in payment, Kakashi spoke.
"Naruto has been a ninja longer than either of you two, therefore he gets paid a higher rate than either of you. Now it isn't drastically difference, since the three of you are all Genin, but if we all went on a C Rank mission that required us to travel outside the village, I would get paid 6000 Ryo while Naruto would make 1750 and you two would make 1125 each.
If Naruto was a Chunin, he would make double what either of you make with the amount of years being under his belt. Remember, that pay is based on many factors. I have been an active roster for almost 22 years since I was 5. Naruto has been taking D Ranked missions for 5 years, this was literally your first mission. When Naruto eventually get promoted to Chunin, his salary will be multiplied by 1.5, and that would put him at double either of your rates."
The long explanation made sense to Sasuke and Sakura, the more years you put in, the more you get paid, with each rank having its own pay range.
"Okay, we will be meeting up at 10:30 AM at our training ground. Do not be late or you will be punished." Said Kakashi before he disappeared in a burst of leaves.
"I will also see you guys back at the training grounds as well, I have to pick some stuff up for my apartment, and we have a 45-minute break. This is probably the best time for me to do it" said Naruto as he too, disappeared in the same manner as the trio of Genin's Sensei had, in a burst of leaves.
Naruto reappeared on the roof a specific building in the Shopping District that ninja was allowed to Shunshin to without facing a fine from the Chunin Police Squad that over saw the area. The Civilian side of the village council may not have much of the power, but they were able to stop Shinobi in the village from leaving leaves everywhere they went.
Hopping down from the rooftop, Naruto landed in the street and looked up and down the block, looking for the new home good store that he had saw on one of his mission in the middle of the village.
Seeing the shop, Naruto entered the store named "Simply Home". It was a store that supposedly sold items that were more suited for the strength of a Shinobi rather than a normal civilian. Upon entering, Naruto walked right over to the sign that said, "Custom order".
"Hi, I would like to order a bed frame, if that is possible" Naruto told the store attendant
"No problem sir, what size bed do you have?" as the store worker started to write up his order.
"I have an 8 by 8 bed, I need the bed to have chakra absorbing seals on it." Said Naruto
"Okay, so 8 by 8 and chakra absorbing seals, what type of wood would you like?"
"Um, something solid and strong"
"Hmm, I think we will go with double re-enforced pine wood."
"Sounds good"
"Here is your order form, you can pay over there"
Naruto nodded and walked over to the cashier while looking at his order only to literally bump into someone.
"What the he-. Oh, it's you Naruto" said a female voice, one that Naruto knew well enough.
"Hana, what are you doing here?"
"I'm ordering a new dog bed, I got one at another place and the little fucker ripped it to shreds while I was working at the Vet. One of my friends recommended this place to me, so here I am." Explained Hana.
Naruto nodded in understanding and decided that since he still had 38 minutes, he might as well wait with his friend. Hana placed her specific order and the two of them marched over to the cashier together.
"Okay, so your bed frame total is 175 Ryo, and her dog bed is 115 Ryo. By the way, you two make a cute couple" said the teen aged cashier as she looked at the two ninja.
Naruto laughed, and Hana snickered, before they both denied the claims by the cashier.
"No, this knucklehead next to me is my friend from the Academy, we graduated together. Although I am technically his boss, he still hasn't gotten that promotion. But we are not a couple, I would wear him out" said Hana.
Naruto scoffed "Please, with my chakra levels, you would leave crawling on all fours like a dog. I don't date this girl because she once tried to pants me during lunch, and her dog tried to bite me. Can't date someone who doesn't understand a boy and his connection with his pants."
The cashier let out a squeal and said, "My god, the two of you need to get a room. The sexual tension is killing me."
Naruto pulled out 300 Ryo and told the teen girl to keep the change before he and Hana walked out of the shop.
"So, Naruto what are you doing at the moment?"
"I am about to head back to my apartment and drop my receipt off before I go rejoin my team."
"I heard that they finally gave you a team, I bet they force them into the Chunin Exams immediately and you get that promotion. Then, from there, you'll probably be on the face track to hit Jonin. I give it a year before you reach the elite status around here, you were always much too good to be held back like you were."
"Thank you, Hana, I finish team training at 1 PM, have an hour-long break before we continue doing anything."
"Hmm, me and some of my friends were going to grab Lunch at 12:45, you should swing by. It would be nice to have you meet the rest of my friends, and it would get you to do something over than train."
"You know what, sure. I would love to join you and your friends for lunch. I think you only want me to come because I always pay for anything you get when we are together."
"What? Me? Take advantage of your kindness? No! Never! We're going to be at the Jasmine Dragon by the Payroll building. It is kind of pricy, I would bring 450+. See ya then" said Hana as she left.
Naruto shook his head and sighed, before he did as he said he would do. He went back to his apartment and dropped of his receipt in his fireproof save. He also grabbed some more money, 600 Ryo and stuffed it into his toad wallet. Grabbing some of his more useful equipment, Naruto made his way back to Training Grounds 7.
He arrived at 10:20 and knew that there was nothing else he could but wait. Grabbing a leaf off of the tree closest to him and began to focus his chakra in manner that caused leaf in his hand to become extremely soggy.
"That's quite the interesting trick Naruto, if I do say so myself. That is some pretty advanced elemental manipulation that you have." Said Kakashi from behind Naruto.
"It is easier to do with this leaf because there is a small portion of water already inside of the leaf. I can use that small amount to enhance my ability to make water element based chakra." Replied Naruto
"I've seen you use Wind, Lightning, and now Water based chakra. That is a powerful trio for you have. Where did you learn those from?"
"I learned them by myself, I figured that with all of this extra time that I had without a team, I would at least make myself the best version of myself. You've seen some of what I can do, almost all of that is self taught."
"Hmm, what about the help the Hokage gave you?" asked Kakashi.
"The Hokage cares more about himself and his own goals than the wellbeing of an individual such as myself. My few lessons with him were short and to the point, but they weren't for my betterment. They were to teach me a lesson of what I can't achiever." Said Naruto bitterly.
Any question Kakashi was about to ask, died in his throat when Sakura and Sasuke both arrived in the training grounds. Understanding that it must be close to 10:30, Kakashi slipped back into Sensei mode and addressed all three of the Genin.
"Now, I will have you spar lightly with myself, to gauge your abilities. We will be going through the main 3 categories of Shinobi Abilities. That means Taijustu, Genjustu, and Ninjustu. I say we allow Sakura to go first." Said Kakashi.
Naruto jumped ove r to Sasuke and they both took a couple of steps back to allow Sakura and Kakashi to stand alone.
"Ready whenever you are" said Kakashi.
Sakura nodded and rushed Kakashi and started to attack the Jonin with a strictly Academy Standard Taijustu. It was textbook perfect, and that was the problem. Kakashi easily weaved in and out of her thrown blows and started actively blocking her punches and kicks as soon as they were launched.
Stopping the Taijustu portion of the evaluation, Kakashi motioned to the girl for her to move on to the Genjustu part of the test. Sakura did much better on that part of the test. She used several low level Genjustu that still managed to trap Kakashi for mere seconds. However, Kakashi knew that second or two, was all a real Shinobi would need in the real world. A single second unaware and your life was over, and nothing would be able to change that.
Finally, Sakura was told to show Kakashi whatever Ninjustu that she knew. While his expectations were pretty low, he didn't think that she would literally only know 4 Justu. Sakura knew how to perform the Substitution Justu, but only with objects that weighed up to 40 pounds and nothing too small. She knew how to make clones, the basic illusion crafted useless ones that everyone else knew from the Academy. And she knew how to Henge into other people, just like every 10 year old who ever went to the Ninja Academy.
Her only saving grace was that she knew an old old Justu from the First Shinobi War. Sakura knew the Fire Style: Spitting Embers Justu. While it was basically a glorified version of the Campfire Justu that every Chunin was taught, the Spitting Embers Justu had the ability to light almost anything on fire. It was not strong or realty fast, but the slow burn was something that could be used.
Kakashi wasn't pleased with her abilities, but he also wasn't discouraged by her abilities either. She was basically a blank slate, something for him to build and mold into a proper Shinobi. All in all, Sakura at this point was a solid D+/C- rated Genin, something Kakashi was going to change really quickly.
Sasuke went next, and again, Kakashi started off with Taijustu. Sasuke has solid Taijustu skill, but it lacked something that Kakashi knew about. Sasuke used the Uchiha Clan Taijustu Style, something that nobody had a problem with since it was his birthright as an Uchiha. However, the drawback of the exclusive Taijustu style was that it needed a Sharingan to be used in its most effective form.
Sasuke lacked a Sharingan at the moment, something that Kakashi couldn't change at the moment. So Kakashi, while impressed with his commitment to his family and their personal style, was going to introduce a more balanced Taijustu form to Sasuke. At the very least, until Sasuke managed to gain his Sharingan, and that was kind of a big IF at this point.
Sasuke's Genjustu ability was terrible, his illusions didn't take hold and when they did they were noticeably noticeable. This was expected as males rarely received any type of Genjustu help in the Academy as it wasn't seen as something a male would specialize in.
Sasuke's Ninjustu was not that much larger than Sakura's. Sasuke knew the basic Academy 3 Justu and then 3 other Justu. While Kakashi knew that Sasuke knew the Fire Style: Great Fireball Justu, Kakashi was surprised to learn that Sasuke knew 2 other fire Justu. Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Justu was not anything to sneeze at, especially from a newly minted Genin. The last Justu had Kakashi raising an eyebrow because it wasn't something Sasuke should have access to, let alone be able to perform.
Fire Style: Flame Dragon Bullet was a B Ranked Fire Justu, something that few Chunin were allowed to learn through the archives, and Kakashi was sure that no Genin or Academy Student had access to the Justu Vault hidden away underneath the Hokage's Tower.
Sasuke was a much more prepared ninja than Sakura was. His Taijustu was great enough for a Genin, but only average for a person who had been a Shinobi as long as Naruto. His Genjustu was downright terrible, he would need more instruction of the topic, besides how to dispel Genjustu. His Ninjustu ability was beyond solid for a new Genin and would grow over the next 6 months before the Chunin Exams that would be held in Konoha.
All in all, Sasuke was a strong B+/A- Rated Genin. That may seem high, but a A+ rated Genin is only a C- rated Chunin.
Now, the person that Kakashi was most looking forward to, Naruto Uzumaki. The Taijustu evaluation went better than Kakashi had thought possible. Naruto used a mixture of styles to create a whirlwind of punches and kick, that seemingly came from everywhere. Naruto struck hard, fast, and most importantly with conviction. Naruto didn't hesitate like Sakura did at several times nor did he slow down to think like Sasuke had, he attacked and attacked until he was put on defense.
Naruto's Genjustu was weird. He didn't use Genjustu on Kakashi, instead he leaked chakra out in waves, and each wave managed to catch Kakashi for a brief half second. It worked to a certain point, as each wave recast a Genjustu, so as Kakashi broke the first illusion, he was put back into another illusion. It wasn't subtle nor was it any type of standard for Genjustu, but it worked. Naruto also had no problem breaking the illusions that Kakashi put him under, a surprise for someone who had so much chakra. Usually people with massive chakra reserves complained that finding a sliver of someone's chakra inside their open of chakra was like asking someone to remember a single leaf inside of a massive forest.
Moving past the weird use of Genjustu, Kakashi was interested to see the Ninjustu ability of Naruto. And Kakashi found that he was not disappointed or let down by his blond Genin. Naruto created 2 shadow clones, already bringing up his Ninjustu pool to the best of the 3 Genin. What Kakashi witnessed next was something that he never expected. The shadow clones plus Naruto each casted a different elemental Justu.
Fire Style: Great Blaze Ball
Water Style: Great Gunshot
Wind Style: Divine Wind
The sphere of fire shot out of one Naruto's mouth and Kakashi knew that the techniques was the better version of the Great Fireball Justu. The bullet of water left another Naruto's mouth and hit the massive ball of fire. The result was an explosion of strong winds and smoke. Finally, the wind Justu came in blowing the smoke away and negating the rest of the strong winds from the explosion.
Naruto had strong Taijustu skills beyond what almost any single Genin would be expected to have. His Genjustu while weird and unique, worked for the most part and that is all that matters. Also, Naruto could use 3 of the elemental chakra natures to a level that showed that he was nearing mastering them. It was getting harder and harder to believe that this type of Shinobi was just left on the shelf per say.
Why had the village not put a person with this level of skill to work sooner? Kakashi wasn't sure, but he was interested in finding out. All in all, Naruto was a B+/A- rated Chunin who was stuck as a Genin. It didn't do Naruto justice to simply name him a A+ rated genin when he was so much better than any normal Genin.
Kakashi checked his alarm clock and saw that it was already 12:45. The evaluations had taken a bit more of the team's time than he had thought it would, but he had to deliver his evaluations to the Hokage. He also probably would ask about the Naruto thing, but he would work up to that.
"Alright team, I will be letting you go 13 minutes today, as we break from lunch. Now normally, I could care less about what you eat, but I want a receipt if you buy something or a list of ingredients if you make something. I don't want to hear any complaining right now, I will explain why I am doing this later." Kakashi muttered before he disappeared in a burst of leaves.
Naruto shrugged, he had heard weirder request before, while Sasuke and Sakura both looked confused about why they would be asked to do such a thing.
"So Sasuke, do you want to eat lunch with me?" asked Sakura as she bat her eyes at her crush.
"No" came the short reply from the Uchiha
"Oh okay." Said the rejected girl
"Hey, what about you, Naruto? Do you want to eat lunch with me?" Sakura asked, this time more as teammates and friends than any romantic manner.
"Sorry, I have plans to eat lunch with a friend" said Naruto
The way Naruto said "Friend", made both Sasuke and Sakura realize that Naruto didn't view them as friends. Naruto saw them as teammates and nothing more, and in a way it kind of made sense. Naruto was older and obviously a much more skilled individual than either of the two new Genin, they just didn't realize that it was more of a work relationship rather than a budding friendship.
The two younger Genin watched their older teammate disappear in a burst of leaves, just like their sensei had.
"Okay Sakura, I will have lunch next to you, but if I hear one squeal, I am leaving" muttered Sasuke.
Naruto reappeared on the edge of the village, landing on the road that led to the training grounds used by Jonin Sensei. It was also close to where he needed to be, as it put him near the main road. As he walked down the street, he watched the civilians walk from and into the numerous stores that lined the street. Naruto felt bubbling anger build as he saw the people who used to treat him badly, move about as free as they wished to be.
He finally stopped walking, in front of a sizable building that was the Jasmine Dragon. Naruto entered the restaurant and immediately spotted a group of four people. Walking over to the group, Hana noticed him and waved at him. Naruto moved around the table and took a seat next to his Dog affiliated friend. It was only after Naruto had taken a seat, did he notice who else was at the table.
Besides Hana who Naruto knew, two of the four people at the table were unknown to him. There was girl with pale skin, white eyes, and long black hair. She was also hearing the standard Jonin uniform and had her headband tied around her forehead, Naruto didn't know this girl. Nor the girl next to her, as she wore the same standard uniform, but tired her headband around her bicep. She had shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes, with a normal pale skin tone that the people of Konoha had. Naruto did however, know the other lady in the group, her purple hair in up in spiky bun, the mesh shirt with the orange skirt and an open trench coat. She also had a kunai hidden up her sleeve, ready for use at any time, yes Naruto unfortunately knew Anko.
"Ah, look who it is guys, it's whiskers." Said the purple haired woman
"Nice to see you too Anko, I trust all is well" replied the blond
"You're no fun Naruto with all of this professionalism, lighten up." Replied Anko as she pointed her chopstick at Naruto.
"Anko enough, you know what happens if you go barking up this tree. Last time Naruto was nice enough to take you to the hospital, he might not be feeling so kind this time and I refuse to do it. Anyway, Naruto these are some of my friends, this is Kohari Hyuuga" Hana said as she pointed at the woman with the headband around her head.
"And this is Kagomi Hoki" this time pointing at the brown-haired woman as Hana finished introducing Naruto to her friends.
"Nice to meet you ladies, my name is Naruto Uzumaki."
"We know who you are, Hana can't stop talking about you almost every time the two of you bump into each other." Said Kohari
Hana growled as she turned a shade of red that Naruto had never seen before, but Naruto ignored the teasing and looked at Kagomi.
"Your last name is Hoki, is that from the Hoki clan?"
"You know of us?" asked the Hoki clan member
"Yes, your clan is one of the greatest users of medical Justu in the world, it would do well to know of a group so large and so skilled."
"Thanks, but clan member numbers take a massive hit in recent years, soon we might have to teach our techniques to outsiders, just to make sure that they get passed on."
"That's a shame" and Naruto really believed that it was a shame.
Just then the waiter came over and said "Is your party ready to order?"
"No, we are still waiting for one more" said Hana
"How about just ordering some drinks and I will bring some bread by" said the Waiter.
The group agreed and all placed their various drinking orders with Hana placing two of her drinks, one for her mystery friend as well. If he was being completely honest, Naruto hadn't even realized that there was an empty chair to his immediate right until Hana brought up that they were waiting for someone.
"So, Naruto I heard that they finally placed you on a team, is that true?" asked Anko
"Yes, I guess they decided that I was better suited in the field than sitting at home training" replied the blond ninja
"Sorry, I'm late guys, but I had to answer some questions for my Genin" said a familiar voice to the group of people at the table. Naruto glanced towards who said it before he realized that he did know the person who said it. The friend of Hana's, that was running late was Kurenai Yuhi. The raven haired beauty was covered in a light layer of sweat and her clothes had seen better days, because although they were clean, they also had several claw mark slashes in them. It was bad, to the point that the bandage made dress looked ready to fall off at any given moment.
Kurenai moved to sit in the only open seat, next to Naruto. She was in the process of sitting down, when the wooden chair snagged the back of her dress. The result was that when she sat all the way down, the dress ripped all the way down her back and her dress fell forward off of her body. This lead to the entire table getting a view of her in just her shorts, that they couldn't even see. . Kurenai felt a slight breeze and looked down only to see that the other people at the table now knew about her lack of a bra. She turned bright red from her face down to her stomach, but before she could do anything a small smoke bomb went off and when the smoke cleared seconds later, she was wearing an orange and black jacket that was zipped up all the way.
Naruto was now wearing a tight black t-shirt and everyone was surprised at how fast he managed to fix the situation for Kurenai. A waiter came over, with the manager standing in the distance, and asked "What was the cause of that smoke bomb?"
Naruto raised his hand and replied with, "Sorry sir, I was leaning back, and it slipped out of my leg pouch, I will pay for any inconveniences' that it may have caused, you can add it to our bill"
The waiter looked to his boss and got a nod and took their orders. It wasn't until after the waiter left with their orders that Kurenai even looked at Naruto.
"Thank you Naruto, I'm surprised that you managed to move so quickly, you did it without me even feeling or realizing what you were doing until you finished."
"Well, I had to act fast, can't have the entire restaurant seeing you naked"
"I think that it was some amazingly fast thinking Naruto. I honestly don't know if any of us would have been able to react as fast" commented Hana
"Hana has a point, I was more dumbfounded by the rack on Mrs. Genjustu over here" the crude Anko said
"Anko, you know that you're not allowed to talk like that at any meal time, we had an agreement. And you know as well as I do, it is Ms. Genjustu, not Mrs." Retorted Kurenai.
"Oh, does that mean you dumped Asuma" asked Kagomi, hoping to catch some gossip.
"Well, we are on a break right now, mostly because he's an idiot" muttered Kurenai.
Naruto leaned back in his chair and just listened, hoping to hear something that would allow him to profuse his feelings for the red eyed Genjustu user. Nobody else seemed to notice his lack of engagement in the conversation besides Hana, who was watching Naruto and Kurenai with interest.
"So, what did the bearded one do this time?" asked Kohari, as she sipped her lemon tea
"He thought that a good way to celebrate my promotion to Jonin was to go to a mixed bathing Hot Spring. He said that it would loosen me up for later that night."
Even Naruto winced as he realized that Asuma had said the wrong thing. That poor stupid man, what had he done.?
With Kakashi and Hiruzen
Kakashi stood before the Hokage handing in his report on the abilities of his Genin, but more importantly, Naruto.
"He's progressed to the point that he can use 3 elements without any issues, that's further than I would have guessed. He always was a strong person, mentally and physically."
"No offense Lord Hokage, but what is your issue with Naruto that would make you want reports on him? He is a highly skilled ninja, we honestly could have used someone like him a long time ago."
"Kakashi, what I am about to tell you is a secret that I cannot afford to have leave this room. If it does, I will immediately have you executed in public for treason, do you still wish to proceed?"
Kakashi didn't say anything, but he gave a slight nodding of the head. Hiruzen flashed through some hand signs and the silencing seal in the Hokage's office were put to use.
"Naruto Uzumaki is not a loyal Shinobi of Konoha, is he a threat to the people of this village."
Kakashi's eye widen and he was shocked to hear such a thing.
"Are you sure sir? I mean if he is unfit for duty, than maybe he shouldn't be on an active roster, if he is a threat to his fellow Shinobi"
"That right there lays the issue, Kakashi. Naruto is fit for duty, he is of no danger to his fellow Shinobi nor has he had a complaint in the 5 years that he has been taking D Rank Missions inside of the village."
"Then I don't see the issue then, Lord Hokage. What is the problem is he's a model ninja?"
"The issue is that Naruto will not lift a single finger to help the people of this village. More specifically, the civilians of this village. You were in ANBU when they did those things to him, they scarred a boy who didn't know or understand why they were doing those things. The result? A person who emotions have been dulled towards the civilians of this village, besides the distain that he holds for them."
"Naruto hates the civilians for what they did to him? I mean you had all of them killed for what they did right? I am sure that if you told him that, this would all be cleared up."
"That would clear things up, if I had any of them killed."
"WHAT! YOU LET THEM GO AFTER THE WAREHOUSE?!"
"What would you have me do Kakashi, kill over 50 percent of the civilians in our village because of a single kid?"
"They stopped being people when they skinned him alive? How can you expect him to protect them when they've done things like that to him?"
"Because he doesn't know what was done to him. I could not have an angry jinchūriki running around my village full of hatred. So, the people who did the crimes and the victim of the crime, all had their memories wiped and everyone was given a fresh start."
"But they did it over and over again, you kept giving them a fresh start to finish what they started."
"You don't think that I don't know that? I live with what I did every single day."
Kakashi grit his teeth and his eye became as cold as steel
"You've spat on the legacy of the Fourth Hokage, my sensei. Do you really think that Minato would have allowed such a thing to happen to your son if the roles were reversed?"
No words came out of the Hokage and Kakashi growled.
"I doubt that Lord Jiraiya knows about this?"
"…"
"I will be taking my leave now, Lord Hokage, I will not ever be bringing this up again. Mostly because if this is ever brought up, I will not be able to control myself."
Hiruzen deactivated the silencing seals in the room and watched Kakashi leave.
"Hmm, he sure is angry huh? I can't imagine why he would be so angry, he never cared about anyone when I was on his team" said a dark voice from the corner of the room. A figure with an all black cloak and hood combo stood in the shadows of the room. Looking up, his hood lifted just enough to reveal an orange mask that had a spiral design on it. It also had a single eye who, and inside of the whole, if one were to look, you would find a single Sharingan eye,
"Well good bye, my puppet. Keep up the good work, I'll be back sooner than later" said the figure as he patted the old Hokage on the head, before getting sucked into the eye hole of his mask, disappearing without a trace.
A/N: Somewhat of a longer chapter, but this is kind of a part 1 of a 2 part chapter. I plan on picking right up with Naruto at the lunch scene again in the next chapter.
So, what did you guys think of this one, let me know what you think with a comment, PM, or a tweet on my Twitter Page.
Okay, so Kakashi evaluates Team 7 on the orders of the Hokage, who is being controlled by the masked man. Naruto is in the middle of a gift from the heavens above for his dating life and Hana is a cheap person who wants Naruto to spend his money.
I know this story has a bit of an odd take on the Shinobi world, as I do make some stuff up because I find the show lacking some of the structure and order that I believe a real Ninja Society would have.
My Naruto is very close to the Canon Naruto in different aspects. He's more skilled and smarter, but he doesn't have the Rasengan nor does he have Sage Mode. I have a plan on how he will achieve those as well, but it is still a work in progress. Now, I am not sure if he will know Jiraiya, so either comment or PM what you think about that.
We also have seen people starting to want to see Naruto to be in the Chunin exams, as he would be a great story for the Village to exploit, as the village is a business and Shinobi are products. In the next chapter, we will be finishing the day of training, some missions, will be leading up to the mission to Wave. Oh, and of course some more Kurenai/Naruto interactions.
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