Thirty Two.
"Daddy!" Kimiko leaps at Pervy Sage and attaches herself to him. "You're home! I missed you so much!"
"Hey brat," says Pervy Sage, patting her hair. "I missed you too."
"Where's my brother?" Naruto asks, scanning the house for Menma. "There he is!" Naruto scoops his brother out of his cot and hugs him. Menma wakes up from his nap and cries.
"Really Naruto?" sighs Naruto's Dad. "We just put him down for a nap."
"There, there, 'tebayo," says Naruto, rocking Menma.
Menma settles down and goes back to sleep.
Minato looks at the baby curiously. "He sleeps a lot. And he goes to sleep a bit too easily."
"Maybe he likes napping, like Kurama," shrugs Naruto.
Kid knows what's up, comments Kurama, and shifts into a more comfortable napping position.
Minato grins and pats Naruto's head. "Kakashi wants you to meet him at Training Ground Seven. He heard you were getting back today and scheduled a Team Seven meeting."
"Awesome," says Naruto. "I'll head over in an hour or two."
"He wants to meet as soon as you get back," points out Minato.
Naruto shrugs. "It's Kakashi sensei. I've got time."
"While that would normally be true," says Minato, grinning. "Kakashi scheduled the meeting with the other two for first thing in the morning. They don't know you're getting back today. Considering it's nearly lunchtime, I think Kakashi is already there tormenting Madoka and Sasuke."
When Naruto arrives at Training Ground Seven with a picnic basket filled with bento, Kakashi sensei is, infact, there. He is, in fact, tormenting Madoka and Sasuke.
"Now, now," he says, catching Sasuke's leg as she tries to kick him in the face. "At this rate, I'll have to put my book down."
"SHAANAROO!" Madoka punches the ground in two. "Stop reading that porn!"
"Gimmie!" Sasuke says, snatching at the book. "I wasn't done reading that!"
Naruto grins. There is only one thing to do in this situation.
Wait, says Kurama. If you're going to prank them, at least make it a good one.
How? Asks Naruto. I was just gonna do mustaches.
Ametuer, says Kurama. Now stop time before they notice us, and I'll tell you my plan for the perfect prank.
One second (or three minutes) later, Madoka, Sasuke and Kakashi are drenched in orange paint. Naruto grins as he surveys his handiwork.
"Oh, you're back," says Sasuke, scowling fit to curdle milk.
"You're late, Naruto," says Kakashi.
"I brought lunch," says Naruto, holding up the picnic basket. "Mum made us all bento."
"Oooh, Kushina's bento are amazing," says Kakashi, putting his book away. "Set up our picnic while we wash the paint off." He turns and heads to the river with Madoka and Sasuke following along behind.
Sasuke pinches Kakashi sensei's book out of his weapons' pouch and hides it in one of her wrist-seals.
Naruto watches and waits, grinning from ear to ear.
Madoka is the first to notice. "NARUTO!" he screams. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO US, SHANAROOO!"
Naruto and Kurama start laughing.
"What is this seal?" demands Kakashi sensei. "I've never seen this before!"
"It's one that Kurama and I made together while we were on the road with Pervy Sage," says Naruto. "Do you like it?"
"Teach it to me," says Sasuke. "I want to use it on Itachi."
"I want to use it on the whole village," says Naruto. "Will you help me?"
"Yes," says Madoka. "It will go down in history, shannaroo!"
"My Dad is gonna be pissed," says Sasuke, crossing her arms. "I'm in."
"The real question is," says Kakashi sensei, taking one of the bento boxes from the picnic basket. "Shall we do everyone the same?"
"Of course," says Naruto. "The question I want to know the answer to is how many shadow clones you guys can make."
Three hours of planning and about two seconds (or three minutes) of execution later…
The Prankster Gang of the Village Hidden in the Leaves stands atop the Great Stone Faces of the Hokages and surveys the village. The Four Ringleaders, Hinata, Naruto, Choji and Shikamaru, grin at each other.
"It's been a while since we pulled a prank," says Shikamaru. "It's more troublesome than I remember."
"Can we get BBQ after this?" asks Choji.
"This seal is the best," grins Hinata.
"We couldn't have pulled it off with just the four of us," says Naruto. "I'm glad the Gang is so big now, 'tebayo."
The Four Ringleaders turn to gaze upon their henchmen. Shisui, Kakashi sensei, Madoka, Sasuke, The Konohamaru Trio, Kimiko, Burifu, Sekitei and even Neji are all members of the Prankster Gang now.
"Good work, Gang," says Naruto. "The village will remember this day and-"
"And what, Naruto?" asks Madara Uchiha, appearing beside Naruto and placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Oh...hey Uncle Madara," says Naruto, sweating in fear.
"I am assuming that you brats are behind this...prank?" says Madara calmly.
"Hahahaha," Naruto laughs nervously. "Yes…"
"Quaint," says Madara, raising one eyebrow. "Who invented this seal and why?"
"I did, for pranks," says Naruto.
"I am both impressed and angry," says Madara. "I do not appreciate having my skin, hair, eyes and clothing turned orange. And I am sure the rest of the village does not appreciate it either."
"It was fun, Uncle Madara," says Sekitei, chattering nervously. "We turned everyone orange, even the animals. Naruto niichan says it will go away after a few hours and I hope so because it's kinda creepy how orange you are."
"Good," says Madara. "As long as it wears off, I do not mind so much. Come, Sekitei. Let's leave before the one who is actually going to deal with this gets here." Madara scoops up Sekitei and shunshins away.
Shisui turns white. "It's him…"
A moment later, Fugaku Uchiha descends from the sky, his rinnegan spinning. They are as orange as the rest of his body because of Naruto's seal. "Not one of you is getting away with this," he growls.
At that moment, the Prankster Gang feels a collective chill of fear.
A few minutes later, Fugaku has turned susanoo (it is also orange), trapped the gang inside, carried them to the nearest river and dropped them in. He dusts his hands off and says, "Madara has the right idea, that was very satisfying."
The Prankster Gang swims to the riverbank and heads to their respective homes to get dried off and hide for a while.
Tenten cannot take any more of her teammates. Not only is Neji in that damned Prankster Gang now, but Gai and Lee have found a way to make their training as unsightly as their awful sunset hugs. Tenten cannot stand it anymore, so after about two months of going on missions and training with her team, Tenten heads to Kakashi sensei's house to hide from Gai sensei.
There is a strange zombie sitting at the kitchen table playing poker with Lady Tsunade.
"Ummm...who are you?" asks Tenten.
"WHAT?!" yells Tsunade, slamming her fist down on the table. "Tobirama didn't introduce you to his father either?!"
"Umm…"
"Who is she?" asks the zombie.
"She's Tobirama's Great Granddaughter, Tenten," says Tsunade. "Tenten, this is Batsuma Senju."
"WHAT?!" Batsuma slams his fist down on the table. "I have ANOTHER SANE DESCENDANT?!"
"Yes," says Tsunade. "But she's only half sane. She's learning Whirlpool fuuinjutsu."
"You're sane and you're part Uzumaki," Batsuma says to Tsunade. Then he turns to Tenten. "I'll take what I can get. Come here, girl, so I can take a better look at you."
Tenten goes over to her Great-great Grandfather and says, "Nice to meet you. Are there any crazy people in this house? I came here to get away from my crazy team."
"It's just us, and Tobirama in the other room doing fuuinjutsu," says Batsuma. "You look part Umino. But then, Tobirma did swear himself to an Umino woman while drunk."
"Yes, my great grandmother," says Tenten. She knows the story.
"Care to join us?" asks Batsuma. "We keep drawing every game with equally bad hands. We need someone else to mix things up a bit."