Chapter 5
I'm Back! After so many moons, I arrived with the fifth chapter of '5 Hearts'. This chapter will be the true genin exam and their first C-Rank mission. Don't expect it to be a gigantic chapter. Because the next one I have planned to be gigantic! Now, to the story!
Legend:
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Biju/Summoning Speaking"
'Biju/Summoning Thinking'
Jutsu Name
Flashback
Chapter 5: Real Test and First Missions
After the smoke dispersed Ten-Ten had wide eyes. "What just happened?" She wasn't the only one wondering that because many civilians also watch Asuma disappear.
Shikamaru narrowed his eyes "A clone." He explained "But it was solid. How did he do it?"
"A shadow clone." Naruto said and they turned to him for an explanation "It is Konoha's own variation of the normal clone. It is solid and can give the user the clones memories. It is really good for spying."
Shikamaru nodded "Troublesome, now what? How can we track him down when none of us is a tracker."
"He left a note." Ten-Ten said pointing to a piece of paper folded on the table.
Grabbing the paper, Naruto read it outload for his team to listen "Clue: Go to training field 10"
"So what now?" Ten-Ten asked and Naruto grinned at her.
"We follow the clue."
Shikamaru sighed "What a drag."
*Training ground 10*
After a run to training ground ten, they found in the middle of the field a note and a timer. They read the note and it says that if they don't find him by three, they will go back to the academy. The timer told them that they have two hours left to find him.
"Now what?" Shikamaru asked and Naruto smirked.
"This." Then he made the hand seals and bit his thumb and put his palm on the ground making kanjis appear and smoke puffed.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
When the smoke dispersed a green snake of the size of a German shepherd dog was standing there. Ten-Ten was surprised and a little bit scared, while Shikamaru remained with his usual expression seeing the Jutsu before.
"You called, Naruto-ssssssama?" The snake asked and Naruto nodded.
"Yes Ekusupurora-san, I need you to track the one who wrote this." Naruto told the snake putting the note close to the snake's nose who smelled it and nodded.
"Follow me." The snake summon said and Ten-Ten and Naruto were about to follow when Shikamaru talked.
"Wait."
They turned to him "What's wrong Shika?" Naruto asked.
Shikamaru closed his eyes and explained. "We need a plan. We can't go head first against a Jonin, that is stupid."
Ten-Ten nodded "You're right. So any ideas?"
Shikamaru got in his thinking pose confusing Ten-Ten. After a while he smirked. "I do."
*With Asuma*
Asuma was sitting on the base of a tree. We was waiting for his team to find him. If they can.
Asuma recently got back from his duty of the 12 guardians and was chosen to take a team. Thing that he did not wanted.
But after seeing his team, he started to change his mind. The Yondaime eldest kid, that rumor said that was trained by a Sannin, the Nara heir, and the daughter of the best weapon maker in Konoha.
Was he nervous, yes. But he wanted them to pass the test and become their sensei.
His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the earth shaking below him. It was hard to hear but not for him. He smiled knowing he was found.
He jumped just in time to avoid a hand trying to grab his leg and he was surprised. Not because the attack, because the hand wasn't connected to a body, instead it was connected to some black tendrils. He remembered Kakashi's words.
"The kid got a special jutsu with him. Watch out."
'Interesting.' Asuma thought. The hand noticing that it failed his mission went back underground.
Just then, a barrage of Kunai and Shuriken went flying towards Asuma who dodged them.
When he landed he saw both, Ten-Ten and Naruto in a fighting stance towards him. He smirked 'I wonder with what plan they came up with.' He then noticed something that creeped him out.
Naruto wasn't using his trench coat, so you could see the stiches in his arms and a twitch from time to time.
Good for him he can't see his masks from that angle.
Yet.
"Futon:Daitoppa!"(Wind Release: Great Break though) Naruto shouted before throwing out of his mouth a powerful gust of wind, while Ten-Ten threw even more kunais and shurikens at him. With the strength of the jutsu the weapons had even more strength and speed. Enough to go through the trees.
Asuma jumped out of the way but he failed to notice that the weapons had ninja wire and one of them got his right foot.
Before he could cut the wire Naruto was already making the hand seals faster that a normal genin should do, especially a fresh one out of the academy.
"Rakurai no Jutsu!"(Lighting Bolt Technique) Naruto exclaimed and shot from each hand a short bolt of electricity numbing Asuma's hands, before he could get hold of his kunai to cut the wire.
'So, the wire was a distraction.' Asuma thought while landing. But when he landed he felt that he couldn't move.
"Kagemane success." A voice said behind him making him look from the corner of his eye, and saw that his shadow was stretched towards Shikamaru who was standing there with his hands on the respective hand seal of the jutsu, looking at him smugly.
Asuma closed his eyes and smiled "Nice plan you guys made," at the compliment the three genins smiled "But sadly I'm just a clone." And once again 'Asuma' disappear in a cloud of smoke.
"Aw, come on!" Ten-Ten complained while Naruto and Shikamaru frowned.
"Hey, why the long faces?" A voice asked above them and they looked up to find their sensei sit down on the branch of a tree, smoking. Seeing the distressful faces of his students he smiled "Don't worry. You all pass the test for catching my clone. I told him to go easy on you guys, but it seems that he went, way too easy."
Naruto glanced at Ekusupurora who was looking down in shame "Forgive me masssssster." Then the tracker snake left with a puff of smoke, back to his realm.
"Damn snake." Naruto muttered and Asuma laughed.
"Don't blame the snake Naruto. I left my clone with something that attracts snakes, it probably confused the little guy." Asuma explained and Naruto nodded.
"Now, mind telling me your little plan?" Asuma asked and Shikamaru smirked.
"It's actually really simple..."
*Some Minutes ago*
"Ok so this is the plan, Naruto and Ten-Ten, I need you two to distract him and get him off balance." Seeing Naruto and Ten-Ten both nod he continued "And I need you to take out his hands."
"His hands?" Naruto asked and Shikamaru nodded his head.
"Yes, that way he can't use any type of defensive jutsu, or use any weapons." The Nara explained.
Naruto smirked "I think I have something."
Shikamaru smirked "then we got a plan."
"...And that's pretty much all." Shikamaru explained and Asuma nodded satisfied.
'A great mind, fit for a Nara.' Asuma thought and turned to Naruto.
"Naruto, mind telling what was that little trick you did, and why you are all stitched up? Remember, trust in a team is fundamental." Asuma told him and Naruto thought what to do.
"Yeah, and why do you have masks on your back?" Ten-Ten asked, a little creeped out. Not that she will say it out loud.
With a sight Naruto said "It's a long story."
Asuma took another drag of his cigarette "We got time."
Then Naruto told them the story of how he got Jioungu, and its abilities, including that he can steal people hearts. They were disturbed by that part.
Asuma had a serious face "Okay. Naruto, don't use the Jioungu abilities unless is an emergency. So far you know, you have multiple elements, ok?" Naruto nodded and Asuma turned to Ten-Ten and Shikamaru "This stays between us." He stated and they nodded.
Then Asuma smiled "Well, meet me here tomorrow at 7 AM sharp, then we will take our first missions. I'll will take you guys to celebrate, but I need to report. See ya tommorow." Then he left via shunshin.
Ten-Ten let out a sigh of relief, Shikamaru and Naruto smirked. "Hey guys, want to go to Ichiraku's to celebrate?" Naruto asked.
"Sure." Ten-Ten answered.
"Troublesome, but let's go." Shikamaru said and left.
*Hokage tower*
All the Jonin sensei were in the same room with the Hokage sit behind his desk. They were going to report if they teams passed.
"Team 1 failed."
"Team 2 failed."
"Team 3 failed."
"Team 4 failed."
"Team 5 failed."
"Team 6 failed."
"Team 7 pass." Kakashi said cheerfully surprising many in the room.
"Team 8 pass." Kurenai said with a small smile.
"YOSH! Team 9 pass in a youthful way!" Gai screamed making everybody sweatdrop.
"Team 10 pass." Asuma said smiling. Minato smiled hearing that one of his kids pass.
"Team 11 pass." Kushina said grinning and Minato smiled even more hearing that all his kids pass.
"Okay, everyone but Asuma dismissed." Minato said and everyone but Asuma left.
"Asuma, I assume you already know my son's Naruto, 'gift'" Minato asked and Asuma nodded.
"Yes, it will come handy in the future. Don't worry Hokage-sama, the secret is safe with me." Asuma said and Minato smiled and dismissed him.
*Namikaze Compound*
Naruto arrived home to see his brother and sister, dirty and bruised. "What happened to you guys?"
Mito looked at him "Kaa-san took our headbands and said that if we don't get it back by noon we will go back to the academy." Mito whined.
Menma then noticed that his brother was unscratched "What was your test?"
"We needed to capture our sensei. It was relative more easy that yours." Naruto said and Menma grunted. Then Naruto sit down next to his sister.
"So what do you think is going to be our first mission?" Mito asked both of her siblings and Menma smirked.
"Probably save a princess or stop a revolution." Menma wondered outload.
"Yeaaaah, that's not going happen any time soon." Naruto said and his siblings turned to him "Kakashi-sensei told me that the first missions are basically chores, that civilians are too lazy to do themselves."
Both siblings blinked "Really?" Mito asked and Naruto nodded.
"It sounds stupid." Menma said and Naruto shugred.
"Maybe, but that's how things are."
*One Month Later*
A lone figure was running through the woods trying to lose his chasers. He stops to rest thinking he made enough distance. That was his mistake.
"Shadow Master, are you in position?" A voice asked through the radio.
"Troublesome, But yes I am." Another voice answered throught the radio.
"Good, and you Weapon Mistress?" The first voice asked.
"Yes, Chainsmoker-sensei." A female voice confirmed.
"Great, and finally you Ragdoll." The same voice asked once again.
"In position sensei." Another voice confirmed.
"Good, now we attack in three..."
"Two,"
"One..."
"Now!" The voice ordered and Naruto and Ten-Ten jumped at the objective that tried to run but found himself paralyzed because Shikamaru technique.
Naruto grabbed the objective that was the Daimyo's wife cat, Tora.
Also known between Konoha's shinobi: The Demon Cat.
"I got the objective!" Naruto exclaimed holding Tora for the tenth time this month. Once out of Shikamaru's Jutsu, the cat start scratching Naruto's face.
So Naruto threw it towards Shikamaru, that grabbed him and the cat startted to scratch his face now.
Shikamaru threw it at Ten-Ten who caught it and the cat calmed down in the kunoichi's arms. "Oww, poor kitty. Did the mean kids scare you." Ten-Ten cooed the cat and it nodded while the boys were frowning with scratches in their faces.
"Can we go now?" Naruto asked his sensei who looked at the situation really amused and then he nodded.
"Yeah, let's go for our paycheck." Asuma said and they left with Tora towards the Hokage tower.
*Hokage Tower*
Minato was really amused to see his son, Shikaku's son all scratched while their female teammate hold the demon cat on her arms, who was sleeping soundly.
After they gave the cat back to his owner and get the life squeezed out of him by her hugs, Asuma finally asked the question. "Hokage-sama, I think that my team is ready for a C-Rank mission." At the question, the genins looked hopefully at Minato.
Minato checked the files of team 10 and sighed. "Very well Asuma, your team had completed the necessaries D-Rank missions so you have the mission. It is to escort a messenger from here to Suna." Minato explained and the team nodded. Asuma grabbed the report and told his team to meet him at the gate in 30 minutes.
*30 Minutes later, Konoha's Gate*
Team 10 and his client that was a man in his forties, named Jin, were exciting Konoha.
"I wonder how Suna is." Ten-Ten wondered outload.
"Hot and Dry." Naruto answered and everyone turned at him with the exception of Shikamaru.
"You have go to Suna, Naruto?" Asuma asked and Naruto nodded.
"Yeah, once when I was little. This is actually my second time out of the village." Naruto answered and Jin looked at him with a smile.
"Man, it must be great to be the Hokage kid." Jin told him and both Asuma and Naruto looked at him.
"I guess, why you ask?" Naruto asked.
"Because you can travel, everyone respects you, you get training from the strongest Ninja of the village." Jin explained and Naruto looked down.
"It seems great if you actually received all that." Naruto answered and Shikamaru gave him an sorry look while Jin and Ten-Ten were confused. Asuma seems to realized something.
'So you too.' He thought.
To break the tense atmosphere Ten-Ten asked Jin "So, what is that letter about, Jin-san?"
Jin looked at her "Don't know. Only know that it was written by the Hokage for the Kazekage."
Ten-Ten nodded and the rest of the way was in silence.
*Suna gates, three days later.*
The trip to Suna was relative calm without any
After three days, Team 10 and Jin arrived at Suna, were a genin team and their sensei were waiting for them. Out of all them, Naruto knew two of them.
"Hey Gaara, Temari-chan." Naruto greeted his two friends who smiled and nodded their heads.
But the other kid, that was in some sort of black cat jumpsuit with purple marks on his face frowned. "Oi brat, who are you, and how you know my brothers?" The kid demanded.
"Kankuro!" Temari scolded her brother.
"He is Naruto." Gaara told him and Kankuro sneered.
"I thought he was bigger."
"And I thought that boys didn't use make up." Shikamaru said and everyone, included Gaara and the Suna siblings sensei smile.
"It's war paint." Kankuro defended himself with no effect.
"Well I'm Baki, their sensei." Baki introduced himself towards team 10. "And we will take it from here." Then he turned around to leave.
"Well, see ya next time, Gaara and Temari." Naruto said his goodbyes which his friends from Suna responded and Team 10 went back towards Konoha.
*Forest*
Team 10 was jumping from tree to tree to get back to Konoha faster. They already dominated the tree walking and tree jumping and now they are practicing the water walking. Except Naruto who learned that with Orochimaru.
"Hey Naruto, you know those two when you came to Suna?" Temari asked and Naruto nodded.
"Yeah, I still talk with Temari-chan with letters." Naruto informed them and Shikamaru smirked.
"So she is like your girlfriend?" Shikamaru smirked and Naruto blushed.
"What? No. We're just friends." Naruto defended himself but the tint of red on his cheeks didn't help his case.
"Whatever you say Naru-chan." Ten-Ten smirked at him.
Naruto let out a sigh "You guys aren't dropping it, right?" Both of them nodded.
Asuma was laughing at his students antics but stopped when he saw a little red toad with a scroll on his back.
The genins stopped too, and waited for the sensei to reveal them the content of the scroll.
After Asuma wrote his response and the messenger toad left, he turned to his students to inform them what was that.
"Change of plans, we're not going to Konoha yet. We must made a stop at the land of waves." Asuma told them and Ten-Ten asked.
"Why sensei?"
Asuma looked dead serious "Team 7 needs back up."
And done! That was chapter 5 of '5 Hearts'. It was slightly longer that expected but, that's better. Next chapter I promise a lot of action even though I'm not that good writing fighting scenes. Also I have some questions about the story.
1:Do you find Naruto to OP?
2:Is this Naruto like canon or OOC for you?
3: Do you want to have Shikamaru and Ten-Ten as a pair?
The last question I really want you guys to vote on that. It just occurred that to me right now. And that's all for today's chapter. Stay tune if you want to see the Battle of Wave. Till next time.
Roy D. Harper.