Chapter 3 of the rewrites is here and ready for you all to read, I hope you enjoy reading it.
Bow to the blueberry king. What can I say about one so blue, other than he is not green. Thanks for the Beta!
Also go read the story Resonance, by Dragon Legend of Drake. Profileid: 1240797. It is a great read with a lot of adventure, romance and humor. You can find it under the Ino Y. & Sakura H section.
Chapter 3: A Blessing from God, or a Joke from the Devil?
The next morning in Konoha, Naruto was getting ready to leave his house so that he could find something to do until it was time for him to get assigned to his team. However, as Naruto was about go outside, Kyuubi stopped him.
'What the hell do you think you are doing?!' Kyuubi asked, in an almost panicked tone of voice.
'Nothing, I am just going out 'cause I am bored. What is it to you, anyway?' Naruto asked, trying to hold back a smile.
'What do you mean, what is it to me? Look at yourself! You cannot do this to me, no!' Kyuubi yelled.
Barely keeping himself from smirking, Naruto asked, "What do you mean, fox?"
'You know damn well what I mean, boy, and I will not let anyone see me like this.'
"What Are you talking about? No one can see you. Now, if I could find a way to never have to look at your ugly mug again, then I'm set," Naruto said wistfully.
'You know for a fact that everyone knows I am sealed in you, you little shit,' Kyuubi said, starting to get mad.
"Yes, I do know that," a sick smile crossed the blonds face. "I also know that the people of the village are going to think you drove me over the edge... believe it," Naruto said as he reached for the door, only to have his arm seize up on him.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?" Naruto yelled, looking around to see if he had fallen into an enemy trap.
'I am pumping chakra into your arm, it is mine now.'
Now, with his right arm and hand under Kyuubi's command, Naruto went for the door with is left. To his great dismay, however, his right hand grabbed his left, and stopped it from turning the handle.
Naruto managed to shake his left hand free from the other's grasp, and slapped the top of it. Kyuubi, not liking that, slapped Naruto's left hand. The little slapping game went on for a few more minutes, until Kyuubi decided to change the rules of the game and slapped the left one, hard, before turning towards Naruto, making his eyes widen.
"No, don't even think about it," Naruto warned, narrowing his eyes.
Just then, his right hand lunged at his face. Naruto quickly brought up his left hand to stop his right. Naruto fought with his hand until the struggle sent him out of his window, and out into the streets, where the people looked on in horror, as they feared the demon was trying to escape. Their fears were increased when Naruto spoke.
"GIVE IT UP! GIVE IT UP, OR I WILL BREAK IT OFF!" Naruto yelled, with his knee on his right forearm, pulling at the wrist with his left until he felt Kyuubi give back control of his arm. He stood up, and glanced around at all the scared villagers, hearing the loud whispers.
"He's snapped! We need to get out of here before he kills us!"
"We must inform the Hokage about this!"
"Is he going to kill us wearing that?"
That is when everyone noticed that Naruto had changed his clothes. He was wearing a new solid orange jacket, orange gloves, orange ninja sandals, and an orange leaf head-band. Everyone on the street was dead silent, out of fear of what the demon might do to them.
After regaining his composure, Naruto set off down the road while getting the weirdest looks.
'I told you people would blame you for the way I look, and the arm thing you pulled only helped in the matter,' Naruto laughed to himself.
'Laugh now while you can, but I WILL have my revenge!' Kyuubi threatened.
Naruto walked down the road for a little while, until he sensed someone watching him. He walked slowly, keeping an eye out for anything suspicious, until he found who was watching him.
Naruto looked at a brick wall, where he could see a foot sticking out of the wall. He walked up to the wall and, leaned up against it and spoke.
"You know, Konohamaru, you are getting better at concealing yourself. I almost missed you there, but your foot is sticking out," he said right before Konohamaru jumped out.
"Damn, I thought I got you this time! So, where... are… you... going…" Konohamaru took a second to look the blond over. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WEARING!?" he yelled, taking a step back from his friend.
"Oh, this? Someone made fun of my orange jumpsuit, so I decked myself out in all orange, to get back at him," Naruto said sounding somewhat proud of himself.
"So... you did that to yourself... to get back at someone?" Konohamaru asked, confusion evident in his voice. "Umm... Naruto, you need help big time. You know that, right?" asked the younger of the two boys, sighing.
"Hey! I like orange, why does everyone hate it so much?" Naruto asked throwing his arms up in frustration before walking away.
"Hey Naruto, where are you going?" Konohamaru asked, catching up to Naruto.
"I do not know yet, but I think Ero-sennin is back in the village," the blond answered, putting his hands on the back of his head.
"Wait, you sure Jiraiya-sama is back? Do you think you can get him to sign my books?" Konohamaru asked excitedly.
Naruto put his hands over Konohamaru's mouth faster than he could blink.
"Shhh! Keep it down, you know I don't want anyone to know I gave you those things," Naruto said, narrowing his eyes at Konohamaru and looking around suspiciously.
"Sorry." Konohamaru said through the hand.
"It's fine, but if the old man thinks I'm corrupting the villages youth who knows what he'll do." Naruto said with a shudder.
"Hey, speaking of Grandpa, he said you took down a traitor that attacked you and Iruka-sensei yesterday, that true?" Konohamaru asked.
"Yep, I sure did. And I learned a really cool Jutsu at the same time," Naruto smiled. "It's called the 'Kage Bunshin.' And unlike the regular 'Bunshin', these clones are solid, and you get to keep all the knowledge they obtain. Unfortunately they give you a headache when you dismiss them," Naruto said, pride in his voice and a smile on his face.
"You have got to teach me that!" Konohamaru yelled with stars in his eyes.
"No way, that's my ace move! I don't want anyone else knowing it," Naruto said, still walking until he saw that Konohamaru had stopped.
"Ok then, I guess I will just have to tell everyone about your dreams about Tsunade-Sama," Konohamaru said with a grin that would make Kyuubi proud.
In 00.2 seconds, Naruto went white. "You wouldn't dare," Naruto growled, burning a hole straight through Konohamaru.
"Try me," Konohamaru said, his smirk still on his face.
"Fine! You win, I will teach you!" Naruto caved. "You know you are a little bastard, right?" Naruto asked with a glare that would have killed Konohamaru if it could.
"Where do you think I learned it from?" Konohamaru asked as he walked past him with his hands behind his head.
'You just lost to a 10 year old, kit,' Kyuubi said.
'Just shut up.' Naruto did not want to argue at the moment.
---------Elsewhere, at the Haruno residence-----
Ino was standing outside, debating if she should knock. She knew she and Sakura were not on the best of terms still, and that with the exception of Sakura and her grandmother, Sakura's clan hated her. But Ino wanted to get back her best friend, took the chance and knocked on the door.
"Just a minute, I will be right there!" Mrs. Haruno opened the door with a smile, but when she saw it was Ino on the other side, her smile left her face. "What do you want?"
"I would like to see Sakura, please," Ino said, bowing in fake respect.
Mrs. Haruno gave Ino a scowl, as if she was nothing more than trash.
"If you try anything, I will see to it that you, and your 'clan', are exiled from Konoha." Mrs. Haruno's voice was full of hate, and she shut the door in Ino's face.
'What a bitch.' Ino thought.
"I am sorry for my daughter. Ever since she learned she will become the new clan head, she thinks that Konoha belongs to her," said an elderly woman, with a soft smile on her face.
Ino turn to the voice to see Sakura's grandmother standing with one of the leaf's most powerful Kunoichi. "Kameko-sama, Tsunade-Sama, I did not see you there," Ino said.
"Its fine dear, I was just taking a little walk with my old student," Kameko said looking at Tsunade.
"But I thought that you were trained by the third?" Ino asked.
"I was, but I still had to go the academy just like you, girly," Tsunade said happily
It was at this Sakura opened the door. "Hi Grandma, Tsunade-Sama," she said happily before looking to Ino. "Sorry about my mom Ino, she just hates you because you were fighting with me over Sasuke," Sakura said, a trace of sadness in her voice. "So, what are you doing here?"
"Well, that seems to the question of the day," Ino said before sighing. "Sakura, I don't want this anymore, I'm sick of fighting you, I'm done chasing Sasuke." Ino said, looking down.
"Are you kidding?" Sakura asked. Ino just stood there with a hurt look on her face. "I was just about to go to your house and say the same thing; I want my best friend back," Sakura said, smiling softly.
Ino looked and smiled back, before moving forward and hugging the rosette, who hugged her back. "Thanks."
"Don't mention it" Sakura added
"Hey forehead, you want to go train, so next time we wont get our buts kicked?" Ino suggested, while braking there embrace. Before Sakura could answer, Kameko spoke up.
"Is there something I should know about?" Sakura and Ino froze,
"Well... you see, Ino and I got into a fight with this Hyuuga Bitch, because she insulted us and our clans. We fought her, and she kicked our asses," Sakura said.
"It would have been worse if Naruto did not jump in and save us," Ino added in.
"Well, it seems like you two owe Naruto a debt of gratitude for saving you two. But let us forget about that for now, and lets get going," Tsunade said before turning and walking away.
"Where are you going Lady Tsunade?" Sakura asked
"You two got your asses kicked, right?" Tsunade asked in a matter of fact way. Both young Kunoichi nodded in agreement. Tsunade looked at Kameko who just gave a knowing smile before walking back inside. "So that is why I'm going to give you two some training."
Both Sakura and Ino stared at Tsunade, then at each other.
'To be trained by one of the Sannin? And just out of the academy?' was the only thought in the girls' minds, but then another thought came to Ino's mind.
"Um, Tsunade-Sama?" Tsunade looked at Ino. "Why are you including me? I mean, Sakura I can understand, but me?" Ino asked, biting her lip.
Tsunade just turned towards Ino, then shot a quick glance to Sakura, and smirked.
"Ino, you were, and still are, Sakura's best friend. You two might have your differences, but you are always there for each other. Hell, I would go as far as to call you two sisters. So, where I see Sakura as a daughter, I see you in the same light. In my book you are family. Right, Sakura?" She said looking to the pinket.
"I always wanted a sister," Sakura said, smiling.
Ino was so happy, that tears of joy were flowing freely down her cheeks. "Thank you," Ino said, still crying.
"Oh, come on, enough crying, Ino-pig. If you don't pay attention to what Tsunade-sama is going to teach us, I am going to end up even better than you," Sakura said teasingly.
That was more than enough to pull Ino out of dreamland.
"Even better? HA! That is a laugh. The day you are stronger than me in anything, is the day I kiss Naruto Uzumaki's right ass cheek," Ino said, smirking.
"Fine, then the day you are stronger than me, is the day I kiss Naruto Uzumaki's left ass cheek." Sakura said, also smirking.
'I am sogoing to hold them to that. They are so screwed' Tsunade thought.
-------Somewhere else-------
"Naudo, ah oo o eh? Oo eezed, lie, itheen ines ecendly," (1) Konohamaruasked through a mouth full of noodles.
"Huh?" Naruto was confused "Do not talk with your mouth full."
Konohamaru looked at Naruto for a minute before swallowing. "Sorry, what was with all that sneezing?
"Oh, no idea. Maybe some cute girls were talking about me," Naruto said, rubbing the back of his head.
--------Hokage's office--------
"Well, Anko, thanks to your last minute request, you managed to avoid the council's objections about you becoming a sensei. But Its only a matter of time before they find out however," the Hokage took a puff of his pipe. "By the time they do, it will be far too late for them to pull you out," Sarutobi said. "However, because of your past, and Naruto's burden, they will try everything they can to get rid of you. Can you be prepared for them, Anko?" Sarutobi asked.
"Of course I can deal with those retards. Why do you keep them around, anyways?" Anko asked with a 'what the hell' look.
"They do sometimes make my job easier, but most of the time I ask the same question," the Sandaime shook his head. "Anyways, Anko, as of five o'clock p.m. today, you will be the Jounin sensei for team 7's Haruno Sakura, Yamanaka Ino, and Uzumaki Naruto," the third said.
-------Elsewhere in Konoha---------
Naruto, Sakura, and Ino all stopped dead in their tracks, a cold chill running down their spines.
"Are you ok?" Konohamaru/Tsunade asked Naruto/the two girls.
"Yea, I'm fine, I just feel like something really bad just happened," all 3 said in complete unison, despite being on the other sides of the village, looking towards the sky.
-----Back in the Hokage's office------
"Well, Anko, would you like to go on a walk through or your new students' homes, so you know what you're dealing with?" Sarutobi asked.
"Yea, I do, but I don't want their parents to know that I am their sensei, yet," Anko said.
"That will not be a problem, Anko. I will inform them that it is classified information, until the children know," the Third said with a smile.
--------Haruno residence-------
Anko and the third were standing in the middle of Sakura's room.
"Nothing out of the ordinary he-"Anko stopped and sniffed a few times. "What is that, do I smell smoke?" Anko asked, turning to the Sandaime Hokage.
"Yes, I do believe so," he said, looking at the closet.
Anko went over to the closet and opened the door. As soon as she opened it, Anko was engulfed in smoke. After a few minutes of hacking, and coughing, the smoke cleared. Anko and the Hokage looked to see where the smoke came from, and what they found was the remains of a training dummy, and hundreds of burned pictures.
Upon closer inspection, they found all of the pictures were of the Uchiha boy, and the dummy was dressed in what looked to be his old clothes.
"Well, I guess that her crush is over with. That just makes my job easier," Anko said out loud.
"Indeed it does," stated the Hokage, a little shocked at what they found.
"I guess that means I get to look around," Anko said, and, with an evil grin, made her way to Sakura's dresser, opening the top drawer.
'Let us see... bras, panties, and some… WOW, would you look at that red, see through, lace with black trim. This girl has some good taste!' she thought.
Anko kept looking through Sakura's dresser for a while longer, but soon gave up on finding anything.
"Oh, come on, the girl has a burnt effigy in her closet. I know there is something here," Anko said in frustration as she fell onto Sakura's bed. Looking to Sakura's night stand, she saw a crimson ribbon neatly folded on it.
Anko let out a sigh and got up off the bed to leave. "Dame this sucks!" She shouted.
"I am sorry Anko but not every one has a trap door where the hid things." The Hokaged smiled.
"What ever lets just go over to the next one." Anko turned to leave. But not with out kicking the bed a few times and after the forth kick her heard part of the bed fall off. "Shit!"
Saruitobi heard the sound as well before it let out a sigh. "Anko, fix the bed ."
looked over the side of the bed, she saw that part of the bed's leg had fallen off. Inside the leg how ever was hollow. Anko only thought one thing, 'pay dirt.'
Anko reached into the hollow leg of the bed, pulling out two things; a book and small red velvet bag. Anko looked at the book first with an evil smile forming on her face after seeing what the book was. It was, in fact, Sakura's diary.
-----------In some training ground--------
Sakura fell right off the tree she was running up.
'Why do I feel like my life is over?' Sakura thought.
'Why are you asking me? I know the same things you do. I only let you know what you want, and what you're thinking?' Inner Sakura said nonchalantly, and before Sakura could say anything to her inner self, Tsunade walked up to her.
"Sakura, why are you just sitting there? Get up and do it again, Ino is already 8 feet up on you." Tsunade said.
"Y-yes, Ma'am, let me try it again," Sakura said running up the tree. 'I will not let her beat me.'
Tsunade just gave a knowing smile.
------------Back in Sakura's room---------
"Anko, I don't think you should read her diary. It is an invasion of privacy," said the Third in a stern voice.
"Oh, come on, Hokage-sama. This is why were here, so I can get some info on her, and all I know is that she is really pissed at the Uchiha kid. And I for one, would like to know why, for all we know she could be planning on killing him, so I am obligated to read this for his safety," Anko said in a 'so-there' way, while the Third sweat dropped.
Anko opened the young kunoichi's diary to a random page, and began to read out loud.
"'Date: 9/2
Today I finally learned the Jutsu that Sasuke-kun likes so much, I hope I can use it soon, so I can get him to notice me, but it takes so much of my chakra, I can only do it once, then I am too worn out to do anything else. I need to find a way to build up my chakra, but hey, I still learned it. Ha ha, I almost feel bad for piggy; she does not stand a chance now.'"
"I wonder what Jutsu she was writing about..." the Third said out loud, interrupting Anko's reading.
"I will be sure to share that with you when I find out," Anko said, answering the Hokage's question. Anko then turned to another page
"'Date: 9/20
I was thinking about that crystal again. I wish I knew where I got it. I want to ask my mom if she knows, but part of me keeps saying it is a secret, and I shouldn't tell, or show, anyone. But the beautiful white gem has 3 half orange circles, and the bright yellow jagged line down the middle is just so beautiful. Today I am going to the store to buy a pouch for it, just to keep it safe.'"
Anko then picked up the little black velvet bag, and opened it up before pulling out the item it held. Upon seeing the crystal, Anko's eyes became stars.
Sarutobi knew immediately what that crystal was, and was shocked to see half of it missing. 'So that is where it went, Naruto told me it was stolen.... It is going to be funny when he learns what that crystal means...But where is the other half?' The Hokage was pulled out of his thoughts when Anko started reading again.
"'Date: 10/1
Today I gave Sasuke a hug, and he shoved me to the ground…how can he do that to me? All I ever did was love him…Its nor fare, come to think about it, he has never shown me any kindness at all. Every time I ask him out or something, its always, "No. Go way," or, "You are annoying."
Then, that little bitch, Hinata, had to add her comments. She said I am a disgrace to my clan. UGH! I hate her so much! I just want to kill her, but…… she beat Ino and me so easily, I think she would have even killed us if it was not for Naruto...
Naruto is another thing, why did he do that for us? I mean, I know he likes me, but still… I guess, I will just ask him why after I thank him. God, I hope he does not take it the wrong way. He can be so loud and annoying sometimes. And the clothes he wears! To quote my inner self, 'He looks like a damn rejected clown.'
Well, I feel better. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a shrine to burn down.'"
A small silence followed, as the two adults realized just how much some girls were obsessed with the young Uchiha. To be honest, it disturbed them a little.
"Well," Anko began, breaking the silence, "I think I got all I need from here. Let us move on to the next house," Anko said, smiling, before jumping out the window.
The Third just rolled his eyes and walked out the door. That was, of course, until he was stopped by Mrs. Haruno.
"Hello, Lord Hokage, I was just wondering how the walk through was going?" she asked with the most obvious fake smile om as she tried to look past the Hoakge.
"I am sorry, Mrs. Haruno, but due to the request of the Jounin assigned to Sakura, I cannot say anything," the Hokage said with respect.
"Very well, Sarutobi-sama." Sarutobi could hear the anger in her voice as she walked away.
'Why does that woman have to be the new clan head? The counsel already gives me a big enough headache as it is,' Sarutobi thought as he walked out the front door. He met up with Anko down the street, and they made their way to the Yamanaka flower shop.
--------In Ino's room---------
"Not much difference in the rooms, is there?" Anko asked the Third.
"Indeed, save for the flowers in the window, and where the bed is," stated the Hokage.
"Well, first thing first. Let us check the closet." And with that, Anko went over and opened up the doors, only to find the closets back wall was littered with pictures of Uchiha Sasuke. Some were ripped up, and others had words written on them like, 'Ass', 'Bastard' and the like, all over them.
In the center of all this, was a bush bust of Sasuke's head. It had been sliced in half at a diagonal angle. Anko just stared at the sight before her, before turning to the Hokage.
"You might want to assign an ANBU to the Uchiha boy. He managed to piss off the two kunoichi with enough potential to give Lady Tsunade a run for her money," Anko said in a serious tone.
"You know, I might do just that. At least it will keep that damned counsel off my back, and it might mean less paper work if I assign an ANBU, than it would be if I ignored this," Sarutobi said, chuckling.
This time Anko started with the bed, hoping to find another diary, but no such luck. She even checked the bed legs, and still nothing.
'Argh! Why must thes girls hide their diaries? It would make my job so much easier if they were in the open!' Anko thought. After two and a half hours of searching, before taking a brake and sat was sitting under Ino's window.
"Oh, come on! I am a Jounin for crying out loud, and I found what? Some sexy sky blue thong and bra, but I cannot find a little girls diary?!" she slammed her fist into the floor, out of frustration. As soon as her hand made contact with the floorboard, it went flying right towards the Hokage. When Sarutobi was about to move, Anko threw a kunai, pinning the floorboard to the wall.
"Anko, you need to watch your emotions better, and to stop braking thing" Sarutobi said.
"I'm sorry, Lord Hokage," Anko apologized, scratching the back of her head sheepishly. She then looked at the spot in the floor where the loose board came from. And there, in the floor, was just the thing Anko was looking for.
"Oh, there you are, my little friend," Anko said as she pulled out Ino's diary, and a small black velvet pouch, giving the book a small hug. Anko opened the little bag first, and found the same crystal Sakura's room. "I have to find out where they got these things," Anko said out loud.
The third's eyes grew wide at the crystal. 'Ino has the other half? Naruto my boy, I wish you good luck.'
Anko put the crystal back in its pouch, and picked up the diary. She was about to open it when she saw an explosive tag on the binding.
"What the hell is this?!" she yelled, shocked to find that a 15 year old girl would put an explosive tag on her diary. She looked around the room for something she could use for a Replacement Jutsu, but came up with nothing.
'I guess I will just have to disarm it,' Anko thought to herself. She put her hand just above the tag, and began to channel chakra into the tag. After a few seconds, the tag went black and fell off.
"You know, she is going to know that we were here now," the Sandaime said.
"Meh, she'll think it was her dad or something," Anko said, waving her hand in front of her face. She then opened Ino's diary.
-----------At the training ground--------
Ino stopped, dead in her tracks, and took a fist in the face, and went down.
"Oh, my god! Ino, are you all right?" Sakura asked, worried for her friend. "I'm sorry; I thought you would block it," Sakura said, kneeling towards Ino.
"Yea, do not worry I am fine," she said as Sakura helped Ino up. "But I just got the feeling something is wrong," she added.
"Ino, you let your guard down, and gave Sakura an opening. You are lucky this is only a spar, or you would be dead. Get up, and try it again. You still have a few hours before you two get your teams, so try it again," Tsunade ordered.
"Yes Tsunade-sensei," both Ino and Sakura said.
---------Back with Anko and the Hokage-------
Anko started to read from the Diary.
"'Date: 8/28
When I got home from the academy today, mom was waiting for me. She said that because I would be graduating soon, she thought she would teach me a Jutsu from her side of the family. I never even know there were Ninja in mom's family, let alone mom being one. Oh, well, looks like Sakura is out of luck, Sasuke-kun is mine.'"
"Damn, this one has a secret Jutsu, too," Anko said out loud.
"The receded states Mrs. Yamanaka's family members were all farmers and botanists, but in reality she is a refuge from Grass" the Third said shocking Anko a bit, but soon recovered and turned to another page.
"'Date: 9/20
I went to the market today, so I could try to find a small box, or something, for my crystal. Damn I love that thing, but where did I get it? I still cannot remember. Oh well, I am sure it will come to me.
When I arrived at the store, I found this perfect little bag, and in so many colors. I was going to get the violet one, but someone grabbed it at the same time as me. When I saw who it was, I was shocked. It was Sakura. After a few 'words,' I let her have the violet one. I grabbed a black one that looked better anyways.
When I asked Forehead what she was going to put in it, she said it was none of my business. Oh well, I just came back home so I can put my crystal in it.'"
"So do you know what this things are, Hokage-sama?" Anko asked.
"Yes, I do, Anko. It is, however, a double S-class secret, and I cannot tell you right now. But you will learn about it someday soon. I am sorry," Sarutobi said in a stern voice. Anko just rolled her eyes and mumbled something about dumb laws before going back to Ino's diary.
"'Date: 10/1
Today I was all set to win over Sasuke, but before I could do anything, Sakura jumped on his back, hugging him. At first I was mad at her, but then that asshole all but threw her off. I was going to go over to see if she was alright, but then all that stuff with Naruto and Hinata happened. When I and Sakura got our asses whipped, Naruto jumped in and took the last hit. A hit I am almost sure was aimed at our hearts. Why? I cant seem to think what would make him do such a thing?'"
"Well, it looks like these two have the same enemies, and the same hero. Their teamwork will still need a lot of work but I might be easer then I thought," Anko said, putting the pouch, book, and the floor board back where she had found them.
"You are indeed right, Anko," said the Hokage, walking out the door, while Anko jumped out the window.
They met up soon after in front of Naruto's house and quickly stepped in.
"Anko, I do not have much time left. I have a meeting I need to get to," Sarutobi said.
"Not a problem, Lord Hokage, I already know a lot about hi-," Anko was cut off when they heard the front door open, and heard some voices.
"Great, now we can get that demon where he lives," one voice said.
"Yea, we are going to be heroes for burning its lair down," said a second voice.
As the two men walked out Naruto's front door, they were met with the irate stares from Sarutobi and Anko. Not caring about Anko, they only saw the Hokage.
"Lo-Lord Hokage, w-what are you d-doing here?" one of the men managed to get out.
"I was just leaving. Anko, will you show these 'gentlemen' the way out please," said a very angry, and saddened, Third, as he walked away of the house.
"It will be my pleasure, Hokage-sama," Anko said, and Sarutobi never heard one scream from the men as he made his way towards his meeting.
--------Somewhere in the forest------
"So, there you have it, Konohamaru. I am the Jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi no Kitsune, the nine tailed fox demon."
'Hey, you forgot the part where I had 2 mates.'
'Do I care?'
'Oh, you suck.'
Naruto just rolled his eyes at the loud fox in his head.
"Wow Naruto, I guess that is why the villagers hate you. They all blame you for the attack..." Konohamaru said, frowning. Then, a few minutes later, he spoke again. "Naruto? Thank you for trusting me with this," Konohamaru said with a warm smile.
Before Naruto could say anything, someone else entered the conversation.
"I came all the back to the village, then spent all morning looking for you, and here you are telling some kid an S-class secret? Who is that kid anyways, Sensei?" A man with long, spiky white hair asked.
"That would be my grandson Konohamaru, Jiraiya. And Naruto, I am honored that you trust my family so much. I trust Konohamaru knows what will happen if this gets out?" asked the Hokage.
"Yes, grandpa, I know," Konohamaru said, rolling his eyes.
"ERO-SENNEN!!" Naruto yelled, hugging Jiraiya.
"Would you calm down, and how many times do I have to tell you not to the call me that?" Jiraiya asked.
"Then stop peeping and I might stop," Naruto said smiling. "So, what are you doing here?"
"Well, I came back in last night and heard what happened, so I wanted to see how you are holding up."
"I am fine, but the bastard Fox will not shut up," Naruto said
"Wait, you can talk to the Kyuubi!?" Jiraiya asked shocked
"Yeah, he said it was the way dad made the seal. He couldn't talk until I knew about him."
Both Jiraiya and Sarutobi exchanged looks knowing what was coming next. "Why did neither of you tell me who my father was?" Naruto was looking down with shaking fists. Then he looked them in the eye. "Why did you not tell me I am the son of the fourth Hokage?!"
At this Konohamaru's eyes shot wide in shock while Sarutobi let out a sigh and Jiraiya looked sad. "Naruto, I wanted to tell you, but your father made many enemies, enemies that wouldn't think twice on taking revenge on his son," Answered Sarutobi
"Naruto, you know your mother and father loved you, we've had a lot of talks about this," Jiraiya said placing a hand on his shoulder.
"I know, but when I think who my father was, it just makes me think of what could have been. What if they raised me? Would I still be hated? Or would I be licked? Would I have turned in to a spoiled little shit like the Hyuuga?" Naruto asked with uncertainty.
"Brat, I can guarantee that you would not be a spoiled little shit, your mom would have seen to that," Jiraiya said with a smile.
"Can you tell me about her?" Naruto asked looking to his godfather.
"Her name wasKushina Uzumaki, and she was by far the most skilled Kunoichi the leaf had ever seen," Jiraiya said fondly
"She was also a lot like you, Naruto." Naruto looked at the aged leader. "She was kind hearted, and a lot smarter than she let on. She liked to keep people guessing," he said with a small laugh.
"And she was loud." Jiraiya added.
"Do either of you have a picture of her?" Naruto asked hopefully.
"I have more than that. Come by my office later after your team placement. I will have your parents' belongings ready for you," Sarutobi said with a smile.
"Thanks old man." Naruto said in one of his rare quiet moments.
"Well, now that we have that out of the way, I must be going. I am behind in my paperwork." With that, the aged leader took his leave
"And what about you, Ero-sennen? Don't you have a scroll for Konoha's newest Genin?" Naruto asked while rubbing his hands together.
"Yes, I do, but you are not ready for it, yet. You are still too weak," Jiraiya said bluntly.
"What?! You said you would teach me the Rasengan when I became a Genin!" Naruto yelled.
"True, I did say that. But I thought you would have had some skill, though. I mean your chakra control is pathetic." The Gama-sennen sighed. "I guess I'm going to have to train you myself. Now, let's go. You are going to learn how to climb a tree, without using your hands," Jiraiya paused for a minute. "You too, brat," he said, looking at Konohamaru.
---------3 hours later------
'Damn, I am beat. I cannot believe how hard tree walking is,' Naruto thought, walking into his classroom.
As soon as he walked in, everyone went quiet, save for some whispers.
"What is he doing here?"
"I thought he failed the test?"
"How can he move after the hit yesterday?"
Naruto just found himself a seat to put his head down and rest. That idea was quickly thrown out the window a minute later as some people came up to him.
"Well, well, well. It looks like the dead-last found some loop hole to pass," said Sasuke.
"It must have been the only way for a loser like him," spat Hinata. Before Naruto could say anything, Sakura and Ino walked into the room, looking just as worn out. Hinata went after them while Sasuke found a seat.
"Well, if it isn't the pink failure, and the blond ditz," Hinata said with a smirk.
"Hyuuga, the class already knows you are stronger than us, what are you trying to prove?" Sakura asked.
"Oh, there is nothing to prove. I am just reminding you of your place," Hinata said in a loud voice for the class.
"Why you stuck up, little bitch," Ino said, her voice full of hate. Before anyone could say, or do, anything else, Iruka walked in.
"Ok that is enough of that. Now everyone find a seat so we can proceed with your team placements."
Over the next 28 minutes, Iruka put teams 1-6 together.
"Team 7; Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke; your Jounin instructor will be Hatake Kakashi."
To say Sakura was scared of being put on the same team as Sasuke would be putting it nicely.
Sasuke was so pissed; he looked like he would kill the next person that sneezed.
Naruto was just about to say something, when the door to the classroom opened, to reveal non other than the Sandaime Hokage himself.
"I am sorry for interrupting, Iruka, but there has been a change in teams 7-10. Those of you from teams 1-6, your instructors will meet you outside." With the Hokage's words, everyone left, only leaving the third, Iruka, and what would be known as the rookie 9.
"Ok, you nine have been picked for special assignment teams. I will start with team 7; Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Yamanaka Ino; you will be an assassination team, and your instructor is Mitarashi Anko," the Hokage paused. Naruto, Sakura, and Ino were all shocked.
"Team 8 will be Hyuuga Hinata, Uchiha Sasuke, and Inuzuka Kiba; you will be a frontal assault team, the first in any battle deemed 'A' or higher, and your instructor will be Hatake Kakashi."
"Team 9 is still in use, so team 10 will be Aburame Shino, Akimichi Chouji, and Nara Shikamaru; you will be an Intelligence gathering team, or reconnaissance team, and your instructor will be Sarutobi Asuma.""Now the Hidden Leaf we have not made special-ops teams since the last Great War, this will not be easy in any way. If you feel that you are not up to this, then say so now," Sarutobi waited for a moment, to see if anyone would not take to their assignment. No one said anything.
"You're posting to remain a secret, Tell no one, if word where to get out other villages my see it an aggressive move, and you all know what that can mean for us. I wish you all the best of luck," said the Hokage before he left. As he walked out, a large man with a beard walked in.
"I'm Asuma. Team 10, please come with me." And with that, teams 7 and 8 were left.
No one said anything. That is, of course, until someone broke out into fits of laughter.
"I can't believe it; they made a team with the three lowest students in class!" Kiba yelled in between his laughter.
"Maybe you three will get lucky, and get killed on your first mission. That way, you'll not embarrass yourselves too much," Hinata said. Sasuke just sat there with a smirk on his face.
"Their instructor is probably loser too!" Kiba said, opening his mouth again.
"Well, I was trained by one the three Sannin you little prick. And, if I wanted to, I could have killed your little Emo friend here seventeen times without making a sound while you were talking."
Everyone in the room turned to see a purple haired woman, wearing fishnet shirt and shorts, tan trench coat, and brown skirt, holding a kunai to Sasuke's neck.
"Team 7; follow the instructions on this scroll and meet me there." She threw a scroll to Ino before vanishing in a cloud of black smoke Leaving a scared looking Uchiha.
Naruto, Sakura, and Ino all stood up and walked out of the room.
--------Outside-----
"Ok Ino, what does the scroll say?" Sakura asked.
"It says that we need to go to training ground 44, and we need to be there in…seven minutes or we will be sent back the academy?!" Ino screamed.
"What?! That is on the other side of town!" yelled Naruto.
"We need to get going, NOW!" Sakura shouted, before all three of them took off like bats out of hell.
Six minutes and forty-nine seconds later, the three Genin were panting and gasping for air on the ground.
"Well, you 3 just proved me right. Very few Genin could have made it here in time. You three have the potential to be the greatest Ninja that this village has ever seen. I'm going to work you till you drop." Said a grinning Anko
It was at this time that Naruto noticed something about his new sensei. "AHH! You are that crazy woman from last night!" Naruto yelled, pointing at Anko, and grabbing the attention of his teammates.
"And you are that kid who tried to get in my pants," Anko answered, crossing her arms with a grin.
"WHAT?!" Ino and Sakura yelled in unison.
"No, I bumped in to her, and she-then I-but then…you lying bit..." Naruto never got to finish, because at that moment in time, he was tackled to the ground by Sakura and Ino.
"What do you think you are doing?" Ino asked.
"Yelling at our new sensei, what is the matter with you?" Sakura finished as she and Ino both hit him in the back of the head.
there my top 2 girls, and they have similar personalities
"Ok kiddies, stop groping each other." Ino and Sakura both jump up with a blush witch Anko ignored. "This is the entrance to training ground 44, or as I like to call it, the Forest of Death. We will meet here, everyday, at 7 a.m, unless you are on a mission, or are told otherwise. Do you understand?" Anko asked, getting a nod from Sakura and Ino, while Naruto just rubbed the back of his head. "Well it don't matter yet anyway."
"Why's that Sensei?" Asked Sakura with a raised hand.
"Oh because I'm going to test you little shits to see if you have what it take's, and before you ask I will tell you the test later." Sakura put her hand down as Anko finished.
"Ok, good. Now, I want you three to go around, and tell me a little about yourselves; your likes, dislikes, hobbies, etc, etc," Anko said waving her hand in a circle.
"What are you talking about, you psycho-," Naruto was about to say more, but a kunai went right for, and grazed, his cheek. Anko then appeared, right behind him with said kunai in hand.
"Well, if you're too slow to understand, I will go first. My name is Mitarashi Anko. The Hokage has been trying for years to get me to train a Genin team, so you will be my first victi-I mean students. I like dango, and torture. I dislike people who don't see others for who they are, and a certain bastard that I will see dead one day. My hobbies... I like to make pictures out of dango sticks. My dream is not for you to know," Anko said, rubbing her neck and shoulder.
"Now, your turn, ponytail," she said.
"My name is Yamanaka Ino. I like my friends and flowers. My dislikes are clans that think they're better than others just because they have a blood line. I hate that Hyuuga slut, as well as the Uchiha dick. My hobbies are training, botany, and keeping my hair in good condition. My dream is to be the best kunoichi in all of Konoha," Ino said with pride.
'She is a little vain but will go far,' Anko thought. "Pinky, go," she said, ignoring the glare Sakura shot at her.
"My name is Haruno Sakura. My likes are my friends and sweet dumplings. My dislikes are people who think they are better than others, and I hate the same Hyuuga skank and Uchiha asshole. My hobbies are training with Tsunade-Sama, and learning medical Justus. My dream for the future is to be just as great as my grandmother," Sakura said.
"Great job, copy cat," Ino teased.
"Can it pig, it's not my fault you went first," Sakura spat.
Anko just rolled her eyes. "Ok, spazz boy, you are up."
"I am Uzumaki Naruto. I like my new team and ramen. My dislikes are people too stupid to tell the differences between one thing from another. I also hate the Uchiha bastard. My hobbies are panicking, eating, comparing, and trying out new ramen, as well as training. And, of course, my dream is to be the greatest Hokage ever." Naruto yelled, throwing his fist into the air. "Believe it!"
"Ok, since you three are going to be on a team, you need to know what the others can do. I want you all to use your best Jutsu. You first, ramen boy," Anko said. Naruto stood up, made a hand sign and three clones popped up.
"These are my Shadow Clones. They are free willed, solid clones, and when there dismissed, I retain all the knowledge they gathered," Anko nodded, and Sakura and Ino looked impressed.
Sakura went next. She ran through some hand signs, before putting her right hand to her mouth and blowing out several fire balls in several directions. They all converged on one spot, leaving a rather large fire. "That is my Phoenix Flower Jutsu," Sakura huffed out, looking tired.
'Hmm… an elemental technique... that is quite advanced...' Anko thought. 'She, however, either needs to increase her chakra capacity, or fire is not her element...' she noted as she looked at Sakura, who was panting heavily.
'Wow... that was pretty good...' Ino thought, looking at the crater on the ground a few meters away, before shifting her gaze towards Sakura. 'My technique is better though, and it looks like hers is too hard to do it more than once. She can't handle it, she's wiped.'
"That was awesome, Sakura-chan! You know a really strong Jutsu!" Naruto yelled, not noticing the slight blush that appeared on said girl's face, which she hid from her other teammate by turning her head to the side a bit.
Ino was last to go. She reached behind her head and pulled out a rose. She then channeled some chakra into it, turning it in a whip. She swung it at a nearby tree, leaving a 6 inch gash. "That is my Rose whip," Ino said happily.
Anko had a look of shock on her face. 'These are the lowest scoring kids? If they really are, then this year's top kids must be some super ninjas if they are better than them,' Anko thought.
'That is a good technique... and it looks like she can do it easily...' Sakura thought, biting her lip briefly before she had to stop to gather her breath. That Jutsu really took a lot out of her. 'But... it's not as strong as mine... and she needs to be relatively close to her target... that is where mine beats hers,' she added as an afterthought, making herself feel a little better.
"Ok, tomorrow you are going on a seven day survival test. Be here by seven a.m, and if you are late, or fail, I will make sure you never become a Ninja, got it?! And make sure you get a good night's sleep, you are going to need it," Anko said before jumping into the forest of death.
"Can she do that? I mean, make it so we cannot become Ninja?" Ino asked
"I do not know..." Sakura said with worry in her voice.
"It doesn't matter, all it means is I am going to be the first Hokage to never have been a real ninja, believe it!" Naruto said. "Hey how about we go and get something to eat? My treat!"
Both Ino and Sakura looked to one another and make to Naruto. "Sher why not, I can grace with my company for a while.' Ino said flipping her hand through hair.
"Well if Piggy is going I guess I will come as well." Sakura said sending Ino a smile.
Later, that night Sasuke, Hinata, and Kiba when to the Uchiha compound to get in some training. That Idea however was tossed aside when Sasuke saw someone that made him charge in a blind rage.
"... Foolish little brother...."
A.N.
Thank you super Z for keeping me on track. Even if you bug the hell out of me
Also go read the story Resonance by Dragon Legend of Drake. Profileid: 1240797. It is a great read with a lot of Adventure/Romance/ Humor. You can find it under the Ino Y. & Sakura H section.