"Um, Naruto san, can you tell us more about yourself?" Sakura asks a few minutes after leaving the village. Naruto looks at her and then scans over her team mates. Both the other boys looked curious, if only barely willing to let it show. Naruto nodded.
"What did you want to know?" Naruto asks.
"Name, dreams, likes, dislikes, skills, you know, the basics" Sakura voices. Naruto turns to Kakashi and gives him a deadpanned look. Kakashi conveniently shoves his face further into his Icha Icha book. Naruto sighs. He knew that Kakashi had changed the cover of the first book Jiraiya ever wrote to look like his porn novel.
"My name is Naruto Uzamaki. I'm a Chunin shinobi of the Leaf. I like the Hokage and my friends. I dislike…nothing," Kakashi raises an eyebrow at the blatant lie on his dislikes but didn't comment, "mmm, I guess my dream is to protect the village and her people at all cost…" Naruto trails off for a moment, thinking of his parents and the cost they gave to protect Konoha.
"What about your skills?" Sasuke asks, interrupting his thoughts.
"What you'd expect from a Chunin I suppose" Naruto answers with a smile. Sasuke scoffs and murmured something like 'deadlast more like'. Sai merely stares at him, like he didn't believe him or something. Sakura just looks at him curiously. Kakashi lowers the book away from his face.
"Ja ne, Naruto chan, why don't you be honest for once?" Kakashi asks. Naruto narrows his eyes.
"That wouldn't be a very shinobi thing to do now would it, Taicho" Naruto retorts. Kakashi and he stare at each other before Kakashi shrugs.
"Touché" Kakashi remarks.
"Excuse me, Naruto sama" Sai calls politely. Naruto sweat dropped at the new honorific.
"Please just call me Naruto, all of you" Naruto asks sweetly.
"Yes…Naruto. You said we were going to Whirlpool?" Sai asks. Naruto nods his head.
"I thought it was destroyed?" Sai questions.
"It is" Naruto voice changed. It wasn't cold but it wasn't warm either. Sai wisely didn't ask anything else and the other two followed his lead.
"Are you sure you're okay with bringing them to your home village?" Kakashi asks once his cute little genin picked up their pace and was a good fifteen yards in front of them.
"It's a good lesson to learn. I have a lesson that would be beneficial for them to learn there than in the field." Naruto admits.
"Which is?" Kakashi promted.
"You'll see" Naruto smirks at him. Kakashi felt dread in his stomach.
o.o o.o
Sasuke Uchiha stared at the state of destruction he could see from the gap of the village gate. He'd recognized the symbols all over the Village before him in Konoha and what the blond Chunin wore on him in the form of an armband and the symbol on the back of his shirt and on his Chunin vest. The vest was Konoha issue, Kakashi sensei had the same one, with the same symbol. Now he knew what it was, he was curious as to why it was on a Konoha uniform.
Naruto stares at the three genin in front of him, not bothering with Kakashi's because the man had been here a few times with him. The sight of his destroyed homeland was the same, he felt remorse.
"Welcome to Whirlpool, allies from Konoha. I, Uzamaki Naruto, on behalf of my village, and with orders from the Sandaime Hokage, accept you into my village." Naruto voices. Sasuke nearly scoffed but held it when he saw Kakashi bow lowly to Naruto, and then his, and Sakura's, jaw fell open.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Uzamaki Sama. On behalf on Konoha, and my genin squad, we accept your welcome; please treat us well" Kakashi responded. Naruto nodded before relaxing out of such a rigid posture. Naruto turns to the cracked gate and raises his hand palm side out. Chakra shot out of his palm and went into the symbol and glowed orange for a moment before it faded and cracks and clinks were heard before it became quiet.
"Alright, the village security traps are deactivated, we can go in now" Naruto announces. Naruto, with the help of Kakashi, pushed open one of the gate doors before stepping back and looking at the genin.
"What the hell?!" Sasuke demands, seeing a run down village that was deserted but nothing like the wasteland that looked like it was nothing but a few chunks of wood for buildings and dirt.
"Genjutsu. An Uchiha one at that" Naruto comments with a shrug.
"It's been in repair" Kakashi adds.
"Are you trying to restart your village, Naruto- senpai?" Sai asks. Naruto shakes his head.
"No, there's no point. It's only being repaired enough for what is to come. I proposed the idea of this becoming a simulation sight for training purposes." Naruto shrugs. No one knew what to say to that.
"So why are we here"? Sakura asks.
"You all will be the first to use this village for it's new intended purpose." Naruto declares. Kakashi narrows his eyes.
"What are we supposed to do in an empty village?" Sasuke really did scoff this time. Naruto grins and forms a hand seal. Suddenly, there were 50 copy's of the blond before they transformed into different looking people. The clones scatters and began taking up positions around the village.
"I have a scroll that is being hid within this village. Your objective is to find it, retrieve, and return to your home base without being caught." Naruto tells them.
"Now? But we just got here!" Sakura complains.
"That's just how it is" Naruto shrugs, uncaringly.
"Are there any requirements for a mission pass?" Sai asks, smartly. Naruto nods again.
"Several. First, Kakashi sensei and I will be in the Uzukage's office. Neither of the real us will be allowed to assist or interfere in this mission. Second, if any of you are captured and are in the Kage's office with us, you will be declared 'dead' in this mission. Lastly, if the scroll is not obtained and made safely back to your 'home' base, then the mission is lost." Naruto clarifies. All three genin nod their understanding.
"Good, I'll shoot a flare up when Kakashi and I are in the Uzukages' office. This will also let you know where we are in case one of you is captured. You have three hours to complete this mission" Naruto says.
"Let's get started already" Sasuke voices impatiently. Naruto nods.
"er, Naruto sempai? Where is our home base?" Sakura asks. Sasuke froze before huffing, having forgotten that part.
"It'll be behind the village gate. I'll give you a two block clearance from all sides so you can safely chose which way you'd like to come in" Naruto says. Sakura nods her thanks. Naruto made a clone and popped it, transmitting the new knowledge to his clones. Immediately, they could see two clones roof jumping away.
"Meet you there?" Naruto asks. Kakashi nods his head. Naruto disappears in a whirl of leaves. Kakashi looks at his genin seriously.
"Do not take this simulation lightly. Come with the full intent as if the village was on the line for this scroll. And above all else, remember what I taught you." Kakashi orders sternly, before he too vanished.
"I've never seen him that serious" Sakura observes nervously. Neither boy visibly show it, but they both agree with her.
"Alright, let's get started!" Sasuke says. Sai and Sakura nod. The three of them run to their home base to come up with a plan, they had three hours.