Frozen Heart

Got this chapter out. Another in a week or so... See how that goes

Naruto is slightly grey in this story and it has elements of Killer Instinct

I don't own Naruto or Killer Instinct

Enjoy

Chapter 12

Naruto was slightly uncomfortable with the look that his teammates were giving him. He was about to stand, when Sakura extended her arms and gave him a hug. Naruto sat in stunned silence, eyes wide open as he felt the embrace of his teammate. Sasuke just smirked, patting Naruto on the shoulder, before standing and walking into his room.

Sakura left her teammate in silence, wanting to get some light reading done before the day was burned.

None of the team knew what to cook that night, so they all went out to dinner. The Uchiha, surprisingly, paid for the meal.


Team 7 arrived at training ground 3 five minutes to 6 in the morning. They waited patiently for their Sensei to arrive at 6 before deciding to get some training down. Just as they started, their Sensei showed up, surprising them slightly.

"Meh meh, I know I'm early, but I've had enough of you training yourself for three hours." Kakashi exclaimed, looking at each of his team members. "Team 7's training will start at 6am every morning. We will break for lunch at 11am, you are to return here at 1pm. And starting from tomorrow, from 3 in the afternoon, Sakura will attend this appointment." Here Kakashi handed her a slip of paper. "The two of you will be with me." Kakashi concluded, waiting for his team to snap out of their shock. "Oh, before I forget, you will be taking a D-rank mission once a month or so. When I think you are ready, we will take on a higher ranking mission." Kakashi informed his team.

At the conclusion of his words, the three Genin attacked. Kakashi did not see this coming, but felt the rising tension since his arrival. He continually dodged and parried Naruto and Sasuke's attacks, whilst simultaneously dispelling the Genjutsu's that Sakura placed on him. He was also dodging shuriken thrown by the Kunoichi.

"Hmmm, must really want to start training." He exclaimed, before taking it up a notch and knocking his Genin cell unconscious.

They awoke a half an hour later, each tied to a pole. Naruto asked the question on all of their minds. "Who are you and were is our Sensei." To which Kakashi just slumped his shoulders.

"This is going to be tough." He exclaimed before putting away his favourite book.

"You are one of three Genin teams to pass the last Academy graduation, barring Naruto of course." Kakashi added as an afterthought. "You did not pass on merit alone. Each team is composed for a purpose. Team 8 is a tracking team, charged with retrieval and scouting. Team 10 is a reconnaissance team, charged with interrogating and information collection. Team 7 will mould to contribute to both teams. You are an offensive and defensive team that holds a lot of firepower." Here Kakashi looked at Naruto and Sasuke. "You could also be considered an assassination team." Sakura's eyes widened at this revelation, her breathing ragged as she started hyperventilating. Thoughts of Nami no Kuni running through her mind.

Kakashi noticed that Naruto had freed himself, Sasuke and Sakura. Both Shinobi were standing guard over their fallen teammate. After a few seconds, Sakura started to calm down, tears slowly cascading down her face.

"Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke." Kakashi snapped with a hint of anger in his voice, gaining the attention of his team members. "I am not telling you this so that you can compare yourselves to your fellow Shinobi. I am merely stating the facts. The reason that you are privy to this information is to prepare you." This caused Team 7 to focus entirely on Kakashi's next words. "In the next few months to a year, there is a high chance that Konoha will be engaged in war." At Kakashi's words, Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura's eyes widened.

"We don't know the exacts about who we will be facing off against, but war will be declared soon." Kakashi stated, keeping to himself the truth of whom their potential enemies will be.

Sakura seemed so small at this moment. Her eyes glazed over as she thought about war. She had read the books, and knew that war was damaging to all of those involved. There really wasn't any glory in war.

"Now that is the real reason why I am here this early. To train you to reach your full potential. You will have days off, days to do whatever you would like." Kakashi intoned. "But when we are here, we are training hard. When we do missions, we complete them to the best of our ability. When you are off and being privately tutored, you give it 100%. There is no slacking off, as it will definitely get you, or worse, a teammate killed."

Naruto and Sasuke picked their teammate off the ground. Sakura stood on slightly shaky legs. Her face was determined, and mirrored that of her teammates. This was going to be an interesting next few months.

"Good, let's begin." Kakashi stated, noticing the change in each of his charges.


That night, Naruto went to bed exhausted. His team had been put through the ringer in the morning, with each leaving for their session with Inoichi.

Sakura had collapse a few times, but she survived their first training session. Naruto and Sasuke had better stamina, but still felt the effects of their training with Kakashi.


The next day, after the morning sessions, Sakura left to continue studying under another Sensei, leaving Kakashi alone with Naruto and Sasuke.

"I will be training the pair of you in infiltration and reconnaissance techniques. You will learn how to collect and gather information from enemy Shinobi and Kunoichi. You will learn how to interrogate civilians and Shinobi alike, becoming one of the best at your job." Kakashi stated, causing Sasuke and Naruto to look at each other.

"This training will not be as hectic as the mornings, but it will require your full attention." Here Kakashi made a motion towards Konoha, mainly in the direction of the Red-Light District.

"By the end of this month, you will have the skills to get information from a civilian. We are particularly interested in how you fair with the opposite sex." Kakashi exclaimed, watching as Naruto and Sasuke's eyes got a little wider. "You will learn to flirt, and as a last resort, learn to, how shall I put this, satisfy a women's sexual needs." Here Naruto's jaw fell open. He looked to Kakashi then at Sasuke, then back at Kakashi.

"Wait, what?" Naruto asked in a very high-pitched tone, causing three eyes to look at him. "I mean, what will that achieve?" He asked. Face slightly red.

"That is what we are going to cover over the next few months. Sakura is doing something similar. It'd be highly inappropriate that I teach her these skills, don't you think?" Kakashi stated then asked both of his students. Naruto had turned a little redder, which contrasted with his whitish blue coloured hair.

Sasuke was faring better, but still had a blush on his face.

"I'll cut to the chase." Kakashi continued. "You may not need to utilise these skills, but they are useful in getting information from or on enemies. It is also useful to know how these techniques work so you won't be fooled by an enemy." Kakashi exclaimed, looking intently into his student's eyes.

"Now these will be your reading material for the nights." Kakashi stated, handing Sasuke and Naruto a copy of his favourite series. "The stories are interesting, but it is the sex scenes that you should take note of. See how each of them play out. They were written by an expert." Kakashi exclaimed, noticing the blush creep up on the two Shinobi.

'They have pretty much no qualm with killing but they cannot go through a book of art without cracking a blush.' Kakashi thought as he exhaled. "Look," he stated, gaining Naruto, and Sasuke's attention. "Look at this as another technique to add to your arsenal. Try not to think of Kunoichi as sexual objects, but as a target." Kakashi concluded.

"Now let's begin." He stated, before grabbing a poster of a naked female body. Sasuke and Naruto were about to blush once more, before they thought about Kakashi's previous words.


Sakura arrived at the destination set out on the paper. She knocked on the door but didn't get any reply. She was about to leave but decided against it. Twisting the knob, she slowly walked in, Kunai at the ready. It was a small apartment, similar to hers and her teammates, lounge room and dining area rolled into one, a few extra doors, leading to other sections of the house.

Sakura was still on edge when she felt the presence of someone behind her. Thinking quick, she went through some hand signs and disappeared like leaves in the wind. The Genjutsu was broken by her assailant, just as Sakura placed the Kunai on her throat.

"Hmph, is that how you treat an old friend?" The voice exclaimed, shocking Sakura for a second.

"What are you doing here Ino-pig?" Sakura all but screamed, reverting back to her old self of the Academy days.

"Sheesh. Think you were the only one to graduate the Genin exams." Ino exclaimed, rising slowly as Sakura retracted her Kunai.

"Yamanaka-San, Haruno-San." Someone spoke from the dark corner of the room. They both looked to find the blue headed Hyuuga appear from the shadows.

"Hi-Hinata?" Sakura asked hesitantly.

"Hyuuga-San is preferred. I don't believe we are on a first name basis." Hinata responded, shocking the pink haired Kunoichi slightly.

"So-sorry. I'll keep that in mind." Sakura responded.

"Hi all." Another voice proclaimed from the door, scaring Sakura slightly, as she forgot to be mindful of her surroundings.

Three sets of eyes turned towards the fourth Kunoichi, noticing the twin buns in her hair.

"Hi. I'm Tenten. Weapons specialist of Team 9." The Kunoichi proclaimed, walking straight into the apartment, and standing before Ino and Sakura.

"Haruno Sakura." Sakura responded, smiling slightly at the new figure.

"Yamanaka Ino." Ino introduced herself. "You graduated a year before us?" She asked, gaining a nod from the weapons specialist.

"Yes. Yes, I did." Tenten replied, turning her gaze towards Hinata. "Hyuuga-Sama." She stated, bowing her head slightly. Hinata returned the gesture, remaining quiet once more.

"Well, I believe everyone is well acquainted." Exclaimed another voice from the entrance. "I am Yuhi Kurenai, Genjutsu specialist and Sensei of Team 8." Stated the older Kunoichi, gaining the attention of her charges. "I will be in charge of these joint training sessions. I will also be assisted by other Kunoichi throughout the next few months." Kurenai walked into the apartment and sat on one of the couches, signalling her charges to do the same.

"You are all here for a specific reason." Kurenai continued, waiting patiently as each Kunoichi took a preferred seat. "You are semi-aware of the state of affairs of Konoha?" Each Kunoichi nodded their head in consent to the question. "Good. What we will be learning in the next few months is infiltration, interrogation, assassination and seduction techniques." The red-eyed Kunoichi exclaimed, causing Sakura to look at her with raised eyes.

"Why?" Sakura asked quickly, trying to hide her concern.

"The four of you live in an apartment with your two teammates?" At this question each Kunoichi nodded their heads again. "What you don't know is that your apartments are roughly in the same area. You are more or less neighbours." At this, Sakura and Ino turned to look at each other, a small smirk playing across Ino's face.

"You are with your teammates for further protection. As war could break out in the next few months." 'This further confirmed what Kakashi-Sensei stated." Sakura thought at those words.

"Now you may have assignments in enemy territory, and need good reliable intel, your best features are these," Kurenai jiggled her boobs a little, "and these." Kurenai opened her legs and pointed towards her love box. "Those are a last resort, what you will be learning is other ways to extract information." Sakura's eyes were wide as she sported a blush. She looked towards Ino, who looked back with a smirk. Hinata was silent as per usual, which scared her just a bit. The other Kunoichi, Tenten, looked at her with a small smile.

'Am I the only one that has been left in the dark?' She thought to herself. Ino and Hinata were a part of a clan, they had obviously been made aware of these techniques by someone from within. Tenten has been a Kunoichi for a year longer than her, so she obviously understood these techniques and how they can be utilised to their advantage. But Sakura, who started to go red in the face, was still playing catch up. She had only taken her first life a few weeks ago. She stopped still at that second, blush disappearing from her face. 'Kakashi-Sensei knew.' She thought, understanding for the first time, the skill it takes to become a Kunoichi.

"Hai Sensei." She stated. Kurenai smirked, and Ino giggled. Tenten had a smile while Hinata still remained silent.

"Now we will start with a Jutsu to stop pregnancy, then you will choose a slip of paper from this hat. Do not show anyone else the slip of paper." At this, Sakura got slightly confused. Ino had forgone her smirk and Tenten was listening intently. "They are your assignments in the next few months." Kurenai concluded, standing from the couch and heading into one of the rooms. The four Kunoichi followed.

Sakura was surprised when they walked through one of the doors and found themselves out in an open field. "This is HQ 1. Kunoichi have always been trained in secret away from prying eyes. Your Sensei's know that this place exists, but have no idea how to get here. Maybe one has a small chance of finding it, but even then it is very difficult." Kurenai exclaimed, looking back at Sakura. Said Kunoichi gulped for a second, before stilling her gaze into one of conviction.

'This is going to be fun.' Kurenai thought to herself.


Naruto and Sasuke arrived home late in the afternoon to an empty house. They had each been told that they were not to talk about their training with Sakura. Kakashi also informed them that Sakura would have the same parameters.

Sasuke went straight for his room, taking out a clean change of clothes before heading to the showers. It was his turn to cook tonight, so he had to clean up before preparing the food. The trio had figured that it'd be better if each of them cooked two meals a week and on the last day, they went out to eat. A different member would choose the meals prior to hitting up the restaurant.

Naruto sat on the couch, opening his gifted book and taking a quick glimpse through it. He took note of the different ways associated with turning a woman on. Whoever wrote this had some knowledge of the inner workings of love making. With that thought, he turned the book over to look at the author. His face morphed into confusion when he noticed the name Jiraiya as the author. He knew of a Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sanin, but he wasn't too sure if they were one in the same.

Sasuke walked out of the bathroom and into his room, before entering the kitchen to start on the meal. Naruto, hearing his teammate, decided to shower next. It was still uncomfortable for him to trust anyone, but he felt that he should start somewhere.

When Naruto hopped out of the shower, he was surprised by Sakura sitting on the couch, going through the book he had left on the coffee table. Thinking quickly Naruto caused a distraction in the kitchen, before transforming into his liquid form, grabbing the book, and disappearing into his room.

Sakura was surprised when Sasuke cursed from the kitchen. She was surprised further when the book she was looking at disappeared without a trace. She looked into the kitchen, and then towards Naruto's closed door, wondering just where the book had gone.

Feeling slightly irritated, she got up and went into her room, before grabbing a change of clothes and disappearing into the showers. She was going to do what her Sensei asked, if only to experiment.


Weeks went by with little to no change in Team 7's schedule. Twice a week, they would go and see Inoichi. Once as individuals and once as a team. These sessions often left Naruto slightly tense. He wondered why Inoichi insisted on the group sessions. His team was a work in progress, but they work well together.