A/N thanks so much for the reviews!

LookOutReader: The name Tomomi is merely a cover for the next couple of days before Naruto reveals her gender change to everyone outside of her team, it's not permanent. Sakura and Naruto still need to have a story ready as to who this blonde girl is and why she's here if she's not Naruto. In the prelims it's likely that the name will be dropped off. But then, see the ending note on Moody's response.

MadEyeMoody95: I may do a Hinata POV after it all comes out, we'll just have to see. And no, Sasuke did not recieve the curse mark in this story, as Orochimaru was hurled about 2 miles away by the energy discharge created when he shattered Naruto's seal (unwittingly). And he didn't get around to sealing Kurama with his five elements seal either. Sasuke's current mindset is expressed in this chapter. As to long term? I ain't got a clue. Kurama hijacked this thing from me. It'll go where it will.

Sasuke was in one of the training rooms in the tower, utterly decimating a practice dummy with taijutsu. Kakashi stood near the door watching lazily. Or maybe he was reading his book, it was hard to tell. Soon enough, the Uchiha took a break and went to get a drink.

"You seem somewhat tense," Kakashi noted without looking up. Sasuke didn't respond, just took a sip of water.

"Naruto's situation is troubling you huh?" Kakashi said, seemingly able to read the silence. Sasuke snorted derisively.

"You know, bottling such things inside isn't healthy. You should confide in your friends and teammates even if you don't to me," Kakashi said softly as he turned a page. Sasuke gave him a baleful glare before standing up again.

"If he starts acting like Sakura then I'm gonna kill him," He said flatly, before going to practice more. Kakashi smiled slightly and snapped his book shut.

"So, you're worried that the change might affect her mentally as well. It's possible I'd say. So how do you think you should appease your nerves on this matter?" He asked lightly. Sasuke paused and glanced back at his teacher for a few seconds before looking at the floor.

"I'd like to be able to gain some insight as to what he's thinking. Particularly if it has to do with me."

"Good, so you have an objective. That's step one of planning a mission. Step two is finding methods to obtain the objective. Put all possibilities on the table right now," Kakashi replied with a teachers-instructor voice. Sasuke frowned.

"I suppose the only option would be to ask Ino Yamanaka for help," He said reluctantly. Kakashi shook his head.

"That's not the only option by a long shot. Here's how I look at it. Methods fall in between the range of blunt and subtle. The more subtle methods usually take more time, but have a higher rate of success…eventually. Blunt methods are quicker, which can be good if time is an issue, but there's a higher chance for catastrophic failure. So think of at least one subtle method and one blunt method first of all, and make sure you know the potential repercussions."

Sasuke frowned. "Okay, blunt method number one: Get Ino Yamanaka to take a look inside his mind. The bad part is he'd probably figure out immediately. Subtle method number one: Observe from a distance and rationalize a hypothesis based on his reactions. This hypothesis may be inaccurate, and I will have no way of knowing which will drive me nuts."

"You could always go for the VERY blunt approach, and you won't need Yamanaka for it," Kakashi replied in amusement. Sasuke gave him a wary look.

"Dare I ask what the 'very' blunt approach is?"

"I don't know, I'm not you." Sasuke groaned.

"I'm probably gonna regret this, but what is it?"

"Challenge here to a spar and grab her breast in the midst of the fight," Kakashi replied with a broad grin. Sasuke slammed his hand into his face with force.

"I knew I'd regret it. Shall I explain all the number of reasons it won't work?"

"Please do," Kakashi replied in amusement.

"Okay, for starters, he'd likely not even notice it. Second, if he did notice it, he'd probably freak out like a girl and call me a perv-…." He stopped abruptly before facepalming once more. Kakashi laughed.

"You see that those are reasons it might work. If her mind hasn't changed at all from when she was male, then it's likely she won't even notice it. If her mind has changed into a more feminine personality, then she will freak out. Either way, you have figured out which it is, and that was your objective.

Sasuke let out a loud curse. "How the hell do you come up with such stupid ideas that just so happen to work perfectly if one has the nerve to do it?"

"I learned it from a friend a long time ago. If you do this, make sure I'm there to watch. I want to see what happens."

Sasuke ground his teeth and stalked out of the room.

***The next day***

Naruto slowly began to wake up as she noticed that there was a soft rustling in her room. She cracked an eye open to see Sakura getting dressed.

"Meh…Sakura-chan, why are you in my room?" She moaned softly. Sakura glanced over and giggled slightly, finding her friend's sleepy form to be cute.

"You had a bad dream and I was awake getting some water so I came over and helped you get back to sleep."

"Ah… I'm hungry. Can we go get some food?" Naruto asked, stretching and yawning.

"We should get cleaned up first. Oh, before I forget, Kakashi-sensei came over a few minutes ago and he said he got Kurenai-san to get some clothes for you."

Naruto frowned a bit.

"So Kurenai-san knows now?"

"Yeah, but Kakashi-sensei said that she won't tell anyone else, not even her students, so it'll be fine."

"…Okay then. Where's the clothes she brought?"

"Here." (A/N I know nothing of fashion, either American or Japanese, particularly with the color orange. So therefore, the description of the outfit won't be too in detail. If anyone has any ideas then let me know, I'll choose a neat sounding one and edit it into the chapter)

The outfit consisted of a sleeveless top, ninja pants, and a light jacket that was mostly black with just the right amount of orange to make it seem almost tigeresque. There were also a new set of ninja gear to go with it. Naruto glanced it over.

"Could do with more orange." Sakura snorted.

"Nuh-uh. There will be no more of that garish neon you used to wear. If you want orange to work, then it has to have the right shade to go with black." Naruto sighed but dropped it.

"Now what's this?" She asked, picking up the underwear.

"Undies. Here, I'll show you how they work." Soon enough it was all taken care of and the new girl was dressed properly. Sakura whistled lowly as she sized up her teammate.

"Hot damn, you're looking good Tomomi. No one would ever believe that's Naruto." Naruto glanced down before smiling slightly.

"Well, that's a good thing. Can we go eat now?" She begged. Sakura nodded and they headed out. The pinkette glanced over to Sasuke's door which was closed.

"Sasuke-kun, we're going down for breakfast. You coming?"

"Later," He replied through the door. Sakura nodded and turned to Naruto.

"Okay, I want you to make a shadow clone and henge it into your old form." The girl seemed mildly confused but did it. Sakura looked at the clone.

"Okay, you're Naruto, so go down and act like Naruto usually does."

"Ooooh, I get it, its disguise," The clone said brightly. "Yeah, sure, that works. Just don't let anyone hit me."

"Got it. Now the real Naruto is Tomomi-chan, and I need you to just go straight to a table and sit down, and act a little timid and stuff. I'll get us both food, alright?" Naruto frowned.

"What if I don't get enough to eat?" The clone grinned.

"Don't worry Tomomi-chan, I'll eat enough for the two of us. Then when I dispel it should go back to you." Tomomi smiled.

"A-ah. I see. Thank you Naruto-kun" Sakura giggled.

"You two make a cute couple." She was met by two wierded-out faces. (From now on, the clone is Naruto, and the Original is Tomomi)

"That's…kinda strange Sakura-chan," The Naruto commented. Tomomi made a sour face at the thought. Sakura just laughed and headed outside of their apartment. Soon enough they arrived at the cafeteria where Hinata, Kiba, and Shino were eating breakfast. Hinata jumped to her feet as soon as they got in.

"N-naruto-kun! A-are you alright?" The boy grinned and laced his hands behind his head.

"Course I am, that trial was a piece of cake." Hinata frowned a bit, seeming unconvinced.

"Sasuke-kun said you got hurt."

"Nah, it wasn't anything bad. I just didn't look where I was going and hit a tree branch with my head," Naruto said with a sheepish chuckle.

"Hey Naruto, who's the girl?" Kiba asked. Sakura took Tomomi's hand and led her to a seat before going to get some food.

"That's Tomomi-chan. We found her in the woods alone and helped her get to safety," Naruto said quietly. "Let's not talk about it, it'll make her scared again," Kiba glanced over at the girl but nodded and sat back down at his table. Naruto quickly zoomed over to get some ramen and began feasting. Soon enough Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji arrived. The latter two made to get food but Ino blinked and went to sit next to Tomomi and Sakura.

"Hey you two. I love the outfit….er…"

"Her name's Tomomi," Sakura put in. Tomomi smiled slightly.

"Thanks…um…Ino-chan was it?"

"That's right. Where are you from, Tomomi?" Ino replied brightly. Tomomi paled slightly.

"Umm…" Sakura jumped in.

"She's from the Hidden Wave village. Just recently they obtained independence from an evil man known as Gato, so she and her two teammates were able to train. They were to become the first Chuunin in their village, but it seems they underestimated the second task," She explained quietly. Tomomi shivered and leaned against Sakura slightly. Ino sighed.

"Ah, I'm sorry to hear that." It was about then that Sasuke entered and Ino immediately left to go fawn over him. Sakura blinked at her.

"Did I really act like that?" She asked. Tomomi giggled slightly and nodded. Sakura frowned slightly and went into deep thought. Shikamaru and Choji came over and sat down at their table.

"Hey Shika, Choji," Naruto said happily, surfacing from his umpteenth bowl of ramen.

"Yo. We've got a free day to be lazy. Tomorrow at noon the second task ends," Shikamaru replied with a yawn.

"So, you're gonna watch clouds and Choji's gonna eat until then?" Naruto teased.

"Yeah, probably," The two teammates replied simultaneously.

"Sweet. I'm gonna hang out with Sakura-chan and Tomomi-chan.

"That's assuming Sakura wants to hang out with you, ya know," Shikamaru commented, giving the pinkette a pointed look. "In the past she's always been annoyed by you." Sakura frowned thoughtfully.

"He's right. This may cause some suspicion if Naruto keeps hanging out in public. Hmmm what to do…"

She was saved from answering when Sasuke stood up and walked over.

"Naruto. Want to spar?" He grunted. Naruto blinked at him.

"Er…since when do you challenge me to sparring matches?" Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"Look, I'm going to give you one compliment so don't let it go to your head. You and your shadow clones can pack a punch, and right now, they'd be perfect for a decent workout. Now if you're coming, shut up and follow me. If you're not, then just shut up." He turned around and walked out of the room. Sakura and Ino just blinked. Both of them were thinking, 'what just happened?' Naruto just began to smile.

"Hey Tomomi-chan, wanna come watch me pound him for a little bit?" Tomomi blinked before nodding and got up to follow him. Sakura just sighed before smiling slightly. "Hey Ino, come eat with me. We haven't talked for ages." Ino blinked at her.

"Er…what's up with that? I mean…where's the yell of 'Ino-pig' and the punch to the face?" Sakura shrugged.

"Not in the mood."

***In the training room***

Sasuke stalked into the room and began stretching to warm up. Naruto and Tomomi came in behind him, and after locking the door, Naruto dispelled. (Now the original Naruto is being called Naruto again)

Tomomi, glad to break out of her act and spend some energy, started bouncing on the balls of her feet as she got ready to fight.

"Ready when you are Teme."

"Hn. Come and get some," Sasuke replied with a slight smirk.

"Bring it on! Kage-bunshin no justsu!" Six Narutos charged Sasuke who began taijutsu fighting against them.

"He's faster," Sasuke noticed immediately. "He's not got as much muscle, but with the added speed his hits have the same amount of force anyway. If he had any skill I might be in for more than I bargained for." He bobbed and weaved among the flailing limbs of the clones, and jabbed each one in the belly, causing a puff of smoke as they dispelled. Soon enough he had destroyed all six and he stilled himself to find that he was now surrounded by ten.

"Hey Teme, did you keep track of the real one?" They shouted in unison before attacking. Sasuke ducked several punches.

"Yeah, I did. You're right here!" He growled, spinning around and seizing one of the Naruto's by the chest. Naruto froze, and there was utter silence for the space of about five seconds. All of a sudden, all the clones dispelled and Naruto slid to the floor and burst out laughing. Sasuke frowned in confusion.

"This reaction was not anticipated… Dammit Kakashi." He looked at her for an explanation, but didn't get one as Naruto curled up on the ground and held her stomach to try and get control of her laughter. A tick mark formed on Sasuke's forehead.

"What the hell is so funny?" He growled out. Naruto gasped and stuffed her fist in her mouth, giggling hard around it. Sasuke was getting more and more annoyed, but soon enough she had quieted down, merely giggling slightly.

"So?" The impatient Uchiha demanded. Naruto just got to her feet, grabbed his hand, and bumped her fist onto his before turning around and walking out. Sasuke blinked before adopting a blank face and returning to practice. If anyone had seen him however, they may notice a faint smirk on his face.