Hey sorry for the wait and I just wanted to thank those who reviewed my story and InuSinzo who helped edit the last chapter! This will probably be the last update for a while since school's here. And your reviews are great motivation when I'm lazy.

Well I hope this chapter will get a positive outcome.

I almost forgot...I do not own Naruto in any way.

Without further ado, please read on!

---------(sorry I have been doing this but I found the solution of my broken ruler button. If I hadn't, I would've punched my computer)

We Fight Together

Chapter Five

The Hope that Re-kindles Part I

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A certain trio was weaving through the afternoon crowd, trying to reach their destination; training area 15. Naruto was thinking about a recent event as he manuvered to keep up with his friends.

Flashback

"Naruto! MOVE!"

Iruka pushed the boy away, taking the attack meant for Naruto as the blond could only watch.

"Iruka-sensei!"

"Good job in finding him." a cold voice stated smoothly. Iruka raised his eyes to glare at Mizuki as he removed the offending kunai.

"So this is what's going on..."

"Naruto," the boy turned to face Mizuki at the sound of his name. "Give me the scroll."

"Huh?" Naruto began looking back and forth between his two sensei's. "What's going on?"

"Naruto!" This time Iruka addressed the blond but the chuuin's eyes were still on the one who he thought was a comrade. " Don't give that scroll to him even if you die! That scroll that you have contains forbidden ninjutsu and Mizuki is using you to get it!"

"Naruto, I think you should know the truth."

"No! Don't Mizuki!"

"You know that 12 years ago, the nine tailed fox attcked our village."

Naruto nodded hesitantly, remembering what his adoptive brother told him..

"Yeah, aniki's sensei killed it."

Mizuki chuckled darkly before saying, "And there was a rule made...and it was never meant to be told to you."

"That you are the nine tailed fox!"

"STOP IT!"

"What d'you mean?"

"Meaning you are the nine tailed fox who killed Iruka's parents and nearly destroyed the village! You were sealed up by the Hokage you admired so much...then lied to by everyone!"

"Didn't you find it odd how everyone hated you?" Mizuki continued his assault on Naruto whose bowed head covered his face who didn't see that it was calm. "Even your so called friends and family hate you! The kids don't know but the parents do and so they will tell them and will find out what you really are! You killed Iruka's parents! Your family were by the Hokage to take of you but really spying on you, watching you in case you attack the village again!"

"That's right..."

Iruka spoke up from his place on the ground, having finished ripping the kunai out of him.

"That's how the nine tails is...and that's what he did..."

Naruto's chest tightened and eyes widened when he heard this come from someone he considered another older brother but his heart soared at what he heard next.

"But that's not what Uzumaki Naruto, a shinobi-in-training and citizen of Konoha did!"

When Mizuki tried to kill Iruka, needles to say, Naruto became pissed and beat the traitor up.

And much to his relief and joy, passed.

Uzumaki Naruto became a genin of the village Hidden in the Leaves.

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Having explained what happened to his aniki, Naruto sat down as Kakashi addressed him.

"Now why didn't I think of teaching you Kaga bunshin?"

"Because on your spare time, you read your books and day-dream about about Kurunai-nee-chan."

Kakashi's eye glazed over in (perverted, mind you) thought as Naruto sighed and shook his head at his brother.

"Eh heh...Anyways, what I mean is that you seem to have way higher than average chakra capacity and... you're like a large brush."

Naruto blinked.

And blinked again.

"I'm fat?"

"No! While the smaller brushes can make finer strokes or the basics easily, you find it easier to make more bigger strokes, or the harder stuff."

Realization dawned upon the vessel.

"Oooh!"

Kakashi smiled.

"The idiot can be taught!"

The jounin's laughter was cut off with a pillow hitting his face.

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Oi, kit.

Naruto smiled mentally. Kyuubi had begun communicating with him after their first meeting at irregular intervals.

Whatcha want?

Just bored outta my mind.

So you talk to me.

What else is there to do. Hm, let's see...what's this on my right? A wall. Amazing. My left? Another wall. Hm, behind me? Oh look, a wall. And in my face is a big ass gate that blocks my way to freedom. Interesting, don't you think...WHEN IT'S HERE 24/7!"

Ok, ok. I get it yeesh.

Naruto continued thinking...at least, until he burst out in laughter.

Startled, his friends turned to him.

"Naruto-kun?" whispered the white eye girl. She had lost her stutter over the years but her voice only was a tad bit louder. "What is it?"

Grinning widely (not that they can see it clearly due to the mask), the blond turned to his friends expectantly. The other boy with them, who was wearing an over-sized grey coat like the girl but he had shades on, tilted his head in affirmative. The girl activated her bloodline which came from being in the Hyuuga family, whispering, "Byakugan."

"45 degrees north-east, high chuuin."

In unsion, they spiked their chakra while muttering "Kai!" and over-powered the genjutsu. The crowd and bustle warped into a clearing in a forest and Naruto recognized it as training area 15. They turned to their left to see their sensei leap from the tree branch she was perched on.

"Kurunai-sensei, what was the genjutsu for?" questioned the Hyuuga.

"Well, Hinata, let's just say you three passed and are now genins!"

Naruto tilted his head, Shino raised two eyebrows, and Hinata blinked rapidly. Put it simply, it was their subdued version of 'wtf?'

"Demo, didn't we just passed the test? And why didn't ni-san say anything about it?"

"..." Shino just looked on with some curiousity.

"The first test was to get possible candidates and the real test was just now. Can anyone guess what I tested you with?"

There was a moments silence before they all answered to the red-eyed jounin.

"Teamwork."

Smiling, she nodded as she lead her team to some training posts.

"Hai, you all needed to dispell the genjutsu at the same time since it was too strong for any normal genin to dispell on their own. The team before you guys didn't even know that they were in a genjutsu."

"Kurunai-neechan, how many teams have you taught?"

"Eh...you guys are my first."

Again, they responded with their 'wtf?' looks.

"Don't give me those looks (A/N: See?).Now, please tell me your names, likes, dislikes, hobbies and dreams. For example...My name is Yuuhi Kurunai, I like sushi and tea, I dislike perverts, a certain orange book," She then deemed it the right time to glare pointedly at Naruto who was glad he had hidden most of his books very carefully. "And late people. My hobbies are reading, training and being with friends. My dream is to be the best genjutsu speacialist and make a difference in history like Yodaime-sama. Well then, you first." Kurunai gestured to Shino.

"Aburame Shino. Bugs and my friends. Those who hurt bugs, or my friends. Collecting bugs. Become head of my clan and finding all bug species."

The other three sweatdropped at Shino's short but down to the point answer. Sighing, the jounin nodded at the only girl on the team.

"Oh. Um, my name is Hyuuga Hinata. I like my friends and family. I dislike those who hurt others for no or wrong reasons. I like hanging out with my frineds and making medicinal cream. My dream is to be head of my clan and get rid of the use of the seals on our branch members."

Nodding, Kurunai turned to face the last member of their team.

"I am Uzumaki Naruto and I like ramen, my family and my friends. I dislike those who hurt them, cold-hearted ba-erm..." Naruto faltered under his nee-chan's glare. "Yeah, and the three minutes takes to cook ramen. I like to train and spending time with friends and family. My dream is to become Hokage and make my family proud!" The blond finished his explaination by thrusting his fist to the heavens which made Kurunai's eye twitch. It seems that Gai had rubbed off on the boy...thankfully to a minor degree. She smiled at them.

"You guys are dismissed and we meet here a 0700 hours to start your first day as shinobi. I have to report to Hokage-sama."

Now the three were giving their 'wtf?' looks to some fluttering leaves before going separate ways with some 'see you later's. Of course, their thoughts mirrored each other.

Damn, I need to learn that.

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"Kitsune here, target 10 feet, 32 degrees away. Over"

"Mantis, target 23 feet and 54 degrees away. Over."

"Hawk. I am 16 feet and 17 degrees away from out target. Over."

"Kitsune to Lizard, permission to restrain target. Over."

"Lizard to Kitsune, permission granted. Over."

Soon screeching, howling and yelling was heard throughout the forest. And a cry from a certain someone...

"DAMN YOU YOU STUPID CAT!"

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Team eight returned to the Hokage tower with very pissed members.

Shino was pissed because the fleabag had squashed some of his bugs as she assaulted Naruto.

Naruto was pissed because the hairball had nearly torn his mask of and much to his team's chagrin, he had an extra mask on before the could peek. And Kyuubi was pissed because he hates cats.

Hinata was pissed because the damn thing didn't reveal her Naruto-kun's face.

Kurunai was pissed because that was the eleventh time that they were called to capture the. Same. Damn. Cat.

Yep, very pissed. Look out Sarutobi.

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"Hmm, let's see. I can assign you to help the Akimichi grocery shop, catch the daimyo's cat again, or clean the hot springs. Got any preferences?"

Sarutobi looked up to see each and every member of team eight with a very dangerous and very scary glint in their eyes. The old gee...er Hokage had to suppress a shudder at the similarity that was his wife when she was pissed.

Scary glint? Check

Twitching eyebrow? Their it is.

Popping veins? He saw five.

Clenched fists? Eight fists ready to punch. (Unknown to all but one, a certain fox was scraming vulgar insults not appropriate to mention and nine big ass tails swinging wildly.)

Yep. They were pissed.

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"So do you agree with the C-class mission?"

"HAI!"

Sarutobi nodded, relieved that the group before him calmed down but turned to the door when he heard someone knock.

"Come in."

And so the door opened.

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I'ma ending it here for a voting poll!

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Tazuna?

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Team ten?

or

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