Chapter 2
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Summary thus far: Naruto has returned! He's gotten a new pad and has shown his surpassed level of power in an impressive sparring battle against Rock Lee that left a big question on the mind of the present group of shinobi. Just how strong is Naruto?
"Everyone watched as I fought Lee. Everyone! Maybe now they'll know. I will be strong enough to become hokage. I will be strong enough to protect everyone in the village but, most of all I will be strong enough to bring back Sasuke!" Thought the blonde nin who was now showering off from the little match he had with Lee. He had let the hot water wash on his tensed body for nearly an hour. He had just gotten a towel on when came a knock on the door. He went to open it to find a lavender haired Hinata outside. She had her face hidden behind the jacket of Jounin that she was holding up. "Ummm Naruto….. Mumbled the girl… I was told to bring this to you by Tsunade-Sama… She says you are clearly above chuunin level so there's no point holding you back…congratulations Naruto…" exclaimed Hinata in a small of squeal. She handed him the jacket but had been picked up off the floor by the blonde. He was so happy. He was spinning her in the air. He couldn't think of anything else to do to express the news she had given him. "OH YEA! Finally oba-chan finally is realizing my strength! I'm one step closer to being hokage!" He had finally stopped spinning. Somehow they had ended up inside one of the rooms next to the shower room and fallen on top of bed. Hinata who had been blushing he entire time was struggling to get her vision back in order from all the spinning. When her world finally stopped shaking she sat up noticing herself in a bed with Naruto. This was not all he had just hugged her! She then looked at her secret crush. He was in only a towel. His beautiful bodies with its defined muscles, perfectly smooth, and tanned. He was a total hunk. She ran this through her mind several times until she realized what she was seeing. HE'S ONLY IN A TOWEL! Her face exploded scarlet and she fainted. "I'm a Jounin! YEEEEEEESSSSSSSS! Huh? Hinata? You okay? Helloooo? Anyone awake? HINATA! Oh no! I must have accidentally hurt her!" screamed out the confused blonde. He picked her up and ran out of the room heading toward the common room where everyone should be waiting for him. He ran down a few stairs and under an archway. He leapt into the room. Everyone turned to face him. "Help Hinata fainted!" he cried out frantically. Tsunade walked over to him and told him to lay her down on the couch in the room. She put her hand on her forehead and with the other did a few hand signs. "MEMORY REPLAY JUTSU!" she whispered to herself, closed her eyes, diving into her mind. A moment later she burst out laughing. "Hahahahaha!" exploded from the fifth hokage. "HEY WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH HER OBA-CHAN! IF SHE'S HURT AND YOUR NOT TREATING HER I'LL MAKE YOU REGRET IT! BELIEVE IT!" She walked over to Sakura and told her about her run in with Naruto giving him his Jounin Jacket. The pink kunochi laughed loudly. She then walked over to the blonde nin and slammed his head into the ground with a deadly fist. "NARUTO! YOU'RE SUCH AN IDIOT!" Everyone shrunk in fear except for Tsunade. "Man she's scary..." whispered Kiba."Well Naruto, it's been fun but I gotta go...ummm official Jounin bussiness!" speaking much louder now. He raised his hands wavin goodbye dissappearing behind a puff of smoke. "I should accompany him being we're in the same team..." spoke the insect user Shino who made a similar exit." I'm gonna go get some home coming gifts for Naruto... want to come with Neji? Lee?" exclaimed Ten-Ten. They both nodded and in a swift motion all disappeared in a burst of speed." No way are you leaving us here!" Yelled Shikamaru who ran out with the rest of his team following. "Wow, nice way too clean house Sakura." Spoke Tsunade. She wasn't paying attention though. She was too busy pummeling Naruto's face into the ground. After about five minutes of this she stopped and mended his broken nose and fractured skull bones. "Owwww…your brutal Sakura." Spoke the broken blonde. "Maybe you weren't such an idiot I wouldn't have to be. Well I gotta go. Tsunade left me some work at the hospital to due." She jumped off into the trail back into the center of the village. "Well Naruto, I'm glad you're finally back" spoke the pink haired kunochi as she left. "You too Sakura" spoke the blonde. "Naruto? Are you still crushing on Sakura?" spoke the fifth. "No I've given up on her...she loves Sasuke...that's why I have to bring him back!" spoke the emotional nin. "Do you have any information on his where abouts?" he spoke again. "Yes..."she whispered."Let me go after him! I have to bring him back... or I can never except being hokage... and I must become hokage!" erupted Naruto. Hinata who had awoken moments before this conversation had begun watched. He spoke so passionately and he was so sure of himself. It hurt her that she was so attracted to him yet she could never admit it. She thought. "Tsunade"! You have to let me go!" screamed the blonde at the fifth. "You know I can't send you in Naruto... besides Sakura you'd be alone!" "That's right… Jiriya left to research the Akatuski… What if I can find someone to come with me!" he retorted the blonde. "No one will volunteer for a suicide mission except you two! I won't send you to your deaths!" she screamed back. "Then all my training was for nothing… I failed…" he muttered. "No! I volunteer to go!" Stood up Hinata. "I can't believe I'm doing this but I can't let Naruto lose hope" thought the indigo haired girl. I will go with you Naruto! "Well then, Team Uzumaki is now instated!" Yelled the blonde. "Well is that what it's going to be called? Well team Uzumaki, you will have a three month training period before I even think about sending you three." Responded the 5th hokage. "Wow I didn't think she had it in her… maybe our little Hinata will find the courage to finally speak to Naruto about her feelings." Thought Tsunade. " Let's go Hinata! We're gonna get Sakura and start training right away! We're gonna be the strongest team in all of Konoha, BELIEVE IT!" Screaming at the top op his longs. He jumped out of the window and went to fetch Sakura. He wanted to start early training. Fifteen minutes later he'd be hit in the face by her for catching her in the shower after forcing her apartment door open.
Leaves blew outward. Straight ahead into the distance. The boy who had finally grown strong stared out into the performance of leaves that seemed to never touch him. "The leaves…they no longer serenade me." Spoke the raven haired boy. "The leaves… I weep for you." he spoke again. The boy threw his arms down to the floor and strained every part of his body in a fraction of a second. A dark pitch-black aura manifested around him scattering the leaves to the corner of the valley he now sat in."Such fond memories… will be crushed!" he yelled. "Very good Sasuke, I believe your training is complete." Spoke a snake behind the grass behind him. "Orochimaru… you must stop scaring me like that." Spoke the young Uchiha. "What a simple teleportation justsu scares you? Man up boy, the war will be soon" spoke the snake sannin as he teleported no doubt back to the fortress of the sound. " I meant your face…" whispered Sasuke