Experiment 52
Summary: Saratobi realises that the village is becoming more and more corrupt, he realises that unless something is done about the council then the ninja's will begin a rebellion. So he calls in the only person he can think of with enough power to defeat an entire village of corrupt politicians. [Pairings undecided] [FemNaru, FemDei]
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"Speech"
'Thoughts'
-- Setting change
** Time Change **
Chapter 3: Team 7
'Cold, it's so cold'
"Mitsukai (Angel)"
'Who are you?'
"Mitsukai, wake up"
'You, are you my Father?'
"Honey, it's time to wake up"
'You sound just like him, my father.'
"Wake up! Mitsukai!"
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Naru woke her mind troubled. Rolling over she found her clock.
"Ugh, half one!" she turned over, falling back to sleep almost as soon as she did.
At eight the same morning, a half asleep blonde stumbled out of bed. Her dream, or memory, forgotten, the name from so long ago now a distant memory.
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Naru wound her way through the busy Konoha streets towards the Academy. Today was the day all the genin who had passed found out their teams. In the back of her mind Naru had a strange feeling. 'Could this be… worry?' the feeling was alien and scared her. Naru had never needed to feel worry, she had never had people to worry about, and she had never thought to worry about herself. As she got closer to the academy Naru realised that it must have been something that was happening today. 'Could it be that I am… worried… for those other people, my… friends?' Unconsciously Naru stopped outside the door. Not lifting her hand or showing any outward signs that she knew the door way there.
"Hey Naru! Long time no see!" The loud voice of Kiba echoed through the halls. The blonde turned and saw with relief that he was with Choji, Shikamaru, Sasuke and Shino, all supporting shining headbands. Though it was surprising to see Sasuke with them. The last she had known he barley liked them.
"Good morning. How is everyone?" Naru asked them once they were close enough that she wouldn't have to yell.
"Good morning, fine. Where have you been?" Sasuke asked her in return. Naru turned to the door pushing down the handle as she said,
"I was training." They all stepped inside and joined the rest of them at the usual corner.
They all listened as Naru told them that since she had been away for a few years before coming to the Academy she was tutored by a teacher who then gave her the exam. They were about to continue asking her what her exam was like when Iruka came in. the busy hum of the class room fell away to silence as Iruka began to read out the teams.
"Team 7 Haruno Sakura, Uchia Sasuke and Uzumaki Naru. Team 8 Aburame Shino, Hyuga Hinata and Inzuka Kiba. Team 9 is still in rotation. Team 10 Akamitchi Choji, Yamanaka Ino and Nara Shikamaru. You will meet your sensei's after lunch. It has been a pleasure. Goodbye" and with that Iruka left the room. He smiled as he closed the door. Knowing he was going to miss the most interesting batch of genin Konoha had ever seen.
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Team 7 had been in the class room for a little over three hours now. After lunch everyone had either left or been taken away by their sensei's in the first half hour. At first they had thought to forgive him, but now, now after three hours…
Pain was definitely in store for Sensei.
Naru glanced at her two team mates from above the book she was reading and internally sighed. 'Well at least I know who we're gonna get…' in the whole of Konoha only one person was this late everyday and still hadn't died, by the hands of the Hokage or angry team mates was not of importance. It seemed to her like only Kakashi got away with things involving tardiness. Her thoughts on Kakashi darkened as she remembered their latest mission. 'For only a few seconds I was so sure, would he have figured it out if I hadn't distracted him? Being an idiot like that was degrading, but, if it saves my true plans from being discovered should I adopt it? It would make it easier to hide that I am contacting-'
Her thoughts were interrupted by Kakashi sliding open the door, to get two hate filled glares and an amused glance. The scarecrow didn't even flinch, Naru was sure he had gotten worse anyway.
"Meet on the roof" and so the subject of their annoyance disappeared.
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"I want you to introduce yourselves. Name, likes, dislikes, hobbies and dreams." Kakashi ordered from his position opposite them on the railings.
"Could you give us an example sensei?" Sakura asked, she may be 'smart' but she certainly couldn't introduce herself.
"Alright, my name is Hitake Kakashi, I like some things and others I dislike, my hobbies are none essential, my dreams are for me. Pinky, your turn."
Sakura huffed and continued, "My name is Haruno Sakura, I like…" she glanced at Sasuke and blushed, "I dislike Ino-Pig and Naruto!" she yelled, "My hobbies are…" She trailed off again, blushing a violent red, "My dreams are to…" She cut herself off with another blush and a loud squeal.
Kakashi rubbed his ears before gesturing towards Sasuke.
"My Name is Uchia Sasuke, I like my friends and training, I dislike ALL my fan girls and a few s-rank ninja, my hobbies are hanging out with my friends and training, my dream is to kill a certain man and then to restore my clan."
Sakura squealed, she hadn't even seemed mildly disturbed by Sasuke saying he hated his fan girls.
"Okay then, last Blondie." He nodded towards Naruto who sighed.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto, I like my friends, my sensei's and fighting, I dislike wooden boxes, the council, hiding things and masks. My hobbies are training, hanging out with my friends, playing shogi and visiting Gaara. My dream is to be free." Everyone stared at her funny at the last part of her introduction but she simply shrugged and turned away. All interest lost now she had finished.
"Okay, well then, tomorrow we will begin your real genin exam, meet at the red bridge at seven, don't eat anything or you'll be sick. Sayonara!"
Before Sakura could even open her mouth to ask a question he was gone in a puff of smoke. She tuned to Sasuke only to see the door swinging shut behind him, and her last team mate already on the ground walking away. Sakura huffed and went off to see if she could find Sasuke and convince him for a date.
** The Next Morning **
Naru woke to the rumbling of her stomach; sadly it was only after she was halfway through her third cup of ramen that she remembered that Kakashi sensei told her not to eat. 'Oops.' She sadly scraped her ramen into the bin and set the fork and bowl into the sink.
Quickly dressed and storming out of her house Naru arrived at the bridge and found her other two team mates. She had just sat down when Kakashi arrived.
"You're both late!" Sakura growled,
"Really now?" Kakashi glanced at Naru, who then gave him an award wining smile, "Well I'm glad at least one of my students has learnt something from me!" The man had obvious pride in his voice.
Sakura sighed as Sasuke simply looked away.
"Now, like I said yesterday we're going to do your real genin exam. The aim is for you to get one of these two bells, the person who doesn't get one get tied to a log while the other two get to each one of these bentos." Kakashi held up the bells in one hand and the lunch boxes in another. He then set the lunches down on the middle of the three logs. He tied the bells to his waist and called out, "Begin!"
Sasuke watched Kakashi from a high point in the trees, from where he was he could see Sakura, who was painfully obvious under a bush; his third team mate was…
Naru glanced around the clearing she was in, from here she could see everyone but no one could see her. From her pocket she unrolled a scroll and with a puff a blanket with hot tea and a collecting of cake was set on the floor. She was sitting in a black Lolita dress with another puff of smoke, her hair curled and in bunches, a small bonnet covering her forehead.
Sasuke made his move and Naru sat watching the fight while sipping from a china cup. In seconds she knew his strengths, weaknesses and how to improve on his skills. She knew exactly what his next move should be if he wanted to make full use of the opening Kakashi had just given him.
'So sad, human children, for all that they think they are… so weak.' She turned to see Sakura stumble into the clearing.
"Sakura-san, welcome." Naru called out smoothly.
"What are you doing?" Sakura yelled at her.
"Drinking tea. Cake?" she asked holding out a slice of chocolate cake.
"That's not what I meant, we should be fighting or hiding or helping or-"
"Helping? Helping whom, Sa-ku-ra?" Naru asked her voice taking on a playful tone.
"Well Sasuke-kun of course!" Sakura continued onto a rant about how, if she could help Sasuke he would love her and ask her on a date with him. while misguided Naru was glad she had at least taken the first step towards working as a team.
"Well then Sakura, in order to help Sasuke we need to make a plan, after all two genin like us can't beat a Jonin."
Carefully Naru helped Sakura to make a plan, giving her gentle prods to help her come to the plan Naru had already though out.
Then Sakura set of to fulfil her part, thinking the plan was all her. Naru glanced up to see Sasuke getting buried by Kakashi before the latter jumped away, no doubt in search of Sakura.
"Tch, troublesome" she whispered, her tea set popping it's self back into the scroll as she stood up, her Lolita disappearing to reveal a familiar blood red dress. This time a forehead protector underneath her fringe.
'Thank god for the headband, no more henge. Now, where is Sakura?' there was a squeal just as Naru reached Sasuke, the blonde smiled down and the Uchia.
"Having fun?" she laughed softly as he muttered under his breath. Kneeling down she stared to dig, using wind chakra to gently move the earth without scratching the boy buried in it. after a few minutes he was free and climbing out.
"let's go get Sakura" Sasuke said walking past her quickly. Naru stayed where she was, allowing herself to have a secret smile before running after him. Telling him off for not thanking her.
That secret smile was, for a reason, secret; if Sasuke had seen it questions would be raised. Questions of weather Naru really was there to help the village, or to lay the foundations of destruction…
I am so absolutely tempted to leave it there, but because I love you all, and desperately owe you for not updating in so long… =.= Here it is…
Naru and Sasuke came across Sakura, fainted and lying on the ground. Naru sighed, that certainly wasn't part of the plan.
"Sakura? Sakura?" Naru sighed, lightly slapping the other girls cheek, "Oh for god's sake! Sakura!" She yelled in the girl's ear. The pinkette leaped up, yelling something mumbled about Sasuke dieing. "Come on Sakura, we have to move, Kakashi will have heard us yelling. Do you remember the plan?" She asked as they ran through the forest, Sasuke had already been informed of the plan as he and Naru searched for Sakura. The girl in question nodded.
"Yeah, let's split now." She whispered hearing someone behind them, Kakashi. They nodded, Naru leaping forward as the other two spit off. Naru grinned to herself, this was her most favourite part of the plan.
'What is she doing, n that direction there is no cover, only the… The lunches!' Kakashi thought to himself, he couldn't believe that Naru would sink so low. He watched the girl sneak out, jumping to the top of the post nearest to her to look at the bentos just across. Testing her balance she started to try and lean over.
"Hello Naru!" Kakashi appeared just across from her, right in front of the lunches. In her surprise Naru retracted her hand and jumped backwards off, her hand slipping in to her pouch to get a kunai.
"Oh its just you Kakashi-sensei." She put the kunai away. Surprised Kakashi asked,
"Aren't you going to fight me to get the bells?" Naru tilted her head, a smirk crossing her face.
"I don't need to, Sakura, Sasuke, now!" Out of the trees the other two jumped out, placing a net over their fallen sensei and sticking four kunai in each end to stop his exiting. Sadly, he was replaced with a log in a puff of smoke.
"Uhh, we didn't think about that part Sakura…" Naru said, a large sweat drop down the three children's heads. Kakashi sighed,
"Well considering that you didn't get the bells-"
"But sensei, we did get the bells!" The three spoke together, Naru and Sakura holding one up, while with her other hand Sakura held another one with Sasuke.
"But when?" Kakashi asked, looking down only to find two cherries.
"I brought cake, chocolate with cherries on the top, Sakura came up with the plan, the three of us split up when we hear you heading towards us, Sasuke and Sakura go sideways, while I head towards the bento boxes, there I try to get one, obviously you seeing me do this will want to startle me into falling off therefore you would most likely appear in front of me, blocking the boxes while also making me fall. However my hand was exactly at waist height, when you appeared I took the bells, flipped off and henged them into a kunai, putting it away when I see that it is simply you. Then I call Sasuke and Sakura."
"We after splitting up have gone round in a ark and have joined behind you, as we jump out and tackle you Sasuke pretends to make a grab for the bells that aren't there, really just placing the cherries, which Naru gave him before hand, at your waist. Then we place the net over you and pin it down." Sakura finished after Naru.
"of course we didn't think about you then escaping from the net." Sasuke said, his face showing mild annoyance. Kakashi smirked,
"Well, considering everything, you pass!" The three almost teenagers cheered. Naru, even hugging Sakura, congratulating her on the plan.
'He he, so easily pleased, what for the missions!' Kakashi thought watching them, an evil chuckle escaping his lips at the thought of D rank missions.
** The Next Day **
So the morning dawned bright, beautiful and as an utter annoyance to a certain blonde. Naru was lying in her bedroom, curtains closed but doing no good, blanket over her head and curled in a ball. All this in effort to spare herself from waking up and truly facing the day ahead. Somewhere above her head a bird landed on her window sill, it stared to sing. 'Of course! Even nature is against me!' It called out to its friends and more joined it, bringing the sweet morning melody to Naru's ears. Slowly a hand crept out from beneath the deep black blanket…
Neko stopped, observing the morning from the top of a building, it was quite a peaceful morning, especially for a ninja village, he nodded to one of his passing comrades before the other ANBU slinked back into the shadows. The bird song was especially nice today. As he finished that thought, a window slid open, he glanced across to see birds perched on the windows sill of that apartment, seconds later he glanced back and did a double take as fried bird fell off the sill and downs to a waiting Tabby cat. He could only laugh as he saw a disgruntled Naru appear at the window, flicking another bird down to the cat. She looked up at the laughter to see Neko and gave him a sweet smile, one he returned with a wave before continuing on.
Naru sighed, her smile fading away as she slipped her head back inside. Today was going to be the start of their missions, any other genin would be glad, thinking of saving a princess from danger or fighting some ninja from a different village. However Naru was not nor had ever been a normal genin, she knew that first they would have to complete a minimum number of 'D rank missions' which in actual fact weren't missions but simply glorified chores. 'Delightful, I am woken up from a 20 year nap to fulfil chores. Such a waste of power!'
Her mind flash backed to her first meeting with Sand, and therefore Gaara, how wonderful that mission had been. 'To have found someone who can wield my power with such confidence, I wish to fight by him and with him again…' He mind had always been focused around that particular time; it seemed that the more she thought about it the more this boy had more potential to her.
Shaking her head, Naru left her house, checking just before she did that she had everything. If she left now there would be enough time to have a leisurely stroll to the meeting spot and she would be able to arrive just before Kakashi, as was her habit after working with him for those few months in the ANBU. Glancing at the Tabby cat as she walked by Naru noticed it had one of the fried birds, how amusing. It blinked lazily at her with amber eyes. She stopped, kneeled down and held her hand out. It came with little to no problem, sniffing her before jumping on to her lap.
"Well, you are the smart one, aren't you?" Once more it blinked at her. She carefully scooped her arms under it, supporting the weight of the cat and carried it away.
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"Uh, why do you have a cat with you?" Sakura asked, reaching out to stroke it.
"I'm going to train it." Sakura stopped both her and Sasuke looking at her in confusion.
"Train it?" Sasuke repeated,
"Yes, don't you know? You can train animals to become aware of things, like the Inzuka dogs. With enough training I guess you could even have them fight like the Inzuka, being able to partake in Justu ect." Naru explained, stroking the cat.
"Is that what you're going to do?" Sakura asked, interested.
"No, most likely, this little one will just be an able pet that I will probably use for information gathering and messages." Sakura made an understanding sound as Kakashi appeared in a puff.
"S'up?" He asked, the three genin stared at him, "yes?" He questioned.
"Did you seriously just say s'up?" Naru asked, receiving Kakashi's small chuckle as her answer. There was a small chorus of "oh my god!" From his team.
"Anyway, My darling students! Today is the day we begin missions, So let's be off!" without a second glance back he started to walk to the Hokage tower, humming something that sounded suspiciously like 'We're off to see the wizard'. Sighing, his students followed.
** One Month Later **
After weeks of gruelling never ending D rank missions, long hard training and pointless days off Sasuke and Sakura were close to breaking point. Naru had already started to refuse to come to the mission days, only being around for training.
So it was with surprise that she found her team at her front door, with Kakashi, at half nine in the morning.
"Yes?" She asked, standing in the doorway in her pyjamas, the newly acquired tabby cat at her feet.
"We have a mission." Kakashi told her, eyeing the black clothing she was wearing,
"I told you I refuse to do D rank." She replied, propping herself against the doorframe in utter laziness.
"It's a C." Sakura told her, enthusiasm showing clearly on her face, the blonde paused,
"Fine. Come in."
Naru's apartment was totally black, only slim lines of sunlight getting past the dark blinds. Pulling a cord they were flung open and light spilled in, showing the light blue wallpaper. The living room was clean, two couches filling three people each set in a square shape around a table. The table had files on it that were swiftly cleared away into a larger file on the bookshelf set opposite the door. The kitchen was opened to the rest of the apartment, showing it clean and bare of anything. There were two doors either side of the bookcase. One Naru opened to show them the bathroom.
"There, Please sit down, make your selves at home. There's cake in the fridge if you're hungry." She left them for the last door, slipping through it. an awkward silence descended on them.
"Kakashi-sensei, where are Naru's parents?" Sakura whispered to Kakashi, the man sighed,
"They died, a long time ago." He whispered back.
'Before she was even sealed…' he added on in his thoughts.
Naru came out; backpack in hand and her blood red dress in place.
"Shall we go then?" Her head tilted to the side, watching them. Together they left waiting for her to lock the door.
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"So then, your first C rank." The third shuffled through the scrolls on his desk. "ah, here's one, you are to protect and escort the bridge builder Tazuna to the lad of waves. The most you are expected to encounter are bandits."
The old man motioned to one of the chunnin by the door, he opened it and let in a old man holding a sake bottle, he looked at the blearily and Naru was sure the man was drunk.
"These runts are going to protect me! The blonde looks like she'll break by lifting a rock!" He asked incredulously.
"While you are drunk I will ask that you refrain from commenting on my body structure, other people will not be as lenient as to give you warning before they hurt you." Naru replied, looking at him from the corner of her eye, showing deep purple eyes that were set in a mean glare. Tazuna gulped regretting his choice of words, or rather, who he had picked on.
"Anyway, let's go!" Sakura said, turning and heading out.
"Um, Sakura, you still need to pack for a week away!" Kakashi called to her. The pink haired girl stopped and chuckled nervously.
The team met up after an hour ready and in Sakura's case raring to go. Sasuke kept his cool but was smirking slightly, this stopped once Sakura noticed and started to fawn over him. No matter how long they had been together she still had a small fangirlism problem.
"Alright, team 7, Let's go!" Kakashi cried, starting the team off on their first C rank.
'This should be interesting, out of Konoha for a while. This means I will be able to move my plans on further than I otherwise would…'
So there you go, I hope you all forgive me for the randomness that this chapter probably contains. I have a kidney infection and have become strangely nocturnal because of it.
I hope you all enjoy!
If anyone was wondering the cat is actually called Tabitha, though I doubt anyone actually noticed that she wasn't named. =.=
A little notice to you all things are moving slowly because I'm ill and Angel has abandoned me to go on a two week cruse! She send her love to you all though!
Love Envy. xx