I don't own anything from the manga/anime Naruto. It is Masashi Kishimoto that owns Naruto. This is a fan fiction based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime: Naruto.
"Ordinary conversation"
'thought'
"Wolf/Kyuubi speech"
'Wolf/Kyuubi thought'
"VERY LOUD YELLING"
Authors note: a comment from me about the story.
-- paragraph/scene change
A few answers:
RanmaSaotome103 asked a few questions. Here is my answers:
I know i called it cammelia, because it is that. they learned crescent moon earlier. Naruto used it to make his first kill.
I'm leaning towards having Yondaime Naruto's father, yes.
His mother...I'm not sure. She's dead anyway though, but the jury is still out on that one.
No, he won't have a bloodline limit. He has Kyuubi, that should be enough.
Okay, that's all. Enjoy the next chapter.
Ino looked up as the shop bell rang, indicating someone had entered the flower shop. She smiled when she saw it was Tenshi and Haku. They smiled back and towards her. She could see that Tenshi was slightly struggling to process all the smells. Not surprising, since it was a flower shop. They reached the counter and Tenshi smiled at her.
"Ino, what are you doing until the Chuunin exams?" he asked and Ino pouted.
"Wait for the lazy excuse of a father to teach me something." She said and Tenshi laughed. He then frowned. Ino wondered what he was doing, but then a pulse of chakra came from Tenshi. He smiled.
"Ah, I got it. I'm starting to be able to use the chakra radar without hand seals, although only when I'm standing still. Now let's see." Tenshi said and frowned again. Another pulse and he walked over to the curtain behind the counter. Reaching up, he knocked on the wall next to it.
"Yamanaka-san?" he called. Ino's mother came out from behind the curtain and looked at the ninja in front of her. She knew he was Ino's sensei, but not that he was blind.
"Ino, is this Tenshi-san?" she asked and both Ino and Tenshi nodded.
"But you never told us he was blind. Only he was injured." Ino's mother said and Ino blushed.
"I forgot." She said and Tenshi chuckled.
"It doesn't matter. Yamanaka-san, I have a request." Tenshi said and Ino's mother looked curious.
"What is it, Tenshi-san?" she asked
"If it is possible, could Ino be excused from working in the flower shop for the rest of the month? I am going to train her for the Chuunin exams." Tenshi said and both Ino's and her mother's eyes widened.
"You are?" Ino asked and Tenshi smiled towards her.
"Off course. Sakura and Naruto have other senseis, so I can focus on you. That way I can still study while I train you." Tenshi said and Ino practically bounced with eagerness.
Ino's mother smiled at her daughter before turning to Tenshi.
"That can be arranged. As long as I can get a request from you Tenshi-san." She said and Tenshi smiled slightly.
"Forgive me, but it's not much I can anymore." He said and Ino's mother shook her head.
"Oh no, I just want you to train Ino-chan as good as possible. That's all." She replied. Tenshi smiled and nodded.
"Deal." He confirmed.
--
"So, what do we do first?" Ino asked eagerly. She, Tenshi and Rin stood opposite each other in a training area. Tenshi smiled at her.
"You are going to learn Naruto's favourite jutsu." he said and Ino's jaw hit the ground, while Haku smiled in a amused manner.
"You mean the kage bunshin? But isn't that a kinjutsu, and requires a lot of chakra?" Ino asked and Tenshi nodded.
"True, but the reason kage bunshin is forbidden is because you split your chakra evenly among the clones, and if you aren't careful, you end up with too little chakra to live on. But I have faith that you can handle it." he said but Ino looked a little sceptical.
"Okay, to make a kage bunshin, you form this seal…" Tenshi said and formed a cross with his index and middle fingers.
"Then its like making normal bunshin only you divide your chakra between your self and your clone."
Ino nodded and frowned while forming the seal.
"Kage bunshin no jutsu…" she called
--
"YOU SUMMONED KYUUBI!" Jiraiya yelled, while trying to contain his bladder while faced with the strongest demon in existence.
"He isn't very brave, is he?" Kyuubi asked Naruto, who grinned.
"He wanted to see if I could summon, and I did. But I think you should go back, before someone sees and senses you." Naruto replied. Kyuubi sighed and looked like he didn't want to go back to his cage, but Naruto dispelled the jutsu, sending a grumbling Kyuubi back to the seal.
Jiraiya was visibly shaking, and pointed a finger at his young student.
"You…you…can…" he stammered before shaking his head, clearing his head.
"Can you control him?" he asked.
"Hell no!" Kyuubi shouted inside Naruto's head.
"Nope, but he won't do anything bad. If he did, I could kill him and take all his chakra. Also if he harms me while I summon him, he is only harming himself. As long as I let him kill my enemies when I summon him, he's nice enough." Naruto explained.
"snort listen to him, sounding so secure and comfy. Damn this seal. Damn you Yondaime" Kyuubi growled, making Naruto mentally roll his eyes.
'Shut up. I'm trying to talk to Ero-sennin' Naruto shot back.
"Well, since you already know how to summon, I guess I have to teach you something else." Jiraiya said but Naruto quickly shook his head.
"No, can I sign the contract for the frogs, please?" Naruto asked. Jiraiya looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Why?" he asked.
"Tsunade made a bet with me. If I could summon the frog boss in the Chuunin exams, then I'd win." Naruto said and Jiraiya chuckled.
"Flat-chest still hasn't gotten over her habit of gambling, huh?" Jiraiya said, confusing Naruto.
"Flat-chest? Tsunade? She must be the farthest thing from that I have seen. Those things looked like water melons. Huge water melons." Naruto said and Jiraiya got a dreamy expression. A bit of drool escaped his mouth before he shook his head and cleared his voice.
"She wasn't always so well endowed…by the way, how old do you think she is" Jiraiya asked and Naruto thought for a bit.
"Um, 20 something?" Naruto asked and Jiraiya chuckled.
"Nope. She only looks that way because she is hiding behind a Genjutsu. She is actually in her fifties." Jiraiya answered and Naruto got a shocked look on his face.
"She's a basan(old woman/grandmother) then" Naruto said and Jiraiya howled with laughter.
"Yeah, you tell her that. Anyway, come here kid." Jiraiya said and summoned the frog he danced on when he was introducing himself. Only this time the frog had a scroll in its mouth.
"Take the scroll and sign it. Make sure you summon Gamabunta and win the bet, okay?" Jiraiya asked and Naruto nodded before unrolling the scroll. He saw that Jiraiya had signed it, and next to Jiraiya was a name that was vaguely familiar to Naruto.
"The Yondaime? Why does he…" Naruto began but Jiraiya cut him off.
"Ask you sensei…um…Tenshi. Ask Tenshi." he said and Naruto just shrugged before signing his name next to the Yondaime.
"Okay, try to summon Gamabunta." Jiraiya said and Naruto nodded, performed the seals and bit his thumb before slamming his hand on the ground while thinking of frogs. A small puff of smoked and a small frog appeared…well small compared to the one Jiraiya summoned. It still was bigger than the normal frog. It was orange with a blue jacket. It raised a flipper and waved at Naruto.
"Yo! Give me a snack if you want me to do something." The frog said.
"Not bad for a first try. Nice to see you Gamakichi." Jiraiya said and the frog, now introduced as Gamakichi, waved at the man.
"Yo pervert." He said and Jiraiya sighed.
"No respect." He mumbled for himself.
"Hey, the little guy knows your true self, Ero-sennin" Naruto said and Gamakichi laughed.
"Ero-sennin, oh that was good. Pops will love to hear that." He said and Jiraiya huffed.
"Naruto was actually trying to summon him now, so if you'll just shut up and try again." The white haired man said and Naruto nodded before repeating the process and slamming his hands into the ground, putting as much chakra into the jutsu as he could.
"Kuchiyose no jutsu" Naruto called and a bigger cloud of smoke came. When it cleared, Naruto stood on a huge frog with twin swords on its back.
"Who summoned me?" the frog asked and Naruto jumped down on the frog's nose.
"I did. Uzumaki Naruto!" Naruto called and the frog studied him intently.
"Uzumaki huh? Nice to meet you Naruto. If there wasn't anything else, I'll go now." the frog said and vanished in a puff of smoke.
"AHHHHHHH" Naruto yelled while falling to the ground. He landed with a bang, Jiraiya and Gamakichi wincing in sympathy.
"Ouch." Jiraiya said and the frog nodded in agreement.
"Is he alive?" Gamakichi asked. A groan was his answer and moments later Naruto stumbled out of the hole he had made in the ground.
"Was that the boss?" Naruto asked and both Jiraiya and Gamakichi shook their heads.
"Nope, try again." Jiraiya said. Naruto frowned and closed his eyes.
'Fox, I don't understand. With all that chakra I could have summoned you. Why didn't the boss frog come out?' Naruto asked.
"The damn frog wants more chakra than me. Greedy bastard. Use some of my chakra to summon him." Kyuubi suggested.
'Thanks, bastard fox.' Naruto replied jokingly before opening his eyes, no longer the clear blue they used to be, but blood red with a slit pupil. Forming the seals and biting his thumb again, he slammed his hand on the ground and called:
"Kuchiyose no jutsu" once again. A huge puff of smoke followed, and when it cleared a huge frog was there. He was orange-reddish in colour with a blue jacket on and a dagger at his hip. Well, for the frog it was a dagger, but to a human it was way to big to be handled. The frog also had a huge scar covering his left eye. A huge pipe was puffing out smoke from the frogs mouth.
"Huh? Who summoned me? Jiraiya? Get out here Jiraiya!" the frog bellowed. But the white haired man was no where to be seen. Naruto jumped up and down on top of the frog's head after Kyuubi confirmed it was the boss frog, or as Kyuubi called him: 'the bastard bossy piece of dried frog hide'
"What is this?" Gamabunta, the boss frog, asked before grabbing Naruto with his severely pierced and very long tongue.
"Hey, let me go!" Naruto yelled.
"Who are you brat? You look familiar." Gamabunta asked.
"Uzumaki Naruto, and I summoned you, not Ero-sennin." Naruto stated proudly.
'Uzumaki? No way. he was just a baby last time I saw him.' Gamabunta asked.
"Huh, you think I believe you could summon me brat." The frog boss said loudly. Naruto was about to say something back, when Gamakichi jumped on top of Naruto's head.
"Hey pops." The little frog said while waving at his father.
"Gamakichi! What are you doing here?" Gamabunta asked.
"This guy summoned me, and he summoned you as well. He's pretty cool." Gamakichi said and Gamabunta looked at Naruto again.
"Hm, still I can't just accept the kid. I'll tell you what brat, if you can keep on my head until sundown, then I'll accept you as my summoner." Gamabunta said and before Naruto could reply, he was placed on the frog's head and had to cling on for his bare life as Gamabunta started hopping and leaping all over the forest they were in.
"AAHHHHHHHH! I'M GONNA DIE!" Naruto screamed.
--
"What have you done with Ino-chan?" Sakura yelled at Tenshi, who winced at the tone. He walked past his conscious student and laid Ino down on the couch in the Haruno residence.
"She's just exhausted. I was teaching her something, and she drained all her chakra mastering it. I thought you could try to help her, since you are a medic in training." Tenshi said and walked up to Sakura.
"Ah, you can keep your chakra sphere active for longer times at a time now. Nice to see." Tsunade said. She and Rin entered and heard what Tenshi said and sensed his chakra.
"Yeah, although it drains quite a lot of chakra. Has Sakura learned to treat chakra exhaustion yet?" Tenshi asked.
"Let's see if she remembers." Rin said and Sakura gulped before a green glow surrounded her hands and she pressed them on Ino, one over Ino's heart, and one over her belly button.
"Yup, she remembers." Tsunade said happily.
--
About one hour before sunset.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Don't jump so high." Naruto yelled. Gamabunta, who had a headache from all the yelling Naruto had done, responded by jumping even higher than he had, easily three times the height of the Hokage tower.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH"
"Never thought Naruto would be afraid of heights." Jiraiya, who was watching from a distant tree, said and chuckled slightly at the terrified look Naruto had. Gamakichi on the other hand, seemed to enjoy the ride.
"At least he is still on, but I think he should stop yelling, or Gamabunta might step on him next time he is summoned." Jiraiya said dryly.
--
Ino groaned as she opened her eyes. At first her sight was blurry and Ino saw a blob of pink, but her sight cleared and revealed Sakura sitting next to her.
"You're awake. Good." Sakura said and smiled at her friend.
"Ah, Ino. Good to see you're awake. How do you feel?" Tenshi asked, and Ino noticed him, Rin and Tsunade sitting in chairs, sipping tea.
"Sensei! What happened?" Ino asked.
"You passed out, that's what happened." Sakura scolded.
"At least you mastered Kage Bunshin." Tenshi said and the room grew silent.
…
"You taught her Kage bunshin?" Rin asked and Tenshi nodded.
"Yep, and she did very well with it. She can't make as many, but she can make some, and that is a big advantage for her training." Tenshi said.
"Huh?" both Sakura and Ino asked.
"When someone makes a Kage bunshin, they make a new body that has the same properties as the original body, only it will disappear when hit. When the clone is dispelled, the original learns what the clone has seen, learned and accomplished." Tsunade explained.
"An example is if I want to master a new jutsu, I can either work on it on my own, have someone teach it to me or make some kage bunshins to work on the jutsu together with me. Then when I dispel the clones, what progress my clones has made, is transferred to me. That way I can master the jutsu much faster." Rin said.
"If I make one kage bunshin, then the time of mastering the jutsu is cut in half, if it takes two days on my own, it takes one day with a kage bunshin. Ino can't cut her learning time down much, since if she makes too many clones, then she won't have enough chakra to use when practising, thereby missing the point. But even if she only makes one kage bunshin, her progress will be much faster than normally. That is why I taught Ino kage bunshin, at least partly. The jutsu has lots of other uses, but the true power of the kage bunshin is that what the clone learns is transferred to the user. I don't know if Naruto has realised this yet, though." Tenshi said, and scratched his chin in thought.
"Probably not." Tsunade mumbled.
"Then isn't kage bunshins effective on scouting?" Sakura asked and Tenshi nodded.
"Very. Since the clone is only that, a clone, the user can send it ahead to scout out the terrain and not fear for his own life. When the clone is dismissed, the user automatically learns what the clone has found out." He said and Ino grinned widely.
"Hah, take that forehead-girl." Ino said, flashing Sakura a big victory sign.
"Ah, but Ino, it was Sakura who saved you." Rin said.
"Huh?" Ino asked.
"The reason Kage bunshin is forbidden, is because the jutsu splits the chakra evenly between the user and the clone or clones. What that does is give the user less chakra to use in battle, and bigger chance of chakra exhaustion. If you have absolutely zero chakra, then you'll die. Sakura treated you for chakra exhaustion just now." Tenshi explained, and Ino looked slightly down.
"Promise me this Ino, never make more than ten clones at one time for now. If the clone is killed before using up its chakra, then the chakra returns to you, but if not then that portion of chakra is lost to you. For now, don't make more than ten kage bunshins. Okay?" Tenshi asked and Ino nodded.
"What about Naruto?" Sakura asked.
"He has a much greater stamina than you two, plus he has Kyuubi. I have no idea how many clones Naruto can make before he suffers chakra exhaustion." Tenshi said truthfully.
After a brief silence, Ino tried to stand up, but Sakura held her down.
"Don't move. I'm not letting you out of my sight until I'm sure you have recovered enough." Sakura said seriously. Ino sighed and laid back down.
"Why me?" she asked and the others, excluding Sakura, who frowned, laughed at her remark.
--
'Damn, the kid is loud. Just like Arashi.' Gamabunta thought, and snickered slightly at the thought of the last loud, annoying blonde he had on his head.
The sun was almost down when Gamabunta stopped and Naruto tumbled down and landed on the frog's nose.
"Hah, I'm still on top. Oh, yeah. I win…ah…AHH!" Naruto yelled when he stumbled. Acting quickly, he made several Kage bunshins, which grabbed him and dragged him up on Gamabunta again. Naruto panted, but did a victory pose before his eyes drifted shut and he fell once again.
"No, if he falls, he'll die." Jiraiya said, still hiding in a tree, observing with his binoculars.
But Gamabunta stopped Naruto's fall with his tongue. He wrapped Naruto up and placed him back on his head.
"Too bad, you almost won. But you have guts kid. I like that." Gamabunta said. Just then a scroll came flying past him and unravelled itself. It was the summoning scroll for the frogs. Next to the Yondaime's name stood 'Uzumaki Naruto'.
"Heh, you didn't have to do that Jiraiya. I know he summoned me by his own power. Summon me whenever you're in need, kid. But for now, I think I should take you to the hospital." Gamabunta said, and jumped towards Konoha.
The hospital staff jumped when they heard a loud crash, and scrambled outside to see a gigantic foot print, and Naruto lying in front of it, blissfully unconscious.
--
A few days later, Tenshi, Haku, Ino and Sakura visited Naruto in the hospital. He had just woken up, and was hungry, very hungry. He happily munched down the food that Rin had packed and sent with Tenshi.
"So, you did it?" Tenshi asked and Naruto nodded before swallowing what he had in his mouth.
"Yeah, I summoned Gamabunta. Now Tsunade no basan has lost." Naruto said and Sakura, Ino and Haku looked at each other.
"No basan?" Sakura asked and Tenshi snickered.
"So, Jiraiya told you how old she is?" he asked and Naruto nodded. Realising his mistake, Naruto quickly added.
"Yeah, he did. She's just a old woman under a genjutsu." Naruto said and Tenshi grinned.
"Don't tell her that, or you'll be sent into orbit around the moon." He said and stood up.
"Come on, I know you are to be released today. Let's go for a walk together." The three Genin and one caretaker agreed with that suggestion.
--
The five members of team 7 walked together down the main road of Konoha when Tenshi suddenly started chuckling. Haku joined in and soon the two of them were laughing loudly.
"What's up with you two?" Sakura asked.
"Naruto, I'm disappointed. I thought you would have noticed at least. Look behind us." Tenshi suggested and the three Genin (Naruto, Sakura and Ino) turned as one.
What they saw made several anime style sweat drops to form on their heads.
A square box with two holes for sight, and painted to look like a rock.
"What the…?" Sakura and Ino asked while Naruto just sighed.
"Oh no, not them." Naruto groaned, grabbed Sakura and Ino's hands and started pulling them away. Tenshi and Haku followed, curiously. After a few minutes, Naruto had enough and stopped walking, allowing the bow to catch up. Whirling around, he pointed accusingly at the box.
"You can come out now." he said and a young voice came from inside the box.
"As expected of my rival."
A colourful explosion followed, revealing three kids, all coughing and complaining about too much smoke. When they noticed four sets of eyes on them, or five as they thought, they jumped up and did some stances which Naruto wondered was inspired by Jiraiya, and for the second time Tenshi was glad he couldn't see. The first kid, apparently the leader, was a kid with brown spiky hair. The second was a girl with orange hair divided into two pigtails, only on top of her head. The last was a boy with grey hair in a rather plain and normal hair cut. The last kid wore glasses and his nose seemed to be constantly running. The first two wore long scarves, the boy a blue one and the girl a red one. All three of them had goggles on their heads.
"the Konohamaru trio emerges." The kid's strated.
"Udon" the last boy, now identified as Udon, said.
"Moegi" the girl said.
"And the future Hokage, Konohamaru." Konohamaru said. Naruto looked at them, surprised that they were coping him with the goggles.
"What's with the goggles, Konohamaru?" Naruto asked.
"We're trying to look like our idol, leader." Konohamaru said and Sakura snickered.
"If you're trying to do that, you have to go the nearest clothes shop, get the absolutely worst outfit they have, prance around Konoha, fail the graduation exam several times, get a really cool sensei that forces you to wear something better." Ino said and Naruto looked like he had a mountain on his shoulders. Tenshi and Haku tried to remain neutral, but had to work hard not to smile at the joke Ino played on Naruto, or was it on Naruto's 'fans'
'hmm, they look close to leader. They must bee…' Konohamaru thought before smirking.
"Leader, you playboy. Which of these hot babes is your this?" he asked while holding up his little finger, meaning girlfriend. Naruto laughed and scratched his head in a embarrassed manner.
"Little kids shouldn't talk about that." Naruto said and Konohamaru was about to say something when Tenshi stepped forward.
"Run along now kids. Try to learn to disguise your selves better." He advised.
The kids didn't look like they wanted to leave, but after a shrug and they forcing Naruto to promise to play with them later, they ran down a side street. But it didn't go long before the sensitive ears of Tenshi and Naruto picked up Konohamaru yelling something. Naruto started rushing towards where he heard Konohamaru, Ino and Sakura following closely behind.
--
They rounded a corner and saw Konohamaru being held in the air by a black clad boy with a hood with what looked like cat ears on. He had a wrapped something on his back, and his face was full of paint, or makeup, Naruto wasn't sure which it was.
Next to the boy was a girl with blonde hair in four pig tails and a light dress with net shirt and stockings. She had a fan on her back and her forehead protector around her neck.
Their forehead protectors showed that they were from the hidden village of sand.
"That hurt, brat." The black clad kid said and held Konohamaru up higher.
"Kankurou, stop it. We'll get in trouble." The girl said.
"Relax Temari." The boy, Kankurou, replied.
"I suggest you let him down." Naruto growled out. Kankurou glared back. Sakura and Ino walked up and stood behind Naruto, both laying a hand on his shoulders.
"You should listen to Naruto." Ino said
"You're here for the Chuunin exams?" Sakura asked and Temari nodded while eyeing Naruto and the way the girls were leaning on him.
'those girl act like he is their boyfriend. For a guy to snag two girls, he has to be very special. To be honest, he is kinda attractive and cute.' Temari thought, and a faint blush appeared on her face.
"pft. I'll take care of this brat first and then I'll kick your ass, blondie." Kankurou said, ignoring the fact that Temari was blonde as well. He prepared to hit Konohamaru and Naruto ran towards Kankurou, surprising him with his speed. But before Naruto reached them, or Kankurou's fist reached Konohamaru, Ino appeared next to Kankurou, grabbing his fist, while Haku grabbed Konohamaru. He and his two friends ran away once Haku sat him down on the ground.
Meanwhile both Kankurou and Temari wondered why they hadn't seen Ino move. While they hadn't been looking, Ino had managed to drop her weights.
"I advice against doing that again. That boy you almost punched is the Sandaime Hokage's grandson. Not wise to pick on him." Sakura said. Naruto walked up to his girlfriends and turned to a tree by the street they were in.
"And it is useless to hide." Naruto said and a boy stepped out of hiding, standing upside down on a branch on the tree.
'He's good.' Ino, Sakura and the boy thought, although not about the same boy.
"Ga…Gaa…Gaara," Kankurou stammered, fear evident on both his and Temari's face.
Gaara had red unruly hair, green eyes with dark lines around and the kanji for 'love' tattooed in his forehead. He also had a large gourd on his back. Naruto, Sakura and Ino almost shivered at the feeling of dread they got from him. Haku also felt it, but she was quicker to place what it was.
'I have to tell Tenshi about this.' she thought.
"You bring shame over our village." Gaara said towards Kankurou.
"But…but they started it." Kankurou protested.
"Shut up. I'll kill you." Gaara said coldly.
Kankurou gulped and stammered forth a apology while Gaara looked at Haku.
'She was fast and silent enough that I didn't sense her,' he thought before his gaze went to Ino
'She's fast as well.' Lastly his look was fixed on Naruto.
'He's much stronger than he lets on. Also I sense something familiar with him.'
Gaara vanished in a whirl of sand and reappeared between Kankurou and Temari.
"It seems we are a bit early, but we aren't here to play. Let's go." He said before turning to leave.
"Wait. What's your name?" Naruto asked. Temari thought he was talking to her and blushed slightly.
"Me? Sabaku no Temari and my brother Kankurou." She replied, pointing at Kankurou.
"and you with the gourd?" Naruto asked.
"Sabaku no Gaara. You seem interesting. What's your name?" Gaara replied.
"Uzumaki Naruto and this is Yamanaka Ino and Haruno Sakura." Naruto said while pointing out his girlfriends. "And this is Haku." Naruto said, pointing to Haku.
"Kit, I sense something demonic about this 'Gaara'" Kyuubi said.
'Me too' Naruto replied.
"I'll be looking forward to seeing you in the Chuunin exam. Let's go!" Gaara commanded and he, Temari and Kankurou vanished. Naruto and Haku took a glance up in the tree Gaara came from before turning to leave.
Up in the tree, three ninjas from the hidden village of sound hid.
"that blond and brunette noticed us." One of the sound nins said.
"They're good." Another replied.
--
Tenshi frowned. Haku had found him after he had finished the meeting with the Hokage he had been summoned to before team 7 meet the sand team. She had preceded to tell him about what had happened, and Tenshi frowned.
"Can you find them again?" he asked. Haku was slightly cut off, but nodded before taking his hand. He smiled and squeezed her hand slightly, not noticing the slight redness in Haku's cheeks.
"Let's go." Haku said and they set off to find the sand team.
--
"Someone is coming." Temari said. She, Kankurou and Gaara had been walking and exploring Konoha when she felt Tenshi's chakra radar. Gaara gave no indication to having heard her, having sensed the approaching pair on his own. Moments later, Tenshi and Haku landed in front of the sand trio.
"What do you want?" Gaara asked coldly. Tenshi let go of Haku's hand and stopped sending out chakra. Then his shoulders lowered and to the three from Sand it looked like he was relaxing. But Haku knew he was making sure he could see.
Tenshi walked towards Gaara, who tensed up.
"Tell me, are you Gaara or Shukaku?" Tenshi asked. Temari and Kankurou gasped in surprise, while Gaara took a step back.
"How…who are you?" he asked and Tenshi smiled.
"Your worst nightmare…." Tenshi replied.
--
"So, what do you want to do? Sensei said he wanted to meet us tomorrow, but until then we have the time off." Sakura said. Naruto grinned.
"Let's go on a date." He said and Sakura and Ino nodded eagerly.
"Sure, any plans, Naru-kun?" Ino asked, showing Naruto her new nickname for him.
"There's a great movie going now. 'Ninjas 2'. Let's go see that." Naruto said and both Sakura and Ino agreed to that.
--
"Your worst nightmare…if you are Shukaku. If you are Gaara, then I'm the sensei of one of your competing teams. So, which is it?" Tenshi asked, his tone leaving no bullshit. Haku remembered he used that tone when his eyes shone, meaning he was in his 'weapon' mode.
'This boy is that serious of a threat. No, Tenshi is worried that the demon has taken over.' Haku thought, feeling herself tense up slightly. It wasn't until Tenshi started emitting a huge killing intent that Gaara replied.
"I'm Gaara." Was the simple answer
"How…how did you know about the demon?" Temari asked, her voice slightly shaky.
"Simple. I can smell the demonic chakra coming from Gaara, and Haku felt it as well. Gaara has the dark rings around his eyes, showing he is insomniac. And you are from Suna. The only demon associated with Suna is the one tail tanuki, Shukaku. Also, those that has Shukaku sealed inside them are afraid to sleep since the demon comes out and eats away their soul when the vessel is asleep." Tenshi said and Temari and Kankurou exchanged worried glances.
"What do you want?" Gaara asked.
"To warn you. I assume that your life has been similar to the demon vessel's here in Konoha, which could be described as hell. Am I right?" Tenshi asked and Gaara groaned in pain and held his head, flashbacks of how the villagers of Suna used to treat him. Seeing that Gaara wasn't answering, Temari spoke.
"Gaara has always been seen as the demon, and he kills anyone who does anything against him." She said, and both Haku and Tenshi saw and heard how scared she was Gaara.
"Our father sealed Shukaku inside Gaara before he was born, sacrificing our mother in the process." Kankurou said. before Temari or Kankurou could say anything, sand flew from Gaara's gourd and reached towards them. But it was stopped by a wall of flame that turned the sand into glass. They turned to see Tenshi holding the tiger seal.
"I don't have any demonic chakra, but I'll tell you this. You try anything like that again, and you'll see that even demons aren't invincible. Kill only when you have to, and don't even try anything against Konoha. You hear me, vessel?" Tenshi growled. Gaara stared at Tenshi before he vanished in a swirl of sand.
Tenshi sighed and tensed for a second before relaxing again, and Haku knew he was blind again.
"Well, that was interesting. Shall we go home, Haku? Rin said she was cooking dinner for us today." Tenshi asked. Haku grabbed his hand in response. Before they left, Tenshi turned to Temari and Kankurou.
"Good luck in the exams." He said and both he and Haku vanished in a puff of smoke.
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Naruto, Sakura and Ino walked out of the cinema, laughing loudly and merrily.
"That was so funny. They couldn't even use chakra. And using those rubber things for climbing in the ceilings and walls." Sakura said and giggled.
"Calling it a vanishing jutsu and just throwing a smoke bomb and running. That was funny." Ino said and laughed at the person who was supposed to be able to vanish in thin air.
"But that ghost was scary." Naruto said and shivered.
"I didn't know you was scared of ghosts." Sakura said and Ino laughed suddenly.
"And how did you even see the movie. To me it looked like you was too busy staring at me and Sakura." Ino said. She and Sakura laughed at Naruto's sudden red look.
"Um…I…well…" Naruto stammered and only made the girls laugh harder. Naruto looked at the sun and got a idea. Grabbing the girls' hands, he pulled them after him towards the Hokage monument.
"Hey!" Both girls protested, but Naruto didn't slow down.
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Not long afterwards, the three of them sat on top of the Yondaime's head, gazing out over Konoha and enjoying the sunset. Naruto in the middle with Sakura on his left and Ino on his right. The girls were leaning on Naruto, and he was quite enjoying the situation.
They didn't say anything, just enjoyed being where they were. Occasionally Naruto would kiss either Sakura or Ino on the top of their heads, enjoying the smell of their hair at the same time.
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"Ah, as always a excellent meal, honey." Tenshi said and Rin smiled.
"I have a feeling I could serve you cereal and you'd still think it was excellent. Right?" Rin asked and Tenshi shrugged.
"Still, dinner was very good, Rin-san." Haku said.
"Leave the Rin. Haven't I told you that before?" Rin asked and Haku nodded while smiling sheepishly.
"But what about Sakura and Naruto? They're late." Rin said and Tenshi chuckled.
"I have a feeling they are just fine. Perhaps they went on a date.", he said, and Haku nodded in agreement.
Tenshi stood up and walked behind Rin, giving her a hug from behind. He whispered something in her ear, which made her blush, but nod.
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After taking the dishes out, Tenshi and Haku were cleaning the dishes, Tenshi for the first time after becoming blind.
"So, what did you tell Rin?" Haku asked and Tenshi smiled slightly.
"I just suggested she stay here for the night. She did say she wanted to try out my bed." He said and Haku looked at him, a weird feeling in her gut, before she focused on cleaning again.
"Haku?" Tenshi asked in a concerned tone.
"Huh? Oh, nothing. That sounded great." Haku replied hesitantly.
'What the?' Tenshi thought but decided not to ask.
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The next day, Tenshi rose reluctantly from bed, leaving a happily sleeping Rin, who groaned at the loss of her pillow, also known as Tenshi's chest. But he had to go meet Naruto, Sakura and Ino and give them their applications for the Chuunin exam.
That didn't stop him from having a slightly grumpy attitude when he and Haku walked towards the meeting spot.
Haku on the other hand, was in a teasing mood.
"So, slept well last night?" she asked but before Tenshi could reply, she pressed on.
"I didn't hear anything from you two last night. You didn't even have a nightmare, did you? Was Rin that good?" Haku asked.
"For the record, we just slept. Nothing more, and yes, I didn't have any nightmares last night. I wonder if it's just Rin or the fact that I wasn't alone that gave me such a good nights sleep." Tenshi said, slightly gruffly.
"Perhaps a combination." Haku suggested.
"Yeah, sure. We're here aren't we?" Tenshi asked. Haku looked up and saw the three Genin already waiting.
"yup" she replied.
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"Okay, as you must have guessed already, the Chuunin exams are soon. Here is your applications." Tenshi said and Haku handed out the three slips of paper.
"An application isn't binding. You must choose on your own if you want to take the exam. It is your decision, not the teams. Got it?" Tenshi asked.
"Sure sensei" the Genin replied.
"Good, if you choose to take it then come to the academy, room 301 before four o clock tomorrow. Good luck. Don't train too much today, if any at all. Think carefully about this. This exam is dangerous, and you enter to become Chuunin. Not to anything else." Tenshi said. When he was sure the Genin knew all he had to say, he turned to leave.
"Hey sensei, where are you going?" Sakura asked.
"Home to see if your mother is still in bed. If she is, then I'm going to sleep. If not, then I'll probably practise with Haku. If she doesn't have anything else to do though." Tenshi said and Haku shook her head.
"Nope, all free." She said cheerfully.
"Well, hear you three later." Tenshi said and he and Haku vanished in twin puffs of smoke.
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The next day, team 7 made their way towards the academy. When they arrived, they saw a crowd outside a room with the number 301. A boy wearing a green, very tight jumpsuit with a bowl haircut and very large eyebrows was knocked by two boys standing in front of the door, guarding it.
"And you're going to take the Chuunin exam? Pathetic." One of the boys said.
"Be glad that we are doing this. The Chuunin exam is extremely hard. You weaklings would just get killed." The second said.
A girl wearing a pink shirt and having her brown hair in two buns on her head stepped up to them.
"Please let us pass." She said shyly. Her answer was a backhanded fist which sent her crashing to the floor.
"Give up. The Chuunin exam is way to difficult for you. Even we failed three times." The second boy said.
"Have you any idea how many we have seen killed or injured for life by this exam?" the first asked.
"A Chuunin is a team captain. The safety of the team, the success of the mission, it all rides on the captain. And you are trying to become that? Give me a break." The second said. Naruto looked at Sakura, who snorted and nodded. Naruto was about to say something, when the 'almighty' Uchiha Sasuke arrived and started talking.
"Why don't you shut up and lift that genjutsu?" he asked loudly. Several people wondered what the kid was talking about.
"This is the second floor. We are going to the third." Sasuke said and the sign shifted and revealed 201.
"So…you saw it. But that isn't enough." The first kid said and moved to kick Sasuke. Sasuke responded by moving to kick back, but the green clad kid moved in between and stopped their kicks with his bare hands.
'Fast…' team 7 thought
"Oy…" a brown haired kid from the Hyuuga clan said, walking up to the green clad one.
"It was your idea that we hide our strength. And you go and do this." the Hyuuga scolded and Naruto noticed that the bruises the green clad one had were gone.
The green clad one looked at Sakura and blushed. The pink wearing girl, Tenten, shook her head.
"Oh no." she muttered.
"It seems those three are team mates." Ino mumbled to Naruto, who nodded in response.
The green clad kid walked up to Sakura, a faint blush on his cheeks.
"My name is Rock Lee. You are Sakura-chan, right?" he asked. Sakura nodded and Lee struck a pose known as the good guy pose. His right thumb up and brilliant teeth glinting.
"You're an angel. What about you go out with me. I'll protect you until I die." Lee said. Sakura's face showed horror and she was about to say something when Ino snickered.
"Why are you calling Sakura by our sensei's name for?" Ino asked. (A/N: Tenshi means angel)
Naruto laughed at that, although Lee looked confused. Sakura composed herself, remembering some of the lessons Rin taught her on being proper.
"Sorry, but I'm taken." Sakura said and grasped Naruto's hand. Lee looked down before looking at Ino.
"Me too." Ino said and also grabbed Naruto's hand. Naruto wore a huge grin. Team 7 turned to leave when the Hyuuga spoke up.
"You, what's your name?"
Sasuke, who stood nearby thought he was being addressed, spoke up:
"It's customary to give your name first on introductions."
The Hyuuga looked at him before giving a barely audible snort.
"A rookie? How old are you?" the Hyuuga asked.
"I see no reason to answer that." Sasuke replied.
Shikamaru and Chouji rolled their eyes at Sasuke and the Hyuuga. Shikamaru muttering troublesome.
Meanwhile Tenten was looking at Naruto, Sakura and Ino.
'Two girlfriends? He must be something else. I wonder…' she thought, watching as team 7, who didn't give a shit about Sasuke, walked away.
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Team 7 reached room 301 and saw Tenshi and Haku stand there, waiting.
Tenshi took a sniff when they approached and smiled.
"All three. Good. You can now enter the Chuunin exam." He said.
"Huh? All three? What are you talking about?" Naruto asked.
"The Chuunin exams have to be taken in teams of three. The reason we said you could chose to come or not was to ensure that you are here of your own free will. Now get in there and do your best." Haku said.
"And for goodness sake, remember what I taught you. Girls, make sure Naruto doesn't do anything stupid, like yelling to the whole room or something." Tenshi said. Naruto scowled but didn't say anything. Sakura and Ino opened the doors and they walked inside.
When the doors closed, Haku turned to Tenshi.
"Will they be alright?" she asked.
"Yeah. Come on, let's go meet with Kakashi and Kurenai." Tenshi said and they vanished.
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Naruto, Sakura and Ino looked around the room, seeing a lot of very serious people, including the three from Suna that they had meet earlier. Walking away from the door, team 7 stood in the corner, observing the rest.
Team 10 walked in, Sasuke covered in bruises.
"What happened to Sasuke?" a voice asked and Naruto turned to see team 8. Kiba wearing his dog Akamaru on his head, was the one who spoke. Hinata stood next to him and behind them was Shino, silent as always.
"Have no idea. So, how are you guys?" Naruto asked.
"Great. We'll kick everyone's ass." Kiba exclaimed.
"What about you Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked.
"Oh, just fine." Naruto replied, smiling at Hinata, making her blush slightly.
Team 10 came walking over and Shikamaru was the first to speak.
"Looks like all 9 rookies are here. Troublesome." Shikamaru said.
"Oh shut up. Everything is troublesome for you." Kiba said and everyone, excluding Sasuke and Shino snickered at that.
"You there. Quiet down a bit will ya?" a voice asked. They turned to see a silver haired guy wearing glasses and purple clothes standing there.
"You are this years rookies, right? My name is Kabuto. Take a look around." Kabuto advised and the rookie nine did. They was scowling and downright unfriendly faces all around.
"Those behind you are from the hidden rain. They are famous for their short tempers. If you aren't careful, they might kill you." Kabuto said.
"Something isn't right about this guy" Kyuubi said.
'No kidding?' Naruto asked sarcastically. He had been unnerved by Kabuto since he spoke with them.
"But I can't blame you. This is your first time and all. How about I give my cute juniors a few pointers." Kabuto said and Sasuke frowned.
"Kabuto-san, is this your second try?" Sakura asked.
"No, seventh. Two exams in the year, so this is my forth year." Kabuto replied.
'Weak'"Weak" Naruto and Kyuubi thought/said at the same time.
"So you know a lot about this exam." Kiba asked.
"Yeah, I have collected all I know on the exam into these cards." Kabuto said and pulled out a stock of cards.
"They are blank until I pump my chakra into it, making the information visible." Kabuto said while crouching down. He laid a card on the ground, making it swirl and in a poof the blank surface was replaced with a map.
"This is the map of the shinobi lands, and which villages that have sent how many teams. I have information on them all, although on the team from Sound I don't know much. New village and first time in the exam and all." Kabuto said.
"Do you have information on each person?" Sasuke asked and Kabuto nodded.
"Someone you are looking for?" he asked.
"Rock Lee from Konoha and Uzumaki Naruto from Konoha." Sasuke said and everyone except Naruto stared at Sasuke.
'He wants to know how strong I am. Almighty Uchiha isn't so sure of himself.' Naruto thought and Kyuubi snickered.
"Can't wait until you kick his sorry ass." The great fox replied.
"Oh, you have their names. That makes thing easier." Kabuto said and held up two cards.
"First Rock Lee. He is one year older than you. His mission history is 20 D rank and 11 C rank. He has no talent for nin or genjutsu, but his taijutsu has developed extremely this last year. He was praised as a skilled Genin, and this is his first exam. His team mates are Tenten and Hyuuga Neji. His sensei is Maito Gai." Kabuto said and Sasuke nodded.
"Next Uzumaki Naruto. Hmm, his mission experience is 10 D rank missions and one A rank mission. His team mates are Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino. His sensei is Tengoku Tenshi. All other information on Naruto is wiped out, presumably by his sensei. I have no idea why though." Kabuto said and team 8 and 10 looked questionably at Naruto, who smirked back. He was suddenly aware of someone heading towards them at a high speed. He also felt that what ever it was, wasn't headed for him, but Kabuto. Sakura and Ino also felt it, and neither of them moved to help, remembering something Tenshi taught them once.
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Flashback:
"Listen, we are ninjas. We can't trust anyone, unless we know we can trust them. When you don't know if you can trust them or have a reason for trusting them, then don't. Not even Konoha nins. Always make sure you know a person good enough before trusting them. Remember, there will be times when comrades will be on opposite sides, and misplaced trust is bad. Also, if the person gives you something without either expecting something back, or having a good reason, then be suspicious. As ninjas, there is better to be too suspicious than too little." Tenshi said seriously.
"But didn't you say that those that doesn't take care of their comrades are worse than trash?" Sakura asked and Tenshi nodded.
"Yeah, but they have to become your comrades first. It isn't enough just to be from the same village. Think about the majority of the Chuunins and Jounins that witnessed the Kyuubi attack. They wouldn't hesitate to kill Naruto if he trusts them. Take care of your comrades, but be careful who you make comrades. Of course, you can't chose who to be on missions with, so look out for other nins on missions, but be careful who you trust." Tenshi replied.
End flashback:
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The three from the Sound rushed at Kabuto. One of them, a man covered in bandages and with something furry on his back, took a swing at Kabuto, who dodged. But after the punch passed, Kabuto fell down, his glasses broke and he vomited.
'What the hell was that sound?' Naruto thought, rubbing his hurting ears.
"Some sort of sound attack. You heard it because of your advanced hearing." Kyuubi said. Just then a explosion erupted in the front of the classroom and a lot of Chuunins stood there. In the lead a tall man wearing a black trench coat stood. His face was covered in scars.
"SHUT UP! Damn brats." The man shouted.
"Sorry for the wait. I am Morino Ibiki and I will be your examiner for the first exam." Ibiki said, and the slight killing intent he emitted made several Genins gulp. Ibiki then pointed at the three from the Sound.
"You three from Sound. No more trouble, or I'll throw you out myself." Ibiki said. The one who had taken a swung at Kabuto mumbled a apology and a lame excuse.
"This might as well be a good opportunity to say this. There will be fighting in this exam, but not without the consent of the examiners. Any other fighting and you fail right away. Trash that disobey the rules will get thrown right out." Ibiki said before holding up a numbered paper.
"Each team are to approach one of the examiners and get registrated. Then you take a number and get to the seat your number represent. Then we hand out the written test." Ibiki said and a huge scramble came after those words.
'Written test? Oh, man. I hate written tests.' Naruto moaned in his head. He chose to ignore the laughing fox.
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"Now that everyone has taken a seat, I can explain the rules. Don't turn your tests over yet, and listen. No questions are allowed." Ibiki said and started to write on the blackboard.
'This is Naruto's worst kind of test. Hope he'll be alright.' Ino and Sakura thought.
"Rule one: you have ten points to begin with. The written test have ten questions. For each wrongly answered question, you lose one point. If you have all correct, you keep your ten points. If you have three wrong, then you have seven points." Ibiki explained.
'So, answer all wrong, and you fail?' Naruto thought.
"No, really? Your intelligence surprise me everytime." Kyuubi said.
"Rule two: This is a team test, which means we will be checking every team for their overall score. If you pass is decided on the performance of the team as a whole." Ibiki said. Someone jumped up and shouted out:
"What? How are we supposed to work in teams…"
"Shut up. Who gave you permission to ask?" Ibiki bellowed.
"S…sorry." The person said and sat down.
"Rule three: Cheating or anything that can be counted as cheating is forbidden and will result in two minus points each time you are caught." Ibiki said.
"And remember, we see everything." One of the Chuunins, now positioned in chairs around the room, said.
"Which means that if you cheat, you can lose all your points, and get thrown straight out. You are supposed to become Chuunin. Act like ninjas. Those that cheat without thinking will only be digging their own grave." Ibiki said.
"Last rule: if someone on the team looses all his or her points, then the whole team fails. No matter how the team mates do." Ibiki said and a chorus of "WHAT" sounded trough the room.
'Oh, man.' Naruto, Sakura and Ino thought.
"Naruto-kun, good luck." A voice came. Naruto turned to his right and saw Hinata.
"Oh, Hinata. Good luck." Naruto replied and Hinata smiled at him. Their attention was brought back to the front by Ibiki's booming voice.
"You have one hour. BEGIN!" Ibiki yelled and everyone turned their test over.
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Yo, Kin-Ryu Chikara here. 12 chap finished. To those that is wondering, no I don't know Yondaime's real name, I just used one that is very popular in fanfics. To those that has wondered where I was, I took a little time of from writing. Had to let my brain wind down a little. Got tired of thinking up what happenes next all the time. But now I'm back. Enjoy!
The translation page I use for my original jutsus: www. freedict. com/ onldict/ jap. html (minus the spaces.)
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Tenshi is Katon/Suiton while Rin is Doton/Futon.
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Jutsu list: Jutsus that team 7 now knows (not counting the basics):
Naruto: preferred element: Katon/Raiton
Knows:
Rasengan (spiral ball)
Kage Bunshin no jutsu
Kage Shuriken no jutsu
Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu
Doton: Doryuuheki
Raiton: Dageki Tesaki no jutsu (shock fingers)
Raiton: Raikyuu no jutsu (Lightning Ball)
Kuchiyose no jutsu
Mikazuki no mai (dance of the crescent moon)
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Sakura: preferred element: Katon/Doton
Knows:
Kage Shuriken no jutsu
Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu
Katon: Housenka no jutsu (Phoenix fire technique)
Doton: Doryuuheki
Kuchiyose no jutsu
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Ino: preferred element: Futon/Suiton
Knows:
Kage Bunshin no jutsu
Kage Shuriken no jutsu
Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu
Doton: Doryuuheki
Futon: Tei tama (air bullet)
Suiton: Sujinheki (water barrier)
Shintenshin no jutsu
Shinranshin no jutsu
Kuchiyose no jutsu