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 and scene change
Yo, Kin-Ryu Chikara here. I just had to answer some reviews this time. Here goes:
holeymoley – Um, thanks I guess. I don't really know how to respond to all that praise, but thanks. A big ego lift, that's for sure. I hope the fluff in this chapter is enough, although I doubt it. And no, I won't reveal when I plan to end this, although I know exactly where, when and how I'm ending this.
full-metal-sousuke – thanks for the translation on Hirashin. I didn't know that.
Megazero90 – Why should my story be just like the manga? The whole point to fanfiction is to write stories not like the manga. At least that is what I think.
And thanks to all my other reviewers as well. flashes good guy pose
Um, okay, on to the chapter.
"Tsunade-no-obasan! I have won the bet." Naruto yelled. Tsunade, Tenshi, Rin and Haku had just walked into the training grounds where Naruto and a reluctant Jiraiya were. Four of them winced at his words, while Tsunade herself was fuming. Who she was to be angry at, she didn't know quite, but chose her former team mate.
"AHH, WAIT!" Jiraiya screamed before he was met with a punch that sent him flying out of the grounds.
"Why did you do that, obasan?" Naruto asked. Before Tsunade could react, Tenshi appeared in front of Naruto, grabbed him and sprinted a little away. Putting Naruto down again, Tenshi sighed.
"Listen, Naruto. If you don't want to end up like Jiraiya, then I suggest you lay off the 'old woman' crap. Tsunade could literally beat the shit out of you. Consider this a warning. Now go and summon Gamabunta before she runs off to a gambling parlour or something." Tenshi whispered. Naruto looked confused at first, not that Tenshi would have known, before nodding.
"Alright." Naruto said before running to the middle of the training ground.
"Watch this and weep, obasan." Naruto said, bit his thumb and formed the seals before shouting: "Kuchiyose no jutsu." a large puff of smoke later, and Naruto was seated on top of Gamabunta's head.
"Oy, brat. What's the deal?" Gamabunta bellowed. Naruto grinned and hopped down on Gamabunta's nose.
"Just winning the bet, boss." Naruto replied. Gamabunta looked down at the shocked Tsunade.
"Heh, well I guess you've made your point. See you later, kid. Oh, and when you get older, you and me are going to have ourselves a sake together." Gamabunta said.
"Yes, sir!" Naruto replied, giving a salute to the frog. Gamabunta smiled before vanishing in a cloud of smoke.
Naruto smirked while walking up to Tsunade.
"See, see? I won. Take that, obasan." Naruto shouted.
"What did you say?" Tsunade growled. She stomped over to him and flicked his forehead protector off again. When Naruto saw her finger coming to give him a flick again, he closed his eyes. But instead he felt something warm and soft press onto his forehead. His eyes flew open and he saw Tsunade kissing his forehead. He also felt her putting something around his neck, before pulling back and giving a weak push to his chest. She smiled at him with a faint blush on her cheeks.
"Become a good man." She said. 'And a excellent Hokage' she added in her thoughts. Naruto looked stunned for a moment, before he looked down and saw the necklace Tsunade had given him. He looked back up at her, and smiled brightly.
"Sure thing." He said enthusiastically. Tenshi smiled and walked over to the two blondes.
"Well done, Naruto. Come on, let's go get something to eat. Ramen's on me." Tenshi said and Naruto jumped into the air.
"Yay!" he shouted and the others chuckled at him.
--
Tsunade hadn't managed to eat anything. Her chop sticks were frozen half way to her open mouth, her noodles lay splashed in her bowl, and her eyes were open wide and staring at Naruto, who were shovelling down ramen at a speed no one should be able to.
Tenshi, Rin and Haku were eating calmly, seemingly unaffected.
"Miss, your ramen is getting cold." Ayame said. Tsunade snapped out of her daze and started eating. By the time she had finished her bowl, Naruto had eaten seven.
"Ah, that was good. Old man, your ramen is the best." Naruto said while patting his stomach.
Teuchi (the ramen guy) smiled at his best customer.
"Thanks Naruto. I'd give you a free bowl for that, but since you are full, I'll give it to you later." He said and Naruto yelled in a joy:
"Free ramen! Yay!"
When they left, Tenshi mourning his very deflated wallet, Tsunade looked at Naruto.
'How can he even walk? With all that ramen he should be rolling.' Tsunade was cut out of her thoughts by Naruto's voice.
"Hey, Tsunade-no-bachan. How is Sakura…ow." Naruto yelled, holding his head where a growing lump could be seen.
"Don't call me that." Tsunade yelled.
"Owowow." Naruto whimpered.
"Um, anyway, I think Naruto was interested in Sakura's progress." Tenshi said and Naruto nodded. Tsunade thought for a bit, ignoring Rin's practically begging look.
"Well, she is a machine. She learns everything I throw at her, and she works hard as well. She is becoming a very good medic." Tsunade said, pride filling her voice.
"That's great. Sakura-chan is so amazing." Naruto said loudly. Ino, who had been about to walk around a corner, froze. Her head lowered and she bit her lip before turning and running in the opposite direction. Tenshi had sensed her and walked over to Naruto and bonked him on the head.
"Ow. What was that for?" Naruto yelled angrily.
"Ino heard you. She thinks you like Sakura more than her. Get going." Tenshi said. Naruto paled and looked around.
"But…but what should I do?" Naruto asked, starting to panic.
"Do you like Sakura better than Ino?" Rin asked seriously. Naruto stared at her as if she had grown a second head.
"No, of course not." He replied.
"Or do you like Ino more?" Haku asked.
"NO. I like them the same." Naruto shouted. Tenshi grabbed him.
"Then go tell her that." He said and showed Naruto the direction Ino had run in.
Without hesitation, Naruto ran after her, starting to sniff her out.
"Will they be okay?" Haku asked.
"Yeah, Ino loves him too much to let go of him now." Tenshi said and continued his walk.
--
Naruto ran as fast as he could, even using chakra to enhance his speed, and soon he saw Ino running into the woods. Hurrying after her, he soon caught up.
"INO-CHAN!" Naruto yelled. Ino didn't slow down, and Naruto growled, drew on some of Kyuubi's chakra and quickly caught up with her. Grabbing her arm, he made her stop.
"Ino-chan, please look at me." Naruto said, but Ino shook her head. She didn't try to fight him off, though. He didn't like how her shoulders shook, and he was sure she was crying.
"Ino-chan, you misunderstood. I don't like Sakura-chan more than you. I love you both the same. Please don't run from me." Naruto said. Ino's shaking only worsened.
"You're lying. You only want to make me feel better." Ino choked forth, her voice gruff and hoarse.
"No, I would never do that. Please believe me, I don't want to hurt you or Sakura-chan. Both of you are too important to me. I never want you to leave me." Naruto said. Ino gave a short noise before pulling her hand from Naruto's grip. Naruto thought she was going to run, but instead she whirled around and clutched herself to Naruto's chest, sobbing.
Naruto didn't know what to do, other than hug her and offer as much comfort as he could. With one hand he hugged her closer to him, while the other stroked her platinum hair.
After a little while, Naruto bent down and lifted Ino into his arms. She squeaked slightly and wrapped her arms around his neck. He smiled at her before walking over to a nearby tree and sitting down there with her in his lap. She snuggled into his chest, hiccupping slightly.
"Shh, don't worry. I'm here." Naruto said and hugged Ino tighter.
"Don't leave me." Ino said weakly.
"I won't." Naruto replied firmly. They sat there, content with just being with each other, for hours. Then Naruto had an idea.
"Ino-chan, do you and Sakura-chan want to go out with me tonight?" Naruto asked.
Ino looked at him before she smiled and snuggled into his chest.
"I can't answer for Sakura, but I wouldn't mind." She said. Naruto beamed.
"Great. I'll go ask Sakura-chan. Go home and change, and I'll come get you around six." Naruto said eagerly.
Ino couldn't do anything else than smile at his enthusiasm.
--
Sakura was walking home when she felt Naruto's chakra signature. She turned and saw a blonde blur heading towards her.
Naruto stopped right in front of her, grinning widely.
"Hey, Sakura-chan." He said and Sakura smiled at him.
"Hello, Naruto-kun." She replied.
"Um, Sakura-chan, are you doing anything tonight?" Naruto asked, slightly nervous.
"No, nothing except rereading something Tsunade-sensei wanted me to. Why?" Sakura asked.
"Do you want to go out with me and Ino-chan tonight?" Naruto asked. Sakura looked surprised for a second before she smiled widely.
"Sure. I'd love to." She said. Naruto grinned happily at her.
"Good. I'll come get you around six. Okay?" Naruto said but didn't wait to hear the reply.
Sakura looked after her boyfriend and smiled at his enthusiasm. She turned and continued on her way, wondering what Naruto was going to do on the date. Not knowing that he was wondering the same thing.
--
'Oh man, what am I going to do? Where to take them?' Naruto thought frantically. He was sitting on Yondaime's head, looking out on Konoha, trying to decide what to do on the date.
"Why don't you ask Wolf, or his mate." Kyuubi suggested.
'She's not his mate.' Naruto shot back.
"She's not? I don't know. They are rather close. She's even living with him." Kyuubi replied, and Naruto almost saw the age old fox sitting in a thinking pose.
Then Kyuubi's words were processed in Naruto's mind, and he almost fell from Yondaime's head.
"HAKU!" Naruto yelled in surprise, making some people stop and look up, wondering who was yelling.
"Yeah, that's the one. Isn't she Wolf's mate?" Kyuubi asked. Naruto was clearly missing Kyuubi's teasing tone. Of course the fox knew that Tenshi's 'mate' was Rin.
'I…I don't know. I suspected she was developing feelings for him…but what about Rin-nee-chan? I have to go talk to Haku.' Naruto thought before heading towards where he knew Haku was.
--
Naruto found Haku in a training area, sparring with Tenshi, while Rin watched. They stopped when they sensed Naruto, and he waved at them.
"How did it go with Ino?" Tenshi asked.
"Good. We have a date tonight. But I have to talk with Haku for a bit." Naruto replied. Haku blinked in confusion, before Naruto formed several kage bunshin.
"There, now sensei has someone to train with. Come on Haku. Please?" Naruto asked. Haku sighed and nodded, following reluctantly. She glanced back and saw Tenshi mid-spar with a lot of Naruto clones. She giggled slightly when it appeared that Tenshi didn't have much difficulty, before she followed Naruto, not noticing that Rin was looking at her with a slight smile on her face, before turning to Tenshi.
--
"So, what is it, Naruto-kun?" Haku asked, when they stopped at a clearing not far from the training area. Naruto turned to her, looking slightly awkward.
"Um, Haku…I was wondering if you could give me any ideas for what I should do on my date with Ino-chan and Sakura-chan." Naruto asked. Haku looked surprised.
"Why me?" she asked.
"Um, you are a girl, and I don't want to ask Rin-nee-chan." Naruto reasoned. Haku sighed.
"Fair enough. Don't you have any idea?" Haku asked and Naruto shook his head. Haku thought for a while.
"Have you gone dancing with them?" she asked and Naruto shook his head.
"Alright, I know what you can do. I've heard of this dance club, called 'Konoha's dancing leaf'. Take them there, have dinner with them and have a good time." Haku said, smiling at Naruto, who practically beamed at her.
"Thanks, Haku." Naruto said happily. She smiled back at him, happy to help.
"So, anything else you need help with?" Haku asked and Naruto suddenly looked embarrassed
"Um…I don't know how to dance." Naruto mumbled. Haku blinked, and blinked, before laughing. Naruto glared at her, making her laugh harder.
"Sorry, Naruto-kun, it's just that I didn't know that. I'm sorry, but I can't help you. I can't dance either, but perhaps Sakura or Ino can help you." Haku suggested. Naruto sighed at that.
"But I wanted to impress them." He complained.
"Ask them for help. That'll impress them more." Haku said kindly. Naruto nodded and opened his mouth to speak. But no sound came and he closed it. This repeated itself once, and a thoughtful look crossed his face.
"Is something wrong, Naruto-kun?" Haku asked.
"Um…the fox said something earlier." Naruto said, very hesitantly.
"Oh? What did he say?" Haku asked, feeling a little nervous.
"He called you sensei's mate." Naruto said bluntly. Haku was shocked and took a step backwards.
"Why…why did he say that?" she asked.
"Um…" Naruto hesitated.
"Because of the way she acts around him." Kyuubi said and Naruto relayed the message. Haku was floored. She thought she hid her feelings. Apparently not, since not only had she been discovered by a fox inside Naruto's belly, she also had been found out by Rin.
--Flashback--
"Haku, can I talk to you?" Rin asked. Haku, who had been walking to her room, nodded and held open her door, inviting Rin into it. After Rin's urging, Haku sat down on her bed, looking up at the serious older woman.
"Um, what did you want to talk to me about?" Haku asked.
'Please, don't let her have found…' she thought.
"I want to talk to you about your feelings…for my boyfriend." Rin said, her voice calm, but cold. Haku swallowed.
"Um, what are you talking about?" she tried, but Rin didn't budge.
"Don't try that. How are your feelings for Tenshi?" Rin asked.
"Um…he is a good friend and…" Haku began but stopped when she saw Rin's look. Haku swallowed again and sighed.
"It's no use denying it, is there?" Haku asked and Rin shook her head. Haku sighed again.
"Alright, I'll be honest." Haku said and Rin waited patiently.
"Ever since before I got to know him, after seeing him fight Zabuza-san, I have respected him greatly. And after coming to Konoha, we became friends. But…before I knew it, I've started to fall for him. Gradually my love for him grew, and he doesn't even know." Haku said, feeling depressed.
"Are you sure this isn't some stupid crush?" Rin asked, still using the calm, cold tone. Haku vigorously shook her head.
"I'm sure. I had a crush on Zabuza-san for a while, but this is nothing like that. I…I can't even begin to describe this feeling. It's like…I know his bad sides, and his good sides, and they don't matter. I love him, despite his bad sides." Haku said and Rin nodded.
"Good, I just wanted to know. And now that you have been honest with yourself, we can discuss what to do." Rin said and Haku looked at her.
"Don't worry. I'll move out. I'll get someone else to…" She began but was cut of by Rin.
"Nonono. I didn't mean that." Rin said, her calm, cold tone gone, and replaced with her usual warmth.
"I have one question." Rin said and Haku looked questionably at her.
"Do you have anything against…"
--End flashback--
"Haku? Haku!" Naruto's voice dragged her out of her memories. Haku shook her head and looked at Naruto.
"Um, what were we talking about, Naruto-kun?" Haku asked. Naruto looked at her before crossing his arms.
"You were going to tell me how you feel for sensei." Naruto said and Haku sighed.
"He is a good friend." she said. 'And hopefully something more someday.' She added in her thoughts.
"Is that…oh, shit. I have to go. See you later, Haku!" Naruto called before running towards his apartment, so he could get ready for the date.
'Phew. That was close.' Haku thought before she turned and walked back to Rin and Tenshi.
--
Naruto was just finished with his preparations. Showering, changing, buying flowers for both girls, remembering that he should probably have reserved a table or something, being reassured, this time by Sandaime, that the club did have a reservation. How Sandaime knew of the date, Naruto didn't want to know.
Now, all that remained was to get the girls. Wondering who he was to get first, he suddenly got and idea.
--
Ino smiled as she opened her door and saw Naruto there. He was dressed in a dark red shirt, which was slightly too small, and black pants. He had tried to groom his hair, but it resisted as always.
Naruto stared at Ino. She wore a light blue dress that stopped just above her knees. She had her hair tied into her usual pony tail, the difference from normal was that she had a blue ribbon. She smiled at him when she saw he was staring. Shaking his head, he smiled back.
"You look really pretty." He stated and she giggled.
"Thanks, handsome." She replied.
"Ready to go?" he asked and she nodded.
"Yeah, let's go." She said, grabbed her purse, which was in the same blue as her dress and ribbon, linked her arm with his and they took off towards the dance club.
--
Sakura skipped happily to the door and opened it to find a grinning Naruto there. She liked his dark red shirt that showed of his muscles, and the black pants fitted him nicely.
Naruto also appreciated Sakura's look. She wore a green kimono that perfectly matched her green eyes. The sash was the same pink as her hair. Naruto also spotted a little redness on her cheeks, but didn't know if it was from make up or something else.
"Wow, you look beautiful, Sakura-chan." Naruto said and the redness increased.
"Thanks, Naruto-kun. You look good too." Sakura replied. Naruto smiled and held out his hand.
"Should we go?" he asked and she nodded. Taking his hand, she allowed herself to be lead towards the dance club.
--
Ino and Sakura were confused for a brief second, seeing first a Naruto standing in front of them at a intersection, and then each other with a Naruto each. Then it clicked, just as the 'escort Narutos' gave them a kiss on the cheek and vanished in twin puffs of smoke.
"You used kage bunshin to get us." Sakura stated and Naruto nodded.
"Yeah, wouldn't want one of you to feel more special than the other, since I love you two the same. Besides, its not like I don't learn what the bunshin has. Should we go?" the real Naruto asked and offered a hand to each girl. They looked at each other before bonking Naruto on the head.
"Hey! What was that for?" Naruto asked, holding two growing lumps.
"Just to check if you were the real you." The girls stated at the same time, taking a arm each. Naruto sighed, but quickly returned to his happy self. Why wouldn't he, when he was walking with the two people he loved the most, and was (hopefully) going to have a great date with them.
--
Their walk to the club was nice, the three chatting happily, mostly about their plans for the finals.
"Tsunade-sensei said she had a jutsu she wanted me to master before the finals. Something about disrupting the enemies movements. What about you two?" Sakura asked.
"Ero-sennin hasn't said anything." Naruto said and pouted, making the girls laugh at him before Ino grinned at him.
"Well, sensei said he was going to teach me one of the Yondaime's jutsus. It's going to be great." Ino said happily, ignoring the looks of jealousy the other two gave her.
"Which jutsu?" Sakura and Naruto asked in unison. Ino thought for a few moments.
"I don't know. But he said I had to become much faster before I can try it." Ino said. Just then they arrived, and walked up to the rather large man standing in front of the door.
"Reservation?" the man asked.
"Um…Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto said, remembering what Sandaime had said. The man frowned and looked at the list.
"Oh, here it is. Hokage-sama came and reserved this himself. Have a nice time." The man said and let the three into the club. Naruto ignored the questioning looks his girlfriends sent him.
--
The club was, for lack of better words, alive. It was brimming with life. The club was made of a large room. In the middle was a large dance floor, where lots of people were moving to the beat of the music. Lights in different colours moved this way and that on the floor. A bar was not to far away from the dance floor, separated by three steps. Along the walls, lots of tables stood, only lit by candles, creating a romantic scene.
"Wow." Naruto said.
"Yeah." Sakura agreed.
"This is going to be great." Ino said.
"Glad to hear it." a voice said and the three turned to see a waiter smiling kindly at them, although it got a little strained when he looked at Naruto.
"If you would follow me, I'll take you to your table." The waiter said before leading them towards one of the tables. He then placed a menu in front of them and excused himself.
"So, what do you want to eat?" Naruto asked, silently groaning at the prices.
'Now I know how sensei feels when he pays for my ramen.' Naruto thought, making Kyuubi snicker.
The three ordered their meals, and the waiter bowed before leaving.
"So, Naruto-kun, I didn't know you were a dancer." Sakura stated, making Naruto blush, although it was hardly visible in the dim light.
"Um, I don't dance." He admitted.
"You don't? Then why did you take us here?" Ino asked, making Naruto blush even deeper.
"Haku suggested I take you here." he admitted.
"Oh." The girls said before looking at each other and grinning.
"Well then, I guess we will just have to teach you, won't we?" Ino asked.
"Yeah." Sakura agreed. Naruto didn't know to be happy or not.
--
Tenshi sat on his couch, trying to get a grip with what Rin had just said. He looked like if he had eyes, they would have popped out of their sockets.
"Are…are you serious?" Tenshi asked, almost dreading the answer.
"Yes. Completely." Rin replied.
"You seriously want to…" Tenshi asked again.
"Yes, if it makes you two happy. I don't mind, as long as you'll always love me." Rin said. Tenshi turned to the silent member of their little meeting.
"And you want this too?" he asked.
"Yes. Without a doubt."
Tenshi rubbed his temples.
--
Naruto
just managed to finish his meal, an extra spicy bowl of ramen, before
Sakura and Ino grabbed his arms and dragged him towards the dance
floor. When they got there, Ino and Sakura looked at Naruto
thoughtfully, before turning to each other. They prepared to start
what looked like a stone-paper-scissors match.
"What?" he
asked.
"We're just deciding who will dance with you first." Ino replied.
"Its not like you can dance with us both at the same time." Sakura said. Naruto then grinned and formed a seal. A puff of smoke later, and two Narutos stood there.
"Now I can." Both of them said and grabbed a girl each.
'Kage bunshin. Nice.' Ino and Sakura thought at the same time, happy that neither of them had to wait. Just then, a slow song began to play.
'Perfect' both girls thought.
--
-Naruto and Ino-
"So, Naruto-kun, what you do first is…eep." Ino started but was cut of when Naruto pulled her close to him, placing his left hand at the small of her back, while his right went lower and slightly squeezed her butt. When Ino looked at him, silently wondering what he was doing, Naruto nodded behind her. Ino half turned and saw a couple behind them, the guy holding the girl like Naruto was.
"I thought it looked nice." Naruto said with a grin and squeezed Ino's butt again, getting a gasp in response.
Ino almost scolded him, but she found she like the way he was holding her, and placed her hands around his neck, pressing up against his body.
"Well, you were right." Ino said with a smile on her face.
The two began to move, slowly with the music. Ino was impressed with how well Naruto was dancing, although she wouldn't have cared if he'd been nervous and sloppy. The hands caressing her had a lot to do with that.
--
-Naruto and Sakura-
"Okay, Naruto-kun. Place your right hand on my left hip, while your left hand holds my right." Sakura instructed. Naruto nodded and did as she told him.
"Now just follow my lead." Sakura said. Naruto swallowed, suddenly feeling nervous. Then Sakura started moving and he just followed.
Sakura wasn't used to being the one to lead, but she tried her best, and after a little while she felt Naruto begin to get it, and lead more and more.
'He's a natural at this.' Sakura thought, and smiled, letting Naruto take control. The two of them moved with the flow of the music, relaxing and enjoying each others company. Then Naruto suddenly twirled Sakura and before she could ask what he was doing, he kissed her. She sighed and kissed back, but Naruto suddenly broke off and they started dancing again.
Sakura grinned happily as she was spun and dipped. The music had increased its pace, allowing for faster dancing, which seemed to suit Naruto just fine.
When the song ended, they were both exhausted, and hurried over to their table, where Ino and another Naruto were waiting. When they reached them, the Naruto sitting next to Ino, puffed away in a cloud of smoke.
"Aw, so I had the bunshin. Oh well." Ino said and shrugged, taking a sip from her drink.
--
After three more dances, the three love birds were very, very tired. They decided to go home. Once again Naruto made a kage bunshin and the girls left with a Naruto each, all four of them smiling brightly, if a bit tiredly.
Naruto was a bit disappointed though, as both Sakura and Ino started nodding off while they were walking, and he ended up having to carry them home, not getting the good night kiss he was hoping for.
'Oh well, there is always next time.' Naruto thought with a blush.
--
The next day, three Genin stood in front of two Sannin, a Jounin and a tag-along. Tenshi smiled.
"Alright, here we go. This will be one hell of a month, so you better be prepared for hard training." Tenshi said and the three Genin looked more eager than concerned.
"Ino, come with me. We are building speed." Tenshi said. He and Haku turned and started running, forcing Ino to sprint after them, trying to catch up.
"Sakura come with me. It's time your strength were trained a bit." Tsunade said. Sakura smiled and followed her master, glancing back and waving at Naruto, who waved back.
"So, that's all. Now it's just you and me brat." Jiraiya said, placing a bag he was holding down on the floor.
"So, what are you teaching me now, Ero-sennin?" Naruto asked. Jiraiya got a evil glint in his eyes, and emptied the bag. A lot of stones, some the size of oranges, while other were smaller. The smallest ones looked the size of marbles.
"Intuitive reaction." Jiraiya said and threw a stone at Naruto. Naruto squeaked and dodged. Shaking a hand at Jiraiya, he roared.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR, YOU STUPID PERVERT"
"Intuitive reaction. By making you dodge like that, your body learns how to react without thinking. It'll allow you to dodge objects much faster, and more importantly, more safely. Now shut it and dodge." Jiraiya said and threw more stones.
'Oh shit' Naruto thought.
--
"Sensei, where are we going?" Ino asked.
"Speed training. Come on, I know you can run faster than that, Ino." Tenshi replied while 'looking' towards her, a big grin on his face.
"Not when you increase my weights twice as much as normal." Ino grumbled. Tenshi chuckled while Haku looked slightly concerned for Ino's safety.
--
"And release." Sakura shouted, releasing the chakra she had built up in her fist at the moment of impact with the training dummy. A small explosion erupted and when the smoke cleared, the training dummy had a huge dent in it.
"Good, but you control isn't there yet. Again." Tsunade ordered. Sakura complied.
--
"Good, now to increase the difficulty." Jiraiya said and threw a rock at the tired Naruto, before forming seals.
"Kage iwa bunshin no jutsu. (shadow rock clone)" Jiraiya said and the one stone multiplied.
'Crap.' Naruto thought.
--
"EEK. HELP!" Ino screamed, while running from a seemingly mad wolf, summoned by Tenshi, who was running next to her. Haku had been unable to keep up, and the only thing keeping Ino running, was the fact that if she let her speed drop even slightly, the wolf would snap his jaws behind her.
Needless to say, she discovered she could run really fast when needed to.
--
"I think we should do something else for a while." Tsunade said thoughtfully, looking at the destruction Sakura had caused on the poor dummy.
"I'm going to start teaching you that jutsu I was talking about." Tsunade said, getting a happy look from the pink haired girl, currently sitting on the ground, huffing and puffing.
"Okay, listen up. As you know, the body has nerves, and the nerves communicate using electricity…" Tsunade began.
--
Tsunade, Jiraiya, Tenshi, Rin and Haku sat in Tenshi and Haku's living room, drinking tea, or in Tsunade and Jiraiya's case, sake.
"How are Lee and Hinata?" Tenshi asked the question that had been bothering them for a while. Tsunade sighed and drained her dish.
"Hinata will be up and running in about a week. Lee…it's more difficult with." Tsunade sighed and poured herself some more sake.
"How so?" Haku asked.
"Lee has bone fragments in the central nerve system. Removing them is dangerous." Rin explained.
"Is there a way for you to help him?" Tenshi asked and Tsunade slowly nodded, but didn't say anything.
After a little while, Tenshi turned to Haku.
"She nodded." Haku answered the unasked question.
"Oh, sorry. I forgot." Tsunade said, but Tenshi just shrugged.
"If you can help him, then why don't you?" Tenshi asked.
"Because there is only fifty per cent chance of success, and if the operation fails, he'll die." Tsunade said.
A grim silence lowered itself over the room, everyone thinking hard. Then Tenshi got an idea.
"Naruto." He said.
"Huh?" the others asked.
"The fox heals Naruto. If you study how the fox does that, then you could imitate that, and use that to heal Lee." Tenshi said, and Tsunade's eyebrows practically disappeared into her hair.
"That's brilliant. How come I didn't think of that?" Tsunade said, making Tenshi grin.
"Tenshi, can I ask you something?" Jiraiya asked after a moment of silence. Tenshi swallowed the tea he was drinking and nodded.
"What are you going to do about the Hyuuga heir?" Jiraiya asked and Tenshi frowned.
"Short term, I'm taking her with me when I take Ino on our training trip. Long term, I have no idea. Hopefully I will be able to help her become strong enough that the damn Hyuuga's will get off her case." Tenshi replied.
"I see. Good luck with that. You'll need it." Jiraiya said. The others knew that was all to true.
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"Sensei?" Ino asked, looking at Tenshi worriedly. He hadn't moved since she tried the jutsu he had been teaching her.
"Do that again." Tenshi said weakly. Ino shrugged and prepared to use the jutsu once more.
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Yo, Kin-Ryu Chikara here. 16 chap finished. Sorry it took so long, but have been travelling a bit, and didn't have the opportunity to write while I was away.
But now I am back, so I hope everyone will enjoy the new chapter.
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
Katon: Housenka no jutsu
Katon: Ryuuka no jutsu (dragonfire technique)
Doton: Doryuuheki
Raiton: Dageki Tesaki no jutsu (shock fingers)
Raiton: Raikyuu no jutsu (Lightning Ball)
Kuchiyose no jutsu, frogs and foxes
Mikazuki no mai (dance of the crescent moon)
Tsubaki no mai. (dance of the camellia)
Ninpou: Fukashi no jutsu (ninja arts: invisibility technique)
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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)
Katon: Karyuu Endan (fire dragon flame missile)"
Doton: Doryuuheki
Doton: Shinjuuzanshu no jutsu (suicidal beheading technique)
Kuchiyose no jutsu, wolves and slugs
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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
Shinheisa suru no jutsu (mind close down)
Kuchiyose no jutsu, wolves
Furasshu no jutsu. (Sun Flash)