Chapter 19: Show'em Who's Boss!

Inoshi walked through the streets of Konoha, grumbling as she once again adjusted her Chunin flask-jacket over her well developed bust. How could this have happened to her? After years of training and sharpening her skills, she's reduced to a mere Chunin on Gate Duty because of "disrespectful conduct" and "disobeying specific orders". How could he do that to her? After she had poured her heart out to him like that and they all had a emo-moment together!

Such betrayal…

"So… how's the demotion going?" Kakashi asked in a musical tone of voice as Inoshi growled at him. He walked beside her, reading his little perverted book as he glanced at her every now and then for her irate reaction.

"Just fine! I don't care! Been talkin' about quittin' the Anbu Black Ops to watch a stupid gate all year now! It's always been a dream of mine to guard the damn thing!" Inoshi shot back as she threw her hands up in frustration and tore the flask-jacket off her ample chest. Kakashi raised his headband and watched her bobbing chest for a full five seconds before he put it back down. Best memory yet…

Inoshi calmed herself as he closed her eyes. It wasn't so bad, right? She hadn't been killed or made to clean toilets,. Plus, watching the gate was so easy that Izumo and Kotetsu had been doing it for years. Yeah, this could work for her…

"Oh, thank you!" twin-like voices rang out as Inoshi's eyes snapped open just in time to see to people flying at her with arms outstretched.

"Thank you, oh savior!" Kotetsu said gratefully as he rubbed the side of his face into Inoshi's side.

"We are not worthy!" Izumo said with equal love in his voice as he was rubbing his face into Inoshi's side-boob.

Inoshi blushed red and stuttered out embarrassed words while she watched the Chunin-duo rub themselves into her body. Finally, after the initial good feeling of being rubbed was over and she had regained her senses, she clobbered the two over their heads with an annoyed expression on her face.

"What on Earth is wrong with you two little perverts? Have you gotten into Ebisu's medicine cabinet again?" Inoshi exclaimed as the two bowed to her, before taking her hands in their own.

"No, not this time!" Izumo exclaimed as he cried animated tears.

"It's just that you've saved us from the ever-lasting torture that is this damn gate!" Kotetsu exclaimed as he too cried tears of joy.

"Wait… Huh?" Inoshi said as Izumo and Kotetsu didn't hear her, remembering that they hadn't exactly escaped yet. They ran down the street, handing together in joy as they laughed the whole way shouting proclamations of freedom.

"Freedom! Sweet Freedom!"

"Praise Inoshi! Savior from Boredom! Deliver from the Gate of Dullness!"

Inoshi and Kakashi only watched the two frolic off into the distance. Inoshi blinked before her eye twitched and she was back to her normal self. She crossed her arms and grumbled about little fruity boys making things up as she continued her walk to the gate. When was in sight of it, she saw that there was already someone sitting behind the desk of the gate. Kakashi closed his book as he and Inoshi walked up to him, only to see it was a Hyuga boy.

"Oh Neji, good to see you." Kakashi said in that same smug tone as he glanced at the Hyuga boy before looking Inoshi up and down in her new clothes.

Inoshi must have wanted a new appearance, because she looked much different from what she used to. Her long black hair that had once hung down her back was now in a Chinese-ball fashion that rested atop her head while two long pink-colored straight bangs framed the sides of her face. Inside the ball were two steel knitting-needles while her Konoha headband rested over her forehead. Her clothes took on a look similar to young Ino Yamanaka. Inoshi wore a black short, sleeveless dress which greatly showed off her figure with a giant shuriken strapped to her back, and bandages tied to her waist, thighs, and ankles.

"Well, I'm almost late to receive my next mission with my team. I only came to check on you two, and be sure you were having a good time here. I'll be passing by later with my team, so see you again soon." Kakashi said with a happy wave as he disappeared in a plume of smoke.

Inoshi sighed and lowered her head in shame. This job was gonna suck so hard it'd give her mind-

"So… what are you in for?" the Hyuga kid asked as Inoshi sighed and dropped onto the bench next to him.

"Disrespect to Hokage-sama, and disobeying a direct order from his command. You?" Inoshi, deciding that jobs like this one would never happen again in her lifetime.

"Indirectly disobeying a direct order. I'm only here for two weeks, and then I'm back on missions with my team." Neji said as Inoshi banged her head to the head repeatedly, "… Is something wrong?"

"I'm here for the next three months!" Inoshi wailed in sorrow as she used her hands to cover her face. First being kicked out of the ANBU, and now babysitting a gate! Why her?

"It seems it truly is a bad idea to think, even for a moment, that our incorrect actions go unnoticed by Lord Naruto's watchful eyes." Neji said as Inoshi looked up.

"Think he's found the crystal ball yet?" Inoshi said, trying to make her job easier by getting friendly with her cellmate- she meant, co-worker.

"If not, then it is only a matter of time." Neji said with his eyes closed. He may not believe that strongly in fate anymore, but when it came to Naruto you could always stack money that the blond boy would have the exact advantage you don't want him to.

Inoshi resumed banging her head on the table. Neji wasn't quite sure, but he could have swore he heard her muttering things to herself.

"Life… suck… so… hard!"

"So, this… Koyuki Kazahana… is a famous princess that disappeared over ten years ago from the Land of Snow, and has been living and hiding from the world as a famous lesbian actress named Yukie Fujikaze?" Naruto said as he skimmed and flipped through the file Jiraiya had handed him this morning. All the information in it dated back as far as almost twenty years ago and was as recent as just yesterday. Naruto glanced up at Jiraiya, seeing the normally goofy man in a whole new light.

"Yeah, pretty much…" Jiraiya said as he didn't bother correcting Naruto on the fact that the princess was a lesbian, mainly because it was too hot of a fantasy to end for now. Oh, he hoped that the girl accepted his offer to star in his movie.

"This is all fine, and all, but I'd like to know a bit more about her acting career." Naruto said as he shut the file and walked over to the Hokage photos. He gazed up at his father and the other previous Hokages while his hands stayed behind his back.

"If you'd like, my team has a mission to review one of Miss Fujikaze's movies later today, Hokage-sama. You could tag along with us." Kakashi said lazily from Jiraiya's side while he read through his orange book.

"I think I will…" Naruto said as he glanced at Kakashi from over his shoulder, "… but only after Jiraiya and I stop over to see about this Barrier Team."

Naruto decided not to wear his Kage robes today. Instead, he dressed in a black ninja jumpsuit with an orange sash tied around his waist. Over his jumpsuit was his white haori and his Kage hat hanging at the back of his neck. On his feet were black ninja sandals.

"Then see you at the movies, Naruto-sama." Kakashi said as he disappeared in a show of smoke while Naruto only sighed.

"I tell them they can cal me just plain Naruto, and they still call me their Lord." Naruto said as Jiraiya shrugged.

"It's because you are their Lord, Naruto. Hell, mine too. It's just that you still don't realize what kind of power you truly have over them; over all that live in the village." Jiraiya said as Naruto sat back behind his desk.

"Like what? I get that I'm the boss now and everything, but could I really just command some random ninja that I've never met before who happens to be a loyal Konoha ninja to kill himself, and actually expect him to do it?" Naruto said mocking disbelief as Jiraiya smiled at him, but nodded seriously all the same.

"No… you couldn't, but that's only because you're too decent a kid for something like that. If you did, however, then they'd do it in a heartbeat. Loyalty is a very powerful thing, Naruto. Don't forget that." Jiraiya said as Naruto looked at his hands while they shook slightly at the thought of him going through on some of the threats he made to the Civilian Council or Danzo, or anyone really. He knew they weren't truly bad people, but for him to actually kill someone like… that. He didn't think he could live with himself for simply killing someone because they didn't listen to him or had a different opinion.

"I t-think I'll be thinking about t-that for… a while, Jiraiya-sensei." Naruto said, taking off his Kage hat and placing it on his desk. He handed the file back to Jiraiya and walked out of his office with a thoughtful look on his face as Jiraiya gazed at his retreating form with a sigh.

"You really are a more than decent kid, Naruto. Most in your position would have killed off all those that wronged you, and take no kind of disrespect, but you really are treating the people of this village like family. Sure you may be a bit too lax in your rule, but you've taken Sarutobi-sensei's teachings and words to heart. Though we may have to correct that disrespect thing after this whole princess-actress thing." Jiraiya thought as he held his hands in a hand-sign and vanished in a cloud of smoke.

"And that's why I hate tuna." Choji said as he, Shikamaru, and Shino walked through the streets.

"I must admit, even I am a bit turned off by that…" Shino said quietly while he suppressed a shiver.

"So wait, you actually caught them-"

"Yes, and it was so weird afterward. I mean, I know about sex, but those two doing those things just made me wanna vomit." Choji said as he pulled at his own hair while Shikamaru patted his shoulder comfortingly.

"Thank goodness my Old Man's lazy or else I might-"

"Actually, I sort of walked in on them when you were on that mission to Taki. The door was slightly open, so I thought you had seen me coming, and when I walked in…" Shino said trailing off before he shivered, "I didn't know shadows could be used that way, or that a woman could be so adventurous with them."

"I don't wanna know." Shikamaru said as Choji looked at Shino.

"I feel your pain, friend." Choji said as Shino sighed.

"Ahh, this is so great. All of us here at the hot springs together." Tenten said as Hinata nodded while Ino sighed in satisfaction.

"Yeah, this is the life… and we got some others here with us this time." Ino said as she gazed around at the other girls and women around them in the hot spring.

"Yeah, this is relaxing…" Shizune sighed out dreamily as she sunk deeper into the spring.

"I know what you mean. No perverted old toad to see us, because Naruto would skin him alive for even thinking about being here. I knew there was a reason I didn't kill the brat this morning." Tsunade said as Anko looked at her with a grin.

"You wanted to kill him? Why?" Anko asked, but Shizune covered her mouth, and shook her head while a evil aura wafted off of Tsunade.

"He showed me his, as you would put it, long sword." Shizune said as Moegi looked confused about what the two women were whispering about.

"You mean his Striking Shadow Snake? His Hidden Anaconda? His Extending Python? His Peppered Viper? His-"

"We get it! You're making allusions to his penis!" Tsunade yelled as she glared at the waters around her while most of the girls blushed red at the thought of seeing Naruto's… kunai.

"Lady Tsunade, what's wrong? Normally you're not this uptight over guys and their… equipment." Shizune said as Tsunade relaxed back with a sigh.

"Naruto and I had a little chat this morning. I won't go into detail about it because of certain things we said, but I went to him and ended up learning a lesson instead of giving one." Tsunade said with a sigh as she rubbed at her arm in a nervous gesture.

"He was right in the end though, Shizune." Tsunade said as she looked over at Shizune with a smile, "You really are all grown up now, and you're not me. You don't have to worry about guys coming after you for your clan status, or who your relatives were, or your own fame. They'll love you just for you, and I suppose that after I lost your uncle… I well… I kinda forgot that, what with all the guys who would come up to me in bars and taverns, saying things like; "Aren't you Tsunade Senju of the Senju clan? I heard about your lost, and I'm so sorry. It must be tough having lost… your b-brother and l-lover. Here, marry me and I'll take good care of you". So, basically what I'm trying to say is that I guess with all the idiots out there that tried that on me, I thought I had to protect you from that as well. I treated you like you came from my own womb, and I don't regret it either. I sheltered you. The only reason you know how babies are made and what parts make 'em is because I couldn't say no to the way your eyes lit up every time you asked me about medical work." Tsunade said as she took a hold of Shizune's hand and gave her a motherly look while Shizune was at a lost for words.

"Naruto was right, Shizune. You're 28 years-old, and you've only seen a man's organ yesterday. I shouldn't have coddled you like I did, but the damage is already done. That's why I've given the go-ahead to have you tested to become a Jonin of the village and Naruto's personal assistant. I'm sure you'll find the right guy for you. I know it." Tsunade said warmly as Shizune looked ready to cry.

"Oh, Lady Tsunade!" Shizune said before she hugged the woman that had been like a mother to her for over fifteen years. Tsunade's face went cheery red as Shizune pressed her own naked body against hers while all the other girls blushed at the intimacy between the two. Anko licked her lips jokingly at Tsunade while the blonde Sannin could only sputter out nonsense.

"S-Shizune, we're naked in a hot spring! Let me go!" Tsunade said as Shizune yelped and backed away quickly with her face just as red as Hinata's was from simply watching.

"S-Sorry, Lady Tsunade…" Shizune stuttered out as Tsunade sighed and leaned her back against the smoothed rocks of the springs.

"It's alright, Shizune. Maybe this experience will help you get a man quicker." Tsunade said with a sneaking glance at the woman she could now say was more like a younger sister to her. Yeah, because that would make it all a little less weird…

"Lady Tsunade!"

"So, what bet do you think she lost?" Anko whispered over to Ino, who looked up at her in mild surprise before shrugging.

"Making Shizune become Naruto's personal assistant? Had to be to Naruto." Ino said as Anko looked at Tsunade with a raised brow.

"Well then, her and Naruto must have done more than talk about Shizune's innocence the entire time they were… alone… Oh my Kami-sama.." Anko said before it hit her. She began to cackle madly as Ino and Tenten looked at her in worry.

"Are you okay, Anko?" Shizune asked as she too caught sight of the gleam in Anko's eyes.

"Oh, I'm just peachy…" Anko said sweetly with a blatant look at Tsunade, who she winked at for good measure. Tsunade swallowed thickly as Anko nodded at the question in Tsunade's eyes.

"I know…" Anko mouthed to Tsunade as Tsunade gulped nervously and sat lowly in the springs.

Anko knew…

"So this is the Barrier Team headquarters, huh?" Naruto said as he and Jiraiya gazed up at the large tower just outside of Konoha walls, but still well within the village's lands.

"Yup, this is it. It was created after the Second Great Ninja War due to the rise in sensor-ninja. No one could get in or out of the village without the knowledge of the Barrier team and the Hokage." Jiraiya said as Naruto looked up at him in confusion.

"But I didn't know." Naruto said as Jiraiya waved him off.

"That's only because you weren't using the crystal ball when those Akatsuki entered." Jiraiya said as Naruto looked even more confused.

"The what now?" Naruto said as Jiraiya blinked at him.

"You know, Sarutobi-sensei's legendary crystal ball. He spied on the whole village with that thing, and that's how he would always know stuff when he was nowhere near it." Jiraiya said as Naruto blinked back at him owlishly.

"I never knew that! No wonder I couldn't get away with watching XXX-Ninja on cable that last year!" Naruto exclaimed as Jiraiya looked at him before weeping tears of joy.

"So young, and already he's mastering the ways of the pervert." Jiraiya said as he cried animated tears of joy.

"After this, I'm totally searching that office and building for every secret it's got. Better have Homura, Koharu, and Danzo show me the Hokage-only ones first though." Naruto said as he walked up to the building with Jiraiya. There was no door to the large tower, but some form of hand print-thing that Naruto was sure he'd never truly understand.

"This thing is the Palm Reader Jutsu Pad. It reads your palm and your charka. If you're in the Konoha registry, then you'll be let in, but if not it's poisons you and alerts the Barrier team and the Hokage to your presence by way of flashing lights and all kinds of other stuff." Jiraiya said as he pressed his palm to the key pad. The thing seemed to glow a blue light before it went green and announced that Jiraiya was free to enter.

Naruto walked behind Jiraiya as they enter the Barrier Team Tower. It wasn't much, quite bare of anything really, but it was rather spacious. Naruto looked about the large chamber that was the tower, and saw that it was split into two levels. Streams ran from the upper level into a large basin on the lower level. Above the basin was a large sphere representing the barrier. In front of the sphere were four conical pillars in a square formation. Behind those was a stairway to the upper level, shielded by a large screen with the Barrier Team symbol on it. On the upper level is a small lounge area. While behind that was an actual stairway to go up to the upmost top area, which must have been for observation or something.

Naruto stood beside Jiraiya as they watched the ninja at work in their division. The ones dressed like priest were watching and maintaining the barrier while the normal ninja seemed to be… playing a children's card game…

"C'mon already, Hyuga boy. Pick a card." Kotetsu said teasingly as he held up his hand to the only Hyuga there. Naruto raised an eyebrow at them while Jiraiya chuckled quietly. Only one of any of the Barrier Team members looked over at them, and he seemed to be the laziest of the bunch.

"You boys might want to put the games away." the lazy man warned as Naruto made a shushing motion.

"Not now, Shunsui-senpai. I'm just about to show Hamachi why the Hyuga clan ain't all that in everything." Kotetsu said while waving his hands dismissively. The lazy guy named Shunsui only shrugged as the others were waiting for Hamachi to pick a card. Hamachi looked at the back of all the cards and sighed.

"Byakugan!" Hamachi said, activating his Bloodline while Kotetsu shot up.

"Hey, you can't do that! That's cheating! No Fair! You can't use your Byakugan in a children's card game!" Kotetsu exclaimed as the others merely laughed. Naruto felt his eyebrow twitch at their basic drunken stupor.

"Jiraiya." Naruto gritted out as Jiraiya quickly moved to the side. Naruto placed his hands in the Ram hand-sign and in a poof of smoke he stood in complete Hokage robes. He cleared his throat loudly as he moved toward the Barrier team.

"What the hell is all this!" Naruto yelled, very loudly as everyone in the tower looked at him with wide eyes and gaping mouths, "Well! I come here to see how two Akatsuki members attacked our village a few ago, but I find you all drinking, playing card games designed for children, and napping on the job!"

"Hokage-sama, we can explain-"

"I don't need an explanation from you all! I have been standing over there for the last five minutes with Jiraiya of the Sannin, and the only person in the entire room to notice me has been that guy over there!" Naruto yelled as he pointed toward Shunsui, who merely chuckled uneasily as his team and superiors looked at him.

"Don't look at him! He's not gonna help you! I see now how our enemies have been invading our village like it was a horny schoolgirl. You all can't even tell that I'm in your very building. How the hell does anyone expect you all to defend the village? If I was an enemy Jonin all of you would be dead right now because I could have left a poison cloud in here and killed all of you." Naruto said as the ones dressed like priest walked up to him.

"My Lord, please. You must understand that yes, we have our lax moments, but if we had known that the bird was the Akatsuki-"

"So you knew how they got into the village! Then why the hell did none of you try and intercept them? My time in the Ninja Academy might have been little more than total crap, but at least all of my teachers impressed upon me the need to take out any and all foreign anomalies, or at the least investigate them! If people who utterly hated me gave me that much solid advise, then why the hell couldn't any of you do it? I would have thought it would be drilled into your heads!" Naruto yelled at the man dressed like a Shinto priest. The man stumbled back to his place where all the others were bowed to Naruto in both shame and embarrassment.

"Hokage-sama, the only reason we did not do anything was because of a previous incident involving a bird of Paradise from Bird country. It roamed free over the village and we spent all day trying to capture it while an enemy spy had invaded the village. We eventually caught both before they got out of the village, but it was a rather drawn out incident." Shunsui said as he looked up to his leader.

"I don't give a damn! And why are there only five normal ninja as the Interception team? I want five more members and at least two more Hyuga in this division. You, Hamachi Hyuga, go to Hiashi and enforce my demand." Naruto said as the present Hyuga nodded and vanished quickly to do as he was commanded, "I will not punish you all for now, but only because you may be the only people who know how to work the barrier and such."

"Thank you for your mercy, Hokage-sama!" the team said in uniformed unison with their heads still bowed while still kneeling before their ruler.

"I have a couple of more rules and such to enforce, though. I want one of you to go to the Academy and teach an optionally class on this branch of Konoha protection. I want another of you to go on all ranks recruitment for this team as well, but mostly Jonin and Anbu if you can. I want at least two teams on standby and rotating with all of you to work the barrier. I want at least two members to be from the Aburame clan, and another two to be medic-ninja." Naruto said as they all quickly agreed to his demands.

"Jiraiya, I want you to spend money from the weaponry budget to get them all headsets. They'll need to coordinate from the tower here to out onto the field in order for them not to be running about all day while people sneak in to my village. That's about all I can think of… for now." Naruto said as he turned away from the Barrier team. Jiraiya nodded as he made a note of everything in one of his small notebooks.

"I will have someone watching over all of you every now and then, so if I ever have to come back…" Naruto said leaving the threat hanging as he walked off.

"Yes sir, Lord Hokage, sir!" the Barrier chorused as they heard the stone door to their tower slam shut.

"That was interesting…" Shunsui said, wiping the sweat from his forehead as Izumo and Kotetsu exchanged looks.

"Why did we never think of using headsets?" the leader of the Barrier team asked to one of his detection members, who shrugged with a confused expression on his face.

"I don't know, sir… I just don't know…" the member said as the leader sighed and turned to all his members.

"Well! You heard Hokage-sama! Get to the recruiting and all that!"

"So, when you get back from your mission I'll begin your training Earth-style ninjutsu and the rest of the Frog Kata. Kakashi has already told me he'll start training you in Lightning-style chakra while on your mission." Jiraiya said as they walked through the streets of the village.

"I've only got one Lightning-style jutsu, so I'll be taking my scrolls on nature transformation to get a jump start on my Wind-nature training." Naruto said as he gazed down at his clothes. He had returned them to their original black and orange state right after he left the Barrier Team tower, and the people around them seemed to like the change from all orange to mostly black.

"I understand, but remember; don't do anything too dangerous on your own. You make be Hokage, but your ninja training was far too stunted during your Academy days. You may have to eave more than one blood clone here this time to deal with everything.: Jiraiya aid as Naruto nodded.

"Gotcha. I'll leave three; one for my office, one for the Mission Halll, and one to brush up on my basic ninja training." Naruto said as Jiraiya stopped their walking to look him in the eye.

"It's not that you're not a great ninja. In fact, you have more ninja sense than most of those these days, but it's that you don't understand or know anything about the important things. You have the practical training down like a mat under an Akimichi, but your informational and sensible training aren't at what they should be. I know I've been training you up for the past month or so, but I've been making you battle ready, not politic wise. Just… just be careful while your out there, kid. You could get yourself and the village into a lot of trouble if you don't watch what you say." Jiraiya said as Naruto sighed. To be honest, he was feeling a little insulted by always being told he was "at the right level yet", and that he had to be watched like some four year-old child in a supermarket.

"I'll be careful." Naruto said, knocking Jiraiya's hand off his shoulder as he continued walking up the street. Jiraiya only watched him go with a sigh. He knew the kid was trying, but making up for four years of book learning and applying it to situations readily wasn't going to simply happen over night, not even with the Shadow clone learning method.

"Though if anyone could pull that off, I'd bet money on Naruto every single time. He's just like you were at first Minato, a little on the crude side, but I'm sure he'll shape up to be a fine man someday, and a fine Hokage too…" Jiraiya thought as he gazed up at the stone carving of his former student. Someday, Naruto's face would be right alongside Minato, and then the entire village would speak of him with praise and glory, just the way both of them had always wanted.

"Kakashi-sensei, you're… on time." Naruto said with a raised brow as Kakashi raised his eyes from his book to look at him.

"But of course, Naruto, why wouldn't I be?" Kakashi asked as Naruto chuckled.

"Because most people think that you'll be late for your on funeral." Naruto teased as Kakashi looked offended.

"I'll have you know that I would on time for that. It is in my honor after all, I couldn't stand to disappoint my many fans and loved ones." Kakashi said as Sakura and Sasuke came from around the corner, though when they saw Naruto they both looked a little nervous.

"You two are in so much trouble after missions that you better hope you die on them." Naruto said as Sakura gulped and Sasuke was shaking slightly. Naruto's annoyed expression melted into a smile as he walked into the movie theatre, "Now come on, guys, we got a movie to watch!"

"At least he's still our Naruto." Sakura said with a sighed of relief. Leave it to Naruto to scare them and then rush into a movie like nothing happened.

"Yeah, but that's what scares me." Sasuke grumbled as he crossed his arms and stalked into the building after his teammate and Kakashi.

"Hello, Kiba. We were looking for you." Shino said as Kiba came running up to them.

"Yeah, I know, but my mom, my sister, and I got into a debate. Tell me, don't you guys think that Jonin are little more than gloried and powerful babysitters?" Kiba asked as Choji and Shikamaru blinked while Neji walked up to them.

"Of course they are. There are only about fifty Jonin in the whole village, and twenty of them are training Genin." Neji said with a scoff as Choji looked at him.

"But they are our teachers; showing us the ropes so that one day we can stand alongside them as Jonin, Chunin, Anbu or some variation of those ranks." Choji said as Kiba shook his head.

"Yeah, but they don't actually give us any jutsu. I mean, most of us are clan members, so we have to go to our parents or family for our techniques." Kiba said as Neji nodded.

"The only reason Gai-sensei taught Lee those taijutsu moves was because he himself was a taijutsu expert and Lee could not use ninjutsu or genjutsu. He helped Tenten with her weaponry techniques, but he never actually taught her anything to do with it." Neji said as Kiba nodded.

"Asuma-sensei says that it's our job to gain techniques, not theirs. They say that if we want jutsu we'll have to either be compatible with our sensei or make the effort to go to the Konoha library to get some. He also said that a teacher could pass down techniques if they wanted, but it would be up to them to train the student or students extra in order for them to get it." Shikamaru said as Shino raised a brow.

"I know Kurenai-sensei has been teaching Hinata some minor genjutsu for awhile, but she stopped that last week saying that Hinata should focus on her own ninja development." Shino said as Kiba nodded once again.

"See what I mean? They don't really teach anything aside from teamwork and morals. They're nothing but glorified babysitters to us." Kiba said as Shikamaru and Neji exchanged looks.

"Wanna bring this up to Naruto next time we see him?" Shikamaru asked as Neji shrugged.

"I honestly don't care, but if you do come and retrieve me. Well, my break is almost over. Can we get something to eat?" Neji said as the others nodded.

"I heard of this great place in the downtown district."

"Yeah?"

"They give special discounts to any active ninja, and they have a buffet option."

"You would know these thing. Wouldn't you, Choji?"

"Damn right, Kiba!"

"That movie was awesome!" Naruto exclaimed as he ran out of the movie theater like a hyped-up child.

"Hn, it was alright." Sasuke said impassively as Naruto scowled at him. He could see that Sasuke was holding himself together until his big confrontation with Itachi, but did he really have to still be an asshole.

"Well, the fight scenes could have been better, but overall it was great." Sakura mused as she and Kakashi exited the building together.

"Yeah, and the dialogue was a bit spotty, but it was decent enough. One of the better movies I've seen in a while." Kakashi said as he rubbed at his masked-chin. It didn't matter that it was the first movie he had seen in months since taking on his first ever Genin team. The kids didn't need to know that he had no life outside of missions and training. Yup, they most certainly did not need to know that about him so they could add it to their growing list of things to tease and mock him for…

"Yeah… So, I'll see you later today in my office then, right Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto said as Kakashi nodded.

"Then from there it'll be off to the Mission Hall to collect our team's mission." Kakashi said as he whipped out his orange book and began reading.

"Right then, see you guys later!" Naruto said happily as he ran down the street toward his mansion.

"Is it just me, or has being Hokage not really changed Naruto much? I mean, I get that he's still him, but you'd think he'd want to be a bit more reserved while in and out of the village." Sakura said as Sasuke shrugged and Kakashi only glanced at her.

"He is Sakura, but I'm guessing you can't change your attitude that much once you feel a sense of normalcy restored to you after having such a high title of power thrust onto you. I guess Naruto just found his quicker than others." Kakashi said as he flipped a page in his book.

"Either that or the Shadow Clones doing all the work for him makes it so he doesn't have to act dignified." Sasuke said with a careless shrug while Sakura and Kakashi looked thoughtful for a moment before their shoulder slumped and they sighed sadly.

"It's the latter…" they said in unison while Sasuke shrugged yet again.