-1Crystal Past, Golden Future

By: Grounders10

A Naruto Sailor Moon Fanfic

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Sailor Moon.

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"Talking"

'Thoughts'

Spells and Names of important places or things

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Chapter Two: Jupiter and Mercury

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Naruto twitched as the sun slid across her face. When it reached her eyes she opened her eyes slightly before closing them with a pained groan. She slowly pushed herself up and looked around the room. 'Where am I?' She thought for a moment before she remembered the day before. "Oh yeah I'm at Setsuna's!" She exclaimed. She pushed aside the covers and hoped out of bed. Without hesitation she walked over to the large closet through one of the doors to her room.

She exited the closet a few minutes later wearing a long orange sundress, a red bow in that held her hair in a ponytail and a pair of Orange sandals. She walked across the room quickly, pausing for a moment by the fountain, and slipped out the door. She walked quietly downstairs and into the kitchen.

Setsuna was sitting at the table in the kitchen sipping a cup of tea and reading over something on a holographic display pad next to her and wearing a pink bathrobe. "Good morning Setsuna!" Naruto said cheerfully.

Setsuna looked up and raised an eyebrow at her choice of clothing. "Going girl today Naruto?" She asked, "I thought you'd chose something a little more practical then that."

Naruto shrugged and gave her a cute smile. "I'll change if we decide to practice. But the reason I dressed like this is because I remembered everything up to Galaxia." Naruto said seriously.

Setsuna pushed herself back from the table and stood up. "Cereal's in the top right cupboard on the same wall as the fridge. Bowls are directly across from it. I'm going to get ready for today. Meet me in the backyard ready to train in an hour." She said walking by Naruto.

Naruto stuck her tongue out at Setsuna's back. "Meanie." She said.

"Your not three Naruto. So stop sticking your tongue out at people." Setsuna said without looking.

Naruto scowled before huffing and turning her back to Setsuna in an angry pout. 'Can't even relax for one day around her!' Naruto thought angrily, skipping the fact that she'd only known Setsuna for a day in this life.

Deciding that it would be best if she followed Setsuna's advice she quickly ate breakfast before heading back upstairs. She walked across her bedroom. Her shoes clicked on the crystal floor. She glanced over at the fountain as she passed it. A couple memories of sitting on the side reading a book crept to mind before she looked away. Everything she looked at brought something into her head. She doubted it would stop any time soon either.

She stepped inside her closet and looked down the row for anything that could be used for training. 'No… NO… DAMN IT!' She thought as she went down the row. 'How many damn ball gowns and dresses do I have!' She thought angrily as she kept going down the row. 'Oh right I bought a new one every ten years… that's two thousand five hundred… Good thing she only copied my favourites or I'd be here for hours…' She looked down the row and sighed. At this rate she was going to be here for hours.

Something on one of the hooks caught her eye. "That's this." She wondered walking over to it. A black shirt and short along with an orange skirt and vest hung from a manikin. A birthday type card hung from shirt. Flipping it open she read:

I thought you could do with something that was actually practical that wasn't your sailor suit. After all you are a Kunoichi and that outfit doesn't fit with the profession. There's a dozen or so more scattered about the place. Good luck finding them.

Sincerely

Setuna Meiou

"Thanks Setsuna… Wait find them!" She shouted angrily, "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HER! IT'LL TAKE HOURS TO FIND ANYTHING IN HERE!"

Seething she took the clothes off the manikin and put them on. Looking in one of her mirrors she had to agree she looked good. Well more like cute at the moment. She'd need to be older to properly wear it, but it still looked good on her.

She grabbed her kunai holster and pouch from her night stand on her way out of the room and hurried out into the back yard. The yard was quite large, with a great deal of it being taken up by an open field of grass. The field was bordered by a ring of gardens, beyond which stood several out buildings, probably used for storage, though of what she couldn't say.

In the middle of the field was Setsuna, who was spinning her staff through glissening patterns in the air. It took Naruto a moment to realize she was practicing a kata common among soldiers during the Silver Millennium and Crystal Tokyo. She watched, mesmerized, as the Princess of Pluto spun and twirled, blocking attacks from unseen opponents and retaliating with unparalleled ferocity.

If Naruto remembered correctly the style she was using was Shen Hio Gyoken or the Thousand Moons of Pluto style. The style was used almost exclusively by the War Mages of Pluto. Or had been since they were all dead now.

Eventually Setsuna came to a stop, her staff poised as though she had just delivered a killing blow to a downed opponent. She removed her staff from her imaginary opponents throat and turned to Naruto. She looked the girl up and down. "I see you found one of them." She said, an almost not there smirk gracing her features.

Naruto growled softly. "I thank you for making them so easy to find." She hissed sarcastically.

Setsuna laughed softly. "Your welcome." She said, laughing harder at the younger Senshi's glare. Setsuna tilted her head to one side as Naruto threw a Kunai at her. With a deft and nearly invisible movement she twirled her staff and snared the kunai through its loophole. With another flick she sent it back towards Naruto, who 'eeped' and dived to the side.

Naruto glared as Setsuna smirked. 'Oh she is so going to get it.' Naruto thought as she drew another kunai. She stopped before she threw it. A small grin appeared as a memory of the past came to her. Two memories actually. 'She's done this before. The first time she had to train us she did this. It only worked on Mars and Uranus at first, but then the rest of us got fed up with her attitude. Well maybe I should show her I know a little more then how to throw a knife.' She thought.

Setsuna frowned Venus should have attacked instead of hesitating. Why would she not just attack. At this point she was still mostly Naruto, which meant she was still extremely impatient. 'I guess I better start this session then, especially if she-' Setsuna's thoughts were cut off as Naruto threw another Kunai. She spun her staff in the same way as before, hooking loophole and throwing it back.

Naruto rolled out of the way and brought up one finger. "Crescent Beam!" She shouted as the energy beam zapped out and grazed Setsuna's cheek, drawing blood.

Setsuna grinned. Naruto appeared to know a little magic, which meant she wouldn't be able to just stand there. Holding back so she wouldn't completely devastate her soon-to-be student she closed the distance between her and Naruto. The blond haired girl barely managed to bring up a kunai to block her first strike. Naruto skidded backwards several feet, leaving ruts in the earth as she tried to stop herself.

Naruto launched herself forward the moment she stopped, the short blade of her Kunai aimed at her green-haired opponent's throat. Setsuna seemed to disappear before Naruto even got close. Before Naruto could locate her opponent a blow landed on the back of her head, sending her into the ground. "Ow." Growled Naruto as she pulled herself from the dirt and looked up at Setsuna, who stood smirking behind her.

"I think I have an idea where you are at the moment Venus." She said, "We're done for now."

"But I-" Naruto started.

"You know a little magic, and your ok at hand to hand. I know you need help with Chakra based abilities, but we can work on those later. I know from the past that you'll work well with Jupiter and Mercury." Setsuna said before extending a hand down to her soon-to-be student.

Naruto glared a moment before sighing and grasping it with her own. "You win this time Puu." She said as she was pulled to her feet.

Setsuna gave a small mysterious smile. "Don't worry you'll get better as you remember more." She said.

"I better." Naruto said with a scowl.

"Come on, we have a couple things to do today. Get washed up and into something more appropriate for shopping. Also bring that letter that Sarutobi gave you." Setsuna said leading Naruto into the house.

"Uh… Sure." Naruto said as one of the buildings outside caught her eye as they walked in. 'That place looks familiar.' She thought. "Setsuna what are the buildings around the backyard?" She asked.

"They're old prefab structures from the some of our old military facilities. I used magic to transport them here. Mostly they contain old weapons, vehicles, and even a couple mobile labs. I'm sure Mercury will be happy I managed to save those." She said with a small smile.

Naruto laughed. "Yeah she probably will, once she remembers." She said between giggles.

"Head up stairs and get washed up. I'll wait here." Setsuna said.

"Alright, be right back." Naruto said running up the stairs three at a time.

Setsuna chuckled at her antics. Oh it was refreshing to have another Senshi around after so long, especially one as energetic as Venus. So there would be two more around, and then they could begin to search for the others.

"I'm back!" Shouted Naruto as she barrelled down the stairs, letter in hand. She wore a mid length orange skirt and a white blouse with the sign of Venus over her left breast. Small diamond earrings hung from her ears and her forehead protector was tied to her right arm. The symbol for Venus was visible as it glowed dimly upon her forehead.

Setsuna raised an eyebrow at the earrings. "When did you get your ears pierced?" She asked.

Naruto blushed. "I activated my Senshi form for a moment." She said. All the Senshi wore earrings in that form, so it made sense that it would pierce her ears for her.

Setsuna nodded. It was an… interesting use of the Senshi form. "Lets go into the kitchen and read that letter. I'm sure it has something… interesting in it. Besides, Sarutobi wants you to go talk to him about it later today." She said.

"You know something." Naruto accused.

"I know a lot of things Venus." Setsuna responded with an infuriatingly calm voice.

"Yeah I- Oh I so hate you." Naruto said as she fumed. She stormed off into the kitchen.

Setsuna just grinned at the girl's frustration. Oh yes it was very, very refreshing. She followed Naruto into the Kitchen and sat down next to her at the table. She banished her staff to the hyperspace pocket that each Senshi had.

Naruto tore open the envelope and pulled out the letter. She looked up at Setsuna. "You don't have to read it out if you don't want to." Setsuna said. Naruto nodded before unfolding the letter and reading it to herself quietly.

Dear Naruto

If your reading this then you've either reached the age of 16 or you've become a Jounin-

Naruto paused at that. She wasn't either, maybe the old man had given her the wrong letter. No the letter had her name on it. So he must have thought that she could handle whatever was in the letter. She started reading the letter from where she left off.

Jounin. I hope you have been treated as a hero for what you've done. If not then I am sorry. So sorry. You must understand I had to do it. The Kyuubi could not be killed. At least not by Chakra. But it could be sealed. The seal I used is the strongest every made, the Shiki Fuijin. It calls upon the power of the Shinigami to seal the victim. Unfortunately it costs the user his or her life.

As a way of apologizing for the grievous wrong that I have done I have sealed my most secret scroll of Jutsu within this scroll. May the Thunder God fly once more, and may you forgive me my son.

Your Departed Father

Minato Namikaze

The Yondaime Hokage

Naruto breathed in a sharp gasp of air as she read the last three words. "The-The-The." She stuttered.

"Yes, the Yondaime Hokage is your father Naruto." Setsuna said sipping her tea, and looking completely unfazed by the surprising news.

Naruto turned accusing eyes on Setsuna. "You knew." She said accusingly.

"I knew that he was your father, yes. I was there when he wrote the letter." Setsuna said, taking another sip of her tea, "I didn't know what he'd written in it though. Now, Sarutobi wanted us to come by after we read the letter. We should be going now that you've read it."

"Fine." Naruto said, still glaring at Setsuna, "But you should have told me."

"Should I? Venus what would you have done with it?" Setsuna asked, she continued before Naruto could respond, "Nothing. There is nothing you could do with it, not yet. I have never held back important information, and I will not do so now."

"Sorry." Naruto said quietly. "I--"

"Jumped to conclusions." Setsuna said, cutting Naruto off.

"Yes. We should get going." Naruto said standing up, and leaving the letter on the table.

"I'll teleport us there." Setsuna said placing a hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"I thought you couldn't teleport here." Naruto said quizzically.

"That's incoming teleportation, not outgoing." Setsuna said with a wry smile before they vanished in a flash of light.

--The Hokage's Office--

Sarutobi set aside the last finished piece of paperwork. Leaning back in his chair he sighed with relief. Finally, all the paperwork was finished, at least until the next pile was brought in. Opening a drawer in his desk he pulled out an old worn pipe, which he proceeded to light. As he raised it to his mouth he paused, then smiled.

"You know its not wise to sneak up on an old man Setsuna." He said without turning around.

"Why do you always teleport behind people Puu?" Came Naruto's new voice, the irritation quite visible as she walked into view from behind the Hokage's chair. "Hey Old Man." Naruto said before frowning at the pipe. "You know that's not healthy." She said.

The Hokage glanced at the pipe and chuckled before placing it in his mouth. "I hasn't killed me yet." He said after exhaling a plume of smoke.

"I doubt it will be the cause of his death, Venus." Setsuna said, taking a seat in one of the chairs in front of the Hokage's desk. She gestured for Naruto to sit in the other chair.

"I'll just stand, thank you." Naruto said with a small glare at Setsuna. She transferred her glare to the Hokage moments later. "Why didn't you tell me?" She demanded.

"I take it you have read the letter." Sarutobi said, removing the pipe from his mouth.

"I did. Why didn't you tell me." She demanded again.

Sarutobi sighed. He'd been dreading this since the day before, though she was definitely handling it better then he'd thought she would. So far anyway. "Naruto… It wouldn't have changed anything. I couldn't tell the villager's for fear that Iwa would hear and they would send assassin's to kill you. I couldn't tell you before because… You weren't ready. You would've shouted it from the rooftops before. With Setsuna here I felt she would keep you from doing something like that." He said.

Naruto blinked and her face took on a thoughtful expression. "I-I would have done something that stupid before, wouldn't I?" She said slowly. A look of fear crossed her face almost instantly. "I-I'm not acting like myself am I?" She asked looked back and forth between Setsuna and Sarutobi.

Setsuna's expression cracked and she started laughing.

Naruto glared at her. "What's so funny!" She demanded.

Setsuna calmed herself down and said, "Just that your acting more like yourself then you have in years. If you hadn't been beaten so many times when you were younger you would have turned out a little more like your acting now. Not to mention that what you are remembering is your old life, your life. It is you, and you are acting like yourself."

"Thanks." Naruto said before turning back to Sarutobi and glaring at him angrily once more.

'She's running hot an cold.' Sarutobi thought nervously at the extreme mood swings of the neo-girl. Hoping to deflect her irritation he reached under his desk and pulled out something she had left behind the night before.

Naruto's eyes went wide. "My sword!" She shouted grabbing it from the older man, "I can't believe I forgot it last night. Thanks Old man." She said before glomping him.

Setsuna sighed inwardly. 'I hope she stabilizes before tomorrow, these mood swings are getting a little out of hand.' She thought before clapping her hands together several times to draw the barnacle-impersonating blonde's attention.

Naruto let go and blushed scarlet. "Sorry." She said apologetically as Sarutobi took multiple gasping breaths after his close encounter with a Minako-grade glomp.

Setsuna laughed inwardly at the younger Senshi's actions. 'Mood swings aside, it's like having Minako around again.' "I think we should get going. I need to buy some things that I need if I am to teach you and the others." She said standing up.

"Remember you have orientation tomorrow." Sarutobi said as Setsuna led Naruto out of the office.

--That night, Setsuna's Home--

Naruto sat down on her bed and thought about how the day had gone. After leaving the Hokage Tower Setsuna had taken her on what was supposed to be a short shopping trip. In a way it was kind of funny how much Setsuna had underestimated the merging of past and present in Naruto. The moment they had stepped into a store Naruto had gone into full Minako Shopping Mode.

'I've really got to rein in those urges.' Naruto thought before giggling as she remembered the look on Setsuna's face after she had seen the bills she had to pay. Sure it was nothing in comparison to what she undoubtedly owned, but it was huge in comparison to what she had expected. To what either of them had expected.

Slipping beneath the covers of Naruto thought one more thing. 'It didn't help that Setsuna only shopped at the most expensive stores.' She was asleep before her head touched the pillow.

--The Next Day--

Naruto jolted awake as rolled to her side as millennium old instincts flared to life. Pillow landed where she had been laying a moment ago. Naruto blinked. That wasn't right. Wasn't it usually an- Naruto looked towards the door of her room and growled. "SETSUNA!" She growled angrily.

The Senshi of Pluto smiled innocently, too innocently. "I'll see you down stairs. Make sure to dress for your orientation." She said before disappearing into thin air.

The Senshi of Venus growled angrily. "Oh she is, so, so going to get it." She said with fury in her voice as she got up and stormed into her closet. She stormed out several minutes later in her Kunoichi outfit, with her stormed strapped to her back. She tied her forehead protector to her arm as she crossed the room and hurried down the stairs to the kitchen.

A growl boiled out of her throat as she saw Setsuna, who was sitting at the table and sipping tea. "I'll get you back for that." She said. 'It doesn't help that I was dreaming of what you considered 'Training' the first time' She thought angrily.

"It woke you up." Setsuna said simply as she watched the Venusian Senshi fume with rage. 'Oh I am going to enjoy the next few years immensely if she's this easily worked up.' She thought with a mental smirk.

Growling one last time Naruto grabbed a bowl of cereal and joined Setsuna at the table. "Why did you wake me up so early?" She asked, still quite annoyed and angry with the older Senshi.

"We're walking to the Academy. It's on the other side of the village." Setsuna said with an uncharacteristically evil grin.

Naruto shivered slightly at her grin. "Still you didn't have to wake me up this early." She complained as she started eating.

"You don't want your classmates asking awkward questions do you? The best way to avoid them is to get there early and find a seat away from where everyone usually sits." Setsuna said, to which Naruto gave a begrudging nod.

"Still… How am I going to explain… This." Naruto said gesturing at herself.

"We were going to talk about that yesterday, but…." Setsuna trailed off as Naruto turned scarlet.

"W-W-Well what do you expect? I haven't had a decent shopping spree in over a hundred thousand years!" Naruto stuttered in defence of herself.

"You spent over two hundred thousand Ryo." Setsuna said dryly, "That's more then 'just' a shopping spree."

"Can we talk about something else?" Naruto begged in embarrassment.

"Fine. Only tell Ino and Hinata the truth, and only after the teams have been announced. Try and get everyone to have lunch together, tell them then." Setsuna said as Naruto finished her breakfast.

"Fine… I guess." Naruto said, "We better get going."

"It does take a couple hours to get there." Setsuna agreed before finishing her tea.

--Two and a Half Hours later, 10:00--

Naruto paused outside her old classroom, hesitant to enter. Steeling herself with the reminder that she was most likely the only one at this time, she walked into the room. The classroom was mostly empty, except for a single boy with his head on the desk near the back. 'What's Shikamaru doing here?' She thought surprised. She opened her mouth to say hi before snapping it shut. She didn't want to draw attention to herself, not yet anyway.

Unfortunately for her the pineapple haired boy was having a moment of actual motivation and looked up from the desk. "Who are you?" He asked, "This is for graduates only, and I don't remember you from class."

'Great now what do I say?' Naruto thought. "I-Umm…" She stuttered trying to figure out what to say.

"Oh its you. I thought you failed Naruto." Shikamaru said lazily, "And do I want to know why you're a girl now?"

"How?" Naruto asked, completely thunderstruck.

"Your hair, it's the exact same." Said Shikamaru lazily, "Also your hesitation when giving a name. So do I want to know why you're a girl?"

"No, you don't." Naruto said walking up and sitting next to him, "Why are you here so early?"

"My mother." Shikamaru said before placing his head back into his arms and appearing to fall asleep.

"Lazy." Naruto said with a shake of her head.

"Troublesome girl." Shikamaru mumbled through his arms.

"Your right, I am troublesome." Naruto said with a coy smile.

Shikamaru turned his head ever so slightly and muttered another "Troublesome" when he saw her smile.

Naruto stifled a giggle at the comment. 'Well at least I'm not just waiting here by myself.' She thought before sighing when she heard a tiny snore come from Shikamaru, 'Though it really doesn't feel all that different.'

Resigning herself to a long boring wait until the orientation started she reached into her equipment pouch and pulled out a book. The title was in a language no one but she and Setsuna could read, or speak: Japanese. Cracking open the book she started reading.

Eventually people started entering, and a handful sent inquisitive glances towards her, but didn't say anything. 'They'll never make it as ninja.' Naruto noted as she continued to read. She glanced up from her book for a moment when a raven haired boy in a high collared blue shirt walked in. 'He's kind of cute.' She thought before immediately stopping and replaying the thought in her head. 'Did I just call Sasuke cute?' She thought in mild shock. 'No way is he, no way.' She glanced at him a second time as he sat down. 'Huh, didn't even notice me. No wait he did. He just doesn't give a damn. Hmm… Okay so he is just a little cute. But he's a total jackass so… Nope I'm not thinking about this any longer, if I do I might turn into Sakura.' Naruto shuddered at the thought before returning to her book, one eye on the door.

A rather large boy wander through the door and after looking around for a moment walked up and sat down on the other side Shikamaru. He munch on a few chips from the bag in his hands and looked over at Naruto. "Hey, Shikamaru. Who's the girl?" He asked the lazy genius.

Naruto's eye twitched. She used to find Choji an interest guy, fun to hang with on occasion, but he lacked tack at times. Almost as bad as she used to be on occasion. But 'Who's the girl' when she was right in front of him? A moment later she realized something else. 'Shit! I haven't told Shikamaru not to tell anyone!' She thought in panic, not quite ready to answer the inevitable questions.

"Hm? Oh her?" Shikamaru said, slowly glancing at her. "Just some troublesome girl."

'Thank the gods Shikamaru's so lazy.' Naruto thought as she felt her heartbeat slow down, 'He probably didn't want to be stuck in the center of a mob of people asking questions. Too troublesome if I know him.'

"Oh." Said Choji with a shrug, before going back to his chips.

Quietly sighing Naruto started reading her book quietly once more, or she tried to. Loud shouts of anger from the doorway caused her to look up. A girl with long pink hair was in the middle of a shouting match with another blond haired girl whose hair was held up in a ponytail. 'Can't those two ever stop shouting at each other?' Naruto thought in irritation, though her eyes never left the bond girl. 'I still can't believe that Ino is Makoto. The only similarity I can find is her hairstyle.' Naruto smirked when Sakura took the seat next to Sasuke, much to the chagrin of both Ino and Sasuke. 'I can't believe I ever liked that pink banshee.' Naruto thought.

"ATTENTION!"

Naruto's gaze snapped towards the front of the room fast enough that her neck gave a slight twinge of protest. Standing there at the front, looking none the worse for wear after his battle two days earlier, was Iruka with an annoyed expression on his face as only a handful of students paid any attention. His left eye twitched in irritation.

"GET INTO YOUR SEATS! NOW!" Iruka bellowed even louder then the first time, pouring just a little killing intent into his voice. Those students not in their seats scrambled to find a chair to sit down in. Once everyone had found seat Iruka continued in a calmer voice. "Welcome to your orientation. From this day forward your no longer students but full-fledged shinobi."

While Naruto respected Iruka there was one thing both her current and past selves shared: They couldn't stay awake when someone went into a speech. This isn't to say Naruto didn't make the best effort to. Instead of falling asleep she somehow managed to fall into a half awake daze. Finally though Iruka reached the part everyone had been waiting for.

"I will now announce the Squads. Team One…"

Naruto partly zoned out again as squad after squad was listed until, "Squad Seven: Sasuke Uchiha." All the none assigned girls, that is to say Sakura, Ino, Naruto and Hinata, perked up at the name, wondering who was going to be assigned to the same squad. "Sakura Haruno." A cheer of victory erupted from the pink haired girl, while her blond haired rival swore quietly. Naruto smirked at the words she heard coming from her friend's reincarnation. "And Kiba Inuzuka."

"WHAT!" Came and angry shout from the last member of Squad Seven, "WHY AM I WITH THEM!"

Iruka sighed before explaining. "Your scores are high in Taijutsu, but low in everything else Kiba. Sakura is the opposite and Sasuke is good in both areas. Each squad is designed to be balanced." He said, "Your Jounin Sensei is Kakashi Hatake." Without stopping he listed the next team, "Squad Eight: Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akamichi, and Shino Aburame. Your Jounin Sensei will be Asuma Sarutobi."

'That just leaves one more team.' Naruto thought, leaning back against her chair, her hands behind her head.

"Finally, Squad Ten: Hinata Hyuuga." The shy Hyuuga heir perked up ever so slightly. "Ino Yamanaka, and Naruto Uzumaki." The last name caused a rather intense reaction from several members of the class. Hinata turned multiple shades of red and fainted, something that Naruto noted with a mixture of amusement and concern. Ino swore again and complained about being stuck with the village idiot, a comment Naruto made sure she would get her back for later.

The loudest reaction though, was from Sakura. "What! Iruka-sensei, didn't Naruto fail?" She shouted.

"Who said I failed?" Naruto said speaking for the first time. She leaned forward across the desk as the entire class turned and looked at her.

It took several seconds for Sakura to find her voice. "N-Naruto?" She said.

"Yes?" Naruto replied with a mischievous smile.

Righteous fury exploded in Sakura. "NARUTO! HOW DARE YOU USE THAT-" She started shouting.

"SAKURA SIT DOWN!" Iruka snapped, cutting off Sakura's tirade before it began. Her mouth snapped shut as she sat back down, casting a glare at Naruto. "Naruto is not using that Jutsu. As you can see Mizuki is not with us today. This is because he turned traitor and tried to escape with the Forbidden scroll. Naruto stopped him, but was inflicted with a jutsu from the scroll. That is why Naruto is a girl now Sakura. That is also why Naruto is here. Now that we've covered that Squad Ten your Jounin Sensei is--"

"Setsuna Meiou." Said a voice from the doorway. The class turned to the door where Setsuna was standing.

"Ah. Setsuna." Iruka stammered, "Um… The Jounin Sensei's are supposed to collect their teams after lunch."

"They traditionally do." Setsuna agreed, "But I prefer to get a head start. Squad Ten, follow me." She said, tapping her ever-present staff against the floor. With four bright flashes Ino, Hinata, Naruto and Setsuna vanished, leaving a rather stunned classroom.

--Setsuna's Home, Kitchen--

Naruto stumbled and fell to the ground as they reappeared. A small ouch from her side caused her to glance over to right. She grinned slightly as she saw Ino getting up while rubbing her bottom.

Ino set a glare at Naruto when she noticed the grin on the other blonde's face. "I didn't see you keep your feet." She growled.

"I was expecting it." Naruto said sticking her tongue out childishly.

"Hmph." Ino snorted and turned her head away.

A soft, barely audible giggle caused them to look at the third member of their group. Hinata blushed and stammered slightly when she noticed them looking at her.

"Alright, that's enough." Setsuna said before any silliness could ensue. All three looked towards her. She looked over both Ino and Hinata, skipping Naruto completely. "As I said before my name is Setsuna Meiou. Your Jounin Sensei. But only if you complete the final test."

"What do you mean final test?" Ino asked, "We passed the academy exam!"

Setsuna smiled ever so slightly. "Do you really think we can afford to have so many Jounin taking a squad every year? If we did we'd run out of Jounin within a decade. The academy determines who has the potential, this test is to see who can actually make it as a shinobi." She said, "However you'll find my test is much easier then the others."

"Your test? Isn't there a standard test?" Ino asked.

"No, the test is left up to Jounin Sensei. Most look for specific traits in their students and create tests designed to bring them out. Some prize intellectual prowess, others prefer a more physical approach. There are others still who walk a narrow path between them. These are usually the ones who become well known, if they survive long enough." Setsuna said, before removing the garnet orb from the top of her staff. She held it out towards the three. "Touch the orb." She said.

"What's the catch?" Ino said suspiciously.

"Just do it." Naruto said placing a hand on the orb. A moment later a tentative and shaking Hinata placed her hand on top of Naruto's, her face turning red. Sighing Ino placed her hand on the orb as well.

"What now?" Ino asked before the orb pulsed once and both Ino and Hinata collapsed. Naruto caught both of them before they hit the ground and looked up at Setsuna.

"They're just remembering." Setsuna said to the unasked question, "Take Hinata up to her room, I'll take Ino."

"Fine, but you could have gone about this another way." Naruto said.

"Please name one that wouldn't include them calling me crazy and walking away." Setsuna said dryly.

"Point taken." Naruto deadpanned before lifting her white eyed companion onto her back and carrying her out of the room.

--Hinata's mind--

Hinata blinked as the kitchen they had been in vanished abruptly. She looked around and sighed quietly. She was in some kind of laboratory, if the rows of test tubes and various pieces of electronic equipment. 'W-Whoever lives h-here must be imp-portant.' Hinata thought. Computers and other pieces of electronics were rare, usually owned by wealthy individuals or companies that were doing extremely advanced research. That was part of the reason the Hokage never had one, no one else did, so why waste the money?

"Are you going to finish looking around, or are you just going to stand and stutter?" Came a soft and kind, if extremely annoyed, voice.

Hinata turned around so fast she almost bumped into several nearby tables. A blue haired woman in a white lab coat sat in a rolling chair next to a computer. Her arms were crossed over her chest, and one of her feet was tapping in agitation. "W-Wh-Who are you?" Hinata stuttered.

The woman stopped tapping her foot and smiled, slightly. "My name is Ami Mizuno, and we, are the same person." She said before turning back to the computer she was sitting next to.

"Um… How?" Hinata asked without stuttering. For some reason being near this woman made her feel much more confident then usual.

"Do you believe in reincarnation?"

--Ino's Mind--

"Do you believe in reincarnation?" Asked a brown haired woman in a Karate Gi. Her long hair was pulled up into a high ponytail.

"What kind of question is that?" Ino asked.

"Is that a yes or a no?" The woman asked.

"That's a yes." Ino growled.

"Good. Like I said, I am you. Your last life actually." She said.

"I only lived until twenty?" Ino asked looking at the woman. To her surprise the woman burst out laughing so hard that tears formed.

"O-Only t-twenty?" She gasped out as she laughed. After nearly a minute she managed to get control of her laughter. "I lived for thousands of years." She said finally, "We were one of nine women who ruled an empire that spanned nearly the entire galaxy. Circumstances resulted in our deaths. Now we're being reborn once again. Setsuna was one of us, and its obvious she wants all of us to get together once more. Whether you like it or not, your not leaving here until you accept this."

Ino glowered. "What do you mean, 'Not leaving here'?" She asked.

"This is your mind. The spell Setsuna cast awoke your old memories as me." The woman said.

"Who are you anyway?" Ino asked.

"My name was Makoto Kino." She said, "Until you accept me as part of you, your stuck here."

--Setsuna's house--

Naruto sighed as she sat next to the bed that Ino lay in. The other blond lay in the bed a look of annoyance on her face even as she slept. The symbol for Jupiter slowly faded in and out of existence on the girl's forehead. 'At least Setsuna was right. It would have been rather embarrassing if she'd been wrong.' Naruto thought.

"How is she?" Asked someone from the door.

Naruto looked away from the blond and turned towards the door. In the doorway stood a much more confident, though still slightly shy, Hinata Hyuuga. The symbol for Mercury glowed on her forehead. "How is she?" Hinata asked.

"Ami?" Naruto asked slowly.

"Yes?" Hinata said with a smile. A moment later she let out a loud gasp as all the air was squeezed out of her by one of Naruto's Minako-grade hugs. "Minako- Let go. Please… need air." She whimpered. The effects were almost instantaneous as Naruto let go and started pouring out apologies and excuses too fast for Hinata to understand. "I'm fine, Minako. I'm fine." Hinata said giving the hyperactive blond a hug.

"Ah… I did it again didn't I?" Naruto said blushing.

"Again?" Hinata asked quizzically.

"Ah… Well… you see…" Naruto stammered, "Sometimes I 'go-Minako' and do things without too much control. Unlike you and Ino I woke myself up using a jutsu a couple days ago. Mizuki tricked me into stealing the forbidden scroll. He told if I could learn one jutsu I would pass."

"And that explains why you're a girl now." Said Ino, as she pushed herself up into a sitting position.

A hand on Naruto's shoulder stopped her from imitating a human octopus a second time.. "Well… yeah. Makoto?" Naruto asked hesitantly.

"I'd say in the flesh but…" Ino shrugged, then shuddered. "I can't believe I became desperate enough for romance that I actually threw myself at such a spoiled kid."

Both Naruto and Hinata laughed. "The only one who didn't was Hinata." Naruto said, "Don't feel too bad. Even I looked at him after I got turned into a girl."

"You did?" Ino asked, quite surprised.

"Yep." Naruto said with a nod, "Though I snapped out of it quickly."

"Um… Naruto." Hinata said, breaking into the conversation, blushing slightly. "I have something to tell you."

"You had a crush on me." Naruto said with a mischievous grin as Hinata's face imitated a tomato.

"Y-you knew!" She said, her voice going up several octaves.

"Who didn't?" Ino asked as she looked around the room. A small fountain made of small stones and crystal was off to one side. A door leading to a closet like Naruto's was on the same side. Hanging baskets filled with flowers hung from the ceiling, with vines arcing from one pot to another making the ceiling barely visible. "Setsuna got everything right." She said.

"Right down to the clothes." Naruto said with a grin, "She replicated our wardrobes as well." A small squeal came from her, thoroughly creeping out the other two girls.

"You okay?" Ino asked her suddenly daydreaming friend, who was giggling and muttering about royal balls.

"Don't worry. She does that on occasion." Said Setsuna stepping into the room, "Unlike your memories hers come at random times. Your memories will come during your sleep, but even now you have more then she does."

"Hello to you to Setsuna." Ino deadpanned before turning back to her reincarnated friend. "Naruto. Naruto. NARUTO!" She shouted, finally smacking the other girl over the back of the head.

"Ouch! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR INO!" Naruto shouted as she rubbed the back of her head.

"You zoned you, completely." Hinata said before an argument could start.

"I did?" Naruto asked.

"Yes you did. Memories again?" Setsuna said.

"Um… Yeah." Naruto said with a blush, "I know how to dance now." She offered to the amusement of the others.

"Alright enough silliness. I've just been to see the Hokage." Setsuna said, "You are now officially Squad Ten, and both Ino and Hinata have permission to stay here from their families. Though the Hyuuga's were particularly difficult to persuade."

Naruto and Hinata both rolled their eyes at that. "When has the clan been anything but difficult." Hinata said with exasperation, "They'd take a year to decide if the sky was blue if they didn't have more important things to discuss."

"That fits." Naruto muttered, "I've run into a few of them before, other then you. I always get the feeling their looking straight through me whenever they look towards me."

"They probably are." Hinata said, "My families Kekkai Genkai, the Byakugan allows 360 degree telescopic vision and the ability to see the tenketsu in the body's chakra system. In short it's basically x-ray vision."

"Oh." Naruto said slowly.

"Now that Hinata's given her daily explanation." Setsuna said, "I have something to tell you. You'll be entered the next Chunin Exam, which is in six months. To enter you have to have completed a minimum of eight missions, of any rank. We'll do seven of the D-Ranked missions then take a break for some intensive training before going on a C-Ranked mission."

"What are D-ranked missions?" Narutoa asked.

"Not much more then chores. Which is why I want to get them over with as soon as possible." Setsuna said, "Now it's late. Get some sleep we need to get up early if we want to get a decent mission."

--Author's Note--

There we go. Chapter two. I'm not really sure what to think of this one. When I wrote it, it seemed a little stereotype, or completely off.

Constructive Criticism is welcome, flames will be fed to a the kyuubi and he, or she if you prefer, will be unleashed upon you town/village/city/nation.