Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the related characters, I just am borrowing them for my own delusions.
Chapter 9
"Hatake." Orochimaru said putting a hand on Tsunade's shoulder after her initial growl of greeting.
"What do you want?" Tsunade said rudely.
"Is this him?" the silver haired Jonin asked looking at Naruto. The three Sannin were on alert. They remembered what Sarutobi said thirteen years ago about Kakashi's words and actions.
"None of your concern." Jiraiya said putting a hand on Naruto's shoulders. The other Oto nin tensed.
Kakashi's lone eye scanned over Naruto. "He looks so much like Minato-Sensei." He said.
"He should, he's his son." A voice said from the side.
"Rin." Naruto said and rushed to greet her.
"Rin?" Kakashi said surprised to see her. She'd vanished several years after the Sannin had left. Of course she hadn't spoken to him since that night thirteen years ago.
"Hello Hatake." She said then walked up and hugged Naruto. "Look at you Naruto. It's been three years since I passed thru Oto. You've grown."
"I'm thirteen Rin." He said and she ruffled his hair.
"Got a girlfriend yet runt?" she asked putting an arm over his shoulder ignoring Kakashi who was looking at her in surprise and shock.
"No, and Anko-nee-chan keeps chasing them away." He said.
"How?" Kakashi asked looking at his former teammate. "Where did you go? I thought you were killed on a mission." Trying to find out where she went.
Rin stopped messing around with the blond at her side and glared at him. "As far as the people and ninja of Konoha know, I am dead. I died the day my teammate tried to kill our sensei's son. I died when my clan banished me when I couldn't meet their standards." She turned her back on her cycloptic former teammate.
"Sorry I haven't been thru Oto lately. I was gathering reports for the old pervert." Rin said.
"Which one?" Naruto asked with a cheeky grin.
"I'm not a pervert." Jiraiya said, then grinned as he rounded on the blond youth. "I'm a super pervert!"
Tsunade's fist drove him to the ground where he lay groaning. "Stifle it." She said and smiled at Rin. "We do need to get caught up." She said and the younger woman nodded. "I'll see you soon. I owe you all for saving me."
The three sannin, Shizune, Naruto and Anko knew what she meant.
(Flashback)
"I can't believe there are towns like this still around." Shizune said as they slipped down an alley. They were in a mining town near the southern border of fire country.
"The Daimyo's have tried, but they keep popping up. Between the mining, gambling and prostitution, there are also slave rings and other unsavory people." Jiraiya said looking around to make sure no one is near. "Naruto, Anko stay close, no wandering off this time." Tsunade said as she too gazed at the various alcoves and dark shadows.
They were entering the center of the town where there was a large gathering. "What's going on here?" Shizune wondered.
"Not cer…aw crap." Jiraiya said putting a hand on Anko's and Naruto's shoulders and pulled them back. "Slave auction." He hissed to the other Sannin.
(End Flashback)
"They rescued me and a hundred other people. I swore loyalty to them that day." Rin said her eyes hardening as she looked at her former teammate. "It was that mission the Council sent me on, alone and under prepared."
"Rin…I…" Kakashi looked uncertain as to what to say.
"Your blocking the way Hatake. We need to check in." Orochimaru said.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to cheer on my teams, I know the kage's usually don't arrive until the finals of the Chunin exams, but I am not letting Naruto or the others come here without me."
"Why?" Kakashi asked in surprise.
"Simple Hatake. We no longer trust Konoha. Now you can go and tell Sarutobi that the Otokage is here and will meet with him in an hour."
Orochimaru turned and the others followed. Three of Orochimaru's bodyguards stood watching the Konoha nin, they all wore cloaks.
"Leave." Kimimaro said.
"Or we'll make you." Jirobo said smacking his fist into his other hand.
Sakon stood silent watching Kakashi, who finally nodded his head and vanished in a leaf shushin.
XX
Naruto sat on his bed and sighed. "So that was my father's student." His voice was soft.
Anko put a hand on her brothers shoulder. "Tsunade-kaa-san said we'd run into him."
Naruto nodded. "You going to be okay sharing with Kin-chan and Haku-chan?" he asked.
Anko growled. "Better than their alternative."
"Which was?" the blond asked his sister.
"They wanted to share a room with you." Anko growled.
Naruto smiled at his sisters protective nature. "And you don't think I would like that?"
Anko bopped him on the head. "You've been spending way too much time around ero-pop."
She sat next to him. "Hey, you be careful during the exam alright. I don't want to loose my brother."
Naruto put an arm around her shoulder. "I'll be careful. I've got Gaara and Kin-chan on my team."
The siblings sat in silence, "So, you think ero-pop's already peeping?" Naruto asked.
Anko snorted. "Knowing him he took Kankuro with him as a look out."
Temari knocked and entered. "Hey."
"Hey Temari-chan." Naruto said ignoring his sisters scowl. "Have either of you seen Gaara?" she asked.
Anko and Naruto shook their heads. "Damn it."
"Want help finding him?" Naruto asked standing up.
"Please. You and your family are the only ones he listens to." The fan user grumped.
"He listens to you most of the time since his seal was fixed." Naruto said in defense of his friend.
"I know. Hell he listens better than Kankuro." Temari said grabbing a pair of fans that were three feet long and slipped them across her back.
"I'll let the others know we're going to look for him." Anko said. "Wait outside."
The two blonds nodded as the snake user slipped away.
"Thanks Naruto. You and your family have done so much for us."
Naruto waved it off. "Uncle Orochi saw how your father treated you and it was the best trade he ever made getting rid of a couple of poor ninja for the three of you, who are not only skilled ninja, but because you were amongst my first friends."
The pair waited outside the hotel and they saw several villagers looking at them and when they saw Naruto their scowls.
"They see me as the fox." Naruto said sadly.
"Like Suna saw Gaara as that overgrown sand rat." Temari muttered.
"Hey, Naruto…" Temari said as they waited.
"What is it Temari-chan?"
"Would…would you like to go out to eat tonight, you know, just the two of us?" the fan user asked. Naruto didn't get to reply as Anko joined them and grabbed her brother by his arm and dragged him down the street.
"Come on windy, we need to find raccoon boy." Anko said not letting go her brother's arm and dragging him off.
XX
Up and down streets they walked when they were in a back alley when a young boy ran into Naruto.
"Hey, watch where your going." The brown haired boy said looking up at Naruto.
"Watch where I'm going?" Naruto said with a smirk. "You ran into me."
"No I didn't." the boy said.
Naruto sighed reached down and picked the kid up by his collar and lifted him into the air just as several people came around the corner. One was a girl his age with pink hair. Then there were a boy and a girl this kids age, and finally a guy wearing a pink shirt and black pants.
"Put him down." The pink haired girl screeched.
"Just helping him up." Naruto said putting the boy his feet.
"Yeah that's right you better apologize." The boy said.
"Konohamaru…" the pink haired girl said.
"And why is that?" Naruto asked.
"Because he's the Hokage's grandson." The boy in the pink shirt said.
"Grandson?"
"Yeah that's right." Konohamaru said puffing up his chest, a snicker on his face. That changed as Naruto pulled him up again by his shirt and held him up at eye level. "I don't care if you were the Hokage's Grandmother. You ran into me you little snot. Perhaps I should pound some manners into you, since its obvious this village has yet to learn any."
Naruto's hand was hit by a stone, but he didn't let go of the kid identified as Konohamaru.
He looked up to see a pair of Sharingan eyes and a duck butt hairstyled boy his age up in a branch.
"Let him go, or I'll make you."
Naruto snorted. "You can try, but my friend behind you would crush you before you managed to twitch."
He saw the boy's confusion as he turned to see the darkened gaze of a red head.
"Can't you stay out of trouble?" the redhead asked.
"You know me, need to meet new people and make new enemies all at the same time." Naruto said to Gaara.
They both were enjoying the look of shock on the raven haired boys face.
"We were looking for you. You really need to tell someone where your going, especially since we're not at home." Naruto scolded the younger boy.
Gaara didn't answer, but vanished in a sand shushin and reappeared next to Naruto.
Naruto looked at the boy and rapped him on the forehead. "Don't be so rude next time squirt." Naruto said and put him back on his feet then with Gaara, Temari and Anko turned to go.
Sasuke Uchiha leapt from the tree and landed in front of his teammates and next to the stunned Konohamaru.
"Hey, you…blondie. What's your name?"
The Oto group stopped and looked back. "Who, me?" Temari asked.
"No, the other blond."
"I don't swing that way." Naruto said. "Besides its bad manners to demand things without first introducing yourself."
"I'm…"
"Don't care." Naruto said cutting him off. "We have more important things to do than play with a bunch of rude Konoha Genin and children."
Naruto was turning when he saw his way blocked by Kakashi Hatake.
"Sensei!" the pink haired girl yelled.
The lone eye was on Naruto. "Being rude yourself Naruto." Kakashi said.
Anko hissed. "I really don't think you have room to talk Cyclops. And I know for a fact that his mother wants you nowhere near him."
Kakashi ignored her and took a step towards Naruto.
"I wish to speak with you."
AN: Save the drama…NOT. No I am not even naming Team 7's other teammate, he don't matter. He's cannon fodder. Rin was a surprise to me as well, simply cause I did this while playing GTA4 at the same time.