The Uzumaki Brigade
Things were strange in Konoha tonight. People were in a frenzy, ANBU were rushing towards smoke in the Uchiha District, Ichiraku's Ramen Stand was closed…Wait. What? It must be serious if old man Ichiraku and Ayame closed shop three hours early!
"Things have really gone to hell in a basket in town," said Naruto.
"It's not always like this? New Kamina town is like this every few weeks, because of the Anti-Spirals," said Gimmy." Then or on tater-tot Tuesdays when beast-men enter town the first time.
"It looks like a meteor hit Konoha."
Naruto looked towards the smoke. The Uchihas were the most powerful (and the most doushe-like) clan in the village, thanks to their Sharin-whatever it was. Every one of them thought they were better than the whole village. Naruto wanted one really badly though. He felt that if he had one, he could graduate without the slightest difficulty.
As they approached the hospital, they noticed people were being rushed in by the wagon-full. Each person, an Uchiha…
I'm gonna have to play it sly or the doctors might not even consider looking at Gimmy. Dammit! I HATE trivialities! Always so…trivial.
They noticed a doctor just finish with a patient. Naruto picked up Gimmy, who winced in pain, perfect for what Naruto had in mind. He rushed over to the doctor before the man went to another patient.
"Doctor, Doctor! My friend is injured and I'm afraid he will die if he isn't treated soon!"
The man looked at the boy in orange, then the boy in blue. He hated his job so much, and tonight was his final day. He was going to take it easy, have a few beers, maybe bang a nurse in the supply closet, then retire and live life easy until he died in the next 35.7 years.
"*sigh* God, I hate ninjas! Is he an Uchiha?"
"Ummm…Yes?" Said the orange menace.
"Get him to a room and I'll send someone up. I think there is a clean empty room on the 3rd floor."
"Thank you doctor!" said the boy.
After 6 flights of stairs and weaving through a crowd of people, an exhausted Naruto finally found an empty room for Gimmy. They waited for a few minutes, saying nothing. When a doctor never came, they began discussing their homes, their lives, their ambitions, and the like. About thirty minutes later, a doctor came in saying that he needed to give Gimmy an x-ray. He wheeled Gimmy out of the room, returning him ten minutes later. They continued to talk, then after another ten minutes, another, more ANNOYING doctor came in.
"TIME TO RIP OUT YOUR APPENDIX! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Try next door, doushe-bag," yelled Naruto.
"I'm just kidding Naruto, Other Guy, take it easy...And don't look so scared Other Guy!"
Strike One… This guy miffed Naruto off in so many ways.
"Honestly though Naruto, I'm surprised you made an Uchiha friend. Either he's retarded of you got really strong, because they don't hang out with weaklings normally."
Strike TWO! Every time Naruto came to this hospital for medical assistance, he got the same, asshole of a doctor. The guy couldn't go ten seconds without dissing Naruto in some way! It was all Naruto could do to not knock his skull into his ass.
"Well your vitals are fine, you have no internal bleeding, and the worse is already done. You'll be out in a few hours…Lucky you."
Strike THR-…Wait. What? No insult to top it off? ASS!
"Doctor, you said 'lucky me'. What happened to the other Uchihas?"
"…Unfortunately, besides you, only Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Itachi are alive…I'm sorry, but your entire clan is dead son." He walks out the door with a defeated look on his face.
"…Naruto, are there any resurrection jutsus in Konoha?"
The orange clothed boy looked thoughtful for a moment, then frowned hard and spoke slowly.
"There is one…but it's forbidden and locked in the deepest part of Hokage Tower. It's an un-ethical jutsu."
"Listen Naruto…I need you… To steal me that scroll. I have to bring them back! I have to!"
"Gimmy, you're asking me to break into the most tightly guarded building, and steal this country's most important document featuring all kinds of jutsus, which in another country's hands, could kill all of us. That being said,… IT'S A FEDERAL CRIME! You're asking me to do something for people I hate with the utmost passion, people that you don't even know."
"Naruto, it's not for the Uchihas. It's for…."
"Who Gimmy? WHO," shouted Naruto. "Who is so important that you need to bring back to life, that I need to risk myself, so that these people can breathe again? WHO?"
"He wants to revive the comrades we lost in the first Spiral War."
Both boys turned towards the voice. Standing in the doorway, was a 19-year old girl wearing a pink jumpsuit which was tattered like Gimmy's.
"Isn't that right, Gimmy?"
"D-Darry! What are you doing here?"
"I crashed about a mile from the village, when I came to, Gurren was trashed, you were gone, and I couldn't contact anyone. If not for the Spiral Gauge, I wouldn't have found your little battle site where you killed those Anti-Spiral bastards! You really used a lot of Spiral Power out there. Over 3 times your normal amount."
"Ummm…Darry? That was Naruto who defeated them. I was too injured so I let him fend them off."
Darry looked like she would either kiss Naruto of slap him. When nothing happened after a few seconds, he spoke up.
"Um, Gimmy, who is this? What are you guys talking about?"
"Naruto, this is Darry. She and I were orphans until we found the Gurren Brigade."
"Yes, and thank you for saving Gimmy, Naruto." She gave him a kiss on the cheek, and he blushed lightly.
"Well uhhh… No problem! I couldn't let him die. That would be just cruel!"
"As a thank –you gift, would you like Lagann?"
"But-Doesn't Lagann belong to Gimmy? I can't just take that from him!
"You see Naruto, more than one Lagann exist in the universe. At Headquarters, we can order one to be shipped to anywhere in the universe. As it stands now, you have more spiral power than Gimmy, who is our current Supreme Commander. As his Lieutenant, I have special clearance and can pretty much get my way."
"But aren't you a woman? You can get anything you want anyway just by asking for it right?"
"…So? This just….reinforces the odds of me getting UP!"
Naruto and Gimmy cringed at the sudden outburst from Darry.
"Anyways…..before we can get you a Lagann, we need to take care of something.
"Darry, you mean…"
"Yes I do Gimmy…Naruto, do you have anyone close to you?"
Naruto adopted his thoughtful look for a moment, then spoke to the orphans.
"No family, no friends, I only have Iruka-sensei. But, he's ALWAYS busy!"
Suddenly a timid voice spoke from the doorway.
"N-Not t-t-true Naruto…"
Standing within the door frame was everyone's favorite purple-haired girl,HINATA!
"H-Hinata, what are you doing here," said Naruto with a quizzical look on his face.
"N-Naruto, I will h-help you g-get Lagann if y-you w-want…" said the timid girl.
Darry at this time was debating about what to do to the quiet girl. Should she be grateful that someone can help Naruto, or attack her for listening in on the conversation? Well, this was a town of ninjas, it was expected to have unwanted ears around them, so she decided to go with the first choice.
"Hinata, how long have you been listening to our conversation?"
"W-Well Naruto, I've been k-keeping tabs on y-you since you left the a-academy."
Hinata blushed and pressed her index fingers together.
"Hmmmm…"said Darry.
"Darry, are you thinking that…" was all that Gimmy said.
"Indeed Gimmy. Hinata, Naruto, meet us on the roof when you are ready."
With that said, Gimmy and Darry dashed off, leaving Naruto and Hinata to guess what the hell they had in store for the two of them. Naruto stood there, scratching the back of his head. Hinata stared at her feet, the blush on her face plain as day. Finally, after a few minutes of nothing, Naruto spoke up.
"So uh, are you some kind of stalker?"
"EEP!" Hinata blushed a red so deep, a lake of blood would have been more shallow.
"I kid, I kid, Hinata…Sorry. But uh, I guess this make you my first friend though, huh, Hinata?" said the boy with an interested look on his face.
Hinata held the blush, but it was now only a bright pink.
"W-W-We should g-g-g-go n-now. Gimmy a-and Darry are w-waiting."
As they walked down the halls, they each had unique thoughts flashing though their heads.
I finally did it! Not only did I talk to him, but I'm his first friend! The only thing that could make this day even better is if he wanted me to marry him!
Hinata let out a squeak of joy and embarrassment at this thought. Naruto did not notice this though, as his thoughts had him preoccupied.
YES! My first friend, and it's a girl too! A cute one at that…I wonder what Gimmy and Darry have planned?
As they approached the roof, they noticed Lagann (believed to be back at the fighting area) behind the other-worlders. In bother of their hands was a rope pulsing green light.
"Okay you two," said Darry "You guys are going to perform a bonding ritual allowing you to become partners.
"P-PARTNERS!" cried a surprised Naruto.
"Easy Naruto, not like that." said Gimmy " Just working partners."
Naruto let out a sigh of relief, while Hinata looked like a train hit her. Darry empathized with her, as the ones they were in love with were completely ignorant of the girl's feelings. Despite how OBVIOUS they made it.
"Both of you," said Gimmy " pull out a kunai and tie the rope to the end, then switch kunai with each other."
When this was done, Darry picked up for him.
" Now both of you must stab yourselves."
"W-WHAT?"
"That is how the M.I.L.F works Naruto."
"M-M.I.L.F?" cried a surprised Hinata.
"Hahahaha! We get that look every time we say that huh Darry?" said Gimmy between breaths.
"It's actually called the Mental Intervention Laser Force. It forces the users into a single mind frame. Perfect for training, rituals, and the like. You two will see each other's mind and be able to open the other's power link, allowing you guys to fuse gunmen. We have to do this so we can determine who should be your mentor, as well as your Gunmen types."
"Gunmen?" said Naruto.
"Lagann is a gunman."
"Oh…Does it hurt?"
Gimmy spoke up, "No, but you will be tired for 24 hours. Be fast and you will lose less energy."
"B-But exams are tomorrow!" said Hinata.
"It's okay Hinata, we'll pass even with little energy."
"O-Okay Naruto."
The last thing Naruto saw was Hinata falling to the floor…