A Spark of Brilliance
The Readers Asked For It, So It Shall Continue
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Authors Note: After numerous reviews telling me to continue this story, I've decided to do just that. The reason it took so long is because I was trying to figure out where I wanted to go with this… I'm still uncertain, but I need to give the readers something- right?
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The gravel crunched beneath his foot for a split second as he landed, and then was minutely displaced as he jumped up to the rooftop and disappeared in the endless and labyrinth like skyline of Konoha. His pursuers stopped at the spot where he had jumped, looking around for a moment and then jumping up to the rooftops and dispersing in order to track him down. He wasn't getting away like he used too all those times as a kid!
Just as they picked up the pace of their frantic chase, a plant pot on the windowsill of the house they had jumped in front of was engulfed in an orange glow and in it's place stood Naruto Uzumaki, a grin stretched form ear to ear and a warm chuckle emanating from his throat.
"Suckers," He began as he stepped on to the sidewalk and threw his hood up, "Still fall for that same old trick." He didn't get two steps before he was frozen halfway through his step. "What the fu-"
"Kagemane no Jutsu, success." Declared an indolent voice from the alleyway at his left. The voice took one more step to reveal an ANBU with a very unique pineapple shaped hair do.
"Never thought you'd be in ANBU" gritted Naruto through a locked jaw.
"I'm surprised you can still talk," continued the voice, "Even Neji has a hard time with my shadows now a days."
"I think," began Naruto slowly, a twitch in his finger which was then replicated by a shocked ANBU, "Shikamaru, that I am clearly in a league quiet beyond that of Neji Hyuuga."
"Your humor knows no bounds Uzumaki," said a familiar dry voice from behind him.
"Neji no!" cried the warning of the shadow-user, but a bit too late.
Naruto snapped his fingers and the shadow broke from his with a spark of orange and before Neji could react Naruto's hand reached out and tapped his bare arm. Neji went down, his body locked up and immobile.
"He's over here!" "Don't let him get away!" "Surround the perimeter!"
"Well, that's my cue to go fellas," cheerily declared the ninja in white and orange, "try to keep up in our next spar, yeah?"
Just as the squad returned to the scene of the Nara crouched beside the immobile Hyuuga, a permanent scowl on his feminine features.
"Captains! Is everything okay?" one of the ANBU with a bear mask inquired.
"Yes, yes," replied Shikamaru as he peeled a tag off of Neji's arm and granted him the freedom of his body again. "It is clear however, that Uzumaki has gotten a bit better."
"We're never going to live this down," began Neji sourly, "the youngest ANBU captains since Kakashi and Itachi and we got immobilized by one genin."
"With all due respect sir, the Orange Seal is anything but a genin level ninja." Commented one of the multiple ANBU members; a murmur went up amongst the unit, all in various whispers of agreement.
Before Neji or Shikamaru could snap at their units to mobilize and continue the search however, a familiar duo turned the corner.
"Well, I guess Naruto really is back in town," declared Hatake Kakashi, "eh, Iruka?"
"I guess that means we should join the chase?" recommended the Chunin reluctantly.
"It would be much appreciated Umino-san," respectfully pleaded Neji.
"You know, to date you're the only one to have caught him." Added the Hatake before taking off in search of the number one most unpredictable ninja.
"It's been over 5 years since the last time!" cried an exasperated Iruka before taking to the rooftops with Kakashi, the ANBU groups split in two behind each commander and the chase resumed.
The Training Grounds
"I still got it!" cried out the number one target in the village of Konoha as he strolled into a quiet and empty training ground. He hopped up on a training post and unsealed some dango from a scroll, before he could take a bite however, a kunai came whizzing at the back of his head. His hair grew in an instant to catch the object and then return it at the same speeds it was launched at. A squawk resounded from a tree and numerous thuds rang out as someone tumbled off and hit every branch on the way down.
Konohamaru pulled himself up with the help of his two teammates, Moegi and Udon. He turned to address his opponent and just as he was about to issue a declaration of combat, he realized the training ground was empty.
A sizzling sound cut clear through the air and he looked above his head to see a quickly burning bomb tag connected to the kunai.
"Oh fu-" a giant explosion cut him off and rattled the village.
The Hokage's Office
"How many ninja does it take to track down a prankster genin?" Tsunade's dry humorless voice rang out across her office.
"To be fair, the kid has gotten pretty darn good at evasion, infiltration, and stealth techniques."
An explosion rattled the building at the end of Jiraiya's sentence. "He's also good at blowing shit up."
An exhausted sigh escaped the Hokage's mouth.
A knock at the window allowed both of them to turn and observe a teenage figure dressed in black, orange, and white. Naruto stood stupidly smiling into the office.
"Hey, it's windy out here, let me in before I fall off-" the rest of his sentence was cut off by a chair flying through the window and taking him straight off the side of the building. It also took off half the wall, but fuck it, she was the Hokage and that had to count for something. Right?
"Fucking brat." She snorted as she walked over to the whole and saw the aforementioned 'brat' propel himself off the descending chair and perform a series of unnecessary acrobatics that placed him in front of the Hokage.
"Do I get a proper hello now?"
Before he could react Tsunade's index finger was poised at his forehead ready to strike; he closed his eyes and waited to the impact.
Instead he found himself pulled into a deep hug.
"It's good to have you back brat," she smiled affectionately.
"Aw shucks baa-chan, you're so sweet!" he exclaimed.
The hug got significantly tighter.
"Baa-chan?" she slowly dripped out, Naruto realized his mistake too late and was suddenly airborne.
Ichiraku's Ramen; 15 miles away
"Well, I was sure he'd be here," finished Iruka weakly as he and Kakashi checked the umpteenth signature location of Naruto Uzumaki.
"You're losing your touch Umino," said Kakashi with humor in his voice.
Iruka's indignant response was cut off as a high-pitched wail came falling from the sky and crashed into him at unprecedented speeds, so fast in fact, that it created a small crater.
Out of it crawled none other than Naruto Uzumaki.
"Holy shit, she can still throw as if she wasn't in her 60s!" he exclaimed and brushed his coat down and then noticed his former sensei standing before him looking very amused.
"Kakashi! Happy to see me I see" he said cheerfully.
"Truly the most unpredictable ninja Naruto," Kakashi chuckled and then took a few steps back, "but I recommend you run for your life now."
A spike of killing intent pierced the air and as Naruto looked back at the crater he saw his first sensei's head blow up to massive proportions: "NA-RU-TO!"
"Aw well shit."
Hope ya'll like this little snippet; it's just some food until I decide where I'm going with this. Sort of to finish introducing him into Konoha and establish that this story WILL be continued.
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