an:/So I know it took awhile to update but I have some legit excuses...well kind of. First off, I had relatives over so as I good host, I couldn't spend time on the internet. Also, I looked at what I wrote from time to time and just couldn't write anything. This chapter just happens to be when Sasuke left and I just didn't know how to write it. As a matter of fact, I looked at it on Sunday and completely deleted everything I wrote for this chapter because I thought it sucked balls (excuse my crudeness but I find there is a lack of a better term for how much it sucked) I also had SAT just like...right now, today and all. My mind is probably fried so if there's anything wrong in the writing...blame my brain..blargh.
Also I just like procrastinating...sorry! (not really, let's be frank here...)
So after looking through my SAT book, I've discovered a terrifying fact...I've been spelling "all right" the slang way! Noooo! There goes my writing career. I'm always like "alright" or "aight" instead of "all right" which is the correct way. If you see this kind of stuff...TELL ME!
It seems that a lot of you like "Inari's prayer" or something based off of Inari...I have some new titles and some old ones but the legit poll isn't up till later...so new options:
Festival of the Foxes
A Blooming Vixen, Cunning Ape, and Crow's journey (courtesy of The Keeper of Worlds)
The Inari Legend (courtesy of Djflemse)
The Namikaze Legend: A second Journey (courtesy of ownerl)
Inari's Prayer
A Whirlpool Among the Waves
An Uzumaki's Legacy
Aerotyl is Uncreative
The Namikaze Legend...Part 2!
Inari no Inori (Inari's prayer in japanese...anyone recognize it from somewhere? Hint: It's in an earlier chapter)
Guardian of the Gates
At this point, I'm just throwing anything at you really...
Aerotyl is a total Asshole
The Last Living Legacy
Alright, that's enough. I think I've fried my brains in terms of creativity and won't be able to use it anymore for the next 24 hours...urgh.
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Sakura yawned and stretched her arms above her head. It was going to be an excellent day today, she just knew it. She was about to yawn again but Ino ran into and continued to run past her.
"Ino-pig! What was that for!" She yelled
Ino stopped midway and turned around.
"Sorry, Forehead! There's a surprise party tonight and I have to get a gift!"
"For who? Is it for the Kyuubi Festival?"
"Wow, Forehead! You don't know? It's for your own sensei! Namikaze Naruto! His birthday is today!"
Sakura blanched and immediately dashed next to Ino, hooking her arm around the blonde and dragging Ino with her.
"Take me with you! I totally forgot!"
Ino smirked straightened up. The two girls ran along to the merchant's district. If the party is at night, then they have some last minute shopping to do!
Sasuke sat on the deck hallway, looking out to the darken skies. The air was chilly and the last remnants of summer were fleeting. The chirping of crickets rung through the air as the sound of festivities were drowned away in the background. Konoha was brightly lit and the glow from downtown illuminated the walls of the compound. The compound was empty because a majority of the clan was off patrolling as the police or celebrating the day the Kyuubi no Kitsune was defeated by the Yondaime and the Sandaime.
He sighed and leaned back, propping himself up by his elbows. His eyes narrowed before he closed his eyes.
"Hello, Sasuke-kun."
His eyes shot open and he reached for a kunai only to realize he was unarmed. What an amateur mistake.
His eyes met with snake-like eyes and he almost couldn't suppress the shudder that went down his spine. He swallowed a bit and stared dead on. This was it.
"Kabuto."
Naruto laid back on the swivel chair in the office. His father decided he could wear the Hokage's hat for a day and sit in his chair for his birthday. Oh, the joys of being the son of a Hokage.
He heard the door open and he swiveled his chair.
"Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato, is not in right now, how may I hel- Sasuke?"
When Naruto was fully turned, Sasuke was at the doorway panting.
"H-Happy Birthday, Sensei."
"Er, thanks. but did you really run here just to tell me that?"
Sasuke looked up at Naruto's amused face when he finally caught his breath.
"He started."
Naruto's gaze hardened and he straightened up in the seat, the chair bending back to its upward position.
"You know what this means, right?"
"I...I know..."
"When is he going-"
"A week. He'll send four people. It was vague. I said I would go."
"Get packing. Your mission starts in a week. Watch out, he may be watching you."
"Hai...Hokage-sama." Sasuke ended with a smirk.
Naruto chuckled and waved his hand.
"Maa-just you wait, Sasuke. You'll be saying those words for real."
"Sure, Naruto-sen-"
"I'm not your sensei anymore. Didn't we clarify that last time?"
"Dobe"
"Teme. I'm still a higher up, you impudent brat. Don't go around with your nose in the air."
"Sure thing...Naruto."
Naruto smiled and jumped out of his chair.
"So, you in for some celebratory ramen? I can practically smell it!"
"Sure. The rest of the team?"
"Yup, yup."
Naruto got out of his chair and started to walk towards the door. But, Sasuke missed the smirk on the blonde's face and suddenly felt a tug on his sleeve before being completely sucked away, leaving the Hokage's office empty.
Somewhere near Ichiraku's, a yell was heard.
"NARUTO!"
And then the sound of a katon jutsu rang through the air, probably a Goukakyuu, and then the yelp of a blonde before everything went back to the usual festival noises.
Naruto entered his house and slumped against the couch in the living room. It's been a long day of celebration and he couldn't help but feel exhausted, even with his almost unlimited stamina and energy. Naruto immediately stiffened when a creak was heard.
His eyes darted around, taking in his surroundings. Did someone break in-
"SURPRISE!"
From the furniture, several people jumped out from behind and held banners out and Jiraiya was unfortunately the closest to Naruto. Naruto instinctively kicked the nearest offender and launched the poor pervert through the window.
"Why me!" Jiraiya cried as he soared through Konoha.
"I think that takes the new record for how far Jiraiya can be launched." Minato mumbled.
Tsunade and Kushina took out binoculars to look at how far the man got as Naruto cleared his throat.
"Again? How many surprises am I going to get before I accidentally kill someone?"
Minato chuckled as he walked up from behind.
"I guess we'll have to wait till Sensei comes back."
"Hmm."
Sasuke looked up to the ashen skies and then looked back at his bag. The bare minimum with little intimate possessions. Just a few clothes and some weapons. Naruto gave him a Hiraishin kunai disguised as a chain for instant communication and backup. His mother handed him a pendant with the clan symbol which was now hanging from the silver hiraishin chain. His father gave him a long stern look for five whole minutes (all in silence) before shoving a jar of tomatoes into his bag. Sasuke couldn't help but smile a little. His father was a bit of a stone face and had major issues expressing things right, but once you got to know him, you could see the little signs of affection that didn't mean much at a superficial glance. He learned that his father wasn't as stone-hearted as he thought before the massacre. The guy was a cuddly fluff bunny once you got to know him...okay, just kidding.
Sasuke took one last glance at his compound entrance. His memories, his emotions, his origins. It was just a mission but Sasuke couldn't help but feel like he would never see this very entrance ever again. He closed his eyes and took in the feeling of closure, a memory that would always be remembered as a serene, peaceful, and-
"Sasuke-kun! Sweetheart!"
Sasuke turned to the screech with annoyance, releasing a bit of killer intent around him, to see a girl approaching, or more like prancing towards, him. She wore an unusual high-collared orange and black jumpsuit and her long blonde hair was tied up into two pigtails. Sasuke blanched at the sight of two familiar cheeks of whiskers and blue cerulean eyes.
"What the hell do you think you're doing." He snarled.
"Awww, is that what I get as a greeting from my long. time. boyfriend~?" She cooed.
The blonde leaned into Sasuke and blew into his ear. Sasuke shivered and shoved the girl off.
"Knock it off, you're creeping me out."
The girl cackled and jumped around. Then she leaned in and hugged him, whispering into his ear.
"They're watching, ya know. Can't give them the wrong idea..."
"I don't need to know you personally to know who you are under that Henge, dobe"
"Che-Teme, you know the drill, right? You've got this-"
"I know, I know."
"We'll be hot on your trail so watch it. I can't have them think we'd easily let you out on your own. You're too valuable to us...Sasuke-kun~"
"Hn."
She leapt off with a face of complete and utter betrayal. Her volume increased back to the screeching voice.
"Urgh! We're totally breaking up! I can't take it with you anymore! I hate you, you stoic bastard!"
*SMACK*
And next thing Sasuke knew, everything went vertigo and he was on the floor with his left cheek stinging like crazy. He felt dazed and caught a glimpse from upside down of the blonde storming away.
This is too much for me.
(an:/ inspiration song for this breakup scene: Paradise OST from Naruto the movie: Road to Ninja)
"This is a level 3, code yellow! I need these five shinobi in my office in the next 5 minutes!" Minato shouted at his door.
An assistant bursted and grabbed the sheet that Minato held out with the five names.
"Right away, sir"
The woman scampered off and a moment later, Naruto appeared in his office.
"I know, I saw him off. We wait?"
"We wait." Minato nodded gravely.
They waited a few minutes before Konohamaru bursted through the doors, followed by Shikamaru, Chouji, Kiba, and Neji. Naruto raised a quizzical brow at Minato.
"Sensei! It's it true?"
Naruto turned to the now yelling Konohamaru and gave a serious face.
"Yes. As of now, Uchiha Sasuke has been declared a missing nin. Now the real question is, what are you doing here, Sarutobi Konohamaru. I don't recall you being on the list."
"My teammate has just been declared a missing nin...ARE YOU SERIOUSLY ASKING THAT QUESTION!"
Naruto's eyes narrowed as he flashed in front of Konohamaru and shot his hand out. Konohamaru flinched and cringed away, expecting a blow that never came. Instead, Naruto's hand flopped onto Konohamaru's head and ruffled it about. Konohamaru looked back up at Naruto. Naruto gave a small grin.
"Don't worry, Konohamaru. I won't let my comrades down. I'll make sure we bring him home, okay?"
Konohamaru weakly nodded and turned away.
"You better..." he mumbled.
Minato cleared his throat.
"So, Naruto basically explained it. Uchiha Sasuke has been declared a missing nin as of this morning. I'm short on shinobi here so I'm afraid I can only send you five, Konohamaru, I need you to run to the Hospital and get me Maito Gai."
Konohamaru gave a quick nod before jumping out towards the balcony. Minato turned back to the five shinobi.
"I believe that if it's you five, the mission will be a success."
Minato looked over to Naruto who only nodded, crossing his arms over his chest. Naruto retreated to the wall and leaned against it as Minato continued the report.
"You five are to leave immediately. Time is of the essence. This is an S-ranked mission and is of top priority. There should be, under no circumstances, any sidetracking. Shikamaru, you're team captain."
"Wha-, Hokage-sama! This is too troublesome...Shouldn't you make the only jounin on the team the captain? Naruto is better suit-"
"I'm testing to see the extent of my new chuunin's abilities. Naruto will give you advice along the way in case you need it. Your strategic thinking is what got you that rank, use it. A chuunin is required to have some form of leadership skill. A jounin under your belt shouldn't be an issue. Naruto-"
Naruto looked back at Minato.
"Make sure they're all safe."
"Nn." Naruto nodded.
Shikamaru sighed.
"This is too troublesome. Meet at the gates in an hour."
Sasuke inwardly scowled. These freaks were asking him to jump in a box! As if! And when he says freaks, he means freaks. Apparently, they had the same cursed seal as him. Naruto told him not to activate the seal under any circumstance but after the four showed him what they looked like with the seal activated, he didn't need to be told twice. He paled to imagine what he would look like under the influence of this freakish jutsu.
"Like I said," he droned, "I'm not getting into that damn box. I don't trust you guys."
"Wow, he's blunt." The girl said.
"Listen, kid, if you don't get into the box, Kabuto will have our heads." The burly man came up to him and went to grab for him but Sasuke deftly dodged.
"Since when did you all listen to Kabuto." Sasuke sneered as he fixed the straps on his bag.
"Kid-"
"If you really think I'm going to jump in a damn box because a bunch of strangers tell me to? I've got news for you: It's not going to happen!"
The girl growled.
"Listen, you little fuck! I don't have time for your shit, get in the damn box or I'll fucking kill you! I won't give a shit if Kabuto skins us! As long as you're six feet under, I won't give a damn!" The girl yelled. The other two nins stood idly behind the bundle of joy and the fatso, as Sasuke so politely named them. Sasuke leaned away from the girl's loud screeching and started rubbing his temples.
"Fine, fine. I'll go in, as long as it gets you to shut up."
Sasuke turned away from the girl just before she started yelling at him. He quietly ignored her and settled himself into the box and waited for the four, not three, stooges to seal him in. Naruto better treat me to a whole year's worth of tomatoes after this whole ordeal, he mumbled to himself. The muffled sounds of the screaming banshee was heard from outside the box and Sasuke couldn't help but smirk. Now for some peace and quiet.
The five shinobi waited at the gates as Minato started to walk towards them. Naruto stood in full battle outfit with his sword strapped to his back. Turns out, the vast use of summoning the damn sword during the Chuunin exams caused the seal to break down a little. Naruto didn't get a chance to put it under maintenance yet hence the sword on his back rather than in a seal. Kiba stretched his arms above his head while Akamaru yipped. Shikamaru yawned and looked up to the sky while Chouji started feasting on his chips. Neji stood perfectly still next to Naruto, who was also standing like a statue.
"Well, you five," Minato started, "Bring Uchiha Sasuke home."
All five saluted and just as they turned around, Sakura came running.
"Wait!" she breathed.
"Sakura?" Naruto turned around.
"She caught her breath in front of him and then started to cry.
"B-Bring him home, please! His one of my teammates, you can't...you can't let him go!" She cried.
Naruto smiled softly as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Don't worry, Sakura. I'll bring him home for you and Konohamaru. It's a promise of a lifetime."
He released the hug and mock saluted just as he turned around. The five shinobi jumped and sprinted off into the trees, leaving Minato and Sakura at the gates.
AN:/Okay, short chapter, I know, short chapter and long wait, wahh! I'm sorry! I just figured it would be a good time to stop just before the fights because frankly, I don't remember the sound four that well since it was a long time ago and I was just a young'un (Still am!) So I need to rewatch all the episodes before I update...And I have ACT coming up (I'm sorry!) so I guess update flow will slow down...But hey, at least I didn't leave you with the last part of the Omake like I was going to do this time around! I'm nice, I know, I know. I'll have to finish that omake before the story ends so expect it some time soon.
Some clarification: Naruto's sword seal: He has a seal on his wrist that can summon his sword whenever, wherever it is. Right now, his sword seal is under maintenance because he summoned it too much during his fight with the two Hokages and Orochimaru.
Review Responses:
Zatheko: Don't tell me...NOT ANOTHER SUPERT, Nooooooo! Haha, thanks for the support on the doujutsu. Apparently not many liked it TT TT. I think I'm going to do the short story like you said. I won't do a full blown out story on the little training trip.
Killijimaru: *tears everywhere* what does it meannnnn.
SakuraFairy1990: AND I HAVE BEEN REVIVED! yes, cured of sickness...for now
Doomslayer10000: Thanks! I think Inari's prayer sounds pretty badass too...
The Keeper of Worlds: Question: A crow's Journey? Is that for sasuke? I always pictured Crows are for Itachi and hawks are for Sasuke...Anyways, thanks for the ideas, I put them in the list up top for poll.
Battle Neurosis: Thanky!
foggraven: It won't put off the shippuden, in fact, it will be like a small 20 chapter side story that I will probably update on the side...
Showtime09: Yes, Loops are fun indeed! I love doing the unexpected which I guess is why I love Naruto as a character, he's...shocking.
Damon Furey: Well, another five days added to the list? I have to say, some stories haven't updated in years! Geez, I fail to see how they can do that! Godlike Naruto doesn't exist here and the godlike opponent...isn't so godlike (Damn madara and his godlike abilities, no its not Madara)
xdevil-childx: Sorry to disappoint but today's chapter ain't much :P
demonic hellfire: I KNOW! I was so bummed out! After I updated the chapter, I went on a reading rave and came upon an old story WITH THE SAME CONCEPT! I was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Oh god, I'm crying tears here and rocking in fetal position TT TT
Nagato: Awww, not even a chance? I feel so sad...NOT. I think this story is better off without you reading it anyways.
blair27: Confirmed: Mask man is indeed OC
Tsuukiyomi: YES~! SURPRISE ATTACK! You don't see it coming!
avengeme: No, no, I haven't forgotten ^mentioned above. I will be finishing the lovely omake.
Djflemse: I'll see what I can do!
Foxxel: CYBER CAKE! HERE! WHEN'S YOUR BIRTHDAY? I'LL DRAW YOU A CAKE ON DEVIANTART! IT'S NOT A BIRTHDAY IF THERE'S NO CAKE! Don't worry, you've got time to decide
sitrukpc: Thanks! I can't wait for their relationship either...gee, I need to stop stalling
Guest: Ikr! Tis what I was thinking
Guest: NOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT THAT! ANYTHING BUT THE WORD~!
sasusakuxnaruhina: Ehhhh hate to be mean but it's not memorable enough...I think...
Diablitojack: The Namikaze Legend: Inari's prayer? We'll see...I'll see what I can do about the whole godlike thing. It's not really easy to have a godlike character with development. With great physical power comes great emotional distress...hence the more godlike he is, the more emotionally broken. That's the equation when it comes to Godlike characters otherwise there isn't going to be much development.
Guest: The sequel...and maybe the last few chapters before Naruto leaves.
ExoticAngel97: Glad you got it! I'll see what I can do with the title!
mr grimjaw: you silly goose! All you guys are goin' around saying "SUPERT" WHAT DOES IT MEANNNNN
Tachibana Natsu: YOUR VOTE IS NOW TAKEN! BAM you've just sold your soul to me MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA just kidding, I'm insane
Nobody: Clearly, you're not a nobody. GET AN ACCOUNT SO I CAN THANK YOU! I didn't catch that issue (and I probably won't change it until later when I revise most of my chapters and repost them.) Thank you for reading this story in three days! Golly jeepers, you're a dedicated reader. Homonyms are difficult and I try to make my writing as accurate as possible (gee prepositions, why didn't I catch that!) Also, a lot of spelling errors are thanks to my stupid phone. I type on the Iphone and autocorrect likes to go haywire on me, then I go back and read it and I'm like "What the hell, Aerotyl" and occasionally I don't catch it. I'm only a high school student so I have no idea what college is like! *start to panic* The professors seem like harsh graders! Well, I'll try to catch my mistakes next time! Keep on reading! Hopefully, you won't have to reread the whole thing in another three days, that must be tiresome!
nighsangel: Well, wait no more! I have updated! And mostly because of you and the next reader. After your sorta belated review (most reviews come literally right after I update (and I'm not saying the other reader's reviews mean nothing)) I felt somewhat...rejuvenated. So I immediately started typing again. MOTIVATION RESTORED!
DarkBlackHeart: Oh my god, thank you! You don't know how much that means to me! No matter how many favorites, follows, or reviews I get, knowing that someone enjoy's my story means a lot to me! Haha, sometimes I reread stories like that when they update too. Glad I'm not the only one! Thanks for reading!
Well, like I mentioned in the review^ YOU ALL ARE THE BEST! I love each and every one of you! My readers are my world! You guys are sexy beasts that I just want to cuddle and hug! I guess that makes you cute and adorable beasts but sexy nonetheless! I'm so happy that you are all supporting me and I hope you continue to do so in the upcoming chapters and sequels. You have no idea how much one review or follow or favorite means to me. It's like seeing a magical unicorn that brightens your day. Reason why I update=you readers. SORRY FOR THE UBER SHORT CHAPTER!
Btw: Quick question to all you readers. I'm really curious as to where you get your pen names so if you want, in the review or PM, tell me how you came up with your name? I'm really curious because some of them are really creative.
Aerotyl, over and out.