Yo!! Koji and his team begin their rounds of training for the bad guys. Koji is sure he can help them, and I believe he can!

Side Note: Sorry I am late on updating. Not only was I babysitting, I also dropped everything I was doing to beat this game called Persona 3. The Final Boss is the biggest bitch boss I have ever faced. 12 different forms, and the 13th form charmed my healer so she full healed him, restoring 5000 of the 6000 hit points I chipped off in 100 damage bits for a good hour and a half. So at 3:00 am. yesterday morning, try number 4, I was very irritable and broke my Silver PS2 Controller. But that is what it means to be a gamer. I am sorry.

Chapter 39: Arrival to Kokiri Town!! Time to Strengthen the NOOBS!!

"Okay. You guys are merely Genin for a reason. This stage is meant to get you acquainted with the different kinds of skills you can possess." Koji said, and the Genin nodded.

"Once we get to Kokiri Town, since it's nearing dark, we'll find a inn to use as a base of sorts." Koji said, and the Genin nodded. "Since we have another 5 days before we're supposed to leave, we'll spend 2 days building you noobs up." Koji said.

"Noob?" Hanabi asked. "It's a nickname for a beginner." Kenta said, and Hanabi scowled at Koji. "Face it squirt. You are beginners compared to someone like me." Koji said, smirking.

(Leaf Village)

Sanosuke sat at the Ramen Bar, bored to death. Koji wasn't anywhere in town, and Naruto had left on some important mission. In short, it was boring without anyone to cause trouble.

"Hey, your name is Sanosuke right?" He turned, and raised his eyebrows when Tenten sat next to him. "You need something?" Sanosuke asked. "Me and the other girls are going on a mission. Can you watch Satoshi for me?" Tenten asked. Sanosuke gave her another look.

"When did you have a child?" Sanosuke asked, and Tenten turned red from embarrasement. "He isn't my child! He's my little brother!!" Tenten said, and Sanosuke shrugged. "I guess I can…" Sanosuke said, and Tenten smiled, hugging him.

"Thank you!!" Tenten screamed, and took off to prepare for her mission. "You look like quite the ladie's man." Teuchi said, and Sanosuke sweat dropped. "You worry about making ramen, and I'll worry about my problems." Sanosuke said, and Ayame chuckled.

(Kokiri Forest)

"Okay, for the next two days, we'll work on something that I know I can teach you. It's called Chakra Control." Koji said, and the Genin nodded. They were in the middle of the forest north of Kokiri Town at 8:00 in the morning. The Bandits hadn't marked this place up yet, so they were safe.

"So, 'sensei,' how do we get better chakra control?" Satoshi asked, as though Koji couldn't better them himself. "Since Skippy there seems to be quite full of himself, among other things, we'll begin." Koji said, tossing them each a kunai. "What do we need these for?" Kenta asked.

"For training. Since I hate spelling it out for you guys, I'll let you figure it out. My sensei taught me how to control chakra with this exercise." Koji said, sitting next to a tree. "So, what do we do?" Kenta asked. "I say we attack him." Satoshi muttered, an evil smirk on his face.

"Don't do anything you would regret, like attacking me, Satoshi." Koji had killed that plan the before it could even live. "Maybe we need to look beneath the lines. Maybe the kunai isn't meant to be a weapon." Kenta said. Koji smirked. The boy was getting it.

Time for one small push.

Koji yawned dramatically, and began to climb the tree using nothing but his feet, and some chakra. The Genin saw what he was doing, and Hanabi's eyes widended, before she smirked. "I got it." Hanabi said, and the boys looked to her.

"What now?" Satoshi asked. "We have to climb the tree using nothing but chakra." Hanabi said, and Koji could see light bulbs shine above the other two. "Of course!!" Satoshi screamed. "So, ready to work?" Hanabi asked, as they took their marks. On three a treee, they all charged a tree, and Koji chuckled at this.

(Outside Cloud Village)

Shinji was walking along a path towards the Cloud Village. He didn't have a particular goal in mind, but he felt the need to travel to the Cloud Village. (Always wanted to travel to the Cloud Village.) Shinji thought to himself.

He smirked. He was drawn to this village, as thought fate was telling him to go there. Shinji smiled. (Something fun is going to happen.) Shinji thought, as his brown hair danced in the wind, and his black shirt with a red eye on the back fluttered in the wind. "Something is coming. Maybe not now, but something big." Shinji muttered to himself, adjusting his glasses.

(Kokiri Forest)

Koji sat from atop his tree, chuckling at the sight. Satoshi and Hanabi were on the ground, grumbling about the fact that they could only make it halfway. Kenta had wisely played the role of observer after his initial try, and watched both Hanabi and Satoshi fail.

He then walked to the tree, and put his foot upon it. He tested how much chakra was needed before the bark shattered. Nodding to himself, he then tested how much chakra he needed before he stuck to the tree. He smiled when he figured it out, and hopped a little.

Seeing the foot stuck to the tree made him cheer in his head. (Almost got it.) Kenta thought to himself. He then brought his other foot up, and used chakra to stick into the tree, until he was standing perpendicular to the tree. Kenta stood there, and admired his progress. "He's going to get it, and before noon also." Koji muttered. It was about 11:00. One hour till noon. (Show me what you got, Kenta.) Koji thought to himself, smirking.

(Leaf Village)

"So, you girls know the extent of your mission?" Tsunade asked. "Yes." The 4 Kunoichi of the Konoha 12 said. "If you find out anything about Akatsuki, or even those weird guys in the black robes, you contact me for backup instantly." Tsunade said, and the girls nodded, and walked to leave.

"Tsunade-sama. Is it safe to send them to that place?" Shizune asked. "It's a school." Tsunade said. "A NINJA School, for only Kunoichi!!" Shizune said. "Koji will have a blast when he finds out what I'm making Sakura do." Tsunade said, amused. Shizune sighed, and TonTon oinked.

(??)

"It's been 15 years since we've had a full set of 10 Akatsuki members." The leader said, and the other nine nodded. "It seems like things have gotten interesting while me and Itachi were away." Kisame said.

"Besides Kanzaki, who else is here?" Deidara asked. "Two new members. One from the Star Village, and one from the Cloud Village." He said, and Kanzaki's eyes widened.

"I'm not a Missing Nin! I just want to follow Itachi-kun for everything he's done for me!" Kanzaki said. Itachi sighed, and silenced her by ruffling her hair. "So, who are the two new ones, yeah?" Deidara asked.

"Frankly, I don't feel the need to have you know who I am." One of them said, and he walked into some light, revealing the Cloud Headband that was scratched across the middle. "You have been causing trouble since our last meeting. But because of it, the Shadow Blades haven't done anything serious in a while." The leader said, his slashed Rain Headband flashing across the room briefly.

"We are sorry for our distraction before getting here, Leader-sama." The other new member, his Star Headband slashed across, said. "Your distraction? I was the one having fun. You merely stood on the sidelines!" The Cloud Nin said. He glanced around, and he caught sight of silver hair.

"It seems like I missed a couple, but I didn't think that the White Eye would be here." He said, and Kanzaki looked at him confused. "What do you mean?" Kanzaki asked. "You haven't heard? Your whole family is dead." He said, and he stepped more into the light, to reveal Midnight Blue eyes, and green hair. Kanzaki's eyes widened, before tears slowly began to form in her eyes.

"What? My family? Who did it? Who would kill an entire-" "I would." The man of 25 with the Cloud Heabdband said, stunning her silent. "You killed them all?" Kanzaki asked silently, as her chakra began to flare.

"You should have seen it. Tarogans of all colors tried to stop me, but they fell by my Tonfas. Only you, White Eyes, and the Black Sheep, Orange Eyes, are left." He said, and Kanzaki's eyes flashed from under her hair.

"YOU BASTARD!!" Tarogan activated, she charged at him head first, and he pulled out a Tonfa, ready to fight. He swung, and she threw a punch. Neither attack hit, since Itachi blocked both attacks.

"Kanzaki. We do not attack comrades in the Akatsuki." Itachi scolded her, and her Tarogan de-activated, and she looked at him with sad eyes. "But…" She couldn't finish her sentence, and buried her face into Itachi's chest. Itachi patted her head, and leader sighed.

"Look. In a few days, things are going to be different. Partners may be switched around. So for the moment, stay alone, and don't let anything bad happen." Leader said, and he disappeared.

"Seems like things are getting real interesting, yeah!" Deidara said, disappearing in his poof of smoke.

"Stay alive, Itachi." Kisame said, disappearing.

"Seems like something big is going to happen." The white half of Zetsu said. "Ha! As long as I get to fight!" The other half said, and they sort of melted into the earth, and disappeared.

Tobi kept quiet. (What the hell are you planning, Pain?) Tobi thought to himself, before he too, disappeared. The female member disappeared without a comment.

The man from the Star Village disappeared without a comment as well. "Keep to yourself Rei. Don't cause trouble." His voice floated in the air.

"Che. Like that Starboy could take me." Rei said. "I can." Rei turned, and glared at Itachi, who looked at him with cold emotionless Onyx eyes. "And I should be scared of some wuss like you?" Rei asked.

"Listen, and listen good. As long as Kanzaki is part of this organization, if she is in these Red Cloud Robes, if you so much as threaten her, I will kill you myself." Itachi said. "And what if she isn't?" Rei asked.

"If something should happen where she leaves Akatsuki, you still won't be able to kill her." Itachi said. "Why's that?" Rei asked, smirking as thought Itachi couldn't counter that. "Because you will still have to go through me. Should she leave, I will kill her myself. You won't touch her." Itachi said, his Sharingan blazing fiercely.

Rei blinked, and felt a chill. The stare from the Sharingan made him feel antsy, and he scowled. "Fine." Rei said, disappearing. Kanzaki smiled at Itachi, and he sighed. "You are a horrible liar." Kanzaki said, and Itachi raised an eyebrow.

"If I were to leave, we both know I would drag you with me." She said, and Itachi sighed again. "I would put up a fight." Itachi said. "And I would make you come, and you would enjoy it!" Kanzaki said, and Itachi smirked, ruffling her silver hair.

"We'll just see, won't we?" Itachi said, as he left the cave by walking away. Without asking, or needing to, Kanzaki followed him, and fell into step with him. She elbowed him lightly, and he de-activated his Sharingan. "Habit." Itachi said, and Kanzaki chuckled. It was true enough. It would take time getting used to being able to see with his normal black eyes.

(Kokiri Town)

Koji sat on top of the tree, smirking. The Genin looked like they would be there for a little while longer. Kenta on the other hand, finished about an hour ago. In response, Koji told him to try walking up and down the tree. All three were in front of his tree, panting and suffering from lack of chakra.

"Okay. We've been out here since morning, and I've run out of Soldier Pills. Let's call it a day, and get some food." Koji said, and there were groans from the trio. "Come on, sensei. Just 5 minutes to rest." Satoshi complained, and Koji chuckled.

"Sorry shrimp. The sooner you get to the inn, the sooner we can-" Koji cut his sentence short when he saw them all asleep. (Guess I overdid it. But it can't be helped. It will aid them in the long run.) Koji summoned 2 Shadow Clones, and each one carried a Genin. "Soon. You three will become great Ninja." Koji mused to himself.

(Unknown Village)

Itachi and Kanzaki had found a small village, and paid for an inn room. Since the room had two beds, there was no need for any awkward situations (Kanzaki) or worry of invading personal space. (Itachi)

Both had decided to call it a day, and laid in their beds. Kanzaki was staring at the ceiling with a solemn look on her face, and Itachi was asleep, yet attentive enough to jump to action.

"Itachi-kun?" Kanzaki asked, and Itachi grunted to show he was listening. "Can we go to Kumo? I wish to find out what happened to my family." Kanzaki asked. "You are aware that you may be considered a Missing Nin since you've been gone for so long." Itachi said. Kanzaki nodded, and Itachi sighed.

"I'll figure a way to get us in and out without getting arrested." Itachi muttered, before falling back asleep. Kanzaki smiled, and closed her eyes. "Thanks, Itachi-kun." She wasn't expecting a reply, and she didn't get one. Only a small snore to show Itachi was asleep.

(Kokiri)

Morning came, and Koji was surprised to see that all the Genin were gone. He put his clothes on, as though nothing wrong was happening, and smirked. He left the inn, and went to the forest. When he arrived, it wasn't a surprise that Kenta was meditating under a tree.

"Look up, Koji-sensei." Kenta said, and Koji nodded. "Nice that you could sense me." Koji said, and he looked up to see Satoshi standing on the branch, smirking. "You shouldn't cheat, Satoshi." Koji scolded, and Satoshi sighed. "You got me, sensei." Satoshi said, and Koji nodded, before Satoshi slid back, and began to hang upside down from the branch like a bat.

"Still think I cheated, sensei?" Satoshi asked, and Koji merely shook his head. "Where's Hanabi?" Koji asked. Satoshi pointed to a tree, and Koji's eyes widened in surprise when he saw Hanabi mediating upside down on a branch. "Hyuugas have superior chakra control. It comes with our family jutsus." Hanabi explained without opening her eyes, and Koji sighed.

"Okay, you guys learned to control your chakra. Now take a break, at noon we initiate your last leg of training." Koji said. "And that is?" Kenta asked. "You three will join forces and use everything you've learned to take me down." Koji said.

"You mean?" Satoshi asked, excited. "That's right. This time, I'll be your opponent, and your goal is to take my necklace from around my neck. Don't worry. I'll try not to go all out on a bunch of kids." Koji said. "But I must warn you. In order to win, you WILL have to come at me with the intent to kill, or else you'll never win." Koji said, and the Genin all smirked in determination.

ShadowRonin: Koji is about to take on the Genin to see if they are truly ready, and Itachi and Kanzaki are about to embark on a journey to Cloud. Things are about to get really interesting.

Next Chapter: Koji takes on the Genin, as Itachi and Kanzaki arrive in the Cloud Village to learn that the clan has been massacred, just as the Cloud Nin said. Everything comes together in:

Chapter 40: Battle To Prove Themselves!! Masamune Survivor Reunion!!