Okay here is the second chapter everyone. I hope ya all enjoy it.
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Redemption
Chapter 2 – Confession.
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Naruto saw something land in the garden. He told Jiraiya to make sure the children stayed in the house, while he and Kakashi went outside to check it out. What they found was a complete shock. Sasuke stood there with three children. Two boys and a girl. Naruto blinked at Sasuke in confusion. "Sasuke?" Naruto looked at him in complete mystification. "Hey Dobe." Sasuke replied blankly. Although Naruto could see the smile in his eyes. "Teme! What are you doing here?" Naruto asked. At that moment, Kushina came into the garden. "Dad, Auntie Sakura wanted you to hel- Hey who are you?" Kushina asked. "Kushina, go inside okay?" Naruto said softly. Kushina nodded softly. "Sure Dad." Kushina turned to walk off when Sasuke spoke. "Can my children go inside Naruto? I'd prefer to talk to you alone." Sasuke asked softly. Naruto grinned and nodded. "Kushina be nice, and show these three around okay. What are your names?" Naruto asked the children. The little girl hid behind Sasuke's leg, peeking out from behind her father, reminding Naruto, painfully, of Hinata.
"I'm Itachi. My little sister is Hikari, my little brother is Naruto." The older boy replied easily. Naruto blinked at Sasuke in confusion. "Go with Kushina-Chan and behave, alright? Itachi, look after your sister. I'm sure Naruto will have no problems playing with the other kids." Sasuke said sternly. Itachi nodded, and grabbed hold of Hikari's hand and picked up little Naruto. They followed Kushina inside. "Where do you want to go and talk?" Naruto asked. "Our old training ground." Sasuke replied. "It's okay Kakashi. I'll go and talk to Sasuke. Tell Sakura to follow on to the old training ground." Naruto said softly. Kakashi nodded and went inside.
The two decided to shunshin to the training ground and made it there in plenty of time. "What made you come back Sasuke?" Naruto asked. "It was time I came home. I should have come back a long time ago." Sasuke said softly. "Those three kids are yours?" Naruto asked. Sasuke nodded. "Your daughter looks like you. The red hair wasn't something I expected." Sasuke replied. "No Hinata and I didn't expect the red hair either. We think it must've skipped a generation from my mother." Naruto said softly. He always felt a little sad when he talked about Hinata. "I heard about Hinata. Some Leaf Shinobi were talking about it in a bar I happened to be in. I'm sorry." Sasuke said kindly. Naruto nodded. "It's okay Sasuke. Things like this happen." Naruto stated sadly. "So you have how many kids, Dobe?" Sasuke asked. "Four. Kushina, Hinata, Kasumi and Sasuke." Naruto said proudly. "You named your son after me?" Sasuke asked. He seemed surprised. "You named your son after me." Naruto shot back. "True. Is Sakura seeing anyone?" Sasuke asked.
"Actually, Naruto and I are married." Sasuke and Naruto turned to look at Sakura. She had her hair pinned up. She'd allowed it to grow a little longer over the years, but never as long as she had had it when they were Genins. Sasuke smiled. "I'm glad. I was kind of worried. If you weren't with anyone I would have left." Sasuke stated. "Why would you do that?" Sakura asked. "You used to have a huge crush on me Sakura. Now would not be a good time for you to still have that crush to be perfectly honest." Sasuke answered. "How comes Teme? Not that I'm not glad to be married to Sakura-Chan and all, I'm just curious." Naruto asked. Sasuke sighed deeply. Naruto could see that he was exhausted and looked paler then he had ever looked before.
"I'm really sick." Sasuke replied softly. "Being sick means you'll get better Sasuke." Sakura stated. "No... Sakura... I'm too sick to get better. I... I'm..." Sasuke seemed unsure how to say what he needed to say. "I'm dying. I don't have that much longer to live." Sasuke finally breathed out. Sakura and Naruto stared at Sasuke in horror. Sakura ran over to Sasuke, her hands green with medical ninjutsu chakra. She scanned Sasuke with her chakra and shook her head as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Sakura?" Naruto questioned. "His cells are being destroyed by some weird thing. I've never seen anything like it before. I don't know what, if anything, I could do." Sakura sobbed. Naruto walked up to her and hugged her tightly. He knew that she had wanted to get Sasuke back, just like Naruto had, for years. They had both trained to get their team mate back. They missed their friend. To be so close and to realise it was pointless was a terrible thing for anyone to bear.
"I'm sorry." Sasuke said softly. "Sasuke, why didn't you come back sooner? Maybe Tsunade can help." Naruto questioned. "I've been to quite a few medics and doctors. Tsunade is my last hope, but I don't expect much. My days are numbered Naruto. I wanted to spend them with the people I care about most in this world." Sasuke replied. "You are my best friend Naruto. You're like the loyal brother I never had. Sakura is like my sister. I just...... wanted your faces to be the last I see. I don't want my children to be all alone when I'm gone. I don't want them to have to watch me die by themselves. I'm going to deteriorate and I'm going to get worse. I don't want to put them through it all alone." Sasuke added. "Where's their mother?" Sakura asked. "She's dead. She got killed on a mission a year ago. She was a Sound Ninja. I left a long time ago. She refused to. She made her choices." Sasuke replied. Naruto understood that the subject was too painful to really broach right now for Sasuke.
Sakura looked at Naruto and then at Sasuke. Naruto grinned at her. "Come on Sasuke. Welcome home. For however long that might be. You'll stay with us." Naruto said seriously. Sasuke smirked his usual smirk. "We'll look after your children too Sasuke. You know that." Sakura added. "I know. I know that you'll treat them well. That's what I want for them." Sasuke said calmly. The team walked back to the house, finally reunited, and discussing all the things that had happened over the years. Who was with who, who had kids, and so on. It was a never ending stream that came without pause.
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Sasuke was sat carefully on the tree branch, which held the tree swing, in Naruto and Sakura's garden. He wondered for the millionth time since he decided to come back to Konoha if it was a good idea or not. He didn't want to put Naruto and Sakura through any more pain. He'd done enough of that. As he was thinking, he saw Kushina come outside and sit on the swing. She looked like she had been crying, with tear streaks down her face, and her red hair blowing around wildly in the wind. She was holding something in her hands and looking at it intently. Sasuke used the Sharingan to see that it was a picture of Kushina as a young child, with Naruto and Hinata. Her stomach stuck out, so Sasuke figured she must have been pregnant with little Hinata when the picture was taken.
Sasuke jumped down next to the swing and Kushina jumped, nearly falling off the swing in fright. "Sorry about that kid." Sasuke said softly. Kushina glared a little then moved up so Sasuke could sit next to her. She was wearing a pale blue robe, and Sasuke could see her pale blue slippers and pyjama pants near the bottom of the robe. Sasuke sat down next to the young Genin. "So what's bothering you kid?" Sasuke asked Kushina gently. "Dad told me that you're not very well, right?" Kushina asked. Sasuke nodded. "You're Dad's friend. I've heard about `Sasuke, Sasuke, Sasuke' all my life!" Kushina stated. "Really?" Sasuke asked. Kushina nodded softly. "It's strange to meet you properly. Even though you're pretty much how I imagined you." Kushina replied softly. "That doesn't explain why you were crying kid." Sasuke stated. Kushina sighed and looked at the picture. "I never expected it when Mom died like that. I got a Sister, and lost a Mother." Kushina said softly. "I'm sorry Kushina. Your Mom was very quiet. But I always knew she really loved your Dad." Sasuke said softly. Kushina nodded. "But now, you're going to die. I heard Auntie Sakura and Dad talking about it." Kushina stated before Sasuke could ask any questions. Sasuke nodded and Kushina continued. "After Mom died, Dad was so lost. He almost didn't come out of it. If it wasn't for Auntie Sakura, he might never have gone back to being that Dad I know." Kushina said sadly. "You're afraid that when I die he's going to be the same." Sasuke stated. Kushina shook her head. "I know he'll be worse, because you're his best friend. You're like Dad's brother. He loves you like family. It'll hurt him so badly when you die." Kushina stated.
Sasuke bit his lip. His worst fears seemed to be coming to life. "I'm glad you came back though." Kushina added. Sasuke blinked at her in confusion. "It would have been much, much worse if you'd died and he'd just found out about it later. Or he had never known what happened to you. He was always sad that he didn't bring you back to the village. He said his goal wasn't complete until you came back home." Kushina said softly. Sasuke smiled softly and ruffled Kushina's hair playfully. "Hey Kushina, don't worry. I'll do everything I can to make it all up to your Dad." Sasuke said. Kushina nodded and stood up to walk inside. "Why do you call Sakura, Auntie Sakura?" Sasuke asked as an afterthought. The twelve year old looked at Sasuke for a moment, than replied. "Because she was always Auntie Sakura to me. Hinata never knew our Mom. I did. It'd be wrong to call someone else Mom. At least... it would be to me." Kushina stated. She turned around to go inside again, and then she looked at Sasuke carefully. "You should come inside Uncle Sasuke. It's getting cold. The last thing you need, when you're sick, is to get a chill on top." Kushina said kindly. Sasuke nodded and followed the girl inside. He wondered why some of her words seemed so bitter for a child of her age. "She still didn't give a reason for why she was crying." Sasuke thought to himself.
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The next day, Sasuke was being dragged by Naruto and Sakura to see Tsunade. When they knocked at the door, Jiraiya opened it. Sasuke nearly died from shock seeing the shirtless male in Tsunade's house. "I did tell you they were married." Naruto stated. "Hearing isn't believing." Sasuke replied. Jiraiya smirked. "Tsunade'll be down in a minute. Come in." Jiraiya stated. They walked into the house and Sasuke noted that the place was decorated to both Tsunade's and Jiraiya's tastes. Somehow it all blended. Suddenly, a tall, male appeared from nowhere and tapped Sakura on the shoulder. Sakura jumped in fright, while the male laughed madly. "Sorry Sakura-San, Naruto-San. I couldn't resist." The tall male said kindly. Naruto shook his head in disbelief. "Well Nawaki you may be in Anbu but you're still a kid at heart." Sakura stated. Nawaki shrugged. "Well my parents are way too old now for all this stuff. I can't shock the hell outta them it might kill them off. They are seventy now." Nawaki said seriously.
"Mom had better not here you Aniki. She'll murder you in two seconds flat if she does." The group looked to see Mayumi leaning against the stair banisters. "What are you up to Mayumi?" Naruto asked suspiciously. Mayumi blinked and grinned at the trio of guests. "Hey Naruto-Sensei, Sakura-San. I'm gonna go and meet Dan and Sakumo. We're trying to figure out how to get Kakashi-San's mask off. We all wanna know who Sakumo, Saiyuri and Tenshi take after." Mayumi said gleefully. "Well you can try I doubt you'll get far." Sasuke stated. Mayumi glared slightly. "It's true Mayumi. Sasuke, Sakura and I tried to unmask Kakashi a lot when we were Genins. It just never happened. He was always too smart for us." Naruto added. "So that's Sasuke Uchiha?" Mayumi asked. The group nodded. Mayumi shrugged. "It should still be fun trying! We could get Anko-San to help too!" Mayumi exclaimed. Her eyes gleamed with mischief as she left the house. She seemed to be smart enough to know not to ask any more questions about Sasuke.
"So that girl is one of your students?" Sasuke asked. "Yeap. She is one of my students. Funnily enough she's more like Ero-Sennin then Tsunade Baa-Chan would ever like to admit." Naruto said happily. A large grin spread across his face. "My daughter is not a raging pervert, Gaki." The group looked to see Tsunade. She looked the same as always. "Of course she's not Baa-Chan." Naruto replied. Tsunade rolled her eyes. "I'm surprised he didn't get a good punch to the head for calling you that." Sasuke stated. "I'm seventy years old Uchiha. I can hardly deny my age now." Tsunade stated and walked down the stairs slowly. Time did start to show on the former Godaime Hokage. "So you wanted to see me about something?" Tsunade asked. Sakura and Naruto nodded. Nawaki shrugged. "I'm going on a mission Ma. I'll be back in about a week." Nawaki said kindly. Tsunade bit her lip and hugged her son tightly. He shrugged and smiled. "I'll be back as soon as possible okay Ma? I already told Dad. This'll be my last Anbu mission. When I come back, I want to train a squad of my own, so I've already asked Naruto-San to let me become a Jounin." Nawaki said. Naruto sighed as the mother and son said goodbye and Nawaki left. "I wish you'd tell me before you sent him out on these mad missions." Tsunade stated. Naruto shrugged. "You know I can't Baa-Chan. Sometimes it's just not in my power to say anything. Nawaki is a tough kid. Plus he's practically the best Anbu we've got. He'll be fine." Naruto reassured gently. "Being good, means he gets the most dangerous missions Naruto." Tsunade said kindly. "I know. But he always comes back Baa-Chan. This time he's staying for good." Naruto said. Tsunade nodded and then turned her attention to Sasuke. "Well let's have a look at you Uchiha." Tsunade stated. She then led the trio to a room near the stairs. It had its own examination table. "Sasuke, just sit on the examination table, and let me see what exactly is wrong with you." Tsunade said kindly. Sasuke nodded and sat on the table.
Tsunade started the examination process, taking some blood, and using her own medical chakra to scan Sasuke's body. The look on her face didn't seem to bode well. When she had finished, she looked at Naruto and Sakura sadly. "I can slow the illness down, but I doubt I can stop it. It's not going to be nice for you Sasuke. You'll end up vomiting a lot of the time, and if your hair doesn't fall out, it'll be a miracle. But you'll be alive for longer, while I try to figure out a way to get rid of the illness from your system completely." Tsunade said kindly. Sasuke bit his lip and nodded. He wanted to be around for as long as possible. "How does this thing start?" Sasuke asked. "I'll give you tablets and scan you with a form of radiation. It'll make the illness recede a little, but that doesn't mean forever, and I have no idea how long it'll work for." Tsunade said softly. "Does he have a chance of surviving?" Naruto asked. "I'll know more after I see his reaction to the treatment. It's not nice and I've seen very few people who came out on the other side of it." Tsunade stated. "I'll be using an X-ray machine to scan you before I give you this treatment Sasuke. I'll see if this thing can be removed any other way. It'll be your decision if you chose to have this treatment or not." Tsunade said sternly. Sasuke nodded, and the group left for home.
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Kushina was sat in her room, looking over the back garden. Her father was due to set up the new teams today, and she'd know who was on her team in one week. She watched Itachi, showing Hinata how to use a new shuriken jutsu. "I hate all of this." She murmured to herself softly. "What do you hate kid?" Kushina turned to see Sasuke standing outside her bedroom. She went back to staring out of the window. "Nothing Uncle Sasuke. I'm just feeling morbid." Kushina stated. "I'm not easy to fool Kushina. Something is obviously bugging you kid. Why don't you get it off of your chest?" Sasuke asked her. "Do you ever feel like you're not supposed to be here? Like you're existence doesn't belong in a certain place? Like you should be somewhere else doing something else?" Kushina asked. "The real question is do you feel that way and if it is alright to feel that way." Sasuke stated. Kushina sighed. "I..." Kushina seemed like she wanted to speak, that was when Sakura appeared. "Hey Kushina, are you hungry?" Sakura asked. "No I'm alright Auntie Sakura." Kushina said softly. She got up from where she'd been sitting, and left the room. Her red hair in contrast to the orange top, with black sleeves that she wore. Her black shorts a little too long and her black ninja sandals, in her hand as she ran off down the stairs, she was obviously going to leave the house. Sakura stared after her. "I don't know why but Kushina seems so... different since she graduated." Sakura stated softly. Sasuke bit his lip as he remembered the questions she'd asked him. The truth was that he had indeed felt that way once. Just before he had decided to defect. "How can I tell Naruto that his daughter is heading down the same path I once went down?" Sasuke thought to himself.
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Itachi was sat in the garden, watching as Hinata and Kasumi made friends with Hikari. She was still extremely shy but slowly, Hinata and Kasumi were pushing at the quiet shell she had created around herself. "What do you think?" Itachi's head whipped round to look at his father. "It's okay here Father. I wish I was doing something though. When you were my age, you were already a Genin. I should be doing more." Itachi stated softly. "I can talk to Uncle Naruto for you if you like. It would mean passing a test if you want to be a Genin, but I'm sure it can be done. You'd have to work with two others on a three man squad with a Jounin Sensei." Sasuke said. Itachi gave a small smirk, very like his father's. "I'd like that. It might be interesting to work with others." Itachi replied. Sasuke ruffled Itachi's hair gently and walked off. Itachi carried on watching over the girls. After all, the two boys were inside, with Auntie Sakura.
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That afternoon, Naruto was examining the team lists. It seemed they were a member short for one team. There were two girls without a third team member. "How can I put Saiyuri and Kushina together with no third teammate?" Naruto thought to himself. He heard a knock at his door, and when he called out to someone to enter, it was Sasuke that walked into the room. "Hey Teme what's up?" Naruto asked. "Nothing. I was wondering if there was a chance that Itachi could join a Genin squad. I want him to know about this village, and he's definitely able." Sasuke stated. "He'd have to pass a test like everyone else." Naruto said. "I know that. But he'd definitely pass." Sasuke replied. Naruto grinned. "Well Iruka will be happy to give him a good test." Naruto said. Sasuke and Naruto laughed at the memories of their old Sensei's idea of a test. "Well if Itachi passes, it'll solve my uneven squad problem." Naruto thought to himself. That was when Konohamaru barged in. "Hey Naruto Nii-Chan! Iruka-Sensei is here!" Konohamaru yelled loudly. Sasuke blinked. The last time he'd seen the boy, he was positive he'd been an eight year old child, not even a Genin yet. But of course time passed, and Konohamaru had grown up well. He wore the Jounin vest, and grinned widely, as he always used to. "Tell him to come in Konohamaru." Naruto said kindly. Konohamaru nodded and left the room as quickly as he'd entered it.
"He sure grew up didn't he?" Sasuke questioned. "Yeah. Apparently he's a real Ladies Man. I find it hard to believe I knew him when he was just a little squirt." Naruto replied. The two males smirked at the old memories. That was when Iruka arrived in the office. "Hey Hokage-Sama, what can I do for you?" Iruka asked kindly. "Don't call me Hokage-Sama for one Iruka-Sensei!" Naruto exclaimed. "Do you know how old I feel when you call me Sensei?" Iruka replied. The two males just grinned widely at each other. "Well, I'm sure you know Sasuke's come back to the village." Naruto stated. "As if seeing him standing in the corner wasn't an obvious give away." Iruka replied, making Naruto laugh. "Anyway, his son, Itachi, is old enough to take part in the Genin exams. He'd like to become a Genin, and take part in missions for this village. I was hoping, seeing as we have an uneven number of graduates this year, that you might wanna give him the test?" Naruto asked. "Of course, but there's a chance he might fail." Iruka stated seriously. "We'll see when you test him Sensei." Sasuke replied.
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Iruka blinked at the test paper he'd just marked for Itachi Uchiha. "Well he's smart that's for sure." Iruka thought. He had to test the boy's physical skills, but if they were as good as his written test then Iruka was sure that Itachi would pass. That was when he called Itachi into the room for the physical part of his test.
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All the graduates gathered for their team placements in their old classroom. Kushina was sat next to Saiyuri and Keido, Hoshiko and Tamiko were sat in front of them. "I wonder what teams we're going to be on." Tamiko said quietly. "I bet Saiyuri and Kushina are together." Keido stated. "I bet you're on the same team as that Tenjin!" Hoshiko stated. Keido glared. "I'd rather drop out then be on the same team as him. He's the biggest jerk I know." Keido stated angrily. The four girls laughed. "What do you think Kushina?" Hoshiko asked. "Actually I'd wager that you and Keido are likely to be on the same team." Kushina said blandly. "I'll also wager that Tamiko is with you too." Kushina added. Tamiko, Keido and Hoshiko stared at Kushina incredulously.
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Itachi entered the classroom, feeling very irritated. His father had walked him to the academy, but that wasn't what bothered him. It was the looks that people seemed to be giving him where ever he went. As soon as he went to walk down the stairs of the classroom, to sit in a spare seat, a boy tripped him, and he slipped face first into someone.
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Kushina stood up from her chair, and went to make her way out of the classroom. "I'm gonna go and find Iruka-Sensei." Kushina stated. As soon as she had stepped into the narrow pathway between chairs, she felt someone fall into her, and their lips met. She stared into jet black eyes and realised it was Itachi. The two pushed apart, staring at each other in horror. Then she saw Itachi glare at Tenjin. "What'd you trip me for moron?" Itachi hissed. "You're an Uchiha, and all Uchiha's are traitors. Besides, you're not in our class, so you shouldn't even be here anyway. You're not a graduate." Tenjin hissed. Kushina glared at the grey-eyed boy evilly. "He is a graduate, can you see the leaf headband round his forehead? They're not a fashion accessory. If anyone falls into me again because of you, I'll knock your teeth out through the back of your head." Kushina hissed angrily. Tenjin glared at her. "You're just pissed because he got your first kiss Ice Queen." Tenjin spat out. "What'd you call me asswipe?" Kushina growled out.
Before Kushina could move to punch Tenjin, Iruka arrived. It seemed he had perfect timing after all. "Okay, Kushina, Itachi, take your seats please." Iruka called out as he made his way to the blackboard. Kushina sat back where she was sitting before and Itachi sat in the spare seat next to Saiyuri, and the window. Saiyuri sat in between Kushina and Itachi. Niether Kushina nor Itachi knew that they were sitting the seats their own fathers had sat in. "Okay, as you all know, you're now Genins. That isn't without a certain type of risk. So you should always listen to your Jounin Sensei and stay alert." Iruka stated. The room stayed silent, but there were several students nodding their understanding. "Now all of you know we place Genin in three man squads, with a Jounin Sensei to lead you on your missions. So I'm going to read out the list of teams. When I call your names, try and find your team mates and sit together." Iruka stated. Kushina didn't pay much attention to the names being called. She heard Tenjin get called into team three, then thanked god he wasn't on her team, or any of her friend's teams.
"Team Seven. Saiyuri Hatake." Iruka called out. Saiyuri stared intently waiting for the names of her other teammates. "Kushina Uzumaki." Iruka called. Kushina looked at Saiyuri, a soft smile graced her lips. "And Itachi Uchiha." Iruka added. The two girls stared at Itachi for a moment. Then Iruka called out the next team. "Team Eight, Keido Inuzuka, Hoshiko Hyuuga and Tamiko Maito." Iruka stated formally. The new team and Saiyuri stared at Kushina. "How did you know we were going to be on the same team?" Keido hissed. "Because your dad was on the same team as my mother and Shino-San. Also, my uncle Neji, Hoshiko's father was on the same team as Hoshiko's Mom, Auntie Ten Ten, as well as Lee-San. They were trained under Tamiko's dad, Gai-San. So it seemed logical, seeing as Shino-San doesn't have a twelve year old son or daughter, that the three of you would get placed together, because of past ties and working teams." Kushina whispered back. "So you're saying that when my sister, Tsume, graduates, she's gonna end up on a team with Hinata and Kenji Aburame?" Keido asked, whilst stroking his puppy, Hakuri. "Probably. It's all just logical. Like Inoshi, Shikariko and Chouzin will probably end up together too." Kushina replied. "How does that work?" Saiyuri asked. "Well, Inoichi, Ino-San's father, Shikaku, Shikamaru-San's father, and Chouza, Chouji-San's father, were all on the same team, that was known as the 'Ino-Shika-Cho' squad and then Ino-San, Shikamaru-San and Chouji-San were all on the same squad, also known as the 'Ino-Shika-Cho' squad. So it's likely that Inoshi, Shikariko and Chouzin will all be on the same squad too. Family ties and such." Kushina answered.
Iruka had finally finished calling out the teams, and told them they could go for lunch. They were to meet back at their classroom to wait for their team's new Sensei. The group of six, the new team seven and eight, decided to eat in the classroom. "I wonder who our Sensei will be?" Hoshiko asked. "I don't even know that one. Kurenai-San is in Anbu now. She was my Mom's Sensei. Uncle Kakashi was my dad's, Uncle Sasuke's and Auntie Sakura's Sensei." Kushina stated. Itachi looked up at Kushina, after that comment. "I heard my father talk about Kakashi when I was little." Itachi stated. "Well there's one thing I know that you might not know about." Kushina stated. "And that is?" Itachi asked. "They were the only team he ever passed." Kushina replied. "I didn't know that. How did you find out?" Itachi asked. "I read the pass and fail scores over the last thirty years. Kakashi-San never passed a single team except for that one team. His test must be really hard." Kushina stated. "What test? We just graduated!" Keido exclaimed. "That's the trick of it. Each Jounin Sensei gives you a test to see if you're capable of being a Genin. You pass or go back to the academy on their judgement." Kushina answered. "That's not fair!" Keido stated. "Who said life was fair?" Kushina replied. "A Shinobi's life can be ended in a moment. You can't send lightweights out on missions." Kushina added. They spent the rest of their lunch in silence.
After lunch was over with the other teams showed up and sat together. Of course Team seven and Team eight sat in their original spots. One by one, Sensei's came to pick up teams. Team eight were shocked that their Sensei just happened to be Konohamaru. Team seven seemed to be waiting forever. Kushina glared at the door, as Saiyuri and Itachi looked at her. "Why is our Sensei the only late one?" Saiyuri whined, uncharacteristically. "Because he or she is a tardy asshole?" Kushina quipped. They heard the sliding door open, and turned to look at it. There stood their new Sensei.
"You shouldn't talk about your new Sensei like that Kushina." Nawaki said seriously. "Nawaki-Aniki?" Kushina questioned. "Hey its Sensei from now on kids. Don't forget that I'm the one in charge of you guys." Nawaki stated happily. "If you're in charge why are you late?" Saiyuri quipped. "Because I just got back from a week long Anbu mission and you were the last team on the list that hadn't been claimed. So I got you." Nawaki stated. A grin on his face just confirmed it. "Now come and meet me on the roof." Nawaki stated, and left the three Genin in a poof of smoke. "Awe I've been wanting to learn shunshin for ages." Saiyuri stated. "Well until you do we need to go and climb the hundred or so stairs to the roof." Kushina stated coldly. Itachi just stood up and followed the two girls out of the room.
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Once they reached the roof, the three Genin sat down in front of their Sensei on a little group of stairs. Itachi sat on the right, Saiyuri sat on the left and Kushina sat in the middle. "Okay kiddies. Introduction time. Names, interests, dreams for the future? Blah blah blah?" Nawaki stated. He looked at the Genin who stayed quiet. Then he looked at Itachi. "Since you're the only boy, you can start first." Nawaki quipped. Itachi sighed and looked at Nawaki. "I'm Itachi Uchiha. My interests are training and study. My dream for the future is to restore the lost honour of my family name and to make my father proud." Itachi said softly. Nawaki looked at Itachi and nodded. He looked at Saiyuri. Saiyuri nodded before Nawaki needed to say anything.
"My name is Saiyuri Hatake. My interests are training with my family, hanging out and pranking with Kushina-Chan and reading. But I don't read those Icha Icha novels like my dad does." Saiyuri cringed at the thought of Icha Icha books. "My dream for the future is to become the best Kunoichi I can be and to join Anbu like my father and grandfather before me." Saiyuri added. Nawaki smirked and then looked at Kushina. "What about you Kushina?" Nawaki asked gently.
Kushina shrugged. "I'm Kushina Uzumaki. My interests are training and bettering myself as much as possible. I dislike anyone who can't keep up with the path they picked." Kushina stated. "My dream for the future is no one's business." Kushina added. Nawaki sighed. "Well that went well. Kushina is being really off. At least the other two might have the potential to work together as a team." Nawaki thought to himself. "Okay guys, meet me at training ground thirteen tomorrow, an hour before dawn. We're going to have a nice bit of survival training." Nawaki stated. "Oh and seeing as you've never had survival training quite like mine, don't bother to eat anything. You'll throw it all up again if you do." Nawaki added. Then he disappeared. The three students were left staring at each other.
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Okay, that's the end of this chapter. Next chapter, obviously, there's going to be a test for the new squad, we learn a bit about Naruto and Sakura's thoughts on Sasuke's illness and we get to see an old character (or a new character depending on how you look at it) again.
Also I don't know if Kakashi's father was in Anbu. I can't actually remember, but for the sake of this fic, he was now. LOL! Also, I don't know which training ground Kakashi used with Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura originally. I can't remember what it was called, so at the moment it's Training Ground Thirteen. If I find out what it's actually called, I'll edit my chapters and give it the right name. If you got any questions, feel free to ask me. Although most of the time I use a lot of innuendo in my fics. Please R&R and I'll be updating soon.