Magnus: Hi people, here is the aperture to the wave arc, as well as sme background to some major events to come, enjoy this chapter, and have a Happy New Year!

Disclaimer: We don't own Naruto, as well as anything you believe is being mentioned in this fanfic, Reiko Zonbolt belongs to Kage Bijuu, the the other OCs belongs to me

Chapter 23

Changes

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sandaime Hokage of Konoha, was currently at the verge of a crisis, but it wasn't due to an overload of paperwork, no, it was because he felt as if he just sold his soul to the devil, of course, the deal was to save the entire village from an imminent disaster, but Sarutobi had to accept it, he signed those papers thinking more on saving his life than to save the village, not because he doesn't care, but because he knew that the village would survive and recover eventually

"I think... I think I'll take a relaxing walk around Konoha...", Sarutobi said to himself, and then headed to the streets, to see if there was something else he hasn't noticed due to his old age

Konoha's Hospital early in the morning...

Sakura was excited, the words of her sensei were still fresh on her mind, that's why she was here, Kurenai advice was very clear, and she couldn't help but to see the bright side of her comment.

"You can't change into a strong kunoichi just by wishing it, try to find something that will make you useful for your team, something that makes you feel important, something to fill the gap you feel inside you, and then you'll be able to be strong"

Sakura decided to learn something that her teammates didn't had, medical skills, and to learn that, she needed to find some medic nin that would take her as an apprentice, she didn't hold hopes of becoming the next Tsunade, but she felt that this was her first step to be noticed as a good kunoichi

"HELP!, WE NEED A MEDIC NIN!!!", a distressed voice sounded, breaking the thoughts of the pink haired kunoichi

"I'm sorry, but all the high ranked medics are busy on surgery...", a nurse said, and Sakura couldn't help but to feel horrifyed by the sight, the two who were asking for help were ANBU, one of them had a large pipe encrusted on his side, and was bleeding at an alarming rate

"AND WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSING TO DO?, JUST SIT AND DIE?!", One of the ANBU shouted, it was an impossible situation, with no high rank medic present, it was near impossible to save the one with the pipe

"Quickly, bring him into a surgery room!", A man suddenly shouted, Sakura required a moment to recognize him, he was the other survivor from Silent Hill

"Dr. Stronghold, you aren't a medic nin, I can't allow you to treat an ANBU!", The nurse shouted, and for a moment, both Sakura and The ANBU glared at her

"Stop me if you feel suit, you, young lady, help me to guide the injured to the surgery room!", Doc said to Sakura, who had her full attention on the scene, she yelped in surprise, but due to the seriousness of the situation, she followed his command, and what happened next, will never leave her memory

Aburame compound, not so early in the morning...

Shino Aburame, he should be out of his bed since long ago, but right now it was impossible for him, he wondered how did this all happened, it was hard for him to believe how this pink haired girl jumped at him, just to nuzzle on him in a way too friendly way, naked, it was hard for him to believe how she refused to be separated from him, Ankiseth explained it as the Nurse-Patient syndrome, which was somewhat logical, if you take in count that the first thing she saw was the face of the bug user, however it was also hard to believe how she didn't minded at all the insects crawling out of Shino's body, in fact, she seemed to be fascinated with that, so, he ended taking her with him to his home, where she was given some clothes and a bed to sleep, Shino found it very creepy how his parents didn't minded about her being so close and friendly with him, of course, the 'worst', came at night, for the girl seemed to have a nightmare, and ended on Shino's room, on his bed, hugging him for dear life, until she fell asleep, that was at midnight, now was late morning

"I wonder how should I deal with this...", Shino muttered, not really expecting to hear any advise

'Mate with her, I certainly approve!', The Queen inside his head voiced her opinion, much to Shino discomfort

'Don't talk about things you don't understand!', Shino reprimand her

'Why aren't I understanding?, she likes you, you like her, she is a healty female, you are a healty male, isn't that enough for the two of you to mate and procreate?', Shino's Queen asked, and Shino turned several shades of red

'Is not that simple!, and why do you mean that I like her?!', Shino asked now, not really infuriated

'Well, your body is showing it's approval of your mate by erecting your procreation tool', Shino's Queen replied, if not for the fact she is an insect, Shino could have swear that she was teasing him

'Look, it's not that simple...', Shino tried to reasoning with her

'But it is, you only need to...', The Queen started, and Shino turned to a tomato red face while listening to the way she graphically described how to mate

"I wonder how will my parents handle this when they notice my current predicament", Shino muttered to himself, trying to to look at the girl that was currently nuzzling him in her sleep

"MY SON IS SO MANLY!!!", Shino's mother shouted, scaring the boy, and awakening the girl, who jumped and landed on him in a rather awkward position

'Didn't I mention that I sent a messenger to your parents to celebrate your newfound mate?', Shino's Queen asked, and yep, she was teasing him this time

Abandoned district, Very late in the morning...

A group of people of different ages were reunited at the entrace of the abandoned district, these were the chosen for the new school of alchemy, Shieska Haruno, Winry Yamanaka, Konohamaru Sarutobi, Hanabi Hyuga, a few other genins, and a bunch of ANBU shinobies, all reunited at the entrance of the decaying place, all questioning themselves about the place and the teachers, some glared at the kids, for they thought they were too young for that kind of art, while some genins were already grasping the sensation of power, until two red clad figures appeared

"Well, well, isn't his a colorful group of students?", Ed asked with a disturbing smirk

"Indeed brother, though I wonder how many of them will resist until the end... of the week", Al replied, his sweet voice and smile just made his statement more disturbing, suddenly, Shieska Haruno couldn't resist it, and made a question that sent shivers thru the spines of the rest

"Errr... sorry for asking this, but, I heard from my sister that you were... severely injured during a mission... and...", Shieska stammered, but Ed caught the idea

"Well, if you really need to know, take a look at this, artificial arms made from the finest steel", Ed answered, while showing his steel right arm, at the same time that AL showed his left steel arm, earning gasps from the rest of the group

"And before you ask, you are not responsible for what your sister have done, we hold no grudge against you", Al answered the unspoken question, and the group eyed the pink haired girl with wary eyes

"Now, let's get going with this class, now I'm sure many of you have weird ideas of what the alchemy can do, but instead of filling your heads with a bored explanation, we'll show you, the extent of this art", Ed stated, while Al started to draw a circle in the ground, with a complex pattern on the inside, it was big enough to be the base of a small monument

"Now, this is what a great Alchemist can do", Al stated, while touching the circle, it quickly shinned, and from the ground, a beautiful obelisk emerged, while some of the debris of the area disappeared, at the base of the obelisk, the Flammel symbol was showing, and in the four sides of the structure, a set of rules was being displayed, the entire group watched with awe the scene, but the ANBU shinobies believed it to be a storage seal, yet they remained silent

"Thank you, Al, now, this fine monument holds the laws and rules of Alchemy, you are going to memorize them, and follow them without questions, any attempt on violating the laws will be punished... and now, I'll show you what a True Great Master of Alchemy can do", Ed explained, and as he said the last part, he clapped his hands, and slammed the ground with his palms, soon, the entire compound area, buildings, debris, paths, and loose stones, became bright with the alchemy light, it took near five minutes, but when the light receded, what once was an abandoned compound, became a series of western like buildings, the roads well made with stones and fences, the group, as well as almost everyone in Konoha, found their jaws on the ground, soon a solid idea formed in the group minds, Alchemy was the science of Create

"Welcome to the Academy of Alchemy, get ready for the torture", Al playfully said, but it had little effect, the entire group had their minds already blown up

Training grounds, a few hours later...

As usual, Kurenai was waiting for her team, it was the last free day they had, and she wanted to ensure the teamwork of her genins, she knew that making they work without trying to kill the pink haired banshee will be troublesome, but since Sakura was showing signs of desire to be better, maybe helping her with that resolve will do the required miracle, she was still thinking on this, when the first one of her group arrived

"Hi, Kurenai-sensei, are we going to train today?", Kiba asked at the moment he got there, and Akamaru barked, supporting his partner

"Yes, also we are going to settle the differences we have with Sakura", Kurenai replied, and Kiba smirked at this, getting the wrong idea

"Kurenai-sensei, Kiba!, Sorry for being late", Sakura greeted, she was very happy, she almost was jumpy, ready to tell her team about her new resolve

"Don't worry about being late, you are about to be kicked out!", Kiba shouted in delight, Akamaru barking in agreement

"WHAT?!", Sakura shouted, tears ready to flow

"Calm down, I didn't said anything about that, Kiba is just misunderstanding what I said, so, did you found what you wanted to become good at?", Kurenai reassured and asked, and Sakura's face lit up with hope, while Kiba scoffed

"Yes!, I'm going to become a Field Medic!", Sakura shouted, and both Kiba and Kurenai raised an eyebrow at that

"You mean a medic-nin?", Kiba asked

"No, no, a Field Medic!", Sakura replied

"And what is that?", Kurenai asked, she was sure it was related to be a medic, but the therm 'Field' didn't rang any bells

"Is a Medic capable of doing surgery on the battlefield, but is not related to chakra control or healing!, it is based in only tools and skill!", Sakura explained, but neither Kurenai or Kiba were able to grasp the concept

"And who is going to teach you that?", Kurenai asked

"Dr. Marcus Stronghold is going to teach me, I already helped him to treat some ANBU at the hospital, HE SAVED THEM WITHOUT USING ANY MEDICAL JUTSU!!!", Sakura shouted, truth to be told she was so scared during the procedure, but the result was formidable, and the idea of not need chakra made it quite a skill to have

"Isn't that the guy that came with us from that cursed town?", Kiba asked, and Sakura nodded, she was about keep explaining, when she noticed the guy she wanted to tell all of this

"Hey!, where is Shino?", Sakura asked aloud, and as if being summoned, Shino appeared

"Sorry for... being late...", Shino spoke, and the rest of his group turned to face him, bt none was able to find their voices

"NYUU!!!", A pink haired girl meowed while hugging Shino from behind, she was dressed in an outfit identical to Shino's, suddenly she started to nuzzle Shino's neck, the boy tried to formulate an explanation, but since he didn't found any, he decided to remain silent

"YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!!", Sakura shouted her mind out, oddly enough, it was the same that Kiba and Kurenai had on their minds

Hokage Office...

During his walk thru the village, Sarutobi saw enough changes, some of them were good enough, like the Academy of Alchemy, a new symbol of power for Konoha, that was good enough to make his day bright, also he spotted a pretty lively team 7, which only means that he needed to find a mission to send them away soon, suddenly, his intercom came to life, as if answering his plea

"Hokage-sama, a foreigner named Tazuna wants to hire a group for a escorting mission", the voice of his secretary sounded

"Send him in", Sarutobi answered, and couldn't help but to shiver at the coincidence of this event

Meanwhile, in an unknown place...

"Rise!, lost hero, rise!, I have fulfilled what your people wasn't able to do!, so I demand you to rise!, rise to protect your legacy!", Ankiseth shouted, in front of him, the ghostly figure of a shinobi was rising to it's feet, weak, and powerless

"How... can I... protect him?", the ghostly figure asked, and Ankiseth handled him a gold ring, that radiated a powerful and dark aura

"Put this on your finger, you will become more powerful than any Kage ever been on earth, and you'll have the power to protect him from anything... Minato"

Magnus: I hope you enjoyed this chapter, also I hope you don't hate for the cliff hangers, at least you won't wait for a month to read what happens next, so yeah, I brought Shieska and Winry from FMA, but they are only look alike from the narutovrse, still, they will find their teachers very interesting, also I hope you like this new Sakura, I guess I couldn't resit to save her, Sasuke will not have the same luck, so, see ya in next chapter!