Shippuden Chapter 1: All Grown Up

In Hono's eyes, Konoha hadn't changed a bit. It was still big, alive and pretty. The only noticeable new thing was the new Hokage face. Apparently, Sarutobi had resigned and offered his former student, the Sanin Tsunade, his job. After a lot of hesitation on her part, she finally gave in and accepted it, becoming the first female Hokage in history.

But none of that really matters now for the two new jounin. Shino and Hono had been sent by Yagura, the current Mizukage, to deliver a message to Tsunade in order to congratulate her on her promotion and were currently taking their first step into the village in three years. As soon as Hono stepped in, one of the guard chuunin jumped off of his chair, almost falling, and quickly ran as fast as he could, heading for the Hokage building.

"I guess I'm expected."- Hono commented. Shino laughed since it was no secret that the Leaf villagers hated the white haired jinchuuriki with a passion. They both headed to Ichiraku's, which was still the same as when Hono last saw it.

"Hono! Long time no see!"- even though three years had passed, Teuchi seemed as old as he was when the two Higure members left. It was as if time itself had stopped in the village.- "This one's on me, what do you boys want?"

"I want a veggie soup and water please."- Shino answered. Teuchi nodded, smiling. He didn't know the Aburame boy very well, but every restaurant or even bar in Konoha knew of his taste for salads and vegetables.

"I want a special ramen and a coke. Oh, and can you give me a small bowl of milk?"- Teuchi frowned, not sure as to why Hono wanted milk, but he quickly complied. As Teuchi started cooking, Hono looked around. There was a big blacksmith shop right in front of Ichiraku's named "Little China's Weapons." Higashi had made it to the top. Hono then remembered something.- "Where's Ayame-Chan?"

"She's buying groceries. She'll be so happy to see you're back!"- Teuchi answered from the kitchen. Hono smiled for a moment before he felt an attack incoming. He kept the smile up as he turned his skin to be harder than steel. The blow was very powerful, but it didn't even move him an inch. Shino didn't even turn his head, knowing Hono could take on whoever it was.

"That was for slamming Sasuke against the gate!"- Hono turned around to see Sakura. After a second, she realized her attack had no effect on him. She was shocked. He was surprised as well. She had managed to focus a bunch of chakra on her fist so well that her punch could have killed him on impact. She was obviously been tutored by Tsunade.

"Nice to see you too Sakura."- Hono replied, admiring her. She was different. She was taller, her breasts larger, her body more defined. She now wore a red top, black shorts, black boots, black gloves and a short pink apron skirt. She also wore pink elbow protectors and her forehead protector had red cloth. She was looking at him as well. He was even taller now, about 1,83 meters and his spiky hair was almost a mane around his head. His black eyes had a new iris around them, making them black and red. His whisker marks were even more defined now, making his features naturally more feral. He was currently wearing black ninja pants covered with grey shin and knee guards and an open sleeveless black hoodie jacket that had a white sun dripping blood on the back. He also wore metal forearm guards together wtih his black fingerless seal gloves. His machetes were crossed with their sheaths on his back. Sakura took a step back, admiring how Hono became even more handsome in those three years.

"Wow, you've really grown."- she commented. He smirked.

"Look at you, you used to be pretty, now you're even prettier. Congratulations!"- Hono replied, now looking at the woman that was standing by the pink haired girl. She was tall and had blonde hair that was tied into two ponytails. She wore a grass-green haori with the kanji for gamble written in black on the back, inside a red circle. Underneath, she wore a grey kimono-style blouse with no sleeves, held closed by a broad dark bluish-grey obi that matched her pants. Her blouse was closed low, revealing her large breasts. She wore open-toed sandals with high heels and red polish on both fingernails and toenails. When Hono looked back at her, Sakura was blushing from the compliment he gave her.- "Tsunade-sama, pleasure to meet you. Shino and I have been sent to deliver a message."

"To send two jounin to deliver a message? Yagura must be getting dumb or the message is too important."- she replied. Hono smirked. By now, Shino had rosen from his bench and come forward. He now wore an open black jacket that came down to his knees and had a white sun dripping blood on its back, and very baggy grey cargo pants. His black glasses were still on and his dark brown bushy hair was even longer now. Like Hono, he wore metal grey shin, knee and forearm guards. Both of the jounin wore Kirigakure forehead protectors. Hono around is neck and Shino around his right arm.

"Yagura-sama wanted to congratulate you on becoming the first female Hokage. He says he hopes that Kirigakure and Konohagakure will forge a strong bond and become allies. We know no more, as he wrote extra information on this letter."- as he replied, Shino took an envelop out of his jacket pocket and gave it to Tsunade. She opened it and read it, taking a few minutes. Out of curiosity, a red baby fox poked its head out of Hono's hood,sniffing the air.

"What's that?"- Tsunade asked. Hono smiled before petting the fox.

"This is Eris, she's the daughter of the kyuubi and currently my pet and comrade."- this answer seemed to satisfy the woman as she went back to the letter. After she was done, she wrote on the back of it and stuck it inside the same envelope, licking the tip in order to close it. She was much more casual than the former Hokage, but she got the job done.- "Thank you for replying so fast. We'll head off now."

"One thing."- Tsunade said, stopping them both as they turned around. She gathered some chakra on her right fist.- "You two are still deserters from Konoha. Technically, I can not let you go."

"Heh."- Hono chuckled. Shino smiled.

"Hono is one of the top members of the Bingo Book. He's in the tenth page and is marked with a "do not engage" status. I'm on the eleventh page and am also marked that way. Do you really believe you can face off against two jounin like us?"- the Aburame offspring asked. Tsunade silently gulped. He was right, there was no way she could beat them. She was a medical nin for god's sake! What was she even thinking?Wait, this isn't me! She quickly changed her chakra circuit's direction, letting all of the negativism go away.

"Genjutsu?"- She asked. Hono giggled. That was one of Orochimaru's genjutsu. Pretty handy against people with strong minds. They break apart easily. Tsunade tried to punch Hono on the back of the head but he performed the boar handseal before blurring and appearing behind her.

"Jinton: Mueisho."- he quickly appeared and disappeared from different angles, kicking her, punching her for about ten seconds before kicking her up into the air and appearing above her. Eris jumped down from his shoulder and bit Tsunade on the shoulder, not letting her move as she absorbed the Hokage's chakra. They were still flying up when Eris jumped up to Hono's shoulder again and released the chakra she had collected, offering it to her master. Hono kissed it on the head before extending his arm and pointing his palm at the tired out Hokage. Eris had an amazing chakra absorbing technique. She had completely drained the former Sanin and so, Hono had to control the ammount of chakra that he released in his next blow.- "Meiton: Jajimento!"

"No!"- Sakura yelled as her master was blown down and crashed against the ground after being hit by the blue flames that Hono had released from his palm. His Master was laying on a crater while Hono gracefully used Kuchyiose to summon Keegan, who stopped him from falling and quickly came to the ground before disappearing. Tsunade was able to rise her head.

"What the hell are you? What was that?"- she muttered. Hono smirked along with Shino as they fistbumped each other.

"When we left Konoha, a man came to guide us to Kirigakure. He later ended up being a bounty hunter and was only trying to kill us. We quickly disposed of him, but were still lost and ended up meeting this girl, Hiruko. She had managed to steal four Kekkei Genkais. Swift Release, Dark Release, Steel Release and Storm Release. When Sakura attacked him, I used Steel Release to make myself invulnerable to any physical attacks. When you attacked me, I used Swift Release to become extremely fast and directly counter your style since it only focuses on strength. And to end everything, I used Dark Release. I used the chakra that Eris absorbed from you and turned it into a blow against you. I admit I wasn't able to use my Akumanogan for a year after copying all of those, but it was worth it."- and with that, the two Jounin left Konoha, leaving the Hokage laying down, defeated so easily. One of the Chuunin guarding the gates ran to stop them, but Shino created a cloud of bugs that made him fly directly into Hono's palm before he blasted the ninja away with his gloves.- "I wouldn't try it again if I were you. Lay down, and you can go home to your wife and kids later."

"..."- silence filled the scenario as Hono and Shino simply walked off.