Chapter 2
Hey all! So I'm glad to see this story getting some positive reviews. Now to address a few things that I saw someone having trouble with, Hinata will not be normal Hinata she will be Road to Ninja Hinata. Personally I think that version of will fit in well.
Also to let you all know chapter 1 was more or less a prologue to this. So in a way…..this is chapter 1…..yea should have thought about that earlier.
Song – Why Can't we be Friends – Smash Mouth
I don't own Naruto. If I did you would have 4 days instead of 3 in Majora's Mask
The sun was just getting ready to set over Konoha when the two eternal gate guards notice two figures walking towards the village.
"Hey Kotetsu who do you think that is?" Izumo asks
Kotetsu shakes his head and shrugs his shoulders "Not sure. Lady Tsunade didn't say anyone was expected to be arriving at the village today."
Izumo pulls a small telescope out to see who it was when he heard someone talking to him. "Hey Izumo who are you looking at with that?"
Without turning around Izumo answers "Oh hey Naruto haven't heard from you in a while I thought you were….NARUTO!" he ends up welling out.
Kotetsu is shocked as well. Looking away from the road and towards his partner he sees a young adult in a completely back uniform that almost resembled a mercenaries.
Taking a step back he gives them a small smile "Yo!" he says in a Kakashi like fashion.
Kotetsu was the first to break from the stupor they both were in "Naruto what are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be gone for 4 years? It's only been 3"
Naruto's eyes harden a bit at the question "yea I was supposed to be gone for 4 years but granny sent me a request to return home ASAP" he tells them
Izumo looks at him "what did she say?"
"Classified sorry" he says walking past them.
Kotetsu just dawned a look of confusion while Izumo remembered something "you have to sign back in Naruto!" he yells hoping to get the blondes attention.
Naruto doesn't turn around but makes a seal less shadow clone and sends it back "hey sorry boss doesn't want to deal with stupid stuff like this" it tells them
Kotetsu just nods "fine just make sure he knows not to do it again. We do need to keep some kind of check and balance for who enters and leaves the village" he tells the clone
"You got it" the clone says before dispelling.
Izumo looks over "How is Naruto going to know what you told the clone, if it just dispelled itself?" he asks
Kotetsu shrugs his shoulders "not sure, just means we will have to tell the real one when he gets here"
Izumo slumps over "troublesome"
Kotetsu looks back over to him shock "um we forgot something" he tells Izumo
"Yea?"
"Who was the other person walking up the path with Naruto?"
"….."
"….."
"SHIT" was there shared thought.
"Maybe if we act like we didn't see anything it will go away….." Izumo suggests.
"I highly doubt that" Kotetsu retorts
"Well can you come up with any good ideas?" Izumo asks.
"Yea tell the truth. Stay here and actually stay on watch I will let lady Tsunade know" Kotetsu tells him.
"Fine but don't take all day this time"
Shrugging his shoulders "who knows this might get us taken off this job finally." Kotetsu says trying to find some kind of positive in the situation.
"Yea that OR she will demote us and we will be Genin again"
Kotetsu shakes his head and starts towards the hokage's tower.
With Naruto
He was taking his time getting to the hokage tower, taking in everything that had changed with the village. It looked like there were more villagers and that people were being a lot nicer to him. He chuckled to himself 'if only they knew'.
He was halfway to the hokage tower when he heard his name called "Naruto!"
Turning around he sees Kotetsu running up to him "I'm glad I caught up to you" he says
Naruto raises an eyebrow to him "why would that be?"
"Well you forgot to sign in and when we told your clone it dispelled itself" Kotetsu tells him
"Oh that" Naruto says laughing a bit "I forgot anyone under Jonin doesn't know the true secret of the shadow clones" he says
"The true secret? "He asks
"Yup when they dispel I get all the memories, so in a way I did get your message" he tells him "but I think what you wanted to ask me would be a little more important if you left your post?" Naruto asks knowing something else was up.
"Oh yea about that…." He started until he noticed that they had reached the hokage's tower. "I was wondering who was that with you on the road earlier….if that was you" he asks
"Oh that" He asks rubbing the back of his head "that was me and Master Jiraya" he says
"Wait Jiraya…..he has to sign in too" Kotetsu whines out
"Man you really are a stickler for signing in for some reason…can I ask why?"
"Well me and Izumo were told that if we do a good job that we would be taken off guard duty" he says opening the door for Naruto.
Breathing out a quick thanks he asks "and who told you that?"
"Lord Third before he passed" he says
Narutos eyes go a bit darker with the mention of the man he considered a grandfather "oh I see and have you brought it up with grandma yet?" he asks
"Well me and Izumo were thinking about it but decided against it?"
"Ok I'm confused here" Naruto tells him "you sound like you don't want the job, but you're telling me you haven't done anything to correct the fact that you're still on it?"
Kotetsu looks at him amazed "yea that actually sums it up"
Naruto shakes his head but sends a smile "maybe I can help" Naruto says before starting his trek up the stairs.
Kotetsu just stares numbly at where Naruto was for a moment before deciding to head back to the front gate.
Naruto on the other hand was still heading for another minute before he reached the top. Looking over to the secretary's desk he notices it's a bit neater then it use to be. Naruto smiles at this "Looks like Shizune did some cleaning"
Walking over to the large oak doors Naruto starts to knock quietly on them, when he didn't get a response he starts to bang on them "Come on in brat we've been waiting" he hears Jiraya well out to him.
Naruto just shakes his head and pushes the door open taking in his surrounding quickly he notices the way she redid the room since the old man was there. She had added a coach that sat over by the south end of the room it also looks like she added a couple of plants to give the place more a lively factor. Then finally he settled his eyes on the hokage behind her desk, she had her glasses on and was smiling at him. "Hey Grandma long time no see" he says
Tsunade just shakes her head him "good to see you too brat now sit" she says pointing to the chair in front of her.
"Naruto do you know why I called you back?" she asks.
"Nope" he says.
Tsunade nearly sweat drops but putts a hard stare on and turns it towards Jiraya "I thought I told you to tell him?" she asks a bit too sweet for his taste.
Jiraya gulps "yea I was going to but…." He trails off.
"But what?" she asks still in the wickedly sweet voice.
Naruto just sits in the chair and watches the interaction between the two of them with a growing smile on his face.
"You know what we will deal with this later for now" she says lightening her gaze she turns back to Naruto "now the reason why I called you back early is because the….." She started but was cut off by Shizune who just burst through the door.
"LADY TSUNADE THIS IS URGENT THE KAZEKAGE HAS BEEN ABDUCTED BY THE ATASKUKI" she yells out.
Tsunade's eyes widen. After moment something hit her, she looked over to where Naruto was sitting and noticed he was gone only a note in his place and her window to her office was open.
"Jiraya go and find him we don't want him to act to reckless"
"You've got it hime, but what do I tell him?" he asks
Tsunade thinks it over for a moment before coming up with a simple solution. "Simple take him and couple of others, go and save the Kazekage and finally kick some Akatsuki ass." She tells him with a smirk. "Oh and Jiraya please keep him safe, I can't lose him after I just got him back." She adds at the end.
Jiraya nods and heads out the window as well.
Tsunade sighs and stands up. Walking over to the chair Naruto was she picks up his note.
"Grandma-
I wanted to let you know that I'm going to save Gaara with or without your consent, sorry if that seems harsh but it needs to be done. Now if you let me go willingly I request two certain Chunin for my team. Their names are written at the bottom of the paper.
Sorry about the short visit, I promise that when I get back that we will talk for real.
Signed
N.N.U.
Kotetsu and Izumo."
Tsunade stared at the note before crumpling it. "Shizune fetch me Kotetsu, Izumo, Sakura and Kakashi." She tells her assistant.
Shizune quickly bows "yes lady Tsunade" and takes off.
Tsunade sit behind her desk and fills out the mission request form. "This kid is seriously gonna kill me" she says to herself.
With Naruto
Naruto had taken to the roof tops and was making his way to the clan district of Konoha. He knew exactly what building he was looking for, he been by it many times as a child.
Jumping down and landing in the center of a certain estate he walks up to the main house and unlocks it with a swipe of his thumb. Pushing open the door he walks in. Looking around quickly he notices the place isn't huge. By that he notices it isn't as large as the Hyuga or what is left of the Uchiha compounds.
Looking around he notices a book shelf that was semi out of place. Going to the end of the hall way he walks up to the book shelf. Pushing it to the side you could see a door that had a seal on it, Naruto knowing what to do bites his thumb to draw blood and swipes it on the seal. The door shudders for a moment before vanishing.
Naruto walks in to what seems like a mini armory. Lying around were a bunch of three prong Kunai a few basic shuriken and a bunch of scrolls. Everything seemed to be in a sort of disarray for the moment, but Naruto swore as soon as he was back he would reorganize the whole place.
Walking towards the back he saw a chest on the floor. He hoped what he came here for was in there. Biting his thumb again Naruto swipes a bit more blood on another seal that held the chest together. The top of the chest opened with a pop, Naruto looked in a saw a blood red katana. Taking it out he held it with sense of awe.
It was one of the most beautiful swords he has seen and he has seen plenty with his training with the toads. He then stood up and walks over to the wall looking around he sees a crimson strap that looks like it goes with the katana. Taking it off the wall he attaches it to the katana and straps it around his torso.
Leaving the room after that he vouches to come back and organize it later. He walks to the front door only to have someone call out to him "you know kid you shouldn't piss her off too much. She isn't the best when she is angry"
Naruto looks towards the living room which is right next to the front door. "Well Master you know how I am I won't just leave a friend in need" he tells him.
"I know kid, I know." Jiraya says
"So I take it she sent you to stop me?" he asks
Jiraya shakes his head in the negative "nope, actually I'm going to lead the mission." He tells him.
Naruto smirks "so I finally get to work by your side?"
Jiraya puts a warily grin on "not really kid"
Naruto looks at him confused "what does that mean?"
"Well, what did your note say?" he asks.
Naruto face palms himself "I forgot I requested those two" Naruto says.
Jiraya looks at him "oh Kotetsu and Izumo" Naruto tells him.
Jiraya snorts "well if you say so kid, what I was thinking was maybe Kakashi and Sakura"
Naruto looks at him with darken eyes when he says the last name "Master you know how i…."
"Naruto that is one of the things you have to give up got it! You can't keep living in the past" he tells him
Naruto just looks at him and nods "yes master"
"Good now if you're ready I think Tsunade will have the team already to go" Jiraya tells him
Naruto nods and the two head towards the gate.
END