Naruto Dragon Ascendant

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Chapter 11

Part 1

Memories

( ): Thoughts

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In Naruto's clan fortress/home...

Naruto had just awakened and looked at the calendar that he had brought from his old apartment and looked over the days, and it was there that he was utterly happy with the news that he was going to now be allowed to take part in missions again with his team, he was eager to be out in the field again as he got up and out of his bed, headed into the bathroom and got into good shower.

As soon as that was over, he got into his clothes and wore his new outfit that was modeled from his own clothes, though there a bit more regal looking and his clan's symbol there on the back as well, as soon as he was fully dressed, he got out of his room and was greeted by none other than Fenrix who was already dressed in his own normal attire.

"Good morning Naruto-sama, it seems to the day you get back to working with your old team, am I right?"

"Yeah! It's going to be great working with Kakashi-sensei, Sakura-chan, and even Sasuke again.. But I hope my mission will be an exciting one soon!"

Fenrix nodded at that and smiled a bit to see Naruto happy at being able to take part in missions once more. He could tell that his charge needed to get out more and get back into the world of being a ninja and he was more than willing to let that be the case as Naruto did need to get out more often than most. As they walked together, Naruto was surprised to see that the halls seemed to be rather silent at the moment, normally there would be some activity in the fortress and he spoke to Fenrix.

"Fenrix-sensei, where is everyone?"

The senior Dragon Ascendant grinned somewhat and the two walked into the direction of the kitchen and as soon as they walked in, Naruto was greeted by a rather surprising sight.

There was Hinata, Temari, and Hana all cooking together and Hinata was gently giving help to the others for the moment as the other two were taking their turn to cook, apparently Hinata and been able to convince both Temari and Hana to try their hand at cooking and it seemed that both were going to have to work hard. Temari had no prior experience with the cooking aspect of being married, while Hana had some experience as she was the house keeper when her family was out and she had no duties, but her skills were not that good.

Hinata however was more than willing to help her co-wives in this matter and her gentle nature was more than enough to get the others at ease with this aspect of their lives, so far it was working well enough for them as she guided them through the cooking of the dishes that they had selected. As he watched the whole thing unfold before him Naruto couldn't help but wonder just how things were going to turn out in the future.

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Later...

"Man....that was great, I haven't had that much food in my life!"

Naruto walked towards the training field while Hana, Temari, and Hinata were next to him, the meal in the fortress was something else as he was able to keep various meals that were made and thankfully his appetite was more than enough to handle that much food. Hinata's cooking was great while Temari and Hana were not so bad either though they each had their own preferences to cooking, Temari was not really into spicy food all that much and seemed to dislike some types of seafood namely squid and octopus, while Hana on the other had doesn't seem to have any serious likes and dislikes when it came to food so she seemed to be the more balanced of the three when it came to food.

After the breakfast feast that they had been in, the four of them headed off to meet with Kakashi who had left behind a message to Fenrix to have Naruto and company meet him, Sasuke, and Sakura to the training field. They were naturally escorted by Hana's canine familiars the three wolf/husky hybrid siblings known as the Haimaru Sankyodai or the Grey Triplets, the three canines were close to Hana and they also seemed to be in cordial terms with Hinata since it was learned by Naruto that Hinata would sometimes bring snacks and treats to the dogs of the Inuzuka Clan apart from Akamaru, which was why her family treated Hinata like an adopted member of their clan due to her kind and gentle nature.

As they walked over, it was then that Temari spoke to the blonde Genin as she wanted to know what the blonde knew of the Jonin who they were going to meet.

"So you're Jonin sensei is Kakashi Hatake? What's he like?"

"You want to know about Kakashi-sensei Temari-chan? I thought you already knew him."

Temari smiled a bit at the endearment that Naruto gave her and replied to the question of her husband to be.

"I know only what the village elders have on him, he was known as the Copycat Nin, and is one of the recognized Jonin of Konoha and is known as the son of Konoha's White Fang, and is supposed to be the only non Uchiha Clan user of the Sharingan to date right?"

"That's about right but I didn't know about him being the son of White Fang, who is this guy you spoke of?"

Temari was surprised by this and replied.

"You mean to tell me that you don't know that much about you're sensei?"

"The only things I know apart from the stuff you mentioned already Temari-chan is the fact that he's REALLY tardy and loves reading those novels made by that Pervy Sage, you cannot see Kakashi-sensei without his face in one of those books!"

"Who?"

Naruto then replied to that, realizing that he had not explained just who he was talking about.

"The guy I'm talking about is the man named Jiraiya, perhaps you know him?"

Temari's eyes were raised and she replied.

"Know him? He's one of the Sannin, we know about him when we were still in our own school back in Suna, and as far as I recall he used to be quite the ninja in his day and even now as well, in fact he considered to be a Kage Level ninja already, he trained The Fourth Hokage as well and we all know about the Fourth's reputation. And I am aware of the fact that he writes the Icha Icha series of books, it's just kind of surprising that you're calling someone of his caliber by that name."

"But it's the truth…anyway, back on the topic of Kakashi-sensei, he is all that, but he's not so bad actually, he might be kind of blunt and all, but he's all right, though I REALLY want to know what he looks like without that mask of his. You know that a LOT of people here in Konoha are actually rather curious what he looks like underneath the mask and all that. Apart from that he taught Sasuke that Chidori technique so I hope that I soon get to learn some new jutsu since he promised to teach me something good soon."

"I see."

Hinata then spoke to Naruto.

"Naruto-kun…."

"Yeah? What seems to be the problem Hinata-chan?"

"I hope that we'll do well if Kakashi-sensei decides to test us on how we work with Sasuke-san and Sakura-san as well as you Naruto-kun. What sort of test do you think that Kakashi-sensei will use on us?"

Naruto thought it over and replied.

"Well…the only test I know that Kakashi-sensei uses the most is the bell test, and that has a lot of memories for me…some of which I prefer not to talk about."

Hana then joined the conversation.

"Why would you not tell us Naruto-kun? You should be proud of the fact that you're team actually passed that test. Maybe you might not know it, but Kakashi has personally failed at least a hundred Genin teams in his career, you and your team are by the ONLY team of Genin to ever pass the test. That speaks highly of your talent and potential, not to mention the fact that Kakashi-san seems to have a great deal of belief in your abilities"

Naruto raised an eye brow at that but before he could say anything, they had arrived at the field and there already was Sasuke and Sakura, the dark haired Uchiha seemed to be a bit different than before and Sakura was there and smiling a bit more at the arrival of the others. The pink haired Kunoichi walked over to the group and greeted Naruto with a look of relief.

"Nice to see you back Naruto, it's good to finally get back into taking missions again right?"

Naruto smiled at that and replied.

"You bet it is Sakura-chan! But we're not going to be doing things alone this time, Hinata-chan, Hana-chan, and Temari-chan are here to add their own power to the mix! Speaking of which, you think Kakashi-sensei is going to be late once more?"

"That's a rather odd question Naruto-kun."

They all turned and to the surprise of the team led by Kakashi, their Jonin sensei was early for once. Naruto was the first to naturally commented on that.

"You're early!!!!"

Kakashi replied.

"I did say that I was not going to miss this chance to see how this newly expanded team will perform remember?"

The others remembered that well enough and as Kakashi looked at the newly expanded team before him, he had to admit that this was going to be something worth seeing and experiencing. It was not every day that the usual team setup was changed. Since Kurenai's team was not on a mission, this was the only time Hinata was part of the roster, as for Hana, she was not required to be in the veterinary clinic at the moment so this was going to be interesting, and since Temari was not part of any team or have an occupation in Konoha that would require her attention, then she was going to be a constant member in the new roster.

Kakashi smiled a bit more and decided to get things underway.

"All right then….now that we're all here, we're going to have to take time not only to get to know the new members of this group, but also get to see each of us using our talents in battle in sync with one another. For now however we're going to have ourselves a special test. In the forest ahead of you will be a trap filled location that you will need to get to without getting injured and taking too long."

Sakura was surprised at this as she had been expecting Kakashi to be using the bell test like he had done with them last time and she decided to ask.

"We're not taking the bell test Kakashi-sensei?"

Kakashi smiled behind his mask at Sakura's question and replied.

"That will be for later….at the moment I want to see you all move at speed as well as under pressure since it has been quite an interesting set of events recently. As soon as we're done before the end of the day, we'll get down to the bell test. For now, this is a treasure hunt of sorts, as the reward in question is a pouch filled with ryo that will be enough to pay for a half week's worth of food."

Naruto grinned at that and the Jonin replied.

"Hold up Naruto….to make things fair for everyone, I want you to resist using your full powers at the moment and rely on the skills you had before your Ascendant powers came to awaken. You can use a few of the powers you deem as appropriate for your needs, but don't go too far all right?"

Naruto grinned and nodded.

"Sure thing Kakashi-sensei!"

The Jonin smiled at that and moved aside.

"All right, let's get to it!"

As the group went ahead to look for the location but it was not long for them to discover that Kakashi had apparently been much earlier than they did as he had placed a huge number of traps for them to traverse for the day, some were mere distractions while some were a lot more demanding, like rope traps, pits, and the like. All the while, Kakashi wanted to see how they would operate as a team, the first wave of traps made them a lot more cautious and it was not surprising for them all to slow down for a minute and start working as a team at speed as Hinata was going first while Hana and her three canine companions were on the move as well. The Hyuuga heiress used her Byakugan to scout ahead and guide them from possible traps that were triggered by chakra while Hana's ability to smell in the same way as a canine along with the canine senses of her three familiars allowed them to further avoid traps that were able to use scent to trick them.

Temari also decided to get into the act as she used her fan to take to the air and look about for more open paths and as soon as she was able to see them, she would join the others with Naruto using his Kage Bushin to scout out the locations so they didn't have to trip any traps in the area that they were now heading to, Sakura herself also was able to use her ability to dispel Genjutsu when Kakashi used several Genjutsu techniques on them for the sake of keeping them on their toes

However it was when they were near a river crossing and Temari had taken to the air that she called out.

"THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE WATER!!!!"

That halted the exercise quickly enough as Kakashi then moved to them all and gave the order to head off in that direction with Hana and Temari in the lead along with Naruto and Hinata. As soon as they arrived, Naruto then summoned the tattoos that allowed him to change his elemental affinity to water and with some slow motions was able to lift the person out of the water.

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Hinata used her Byakugan on the person and replied.

"He's still alive from what I can see with the Byakugan, but really tired, though I can see a large amount of chakra in him."

As soon as the sister of Gaara landed, she looked at the person before her and her sister wives along with her husband, she had been able to know most of the people there in the village of Konoha, but this person before them didn't strike a memory chord, that and the fact that he didn't have a Konoha forehead protector on his head told her that he was not from around here….unless he had that piece of equipment somewhere else on his person, as most ninja were able to place their forehead protectors on other parts of their body for difference in appearance.

"Who is he?"

Temari asked as she looked at the young man Naruto had just managed to fish out of the water, the man had blonde hair and in wild disarray and wore a scarf along with a long sleeved light violet shirt with an undershirt that was black, green pants as well and sandals. He looked to be a bit older than herself and seemingly harmless, but Temari had learned that first appearances were deceiving to say the very least.

Naruto shook his head and replied.

"I have no idea, but I do know that he's not from around here."

It was then that Hana moved towards the young man and went to check for injuries, while she was a vet and a majority of her patients were animals, Hana was trained in medical jutsu and she began to check the young man's condition, she was intent on this as the others arrived on the scene as Hinata guided them after she had met up with them earlier. Kakashi then spoke to Hana.

"How is he?"

"I can't really be sure, but he's alive at the moment, that's all I can say, I've never had much skill with human patients being a veterinarian, but I can tell that he is not in danger of severe injury. He still needs to be taken to the hospital though since I am very much concerned of his health."

Kakashi nodded and turned to the others, it seemed that the exercise he had in mind out have to be cut short for this moment. This stranger who Naruto had managed to find in the mission needed medical attention and needed it quickly.

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In Konoha's hospital...

Tsunade arrived and looked the young man over as he lay there sleeping, the Hokage then turned to face one of the Medic Nin who was in charge of the new arrival.

"How is he?"

The Medic Nin nodded as he picked up a chart and read what he and the rest of the Medic Nin had been able to gather on the young man brought in by Kakashi's group while they were out training in the woods.

"Apparently the young man passed out due to hunger as well as physical exhaustion, most of the wounds he had on were minor so they were fairly easy for us to treat. The other wounds however are consistent with wounds associated with those gained in combat, so he must have been in a serious fight. As far as we can tell, despite his injuries he's fairly all right, but when we did more studies, he seems to have some considerable chakra reserves."

Tsunade thought that over and wondered just who this young man was, so far he was out of danger and would recover soon, that much she herself could see, but there were questions about him that needed to be answered in due time, for now, the boy was to be in isolation and recovery until the questions about him could be properly answered. The Hokage then decided to handle another matter and that was naturally pertaining to the duties that she could give to Team Kakashi.

"Very well, is there anything on his person that can tell us anything?"

The Medic Nin shook his head and replied.

"No identifying marks as of this time, however, we did find this device on him."

The Medic Nin pointed to a small instrument that Tsunade was quick to recognize.

"An ocarina?"

"Yes, it seems to be very well made for a musical instrument and is unharmed despite the fact that the young man had been badly injured. We decided to keep this close for the time being so we can make sure that the patient will find it."

Tsunade wondered just what a young man would be doing with an ocarina of all things but decided to shelf that for another time as she decided to leave for the Tower for work, but not before talking to the Medic Nin.

"Keep him in isolation for a day or so, when he's fully healed, have him taken to a more public wing of the hospital, and I will assign an ANBU to watch him, once he is healthy enough to talk, have the ANBU send word to me immediately at the Tower."

"Hai Hokage-sama!"

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On the way to the Hokage Tower...

The Hokage decided to look for a mission that would soon suit their now expanded pool of talents as they were by far the largest ninja team in Konoha at this point and time as well as being rather diverse.

Naruto's newly introduced powers made him the powerhouse of the group and Sasuke's Sharingan would give them an extra edge along with his Fire based Jutsu, though she hoped that there would not be too much friction between the two since she was made aware of Naruto and Sasuke's rivalry with one another, and of course Sakura's own intellect, chakra control, and ability to dispel Genjutsu. She had a feeling that Sakura's current abilities were just the tip of the iceberg and with the right training, she could become stronger as well. She could see great potential in the pink haired Kunoichi and with time she could be able to match her fellow ninja, though how that could be accomplished was still to be seen, though she would be able to become skilled with her already existing skills.

And of course there were the new additions to the team, Hinata's Byakugan, her own level of chakra control and her Gentle Fist were deadly additions to the arsenal, giving Kakashi's team considerably advantages in detection and long range sight along with deadly Taijutsu skills despite Hinata not being the type to take a person's life, then there was Hana and her canine familiars as she lent the Inuzuka Clan's fighting style as well as their highly developed senses into the fight in conjunction with the already strong senses of their canine familiars which gave the team an even greater edge in tracing their quarry. And lastly there was Temari herself who was gifted with exceptional tactical brilliance and skill as was reported to her by Asuma and several other Jonin, coupled with the fact that she was a skilled fighter in her own right and one of the few Genin ranked ninja to have the chakra control and reserves needed to summon an animal companion, apart from Naruto, according to her data profile.

The facts before her were things that were on the Sannin and Hokage's mind as she made her way back to the Tower, at the moment, Jiraiya was busy gathering information on Orochimaru and therefore was in the field while keeping in contact with her and she had just received a report from Fenrix about the current mess that was creeping about with Homura, Koharu and Danzo, much to her annoyance and worry.

The three were among the most influential members in Konoha today despite the fact that Danzo was not part of the Council, she hoped that they were not going to cause a ruckus with Naruto's clan but she had a feeling that they were going to do just that anyway. The reason was that considering Naruto's already deadly powers, couple with the possible children that he and his wives would have would really make them viable targets for the elders to try and influence, and she knew enough of Danzo's organization and the man himself to never want any children that Naruto would have to be influenced by that war-hawk of a man.

Danzo headed the ANBU Root group and while Tsunade admitted that they had done a great deal to protect Konoha in the shadows, the methods they had were reprehensible to her, along with the brutality of their training methods and the idea of any child that Naruto had being subjected to such things was disturbing and repugnant to her in all aspects. She was not going to ignore the fact that Danzo was more than willing to do what he could and use whatever method he knew of to influence the children, she could block that, but the rest would have to be done by Naruto himself, his wives, and of course Fenrix himself.

Tsunade then shelved those thoughts aside for the time being as she decided to focus on the two matters that were in her mind, the first being the organization of Team Kakashi due to the expanded roster, as well as the young man who was in recovery at this time. The first matter was a bit tricky since they were a much larger team, though the idea of having an eight member ninja cell was not unheard of, it was rarely used since having too many ninja in one group would increase the number of losses.

She knew that for a solid fact as that was key reason she had requested that Medic Nin be present in each squad to minimize the losses suffered in combat, the same reason that cost her the life of her brother Nawaki years before. That was a sour point and it was then that she had an idea on two members of Kakashi's expanded squad....namely Hinata and Sakura, since the two of them were gifted with high chakra control, they could very well serve as Medic Nin to their group, if Hinata was not present in the group, then Sakura could be able to handle that regard, and while Hana was trained more of a veterinarian, she was also gifted with considerable Medic Nin skills, though she would have to focus more healing her comrades if the need came to that.

Combining Hana's talents and giving her increased training in the area of healing human patients as well as animals, and then training both Sakura and Hinata as Medic Nin would give Kakashi's team a serious advantage. And if Hana and Hinata were not able to join the group for different reasons since Hana was a Chuunin and worked in the veterinary hospital and Hinata was still part of Kurenai's team, then Sakura could still be able to do her part as Medic Nin. This gave Kakashi's team a considerable advantage over most of the other teams as of the moment and it made her smile a bit more as she thought it over. She decided to talk to Sakura's parents as well as Hana's mother and Hinata's father to see if they would agree to her taking their daughters in and training them when the time was right.

The next was the need to have the group be given a supporting leader due to the increased size, and that was easily fixed since Hana was a Chuunin and therefore was second in terms of rank to Kakashi and the fact that she was already a veteran ninja was adding extra weight to having her serve as second in command to the newly expanded team.

The blonde Sannin had no doubt that there would be other problems that would crop up, but she was willing to take the time and effort needed to get the newly expanded team of ninjas to be able to work well, she was rather looking forward to this day.

Which brought her to the other matter, and that was the young man that Kakashi's team had found when they were busy in their training runs a fair distance from Konoha. The young man seemed to be fairly healthy and would soon recover in time; however she was still not sure what to make of the young man at this time, she needed to make sure that she got all the details right before making a decision on the man.

As she arrived, she was greeted by none other than Naruto who looked very concerned and that made Tsunade stop for the moment to find out just what seemed to be concerning Naruto this much.

"What seems to be the problem Naruto-kun?"

"Tsunade-san, how is the guy doing?"

"He seems to be on the mend though we're not taking any steps to assume that he's out of danger, The Medic Nin will keep him under observation for the time being, as well as keep him under watch. We don't know much about him for the moment so we're going to make sure that he is watched by a lone ANBU."

"Watched by one of the ANBU?"

Tsunade nodded at that and replied before Naruto could speak since she could tell that he might try to defend the young man who he had found.

"I know that you might not like it Naruto since he was badly injured when you found him, but we do have to be cautious since after the whole debacle with Orochimaru and his forces, then we should tighten security for the time being to make sure that we don't get blindsided by spies or worse. It might sound unfair, but it is needed after all."

Naruto sighed and saw that Tsunade had a point in that regard and replied.

"I understand."

Tsunade smiled at that and replied.

"Good, anyway, I need to speak to your team so can you have everyone in your newly expanded group to meet me here in the Hokage Tower?"

"What for?"

"There are some matters that I need to discuss with them concerning the new rules that your team is subjected too as well due to the increase in size, all right?"

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In her office...

Tsunade and Shizune were in the office just as Naruto arrived with Kakashi, Hinata, Hana, Temari, Sakura, and Sasuke arrived. And it was not long before they were soon joined by Kurenai, Kiba, Akamaru, Tsume, and Shino. Tsunade had called Kurenai's team over in order to discuss the matter first with the teams involved and then she would later call on Hiashi, Sakura's parents, and also Tsume to discuss what she planned for the team.

Hinata was curious what her Jonin sensei was doing here at the time being, so she decided to wait for the time being to find out what seemed to be important for them to be here in the Hokage Tower. Hinata was not the only one as Hana was curious as well and so was Temari. Kurenai was also rather curious about this sudden turn of events but she was willing to be patient to learn what the Hokage wanted to speak of.

Tsunade smiled a bit mentally as everyone was all here, but now she was all business as this matter was something that had to be dealt with soon to make sure that the ground work was placed into play and not haphazardly put in.

"It's good to see that you all have arrived on time. The reason you've been called here is to lay down some important rules for Kakashi's team due to the increase in it's roster, as well as an important decision regarding it's members and that of Kurenai's team as well."

The others listened as Tsunade began to speak about the changes that Kakashi's team had to undergo in order to make due to it's size and the current pool of talent that it comprised of. The others listened carefully and despite not having a very high interest in such matters, Naruto did pay attention to the whole thing to find out what Tsunade had in mind for the group he was in.

It was Tsunade's announcement that she had plans to ask Sakura's parents, Hinata's father, and Hana's mother that she wanted to train their respective daughter in Medical Jutsu that really got their attention as the three Kunoichi were looking at Tsunade with some considerable surprise and awe. Sakura, Hinata and Hana were amazed that Tsunade was willing to train them in the art of Medical Jutsu. They were all aware of the fact that Shizune was Tsunade's closest equal in the art of Medical Jutsu, having been trained by Tsunade herself as well and while she was not at the level of her sensei, Shizune was more than able as a Medic Nin. To be trained by Tsunade herself was something of a great honor in any way possible.

Sakura was naturally the first to speak, though she managed to retain her composure despite the fact that she was overjoyed at the thought of being trained by one of the legendary Sannin.

"You want to train us Tsunade-sama?"

"That is correct, and I will tell you why, you Sakura already possess exceptional chakra control which is essential in the training of a Medic Nin, along with a great degree of intelligence and deductive reasoning which is evident in your records both in the Academy and in the Chuunin Exams, and unlike your team mates Sasuke who I have no doubt used the Sharingan and Naruto who DIDN'T answer a single question, you solved the problems well on your own without resorting to cheating in any fashion, that speaks highly of your already present intellect."

Kakashi, Sasuke and Sakura looked at Naruto in utter shock as the blonde gulped at the scrutiny while the others were also stunned as Kiba raised an eye brow, Temari looked with amusement, Hana was trying not to laugh, Hinata was surprised as well and Kurenai couldn't help but shake her head with a smile at the implications of that statement. Sakura was the very first to speak.

"Wait a minute....you mean to tell us that you DIDN'T answer a single one of those question?!"

Naruto gulped and nodded at that.

It was then that Sasuke did something that he was never known to do at all...

He burst out laughing.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! ALL THIS TIME!!!!!"

The others were surprised to say the least as the Uchiha youth was laughing a great deal at this and Sasuke couldn't help but recall that event before, he just somehow found it funny that Naruto had done that during the Chuunin Exams, by all rights they should have been barred from taking the rest of the Chuunin Exams, but it was Naruto's bullheadedness and temper that kept them in the Exams, he couldn't help but find it funny for some reason.

Sakura and Naruto as well as Kakashi and the others couldn't help but stare as Sasuke continued to laugh out loudly, Tsunade allowed Sasuke to continue laughing until he finally stopped, and managed to cool his jets so to speak, but he still couldn't help but chuckle a bit more at the discovery. He sighed a bit as he managed to get his old self back on track and looked at Naruto but he had to admit that he felt a bit different, that was the first time in years that he had ever laughed without any malice in it.

Tsunade coughed to get everyone's attention.

"At any rate, these are the reasons why I am planning to ask your parents Sakura if they are willing to have you train under me, but I would like to know if you want that."

Sakura nodded, she knew that this way she could be able to help out her team better and make herself a more useful team mate to the others in her group.

"I would be honored to be under your training Tsunade-sama."

Tsunade nodded and directed her attention to Hinata as the white eyed Hyuuga heiress waited for the Hokage to speak.

"As for you Hinata, as a member of the Hyuuga Clan you already have developed a considerable level of chakra control which is due to your clan's Kekkai Genkai and that will allow you to be able to master the use of some of the Medical Jutsu used by Medic Nin, added to that is your own calm and collected demeanor, ability to think in tough situations and not rushing into battle without a plan is a good thing for the Medic Nin to have in order to avoid injury that would incapacitate them in a fight. The Byakugan will also benefit you as Medic Nin since this will allow you to locate the exact areas of injury through the chakra pathways."

"Those are the reasons why I too will be asking your father permission to have you learn the Medical Jutsu arts under me and Sakura, this way you can help your….husband to be and his group as well as your own group if you are on a mission with them, is that all right with you Hinata?"

Hinata blushed and nodded.

"I would be honored Tsunade-sama."

Tsunade then turned to speak to Hana.

"And as for you Hana, I know that you are already a skilled Medic Nin, but it would be wise to increase as well as improve your own knowledge on human anatomy and healing to ensure that you will be able to heal both your animal familiars and your companions and your fellow humans if you are in the mission, is that all right with you?"

Hana nodded as she knew that being asked to be a student under a Sannin was an honor to itself.

"I would be more than happy with the chance to learn what I can Tsunade-sama."

Tsunade smiled and as things seemed to be under way, the door opened and in came Iruka who was not in the best of appearances as he shouted.

"There's a fire!!!!"

"WHAT?! WHERE?!"

Iruka replied.

"There in the hospital!"

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The whole group from the Hokage Tower rushed with Tsunade in tow as they moved there as quickly as they could to save the people there in the hospital, they could see the columns of smoke there in the hospital and that was more than enough to have them hurry as fast as they could. As soon as they got there, they saw that the Medic Nin staff had been able to save the people there, but they were surprised to see the same young man that had been in recovery before was helping the people escape from the flames despite the fact that he was supposed to be resting.

Tsunade rushed there as well as Shizune when the young man finally collapsed from exhaustion after giving a coughing child to a nearby Medic Nin. The blonde Hokage checked the young man's vital signs and was relieved that he was all right. She turned to the ANBU who was there helping the others in trying to defeat the flames and spoke to him.

"What happened?"

"Somehow an accident occurred with some of the chemicals used in the hospital's storage area Hokage-sama, as far as we know, there's been no attempt to deliberately set the hospital on fire so this was an accident in all standards, but as soon as the fire dies down, we'll make our move to check out the area where the fire started."

"Good. How did the boy come out of his room?"

"He managed to recover on his own hours earlier, much to our surprise, we were about to send word when the fire broke out, he then rushed into help the people just as the rest of the hospital staff began to evacuate the patients."

"I see…focus on keeping this fire contained."

"Hai Hokage-sama, but what of the boy?"

"I have a plan. Go and keep the fire contained before the rest of Konoha is burned."

"Hai!"

Tsunade then turned to the young man and then looked at Naruto.

"I hate to ask, but since you're home had plenty of space….do you mind taking him in Naruto until he recovers?"

"That's not a problem Tsunade-san, we'll take him there right now."

'Good, make sure that , as soon as he is recovered, send word tome and we'll find out who he is, if you can, talk to Kin as she is from Rice Country, she might know who this young man is, it's a long shot, I'll admit to that, but you'll never know."

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To be continued...

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Author's notes:

Been a while since this was updated huh?

Sorry for the delays, time is not always on my side and I have been suffering from some serious sicknesses again due to the hot temperatures here as summer closes in. This might be short, but I try to work with the time I have on hand and try to avoid overstressing myself at much. And if the fact that Sasuke just laughed might be a bit odd, well, hold on to your hats cause I have other plans for this story involving the young Uchiha. No, I'm not going to turn him back to brooding traitor boy that he was in the manga and anime….but I can't say anything else than that.

Anyway, wager a guess on who this person in question is, and in the coming chapters, Naruto will not only take part in missions but also….ahhhh, get intimate with his partners, and who is going to teach him on how to be with women?

Why a certain white haired pervert of a Sannin and his own Dragon Ascendant sensei of course!

See you soon!