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SUMMARY: At the young age of 3, our lovable protagonist, Naruto began his ninja career. With a natural genius mind that comes from his father, the Yondaime Hokage, and a seemingly unlimited amount of chakra from his mother, the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero, and Kurama, the Kyuubi, he flies through the ranks and was a Jonin at the age of 5. Personally recruited into the ANBU by his adopted grandfather, the Sandaime Hokage, he gains the mask of the Kitsune.When he turns 6, he gets promoted to ANBU Captain due to his excellent record and strength.At the age of 8, he is promoted to the Commander of the ANBU, answering only to the Hokage himself. Despites having such an outstanding record, Naruto is still a young child with a perchance for mischief. When he takes a prank on the Hokage too far (at least according to the Sandaime), he gets punished and sent to the Academy as a student while retaining his position as the ANBU Commander. However, when his punishment ends, Kakashi, who was listed as a Jonin-sensei, pushed the ever patient Hokage a little too far with his tardiness and is demoted all the way back to being a Genin. Being the only person in which Kakashi will listen and won't be able to intimidate, Naruto is roped into being the Jonin-sensei of Team 7.
Team 7's registry:
Sensei:
Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto a.k.a Bloody Kitsune (ANBU Commander)
Subordinate a.k.a. Minions:
Uchiha Sasuke (Genin)
Haruno Sakura (Genin)
Hatake Kakashi (Written Rank: Genin / Real Rank: Elite Jounin)
A/N: Sorry, guys for the later than usual post. This chapter was under hostage due to the fact that my little sister has finals and I didn't want to distract her. But since I've taken so long to update, this chapter is longer than the other ones. Plus, I've been adjusting to my new job so I haven't had time this week during the weekday but it's the weekend now so…. And then my computer crashed but….. Here I am!
…. Moving on from me being weird….
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CHAPTER 6 – HELL'S BOOTCAMP, DAY 1 (EVENING)
ANBU Headquarters – 4 o'clock in the Evening
I was sitting behind my desk, organizing and passing out the different missions that needed to be done now, needed to be done soon, and needed to be done… eventually, when the receiver seal to the one I set onto Tweedle Dee (Sasuke) flashed, alerting me that he was awake. Dismissing todays' last batch of ANBU to their new mission, I locked my door and flashed over to my Genin's room.
As I approached their door, I noticed a loud commotion coming from inside the room. With a raised eyebrow, I knocked onto the door. It's always nice to be polite, even if, as the Commander, I can enter any room, with or without knocking. Plus, this way I won't have to see things that might scar me mentaly forever.
*KNOCK* *KNOCK* There was a silence and then a sudden rustle of noise that I thought made me think that maybe, just maybe, Inu got tired of them, killed them, and is now hiding the bodies. There was a rustle of noise before I heard Inu called out, "Who is it?" Ah, more the reason to suspect Inu really did kill them since Inu would rather stay quiet and lazy.
"It's me, Inu, open the door so I can make sure you haven't killed each other." I said in an amused tone.
When the door opened, I peeked in cautiously. It looked like a hurricane came through and then a flood. There were items haphazardly thrown everywhere and water leaking out from underneath the bathroom door, which was closed and looked to be locked. I looked around, just to make sure my charges were okay and that's when I noticed that the reason why I was there wasn't present in the room.
With another raised eyebrow, I asked, "Where's Tweedle Dee? The seal that I left on him notified me that he was awake. You guys are supposed to be together everywhere for the first month. He better be inside that bathroom because I've been VERY lenient on this matter with you guys. While it's true that this exercise, where teammates live each other lives together, started out as a prank, the results in excellent teamwork is irrefutable. Usually, you'll have to use the bathroom, bathe, eat, sleep, and everything else together. I figure I'll give you some form of freedom in your own room and some privacy from each other. At least that's the plan but if you guys decide to test the limits of your freedom and my patience, I'll seal you guys together for the un-seeable future."
I could see Inu quickly paled at that thought and promptly answered, "Sasuke has been in the bathroom for the past 5 minutes with the water running. As you can see, he either passed back out or he is that deeply gone, that he doesn't realize or care that our room gets flooded. We started to get worried and were just about to break down the door and that's when you got here." He said this in an urgent tone, not willing to lose what little freedom he had already. He had already partaken in the act of having his movement sealed within 2 feet of his own teammates and apparently is not eager to participate in such torture, I mean training, again. Though if I forced him to answer, he'd admit that working with his teammates afterwards has never been easier but it doesn't mean he WANTS to be joint at the hip and attached to each other by an invisible leash.
"And the room is a disaster zone, why?" I asked with exasperation in my voice. I really feel like a parent walking into their children's fight.
Inu and Tweedle Dum looked towards each other and then back at me. It appears my entertainment turned training has worked again, for during that single moment in which only a glance was exchanged, both Inu and Tweedle Dum agreed that it should be Tweedle Dum that'll answer me. Tweedle Dum said, "We don't know, actually. Tweedle D-, I mean Sasuke woke up about 15 minutes ago and started muttering that he was in a nightmare or that he was in a genjutsu. Then he spent about 5 minutes trying to wake himself from his self-proclaimed nightmare by muttering 'Wake up' over and over again. When that didn't work, he started trying to pick a fight with us but when we refused to fight him, he began trashing our room. When he felt reasonably sure that he was actually awake, he jumped to the conclusion that he was in a genjutsu and then spent the next 5 min yelling 'Kai' and releasing a large amount of chakra." Tweedle Dum ended here and glanced over at Inu, to have him finish the explanation.
"Tweedle Dee then got really depressed and yelled that he didn't faint because you touched his thighs. He then grabbed his shower stuff and stormed off into the bathroom about 5 minutes ago." Inu said, finishing the explanation.
Sigh. Really? Sasuke got into a temper tantrum because I touched his thighs while trying to heal him?! Why that spoiled little brat! I know he doesn't like me but just because I touched him, he trashes a room. What to do? They said that raising a child require both carrot and stick. Hmmm….. I guess today's session with Lily and Mimi could be considered as the stick. I guess I should offer him a carrot. But first, I need to make sure he didn't drown himself or scrub his skin raw because I touched him.
I walked over to the bathroom door and knocked gently. *knock knock knock* No answer. Okay, we can do it the fun way. I gently open the bathroom door, *WHAM!*, okay, so maybe that's not gently, but hey, the door is now opened.
"What do you guys want!? I haven't been in here that long! I told you guys, just leave me alone!" I heard the spoiled child shouting out from behind the shower curtains.
Well, well! Since spoiled child won't come to me, loving parent shall go toward spoiled child. I walked over to the shower curtains, yanked it open and waited for him to sprout off in an indignant fashion. He opened his eyes and turned towards me furiously and was about to reply in an equally furious, of this I'm certain, attitude.
"I SAID LEA-," he began, only to cut his response off when he realizes that it was me, instead of his teammates/roommates, that was standing there.
Maybe it was because he just woke up or that he has low blood pressure, but whatever the reason is, he just stood there in shock for a full minute. During that minute, in which I patiently waited for him to come out of his shock, I took my time to give his body a once over. Now, before you start screaming at me and calling me a pervert, I was only looking so I may know what kind of exercises and meals I should have him do and eat. His body was borderline anorexic with a fair amount of muscles. Since he lived by himself and had someone waiting on him hands and foot when his clan was alive, he probably has been living on fast food and whatever he can get that doesn't requires him to cook.
He finally woke himself up from his self-induced shock and started to turn red. Again. I'm starting to think he's allergic to me with him getting sick each time we're less than a few feet apart. He looked around for something to cover himself up while using his hands, rather inefficiently, to cover up his privates. Oh, come on! It's not like I don't have the same bits and pieces. Why is he suddenly acting like one of his fan-girls?
I tossed him a towel that was nearby. "Quickly dry yourself up and come out. You've been letting the water run this whole time and you flooded the bedroom. I have something we need to talk about. But, before anything, especially our talk, you're going to need to mop up, clean up, and dry the bedroom. Your roommates are half crazed out of their mind with worry, thinking you drowned yourself or something like that. Come out within 3 minutes or I'm coming in to drag you out, whether you're dressed or not." I told him, as I started to walk towards the once and forever, faithful door. "Oh, and before I forget, due to the fact that I had to knock the door down because of you, you'll be repairing and re-installing the door."
As I walked back out of the bathroom, I noticed a nervous and embarrassed energy emitting from the two. I noticed that Tweedle Dum had a faint blush on her face, while Inu had the whole, 'Kid just got caught with his hands in the cookie jar' face going for him. It appears that Inu and Tweedle Dum were attempting eavesdropping on my conversation with their errant team member but got caught by me. They were trying to look like they have been cleaning up the room the whole time I was in the bathroom, instead of hiding besides the door listening in. Oh, my silly charges… What am I going to do with them?
"Okay, you eavesdroppers, while Tweedle Dee is getting dressed, I'm going to go over some more news about living together in this place, this rule is to make sure it's fair for ALL of the team. I noticed this morning, due to a certain someone, who shall be kept unnamed, being self-centered, another person of the group was unable to finish their shower. Now I asked around and I took the certain person's gender into account but even then, every girl I've asked said that it should take no more than 10 minutes to go in and out of the bathroom for a shower. With this in mind, I shall implement a 10 minutes time limit for taking a shower. That's 10 minutes total. The clock shall start as soon as you enter through the door and only stop when you come back out." I said sternly.
"What?!" shriek Tweedle Dum. "How can I treat my hair with only 20 minutes? I have to let it sit for at least 10 minutes for the treatment to work. And don't get me started with needing to scrub my body at least twice so all the dead skin will come off and leave my skin silky soft. I can't win Sasuke's heart if I don't take care of my body, stupid Naruto!" She raised her fist up, in an attempt to hit me.
Without even bothering to look at her, I swatted her aside. *THUD* She smacked against the wall and slowly slide down against the wall, staring at me in shock. "This is the last warning you get, Sakura. I am your sensei. You are to respect me, whether you want to or not. You might not truly respect me but any disrespect will be met with a punishment. Now, back to the shower issues. What makes you think I CARE that you have to soak your hair in whatever it is that you soak it in or that I CARE you feel that you have to wash your body such an amount of times? Or even that you can't win Sasuke heart? Because this might come as a shock to you, but I don't care what so ever. Your hair, if you can't take care of it within that 10 minutes, cut it. I'm not here to teach you beauty tips but to make sure that when you go out into the field, you'll come back alive, in one piece. Trust me, your enemy will not care how silky soft your skin is or how beautiful your hair looks. So shape up. For attempting to hit your commanding officer in an act of insubordination, you are to report to Anko for the next week at 5 a.m. She'll be picking you up in front of your door at exactly 5 a.m." I snapped at her.
After making sure that she understood where she stood in the chain of command, I continued, "Think of this as training since there will be times on the field where you'll have to do with a one minute shower. The exception will be if ALL the team members agrees that you can take a longer time. Even then, the max amount of time you'll get in the shower will be 20 minutes. You have to keep in mind that you're the only person who uses this bathroom. I'm going to be putting these seals up," here I hold up some seals that I made just this afternoon, "and it will keep a log and tell me if there's anyone exceeding the time limit. If you still can't be trusted to take a shower within 10 minutes, despite the fact that I warned you, then from then on, everyone will be taking a shower together. Another seal will go up and this time instead of just keeping log of the time, as soon as the 10 minutes are up, the seal will began to shock you. AND I'll be adding a personal punishment for each person, afterwards." I said cheerfully.
While I was enjoying the music they were making (their groans) about not wanting to shower together, Tweedle Dee came out of the bathroom. He gave his roommates/teammates a raised eyebrow and turned to look at me expectedly, as though it was all my fault that they were being miserable. What? It isn't my fault, honestly. If they followed the rules then there would be no need for communal shower. Convinced that it wasn't my fault, even though it probably is, I raised an eyebrow back and stared right back at him. We continued this until, "Ahem…" Inu interrupted.
"Right, now that I've checked that the quiet Chicklet is fine, let's decide whether or not you'll be coming with me to take up Snake's offer." I said, as I pulled out a coin. "Heads you'll be coming with me and tail you won't be coming with me but going with Dragon to continue your training."
I flipped the coin. Heads it is!
"Okay!" I said, rubbing my hands, "Aren't we in for a special treat! Snake's really good with the whip, she makes it a form of art and the way she uses her tongue…. Freaky, but cool. If you like snakes that is." I said, muttering the last part, I got some raised eyebrows and wide eyes for my comments. Ignoring the weird looks I'm getting, I continue, "Since I'm inviting you along, Snake asked that you dress a certain way. It's just for effects but since the dress code she wants is a little, well, ambiguous, we're going to decide this with the help of some coins." I passed out a coin to each person.
"Heads you're going to have to dress in these," here I pointed to the 3 packages that were laying innocently on one of the chairs, "costumes…. Um… uniforms? Well, whatever you want to call them, you'll be dressing in them if your coin lands on heads. If it lands on tail, then you get to dress in something you won't care if you need to toss away but at the same time, no rags."
I walked over to Sasuke and gesture for him to flip his coin. Heads. "Here's your outfit that Snake oh so generously, supplied." I walked over to Sakura and waited for her to flip her coin. She gave the coin a cautious look and glanced at the pile of package I have on the chair. "Go on, flip your coin. It's not going to bite you." I tried to coax her into flipping it. I do NOT need any more drama from this girl.
"It's not the coin I'm worried about," Stated Sakura, "but what's in the package." It appears, that she developed a healthy dose of wariness when it came to the snake mistress.
"Don't worry. I didn't look into the packages but I can guarantee you won't die just from putting on clothes." I said deadpanned. "Now flip the coin before I decide for you, and judging by how long it took you to figure out what to wear this morning, my decision most likely is going to lean towards you wearing what's in the package."
Flip. Heads. "Well, the package it is. I don't want to hear anything concerning the outfit. No, this doesn't match my hair, or this isn't my style. We decided this fairly, so I don't want to hear any complaints."
I turned towards Inu. "Tail," he answered, even without me prompting him to flip. How I love the older ANBU, there's no waste of time. "Though, if they're going to have to wear the 'outfits', I think, in the spirit of teamwork, I should too." He answered with a perverse giggle. What goes on in his head, I shall never know, but on second thought, I don't want to.
"Well, in that case, maybe, just maybe, I'll also wear my interrogation outfit." I said. Damn my morals.
"Well, you guys still have about 30 minutes to waste. Since I'll be kidnapping Tweedle Dee to have a chat with him, I'll give you guys permission to be separated from each other, at least, until 5 p.m., and in which case you guys are to be dressed and ready by that time." I said, as I laid my hands onto Sasuke's shoulder to flash away to my office. I gave each of my reminding 'Genin's' a stern look. Getting a nod in return, I flashed away, with Sasuke still in my hands, to my office.
ANBU Headquarters – Commander's Office
"Have a seat Sasuke." I said, as I walked over to the door to unlock it. He immediately sensed the seriousness in the atmosphere, for since he came to the ANBU headquarters, I have never called him by his name. He took a seat without complaint.
He sat there quietly as I walked on over to one of the cabinets along the wall. Finding the file that I wanted to show him, I pulled it out and put it in front of him. Extracting another seat from the floor, I sat across from him and gestured for him to read he file.
As soon as he picked up the file, he tensed. In his hands were the file I had on his brother, Itachi. "Look over it with an open mind, and not a mind filled with vengeance." I ordered, as I leaned back to study his reaction.
"Why are you showing me this?" he asked. His voice was filled with confusion, anger, doubts, and more anger.
"I wanted to tell you that there's more to the Uchiha's massacre than what you know and what was let known to the public. Now, I can't give you an answer 100% accurate, but from what I can piece together from what I know from your brother and the elder council, I suspect that your brother was ordered to do what was done. There are proofs that shows that your family was planning a coup. Before the massacre, the elder council had the power to order any of the ANBU to do their bidding, I've long since corrected that but the damage was done already. This is the reason why I haven't ordered any of the hunter-nin to go after your brother. I want to be a 100% certain that it was completely his fault before I sent ANBU after him for his death." I told him with complete sincerity.
"Now, I'm not showing you this to convince you to stop going after him. I just want you to think about it and not let your vengeance consume you, like you're doing right now. I completely understand that you're angry." He made an indignant sound, and opened his mouth to speak. I raised my hands to stop him and said, "I might not understand how you feel, but I do understand that you are angry at him. I don't think anybody can understand exactly how you feel, to lose everything in one night by the hands of the one person you believe you can trust above all others. But know that, even though I can't relate, I am here for you, as a friend, a sensei, a brother."
"Another point in showing you this file is, if you look at his stats, you'll notice that he was good when he entered but he didn't start to be as good as he is until he entered ANBU and was put under my command. I know you have trouble with taking orders, so I wanted to show you that he only got that good after I trained him. I'm offering you the same training to be just as good, if not better than him. But in order for me to help you reach your peak, you are going to have to LET me help you. That means following my orders even if they don't make sense. Yes, my orders might humiliate you, but look at the results in your hands, you can't deny the effectiveness. I'm laying this all out on the table because, the night before the massacre, your brother made me promise to look after you. It seems, he knew that he'll no longer be able to. This just gives me more proof that he was being forced to do it. So, are you going to let me help you and listen to me without the attitude you've been giving me, or am I going to have to erase your knowledge of this after you become Chunin for security purpose?" I asked him all seriously.
Letting him think it over, I continued, "I've been in ANBU for a long time. Being at the top as the Commander isn't all fun and games, not that I'm saying I don't have fun, because trust me, I do, but it's a lonely position. The ANBUs that have been here longer than 3 years, are so protective of me that, when we do a mission together, they end up looking after me, never-mind the fact that I'm stronger than them. The newer ANBU treat me like a kid, at least, until I smack their asses. Everyone here looks up to me but at the same time, they're in overprotective mode. Especially because of my age. I've been looking for a team for a long time but every one of the ANBU already has a team or if they're the new recruits, they get on my nerves and concentrate more on me than the mission." I told him. I decided to explain to him why I'm actually showing him the file on confidential and sensitive matters, if only to stop him from giving me those suspicious and 'are you crazy' looks.
"I have actually given up on looking for a team that I can call my own, then suddenly, you guys were dropped on my laps due to Inu's being stupid. Oh, by the way, here's a fun fact, did you know he was actually supposed to be your Jonin-sensei? Anyways, I digress, you guys fell right into my lap and I was actually going to teach you guys the normal, boring way, but I figured, why not actually train my minions… I mean my own team." I can see Sasuke sweat drop at my slip of tongue. Oops.
I continue, "I know you're not going to go all overprotective on me. Sakura fan-girlism can be cured, and if not, she'll have her memories sealed. She'll still remember, there just won't be any way she can tell anyone, whether by mouth or otherwise. But she certainly won't be overprotective. Inu... well, Inu is overprotective about ALL his teammates so I can work with that. So…. I flipped a coin to help me decide. If it was heads, I'll be training you guys ANBU style. If it landed on tails, I'll be training you guys the normal, boring way, which means, I'll meet you guys in the morning, have you guys run, jump, and all that jazz , break for lunch, and afterwards, get a D-rank mission and let you guys do it normally."
I gave a happy clap and smiled, "But, lucky for you guys, or unlucky, depends on how you view it, it landed on heads, so here you are! I think that, at least you, will think it's lucky, since this way, you'll get stronger faster. AND there's the benefit of the D-ranks being not too boring, since I'll be adding some twist to it. So, what do you say, are you going to be part of my long awaited team? Or are you going to just get your training and leave? Don't mind those guys pointing their kunais at you, I won't let them hurt you, no matter your decision." I said, waving absentmindedly at the 20 or so ANBU standing around Sasuke, who was starting to look a little pale and definitely distracted.
"Um… even without them threatening me," he said, but quickly rephrased his sentence when the hand holding the kunai to his throat put a little more pressure. "I mean, giving me support in my decision," glancing at the ANBU and sighing with relief when the pressure let up, "I would have taken your offer, if only to get stronger. But with the proof that you've given me, I want to be the one you can trust, at your back."
I gave a sigh of relief. It seems that this random assignment that I got while Old Man Sarutobi was high, is a blessing in disguise. I might finally get treated normally and maybe, just maybe, get a friend out of it.
"In the files it mentions that there's a diary that Itachi left behind and that it was one of the proofs, of the massacre being ordered by the elders. May I see it?" Sasuke asked, as we were closing the conversation up.
"I would let you see the diary, but not until we finish our training. There's too much information on the training beforehand and then the training will not be as effective." I answered. "If you don't have any more questions, head back to your room to get dressed. I'll be there promptly at 5. Oh, and ask Inu about the new shower rule, it was made so Tweedle Dum won't hog the bathroom, in the morning or after training, anymore."
Being dismissed and cautiously avoiding the other ANBU that were packed into my office like sardines in a can, he walked out of the office. He had a lot to think about.
I glanced over at the 20 odd additional bodies that appeared in the room, and asked, "So, what do you guys need, besides scaring the crap out of my Genin?" I asked in a happy tone, after being accepted.
You can literally feel the happiness and relief from the random 20 ANBU, in which they came into the room during my explanations, at Sasuke's acceptance. As soon as I asked my question, my eager puppies came back. "We heard that you were going to the Snake's lair to question Mizuki. We wanted to show our, um, appreciation of the way he treated you this past 3 years. Can we come? Can we? Can we?"
"Sure. Just don't show your appreciation while the Genins are there. We don't want to scare them off, just yet. I'm picking up my Genins a 5 p.m. and will arrive at the 'Tea Station' exit at around 5:15. If you want, you can meet me there and we can go together through the back entrance." I said happily. It warms my heart to see that they cared but at the same time, the way they asked, makes me wonder where I went wrong with them.
Hallway in Front of Genin's Room – 4:58 p.m.
I arrived at my Genin's room at 2 minutes till 5 and knocked on their door. *knock knock* "Yo! My cute little Genins! I'm here to pick you up for the special after hour training!" I yelled out to the door.
The door opened and I walked in. I was pleasantly surprised to see them all dressed and ready and not as pleasantly surprised with their outfits. It appears, Anko wanted Mizuki to think that he's being questioned by pimps and prostitutes. I am soooo glad I didn't have time to change into what was in the packages.
"Um… nice outfit guys." I lamely told them. Hey! What else could I say? I sure as hell aren't going to let them change, with only less than 1 minute till the time we leave, they wouldn't be ready till at least 5:05. "Well, let's go!" I said with a false cheerfulness. I am so glad I've decided to go through the back entrance of the 'Tea Station' exit. I do NOT want to deal the paperwork this will generate if the public saw this. "Um, maybe you guys would want a cloak to cover that up for now?" I suggested weakly, just thinking about the paperwork I might get, if even one civilian saw this.
"Oh god, yes, please!" said my Tweedles. I glanced at their pimp, I mean, Inu, and raised an eyebrow when he didn't move to get a cloak. "That, dear Inu, was a veiled command." I hinted to him, very strongly.
"Oh, okay. But for the record, I like my outfit. Girls won't be able to keep their hands to themselves when they see these fur collars. It's to die for." He said smugly, as he turned to his closet to get a cloak.
"Uh huh, you keep thinking that. Those screams that you'll hear when whoever is unfortunate enough to look at you, aren't screams of passion. When you said, 'It's to die for,' I didn't think you'd want it to be literal" I muttered quietly. I'll let him learn the hard way. With that, I turned back into the hallway to save my eyesight.
With another thought, I hollered through the door, "And wear your mask!" There was no way that I'm doing more paperwork if I can avoid it. If the civies don't know who's under the mask, even if they do somehow get a glimpse through the cloaks, there won't be any way for it to be linked back to me.
The door opened and out trouped my two Chicklets and my Puppy looking somewhat presentable… if not a little unapproachable with the cloak and dagger looks. I can work with that! As long as it requires no paperwork, I can work with it. Especially no stupid complaints about how the ANBU's are dressing up.
"Alright then, off we go to wonderland!" I said as I skipped off, completely ignoring the less than flattering look that they were giving me.
We arrived at the 'Tea Station" exit and met up with the 20 odd (23) ANBU. At the questioning look I was getting from my Genins, I responded, "They wanted to watch and join later when we leave. Don't worry about them, they aren't going to join in while we're there." Despites the fact that I was trying to reassure my Chicklets, this sentence only seemed to alarm them even more, while Inu seemed strangely excited. Such weird little Chicklets and Puppy.
We sneaked out of the ANBU headquarter exit and started to stealthily head towards the T&I Department, which was, luckily for me, right next door. Now to make the back entrance. I grabbed some seals I made and headed towards the mark I made in the wall.
T&I Department - Back Entrance
We all entered through the wall without being spotted. Yay for me! After making sure the last of the straglers made it through the door, I quickly went back to the temporary door I made and pushed it back so it was flushed against the wall. I then quickly reabsorbed the 4 seals that were on the corner of my door-wall I made. The wonders of making seals completely out of chakra. The door melted back completely into the wall, making the wall back into one piece. Ah, fuinjutsu can do wonders, like right now, I can make a door wherever and whenever I wanted. I wasn't worried about someone stealing my seal design since the design was made to be only compatible to my blood and the special chakra I was using, which was a mix of Kurama's Yang chakra and my own.
"Was there always a door there? I realize there's a lot of hidden passageways that will only open to certain level of clearance but I was almost positive that the T&I department only had one entrance and exit for security purpose" I heard one of the Cat whispering, questioning an older Rabbit.
"No, you are correct. There is only one entrance and exit. I went to take a look at where the door appeared in the wall after it melded back into the wall and there is no latch or any hidden mechanism there, though, I only took a quick glance and might need to look at where the door appeared in the wall a little closer. I think it's one of Commander's hidden skills that we have yet to see. Though I shudder to think of what would happen if such a skill is applied to a living human." Rabbit answered, with all the wisdom of someone who has been in ANBU for 7 years.
I loudly began to talk to myself, "Wow! We entered through the normal entrance and just walked around a bit, but look at this! We must have inhaled something that gave us the ILLUSION that we entered through a door that doesn't exist. We ended up in the south wing due to hallucinating that we walked through a wall. We must head back to where we entered from, THAT NORMAL ENTRANCE. I mean, if we tell anyone that we walked through the wall, we might be punished, like say, a green jumpsuit with a dose of youth." I glared at everyone here, making sure that they get the hint I was literally throwing into their face.
"Yeah, that must have been some powerful hallucinogen or maybe even a genjutsu!" Rabbit, loyally, backed me up. As I heard the rest of the ANBU agree that we DIDN'T walk through a wall, I sighed in relief. I'm so glad there aren't ninjas too dumb to understand an unspoken command.
"What are you guys talking about? We totally walked through that door in the wall!" Tweedle Dum cried out.
And…. I spoke too soon. There are apparently some people dumb enough not to get the hint. Her codename is now just shortened to Dum AND it looks like I need to get a jumpsuit ready for her. Hmmm… what color should I make her wear….. I know. She was always hating the orange track suit that Sandaime made me wear, so orange jumpsuit, here we come. But first, to find Anko. Maybe she can knock some sense into her. It seemed to work this morning but apparently the lesson didn't stick.
I glanced at Sasuke, sending a pleading look for him to do SOMETHING with the screeching harpy before she adds to my paperwork. With a sigh, he turned to Dum and said, "Sakura, we walked through the entrance and someone put a genjutsu that made us think we walked through a wall. If you don't believe me, we can go back to the back of the 'Tea Station' exit someday and you can examine the piece of wall."
"Oh, okay Sasuke! If you say so, then it must be true!" squealed Dum, soon to be Dummy if she keeps this up. Her jumpsuit is going to bright orange WITH bright pink hearts all over, I vowed.
As I plot her wake up call, we made it to the hallway where Anko was waiting for us. I noticed that she was glowering at my Genins, so I turned to look at them, to see if there was anything wrong. Ah! Right! I had them wear a cloak to cover up their outfit. "Okay, Genins! Now that we're here, take off your cloak. Snake spent a lot of time putting them together, so let her enjoy her effort." I gestured for them to uncover their outfit.
Anko immediately perked up when she heard what I said. I guess, she thought I would steal her little piece of entertainment.
"Yes, my little precious," purred Anko, "show Mistress Anko how you look in those outfit. We must make sure you're dressed the part."
Dummy…. I mean Sakura's POV
"Yes, my little precious," purred that sadistic snake mistress, "show Mistress Anko how you look in those outfit. We must make sure you're dressed the part."
Oh my god! I remember the words that Snake or, now that I know, Anko said, right before she took me to that Hell Forest with the Giant Snake. Anko has been hinting throughout the training that there was going to be an orgy tonight and that my sensei would make me join. What the hell is Naruto thinking! We're eleven for fuck sake!
Looking at Anko, who had her eyes opened halfway, I saw her looking at Naruto in excitement. That is so disgusting. I mean, she's twice our age and she wants to have sex with us?
I glanced over at Naruto but he only looked at me expectantly. Not willing to risk having his 20 guard dogs attack me for yelling or disrespecting him, I took off my cloak really reluctantly. I felt like such a whore wearing only a fishnet suit with bits of leather covering up the important part. I can feel my whole body turn red in embarrassment. Not even having Sasuke basically half naked, can make me look up from the ground.
Apparently, we met her approval and she gestured for us to join her, as she walked towards a double door with her name in huge letters.
Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!
Okay, I'm officially freaking out. She's already taking us to her bedroom! I'm not ready for this!
Anko opened the door and walked in, gesturing for us to follow.
I followed meekly to the door and looked in. What the…. It looks like a torture chamber.
There was a man in chains. A man that looked very familiar… is that Mizuki sensei?
Anko just casually walked over and kicked him hard. "Hey! I never said you could sleep!"
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MIZUKI SENSEI!?" I yelled
Anko just looked at me and ignored me completely, and did some hand signs and slammed it onto the floor, -Kuchiyose no Jutsu- and a bunch of snakes appeared and wrapped themselves around Mizuki.
Anko turned around and gave me a raised eyebrow. I remember the last time I saw her raise an eyebrow, it was right before she summoned the snake.
That's right. She can summon snakes…. *Shudder* I can still remember my time with them
Flashback
*Flash* Naruto went back to wherever he was before I summoned him over. That useless so-called sensei, leaving me alone with a crazy lady that's hell bent on killing me.
Crazy Snake lady said "If you don't hurry up, Mary here will eat you! I've even gotten permission from your dear, dear sensei! HAHAHAHAHA"
"What!" I cried out! "Naruto will never approve of me being eaten by a snake! He likes me too much. He even said he loved me and wants to go out with me!" I retorted.
"HAHAHAHA! You actually BELIEVED that horrible acting?!" she answered, while falling down on top of the snake, laughing her ass off.
"What act!" I demeaned, while still running for my life, jumping over large tree roots and dodging branches in my way. Maybe if I run far enough, I can leave this forest and get back to the village. I can complain to the Hokage about Naruto kidnapping me and posing as my sensei. I've listened so far since my life was on the line but now I'm finally outside, I can escape.
"HAHAHAHA! What act, she ask! Why the whole time that he was in the Academy. I mean WHY would a COMMANDER of the ANBU actually FAIL the easy graduation test, if not being ordered to by the Hokage himself. Think, you silly, empty-headed girl. You should be grateful that he's even taking time out of his schedule to actually TRAIN you. His work as the COMMANDER takes so much time already and now he has to train you guys! He only sleeps 1 hour a day. You ungrateful little wretch!" she shouted at me.
Then she called out to her snake, "Okay, Mary, I'm tired of this. Eat her. Maybe she'll rethink about why she wanted to be a shinobi if we give her some private time in your stomach."
What! She was serious that Naruto is letting her let her snake eat me?! I looked behind only to see a giant mouth and fangs closing into my position, even as I try to run faster.
As the mouth came closer and swallowed me, I suddenly remembered what the crazy snake lady said.
I woke up in a strange, squashy place. The squashy room was about 5 feet by 5 feet.
*Cries* (anime-style) 'Why did I want to be a shinobi again?' I asked myself. At first I thought of Sasuke, oh the handsome ice-prince, but then I remember that I didn't even know about Sasuke before I entered the Academy. So why did I want to?
Flashback within Flashback
I suddenly remember the time when I wandered off when I was 4 or 5. I was in the forest right outside of Konoha. My family took us out for a picnic. I saw a butterfly and chased it but when I looked around after getting tired of chasing the butterfly, I noticed I couldn't see my family anymore.
The sky started to get dark. I was scared. Suddenly, I saw some movement in the bush. I turned and saw a wolf. It started to run to me, I knew I was dead but then suddenly a shinobi appeared. He looked to be my age but he dispatched the wolf easily.
He walked over to me to make sure I was okay. His blond hair was the only thing I could see with the moon right behind him. I asked who he was and the only answer he gave me was that he was a Jonin from Konaha that was tasked to find me. Finally the day caught up with me and with almost being killed, I finally fainted away.
When I woke up, I was back in my bed with my parents downstairs thanking my savior.
Flashback within Flashback Ends
I sat in the stomach of the snake thinking of why I decided. How could I have forgotten the time when I almost died only to be saved by a shinobi of Konoha? How could I have forgotten waking up thinking to myself that I would do the same and save some people, just as he saved me.
I looked around. I am going to be a kunoichi! I'm not going to sit here and be digested by a snake! I started to attack the walls of what I'm starting to believe is the stomach of that damn snake, hoping that it'll give way.
Apparently, that was a bad idea since the room started to fill with goo. It started seeping in from the ground, the walls, and even the ceiling started to drip goo. Gross!
Just as the goo raised to the height of my waist, I heard the crazy snake lady say, "Okay, you can let her out. Maybe she learned something while inside. Plus, the Commander wants his victims… I mean students back."
With a *Poof* I reappeared. I wasn't in the forest anymore but back inside the ANBU headquarter.
"Let's go. Your sensei wants you back" she said, completely nonchalant, as though she just didn't command a GIANT snake to eat me.
Flashback Ends
*Shudder*
"Never mind. Please continue what you're doing." I quickly said,
Yes, I'm going to be as quiet as I can around her. No use in provoking her into having another snake eat me.
Sasuke POV
"Yes, my little precious," purred that sadistic snake mistress, "show Mistress Anko how you look in those outfit. We must make sure you're dressed the part."
I looked down at my outfit underneath the cloak. Dress the part, eh? I had a leather pants and something made out of leather strips as a top. Is she talking about what I think she's talking about? I've read some of the books in the library, when I was trying to find some jutsu. Just remembering it makes me blush.
I quickly glanced at Naruto and remember this afternoon when he touched my thighs. Is this a continuation of it? I felt myself blush harder. I quickly tried to contain myself. And looked forward towards the lady who was dressed in a fishnet and had a black trench coat on.
As I saw the rest of the team remove their cloak, I also grabbed the edge of mine. Fighting back a blush, I removed my cloak. I can almost feel the glee coming from what I dub, the crazy lady.
I know that shinobi are expected to know how to seduce an enemy or even target but I didn't think we were going to be learning about it this early. I glanced over at Naruto. He doesn't even seem fazed at all. Maybe it won't be so bad, at least Naruto will be there. After seeing and hearing from him about the training, I know he'll at least make sure I'm about to be put back together, both mentally and physically. Plus, I wonder how I stack up to him. Hmmm
I walked towards the door that has the crazy lady's name on it. This must be her bedroom, though I do find it weird that there would be someone actually sleeping in the T&I department.
As she opens the door, I find that there was already someone there. He was chained up with his two hands pulled up as far as it could be without having to stand on his toes. There were also chains that were attached to his feet, holding him in place.
I gave another glance at the person and was surprised to find my old Academy sensei. The one that was always trying to get me to fight Naruto during our taijutsu class.
Suddenly, Anko just casually walked over and kicked him hard. "Hey! I never said you could sleep!"
Tweedle Dum shrieked out, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MIZUKI SENSEI!?"
With barely a glance at Tweedle Dum, Anko did some hand signs and slammed it onto the floor, -Kuchiyose no Jutsu- and a bunch of snakes appeared and wrapped around Mizuki.
With the appearance of the snakes, I can safely conclude that the night isn't going THAT way. I can't tell if I'm disappointed or relieved. I'll just go with it.
Naruto's POV (the normal one)
"Yes, my little precious," purred that sadistic snake mistress, "show Mistress Anko how you look in those outfit. We must make sure you are dressed the part."
I rolled my eyes at her sadistic words. She just wanted to torture my poor Genins. I was actually surprised that Inu volunteered but then again, his outfit isn't THAT bad, at least compared to the Tweedle twins. I'm double glad I didn't have to. Especially since I'm here to mock Mizuki and not be mocked myself. And the fact that I have 20 of my puppies and kitties following me.
I glanced over at my Genins and I saw a couple of different emotions rolling through their face. Such an interesting sight. On Tweedle Dee I got a mixture of horror/shock/disgust/anticipation. On Tweedle Dum I got horror/shock/disgust/fear. Inu got something of humor/anticipation.
We arrived to Anko's personal torture chamber. How do I know that? Well she put her name up above the door with little hearts around it. The hearts are somewhat disturbing, but, eh, to each their own.
Suddenly, I heard Tweedle Dum shriek. Loudy. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MIZUKI SENSEI!" Ah, yes, that girl has a thing for authority. Then I heard Anko summon some of her snakes and then there was quiet. Huh. I wonder who the snakes were for. I quicken my pace just in case it was a poisonous one for my Dummy. Those were a pain to heal.
Oh, good. It was just to awaken our 'guest'. Show time!
"Hello, Mizuki Sensei!" I said cheerfully! "How has your stay been with one of my favorite subordinates?" I literally purred out. I could hear the rest of the guys come in.
"Your subordinate? HA! You demon child! Who would follow you. OWWW!" He said as one of the snakes bit him. A mild poison that causes hallucinations.
"Why, these behind me and my dear, dear snake. I have captured the ANBU's and put them under my spell. As you can see, they are very loyal and obedient" I hear a snicker from besides me. Apparently, Tweedle Dee caught onto what I was doing. Then again, it wasn't hard since I basically did the same to them. I turned to give him a quick warning glare.
I looked back at Mizuki and found pure horror in his face. "I-I k-k-knew you were a demon!" stuttered out Mizuki. Ah, sometimes being called a demon can be so stratifying
"Look here! Here are some of my new toys! And they're dressed so pretty." I said pointing to my Genins. "I even got the famous Copy-nin Kakashi!" I said proudly.
I leaned near his face and let a little of Kurama's chakra leak into my system, just to turn my face more feral and eyes red, and said, "You have no hopes of escaping now. It might be better if you tell us why you were trying to use me to get the forbidden scroll and use me as a scapegoat. Not to mention WHY you sabotaged my 'education'." I whispered in his ear. I felt him shiver beneath me. "Tell me, I'll give you a quick painless release." I coaxed him.
"N-N-No. I won't tell a demon anything!" Mizuki cried out, gaining some bravo from somewhere. Oh, well. More fun for me.
"If that's the case, break like good little doll for me. Thanks for the fun" I hissed out into his ears, so only he could hear me.
I pulled back away from him and rejoin the rest of my troops. I made some signs and 4 seals appeared around Mizuki, preventing him from hearing us and also had the convenient side effect of him losing chakra to charge the seal. "Here's a little information about Mizuki. He's a traitor to the Leaf and wanted to steal a forbidden scroll from the Hokage. He purposely sabotaged my 'education' during the Academy also but that's not as important." I heard growling behind me, my darling pups. I really need to get them out of that. But I digress. "While 'sparring' with me during taijutsu he purposely didn't hold back. I had to pretend to go to the imfirmary every time I had to face him instead of Iruka." Now, I heard hisses. My kitties! I really did name them aptly. Or maybe they're just going by my nicknames I gave them. Ah… it's the question of did the egg or chicken come first. "So, now we're here trying to find out WHY to first the forbidden scroll question. Who does he work for? How did he know WHERE it was? How did he know the way in? And so on and so forth. Then we can work on my personal questions."
"So!" I clapped my hands cheerfully, "Who wants to go first?"
To my surprise, Tweedle Dee raised his hands with Tweedle raising hers but saying she'll offer suggestions but won't join, yet.
"Alright! Tweedle Dee and his assistant Tweedle Dum shall go first!" I said in an announcement voice.
"Must you call us that in front of everybody?" Sasuke hissed at me. Awww. How adorable. He can soon be a kitty.
"Yup! It's actually registered as your code name so we shall have to use them. At least until you graduate from being Chicklets." I nodded sagely.
"Now, you don't HAVE to use physical force in torture. Mental is just as harsh. I already set up some of it. It's up to you whether or not you want to use it but just don't contradict it. Okay?" I asked, making sure that he understands.
"Yeah, yeah. Can I please hurt him now for the stuff he's done to you? Oh, and to the Leaf." He said the last part in an afterthought.
Huh? I only have them for one day and he's addicted to me?! What the hell!
"Um… sure. Go ahead." I said uncertainly, as I took off the seal.
"You know, since he went full power on Naruto, why don't we do something about those hands and feet of his?" Sakura suggested with a slight demented look on her face. He walked towards Mizuki with 4 kunai suddenly in his hands. Huh? Where'd he get those? I thought there were no pocket in that leather pants. Oh, whatever.
He suddenly pierced both Mizuki hands and both of his feet, sort of like a demented crucifix with nothing holding him up and step back. The screams rang through the air and stopped after a while, and the only sound you could hear was panting from Mizuki.
"Oh my. Are we panting? Is that pant from pant or pant for lust looking at us? I remember your eyes on me whenever you think I didn't notice." Sasuke said as he sashayed over to Mizuki. I could see Mizuki looking at him with eyes filled with lust, staring at his hips. EWWW! He's a pedo!
"Oh, look, Sasuke-kun, look at the way he's looking at you. It seems he DOES want more. He seems to like you so much that a certain part of him is reacting even though he's hurting. It seems to be growing, we better get rid of it." Sakura said innocently.
"You're right. Would you like to do the honors?" Sasuke said, not wanting to be the one to de-man someone, even if they deserve it.
"I'll do this one, just for you, just for the way he's looking at you." Said a possessive demon… I mean Sakura. And without a thought, she flicked a kunai at the sensitive area and screams fill the air like no tomorrow.
Oooh. Ouch. Every man could feel the pain but I could see some women smirking. The saying 'Hell hath no fury like a women scorn' can be applied to this.
I walked forward, not wanting him to bleed to death before we get the answer, and cauterized the wound with a fire ball. More wince. I turned to defend my action, "Hey! He would have bled to death if I didn't do that!" Ignoring the fact that it would have been more merciful to let him bleed to death.
"Hey! I have something to try! I overheard Rabbit wondering what if I use those seal I used on the wall, on a person and suddenly we have a volunteer!" I said in a childish voice. Those that had been with me before I was sent to Sandaime's punishment, shuddered. I was in my playful phrase. One that's guaranteed to be painful for the one who I set my sight on.
I quickly drew my seal on something that won't kill him immediately, a kidney. He has two so he'll survive for at least a month. The kidney popped out just like the door has, swinging on an invisible hinge. I quickly adjusted the seal so it'll pop out instead.
"Woah! I never thought it could be used like this!" I said holding the kidney. There was no blood leaking out of the hold where I took out the kidney, just a hole, and the kidney in my hands seems to still be functioning.
Curious, I took out a senbon and poked it. Mizuki screamed. Huh. It seems to still be attached to his nervous system and body. Hey….. I can literally hold his heart in my hands.
I quickly put his kidney down on a table next to us and did the same altered seal on where his heart should be and suddenly I have a beating heart in my hands.
Mizuki gave me a look of horror as he looked at his body and then at my hands.
"Look, Mizuki sensei! I have your heart. Literally!" I said in a happy tone.
I could feel the horror of the ANBU behind me. "You just had to open your mouth didn't you, Rabbit! Now, he has a new way to punish us!" Turtle berated Rabbit.
"Hey! How was I to know that would be the result! Plus he was so far away, I thought he couldn't hear me!" defended Rabbit.
"Aww. Don't worry so much. I won't do this to my cute puppies and kitties!" I said reassuring, and I heard a sigh of relief. Silly pups and kits. I continued, "Why would I need to do something like this for punishment when we could do something like a spar!" I said cheerfully. The whole group shudders. Wuss.
I turned back to Mizuki. "Now, Mizuki, would you want to tell me who sent you, before you lose some OTHER body part?" I said innocently, while squishing his heart in my hands as a warning.
"Orochimaru! He said if I can get the forbidden scroll I can join as a Jonin! He didn't say why! Please just give me my heart back!" He cried out desperately.
Humph, no fun. "Fine, here's your heart back." I said as I shoved it back in and took my seals away.
"Now, for the second part of this-" I began, only to be interrupted by the Hokage calling through my seal. He wants my whole team in his office soon. Apparently Sakura's mom heard about my kidnapping act and is complaining to the Hokage. Sigh.
"Alright, the stupid Old Man is calling so the rest of you can have a go at him and figure out why he was sabotaging me and if he did it to any other students. I have to take my Tweedles and Inu to his office" I told the rest of the ANBU.
"Alright, Tweedles that's enough fun. Let's go met the Old Man" I grumbled.
"Hey! I didn't have a turn!" Inu said. "So, come back later." I told him.
I turned to Anko and said, "You're in charge here. Just leave some for Inu."
I walked out of the room with my Genin following but looking back at the scene every once in a while. Who knew they were so bloodthirsty?
When all of us were in the hallway, I turned to them and said, "Okay, we're going to play a game of acting! Apparently, someone's mother is complaining about her daughter's wellbeing," I began, looking directly at Sakura while she blushed, "so now we have to play a fun game."
"Now, since I can't be outed as the ANBU Commander, I'm going to play the genin while Inu here is going go as a sub for the 'Commander'." I told Inu, who looked up from his ever constant book, alarmed. "No complaining, go as Inu. You are to make sure she understands that she signed her rights away as a parent when Sakura became an official genin under a sensei. Just tell her that I've taken interest in these three and they're training to be ANBU. That'll satisfy her."
I turned to look sharply at Sakura, "And if you complain to your mom about your training and how you want to be pulled out, just remember at best you'll never be a ninja again, and at worst you'll become a missing-nin, depending on Sandaime's mood." I told her just so she doesn't have any funny ideas.
"I wasn't going to. While your training is harsh and crazy, I remember why I wanted to be a shinobi because of it" she said seriously. Oh good. Sending her to Anko did some good, though her fan-girl disease is still there.
I looked at Sasuke and he gave me a 'whatever' Hn. Okay so he's going along with it.
"Now, the only sentence you're allowed to say is 'I'm a shinobi now, I do as I'm commanded'." I told the Tweedles. "This way you won't accidentally leak any information"
I quickly took my trench coat from one of my seals and put it on. "Okay, I'll transport us to the office. Come here and touch my shoulders."
Hokage Tower – Hokage's Office
We appeared in the Hokage's Office with a swirl of wind. I couldn't flash them since that's the Commander's signature way of moving around.
"Hey Jiji!" I said, quickly going back to my persona.
"Hello, Naruto. Hush now, we have a guest." The Hokage being quick to pick up on my plan.
"Inu, it's good to see you again. It's been awhile, hasn't it?" he said with a smile to Kakashi.
"Yes it has, Hokage-sama. I'm here in the Commander's place since he's busy with something else at the moment. I have brought his genins here as commanded" he said respectfully, since he was in his ANBU outfit.
"SAKURA! Are you okay? I heard you were kidnapped by Ino's mother and I was worried!" Mrs. Haruno shrieked. Now I knew where she got it from. Hopefully 6 month away from the original banshee might cure her, one can only hope.
Then Mrs. Haruno saw our outfit and screeched even louder, "WHAT ARE YOU WEARING!? GO CHANGE RIGHT THIS INSTANT!"
"I'm a shinobi now, I do as I'm commanded" Sakura said in a monotone voice.
I deadpanned. Great. With the monotone voice, her mother's going to accuse me of brainwashing her precious daughter.
Her mother quickly turned to Inu and shrieked, "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!? WHY IS SHE ACTING LIKE THAT?! WHY IS SHE DRESSED LIKE THAT!? GIVE ME BACK MY BABY!"
"Ma'am, when you signed her up at the Academy you gave away your rights to her as a parents as soon as she became an official ninja. She is now under her Jonin's sensei's command. You should be grateful, the ANBU Commander has shown interest in your daughter and is training her. That is all I am to say." He turned back to Sandaime and asked, "Is that all? I must bring them back soon for they have an early day tomorrow."
I saw both Sakura and Sasuke grimace at that and smirked.
Apparently, Banshee saw that and shrieked, "What are you smirking about?! I don't know what such a distinguished person would want with you, demon!" Uh oh…. My ANBU's are still in their puppy phrase, this won't go well.
Suddenly there were the 6 ANBU that were hidden in the office and Inu's kunai is pointed at her vitals. Sigh. I saw Sakura giving me a pleading look and Sandaime just putting a hand to his face.
I silently gestured for them to go back to their places, and then they were gone as though they were never there, except for Inu who stayed. "If you say that one more time about him, I'll gut you where you stand." He said with a growl, and went back to his place.
The Sandaime looked at the Banshee and just said, "That could be considered breaking the law and you know the sentence. Now that you saw your daughter, please leave before I change my mind" I saw the Banshee go even paler and quickly dashed to the door and leave.
"You guys are dismissed. If you stay anymore I might get more paperwork." He said with a glare at me. Hehehe… I guess I better cure them out of the puppy stage. I'm guessing he hasn't been having much fun with the small pranks that my ANBU have been doing with his paperwork.
I quickly order them to touch my shoulder and we were gone with a flash.
"Okay, you guys are free to do what you wish as long as you're together. And for god sake TALK to each other and get to know each other. Now, shoo. I have to figure out a way to 'Cure' my ANBU of something." I said with an evil smile.
A/N: Sorry for the late chapter again! After reading all the PM and reviews and getting such mix signals, I've decided to NOT really put in a pairing for Naruto. I want to concentrate on the humor and action more. Thanks for all the review though!
BTW, Yes I stole the whole taking heart thing from One Piece (I don't own One Piece) I figure I should say that too. No crossover
Sasuke is just going through puberty and is mixing up respect and gratefulness with what he think is a crush. Sakura is getting her fan-girlism beaten out of her eventually but in the meantime she's going to get some slight bashing.
I'll be updating every other week or so due to work and my preference in having a longer chapter since I like to read long chapters myself.