Chapter 5: Nine and One
"Hey team!" Team 7 looked at their sensei the following day he disappeared.
"Bro? Where were you yesterday?" Miu and Naruto smirked.
"Getting you guys this." He said handing them some slips of papers.
"What are these?" Sasuke asked and Naruto smiled.
"Chunin exam registration papers. I signed you up for them." Naruto explained and his team nodded "If you guys are up to it, show at the academy in three days. Room 301."
Naruto turned to leave when Miu called him "Bro?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you sure you're okay?"
Naruto blinked a bit before grinning "Yeah! When had I lied to you?" He asked making his sister grin.
He shunpo out of the training field and landed on a roof. 'When had I lied to you, HAHAHAAH! That's the most fun thing you ever said!'
Naruto narrowed his eyes 'I'm not in the mood for you Zangetsu.'
'Oh? Still sore from my little visit to your dreams last night?'
'What do you think?'
'Sassy, that's not the good Naru-chan that I know and love. But, tell me. Do you feel him?' Naruto raised a brow.
'Who?'
'Focus-Pocus Naru-Chan.'
Naruto obeyed and after focusing a little bit, he grinned.
Guess that they came too.
*With Miu and Sakura*
"Are you still worried about sensei?" Sakura asked and Miu nodded.
"He is my bro. Of course I'm worried. What kind of sister would I be if I didn't?" Miu explained and Sakura nodded "But I think there is something wrong about him lately. Ever since he became my sensei, he had been acting a bit odd."
"You mean more overprotective?"
Miu shook her head "No, he is always been like that. Ever since he survived that Oro-guy, he had been really protective of me. I think that's why he trained so hard, just to make sure I was fine. But..."
"But?" Sakura asked and Miu sighed.
"Because of that he barely had time for me when we were kids. He was there sure, but he didn't have time to train me, play with me, hang out. We went to Ichiraku's and stuff from time to time, but... whatever!" Miu said grinning again "He is here now! That's what's important. Besides..."
'When had I lied to you...'
"My bro would never hide anything from me that could harm me. He is like that. The best brother I could had asked for."
They turned to an alleyway where they bumped into a kid with a black cat suit carrying a bundle wrap in bandages.
"Hey! Watch the way!"
Miu glared at him "You watch it makeup guy!"
"Miu! Behave!" Sakura scolded making the makeup guy growl.
"Kankuro, don't cause trouble." The blonde girl said to makeup guy that clicked his tongue.
"Don't worry Temari, this won't take long." He said with a smirk when a voice made him freeze.
"Kankuro, you're embarrassing our village." A red-haired kid, with the kanji of love on his forehead said as he was standing on top of a branch.
"G-Gaara, I wasn't planning on doing anything, okay?" Kankuro stuttered and Gaara nodded. He left the tree in a whirlwind of sand, and appeared again in front of Miu and Sakura.
"Who are you?" He asked them and Sakura gulped but Miu grinned.
"She's Sakura and I'm Miu-"
"Hey Gaara!" Naruto exclaimed, using shunpo to be behind Gaara and ruffle his hair, making his siblings lose the color on their faces.
Gaara turned to him and nodded "Senpai."
There was a silence in the group before Temari reacted "Wait, so this kid is..."
"The senpai you always talk about!?" Kankuro concluded and Gaara nodded.
"Yes."
Naruto grinned "So Gaara, had you killed anyone last time since I saw you?"
Gaara shook his head.
"Did you behave?"
A nod.
"Have you been treating your siblings good?"
"I had tried."
Naruto shrugged "That's a start." he looked at Miu and Sakura "And I see you already met my team. Sakura is the pink one, the one on the tree is Sasuke," After mentioning that, Sasuke jumped from his hiding spot besides his team "And the last one is my cute little sister Miu."
Gaara turned to Miu with a blank look making her swallow "What are you staring at?"
Gaara didn't blink before turning to Naruto "That Miu you wanted me to marry?"
"Bro! What the hell!?"
Naruto chuckled nervously as Miu glared at him "You see, I know Gaara, he is a god kid, having trouble with his emotions, okay? So..."
"So what!?"
"One day... I won't be able to be here to protect you... so... Gaara is the best choice I found to replace me when I die!" Naruto explained making Miu glare harder at him.
"I can't believe you actually played matchmaker for me! You of all people!"
Naruto looked offended "What's that supposed to mean!?"
"Tell me one girlfriend you had!"
"That's a low blow and you know it!"
As the two siblings argued, Kankuro and Temari went with Gaara "Gaara, what just happened?"
"Yeah I would like to know too." Sakura asked, not getting the bizarre situation at all.
"I'll explain later. But all you need to know, is that Senpai saved me." Gaara simply said and walked towards Miu.
Miu noticed that and glared at him "What you want!? Can't you see I'm busy!?"
Gaara didn't bother "Want to go eat ramen with me?" and just like that, Miu's rage left, replaced by a grin.
"RAMEN!" She screamed, grabbing Gaara's hand and dragging him to Ichiraku's.
"Yes!" Naruto said "Plan worked! Good job me." He said patting his own back.
'They are looking at us weirdly.'
Naruto stopped his celebration and looked at his team and Gaara's siblings "What? I'm not weird. You are." And with that said, he shunpo away.
*With Gaara and Miu*
Miu was eating her ramen with a frown on her face as Gaara maintained his neutral face. He turned to her once the workers of the place left to the back. "You and I are the same."
Miu raised a brow still frowning "What's that supposed to mean?"
"You also are a jinchuriki, aren't you?"
Miu blinked "How did you-"
"Because I am one too." Gaara interrupted making Miu's eyes widen.
And just like that, Miu forgave his brother for making him meet this Gaara.
"Hey, does Bro knows about that?" Miu asked and Gaara nodded.
"Yes. Senpai knows a lot but keep a lot of secrets." Gaara explained and Miu nodded with an unsure look.
Her Bro wouldn't lie to her...
Right?
*With Naruto*
"You want to learn how to wield a sword?" Naruto asked Sakura that nodded.
"Y-Yes! I know you are still teaching me sealing, but I want to be even better!"
Naruto nodded "Y'know that you won't know much of kenjutsu for the chunin exams, right?" Sakura nodded "And that to excel in kenjutsu while being a shinobi, with a katana or longsword, is extremely hard?" Another nod.
Naruto grinned "Well! Let's get started then!"
Sakura eyes shined "Really!? You will teach me!?"
Naruto nodded "That's right! As your sensei, it is my job. Will start with basics katas, and then spars. If you do good, I'll teach you something cool."
Sakura grinned as she nodded "I won't let you down sensei!"
*Hours Later*
Miu entered her home, and saw that Naruto and Haku were having a small talk inside. She hid behind a wall to see if his bro is going to make a move.
"Naruto-sama, what is that I hear from the villagers?" Haku asked and Naruto blushed.
"I told you already, don't call me –Sama. And what exactly? Civilians talk too much everyday."
"About Miu being a demon." Miu froze. Haku heard that too.
Naruto sighed "It's... a long story. I'm not sure I can tell you about it."
"Why?" Haku asked and Miu curiosity peaked as she remembered that her bro didn't knew about the Kyubi.
"I can't. Against the law."
Miu started to feel nervousness in her stomach. She didn't like where this is going.
"What is so horrible that is banned by the law?" Haku asked and Naruto sighed.
"You know what a jinchuriki is?" Haku nodded and Miu was sweating. This can't be true.
'When had I lied to you?...'
'It? Did you hit your head or something?'
"Well, Miu is one."
'Hey Naru-chan.'
'What now?'
'I've been messing with your ability to sense people.'
'Why would you do that?'
'To make sure that you didn't feel Miu spying on us of course!'
Naruto's eyes widened "Miu!?" He screamed as he stood up "How much did you hear!?"
His only answer was a slammed door.
*Uchiha Compound*
Sasuke opened his door and instantly got worried when he saw Miu crying "Dobe? What happened?"
"Sasuke..." She sobbed, she never uses his name "Can I stay with you tonight?"
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