"Talking"
"Thoughts"
"SCREAMING/YELLING/SHOUTING"
"Jutsu"
"Tailed Beast talking"
"Tailed Beast Thinking"
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[Flashback]
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Chapter 24: The Return (Prelude)
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October 7
13:18
|Konoha|
The three left the Hokage Tower with Areku leading the way while the teens followed right behind him. Kin Tsuchi the ex-Sound Kunoichi, was busy taking in the sights, scenes and sounds of the village which Atsushi noticed.
"If I didn't know any better I would say this is your first time being in Konoha," Atsushi's statement brought the girl's attention to him.
She played with her fingers for a bit, an action which he usually associated with Hinata, then answered, "Well my former sensei made sure I was confined to my inn's room so I didn't get the opportunity to explore."
The Kishida Chunin nodded in understanding, "What do you say to me giving you the grand tour after you have been lodged in?" He offered and soon received a smile from the girl.
"I love that."
Areku who had been subtly listening on their conversation just shook his head in amusement, 'He doesn't even know what he's doing to her.' He thought.
A couple blocks later the three arrived at the apartment building and went in to meet the manager who happened to be a middle-aged lady.
"Areku-kun, it's been a while!" She greeted engulfing said Kishida in a seemingly 'innocent' hug which earned some raised brows from the teens, "I missed you so much!" She cooed.
Blushing with embarrassment Areku broke up the hug, "Hikari-san I remember telling you no more heart-felt hugs."
Said lady pouted a bit, "And I remember telling you to call me Hikari-chan not Hikari-san, the latter makes me feel old."
'Well you are in your mid-forties,' The Jonin thought with a mental sigh before gesturing behind him, "I brought some company."
Hikari looked behind him and spotted a familiar face, "Ari-chan!" Said Kishida was startled when she immediately appeared before him, her hands finding their way to his cheeks, "It's been so long since I last saw you," She said pinching his cheeks a bit hard for his liking, "I see you're becoming a big boy now."
Areku watched on with amusement while Kin giggled.
"Umm… have we met before?" Atsushi managed out while trying to pry away her hands from his cheeks.
Hikari smiled kindly at him, "You don't remember me do you?" She asked freeing his cheeks.
"Not really." He responded then took her appearance.
Caramel-skinned, average height and slender build with dark-brown eyes and straight flowing waist-length brown hair. She's currently wearing a long sleeved, off-the-shoulder purple dress that ends just below her knees with matching low heel shoes.
All in all she looked very attractive for a middle-aged woman.
The Kishida realizing that he was staring for quite some time looked away with a mild blush, 'Damn hormones,' He thought oblivious to the smirk on Hikari's face and the slight glare that Kin was giving her.
"She helped me take care of you after the… incident," Areku answered lowly, the topic of his brother's and sister-in-law's death was a sensitive subject, "You probably don't remember her because she left the village after you had turned five and by the time she returned you were already eleven and were attending the academy so you didn't need a babysitter anymore."
"Oh." Atsushi got out as Hikari turned her attention from him to the girl beside him then to his uncle.
Seeing the questioning gaze, Areku elaborated, "This is Kin Tsuchi, she's the reason why we're here."
"So you didn't come to see me," The lady pouted causing sweat drops to appear on everyone's' heads before she all of a sudden turned serious, "She's looking for an apartment right?"
Sweat drop now gone the Jonin nodded, "Yes, one that isn't too fancy or expensive."
"Mmm… I know what you mean, follow me." She then led them up two set of stair before stopping at a door, "Here we are, Apartment 302." Hikari said unlocking the door.
Once the door was unlocked they all stepped in and inspected the apartment, the first room they emerged in happened to be a fairly large one with a kitchenette (Including a refrigerator and a small pantry) to the left while to the right were a small TV hung to the wall with a couple of comfortable chairs facing it along with a small square table for eating. Kin walked past the table and entered a passageway which had two doors both on its right side, opening the first door she found it to be a modest bathroom with a toilet, a bath with a shower and finally sink and mirror combination. After marveling at how clean it was she closed the door and opened the next one only to pause momentarily at the sight. It was a bedroom with a double bed right under the window on the right side, a dresser on the left and a small closet on the far side.
"So Kin pretty nice apartment you-Ugh!" Atsushi who had just entered the passageway was instantly engulfed in a hug by the now tearful girl who kept on muttering 'thank you, thank you, thank you' over and over again.
"Well I guess we will be taking it," Areku said to Hikari as his nephew comforted the crying girl.
"Wonderful," Hikari said clapping her hands, "So then why don't you come over to my office and we will finish off the deal there," She finished winking suggestively at senior Kishida before leaving the apartment with a noticeable sway in her hips which went unnoticed by everyone else except Areku.
Said Jonin sighed and rubbed his temple, "I thought we agreed to put an end to that aspect of our relationship." He mumbled to himself then drew his attention back to the two teens, "Atsushi?"
"Yes?" The Chunin replied.
"Once I'm done with the paperwork, I will be heading elsewhere so you will have to take Kin shopping."
The two teenagers blinked before Kin stated a fact, "But I don't have any money," A fat sized wallet was immediately tossed their way.
Atsushi caught it and nodded at his uncle, "Let's go Kin." He said leading the brunette out of the apartment.
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|Konoha Main Street|
13:49
Upon leaving the apartment complex Atsushi pondered over where he should take Kin to while said teen now under no adult supervision dropped the shy girl personality for her bold and confident one.
Glancing at her deep-in-thoughts handler, Kin wondered why he was doing so much for her when he barely knew her at all.
'Well to be fair I also don't exactly know anything about him,' She mused before deciding that she wanted to know more about her green-haired savior, "Atsushi-san," She called snapping the Kishida out of his thoughts, "How old are you?"
Blinking but finding nothing wrong with the question he answered honestly, "I turned 14 just last month, you?" He asked back.
"I'm 15," The former Oto Kunoichi answered as her body leaned in a bit closer, "So that makes me the boss of you." She added teasingly.
Atsushi raised a brow, "How so?" He inquired.
"The fact that I'm older than you by at least a year," Kin replied with a smug look but that fell when Atsushi just chuckled.
"I'm a Chunin and you're still a Genin so who is the boss of who?" He got his answer when she huffed and looked away, "I thought so."
"Hmm… so you got a girlfriend?" Kin barely hid a smirk when her handler tumbled, "I thought so."
"Why you…" He glared at her but only earned a chuckle in response.
"Oh don't be-"
Gurrrhh!
The rumbling of an empty stomach interrupted the remaining sentence.
The roles were reversed as Atsushi busted out laughing while Kin glared at him, "It's not funny." She yelled out, her cheeks red from embarrassment.
It took a while but once the Kishida had calmed down, Kin placed a hand over her tummy and shyly asked if he knew any good places to eat.
Shaking his head in amusement Atsushi led her towards a restaurant, "Well I guess we can't shop on an empty stomach."
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14:13
After he had escaped from Hikari and her advances, Areku first headed towards the Yamanaka's Flower Shop for a little chat with the Clan Head - Inoichi before leaving for the residential district in search of a certain Jonin. Once he had found the desired apartment he knocked three times then stepped back and waited, a few minutes later the door was opened by Kurenai who was wearing a Red blouse and Black pants.
"Areku-san? Well this is a surprise."
Said Jonin chuckled a bit, "Sorry for dropping in unannounced but you happen to be only person who can help me now."
"With what?" Team 8's sensei asked with a slightly raised brow.
"Do you know where Anko's apartment is? I can't seem to find her anywhere."
Kurenai developed a stone face look, "Why do you want to know?" She asked sternly.
Taking note of the look and tone the Kishida decided to answer truthfully, "It concerns her ex-master."
The Yuhi stared at him for a little bit then sighed, "She lives in the Tower of Death."
"But isn't that-"
"Yes,"
"But why would she-"
"None of the Landlords or apartment managers will take her as a tenant."
"…Thanks for information." Areku finally said.
"You're welcome." Kurenai replied as the Kishida began to leave only to stop and say something that made her freeze.
"Tell Asuma I said Hi." Areku said before vanishing in a Shunshin.
'How did he find out when all the windows were closed.' A flustered Jonin thought before closing her door.
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14:21
Sighing softly Tenten began swirling a kunai with her index finger while praying to Kami that a customer would come in and save her from her boredom.
Ding! Ding!
'Finally,' She thought then began her usual introduction, "Welcome to Higurashi's Weapons and Ninja Apparels-"
"Do you say that every time someone walks in?" A voice interrupted sounding quite amused.
Recognizing the voice Tenten looked up and smiled at the person, "It's not like I have much of a choice." She answered.
Neji just shook his head and closed the door, "Anyway I came to inform you that Gai-sensei has decided to step up our training regime."
Konoha's self-proclaimed Weapons Mistress turned pale, "Why?" She inquired in a scared tone.
The Hyuga walked over to her side of the counter and took a seat, "Our pitiful performance in the Chunin Exams." He sighed miserably.
"Oh," Tenten got out as realization kicked in, "Neji, your match against Hinata-"
"No," The Hyuga cut in, "I needed that wake up call."
'Neji.'
Ding! Ding!
"Hey Tenten I-" Atsushi paused mid sentence and stared at the two, "Umm… am I interrupting something?" He asked cautiously.
Neji shook his head negatively, "No."
"Okay then," He turned to the Weapons Mistress, "So Tenten I was-"
Ding! Ding!
The two members of Team 9 peeked behind the Kishida, their eyes widening at the individual who had stepped in, "Oto nin!" They cried before dashing forward.
In a blink of an eye Kin found herself bound in ninja wire by Tenten while Neji was just a few seconds away from jamming a Jyuken Strike into the back of her head but was being held by the green haired Kishida.
"Guys settle down, she isn't a threat to anyone," Atsushi said but upon seeing the confused and disbelieving looks being leveled his way decided to explain the whole situation.
About 15 – 20 minutes later he was done and the two released the brunette from her restraints.
"Our apologizes we didn't know,"
"Yea, we kinda acted without thinking."
Kin waved her hands dismissingly, "It's okay, I was actually expecting the reaction." She stated.
Sensing that the silence will soon turn awkward Atsushi intervened, "Tenten, Kin here requires some ninja outfits-"
"Got it," She answered then grabbed onto the girl, "This way," She said leading Kin into one of the side rooms.
With the Teammate and the other girl now gone, Neji retreated back to the counter and began to observe Atsushi as he looked over the armory. 'Maybe he can help me?' He pondered.
Ignoring the eyes that was fixed on his back, Atsushi kept himself busy grabbing some ninja equipment, 'Umm let's see two sets of Kunai and Shuriken for yours truly, three packs of Senbon needles, a weapon pouch and two dark colored metal bracers for Kin, then finally 10 blank scrolls and 4 rolls of paper tags for Oji-san.' He listed in his head while grabbing each item, once done the Chunin headed for the counter.
"Atsushi-san?" Neji suddenly called as the mentioned approached the counter, "Can I ask you a question?"
Dropping the items on the counter the Chunin smiled back and said, "You already did but ask anyway."
"You're similar with Earth Style Ninjutsu correct?" Atsushi gave a slight nod, "I want you to teach me?"
"…Oh!"
"You sound surprised?" Neji noted.
"That's because I'm."
"Why?"
The Kishida gave him a deadpan look, "Your Clan claims that the Gentle Fist is superior to all other techniques including Ninjutsu."
The 15 year old Hyuga winced but didn't deny what was said, he idly remembered when the elders tried to reprimand Hinata for using Water Style Ninjutsu in their match but were blocked off by her father, Hiashi.
"I no longer follow such belief," Neji looked down at the counter, "At least after Hinata-sama exposed the flaws."
"What are these flaws?"
"The Gentle Fist lacks a variety of long range techniques," He paused a bit then added, "and I fear that it is becoming predictable."
'You have no idea,' Atsushi thought as he nodded in agreement, "Correct, but learning Elemental Manipulation isn't easy." He added in a warning tone, "It takes months just to complete the first step of any element."
"How many steps are there?" The Hyuga asked curiously.
"Three," The Chunin answered then went in deeper detail, "Step 1 usually takes about 2 – 3 months to complete, Step 2 takes about 6 – 12 months while Step 3 runs into years."
Neji shook his head, "It doesn't make sense." He said sounding confused.
"What doesn't make sense?"
"Which Step is Hinata-sama on?"
"Judging by her performance during your match I will say that she just completed Step 1."
"But don't you have to complete all three in order to-"
"No," Atsushi interrupted, "Most Shinobi stop at Step 2 because mastering Step 3 is extremely difficult and time consuming." He explained, "After mastering Step 1 of a particular element, the individual can use D and C rank jutsus of that element with relative ease. If Step 2 is mastered then B and A rank jutsu can be used. Stage 3 allows the use of S rank and higher but very few Shinobi master this step."
Neji stared at the Kishida with amazement, "How do you know all this?"
Said Kishida gained a sheepish expression, "Well my clan happens to be obsessed with Ninjutsu, so from an early age we are usually taught about this kinds of things."
The Hyuga nodded, "So what's the first Step of Earth manipulation?"
"Earth Manipulation?" Tenten interrupted as she stepped out of the clothing room with a bag of clothes in hand, "I thought your clan was above such things." She added placing the bag on the counter.
Atsushi chuckled at the renounced expression Neji wore, "I told him the same thing."
"Please answer the question," The Hyuga sighed weakly.
"Grind a pebble to dust with nothing but your chakra," Both Neji and Tenten gave him incredulous looks, "I'm being completely honest." He defended himself.
"Honest about what?" Kin asked as she stepped out of the room. The 15 year old girl currently donned in a dark blue sleeveless top along with a white apron skirt which housed black spandex shorts underneath. Finishing up the outfit is a kunai holster strapped to her right thigh, brown thigh length stockings and the standard blue shinobi sandals.
"Just a training exercise," The Branch member replied as Tenten sat down beside him and began ringing-out the equipment Atsushi collected with the Hyuga offering a hand.
Kin nodded then glanced at her handler with a mischievous look, "So…" She began sauntering her way towards the Kishida now that the other two individuals were distracted, "How do I look?" She asked whispering into his ear.
Now due to her movements, the tone in which the question was asked and the fact that the outfit did look good- NO great on her, it was perfectly normal that a massive blush appeared on the Chunin's face. "Umm… well-"
Beep! Beep!
"That will be 19,500 ryo." Tenten announced causing Atsushi's attention to shift from Kin to her.
Mentally thanking the Weapon Mistress for saving him, the Chunin paid the required fee and collected the bags, making sure to hand over the Senbon needles, weapon pouch, bracers and extra ninja outfits to Kin while keeping the rest for himself and his uncle.
Once Kin had strapped on her bracers and fastened her weapon pouch, Atsushi bid the two goodbyes then led Kin out of the shop and asked her if she wanted anything else.
"Hmm," Kin placed a finger on her chin and thought about it, "Some civilian clothes will be nice since I can't be wearing my Shinobi attire all the time even though I look hot in it." Atsushi almost nodded but held himself when he registered the last bit, "And maybe some personal items while we're at it," The look directed at him when she said 'Personal Items' made the Kishida shiver.
'Why do I feel like I'm going to both enjoy and regret this?' Atsushi asked himself before Kin dragged him away.
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14:10
|Training Grounds 44 aka Forest of Death aka Anko's Domain|
Areku sweat dropped as he read the large yellow sign directly in front of him.
Warning!
Death is a strong possibility.
'Well no kidding,' The Jonin thought before stepping in then breaking off into a chakra sprint heading towards the Tower.
Some kilometers in the Kishida became cautious as the Forest suddenly became a bit too quiet for his liking.
'Now that can't be right.' Areku thought adopting a battle stance.
Screech!
'Knew it,' The Jonin added before he was surrounded by large vicious spiders in every single direction. The spiders stalked their prey waiting for any sign of aggression which came when the Kishida raised his hands in preparation of a hand seal.
A few arachnids took that as the signal to attack and leapt forward only to be blow back by a wind jutsu, their brethren spat out sticky silk which Areku dodged then reiterated by tossing a few Kunais.
"Kunai Shadow Clone Jutsu!" With a hand seal the Kunai multiplied into twenty and reduced their targets to chunks of spider meat.
Screech!
Drawing his Katana Areku ducked down then slashed upwards, "Thunder Blade: Decapitation!" The spider which attempted to score a bite had its head severed from the rest of its body.
The rest took a step forward only to freeze in fright as the air was suddenly filled with KI, "GO AWAY!" Areku growled out blasting them with as much KI as he could muster, the arachnids glanced among themselves then fled the scene.
"I hate Spiders." The Jonin said, sheathing his blade.
"Don't we all," Came a feminine voice before Areku found a Kunai being held at his throat from behind, his arms being hugged to his sides by the female's other arm, "So what Arashi's Ambassador doing in my humble abode?"
'She's good,' The Kishida noted mentally, "I was actually searching for you." He answered without shuttering even when his captor pressed herself against his back.
Anko raised a brow at his answer, "And why were you looking for me?" She inquired withdrawing her Kunai but still gluing her front to his back.
Reluctantly Areku freed himself and turning around faced the scantily dressed lady, "I came to talk to you."
"About?" She inquired with a hint of curiously since very few people wanted to converse with her in the first place.
"Your Curse mark," As soon as the word left his mouth the 27 year old was slammed against a tree bark by a now seething Anko.
"Why would you want to talk about that?" She growled out practically glaring daggers at the Kishida.
Said Kishida didn't break a sweat despite the fact that her Kunai was once again placed against his throat, its tip now a centimeter deep into his skin causing some blood to seep out. "Because I think I may have found a way to remove it." Areku managed out not wanting the Kunai to dive deeper into his pharynx.
Anko's anger immediately vanished at his response before returning a few seconds later albeit a bit subdued, releasing the Kishida she leveled him with a hard glare to keep him in place, "And how will you manage to do that when Jiraiya-sama failed?" She asked in a disbelieving tone.
The Arashigakure native was expecting this reaction so he came prepared, "Well I'm not a seal master of his level." The Special Jonin nodded in agreement, "But did he ever consider destroying the soul when its containment failed?"
The Ex-Chunin Exams Offical opened her mouth then closed it when no answer came to mind.
"I will take that as a no."
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October 8
8:01
ITanzaku Outskirts|
Two figures could be seen walking down an earth colored road as they headed deep into the forest.
"Jiraiya-sensei?"
"Yes Naruto?"
"Why are you taking me here? I thought we were supposed to be regrouping with Shizune-nee and Baa-chan?" The Uzumaki questioned in a slightly irritated tone. His master had woken him at the first cock crow and after having a delicious breakfast of pancake and maple syrup led him out of the town with no apparent destination in mind.
"Tsunade-hime won't be ready until sometime before noon so that leaves us with about 2 – 3 more hours of free time. But first I'm taking you to a secluded place where we can talk about your furry friend without worrying about prying ears." The Sage explained.
"I was wondering when he will bring that up." Kurama said to his container surprising him.
'I thought you were asleep?'
"I revealed myself to you 6 months ago and you still don't know my sleeping timetable?"
'That timetable is as unpredictable as I am.'
"…I will take that as a compliment."
"Okay we're here," Jiraiya's voice brought the Uzumaki back to reality as he gazed at the clearing in front of them, "So let's began," The Sage started walking over to a tree stump and taking a seat, "When first did you encounter Kurama?"
Naruto sat down on another tree stump opposite Jiraiya's and began, "We kinda met during a C rank mission to the Land of Waves. Unfortunately the mission was turned out to be an A rank when we encountered one of the Mist's Seven Swordsmen; Zabuza." If Jiraiya was surprised then he hid it very well and just listened as the blonde spent the next 20 minutes retelling the entire Wave mission.
Once he was done the Toad Sage nodded slowly, "Do you trust him?" He asked carefully.
"Of course." Came the instant reply, surprising the Sage and to some extent his tenant.
"Even though he ruined your childhood and is partially responsible for your parents' deaths?" Kurama winced at the question.
"He isn't responsible for any of that." The Uzumaki defended once again surprising both his tenant and master, "The one who did that is still out there. He's the one who controlled Kurama and is responsible for my parents' deaths."
"And who might that be?"
"Madara Uchiha," Jiraiya's brows shot into his hairline, "I know it's hard to believe but he's still alive and is possibly behind the Akatsuki."
"That makes sense but it also makes things a lot difficult now," The Sage muttered then focused on his godson, "My doubts have been laid to rest, if you say the Kyubi- Kurama," He corrected himself, "was being controlled by Madara then I'll believe you and won't bother you about your tenant anymore."
Naruto gave a grateful nod, "Thanks sensei."
"No need, now since you're on good terms with your Biju how many of its tails can you handle?" Jiraiya asked curiously.
"Two," The Blonde answered, "If I attempt three I begin to lose myself."
The Sannin nodded then stood up, "Remind me later to loosen the seal a bit so that it will be much easier to handle your three tails form." He said then gestured to Uzumaki to follow him, "We're done here so let's head back." Naruto stood up and followed suit.
"Hey Kit." Kurama called.
'Yeah?'
"Thanks for standing up for me."
'You're welcome and… are you crying?'
"No, I just got something in my eye."
'Okay.' Naruto said teasingly not believing his tenant at all.
As Master and Apprentice walked along the earth colored road back to Tanzaku Town, Naruto's mind drifted back to his training, "Hey Jiraiya-sensei?"
"Yes Kid." The Sage answered staring down at his student.
"You won't happen to have any books on Fuinjutsu do you?"
Jiraiya smiled then reached for the large scroll behind his back, once it was within his hand he opened it and unsealed a brown colored medium sized book, "I have been saving this for when you expected interest in the Sealing Arts." He said handing the book over to his godson.
Naruto received the book and read the title, "Fuinjutsu for Dummies," He glared at his godfather earning a chuckle in return before continuing, "By… Kushina Uzumaki." He finished with a soft tone now realizing that he was holding a connection to his own mother.
Jiraiya watched his apprentice with a smile as he immediately dived into Chapter 1, 'Just like his parents.' The Sage thought before his perverted senses tingled, 'Can it be?'
Naruto was interrupted by the sounds of feminine giggles then a rush of wind, tearing his eyes from the book he glanced around and realized that he was all alone, "Huh?"
"Your sensei is on a tree 10 meters to your right," Kurama revealed.
Naruto headed towards the coordinates and found his godfather perched upon a tree branch, giggling perversely as he looked at something with his telescope, "94-72-88 cm," He heard the Sannin mumble and wondered what he was mumbling about.
Deciding to find out he ascended the tree and sat beside the Sannin, said Sannin now aware of the teen's presence handed him the telescope and pointed in a particular direction. The Uzumaki accepted it then looked in the same direction as his godfather only to blush furiously at the sight of four attractive and well endowed ladies enjoying their morning bath in nothing but their birthday suits.
Jiraiya grinned as he noticed the trail of blood escaping from his godson's nose, 'That's it, embrace your inner pervert.'
Kurama who happened to be watching this just shook his head and planted a mental image of a disappointed Hyuga Heiress in his Container's mind. At the sight of his pretty teammate Naruto shoved the telescope back at his godfather and descended the tree.
Now the Toad Sage was both surprised and confused at the action, "Hey Naruto-"
"Shut it Ero-Sennin." The Uzumaki growled back causing said Sage to stiffen.
"What did you call me?" Jiraiya whispered and before Naruto could repeat what he said the Sage continued, "I'm not a pervert…" He said then struck a pose, "I'M A SUPER PERVERT!" He yelled out to the Heavens.
The immediate surrounding went dead silent as Naruto just stared at him slack jawed even Kurama was rendered speechless by the declaration. However some seconds later the grave-like atmosphere was soon disrupted by feminine cries of the previous bathing girls.
Jiraiya began to curse having realized that he had just scared away the inspiration for his next book while Naruto just turned around and left while asking himself the question.
'Why did I agree to be his apprentice again?'
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Omake
A Month after graduating
Sasuke woke up on a bright Saturday morning and discovered that he had run out of his favorite snack/meal: Tomatoes. Deciding to remedy that, the Uchiha stepped into the streets and headed towards the marketplace.
Once he hit the streets he was greeted with praises from the adults then giggles and seductive poses from his fanclub and some older women (which he found disturbing since some of them were almost 5 times his age). Picking up his pace Sasuke arrived at the Supermarket in half the normal time and purchased a lot of tomatoes with a 10% discount on each tomato.
Happy with himself the Uchiha heir stepped out and encountered his (arguably) worst nightmare, a mob of rabid fangirls waiting outside the supermarket. Some spotted the Uchiha and instantly cried out "SASUKE-KUN!" alerting their fellow sisters of the Uchiha's presence.
Having his tomatoes already packaged and stored within a sealing scroll (which Kakashi had gifted each member of Team 7) Sasuke ran faster than the wind with his fanclub in hot pursuit surprisingly keeping up with the Uchiha.
'How are they keeping with me?' Sasuke roared in his mind as he doubled his speed. He seemed to have forgotten that with great determination anyone can make their dreams a reality and his fangirls at the moment were really determined to make their lewd dreams a reality that they entered a temporary alliance with the sole aim of capturing him.
'Where's my Anti-fangirl repellant when you need him?' Sasuke thought desperately before recalling a memory, 'Training Grounds 11.'
With the destination confirmed he changed his route towards the Training Grounds.
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|Training Grounds 11|
"WHY WON'T YOU JUST SPLIT IN HALF?" Naruto yelled glaring viciously at the uncut leaf which was currently resting on his palm. Areku and Atsushi were too busy so blond happened to be training all by himself but with making little progress, "Stupid disobedient Lea-"
"NARUTO!"
"Huh?" The Uzumaki got out before a blue blur crashed into him sending the Uzumaki tumbling into the ground. He got up some seconds later and glanced around for what collided into him, imagine his surprise when he found his teammate hiding up a tree, "Sasuke?"
"Shhh…" The Uchiha shushed but it was already too late.
"SASUKE-KUN!"
Naruto jumped up in fright joining the now pale-looking Sasuke in the tree just as the Uchiha's fangirls trooped into the clearing and surrounded the tree.
"Oi SASUKE-KUN! WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!" One of them yelled using a megaphone to amplify her voice.
Sasuke dived deeper into the tree while Naruto took a peep and shuddered at visible lust in their eyes, 'The Uchiha clan will be restored within a month if they manage to catch teme here but I'm not sure he will survive that long to see it.' He reckoned with a side glance at the Uchiha who was now hugging his knees to his chest while rocking up and down mumbling 'I'm not ready to be a father' repeatedly.
Deciding to lend a helping hand, Naruto began making hand seals.
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|Within Some Bushes|
Hinata who was hidden among the bushes was quite surprised at the turn of events, initially she was watching her crush trying to split a leaf in half with nothing but his chakra (An exercise she didn't know existed) before he was sent tumbling to the ground by a frightened Sasuke who had quickly climbed up a tree. She watched as Naruto bore a confused expression before joining the Uchiha as a group of 30 or so girls trooped into the clearing in search of their love.
Activating her Byakugan she looked through the leaves and spotted both of her teammates, one quivering in fright while the other was weaving some hand seals, 'What's Naruto-kun doing?' The Hyuga pondered deactivating her dojutsu, 'I hope he is not trying to use a jutsu on-'
"REVERSE HAREM JUTSU!"
Hinata gasped as the entire clearing was engulfed in a shroud of white smoke which later soon cleared revealing about 20 broody and completely nude Sasukes.
The Hyuga ducked down as several girls flew over her via nosebleeds while the rest passed out on the spot. Once sure that all Nosebleed passengers had taken off, Hinata (Who was blushing her deepest shade of red) looked back up as just the Sasukes erupted into wisps of smoke.
'So they were actually Shadow Clones in disguise.' Hinata watched as Naruto hopped down from the tree then yelled some words at said tree, seconds later Sasuke peeped out and glanced around. Upon seeing his now unconscious fanclub the Uchiha hopped down and regained his composure.
"Ehm… Thanks." He said a bit awkwardly before offering the Uzumaki a hand shake which said Uzumaki eyed in surprise.
"Umm… you're welcome." Naruto managed accepting the hand shake.
Sasuke ended it then dipped his hand into his right pocket and withdrew a checkbook, Naruto watched as his teammate wrote something down before offering it to him. Seeing the questioning gaze the raven haired sighed, "A D-rank mission pay for helping me with my issue."
The Orange clad teen adopted a shocked expression but before he could reject the check it was shoved into his hand by his now glaring teammate, "I insist."
"Fine," The Uzumaki sighed before he stared at the figures, "20,000 ryo!" He gasped as that was the total individual pay of 4 D-rank missions.
Sasuke shrugged, "I'm rich." He said dismissively before heading towards the exit.
"Hey Sasuke," The Uchiha stopped and looked over his shoulder.
"Hmm?"
"Next time wear a Henge, it always works for me."
The Uchiha raised a brow idly wondering why he did that but nodded anyway. Taking that as a yes Naruto went back to his training while their hidden teammate watched on with a smile.
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A/N: I remembered promising you guys this Omake in Chapter 9.
Anyway I'm done with this chapter.
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