A few days later.
Interior: Konoha, Hokage tower, office, 8AM.
Shizune gave Tsunade a clipboard, "These shinobi have just earned their medic-nin licences, although your rule on medic-nins not being involved in direct combat doesn't really account for things like bloodlines."
"Tenten, Ino Yamanaka, Haku Yuki, Yakumo Kurama, Hinata Hyuga, Karin Uzumaki, Kin Tsuchi, Kimmimaro Kaguya, Tayuya and Sai." read Tsunade who smiled, "That's a pretty good batch.
Especially since some of them also use Genjutsu.
The two fields are practically a perfect combo since both require excellent chakra control."
"Yeah, and some of them have been studying Fuinjutsu too."
"Shinobi proficient in Genjutsu, medical jutsu and Fuinjutsu together will be great to have."
"I hear Chiyo-Baasama has been teaching Yakumo-chan to use puppets in combat," mused Shizune, "That's going to be formidable even with her condition limiting her physical capabilities."
"How's little Fuu-chan's training coming along?" asked Tsunade as she and five shadow clones went through her paperwork.
"She absorbs information like a sponge.
She's a fast learner, even more so since someone taught her to make shadow clones." answered Shizune.
"Of course Naruto-kun taught her that.
How many clones does she make during training?"
"Three hundred."
Opening the door, Nagato bowed, "Tsunade-Sama,"
"Nagato-chan, you're family.
Spare me the honorifics." shrugged Tsunade, "What can I do for you three?"
"Well, we need to return to Ame soon, so Konan and I are withdrawing from the finals."
"Well, since Gaara and Yugito have also withdrawn, due to their ninja IDs being updated therefore rendering their participation forms invalid from outdated information, we only have Shino, Haku, Hinata, Shikamaru and Tenten left participating."
"Good to know."
"I think I'll have Naruto-kun's squad escort you brats back.
It'll be good for his students to see a village as different from Konoha as Ame."
"They'll need umbrellas.
The hidden rain isn't known for having clear skies."
Tsunade chuckled, "Oh, Naruto's developed a seal that protects you from the rain.
Although it also provides resistance against low level water style jutsu as well."
"I'll have to ask him to teach it to us."
Suddenly, the window shattered as a banner appeared with Anko standing in front of it.
Startled, Shizune and Tonton let out a panicked squeal while team Jiraiya prepared battle stances.
"Damn it, Anko-chan!
Use the door, and stop breaking my windows!" snapped Tsunade.
Henged into a 5 year old version of herself, Anko gave Tsunade the puppy dog eyes, "I'm very sorry for breaking your window, Baachan.
Please don't be upset with your little Anko-chan."
Unable to stay mad, Tsunade knelt down and hugged chibi Mitarashi, "Shhhh, it's okay, Anko-chan.
I forgive you, sweetie…
Even though you've been a naughty girl."
Tsunade planted a kiss on Anko's forehead, then stepped back before the Jonin dropped the henge, "You really are adorable when you want to be.
You know that, right?"
"Yep."
Anko turned to team Jiraiya, "You're all Pervy Sage's apprentices, right?"
Nagato nodded, "Yes…"
"Well, there's a couple of Kunoichi from Nadeshiko here to see one of his apprentices.
Don't know which one.
They didn't specify.
It's all Pervy Sage's fault." snickered Anko before two Kunoichi entered, then she shunshinned away.
"Oh, joy…" deadpanned Tsunade, "What did Jiraiya-kun do now?"
"Hokage-Sama, I am Shizuka, Princess of Nadeshiko, and this is Tokiwa.
Jiraiya-Sama passed on a marriage between my grandmother and him to me and one of his apprentices, after a certain incident involving him trying to peep in our Hot Springs." explained Shizuka.
Yahiko and Nagato exchanged nervous glances while Konan raised an eyebrow.
"Of course he did that…" muttered Tsunade who looked at team Jiraiya, "Well, Yahiko-chan, Nagato-chan, Konan-chan, which one of you will it be?"
Shizuka blushed, "Wait, what?
You thought my soon-to-be fiance might be another woman?"
"Well, you said one of Jiraiya's apprentices was to become your fiance, and one is a woman."
"I meant one of his male apprentices."
"Then you should've said so."
"Wait, isn't there one more?" asked Tokiwa, "By the name of Naruto?"
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, "How exactly do you decide who your fiance is?"
"I will fight each of them, and the one who proves strongest by defeating me in an all out battle is by my village's laws to marry me."
"That kind of custom sounds like it could backfire and endanger your village." observed Konan.
"Oh, I know." sighed Shizuka who noticed Nagato's eyes, "Is that the Rinnegan?"
Nagato nodded, "Yes."
"Who is stronger between you and your sibling-students?
Perhaps you could fight, and I face the winner to determine if they're my champion."
Konan cleared her throat, "It'd have to be Nagato against Naruto since Yahiko and I are already engaged."
"When the hell did this happen?" asked Tsunade.
"Six months ago." answered Yahiko.
"Congrats, brats."
As he appeared in a flash, Naruto asked, "Baachan, did I miss something I should know about?"
Gesturing, Tsunade introduced, "Naruto-kun, Shizuka-hime.
Shizuka-hime, Naruto-kun." then informed, "Many years ago, Jiraiya-kun got himself out of an engagement duel with Shizuka-hime's grandmother by promising one of his apprentices in his stead.
That apprentice will be marrying Shizuka if they defeat her.
However, Yahiko-chan is already with Konan-chan, leaving only Nagato-chan and you."
"Engagement duel?" asked Naruto, with a raised eyebrow.
"Our village's women only accept strong men as partners.
Our women become strong Kunoichi, seek out strong shinobi, then marry the one who defeats us in the engagement duel, and kill the man if they lose." answered Shizuka.
"So it's a form of trial by combat."
"Pretty much."
"You wish for me to fight Nagato for the honour of fighting you for the chance to take your hand, don't you?" Naruto deduced.
"Awww, Naruto-kun, don't you want the chance to have me all to yourself?" teased Shizuka who pouted whilst her stance made her sexy body's impressive assets more prominent as she closed the distance.
"Won't you make this Princess yours, after she's come all this way specially for you?" asked Shizuka, pressing her DD-cup breasts against his rock hard abs.
"Shizuka-chan, you're undeniably very beautiful and incredibly sexy.
I'm sure you're a lovely and incredible woman, and an outstanding Kunoichi.
Any man or woman would be honoured and privileged to be with you." assured Naruto, "Yet I'm presently betrothed to multiple women.
I don't mean to presume, but I don't imagine you're comfortable with sharing."
"Does everyone think Nadeshiko's Kunoichi are into women?" wondered Shizuka, amused.
"You're from a village solely populated by women, and you're surprised people believe some of you are sexually attracted to other women instead of men?"
"Point taken." giggled Shizuka, "Although liking both is pretty common in Nadeshiko."
Tokiwa eyed Naruto, "And why are you engaged to multiple women?"
"I was placed in the clan restoration act so my Kekkei Genkai and my clans, the Uzumaki, Senju and Namikaze, don't go extinct.
Lineage-wise, I am actually the Prince of both the Uzumaki and Senju clans.
Also, Shizuka-chan will need the approval of my present partners before pursuing me.
It's a ground rule we made when I agreed to enter the CRA."
"I see."
"Naru-chan has had a difficult life, so loveless marriages aren't happening.
If he becomes your champion, at least get to know him and form a connection," asserted Tsunade, "He only goes through with these kinds of things if there's mutual love and connection, and if both parties are alright with the arrangement."
"How difficult of a life are we talking about?" asked Shizuka, concerned.
"Do you know what a Jinchuriki is?" asked Naruto, earning a nod from Shizuka and Tokiwa, "Well, I am one."
"Which Bijuu do you hold?"
"The Kyuubi Vixen."
"What do you know of Nadeshiko's customs for marriage duels, Naruto-san?" asked Tokiwa.
"If I defeat Shizuka-chan, and make her surrender to me, she becomes my wife.
And she wins by killing me.
Is that about right?"
"Yes, and you should know Shizuka-chan is also just coming out of mourning a good friend she lost."
"Are you sure she's ready for all this?" asked Naruto, concerned, "It's likely that her recent loss has left her emotionally unbalanced and vulnerable right now…
And I wouldn't feel right if I thought I was taking advantage of her.
I won't make her fight me while she's still grieving and in such a mindset.
Nor will I let anyone force her to."
"That's sweet, and a point in your favour, Naruto-kun." replied Shizuka who kissed Naruto's cheek.
"Shizuka-san, please follow me," requested Shizune, "I'll introduce you to as many of Naruto's current partners as are currently in the village, and his daughter.
I'm one of his lovers too, by the way." before leading Shizuka away.
"Tokiwa-san, my squad and I have an escort mission to Ame which will take a few days.
We can follow up on the matter of Shizuka-chan and I after my return.
Is this acceptable for you and Shizuka-chan?" asked Naruto.
"It is."
As he and Rin appeared via kamui, Obito, in his Tobi mask and voice, asked, "Can Tobi come? Tobi will behave.
Why? Because Tobi is a good boy."
"Tobi-chan can if Rin-chan says so." firmly said Naruto.
Team Jiraiya and Rin chuckled at Obito/Tobi's antics, Tokiwa and Tsunade raised an eyebrow, and the hidden Anbu sweatdropped.
On his knees with his hands together, Tobi pleaded, "Can Tobi go with them, Rin-Tenshi?
Can I? Can I? Please?
Please let Tobi go with them.
Tobi will be a good boy."
"Hmmm, should I let Tobi-kun go with them?" asked Rin as she turned her back to her swirly masked lover, and looked up at the ceiling with her hands behind her head.
Then Rin burst into laughter and squirmed as Tobi closely hugged her from behind, lifted her shirt with one hand, and tickled her exposed midriff, "Hahahahaha hey hahahaha!"
"Will Rin-Tenshi let Tobi go with them?
Ticklish Rin-chan should let Tobi go on the adventure." teased Tobi before circling Rin's navel with a feather while she sweetly giggled, "Tobi thinks his beautiful Rin-chan should agree before Mr feather is introduced to little Miss belly button."
As the feather relentlessly tickled her navel, Rin conceded, "Hahahahaha okay, hahahaha Tobi hahahaha can hahahaha go hahahaha with hahahaha them hahahaha." before the tickles stopped, then Tobi spun her around and lovingly embraced her while she hugged him back.
"Tobi loves you, Rin-chan." mused Tobi.
"Awww, I love you too, Tobi-koi." returned Rin as she kissed Obito before her lover did a happy dance.
"Is he stable?" asked Tokiwa, gesturing to Tobi.
"He's more stable than you'd expect.
The Tobi persona is something of a coping mechanism for Obito," explained Naruto, "Everyone handles their trauma differently."
"Fair enough." understood Tokiwa, "While we're here, Shizuka will be staying with you, and sharing your bed with you."
Naruto nodded in acknowledgement, "As long as she's comfortable with that."
"She'll insist, and she's a cuddler so don't be shy about cuddling her too."
"Anything else I should know about her sleeping habits?"
"Oh, I'll let her show and tell you herself."
Later.
Interior: Konoha, Uzumaki estate, Naruto's house, living room, 2:30PM.
Having been introduced to Fuu, Kin, Tayuya, and Naruto's harem, save for Mei, and explained things before discussing themselves, Naruto, and their relationships with him, Shizuka asked, "While I will be required regardless, by my village's custom and law, to marry him should he defeat me and make me submit to him, will I have your approval and blessing?
It's clear you all love him very much, and Naruto-kun informed me that having your approval was a ground rule."
"The more the merrier!" gleefully answered Fuu, "Plus, I'm getting a really bright feeling from your chakra and I can feel your intentions with my sensory abilities.
So you have my approval as long as you're willing to accept the rest of us too, since we're not going anywhere."
"Thank you, Fuu-chan," mused Shizuka before the mint haired girl cheerfully hugged her.
Fuu beamed, "You're welcome, Shizuka-chan."
"What kind of weapons do you specialise in?" asked Yugao, "Maybe we can teach you some new moves and techniques so you're even stronger for Naruto-koi."
Shizuka nodded, "I'd be honoured, but I'll wait until after my duel with Naruto-kun since right now it'd be a conflict of interest.
If I defeat him, I'm supposed to kill him.
I'd be taking him from you if I defeated him.
And he'll know all of your moves, so I'd be at a disadvantage using your fighting styles against him anyway."
"True." agreed Yugito, "And there's a few things you and Naruto-koi could do together before your duel that'll really help you get intimately acquainted with each other."
"I'm sure there are." chuckled Shizuka, "How big is he? What's he packing?"
"And that's my cue to leave the room." commented Fuu as she exited.
"Oh, I'm sure you'll have the chance to see how big our Alpha is for yourself soon enough." assured Hana, "And he has insanely high stamina."
"Shall we show you around the village to see the sights?
Or perhaps you'd like to take a dip in Naruto-Sama's private Hot Springs?" asked Kin.
"Both sound good to me." answered the Nadeshiko Princess.
Exterior: Konoha, training ground 9, 2:30PM.
As two familiar Chunin approached, Naruto mentioned, "Now, my cute little Genins, I've invited Izumo and Kotetsu to help test your teamwork in a two against three spar.
You may use any methods or techniques necessary against them as long as there are no killing or crippling blows."
"Why these guys?" asked Konohamaru.
"Because we're-" began Izumo.
"Lazy gate guards who need to get off your asses before you become lazier than the Nara clan?
Yes, yes you are."
"Kono-chan, be nice." lightly scolded Naruto, "They may not see a lot of action, but they're a decent tag-team by Chunin standards.
I was going to hire Kiri's Demon Brothers to help with this test, but they're busy so I asked Kotetsu and Izumo instead."
"Sorry, Niichan."
Later.
Interior: Konoha, Uzumaki estate, Naruto's house, dining room, 7:30PM.
Seated across from Shizuka, Naruto, who'd cooked their dinner, asked, "How is it?"
"Mmmm, this is wonderful, Naruto-kun." answered Shizuka as she happily chowed down, "If I knew I'd have meals like this to look forward to, I would've come looking for you much sooner."
"Good to know, Shizuka-chan."
"When it's time for bed, we're sharing and cuddling," insisted Shizuka, finishing her meal, then she whispered, "And we're doing so naked."
He nodded in acknowledgement, "As long as you're comfortable with that, Shizuka-chan."
"Wouldn't have brought it up if I wasn't, Naru-kun.
I might need to sample what you're packing downstairs too,"
"Be advised, I'm told it's a choking hazard."
She gave a sly grin, "So it's small parts?"
"Oh, I'll let you be the judge of that."
"Naughty boy."
"Naughtier girl."
"Tomato haired delinquent."
"Busty bondage-hime."
She raised an eyebrow, then internally chuckled, "Fuckable idiot."
"Tights-clad seductress."
"Crownless King."
"Queen of Submissive Dominatrixes."
She gave a confused look, "What does the last one even mean?" then she burst into laughter, "Oh, you did not just call my village's Kunoichi that."
"Am I wrong?" he asked, with complete innocence and curiosity in his tone and expression, "You act all fierce and powerful until you've been dominated, after all."
"You're not entirely wrong.
But we'd never describe ourselves that way.
It'd cause all kinds of trouble for us."
"More than a ninja village solely populated by sexy Kunoichi who by custom seek out strong men to dominate them or die at their feet already does?"
"Point taken."
Interior: Konoha, Uzumaki estate, Naruto's house, master bedroom, 8:30PM.
Carrying Shizuka bridal style, Naruto gently set her down before she gave a devious smile.
As he sat on the edge of the bed, she teasingly began an exotic, seductive and alluring dance before slowly taking off each article of her clothing while doing the occasional twirl and bend to provide a better view of her assets.
Watching in mesmerised awe, Naruto enjoyed the show while becoming aroused.
Revealed to him in all her glory, Shizuka struck a pose, "Like what you see, Naru-kun?" before noticing the tent in his pants, "I'll take that as a yes…
Now, if you'd like, I could help you with that, and give it a taste."
Standing as she pulled his shirt off then knelt before him, he asked, "Are you sure about this?
You don't have to if you don't want to, or aren't comfortable with this."
Removing his pants and underwear as a pleasantly surprised smile graced her lips, she assured, "Oh, I want to…
I definitely want to." before tenderly caressing and stroking his fully erect cock, earning a small moan of pleasure, "You like that, Naruto-kun?
Good, and yours is the first dick I've ever seen or touched."
"Yes, I like it… I like it a lot.
And it's hard to believe this is the first time you've done this since you're so good at it."
After a good five minutes, she slowly inserted his almost painfully hard cock into her mouth, and massaged it with her tongue before slowly sucking it.
"Couldn't wait until after our duel to taste it, hime?" he teased as her head slid up and down his shaft.
"Not after all the good things I've heard about it from your little harem, and now I've seen it with my own eyes." she replied, withdrawing her mouth from his dick, "Kami, I feel so naughty and dirty.
Here I am, a Princess, naked, on my knees, happily pleasuring and sucking the dick of a man I only met for the first time this morning."
"To be fair, we both consented, and said man's your betrothed." he pointed out.
Bringing his hands to her firm, perky breasts as they lay on the bed and he pinned her beneath him, she requested, "Will you please play with them?" before moaning as he caressed, fondled, massaged, rubbed, teased and planted kisses upon her tits.
"Oh, you're good…" she praised, "You let me suck your dick, so I'll let you suck my tits."
Taking one of her breasts in his mouth whilst fondling the other, Naruto gently sucked it while his tongue gave special attention to her hard nipple.
As he switched to the other breast, she asked, "Naru-kun, in the morning, can we shower together?" before he gave her a thumbs up, then they snuggled up to each other.
A few days later.
Exterior: Konoha, front gates, 7AM.
Assembled, the Ame trio, team nine and Obito did an inventory check.
The usual gear for the Konoha shinobi were covered by matching black hooded ponchos.
"Everyone ready?" asked Naruto, receiving several nods of confirmation before they were approached by all of Naruto's lovers, except for the absent Mei, who kissed him good luck.
"How does he manage to give each of his partners an equal amount of time?" asked Hanabi.
"Shadow clones are especially useful on date nights." answered Anko, with a mischievous grin that made the Genins nervous.
"Hebi-hime, you're scaring my cute little Genins." said Naruto before the snake mistress pouted.
"Foxy-koi, please make sure all of you come home safely," requested Anko who closely embraced Naruto, "And I love you."
"Love you too…
And why are you acting like I'm on my deathbed?"
"Well, we heard about your upcoming marriage duel," said Tsume.
"So you all think I'm going to die against Shizuka-chan?
Really feeling the love, Tsume-chan." chuckled Naruto.
"I'm teasing, I know you'll win, Naruto-kun."
Tapping Naruto's shoulder as she showed up, Shizuka kissed him, "Don't you dare die on me, Naruto-kun.
I'm the only one who gets to kill you," then seductively whispered into his ear, "Unless you're strong enough to completely and utterly dominate me and make me submit to you…
If you're lucky, you'll do both in the bedroom as well as in battle."
"Naturally."
Nuzzling Naruto's cheek, Yugito mentioned, "Samui-chan finally got everyone's approval to join your harem, which took a while with all of us having missions and other business outside the village, so she'll be paying you a visit when you get back too."
"Anyone else I should know about?"
"Well, Karui and Mabui have expressed great interest in an ongoing intimate relationship with you, and joining in on our fun from time to time.
All three of them will be moving in with us anyway, given they're also going to be keeping an eye on me.
Ay-Sama says he'd feel more at ease with all this if he knew I had some people I knew from Kumo with me.
And to keep him up to date with our relationship news, like when we set the wedding date or if you get me knocked up."
"Fair enough, Kitten-chan.
And please keep our little Fuu-chan out of trouble while I'm away."
"Will do."
"Shall we get going?" asked Yahiko.
Tobi linked arms with Moegi and Konan, "We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!" before the group set out.
Later.
Exterior: Land of Fire, main road, 9AM.
"So, what's Ame like?" asked Moegi.
"Well, it definitely lives up to the name of the village hidden in the rain." answered Konan.
"How does paper style work in the rain?" asked Konohamaru, "And are you made of paper like a human paper mache?"
"It took a while to make it work in the rain, and you could probably say something like that."
"Any landmarks or historic places we should see while we're there?" asked Hanabi.
"Well, the house we lived in when training with Jiraiya-Sensei could be one." answered Konan.
"Tobi wants to visit the candy stores.
Why? Because Tobi is a good boy.
Tobi wants good boy treats for being such a good boy." insisted Tobi.
"We'll see what we can find you when we're there, Tobi-chan." assured Nagato.
"Hooray!" cheered Tobi, "Thank you, Nagato-Senpai." making the others chuckle.
Later.
Exterior: Land of Fire, road, border, 2PM.
As Naruto gestured for the group to stop, he asked, "What are you doing here?"
Stepping into view with team 10, Asuma answered, "We're today's border patrol, Chunin." then gestured to Shikamaru, "He got himself a bit lost…"
"Shikamaru doesn't get lost, Asuma's trench knives are missing, there's no cigarette in his mouth or pack on his vest, he didn't refer to Shika by name, and there's no sash. And that so-called Choji isn't eating." thought Naruto, unimpressed.
Kiba blades in-hand, Naruto cut down 'Asuma,' in a flash, and restrained 'team 10,' with wood style tendrils forcing them to their knees, causing four henges to drop, revealing respirator wearing missing-nins, 3 men and a woman, with slashed Ame headbands.
"How did you know he wasn't that leaf Jonin?" asked one of the prisoners.
"Among other things, the one henged into an Akimichi wasn't eating, and Choji always has a pack of his favourite flavour of chips to snack on."
"Are you freaking kidding me?" asked the former Ame Kunoichi, "Our cover was blown by a lack of chips?"
"I will ask the questions here!" asserted Naruto who towered over the prisoners as their surroundings grew dark, "Where are the shinobi you impersonated?
If any harm has come to them…" before leaving the threat to their imagination as their surroundings returned to normal.
"Ugh, what troublesome mess is going on, Naruto?" lazily asked the real Shikamaru as his squad arrived.
Activating her byakugan after taking note of the details of the new arrivals, Hanabi confirmed, "These are the real ones, Niisan."
"Imposters then? How troublesome…" groaned Shikamaru.
"Did they at least do a good henge?" asked Ino, "they didn't make my butt look big, did they?"
"They missed some very important details, like Uncle Asuma's sash and cigarettes." answered Konohamaru.
Moegi added, "But most importantly, they forgot Choji's chips." making the Akimichi chuckle.
"Awww, Naruto-kun's already got his own cute little Genin squad." mused Ino, adoringly, "So precious."
"If you and Shika ever plan to have kids in the future, co-sensei a young Genin squad first since it'll be good practice.
After all, a parent's role is to connect with, raise, guide and mentor.
Support, protect, take care of, look after and watch over.
And help their children." Naruto sagely said, "A Sensei who's done all of this for their students can't really deny being their family." earning looks of wonder from his peers.
"You're overthinking it." sighed Asuma.
"It's a common trend in movies, and I've seen people giving Father's day and Mother's day cards to their Jonin Senseis."
"Point taken, but moving on.
We'll deal with our imposters.
Have fun with your mission."
Later.
Exterior: Land of Rain, Ame, front gates, checkpoint, 4PM.
Stopped for inspection, team Jiraiya, team 9 and Tobi were approached by guards.
"Identify yourselves!" demanded the guard captain.
Nagato obliged as everyone presented their ID cards, "Nagato Uzumaki, Yahiko and Konan of Ame returning from Konoha's Chunin exams with the security escort consisting of Sannin Naruto Uzumaki and Genins Konohamaru Sarutobi, Moegi Yamato, Hanabi Hyuga and Tobi Uchiha."
Carefully examining the IDs and a scroll, the guard captain nodded, "Proceed, but the outsiders will need to remove their leaf headbands.
Our villages aren't presently allies, so this is to avoid potential confrontations."
Naruto nodded, and turned to his squad, "Those are the rules of the village, so please don't make a fuss about it.
Place your headbands in your storage scrolls.
And Tobi-chan, that goes for you too."
Tobi clapped his hands to his cheeks, "Even Tobi?"
"Yes, Tobi-chan, now behave or I'll tell Rin-chan."
"Yes, senpai, Tobi-chan will behave because Tobi-chan is a good boy."
Everyone watched Naruto and Tobi with raised eyebrows and amusement as Uchiha sealed away the headband he wore beneath his mask.
After going over several more rules, the group was permitted inside the village.
Interior: Ame, candy store, 4:30PM.
Whilst the Genins excitedly browsed at all the confectionery, specially made soft drinks, and little toys, Naruto smiled.
"Are they your children, sir?" asked the store owner, a kindly middle-aged man with short dark hair, brown eyes and wrinkled skin, in light pants and a multi-coloured buttoned shirt.
"Yes." answered Naruto, passively.
"How do they make all of these amazing sweets?" asked Tobi before cheerful music slowly faded up.
"My dear boy, do you ask a fish how it swims?
Or a bird how it flies? No siree, you don't.
They do it because they were born to do it…" replied the store owner who heartily sang The Candyman Can!
A few days later.
Exterior: Konoha, gates, 6:55AM.
Stopping at the gates to see Izumo and Kotetsu sleeping, team 9 strategically placed several timers and alarm clocks around them, then left the gate guards to their imminent wakeup call.
Exterior: Konoha, streets, rooftop, 7AM.
With video cameras aimed at the gate registration, Konohamaru, Moegi, Hanabi and Obito caught the startled and panicked reactions of the gate guards as they were awoken by the timers and clocks going off.