Hello Kitties
I do not own Naruto. This will be a time travel fic. I do hope everyone enjoys it
Flicker Of A Flame
Chapter 1
Forlorn Future and Hopeful Past
Naruto sits against a tree as he lays the scroll of sealing before him. "Hmm…It's time to see what I am able to learn from this thing." He said to himself as he unclasped the ribbon around the scroll. As he unrolls the scroll a seal glows a soft purple color.
The Kyuubi seal deep within the young blonde open's one of his eyes with shock. He knows that seal. 'What the hell has happened for that seal to be appearing on that scroll?' He questions himself as he is finally sitting up and moving close to the gates to see it better.
"Huh what is that?" Naruto questions as he puts his hand on the glowing seal. Unknown to him he had a cut on that hand a drop of blood drops upon the seal. As purple light over takes the area.
Eight Years In The Future
Naruto, Ino, and Shikamaru look at each other as Konoha and her people are gone. The world around them burnt to ash. Only leaving three people alive.
"Do you think this will work?" Questions Ino meeting her teal eyes with Naruto's crystal blue eyes with his grin in place.
"Yeah. It will work. But the only bad thing is Kurama is going to be out of it for about a month. For we will be using his chakra. I will be very weak from it. What he had told me. We will be going to the night I stole the scroll of sealing. I will need you two to race me once you come. For you both will be a little more stronger than I will be." SAid Naruto with a tired sigh. As he doesn't know he will be able to fight off that bastard. Like he had once before.
Silver eyes meet the other two's eyes. "I know where you are. For I felt your chakra that night and had gone to check it the next morning before heading to the Academy." Said Shikamaru as he locks eyes with Ino. "I know you felt it that night as well." He told the girl.
"I did." Said Ino with a smirk on her face. "We will take care of that bastard and aid our best friend." She said as their eyes widened as the seal began to glow.
"NOW KIT. TELL THEM TO FOCUS THEIR CHAKRA WITH OURS! FOR MY PAST SELF IS ALSO AIDING US!" Roars Kurama.
"NOW!" Yells Naruto as their hands glow crimson, purple, and silver as they are gone in a rainbow of chakra.
Present Time
A crimson glow over takes Naruto as he flies back into the tree behind him. He head bashing into the tree. "Fuck….that hurt." He grumbles to himself as he rubs the back of his head as he moves his right hand to his face he spots the blood on his hand. "Dammit." He said looking around him and spotted the scroll laying before him.
"Thank you Kurama. If it wasn't for you we wouldn't have come back." SAid Naruto as he hears a grunt coming within him. He will have to visit his oldest friend once this is all over.
Nara Forest
Shikamaru bolts up from where he had been napping as he wanted to get away from his parents that evening. His eyes widen as he sees the forest that he had grown up in and played in as a child. He sees the silver glow of his chakra.
"That bastard did it." Said Shikamaru as he felt the chakra roll past him. It was Naruto's, not Kurama's. His head snaps up as he spots the crimson glow coming from the hidden training ground 99. He jumps to his feet and rushes off to get to his best friend. A friend who is in need of his aid.
Training Ground 34
Ino sits up as she sees her purple chakra fading from her line of sight. A small smile ghost against her lips. "You did it to our knuckleheaded Hokage." She whispers to herself as she notices the crimson chakra appear over the trees. She jumps to her feet rushing towards the only other blonde of her age group she had always seen as a friend and a little crush she had on him. Until war had burned away their world.
Back with Naruto
Naruto unrolled the scroll as he knows there are several scrolls in there for him. He saw the Uzumaki seal on the section of the scroll. A small smirk graces his lips as he looks up to the sky to see a blood moon shining above him. A moon that had appeared the night that he had been born under. Several puffs of smoke later he had sealed all the scrolls into a tattoo he had placed on his arm that he had made from the ink and brush he had with him. As he had made his own chakra ink.
Shikamaru and Ino appear before Naruto. Said blonde looks up at his two friends that had become his teammates during the end after all the others had fallen to that bastard as well as the other blind bastard who just wanted power and vengeance for what? For a traderace clan that wanted to spill all the blood of the innocents of the village.
"Do you think it is wise to be here and not hiding from the teme that will be here soon?" Questions Naruto as he spots Nara and Yamaka seals inside the scroll. Something he hadn't noticed before. He looks at his two friends. "I think you two need to look at this." He tells them.
The two glance over the scroll as they see what Naruto is pointing at. "Troublesome. Only you will find something that belongs to our clans in this scroll." Said Shikamaru with a tired sigh.
Ino has a thoughtful expression on her face as Shikamaru and herself use their blood to unseal the scrolls. "Isn't there summon scrolls in this scroll?" She questions Naruto whose eyes grow large at her words.
"Well yeah. There are several in there." Said Naruto as he unrolls the scroll a little more where a section is where summon contracts rest. "Yeah. There is the wolf, tiger, panther, boar, bears, as well as dragon and what it looks like hellhounds summons." He told them.
They grin at each other. "I think I would like the tiger summons." Said Ino as Naruto unseals it and hands her the scroll. As the blonde girl pulls out a sealing scroll sealing away all her scrolls from sight from anyone.
"I shall take the panther summons." Said Shikamaru. The two blondes look at him with shock. He is taking a scroll of a summons that the Nara's protect their deer from. Naruto dumbly nods his head to his friend's words, unsealing the scroll and handing it to the raven-haired boy of the group. As he pulls his own sealing scroll placing all his scrolls within it and hides it within his pouch.
"So what summons are you going to choose Naruto?" Questions Ino looking down at the remaining summons.
"I don't know. I do love toads. But I am tired of paying a snack tax or a sake tax to them when I do need help." Said Naruto looking at each scroll. "Too bad there isn't a fox summon scroll. They fit me the best." He said with a sigh.
"Troublesome. The villagers and elders would have a heart attack if you use a fox summons. But I think the hellhounds and maybe the wolf summons would be the best for you." Said Shikamaru with a sigh as he looked at the blonde with too much energy.
Naruto grins. "How about I take those two. It will be fun to scare the shit out of the villagers and elders with the hellhounds and the wolves would be a good one to have as well." He said as he unseals the two scrolls and places it on the sealing tattoo on his left arm sealing them away for a later time.
Looking up once more to where the moon is set in the sky. As Shikamaru looks at the pocket watch he has hidden in the pouch. "Troublesome. It is about time for that bastard to show up." He grumbles as Naruto just nods his head as he has a penpad in his hand as he is copying as much as he is able to on jutsus and so one.
"After this is over I need an outfit change as well as a new taijutsu." Said Naruto to his two friends.
"Well we can see what is in all those scrolls you have found and we go from there." Said Shikamaru with a smirk on his face.
"Shhh….someone is coming." Said Ino as she hushes the two boys with her.
Just then Iruka appears from the trees with a frown on his face. His eyes moved around the training ground with three of his students looking at him with deer in the headlight expression on their faces. "What are you three doing?" He questions them with now confusion in his voice.
They just blink at him before Naruto answers him. "Well sensei. Mizuki sensei said that if I am able to learn something from this scroll. That he will pass me. As it is a secret exam set up by any sensei each year to pass a student they believe in that hasn't passed through the normal means." Said Naruto with a grin on his face.
"What are Ino and Shikamaru doing here?" Question Iruka with a sad frown slowly marrying his face.
"Troublesome. Naruto asked us for some help as he thought he might need help figuring out what Jutsu would work for him." Said Shikamaru with a slight smirk on his face as his hands move to his pocket as he slouches slightly.
Iruka's eyes move towards Ino, seeing if the girl's story matches the lazy boy's story.
Ino smiles sweetly. "What Shika just told you is true." She told him as Iruka let out a defeated sigh.
He moves his left hand up to the bridge of his nose and slowly pinches it. "Naruto. You know the story you just told me. Mizuki lied to you. There isn't such an exam. But now it has me questioning why he would have you do something like this?" He said with a questioning tone of voice at the end.
Naruto playing his part blinks wide eyed at his sensei. "What do you mean sensei? I did all of this for nothing?" He questions with a wavering tone of voice.
"I am…." Iruka is cut off by someone laughing like a madman behind him in the shadows.
"Oh poor poor Naruto. You fool, you fell into my plan and trap for you." Came the voice of Mizuki as he slowly steps out of the shadows of the trees as he claps his hands with a crazed grin on his face.
His eyes moved over the clearing, seeing two clan heirs standing with the demon of the village. His mading grin grew even larger. "This can work." He said as several kunai appeared into his hands. "Now, die demon." He grows out throwing his kunai at Naruto and the two heirs sitting with the blonde hair demon.
Before Iruka is able to spring into action Naruto goes though several hand signs. "Wind blades." He cries out as five slashes of wind blades come flying from the blonde. This attack cuts through the ten kunai coming their way.
Iruka's jaw hangs open at the sight of the blonde dead last using a high level jutsu and it was done perfectly as well.
Mizuki's eyes narrow at the sight before him. "So the Demon knows a trick. But you are just a one trick pony." He said with mockery in his voice.
Naruto smirks at the bastard before him. "Oh I know more than just one trick." He tells the man as he slouches slightly. This didn't go missed by Shikamaru and Ino. For he doesn't have Kurama aid in pumping chakra into his system like normal.
Ino goes though several hand signs. "Headhunter jutsu." She whispers into the air as she vanishes from sight and before Mizuki knows what happened he is pulled into the ground with his head sticking out of the ground. Ino pulls herself out of the ground looking down at the man with a grin on her face. "Well sensei…I should say treader. You will not hurt my friend and teammate." She tells him in a cheerful tone with a grin on her face.
Shikamaru walks up to the man with his slouch still in place. He pulls out a kunai from his pouch. Moving the weapon to the man's forehead. "I would surrender if I was you." He suggested it to his former sensei.
Iruka blinks wide eyed at the sight before him. These three moved as a well oiled Genin Team, A team that has been working with each other for years. His sight moving back to Naruto who is slightly panting from the chakra usage he just used at this very moment.
Hokage Office
The Third Hokage blinks looking down at his crystal ball. The sight before him. It was shocking. So shocking that he didn't even expect this from Naruto or even the other two with the blonde. He looks up from his crystal ball. "Inu, Neko." He calls out.
"Hokage-sama." Said Inu as Neko and himself knee on one knee before their Hokage.
"Go and bring back Naruto Uzumaki, Shikamaru Nara, and Ino Yamanka. Along with Iruka." Ordered the Hokage with a slight surprised expression on his face as he bridges his fingers together and covers his mouth as he schools his expression. As his thoughts run rampant through his mind.
Back with Naruto and the others
Naruto digs into his pouch for a small piece of paper. He grins as he pulls it out and grabs his ink and brush and makes a chakra sealing tag. WIth a grin Naruto get s up and walks up to Shikamaru who he just nods his head and crouches before Mizuki. "Well this is going to hurt." He said as he pressed the chakra sealing tag on Mizuki's forehead. It glows crimons as Mizuki begins screaming in pain.
Iruka gocks at the sight before him. "Naruto….when did you learn sealing?" He questions in a fearful voice. As he didn't know what to think.
Naruto looks over at his sensei as Shikamaru helps Naruto stand back up as Ino moves to his right side to aid in holding up her friend as Shikamura stays on his left. Naruto slings both his arms over their shoulders. As he knows he needs their help.
"Damn demon. I almost had you. I almost killed you. You should have just lay down and die. I just wanted to finish the job the 4th Hokage started. Placing the Kyuubi inside a fool like yourself." Screams Mizuki as Iruka looks at the man with horror on his face.
Ino and Shikamaru share a look and begin laughing along with Naruto. "Tell us something we didn't know." Said Naruto chuckling at the bastard before him.
This is what Inu and Neko come across. Inu's cold mismatched eyes glare down at the light blue eyes. "For breaking Lord Hokage's law. You are sentenced to death Chunin Mizuki." He tells him in an icy tone of voice. A voice that could freeze the world over.
"No…no I must return to Orochimaru-sama." Mizuki cries. As Inu plans his kunai into the man's jugular vein. Slicing open his throat. For they needed his brain for someone in T&I to deal with it.
Iruke's frightful eyes move from his now dead friend towards his three students standing before him. Their eyes frighten him. They are cold. They had eyes of the shinobi. Eyes of shinobi that have seen the horrors of war and their comrades dying before them. For they didn't have the reactions that he thought three fresh Academy students would have on their faces.
"You four are to return to the Hokage's Tower. Hokage-sama wishes to speak to each of you." Said Neko as she picks up the Scroll of Sealing.
"Fine." Said a tired Naruto as the three kids vanish in a swirl of rose petals. Leaving the three adults in shock from their actions before them. Iruka pulls himself to his feet as he vanishes with a swirl of leaves.
Hokage Tower
The three appear before the Hokage with rose petal's dance across the floor as Iruka appears next to them with a swirl of leaves.
"Please take a seat." Said the Hokage as he watches each of the children before him. His eyes linger longer on Naruto before moving across Shikamaru and Ino's faces.
"Hai Hokage-sama." Answers Ino for the trio as they move to the four seats before the Hokage's desk. Each of them helped Naruto to sit down and sit on each side of him where they had been aiding the boy. They show loyalty to the blonde.
Iruka slowly moves over towards the trio and sits on the chair further away from the little trio.
"So Naruto. Please explain to me your actions tonight?" Questions the Hokage studying the boy.
"Easy. Mizuki lied to me and told me to steal the Scroll of Sealing in his wake. He had planned to set me up and kill me. As everyone is focused on my death. He planned to slip away and take the scroll to his Master Orochimaru. For that reason I am not sure. But all I know is that the snake bastard wants it for something within that scroll." Said Naruto with his eyes hardened as stone looking at the village leader.
"If you knew his plan. Why didn't you come to me about it?" Questions the 3rd Hokage.
Naruto snorts. "Honestly Jiji. Would you have listened to me?" He questions the elderly man before him.
The elderly leader let out a sigh. "I guess. You are right." He said with a long, tired sigh.
The three let out snorts at the old man's words. "It is hard to believe. But I was set up." He said laughing now.
"Troublesome. Naruto knew he was in over his head. So he asked us to help him." Said Shikamaru with a sigh.
"We have no reason to turn our back on a friend in need. A comrade that was in need." Said Ino glaring at the Hokage.
Sarutobi moves his right hand down to the draw on his desk and pulls it open. He reaches his hand into the draw and pulls out a headband. "Well Naruto Uzumaki. You are receiving field permission to a Genin. SOmething that hasn't been done since the time of war." He tells the boy as his eyes move to look at the other two who are smirking at seeing their friend becoming a Genin before their eyes.
Granted he was made Genin differently this time around. But still he is one step closer to coming to their Hokage before the hell they had to face. But sadly this time around. They wanted to be his teammate.
"Hokage-sama." Said Shikamaru.
HIs old eyes moved to the Nara boy. "Yes Shikamaru-kun?" He questions with a smile on his face.
"We three wish to be on the same Genin Team. I know Ino and I would be paired with Choji. But we work well together as well. We know each other's skills the best." Said Shikamaru as his silver eyes harden looking at the elderly man.
The Hokage watches the calculating eyes of the young Nara. Eyes that hold a black flame flickering in the boy's silver eyes. Eyes telling him that this is the only team that Ino and Shikamaru will only work on willingly.
"We will see." Said the Third Hokage as Iruka looks at them with shock on his face.
"Before you warn us Hokage-sama. We know Naruto's secret is an S-rank secret. A secret that has the sentence of death to it. We will not speak of it to the others. For it is also only for Naruto to tell." Said Ino, locking eyes with the Hokage.
"I am glad you understand me. For you are right what you just said." Said the Hokage with a dark smirk on his face.
"We are done here." Said the 3rd.
"Hai Hokage-sama." Said the three freshly minted Genin.
Ino and Shikamaru aid Naruto in standing and the three walk out of the Hokage's office. Leaving the old man to wonder what the hell happened that night. Something was wrong, something was different than before. These were not the children he had seen that morning though his crystal ball of those three taking their exam to become future shinobi of this village.
Nightmare Trio
"We should go to my place." Said Shikamaru as they walked down the street towards the Nara Clan compound.
Out of nowhere Shikamaru and Ino's fathers appear before the trio. "What is going on?" Questions Shikaku as he looks at the trio.
"We aided Naruto in taking down a treader alongside Naruto." Said Ino not even bothering to be her plight self.
"Troublesome blonde. Dad, would it be fine if Ino and Naruto stayed the night?" Question: Shikamaru looked up to his father who he hadn't seen since he was 19 years old.
Shikaku blinks looking at his son and over at the other two blondes. "Well sure. But you three know you have to be at the academy in the morning?" He questioned them.
"Thank you." Said Ino as she smiles at her Uncle and her daddy.
"Just don't make too much trouble for Yoshino." Said Inochi with a tired smile on his face.
"We'll be good. We just need rest before we find out who we will be teamed up with." Said Naruto with a tired smile on his face.
Both father's nod their heads to the blonde's words allowing the trio to pass them. They both share a look with each other waiting for the young Genin to be out of sight.
"This is new. Did you notice their eyes?" Questions Shikaku with his now losing his lazy posture to stand straight meeting his friend's teal eyes with his own silver eyes.
Inoichi closes his eyes as he raises his right hand towards his forehead. "Yes, I saw them. Their eyes are just like our own. Eyes that have seen war and death of their Comrades." He said letting out a sigh.
"We need to speak with the Hokage. For I do not believe the normal team placement for each of them will not work. I do not believe having Naruto on the same team as the Uchiha and under Kakashi will not work well. As well as it pains me. I do not believe Choji would do well being paired up with Shikamaru and Ino. For they would get him hurt. For they have the mindset of ones that will go into any battle willingly without a second thought." Said Shikaku who let out another sigh. "Troublesome." He grumbles as they both begin walking towards the Hokage Tower as they had been summoned to the tower after the capture of Mizuki and the three Genin had come in to answer several questions but not many.
The two men enter the building and swiftly walk up the steps towards the Hokage's office. They stood before the door. Before anyone could knock on the door they both hear a voice. "Come In." Called the elderly Hokage.
Both men nod their heads as Shikaku reaches for the doorknob and slowly opens the door. As they didn't know what was inside awaiting them both. But the sight that met them was Iruka and the Hokage. Shikaku arches a brow studying the sight before him. The man sitting in the Hokage's office was in charge of the team placement. Maybe this is the reason they had been summoned by the Hokage in their thoughts about the new team that might be in place in the morning.
"Please have a seat." Said the Hokage with a grandfatherly smile on his face. Now this puts the two men on edge for there is always a reason for him to use that smile on adults. War season shinobi. But before the two men could even utter a single word the elderly man raises his hand to stop them from speaking.
"I am sure you have already heard from the others. Mizuki was the one that had set up Naruto and wished to kill Naruto and take the scroll to Orochimaru." Said the Hokage with a frown on his face as he rested his chin on the bridge of his hands.
"We heard fragments of the story but no one told us everything." Said Inoichi with a frown on his face.
"Hmm…It appears no one wants to see the truth just yet." Said the 3rd with another sigh. A thoughtful expression crosses his face as he studies the men before him. "I am sure you had run into the trio that had been here?" He questions the two men.
"Yes, we did. But something was truly off about them. That is what is leaving me unsettled." Said Shikaku losing all his sleepy sight and facial expression on his face.
The 3rd nods his head slowly to the man's words before him. "What do you think of the three of them?" He questions his Jonin Commander.
"Troublesome. They have seen war. They have seen the death of their comrades as well as those they hold dear." Said Shikaku with a frown.
"Those are the same thoughts I have come to. My other question for you two. Would you object to breaking the Cho-Ino-Shik trio up?" Questions the two before him.
"I believe it would be for the best. For it would be deathmental to Choji if they are paired together." Said Shikaku and Inoicho nod their heads in agreement.
"Choji is too gentle like his father. It took Choza to become the man he is now due to war. But at the times of peace we have. It will not serve to place the gentle boy on the same team.
Now this had Iruka now listening to them speaking as he now speaks up. "But I was asked by Kakashi to have Naruto under him with the last Uchiha." He said with a sigh.
"I do understand. But we will be changing up the line up now. Naruto will not be paired with Sasuke. We are going to change it up a little." Said the Hokage as he looks at the list of Genin hopefuls. His eyes land on Kiba's name. The boy was also the dead last of his class along with Naruto as well as Shikamaru. "Kiba will be placed on team 7 in Naruto's place as he is also a dead last. Choji will be placed on Team 8 for it suits him better and his gentle nature will aid in bringing out Hinata as she is too closed off because of her clan." He said as the two Jonin in the room nod their heads in agreement.
Iruka let's out a long, tired sigh. "Then who will be telling the Jonin sensei of Team 7,8, as well as 10?" Questions about Iruka looking at the Hokage.
Now this has everyone frowning. As now the question is. Will Asuma be best suited for the new Team 10 line up.
"Will Asuma be best suited for them?" Question Inoichi as he lets out another sigh ever since he has met the trio surrounding this troublesome line up changes.
"The only one that would be best suited for them would be Ibiki. But he doesn't want to be a Genin team Jonin. As well, Kakashi would work. But he is still blaming himself for the death of his entire team. But he is also needed to teach the Uchiha how to use his eyes once or if he does ever awaken it." Said Shikaku as his calculating eyes looked over the men in the office.
"Well I am able to speak to my son in the morning and see if he is willing to take them on. If not, I will summon Ibiki and see if he will be willing to." Said the 3rd as he let out a sigh.
Just as the men were ready to leave this for the daylight hours. Ibiki comes walking into the Hokage's office without even wasting time knocking on the door. As he has information that is needed to be known by two or maybe three of the men in the office. "Hokage-sama." He said in his gravelly tone of voice.
"Speak of the devil and he shall appear." Said Shikaku with a chuckle.
Ibiki arches a brow at the Jonin Commander's words. "Am I missing something here?" He questions as his eyes glad across the men in the office.
"We need to know if you will be willing to take a Genin Team if the original sensei chooses to step down from the roll." Said Iruka as he was tired of beating around the bush about everything that has taken place tonight. He really needed some rest as it was already 3am and he needed alease three hours of sleep before he had to go to work. Coffee was going to be his best friend in the morning.
Now this had Ibiki wondering what team and if he likes the line up. He might do it. Make himself a Genin team into an ANBU team before the up and coming Chunin exams. "Depends on who I'll be the sensei of." He told them. Now this has everyone in the office looking at him with shock on their faces. Even the lazy Nara. He just chuckles at the sight before him.
"That would be one Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanka, and one Naruto Uzumaki." Said Shikaku watching the man's expression about having the Kyuubi host on his team.
"As well, the two that have been named know about what Naruto holds within him." Said the 3rd as the others look at the Hokage now with shock on their faces. As they didn't know, people of his own age even knew about him being the jailor of the Kyuubi. Well this being the second time Iruka heard this he just let out a sigh not even bothering to be shocked anymore about the trio that had been in this office not so long ago.
"I shall give you my answer depending on the Jonin that had been chosen for them. Give you their answer." Said Ibiki grinning at the men before him.
"Very well." Said the 3rd. Now looking at Ibiki he had forgotten to see why the man was in his office. "What brings you here Ibiki?" He questions now wondering.
Ibiki chuckles. One of the Yamanka's have already walked Mizuki's mind. He had been meeting with Orochimaru's little pet that has been in our Genin forces for almost 5 years now. He has also had one meeting with Orochimaru just about a month ago where he had received a mark from the man. A seal that would allow him to transform into something else." He said with a frown on his face.
"Who might be the Genin?" Questions Inoichi as he wanted to see what he could do to get more information from that Genin on the bastard.
"One Kabuto Yakushi. The orphan we had found about 10 years ago. The adopted son of the head of the hospital." Said Ibiki with a frown on his face. "I also check to see if he is in the village. At the moment he is on a mission with his team. We will have to find out if his two teammates are also spy's along with their sensei." He added as he was tired. Upset that this has gone unnoticed for this long. Not knowing if this little shit had information on the up and coming Genin or other shinobi forces.
"Let me know when they return. Tell all Gate Guards to direct that team to my office once they return. As well I would like you three in my office once they return for we will handle them here later. Before our hand is tipped and they have a chance to get away." Said the 3rd as the others nod their heads to their Hokage's words.
"May I leave Hokage-sama now. For I have to have a little rest. For I have team placement tomorrow and I need as much rest as I am able to get before they show up at 10am and if I have to come here before the new information on who the team's 10 new sensei will be." Said Iruka as he was burned out.
"Yes, I would like to see you in my office at 9:30 as I will have all the Jonin in here." Said the 3rd as Iruka stands up and bow to the men in the office and leaves though the office doors racing to his home. He isn't going to let his thoughts wander towards the three Genin that have raised too many questions for him tonight.
Nara compound
The two Nara guards arch brows at the sight before them. As their clan men's heir is walking home with the Yamanka heiress and the blonde hair prankster walking towards them as it appeared the other two carrying him by his arms. It appears the blonde is injured in some way or something else.
The two men nod their heads at the trio passing them. Shikamaru sighs as he spots the lights on in his home. "Troublesome. Mom is awake." He said in a tired tone.
The two blondes look up to the house. There standing at the door is Yoshino Nara with a frying pan in hand. She is glaring at her son. As her eyes widened at seeing the young blonde who looked like he had seen better days. "What has happened?" Questions Yoshino as she rushes over towards the three Genin.
"Mizuki tried killing Naruto." Said Ino in an icy tone.
Yoshino's eyes widened in horror. "Hurry get him into the house. I need to look him over and make sure there aren't any lasting injuries on him." She tells them with worry in her voice.
"Alright Auntie Yoshino." Said Ino with a soft smile on her face as she and Shikamaru helped the tired blonde into the house.
"Mom, we are going to take him to my room. For it will be easier for you to look him over." Said Shikamaru.
"Fine, fine. Just get him laying down." Said Yoshino with a soft smile at the two children aiding their friend. Not treating him like he is a monster.
Slowly they made their way up the stairs to the second floor where his room lies. He has a loft size room.
"You two know I am able to walk on my own?" Questions Naruto as he looks at his friends.
"We know. But you are weakened from the jutsu and then dealing with Mizuki. Even though you didn't do much." Said Ino with a giggle.
Naruto rolls his eyes at his two friend's antics. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever you two." He tells them as they are now before Shikamaru's bedroom door. He opens the door and pushes it open and they lead him to the large king size bed. They move towards the bed as Naruto finally breaks free from the aid of his two friends as he sits on the bed. He lets out a long and tired sigh.
Yoshino comes into the bedroom. "Now remove your shirt Naruto." She orders the blonde. He does as he is ordered by the woman before him.
Ino looks at Shikamaru. "Shika, can I borrow some clothes that I can sleep in?" She questions him.
"Yeah. Let me get you something that will fit you." Said Shikamaru with a sigh as he moves to the bottom dresser drawer and pulls out some old pj bottoms and a long shirt and she peeks over his shoulder and grabs a pair of his boxers. He just lets out a sigh. Knowing this isn't something new. As she had done it many times during their time of war and moving around to keep away from the enemy as she fought.
"I'm going to take a shower. I noticed that I have that bastard's blood on my leg." Said Ino as she crushes up her nose in disgust.
"Yeah. yeah just don't use up all the hot water. For we all need a shower." Said Shikamaru as he goes and pulls some clothing for himself and for Naruto. He moves around his room and comes and lays out some night clothing for the blonde who is being looked over by his mother. She cleans off blood from the blonde's body. Each time letting out a sigh as there was no cut or wound waiting to be seen by her. All she has found are bruises around his body. Some new and some old.
"Well Naruto. Once Ino is out. Please go and clean up." Said Yoshino as she stands up with her medical bag. A frown on her face just looking at the markings on the blonde. "I'll bring some snacks for you. For I have a feeling you three might be hungry." She said as three loud growls were heard. One coming from the bathroom as the two in the room with her blush from the growls coming from their stomachs.
Just as Yoshino finished speaking the bathroom door opens with Ino brushing her hair with Shikamaru's hair brush. "Alright I'm done. Who's next." Said Ino as she climbs into bed.
"I guess. I'm next." Said Naruto with a sigh as he stands up and grathers the clothing that Shikamaru had gotten him. He vanishes into the bathroom turning on the shower to get a quick shower so Shikamaru could get one without using up all the hot water. So he would leave his best friend with a freezing shower.
"I'll be back with something for you three to eat and drink." Said Yoshino as she spins on her heel and vanishes out the bedroom door and down the short hallway to the stairway before her.
After a few minutes Naruto comes out of the bathroom with a towel hanging over his head. "Alright Shika it's your turn." Said Naruto as he walks over towards the bed and sits down next to Ino who pulls the towel off of his head and begins brushing his hair as she pulls her hair into twin buns. She grins as she pulls Naruto's hair into small pigtails as she finishes brushing his hair.
This is the sight of Shikamaru and Yoshino walking into the bedroom too. Both mother and son snort at the sight before them. "Your hair looks lovely Ino." Said Yoshino as she didn't want to bring up the cute little pigtail's Naruto's hair is in.
"Troublesome." Said Shikamaru as he shakes his head and grabs the towels up and puts them in his hamper. He was going to need to do laundry in the morning or put it in the wash before leaving the house. His mom would take care of making sure it is put out to dry as she knows her son and the others have a busy day in the morning.
"Here eat this and get some rest. Just bring your dishes down in the morning." Said Yoshino as she places the tray down with the food. "Good night you three." She said as she walked to the bedroom door and glanced over her shoulders once more. A slight frown on her face. As she had noticed their eyes. Eyes that she sees in the mirror and in her husband. She was from the 3rd Shinobi war as she was a medic-nin during that time. 'What have you three been through?' She wonders to herself as she spots her husband in the living room. "Welcome home dear." She tells him.
"Hello dear." Said Shikaku with a soft smile on her face. As he moves towards his wife and pulls her into an embrace. "It has been a long night of love. A very long night." He tells her as he kisses her on the forehead.
Yoshino buries her head into his chest. "What is wrong with our children?" She questions him as she pulls back and looks up at him.
He lets out a long sigh. "They had to fight Mizuki and they killed him. They had their first kill tonight. But I am not sure if that is the reason for their eyes." He said letting out another side. "But let us get some rest. For tomorrow is a big day for them." He said as he stepped away from her and pulled off his Jonin vest and hung it up on the coat hanger by the door. They retired for the night.
Naruto looks back at his two friends as they finish their meals. "We are getting sloppy for not being around other people. Our eyes have been showing too much. We have eyes like your fathers and the old man. We are going to need to play it off as our first kill." He said with a tried sigh.
The two others in the room share a glance. "Troublesome. We are going to have to go wearing masks. So no one catches on to us" Said Shikamaru as Ino nodded in agreement.
"Pretty much." Said Naruto as he frowns at the idea of them being caught so soon. They needed more time to set up their plan to stop what would come. "We also have to get a message to Itachi. Have him start off our plan with the fall of Obito and Pein." He said as he lays down on the left side of the bed as Shikamaru takes the right and Ino the center. A sleeping habit they had since they lost too much and needed to know they each have each other.
Ino softly giggles before going to sleep. For before she laid down for rest. She kissed each of them on the cheek. Always enjoying the expression on their faces. The blushes always bring a smile to her face.
Morning
The sun crests through the window of Shikamaru's room. The light shines on their faces as Naruto cracks open a single blue eye. "Ugg. What time is it?" Questions Naruto as he opens both of his eyes now to look at the clock. The green light flashing 7:30 am. "Man this sucks. I was hoping for a few more hours." He grumbles. But he feels the two others in bed slowly start to move and slowly open their eyes.
"What time is it, Naruto?" Questions Ino with a large yawn.
"It's 7:30." Said Naruto as he frowns looking at the ceiling now.
"Troublesome. Might as well get up and get ready for the day." Said Shikamaru as he slowly sits up on the bed as Naruto rolls to his left, falling off the bed hitting the floor pretty hard.
Hearing the loud bump from upstairs Yoshino looks to her husband and Inoichi as they talk around the dinning table talking about the events of last night. "It appears they are up or someone rolled off the bed in their sleep and by the sounds of it. I believe it was Naruto. For when I checked on them a little bit ago. Naruto was sleeping on the left side of the bed as Ino was in the middle and Shika on the right side of it. At the time all three curled into each other. Something I hadn't seen since they were little." Said Yoshino with a far away smile on her face. "I best take up the clothing you bought for Ino and the clothing that Hokage-sama had sent for Naruto." She said standing up and picking up the bags from next to the stairs and heads up stairs.
"Well I guess we best get up." Said Naruto looking at the two others who are snickering at him as he slowly sits up from the floor. He pouts looking at them. "Not funny." He grumbles.
Just then there is a knock coming from the door. Three sets of eyes look towards the opening door as Naruto is still pouting at his two friends laughing at him. "Good morning you three. I have already made breakfast for you. As well, here are some clothes for you, Ino and Naruto." She told them as she giggled at the sight of Naruto pouting as the others still laughed at him. "Awww….Naruto you look so adorable with that pout." She said as he blushed at her words.
"Ummm….Thank you and I'll have to go and thank the old man for the fresh set of clothing." Said Naruto as he pushes himself off the ground and walks over to Yoshino as she hands him the two bags. One a black duffle bag with a crimson swirl and a purple duffle bag. "Thank you for bringing them up to us." He said bowing to Yoshino who has been a mother figure to him for as long as he could remember.
"Oh sweetie you don't have to bow to me. Just get ready and I'll have coffee waiting for you three. As I am sure you're going to need it." Said Yoshino as she turns and heads back the hall and down the stairs.
"How are they doing?" Questions Shikaku as he looks up at his wife as she walks back into the dinning room.
"They seem to be doing better. Their eyes had softened. I believe it is from their first kill." Said Yoshino with a soft smile on her face.
Both men let out a sigh that they hadn't known they were holding until now. "I am glad to hear that." Said Inoichi as he smiles.
After about 30 minutes three teenagers come walking down the stairs as they all yawn and stretch and chat with each other. What caught them off guard was how all three were dressed. Granted, Inochi brought a bag that had been laying on Ino's bed but he didn't know what type of clothing she had in it. For she had said something about changing up her clothing once she became a shinobi. He had wondered what it was but wasn't expecting this.
Standing before them Shikamaru Nara wearing a black long sleeve fishnet top with a black jacket with black ANBU pants with black combat boots with his hair pulled up in a spiky ponytail with his headband tied around his left bicep.
Next is Ino Yamanka is wearing a black halter top connecting to a black choker with a crescent moon in the center with a royal purple fishnet long sleeve shirt with a black battle skirt with royal purple shorts under the skirt and knee high combat boots with fishnet tights. With her hair pulled into her long ponytail. As well as she is wearing black fingerless gloves matching the ones that Shikamaru is wearing with metal plates on them with the Uzumaki swirl on them.
Finally Naruto Uzumaki as he is now wearing a black duster with a burnt orange fishnet long sleeve top along with a black muscle shirt with black ANBU pants with black combat boots with black fingerless gloves with metal plates with the Uzumaki swirl on them with the Uzumaki swirl on the back of the duster in a burnt orange. His forehead protector around his right bicep. His blonde locks wild. "Hey Ino, let me tie your forehead protector around your waist." He said as the blonde stopped and handed him the item for him to tie it into place for her.
"Wow. You three do not look like Genin but Chunin, maybe even Jonin." Said Inochi with shock written across his face.
Naruto chuckles. "We are future Genin of Konoha and we have to dress the part. For we can't be going on missions in bright colors. WIth these new outfits we are able to blend into the shadows and the trees." He said as he moved his right hand behind his head rubbing it as he just chuckled.
"Well I am glad you three are taking your life as a Shinobi seriously. Not playing games. For you will have teammates and other teams that will not be able to handle this." Said Shikaku with a slight smirk on his face.
The three nod their heads to the man's words. "Yeah. WIth what happened last night. It took a lot out of us. For it was our first kill. Something we were not really ready for just yet." Said Shikamaru as his eyes soften at the memory of the past events of the night before.
"It is something I know we will never get used to." Said Ino as she puts her left hand on her right elbow as a shiver runs through her body. With Naruto and Shikarmaru both giving her a side hug.
"That is a good thing to hear." Said Shikaku. "For once you get used to killing. That is the day you need to step away from this life. For that is the day you become a true monster." He told them as he saw the slight flinch from Naruto.
"Well please eat something. Then head to the Academy." Said Yoshino as she places three plates on the table and returns to the kitchen with three large mugs of coffee. "Do not worry. I will have three travel mugs ready for you." She told them with a gentle smile on her face.
The trio smile and walk to the table taking their seats and begin eating while the others talk. Watching each of them making sure they are alright.
After a while and the trio finish eating there is a knock on the door. Everyone looks to the doorway. "I wonder who that could be?" Questions Yoshino as she rises to her feet and walks over to the door to see Inu standing at the door. She arches a brow at the silver hair ANBU. "What do you want?" She growls out at him. As she feels her eyebrow twitching at the sight of the man before her.
"I am here on the request of the Hokage. For Shikaku Nara and Inoichi Yamanka to come to the Hokage Tower for a meeting as the Elders are up in arms about the death of a Chunin Instructor." Said Inu with a frown under his masked face.
The two Clan Heads walk over to the door. "Let's go. For I am not in the mood to deal with those troublesome councilors and elders." Said Shikaku as all three men flicker from where they once stood.
The three share a look as Naruto makes a sealless shadow clone as he shifts into a fly and heads to the tower. For this will be interesting to hear. "Well I believe we should head to the Academy." Said Naruto as he takes his travel mug filled with coffee.
"Thank you Auntie Yoshino." Said Ino hugging Yoshino.
"Thank you Auntie." Said Naruto giving her one of his true smiles. A bright blinding smile that she loves seeing from him.
"Thanks mom. We will see you later. We'll let you know who's teams we are on." Said Shikamaru hugging his mom and taking his travel mug from Ino as she comes out of the kitchen with Naruto as they leave the house.
"Shall we flicker there or shall we just walk and enjoy our time in our old home?" Questions Ino after then had left the Clan Compound.
"Let us walk for once." Said Naruto as he takes a drink of his overly sweet coffee the way he likes it.
The other two just nodded and followed after the blonde. "I think I might need to get something to cover my hair while on missions." Said Naruto as he takes another drink from his coffee.
"Oh when will we take care of our summon scrolls?" Questions Ino looking towards Naruto who stops in his tracks. Slowly blinking his eyes. "I had forgotten about them. We will take care of it after our team meetings." He told them as they nodded their heads. "We can go to the training ground behind Hokage Mountain." He told them as they began walking once more.
"Troublesome. We also need to work with our bodies as we did in return with our chakra levels we had before we came back to the past." Said Shikamaru with a sigh as he can see his shadow dance around his feet.
"It might also be a good idea to pick up a weapon besides our normal shinobi tools. As well build up our jutsus. For our family jutsus do come in handy. We need more tricks. For we need to make a name for ourselves quickly once we are out on the field. Even if it means we surpass our other teammates and other teams." Said Ino as she takes another drink from her own coffee.
"Troublesome. But she does have a point. We will need to get some chakra paper. For I have a feeling we might have more than one chakra nature. As I have a feeling Kurama gave us a boost with our chakra natures." Said Shikamaru.
Naruto gives his two friends a sly smile. "Yeah I forgot to let you guys know about that. Kurama and I talked for a long time about it. If we returned he was going to give us each a power up. For he said we will now be able to use all the chakra natures. As you can tell with your shadows dancing you can tell that your ying has gotten stronger. Along with your yang." He told Shikamaru as Ino's eyes widened with shock.
Before they even knew it they were now standing before the Shinobi Academy. "Well guys we are here. We can talk about this more a little later." Said Naruto with a smile on his face.
"Alright." Said Shika and Ino as one. The walk into the building heading towards the stairs going up it towards the third floor to room 321. Where chatter could be heard from the ones within the classroom.
Naruto grins looking at his two friends. "Let's make a flashy entrance." He said as he raised his boot covered foot and kicked the door open. It went flying across the room as everyone inside had gone quiet. Their eyes moving towards the now wide open doorway as the door now sticks out of the wall. What they saw is Naruto, Ino, and Shikamaru standing there with Naruto grinning at them all as the other two just smirked.
Sakura looks at her frenemy with narrow eyes. As Ino is now dressed differently. In a way that isn't something she believes to be stylish. "What do you think you are doing with Naruto-baka? You didn't even pass." Growls out the pinkette.
Blue eyes glare up at the pinkette making the girl shrink into herself as she has never seen him ever give her a look like that. "I did pass Sakura. Or do you not see the protector on my arm?" He tells her as she moves his arm up to show the girl his protector.
Everyone's jaws hang open with shock with what the blonde has told them. With a roll of their eyes the trio walked into the classroom and walked up to the last row of seats left empty for them to sit in. Below them sat Choji, Kiba, and Shino.
"What the hell was that?" Questions Kiba as he turns in his chair looking up at the trio.
Naruto lets out a sigh. "I didn't do anything but make a flashy entrance." He said as he leaned on his right hand looking down at the others looking up at them.
The dog boy's jaw drops open at what Naruto told him. "Well damn." He grumbles as he doesn't know what to think about what he was just told.
"Why are you not wearing orange?" Questions Choji as he munches on his chips.
There is a glimmer in Naruto's eyes. "I guess someone wanted me to change my look before I became a Shinobi of this village. Also I am wearing a burnt orange fishnet shirt." He told his large friend.
Before anyone could speak up Sasuke stands up and marches up towards where Naruto is sitting. As he stomps up the stairs. His cold black eyes locked on the trio. But his eyes are mostly locked on Naruto. Who didn't even give a damn about who is on his rag coming up to tell him and demand whatever he wants.
"Loser what are you playing at?" Questions/demands Sasuke glaring down at Naruto who is just sleeping against his hand.
Ino looks up at Sasuke with a frown on her face and looks back to Naruto who seems to be sleeping. "Are you not able to tell that he is asleep?" She questions giving Sasuke a bittersweet smile.
Sasuke narrows his eyes on the blonde hair girl sitting on the blonde's right. "I am not talking to you. I am here to speak to the deadlast. Not some whiney pampered Princess." He growls out.
Naruto cracks open an eye looking at the fool talking to his best friend. Slowly he closes the eye he had cracked open. Pushing himself up from leaning on his right hand. "What do you want?" He really is not in the mood to deal with the bastard standing before him. If he could. He would kill him where he is standing. But for now he will play their little game. Once he turns on the village. He will bring him back kicking and screaming or in a body scroll. Either Way he doesn't give a damn.
Sasuke's eyes widened slightly at the disrespect coming from the loser he is demanding answers from. "Loser. What do you think you are truly doing here? Did you steal that protector from a napping Chunin or Jonin?" He tells the blonde before him with a smirk on his face.
"You truly are stupid. I didn't steal this and you didn't hear it when I was speaking to Kiba? But I know it would be hard for someone to hear with their head shoved so far up their own ass." Said Naruto with a slight smirk on his face as Ino giggles and Shikamaru snorts at hearing this.
Sasuke reaches to grab Naruto by the collar of his shirt, But freezes as he feels a tip of a kunai tip at his kidney. Ino looks up at him with an innocent smile on her face. "I would think twice about Sasuke. For it will not end well for you." She tells him with her eyes sparkling with something he had never seen in his life. He takes a step back as the kunai vanishes back from where it had come from.
"Fine." Hisses out Sasuke as he glares down at the two blondes and makes a fist as his eyes move towards the raven who just snickered as the other two giggle and chuckle. Spinning on his heel he goes back to the only seat left is right next to the pinkette. His now number one fangirl.
Iruka comes into the classroom. Seeing these students and now the missing door. His eyes move around his student's for answers. All eyes move towards the back of the classrooms as some of the brown nosers point at the trio in the far back of the classroom. As he looks towards the window with a sigh. But his eyes widened at seeing the door sticking into the wall.
"Naruto, Ino, and Shikamaru, you three will fix this door and wall." Said Iruka with another tired sigh as he couldn't bring himself to even care anymore. As what happened last night. It makes him rethink a lot of things in his life.
"I can do one better." Said Naruto as several shadow clones appear behind him and they walk down the steps towards Iruka and where the door lies. The ten shadow clones got to work. Three of them pulled the door off the wall as 4 of them went after building and repairing items for the repair they had to do for their boss.
Iruka looked up at the blonde. "When?" He questions with shock lacing his voice.
"Last night." Was Naruto given an answer to the Chunin teacher with a grin on his face. Masking his expressions of just being there with his brother figure right in front of him.
Iruka just shook her head at the blonde's shocking antics this morning. He needed more coffee. Yes, more coffee. He missed himself as he looked at each of his students. His eyes linger on Sasuke who is scowling more than normal.
"Alright class it's time for you ro learn Team Placement and who your Jonin senseis will be." Said Iruka with a smile on his face trying to hide away the worry that more than half the class will return for they will fail their Jonin sensei's test for them.
Iruka began listing off the time.
Naruto, Shikamaru, and Ino shared a look with each other. "Do you think we will be on the same team?" Whispered Ino hoping that they would be together.
"Team 7 will be Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, and lastly Kiba Inuzka. Your sensei will be Kakashi Hatake. Team 8 will be Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame, and lastly Choji Akamchi. Your Jonin sensei will be Kurenai Yuri.``said Iruka as Sakura without even thinking jumps up to her feet cutting off their sensei with her foolish out brust. "Suck it Ino-pig! I am on Sasuke-kun's team." She said with glee in her voice and smirked in victory at her frenemy. But frowns at the sight in Ino's eyes. It looked like she didn't give a rat's ass what the pinkette thought.
"I don't give a damn about Sakura. For I care you can shove him up your ass." Said Ino cooly. Which left everyone in the classroom with their jaws hanging open with shock. "I don't need a spoiled Princess. I want a true man. Not a little boy who cries to the council about everything he believes is an injustice to him." She added rolling her eyes at the raven little Princess looking up at her with a glare on his face.
Clearing his throat before another fight could break out between the two girls, Iruka spoke up. "That will be enough for you two." He said with another sigh at the behavior of the blonde which just yesterday was gushing about the last Uchiha. But he shook his head at this as he didn't want to waste more time on this matter.
"Alright. Now that everyone has settled down. Allow me to finish with what I was saying before I was rudely interrupted." Said Iruka as he shot Sakura a look as the pinkette sunk down into her seat. "Now Team 9 is still in rotation, we will be skilling that one and now for Team 10 will be Ino Yamanka, Shikamaru Nara, and Naruto Uzumaki." He said as the door to the classroom slid open. Iruka blinked as he never noticed that the door and wall had been fixed without notice.
Stepping into the classroom stepped two men. One man has tan skin and raven color hair dressed like a traditional Jonin with a cigarette hanging between his lips unlit. The man walking in behind him is wearing a long black trench coat with black shinobi clothing underneath and a black bandana covering his bald head. "Team 10 you are with us." Called the scarface man with killer intent leaking out as he spoke to the trio sitting furthest away from their classmates.
Raising to their feet Team 10 walks down to where the men stood. "Team 10?" Question the tan skin man.
"Yes." Answers Naruto with a bright smile on his face.
The man dressed in black smirked. 'I could work with this. He isn't being loud and brash. Something about these three would make excellent ANBU or T&I members. Something we will have to train them in.' He thought to himself.
"Let's head to the roof." Said the chain smoking man standing before them. They just nod their heads and follow after.
I have finally found my stopping point. I hope everyone enjoys this new story. I know I know I shouldn't be writing more stories to add to my long ass list I have now. But I was stuck with something I haven't felt in a while for Naruto fics.
This story is almost 11,000 words, the longest I have written in a very long time. Please tell me what you all think about it
