Chapter 9

Sharingan Revived

Naruto : Chronicles of the Uchiha

Konohagakure no sato

(Timeskip 2 years)

Konoha Ninja Academy

"Alright kids, this is the final day of the second semester. The testing done today with all of you will go on your report cards, so please take this seriously…" the teacher spoke, his voice and eyes pointedly glaring at a certain blonde-haired kunoichi of his who merely stuck her tongue in response out at the man for pointing at her specifically.

He let out a tired sigh and picked up the stack of papers on his desk, starting to distribute them all around the class.

Naruto took the paper from the instructor, putting it down on his desk with the blank side facing him as was instructed to them, and waited patiently on his desk, his fingers crossed in front of his mouth with an almost peaceful aura surrounding him.

The instructor stood in front of the class, glancing at the clock to see it was almost time, and spoke up as soon as the second hand of the clock hit 12.

"You may begin." his voice rang through the silence of the room. Naruto flipped the test around, his eyes working their way through the questions furiously to see if there was anything that would trouble him. And much to his relief there wasn't anything of that caliber, instead it seemed a little easy to him.

His sky blue eyes glanced to the side, to see Sakumo whose eyes looked like it was on fire as he was raring past the test like an enraged bull and he snickered at the boy who seemed like he would burn straight through the paper in a few moments. Then he glanced up front into the second row from the front where his blonde friend sat and he let out a tired sigh from his lips.

"I'm doomed, Kaa-san is going to kill me for this! " Tsunade cried in her head, fantasizing about what kind of punishments would be levied on her for failing this stupid test. She hated history with a passion, what were they going to do with knowing who became the Shodaime Tsuchikage after all? That guy was most probably dead for crying out loud. And why the hell should she care about someone named Hanzo, let alone his title, 'Hanzo of the Salamander'?

It wasn't as if she'd ever come face-to-face with him in battle.

Now anatomy and biology were cool, she always aced those tests. It just intrigued her so much and she would be able to know more about the workings of the human body with that. Not learn about some stupid guy who has been dead for decades and haunting her right life right now. And then there was that clown who wore an oxygen mask, like some asthma patient.

She pulled out her hair in frustration, how could she have fallen asleep when she had finally decided to get to studying for this last night? Oh, that's right, it was so boring that she had fallen asleep quicker than listening to a lullaby. And she didn't even want to know what her granduncle was going to say when he heard of this, which he most probably would. And that scared her more than she wanted to admit.

"I shouldn't be doing this…" Naruto sighed tired but in the end, the temptation to do something for her was too much. He knew she was a bit of a klutz—and way too lazy to get it done herself. Plus, shinobi didn't play fair, that at least put some of his guilt at rest for doing this.

He flicked out a kunai when the instructor was listening to a student's doubts regarding a question, for which he was quite glad right now. He saw the small amount of blank space at the bottom end of the paper and smiled a small smile, brushing his hand through his silky hair coming onto his sparkling eyes to seem totally normal to everyone around him.

He channeled some Wind chakra into it while it was right above his lap, the kunai hummed a little making him quite nervous, and glanced up to see no one had noticed and quickly cut a straight line on the bottom end of the paper. The kunai cut cleanly through it as if a machined cut, leaving no shreds of evidence that he had tampered with it, and pocketed his kunai again, picking his pencil up to start working on 'two' of his tests.

He ticked all the multiple choice questions one by one with relative ease, whizzing past them and writing down the answers at the bottom of the cleanly cut paper to some of the rest of them. The teacher walked up, looking about the class, and stopped by Naruto's side.

His eyes narrowed in on the boy's paper, quite specifically, the bottom half of it. Naruto was barely containing his nervousness and kept going through ticking the questions so as to not rouse any attention from the examiner for their test right now.

"Hey kid…" he called, placing a hand over his shoulder making him stiffen and give the man a nervous smile.

"Hai sensei?" he asked, afraid that the teacher might have caught onto him when the teacher pointed to the small scribbles jotted down on the bottom half of his sheet.

"This is an official Academy test to be graded by the educational authorities, rub off your little notes before you hand the test in or you might get some marks deducted for that." he pointed out and went down the stairs to keep his gaze on all the students. Naruto let out a sigh in relief and continued working on both his tests quickly and efficiently.

The cut was made so clean that the teacher hadn't noticed it and he was glad for that right now. His training in wind manipulation was paying off in spades right now.

He put his pencil down as soon as the last question on it was answered and looked up to see Tsunade with her hands over her head ready to pull off her hair in frustration while her chin rested on her desk, no doubt still lost as to what she would do now. He slid the small slip from the bottom of the test out and put it over his lap, held between his index and middle fingers.

His eyes glanced to the instructor to wait for him to get into the perfect position for him to do this. His eyes narrowed calculatingly when the man reached the far end of the other corner and his back turned to him.

"Perfect, he's in a blind spot. There's no way he'll see this…" he thought, a smirk now adorning his lips as the slip in between his fingers hummed and straightened like a slim sheet of metal when sharp wind chakra coursed through it and he flicked it expertly towards his target with a flick of his wrist.

CLACK…

Tsunade looked up startled when a slip of paper embedded into her desk like a shuriken with its corner engulfed deep in the wood. A moment later it lost its sharp edges and fell down like a simple slip of paper that she quickly slid down onto her lap before someone saw it. She looked to her side to see her partner too nervous to notice and turned her honey eyes down to her lap.

Question one - Land of Gold.

Question five - Samurais are only found in the Land of Iron.

Question seven - Fire Daimyo is protected by twelve of his hand-picked shinobi called the Twelve Guardian Ninja.

Question ten - The Water Country has an additional branch in their black ops instated by the Shodai Mizukage to hunt down renegade shinobi of their village called the Hunter Ninjas of the Kiri's ANBU Black Ops.

Question thirteen - The Uzumaki Clan was the clan responsible for setting up the barrier across Konoha.

Note: Start studying history, it isn't that boring and I won't always be there to save you from history…

- Naru

Tsunade crushed the small slip of paper in her palms, pocketing it quickly. She bit her lip and turned her eyes to the back only to see Naruto gazing out the window seemingly done with the test, no doubt at some bird's nest he had found interesting. She saw his lone eye glance at her for only a moment, his lips adorning a small smug smirk before he turned his eyes back outside while his chin rested lazily on his palm.

She looked down onto her paper and let out a soft smile, he was always looking out for her no matter what just like he always did. Whether she asked her or not she knew he was watching her, like he always said "I've got eyes on you Tsuna" in his soft yet playful voice to her whenever she was hard-pressed in some tough situation. He would give her that Kami annoying poke to her forehead as if she were a spoilt child in his eyes when he would pull through a trick of some kind, which she most probably was in his eyes.

She quickly jotted down the answers he had sent for her seeing how little time she had left. As soon as she had finished the last answer a voice was heard throughout the Academy.

RRRRIIIINNNNGGGG….

The bell rang, marking the end of the test and the instructor stood fast in front of the desk looking at all his students firmly.

"Alright time's up, pencil's down…" he called out, getting all students to obey.

"Now come up one by one and put your tests here on my desk face down and you can go for the accuracy and weapons tests outside," he called out and everyone did so.

Naruto got up, put his test down on the instructor's desk, and walked out, putting his hands in his pockets to look for Sakumo

and…

A blonde and white blur whizzed past the students coming out of the class and straight onto the oblivious blue-eyed boy's back.

"You're a lifesaver Naru Mwah…" Tsunade chirped up, jumping onto his back with a giggle while her arms were around his neck for support and her knees curled up back and she placed a tight kiss on his cheek.

"Oi! Where's my kiss?" a third voice drawled out from behind them only to see a silver-haired boy grinning stupidly at the two. Tsunade stuck her tongue out childishly.

"It's in hell, you'll get it after you die Saku no baka!" Tsunade retorted instantly getting a chuckle out of both the boy's while she hopped down her feet to feel a couple of fingers poke her forehead.

"Start studying history idiot, I won't always be able to bail you out…" Naruto spoke in a half-scolding manner before walking out for the training grounds. Tsunade puffed her cheeks and jumped by his side to walk with him.

"Well, you could have helped me get more than the passing marks…" Tsunade retorted dryly, rubbing her forehead with her palm.

"There was only enough time for you to jot down what I sent Tsuna…" Naruto replied back with another poke, making her bristle in anger yet she couldn't deny his words. The bell rang as soon as she finished writing the answers he had sent for her. It annoyed her to no end that he always seemed to know everything and he was always right no matter what he said when it came to the stuff concerning anything related to shinobi.

"Now stop being such a wise guy and Kami forbid stop poking me!" she shouted childishly rubbing her forehead, her face flushed with anger while he just walked on, completely unfazed by her angry words and quite used to her antics by now.

Sakumo though…

"Guys am I missing something?" he asked in a lost voice feeling like a third wheel in the group, not getting what was going on, and fell in step with the two bickering blonde friends of his.

"Nothing for you to worry about…" Naruto answered simply, putting his right fist out only for Sakumo to side-bump it with his own left fist.

"Yeah! Now let's ace those damn shuriken and kunai tests…" pumped up Tsunade, happy that it wasn't anything related to history now.

"Weapons and Accuracy tests…" Sakumo corrected wisely making Tsunade frown.

"Smart ass…" she mumbled with a cute pout, making Naruto chuckle at her lame naming and Sakumo grumble about the stupid nickname she had stuck him with.

The trio stepped out with the rest of their batch mates to see a table lined up with kunais and shurikens as well as several bull's eyes on the opposite wall.

"Alright class, this is the last grading test for this semester. All of you have to throw six kunais and six shurikens to score as many points as you can. Now I'll call two of you in pairs so we can get this over quickly. Now…" the teacher called them out by turns. Tsunade got eleven points out of a possible twelve with Sakumo a close ten behind her by a single point. Everyone got off their turns until it came to the last two with matching surnames on the list.

"Naruto Uchiha and Jin Uchiha…" the teacher called out while the two boys stepped forward. Jin glared at Naruto with all the hate he could muster. He resented him with his very being ever since the second half of their first year when Naruto and Sakumo had finally started to catch up to his high scores before surpassing him and leaving him in the dust with the blonde at the top and his friend a close second in just about everything they did while Tsunade was the kunoichi to beat in their batch with her topping just about everything….everything except history that is.

Jin picked up his weapons and threw them all by the turns, each hitting a perfect dart in the center making him smirk at seeing the perfect score of twelve. There was no way he could be beaten…

"And Naruto Uchiha scores a perfect twelve with a single point for the extra credit demonstration while throwing all his weapons at once…" the teacher's voice called out, lacking any hint of pride or warmth and a small scowl on his face at seeing the target's center ladden with kunai with the shurikens forming a small '+' around them.

Everyone let out 'oohs' and 'ah' of shock at seeing his target while the boy calmly stepped by his friends to find Sakumo with a competitive glint in his eyes and trying to burn holes in his target while Tsunade was puffing out her cheeks.

"Show off," she mumbled and Naruto sighed tiredly. She was going to burst her cheeks one day if she kept this up and the instructor stood in front of them after rounding up the last of their scores.

"Alright congratulations to you all, this marks the end of your second year. Now you all have a month-long vacation before we move on to the new year. So go on and enjoy your time with your family." he called out and stepped into the building leaving happily chattering students behind. The trio retrieved their bags from their lockers and slung them on while walking out of the Academy.

"So what are you guys going to do in the vacation? Tou-san is going to finally start training me in Kenjutsu this fall…" Sakumo said, working out the kinks in his back with a stretch while they walked through the streets of the village.

"I'm going to study some more anatomy and biology in my free time and gamble some of my money at that Han and Sho game I found last week at a stall in the shopping districts, you know there's a fifty percent chance at my winning which is higher than any other so finally my luck will shine!" Tsunade chirped up, pumped at her idea and Sakumo dropped his head in defeat while Naruto let out a soft sigh of defeat too. He knew exactly how this was going to turn out.

"What about you Naruto?" Sakumo asked to gauge what his friend was going to do on his vacation and Naruto shrugged carelessly making the two of his companions sweat drop.

"Dunno train in what I find interesting and study some scrolls?" he asked more than stated dryly making Sakumo nod. That was just how his friend was, he knew that much.

"Guys I'll go and see you two tomorrow at our usual place…" Sakumo said hurriedly making Naruto raise an eyebrow at his agitated friend.

"What's gotten into you?" he asked with Tsunade nodding in agreement to get a cheeky smile from their friend.

"I'm going to go get myself a nice training katana today for my vacation-long training," Sakumo said making Tsunade and Naruto look at him in jealousy while he smiled in victory.

"Lucky…" the two mumbled with a slump in their shoulders with a depression cloud hanging over their heads. Sakumo laughed and ran off towards his house while waving his hand back at them.

"Alright I'll see you tomorrow, Ja Ne!" he called out and both waved at him. Naruto walked towards the clan districts with Tsunade in tow and he raised an eyebrow when she didn't take the turn for her house.

"I'm coming with you, don't wanna go home right now," she said simply making him nod. It wasn't unusual for her to spend her day at his house, no she loved lazing around there and had almost made it her haven away from home.

Uchiha clan compounds…

The duo of friends walked within the fortified clan compounds of the Uchiha, getting several curious glances towards the blonde girl by the Uchiha Heir's side but none were too surprised after seeing it several times already.

Though none did understand why or how Tobirama had allowed his granddaughter to be so close to the Uchiha family's heir that he had resented the most in his past, none were brave enough to question his decisions.

He was their Hokage after all.

Naruto opened the large oak gate to his estate and walked in with Tsunade in tow, her hands clasped behind her back with a little smile. He slid the key into his door and turned to open it to step inside his house.

Tsunade slid off her sandals and threw them everywhere before hopping in the house leaving a sighing Naruto behind. He so wanted to slap his forehead in exasperation. He slid off his own footwear and put them neatly, doing the same for his impulsive friend when a small sound rang in the silent hallway of his abode.

"Mewww…." a soft mewl reached the ears of both blondes making Tsunade ears perk up like a rabbit. She saw the glowing slitted eyes and grinned seeing the adorable white cub with her tail wagging excitedly at seeing her master return home.

"Kiara!" Tsunade chirped in a chipper tone and ran up to coddle the adorable thing in her arms. Kiara ran towards Tsunade herself making her grin and open her arms when she jumped up in pure bliss…

The white blur of fur went past her side causing the blonde girl to land straight on her face onto the floor. Her body twitched comically, while the cub in question rested in Naruto's arms comfortably with a purr. He brushed her fur and rubbed her head with a finger, kissing her head gently.

"You hungry girl?" he asked the cub who mewled in the affirmative making him chuckle and move inside the kitchen while Tsunade sat on the ground with a twitching eyebrow and a tick mark donned on her forehead.

"That traitorous, no good, ball of fur…" she mumbled furiously, watching her friend walk inside and she followed in only to plop down on the couch tiredly with a sigh of relief. However, she did glare at the cub who hopped onto her couch and was standing in front of her face with a curious glint in her eyes.

"What do you want traitor?" she mumbled in irritation, getting a tilt of the head from the cub in question and her heart melted when the cub licked her cheek.

"Aww come to mama…" she cooed and scooped her up in her arms, hugging her for dear life which the cub loved if her purrs were any indication.

"Kiara come and have some lunch…" Naruto's voice rang in the kitchen and she slicked her way out of Tsunade's arms expertly who tried to keep her in her arms, but ended up falling off the couch face first… again.

She grumbled incoherent curses at the feline, rubbing her aching nose with an annoyed expression on her face seeing her lap up whatever he gave her to eat quite happily from her bowl.

Half an Hour Later...

The garden of the Uchiha Household was quiet, filled with the soft buzz of crickets. Tsunade lay lazily on the grass, eyes half-closed, simply listening to the sounds around her.

Naruto sat nearby on the porch with Kiara, the tiny cub sprawled out on her back beside him, her legs sticking up. He grinned, tickling her small belly. "Where does it all go, you little glutton? You don't grow, you're not chubby, and you're still so small…" Kiara let out muffled mewls, her tiny paws swatting at him, barely putting up a fight.

Tsunade smiled to herself, watching them. Kiara had slipped so easily into their lives, feeling like she'd been a part of them all along.

"Oi! Where are you guys?" a familiar voice called out surprising them quite a lot.

"We're in here, come on up back…" Tsunade called out and sure enough, both saw Sakumo come around with his hands behind his back and a wide stupid grin on his face. Tsunade shifted her body and laid on her elbow, looking at him with a raised eyebrow.

"I thought you were going to buy your sword smart ass…" she pointed out wisely, getting an eye twitch from the boy at her name calling but he gulped it down for now and grinned. His hands were put out in front to show them a beautifully crafted katana unsheathed with a completely white blade and a black sheathe to go along with it in his other hand.

"Tou-san gave me the family sword when I got home, I ran straight from home knowing you two would be here. Isn't it cool?" he asked with a cheeky smile, getting nods from the other two who were looking marvelously at the beautifully crafted sword.

"It's called the White Light Chakra Sabre by the way, it's been passed down within my family for generations now," he explained to add a bit more fascination to it and got dumb nods from his star-struck friends while Tsunade ran her finger on the blade in amazement.

"Sugoi, you've got such a cool sword…" Tsunade whispered, making him puff out his chest with pride.

"…Idiots have all the luck in the world," she added, immediately deflating him as he slumped, comically crying a waterfall of tears. Naruto laughed at the exchange, unable to hold back his amusement.

The three of them spent the rest of their free day together, enjoying their friend's happiness and each other's company. They played card games—Tsunade's choice, of course—and, as usual, she didn't win a single round.

Author Notes:

I'm sorry for the delay in updates. My family recently experienced a tragedy—my grandfather passed away after battling an incurable stage 4 brain tumor. I was very close to him, so this has impacted me deeply. But, as difficult as it is, life moves forward, and I find comfort knowing he lived a long life of 92 years—a remarkable achievement.

Thank you for your patience during this time. With my grandfather now on his next journey, I'm ready to continue mine. I've decided to switch from releasing two chapters at a time to focusing on one chapter at a time, as editing and refining each scene takes more effort than expected.

Happy reading, and thank you for your support.