A/N: Ok this is my first story on here. I've always been praised by friends and family or teachers and professors for my writing skills, so based on that I'm not too worried about committing an epic fuck up.
Then again everyone has their different tastes in terms of what makes a story good and what makes it shitty. If it's not good then oh well deal with it, practice makes perfect so it only means I should keep trying.
The M rating means there will be Lemony things in chapters to come since I know how much we all love those. It is also there for adult language such as "fuck you" and "if you don't like the story then write your own shit"
so here's the disclaimer part where I tell yall like everyone else on here has that I don't own Naruto, and that this is just a story, which should be obvious since my name clearly isn't Masashi Kishimoto. (but he is one hell of a guy for coming up with a series as great as this. I thank him for it; not that he can hear me or know that I do.)
Hope you all enjoy. Also please, please review and share your thoughts
And now...without further adieu...
Chapter 1: The Man In The Hood
Just outside Konoha:
"Konohagakure…it's been seven years. Looks the same from here, but I wonder how much has really changed." In a tall tree about a hundred yards from the village gates, a man a little under six feet in height stood looking over the hidden leaf village. He wore a black hooded robe covering most of his body and shadowing his face. Looking at him one could see that he was muscular. Not overly large, but not small, and well toned. "Well, only one way to find out, I guess I better get going." The man jumped down from the tree and started on his way towards the gates.
Near The Gates:
Two ANBU guards stood watch near the gates. "Hey, Neji check it out," one of them said.
The Hyuuga prodigy looked in the indicated directin and noticed a hooded figure heading towards them. He activated his Byakugan but was surprised at what he saw. "Tenten, I'm reading a very low amount of chakra from this person. Almost too little to detect, and the tenketsu points aren't even showing."
"So should we be worried?"
"Be on your guard just in case."
"Right," the weapon specialist agreed. Within moments the figure arrived. "State your business here, otherwise you may not be granted permission to pass."
The mysterious figure simply reached inside the robe and pulled out a letter and handed it to her. She unfolded it and read it over before handing it to Neji. "Well," the Hyuuga began. "It seems that whoever this is has an appointment with the Hokage. What is your na-" He and Tenten looked up only to notice that their visitor had disappeared.
"And you were the one saying to be on guard. We have to find that person and quick!" Tenten said taking off. Neji quickly followed suit while as he radioed other ANBU to be on the watch for their hooded visitor.
Within The Village:
The hooded man made his way through the crowded streets making sure to keep a low profile. After a few minutes of wandering he eventually came to the Hokage's tower. Looking around he noticed five ANBU who seemed to be on the lookout. Three scouted the rooftops, while two searched the street. Wanting to reach the Hokage unnoticed, he decided to create a diversion. "Hopefully this works." He pulled out two pouches of money and threw them in the air launching shuriken at them and slicing them open causing the money to rain down over the village people.
"HEY IT'S RAINING MONEY!" a villager exclaimed and began jumping after it. Before long people were fighting for what they could grab.
"HEY, HEY! CALM DOWN!" One of the ANBU yelled jumping down from the roof. The others quickly followed suit in an attempt to stop the villagers before any unnecessary deaths occurred.
Unseen among the commotion the hooded figure quickly made way to the Hokage tower which he entered proceeding immediately to the office. Fortunately the ANBU in the area had moved outside to try and separate the villagers making his trek to the towers top easier.
In the office:
The Hokage sat at her desk sorting through papers and looking over mission reports when she heard a knock on the door. "Come in," she answered. She looked up as the door opened to see her visitor. "I was informed of your arrival. I take it you are the reason for the commotion in the streets?"
"Maybe, but I'm here for business as you know, so let us get to it if you don't mind." The man responded.
At this moment Neji and Tenten had just reached the office, "Tsunade-sama there was-YOU!" Tenten screamed upon seeing the person they ran into at the gates. Neji walked up and placed the letter on the desk.
"Sorry for leaving hurriedly, but the visit is rather urgent." The man replied. Tenten glared at the visitor. Neji not wanting to have to deal with an angry Tenten during the rest of the shift for guard patrol quickly grabbed her by the arm and led her out of the office. The man turned to Tsunade, "I ran into them earlier. Anyways, what is it you wished to discuss?"
"As I informed you," the blonde Hokage began, "I believe we will require your aid if this war is to escalate. I spoke with Jiraiya; he claims you've come along way over the past several years. I have also heard of your accomplishments in Iwa and Kumo. There were also rumors of you being involved in some happenings in Sukaigakure (village hidden in the sky) as well as in Oni no Kuni (Land of Demons)."
"So that's how you found me. I can't say I expected you to care to know my whereabouts."
"You know that I would have never made tha-"
"Enough!" The young man said sharply pulling down his hood to reveal his stern gaze.
Tsunade looked upon him noting he was a very handsome man. What surprised her most were his eyes had slits, as well as his canines which looked more like fangs. "Look, you have to understand that there was nothing I could do. If I kept you in the village they would've arrested you and had you executed."
"You're the Hokage, you could've had them arrested and executed," he countered back. "But let's leave that alone. How much are you paying me?"
"We will meet with the council to decide. Until then enjoy your stay in the village," Tsunade said. "I will see you later."
"Whatever," the stranger said pulling his hood back on.
"Oh, one more thing."
"What's that?"
"Jiraiya and Yumi are waiting on you at the Hokage mansion. She and her mother are free to stay there during your time here in Konoha. You will also have a sparring match against Gai, Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai to test your skills for proper evaluation."
"Thank you, but I'd prefer to stay in my father's house."
"Oh…"
"And why do you need to test my skills?" he shinobi asked.
"To know which missions you will be able to handle," replied the Godaime.
"I can handle anything you throw at me." Upon completing his sentence he vanished in a swirl of black flames.
In the Village Streets:
The man in the hood made his way to his favorite ramen shop and took a seat. "Hey, how about some pork ramen, I'm starving."
The brown haired hostess snapped around, "A little more respect would…" she stopped upon seeing the face of the customer.
"Hey, long time no see," the shinobi said grinning."
"Father! Father, come quick! I have a surprise for you!" the girl called.
Teuchi came out, "What is it dear?" he asked his daughter.
"Look who's here."
The man turned to the customer and upon seeing who it was his eyes widened. "Well I'll be damned! How have you been!? Business just isn't the same without my number one customer! How's life been treating you?"
"I missed you too old man," the stranger replied with a chuckle. "Things have been ok; I'm still alive so I can't complain really."
"Since I don't know the next time we will get to see you, you are free to have anything you want on the house."
"No, I couldn't, let me-"
"Don't worry about it, it's fine. Ayame, fix him up some of his favorite, let me tend to these customers over here."
"Yes, father," the girl responded. "So, how have you been?"
The shinobi looked up thinking for a slight moment. "Well, things have been ok for the most part. I do missions for money whenever I can. I have actually been in Wind Country often. I've been staying in Suna whenever work is scarce."
"I see. Do you think you will be here for a while?"
"I have no idea to be honest. I know the village is at war. Me personally, I don't have any intention of fighting, but if the pay is good enough I might consider."
"I can understand, what happened to you was unfair. I don't blame you if you would rather not assist," Ayame said while bringing him a tray with a few bowls of ramen. "I would feel the same if I were you."
"Thank you," he said picking up his spoon. "You and your father have always been so kind to me. Itadakimasu." The blonde then began devouring the food before him.
"I see your appetite is as big as ever."
"I know," came the response mixed in with slurping. "I've been away from good ramen for so long. I'm having withdrawals."
"Ha ha! Come on, it isn't that great."
"Trust me; I wouldn't eat it if it wasn't. You don't understand. Your ramen completes me."
"Silly as ever also," Ayame said shaking her head. "Well enjoy your meal and your stay in the village; I have some dishes to tend to. I hope to see you again before you leave so you better stop by."
"Not a problem. Enjoy your day Ayame." The man quickly finished his food. He looked up at the clock. "Well it's about that time. I bet both of them are already waiting. They're probably getting impatient too. I better hurry." He then vanished.
Near the Hokage Mansion:
"Jiraiya-sama, where is he?"
The white haired sage looked up from his writing. "I don't know, he's usually not one for tardiness so I am sure he will be here shortly. No need to worry Yumi."
The dark haired woman sighed. "Ok. But if he's not here soon I will kick his ass."
As if on cue a hooded man arrived. "Yo."
"Where have you been?"
"I was eating."
"Do you know how long we've been waiting?"
"Yumi, I'm sorry," he said. "It took me longer than expected to get to the village."
"Well," Jiraiya said. "You should be more careful. Had you not shown up she was getting ready to kill you."
"Oh…" the hooded man glanced at Yumi.
"You should know not to keep a lady waiting," the toad sage said. "Be polite to women."
"Especially when the woman is your fiancée," Yumi added.
"Ero-sennin what do you know about being polite to women all you do is-"
Before he could continue he was cut off. "Help me carry my bags," Yumi said.
"No."
Yumi glared at him. "What was that?"
"We aren't staying here; we're staying in my father's house."
"Where might that be?" Yumi inquired.
"Want me to lead the way since you haven't been there before?" Jiraiya asked.
"Well…you could…" the man in the hood began. "But then you know I could always—"
"NO!" the white haired sage shouted.
"Why?"
"Do you want them to know?" the toad sage asked.
"I guess not. You do have a point there," he agreed.
"In that case follow me!"
"This better not be a long walk," Yumi said expressing her discomfort. "I want to take off my clothes and relax a little bit.
"Ok, you can as soon as we get there." the blonde shinobi said as he picked up some of Yumi's bags. "So sensei, I take it you all got here without running into trouble?"
"Yep, not a problem," Jiraiya replied starting down the path into the woods.
"Where is Yumi's mother?"
"Oh, I let Sakura show Kaoru to the hot springs."
"Why her of all people?"
"Well…I could've-"
"NO! Don't even say it. That will leave me with mental images that would scare me for life," the hooded man said with a slight shudder.
"Why else would I say it?" Jiraiya asked jokingly. After a while of walking they finally reached their destination. "I guess this is where I say 'welcome home,'. This is where your parents lived."
"I see…" the man in the hood responded as he looked over the house. They carried the bags inside and looked around. Everything seemed to have never been touched or moved at all for the past twenty-two years. Each piece of furniture, paintings on the walls, pictures and books on the shelves, they were all in place. He noticed a picture on a stand, off to his right. He walked over to it and picked it up.
"Hey…" Yumi said with a voice of concern. "Are you ok? What is it?"
"Heh…it's my parents…and me…as a child," he replied waving the picture slightly.
Yumi and Jiraiya moved next to him to take a look at the picture as well. "Aww…look how cute you were."
"Got your dad's hair and your mother's face," Jiraiya said with a slight chuckle.
"Explains why I look so damn good. Maybe even look better than my dad," he said.
"Only way to find out would be to ask the older generation to evaluate you."
"How do you propose I do that?"
"They do modeling competitions…"
"If you go out there and show off your body to the whole village you will die," Yumi declared turning to her fiancée with a cold stern gaze.
"It's not worth it let's get outta here," the man said returning the picture to its place.
"I'm gonna put my bags up first," Yumi stated moving into the next room.
"Did Tsunade inform you of your test?" the toad sage inquired.
"Huh?" he asked slightly puzzled.
"She mentioned something to me about having a few of the Jounin test you. You know, gauge your abilities?"
"Yea, she mentioned that," the man answered.
"Did she tell you where?" Jiraiya asked.
"No, she's getting old; I bet it slipped her mind."
"I'll be sure to mention your thoughts on that when I see her."
"Ero-sennin if you do I swear I'll-"
"Training ground 3." The hermit said cutting off his apprentice and vanishing in a cloud of smoke.
"That bastard…" He groaned then felt a pair of arms around him. "Hey, you."
"I missed you. You know that right?" Yumi asked kissing him on the neck before he turned to face her.
"I know, I'm sorry I took so long. I had to meet the Hokage before joining you guys."
"You sure took your sweet time…but I know how you are with ramen. You wouldn't shut up about it the whole time we were planning to come here."
"Well I like it high quality. All the other places make shitty ramen!" the man exclaimed. "But hey, apparently I have to fight these people to test my strength. You should come."
"Hmm, ok, but…"
"But…?"
"You owe me," the girl said tracing a finger across his chest.
"How do I owe you? I just carried your bags like five miles! You should be the one who owes me!"
"It was more like two miles," the dark haired girl countered. "Either way you still owe me."
"Why?"
"I wanted to get naked and lay around and not do shit, but you want to drag me along on your little evaluation or whatever."
"What do I owe you then?"
She motioned for him to come close before kissing him and whispering in his ear. "Understand?" she said grinning.
"Yes ma'am." With that they vanished.
Konoha Jounin training grounds:
Surprisingly the training grounds were crowded. Many shinobi were sparring, training individually and practicing jutsu, trying to better their selves and each other due to being in war time.
Kiba, Shino, Sakura, and the members of the former team 9 were gathered around a tree in its shade. Some were sitting, others standing. All had their attention focused on what was happening on the training ground; mainly the match between Kakashi and the sole surviving member of the Uchiha clan, Sasuke. Numerous Sasuke fan girls were also present as spectators.
"So Shino, who do you think will win?"
"I do not know Kiba," the bug user answered.
"What about you Chouji?"
The Akimichi clan member put a hand to his chin, evidently thinking. "I have no idea. They seem like they've been evenly matched so far.
"It is hard to truly make a good guess," a pink haired girl said.
"We already know who you think will win forehead girl."
"What did you just say you piglet?"
"Troublesome women." Both girls turned to the source of the voice. A young man, sitting against the tree, hands behind his head. He opened one eye upon feeling the glare. "What?"
The blonde girl yelled at him, "Shikamaru! How dare y-"
"Ino will you and Sakura be quiet please," Kiba groaned. "Let's just watch in peace."
"Hey guys, how's it going?" The group turned to see a few more shinobi headed their way. Among them were both Neji and Hinata. Over the last few years they had grown closer and had a more apparent brother-sister bond. Hinata had also been able to to become more confident after training with Neji. Although she still didn't have her father's approval, she had shown that she was indeed powerful. Asuma, Kurenai, and Gai were present as well due to their scheduled meeting to test a mysterious shinobi's skills.
"Hello, everybody," Hinata greeted.
"What all is Going on?" Asuma inquired.
"Well, Sasuke-kun and Kakashi-sensei are sparring." Sakura informed.
"Hope Kakashi doesn't put too much effort in," Kurenai said. "We still have an assignment to tend to."
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked.
"Well," Gai began before the genjutsu specialist could answer. "Tsunade-sama requested that Asuma, Kurenai, Kakashi, and myself should meet here to gauge the abilities of some hired help."
Tenten and Neji looked at each other. "Neji, do you think-"
"I know who it is," the Hyuuga replied. "I used the Byakugan to catch a glimpse in the Hokage's office before we left.
"Who?"
"I probably shouldn't say, because if we were supposed to know I think we would've been briefed on it at the very least."
"What are you two talking about?" Shikamaru asked.
"Well, a few hours ago Tenten and I had guard duty at the western gates," Neji began. "Some individual in a hood approached and gave us a letter saying he was to meet with the Hokage. The letter stated it was about Konoha hiring him to aid in the war."
"Then by the time we looked up, we noticed he disappeared while we were busy reading over the letter," Tenten added. "But we ran into him later in Tsunade-sama's office when we went to report the incident to her."
"Well, whoever he is we are supposed to fight him," Kurenai said.
"Who could it be?" Kiba asked. "I mean it has to be someone well known or powerful if he captured Tsunade's attention."
"True," Asuma said. "Hopefully he can make a difference."
Anko, Yamato, Sai, and Genma had just returned from a mission, but decided to see what everyone was gathered for while passing by. "What are you all standing around for; nothing better to do?" Anko asked.
"Well, we are watching Sasuke and Kakashi spar for the moment." Ino said. "Then I guess everyone is probably going to stick around to watch Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai and Gai fight this mystery guy."
"Oh, our hired help finally arrived huh?" Genma said. "Any of you seen him or her whoever it is."
"Neji and I did earlier; didn't see his face though," Tenten admitted. She turned towards the training area noticing a silver haired copy-nin was missing. "Looks like Kakashi is planning something." Everybody else turned in the direction she was looking to observe.
A dark haired man dressed in black pants and sandals, along with a blue shirt and black Jounin vest stood in the middle of the field, eyes closed. He was waiting, listening. Taking in his surroundings; searching for any irregularity in the area's sound. Hearing a swooshing sound, he spun around opening his eyes to reveal a pair of Sharingan. He grabbed the two kunai headed his way. He looked up seeing his aggressor coming down from above. He launched both kunai upwards which his silver haired assailant deflected with shuriken. Both began forming hand seals, "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"
The silver haired man unleashed his own attack to counter the fireball, "Suiton: Suijinheki!" A jet of water came from his mouth dispersing the flaming ball and heading towards his opponent. He landed on the ground and noticed his opponent was nowhere to be found. He felt a presence behind him, but before he could turn around a kunai was placed to his neck.
"It's over Kakashi," the dark haired shinobi declared. "That was too easy; I think you let me win. It only lasted but a few minutes."
"True, I didn't want to put too much effort in. The Hokage had a special assignment for me. Even so, you've improved tremendously Sasuke," the copy ninja noted as the pair walked towards the group of spectators.
"What would you expect?" Anko smirked. "He's going to be Rokudaime after the war is over."
"That's what the council says," Kiba said. "The Hokage still has a say in the matter."
"It's not likely she'll make a decision anyway," Shikamaru said. "There was only one person who I know she would've jumped in a heartbeat to choose as her successor. Considering what happened to him I doubt she's enthused about the thought of making a selection anytime soon."
"I suppose that's true."
"So…I hear we were to be expecting a visitor?" Kakashi inquired.
"Yes, and it seems he's taken a page out of your book for tardiness." Kurenai said.
"I wonder if he even made it here."
"He's here," Chouji informed. "Tenten and Neji said they ran into him earlier and he already met with the Hokage."
"Well I guess we should just wait here until she shows up," Anko said.
In the Hokage tower:
Tsunade just finished her paper work and was going to head to the training grounds to watch the mercenary's performance against her selected Jounin. Just as she was about to leave she heard a familiar voice. "Finally stopped making Shizune do your paper work huh?"
The buxom blonde turned to see a face she hadn't seen in seven years. "Jiraiya, long time no see."
"It sure has been hasn't it," the toad sage answered.
"What brings you here? I can only assume that it's business."
"Yes. I am also here to find out the reason behind your call for my apprentice's help in the war."
"What do you mean?"
"What is it? Sending him into exile wasn't bad enough? You couldn't let him be? Why did you send for him? Are you going to try and turn him into the Village's secret weapon?"
"Jiraiya I would nev-"
"Never what; do something to hurt him?" Jiraiya inquired. "After what transpired that day I find that hard to believe."
"Jiraiya…I loved him like he was my own son. The council would've had him executed if he stayed. He would never have allowed them to use him as a weapon, and they wouldn't be thrilled about that. I had no choice."
Tsunade's hurt expression was enough to appeal to the white haired sennin. "I am glad to see that you are still the faithful person I knew back then. I didn't mean anything by the accusations; I just wanted to make sure that your motives were pure."
"It is ok. I am actually on my way to the training grounds."
"I see. Measuring his abilities?"
"Yes. I want to know how much he's improved."
"Oh, you'll be surprised that's for sure. I taught the boy everything I know."
"Well I can see that," Tsunade said glaring. "Considering the amount of searching and time put into finding him, it's safe to say that only you could have taught him how to stay hidden."
"A fact I'm proud of," Jiraiya said with a smirk. "Come now, we don't want to be late. A late Kage doesn't set a good example."
"True," Tsunade agreed. "Just let me close these blinds."
"I'll race you. I will bet that you can't beat me there."
"I would have to say you are wrong," Tsunade said moving towards the window.
"Is that so? Well if you manage to beat me I'll stop writing my books," Jiraiya said.
"I would be doing the world a lot of good. Maybe after that men wouldn't be so perverted." Tsunade reached up closing the blinds.
"Yes and you have to do something for me if I win."
"What would that be?" She turned around to see that Jiraiya was already gone. She noticed a note on her desk.
"I'll tell you when you get there, yours Truly, Jiraiya."
"That sneaky bastard," Tsunade said before disappearing to the training grounds.
Somewhere in the streets of Konoha:
The man in the hood and Yumi were taking their time in heading to the training grounds.. They were about to reach the training grounds when he heard a familiar name. "KONOHAMARU! THAT'S THE SICKEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN! DO THAT AGAIN AND I'LL CASTRATE YOU!"
He turned in the direction of the scream to see a brown haired girl, yelling at what was apparently a naked, large breasted red-haired woman. "Wow…" he thought as he took in the sight. He also noticed another boy there with glasses which he assumed to be none other than Udon. He motioned Yumi to follow him towards the group. "Interesting jutsu; seems a little perverted though."
"Who are you?" The red head asked before changing into a black haired boy of about fifteen.
"I'm new in town; just taking in the sights. What do you call that jutsu?"
"It's the Oiroke no Jutsu!" the naked woman, who he assumed was Konohamaru, said turning into a brown haired boy. "My bro came up with it! Pretty neat huh?"
"Hmm…you mind if I give it a try?"
"Go ahead. I doubt it'll be good though, it takes a LOT of practice.
The hooded man formed a hand seal. "Oiroke no Jutsu!"
The young boy stared in awe at the transformation. It was a woman in black leather thigh high boots, a red thong, and topless save for black star shaped pasties over each nipple. She had silver hair and yellow eyes. The dark haired woman spoke. "If you don't change back…no…I will give you THREE seconds to change back before I decide to do something drastic."
"Awesome, mister!"
"Sure is," the stranger said reverting to normal.
Will you train me mister?" Konohamaru asked grinning.
"Konohamaru you don't even know who he is!" the girl said.
"SO? Bro's out there somewhere getting stronger Moegi, I can't get stronger if I don't get all the help or advice I can get!"
"He does have a point, Moegi," the boy with glasses agreed.
"No one asked you Udon!" the girl said crossing her arms.
"I bet you know a whole bunch of killer jutsu don't you? You must be like some kinda super awesome shinobi huh?" Konohamaru asked, excitement evident in his voice.
"Well I'm actually on my way to the training grounds to meet with four of your Jounin. Your Hokage wanted to evaluate my abilities; you're welcome to come watch."
"That's awesome! I'm definitely coming to watch." The younger shinobi turned to his teammates. "You guys coming?"
"Of course," Udon said.
"You can count me in too I guess," Moegi said still feeling a little bitter.
"So who's the chick?" Konohamaru asked.
"This is my fiancée Yumi," he replied.
"She's hot!"
"I know it. She's much more than that too," the man said winking. "Anyways what's new?"
"Well, there was a meeting not too long ago. Seems like the old lady's finally gonna retire," Konohamaru informed.
"What? Who's gonna be the Hokage next?"
"Well, she didn't pick a successor."
"So what, it's just gonna be the council running things?"
"Well…" Konohamaru couldn't finish.
"What is it?" the stranger asked waiting for an answer only to receive none.
"They picked Sasuke," Udon said.
He turned towards the boy. "Who?"
"Sasuke Uchiha," Moegi said.
"I see…"
Yumi looked up at her fiancée who's grip on her hand tightened slightly. She shook her head letting him know to calm down. She then turned to the other three before speaking. "I heard about him a few years ago, didn't he defect from this village and join some group of rogue shinobi? Why are they letting him lead the village?"
"Because," Konohamaru began, "since my grandfather died the village hasn't exactly been the best."
"Well let's get to the training grounds I'm sure everyone is waiting," the hooded stranger said.
"Um, Sasuke is probably gonna be there since he usually trains with Kakashi-sama at this time.
"Oh." The man paused seeming to be in a state of thought. "Well it doesn't matter. Anyways, when we get there you wouldn't mind watching over Yumi for me?"
"No problem Mister," Konohamaru said before they shunshin'ed out of site.
Training grounds:
The hooded man along with Yumi and the three younger shinobi entered the training area. As they approached the others gathered there, Yumi spoke. "Are you nervous?"
"No."
"Not even the slightest bit?"
"I have no reason to be," the man said looking down at her and smiling.
The others gathered by the tree took notice to the approaching couple. "Hey guys, look." Chouji pointed at them. "Is that the guy you and Ino saw Shikamaru?"
"Yeah, that's him."
"I don't feel anything coming from him. It doesn't seem like he's strong at all. I think the Hokage made a mistake," Sasuke said unimpressed.
"I don't think Hokage-sama would randomly choose someone with no knowledge on their skills and abilities to aid us in the war," Genma said.
"I have to agree with you there," Yamato said. "There must be some ability he has or something if the Hokage felt compelled to send for him. The only question I have is who exactly this person is.
"Well if he looks good then I'll find out personally." Everybody looked blankly at Anko. "What?"
"Anko," Genma started. "Must you really…never mind, no point in asking."
"What? A woman can't follow her desires?"
"Seems like you desire a lot from word in the village," Kiba said grinning.
"What was that dog boy?" Anko asked glaring.
"Nothing," the Inuzuka said nervously.
The hooded visitor and the woman with him arrived. "I am sorry to keep you waiting," he said. "May we begin?"
"Once Tsunade-sama arrives," Kakashi stated. "She wants to watch and evaluate you personally."
"No need to wait on me too long." The group turned to see Jiraiya and Tsunade arriving side by side.
"I hope not, I intend to collect on my victory prize soon if time permits," Jiraiya smirked.
"I was talking to them!" Tsunade glared at the taller man.
"Whatever," he said waving her off.
"So…" the hooded stranger said.
"Yes?" Tsunade asked.
"Those four are fighting me?" He motioned towards Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, and Gai.
"Sasuke?"
"Yeah?" the Uchiha responded.
"I want you to fight him."
The raven haired shinobi turned to the hooded figure. "If I do that we might need to find someone else to replace him."
"Ha I highly doubt that Uchiha," the mystery man said.
"What was that?"
"You heard me," the hooded man said. "I've heard your next in line to become Hokage, correct?"
"That's right; why?"
"The current one is getting older, if I destroy you, who knows when another replacement would be found. Now Hokage, I will fight him, but first a warm up with the original four you told me I would be facing."
"Why?" Tsunade asked.
"Because it will give him the time to decide upon whether or not he wants to reconsider," the man replied as he motioned towards a visibly angered Sasuke.
"Very well; I guess it wouldn't hurt," the slug princess agreed. "Kakashi, Kurenai, Gai, Asuma, you guys are up."
"That mistake will lead to your failure against me," the Uchiha declared. "You would've had a better chance of at the very least being able to walk away from this place had you decided to face me instead of allowing me to see you in action and study your moves."
"Feel free to study as much as you want," the man in the hood said without a hint of worry in his voice. He then turned and headed towards the center of the training area. "No matter what you do, you will not defeat me; you can't."
"If you say so," Sasuke said jumping up into a nearby tree. He sat on a branch, leaned back against the trunk and crossed his arm. "You guys better not beat the shit out of him; that will be my enjoyment for the day."
The four Jounin followed the mystery onto the training ground. The Jounin each took their places around him. Kakashi stood directly in front, while Kurenai took her spot behind him. Gai and Asuma took their places to his right and left.
"Hinata, do you know who it is?" Neji asked his cousin in a whisper.
"No, who is he?" the lavender eyed girl responded.
"Why don't you see for yourself?"
Hinata activated her Byakugan and gasped. She then looked up at Neji, her shock evident in her facial expression. The Hyuuga prodigy nodded at her, and put a finger to his lips.
"So…" the mystery man said looking around. "Who's coming after me first?"
"I can sense the bountiful amount of youth flowing from your veins!" Gai shouted pumping his fist in the air. "I MUST MEET YOUR YOUTH FULL FORCE WI—"
Before his sentence finished Gai was cut short by the heel of a black sandal which smashed into his mouth.
"Holy shit he's fast!" Kiba exclaimed from the sideline. "Did anyone catch that?"
"N-no…he's faster than Lee!" Ino said.
"He might be as fast, or maybe even faster than Sasuke," Shikamaru stated.
"How can you be so sure?" Sakura asked.
"From the amount of effort he exerted," Neji cut in. "Sorry Shikamaru, may I?"
"Go ahead," the shadow user said. "It's too troublesome for me to explain; I'd rather just watch."
"To elaborate further on my point, the Byakugan allows me to see how chakra moves; you all know this," the Hyuuga started. "I can also see through solid objects. That being said, I am able to see the organs inside his body; his heart did not change pace at all. He is completely calm. For those of you unable to do this, you can tell he didn't utilize much effort because for one you haven't been able to feel any chakra from him yet correct?"
"He's right," Chouji stated. "His chakra didn't spike at all."
"He has reached the epitome of youthfulness that I strive to one day achieve!" Lee exclaimed in excitement.
"Lee…I hate to burst your bubble…" Kiba began. "But you don't give off chakra anyway so…"
The bushy browed shinobi hung his head.
"Kiba! That wasn't nice!" Ino scolded.
"Wait a second," Sakura said. "Hinata, Neji, you two have the Byakugan, so you can recognize chakra signature."
"Correct," Neji replied sensing where the conversation was going.
"And Kiba."
"Huh? What?" the dog user asked.
"You can recognize people by smell can't you?"
"Well duh!"
"Shino your insects can also tell a person's charka," the pink-haired medic stated.
"You are right," the Aburame member replied.
"So all of you know who this mystery guy is right?" The four Konoha 11 members Sakura just called out all looked at each other verifying her hunch. "Well who is it?"
"Not tellin," Kiba said turning back to the fight.
"Nor am I," Shino stated.
"Neji? Hinata?" Sakura asked looking at them. To her dismay, however, the Hyuuga pair remained silent, eyes fixated on the battle.
"You guys are no fun."
"Quit complaining Ms Head," Ino said.
"Yea, I'm trying to watch the fight too," Chouji said.
"Jeez guys, I thought you all would be at least a little curious as to who this mystery man is," Sakura said.
"We are, but we'll know when we're supposed to know. So stop being troublesome," Shikamaru said. Everyone's attention turned back to the activity going on in the training field.
"Too soon?" the hooded man asked. "With his shouting I thought he was going to attack; maybe I misread him?"
Asuma pulled out his Chakra Blades, immediately letting his chakra flow through them. Gai, who'd recovered, pulled out his Sōshūga. Kurenai prepared herself, and Kakashi lifted his forehead protector revealing his Sharingan.
"Now let's start this properly," Asuma said.
"As if on cue Gai vanished appearing above the hooded figure with spinning his nunchaku rapidly. He brought it down upon his opponent who stopped the attack by grabbing one of the handles. No sooner than he'd done so he used his free hand to block an incoming kick from Kakashi. He kicked the copy ninja's other leg out from under him, but Kakashi recovered with a back handspring.
The man in the hood yanked forcefully on Gai's nunchaku bringing the bushy browed Jounin off balance. He then aimed an elbow at his face which Gai avoided before delivering a roundhouse kick. He watched as the man flipped over him and charged Asuma.
Kakashi's eyes widened. "Kurenai watch ou—" He was too late. The genjutsu specialist's chin was met with a devastating punch, sending her crumpling to the ground.
"Wouldn't expect a genjutsu user, and expert at that, to get caught up in a genjutsu so easily. Then again, I doubt she's seen that one before." The man in the hood stated.
"What the hell happened, Kakashi?" Asuma asked confused.
"He caught us in a genjutsu the same instant he charged you."
"Just like that?"
"It looks like we'll have to take this one seriously Kakashi!" Gai said.
"Now that she's out of the way can we continue?"
"BRING IT OOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNN!" Gai shouted as he opened the first three gates.
The man in the hood vanished from sight reappearing a split second later spinning in mid-air preparing to deliver a kick to Gai's chest. The taijutsu specialist blocked the attack and grabbed him by the leg spinning and hurling him towards Asuma who was standing ready with his blades raised. He swung at his incoming target, but missed as his opponent twisted his body avoiding the wind infused blade, and crashed into him. Both men hit the ground but Asuma got the worst of it. The hooded man landed on top of him, driving a shoulder into his chest and rolling off into a back flip. As he did so he unleashed a handful of shuriken at Kakashi and Gai who both deflected them with their weapons.
No sooner than he landed the man vanished from sight, appearing behind Gai, and delivering a drop kick to his back. He used his momentum to spring off towards Kakashi. The Sharingan user blocked the kick and grabbed his opponent's ankle then returned fire with a punch only to find his fist caught.
Asuma, who'd recovered, was charging towards them. "I'm coming Kakashi!"
"Keimon OOOOOPEEEEEEEEEEN!" Gai shouted.
Back on the sidelines everyone watching was surprised that the mystery man was holding up so well against the village's top four Jounin.
"This guy's pretty good," Chouji noted. "The only other person who could fight the four of them like that is Sasuke."
"He doesn't seem to be having any trouble at all," Neji said.
"You're right," Hinata agreed. She couldn't believe it was the man of her dreams out there. She could feel her heart racing faster than it ever had. She couldn't wait for a chance to speak with him again.
Suddenly there was an explosion and a cloud of dust swept over the area.
"Holy shit! What was that?" Kiba asked.
"I think it was Asuma-sensei's Haisekishō (ash pile burning)," Shikamaru said.
"You're right," Ino agreed. "I'd recognize it anywhere."
"But what happened in there is the question," Shino stated.
"I think you guys might be in for a surprise…" Neji said.
As the smoke and dust cleared numerous gasps could be heard from the crowd. Eyes widened as they noticed the man in the hood was standing over Gai with his foot on his chest, while Asuma and Kakashi were struggling to get up.
"I think we're done here," the man in the hood stated. "Considering you all have a war at hand it wouldn't be good to have four of your village's top shinobi in unsuitable combat condition."
Tsunade's mouth was hanging open slightly in shock. She didn't expect him to be as good as he was and make such quick work of Kakashi and the others. "Very well…Sasuke, you're up," the busty blonde said.
"Well…looks like I'll get my turn after all," Sasuke said jumping down from the tree.
"You cannot beat me," the man said.
"You would do well to watch your mouth," Sasuke warned. "I don't take kindly to insults."
"I understand the truth may hurt, but that doesn't mean you should take to it as an insult."
"How about you show your face? Look me in the eye and say it?"
"Very well then…"
The man slowly pulled his hood back revealing spiky blonde hair with sideburns that extended down to about his chin. He had piercing blue, slit eyes, and thick whisker marks on his face. Due to his grin it was seen that he had elongated canines which were more like fangs. Everybody, with the exception of those who already knew, stared in shock, Uzumaki Naruto had returned to Konoha.
A/N: Ok that does it for the first chapter. Since this is a work in progress I am open to ideas from people who read my story. So please review and leave ideas for what you would like to see in it. I'll try to work with as many of them as possible. I hope to update with new chapters somewhere from 1-3 times a month depending on what my schedule permits so check back often.
As for the Story
Also this IS NOT and I repeat IS NOT a Naruto comes home after being exiled and everybody feels bad for treating him shitty and he's the village hero while Sasuke is an emotionally traumatized sociopath who masturbates to the Uchiha tablet in the secret room of the Naka Shrine. Naruto's back but his relationship with the village is strained. Some of the Konoha 11 he's on good terms with, others he could care less. He's also met some interesting people.
There WILL be some changes to some of the characters but nothing major. For instance, Anko is a hyperactive sadist, so I might amplify her hyperactivity and sadistic nature and throw in something like a hidden BDSM chamber in her basement. Hinata loves Naruto, so she might show more confidence around him. There WILL be mentioning of ass, tittys, and nipples because I know how we all love that stuff.
There WILL be the killing of some Konoha shinobi
Also there WON'T be any "3 billion light years past over the top" characters meaning that there won't be anyone who's abnormally super strong. For instance, there wouldn't be a baby with a super shit-diaper jutsu capable of incapacitating a whole country. Or someone who can wipe out an entire village and it's shinobi with one almighty jutsu. (Pein didn't even completely decimate Konoha when he attacked)
Expect: Crude Humor (ex: playing keep away with someone's dildo) Fights, Original Jutsu, Original Characters, Deaths of a few of the Main characters, plot twists etc. Polls because i want to know what you guys think of the story, its level of crudeness, characters etc.
Don't Expect: The obvious, because things you would say "It's obvious this is gonna happen" won't turn out that way, unless you are psychic. (at least I'll be doing my best to try and maintain an element of surprise when it comes to the main plot)
Extreme bashing of any one character (bashing will be spread around proportionately).
That's basically it until next time