Author's Note: So here it is, the sequel to Small Surprises. If you haven't read Small Surprises, it's probably a good idea to read that first :). I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I do not watch/read very much Naruto Shippuden. Everything that happens in that will not apply to my story because I've seriously only watched maybe 10 episodes of it and those are pretty sporadic. Most of what I know from it comes from Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 2. So, prepare yourself for a different take on that story. :) I hope you enjoy!

Full Summary: A lot has changed since Hiroshi moved to Konoha several years ago. Possessing his father's genius and his mother's sheer will, he became a chunin quickly and shows much potential. When Naruto returns to Konoha after training with Jiraiya, he and some old friends are assigned the mission of discovering what this purple beast is that has been haunting the forests and graveyards in Konoha and trying to stop it. Will they succeed or does destiny see a different path?

Chapter 1

There was an excited air floating through Konoha today. Hiroshi wasn't sure what it was exactly. Things were a lot different in Konoha after the Chunin exams those years ago. Naruto left to train with Jiraiya, Sasuke left, and Sakura trained with Tsunade, the new Hokage. During this, Hiroshi graduated from the academy, and last year was promoted to Chunin.

Deciding to go see if anything was happening, Hiroshi zipped up his Chunin vest and walked outside, but stopped when he heard a yell.

"It's great to be home!" yelled the yellow hair shinobi that Hiroshi would never forget.

"Naruto!" he yelled, hurrying down the stairs and out into the city. There he was, standing up on top of a building, no one other than Naruto Uzumaki. "Naruto!" Hiroshi called again, this time getting the ninja's attention.

"Hiroshi? Is that you?" he called back, hoping off of the roof and landing in front of his sensei's son. "Wow, you grew up." Naruto was shocked when he saw Kakashi's son, who was far from the little boy he remembered. He was taller than Naruto was at that age, that was for sure, but he wasn't sturdy looking. Instead, he was more lanky and scrawny. Now that he'd grown out of his baby face a bit more, anyone could see he was Kakashi's son. His face was starting to look similar, to the point where Naruto couldn't help but wonder if Hiroshi looked like a younger version of how his Sensei looked without his mask.

"You did too," he answered back with a smile. "You're done training with Jiraiya?"

"You bet," he said, his voice holding conflicting sounds of excitement and sadness. Hiroshi didn't understand why Naruto had to leave or where Sasuke went, even though Kakashi had tried explaining it to him several times. All he knew was that Sasuke had left to work for the enemy, and it made the rest of Team 7 upset in their own way. "So you finally passed the academy?"

"Actually, I'm a chunin," he said proudly, flashing his headband. Naruto's pride instantly started deflating as he realized this 11 year old boy was a higher rank than him.

"Ohhh, great. So, where's Sensei? And Sakura?" he asked excitedly, moving quickly past Hiroshi out ranking him.

"I don't know, sorry. I haven't seen much of Sakura for a while, and Dad… well, you know him," Hiroshi said with a shrug. Before they could start the adventure of looking for the two, they both heard a voice calling for Naruto in the distance.

"Naruto!" Sakura yelled again, running up to her old teammate and throwing him in a hug. "Look at you! You grew up!"

Naruto's face turned bright red as he looked at his teammate who had definitely grown up while he was away. He rubbed the back of his head, still smiling at her.

"Yeah, that happens sometimes," he said simply. Feeling awkward, Hiroshi excused himself from the conversation and decided to head over to the training field and practice, like he'd planned to do this morning. Since Hiroshi was a rank ahead of his old team, Tsunade decided it would be best to change his team, but since he hadn't been assigned a new team yet, he had no one to practice with. He never really liked his old teammates anyways.

"Hoy, Hiroshi!" Guy Sensei called to the chunin. Hiroshi didn't even get to begin practice before it was interrupted.

"Yes Sensei?" he asked fondly. Even though he'd been afraid of Guy the first time he'd met him, throughout his years in Konoha, Guy had become something like a crazy uncle to Hiroshi. At first he couldn't figure out why his father liked Guy, but after hearing bushels of stories from their childhoods and watching them do different challenges, Hiroshi started understanding his charm.

"I have a challenge for you," he said, sharply pointing at the young boy.

"Me? But you challenge my father," Hiroshi said, pointing out the obvious. "Besides, you've been alive way longer than I have. I can't fight-"

"Not me!" Guy said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Lee wants to challenge you."

"Rock Lee?" Hiroshi asked, remembering the Guy clone. "Um… sure. Where is he?"

"Here I am!" Lee called as he jumped from the bushes, taking the same pointing stance as his Sensei.

"What's the challenge?" Hiroshi asked, kind of excited to be taking part in one.

"A race from here to Lady Tsunade's office," Lee announced. Hiroshi nodded in agreement and the two shinobi prepared themselves to run.

"On my mark," Guy started. "Get set. Go!"

The two shinobi took off, zooming through the training field and straight for the academy. They stayed neck in neck for most of the race until Hiroshi began pushing ahead by leaning lower and becoming more aerodynamic. The boys ran through the mansion doors and up the stairs, still not to the office yet. With only a step ahead of him, Hiroshi pushed himself through the doorway, tripping as he ran in and tumbling into the wall from the sheer force of his speed. It may have not been the most graceful entrance, but he won!

"Wow, speak of the devil," Tsunade said when she witnessed the two boys run in. "We were just talking about you two and Guy. Where is he?"

"He should be here soon," Lee said disappointedly. "I can't believe you beat me…"

"If it makes you feel better, I am smaller. So really, you were exerting more effort than I was," Hiroshi said with a smile as he got up off the floor. "Good race though."

"So Lee has sucked you into a rivalry?" Kakashi asked, startling Hiroshi. He didn't even notice his father sitting on the window ledge, reading the latest book in Jiraiya's series.

"Perhaps," Hiroshi answered, smiling at his dad. Through the years they've spent together, Hiroshi and Kakashi had become almost inseparable. Every so often, Kakashi would go on D rank missions with Hiroshi when he had been a genin, just to get a break from A and S rank. Once Hiroshi made chunin, the two had gone on a few C and B ranked missions together, but Tsunade didn't like pairing them together too much, in fear of there being too much of an emotional attachment between the two.

Guy appeared a few seconds later, giving Lee a disappointed look.

"I'm sorry Sensei!" Lee cried as he embraced his sensei.

"It's okay Lee! You're still powerful and youthful. You have time to win a challenge of your own!" he said overdramatically. Tsunade cleared her throat, signifying that she wanted the two to shut up.

"I have a mission for you all," she said. "Naruto and Sakura are included in this, but since they're preparing for their test with Kakashi, I will brief them later."

"What sort of mission Miss. Tsunade?" Lee asked, excitement on the edge of his voice at the thought of a mission.

"We've had a few shinobi see a strange sort of being in the forest and within the graveyard in Konoha. It's been described as a purple demon with red glowing eyes that ranges from being human sized to hundreds of feet tall. I want two teams investigating this. Team Kakashi will consist of himself, Sakura Haruno, and Naruto Uzumaki, and team Guy will consist of himself, Rock Lee, and Hiroshi Hayashi Hatake. I want one of you to be guarding and investigating the graveyard and the other the forest," Tsunade said briskly.

"But why is this a big deal? It hasn't hurt anyone, has it?" Hiroshi asked, not understanding the urgency.

"No, it hasn't hurt anyone yet, but I'm afraid that it may be a special kind of jutsu used to find bodies to reanimate. This could be the work of the Akutski or Orochimaru. Whatever the case, we need to make sure the threat is destroyed before it becomes a big problem," she said matter-of-factly. Hiroshi nodded, feeling dumb for asking such a question. "I'd like you both to start patrolling in a few days, once Naruto has rested up some. Until then." She said with a nod. Guy and Lee both ran out the door, discussing the methods of training they were going to use to best prepare themselves for the strange beast.

"You should come train with us!" Guy yelled to Hiroshi as they ran out. He followed them, but then stopped and remembered that he meant to ask his dad what time he'd be coming home, so he turned around and was about to walk in, but paused when he heard his father talking.

"I would just feel better if Hiroshi stayed with me, since we have no idea what this thing is," Kakashi said firmly. "Naruto wouldn't mind going with Guy and Lee I'm sure."

"I understand your concern, but Hiroshi is a chunin now. He needs to get use to being on missions with people other than you," Tsunade said just as firmly.

"I understand that and he does go on missions with people other than me, but… the boy is a bit clumsy and can sometimes be a little too distracted, and if you think this thing is something created by the Akutski or Orochimaru…"

"I'll consider your request," she said finally.

"Thank you Lady Tsunade," Kakashi said in relief. "Well, I'd better go get some last minute training in before this test with Naruto and Sakura. I have this strange feeling that they may actually beat me…"

Hiroshi turned around and hurried to the training field, filled with the desire to prove his father wrong. He wasn't clumsy or distracted! He was just as good of a shinobi as he father was at his age, or at least that's what he told himself. He would show him. He wasn't a baby who needed looking after. He could fight on his own!