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Buccaneer
Chapter 1- The Return
“Ahh man I can’t wait to see how everything’s changed and how different all of my friends are!”
That is how Naruto Uzumaki was feeling as he saw the gates of Konoha a couple of miles ahead. Naruto had been away training with Jiraya for four years after the attack on Konoha by Orochimaru and Sasuke had been taken from him. He had spent all of his time training with all of his might so that he could become strong enough to bring Sasuke back home. They walked up to the gates until a chunin suddenly appeared in front of them.
“Who are you too and what are you here for?” the chunin suddenly asks Naruto and Jiraya.
“Come on Kotetsu! Don’t act like you don’t recognize a friend of yours!” complained Naruto.
“Blonde spikey hair. An annoying attitude. It’s got to be you, Naruto Uzumaki. How have you been? I feel like I haven’t seen you in ages!”
“Me and Pervy Sage just got back from our trip. Now if you don’t mind I’ve got to tell Baa-chan that I’m back. Good to see you!.” Naruto says as he sprints off towards the hokage tower.
“Hasn’t changed a bit.” Kotetsu says to Jiraya.
“It may not look it from his personality but he has changed to become a strong shinobi.”
“How strong is he?” questions Kotetsu.
“He is probably around a high Jōnin.”
“Really?” asks Kotetsu with a look of shock on his face.
“Well he has been training with the best sanin in all of Konoha!” Jiraya says with a smirk on his face.
AT THE HOKAGE TOWER
Naruto looks up at the tower with a look of pure evil on his face.
“Man she is really going to kill me for this.” Naruto thinks as he climbs up the side of the tower. He runs up to the window, and slowly opens it up seeing Tsunade doing paperwork with a cup of sake next to her. She reaches over and downs the entire glass, setting it down with a slam.
“Shizune! Bring me another bottle of sake!”
“Right away Lady Tsunade.”
Naruto slowly climbs to the floor and tip toes over to her chair. He slowly moves his hands up, and covers Tsunade’s eyes with his hands.
“Baa-chan!” Naruto yells as Tsunade reacts quickly, grabbing Naruto and flinging him over her desk and into her door, breaking down the door. Naruto looks up to find Tsunade with a kunai in her hand and a look of fury on her face.
“Baa-chan don’t kill me!” Naruto squeals as he scurries into the corner, not wanting to get pummeled by the seriously ticked off lady standing in front of him.
“Baa-chan? Nobody calls me that except for- Naruto!” She squeals as she runs over and picks up the poor boy and hugs him. “Naruto, when did you get back?” she asks as she lets him down.
“Pervy Sage and I just got back from our trip.” He replies with a relived look on his face. “darn Baa-chan, I thought you were going to kill me.”
“I would have if you hadn’t told me who you were.” She replies with a smile on her face.
“So now that you are back, do you want to be re-enlisted as a shinobi of the Hidden Leaf?” Tsunade asks with a questioning look.
“Well of course I do!” Naruto replies with a shocked look on his face. “Why wouldn’t I”
“I’m just messing with you.” She replies. “Now the only problem is that I need to see what level you are at right now. Be at training ground 4 at 9:00 AM sharp tomorrow morning, and don’t be late.”
“Alright. What am I going to do? Fight someone?”
“You’ll see tomorrow. Get some rest.”
See you later Baa-chan!” Naruto yells as he jumps out the window and races down the street.
“You can come out now Jiraya.” Tsunade says as she looks over to the other window.
“Man your sensory skills are good as ever Tsunade.” Jiraya says as he hops through the window and into the office.
“How much has Naruto improved since he has left?”
“We has completely mastered the Rasengan, and we found out that his first elemental ninjutsu is Wind Style and his second is Earth Style. He has mastered close to 20 jutsu of each. I have also taught him Sage Jutsu, and he has signed a contract with the toads on Mount Myōboku.”
“Is he Jōnin material?”
“I think he is high Jōnin material. He can keep up with me in a serious fight.”
“I’m impressed.” She says with an approving look on her face. “I have to find someone good for him to fight against then.” She says with a concentrated look. “I have the perfect person.”
“Who will it be?”
“You will find out tomorrow.”
IN TOWN
Naruto had been rushing back to his apartment to unpack when suddenly he crashes head first into someone.
“Hey watch it!” that person yells smacking Naruto in the head.
“Ouch! Sorry. I wasn’t paying attention.” Naruto says as he slowly looks up, rubbing his already swelling head. He looks up to find blue eyes and blonde hair staring at him.
“Dang she’s gorgeous.” He thinks as a blush spreads across his face. Suddnely, a realization hits him. He knows who this person is. His friend from the Rookie 9.
“Ino!” he screams suddenly.
“Naruto? Is that you? Oh my god it’s been so long! How have you been?”
“I’m great. I just got back from my trip with Pervy Sage. How about we go get some ramen and catch up?” he questions.
“Sure I’d love that.” She replies with a slight blush appearing on her face. He had gotten tall and muscular, causing her to blush at his change. They walk for a couple of minutes, talking about how much Konoha had changed and his friends. When they finally reach Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto plops down on a stool and yells to the cook.
“Seven bowls of Pork Miso Ramen please!” he yells while licking his lips. “Man its been so long since I’ve had quality ramen.” He thinks as he imagines the bowls of steaming ramen he is going to be eating.
“Man the last person who could eat that much was Naruto Uzumaki.” Ichiraku says as he turns around to face the customer. “Speaking of the devil!” yells with a smile on his face.
“Hey there old man!” Naruto replies. “Where’s Ayame-chan?”
“She’s on a date right now. She should be back any minute.”
“Who’s the lucky man?” Naruto asks while thinking of all of the possibilities.
“Its Choji.” Ino pipes in while sliding next to Naruto.
“Really?” Naruto asks. “How did that happen?”
“Choji came in here a lot after you left because he craved ramen. Eventually, he and Ayame got to know each other. He asked her on a date, and now they go out.” She clarifies.
“That’s awesome! Now old man about my ramen?” Naruto asks while his stomach rumbling.
“On it.”
“So Ino. How have our teammates been? Are all of them chunin yet?”
“All of us are chunin, but Shikimaru, Shino, and I are all Jōnin now.” She says with a gleam of pride in her eyes.
“Congrats Ino!” he says, hugging her. “I’m so proud of you.”
“T-hh-a-nks.” Ino stammers with a blush spreading across her face from the sudden contact. They talk for the next hour and a half, until Naruto finally says, “Sorry Ino, I have to go. I have to go unpack my stuff.”
He turns around and hands Ichiraku a couple of bills and runs off.
“Bye Ino! Bye Ichiraku!”
As he runs off, all Ino thinks about is how much he’s changed.
“He’s no longer this annoying little kid.” She thinks as she slowly walks back towards her apartment.
AT NARUTO’S APARTMENT
Naruto runs up to his apartment and opens the door, finding a clean apartment, just like he had left it. He unpacks his things, and looks out the window.
“Dang, its already dark.” He thinks as he takes off his clothes, puts on his nightcap, and hops into bed. “I gotta be ready for the test tomorrow.” He thinks as he slowly drifts to sleep.
The next morning he wakes up and sits on the edge of his bed, rubbing his eyes. He looks over to the clock and looks at the time. 8:56 AM. He sits there for a second until it hits him.
“crap! I’m going to be late for my first day back!” he yells as he hurriedly throws on some clothes and rushes out the door. He no longer wears an orange jumpsuit. Now he wears a long green shirt with the Uzumaki logo on the shoulder, blue ninja pants, and a Konoha headband with long black straps. He also uses a katana in battle. He rushes towards training ground four with all of his speed, looking at his watch every once in a while.
“9:01!” he thinks as he looks at his watch. He looks up to see the training ground up ahead. He rushes into the middle of the training ground to find nobody there.
“Maybe I have to fight Kakashi or something? He’s always late.” Thinks Naruto as suddenly shuriken and kunai are thrown from a nearby tree. He pulls out his katana and deflects them, jumping back a couple feet at the same time to put some distance between himself and his opponent.
“Nice reflexes.” The person says as they step out of the shadow of the tree and reveal themselves.
“Ino?” he questions, looking at the blonde in front of him. “What are you doing here?”
“I’m your opponent for today.” She replies. “How you do determines how you are placed as a Konoha shinobi.
“All right!” Naruto screams as he creates a hand sign. “Shadow clone jutsu!” Four Narutos appear, running towards Ino. She uses taijutsu, kicking one in the face, punching one in the face, and smashing two into each other, destroying all four.
“Not bad.” Naruto thinks as he creates more hand signs. “Now I have to go serious. Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bomb!” A dragon made of mud appears out of the ground, shooting balls of mud at Ino at a high velocity. They hit Ino, only for Ino to poof into a cloud of smoke.
“darn, it was only a shadow clone!” thinks Naruto as he turns around trying to find the real Ino.
“Water Style: Raging Waves!” Naruto hears this from his left, only to see Ino riding on top of a crashing wave towards him.
“Earth Style: Mud Wall!” Naruto screams, creating a wall of earth to block the incoming wave. The wave hits the wall, forming crack. Naruto uses this time to jump towards Ino with his katana raised. He comes towards her and swipes vertically, only for it to be parried by a kunai. They both land on the ground, rolling to a stop and jump back on their feet. Naruto looks up to see Ino rushing towards him. Aiming a punch to his face, she thrusts her fist at him only to be blocked by his elbow. He swings his leg out and kicks her leg out from under her, using the momentum to throw his elbow slamming her into the ground. She hits with a crunch, causing the ground to crack. He attempts a heel kick to the already down Ino, who moves out of the way just in time and gets back on to her feet.
“Water Style: Water Fang Bullet!” she yells as she fires bullets of water at Naruto. With now way to block, he puts his arms over his chest and takes the bullets. They hit him, crashing him to the ground and into a nearby tree.
“darn that really packs a punch.” He groans getting up slowly. “I can’t let that hit me again.” He then rushes back towards Ino with his katana out and creates two shadow clones. He forms a Rasengan in his hand, and uses the other two to create an Earth Wall, shooting him into the air.
“Rasengan!” He yells as he crashes down, destroying the land where Ino had just been standing. “darn I missed.” He thinks as he turns around to see Ino create a Water Dragon. It rushes at him, slamming down at his body. He creates a shadow clone, using the clone to fling him out of the way of the incoming water dragon. It crashes into the clone, making it disappear.
“I can’t let this go on any longer.” He says as he pulls two shuriken out of his pouch. He applies wind chakra to them and throws them at Ino. With the wind chakra applied, they have a farther range of impact, so when Ino dodges them, they still cut her in the arms. Using that as a distraction, he screams “Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu. Using the mist as cover, he creates a shadow clone and slips into the mist. The shadow clone then rushes at the unsuspecting Ino using Earth Syle: Stone Fist Jutsu. Ino manages to dodge it, and smashes the clone to pieces using a chakra enhanced fist.
“crap it was only a clone!” Ino thinks and is about to turn around when the feels an arm wrap around her and a kunai pressed against her neck.
“I win this one.” Says a gleaming Naruto. As the mist clears, Naruto is seen holding onto Ino with a kunai at her neck. Suddenly claps are heard as Tsunade and Jiraya step out of the woods.
“I have to say that was a magnificent fight you to.” Says a gleaming Tsunade as she looks at the boy she considers her grandson. “From today on you will be of Jōnin rank. Congratulations.”
Tell me what you guys think!
“Ahh man I can’t wait to see how everything’s changed and how different all of my friends are!”
That is how Naruto Uzumaki was feeling as he saw the gates of Konoha a couple of miles ahead. Naruto had been away training with Jiraya for four years after the attack on Konoha by Orochimaru and Sasuke had been taken from him. He had spent all of his time training with all of his might so that he could become strong enough to bring Sasuke back home. They walked up to the gates until a chunin suddenly appeared in front of them.
“Who are you too and what are you here for?” the chunin suddenly asks Naruto and Jiraya.
“Come on Kotetsu! Don’t act like you don’t recognize a friend of yours!” complained Naruto.
“Blonde spikey hair. An annoying attitude. It’s got to be you, Naruto Uzumaki. How have you been? I feel like I haven’t seen you in ages!”
“Me and Pervy Sage just got back from our trip. Now if you don’t mind I’ve got to tell Baa-chan that I’m back. Good to see you!.” Naruto says as he sprints off towards the hokage tower.
“Hasn’t changed a bit.” Kotetsu says to Jiraya.
“It may not look it from his personality but he has changed to become a strong shinobi.”
“How strong is he?” questions Kotetsu.
“He is probably around a high Jōnin.”
“Really?” asks Kotetsu with a look of shock on his face.
“Well he has been training with the best sanin in all of Konoha!” Jiraya says with a smirk on his face.
AT THE HOKAGE TOWER
Naruto looks up at the tower with a look of pure evil on his face.
“Man she is really going to kill me for this.” Naruto thinks as he climbs up the side of the tower. He runs up to the window, and slowly opens it up seeing Tsunade doing paperwork with a cup of sake next to her. She reaches over and downs the entire glass, setting it down with a slam.
“Shizune! Bring me another bottle of sake!”
“Right away Lady Tsunade.”
Naruto slowly climbs to the floor and tip toes over to her chair. He slowly moves his hands up, and covers Tsunade’s eyes with his hands.
“Baa-chan!” Naruto yells as Tsunade reacts quickly, grabbing Naruto and flinging him over her desk and into her door, breaking down the door. Naruto looks up to find Tsunade with a kunai in her hand and a look of fury on her face.
“Baa-chan don’t kill me!” Naruto squeals as he scurries into the corner, not wanting to get pummeled by the seriously ticked off lady standing in front of him.
“Baa-chan? Nobody calls me that except for- Naruto!” She squeals as she runs over and picks up the poor boy and hugs him. “Naruto, when did you get back?” she asks as she lets him down.
“Pervy Sage and I just got back from our trip.” He replies with a relived look on his face. “darn Baa-chan, I thought you were going to kill me.”
“I would have if you hadn’t told me who you were.” She replies with a smile on her face.
“So now that you are back, do you want to be re-enlisted as a shinobi of the Hidden Leaf?” Tsunade asks with a questioning look.
“Well of course I do!” Naruto replies with a shocked look on his face. “Why wouldn’t I”
“I’m just messing with you.” She replies. “Now the only problem is that I need to see what level you are at right now. Be at training ground 4 at 9:00 AM sharp tomorrow morning, and don’t be late.”
“Alright. What am I going to do? Fight someone?”
“You’ll see tomorrow. Get some rest.”
See you later Baa-chan!” Naruto yells as he jumps out the window and races down the street.
“You can come out now Jiraya.” Tsunade says as she looks over to the other window.
“Man your sensory skills are good as ever Tsunade.” Jiraya says as he hops through the window and into the office.
“How much has Naruto improved since he has left?”
“We has completely mastered the Rasengan, and we found out that his first elemental ninjutsu is Wind Style and his second is Earth Style. He has mastered close to 20 jutsu of each. I have also taught him Sage Jutsu, and he has signed a contract with the toads on Mount Myōboku.”
“Is he Jōnin material?”
“I think he is high Jōnin material. He can keep up with me in a serious fight.”
“I’m impressed.” She says with an approving look on her face. “I have to find someone good for him to fight against then.” She says with a concentrated look. “I have the perfect person.”
“Who will it be?”
“You will find out tomorrow.”
IN TOWN
Naruto had been rushing back to his apartment to unpack when suddenly he crashes head first into someone.
“Hey watch it!” that person yells smacking Naruto in the head.
“Ouch! Sorry. I wasn’t paying attention.” Naruto says as he slowly looks up, rubbing his already swelling head. He looks up to find blue eyes and blonde hair staring at him.
“Dang she’s gorgeous.” He thinks as a blush spreads across his face. Suddnely, a realization hits him. He knows who this person is. His friend from the Rookie 9.
“Ino!” he screams suddenly.
“Naruto? Is that you? Oh my god it’s been so long! How have you been?”
“I’m great. I just got back from my trip with Pervy Sage. How about we go get some ramen and catch up?” he questions.
“Sure I’d love that.” She replies with a slight blush appearing on her face. He had gotten tall and muscular, causing her to blush at his change. They walk for a couple of minutes, talking about how much Konoha had changed and his friends. When they finally reach Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto plops down on a stool and yells to the cook.
“Seven bowls of Pork Miso Ramen please!” he yells while licking his lips. “Man its been so long since I’ve had quality ramen.” He thinks as he imagines the bowls of steaming ramen he is going to be eating.
“Man the last person who could eat that much was Naruto Uzumaki.” Ichiraku says as he turns around to face the customer. “Speaking of the devil!” yells with a smile on his face.
“Hey there old man!” Naruto replies. “Where’s Ayame-chan?”
“She’s on a date right now. She should be back any minute.”
“Who’s the lucky man?” Naruto asks while thinking of all of the possibilities.
“Its Choji.” Ino pipes in while sliding next to Naruto.
“Really?” Naruto asks. “How did that happen?”
“Choji came in here a lot after you left because he craved ramen. Eventually, he and Ayame got to know each other. He asked her on a date, and now they go out.” She clarifies.
“That’s awesome! Now old man about my ramen?” Naruto asks while his stomach rumbling.
“On it.”
“So Ino. How have our teammates been? Are all of them chunin yet?”
“All of us are chunin, but Shikimaru, Shino, and I are all Jōnin now.” She says with a gleam of pride in her eyes.
“Congrats Ino!” he says, hugging her. “I’m so proud of you.”
“T-hh-a-nks.” Ino stammers with a blush spreading across her face from the sudden contact. They talk for the next hour and a half, until Naruto finally says, “Sorry Ino, I have to go. I have to go unpack my stuff.”
He turns around and hands Ichiraku a couple of bills and runs off.
“Bye Ino! Bye Ichiraku!”
As he runs off, all Ino thinks about is how much he’s changed.
“He’s no longer this annoying little kid.” She thinks as she slowly walks back towards her apartment.
AT NARUTO’S APARTMENT
Naruto runs up to his apartment and opens the door, finding a clean apartment, just like he had left it. He unpacks his things, and looks out the window.
“Dang, its already dark.” He thinks as he takes off his clothes, puts on his nightcap, and hops into bed. “I gotta be ready for the test tomorrow.” He thinks as he slowly drifts to sleep.
The next morning he wakes up and sits on the edge of his bed, rubbing his eyes. He looks over to the clock and looks at the time. 8:56 AM. He sits there for a second until it hits him.
“crap! I’m going to be late for my first day back!” he yells as he hurriedly throws on some clothes and rushes out the door. He no longer wears an orange jumpsuit. Now he wears a long green shirt with the Uzumaki logo on the shoulder, blue ninja pants, and a Konoha headband with long black straps. He also uses a katana in battle. He rushes towards training ground four with all of his speed, looking at his watch every once in a while.
“9:01!” he thinks as he looks at his watch. He looks up to see the training ground up ahead. He rushes into the middle of the training ground to find nobody there.
“Maybe I have to fight Kakashi or something? He’s always late.” Thinks Naruto as suddenly shuriken and kunai are thrown from a nearby tree. He pulls out his katana and deflects them, jumping back a couple feet at the same time to put some distance between himself and his opponent.
“Nice reflexes.” The person says as they step out of the shadow of the tree and reveal themselves.
“Ino?” he questions, looking at the blonde in front of him. “What are you doing here?”
“I’m your opponent for today.” She replies. “How you do determines how you are placed as a Konoha shinobi.
“All right!” Naruto screams as he creates a hand sign. “Shadow clone jutsu!” Four Narutos appear, running towards Ino. She uses taijutsu, kicking one in the face, punching one in the face, and smashing two into each other, destroying all four.
“Not bad.” Naruto thinks as he creates more hand signs. “Now I have to go serious. Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bomb!” A dragon made of mud appears out of the ground, shooting balls of mud at Ino at a high velocity. They hit Ino, only for Ino to poof into a cloud of smoke.
“darn, it was only a shadow clone!” thinks Naruto as he turns around trying to find the real Ino.
“Water Style: Raging Waves!” Naruto hears this from his left, only to see Ino riding on top of a crashing wave towards him.
“Earth Style: Mud Wall!” Naruto screams, creating a wall of earth to block the incoming wave. The wave hits the wall, forming crack. Naruto uses this time to jump towards Ino with his katana raised. He comes towards her and swipes vertically, only for it to be parried by a kunai. They both land on the ground, rolling to a stop and jump back on their feet. Naruto looks up to see Ino rushing towards him. Aiming a punch to his face, she thrusts her fist at him only to be blocked by his elbow. He swings his leg out and kicks her leg out from under her, using the momentum to throw his elbow slamming her into the ground. She hits with a crunch, causing the ground to crack. He attempts a heel kick to the already down Ino, who moves out of the way just in time and gets back on to her feet.
“Water Style: Water Fang Bullet!” she yells as she fires bullets of water at Naruto. With now way to block, he puts his arms over his chest and takes the bullets. They hit him, crashing him to the ground and into a nearby tree.
“darn that really packs a punch.” He groans getting up slowly. “I can’t let that hit me again.” He then rushes back towards Ino with his katana out and creates two shadow clones. He forms a Rasengan in his hand, and uses the other two to create an Earth Wall, shooting him into the air.
“Rasengan!” He yells as he crashes down, destroying the land where Ino had just been standing. “darn I missed.” He thinks as he turns around to see Ino create a Water Dragon. It rushes at him, slamming down at his body. He creates a shadow clone, using the clone to fling him out of the way of the incoming water dragon. It crashes into the clone, making it disappear.
“I can’t let this go on any longer.” He says as he pulls two shuriken out of his pouch. He applies wind chakra to them and throws them at Ino. With the wind chakra applied, they have a farther range of impact, so when Ino dodges them, they still cut her in the arms. Using that as a distraction, he screams “Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu. Using the mist as cover, he creates a shadow clone and slips into the mist. The shadow clone then rushes at the unsuspecting Ino using Earth Syle: Stone Fist Jutsu. Ino manages to dodge it, and smashes the clone to pieces using a chakra enhanced fist.
“crap it was only a clone!” Ino thinks and is about to turn around when the feels an arm wrap around her and a kunai pressed against her neck.
“I win this one.” Says a gleaming Naruto. As the mist clears, Naruto is seen holding onto Ino with a kunai at her neck. Suddenly claps are heard as Tsunade and Jiraya step out of the woods.
“I have to say that was a magnificent fight you to.” Says a gleaming Tsunade as she looks at the boy she considers her grandson. “From today on you will be of Jōnin rank. Congratulations.”
Tell me what you guys think!