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 After some investigation into the intrusion it was found that the four nin were indeed searching for those with special abilities. The identity of the leader of the group had only been revealed to those with the highest clearance as to not give the public any sort of scare. Naruto had originally been against the idea of shadowing the public of this, but after the explanation from the Hokage and a glare of stubbornness it was the plan they went with. Of all those put to sleep only four had been marked by the searching nin and after knowing what they were looking for it was not very surprising who they picked. At the order of the Hokage each h

 The mission to the Village hidden in the rain was supposed to be a quick one, a week at the longest stretch of the imagination, but things did not always go as planned. Team Uzumaki had been there for the better part of three. It was not like the rain village was a particularly bad place to visit, but it did rain a lot even with Pain gone. A depressing amount Naruto would have offered if questioned.  Out of the group of thirty only twenty-one had made it through the treatment they had come up with by bringing the old sage back from beyond. Considering the condition of the group in need of care when they got there it seemed a near medical mir

 It was already nearing noonday and Naruto had yet to stop smiling about something. The group had headed out for the Hidden Rain village early that morning with little issue. Kenta had been the only one late having complained about his mother worrying over him. A look his way at the end of the line his students made up in front of he and the Hokage had Naruto's smile tugging just a bit wider. Kenta was every few minutes lifting his right hand to his left checking to make sure that the ink he had put on the morning before he left the house was still in place. It would last for days and he knew that, but that was not going to calm his nerves. S

 It had been two weeks since Team Uzumaki had started in on their first D-rank missions and they were as boring as Naruto remembered. He found himself more then once having to stop from helping to end a mission quickly; reminding himself that it was more about the kids' learning then was for his education. The team had already helped a family with their roof, babysat for Kurenai, and of course been sent after that damn cat three times. When they caught it that last time Naruto had offered to be the one to carry it back to the owner, which only met with bright red scratches across his forearm. The grumpy cat must have remembered him. His team

 The make shift Team Seven following orders had started to head home just after the last conflict with the Rock Nin. Having to pass through the Hidden Grass to get home Naruto insisted that they all stay at an Inn for the night rather than roughing out in the woods arguing that they needed their rest after all the action. When the question of payment came up he simply stated that he would take care of it, it was his duty as captain of the team, something that Sakura had scoffed at, but didn't complain much more then that at the prospect of a warm bed for the night. The next morning they had been up with the sun and headed out again, but their

 They got back to the camp with little to no trouble after the skirmish earlier in the day with the Bear captains ANBU team. Hinata had been waiting to greet them when they arrived having been sent out ahead to scout the way, already having started a fire while waiting on them to join her. When they did get there Sakura insisted that Sasuke lay down so she could look over him more closely. Something that the dark haired nin tried to complain about, but Sakura was hard to refuse as Naruto knew all to well. The two of them retreated into the only tent that was put up leaving Hinata and Naruto alone once again. "Do you think that he will be alr

 The moon was high in the sky and it was the third night since they left the leaf in search of Sasuke. They had pressed their luck on speed making it already across the boarder into the Earth country, but since night fell Naruto had ordered camp for the night. He was never going to be the one to stop first because of his stamina, but he knew from the looks on the other two faces that were with him that they appreciated the halt. Besides it would not do them any good to get there and not be ready for what was to come. If there was indeed something to face they could face it in the morning at full strength. Just a little while after crossing in

 That evening a special meeting was called to handle the Sasuke situation. Those invited to the meeting were to say nothing on the purpose or what happened at the meeting. To keep it to a minimum Lady Hokage only called the ones she would need Naruto and Shika. The rest of the village did not need to be brought to a state of fear so soon after the war and during their enjoyment of the afternoon's announcement. "It is my understanding that only you Naruto can release the seal." Tsunade said from where she sat behind her usually cluttered desk that this night with the moon high in the sky only held the small scroll the hawk had carried on the

 Lurching up from his solid state of sleep Naruto scanned his new living room with a death grip around his kunai that showed the white in his knuckles. Breathing heavily even after he found nothing in the quiet surroundings the blond slowly made his way to his feet. He knew he had heard something; it had been a long time since he had slept through a whole night since the war had conditioned him to be up at a moments notice. Widening his mouth for a healthy yawn Uzumaki frowned at being woken up so suddenly, on a day he had given his team the morning off to! "Wake up Naruto!" Came a shout and bang from the front door that nearly shook the ent

 The dinner with the Hyuga family had not been something that Naruto had been looking forward to, but he was surprised to find that the reception he had found to at least not be hostile. There was a bit of a surprise at least to him because when he actually got into the dinner only Hinata's father, her sister, and Hinata herself were at the dinner table. Naruto had just thought that there would have been more than three for a formal meal, at least that's what he had prepared himself for.  Conversation was kept to a minimum as well something he was not used to over a meal and he found himself constantly checking himself to make sure that he wa