aftermath

going back to the inn to pack up...I don't even have anything to pack up.

well anyway, going inside I think about what Gaara said in our match.

so Shukaku said that I was strange... what does that mean?

could the Biju know how I got here? do they know that I'm not from this world?

questions to ask later when I can beat them down if necessary.

well then, I guess I'll be going back to the village...I swear if I get a mission to go get Tsunade's drunk ass back to the village, I'll go on the training early.

oh right, Itachi is going to pay a visit soon.

deciding to walk out of the room, I still have nothing to do in here.

walking out I start suspecting that if I buy a house, I'll only use it for sleeping.

deciding to go on another stroll I leave the Inn.

-Meanwhile with the Hokage-

Hiruzen was relaxing after the chunin exams until he heard a knock on his door.

permitting to enter, he sees one of his old teammates, Danzo.

sighing internally, he had an idea about where this would go.

"Hiruzen, I have come to talk to you about the boy, Haruto."

and there it was.

"what do you want with the boy Danzo?"

asked the tired Hiruzen, he just wanted to retire already, maybe he could send Jiraya for Tsunade.

"why don't you give him to me?" asked the old Warhawk.

"I can't do that, and you know why" answered the Old monkey.

"why is that, Hiruzen?" asked Danzo with a visible eyebrow.

"the Nara and Akimichi clan heads have taken a liking to the boy, his friends with both of their kids, Kakashi is also enjoying his company, he seems to have helped sasuke break out of his shell, so I can't just hand him to you"Hiruzen replied.

and without a word Danzo turned around and left with a scowl.

"...Im getting too old for this shit"

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...should I see what's Temari is doing?

deciding to do just that, I turn around...and go back inside.

yeah, I didn't go too far for that stroll.

knocking on her door, I wait for her to open it.

"oh? what can I do for you?" she asked as she opened the door, and raised an eyebrow when she saw me.

"well, since we are going to leave tomorrow how about we hang out?"

I asked her out on a date, again.

"Okay!" she chirped a replay and closed the door.

...and now we wait.

about twenty minutes later the door opened again.

out walked Temari...she doesn't look any different, what took her 20 minutes?.

well, she still looks hot, so I don't mind.

walking out of the Inn we engage in conversation.

"so what are you going to be up to after you get back home?" she asked me while we walk.

"...uh, probably request a training trip and take missions from time to time, I'm still not sure yet" I answer with a shrug.

"you beat my little brother, who came out of every mission unharmed, beat me, and that Neji guy, and you only looked barely winded, I wonder just how much you train," she said absently.

"now that's a secret," I say as I manage the eye smile that Kakashi uses, but without the mask.

our date was pleasant, to say the least, but we still couldn't find the Dango place.

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Riding Luna back to the land of fire, I ponder about what will happen now, Hiruzen is not dead, Orochimaru has yet to announce himself, and I'm not sure how things will turn out.

well, time to go on a trip, on my favorite rocket ship.

maybe I'll visit Suna a few times, learn a few wind jutsu.

shaking my head of those thoughts I turn my head to the road.

a shadow covers me and I look up, to see a frog.

yeah, Naruto got the frog contract and insisted on riding on his own summon.

...wolves are cooler.

a few hours and we are at the gates when an Anbu appears and tells us that the Hokage summoned me sasuke and naruto.

oh yeah, promotion.

when walking into the Hokage office him sitting in his chair, and Danzo is standing next to him...shit.

and the old coot is looking straight at me.

ha jokes on you I don't have parents for you to take hostage, hahaha and I don't care about Haruno.

"Congratulations, you are one of the few that showed potential for being Chunin," starts the Hokage, as the others come in, those being Neji and Shino and Shikamaru.

I tune him out until he starts handing out the vests, and my turn came.

walking forward he holds out the vest to me.

"for your amazing performance and for winning the exams and showing the strength of Konoha I promote you to the Rank of chunin" yeah, not helping the fact, I still need to get the new bingo book and see what changed.

after walking out of the tower, I put on the green vest, nice I look awesome.

deciding to buy the bingo book I turn the pages to see what changed...

damn, My rank is now low A-rank, and Iwa has a bounty on me, about 2 million dead or alive... need to push those numbers up.

[ the dungeon [land of the samurai] has been unlocked].

oh?

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done, yey.