Spare Me (A Naruto FanFic)

18: Times and Problems

"Conversation" 

'Thinking' 

'Tailed Beast' 

"Jutsu" 

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Third Person 

Seven days in a week, four weeks in a month, and twelve months in a year. Naruto had been on back to back mission with his team or solo, he also continued his training with Tsunade with Medical Ninjutsu. He had found out a lot and did a lot during this year. One of them being, Sakura wanting lessons on Medical Ninjutsu. Sakura and himself had immediately glared at one another when he walked in on them practicing. Tsunade knew that those two were not going to get along, so she gave them two different rooms to train as she went back and forth. Plus with her training six kids during the past seven years, it was actually easier to her.

Another thing is that him and Shikamaru had been on about seven dates during the year and he can honestly say he enjoyed every moment of it. He learned more things about the Nara did he ever when they were younger, he also found out how irritating it was to work with Sasuke. Never did him and the Uchiha see eye to eye and it irked him, Sasuke had tried to prove how superior he was but Naruto had cut it down quickly.

He also realized how much of a idiot Sakura was during missions, that girl had nearly gotten killed six times. She had tried to play the victim card but Kakashi had shut it down. He wondered if she was taking the whole training with Tsunade seriously but decided not to dwell on it. But one thing that stuck to Naruto's mind was the talk, him, Shikamaru, and Tsunade had the fateful night.

Flashback

"What did you say?" Tsunade asked in shock and Naruto took a deep breath "Do you know about the Akatsuki?" Naruto asked again and Tsunade narrowed her eyes on him and nodded her head in a slow pace "How do you know about them?"  She asked and Naruto bit his bottom lip "Can you place the seals up?" He asked and Tsunade nodded. Snapping her fingers, she could feel that something was going to give her a scare but she would have to suck it up. Naruto could faintly hear the seals activating and he relaxed a little bit. "I know about them due to Yagura."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow "The Yondaime Mizukage?" Naruto nodded and Tsunade leaned forwarded her in chair "He had contacted all of us jinchuriki's because rumor has it, the Akatsuki are after the tailed beast." Naruto spoke and Tsunade had to restrain herself from slamming her hands on her desk "Naruto, for the Sage of Paths. Tell me you are joking right now!?" Tsunade spoke and Naruto shook his head "It's not, remember that time Gaara, Fu, and I ran into the infamous Sasori?" Naruto asked and Tsunade eye's darken as she nodded her head and leaned backwards.

"Apparently from what Gaara wrote in his letter, Sasori is apart of this group." Tsunade paled, she placed her thumb near her mouth and nibbled on her nail trying her hardest to not break it. "We're upping your training in Medical Ninjutsu, but continue." Naruto nodded "Yagura had told us that they are doing small things but it is known that they are after the beast because he felt watched. He also had the other look into to see if anyone from their village is in this group and turns out there were a few." Tsunade bit down on her nail harder

"Who exactly is in this group from their villages?" Naruto rolled his shoulders back as he looked out the window "Kisame Hoshigaki from the Kiri. Deidara from Iwa. Kakuzu from Takigakure. And of course Sasori from Suna. Are there any more?" Naruto asked and Tsunade released her nail and nodded her head "You've heard about the Uchiha Massacre right?" Both chunin nodded their head "Uchiha Itachi is apart of this group." Naruto eye's widened, Shikamaru raised an eyebrow. He had a feeling the older Uchiha wasn't sitting around doing nothing.