𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳|| ʙᴏʀᴜᴛᴏ: ɴᴀʀᴜᴛᴏ ɴᴇxᴛ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰᴀɴꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ

«13» LET THE CHUNIN EXAMS BEGIN!

@Masashi Kishimoto

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"IT'S BEEN MONTHS KONOHA..." She smiled as she hugged the welcoming air from her own Village, stepping out of the train. She was already free from her School duties after the "Incident" in the Mist Village.

Naruto decided to give her another mission, that would distract her from her own students. He knew that she wouldn't be happy about it.

"Naruto-Sama, are you sure you'll be sending me to the Sand Village?" Inomi asked the Blonde Man Infront of her. He gave the Yamanaka a cheeky smile before nodding in approval.

"You've been great with your own tasks lately, your old Mission might be too hard to handle.. I deeply apologize for letting Kakashi-San send you away when you were young." He stated in worry, wearing an apologetic face.

"No, I think you've got the wrong idea... It's just, a great opportunity to serve other villages! But... I think you've got the wrong person?" She hesitantly respond, making her deadpan. "I worded that wrong again.."

"Nonsense! I understand you Inomi, I want to see what you got and... Show Gaara-Sama what you're capable of, y'know?" They both laughed. Gaara was rarely a hard person to satisfy, much for Naruto's experience.

"Settling that aside, I wish you the best Dear Shinobi. May your Journey ahead will go smoothly!" The Uzumaki gave her a thumbs up while she giggled and bowed at him.

"I won't let you down, Hokage-Sama!"

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"Are we... Just going to stand here?" The masked guy awkwardly asked the Yamanaka, who immediately blushed from embarrassment.

"Ah Sorry! Please, enter the Gates!" She politely replied. The blonde girl chewed the gum on her mouth while observing the scenery.

"Trees, Clear Skies everything is green, not bad for a first visit." She commented while Inomi scratched her neck. "Well it is called The Hidden Leaf, Yodo-San!"

"Noted." Yodo nodded as she went back to singing songs. Inomi hummed in amusement, taking off her cloak and feeling the breeze of Nature.

"Chunin Exams... It's been so long since I've participated!" She stated in excitement. "Time flies by so fast... I didn't even get to see my brother graduate..."

"It's interesting to hear you talk about your brother again, Inomi-San." Shinji stated, he was the adoptive Son of Gaara. Yes, adoptive.

He didn't cared much about that though, he was grateful to meet the Kazekage, and taking him in as his own child.

Inomi laughed and continued to walk. "I couldn't resist talking about him, he's too precious to forget."

"I'll be going to the Hokage's Summit for now, Yamanaka-San please watch out for the kids." The Red head, Gaara suddenly appeared with bold dark eyes. Inomi nodded, giving him a thumbs up. "I won't let you down!"

"Ha?... You're still guarding us?" Araya stated unknowingly raising his eyebrows.

"Duty calls, Araya-kun. I work for the Kazekage and Hokage, I do not dare to disobey an order." She smiled at him as Shinki smirked.

"Konoha is becoming Modern, due to Hokage's efforts. He still wants to keep it the way it is.." She remembered his words when she was still a child. Naruto still wanted to remain all of his memories when he was still young.

"Anyways, would you like to eat? Explore?" She suddenly asked the three behind her. Shinki nodded in approval. "Sure, lead us the way."

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