Naruto Hatake

Chapter 6: Menma

As Team 7 is walking around Konoha, Menma appears in front of Naruto, and says, "Can we play ninja now? You said we could later, but I haven't been able to find you."

Naruto replies, "Sorry Menma. I've been busy training. Plus I heard from Tou-san that the Chunin Exams are coming up soon. So I need to train for them. I try to play with you later alright. We might even have a spar. Sorry Menma, maybe next time."

Sakura says, "A ninja playing Ninja, how stupid."

Konohamaru says, "Playing Ninja helps one make strategies, and develop stealth. So, actually it's not that stupid, and a really smart idea."

Menma says, "Yeah, it's a really smart idea, Forehead-baka."

As Sakura starts to fume, Naruto leans down towards Menma, and whispers, "Now you've done it. Menma, you should run. Like now. Run."

Sakura then goes to punch Menma, but just like Naruto told him to do, he ran. He ran as fast as he could, with Sakura chasing after him. With Naruto, and Konohamaru chasing after Sakura.

Soon after that, Menma runs into some dude. The guy wears a Bunraku puppeteer's costume; a black, baggy, full body suit with a red and yellow circle on the front. He also wears a black hood which covered his head completely, and had cat-like ears and his Suna hitai-ate on his forehead. The guy wears a triangular war paint design on his face. He also wears gloves and carries his puppets on his back.

The guy lifts Menma up by his collar. He says, "I'm going to teach you a lesson." The boy lifts his fist up in the air.

A girl says, "You shouldn't do this Kankuro!"

Kankuro replies, "The Gaki needs to be taught a lesson Temari. Plus Gaara isn't here. So we don't have to worry."

Temari's outfit consists of a single light purple-coloured, off-the-shoulders garment that extended to halfway down her thighs, with a scarlet sash tied around her waist. In addition to incorporating fishnet wears over her shoulders and legs, specifically on her right calf and her left thigh, she also wears her black clothed Suna hitai-ate around her neck.

Naruto, seeing this says, "Raiton: Shinden!" He shoots needle-shaped purple lightning at Kankuro, making both of his arms numb.

Kankuro drops Menma, and Temari says, "I told you, Baka. You shouldn't have done that."

Naruto shows himself to the two, and says, "Hi Kankuro, Temari. I'm the Copy's Fang of Konoha, Naruto Hatake. Kankuro, did you know you were just about to pound on the Yellow Flash's son, Menma Namikaze?"

This make Temari smack the back of Kankuro's head. Kankuro asks, "No, but how did you know our names?"

Naruto shrugs lazily, and replies, "I listened to your conversation." He then sniffs the air, and says, "Sasuke, and I'm guessing Gaara, get out of the tree." You can now see Temari, and Kankuro visibly scared.

Sasuke jumps down first. He has black eyes and spiky black hair with a blue tint. Sasuke's hair has hung over his face as bangs. He wears a black, short-sleeved shirt with a high collar, and white shorts. Sasuke also wears white bandages that end at his elbow, and covers a portion of his fingers. On Sasuke's waist is a black Chokutō, and on the back of his shirt is the Uchiha Clan's crest.

Gaara appears in a Sand Shunshin. He has fair skin, green eyes, and short auburn hair, that is spiky. Gaara lacks distinctive pupils or eyebrows, the latter of which others sometimes make fun of. He's has tanuki-like black rings around his eyes. Gaara wears a black bodysuit with an open neck, t-shirt-like sleeves, and almost full-length leggings. With this, he wears a white cloth over his right shoulder and the left side of his hips. He has a wide leather band from his left shoulder to his right hip with which he carries his sand gourd and around which he wraps his Suna hitai-ate.