School of Thieves, To Clan of Thieves

AN: Hello again! First note and a very important one: many parts of this chapter reflect the likely views of an eight year old Sasuke, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the author. There, now that that is out of the way, I can move on. 17 reviews on the first chapter alone? Wow, you guys must really like this story! Thanks! Not much else to say, Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Ranma ½ or any other series that gets referenced.

Chapter 2: Henge vs. Sexy Jutsu

Sasuke was dreaming. He knew he was dreaming, but it was a nice dream. Wrapped in comforting oblivion, he knew that something terrible awaited him when he woke up. He did not know what it was that was lurking in the waking world, but he was content to remain in this dream for as long as he could.

Sadly, it was not to last, as Sasuke's dream was soon shattered by the ringing of his alarm clock. Reluctantly, Sasuke opened his eyes.

He found himself lying on the floor. He turned off his alarm, and tried to figure out why he was there, rather than in his bed. Then, his eyes landed on the scroll, and it all came back to him. The secret room, the Ki jutsus…

The curse.

Sasuke stared at the scroll for a moment before sighing. It clearly stated that there was no cure, so there was really nothing he could do besides changing back to a guy as soon as possible. Besides, maybe there was a bright side to this. Maybe being a girl would get those creepy fangirls that had started following him around to stop.

Sasuke latched on to that thought, as well as another. As long as the Ki jutsus were powerful, this would all be worth it to get his vengeance. With that thought firmly in mind, he started to get ready to go to the Shinobi Academy.

Sasuke was deep in thought on his way to the Academy. He felt like he was missing something, but he could not figure out what. He shrugged it off as he entered the Academy building, and headed to his classroom. After all, he thought, if it is that important, I am sure that I'll figure it out soon. He made his way over to his usual seat by the window, and hoped that no one would bother him before class started.

Sadly, that was not to be. Moments after he sat down, two girls walked through the door. One had platinum blonde hair, while the other's was bubblegum pink. The moment they saw him, they both giggled, before walking over to a desk, and engaging in a whispered conversation, occasionally throwing glances in his direction. Sasuke shuddered, and thought, Girls are creepy…

And useless. He added. He knew that there were some strong women out there. For example, his mother had been a chuunin before retiring to marry his dad, or even better, there was Tsunade of the Sannin as an example. However, they were clearly in the minority, as his class showed. He had looked carefully at the posted class ranking, and most of the girls were in the bottom half. Nor were they helped by the fact that they were topped in physical aspects by the incredibly timid Hyuuga heiress and in scholastic areas by the self-conscious pinkette. He just really hoped that his curse did not start making him weak, too.

Of course, just being male doesn't necessarily make you better. This thought was prompted by Iruka entering the room, pulling a blond boy in an orange jumpsuit behind him. Uzumaki Naruto; the dead last and class clown. Sasuke did not think that he had ever seen the boy take anything seriously. Does that Dobe really think he can survive as a shinobi with that kind of attitude?

While he was thinking this, Iruka had made Naruto sit down, and had started his lesson: another boring and meaningless lecture about the history of their village. He had always aspired to surpass That Man, so he studied hard even before entering the Academy. Today's lesson was over something he had already learned.

With that in mind, he settled into a light meditation, focusing on his Ki once more. If he was stuck with this curse, than he had to make sure to get the most out of his Ki.

After a while, he was broken out of his meditation by the sound of someone calling his name. "Next up is Uchiha Sasuke." He quickly realized that they were already at the Henge exam, and that Iruka had just called him up.

With his usual confident smirk, Sasuke strode to the front of the classroom. When he got there, Iruka addressed him. "Remember, since this is just the first exam on the Henge, please feel free to turn into whatever or whomever you want."

Sasuke was not feeling very creative, and was about to just Henge into Iruka, when an image from the previous day popped into his head: the painting 'Phoenix Slayer'. For a moment, he considered turning into the creature with the flaming wings, but did not want to answer any questions that might bring up. Judging by the fact that it was hung behind the plaque concerning his clan's origins, he suspected that the other figure was the man called 'Ranma Saotome'. So, he formed the proper handsign and said, "Henge."

When the smoke cleared, it revealed a handsome teen with blue eyes and black hair done up in a pigtail. He was wearing black slippers, baggy black pants that were tied at the waist and ankles, a sleeveless red shirt with unusual ties on the front, and copper armbands.

Iruka looked him over. "As expected of the head of the class. Is this a specific person?"

Sasuke merely shrugged and said, "I recently found a painting featuring one of my ancestors."

"Very well, you may sit." Iruka said with a nod, and Sasuke released the technique. As Sasuke returned to his seat, Iruka called out the next name. "Next is Uzumaki Naruto."

The blond in question rushed to the front of the room, an eager grin on his face. What's up with him? Sasuke thought. I would think the deadlast would be the last person to figure out a technique. He must have some prank up his sleeve. He turned to face the window, while watching the happenings at the front of the class out of the corner of his eye.

"So, I can change into anything. Right, Iruka-sensei?" Naruto asked with a mischievous grin.

"Uh, y-yeah," Iruka said nervously.

"Yosh!" Naruto cried in excitement, before making the proper handsign. "Henge!"

When the smoke cleared, Iruka's jaw dropped, and his nose started to bleed. Standing there, right out of the history books, was a young version of Senju Tsunade… a very naked Senju Tsunade. Sasuke had no interest in the naked female form, as he was only eight, so he noticed something Iruka failed to; Naruto had not gotten the transformation completely correct, leaving the hair a bright golden blond, rather than the straw blonde that the female Sannin had. Iruka recovered quickly, just as Naruto released the technique with a laugh. "BAKA! You can't go around using other people's bodies like that. If she found out…"

Sasuke tune out the rest of Iruka's scolding, and was about to go back to his meditation, when he was distracted by something tickling his nose. Plucking the offending object from his face, he saw that it was a strand of hair. He was about to flick it aside when he noticed something was off. The hair was long and golden blond. There was no one in the room with hair like that.

He glanced around, and confirmed his thought. The only blondes in the room were Ino and Naruto. Ino's hair was more of a platinum blonde, and Naruto's hair was too short. Well, he thought, it was long enough when he transformed, but… but…

He stared at the hair in his hand again. It was impossible, but the door and windows were all closed, so it had to have come from someone in the room. What the HELL! How the Hell did the Dobe pull off a physical transformation!? Wait. If I can learn that, then I can just turn back into a guy whenever my curse gets activated! Ugh, that means I actually have to ask the DOBE for help…

After Naruto, Ino was the only one left to be tested on the Henge. After that, Iruka gave a final lecture, before the class ended.

After class got out, Sasuke looked around for a certain blond. He looked around the area where parents picked up their children, but could not find any sign of Naruto. Figuring that he might be using one of the academy training areas, he turned to go check, only to see a familiar orange jumpsuit nearby. Naruto was sitting on a tire swing hung from a nearby tree, watching the other students and their parents longingly.

Sasuke walked over. "Dobe, I need to talk to you."

Naruto looked up at the Uchiha in surprise. "What do you want, Teme?"

"Like I said, I need to talk to you." Seeing some of their classmates looking towards them, Sasuke continued. "Not here though. Come on." He grabbed Naruto's wrist and dragged him around the building to the Academy's target range.

"What's this about, Teme?" Naruto asked when Sasuke stopped leading him.

"I want you to transform again."

Naruto gave him an odd look. "Why the Hell should I? Ya pervert…"

Sasuke just rolled his eyes. "You don't have to be naked, or look like Tsunade. I just need you to turn into a girl again."

Naruto eyed him suspiciously. "You still haven't given me a reason."

Sasuke was starting to get frustrated. "Fine. If you help me with this, I'll buy you a bowl of ramen." They may not exactly be friends, but Naruto did nothing to hide his ramen obsession, either.

The bribe worked. "Now you're talkin'!" He formed the requisite handsign, and was engulfed in a cloud of smoke. Despite what he said, Sasuke fully expected Naruto to turn into a clothed version of the form he took earlier, so he was mildly surprised by what he saw when the smoke cleared.

It took Sasuke a moment to realize that Naruto had in fact switched genders, due to how little had changed. Naruto's face was slightly narrower, and her blonde hair hung down to the shoulders of the white t-shirt she was wearing, as was more bushy, than spiky. In addition to the shirt, she had black nondescript pants, and the same blue sandals as before the transformation. Finally, he noticed that the strange whisker-like birthmarks were gone, as well.

Wanting to find out if his hunch was correct, Sasuke reached out for the blonde's longer hair, knowing his hand should pass right through it if it was an illusion. However, he soon felt his hand brush against the golden locks. "It is real." He muttered.

Naruto was unnerved by his behavior, and said as much, in a voice that was only slightly higher than before. "What's going on, Teme? You're actin' weird."

Sasuke withdrew his hand and shook his head. "I'm just surprised that the class deadlast could manage to create something like this."

"Hey, don't act so surprised, Teme! I learned the Henge just fine!"

Sasuke just stared at her incredulously. "You really have no idea what you've done, do you?"

She cocked her head. "What are you talking about?"

Sasuke rubbed the bridge of his nose in annoyance. "Alright, Dobe, tell me what the Henge is."

Naruto glared, but complied. "The Henge is a jutsu lets let's you transform into something else, of course."

"No, it's not." Sasuke crossed his arms and explained. "The Henge is a technique that allows you to create the illusion of changing into something else. It is just a low-level genjutsu."

"But I have too much chakra to use genjutsu. If that was true, then that would mean…" A look of realization spread over Naruto's face. "Darn it! That means I've been using the wrong jutsu!" Naruto pulled at her hair in obvious frustration.

"Dobe!" Sasuke grabbed her shoulders and shook slightly. "Focus! There is a reason I pointed this out."

"Really? What's that?" Naruto asked curiously.

Sasuke took a steadying breath before continuing. "Every fiber of my being wants to puke at once when I say this, but I need your he… I need your heee…"

"You need my help?" Naruto asked in surprise.

"That, yes." Sasuke affirmed. "I need to learn that True Henge."

"Why?"

"For… personal reasons." Sasuke was not sure, but he still felt like he was missing something, and he did not want people to know about his curse until he figured out what it was.

But he forgot he was dealing with the most stubborn blonde in Konoha. Naruto shook her head and said, "Not until you tell me why you want to know it."

Sasuke grit his teeth. It looked like he had no choice. "Fine, follow me, but you can't tell anyone about what I am going to show you." Turning back to the Academy building, he led Naruto back inside. He led her to the bathrooms, not even thinking about the gender issue.

"Why did you bring me here?" Naruto asked.

"To show you this." Sasuke turned on the cold water, before cupping his hands, and splashing his face.

Seeing Sasuke's black hair turn red, Naruto cocked her head and asked, "You dye your hair?"

Sasuke sweatdropped. "No. I recently awoke a family curse. When I get splashed with cold water, I turn into a girl, and I have red hair in this form. Hot water will turn me back. I want to learn that jutsu, so that I can change back even when I don't have access to heated water."

Sasuke expect Naruto to laugh at his misfortune, but instead, the blonde girl merely crossed her arms and nodded sagely. "I suppose that makes sense."

Sasuke just stared at her for a moment, surprised at how easy she accepted something like a curse, but just shrugged it off as Naruto being Naruto, regardless of gender. "So, does this mean you will show me how to do it?"

Naruto kept her arms crossed. "Why should I?"

Sasuke thought for a moment. She could probably just offer her ramen, but who knows how much it would cost to buy enough. Then another thought struck the Uchiha. "You said you can't do the regular Henge, right? Well, if you show me how to use that True Henge, then I will train you so that you will be able to use all three of the Academy jutsu."

"Huh, there are three?"

Sasuke just rolled her eyes, before turning back to the sink, and turning on the hot water. As she changed back, she said, "If you had done the required reading, then you would know that in addition to the Henge, we will also be learning the Kawarimi and the Bunshin. I already have the basics of the Kawarimi down, and should have it mastered within a month. So, do we have a deal?"

Naruto thought for a moment before nodding. "Sounds good to me! Are we going to train here at the Academy?"

Sasuke shook his head as they left the building. "I don't want people asking why I am learning that technique." He thought for a moment, before coming to a decision. "Since you'll be training with me, I'll let you use the training grounds in the Uchiha compound."

As Naruto was about respond, they walked out the gate, only for someone to run into Naruto. "Ugh, sorry about tha- Oh! Hey there Toruna-chan!" Sasuke glanced past Naruto, to see that it was Kiba that had shown up and spoken.

"Oh, er, hi there Kiba. I thought I told you not to can me '-chan'!" Naruto responded.

Kiba just laughed at that, only to cringe at the sound of a female voice calling his name from nearby. "Anyway, I've got to go. If you see my sister Hana, you didn't see me, okay? Well, it was good seeing you again. Bye!" With that the Inuzuka took off.

Turning to Naruto, Sasuke raised an eyebrow and asked, "'Toruna'? What's up with that, Dobe?"

Naruto scowled. "I was testing out this Jutsu yesterday, using this form, and I ran into Kiba. I'm not sure why I hid it, but when he asked who I was, I said Toruna. It is really just my name backwards, Na-Ru-To, To-Ru-Na. The funny part is when you write it like this." Naruto crouched down and drew some figures in the dirt, 取るな.

When Sasuke read them, he couldn't see what was funny about it. "Do not take?"

Naruto smirked. "That is one way to read it, but another way to read it is 'Do Not Assume'." Sasuke could help but crack a slight smile at that. Then Naruto continued with a frown. "Unfortunately, Kiba was acting really weird around me. Almost like Sakura and Ino do around you."

Sasuke froze. Of course, that's what I was missing! He thought in horror. It's bad enough having fangirls following me around, if people find out I turn into a girl, then I'll have to deal with fanboys as well!

Shuddering, Sasuke quickly focused back on the remedy for the situation. "Well, follow me. Just remember, you can only use the Uchiha clan training grounds while you're with me." As they headed off, Sasuke couldn't help but wonder if this was the beginning of a new friendship.

Thirty seconds later, He was already wondering if he made the right decision.

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"NO."

"Hey, Sasuke."

"WHAT!?"

"Can we stop by Ichiraku's for some ramen on the way there?"

"If it will shut you up for five minutes, Naruto, then fine!"

Maybe it was a bit early to call this friendship.

AN: Whew! 3k words! I think this might be the longest chapter I have written for any story. I wonder how many people will know what series inspired some of those jokes? Let me know what you think!

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