Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Double Arts.

Summary: When team 7 was called on a simple C-rank mission they were not expecting a result like this. During the C-rank mission while chasing after the bandits, Naruto run into a mysterious white hair girl, who was on the floor, coughing blood. Being who he was Naruto ran up to the girl, and when they came into contact their lives changed forever… AU. Story happens before Zabuza Arc. NarutoXOC

A/N: Apologize for the lateness. Chapter took longer than what I thought it would take. Not an overly long chapter but enjoy!

Double Arts

Chapter 12: The Search for the Legendary Medic...

It has been a while since Naruto and Jiraiya left the village. Looking back, Naruto could no longer see the village. "So, who is this Tsunade person? Is she an old hag that's as old as you?" Naruto asked rudely.

"What'd you say, you brat!" Jiraiya said angrily as he turned to Naruto, puffing out his chest proudly. "I'm the gallant Jiraiya. I'm not old at all!"

"Sure, keep deluding yourself," Naruto said with a shrug as he walked by Jiraiya.

Walking after Naruto, Jiraiya began, "as for Tsunade-hime, she's brash, rude, arrogant and selfish."

Naruto had a sweat drop as he began walking backwards while looking at Jiraiya, "and you're saying that type of person can help Yuki?" Naruto asked.

"She might have a bad personality, but there's no denying that she is the world's greatest medic," Jiraiya replied. "She's also widely known in the world by another name-," Jiraiya continued before pausing dramatically. Naruto leaned forward with anticipation. "-the legendary sucker."

Naruto's face blanched, "that's so lame."

"Tsunade is the world's worse gambler, and her gambling debt is so large it's legendary in its own right," Jiraiya finished with a chuckle.

What am I supposed to say to something like that? Naruto thought. "How long do you think it'll take us to find her?" Naruto asked. They were on a time limit after all.

"If my sources are correct, hopefully we can reach her within a week. Though, if we miss her, we'll have no choice but to track her down ourselves," Jiraiya replied.

"We can't spend any longer than a week! It'll be far too dangerous to bring Yuki around with us for that long. Tsunade is a sannin of Konoha, isn't she? I don't see why you can't just bring her back to Konoha," Naruto asked logically.

"Tsunade will not return to Konoha," Jiraiya replied before pausing, "she hasn't been back for over ten years. Konoha... Konoha hasn't been a place of good memories for her," Jiraiya explained calmly.

Naruto looked defeated at the answer, but replied softly, "is that so?"

"Well! Instead of spending time talking about the Slug princess, why don't you tell me about the two of you," Jiraiya said with a perverted grin.

"What's with that look," Naruto asked as he jeered at Jiraiya.

"I've heard that your fighting style, Double Arts, was based after the concept written in one of my books," Jiraiya said proudly, "honestly, I never thought I had an avid reader as young as you," Jiraiya continued.

"Your book? I don't know what that is, but, it was Kakashi-sensei who gave us the idea," Naruto replied with a look of confusion.

"W-what?!" Jiraiya exclaimed with surprise, "You've never read my work of art, Icha Icha paradise?" Jiraiya yelled as he magically pulls out a familiar orange book.

"Y-you wrote this trash that Kakashi-sensei is always reading? Y-you... e-ero-sennin!" Naruto yelled at Jiraiya and if his hands were free, he would have been pointing an accusing finger. After all, Kakashi had almost never helped with any mission in the past because he was always busy reading.

"Don't give me such a crappy nickname, you brat!" Jiraiya yelled as he tried to hit Naruto in the head. To the toad sage's surprise, Naruto tilted his head back and dodged the unexpected blow with ease.

"Hey!" Naruto exclaimed as he jeers at Jiraiya.

"Hmm, you're surprisingly well trained, that's some reflex you've got there. I see Kakashi has been training you well," Jiraiya said as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

"Kakashi-sensei? Sure he did give us advice from time to time, but in the end, it was Yuki and I who developed our own training," Naruto replied with a little pride. "Well, Zabuza, Haku and Kimimaro did help us refine Double Arts," Naruto added as an afterthought as he remembered the training they did in Nami no Kuni.

So these two have been pretty much self-taught, yet they're already capable of such strength. Sakamoto is right, their potential is greater than what I first thought. Jiraiya thought as he stared at Naruto and Yuki.

"Where are we heading anyways?" Naruto asked, breaking Jiraiya out of his thoughts.

With a small smirk, Jiraiya began, "Tsunade is black listed in every casino in the fire country and debt collectors all know her face by now, yet she is able to travel around and gamble freely. Don't you find that a little strange?"

Naruto had a thoughtful look before his face blanched, "She is using Henge isn't she?" Naruto asked. He would know, after all, he had always used Sasuke's form to get better deals in the village.

"Yes, and knowing her gambling nature, she'll attend the biggest gambling festival that is happening four days from now, no?" Jiraiya continued.

"But, if I were her, I'd avoid it," Naruto replied, "Since there'll be people looking out explicitly for her after all," Naruto finished logically.

"You're right, which is exactly why that princess will be there, that'll simply be more entertainment for her," Jiraiya explained.

"All you old people are insane, ero-sennin," Naruto deadpanned.

"I told you to stop calling me that! That nickname is degrading," Jiraiya retorted angrily, "I'm no ordinary pervert, I'm a super pervert!" Jiraiya announced proudly.

Naruto sweat drops as he ignored Jiraiya, turning around and increasing his pace. Jiraiya followed after Naruto who remained silent. With a grin, Jiraiya asked out of the blue, "So? Have the two of you kissed yet?"

"W-what kind of stupid question is that!" Naruto yelled out, face flushed with embarrassment as he turned around to glare at Jiraiya.

"I mean, you two can't separate, right?" Jiraiya began. "You sleep together, shower together, and-," Jiraiya explained his reasoning.

"-Whatever you might be thinking is absolutely wrong, and we haven't kissed!" Naruto interrupted.

Jiraiya stared at Naruto, who was staring back. Naruto's face was completely red from embarrassment. "Do you want to?" Jiraiya asked simply.

"Shut up, you idiot!" Naruto yelled childishly as he turned away from Jiraiya. Jiraiya snickered silently to himself when he sees the steam rising from Naruto's head.

This, this is surprisingly entertaining. Jiraiya thought as he walked after Naruto. He had just discovered the reason Zabuza and Kimimaro enjoyed teasing and tormenting Naruto.

Awkward silence followed as Jiraiya followed after Naruto. About five minutes later, Jiraiya asked, "So, since you haven't answered, I'm assuming you do?"

Five year old Hikari Yuki stood in a loose fighting stance. She was currently training with her mother, and they were having their daily spar. Rushing in recklessly, she attacked, throwing a large right hook. Yuki's mother parried it calmly as she continued to parry and evade the rest of her daughter's attack. "This is no good at all, Yuki," Yuki's mother said as she continued to dodge her daughter's attacks. "Haven't I mentioned time and time again that you should never recklessly attack like this? I've always told you to plan out your attacks."

"I can't beat you even if I plan out my attacks, okaa-san!" Yuki retorted as she continued attacking.

Yuki continued to attack and soon her mother began retaliating, stopping just before she lands a blow on her daughter. Yuki didn't stop, continuing her reckless storm of attack. When the mother and daughter pair finally separated, Yuki was on her knees catching her breath. Her mother on the other hand was barely sweating, waiting for her daughter to recover. "This isn't fair, okaa-san is too strong," Yuki whined.

"That is only natural. You are after all, still young, Yuki. In the future, you will surely become great," she replied, a pain filled smile was on her face. Walking up to her daughter, she took a seat in front of Yuki. "Yesterday, I talked about the history of our clan and about Dorein," Yuki's mother began, "today I will teach you the last of the two techniques bestowed upon us by the tailed beast."

"Is it another scary move?" Yuki quipped as she remembered her mother's story about Dorein.

"Yuukai is essentially a technique that allows the user and anyone they touch to combine into one, a fusion of body and soul, so to speak," Yuki's mother began before pausing, "the result is an increase in strength, speed, stamina, and your chakra pools and minds become linked."

Yuki's eyes shined brightly after her mother's words, "S-so, isn't that very romantic," the little girl said with a giddy smile.

"Well, that's the gist of it, but, Yuki, do you think a technique bestowed to us by a demon would be something 'romantic'," Yuki's mother replied with a small shake of her head. "Yuukai is after all a technique of demon origin. There isn't anything nice about that. Yuukai was originally intended as a medical technique, but, with our bloodline cursed for eternity, the technique only serves one purpose-," Yuki's mother continued before pausing, "-if Dorein is used to take chakra and the 'life essence' away from a person, then Yuukai is a technique that can give chakra and life. A full blooded Ketsuki can only live up to the age of 6, if their lives were not prolonged, the Ketsuki's existence would have long since disappeared with time. By using Dorein and Yuukai, the Ketsuki clan was able to feed their newborns with the chakra and life they stole, prolonging their existence," Yuki's mother explained.

"There isn't anything nice about that, I'll forget all about it!" Yuki said childishly.

Giggling softly at her daughter's antics, Yuki's mother continued, "Well, now I'll teach you how this technique works."

"If it's the union of body and souls, we just have to become one, right, right?" Yuki asked excitedly.

"I wish it was something that romantic," Yuki's mother said softly. "Sadly, this is where the true demonic nature of this technique reveals itself," Yuki's mother continued.

"W-what!" Yuki yelled out with widened eyes. "You mean it gets even worse?"

"The condition to activate Yuukai is simple, you must completely dominate the person you touch, that is, you must control their chakra pathways with your own," Yuki's mother said seriously. "Only by doing so will you perfectly achieve it."

Yuki's face blanched at her mother's words, "first Dorein and now Yuukai, they're both such scary techniques," Yuki said with a pout.

"But if you look at it another way-," Yuki's mother began as she grasped Yuki's hand gently, holding it out in front of both of them, "-, when you allow me to do it, isn't it a symbol of the trust and love we share?" Yuki's mother said as a gentle white aura began to envelope the pair. "Remember this feeling, Yuki, this is our bond," Yuki's mother whispered with a smile. "I love you, Yuki."

Yuki's eyes widened when she heard her mother's voice in her head. A faint blush tinted her cheeks as she nodded, "I love you too, Okaa-san!" Yuki replied with a smile.

Later, the mom and daughter pair returned home, a small, but finely built house located next to a small, but beautiful and clear lake. Running excitedly into her house, Yuki greeted enthusiastically, "Otou-san, we're home!"

"Oh, you two are finally back," a young man replied as he turned to greet his daughter and wife. He had jet black hair, it was messy, the classical case of bad bed hair. He was barely able to react as a speeding bolt of energy tackled into him, knocking the air out of his lungs. Yuki hugged her father with a smile. "Hmm, you're uncharacteristically affectionate today, Yuki," Yuki's father said with an amused smile as he patted his daughter's head.

"Mou, I'm always a loving daughter!" Yuki replied with a pout.

"Of course you are," Yuki's father replied as he lifted Yuki and twirled her around. Setting Yuki back onto her feet, Yuki's father turned towards his wife, who stood by the door watching with a smile. "Akane, you two are early today," he said with a grin.

"Well, the sunlight was especially strong today," Akane replied with a smile.

"Is that so," Yuki's father said with a chuckle as he kneeled down to Yuki's eye level, "-so, what did okaa-san teach you today?"

"Me and okaa-san shared the bonds of our love," Yuki announced with pride as she crossed her arms across her chest proudly.

"Only with your okaa-san? What about your otou-san, Yuki?"

Yuki tiptoed as she placed a kiss onto her father's cheek before she moved back, a small blush on her cheeks as she grinned, "there!"

When the Konoha team arrived at the gates of Konoha, Kakashi and Sakura were surprised to see several familiar faces waiting for them. One thing in particular caught Kakashi and Sakura's attention. "What happened to you, Zabuza?" Kakashi asked with a sweat drop.

Indeed, the fearsome demon of the mist had undergone a complete makeover. He was covered, from head to toe, with pink paint. Zabuza scoffed as he growled out angrily, "don't talk about it," Kakashi and the rest of the group could see his oh so obvious glaring towards a certain young boy with the group. Haku was stifling a giggle as she stood beside Zabuza.

"Where is Naruto-nii and Yuki-nee?" The fore mentioned young boy asked as his eyes scanned the crowd for his hero.

"We ran into some trouble during the mission, Konohamaru," Kakashi replied softly, "they'll return sometime later."

"T-they're fine, right?" Konohamaru asked.

"Yes, they're in capable hands."

"You genin must be tired after all that travelling, just leave the debriefing to us," Asuma said as he turned towards the genin.

"Yes sir!" They replied as the group began to disband, some to rest, while some headed in the direction of the training field.

Haku ushered Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi with her as Kimimaro followed behind, leaving the jounin with Zabuza. Kakashi and Zabuza began walking after Gai, Kurenai and Asuma, "what happened?" Zabuza asked.

Kakashi tried to look serious, but, every time he stared at Zabuza, covered head to toe in pink paint, he couldn't help but crack a smile. Shaking his head of the thought, Kakashi replied, "Those two fought against Taisho."

"The crimson fist?"

"Yes, and in the process, Yuki fell into a coma," Kakashi continued with a serious expression, "right now, those two, Naruto and Yuki are with Jiraiya of the sannin, in search of Tsunade."

"I see, well, those two have the tenacity to survive, there isn't really anything to worry about," Zabuza finished with a nod.

"Besides that, are you going to get rid of that pink paint? You look absolutely ridiculous."

Three days passed since Naruto, Yuki and Jiraiya had set out in search of Tsunade. The trio had finally arrived at the city of gamblers, where the world's biggest casinos were situated. Entering the village, Naruto was looking excitedly around, "this is incredible!" Naruto yelled as he took in the futuristic look of the city that was completely different than Konoha's natural beauty. Shaking his head to rid the thoughts of looking around, Naruto turned towards Jiraiya, "Where do we look for Tsunade?" Naruto asked. Naruto gaped in shock when he saw Jiraiya walking into a small casino. "H-hey! What the hell, ero-sennin."

"Don't be in such a hurry, you brat," Jiraiya replied. "Relax a bit. The festival doesn't start till tomorrow, so it'll be literally impossible to find Tsunade. Even she won't start gambling until the festival, seeing as though she'll lose repeatedly and reveal her true nature."

"But Yuki has gotten far paler since three days ago," Naruto said worriedly, as he peeked over his shoulder at Yuki's face.

"Calm down and trust me, it'll be impossible to blindly look for Tsunade, if, and if we somehow wish to, we'll have to be pretty damn lucky," Jiraiya remarked.

"Tsunade!?" Jiraiya exclaimed with surprise as he stared at the young blonde seated at the bar across from where he stood at the entrance. It was night time now and Jiraiya, Naruto and Yuki had just entered a bar (by Jiraiya's insistence) for dinner.

"Really, where?" Naruto yelled excitedly as he peeked out from behind Jiraiya, scanning the bar for an old woman who looked around Jiraiya's age. "Where is she, ero-sennin?" Naruto asked.

"Jiraiya!" A beautiful blonde exclaimed. She was seated in front of the trio. There was a black haired woman next to her.

We actually found her… this brat, his luck is seriously unreal. Jiraiya thought with a sweat drop as Naruto excitedly walked towards Tsunade. He was remembering the amount of money Naruto won playing lottery and helping him gamble.

"Please help her!" Naruto said as he stood in front of Tsunade's table.

Tsunade's eyebrow rose at the sudden request, noticing the pale looking girl that Naruto was carrying on his back. "Who are they, Jiraiya?" Tsunade asked calmly, ignoring Naruto, as she looked towards Jiraiya.

"This boy is Uzumaki Naruto and this is his partner, Hikari Yuki," Jiraiya introduced as he walked up behind Naruto.

"I see…," Tsunade said calmly as she studied Naruto and then Yuki. "Let me take a guess as to what happened," Tsunade started after analyzing the pair. "Using the lost technique Yuukai, the pair fought someone powerful. At the brink of defeat, his inner 'tenant' surfaced and damaged the girl internally."

Naruto's eyes widened at the accuracy of Tsunade's guess, "then… then can you help Yuki?" Naruto asked.

"I can…," Tsunade replied, stopping as Naruto interrupted excitedly.

"That's gre-!?" Naruto began before Tsunade interrupted.

"But I won't," Tsunade finished as she took a drink of her sake.

"Tsunade!" Jiraiya exclaimed in surprise.

Naruto's eyes narrowed darkly as he glared at Tsunade, "Why?" He asked.

Tsunade looked into his eyes without fear, "That girl is a Ketsuki, she and the rest of her clan should have been killed off fifty years ago, there is no reason why I should save her," Tsunade replied calmly.

"Tsunade...!" Jiraiya began before Tsunade interrupted sharply.

"Shut up, Jiraiya," Tsunade interrupted before turning back to Naruto. "I am merely doing that girl a favour. Isn't it better for her to die now? I know this brat is keeping her alive right now, but, for how long? Sooner or later you'll find her as a burden, when that happens, won't you just abandon her? Why not save her the pain of being abandoned, let her die without having to experience that," Tsunade explained her reasoning with a hardened gaze.

"Y-you!" Naruto growled darkly, his free hand was clenching the table strongly. He was visibly shaking in anger. He was ready to lash out at Tsunade, when he suddenly remembered Yuki's words.

"You know, if you keep it up like that, it's really no good at all," Yuki said thoughtfully. Yuki and Naruto were resting on the grass after a tough morning of training.

"W-what is no good?" Naruto asked in confusion.

"You lashed out at the villagers again, I just don't think you should," Yuki explained.

Naruto had a face of disdain as he realized what Yuki was saying. "It's not like I want to," Naruto began, "but they were insulting you again."

"And I've been saying I can handle it," Yuki said, turning her head to look at Naruto, a small smile on her face. "If we're going to be partners now, the least I can do is share your burden."

"Still, it makes me mad," Naruto said with a frown.

Looking away from Naruto, Yuki stared up at the sky. "My mother once said to me that nothing can truly be resolved with anger and violence," Yuki began. "I understand it better now that I'm older. She's right, sometimes, isn't it better if you just calmly and peacefully try and resolve the problem, I'm sure eventually the villagers will come to respect you, I'm the prime example," Yuki finished with a laugh.

"So you're saying you didn't respect me when we first met?!" Naruto asked as he jeered childishly at Yuki.

"Yeah, I thought you were the loudest and most annoying moron ever," Yuki replied through her laughter, "nothing has changed since then though."

"Hey, that was uncalled for, Yuki!"

Naruto took a deep breath as he relaxed. His action surprised Jiraiya, whose eyes perked up in surprise. He had fully expected the boy to lash out and attack Tsunade in his rage, thus up to him to stop the boy before he gets his ass kicked, or potentially killed. Naruto was staring at Tsunade again, his eyes, which had once been filled with anger, were replaced with a different kind of intensity. "Please help Yuki, you're the only who can," Naruto pleaded, his voice was full of sincerity.

"Tsunade-sama, I think-," Tsunade's assistant began as she finally spoke up.

Tsunade interrupted as she lifted one hand up to stop her assistant, "Alright damn it, how can I not help now. I'd look like the bad guy, won't I?" Tsunade groaned as she gave in, rubbing the back of her neck "Damn, that's why I hate your type, a brat like you should act your age, act rashly so I can kick your ass around for a bit," Tsunade said as she stood up.

Naruto watched her in confusion as Tsunade walked by and towards the exit. Tsunade stopped as she turned back towards Naruto. "What are you standing around for? Stop being an idiot and let's go, I don't have all day," Tsunade said with an annoyed scoff.

"R-right!" Naruto said with a huge grin as he excitedly ran after Tsunade. Naruto ran after Tsunade who was walking at a brisk pace. "Thank you," Naruto said when he caught up.

"I still stand by what I said. You'll eventually find her a burden and abandon her. I don't really care either way, after I heal her, the two of you won't be my problem anymore," Tsunade said.

"And we'll prove you wrong, we'll become the greatest," Naruto replied confidently.

"Hmph, the greatest? Dream on, you brat."

Naruto was lingering behind Shizune, Tsunade's assistant. The group was walking down the hall of the hotel towards Tsunade's room. Jiraiya and Tsunade were chatting in the back. Naruto was a little jumpy and excited, in a hurry for Tsunade to examine Yuki.

"So? Do you think you can do it?" Jiraiya asked as he and Tsunade followed after Shizune and Naruto.

"Who do you think I am? I'll have her up and running in a week," Tsunade replied cockily. "Well, there's also something I'm interested in trying, this is a rare chance after all, it isn't every day that'd you'd meet the sole survivor of the Ketsuki clan."

"Is that so…," Jiraiya began, "about before, do you really believe you're right?"

"I already told the brat that my mind hasn't been changed, I merely gave in because he reminded me so strongly of his parents," Tsunade replied.

"How about a bet?" Jiraiya asked with a grin. "I bet that they'll stick together through all sorts of hardship and emerge victorious against all odds."

"You're on," Tsunade quickly answered, a smirk on her face. "If I win, why you don't pay off all my debt," Tsunade said thoughtfully, "you make more than enough selling that trash of yours."

"What if I win?" Jiraiya asked. He wasn't the least bit worried.

"Well, we'll decide it when we get to that point, not that I'd lose," Tsunade answered haughtily.

The pair shook hands to confirm the deal, "hey, what are you two doing? Hurry up," Naruto impatiently called out.

"Shut up, brat, don't rush me," Tsunade yelled back as she and Jiraiya entered the room Shizune opened. Entering the room, Shizune closed the door. "Put the girl on the bed," Tsunade commanded.

Naruto quickly heeded Tsunade's command as he placed Yuki on the bed gently and carefully. "What now?" Naruto asked.

"Kiss her," Tsunade replied with a grin.

Naruto stared at Tsunade blankly, before his eyes widened as he lets out a huge, "what?"

"I thought I was pretty clear, kiss the girl, lips to lips," Tsunade said with an increasing grin. Jiraiya was snickering softly from beside Tsunade.

"What did you tell her, Ero-sennin?!" Naruto yelled out accusingly. "Besides that, what does kissing Yuki have anything to do with healing her?" Naruto asked logically.

"Haven't you heard of sleeping beauty? A kiss from the prince to wake up from an eternity of sleep? Though you're hardly prince material," Tsunade explained.

"What the hell does that have to do with anything?" Naruto yelled out, "and stop insulting me when you get the chance!" Naruto added as an afterthought.

"Well, kissing the girl doesn't really do anything except for my own amusement," Tsunade began. Her answer caused Naruto to fume. "Though, if you let me finish, you'll find it worth your while," Tsunade continued as she now caught Naruto's full attention. "You see, while I've never met a member of the Ketsuki clan until now, during my medical studies while I was young, I was vastly interested in the legendary curse of the Ketsuki clan," Tsunade began, "to my understanding, it is widely believed that there are two known ways to suppress the curse," Tsunade continued, "the first way is what you have been doing all this time, by coming in contact with a jinchuriki. The second way is to obtain the blessing of a tailed beast. During my studies, I theorized a third way of suppressing the curse, though it has yet to be tested," Tsunade explained, "by using an extremely rare item, it should be possible to suppress the killing effect of the Ketsuki curse," Tsunade finished as she lifted her hands behind her neck and unattached the necklace around her neck. "This is the legendary necklace of Shodaime Hokage, it's been said to be worth the price of three mountains, and it also has the effect of suppressing the powers of a tailed beast. If you kiss the girl, I'll lend it to you until she recovers."

Naruto eyed the necklace with interest, "what proof do you have that'll work?" Naruto asked warily.

"I don't, but you're in a win win situation regardless," Tsunade said with a shrug, "don't you think it'd be stupid not to try? All you have to do is simply give the girl a kiss. It doesn't really mean anything to you, does it?" Tsunade asked as she skilfully manipulated Naruto.

Naruto eyed the necklace and then at Yuki, his face turning a bright red. Naruto wouldn't have been half as embarrassed if it wasn't for the three pair of amused eyes watching his every move. "I'm sorry Yuki," Naruto whispered softly, as he nervously brushed his lips against Yuki's, the contact lasted less than a second as Naruto pulled back, completely red with embarrassment. "There!" Naruto yelled.

"What, that's so boring," Tsunade exclaimed in between her laughter. "Redo it, make it longer this time."

"Shut up, you didn't give me a time limit to begin with, give me the necklace!" Naruto retorted angrily.

"Man, you're no fun at all," Tsunade said as she carelessly tossed the necklace to Naruto, who caught it with a glare as he childishly sticks out his tongue at the three adults.

Turning to Yuki, Naruto had a faint blush when he looked at Yuki's face. Shaking his head of the thoughts, Naruto carefully placed the necklace around Yuki's neck. Once he was satisfied, he slowly lets go of his hand, he was ready to grab Yuki's hand again if there was a change in condition, but nothing happened. Yuki remained perfectly asleep, even without coming in contact with Naruto. "I-it wor-!" Naruto began before he was roughly lifted off the ground by the scruff of his jacket. "H-hey, let me down!" Naruto yelled as Tsunade effortlessly held him in the air.

"Get the hell out of my room and go take a bath, you stink," Tsunade said as she tossed Naruto over her head and towards the door as he landed ungracefully.

Picking himself up from the ground, Naruto was staring at Tsunade, who stared back. "Aren't you going to start healing her now?" Naruto asked.

"Get the hell out, both of you," Tsunade yelled as she pointed at both Jiraiya and Naruto. "Now!"

Naruto and Jiraiya, fearing Tsunade's wrath, quickly scurried out of the door. Once Shizune locked the door, Tsunade made sure that both Naruto and Jiraiya's presence was gone. "Undress the girl. I need to do a thorough examination of her body." Tsunade said to Shizune as Shizune nodded in reply.

"That hag is so scary," Naruto mumbled as he sunk into the waters of the hot springs. He had taken a shower and decided to rest in the hot springs.

"Tsunade has always been like that," Jiraiya said out of the blue, scaring Naruto, who was unaware of his presence. Jiraiya was against the fence separating the males from the female's side of the hot spring.

"What are you doing?" Naruto asked as Jiraiya began looking around the fence for something.

"I'm looking for a hole in this stupid fence," Jiraiya replied casually as he continued.

Naruto nodded his head before he sunk into the waters again. "W-wait what?" Naruto asked when he realized what Jiraiya had said. "What the hell are you doing, ero-sennin!" Naruto yelled as he leapt out of the water, as he tried to pry Jiraiya off the fence. "That's illegal!"

"Stop making so much noise, you damn brat!" Jiraiya yelled angrily as he tried to pull Naruto off him. When Jiraiya failed to pull Naruto off him, his rummaged his mind for an idea. "Oh, by the way, how was the kiss with Yuki?" Jiraiya asked with a smirk, knowing that Naruto would over react and let go of him.

True to his words, Naruto grip loosened as Jiraiya managed to free himself. "W-w-what do y-you mean how was the kiss?" Naruto feinted innocence as he stammered his words, a blush on his face.

Damn, this is far too amusing. Jiraiya thought as he chuckled at the fun he was about to have, tormenting Naruto that is.

Chapter 13 preview: I'm going back to Konoha alone? Naruto and Yuki separated!

A/N: Did anyone see this happening (That being the Shodaime Necklace thing)? I'm honestly surprised I actually managed to continue the story to this point. Originally, I wanted to add a lot more to this chapter, but I decided that to not break the flow of the chapter, I should just leave the rest for the next chapter. Next chapter marks the end of the Tsunade Arc and finally the start of the Chunin Exam arc. Also, Naruto and Yuki, I just had to throw that in there, since that's something Tsunade and Jiraiya would definitely come up with :D.

With the whole Shodaime Necklace revelation, I almost forgot about the 'true' history of Yuukai. Did anyone expect something like that? Honestly, while I originally intended for it to be such a technique, I'm surprised at how well the name fits. Originally I picked the name because it meant 'fusion', but I later find out that it can also mean 'abduction, kidnapping, hades, realm of the dead' (Not sure if it's true, though that's what the English to Japanese Dictionary says).. It's surprisingly a fitting name for a demonic technique.

I recently looked back at the older chapters and I realized there are tons of things to fix, so I might be going back to fix it in between this chapter and the next as well. By the way, for any who is interested, please read through the story summaries I have up on my profile and vote for the one you'd like to read. I kind of wish to start a side story along with Double Arts, though I'm not sure if I'll be going through with it 100%. Thanks and until next time!

Please teach us, Zabuza-sensei!

Chapter 3: Operation Zabuza

"Seriously, of all the names we could come up with, Operation Zabuza?" Konohamaru asked in bewilderment as he, Udon, Moegi and Kimimaro were seated at the restaurant Naruto and Yuki frequented.

"Though I agree that we could have chosen a better name, it matters not. Are we clear on what we must do?" Kimimaro asked in a monotone voice as he glanced at the three students with him.

"Of course, leave everything to me," Konohamaru replied with a grin.

Haku, who was walking by with the night's grocery was surprised to find Kimimaro chatting with three of the academy's student in the restaurant. "Kimimaro-nii is surprisingly popular with the kids," Haku said with a giggle, completely unaware of the mischief the group of four was plotting.

Later that day, Konohamaru, Udon, Moegi and Kimimaro walked out of a prank store with several bags. A young Hyuuga who was walking home after self-training at the training fields caught sight of the four. She caught sight of a plastic bag sticking out of the bags in their hands. There were clearly feathers in the plastic. "Why am I stuck in this class again," she murmured, leaving without glancing back.

When Zabuza walked up to the entrance of the class, he could already tell something was wrong. The normal loud chattering within the class was replaced with a strange and unfamiliar silence. So the demon of the mist was alert when he slid open the door. With reflexes of an elite jounin, Zabuza leapt forward, rolling and avoiding the two buckets that tipped over contents where he once stood. Thick glue and feathers spilled out of the two buckets hanging on top of the door, pulled over by a rope that was attached to the door. The class, which had struggled to remain silent, had let out a collective sigh of disappointment when Zabuza successfully avoided the prank.

"As if there is an elite jounin stupid enough to fall for such a childish prank," Zabuza scoffed loudly at the students.

Far away from Konoha, Kakashi sneezed loudly. "Are you alright, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked.

"I'm alright, I think I might have caught a small cold," Kakashi replied with a grin underneath his mask before he turned back to his book.

Zabuza had caught sight of someone on the building across from the academy. Storming towards the window, he slammed the window open, forcing himself up and on top of the perch. "You're not getting away from me, you damn brat," Zabuza said angrily as he leapt towards the building from the window. In his hurry, Zabuza had completely noticed a grinning kid with goggles and a scarf seated in the back of the class.

Landing on the roof, Zabuza could see the retreating back of a tiny brat. He recognized the kid in an instant. It was the brat with the scarf and goggles that was in his class. Catching up to the kid in an instant, Zabuza lifted him up by the back of his jacket. "Where the heck do you think you're going?" Zabuza asked with a victorious and cocky tone. "Did you think you'd actually outsmart a jounin like me?" Zabuza continued as he turned the boy to face him. The sight of the boy's face was so shocking that Zabuza had dropped him.

Konohamaru's face was flipped upside down, literally. "W-what the hell?" Zabuza exclaimed in surprise when Konohamaru suddenly grins, pulling out a small ball, roughly the size of an adult's fist. Oh shit. Zabuza thought when he realized what the object was.

Part of the hunter-nin standard equipments was a set of tracking paintballs. These paintballs were markers for hunter-nin to leave behind marks for their squad, or to retrace their steps. What was especially special about these paintballs was the paint itself. The paint was a special paint developed for the sole purpose of tracking, thus, its company boast a guarantee of three days. Three days in which the paint won't come off, even if applied on the rocks underneath a waterfall.

Zabuza was too late to even turn around and run, when the Konohamaru before him burst into a cloud of smoke, the paintball dropping by Zabuza's feet. Suddenly several more rolled around him, as the roof tiles burst into clouds of smoke. He made his clones Henge into roof tiles? Zabuza realized when he found himself surrounded. In an instant the paintballs all exploded, covering the roof and everything within a certain radius with pink paint.

"How is it, Kimimaro-nii?" Konohamaru asked through the transmitter he had. "Did you get the pictures?"

"Yes, the first stage of Operation Zabuza has been fulfilled, what prank will we start on next?"

A/N: Well I don't know how else to write this, but Konohamaru, Udon, Moegi and Kimimaro's prank spree begins. I think I might just end this prank arc here and now because frankly, I don't and cannot think of what other pranks to write. I might just start a new arc in this mini-story.