Chapter 21, folks! I got the whole "Hall of Records" idea while watching "Scooby Doo meets the Boo Brothers". I hope you like this fanfic.

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Chapter 21-Riddles

Naruto, Rain and Spike sneeking around the halls of the Hokage Tower, making sure they didn't wake anybody up.

"There's the door." Rain whispered. She grabbed the knob to the door, and tried to open the door. "It's locked."

"Let me try." Spike said, gently pushing Rain to the side. Spike pulled out a kunai, and picked at the lock. After three or four minutes, the door was open.

"Nice one, Spike." Naruto complimented. Spike smiled. The group went in, and flipped the switch.

"Let's find that clue." Rain said, walking to the desks. Naruto went to the walls, and Spike was checking the floor.

"There's nothing here." Spike said. Naruto looked at Rain, who looked puzzled.

"Damn!" Rain muttered, and slammed her fist on the desk.

"CLICK!"

"What the-?" Naruto muttered. On the side of the desk Rain hit, a trap door opened, and revealed a scroll.

"I don't get it." Spike said.

"Neither do I." Naruto said.

"I do!" Rain said. She went to her pocket, pulled out the last clue, and read it again. "Remember the last clue saying 'A hidden door on a desk where all ninjas receive their missions here'? It meant here!"

"Huh." Naruto said. "So, what does the next clue say?" Rain opened it, and read it out loud.

"Most ninjas have skills, but all began their journey, and watched the time here."

"A place where ninjas began and watched the time?" Naruto asked.

"Damn." Spike said, scratching his head. "That's really a tough clue." Rain looked at the scroll, reading it in her head, over and over again. There are a lot of places where ninjas had his or her start. There was the training grounds. Nope. Not all ninjas go to the training grounds. Not at the missions desk. The Academy was - !

"I GOT IT!" Rain hollered. Naruto and Spike covered their ears.

"Rain, that hurt my ears." Spike said.

"Sorry." Rain said.

"You figured out the clue?" Naruto asked.

"Yep! We have to go to the academy!" Rain shouted with glee. She ran out the door and down the hallway. "Come on!" Naruto and Spike looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and followed her.

"Why are we going to the Academy?" Spike asked.

"Not a clue." Naruto said. They caught up to Rain, who was trying to unlock the door.

"Rain," Naruto began. "What are you doing?"

"This is where the clue said we should go." Rain explained. Naruto and Spike looked at each other with puzzled looks.

"Where did you learn to figure out things like this?" Spike asked.

"Naruto Sensei." Rain answered.

"Naruto Sensei?!" Spike asked with shock.

"Me?!" Naruto asked, pointing at himself.

"Yep." Rain said. "Every year on my birthday, when we're not fighting Orochimaru, Naruto Sensei would hide my birthday present, and leave me clues for me to find and solve." Rain could still remember reading the clues, and finding her present. She had a lot of fun. After a minute of picking at the door, it was unlocked. "Let's go!" Rain went in, and soon, Naruto and Spike followed pursuit. They went into the first class room, turned the lights on, and looked around.

"This brings me back." Naruto said. Rain looked toward the ceiling, and saw the clock.

"Hey, guys!" Rain said. "Remember the clue saying that ninjas watch time? I bet the clue is behind a clock."

"You may be right, Rain." Spike said.

"Spike." Rain ordered. "Give me a hand." Rain walked to where the clock was, and stood underneath it. She began jumping.

"Why don't you climb the walls?" Naruto asked.

"Low on chakra." Rain answered. "I can't reach."

"Spread your legs." Spike said, crouching underneath Rain.

"Excuse me?!" Rain hollered. Spike stuck his head inbetween her legs, wrapped her legs with his arms, and lifted her up. "Oh, ok. I get it, now!" Rain was now Kakashi's height. Rain stretched her arms to disable the clock, and looked behind it. There, she found a scroll. "I FOUND IT!" Spike lost his footing, and crashed onto the floor, Rain following as well.

"OW!" Spike hollered. "Rain," Spike was now speaking in a rasp voice.

"Yeah?" Rain asked.

"Your tailbone landed on my testicles. Please, get off." Rain rolled off of Spike, and allowed Spike to regain feeling within his family jewels.

"You ok?" Naruto asked Rain. Rain nodded. She got up, and lend Spike a hand. Spike accepted it, and allowed Rain to pull him up to his feet. Then, Rain opened the scroll.

"What does it say?" Spike asked.

Earning the title "Hokage" is a difficult challenge. Everyone gathers here for the new Hokage to reveal him/herself

"Huh?" Naruto asked. Spike was also confused. Naruto scratched the back of his head. Rain starred at the scroll.

"What's the next step, Rain." Rain said out loud. She remembered Naruto Sensei telling her the exact same thing.

"What's the next step, Rain?" Naruto asked. Three year old Rain looked around the apartment.

"Rain!" Spike said.

"Huh?" Rain asked. Everyone looked at her funny.

"What's the next step?" Naruto asked. Rain starred at the clue. That was when it dawned on her.

"The Hokage Residence!" Rain shouted.

"You mean to tell me we have to go back there?" Spike complained. "Rain, I think your uncle is pulling our leg."

"I know Uncle Itachi." Rain said. "He never plays a prank."

Ok, Chapter 21! Thank you so much for your patience. I have a special "A Forgotten Adventure" bit in the works, and I hope you all will enjoy it. I will be working on 22, soon.

Enjoy!