In the west forest from Konoha, Naruto laid confused and found himself talking with a stranger.<br />
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Naruto(staring at his hands) - D..do u know who i am?.... Old man, why are my hands so overworked?<br />
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Old man(worried and helpless) - I&#039;m sorry kid, I have no idea who you are. I&#039;m just a traveler, and to tell the truth this is my first time I have ever visited Konoha.<br />
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Naruto(sorting things in his head) - So.... that village behind me is Konoha? Maybe i can find help in there. By the way old man whats your name?<br />
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Old man(scratching his head) - Hehe pardon me kid where are my manners.(clears throat) My name is Tansuko, but can call me Old man it doesn&#039;t really bother me.<br />
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Naruto(pleased) - Nice to meet you. Listen, Tansuko, I...I was wondering If you could help find out who i am. Can you come to that village with me?<br />
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Tansuko(feeling helpful) - Why sure. I was heading in that direction anyways, and i can sure use a strong back to help me out.(He noticed that Naruto had the Leaf Ninja Headband) Hey are you a shinobi from Konoha?<br />
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Naruto(even more confused) - A shinobi? Me?<br />
Why do you ask?<br />
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Tansuko - well, it&#039;s because you are wearing a ninja headband from the village of konoha.<br />
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Naruto(Pensive) - Me.....a.. ninja?<br />
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Tansuko - well nevermind that for now. i&#039;m sure we will soon find out.<br />
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Naruto(hopeful and enthusiastic) - hehe i hope so. I can&#039;t wait to find out who i am.(makes a big grin)<br />
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Meanwhile at the village, Lady Tsunade has summon Narutos&#039; team for a &quot;B&quot; ranked mission. Only sakura and sai were summoned<br />
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Sakura(attentive) - Tsunade-sensei. What is the emergency?<br />
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Tsunade(calm but worried) - There is a problem in the Land of Waves. They have personally asked for your team.<br />
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Sakura(thinking) - Why would they personally ask for our team?<br />
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Tsunade - It seems that someone named Inari has requested your services.<br />
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Sakura(realizing who it is) - gasp* Inari?! <br />
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Tsunade - So you&#039;ve met before?<br />
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Sakura(worried) - Yes, our first mission ever was to help Tazuna by escorting him back to his village. That is when we encountered and fought against the assassin of the mist, Zabuza. Inari was just a kid back then, but i remember clearly.<br />
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Tsunade(smiling) - well it seems that they haven&#039;t forgotten your team, and especially Naruto.<br />
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Sakura(shocked) - W...what do you mean by that? <br />
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Tsunade(she place both her hands in front of her and locked her fingers. Sakura could only see her eyes.Tsunade gave her a glare that brought chills to her back) - They only requested for Naruto.<br />
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Sakura(worried and enraged at the same time) - Tsunade-sensei!!! You can be thinking of sending Naruto on his own are you? I mean... I know he&#039;s gotten stronger but for a &quot;B&quot; ranked mission?! You must send me and Sai with him.<br />
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Tsunade(relaxed) - I already know that. That is why i&#039;m not going to tell Naruto that Inari only asked for him and send you and sai with him as well.<br />
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Sakura(relieved) - Thank you, Tsunade-sensei.<br />
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Tsunade - Well where is Naruto anyways?<br />
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Sakura - Hehehe well you see. we left naruto to train on his on. he was on the west side of Konoha, so he should probably still be there.<br />
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Tsunade - well what are you waiting for? Inform Naruto about the mission and make preparations. you depart tomorrow, got it?<br />
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Sakura - Understood.<br />
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Sai - got it.