Chapter 23

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"Awww man! I gotta face them in the Chunin Exams! GAH! This is horrible!" Naruto shouted as he pulled his hair

"You'll do fine, Naruto! I believe in you!" Hisako said with a smile as Naruto looked at her

"Hnng, I guess you're right," Naruto whimpered as three people watched them from the shadows. One was a boy who had bandages covering most of his face, leaving only his left eye uncovered. He also wore a large poncho with long sleeves, a snake patterned scarf around his neck, and a straw raincoat protruding from the back of his scarf. He sat between a young girl with fair skin, black eyes with very long black hair, almost reaching down to the ground, tied by a violet ribbon right near the end. She wore a forehead protector, a pale green vest somewhat similar to a flak jacket, snake patterned pants with a snake patterned skirt over it, and a snake patterned scarf around her neck. Leaning against a wall was a boy around her age with spiky, black hair and dark eyes. He wore a beige shirt with two black stripes and three prints of the kanji for death '死' down the front. His forehead protector had an attached happuri under the cloth rather than connected to the metal plate and a snake-patterned scarf around his neck. The spiky-haired boy shook his head as he said: "What do you think, Dosu?"

"The usual, weaklings! Nothing special," replied the bandaged boy as a hand appeared on his shoulder

"I would advise you watch your back, Dosu before you'll have bandages for a reason," said Luan as the girl of the group and the spiky-haired boy had wide-eyes

"L-Luan-s-senpai!" the girl said

"Good you see you all, Dosu, Kin, Zaku," Luan said as Dosu shivered

"L-Luan, i-it's nice t-to see you," Dosu stated

"Cut the crap, what's Orochimaru's plan this time?" Luan asked

"H-he's planning on i-invading Konoha d-during the Exams, t-that's all we know!" Kin stuttered. Luan stood up as she walked over to Kin "Kin, Kin, Kin, you know I've always found you as my favorite student, right?" Luan asked

"Y-you did?" Kin questioned

"Yes, I did! But you see that girl with the bubblegum hair?"

"Y-yeah,"

"Well, she's getting somewhere, but she still has a lot to learn,"

"A-are you saying you've been teaching her?!"

"Yup,"

"W-what would O-Orochimaru-sama say?!" Dosu asked

"He can shove it... also, don't harm Hisako, or else that Snake Bastard will be the least of your problems," Luan said as she jumped away, leaving the three shaking in fear

"Kami, they have students in the village," Zaku said as he rubbed his shoulders

"And that bitch is one of them," Kin stated with some rage

"Calm down... I'm sure we can handle them," Dosu assured. As they talked, they failed to notice Lincoln watching them with Luan by him "So, that's the plan, huh?" Lincoln asked

"Hey, don't look a gifted snake in the mouth," Luan said as Lincoln frowned

"That joke was in poor taste, even for you,"

"I guess you're right, but at least it's a joke about him," Luan replied as Lincoln chuckled

"Suppose so, it's also good to see that Hisako is making friends,"

"Yeah, but I don't really like that Konohamaru kid, he seems to get into trouble,"

"He's just a kid, let them have their fun,"

"Sure, anywho we better get back," Luan said as she started to walk away, "we don't wanna make Luna wait, and speak of which, she said she had to talk with us about something,"

"Okay, let's go," Lincoln said as they both vanished

Later:

Luna was carrying large bags of groceries as Anko was behind her with even more "So tell me again why you went shopping for Blonde again," Anko asked

"He's not getting a balanced diet and have you seen his fridge? It's bare!" Luna replied as they both walked up to the stairs to Naruto's apartment. When they reached the top. Lincoln and Luan were waiting outside "Hey, dudes!" Luna said, "Luan, you get what I needed?"

"Got the key to the world! Hahahaha!" Luan replied as she twirled Naruto's apartment key in her hand

"You stole the brats key?!" Anko shouted

"It was necessary, now open that baby up!" Luna said as Luan opened the door and they all walked in. Lincoln had to cover his nose as he walked in "God, that smell!" Lincoln said

"Who lives in a house that reeks of ramen 24/7?! Gah!" Luan said as Luna pulled out some sticks

"That's why I got these!" Luna said

"What are those?" Lincoln asked

"These are, what I'm calling, 'Smell Good Sticks'! They give off a scent that kills bad odors and replaces them with a good smell, I the orange kind so everything will have an orange smell now," Luna explained

"Neat, now let's get this place cleaned up,"

"You guys have fun with that, I gotta take care of a few things for the Exams, see ya later!" Anko said as she vanished in smoke. Luna pulled over a trash can as she threw several ramen cups into it while Lincoln looked around for some rags "So what did you want to talk about?" Lincoln asked

"I've decided that I'm going to live with Naruto," Luna said

"WHAT?!" Luan and Lincoln shouted

"What's wrong?"

"I-It's just-"

"What if people start asking questions?" Lincoln asked

"It's not that big of a deal, besides, I managed to raise you, didn't I, Lincoln?"

"She completely blew it off," Luan mumbled while Lincoln nodded

"Yup... well I can see where this is going, let's just hurry up and clean this place up before Naruto comes back," Lincoln said as he looked in the bags "you got a blow-up mattress, some blankets, vegetables, pillows, medicine; you really went all out on this kid, didn't ya?"

"Is that an ANBU Mask?" Luan asked as she pulled out an Inu-Style ANBU Mask

"It's fake, thought me might like it," Luna said as Luan and Lincoln looked at each other

"This is gonna be one of those days, ain't it?" Luan asked

"And you thought we found you annoying," Lincoln whispered as they watched Luna go at it with cleaning Naruto's home.

The Next Day:

"So let me get this straight, you, went into Naruto's apartment and cleaned the place up," Kakashi asked

"Yup," Luna replied

"After you went shopping for him?"

"Yes,"

"After you asked Luan to steal his key?"

"Affirmative, dude!" Luna replied with a smile as Kakashi rubbed the bridge of his nose

"Remind me again why I shouldn't report you to Lord Hokage," Kakashi whined

"Simple, because if you did, Naruto would go off the handle!" Luna replied as Kakashi sighed

"You got me," Kakashi said as he started to leave while Luna grinned, "also, don't interfere with the Exams, please,"

"We won't," Luna replied as Kakashi left

"That doesn't mean I won't train him in between," Luna said as she vanished in a boom.

With Luan:

Luan watched Hisako play with children her age at the playground. She smiled as she saw the little girl play tag. Leaning into the bench she sat on, she took a deep breath as she exhaled "Ahh, this is the life," she whispered

"Excuse me!" said a voice as Luan turned her head to see a tall and well-muscled man. He had fair skin a strong jawline, a somewhat large nose, and black hair in a shiny blow-out. The man wore a green jumpsuit, orange striped leg warmers, and the standard Konoha flak jacket, which was unzipped. He had a Konoha forehead protector wrapped around his waist like a belt and Luan noticed that he had very thick eyebrows. The man had a large smile as he said: "What's a fine lady like you sitting out here all alone?"

"Alone? Me? No~~~~, really? I didn't notice," Luan said

"Is the seat next to you taken?" he asked

"Go ahead, it's yours,"

"Thank you!" the man replied as he sat down next to her. The man smiled as he said: "Oh, yeah, ahem, my name is Might Guy! Konoha's Sublime Green Beast of Prey!" he introduced himself as a twinkle sparkled in his teeth

"Luan Loud! Nice, you meet you," Luan replied as she gave a mimicking smile. Guy blushed as he turned his attention to the playground and coughed "A-gaa! W-well, it's n-nice to see that the next generation is living out their lives, right?" Guy said

"Yeah, it's nice to see children out and about, make's me miss those days," Luan said as Guy chuckled

"You're never too old for fun, that is the Power of Youth!"

"Power of Youth, huh?" Luan asked

"Yes! The Power of youth can allow you to do anything if you never give up!"

"Hm, maybe I should try it sometime," Luan pondered

"Hahahaha! You don't look that old! You're still young by the looks of things," Guy said until he turned beet red when he realized what he said. Steam blew out his ears as Luan was flustered as they both turned away from each other. Guy was pulling on his collar while Luan was holding her cheeks "Hey! Auntie Luan!" she heard Hisako shout as she saw the little girl run to her

"Hey, Hisako, what's the matter?" Luan asked

"Nothing just wanted to ask if I could go with Konohamaru," Hisako asked as she pointed at the said boy, who had Moegi and Udon behind him. Luan sighed as she nodded "Fine, but where are you going?"

"He said the Sarutobi Compound," Hisako replied

"I see... alright, go ahead," Luan said with a smile

"Really?! Thank-you!" Hiasko said as she hugged Luan. Hisako then looked at Guy as she asked: "Are you alright, mister?"

"I-I'm fine, young lady," Guy said as he pulled a smile on her

"Hahaha, you look funny! Bye, Luan!" Hisako said as Guy's eye twitched

"Bye, Hisako!" Luan said as she waved good-bye. Turning her attention to Guy, the man shook his head as he asked: "So, who was that Youthful young girl?"

"That's my niece, she's a nice girl, isn't she?" Luan asked

"Hahaha! That she is! I can sense the youth rolling off of her!" Guy replied as he coughed into his hand "Well, Miss Loud, I know this is sudden... but, w-would a youthful Lady like you join me for some food?"

"A-are you asking me out on a date?" Luan asked as Guy blushed

"W-well i-if you wa--want it t-to be I-I"

"I-It's fine, sure! I'll go out on a date with you," Luan quickly replied

"R-really? W-well, h-how about tomarrow night?" Guy asked

"Sure! What time?"

"S-seven?"

"Alright, later, Guy! Gotta go!" Luan said as she disappeared in a hurry. Guy's face was red as steam escaped through his ears. A large smile crept across his face as he shouted "YES! THE POWER OF YOUTH HAS GRANTED ME THIS REWARD! I gotta tell Kakashi!" as he too left

[Hope you enjoyed the chapter and sorry it took so long to make]

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