Chunin Exams: Hiruzen Sarutobi's last dance

Natsuko patrolled the inner workings of the leaf, as a jonin, the 12-year-old wasn't taking place in the chunin exams and instead was tasked with helping guard the village. Though she would be surprising her brother near the end of the first exams, she practically shook with excitement thinking about it.

"Hello Natsuko, doing your patrol?" Itachi asked as he swept the Uchiha front gate. Natsuko was able to help convince the Hokage of another way, talking to the Uchiha, rather than slaughtering them. Something Danzo was less than thrilled about, for an unknown reason.

"Hey, big brother Itachi! Yeah. hey, are you… are you still in the Anbu you know?" She asked and Itachi hummed, nodding, "I have an odd feeling about today. Make sure you keep your guard up, okay, rabbit." He said, Rabbit had been her codename in the Anbu, though since leaving it, she no longer went by that name.

"I agree, that's why I've been patrolling, and guess what. Today only, cause of the chunin exams, I get to wear my old bunny mask." She said turning her head to showcase the old Anbu bunny mask she'd worn when she was on the force.

"Well, see ya big brother Itachi. Something tells me Team 7 got into trouble again." She said waving before flipping off the ledge and continuing her patrol, Itachi smiled, waving her off for a time before continuing his duties, She wore her long light red hair in a braid down her back, a dark-colored skirt paired with black shorts, and chain armor, her black crop top hidden beneath her dark blue jogging jacket and deep forest green chunin vest. Her shuriken was strapped to both thighs, the tan pouch on her back holding kunai. She sighed, remembering her time, although incredibly short, her having quit the previous year. Not liking the control Danzo was trying to have. Though the red mark on her left arm reminded her of her time in the ANBU from the time she was 8 to 11, three years of her life. Not that she regretted it, as her violet eyes glanced around the village.

"Hey! Put him down you know!" Naruto yelled from a nearby alley, Natsuko jumping over, a taller genin had Konohamaru picked up by his shirt, the hood on his head signified a sand shinobi, and the girl standing behind him, seemed to enjoy the torment though her eyes held a different story. Natsuko sent a kunai down in front of the guy's feet, as he looked up to see where it'd been thrown from Natsuko kicked his chin upward, the guy tumbling back, hitting the wall of the alleyway, grabbing Konohamaru as he was dropped, setting him on the ground. Natsuko wore her Leaf headband on her forehead, and a wolf mask on the side of her head. Flipping as she grabbed her kunai out of the ground before flipping back over, holding it in front of her, in a defensive position.

"Natsuko. What are you doing here?" Naruto said, his blonde hair rustling in the small breeze. As did the blue-orange jumpsuit he wore, Moegi and Udon standing behind him. Natsuko turned her gaze towards the two older genin in front of her.

"You kick hard kid. Who are you." the guy said standing,

"Not one of your competitors. Neither are the academy kids. Forget again, and I will not hold back as I did here." Natsuko said,

"What's the ANBU doing here," Sasuke said, as he stood on a tree branch nearby, Natsuko tsked, looking up,

"Not ANBU. I left em last year. I have special permission to wear my old mask with my headband for today. You know." She said putting her arms behind her head

"You're a jonin? How old are you, kid." Temari said, Natsuko raising an eyebrow,

"That's an irrelevant question. But I'm 12" She said jumping onto the fence,

"What are your names? The three of you," she said, Jumping to the other side of the alley,

"I am Gaara of the sand, This is Temari, and Kankuro. I apologize for his behavior." Gaara said and Natsuko nodded,

"You'll find out my name soon enough. Hopefully, the chunin exams are more exciting." She said, turning as she walked away, her red hair moving from the slight breeze, before teleporting away.

"Gramps third. The sand genin have arrived in the village, there was a small incident in an alleyway but I don't think we have to worry. I handled it." Natsuko said in the Hokage's office. Hiruzen nodded, moving the Hokage hat flaps so they sat on his shoulders.

"Right. Thank you, Natsuko. Shouldn't you be getting to the exams, your brother is participating, isn't he?" Saurtobi said and Natsuko nodded,

"Yes sir." She said and Sarutobi hummed,

"You know, you would make a great Hokage, even at your young age. You're incredibly intelligent. And strong." He said and Natsuko hummed,

"If it was offered, I wouldn't turn it down, but I don't know about working with Danzo, he worries me." She said and Sarutobi nodded, patting her shoulder,

"Whoohooo!" Naruto said celebrating, before a ball of fabric tossed through the window, breaking the glass as the kunai stuck to the ceiling, revealing a black fabric with kanji written in white. Anko stood in front of it wearing a chain armor top and a brown skirt paired with chain armor underneath and a blue belt. She had a brown long-sleeve jacket overtop with her purple hair in a ponytail behind her head. Wearing shin guards overtop her ninja sandals and shins her hair almost completely hid her ninja headband.

"Now's not the time to celebrate. kids." Anko said as chakra chains filled the room, going quickly between the desks, freaking out a few genin before they gathered at the front of the room. Natsuko her red hair fell down her back in the two french braids as she stood to the side, glancing over the crowd of genin, her violet eyes scanning over the crowd as she stood to the side, her light red hair in twin french braids behind her head with her anbu mask tied to the side of her head facing the curtain.

"We've only just begun," Natsuko said, her light red hair falling behind her head, as she grinned, alongside Anko,

"We'll be your next proctors, Anko Mitarashi and…" Anko said,

"Natsuko Uzumaki. You know" Natsuko said, a peace sign above her eyebrow, 'Shit! She's the next proctor?! We might be done for.. Damnit Kankuro!' Temari said looking forwards with a glare on her face as a sweat dropped behind Kankuro's head 'Well, shit…' he thought

"Aren't you a genin too? Your our age!! How are you a proctor?!!" A genin from the sand village, not Temari or her siblings, yelled out.

"I'm a jonin, actually. Are you guys ready for the second test?" Natsuko said looking out at the group,

"Yeah, she set the record for the second part of the chunin exams, 90minutes." Anko said 'ninety minutes?! That's crazy!' A genin thought

"Wait sis! Your a proctor this year?!" Naruto said and Natsuko grinned,

"Surprisee. Brother, I do hope you plan to bring more to the table. Then again the first exam is usually a snoozefest" Natsuko said yawning, as Anko stood seriously. Pumping her fist in the air

"Great! Lets go! For the second round!" She said, and Natsuko hummed, looking over the group of genin, most paling,

"You two are early." Ibiki said form behind the curtain Anko going pink while Natsuko just shrugged, her hands behind her head, unbothered,

"There are more than we were expecting… Ibiki." Natsuko said counting the teams

"How many are there… you going soft old man?" Anko said and Ibiki huffed

"Or, there are stronger candidates this year." he said and Natsuko hummed,

"Well, we'll just have to thin the numbers even further." Natsuko said, looking out at the crowd, of shocked genin

"I agree, they don't look it. Once we're done. Over half will fail." Anko said nodding to Natsuko who glanced over humming,

"I say more. Most of them look ready to pass out right now." Natsuko said glancing over the room

"Wait, sis, over half seriously?" Naruto said and Sakura echoed his concern, Natsuko putting her hands behind her head,

"Worried you won't make the cut. Naruto? Sakura? Not everyone here is cut to be chunin. I can say with certainty that most of you aren't meant to be a chunin." Natsuko said yawning again, unbothered by the complaints coming forth.

"This'll be fun. You guys have had it easy thus far. That stops first thing in the morning." Anko said

"Almost forgot. A note from 3rd Hokage. From here on, making any move against your competitors prior to the start of the second exam, or making a move against academy students. Will lead to the immediate disqualification and dismissal of your entire team. You'll be sent back to your village immediately." Natsuko said looking around the room

"Who would be stupid enough to mess with academy students, man? They're not even in the exam, they're not even ninja. It'd be so low to pick a fight with them." A genin called out, 'We got lucky. Kankuro, you better not pull another stunt like that again. Or we're really in trouble.' Temari thought 'Man… it wasn't like I was picking a fight with them… sort of.' Kankuro thought 'Natsuko Uzumaki hm… I want to fight her.' Gaara thought looking forwards

"It does sound crazy right. It usually doesn't need to be said. We'll inform the squad leaders where you can find us. Dismissed." Natsuko said, moving her arm out, before she and Anko disappeared from sight again

"So they stuck them with that sadist right off the bat." Kakashi said leaning back on the red couch he'd been sitting on, sitting across from Kurenai and Asuma, Kurenai looking perplexed.

"Who is he?? Ibiki Morino?" Kurenei asked, confused a momentAsuma laughing a moment

"I keep forgetting your a new jonin, Kurenai. Otherwise that question, wouldn't be needed." he started,

"He's what you'd call… a specialist." Kakashi said simply and Kurenai hummed,

"In what exactly?" She asked

"Toooorrrrtttuuuurrreeeee… ow" Natsuko said from behind Kurenai before tripping over air and falling on her face,

"Owwww…" said rubbing her face as she stood,

"Smooth, Natsuko.. Real smooth." Asuma said, and Natsuko looked over, before rubbing the back of her head,

"Aw come on, Ibiki's not that bad actually, he looks mean but he's a softie. Which is annoying because that's more work for the second proctors. His test isn't even hard" She said jumping over,

"He works on the brain not the body, so more psychological torture than physical." Asuma said as Natsuko looked over

"Oh yeah, your a new jonin." Natsuko said looking at Kurenai who rolled her eyes,

"Yeah yeah" Kurenai said as Natsuko brought out three papers.

"What are you even doing here, Natsuko?" Kakashi said, and Natsuko hummed,

"Oh yeah, I come with a message for you to give your genin. The second exam is to be held at the forest of death. All of your teams passed the first round. Which is so lame." She said and Kurenei looked over

"How do you know that?" she asked and Natsuko grinned,

"Cause I'm one of the second proctors, duh." She said and Kakashi sighed

"Yep… they're doomed. who'd they stick with ya?" Asuma asked and Natsuko looked over

"Anko Mitarashi." She said and Kakashi sighed,

"Scared your genin'll fail?" She said

"With you two as proctor, I'm betting they'll be back as genin before we know it." Kakashi said and Natsuko stopped for a moment before laughing,

"You're probably right, forever the cynic, eh, Kakashi?" Natsuko said before passing the papers to the three jonin.

The next morning the chunin candidates stood in front of a fenced-off forest, Naruto looked forward, the forest wasnt something he'd seen before, though it's not as though Natsuko talked about her chunin exams. Natsuko wore a black sleeveless cropped top paired with chain armor underneath, her wolf mask tied to the side of her face, she had a blue skirt with black shorts and chain armor underneath, her ninja sandals on her feet with her shuriken holsters on either thigh, with her kunai pouch on her back waist. She wore black fingerless gloves on both hands, and her left shoulder showcased the marking for AnBu. Her headband tied tightly to her forehead as her hair was in two pigtails reaching her waist. She stood unnoticed by the genin as she stood in the air. Anko stood in front of the group, wearing the same outfit from yesterday.

"What is this place?" Naruto asked, leaf genin and others mirroring his question, three jonin sat at a table in front of the triple padlocked, and sealed gate, while Anko stood directly in front of it. On the grass,

"The location for the second exam. The 44th battle training zone" Anko said her hand on her hip, before Natsuko jumped behind the genin,

"But it's better known… as the forest of death." She said as she stood behind the genin,

"How could one twin be so bubbly and idiotic. And the other be so smart and sinister." Sakura said quietly,

"You said the forest of death?" Naruto said before a box shaped like a rock made its way onto the field, Natsuko ready to grab the child

"Wait… I wanna see how this plays out." Anko said, unnoticed by the genin and Natsuko hummed, as the box started to chase Naruto back and forth, Natsuko putting her hand in front of her mouth as she laughed,

"There's no such thing as square rocks your disguise is completely obvious, Konohamaru." Naruto said pointing his finger at the box,

"You think he actually noticed it was a disguise?" Anko asked and Natsuko shook her head, as Konohamaru jumped out of the box, followed by Moegi and Udon, Natsuko standing on the right side of the fence near where the sand genin and some leaf genin were standing while Anko stood right in front of Naruto, and the other leaf and sound and grass genin and sand genin. Natsuko leaning against the fence as she looked at the interaction, rolling her eyes.

"You sure are slick boss." Konohamaru said,

"We're the konohamaru ninja squad." Moegi, Udon, and Konohamaru said together as they came into view,

"What do you losers want, I'm getting ready to take the second part of the chunin exams you know." Naruto said,

"And you three are interrupting." Natsuko said from her spot by the fence.

"But we're here to write and exclusive for the Academy newspaper. About the chunin selection exams. So we want an

exclusive interview, you'll do it right Naruto?" Konohamaru said as Natsuko processed his words a moment,

"Interview… Anko you mentioned nothing." Natsuko said glancing back at her co-proctor who blushed lightly,

"Oh yeah, I forgot all about it. Lord third mentioned something about it." She said rubbing the back of her head and Natsuko just put a hand on her face,

"You're such an airhead, Anko." She said

"Heyyy, you gotta be nice to me, we're in this proctor thing together. Remember." Anko said putting an arm over Natsuko shoulder, who rolled her eyes, pushing her face back, Anko laughing,

"Still don't know who signed me up." She said,

"We'll take a 10 minute break, those scheduled to be interviewed, please remember to be respectful to the reporters from the academy newspaper." Anko said, Natsuko sighing, before trying to walk away, making it almost back to where she'd been standing previously. Before choking as Anko grabbed her collar, causing her to trip

"Where are you going, your being interviewed to." Anko said,

"Is this a requirement?" Natsuko said glancing at Anko and the academy students.

Ten minutes later Natsuko was glaring at the academy student backs, as they ran back to the academy.

"Man this whole place creeps me out." Sakura said and Natsuko slung an arm over her shoulder,

"It's the forest of death thing, right?" Natsuko said, successfully startling her, as she shrieked, Anko just shaking her head

"I voted for it to be called Bosque de muerte." She said

"Thats the same thing." Sasuke said and Natsuko hummed as she stood back up near the fence

"Perhaps, but it sounds more elegant." She said her hands behind her head.

"Well, that aside, you'll soon find out why it was given that name." Anko said and Naruto mocked their words

"So, looks like we've got a tough guy." Anko said and Natsuko hummed

"Indeed." She said before throwing a kunai right past Naruto's face, slicing his cheek partially, as well as the grass ninja's hair where they stood in the back before the kunai landed stuck in the ground behind the group.

"Think you can handle this? You're not scared… right? Tough guys like you, usually end up leaving their blood all over the forest." Anko said as she stood behind Naruto, who looked relatively freaked out, before Natsuko hummed, looking behind her, a grass ninja coming up behind Anko with a kunai held in her tongue, as Anko grabbed out another Kunai

"I was just returning the kunai." The ninja stated and Anko grinned,

"Well, thanks grass ninja." She said, and Natsuko narrowed her eyes at the ninja. As did Anko's minimally. As she glanced back,

"I'd only stand that close behind her if you have a death wish." Natsuko said from the gate, Anko humming in amusement

"She's correct." Anko said, closing her eyes as a small grin made it's way on her face, the ninja passed the kunai over, bringing her tongue back into her mouth as she spoke once more.

"A thousand pardons, with the blood on the blade as it sliced through my hair, I just became a little excited. I mean no harm." she said tipping her head with her straw hat ever so slightly down. 'Something's not right here…' Natsuko thought as she watched the interaction, as Anko said the same to the grass ninja. 'I thought the forest was creepy, but these guys… are even creepier.' Sakura thought, looking forwards moving aside as the grass ninja walked past her. 'I wonder if I could do that with my tongue..' Naruto thought looking back at the ninja, before sticking out his tongue

"Everyone here's so quick tempered. Must be something in the air." Anko said, and Natsuko huffed in amusement.

"Makes it more fun, you know." Natsuko said, as Naruto looked over at the two, glaring, 'quick tempered? You're the one that threw the kunai at me.' He thought angrily, rubbing his cheek, as Anko walked back up to the fence that Natsuko was currently leaning against. Yawning. As Anko passed her back her kunai,

"Before this test can begin, we've got something to pass to everyone." Anko said pulling papers out of her jacket,

"A consent form. Before starting the test, all of you need to read this, and sign it." Natsuko said as Anko held the papers up,

"Why?" Naruto said

"Some of you, aren't coming back from this test. And your consent is needed for that risk" Anko said simply.

"Otherwise it'd be on our heads. You know." Natsuko said as Anko laughed,

"I'll explain what's gonna happen on this test, while Natsuko passes these out." Anko said passing the papers over,

"What? Hey, you can't just…" Natsuko started before grumbling before tossing the papers in the air, using windstyle to pass them out to everyone at once, holding the papers in the air in front of the genin, who looked at the papers before grabbing them.

"First thing to note, is this test will tax every one of your survival skills." Anko said as the papers shuffled, 'Man, survival? What a drag…' Shikamaru thought, as he grabbed his paper out of the air,

"First. We'll give you all a description of the terrian and practice field." Anko said holding up a map,

"The 44th battle training zone has 44 locked entrance gates. With rivers and a forest inside. In the center of the forest of death is a locked tower, 10 kilometers from each gate." Anko said

"This is where you'll be taking the survival test. An anything-goes battle, in order to get both the heaven and earth scrolls" Natsuko said holding up two small scrolls, one tan with a dark purple band with the kanji letter for heaven inscribed, while the other a darker blue scroll, with a dark purple band around the middle with the kanji letter for earth inscribed in light purple. Held in her right hand

"We need both of them?" Kabuto asked and the two proctors nodded,

"Indeed, you need both to pass." Anko said holding out two similar scrolls as the two held their hands out so the scrolls could be seen more clearly.

"26 teams are taking part of this test. Half will be going after the heaven scroll, the other half, the earth scroll." Anko said,

"We'll hand one of the scrolls randomly to each team." Natsuko said, looking out at the genin

"Alright, so how do we pass?" Sasuke asked and Natsuko looked over,

"The entire squad must bring both the heaven and earth scrolls to the central tower" She said, while Anko stood over near the leaf genin she stood in front of the sand,

"So over half of us will fail, more if not every team gets both scrolls." Sakura said and Natsuko put a hand on her face,

"I mean, that is exactly what we said would happen yesterday." Natsuko said,

"No-one said it would be easy." Anko said blandly as she looked out at the crowd

"Oh, almost forgot. There's a time limit. You must finish within five days." Anko said, as she and Natsuko placed the scrolls back in their pockets. Natsuko glancing over,

"Five days?!" Ino said shocked,

"What are we supposed to do for food!" Choji yelled behind her and Natsuko hummed

"It's called the survival test. Not the 'we'll hold your hands' test. Figure it out." Natsuko said

"The forest is full of things to eat.. Sure, some of em are poisonous, but there are enough of the harmless plants to feed everyone." Anko said,

"There are also man-eating beasts inside." Kabuto said and Natsuko looked over,

"Yep. Isn't it great" she said laughing. 'She's crazy…' Sakura thought,

"So with these circumstances, it's actually less than half the teams that'll pass." Neji said and Lee looked over

"With the days getting longer, and nights, shorter.. So less time for sleep and recovery. A challenge indeed" he said, Natsuko looking over before blinking a moment.

"Surrounded by enemies. No time for rest, we'll have to keep constant watch." Sasuke said

"Exactly." Anko said her hands on her hips,

"This test also measures endurance behind enemy lines." Anko said and Natsuko put her hands behind her head

"It's supposed to be a grueling test, you know. Some of you aren't up for the challenge," Natsuko said,

"So… can we quit mid-exam." Shikamaru asked and Natsuko ran a hand down her face, looking over, before putting both hands under her chin

"Aw… Yeah of course." Natsuko said smiling, her hands near her chin

"Really?" Choji said looking hopeful

"No." Natsuko said her smile falling as she crossed her arms

"In the midst of battle you cant say 'sorry! I quit!' well… actually I guess you could, but it's probably gonna get you killed." Anko said laughing, and Natsuko hummed putting a finger on her chin

"That is a distinct possibility." she said

"Oh man… What a drag." Shikamaru said, Ino looking annoyed as Choji ate his chips.

"Oh yeah the things that get you disqualified." Natsuko said

"First, if all three team members of a team can't make it to the tower with both scrolls after five days. Two, if a team looses a member or if a member becomes unable to continue." Anko said,

"But the most important one, none of you. None. are to open these scrolls before reaching the tower." Natsuko said and Naruto looked over

"Why, sis, what happens if it flaps open and you read it?" Naruto said

"You don't want to know." Natsuko said grinning,

"There are times when ninja are asked to carry secret documents, the scroll rule is to test integrity. All done." Anko said

"Take your consent forms. And exchange them for the scrolls." Natsuko said pointing towards the desk where three jonin

were sitting.

"After that, you'll pick a gate and you'll be let inside. Oh, one more word of advice… Don't die." Anko said as Natsuko laughed,

"Your advice sucks Anko." Natsuko said, before her head was pushed down,

"Eh, shut up." Anko said, all the teams became locked in a strategic discussion

"So.. your brother is competing in the chunin exams this year, what'd you think?" Anko said and Natsuko looked over the two were sitting away from the teams

"I just hope that idiot stays focused and remembers it's a test." Natsuko said, and Anko hummed looking at the teams,

"Well it looks like their finally starting to understand what's really involved with this test." Anko said and Natsuko hummed,

"I wonder who'll survive, what'd you think, Anko?" Natsuko said as the teams turned in their papers to receive their scrolls, a red sheet around the desk to prevent peeking. Anko hummed

"Anko, something's not right. We need to go out there, now." Natsuko said, Anko nodded,

"I sensed him too. Orochimaru…" Anko said grabbing her shoulder, the two running out of the monitor room, Natsuko grabbing her katana on the way out, passing two kunai to Anko, who grabbed them out of the air

"Search the forest!" Anko said and Natsuko nodded, whistling as a peregrine falcon came down, landing on her arm,

"Locate Orochimaru, go, Hayai." Natsuko said the bird screeching and flying off quickly,

"Speedy?" Anko said and Natsuko nodded,

"The foreign chakra is coming from 5 kilometers south southeast." She said,

"Alright! You said he was around team seven first right? Go check on them, I'll handle Orochimaru." Anko said and Natsuko nodded,

"Should we disqualify team 7?" She asked and Anko shook her head,

"I don't know it depends on what you find." She said and Natsuko sighed before finding Sakura standing guard over a knocked-out Sasuke and Naruto. Noting that team Asuma and Lee seemed to have also jumped down in an effort to help Sakura,

"Move. Let me see them." Natsuko said jumping down in front of the group,

"Are you not one of the proctors," Lee said and Natsuko nodded,

"Facing Orochimaru was not part of the test." She said

"How do we know your actually Natsuko," Ino said,

"If you believe I'm your enemy right now, you're dumber than my brother." She said, before walking forward, lifting Naruto's shirt, the 8 signed seal becoming visible even as he slept,

"Where is it.." She said glaring at the seal

"What is that?" Sakura asked,

"None of your business… look, if he wants to tell you he will, don't pry." She said before making an ah face as five different markings became visible around the seal.

"That's an 8 signed seal, but what is that overtop." Shikamaru said as Natsuko's fingers on her right hand lit up with chakra,

"It's a five pronged seal, I saw it once in a few scrolls in the library. I don't know if I can release it, but I'll try. Sorry Naruto. This is gonna hurt. 5 pronged seal release!" She said her fingers landing on the five spots on the five pronged seal, her hair raising from her chakra, before falling, Naruto's body lightning up with Chakra, before it faded again,

"It's going to take someone more powerful than I to break this seal… That curse mark Sasuke's currently sporting is worrisome." Natsuko said looking at Sasuke,

"Well, what can you do." Choji said and Natsuko hummed,

"Team 7 who let Orochimaru in did he say anything that gave away?" She asked

"Sound ninja, he said the sound ninja were working for him." Sakura said and Natsuko hummed, before looking at the groups,

"Continue the chunin exams we'll handle the shadows." Natsuko said before jumping away,

"He might be the one I'm looking for." Orochimaru said as he kneeled in front of Anko the mark on her neck leaving her temporarily immobilized as she sat on her knees on the bark. When three kunai flew towards Orochimaru, forcing the man back.

"If you stop the exams early.. I'll destroy the entire leaf village." Orochimaru said before disappearing, as Natsuko jumped down,

"Anko, are you okay, what happened?" Natsuko asked offering her hand, and Anko huffed, filling her in as Natsuko helped keep her on her feet, the two of them walking to the outskirts of the exams, Anko leaning more on Natsuko.

"Does…" Natsuko started before turning her head away

"Does what, kid?" Anko asked and Natsuko looked back

"Does it hurt? Are you okay?" She asked and Anko looked at her

"You think something like a cursemark would take me down, no way. Okay, yes it hurts." Anko said before putting a hand on the back of her neck, three black markings circling each other. When AnBu jumped down,

"We need to summon Gramps to the tower, everything can be explained there." Natsuko said

"Orochimaru, what kind of trickery is this?" Sarutobi asked, as he and Orochimaru stood inside a barrier,

"You really should have picked the fifth hokage before now.. Sarutobi sensei. Since you're going to die here." Orochimaru said tauntingly, and Hiruzen tsked before he smiled, looking at his former student.

"Oh, but, I already have. Today is my last day as hokage before my replacement takes over." Hiruzen said

"Gramps third. Team 7 and Shikamaru have gone after the sand genin. Jonin are holding off the attack in the village. I'm the only one able to use the teleportation jutsu right now, so I thought I'd lend you a hand." Natsuko said, as she teleported inside the barrier, her bunny mask still sitting on the side of her face, as her mask was tied tightly around her forehead, she wore her long light red hair in a braid down her back, a dark colored skirt paired with black shorts and chain armor, her black crop top hidden beneath her dark blue jogging jacket and deep forest green chunin vest. Her kunai strapped to both thighs, the tan pouch on her back holding kunai.

"What will you two do now.. Oh Sarutobi Sensei. Child" Orochimaru said tauntingly as two caskets in front of him opened despite the shuriken trapped in the wood. Natsuko sending shuriken towards Orochimaru who knocked them away uninterested as he yawned. Tobirama and Hashirama stepping out. Natsuko tsked, Sarutobi stood next to her on the golden shingles of the roof, his black sandals wrapping around his feet while he wore a black jumpsuit paired with a samurai helmet, his headband tied around his forehead, the black straps waving in the wind. Across from them the first hokage Hashirama Senju stood, wearing a black jumpsuit paired with red armor, his black hair cascading down his back with his ninja headband around his forehead, his black ninja sandals wrapping around his feet with bandages wrapping around his shins. A brown casket laying behind him as he'd just walked out of it. Next to him stood his brother second hokage Tobirama Senju, his white spikey hair kept out of his forehead by the metal plate on his head, the leaf symbol in the middle of the metal. He wore a black jumpsuit paired with blue armor and a fleece lined hood. His sandals also wrapped around his feet. Behind the two hokage Orochimaru stood, his black hair falling over his pale face slightly, as his yellow eyes glared at Hiruzen and Natsuko, purple lines made their way from his eyelid to the middle of his nose as he wore a black longsleeve shirt under a short sleeve tan tunic with a purple rope tied around his waist, he wore blue ninja pants with bandages around his shins, paired with black ninja sandals.

"Eres el blanco diablo. Orochimaru. Trayendo de vuelta a los muertos (You are the white devil Orochimaru, bringing back the dead.)" Natsuko said glaring straight passed the two hokage before sending two shurikan after the man who tossed them aside uninterested once more.

"The white devil? Well that certainly is a new name, usually is snake démon. You know who I am child and yet, show no fear." Orochimaru replied

"It's been a long time Saru.. who is this child?" Hashirama said blinking more to awareness, looking across at the two of them

"Natsuko Uzumaki you know, Nice to meet ya Mr.Hashirama, Mr. Tobirama. Wish it were under… well.. Not like this." Natsuko said grinning as she put her right hand over her right eyebrow closing her right eye in a partial salute, before gesturing vaguely,

"You've gotten so old Sarutobi." Tobirama said,

"I never imagined facing off against my brethren like this." Sarutobi replied, glaring as Natsuko readied her stance, a kunai held in either hand as she remained low to the ground

"It's vile." He finished, and Natsuko nodded,

"Indeed." She said

"I see.. So he used my forbidden reanimation jutsu. How insolent." Tobirama said, and Hashirama turned,

"Tell me. Natsuko, Saru, does this jutsu mean we are being pit against each other?" he asked and Natsuko nodded

"Unfortunately. Yes." Natsuko replied

"Enough. Let's start." Orochimaru said

"Whatever Era, there is always war, that doesn't change." Hashirama sighed as Orochimaru walked forwards

"I hope to change that someday you know." Natsuko said,

"Isn't war great." Orochimaru said as he licked a kunai, Hiruzen looked enraged,

"No good will come of this!" he shouted, and Orochimaru simply shrugged him off

"Enough waiting around, these are your old companions, right… Sarutobi sensei?? Let's restore them to their former selves." Orochimaru said

"You'd disgrace the dead, that's low Orochimaru." Natsuko said,

"Hmm.. this child knows of me, I suppose I should be honored." Orochimaru said and Hiruzen tsked,

"Truly disgraceful Orochimaru. Though I shouldn't be surprised." he said before looking at Natsuko,

"You remember who they are?" he asked and NAtsuko nodded,

"First and second hokage, Hashirama senju can suppress the 9tails and tobirama is a master at waterstyle and created a lot of the jutsu's Naruto and I use. Orochimaru, he's in the bingo book, his obsession with jutsu drove him to betray the village." Natsuko said and Hiruzen nodded, as Orochimaru stuck Kunai with red tags into the base of both hokage's necks. The kunais squealching as they found place near the brain cavity. Both of their eyes were blacked out showcasing the reanimation, as their faces held cracks only reanimations did. Orochimaru stepped back as the two hokage seemed to steam for a moment.

"Is he cooking them?" Natsuko asked and Hiruzen shook his head,

"Do not let down your guard Natsuko!" He said and Natsuko nodded, grabbing and holding two kunai in her hands.

"Sir." She said

"What kind of jutsu is this?" One of the AnBu asked the leader, who wore a tan jacket with a matching hood, a cat mask on his face

"It's a forbidden technique. The reanimation technique. Normal summonings require the blood of the caster, but this one, requires the sacrifice of a living person, as a vessel for the dead." The leader replied, looking into the barrier, Natsuko was unable to bring anybody with her as she made it past the barrier that'd been put up around Sarutobi, and Orochimaru. As Sarutobi's eyes widened, Tobirama and Hashirama blinking for a moment, as they straightened up.

"So that's not their actual bodies? Just sacrifices?" The agent asked to clarify and the leader nodded

"Precisely." he said,

"Okay but what's that child doing in there?" the agent asked and the leader hummed

"Natsuko Uzumaki was one of our most promising agents, she left last year, but don't underestimate her cause she's a child. She has remarkable abilities I've seen first hand." He said

"You mean, that childs on jonin level?" The agent asked

"I'd go as far to say she's on hokage level. Those tags Orochimaru placed in the back of the first and second hokage skulls takes away free will and makes them killing machines. Just puppets." He said

"How horrible." the other agent replied

"They're complete now." Orochimaru said chuckling darkly as Hiruzen rubbed his eyes, distraught at seeing his former teachers.

"Gramps, focus." Natsuko said looking at the man. Who let a tear slip past his eye

"You truly are a demon! They look the same as in my memories." Hiruzen said and Natsuko looked over

"You ever feel the joy and fulfillment of humiliating and destroying that who you once called sensei? Well, anyway, perhaps through me, you will… vicariously, Sarutobi Sensei." Orchimaru said before the two reanimations walked forwards a moment. Towards Natsuko and Sarutobi, the shingles and wood casket creaking under their weight. Before they split up both running at them, as Natsuko and Hiruzen watched,

"Gramps! Now isn't the time to get stuck in a daydream. Pull yourself together Hokage." Natsuko said narrowing her eyes at the two hokage running at them.

"I know that!" Hiruzen said and Natsuko nodded, before jumping up, sending a kick towards Tobirama, knocking him off the

middle shingles he'd been running on. As Hashirama sent kunai towards Hiruzen before jumping towards him, sending a roundhouse kick to his face which hiruzen blocked with his arm. Natsuko blocking Tobirama's first with her arm, flipping as she kicked his face sending him to the other side of the barrier. Hiruzen swiping his leg at Hashirama's feet, causing the man to flip back, Natsuko and Tobirama continuing to run at each other, before Tobirama jumped over towards her,

"So fast." She said before catching his fist in her hand, chakra chains coming from her forearm, as they began to wrap around Tobirama's arm, he kicked his leg out, forcing natsuko to flip back, landing behind Hiruzen. The two stood back to back, blocking punches and kicks from both hokage at the same time.

"Windstyle! Gale palm!" Natsuko said forcing Tobirama and Hashirama back. Both of whom flipped and landed next to each other,

"Fire style! Dragon flame bombs!" Hiruzen said, sending fire towards the first and second hokage,

"Wind style! Ripping current!" adding wind to the fire she increased the power of the flames, as they made their way towards the two hokage, who made no move to dodge. As the flames encased them Orochimaru chuckling darkly at the prospect.

"Water style. Water wall." Tobirama said, placing his hands down, and creating a dome of water around he and hashirama.

"Water style, ripping current!" Natsuko said turning the water style Tobirama had been using against him.

"Incredible… there's no water here, yet.." the agent said looking at the barrier

"As expected of a former hokage, and a prospective hokage." Orochimaru said smirking,

"Ice style. Spikes." Natsuko said shaping the drops that floated into the air, sending them towards the hokage,

"Water style! Water shockwave!" Tobirama said, water once again gathering around him in a funnel

"Earth style! Mud wall!" Hiruzen said,

"Ninja art reflection!" Natsuko said as the water made its way forwards around the mud wall that Hiruzen had put up, the water was sent back towards Tobirama, who pushed further.

"I've got an idea." Natsuko said and Hiruzen nodded, as Natsuko teleported behind Tobirama,

"Hi." She said before quickly wrapping him in chakra chains, pinning his arms at his sides and preventing any further hands signs. As she jumped over towards the barrier,

"Uzumaki art. Mummy wrap." Natsuko said Tobirama wrapped head to toe in chakra chains which blocked his chakra

completely. His mouth also blocked, to prevent any jutsu that didn't require hands signs, as Hiruzen jumped after Hashirama, using the rockets the waterstyle cut through as leverage. Before landing in the water that Hashirama was running quickly in, sending fire style bullets towards the man who knocked them aside. Before jumping into the air, landing a kick to Hiruzens exposed face when he brought up his hands quickly to block. Before being kicked and hit thrice in a row after hasirama splashed water in his face.

"Firestyle streamline jutsu!" Natsuko said, shifting the firsts attention enough, so Sarutobi could recover at least momentarily.

"Waterstyle, water chain jutsu." Natsuko said trapping Hashirama in place, even as he fought to get free. While also holding Tobirama tightly to the side of her, preventing him from getting free, though he tried. Sending streams of water towards Hiruzen who climbed to the top of the rock wall, dissolving the chains around his mouth to do so, causing Natsuko to glance back over, tightening more chakra chains around his mouth, stopping his next jutsu.

"That hurt. If you weren't being controlled right now I'd call you an asshole." She said mostly to herself, as a forest began to emerge from the roof, Natsuko grabbed Hashirama in chakra chains quickly, stopping the jutsu as she blocked his chakra

"Uzumaki art. Mummy wrap." she said, wrapping him up to his mouth and slamming him into the ground. Holding the chains tight, Hiruzen going after Orochimaru. After summoning the monkey king, who turned into a baton for Hiruzen to use to as a weapon. Natsuko panting from where she stood.

"Sarutobi sensei, while you battle me, I wonder, how long can that child hold out, blocking both the first and second hokage's chakra is quite a feat you know." Orochimaru said causing Sarutobi to glance back over at Natsuko

"Don't worry about me you know! I'm fine! Get Orochimaru!" She said,

'This child is blocking both mine and elders brothers' chakra at the same time with her own… an impressive feat. My body may be in control of Orochimaru, but my mind is not. And Natsuko won't last much longer keeping this up..' Tobirama thought as his eyes glanced between Natsuko and Hiruzen, Hashirama doing the same

'This child was able to stop the deep forest emergence, in one move, well, more like she helped me stop it as I'd been trying to. This truly is a vile jutsu Younger brother. If I remember correctly Mito said the chakra chains rely on the user's chakra, in order to block someone else's chakra, the more powerful the more chakra it eats away at...' Hashirama thought his eyes looking towards the girl in front of him

"Using people as puppets, it's as vile as it is cruel. You know." Natsuko said panting stumbling a moment before regaining her footing

'It's taking all of her strength to hold elder brother and I here. She won't last much longer… in that case these chains don't stop me from infusing chakra, hopefully it won't stop me from sharing my chakra with the girl, she needs to hold us here for as long as possible for Saru to have a chance.' Tobirama thought, both of his hands already touching the chakra chains as he infused his chakra into the chains Natsuko startling a moment

"What are…" She started as her eyes widened in realization

The game of cat and mouse between Hiruzen and Orochimaru continued with orochimaru yelling taunts and the like at Sarutobi, with the third hokage tsking and responding. Until Orochimaru did what seemed to be a U turn.

"Your a strong child, but that's all you are. You may have stalled the jutsu but without sealing them this will continue! Can you really keep hold of them while you fight me! Child!" Orochimaru said and Natsuko held up her kunai before throwing shuriken with her left hand

"Shuriken shadow clone jutsu." She said holding a finger to her lips, Orochimaru dodging the attack easily. Natsuko slicing out with her kunai as he came close orange chakra leaking from her body as orochimaru came closer opening his mouth

"Don't you even think about it you snake reject. I'll rip you to shreds." Natsuko said, her eyes red, as she flipped kicking Orochimaru across the face, sending his face crashing into the shingles on the roof. as Hiruzen came closer,

"Natsuko he's right without sealing the two hokage this will go on forever." Hiruzen said before performing the signs for reaper death seal

"Have you gone mad! Your still the hokage! The village needs you! Konohamaru needs you gramps!" Natsuko said and Hiruzen sighed

"Natsuko Uzumaki, from this day forward you are the hokage. This is the only way to save the village." Hiruzen said and Natsuko's eyes widened, as did the anbu agents behind the barrier

'He chose this child to lead the village? Interesting.' Tobirama thought

"Did he just say… She's the hokage now?" The agent asked and the leader nodded, solemnly

"The reaper death seal, it allows you to seal something in exchange for your life. So once the sealing is done, Lord 3rd will die, which is why he told her now more than likely." The leader replied

"There's gotta be another sealing jutsu we can use gramps that doesn't cost you your life" She said moving her arms out, even as the chakra chains fizzled in and out of existence, her eyes wide before Hiruzen used a jutsu to cause her to pass out her body falling forwards as the chakra chains faded completely from existence, Hiruzen catching her and laying her gently on the shingles of the roof before looking towards the first and second hokage, he signed looking at the girl

"There isn't. You fought valiantly, Natsuko Uzumaki, take pride." He said before sealing Tobirama who'd apologized, turning and sealing Hashirama who mirrored his brother's words. Before sealing Orochimaru's arms and torso,

"I… I can't believe he's gone." Natsuko said, kneeling in the hokage's office, after the attack. The next day when she'd woken up. The elders, other than Danzo Shimura, called her to the office to discuss something they stated of great importance.

"Natsuko Uzumaki. Do you accept the role of Hokage." The elder wearing round dark glasses asked and Natsuko nodded,

"Yes sir."

"Wait you're the Hokage now?" Jiraiya said, looking at Natsuko as she sat in the chair, she wore a light blue jogging outfit, a jonin vest overtop with her hokage cloak of her arms, her ninja headband secured to her forehead tightly with a dark blue band

"You're one of the legendary sannin. Pervy sage." Natsuko said, looking up a month later as Jiraiya stood in the doorway

"Ah you must be Naruto's sister. You two are quite different." He said and Natsuko nodded

"You know Granny Tsunade right?" She said placing down a paper

"Straight to the point huh, yes I know Tsunade why?" He asked and Natsuko hummed

"Her medical ninjutsu is unmatched. A group called the akatsuki just made themselves known in the village. The ones who attacked worked in a two man team, wearing black robes with red clouds overtop. The team consisted of our undercover ninja. Itachi Uchiha, and Kisame Hoshigaki who wields the sword Samehada. Kakashi is in critical recovering from the attack. Please see if she'll help." Natsuko asked and Jiraiya nodded

"Hey pervy sage…" Natsuko said looking up from the paperwork

"You two aren't going to stop calling me that are you?"

"Are you gonna stop peeping." She asked and Jiraiya sighed

"What was your question kid." He said and natsuko hummed

"You knew my parents, it's why you agreed to train Naruto, right?" She said moving her red hair out of her face

"I did. And you look exactly like your mother, Naruto looks like your dad. They were incredible Shinobi." He said and Natsuko nodded Jiraiya moving his hair as he turned as he set to head out, before turning back, glancing at Natsuko who was looking over the mission list.

"I'm gonna take Naruto along with me." Natsuko looked up before putting her head on the desk her light red hair, which was in pigtails on either side of her head, falling over her eyes a moment, cascading over the desk

"Please" She said,