The Masked Kunoichi

The Masked Kunoichi

Summary: After coming back from a rather bad mission with Team 7, Sakura's life soon makes a change when she stumbles upon a mysterious mask. Everything begins to take a drastic turn when she puts it on, transforming herself into a super sexy, love crazed, mischievous and unstoppable wild girl who begins wreaking havoc around the village. In the process, she is also pursued by the village guards as they attempt to apprehend her. What happens when Naruto becomes the object of her affection?

Author's Note: This story is actually a remake to my original Mask/Naruto series. This story is set in the Shippuden continuity.

Disclaimer: All rights to Naruto belong to Masashi Kishimoto. The Mask is owned by New Line Cinema and Dark Horse Comics.

Chapter 1

It was an ordinary and typical day in the Hidden Leaf Village. The sun was shining, and the villagers themselves were out and about, going through everyday life. It all seemed like things were going to be alright, at least for the moment.

That is until sometime later.

Sakura Haruno was in a bad mood as of today after returning to the village from an embarrassing mission with her teammates. Earlier today, Tsunade had sent Team 7 on an important mission to obtain some information from an associate who had some important intel. But during the exchange, they were attacked and outsmarted by a group of thieves who made off with the intel. But while they were pursuing them, Naruto, without thinking, decided to try using the Sexy Jutsu to stop the thieves in their tracks, only to fail miserably as they rushed right pass him without even noticing, thus effectively escaping with the information.

As usual, Sakura took out her anger on Naruto with a painful beating. But she still had so much rage in her system that she could possibly lash out at anyone in just a few seconds. Naruto tried constantly to apologize, but was rejected during every attempt.

After reporting their failure to Tsunade, she at first was incredibly furious with them for losing the intel, but instead decided to just let them off with a stern warning.

For the rest of the day, Sakura avoided coming in contact with either Naruto, Sai or even Kakashi. After spending half the day alone at home, she soon decided to let off some steam by going for a walk through the forest. Of course, little did she know that she'd eventually stumble upon something that would change her life.

"That was the most embarrassing mission ever. And I can't believe that idiot Naruto ruined everything with that stupid Sexy Jutsu of his. I mean is there really anything else that could be worse than that?" thought Sakura.

As Sakura walked along the path, she suddenly heard the sound of something splashing into the river nearby. Glancing into the distance, she caught sight of what appeared to be some kind of small wooden chest floating down the river towards the lake.

Feeling curious, Sakura decided to follow alongside the river in order to find out what was inside the chest.

"Wherever that chest came from, it may have something important inside of it." said Sakura.

As soon as she caught up to it, she reached down and snatched it out of the water. Even though she wanted to open it now, she instead decided to take it back with her to the village where she could open it at home without anyone noticing.

Four minutes later...

Sakura had returned back to the village and was making her way home, still carrying the chest she found under her arm. While she was still eager to open it, she didn't want to do so in public.

While walking through the village, she ran into Naruto along the way.

"Hey Sakura, can I talk to you?" asked Naruto.

"Not now Naruto, I'm not in the mood." said Sakura.

"This won't take long, please?"

"Alright, what is it?"

"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for screwing up the mission earlier. I didn't know what I was thinking when I used the Sexy Jutsu. It was a mistake and I shouldn't have done it, can you forgive me?"

Sakura took the time to think. This was the twentieth time that he tried to apologize for his behavior. On one hand, Sakura didn't have time for this since she was more focused on opening the chest. On the other hand, she did feel guilty for lashing out at Naruto earlier today. So in the end, she made a decision.

"Yes Naruto, I forgive you. I should be apologizing too for taking out my anger on you. I never meant to hurt you, I was just furious, that's all."

"That's good. By the way, what's that under your arm?" he asked while pointing at the chest she was carrying.

"It's just some old chest that I found in the river."

"What's in it?"

"I was on my way home so that I could find out for myself."

"Okay, later then."

After waving goodbye to each other, Sakura and Naruto went their separate ways.

"I've gotta admit, despite being an idiot sometimes, Naruto sure is a good friend. Come to think of it, he has been acting more responsible than he usually does. I'm impressed."

Later in the evening, Sakura had finally made it back home. After walking in, she sat down on the couch with the chest in her lap.

"Alright, now let's see what's inside this thing." said Sakura as she prepared.

Taking a deep breath, Sakura then gently and slowly opened it up. What she found turned out to be an odd looking, wooden mask. Sakura scratched her head as she felt puzzled about this whole ordeal.

"It's just a mask. This is strange, who would drop something like this in the river. I don't understand."

She picked up the mask in her hands and looked at it directly face to face. The whole time she sat there, she couldn't take her eyes off it, nor could she even put it down. She turned it over to look at the inside, but she nearly dropped it when she saw the green glow that emitted from it.

"Masks don't glow like that. What could it possibly mean?" she wondered to herself.

Taking caution, she slowly began to raise the mask to her face. But before she could even put it on, she stopped herself. She was beginning to have second thoughts as she set it down on the small table in front of her.

"Maybe I'll think about what to do with this thing after a well deserved shower." said Sakura as she got up from the couch, while leaving the mask where it is. She then headed into the bathroom and closed the door.

After many hours had passed to point where it was late in the evening, Sakura had exited the bathroom in a bathrobe after taking a shower for 6 hours straight. After changing into a fresh shirt and shorts, Sakura walked back over to the mask and picked it up off the table. Once again she turned it over and stared at the inside, catching sight of the green glow like before.

"I don't know why, but I suddenly feel the urge of wanting to put it on." she said.

She began to slowly bring the mask to her face once again. She paused for a brief second to think before she resumed moving the mask closer.

Just as it was within close proximity, something happened. The mask, without warning, latched itself onto her face, which surprised her. Before she could do anything, Sakura felt it starting to expand itself, wrapping around her entire head as if the mask itself were alive. In desperation, she tugged at the mask, struggling to get it off. But no matter how hard she pulled, the mask wouldn't come off.

"WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?" she screamed out loud.

Suddenly, Sakura became engulfed in some kind of miniature tornado which went twirling throughout the house, going into the kitchen, the bedroom and even the bathroom. Various pieces of furniture were thrown about the room, thus creating a huge mess in the process. She continued twirling around the living room until she stopped in the middle of the room where she was spinning in place.

Within seconds, the tornado suddenly came to a complete end. Standing in it's spot was a completely different looking and drastically altered Sakura. Her body was now more curvy, slimmer and incredibly sexy, along with a larger and more improved bust. Her hair had grown longer, resembling the exact same length it originally was when she was much younger. Her attire consisted of a sleeveless red tank top which barely concealed her cleavage, high heeled sandals, and a pair of tight purple shorts. But the most noticeable change was her bright green face, accompanied by a big, cartoonish smile with pearly white teeth.

"Ooh, I feel like a whole new woman, literally." said Sakura as she examined her new sexy physique.

"I'm feeling in the mood for some fun. But first, this place needs some tidying up."

She took the time to examine her surroundings, shaking her head with dismay as she gazed at the mess that was all around her.

"A messy place just doesn't suit me very well."

She reached into her pockets and pulled out an assortment of cleaning supplies such as a broom, a mop, a sponge, a vacuum cleaner and some cleaning liquid.

"Hmm, it looks like I'm gonna need some *extra hands*, if you know what I mean folks."

She suddenly began twirling herself in a tornado. She did so at such an amazing pace that she effectively divided herself into five duplicates.

"Okay my trusty duplicates, let's get cleaning."

"Yes ma'am." said her duplicates.

At this point, Sakura and her duplicates began cleaning up the mess from top to bottom with surprising speed. While cleaning a mess this large would take more than at least 3 hours, to Sakura, it only took about 30 seconds or less. And it was all thanks to her so called *extra hands* that she had made it possible.

The entire place was now completely spotless, with not even one stain left in sight.

"There, all better. Now to pull myself back together."

It didn't even take long as the very moment Sakura snapped her fingers, she and her clones all merged together to become one again.

"Now then, if I can guess right, there are some distinctly remarkable advantages to this ordeal. And the best way to find out is to go where the fun is."

Getting into a running position, Sakura was fully prepared to-

"Excuse me, but I think we've already established who I really am, but nobody else knows. Besides, that lousy Sakura is nothing compared to me. So rather than being called *Sakura* or even *The Mask* throughout the whole story, I instead just want to be called by a more proper name, *Saku*.

"Whatever you say, Saku."

Back to the story.

Getting into running position, Saku was fully prepared to dash out into the village for an evening of fun and excitement.

"And now the moment I've been longing for has finally arrived."

Saku made a dash for the door, opening and closing it on her way out. As she went along, she continued the rest of the way by hopping along the rooftops.

"WOOHOOHOOHOO, HAHAHAHA." she yelled in a cartoonish tone.

But pretty soon, she stopped in midair (literally) when she spotted two guys down below talking to each other about the usual "man to man" stuff. A scheming grin formed on Saku's lips the moment an idea had crossed her mind.

Meanwhile, the two guys were still busy conversing with one another. One of them had light brown hair and was wearing a white shirt and brown pants while the other guy had black hair and his attire consisted of a grey shirt and black pants.

"Yoo hoo, boys." said a soft feminine voice.

"Wha, who's there?" asked one of the guys.

They looked around the area, searching for the source of the voice. Then suddenly they heard someone whistle at them, which directed their attention towards a nearby lamppost, where the would soon witness a shocking sight.

They watched closely as an extremely sexy and alluring feminine figure stepped into the light, dressed in a sparkly, silk threaded evening gown which showed off a fair amount of her breasts, along with her left thigh. The guys were so mesmerized by her appearance that they didn't even pay attention to her green colored face.

"Hey there cuties." greeted Saku with a sultry, seductive tone.

Both guys just stood there dumbfounded while Saku was approaching them, swaying her hips from side to side in a flirtatious gesture. The very second she had got to them, she grabbed the first guy and pulled him into her arms, bringing him face to face with her.

"Gimme a kiss baby."

Before he knew it, Saku dipped him back and pressed her green lips on his in a big kiss. The second guy looked on with shock at the sight of his friend being kissed by a green faced girl. After she was done, Saku dropped him to the ground, leaving him with a silly smile on his face as he blacked out.

"Mmm, scrumptious lips." she commented while licking her own lips.

She soon turned her attention to the last guy who was still standing there. She tilted her right eyebrow while smiling at him, indicating that she was aiming for him next.

"Come here cupcake, you're next."

She rushed over to him, grasped him in her arms and kissed him with passion. The kiss lasted for only 30 seconds before she finally released him, where he went out cold on the ground.

"This just goes to show that when you look this sexy, you use it to your advantage. And boy, this was fun."

After changing back to her previous attire, she then went speeding off once more.

Elsewhere, Naruto was on his way home after he had finished eating at the Ramen Ichiraku (like always). He was still thinking about how he had screwed up the mission from earlier. But since his teammates had all forgiven him for his mistake, he was now relieved.

At least for now.

In the meantime, Saku was busy looking for some more fun. Her chance soon came when she saw Ino Yamanaka up ahead. She had just walked out of her family's flower shop and used the shop key to lock the door.

"Finally, now I can head home and relax for the evening." said Ino before she took off walking home.

"Hoho, looks like we have a winner. Ooh I'm gonna love this." said Saku with a mischievous smile.

While Ino was on her way home, she was unaware that someone was quietly following her through the shadows. All she wanted to do was get some rest after spending the whole day working in the shop.

"I don't mind doing extra work, really I don't. But once in a while, I'd like to do something more easy to work with."

"Gosh, sometimes you talk just way too much." said a rather distorted, goofy voice.

"Who was that, show yourself." demanded Ino.

"Oh now why would I do that so soon?"

"I mean it, show yourself now!"

"Getting angry, are you?"

"You're really testing my patience."

She felt someone tap her on the shoulder from behind. She turned around, only to get a whip cream pie slammed in her face by Saku.

"Aww, you're all messy. Here, allow me to clean you up."

Ino was suddenly sprayed with a massive blast of water from a hose which left her completely wet and furious at the same time. The angry blonde growled at Saku with intense rage, all the while Saku smiled with glee. She was obviously having the time of her life playfully tormenting the blonde haired kunoichi.

"You seem upset, do you need a hug?" teased Saku.

"NO, BUT NOW YOU'VE GONE AND MADE ME MAD. NOW YOU'RE GONNA PAY." yelled Ino as she prepared to attack her with a kunai.

"Gee I'd love to stay and chat with you, but I'm in the middle of having some fun. So it looks like I'm gonna have to YANK YOUR UNDERWEAR OVER YOUR HEAD."

"What?"

"ATOMIC WEDGIE!." shouted Saku before reaching her arms behind Ino, grabbed her underwear and stretched it up over her head. Ino reacted with pure rage as she struggled to remove the underwear from her head.

"WHY YOU CRAZY MANIAC, WAIT UNTIL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU."

"Sorry, but I gotta go. So long cubby, hehehehehehehe." Saku said while giggling.

She then went spinning away in a tornado. For all that was known, Saku was gonna try and have as much fun as she possibly could with her pranks.

"In other words readers, I'm not gonna stop til I drop. And I use that term loosely." she blurted out before spinning away again.

Meanwhile...

Naruto was back at home, watching TV while sitting on the couch. However, he was actually flipping through various channels in an effort to find something to watch.

"This is so boring. Why can't there be anything better other than reruns all the time?" he wondered to himself.

He kept it up for about two more hours until he eventually he gave up and shut the TV off.

"Note to self, next time I'll need to apply for better cable."

He placed a hand to his chin as he tried to think of something else to do. The night was still young, and he didn't feel like sleeping. Suddenly, a thought hit him as he remembered hearing about some kind of night club from a local villager. He was told that it was called the *Late Night Leaf*. It was open to people who were at the ages of 15 and older. He figured since there was nothing good on TV, he'd go out for some fun.

"Maybe going out to that club would be a good idea. But I think it would be better to change into some different clothes."

He then got off the couch and headed to his room to get dressed up for the evening.

Outside in the village, Saku was speeding throughout the area. Everywhere she went, she conducted all sorts of mischievous tricks on any person she could find.

"I've got a hunch that Sakura is not gonna be happy about this." mentioned Saku.

"Hmm, I wonder if I could possibly check in on a certain blonde haired shinobi."

With a sudden snap of her fingers, she found herself reappearing right near Naruto's home, just right outside the window of his room.

"That's the thing about cartoon physics folks, anything can happen."

With anticipation, Saku turned her attention towards the window to get a full view of Naruto, whom was unaware of her presence since he was more focused on his current objective. It was only at the very moment he unzipped his tracksuit and took it off did she get a closer look at his firmly toned, muscular chest and abs.

Saku's eyes sprang out of her sockets in the shape of large, red valentine hearts and her tongue was hanging 3 inches from her mouth, followed shortly by her heart beating in and out of her chest repeatedly. After her eyes and tongue went back into place, she pulled out a large hammer from nowhere and repeatedly banged herself over the head with it until she had little hearts floating around her. She then snapped out of her dizziness and sighed with passion.

"*sigh* I'm in love." she cooed.

"I think you all know what this calls for. When it comes to love, you gotta doll yourself up if you want to get the object of your affection. Luckily, I came *prepared*."

Saku reached into her pocket and pulled out a full sized mirror to look at her reflection.

"Hmm, my current attired doesn't suit me too well. If I'm gonna look appealing, I'll need to give myself a new wardrobe."

She began spinning in another tornado, reappearing in an orange colored, thigh level dress.

"Hmm, nope. I better change again."

She tried again, this time she was wearing a blue crop top, with dark gray trouser shorts and red pumps.

"A little better, but still not enough."

After spinning around one last time, she was now clad in a dark pink tube top with a cherry blossom on the front, tight and red colored shorts, some pink eye shadow, curled eyelashes and shiny pink lip gloss. She once again examined her reflection in the mirror and wolf whistled.

"Whoa baby, you are one foxy looking lady." she commented to herself.

Looking back in the window of Naruto's room, she saw that Naruto was now gone. She soon heard the sound of a door opening and closing, meaning that Naruto had left the room. Hopping up on the roof of the house, she saw Naruto exiting the house in a dark grey short sleeved shirt and some baggy blue pants, which made Saku smile with anticipation.

"It's time for this hot babe to go get some lovey dovey. That's when things get more interesting, if you get my drift readers."

To Be Continued