Imagine. 3 things. Three things only that would have changed a significant flow in the world of Naruto. Here's one, which changed many things all on its own.
Minato came to to the rescue of Obito, Kakashi and Rin earlier. He saved Obito right before he was crushed. Thus causing Obito to keep both of his Sharingan... Obito although, gave Kakashi a new Sharingan eye to him. A Sharingan belonging to an Uchiha friend of his father, who still wanted to repay him for saving his life in the past. This lead to a change of history.. Using some other unknown man to attack Konoha, thus still killing Minato and Kushina. Rin is dead by now, and both Kakashi and Obito awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. Because of Obito's strength in Kamui, he was able to stop Itachi from killing off the entire clan. Although he was successful in killing more than half of them, including their parents. The only ones that remained where the Uchiha who were against causing a civil war.. Itachi fled the village, but he told Obito the truth, and begged him to protect Sasuke. Obito listened to his clan member's request. Also, because of his love and loss of his teacher, Minato, he also has been Naruto's father figure. He explained to him at an early age who he was, and what happened the night his parents were murdered. While both Naruto and Sasuke have been in the ninja academy, they also trained under Obito at home. Up until the man became the new hokage at the age of 25. Naruto and Sasuke were 11 at this time. Naruto barely graduated at the bottom of the class at the age of 12. He was in truth a truly strong ninja, but he was always terrible in the classroom like his mother. Sasuke was like a foil of Naruto in the classroom, graduating at the top of the class.
Now thats just 1 thing that changed the Naruto Universe. Obito surviving. The 2 other things? You'll find out soon enough.
This is the Prologue... The only relevant time before the timeskip... Before the actual story begins...
Naruto was loudly sleeping in his room, unaware of anything but just his sleep. The 12 year old blond, blue eyed, whisker marked boy's snoring rumbled throughout the room as if it was an earthquake. Other than that the dark room was quiet and still. That is, until a raven haired boy who was about his age burst in to the room, and he clearly was annoyed.
His name was Uchiha Sasuke, one of the few survivors of the Uchiha clan massacre. He had on a blue, high collar shirt with white shorts and white arm warmers. With bandages on his legs and blue lightweight shoes. (not sandals. You know why? Cause fuck you and sandals that's why) He was something like a brother to Uzumaki Naruto. "Naruto get your ass up. We have to be there in five minutes!" Naruto woke up with a loud yelp, frantically trying to put on his clothes "What the hell man! Why didn't you tell me this shit earlier! Some friend you turned out to be! Just because you're the number one rookie doesn't mean you get to treat me like shit asshole!"
While Naruto and Sasuke were arguing, a dark haired man came into the room with a smile on his face. It was Obito Uchiha, the 5th Hokage. "Hey guys? Can you-you know- shut your traps? I'm trying to sleep and you guys are loud as shit. Thanks bye! Get to the academy you're late!" Sasuke rolled his eyes "Says the man who's late to work as of about 2 hours ago. That's not even like you! Look at the time man. It's 8:58... Shit it's 8:58! Naruto! Hurry up!" "Pipe down, I'm ready"
Naruto was clearly still tired. He was wearing slim fit orange ninja pants, and black shoes. On the top he wore a simple black hooded sweater with the red uzumaki symbol on the back. He also had the same symbol on the left neck part of the hood and on the left shoulder. The hood itself was a little baggy, but Naruto didn't seem to mind. He looked comfortable in it. Naruto raised out his hand as if waiting for Sasuke to give him something. Sasuke tossed a shiny piece of metal to him, which Naruto caught. It was his teacher Iruka's headband, which he gave him the morning after he fought Mizuki. Although the blue sash was changed to black to fit Naruto's clothes more. Naruto put on a big grin as he wrapped the headband on his head.
"Alright lets go! What time is it?" Sasuke looked at the time on the wall " 9:02. You dumbass" Naruto then screamed and ran out the door with Sasuke close behind.
Naruto and Sasuke were quick and got to the Ninja academy in a matter of 8 minutes. They sat by each other. They were both relieved as they realized that the naming of teams started in 9:15 instead of 9 flat. They had 5 minutes to spare so they just relaxed and waited for the other graduates to come through. Naruto was grinning until he was interrupted by a pink haired girl. She had green eyes and her pink hair was long and flowing. Sakura Haruno "Naruto move! I want to sit over there!" Naruto instantly blushed thinking that she wanted to sit by him. He slid back to create room and that instantly pissed her off. "No not there! I want to sit by Sasuke! Get your ass up and move!"
Naruto stopped and glared back at his friend Sasuke, who was too busy burying his face in his hands, probably praying for Naruto to say no. He looked up desperately at Naruto, silently pleading with him. Naruto smirked then turned back to Sakura. "Nah, I'm good Sakura. You can sit by me if you want" The temperamental female was extremely pissed at this point. "Naruto... You better move or I'm going to-" Sasuke picked his head up quickly in annoyance with Sakura's threat "Do what? I can't quite hear you"
That spontaneously put Sakura on hush mouth. She quickly took her seat by Naruto with a little embarrassment. Sasuke rolled his eyes and looked away. Naruto just looked sadly at the both of them. He never liked it when he was harsh to the many girls that were after him. He understood how they felt whenever Sakura did that to him. So for the next 5 minutes the 3 of them sat awkwardly waiting for Iruka to announce the teams.
Soon Iruka showed up and recited his graduation speech to his former students, taking great care as he spoke every word. He then started telling each team. from 1 to 10. "Team 7 is... Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Haruno Sakura" Naruto grinned at both of his teammates, although Sakura glared at him with contempt but Sasuke smirked, happy to be with his long time friend. Iruka finished announcing all the teams and left the children, letting the kids do whatever.
The new Team 7 decided to go get some lunch together with team 8 and 10. They were all somewhat closer than the other graduates. Team 10 had Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, and Akamichi Chouji. Team 8 had Inuzuka Kiba, Hyuuga Hinata, and Aburame Shino. Shikamaru was lazy, but his IQ was crazy, Ino was a bit of a diva and a flirt, and Chouji loved eating, he's fat but he prefers to be called chubby or big boned. Kiba had a dog named Akamaru, and he's just as hyper and obnoxious as Naruto in all honesty. Hinata was at first a really shy girl, but after that incident where Obito stepped in on something, and taught her to be strong, she became much more assertive when she talked. She was still kind, but she could be stern in a heartbeat if you annoyed her, like a noble princess in a way. Shino is quiet as hell. He's weird.
They talked and ate at Ichiraku ramen, because Naruto would talk non stop about it. Afterwards they all went back to the Ninja Academy, all being greeted by their new jonin masters. All accept Team 7 they had to wait for about 2 hours in the academy room, because he was late. Naruto did his old eraser trick to piss him off when he walked in. Sasuke and Sakura both chastised him. "Naruto quit it! You're going to make him hate us!" Sakura yelped. Sasuke shook his head and smirked just a bit "You know, he's going to easily spot that right?" Naruto rolled his eyes "I don't even care! He shouldn't have been late! So it serves him right! Bet he'll fall for it easily! He's probably an idiot anyway-" Suddenly the door opened slightly to reveal a masked man, Kakashi Hatake. The eraser slowly fell on his head and tumbled awkwardly to the ground. Naruto cackled in laughter and Sasuke looked at Kakashi with bafflement, but then recognition. Naruto soon realized who the man was and he had a bit shocked look too. Sakura was confused with their stares.
Kakashi looked at the three Genin and said "Well... My first impression? I hate you" That earned a sweat drop from each of the Genin. Kakashi then turned around and proceeded to walk out "Meet me up at the roof right now. So we can introduce ourselves properly" Kakashi then disappeared.
Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other in amazement. The blond spoke up first "What the? I didn't know this guy was a Jonin teacher! I thought he was still in the Anbu! And what's with him acting like he doesn't even know us?" Sasuke shook his head, clearly baffled. "I don't know. Obito didn't tell us this man" They proceeded in walking out of the room with Sakura close behind them, completely confused with what just happened"
They soon got to the roof with Kakashi sitting on the railing. "Have a seat" He laconically said. "My name is Hatake Kakashi. I don't feel like telling you any of my likes" Naruto coughed "cough! Porn books.. Jiriaya... Perv.." Kakashi stopped and glared at Naruto with his one eye. "I dislike a lot of things, and so far you 3 are part of that list. I don't feel like telling you my hobbies. Although I will tell you that I trained with Obito in a Genin squad. That's one interesting thing. I don't feel like telling you dreams" Sasuke and Naruto both nodded exactingly while Sakura's eyes widened in amazement. "Wow! You must be really strong then" Naruto interrupted quietly, which was unusual of him. He was looking down at the ground. "That means... You knew him..." Sakura twitched in annoyance "Duh Naruto! Why would you not know somebody that you used to train with?" Naruto shook his head slowly. "That's not what I mean... Minato Namikaze... The Fourth Hokage, your teacher... My father..." Sakura dropped her jaw in shock and Sasuke only looked on in sadness. Kakashi nodded his head "Yes that's right Naruto, I knew your father" Naruto then slowly looked up hopeful. "Then... What was he like? Tell me... Anything..." Kakashi then closed his eye, then smiled under his mask. "I can tell you that both him and your mother loved you. You look like him too" Naruto smiled. Kakashi then proceeded "Alright. You pinky. Tell us about yourself"
Sakura started constantly glancing in Sasuke's direction. "Hello I'm Haruno Sakura! My Likes... My Hobbies... My dreams..." She kept squealing unable to finish a sentence. Kakashi then cocked his head "What do you hate?" Sakura then straightened up, stone faced. "Naruto!" Naruto squinted his eyes at Sakura but shrugged it off. Sasuke was next.
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I hate a lot of things, and I don't particularly like anything. What I have is not a dream, because I will make it a reality. I'm going to become clan head... A better one than what my father was... That way there would not be a disaster. I'm also going to find out the truth, behind what happened with my clan... And I'll defeat my brother" Everybody was silent, pondering what Sasuke said. Kakashi raised an eyebrow and Naruto just shook his head and Sakura marveled with amazement.
Naruto was next.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto! My likes are ramen..." Naruto went on and on, talking about ramen which just made people amazed with his infatuation with the food. Naruto only got serious when he talked about his goals. "I want to be the greatest Hokage! Greater than my father! Or any of the Hokage! Even Obito and the First! That way I won't be disrespected and shunned by the villagers! I also want them to find the blade of Kurama as well! I also want to find the lost island of my clan! So I know even more about them!" Sakura was confused. "Who the hell is Kurama?" Naruto just looked at Sakura "You'll figure it out soon enough!"
Kakashi nodded his head. "Great! Assembly is over" He then went on to explain the survival training test to the Genin, much to their collective shock. He then left without a word. Naruto and Sasuke left together to go train. Sakura went home.
Sakura walked into her house, exhausted and walked in on her parents, Kizashi and Mebuki being a bit intimate in the kitchen, which naturally made her uneasy. Kizashi scratched the back of his head chuckling, a little embarrassed, Mebuki went on and asked Sakura enthusiastically "So? How did it go?! Who are your new teammates?" Sakura smiled happily "Uchiha Sasuke is one of them! I told you I'd get with him!" Kizashi smiled "Ah, very good! And your second member?" Sakura frowned rudely then muttered "Uzumaki Naruto, that stupid dead last is going to get in the way of everything we do! He's a terrible ninja! Can't even complete a simple bunshin no jutsu!" Mebuki and Kizashi looked at each other exasperated with their only daughter. Mebuki spoke up "Sakura, I guarantee you, he'll surprise you one of these days. I mean, if you knew what I know, you wouldn't be so rude to him... In fact you shouldn't be! He lives and trains with the Uchiha's remaining elite for crying out loud!" Sakura then shouted "I don't care! He's stupid! Look he even made some bogus lie about the 4th Hokage being his dad or something! Like really? That's hard to believe, seeing how pathetic he is" Kizashi raised his eyebrows in surprise "Wow... Obito must have told him the truth then. I'm surprised he's still ok" Sakura was confused "What? What are you talking about?" Mebuki cleared her throat. "Sakura, dear. He was very well telling the truth to you. I mean Kizashi and I were great friends with Minato and his wife Kushina! We all made an agreement, including Sasuke's parents that the three of you would be close... That was back when the 4 of them were alive... But to think our wishes are still being carried out on a whim of fate..." Mebuki started tearing up a bit and Kizashi held her. Sakura looked down in disbelief. So Naruto really was the 4th's kid. Although it still didn't change her contempt for Naruto all in all. He was still an obnoxious fool. There is no way he inherited any good trait from either of his parents. She quietly went to her room to go sleep for the test tomorrow.
Naruto and Sasuke got home and they refused to go to bed. They forced Koko to get out of her house and train them. Koko was a fellow Uchiha clansmen that was a few years younger than Itachi. She was 15 and helped look after Naruto and Sasuke whenever Obito wasn't around. She was also an Anbu member, which made her one of the more formidable people of the small clan at an early age. She yawned "Why are you two in such a rush? Can you not? Calm the hell down" Naruto shook his head. "We can't calm down Koko! We need to get ready for this!" Sasuke nodded "Our teacher is Obito's former student. We can't afford being unprepared. Who knows what he'll cook up. He's the second white fang after all" Koko looked at them with her dark eyes. "Fine. I'll come out. But please chill out" Naruto and Sasuke nodded and they changed in simple black pants and 3/4 sleeve shirts and black training shoes. Koko showed up in the same attire. Hers were tight so you could see her perfect curves, which always distracted Naruto, much to the dismay of Sasuke. Koko activated her Sharingan, the Uchiha's Doujutsu. "Are you two ready?" Sasuke's own Sharingan activated. It only had 2 tomoe unlike Koko's which had 3. Naruto's own eyes proceeded to change. But the pupils were vertical like an animal's, and his blue eyes were now orange. He was in the second stage of the Uzumaki clan's Seishogan. It has the same properties as the Sharingan. Although, it doesn't have the ability to copy other techniques. Naruto and Sasuke took a step forward towards Koko, who was casually standing, then they lunged.
The training lasted for a long time. Soon enough the 3 went to bed, exhausted. Well Naruto and Sasuke were, Koko was just barely fatigued. She was an a whole other level compared to the two.
The next day Naruto and Sasuke woke up extra early and met Sakura at the training grounds, waiting for their teacher. There was a group of early bird ninja who took one look at Naruto and frowned in disgust. They quickly left the area without a word. Although, one of them turned back and muttered "Rotten demon" just loud enough for the three to hear. Sasuke glared at the man and Sakura was confused. Naruto just looked down in sadness. "Dammit" he groaned "They just wont quit will they?" Sakura looked at Naruto with curiosity over what just happened. "Naruto... Can you tell me why you were just called that? I know how demons look. I really doubt that you're one! You look like a human!" Naruto looked at Sasuke, who just nodded his head. Sasuke then cleared his throat. (If you were paying attention, I think you should know this is the 2nd major change)
"If you must know Sakura, it's something that involves 9 clans. The origin of the ninja world dates back to the Rikoudou Sennin. Whenever chakra was first obtained, and demons were first born, there was chaos all over the lands. This man brought down the big demon that started everything once it's fruit was eaten by his mother, who then spread power all over the world in hopes of stopping war. The demon was known as the Shinju. It was hell bent on taking back all of his stolen power from his fruit so it killed anyone and destroyed everything. All though this Sage stopped it and absorbed his power. He was worshiped as a God by people. He wasn't anywhere close to a human once he absorbed the Shinju. And it showed when he had his 9 children. Each of them were demons that had human forms. Shukaku, was a Tanuki demon, Matatabi, was a Panther demon, Isobu was a Kappa demon, Son Goku was a Great Ape demon, Tekkei was a phoenix demon , Ookami was a wolf demon, Shishi was a Lion Demon Gyuuki was an ox demon and Kurama was a fox demon. Each of these 9 people became the ancestors of 9 fearsome clans, that were said to have inhuman abilities. Some people consider them as half demons. There was the Sabaki, Nii, Hozuki, Kazan, Kemuri, Yuki, Uchiha my own clan, Yotsuki, and the Uzumaki. That pretty much explains why the Uchiha was a feared clan. The Uzumaki have supposedly disappeared a long time ago before we were even born so many people in Konoha forgot about them" Naruto shook his head.
"That's not really the reason why the village hates me Sakura. That may be part of the reason I guess where others would fear my surname, but the village hates me for another reason. There was a man who broke into the hideout my parents were hiding in whenever I was being birthed. The reason why is because I was said to have a fearsome power and that birthing me could be dangerous if done incorrectly. Something about being one of the 9 Daiyokai Guardian incarnations. Apparently Everything was smooth sailing until this random masked man appeared. Obito described him as this guy who had a power of darkness. He took me from my mother and drained her chakra in the process. He then placed a curse on me that caused my own power to run out of control. Apparently a 9 tailed fox appeared and I was it's vessel and it laid a rampage on the village... Whenever my Dad died stopping it, it's cursed essence all ran back into me. So people think I'm a demon, even though I was being manipulated... No one even knows the truth of my heritage or what happened that night... The Third told Obito that it would cause an even bigger uproar. So now I'm ostracized from the village.. They hate me... I hate them too"
Soon enough Kakashi came in, late which pissed off everyone in the group. He then explained the surival test and the bells, which put everyone on edge. Naruto taunted Kakashi which ended up with him insulting him and he lashed out. This all happened before the test even started. After the test started Naruto decided to take Kakashi on alone. He was quickly beaten and was flung into the pond. Naruto burst from the surface and landed, standing on top of the pond. "You're pissing me off with those stupid ass 'supreme techniques'" he growled. "Who the hell sticks somebody in the asshole and names it? Are you sure you aren't missing half a chromosome?" Sakura and Sasuke both shook their heads at Naruto's anger, but for different reasons. Sakura was just annoyed with Naruto's arrogance of fighting alone and getting his ass handed to him, while Sasuke was annoyed that Naruto was doing the same thing that made him fail in the academy. He's not stopping to think or taking his time whatsoever. If Naruto would just shut up and attack with more purpose he'll be formidable, but Naruto doesn't like to think. Kakashi looked up at Naruto then taunted "You're pretty weak, for someone who claims they will surpass all the Hokage" Naruto cocked his head at Kakashi who was still engrossed in his come come paradise book. Naruto looked down then shot his gaze at Kakashi
"Fuck you"
In a burst of speed, 10 shadow clones of Naruto came and attacked Kakashi, he soundly beat them without taking his eyes off his book, much to Naruto's dismay. He was suddenly caught in a bind. "Dammit... This guy is ridiculous. I hate this guy! He's not even acknowledging me! Asshole! Annoying as hell! Stupid little piece of-" Naruto was caught off by the sound of Sasuke's rather angry voice. "Dammit Naruto! This is why people call you dead last! You don't think shit through! Calm down and get serious! You're much better than this! To think that you're supposed to be my rival? This performance is laughable!" That instantly quieted Naruto. He gritted his teeth in anger. Mainly because what Sasuke said was true. He isn't thinking anything through at all. Kakashi laughed while he was reading his book "Seems like your teammate is angry. Is this all the son of The 4th has for me? What a disappointment" That struck a nerve in Naruto. He looked up at Kakashi with pure contempt. His blue eyes suddenly became the orange Seishogan. Naruto was definitely ready to kick some ass. The wind started swirling just a bit, responding to the sudden growing chakra from the blond. Kakashi looked up and then put his book away, aware that things are different now.
The air suddenly grew still once more, but there was an ominous weight to it. Suddenly, Naruto dashed with blinding speed and appeared behind Kakashi. He then launched a flurry of taijutsu attacks which surprised Kakashi, who was struggling to keep up. Naruto then proceeded to kicking him hard in his masked jaw which sent him crumpling to the ground. Naruto stood over Kakashi with a suspicious glare. Sakura was watching with amazement. This is the same Naruto? Really? He never showed any skill like that in the academy! She was impressed.
Naruto looked to his right quickly and the dodged a flurry of kunai from the shadows. Out came Kakashi, who was clapping slowly at Naruto's effort. "I already said that I'm beginning to like you... You've proven to me again that you are at least a bit worthy" Those pretty words didn't dazzle Naruto one bit. He immediately charged straight towards Kakashi. They engaged in a dance of taijutsu with no one gaining the upper hand. Naruto lost his patience then formed a couple of hand seals. He then punched out his right first towards Kakashi "Fire Release: Grieving Flames!" he shouted. Out forth came a volley of dagger-like flames from Naruto's fist. It completely engulfed Kakashi and threw him back with force. Naruto looked downwards and jumped back quickly. Kakashi popped from the ground a moment later. He then spoke as he was struggling to pull himself out.
"The Seishogan, such an annoying doujutsu, being able to see through things much like the Sharingan... Dammit I'm stuck" Immediately Sasuke jumped from his hiding place, Sharingan activated. He looked once at Naruto and they both nodded. While Sasuke was still in the air he formed hand seals and took a deep breath. "Fire Release: Grand Annihilation!" immediately a huge wall of flames came flowing out of Sasuke's mouth and straight towards Kakashi. Naruto responded quickly as well "Fire Release: Raging Flame!" An enormous wave of flames came bursting out of Naruto's fist and mixed with Sasuke's flames, then hurtled towards Kakashi, causing an all out fire storm. The burning combination of jutsu left a large chunk of the area singed and a section of the forest was in flames. There was a burnt corpse in the flaming crater but both Sasuke and Naruto knew otherwise. They thought about where he would strike next. Sasuke then picked up his head and started dashing towards Sakura. "Sakura get out of your spot now! He's coming!" Sakura looked behind her and saw Kakashi's ominously bored face and she screamed in panic and kicked him in the face then rushed out of the bushes, running into the arms of her teammates. Kakashi calmly walked out out of the bush while rubbing his face casually.
"Shit your kicks hurt. I like your teamwork, but you're not going to beat me that easily" Kakashi then proceeded to creating hand seals then shot his right hand towards the ground. Suddenly a wave of lightning chakra gathered, engulfing his palm. "Lightning Blade" He then charged straight at Sakura with blinding speed. Sasuke was watching his teacher the whole time and immediately copied the concept of the lightning blade with the Sharingan and recreated it and countered Kakashi. The contact caused a shock-wave pushing back the both of them. Kakashi just got up casually while Sasuke was clutching his left hand in pain "Aaaagh! That hurt like a shit!" Sasuke's hand was burnt, since his body wasn't used to the harsh collection of chakra. The white haired Jonin looked at Sasuke with surprise. It was one thing for the Sharingan to be able to copy ninjutsu, but to be able to copy a high ranked jutsu at the age of 12 was impressive... These kids were definitely something special. Naruto went and charged at Kakashi with 4 shadow clones and Kakashi quickly beat him and flung him to the side. Naruto landed on his feat sloppily. He then hollered towards Sakura
"Sakura! Both you and Sasuke help me fight him! I could use some help!" Sasuke got up grudgingly and clutched his burnt hand. "Lets end all of this man" Sakura was looking at her teammates, a bit baffled. "But-" Naruto spat on the ground disrespectfully in response to Sakura's attempted complaints "Do you really want to go back to the academy? Think! I'd rather die! Come on and get your ass up and quit being a coward!" That immediately made Sakura switch up her attitude. There was no way in hell she would be called a coward by Naruto of all people. She got up and brushed her hair out of her face. "Naruto! You're going to regret insulting me like that!" Naruto smiled mischievously and nodded. The three Genin then circled Kakashi, then charged in perfect sync. Kakashi was smiling under his mask while he was dodging and blocking each attack sent by the 3. He was almost satisfied. This is the first Genin team that made it this far against him.
He then jumped back and charged another lightning blade. Sasuke charged a weaker form of the technique. Naruto got a swirling ball of chakra in his hand, although it was small and seemingly incomplete. Sasuke glanced over then raised his eyebrows. "Since when did you start learning the Rasengan?" Naruto smiled "I stole my dad's scroll from the archives in the Hokage mansion haha" He then looked at Sakura "Sakura... I want you to charge as much chakra as possible into your fist. We're going to charge head on soon! So be ready!" Sakura started protesting then Sasuke stopped her "You're supposed to be the best at chakra control in our class right? You can easily do this! Hurry we don't have time he's almost ready!" Sakura responded and focused as much chakra as possible into her right fist.
Simultaneously the Genin charged towards their Jonin master and all their techniques clashed, causing a swirling clash of fighting chakra. The struggle to over power the other side lasted for a maybe a minute. But during that time Naruto had an idea. He looked at both his teammates then exclaimed. "I'm going to push through the clash and hit him! I'm counting on you guys to hold out till I can get to him!" Sakura attempted to widen her eyes but she was struggling against Kakashi's overwhelming power. "You must be crazy! If you get into the center of all that chakra who knows what will happen to you! Don't do it!" Sasuke nodded "She's right Naruto. That's crazy!"
Naruto didn't listen and proceeded to push through the clash. As he entered the center he struggled to keep moving since he was taking an enormous amount of damage. He charged his left hand with flames and punched Kakashi's stomach, knocking him off concentration, and causing the pressured chakra to burst, causing a violent shock wave, throwing everyone in two directions.
Kakashi landed on the ground, crouching, while the Genin were slammed into the ground with harsh force. They slowly got up, panting, battered, and bruised, Naruto especially. Out of nowhere, the bell rung, signaling the end of the Survival Test. Kakashi looked disappointed "It seems like the three of you were unfortunately able to take the bells from me... I'm afraid to say you have failed" Naruto cackled out of nowhere "Are you so sure about that?" Kakashi stood up straight but then he realized something was wrong. Every time he moved he expected to have that faint sound of 2 bells by his side, but the sound wasn't there. He looked down at his hip only to confirm that they weren't there. Naruto opened his left hand, revealing the tattered bells. Sasuke and Sakura's eyes widened in realization. "So that's why you were so bent on punching him that one time... It was all for that?" Sakura muttered. Naruto nodded "Yeah! I wasn't actually trying to punch him.. Ok yeah I was, but I was also making a grab for the bells! We passed right?" Sasuke smirked and nodded. Kakashi cheerfully nodded. "It seems I was wrong... The three of you do pass... I think I do like you guys after all"
Naruto grinned then said "There is no way that we were going to lose ya know?" Naruto looked at both of his new teammates and laughed "We'll be together! Always!"
1 year passed since then... And now Naruto and Sasuke stand at the graves of their former teacher Kakashi, and their comrade Sakura.
The sky was grey and the rain kept pouring... So many things have happened since those days... It was unreal...
Naruto spoke first "How... Why... After all we've been through man... Now they're just... dead" Sasuke shook his head... "The Land of the Waves... The Chunin Exams... Fighting Gaara... The Akatsuki... My brother... Fighting Orochimaru... All of it... Now they're just gone..." Naruto spoke with a shaky voice "Sasuke... I-is this how you felt? Back when your family died?" Sasuke nodded slowly" Behind the 2 Genin there were 4 people standing. Obito, Tsunade, Jiraiya and an unknown black haired man. He called for Sasuke "We need to go soon Sasuke... Have you given your final farewells? We won't be back for another two years remember" Sasuke slowly turned around and started walking towards the black haired man, who had an eerie resemblance to Orochimaru. The reason why was because he is Orochimaru's younger brother. "Yeah Daija... I'm ready... Let's go" The 2 ninja started walking away but Sasuke stopped. He turned his head halfway to see Naruto again "Naruto... We've only met Gaara... There are 6 more Seinaru Daiyoukai out there... If whatever that mysterious old man was saying is true... We're going to have to band them all together... But first we must become stronger ourselves... This new war that's about to happen with Kumo and Iwa isn't good... And it seems like Kiri is joining in fighting against us as well... Goodbye Naruto..." Sasuke then left. Soon enough, Naruto left with Jiraiya as well to continue his training. He wasn't going to see his village for at least 2 years, so he gave one last long stare at his former teacher and teammate's graves then left.
Naruto stopped before he left the village gates to ask Tsunade something "Is Obito going to be ok Grandma?" Tsunade closed her eyes and pursed her lips. "He's recovered nicely, but he's still a bit distraught over losing Kakashi. He wishes that you didn't have to see him get killed like that either" Naruto looked down in sadness. "I guess... Well what are you going to do after this?" Tsunade looked out into the forest. "I think I'll leave with Shizune and try to find information. About the Akatsuki, Orochimaru, and that supposed masked person that fought your comrade Sasuke... Until then, I'll be healing your friends that have survived. So with that... Be on your way Naruto"
Naruto looked up at his father's hokage statue, with a grim face. He only had a few words. "Watch me" With just that he left the village.
Done..