I do not own Naruto.
Mizuki makes his move to get the Forbidden Scroll of Seals after Naruto fails the Genin Exams a second time. What would happen if Naruto had successfully gotten the scroll but didn't have the time to learn a jutsu and graduate? Find out by reading on!
Chapter 1
It was a depressing day for Naruto Uzumaki as he had just failed the Genin Exams the second time around, all because of his inability to perform the Bunshin Jutsu. The 12 year old (A/N: I think Naruto is a year older than his peers but he is just shorter than them) left the academy grounds making his way through the streets.
The sun was starting to set (6pm), it was beautiful. It could make you escape any trouble or worries you had with its beauty. Unfortunately, this wasn't for Naruto.
As usual, he received many death glares from the villages and a number of ninjas alike. "Demon", "Trash", "Fox". He could hear even the smallest of voices saying these words. He ran. He ran as fast as he could. The broke down brownish red building was in sight. As bad as it may look, it was his home. He owned the whole building; after all, no one wanted to live near the demon.
The journey up the stair seemed endless but Naruto finally made it to his apartment door. Before he could unlock the door, someone said,
Guess who: "There's a special make up exam being given to those who failed this year. Are you interested Naruto?"
Naruto's world lit up when he recognized the voice of his academy teacher and Chunin.
Naruto: "Mizuki-sensei, what do I have to do, tell me, tell me!"
Mizuki: "Nah I don't think you're up to it. Only the toughest and slyest ninja can pass this exam." 'Hook, line and sinker'.
Naruto: "There's no one slyer and tougher than me."
Well this statement was mostly correct. Naruto, from age 3 had a very difficult life. After being kicked out of the orphanage at age 5, he was forced to live on streets for a while, until he joined the academy. He also has the highest reputation for "Prank and Run" in all of Konoha.
Mizuki: "OK, these are your instructions…
4 hours later
Naruto: 'Man that was easy, I didn't expect the Old Man to have fallen for such a low rank Jutsu. Oreike Jutsu must rock.'
The orange clad ninja had successfully infiltrated the Hokage tower and taken the Forbidden Scroll of Seals. Mizuki sensei had told him all he needed to know. He gave him the shift changes, the amount of time in between the switch, the location of the scroll and even how to get out. It was only up to Naruto to complete the "test" without getting caught.
Although Naruto was excited about passing the exam, his ego was not too big to recognize that there was a change that he would fail the test. And if this was really the FSOS, then it had some seriously powerful Jutsu, which he could right down on the paper he had brought so he could use later on.
After Naruto had reached the clearing Mizuki had told him to go to, the first thing Naruto did was pull out a mini-pencil and piece of paper to write down some jutsus just to be on the safe side. He opened the big scroll and guess what was the first jutsu:
Naruto: "Kage Bunshin, Bunshin is my worst jutsu. Lets see what else they got here. Shuriken Kage Bunshin? What's with all the Bunshin! Man, ok maybe the next one might be something different. Bunshin Daibakuha!?
Little Naruto had written down everything the scroll has said about the three jutsu and folded it up and placed it under his goggles.
Naruto: 'I knew these goggles would be useful other than for swimming or making me look 10x cooler.'
Mizuki: "Times up Naruto. Did you master a jutsu from the scroll?"
Naruto: "Where'd you come from? And no sensei. But I thought my time wasn't up until midnight."
Mizuki: "Give me the scroll Naruto. You got caught and the Hokage and his Anbu are looking for you."
Naruto: "Then there isn't a problem. You'll just tell Jiji this was a makeup exam right?"
Mizuki: "Like Hell! I only used you to get the scroll for myself. Good-bye demon scum!"
He felt it, the killing intent radiating from his "sensei" who was wielding a large shuriken aimed at him. Naruto waited for his death, but it never came. He opened his eyes and was shocked. His pupil showed him an unconscious Mizuki with a short man in a white robe and hat standing over it. If that wasn't enough, 5 Anbu were at next to him with their swords drawn ready to strike.
Hokage: Stand Down. We know what happened; Mizuki himself stated that Naruto is innocent.
Anbu: Yes, Hokage-sama.
Hokage: Dog, Shunshin both the scroll and Naruto to my office, now.
His tone was cold as if the warmness Naruto had known most of his life was gone. This was not Jiji, this was someone totally different. Naruto imagined the scolding he'd get in a few minutes.
With a ram seal (which Naruto made sure to memorize), they were no longer there.
Hokage Tower
Naruto:' Shunshin is awesome! Wait, I'm gonna get scolded and I'm worried about jutsu?! Man this day couldn't get any worse. First I failed the exam, then the villagers call me a demon, (something I'm have to look into), then I fail the second exam Mizuki-teme gave me, now I'm probably going to jail.
Jiji's office grew cold. Naruto started shivering and only assumed that either it started snowing or his Jiji was angry.
Hokage/Jiji: How could you let yourself get fooled into stealing the FSOS?!
Naruto:" Jiji, I only did it because he said I could graduate?"
Jiji: It doesn't matter. You have to be able to know when people are being genuine or deceiving you. A ninja's best tool is deception. If you remain a fool and not pick up on these things, other ninjas will use that against you. Even though Mizuki influenced you to take the scroll, ultimately it was your choice to act and is therefore responsible for your actions. The penalty for this crime is life time imprisonment in anbu prison.
Naruto froze at this statement. Jiji had made him feel bad for calling him a fool and now he was sending him to anbu prison.
Jiji: However, because you followed the orders of your superior, you will not be charged, as the penalty for insubordination is just as worse. And because you were unable to master any jutsu from the scroll, as you said yourself, you are free to go.
The pre-teen breathed a sigh of relief at hearing that. Not only was he free but Jiji didn't know that he'd written down and hidden 3 jutsu under his goggles. Plus he saw an Anbu performing the Shunshin.
Jiji: Know this Naruto. This changes our relationship a bit. You will have to work hard to gain my full trust again. I still love you but I believe I've allowed you too much slack. From this day forward, if you are found in any wrong doings including pranks you will be dealt with, do I make myself clear?
Naruto: Yes Jiji.
Jiji: That is Hokage-sama. You have not yet earned the right to call me Jiji until I say you can. You are dismissed. Dog. Shunshin Naruto to his apartment because he needs his rest for the long day that awaits him tomorrow at the academy.
Naruto's Apartment
Naruto laid on his bed thinking about all that had occurred that day. He remembered the Hokage's words, all of them.
"You have to be able to know when people are being genuine or deceiving you. A ninja's best tool is deception. If you remain a fool and not pick up on these things, other ninjas will use that against you."
Naruto took off his goggles and the folded paper fell from this forehead. Naruto eyes widened as he look at what he had written down. Despite what he had been through, Naruto still ended up winning from this whole situation. The Hokage didn't bother to search him trusting that Naruto wouldn't be smart or sly enough to write down the jutsus.
Naruto: 'I have to find out about that Shunshin. Maybe the library can help me. Nah, they slam the door if they saw my whiskers from a distance.
Hokage: "A ninja's best tool is deception."
Naruto: Oreoki Jutsu worked on the Hokage so why can't it work on that Haruno guy at the library? That's it. Now lets see what these things say exactly.
Kage Bunshin is a B-rank Jounin level Ninjutsu technique. The normal Bunshin technique creates a copy of the ninja that lacks any substance. The Kage Bunshin distributes the ninja's chakra evenly among the clones and creates a real copy with form and substance. The clone itself can also utilize any jutsu the original ninja knows. When the clone finally disperses, any new knowledge it has gained is passed back to the original ninja and any additional clones. This makes Kage Bunshin an excellent training method if the ninja has the chakra capacity and stamina to maintain the Kage Bunshins for an extended period of time. This allows the ninja to essentially reduce the time it takes to train and learn with each clone added. This is especially true when used with Tajuu Kage Bunshin.
Naruto didn't get much about the theoretical parts but once he saw that it speeds up training, his head literally touched the sealing, and knocked him out.
Naruto's Mind Scape
Naruto heard drips and drops. It grew louder and louder as he made his way through what appeared to be an underground sewer.
Naruto: 'Where am I?'
Voice: 'In your mind.'
Naruto: 'Whose there?!'
Voice: 'Follow the sound of my voice'
Naruto now stood in front of a huge cage with a seal on the lock. In it was a large brownish red furry creature with large fangs, red eyes and large claws.
Voice: 'What do you village call you often?'
Naruto: 'Demon or Fox' he replied hesitantly.
Voice: 'Who did the Fourth Hokage supposedly kill 12 years ago?'
Naruto: 'the Nine Tail Demon Fox'
Voice: 'What do I look like?'
Naruto involuntarily performed the big eye jutsu.
Fox: Don't worry. I'm not as evil as those textbooks or humans make me seem. In fact I doubt I'm as evil as the villagers who attack you all the time.
The orange clad ninja remained quiet at this. The Fox told Naruto his story and why he ended up attacking the village. And to Naruto, it didn't seem as if he was being deceived.
Fox: You aren't as dumb as you look.
Naruto: Hey, I look cool. And I'm not dumb.
Fox: Sure you aren't. You're wearing bright orange and you wanna become a ninja. How do you think that teme found you so fast at night?
Naruto was shocked. Even though this jumpsuit was the only thing people would sell him, he always liked the attention it gave him.
Fox: You have potential though. You told that teme right. You are definitely tougher than most of these pathetic villagers and ninjas include. You've been through what most of them have nightmares about. And on top of that, your sly and very cunning like me. That's why I won't eat you.
Naruto smiled at this. No one had ever really complemented him like this. Not even the Hokage.
Fox: I'll help you train and become the strongest ninja and Hokage ever, if you still wanna be in this place that is?
Naruto: Of Course! You'll help me? Thanks! No one has ever offered me personal help before.
Fox: I know. I can see what you see and hear what you hear and think as well. So no talking out loud, people will think you are a demon lol
Naruto laughed at this.
Fox: Finish reading those notes you wrote down and then get some rest. Tomorrow your Hokage training begins.
Naruto: 'Thanks, big bro!'
The big bad fox raised his eye brow at this but said,
Fox: Your Welcome!
Naruto got back to where he was, which was on the second set of notes.
Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu is an A-rank Ninjutsu technique that uses Kage Bunshin to create multiple physical clone copies from one thrown shuriken. Can also be used with Kunai as well. Ox → Dog → Dragon → Rat → Dog → Boar → Snake → Tiger This jutsu however requires a good amount of chakra control. Exercise like Leaf Concentration, Wall/Tree Climbing, and Water Walking should be done before attempting this jutsu.
Leaf Concentration- The training method is done by placing a leaf over an individual's forehead and having them direct all their chakra onto the leaf, using it as a focal point.
Wall/Tree Climbing- This is a training method used to gain the basic skills of chakra control. This training involves focusing a fixed amount of chakra to the bottom of one's feet, and using that to climb a tree without using one's hands. If the stream of chakra is too weak, the user will lose their footing on the tree and fall off. If it is too strong, the bark of the tree will break and the user will fall.
Water Walking- This training method is used to gain better chakra control. It involves emitting a constant stream of chakra from the bottom of the one's feet and using the repellent force to walk across the water's surface. This technique is more difficult to master than the Tree Climbing Practice, because the amount of chakra that needs to be emitted changes constantly.
It has also been proven that one can use their chakra to "skate" across the water surface, instead of walking or running. The more one trains this technique the more they reach a state where they stand on water without even noticing it or basically even trying.
Bunshin Bakuha- is an A-rank Ninjutsu technique. At first glance the clone appears to be a normal Kage Bunshin, but the user can detonate the clone at any time to form a very large explosion. The more chakra the clone has the larger the explosion. Explosion range from 5m-50m.
Naruto wasn't so confident that he could learn these things. Then he remember that he had the Fox to help him and Kage Bunshin. He wasn't ready to go sleep just yet so he formed the handseal for Kage Bunshin and tried to produce the jutsu.
25 minutes later
Naruto: 'Finally it took forever just to get it right. 20 clones, not bad.'
Naruto dispelled his clones and sleep finally took him. Tomorrow was gonna be a long day but that doesn't mean Naruto, aka the Sly Fox, won't be ready for it.
Chapter End
A/N I'm glad that I finally brought this idea to life. I always wondered what it would be like if Naruto had had help in his last year at the academy. I don't plan on making Naruto super strong and no 1000 shadow clone training either. That is just unrealistic at this point. However, he will certainly not be weak as he was before the Chunin Exams and he won't be a one-trick pony. In an essence his training "might be" similar to Jaraiya's, in that he needs to improve on the basics. Ok guys this is the first chapter of the story. If I can get at least five reviews, I'll try and have the second chapter up in four days.