TRUE IDENTITY- makacatori
Warning: eventual YAOI (Meaning Boy X Boy), violence, cursing, abuse, mention of suicide and rape, OOC and AU + SUPER POWERFUL Naruto (no complaining how unreasonable it is. He HAS 3 blood limits. I am warning U. Don't read it if don't like it.) A little Sakura bashing
Summary: Naruto, the abused mute vessel of Kyuubi no Kitsune holds many secrets. The council takes every chance to torture the boy, so in order to mask his vulnerability and fears Naruto wears the mask. Raised by an ANBU, Thatch, and his nephew a Jurnin, Samuel, and secretly the son of Kazama Arashi (The Yondaime) and Romya Uchiha (1/2 Uchiha and ½ legendry Oget) Naruto has a lot to live up to.
A/N: True identity was just sitting on my computer, it was the base for my other stories DEAD HEROES, RED RISING and COIN.
Pairing: Kakashi/Naruto or Shikamaru/Naruto or Neji/Naruto (you vote)
"Blah"- talking
Blah- thinking
'Blah'- Naruto communicating through telepathy
'Blah' – People thinking AT Naruto (explained better later)
Blah – Written words
Blah- Kyuubi talking
Blah- Kyuubi thinking
"Blah"- Naruto thinking to Kyuubi
a. Sealing pain
"Wait for the fourth Hokage, hold your line!" Gambuto poofed into existence with Arashi, the Yondaime, on his head. In moments the battle was concluded with a final hand seal Arashi imprisoned the Kyuubi no Kitsune within the heir and only survivor of the Kazama line.
"I'm sorry Naruto." Arashi whispered as he crumpled to the ground, he turned to the third Hokage, who knelt beside him tears streaming down his face. "Sarutobi, please take care of my son, today he is a hero. My last command is to never tell anyone he's my son or Romya's. It would just put him into danger. Call him Uzumaki Naruto." Arashi said lifting Naruto towards the third.
"Fish Sauce? Arashi, you really have your mind only on Ramen." Sarutobi said taking Naruto into his arms.
Arashi chuckled "Hopefully he will too." And with that he, the youngest Hokage ever, died and spurned the villagers' wrath upon the Kyuubi Gaki, Uzumaki Naruto.
b. Soundless
"He's mute!" Tsunade hissed, "Whoever fed this baby the poison that destroyed his vocal cords will get castrated!"
"Surely it can be reversed!" The 3rd insisted.
"No, sensei, the poor kid is going to be mute for the rest of his life." Tsunade said. She glanced over at the baby boy in his blankets on the Hokage's desk. The baby boy stirred and a pained expression etched itself on his features. Seeing this Tsunade immediately ushered her Sensei out of the room so not to disturb the baby.
When the door shut a figure detached itself from the shadows and made its way to the cradle. A teardrop dropped onto Naruto's face and a pale hand brushed the boy's whiskered cheeks. "I'm sorry Naruto this is going to hurt, but my sister-in-law would want me to do this for you. You won't survive otherwise." Said the figure, the voice like hissing snakes. The man pulled up the baby's shirt and did several one handed hand seals, each finger lit with purple chakra and oozing a little blood. He slammed his hand into the baby's chest. "I'd take you with me, but where I wander is far too dangerous for you."
Abruptly Tsunade, the third and innumerable ANBU surrounding the Hokage's tower heard the wails of a baby. The shadowy figure disappeared in black smoke as the Hokage and Tsunade rushed into the room. What they witnessed was a shock, the baby's wails continued, but the boy did not move his mouth or throat. A one comma Sharingan evident in the baby's eyes and a peculiar 5-point mark was seared into his chest.
"Telepathy and the Sharingan" The Hokage sighed, "Someone has awakened Arashi's blood limit and Romya's Uchiha blood limit prematurely. We should be grateful."
"But there's only one person who could do that! But why would he? Arashi was his enemy."
"Arashi might have been his enemy, but his sister-in-law was an ally before it happened. He probably felt he owed his nephew. The man's mind works in mysterious ways."
"Let's just hopes there's nothing more to this."
CHAPTER ONE
Iruka frowned as Naruto lifted up his head from the desk and raised an eyebrow. "Naruto I was just about to announce the teams, so pay attention!" Naruto quickly scribbled on his chalkboard.
Iruka-sensei, I was paying attention. I just had my head down!
Iruka sighed in exasperation. He really didn't know how his worst student had been able to pass the test, but the boy had made three effective clones, a henge of Iruka and the written test he took scored second best to Uchiha Sasuke's the number one rookie. "Alright kids, here are the teams. Team 6; Hyuga Hinata, Akimichi Chouji and Aburame Shino under the tutelage of Yamato-sensei. Team 7; Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto and Yamanaka In-"
"Iruka-sensei there must be a mistake! I'm suppose to be with Sasuke-kun!" Whined Sakura looking pleadingly at Iruka. Inner Sakura: Hell no! Ino-pig is not getting my Sasuke-kun, Iruka-sensei! Change it or die!
"Sakura, the Hokage put these teams together and if you have a complaint against these arrangements you are complaining about the Hokage's decision. Are you still complaining Sakura?"
"No Iruka-sensei." Said a pale Sakura. No one ever went against the Hokage's choices.
Meanwhile in Sasuke's head: Fuck! I get stuck with a mute idiot and a fan girl! There are going to hold me back damn it! I don't need this! I'm an avenger. All my family is gone killed by my brother 'to test out his strength!' and I'm going nowhere! I for one am complaining to the Hokage!
In Ino's head: I'm really not some suck up Sasuke fan girl. Only did it to annoy the fuck out of Sakura. I hate that freak. Sasuke I bet will be a good teammate, but I really don't know about the mute.
In Naruto's head: This should be interesting. I'm with my 3rd cousin who thinks he's all alone and I can't tell him he's not 'cause those fucking bastards (the council) manipulated the Hokage and destroyed my birth records. And I'm also with a Yamanaka, who are renowned for their mind jutsus, but I can't let her practice on me. I can't reveal too much about myself because my cousin Sasuke has a superiority complex that's dangerous. He'll probably feel inferior if I reveal too much. Also I'm willing to bet he'll become power hungry. And my sensei will probably hate me.
"As I was saying team 7; Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto and Yamanaka Ino sensei still undecided. A side note several previous Genin graduates will be mixed with the next two teams: Team 9; Hyuga Neji, Inuzuka Kiba and Haruno Sakura under the Tutelage of Yuhi Kurenai, Team 10; Rock Lee, Tenten and Nara Shikamaru under tutelage of Mighty Guy."
"Iruka-sensei, when do you estimate we will be getting our sensei?" Ino asked courteously.
"I believe it should be decided in the next hour. Okay, class dismissed. Please return at one O'clock to meet your sensei."
---- The Hokage Tower ----
The third, Yamato, Yuhi Kurenai, Might Guy, Hatake Kakashi and Sarutobi Asuma stood before the Hokage's crystal ball. "So those are your teams."
"No." Kakashi said.
"No?"
"No! I refuse to teach the Kyuubi child. I'll take the Uchiha and the Yamanaka, but not the demon."
"Kakashi—"
"No! I said –"
"Everyone, but Asuma and Kakashi please leave. I need a word with both of you." The other teachers filled out as the third went to a file cabinet with a blood seal. The third bit his thumb and slipped over the seal. Then he removed a black case. Pulling it out of the drawer he placed it on his desk. "What I'm about to reveal to you is an S-class secret. So as implied this is repeated to no one. Kakashi, do you know anything about the so called demon's parents?"
"No." Kakashi said struggling to hide his curiosity.
"What if I told you his father was your sensei, Kazama Arashi, the Yondaime." Kakashi paled regretting his words about his sensei's son. "And what if I told his mother was Uchiha Romya, your teammate's, Ubito's, older half sister. A third cousin of the main house." Kakashi turned deathly pale.
"What? Why didn't I know Why doesn't anyone know? He used his own son…"
"It was Arashi's decision to protect his son."
"Why? If they knew who he was then they would stop thinking him as the Kyuubi." Kakashi said, puzzled over his sensei's decision.
"Romya was a half sister because she was ½ Uchiha and ½ Oget. She had the TOBLC and so does her son."
"The TOBLC?" Asuma asked as Kakashi's eyes bugged out.
Kakashi cleared his throat "TOBLC or The Optical Blood Limit Counter is previously thought as destroyed blood limit that's main purpose is to counter the Sharingan and Byakugan. It allows the user to A) have the ability to do ninjutsu and genjutsu without hand seals, B) to easily mask their chakra C) Their chakra and chakra coils are invisible so the Byakugan cannot detect them. D) It has a Sharingan taijutsu counter, which appears when the three tombs of Sharingan are used on the optical blood limit counter wielder, it basically distorts the image and the Mangekyo is voided. If the Hyugas were to discover this Naruto's life would be in jeopardy."
"Naruto also has a weakened Sharingan and the Maka, the Kazama blood limit." The third said. Kakashi's mouth was hanging.
"Why hasn't Naruto claimed his lineage? Sasuke wouldn't be alone any longer." Asuma asked his father. The third sighed and rubbed his temples.
"The council."
"The council?" Both Asuma and Kakashi asked in unison.
"The council burned his birth records and forced Naruto to hide his Sharingan under penalty of death. Recently I have won the battle to allow Naruto to use his Sharingan in extreme emergencies."
"They burnt his birth records!" Kakashi fumed.
"Kakashi there is nothing you can do. Anyways, why I request both of you to be both of team 7 instructors is because I plan Team 7 to be the next generation of Sanins, but in the meantime they should be trained as assassins. As the new program requires Gai's team- spies, Yamato's team- sabotage, Kurenai's team- frontal assault and team 7- assassins."
"So assassins and Sanins?"
"Yes… here are their profiles." The third said handing Kakashi and Asuma three folders. "Also Naruto's blood limits should not be revealed to his teammates, as well as his parentage. The only aspect I must insist he reveal is his Kazama telepathy. He needs it in order to meet the requirements of a team. Please pass that along to him. He doesn't like using it, but you must insist."
"Hai Hokage-sama!" both answered.
"Both of you please review the folders, I'll be back in a moment." The third said leaving the office.
UCHIHA SASUKE-
Established Techniques:
1. Fire based Jutsus
2. Sharingan
3. Taijutsu
4. Academy weapons
Required lessons:
1. Lightening based jutsus
2. Minor seals
3. ANBU level Genjutsu
4. ANBU level Swords
5. ANBU level Stealth
6. More Chakra control
7. Poisons
8. Silent killing tactics
9. ANBU level Taijutsu
10. The Team lesson act.
11. A summoning (a water or sky animal)
Team lesson act: To insure respect and teamwork, each student teammate will teach his/her two peers an hour worth of lessons. Both assigned curriculum and personalized curriculum
Sasuke's lessons:
Ino- battle strategies, reflexes and Kunai perfection
Naruto- meditation, how to make weapons, battle strategies, reflexes and Kunai perfection
Personal life: Orphan under his own guardianship, lives in the Uchiha estate, vehemently insists on taking revenge of his clan's murderer, Uchiha Itachi. There are concerns over his mental health as a result of his brother's attack. Single minded, lacks respect for others and anti-social.
YAMANAKA INO
Established Techniques:
1. Mind based Jutsus
2. Telekinesis
3. Taijutsu
4. Academy weapons
Required Lessons:
1. Summoning (a water or sky animal)
2. Poisons
3. ANBU level Spear proficiency
4. Strategy
5. History
6. Politics,
7. Languages
8. Chakra control
9. Taijutsu
10. ANBU level stealth
11. ANBU level Genjutsu
12. Acting
13. Variable henges
14. Medicine jutsus
15. Interrogation
16. Team lessons act
Team lesson act: To insure respect and teamwork, each student teammate will teach his/her two peers an hour worth of lessons. Both assigned curriculum and personalized curriculum
Ino's lessons:
Sasuke: teamwork, cooking, hunting and sewing
Naruto: Psychology and Sociology
Personal Life: Ino lives with her parents, her father is a ninja and her mother runs a local flower shop. Sources say that she has a crush on Sasuke, however this misleading. She cares for him only as a friend, but she enjoys competition with Haruno Sakura, formerly her best friend. She's strong willed, independent, bossy, but reliable. She's highly educated and is a prodigy in her family jutsus.
UZUMAKI NARUTO
Established Techniques:
Naruto bases his jutsus on levels. He has come to an agreed plan to reveal his skills in steps. Originally he refused to use any of his skills, but through persuasion he will reveal it in steps. If he can persuaded to reveal more it is highly recommended to take that opportunity.
Academy:
1. Academy basics; average proficiency in Kunai, clones, henges, replacements and academics
2. Personally created prank jutsus
Genin:
1. Telepathy
2. Archery
3. 2/6 Taijutsu styles
4. Wind based Jutsus
5. Minor healing
6. ANBU level Genjutsu
7. Clones
8. The knowledge of how to design jutsus
Churnin:
All previously undisclosed talents this includes:
1. 2 of his three blood limits
2. Leeching chakra
3. Self-Created Jutsus
4. Seals
5. 6/6 Taijutsu styles
6. Designed Shadow Jutsus
7. Teleportation
8. Photographic memory
9. Reading muscles
10. ANBU level Traps
11. His summoning contract with demonic foxes
Required lessons:
There shout be 2 kinds of lessons; open lessons and private lessons.
Open Lessons:
1. Sebons
2. Medicine
3. More wind Jutsus
4. Lightening Jutsus
5. Strategy
6. History
7. Politics,
8. Languages
9. Chakra control
10. Taijutsu
11. ANBU level stealth
12. ANBU level Genjutsu
13. Acting
14. Variable henges
15. Anatomy
16. Silent killings
17. Team lessons act
Team lesson act: To insure respect and teamwork, each student teammate will teach his/her two peers an hour worth of lessons. Both assigned curriculum and personalized curriculum
Naruto's lessons:
Sasuke: How to create jutsus, how to use your surroundings, seals, minor medicine, survival techniques
Ino: How to create jutsus, how to use your surroundings, seals, minor medicine, survival techniques
Private Lessons:
1. Fire base jutsus
2. Water base jutsus
3. Earth base jutsus
4. Training his 3 blood limits; Maka, TOBLC, Sharingan
5. Pressure points
6. Weapons
7. Advance seal design
8. Advance jutsu creations
9. Assistance with his photographic memory
10. Assistance with his ability to read muscles
Personal Life: Lives alone, but under the supervision of Samuel and Thatch Moreno. Has over thirty reports of abuse/rape related wounds, two attempts at suicide and innumerable suppressed memories. He's mute, but has the ability to communicate telepathically. He's extremely anti-social and only communicates with one Nara Shikamaru and has been recorded a few times to have communicated with Akimichi Chouji.
Naruto sat quietly eyes down cast as he, Ino, and Sasuke waited for their sensei. Everyone including Iruka-sensei had already left. Ino was infuriated, but unlike the pink haired banshee, she was usually in control of her emotions. Sasuke wore his usual stoic mask, but there was hint of anger in his onyx eyes. Naruto was placid as he wrote and sketched in his notebook. Ino and Sasuke shot side long glances at the poor blond mute boy, who allowed his thick soft golden hair to fall into his eyes, effectively hiding them. All mused over their teammates, each with a different motive or goal.
To Sasuke, he felt his teammates would be nuisances. Part of the problem instead of the solution. The Yamanaka girl would be helpful to some degree. Right now he was surprised she wasn't acting like a fan girl. He supposed there was a possibility that he would accept her as a teammate. However, the blond mute would be ineffective as a teammate and he would always drag him down. The boy was mute first off, he always scored the lowest and he tried the least. Otherwise, there was little else he knew about the reject. The one note he had on the boy was when they were both 10, Naruto had preformed a self-created jutsu- sexy no jutsu. It was a very difficult task, even if it were the basics, to make a new jutsu. Otherwise he was nothing more than a obstacle.
To Ino, she was determined to assist her teammates in anything they would need. She wanted to help them accomplish their goals and dream. Her most important goal in life or rather in her ninja life was to be the perfect teammate. So as of now she was trying to figure out ways in which she could help them. Naruto was the biggest mystery.
To Naruto, he dreaded the whole team scenario since learning the levels of ninjas. And this particular team would pose a problem. He couldn't determine how much to reveal least it was made an issue and considering what he struggled with when faced with Sasuke, it shouldn't be too much.
Whilst these three sat in the throes of contemplation and turbulent emotion, two very pious Sensei leaned against the classroom door finishing the profiles. Kakashi slapped shut Ino's file as Asuma did to Naruto's. "Are you ready?" Asuma asked Kakashi.
"I don't know. I mean I feel so conflicted," Kakashi sighed, "We should go in before they leave." Asuma nodded his ascent and both of them pulled open the classroom doors. They were met first with two death glares and then with three looks of confusion.
Finally Ino broke the silence "Which one of you is our sensei."
"This is a special exception, we both are." Kakashi said.
"Why is that?" Sasuke asked eyes going to Naruto suspiciously. Maybe it wasn't so bad that they had a handicap. That way there would be two teachers. Asuma and Kakashi caught that look and Kakashi frowned. I'm willing to bet Sasuke thinks Naruto is a handicap Kakashi thought.
"I will reveal that information to you later." Asuma said. "Now everyone to the roof!"
The two Jurnin teleported up, while Naruto, Ino and Sasuke took the stairs. As they made it to the roof the were gestured to take a seat. "Alright—" Asuma began before Kakashi signaled him to stops.
"Naruto, please give me the chalkboard." Kakashi said reaching to take it from Naruto, who frowned sourly.
"But, Sensei Naruto needs it to communicate. You see he's mute and—" Ino began.
"We know he's mute. But he doesn't need the chalkboard. He has another way than vocally or written, but he hates using it." Asuma said as Naruto scowled at Kakashi who pulled the chalkboard off of his neck. "Naruto, if you want to be an effective ninja I suggest you start using your blood limit." Naruto's frown deepened.
In Sasuke's head: He has a blood limit? So the mute has been playing with us? But they still say he's mute. If he talks through hand signals that's still pretty damn ineffective. The question is why is was he playing with us? Whatever, the dobe is the dobe.
In Ino's head: WHAT the fuck!
"The dobe has a blood limit?"
"Yeah, the Uzumaki blood limit. Naruto why don't you explain." Kakashi said smiling devilishly. Naruto frowned. "Okay, we'll give you a few minutes, but don't expect us to forget."
"Okay my name is Asuma, call me Asuma-sensei. I like to play any strategy game, I like my family, I like teaching and I like doing my missions. I dislike pompous fools, self-centered pricks and idiots. My goals are mainly accomplished and my hobbies are the same as my likes."
"Okay, my name is Kakashi, call me Kakashi-sensei. I don't feel like telling you my likes and dislikes. I really don't have any goals and my hobbies are irrelevant." Asuma, Naruto, Ino and Sasuke sweat dropped. "Okay, you mind girl." Ino frowned.
"My name is Yamanaka Ino. I like flowers, my family and developing new techniques for my family's jutsus. I dislike obsessive people, cruel people or people who judge. My goals are to become strong enough to protect the people I love, to be a good teammate and in my old age open a flower shop. My hobbies are breeding flowers, working on techniques ad volunteering with kids."
"Okay. Now brooding boy." Sasuke couldn't resist to snarl at his nickname.
"My name Uchiha Sasuke, I don't have any likes. I have many dislikes, especially fan girls. I don't have any hobbies and my goal is to kill a certain man and restore my clan."
"Alright the blond mute." Kakashi said. Immediately Kakashi and Naruto got into a glaring contest before Naruto looked away.
'My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like training with my friends, playing games with the Naras, inventing things, ramen, cooking, secretly helping people and archery. I dislike people who call me freak or demon, obsessive people, when people allow themselves to be controlled by their emotions and people who give up easily.'
By now everyone was slacked jawed as they heard Naruto, but didn't see him move his mouth, and yes this even meant Sasuke. 'My goals are to protect those I love, to help people who are consumed by grief and/or rage to gain insight and live again. I hope to never be forgotten and I want to be proud and happy sometime in my life. Lastly my hobbies are mainly my likes.'
Comically it was Sasuke who broke the silence "How the hell did you just do that?" Naruto smiled a small sad smile.
'It's my blood limit, telepathy. I can send messages to your minds and if you think thought towards me I can receive them. I can even make your thoughts be sent to someone besides me. I can make it go to the entire team or just from person to person, but I'll know what you're saying. Oh and I can't read your thoughts or memories unless you send them to me.'
"Okay, dobe so you're not useless after all." Sasuke smirked. Naruto's shoulder slumped and he stared aimlessly at the ground. He hated when his uninformed cousin said stuff like that him.
"Sasuke, I suggest that—" Kakashi began.
'It's okay Kakashi-sensei,' Naruto interrupted, 'I used to far worse. Just let him call me whatever he likes. It doesn't make much of a difference.' Kakashi growled and Sasuke looked confused at Naruto.
"Alright then. Tomorrow at 5 am meet at field 57 for the Genin exam." Asuma said.
"But we already passed the Genin exam!" Ino said.
"No the exam you were administered was just to see whether you had any talent as a ninja at all! This test has a 66 failure rate. Those who don't pass get sent back to the academy. Those who pass become real Genin. Oh and don't eat any breakfast. You'll throw up." Said Kakashi before teleporting in a puff of smoke. Asuma smiled, waved, and also disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"See yah tomorrow." Ino said to Sasuke as she followed Naruto down to the street. Sasuke from the room watched Naruto walk away dejectedly and frowned. He was uncomfortable with this new change in events. He hated to admitted, but he felt guilty for calling Naruto a dobe.
Ino followed Naruto for sometime before he gave Ino the slip in the bad part of Konoha. She was worried over the recent insight about her new teammate.
Naruto hated this predicament.
----- Field 57 ---- 5 am -----
Naruto and Sasuke around the same time. And Ino had arrived fifteen minutes before the two. When Naruto arrived the other two stared at him in shock. His entire appearance had changed drastically.
Instead of the abominable orange suit, he wore black slacks, a white t-shirt with a grey spiral on it, which showed his heavily scarred arms, black ninja sandals, his black hitai-ite tied around his neck and a mid-thigh length quilted grey sleeveless jacket. He had let his usual gravity defying hair fall to his chin in a wavy soft gold bob. Without his orange jump suit Naruto appeared thin, even shorter, his lean muscles were more defined and he was very effeminate. One could compare him to a predatory cat. He seemed more focused, mature and serious. But he was still undoubtedly Naruto.
When he reached them he smiled and then plopped down on the grass wet from the morning dew. "Naruto what's up with the new outfit?" Surprisingly this came from Sasuke. Naruto chuckled mentally before.
'I've always hated that damn orange suit, but people used to mistake me for a girl, so I was forced to wear it. I would've worn a different color, but shopkeepers really don't like me and only sell me orange. Yesterday, I went to the old man and asked him to buy me some non-orange clothes because Shinobi can't wear giant fluffy orange bulls eyes. And that suit is disgusting. I figured since both of you know I'm not a girl I'll survive.'
"Oh." Both Sasuke and Ino said together. He really did look a girl when you were further away.
All three of them fell into a comfortable silence. Naruto actually fell asleep. Minutes turned into hours and it was three hours until Naruto opened his eyes and seconds later Kakashi-sensei appeared in a puff of smoke. "Sorry, I was trying to save my drowning gold fish and well you see—" Kakashi got three brutally death glares, so he decided to stop. "Anyways for this test…"
Kakashi explained the test and set the alarm clock. The three trainees disappeared into the forest. Meh, wonder how long it's take them before they realize its teamwork test. If they fail this I'll have to send them back, however, much I want to train Naruto! Speaking of Naruto he really looked tasty today. Okay… I didn't just think that. Naruto is a) my student b) my sensei's son, c) Obito's nephew… Ah, screw it. He looked hot!
Meanwhile, Sasuke lay on the ground peering through the bushes at Kakashi as Kakashi whipped out his orange book. Sasuke slapped his forehead, a porn novel? I got stuck with a pervert? Suddenly Sasuke was tapped on the shoulder. In the blink of an eye, Sasuke had him pinned to a tree with a Kunai at his throat. Naruto blinked.
'Sasuke-teme, let me go!' he squirmed in Sasuke's grip. Sasuke released him.
'What do want?' Sasuke feeling foolish thought at Naruto.
'I was wondering if you figured out the real purpose of this test?'
"The real purpose?" Sasuke asked out loud puzzled.
'Don't say it out loud! And I'm the dobe?' Sasuke frowned. 'Okay, every ninja team is a four man squad rather a five man squad for us, correct?' Sasuke nodded 'Now if one of us were to fail, how many would be in the squad?'
'Four… so it's teamwork?' Sasuke asked Naruto. Naruto nodded. 'You're not as dumb as you pretend are you?' Naruto frowned, but answered.
'You never know my poor little brain could come up with this by mistake. After all I am the dumbest kid in school.' Sasuke frowned, 'Come on let's get Ino.' Sasuke and Naruto reached Ino, who had come to the same conclusion as Naruto and was looking for them. Naruto told her to speak mind to mind with them.
'Okay, do either of you have a plan?' Asked Ino, Sasuke shrugged while Naruto plastered a cheeky smile on his face.
'Yep! Okay the best advantage we have is surprise. As far as he knows we are working separately and he has no clue where we are—'
'Of course he knows! He can sense chakra remember!' Ino yelled at him. Sasuke covered his ears reflexively.
'Actually, he can't. I've been blocking our chakra signatures and masking our chakra as much as I can right now. So on his chakra radar we're most likely thee little squirrels to him.'
'How?' Sasuke asked incredulously.
'Blood limit.' Naruto answered. 'I'll tell you more about it later. Anyway, so we have the advantage of surprise we also have numbers… though he is a Jurnin… so we only have a little advantage with that. How many bunshins can you produce without straining yourselves?'
'About three.' Ino said.
'About six.' Sasuke said.
'Well, I can make nine kage bunshins and henge three to look like Ino, so we have seven groups.'
'Kage bunshin?' Asked Sasuke.
'Because I have an unstable chakra flux which generates too much chakra and will keep growing until I'm much older, the Hokage gave me a Jurnin level technique called kage bunshin or shadow clone. It basically produces solid clones with independent thoughts, but follow my orders. I can't complete a academy bunshin so I have to do this in its place.' Naruto said. Only half of it was the truth it was because of the Kyuubi he needed harder techniques.
'How many kage bunshins can you produce at one time?' Ino asked curios.
What should I say… I guess they should know at least the amount of chakra. But I should lie about my control. 'Um… he, he, he… over a thousand. I don't know the maximum number 'cause I only stick to one thousand. However, I can't let anyone get a hit one of them or that one will disappear. Usually they can withstand four to five hits, I can only keep one.'
'Oh.' Both Ino and Sasuke said wide-eyed.
'Anyway, the plan is to use four groups to distract, one group to analyze his fighting style, and… actually Sasuke only make five and I'll make an tenth kage bunshin and henge it so it can do physical labor.' Sasuke nodded hesitantly. 'And two groups, including us, to make traps. That's stage one of the attack. When he's through the traps, two of us make diversions one with Taijutsu the other with far range ninjutsu and the third using stealth steals the bells.'
'Who do you suggest for the positions in stage two?' Ino asked.
'Sasuke has more ninjutsu attacks and I know you're proficient with Taijutsu, while I have a criminal record of stealth… so um yeah!'
'Criminal record?' Sasuke asked curiously.
'Mainly complaints by villagers after my more elaborate pranks.' Naruto looked at the sky, 'we should start it it's already 10:30ish.'
Quickly Naruto went through the hand seals for the kage bunshin and ten identical clones popped into existence. Four of the clones preformed henges and there stood three Ino and one Sasuke. Clone Sasuke smirked at the real Sasuke and one clone Ino straightened the real Ino's clothes. And then all of the clones saluted Naruto. Naruto saluted back and then looked at Sasuke and Ino who were looking dumb founded at the clones of themselves. 'Um guys… time is not going to stop.'
Ino and Sasuke shook themselves and then their hands flowed through the bunshin hand seals, three Ino clones and five Sasuke. They all sent their clones to their duties and they joined one group of three Naruto clones (two henged as Ino and Sasuke) setting his elaborate traps. Naruto drew seven different models on the ground and then showed them variation of the seven. Quickly the all dispersed. Sasuke with his clone, Ino with her clones and Naruto with his clone.
Meanwhile, Kakashi was innocently (NOT) reading his book and enjoying the weather. Hm… they definitely must have gone further away than he had expected. He couldn't sense their chakra. Oh well…
Then suddenly Kakashi felt a presence at his side and quickly ducked under a powerful roundhouse kick. Kakashi attempted to strike back at Naruto, but the boy fluidly twisted out of the way.
Sasuke appeared on the scene and dodged under Kakashi, who barely managed to twist out of the way of Sasuke's reaching hand. The bells were safe.
Ino appeared and went into pose in front of Kakashi. Kakashi quickly jumped into to avoid her family jutsu.
However Naruto was already in the tree and grabbed at Kakashi's bells, sliding up fast behind him. Kakashi barely missed Naruto's fingers and was suddenly thrown off balance when he attempted to dodge an incoming Sasuke.
He grabbed Naruto and threw him at Sasuke and Ino. "To bad, you'll have to work harder than that." Kakashi said jovially before Naruto passed completely through Sasuke and then through Ino landing on the ground and the pooffed out of existence.
"A clone… no a Kage Bunshin and two Bunshins!" Kakashi said wide-eyed! He quickly pulled up his hitai-ite and scanned the area for more clones, abruptly three more groups appeared and one stood silently watching. The three groups charged making Kakashi dodge them and then one Naruto clone produced twelve more groups. Kakashi was being unceremoniously herded into the forest by the fucking clones, which kept popping up from nowhere (Like dandelions).
Suddenly the clones disappeared as Kakashi struggled with an elaborate system of traps. One trap would start and as he dodged it he would set off another or one trap would set of a second. Or even worse was when clones began to mob him again.
After about an hour, he made it out of the forest only to by mobbed by three clones or what he thought were clones, only the Naruto clone was missing. Ino attacked him with taijutsu, but suddenly fell into her kneeling position. Kakashi completely ignored her as he dealt with Sasuke's incoming burst of flames only to loose control of his body and throw his bells at someone standing behind him. The person sprang away as he suddenly gained control of his body again and the bell rang.
"Well that was the first time a couple of Genin got my bells, but how did you know that I wouldn't dodge Ino?"
'You probably noticed that one group of clones didn't attack you at all?'
"Yeah, it was eerie."
'Well originally we thought we would use those clones to keep tabs on you and your progress and look for your weaknesses, but after a while you stopped dodging Ino because the Kage Bunshin are unable to produce a jutsu I am unfamiliar with—'
"How did you use my kanton then?" Asked a puzzled Sasuke.
'I copied it when I was younger.' Naruto said uneasily. 'Anyways Kakashi that was your down fall. And we realized the purpose of your test within twenty minutes, so we worked together from then. We pass right?'
"Yeah." Kakashi smiled under his facemask. "Alright, you get lunch off, but then Asuma will be back with me and we will discuss your training and test you abilities. Okay?"
"Yes Sir" Said Ino and Sasuke
'Yes Sir' Naruto said.
---- At the Hokage's office -----
Kurenai, Gai and Yamato stood before the Hokage as Asuma sprawled carelessly on a couch. "Sir," Kurenai began "My team passes. However all three of its members need a rude awakening, their pride will get the best of them. They almost didn't make it. Neji is wrapped up in his sorrows and pride as a prodigy. And while Kiba has some humility and looks up to Neji as a rival he is overly proud as well. Sakura is consumed with her obsession Sasuke, but I'm sure it will get better. They can and will works as a team. I will need to teach them to be well rounded and to incorporate each other into battles. They will with training be a good frontal assault team."
"Very good Kurenai. Gai?"
"My team is superb! Only Shikamaru needs improvement. He needs to strengthen his youthful flames. Lee and I shall see to it! They will become ingenious spies!" Gai cried out happily. Everyone sweat dropped.
"Okay. Yamato?"
"I pass my team, but two of my members are very shy and have problems with confidence. The third will help them greatly. I believe all together they will build on each others' strengths and become great saboteurs."
Kakashi walked in practically skipping. "What? Buy a new porn novel?" Asked Kurenai sarcastically.
"Nope! Passed my team!"
"What?" Everyone, but the Hokage and Asuma, yelled.
"Yep, they even got a bell from me!" Everyone including Asuma and the Hokage were dumbstruck.
"Alright, Sasuke has a superiority complex, but was easily shown up by Naruto. However, Naruto some how managed to bypass this and make Sasuke believe they were equals. Sasuke will have a tough time adjusting to his training regimen, but with Naruto's help he could be eased into it. Ino is a determined and caring team member that will help the other two to excel. She will fit perfectly into the team as a nurturer and reliable teammate. Naruto is surprisingly the smartest of all of them, he organized the attack and watched it. At the last minute he used his knowledge he gathered to put the last attack together. Naruto will work well with anyone, he's supportive, generous with praise, but only when it's due. And he's serious, but has humor…. Well yeah." Kakashi scratched the back of his head, nervous at everyone's shocked expressions.
The Hokage broke the silence "Alright all dismissed."
HM…. All for now I guess…
Most of the chapter r planned out. They just need to be written. I was up to page 14 when I stopped and started DEAD HEROES …. So I added four more pages…. And I'm stopping here for now… hope U enjoyed.
-TK