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Jutsu

Naruto and the Tornado of Konoha

By: Sealed-Dragon

Naruto's day was not going so well. He'd woken up late, was nearly late for the academy, and he'd forgotten that the genin exam was today. He realized that he had very little chance to make genin this year, but he'd decided to try anyway.

Now he was miserable, he was the only one of the class who wasn't able to make a clone. Now he'd have to try again next year. But he wanted out now!

He groaned, he'd been like this the last time he'd failed. He didn't like how he was ending up, a failure, a dead-last. He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. He jerked around to see Mizuki, one of his instructors.

He sighed, at least it wasn't some civilian who beat on him regularly. "Hey Mizuki-sensei, what's up?"

Mizuki smiled, everything was going smoothly so far. "Well Naruto, I'm just here because I heard you didn't make genin, I'm sorry to hear that." He watched Naruto sink further down into depression. "But you know there is another way of passing."

Naruto's head shot out of the gutter really quickly. "You mean there's hope?"

Mizuki could see the hope in his eye, the begging. it was to good to be true. "Yes Naruto, there's another way. All you have to do is steal the scroll of sealing, learn one jutsu, and then show it to your instructor."

Naruto was practically dancing. He could still pass and become a genin, this was better than a dream come true. He turned to Mizuki again. "Where should I meet you, and when?"

Mizuki smirked, this was a cinch. "How about, midnight tonight, at a warehouse five miles north of Konoha?"

"Sounds good Mizuki-sensei!" Naruto ran off, he had some serious planning to do.

xX Sundown: Naruto's apartment Xx

Naruto had everything he really needed. He was ready to become a genin. He smiled at the thought of the other kids gawking at him as he walked in, proudly wearing a Konoha headband.

He heard a knock at the door. His smile fell, who could be coming to him? He opened the door. Standing on his doorstep, was one of those who graduated. He couldn't remember what his name was. He had black eyes, like coal, with dark maroon hair. He was wearing a black shirt with camouflage paints, which were tied off at the ends. He was wearing his headband as a belt.

He looked around really quickly. I wonder who would make a sick joke like this? He thought. Seeing no one there, he turned back to his, former classmate. "What do you want?"

"The area isn't secure." He said a monotone voice. He walked past Naruto into his room. When he realized that Naruto wasn't entirely getting the picture, he reached over and closed the door. "Now, give me room."

Naruto wasn't sure what was going on, but he quickly moved. Flashing through some hand seals, he pulled out a piece of paper and slammed it into the door. Once he had done that, he smiled. "There we go, we're secure now."

Naruto face-vaulted. Where his voice had been monotone before, it was now alive and full of energy. After he picked himself up, he looked at him again. "Who are you?"

For a moment, the boy looked confused. Then he slapped his face. "Of course you don't know my name, we've never formally been introduced!" he cursed lightly before continuing. "My name is Ryuu Fuuin, and I'm here, to protect you."

Now it was Naruto's turn to be confused. "Protect me from what?"

"Mizuki-sensei. I saw him talking to you about another way to pass." Naruto glared at him. He'd been listening in! "The scroll of sealing contains forbidden jutsu, one's that any other country would pay heavily for. Plus there's the fact that if he got caught, he could use you as an alibi. By saying that you were trying to learn a technique that could destroy Konoha, he'd get off Scot free."

Naruto suddenly felt dizzy. His mind was having a hard time absorbing this. Mizuki-sensei, a traitor. Trying to kill him and gain power in one fell swoop. "How can I prove that he's guilty?"

A smile crossed Ryuu's face. "I've got it all planned out. Listen." Getting into the huddle, he whispered his plan. When they broke the huddle, Naruto was smiling. His plan would involve danger, trickery, and timing. All of which he knew he could get down.

xX Several Hours later: at the meeting point Xx

Iruka was confused. First, he'd heard that Naruto had stolen the scroll of sealing, then he'd heard that it was actually a hunt so that people could kill him. But what really got his attention, was that Ryuu, a student he'd passed, had told him where to go to find Naruto. He wouldn't divulge how he knew, just that he knew.

Now, as he approached the clearing, he was beginning to doubt what he'd been told. But he was just to dang curious for his own good.

The moment he did arrive in the clearing, he mentally kicked himself. He should've known better than to doubt Ryuu's advice. Because standing in the clearing, looking both tired, and pleased with himself, was Naruto.

He jumped down. "Naruto! Do you realize what you've done?" He yelled at him. But to his surprise, Naruto just chuckled.

"Hey Iruka-sensei, good timing. I barely managed to learn one of the jutsu's so you can pass me." Only shock registered on his face. He'd been practicing a jutsu till he was worn out. He had to admit, Naruto was surprising.

Then what he'd said registered. "Who told you that you would pass if you stole the scroll?" Speaking of which, where is the scroll?

"Mizuki-sensei! He said all I had to do was learn one jutsu from the scroll and show it to one of my teachers!" As he said this, Iruka suddenly heard the sound of shuriken. Jumping at Naruto, he tackled him out of the way.

"Well, I didn't expect for you to find this place Iruka." Iruka's eyes bulged out. Mizuki was standing on a tree, looking rather pleased with himself. "Now Naruto, hand over the scroll."

"No Naruto! Don't give him the scroll! He just wants to get power, and would easily sell it for that power!" Iruka was yelling, but he was also trying to cover up the fact that he hadn't seen the scroll. What he didn't cover, what Naruto laughing.

Both of their eyes turned to Naruto. He was laughing at them as if they had told a very funny joke. As he continued to laugh, Mizuki felt his rage rise. "Hey Naruto, do you want to know why the villagers hate you?" Naruto stopped laughing. This was a change in pace. "Well you see there is a law…"

"Mizuki, don't do it!" Iruka cried out.

"That say's on penalty of death, no one is allowed to speak the true of Naruto Uzumaki."

"No Mizuki! Don't do it!"

"The truth that he is the Kyuubi! You are the Nine-Tailed Fox!"

Naruto suddenly felt numb. Of course, he thought to himself, replaying every bad thing that the villagers had said to him. It was all done because he was the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Mizuki smirked, pulling out a large shuriken. This was to easy. As he chucked it at Naruto, he remember that Naruto wasn't alone. Just as it was about to hit him, Iruka jumped in the way. "What are you doing Iruka? Don't you see that this is the monster that killed your parents?"

Naruto suddenly felt tears on his face. Iruka was crying over him. "No, I used to think that way, but when I got to know Naruto, I saw that he was actually not like that. He is a young man, a hero who deserves to be treated as such. Besides, I know what it's like to be alone, with no family to help you in your time of need."

Mizuki rubbed his head. If he ever managed to get this over with, he would have one heck of a headache. "Enough talk, time to end this!" He quickly pulled the shuriken of his back and chucked it at them.

Here was the part where improvising was necessary for the plan. Naruto signalled, and pushed Iruka off of him. Just as the shuriken was about to hit him, Ryuu burst out, moving both of them out of the way.

To say that Mizuki was surprised would be an understatement. He was so shocked that he fell out of his tree. As he picked himself up, he glared at Ryuu. The kid had to show up and save the demon, didn't he?

Ryuu looked back at Mizuki. "You know, as surprised as I should be, I'm not really." Iruka stared at him. He'd heard what Mizuki had said? "I've been watching Naruto for a long time, researching till I've become insomniac. Yesterday, I figured it out, and no, he isn't the demon, he is the container. Don't confuse the scroll for the kunai."

"Can I finish up the last part of the plan?" Naruto asked, feeling his rage at Mizuki double.

"Be my guest. You remember how to do the jutsu?" Naruto nodded, forming the cross seal.

"Mass Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

The entire forest was filled with Naruto, and Mizuki was in the middle of it. After one minute, Mizuki was looking more like a beat up piece of meat than most people. "Maybe I went to far?"

"Nah, he had it coming to him." Ryuu said, slapping him on the shoulder.

Iruka finally came back to the present. "Would someone please tell me what's going on?"

Both of the boy's turned to him. Naruto looked at Ryuu, who nodded. A large grin came over his face. "It was Ryuu's idea. He heard me talkin to Mizuki-san and didn't like what he was doing. So he came over and told me the plan.

"The plan was that I would write down one of the easier jutsu's and then hide the scroll. Ryuu would then get you to come to the clearing so that you could be a witness to what happened. Mizuki would show up, try to kill me, and then try telling me different things to make me give him the scroll. I didn't see him telling me what he did, but then I didn't see you saving me either. For the grand finish, I would use the Mass Shadow Clone Jutsu to beat Mizuki to a pulp."

Iruka was shocked, not only had they come up with a foolproof plan, (meaning one that even Naruto could understand) but they had made sure that even if he had killed him, he wouldn't be able to steal the scroll. He grinned again. "Hey Naruto come here." Naruto bounced over to him. "Now close your eyes."

After a moment, Naruto was starting to get a little anxious. "Iruka-sensei, what are you doing?"

"All right, open them." Naruto opened his eyes. nothing was different. The forest was the same, Ryuu was the same, Iruka…was missing his headband. Almost instincivly, he hand slapped his forehead. "Congradulations Naruto, you pass!"

"Iruka-sensei!" Naruto yelled as he tackled Iruka down.

Later when they were walking back to the Hokage tower to explain the situation, Ryuu slipped a piece of paper into Iruka's pocket.

Later, when Iruka was alone, he pulled out the letter. On it, it said:

Iruka-sensei,

I know that you are the person who places people onto their teams, so I have a favor to ask you. I helped you find and save Naruto from getting killed by Mizuki, if you do this I'll consider us even.

All I want for you to do is place Naruto and myself on the same team. I'm not gay or anything so get those thoughts out of your head. All I'm saying is that he needs someone who accepts him on his team. I'm sure you've seen what not having that can do to someone. I don't want Naruto to end up like that.

Thanks,

Ryuu Fuuin

As Iruka looked this over, he looked back at the list. He'd planned on placing Naruto on Kakashi's team, but since he did have a 'debt' to pay…

He knew he'd probably throw a fit, but he'd be a much better sensei than Kakashi would be, since he got Sasuke Uchiha on his team. He smiled, wrote down the names, and then prayed to Kami that he'd made the right choice as he went to sleep.

Author's Note

This is my second Fanfiction. Yay me! I hope you like it!

Ryuu Fuuin: Roughly Dragon Seal

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