Chapter 1: Meet Uzumaki Naruto
Meet Uzumaki Naruto. Legendary prankster, known loser and class clown. This young boy's story begins with...wait, what do you mean wrong scrip? Shit! Ok wait a second. *shuffles through drawer before removing another script * Ok, here we go. Bastards probably put something in my coffee, trying to put me out of business, but I tell you, old Bill doesn't go down that easily! William Lawson's mother didn't raise no fool, I'll... ok ok, I'll read the damn story. Just trying to get some comedy in here. Young people these days, no patience at all. Ahem.
Meet Uzumaki Naruto. An extremely determined Academy student who is known for being extremely unpredictable, to the point of insanity. He is not a known giver of ...fucks? What the hell is this? I thought this was a story for children! *shotgun cocking sound * Gulp, ok, I'll read the story. I'd also like to remind the listeners that I am narrating this story on my own free will and OH GOD, PLEASE DON'T HURT MY FAMILY! * shotgun shots and silence*.
"Go get the next subject."
*Insert Naruto's First Intro " Rocks" Here *
"NARUTO! COME BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!"- Iruka shouted at the blonde-haired boy as he walked his way to the classroom's door. The whole class was laughing as if they had heard the best joke in the history of mankind. Naruto's hand stopped inches away from the door knob before turning around.
"What is it, Iruka-sensei?"- he had just failed the Bunshin exam again. Third time and counting. He was days away from failing to graduate the Academy. He would be the first student in history to do so.
"Come back here and perform the Bunshin jutsu! If you can't perform this simple jutsu, how do you think you'll become a great ninja? Huh?"- the Chuunin replied. The class laughed even harder. Naruto's head was low, his face hidden by shadow. A student from the Academy, Kiba Inuzuka stood up and pointed at the Jinchuuriki.
"Great ninja? HAH! THAT GUY WILL NEVER BECOME A NINJA WHATSOEVER!"- everyone laughed at this, tears falling to the ground from Naruto's eyes.- "See? He's crying for Kami's sake! He can't use ninjutsu nor genjutsu, his taijutsu skills suck, how can he ever become a ninja?"
"Shut up."- everyone stopped laughing. Kiba had a smirk on his face, looking at the kid that he thought was a failure.
"What was that, dobe?"- another voice was heard. It came from Sasuke Uchiha, considered a genius by everyone in the village. He and Naruto were like Day and Night. They couldn't be more different.
"I said shut up. You people make fun of me and mistreat me all you want. Hell, you have ever since I was born. It is true that I can't use Ninjutsu. It is true that I can't use Genjutsu. But Kami watch me, I will become the best Taijutsu fighter you idiots have ever seen!"- and with that, he opened the door, walked out, and slammed it shut.
"What a jackass, I give him two days before he gives up. No ninja can truly become a ninja using only taijutsu."- Kiba commented. Everyone nodded and laughed. Naruto, the idiot that couldn't create Bunshin, perform Henge or even throw Kunai at the desired spot, becoming a ninja? Yeah, right.
"Whatever, next one in the Bunshin exam, Uchiha Sasuke."- Iruka proceeded.
Meanwhile
"Hiruzen, are you sure that he should still be allowed in the Academy? His skills are miserable! He would be more useful to the village if he became a damn fisher!"- Homura Mitokado asked, shocked at how the Third Hokage still believed in Uzumaki Naruto's ability to become a ninja even after every lowsy report they had received from Iruka and the other Academy teachers. Naruto's grades were so low that they had to create a brand new classification for them. Sarutobi smiled and took a puff out of his pipe.
"You two do not know the first thing about Naruto. I've known the boy ever since he was born. When he gets his mind onto something, he just doesn't let it go. If he decided that clouds would now rain chocolate instead of water, I wouldn't be surprised to see the village covered in brown the next day."- he was sitting on a room with the two elders, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado. They used to be in his team, and were his comrades, but now the only time they spent together was deciding the village's fate. Even then, they weren't much help since they tried to do things so that they had more power than the Hokage. And that would not happen.
"Hiruzen, this isn't the time for jokes. That kid has something really dangerous inside him, and the less he knows about it, the better. If he follows a ninja life, even though I have no idea how he could, he will eventually find out more about himself and in worse case scenario, the kyuubi can manifest itself."- Koharu replied. This didn't please the Third as he quickly stood up, banged his fist on the table and pointed at her.
"NO! You listen to me, I will not deprive that boy from his biggest wish. He has already lost his childhood, he has been hated, despised and Kami knows what more. If becoming a shinobi is all he really wants, then damn it, I will let him become one!"- this silenced the two elders. Naruto's sad life was no secret, but no one really cared.- "That kid should be treated like a hero for he is the one keeping us from dying a horribly painful death, and what does he get? He gets beaten up, insulted, despised and mocked. Yes, I know what the villagers do to him, don't think you can hide it from me. So I'll let him have at least this!"
"..."- the room was silent for a bit before a knock was heard on the door. Sarutobi facepalmed, the drama was completely ruined.
"Come in."- and in came Iruka, a frustrated look on his face. As soon as he saw the Chuunin's expression, Hokage knew what he had come for.- "What has Naruto done that made you frustrated, Iruka?"
"Hokage-sama, Naruto failed the Bunshin exam for the third time today. After he did, he left the classroom, making a promise of becoming a great ninja using just taijutsu since he can't use genjutsu or ninjutsu."- the Chuunin complained as if he was getting too old for this shit. Things like that didn't work with the Hokage though.
"I guess we'll have another Might Guy then."- the Hokage responded with the most trollish face ever. Koharu and Homura weren't phased with those actions, but Iruka was shocked that someone so childish could have become Hokage. Iruka shook his head and let out a frustrated gasp. What could he do to get his point through?
"Please, Hokage-sama. I don't know how I am supposed to pass this boy if he can't perform the simplest of jutsus!"- Iruka was exasperated. He liked Naruto. Just like Iruka used to do, Naruto tried to get all of the attention he could even if it was through doing stupid things and never giving up on a challenge, and thus, he wanted to pass the kid. But he couldn't completely ignore the Academy's system for Kami's sake! The Hokage stood up and walked to the window, taking puffs out of his pipe. After a moment or two of thinking, he smiled.
"I've got an idea. The Academy's ultimate exam is in a week's time, right?"- the old man asked. Iruka was surprised and confused, scratching his head.
"Yes Hokage-sama, but I don't know what that has to do with this problem besides Naruto's failure if he does not master every Academy jutsu in a week, and for someone like him, that's impossible."- the Chuunin replied. The Hokage smirked.
"Let's change the rules a bit. Naruto is clearly uncapable of ninjutsu or genjutsu, but so is Gai. And Gai's one of my top jounin. Let's do it this way, in the exam day, you make Naruto fight the student who has passed with the best grades. Said student is allowed to use any ninjutsu, genjutsu or taijutsu, in order to make it a real fight. If Naruto wins this fight, he passes and becomes a Konoha genin. If he doesn't, he fails and has to go through the Academy again."- this idea surprised both Iruka and the elders. It was unorthodox for the rules of passing of the Academy to be changed, but this Hokage was everything but orthodox. After a bit of consideration, Iruka shrugged and let out a frustrated sigh.
"Ok Hokage-sama, though I have the odd impression that Naruto will not win this fight anyway. My top student for now is Uchiha Sasuke, and he is a prodigy. No matter what work Naruto goes through, he won't be able to win."- the Hokage laughed hard at Iruka's response, making the Chuunin unconfortable and confused.
"I've said it once and I'll say it again. If that kid wished for the sun to turn dark, I would not be impressed with the endless night sooner or later."- he said as he pointed outside. The elders remained on their seats, but the Chuunin came to join the old shinobi. Almost out of their field of vision was Naruto, punching and kicking a big, standing circular log that was three meters tall and had a two meter radius. The boy kept attacking the log and dodging inumerous imaginary attacks, sometimes taking out his kunai to slash across his training dummy. The Hokage smiled again before walking away.
Five hours later, by the end of the day, he returned to the window. Just out of curiosity, he glanced at Naruto's training spot before leaving his office. The blonde-haired boy was still going at it with the same strength and determination as before. Though Naruto seemed roughed up, the log itself was caved in in several spots. The boy seemed to have started developing a whole new taijutsu style which involved moving on all-fours and a whole lot of acrobatic kicks and punches. The Hokage whistled before walking away again.
Meanwhile, in Naruto's training spot.
"I will not bow, I will not bow, I will not bow, I will not bow, I will not bow, I will not bow..."- this mantra continued and went on for hours as the boy kept attacking the wooden opponent. His hands were hurting so much that he couldn't tell if they were just bruised or broken and his legs were almost failing on him. But every time he repeated his prayer, strength came to him. Enough strength to allow him to raise his foot again, and enough strength to make the log regret the day it came into existence with punches.- "I will not bow, I will not bow, I will not bow, I will not bow..."
"..."- a few meters behind him, hiding in the middle of the trees was a small girl, wearing a cream-coloured hooded jacket and navy blue pants, with eyes as white as milk and dark blue hair. She was eyeing the blonde-haired boy. She was in the middle of a walk when she heard the sounds of his constant mantra and hitting and decided to investigate. It had been hours since he started, and he just didn't quit! Approaching her from behind and placing a hand on her shoulder was a boy with the same eyes she had and long brown hair. He wore a cream-coloured shirt and bandages around the arms. He also wore dark shorts and bandages on his right leg.
"Hinata-sama, why are you here looking at that failure?"- he asked, taking a look at the boy who seemed completely unaware of their presence. Hinata shrugged.
"He seems like he is fighting something. Not the log, but something else. Like his fate. Can people change their fate, Neji-niisan?"- she asked, looking back at her relative. She liked him even though he mistreated her every chance he got. His expression turned into an infuriated one as if she had offended him in the worse way possible.
"Of course not, Hinata-sama. Everyone is born with a destiny. That destiny is written down and is not changeable. Everyone is stuck with it, and no matter how much they practice or train, they will never ever be able to run away from it. A genius is always a genius and a loser is always a loser. I know that boy from the Academy. He is a loser and even though I have to give him some props for trying this hard, he can't change his future."- the boy replied, rage emanating from him. Hinata knew that it was best not to anger Neji. Even though he wouldn't phisically harm her, he could do so psychologically. She could use the Bird Cage Seal to restrain him, but she wouldn't. She didn't want to hurt him. She didn't want to hurt anyone. She wanted to unite her family and not disperse it more. So she simply nodded.
"Ok Neji nii-san, let's go."- he turned around and started walking. She did the same, but stopped after a few steps to take another look at the blonde-haired boy who kept going at it with all his willpower. She wondered if Neji could be wrong. What if someone could actually change their fate? It would be great if they could. She was about to walk away before the boy's mantra suddenly changed.
"I will change my fate, I will change my fate, I will change my fate, I will change my fate, I will change my fate."- he declared to the world as if nothing could stop him, not even God. In that moment, Hinata felt like he was right and that she should follow him and change her fate as well. But then, Neji snapped his fingers, waking her from her trance, and they both walked home.
