Naruto: Master of Explosions
By: Pyro Firestorm
Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto and everyone else who owns a slice of the Naruto pie. I am not making any money doing this. If I was... that would be awesome!
Firstly, to answer reviews:
9fox9lives- There will be as little bashing as possible, and the bashing that might show up will be for comedic purposes. For example, I might grossly over exaggerate someone's flaw in order to make a joke. That's it.
deltabeta26- Most likely a little of both.
Chapter 2: I'm Naruto, and I Make Stuff Go Boom!
If Naruto learned one thing in his life, it was that children can be spiteful. This is more-so with ninja children. That explains the current scene in the Ninja Academy.
"Hey Naruto! What are you doing here? This is for people who passed only!"
"Yo Naruto! The next semester for the Academy doesn't start for a week!"
"Naruto, as soon as Iruka gets in here, I'm telling him that you just made my desk explode!"
Naruto shrunk lower and lower into his seat. No one believed him when he said that he actually had passed. They all thought that he had stolen the headband he currently had tied around his head, similar to the way Mizuki had his, due to the way it kept the soot from his bombs out of his hair. And how was he supposed to know that the explosive tag he had put on that desk was still charged? He only hoped that he would get on a team that wouldn't suck completely. Unfortunately, Naruto unwittingly put Murphy's Law into action. He really is good at that, isn't he?
As soon as Iruka and Mizuki got into the room, all of the childr..., um, perspective ninjas began talking at once. Some asked about the teams, while others complained about Naruto being here, and one shrill voice yelling about her blown up desk. Iruka quickly put a stop to that. "ALL OF YOU SHUT THE HELL UP!"
Once silence had been achieved, Iruka began to speak again. "First, you need to wait for me to explain teams, so just settle down. Next, Naruto is here because he managed to complete an extra credit exam another teacher gave him." He left out the fact that the exam was a trick, and that the teacher was dead. "Finally, Naruto, what have I told you about blowing up school property? Now, let's get onto business."
At the same time, the Hokage had called his new jōnin team leaders together. "All right, now it's time to learn your teams. First, we have..." At this point, most of the jōnin zoned out, responding only to when their names were called.
Iruka began with an explanation. "As you know, a ninja team traditionally consists of one jōnin and three genin. However, during the Fourth Hokage's rule, he decided to add a chūnin to each team, whose job was to help the genin along. This system was very helpful, raising our number of successful ninja significantly. Thus, we kept it going, and this system is what we use today. Now here are the teams..."
Kakashi perked up when the Hokage mentioned his name. It seemed that he had one of the last three teams, which were known as the teams most likely to succeed. "... next, team seven. This will consist of Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, and Uzumaki Naruto. The jōnin for the team is Hatake Kakashi, and the chūnin is Suterusu (1) Mizuki. Team 8 consists of Hyūga Hinata, Inuzaka Kiba, and Aburame Shino. The jōnin for the team is Yūhi Kurenai, and the chūnin will be Inuzaka Hana. Team 9, lead by Maito Gai, is currently unusable for a team number. Finally, team 10 will consist of Nara Shikimaru, Akamichi Chōji, and Yamanaka Ino. The jōnin for this team will be Sarutobi Asuma, and the chūnin will be Hijiri Shimon (2). You are all dismissed. Be sure to meet your teams at 1 over at the Academy."
At that, the jōnin dispersed, leaving the Hokage alone. After he was sure everyone was gone, the Hokage reached into a secret compartment in his desk, and pulled out a small orange book. As he began to read, a trickle of blood ran out of his nose. Why is it that all old men become perverts? The world shall never know.
Naruto was bored after waiting three hours for their jōnin instructor. That is a bad thing. When Naruto's bored, things will be exploding. Finally, Naruto couldn't take it. He stood up and walked to the front of the room, where he grabbed a chalkboard eraser, attached a piece of paper on it, and set it up so whoever opened the door next would get a head covered in chalk dust. He then walked back to his seat and began playing with a shuriken, ignoring Sakura's yells of not upsetting their jōnin instructor. He really wished he could get his hands on one of those fūma shuriken that Mizuki had. Those were awesome. He was shaken out of his reverie when he heard the door open and a head stuck in.
"Are you team 7?"
Almost immediately, he was stopped with a cloud of chalk dust in his eyes. Or rather, eye. You see, he was wearing his headband across one of his eyes, and had his lower face covered by a mask. He began to speak, saying, "My first impression is that I hate you," before he heard a strange sound. The paper Naruto had put on the eraser had actually been an explosive note, designed to go off 15 seconds after the eraser had fell. When the strange man, known as Kakashi, realized what the sound was, it was too late. The note exploded, tearing his mask to shreds and showing a large scar running across his chin (3).
"... I changed my mind. I actually despise all of you, and if you somehow manage to pass my test, I will enjoy putting you all through hell. Meet me on the roof in five minutes." Sasuke and Sakura both gulped, while Naruto only laughed. Maniacally. The genin then left the room to meet their instructor, Naruto continuing to laugh.
When the genin got to the roof, Kakashi was back to normal, as if he had not just been in an explosion, and Mizuki was waiting with him. When they had gotten settled in, Mizuki addressed the three almost ninja.
"Hello. You already know me, but I am Suterusu Mizuki, the chūnin assigned to your squad. The man sitting next to me, who I hear has threatened your life, is named Hatake Kakashi. We will now be introducing ourselves to help know each other better. I'll go first, followed by Kakashi, then you three." Mizuki took a deep breath, then began. "You all know my name. I like sushi, my friends, legitimate power, and recently ramen (4). I dislike traitors and having to buy Naruto ramen. My dream is to become one of the village's strongest, on the same level as the Sannin."
Next, Kakashi spoke up. "I am your new teacher, Kakashi. I like things, and I hate things. My hobbies are my own, and as for my dream?" At this point, Kakashi looked into the distance. "My dream is to get the little brat that gave me my hideous facial scars." He then began bemoaning his fate, saying that if only that kid hadn't blown up his face, he might be able to get a girlfriend and stop having to read smut to enjoy himself. It was at that point Mizuki interrupted his tirade. After quickly composing himself, Kakashi turned back to the genin, saying, "Now you go, pinky."
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"Sakura!"
Sakura, who was staring at Sasuke and drooling slightly, looked up at her name being yelled. She blushed slightly, then spoke. "My name is Haruno Sakura. I like my family, looking, and..." At this point she began glancing in Sasuke's direction and blushing. "My dream is..." The glances became more obvious, and Sakura's face was redder than ever. "And I hate anyone who gets in the way of my dream!"
Kakashi coughed a little and said, "Well, that was informative. You're next, broody."
Sasuke looked up from his moody silence. "I am Uchiha Sasuke. I like very little, and dislike the rest. My dream... no, my destiny, is to kill that man."
"O...kay." Kakashi then turned to Naruto, and said, "Your turn, blondie."
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki. I like my friends, ramen, and explosives. I dislike it when people diss the majestic form of a well executed explosion, not having ramen, and when the old man yells at me for blowing something up. My dream is simple- making an explosive with the ability to destroy an entire country! And on that note, I love making stuff go boom!" Naruto then made a symbol with his hands, and the Hokage tower had yet another hole where the chūnin lounge should be.
Kakashi sweat-dropped, then said, "Well, that was exciting. Now, I want you all to meet me at training ground 7 for a little... test that I give. You pass, you stay as a team, but if you fail..." He began laughing ominously, then said, "See ya!" and poofed off.
As Sakura turned to Sasuke to annoy him, Mizuki asked Naruto, "How about that ramen I owe you?"
Naruto just shrugged and nodded his head. The two walked off to Ichiraku's, ignoring Sasuke jumping off the roof and Sakura following him.
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- End Chapter 2 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
Well, wasn't that exciting? Next chapter: the Kakashi test! Hip hip hurray! Anyways, onto business.
I'm going to try to update at least once a week, possibly more if I can shake off the Laziness that I get. That's one of the worst things that can happen to an amateur writer, others including death, carpal tunnel, and having your hands cut off and replaced with flamethrowers (Sure, it's cool, but it doesn't really help for anything other than lighting things on fire).
This chapter is where the non-canon really begins to come into play. As I said in chapter 1, the mission to wave can get boring easily. Expect something else for team 7's first real mission. The chūnin on each team is because the chūnin in Konoha aren't really focused upon. This will change that.
Now, the notes:
(1) Suterusu means stealth in Japanese. It's fitting, because according to Narutopedia, Mizuki is a master of silent killing, which is what Zabuza is known for.
(2) Though this is non-canon, I am going to try to keep the OC ninja as few as possible. Thusly, This chūnin is from the group that judges the Chūnin Exams. He is the one with the bangs that cover his eyes. The one with a bandaged face is with team Gai. I have plans for him.
(3) Kakashi doesn't know who put the explosive tag on his face. He was jumped from behind by Naruto, and then an explosive tag covered his face. He will learn who did it, though.
(4) About Mizuki's likes- I used his Narutopedia page, and took his personality, changing it so he likes only legitimate power, instead of power in general. This makes him not want to betray Konoha. Also, he apparently dislikes ramen, but taking Naruto to a ramen place so many times would make him at least tolerate it.
Finally, review if you have any questions, comments, corrections, or criticisms. It helps me write better! Thanks!
Pyro Firestorm, signing off.
