Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any characters, or objects pertaining to the series

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any characters, or objects pertaining to the series. They belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

Speech note- "Ouch"-Normal speech

'Ouch'-Thoughts

"That had to hurt"- Kyuubi/Boss Summons/ anyone with a sufficiently deep voice.

"I didn't know a human arm could bend like that."- ??

Shadowedge

Chapter One: Graduation, Betrayal, and Awakening

Konohagakure no Sato: 12 years post Kyuubi Attack, Day of Genin Graduation Exam.

"What do you think you're doing, you brat?!"

Uzumaki Naruto looked down at the angry crowd below him. They, of course, had all rights to be angry. Naruto, or as they preferred to call him, 'The demon brat', had vandalized the Hokage Monument. He did it in paint, no less. He yelled back, "You guys don't have what it takes to do something like this! I rule and you drool!" With that the blond, whiskered 12 year-old got down and made his escape. While being pursued by an assortment of Chuunin, Jounin, and even a few ANBU.

30 minutes later…

"I finally ditched the last of them," said Naruto "Took longer than usual."

"YOU IDIOT! WHY WOULD YOU PUT GRAFFITI ON THE HOKAGE MOUNTAIN," yelled Iruka, scaring the hell out Naruto.

"Sorry, Iruka-sensei. So, I guess you're going to drag me off to class, right?" asked Naruto.

"Sigh, yes Naruto, but after class you're going to wash of the monument, you got that?" spoke Iruka.

Morning Class

"All right class, settle down." said Iruka. The class of graduates to be just ignored Iruka as always and continued on talking. A vein bulges in Iruka's head. Iruka prepares to use his ultimate teaching technique to get attention.

"SHUT UP AND SETTLE DOWN!" yelled Iruka while usin the 'Big-Head-of-Doom no jutstu'.

"Alright class, in the afternoon class we are going to have the graduation exams. During this part of class were goin to review your jutsus. Starting with your transformation skills."

Hokage Monument. 12:30

Naruto was back at the Hokage Monument, washing off the paint he had put there that morning. Nearby, Iruka was watching him to make sure he did so. Iruka asked Naruto why he chose to deface that particular spot. Naruto replied, in short because in the future he was going to be better than all the previous Hokages.

"Hey Naruto, after you're done, what say we get some ramen from Ichiraku's? My treat." said Iruka.

"Oh yeah! Talk about motivation!"

1-hour later, Ichiraku Ramen

"My wallet is going to be feeling light for a while," groaned Iruka. He then looked down at his watch. "Hey Naruto, we should head back now, class is about to start."

With that Iruka emptied his wallet to pay for Naruto's 15 bowls, and the two left to return to the academy.

Graduation Exam: Naruto's turn

"All right Naruto, to pass you need to make three bunshin." Said Iruka, while he was praying in his head, "Come on Naruto make the three bunshin and you can finally become a genin."

Naruto attempted to use bunshin no jutsu, and failed horribly. He only made a single clone and it looked half dead.

Iruka's eye twitches and then he says, "You fail."

Mizuki looks at him and says, "Oh, come on Iruka. He did manage to conjure up his other self, even if it is a bit flawed. What say we give him a break…"

"No, Mizuki. Every student is supposed to make three bunshin and Naruto only made a single, poor bunshin."

After Graduation- through Mizuki getting pummeled by Naruto. (Same as canon)

Somewhere in Naruto's Mindscape

"Yawwn! That was one long nap. Judging by my internal clock, I would say 6 or so years have passed since I sealed myself in here. Looks like the kid is finally going to be a shinobi." said the mysterious man, who, on Naruto's sixth birthday, sealed himself into Naruto.

"Well, I guess I should start exploring." With that the man sets of through the sewers of Naruto's mind. After about an apparent half hour, he reaches a large golden cage. Upon the doors, in the middle, holding the entire thing shut, is a single piece of paper with the kanji for seal on it. The man looks to see inside the cage and sees the sleeping form of the mighty Kyuubi no Kitsune. The man thinks to himself, "So this kid is the legacy of the Yondaime Hokage. That answers why those idiots where out for the kid's blood. Hey, I still have that bet with Nazo."

Very quietly the man sneaks into the cage and creeps over to the rear end of the Kyuubi, and lifts the tails ever so slightly. He smirks and then quickly and quietly hotfoots it out of the cage while thinking, "I won the bet. The Kyuubi no Kitsune is a female. If only I could find a way to collect the money form Nazo." With that he slipped of to continue exploring.