Konoha Marksman Chapter 2: First impressions
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For Naruto, his first day of school was a chance to flaunt his skills as well. In the weeks before school started, he would often be seen doing 20-minute mile runs around Konoha with 85 pounds of gear on his back. He could also be seen making good use of the Uzumaki Mansion's outdoor gym, often in nothing but a grey 'ARMY' T-shirt or tank top, Combat boots, and Military issue woodland camouflage cargo pants. Often, he would go shirtless because of the heat, and Dog tags could be seen hanging off of his neck. The sight of the sweat glistening off of his well-toned muscles attracted enough girls to him to rival the amount in Uchiha Sasuke's fan club. Hinata was part of Naruto's fan club, having heard that he came back to Konoha. Needless to say, The first time she saw him shirtless, Her cousin Neji reluctantly had to carry her home because she fainted from blood loss. Hyuuga Hiashi, Neji's uncle and Hinata's father, was shocked at first, and eventually smirked when it happened again. He knew the Yondaime personally, and when he learned of Naruto being his friend's son, came the conclusion 'Like father, like son'. Both Yondaime and Naruto attracted the ladies without trying or taking note immediately. Hiashi soon learned to see Naruto as a good person and not merely 'The Demon Child' like many of the villagers did. Hiashi grinned inwardly. If Naruto truly took after his father, then he would be the perfect husband for Hinata.
The first day of school started like any other day for Naruto. After eating a quick Teriyaki beef and rice breakfast, he was out of the house at 4:30 in the morning for his daily run. At 5:30, he was executing a HALO jump towards his school thanks to a modified version of his Father's Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying thunder God Technique), His own special technique called Hiraishin Tama no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Bullet Technique). Basically, he fired a high-velocity bullet into the air and did a one-handed seal for the Jutsu to activate it. He was teleported an amazing 10,000 feet into the air, where he began freefall and sped through the air in the direction of the school. At 200 feet off the ground, he yanked the ripcord and floated to the ground quickly. His classmates watched as he landed, packed away his parachute, and unzip the flight suit to reveal his regular outfit of a Tactical vest, Scarf, Dust Goggles, Fatigues, and Combat boots. Sticking a toothpick into his mouth, he casually walked into the school, followed close behind by his slowly-growing group of fangirls. He arrived in the classroom, some of the boys looking at him and staring him down as he picked a seat to sit in. As he disassembled his USP to clean its parts, his fangirls poured into the room, each of them clamoring to sit next to him. Naruto sighed and figured he'd put an end to this before class started. He turned to the group of girls and made an offer.
"Ok, this stops here." said Naruto in monotone. " I will pick one of you to sit next to me, and the rest of you will leave us alone." The group of fangirls nodded, and Naruto immediately pointed to Hinata. Naruto introduced himself to the Hyuuga Heiress as soon as the rest of his fangirls left.
"Hello. I'm Uzumaki Naruto, and my military rank is Staff Sergeant. What's your name?"
"Hyuuga Hinata." Hinata timidly replied.
"It's a pleasure to have your company then, Hinata-san." said Naruto with a smile. Hinata immediately blushed. The boy she had admired for so long acknowledged her!
Elsewhere, Academy Instructor Chunin Umino Iruka got up and began to head to his classroom. He sighed as he began walking, remembering when Naruto, The burdened little boy he had grown to like, left the village 6 years ago. He missed the little blonde bundle of energy dearly, but he knew he couldn't really do anything about it. Maybe Naruto had decided to leave the village for good. Were he in Naruto's position, it would have been an option to consider. As he entered the classroom, he noticed Hinata talking to a stranger in militaristic clothing, complete with a vest that looked very similar to that of Jounins and Chunins, just with more pockets. Shrugging it off, he went through roll call until he came to a particular name. He frowned and looked up at his class.
"All right, whose idea was it to put Uzumaki Naruto's name on my Roll Call sheet?" asked Iruka. "C'mon, I won't punish you, I just want to know why."
When no one answered, he grew serious. "All right, I was willing to be lenient, but now, I will make the class stay in detention if the person who did this doesn't show themselves."
Finally, Naruto made himself recognized. He stood up from his seat and walked right up to Iruka.
"Iruka-sensei," said Naruto. "That's no prank. There is an Uzumaki Naruto in this class, and he's standing right in front of you."
Iruka was in shock. If the blonde in front of him was truly Uzumaki Naruto, then he had definitely changed in those 6 years he was gone. No longer did he see the mischievious twinkle in those sapphire blue eyes, no. He now saw the nearly-emotionless eyes of a Disciplined soldier and even a combat veteran who may have seen unspeakable acts during his career. He would have to find out what happened over the years when he had the chance. And so, the class continued as it was supposed to. They covered what Chakra is and how to use it, but since Naruto already knew this, he simply watched the lecture until they stopped for a 1-hour lunch break. As soon as they were dismissed, Naruto went outside and dug into his pack. Pulling out an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat), he slashed it open with his knife, and everyone looked on as he dug through what they thought to be an odd-looking bento(lunchbox). Having dumped out the contents, he searched frantically through it and frowned.
"Dammit! There's no ration heater." Naruto said, frustrated. "Guess I'll be going out for ramen..."
Turning to his classmates that were outside, he made an offer.
"Anyone wanna get some Ramen with me? My treat!"
Soon, Naruto and a few other of his classmates were introducing themselves to each other over bowls of Ramen at Ichiraku's Ramen Bar. The five that were with him were the pineapple-haired Nara Shikamaru, the rotund Akimichi Chouji, the dog-like Inuzuka Kiba, the silent bug-master Aburame Shino and last but not least, the revenge-obsessed Uchiha Sasuke. Naruto liked the first three people, but Sasuke was not making a good first impression. For starters, he was the cockiest of the bunch and openly stated that he had more potential than everyone else in his immediate prescence. Then, he said that he was his clan's avenger; everyone else should stay out of his way, because they'll only hinder them Finally, as a personal insult to Naruto's upbringing, Sasuke called him a 'Gunryo gaki' (Army Brat). Naruto sighed. If he was going to be paired on a particular team, he certainly didn't want to be with Sasuke. He quickly finished his meal, not wanting to hang around the Uchiha boy for much longer, and bid them a good day. He leaped off into the village from rooftop to rooftop, taking in key tactical defense points around the village. His knowledge of military tactics would be invaluable, and with his connections in Blackwater Security, Konoha village would soon be more than just a ninja village. It would be a military superpower bristling with powerful weaponry and well as the latest technology. Most of the other Ninja villages weren't expanding their horizons much further than the major elemental countries, and Naruto, who had spent time on the other side of the world and planet, would soon be a major advantage for Konoha because he knows things no one else does. As he took note of particular areas around Konoha, he jotted down what he had planned for those particular defense points. He had everything listed and went through the list when he was back in the classroom, waiting for everyone else to arrive. He also pulled out a Laptop and figured out how many Ryou, which was listed on the World Currency Chart, it took to reach a Dollar, and then a Euro. He smiled when he found out that since it was a rare currency in general -because no one used it outside of the hidden elemental countries- it was worth $2 U.S. dollars and 1.50 Euros. Closing the laptop, he calculated how much everything would cost. Because he worked in such a dangerous field, Mercenaries/Private Contractors in Blackwater Security usually earned $20,000 per week. 3 years of hard work made him rich. His work was found to be top notch and thus was one of the most popularly requested Mercenaries in the history of Blackwater Security. History aside, Naruto was able to earn an amount of money that matched a tenth of the U.S. military budget for one month. His next plan was to buy mostly surplus vehicles and weapons for Konoha, and maybe a few newer ones. If he could ask Sarutobi about the military budget for Konoha, he would find a way to make use of it. Right now, he was still going through the list of vehicles and weapons he planned to purchase.
"Hmm, since refurbished LAV-25's are available for cheap, I can afford 10 of those." said Naruto, thinking out loud. "Then, I can import and modify some old T-62 tanks from Russia to make for heavy firepower, and-"
"Naruto, what are you doing?" asked Iruka. Students were beginning to head into the classroom, and some of them were watching what Naruto was doing.
"I'm making a checklist of weapons to order for Konoha." replied Naruto. "On my way back from lunch, I looked at some key tactical defense points and figured out what should be done with them to propel Konoha to the top in terms of Military power. The other countries certainly aren't doing anything with modern technology, so why don't we take the initiative?"
"That's kind of you Naruto," said Iruka. "But do you really find this stuff necessary? And have you thought of how Konoha's military is going to pay for this stuff?"
"I've got it all figured out Iruka-sensei." replied Naruto. By this time, everyone in the classroom was paying attention to their little debate. "I looked at exchange rates for Ryou compared to the rest of the world's currency, and found that our currency is so rare, we'd be able to afford these items easily! Also, we'll be saving money by not buying anything absolutely brand new, instead, I'm looking for surplus and refurbished vehicles and weaponry." As soon as Naruto finished speaking, Iruka looked around and saw that everyone was paying attention to their discussion. This gave him an idea.
A few minutes later, most of, if not all the students in the Ninja academy were outside watching a presentation by Naruto, who had been asked to bring over his weapons. There were a few watermelons around the area, and Naruto intended to use them as targets. He even made realistic clones of the watermelons, which would have a delay before disappating. When the other students were settled down, Naruto pulled out his first weapon of choice, A Barrett M82A1 Anti-Material Rifle.
"Now here is one of the more high-powered weapons Konoha's military will soon have in its possession." began Naruto. "The Barrett M82A1 rifle is an extremely powerful long-range weapon. Having used it myself, I can back up the manufacturer's claim of the rifle having an effective range of up to one mile. It has a large caliber round, specifically the .50 Browning Machine Gun round, and is used as a tool to destroy explosives from a safe distance. But enough about that, let's see how well it can destroy stuff. Cover your ears, because this thing is loud."
The boys in the audience cheered. They got out of class to see Some mindless, wanton destruction of random produce by weapons they'd never seen before. Many clamped their hands over their ears and Naruto pulled the trigger, The loud BOOM of the rifle still audible despite the audience's hearing protection. A loud SPLAT was heard, and suddenly, the front row of the audience was covered in watermelon juice and rinds. The girls were disgusted, while the boys yelled in approval, with shouts of "All Right! Violence!" and "Do it Again!". More Watermelons were set up in place of the one Naruto had just destroyed, And Naruto hauled out an AK-47 Para from his weapons crate. He opened the folding stock and put the butt to his shoulder, aimed at two Watermelons placed in a single file line and blew them both away by using up an entire magazine. More cheers of approval rose from the crowd. Finally, Naruto pulled out a very unique handgun from his personal arsenal of weaponry. It was given to him as a token of appreciation by Hellsing Special Operations Agency in Great Britain when he was hired to help them dispatch some...Inhumane... enemies. The gun in question was a Hellsing Armory 'Hellfire Fox' M1911A1, which was a custom made handgun chambered for .454 Casull rounds, with IPSC race (competition) gun components, including a Parkerized Aluminum slide, Compensator, lightweight trigger, 2x magnification/quick aim scope, and Ring hammer. The gun itself mainly used 9-round extended capacity magazines plus one round already in the chamber. It was Naruto's most favorite handgun, and he kept it meticulously well-oiled and clean. Next to a .50AE Desert Eagle he also possessed, it was his most powerful pistol, and he bought countless rounds of ammunition for it. Most times, he kept it in a second holster on his person, usually on his thigh holster. However, he put it in its case on his way to Konoha, because the vibration from the motorcycle would rattle his scope settings out of place. Now that he had it out, he showed it to the audience and spoke about it.
"Now, this gun isn't part of Konoha's future arsenal, but I simply wanted to show you what else I've got in terms of weaponry. This is a custom-made handgun, and it uses a round only slightly less powerful than the Barrett M82. I would like you all to see, however, how devestating a pistol can be at close range." said Naruto. With that, he aimed his beloved handgun at 10 Watermelons lined up horizontally. Without aiming sideways, he blew them off their pedestals with large but neat holes in their centers of mass. Splatter was minimal, but the audience was amazed at the large holes in the Watermelons. Naruto relaoded the gun and closed the slide by thumbing the release and he placed it in his thigh holster, which could accomodate the scope without disturbing its settings. The audience clapped, and Naruto eventually spoke once more.
"Since there's only 30 minutes left in the school day, I'd like to close with a video featuring the battle vehicles Konoha will have if my modernization plan is successful." said Naruto. He pulled out a TV remote, and pressing a button, a shade rose out of the ground and shielded everyone from sun glare. An image was suddenly projected onto the shade, and Naruto pressed another button on the remote to cue half an hour of tank and APC battle footage. When the day was done, many of the kids went home ranting about how cool the weapons were. Naruto, meanwhile, invited Shikamaru, Kiba, Shino, and Chouji over to his house so that they could hang out for a little bit. On their way to the Uzumaki Mansion they encountered Uchiha Sasuke in a rather unfriendly way. The group was walking on the approaching path when suddenly, a kunai stopped Naruto in his tracks, forcing the group to back away. Then, out of the shadows came Sasuke himself. Naruto already had his hand on his Hellfire Fox pistol when Sasuke plucked the kunai out of the ground.
"You're lucky that was a blunt kunai, gunryo-gaki." said Sasuke with a smirk. "You would've cut yourself if it were a sharp one." Naruto frowned. He was really beginning to detest that nickname. Naruto then smirked and came up with the perfect retort.
"You're one to talk, Sasuke." said Naruto. "A Kunai wouldn't have done shit. You're lucky I didn't open fire on you, or you wouldn't be around any longer to kill Itachi." Sasuke growled. The army brat dared to mock his quest? He was the last goddamn Uchiha!
"Enough talk." said Sasuke, getting serious. "I'm going to test how well you can fight, right here and now." With that, Sasuke charged at Naruto with a sharp Kunai in hand. Naruto simply exhaled and parried Sasuke's Kunai with his Ka-Bar and used a palm thrust with his gun still in hand to hit Sasuke in the chin, sending his head up and back rather violently, in the same manner as one would get whiplash, and then swept the Uchiha's feet out, sending him to the ground. Before Sasuke could react, Naruto had his knife at Sasuke's neck and his pistol pressed up against Sasuke's nosebridge. Killer intent, and a huge amount of it, was now radiating from Naruto. Sasuke stared into the same eyes many an enemy soldier had seen in their dying moments; those eyes of piercing blue were always the last a person killed by Uzumaki Naruto would ever see.
"You would be well advised not to question my abilities, Uchiha-san." said Naruto in cold monotone. "I have no time for you to trifle with me through these silly games. If I didn't feel sympathetic to your cause, You would not be able to complete even an inkling of a thought because pieces of your brain will be floating in a bowl of ramen right now. How could that be possible? You're too damn arrogant and I grow tired of it. Good day."
With that, Naruto walked off, his guests following but keeping their distance, save for Shino. Sasuke meanwhile, got up and rubbed his neck. Though he would not show it externally, he was now thoroughly frightened by Naruto. The knife and gun threats certainly didn't help. Perhaps he would try to make amends with Naruto. The blonde certainly didn't seem like one who would get in his way.
Meanwhile, back at The Uzumaki Mansion, Shikamaru, Kiba, Shino, and Chouji took in their surroundings. Naruto's home was huge. Snapping them out of their daze, Naruto motioned for them to follow him. They were led to a room and area with Chain-link fence enclosing the area. Suddenly, Naruto passed out hearing protectors and goggles to the group. Shikamaru was confused.
"Naruto, what are these for?" he asked. Naruto turned to him and a twitch at the corner of the blonde's lips hinted at a smile.
"Those hearing protectors and goggles are so that you guys can use these." Naruto replied semi-cryptically. With that statement, He smacked his fist on a metal shutter that operated similarly to a garage door. It flew upwards, and 3 pairs of eyes widened, and one pair of eyebrows shot up. Behind Naruto was a large selection of guns from all over the world: Germany, Austria, Britain, Russia, The United States, China, and even Singapore, just to name a few. Kiba's eyes darted to and fro, soaking in the entire collection like a sponge. Then, he began hyperventilating and drooling, and then he passed out, his legs flying into the air before joining the rest of his body on the floor. Chouji, meanwhile stopped eating his chips to utter the statement on the entire group's minds.
"That's a lot of guns."
To be continued...
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Hope you liked this chapter! I plan to continue work on 'Of Kunais and PETs', so it might take a while to post chapters for this or any of my other fics.
