Naruto no Buki (Name change will officially come next chap.)
Chapter 2 – Birth of a Great Shinobi
This is now a joint project by Sunabouzu and Karasu Yoru.
Disclaimer: If either of us owned Naruto, the council would show themselves for the evil bastards they are, and Akatsuki would end up being the good guys, cuz their awesome.
As Naruto and Sarutobi approached the gate, some aspects had changed since the pair last laid eyes on the main gate of Konoha. The elderly Hokage began to speak to the smaller figure beside him.
"So Naruto," He began. "Are you ready to start at the Academy? It starts in a month and I'm sure all of the girls will love your new look!" the old man joked.
Naruto stared at the Hokage, a shocked look on his face. "Ero-oji-san…" the blonde muttered, pulling at the hood of his newly acquired black sleeveless cloak. The rest of his ensamble included a maroon (Kakashi-esque) facemask, a black chest-plate, blood-red shirt with long, billowing sleeves, standard Shinobi pants and steel-toed boots. Naruto had never understood why ninjas wore sandals. Steel blocks metal much better than toes.
They passed through the gate and went their separate ways. The Sandaime body flickered to his office to do battle with his arch-nemesis… Paperwork! (Scary sound effect) While Naruto began his trek home, eager to begin reading the scroll he had found in Suna. With his busy schedule, the boy had not found time to pay any attention to it until now. Along with his clothes, he had spent a large portion of time purchasing various ninja weapons.
His stockpile now included many shuriken, kunai, senbon, ninja wire, caltrops, throwing knives and a few giant shuriken; folding and non-folding. All of which had been sealed into some scrolls for his convenience by the kindly Sandaime. As he neared his home, he continued to ignore the glares and curses sent his way by the villagers; he still didn't know why they did it, but it was a daily occurrence.
The blonde boy entered his home, shut the blinds, locked the doors and turned off the lights before unpacking his weaponry. The many pointy objects were carefully hidden in a secret compartment behind a fake wall he had installed just for this sort of occasion. The small dirty closet was turned into a fairly large room with shelves and drawers.
"Now let's see that scroll…" Naruto mused, searching through the many pockets and hidden compartments of his cloak. "Too… many… pockets! ARGH!! Oh, here it is." As he took the scroll out of a hidden compartment.
He opened it, and looked at the title. "Puppeteering: Step One: Chakra Strings and their Many Uses" Naruto began reading, entranced by what this one technique could do. Before he realized it, he had read almost half of the scroll, and it was well into the night. He had learned much, but what had most interested him was the chakra strings themselves. It had said that he would need excellent control to even form them, so he decided to go see Sarutobi in the morning and ask about ways to increase chakra control.
(Next morning)
Naruto awoke to see that the villagers had yet again broken into his home, and yet again painted "DIE MURDERER!!1!" on his wall. Knowing that he hadn't killed anyone, he made a mental note to buy some paint to cover the writing. Again. Luckily, the civilians still hadn't found the secret closet, which was where he slept. They hadn't figured it out, and just thought that he spent his nights searching for the blood of the innocent, which was what demons did, right?
Naruto went through his morning routine; shower, breakfast, close door to secret room and head off for the Hokage Tower. Once there, he walked past the glaring secretary and entered the Sandaime's office. "Ohayo Gozaimasu Naruto! What brings you here this morning?" the old man asked.
The young boy grinned at the Hokage. "I was wondering if you knew any ways to increase your chakra control!" he said, with his usual exuberance.
"I know a few, why do you ask?"
Deciding not to inform Sarutobi about the scroll from Suna, Naruto replied, "If I'm going to be the Hokage I'm gonna need to learn how to use my chakra right!"
"I guess you're right, Naruto-kun! The most basic chakra control exercise I know is the tree walking exercise. This will increase your chakra control, and let you walk up walls and on the ceiling, if you get really good!" The old man chuckled.
"SUGOI!! …Um, I mean… Thanks Sarutobi-jiji!" the blonde said, attempting to remain as calm as possible, as he had read that Shinobi should always be in control of their emotions. Calm, collected, and aware, words to live by. At least, that's what the scroll from Suna said. It had not let him down so-far, so he assumed that it was true. After receiving instructions on the tree walking exercise, Naruto left Sarutobi to begin his training.
(Several Hours of Training Later)
Naruto lay on a high tree branch, a good portion of his chakra gone. With the instruction he had received from the Hokage he had reached the top within the first three hours. Since then he had been continuously walking up and down the tallest tree he could find. From his current vantage point he could see much of the main part of Konoha. For the next month he walked up and down tall and unusually shaped buildings, trees and unseen parts of the Hokage monument, further increasing his already low-Chunnin level chakra control.
After he had done a great amount of this, he went to see the Hokage yet again. "Oji-san." He greeted, walking into Sarutobi's office. "I think I mastered tree walking. Anything else I can do for chakra control?" the young blonde.
The Hokage was surprised that a five year-old boy had mastered tree walking in only one month! Little did he know that the young shinobi-to-be had practically mastered it on the first day. "Well I don't think that you'll need any more chakra control right now. Most gennin don't know the tree walking exercise, so you're already ahead! I'll tell you about the next level as a graduation present, okay?"
"Okay, I guess. When do I start the academy?" the blonde questioned.
Sarutobi smiled and chuckled, "Tomorrow, six A.M. sharp."
If Naruto hadn't adopted his aloof and uncaring exterior, he would have face-faulted and then started screaming about how early that was, and how it was so soon, he wouldn't have time to prepare. But the new Naruto merely thanked the Hokage and ran to a shop to buy an alarm clock, then promptly went home to sleep.
(Next morning, at the Academy)
All of the gennin hopefuls had gathered in one room at the Konoha Shinobi Academy to receive their instruction on how to be a ninja. The teacher had yet to arrive, so Naruto decided to scan the class for potential decent ninja. Out of the class of thirty, only eight caught his eye. These were an Uchiha, a Haruno, a Yamanaka, an Aburame, an Akimichi, a Hyuuga, an Inuzuka, and a Nara. The rest looked like they would die from a slight breeze.
Then a man with pineapple shaped hair and a scar across his nose walked in. "SHUT UP!!" he shouted, his head growing to inhuman proportions. Everyone did as told, and he continued. "I am your instructor, Umino Iruka. I would like you all to tell the class your name, and some information about you."
The Uchiha walked to the front of the class. "I'm Uchiha Sasuke, and I'm better than all of you because I'm an Uchiha." And returned to his seat.
"I'm Haruno Sakura, and I like my best friend Ino-chan!"
"I'm Yamanaka Ino, and I like my friend Sakura-chan!"
"Aburame Shino. I like bugs."
"I'm Akimichi Chouji and I like food. Especially Barbeque."
"I'm Hyuuga Hinata and I like flowers."
"I'm Inuzuka Kiba and I like my dog Akamaru!"
"I'm Nara Shikamaru and I like clouds."
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto, and I like learning from Sarutobi-oji-san."
And with that, Naruto's Academy years began.
END CHAPTER.
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POLL POLL POLL POLL POLL POLL POLL
Who should be on Naruto's team? Your choices are:
A: Sasuke
B: Sakura
C: Shikamaru
D: Ino
E: Chouji
F: Shino
G: Hinata
H: Kiba
Choose two. We have already decided on the Jounin instructor, and you'll see them soon.