Naruto walked out of the tailor shop and towards the academy, wearing the new clothes he had bought (Prince of Persia Warrior Within clothes, with the golden emblem on the chest engraved with the Konoha symbol), the smirk never leaving his face. He entered the classroom before anyone, opting to sit in the corner. The classroom started to fill in, and he sweat dropped when no one had noticed him. And he wasn't even hiding. He pushed a stray strand of hair behind his ear, noticing it was less wild. All the changes that happened to him in his mindscape were there when he woke up this morning, too, only difference was that he had stopped by a tattoo parlor on his way here and gotten a tattoo of the symbol of infinity under his left eye, on the opposite side of the olden tattoo, also in gold ink. Some would think that the color of gold would be hard to notice on white skin, but the tattoos shone as if they had yearned the attention.
As soon as the two bickering banshees, Sakura and Ino, entered the classroom, once again fighting over the seat next to the Great Sasuke Uchiha, Iruka entered the room, and, by using his Big Head Technique, silenced the class. After a rather boring speech about…something or another, Naruto wasn't listening, he listed off the teams.
"Team 7: Sasuke Uchiha, Sai and Haruno Sakura under Hatake Kakashi. Team 8: Kiba Inuzuka, Hana Inuzuka and Aburame Shino under Yuuhi Kurenai. Team 9 is still in circulation from last year. Team 10: Yamanaka Ino, Shikamaru Nara and Akamichi Chouji under Sarutobi Asuma. Hinata Hyuuga, you, along with your cousin from Team 9, are recalled to form a special all-Hyuuga team, and experiment of Lord Hyuuga and the Hokage. And finally, Uzumaki Naruto shall replace Neji Hyuuga in Team 9 under Maito Gai. Naruto, meet your team as soon as possible at training ground 9. The rest of you wait for your Senseis here." The other students wanted to call Iruka on Naruto not being here, but he slowly walked to the door, shocking all of them.
In Five minutes Naruto was able to get to training ground 9, keeping his slow pace. Now, this wold normally seem like an impossible feat if not running, since the training ground is ten miles from the academy, but he was using his powers to slow down the time around him, making him seem faster, while, in fact, everything else was merely slower.
Hi team consisted of Tenten, a Weapon Mistress in the making with quite some potential, and a most peculiar pair of creatures in the form of Maito Gai and Rock Lee. When he came to the training ground, the duo spoke so quickly that he had to manipulate time again, just to understand them. And even then it was only something about youth and sparkles.
"Now my youthful students, we shall introduce ourselves to our new teammate. I shall start. I am Konoha's Youthful Green Beast, Maito Gai. I like training, training and more training. I dislike Kakashi's hip cool attitude. My hobbies are training, and my dream is to awaken the Spring of Youth in this village and beat my hip rival in a contest." Tenten sighed, while Lee was shouting something about youth.
"Yosh! I am Konoha's Youthful Azure Beast, Rock Lee. My likes are the same as Gai-sensei's, and my dislikes are unyouthful actions. My hobby is to train, and my dream is to be a great Ninja without the use of chakra." He gave a good guy pose, his teeth sparkling.
"*Sigh* Guess it's my turn. My name is Tenten. My hobbies are forging and practicing my accuracy. I like anything sharp and pointy enough to hurt someone with. I dislike perverts and those who belittle women, and my dream is to show that Kunoichi can be awesome warriors, too." Naruto just shook his head at the eccentricity of his team, but then again, he had no right to call someone eccentric.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like sand and scorpions, and dislike people that needlessly rush things, as well as water, to an extent. My hobbies are gardening, especial rare desert plants, and training. And my dream is to find a family and settle down." Gai and Lee were crying tears of youth at the last part, and Tenten was relieved that there was someone at least partially normal on this team other than her.
"Yosh! Now let us do some youthful missions on this fine day."
As it turned out, the missions were anything but youthful. The only challenge, if slightly was to capture Tora, the Fire Lord's wife's cat, which they got about a month later. And even that was too easy. Naruto just froze the cat and picked her up.
At the Hokage's office, they were met with the Fire Lady, who scooped up her hat and began squeezing the ever-living hell out of it. Naruto frowned and coughed, getting the Lady's attention. "Excuse me, Lady Shijimi, but I couldn't help notice the reason of your cat's constant… excursions. You see, cats are basically spoiled animals. They like to be pampered... a lot. But you are squeezing too tightly. If you try being more… gentle, I believe the problem will be solved." Shijimi looked at him with a raised eyebrow, shrugged and, with surprising gentleness, petted the cat. Tora purred and rubbed against the Fire Lady's arm. Shijimi had a huge smile as she turned to Naruto, and the others in the room stared at him in wonder.
"What is your name?"
"Naruto. At your service."
"I am indebted to you, Naruto. Ask anything you want of me, and I will do all that is within my power to grant your wish." She smiled at him.
"Hm… Now that you mention it. I have heard from a reliable source that you and your husband are in possession of certain artifacts. Two swords, in fact. They are peculiar sword, more ornamental than anything, but still surprisingly sharp and sturdy. Your husband keeps them in his study, framed." He saw realization dawn on Shijimi. "I see you know the blades I speak of. I would like them." Shijimi nodded and left.
Sarutobi cleared his throat. "Now, Gai, are you of the opinion that your new team is ready for a C-Rank mission?"
"Indeed, Hokage-sama."
"Very well. Send him in." A muscular old man slightly on the overweight side entered the door. He started to say something, but the words got stuck in his mouth when he saw Lee and Gai. "This is the bridge builder Tazuna. You are to escort him to Wave country and stay by his side until he finishes the bridge. Team 7 will accompany you. You leave tomorrow."
The morning came quickly. Teams 7 and 9 met at the east gate, Kakashi reading his book, Gai and Lee spouting youthfulness, Sasuke brooding and casting dark looks at Naruto, Sakura staring dreamily at her crush, Sai painting, Tenten sharpening a kunai and Naruto staring at the sun that had just started rising, the beautiful red glow reminding him of a woman's silky hair. Before Kakashi and Gai ordered to move out, a group of people riding horses came to them. They were samurai, led by the Fire Lord himself. He dismounted and walked to Naruto. "So you are the boy who has won favor with my wife, eh, Naruto, was it?"
"Indeed my lord. Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto." He answered, getting raised eyebrows and dirt looks from Sasuke and Sakura.
The Fire Lord chuckled. "I knew your father once. And I have a feeling that you will be a hero equal, or perhaps even greater than he. So it is my pleasure to present you with these." He snapped his fingers and one of the samurai walked to them, carrying a wooden box in his hands. He opened the box to reveal a set of stunning short swords that made Tenten's eyes get as wide as a dartboard, and Sasuke seethe in rage. "The Eagle Blades." She muttered.
Naruto reached for the blades, but before he could grasp them, Sasuke took both with an evil look in his eyes. "They are mine, Dobe. You do not deserve blades of such magnificence. Only an Uchiha could utilize them to their fullest potential." He gloated with his fan-girl screaming 'Go Sasuke' behind him. Naruto growled, and Tenten and the Fire Lord frowned, as well as Kakashi, Gai and Lee.
Then, Naruto chuckled. "You thing a fool as yourself could harness the Eagle Blades. Pathetic." He took a step forward, and disappeared, reappearing behind Sasuke. "You do not even know how to hold them correctly." He chuckled again. So fast! was he thought present in all minds.
Sasuke sprung around and impaled Naruto in the gut with the twin swords, much to everyone's horror, bar from Sakura, of course. To their surprise, Naruto just chuckled. "Wishful thinking, Uchiha. A pathetic creature such as you shall never be able to kill me." They noticed that instead of blood, sand was pouring out of the wound. Sasuke was so surprised that the blades slid out of his hands. That was what Naruto had been waiting for. In a span of one second, he pulled the blades out of his gut, swung around, got behind Sasuke facing the other way, and crossed his swords in a scissor-like fashion, with the blades against the Last Uchiha's throat. "Do something like that again." He spoke coldly, no even facing in the Uchiha's general direction. "And I will kill you." He then sheathed his swords at the back of his hips and turned to the Fire Lord and bowed. "Thank you, My Lord, for these gifts." The Fire Lord only smiled nodding. The Ninja turned the other way, and went to their first C-Rank mission.
So, I made Hana and Kiba twins in my fic, just so you know.
If you're wondering, Naruto's fighting style relies on manipulating time in order to slow the enemy. His style has no unnecessary moves, and is calm and collected. In fact, it looks like he's only barely moving.
