A/N: I will try to put out at least two or three chapter's a week so you all won't have to wait long for updates. Trust me, I know how annoying it can be to have to wait on new chapter's for stories you like (espesially ones that take months to release).
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Chpt.2: The Released Power
As Hinata watched Naruto walk away, her Byakugan activated without warrning allowing her to see his chakra network.
'Why did my blood limit just activate?' she wondered. As she was about release it she noticed that Naruto's chakra was shrinking and growing in an unstable way while every couple of second's, she would see sudden burst occur at point's along the charkra network. She new enough to know that something wasn't right.
"Mr. Yaminaka?" she said to Ino's father. He looked at her and replied "Yes?"
She told him what she saw and asked what it could mean.
"Well, if what you described is accurate, then a person who's chakra is desturbed like that would have trouble focusing their chakra and performing even the easiest jutsu."
Realization filled her mind as she thanked him, then left saying she be right back as she just remmembered something she left at the accademy. She just hope's that Iruka-sensei was still there.
(15 minutes later)
Naruto and Mizuki were standing atop the Hokage Monument looking out over the village when Naruto broke the silence.
"So, what do I hve to do ta make Genin sensei?"
"Ok, here's the deal. Me, Iruka, and the Hokage decided to set up a field test for you. Your mission is to break into the Hokage tower's archival chamber, enter into the hidden room, steal the largest scroll inside, escape, and find a spot to learn at least one jutsu from the scroll. Do this and you'll make genin. Easy right? Oh, and before I forget, you need to avoid being seen and caught by the chunin on guard in the tower."
"Well sounds easy enough. Wait, how am I sappose ta find a hidden room?"
Mizuki reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Naruto.
"Well, I shouldn't be doing this, but I want you to pass. So to help you, just follow what I have written down on this paper and you'll do fine. It not only tells you how to find and access the room but also the movment's of the chunin om guard."
"I don't know, it sounds like a good deal but it seems that I'm getting special treatment just like Sasuke always get's. And I'd rather earn everything through hard work as apposed to letting it get handed to me on a silver platter like Sasuke does."
"Well, if you'd rather wait another six month's to take the test again, that's fine. It's a shame though. I mean, there's a good chance that Hinata could end up on Kiba's team and that would give him a chance to get Hinata to like HIM." Mizuki said knowing that would clench the deal.
Naruto froze at the comment. He was well aware that Kiba had his eye's on Hinata for a while now and that Kiba was always looking for an chance to break them up so he could date her and if they where on the same team, well he didn't want to think about that.
"Ok, I'll do it." As he started to move, Mizuki stopped him.
"One more thing, well two more actually. One, you have until midnight to complete this test. And two, you should go to the old shrine near the training grounds. I'll be there at around 11:30 and if your still having trouble learning a jutsu from the scroll, I'll help. Oh, you might be hungry so eat this. It will give you some energy 'and get your charkra stabilized'
for the task ahead."
Naruto ate the food pellet. "Thanks Mizuki-sensei, for all you've done for me." Naruto lept away.
'No, thank YOU Naruto, for all that your doing for ME!' Mizuki thought as he watched Naruto head to the Hokage tower.
(At the academy)
Iruka was finishing up some paperwork when he noticed that Mizuki had left his herbal tea sitting on the table. He sighed as he went to pick it up. As he was about to pour it out the window, he was stopped by Hinata's voice.
"Iruka-sensei, are you here?" she called out. "Over hear Hinata." he replied.
She entered the room and he asked what the problem was. She explained what she saw when her Byakugan activated and detected his disturbed chakra flow and what Inoichi told her. Iruka thought on this for a moment till a thought came to him. Before Naruto tried to make his clones, he had taken a sip from Mizuki's herbal tea. 'No, he didn't?' Iruka thought, would Mizuki actually do that? Ther was one way to find out.
"Hinata, use your Byakugan and watch my chakra flow." Hinata activated her blood limit as Iruka drank the tea. Almost instantly, his chakra became distorted as well.
"Your chakra is also disturbed like his was now." she said.
Iruka pulled a medical pellet from his vest and ate it to get his chakra normal again.
"Ok Hinata, you go find Naruto and bring him to the Hokage. I'm going on ahead to let him know what's going on."
She nodded as they both left. Iruka hoped that Mizuki wasn't planning something bad for Naruto.
(30 minutes later)
Iruka arrived at the Hokage tower only to see the 3rd and about eight Anbuu standing outside. With a wave of his hand, the Anbuu vanished in a swirl of smoke.
"Iruka, is something wrong." asked the old ninja. Though out of breath, Iruka told him what he and Hinata had learned. Inturn, the Hokage related what had happened at the tower. The both agreed that Naruto must have been tricked by Mizuki. Iruka took off to find Naruto.
(11pm that night)
Naruto was laying on the ground, panting heaviley. It had taken some effort, but he had succeeded in learning a jutsu from the scroll. After a few moment's to calm himself and get his lungs filled with oxygen again, he sat up and debated if he should try to learn any other jutsu from the scroll. He opened the scroll and started to look at all the other jutsu listed. He finally found one that caught his eye. He reached into his backpack and pulled out a pen and paper and wrote down the info on the jutsu. Once he had some rest, he would try to learn it.
Just then, a figure appeared before him. It was Iruka who was relieved to have found him. Naruto looked at him and smiled.
"Hey Iruka-sensei, your earlier than your sappose to be?" he asked.
"What do you mean Naruto?"
"Mizuki-sensei said I had till midnight to learn a jutsu from the scroll. Good thing I'm a quick study cause I just finished learning a new jutsu. If you give me a minute, I'll show you and then you can make me a genin."
'So that's what Mizuki was planning. But why?' Iruka thought to himself.
"Naruto, there's something you should know." he said and explained everything about the drugged herbal tea, the fake mission, and the truth about the scroll.
"That...that can't be true. Please tell me your joking Iruka-sensei?"
"I'm afraid it is true Naruto." came a voice from behind them. They both looked to see Mizuki standing there wearing ROOT battle armor. "I wasn't expecting you to be here Iruka. I'll just have to kill you before I take Naruto back so he can be punished by the counsil, unconsious of course."
"Why are you doing this Mizuki?" Iruka asked as anger started to fill him. Naruto was in shock from what was happening.
"Naruto is a demon, not a human. My boss hopes to turn him into a powerful weapon to use for the greater glory of the village. And in return for helping, I get a position of power when the time comes." He then looks at Naruto. "Hey kid, wanna know why everyone calls you demon and monster?" Naruto came out of his shocked state and looked at Mizuki.
(not far away)
Hinata was getting frantic and scared. It had been several hours since she started looking for Naruto and she was running out of places to look. She was about to head off and search another area when her Byakugan spotted Naruto, Iruka, and Mizuki several yards away. As she arrived, she hid heself in a bush and watched. She wanted to run to Naruto, but seeing Mizuki in battle armor made her decide to stay hidden just in case a surrprise attack was needed. She prepared herself for a possible fight.
"Mizuki, don't say it. He not ready to learn that yet." Iruka shouted, pleading for him to reconsider. Mizuki ignored him.
"As you know, twelve years ago the nine tailed fox attacked the village and killed many innocent people and shinobi. The 4th gave his life to defeat it, but he couldn't kill it. To save everyone, he sealed it away into the body of a new born baby who became the human form of the fox. And you are that child, you are the nine tailed fox reborn." Mizuki said before laughing at the thought of seeing Naruto devistated at the news. But instead, he got a laugh and a grin from the boy.
"What, is that all Mizuki?" Both chunin looked at him in surrprise. "How dumb do you think I am? I figured that out a long time ago. Everyone knows a tailed beast can't be killed, only sealed or driven away. And considering how everyone allways called me demon and monster and the fact I'd get people telling me that I was a murderer on my birthday's, I put two and two together and figured it out. That truth helped me to figure out why I was able to save Hinata from being kidnapped, why I heal quickly, and why my sences are better than average."
"What about Hinata then? How will she handle the truth?" Mizuki asked.
"She's been handling it quite well actually. It makes her more angry with the village for their treatment of me and it has made her even more protective of me as well. Plus, she thinks having a boyfriend with demonic powers is actually kind of cool." he said as he looked over at the bush she was watching from. He had seen her looking at him from her hidind spot since the moment she arrived. She nodded her agreement with him.
"No matter, I still plan and killing you Iruka and taking Naruto back for punishment." Mizuki charged Iruka and the two came to blows with their kunai sparking from contact. Naruto, pulling out his own kunai lunged at Mizuki when he saw an opening. Mizuki saw him coming and managed to dodge in time though Iruka caught him offguard and sent him stumbling back. As the two charged him, Mizuki made a couple of hands signs and yelled "Earth style: Piercing Stones." At that moment, several pepples ripped from the ground and shot torwards them. Iruka pushed Naruto out of the way and took the hit.
Though not injured, Iruka was stunned long enough for Mizuki to run over and cast a paralysis jutsu on him.
"Well Iruka, it was fun but in the end, someone has to die and that someone is YOU." He raised his kunai and was about to finish Iruka when Naruto shouted to him.
"What is it demon?" he said alittle annoyed. Naruto glared at him and with venom in his voice said "Touch my sensei, and I'll kill you."
"Well, if you think you can then try." he challenged. Naruto smirked, 'Always give them what they want' he thought.
He made a hand sign and yelled "Shadow Clone jutsu" and about 50 Naruto's appeared. Mizuki was shocked that Naruto could use this move. He tried to defend himself, but the onslaught of Naruto's was more than he could handle and was sent flying into a tree. Naruto ran over to Iruka who was ok. He just needed a few minutes for the jutsu to wear off. Hinata started to get up and go over to them when she noticed Mizuki's charkra was changing. "Naruto, look out." she cried.
He turned around and saw Mizuki standing. His body was surronded by purple/black colored chakra, and tiger like stripes covered his body. A seal was glowing on his forhead. "You think you've won demon? I'll show you what power is all about." With those words, he began consentrating his chakra more, causing his curse mark stripes to glow and grow, covering his body till he trasformed into a monsterous man/tiger creature. Naruto was shaking at what he saw, unable to move or even think. And Hinata, though still hiding, was only able to watch, unable to move herself.
Mizuki smiled at Naruto before lunging forward at such a speed he was already before Naruto before the boy had even seen Mizuki move. With a single kick to the gut, Mizuki sent Naruto flying back at such a speed, he shot through seven trees before making contact with the ground and even then, he continued moving for another 50 feet leaving an ever deepening ditch behind him till he finally came to a stop. Naruto started coughing up blood, his whole body was racked with pain, he could tell he had broken ribs, several deep cuts from hitting the trees, and he couldn't feel his right arm.
Mizuki arrived and started walking torwards Naruto. "You know, I'm sappose ta let you live, but I think killing you would be the best thing for everyone. Hell, I'll be a hero in this village for this." As he was prepared to strike, Hinata landed before him and immediatly started attacking Mizuki. She managed to drive him back but he recovered quickley and grabbed her with his speed and started to choke the life out of her. "Poor little outcast, trying to protect her love. Don't woory, he'll be joining you in a few minutes." With those words, he squeezed hard and felt her neck snap as the life faded from her eyes.
Naruto watched as Mizuki killed Hinata followed by the sound of his own scream. Without warrning, he was pulled into another place. He found himself standing in a field of blood red flowers and sky filled with fire. Before him was a mirror. He was drawn to it and in it he saw himself, only with fiery red hair, larger darker whisker marks, and blood red eyes. His mirror self spoke "Do you want power? Power to bring your love back? Power to make her killer pay?" "Yes, give me the power" Naruto asked his mirror self.
A small orb of red light emerged from the mirror and Naruto took it in his hands. "Remember, this is only a small piece of your true power. The rest you'll earn over time. So use it well, Manamin." his mirror self said. Naruto didn't notice the different name he was called. All he could think about was what he had to do. He pressed the orb into his chest as the world erupted in fire.
Mizuki was standing over Naruto about to plunge the Kunai into his heart when a burst of chakra greater than any Mizuki had ever felt launched him into the air and backto where Naruto had first landed after the attack. He looked torwards Naruto and almost pissed himself. Naruto was standing, all injuries were gone, his body was radiating red chakra with such intensity that it was distorting the air around him. His whisker marks had darkened greatly, his teeth and finger nails had sharpened, his eyes were red with slits, and his hair was wild and a tint of red along the edges. Pure rage covered his face.
Mizuki quickly regained his confidence. "Not bad demon, but my power is still greater than yours." And with that, he lauched himself at Naruto with the same speed he had used before, but this time Naruto intercepted the attack with ease. Mizuki continued attacking but each attack was easily blocked. With a final move, he tried to strike at Naruto's heart, but Naruto grabbed his hand in mid thrust and brought Mizuki's face close to his and said "I'm tired of playing with you." And with that, he chucked Mizuki into the air.
Naruto then sent a barrier of red chakra around Hinata's body to protect her from wht he was about to do. He then lept into the air, grabbed Mizuki who scream to be released as the red chakra burned his furred skin. "Now you pay FOR WHAT YOU DID TO IRUKA-sensei AND HINATA." Naruto screamed as he flipped them both over and started spinning rapidly. "Hidden Leaf Style: Primary Lotus." he yelled as he and Mizuki slammed into the ground with so much force it created a shock wave that was felt for miles away. When the smoke cleared, only Naruto came out of the 100ft deep crater.
Mizuki had reverted back to human form and though he was alive, he would never fully recover from this fight. Iruka arrived at last only to see Naruto kneeling before Hinata and taking her into his arms. With tears falling down his face at the sight before him, Iruka called to Naruto but didn't get a responce. Naruto leaned in close and said softly into Hinata's ear. "I know your still in there. I not letting you go that easily." He then started pourning a mixter of red and blue chakra into her body as he gently kissed her lips.
Her body began to glow with a blue/white light as her and his aura's became visible to the naked eye. Iruka started to move to them, but was stopped by the 3rd who told him to leave them be. Color started to return to her body as she started to breath again. Slowly, her hands rose up and wrapped around he neck as they drew themselves closer to each other. Finally, the glowing stopped as Hinata was fully healed and Naruto returned to normal.
They broke the kiss and looked into each other's eyes and smiled at one another.
"I thought I'd lost you there Hinata?" Naruto said lovingly to her.
She rubbed the edge of her nose against his and said "You will never lose me my brave fox. Your stuck with me for all eternity."
"I guess your right, my angelic princess."
"Oh, Naruto. One more thing." she said looking at him. "What?" he asked back. "That was THE best kiss you've ever given me."
The two started laughing happily before finally passing out from exaustion. Both Iruka and the Hokage picked them up and took them to the hospital while Anbuu delt with Mizuki.
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Naruto and Hinata spent a day in the hospital. Despite everything that happened, they both where in perfect help. Naruto was made a genin and wnt to celebrate with his friends. As for Mizuki, he was discovered that his curse seal was not perfect and activating it's second state power had damaged his chakra network. He would never use jutsu again, not that it mattered as he was also thrown into a coma from Naruto's attack. Despite evidence that placed Danzou in on this event, the old war hawk was able to escape punishment as the civilian counsil members were on his side. The investigation was dropped in exchange for Naruto being freed from any blame and punishment in the incident.
Several day's later, while Naruto was traing Konohamoru how to use the Sexy Jutsu, Iruka arrived at the Hokage tower with the team listing's. After several hours, they came to a final decision and the Hokage went to inform the Jonin sensei's on who they had to work with.
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The day for the teams had arrived. Everyone had their own hopes as to who they wanted to be with.
"I'm going to be with Sasuke, Ino-pig." Sakura screeched like a banshee.
"Forget it billboard brow, he's going to be with me." Ino retoted.
Everyone watched with ammusment, wondering who would get the first punch. Iruka entered the roon and called attention. Everyone took their seats as Iruka called out for Teams 2,3, and 5. Finally he came to team seven.
"Team 7: Sasuke Uchiha, Kiba Inuzuka, and Ino Yaminaka under Kakashi Hatake."
"Team 8: Chouji Akamichi, Shino Abarame, and Sakura Haruno under Kurenai Yuhi." "Team 10: Naruto Uzumaki, Hinata Uzumaki, and Shikamaru Nara under Asuma Sarutobi"
Next time: Second test and elements.
A/N: Mizuki got the curse seal from Orochimaru at some point in the past. However, since it was still an experimental seal at the time, it was unstable and dangerous to use unlike the ones that the Sound Five have and Sasuke has in the series.
Orochimaru and Danzou are allies, this will have an effect during the chunin exam story line later.
Since Hinata was cast out of the Hyuga clan, she can't use Hyuga as her last name anymore. So she's legally added Uzumaki as her last name, not that she minds though.
There is a reason why Naruto's mirror self called him Manamin. But it's going to be a while before I explain why.
I'll explain why the teams are set up as they are next chapter as well as who has who for a jonin- sensei. Can you all take a guess as to why though.
As far as Naruto's insane power, I was inspired by the scene from .hack//GU vol.1 Reirth when Haseo meets Azure Flame Kite for the first time. I always used that scene of complete powerlessness against an opponent for some fights. Don't worry though, I'm not making Naruto god like powerful. That was just a heat of the moment kind of power. Though, since the fox is the strongest of the nine, Naruto dominating enemies with it's power isn't all that surrprising. Don't worry, it'll be awhile before he has that much power again.
