Here's chapter 2 of the Introduction Arc.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, I wish I did, but I don't and never will.


2. Training Grounds! Naruto's Test!

Darkness, it was all around in a room of twelve year old Hiroshi. It was 4:30 in the morning, and the bed nearby began to stir. The blanket was thrown off and Hiroshi slowly sat up with sleep still in his eyes. Hiroshi yawned and groaned and slowly drug himself out of bed.

"Why did Naruto-sensei want us at the training ground at five in the morning?" groaned Hiroshi. "It's too early."

Hiroshi grabbed his clothes and a towel and walked into the bathroom and showered. About fifteen minutes later, he came out fully dressed and ready to go, accept for the fact that he was still awfully sleepy.

"God, it's going to be a long day." Hiroshi said locking the front door. Hiroshi began walking down the empty streets. Passing street lights and closed businesses. Hiroshi found it peaceful as he really never traveled the streets this early in the morning. No noise, it helped him stay in his thoughts even though his face showed as if he was ready for bed. Hiroshi walked about ten blocks until he reached the training grounds, where he found his friends Himawari and Shiro sitting in the grass waiting. Shiro was the first to notice Hiroshi's arrival.

"Yo." Shiro said with a tired voice.

"Yo." Hiroshi said back.

"Morning Hiroshi-kun." Himawari said after hearing Hiroshi talking to Shiro.

"Good morning Himawari-chan."


The three kids sat there, waited and waited and waited. It was already 7:30 in the morning with the sun rising over the eastern horizon and Naruto still hadn't showed up yet.

"Where the hell is he?" asked a very irritated Hiroshi who was growing impatient with his new sensei.

"He asked us to be hear at five in the morning but he's yet to show up." Shiro added. Himawari just nodded in agreement with Hiroshi and Shiro. Her stomach began growling and she blushed out of embarrassment.

Hiroshi laughed, "It's alright, to be honest, I forgot to eat myself."

"Well, Naruto-sensei told us not to eat breakfast." Himawari said.

"I ate, I don't really care what he said." Shiro added.

Another hour went by and Naruto still hadn't shown up yet. The three ninja were starting to get really impatient. Finally about nine in the morning, Naruto showed his face.

"You're late!" yelled Hiroshi and Himawari in unison.

Naruto laughed while placing his hands behind his head, "Sorry, I over slept."

"Liar." added Shiro. Naruto gave Shiro a death glare and began to speak again.

"Alright, let's get on with this, shall we?" Naruto said. "Today is a survival test."

"Another test?" asked Hiroshi. "Didn't we take one at the academy to become Genin?"

Naruto laughed, "That was just to select candidates for Genin."

"What?" yelled Himawair. "You mean we got to do another test before we become Genin?"

"Exactly, and with this test, there's a sixty-six percent chance you'll fail." Naruto said with a triumphed smile.

"So what's this test anyway?" Shiro asked not amused. Naruto held up two bells.

"Simple, take these bells from me."

"Is that all?" asked Hiroshi, seemly unimpressed.

"Yes and the one who doesn't get the bell will be tied to one of these posts and will not get lunch as well as get sent back to the academy." Naruto said with his usual grin. The three ninja just stayed silent. Naruto couldn't help but laugh inside his head at their stupefied look on their face as if they're were scared and intimidated by the events he just explained.

'Kids are fun.' Naruto thought.

"Alright, when I say go, the test will begin. Oh and by the way, you only have three hours."

"Shit." Shiro muttered.

"Go!" Naruto yelled and the three ninja disappeared.

"Hmm, they got the hiding part down and that part I forgot to mention."


Thirty minutes had passed since Naruto began the bell test and none of his students has yet to make a move.

'Hmm, I wonder if they got the point of this test yet.' Naruto thought as he waited for any kind of an attack. Naruto heard bushes rustle nearby and Hiroshi came running at him with a Kunai in hand. As soon as Hiroshi got near Naruto, he grabbed the hand holding the Kunai and stopped his attack.

"Damn it." Said Hiroshi, he then decided to throw a punch but Naruto just blocked it again. Hiroshi got angry when he noticed the bored expression on Naruto's whisker-marked face. Hiroshi then kneed Naruto in the stomach. Naruto groaned but disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Crap, it was a kage bunshin." Hiroshi looked around effortlessly trying to find the real Naruto. "Where the hell is he?"

"Behind you." whispered Naruto who had just appeared and made a hand seal, or at least what looked like one. "Konoha secret technique, Thousand Years of Death!" and Naruto poked Hiroshi in the behind. Hiroshi flew into high into the air and landed on the ground about several feet away. Shiro and Himawari watched in the nearby bushes.

"Now just what the heck was that?" asked Himawari.

"I don't know." Shiro responded.

Hiroshi finally got up after the shock of what just happened.

"What the fuck you pervert?" yelled Hiroshi. Naruto just smiled.

"I'm not a pervert, it's a real technique; look it up when you have a chance." He said.

Hiroshi had enough of it and began doing hand seals. Naruto caught his movements with his peripheral vision.

'Hand seals? What's he planning?' Naruto thought.

"Doton: Doryudan!" yelled Hiroshi

"What the fuck, no way you can do that!" yelled a very shocked Naruto, and a huge dragon head made of soil and rock came up and opened up its mouth and began firing out balls of mud. Naruto stood there shocked and didn't move and was hit hard with the mud balls, or that's what Hiroshi thought until the Naruto disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Damn it, he never lets down his guard." Just as soon as Hiroshi said that, Naruto appeared to the side of him and punched him, not very hard, knocking him back into the bushes where Shiro and Himawari where hiding.

Hiroshi got up "Well guys, I tested his strength like you guys wanted me too. Looks like we're going to have to work as a team to get those bells, Naruto-sensei is stronger and more alert than I thought."

"Well what do you plan we do?" asked Shiro.

"I don't know yet, we need some sort of distraction so he'll be caught off guard somehow." explained Hiroshi.

"That sounds like a good idea, but what should we do?" asked Himawari. Shiro and Hiroshi looked at each other and then Himawari. She suddenly felt unnerved by their staring and gulped.

"You'll be the distraction and me and Shiro will flank him and get the bells." Hiroshi said with an evil smirk. Himawari was a bit frightened, she just saw Hiroshi, who she thought was the best ninja in their class, get cremed by their sensei without really even trying. She didn't know what she could do to even get Naruto at least a bit distracted.

'Who would of thought a shrimp like that could do such a powerful jutsu.' Naruto thought while waiting for another ambush. Soon enough Himawari appeared in front of Naruto and he smirked.

"I see it's your turn, eh?" asked a semi-enthusiastic Naruto. Himawari just nodded slowly.

'I think the chick is scared.'

'I think so too.' Said an eerie deep voice

'Kyuubi, not now.' Naruto said with annoyance.

'Fine.'

Naruto had been slightly pre-occupied with yelling at the Kyuubi to have noticed Himawari was beginning to do hand seals. He didn't come to until he heard the girl yell while standing near him.

"Surio no jutsu!"

"Shit." Naruto yelled and a sphere of water began to form around Naruto.

'Where the hell did these kids learn these advanced jutsus.' Naruto mentally scolded himself for being this slightly careless as if this was a real fight, he'd surely loss.

"Way to go Himawari!" yelled Hiroshi. Himawari immediately let the jutsu go, but before Naruto could react, Hiroshi tackled Naruto to the ground and Shiro managed to come from the other side and grab the bells off his belt. The three ninja stood over the Naruto on the ground and smiled triumphily. Naruto just smirked.

"We did it Naruto-sensei, we go the bells." said Hiroshi smiling greatly.

"You sure did, alright one question before I decide you pass or fail." Naruto said. "What was the point of this exercise then?"

"Teamwork." The three ninja said in unison.

"Very good then, all three pass. Team 11 will go on their first mission tomorrow." Naruto said with a thumbs up and his fox grin.

"You three are dismissed, meet up here approximately eight tomorrow morning where we'll go to the Hokage's office and get our first mission."

"Hai, Naruto-sensei." Hiroshi said. Naruto vanished once again and Hiroshi, Himawari and Shiro left the training grounds. They walked down the street in silence but all three were happy to know all three had officially become Genin. Shiro reached his block first and said his goodbyes in his quit unusual way and headed off. Himawari was next until Hiroshi found himself alone once more and reached his empty house as well.

Hiroshi sighed, "When are they coming home?"


Naruto was walking down the street whistling, presuming to be heading back to his apartment for some rest. Soon a bit of pink caught his eye and he turned to find Sakura on the other side of the street walking.

"Hey Sakura-chan!" yelled Naruto over the noisy crowd waving his hands trying to get her to notice him. Sakura turned to see Naruto and smiled and motioned for him to come across the street. Naruto wasted no time getting over to Sakura, his speed put the speed of light to shame, all just to spend a little time with the pink-haired Kunoichi.

"Hey Sakura-chan, what's up?" Naruto asked with a big smiled plastered across his face.

"Walking back home to rest, just got done with the test with my students." Sakura answered.

"Hey, me too." Naruto said still smiling like a buffoon. "So what has come of your team?"

"They passed." Sakura said smiling. "Let me guess, yours completely failed and you'll have nothing to do once again."

Naruto got upset and turned his back, but of course he was merely joking. "Well, for your information, my students passed too." Naruto stuck out his tongue after he finished the sentence and Sakura just laughed. She thought he was cute when he did things like that. Sakura finally reached her house.

"Well if you don't mind, I'm going to take a nap before I head back to the hospital to help Tsunade-sama."

"No, not all, have a good nap Sakura-chan." Naruto said smiling and waved her goodbye and treaded back down the street back to his apartment.


Night had fallen with Naruto walking down the street heading to his favorite ramen bar. When he arrived, he entered the curtains and sat on his normal chair, greeted the old man and ordered his ramen. A few minutes later Hiroshi entered the joint as well, Naruto was surprised to see him again for the second night in a row. Hiroshi ordered and afterwards, Naruto finally spoke up.

"Here again?"

"Yeah, my parents still haven't returned from their mission." Hiroshi said with a hint of sadness and loneliness in his voice while staring at the counter.

"How long was this mission supposed to last?" asked a curious Naruto.

"It was supposed to been a week." Hiroshi said still looking at the counter.

"Supposed to? How long has it been since they left?" Naruto was becoming real concerned for his student.

"It's been a month. When I get a chance, I go and ask Tsunade-sama the status of my parents whereabouts. She never answers me, tells me she's busy and will tell me tomorrow, but she never tells me." Hiroshi said with tears beginning to form. "I'm really worried, Naruto-sensei."

Naruto patted Hiroshi on the head and smiled.

"It's alright." Hiroshi just sat in silence. "I got one more question, who tought you the jutsu you used on me today?"

"Oh that, my father taught me that. My chakra is limited, I can only do one a day, for now." Hiroshi answered slightly happier then answering the questions about his parents. Naruto smiled and the two began eating in silence. Naruto couldn't help but think about Hiroshi and his parents.

'I'm going to have to talk to Tsunade-baa-chan about Hiroshi's parents tomorrow.' Naruto thought and while eating his ramen.


Another chapter down, yay!