"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Jutsu"

'Flashbacks/ memories'

"Summon/Biju talking"

'Summon/ Biju thinking'

Naruto of the Flash Step

Chapter 2: Team

The summer came quickly o Konoha this year. The sun shone brightly and the slight breeze didn't do anything to cool the temperature down. It was Sunday noon and the giant star was at it's highest above Konoha.

As many students in Konoha Ninja Academy started to go out on the Academy training ground for a break, one particular blond boy was home, or more precisely in his family training ground, which was surrounded by various seals which prevented anyone from outside to see what was happening on the field.

Naruto, who was wearing only black shorts and black Shinobi sandals, was panting heavily while lying on his back with closed eyes. The now five and a half years old academy student has just finished another training session.

For the last six months, the blond Uzumaki has been learning his father Taijutsu style, the Hummingbird style, which concentrated on lighting fast and precise attacks.

The main problem with the style was that while Naruto was fast for his age, he was nowhere near as fast as he needed to execute most of the moves. That was the reason why Naruto has started to wear gravity seals which were designed by his father to expand his speed.

Thanks to the Uzumaki healing factor, Naruto didn't get soreness so he could train every day without worrying to destroy his muscles. With this, Naruto decided that since he could spend the whole day training and not only half when he was attending to the academy, the last Namikaze decided that he would send a Shadow Clone to take his place in the academy.

As Naruto lay there on the ground, he started to think about all that happened in the last months. Thanks to his previous training with Minato and Kushina, and now to his own training regime, Naruto was always at the top of his class in the academy. There was no one in his Class or even the higher Classes, Uchiha Itachi graduated the year that Naruto entered the academy, who could rival in the Namikaze's abilities.

That, of course, gained Naruto even more fangirls and even some fanboys.

Thanks to being the best in the whole academy, Naruto quickly gained himself the title of a 'Prodigy' and 'Genius'. Of course, there were only a handful of people who understood the difference between these two titles.

A child prodigy is someone who does things normal people do but at an unusually young age were at a genius does things that extremely few other people can do at all.

In Naruto's opinion, he wasn't a Genius, a prodigy, yes, but not a Genius.

Naruto hated it when some civilians would compare his 'oh so mighty genius' to his own father who was also dubbed as Genius. The last time Naruto was shopping groceries, he overhears some Chunin comparing him to the 'Uchiha Prodigy'. Now, that got Naruto's interest.

With the thought of having another prodigy to compare himself to, Naruto asked the Chunin about the said Uchiha. Sadly, he as informed that the now known Itachi was already Genin and it was very rare to find the boy outside a mission or while he was training.

With the knowledge that most likely he wouldn't find the Uchiha, Naruto shrugged the matter of and went back training. After all, the two of them would meet one day.

Clearing his head of thoughts, Naruto got up and went inside to take a shower, grab some money and go out for lunch. Five minutes later, Naruto was walking down the street of Konoha with hands in his pockets. He was now also wearing a black t-shirt with the Namikaze Clan's crest on the back.

As Naruto passed another shop, he heard a familiar voice inside. Deciding to see who it was, the Namikaze boy entered the shop which turned out to be a Dango shop.

As the blond academy student looked around, he found Kakashi sitting with five other teenagers. As Naruto was about to leave, he heard Kakashi call to him and when he looked over to where the group sat, he saw Kakashi waving to him and inviting him to join.

As Naruto neared the group, he got a closer look at the other persons.

They all looked to be Kakashi's age, which was 15.

One of them was a male who had bowl-cut and was wearing green spandex under a Chunin vest, while his Hitai-ate was used as a belt. The person had black hair and matching eye color. From the descriptions that Kakashi gave the young boy, that would be the Anbu's best friend and self-proclaimed lifetime rival. Might Guy.

The next one was another male who had black hair and brown eyes. He wore the standard Konoha ninja uniform with the sleeves rolled up halfway, Chunin vest, regular shinobi sandals, and Hitai-ate on his forehead. He had a cigarette in his mouth and three hairs on his chin. He was the son of the Sandaime Hokage and one of the rare Futon users in Konoha. Sarutobi Asuma.

The next person was a Kunoichi in the regular Konoha uniform and a Chunin vest as well. She had long raven-black hair and red eyes. She had also red lipstick on her lips. She was an upcoming Genjutsu mistress. Yuhi Kurenai.

The next one was also a female, who had her violet hair in a spiky ponytail. She had light-brown, pupilless eyes. Wears a fitted mesh body suit that covers her from her neck down to her thighs. Over this, she wears a tan overcoat with a purple in-seam and a pocket on each side, a dark orange mini-skirt, a dark blue belt, and pale grey shin guards. The ex-apprentice of Orochimaru of the Sannin. Mitarashi Anko.

The last one was older than the rest of the group. He was 18 years old male with brown, shoulder-length hair which hangs about his face and brown eyes. He wears his forehead protector like a bandanna and the standard Konoha uniform with Jonin vest. Naruto also spotted a Senbon in his mouth. He was one of the elite bodyguards for important Daimyo who come to Konoha. Shiranui Genma.

"Yo, Naruto. How is it going," Kakashi asked whilst reading his book when Naruto finally was close enough while the rest of the group made a place for the academy student to sit down and greeted him.

"Nothing much, just came out to eat something," The last Namikaze answered as he ordered some Dango. After a moment everyone was talking again until a thought came across Kurenai mind.

"Shouldn't you be at the academy, Naruto-kun?" Asked Kurenai, looking at the young boy on her left. The blond boy looked at her strangely and shook his head.

"I am at the academy, or more like my Shadow Clone is. I realized that I can get more training done while my Clones attended the school," He said, shocking everyone besides Kakashi who looked at his friend with amusement.

"Y-You can do Shadow Clone Jutsu and still go train?" Anko shouted. She couldn't understand how a five years old bo could use a Jonin Kinjutsu and still go train like it was nothing.

"Naruto-san, how many Shadow Clone scan you create?" A curious Genma asked and a few seconds later the blond's answer floored everyone besides the silver-haired Jonin.

"Well, I can create 6 and then still go train, but if you ask me about the maximal amount I can do then it would be 14," The boy answered with a smile while closing his eyes and tilting his head to the side, making Kurenai suddenly squeal.

"How cute!" The Chunin squealed and suddenly everyone's eyes were on her, making her blush in the embarrassment and look away, getting a few chuckles around the table.

"YOSH! Naruto-Kun's flames of youth shine brightly! We must have a friendly spar one-day o fan our flames of youth even brighter!" SHouted Gai while pumping his fist into the air, making everyone around the table to sigh while Naruto sweat-dropped.

"Ne, kid, do you know your Chakra affinity?" Asuma asked while exhaling smoke from his lungs. Naruto looked thoughtful for a moment but then shook his head. The Namikaze watched as Asuma took out a small piece of paper and handed it to Naruto. "Chanel your Chakra into it," The smoking teen said.

When Naruto channeled his Chakra into the piece of paper, it crumbled it a small ball and when Kakashi was about to tell the result, the small ball soaked suddenly, making all the Shinobi present look wide-eyed.

"Holy shit, this kid has got two Chakra affinities!" Anko shouted out, gaining attention from a few civilians and Ninjas around.

"Hmm, that would be right," Kakashi said to himself but Genma still heard him.

"What do you mean Kakashi?" Asked the oldest Shinobi in the group, making Kakashi give them all an eye-smile.

"I could tell you this, but..." He trailed off, making the group inch closer to him.

"But?" They all asked in unison.

"But it's a secret," Said the one-eyed Jonin wit another eye-smile, making everyone face fault. The group has spent some time speaking and eating, but after half hour Naruto decided to head back to his home to train.

6 months later, Konoha Academy

When children in Konoha decide that they want to become Ninja, they all have to graduate from the Academy. Most children coming from Clans enter the academy at the age of seven because they are given one year to train with their families, while Clanless students have to join at the age of six. Of course, there are many cases where the children join the academy at a younger age.

Hatake Kakashi.

Uchiha Itachi.

Namikaze Naruto.

The students then spend six years at the academy learning and training to prepare themselves for the lives of shinobi in their world. It was a well-known fact that not everyone that enters the academy will pass. There are always some drop-outs who are not fit to become Shinobi. But even with the fact that there are some drop-outs, there are also some academy students who excel and are allowed to graduate earlier.

Namikaze Minato.

Uzumaki Kushina.

Namikaze Naruto.

Naruto, who now is six years old and was wearing long black pants, long-sleeved black shirt with the Namikaze crest on the back and his Hitai ate on black cloth tied around his forehead, was sitting in a class full of 12-years old. He was the only of his Class and the whole academy to graduate earlier this year. As the blond Namikaze heir sat in the class, he couldn't help but smile with pride at himself.

Obviously, there was a good reason to be proud of himself. He graduated from the academy at the same age that he should have joined the school. Now add to this fact that he graduated only after one year and the whole Village is speaking about you.

Two minutes later a Chunin, who was the teacher of the current class, entered the Class and started to read the team placement. Naruto muted him off until he heard his name being called.

"Namikaze Naruto, due to an unforeseen accident, Sandaime-sama decided to place you on a team with a Jonin and one Chunin. They told me to tell you to meet them at the training ground 28," Said the Chunin and after he ended the team placement, Naruto used Shunshin to leave the academy.

Training ground 28

As Naruto entered the training ground, he saw two figures sparring in a clearing. Deciding to watch for a while, the blond Genin sat down under a tree and observed.

From what he could see, one of them was wearing a standard Jonin uniform with a blue long-sleeved shirt and pants. He had short black hair and black eyes. The last thing Naruto saw was the Uchiha crest on the back of the Jonin vest.

The second person looked younger than the first. He has onyx eyes, under which were long, pronounced tear-troughs. He had jet-black hair that was pulled back in a low ponytail and his face was framed with center-parted bangs that extended to his chin. He was wearing a black shirt with the Uchiha clan symbol on the back, bandages around his ankles, and black sandals. He wore tan pants with a weapons pouch strapped to his back.

A few minutes later the two ended their spar and turned to Naruto. "Namikaze Naruto?" Asked the older one, making Naruto answer with a nod. "Then I think introductions are in order," He said with a grin.

"My name is Uchiha Shisui and I am 11 years old. I have been Jonin for the last three months. My likes are Dango and good training and I dislike traitors. My hobbies are training with my best friend, Itachi, Said the now known Shisui and then turned to the younger one.

"My name is Uchiha Itachi and I am 8 years old. I have been a Chunin for three weeks. I like good sparing, Onigiri, Cabbage, and Dango. My dislikes are Steak and traitor. My hobbies are training and visiting traditional Japanese Cafes," Said Itachi.

"My name is Namikaze Naruto, I have been Genin for one day. My likes are Ramen, playing Shogi and training. I dislike fangirls and Go. My only hobby is training," Said the blond.

"Alright, so now that we got done introductions, we can begin with a small spar to see how strong you are. After the match we can set a few formations and work on them for the rest of the week, what do you say?" Shisui asked with another grin and the two younger Ninjas nodded.

"Before we begin, what type of Ninja are you Naruto? I myself am a Kenjutsu-Ninjutsu fighter, while my Genjutsu is good and my Taijutsu could be a bit better. My chakra affinity is Fire and I am good with Wind Chakra," The Jonin stated.

"I am good with Taijutsu and Ninjutsu, and I use often Kunai in close combat, my chakra affinities are Lightning and Water. I am adept with Genjutsu, but I have no Kenjutsu training. I am also learning Fuinjutsu and I am already on fourth of the ten levels. What about you, Itachi-san?" Asked the blond turning to the young Uchiha heir.

"I am a Genjutsu and Shurikenjutsu specialist, but I am proficient with Ninjutsu and fluent with Taijutsu, but I also have no former Kenjutsu training. My Chakra affinities are Wind and Lightning," The Chunin answered.

"So, what do you say about a light spar, Itachi, Naruto? Just don't kill each other," Joked the oldest of the group as the two walked over to the middle of the clearing.

The two boys created some space between each other and waited until Shisui called the match. "begin!" They heard the oldest member of the team shouted and rushed at each other. The two met in the middle of the clearing, their right forearms clashing with each other, while Itachi held Naruto's left fist. They tried to overpower the other until Naruto dropped down to the ground and launched a sweep kick.

Itachi jumped over the kick and when he landed, he tried to kick Naruto with a roundhouse kick which naruto blocked and retaliated with a right hook to Itachi's chin which connected, shocking the Uchiha's.

As Itachi stumbled back, he activated his Sharingan, making one tomoe spins in each eye. 'I can't underestimate him' he thought and jumped back just in times as Naruto's roundhouse kick flew centimeters away from the Uchiha's temple.

While being in mid-air, the Uchiha made a quick hand seal sequence.

"Katon: Great Fireball Jutsu!" He spat out an orb of fire which flew at the six years old boy, who started doing his own hand seals.

"Suiton: Water Wall Jutsu!" Water created of the moisture in the air erected in front of Naruto, just in time to be hit by the ball of fire. As the two Jutsu clashed, the fog was created, obscuring Naruto's vision for a moment, which Itachi needed to attack.

The Uchiha appeared in on Naruto's left and hit him with a back-hand to face, which made Naruto's head to turn and as Itachi was about to continue, another Naruto jumped from behind Itachi with a Kunai in his hand. 'a Clone!' Thought the Uchiha with wide eyes.

The Uchiha turned around and used his own Kunai to block the attack, but on contact, the Kunai and Naruto dispersed into lightning, shocking Itachi. Before he could do anything, the Naruto from behind kicked him in the back with a back-kick, sending the Uchiha away.

Shisui, who was watching the fight from afar, whistled to himself. 'That's some good tactics' He thought, seeing how Naruto tricked the Uchiha.

As the younger from the two Uchiha's stood up, he made a single hand seal. When Naruto tried to rush at the Uchiha, he found out that vines started to rise to form the ground, restricting him. He looked over to Itachi to ee the older boy to change into dozen of crows which flew at Naruto.

'Genjutsu!' He thought and bit his lip to cancel the illusion, just in time to see the crows change into Shuriken. The blond boy quickly made a single hand seal and substituted with a log.

Naruto looked around, trying to find Itachi from his hiding spot but soon stopped when he felt the cold metal on his throat and heard Itachi's voice. "Give up," He said, making Naruto sigh and surrender.

"Well, that was some fight, you both truly deserve the title of a Prodigy," Shisui said as he walked over the two boys. "So, now that we know some of your abilities, we can go get some lunch and talk about our formations and tactics," He said.

On so the three new teammates left the training ground.

I hope you liked this chapter, next one will be soon. If have any questions, write them in reviews and I will try to answer them.

I think that I will do Naruto/Temari pairing in this story (Nope, no Harem), but this will come sometime later.

Thanks for reading.

Ja Ne!