NARUTO: LEGEND OF THE SUPER SAIYAN
CHAPTER 1: ENTER NARUTO UZUMAKI
"Ahahahahahaha! Come on you losers, you're never gonna catch me!" A young boy with spiky black hair and solid black eyes wearing an orange and blue jumpsuit leapt across the rooftops of the Village Hidden in the Leaves.
"Naruto! You've gone too far this time! You think we'll just let you get away with this!" A chunin level leaf ninja shouted as he and another chunin pursued Naruto. Back in the office of the third hokage, another chunin ran in shouting.
"Lord Hokage, we've got a problem!"
"What is it at this hour of the day?" the 3rd Hokage asked, "and don't tell me it's Naruto again."
"It is Naruto, sir. He's put graffiti all over the faces of the Hokage!" came the reply.
"That boy, he really is just like his father," the third sighed.
"You losers could never catch me! See ya!" Naruto shouted disappearing from sight.
"Where'd he go!" one of the Chunin shouted.
"Darn it, just our luck," the other Chunin sighed as they came to stop and looked around, "he's gone. Gotta hand it to 'im, that Saiyan blood he carries is really something else."
High above them, on the roof of one of the tallest buildings in the leaf, Naruto looked down at them, his black hair blowing in the wind as the two chunin gave up the search and left.
"Yes, I ditched 'em. There's no way I can fail my ninja exams now," Naruto declared, smiling triumphantly.
"Oh I assure you, you can, IF YOU NEVER STUDY!" an angry voice shouted behind him. Naruto yelped and fell back, looking up into the angry face of Iruka.
"Iruka-sensei? What the heck are you doing here?"
"I'm looking for runaway students, Naruto!" Iruka replied grabbing Naruto's ear.
"Ow, hey take it easy, that hurts!"
….
A short while later, Iruka had Naruto tied up on the floor of the Leaf Village Ninja Academy.
"I'm at my wits end, Naruto. You've already failed the entry exams twice and now it's looking like you'll fail a third time," Iruka was lecturing Naruto in front of the entire class while Naruto looked completely uninterested in what he was saying.
"Like I care," Naruto replied casually.
"WELL YOU'D BETTER START CARING!" Iruka shouted punching the student on top of the head, "well then, if that's how it is, then since you missed it, everyone will now review the transformation jutsu."
"Ah man."
"Why."
"That's not fair Iruka-sensei!"
"Stop whining and form a line," Iruka ordered as the students begrudgingly did as they were told.
….
"Alright, first up, Sakura Haruno," Iruka declared as young Sakura approached the Chunin instructor, "when you're ready, Sakura."
"Okay, transform!" Sakura shouted, transforming into a flawless Third Hokage.
"Transformed into Lord Hokage, well done Sakura," Iruka declared, "next, Sasuke Uchiha." Naruto scowled as the dark haired Sasuke approached the front of the room. "Whenever you're ready, Sasuke."
"Transform," Sasuke said calmly transforming into Iruka.
"Transformed into me, very good, Sasuke. Now, Naruto Uzumaki."
"This is such a waste of time, Naruto," a young boy, Shikamaru Nara sighed glaring at Naruto.
"Why do we always end up paying for your screw-ups?" a girl, Ino Yamanaka demanded.
"Like I care," Naruto replied, stepping forward.
"When you're ready, Naruto," Iruka sighed.
"Right, here goes! Transform!" Naruto shouted, transforming into a beautiful blonde haired girl wearing only an orange bikini swimsuit.
"What in the!" Iruka exclaimed in surprise.
"Hahaha, what do you think!" Naruto asked transforming back into his black haired self, "That was my Sexy Jutsu!"
"Quit fooling around! I'm getting sick of your antics!" iruka shouted angrily hitting Naruto over the head again. "Alright, that'll do. Class is dismissed for the day, but remember, tomorrow is the graduation exams, and if you miss it Naruto, you'll fail!"
"Yeah, yeah, I got it, I got it!" Naruto exclaimed rubbing his head.
….
"You're not going home until every last drop of pain is washed off," Iruka declared looking down at Naruto who was being forced to wash the graffiti off of the Hokage faces.
"Whatever, it's not like anyone's waiting for me at home," Naruto replied sourly as he continued to scrub.
"Guess not," Iruka sighed to himself, "poor kid. Hey, Naruto."
"What now?" Naruto replied as sourly as before.
"Maybe when you're done, I could take you out for some ramen, the good stuff, ya know?"
"Really! Are you serious! Man Iruka sensei, you really know how to motivate a guy!" Naruto shouted scrubbing more frantically then before which caused Iruka to laugh.
….
The sun was going down when Naruto finally finished the cleaning and they arrived at Ichiraku's Ramen shop. Naruto was happily slurping down noodles while Iruka just watched and smiled. "Hey, don't wolf it down so fast," Iruka ordered, laughing.
"Yeah, I know," Naruto replied looking up at his sensei, "Hey, Iruka-sensei, can I ask you something?"
"Huh? What, do you want another bowl?" Iruka asked.
"No, I uh… wanna try on your headband. Pretty please!" Naruto replied.
"My headband? No way, you can only wear a leaf headband after you graduate, you know that," Iruka declared smiling.
"Ahh man!" Naruto exclaimed looking depressed.
"Wait, is that really what you wanted to ask?"
"No… uhhh, I want another bowl!" Iruka just laughed.
"All you have to do is pass tomorrow, Naruto, and you'll get your own headband."
….
"YOU FAIL!" Iruka shouted angrily as Naruto stared down at the pitiful little blob his attempt at a clone jutsu had created.
"Ahhh, no way! Not again!" Naruto cried, "why is it always my worst techniques that get tested on!"
….
For the third time in three years, Naruto sat on his lonely swing, watching as the parents of his classmates congratulated them on becoming official leaf village shinobi.
"Looks like that boy is the only one that failed," a young woman whispered to her friend.
"Serves him right. I can't believe the village would allow a trouble maker like him to even attend the academy, let alone become a ninja. Besides, you know what he is, he's…"
"Hey, we're not supposed to talk about that," the other woman protested as Naruto looked away. It was the same as it had always been. By now, Naruto was used to people treating him like he was inferior, but it still hurt deep down.
"Hey, Naruto," a friendly voice called behind him. Naruto looked up and saw Mizuki-sensei, the other academy instructor, standing beside him, "Iruka's not against you in this. He just wants to make sure you're strong enough to face what's ahead of you, that's all."
"Why'd he fail me though?" Naruto asked, not at all convinced, "I really wanted to pass this time."
"I know, and I feel sorry for you, which is why I'm letting you in on a secret."
"What kind of secret," Naruto asked, suddenly becoming very excited.
"A way you can pass the graduation exam anyway," Mizuki declared, "if you can pull this off, not even Iruka will be able to deny that you're ready."
….
It was late that night as the Third Hokage sat sipping at some tea, when a chunin burst into his office.
"Lord Hokage, bad news, it's Naruto! He's stolen the sacred scroll!"
….
Deep in the forest, Naruto sat reading through the scroll he had picked up from the Hokage's office.
"Alright, I think that should about do it," Naruto declared closing the scroll and smiling happily.
"There you are!" Iruka suddenly shouted dropping down from a tree top in front of Naruto, "you've gone to far this time, Naruto!"
"Iruka-sensei? Wow, you caught me pretty quick, I only had time to learn one of the techniques in this scroll. Now you're gonna let me graduate, right?"
"Graduate? Where'd you get that idea?" Iruka asked in confusion.
"Mizuki-sensei said that if I managed to learn one of the techniques in this scroll, that you'd let me graduate, and I did. You want me to show you?"
"Mizuki said that… but why? Unless…"
"Unless he wanted Naruto to steal the sacred scroll for him," Mizuki's voice called from above, "you shouldn't have come here, Iruka."
"Mizuki!" Iruka exclaimed looking up at Mizuki who was standing up in a tree branch.
"Naruto, hurry, give me the scroll! Iruka's here to take it from you! He doesn't want to see you graduate. He's been against you this whole time, they all have!" Mizuki shouted.
"What, what're you…" Naruto began.
"Naruto, take the scroll and go back to the village, now," Iruka ordered, "I don't know what he's told you, but it's a lie."
"Oh, aren't you bold, accusing me of lying when you yourself have been lying to him this whole time. Hey, Naruto. You wanna hear a secret? I'll tell you why everyone in the village hates you," Mizuki declared.
"What… don't Mizuki! You know it's forbidden!"
"What's wrong, Iruka? Afraid of what will happen once he realizes the truth. You see Naruto, even now, he's trying to lie to you. He doesn't want you to know how much he despises and hates you, you filthy Saiyan monkey!"
"S… saiyan?" Naruto asked in confusion.
"That's enough, Mizuki, just leave it there!" Iruka pleaded.
"It's bad enough you're not human, that alone would be enough to get the people to despise you, but that's not all. The reason why Iruka and everyone hates you, is because the Nine Tailed Fox demon, the one that killed Iruka's parents, is you! You're nothing but the beast given human form!" Mizuki shouted.
"No, Mizuki!" Iruka shouted angrily.
"Wha… no, that… that can't…" Naruto stuttered.
"Haven't you seen it, Naruto? How everyone looks at you? Everyone knows it but you. You're nothing but a monster. Even now, Iruka's trying to hide it from you, isn't that all the proof you need. They're afraid of you, of what would happen if you ever found out. They all hate you Naruto," Mizuki declared. Naruto's eyes slowly changed from a surprised look, to a dismayed look as realization set in. He couldn't explain it, but he knew Mizuki was telling the truth.
"So you've realized I'm telling the truth. Good, but don't worry, Naruto," Mizuki declared reaching onto his back and pulling out a giant Demon Wind Shuriken, "I won't let you suffer anymore, now die!" he shouted throwing the shuriken at Naruto. Naruto was still frozen with the surprise of realizing the truth about himself, and was powerless to evade the attack!
"Naruto! Get down!" Iruka shouted moving between Naruto and the shuriken which embedded itself deep into Iruka's back.
"Wha… I… Iruka sensei!" Naruto exclaimed in surprised.
"Well, I'm surprised, Iruka. Stepping in to protect the beast that slew your parents? You're pathetic!"
"You're… wrong, Mizuki," Iruka gasped as he pulled the shuriken from his back and rolled off of the still stunned Naruto. You're right, the Nine-tailed fox is nothing but a beast. A savage monster that killed and destroyed without a second thought, but that's not Naruto. Naruto is not so selfish, he's strong and caring. Sure, he messes up now and again, but he learns from those mistakes and grows from them, and someday, when he's ready, he'll make a great ninja for the Hidden Leaf. As for his Saiyan heritage, you're right, Naruto isn't human, not entirely. His mother was a human, his father, a pure blooded saiyan. So what? His father, a pure saiyan, died defending this village. Naruto's heritage… is something to be proud of, not feared."
"A… saiyan?" Naruto questioned again. He didn't know what it meant now, but he would soon.
"You're pathetic Iruka. I was going to let you live, but now, I've changed my mind," Mizuki declared pulling out a second giant shuriken, "you're not worth sparing! Die!" he shouted charging at Iruka with the shuriken held out to strike!
"Naruto… get away… while you can!" Iruka shouted!
"Noooo!" Naruto shouted erupting with an overwhelming yellow aura. Mizuki swung his shuriken which was stopped cold… by Naruto's bare arm!
"What the… he blocked it? With just his arm!" Mizuki shouted.
"This light… it can't be! Is Naruto… a Super Saiyan?" Iruka wondered quietly, "no, his hair has changed. He's not a Super Saiyan yet, but even so… what overwhelming power!"
"If you lay another hand on my sensei," Naruto declared angrily as the force of his chakra shattered the shuriken and forced Mizuki back, "I'll kill you! Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Mizuki watched in terror as hundreds of Shadow Clones filled the forest!
"What… no way! You can't have! It's not possible!" Mizuki shouted.
"Multi… Shadow Clone! That's incredible. So many clones… and this is no illusion either, they're all solid!" Iruka realized.
"What's wrong, you're not scared are ya!" one Naruto shouted.
"Well, if you won't come at me…" another called.
"… Then I guess I'll just have to come to you!" the real Naruto shouted as all hundred clones converged on Mizuki who cried with fear.
"I can't believe it… he beat Mizuki," Iruka realized as the clones disappeared and the real Naruto ran to him.
"Iruka-sensei… are you okay!" Naruto shouted kneeling down in front of him.
Maybe not yet, Iruka thought, but soon, Naruto will be a Super Saiyan just like his father! He really is the son of the fourth hokage. "Naruto… close your eyes, I have something for you," Iruka declared.
"Huh, uh sure, okay," Naruto replied as he did as he was told.
"Okay, you can open them again," Iruka declared as Naruto opened them and stared at a headbandless Iruka.
"Congratulations, Naruto Uzumaki. You graduate. You are now a shinobi of the village hidden in the leaves…"
….
Hundreds of miles away, in a village far away from the hidden leaf, a woman looked up at the sky, her brilliant red hair flowing beautifully in the wind. She had felt something… familiar. Something she hadn't sensed in a very long time.
"Oh, good morning Mrs. Kushina, how are you today?" an old woman asked as she passed the woman.
"Oh, good morning Mrs. Tsukino. I'm doing well, how are you today?" Kushina Uzumaki replied, smiling politely at the old woman.