A/N: Hey everyone! Chapter two! I don't really have anything to say other than I am currently sick as I am writing this. Anyways, enjoy.
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Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
"Telepathic Communication"
"Kurama's Dialogue"
(Location)
Jutsu Name
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[Chapter 2: Beautiful Green Wild Beast]
Uzumaki Naruto sat in the Academy classroom, cheek pressed into his hand as he vibrated his lips together.
"Hey." Naruto looked up to see a boy with black hair and a ponytail giving him a pineapple look looking at him lazily, "What are you doing here Naruto? This is for students that graduated."
Naruto flicked the metal on his headband around his forehead. He still wore the goggles as well, just around his neck. He might need them at some point so why not?
"You see the headband Shikamaru? That means I'm a ninja just like you." Naruto told him, grinning up at his lazy friend.
"Ugh, this is already a drag." Shikamaru rubbed his neck before going off to find his own seat, leaving Naruto back to his own business.
A bluette across the classroom felt her breath catch in her throat when she saw Naruto sitting in class, 'Naruto-kun passed after all! I'm so glad.' All she had to do was get assigned to the same team as him, and her opportunity to be with him was wide open.
"Ha! Take that Ino-pig I got here first!"
Naruto turned his attention to the top of the stairs where he saw an out of breath Sakura and Ino. Sakura looked down to his level and put on a sweet face.
'No way, is she looking at me like that?,' Naruto thought.
When Sakura began moving his way he took a chance that he probably knew the results of beforehand, standing up to greet her, "Hi there Sakura-chan!"
"Get out of the way Naruto!" Sakura bowled him over and moved directly to the seat beside him, "Good morning Sasuke-kun." She pleasantly greeted the boy in question seated directly to her left.
Naruto picked himself up off of the ground as a bunch of the girls in class began fighting over who was going to take that seat.
'What the hell? Why did she push me? That book said to be nice to girls and they'll like you...' Naruto sighed, looking over at the pinkette. 'I just don't get girls.'
Naruto leered over at the object of all of the commotion, one Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto smirked to himself, it was only a matter of time at this point until he could go and prove that he was better than Sasuke was. Let Mr. Popularity there enjoy his last day as top dog, once things got going Naruto would be the one seen as the best.
With that in mind, Naruto took his seat and tried to prepare himself for his new team, where he was having much trouble to his attention span due to the harping on by all of the girls around Sasuke. Seriously, how could that bastard keep a stone face in the middle of that? He had to have nerves like a river stone to not let it show that it was bothering him one way or another.
"What are you doing Naruto?" He looked up to see a boy in a hooded parka with fur lining the edges. He had red marks on his cheeks, rather feral features, and a little white puppy on top of his head, "Why are you sleeping? We're about to get assigned our team. That's like... a really bad example to set on your first day."
Naruto chuckled nervously, "I'm just relaxing so once I start my training, I can blow through all of you."
Kiba grinned, showing off sharp canines, "Well you can sleep all you want to, it doesn't matter. Me and Akamaru are going to blow right past you, whatever it is they have us doing now. Right, Akamaru?" A yap of affirmation from the puppy on his head sounded out.
Naruto stood up out of his seat and held up a fist, "Yeah right! I'm going to get out of here and hit the top in record time. Then you can all tell your children one day how you were in class with the new Hokage heh heh."
"They don't let class dobes be Hokage!" One random boy shouted out, engulfing the whole room in laughter.
"Shut up." Naruto barked back, "I could probably beat anyone in this room right now!" Could he? He was Uzumaki Naruto, he was that awesome! Of course he could, "None of that stuff is going to matter once we get out of here and the missions start. We're all genin now!"
"Well said Naruto." Iruka said as he entered the room with a clipboard, "You're all as of this day forward official shinobi of Konohagakure no Sato. You are all expected to carry out your missions to the best of your ability for your home and for your comrades. I just want to say that I am proud of you all and that I wish you all luck in your future as ninja and kunoichi of our village." He gave his short speech a moment to sink in before clearing his throat, "Now I'm going to begin the announcement of the squads formed for the duration of your tenure as genin."
This got everyone in attendance's collective attention.
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"Team Seven, your team is Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Haruno Sakura. Your Jōnin leader is Hatake Kakashi." Iruka told them. Naruto narrowed his eyes, looking at the direction of the Uchiha. He felt the cold glare of his one-sided rival staring him down.
'At least I'll be able to beat his ass to a pulp. Then Sakura will like me after she realizes I'm better than him,' Naruto thought.
"Shannaro! True love conquers all, Ino-pig!" Sakura squealed, pointing back at her blonde rival. Ino slumped back in her seat, huffing a bit. A blow of her breath pushed her bang from her face, placing her chin into her hand.
"Team Eight, your team is Aburame Shino, Inuzuka Kiba, and Hyuga Hinata. Your Jōnin leader is Yuhi Kurenai." Iruka told them. Naruto glanced across the classroom, spotting the three genin mentioned. They seemed content with their selections. Another team of genin were announced, the three being students Naruto didn't recognize. And finally, the final team was announced.
"Team Ten, your team is Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chouji. Your Jōnin leader is Sarutobi Asuma." Iruka concluded. "And that's the final team. You will all be picked up by your respective jōnin sensei after lunch. Until then get together with your team, get to know them, and one more time, good luck to all of you." Iruka spared the class one last glance before leaving the students on their own. He specifically smiled up at Naruto, giving the young blonde a grin before sliding the wood door open and shutting it behind him.
"Okay! Sakura-chan! Sasuke-teme, let's go eat our lunch!" Naruto said, grinning at the two. Sakura completely ignored his words, as she was too infatuated with her personal love interest to care, and Sasuke simply didn't like Naruto so he didn't pay him any attention. This bothered Naruto even more, causing him to storm off alone.
"Sasuke-kun! Eat lunch with me!" Sakura begged. He ignored her, getting up from his seat and walking away. She quickly followed in pursuit, watching Sasuke gain speed to avoid her. Once he hit the exit, he vanished from sight.
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Naruto sat on his favorite swing, swaying his legs back and forth as he looked down at his hands. With a single thought, he could instantly fly to wherever in the Village he wanted. After learning the Hiraishin no Jutsu, Naruto made sure to mark all over the Village for instant access to wherever he wanted. An idea flickered to life in his mind, causing him to snap.
'I could invite Sakura-chan to lunch to show her my awesome new move! That's a great idea!' Naruto thought to himself. A sneaky grin appeared on his face, rubbing his hands together as he ran from the swing he sat at to the pinkette girl he had a crush on. Looking around, Naruto searched high and low for the girl, but he just couldn't see her.
'Maybe she went for a walk looking for Sasuke-teme.' Naruto nodded, feeling content with that explanation. As he walked through the trees behind the school, the violent screams of a boy could be heard. He seemed to have a deep voice, which caused Naruto to withdraw one of his marked kunai on his waistband. A green-cladded teen was repeatedly kicking an upright log, breaking into the wood with each powerful kick he threw at the lumber. Naruto raised an eyebrow at the boy, watching him for a moment before walking over to him.
"Aye! Who are you?" Naruto asked. The boy looked over at the blonde, giving him a toothy grin with a thumbs up. He began to balance on one foot, as if giving himself an introduction.
"The names Rock Lee, taijutsu enthusiast and Guy-sensei lookalike! How may I be of service to you, my youth loving companion?" Lee asked with a dynamic tone of voice. A droplet of sweat trickled down Naruto cheek, blinking a bit at the boy. He had black hair cut into a bowl cut with black, thick eyebrows. He wore a tight bodysuit the color of green with a red Konohagakure headband around his waist like a belt.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto. I've never seen you around the school before. Are you one of the rookie genin?" The blonde jinchuriki asked him. Lee shook his head, giving the boy a thumbs down.
"Incorrect! I am a year older than you, Naruto-kun! I became a genin one year ago on this day!" Lee informed him. Naruto nodded, watching as Lee returned to his log sparring. Naruto raised a brow at this training.
"What are you doing?" Naruto asked. Lee looked over at him, smiling. Now that the sun seemed to gleam off his skin, he looked very exhausted and sweaty.
"I am doing three thousand kicks to the log. If I cannot do three thousand kicks to the log, I must do three thousand squats." Lee told Naruto. The blonde winced, imagining the painful training Lee must've been in through the last year. "Are you interested in a spar, Naruto-kun?"
"Now you're speaking my language!" Naruto told Lee, smirking at the boy. Lee backed away from the log, looking over at Naruto. He got into his stance, awaiting the blonde's first strike. The Uzumaki stared the boy down the older genin, awaiting for him to make a move. This went on for about five minutes, them both awaiting a move from one another.
'Why isn't he attacking with some kind of jutsu? He's been standing still with that same gaze since we started our duel. Is he waiting for me to strike first?' Naruto watched his opponent, completely motionless. Screw it. He made the first move.
Naruto removed three shuriken from his hip satchel and threw them at Lee, who swiftly dodged them. Naruto withdrew both a regular kunai and a marked kunai, throwing them at Lee. Lee, who once again dodged both kunai, was not expecting Naruto to appear at the marked kunai next to him. A swift kick landed in Lee's face, causing him to slide in the grass a few feet. The green-cladded ninja quickly recovered, sprinting at Naruto. The Uzumaki was shocked at how fast Lee was, as he had reached Naruto's dorsal side. A swift chop of his hand to Naruto's neck sent the blonde into the dirt, an easy victory for Lee.
"Naruto-kun, while I was indeed surprised by your sudden appearance at the kun—" Lee was cut off by the 'poof' that came from the ground. He looked to see the Naruto he defeated was, in fact, a shadow clone. His eyes widened as he looked up to see ten Naruto's standing in front of him.
'Naruto-kun knows the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu? That's a jonin level jutsu. How does he know that?'
Lee watched as each of the whisker-faced boys came at him from different angles. A soft exhale came from Lee, sliding his foot to the left and tripping one of the clones. It fell into the other, causing the two of them to vanish. Lee swung a kick into three of the clone's faces, 'poofing' them away as well. The original Naruto grunted, unsure on what to do to defeat his opponent.
'This guy is beating me with only taijutsu! I can't get any kind of edge on him!' A frown appeared on the blonde's lips, while a smirk came across Lee's.
Naruto raised his fingers into a cross, creating twenty more clones around him. Lee watched as all the Naruto's began to swarm him, flanking behind him to try and take him by surprise. Thank kami for Guy-sensei's training however, as he was able to easily out maneuver each of Naruto's clones. With multiple kicks to the clones, all the replicas exploded away into smoke.
'Seems like Naruto-kun was attempting to wear me out. I don't expect this fight to on much longer, and I'm not even using my trump card.' Lee smiled at Naruto, watching the young boy struggle to fight against him.
Naruto removed five marked kunai, throwing them all into the dirt around Lee. Well prepared, Lee expected Naruto to appear at one of them. Instead, the kunai all transformed into the jinchuriki's clones. A kick to Lee's chest knocked him out of the circle of clones and onto the ground. Rock Lee slowly began to get up when each of his clones all swarmed him. The blonde smirked, throwing another marked kunai at his opponent. He teleported to the kunai, sending a hard punch towards Lee's face. The punch missed however, as the green-cladded ninja's speed was just too overpowering. Lee dodged his punch, seeing the blonde off balance in the air was the deciding factor in the match. A triple-punch combo to his stomach sent Naruto spiraling into the air, where Lee jumped up and kicked him downwards to the ground. The five clones all vanished, indicating Naruto's defeat.
"You fought well, Naruto-kun. But my Strong Fist-type taijutsu is no match for your average speed and taijutsu skills. I will say, however, that teleportation jutsu you have is very elusive." Lee told him. "Guy-sensei would be very proud of your youthful nature to engage in a fight!"
Naruto began to lift himself off the ground, rubbing his cheek to get the dirt off of him. Lee walked over and reached out a hand to him, which Naruto grabbed.
"Thanks, Bushy Brows," Naruto said. Lee nodded, lifting him up. "How come you only used taijutsu in our spar? You don't wanna waste any chakra on a simple sparring match?"
Lee shook his head. "I can't use any ninjutsu or genjutsu. I lack skill in either one. I mastered taijutsu to make up for the disadvantages I carry in both." Naruto looked down at the ground.
'So that's why he's so far ahead in his taijutsu. I really need to catch up,' Naruto thought. He gave Lee a grin.
"Okay! I will get stronger and stronger, then I will come back and spar with you again!" Naruto told him. He held out a thumbs up to him, giving him a grin. Lee felt tears pour out of his eyes.
"If only Guy-sensei were here! This is the true meaning to the power of youth!" Lee said, returning the thumbs up to Naruto. His grin sparkled.
"I've gotta get going, Bushy Brows. I'm meeting my jonin master!" Naruto told him. He waved goodbye to his new friend and rival before running off. Lee chuckled, taking stance at the vertical log and began kicking at it.
'I must catch up to Neji. I won't stop until I defeat him! Naruto-kun has his own training to do, as do I!'
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Naruto sat in the Academy classroom along with his two teammates, Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke. They were all growing impatient with their sensei's belated appearance, wanting to hurry up and start their training and get a mission. Naruto paced back and forth, gripping his fist tighter and tighter with each passing second. He finally got annoyed enough that he yelled out a few curses.
"Where the hell is our sensei?! He's taking way too long!" Naruto yelled out. Sasuke grunted, and Sakura just looked over at Naruto. She was growing more and more annoyed with his outbursts.
"Can you just shut up, baka! You're being really annoying!" Sakura yelled at him. A fire within her mind grew every time Naruto spoke. The Uchiha in the corner of the room simply looked at the two of them.
"You're both annoying," He said. Naruto looked up at him, raising an eyeb row.
"Did you just speak? I could've swore your voice box was broken," Naruto told him sarcastically. He pulled his eyelid down and stuck his tongue out at the Uchiha, who sneered.
"It's not a voice box, usuratonkachi. It's called vocal cords." Sasuke mumbled. Naruto glared at his opposite, jumping up onto the desk. He leaned over and stared the Uchiha in the face.
"Teme! You want to fight? I'll kick your ass real quick before our sensei comes! Then I'll kick his ass for being late!" Naruto yelled in Sasuke's face. The Uchiha gave the blonde a death stare.
"Back away, dobe." He warned. They both growled at one another until the door slid open, and a silver-haired man stood in the doorway.
"Yo! Sorry I'm late, a cat got stuck on a roof and I had to help some kids," He told them. Naruto growled, cracking his knuckles as he charged at the man.
"So you're our jonin leader! You're late! Take this!" Naruto screamed, slamming a fist into the man's stomach. He simply vanished in smoke, reappear behind the blonde.
"I'm Hatake Kakashi, your new jonin leader as the loudmouth just said," He told them. Sakura smiled at him, and the Uchiha seemed to be scouting him out. Naruto blinked, looking back at the man to see him behind him.
"Ehh?! How'd you get back there?!" Naruto asked. "I demand you to tell me your secret!" Kakashi groaned, looking back at Naruto.
'Knuckleheaded loudmouth, innocent softy, and reserved dick. I have a lot in store for me, don't I?' Kakashi thought, scratching the back of his neck with a soft groan.
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There's chapter two! I've had some free time so I was able to write two chapters back to back. I'm likely not going to be able to do this anymore, as I have school and whatnot. Anyways, hope you enjoyed as always and don't forget to leave reviews! Next chapter is the bell test! Gizzy143 out.