Uploaded: 2/18/2013.

Written: 2/1-18/2013.

Edited: - 8/28/2013 (Version 1.1)

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Kyuubi Revealed: The Revamped Veil

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"...While researching the Scroll of Seals, a long and tedious endeavor I might add, I found a very interesting piece of information about our student here; Information that I stumbled upon by sheer chance. You see, he has a unique seal in-place between his eyes on the bridge of his nose. What does this seal do, you ask? From what little I could uncover, It is an advanced henge and chakra suppression seal. This begs the question: Just what is it hiding?" Mizuki looked away from Iruka and back to Naruto, lowering his weapon while grinning like a loon. "WHY DON'T WE FIND OUT!" He finally roared before rushing towards Naruto, his arm outstretched and glowing a faint blue.

Naruto edged away, taken off-guard by the sudden twist of events. "S-stay back! Don-" "RELEASE!" Mizuki shouted, thrusting his glowing palm onto where the hidden seal was located, regardless of Naruto's pleas. As soon as his palm hit the seal, a thick cloud of smoke and a pulse of energy blanketed the area, the cloud hiding everything in the vicinity.

Iruka was painfully squinting his eyes, trying to see through the smoke. He sluggishly staggered towards where he last saw the two. He was about to shout out to Naruto when he felt a breeze pick up. When the smoke cleared he fell back, his blood turned to ice. 'I-i-impossible...'

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Several hours earlier...

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"YOU FAIL!"

As he stared at his two teachers, a blond teen felt a myriad of feelings and emotions; confusion, shock, denial, anger, and despair to name but a few. He had worked, for almost the entirety of his short life, for this very moment; The moment he graduated from the Academy and became a ninja for his village, Konohagakure no Sato.

This teen was of a sunny, if somewhat childish and mulish, disposition; Nothing could seemingly get him depressed. Whoever knew him could always recall his exuberance, inattentiveness, brashness, and lack of formality; Some found this to be a refreshing change of pace, others find it to be a nuisance on an otherwise normal day.

The boy's outfit consisted of an orange tracksuit with blue on the upper shoulders area as well as around the waist, a small white swirl with a tassel on the left side, a red swirl similar in appearance to the previous swirl on the back, a large white collar for those cold days and nights, orange pants, blue sandals, and a pair of goggles worn on his forehead.

The boy himself was short in stature (in comparison to others in his class; A point brought up many times by his classmates, much to his dismay). He had spiky, blond hair that gave him an almost untamed appearance. His oval-shaped eyes were of the purest blue imaginable, their usual hint of mischief and unrepressed curiosity absent. His slightly tanned skin revealed him to be one for the outdoors. What made him unique were the three birthmarks on each cheek, almost like that of whiskers.

The boy's name is Uzumaki Naruto and he had just, once again, failed the Academy's Final Exam.

"Don't you think you're over-reacting a bit, Iruka?" one of the two teachers in the room asked, glancing over to his scarred colleague.

"What do you mean, Mizuki?" Iruka questioned, looking to his silver-haired associate.

"Well, Naruto here was able to make all of the necessary clones needed to pass and that... Henge of his is very advanced. Also, the entire village knows about his pranks and the chases that come with them. How could they not? If he can allude ANBU, what is to say he can't do the same with ninja from other villages? Surely he could pass just from that!" the now-named Mizuki pleaded, waving his arm towards Naruto.

Naruto's hopes were lifted, but were soon brutally crushed by what was said next.

"We can't do that. While he did make three clones, they were closer to corpses than proper copies; They would not fool anyone! While he has lost ANBU pursuit in the past, I have been told that they have a rather good relationship with him. If they were hostile, they would go to far greater lengths in order to capture and contain him. My decision stands; Seeing as this was his third, and final, chance to pass, Naruto will no longer be considered for Konoha's Shinobi Corps." Iruka stated, his ruling of young Naruto's performance for the Academy's final test clear. He looked away from Mizuki's pleading face and rested his gaze upon the blond, spiky-haired teen standing before him. "I really am sorry, Naruto, but I simply cannot let you pass. Do please understand-"

Naruto, at this point, was no longer paying attention to Iruka's calming tones. Holding his hands before his lowered gaze, he stared at them; He had other thoughts on his mind.

'All of my time and effort; was it really all for nothing?...'

Naruto was brought out of his inner turmoil by the sudden appearance of Iruka's face before him, a pained expression painted on his features.

"Naruto..." Iruka slowly began, placing a hand on Naruto's shoulder to comfort him. "I know that this hurts, I really do, but it has to be done. If I let you pass, I may as well had ordered your execution." Iruka did not notice Naruto flinch, having chosen at that moment to look out of the window in the exam room.

"The Ninja World is a cold and dangerous place, unfitting of someone with your mentality and level of skill. Had you payed more attention in class or practiced more, perhaps this would not have happened but what is done is done. Now, if you want, we can talk later and-" Iruka was cut off by Naruto shrugging off his hand, running out of the exam room and back into the conjoining classroom. He stopped and turned around, only long enough to shout, "I don't care how long it takes! Even if I have to take this stupid exam twenty more times, I'll still become the best Hokage EVER! BELIEVE IT!"

Naruto promptly turned back towards the classroom door and ran out, a few tears staining floor from which he delivered his declaration.

Following a few moments of stunned silence, Iruka let out a long suffering sigh. 'I really hope you understand someday...' he thought. He then walked back to the table holding the testing papers for the exam and picked up the clipboard holding a paper with the names of his other students. "Alright, who is next..."

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Iruka never noticed the cold smirk from the teacher seated behind him nor the worried expression crossing a certain Hyuga's face.

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(8/28/2013) Have decided to remove the 'Font Key', as previously seen at the beginning of each chapter/page, to allow more flexibility within my writing.

Also, did a lil' editing on this page; Just a few additional words here and there along with removing some words.