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Chapter 2.
Naruto woke up in his bed the day of the examination to become genin. And wished he did not.
"Morning Naruto-sama" an all to cheerful voice sang out.
"Hmm, don't wanna" he was laying with his eyes closed, hoping in vain the owner of the voice would go away.
"you have to. You have the genin exam to do" said the voice "if you don't become genin, then I don't get to kill anything, and that would be sad for me, so do it for my sake"
"Ahh! Do not remind me of the pitiful thing they call exam" Naruto finally opened his eyes to look at the speaker.
"You have to, or else you ruin my fun"
The woman looking down at him was beautiful like all his creations, just in a different way than his puppets was even two years ago. His normal design was a western beauty, golden blond with blue eyes. Noble face, and somewhat tall.
The woman before him was a eastern beauty, black hair, slender and high chin bones. There was two things that marked her as unusual than her beauty, it was the whisker tattoos on her cheeks, it did not ruin her looks, rather enhance it. And the slitted, blood red eyes, that looked at him with a slight hypnotic glow.
She wore a kimono with red design, that made her body stand out, even though it was made of wood.
"Do I have to?" a slight whine entered my voice, childish he knew, but he blame his class for inflating him with it.
"Yes you do" she put her hands at her side to glare down at him "now get up Naruto-sama!"
"Hai hai Kurama-chan"
"Good"
"As something wrong? You look tense for some reason"
"Aigh, I still don't know what obsessed you sealing my consciousness into a female puppet Naruto-sama" sighed the puppet Kurama "not when my voice was male, even if I was a big chakra construct without gender whatsoever"
Now it was Naruto's turn to sigh, and explained something with the air of someone that had to explain it untold times "because males bodies are ugly in my option, therefore I would not make a male body for you, as I do not make ugly things"
"I know Naruto-sama. It is just... the males in this damned town are flinting with me, and leering at this wooden body as I walk past them, even if the know I am made of wood!"
"I am sorry about that Kurama-chan" Naruto did not feel very sorry, as he found the whole thing very amusing. The fact that the males lust after a puppet with the consciousness of a big chakra construct with the form of a gigantic nine tailed fox at almost destroyed the city they live in, only served to make it that much more.
It was ironic really, the reason that he had no friends was lusted after, by those that went to great pains to isolate him, and they didn't even know it.
Yes he found out.
He, Naruto Usumaki, was the container to the Kyuubi, a big mass of chakra given form.
It was not that hard to find out, people get drunk all the time, and Alice is very beautiful, let's leave it at that.
So when he found out, he instead of looking at the negative of being the Kyuubi container, he looked at the positive of have a very old massive construct made of pure chakra with a consciousness sealed inside you.
Those are being able to regenerate and a very big chakra capacity, which he could admit was pretty awesome. He was lucky he started on chakra control when he was very young, or it would not have been possible to be able to make chakra strings, without years of hard work.
But the things that Naruto was most interested in was the knowledge Kyuubi had to contain within. I mean if you are so old as Kyuubi, it must have learned something through the years. So he when it his own consciousness to try to make a deal with it.
It did not know anything.
In retrospect, that was to be expected.
Kyuubi was not interested in humans or their arts. It had nothing to use them to. And even if it was interested it was a big mass of chakra that anyone would attack on sight.
But eventually they made a deal. Kyuubi as the big mass of chakra it was, had been sealed within two, and are in the 3th, persons before, and was bored out of it mind.
It was simple really, Kyuubi would serve Naruto as a puppet, giving Kyuubi a limited type of freedom. In return Naruto would get more chakra as Kyuubi's chakra worked to widen his chakra coils, that would also result in a more enhanced regenerate.
It was a good deal for both of them. Kyuubi would not be so bored, and have a purpose, only thing it could do was destroying some towns and killing some random ninjas, it gets boring after a few 100ed years, and so it wanted to try something new. And Naruto's chance of coming back from a mission was higher then before.
It was hard work but they succeed in shifting Kyuubi's mind from Naruto's mind to the puppet. The puppet that Naruto designed after the old legend of a fox wife.
While they were working Naruto and Kyuubi were able to get along and even become friends. Kyuubi revealed the name it was given, Kurama.
With the help of the research needed to transfer a consciousness, and enable the puppets ability to move around with out strings of any kind, he had made a consciousness in his other puppet, Alice. Or as close to as he could. Alice did not have feelings and only followed his orders, but he did not have to control her like a puppet to make her do things.
Alice and Kurama could move away from him without supervision or connected with strings with the help of a chakra battery seal. simple enough on paper, but it was hellish hard to place on Alice and Kurama. The seal enabled them to move around to the chakra Naruto loaded into it was gone. The seal can not hold more than a day's worth of freedom before Naruto had to push more chakra into the seal, two days at most.
But still it was enough to make Kurama try being in a human city, and just talk to people, something she never could do before.
Kurama even told that she was in a gen-jutsu after she broke out of her previous host to attack Konoha, though she also told that she did not regret attacking Konoha at all. Kurama told it to Naruto so he could be weary of the masked person that made the gen-jutsu strong enough to capture her in it.
"Master. Breakfast is ready" come Alice emotionless voice
"I am coming" Naruto already had his clothes on, so he just walked out, with Kurama following her master.
"Haaa, it is a shame that puppets can't eat Naruto-sama" said Kurama seeing the food.
Naruto blinked "You know, I could probably change that, if I had a bit of time to do it in"
"While it is tempting, you still have to pass the genin exam today Naruto-sama" Kurama really was tempted, eating was something she really wanted to try for herself.
"Yea yea" said Naruto distractingly, thinking over the new interesting problem while eating breakfast. 'maybe a transmutation seal matrix to convert the physical food mass into pure chakra? like the blood-line that the Akimichi clan has, that allow them to transform fat into chakra. That could allow my puppets to function longer without me pushing chakra into them.
"Master, you have to leave now if you want to reach school in time" Alice said from behind Naruto.
Naruto blinked again, before looking down at his breakfast, it was gone. He must have eaten it while thinking.
"Right. Thanks Alice"
"Yea, thanks sister" said Kurama, as she broke out of the daydream of tasting food she was in. she would not miss her chance of getting some fighting done, something she could get if Naruto become a genin. Puppet as she was she still liked a good fight, always did. It was a shame that it was rare that people challenged her when she was Kyuubi.
"Well we are off" Naruto told Alice, that was not coming with him in school. The Hokage decided to ban all human sized puppets in school after the complains added too much paperwork for him.
"Take care master, sister" Alice bowed.
Naruto found it weird that Kurama decided to call Alice sister, when she first was out of the seal. And to be honest he still don't. The same with calling him ^Naruto-sama^. She said it was only right for a puppet to call the puppet-master master. Kurama was a weird one.
Who knows how a former old nine tailed beast think.
"So are you ready to become a ninja Naruto-sama" ask Kurama cheerfully
"No, I am not ready to live my life in constant danger from assassinations and other unpleasant things" said Naruto with a deadpan face, with just little hint of sarcasm.
"Don't be such a pessimist master, I will shield you from any danger we may find, so rest easy"
"... Not you are saying we find the danger, not that the danger find us?" sighed Naruto, Kurama laughed a bit nervously and glanced to the side.
"Not at all master, hahaha.."
"You are a very bad liar Kurama-chan" sighed Naruto again, before looking up "Ah, your fan-club is here"
Kurama paled at that. Since her creation she had since she shown her face publicly had a following of men from 12 to 75 years. They created a fan-club where they share the pictures they have taking of her doing the day. With some unspoken signal some of the club one morning waited on her route she take with her master each morning, there they just stared at her walk and took pictures of her. It was creeping the hell out of her.
She even has strangers following her when they think she don't know it, hiding behind a corner each time she look over her shoulder.
Alice had the same problem, but she did not show any sign of caring. Not that it mattered to her fan-boys, if anything it made them adore Alice more.
If not for Naruto's seal security system, they would probably broken into their house to steal her and Alice's underwear.
They even knew she was a puppet, as she shouted that out when it went way past amusing for her.
Now they were there again, starring at her wooden body, even if she would admit it was a nicely shaped ass, but it was made of wood none the less.
She started to walk faster to get away from them faster.
"hurry up Naruto-sama" she called out, as she tried to ignore her creepy fans unrelenting creepy stare. "and stop smiling Naruto-sama , remember when you had own fans"
Now that wiped the smile off Naruto's face, and made it into a disgusted face at those thoughts. He still had a very girlish face, and a small femminine body. Kurama after some time decided to make Naruto cross-play into girls clothes. he was hit on by boys, and was flinted with by boys. Naruto had never been so disgusted in his life. He like woman, thank you very much! He ran home and took baths, yes baths, to clean himself.
He would never go outside again in girl clothes if he could help it, though that was hard sometimes with Kurama having found a hobby that involved him and girl clothes.
Even now there was talk about the ultra cute blonde girl some of the fans saw, there was still fan-clubs that was made to search for infomation on the blond that disappeared the day after she appeared.
Fan-boylism and Fan-girllism are a deadly sickness, that only the vaccine that is known as ^common sense^ could cure. However ^common sense^ is a somewhat rare thing in people.
Heard some of the fan-clubs had a shine made to their targets, that the members visits each day. Naruto involuntary tremble.
At last Kurama and Alice's fan-boys was not as bad as Uchiha Sasuke's fan-girls, Naruto and Kurama was sure they saw one running around with a syringe while looking at Sasuke, muttering "blood for my Sasuke shine" they made sure to walk around that rapid fan-girl in a big circle, and made sure not to turn their backs to it.
But then again, the fans know Kurama and Alice are made of wood, and as such knows they can not bleed blood they could collect to their shine.
'Okay, think happy thoughts Naruto, this are starting to get out of hand, think more nice thoughts than fan-boyish and fan-girlish behaviour. like the realistic eye you are making, that one that are making you feel like it are starring at you when you are not looking one' thought Naruto somewhat disparately, as he too walked faster, to keep up with Kurama, that looked a bit amused at him.
"Shut up Kurama"
"Yes Naruto-sama"
They reached the ninja school without further accidents, where Naruto said goodbye to Kurama, as she was not allowed inside either. She took to roof jumbling to avoid her fans.
Naruto smiled, a big former bjiu running from fans, even if she could not reach her own power when she is a puppet, it was still fun to watch. The seal would not allow much of Kurama's chakra to be removed from it's hold.
Now Kurama had delivered him, she is doing one of two things, looking on cute outfits to force him into, or picking a fight with someone in the slums.
Naruto unsealed 3 of his small puppets from his book ^Beslehna^, and connected strings to them. He always felt strangely naked without one of his puppets near him. And walked inside the building with his puppets floating after him.
He had began to use his book ^Beslehna^, which hold his all puppets designs, to seal his puppets into when he is not using them.
The class as changed very little in the year and a half since he tried to take the classes seriously.
Aburame Shino is still very quiet, Naruto thinks some of his classmates do not even know he can talk.
Hyuga Hinata is still painfully sly. She is grown nicely in all the right places. Has problems with saying ^no^ to people. She is a stalker, always observing him.
Uchiha Sasuke is still emo and obsessed with getting stronger as fast as possible. At last he ignored Naruto since he learned one of the fire jutsus of his clan are famous for, perhaps he believe since he can a fire jutsu Naruto is no obstacle for him, and as such below his notice.
Akimichi Choji is still eat a lot, he has a big negative complex with the word ^Fat^.
Nara Shikamaru is still as lazy as ever.
Inuzuka Kiba is still as hotheaded and bash as last time. He is also pervert that hit on Hinata, even if she is clearly uncomfortable with it. Always want to prove himself top-dog of the class, and often challenges Sasuke to fights.
Yamanaka Ino is still the same, obsessed with her own looks over ninja training. Fan-girl.
Sakura Haruno is also like her follow fan-girl, Ino, obsessed with her own looks over ninja training. Naruto has observed a bipolar tendency occur randomly in her behaviour. Book-smart.
Umino Iruka has changed from negative neutral, to somewhat to a more professional behaviour towards Naruto.
Mizuki has not changed his hostile behaviour toward Naruto, and starer a bit too much at Hinata to be professional.
Naruto sat on his seat in the back, and made his puppet do a mock tai-jutsu fight, to pass the time to it will be his turn, he would be the last to enter the test room, because his family name starts with U.
He held those puppet shows from time to time, and it is still very interesting for his classmates to look at. Naruto make his puppets to look like it is a miniature duel, with lots of fancy movement, and close calls for both the battling puppets. It looks almost like a graceful dance, with the bocks and strikes the puppets make.
"Uzumaki Naruto" Iruka voice called out from the side room where the test is held, making Naruto make one of his two duelling puppets look surprised toward the sound, and the other make a roundhouse kick to the other puppets head, knocking the puppet off the table, losing.
Naruto walked into the room the test is held in, easily shaking a gen-jutsu off his chakra system that was cast on him as soon he walked into the room.
Iruka and Mizuki was sitting behind a table, with Konoha headbands on it.
"Naruto, to pass the test to become genin, you have to perform the ^illusion clone^ jutsu" said Iruka.
If Naruto had not worked hard to improve his chakra control as young as he had, then it would been extremely unlikely he passed this exam. Naruto with his massive reserves would have overloaded the simple Jutsu so much even the illusion clones would been sick.
But he had worked hard to improve his control, he even had a self made restraint on his chakra to tune down the power he lets out just by breathing.
"^illusion clone^" Naruto said in a normal voice, not shouting like some ninja is very found of.
Two perfect illusion clones appeared besides Naruto without incident, with three illusion puppet clones floating around each illusion clone.
Making Iruka smile and Mizuki look like he eaten something very sour.
"pass, here is your headband. Bear it with pride" said Iruka, holding out a headband for Naruto to take.
Naruto just took it looking bored with the whole thing, which it was for him, and walked out without a word.
Outside he was met with anger and fear of the parents picking their child up for the day.
"How could they let... him... become a ninja?"
"What are the Hokage thinking?"
"Are they sure he is safe?"
And other comments was picked up by the air. Naruto ignored them, they were not important anyway.
Naruto walked toward the school gate looking for Kurama, that should be here to pick him up.
"Haya Naruto-sama!"
And there she is. Running toward him, with serial shopping bags in hand, making Naruto pale at the sight of the shopping bags. She was so going to force him into cute and fluffy outfits when they get home.
"I see you had gone shopping Kurama-chan" he pointlessly pointed out the obvious.
"yes, the seal tags you made was easily sold today, more then usual, and gave a lot of cash" she said happily.
Since his hobby was beginning to become costly for Naruto, he needed to have another income then the one the Hokage is giving him. He found out there was a lack of seal-users in Konoha in one of the classes in school, which he thought was weird as he found seals easy to make and understand. So he decided to make seals to sell for money, anything from a high level explosion tag, to a low level camp-fire starter tag seal.
The seals sold faster then he could make them, and for a good price too, it seemed like the ninjas was addicted to the explosion tags. The shopkeepers they sold the seals to, was very professional businessmen and woman.
It made Naruto enough to live a comfortable live, if he was not a ninja.
Naruto sighed "come on Kurama, we have to talk with Hokage-sama about why I am avoided" he said the last part a bit sarcastic.
"Sure" said Kurama "hey, did that mean that you passed the genin exam?" she looked hopefully at him, with the dreaded puppy-eyes jutsu.
"Yes I did, and wasted 30 seconds of my life on taking it" said Naruto in distaste, over the so called exam.
"Yay! Now we can go missions to rescue princesses, and free countries from evil tyranny, and slay dragons!" she danced around in circles in happiness, while Naruto looked on in amusement.
Then they reached the Hokage tower, a big and wide, red, tower like building, located right in the middle of Konoha.
Kurama was still dancing around in pointless joy.
He ignored the the useless secretary's protest, and walked right into the Hokages office.
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The Hokage was sitting peacefully, and smoking on his pipe.
Before him stood the some of the jonin that volunteered to take a genin team this year.
"Now are there anyone that has special request for those you would like to have on your genin team?" he asked kindly. They had gotten the list of who passed by a chuunin.
One of the jonin stepped forward, he had a face-mask and had placed his headbrand to it covered one of his eyes. He had his nose in a book.
"Yes, Hatake Kakashi?" said the Hokage, having expected him to step forward.
"Hokage-sama, I would like to have Uchiha Sasuke on my team, because I am the one that can teach him how to use his Sharingan the best, and we are somewhat similar in our past" spoke in a bored tone without looking up from his book, and stepped back.
The Hokage nodded.
Next a smoking man walked out.
"Yes, Sarutobi Asuma?" The Hokage said.
"Hokage-sama, I would like to recreate the successful team with their children, I wish for Yamanaka Ino, Akimichi Choji and Nara Shikamaru, to make a team the rival their fathers" Asuma spoke in a relaxed voice, before stepping back.
The Hokage nodded.
Now a new jonin stepped forward, she had red eyes and was very beautiful, she wore a dress seemly made of fancy bandages.
"Yes, Yuhi Kurenai?"
"I wish to take Hyuga Hinata under my wing, she could become a excellent kunoichi if given the right motivation, and her eyes would be good to have on a scout team" she spoke in a professional tone, before stepping back.
The hokage nodded, before looking up "other requests?" he asked looking at the unnamed jonins, when no one spoke up, he nodded again.
"Yuhi Kurenai"
"Hai"
"You wish to make a scout team?"
"Hai"
"Then you can have Hyuga Hinata and Aburame Shino. Maybe Inuzuka Kiba with his blood-line, but he has been observed to hitting on Hyuga Hinata, and would not take a ^no^ for an answer, that may affect the team in a negative manner"
Kurenai's clenched her fists. Ohhh, she knew males, and their pervert nature. Always trying to get in women's pants. Men are, Inuzukas in particular, no better then mere dogs. The Aburame was fine, they never have a partner outside their clan, but the Inuzuka was unacceptable. Who knew what the Inuzuka would do to poor innocent Hinata when she was not looking.
"Hokage-sama if it is possible then I would regather not have the Inuzuka on my team" her voice were very professional, never giving away her deep disgust at the word ^Inuzuka^.
"Very well" said the old Hokage looking over his papers "The only other male that have good talents in stealth and tracking is Usumaki Naruto, would that do Kurenai?"
Kurenai was unsure, she did not hate Naruto for being a container. But Naruto is a male, and a male can not be trusted to control his urges, and with the Kyuubi sealed within, then he may be worse than the Inuzuka brat. Maybe she should take the Inuzuka, he is probably more dog than human, and can be ^disciplined^ if misbehaving.
While thinking over her issue the door opened, and Naruto and Kurama walked in, making Kakashi giggle perversely at the sight of Kurama.
"Hokage-sama" Naruto greeted with a nod.
"what are you doing here Naruto-kun?" it was not often the Hokage was interrupted doing a meeting.
"you said when I become genin then I would be told why I was being avoided by people" Naruto reminded him, making the Hokage and the jonins suck in a deep breath.
"Naruto-kun, if we could talk about it at a later time" staled the Hokage.
"I come to tell you I already know about the Kyuubi being sealed inside me" Naruto said without care who heard him, making some of the jonins gasp, and the rest starer in disbelief at him, including the Hokage.
"H-h-how did you find out?" asked the strongest ninja in Konoha.
Naruto looked to the side "you probably do not want to know, but it involve, drugs, a ninja and Alice in a angel costume"
The Hokage blinked, before placing his head on the palm of his hand "would the ninja's name be Tsumura Yoshihiro?" he asks Naruto.
Now Naruto blinked "yea, how did you know?"
"How would I not know when one of my more powerful, violent problem ninjas give up on their ninja life without any warning, to become a peaceful priest?" he answered much to the disbelief of the jonins in the room.
"Sorry?" said Naruto unsure "I may have taking it a bit too far"
"Sigh, is there anything else Naruto-kun?"
"Yea, I do not trust my jonin-sensei to teach me anything or leave me to die somewhere, so I request not to be set on a genin team and put on my own team alone" Naruto said in a no nonsense tone.
"Are you sure Naruto-kun?" the Hokage could see he meant what he said.
"Do not worry Hokage-sama, he has me and Alice to protect him if needed" said Kurama confident, hugging Naruto from behind, making Kakashi giggle perversely again.
"Yes I am Hokage-sama. I am not in need of teaching as I follow my own method of getting stronger" Naruto starred the Hokage in the eyes.
The Hokage sighed "very well Naruto-kun, I will allow it if you follow the others teams on the c-rank missions they have to learn what to do there" getting smiles from Naruto and Kurama.
"Thank you Hokage-sama" Both Naruto and Kurama said, they bowed and walked out of the door, both ignoring the jonins in the room.
"Are you sure that was wise Hokage-sama?" asked Kakashi "I mean he just become a genin"
"Yes, I am sure Kakashi, Naruto is very skilled in his form of fighting, if he just was more enthusiastic about being a ninja we could expect great thing from him, even now I can feel he could be a legend in the ninja world" he Hokage looked like he was watching something far away, it lasted only a second.
Then the Hokage turned toward Kurenai "It seems like I have to give you Ami instead, that as shown a bit of talent to gen-jutsu" Kurenai inverdly danced in joy of having a another girl on her team, instead of some... male...
The hokage turned toward Kakashi "you will have, Uchiha Sasuke, Inuzuka Kiba and Sakura Haruno"
He turned toward Asuma "your team is approved"
The hokage spoke to the room at large "The other Jonin-sensei will get a team assigned to you later. Dismissed!"
The Jonin disappeared.
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Naruto walked happy home "yes! No weird people to order me what to do"
"it is brilliant Naruto-sama" agreed a happy Kurama.
As soon he was inside his home, a hand closed around Naruto's shoulder, a very sweet voice said "Naruto-sama... I have these outfits you just have to try, they are just to ^die^ for"
Kurama then proceeded to drag Naruto past the living room, where Alice said "welcome home master, sister" into the bedroom.
The door closed behind them with the same certainty of the gates of hell closing behind a convicted person.
Naruto later come out in a Alice in Wonderland costume, his hair set up with a red ribbon, and starring at Kurama in annoyance.
"stop glaring Naruto-sama, you ruin your good looks" smiled Kurama
"why female clothes?" not hiding his annoyance.
Kurama just rolled her eyes "Naruto-sama we have the same discussion every day for a year now, you must gotten used to it now"
That is true, since Kurama gained the hobby she had made sure each time I was home I was in some female costume soon after I arrived.
"Master! Food is ready!" Alice called out.
Naruto could not help but smile, this is his family, a weird family, but his family.
Kurama noticed the smile "Ahh, I knew you loved my costumes Naruto-sama" she teased playfully.
"I DO NOT!" He began to chase after her laughing form.
