What's up peoples? I wanted to get this story on a roll fairly quickly, which is why I already have the next chapter out. Hope you enjoy, and before I forget, Naruto's clothing is pretty much exactly like Anakin Skywalker's clothing in Episode 3. The color scheme is just changed to make it similar to Jafar, using reds and blacks.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto nor do I own anything from Disney or any other established franchise
A week came and went, with Naruto loving his new sorcerer status. It turns out that while he and Iago didn't have too much in common, they did have quite a few things. For example, both he and Iago loved messing with people, particularly those who looked down on them. Iago had also proven fantastically useful for getting scrolls from the shinobi library, a place where Naruto was not allowed to go by the librarians, who disliked him. He would have merely killed them, or turned them into something else for his amusement, but then of course the entire village would know of just how powerful he was, and while they would inevitably, Naruto was not about to flaunt his power. Strong as he was in magic now, he was pretty sure a well trained shinobi could do him in if he had the element of surprise or number.
He now sat in the back of the academy classroom, leaning in his chair, reading a scroll Iago had taken for him. Said parrot was perched on his shoulder, relaxing. He had reason too. Naruto had gotten there extra early, as he wanted to see the look on the faces of the other new genin in his class when they realized he was a genin too now. While Naruto, unlike Jafar, didn't want to flaunt his power immediately, he still wanted to rub it in everyone's face, particularly the face of Sasuke Uchiha, the class rookie of the year.
As the rest of the students, now genin, flooded in to receive team assignments, nobody recognized him, as he now wore something other than his trademark jumpsuit. (If you skipped my top note, check it out now, because it has the basis of Naruto's new clothing choice) Alongside the wall was his Kyuubi staff, which seemed as though it were watching all those who entered the room.
Nobody who entered seemed to recognize him. Naruto snorted, not loud enough to hear, but it was there, at the fact. Of course, who would recognize the "dead last" someone who couldn't perform a simple clone jutsu.
He however recognized several of the people who walked in the door. Several people he considered friends who had passed their tests. Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame. The four were his four closest friends he had. And even then, that's not saying much. Hell, Kiba only liked him because they were prank buddies. Everything other than that, and the boy would feed Naruto to his dogs. Shino, like him, was an outcast of the group. Shikamaru was just lazy and found it too troublesome to find other friends, and Choji was just all around a good guy. Even they didn't recognize him.
Once the entire class had filed in, Iruka entered the room, and Naruto saw the man acknowledge that he was there. He then gave a speech about going into the shinobi world, that it wasn't easy, there is always a chance you may die, etc… None of the girls aside from Hinata Hyuuga were even listening to Iruka, instead giving their undivided attentions to the Uchiha. Naruto merely ignored them as Iago made disgusted faces at them. It was around this time, Iruka used his infamous Big Head jutsu to get the girls' attention so he could announce the team placements.
Naruto ignored the team placements. At that point, he could have been paired with anyone and not have cared…or so he thought.
"Now, for team 7" said Iruka, "Under the care of Jonin Sensei Kakashi Hatake, are Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno (several girls moan and Sakura's cheers and taunts are heard) and Naruto Uzumaki." Sakura kept gloating until she heard the name of their final teammate.
"Wait, Naruto? I thought he failed his exam?" she said.
"If you had any shinobi skill at all, Haruno, you would have realized I've been here since before you all entered the classroom, wearing my forehead protector proudly." Everyone in the class suddenly looked toward the voice to see Naruto, bird on shoulder, staff in hand, walking down the stairs in the class from his seat.
"Naruto? What the Hell happened to you?" asked Kiba.
"Yeah, and what's with that freaky bird?" asked Sakura.
"Who you calling freaky, Pinky?" shout Iago in his annoyingly grating voice of his, eliciting gasps from the other genin.
"It can talk?" asked Sakura.
"It can talk?" said Iago, mimicking Sakura's voice perfectly. "Of course I can talk, you twit!" he shouted, causing the others in the class to laugh a bit.
"Calm yourself Iago. Haruno is book-smart; however, she lacks several other higher brain functions. Pay her no mind" said Naruto, causing Sakura to blush furiously at the laughter at the entire class. She was prepared to bash Naruto in the head, but Naruto merely flicked his wrist and Sakura was pushed back, knocking over several other genin, and Naruto hadn't even touched her.
"We-well then, let's get back to team assignments" said Iruka a bit shakily, unaware on Naruto's new abilities.
Three hours later found Naruto, Sasuke, and a shaken up Sakura as the only ones still waiting for their Sensei to arrive. Sasuke was staring at Naruto intently, as if that alone would reveal what new power Naruto held. Sakura was in the farthest corner of the classroom, staring at Sasuke, trying to avoid Naruto's gaze. She didn't have too much problem, as Naruto had been having a conversation with Iago about some subject or other. Every once in a while, on would break the relative silence with a laugh, but other than that, nobody spoke.
It was around this time their sensei finally showed up. He wore the usual Jonin attire aside from his askew forehead protector and his face mask which covered the lower half of his face. All they could really see was his gravity defying silver hair, and one singular eye, looking at them intently. He then spoke.
"My fist impression of you…I hate all three of you" he said, causing all three genin to look at him darkly.
"Meet me on the roof" he said before disappearing.
Up on the roof, the team met up again, and their sensei spoke to them again.
"Well, it looks like you're my team. I think first we should do our introductions. Names, likes, dislikes, etc…" he said, sitting down cross-legged and indicating the others to do so too.
"Why don't you go first sensei" said Sakura, "So we can see how it's done."
"What'd I tell you" said Naruto to Iago, making the parrot laugh and causing Sakura to glare at him, but she didn't dare attempt to attack him.
"All right" said their sensei. "My name is Kakashi Hatake. I have many likes, a few dislikes. Dreams? Well, I don't exactly feel like sharing that one."
"All we got was his name" thought the other four on the roof.
"You next Pinky" said Kakashi, causing Sakura to once more blush and become irritated, and Iago laughed so hard that he fell off of Naruto's shoulder.
"My name is Sakura Haruno. My likes (glances at Sasuke)…My dreams for the future" she said, glancing at Sasuke, blushes and squeals.
"Greeeaaaaat…" said Kakashi. "Your next Mr. Broody" he finished, pointing to Sasuke, getting a chuckle from both Naruto and his feathered friend.
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I don't like much, I have many dislikes, and my dream, well, it's more of an ambition. I want to kill…a certain man" he said, causing Sakura to once more squeal about how cool Sasuke was.
"And Pirate boy, you're next." This time it was Naruto who glared at his nickname, while Sakura giggled and Sasuke had a chuckle at his expense.
"Any particular reason you gave me the stupid nickname?" asked Naruto, barely restrained animosity in his voice.
"Well" said Kakashi, who was also unaware of Naruto's sorcerer status, "You are dressed kind of strange. Particularly for you if what I hear about your usual attire is true. And you have a parrot on your shoulder. Polly want a-"
"Say cracker and I'll claw your eye out, you cycloptic freak" said Iago, curling his wing into what appeared to be a fist, making Kakashi back away in surprise at not only the threat, but his linguistic skill.
"It can talk?" asked Kakashi.
"Uhh, do we have to do this again? Yes, I can talk, I can sing, I can dance, I'm a regular one bird show. Now can we please get this over with?" shouted Iago, flying up in Kakashi's face before flying back and perching on Naruto's shoulder.
"Is he a summon or something?" asked Kakashi.
"I…guess you could say that" said Naruto.
"Well, I guess you had better introduce both of you then" said Kakashi, sighing at the rather odd team he had been stuck with.
"Fine, fine. My name is Naruto Uzumaki. This fine feathered friend of mine is called Iago. I like the simple things, gardening and such, and I dislike…well, I've never seen anything I've disliked" said Naruto, though in his head, he thought "Except this damn place you people call home." "My dream for the future is to travel to new places, see the sights" he finished.
"And what about Iago?" asked Kakashi.
"Oh, he dislikes most things, likes anything shiny, and wants to live a life in luxury" said Naruto.
"Well that is…interesting" said Kakashi. "But now that introductions are out of the way, I have something to tell you. You're not technically genin yet." This got several open mouthed stares at Kakashi, though they were not unexpected.
"What!" shrieked Sakura. "Bu-but Sensei, we already passed our tests. We have headbands to prove it" she said, pointing at her forehead.
"Well Sakura, that was just a preliminary test. Weed out the weaklings, if you will" replied Kakashi. "You will meet me at training ground seven, tomorrow at seven o'clock sharp. Oh, and don't eat breakfast. You'll just throw up." With that, he disappeared in a plume of smoke.
The next day found Naruto walking to meet with his team. Surprisingly for him, he was chowing down on an apple of all things. He wasn't lying when he said he enjoyed gardening, and his magic could make things grow at incredible rates. While he enjoyed this, he enjoyed more the tending to his garden, which he grew in the back lot of his apartment. It was really "his" apartment after all, since he was the only tenant, and when the landlord had refused to let him have an apartment, the Hokage got rid of him and made Naruto the landlord, meaning Naruto could do whatever he wanted. So, he grew a nice apple tree. Why buy overpriced food when you could grow it yourself.
He was so caught up in his musings that he almost jumped out of his skin upon Sakura's shout. "Naruto!" she said. "Kakashi-sensei said not to eat anything."
"And if Kakashi-sensei said to jump off a cliff to our death, would you listen to him. Fact of the matter is that if he is testing us, none of us are going to do very good hungry. Which probably is the reason he told us not to eat. Did you ever think of that, hmmm?" said Naruto, pulling out another apple and taking a huge bite, Sasuke's and Sakura's stomachs growling frantically as he internally laughed, mirroring Iago's outward laughter.
"Do you have any more of those?" asked Sasuke.
"Ahh, do my ears deceive me? Is the great Sasuke Uchiha asking for something instead of demanding one?" said Naruto, feigning shock.
"If it would make you feel better I can demand you give it to me" said Sasuke, gritting his teeth.
"Well, it wouldn't help, I'm not giving you one anyway" said Naruto, laughing as he turned his back on the team and walked off to wait for Kakashi, who was late, just as he was yesterday. When he finally showed up, he explained the rules. There were two bells. In order to pass, you had to attain a bell. Whoever didn't attain a bell would not only be tied to one of three stumps and not get to eat lunch, but would also be sent back to the academy. After the brief explanation, Kakashi set a timer to go off at noon, and the test began. Both Sakura and Sasuke dashed into the woods in a manner that could easily be followed, while Naruto erupted into smoke and disappeared.
Over in a tree, about fifty yards off, Naruto sat, invisible to the naked eye, watching Kakashi, who had pulled out a little book and began reading.
"Iago" whispered Naruto. "Here's the plan…"
Naruto merely sat and watched as Sasuke challenged Kakashi head on, being dragged into the ground up to his neck within minutes. Since Naruto had placed a spell on himself to become totally invisible to the shinobi unless they got up close, he watched the whole thing, and once Kakashi had turned his back, Iago quietly snuck in, attempting to steal his bells, but Kakashi sensed him early on, and quickly through a back kick, sending the parrot flying into a tree with a cry of "Whoaaaa, that hurt!"
"Hmm" said Naruto. "Perhaps if he was a bit bigger…" mused Naruto, before sending a blast of magic from his Kyuubi staff at Iago, forcing an amazing change in the bird. His form grew to enormous size, and his stature shifted from that of a parrot, to a slightly fiercer falcon…the size of a small house.
"Oh!" shouted Iago. "Now this is what I'm talking about" finished the now GIANT bird. Flying up in the air, he dive bombed Kakashi, who dodged at the last minute, barely missing being impaled by his beak.
"Yeah Baby! Polly want a piece of this!" cried Iago, who used his wings to create a huge gust of wind, blowing Kakashi into a tree, breaking it in half. The silver haired Shinobi rolled along the ground, the bells falling on the ground, before he fell unconscious.
"Well" said Naruto, revealing himself and reverting Iago back to normal, "I guess the strength of a Jonin is greatly exaggerated." Picking up the bells, he examined them for a moment, before the unconscious Kakashi before him went up in smoke, the bells following suit.
"It's a trick" shouted Naruto, before his foot was caught in a snare, pulling him across the clearing and up into a tree. Kakashi then appeared, picking up Naruto's staff.
"I don't know how you're doing what you're doing, but I have a feeling this has something to do with it, so let's just put this off to the side for a moment, ok?" said Kakashi with an eye smile, placing Naruto's Kyuubi staff against a tree on the other side of the clearing, before walking off, reading his little orange book.
Naruto merely sighed, before pointing his fingers at the wire. Sparks immediately flew from his finger, slicing the wire, and Naruto flipped onto the ground. Holding out his hand, his staff flew from across the field into his outstretched hand.
"So the guy's good?" said Iago, asking the question sarcastically, causing Naruto to scowl and follow his teacher.
"If you want something done…"Naruto trailed off as they followed Kakashi.
Kakashi had to dodge and duck, as the forest itself had seemingly come alive, the branches doing everything from trying to capture him to trying to impale him. He had to slice apart the roots of several trees, which had sprung up and grabbed him. He was stuck at ground level, as the trees themselves shook him out when he tried to travel through them.
"Run all you want, Kakashi-sensei! You won't escape me!" Kakashi looked back to see Naruto seemingly gliding across the ground after him. Had he looked closer, he would have realized that his feet weren't even touching the ground. He turned back to see Naruto, who was just behind him, in his way, trying to hit him over the head with his staff. Kakashi ducked and made a quick change in direction to the left, taking off away from Naruto. He didn't get far however, as several trees literally uprooted themselves and moved in his path on all sides, surrounding him with a wooden barrier.
"Now Kakashi-sensei, I suggest you hand over the bells. I'm running low on patience." Kakashi turned to see Naruto phase through the trees, the eyes on his staff glowing furiously. Kakashi sighed. He reached for the bells on his belt, but as he did so, from off in the distance, they both heard the alarm go off. It was noon. The genin had lost.
"Hey, none of got the bells! Why Am I the only one tied to the post!" shouted Sakura, struggling to get free.
"Because, out of the three of you, you didn't even put up a fight. It was utterly laughable" said Kakashi, reading from his book once again. "And I've made a decision…None of you will be sent back to the academy…because I'm dropping you from the program."
All three genin looked at him with disbelief. "What do you mean? You can't do that!" shouted Naruto.
"Oh, but I can" replied Kakashi, "and I will...unless you can prove to me you know what this exercise was all about. Naruto and Iago were close in their way of trying for the bells."
Naruto looked thoughtful for a moment, before looking at Iago and sighing. "It's teamwork, isn't it" he said, getting a nod from Kakashi in response.
"Of every member of this team, you work well with Iago. Using your…power…from afar and having an aerial force makes you incredibly hard to get at, and makes for a good attack strategy. What you need to learn is to work with your team. You can't do everything on your own, you're not magic" said Kakashi, and Naruto and Iago had to stifle a laugh.
"I'll give you one more chance to try for the bells after lunch. You'll have one hour to get them, by working as a team, or you'll be dropped from the program" said Kakashi, standing up. "And since Sakura did the worst out of all of you, she is not to be fed, or it's an automatic fail." With that, their teacher disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Naruto and Sasuke began eating, but couldn't think with Sakura's stomach practically singing a musical number. Naruto just sighed. "Should we feed her?" he asked.
"You heard Kakashi. We'll fail if we do" replied Sasuke.
"Well then, how about a different approach" said Naruto picking up his staff. The eyes suddenly glowed a deep red and Sakura immediately felt full, which she explained to her teammates.
"Naruto, what did you do?" asked Sasuke.
"Simple. I got some food in her without disobeying Sensei's orders" replied Naruto, digging into his own mean again.
"Well then, it looks like you've exceeded my expectations." The three turned to the side, except Sakura, who could only move her head, to see Kakashi leaning by a tree.
"Not only did you help your teammate, but you also improved the team in doing so, AND you even technically followed my orders. I'm impressed. Team 7 starts its first mission tomorrow" said Kakashi, giving an eye smile, before once again disappearing, Naruto and Sasuke leaving as well. Unfortunately, that left Sakura tied to the post, alone.
Chapter end
Important-Please Read!
Ok, so I've decided to have Naruto do a bit of dimension hopping later besides just the Aladdin world, and I need some suggestions on places to go. It can be a Disney universe, or somewhere else, I just need a few suggestions.
I just need to know the basic storyline, so no suggestions like Bleach, because I don't watch or read it. You can still make the suggestion, but I'll end up dismissing it.
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