AN : Ok. I know that I'm still a very bad writer. Also I still don't own Naruto but I own one thing to Kishimoto which I don't want to deliver. But well this is life for us. Enjoy first chapter about... Nah! Spoilers are bad no?
About Noon / Konoha's academy's yard...
Shikamaru sighed in frustration as he thought that Naruto went home. The blond kid dissappeared for five years and six monthes, came back a day, dissapeared a couple of weeks, then finally came back only to be expelled. Yes, this situation is so... "Troublesome!" Shikamaru desribed the whole situation.
Aburame Shino is definitely a boy of very few words and a lot of logics. The boy is kind of creepy thanks to his bugs. However, he knows a lot. Actually, after Sasuke and Ino, he've got the best grades in everything. Long story short, he's one of the most promissing boys on the academy. However, for once, he seemed a bit interested to help Shikamaru...
"Nara-san, I think that Uzumaki-san will come back. Why you ask? Logic says that he needs to." Shino told Shikamaru about his thoughts. Shikamaru shook his head, "To be honest, he is the most troublesome person I know so far." Sasuke, who was there, just noded at this.
Now, Sasuke is considered tha genius of the class. However, he have one big problem : He rarely socialize with others. About four years ago, he went abscent for a good couple of weeks. Only when he came back to the academy he became a whole another person. He was completely broken down. To this day, he almost allways rushes out to his home. Mostly to see his mother, the only person he would die for without hesitation.
Truth be told, from Mikoto's point of view, she'd say that her youngest son is a very good boy. He helps her in almost everything. Allways listening to her and completely obeying the Uchiha's matriarch. Only one thing he allways says that he dosen't know if he'll do it for her or not : sparing his older brother's life.
He still remembers about his brother saying, "Hate me. Despise me. And when you have the same eyes than me, come and fight me!" He asked his mother, when she was discharged from the hospital, about what Itachi have told him about the same eyes than him. His mother sighed and just cryed her eyes out. She showed him her eyes, How they resembled Itachi's a bit.
"Sasuke, are you still here?" Shikamaru asked his classmate. The Uchiha shook his head before noding 'Yes' to the lazy Nara.
Shikamaru knows exactly what's wrong with Sasuke. Actually, he and Shino both know that Itachi turned into a complete sociopath and killed most of his clan. Why was the unnanswered question for a long time. When the young Uchiha came back after a week, it seemed like he, for lack of better term, took a visit to hell itself. He came back with two onyx broken eyes. He couldn't talk nor grunt for a good couple of monthes. But the most important change is that he pushed himself more than anyone.
It was scary when he fights. He became more agressive and much angrier than before. The scary part is that he still have a refined style. His spares became much shorter than before. However, a little by little his anger left.
Now, here he is at the end of the road. What should he do now? Do what his brother have told him, or continue his life? His mother have allways told him to leave his vengence. That Itachi wasen't a bad son. That she may die if they'll fight each other to the death. As much as he wanted to kill his brother for killing his father and most of his clan, he felt that he'll regret it much more than anything else.
What matters now is to find the enigma known as Naruto. "Say Shino, can you help us finding Naruto?" Sasuke asked his classmate. Shino shook his head before he replied, "I'm sorry about it Sasuke-san. Uzumaki-san is the only one that I can't track from our class." Ok, this is bad.
Either Naruto had some superb stealth skills or he was simply extremely hard to track down. So far, Shino is considered, allong Kiba and Hinata, the best trackers of the class. Yet the simple fact that one of them can't track someone, especially their age, is scary.
However, what surprised them the most is the voice that told them, "Look under the tree's branch!" Which was exactly what they did. However, what surprised them is the fact that Uzumaki Naruto was hanging upside-down like a bat from the tree's branch and with no wires.
"What were you doing there?" Sasuke asked. Naruto rised, or rather lowered and eyebrow to them, "What? Can't I take a nap?" He asked like it was very obvious and common to take a nap under a tree's branch.
"You're very troublesome Naruto. Do you know that?" Shikamaru asked. Naruto from his part dropped like a cat on his feet. "Now you did!" He answered Shikamaru before he continued, "Ok, what do you want from me?"
"I must leave now, Uzumaki-san. Take care." Said Shino. Naruto waved his hand to him. Now Shikamaru told him that he'll pay the Uzumaki's lunch. Naruto noded at this.
(One lunch at Ichiraku's ramen and a Nara's empty wallet latter...)
Shikamaru grumbled under his breath many curses. This is definitely the worst mistake he ever maded in his whole life. 'Next time I will NEVER treat Naruto nor Choji to lunch. Not even if I die.' He thought. Now on the road to the academy, he decided to speak about it, "Naruto, you are the worst person I treat to a lunch. What you got for a stomach, a black hole?" Naruto just exploded in a laughting fit about it, "This is very original Shikamaru. Sorry about that. I usually don't eat that match when I'm not active." The lazy shadow user rised an eyebrow, "You mean you were training? Why? That's very tiresome."
Naruto sighed at this. Truth be told, he hated intense training. However, he got no choice. He decided to try and change his friend's opinion, "What's better? Burning yourself with training or beign lazy and living with regret? I mean, we are training to become what? Doctors? No. We are training to become ninjas. In our job, we deal with death my friend. That's why I train so hard : To make sure there would be no one left for an eternel sleep under six feet of dirt!"
Shikamaru was amazed by this. Either Naruto is a genius in desguise, either he's very mature for their ages, like him or have a lot of experience about the ninje world. He gave it a thought. What if, Kami forbid, Choji have died in front of his eyes? All because he was a slacker? Fuck that! No way he'd let his best fucking friend die, "You know what? You're right Naruto. Maybe i should do more effort." Shikamaru said, not knowing how this will change his two oldest friends, Ino and Choji...
As they entered the class, Naruto took seat beside Yamanaka Ino. Sure, the platinium blond haired girl was sometimes loud and bossy. However she is one of the few people that didn't allways shunned him. However, he knows that whenever she is in a bad mood, he better get away from her.
"Hey! Did you have a nice lunch, Ino?" Naruto asked his fellow blond. He laughted mentally as she made a Hinata-like 'Eep!' before she glared at him, "Naruto, what did I told you about scaring me?" Ino said in a scolding tone. "Er, I forgot?" He answered by a question, "The last five years were... pretty intense!" The young girl's blue pupiless eyes softened, "You never told anyone about it, did you?" The whiskered boy shook his head 'No'. The girl grinned mentally as she saw the Hyuga heiress enter, "Hey Hinata, why don't you sit here? I mean you're the one girl I can truelly get along!" On the exterior, she was calm. Mentally however, Inner Ino was grinning at her bluenette friend 'Yes! Do it Hinata! Talk to Naruto!'
However, Ino's hope soon collapsed as Iruka entered the class. She sighed mentally. As the class was too boring for Naruto, he simply fell asleep. Iruka thought to wake him up. Then again he felt like it would end up badly for him. So, he let it slide.
Near the end of the class, Naruto waked up. Sure, he was dazed, but still. Iruka pinched the bridge of his nose as he sighed, "Naruto, why are you allways sleeping in class?" Naruto, for his part shook his head, "Maybe because I train all night? Maybe because here we do ANYTHING but training? Maybe because the academy almost never produced a good shinobi since the days of the Nidaime Hokage?" The whole class smiled at this. Truth be told, they almost never had a spar or learned a jutsu. Only three jutsus and one of those is utterly useless. The other two are kind of useful in a real life situation.
"Ok, what do you suggest then? A tournament?" Iruka asked in frustration. The grin that found it's way to Naruto's face made him feel like the blond boy layed a trap, "That's exactly what I want! I got myself here so I can be ready to fight other damn shinobis! Not some weakling I can easily take down when I was eight years old!"
Iruka almost palmed his face. This is definitely the worst brat he ever met, "Fine! Who against who?" Naruto grinned, revealing his large cannines, "Me against each and everyone from a clan!"
"Wait a second! You're kidding, right?" Shikamaru, surprisingly asked Naruto. The blond shook his head side to side. Choji sighed, 'Damn! I met my old friend and he wants to die?' Kiba however grinned, "Prepare to have an ass-kicking buddy!" Naruto just throwed a book at him, hitting him square between the eyes without even turning, "That's good enough for your smug-ass?" He asked a totally out-cold Kiba.
"Anyone else have something to say? No? That's perfect!" Naruto exclaimed. Iruka now palmed his face, "Naruto, what have you done?" Naruto smiled, "Just showing them who's the boss here!"
Monday morning...
Naruto pulled that stunt on Friday. Since they got a weekend, he had plenty of time to prank a lot of people. The problem was that so far, whoever did the pranks left no trace. No chakra signature, no smell, no sweat nor blood. Nothing! That was the problem. Whoever did it is definitely a master of stealth...
Hiruzen knows exactly who did it. Actually, he got a coded message (Based on Icha Icha paradise pages / line number / exact word) and he knows exactly who appart Jiraiya use this kind of code. He decided to let it slide. The next batch was, coincidally, the clan's heirs and heiresses. If they don't toughen up now, then when? When they are six feet under? Hell no! It's now or never!
He knows for a fact that Naruto is a mid-to-high chunin level. Easily a B-rank ninja. Easily a very tough kid. Honestly, this is the best opportunity to show the academy how lax they got. This is the best opportunity he have. And it knocked freely!
However, as he prepared to shunshin, a person he didn't see for ages entered, "Hey old man!" Said his son, Asuma. "Hey Asuma. How was your days as a guardian ninja?" The Hokage replid. "It was good at first until some of them decided to organize a coup. Where you're going now?" Asuma replied smilling a bit.
"The academy. One student challenged seven others. He'll fight them one Vs. All!" He replied, confident that Naruto will win. Kid have it all : experience, jutsus, strength. "Ok, I think I may go and watch who would be my next team." Asuma said, as he and his father did the Ram seal and left in a plume of smoke.
Naruto, from his part, decided to rise the wager. He turned to Iruka and said, "Iruka-sensei, if I win, I'll leave until a week before graduation. What do you say?" Iruka sighed, "But if you lose, I'll forbid you from sleeping in class!" Naruto noded, "Deal!" As he shaked hands with Iruka, effectevely sealing the deal.
"Good morning everyone!" The old Hokage greeted the class. Iruka was stunned by this as the old man continued, "It came to my view that there's a tournament. Who against who?" Iruka bowed before he replied, "Greeting Hokage-sama. Naruto here wanted to fight all the heirs and heiresses of the clans present here." Hiruzen showed no emotion, "May the best fighter win. Start the match!"
Naruto sighed, "Ok, for their sake, let's just make it a Taijutsu match." Iruka rised an eyebrow before the Hokage noded, "I agree! Unfortunatly for you, Naruto-kun, you may lose!" Naruto grinned cheekily, "I won't lose that easily!" Before he pulled out a bottle of whiskey and drinked it in one go, "That was nice! Come on! Start the damn thing!"
Hiruzen was angry on the inside! How dare Jiraiya make his grandson drink? But more importantly, he'll have a talk with Naruto latter, 'I can't let him continue this! Healing factor or not, he's just a kid! Unless... Oh Kami-sama! What have I done?' He thought.
Iruka sighed, "Ok, One on One or winner take all?" He asked the class, only for them to say in unision, "The second!" Only for Shikamaru to rise his hand and say, "I forfeit! With no Ninjutsu, I'll lose to Naruto!" Naruto was a bit dumbfounded by his friend's action, "Ok! I understand!" As he took a boxing stance but with open palms, if you look closer, it was a mix between boxing and muay thai stance, "Let's begin!"
The first one who attacked him was Kiba, who lost consciousness thanks to a vicious back elbow to the jaw delivered while Naruto dodged his attack. Ino and Choji attacked him next, only for Naruto to block Choji's haymaker and Ino's roundhouse by his palm and forearm respectively. Choji immidiatly backed off as he felt that he should do so. And he was right as Naruto was able to slip his way behind Ino and knock her out with a chop to her neck.
Shino attacked Naruto with a kick to the ribs. Naruto grabed his leg and countered by a low kick to the inner thigh of the Aburame prodigy. Needless to say that Shino fell immidiatly. Choji attacked Naruto again with a superman punch only for the Uzumaki to grab his arm, swing him mid-air and throw him like an oversized kunai at Sasuke who attempted to attack him with a flying kick.
As Shino tried to get up, Hinata tried to attack Naruto. The problem is that she closed her eyes. The Uzumaki immidiatly countered her by grabbing her in a sleeper hold. That amazingly worked as she was out within a couple of seconds.
Now Naruto grinned, "Three out in twelve seconds!" That definitely was scary! He's not a kid to mess with. However, Sasuke saw red. He attacked Naruto without any plan. The Uzumaki stepped back before he extended his arm sideways as he rushed at him and clocked him right at the base of his neck! That was a terrifying lariat. Shino punched the distracted Naruto who clinched the Aburame and unloaded many knee strikes at him with the last one at the stomach, knocking him out. Now he turned to Choji and said, "Bring it on fatso!"
That was the wrong thing to say as Choji now saw red. He attacked Naruto with vicious crosses, kicks, a barrage of haymakers, and even headbutts. The Uzumaki took a beating. However, he finally cracked his neck and said, "This is it?" Before he gave Choji one might spinning high kick then a back elbow, knocking him out!
The rest of the class were scared out of their mind as they saw the legit top six get a beating. Legit means that they had the best odds. One Mizuki was grinning at the sight. He found the perfect one for his dirty job.
"So, Iruka-sensei, do I pass the exam?" Naruto said. Iruka, who's shocked to see how he won against six opponents, the weakest is supposedly at his level in less than a minute. The problem is that they are the most important clans heirs. That was the problem. So far, only one no-name orphan was able to piss all over the other clans heirs, who are now coincidingly those said clan's heads. His name was Namikaze Minato, Konoha's Yondaime Hokage!
Iruka now took a close look at Naruto who was grinning. No! The resemblence was too much to be a coincident! 'You sealed the fox in your own son?' He thought before repliying Naruto, "I'm sorry! I honestly want to pass you, if you can do Kawarimi, Henge and Bunshin no jutsu!" Naruto swore at this, "Fucking Bunshin no jutsu! I can't do a single one! I tried to do a thousand, but it dosen't work!" 'The problem is that I can now use the Five elements and the wood sub-element!' He added in his toughts.
"I'm sorry about it, Naruto! At least you got now a five monthes break! In exactly five monthes, make sure to be here for the whole week. Also, here's my adress. Need anything I'll be there or at Ichiraku ramen." Iruka said as he passed a paper to Naruto. The boy noded as he writted something on a paper and gave it to Iruka.
Asuma watched everything from the roof. He was now very interested in Naruto. Who know? Maybe the kid is a legend in the making? (He got no idea how right he is!)
As Naruto went out from the academy, happy about his break, an academy teacher by the name of Mizuki waved his hand to him. The blond academy student went to the man to know what he wants. He wasen't dissapointed, "Naruto, it came to my attention that you want to graduate, right?" The blond kid noded, "Yes, but Iruka-sensei dosen't want me to!" The silver-haired man smiled, "That's because he cares about you. Too many genins die, you know?" The boy noded as the man continued, "Anyway, there's a make-up test. Steal the forbidden scroll of sealing and meet me at ten in the forest's clearing. If you can do it, you'll pass the test." Naruto noded, "I'll do it about one hour before the rendez-vous." As he went, the boy had an evil grin...
Naruto wasted no time and went directly at the Hokage. He told him about everything. However, Asuma was outside listening. But he was shocked when he heard that Naruto can easily do the Kage bunshin no jutsu. But he have no idea how much the boy was hiding...
The plan was simple : Naruto would take the scroll, and a jonin would be there watching like a hawk, or in this case like an owl. Naruto noded at this. The Hokage decided to know how Naruto would try and take the scroll if he's his oppononent. "You really want to know, jiji?" Naruto said. As Hiruzen noded, Naruto rised his shoulders, "Oiroke no Jutsu!" As he henged into a blond bombshel of a young woman, the lacherous Hokage was out for the count.
"That was fun!" He heard. He was scared as he saw a tall bearded man with a cigarette lit in his mouth. The man shook his head, "Since you knocked out my old man, I won't stop you. After all, you won a square fight, didn't you?" Naruto noded, thanked him, and went to his house to see what he can see in the scroll.
Nine P.M., Naruto's house..
"I can't believe there's so many jutsus I copied! I hate not working for them so much, but I won't look a gift horse in his mouth!" Naruto exclaimed. He copied many jutsus. And mastered not one, not two, but three! Yes, three jutsus. His very first genjutsu, and two Kage Bunshin related jutsus. Also, He got the perfect idea about his newest Futon jutsus!
Now that he can go to the clearing, he had a feeling the he will have a debt toward Iruka. Also, the Hokage's son may be there too. He shrug it off, and went to the RV point.
Not an hour latter, most of the shinobis were ready to track down Naruto. Iruka was the first to arrive. He found Naruto panting and grinning, "I fucking did it!" "DID WHAT YOU IDIOT!" Was Iruka's voice. Naruto smiled, "Iruka-sensei, I found you!" Iruka twitched, "I found you!" He pointed at himself then the boy, "Wait a second, what were you doing?" Naruto grinned, "I told you that I did it, it's about... GET THE FUCK DOWN!" He begun before he shoved the man down.
"Good job Naruto! Now, hand me the scroll!" Mizuki said. "Mizuki? What are you doing here?" At this, Naruto said in a fake innocent tone, "The test, remember? Iruka-sensei?" Iruka was shocked, "What test? I thought... Mizuki, what's the meaning of this?" Mizuki laughted maniacly before he replied, "That I must kill you two!" Naruto twitched, "So you're a fucking rat, eh?"
"Call me whatever you want. But first, you know why everyone hates you? Why no boy try and play with you? Why the cold stares and loneliness?" Mizuki said grinning, "Because you are the Kyubi!"
Iruka turned to Naruto, "Don't believe... him?" He asked as he saw Naruto grinning, "Nope, I'm not!" Mizuki and Iruka were dumbfounded as the boy continued,while pointing his middle and index finger like a pistol to Mizuki's knee, "But since you broke the law, I will punish you! Futon : Diritama ( Wind release : drilling bullet!) !"
Faster than the man can react, or perhaps because he was shocked, he took the pressurised, blazing-fast bullet right in his leg, losing his balance, he fall, however, Naruto was far from done. A spiralling chakra orb in his hand formed, "For threatening Iruka-sensei, I'll fucking kill you! Rasengan!" He yelled the jutsu's name as it collided right in the traitor's abdomen, sending him crashing through a tree, litteraly!
"You think he died?" Naruto said to a still surprised Iruka, who went and checked his pulse, "He's still breathing!" Naruto sighed, "Can I kill him?" Iruka was now shocked, "No! Not like that! You're still a child!" Naruto sighed, "Thank you for preventing me from my tenth kill, Iruka-sensei!"
"Alright, you did well, Naruto!" Was a new voice. Naruto turned and pointed to the man, "YOU!" The boy yelled. "Sorry if I didn't introduce myself! My name is Asuma. Sarutobi Asuma. But now you know, right? Also, I didn't know that you drink!" Naruto sighed, "Trust me, at first I didn't want to, but thanx to Ero-kyofo, I was drunk twice." Naruto said cryptically. Iruka now voiced his disagreement, "How old were you when you drinked?" Naruto thought, "Eleventh birthday? Sound like it!"
Asuma grabed Mizuki and lifted him over his shoulder, "Alright, I'll get this fucker to Ibiki. Then, Naruto, you want to talk?" Naruto noded. The man litted a cigarette, "Alright, meet me at your house. Latter." Before he left in a plume of smoke.
"Iruka-sensei, I'm glad that you're alright dattebayo!" Naruto said happy about the fact that he saved a good man. Iruka smiled, "Thanks to you, Naruto! I wanted to say that you're actually, my favorite student!" Naruto smiled. He can easily detect the honesty on Iruka, "Thank you sensei! And I'm glad about the fact that we stoped that asshole Mizuki. Anyway, got to give this back to jiji!" He said as he walked to the old man's office.
In the office, Hiruzen litted his pipe before he started smoking. As Naruto gave him the scroll back, Hiruzen gave him a B-rank mission paycheck. Naruto was stunned, "What am I supposed to do with this, jiji?" Hiruzen smiled, "You got a clan to revive, no?" Naruto noded as the old Hokage continued, "Well, go and buy a sword. Your clan had Kenjutsu as one of their forte!" Naruto sighed, "But I'm not tall enough!" Hiruzen shook his head, "Start with a ninjato! Also, here! The least I can do after you proved your worth! I want to promote you to a chunin, but I can't!" The old man said as he gived Naruto a small white scroll with a red spiral imprinted on it.
Naruto gave him one of his rare smiles, "Don't worry about it! But one day, you will give me that hat!" Hiruzen laughted at this, "If this old man will live long enough to give you the vest, he'd be a lucky old fool!"
Iruka was shocked. What did he missed? He didn't know that Naruto and the Sandaime were this close. He voiced his confusion, "Hokage-sama, who is Naruto to you?" Hiruzen smiled warmly, "My surrogate grandson!"
Naruto arrived at his apparetement. Normally, he would get in. But this time, he jumped to the roof to meet Asume, "Hey Asuma-san!" The boy greeted. The older man was a bit shocked, "How did you knewed?" Naruto grinned, "I got my means. Anyway, let's talk business. Tell me, what you wanted to talk about?" Asume took a drag from his cigarette, "You! Specifically, how do you feel now?" Naruto grinned, "Great, thank you!" Asume smiled, "You're not feeling anything bad how you almost killed Mizuki?" Naruto laughted, "Please, he asked me to kill him! I mean, he gave me too many opening! What's wrong with us? I mean, why does most ninjas likes to talk? Talk!"
Asuma sighed, "That's why pride and arrogance are a Sin!" Naruto noded, "Yeah, I'll drink to that!" As he pulled out a bottle of whiskey. Cheap whiskey to be exact. Now Asuma smiled at this, "You truelly need to stop drinking this!" Naruto chuckled, "Well, everyone have a way how he copes with our job, no?" Asuma noded, "Well, if I were you, I'd go to the academy tomorrow." Before he dissapeared in a shunshin.
The next day...
Naruto took Asuma's advice to the heart. He went to the academy. As he entered the class he immidiatly remarked that the clans heirs were a bit embarrassed about something. Naruto was completely calm on the outside. On the inside, it was a whole different story, 'I guess that the lecture from Shikamaru yesterday was very handfull for them. Hell, I'm an Uzumaki, do I stop at just learning Fuinjutsu and Kenjutsu? No! You need brain, brawn, guts and extreme determination in our cold world!'
Shikamaru lazily said 'Hi' to his friend before he slumpered. Naruto had a ghost smile on his face before he frowned again. He heard about Ibiki from Jiraiya. He was sure that Asuma told him to make sure that the fucker won't escape even in a damn pine box. He was very sure about it. But the problem was how he acted! He was supposed to kill that fuck first, then feel guilty latter, much latter...
"Guys, are you alright?" Naruto asked his friends, well, closest clique to friends for him. Sure, he talked a bit with them. He randomly bumped into them when he skipped school. He eated with two of them. But still... In the ninja world, the word "Friend" is earned. Friend is someone who just don't give a fuck about how much danger you bring. Friend is someone who sometimes you meet only once, and after years he still act warmly at you. Friend is someone who's willing to put his life on the line for you. This is earned, not given...
Ino was the first to reply, "Well, after what happened yesterday, we're alright. It's just that you're the same age than us. If not younger than most." Naruto laughted at this, "Age have nothing to do with skills. I know someone who graduated as six years old." This shocked everyone. He continued, "Jiraiya of the sannin, remember him? He graduated at six, became chunin at ten and jonin at thirteen." Now Sasuke speaked, "You're kidding us, right?" Naruto shook his head, "Back then, it was different. It dosen't matter who your parents are, which clan you hail from. You deserve to be a chunin at six, you become a chunin at six. Ask Mikoto-san about Uchiha Obito." Naruto thought bitterly about the young chunin, how he died at a tender age of twelve if not eleven years old. He vowed that if he'd like a girl, he'll talk to her and fuck the consequences.
The life as a shinobi is short, but probably much shorted than most people think. If you make it to puberty, you're lucky. If you settle down, you're one lucky bastard. If you get children to carry your legacy, you're one of the luckiest S.O.B. alive, especially if you live until the cycle repeat itself. Naruto knows this. His mother had him when she was just twenty four years old. In some other places, someone this age is still considered young...
Iruka entered the class. He immidiatly announced the news, "Uzumaki Naruto? You are now officially a shinobi of Konohagakure now! Congratulation!" Naruto was stunned. Scratch that, his mind stopped at this news. However, he was even shocked that shy little Hinata congratulated him WITHOUT STUTTERING!
However, he was scared now. What would happen to the fellow class? Now that he graduate, what will he do? "Er, Iruka-sensei? What am I supposed to do now?" Naruto asked in a shaky voice. Iruka smiled, "Well, you'll be put in a team latter. But now, you'll have a jonin-sensei for five monthes. Then, you'll be free to do whatever you want." Naruto scratched his chin, "Ok, First, why did I graduate this early? Second, am I an apprentice, again? And Third, where do I meet this guy?" Iruka smiled, "Well class, Naruto graduated thanks to a certain even he handled better than most chunin. Second, he is an ANBU captain who wanted you to be his disciple. Third, he'll meet you here after lunch." Iruka answered before he continued, "Ok class, you got a field trip. Hokage-sama, in his infinite wisdom, decided to upgrade the academy's programme." Naruto grinned at this. His team won't be a bunch of weakling.
The field trip was very exhausting to most of the students. In short, Asuma was the one who joked about it with Kakashi and Gai. Gai beign... Gai, told the Hokage. The Hokage smiled at the idea. He told Iruka to just apply it. Needless to say, a trip which was closer to a jonin workout made most of the students quit the academy. Naruto however, was a whole another story.
"Iruka-sensei, thank you for the warm-up!" This made most of the remaining class, coincidently the clan heirs and girl named Sakura become worried safe for Sasuke. Shikamaru, for once, was scared, "Naruto, are you sure this torture session was just a warm-up for you?" Naruto grined at this, "A light one!"
This moment, a certain jonin felt the urge to yell about the blazing fire of youth that a certain blond have.
After the class went back to the training yard, Iruka ordered them to train their striked on a trainning dummy for each. However, Naruto made the mistake to attack the dummy with his full power. He gave it a hook, spinning kick to the mid-section and a hammer punch. He decapitated, bisected and crushed the dummy to spliters. Iruka was angry at him, before he told him to perfect his strikes on a training post. More precisely, a tree stump. The log was reduced to firewood within a minute, and Naruto almost broked both shins, his feet, his knuckles, his hands, elbows, knees and fractured his skull.
He had a concussion for a minute, then he didn't see anything spinning and/or hazzy. He just limped a bit before he was able to walk like it was nothing. Iruka heard once a story about a boy who almost accomplished the same feat. His name is Rock Lee.
Unknown to most, Tenzo or Yamato, was watching his newest disciple, 'This kid is just like Asuma-sempai discribed, if not much more. Such intensity, rage, and brute potential! Maybe I need the help of Gai-sempai for this.'
What no one knows is the fact that Naruto didn't only had a concussion, but also a nasty backlash from the tons of shadow clones that were practicing some Fuinjutsu. If anyone can be described as a genius of hard work, Naruto would be such a genius, that he can leave much people be considered like slackers. However, learning Fuinjutsu was a challenge if you're an orphan. You can learn it, yes. But beign a level 10 sealmaster is not hard. It's nigh impossible. Only the second Uzukage accomplished such a feat. And he did it thanks to the Kage bunshin of the Nidaime Hokage!
Naruto somehow earned the respect of two jonins, a kage and a sannin for his determination. However, he didn't knewed that he would be tested. And by a creepy old man to boot.
After a lunch at Ichiraku ramen stand...
Naruto was walking on his own. He was well-fed this time. He lost count of the ramen bowl he eated in. However, he felt someone. But the worst thing is that he felt the presence on the last instint. He turned and effectively caught the first kunai and used it to deflect the rain of kunais that followed. He grinned. This is an opportunity to fight. He felt someone sneak on him. He did the first thing he thought of : kicking the assaillant. He almost connected.
The assaillant was taller than him. Much taller. Naruto felt a bit intimidated by the guy. He had no emotion. No emotion at all!
What happened next was NOT good at all...!
Naruto had to fight someone who's stronger, faster and much more experienced than him. Whoever this guy was, he was at least a jonin. The problem was that Naruto had faught him with tooth and nail. Naruto remained in control enough until he felt most of his bones broken. That guy finally managed to hit the boy. He hitted him hard and repetetively. He had no mercy. But then, something happened.
The boy exploded with a cloack of red chakra!
A chakra that wasen't felt for years!
A chakra full of power and malice!
A chakra that was pure evil and rage. A chakra so evil, so demonic, that most of people dubbed the one who hold it as not a demon, but a living moving desaster.
This alerted two men who rushed there in a shunshin. As they took a glance, they saw the fleeing people, they smelled that smell of burned blood, and felt a pure gruesome slaughter had happened.
They were shocked by the sight. A boy who's about twelve years old was able to kill an ANBU captain. Ne ANBU no less. The boy was foaming with rage at the one who attacked him unprovoked. Naruto truned toward Asuma and Yamato who've sworn that they saw the red eyes of the Devil himself. Gone was the blond jinchuriki. His eyes were bloody red. His cannines and nails became fangs and claws. He hissed at them in rage.
Asuma sighed, "Naruto, calm down now. You are not to blame." Yamato gave his sempai a weird look. Asuma looked at him like he was saying, 'I got it! He's just angry!' Naruto from his part looked at them in mistrust. Asuma smiled at the boy, "Look, it was a self-defence incident, no?" Naruto shook his head. He regained his usual features. He noded at Asuma, who sighed in relief a breath he didn't knewed he was holding.
Yamato looked at Naruto, "You're Uzumaki Naruto, right?" The boy noded. "Call me Yamato. I'm your jonin sensei. Hokage-sama told me about you. So, we can walk and talk now?" Naruto grinned, "I think so, Yamato-san."
The Academy...
Shikamaru, Ino and Choji took a seat together. They were friends ever since they were toddlers. Actually, they don't remember this, but they met first time as babbies. They allways had something to talk about. Between Ino's gossips, Shikamaru's intellect and Choji's good kindness, they were pretty much one of the most balanced teams. Hinata, Kiba and Shino were on the same seat. Those three are natural born trackers. Hinata had a great eyesight. Kiba had a great sense of smell. Shino had a hive in his body, ideal for espionnage. Sasuke was seating on his own. Sakura, for once, was alone. She was thinking. Now that most of the class went out, what would become of them?
Naruto's early graduation didn't help. The future teams would be left with a vacant place if the Uzumaki won't rejoin the academy soon. Little did they knewed that Naruto will come back.
"Sorry for beign late. I had a little incident on my way back!" Naruto said in a very calm tone. Iruka smiled when he saw Yamato with Naruto. Now he can say whatever he can say, "Well class, Naruto here, unfortunatly, have a five monthes long mission. Yamato-san here is his commanding officer. He's here to tell you when Naruto can be availabe." Shikamaru muttered, "Troublesome blond!"
"Alright class, I'm called Yamato. All I can tell you is that on Sunday Naruto have a day off from his mission. Unfortunatly, I can't tell you why he graduated early. But I can assure you, that there would be three teams in the future." Yamato said as if he was saying his true name : utterly confident.
"Alright class, say goodbye to Naruto so we can continue on something important." Iruka ordered. After saying goodbyes and see you arround, Naruto left with Yamato. Meanwhile, the Hokage was a bit angry as he was able to get a glimpse on Naruto's 'Special power'.
'Danzo!' He thought darkly, 'What kind of mess you started? What would happen to Naruto-kun?' He was deep in thoughts, however, he heard some knocks on the office's door. "Enter!" He ordered. Asuma got in, a litted cigarette dangling from his mouth, "Father, about what Naruto did, I can testify for him!" Hiruzen was a bit stunned by this. He asked in disbelief, "You're serious Asuma?" Asuma noded. Within the next twenty minutes, he gave his report.
Training ground 44 or forest of death...
Naruto followed Yamato all the way to the forst. The experienced ANBU eventually stopped. Naruto asked the man, "Are we finaly here?" The older man noded, "Yes we are now Naruto. Ok, Hokage-sama told me that, er, we have something in commun." Naruto rised his left eyebrow and lowered his right before he asked, "Er, experience? Or past?" Yamato chuckled, "Think more of your abilities my young friend." Naruto shook his head, "Then, you can use the five elements?" Yamato broke his stoic mask, "What do you mean? What's your affinity? Who are you kid? Really, who are you?" Naruto was taken back by this, "What do you mean? Is it THAT hard?" Yamato immidiatly lifted Naruto by the collar, "What the hell do you mean? I mean, you're only twelve years old!" Naruto sighed, "Put me down! I said I CAN use them, not mastered them?" Yamato immidiatly putted Naruto down before he went into deep thoughts...
"Er, Yamato-san?" Naruto poked the older man. "Yamato-sensei?" He poked him again. "YAMATO-TEME-YARO!" He finaly lost his patience. Not only did he yelled, but also he used his finger tips to stab the man between the ribs. It would've worked on anyone else, had this one beign a regular ANBU or even a chunin.
However, Yamato is an ANBU captain who's second only to three in the whole history of ANBU. That itself is one of the greatest feats, like fighting a Kage and live to tell the whole story. He was actually able to grab Naruto's hand before he used his Ghoul-face jutsu, "Don't you ever disrespect me again!" He warned the boy who dumbly noded.
"Sorry about this but I want to ask you one question. How did you managed to learn the Five natures? I mean this is no small feat. It requires determination, skills and a bottomless amount of chakra." Naruto sighed before he smiled, "Well, I have all those. Also, it helped a lot that I can use many Kage bunshins to accelerate the results."
Yamato had an evil glint in his eyes. Now that he knewed that this kid is a hidden golden mine, how is he supposed to exploit it? 'Hum, the task that I have is harder than I think. However, maybe I'll be able to improve him to a very high B-rank by the end of the whole training mission.' He said in his thoughts. Now he needed to explain two things. But first...
"So, what's your affinity?" Yamato asked. Naruto frowned at this. What will he do now? Netherless, he answered, "Well, my main affinity is wind. But I have some secondary affinities. Fire, water and lightning were like ten times harder than learning how to manipulate wind. In short, before that I unlocked my, er, special power, the earth element was like, one hundred time harder to learn than wind. But now, it's only ten times harder. Can you answer me why?"
Yamato was speechless at this. Naruto now officially have four secondary affinities. Four. This is not something he expected. 'Damn! This is truelly unheard of. The only people I heard were able to do so are the first three Hokage. But he's just twelve or so. That's just, scary!' Yamato thought before he sighed, "Ok, Naruto, is it true that you have the Mokuton?" Naruto's expression changed at this. He growled at this, "What do you mean by this? Did Hokage-sama told you?" Naruto had his ability to detect most of lies. He didn't knew when or how he got it, but he was happy about it anyway. He was shocked that Yamato answered truthfully. The man didn't lie. He just told Naruto that now he's the only one in konoha who can teach him.
But first, they needed a training scheduel. Yamato told Naruto that they'll train the boy's Mokuton three days. Wednesday to Friday. Monday and Tuesday, Naruto would be free to train on his Hijutsus and Fuinjutsus. Saturday, they'll train with a team of genins, Team Gai to be more precise. Naruto immidiatly agreed.
Sunday, 1 p.m. , Naruto's apparetement...
"Fucking sadists!" Naruto grumbled as he rose up from his bed. That week, his training was much worst than even what Jiraiya gave him. Not only he endured Yamato's lectures, and many, many, many failures he maded, but also Gai was a whole another level when it comes up to Taijutsu or even workout, 'The hell is wrong with those two? Even Ero-kyofo is considered a gentle soul if you compare him to those two!' He thought as he slammed down on his own matteress.
Yamato didn't allow him to even go to the bathroom, or rather take a leak if he didn't do things right. Naruto swore that he felt his bladder and kidney shred within as he finally reached behind the tree. However, he came to the conclusion that Gai is just... unique. Not crazy, not nuts, not evil, he's just, well, all those and more. Much, much more. He dubbed it 'Gai syndrome' which a genin named Rock Lee caught it.
Naruto knewed when he met Team Gai that appart from Lee, he can easily take Neji or Tenten down. Neji dosen't have a defence or an attack powerful enough to stop Naruto. Tenten, well, she have the bad luck of facind a wind user like Naruto.
Lee is a problem. Ninjutsus, well, Naruto knows that he can't hit the boy if he's serious. Taijutsu, nah, it's like fighting a shark with your bare hands underwater. Genjutsu, well, Naruto have one A-rank genjutsu, but still... Lee would easily escape the danger zone. Fuinjutsu, well, the problem is that Naruto is still practicing the said art like a man possessed, each and every day but Sunday, and still nothing to face Lee...
He sighed, 'Probably no one will visit me. Shikamaru would find it too troublesome. Sasuke, nah, he got a Ma to take care of. Ino would be shopping. Choji I don't know, eating some barbecue? Kiba... not after the book incident.'
However, he was surprised, shocked when none other than the Hokage himself got in. Naruto frowned at this. Usually, there's only one thing they would talk about it, and he's very sure that it won't be pretty. It would be a very bad subject, he mused.
Struggling to rise up, Naruto was barely able to stand. He was originally planning to continue sleeping the whole day. However, it seems like it won't happen...
However, he was able to proporly stand up. He greeted, "Hey ji-chan, what's the news?" Naruto said. Hiruzen sighed, "So, Yamato kept you busy enough to stop even doing your hobbies?" Naruto noded, a bit sad at this.
"Actually, I ordered him to do so. Anyway, Yamanaka Inoichi asked me a favor. But it actually consern you, Naruto-kun." Naruto sighed. He knewed something like this would happen. He talked however about one of his secrets, "So, he figured out about those bastard Hyugas that threatened to kill Hinata-chan?" Hiruzen was shocked by this. Days ago, he interrogated Danzo about his Ne operations. The old war hawk denied any involevement about the Ne who attacked Naruto. He said that he got a mission from a clan.
Hiruzen thought that his old teammate had a hand on an incident where several main branch Hyugas have objected about Hinata beign a heiress. All of them were found killed IN THEIR OWN ROOMS!
That was scary. He dismissed Naruto. A thirteen years old is not stealthy enough for this, right? How wrong he was.
Now, he have to know about it. Hiruzen sighed, "Naruto-kun, what the hell have you done now?" Naruto smirked, "I did what needed to be done. I ridded Konoha from some power-hungry rabid dogs." Hiruzen thought about it, "You mean?" Naruto frowned, "Jiji, if someone wanted Kon dead, what would you do?" Sarutobi paled at this while Naruto sighed, "See? Hinata-chan is a very nice person. I felt like it's the least I can do, even through we may not end up together..." He said the last part with a hint of saddness.
Author Corner : Sorry everyone for the spell and grammar errors, even through honestly, English is my third language. This story is still to be Beta-proofed yet.
Please, for the sake of God, no flames. If you can pm me about a flaw, a problem, please do, I greatly appreciate it. Also, I'm writting this for fun, keeping my sanity in check, and to improve my English. With that said, AJ out, take care and have some wonderfull days, times and lifes.
