Naruto: Rise of The Namikaze.
Chapter 2: A new friend and a new team. (Edited 6/21/18)
It was a brand new day in Konoha for Naruto as he awoke and looked at the calender and grinned realizing today was his official day as ninja.
After a quick shower, a small breakfast and sliding on his headband and headed to the academy dressed in his new clothes determined to change things today.
As he made his way to the academy, he ran into Konohamaru who challenged him to a fight.
Naruto replied, "Sorry. I've got an orientation."
"Orientation?" asked Konohamaru in a state of shock.
"That's right. As of today I'm a ninja, believe it!" he said pointing at his headband.
Konohamaru was stunned at seeing the headband.
Naruto snickered and continued towards the academy.
With his equipment buried in his pockets, and the sword strapped to his waist, Naruto arrived at the academy 5 minutes early and walked to class.
At the academy...
When Naruto entered the room, he found a few students already there, including Kiba, Shikamaru, Sasuke, Ino, Sakura, and Hinata.
At first, he thought about going straight to Sakura, but he remembered that she was not someone who liked him at all.
She had a completely crazy desire for Sasuke Uchiha.
Also, he thought about a certain moment he had with Hinata 3 months before the third genin exam...
Flashback...
Naruto was sitting atop Hokage mountain feeling depressed at how he was the laughing stock of the academy because of his failure to make a perfect clone.
He said out loud in a sad voice, "Why does everyone think so less of me?! Is there no one who likes me at all?!"
Then he began to tear up.
As he sat there crying, he heard a voice say, "I'm so sorry Naruto."
Naruto turned to look and there was Hinata Hyuga looking at him with a look of sympathy on her face.
The young Uzumaki was surprised before saying, "Hinata? What are you doing here?"
Hinata answered, "It is absolutely horrible around here, how they're so cruel to you Naruto. You haven't done anything to be treated like this! I'm feel so sorry for you Naruto."
Naruto was stunned, here was someone who actually felt sorry for him because of what he went through and cared about him!
Finally he answered, "Do you really mean that Hinata?"
Hinata smiled, "Really Naruto. Those people see you as trash, but I see you as Naruto Uzumaki of Konoha, a boy who refuses to give up no matter what the struggle. Just know Naruto, if you ever feel down, don't be afraid to talk to me about it."
Naruto smiled with happy tears and replied, "Thank you for that vote of confidence Hinata." as he shook her hand making her blush.
Hinata said, "S-sure, anytime Naruto." as she left.
...end flashback.
Then he mumbled, "Now that I think about it, Sakura has always been mean and selfish to me all because of her love for Sasuke. So why should I even try to get her attention? I'll sit with someone who does see my true worth like Hinata. After all, she has never thought less of me. So hopefully we can be friends."
So with that thought in mind, Naruto walked straight over to Hinata and said, "Hey Hinata, mind if I sit next to you?"
Hinata blushed and thought to herself, "Naruto wants to sit with me? Wow! I never thought he would sit with me! Hopefully we can pass together!"
Then she said, "S-s-sure Naruto."
"Thanks Hinata." replied Naruto, as he sat down, put his feet on the desk, and laid back to rest until Iruka came.
As they waited for Iruka to arrive, a lot of students were staring at Naruto because of his new clothes and change of attitude.
When Naruto noticed, he asked, "What are you looking at me for?"
Shikamaru then said, "Naruto, only those who pass can be here. So what is a dropout like you doing here?"
Naruto pointed to his forehead without looking at them and said, "In case you weren't paying attention, I'm wearing a regulation headband Shikamaru. So don't call me a dropout again because I won't quit."
Hinata was overjoyed at hearing that and thought, "Naruto! You graduated after all! I'm glad."
Then Kiba asked, "Naruto what's with those clothes? I mean, they look bad ass."
Naruto answered, "Let's just say I've had a change of heart and decided to take my ninja training more seriously Kiba."
Upon hearing this, Sakura shouted, "Naruto you will never learn to be a real ninja! So stop with all that bold nonsense! And stop trying to look cool like Sasuke you idiot!"
Everyone expected Naruto to lose his temper, but surprisingly, he remained calm and showed no signs of sadness.
In the 2 weeks since meeting the woman, she taught Naruto how to be calm and calculating, and how to avoid losing his temper because it could get him killed on the battlefield.
He stood up and replied in a casual dismissive voice, "Sakura, I'm not intimidated by your threats. Plus, I know you are the weakest ninja in the entire academy. So maybe if you would spend more time training and less time fawning over Sasuke, you might actually amount to something huh?"
The non-caring sound in Naruto's voice sent shivers down a lot of students, especially Ino.
Sakura was infuriated by that and screamed at him yelling, "You will pay for that you idiot! Who do you think you are?!" making the whole class cringe.
Naruto reached into his pocket and flung out a ball that hit Sakura in the face and splattered into ooze closing her mouth up.
Most of the class laughed at that while others were relieved that finally someone shut her up.
Naruto just blankly stared ahead and said flatly, "I'm tired of listening to your horrible screeching, bubblegum head. So do me a favor and don't bother cleaning your mouth off, that ooze is good make-up for you, and a relief for some people's ears. Right, Akamaru?"
Kiba's dog barked a few times.
Not able to understand canine talk, Naruto looked over and asked, "Translation Kiba?"
Kiba answered, "He says he agrees with you and that he's grateful to you for stopping Sakura's crazy screaming."
Naruto stood up, walked over, and smiled giving Akamaru a playful rub on his head, he and Kiba shook hands with each other.
Naruto was about to return to his seat when Sakura cleaned off her mouth, seethed in fury and yelled, "Naruto! You vile piece off filth! I'll wring you stupid neck for this!" and charged at him.
She got within 3 feet, but before she could hit him, Naruto brought up his foot and kicked her backwards.
In a fit of rage, Sakura hurled a shiruken at him which made the whole class cringe.
But Naruto didn't hesitate.
In a flash, he pulled out his sword and destroyed the shiruken.
Sakura was frightened, the shiruken was on the ground in 2 smoking halves
The entire class was in shock and awe at the sight of the weapon, the glowing red blade looked so elegant and lethal.
"What is that?!" Sasuke thought.
Naruto held the blade outward, looked on with a serious expression on his face, and replied, "Your big mouth is really starting to annoy me Sakura. If you talk to me like that again, then maybe I should make your big mouth a little bigger huh?! Now shut up, sit down, and leave me alone now!"
Sakura nodded with fear and returned to her seat upon which Naruto asked, "Anybody else want to piss me off?"
The whole class scooted away from him and put up their hands in a gesture of surrender, which caused him to snicker and say, "That's what I thought."
The first person to speak was Kiba, "Um, Naruto, what exactly is that thing?"
Naruto answered, "My new sword. An elegant, but deadly weapon. When the blade glows red, it can penetrate almost anything."
Naruto mentioned nothing about zanpakutou's
Choji asked, "Where did you find it?"
Naruto replied, "The Hokage gave it to me about a month ago. It was a gift."
He walked back up to Hinata and was about to put away his sword when he heard a voice yell, "Hey dobe!"
Naruto turned around to see Sasuke who said with arrogance, "I demand that you hand over that weapon to me at once. It is useless in your hands. Only an Uchiha can master it's power."
Naruto retorted, "I refuse. This weapon is bonded to me, which means only I can wield it."
When Sasuke lunged at him in an attempt to take the sword by force, Naruto retaliated by punching him in the face and walked away.
Sakura shouted, "What did you do to Sasuke?!"
Naruto replied without care, "He tried to take my sword, so I stopped him!"
Sakura yelled, "Enough excuses! If Sasuke wanted that sword, you should've just given it to him like the dog you are! You'll pay for this!" as she got ready to punch him.
But to everyone's shock, Naruto dodged, grabbed Sakura by the back of her hair and slammed her head on the desk as hard as he could.
After that, while still calm, he yanked her up, pinned her to the wall, and glared , "Now you listen to me, you little bitch. With all the yelling and the screaming and the fighting and all that, you've made me forget something very important. I'm not your damn slave. You are not bossing me around anymore. First off, I have tried everyday to be nice to you and earn your affection. But all you've done is hit me and insult me every step of the way. And I'm fucking sick of it. Secondly, Sasuke just tried to steal my sword and I'm the bad guy just for defending my own property?! That is fucking insane! And last but not least, the biggest thing about you and your little fan girl club that really pisses me off... Using feminine wiles to get what you want? Trading on you looks? Read a book Sakura. That passive aggressive number went out long ago. Chicks like you give women a bad name."
Then Naruto slugged her in the face and threw her to the floor, causing her to tumble down the classroom steps.
After she hit the bottom, she looked up at Naruto, who said in a neutral voice, "Quit your bitching."
The whole classroom was startled at Naruto's vulgar language and his actions.
Sasuke huffed and returned to his seat.
Naruto put his sword back in it's sheath.
Then he sat down with Hinata and replied worriedly, "Sorry if I scared you Hinata, but they tried to attack me and I had to defend myself."
Hinata sighed with relief and answered, "I-it's o-okay N-naruto. I probably would have done the same thing."
Naruto smiled, then reached out with his left hand and gave her a pat on the back saying, "Thanks Hinata." causing her to smile and blush again.
In the Hokage's office...
Hiruzen had summoned every accomplished female ninja in the leaf from chunin to ANBU to his office with a smile on his face.
Kurenai asked, "Lord Hokage, not to question your authority or anything, but why exactly are we here?"
The others nodded, wondering the exact same thing.
Hiruzen smiled with excitement and produced a clear image of what he had just witnessed in Naruto's classroom. The image was as big as a large plasma screen television.
All the women were a little shocked at Naruto's actions, but when they heard his last words...
"The biggest thing about you and your little fan girl club that really pisses me off... Using feminine wiles to get what you want? Trading on your looks? Read a book Sakura. That passive aggressive number went out long ago. Chicks like you give women a bad name."
When the image faded, all the women were clapping and shouting in approval.
"Damn right Naruto!" shouted Tsume.
"Finally. There's someone who finally considers female ninja's to be equal." chimed in Hana.
"About time someone put those lousy fan girls in their place!" shouted Yugao.
"Whoo! I gotta hand it to that brat! He's got balls of solid gold! Not to mention, he certainly knows a powerful woman when he sees one!" grinned Anko.
"He may be bold, but he's also a gentleman. This proves he's not a pervert, and respects women. I could almost fall for him." smiled Yoshino Nara.
Everyone was a little shocked at that, but were having similar thoughts along those lines.
Hiruzen just laughed in his head.
Back at the academy...
Just then, Iruka arrived and asked what happened.
Hinata explained everything, causing the instructor to just nod.
Afterward, Iruka began team announcements.
Sadly, Naruto was put on Team 7 with Sasuke and Sakura, causing him to sigh with disgust.
What made it worse was that his sensei was revealed to be Kakashi Hatake.
Naruto thought to himself, "Oh great! Of all people, why does it have to be Kakashi? Rumor has it he has a reputation for being late. I really hope he doesn't become a liability."
Then Iruka said, "Tomorrow you will meet your senseis. So rest up and prepare, because tomorrow, you will officially be organized into teams."
As Naruto trekked down the streets after leaving the academy, he was deep in thought.
When he got to the shopping district of Konoha, he heard a loud clapping sound.
Naruto turned and saw a group of Kunoichi's smiling and clapping at him.
Some he recognized, others he didn't.
Naruto asked, "What's all the clapping about?"
Tsume, who Naruto was familiar with, came over and answered, "We all saw what you did to Sakura at the academy, thanks to the Hokage. And we enjoyed it."
Naruto was a little embarrassed and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
Anko came up and said, "We got to hand it to you kid. You've got guts. Make no mistake about that."
Naruto thanked them and went on his way.
Later that afternoon, Naruto went to Ichiraku's Ramen for dinner and ordered 6 bowls of miso ramen.
When he was done, he thanked Ayame and Teuchi, payed the money and went home, hoping he and his team would learn to cooperate together. "I really hope we can work together, otherwise we won't pass. But regardless, I won't let anything stop me from becoming Hokage." and with that Naruto fell asleep resting for the next day to come.
The next morning when he woke up, Naruto remembered his conversation last night with the kyuubi...
Flashback...
In his mind scape, Naruto visited the Nine-tailed fox hoping to learn why it was sealed inside of him.
He quickly found the cage containing the giant fox.
The Mighty Nine-Tails looked down on the boy and spoke in a deep powerful voice, "So, my vessel reveals himself to me at last.
Naruto asked, "Kyuubi, is there a reason why they sealed you away inside me? It's all because of you that I have to deal with hatred from the village everyday and that my parents are gone! "
The Kyuubi said sadly, "Look kid, I'm sorry for what you went through because of me. And the reason they sealed me in you was because I attacked Konoha 12 years ago."
Then Naruto asked, "Why?"
The fox answered sadly, "It's not like I intended to do it. I was being manipulated by these 2 power hungry psycho's, who don't deserve to be named, that said if I didn't obey, they would destroy my family. I agreed, but in the end it was a trick. They slaughtered my mate and my kits, started manipulating me, and forced me to attack innocent people. I can't even begin to tell you how guilty I feel about this. So please, you have to understand me Naruto. I never wanted to kill all those innocent people. And the worst part of it, is that you had to pay for it by living a life of solitude and loneliness. It tore me up inside to see that happen to you Naruto. I am so very sorry for putting you into this mess. It's all my fault and you had to suffer as well because of it. I'm sorry Naruto"
The fox was lying of course, true the part about him being manipulated was true, but everything else was a lie.
Sadly enough though, Naruto wasn't able to see that, he did see the truth in the fox about the guilt, but couldn't see that he was lying about the reason for being sealed in the boy.
While Naruto could read the emotions of people like a billboard, demon emotions were a different story.
Naruto thought for a moment then replied, "Fox, I believe you and I can see that you're telling me the truth. I'm sure you don't trust me because I don't even trust myself, but I'm willing to work with you if you're willing to work with me and together we will find the one who ruined our lives and deliver justice!"
The Kyuubi lifted his head and asked happily, "Are you serious kid? Because I have waited for a chance to atone for my wrongs. So you really want me to work with you as a friend?"
Naruto smiled and said while holding out his hand, "Of course my friend, so how about it, are we partners?"
The Kyuubi placed his paw on Naruto's hand, smiled and said, "Partners."
As Naruto left, he didn't see that the woman in red stepped forward towards the foxes cage and asked, "You do realize that you lied to him about why you ended up in here, right?"
The foxes gentle facade shattered completely and his serious face returned immediately.
The Kyuubi answered in a serious tone, "I know. I felt bad about doing it, don't get me wrong. But I don't think he's ready to know everything yet. He's not strong enough to defend himself yet. The only reason I acted like that was to gain his trust so that we can start working together. I want the boy to gain a bond with me before he can start using my power."
The woman replied, "You do realize that sooner or later, he's going to learn the truth. And when he does, he will want answers, right?"
The fox replied, "Yes. And I intend to tell him when the time comes. In the meantime, what can we do to help until then?"
The woman smiled, "Well, we both share the same vessel. The best thing we can do is help him to get stronger until then. Wouldn't you agree?"
Kyuubi grinned, "You and me both sister."
...end flashback.
Naruto smiled and said to himself, "Don't worry buddy, we will show them your good, that's a promise."
And with that Naruto made his way to the training grounds to face his first step to achieving his dream.
End of chapter 2
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Note: I have read hundreds of stories where the kyuubi is just a big vicious demon that is downright evil and has no feelings and truth be told it gave me an idea like,
What if he's not an evil demon?
What if he and Naruto actually shared a bond like in Yugioh?
So I intend to revamp the kyuubi so as to give the story an exciting twist.
Also, the reason I keep referring to Naruto's zanpakutou spirit as the woman in red is because Naruto doesn't know her name yet.
When he learns it, I will refer to the sword with her actual name.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach or Naruto, this is just my imagination.
Until next time see ya!
