Whitefang16: Alright fans it's time for yet another chapter of Brown Eyes.
Tenten: So what's next on the agenda?
Whitefang16: A new start with new surprises in store.
Tenten: That didn't tell me anything.
Whitefang16: That's because I'm trying to leave the readers in suspense. Honestly, you're getting to be as bad as Naruto.
Tenten: Well if that's the way you feel then you can do your own disclaimer.
Whitefang16: Alright, Alright. I do not own Naruto, Tenten, or any other characters within the Naruto franchise.
Brown Eyes
Chapter 3 New Beginnings
Naruto had just gotten himself defeated and bound to a tree at the hands of the Weapons Mistress Tenten when they realized that someone had been there watching their sparring match.
"So this is the kid that's been causing such a commotion." Came a voice from out of the shadows.
Naruto could only watch in awe as the figure came into the light. It appeared to be a woman and quite a beautiful one at that. The first thing that Naruto noticed about her was that she had bright crimson red eyes. They were almost entrancing Naruto thought as he continued to stare. She had purple eye shadow and dark red lipstick which only attracted more attention to those eyes of hers. 'She can't possibly be a kunoichi, can she?' He thought before he realized that she wore a Konoha hitai-ate on her forehead that was almost completely covered by her long black hair. She also wore the standard Konoha vest, which was worn by most of its prominent Chunin and Jounin, over her sleeveless red shirt and matching red pants. Naruto glanced over at Tenten who only looked at the woman as if she had known her for most of her life.
"Hi Kurenai-nee-chan, what are you doing here?" said the young kunoichi-in-training.
"It's been quite a while since I've come to visit you, hasn't it Ten-chan?" spoke the woman known as Kurenai. "My you sure have grown since the last time I saw you. You used to be such a little squirt." She teased causing Tenten to speak up.
"Stop teasing me in front of Naruto-kun." She whined as Naruto only giggled to himself. She then cut him a stare which caused him to stop laughing, as Naruto could sense the killer's intent behind her stare. She then returned her attention to the smiling Kurenai. "So why are you here?" she repeated.
"Well, your nee-chan invited me over to spend time with you and Naruto." She looked at Naruto who was still bound to the tree. "Although, I must say he isn't that much to look at is he."
"Why you how dare you. If I wasn't tied to this tree you'd be plenty sorry." Naruto screamed as Tenten and Kurenai couldn't help but laugh at the angry blonde.
"Naru-chan, don't you have any manners?" Came a voice from behind the tree Naruto was bound to, clearly shocking the blonde as his anger quickly subsided. Anko had managed to quickly get behind the boy and was holding a kunai to his throat. "Honestly, is that any way to speak to our guest?" she asked as Naruto could only feel himself swallow.
"Hi nee-chan have you been here the entire time as well?" Tenten said as she realized who was behind Naruto.
"Of course, Kurenai and I got here just in time to see you bind Naru-chan here to this tree." She said as she now moved her kunai lower and cut the wires holding Naruto in place. Naruto fell to the ground as he let out a sigh of relief.
"It's about time I got cut down from this tree." He said causing Anko to grow irritated with him. "And who is this woman and why should I care?" he asked gaining equally irritated stares coming from Kurenai and Tenten.
Anko then proceeded to grab Naruto and pick him up by his collar. "You are such a little brat." She said as Naruto only returned her look with one of his own.
"Yeah and your ugly, but that still doesn't answer my question now does it?" he snapped causing Anko to grow angry but instead of fighting the boy she just threw him back down to the ground.
"All right listen up because I don't want to have to repeat myself." Anko stated as Naruto looked at her still angry. "This is one of my closest friends Yuuhi Kurenai. She is a Tokubetsu Jounin, just like me, however she specializes in the ninja art of genjutsu (illusion techniques). She uses her genjutsu to her advantage when shadowing the enemy and is quite adept in the art of Bikou Ninjutsu. When it comes to genjutsu she's a genius, and it is said that she is the most skillful genjutsu user in all of Konohagakure." Naruto then shifted his gaze over to Kurenai who was smiling at him warmly. "She's actually three years older than I am which makes her 23." Anko continued as Naruto continued to listen intently. "We've been friends for as long as I can remember and she sometimes watches Ten-chan when I am away on missions."
"However, ever since I got appointed to Tokubetsu Jounin I've been going on more missions and spending less time with you two." Kurenai replied as Anko seemed a little irritated that she was being interrupted by the Genjutsu Mistress.
Naruto only watched as Tenten moved over closer to Kurenai as Anko continued. "Which is why I brought her over here today. With Naru-chan now staying with us, I'm going to need all of the help I can get."
Tenten's eyes grew wide when she heard Anko say this. "You mean Hokage-sama said he can stay here." Meanwhile Naruto could barely contain the feelings he was having right now.
"Thank you so much, Anko-nee-chan." Naruto said as he gave her a quick hug as Kurenai stood by smiling. "I promise not to be too much of burden for you."
Anko then took the opportunity to remove the boy from her leg. "Alright, alright that's enough of that. You're starting to get drool on my jacket you little brat."
Kurenai looked at the two with a loving smile before speaking up. "How about we all go get something to eat in the village?" she asked as Naruto's eyes only grew wide. "I'm sure Naruto is hungry and I doubt he'd want to eat anything that Anko could come up with."
"Aw come on Kurenai, my cooking isn't that bad is it?" Anko pouted as Tenten and even Naruto couldn't help but laugh.
Naruto shared a laugh with Kurenai and Tenten before making a suggestion. "How about we go to the Ichiraku Ramen Shop?" he asked as the others looked at him with confused looks on their faces. "It's a nice little ramen shop in the village that has really good food. Iruka-sensei sometimes takes me there to eat." He continued.
"Well it looks like Naru-chan has made up his mind." Anko stated as the others agreed. "Well let's go, then." She said as she and the others raced off towards the village.
The group of four finally arrived at the Ichiraku Ramen Shop and decided to go in at Naruto's begging.
"Come on, come on. Hurry up. I'm starving." Naruto pleaded as he pulled on Anko's jacket.
"Alright, alright already, just keep your pants on brat." Anko snapped as she and the others entered the small restaurant.
"Welcome to Ichiraku, how may I help you." An older man asked as he turned to greet the group. He then spotted Naruto and a smile came across his face. "Naruto, it's been a while. Come in and order something."
"Hey jii-san, how have you been doing?" He asked looking at the man before Tenten poked him in his side. He looked at her and knew what she was thinking. "Oh sorry about that, this is Tenten, Anko-nee-chan, and Kurenai-nee-chan. They're letting me stay with them." At this the old man only smiled.
"It's nice to see that you have found some good people to look after you." He gave Naruto a warm look before turning to face Anko. "I hope you know what you're getting yourself into." He said as Anko stared with a curious look on her face. "The boy eats more food than the Akimichi clan." He added with a hearty laugh.
Anko only looked at Naruto with a glare before the blonde boy placed his large order.
Minutes later Naruto was working on his sixth bowl of ramen as Tenten and Kurenai had yet to even finish one bowl. Anko had chosen to order some dango instead to eat. They were all amazed at the way Naruto was able to eat all of the food and still be hungry.
Kurenai took the moment to break the silence and state something. "So Ten-chan, I see you've been working on your skills. That was a pretty good try of using the Bunshin no Jutsu." Said the cheerful tokubetsu jounin. 'Although her use of the Ayatsuito no Jutsu was nearly flawless, which is about what I expected from her.' Kurenai thought still keeping a smile as she looked at the bun-haired girl.
"Thanks Kurenai-nee-chan." Tenten said as she beamed with pride. Anko only chuckled.
"Ten-chan used the technique but she has yet to master it. She can only create one bunshin and it takes up nearly all of her chakra." Anko replied causing Tenten to huff in anger. Naruto laughed slightly at the young girl's actions. "You can't be laughing Naru-chan, your skills are even worse." Anko continued as Naruto's face changed to match Tenten's. Kurenai felt a sudden urge to laugh as the two kids grew angry at Anko.
"You two really are pathetic aren't you?" Kurenai laughed gaining two glares from said two.
"Don't make fun of us Kurenai-nee-chan!" Naruto yelled as Tenten agreed. Anko then began to rise from her stool.
"From now on I'm going to teach you brats what being a shinobi is all about. And don't expect me to go easy on your sorry asses either." Anko stated as Naruto and Tenten only stared in amazement, Naruto more than Tenten.
"Count me in too." Kurenai said with a smile on her face. "These two are going to need all of the help they can get if they want to become powerful shinobi."
"Then it's settled. Your training from hell will commence tomorrow after Naru-chan meets with Hokage-sama." Anko began to get excited at the thought of torturing the two ninjas-in-training.
Naruto's eyes grew wide when he heard this. "What does he want with me?" he asked as Tenten wondered the same thing.
"How the hell should I know? I'm not a mind reader." Anko replied only serving to get the blonde riled up. "Anyway, we should get going. You two are going to have a long day ahead of you." She added before looking on in shock at the fifteen bowls of ramen that Naruto had managed to eat while they were there.
Anko proceeded to grab Naruto into a headlock as she paid the bill. "You do realize that you're going to pay me back for this tomorrow during training, right?"
Naruto swallowed hard as he choked up an answer. "Hai, Anko-nee-chan." was all the younge blonde could manage as Anko let go of him and headed out.
"Come again soon!" came a call from the old man Ichiraku.
Outside of Ichiraku the group was about to head home for the night. Kurenai decided she would meet up with the others tomorrow.
"Alright I'm going to head home. I'll see you guys tomorrow." And with that Kurenai vanished in a swirl of leaves leaving Anko, Tenten and Naruto to themselves.
"Okay you brats, we better get home too. Tomorrow promises to be a long and grueling day." Anko smirked as she Tenten and Naruto headed back home for the night.
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The next day saw the Sandaime Hokage in the Hokage tower up to his neck in paperwork. The elderly Hokage was really not looking forward to the very long and overly strenuous task ahead of him. It was at this moment that his mind began to wander. 'Arashi, sometimes I wish that you hadn't died and were still Hokage. Then, I wouldn't have to concern myself with all of this dreaded paperwork.' The old man then let out a deep sigh. 'I guess it can't be helped. Being Hokage has its benefits, but I sure could do without the drawbacks.' The Hokage then let out a silent chuckle to himself as the sun shined brightly through the window.
He was then quickly snapped out of his thoughts when he heard a knock on his door. 'Who could that be?' thought the Hokage as he decided to let the person come in. "You may enter." He said as someone he was expecting came through the door.
"Ohaiyo, Hokage-sama." Anko greeted the Hokage as she came in and moved towards one of the available chairs.
"Anko, I've been expecting you." The Sandaime began to speak as he set aside the paperwork that was piling up on his desk. "Although, I must say I'm surprised that you and Naruto hadn't made it hear sooner. I figured Naruto would be anxious to come in and see me." He continued as Anko settled herself into a chair.
"Yeah, sorry about that we would have been here sooner but I just had to get Naru-chan out of his old ratty clothing." Anko said as she sheepishly began to rub the back of her head. "Well you're right about one thing, Naru-chan was anxious to get here."
"Speaking of Naruto, where is our guest of honor?" The Hokage asked noticing Anko had not brought him in with her.
"He's outside with Ten-chan. I told him to wait out there until you were ready to see him." Anko replied before becoming serious.
"Is something bothering you Anko?" Asked the Hokage as he sensed the anxiety in Anko's face.
"Well I decided that I don't want to adopt Naruto." Anko said with a sad look on her face.
"What are you saying Anko?" Asked the Sandaime. "You said that you didn't want Naruto to grow up alone." He continued.
"I realize that, and he won't be. I'll still continue to look after the runt I just don't want to adopt him." Responded Anko earning a confused look from the elderly Hokage.
"I'm not sure that I understand what you're saying. Why not just go ahead and adopt him?" asked the Hokage looking confused.
"I want him to make his own decision. I want him to be able to go out and learn about who he is." Anko said looking the Sandaime in the eyes. "Who he really is and not what we tell him, and he can't do that if he starts to believe that he's my son, because he's not."
"I understand what you're saying Anko and believe it or not I anticipated your actions." Now Anko was the one looking confused. "The papers that you signed yesterday were not adoption papers but merely papers giving you guardianship of Naruto. The boy can come and go at any time if he pleases."
"Thank you, Hokage-sama." Anko bowed as she could feel a weight lifted off of her shoulders.
"You're welcome, Anko and don't worry I'm sure that Naruto would love to be called your brother." Said the Sandaime as he smiled warmly.
"Well, if he and Ten-chan keep growing closer, he just might become a brother-in-law." Anko chuckled.
"You're right about that." And with that he and Anko began to laugh before they heard someone come busting through the door.
"Hey jii-san how long do you plan on making me wait out here?!" An angered Naruto screamed as he came through the door and walked right up to the Hokage's desk. Anko was about to yell at the blonde-haired boy before she saw him get hit on the head by Tenten.
"Naruto-kun, show some respect to Hokage-sama!" Tenten yelled as she began to berate the young boy.
"Sorry Tenten-chan." Naruto exclaimed as he began to rub the sore lump on his head left by the young girl.
Anko laughed at the sight of the two of them. 'Oh man, Ten-chan really has that brat whipped! Good girl!'
The Hokage cleared his throat and the three in front of him immediately turned in attention. "Now that we have Naruto here, its time that I state my reason for calling you in today." The Hokage began as Naruto looked with eyes full of curiosity. "Naruto you are a special child and I want you to remember that for as long as you live. Don't let anything that the villagers say to you shake your faith or determination."
Anko looked on at the Hokage with approval as he continued to give Naruto some encouraging words.
"I am allowing you to stay with Anko and Tenten so that you may continue to grow stronger." The Hokage then proceeded to remove the hat from his head. Naruto, you want to someday wear this hat and take on the title of Hokage right?" Naruto only nodded in agreement. "Well then continue to work hard and protect those precious to you so that one day I can look forward to passing the will of fire on to the mightiest Hokage in the history of Konohagakure."
Naruto's eyes grew wide, and his cerulean blue eyes were filled with passion, as he heard the encouraging words of the Sandaime Hokage. "Don't worry I will. You just make sure you live long enough to see me become Hokage."
The Hokage only smiled warmly as he saw the renewed passion filled within Naruto's eyes. Anko looked towards Tenten who was smiling as she admired Naruto's determination and fiery passion to keep pushing towards his goal as she remembered her own goal.
'I can't give up either. I have to show the world that kunoichi are just as strong as male ninja, and become a famous kunoichi just like Tsunade-sama.' She thought as her own chocolate brown eyes were now filled with as much passion as Naruto's. Anko came to her senses as she remembered something.
"Now if you'll excuse us Hokage-sama we have to be going now." Anko bowed as she left the room followed by Tenten and Naruto.
The elderly walked over to the window and looked down over the peaceful aura coming from Konoha. 'I wonder just how far those two will go. Only time will tell.'
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Konoha Ninja Academy
Four years have passed since Naruto had moved in with Tenten and Anko. Naruto had taken on a more sadistic nature much like Anko's and it was reflected through his new clothing style. Naruto now wore a black and gray version of his old jumpsuit. Naruto actually grew fond of his old jumpsuit and its orange colors, but Anko was dead-set against the blonde wearing another orange jumpsuit. Tenten giggled as she remembered the day perfectly.
Flashback
Anko had brought Naruto and Tenten to a clothing store in order to purchase a new outfit for Naruto because his old one was worn and dirty. Naruto immediately found an outfit that looked exactly like his old one and was quite happy with himself until he saw Anko's face.
"Nee-chan I'm ready. I found an outfit that I like." Naruto yelled as he held a new version of his orange outfit.
"Oh, no your not. You are not leaving out of this store with that on." Anko responded as she pointed to the blinding orange jumpsuit.
"Why not, I think that it looks pretty nice." Naruto said holding on to the outfit.
"Because that outfit makes you look like a big traffic cone!" Anko yelled at the young boy.
Tenten couldn't help but agree with Anko as she grimaced at Naruto's taste in clothing. 'I wouldn't mind seeing him in something else myself.' She thought as Naruto and Anko continued to bicker.
"Fine then I'll just stay here for as long as it takes for you to say yes." The blonde stated as he sat down on the ground with a huff.
"Well you're going to be sitting there for a long time because there is no way in hell that I am going to be caught dead with someone wearing that piece of shit!" Anko responded as she was now angry beyond all reason.
Tenten only sighed as she continued to watch Naruto and Anko make a scene.
End Flashback
'And it was me who convinced Naruto-kun to wear a different color outfit since he seemed so fond of the style.' She smiled warmly as she looked to Naruto who returned her smile with the big goofy grin that he was known for.
"Mitarashi Tenten." Iruka called as Tenten was immediately snapped from her thoughts and remembered the task at hand. It was a big day at the Konoha Ninja Academy as each one of the children in the room were trying his or her hardest to pass this year's graduation exam. If they passed the selected few would go on to become genin and in turn start a brand new journey on the road to becoming splendid Konoha shinobi. To say that Tenten was nervous would be an understatement. It was at this moment that her dreams came rushing back to her. And then she gasped as she felt Naruto's hand on her own.
"Don't worry Tenten-chan, you'll definitely pass." Naruto said as he gave Tenten his warmest smile.
"Thanks Naruto-kun." Tenten responded by giving Naruto a smile of her own.
Tenten then made her way to the center of the room and easily pulled off an impressive Bunshin no Jutsu and Henge no Jutsu. Naruto cheered as his friend looked into the crowd and jumped up and down as she saw her blonde friend. Now it was his turn as he quickly made his way to the center and pulled off the same jutsus with ease.
"Very good Naruto." Iruka said as the boy celebrated with his brown-eyed friend. 'Anko's training must have been pretty good. She turned this dead last into a good looking candidate.' Iruka thought as he looked over the list of children. "Alright next up is Yamanaka Ino." Iruka called as Naruto and Tenten made their way away from the center of the room.
"Not bad Naruto." Said the shadow-user known as Shikamaru. As fate would have it he and Naruto grew pretty close in the past four years and were now best friends.
"Thanks, Shikamaru. I hope we all pass." Naruto responded as he and Tenten took a seat next to him.
"Don't worry Naruto-kun I'm sure that we'll all pass." Tenten said as she smiled at the blonde.
"I hope you're right Tenten-chan." Naruto replied as he gave her a smile of his own.
"Listen to your girlfriend Naruto and stop getting worked up." Shikamaru said as Naruto and Tenten began to blush.
"We aren't going out. We're just good friends." Naruto stated nervously.
"Sure Naruto, whatever you say." Was Shikamaru's reply as Naruto and Tenten's blush only served to deepen.
In truth Tenten had always had certain feelings for a certain blonde jinchuuriki, but she found herself too timid to act on impulses. When Shikamaru had first questioned the two about their relationship Naruto blatantly stated that they didn't have an intimate relationship. And as if that wasn't enough of a blow for Tenten, Naruto added insult to injury by stating that his affection lied with a certain pink haired girl known as Haruno Sakura. Naruto used to have a crush on her, but she hated him and in turn his feelings for her subsided. Tenten had actually opted to join Naruto's class and Iruka allowed Sakura to graduate early for having such high marks in class.
Now Tenten felt even worse but didn't let Naruto see it as she lied and said that the boy that had captured her affection was one Hyuuga Neji. Tenten had always admired his strength but never really liked him because of his pompous attitude and self-righteous demeanor. It was more of a matter of trying to make Naruto jealous more than anything. Shikamaru being the analyst that he was didn't buy her answer but didn't call her out on it. From then on Shikamaru would continue to tease the two when he felt like it in the hopes that Tenten would go ahead and confess. But as of yet, that day has yet to come. At the end of the day it all came down to Naruto and Tenten both being so afraid of being rejected that neither one could share their true feelings.
Naruto definitely wouldn't take this sitting down and he knew exactly what button to press to make the Nara boy feel uncomfortable.
"Oh shut up, Shikamaru. Shouldn't you be cheering on your girlfriend Ino?" Naruto asked as it was now Shikamaru's turn to squirm.
"Girls are too troublesome and she's one of the worst kind." Shikamaru complained as Naruto began to laugh.
"Oh come on Shika-kun, were not all bad." Tenten teased as she played with Shikamaru's chin.
"You see that's exactly what I'm talking about. Troublesome." Shikamaru sighed trying to hide his blush but failing miserably.
"What's the matter Shikamaru can't talk to girls?" Naruto joked now feeling triumphant over the Nara boy.
"Hey you three, quiet down right now!" Iruka yelled from the front of the room silencing all three of them.
"Sorry, Iruka-sensei." The three of them said as Iruka was still fuming.
"Just don't let it happen again." Iruka stated as he began to calm himself down. Now it was time to find out if they had passed the graduation exam or not.
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The next day saw Naruto and Tenten enduring one of Anko's grueling training sessions. Naruto and Tenten had both passed the graduation exam and were now one step closer to achieving their life long dreams. Naruto wore a black hitai-ate, were as Tenten chose to keep the standard blue color, and both had them tied securely to their foreheads. One would think that Anko would be proud of the two, and she was but she was also disappointed. More precisely she was disappointed in Naruto's lack of judgement. The previous night had seen Naruto stealing the sacred scroll of Shodai Hokage for a traitorous ninja known as Touji Mizuki. Mizuki had tricked Naruto into stealing it for him in order to learn all of its secrets. Luckily, Iruka had arrived to stop Naruto from making a terrible mistake and thwart Mizuki's plans. In the process Naruto had learned of the Kyuubi living inside of him thanks to Mizuki's ignorance. Then Naruto stopped Mizuki from killing Iruka and returned the scroll to the Sandaime Hokage before anything else could happen. Anko blamed herself for not teaching Naruto well enough and as punishment made him go through strict training. Tenten decided to join him as well feeling that she failed to stop him also.
Anko was looking on as Naruto and Tenten stood in front of her breathing hard and sweating considerably. 'I'm sorry Naruto, I failed you.' She thought before deciding to end their session so that they could head to the academy and receive a new team and Jounin-sensei. "Alright, you maggots that's enough for now. Go wash up so you can head to the academy." Anko said as Naruto and Tenten headed out without a word. (A/N: I thought that this summary would be better than another flashback scene.)
Naruto and Tenten arrived at the academy and sat down next to Shikamaru as they waited for Iruka to come in and give them their assignment. Shikamaru was lying down half asleep when the two came up next to him.
"Hey Shikamaru, check out my hitai-ate." The blonde boy shouted waking his friend from his slumber.
"Yeah I know, you idiot. I was there when you got it." Shikamaru replied trying to go back to sleep.
"How long is Iruka-sensei going to make us wait here anyway?" Tenten asked looking around at the other students in the class. 'I never thought that I'd end up in this class. You had better appreciate this Naruto-kun.' She thought before she saw Iruka appear at the front of the classroom in a puff of smoke.
"Alright settle down students." Iruka said as he tried to get the young genin candidates to stop talking. "I am very proud of each and every one of you. You all passed the graduation exam and are now about to start on a new journey; the journey of a shinobi." Iruka said looking up to where Naruto and the others sat. "I am now about to assign you all a team and a Jounin sensei." The room was filled with buzz as the teams were being called. "Now Team 7 is Uzumaki Naruto, Mitarashi Tenten, and Uchiha Sasuke." Naruto was thrilled to be put on the same team as Tenten, but he hated the idea of having to work with Sasuke.
Naruto glanced over at Sasuke who only glared back at him. "Just make sure you stay out of my way dobe." The raven-haired boy said as Naruto was pissed at his comment.
"Why you bastard, I'm gonna' kick your ass!" Naruto yelled as he jumped up to get at Sasuke. Shikamaru held his friend back as Sasuke paid no attention to the commotion Naruto was making.
Iruka had yet to finish the list as the classroom began to go into an uproar. "Hey, settle down right now or I'll hold you all back!" He screamed, once again bringing silence over the room. "Now to continue, Team 8 will be Inuzuka Kiba, Hyuuga Hinata, and Aburame Shino."
The three looked to see who they were grouped with and the girl had a look of disappointment on her face. 'I won't be grouped with Naruto-kun.' She thought as she looked over at Naruto who was still pissed as Tenten tried to calm him down.
"Come on Naruto-kun, I'm sure it won't be that bad." Tenten said not truly believing her own words. Naruto only huffed in annoyance.
"I don't blame you for being pissed Naruto, I wouldn't want to work with him either." Shikamaru stated as he laid back down. He failed to notice Ino sitting behind him with an angry stare on her face.
"You're just saying that because you're jealous of Sasuke-kun." The blonde stated as Shikamaru only groaned at her statement. "You know, I would really hate to be on the same team as you." Ino said now fed up with the slacker.
Iruka continued to call the list. "And finally Team 10 is Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akimichi Chouji." Shikamaru could only laugh at the irony of the situation as Ino groaned and wondered why she was stuck with such teammates. Iruka then gave his final instructions to the class. "You now all have been assigned a team. After lunch you are to meet back here to be greeted by your new senseis. You're all dismissed." With that Iruka vanished in a puff of smoke.
Ayatsuito no Jutsu (String Reeling Technique) A Ninjutsu technique utilizing wires. This string can be used in rappelling, or as a method to tie down and restrict the movement of an opponent.
Bikou Ninjutsu (Shadowing Stealth Technique) The technique ninjas use to follow their targets covertly. The manner in which the ninja shadows their target can differ, from the basic hiding under a nearby object, to using a jutsu to turn oneself invisible.
Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Technique) A Ninjutsu technique which every ninja learns at the Ninja Academy. The Bunshin technique creates a copy of the ninja without substance. The copy resembles the ninja in every way. This clone can function as a distraction or as means to confuse one's opponent. As soon as the Bunshin gets attacked or comes into contact with an opponent, it will disperse.
Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique) A ninjutsu technique which every ninja learns at the Ninja Academy. The Henge technique allows the ninja to transform themselves into any person or object. This allows the ninja to move with stealth or to trick their opponents.
Sorry for the delay, senior year is no joke. Got some down time on the Labor Day weekend. The next chapter won't take nearly as long to come out. In the next chapter Naruto and his team finally meet their new sensei and he informs them of the genin exam. Do they have what it takes to pass the exam? Naruto and Tenten are getting a surprise in the next chapter as well. While I'm on the subject, should I do a remake of the Wave mission or create an entirely new scenario for this team? Review and tell me your ideas. The faster the better as it helps in the process of updating.
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