Ok so for some reason I am able to just crank this stuff out. I mean that's 3 chapters and 9000+ words in less than 24 hours. And I even went to work and such today. So this is the last chapter is what I dub the 'intro arc.' I know three chapters is kind of long but whatever. Also while writing this I thought of the perfect ending for this entire story. It's a long ways off but it's going to be fantastic! Kind of sad and kind of cute in its own way.

Since I am writing this so fast there are probably typos and screw ups everywhere. I apologize.

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Naruto's morning had been pretty rotten so far. He got up at 4:00 A.M. and made it to the meeting place by 5:00 feeling tired and a strong pain in his mouth. While sleeping he had bitten his tongue with the sharp canines that were forming in his mouth and had awoken to the taste of blood. The wound normally would have healed by now with his regeneration but he kept trying to lick it impulsively disrupting the process.

Furthermore he had taken his sensei's advice and skipped breakfast. All these factors together produced one miserable and foul tempered Naruto.

He met his other teammates in the training area where they exchanged 'good mornings' and stood waiting for their teacher to arrive.

Naruto waited for a long before his exhaustion forced him sit down on the floor. There he floated between being asleep and awake for hours. It was not until noon that their teacher decided to show himself to his three vividly angry pupils. When he came out from behind a tree two of which yelled, "YOUR LATE!"

Kakashi smiled apologetically, "Oh well you see there was this black cat so I had too…" He trailed off seeing the unconvinced looks of his new pupils.

He coughed, "Ahem… Anyway since it's late we can begin your test right away."

Naruto felt his bad temper disappear. He was in fact very excited to see what this test was about. The fox had warned him excessively to not try anything stupid as to alarm his teacher or get himself killed. But Naruto thought he might conveniently forget the advice…

"The test is simple. I will hide myself in the training area and you must find me," the jounin sounded serious.

Naruto blinked, "Wait, so we're going to play hide and seek?"

"Well… yes. If you want to put it in idiot terms we are going to play a ninja version of hide and seek." Kakashi clapped his hands together, "But there is a small twist. The one who finds me will pass the test while the others fail. There are nine three man teams taking the test. Therefore if only one passes from each we will have our nine new genin. Understand?"

Naruto who wasn't very good with numbers started counting with his fingers trying to make sense of the simple math figure his teacher had given him.

Sasuke thought he saw the point of the test right away. To not only find the jounin but also compete against the others while doing so.

Sakura on the other hand was struggling to stay standing. She had been so happy to be on the same team as Sasuke but it now looked like it was a curse more than a blessing. It would be impossible for her to stay with him regardless of whether she passed or failed.

"Well then, let's begin…. Now," the cyclops sensei vanished in a puff of smoke.

The fox's voice sounded malicious and loud in Naruto's head, 'sensing chakra signals is a mere extension of the chakra control training I have already taught you. This area isn't all the big either. Even if he is a jounin this should prove to be an easy test for you.'

Naruto smiled smugly. But when his stomach rumbled loudly the smile flipped into a grimace. He spoke to the fox, 'Yea but I REALLY need to go to the bathroom first!'

He started sprinting off into the nearby bushes to get some privacy. He could hear the fox laughing uncontrollably in his head.

Sasuke saw Naruto leave and assumed he was trying to get a head start on looking for their sensei. Picking a direction at random Sasuke marched off determined to emerge as the victor in this test and get one step closer to achieving his own dreams.

Neither of the two boys spared Sakura a thought. She watched sadly as Sasuke walked into another batch of trees and left her alone in the clearing. She sank to her knees after a while not entirely sure of what she should do. To compete would mean to go against Sasuke. To sit here would mean that she would definitely be separated from him… she was at a total loss.

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In a tree where he had watched the three go their separate was Kakashi was reading a book. He looked up after a few minutes deciding that there was enough distance between the three. He put the book away and smiled slyly making a hand seal.

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Sakura wiped the tears at the corners of her eyes away. There was something she could do. She could help Sasuke beat Naruto and ensure he achieved the rank of genin. Perhaps that act could raise her in the eyes of the one she adored. She stood up resolved to do what she could in the situation.

She heard footsteps behind her and turned around to find Naruto with his trademark grin on his face.

"Naruto?" asked Sakura wondering if there was a reason for him back tracking to their starting place.

"Hey fat and ugly what are you doing still sitting here? What's that I see? Were you crying? Come on Sakura that's a bit pathetic." Naruto was still grinning apparently oblivious to aura of death coming from Sakura.

Sakura's voice was malignant, "NARUUUUTOOOO! COME HERE SO I CAN BEAT YOU INTO A!" she wiped her eyes again and was ready to beat the boy into a puddle of goo but in a half second she had covered her eyes he had disappeared. Sakura stood there dumbstruck.

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A little farther away in the trees Sasuke was moving from tree to tree trying to hide his presence while seeking out the jounin sensei. He moved to another tree and pressed himself against it.

He was caught off guard when he heard Naruto's voice right beside him, "Sasuke what the hell is that? He can probably see you from a mile off you idiot."

Sasuke looked left and found Naruto standing right beside him, "You! How did you get there so fast?!"

Naruto grinned, "That was fast wasn't it? But watch how fast I do this."

In one fluid motion Naruto reached out, grabbed Sasuke's pants, and pulled down bring both pants and boxers to the floor.

Sasuke was left standing there in his naked glory shocked at the Naruto's audacity, but only for a moment. "NARUTO!!" Sasuke reached out to strangle him but fell on his face tripped by his pants that were around his ankles.

"I'M GOING TO KILL…. YOU?" When Sasuke looked up from the floor Naruto was nowhere to be seen.

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In a puff of smoke Kakashi appeared back in his tree. He carefully pulled out his book and continued reading, "That should keep them busy for awhile."

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Naruto was feeling heavenly after having satisfied his bathroom urges and was walking back out of the trees into the open grass area happily. Now ready to begin his own search for his sensei.

He stopped in the grass and breathed deeply clearing his mind so he could search for his teacher's presence. His focus was sharpening and he began picking up Kakashi's chakra signals when a voice filled with killing intent snapped him back to reality, "NARUTO!!"

Naruto turned around at the sound of his name and was greeted with a fist that smashed him in face and sent him sliding on the ground.

Sakura stood over his body with a hungry smile. "You're going to be buried in a dress Naruto." She cracked her knuckles menacingly.

Naruto was up on his feet quickly, one hand on his nose the other held up defensively, "Whoa! Wait wait! What'd I do? What'd I do?" Naruto came near squealing.

Sakura stopped mid-step, "I'm Fat and Ugly huh? I'm on a diet damn it!"

Naruto was backing away, "What? I didn't say either of those things!"

"Yes you did!"

"No I didn't! I was taking a dump for crying out loud. I'll take you back and show you the turd if you want!" Naruto had crossed his arms. His face still a bright red from the punch.

Sakura's evil expression dropped to be replaced by a blank one, "I think I'll pass…."

Before either of them could say another voice sounded in the distance, "NARUTO!"

Sakura looked at the oncoming figure with a confused expression, "Sasuke-kun?"

Naruto shook his head feebly not even looking towards the voice, "Oh for the love of god please not again."

But of course Naruto's plea was ignored and Sasuke gave him a beautiful roundhouse kick to the side of the head, which sent him soaring and skidding on the ground quite a distance.

Sakura gave a thumbs up, "nice shot Sasuke-kun!"

Sasuke stalked towards the motionless body on the floor, "I'm going to enjoy turning you inside out Naruto!"

Naruto raised a hand feebly and his words sounded muffled, "Ok, whatever it is I'm innocent!"

"What'd he do to you Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked.

Sasuke stopped in his tracks a blush creeping on to his face, "He… um… Look its not important!"

"I didn't do it! Sakura said I called her a stupid fat ugly cow but I didn't do that either!" Naruto pleaded.

Sakura's voice was filled with darkness again, "Quite you! Wait a sec you added the stupid cow part!"

Naruto waved his hands furiously, "NOOOO! This is some kind of mistake!"

Both Sasuke and Sakura regarded Naruto with skeptical eyes. "We could just beat him senseless anyway in case he did do it," mused Sakura.

"Sakura-chan… That's a bit cold don't you think?" Naruto sounded timid.

Sasuke turned to look around at the trees on the edge of the clearing. He stared at each one carefully, "He is watching us right now… In fact now that I think about it it didn't really seem like Naruto. He was faster than any genin could have been."

He went over to Naruto and instead of beating him further he extended his hand so as to help him to his feet, "If it wasn't you I'll apologize for unnecessarily kicking you." He smiled and went on, "If I found out it was you and not Kakashi as I except I'll kill you…"

Naruto blinked stupidly at the hand. It was again an unfamiliar situation to him. He couldn't quite understand why he found it difficult to respond. He knew Sasuke didn't like him. Sasuke knew that he didn't like him either. So why was he being… nice?

Naruto finally took the hand and allowed himself to be hauled to his feet.

"If it was Kakashi then it means he is purposely trying to make us fight amongst each other. If he wants us to do that then we should proceed to do the opposite. I suspect that the best way to pass this test is to work together. If we all find him is it not possible we will all pass? He was deliberately vague and gave the impression than we were to work individually," Sasuke finished; feeling only a little smug after his deduction.

Sakura cheered, "That's my Sasuke-kun!"

The fox spoke in his mind, 'You don't need them. You can find that foolish sensei of yours on your own…'

It was true. But that odd act of helping him to his feet made him feel… strange. For some reason he wanted to work with them instead of alone while usually the opposite was true. He eyed his two teammates suspiciously.

Seeing him staring Sakura smiled warmly, "If Sasuke apologizes then I do too."

That did it. He would join with them to search for Kakashi.

'Fine, do as you wish boy,' said the Kyuubi.

Naruto gave a thumbs up, "Ok, lets find that sensei!"

The three of them began making their way into the forest to begin their search when Kakashi appeared before them in a puff of smoke.

Before any of the genin could utter even a word of surprise Kakashi spoke in an angry voice, "What is this?! The three of you working together when I said only ONE may pass?! That's…That's…PERFECT!" He smiled at his three students with his eye.

"It's extremely simple but most teams beat each other unconscious or work separately throughout the whole test and fail. In reality you never had to find me but merely work as a team, which is the most important part of being a ninja. Being able to be part of a team," Kakashi explained happily.

He stopped though when he saw Sasuke and Sakura coming towards him with killing intent. They spoke together, "SO THEN IT WAS YOU!"

Kakashi blinked, "Maybe I went too far…"

He didn't finish the sentence as he began running away; Sasuke and Sakura hot on his tail.

Naruto was left standing in the training area by himself. He wore a rare genuine smile that reflected how he felt. It was strange how that just as he had become used to his lonely life that someone would show him kindness. Maybe even an act of friendship.

At the same time it hurt Naruto. He thought about the fox and their deal. He had made that deal assuming he would never have any friends and that no one would ever treat him the way Sasuke and Sakura just had. Was it possible that the pact with the fox had been unnecessary? That he was suffering needlessly all this time?

He wasn't Hokage right now. Nor did Sasuke or Sakura even have a clue as to the power he had within him. They thought him weak. If that was the case why were they nice to him? It was always the strong who received the attention. He had seen this fact with his own eyes. Was there another factor involved in all this? If so Naruto thought it woefully unfair that it be revealed to him now and not earlier.

But Naruto knew better than anyone that the world wasn't fair since at birth fate had handed him a hand full of jokers.

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From now on the REAL story starts. The conflict will begin to take shape and Naruto will get stronger. Once the conflict is formed the real fighting and drama starts. Also since I have decided this fic will entail all of Naruto's life, age 6 to death, there needs to be some sort of romance element which I am brain storming on. I need ideas for pairings! Of course before that I should probably flesh out the cast a bit huh?

Also when I write a fic for a show as popular as Naruto I notice that it's only on the front page for like an hour then is lost in the stacks and no one ever sees it. So for those that have read thank you very much. 34 hits and 2 reviews, 2 fav/alerts is nice. But how do I get more people to click on this story? Any ideas? Maybe someone who is good at summaries can write me one…. Hint! Hell… I'm willing to try anything to get people to at least give my fledgling story a chance cause I really like it so far.

Of course the reality maybe that it SUCKS! That's probably the sad truth. There is always someone better.