Sorry for the delay in updating, I got lost on the path of life. Lol, not really. My computer decided to crash so I had to have it fixed and rewrite this chapter from scratch. Plus I lost my job and had to go and find a new one so I'm not sure how often I will be able to update for a while. Anyway on with the chapter.
Naruto, Ino, Akamaru, and Kiba sat in the back of the classroom waiting for their sensei. They had used the three hours to get to know one another a little better and were just waiting for their sensei to come get them. As they waited for their sensei, a few of the other teams were picked up by their sensei until there was only team seven, eight, and ten remaining in the classroom.
A few minutes later, two people walked in. One was a tall, slender woman with black hair. Her eyes were a deep crimson color and she had purple eye shadow and red lipstick. She had a red mesh armor blouse with only her right arm being covered by a sleeve. She had some type of fabric material over top her shirt that reached from her shoulders down to about mid-thigh and had a rose thorn like pattern on it. Her hands and upper thighs were covered in bandages.
The second person was a tall, black haired man with a beard and a cigarette in his mouth. He wore the standard ninja outfit with his sleeves rolled up and a flak jacket over top his shirt. The only difference was the sash he wore around his waist with the kanji for fire on the front of it.
The woman was the first to speak up. "I'm Kurenai Yuhi, team eight follow me."
"I'm Asuma Sarutobi. Team ten, meet me at training ground ten in fifteen minutes." Asuma stated before disappearing in a swirl of leaves. Team ten made their way out of the academy and ran off toward training ground ten.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the training ground and found their sensei setting under a tree smoking. They walked over to Asuma and joined him in the shade of the tree.
"What are we going to do first sensei?" asked Ino.
"First we are going to tell the others a little bit about us. Our hobbies and dreams, likes and dislikes, stuff like that. I'll go first, I'm Asuma Sarutobi. Son of the third Hokage and next head of the Sarutobi clan. I like smoking and a certain special woman. There isn't much that I dislike, the biggest would be those who mistreat others. My dream is to one day retire and settle down with a family." Asuma explained taking another puff of his cigarette before motioning towards Kiba.
"I'm Kiba Inuzuka and this is Akamaru. I am the next head of the clan after my big sister Hana. I like helping my mom with the ninken and playing with Akamaru. I don't like those who hurt others or animals. My dream is to take over as head of the Inuzuka clan." Kiba said with Akamaru adding in a few barks in agreement before Asuma gestured towards Ino.
"I'm Ino Yamanaka and heiress to the Yamanaka clan. I like working with various plants and flowers and helping my parents in the flower shop. I also like spending time with Naruto-kun and the rest of my friends. The thing I dislike the most are people who think they are better than everyone else. My dream is to have a family and take over the flower shop after my parents." Ino replied with a small blush as she looked over at Naruto with the idea of having a family with him.
"Some of the things I am about to say are ss-class secrets and cannot be repeated outside this group." Naruto said with a serious tone.
"Naruto, you can't say anything about that secret, that is why it is ss-class in the first place." Asuma stated with his full attention on Naruto.
"I have already talked to Hokage-sama about it. If we are going to be a team sensei, then there needs to be no secrets between us." Naruto replied getting a nod from Asuma in response.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki, heir to the Uzumaki clan and prince of Uzushiogakure in the Land of Whirlpools. I'm the jinchuriki of the nine tailed demon fox, the kyuubi. I also have the mokuton kekkei genkai. My father was the yondaime hokage and my mother was Kushina Uzumaki, princess of Uzushiogakure. I like ramen, Ino-chan, Anko-nee, and my other friends. I don't like the three minutes it takes for ramen to cook, a certain snake-teme. My dream is to take over as hokage one day and the village and family I hope to one day have." Naruto said.
Asuma and Kiba both were shocked. Asuma knew of the kyuubi and Naruto's heritage, but he didn't know Naruto was a prince or had the same kekkei genkai of the shodaime hokage. Kiba was shocked from all the information. Everything was starting to make sense now. Why the villagers hated him and why no one ever wanted to be around the blond.
"Now that you know this, what do you think of me now?" Naruto asked looking towards Kiba.
"I don't see you any differently Naruto. You're still the same blond goofball that I've been friends with since the beginning of the academy. Only thing hard to believe is that you're royalty." Kiba said with a chuckle.
"Well, now that all that is out of the way, you all need to report back here tomorrow for your final test to see if you become genin or not." Asuma said shocking the three kids.
"What do you mean final test? Isn't that what the graduation exams was for?" asked Kiba.
"That was to see if you had the potential to become ninja. Only thirty-three percent of academy graduates actually go on to become genin. Your final test will be given to you tomorrow morning. Meet me back here at nine o'clock." Asuma explained before disappearing in a swirl of leaves.
"What do you think the test will be?" Ino asked turning to look at Kiba and Naruto.
"Hard to tell, could be anything from fighting sensei to him setting up some type of training mission. Won't know till we get here tomorrow." Naruto replied as he turned to walk off.
"Where you going Naruto?" Kiba asked.
"There's something I want to try and I figured I might as well do it while I have the time." Replied Naruto with a shrug of his shoulders.
"Well I'm headed home, see you two in the morning." Kiba said with Akamaru barking his goodbye.
"Care if I tag along Naruto?" Ino asked hoping he said yes.
"I don't mind, actually you might be able to help me with this." Naruto replied as Ino caught up with him.
"Really, what do you need my help with?" Ino asked now curious to what her fellow blond was planning.
"I want to enter my mind. I have never tried anything like that before and with you coming from a clan of mind walkers, I thought you might be able to help me." Naruto explained.
"I should be able to help but can I ask why you want to enter your mind all of a sudden?" replied Ino.
"I want to see if I can communicate with the demon fox. I want to try and find out why the fox decided to attack Konoha like it did." Naruto replied shocking Ino even more.
"You can't be serious Naruto. You actually want to try and talk with the kyuubi, the strongest bijuu around just to chat?" Ino basically screamed at her blond friend.
"Yeah, that about says it. So you wanna help?" Naruto asked with a shrug of his shoulders.
"I don't know why but yeah I'll help. I should probably be afraid more of your mind then the demon fox though." Ino stated with a laugh as she ran off towards Naruto and Anko's place.
"Thanks Ino-ch" Naruto started to say before he realized what Ino had said. "Hey, what the hell is that supposed to mean? My mind ain't that bad." Naruto yelled out as he chased after his friend.
A few minutes later, the two pre-teens were setting in Anko's living room floor. Anko was currently out on a mission so they weren't worried about anyone else distracting them. "So how does this work Ino-chan?"
"First, I'll go into your mindscape. After that you will start to feel a small pull from the inside of your body, don't fight it and just allow me to pull you into your mindscape. From there we just have to find where the fox is and you should be able to speak to him." Explained Ino.
After receiving the go ahead from Naruto, Ino ran through a few hand signs before placing her hands on Naruto's temples. "Mind Walk Jutsu." At first, Naruto wasn't sure if it had worked or not. But after a minute or two, he felt the pull that Ino was talking about. Naruto closed his eyes and allowed himself to be pulled into his mindscape.
(Naruto's Mindscape)
Naruto opened his eyes to find himself in a hallway with pipes running along the walls and ceiling. There was also about two inches of water on the floor. "No offense Naruto-kun, but your mind is seriously a dump."
Naruto turned to find Ino looking around the hallway they were in. "I can't help it, first time I've ever been here. Come on, we need to find that fox." Naruto said as the duo took off down the hall.
After about ten minutes of walking, they came to a large room with a giant gate that reached from the ceiling to the floor with a paper tag with the kanji for seal on it. "Well, I'm guessing this is most likely the place you're looking for Naruto-kun." Ino said looking around the room.
As the duo moved closer to the gate, two large, crimson eyes appeared in the darkness behind the bars of the gate. A few seconds later, a large red-orange furred fox stepped out of the darkness and sat down in front of the gate with its nine tails flowing around it. The two kids looked up at the fox with fear, Ino being a little more afraid move slightly behind Naruto.
"There is no reason to be afraid. I can't attack you even if I wanted to because of this seal. Why are you here young one?" Asked the fox in a deep voice.
"I just wish to talk Kyuubi-san. I would like to get some answers about a few questions I have." Naruto said as he sat down in front of the gate.
"I will answer each question to the best of my ability. And the name's Kurama, not kyuubi-san." Replied the fox.
"Why did you attack the village twelve years ago?"
"I wasn't in control of myself at the time of the attack. The seal on a jinchuriki in weakest during child birth. During the time of your birth, a masked man with the sharingan ripped me out of your mother and placed me under his control. Your father fought with the masked man but by the time he beat the man, the damage had been done. Your parents used what little bit of strength they had left and gave their lives to reseal me into you. I promised your mother I would look after you and get revenge the masked man, however the seal that your father used put me to sleep for the last twelve years. The only help I could offer was healing your wounds." Explained the kyuubi.
"You said this man had the sharingan which would make him an Uchiha. The Uchiha clan were wiped out a few years ago by one of their clan members so this masked man may already be dead." Ino stated from her seat next to Naruto.
"I don't think so. The man that ripped me from Kushina didn't smell like he was from Konoha. People from each of the five major villages have a distinct smell to them from their village. This man didn't smell like any of the villages. He is still out there somewhere." Kurama said as he laid his on his paws.
"Will you help me to get stronger Kurama?" Naruto asked the bijuu.
"Why do you wish to become stronger kit?" Kurama asked curiously.
"If there are people like this masked man out in the world, I want to be able to protect those that are precious to me. Since we are going to be stuck together for the foreseeable future, I won't demand that you help me, I just ask that you will help. I don't want it to be a constant game of tug-of-war between the two of us." Naruto stated in a serious tone.
This answer seemed to please the great bijuu as he raised his head and nodded. "Very well, I will help you. It will not be easy and there will be a lot to learn. One thing you must know is that rage is a bijuu's strongest emotion which makes it a stronger emotion for the jinchuriki as well. Until you fully master the powers of the bijuu, the rage can over run you at any time." Stated the kyuubi as one of his tails reached through the bars and touched Naruto's forehead.
"What was that for?" asked a confused Ino.
"That will allow Naruto and I to communicate telepathically. Either one of us can cut the connection at any time so we will still have our privacy. It also gives Naruto heightened senses to that of a kitsune like greater smelling and hearing. Now it's time for you to go, it's getting late and you two have your test tomorrow and need rest." Explained Kurama as he started to push them out of the mindscape.
"Thanks you Kurama." Naruto said with a bow as he and Ino vanished.
"Could he be the one you talked about father?" thought Kurama as the two kids vanished.
(Real World)
When Naruto and Ino opened their eyes, they found it was already dark out. "Would you like me to walk you home or do you just want to stay the night?" asked Naruto.
"Mom and dad both are out on missions so if you don't mind I will spend the night here." Replied Ino.
"I don't mind, you can have my bed tonight and I'll sleep on the couch." Naruto said as he stretched out on the couch.
Ino stood and started her way down the hall. "Good night Naruto-kun."
"Good night Ino-chan."
(Next Morning)
Team ten stood in the middle of training ground ten waiting for their sensei to give them their test. They were a little annoyed that they still had another test to take, but all three were ready to do whatever it took to become genin. They had only been waiting for about ten minutes when Asuma appeared a few feet away from them in a swirl of leaves.
"So sensei, what's our test? Also where is the real sensei? You have a cigarette but I can't smell any of the smoke or anything meaning you must be a clone or something." asked Kiba.
"The real me is around here somewhere. As for your test, you have till noon to find me. I have a scroll on my person that you must retrieve. Do that and you pass, you need to come at me with the intent to kill as I will do the same with you. Your time starts now." Asuma said before poofing away.
"So how do you two want to go about this?" Ino asked turning to her teammates.
"Asuma-sensei is a jonin, so the only way we are going to even have a shot at passing is with teamwork. First we need to find him though, let's go." Naruto replied as the trio jumped off into the forest.
Asuma had been hiding in the forest for about fifteen minutes since his clone dispersed itself. He was sitting close to the top of a tree waiting for any sign of his team. Just then he felt three chakra signatures coming his way. A few seconds later, he saw his team pass right underneath him. He watched them jump from tree to tree never even noticing him. He started to follow but had to jump away to avoid the kunai imbedded itself where he had been moments before.
Looking in the direction the kunai came from, he saw the trio standing in a nearby tree. "So I'm guessing the other three were shadow clones then?" Asuma asked receiving a nod from Naruto.
Asuma pulled out a set of trench knives and got into his taijutsu stance. "Well no sense in trying to hide anymore. Let's see what you three got."
Kiba was the first one to move as he jumped straight for Asuma. He went for a right hook to Asuma's cheek but Asuma easily side stepped the punch. Kiba then spun low and tried to take out his sensei's legs. Asuma jumped up and away from Kiba and landed on a nearby tree branch. He then had to dodge a kick to his head from Naruto. Naruto landed and shoved off the tree at Asuma intending to plant his knee in Asuma's gut. The knee connected and there was a poof of smoke. When the smoke cleared, there was a log where Asuma had just been.
Asuma landed a few feet away and stopped a punch from Ino. Ino tried to hit him with her other fist only for that one to be stopped as well. Asuma didn't expect what she did next as she performed a back flip and kicked him in the chin snapping his head back and freeing herself in the process. As Asuma staggered backwards, Ino rushed in and tried to kick Asuma only for her leg to be grabbed and she was thrown into Kiba. As the two collided with each other, they burst into smoke shocking Asuma.
"So where are the real Kiba and Ino?" Asuma asked turning to Naruto.
"Right behind you actually." Naruto replied with a smirk.
"Come on now, do you really think I would fall for that?" Asuma asked.
Just then, Asuma heard a shout behind him. "Fang over fang." Asuma just barely managed to avoid the spinning duo of Kiba and Akamaru. As he landed back on the ground, he saw Naruto out of the corner of his eye going through hand signs.
"Wood style: wood spikes." This caused Asuma to once again start moving to avoid each spike that rose from the ground and trees. As he continued to dodge each spike, he was unaware of Ino appearing above him. Naruto saw her closing in on their sensei and stopped his attack, confusing Asuma. "Lightening style: lightening palm." As Ino yelled out her jutsu, Asuma turned to face her and was met with a few quick strikes by her lightening covered hand.
Asuma jumped away and rubbed the wounded spots where he had been hit. "Almost feels like getting hit by a Hyuuga."
"It's based off the Hyuuga gentle fist but since I can't see the tenketsu, I focus on the body's pressure points instead. Plus with my lightening affinity and the snake style that Anko taught me, it makes for a really effective attack." Explained Ino with a smile.
"You three are a lot better than I originally thought. But let's see how you handle this. Fire style: ash pile burning!" Asuma yelled as a large cloud of gun powder was released from his mouth. He then clicked together a piece of flint in his mouth causing the powder to ignite and head straight for his team.
"Earth style: earth wall!" Naruto shouted acting quickly blocking the jutsu. After the explosion stopped, Naruto released his jutsu and found the area still covered in smoke and dust. "Wind style: great breakthrough." Naruto said as he launched a wave of wind into the smoke cloud blowing it away.
Right as the smoke cleared, Kiba and Akamaru ran towards Asuma and started spinning once again. Asuma tried to dodge it in time but was hit in the leg, as he landed he stumbled from the cut in his leg. "Wood style: four pillar prison." Naruto said as Asuma was surrounding by a prison of wood.
"We win sensei." Kiba stated with a tone of victory.
"How so? I still have the scroll." Asuma replied.
Ino walked up beside her two teammates and ran through a quick set of hand signs. "Mind transfer Jutsu." She said before her body went limp and was caught by Naruto. Asuma then stated looking through his pockets before pulling out a scroll and tossing it to Kiba. A few seconds later and Ino was back in her own body and the trio stood smiling at that sensei.
"Congratulations you three, you pass. Meet tomorrow morning at eight at the hokage tower for your first mission." Asuma said with a smile on his face.
Naruto undid his jutsu and the four ninja left the forest. Asuma was looking forward to seeing what his new team could do and the three genin were eager to start their career as a ninja.
So there's chapter 4. Hope everyone enjoys. Let me know how I did with the test. I decided to give Ino lightening for now, later on she will get water but for right now she just has lightening.
Narutowiki says that Kiba has an earth affinity. I was thinking about changing this to fire. I mean seriously, a flaming fang over fang would look amazing. Let me know what you all think.