Fate of One: The Elements

by ShadowLightDark

Based off of nubsauce13's "Fate of the Two". Naruto learns that he holds the Kyuubi at a young age and when he does, he trains to surpass the Hokages, facing new more powerful enemies that were considered mythical legends. Naruto X FemKyuu X Harem Strong, godlike Naruto Sasuke/Sakura/Civilian Council Bashing. Elements of several games and shows. Alternate Universe. Really.

6. Chapter 6: A Normal, Average Year--Maybe

Chapter 6: A Normal, Average Year... Maybe

A/N: Hello readers. I'm sorry about being AFK for a long period of time. Some of the personal problems that had developed over the past few years have finally been cleared and now, I can write as much as I can without hurting my schooling. However, I will try my best to make it up to you all by writing these chapters for you to enjoy.

Also, please feel free to read my second story. It is a Halo fanfiction if any of you are interested.

And as for reviews, please keep on doing so. No one truly understands how much it means when someone, like me, tells you that you did a good job and that you should keep on writing. Anyway, here's the story and the usual disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything but the bloodlines and a few of the jutsus. Enjoy!

Previously on Fate of One: The Elements

"Happy birthday Naruto," she whispered as she pulled out a scroll from her pouch and handed it to him. "Rest up. You'll be released from the hospital tomorrow. Both of you."

Naruto just smiled at the female ANBU member with a smile before closing his eyes, allowing slumber to take him. Tomorrow. Tomorrow was going to bring him a new day. Unknown to him, the events about to happen will affect his life greatly.

Start of Chapter 6

The light entered the white room, illuminating the whole room. Rays from the sun tickled the blonde's eyes as his eyelids slowly opened, resulting in him have to squint in order to have some form of vision. His hands flew in front of his eyes, covering and protecting them from the light before his hands rubbed them. As his hands left his eyes, his vision started to clear and became less irritant to the light. Before long, he was able to clearly see everything around him and much to his amusement, the first thing he spotted was his brother sprawled on his bed while a bubble was present nose. His ears heard the soft yet melodious songs of the birds as they sang it for the world. The fresh scent of the dew on the plants hit his nose as he took a deep breath in before moving himself so that he was sitting up on the bed.

The blonde boy slowly got up from his position before he reached for his clothes. They were folded up neatly on the bedside table. He took off his hospital gown before putting on his mesh shirt and ANBU pants. Next was a blue long sleeve shirt with a mask like Kakashi's, however, he didn't pull up the mask. Rather, he just let it sit around his collar. His pouches, belt, and shoulder armor followed afterwards with them being attached to their respected places. Finally, his hooded cloak colored white that covered his top and arms. His hands slipped on a pair of gloves while his feet slipped on his boots.

With him fully dressed, the boy walked over to his brother's bed before releasing a large yawn. He was about to wake him up when he spotted a cup of water on the nearby bedside table. With a sinister grin, he took the cup and poured out its contents on the sleeping man's face. The results were instantaneous as he shot up with his one good eye wide open.

"Ah, that's cold!" he cried out as the water trickled down his body before his eye spotted a blonde boy snickering at his misfortune, "Naruto! I should have know it was you! What was that for?"

"My amusement and your wake up call," responded the boy as he continued to chuckle. "We get out of this forsaken place today, remember?"

"Ah of course. But was the water really necessary?"

"Yes. Anyway, I'm off. I'm going to go see Jiji. See you later, Kakashi-Nii san."

"I'll see at the house then. Have fun."

Naruto grabbed his two large blades from their resting place before placing them in their normal X position on his back. He also grabbed a pair of scrolls that had his name written on them and placed them in one of his many pouches. He waved goodbye to the grey haired man before jumping out of the nearest window. His feet made impact with the tiles of the room before he dashed towards the Hokage's tower. His surroundings became more clear to him as he examined the city while he passed them. A large amount of people were walking through the streets, entering and exiting stores. The smell of fresh food along with the sounds of chatter from the villagers filled his senses as he continued his way to the large red tower that proudly stood in the center of the village. It didn't take him long to reach the tower as he entered it through a window the led him to the secretary room.

"Hey gaki," spoke a voice behind him, causing the boy to turn and spot a female wearing a Snake mask.

"Hi Snake-chan! What's up?" he asked as he waved towards the female.

"Nothing much. I did see the destruction that you and Kakashi caused during that clash you two had a few days. How are you holding up?"

"Pretty good though my body is still a little sore since I've been forced to stay in bed for days on end," replied Naruto while he stretched his back a little.

"It's better that you did stay there the extra days," said the female ANBU with a chuckle. "If you didn't, I'm pretty sure Cat would have done something to make sure that you do stay there."

"W-Would she really do that?" asked the blonde worriedly.

"Knowing how worried she gets when you get hurt, I wouldn't doubt it."

"Then I'm glad that I listened to her. Is Jiji busy right now?"

"It depends what you call busy," snorted Snake before looking at the closed doors of the office. "Most of the time, he's using his clones to do the paperwork while he reads that orange book of his while giggling like a school girl. However, he's currently in a serious meeting with the elders. It must be serious since he asked the ANBU to leave."

"Well, I've got to talk to him. It's probably more urgent than some meeting with other old people."

Naruto moved towards the door and kicked the door before anyone could stop him. His foot connected with the wooden door, causing it break open, unknown to him that he had broken the seal that encased the room. The four occupants just looked at the boy with a mixture surprise, disgust, and anger. Naruto was able to get a quick glimpse of the people before they berated him for interrupting. The Hokage was behind his desk with a mask of surprise and seriousness on his face while on the other side of the wooden furniture stood three old people wearing loose black and white robes. Two of them were the same but the third one was different from the rest. He had his arm in his robes, acting as a sling while his right eye was bandaged. His hair was still a dark black when compared to the others occupants, who all had grey hair as a sign of their age.

"What are you doing here, boy?" asked the only female. "This is a meeting of the elders with the Hokage. Therefore, you shouldn't be here."

"I need to talk to Hokage-sama about something important," answered the boy, opting to use respect this time.

"You obviously lack manners. Did your parents forget to teach you any?" sneered the old woman, waiting for a simple slip up.

"Silence Koharu!" roared the Kage with furiousness at the jab the woman made to the boy. "That is enough!"

"Fine! But you still haven't answered us as to why you placed him in the academy anyway? More specifically, why did you put him in the one with all the clan heirs in it? They're starting their third year by now. That boy is just going to join in without having to go through the first and second year? Preposterous."

"I did so because I wanted to. Naruto has shown his desire to become a shinobi and has shown to me that he deserves to be with those students. Do you wish to continue to question the Hokage's intentions, Koharu?"

"Of course not, Hokage-sama," replied one of the old men before the female could respond. "We will be on our way then."

The three walked out through the broken door but not before Koharu gave Naruto a glare that was concealed from the old Fire Shadow. As soon as the three were out of hearing distance, the old Sarutobi released a sigh as he rubbed his temple and lowered his posture. He gave the blonde a small smile before he made his clones to help deal with the paperwork. Naruto walked forward before plopping down on the chair in front of the desk.

"How are you doing Jiji?"

"Better now," replied the old man. "How about you? You and Kakashi did some serious damage to each other during that battle that you two had."

"I'm fine and Kakashi-Nii should already be out of the hospital by now. Who were those three people?"

"They are the village elders. Koharu Utatane is the only female while Danzo Shimura is the one with the bandages. The last one is Homura Mitokado. Homura and Koharu were part of team back in the day when we were being taught by Tobirama-sensei. I'm sorry for how Koharu was acting towards you, Naruto."

"It's fine Jiji," replied the blonde with a shrug. "Anyway, what's this about the academy?"

"You're going to attend the academy," stated the old man before raising his hand to stop the blonde from speaking. "I know what you're going to say but you have to attend the academy to become a shinobi. I know that with your skills you could become a Genin, maybe a Chunin but you lack experience on the field. However, that doesn't mean that you will be slacking off in class. I expect much from you."

"I won't let you down Jiji," said the boy with a smile. "Does that mean that my missions will have to stop?"

"No. You will still be able to do your missions and you can also continue your regular training during the academy. Just make sure that you have some sort of leader to control them while you're away," answered the Kage before taking a piece of parchment and handing it the blonde. "You need to hand this to the head teacher of the class. His name is Iruka."

With a nod, Naruto stood up ready to leave before he heard the old Kage call his name. The boy turned to look at the old man who had something in his grasp

"Naruto, I forget to mention this to you," he said. "Don't show Force Edge or Soul Calibur in the academy. I also don't recommend that you use your advance elemental jutsus and infusing chakra into your taijutsu. It will cause more problems for both you and me. Anyway, this is for you," said the old man as he handed the item in his hand to the boy. It was long, around four and half feet long in length and wrapped in a red cloth tied with a white piece of string. Naruto looked at the elder Sarutobi, who gave him a nod before pulling the string. The cloth unrolled to reveal a handle and scabbard.

"This was a gift from my sensei to me during one of my birthdays. I tried to use it but found that it didn't fit my style of combat so I kept it until I thought I found someone to use it. I believe you will be able to use it to the best of its capabilities."

Naruto couldn't help but look at the sword that laid on his hands before his hand slowly held the handle and pulled it out. The blade itself was solid black in color, devoid of any reflection, able to blend into the shadows.

"It's a double-sided katana made from a strange metal that my sensei found. Think of this as my late birthday present to you."

Naruto sheathed the blade before giving the old man a hug as he continuously muttered his thanks. Unknown to the both of them that the occupants of the secretary's room had seen the whole interaction. One of the occupants was a man wearing a mask much like other ANBU members and his gaze was directed at the blonde boy that Hiruzen favored.

"You better go Naruto," said the old man gently. "I'll see you soon and then we can talk some more."

Naruto nodded before exiting the office with his new sword in hand. Hiruzen couldn't help but smile as he watched the boy walk down the main street through his office window. It wasn't until he heard someone clearing their throat. He turned to find a masked man looking at him.

"What can I do for you Dragon? asked the Hokage.

"Hokage-sama, I think it's time," said Dragon.

"Are you sure? Are you really sure about this?"

"I'm positive Hokage-sama. It's time for him to become one of them and before you say anything, I know that you believe in him. From what I just saw and from what the reports I receive say, he's ready."

"Promise me that you will take care of him."

"I will Hokage-sama. Mark my words as the ANBU commander."

With Naruto

Naruto had just left the Forest of Death. He had taken into account the old man's words as he sealed away both Force Edge and Soul Calibur into a seal on the palms of his gloves. However, he slung the black katana on his back. When he was inside the forest, he called forth his clones for his normal training in his various skills. That was when he left to head for the academy, not knowing what to expect of his class. It was rather easy to find as it was rather large, comprising of several buildings while it displayed a giant sign with the kanji for 'Fire". With a deep sigh, the blonde boy entered the building. He was greeted to the sight of a female attendant sitting behind a desk. She was quick to notice him and flashed him a smile.

"Hello, how may I help you, young man?" she asked nicely.

"Umm... I'm looking for Iruka Umino's classroom. I'm a new student in his class," said the blonde boy.

"His classroom is on the second floor and his room number is 231 so it should be close to the end of the building. The stairs is around the corner," she said as she pointed at the corner. "And have a good day."

"Thank you," replied the young Uzumaki before he rounded the corner and climbed the stairs to the second floor. He could hear the sounds of chatter from each classroom that he passed until he spotted the room numbers.

'227... 228... 229... 230... Ah 231,' thought the blonde as he tried to mentally prepare himself. 'Show time.'

Naruto pulled his hood up to cover his blonde hair before pulling up his mask to the point that it covered most of his face, effectively hiding his whisker marks, nose, and mouth. With a sigh, he opened the door.

Iruka knew that he was in over his head when he was assigned to teach these students. He had learned to regret quitting ANBU but he felt he had a calling in teaching, helping these children get a grasp of the basics before they went out in the world. He was brought out of his thoughts as he heard the loud sounds of screeching. However, he spotted a figure dressed in white and couldn't help feel confused.

"Iruka Umino?" asked the white covered person.

"I am he," replied the scarred man. "How may I help you?"

The former ANBU was just handed a note before his eyes widened a little as he read it. He looked at the person before looking back at the note. Then, he turned to the rest of the class.

"Class... Class?" he said, trying to get their attention unsuccessfully. "Class!"

All attempts were all for naught as the class grew a little more louder, tuning out their teacher until a harsh banshee whistle pierced the air. It effectively silenced everyone and drew their attention to the whistler, a person cloaked with a white jacket and black pants. Iruka took this as moment to make his announcement.

"Class, I would like to introduce you to a new student in this class," he said before gesturing to the whistler. "This is Naruto Uzumaki."

Murmurs erupted from the class as the hooded boy moved towards them. Much of them were from civilian females in the class as they looked at a potential target of their love. Naruto, however, wasn't affected by the stares of the class and moved towards an empty seat at a row in the middle of the room.

"Wait! How could you just get into this class?" asked a certain pinked hair girl loudly. "If anything, you should be in the lower classes!"

"Sakura, be quiet!" scolded Iruka as he looked at the girl before turning to look at the hooded boy with an apologetic look.

"It's fine, Iruka-sensei," responded Naruto with a wave of his hand before looking at the pink haired female. "The reason I'm here is because Hokage-sama said that I was strong enough to be in this class."

"I don't believe that," growled a boy with black hair shaped in a duck's butt. "I doubt you're that strong compared to the might of the Uchiha clan! I should be the one to skill classes! Not some nobody!"

"Sasuke! That's enough!" ordered Iruka, scolding the boy. "It is the Hokage's wish for him to be included in this class and if you want to become part of this village's shinobi system, then you will have to learn that you cannot deny the wishes of the Hokage."

"Whatever," muttered the boy.

"Anyway, Naruto, why don't you take the seat in the middle, right beside Shikamaru Nara," said the teacher as he pointed out the sea beside a boy who's head was laid against the desk. The blonde boy went over to his seat and sat down, earning him a look from his fellow student.

"So troublesome..." mumbled the boy, gaining Naruto's attention.

"What is?" he asked.

"You. Sasuke is going to do everything he can to establish himself as the best and right now, that is currently you."

"How so?"

"You have the Hokage's favor and you were allowed to skip two years of the academy when we all had to go through them. So troublesome..."

"So watch out for Sasuke then?"

"I guess..."

"Naruto! Since you found that conversing with Shikamaru was more important than my lesson, would you mind telling me what are the names of the major shinobi villages?" asked Iruka, clearly annoyed.

"Before or after the Shinobi wars?"

"What's the difference, dobe?" challenged the pink haired banshee. "Everyone knows that there are only five major shinobi villages."

"Currently," answered Naruto. "Iwagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure are the other villages with Konoha. However, before the Shinobi Wars, there was another major shinobi village called Uzushiogakure, the Village Hidden by the Whirling Tides."

"If they were so great, then why don't they exist right now?" sneered the Uchiha. "They must have been weak and quickly destroyed during the wars."

"Depends what your definition of quickly destroyed is. They were attacked and destroyed because of the threat they posed during the Shinobi Wars and the survivors of the village are scattered everywhere. However, they were anything but weak. It took a combined force of Iwa, Kumo, and Kiri along with several other smaller villages to defeat the shinobi of Uzushio. While most of their populace was wiped out, the aggressors also endured massive casualties, losing more than seventy-five percent of their forces."

"Then why haven't we ever heard of this village before? And how do we know that this is all true?"

"Sasuke, this is all true," stated Iruka as he looked at his class. "Konoha integrated the symbol of Uzushio onto our uniforms like flak jackets and in the village emblem in order to honor their memory. They were feared because of their skills in Fuinjutsu, the Art of Sealing, along with their Kenjutsu and Suiton jutsus. It made would have made them the Sixth Major Shinobi Nation if they still were around. And the reason why they aren't mentioned is because it is still a sour topic amongst the villages."

Silence was the response from the class before Iruka cleared his throat in order to gain their attention. Sasuke was glaring at the young Uzumaki for showing him up, deciding to show him his place during the spars.

"Anyway, thank you for an interesting history lesson Mr. Uzumaki. Now, please follow Mizuki out to the training field for Taijutsu practice."

The students filed out of the room with Sasuke leading them and a large quantity of the girls following right behind him in tow. Naruto followed from the rear with the resident pineapple haired boy. They all quickly reached the field and lined up on the sidelines while Iruka and Mizuki stood, facing them.

"Since this is the beginning of the year, we will be holding a Taijutsu only tournament to see where you are with your classmates," announced the teacher before picking up two slips of paper. "No ninjutsu and genjutsu are allowed, however, weapons are. First up is Hinata Hyuuga versus Ami Mori."

A girl with dark navy blue hair stepped up to the field. She had on a tan heavy coat with a pair of ANBU pants and ninja sandals. Her eyes held no pupils as she looked at her opponent while her body took a stance. Ami was black haired fan girl who had a crush on the current top ranking ninja in the class.

"Set, Hajime!" called the Chunin, jumping back towards the other side of the field.

"Byakugan!" called Hinata, causing veins to erupt around her eyes. Ami just rushed forward to strike the Hyuuga but it resulted in her being pushed back by a strong palm thrust.

"You're a disgrace to all Kunoichi," shouted Hinata as she charged towards the fan girl with a palm poised to strike. "You're are in my field of divination! Eight Divination: Thirty Two Palms!"

The blue haired girl let loose a torrent of palm strikes on the fan girl, before finishing with a final thrust to the stomach area and pushing her backwards.

"You used a jutsu!" she yelled. "Sensei, she should be disqualified!"

"That was a jutsu alright," replied Hinata as she rushed towards the staggering girl. "But it is a Taijutsu move, commonly used n the Hyuuga Clan's Gentle Fist."

Ami couldn't do anything as she was struck with a palm strike and propelled across the field, landing in a heap on the ground. Iruka helped her off the field while Hinata walked towards the white clad blonde.

"So how did I do, Naruto-Nii san?" she asked, which was responded with a hug from the boy.

"You did great, Hinata-chan. You showed her!"

"Weaklings belong together, don't they?" sneered the pink haired banshee. She was quickly interrupted as Mizuki called out the next match.

"Sakura Haruno versus..."

"I'll beat whoever I'm going to fight!" she screeched out with her fist high in the air.

"...Naruto Uzumaki."

Naruto stepped on to the field, opposite to where the pick haired female stood. Sakura just stared at the blonde boy, deciding to her past experience with the boy as a way to win this so she could be with her beloved 'Sasuke-kun'.

"Naruto-kun," she said with a smile on her face, completely different from her previous emotions. "If you forfeit for me, I'll go out with you."

The crowd could only gap at the actions of Sakura, questioning her motives. Hinata knew the events that occurred between the pink haired female and her Nii san that led him saving her from several bullies several years ago. It made her sick to think that this delusional fan girl thought that she had her wrapped around her finger.

'Naruto-Nii san, show her who you really are,' thought Hinata as she smiled. 'Show her the real Naruto Uzumaki.'

Naruto just moved forward towards the scarred Chunin and gestured for him to lend him an ear. Iruka did just that as the blonde whispered into his ears. The Chunin's eyes widened and as soon as the blonde finished, he looked at him seriously before nodding. The young Uzumaki returned to his spot before putting his hands into a ram seal.

"Release!" The air behind him rippled before the hilt of sword appeared. The handle had a combination of black and red markings on it. Naruto grabbed the handle before nodding to Iruka.

"Sakura Haruno versus Naruto Uzumaki. Weapons are allowed in this spar," he stated before moving back. "Hajime!"

"You know what I think of your request, Sakura?" he asked the girl as she took out a pair of kunais from her pouch. "I think that I should take it... and toss it in the trash where it belongs."

As he said that, he drew the blade from his back, revealing itself in its dull black glory as the sound of it being drawn pierced the air around it. The blade gleamed in the sunlight, waiting to bathe in the blood of his master's enemies, and it drew the attention of a certain black haired boy.

'Remember what I've learned,' thought Naruto as his eyes narrowed. 'No need for stupid mistakes, just precise and accurate.'

On the other side of the field, Sakura had accumulated eight kunais in her hands and proceeded to throw them all at the hooded boy. To some of the other students, they were going at pretty decent speeds, but to some people, they were going slow compared to higher ranked kunoichis. However, to Naruto, they were going at a snail's pace because of the harsh training he went through and he was quickly able to raise his blade from his side to deflect each one of the kunais. Sakura saw this and started to throw every weapon from her pouch, but it was to no avail as each was deflected with ease. Naruto had moved forward during the cascade of metal objects and when she finally ran out of projectiles to throw, he was several feet away from her.

"Give up Sakura," he said as he moved closer to her, his hand clutching his sword tighter. Sakura raised her hand without a word, signifying her desire to forfeit. Naruto sheathed his blade and nodded to Iruka, who declared him the winner. The students who had watched were amazed at the grace and speed that the blonde had as he deflected each weapon that the pink haired girl threw.

"You are a disgrace to kunoichi, Sakura," he stated to her as he moved to the sidelines, his back turned to her. "You believe that your precious knight in shining armor will always come to save you whenever you're in danger. That's not how the real world works. Especially in our line of work."

'He's just jealous that he's not as amazing as Sasuke-kun. He'll beat this loser, no problem. He'll be my knight,' she thought angrily before charging towards him. Naruto felt her chakra signature coming towards him and did the most logical thing to do, turn and fight. He blocked the first attack with his forearm before using her momentum to offset her balance with a tug. It proved effective as she was sent directly into the ground with the only thing was her pride.

Naruto barely made it the stands before he was confronted with the Uchiha glaring holes into him. His aura of arrogance was truly great and Naruto had a feeling he knew what was about to happen.

"Dobe, I demand that you give me your sword. Only someone like me can bring it out its true potential," declared Sasuke with a smirk.

"And what makes you believe that you should get this from me?" retorted the blonde boy as he glared at the arrogant boy.

"The Uchiha are the best clan in world, there is no one greater than the Uchiha clan. This village should be glad that they are here, otherwise it would be a weak, worthless village."

"Your arrogance annoy me," said Naruto before he spotted Iruka, who was finishing up the match between Choji Akamichi and Kiba Inuzuka. "Iruka-sensei, can we do this now? Teme over here is pissing me off."

"Uhh... Sure thing, Naruto," replied the scarred Chunin as he motioned for both of them to move towards the field. The fan girls started to cheer for Sasuke to win, declaring that 'no one is better than him', while the others silently decided to side with Naruto, knowing that he would be able to knock the Uchiha's oversized ego down to size.

"Hear that dove, they are clearly cheering for the obvious winner of this match," he sneered. "Just give up and save yourself the embarrassment of being put down. Give those weapons to their rightful owner."

Naruto's eyes just narrowed as watched Sasuke's hands go into his weapons pouch.

'Naruto?'

'Rei-chan?'

'Naruto, teach this brat a lesson.'

'But Rei-chan...'

'But nothing, this piece of trash needs to be taught a lesson and needs to be shown where he belongs. Your sensei's are allowing you to use some of your abilities to... take out the trash.'

Naruto's eyes widened at the prospective and let a grin emerge from his face. It was time to give them a show.

'Now go Naruto and show them who you really are. Show them how dangerous a fox can be.'

"Naruto, are you ready?" asked Iruka, who received a nod. "Hajime!"

As soon as he jumped away, Sasuke, quickly took the offensive, releasing a storm of projectiles before wielding a pair in reverse grip. As the projectiles flew towards the blonde, he quickly disappeared from view, leaving no trace of him being there except the dust in the wind.

"Where is he?!"

"He probably ran away because of Sasuke's awesome abilities!"

"See? No can beat Sasuke-kun!"

The first was what the question that was asked by many of the observers with sane and functional minds while the latter two were stated and cheered by the fan girls who were letting their infatuation ruin their shinobi careers. However, that was all silenced when all of the projectiles were split in half, the pieces tumbling into the ground. Naruto reappeared, this time, his black blade was drawn, which he stabbed into the ground beside him

"Is this all that the great Uchiha is capable of?" he asked loud enough for all to hear and earning him a furious Uchiha, who started to charge towards him. Naruto just lets out a sigh as he vanishes again before reappearing in front of his opponent with his fist cocked back. This stuns the black haired Uchiha and it was enough time for Naruto to launch his punch into his gut. The force was so great that it lifted him from the ground and Naruto didn't let up as he followed up with another punch. This time, it connected with the face and it sent Sasuke flying a few feet into a brick wall, knocking him out.

"He isn't even worth my time," stated Naruto as he pulled his blade from the ground and placing it back in its scabbard, not even noting the shouts from the audience.

"Sensei, he clearly cheated!" shouted one of the fan girls, several others agreeing with her as they shout their disapproval of the results. "No one can beat Sasuke-kun."

"Enough!" shouted Iruka as he used his Demon Head Jutsu after having heard enough of the shouting. "Naruto clearly won! He was able to punch Sasuke out of the arena, which is an automatic ring out. Also, Sasuke was knocked out-"

"No!" shouted a voice, which revealed to be the Uchiha himself. "I will not lose to some nobody!"

He then proceeded to go through a series of hand seals at mid Genin speeds before Iruka was able to stop him.

"Fire Release: Grand Fireball Jutsu!"

Sasuke took in a breathe before exhaling, launching a ball of fire that was around 3 feet in diameter. It roared towards the blonde boy, who just stood there before the flames engulfed him. Sasuke watched in satisfaction as the boy was consumed by the flames. Sasuke just watched with a knowing smirk as he watched his opponent burn. On the sidelines, the fan girls cheered in knowing that their 'Sasuke-kun' had won the match.

"Enough!" shouted Iruka. "Sasuke, you have been disqualified for using two separate ninjutsu based techniques in a strict taijutsu only spar! Yes, I saw that you used the Replacement Jutsu. You're coming with me to see the Hokage!"

As soon as that was said, yells of protests erupted from the crowd of fan girls as they try and defend their beloved crush from persecution with illogical reasons such as stating that there was no jutsu used but rather the radiation of his awesomeness that created the fireball. While everyone else questioned the mentally of these people, they all stopped when they heard a scream of surprise as one of the students pointed at the flames that had engulfed the blonde boy. It was at that point that Naruto stepped out of the flames, unharmed, and brushed the ash that sat on his shoulder.

"How did you survive?" yelled the Uchiha in rage. "You should be dead!"

"That's for me to know and you to never find out," replied the Uzumaki as he drew his black blade. "Now, I believe it's my turn."

Naruto pointed his blade at the Uchiha before disappearing in a blur and reappearing several feet away from him. With a smirk, Naruto slowly sheathes his blade and as the audible click of his hilt touching the scabbard is heard, Sasuke collapses on the ground. The damage done to the boy was evident through the multiple red spots and small cuts that littered his body. While none were lethal, the mass amount of them appearing all at once caused him to take a knee as tried his hardest to keep from crying out in pain.

'How was that, Rei-chan?' he asked as he opened the mental link between them.

'Good, but you could have done better,' she stated. 'You could have ended this in one move. Instead, you had to go and show off, nearly getting yourself hurt because of it. True shinobi cannot be show offs, that's what get them killed. They are suppose to go in, take out their target quickly. and then get out.'

'Of course Rei-chan. I won't do it again. By the way, where are the others?'

'They are with the clones you left, helping them train in elemental jutsus and such.'

'Ok, I'll visit you later then.'

'Very well.'

Naruto just shook his head to clear his thoughts before he spotted that everyone was still looking at him with either glares or smirks while Iruka had a subtle smile on his face.

"Can someone please take Sasuke to the hospital please?" he asked the class before having to resort to pointing to two random

Time Skip

The rest of the day held nothing noteworthy for Naruto as he walked towards the Hokage's tower. It was mostly things that he had already learned and mastered during his training with his senseis like the twelve handseals for jutsus, the definition of the basic arts that a shinobi would use during their career, and the importance of teamwork. Other than that, some of his fellow classmates came up to him to congratulate him for beating the Uchiha. Overall, a pretty boring day in the Academy. He continued to wonder and ponder until he spotted someone he all too well, a female ANBU operative with a Snake mask. She was twirling a kunai on her pointer finger before she spotted the blonde a few feet away from her.

"Hey there, gaki," she said with a smile. "How was the first day in the Academy?"

"Ok, I guess."

"I heard what happened and honestly, I expected things to go south really fast. You here to the Hokage, right?"

"I expected the same thing and of course!" stated the blonde with a smile. "He needs some of me in his day, otherwise it would be too bland and boring!"

Snake could only chuckle in satisfaction at his response before heading to the door that separated the two rooms, completely ignoring the looks that the secretary were giving them. The doors were opened to reveal the Hokage with a content smile plastered on his face while his desk was clean of only paperwork. However, there were other copies of him going through small stacks of paper.

"Hey jiji!" greeted the blonde with a smile.

"Ah Naruto," replied the old Hokage as he gave him a bright smile. "How was your day?"

"It was ok, I guess," he answered back while scratching the back of his head. "We had a lecture and a practice... spar. I faced off against a Sakura Haruno and a Sasuke Uchiha. They weren't really that strong."

"Naruto, you're going to be leaps and bounds stronger than your fellow academy students because of all the training that you've done. While you've been training, they've been studying history and theory," mentioned the Sarutobi. "And they don't have the amount of teachers that you do who are pushing you to become strong."

"I guess that's true. But Sasuke was a major prick. I don't like him Jiji."

"You won't like everyone you meet Naruto, that's the reality of life. All you can do is to accept that."

"I guess so..."

"So Naruto, I had a rather interesting talk with Kakashi about your spar that partially destroyed part of a training field and left both of you in rather severe condition."

"I had a feeling that Kakashi-nii told you about it then," said the blonde boy with a sigh. "I had seen aniki use his Lightning Edge quite a bit of times when we where training and with the help of my senseis, we were able to develop it. It's hard to control though... They mentioned something about shape manipulation and how difficult it is but I don't know what that is. Do you Jiji?"

All the Hokage could do was look in shock at the blonde boy. He had somehow created a jutsu based of an ANBU Captain and whose jutsu required a combination of both elemental manipulation and shape manipulation. The ANBU stationed around the office could only look at the boy in wonder. The boy they were looking at was able to make a jutsu that was akin to one of their Captains. However, they were all brought out of their musings as another ANBU member walked in, spotting the blonde boy.

"Hey Naru-chan," greeted the new arrival, making the boy turn to see the Cat mask on the ANBU. He couldn't help but smile as soon as he saw her.

"Kitty-chan!" he cried out, giving her a hug and ignoring the small chuckles that seem to fill the room. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, I came by to tell you that you still need to spar with me later. I want to see how good you've gotten since the last time we've sparred," she replied while giving him a smile.

"How about tomorrow, in the afternoon after the Academy?"

"I'll need to check my schedule but I'm pretty sure that I'm clear for tomorrow," she said, smiling as the blonde cheered.

"If you're still in the Academy," stated a Snake masked ANBU member, ignoring the look from the Hokage. "I'll become your sensei so that i can more fun with Naru-chan!"

"Well, Snake-san," interrupted the Third as he watched the two high five. "You do realize that you will have to be a Jonin to be a Jonin -sensei, right?"

The purple haired woman could only chuckle in embarrassment while scratching the back of her head. It almost reminded everyone of how Naruto acted but they were all interrupted as someone entered the office.

"Hokage-sama," he said. "I've been sent by Tsume-sama and Hiashi-sama to inform you that the council has been gathered to talk about something regarding Fugaku-sama's son. They are trying to hold it off so that you can get there but it was barely holding when I left. I suggest you hurry."

Hiruzen was normally a calm and collected man but the council has been pushing him to the brink and he was close to losing it soon. He looked towards his ANBU before giving them a nod. They all vanished from their spots, heading towards the council chamber.

"Naruto, I have a feeling that this will involve you," he stated. "You don't have to go with me-"

"If it involves me, Jiji, then I want to be there," he answered with conviction. "I have a feeling it's about the spar that I had with Sasuke earlier."

"Very well but if they break any law, and more specifically, the law concerning about you in particular, I give you the permission to enact the punishment. My ANBU will be there to help you if things go beyond our control."

With that, the pair walked towards the chambers and started to mentally prepare themselves for the storm that was about to come.

Council Chamber

The chambers were filled with shouting members as the civilian council were shouting at each other and occasionally at a ninja member. At the center of the room, Sasuke Uchiha along with his father, Fugaku Uchiha, stood waiting for the final members to arrive. A large boom echoed along the room and the source came from the door. They bulged slightly open only to fall back into place before pulsing out again with another boom. It continued until the center of the door broke, causing the door to bang against the walls from the opening. The opening revealed Naruto Uzumaki with the Third Hokage right beside him. Silence reigned for a few minutes as the old Kage walked to his seat and it seemed that order was restored within the room.

"So, I recently just heard that the council had called a meeting without notifying me," he stated nonchalantly with a little bit of irritation. "Now. I would normally be fine with this but I was in the middle of something important. So there better be a good reason why this was called."

"We have heard from our sources that a Naruto Uzumaki possesses a weapon that belonged to Uchiha-sama," said a civilian council member, stating the blonde boy's name in disdain. "We have also learned that he has skills that-"

"What weapon would this be?" questioned the Hokage with slight interest and irritation, having a feeling that he would know what the blade was.

"It is a blade katana," stated Sasuke with conviction. "That dobe took it from me."

Murmurs soon filled the chamber and the only people silent was the Hokage, his ANBU guard, Naruto, and majority of the Shinobi council. That is until the Nara head decided to speak.

"This meeting is just troublesome," he said with a sigh. "Hokage-sama, I have a feeling you know what they are talking about."

"Indeed, I do, Naruto, will you draw your blade," ordered the Hokage before the blonde pulled out the solid black katana from its scabbard. "This is the blade that you are claiming to be yours."

"It is the rightful property of the Uchiha!" he stated.

"You would lie in my face, Sasuke. That blade is not yours," the Hokage said with a chuckle. "In fact, it truly belongs to Naruto."

This caused a roar of disagreement at that statement as they looked at the Hokage for further explanation.

"Sarutobi, you didn't-" started Koharu in shock.

"Yes, I gave it to him."

"You would give sensei's blade to him of all people?" shouted the woman. "He would be disappointed in your actions."

"No, you have no right to say what Tobirama-sensei would have done," replied the Third in anger. "In fact, I would believe that he would approve of my action. He was a firm believer of the Will of Fire and passing his blade to someone who has it in spades would be something he would have done."

"Dobe, that blade will be mine," said Sasuke as he made to grab it, only to pull his hand away from said weapon from chopping it off. "You almost cut my hand off!"

This sent everyone to a frenzied state as the civilian council started to call for his death. Naruto could only tighten his hold on his weapon as they started to call him 'Demon' and 'Monster'. He could only look towards the Hokage, who gave him a nod. He could only watch as the ANBU stationed around the room appeared with weapons drawn.

"Enough!" roared the old man. "This meeting was just a waste of not just mine but also my fellow members in the ninja council. You based these claims on hearsay from the young Uchiha. I warn you once, do this again and there will be consequences. So what will do with your complaint, Uchiha?"

"We retract it," stated the elder Uchiha as he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists in anger. "Now, if you would excuse my son and I. We have to talk and I still have work to manage the police."

At that point, everyone started to leave from the chambers with the exception of the shinobi council, minus the Uchiha head. They just looked at the boy with smiles on their face as they are reminded of a certain blonde several years ago. The silence was broken by Tsume Inuzuka, the Matriarch of the Inuzuka clan, as she placed her feet on the table.

"Ah! The silence," she stated rather loudly. "They were always way to loud for my taste and too much of a pain for my ass."

"This whole thing is troublesome," stated Shikaku Nara, the head of the Nara clan, as he raised his hand. "The civilian members will be more trouble now. They'll probably try to convince the populace to spite Naruto even more based on their twisted truths."

"I agree with Shikaku," added a blonde man that sat right beside him. "But know that you will have the support of the Yamanaka clan. If you ever need anything, we'll do anything we can to help."

"The Akimichi clan supports you as well," said a rather large man with red armor on the other side of the Nara head. The three just nodded at their course of action before looking at the remaining members. Tsume just showed a thumbs up with one her hands while the other just ruffled the head of Kuromaru's head.

"The Inuzuka clan supports you," she stated with a feral grin.

"I just realized that Hiashi isn't here anymore," observed the Third, noticing the missing member. "He probably had something important to attend. Anyway, I believe that you promised Miss Uzuki a spar, Naruto."

"But that's tomorrow," countered the young blonde with a whine in his voice. The Third just gave him a smile before raising his hand and showing a hand sign that no one had seen before. Before any could expect anything, a blur jumped from the corner with a blade drawn. Naruto was able to spot the attacker from the corner of his eye and getting his blade into the right position to block the incoming strike. He was able to stop the strike and had a chance to observe his attacker. Whoever it was, they were wearing full black up to the neck before a mask covered the lower part of the face. However, Naruto was able to spot the long purple hair that flowed behind them.

'Who has purple hair?' he thought to himself as he jumped away from the person with his weapon ready.

'Well, there is that Anko woman,' mentioned Rei through their link. 'It could also be-'

"Water Release: Water Fang Bullet!"

Bullets of water shot out from the attacker's mouth, aimed for the blonde boy, forcing him to break his link with his tenant. The liquid balls made impact with the floor and Naruto was forced to jump away from the rest of the incoming projectiles. It took him a few seconds to recognize that he was standing at the middle of the chambers.

'I need to get them out of here,' he thought as his hands flashed through a large quantity of hand seals. 'Let's hope this works.'

"Earth Kinjutsu Release: Terra Port!" cried the blonde as he slammed into the wet wooden floor. It started to glow a bright light, blinding everyone for several seconds and it took a few more for them to regain their vision. They were quite surprised to find themselves at random field, rather than the council chambers a few seconds before. The sounds of the rustling trees and the running water from a nearby stream was enough to convince them that they weren't anywhere near the Hokage Tower. The stunned council members could only watch as a blonde boy jumped away from a barrage of shurikens originating from the purple haired attacker. They were wise enough to jump away to prevent getting hit from stray attacks.

"How did we get here?" asked a bewildered Inoichi.

"This is troublesome," stated Shikaku as he rubbed his forehead. "Naruto teleported us all here."

"You're telling me that the pup brought us all from the chambers?" asked a surprised Tsume. "How is he not worn out from that?"

"If you look closely, you would see that he is," pointed out the elderly Hokage. "From what I can assume, the rather large area he had to cover along with the fact that he included all of us drained a lot out of him. He's not as tight as he normally is on his forms and he's panting rather heavily."

The clan heads had turned to look and found that the observations that the Third made were true. His stance was starting to show some openings and his movements were slowing down gradually.

'Dang it! If they aren't interfering, that means that this is test of some sorts,' thought Naruto as he mentally slapped himself. 'That Kinjutsu used up quite a lot of my reserves, much more than I hoped it would have. Looks like I'll have to resort on using it.'

Naruto could only jump away as he dodged an oncoming attack before slamming his hands in a Ram seal. A blue aura started to cover his being before it released a small shockwave. Naruto could only grin as he tightened his grip on his black blade. He twirled it once before focusing the blue aura to cover it.

"Let's do this!" he shouted as he flared his chakra. "One Sword Style: Crescent Rise!"

He charged forward with his blade lowered, preparing for an upward slash. The blade itself was coursing with blue as Naruto continued to pump more chakra into it before he swung it upwards, releasing a large wave. It traveled fast as it flew across the field in a matter of seconds, leaving a trench in the ground. His attacker could only dodge the massive attack and wasn't expected to find that Naruto was nowhere to be seen.

"Up here!" stated a voice up above, causing all eyes to avert into the sky to find Naruto hovering with his blade charged with more chakra. "One Sword Style: Lunar Descent!"

He quickly descended with blade pointing downwards towards the ground. As soon as the blade slammed into the ground, it shot another pulse of blue chakra, creating another trench in the ground before making impact and splitting a tree. Naruto could only groan in disappointment as he had hoped that it would have finished by now and he wasn't disappointed to see his attacker standing off to another side of the field. He quickly found that whoever it was, they were tiring and it was showing as their body was slowly rising and falling.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"shouted his attacker as a large amount of water rose up and formed something akin to a dragon and launched towards him. Everyone could watch as Naruto gritted his teeth before sheathing his blade. His arms, both covered in white bandages from the palm to the elbow, extended out as he watched the water dragon fly towards him.

"Naruto!"

"Storm-Phoenix Double Blade Combination!" he shouted as chakra flared from the palms of his extended arms. Wind started to pick up and coat around his left arm, forming a familiar blade that originated around his knuckles. The chakra around his right arm turned into flames, coating his right arm completely with a second blade just as long as the other one appearing. Everyone could just watch in awe as they developed into the long elemental blades.

"He won't be able to hold this for long," muttered the Hokage and everyone agreed as they spotted the sweats rolling off the boy and how his panting had gotten worse. "I'm actually surprised to see that he lasted this long with the amount of chakra he's using..."

"Hokage-sama," said a voice, earning the attention of the Hokage. "It's time."

"I hope that I'm doing the right thing Dragon."

"Hokage-sama, what are you and Dragon-san talking about?" asked a confused Inoichi.

"Troublesome, it seems that this isn't an attack but a test," answered Shikaku. "It's a test so that Naruto can get inducted into the ANBU program."

"What? Isn't he too young for that life?" asked Tsume. "He's just 12 for Kami sake!"

"He's been forced to think as an adult, Tsume-san," answered Dragon as he watched the events about to unfold. "He never had a chance to have a childhood and he will never get to from how the people are treating him. Yet, their actions have made him mature faster in order to survive and yet he still fights to survive and to be stronger."

"Then what would make him stay here in Konoha? He could just leave when someone offers him more power."

"He won't," replied the Hokage with assurance as he watched the elemental blades of the blonde fully form. "He wants to gain power to protect those who he care about and cherish. Betraying Konoha would mean he would be turning his back on the ties he made here and that is something he wouldn't do."

"Let's see you deal with this!" roared the blonde boy as he swung both of his blades in front of him, into the water dragon. The impact of the water to the flames created a mass amount of steam that covered a large quantity of the field. Everyone could only hold their breath in anticipation for what was about to happen next before they heard a soft buzzing sound and the tearing of cloth.

The large steam cloud was quickly blown away to reveal the two back to back. However, there was a small difference. The mask of the purple haired assailant was gone, fallen on to ground in two parts, and revealing the face of a woman that he knew all too well. Her hair fell down her back and hey eyes were filled with as much shock as joy.

"Yugao-chan?" he asked hesitantly as he fought the darkness that was threatening to consume him.

"Hello Naru-chan," she whispered with a small smile. "You did great. I'm so proud of how strong you've become. We'll talk later but now, just rest."

He just let a small smile grace his face before allowing the blackness to consume his consciousness. His eyes just closed, but Yugao was able to see the joy and content in his eyes just before they closed. She was quick to catch him, making sure that he wasn't hurt or injured in any fashion. A small smile graced her lips as she stared at his sleeping form, who subconsciously cuddled into her chest, making her cheeks tint a light shade of red in embarrassment.

Mindscape

Naruto woke up on feeling something on him and it took him a little bit before his eyes were able to focus enough to see the mop of red hair that was scattered around him. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted nine tails waving back and forth slowly and that was enough for him to recognize who it was. He tried to feel if he had any feeling in his limbs and found that he had feeling in his two legs but only in one of his arms. It didn't take him long to figure out that it was within the grasp of the woman and trapped in between her rather large breasts. All he could do was sigh before using his free hand and rubs her head, making sure to catch the pair of red, furry ears on top of her head.

Rei, who had found Naruto in his unconscious state and decided to cuddle with him, felt something rub the top of her head and paying special attention to her ears. She bit back a moan as she found her eyes opening slowly. Her eyes quickly found a pair of cerulean eyes looking at her and it brought a smile to her face.

"Hello Rei-chan," he said to her softly with a smile on his face.

"Hello to you Naruto-kun," she said happily before settling to a more serious attitude. "You burned yourself out again. What have I told you about using almost all of your primary chakra supply? And you used a Kinjutsu that we told you not to use unless necessary!"

"Rei-chan..."

"And let's not forget that you placed a large amount of chakra into your attacks!" ranted the female demoness as she stood up and looked at the boy with hands on her hips, who tried to back away in fear but couldn't as she quickly grabbed him and held him close. "You had a bad case of chakra exhaustion and you tore quite a bit of your muscles... If it were anyone else, they would have died."

Naruto could only look down as the red haired female held on to him, his arms wrapping around her and pulled her close, enough for her to whisper into his ear.

"I've lost almost everyone I cared for. Your mom, my parents... I can't lose you too, Naruto. Please don't do something like that again. I don't want to lose you too..."

"You won't lose me, I promise," he whispered back into her ear as her arms returned the hug he was giving her.

"Don't make a girl a promise if you can't keep it."

They remained this way until they were interrupted by the sound of giggles and chuckles. Both of them turned to find five spiritual beings standing side by side and looking at them with amusement in their eyes.

"Don't mind us," stated Ares with a grin. "Please continue on while we get some more blackmail material on Rei-sama."

"Haha," rumbled Exodus with deep rumble. "Back in my day-"

"We don't need any of those stories," interrupted Bahamut as he whacks the golem upside the head. "Especially your stories about certain events that occurred during our journeys."

"Aww..." cooed Velena with wide eyes. "Don't they look adorable together? Why don't you act like that whenever we're nearby?"

"Because I knew you would act this way," she muttered loudly in irritation.

"Pish posh, that's no excuse. And his promise to you! That was so romantic! Can you share him with me?"

"No way! He's mine!" she shouted rather loudly as she holds the boy tighter as to emphasize on her possessiveness. The elemental spirits could only release a laugh at the red haired woman's predicament, causing her to turn towards the blonde.

"Naruto-kun," she complained, using something he never seen her use before. Her body shrunk while her eyes widened to large proportions with tears threatening to fall. She practically turned into a chibi, making Naruto and both of the females look at her.

"Those meanies are teasing and laughing at me..."

"Kawaii!" screeched both Ares and Velena, causing Naruto to grab the chibi female and run at a random direction. "C'mon Naruto, you need to share such cuteness!"

"No way! She's mine!" he cried out.

The pair chased him for a while but eventually stopped as they were unable to catch the boy with boundless stamina. Naruto, on the other hand, just found an isolated spot while rubbing chibi Rei on his cheek. Suddenly, she was covered in a white cloud before quickly dissipating to reveal the woman in her female form with her cheek still against Naruto's. Before Naruto could say anything, he found his form starting to fade away.

"Well, I guess that means that you're waking up,"she said sadly, her head lowering to look on the ground.

"I'll be back," he said as he lifts her chin up so that they were looking eye to eye. "I made a promise and I intend to keep that promise."

She couldn't help smile and it was the last thing he saw before he completely faded from his mindscape.

Outside

"How's the pup doing?" asked a voice. It took Naruto's brain several seconds to process who it was before it came to him. That was Tsume Inuzuka. He instantly knew he should wake up and make his presence know. With that thought he slowly opened his eyes with his arms stretching out in a random direction to relieve not being moved for what seemed like a long period of time. Those moments allowed the boy's cerulean eyes to focus and see who was with him. Standing by his bed was Yugao and the Third Hokage while Tsume, Inoichi, Shikaku, and Choza, head of the Akimichi clan. However, there was one more person there that Naruto couldn't recognize.

"Well, how are you feeling, Naruto-kun?" asked the Third as the blonde boy yawned and started to scratch the back of his head, which reminded the elder Sarutobi of his successor and predecessor.

"I'm doing well Jiji," he replied as he sat up slowly before propping himself on his arms. "How long have I been here?"

"About three days."

"Iruka-sensei is going to kill me..."

"I wouldn't worry about that Naruto," replied the Hokage with a smile. "I handled it for you."

"Why did you try and spar with me right then Yugao-chan?" asked the boy as he looked at the woman, who turned a light shade of pink from the -chan that the boy added.

"Actually, that was me, Naruto," said the Hokage with seriousness. "The reason she did it was because I asked her to."

"Why Jiji?"

"Because of me," answered the unknown man. "I am Dragon. the ANBU Commander and leader of all ANBU units. He told me about your goal and how you wanted to protect those whom you care for. I was getting the reports of your progress from my subordinates that frequently teach you like Yugao-san. So I had to find out if you were as good as they claim you to be and if you had the drive that I seek."

"Why is that Dragon-san?"

"Because I have asked Hokage-sama to induct you into ANBU, to be trained and become one of the best shinobi that Konoha has to offer and help protect her. I won't manipulate you into making a choice and leave it to you."

"Is that why you had me fight?"

"Yes and not to be rude but you're a diamond in the rough, kid," he said with a chuckle. "Really rough but given time, I just have this feeling that you're going to be one giant diamond."

"I guess I'll do it."

"Are you sure you want to accept right now, Naruto?" asked the Hokage. "Don't try and make any rash decisions you might regret."

"I agree with Hokage-sama," stated Dragon seriously. "If you join ANBU, you will be pushing away any chance you will have of being a normal 12 year old. You will be treated like any ANBU personnel and endure the same things they do. Chances are that you will have to kill."

"I'm sure."

"Since you're certain and not backing down, I guess that means that you're sure. Very well then," stated Dragon. "Naruto Uzumaki, I officially welcome you to the ANBU corps. I will be sending you more information in a few weeks and your uniform will be give to you by this weekend at the latest."

"Naruto..." said Yugao softly, causing Naruto to look at her.

"Don't worry Yugao-chan," he said back with a smile. "I know what I'm doing."

"Naruto," Hokage said, gaining the boy's attention. "Since you are doing well now, you'll be checked out. Chances are that you'll have to attend until the end of the Academy."

"Thanks Jiji," replied the boy with a smile

Six Month Time Skip

The six months flew by quickly for Naruto as he attended the Academy and it wasn't because of the lesson. He quickly became top of the class without much effort and it earned him the ire of Sasuke and his fan club. They were mad when they first learned that a new student suddenly became better than the Uchiha and it didn't help them that Hinata Hyuuga took the lead for the Kunoichi section of the class. During his time in his classes, Naruto was often found chatting with Hinata and his other friends like Shino, Kiba, and Shikamaru. Iruka couldn't get on them because they were some of the best of the class and even played attention while talking to each other, as they proved to him when he questioned them.

However, something everyone in the class noticed was that Naruto started to appear to classes extremely tired. It concerned all of his friends and Iruka but he just told them that he was fine. In reality, Dragon had sent him his mask and his uniform for ANBU. He had quickly taken a liking to his mask, which resembled a kitsune, and while he found the uniform comfortable when he first tried it on, he had other thoughts. Dragon had started to train him for several hours after his time in Academy and he found little rest.

However, today was going to be different. Today was the yearly exam and from what Iruka had mentioned to him. It was to consist of a Ninjutsu demonstration where everyone who knew a jutsu could showoff while the exam consisted of a Taijutsu exam and a Weapons test that ranged from close range to projectiles.

"Oi brats," called Iruka over the sounds of chatter. "Listen up! We'll be starting the exams-"

He was interrupted as a figure opened the door and walked in.

"Sorry Iruka-sensei," apologized the person as they scratched their head. "Jiji took a little longer then needed when we were talking. We kinda lost track of time..."

"It's fine Naruto. We were just about to start so get to your seat," replied Iruka, earning him shocked looks as everyone examined the boy as he walked by. He had a black coat with a tail that reached to the back of his knees and a hood but it was lowered to reveal his head. A pair of vambraces covered his lower arm, extending from his wrist to his elbows. He also wore a black shirt with his dark grey ANBU armor covering it and they quickly noticed the large amount of cloth that lied under his chin. To everyone else, it was just some cloth but to shinobi who knew Kakashi, they would have known it was a face mask. He had cargo pants along with combat boots instead of the normal shinobi sandals. A red sash was attached around his waist with several small scabbards on it and there were some more on his shoulders, though they were attached to a pair of dull silver shoulder plates. Hanging off his back was a scabbard with a familiar katana held within it.

"That's Naruto?" asked one of his classmates.

"He looks more dumb..."

Naruto just ignored these comments as he took a seat beside his friends. Shikamaru just looked at him before sighing out, making his friends laugh.

"You are so troublesome Naruto," he stated. "Maybe even more troublesome than my mom."

"You don't mean that Shika," said Hinata before noticing that was class was filtering out to go to the field for the exams. "Let's go guys. It's time for the exams."

"But Hinata-chan!" groaned the blonde rather loudly. "I just sat down."

"Not our fault, Naru-kun. It's your fault for being late."

They all stood up, some more reluctantly than others, and followed the train of students heading outside to the training field. The two Chunin instructors just stood in the middle of the field as they watched the students trickle in until they were sure that everyone was there.

"OK, as stated before, this is your yearly exam," announced Iruka. "First, we will be doing the Weapons test. We have placed several weapons for you to use and we will score you for your skill with it."

As expected, most of the students used a combination of Shuriken and Kunais, especially those who came from a civilian family. The only ones who didn't use just the basic projectiles were Shino, Shikamaru, and Sasuke. Shino had decided on showing his experience in using senbons, needle-like projectiles that required a large amount of precision and accuracy to use. Shikamaru, much to his displeasure, used a pair of trench knives to showcase his close combat abilities, which surprised everyone. Sasuke, after show launching his shuriken and kunai, pulled out a katana and started to hack the dummies with some skill. It had impressed his fan club but to an more experienced swordsman like Naruto, he could find the flaws and the openings in his stance. As soon as he finished, he intentionally bumped into Naruto.

"Beat that dobe," he stated with a smirk.

"Naruto Uzumaki!" called Iruka as he watched the boy walk to his starting place. "Naruto, we have placed the weapons that you could use or if you desire, you can use your own weapons."

"Thanks sensei!" stated the boy as he grabbed eight kunais before taking aim and launching them at the farthest dummy. They didn't strike the target drawn on it but scattered around it, which caused most of his class to laugh.

"Nice shot, dobe!" laughed Sakura as she pointed at his target, not noticing his smirk.

"N-Naruto," stuttered Iruka, earning him the attention of his class as they stopped laughing. "How?"

"I've been helped by some of the older shinobi," he said cheerfully.

"Iruka-sensei, what are you talking about?" asked one of the students. "Didn't he miss?"

"Troublesome, Naruto didn't miss," said Shikamaru before anyone could speak. "If that was a person, he would have killed them instantly. He didn't aim for the target but for the vital points on a human."

"Ruining my fun, Shika," complained the boy loudly.

"Naruto, are you done?" asked Mizuki as he gritted his teeth in anger.

"Not yet," muttered the boy as he grabbed the shurikens and tossed them with as much precision and accuracy as the kunais. The senbons followed suit and just as he threw the last needle-like weapon, he drew his blade and sliced the nearest dummy at insane speeds for any of the other students. He sheathed the blade slowly before the audible click echoed around the field. As soon as that click was heard, they heard the cracking as the straw dummy slid down.

"Ok, now that we're done, everyone move to the Taijutsu field," called Iruka, breaking everyone from their trance. Taijutsu ended practically the same way that the weapons test did with most of the class resorting on using the Academy style with only some of the clan heirs using their family's style. Naruto completely crushed Sasuke like the several times before and it brought him cheers from his friends. It wasn't until several hours later, near the end of the class that they started the Ninjutsu.

"Ninjutsu is the art of converting chakra into attacks that non-chakra users will not be able to use," lectured Iruka to his class. "Using your own chakra, you will be able to perform attacks that vary by element or usage. Here's an example. Snake - Ram - Monkey - Boar - Horse - Tiger. Fire Release: Grand Fireball!"

A fireball shot from the scarred Chunin's mouth and shot towards a dummy. The flames completely consumed the entirety of its target, leaving the blackness from the flames and the ashes as the remains.

"That jutsu is of the fire element and it is used an offensive jutsu," explained Iruka. "There are the five basic elements which are fire, water, air, earth, and lightning. They can be used as offensive, defensive, or support. Now, does anyone have any jutsus that you want to show the class?"

Shikamaru was the first to show his as he used the Shadow Imitation Jutsu, making his shadow extend and touch Iruka's. The young students started to make some movements and everyone found that Iruka was doing the same.

Ino Yamanaka came up next before using her Mind Body Switch. The female Yamanaka invaded the Chnnin's mind before controlling his actions. She then released the jutsu to return to her body, which was laying on the ground motionless.

Choji Akamichi moved forward after Ino before using his family's fabled Partial Multi-Size Jutsu. He then extended one of his arms, which grew until it was bigger than his body before smashing one of the remaining posts. As he lifted his arm, it showed the small splinters that remained of the post.

Sasuke was next, smirking as the fan girls all cheered at his every movement before going through several hand seals.

"Fire Release; Phoenix Fire Flower."

He spat out several balls of fire that were the size of basketballs and they made contact with some of the posts and only burning them halfway through yet leaving them aflame. As he moved back to examine his work, he smirked as he thought that he had taken the lead from the blonde boy. However, he was mistaken as Naruto took at step forward before flashing through several signs.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

From a nearby pond, a large quantity of it lifted and formed into a large dragon and sped towards the flaming posts. It made impact and the sounds of wood breaking was heard as the stream ended to leave a soaked field with a large quantity of splintered wood lying everywhere.

"Nice jutsu Naruto," commented Iruka as he looked at the destruction that the boy had caused with a sweat drop before turning to his class. "That's all for today. Results will be sent to your families and I hope to see you all next year."

Cheers were heard and Naruto could only breathe out of sigh of relief before spotting that all of his friends were heading to their parents and families. His eyes caught Tsume and as soon as she saw him, she gave him a wave with a feral smile before leaving. Naruto could only smile before spotting a fuming Uchiha heading his and way and decided to shunshin out.

Hokage's Tower

"Naruto should be here by now," muttered the Hokage as he finished reading another piece of paper before signing it. "What do you have to tell me, Dragon?"

"He's doing well," replied the ANBU Commander. "Training is going slower than I thought but I think it's because we're going over things that I didn't take into account of."

"Such as?"

"He's a great infiltration expert, like you have mentioned before and I'm making sure that he doesn't get rusty with that along with his skills in trap making and for that to happen, I have been resorted on making his mission rather long. And his friendship with the Nara heir has developed his capabilities as a tactician and we have decided that improving that would be a good idea."

Naruto took that moment to appear in a swirl of leaves. He was instantly greeted by his trainer/commanding officer and the Hokage.

"Hello Naruto," greeted the old man. "How was your last day for the school year?"

"Great I guess," he said nonchalantly. "Iruka-sensei allowed the students who knew how to use jutsus to show off after we took our yearly final. The final was rather easy since it was just Taijutsu and a Weapons exam but none of it really took much effort."

"So I see that you decided to wear our uniform..." mentioned Dragon as he looked at the boy. "Or rather part of our uniform."

"Well..."

"Haha! It's fine kid!" replied the commander as he let loose a loud laugh. "As long as you remember to wear the mask while you're in the field then you're fine."

"And speaking of which, I've heard from a little birdie," started the Third with his voice full of playfulness. "That a certain clan head has taken a liking to you."

"I-I don't know w-what you're t-talking about."

That was all Sarutobi needed as he looked at the boy with a rather large smile before looking at the two.

"Why don't we head to the training ground now?"

With a nod, the three people within the office disappear in a flash with no evidence of them ever being there.

Undisclosed Training Ground

They quickly appeared as fast as they disappeared in the middle of field covered by trees at all sides. Naruto just watched as his clones trained using everything they knew, ranging from weapons to jutsus. He made these clones daily in order to make sure that he wasn't losing training time and to maximize the amount of time he had to train. It wasn't long for the clones to notice them along with those teaching them and they stated to dispel in small groups at timed intervals in order to prevent a large backlash. Hiruzen Sarutobi took this time to turn and look at Naruto with Dragon by his side. Kakashi and Yugao took their positions beside the two.

'Naruto, you have gotten strong," he said. "You have become strong enough and your skills have been recognize by Dragon, Konoha's ANBU Commander. And I am proud to say, both as the Hokage and someone who cares for you greatly, to commission you into the ANBU Corps. On the field, you will be known as Kitsune. This is all black operations and thus, only the people here know about this."

"Naruto, please know that if the council or the elders ever find about this, they will do everything they can to ensure that you are either decommissioned or forced to take missions that would endanger you in ways that you can't even imagine," stated Dragon. "The reason for this is because of an ANBU member, codename Weasel, who is an ANBU member who is younger than you and it has made him something akin to a emotionless killing machine."

"I understand why you are doing this," said the blonde boy with a smile as the Hokage pulled him into a hug that lasted for several seconds.

"I'm proud of you Naruto and I'm sure that your parents would have been proud to know that you are becoming a great shinobi just like they were. You're making your own name, outside the shadows of your parents."

"Otouto, you know that I'm proud at how much you've accomplished," stated Kakashi as he took his turn to hug the boy. "I've watched you grow over the few years that I've taught you and I can't help but say that I'm proud that I was your teacher and helped you become this way."

"Thanks Nii-san," replied the boy before looking at the Hokage with a half serious expression. "When do I begin?"

"Be here in five days time," stated Dragon. "Yugao will show you how to get to HQ and show you around, Then, you should be starting missions soon."

"C'mon Naruto," said Yugao as she pulled the boy. "You're coming with me and Kakashi to meet up with some of our friends."

"Where are we going, Yugao-chan, Kaka-nii?" he asked them as he was helpless dragged by purple haired woman down a random street as they ignored the looks from the people walking by.

"We're going to a well known shinobi bar called the Dragon's Den," replied Kakashi with an eye smile as he watched the blonde boy's current predicament. "It's a good place to go when you want to rest and unwind with some friends, especially after a long mission."

The trio quickly arrived at the place and at Naruto's first glance, he didn't think anything of it as it looked like a normal restaurant on the outside. However, his thoughts changed as soon as he entered in. Instead of the formal dining room set up, the place was a mixture of a club, a bar, and a restaurant. Along the back wall, a large bar table was set up with several servers working with drinks. Tables were pushed off to the side to allow the middle as the dance floor for anyone who wished to dance.

"Yu-chan!" called a voice, earning their attention. They were quick to find a hand above the heads of everyone in the place and quickly walked in that direction. It didn't take them long to find a rather large group of shinobi who looked at them with smiles on their faces.

"Yu-chan, you made it in time," cried a purple haired woman as she rushed up to hug her. "And little Naru-chan is here too!"

"Hello!" greeted the blonde as he looked at the female with a smile.

"Anko, is this the kid you were talking about?" asked a red eyed kunoichi as she examined him carefully.

"Of course, Kurenai-chan! This is Naruto and he's awesome!"

"Of course I'm awesome, dattebayo~!"

"Dattebayo?" asked Kurenai as she allowed a smile to grace her lips. "Quite adorable."

"That's never happened before," stated Naruto in horror as his senseis' friends looked at him.

"I find it very youthful!" shouted a man clad in green with a bowl cut hair. "And there is nothing to be ashamed about! Such youthfulness should be allowed to flourish!"

"Gai..." stated Kakashi in a tone that made it like a warning.

"Of course, my youthful rival!" responded the man was he gave him a large thumbs up.

"Ok Naruto," said Yugao, gaining his attention. "Let me introduce you to some of our friends."

"Hello Naruto-san, I'm Kurenai Yuhi," stated the red eyed woman. "I'm a genjutsu specialist and it's a pleasure to finally meet you."

"And next this is-"

"Are you related to Tsume Inuzuka?" he asked rather abruptly to the woman in front of him, who had straight hair tied in a pony tail but had the fangs drawn under her eyes. "Cause you remind me of her."

"Nice guess pup. She's my mom and my name is Hana Inuzuka," she stated with a smile. "Mom mentioned you yesterday and got my brother urged. It seems that I have to find out if what my mom said about you is true."

"Your brother?"

"He's your classmate, Kiba."

"So you two are related?" he asked, earning him a nod. "But you two are nothing a like!"

"So we have been told. However, we are related in blood."

"You already know me kid," stated a smirking Anko. "But it's great to see you again. I never have a chance to see you anymore unless it's one of those chance encounters."

"Don't worry! I'll try and visit you whenever I can!"

"I'm Maito Gai!" shouted the man. "And I find you to be very youthful! Your springtime of youth is overflowing with such youthfulness!"

"Gai, calm down."

"You know me but I might as well reintroduce myself," said a rather tall man with a cigarette hanging from his mouth. "Names Asuma Sarutobi and the Third is my pop."

"Well, now that the awkward introductions are finished, let's party!" cheered Anko as she chugs down a bottle of sake.

The night flew by quickly as the group had fun with each other, talking about memories that occurred in the past as they revealed funny and embarrassing stories about each other. For Naruto, it like he belonged to that group. They were fun, treating him like he was one of them but not in the sense of drinking alcohol but he didn't mind that. The food they had was good and nothing short of fun was had. He wouldn't notice it but time had flown fast. Before he knew it, he was walking home with a large smile, a half drunk Kakashi , and a giggling Yugao. Things couldn't be better.

Time Skip

Naruto was enjoying his walk through the nearby forest. It had been several weeks since his commissioning and things were looking good for him. Yugao had taken the time to give him a tour of the HQ and found it to be very large in a sense. He had entered there several times during his infamous security trials but he never took the time to examine how big the place actually was.

He was quickly brought out of his thoughts by a loud screeching. Circling above him was a rather large eagle and he knew what that meant. He quickly bolted towards the Hokage Tower, pulling up his face mask and hood to cover his hair and lower face before sliding his Kitsune mask into place. The eagle was something that Naruto, the Third and Dragon to contact the boy. It was something frequently seen flying over Konoha other than the pigeons and thus, no one would be suspicious of it.

With a serious face, he entered the Tower and walked briskly to the office door before knocking.

"Come in."

He turned the door to reveal the Hokage sitting on his chair but there was someone else here. It was a woman, wearing a blue dress where the top reached the middle of her Double C, if not D breasts. However, her mesh shirt seemed to cover the rest and her lips were painted in dark blue. That was when Naruto looked into her eyes and found them to be an interesting shade of light green.

"Kitsune, it is good to see you. We have a situation that I believe only you may be able to handle without things going out of control," stated the old man before gesturing the woman he was looking at. "This is Mei Terumi, the leader of the Rebel Faction in Kiri."

Naruto Uzumaki

Age: 12

Sex: Male

Birthday: October 10th

Blood Type: B

Skills:

Sealing = Low ANBU (To become better, he requires the aid of a seal master and the only one is Jiraiya of the Sannin)

Stealth = High ANBU (The protection is better in all of his infiltration missions but he isn't progressing as much since he has the Academy to deal with along with training alongside the Hokage. Also, the ANBU units are doing these missions themselves to better improve their skills in stealth. )

Reflexes = Low ANBU

Speed = Low ANBU

Strength = Low ANBU

(He isn't gaining much in this field because he is spending more time in the Academy so he doesn't train as much as he use to but that doesn't mean that these areas will go down. He still uses them when he trains)

Chakra Control = Mid Jonin

Chakra Sensing = High Genin to Low Chunin

Kenjutsu = Single Wield: Artisan, Dual Wield: Expert, Dual-sided Blade: Journeyman

Ninjutsu = High Jonin to Low ANBU (A large arsenal of elemental jutsus that range in ranking. He also knows quite a bit of non-elemental jutsus and a few more of his bloodline jutsus but tends not to use them because of possible collateral damage)

Genjutsu = Low Chunin (He has started to learn how to use it, especially because of the activation of his eye bloodline but finds a lack of motive to push for more improvement since it doesn't fit his combat style.)

Taijutsu = Low Jonin (He's reached the Intermediate stage of the stances but requires the assistance of a Taijutsu Master like Maito Gai.)

Chakra Capacity = Mid Sannin

Intelligence (strategist and tactician) = Official: N/A, Unofficial: Above average

Medical Jutsu/Antidotes and Salves = High Chunin (His high chakra control has helped him be able to be able to practice some of the jutsus in this field. He has a large array of antidotes and salves from the herbs he had planted in the garden near the house in the forest.)

Poison Creation/Concocting = High Chunin (Increased in correlation of antidotes and salves through the usage of herbs and snake poisons. ANBU agent Snake assists him in the field of poison because of her usage of snakes. He also started to use poisonous plants in conjugation with the snake poison to make stronger poisons.)

Weapon forging/repairing = Journeyman (Understands the basics and is able to forge weapons and pieces of armor that aren't complex to smith. Requires the help of Master in order to progress further.)

Missions:

S-ranked - 12 (Hokage Tower infiltration missions)

A-ranked - 39 (the ANBU HQ infiltration missions), 0 (ANBU missions)

B-ranked – 48 (Clan compound infiltration missions), 1 (Diplomatic), 0 (ANBU missions)

C-ranked – 68 (Inside the village C-ranks), 0 (ANBU Missions)

D-ranked – 278

A/N: Again sorry for the rather long and unstated hiatus. As for the votes, I have decided what it will be for the weapon based on the pros and cons you have sent in. You know the drill, Read and review. No flames. Advice is appreciated. Thank you again and here is a sneak peek of the what's next:

"You have become strong like I have asked. Now, I require your service."

"What is your bidding?"

"Naruto, I require for you to visit the Tomb of the Ten Guardians, protectors who fought to their last breath and buried in peace by an unknown God. But we respect their wishes and made it one of the most sacred of places but it is currently being defiled by the creatures of darkness. Slay them and protect the Tomb."

"It will be done."

" This place contains many secrets about the past, some of which should remain hidden for the rest of eternity for it may cause history to repeat itself."