Released: August 30, 2012. (will be using this to help guesstimate update times for people)

Written: August 28-30, 2012.

Edited: September 22, 2012. (Version 1.2)

Sorry about the delay, everyone. Would have began writing this chapter sooner, but I'm somewhat of a bum (there is little I can do to cure it) and was having a bad case of writer's block throughout the entire process of writing this chapter. Also edited the previous chapter to make better sense. Anyways, to respond to some reviews...

mellra: That totally slipped my mind! Thank you for bringing that up!

ZeldaFanDaen: I try my best!

Out of Pseudonyms: To be entirely honest, I didn't even think about that! Really glad you brought that up.

bolt: What could Sarutobi possibly have forgot...

Hrothgar Heavenlight: Thanks for your support, my Polish friend!

DemonAndAGun: It may have taken me 5 chapters to write the first manga chapter out, but I made it a sexy 5 chapters...

Now, onto the team assignments! I'll try to get the (true) Genin Test chapter out soon; must be mighty boring reading all of this with so very little in the way of action. Be warned, there will be character bashing that will fade away in time; just not immediately.

"Talking/Jutsu"

"Whispering"

'Thinking'

"Text in a book"

"Demon/Summon talking"

"Demon/Summon whispering"

'Demon/Summon thinking'

(Not exactly proper grammar, but helps discern what-is-what when reading)

FYI: My stories shall all be rated "M" for safety's sake. I nor FanFiction are, in any way, responsible for what you choose to read. (cussing, violence, dark matter, etc... all the tasty bits that make up stories will be in my stories. As such; if you're under 18, your funeral if you get caught n00b.)

Disclaimer: I will make it clear that I do not own Naruto or any of its characters, settings, and techniques save my own creations. If anyone spots a problem in my story that goes against this do please let me know so that I may correct the issue.(I may mistakenly take and use techniques, scenarios, or items created by other authors without giving them due credit. It is not that I don't want to credit them, but more because my memory is shit.)


Kyuubi Revealed: The Shattered Veil

Naruto woke up the next morning to the sound of his alarm clock, still wearing his new clothing. As he got up from his bed (after thoroughly bashing his alarm), he felt like itching his body. 'Really should have got out of my clothes last night. I better go take a shower...' he thought, idly scratching his back. As he got into the bathroom, he noticed he was still wearing his mask and that it had reverted to its elongated state. 'That isn't a good sign. If I'm on a long-term mission, how am I to keep my appearance a secret when I try to sleep?... Should probably talk to Iruka when I get to the Academy, he might know something.' He mused.

As Naruto painstakingly removed his clothes, he only now noticed the changes in his legs. '… I have dog legs...' He thought, crying exaggerated tears of sorrow. After taking a calming shower, drying his furred body off, and snickering at his puffed-up appearance, Naruto reclothed himself in his outfit, save for the mask, and made his way into the kitchen for his morning meal of Maruchan-brand instant ramen*. After cooking and quickly inhaling his breakfast, he donned his mask and made his way to the front door. Just as he began to turn the handle, an errant thought had him recall the ninja gear still in his room. 'Shit! I almost forgot my shuriken holster and supply pouch!'

Naruto rushed back to his bedroom. After digging through the clutter strewn across the floor, he finally found what he was looking for. He attached the gear to the sides of his trench coat using the leather strips. He ran back to the front door and left for the Academy, applying chakra to his clothes and quickly henging into his unaltered form on the way out.


Iruka was having a shitty morning. He had gone to the hospital as the Hokage had told him to in order to get his wounds cleaned and dressed, but the staff thought it best if he were to stay for a week to heal. After getting his initial treatment, he snuck out of the hospital room the next morning before returning to his home for a fresh set of clothes. Now, hours after his little escape from the hospital, he was dealing with his unruly students.

"Tsuno Hamada?" Iruka's voice rang out. "Here!" A generic, brown-haired boy replied. Iruka put a check next to the name.

"Uchiha Sasuke?" "Hnn..." Grunted Sasuke, never once turning to look at Iruka. The Chunin put a check next to the name.

"Uzu-OI, KIBA, SHUT THE HELL UP!" Roared Iruka, using his Demon Head no Jutsu to enlarge his head to epic proportions. Kiba, a feral-looking, brown-haired boy with red triangular marks under his eyes, fell from his chair. "The hell, Iruka-Sensei!? I ain't doing nothin' over here!" Kiba yelled back, his puppy, Akamaru, peeking out from under his jacket. "THAT'S BULLSHIT AND YOU KNOW IT! Now get back to your seat and stay quite!" Iruka replied, pointing accusingly at his errant student while canceling his technique.

"Now that we've got that settled..." Iruka began, bringing his student list back up. "Uzumaki Naruto?" After hearing no reply (though much heated whispering and debate from his other students), he called out in a louder tone of voice. "Uzumaki Naruto?!" After, again hearing no reply, he brought up his list to 'X' off the boy's name when...

- CRASH! -

Iruka glanced down to the prone form of Naruto lying at his feet. The teen raised a shaky hand up, his head still planted in the trench his body made in the floor after plowing through the classroom's door.

"I'm here, Iruka-Sensei..."

Before Iruka could respond, Kiba shot up from his seat. "The hell are you doing here, Dobe!? Only those that passed the exam can be here!" Naruto jumped up and shot back a reply, cutting-off Iruka's reprimand. "That's funny, I was under the impression that I did pass!"

Kiba smirked. "Ha! You really are an idiot! If you passed, why did you run crying out of the testing room yesterday? Heck, where is your Hitai-ate, loser?"

"He has a point, Naruto..." Iruka chipped in. Naruto looked over to the Chunin, wondering what he was up to. "You must have a Hitai-ate to be allowed in here..." Kiba struck a victorious pose, chest puffed out and smiling wickedly. "...Therefore, you can have mine. Try not to lose it!" Said Iruka, untying his headband and tossing it to a smiling Naruto. Kiba stood in his spot, gawking at Iruka and Naruto. Before the blonde boy could do anything with his gift, Iruka spoke up. "... Say, Naruto. Wouldn't it be a good idea to drop your henge before putting on your Hitai-ate?"

Naruto froze. He looked pleadingly to Iruka. "D-do you really think so, Iruka-sensei?!" The scarred Chunin nodded in affirmation. Naruto gulped. "OK, if you think so... Release!" He barked out, forming a seal with his hands and closing his eyes.

Smoke filled the classroom, causing some of Naruto's fellow students to cough and gag. Once the smoke cleared, they all gaped at the sight before them. The masked person in the front of the room was not the Naruto they knew. While many stared at his new choice in clothing, a few, such as Shikamaru and Sasuke, were taking in his overall appearance and were among the first to notice some of Naruto's more extreme changes. Hinata attempted to use her Byakugan to see through the layers of clothing, but it was of no use. 'I can't see past his clothes... Naruto-kun, what is so secret that you must hide yourself away under a veil of cloth and leather?...'** She thought somberly.

Naruto opened his eyes to a dumbstruck classroom. "What's up with your legs?!" One of the students blurted out, perking the curiosity of his fellow classmates. Before Naruto could respond, Iruka answered for him. "It's a unique part of his Kekkei Genkai. Now why don't you put on your Hitai-ate and take a seat, Naruto?"

As he walked up the aisle to his seat, tying his forehead protector around his neck, Naruto heard his classmates whispering amongst each other. Some were complimentary:

"He has a really nice jacket..."

"All those belts and buckles make him look badass!"

"He looks so mysterious now... How hot!"

Some were neutral:

"I wonder how he passed the test..."

"Was he under a henge the entire time he was here?"

"Troublesome..."

While others were downright spiteful:

"Look at his legs; What a freak!"

"Bet you anything he wears that mask to keep his monstrous face hidden..."

"Even with his new outfit, he'll never compare to Sasuke-kun!"

The last comment was the only one Naruto paid attention to, as it had came from his crush, Haruno Sakura. She was a pink-haired, emerald-eyed girl that wore a red dress on most days. She was, in his opinion, one of the most beautiful girls in Konaha. There was another girl just as pretty, but she was... strange, to say the least.

As he took his seat, Iruka congratulated the new Genin and began reading-off the teams. Naruto thought over what Sakura had whispered about him, shutting-out Iruka's droning monologue. 'Does she really not think that much of me?... No way! She must be trying to convince herself that Sasuke is better than me! She has to be!' His thoughts were derailed by Iruka's yelling.

"Naruto! Pay attention!... Next up, Team 7 will be comprised of: Haruno Sakura, Uzumaki Naruto..." Naruto jumped up in triumph while Sakura sunk into her seat."... And Uchiha Sasuke. Your Jonin sensei will be Hatake Kakashi..." Sakura jumped from her seat, shouting how 'true love' conquers all, while Naruto slumped into his. Sasuke glanced over to Naruto. "Better not drag me down... Dobe." He hissed out. Naruto payed no heed to him or the rest of the team assignments, instead thinking about ways to find out what Sakura felt about him. His answer came when Iruka announced an hour-long break before they met their new sensei in order to mingle with their new teammates. Naruto looked over to Sasuke, smiling wickedly from ear-to-ear behind his mask.


Sakura sat on a bench in Konoha's city park, not more then a ten-minute walk from the Academy building. She was thinking about how she could finally snag her love-interest. '… Think, Sakura, think!... I can't sway Sasuke-kun to me using my body... The only well-endowed part of me is my forehead... Damn Ino-pig and her big chest!' She sighed in woe until a thought struck her. '… I wonder if Sasuke-kun liked Naruto's jacket? Maybe I could...' She grimaced. 'No... As soon as Naruto sees me, he'll ask me out on a date. With the way he-' Her thoughts stopped when she noticed Sasuke leaning on a tree nearby, closely watching her.

Sakura blushed. 'No way! He's looking at me with... with...' Her face turned beet-red. Sasuke pushed off of the tree and began walking to her. Instead of celebrating, she held her head in her hands, defeated. 'Who am I kidding. He probably just wants to talk about our team, I bet he'll-' Sasuke stopped in front of her and spoke. "That dress looks lovely on you, Sakura; You look every-bit as graceful and beautiful as your namesake." Sakura could only stare at her crush. 'Please don't be a dream! Please don't wake up!' "... At least, that's what Naruto would say." She slumped down in her seat.

Sasuke took the space next to her. With some hesitation, he spoke. "I'm curious, Sakura, what do you think of our other teammate, Naruto?" Sakura, for her part, never questioned Sasuke's sudden change in subject or demeanor. She frowned as she answered. "... He is an Idiot..." Sasuke grimaced, but Sakura continued without pause. "He's loud, obnoxious, and disrespectful. Between the two of us, he has pestered me for a date for as long as I can remember being in the Academy. He doesn't even know anything about me, yet he continues to embarrass me in front of everyone with his constant pleading!" Sasuke looked hurt, but she continued, oblivious to the pain of the boy next to her.

"Naruto ruins everything! He probably enjoys the torment that he puts me through... Hell, I couldn't stand him before today, but now that he dropped his disguise... He truly is a freak!" Sasuke froze in shock. "He probably looks hideous under those clothes, and his legs... don't even get me started! If anything, he is more beast than human! If I were to ever date him... I would never find love or happiness!" Sasuke sat unmoving, a gentle breeze ruffling his hair and tears flowing freely down his devastated face. "The only person I could ever... l-love... is you, Sasu-" Sakaru finally noticed the effects her words had on Sasuke. "Um... Sasuke-kun, why are you-" As she reached out to caress her crush's face, smoke overtook the two.

Once the smoke had cleared, she was shocked to see who was in front of her. "N-Naruto?!" Naruto sat where Sasuke had been mere moments before, as motionless as a stone. Sakura felt her emotions go haywire when she finally deduced what he had done; shock, rage, sadness, then disgust. It was not the boy in front of her that she was disgusted by, but with herself. She brought her hands up to her mouth, still in shock from what had just happened between the two of them. "Naruto... I-I'm so s-sorry... I n-nev-" Her muffled apology was stopped by Naruto's upraised hand, his mask contorting strangely and wispy shadows waving behind him. He spoke, his voice but a whisper in the breeze. "STOP... Just stop..."

Sakura felt tears trickling down her cheeks. As Naruto made to leave, he spoke again, never once glancing back to the girl behind him. "... I'll never bother you again... Sakura... I'm sorry for all of the pain I've caused you..." As he walked away, Sakura couldn't help but feel that a part of her had died. Not even ten minutes later, Sasuke walked by, rubbing his arms in irritation from the ropes Naruto had bound him with earlier. He noticed the quaking form of Sakura lying on the bench. "You're gonna be late to class..." The girl looked up to see who was talking, her face moist from crying. Before she could think, she stood up and began babbling to Sasuke about all that had transpired between her an Naruto. As her story progressed, Sasuke felt his anger grow by leaps and bounds until he could contain it no more. "... Is that what you think of me as well?..." Sakura looked up to Sasuke, confused. "W-what do you mean? I-" "Am I nothing more than a freak in your eyes as well? A curiosity for you to play with before discarding?" Sakura was shocked; She had never, EVER thought of Sasuke in that way! "What?! I would never-" Sasuke cut her off mid-sentence. "Don't... I know exactly what you think of me now; Lying won't help you..." She fell to her knees, bawling her heart out. "PLEASE BELIEVE ME, SASUKE-KUN! I-" "Sakura..." Said Sasuke, stopping mid-step as he was leaving for the Academy. Sakura looked up to her crush, a pleading look in her misery-stricken visage. Sasuke glanced over his shoulder, nothing but contempt and loathing held in his eyes. "... You make me sick..."

As Sasuke receded into the distance, Sakura was held frozen where she kneeled. One thought, and only one thought, occupied her mind. '... Oh Kami, what have I done?...'


BWAHAHAH! I'm an ass! That be the end of this chapter. Next chapter will be the team meeting Kakashi and some Hinata fluff ('cuz she is awesome!) and then Kakashi's test. R&R, my minions!

*Maruchan Insta-noodles are amazing...

**Not sure about the rest of you, but this sentence came out damned well!

EDIT: some spelling corrections and changed some words around + added some.

^: Some minor grammar changes.