A/N: Here comes another chapter guys.

In this chapter we will see the end of the Academy, the genin exams and the team selections. Also, some NaruHina moments. That being said, let's start this chapter!

Chapter 7: "New Shinobi"

Naruto just woke up and did his morning routine. As he prepared his breakfast, he couldn't help himself but to remember the dream he had. It was a strange dream that left him confused but also excited.

The dream

Naruto found himself in a forest. The birds were chirping in the trees and there were waterfalls and rivers all around him. Looking around the forest he realised that this is his mindscape. He suddenly spotted Kurama who was talking to a old man. The man was dressed in a white kimono with a black obi. On the upper chest area the kimono had six black magatamas in a necklace-like manner. On his back was the design of a red Rinnegan eye with tomoes on it and nine magatamas under it. Eight black orbs were floating under the levitating man. He had a black Shakujo (monk staff) in his right hand. His most striking features however were his grey eyes which had a small pupil surrounded by several concentric circles and two small horns sprouting from his forehead.

Naruto's jaw dropped as he realised who this man was. He knew the story of the Sage of the Six Paths after all.

"Rikudo-sama" Naruto bowed respectfully.

"Ah, Naruto, the old man greeted, how are you?"

"I'm fine, Rikudo-sama although I wonder how can you be here? I thought you died" Naruto asked curiously.

"Indeed, I did but before my demise I infused Kurama with some of my chakra. This is the manifest of my chakra, I can be here but not for much time since my chakra is running out" the old Sage said.

"Wow, that's very cool!" Naruto said amazed.

The old sage chuckled then became serious suddenly.

"We have to talk Naruto" he said.

"Okay, what is it that you want to talk about Rikudo-sama?" Naruto asked.

"When I lived, I managed to achieve world peace. Everyone was happy and there were no conflicts. But the problem is that this peace didn't last long. Two centuries at most, after this, humans started to fight for power, money and control over others. Pointless wars were waged just for material goods.. it only brang pain and suffering. It destroyed countries, families and relationships. This world needs someone to change it in better, and that's you Naruto" the Sage finished with a smile.

Naruto stood there shocked until he managed to stutter out a response.

"W-why me? Why not s-someone else?" the blond asked.

"Naruto, I read your soul and you're the only one who can bring peace to this world. You hold no prejudice, you are friendly and forgiving even to those who mistreated you all your life and most importantly, you fiercely protect your precious people. This is what I see in you Naruto, the saviour this world needs desperately. This is what I would like to see in my heir" the old Sage said with a smile and then his hands glowed, the right one a bright white and the left one dark black. "You are the new Sage of the Six Paths" he said and combined the two energies pushing them into Naruto along with his memories and the power's knowledge.

Naruto practically felt inhuman power coursing trough him and he couldn't even move or talkfrom the intensity of the feeling. It lasted quite a long time. When it was done, he felt his palms tingling with energy. In his left hand was a tatoo of a crescent moon and in his right was a sun.

"My time has come, Naruto but I know that you'll do what's right. Watch over him Kurama" the old Sage said.

"Yes, Father, will do" Kurama said as Hagoromo dissapeared in bright white light.

Back to reality

Naruto ate his meal in silence as he recalled the dream. "The new Rikudo Sennin huh? Naruto thought, I guess a change of plans is needed, I will fulfill Rikudo-sama's wish. Togheter with Kurama and my friends, we have a chance to change this world into a better place

He then proceeded to walk at a leisure pace towards the Academy. There he met the other rookies and they went inside for the last lesson. Iruka and Mizuki took turns to explained what tommorow's exam will be about. When the lessons vere over, Naruto headed towards Ichiraku Ramen.

Arriving at his favorite stand, Teuchi and Ayame greeted him and he greeted back, happy to see his lifetime friends.

"Teuchi-ojiisan, Ayame-chan, I'm gonna take the genin exams tommorow!" the blond said excitedly.

"Wow, that's cool Naruto! I bet you'll pass the exams easily" Ayame said with a smile and Naruto blushed from the praise.

"One big miso ramen bowl please" he ordered and Teuchi prepared it fast.

"Itadakimasu!" Naruto yelled and ate the ramen in record time.

"Thank you for the meal Teuchi-ojiisan, Ayame-chan, see you around!" Naruto said and waved to them before heading to a training ground to practice some of the jutsus Kurama taught him.

At the Hokage Tower

"Hokage-sama" a silver haired ANBU greeted politely.

"Ah, Inu-san" the Hokage said. "Any news?"

"Yes, Hokage-sama, the S-rank mission you gave me was successfuly completed" the ANBU said.

"That's great news, you did well Inu, the Sandaime said, but you really need to take a break from ANBU, you need to live more and have some free time instead of doing only S-ranks. From now on, your rank will be elite jonin, Hatake Kakashi. You will let the ANBU uniform here." the Hokage finished and placed the jonin attire and vest in front of Kakashi.

The ANBU now named Kakashi took off his mask and tied a headband diagonally so it covers his right eye.

He sighed but thanked the Hokage.

"Maybe you're right Hokage-sama.. I will try to relax a bit" Kakashi said and walked in a nearby room to change clothes with the jonin uniform before coming back in the office. He placed his ANBU uniform on the desk.

"Kakashi, the Hokage sighed, I know this pains you but taking a team to teach should help you get back in track" Hiruzen said.

"Alright, I'll try.." Kakashi said and then saluted Hiruzen before dissapearing in a leaf shunshin.

The Exam day

The twelve rookies were waiting inside of the Academy for the teachers to come.

Shino was as silent as ever as he studied some kikaichu that climbed his finger, Kiba and Akamaru "talked" about something, the fangirls were, well..fangirls and the duck-butt haired Uchiha was brooding in a corner. Hinata was simply reading something from her notebook.

Suddenly steps were heard and everyone in the class turned their heads to see Naruto entering the classroom. His outfit consisted of a white tshirt with six black magatamas at the neck area and white short pants. He went to sit near Hinata. Immediately after he sat down, Iruka and Mizuki appeared in the middle of the class.

"Hello class, let's start the test, are you ready?" Mizuki asked and the class shouted a "Yes".

Iruka handed each students their tests and they started writing the answers. Naruto found the test easy due to the intense studying he did at home but he could tell that some of his classmates had problems. After all of them were done, they were called outside. There they throwed kunais and shurikens at the wooden dummies for points. Kiba went first and scored 74 by hitting the head twice and neck three times. Next were Sasuke's fangirls which went one by one scoring about 30 each because their aim was very bad. Hinata went next and scored 90 points. Duck-butt himself scored 98 points, an almost perfect score. He managed to hit the dummy's head four times and the neck once. The others went fast after the Uchiha. Last but certainly not least, Naruto was called to the target range. He focused on the target before swiftly throwing all kunai and shuriken straight into the dummy's head. Iruka, Mizuki and the other students were shocked at the desplay of skill. "Perfect score, Naruto" Iruka said and Sasuke seeted in his mind seeing that the 'dobe' bested him at the weapons test.

"Class, now you have to perform the three basic Academy jutsus and you will become a full-fledged Konoha Shinobi. Come forward when I call you" Iruka said and started calling names.

"Aburame Shino" Iruka called and the stoic boy came forward. He quickly did the jutsus starting with Kawarimi and followed by Henge and Bunshin no Jutsu. Iruka congratulated him and handed him a headband.

"Uchiha Sasuke" Iruka called as the boy walked towards him arrogantly. He also performed the three jutsus and took a headband.

"Haruno Sakura" Mizuki called. The pink haired girl did the Henge,Bunshin and Kawarimi and received her headband.

"Uzumaki Naruto" Iruka called and Naruto came and performed Henge and Kawarimi.

"Very good Naruto, now do the Bunshin no Jutsu" Iruka said.

"Iruka-sensei, I cannot do the normal bunshin because I have too much chakra for that. Is it okay if I do another type of Bunshin?" Naruto asked and Iruka nodded affirmative.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Naruto exclaimed and 20 solid clones appeared.

Iruka and Mizuki almost fainted seeing the number of clones Naruto could make.

"N-Naruto how did you do this? The Kage Bunshin is a A-rank technique due to the chakra cost it requires. Even making a single clone can kill a ninja with chuunin level chakra reserves" Iruka said looking wide eyed at the blond in front of him.

"Iruka-sensei, I am able to do this due to my clan's bloodline. For example the Uchiha clan is known for their Doujutsu, the Sharingan. My clan's bloodline was in fact inhuman levels of chakra. If I could make a comparation, a chuunin of our clan would have Kage-level chakra reserves" Naruto said and everyone's jaws dropped.

"Amazing" Mizuki said and handed Naruto his headband.

"Hyuuga Hinata" he called and the girl walked forward and quickly performed the three jutsu. Mizuki handed her a headband and then switched with Iruka who called the others forward. Everyone became a genin except for some civilian kids.

Now wait here as I will announce the teams and senseis Mizuki said and the students took their seats.

"Team 10 will be: Akimichi Chouji, Yamanaka Ino and Nara Shikamaru. Your Sensei will be Sarutobi Asuma" he said.

Ino complained about being placed with a lazy-ass and a big-boned boy while Shikamaru and Chouji were grinning happy to be togheter in a team with their best friend.

"Team 9 will be: Hyuuga Neji, Inuzuka Kiba and Rock Lee. Your sensei will be Maito Gai"

"Team 8 will be: Haruno Sakura, Aburame Shino and Uchiha Sasuke. Your sensei will be Hatake Kakashi"

"HAA! TAKE THAT INO-PIG" Sakura yelled and Ino started arguing with her while everyone else sweatdropped. "What did I do Kami-sama to deserve this" Shino thought.

Sasuke groaned, annoyed that he was placed with probably his most annoying fangirl.

"Team 7 will be: Hyuuga Hinata, Uzumaki Naruto and Tenten. Your sensei will be Yuhi Kurenai" Mizuki finished.

The jonin Senseis entered the Academy. There was a tall man with short spiky black hair. He was Sarutobi Asuma, Sensei of Team 10. After him came a green spandex-clad man with a bowl cut hairstyle and thick eyebrows. He was Maito Gai, jonin sensei of Team 9. He was walking on his hands and called his three genin students who thought poorly about the man except for Lee who thought he was amazing.

Next came a woman with long dark brown hair and red eyes. She was Yuhi Kurenai, jonin sensei of Team 7.

"Hello team. Come after me" she said and the three followed her towards their new training ground. Arriving there, Kurenai asked them to present themselves, their likes, dislikes, hobbies and dreams.

"I'll go first Kurenai said. My name is Yuhi Kurenai and I am your new Sensei. I like music, comedy and teaching.

I dislike perverts, and arrogant people. My hobbies are walking and creating new genjutsu for my use.

My dream is to make you three the best team to ever exist in Konoha" she said and then pointed towards Hinata.

"My name is Hyuuga Hinata. I like cinnamon buns, training in my Juuken and Naruto-kun. I dislike perverts and arrogant persons. My hobbies are sparring with Father or being with Naruto-kun. My dream is making a family and abolishing the caged bird seal" Hinata said.

"My name is Tenten. I like weapons and icecream. I dislike perverts. My hobbies are training with my weapons and shopping. My dream is to master every weapon there is.

Kurenai then made a gesture to Naruto.

"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like ramen and Hinata-chan. I dislike arrogant persons, people who are not capable to make a difference between a scroll and the sealed objects and males who think women are lower than them. My hobbies include training and going out with Hinata-chan. My dream is to bring peace to this world" he said.

Kurenai looked to him calculating what he said about his dream. "That's a big goal Naruto, it's gonna be very hard to achieve but I believe you can do it" Kurenai said and smiled. See you all tommorow here at seven in the morning" she said and dissapeared in a flower petals shunshin.

Naruto walked with Hinata while Tenten headed towards the weapon shop her father owns.

A/N: There you go guys. I don't know when I can update this again because I have to study alot for my exams but I will try to update as soon as I can. Don't forget to review, that helps me a lot. Until next time,

Ja'ne!