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Author Comments: So training is finally done. Now on to graduation! I hope to push the story along more now that we can get into the area where we can do missions. We'll see.
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Chapter 7
The graduating class of Konoha Academy all mingled in the main classroom. They had been waiting impatiently for this day for two weeks and many were eying their forehead protector's hungrily. Two of the group were particularly anxious. One was Sasuke Uchiha who was sitting there staring at the table of protectors with a intense stare. He had been waiting for this day for a long time. Ever since he had come home to see everyone he ever cared about slaughtered by the person he loved the most. This would be when he truly started his path of vengeance.
Standing along the wall trying not to stare at him Sakura Haruno watched Sasuke with almost the same hunger that Sasuke had for his promotion. She loved him more than she could put into words and today would make all the difference. If she was placed on another team she would never really be near him again and her life would be over but if by some chance she was on his team! She hummed to herself at the thoughts going through her head.
"You still think you have a chance Billboard Brow?" a voice sounded. She turned and saw Ino standing there with a smirk on her face.
"I have more than a chance Ino Pig! I am destined to be Sasuke's one true love!" she countered hotly.
"If you're destined to be his true love how many times did he visit you over the last two weeks?" Ino mocked.
"Sasuke doesn't have to visit me. He is way too deep for such childish actions. When he admits his love it will be romantically and he'll never leave my side again."
Ino laughed. "Why would he want to spend all his time with you? I'm sure he sees enough fences around the village as is!"
Sakura blushed in embarrassment and then in anger. She readied a fist when suddenly it happened. A loud explosion with smoke filled the room. Though she didn't know how somehow she knew it could only be from one source.
Naruto.
The smoke filled the front of the room and everyone either moved away from it or got into a guarded position readied for battle. Except for Sasuke. He just stared at the cloud with his hands folded under his chin.
The smoke began to clear and there was a boy standing there and he seemed to almost be covered in flames. He stood there hand in a V for Victory sign.
"Everybody your wait is over Naruto Uzumaki has finally arrived!" he shouted as loud as he could.
1
Tenten looked at the display and sighed. Well she had told Naruto-kun to make an entrance. She didn't realize he would have been quite so...flamboyant about it.
15 minutes ago
Naruto and Tenten stood outside the back entrance to the Academy. Naruto had been ready to go in but Tenten had stopped him.
"I have one more surprise for you Naruto-kun." she said.
"Gee Tenten this armor is amazing. I think I would feel guilty if you gave me anything else."
"It's part of the outfit actually." she said. "It want you channel some chakra through the cloth."
"Why?"
"Just do it." she ordered. Naruto channeled his chakra along his suit and where it flowed the cloth seemed to change to a orange and red the pattern's shifting back and forth. It look like flames were rolling along him. The effect was awesome. He looked up at Tenten.
"You gave me orange!"
"Flames but yeah."
"I don't get it how did you do it? Is it some sort of genjutsu?"
"No actually it's specially treated thread like the suit itself. It's treated to be used for special camouflage gear. When chakra is channeled through it reflects different parts of the light spectrum. You might be surprised but most ninja don't need orange for stealth. However since someone I know likes orange for some reason I was able to get plenty of orange and red thread for cheap. I worked it into the armor. I figure most of the time you can be stealthy like a proper ninja but when you go into battle you can look like a regular torch bouncing around the battlefield. Normally I would be worried about you being a target but since you seem to like rushing into battle head on I figure it didn't matter, anyways you always have so many clones I guess you'll be alright."
Naruto stared at the illusions of flames rolling over his arm. With a thought he stopped the chakra and the suit was a pitch black once again. He grinned and before Tenten could react he had jumped her in a full tackle hug. She fell to the ground.
"You're the best Tenten! Thank you!"
She hugged him back and for a moment both friends sat there. She pushed him back gently.
"You're welcome Naruto-kun. I guess knowing how to sew isn't so bad."
"You're really good at it Tenten."
"You tell anyone and I'll try my new jutsu on you."
"The one that nearly killed you?"
"I'll get it. Now you need to get going. You can't become Hokage someday if you don't become a genin first." she teased. Naruto turned to leave but then stopped and looked back at her a serious look on his face.
"What?" she asked.
"I can't leave yet. You've done a lot for me over the last few days and I haven't done anything for you."
"That's not true Naruto-kun."
"Yes it is. I don't have anything I can do for you yet but I do want to show you that you mean a lot to me."
"Naruto-kun?" she whispered.
"Tenten I know you've said you want to become stronger that Tsunade. I get that dream. So I promise you this. As long as you let me I'll do everything in my power to help you achieve that goal. On my word as a ninja."
Tenten paused. For some reason she was slightly disappointed. She didn't know why what he said was sweet. She grabbed his hand.
"Okay then but that is unfair Naruto-kun."
"What! Why?"
"You paid me for the armor. You bought the weapons I made. You trained with me and I got just as much from it as you did. That kind of promise is something I can't accept."
"But-"
"Unless."
"Unless?"
"You accept my promise in return. Naruto-kun you have a dream too. You want to become Hokage. You want to be the strongest Hokage ever. I'll let you help me with my dream but only if you promise to let me help you with yours. That is only deal good enough for me. Is that fair Naruto-kun?"
"That's fair." he said with a catch in his throat.
"Well then," she said smiling brightly. "Go graduate! Remember the future Hokage should make a entrance!" He grinned and laughed and bounded toward the building.
Tenten wasn't about to miss this and made her way to a window overlooking the auditorium hidden in the shadows.
Present
Well she had told him to make a entrance. At least he looked good. The clothes seemed to be on fire as he stood there. He let the effect fade until his armor was all black. Everyone seemed to be either annoyed or angry with his display except for a few. The Uchiha survivor was just sitting there staring at him. A pink hair girl looked like she was ready to bash his head in and from her perch she could see a silver eyed Hyūga girl hidden in the back obviously staring at Naruto-kun shyly, like she liked him.
She didn't notice that she lightly held her kunai.
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"Naruto what are you doing!" Sakura shouted. "You almost took off a year of my life.
"Sorry Sakura. I wanted to show off my new clothes." he said grinning.
"Who care about what you wearing Naruto? You always look-"
"Pretty good actually." Ino interrupted. Sakura paused and then blinked. Had Ino just given Naruto a compliment? She actually looked at her stalker. He was not wearing his old jumpsuit instead he wearing a rather sleek black shinobi battle-gear. It fit him far better than the jumpsuit. Also she noticed he seemed to be rather cleaner than he normally was. Was his hair trimmed? It still had a wild look but it looked better.
"Ino's right you actually do look pretty good. What's up?" she asked honestly curious.
"Oh I have been try to get my act together now that I'm a genin." he said a tad more shyly under the abnormal praise.
"Weren't you just on fire?"
"That! I know it's it awesome!" he said excited. For a moment the suit seemed to have orange and red flames flowing over it and then they were gone again.
"A friend of mine had to do some alterations to make this fit. When she did she did this to it. She knew I loved orange."
"So who was she?" Ino asked slyly.
"Uh a friend." she stammered. He suddenly remembered Tenten's warning about her sewing skills. Visions of dying multiple times flashed through his head.
"Come on now you can tell us." asked Ino. Naruto tried to look for a way out. Unfortunately more people were making their was over too him since he had made such a grand entrance.
"What I want to know is why the hell the little twerp is here? Didn't you fail the exam you idiot." the voice was said with arrogance and swagger. It was Kiba walking through everyone else.
"Shows what you know dog breath I passed the test." he countered silently thankful that he had interrupted the girls questions. Kiba was one of the few people he actually counted as a friend. Friend up to this point mostly meaning someone he could hang out with despite the anger the village showed him. Still it was something.
"Naruto how did you manage to pass the test? You clone was well...pitiful." asked Sakura. Naruto paused. He had been told to keep the incident with Mizuki to himself at this time. Especially while ANBU was investigating the possibility of other traitors. He had worked out another story.
"I took some extra credit." he grinned and with a handsign summon two Shadow Clones.
"Are those solid clones?" Sakura asked a little amazed.
"Yeah it turns out I have high chakra levels so I can actually do the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu easier than a regular clone jutsu." he explained. He was rather proud with himself for thinking up a cover story in advance.
"But how did you find out you had high chakra levels?" asked Sakura.
"Right and who taught you the Multi-Shadow Clone? Isn't that a A rank jutsu?" added Ino.
"Err." he stuttered. Maybe he should have thought of his story a bit more.
"I helped with both of those." a voice said from behind the group. Iruka Sensei stood there delighting just a bit in Naruto's discomfort. "I knew how hard Naruto was working with his test so I had him examined by a friend of mine from the medical corp. Once we knew that Naruto had such high levels of chakra the Hokage granted me permission to teach him the Multi-Shadow Clone. Once he proved he could do that the Hokage granted him permission to pass with the rest of the class."
Voices came from many of the classmates surrounding him.
"Sounds like he cheated to me."
"Hokage always seemed to show him favoritism."
"Of course how else could someone like him even get into the Academy?"
"My Mom said to stay away from him, that he was dangerous."
"My Dad said the same thing."
It seemed to go on and on to Naruto's ears. Iruka frowned and Kiba seemed to move just a bit as if placing himself between Naruto and the harsh words. To his surprise Sakura and Ino also did the same.
"Alright class! I think you've all waited long enough. Everyone get back to your seats!" The class grumbled but the entertainment was over but all the students really did want to graduate and meet their new Sensei. Sakura and Ino just left with Sakura waiving toward Sasuke but Kiba stayed for a moment.
"Well I'm glad you made it twerp."
"Really?"
"Yeah you're my favorite punching bag." he said popping his knuckles a grin on his face.
"Won't be so easy next time Kiba I've gotten stronger just in the last two weeks."
"I'll believe it when I see it." he said turning around he walked toward his seat.
Naruto headed toward his seat which was next to the teme. He sat down and glared at Sasuke out of the corner of his eye. Sasuke without moving glared back.
"You going to say anything?" Naruto finally asked.
"You're not worth my time."
"I hate you so much sometimes Sasuke."
"Whatever."
"Naruto-kun?" a voice interrupted his reply to Sasuke. He turned and saw Hinata Hyūga standing there hands clasped in front of her. She was rubbing them together nervously and while speaking to him was not actually making eye contact.
"What's up Hinata?" he asked nicely. The Hyūga girl did not talk much but she had never been mean to him either. While he waited for her to respond his silently used his Observe skill on her. He had not been able to in the two weeks since training since much of her time was spent in the Hyūga Clan compound. He was actually kind of impressed with her overall stats. She was a strong Lv. 7 with maxed out Academy skills and like many other clan children well developed skills in her own clan arts. At a glance she should be one of the strongest ninja in their class not just among the kunoichi. Then why did she do so poorly in regards to battle? He looked further down her description.
There it was, flaws. Similar to the one he him had. Things about yourself that were broken. She had three that hurt her worse than his did. Inferiority Complex, Despair and Fear. Those flaws each were all minuses against her stats and combat skills. More than that they affected her social interactions as well. His eyes went wide went he saw his reputation for her. It was nearly maxed out. Why would someone who seemed to think so little of herself think so highly of him? He looked up from the screen and saw she was waiting on him. She must have thought he was ignoring her in some way. He watched her closely for the first time noticing how nervous and afraid she was just to have a conversation. A chime sounded.
-Empathy (Passive,Active): Lv.1. MP cost 10. This ability is a subset of the Observe skill. You have gained a window into the hearts of other and are more aware of the emotions around you. 10% bonus for Wisdom Stat. 10% bonus for detecting lies. Spend mana for additional information on a target not available through Observe skill alone.
"Not now." he mumbled.
"Naruto-kun?" she asked her face going pale.
"Sorry not you Hinata. I was annoyed with teme over there." he said throwing his thumb over at Sasuke.
"Hm." Sasuke replied.
"What did you want?" he asked trying to sound engaging.
"I-I—just wanted to say I'm happy y-you made it."
"Thanks Hinata. That means a lot."
She blushed and nodded and then ran off. Naruto sat back down his thoughts heavy. So far he had only been noticing the strength of his comrades. He was using it as a ruler to gauge how strong he was. He thought of his power as a tool to become the strongest shinobi possible.
But was that all there was too it?
He looked over at Sasuke and used Observe and Empathy on him and gazed over his profile. He was strong of course. Actually in two weeks he had grown in power as well. But he looked at his flaws.
Sasuke Uchiha: As one of the last of the Uchiha clan Sasuke saw his older brother Itachi murder his entire clan on one dark night. The young shinobi is set on a dark path of vengeance that if not stopped will either corrupt or kill him. He values his quest above all else. (Empathy Bonus) Not all should be fooled by Sasuke's dark nature. He desires friendship and family but believes those things are forbidden him. As of yet he has not fallen so far into the dark that he could not be saved.
Flaws:
Vengeance Flaw (Passive, Permanent): You have been wronged greatly in your life. You have a desire to destroy those who have wronged you. You will follow your path to the detriment of all else. +30% to combat skills. -30% to teamwork -50% to judgment. -50% when trying to resist corruption.
-Deceptive Aura: Your nature allows you to conceal the anger in your heart. This allows you to work in the world around you, even a level of popularity in those that see only your strength. However those that get close can usually see through this
Depression Flaw (Passive, Permanent): You have lost the ability to see the joy in the world around you. -30% to social skills.
Alienated Flaw (Passive, Permanent): You fell cut off from the world even those who would be your friend you see as a potential enemy...or as something to be lost. -30% to social skills.
Sasuke was driven by vengeance. Naruto supposed he should have thought of that but honestly he had never thought about the backgrounds of his classmates. To be fair his life was pretty rough. He had vaguely known about the Uchiha massacre but he was much younger when it occurred. Still it wouldn't have to hard to think about how that had made his favorite rival feel.
"What now?" Sasuke asked annoyed. Naruto realized it looked like he had been staring again. It was hard to remember no one else could see what he did.
"Who are you hoping will be your Sensei?" he asked.
"I don't care as long as they're strong." he commented and then proceeded to ignore him again.
Iruka called order to the class.
"Alright everyone first I want you all to know how proud I am of each and every one of you. You've all worked very hard to get to this point. But it only gets harder from here on out. Train, grow stronger and look out for each other and I'm sure you'll all become fine shinobi." He finished up with calling each of their names in turn, when they went down to the front of the class he gave them their hitai-ate and a note of praise.
"Naruto Uzumaki." he called out. Naruto walked down toward the desk. Some of the students gave him the same hateful looks the adults did. But not all. Many were neutral not caring about him one way or another but others seemed to actually be happy for him. It was good reminder that the world was not out to get him.
At least not some of it.
"Naruto I want you to know I'm really proud of you. You fought hard to make it here though your scholastic studies could have been much better." he said cheerfully. "Still you showed what kind of person you were when you fought Mizuki. Someday when you're Hokage I'll be proud to fight under you." Naruto was stunned. Iruka really cared. Not to mention his reputation just went up by 10 with him. He was quietly lost in the moment.
"Uh, Naruto?"
"Yes Sensei?"
"Where's your protector? I can't give to you until you hand it back to me." Naruto paused. His protector. That Iruka had given in thanks. The one he had been keeping in the pocket of his jumpsuit.
The same jumpsuit Tenten had blown up with glee. Crap.
"Naruto you didn't lose it did you?" he said in the more familiar tone of finding out what he had done now.
"Well." he said. He felt a small thump on his chest. A small stone fell to the floor. His hand automatically reached for the spot where it hit and he felt a piece of metal there. He reached and pulled out his protector.
"Ah I see you changed the cloth. The old one was wearing out. Blue is a interesting choice but better than that orange jumpsuit."
Naruto stared at the protector. The cloth was blue. Not just any blue but the same color sash he had used in training. Tenten had used it to replace the cloth the metal piece was attached to. When did she have time to do that he wondered?
"Well hand it to me." Naruto listened and Iruka turned him around and tied the protector to his forehead.
"Congratulations Naruto Uzumaki. Genin of the Leaf!
3
Tenten watched the proceedings with a happy smile. It wasn't long ago that she was graduating and it brought back found memories. Naruto was mingling with several of his friends. She knew of Kiba and Ino but the pink hair girl was unfamiliar. She seemed to be shouting a lot at Naruto-kun which was annoying. He seemed to not be bothered. The acoustics were good where she was and she heard some of the comments about Naruto and reminded herself that stabbing everything that bothered her was not a good way to deal with her problems.
Iruka came up and talked to the group and they scattered making their way to their seats. Naruto sat down next to Sasuke Uchiha which clearly annoyed the pink haired girl. A fan-girl. Ugh. Hopefully it was just a faze. What so many girls saw in him she didn't understand. She hated brooders. She preferred guys who could actually be happy and have a good time.
The Hyūga girl came up and talked to Naruto. She was incredibly nervous and Naruto smiled at her as he talked. Tenten once again found herself clutching one of her kunai. Her body was tense as they talked. But after a few moments the girl practically raced away from him. She let out a sigh of relief.
She stopped. Why had she done that? It was just some random pretty girl talking to her Naruto-kun. It was not like she asked him out on a date or something. Not that it mattered if he went on a date.
Damn. She did like him.
When did that happen? She only knew him for two weeks! Sure she had spent a lot of time with him but still.
Yukari Sensei was going to rub that in. How was she going to deal with this? She didn't even know if she wanted a boyfriend. The only two other guys she hung out with were Neji and Lee. Neji was a ass. Lee was a good guy but even if she liked him in that way it would be like dating Guy Sensei.
She suppressed a small shudder. She focused back on the ceremony when she heard Naruto's name called out. He went up to the front beaming. Iruka Sensei looked proud. A bit of worry crossed his face. His protector! She had forgotten to tell him about it! She eyed a small stone picked it up and threw it striking the pocket it was in. He took the clue and officially graduated a few moments later.
She stepped back further into the shadows confused as what to do. So she liked Naruto-kun. She was kunoichi of Konoha. If she could handle a fight for her life she could handle her feelings about a boy.
Right?
Nothing she could do about it now. She decided to wait until the ceremony was over and after she found out who was on his team. It couldn't take that long.
4
"Kami. I'm so bored!" Naruto exclaimed now the one of only three people in the room. Not counting Tenten who was hiding in the window. He figured the rock had been her after all. She must have wanted to watch his ceremony and see whose team he was on. Which was fine if his new Sensei ever actually showed up.
"We're all bored Naruto." Sakura scolded though inside she was actually shouting in agreement.
Naruto was not sure how he felt about his new team. Sasuke had always been his rival in school and even knowing more about him didn't exactly mean he wanted to spend so much more time with him. And then there was Sakura. If you had told him just a few days ago that she and him would have been on the same team he would have been in heaven. But now? It didn't seem to mean as much. He didn't hate her or anything. He had a look at her stats and level and wasn't impressed. She was a level 3. With the exception of her Academy Studies Skill most of her other Academy skills were a 3 or 4. She had no additional combat skills. She did have a special skill called Adept Chakra Mastery which amounted to a far greater level of chakra control at similar levels than a normal shinobi. In that regards she was superior to him or Sasuke but she had done nothing with it. He knew enough now that she could be great at genjutsu or medical ninjutsu. The skill actually had bonuses for it. She did have a wide range of scholastic skills that had intriguing passive benefits but Naruto could tell they were random. She liked to learn. She hadn't applied that knowledge.
Naruto reminded himself that he wasn't that different. His power gave him goals. Things to work toward that gave clear rewards. Maybe she needed the same kind of help. But her profile was not encouraging.
Sakura Haruno: Daughter of civilians Sakura has always dreamed of becoming a strong kunoichi. Growing up the girl was originally described as a shy wallflower however and was thought she would be washed out of the program. Bullied and picked on by her classmates for her large forehead she tended to hide. After befriending Ino Yamanaka she began to come out of her shell and worked toward her dreams. Recently she has grown a major crush on Sasuke Uchiha which has cost her friendship with Ino and has caused her development to suffer. (Empathy Bonus) Sakura has several flaws common to girls at her age but her crush on Sasuke borders on obsessive due to her rivalry with Ino. The worst aspect is a constant diet to manage her figure earning her the Malnourished Flaw. In reality she is barely eating combined with a shinobi life style increases the effects of this Flaw.
Flaws:
Dark Fan-Girl Flaw (Passive, Permanent): You have a obsession with someone to the impairment of the rest of your life. -30% to leveling any stats. Flaw can removed with acceptance of the true nature of your obsession.
Malnourished Flaw (Passive, Permanent): You have had a consistently poor diet resulting in in a 15% decrease in all stats. Flaw can be removed with a change in diet.
Inferiority Flaw (Passive, Permanent): You believe everyone around you is superior to you in some way. Your lack of self confidence results in a -25% to combat skills and a -%10 to social skills. Flaw can be removed with extreme development of skills and real world experience to build confidence.
Multiple Personality Flaw/Skill: Your high intelligence shows you your own flaws and fears but a deep seated denial has resulted in another personality which reflects your true nature. This duality leads to indecision which grant -10% to combat skills. Note: This flaw is also an inherent skill under certain conditions. It provides a natural resistance to genjutsu and mind control. (Empathy Bonus) This is not a true split personality but a reflection of the person Sakura could become.
A split personality? Not that the boy with a demon in him could say much about that. But he had thought so much higher of her. So all three of them were a little broken. Great team they'd make. Finally his boredom got the better of him and he headed over to the door. He took out a storage seal and attached it over the top of the door and the frame. When someone opened it it would be torn. That would release anything in it. Now what to put in it?
"Naruto, what are you doing now?"
"If our new Sensei is going to be late he can pay the price." Naruto said chuckling evilly.
"That's not good Naruto. You shouldn't be playing pranks like that." she said with a scold in her tone.
"That's too bad Sakura. I was going to let you pick what we were going to dump on his head."
"Really?"
"Hey you're the smartest on the team right? You did have the best written scores."
"No! I'm not that smart. I guess I'm good at tests is all. Sasuke-kun is the top of our class after all." she said looking at Sasuke.
So he knew she was obsessed with Sasuke and had a inferiority complex. How could he use that?
"Too bad because the strongest combat student and the strongest scholastic student would make a good match don't you think teme?"
"Whatever."
"Well I guess I could help." she said nervously.
"Good I was thinking of a eraser to the head."
"No it's too small, especially if we are using a storage seal. A bucket of water would be pretty funny I suppose."
"Where's a bucket?"
"The storage closet?"
Naruto walked over to it. It was locked. He didn't know how to pick a lock. Maybe he should pick it up as a Skill? He looked over at Sakura.
"Can you get in?" she just shrugged. Sasuke sighed and headed over to the teacher's desk. He opened up the desk drawer and took out a key and threw it to Naruto. He grabbed it and unlocked the door. Inside was some simple cleaning supplies including a bucket and a sink.
"Jackpot!" Sakura exclaimed. She shoved past Naruto to grab the bucket. She started running the water given it a moment to run cold.
"Sakura." said Sasuke. She turned quickly.
"Yes Sasuke-kun?"
"Soap." he nodded his head toward some detergent. Naruto put his arm on his shoulder.
"See teme I knew you could get into the spirit of things!" he said with a grin. Sasuke just shrugged his shoulders. The three members of team 7 carefully moved the sud filled bucket up to the seal and Naruto channeled chakra to seal it in place.
"You know if this works we could all be in big trouble." commented Sakura.
"At least we'll be in trouble together." commented Naruto.
"Hm." agreed Sasuke.
They all three went back to their seats. Naruto and Sakura chatted a bit looking anxiously at the door and Sasuke even grunted a few times in response. They heard steps outside and all three stopped and stared with baited breath. The door opened and a silver haired jōnin started to come through the door. The seal broke and bucket appeared and perfectly landed on his head covering him in foamy water. Naruto laughed out loud and rolled in his seat. Sakura grinned and failed not to giggle. Sasuke didn't respond but you could see a twinkle in his eye and a small smirk. Also if you were listen to the background you might have heard another girl laughing uncontrollably. A chime sounded. New skills acquired. Naruto waived it off to the side for now. The jōnin looked at them with one eye the over covered.
"First impressions; I think you're all worthless." he commented. "Meet me up on the roof in fifteen minutes." With that he poofed into non-existence.
"Shadow clone? That's cheating." said Sakura. Sasuke got up and headed out the door.
"Might as well see how much trouble were in." he commented. He walked out the door. Sakura began to follow but turned when Naruto wasn't moving.
"Are you coming Naruto?"
"Gotta check something. Be along in a minute."
She shrugged and headed out the door. A moment later Tenten appeared beside him.
"So how does it feel to be graduated?" she asked.
"Awesome. You like the show?"
"Um, it was great." she said with a slight blush. "Anyways you know who your Sensei is right?"
"No who?"
"Kakashi Hatake! He is Guy Sensei's chief rival. Well at least Guy thinks so." she said putting her finger to lip. "He is known as the Copy Ninja and knows tons of cool jutsu. But..."
"But what?"
"Well I've never heard of him having a team before. I've spoken with some other genin and chūnin about him and they say he has been up for teams multiple times before but he fails them every time."
"Every time!"
"Don't worry Naruto-kun I'm sure it's mostly rumors just do your best when meeting him."
"You couldn't have given me some warning before I dumped a bucket of soapy water on his head?" Naruto deadpanned.
"Hey you were getting to know your team, good job by the way. It took weeks for us to start working like one."
"I wasn't trying anything special just thought it would be fun."
"Don't sell yourself short. Pulling a prank is like pulling a mission. You all had to work together to get the job done after all."
"I should head up there."
"Yeah." she leaned over and gave him a hug. "Good job Naruto-kun."
"Hey I'm going to invite my new team out for ramen later. You want to come?"
"Sure you'll probably be done soon. Most jōnin Sensei usually let their students off for the rest of the day after introductions. I'll be catching up at the shop. Swing by when you want to go."
"Okay see you then." She waved and bounded up and out the window. Walking toward the stairs he was thinking about his new team when he remembered he had gotten a skill notice. Two checked his screen and two new skills were showing.
Unity (Passive,Active): Lv.1 You have learned the value of teamwork and as a result have +10% to combat skills when working effectively in a group. Also automatically unlocks the follower ability.
Follower: When in combat you can cast Follower on a friendly target to add them to a passive group. Followers appear on you HUD and mini-map. Followers can be targeted with friendly items and effects from your screen as long as target is within range. Followers count as a passive group and cannot access screens or menu abilities however they can access leveling abilities passively directed by the Gamer.
Prankmaster (Passive): Lv.1: You are a natural trickster and love performing pranks on unsuspecting victims. +5% to success when performing pranks. Note: Pranks can have a major effect on reputation with target or community depending on situation. Beginner's Boost is active for first five levels of this skill.
"Heh I haven't had a chance to do any real pranks in a bit." he said to himself. He would have to fix that later. But what about his reputation? Maybe if he only did it on those who really deserved it? Or maybe if he just didn't get caught? He would have to think about it.
The Unity Skill had a lot to think about. First he hadn't really thought about items having any effects on him or anyone else. He would really need to start using Observe more and experimenting. What did it mean to add someone as a Follower? The description indicated they would not necessarily know if he made them one so he should try that out too and if they could level while being targeted that could come in handy. He could start helping Tenten with her dream for one. How much could his power do? As he opened the door and walked out into the light he promised to figure out more.