A/N- I'm back, and better than ever! I won't cover the note in this chapter, for this chapter will mainly be the battle. You'll also learn something new about Naruto. Anyway, enjoy the chapter, even if I didn't own Naruto T_T.


"Burned?" Iruka asked suspiciously. Naruto nodded, and ran outside. Sasuke followed not far behind.

Meanwhile, at Naruto's house

A mysterious person slipped a piece of paper on Naruto's desk. Afterward, the person jumped out of the window, and ran towards the school.


Sasuke caught up to Naruto, and the group was way ahead of the class, so no one could hear what the 2 boys were talking about.

"So, you ready for this?" Naruto asked his friend.

"Of course I'm ready, I'm more concerned about you." Sasuke replied. Naruto growled, but let the comment slide.

"How are we going to pull this off?"

"You're all talk aren't you? You said we could win without even practicing, and now your asking how we win. Just keep sensei still so I can wrap my wires around him. Also, try to not let his arm get close so he can perform a jutsu." Naruto sighed, and took something out of his weapon pouch attached behind his waist. He took out a piece of paper with a seal on it. Sasuke got interested.

"What's that?" he asked.

"The old man gave this to me. He said it's a valuable treasure created in my family. It's a special seal tag. I've kept this with me at all times." Naruto replied. He placed the paper back into his pocket, and the 2 waited for the class. When the class finally got to the forest outside the village, Iruka walked toward the 2.

"All right, this battle will last only 5 minutes. If you 2 prove to me that you value teamwork, you win. Even if you beat me, if I see you guys didn't use your numbers as an advantage, you lose. Is that clear?" Iruka boldly declared.

"Fine with me!" Naruto shouted.

"Same here!" Sasuke added.

"I'll keep track of time." Shino said. He plunged a stick into the ground, under the sun. "When the shadow reaches here" he made an 'X' mark at the desired location "time is up."

"Lets get this part started!" Naruto shouted. "Sasuke, back me up!" Naruto charged towards his teacher. When Naruto punched, Iruka jumped backwards to avoid the blow, but only to discover 2 shurikens thrown from Sasuke coming straight towards him in the same direction. The shurikens slashed through Naruto, making him disappear in a poof of smoke, but continued to proceed forward. Iruka sidestepped at the last second. These 2 aren't that bad he told himself. Naruto charged forward again, followed by 2 more clones. One attacked the Naruto in front, making him poof away, and the clone that attacked its teammate continued to charge. He threw some kunai knives, only to have his teacher deflect them. Then, Iruka jumped, and threw some kunai knives back at the boy, making him poof away. However, as he was landing, a pair of hands grabbed onto his ankles from underground. Shit, Naruto got underground from the smoke made from his clone getting attacked by his other clone Iruka cursed in his mind.

"SASUKE, NOW!" Naruto shouted from underground. Sasuke threw some shurikens in the Chunnin's direction. The shurikens turned, revealing wires attached on them. The teacher was quickly constricted in wires, as he collapsed to the floor.

"It's over!" Sasuke muttered. He bit the wires, and made some hand signs, ending on the tiger. "Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu!" Sasuke shot a spark of flame on the wire. The flame continued onto the wire, until it hit Iruka, and caused an explosion. Good thing I added some oil to the end of the wires he thought. When the smoke cleared, in Iruka's spot sat a badly burnt log.

"SASUKE, YOU ALMOST BURNED ME TO DEATH!" Naruto shouted.

"That's your problem." Sasuke replied. "Where's Iruka-sensei?" Naruto jumped down, and landed next to his partner.

"3 minutes left!" Shino announced.

"Naruto, it's time to use that!" Sasuke said.

"No, I'm only suppose to use that as a last resort. Plus, I don't want other people to see." Naruto argued.

"We need your enhanced speed and smell to track down our sensei."

"How did you know I get better speed and smell?"

"A fox's sense of smell is strong, and they are swifter than humans. That's just assumptions to your abilities when you become part fox. Now hurry up!"

"Fine! You better help me deal with everyone's reaction afterwards." Naruto closed his eyes, and focused on the sewer, where he met the demon fox.

You want to use your demon form now? The fox asked.

Yeah, I need it to find my sensei Naruto explained.

Well, I guess you'll need to get comfortable in your fox mode eventually. Might as well start now. Fine, Naruto, I want you to focus your chakra on the seal, near your stomach. That'll weaken the seal, so I can blend with you a bit.

Okay! Naruto made a ram seal, and focused his chakra at his stomach. It took him quite a while to perform this, because his chakra control wasn't that good.

Work on your chakra control, because if this were a real battle, you would be dead by now. Kyuubi commented, as Naruto gained his fox features. I can smell scents I could not even put a finger on. Sensei, where are you? Ignoring everyone's reactions, Naruto started sniffing around.

"Sasuke, there!" he shouted, and lunged towards a tree. Iruka quickly jumped from behind the tree.

Hey, I think you might be interested to hear this. In fox form, you can absorb other people's ninjutsu to make it as a cloak for yourself. It requires very good chakra control, and a lot of chakra to keep the cloak. Wana try it? Kyuubi asked.

You said yourself that my chakra control sucks. How are we going to pull this off?The fox boy asked.

For now, we'll just use a lot of chakra. I want you to get use to this ability, for it will be great to use as a counter attack.

All right! Naruto focused on the battle. He looked at the clock Shino made, and the shadow was about to touch a tip of the 'X'. Shit, we only have about 1 minute left. "Sasuke, use a Katon jutsu!" the blond shouted at his teammate.

"Iruka-sensei's too fast, I won't be able to hit him!" Sasuke hollered back.

"Trust me, I have a plan."

"When do you have plans?"

"Shut up and just listen to me!" Sasuke sighed, and made some hand signs. This better work! He yelled in his mind. "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" Sasuke unleashed a giant fireball out of his mouth. Iruka dodged it with ease, but Naruto tackled the fireball head-on. The fireball got smaller and smaller, and when it disappeared, Naruto was running full speed towards his Chunnin teacher. Naruto looked like he could've blended with the sunset, because of the amber aura emitting around him. He finally caught up to his teacher, and jumped to his side.

"Nenshou Tsume (Burning Claw)!" he shouted, as he swung his arm against his teacher. Iruka tried to sidestep, but his arm got clawed. He felt as if his arm was burning from inside out. He quickly collapsed, grasping his arm.

Don't worry; just use my chakra to heal his wound. Kyuubi said. Naruto placed his tail on his teacher's arm, and focused the fox's chakra into his sensei. The Chunnin's claw mark slowly went away. After he was healed, Sasuke walked to Naruto.

"You got carried away, didn't you?" Sasuke asked. Naruto gave a sheepish laugh, as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Iruka-sensei, did we pass?" Naruto asked. Iruka got angry.

"YOU NEARLY SENT ME TO THE HOSPITAL, AND YOU'RE ASKING IF YOU PASSED?" He yelled at his student's face. Naruto nodded slowly, and Iruka sighed. "Yes, you and Sasuke truly showed teamwork, so you pass. However, Naruto, how come you have a tail? Does this have to do with it?" he asked, causing his student to nod slowly again. He slowly lost his tail, and crouched to the ground, panting heavily.

"That takes a lot of energy." Naruto panted between breaths. "Need tasty ramen to replenish my strength." Sasuke made an irritated sigh, and helped Naruto walk to the ramen stand.

"See you tomorrow sensei," he said to the Chunnin, and dragged the tired fox boy towards his destination. Meanwhile, the kids were arguing about whom did the most work to defeat the teacher.

"Are you kidding? If Naruto didn't claw sensei, they would not have won!" a kid shouted.

"But Sasuke-kun fired that fireball at Naruto so he could absorb it!" a girl argued back.

"Did any of you know Naruto could turn into part fox?" someone else asked. Everyone shook his or her heads. Kiba and Akamaru walked out of the crowd, and sat on a tree branch.

"Damn it, that idiot got even stronger. He can turn into a fox now." Kiba growled. Akamaru placed his paw on his owner's leg, and barked. "You're right buddy, we won't let him beat us. Lets train!" Kiba shouted. Akamaru barked in agreement.

"So, you also thought Naruto did a good job?" Shino suddenly asked, and appeared behind Kiba.

"WHAAAAA!" Kiba shouted in fear, and fell off the tree. Akamaru sweat dropped, as his owner got up. "SHINO, DON'T DO THAT!" Kiba yelled in anger.

"A ninja must always be aware of their surroundings." Shino said. Kiba growled, as his puppy jumped onto his head. "Anyway, I asked if you thought Naruto's performance was good or not."

"Yeah, it was pretty good, but I'm not going to let that idiot be stronger than me!" Kiba declared. Shino pushed his glasses upward, and walked away.

"Then, you better get started, because the graduation exams are in a week, and if you don't get stronger, you'll be the dead last." Shino concluded, as he walked away.

To Be Continued


I used a translation dictionary for the claw attack Naruto used, so I don't know if it's accurate. If you know it's wrong, and know how to correct it, please tell me. The next chapter will direct to the note. Did you like this one? Please R&R, and continue to read. Also, from some of the responses to who wrote the note, I'm sad to admit that you probably won't be 99% surprised now.