CHAPTER 7
Naruto was excited today was the graduation exam. She smiled to herself. Over the months that lead up to today many good things had happened for her. One of first was that she was more liked in the village even if it was just by a little, this also meant that more would help her when she was being beaten this lessened the amount of beatings she got and the amount of times she had to go to the hospital. She was also allowed in more stores now, over the year Naruto had become self-reliant. She grew her own fruit and vegetables, and she caught her own meat and cooked her own food. Through her paranoia she only trusted what she made for herself or what she could get from the ramen stall she went to religiously to get ramen. However even if it didn't make a big impact on Naruto's life, it did give Naruto some comfort and a way to get fresh milk, eggs and other ingredients without any trouble.
The thing that did have a big impact on Naruto's life however was that due to the some of the people that had changed their view on Naruto, were on the civilian council or on the ninja council. And as most on the ninja council thought of Naruto as a hero, now had support from some in the civilian council they were able to out vote the ones that wanted to keep Naruto away from her children. This allowed them to change the agreement as well, so instead of chunin Naruto just had to become genin to get custody of her children. This made Naruto really, really happy.
Also due to Naruto's birthday having just gone past, Naruto was expecting a visit from her surrogate big sister and grandmother/mother. So far life was good for Naruto, she had friends that cared for her, and was going to become a ninja soon. This made Naruto nervous because she had agreed with the Hokage, when she becomes a ninja she will be free. This however had caused her many sleepless nights, it had been her secret and like all her secrets she didn't trust anyone but a few to know them, even then she still with held more secrets.
Time skip to the ninjutsu part of the exam
"All you have to do is the Henge, the clone jutsu and the substitution jutsu," explain Iruka with a kind smile as he stared at Naruto's face as it let up with confidence and determination.
Naruto had passed the other exams with flawless grades so all she needed was two of her ninjutsu to work, in order for her to pass. And thazt was what happened, Even though she couldn't perfect the clone jutsu Naruto passed and was finally a ninja.
That was the first time Naruto wore a real smile in public, and everyone who saw her smile couldn't help but smile too (including Sasuke and Neji).
Naruto spent the rest of the day enjoying the company of her suragete grandfather, she even helped him with his paperwork due to much to his over enthusiastic and dramatic pleas and begging. She was happy and contempt that night she had also snuck in a quick visit to her children for a quick celebration. That night she had a contempt and peaceful sleep.
Tomorrow was pushed to the back of her mind as was the team placement day in two days time. That battle could wait for her to be awake again, she rightfully deserved to have a happy day for once.
Naruto smiled in her sleep as she dreamed of her children in her arms where they belonged and would soon be.
