PERSON
so who can tell me what Chakra control can do for a shinobi
a student answers
PERSON
very good if you have bad Chakra control during battle it could prove disastrous for you and your squad now than we're going outside to practice shuriken throwing and maybe kunai throwing and than I want all of you to...
the person suddenly sees something that makes him tense up and the students seeing that sudden tenseness tense up as well
STUDENT
sensei what's wrong
PERSON
there's a dove message class I want all of you to go to the training grounds and start practicing however if you can I want you to be aware of any surrounding Chakra at any given moment
STUDENT
what does the dove mean sensei
PERSON
right now not much but I'd still like for you to be on your guards it's a caution bird which means scouts have found something that warrants our alert level to go up a notch (under breath) or two all things considered
STUDENT
sensei what can you tell us about our greatest heroes the ones that died three years ago but never got a proper burial because their bodies were never found
PERSON
oh I can tell you a lot about them but I won't right now maybe after shuriken practice during lunch but not right now
well after practice was lunch and the person decided to tell them a story about the two while the students were having lunch and he had an audience since what was left of team 7 was there just in case things went bad
SAKURA
Genma-san what are you telling the students now
GENMA
a story but not just any story have you ever heard about the time Iruka and Naruto stopped a teacher who was working for Orochimaru before Naruto even graduated from the academy
STUDENTS
no
SAKURA/SASUKE
neither have we have you Kakashi-sensei
KAKASHI
yes I have but this is Genma's story so let Genma tell it
GENMA
OK this was many years ago before you were even born you see Naruto had failed to graduate for the third time and was a bit down because of it well Mizuki who was trying to work for Orochimaru at the time told him about the forbidden scroll so Naruto stole it and practiced until Iruka who had been sent to find him along with other shinobi on the order of the third Hokage...
STUDENT
the third Hokage but hasn't he been dead for years
GENMA
yes he died fighting Orochimaru soon after Naruto completed his first C-rank mission which should have been higher considering they went up against Zabuza an S-class missing nin anyways back to the story so the third Hokage ordered Naruto to be found and Iruka found him and Naruto believing what Mizuki said said that if he showed Iruka that he could do a jutsu from the scroll he would pass well Iruka saved Naruto from kunai and after Iruka saved Naruto from getting killed by Mizuki Naruto ran because he had just been severely hurt because he had just been told something that no one but the older people in the village knew thanks to a decree which Mizuki broke anyways "Naruto" ran until "Iruka" caught up to him however "Naruto" was actually Iruka disguised and Naruto while "Iruka" was Mizuki well apparently they were close to Naruto and Naruto overheard their conversation finding out that Iruka believed in him so right before Mizuki could kill Iruka Naruto stepped in and used Shadow Clones which is a forbidden jutsu to beat Mizuki after that Naruto graduated and went on to have adventures with team 7 who is here with us today just in case something should happen OK now we're going to go outside and work on your weapons throwing however I've changed my mind about hitting wood lets see how you do against moving targets
KAKASHI
good idea and we'll make sure to move slower than we would normally move to help you get an accurate practice and maybe even get a chance at hitting one of us though since we're still going to be fast it won't be fatal for us
well after school things were OK but the squad became distant after going through painful memories three weeks later they were called into Tsunade's office
SAKURA
you called for us Lady Tsunade
TSUNADE
yes in three months in the Chunnin exams we will be hosting this year and I've decided to put you guys in as proctors Kakashi and Sasuke have the first part of the exam and I'm approving the use of your Sharingan to catch cheaters Sakura you'll be proctoring the second exam
SASUKE
what about the third
TSUNADE
Shikamaru will be proctoring the third exam the rest of what's left of the Konoha 12 will be around the village making sure nothing serious happens except Shino, Kiba, and Hinata they will be in the forest since they are the best team of trackers I have ever seen besides one ANBU squad but even then the ANBU doesn't get near as many people as the squad of Shino, Kiba, and Hinata
well over the next three months the village got ready for the exams the remains of the Konoha 12 were often seen training diligently to the point of exhaustion in reality that made the other Jounin worried because even though the Konoha 11 as they were now called were all Jounin thanks to the fact that they had dealt with Akatsuki and other situations they still worried about their "students" well the time for the exams came and Kakashi and Sasuke decided to test them from the start which meant getting the forms for the exams in a group from Konoha saw through the genjutsu
GENIN 1
Sara you must have seen it first after all you have the brightest eyes out of all of us
SARA
of course this is only level two we're supposed to be on level three
they left and once Sasuke and Kakashi were behind doors like Kotetsu and Izumo when the rookies were taking the tests they dropped the genjutsu they put on themselves for disguise
SASUKE
looks like they passed the first test getting their applications in
KAKASHI
next is the real test
SASUKE
this'll be fun
well once all the gennin got in that were taking the test Ibiki explained the rules to them (think about the episode when squad 7 took the exam)
KAKASHI
this test is unlike any you've taken before trust us
SASUKE
be ready to be watched like a hawk
five minutes in someone was caught cheating five times and Kakashi got involved
KAKASHI
we don't make mistakes like the one you're accusing us of if we make mistakes they're big ones and they cost lives now get your team and get out of here
a few minutes later
SASUKE
number 132 you fail
132
no way I didn't cheat
SASUKE
(quickly pinning against the wall) you can't fool the Sharingan you cheated now get your team and leave
finally after many more rounds of gathering those that couldn't gather intell it was time for the final question
IBIKI
before I ask the final question you have a choice of either taking it or leaving but I warn you if you take the question and fail to answer it correctly you will be forbidden from taking the exams ever again
well one gennin out right defied Ibiki
GENNIN
I will never back down I may never be able to take the test again but I will become a hero like the Kazekage and nothing you say will stop me I will protect my village if it's the last thing I do I don't care if I remain a gennin for the rest of my life if my village needs me I will protect it
IBIKI
are you absolutely sure your decision effects the rest of your lives
GENNIN
oh yea I'm sure
the rest didn't waver either and it was so intense Ibiki actually had to step back so Kakashi decided to ask one final time just to make sure they all knew the consequences
KAKASHI
I ask you one last time are you absolutely positive about your decision it could affect you from here on out
GENNIN
like I said I'm sure
IBIKI
than all I have left to say is that you pass the first exam
that stuns everyone
IBIKI
Kakashi if you would explain
KAKASHI
of course OK let me give you a situation that the village had to go through a few years ago your village has been invaded and your forces are low many Jounin and Chunnin are hurt all that's left are the gennin and pre-gennin plus whichever Chunnin isn't hurt or Jounin that isn't leading some group in battle than the enemy decides to split up and you have two choices both impossible to make you can either follow the group that's left and risk the downfall of your village or you can stay in the village and risk those that escaped getting reinforcements can you risk that no so you leave the village to follow the enemy to make sure they don't get any help and eventually you stop them both from leaving the border and from taking over the village however there is a heavy price to pay many have died but two are the worst because...
Kakashi just breaks down right than and there the memories of what happened to Iruka and Naruto not to mention the memories of Orochimaru's invasion and his own past with his friends and sensei gone invading his mind so Sasuke has to pick up the story from there but you could tell he too was close to breaking
SASUKE
because you have no body to bring home for a proper burial due to the fact that they were battling at falls and their bodies fell into the falls dragging them to some unknown place that is what you face should you pass the rest of the exam
well the test only got harder from their and the promotions were now given on sight so that there was no confusion as to who passed or failed and than Rock decided to attack
TSUNADE
Jounin and new Chunnin get ready to fight all gennin are to go to the academy to protect the students there
GAARA
all Chunnin are to help the Jounin and Chunnin all gennin are to go to the academy as well
the rest were supposed to leave the village but instead it became a fight your way passed Rock and than well Akatsuki decided to come out of hiding which made the Sand and Leaf shinobi very mad after all they had worked hard to get rid of them the Konoha 11 split up and did what was the contingency plan for this sort of thing which meant that Ino and Sakura went to the hospital Kakashi and Sasuke went to one wall some went to another some went to another and those left went to the academy to help the gennin well Kakashi and Sasuke were in the worst area and were getting exhausted so Kakashi decided to do something he rarely did and when he did do it was to make the attackers think twice about it
KAKASHI
Rasengan
it doesn't work in another part of town something was happening that only the civilians knew about and the civilians wouldn't mention it because they thought they were seeing ghosts
VOICE 1
Rasengan
VOICE 2
water dragon jutsu wide range mode
suddenly the enemy went down but the two newcomers had yet to be revealed and then
VOICE 1
shadow clone jutsu
VOICE 2
clone jutsu
there were several clones that joined the fight and the two mysterious people revealed themselves to be Iruka and Naruto
NARUTO
sorry we're late we had to escape our captors first hey Iruka-sensei is fifty to one odds really fair
IRUKA
no it isn't Naruto but I'd say you evened the odds just a bit oh and it isn't smart to leave us with our captors when you tell us your plan to attack our home
NARUTO
and it really isn't smart to have a radio within ear shot it kinda makes us want to escape as quickly as possible to help our village
well the battle continues for quite a bit but thanks to Naruto and Iruka joining in after years of being prisoner the tide of the battle turned in the Leaf's favor once the battle ended however Naruto promptly collapsed having worked himself to exhaustion and when Tsunade arrived because of what she had seen she got a surprise kunai thrown at her (what Iruka was still on edge having been the main protector of the two since he could stay up longer than Naruto)
TSUNADE
I came to see if you needed help it looks like that's not the case
IRUKA
sorry Lady Tsunade I've had a rough three months
TSUNADE
how do you know who I am
IRUKA
it's me Lady Tsunade Iruka Umino
TSUNADE
Umino how do I know you're telling the truth
IRUKA
well what about a mark on my arm that I only found out about because of torture
TSUNADE
that might work if I see it and know it isn't faked to fool me because I know my marks but if it is you is Naruto with you as well
IRUKA
yes ma'am he's passed out though finally after being on the run for so long and I think I need checked out as well since I...
Iruka finally passes out as well having spent all his energy a few days later he wakes up to the face of Tsunade standing close by
TSUNADE
Umino you have some explaining to do
IRUKA
I know mistress Hokage I know
and so Iruka explains what happened to him and Naruto for the past three years and Iruka is told what's been going on in the village for the past three years by that time Naruto is up and very relieved to find the village more accepting of him
TSUNADE
oh yes they're much more accepting if Iwa attacks the civilians will fight them with whatever they have which I hope it doesn't come to that but well (shrugs) go figure since the entire village has a little score to settle with the Iwa concerning you two
suddenly the shinobi not stuck in the hospital and only there to visit friends are seen around the hospital in a typical defense stance and then they see Iwa and the shinobi go nuts
SHINOBI 1
it's payback time for what they did three years ago to our village
SHINOBI 2
for those lost!
REST
for those lost
and so they started fighting the Iwa like mad men and Iruka and Naruto see squad 7 join in the battle a few minutes later and Tsunade decides to leave the hospital to let Sakura know she's allowed to join in the fight and has her best acting skills on so they don't find out about Iruka and Naruto being alive
KAKASHI
Sasuke, Sakura what do say about a little payback for what they did to Iruka and Naruto
SASUKE
I'm with you
SAKURA
same here uh that is if I'm allowed
TSUNADE
oh you're allowed alright if not for the fact that I'm staying here for the wounded I'd be out there as well after all Iruka was my best teacher and Naruto well what can I say he grew on me
back inside the hospital
IRUKA
Tsunade-sama if I may I want to join in the battle as well all I really had wrong with me was exhaustion I think I can handle this
TSUNADE
what makes you think I'll let you join in the fight Umino
IRUKA
because you know as well as I do that I can handle it
NARUTO
same here, ow
TSUNADE
you Naruto are in bed until I say so as for you Umino you do have payback to give but since you've been declared dead for three years no one is expecting you
IRUKA
I know but I feel fine and ready to fight again
TSUNADE
you win you are to go to the academy oh and Iruka just a warning the pre-gennin will not leave until they are out of weapons it's one of the policies that were made after your "death" three years ago
IRUKA
I understand
well at the academy it was a mad house Genma was doing what he could to protect the students but the enemy was smart and he was running out of energy and the kids still had weapons they could use but they too were getting tired oh well such is the life of a shinobi and those training to be shinobi but really they're just kids they shouldn't be exhausting themselves yet so Iruka decides to join in and just in the nick of time too a student was about to be killed
IRUKA
that was a bad mistake you just made
IWA NIN
you one of the ones that got away so did the kid with you die by now
IRUKA
actually no he's very much alive but he unfortunately couldn't join in with us he was badly injured kids finish what you can and then get out of here Genma plan beta 12
GENMA
that plan but it's been a while since we've done that
IRUKA
I know that but I want to get this over with quickly
GENMA
works for me
well they fight for several hours but eventually they win after that Genma turns on Iruka not believing it's him until Tsunade comes and checks on Iruka and after that they went to Tsunade's office and an hour later the entire village was informed about Iruka and Naruto being alive
CIVILIAN
how do we know you're telling the truth they died three years ago
well Iruka and Naruto come out into full view
IRUKA
it's us alright the Hokage has already proven it and she knows what she needs to know everything else is to be kept secret if you need to know it you'll find out but for now just leave Naruto and I in peace
they suddenly dissapeared however the Konoha 11 and Genma plus the Jounin that taught the Konoha 11 knew where they went so they went there as well (they found out about Iruka and Naruto and got explanations five minutes before the rest of the village)
KAKASHI
so Dolphin what now
IRUKA
Kakashi you know better than to...
GENMA
easy Iruka we only use it in private amongst ourselves or in a serious situation after your "death" the Hokage decided that we needed to know and since we knew about you Wolf here decided to reveal himself as well
SAKURA
oh yea Naruto you need to see Lady Tsunade when you can
NARUTO
what for
SAKURA
I'm not at liberty to say
and so Naruto goes to Tsunade's office only to be told to go to the council meeting room which he does and Tsunade immediately calls him out