Naruto knocked on Lin's door a little impatiently. "Lin sensei! Come on! It's been three days! We need to start training!" He shouted while going to look through a window.

Yoruichi had left hours before, her job was quite easy so she enjoyed it very much.

"Lin sensei!"

"Alright!…alright. Give me a second." The door clicked and Lin stepped out in her new uniform.

Tight black jeans with the standard ninja sandals(in black), she had on her designated vest for Konoha. Her head band, which she had received just yesterday, was tied around her neck.

"I still can't believe you got that head band so easily!" Naruto crossed his arms as they walked off to training ground 8. (I don't know if it's real or not…I haven't heard it before. Just go with it.)

"Mmm…I'm just that great." Lin smirked. (I say that all the time.)

"Hmph! Sure you are." Naruto's lower lip jutted out again, this time in a scowl.

Lin laughed softly and ruffled his hair.

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"Alright!" Naruto ran up to the small patch of trees on the training ground. "What do I get to learn today?"

"Mmm…chakra control." Lin walked forward calmly.

"What!?" Naruto's smile dropped. "but I can control that just fine!"

"Make a Doppelganger then."(that word is German! Koolio huh?)

"Uh…about that…" He scratched at his neck.

"You can't can you?" Lin gave him a highly amused look.

"Yes I can!" "Then make one." "It's not that easy!" "But you said you could do it." "I can." "Then go on…let's see it."

Lin crossed her arms when the boy didn't respond. "Mmm…you can't can you?"

"…No." Naruto looked to the ground, his hands tightened into fists.

Lin sighed. "Yappari." Naruto looked up and glared at her. "We'll start with that then." The blonde nodded.

"So…show me what you can do."

Naruto hummed and hesitated for a moment…but complied. "Bunshin no Jutsu!" There was a large 'puff ' of smoke.

When it cleared Lin shook her head at the sloppy replica. "…Concentrate! Do it again!"

"Ah…fine." Naruto closed his hands together to form the 'ram' sign. His eyes closed tight…his face became a frown in his concentration. " Bunshin no Jutsu!" Another cloud of smoke.

When it cleared Naruto was pleased to fine it looked much batter than the last…but nowhere near as good as he wanted it to be.

"Again!" Lin called. She settled herself onto the ground.

Naruto did as he was told.

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The moon was high in the night sky by the time Naruto became so tired he couldn't stand properly.

A clone sat next to him. It looked much like himself. It was simply missing a few things…and the hair had somehow turned blackish-blue.

"Alright…that's plenty enough for today. Go and get a good nights rest. You did very good." Lin offered him a hand. He took it gratefully.

"Thanks Lin sensei. I hope I can get it down by tomorrow. I'll have to keep practicing either way! I can pass the exam easy with stuff like this!" Naruto smiled in self-appraisal.

Lin smiled and nodded. She canceled out the clone and spun on her heel, marching off. Naruto clamored after her.

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After seeing Naruto off to his apartment, Lin walked slowly to her new shared home.

'Teaching isn't so bad…" She shoved her hands deep into her pockets. She had been studying jutsu's, she found them quite easy. She was secretly studying more skillful and dangerous techniques when she was alone.

"Lin!" She looked up to find herself under apartment…Yoruichi was smiling down at her over the banister. "Get up here!" She disappeared back into the building.

Lin shook her head and ran up the open stairs.

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"So how's personal teaching going?" Yoruichi asked when Lin pushed the door open.

"Good actually. Naruto has potential…I see it. But because of the other kids…he doesn't see it." Lin sat at the table. "Ramen for dinner?"

"You know it!" Yoruichi carefully placed a bowel in front of Lin before sitting down herself, with her two bowels.

"So what's it like teaching at the academy?" Lin blew on her food before eating it.

"Really fun! The kids there are hilarious! The older ones are a bit snobbish…especially to that poor Rock Lee kid." Yoruichi ate just as fast, with a few breaks here and there.

"Who's Rock Lee?"

"A kid with no Ninjutsu. All he has is Taijutsu…they make fun of him because he still wants to be a ninja."

"Well he should be. Not just to prove them wrong, but to prove that a normal person can be a great ninja."

Yoruichi chuckled. "I told him that. He's quite the kid." Lin smiled.

The rest of their meal was spent in silence.

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"More doppelganger training?" Naruto looked up at his new teacher.

"Mm-hmm." Lin was looking around at all the shops. Teaching Naruto brought her money from the Hokage himself.

"Alright!" Naruto pumped a fist skyward.

An item in one of the store widows caught her eye. "Come on." She wandered into the shop. Naruto followed with a confused expression.

Lin pulled a pair of goggles off a manikin head. These wouldn't go with her vest…she pulled the garment off to reveal a black tank top that reached just below her waist.

Naruto held her vest as she pulled the goggles on. She put let them rest on her forehead and turned to Naruto. "What do you think?"

"Nice!" He grinned and gave her a thumbs up. "What do I do with your vest?"

"Give it away or keep it if you like." Lin smiled and walked to the check-out desk.

Naruto stared down at the vest…a shinobi vest all of his own? He smiled and decided to keep it somewhere safe instead of wearing it. He would, however, wear it after he became a true ninja.

"Alright…let's start your training." Lin ruffled his hair as she walked past him and out the doors.

"Okay!" He followed quickly.

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"Ok…try to make a doppelganger again." Lin sat on a tree stump near the cluster of trees in the middle of the training field.

Naruto nodded. His hands sealed together in the 'ram'. "Bunshin no Jutsu!" He hopped it worked. He had practiced all morning.

Lin clapped happily when the smoke cleared. "Very good Naruto!" The boy opened his eyes and looked to his left, he stared at what was there.

A perfect replica of himself stood grinning back at him. The real Naruto spun to look at Lin. "I did it…I did it!" He laughed and jumped around.

"Ok…since that's done. We'll go for ramen later tonight." Lin stood.

Naruto stopped. "Really?"

"Mm-hmm."

"Alright!!"

Lin laughed and canceled out the clone.

"Now we need to work on your transformation skills."

"…I'm awful at those kinds of jutsu. The only one I have is my Harem Jutsu."

"…I know I don't want to say this…but show me."

'Ram…snake…tiger…ram.' Lin counted off the signs in her head. 'Oh jeeze.'

There was a large cloud of smoke. Lin was staring at a half naked blonde when it cleared.

She nodded. "Distraction from getting in trouble?"

Naruto released the jutsu. "How'd you know that?"

"Just seems like something you would do." She chuckled softly. "Alright. You need to learn the real technique. Watch." Lin walked until she was parallel the blonde.

"Henge no Jutsu." Naruto waved the smoke away and clapped at Lin's display.

She now looked like a smaller girl with blue and blonde hair and purple eyes.

"Your awesome Lin sensei!" Naruto continued to clap. Lin released the jutsu and bowed. "Now you try."

"I don't know the hand signs for it."

"Dog, boar, and reverse ram."

Naruto nodded and did as he was told. "Henge no Jutsu!"

"Ah…you could use some real work with that." Lin gave a half smile.

The Naruto/Hokage scratched at his neck and transformed back to Naruto. "I told you I'm not good with these jutsu."

"Nonsense! All you need to do is concentrate and keep trying." Naruto looked at her oddly for a moment before nodding his head and setting his face with determination.

"Good! You keep trying…I need to talk to Iruka. Be back soon." The young woman ran off in the direction of the academy.

Naruto set his hand signs and prepared for another transformation try.

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"Hey come back here!" Iruka shouted out the window. Two students had just jumped class…again.

"Iruka." He turned. "Ah, Lin. How's Naruto?"

"Working on his transformation jutsu. I need to ask you something."

"Yes?"

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Lin was looking at the floor. "So…that's why no one likes him. That's why no one talks to him. They just call him names behind his back."

Iruka sighed and shook his head. "The fourth wanted Naruto to be seen as a hero. The people of Konoha didn't listen. They see Naruto as the nine tail…not himself."

"Damn it! I have to go!" Lin shot out of the academy window and back to the training field Naruto was in.

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Naruto sucked his teeth as he failed again to transform properly.

"Naruto?"

"Huh?" he looked around. "Oh…your back Lin sensei. I still haven't gotten the hang of it."

"That's ok…why don't we go for those noodles I promised?"

"Uh…ok." Naruto grinned and ran off ahead of his sensei. Lin smiled and chased after him.

BLEACHNARUTOBLEACHNARUTOBLEACHNARUTO

I'm going to work on Soi's Star sequel after I post this.

The first chapter should be up a few hours from now.