A/N: I'm back with another chapter, but I won't always be updating this quickly. I have stuff to do in real life and some iddeas just come naturally and are relatively easier to write.

As I mentioned last chapter, I changed up the timeline a bit. I will move the Uchiha massacre a one year forward so naruto would already be in the academy for at least a year when he meets shisui.

Anyways, enjoy the chapter, and leave a review so I can read your thoughts on it.

Disclaimer:I do not own Naruto otherwise a lot of death's would not have happened.

'thoughts'

"biiju"

"normal talking"

"Jutsu"

The next day...

"Ughh what time is it... 8:50..THE ACADEMY STARTS AT 9! GODDAMMIT I'M GONNA BA LATE AGAIN!" Naruto rushed to the bathroom to prepare himself, knocking down a few ramen cups in the rush.

"Dammit I shouldn't have slept so late." he grumbled to himself.

He had spent all night trying to replicate what he saw yesterday, the Shunshin, from Shisui.

Flashback

"Yatta that was so cool! That guy just kept dissappearing like he was teleporting!"

"I'm definitely gonna learn that jutsu, dattebayo!" he went to the most open space in his apartment to try it out.

Taking his fighting stance he screamed at the top of his lungs, "Shunshin!"... Nothing happened.

"uhh, Shunshin no Jutsu!"

Nothing

"Katon: Shunshin no jutsu!"

Nothing

"Aaaghhh! What the hell!" he screamed, frustrated at his failed attempts. "Come on Naruto think. Think!"

"Wait, don't you need to use hand signs for jutsu? Yeah that's right now i jut need to know which one!" he stayed still, still deep in thought.

"..."

"What are the hand signs again?"

"..."

"Goddamit I knew I should have listened to that in the academy!"

"*sigh* Ok Naruto you can do this, it's just hand signs, how hard could it be."

It turns out that it was very hard because Naruto had been trying multiple hand signs, some just made up, for as much as his 8 year old body could handle.

Later at the academy...

In the front of the class, a dark brown haired chunin was teaching the class. His hair was tied up in a short ponytail, and he had a scar across the bridge of his nose.

"... The battle between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had cau-" The lecture was interruoted by the door being opened by the blonde.

"Sorry I'm late Iruka-sensei, I kinda overslept." the boy explained scratching the back of his head.

"Of course you did dobe!" came a remark from tge back of the class.

Iruka ignored the remark and looked at Naruto in annoyance. "Naruto! How many times have I told you not to be late? You better stay after for your detention. Now take a seat."

Naruto growled in annoyance as he took a seat. He didn't really mind detention since he had nothing to do anyways, but now he did. He had to learn the Shunshin, and he would need time to do it.

As Iruka resumed his lecture about the battle of Madara and Hashirama, Naruto remembered his predicament on trying to learn the jutsu. 'Might as well ask Iruka-sensei while I'm in detention.'

"Naruto." Iruka's call broke his train of thought. "Do you mind answering the question?"

"...uhh what was the question again... hehe?"

After class...

"Naruto, you still have detention." Iruka reminded him.

"Yeah yeah Iruka-sensei." Naruto sighed as he sat back down. "Hey Iruka-sensei? Can I ask you something?"

Iruka looked up from his work "Sure, what is it Naruto?"

"Well, I kind of forgot the what the handseals are, do you mind showing me again? Please Iruka-sense?" the boy pleaded with a sincere look on his face.

"Sure Naruto, but why don't you just look find it from your book? There are instructions with pictures on how to do them."

"What pictures?" The boy tilted his head in confusion. Not knowing what his teacher meant.

"Check page 57. That section is the one with handseals." Iruka watched as the boy took out his textbook and went to the said page.

"Uhh Iruka-sensei? There are no pictures, actually, there's no paage 57."

Iruka walked to the boy, face scrunched up in confusion. "What do you mean Naruto, it's just right... Here?" the teacher tried pointing at the said page only to find that it was indeed missing. His face turned to a serious look "Naruto, when did you get this book?"

"I got it along with everybody else in the enrollment." the boy replied

Iruka's face was scrunched up with a serious look. 'If this wasn't an accident then this would mean that somebody was sabotaging Naruto's academics. I have to report this to Hokage-sama.'

" Ne, Iruka-sensei, can you show me the hand signs now?" Naruto interrupted the teacher's train of thought.

Iruka remembering that his student was still there waiting put up a smile. "How about I show it to you over some ramen, my treat."

"You mean it Iruka-sensei! Hell yeah! Ramen is the food of the gods Dattebayo!" Naruto beamed with excitement. Forgetting the current predicament.

"Language Naruto!" the teacher scolded the boy.

"Sorry, hehe" the boy gave an embarrassed chuckle

"Now let's get some ramen."

"Hell yeah!" the boy grinned causing the teacher to sigh.

At Ichiraku Ramen stand...

"Hey there Teuchi-jiji!" Naruto greeted the old man at the shop while taking a seat beside his sensei. Iruka couldn't help but give a light laugh at Naruto's rather rude greeting.

"Ahh Naruto-kun! What can I get for my best customer?" the man asked with a smile.

"I'll have a miso ramen please! And uhh..." he looke to Iruka not knowing what he wanted.

"I'll have a pork ramen, thanks."

"Alright then. You just wait here while I start working on it." the man went to the back of the shop to prepare their orders.

"So Naruto," Iruka started, "I want you to check your other books if they have any missing pages or anything that seems unusual. So that I can get a replacement for them."

"Oh, ok sensei."

Then a girl with brown hair wearing the Ichiraku ramen uniform, around 6 years older than naruto walked out of the back of the store, a tray of ramen in hand. Naruto smiled as he recognized her as the old man's daughter.

"Hey there Ayame-nee!"

"Hi Naruto-kun! Alright, one mido ramen for you, and pork for Iruka-san." She placed the food in front of them, the hot broth emanating a divine smell.

"Itadakimasu!" Naruto instantly dug into his ramen, almost inhaling it, while Iruka took a sip of the broth.

"Naruto, why did you want to learn the hand seals again, and how did you forget them so quickly?"He asked the last line in slight annoyance since they just discussed this topic a 2 weeks ago, and now the boy had already forgotten.

"uhh.. Well you see I just wanted to try something." he said looking away, wanting to keep it a surprise.

"Oh, and what did you want to try?" Iruka questioned, raising an eyebrow.

"I can't tell you yet, dattebayo!" he said with a foxy grin.

Iruka narrowed his eyes in suspicion. But let it go as he looked back to his ramen, stirring the broth to cool it a bit more.

"Well then, alright, hand seals are used to focus chakra to different parts of the body and to manipulate and change it." Naruto was now listening intently focusing himself on his sensei's explanation. "A lot of jutsus, especially very advanced ones, require a lot more hand seals, therefore needing a lot of practice to do. However, shinobi who are very skilled can shorten the amount with lots of practice even to a point where only one is needed." he took some noodles into his mouth before chewing it and swallowing. Naruto nodded then did the same.

"Now remember that the same principle does not apply to the usufulness of a jutsu. Sure they may not be cool and flashy, but it can save your life in battle."

"Take the shunshin for example," Naruto almost choked on his ramen as he heard his teacher mention the technique. "It uses the tora seal. Just one, but almost all shinobi know it because of it's usefulness in the field."

Naruto couldn't believe it, he not only got to convince him to teach him the hand signs, but he also gave him the solution to his problem. Iruka telling him the hand seal, or more specifically, hand seal, for the shunshin, saved him all the trouble of having to guess the right seal.

"There are twelve basic hand seals, each are usually associated with the 4 elements, and in some cases, kekkai genkai." Naruto happily continued to listen while slurping down his ramen, even though he had already gotten what he needed. "We have the tora or tiger hand seal which is most affiliated with fire and earth release, the Ne or rat is associated with one of konoha's clan's jutsu, the Nara clan."

"Sensei, isn't Shikamaru a nara?" remembering his lazy friend. Iruka nodded with a smile, "That's right, in fact, not only is he part of the clan, he is the heir of clan."

"Hair? I never knew that was a title. Is he some kind of guy that just randomly grows like hair?"

Iruka lightly laughed at the boy's cluelessness. "No Naruto, Shikamaru is the heir of his clan, meaning that he will become the clan head once he gets older." Iruka couldn't stop a laugh as he saw Naruto's expression.

'Damn, Shikamaru is like, a big time superstar or something.' The boy thought in wonder.

"Anyways, moving on from the Nara clan, next we have the ushi or ox hand seal which is not associated with anything in particular. Then we have the..."

Later at Naruto's apartment...

Naruto walked towards his apartment's door and got the key from his pocket. Once he opened the door, he went to his room and plopped onto his bed.

Naruto and Iruka stayed at Ichiraku ramen until dusk. He couldn't help but grin as he remembered his sensei's surprised face when he saw the bill handed by the old man handling the stall.

'I guess I got carried away cause of sensei's lecture.' the boy thought as got up and went to the fridge to grab a cup of milk.

As he poured the milk into the cup his face scrunched up in disgust as the smell of spoilt milk reached his nose. Sighing, he threw the contents of the cup and the carton in the drain, and threw the carton in the trash.

'Guess I gotta go buy some stuff tomorrow.' Naruto had to get his groceries and essentials on his own, not having any family or parents to get it for him. He couldn't rely on the hokage and Iruka either since they were busy with their work.

He was just about to head back in his room to head to bed before he sensed a familiar presence nearby. 'Hokage-jiji?'

He rushed towards the door to confirm his suspicions then opening it to see that the old hokage was indeed there on the way to his apartment. "Jiji! What are you doing here?" the boy greeted with a smile.

"Ahh Naruto-kun! Why, I just came here to for a little visit. May I come in?" the hokage replied.

"Yeah of course, come inside." the boy led him inside his apartment to a chair. "Do you want anything to drink? Not milk though, cause I just threw it a while ago since it spoilt." the blonde offered.

"No need, but I must ask, how did you know I was coming?" the old man asked in curiosity.

"I just kinda do you know, it's like I can feel a sort of aura from you which males me know that it is you." the boy explained.

"And this has happened before?" the hokage's eyes furrowed deep in thought.

"Oh yeah, sometimes when I'm early in the academy, I can just know who's gonna come through the door." Naruto pointed out.

'I guess that confirms my suspicions.' The old man gave the boy a smile. "Naruto, it seems that you have natural sensor abilities." The boy tilted his head in confusion. The hokage sighed before explaining, "Having sensor abilities means that you can sense things outside of which a normal person could, like for example chakra signatures as you have mentioned." Naruto blinked before having a look of realization, then he gave his signature foxy smirk.

"I guess I'm just awesome that way, dattebayo!" the hokage sweat dropped at the blonde's reaction to his newfound ability.

"Anyways, aside from coming here to say hello, I also came here for something else." The hokage as he took a puff out of his pipe. "I see that you have taken an interest in Uchiha Shisui. I see the that his mastery of the shunshin has amazed you, as it should." The boy remained silent, not knowing what to say. The hokage continued, "Uchiha Shisui is one of my best shinobi, he has earned the nickname 'Shunshin no Shisui' for his mastery of the technique."

"So can you teach me the Shunshin?" The naruto looked up at the man expectantly.

"No, I will not." the hokage replied with taking another puff from his pipe.

"What! But why not! You're the hokage you should be able to teach me that." The boy complained with a hint of annoyance in his voice.

"It is not a matter of my capability to teach you. I want you to figure it out for yourself."

"And how am I supposed to do that? Scream Shunshin no jutsu! at the top of my lungs hoping that it will just work?"

"You are enrolled in the academy, are you not? Study the theory of chakra and jutsu, apply what you will learn." The hokage explained with a calm voice.

"Awww.. Fine then! I'm gonna learn the Shunshin, and I won't need your help, dattebayo."

The hokage smiled at the boy's determination before looking out the window. "It seems it is getting late, I'm sorry Naruto but I have to go."

"It's alright jiji! The boy waved at the old man as he left the apartment. He sighed as he thought about how he would learn the Shunshin technique 'This is gonna take a long time.' he thought as he plopped onto his bed, tired and sleepy.

A/N: ALL RIGHT! I finally finished this chapter! This took a surprisingly long time to write for me since I already planned this chapter out. Anyways, some of you might be asking some questions and to be honest, I am as well. I'm still working to cover up some plot holes, but I'll try to answer some questions.

Naruto is 8 years old in this chapter and the last chapter. He is 8 since you start the academy at the age of eight. At this point, he should be in the academy for at least 6 months. When he arrives in the academy, someone calls him dobe. This is since they are already halfway through the school year meaning that they already have an idea of how smart everyone is. I already have the genin groupings and I'm not gonna change it unless someone gives me a huge line of plot to change it. The pairing, although Hinata is already a sure part, I'm open to harem suggestions, just not literally every horny girl in the series. Romance will also be a bit slow, but I promise I'll make it bearable. I just don't want to make it an 'omg he's so hot pls fuck me now' 'yeah sure let's proclaim our everlasting love to the world!'. Yeah not that.

That's all that I can explain for now, if you have any questions, leave a review. Honestly, it's you guys that keep me writing, the readers. You guys are MY little bit of inspiration. Even haters, if there are. I don't plan on giving up this story anytime soon, I want to at least get it to 100k words.

So yeah, BYE, see you next update!