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"Talking"

'Thinking'

Scene change/Special events

October 10, Konohagure...

It was a dark night in Konohagure, the Village Hidden in The Leaves. The Kyuubi No Yoko, more commonly known as the Nine Tailed Fox, had attacked the village, and the death toll was rising considerably. However, the Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had intervened just as The Kyuubi was about to destroy most of the village with a Tailed Beast Ball. Quickly summoning the chief toad Gamabunta, Minato had it forcefully close the Kyuubi's mouth so that it was unable to shoot its attack before using his most renowned technique, the Hiraishin, to teleport both himself and the Kyuubi towards a safe house where both his wife Kushina Uzumaki and their newborn son Naruto were. Deciding to act for the safety of their village, Minato and Kushina, with some reluctance from the latter, decide to seal the Kyuubi inside their son, Naruto. Although at first Kushina had been completely against the idea, Minato quickly explained to her that he saw no other way to deal with the Kyuubi, since they weren't able to destroy it and sealing it again into Kushina, the previous jinchuriki of the Kyuubi, was impossible because of her weakened state. He also explained that with the seal he was going to use, the chakra of the Kyuubi would slowly be transferred into Naruto, without the malevolent aura of the Kyuubi. He described to her that the man who had extracted the Kyuubi from her and controlled it so it would attack Konoha would most likely be back, and Naruto would need to be ready. In the end, Kushina relented, and Minato, using the Shiki Fūjin (Dead Demon Consuming Seal), sealed The Yin part of the Kyuubi's chakra into himself, causing the Kyuubi to weaken and shrink considerably. The chakra chains that had been holding it in place now looked too big for the demon fox. However, as Minato prepared to do the Eight Trigrams Seal...

'No... ' thought the Kyuubi, 'They plan to seal me inside that blonde child... I won't allow myself to be jailed inside another pathetic bag of bones!'

With the small amount of freedom that it had gained from being shrunk, the Kyuubi threw it's left paw forward, hoping to skewer the blonde newborn or at least crush him. However, Minato and Kushina saw this, and with speed that only a parent could muster when their child was in danger, they threw themselves into the path of the claw, causing it to skewer them instead and making it stop just inches from the baby boy.

A drop of blood trickled down the middle claw and fell on the baby...

"This... this must be the first time... I lose an argument against you," Kushina spoke between coughs, her voice low and shaky.

"I told you not to work yourself up too much, Kushina... the boy needs a mother figure... " Minato said in an equally shaky voice.

"Yes but Minato... hurry *cough* I can't hold it for much longer... " Kushina whispered as a large all amount of coughs racked her figure, and with that, her concentration slipped, one chakra chain came loose...

And the Kyuubi's claw managed to reach the last few inches.

Both parents watched in horror as their son was skewered through his chest and stomach, all the way through his body and against the ritual stone the child was laying on with a clack. The baby barely had time to cry in pain before life had left it's fragile body. For Minato and Kushina, slightly splattered in their own baby's blood, their world shattered. Kushina instinctively tightened the hold of her chakra chains to the point where the Kyuubi's claw was forcefully brought out of the baby, but that did nothing to ease the pain they were feeling inside. Seeing their newborn baby die in a manner almost all adults hope not to was something that completely shattered their psyche. But it wouldn't stay that way for long.

The three caught sight of something moving towards the corpse of Naruto. It seemed to be a strand of flesh, dark red and black in color, moving like some kind of caterpillar towards the boy. As Minato, Kushina, and the Kyuubi watched, the former two losing blood and consciousness fast, the strand climbed up the side of the ritual stone, towards the stomach of the deceased baby, and into the hole made by the claw of the Kyuubi, where, unseen by the three, it settled into the cavity where his heart used to be. It quickly spread towards the baby's entire body, and before the very eyes of two surprised parents and a very shocked and angry Kyuubi, the wound on his torso began to regenerate, closing completely without a single scar moments later. And after just second, much to the relief of the two parents, the chest of the baby began to rise and fall, signaling that life had somehow returned to the young one. Without wasting any more time, Minato quickly finished the Eight Trigrams Seal, sealing the rest of the Kyuubi as well as a good amount of both his and Kushina's chakra inside the seal, summoned a scroll toad to keep the key safe, and finally passed away, along with his wife, silently thanking whatever it had been that had revived their son...

Naruto...

Timeskip: 12 years later.

For Naruto Uzumaki, life was great. Walking out of his small apartment wearing long black baggy pants, black combat boots, a white tank-top with the Uzumaki spiral on the front, and a long, red-orange jacket over it (Imagine Trunks' clothes, but with the jacket reaching to his waist and clothes as described previously) and finally, to complete the getup, a blue Konoha hitai-ate proudly worn on the youth's forehead, he was ready for today.

Having graduated from the ninja academy just the other day, Naruto hurried there to see on which Genin team he would be. On the way, he thought about how lucky he was to be allowed to pass even without the ability to use chakra. See, during Naruto's time in the academy, it was found that Naruto had absolutely no chakra inside his body. Yes, he had chakra coils like all the others, but his were empty. However, this did not mean he couldn't protect himself, no sir. Through a spar with one of the taijutsu teachers in the academy, it was found that Naruto had ridiculous strength, speed, agility, and durability for a kid. In his third spar with the taijutsu teacher, he managed to fight him to a standstill, something none of the other students could manage yet. As the Genin exams were approaching, Naruto was apprehensive since his inability to use chakra signified that he wouldn't be able to do the usual necessary jutsu: the Henge, Kawarimi, and Bunshin. However, after a bit of looking around, Naruto discovered that the previous year's graduating class had a student by the name of Rock Lee who had a similar disadvantage to him: he wasn't adept at all in either ninjutsu or genjutsu, so he focused on taijutsu. If this Rock Lee could graduate with just taijutsu, then so could Naruto. Naruto still remembered the first day he met Lee...

Flashback, a week before...

Naruto ran though the streets of Konoha, hoping to catch a glimpse of the one called Rock Lee. He had asked several people if they knew him, to which they responded with a no. Only after meeting with a jounin by the name of Kurenai had he gotten a lead. She had told him that Lee was usually with his jounin-sensei Maito Gai, working at one of the training grounds around Konoha.

Naruto quickly managed to find him by the sounds of flesh hitting wood. He stood on the sidelines and watched as Rock Lee pounded away at a wooden post as if his life depended on it, which, considering he was a ninja, it very much did.

It didn't take long for Lee to notice a presence around him. He turned to look at the newcomer and Naruto finally managed to get a good look at him. He had large eyes and even larger eyebrows, which immediately brought to his mind the nickname Bushy Brows. He had a bowl like haircut, wore a spandex green suit, leg warmers, ninja sandals, and long bandages wrapping from his hands to the middle of his forearm. His eyes were full of many emotions: love, happiness, devotion, determination, and many other good things. However, now they only showed confusion and a bit of wariness.

"Who are you, and why are you here, stranger?" Lee asked.

Naruto uncrossed his arms and moved away from the tree he was leaning against, walking closer to Lee.

"My name's Naruto Uzumaki, and I've been looking for you, Lee-san." Naruto told him, in a voice that he hoped showed that he meant no harm.

"And why have you been looking for me, Naruto-san?" Lee asked, his confusion growing.

Naruto explained to him how he couldn't form chakra but that he was very strong and agile, similar to Lee. He also explained how he wanted to find Lee so that he could explain to Naruto how he became a Genin without ninjutsu or genjutsu.

"Ah, alright, Naruto-san, I understand. See, when I was in the academy, I trained very hard to get my taijutsu up to great levels, since it was the only form of fighting I could work with. My determination to succeed, and the flames of youth that Gai-sensei has passed on to me made me work incredibly hard. I pushed my body to the limit. And after seeing the results of my training in a spar with one of the taijutsu mentors, they deemed me fit to become a Genin!" Lee exclaimed, his right hand forming into a fist and his eyes brimming with fire.

Naruto stared at Lee. He had been focused intently by his tale, and despite him not even being a graduate yet, he gave Lee an offer he couldn't refuse.

"Hey, Bushy Brows, how about you and I try our hands in a spar? Perhaps you could help me improve my taijutsu." Naruto said.

"Yosh, my youthful comrade, let us do battle!" Lee exclaimed, getting into his usual taijutsu pose with one hand behind his back and the other raised to neck level, palm inward.

Flashback end...

Naruto was broken out of his trip down memory lane by the Academy appearing around the block. He quickly ran inside and to the usual meeting room of this year's graduating class. He found it to be mostly empty, however, save for Shino Aburame and Hinata Hyuuga sitting down at their usual seats. Deciding to calm himself, he walked nonchalantly towards his seat while giving his two classmates a wave. Shino nodded towards him in greeting, while Hinata blushed furiously and stuttered a greeting.

"G-good morning, Na-naruto-kun."

"Mornin' Hinata. Do you know which team you'll be in?"

"N-no, not at all..." the blushing Hyuuga stated.

"Ah, oh well, maybe you'll be on my team. That'd be cool..." Naruto sighed, hiding a smirk as he watched Hinata smile while blushing even redder.

"H-hai, it would." Hinata stuttered.

Naruto was no fool. He noticed how Hinata acted around him, and while he liked that she was interested in him, he was not very experienced with relationships.

Naruto got to his seat and looked out the window to his right. As more students filled the room, he waved to those that saluted him, ignored most, and sent a playful glare to one Sasuke Uchiha, who glared back in a similar playful manner before the Uzumaki grinned widely and the Uchiha smirked. During his time in the Academy, Naruto And Sasuke had what could be called a friendly rivalry. They both tried to get stronger than the other, but were still good friends. Despite the fact that Naruto had no chakra and could use no jutsu, at which Sasuke excelled, he was much stronger and faster than Sasuke, so he always won their taijutsu spars. So they helped each other as well. Naruto helped Sasuke become stronger and faster, and in return, Sasuke would explain the nature and effects of the jutsu he knew and had studied, as well as with work from the Academy.

Sasuke sat next to Naruto and said, "So, dobe (Dead Last), you ready for the missions that are coming?"

"You bet, teme (Bastard)! I'll be able to breeze through those missions!"

"Hn, just be ready for anything. Strength won't always be-"

"Sasuke-kun!" a shrill voice was heard.

"Oh man..." Sasuke sweatdropped, glancing at the door just as a pink haired girl with a Konoha hitai-ate as a bow for her hair bounded in and almost glomped Sasuke in a tight hug had he not put his hand out and held her at arm's length.

"Hello, Sakura..." he said with a sigh, annoyed as always with the pink haired fangirl.

Quickly sitting in the seat to Sasuke's right, since the one to his left was taken by Naruto, Sakura beamed at Sasuke until she looked over and noticed Naruto.

"Hello there, Naruto!"

"Hey, Sakura," Naruto said in a bored tone, "you ready for life as a ninja?"

"Of course," Sakura replied smugly, "I'll be able to conquer anything with Sasuke-kun by my side."

Sasuke visibly groaned.

A figure moved in front of Naruto, and when he turned, he found a pair of light blue, pupil-less eyes close to his own.

Too close to his own.

"Ah!" Naruto yelled, jumping back and almost smashing his head against the long desk behind him. He looked back at Ino Yamanaka's blonde haired and blue eyed form and suppressed a sigh of annoyance.

"Hello, Ino." said Naruto.

"Hey, Naruto-kun..." purred Ino, swaying her hips back and forth once, before continuing in a more sensual tone, "So, when are you gonna take me out on a date, huh?"

Naruto laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head. He didn't need to turn around to know that Hinata was glaring daggers at Ino, although Ino seemingly ignored her. Ino opened her mouth to continue, but before anything else could be said, the stragglers came in with their teacher Iruka behind them, making her move to their seat, albeit grudgingly.

"Morning, everyone."

"Morning Iruka-sensei," the class chorused, though some just looked at their teacher and let their eyes say hi.

Sighing, Iruka said, "Well, guys, this is it. The day you get chosen into your three-cell Genin teams. This is the last day I'll be your teacher, unless any of you get sent back by your Jounin-sensei. But for now, I'll just read off the teams."

Naruto didn't really pay attention to the teams. He just wanted to hear who he'd be with and be done.

As Iruka finished with team 6, Iruka said, "Team 7 will consist of Naruto Uzumaki... *Ino And Hinata leaned forward slightly in anticipation* Sasuke Uchiha... *Sasuke and Naruto shared a smirk with each other* And Sakura Haruno."

At this, many girls in the room visibly frowned while the pink haired kunoichi in question jumped up and cheered in absolute happiness. Naruto simply laughed at Sasuke's predicament while Sasuke's head slumped forward and he muttered, "I'm doomed..."

"Nah, come on Sasuke-teme, you still got me," Naruto said.

Sasuke glared at Naruto before allowing a smirk to appear on his face.

"Your Jounin-sensei will be Kakashi Hatake. Now, Team 8 will consist of Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and Hinata Hyuuga. Your Jounin-sensei will be Kurenai Yuhi."

Naruto looked up the row to Hinata and gave her an apologetic smile, to which she just shook her head with a smile of her own on her face.

Sasuke, noticing where Naruto was looking, said in a teasing voice, "Who's that, dobe? Your girlfriend?"

Naruto looked back at Sasuke with a smirk and said, "If I play my cards right, she just might be."

Sasuke stared at Naruto for a second before chuckling "Guess we'll see, Naruto."

"Team 9 is already in active duty. Therefore, Team 10 will consist of Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Achimiki. The Ino-Shika-Cho trio, just like your fathers."

The trio didn't seem to be too annoyed at the teamup so it would be no problem.

"Good luck to you all in your upcoming missions, and may you carry the Will of Fire to the very end," Iruka finished, smiling at them all before exiting the classroom.

Now, all they had to do was wait...

However, after watching all the other teams leave and being there for another hour, Naruto was seething. How could someone who couldn't even be on time take them on missions?!

Getting a devious idea, he slowly got up. Sasuke, seeing Naruto's growing smirk and the mischievous look in his eye, shook his head.

"Don't tell me you plan on setting a prank for Kakashi-sensei, dobe."

"Hell yes I do. I'll teach him about being late to meeting us," said Naruto, rubbing his hands together. In a quick moment, he ran down to the blackboard, grabbed an eraser, and walked to the door, where he proceeded to balance the eraser on the crook between the door and the wall above it.

Frowning as Naruto walked back to his seat giggling, Sakura said, "Naruto, there's no way a Jounin is gonna fall for such a low trick."

Not five seconds had passed after her statement when the door creaked slowly open, Naruto watching in anticipation, and a tall man wearing a face mask, his hitai-ate covering his left eye and sporting gravity-defying silver hair walked in. A second later, the eraser fell, and two sets of eyes widened and a third pair closed with satisfaction as the eraser bounced off of the top of Kakashi's head with a small plomp and a puff of chalk particles.

The room was deadly quiet for a second until the loud laughter of a spiky-blonde haired boy broke it. Naruto was dying with laughter, not actually expecting his prank to work so well. Due to his laughter, though, he failed to notice the very same eraser being flung in his direction and because of that he yelped in pain and surprise as it hit him right in the forehead, making him fall from his seat. Sasuke chucked at his friend's dilemma until he noticed Kakashi looking at him with a calculating gaze.

"Ne, that hurt, damn it!" Naruto said, growling as he got up from his spot on the floor.

"I assume you're the Genin team assigned to me. Well, my first impression of you is... I hate you all," Kakashi said with an eye smile, causing all three Genin to sweatdrop. "Meet me on the roof pronto" he finished, before disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura quickly got to the top of the building, where they found Kakashi standing there, lazily reading an orange book with the words, "Icha Icha Paradise" on the front cover. The Genin sat down on some steps, facing their sensei, and once settled, Kakashi closed his book and turned to them.

"Alright," said Kakashi, "Why don't we do some introductions? Say your likes, dislikes, hobbies, goals or dreams, and any other interesting things. Why don't we start with you, Pinky?" he finished, pointing at Sakura, who frowned slightly at the nickname.

"Well, my name is Sakura Haruno. I like the color pink, my friends, and... *glance at Sasuke*. My dislikes are people who are annoying *glance at Naruto*, those who take advantage of their friends, and fake people. My hobbies... I don't really have any, except reading. My goals are to be as great a kunoichi and medical ninja as the great Tsunade herself, and to try and marry a great ninja... *another glance at Sasuke*."

'Great, a fangirl... but she does have a good goal. I'll need to break her out of that fangirl stage though...' thought Kakashi, sweatdropping. Pointing at Sasuke, he said, "Alright, Sunshine, you next."

Sasuke grunted and said, "My name's Sasuke Uchiha. My only like is my friend and sparring partner, Naruto. *Smile from Naruto* My dislikes are weaklings and fangirls. *Sakura lowers her head slightly* My hobbies are training and learning new jutsu. My goals are to kill the one man who killed my clan and to rebuild the Uchiha."

'An avenger, eh? Well I'm the one who has to teach him, thanks to the damn council.' thought Kakashi, exasperated. "Alright, blondie, go ahead,"

With a large, fox smile, Naruto exclaimed, "My name's Naruto Uzumaki! My likes are ramen, people who like me, and a certain girl in our class. *Sasuke smirks knowingly* My dislikes are those who hurt others, people who dislike me without getting to know me, and people who hate ramen. My goal is to one day become Hokage!" *Exasperated sigh from Sakura*

'So, sensei's son is a big dreamer. With enough knowledge, he could make it there easily.' thought Kakashi with a small smile under his mask.

"Alright, now that we've got that out of the way, meet me tomorrow at 7 in the morning sharp for your test." said Kakashi.

"What? But sensei, we already had our tests! It's how we became Genin!" said Sakura, confused.

"Yes, you have," Kakashi acknowledged, "however that was simply an academy exam. This test is to determine how much you've learned in the Academy. And just to warm you now, not many have passed my test, and those that do are very knowledgeable at being ninja. So, come tomorrow to training ground 7, and don't eat anything, or you'll probably puke it up. Ciao!" And with a wave, he disappeared in another cloud of smoke.

Naruto got up and said, "You guys want ramen? I'm paying. Call it a celebration for our team!"

Sakura got up and nodded with a smile, while Sasuke smirked and nodded also.

And with that, Team 7 left to enjoy the rest of their day together.

Well, this was the first chapter of my story. Now, in following chapters, more explanations of Naruto's powers will pop up, so don't think he'll just get powers willy-nilly. So, you know the drill. Read, review, do all that jazz. Ja Ne!