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Dialogue Key

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" = Regular People talking

'Shadow Clone Jutsu!' = Regular People thinking

"SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" = REGULAR PEOPLE YELLING

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" = Demon/Summon talking

'Shadow Clone Jutsu!' = Demon/Summon thinking

"SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" = DEMON/SUMMON YELLING

Flashback Concludes - Magekyo and Graduation Exam!

As we take a small break from the earlier flashback, we find ourselves back in Hiruzen's office where the Hokage, his old teammates, and Mikoto are enjoying a cup of tea as they discussed a few problems in the village. Namely, those caused by the greedier members of the Civilian Council.

"Those arrogant baboons have the gall to demand that majority of the funding towards the Ninja Academy and the Orphanage be taken and used for a stupid civilian mega mall?! ARE THEY NUTS?!" demanded Mikoto.

She couldn't believe the audacity of these guys! The only members of the civilian side of the council that even take things as Shinobi seriously are the Haruno, Ishida, and Oda clan heads. And even then, that's only because they used to be shinobi and kunoichi before retiring for various reasons.

But what the rest of the civvy council was demanding was so absurd that it irritated Mikoto into activating her Sharingan, which was now fully matured from when it had activated that night, allowing her to train herself back up to ANBU level, which was the rank she held before becoming a housewife.

"I think you mean BUFFOONS, Mikoto." Hiruzen calmly corrected.

"I know what I said!" Mikoto quickly replied.

"Not to worry, Mikoto-Sama, Hiruzen has already taken care of them and denied their motion." Homura reported calmly.

"Yes. And a good thing too, as the remaining two years of the academy curriculum has been changed to be less focused on theory and bookwork and more focused towards the practical aspects of being ninja." Koharu added. "I don't know about all of you, but I don't plan on letting funding towards the academy be taken away just because certain council members don't like how they're teaching the children there anymore!"

Hiruzen nodded in agreement with his old teammate. The only reason he made the academy curriculum the way it used to be was to rebuild their forces a little quicker after the Third Great Shinobi War. This was to allow more of the civilians who applied to the academy the chance to graduate. Still, he's glad he changed it when he did. Just about ALL of the ninjas in the village, and even several civilians, had signed Councilwoman Oda's petition to have the academy teachings changed. They implemented it for the remaining two years to see how much stronger it would make the students, just so they could gather data to see if they should make the changes permanent.

The door was suddenly slammed open as an irate Iruka dragged the two paint covered troublemakers into the office by the backs of their shirts. Even though they'd been caught, neither Naruto nor Jaune looked the least bit sorry for what they'd done. To them, it was worth every minute of that chase which had been great exercise.

"Hokage-Sama. Honored Elders. Uchiha-Sama. I managed to catch the little taggers for you." Iruka reported with an anime tick mark throbbing on his temple. "Rest assured that once the academy is over for the day, I will be sure to give them a proper punishment for their antics."

"No, Umino-San. Allow me…"

Mikoto stood up with her eyes narrowed slightly and a frown on her face as she walked up to the two kids. They began to shrink in on themselves a little before they saw the Uchiha Matriarch smile at them.

"...To congratulate them!"

Naruto and Jaune got big grins on their faces as Mikoto pulled them both into a hug while Iruka looked on in a combination of shock and confusion. Hiruzen and his teammates had secretly taken a picture of the scarred Chunin's expression for blackmail later on and stood up to give their own congratulations to the boys.

"Well done, children! You've completed your mission flawlessly!" Hiruzen praised, shaking hands with the boys.

"Uh, Hokage-Sama? Pardon my French, but will somebody please TELL ME WHAT IN THE FLAMING PITS OF HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!" Iruka shouted using his 'Big Head Technique' (patent pending).

Koharu smirked at the Chunin and pulled out a mission scroll. An A-Ranked mission scroll, to be exact.

"It's quite simple, Umino-San. You see, we needed a greater challenge for Naru-Chan and Jaune-Chan to test their abilities in stealth and evasiveness. And we figured, 'what better way to test such skills than to have them paint the Hokage Monument in broad daylight'. In neon orange jumpsuits, no less!" she explained. "So we gave them an A-Ranked Mission to paint graffiti on the monument in broad daylight wearing those jumpsuits and not get caught until they were finished, followed by leading ANBU Black Ops, Jonin, and Chunin level ninja on a wild goose chase as they tried to catch them. We knew that you are, somehow, the only one who can catch them after their more wild pranks, so we gave you the information as to where they were to meet up once their mission was complete."

"Needless to say, they completed this mission beautifully. Well done, m'boys!" congratulated Homura.

"Thank you, Homura Jii-San!" Naruto said.

"And don't you worry, we'll get the monument cleaned up in a jiffy!" Jaune added.

"Thank you for taking responsibility for that, boys. But before that, you two need to go to the academy and get your classes over with for the day. And don't worry about your mission payment. It'll be deposited into your accounts later today." Mikoto instructed.

The two boys snapped to attention and saluted her before turning on their heels and heading towards the Ninja Academy. And now that he knew what was really going on, Iruka sighed and rubbed his temples as he felt a migraine the size of Kaze no Kuni coming on.

"It's times like this where I wish those two didn't develop pranking the hell out of the village as coping mechanisms." Iruka said to himself as he exited the Hokage's office.

The four remaining adults grew saddened as they remembered how those two developed those coping mechanisms in the first place. It was not only the day that a vast majority of the Uchiha clan had been wiped out, but it was also the day that Konoha's own Gama-Sennin and one of the Sannin of Konoha went rogue and fled the village.

Hiruzen sighed and looked out the window as he started having flashbacks to what happened that day. He could only wonder… where did he go wrong?

"Still beating yourself up over what happened, eh, old man?" asked a voice that was familiar to everyone in the room.

"Which old man are you talking about?" Hiruzen asked with a grin as he looked to the shadows of a nearby wall.

Walking out from the shadows was a man who looked to be in his early to mid fifties but seemed to retain much of his youthful appearance. Not a gray hair or deep wrinkle in sight. Though the wrinkles on the corners of his mouth are a bit more prominent. He's a thin and very pale man whose skin shade looks almost albino. He has these purple markings around his snake-like eyes which are sickly yellow with thin slits for pupils. He's wearing a standard Konoha Jounin uniform minus the headband.

"Very funny, Sarutobi Sensei." the man said with a grin.

"Orochimaru, what news do you bring?" Homura asked.

"My spy network has recently turned up some news about a certain toad that has plagued this village for many years." the now named Orochimaru said, losing his grin. "Kabuto has reported that the crazy Dobe has taken it upon himself to create his own hidden village. Otogakure no Sato, the Village Hidden in the Sound. We don't know the exact area of the village, but we do know that it was established somewhere in Rice Country."

"A new hidden village created by Jiraiya?" Mikoto asked. "This doesn't sit right with me."

"Me neither. This could spell great trouble for the village if we don't figure out Jiraiya's motives." Koharu added.

Hiruzen stood up and began to make his way to the door, dawning the facade of what his teammates and close friends affectionately referred to as 'Hokage Mode'.

"I will call an emergency council meeting immediately so that we can discuss our best course of action. Orochimaru, I want you to keep up your work with your spy network. Keep me informed of any new developments from our enemies. Especially Jiraiya." Hiruzen ordered. "The rest of you, come with me."

Orochimaru and the others nodded and began to follow Hiruzen out of the room. Three to attend a meeting, and one to stock up on weapons and supplies for his mission. But while these guys take care of this, let's see just how that flashback from the last chapter ends, shall we?

***Flashback Resume…***

"Jii-Chan! It's terrible! Terrible, I tell you!" screamed Naruto as he rushed past Hiruzen's secretary and into the office.

Hiruzen snapped up from the last of his paperwork to see one of his surrogate grandsons standing in the doorway, covered in sweat and attempting to catch his breath after running for so long. His secretary, Julia, had just walked in with a glass of cold water to help the whiskered blonde rehydrate.

"Naruto-Kun, what's the matter?" Hiruzen asked.

"It's… it's the Uchihas…! THEY'RE DEAD, JII-SAN! SO MANY OF THEM ARE LYING ON THE STREETS DEAD AS DOORNAILS! MEN, WOMEN, OLD PEOPLE, AND EVEN BABIES!" shouted Naruto. "Jaune went to find Fugaku-Ojii-San, Mikoto-Okaa-Chan, and Itachi-Nii! I tried to stop him, but he was too fast… and now… he's in there with a crazy killer!"

Hiruzen's eyes narrowed at these words. He knew that Itachi was ordered to kill the Uchihas that were part of the Uchiha Elder Coup D'etat, but there's no way he'd ever attack and kill the innocent. It's not in his nature. Either he's under the influence of a powerful Genjutsu, or…

Sonuvabitch!

"Don't worry, Naruto-Kun. You just stay here with Neko while me and the other ANBU go to the Uchiha clan compound and help your brother!" Hiruzen instructed.

As he did so, he removed his Hokage robes and hat, revealing the same battle armor and helmet he wore in many battles in his youth. From the Great Ninja Wars to the night the Kyuubi and Hachibi attacked. Materializing from the shadows were five of Hiruzen's most trusted ANBU agents, besides Itachi. Three males and two females. The women wore a cat mask and a crow mask while the men wore masks that looked like a dog, an owl, and a turtle.

Having heard their orders during their leader's talk with the young Jinchuriki, Neko knelt down next to Naruto and wrapped her arms around him in a hug to try and calm him down while the other four ANBU followed their leader to the Uchiha compound. They all just prayed that they weren't too late.

Back with Jaune, he was scared stiff at the sight of the giant man known as Jiraiya the Gama-Sennin covered in the blood of his fellow Uchihas, a bloodied tipless tanto held in his hand. The young Uchiha was just too scared to move as he stared death right in the face.

Grunting in pain as he got back to his feet, Fugaku brandished a kunai as he moved to defend his family. He's weakened from the constant fighting, he knows this, but that doesn't mean he's not going to do everything in his power to defend his family with his life!

"So this is the one of the brats that were born that night. I admit, he does look like he's strong for his age." Jiraiya said emotionlessly.

"What are you doing, Jaune? I told you to run! Save yourself!" Fugaku ordered.

"But… wait! What's happening?! Why is everyone dead?! What is HE doing here?!" Jaune asked frantically.

And who could blame him? This whole situation was just far too violent and much too sudden for his young mind to process. Jiraiya just laughed cruelly at the child's fear and took a step forward, prompting Jaune to scramble back towards his father.

"Awww, ain't that cute? The little snake is scared!" Jiraiya said mockingly.

"Snake? But I'm not a snake?" Jaune denied in confusion and fear.

"Oh? You mean your mommy and daddy didn't tell you?" Jiraiya asked. "Such a shame. You could have been put to good use rather than wasting the oxygen in the air just living your meaningless life, ya little demon!"

"That's enough, Jiraiya! You know that's forbidden!" Fugaku snapped.

"What are you talking about, Tou-San? What's forbidden?" Jaune asked, feeling more confused and afraid than before.

The rogue Toad Sage smirked with murderous intent as his beady black eyes seemed to bore into little Jaune's very soul, digging for his deepest, darkest fears. Fears that he would gladly use against the little guy in an effort to accomplish whatever it is he's trying to accomplish. And whatever it is, it's not going to be good for anybody.

"Tell me something, Gaki (child or brat), did anyone ever tell you about the story of the Kyuubi no Kitsune and the Yamata no Orochi that attacked the village?" Jiraiya asked.

"Yeah, the Yondaime gave his life to kill them both. Why?" Jaune asked, not fully understanding what this had to do with him.

"Oh, please! The Yondaime may have been strong, but he wasn't anywhere near good enough to kill a Biju! Let alone two of them!" laughed Jiraiya. "No, that story about Minato killing the two Biju was just a cover-up! A story fabricated to hide the truth from the next generation! But I can tell you that truth…"

"JIRAIYA, THAT'S ENOUGH! YOU KNOW IT'S FORBIDDEN!" yelled Fugaku.

But in his present and heavily injured state, he could do nothing to stop the malevolent toad sage from doing what he planned to do. And little Jauney was just too curious for his own good. Even for a seven year old.

"What truth…?" he asked.

Jiraiya gained an even madder and far more crazed look in his eyes as his grin grew larger and more malevolent, if such a thing was possible.

"You see, kid… the Yondaime couldn't kill the beasts. Such a thing is impossible to do to a couple of masses of living Chakra given physical form. No, he didn't and couldn't kill them… so he did the next best thing…"

"ENOUGH!" yelled Fugaku.

But his screams fell on deaf ears as Jiraiya pointed a finger at Jaune and proceeded to shatter his whole world with this harsh and viley twisted truth.

"The Yondaime sealed the beasts away into host bodies! I won't tell you what the fox was sealed into… but that bastard snake? It was sealed into your body! You are the living prison of one of the very beasts that attacked this village seven years ago! A source of everyone's hatred! You are the Yamata no Orochi!"

Jaune stood there with his eyes wide in disbelief. That was the reason everyone else in the village seemed to hate him? Why his family and the other clans go so far to protect him and Naruto even when visiting with friends? Did they hate him too?

Jiraiya raised his arm in a throwing motion, tanto still in hand, and took aim at the stunned Uchiha child.

"Your eyes will be mine, kid! You may not have awakened the Sharingan just yet, but a worthless demon like yourself won't be needing them where you're going!" Jiraiya declared maniacally.

So focused on the child was Jiraiya, that he failed to see movement in the corner of his eye.

"This is for you, Minato! Tonight, the Uchiha clan will die out! Your death will be avenged! And the prophecy will be fulfilled!"

But just as the crazed sage threw his tanto, it hit the flesh of something and sent blood flying out. But to both Jiraiya and Jaune's surprise, it wasn't Jaune that was hit. It was Fugaku! The man had used himself as a human shield to protect his son! His eyes wide and yet narrowed at the same time due to the pain and extent of his injuries, the blade of the tanto jutting from his chest after just barely missing his heart.

Jaune watched with wide eyes as his father knelt there in front of him, arms spread out in a shielding manner. He felt his father's blood drip onto his face as the actions of his father seemed to finally be catching up with his mind. Or would that be the other way around?

"Tou… Tou-San…!"

"Jaune… Run…!" gasped Fugaku.

He slowly began to fall forward as he felt his body beginning to shut down due to the extent of his injuries and being stabbed so close to the heart. The blade likely cut an artery and was causing the older Uchiha to bleed out faster than he normally would be from any kind of stab wound, no matter how deep.

Jaune ran to his father's side and tried to pull the tanto out, but it wouldn't budge. It must've gotten stuck in a bone.

"You foolish man! You shouldn't have gotten in my way!" Jiraiya growled as if scolding the dying man.

"No! No, Tou-San, you can't die!" cried Jaune as tears began to fall from his eyes. "You gotta be okay! Please don't go! Tou-San!"

"Grrnnn…! I told you… to run! Just run away… and… save yourself…!" groaned Fugaku, feeling himself getting weaker.

Jiraiya just gave a cruel laugh at what he was seeing. The son of the Uchiha clan head, who became a demon the night of his birth, grieving for the loss of his supposed 'father'. In Jiraiya's mind, Jaune and Naruto became demons the minute that Minato sealed the Kyuubi and the Hachibi into them. And in his opinion, demons don't have families. They're just meant to become weapons of war for the betterment of the village they belong to! Places like Iwagakure and Kirigakure have the right idea.

Even though the current Mizukage is a Jinchuriki, he was originally supposed to be a weapon that the village could use in times of war as an ace in the hole. But since Yagura had been elected Mizukage by the village council, they left that task up to the Jinchuriki of the Rokubi no Namekuji, or the Six-Tailed Slug.

"Oh, what a touching yet highly useless sentiment! Before you die, Fugaku, riddle me this: Why did you bother protecting that boy? Surely you know that he's nothing more than a beast that needs to be either contained or destroyed." Jiraiya said.

Fugaku didn't respond for a moment. His eyes just shifted from their current Sharingan form to his Mangekyo Sharingan. Finally, he smiled and spoke up.

"Yes, beasts do need to be contained…" he said in a raspy voice. "And my son has done a phenomenal job in doing so."

Jaune looked at his father with wide, teary eyes. Had he just heard his father correctly?

"Jaune is a true prodigy among the Uchiha clan. A prodigy of hard work, that is. Surpassing even his brother… but that's not what makes me proud of him…" Fugaku said. "I am… proud, because he… he doesn't give in to his hatred, even in the face of such scorn… from the village… He is not a demon, Jiraiya-Teme…! He is Uchiha Jaune! Named after Joan of Arc, a great hero! And soon to be the one of the greatest Shinobi this village has ever produced!"

By now, tears were freely falling from Jaune's face as he absorbed his father's words. He knew that he meant every bit of what was said, and honestly? It made him feel so much guilt. Now that he's witnessed Jiraiya of the Sannin killing off his whole clan… his family… he hates the Gama-Baka from the bottom of his heart! But he hates himself just as much for being unable to even slow him down!

And as he witnessed his father slowly dying on the ground in front of him, unable to save his life… Jaune felt something in his eyes that he has never felt before. He feels this indescribable burning pain in both of his eyes. He remembered something about this when his father told him and Naruto more about the Sharingan's advanced form earlier that same day.

***Flashback Within The Flashback…***

"Now Jaune, you must know something about if and when you manage to unlock the Mangekyo Sharingan. There are two types of feelings one gets when the Sharingan awakens and as it matures. When an Uchiha first activates the Sharingan, it's normally in a life or death situation. And upon the first activation, you know it's unlocked when you feel a little tingly feeling in your eyes. This tingly feeling will continue to occur each time a new tomoe develops in the eyes. But when one unlocks the Mangekyo, it feels like one's eyes are burning from within. And the Uchiha in question will begin to shed tears of blood." Fugaku explained.

"Wow, that sounds… like it really hurts." Jaune said simply.

Fugaku laughed heartily at his youngest child's blunt and honest way of dumbing things down. What Jaune doesn't know is that that's exactly what Itachi said when he was given this lecture. And his response will be the same as back then.

"Breaking down things like Jutsu and Kekkei Genkai makes EVERYTHING sound like it hurts, silly boy!" Fugaku said, getting his son in a headlock.

It wasn't long before the two kids began to wrestle with their father while Mikoto watched from the couch. What none of them were expecting, however, was for Itachi to dive right into the room and tackle Fugaku to the ground with his own wrestling move. The Divebomb of the Crow.

"DOGPILE!" shouted Itachi.

And his two little brothers followed suit. Mikoto couldn't hold back her laughter any longer as she broke down laughing at the comical sight of Fugaku AND Itachi trying to dislodge the terrible two from their backs, the kids hanging on like a couple of koala joeys. There was something about it that was just too funny to her.

***End Of Flashback Within The Flashback…***

'This must be it…! And I know just what to do!'

As Jiraiya prepared to attack again, Jaune looked up at the old toad and opened his eyes to reveal that they had changed from their ocean blue color to the trademark red with three black tomoes of a fully matured Sharingan! But that's not what took the old man off guard. What took him off guard was the fact that the eyes continued to change.

They morphed as the tomoes in the eyes merged at the center to form a Sharingan that would truly mean the death of the toad if he wasn't careful. The tomoes had merged to form a Sharingan eye that looked like a black, four pointed shuriken surrounding a small black pupil against a red background.

"It can't be! The Mangekyo Sharingan?! HOW?!" gasped Jiraiya.

He wouldn't get his answer as Jaune closed his right eye and focused on the old man with his left, tears of blood falling from it as he did. Rather, he just spoke a single word.

"Amaterasu!"

Suddenly, Jiraiya's right arm was engulfed in black fire that seemed to burn with holy rage and destruction! The old man cried out in shock and pain as he knew that these were no ordinary flames. The black flames of the Amaterasu would continue to burn until whatever it is that they're burning is completely incinerated on a molecular level, or unless the caster extinguishes them themselves.

Preferring not to let himself burn to death by this black fire, Jiraiya quickly took out a kunai and cut off his burning arm just before the flames could reach his elbow. And sensing the oncoming Chakra signatures of his sensei and several ANBU, the toad sage did the only thing that made sense at the moment. He leapt across the buildings and fled the village while the getting was good.

This was the scene that Hiruzen and his ANBU happened upon. They were quick to rush to Fugaku's side and begin the search for any survivors. They knew that if Fugaku was willing to fight Jiraiya of all people in his own home, he couldn't have done so without a good reason. Jaune looked up at Sarutobi with sad eyes still in their Mangekyo form.

His eyes held the unasked question that he so desperately needed answers to. Hiruzen sighed as he felt his age catching up with him and knelt down to Jaune's level.

"We'll talk about this later, Jaune-Kun. For now, let's search the district and see if we can find any other survivors of this horrendous massacre."

Jaune nodded, desperate to find his Kaa-Chan and Nii-San. He prayed to whatever deity was willing to listen that they were still alive, and were unharmed.

***End Flashback...***

Ever since that day, Jaune and Naruto have been wary of the villagers even more. Especially since Hiruzen had to tell them both the truth about them being the Jinchurikis to the Kyuubi and the Hachibi. At first, Naruto didn't want to believe this, but upon being shown the seals on both their bellies, he could argue with the facts no longer.

Hiruzen told them that it was their secret to tell, and that they could tell others of their Jinchuriki status if they found them to be trustworthy enough. They haven't told anyone yet, but that was also the day that Jaune vowed not to use his Mangekyo Sharingan unless it was absolutely necessary. A vow that Hiruzen found to be most admirable. But, on the upside, along with Mikoto surviving the Uchiha Massacre, her eldest son Itachi had also survived. Fugaku, unfortunately, died due to his injuries.

But on his deathbed, he named Itachi as the temporary head of the clan until Jaune was old enough, knowing his eldest son didn't want the burden of being clan head. And he had Mikoto take his eyes and save them so that they could transplant them into Jaune's eyes should he ever decide he needs the power of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. She agreed to save them, and sealed the eyes away in a place that nobody, especially not that warhawk Danzo, would ever be able to get to them.

In addition to Jaune, Mikoto and Itachi, a total of seven other Uchihas survived the massacre by hiding out in an emergency bunker under the Uchiha district. They were a man and woman who had recently married to one another, and four orphaned children. The two had agreed to adopt the children, not wanting them to go through their life alone. All in all, out of hundreds of Uchihas, only ten survived what would've been considered a mass extinction of a clan.

But that is neither here, nor there. Right now, there's a council meeting going on that demands our attention.

In the council chambers, every member of the Shinobi and Civilian Council was present for the emergency meeting that was called by the Hokage. And though many of the lazier and more greedy civilians felt like they had better things to do with their time, they knew better than to try and ignore a summon to a meeting given by their village leader.

"Now that we're all in attendance, I call this meeting to order. I've just received some very disturbing news from my old student, Orochimaru." Hiruzen said.

"What news would that be, Hokage-Sama?" asked the head of the Yamanaka Clan, Inoichi.

"It was brought to our attention that the rogue sage, Jiraiya, has established his own Ninja Village in the Land of Rice. Otogakure no Sato, or Hidden Sound." Hiruzen explained.

That got everyone, ninja and civilian alike, to pay close attention to what their leader had to say about this.

"Why would Jiraiya create a hidden village? How could the Land of Rice's Daimyo approve of such an act coming from a Nuke-Nin?" Shibi Aburame asked in his usual monotone voice.

Though, if one were to listen carefully enough, they could hear an underlying hint of concern in the clan head's voice. After all, despite being the calmest, most logical, and the most emotionally stable ninjas in the village, it doesn't mean that they are without emotions.

"Unfortunately, we don't know what Jiraiya's motives are for creating this village, but you can be sure that it's not for anything good." Hiruzen replied. "We're going to have Orochimaru continue to look into this and try to figure out what my wayward student's game is. Now, if that's all, then this meeting is-"

"Actually, Hokage-Sama, there is one more pressing matter that we need to discuss." Danzo said, cutting off the aged Hokage.

Hiruzen and the rest of the council looked towards the old warhawk with wary eyes. Everyone knew that Danzo would try to go to war in an instant if it meant accomplishing his own agenda, and didn't trust him as far as they could throw him! And for most of the shinobi, that's pretty far.

"As it stands, the Uchiha clan has been reduced to dangerously low numbers. This will not be good for the clan, especially not with the high rate of deaths for newly minted Genin. Therefore, I propose that, since Itachi has made it clear he will only marry one woman, we place his younger brother in the CRA and have him repopulate the Uchiha clan immediately." Danzo suggested.

"MOTION DENIED!" Koharu yelled, slamming her fists on the table hard enough to leave a spider web of cracks in the wood.

Many a council member, shinobi and civilian alike, were surprised by this outburst. The old woman was usually quiet and reserved during meetings, only ever speaking when spoken to or when she felt it necessary. But this! This was a side of her that not many had ever seen since her days in her prime as a Kunoichi! Well… not seen it and LIVED, that is…

But after recovering from their initial shock, the clan heads as well as the Hokage, Mikoto, Mebuki, Mitsunari, and Oichi proceeded to glare at Danzo with such intensity, it would make a Biju cower in fear. And you know what? Within their seals, the Kyuubi and Hachibi are doing just that, even though they have no idea why they are.

"I agree with Koharu-Dono on this matter! The Uchiha clan will not allow one of its own to be used as a breeding factory for your own lust for power!" declared Itachi with Mikoto nodding in agreement.

They saw what Danzo was planning. He wanted to put Jaune in the CRA, or Clan Restoration Act. A type of Shinobi breeding program made to help restore a shinobi clan that has a Kekkei Genkai if their numbers get too low. It can even be implemented if someone awakens a brand new Kekkei Genkai. However, this law was designed to only affect the males by having them marry multiple women in order to keep their clan's numbers high by having multiple children.

However, Danzo obviously planned to simply set Jaune up with civilian women of his choosing so that he could breed multiple Sharingan users for his ROOT program. Then, once Jaune's produced an heir or two or three, he'll arrange an 'accident' to have Jaune killed!

"Enough! It's clear that we might be reaching an impasse on this subject. Therefore, I shall talk about this with Jaune if and when he graduates from the academy in two years." Hiruzen declared.

There were many on both sides of the council who didn't like this choice, both sides for various reasons, but neither side dared to go against their leader's word unless they wanted to possibly die over such a dispute of village politics. Seeing no one moving to object to his decree, Hiruzen slammed his gavel on the podium of his space at the council table.

"If that is all, then this meeting is adjourned." Hiruzen said.

With that, both sides of the council began moving out of the chambers to head home. They all have some thinking to do on the subject of this new hidden village created by the rogue toad sage, and none of them liked the possibilities that popped into their heads. Hiruzen sighed and pulled his trusty pipe out from the storage seal written on the inside of his sleeve, lighting the tobacco as he tried to calm his nerves.

'Just what are you up to, Jiraiya? What could have driven you to betray the village like this? To betray the home of your former student?'

***Later That Night…***

"Kids, let me ask you: do either of you know who the Hokage were? Why we have that monument up to represent the past Hokages?" Mikoto asked.

"Sure we do!" Naruto replied.

He downed the rest of his tea as he and the rest of the Uchiha family were sitting down to dinner. As usual, Naruto and his surrogate brother Jaune had passed their little test on the Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique). This would be the last day they were tested on such small-time Jutsu before the academy instructors began to drill their students on the more difficult stuff. Things like Kenjutsu (Swordsmanship) and Iryo Ninjutsu (Medical Ninjutsu) to name a couple.

"Everyone in the village knows who the Hokage were. The best of the best, the greatest ninja of their time! And that monument is built so that the village won't forget their leaders who would gladly give up their lives for the entire village." Naruto explained like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Then why do you and Jaune take such pride in a mission that requires you to deface the monument that is used to represent those past leaders? Not that I'm complaining, I mean, I got a decent morning workout chasing you two troublemakers through the village." Itachi asked.

"For two reasons: one, it was funny." Jaune said.

Mikoto and Itachi closed their eyes and nodded as Mikoto smirked and said "True.".

"And two, it's because one day, I'll be the Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato! I'll be the greatest Hokage there ever was, and then people will finally start seeing me for who I really am! And I can protect all those precious to me in doing so!" Naruto declared.

The Uchiha Matriarch and her eldest son just looked at the blonde in pride at his declaration. That was a very noble dream he had, and they honestly hoped he could achieve that dream. It would certainly make things very interesting in the future for the village. As for Jaune? He just focused on his food. He's heard this speech at least fifty seven times already, and it was beginning to grate on his eardrums.

"Uh, hey… Itachi? Can I ask you a favor?" Naruto asked with a sheepish grin.

"You want to learn a new Jutsu?" guessed Itachi.

"No, not this time. Your Hitai-ate (Forehead Protector)... Can I try it on? Please?" Naruto asked.

Itachi's eyes widened for a brief moment. He'd been so tired after his work with what remained of the Uchiha Police Force and his duties as temporary clan head that he forgot to take his Hitai-ate off. He closed his eyes and smiled in amusement as he reached up to trace the leaf symbol etched into the metal plate of the headband.

"What, my? This? Uh-Uh! No way! You don't get to wear the leaf Hitai-ate until you've become a fully fledged Konoha Shinobi or Kunoichi. It's a badge of adulthood, and the only way to get one is to graduate from the academy in two years' time." Itachi explained.

"AW MAN, THAT STINKS!" groaned/shouted Naruto in annoyance.

"Bro, is that really why you took off your goggles?" Jaune asked, laughing at his 'brother's' expense.

"Uhhh… can I have some more rice?" Naruto asked in an attempt to change the subject.

His 'family' just laughed as they all made light conversation throughout the rest of dinner. You could ask any one of them, and they'd always tell you that there's never a dull moment in this household with the clown brothers.

***Two Years Later…***

The entire classroom was filled to the brim with young Genin hopefuls who were there to take their Graduation Exam from the academy. To say the last two years have been exhausting would be an understatement. The students were put through the metaphorical wringer to make sure they were prepared for the aspects of the Ninja life that involved things like combat and espionage, all while building up teamwork and cooperation between multiple students for when team formation eventually occurred though putting random groups of three students into teams and having them do low D-Rank missions.

But the curriculum at the academy had gotten so much more rigorous and pain inducing, that it caused many of the students of the academy to drop out halfway through the first year. Namely, civilian children who had been taught by their parents that being a ninja was all about attaining fame, power, and glory. And it was the civilian kids who had been brainwashed into thinking like that that dropped out once things got tough, not wanting to have to put any real work into becoming a ninja.

But none of the real ninjas in the making were complaining about that. Less spineless civvies and useless fangirls taking the test and becoming ninjas. Honestly, it's people like them that give real ninjas a bad name! The fangirls in particular, due to the generally low opinion people seem to have about Kunoichis in general.

Naturally, Jaune and Naruto were ready and waiting to take the test with all of their friends. Well, almost all of them. Since Neji, Lee, and Tenten started the academy a year earlier than all of them, they had started their ninja careers already. But still, that's not going to stop Naruto and Jaune from becoming ninjas with their friends.

Their friends that were gathered in the same row of seats were Sakura Haruno, Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, Shino Aburame, Ino Yamanaka, Kiba Inuzuka and his ninja dog companion, Akamaru, and Hinata Hyuga.

Starting from bloodline clan children, we begin with Hinata. She's a fourteen year old girl with dark blue hair done in a short 'Hime-cut' style with a pair of chin length bangs framing her face, skin that is a healthy shade of pale, and the trademark white eyes of the Byakugan her clan is famous for. Though, hers have a twinge of lavender in them. She wears a baggy white jacket with a faux fur hood and the Hyuga clan crest on both of her shoulders as well as the back, blue ninja style pants with bandages wrapped around her right thigh where she keeps a weapon holster, and a pair of standard blue shinobi sandals. She's known for her somewhat shy and reclusive demeanor, as well as her gentle and kind personality. She also has this huge crush on our resident fox Jinchuriki, but is unfortunate enough for him to be almost completely oblivious of her feelings for him. Soon enough, however, that's going to change.

Next up was Kiba, the heir of the Inuzuka clan. He's a typical looking Inuzuka male with messy brown hair that has a spiky nature to it, thin slits for pupils in his eyes, and tan skin. He also has the iconic red fang marks on both sides of his face, as is commonplace among Inuzukas. He wears a gray hoodie with dark gray faux fur on the inside of the hood, which he often keeps up in order to cover his head as well as his nin-dog, Akamaru. He also wears dark gray, almost black, ninja pants with a weapons pouch attached to his right thigh, and blue ninja sandals.

Akamaru is an adorable white puppy with some brown patches on the tips of his adorable floppy ears. He resembles a Great Pyrenees, and he can be seen with a big happy grin on his face with his eyes seeming to always stay closed. But this could just be because his eyes are naturally squinty. He also has a brown nose and a brown outline around his mouth.

Shino is a fair-skinned young man and the tallest member of this year's graduating class. He has dark, bushy, brown hair and dark, narrow eyes that he keeps hidden behind his signature round dark glasses. His choice of clothing is a high collared jacket that is light gray in color, a pair of standard black shinobi pants, a pair of ninja sandals, and his weapon pouch on his right thigh.

Next is the second girl of the group, the Yamanaka clan heiress, Ino. She has long platinum blonde hair that's tied in a high ponytail with a single bang falling over her left eye, fair skin, and teal blue eyes with no pupils. She wears a sleeveless royal purple top, a skirt of the same color, a pair of dark blue shinobi sandals, white arm warmers, and she has medical bandages wrapped around her lower body from above the knees up. And from what we see of her abdomen, her upper body is also covered in bandages aside from her arms, neck and head. Like the others, she too carries a standard weapon pouch. However, hers is on her left thigh instead of the right one.

Choji is the heir to the Akimichi clan, a clan whose abilities and family Jutsu rely on massive amounts of Chakra to fuel them. Because of this, Akimichis, particularly the men, have to consume a lot of calories to both build up and replenish their Chakra supply. As a result, most male Akimichis get fat early on in life and are quite sensitive about this. However, as they get older, their fat reserves are often quickly replaced by pure muscle as a testament to their great physical prowess. Choji himself wears a dark green haori with a long, white scarf over a white shirt with the Japanese kanji for 'food' written on the front in red. He also wears black shorts, hoop earrings, and has bandages wrapped around his lower legs and forearms. He has lightly tanned skin, light brown almost orange hair, and squinty black eyes and a red swirl mark tattooed on each side of his face.

Then there's Choji's best friend since childhood, Shikamaru Nara. Like all members of the Nara clan, Shikamaru has a generally lazy and bored demeanor as reflected in his face, which always seems to look grumpy. He has narrow brown eyes, tan skin and shoulder length black hair tied in a spiky ponytail, making his head look kind of like a pineapple. He wears a short sleeved grey jacket with dark green edges on the sleeves with the rudimentary Nara Clan symbol on the back over a mesh shirt, brown pants, traditional silver hooped earrings, and blue ninja sandals. Surprisingly, out of all of the rookies of these Genin hopefuls, Shikamaru actually carries two weapon pouches.

Then there's Sakura Haruno, the heiress of the civilian clan known as the Haruno clan. She's one of the few civilian Genin hopefuls who actually took her training seriously, having asked her mother for help and additional ninja training early on in the first year of the academy. She wants to be a combat medic, and has the smarts and determination to do it too! She has long, bubblegum pink hair that reaches her mid back, seafoam green eyes, and porcelain skin. She wears a red, short sleeved cheongsam dress with the Haruno clan crest on the back in white, green biker shorts, and blue ninja sandals. She uses a red ribbon she got from her best friend, Ino, when they were little girls to keep her hair out of her eyes.

Then there are Naruto and Jaune themselves who are sitting in the class with them. Naruto wears a pair of black shinobi pants, a rust orange jacket over a mesh shirt that he leaves unzipped, and a pair of blue shinobi sandals in addition to his signature green goggles. Jaune himself opted to wear an outfit that his mother had made for him. It consisted of a black battle kimono over a pair of dark blue shinobi pants tied closed with a red sash, and no shirt underneath. He also carries a strange weapon that looks like a combination of a drill and a lance across his back.

"I can't believe the day is finally here!" Kiba exclaimed in excitement.

"Arr-Ruff!" yipped Akamaru in agreement.

"I gotta be totally honest with you guys. I never thought I'd get this far." Sakura admitted.

"What're you talking about, Sakura? You're the smartest girl I know! And one of the strongest, including Ino, Hinata, Tenten, and Kaa-Chan!" Jaune said, unintentionally flashing his lady killer smile.

This drew a smile and light blush from the pink haired girl. She always thought that Jaune was handsome, and his kindness and goofy nature just seemed to make him far more attractive to her than she thought. It kinda made her feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

"Don't be so nervous, Sakura. Just remember what we've learned here, keep calm and focus, and you'll do perfectly." Naruto encouraged.

"Hn! Why are you encouraging that meat shield?" asked the voice of he-who-gives-migraines.

Jaune narrowed his eyes as he looked towards the source of the voice. His ever arrogant cousin, Sasuke Uchiha. Did I forget to mention that he also survived the massacre? He has the trademark pale skin and onyx eyes of other Uchihas, only his black hair sticks up in a way that makes it look like the posterior of a duck. He wears a blue T-shirt with a really high collar, a pair of white shorts, white arm warmers, and a pair of shinobi sandals.

"All she'll do for anyone is slow you down. I recommend you sever the bonds you have before they keep you from actually becoming strong, weakling." Sasuke said cruelly.

Jaune's response was to narrow his eyes further and release small amounts of killing intent, causing Sasuke to flinch.

"The way I see it, the bonds of friendship and family I have are what make me strong rather than making me weak, Sasuke-Teme(Teme = Bastard, as far as I know.)! And if I'm so weak, how come I unlocked both the Sharingan AND the Mangekyo Sharingan before you?"

"Ohhh! Burn!" whispered Ino with Shikamaru nodding in agreement.

Sasuke scowled at his, in his opinion, inferior cousin but could not come up with a retort. So for now, he decided to just go back to what he does best, since even before the Uchiha Massacre. Brooding and being an emo.

After five more minutes of waiting, the students realizing that their instructors were a half hour late today, the door to the classroom opened and in walked Iruka and his assistant, Mizuki.

"Sorry to be so late, class, but Hokage-Sama needed to speak to us about the graduation exam today. Now, normally, I would give a long speech about how you've all come far and made this village proud with your dedication to becoming the best ninjas you can be. But we're late as it is, so when I call your name, come up and perform the three Academy Jutsu for your final exam. If you have another type of Jutsu to show us, you may do so for extra credit. So let us begin. There's much more work to be done." Iruka instructed.

One by one, the students were called into a separate room to perform their graduation exam. Rather than doing everything all at once like the academy used to, this year, the Hokage decided to split the exam into increments and do each portion of the exam over the course of half a year. One month would be Taijutsu, the next Genjutsu, then Kenjutsu, and so on. Until they were, at long last, being tested for their use of Ninjutsu.

All of the friends of our young protagonists, as well as señior duck-butt, passed the graduation exam as proven by the Konohagakure Hitai-ate that each of them wore on their foreheads, necks, arms, and in some cases around their waists. But there were also some students who came out of the exam room without a Hitai-ate and their heads held low, showing that they failed the exam.

This got our two resident Jinchurikis a little worried. Was the exam really that hard to pass still? Or did the ones who failed just suck at being ninjas? Either way, it frazzled their nerves a little bit.

"Uzumaki Naruto, you're up!"

Naruto stood from his desk and went inside the exam room, calming his nerves as he did. He and his surrogate brother have been training for this moment for almost their entire lives! He's ready for what they have to throw at him!

"Alright, now to pass the exam, you must perform the Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Jutsu), the Kamawari no Jutsu (Substitution), and the Henge no Jutsu (Art of Transformation). It doesn't have to be in that particular order, you just have to perform them successfully." Iruka instructed.

"Can it be any kind of Clone Jutsu? Neither me nor Jaune can do the basic academy clone because of how much Chakra we have." Naruto asked.

"I don't see why not." Iruka said, approving this method before Mizuki could speak up.

Mizuki internally cursed at that. His plan was to approach one of the demons when they failed to perform the basic illusionary Bunshin and have them steal the Forbidden Scroll from the Hokage Library under the guise of an alternative Genin Exam, but now that they were both allowed to use alternative clone techniques that plan was out the window faster than yesterday's garbage!

Naruto grinned as he made the necessary hand signs and gathered Chakra for the Henge no Jutsu. In a puff of smoke, he had transformed into an exact replica of Namikaze Minato: the Yondaime Hokage. Iruka grinned at the accomplishment of one of his, secretly, favorite students.

"Very good job, Naruto! A perfect transformation!" Iruka praised, marking that technique down as a passing grade. "Alright, next perform the Kamawari no Jutsu when I throw this blunt training Kunai at you."

Naruto nodded and got ready. Iruka threw the Kunai while in another poof of smoke, Naruto had substituted with an unwitting Mizuki.

"Hey, what the - OOF!"

Unfortunately for Mizuki, Iruka had been aiming for Naruto's lower abdomen and ended up hitting him in the nuts with that blunt Kunai, forcing the Chunin to the ground clutching his crotch in pain.

Bad Guy Own Count: 01

It took all of Iruka's willpower and self control not to laugh at his fellow Chunin's misfortune, but Naruto had no such restraint and was rolling on the floor laughing his butt off. After switching back with Mizuki, Naruto began to gather Chakra and made a cross shaped hand sign that would become his signature hand sign.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu! (Shadow Clone Jutsu!)

In an instant, at least twenty five perfect clones of Naruto appeared in the room in various poses from different anime and manga he's read over the years. Most notable were the special fighting poses of the Ginyu Force and Cooler's Armored Squadron from Dragon Ball Z. Iruka and especially Mizuki were surprised to find that these clones were actually solid instead of just being illusions.

"Congratulations, Naruto! You pass the graduation exam!" Iruka said, handing the blonde a Hitai-ate. "Wear the Konoha Hitai-ate proudly and become the great ninja I know you can be!"

"Will do, Iruka-Sensei! Arigato!"

With that done and over with, Naruto tied his Hitai-ate around his forehead and walked back into the classroom. His friends quietly congratulated him on his success while Sasuke continued to brood over how a Dobe managed to graduate so easily.

"Great job, Naru-Nii!" Jaune said, patting his surrogate brother on the back.

"Was there ever any doubt?" Naruto teased using a rhetorical question.

Jaune just shook his head at the little jab. There really was no doubt that he would pass the exam, as the final portion was still ridiculously easy. Still, who knows just what else could be waiting for them on their paths to bring ninja.

"Uchiha Jaune, you're up!" announced Iruka.

Jaune casually stood up and walked towards the exam room, not even sparing his glaring cousin a passing glance as he did. Upon entering, he sensed the malicious intent coming off of Mizuki in waves. Clearly, this guy is as much a demon hater as most other people in this village. But that's fine by Jaune. He doesn't care what people like Mizuki think of him. He only cares about his precious people and how he can get stronger to protect them.

"Well Jaune, it looks like you're the second to last one. After you, it's your cousin, Sasuke. Now, let's start you off with the Henge no Jutsu. Transform into either me, Mizuki, or any one of the four previous Hokages." Iruka instructed.

Jaune did as he was told, and in a puff of smoke, he transformed into a perfect copy of Iruka. The scarred teacher had to smile at this because of one little detail.

"You even got my scar down right, Jaune! Most people tend to get that part wrong. Huh. Can't imagine why." Iruka said as he marked that Jutsu down as a pass. "Next, you need to perform a successful Kamawari. So, get ready and… THINK FAST!"

Without warning, Iruka activated a specially made trap that launched a barrage of kunai and shuriken that were blunt enough to not seriously hurt anyone, yet sharp enough to pin someone to another surface if they got caught in someone's clothes. Jaune smirked and quickly substituted with… you guessed it. Mizuki.

The silver haired Chunin screamed in fear as he was quickly pinned to the opposite wall of the room via the shuriken and kunai. He was actually stuck in a pose that made him look absolutely ridiculous and made the silver haired Chunin go blue in the face due to how close several of those kunai and shuriken nearly got him in his balls, which were still sore from Naruto's earlier stunt.

Bad Guy Own Count: 02

This time, Iruka failed to hold back his laughter as he and Jaune clutched their aching ribs from laughing so hard. It took about ten minutes for them both to calm down enough for Iruka to get up and pry Mizuki from the wall.

"Alright, Jaune. You pass that one. Now, you need to make three perfect Bunshins of your choosing. You're not limited to just the basic academy Bunshin." Iruka instructed.

"You got it, Sensei!" Jaune replied.

He put his hands together and began to go through the hand signs for a Jutsu his older brother taught him. One that was, unknown to Jaune, in tune with one of his Elemental Affinities.

"Doton: Tsuchi Bunshin no Jutsu! (Earth Style: Mud Clone Jutsu)"

Jaune then coughed up several wads of mud and they began to take the shape of the caster. In this case, our young Uchiha. Once the basic form was down, the clones actually changed colors from dark brown/gray to the same color palette as their caster. Jaune has created seven clones in total that all looked completely identical to the original. Once again, Iruka was impressed and Mizuki was fuming.

"Nicely done, Jaune! Not as many clones as Naruto did, but you still performed admirably. You pass the graduation exam! Come on up and grab yourself a Hitai-ate."

Jaune smiled and dispelled his clones before walking up to the desk and taking a Hitai-ate with a red cloth instead of a blue one before tying it around his neck to protect his most vital area. And with the test complete, he went over to the hall closet to get a broom and dustpan to clean up his mess.

Hey! Just because it was a test doesn't mean he's gonna be a slob about it.

***To Be Continued…***

Ending AN: So if you take the time to reread the original chapter from my now discontinued Marka Ragnos629 profile, you'll see that I've made some changes to this chapter. Mostly in the form of correcting some spelling and grammar mistakes. Thanks again for reading, please don't forget to fave, follow, and review if you so desire, and I will see you in the next chapter!