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Chapter 11
Iruka stood at the front of his class it had been a long journey but very soon this class would be taking the genin graduation exam. Taking a deep breath he used his big head jutsu.
- QUIET –
His head reduced in size. He eyed the classroom taking account of the faces at their desks and the empty places. Naruto wasn't at his desk, he wasn't in the room either just as he was about to ask if anyone had seen Naruto the classroom door opened to reveal blonde hair and green goggles, lifting his head up Naruto realised that everyone was staring at him.
Sighing he entered the room.
"Sorry I'm late sensei, Konohamaru couldn't find his scarf, and then he shut it in the door" he gave as his excuse. Nodding Iruka allowed Naruto to take his seat. It was strange how tired Naruto looked though he'd have to ask him about it later.
"Okay I want you to describe a person with one word" Iruka explained.
"Shikamaru?"
"Lazy" Ino commented, the class readily agreed.
"Choji"
"Fa..." Sakura started
"Don't say the f word" Ino hissed
"Round" Kiba called.
"Kind" Shikamaru pointed out before returning to his laze.
"Be nice children. Shino"
"Weird" Sakura stated
"Scary" another girl called
"Creepy" Ino shuddered
"Observant" Naruto called causing all heads to switch to him. "He's quiet and keeps to himself but he observes what is happening in the class" he stated.
"Sakura"
"Forehead" Ino shouted
"Fan girl" the class chorused
"Ino"
"Pig" Sakura shouted back
"Fan girl" the class chorused
"Kiba"
"Wild" the class chorused
"Dog breath" A girl called
"Hinata"
"Shy" the class echoed
"Pressurised" Naruto whispered causing Hinata to blush
"Hinata what do you think on Naruto?" Iruka pushed
"Lonely" she blushed
"Dobe" Sasuke muttered
Naruto rose to the bait. He hit Sasuke straight in the face. As the two boys scuffled a piece of paper fell from Naruto's desk landing at Shikamaru's feet. Iruka sensei rushed to pull the boys apart.
Naruto had written an answer down for each name called and explained them. It was amazing seeing what he had written;
Shikamaru genius. He's lazy but still a genius.
Choji kind. He's got the biggest heart of us all.
Shino reserved. He keeps to himself and quietly observes the world around him.
Sakura loud. Loud fan girl with pretty hair.
Ino mindful. She's careful what she says till Sakura or Sasuke are involved.
Kiba alpha. Kiba is the alpha dog of his pack or trying to be anyway.
Hinata pressured. She is constantly under pressure to do the right thing and to do her clan good.
Sasuke lost.
Shikamaru read them all astonished at how insightful Naruto was.
Iruka had separated the two boys and was shouting at them for disrupting the class.
"Naruto's Insightful" Shikamaru called out getting the class back on topic.
"Kind" Choji answered
"Annoying" Ino and Sakura called out
"Hiding" Shino called
"Sasuke" Iruka called continuing where he'd left off
"Dreamy" some girls sighed
"Hansom" the rest of the girls sighed.
"Arrogant" the boys called
"Cold" Hinata whispered
(Line)
Iruka looked up at the two occupants of the classroom Sasuke was sat head resting on his hands glaring at the board and Naruto was writing or drawing on his paper. Glancing at the clock he decided he'd kept the two long enough.
"You can go now, but no more fighting in class." Iruka called out.
Sasuke made his way out of the classroom in his usual Uchiha way. Naruto was too engrossed in what he was doing to notice he had been let go. Iruka looked up when he didn't hear a second pair of footfalls. Naruto had moved the paper at an angle and was hunched over it the pen moving quickly across the page. Iruka finished grading his papers and moving around the desk he made his way over to Naruto's desk, he leaned over the desk and jumped when Naruto started speaking to him.
"You shouldn't be so nosy Iruka Sensei" Naruto sung finishing his drawing and piling the papers up.
"Is that you're new project?" Iruka inquired walking with Naruto out the class room door.
"It's more like an adjustment to an ongoing project." Naruto shrugged. "oh sorry for earlier by the way Sasuke's been pissing me off all week and I couldn't take it anymore he just gets under my skin" Naruto apologised. Before he got clipped round the back of the head by Iruka's hand for swearing. "Oww." He rubbed the back of his head in mock hurt "did you want to see it?" Naruto asked gleefully.
(Line)
Iruka followed Naruto through the village to the hokage mansion but rather than entering they went around the building to the walled off area of the mansion. Iruka stopped in his tracks they had entered the garden of the hokage mansion. It was half finished but it looked incredible.
"Did you do this?" Iruka asked in astonishment
"Yeah the hokage commissioned me to. It's taken ages to get this far. I've got to plant this tree, get the pond and water feature running and find the bench which was here. But yeah I've worked on it quite late into the night which is why I look tired. Two more days and it should be finished."
"Why two more days? Why not finish it today?"
"Well I haven't got a lot of time here. I'm supposed to be at my piano lesson then I'm spending time with grandpa and besides it's just me doing this."
"I could help you I don't mind especially since you showed me this. And you won't have to pay me for it either." Iruka bantered.
"Okay fine but you have to do what I say." Naruto agreed. Nodding Iruka followed Naruto as he moved over to the tree. He showed him where he wanted it planted and left to the corner of the garden where the water feature was positioned.
"Wait how long have you been working on this?" Iruka looked up to find a completed pond with the now working water feature trickling into the pond. Scanning around he found Naruto talking to the turtle masked anbu who nodded and disappeared in a display of leaves.
The water feature consisted of small waterfall effect which cascaded into a small pool which then trickled into a slightly larger pool before falling into the pond.
"About two weeks officially although the design aspect took a long time and then getting it okayed, so yeah two weeks" Naruto smiled. Iruka gaped at the boy. Two weeks to go through the design process and begin constructor that was incredible. A puff of smoke brought their attention to the turtle masked anbu and a white stone bench. It had the symbol for hokage etched into a circle at the top of the back of the bench. The back curved down to the arms which curved out towards the ground. The seat was flat stone and had a centre piece which was the legs.
"It looks like it's made from one piece of stone." Iruka gasped in awe.
"It is" Naruto nodded "the base is set back a bit so you fold your legs under. The base is basically a u shape with a flat rectangle placed on top and then the back rest and arms curve out to the edge. The only bit that I wanted was the hokage symbol etched in. But it's beautiful right?"
"Yeah it matches the rest of the garden perfectly" Iruka stated. "How are you going to get it into the correct place though?"
The turtle masked anbu disappeared with a puff of smoke and appeared a bit further in the garden the bench which he had been touching at the time travelling with him.
"Oh" Iruka said in understanding.
(Line)
The piano keys sung as Naruto raced his hands across the them. He loved this, the way the keys called out to him telling him which notes to play. It was amazing listening to him play, the way that he fluently flew across the keys and the composition that he had composed just that moment. The hokage found it mesmerizing listening to Naruto play, his paperwork was soon forgotten. Asuma who had been making his way through the towers corridors closed his eyes in bliss Naruto was playing his new composition and the emotion flowing through it was astounding. He bumped into someone; he opened his eyes to come face to face with snow white.
She had red eyes framed by purple eye shadow and long black shoulder length untamed hair. Her skin was pale as snow with red lips, she was wearing a simple sleeveless dress and flak jacket. Asuma stuttered in his apology as the words of snow white popped into his head.
Lips red as the rose. Hair black as ebony. Skin white as snow.
Her glare pulled him out of his thoughts he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.
"Sorry about that I was enthralled in the music" he apologised
"That's fine" her glare softened "it is really amazing music I didn't realise the hokage could play like that" she said
"It's not the hokage playing" Asuma replied watching after her as she made her way down the corridor. Asuma stared after her till he heard a series of tinkles on the piano Nami had decided to join in. Shaking his head he made his way into the mission room.
(Line)
"Your mission is to find Naruto here."Ibiki pointed to Naruto who was dressed in his orange jump suit "He will hide somewhere in the village and you have to find him before the time is up. When the time is up you will all return here" Ibiki explained to the new anbu recruits lined up in front of the memorial stone. He and Hikaru had decided that Naruto was the perfect person to get the anbu recruits to fall in line. Besides the only people to ever catch or find Naruto were Cat and the hokage.
"Were going on a fox hunt" a male recruit whispered to his surrounding recruits, who all nodded in agreement. Naruto's eyes narrowed, he'd heard what the recruit had said. He was being used to prove that the anbu shouldn't be so arrogant; he was not to be hunted. Hikaru and Ibiki who were standing either side of Naruto had heard the comment too. They kept sending signals telling Naruto to be patient.
They looked to each other above Naruto's head and nodded. Hikaru took Naruto away from the disobedient recruits and whispered in his ear. Naruto nodded before running off into the forest, after Hikaru could no longer see him, Ibiki let the recruits go. Smirking Ibiki turned to Hikaru.
"They don't stand a chance." Hikaru commented.
(Line)
Four hours later found the ANBU recruits returning to the field empty handed some were covered in bruises, others were limping, a few were dripping water and some were even being supported by others. Ibiki smirked at them as they lined up.
"I'm not known as sadistic for nothing you know. The only person who has ever found Naruto was the hokage. Did you measly little bastards really think we'd make it that easy? You're too cock sure of yourselves and needed to be brought down a peg. You will follow orders. You will complete the mission. You will not turn your nose up at anything you are offered or told to do. and you will not ever refer to naruto as a fox or demon!" he screamed right in the face of the ANBU recruit who had made the snide comment. "Turtle go get Naruto."
"I've never been able to find Naruto when he's hiding. I'm not Cat." He growled at Ibiki. Naruto walked out from the forest behind them reading a familiar olive book in his hands. He walked through the crowd of shocked ninja and stood in front of Ibiki.
"Cat's dead Ibiki, Turtle is not his replacement and the fact that you see him as that is appalling. Turtle will be better than Cat if you just stop comparing him to a ghost of a dead man." He said without looking up. He then made his way over to the ninja who had made the 'fox hunt' comment and declared:
"Fight me"
The anbu recruit couldn't believe it.
"Fight me or explain to the hokage why you are no longer an anbu recruit" Naruto stated.
He stood book in front of his face his right leg sweeping back in a circular motion to be planted behind him his hand placed in his pocket the spitting image of a certain book reading ninja. He stepped to the right as the recruit charged at him. He ducked under the punch thrown at his head and dodged the kick aimed at him. He turned the page as the recruit stopped and looked back at the rest of the recruits and Ibiki and Turtle. He charged again with a fist flying out at Naruto who caught the arm and flipped so that he was supported by his unoccupied hand on the recruit's arm still reading his book. Naruto turned his head and smirked at the recruit before angling himself so that his body fell towards the recruit's and kicked him in the head while flipping himself off his arm as he landed he pushed off from the ground and kicked the recruits knee slid through his legs and kicked the other knee. Naruto spun on his back foot and brought his leg down onto the fallen recruit's arm causing it to dislocate, he then pulled back into his stance and punched his fist forward into the recruits mask. There was a crack and the mask fell away from the recruits face.
Looking up the recruit realised that Naruto had closed his eyes. Stepping back Naruto turned to where he knew Ibiki was and started to walk away. He finally opened his eyes when he knew he was far enough away from the mask less recruit. Hikaru placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder and turned to the recruits.
"You were chosen by the hokage to serve and protect this village by his orders alone. You are chosen not by rank or background you were chosen for your individual capabilities and special skills. But you still have to learn your place if that means that a ten year old child has to make you see it than perhaps you are not worthy of the masks you wear. You are the elite you take the highest ranking mission. Your emotions should not get in the way. You're identity is not to be known to anyone but the hokage. Your future stands before you are you ready to embrace it?"
They watched as each ANBU recruit stood up a little straighter. And their chakra flared in answer, including their fallen comrade. Ibiki smirked in pride Naruto was right. Turtle would far outshine Cat.
The hokage who had been watching the scene through his crystal ball smiled. Naruto was right. Hikaru Motou was going to go far in this world.
(Line)
"What's the point of hokage? He's old." Sakura asked
"It doesn't matter about your age." Shikamaru muttered.
"The hokage's the strongest ninja in the village." Kiba argued.
"Surely he's not strong enough to be hokage" Sakura again asked.
"The hokage is the person who will die to protect this village and all those who live in it. It doesn't matter if their strong or powerful it matters if they have the will to do what is right no matter the cost. They are respected by everyone in the village as the title should be." Naruto defended the title.
"Hey the dobe wants to be hokage." Kiba insinuated.
"I didn't say that. I merely defended the title of hokage." Naruto confirmed.
"Naruto wants to be hokage" the children sang. Naruto sighed in defeat and returned to his book.
(Line)
The hokage was sat in his chair attempting to stare down a glaring Naruto. It was the time when Naruto would ask questions and for weeks now Naruto had wanted to find out about a past shinobi but the third had denied him every time.
Naruto's eyes were cold in their glare. His whole posture was becoming hostile.
"It is not my place to tell you Naruto" the third sighed
"Well I'm not going to find out any other way" he countered.
"Pick someone else to find out about. What about one of the hokage?" Naruto's glared darkened when the third's eyes strayed to the fourth's picture.
"I don't want to pick someone else old man I want this one." Naruto reiterated.
"What about your hero? Can't I tell you about him?"
"You've told me about the second hokage and some of your adventures. I want to know about..."
"I can't tell you" the third said firmly cutting Naruto off.
"He was a hero, yet I can't find anything about him. If I had to make the same decision I'd do the same thing" Naruto stormed out of the room. Sighing the third returned to his paperwork his mind drifting back to Naruto's request, Konoha's white fang. No it wasn't his place to tell Naruto about the man it was his son's.
(Line)
The hokage monument was a place of respect everyone in the village knew that. So when early in the morning the villagers awoke to find their precious monument defaced there was of course uproar.
The first hokage had a red spiral painted on his left cheek with the words stupid and idiot in green squiggled above it a lime green cross was on his other cheek with white paint running from out of his nose and a drawing of some kind on his headband. The second hokage had a yellow poop drawn on the side of his face with a red tongue hanging out from his lips and a black line under his eye. The third had white lines running down from his nose and eyes as well as a blue cross on his forehead. And the fourth hokage had his eyes painted green with eye lashes attached a white stream coming from his nose, a lime green stitch like mark on his chin and a white spiral on his cheek.
Two chunin ninja spotted a flash of orange atop the monument and instantly reported the disturbance to the hokage. Naruto who was laughing with glee spotted the two ninja who had begun to chase him; he grabbed his paint pots and ran leading them on a merry chase through the village. He turned to look over his shoulder at the ninja to see they had fallen behind and turned back and ran into a puff of smoke colliding with the solid body in front of him Naruto fell to the floor. Looking up he found a very angry Iruka staring down at him.
Naruto sat tied up in the classroom with Iruka standing over him.
"Tomorrow is the ninja schools graduation exam. You have failed the last two times somehow. This is no time to be causing trouble."
"Yeah yeah"
"TIME FOR A REVIEW TEST ON HENGE NO JUTSU. EVERY ONE LINE UP". Iruka screamed in anger.
- WHAT – the class chorused.
"TRANSFORM PERFECTLY INTO ME."
The class lined up with mutters of it's your entire fault being thrown at Naruto.
"Next up Uzumaki Naruto."
Naruto gathered his chakra and performed a perfect replica of Iruka just as he was about to be okayed he performed another jutsu to transform into a scantily clad woman, causing Iruka to shoot back with blood pouring from his nose. Iruka quickly shot up and using big head jutsu in place shouted at Naruto about creating stupid skills.
(Line)
Naruto was cleaning the hokage monument with Iruka standing over him. Iruka looked down sternly at Naruto and announced if he got it all cleaned up he would take him out for ramen. Naruto smirked working quickly to clean up the paint from earlier.
"So you going to tell me what that was about earlier or should I get Hikaru?" Iruka asked.
Naruto sighed "I was annoyed I didn't know how to take my frustrations out"
"Annoyed at what or who?"
"The old man. He's being really stubborn about something and it's driving me crazy."
"Speaking of being stubborn. Are you ever going to tell me what's going on in the exams?"
Naruto huffed and continued to clean the paint from the monument.
When the two finally arrived at the ramen stand Naruto was still a bit defensive towards Iruka.
"So why did you deface the monument again?" Iruka tried to open up the conversation
"Because it would annoy the old man, he references them a lot and he constantly looks at their pictures I just wanted to remind him is all"
"Remind him of what?"
"That I am my own person; I am not them and shouldn't be seen as such." Naruto stated determination shining in his eyes.
"Oh" Iruka said.
"Hey Iruka sensei, can I wear your head band? Just for a second" Naruto asked his face hidden in shadow.
"Maybe if you pass tomorrow you'll get your own. Besides this is a symbol that you've come of age." Iruka said moving his forehead protector.
"A no would have sufficed." Naruto grumbled as Iruka laughed ordering another bowl of ramen for them.
(Line)
Naruto was sat in the classroom they had already gone through most of the exam and the final part was coming up. Iruka sensei then said the words Naruto didn't want to hear the bushin no jutsu. The one jutsu he couldn't do. Shikamaru raised his hand.
"Can we use any type of bushin?" he enquired.
"No just bushin" Iruka stated wondering why he was being asked that. He'd been instructed that it had to be a bushin not anything else.
'Sorry Naruto I tried' Shikamaru thought.
Naruto arrived in the classroom to face Mizuki sensei Iruka's helper and Iruka. He gulped then performed the jutsu. After the smoke cleared he turned to look at his clone which was half dead and more like a puppet than a clone. He hung his head in defeat.
"I'm sorry Naruto but you fail." Iruka stated.
"He did technically make a clone we could let him pass" Mizuki said. Naruto and Iruka instantly became suspicious.
"Everyone else divided into three and Naruto well I can't let him pass." Iruka sighed.
(Line)
Naruto sat on the swing his goggles sat firmly on his forehead he watched as everyone else in his class was congratulated. He was wary though Mizuki had been nice to him he was never nice to him. He hoped Iruka realised it too.
Iruka was stood by the entrance of the academy he was looking through the crowd at Naruto. It didn't add up Naruto's exam should have been a pass not a fail so he couldn't do the clone jutsu he'd never been able to do the clone jutsu. He sighed he'd have to look into this.
"Iruka I need to talk to you" the hokage called. Iruka looked away from Naruto to the hokage and back again to find the swing vacant.
(Line)
That's why Mizuki had been nice to Naruto; he wanted him to steal the scroll of sealing. Naruto was sprinting through the forest heading to where Mizuki told him to meet him. He found himself in front of an old hut he looked around before he sat down on the ground and opened the scroll.
"I FOUND YOU" Iruka screamed at Naruto
"Hi Iruka sensei" Naruto said looking up from the sealed scroll.
"Don't hi me, Naruto you're in serious trouble. Do you know what you've got there?"
"The forbidden scroll of sealing. Mizuki sensei told me if I stole it and learned a skill from it you'd promote me. He even mentioned this place". Naruto spoke while signing with his hands to Iruka "Play along sensei whatever is about to happen it's not going to be good"
There was a whoosh and both heads turned to see kunai flying towards them. Iruka without thinking threw Naruto out the way and took the brunt of the attack. He was pinned to the cabin when Mizuki made himself clear.
"So you found him then. Naruto give me the scroll!" Mizuki ended with a shout.
"Naruto don't give him the scroll no matter what" Iruka ordered
"There's no use in you having it. I'll tell you the truth just hand it over." Mizuki persuaded
"NO DON'T" Iruka pleaded
"What truth?" Naruto cocked his head to the side hugging the scroll close.
"Twelve years ago when the fox demon was sealed. A rule was created. You were never to be told of this rule. The rule is nobody is to talk about the fact that you are the demon fox." Mizuki began.
"STOP IT" Iruka screamed.
"Didn't you find it strange how everyone hated you? IRUKA IS THE SAME! HE ACTUALLY HATES YOU!" Mizuki screamed as he prepared a giant shuriken. Naruto was running through the possibilities of what he could do, when Mizuki realised the giant shuriken. Naruto was then on the ground looking up at Iruka who had placed himself in between him and the shuriken.
"Why?" Naruto asked
"I'm sorry Naruto I should have done better by you" Iruka managed to mumble out.
Naruto decided now would be a good time to run. Mizuki seemed to think he was an idiot and Iruka was going to get himself killed if he stayed here.
"Naruto's eyes were the eyes of a demon he's going to get revenge against this village" Mizuki stated.
"Shut up. Naruto's not like that." Iruka said defiantly.
"That doesn't matter I'll kill Naruto and take the scroll. I'll deal with you later." Mizuki jumped into the trees after Naruto.
'Found him finally' the third thought looking through his crystal ball. 'Mizuki has told him and he seems to be playing the fool. What are you planning Naruto?'
"Naruto pass me the scroll. Mizuki is after it" Iruka called out to the tree jumping boy. He then had his breathe knocked out of him by Naruto as he threw himself into him.
"What? How did you know I wasn't Iruka?" Iruka transformed into Mizuki.
"Because I'm Iruka" Naruto dispelled.
"The demon fox can't resist the power in that scroll there's no way the fox wouldn't try to use that power". Mizuki insisted
"You're right the fox would, but Naruto is different he is... ...I've acknowledged him as one of my excellent student's. He already knows what it is to feel pain in his heart. He isn't a fox demon. He is a member of the hidden leaf village. He's Naruto Uzumaki" Iruka gave an impressive speech.
"You're full of it aren't you. Whatever I'll kill you now instead of later." Mizuki released his giant shuriken at Iruka, who had run out of strength and was awaiting the inevitable.
"You can't die on me just yet sensei" Naruto said standing in front of his teacher Giant shuriken in hand. And a second Naruto had knocked Mizuki flying. "Touch Iruka sensei and I'll kill you" Naruto said voice cold.
"Shut it demon, I'll kill you in one shot" Mizuki screamed
"And I'll return it a thousand fold" Naruto's clone replied creating enough clones to fill the clearing. The original Naruto threw the giant Shuriken as Mizuki screamed at him. It hit him in the leg causing him to crumple to the ground in pain.
"You should never underestimate me." Naruto said as he launched himself at Mizuki hitting him in the chin with an uppercut shutting the panicked ninja up. He smirked dispelling the clones. He walked over to Iruka. 'He performed the shadow clone so that the entire clearing was filled with them, I'd say that qualifies as a pass' Iruka thought
"Naruto close your eyes a second I want to give you something" Iruka smiled.
(Line)
The group of ninja assigned to finding Naruto gathered together each panicked as they hadn't found the boy.
"There's nothing to worry about" the third said
- Lord Hokage –
"He'll be back soon" he stated
(Line)
"Sensei" Naruto asked
"You can open your eyes now Naruto" Iruka suggested
When Naruto opened his eyes he found Iruka minus his forehead protector holding his goggles in hand. He reached up to feel Iruka's forehead protector in place of his goggles.
"Congratulations on graduating" Iruka said.
Naruto dived at Iruka hugging him tight.
"Thanks Iruka sensei for seeing me and for playing along I wondered where this was going" Naruto commented as he supported Iruka with a clone carrying the scroll and another carrying the knocked out Mizuki, as they made their way back to the hokage mansion.
"Always" Iruka replied "besides I was wondering myself. It's not like you to play the fool." He smirked.
(Line)
Naruto woke early from his slumber the old man had wanted to talk about last night but Naruto was more concerned by Iruka's injuries and the old man had had to let it go.
"I spoke to Iruka last night" the third called from the doorway. "He explained most of it to me but I wanted to"
"It wasn't right I know and I'm sorry. Mizuki has never once been nice to me before so I became suspicious then. And then I just let it play out as it did. Mizuki sees me as an idiot so it worked out quite well although I didn't take into account that Iruka would save me like that." Naruto summarised
"I meant about the fox"
"Oh that, it's fine I've known about the fox for a while. I know it was sealed in me. And I'm glad Iruka doesn't see me as the fox that was something that always worried me but what bugs me is that you didn't tell me, you created that law for what?" Naruto spoke from his bed in the hokage tower.
"I did it to protect you. I wanted you to have a normal childhood and the chance to make friends and be happy"
"I had that because of you and mum and Cat. If it hadn't of been for you I probably would have turned out a lot different. But my life is never going to be normal. I've got a demon sealed inside me and that's probably desperate to get out. It's my job to protect this village from it ever getting out. But you can't change the way the village sees me just by making a law. I understand why you did now but they are entitled to their opinion if they see me as a monster or a demon then it's my right to prove them wrong."
The old man smiled grateful that he had been forgiven. He sat on the edge of Naruto's bed.
"You know your mum made something for you for when you became a genin it's had to be remade a bit as she thought you'd get there sooner but here it's her gift to you." He handed a package over to the silent boy. Naruto with shaking hands unwrapped the package to reveal a bundle of clothes and a scarf to match Konohamaru's.
"This is like Ko's scarf from her" Naruto whispered. The third nodded as he watched Naruto carefully remove each article of clothing so he could marvel at it before carefully placing it back down. He hugged the old man tight.
"Thank you" he whispered.
"You're welcome" the third whispered back.
(Line)
Naruto stood in front of the camera in his new outfit that his mum had made for him. He was wearing a dark blue sleeveless top and trousers to match, he had bandages wrapped round his legs and his ninja pouches attached and black ninja sandals on his feet. His top looked as though it had a hood on it. He also had a pale green scarf wrapped round his neck which he could pull up to cover his mouth. The scarf wasn't long but a more rounded shaped one which was pulled over the head rather than sat around the neck.
The third looked over Naruto's ninja registration page finding it hard to believe that Naruto hadn't pulled any stunt while taking his picture; he glanced over the paper at Naruto then glanced at the photos on the wall before looking back at the papers hoping Naruto didn't notice that he glanced at the photos, he looked over the paper at Naruto to see him glaring at him, he had noticed the glance at the photos.
"I should have gone with the kabuki face painting instead of that one." Naruto muttered still glaring at the hokage. Wearing his new outfit he pulled at the scarf slightly when the door creaked open and Konohamaru sprung through the door.
"Old man, fight me!" Konohamaru called.
Naruto turned to look at the old man confusion written on his face. Konohamaru tripped as he came through the doorway hitting the floor face first. As his teacher Ebisu Sensei made his way to the doorway exclaiming about not again.
"Oww" Konohamaru moaned.
"He's taken to trying to take the title of hokage for some reason." The third shrugged
"Hey you set up a trap to trip me didn't you" Konohamaru accused not realise Naruto was in the room.
"Honourable grandson there's no trap" Ebisu stated coming into the room.
"You tripped over the scarf" Naruto said kneeling to Konohamaru's height and adjusted his scarf so that it didn't quite reach his feet so he wouldn't trip over it as he walked. "Can't have you destroying that scarf can we" Naruto stated helping Konohamaru to his feet.
"Hey what are you doing to the honourable grandson?" Ebisu panicked.
"Honourable grandson?" Naruto titled his head slightly "he's fallen into calling you that has he?" Naruto laughed "see you later" he said waving his hand as he made to go out the door. A cough stopped him sheepishly he turned raising his hand to the back of his head he walked over to the hokage and hugged him then ruffled Konohamaru's hair and finally left the room.
Ebisu's jaw was on the floor. Why had the demon child hugged the hokage and why did he scoff when he called the honourable grandson that.
"Grandpa is that mum's present that big brother is wearing?" Konohamaru asked the third, who nodded "I better congratulate him" Konohamaru hugged his grandfather then ran out the door.
"Big brother?" Ebisu was muttering in shock.
"They were raised together as brothers by Lady Sarutobi. Naruto's family, Ebisu and not what you think he's like, you'll probably be spending a lot more time with him now that Konohamaru knows he's a genin." The third stated clasping his hands together in front of his face.
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"Konohamaru you're holding sheet the wrong way" Naruto stated walking past a fence with a square sideways panel in it.
"Hmmp, hey Naruto you know if you dressed in green with a green hat and a sword that would suit you too" Konohamaru snickered
"I am not dressing up like Link!" Naruto shouted at Konohamaru
"Just cloud then?" Konohamaru stated smugly he enjoyed winding his brother up.
"Mum made this" Naruto stated walking away. Konohamaru dropped his smile he forgot that it was indeed their mum who had made his scarf and Naruto's outfit. He looked after Naruto to see that outfit had a hood which was promptly pulled up to cover Naruto's blonde hair. He hurried after him.
"I'm sorry. I forgot that mum made these" he said fingering his scarf. "Did you use that sexy jutsu on grandpa the other night?" he changed the subject.
"Yeah I did silly huh? Hey Ko why are you after grandpa so much?" Naruto asked remembering the incident in the office.
"Remember what you said about Ebisu" Ko stated
"How he fell into calling you honourable grandson" Naruto asked
"Yeah, everyone just sees the Hokage's grandson and they don't see me, well you're the only one who doesn't. But I'm sick of it, that's why I want the hokage name now." Ko ranted
"Idiot. The hokage name isn't going to make people acknowledge you, besides being Hokage isn't that easy. If you really want to be Hokage you have to work at..." Naruto began to lecture before being interrupted.
"I have found you" Ebisu said from his perch on the tree branch. Naruto looked up disapprovingly at the elite trainer above them. "Now young master lets go home". Ebisu said
"No I'm going to defeat grandpa and get the hokage name right now! Don't get in my way!" Konohamaru shouted then went through a familiar hand sign. "Transform"
'He's still saying that' Naruto thought.
"A hokage must be well versed in all aspects of being a ninja. You must know over 1,000 skills and then finally... huh" Ebisu lectured.
"Take this Sexy no jutsu" Konohamaru said transforming into a beautiful naked young brunette woman. 'Why did I invent that again? He kinda looks like mum' Naruto thought. Ebisu's jaw dropped as Konohamaru dispelled the jutsu.
"Huh it didn't work?"
"w... wh... what a vulgar skill!" Ebisu exclaimed "I am a gentleman such a super low class skill will never work against me!"
'What an idiot' Naruto thought. Ebisu grabbed hold of Konohamaru's scarf and attempted to pull him away from Naruto "just do as I say. I am the easiest shortcut to becoming hokage. Now let's go home!
"No!" Konohamaru shouted
"Kage bushin no jutsu." The clearing was suddenly full of Naruto's
"Wow" Konohamaru said excitedly
"How foolish. I am an elite tutor. I'm not Mizuki." He prepared a fighting stance.
"Transform"
"Huh?" all the Narutos had transformed into beautifully naked young blonde women standing provocatively around Ebisu. Konohamaru was astounded. The third who had been watching through his crystal ball face palmed. And Ebisu was jolted from his shock by a stream of blood shooting out of his nose sending him flying back.
The third sighed 'great he combined his sexy jutsu with the shadow clone jutsu, he'd probably beat me with that too' he thought.
"Aww I couldn't even defeat my tutor. I really want a name that people will acknowledge! Yet why?" Konohamaru whined
"Your tutor seems a bit misplaced if he didn't realise that we are brothers, besides he doesn't think very highly of me. Besides it's not that easy and stop acting like an idiot." He whacked Konohamaru on his helmet causing the boy to flinch. "The Hokage name is the greatest ninja in the village. There aren't any short cuts to the title. You have to work hard. It's tough being the hokage. The hokage is the person who will die to protect this village and all those who live in it. It doesn't matter if their strong or powerful it matters if they have the will to do what is right no matter the cost. They are respected by everyone in the village as the title should be. You have to be willing to make decisions that you won't like and to face the consequences of those actions. You're a Sarutobi you come from a long line of amazing ninja you and I both have to figure out how to get out from under their shadows. Understand?"
"Right I've got to get stronger before I can become hokage and one day I'll beat even you" he said pointing. "Hey Naruto what was that jutsu?"
"I call it the harem jutsu. Oh Ko don't use the sexy jutsu you look just like mum when you do" Naruto smiled.
"Do you miss mum?" Konohamaru asked as they made their way towards the hot spring from the clearing where the passed out Ebisu was. Naruto looked over at Konohamaru seeing him pulling at his scarf; he then changed direction heading towards the graveyard.
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"Hi mum," Naruto spoke to the grave with Lady Sarutobi's name etched on it."I made genin last night. I'm wearing the outfit you made me. I don't know how you knew what size I'd be but thank you mum" Naruto smiled "Ko's still wearing that scarf you made him too, even if it is too big for him, he trips over it a lot" he stopped and gazed up at the sky.
"We miss you mummy" Konohamaru said standing at Naruto's side
"I wanted to know if it was okay to tell Ko about my mum?"Naruto asked causing Konohamaru to look at him in confusion. The wind blew past them almost like a sign. Naruto stood up and beckoned Konohamaru to follow he made his way through several rows of head stones. They stopped at a marker that had a white rose and a lily placed on top of it. Konohamaru read the name on the marker.
"Kushina Uzumaki"
"Ko this is my biological mum. The person who gave birth to me, I leave flowers here on mother's day normally but I've been coming a lot lately trying to figure out how to tell you. I brought Cat here once, he was shocked, I wasn't supposed to know, you know about my parents that is and besides Cat, you and Hikaru are the only people I've ever brought here." Naruto said kneeling so that he was level with marker, as Hikaru moved from the tree he'd been stood under watching the two boys. "I trust you enough to let you in on this secret" Naruto said solemnly.
"what about your dad?" Konohamaru asked.
"It's pretty obvious", he smirked "But mum and dad will always be my parents and you will always be my brother" he said hugging Konohamaru close.
"you're my brother no matter what, bro" Konohamaru chirruped hugging Naruto back.
"Hey Hikaru, why didn't you step in earlier with Ebisu? You were there but you just let Naruto handle it." Konohamaru asked before coming up with his own answer.
Naruto and Hikaru looked at the young Sarutobi, shocked that he had known Hikaru was there.
"You're too much like me for your own good you know that" Naruto stated rubbing the back of his head.
Hikaru Motou means light source I think. Lol.
It's getting harder to write now as I catch up to the actual series so it might take longer than usual but I will try. Hopefully it'll mix well. I'm trying to build on Iruka and Naruto's friendship. Oh and if you remember in the series this is where Naruto and Konohamaru first meet lol.
I didn't name this chapter did you notice?
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