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"Speaking"- Speech
"Thinking" - Thoughts
"Speaking" - Non-Mortal Speech
"Thinking" - Non-Mortal Thoughts
Chapter Three: Change
Five years had passed in the Hidden Leaf since the night Sasuke swore his fealty to Naruto.
With a new lease on life and someone he could truly depend on, Sasuke focused his efforts on becoming a Knight worthy of the title, as well as becoming strong enough to establish and lead the new Uchiha, one of the soon to be founding clans of the New Uzushiogakure.
Naruto and Sasuke with the goal in mind, spent their time training, honing the skills they would need to take on the world.
Naruto had instructed Sasuke in the Uzumaki chakra techniques and to say Sasuke was surprised would have been an understatement.
He was flabbergasted!
That was the only word he could think of to aptly describe how he felt when introduced to what he described as some sort of "cheat". Sasuke had even questioned how a clan equipped with this sort of ability could be toppled? Naruto had informed him that while the Techniques were powerful, they took dedication and patience to master, and took constant training to hone and improve. It wouldn't be odd if it was a skill only a few had, and even fewer mastered, and once he had undergone the training himself, Sasuke understood what Naruto meant. It took time, and A LOT of pain, but Sasuke became proficient in these techniques himself, as well as the advanced techniques he learned along with Naruto.
The techniques of Gyo(Focus), which allows one to focus a larger than normal portion of energy on a part of themselves to enhance it, leaving the rest of themselves more vulnerable.
In(Conceal) allowed one to completely erase their presence, a skill both of them felt would be crucial in their world.
En(Circle) would allow one to expel energy in a radius around themselves, detecting all that goes past its confines.
Shu(Enshroud) allowed the user to wrap the object in their energy, strengthening it.
Ko(Temper) would put all one's energy in one part of their body, leaving the rest of them defenseless while Ken(Fortify) was keeping a defensive layer of energy around oneself for prolonged periods.
Finally, Ryu(Flow) was the maintenance and fluctuation of one's energy depending on what one might need. For example, shifting 50 percent of one's power for a punch then immediately distributing the necessary power to guard or go for another strike.
Sasuke learned that not only did the Uzumaki art vastly improve his stamina while using his Sharingan, but it also improved his progression and its performance. He was glad he had a valuable tool like his Sharingan, but Sasuke didn't want that to define him, he would become strong without relying on it. Especially when he was able to see what Naruto was capable of for the first time, without relying on anything you could consider inherited. He had always thought Itachi was strong but after seeing Naruto, he felt like that word needed to be revisited. Then to learn that Naruto was the container of the strongest tailed beast, it was fair to say that Sasuke was numb to it at that point. But in all that time, with all the training, the sneaking in and out of the village with the help of their shadow clones, and all the stuff they experienced out in the world, Sasuke learned that he was right to put his faith in Naruto.
Both of them had grown from the young and ignorant children they once were. They knew they had much to learn, much to experience but they were men in their own right. After years of biding their time, the day had come for them to be able to start moving towards their ambition. Question was, how would the world react?
Konoha
The two were walking beside each other headed towards the Ninja Academy on what was to be their last day. They were to receive their team assignments and Jonin sensei today. It didn't matter to them who they would end up with, though it was a fascinating enough subject to help pass the time.
"Who do you think we'll end up with Naruto-sama?"
Sasuke inquired.
The raven-haired teen had grown to be about 5'2, just an inch taller than Naruto. He wore a skintight, grey and black, high-collared shirt that displayed his muscular build quote well. His belt tied like an obi-sash around his hakama pants. They were dark grey near the top, with several loops for his belt and two buttons, both of which are undone. The rest of the pants were black with a small, lighter stripe of grey on the bottom hem. To finish the ensemble, a slightly modified katana, with a slightly wider than average blade and a dip along the back, near the hilt. It had a red and black handle and rested in a matching sheath, on the back of his waist.
"The old man will most likely place us on the same team together, with Kakashi being our sensei. With him being my father's last student, plus the fact that he is the only other person beside you in the village with a Sharingan, it probably seems like the most logical option."
Naruto was garbed in a white, red-lined haori that has a hood, along with slightly shorter than normal, light-colored hakama. Underneath his haori, he wore a navy-blue shirt with a large white X pattern on the front, along with a piece of armor, a dull red section that covered his abdomen. Tied to his side was his Paradox Edge, in its black sheath with a red line running down the middle.
"I guess that makes sense, although I doubt that a non-Uchiha has much to teach me about our dojutsu. If we're being honest, he probably doesn't have much to teach us. I doubt anyone in this village does."
Sasuke responded. Though he did address Naruto with respect, their conversations were that between lifelong friends, without restraint or restriction.
"That may be true, but it is far too early to put ourselves under the scope of the village. We will play the parts of loyal shinobi, maybe reveal a trick or two. Besides that, we will do our best to remain no more than above-average genin."
Naruto spoke with wisdom, a clear sign of his maturity in the last couple of years.
"I understand your reasoning, Naruto-sama. With our operatives moving throughout the elemental nations, it will only be a matter of time before we can end the farce. I don't care to play the "brooding" Uchiha role any longer."
Sasuke's aggravation was warranted.
He had acted like a cold unfeeling jerk, yet it seemed like most of the girls in their class only gravitated towards him more. He thought that doubling down and ignoring all their advances would fix the problem, but it only seemed to make the girls more enamored with him.
"It must suck to be the most popular ladies' man in school, meanwhile I'm the worst of the worst. . .But if the village thought that the Kyuubi brat could be a threat at such a young age it would have made a lot of our work much harder. I agree, acting like hormone-fueled adolescents can be taxing, but in all fairness, the clones did a majority of that acting."
Naruto retorted.
"My King with all due respect, you are better off burning this village to the ground! It's done nothing for you or the Uchiha and it would be one potential obstacle out the way"
Kurama let her thoughts be known.
She was his teacher, his surrogate mother, his closest advisor. Sure, she spoke with malice and animosity towards the village, but Naruto knew she was making an honest suggestion and it would be foolish to ignore her words.
"That look on your face tells me that Mistress Kurama probably feels similarly to me, the farce is more annoying than anything."
Sasuke had been introduced and on occasion trained by Kurama in Naruto's inner world.
She wouldn't admit it, but she grew to like the boy and thought he was a perfect fit for her King's Head knight, especially with what he was capable of.
"*Sigh* Anyways, the teams are usually made of three-man squads, meaning we need a third. It will most likely be one of the females in our class. No need to put two dojutsu on one team so it won't be Hinata."
"So, we get fangirl #1 or fangirl #2? Question is, which one's worse?"
Naruto remembered how crazy these girls seemed to be for Sasuke.
They were his number one fans and had gone from close friends to bitter rivals in pursuit of his affection.
"I can't see how much either one could contribute. I'd have to go with Ino though, at least she has access to Yamanaka clan jutsu. Could be quite useful."
Sasuke made it a point to evaluate all those he came across to see if they might be an asset to the empire they were working to build.
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see. No use stressing over what we can't control. If anything, explaining our sudden change might be a better use of our efforts."
Naruto laughed and tapped Sasuke on the shoulder while they made their way into the academy to their class.
They were the last ones to arrive, and their entrance certainly turned heads.
The class was thrown for a loop. The only time these two would be seen together is during spars for class, and the occasional squabble, but now here they were, looking like they had gone outfit shopping together. They even had some straps forming Xs on their chests! The class was abuzz with the chitter-chatter of the kids in class until a pink-haired girl decided to get some answers
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH SASUKE-KUN, NARUTO!? AND WHY THE HELL ARE YOU DRESSED IN THO.."
Sakura shouted before she felt that she had the wind knocked out of her, stumbling to the ground.
No one other than Naruto knew what happened. As everyone just stared at Sakura, baffled by what just took place, Naruto whispered to Sasuke:
"Was that necessary?"
Trying his best to hide his amusement.
Sasuke responded simply:
"She spoke out of turn; it was a justified course of action."
Then he simply took his seat before Iruka came in to give out the teams. Naruto was quick to find his seat as well.
Iruka noted that both Naruto and Sasuke had different appearances that were oddly similar to each other, but he pushed it aside making a note for later. He also noted Sakura being assisted by some of the other students. She seemed to be out of breath but overall fine, he assumed it was probably just another screaming match between the girls over the Uchiha. With all that out of his mind, he proceeded with the team assignments.
...
At the end of the day, it truly didn't matter. Both Naruto and Sasuke were disappointed by the turnout.
Sasuke's assessment was accurate, but it was also a nice way of saying that he considered Sakura useless. Ino's could've served a purpose, however circumstantial it would've been. Naruto commemorated Sasuke on being kinder with his choice of words when describing the girls. He had told Sasuke years ago that if he had nothing nice to say, not to say anything at all, it seems like he was applying it.
All the other Genin teams had been picked up by their Jonin sensei, yet the three of them had been left waiting for hours by their tardy instructor. Naruto was quite annoyed by this. A shinobi as decorated and respected as Kakashi, someone trained by the fastest shinobi the world has known! How the fuck could he be late!? Minato had to have rolled over in his grave.
"Whatever...I'll have to come up with a proper punishment for this jester."
Naruto thought with a sinister smirk on his face. Sasuke caught the look on his lord's face and knew he was planning on punishing their instructor for his tardiness.
After another hour and a few minutes of Sakura's infuriating yelling, Kakashi instructed them to meet him on the roof and decided to show off by using the Shunshin to get to the roof. He was quite surprised to see Naruto and Sasuke standing on the roof, looking quite bored.
"Took you long enough sensei, we were thinking about sending out a search party."
Naruto chirped which got an amused grunt out of Sasuke.
"Well, well, how'd a couple of Genin manage to beat me up here?"
Kakashi tried to mask it, but he was genuinely curious. From the files he had read over, neither of them possessed the skill to outspeed him to the roof.
"Who knows Kakashi-sensei, maybe you're just getting slower with your old age."
Naruto continued to badger the man. He wanted to see how Kakashi would respond, but before he had the opportunity to, Sakura had busted through the roof door.
"Why the hell did you guys leave me?!"
Sakura asked in a huff.
Naruto began to laugh at her annoyance, but before she could yell up a storm, Kakashi tried to get them back on track, he had admittedly wasted enough time.
"Let's not dwell on the past here. Why don't we go around and introduce ourselves? Such as your likes, dislikes, goals?"
Sasuke retorted:
"Why don't you start then, Sensei?"
"Alright...My name is Kakashi Hatake. Things I like and things I hate… I don't feel like telling you that. My dreams for the future… never really thought about it. As for my hobbies… I have lots of hobbies. Why don't you go next, Sasuke?"
Sasuke looked at Kakashi with a cold glare. For a second, Kakashi could have sworn that Sasuke looked like a looming giant standing over him. He quickly shook his head as Sasuke took a step forward and said:
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha, there isn't much I like and there are many things I hate. My goal is to usher in a new era for the Uchiha."
Kakashi was glad to see that Sasuke didn't seem fixated on hunting down and killing his brother Itachi. Kakashi then turned to Sakura for her to begin her introduction.
"I'm Sakura Haruno. What I like, uh… I mean the person I like is…My hobby is, uhh... My dream for the future is... *Squeal*"
Sakura managed to get out, occasionally looking and glancing in Sasuke's direction.
Sasuke did his best to hide his annoyance with the pink-haired banshee and Kakashi just smiled and turned towards Naruto.
"And last but not least it's your turn blondie."
As the man nonchalantly pointed at his new student.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I like ramen, especially Ichiraku's. I also like to train. We don't have to talk about what I don't like, but as for my goal it's simply, I'm going to change the world!"
Kakashi couldn't wrap his mind around Naruto and Sasuke, the feeling they emitted, the confidence they carried, and their looks. When Kakashi looked in their eyes he could've sworn he had been looking at ANBU agents, ready to go on a deadly mission. Sakura fit her file perfectly, but what he expected to see out of the other 2, the arrogance of the Uchiha and the attention fiend in Naruto were nowhere to be seen.
"Maybe they're just trying to seem cool in front of their new Jonin Sensei? I'll just have to see what they are made of."
Kakashi informed his new team that they are to be evaluated tomorrow morning. If they are unable to pass the test, they will be sent back to the academy. After he told them to meet him at their team's training ground at 7 in the morning, he Shunshin'd away, leaving the newly formed team 7 on the roof of the academy.
"Guess we'll see you tomorrow, Sakura. C'mon Sasuke, seems we have time for some extra tuning for the blades."
Naruto and Sasuke turned to the door of the roof, but Sakura dashed in front of them, blocking their exit.
"Hold on! Where are you guys going? And why are you two suddenly buddies? What did you do to Sasuke you idi…"
Sakura wasn't able to finish her insult towards Naruto before she noticed Sasuke holding his sword to her neck.
"Try to insult Naruto-sama again and it will be the last thing you do."
Sasuke warned her. Sakura felt like she was being crushed, she couldn't even breathe.
"Sasuke… Let the poor girl be... We have the training to do."
With the weight of his voice, the impact, Sakura had never felt anything like it.
The closest thing she could compare it to was whenever she saw the Third Hokage speak to the village or came to speak to her class. He spoke like a leader and everything he had to say seemed important.
As quickly as the sword was drawn, it was sheathed. Naruto then made his way towards the edge of the roof, with Sasuke following behind him. Naruto looked back at Sakura, with a huge grin on his face and said:
"Oh Sakura, be sure to eat some breakfast. Regardless of what Kakashi said, breakfast is the most important meal of the day."
The boys then proceeded to walk off the roof falling straight down. Sakura ran towards the edge of the roof to see what happened to them just to look over and see...nothing… They were gone…. It didn't even look like they hit the ground….
"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE!?"
Sakura was getting a migraine trying to wrap her head around the events that just unfolded.
The Next Day
Sakura had been waiting for three hours before Naruto and Sasuke showed up. Usually, she would have run up to Sasuke, showering him with affection, but after yesterday's events, she was hesitant. She had never been as scared as she was when Sasuke threatened her. And the weird vibe Naruto gave off, the only word Sakura could come up with to describe it was dangerous.
"Good morning, Sakura. You look well. I hope you had a filling breakfast, I'm sure whatever Kakashi has in store for us will be a challenge."
Naruto greeted with his signature smile.
"Good morning, Naruto. Yes, I did. . . Good morning to you as well Sasuke-Kun."
Sakura greeted them both, trying her best not to anger Sasuke. Until she knew more about the new relationship these two seemed to have, she would be walking on eggshells.
"Good morning, Sakura. How long have you been waiting for Kakashi?"
"About 3 hours. I've been here since 7."
Despite how upsetting waiting had been, it was quite the relief to Sakura that her love hadn't still been angry with her.
"Well, you won't have to wait too much longer, Kakashi should be here in the next couple of minutes."
Naruto informed Sakura, which just raised more questions for her. Though as prophesized, Kakashi appeared with a perverted book in hand.
"Good morning team. Sorry I'm late. I'm afraid I got lost on the road of life."
Kakashi was quite surprised to see all of them looking rested and ready. It seems like they were a bit smarter than he gave them credit for.
"Let's get this started already Kakashi-sensei. We're wasting daylight and there are better things we could be doing with our time."
Sasuke spoke frankly. He could've thought of a couple of things he would rather do, like training, especially with the methods he and his new comrades had developed.
"Now, now, let's calm down, Sasuke. Since you guys seem to be so eager, why don't we have some fun? I was going to give you some boring tests, but you guys seemed to have been able to see through my "no breakfast trick". So, all you have to do to make sure you guys don't end up back in the academy is to impress me."
Kakashi smiled. He thought that putting these two boys in their place might be good for the overall development of his team.
"How about if we get you to lift your headband, it's an automatic pass right then and there? I don't want to sound rude, but Sasuke's right. It's just too good of a day to waste."
Naruto words ran like a cool stream, a contrast from brash boy painted in his files.
Naruto proceeded to put up the hood of his haori, to cover his eyes from the sun.
"Oh, and why my headband, Naruto?"
"Simple. . .If one were to make the great "Kakashi of the Sharingan" to use his Sharingan, you must be worth something as a shinobi, right?"
Naruto knew he was starting to get on Kakashi's nerves, and that was exactly his goal. The boy wanted to see just what made up one of Konoha's elites.
"Fine, you kids get me to lift my headband, you all pass. Just do your best not to get hurt. I plan on having a bit of fun with you all."
Kakashi let a small amount of Killer's intent loose and he got the response he expected from Sakura, the young girl left shaking like a leaf.
The boys on the other hand, looked at him as if he were a mere Genin himself. Maybe even less.
"What the hell is up with these kids?! I'd hate to have to hurt them for answers...Well, kinda."
Kakashi got off a couple of quick stretches before stepping to the upstarts.
"Let's begin, shall we?"
As soon as Kakashi finished speaking, Sasuke appeared beside him, sword in hand.
"What the-"
Kakashi's inquiry was cut short by the Uchiha's sudden onslaught.
The vet found himself oppressed by what may have been the best swordsmanship he had seen to date. He couldn't even manage to dodge all of Sasuke's attacks, jumping away with shallow cuts on his right shoulder and left thigh.
With zero hesitation, Sasuke raced through hand signs. As Kakashi tried to close the gap and stop him, Naruto instantly intercepted.
The prince then delivered a powerful blow to Kakashi's chest pushing him back. In the short exchange, Kakashi noticed the black glove or gauntlet that Naruto had struck him with. He was certain he wasn't wearing that earlier.
Naruto turned to Sasuke. They exchange no more than a look and a nod.
The king then ripped through a set of his own signs. By the time Kakashi was able to react, the duo let their Jutsu loose on the poor man.
"Wind Style: Pressure Damage!"
"Fire Style: Great Flame Flower!"
Multiple massive fireballs appeared in the air and shot towards Kakashi as Naruto released a powerful gust of compressed wind. The two techniques seemed to combine effortlessly to create a massive firestorm, which tore through most of the wooded area of the training grounds.
It seemed like Kakashi was swallowed whole by the technique but at the last moment, he was able to substitute away to a tree a bit deeper in the forest. He wasn't able to escape unscathed, having several burns littered all over. Their jutsu was just too fast.
"This is insanity! No way Genin should be able to perform elemental jutsu, let alone high-ranked ones like that!"
Before Kakashi could get his bearings, he felt something grab onto his leg.
The man was viciously jerked up into the air, being swung around like a rag doll, until he was thrown out of the forest and back to the still burning training field. Once he was able to get back on his feet, the two boys greeted him with vapid stares.
"C'mon Kakashi-sensei! At this rate, we're gonna fall asleep here!"
Naruto shouted, finishing up with his signature smirk.
"Naruto-sama, I could finish him now using my Hatsu. I see no need in continuing with this game."
Meanwhile, Sakura didn't know what to think.
They had begun this bout with their sensei a couple of minutes ago, yet her teammates seemed to be playing with him the whole time.
They were fast, they were strong, and they were skilled. Sakura suspected that Sasuke would be able to use jutsu because he was just, well, the coolest. But Naruto! She was blown away when she saw him use wind style jutsu, and it was so strong!
"I-I don't get it! They are making Kakashi-sensei seem like a chump...Why do they keep antagonizing him?"
Sakura thought, unable to understand what she was seeing.
"No need, Sasuke. To use Hatsu against someone of Hatake's level would be overkill. I'll take it from here."
The blonde broke out in a series of stretches.
"Are you sure Naruto-sama? Even without it, I'm confident that I would be able to finish this quickly. There's no need for you to bother yourself with-"
Sasuke was interrupted when Naruto put his hand up.
"No need to worry, Sasuke. It will be a good warmup before today's training. Plus, I wanted to have a little fun with our tardy Sensei."
Sasuke knew that their new sensei had already evoked the wrath of his lord. This was just the beginning of what Naruto had in mind.
"You ready Kakashi? Cause I'm coming for you!"
Naruto once again showed off his speed by almost instantly appearing in front of Kakashi as the two got into a taijutsu battle.
Both Kakashi and Sakura were frying their brains trying to make sense of whatever was going on. Naruto was skilled, strong, and fast. Nothing like he had been growing up in the village, nothing like the Naruto that was described in his files. He still seemed to be a bit brash and bold as far as his personality, but that seemed to be the only recognizable quality he still had.
Kakashi had fought Might Guy over the years in many a spar, a man revered for his prowess in taijutsu, yet Naruto was in front of him, giving him a run for his money. He had no intention of failing them after this showing, nevertheless he was interested in what else they could be hiding.
A shadow clone suddenly appeared next to Naruto, throwing off the veteran. He and the boy were locked in a grapple match with one another, therefore neither of them could weave a hand sign. The original Naruto disengaged and made a single hand ram sign, signaling the clone to glow.
The next moment was utter chaos as the clone burst, resulting in a sizable explosion and an even larger smokescreen.
"Hokage-sama's going to have my head for all the damage to the training field."
Kakashi deadpanned.
The Jōnin didn't want to think of what would have happened if he hadn't substituted out the way of a devastating attack.
From the smoke, a black blade connected to a chain of the same color shot out at remarkable speed, headed straight for Kakashi's head. He ducked down quick enough for it to miss but Kakashi was surprised when the weapon cut clean through the tree he was standing on, which caused the top half of the tree to fall towards him. He was quick to move to another tree by maneuvering through the air, but while midair, another chain came heading towards him. Kakashi made a clone to help him move mid-air, dodging the chain but as he hit the ground, the chain made a sharp turn, and shot towards him.
It was a game of cat and mouse for a couple of minutes until Kakashi decided to fire a Fireball to the center of the smoke. Kakashi watched as his jutsu was just cut to pieces and blown away by the quick maneuvers of the Kusarigama. With the smoke cleared, Kakashi saw the Uzumaki heir with the weapon in hand. At least one of the bladed parts was in his hand, the rest of the chain was littered over the training grounds.
"So, you can use a Kusarigama as well? Well, well, well. . .You boys seem to have a good deal of secrets. What else can you do I-"
Kakashi was once again cut off when the chains littered on the ground snapped to life. In an instant, Kakashi was completely wrapped up. He praised the boy for being able to capture him, but he wasn't too worried about breaking free, that is until. . .
"Something's wrong...It's like the life is being sapped out of me..."
Kakashi tried to make sense of what was happening. Quickly losing strength, he was brought to his knees due to the fatigue.
Naruto walked over and pulled Jonin's headband away from his eye, revealing the Sharingan. He then kneeled to make eye contact with his sensei.
"Tsk tsk tsk, I barely got to do anything sensei. This has been such a disappointment. . .*Sigh* I guess we're done here. I don't think you're in any shape to continue. So, do we pass?"
He had no idea what was happening, how he ended up in this position. Genin brought him, a seasoned vet to his knees. Adolescents looked upon him with sheer disappointment.
Even though Sakura just stood there and watched, how could he fault her? He was embarrassed to admit it but the looks he caught on Sakura's face during the whole bout probably mirrored his own. He had no choice, especially while he was on his knees, trapped by one of them.
Trying his best to seem cool and in charge of the situation, Kakashi delivered an eye smile and said:
"Yes, after that impressive showing, how could I not pass you? Congrats Team 7! Our first mission will be 3 days from today."
Kakashi thought he would need that much time to regain his strength, he was feeling more and more drained the longer he was ensnared.
"Sounds good to me!"
With a flick of his wrist, the chains seemed to simply fall off Kakashi.
Naruto turned and made his way towards Sasuke, who was trying to ignore the barrage of questions being thrown out by Sakura. Once he stopped in front of them, Sasuke asked:
"Are you ready, Naruto-sama? I think we've wasted enough time."
"C'mon Sasuke, we're an official Genin team now. That's something to be happy about, right?"
Naruto asked, receiving nothing but a blank stare.
"Fine, fine...Let's get out of here."
Before they could leave, both Sakura and Kakashi wanted some answers.
"Wait you two! There are some things I'd like you to clarify for me."
It was clear Kakashi was still feeling the effects from the mysterious weapon.
"Yea! I've got some questions too!"
Sakura shrieked.
"Sorry. You've wasted enough of the King's time for today."
Sasuke's proclamation carried weight and might, causing both pink and silver hair individuals to hesitate.
A purple mist began pouring from Sasuke, covering both the boys. Kakashi shot forward with what little energy he had left, though it appeared he was simply too slow. Gloved hands passed through the mist, revealing that they were already gone.
Kakashi couldn't feel a trace of them at all, it was as if they were never there, to begin with. His instincts and logic brought him to only one conclusion.
"I have to report to Hokage-sama!"
Chapter Three End
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