I do not own the Prankster King of Konoha, Kishimoto does

Chapter 2

Naruto was waiting outside for Iruka. He had been able to remember that Iruka would be taking him somewhere that would help with his Shinobi lifestyle. Naruto wasn't going to let this opportunity pass. And after this, he could begin practicing that bunshin his mom used!

"Yo, Naruto!" said a voice.

Naruto turned and saw Sasuke walking up to him.

"What do you want, teme?" he asked.

Sasuke's eye twitched at the 'bastard' comment but let it slide.

"I just wanted to know if you wanted to maybe, you know, train later since it's the day before graduation?" Sasuke asked, looking away.

Now, Naruto and Sasuke had a strange relationship. They were rivals, due to Naruto continuing to spar whenever they could, and Sasuke never turning one down, and also had an underlying respect for the other. Of course, neither would ever say that out loud. This caused them to have a relationship bordering on friends, with only needing a little push to make it happen.

"Uhm, maybe, but me and Iruka sensei are going shopping for shinobi stuff," said Naruto.

Sasuke nodded, "Well, if you want to, I'll be in one of the training grounds," he said before running off.

'Well that sure narrows it down' he said.

Naruto turned to the Academy once more, waiting for his sensei. He watched the other kids walk out with their parents, which began to sour his mood. However his mood began to brighten as he saw his sensei walk out.

"OI! IRUKA-SENSEI!" he called.

"Huh? Oh, Naruto!" Iruka waved, smiling at his favorite student.

"So, are you ready? You said you were gonna take me somewhere that will help me with my shinobi career or something like that, right?" he asked.

Iruka laughed at Naruto's excitement, "Yep, just give me a few more minutes to talk with some parents. Why don't you wait by the swing?" he said, patting his students head like a fo- dog.

Naruto pouted, "But that's my 'sad flute song' swing…" he muttered.

"What?" asked Iruka, very confused at the sentence that just came out of Naruto's mouth.

"Nothing!" Naruto exclaimed, shuffling over to the swing.

While Iruka was talking with several students' parents, Naruto was thinking about where Iruka would be taking him. Maybe to the library to get him a kickass jutsu, or maybe to a weapons shop where he could get some explosives. Yes, explosives would be nice. Boys like explosives, to them it's art.

Back to that same far, far away hideout

"Deidara's on a rampage today," said a short, wooden man.

Off in the distance, Deidara was throwing around his clay bombs like the world was ending.

"ART! ART! SOME BOY JUST LOVES EXPLOSIONS AS I DO!" screamed Deidara.

Next to him a shark and a weasel sweat-dropped.

Back to Konoha

Naruto had fallen asleep, waiting for Iruka. Walking up to him, the scarred Chunin flicked Naruto's forehead, jolting him awake.

"Ow! What was that for Iruka-sensei?!" Naruto yelled.

Iruka just laughed, "Are you ready?"

Naruto face lit up, "Ay, Ay, sensei!" he said, saluting.

Iruka chuckled, "Alright, let's get going."

The entire time Iruka was walking with Naruto, the redhead would ask him continuously where they were going. He needed a break. Naruto continued to ask Iruka where they were headed, Iruka not responding once. Naruto pouted and looked away, 'stupid Iruka.'

However, once he stopped annoying Iruka, Naruto began to think of the life ahead of him.

'Iruka-sensei's helping me with my shinobi journey, which will most likely help me on my journey to becoming Hokage. But I barely know anything about the world. Maybe those lectures weren't useless. Although maybe after today, I should actually train and not sit around my house. I think that's what a real shinobi does, right? Maybe that's why Sasuke's so strong. WAIT! DID I JUST THINK THAT SASUKE IS STRONG?! WHAT THE HELL?! No, I'm stronger than him, so there's nothing to be worried about. Maybe I should take him up on his offer.' Naruto thought, having a whole conversation with himself.

He turned to his sensei, "Uhm Iruka-sensei?" he asked.

Iruka sighed, "Yes, Naruto?"

"What exactly does it mean to be a shinobi?" asked Naruto

Iruka thought for a few minutes before answering, "Well, it means you must always endure, even in the worst situations. You accept any mission you are given, big or small. You protect the village and its people, no matter what. You obey your Hokage's rule, no matter what you think of him. Everything you do is for Konoha and Konoha alone is where your loyalty lies."

Naruto thought about what Iruka had said for several minutes. He never really understood what a shinobi meant. He always thought it meant cool missions and flashy jutsu. But it went much deeper than he ever imagined.

"We're here," said Iruka.

"Huh?" asked Naruto, before looking at the building in front of them.

They were in front of a shinobi gear store, and it seemed to be a pretty expensive one as well.

"Um, Iruka-sensei, this looks pretty expensive, and I'm not sure if I'll be allowed in here. A lot of stores just throw me out for no reason," he said sadly.

Iruka looked down at his favorite student and put his hand on his shoulder, "Don't worry Naruto, I personally know the owner of the store, and he is a retired shinobi. I'm sure he'll accept you with open arms."

"Alright Iruka-sensei, whatever you say," said Naruto, as he and his teacher walked inside.

"Ah, Iruka, it's good to see you again, and it seems you brought a student of yours I presume?" asked the store owner.

"Yes, it's good to see you as well Kenji, this is Naruto," said Iruka, smiling at his friend.

"What will you be needing today? Clothing, weapons, seals?" asked Kenji.

"Just clothing for now," said Iruka, "He can come back when he needs a restock on weapons."

"Alright, you can look around, and if you need me just ask," said Kenji politely to Naruto. Naruto just nodded, still confused as to how he hadn't been thrown out by now.

Deciding to look around, he eventually found clothing that caught his eye. There was a black shirt with a high collar that went all the way around, and it would cover his face up to his lips. It was mostly plain aside from the dark red stripes on the bottom of the sleeves, but he found it nice. Quickly picking it up he looked around for bottoms that might go well. He again found something that interested him. They were blood red cargo shirts that matched the red on the hoodie perfectly. It had two large pockets on the side that could store scrolls or other amenities (spray paint cans or stink bombs) with ease. They went past Naruto's knees, and they reminded him of his old green ones that he still sometimes wore, especially in the summer. He grabbed them and stacked them with the hoodie. Turning his head, he found brown ninja sandals and brown gloves that had metal plating on the back. Remembering that his mom's gourd had a brown strap, he thought it might go well with it, so he grabbed them. Wanting to cover his legs, he thought that black leggings would fit, but quickly changed them out for fishnet pants as he realized it would be more battle ready than leggings. Walking up to the counter, he dropped the clothes in front of Kenji waiting for the price.

Kenji quickly tallied the prices and gave Naruto the full cost, "Alright, that will be 2000 ryou."

AN: im making 10 ryou 1 american dollar.

Naruto frowned at the price, "Are you sure?" he asked.

"Yes, why?" asked Kenji.

Naruto stared at his jumpsuit, "Well when I bought my jumpsuit, it cost 3000 ryou, and that seems to be a lot more sturdy than this."

Iruka's and Kenji's eyes widened. Iruka clenched his fists in anger. They were making him pay 3000 ryou for one of those orange monstrosities?! Oh he was going to have a word with Sandaime-sama when everything was done and over with.

Kenji looked at Naruto and smiled, "Well don't worry, I'm not overpricing you like those other pieces of garbage, so if you want to get a few more over time, it won't drain your money. But I promise, it is only 2000 ryou."

Naruto quickly thanked and paid for the clothes and told Kenji he'd only shop at his store from now on.

"Aren't you going to put them on?" asked Iruka, as he began to walk Naruto back to his apartment.

"Nah, I think I'll surprise the entire class tomorrow along with those bunshins Kaa-san used," replied the redhead, "Also, do you know how many training grounds there are?"

"Huh, why?" asked Iruka.

"Well, uhm, before you came out, Sasuke asked if I wanted to train," Naruto muttered.

Iruka chuckled, "Well, the only training ground reserved for Academy students is training ground 0, so I suppose that is where he will be."

"Oh, alright, thanks," Naruto said, before dashing off to his apartment.

Iruka smiled after his favorite student, looking forward to tomorrow.

…

Naruto walked into his apartment, seeing that someone had left his parents' scroll for him. Quickly putting his new gear down, he went through everything that was in the scroll.

'Alright, so there are the Uzumaki and Namikaze Techniques, which most likely means dad's techniques and mom's clan and her techniques. I probably should only work on those bunshins when I go to train with Sasuke.'

Quickly unsealing Kurshina's personal techniques. He left the gourd at his apartment and dashed off to Training Ground 0.

…

Sasuke jumped into the air, spinning as he did so. Flipping upside down, he continued to spin holding 6 kunai in each hand. Reaching the peak of his jump, he let go of the kunai, throwing them at 12 separate targets. He landed back on the ground, awaiting the kunais' impact. He heard 11. Looking around, he saw that the only kunai that hadn't hit was the one he had set up as a blind spot. He clenched his fists, 'Dammit, I need to get stronger," he thought.

"Not bad."

Sasuke spun around, seeing Naruto in front of him.

"So you actually came?" asked the Uchiha.

"Meh, figured I could use the extra training," said Naruto, "plus, I got these bunshin left to me by Kaa-chan so I might as well try to get them down before tomorrow."

Sasuke raised his eyebrow. Not once had he mentioned his mom or dad during the Academy, while at least once or twice in the entire four years, everyone had talked about their family. Whether it be Shikamaru complaining about how troublesome his mother was, or one of the civilian girls talking about how their parents got them a new dress that they could impress him with. Naruto had never, ever, mentioned his parents.

"Kaa-chan?" asked Sasuke.

Naruto looked up at Sasuke, "Oh, yeah, I guess I really didn't talk about it today, did I. Well, You know how I had that blood power today in class, well basically I got it from my mom and found out who she was as well as my dad," he informed Sasuke.

Sasuke leaned forward like a kid who just learned something amazing, wondering who Naruto's parents were.

Naruto, noticing the Uchiha's movement, questioned him, "What?"

Sasuke face-planted. Getting back up, he screamed in the Uzumaki's face, "BAKA! Aren't you gonna say who they are!"

Naruto wiped the saliva out of his face and rubbed the back of his head nervously, "Oh, yeah, funny thing… I can't say."

"NANI! You hyped them up that much and you can't even introduce them!" yelled Sasuke.

"I CAME HERE FOR TRAINING TEME! NOT TO TELL YOU WHO MY PARENTS ARE!"

"YOU TALKED ABOUT THEM FIRST, DOBE!"

"TEME"

"TOMATO-HEAD!"

"I DON'T EVEN LIKE TOMATOES"

"WHAT'S WRONG WITH TOMATOES!"

"IF YOU LIKE TOMATOES, WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME, SOMEONE WHO HATES TOMATOES, TOMATO-HEAD!"

"DOBE!"

Naruto and Sasuke butted heads for nearly another 30 minutes before actually getting to training.

Naruto unrolled the scroll, looking through his mom's list of jutsu. He could tell they were neatly organized, as most jutsu were under specific catagories.

Ninjutsu

Chiton: Bunshin no Jutsu

Karasu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu

Chiton: Kerryuu Shouten

Chiton: Hari Senbon

Chiton: Chi no Muchi

Chiton: Karasu

Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Karasu

Karasu no Shunshin

Karasu no Kawarimi

Genjutsu

Genjutsu: Chi no Umi

Genjutsu: Kokuangyo

Genjutsu: Narakumi

Genjutsu: Karasu no Satsugai

Genjutsu: Karasu no Chissoku

Fuinjutsu

Fuinjutsu: Shiki Fuujin

Fuinjutsu: Hakke no Fuin Shiki

Fuinjutsu: Katon Fuin

Fuinjutsu: Raiton Fuin

Fuinjutsu: Doton Fuin

Fuinjutsu: Fuuton Fuin

Fuinjutsu: Suiton Fuin

"Man, there's way too much on here…" said Naruto, "And those are just the names of the techniques… I still have to learn them."

"Quit whining and actually practice. Maybe this is why you progress so slow, or maybe you just suck, either way I don't care," said Sasuke, throwing kunai at a nearby training post.

"Alright… stupid teme. Which bunshin should I practice? The Chiton or Karasu Kage Bunshin?" asked Naruto.

"Karasu?" asked Sasuke, his interest peaked.

"Ya, there's two, one, made of blood, and the other crows. How that works I have no idea," said Naruto, his head already hurting from the confusion of the crow clone.

"It probably works like most clones, but probably releases crows when it dispels to confuse the enemy," said Sasuke, helping out Naruto a bit.

"Aah, I get it now!" said Naruto, "So which one should I work?"

Sasuke's eyes twitched, "whichever one is easier!"

…

Naruto was panting uncontrollably by the time he stopped training. Sasuke was off to the side eating some onigiri he had brought for dinner. Blood was spilled. Mostly Naruto's blood since he had to use it for his chiton bunshin, but it was all worth it in the end. He had thankfully been able to summon at least 5 clones by the time he stopped training, but it left his clothes bloody and him tired.

"God, pant, that was, pant, tiring," he said, laying flat on his back and looking up into the night sky.

"You actually did it dobe, not bad," said Sasuke, praising the redhead.

Naruto laughed, Sasuke, complimenting him, he had to be dreaming.

"You know, I don't get the reason for the crow clone, but it actually seems cool now that I think about it," said Naruto.

Sasuke nodded, not that Naruto saw it.

"Maybe one day I'll try and fuse the two together and when an enemy stabs me, the blood clone will bleed, since you know, and a crow will crawl out of the womb, and then a murder of crows will burst out, popping the clone and spraying blood everywhere, terryfing and confusing the enemies, making it the perfect time to strike," said Naruto, with a straight faced.

He turned to the side, only to see Sasuke choking on his food. Once the Uchiha was able to swallow his last onigiri safely, he looked at his training partner weirdly, "That's a little morbid, don't you think?" he asked.

"You're one to talk, emo," said Naruto, turning away.

Sasuke's eye twitched once again on the behalf of Uzumaki Naruto, "Tomato… I'm gonna kill you!"

…

Naruto woke up tired. Like super tired. The training he did with Sasuke really tired him out. Getting up, he began to get dressed in his normal attire before he remembered something.

"OH YA!" he exclaimed, grabbing his new clothes. Once he put them on. He looked himself up and down. To be honest, he thought he looked a lot better. Even if there was no more orange.

"ALRIGHT! LET'S GO!" he yelled, pumping his fist into the air. Grabbing a bag of blood he had drawn the night before, he rushed out, eager to graduate.

…

Naruto burst into the room, surprising everyone. He had definitely drawn a lot of eyes with his new attire, and he had to say that he was proud of what he had picked out. Marching his way to his seat, he looked around the classroom, seeing mixed reactions. Iruka-sensei was amused, and possibly a little annoyed for interrupting class, Mizuki didn't seem to care. Most of the girls were glaring at him, thinking he was trying to be cool like their "Sasuke-kun." Most boys were either indifferent or were confused on why he had changed. Hinata, he believed that was her name, was bright red, maybe she had a fever. And Sasuke, like most others, was confused.

As he sat down, he turned to Sasuke and smirked, "So, what do you?" he asked jokingly.

"It's a sight for sore eyes," muttered Sasuke, happy the orange atrocity was gone forever.

"Oh shut up," muttered Naruto.

…

Iruka called each student up one by one, and due to Naruto being the second to last person, it felt like ages for him. It wasn't that he was necessarily bored, however Sasuke had just gone to test, and he didn't really feel like talking to anybody else. He heard the door to the testing room open, and he saw Sasuke walk out with his Forehead protector around his forehead. Sasuke began to get swarmed by his fangirls, and just as he was about to get ra- I mean harassed, The blood shield from the day before came into play and blocked him from them. As he sat down, he pointed to his forehead protector, and said to Naruto, "I hope you'll be getting one of these, cause if you don't pass, I'll probably be getting harassed and touched without that shield.

"Ha Ha," said Naruto, "Maybe I should fail just to see that," he joked, but Sasuke still shivered.

"Uzumaki Naruto?" called Iruka from the room. Naruto got up and walked to the room.

"Good luck, Naruto-kun."

Naruto turned to see who wished him good luck, but without noticing any change in behavior besides a sweatdrop from Sasuke for a reason he didn't know why, he turned and went to the room.

"Alright Naruto, are you ready?" asked Iruka.

"Hai, Iruka-sensei," Naruto said attentively.

"Good, now-!" exclaimed Iruka as he jumped and threw and blunted kunai at Naruto. As it connected with the boy, he puffed into smoke, to reveal a wheezing Mizuki and Naruto in his seat. Apparently he had been hit in the right spot to knock the wind out of him.

Iruka sweatdropped, "Good, now can you transform?"

Naruto nodded. He was enveloped in a puff of smoke and in his place was the Yondaime Hokage.

Iruka sighed, he knew nobody knew, but just seeing Naruto turn into his father put him on edge wondering if somebody would connect the dots.

"Alright good, now do a bunshin," said Iruka. He crossed his fingers, hoping that his student would finally be able to pass.

Naruto switched places with Mizuki once more and took out a packet of blood from his pocket. He threw it on the ground and it splattered everywhere.

Iruka and Mizuki watched carefully, watching what Naruto's next move would be.

Naruto crossed his fingers, and quickly after made another hand sign that neither teacher recognized. However, the blood quickly formed two bunshins of naruto. Impressing one and enraging the other. Iruka smiled at Naruto, "Good job Naruto you pa-"

"THE HELL WAS THAT?!" screamed Mizuki.

Naruto didn't answer.

"LISTEN BRAT WHEN I ASK YOU SOMETHING YOU ANSWER ME!"

"MIZUK!" yelled Iruka, "STAND DOWN!"

Mizuki did as he was told, but there was some killing intent rolling off of him.

Iruka looked back at Naruto, "As I was saying Naruto, you passed," he said, tossing Naruto his Hitai-ate. Naruto looked at it and back at Iruka, "Hey Iruka-sensei, how do you make this into a bandana?"

Naruto walked out with his Hitai-ate around his head, but instead of the regular headband, it was now a bandana, with a space in the back for his red hair to stick out. He walked up to Sasuke and pointed to it, "You're lucky I passed, or else I might've had to take that blood back from you," he said, teasing the Uchiha.

"Shut up, tomato," said Sasuke. However, he couldn't help but feel his respect rise a little for the Uzumaki.

…

Once everyone was done, Iruka and Mizuki walked out, and stood in front of the class.

"Alright, tomorrow for those of you who passed, you will be a full-fledged genin of the village. For those of you who didn't, you will be coming back for another term to study once more and attempt to retake the test. Good luck, and with that you may leave," said Iruka.

Author's Notes

Ya, it was a bad ending, but really who the fuck cares. This took me a month and a half to write because of a month and a week hiatus. I don't even know if I'm coming back to this story, but I probably will considering that I did once. Bye.