Naruto

Behind Blue Eyes

Chapter I


"So Mizuki wants you to steal the Scroll of Seals?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.

"He said it was a way to still graduate but even I'm not that stupid." Naruto replied.

"You were right to bring this to my attention, Naruto." Hiruzen said before turning in his seat to face the Hokage Monument. "Naruto, how would you like to be the bait in a mission to capture Mizuki?"

"I'd like it a lot, Jiji." Naruto replied.

Hiruzen smiled predatorily, no one made a fool of one of his villagers, shinobi or academy student.

"Good now take this scroll and meet Mizuki at the rendezvous point. I will have Neko hiding in the shadows waiting for Mizuki to show up and carry out his plan." Hiruzen explained. "Perform well Naruto and you might just make genin."

"Jiji Mizuki might try and kill me for the scroll. It's probably why he had me meet him somewhere isolated away from the village." Naruto expressed his concern.

"That's why I'm sending someone to watch over you, Naruto." Hiruzen said with a grandfatherly smile gracing his features.

"Thanks Jiji." Naruto said. Gripping the scroll tightly. "I won't fail you."

XxXxXxX

Night had fallen over Konoha and all throughout the village its villagers lay in their beds unaware of a plot to kill their protector. On the outskirts of the village in the forest at an abandoned cabin sat Naruto with the Scroll of Seals. He had looked through the scroll out of curiosity and noticed why it was forbidden to read many of the jutsu in the scroll could seriously hurt the user or were immoral in nature. However Naruto did put one jutsu in the back of his mind to learn later when he wasn't being watched, the Kage Bunshin.

While it was true most of Konoha hated Naruto simply because he had the Kyubi sealed within himself, some genuinely cared for the boy and were grateful that he kept the Kyubi at bay even if he didn't know what he possessed.

"Good job on getting the scroll, Naruto now hand it over." came Mizuki's voice.

"You got here fast Mizuki-sensei. But while I was waiting for you I had a look through the scroll. There are a lot of jutsu in the scroll that shouldn't be known." Naruto said. "Jiji will be pretty mad when he finds out I stole the scroll. Maybe I should return it to him and explain what happened."

"Naruto, do you know why you're hated throughout the village?" Mizuki asked.

"What makes you think I care?" Naruto replied with a question of his own.

Truth was Naruto already knew why he was hated he had known for some time now and to be honest he understood why. That didn't mean he'd just accept the hatred toward him and turn over and die, but he understood.

"Tch. I knew getting you to steal the scroll for me was the best call no one will miss you when you're dead." Mizuki said as he drew one of his fuma shuriken from his back holster and began to spin it at a high speed.

Naruto looked at Mizuki and channeled his chakra ready to counter the weapon with a Shunshin.. Mizuki threw the weapon and Naruto instantly vanished from view and reappeared behind Mizuki with a claw on his right middle finger connected to a fingerless gauntlet. A tribal butterfly appeared on Mizuki's back.

"So you're not a talentless drop out but still you're not a ninja and after tonight you will be forgotten." Mizuki said. Mizuki ran through a series of hand seals and took a deep breath. "Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu!"

Naruto being Naruto used the Shunshin once again this time he appeared just inside Mizuki's guard at point blank rage of the fire jutsu. However Naruto's arm was stretched out and his right middle finger was touching Mizuki's heart, the same place Naruto marked on Mizuki's back. The jutsu died as Mizuki fell to his knees.

"What did you do to me?" Mizuki demanded.

"I killed you, trust me no one will miss you." Naruto said repeating the words Mizuki himself used when he said he would kill Naruto.

Mizuki dropped to the forest floor dead. Neko walked out of her hiding place and put her fingers to Mizuki's neck checking for a pulse, she found none.

"Naruto where did you learn that jutsu?" Neko asked.

"I created it after finding some books on Fuinjutsu in the ninja library. Once I began studying Seals this jutsu came to mind. It is perfect for assassins who need to preserve the body." Naruto explained.

Neko was impressed. If Naruto wasn't given genin status for this then she would move to make Naruto her personal apprentice and teach him herself.

"Come on Naruto, we need to return the scroll to Hokage-sama." Neko said.

XxXxXxX

A week later Naruto was sitting in his usual seat surrounded by his friends Hyuga Neji, Rock Lee, Tenten, Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, and Akimichi Choji. They were talking about Naruto's means of becoming a genin even though he failed the exam.

"Come on guys, I really rather not talk about it. I killed Mizuki-sensei because he was a traitor can't we just leave it at that?" Naruto asked.

"We could but that wouldn't answer how you did it. We all know you had the worst grades in the academy then you suddenly have the ability to kill a chunin." Ino replied. "Come on Naruto how did you do it?"

"I used a combination of the Shunshin and my own original jutsu to stop his heart." Naruto said with a sigh. "People assumed just because I had bad grades I'm not skilled in the ninja arts. That's false. I'm very skilled in the ninja arts. I just didn't broadcast my skills in the academy." Naruto explained. "Look, the fact is that I suck at most of what is taught in the academy but I am very good at things not taught in the academy such as seals."

"I hope whoever you end up with team wise doesn't judge you too bad because of your alleged status as what's it called again a jinchuriki?" Ino said.

"Ino we all know that people in this village hate me for what the Kyubi did and we all know that the Yondaime defeated the fox. But that doesn't stop people from hating me." Naruto said.

"Alright class it's time to get your team assignments. I don't want any interruptions while I call your teams." Iruka said seriously. "Team one will be…"

Naruto was listening to the team list listening for his name praying he could get a team he could work with.

"... Team seven will be Haruno Sakura, Uzumaki Naruto, and Uchiha Sasuke." Iruka called out.

Naruto's head hit his desk hard. "Fuck me." he muttered.

"Yes true love prevails. Take that Ino-buta." Sakura cheered.

"Calm down everyone." Iruka said firmly. "Team eight will be Hyuga Hinata, Aburame Shino, and Inuzuka Kiba, Team Nine will be Tenten, Rock Lee, and Hyuga Neji, And lastly team ten will be Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akimichi Choji."

Naruto sighed, somehow he knew this would happen. He had the worst grades while Sasuke and Sakura had the best, balance they called it.

"You are all dismissed until one o'clock be back here by that time to meet your Jonin Squad Leaders." Iruka said.

Naruto rose from his seat and made his way to the door when he was stopped by his friends.

"Hey Naruto, come eat with us, forget about your new team for now let's all just go out and eat to celebrate our graduation." Tenten said.

"Sure Ten-chan." Naruto said. "Where are we going to eat?"

"Well it has to be a place that won't throw you out. Hm, hey why not that new sushi joint I heard they are customer friendly no matter who they are." Neji said.

"Works for me." Ino said happily.

"I could go for some sushi." Tenten said with a smile.

XxXxXxX

In the Hokage's office were ten individuals, eleven if you count the Hokage himself all looking over a crystal ball.

"So that's Sasuke?" asked a tall man with gravity defying hair and his hitai-ate cocked to the left covering his eye.

"Yes. Sasuke is the last of the Uchiha clan in Konoha he has sworn vengeance on his older brother Itachi for the death of their clan. We can't afford to lose his loyalty. And that is why he is being placed on your team Kakashi." Hiruzen said.

"But is it wise to put Naruto on the same team as Sasuke? According to their files they are completely different from each other. And Naruto has the Kyubi inside of him he will need to ensure that Naruto also remains loyal to Konoha." said Asuma, another tall man with a beard.

"Are you suggesting we move him to a different team?" Hiruzen asked his son.

"I am but the question is what team do we put him on?" Asuma replied to his father.

"I'll take him. Kiba would do better on a direct combat team. Besides, I can teach Naruto unbiasedly." spoke up a shorter woman with raven colored hair and red eyes.

"Are you sure Kurenai?" asked Asuma.

"Yes Asuma." Kurenai said firmly.

"I'll make the adjustments." HIruzen said.

XxXxXxX

Come one o'clock Naruto and his friends returned to the academy, all of them laughing and joking as they took their seats. In front of the class room was Iruka and the Jonin Squad Leaders. Though one seemed to be missing.

"Alright class these are your Jonin Squad Leaders when they call your team stand up and follow them. Now before we get to that a change has been made to the team roster. Naruto you are now on team eight and Kiba you are on team seven." Iruka said before giving the floor to the squad leaders.