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Naruto the Great:
Summary: What if Naruto woke up one day when he was younger and saw that the only way to stop people from hating him was to get strong and strove early on to reach that goal of strength? How would this affect the others? Read to find out.
The Teams and the Test:
*** The next day ***
Naruto walked in bearing his hitai-ate around his right wrist. He walked quietly up to an empty seat next to Hinata and sat and waited.
Iruka, who Naruto had come to like, walked in and looked up at all of the newly appointed genins. He then launched into a dull speech about responsibility, which Naruto ignored.
"Now I will announce your 3 man-cells. These teams have been made based on your test scores and participation; each team will be approximately equal.
"First team will be..." Naruto tuned the man out until he reached team 7. "Team 7 will be Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura," this caused Naruto to heave a sigh, he hated all of the crazy Sasuke fan girls. The only thing that could make it worse would be if Sasuke were put on his team. "And Uchiha Sasuke." This name too made Naruto heave a sigh, although this was bigger one. Sakura on the other hand leaped up and did a little victory jig, with most of the other girls glaring at her.
"Now team 8 will be Hyuuga Hinata, Aburame Shino (this caused Hinata to release a squeak of terror), and Inuzaka Kiba." Naruto gave a worried glance over at Hinata, her team wasn't exactly what he had hoped it would be.
The rest of the time Naruto just tuned out Iruka then headed off to the classroom where he was to meet his jounin leader.
Naruto waited patiently for over an hour then decided that once this guy showed up that he was going to get what he deserved, a prank. So Naruto leaped up and put an eraser in the doorway, so that it would fall as soon as the door was fully opened.
*** An hour later***
Hatake Kakashi finally arrived outside of the door of his new cell. He opened it and casually walked in, until he felt a chalked up eraser land on his head. He then finished walking into the classroom and thought for a moment before announcing, casually, that he hated his students so far.
Then the whole group headed to a different area to discuss themselves to each other, in the hopes of getting to know each other better.
Kakashi rambled on awhile, although all the genin learned was his name. Next up was Naruto.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like to train, eat ramen, and be with my best friend. I hate perverts, rabid fan girls, stupid villagers, and arrogant bastards." He finished and then shifted his katana around on his belt.
Kakashi upon hearing the boy's comment took a moment to study the young man. His eyes were a beautiful cerulean blue and his unruly blonde hair was pulled back into a ponytail, but a few bangs escaped over his face. The boy wore a dark, blue cloak that sagged; leading Kakashi to believe it was weighted. His pants and long-sleeved shirt seemed to be made of the same material as his cloak. But all of that really wasn't what had caught his attention. The two things that had caught his attention were the lack of whisker marks, which the boy had been marked with showing what was inside of him, and the fact that the boy's hitai-ate was around the boy's right wrist.
Sakura went next. She mainly just spoke of how she hated Naruto (who seemed to be tuning them out) and loved Sasuke.
Then finally Sasuke went. He claimed he liked nothing and hated many things. He ended by claiming there was someone that he had to kill.
After Sasuke finished Kakashi announced that one final test would be given to the genin tomorrow at 9 AM and that they shouldn't eat unless they wanted to throw up. Naruto ignored that and then left without a single goodbye.
*** Next day ***
Naruto woke up at his usual 4:30 AM and got dressed quickly and sat down at his kitchen table. He poured himself some cereal (Hinata had seen what he ate and had forced him promise to eat Ramen only 4 times a week) and poured over his latest book. It was called Anbu of the Past Decade. Naruto was reading through it, memorizing important names here and there. He continued until he came across his teacher's name.
Name: Hatake Kakashi
A.K.A. Copy-cat Ninja Notes:
Kakashi was a child genius who became a chuunin at age 6 and was trained by the Yondaime. Well renowned for his ability to have copied over 1000 jutsus with his single Sharigan Eye. He is also well known for never being punctual.
"Hmm, so this is my new teacher." Naruto said in slight awe. "Well, according to this book and yesterday's wait, I won't need to head to the training spot until around 10 o'clock. I guess I can head to the library then." Naruto then stuffed his bowl into his sink and left for the library.
He arrived there and quietly walked in. He was grateful for it never being closed, in case it was desperately needed. Naruto quickly went to his favorite section, the jutsu section, and settled into a chair he had proclaimed as his own with about 4 large books.
Naruto stayed there until he had finished with his first read through of all the books then looked up at the clock. 'Hmm, 9:50 I guess I should head over there.' Naruto decided. He slipped his books back into their respective spots and walked casually towards his meeting spot. Upon reaching the field he realized that he had been correct in thinking that his teacher wouldn't be there.
"NARUTO!!! How could you be so late to our test, we could have failed because of you," Sakura shouted at him.
"Would you shut up. Sensei ain't here yet, so what does it matter." Naruto retorted, only making Sakura angrier, but she remained calm enough to not attack Naruto.
Yo, was all that Kakashi said as he showed up about 10 minutes later.
"Sensei you're late," Sakura leaped up and shouted at him, making Naruto smile.
"I see that you haven't changed at all in the past decade," Naruto said.
"Oh, and how would you know how I was a decade ago, Naruto?" Kakashi asked.
"I read a book on Anbu of the past decade and it clearly stated that punctuality isn't really your thing."
"Oh, I guess then your right." Kakashi said, he was surprised the supposed delinquent Naruto had read up about him, "Now on with the test. You guys have to get one of these." Kakashi said while raising up 2 bells. "Whoever doesn't get a bell gets tied to one of those stumps over there while I eat their lunch in front of them. Oh and also they get sent back to the academy. Any questions?"
"May we use weapons?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, aim to kill. It is the only way to win. Now begin." And with those words Sasuke and Sakura leaped into the trees and hid. Naruto on the other hand created a Perfect Bunshin, a jutsu of his own creation that was a solid clone that would only disappear when out of chakra or was struck with a killing blow, and then prepared himself to challenge his sensei..
"I'm ready, bring it." The clone and Naruto both spoke to Kakashi.
"Baka, you're thinking of doing this the wrong way." Kakashi thought while trying not to sigh at his student's stupid tactics.
"There is no right or wrong way. There is only a try and try not." Naruto spoke mirroring an old saying he had read. Then Naruto's clone charged straight at Kakashi with his cloak obscuring any hints as to what he was attempting.
Both Naruto and his clone drew their katanas and aimed for Kakashi. Upon reaching his sensei both of the swords went right into Kakashi, who quickly became a log.
"Kuso, I never saw him make the seals." Naruto mumbled to himself.
"Charging like that won't get you anywhere," Kakashi's voice came, from behind one of the Naruto's. Kakashi quickly punched the clone in the head, expecting it to disappear; only to get a bit of sharpened metal centimeters from his cheek.
'Hmm, I thought that was the clone," Kakashi quickly thought. He couldn't think too hard about anything else as both Naruto and his clone started slicing away at Kakashi who was using 2 kunai and a quick eye to defend himself from near-fatal blows.
The two forced Kakashi back almost against a tree and then both Naruto and his clone disappeared. As though they were never there.
'Genjutsu?' Was the only thought that ran through Kakashi's head when he sensed a strike coming at him. 'Only one strike' Kakashi quickly noted.
In truth only the clone was down attacking Kakashi, under a high- level invisibility genjutsu. The real Naruto was up in the trees discarding his cloak and weighted over clothes, revealing a pair of dark blue shorts, and a dark blue muscle-shirt. He started jumping towards where he had seen Sasuke enter the trees.
Sasuke jumped at the sounds of someone approaching and nearly threw a kunai at Naruto's head as he leaped up next to him.
"Sasuke, how about you and I help each other." Naruto began and then quickly added upon seeing Sasuke's glare "Hey, I don't like you either, but if there was another way I wouldn't be doing this. Just think two bells and two of us. That would leave super fan girl Sakura back at the academy. How about it?"
Sasuke was obviously thinking this proposition over and then finally looked back at Naruto and nodded.
"Good, now here's the plan..." Naruto whispered to Sasuke giving them the best plan he had for an attack.
Meanwhile down below, Kakashi had lifted up his hitai-ate to reveal his Sharigan so that he could see past the high-level illusion that Naruto had created. He then saw what he need and leapt at the invisible clone. The Naruto-clone attempted many fast slashes, but his sword was knocked from his hands and then Kakashi popped him in the stomach with a hard right. Kakashi was about to go and put the clone out for good when he saw 2 figures coming at him from the left.
The two charging were Naruto and Sasuke. Sasuke drew a few shuriken and threw them right at Kakashi who simply sidestepped them. Kakashi had stepped directly into the trap Naruto had laid before leaping into the trees with Sasuke. The trap was a large number of kunai flying at him.
As Kakashi went to leap away from the onslaught he felt 2 hands grip him from below. 'Chikushou' Kakashi thought as Sasuke too came towards him. Kakashi quickly decided upon using Umi Arashi* and launched it. Only to have have both Sasuke and Naruto disappear. 'Damn a Bunshin, but how did my Sharigan not see through it.'
A lone kunai was sent straight at the bells at Kakashi's belt as the Bunshin Naruto distracted him had made. The kunai cut the bells right off his belt and fell right into the invisible hands of the Naruto-clone.
"Ha, ha we passed sensei," Naruto shouted from behind Kakashi, proudly holding up one bell while throwing the other to Sasuke, who caught it and smirked.
"Indeed." Kakashi called back "Now can you have Sakura let go of my feet."
"Sorry, but Sakura isn't holding your feet, one of my clones is." Naruto said before he canceled out his clone under the ground as well as the one that had captured the bells.
"Oh, I thought the three of you had put this together," Kakashi said slightly put back "So where is Sakura?"
Naruto then suddenly started guffawing loudly.
"What, what did you do?" Kakashi snapped at Naruto.
"She, she's," But Naruto couldn't finish he was laughing so hard, instead he just pointed behind Kakashi. The copy-cat ninja turned around and walked into the forest to find Sakura making out with the air.
"Naruto," Kakashi called him over and pointed at Sakura "Explain."
"Oh, haha, I thought she could use to experience her foolish dream and I felt it would keep her out of the way." Naruto answered trying not to pass out from laughing too hard.
Kakashi was slightly amused while watching Sakura kiss, whisper, and moan to the air. Even Sasuke cracked a smirk while watching.
"So did I do a good job?" Naruto asked, but Kakashi just pointed at Sakura again.
"Release her from this fantasy." He said firmly.
"Alright, alright sheesh." Naruto said while walking towards Sakura. He formed his hands into a seal "Kai," and then tapped Sakura.
"Huh, what, where'd Sasuke-kun go?" Sakura said surprised, then she looked up to seeing a grinning Naruto, an amused Kakashi, and a smirking Sasuke. "What, what happened?"
"Well for starters you just got pranked," Kakashi began "Next you failed the test and finally you just gave all of us a good laugh."
"I-I failed." Was all Sakura said before she started crying.
"Oh, god," Naruto mumbled and started to walk away, his smile gone.
"Well actually thanks to both Sasuke and surprisingly Naruto, this whole team is now officially genin." Kakashi said with a closed eye and smile, if you could see through his mask. Upon hearing this Sakura stopped crying and Inner Sakura was shouting things about how love had pulled her through, "Now who can tell me the point of the exercise."
"Teamwork," Naruto answered from behind Kakashi.
"Correct, Naruto," Kakashi said. "Now will you explain to me a few things the two of you?" Kakashi pointed at Sasuke and Naruto "First of all who came up with that plan?"
"Heh, that would be me," Naruto said, "I should know how to do that. After all I did read most of the books in the library about strategy and I play the best strategist in Konoha once a week in Go."
"Oh, and who would that be?" Kakashi asked.
"The one, the only, Nara Shikamaru. The smartest and laziest bum in all of Konoha," Naruto declared loudly, thinking of one of his 3 friends* and the way they had met. *
"Okay next question. How did you, Naruto, know such advanced Genjutsu?"
"Well that would be because of a lack of friends to talk with and also because I read through that book I mentioned earlier and found that the youngest Anbu member was a Genjutsu master." Naruto babbled.
"Hmm, so you intend to become just like this Anbu?" Kakashi asked, waiting for an answer so as to judge the boy better.
"Hell no!!! For one thing I'm not a jounin unlike he was at around my age. Next I'm not a member of a clan. And finally I don't have a bloodline limit, at least not that I'm aware of." Naruto yelled the first part and explained avidly the last part.
"Ok, I guess that makes sense, sort of. Now for my final question. How did you conceal your Genjutsu from my Sharigan?" Kakashi inquired, this time paying attention fully, for no one had ever done this before.
"Oh, that... Well let's just say Genjutsu can be used to cast an illusion over itself." Naruto said evasively.
"Ok, I guess. Well, anyway I guess I should let you three know something, about your missions."
"That would be helpful, sensei," Naruto answered in a mocking tone and grinning stupidly.
"We are to meet tomorrow at the Hokage's office at 9 AM, sharp." Kakashi ordered and then opened up his Itcha Itcha Paradise.
"Yea, okay. I'll see you all tomorrow around 10:30. Now off to have a second lunch." Naruto spoke before running off, presumably to Ichiraku.
Sasuke then just mumbled something and left. Sakura took this as her cue to chase after Sasuke and ran straight past her new sensei.
"Now to report to the Hokage's office," Kakashi said and was about to run to the Hokage's, but thought better of it "Aw, well I'll get to his office in a little while." With that said Kakashi, the last of the newly formed team 7, left the training ground.
*Umi Arashi is something like 'Water Storm', I hope. It gathers water from the surrounding air and sends it towards its target like a tiny hurricane.
*Naruto has 3 friends Hinata, Shikamaru, and the third you will have to wait till later. Don't worry, you know this character.
*This will be an interesting story that I will have to add somewhere...
AN: Well that's the next installment. I know my Naruto is a bit um... odd, but don't worry he's just had a few more friends and knows a bit um... a lot more. Also I hope this chapter proves that this Naruto isn't super powerful and can't beat anyone he wants on his own, he just needs some teammates. This also will be a story with Naruto admiring Itachi's skill a bit, causing him to actually use Genjutsu in this story. I will hopefully update in 3 days, but don't hold your breath.
Naruto the Great:
Summary: What if Naruto woke up one day when he was younger and saw that the only way to stop people from hating him was to get strong and strove early on to reach that goal of strength? How would this affect the others? Read to find out.
The Teams and the Test:
*** The next day ***
Naruto walked in bearing his hitai-ate around his right wrist. He walked quietly up to an empty seat next to Hinata and sat and waited.
Iruka, who Naruto had come to like, walked in and looked up at all of the newly appointed genins. He then launched into a dull speech about responsibility, which Naruto ignored.
"Now I will announce your 3 man-cells. These teams have been made based on your test scores and participation; each team will be approximately equal.
"First team will be..." Naruto tuned the man out until he reached team 7. "Team 7 will be Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura," this caused Naruto to heave a sigh, he hated all of the crazy Sasuke fan girls. The only thing that could make it worse would be if Sasuke were put on his team. "And Uchiha Sasuke." This name too made Naruto heave a sigh, although this was bigger one. Sakura on the other hand leaped up and did a little victory jig, with most of the other girls glaring at her.
"Now team 8 will be Hyuuga Hinata, Aburame Shino (this caused Hinata to release a squeak of terror), and Inuzaka Kiba." Naruto gave a worried glance over at Hinata, her team wasn't exactly what he had hoped it would be.
The rest of the time Naruto just tuned out Iruka then headed off to the classroom where he was to meet his jounin leader.
Naruto waited patiently for over an hour then decided that once this guy showed up that he was going to get what he deserved, a prank. So Naruto leaped up and put an eraser in the doorway, so that it would fall as soon as the door was fully opened.
*** An hour later***
Hatake Kakashi finally arrived outside of the door of his new cell. He opened it and casually walked in, until he felt a chalked up eraser land on his head. He then finished walking into the classroom and thought for a moment before announcing, casually, that he hated his students so far.
Then the whole group headed to a different area to discuss themselves to each other, in the hopes of getting to know each other better.
Kakashi rambled on awhile, although all the genin learned was his name. Next up was Naruto.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like to train, eat ramen, and be with my best friend. I hate perverts, rabid fan girls, stupid villagers, and arrogant bastards." He finished and then shifted his katana around on his belt.
Kakashi upon hearing the boy's comment took a moment to study the young man. His eyes were a beautiful cerulean blue and his unruly blonde hair was pulled back into a ponytail, but a few bangs escaped over his face. The boy wore a dark, blue cloak that sagged; leading Kakashi to believe it was weighted. His pants and long-sleeved shirt seemed to be made of the same material as his cloak. But all of that really wasn't what had caught his attention. The two things that had caught his attention were the lack of whisker marks, which the boy had been marked with showing what was inside of him, and the fact that the boy's hitai-ate was around the boy's right wrist.
Sakura went next. She mainly just spoke of how she hated Naruto (who seemed to be tuning them out) and loved Sasuke.
Then finally Sasuke went. He claimed he liked nothing and hated many things. He ended by claiming there was someone that he had to kill.
After Sasuke finished Kakashi announced that one final test would be given to the genin tomorrow at 9 AM and that they shouldn't eat unless they wanted to throw up. Naruto ignored that and then left without a single goodbye.
*** Next day ***
Naruto woke up at his usual 4:30 AM and got dressed quickly and sat down at his kitchen table. He poured himself some cereal (Hinata had seen what he ate and had forced him promise to eat Ramen only 4 times a week) and poured over his latest book. It was called Anbu of the Past Decade. Naruto was reading through it, memorizing important names here and there. He continued until he came across his teacher's name.
Name: Hatake Kakashi
A.K.A. Copy-cat Ninja Notes:
Kakashi was a child genius who became a chuunin at age 6 and was trained by the Yondaime. Well renowned for his ability to have copied over 1000 jutsus with his single Sharigan Eye. He is also well known for never being punctual.
"Hmm, so this is my new teacher." Naruto said in slight awe. "Well, according to this book and yesterday's wait, I won't need to head to the training spot until around 10 o'clock. I guess I can head to the library then." Naruto then stuffed his bowl into his sink and left for the library.
He arrived there and quietly walked in. He was grateful for it never being closed, in case it was desperately needed. Naruto quickly went to his favorite section, the jutsu section, and settled into a chair he had proclaimed as his own with about 4 large books.
Naruto stayed there until he had finished with his first read through of all the books then looked up at the clock. 'Hmm, 9:50 I guess I should head over there.' Naruto decided. He slipped his books back into their respective spots and walked casually towards his meeting spot. Upon reaching the field he realized that he had been correct in thinking that his teacher wouldn't be there.
"NARUTO!!! How could you be so late to our test, we could have failed because of you," Sakura shouted at him.
"Would you shut up. Sensei ain't here yet, so what does it matter." Naruto retorted, only making Sakura angrier, but she remained calm enough to not attack Naruto.
Yo, was all that Kakashi said as he showed up about 10 minutes later.
"Sensei you're late," Sakura leaped up and shouted at him, making Naruto smile.
"I see that you haven't changed at all in the past decade," Naruto said.
"Oh, and how would you know how I was a decade ago, Naruto?" Kakashi asked.
"I read a book on Anbu of the past decade and it clearly stated that punctuality isn't really your thing."
"Oh, I guess then your right." Kakashi said, he was surprised the supposed delinquent Naruto had read up about him, "Now on with the test. You guys have to get one of these." Kakashi said while raising up 2 bells. "Whoever doesn't get a bell gets tied to one of those stumps over there while I eat their lunch in front of them. Oh and also they get sent back to the academy. Any questions?"
"May we use weapons?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, aim to kill. It is the only way to win. Now begin." And with those words Sasuke and Sakura leaped into the trees and hid. Naruto on the other hand created a Perfect Bunshin, a jutsu of his own creation that was a solid clone that would only disappear when out of chakra or was struck with a killing blow, and then prepared himself to challenge his sensei..
"I'm ready, bring it." The clone and Naruto both spoke to Kakashi.
"Baka, you're thinking of doing this the wrong way." Kakashi thought while trying not to sigh at his student's stupid tactics.
"There is no right or wrong way. There is only a try and try not." Naruto spoke mirroring an old saying he had read. Then Naruto's clone charged straight at Kakashi with his cloak obscuring any hints as to what he was attempting.
Both Naruto and his clone drew their katanas and aimed for Kakashi. Upon reaching his sensei both of the swords went right into Kakashi, who quickly became a log.
"Kuso, I never saw him make the seals." Naruto mumbled to himself.
"Charging like that won't get you anywhere," Kakashi's voice came, from behind one of the Naruto's. Kakashi quickly punched the clone in the head, expecting it to disappear; only to get a bit of sharpened metal centimeters from his cheek.
'Hmm, I thought that was the clone," Kakashi quickly thought. He couldn't think too hard about anything else as both Naruto and his clone started slicing away at Kakashi who was using 2 kunai and a quick eye to defend himself from near-fatal blows.
The two forced Kakashi back almost against a tree and then both Naruto and his clone disappeared. As though they were never there.
'Genjutsu?' Was the only thought that ran through Kakashi's head when he sensed a strike coming at him. 'Only one strike' Kakashi quickly noted.
In truth only the clone was down attacking Kakashi, under a high- level invisibility genjutsu. The real Naruto was up in the trees discarding his cloak and weighted over clothes, revealing a pair of dark blue shorts, and a dark blue muscle-shirt. He started jumping towards where he had seen Sasuke enter the trees.
Sasuke jumped at the sounds of someone approaching and nearly threw a kunai at Naruto's head as he leaped up next to him.
"Sasuke, how about you and I help each other." Naruto began and then quickly added upon seeing Sasuke's glare "Hey, I don't like you either, but if there was another way I wouldn't be doing this. Just think two bells and two of us. That would leave super fan girl Sakura back at the academy. How about it?"
Sasuke was obviously thinking this proposition over and then finally looked back at Naruto and nodded.
"Good, now here's the plan..." Naruto whispered to Sasuke giving them the best plan he had for an attack.
Meanwhile down below, Kakashi had lifted up his hitai-ate to reveal his Sharigan so that he could see past the high-level illusion that Naruto had created. He then saw what he need and leapt at the invisible clone. The Naruto-clone attempted many fast slashes, but his sword was knocked from his hands and then Kakashi popped him in the stomach with a hard right. Kakashi was about to go and put the clone out for good when he saw 2 figures coming at him from the left.
The two charging were Naruto and Sasuke. Sasuke drew a few shuriken and threw them right at Kakashi who simply sidestepped them. Kakashi had stepped directly into the trap Naruto had laid before leaping into the trees with Sasuke. The trap was a large number of kunai flying at him.
As Kakashi went to leap away from the onslaught he felt 2 hands grip him from below. 'Chikushou' Kakashi thought as Sasuke too came towards him. Kakashi quickly decided upon using Umi Arashi* and launched it. Only to have have both Sasuke and Naruto disappear. 'Damn a Bunshin, but how did my Sharigan not see through it.'
A lone kunai was sent straight at the bells at Kakashi's belt as the Bunshin Naruto distracted him had made. The kunai cut the bells right off his belt and fell right into the invisible hands of the Naruto-clone.
"Ha, ha we passed sensei," Naruto shouted from behind Kakashi, proudly holding up one bell while throwing the other to Sasuke, who caught it and smirked.
"Indeed." Kakashi called back "Now can you have Sakura let go of my feet."
"Sorry, but Sakura isn't holding your feet, one of my clones is." Naruto said before he canceled out his clone under the ground as well as the one that had captured the bells.
"Oh, I thought the three of you had put this together," Kakashi said slightly put back "So where is Sakura?"
Naruto then suddenly started guffawing loudly.
"What, what did you do?" Kakashi snapped at Naruto.
"She, she's," But Naruto couldn't finish he was laughing so hard, instead he just pointed behind Kakashi. The copy-cat ninja turned around and walked into the forest to find Sakura making out with the air.
"Naruto," Kakashi called him over and pointed at Sakura "Explain."
"Oh, haha, I thought she could use to experience her foolish dream and I felt it would keep her out of the way." Naruto answered trying not to pass out from laughing too hard.
Kakashi was slightly amused while watching Sakura kiss, whisper, and moan to the air. Even Sasuke cracked a smirk while watching.
"So did I do a good job?" Naruto asked, but Kakashi just pointed at Sakura again.
"Release her from this fantasy." He said firmly.
"Alright, alright sheesh." Naruto said while walking towards Sakura. He formed his hands into a seal "Kai," and then tapped Sakura.
"Huh, what, where'd Sasuke-kun go?" Sakura said surprised, then she looked up to seeing a grinning Naruto, an amused Kakashi, and a smirking Sasuke. "What, what happened?"
"Well for starters you just got pranked," Kakashi began "Next you failed the test and finally you just gave all of us a good laugh."
"I-I failed." Was all Sakura said before she started crying.
"Oh, god," Naruto mumbled and started to walk away, his smile gone.
"Well actually thanks to both Sasuke and surprisingly Naruto, this whole team is now officially genin." Kakashi said with a closed eye and smile, if you could see through his mask. Upon hearing this Sakura stopped crying and Inner Sakura was shouting things about how love had pulled her through, "Now who can tell me the point of the exercise."
"Teamwork," Naruto answered from behind Kakashi.
"Correct, Naruto," Kakashi said. "Now will you explain to me a few things the two of you?" Kakashi pointed at Sasuke and Naruto "First of all who came up with that plan?"
"Heh, that would be me," Naruto said, "I should know how to do that. After all I did read most of the books in the library about strategy and I play the best strategist in Konoha once a week in Go."
"Oh, and who would that be?" Kakashi asked.
"The one, the only, Nara Shikamaru. The smartest and laziest bum in all of Konoha," Naruto declared loudly, thinking of one of his 3 friends* and the way they had met. *
"Okay next question. How did you, Naruto, know such advanced Genjutsu?"
"Well that would be because of a lack of friends to talk with and also because I read through that book I mentioned earlier and found that the youngest Anbu member was a Genjutsu master." Naruto babbled.
"Hmm, so you intend to become just like this Anbu?" Kakashi asked, waiting for an answer so as to judge the boy better.
"Hell no!!! For one thing I'm not a jounin unlike he was at around my age. Next I'm not a member of a clan. And finally I don't have a bloodline limit, at least not that I'm aware of." Naruto yelled the first part and explained avidly the last part.
"Ok, I guess that makes sense, sort of. Now for my final question. How did you conceal your Genjutsu from my Sharigan?" Kakashi inquired, this time paying attention fully, for no one had ever done this before.
"Oh, that... Well let's just say Genjutsu can be used to cast an illusion over itself." Naruto said evasively.
"Ok, I guess. Well, anyway I guess I should let you three know something, about your missions."
"That would be helpful, sensei," Naruto answered in a mocking tone and grinning stupidly.
"We are to meet tomorrow at the Hokage's office at 9 AM, sharp." Kakashi ordered and then opened up his Itcha Itcha Paradise.
"Yea, okay. I'll see you all tomorrow around 10:30. Now off to have a second lunch." Naruto spoke before running off, presumably to Ichiraku.
Sasuke then just mumbled something and left. Sakura took this as her cue to chase after Sasuke and ran straight past her new sensei.
"Now to report to the Hokage's office," Kakashi said and was about to run to the Hokage's, but thought better of it "Aw, well I'll get to his office in a little while." With that said Kakashi, the last of the newly formed team 7, left the training ground.
*Umi Arashi is something like 'Water Storm', I hope. It gathers water from the surrounding air and sends it towards its target like a tiny hurricane.
*Naruto has 3 friends Hinata, Shikamaru, and the third you will have to wait till later. Don't worry, you know this character.
*This will be an interesting story that I will have to add somewhere...
AN: Well that's the next installment. I know my Naruto is a bit um... odd, but don't worry he's just had a few more friends and knows a bit um... a lot more. Also I hope this chapter proves that this Naruto isn't super powerful and can't beat anyone he wants on his own, he just needs some teammates. This also will be a story with Naruto admiring Itachi's skill a bit, causing him to actually use Genjutsu in this story. I will hopefully update in 3 days, but don't hold your breath.