Chapter one
"Not again!" the Third Hokage muttered as a five year-old burst in, "This is the sixth time today!" he groaned.
"Fight me!" the somewhat immature toddler demanded as he charged at the Hokage.
The Third groaned as Kohanamaru tripped again.
"Who set the trap?" Kohanamaru asked as he looked around suspiciously for the nonexistent person.
"There is no trap my dear grandson. Besides where's your tutor," The Hokage, Saindaime, muttered under his breath.
Just as these words left his mouth the door to his office burst open again. "Why there you are young master. Come with me, I, An elite tutor will teach you to become the next Hokage," a blacked haired man gloated as he dragged the kid out of the Hokage's office.
Something's not right. There seems to be another person present. If Kohanamaru did anything good it was to raise the Thirds alert as he finally noticed the strange presence in his office.
"Can you come out now," it was more of a statement than a question.
"Oi! Your skills are lacking old geezer!" a familiar voice exclaimed as a blond boy dispelled the genjustu, "I've been waiting forever for you to notice," he drawled.
"Naruto—"Saindaime gasped jumping out of his seat "Where the have you been these past four years? He demanded as he gave a closer inspection of the Kyubi vessel.
Naruto had changed a lot now that the Third studied him. Although the messy golden hair remained the same, long gone were those sky blue eyes.
Now they were almost red. Instead of the orange jumpsuit that Naruto had always worn it was replaced with a simple black costume and a mask that Naruto had taken off.
"I've been traveling." The blond finally replied avoiding the Hokage's questioning gaze.
Saindaime seemed to search him for the unsaid details but decided to drop the subject.
"So why are you back then?"
"Well, I got sick of traveling and would like to reenter the village," Naruto exclaimed returning to his normal enthusiastic personality.
"Of course," the Third smiled as he hugged the twelve year old, "And you want to enroll into the Ninja Academy too right?"
"Hai!" Naruto smiled.
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"Please pay attention!" Iruka yelled apparently frustrated with his inattentive class.
Therefore Iruka was glad when the Hokage entered quieting the class for the time being.
"I'd like to introduce a new student," the Hokage announced "This is Uzumaki Naruto. Naruto go sit by Sasuke and Shikomaru so that Iruka sensei may continue his class."
Why do I have to do this again? I know this already besides why couldn't he do it? Naruto groaned for the thirtieth time as Iruka began droning about chakra control. I swear I'm going to skin him alive.
"Uzumaki!" a voice screeched interrupting Naruto's sweet dream.
"Huh?" Naruto replied sleepily as the class watched Iruka's vein pop.
"HOW DARE YOU SLEEP IN MY CLASS? IF YOUR ALL THAT THEN GO WALK UP THE WALL TO SHOW YOUR WONDERFUL CHAKRA CONTROL!" Iruka roared as the class snickered at Naruto's stupidity.
Naruto just grumbled as he stood up and walked toward the nearest wall.
Iruka just stared in shock as Naruto strolled up the wall.
"Now may I go back to sleep?" Naruto bowed to Iruka mockingly as he went back to his seat.
Naruto opened the door to his apartment only to the paralyzed by a pair of blood red eyes.
"Don't do that!" Naruto whined as he regained his posture.
The mysterious stranger just ignored the remark and asked, "How was school?"
"Boring!" the boy complained.
"I have something that will lighten you up,"
"Really? What?"
"In the Hokage's tower there is a scroll of forbidden jutsus. Go learn it's techniques but don't get caught" the stranger informed Naruto as he disappeared with a swish of his cloak.
A couple of months flew by in the same fashion with Naruto sleeping in class and studying the secret scroll at night.
In no tine at all it was the day of the gennin exams. In truth Naruto was a little worried although he'd never admit it.
He knew that he could pass, but to pass as the class's dead last was going to take some work.
"Next Uzumaki Naruto. Please make bushins," Iruka ordered in his strictest tone.
"How many?" Naruto asked nervously.
"Twenty," Mizuki taunted, "Wait that's not right. I forgot that our dead-last can barely make two."
Naruto clenched his teeth in rage as Iruka began to reson with Mizuki.
"Now Mizuki, let's be fair. Everyone else only needed to make four,"
But before Mizuki could reply Naruto had already made the hand seals creating three perfect clones and a dead one. Perfect.
"Well, I guess you pass, Iruka said hesitantly as Naruto started jumping up and down in joy.
"Where is he?" Naruto screamed in frustration. They had been waiting for their jonin instructor for more than an hour now.
"Shut up, Naruto," Sakura yelled, "Why don't you try to act like Sasuke more?"
Naruto was happy to find that he was indeed paired with the Uchiha although that Sakura girl was pretty annoying.
"Hi sensei!" Naruto greeted as Sakura glared at him.
"Now what are you trying to pull? Our sensei isn't even here yet!"
"You should be more attentive Sakura-chan," Naruto grinned as A gray haired jonin popped into the room.
"What . . . How . . .?" Sakura gasped.
"Well uh lucky guess?" Naruto answered sheepishly as Sakura punched him in annoyance.
"Um," there new teacher coughed "Why don't we start by introducing ourselves," he suggested when he got his team's attention, "I'll go first. My name is Hatake Kakashi. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to tell people about my likes and dislikes. My dream is none of your business, but I have a lot of hobbies."
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I hate a lot of things considering there is nothing I really like. My goal is to kill a certain man."
"My name is Haruno Sakura. I like . . ." She glanced at Sasuke. I hate Naruto! My goal is to . . ." another dreamy gaze at Sasuke, "And my hobby is reading."
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. My likes and dislikes are too hard to remember. My goal is to complete a mission and my dream last night was about a fox."
'Interesting. Especially that Naruto kid. His introduction was as vague as mine. I know about Sasuke but that blond is a mystery. I couldn't find any information on him at all' Kakashi mused.
"You mission today is to get these two bells from me. The one who fails to get a bell fails and goes back to the academy." Kakashi informed them as he jingled two bells, "Begin,"
He had expected all of them to disappear but was once again surprised when the blond kid dragged his teammates back to the clearing.
"Okay, now Sasuke Sakura, the point of this exercise is teamwork. If we don't work together we all fail," Naruto stated appearing not to notice their teacher.
"Whatever dobe," Sasuke muttered, "I don't need your help I can get those bells alone,"
Naruto groaned and turned back to Sakura only to find her chasing after Sasuke. Naruto groaned as he watched them walk away and sat down to take a nap.
Meanwhile Sasuke wore himself out trying to get a bell and Sakura wore herself out chasing Sasuke. But all in all no one had been able to get a bell and it was almost the end of the test.
What is Naruto doing? He hasn't attacked me once. Is he just giving up? Suddenly with minutes to go the Naruto that had been sleeping suddenly disappeared.
A bushin? Kakashi's eyes widened as he searched his belt for his bells only to find them gone.
"Smart Naruto. So you stole the bells while I was distracted. Very good. Although Sasuke refused to work as a team you still used his distractions to get the bells," Kakashi complimented as Naruto jumped down from a nearby tree, bell in hand.
"Yep!" Naruto grinned as he hugged the bells.
"So who gets the other bell?"
"Sasuke of course. If it wasn't for his distraction I would never have succeeded."
"You all pass but there will be more tests after lunch so eat up," Kakashi's visible eye curved upsides to indicate that he was smiling under his mask.
That afternoon was filled with tests. Most of them were target practice. Taijustu ninjustu and genjustu and by Kakashi's look they weren't very far along.
Naruto had just turned around to leave for the day when Kakashi attacked. Naruto instinctively went into a fighting stance and began to parry the punches that were being thrown at him.
He was just about to kick Kakashi's stomach when he regained his senses and jumped away.
"Hey I thought you said no more tests!" He whined.
"I never said that. I just said that you could leave," Kakashi retorted in an amused tone.
"Hmp," Naruto snorted as he jumped away
"There's something wrong with that Naruto," Kakashi informed the Hokage.
After training Kakashi had immediately headed toward the Hokage tower. "When I attacked him today he almost beat me until he stopped fighting. He seems to be hiding his true power. He may be a spy."
The Third sighed as he gazed into his crystal ball, "Do you remember the container of the Kyubi that ran off four years ago?"
"You don't mean that Naruto?"
"Yes he is the container of the nine tails and the son of the fourth. I know he's hiding something but he won't tell me anything. You are one of my most elite ninjas. I gave you this team was to look after Naruto and also Sasuke. Now leave, I need to think" Saindaime explained.
"Be yourself. It will seem less suspicious. You don't want attention like before. Idiot."
"Hi to you too," Naruto muttered as he entered his apartment to greet his uninvited visitor.
"Listen, keep a eye on Sasuke, Orochimaru wants him."
"Thanks for the information," Naruto snapped bitterly as his guest disappeared out the window.
Why me?
I really hope you enjoy this story. Please review. No one will read my other story. T.T
"Not again!" the Third Hokage muttered as a five year-old burst in, "This is the sixth time today!" he groaned.
"Fight me!" the somewhat immature toddler demanded as he charged at the Hokage.
The Third groaned as Kohanamaru tripped again.
"Who set the trap?" Kohanamaru asked as he looked around suspiciously for the nonexistent person.
"There is no trap my dear grandson. Besides where's your tutor," The Hokage, Saindaime, muttered under his breath.
Just as these words left his mouth the door to his office burst open again. "Why there you are young master. Come with me, I, An elite tutor will teach you to become the next Hokage," a blacked haired man gloated as he dragged the kid out of the Hokage's office.
Something's not right. There seems to be another person present. If Kohanamaru did anything good it was to raise the Thirds alert as he finally noticed the strange presence in his office.
"Can you come out now," it was more of a statement than a question.
"Oi! Your skills are lacking old geezer!" a familiar voice exclaimed as a blond boy dispelled the genjustu, "I've been waiting forever for you to notice," he drawled.
"Naruto—"Saindaime gasped jumping out of his seat "Where the have you been these past four years? He demanded as he gave a closer inspection of the Kyubi vessel.
Naruto had changed a lot now that the Third studied him. Although the messy golden hair remained the same, long gone were those sky blue eyes.
Now they were almost red. Instead of the orange jumpsuit that Naruto had always worn it was replaced with a simple black costume and a mask that Naruto had taken off.
"I've been traveling." The blond finally replied avoiding the Hokage's questioning gaze.
Saindaime seemed to search him for the unsaid details but decided to drop the subject.
"So why are you back then?"
"Well, I got sick of traveling and would like to reenter the village," Naruto exclaimed returning to his normal enthusiastic personality.
"Of course," the Third smiled as he hugged the twelve year old, "And you want to enroll into the Ninja Academy too right?"
"Hai!" Naruto smiled.
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"Please pay attention!" Iruka yelled apparently frustrated with his inattentive class.
Therefore Iruka was glad when the Hokage entered quieting the class for the time being.
"I'd like to introduce a new student," the Hokage announced "This is Uzumaki Naruto. Naruto go sit by Sasuke and Shikomaru so that Iruka sensei may continue his class."
Why do I have to do this again? I know this already besides why couldn't he do it? Naruto groaned for the thirtieth time as Iruka began droning about chakra control. I swear I'm going to skin him alive.
"Uzumaki!" a voice screeched interrupting Naruto's sweet dream.
"Huh?" Naruto replied sleepily as the class watched Iruka's vein pop.
"HOW DARE YOU SLEEP IN MY CLASS? IF YOUR ALL THAT THEN GO WALK UP THE WALL TO SHOW YOUR WONDERFUL CHAKRA CONTROL!" Iruka roared as the class snickered at Naruto's stupidity.
Naruto just grumbled as he stood up and walked toward the nearest wall.
Iruka just stared in shock as Naruto strolled up the wall.
"Now may I go back to sleep?" Naruto bowed to Iruka mockingly as he went back to his seat.
Naruto opened the door to his apartment only to the paralyzed by a pair of blood red eyes.
"Don't do that!" Naruto whined as he regained his posture.
The mysterious stranger just ignored the remark and asked, "How was school?"
"Boring!" the boy complained.
"I have something that will lighten you up,"
"Really? What?"
"In the Hokage's tower there is a scroll of forbidden jutsus. Go learn it's techniques but don't get caught" the stranger informed Naruto as he disappeared with a swish of his cloak.
A couple of months flew by in the same fashion with Naruto sleeping in class and studying the secret scroll at night.
In no tine at all it was the day of the gennin exams. In truth Naruto was a little worried although he'd never admit it.
He knew that he could pass, but to pass as the class's dead last was going to take some work.
"Next Uzumaki Naruto. Please make bushins," Iruka ordered in his strictest tone.
"How many?" Naruto asked nervously.
"Twenty," Mizuki taunted, "Wait that's not right. I forgot that our dead-last can barely make two."
Naruto clenched his teeth in rage as Iruka began to reson with Mizuki.
"Now Mizuki, let's be fair. Everyone else only needed to make four,"
But before Mizuki could reply Naruto had already made the hand seals creating three perfect clones and a dead one. Perfect.
"Well, I guess you pass, Iruka said hesitantly as Naruto started jumping up and down in joy.
"Where is he?" Naruto screamed in frustration. They had been waiting for their jonin instructor for more than an hour now.
"Shut up, Naruto," Sakura yelled, "Why don't you try to act like Sasuke more?"
Naruto was happy to find that he was indeed paired with the Uchiha although that Sakura girl was pretty annoying.
"Hi sensei!" Naruto greeted as Sakura glared at him.
"Now what are you trying to pull? Our sensei isn't even here yet!"
"You should be more attentive Sakura-chan," Naruto grinned as A gray haired jonin popped into the room.
"What . . . How . . .?" Sakura gasped.
"Well uh lucky guess?" Naruto answered sheepishly as Sakura punched him in annoyance.
"Um," there new teacher coughed "Why don't we start by introducing ourselves," he suggested when he got his team's attention, "I'll go first. My name is Hatake Kakashi. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like to tell people about my likes and dislikes. My dream is none of your business, but I have a lot of hobbies."
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I hate a lot of things considering there is nothing I really like. My goal is to kill a certain man."
"My name is Haruno Sakura. I like . . ." She glanced at Sasuke. I hate Naruto! My goal is to . . ." another dreamy gaze at Sasuke, "And my hobby is reading."
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. My likes and dislikes are too hard to remember. My goal is to complete a mission and my dream last night was about a fox."
'Interesting. Especially that Naruto kid. His introduction was as vague as mine. I know about Sasuke but that blond is a mystery. I couldn't find any information on him at all' Kakashi mused.
"You mission today is to get these two bells from me. The one who fails to get a bell fails and goes back to the academy." Kakashi informed them as he jingled two bells, "Begin,"
He had expected all of them to disappear but was once again surprised when the blond kid dragged his teammates back to the clearing.
"Okay, now Sasuke Sakura, the point of this exercise is teamwork. If we don't work together we all fail," Naruto stated appearing not to notice their teacher.
"Whatever dobe," Sasuke muttered, "I don't need your help I can get those bells alone,"
Naruto groaned and turned back to Sakura only to find her chasing after Sasuke. Naruto groaned as he watched them walk away and sat down to take a nap.
Meanwhile Sasuke wore himself out trying to get a bell and Sakura wore herself out chasing Sasuke. But all in all no one had been able to get a bell and it was almost the end of the test.
What is Naruto doing? He hasn't attacked me once. Is he just giving up? Suddenly with minutes to go the Naruto that had been sleeping suddenly disappeared.
A bushin? Kakashi's eyes widened as he searched his belt for his bells only to find them gone.
"Smart Naruto. So you stole the bells while I was distracted. Very good. Although Sasuke refused to work as a team you still used his distractions to get the bells," Kakashi complimented as Naruto jumped down from a nearby tree, bell in hand.
"Yep!" Naruto grinned as he hugged the bells.
"So who gets the other bell?"
"Sasuke of course. If it wasn't for his distraction I would never have succeeded."
"You all pass but there will be more tests after lunch so eat up," Kakashi's visible eye curved upsides to indicate that he was smiling under his mask.
That afternoon was filled with tests. Most of them were target practice. Taijustu ninjustu and genjustu and by Kakashi's look they weren't very far along.
Naruto had just turned around to leave for the day when Kakashi attacked. Naruto instinctively went into a fighting stance and began to parry the punches that were being thrown at him.
He was just about to kick Kakashi's stomach when he regained his senses and jumped away.
"Hey I thought you said no more tests!" He whined.
"I never said that. I just said that you could leave," Kakashi retorted in an amused tone.
"Hmp," Naruto snorted as he jumped away
"There's something wrong with that Naruto," Kakashi informed the Hokage.
After training Kakashi had immediately headed toward the Hokage tower. "When I attacked him today he almost beat me until he stopped fighting. He seems to be hiding his true power. He may be a spy."
The Third sighed as he gazed into his crystal ball, "Do you remember the container of the Kyubi that ran off four years ago?"
"You don't mean that Naruto?"
"Yes he is the container of the nine tails and the son of the fourth. I know he's hiding something but he won't tell me anything. You are one of my most elite ninjas. I gave you this team was to look after Naruto and also Sasuke. Now leave, I need to think" Saindaime explained.
"Be yourself. It will seem less suspicious. You don't want attention like before. Idiot."
"Hi to you too," Naruto muttered as he entered his apartment to greet his uninvited visitor.
"Listen, keep a eye on Sasuke, Orochimaru wants him."
"Thanks for the information," Naruto snapped bitterly as his guest disappeared out the window.
Why me?
I really hope you enjoy this story. Please review. No one will read my other story. T.T