Different Chapter 3: I finally wrote a longer chapter Even though it's incredibly short, a naruto fanfic

Chapter 3: A Longer Chapter. (Though still short compared to other writer's chapters. What can I say? I don't like typing.)

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

A/N: I'm not really sure how long this is going to be yet and I think this chapter wasn't as well written out as the other chapters. Naruto isn't extremely powerful because when Kyubi merged with him, his body was too small to handle the power. So Kyubi withheld about 99 of the demons power and chakra. If Kyubi gave Naruto all his chakra at once, Naruto would explode! With every passing year, Naruto can handle a little more power. The different eyes and the claws come from merging with Kyubi, not from his power.

Thanks to my beta Fire Shadow 00 for catching many mistakes that I missed. Thanks!! BTW, if anyone else wants to be my beta, plz tell me!

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Naruto wandered through numerous streets and alleys wondering where his new apartment was. After reinstating himself at the Ninja Academy, he bought a new apartment with the money Itachi gave him. The previous owner was said to have mysteriously disappeared when he was 7(A/N: Guess who it was!). The keys jangled merrily like coins in his pocket, bringing pickpockets like flies to honey. Naruto dared any of them to try to steal his keys. If any of them did, they would've found themselves saying their prayers to Kami-Sama. While looking at some candies, Naruto's bottomless stomach rumbled.

"Looks like my stomach wants lunch." Joked Naruto to no one in particular.

He stopped at a welcoming, homey looking bar. "Hmmm...the Ichiraku Ramen Bar eh? Well, it sounds good...even though I've never eaten ramen before."

He entered the small bar. "One bowl of.........err......Miso Ramen please." "Yes sir, coming right up." Because of his luxury deprived years with Itachi, Naruto fell in love with ramen after the first bite. 'Oh my god! This like eating the fruits of heaven! Must have more!' Of course we all know that ramen tastes good, but not that good, but if for the past few years all you've eaten were health snacks and what strangely resembled and tasted like crap, then, you could be excused. (A/N: Itachi might have been a ruthless killer who knew tons of jutsus' and could kill five ANBU teams without breaking a sweat...but he was a horrible cook).

"This is great! Three more bowls for me! I'm going to come here every day!" "Well that's great kid, but are you sure you can afford it?" Asked the owner. Although living with Itachi's stoic personality changed Naruto, he was a hyperactive child at heart and that's what he'll always be. "Of course I can afford it! Just get me the ramen!" Naruto had absolutely no love for Konoha. After knowing about his past as a demon vessel and realizing that the people of Konoha hated him, he vowed to have his revenge one day.

"Class, I'd like to introduce you to our new student, Kudumori (A/N: Obviously, some are gonna remember the name Uzumaki Naruto, so Naruto was forced to change his surname.) Naruto...Naruto, will you please come in?"

A tall blonde youth walked nonchalantly into the uncharacteristically silent room. "He's tall." "Looks cute." "Ooooo." Were some of the audible comments heard when Naruto came in. Itachi had taught Naruto a genjutsu to prevent anyone from noticing Naruto's abnormal features. Rather much like Tsunade's famous Youthful looking genjutsu.

"Naruto, will you please sit next to...Uchiha Sasuke?" Asked the teacher of the class. 'Uchiha eh? Looks like I found the Itachi-sensei's brother.' Thought Naruto.

"Certainly." Naruto walked up to Sasuke and sat down right next to him." "Dammit! How come he gets to sit next to Sasuke-kun?" "I'd do anything to be in his place right now." Many of the girls exclaimed the same. Sasuke on the other had been examining Naruto with great interest. 'Looks strong, though looks can be deceiving.' Was what Naruto and Sasuke were thinking at the same time.

Throughout the next two years, in order to keep the promise he made to Itachi, Naruto was forced to act dead last to try to get onto Sasuke's future Genin team (A/N: Because the teams are supposed to be balanced out.

If Sasuke were number one, then Naruto would have to be last to get onto his team). Every single test, Naruto failed. He soon earned a reputation as 'Dead Last' in the school. After school, Naruto walked around town, eavesdropping and remembering any information that could be helpful for the Akatsuki later on. Soon, the genin graduation exam was about to take place.

On the big day, Naruto groggily woke up, wishing that he could sleep longer. 'Aw crap; today's the graduation day. Can't act suspicious. Dammit, and I was so looking forward to showing off.' He brushed his teeth, ate two (or three...or four...or thirteen) bowls of Ramen, and set off to the Academy.

"Now, for your first test, I would like you to hit these boards on the bulls-eye. There are ten boards, if you get less than eight out of ten, then you fail." Faking concentration, Naruto threw several kunai, hitting all the bulls-eyes except two on purpose.

"Well, close, but you still pass. Next, you must perform a Bunshin and make two clones." Naruto couldn't show off his skills so he just made two poor but acceptable clones. Once all the students had either passed or failed, Iruka told the class to come back tomorrow and find out their teams.

Naruto was bored to death already. As if listening to Iruka droning on about the honor of being a Shinobi wasn't enough, he had to put up with two very annoying girls bickering about who got to the room first and who got to sit next to Sasuke.

"Now, I will announce your Shinobi teams." 'Well, finally. I thought I would die here.'

Naruto had to go through several long agonizing minutes listening to Iruka saying the teams that weren't his. Each passing second made all the more excruciating by the anticipation building in his chest. He prayed to the gods, hoping he was on Uchiha Sasuke's team. His ears perked up when he heard his own name, forcing him to stop in mid-prayer to the gods about what would happen if he weren't on Sasuke's team.

"Kudumori Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke." Both Naruto and Sakura screamed "HELL YEAH!!" Though Naruto did it inwardly for the fear of people thinking he was gay, while Sakura was loud enough burst people's eardrums.

"Alright, this afternoon, we'll introduce the Jounin sensei."

'TICK' 'TOCK' 'TICK' 'TOCK' 'TICK' 'TOCK' Naruto resisted the urge to smash the school clock into oblivion. "He's late." "We know that Naruto!" Sakura said rather rudely. Because Naruto was always last in everything, it caused most students to have a very low point of view of him. In Sakura's eyes, Naruto was nothing but a person assigned onto their team. "All the other teachers have left with their students, so why is ours late?" Naruto recalled what happened when Kurenai entered the room.

It took all his will to stop him from staring at Kurenai's...chest area...Kurenai's big beautiful, developed...'What am I thinking? Damn you Kyubi.' It seems that one side effect of merging with Kyubi was that his hormones went crazy.

He entered puberty at age nine. This was a rather...disadvantage..."Yo! Sorry I'm late but...err...I got lost on the road of life." Naruto snorted, even a non-Shinobi could tell that this strangely clad man was lying. "Well anyway, meet my on the roof and we'll start with introductions." He disappeared with a loud 'POP'.

On the roof of the academy Kakashi, their new Jounin sensei, was introducing himself. "My name is Hatake Kakashi, I have no desire to tell you guys about my likes and dislikes. Dreams for the future? ...Hmmm...Well I have lots of hobbies."

'So all we learned...was his name? But I've heard of this Kakashi, he also has the sharingan in one eye and has copied over one thousand jutsus...or at least that's what Itachi told me.' Thought Naruto. But Naruto knew what type of person Kakashi was...a pervert. Because Naruto noticed that every time Kakashi looked at Sakura, his eyes traveled down to her chest area and blushed.

"Well then, how 'bout you guys? Well start with the girl." "Ummm...My name is Haruno Sakura...the thing I like is..." She glanced at Sasuke. "The person I like is..."She glanced once again at Sasuke.

It didn't take a genius to know that Sakura was infatuated with Sasuke. "Umm.... should I say my dream for the future? Well, the person I dislike is Ino pig and all the other girls trying to steal my precious Sasuke-kun away from me." "Interesting...how about you Sasuke?" "My name is Uchiha Sasuke, there are tons of things I dislike, but I don't really like anything. I wouldn't use the word "dream" but I have an ambition. The resurrection of my clan...and to kill a certain man." 'I thought so.' Thought both Naruto and Kakashi. "And last, the blonde boy."

"My name is Kudumori Naruto, I like Ramen, and I dislike perverts and bad cooks. My dreams? To keep a promise to a friend...and have revenge." 'That's strange, I've never heard the name "Kudumori" before.' "Who're your parents, Naruto?" "Umm...They died when I was a baby so I don't know. No one has ever told me either." This was the only thing that was totally true.

"Alright, first off, meet me tomorrow at six." "What are we doing Kakashi-sensei?" Asked Sakura. "Survival training." Kakashi replied...while blushing and eyes exploring. "What! We did enough survival training at the academy!" "I know, but this isn't normal survival training...hehehe..." "What's so funny?" Asked a curious Naruto.

"When I tell you guys this, you're all gonna flip...Out of the 27 graduates, only nine will be chosen as Genin...the rest will be sent back to the academy. This training is a super difficult exam with a failure rate of over 66!" Naruto and Sakura were alarmed. Sasuke just sat there looking like a statue. "Meet me at training field. Oh yeah, and don't eat breakfast, you'll definitely throw up." Kakashi handed out a few pieces of paper. "The details can be read here."

"YOU'RE LATE!" An irritated Sakura screeched. "Err, sorry 'bout that. Anyways, here are two bells, your task is to take them before noon." He pressed a button on a clock. "There, it's set for noon. Those who cannot get the bells by noon, will...get no lunch. I'll not only tie you to a stump," Said Kakashi, pointing to some stumps by a batch of trees. "But I'll also eat right in front of you." 'That's why he told us not to eat breakfast' Thought Naruto with a sweatdrop.

"The person who doesn't get the bell will also fail the exam." 'Damn, I have to pass, but I also have to make sure Sasuke passes...but since Genin teams are composed of three man teams, that means I also have to make sure Sakura passes. Shit...That's impossible, there are only two bells...At least one person will fail....... There's something strange about this test.' Naruto thought.

"Alright, let's get going......START!" The three unofficial Genins immediately disappeared into hiding.

"The basics of a ninja are to hide yourself well..." Kakashi examined the surroundings. "Good, they have all hidden well." Said Kakashi to himself. "Ah well, might as well spend this time finding out what happens to Kiro, hehehe." Kakashi blushed and pulled out a book. 'What the hell is he doing? Although it doesn't matter with my plan.'

Out of the foliage, twelve Naruto jumped out. 'Bushin on Jutsu? No, it can't be, they have leaves and dirt stuck on them. Kage Bushin? Probably, but how would he know it?' "Attack!" One of the clones yelled and all of them ran toward Kakashi in unison. At first, the clones didn't give Kakashi a hard time, until Kakashi struck one of them and it didn't disappear. 'What?! Is that the real body? Why didn't that disappear?' He kicked the legs under another, but that too got up and joined back into the fray.

'Ah, I see, chakra enhanced clones. All you have to do is hit them a little harder than usual," Kakashi punched one harder than normal in the nose, "And they'll disappear." The clone turned into a puff of smoke. 'However, for a ninja who isn't even genin yet to have enough chakra to produce twelve chakra enhanced clones is quite an amazing feat. Even a Chuunin would have a hard time making just ten.'

Soon, after revealing the secret about the clones, they were all decimated by the Copy Ninja. 'Aw crap; he killed all of the clones. But now, I got them exactly where I want him.' A flurry of kunai signaled the beginning of a second attack. Kakashi dodged and weaved, avoiding most of the sharp metal.

One kunai, however, changed it course by an inch, hitting Kakashi on the chest. A log instantly replaced the body. 'Damn he's good, but watch this.' From his hiding place, Naruto automatically threw five kunai wrapped with explosive tags at a tree nearby and then jumped up. A blur made itself out of the tree right before it shattered into infinite pieces. Naruto intercepted the blur right when it was in mid-air. Reaching his hand out, Naruto barely managed to scratch the bells.

At that point, Kakashi realized what was going on and kicked Naruto in the chest and landed on the ground.

"How did you know I was in the tree?"Asked a slight out of breath Kakashi. "My twelve clones weren't just sent out to test your strength, they were meant to force you to a secluded area where there was only one tree to replace yourself with.

After changing that kunai's course with my chakra, I knew the only way for you to escape it was to use Kawarimi. I then threw five kunai with explosive tags wrapped around them to the tree and jumped. You leapt out of the tree and I just intercepted your path." 'Damn...this kid is good... to be able to think up such a plan, he definitely not normal...the records showed that he was dead last, how'd he improve so much?'

Kakashi voiced his question aloud and Naruto replied. "Grades in school don't prove that you're a damn awesome Shinobi, it's only on the field of combat that you will truly prove your worth as a ninja!"

Meanwhile, Sakura was struck speechless by the display of power and knowledge shown by 'Dead Last' Naruto while Sasuke was just burning with envy. Out of the bushes, a voice rang clear. "Gokakyuu no Jutsu!" A powerful flaming fireball engulfed the whole section of the forest where Naruto and Kakashi were standing a few seconds previously. When the fire died down, a pile of ashes could be seen in the middle. Suddenly, a pair of hands burst out of the ground, exactly where Sasuke was standing.

It grabbed Sasuke's legs and pulled him down into the ground so only his head was remaining above ground. "Doton: Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu." Said a voice above him. Sasuke looked up to see Kakashi standing over him.

Kakashi's eye crinkled up to show that he was smiling behind the mask. "You're good, to be able to use that attack on me, but as they say, a loose nail should be hammered in. Haha." Kakashi left to find Naruto and Sakura. When he was gone, a hand roughly grabbed him by the shoulder and lifted him up, clear out of the ground. "I know you don't like this, but this test is supposed to make us work together." A voice whispered into Sasuke's ear.

"Pffft. I don't need your help, I touched the bells and next time, I'll get them." Naruto rolled his eyes. Damn Uchiha pride. "Well I touched the bells too. But I still haven't managed to get them. Our sensei is the most powerful Jounin in all of Konoha. If you want to pass, we're gonna have to work together." Reluctantly, Sasuke agreed. "But what about Sakura?" He asked. "She will have to work with us too. Genin teams are composed of three people, so unless we all pass, we'll all fail." So the newly developed team set off to find their third member.

Meanwhile, Sakura was bound with a genjutsu so that it seemed where ever she looked, she saw Sasuke with many kunai and senbons stuck in him. Naruto and Sasuke were able to locate the pale shaking girl thanks to her screaming. Once done explaining the situation to her, she agreed to help them get the bells.

'Hmmm, I wonder where in the world are those kids. There hasn't been any attack for several minutes.' Wondered Kakashi while reading his famous book. Well speak of the devil, that was the exact moment kunais came from all directions.

Kakashi was planning on dodging, when he noticed that some of the kunais were slightly transparent. 'Genjutsu. Yep, this is definitely genjutsu.' Was what he thought...until one of the kunai grazed his left cheek and left a scratch. 'Ah, I see now. Smart plan. Some of these are genjutsu while most aren't. But if you look carefully, the fake ones are transparent. All I have to do are to avoid the non-transparent ones.'

He kept this thought in mind as he dodged the kunais. When he turned to avoid a non-transparent kunai, a transparent one hit his arm and embedded itself inside. "What?!" He exclaimed. 'So it seems like the genjutsu was also placed upon real kunais to make them look like the fake ones. They're meant to catch me off guard. Might as well play it safe and dodge every one.' But while he was thinking about the kunais, he didn't notice when Naruto and Sasuke jumped in and grabbed the bells. When he did notice, it was already too late. The bells were already in their hands. "Impressive...who did the genjutsu?"

"Me." Came the reply, neither from Naruto nor Sasuke, but on top of a tree. "Ah, I see...Sakura did the genjutsu to confuse me while you guys took the bells." Sasuke smirked. "That's right, now are we Genins or not?" Asked Naruto. Kakashi smiled, these guys were really something. To be able to defeat the infamous Copy Ninja like that. "All right then, as of today, we are officially Team 7!"

Phew! After two days of hard work...it's finally done! R&R peeps! BTW, READ THE A/N IN THE BEGINNING PEOPLE!