Disclaimer: Everything here that you think it's not familiar with is mine. Heh, all except Naruto and his crew of course. Who read this anyway ?
Author's Note :
Right, so it's near the exam week and I'm still lingering here and there complaining that my bloodline limit won't work. Geez sometimes I wish I was an Uchiha so I can copy stuff...or even Byakugan to see through text books...meh. Anyway hope you enjoy this chapter as you did last chapter. Thanks for the reviews and Happy Chinese New Year ! Oh and I was gonna ost thi son my Birth day...which is 3rd of Feb but FFnet was being abit ghey with the system so I have to wait for it.
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Max slouched on a couch with a remote in his hands as he watched the TV in front of him with disinterest. Suddenly his phone rang and he promptly picked it up and answered it.
" Hello ? "
Peter was on the other side on his own sofa with some chips and watching the TV. " Yo wussap Max ? "
Max shrugged and answered in a bored tone, " Nothing man, just watching the game, havin' a bud. What about you ? "
Peter shrugged and answered similarly, " Nothin man, just watchin the game, havin' a bud."
The other boy nodded in understanding, " True true..."
As he said that, Glen poked his head in the room and yelled " WUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP ? "
Max was startled but greeted anyway " WUZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPP ?"
Peter quirked an eyebrow and asked " Hey man who's that ? "
Max turned towards Glen and said " Yo pickup the phone ! "
Glen had a question mark on his head but went and picked up the phone hung on the wall, " Hello ? "
Peter made his greetings known to all and yelled " WUUUZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPP ? "
At that Glen and Max yelled together simultaneously, " WWWUUUUUZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPP ! "
After their greetings Glen asked " Hey where's Daniel ? "
Peter reared back and called to his friend who was in front of a desktop PC reading a fanfic " Yo Daniel, pickup the phone."
The larger boy pulled his eyes away from the screen and onto the phone in his hands, " Yo."
Glen and Max called out " WUUUUZZZZZZAAAAAAPPPPPP ?"
Daniel had a smile on his face and greeted back, " WUUZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPP ! "
Peter joined in and yelled " WUUUUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAPPPP ! "
Camera zoomed to everyone yelling.
Suddenly the entire place began to shake.
Max stared wide eyed and said " Hey check out the TV."
Everyone stopped to look around and then tuned to the TV.
It showed Kyuubi, Shukaku and the entire Naruto cast yelling out " WUUUUUZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPP ! " then the Camera zoomed out to show various anime characters with a can in their hands calling out " WUUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPP! "
The four boys was shocked but joined in and pretty soon, everyone was calling out to a loud " WWWUUUUUUUZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAPP ! "
As sudden as it happened everyone hung up their phone and the TV went back to normal except Max and Peter who was still holding on to their own phones.
" So wussap Max ? " asked Peter.
" Nothing, just watching the game, havin a bud. What about you ?" asked Max.
" Nothin', just watchin' the game, havin a bud." replied Peter.
" True...true..."
Unexpected Events
True
Oookay guys enough with the advertisement for imaginary drinks. Ahem, so on with the show guys.
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From the author of A Dragon From Above, The Dragon Has Landed and New world, New Age, New War comes a new crazy adventure.
Max Knight and his Knights of the Square Table Presents...A Naruto Self Insert Fic.
Unexpected Events
Chapter 6 : The A Team ? Nah, it's much worse.
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Now every time I start the fic, I usually make a wise crack remark on stuff. Pity I don't get to do that this time because I don't recall ever making one. Anyway, since you're all so nice and caring to send me all those lovely reviews I think I shall start off without a wise crack.
Hold on...Well what do you know, I just did.
It was a fine sunny day in good ole Konohagakure and all's well as the newly enrolled Ninja Academy was making its daily teachings to the future of Konoha's elite Ninjas.
" And so, The Second Ninja War ended and everyone made a treaty for all that joined in the War. Although each country and village fought to their best, Konoha won the War and thus the Hokage declared peace through out the land." finished Iruka. He sighed as he saw a few of his students were sleeping in his class. Who can blame them ? He too slept through History Class in his time and who would have thought that he would be the one TEACHING History.
Snore...
Well...here it comes...
Snore...Snore...
" HYUUGA NEJI ! How many times must I tell you not to sleep in class! " screamed Iruka and he threw a chalk at the sleeping Ninja. The chalk boinked off his head and the kid stirred.
Iruka crossed his arms and said " Now Neji, that we have your attention... I wish that...huh ? "
Snore...
Twitch twitch.
Now let's move away a few feet before the entire classroom fills with Iruka's " NNNNNEEEEEEJJJJIIIII ! "
Oops. Too late.
" Yawn...huh ? Izzit lunch ?" was the mumbled reply.
" Nope, but Iruka sure look pissed." said Naruto beside his sleeping friend.
" Pissed ? Toilet breaks already ? " asked Neji as he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.
" No, pissed as in angry, mad and oooh he's coming this way." chuckled Naruto, and he thought he was the one that's supposed to get in trouble...well Neji won't be the only one hogging all the spot light.
Iruka marched up the stairs till he arrived beside Neji and glared at the Hyuuga boy who stretched and starred at him questionably " Well Neji-kun, what have you got to say for yourself ? "
Neji actually had a thoughtful look on his face, he tried to remember what he's supposed to say in this situation.
Iruka was surprised as well, the boy actually TRIED to think up an excuse, normally he would just shrug and say sorry.
After a few seconds the Hyuuga replied " The answer is cheese ? "
( A/N: ...Don't look at me, I don't know a thing.)
" No and for the 67th time, the answer is NOT, NEVER and WILL NEVER EVER BE CHEESE ! This time you'll have to go stand at the field. " yelled Iruka in a barely controlled anger streak.
" But it's hot outside..." said Neji, # Besides, its fun looking at you change the colors of your face. It's amazing that he does this without knowing how...# thought Neji.
" Why Neji, that's the point of punishment. Go NOW ! " Iruka yelled at the last part and pointed his fingers at the door.
Neji followed the finger tips of his sensei to the door, then from the door to the hot sunny field.
" Too far...can I just stand by the door where the shade would cover me ? I have delicate skin."
" NO ! "
" Fine...sheesh." then he slowly stood up. Slowly walked down the stairs. Dragged his feet from the front to the door and from there he said, " Damn this is hard work."
It took a total of 10 minutes for Neji to arrive at his designated point in the middle of the field and he stood there unmoving.
Iruka sighed and turned towards the class " Now kids, who can tell me..."
Snore...
Twitch...
Snore...snore...
Twitch twitch...
" UZUMAKI NARUTO ! How many times must I tell you not to sleep in class ! "
Yup just another day in Konoha's best Ninja Academy where the children get good grades, become powerful loyal ninjas and the staffs are friendly and helpful.
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Naruto and Neji finally arrived at their meeting place with Lee, who was already kicking at the log and yelling out his counts.
" 234, 235, 236...Neji-kun, 237, Naruto-kun, 238, glad you make it, 239, please join me, 240.." said Lee between kicks as the two friends approached him.
" Well...I don't think I should do that kind of vigorous training at this time of day Lee." said Neji and made another yawn.
Naruto smiled and stretch out, he put down his bag pack and jacket to ease his limps. Then he proceeded to make light exercises before he start doing push ups.
Neji just sat there with his bag pack and started to meditate under the tree. Lee's kicks served as his heart count as the three friends stayed like that for two hours until they stopped and went for a bite.
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Inside Naruto's mind...
" Okay now you press this and this then you get a combo...see ? " explained Max to Kyuubi.
" Hmm...but what about this and this then this ? "
" Well...you still get a combo, but you have to make three extra moves to make a follow up move, however if you follow my steps, you can make the opponent fall down the edge...see ? I win again." smiled Max as Kilik threw Mitsurugi out of the ring. Soul Caliber 2 was a blast.
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Shuichi smiled at Naruto's accomplishment, although the boy had some troubles at first, he had now learned the basics on using Chakra to speed up the healing process on the human body. However he still needs to master the skill for Naruto since the boy usually used too much chakra for only a small paper cut.
" But I can't help it, it just gush out...besides, I have plenty of it according to you...and because of Kyuubi." said Naruto as he tried to focus chakra to his palms.
Shuichi shook his head " Even so, think of the things that you could do if you saved up the extra chakra, it could help you in some emergency situations. Plus, emitting that much chakra for such a small cut is like putting up a massive sign that says ' I'm here with my comrade, please kill me !' if you are in hiding." then he lectured on about various methods on chakra usage.
" Hey why don't you teach me the stuff you told me about ?" asked Naruto.
" You mean climbing trees without using hands ? "
" Yeah, Neji could do that with no problem."
" Well after you master to focus the chakra on your palm first. If you can do that with your hands, then you'll have little to no problem with focusing on your feet. Besides, with this method you won't get hurt." then Shuichi went to make dinner.
Naruto blinked and asked Max " Now why didn't my other self think of this before ? "
" Beats me, I'll ask the author if I have his e-mail."
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Neji let out a breath he never knew he was holding and walked towards his father, Hizashi. His clan knew about his friendship with Naruto, the so called Kyuubi kid and had a bit of questioning for him.
" Neji...I understand you are currently friends with...Uzumaki Naruto." said his father in a serious tone.
#Like he's never serious when I'm in trouble...# Thought Neji but he shrugged and said " Yes Father, I am."
" I also understand that you are causing trouble in class very very often, what do you have to say for yourself ? "
" Hey there's a very good explanation to all of this, if I say so myself." said Neji boastingly.
" And ? "
" Um...I'm a healthy boy and I need my nap ? "
" Not good enough kid."
" Teacher's boring ? "
" Well...he IS supposed to be a teacher...and from my memory teachers are usually boring, but that can't be the ONLY reason."
" Aha ! I got it, this is the best reason yet."
" Well ?"
" You...Love me." smiled Neji with confidence.
" You...don't love me ? How could you ! I'm your only son for cryin out loud." yelled Neji.
" I'm tellin mom."
" Now Neji, let's not bring any women into our father son conversation."
" And why's that ? You deny loving me."
" I didn't say anything about that ! "
" That's just it, you DIDN'T ! Silence is acceptance, so you ARE saying that you do not love me. MOOOOM mmmfff ! " Hizashi's hand covered his son's mouth and his eyes were on Byakugan mode, darting left, right and all the 360 degrees of his surrounding. Panic written all over his face.
" That was low Neji." he whispered.
" Mmffpphhmmmffffmmfffphhh ! "
" What ? "
" Mmffpphhmmmffffmmfffphhh ! "
" Now Neji, I will not take that kind of language from you." chided his father.
" Wwffpphhhrrr...meeefffff ! "
" Hmm...well you caught me by surprise, you never were that blunt."
" Mmmmfffooopphhhmmm! "
" Well tell you what, I'll make you a deal, I'll let you be friends with Naruto, but you have to introduce me to him one day, alright ? "
" Meefff ? "
" Yes, and also don't tell your mom about this."
Neji was about to answer but then a soft voice from behind asked, " Tell me about what dear ? And why are you covering Neji's mouth like that? "
" Um...he said a bad word ? Ouch ! Hey, no hitting below the belt." frowned Hizashi.
" Mmmfffpphh ! " Neji struggled, flinging his arms up and down. From a certain point of view, it would be comical, but this was anything but comical. Well, in Neji's view anyway.
Finally Neji was free, he ran to his mother's side and said " I didn't say anything bad, he lied." he had that cute look and a small tear at the corner of his eyes. Hizashi was sweating bullets by now.
" Um...honey, I can explain..."
" Neji, go play with your friends, Daddy's having extra training today."
" Gulp."
" Okay mom, bye, LOVE you."
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Back in the Wind country ( what you think I'll go "Back in the Sand country..." like some noob who can't differentiate the difference between a Village and a Country ? )...
" Okay children, we're gonna have a quick lesson on Chakra control and the various basic uses on Chakra manipulation. Now who can tell me what can we do with Chakra ? " asked the teacher to the room filled with kids.
Many raised their hands and answered.
" Good, now who can tell me what other usages than to do Jutsus ? "
" Enhance Body functions for Taijutsu ! "
" Heal the body for injuries ! "
" Good good, anyone else ? "
" Pleasure."
"...Um...well...that's not actually an answer I was hoping for Gaara-kun." said the teacher who was growing uneasy as Gaara was the only one sitting in front of him, which leaves a large empty row devoid of any students. His piercing eyes gazed through the teacher as if knowing what he was thinking and that made the teacher sweat furiously, adding his uneasiness.
The Wind Country, despite being called that, had no wind that afternoon.
" What ? I can do something with it that increases pleasure to a person's body."
"...Can we talk about that some other time ? " begged the teacher, the students had become curious on that statement.
" Suit yourself, please continue."
The teacher took a deep breath and continued.
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After school, Gaara went home to find Yashamaru talking to a man in a turban and a veil which covered half of his face. He immediately recognized him as Baki, his future...well if lucky, present Jounin instructor. As he approaches, the two Jounins nodded and they turned towards him.
" Gaara-kun, I would like you to meet Baki-sensei, he shall be tutoring you on more advance skills, those that will prepare you to be a Genin. I hope you will accept it and not see it as a burden." said Yashamaru and helped Gaara take his school bag.
Gaara shrugged and bowed to Baki, first impressions are always important.
The unemotional Jounin had a pleased look on his face for a second but hid it and bowed back. The boy was the Kazekage's son after all.
" Greetings Gaara-sama, I hope that we will go along well, and I also wanted to inform you that we shall not be training alone...I assume you know that you are not the only child of the Kazekage ?" said Baki and waited for Gaara's answer. He was curious to find the reaction from Gaara when he found out that he had siblings that was taken away from him at a young age, fear of him harming them.
Gaara made a nod and answered " So...will they be living with us ? " seeing the nod from Yashamaru the boy smiled " Cool, now I will have more people to train with ! " he made a bow and headed in the house, hoping to meet his two siblings.
One thing's for sure, he won't be the cold and hateful kid like what he saw in his memories. He wanted a family, and now he had a chance to treasure them. He just hope that they won't avoid him or fear him like the rest of the village. Baki was a good teacher, perhaps...but under the tough exterior, all he saw was a man with a deep sense of responsibility, respect and power. A man without prejudice.
This may turn out just fine.
He opened the door and saw a blonde haired girl and a raven haired boy sitting in the living room seemingly gazing at his sand sculptures he did when he was free. They were admiring the life-like model of a famous actress and actor that Yashamaru was fond of, both with their famous pose.
" Hi ! Are you my brother and sister ? I'm Gaara nice to meet you ! " exclaimed the excited redhead. He was proud of his red hair for it resembled Ranko's and she's one of the most powerful fighter he ever seen.
The two older kids stared at him in shock. So this is the famous brother they had ? The one that had a demon sealed within him ? The one that everyone feared ? The one weapon of the Suna Village ? The one that resulted in their mother's death ?
How...strange.
Temari gulped, this doesn't look like a face of a killer though, and she decided to take her chances.
" Um...yeah, I'm Temari and this idiot here is Kankurou." as she mentioned the other red head, he glared at her but didn't speak, " And ...nice sculpture. I don't think they sold this anywhere."
" Of course not, I made it." said Gaara proudly.
"...You...made it ?"
" NO WAY ! " yelled Kankurouu, he was silent until now. He ran up to the sculptures and said " Impossible, how can you control the sand with such fine art, the smoothness and hardness are at the correct scale. How did you do it ? "
" With Sand and Chakra. " was the honest reply.
" WHAT ! You GOTTA SHOW ME ! " yelled the boy, clearly excited beyond anything. Kankurouu had forgotten about all those scary rumors on his brother, if he could really make these beautiful models, he can't be THAT bad right ? The raven haired boy had a fetish on models, and well dolls, as well as building things from scratch. He just had to know the process on how to create such life-like models and apply the secret to his doll making.
Temari was stunned, and she thought Kankurouu was going to avoid her little brother like he intended to for the last...what, one minute ago ?
She smiled at her two brothers talking about how to make the sand as smooth and feel like polished marble.
Boys.
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Months passed and it was the time that every child feared...well most children feared anyway. I know I hate that time of the month. The only period that forced us to do something we hate as we were a kid. I don't know about you guys but I sure hate studying.
Haku cursed as he threw a book to the pile of scrolls and books littered around his desk. His brother wasn't allowed to help him in the exam and he knew why. Because it was his own exam, it was a procedure to prove that he is his own Shinobi. Whatever that means.
" Geez, and you said it was easy." said Haku as he read the next line of text on basic trap construction.
Daniel shrugged and answered " Hey, they don't teach me this stuff when I was a kid," then he smirked, " but I guess you don't have what it takes to be a shinobi."
The pale skinned boy mentally glared at his brother and said, " I'll show you that I'll not only pass this stupid exam, I'll also ace it ! " then he followed up with a sigh, " Just as soon as I finish the next three scrolls."
The American mentally patted his adopted brother in the mind and try to ease the headache that was slowly forming. The young boy surely pushed himself to the limit the few months. Not only he had tried to improve his overall skills on Taijutsu and basic ninjutsu, he also had to control his bloodline limit abilities. The fact that the boy didn't have any prior shinobi training didn't help at all and he was only an average student in his class by doubling all his efforts in class. He had to self study for his family isn't an official shinobi family.
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Now back to our favorite former blonde bundle of joy.
" Question number 23, assuming that the enemy is 'X' and your team is scattered at these locations 'A', 'B' and 'C', predict the area of effect the projectiles thrown at them, coming from them and the receiving end of the resulting projectile. Also take count of the wind direction and the method of executing the attack. Please state your reasons to further prove your answer...HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSE TO KNOW ALL THIS ? " yelled Naruto.
" Try searching through the text books. I'm pretty sure it's there in Advance Tactical Formations. " said Max.
" But...shouldn't we be learning something easier ? According to the year standards, I'm supposed to learn this at the second year of me becoming a Chuunin." asked Naruto as he searched took out another book and a diagram.
" Well, the original timeline says that you'll fail for three times. I'm gonna make use of your three years."
" You mean...I'm gonna fail and go to the same class with this...Sasuke guy ? "
" Yup."
" But...why ? I mean, I would love to be in Neji and Lee's team."
" Well, where's the unexpectedness in them ? " answered Max.
" The Unexpectedness ? "
" Yup, people will expect us to be with Neji and Lee's team, I won't let it be expected. Besides, it's supposed to be unexpected."
" Huh ? You're confusing me."
" As you always will my young apprentice, you'll soon learn the power of the Force as you grow."
" What Force ? What Apprentice? For your info, you're living in me, and I expect you to help me with all this stuff." yelled Naruto.
" Oh I will, believe me I will. Now solve this equation."
" I'll try..."
" Do, not Try. There is no Try, only Do, that you will succeed." said Max in a sagely tone.
" I don't wanna know..."
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Not far from the place we just visited...
Young Hyuuga Neji was hanging upside down on a tree branch with a piece of cheese in his mouth.
" Cool, all the blood is rushing to my head...this is...so cool..." murmured the boy as he forced himself to swallow the cheese piece.
" Duuuudddeeee, HangingUpsideDownforDAWIN ! Man, eating cheese after that study session with your Dad is the best eh ? " mumbled Glen as he could also feel the feeling of hot blood in his head.
" UUrrghh...but I think I'll stop for now. " then Neji did a flip but because of the sudden change of view and gravitational pull and all that thing about physics, biology that even I don't think you all even wanna know happened. He miss placed his footing and fell...all 30 feet from the branch he was hanging from.
" AAAGGGHHHH ! " Neji yelled his little lungs out after he noticed the very very fast descent of his fall.
TWIP
Suddenly by instinct, his hand formed into a Takahashi sign™ then with force, pressed his middle and ring finger on his mid palm. To his amazed eyes, a line of white cheese ( I love Mexican white cheese dip) poured itself out of his wrist and splattered on the opposite tree branch. His fingers automatically grabbed the line as if it were his life line ( Bad pun, I know. )and swung up the trunk while finally using his feet to hold on to the tree branch.
" Huh ? What the hell is happening ? " muttered Neji as he watched his hands in awe. He then asked the boy in his head " Oy, what's happening ? How come I squirt cheese out of my hands ? ", he paused and then grinned " I SQUIRT CHEESE OUT OF MY HANDS OMFG THIS IS SO AWESOME ! "
" Hehe, I guess the experiment worked." said Glen as he wiped his brow.
As Glen explained what happened, Neji was doing experiments with his new found 'Powers' and swung around the forest. Which in less than 30 minutes was littered with all kinds of cheese of various toughness, tenderness, stickiness and all sorts of tangibility?
" And so I connected all those excess cheese you ate and sort of manipulated it with your chakra points...then I connected them with the sweat glands on your wrists. I guess it worked. " then with a smirk he continued " I also think that you can do many other stuff with it and combine it with the amount of chakra you mold, it'll be stronger and sturdier. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need my nap."
Neji mentally thanked his friend and web zipped back to his mansion.
Watch out Konoha, there's a new hero in town. And his name isn't Spider-man.
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The moths passed and the people of Konoha seemed to figure out about the sudden increase in crime rates in its village. Well mostly it was some minor cons, scams and other parlor tricks by none other than Naruto with his new found knowledge on cheating money.
" Hey ! It's a way for me to get back at them for making my life a living hell ! " said Naruto irritation clearly evident in his voice.
" Yeah, and it's another way to get some good cash ! " backed Max.
But...cheating is bad.
" Tell that to the people who sold me all those over charged items and glaring at me whenever I walk pass them." huffed Naruto.
Oh alright, guess they do deserve them.
" Hey who were we talking to anyway ? " asked Naruto.
" I don't know..." replied Max with the same puzzled expression.
Hehehehe...
The days passed as Naruto and Max taught themselves the skill of card handling and many slight of hand tricks from Max's internet connection. Shuichi was almost always away for his missions and had to turn a blind eye to Naruto's antics. It's not that he didn't lecture him about it, it's just that Naruto had taught himself how to slip in and out of shadows, and even hide himself from Shuichi...that is until Shuichi had to resort to scan the room with Chakra detection methods or using his plants to tangle Naruto up that he finally surrendered. Shuichi really didn't foresee that raising a kid was this hard. Or maybe it was just Naruto ?
" GAAAAHHHH THE PLANT IS GONNA EAT ME AGAIN ! "
Yup, it's just Naruto.
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It was the final graduation examinations and as expected, the ones to graduate graduated. The ones that were left behind...were left behind.
" Naruto, for coming late to the exams, you are disqualified and have to wait for next year." said Iruka and closed the scroll entry for Naruto, " What is your excuse THIS time ? Even Neji and Lee passed and you can't use the same excuse of you three sparring until you banged your heads too hard. And why are you covered in smoke ? "
" Well, I have a perfectly reasonable answer for that." answered Naruto and he dusted himself and coughed at the resulting dust filling his nose.
" Enlighten us then." Iruka mocked.
" It was like this..."
Flashback to 7am that morning...
Naruto voice over... "I woke up at the designated time of 7am, I finished breakfast and started for the academy."
Scene shows a grinning Naruto with his bento in hand and he walked on the now empty streets of the Konoha market place. Well it was starting to fill up with various merchants and other occupants opening up their shop lots. Suddenly an Ox-cart raced through the calm street, causing a cloud of dust and chaos followed as it destroyed some shop lots and people evaded the raging bull that was pulling the cart.
Naruto leaped away with ease, but then spotted something ahead. It was an old lady that was trying to cross the road...and she was in the way of the Ox-cart. Looks like a job for...
" For you to shut up and make me go rescue that old lady ! " and with another chakra powered leap he arrived right in front of the old lady and gently carried her to the safety of the shop lots. He then leaped on the Ox and pulled the reins on the bull.
" Whoooooaaaa Boy ! WHOOAAA Cool down boy ! " Naruto tried to calm the Bull down but it was futile, then he took off his red scarf and wrapped it around the bull's eyes and gave it a hard pull. The bull was even more enraged and trashed around with more energy but the blonde child held on even tighter.
" Great, now what ? " yelled Naruto.
Suddenly he heard a crack and he turned to find that the wooden rod on the cow gave way and the raging bull was released from the cart.
" Well there's some reassurance." muttered Naruto and he gave a few punches to the bull's head, he had to bit back some pain as the bull's head was tougher than the wooden planks he usually practiced with.
" Ggrrr...find I'll chop the neck then." and he did just that, he focused his strength on his karate chop and the bull let out a moan from the sudden jolt on it's spine. It slowed down but was still shaking angrily. He pulled the reins again and tried to avoid trudging through the streets.
" This...GAAHH, Isn't...WHOAA ! What I expected...AAAGGH watch out ! "
With a final chop the bull made a heavy stomp and the young shinobi was lifted away and fell in front of the creature. It was then that Naruto notice the size of the large bull and the sight of those horns and hoofs doesn't help his situation either.
Suddenly in a blink of an eye a black figure appeared in front of him and with a skillful grab, he took hold of the bull's head and forced the bull back in place. Then with another forceful grunt the bull gave up and calmed down.
Naruto stared up at his savior, his near death experience still fresh in his mind and gapped at the familiar figure.
" Yo,"
The figure was a Konoha Jounin, it was obvious from his Konoha issued Jacket and the Leaf symbol on his forehead. He had a mask that covered almost all of his face save for his left eye and the silver hair was a dead give away. There was no doubt the Jounin is the famous Copy-cat ninja Hatake Kakashi.
" Eh...Thanks ? "
Naruto voice over " After that, I continued the journey to the academy. But unfortunately, I smelled some weird smell as I passed Ichiraku..."
20 minutes later, Naruto was surrounded by some villagers and another Jounin by the name of Genma. It was found out that the owner of the Ramen shop has a gas leak, luckily for Naruto's habit of smelling the air near Ichiraku, he had alerted the authorities. However, the majority of Konoha had avoided the young boy as if he were the plague. It had to come down to Naruto running to the Hokage's tower to ask for some help that he was able to prevent the gas from further leaking out and cause more damage.
Naruto voice over " And then there was the..."
" Enough ! Naruto, I don't know if I have to believe you or not but I will not waste my time by listening to all your lies. The exam has started and you are disqualified. You are to re-take the term next year. Our exam is held twice annually so you can come back next week for the new semester." with that Iruka started to explain the team match ups.
Lee watched with sympathy to his friend but when Neji reassured him that it was okay, he had to focus on the team match ups.
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Naruto trudged home and sighed " I really am doubting on me failing..." then he took off his shirt for a bath. As he came out from the shower he met the gaze of Shuichi.
" Dad...I...can explain ? "
" Naruto, there is no need, I found out what you did this morning and I'm very proud for you. I'll have a talk with Iruka and maybe ask for a special delayed exam for your Genin graduation. " said Shuichi.
" Um...no need Dad, thanks for that but I think I'll stick behind for a while...I don't think I'm ready." said Naruto.
Shuichi raised his eyebrow and smirked " Ready ? You're more than 'ready'. You've improved from the last time I taught you chakra molding and control. You can even give the Hyuuga kid a run for his money if you were tested on Chakra control.
Naruto grinned " Well...I guess I'm just not ready for the big world out there yet. I need some better jutsus if I am to impress the Jounin that's gonna instruct me."
Shuichi sighed, he knew it was right. The prejudice against Naruto was getting on his nerves too and it was wearing down his last straw. You can see it on his treatment on some of the patients.
" Alright Naruto, we'll view this as another evaluation year then. That gives me more time to train you for your upcoming exam."
" Uh okay."
" Good, now prepare for lunch."
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Back in the Mist...
Haku stared at his examinations paper for the Hunter Nin application. Obviously he aced the Genin graduation exam with flying colors and so with his brother's encouragement he asked for the Hunter Nin application papers.
It wasn't the task at hand that's troubling him...it's the questions.
" Number 1, why does the ninja cross the road ? 2. You are given three kunai, 2 smoke grenades and four explosion wards, please write down the easiest way to take down a Jounin rank Ninja. 3. What is your favorite color. Depending on your choice, please state out the meaning of the color...just what the hell is all this ? " asked a bewildered Haku.
Daniel shrugged " Are you kidding ? Most of these questions could be answered by a kindergartener."
Haku had a sweat drop on the corner of his head, " Well...why DID the ninja cross the road ? "
"If it was a chicken, I would say to get to the other side, for this I'd say to receive his mission."
Haku nodded and wrote his answer " Well how bout this one ? State the distance between Long and Far, also state which one is longer."
" Well far is the answer, if I try to explain more it'll get even more confusing."
" Okay so I'll just put far because it sounds more...longer ? " asked Haku mentally.
Daniel nodded " Pretty much."
"Okay I think I can do the math and history...but what's with all these psychological questions...I mean, Ninja rule number 34, state the reason of this rule...If I remember correctly it's something along the lines of Explosion Wards should be kept in a dry and safe place... So what does it got to do with Psychological? " asked Haku.
" It's a Common sense question cause if you put it where someone like a child could find it, they could somehow activate it an then... bang. Then if it got wet then the tag wouldn't be usable, in other words find a dry and safe place that you can reach and away from anyone who's stupid enough to mess with those." said Daniel.
" Okay...done. Hmmm hey does this mean that I'm cheating ? " asked Haku.
His adopted brother gave a shrug " Meh, at least I made you learn some of the things that Hunter-nin learn about the human body and where to throw senbon needles at to make it look like that person is dead..."
" Yeah you did, although I must say that some of the parts you showed me in your computer is...slightly different than the ones I found in the library. I mean, there isn't such thing as Chakra paths in your world right ? "
"Probably not, but to be honest I'm not from the Asian continent where most of this stuff is found, I'm what people in my world are called an American" said Daniel.
" Uh huh, where you guys are bigger yeah yeah I know I know...it's just weird, I mean, we all spoke the same language in this world...if you mean as in this 'anime' world. Japan...sheesh I don't even think...bah, maybe we'll continue next time, we have half an hour left, so I'll better finish this off."
"Haku this is one of those things that can't be explain cause even I have no freaking clue even with all the supernatural things I've seen including anime about language barriers, be thankful that we can understand each other alright ? "
The boy nodded and finished the paper with ease. Soon the exam was finished and everyone darted out of the classroom. Some still lingered there asking the teacher about certain questions and others just stretched and walked out. Haku was one of the ones that just walked out of the room talking with his brother in his head.
" Hey Haku, how did it go ? " asked a familiar voice. It was Yuri. Haku turned to his first friend since he arrived in the Mist, she was still the same image she posed the fist time he saw her, with loose pony tail and those gloves. Maybe she had lots of 'em ?
" Well, I think I did quite well. I did have some help." said Haku with a chuckle on his own private joke.
Daniel rolled his eyes and said " Ain't that the truth."
Yuri smirked " Hey don't tell me that your imaginary friend told you the answers, Haku, we're almost Genin, after the next few physical exams, we could be Genin. Why can't you grow out of that imaginary friend thing. I mean, it's cute at first, but c'mon get real."
# Cute ? She thinks I'm cute ? # thought Haku.
"You know I so wish for you to prove her wrong..." muttered Daniel.
Haku sighed # Yeah I know...but...I'm afraid she'll think that I'm mad or something.#
Yuri sighed, "Okay fine, forget I said it, so where you headin ? Training again ? "
Haku nodded. The girl giggled, " Aw come on, I know your deal with training but you gotta let loose once in a while, and don't tell me about practicin for the future. We both know that you can kick everyone's ass in class in no time."
" Umm...Yuri-san...I..." Yuri frowned " Don't you 'Yuri-san' me, call me Yuri-chan." He sighed and said albeit forcingly " Alright, Yuri-chan, I love to, but I can't."
Then they both said in a bored tone " I have to prepare for the future..." it seems that it was Haku's usual reply. " Fine fine, mind if I watch this time ? " asked Yuri.
" Sure, I see no harm in that."
The pair went off towards the river, where their friendship first blossomed.
" We could also work more on those Ice clones." added Daniel.
He mentally nodded and started making handseals.
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" Ninpo : Hyou Bunshin no jutsu."
The water surface bubbled and Haku's clone of water appeared then with a sparkle the clone turned into Ice. Haku sighed " Dang, it
"It's still no use, every time I make the clone into ice, it just frozen." complained Haku.
The Ice clone started to melt and flow back to the river.
" Keep trying everyone always have rough points in creating their own techniques but when you have it completely mastered it will be very useful, though I wonder if I could influence it to take my form so it would stay complete?" mused Daniel.
" It could work...but..." then his eyes shifted to Yuri who was sitting under a tree looking at Haku.
"You're afraid that she'll think the same thing earlier..." it was a statement.
" Yeah..."
" And God knows what she'll do."
" Or think." added Haku.
You'll never know until it happens, why don't I try and you try to pay attention to what you need to do to make your Ice clones more perfect alright
" You try? You mean...I make your clone and turn you into ice ? "
Daniel laughed, "Exactly... Apparently my mouth went off a lot faster than staying in sync with my noggin, Daniel states as he bonks himself in the head."
Haku chuckled," Okay...here goes...Ninpo : Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu."
A water clone appeared, this time it wasn't the shape of the caster, it was of Daniel.
Haku gulped " Okay...here goes...Ninpo : Hyou Bunshin no Jutsu."
In an instant, the clone of Daniel was frozen like the other failed results. Haku slumped his shoulders and dispelled the technique. " I guess...the idea is out of hand until I get older ne Aniki ? Maybe we'll just stick to the replacement Ice Clone technique."
"Well maybe what you need is to build up your chakra reserves and it might help, as well don't let it get you down ok? But the whole Ice clone kawarimi is a very good idea in place of what you haven't accomplished yet, just look at it as a step closer to your primary goal. " Daniel said with encouragement.
Haku nodded with new found glamour.
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Neji smirked at his team. There was Tenten the bun headed girl who is a weapon's specialist, then there was Lee, the taijutsu wiz kid with a fiery attitude. Then his sensei...a total Lee Clone...well maybe it's the opposite.
Lee was attracted to Gai like a father to a son. Maybe it was because Lee's an orphan. Tenten on the other hand was optimistic and also with her own pride as a weapon user. Of course when he showed her his skills in hand-eye coordination she found herself a rival in the aim-throw-hit department.
" Meh, whatever you say girl...whatever you say..." muttered Neji as he took his nap under the shade of a tree. The morning exercise with Gai was fun, heck Gai's method of training really help him strengthen his endurance even more so.
# Hope Naruto knows what he's doing.# thought Neji. Although Glen assured his host that it was all up to Naruto, Neji couldn't help but feel worried for his friend. Naruto was the only one that had the same thing happen to him. The same thing being someone living in his head and that formed a kind of friendship that can't be matched.
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In a training area not far away, Uchiha Sasuke, the sole survivor of the Uchiha clan trained vigorously for his upcoming Genin exam next year. He would graduate, he would be the better shinobi and he shall avenge his clan. He shall be the one that would bring down Uchiha Itachi. The other survivor of the great Uchiha clan.
" Damn, I need...I must be better than this. " he panted took aim at the bull's eye in front of him. He pictured it as the face of his brother and threw his projectiles at it. Two out of three stroke the centre spot and the third one was just barely in the red zone.
He sighed and proceeded to take out the kunais. Suddenly three other Kunais zoomed pass his ears and slammed in the Bull's eye. Three out of three were in the red zone.
" Who's there ? Show yourself ! " the Uchiha prodigy turned around and readied himself for the battle. It wasn't everyday that he would be caught off guard. The enemy should be skillful and deadly if he were to snuck up on him without the prodigy knowing.
From the bushes out walked a boy in black tied up long pants with bandages on the shins, netted inner shirt and a black vest. Sasuke never imagined it would be a boy maybe the same age as him. The boy had a full face mask and he couldn't make out anything about him. However the boy made no gesture of hostility towards Sasuke, but that didn't make him let his guard down.
" Hey, I'm just here to talk." said the figure.
" Talk then. "
" Well, since you'll be in my class next term I was hopping that we get a good start. I also notice that you like training alone and started thinking maybe we could train together ? I mean, two heads are better than one right ? " asked the figure.
Sasuke was thinking on what the figure said and shrugged, the guy did shown his skills. He didn't admit it but he knew that he could learn something from this guy.
" I train alone...but tell me, why would you seek me out ? " asked Sasuke, his guard never down.
" Isn't it obvious ? Two heads are better than one."
Sasuke was a bit miffed. That's the reason ? It wasn't because he's the last Uchiha in Konoha ? ( Hey it rhymed w00t)
" You better not hinder me..." warned Sasuke.
" Alright alright...So...do I get the right to join you ? " asked the mysterious figure. ( We all know who he is right ? )
Sasuke shrugged and put his kunai down, " Yeah, so can you take off that stupid mask now ? I'd like to see who I'm training with."
The figure laughed and leaped away, leaving a piece of paper in his place. Sasuke groaned and picked the paper up.
" Urgh, it's one of those so-called mysterious types..." muttered the avenger and read the paper, " See you in class next term, you'll know who I am then. Signed someone who understands. PS : Return my kunais when you meet me."
The Uchiha chuckled to himself and tossed the paper aside, finally someone to test his skills against. This outsider no doubt thinks that he had drop the bomb on him.
" We'll meet...and you'll see the true power of the Uchiha." said Sasuke.
He continued training more vigorously than ever.
Naruto arrived at home and removed the head mask, " That guy isn't so bad, maybe it'll turn out ok."
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" WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO ! "
One could hear the sound of the over joyous son of the Kazekage, Sabaku no Gaara yell above the raging sandstorms of the Wind Country. He passed the Genin exam with ease, and now he's having a day off from his duties and was surfing the sand dunes. His teammates were none other than his beautiful but deadly sister Temari and his sarcastic brother Kankurouu. The two had changed their views of Gaara from the first week of living with him that he wasn't the blood thirsty monster their former mentors told them about. He was just another regular kid...well a regular kid with the ability to control and manipulate sand with his chakra and also use the power of the Shukaku demon sealed in him.
What's more, Gaara seemed to have a carefree attitude, something no one has in the entire Sand village.
Temari wiped her forehead from the sweat and smiled at her brother as he had used the makeshift sand board and did some awesome movements with the sand. Baki had told him that this was a waste of time and they should spend it by training. However Gaara's reason of 'Using this to control his power of sand' shut the thick lipped Jounin up. The eldest of the trio made herself a promise to watch over the other two siblings since the death of her mother and their non-caring father.
" Show off." Kankurou muttered, in truth he was jealous of his younger brother, jealous but also respect him. He didn't show it but he loved his sister and youngest brother, it's just that guys don't show love like that, it's not manly. Of course, this coming from a guy who plays with dolls is really questioning his definition of the word 'manly'.
" Awe come on, he's just having some fun. He's been training more than us, and I bet he needs to release all his frustration from all the crap the villagers throw at him." replied Temari as he opened her fan to create a makeshift shade from the blazing hot Sun of the desert.
" Well, true...I wonder why we're not allowed to join the Chuunin exams this year, Gaara's graduated, and we don't have anything much to do other than train, train, and train. " complained Kankurou.
The blonde shrugged, " Maybe the council had some plans for us, and you know how they viewed us as tools don't you ? Just like poor Gaara..." she whispered and hope that the wind would cover up the final part.
However, despite having his ears covered in thick cloth, Kankurou's sensitive ears picked up the speech and nodded. It was just like them to be used and thrown away. Their mother was sacrificed, many died from the experiment until the Kazekage, and their own father had to use their youngest brother to be the container of the Sand demon Shukaku.
They were shocked to find out that not only Gaara had complete control over the Shukaku, he didn't showed any signs of insomnia that was said to be a side effect from having the Shukaku sealed in one. Gaara was just a normal kid...a normal kid could kick almost everyone's ass with one command from the Sands. They knew he was powerful, they knew he could kill, and they also knew he loved them. It was one of the good things being the siblings of Gaara, it was the fact that you had yourself a powerful ally to get you out of some messes in missions.
The Sand siblings were told to undergo many D and C rank missions when Gaara graduated. They completed it with ease, mostly Gaara did all the work with his manipulation of Sand, Temari and Kankurou was there to do the mop ups and other stuff that Gaara was too lazy to do. Not that he was tired of anything, he just expressed that he was bored. They knew that it was an excuse to let them have something to do on the mission.
The next day the sand trio would have their first B rank mission. Gaara was excited but Kankurou was worried, it wasn't that he was a coward, everyone knows that he was one of the master puppeteer user in the entire village. It was the fact that most B rank missions require one to kill. He knew that this was their first step to become the killing machines of the Sand Village.
Temari was also worried, she knew what killing another human would do to a person. Those were called Virgins in the Sand village and she was wondering what would happen if Gaara, killed. Will he love the vision of blood ? Will the Shukaku be out of control ? She had noticed when Gaara would sometimes talk in his sleep with some other person. Temari was told that the Shukaku is a blood thirsty demon that loves to kill and one needs to kill to make Shukaku stronger and obey his command. But, Gaara had command over Shukaku, does this mean that those strolls Gaara had when he said not to follow him was the times he went out to quench his thirst ? More questions to ponder. She remembered that every time her youngest brother came back from his stroll he would be dusty and dirty, it was one of the few times to see him covered in dirt and he looked tired but satisfied. It was common that she would find blood stains on his cloak or shirt, when asked he would just say he failed on a jutsu. Gaara rarely fail on his jutsus !
Baki was feeling uneasy. A B rank mission for these three children sounds far fetched but he knew that in order to make Gaara a killing machine, he was needed to see some blood shed. But...what happens when he goes out of control ? Even without Shukaku's interference, he had taught Gaara many Wind based and Sand based jutsus, deadly enough to annihilate a whole block without breaking a sweat. Oh well, orders are orders.
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Inside Gaara's mind...
" Yes ! Finally some workout! " Peter exclaimed, he was itching for some action and he really wanted to test out his new techniques on living objects. He had grown from all these years, he wasn't a teen anymore and with Ranko as his personal tutor on the Anything Goes Martial Arts, he was a force to reckon with. The ideas he had for Gaara's own arsenal added to the power for Gaara's own Jutsus.
Ranko smiled at her...maker, creator and she finally admitted, lover. The years gone by and she had enjoyed the company of Peter and Gaara as her own brother. She wouldn't have been able to feel and enjoy the sensations of living if it weren't for Peter and the help of Shukaku, who was always complaining about their nightly activities. She blushed but it was quickly hidden as she sat down on their water bed. The power of the mind was not to be underestimated.
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The mission was the first one that required the Sand trio to be very far away from the Sand Village and they had to cross the desert to another part of the continent. It was to the near border of the country and a place called Oasis Village. Well figures that the author couldn't think of any name better but he's got a busy life of watching anime and...um...well anyway, yeah, the Oasis Village to be body guards and help destroy any bandit ninjas along the way. Rumor has it that the bandit is formed by some renegade ninjas that named themselves the Desert Rats and their leader Red Scorpion.
" Well, at least we don't have to travel all the way from our village to Oasis Village." said Temari out loud. The Sun was still as hot as she remembered, though the environment here was damper because of the nearby oasis. Like they say, it's not the heat, it's the humidity. Sweat glistened along her face and the Sunray was reflected off her Hitai-ate tied on her neck. Her garment was drenched in sweat and stuck on her milky smooth skin. No one knows how she kept it like that because of the harsh environment she's living in.
Gaara's face was red. Not from the heat but from watching the form of her sister wiping her forehead and every movement she made. He didn't use his armor of sand because it would be hotter and more...sticky. Well now it would seem like a better idea to use it. However...it would weigh him down and it would make him seem suspicious. He knew that Peter was having the time of his life in his mind because he kept saying that he's gonna' record it and save it for a friend.
Kankurou was cursing all the way about his paint would melt at the dampness. Baki just explained that it means that they were near the Oasis Village. Then Kankurou asked, " Hey Temari, what do you mean that we don't have to travel ? "
The girl stared at him and answered, " Um...I don't know actually...Well I mean, don't you think that it's weird ? We were in our village just a few minutes ago and now we're like, near the place."
"...Hey you're right." said Kankurou.
" Maybe it's just some quick way to get the story moving ? " exclaimed Gaara suddenly.
Everyone turned their head to him and he shrugged " Must be the Sun."
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A few minutes later, lush greenery or flora and surprisingly faunas welcomed them...
Okay okay, a lush green environment of palm trees and other plants welcomed them. Birds and some small animals wondered around freely without restraint but their owner that was peacefully having picnics or having fun supervised them. Then the trio realized it was Sunday. ( I know I know bad pun...)
Gaara has a wide smile on plastered on his face as he saw the blue Oasis in the middle of the village. Temari almost squealed in delight but fought down the urge to do so, she is a proud Kunoichi of the Sand, she must not show any sign of weakness.
" Finally some we arrived, damn and I need to re-paint my face." said Kankurouu.
So much for not showing any weaknesses.
Baki sighed and ordered them to head to the village council to give their order slip.
They were given a brief introduction on the Feudal Lord of the Oasis village and they are to protect his caravan of gold to the other countries for tribute. Gaara's team was responsible to guard the caravan and prevent the bandits from ever taking hold of the gold. They were also given permission to kill the bandits and rid them of the Desert Rats.
The sand trio was given some time to rest from their journey and they decided to take a walk near the oasis. They admired the various monuments build there and the artwork was fantastic. Gaara noted the artwork and tried to memorize the designs so that he could re-create them back home.
" Wow, and ya think that the Sand Village can't afford to create this." said Kankurou as he stretched.
Temari nodded in agreement and sighed as a gust of mid summer breeze washed away her tiredness and gave her renewed strength.
Gaara crouched down and stared at the deep blue waters. He never saw such a large quantity of water before in his life. He could swear he saw some fishes in there...
" WHOA ! "
SPLASH
Gaara was suddenly knocked down into the cold waters by Kankurou hands while he was doing a stretch. Temari quickly took out her fan and reached out for her brother. Kankurou panicked and made a gesture to help his brother up from the water, Gaara doesn't know how to swim !
A pair of hands clasped the end of Temari's fan handle and with the combined effort of the two siblings they pulled out...a red headed girl.
" What the...", gasped Temari.
" Who the heck are you ? Where's Gaara ? ", yelled Kankurou, but his eyes were focused on the red head's lustful curves. Hey, she's all wet from head to toe. What can you ask for more than that ? Well...other than her address that is.
" Urgh, what the...hey how come I'm off balance ? ", asked the red head.
" Gaara ? Is that...you ? " Asked Temari, she gasped when she saw his clothes and even his gourd was on this...girl.
" Whoa, what a Henge. Are those real ?" Kankurou smirks as he pointed at Gaara's chest.
The red head, which was an exact replica of Ranko, screamed to the heavens after feeling the extra weight on his…er HER chest.
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( TBC ... ? )
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( AN : Yay Happy New Year everyone ! Sorry for the late update. I was busy with life. Well not much to say other than my birth day is the 3rd of February and so I shall update it on that day. Well anyway what we have here...let's see, a kid with Ice powers, a guy who shoots cheese out of his wrists and a boy who turn into a girl when hit with cold water...and as for Naruto, you'll have to wait for the next chap LOL so yeah cheers everyone and Happy Valentines day. PS: I just KNOW Peter's gonna kill me for this.)