Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters.
Author's Notes: Read the Author's Notes at bottom for more info.
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"Regular Speech or Naruto talking to Kyuubi"
"Kyuubi Talking"
"thinking or Naruto talking to Kyuubi"
talking between Kyuubi and Naruto may be confusing, but try to figure it out for now. When I finally decide how to deal with it, it will be fixed. THANKS!
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The Beginning of the End
The Teams
Everybody wait as the last person went to take their test. The tension in the room was so thick, you could cut it with a kunai. As the final came out of the other room, Iruka and Mizuki followed suit. "OK, people the testing is over. I am proud to announce that you all pass. Congratulations," Iruka announced to his celebrating class. "As you know," he continued,"You will be working in cells of 3 people and a leader. The leader will be a jounin and the rest will be genin. Come back tomorrow at 8 am for the announcement of your placement. Also the test results are posted by the door. Dismissed."
Once that was over, almost all the graduates started celebrating. Those who didn't, already left the room and were on their merry way home. Naruto was one of these person. He saw no reason to celebrate because to him, all of what just passed, was a stepping stone to his dreams. Also, he knew that if he talked to anybody, they would start ignoring and glaring at him, so there was no point.
As he walked home, he started to notice someone following him. In a few minutes, Mizuki appeared in front of him. "Hell Naruto, how are you doing this fine afternoon?" he asked the boy.
"Good," replied Naruto as he watched the man cautiously.
"Don't trust anything he says rat. I sense bad intentions coming from him," Kyuubi told his container.
"I know, I feel it too."
"I know I shouldn't be telling you this Naruto, but I feel as if you should know. You were always one of my favorite students. Well, there is a secret part to this Genin Exam. The secret is that there is still another test to see if you should become a full Genin. The test is to retrieve a scroll from the Hokage Tower. If you retrieve this scroll and bring it to me; you will a fully become an instated genin. What do you think?" Mizuki explained his reason for being there.
"Rat, you should do it."
"Why should I? He is just going to steal the scroll and try to kill me after I bring it to him."
"The scroll must be worth a lot if he is willing to go this far to get it. Once you get the scroll, look through it. We might learn something interesting. When that if over, we can take care of this weakling," Kyuubi explained his reasoning for agreeing with Mizuki.
"Fine, fine. This better be worth it."
"All right Mizuki-sensei, I'll do it. Just give me the instructions," spoke Naruto as he agreed to his Mizuki's proposal.
"Good," Mizuki replied back, as he explained the plan for the scroll.
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Night Time
"Haha. That was pretty easy. I can't believe that idiot couldn't do it by himself," Naruto thought himself as he ran towards the specified meeting spot set up by his sensei.
Flashback
Naruto was looking through the Hokage's private library when he saw what looked like the scroll. "Hmmmm...it's the right size and looks just like it. Heck, it even has the same name, The Scoll of Sealing. Must be it," Naruto said as he grabbed the scroll.
"Not so fast intruder. That scroll belon...Naruto is that you?" questioned Sarutobi as he appeared out of no where.
"Damn, this isn't suppose to happen. Mizuki said there weren't any guards. That lying bastard. Once I am through with him, not even his own mom where recognize him. Though, first I have to take care of Oji-san."
"Sorry Oji-san, but I will return it later. SEXY NO JUTSU!" Naruto yelled.
The next thing the Hokage saw was a pigtailed blonde with a voluptuous body winking at him. Before he even knew, he was knocked unconscious by said jutsu while blood was coming out of his nose.
"Man, are all the older men in Konoha perverts. First it was Iruka-sensei and Mizuki-teme. Now it's Oji-san. What is the world coming to," commented Naruto as he face faulted at what happened.
"That is why we must squish them all in this rat village. They are a plague to this world," remaked Kyuubi.
'Shut up furball. I don't have time for this."
"Fine. Don't blame me when you turn into one."
"Like that is ever going to happen."
"Suuuuuure."
"Whatever, it is time to go."
End Flashback
"It seems I am a couple hours early. Might as well look through the scroll," Naruto said as he started to look through it. "Now what do we have here?"
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu
Unlike the regular bunshin no jutsu, Kage bunshin creates real clones, not just illusions. The power and chakra of the user is evenly distributed among the clones depending on how many there are. This makes it impossible to decipher which is the real body. This clone can also attack. If this clone recieves a direct hit, it will disappear.
"That should be pretty useful later on. I wonder what else is in here?" Naruto thought to himself as he looked through more of the scroll.
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Iruka had just gotten home from a long day at work. People who said being a teacher was easy should be hung and dipped in a tub full of acid. First he had to test all his students for the Genin Exam and is that wasn't hard enough there was the paperwork. For each new genin, there would be more paperwork for him to do and how much he hated paperwork. "I sometimes wonder why I ever took this job. I could of been a shopkeeper or a clerk. But noooooooooo, I had to be a teacher."
"IRUKA! OPEN UP! I HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU!" could be heard coming from the front door.
"I wonder who it is at this time of night?" Iruka wondered as he walked towards his door. When he saw who it was, he exclaimed,"What are you here for Mizuki? What's the problem?"
"It's Naruto."
"Oh no. He better not be hurt again or this time I am going to find out who did it and rip out their hurt and feed it to them."
"He stole the Hokage's Scroll of Sealing. We are searching for him right now. We need every able body shinobi out right now. If our enemies gets their hands on it, we will be doomed."
"No. It can't be. Naruto wouldn't do that. He has no reason to," Iruka thought to himself denying about what was going on at that moment.
"C'mon Iruka. I know he is your favorite student, but we have to find him now. Let's go."
"Fine, let me get my things and I will join the search. You go on ahead. I'll catch up with you later," Iruka replied back as he went inside. If he could see the grin on Mizuki's face at that moment, he would of known something was up, but alas he didn't.
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"Good. Now that I am done with that, time to find Mizuki-teme," Naruto thought to himself as he rolled the scroll back up. When he was about to leave, he heard some noise being near him. "Who's there?"
"NARUTO! You idiot. What were you thinking about when you stole the scroll. Wait, don't answer. You were probably thinking nothing. Now just give me the scroll so we can go back," Iruka appeared out from behind a tree and started yelling at him.
"But Mizuki said if I stole the scroll..." Naruto couldn't finish because suddenly several kunai were thrown right at him and Iruka. Before he could react, Iruka intercepted the kunai and threw his own in the direction the offending ones came in.
There was only silence as Mizuki came out of the direction Iruka's kunai went it. "So you were able to find him before me Iruka. Well this is sad to say, but I must kill you now because you know my little secret."
"Naruto, run away and don't let him get the scroll. "
"But..."
"Just go damn it. I will hold him off," Iruka yelled at genin with the giant scroll.
"OK," was Naruto's last reply before he was seen running away into the dark forest.
As Naruto ran into the dark forest, Mizuki lunged at Iruka with a kunai. At that instant Iruka took out his own kunai and blocked the death blow aimed at his heart. Mizuki seperated from Iruka after his failed attack and threw a kunai at him. Iruka tried to block to kunai with his own, but it exploded in front of him knocking him into a tree as Mizuki ran into the direction Naruto went off in.
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"DAMN IT. Everything was going according to plan, but Iruka had to show up. I could of taken care of Mizuki if he wasn't there. Now what to do?" Naruto said to himself as he ran.
"Do not worry rat, we will strike when our chance comes, like right now. Look to your left idiot"
Naruto looked to his left and saw both Mizuki standing over a fallen Iruka with a fuma shurnkien. Iruka was in bad condition because as of right now you could see several kunai in his body, burns, and had tattered clothing. Before he could interrupt the one-sided fight he heard Mizuki talking.
"I can't believe you would go this far to help the little demon Iruka. He killed you own parents and made you an orphan," Mizuki taunted as he held the fuma shurnkien.
"I don't care about what you say Mizuki. He is not the demon, Kyuubi, but my friend and citizen of Konoha." Iruka retorted as he held onto a bleeding arm.
"Fine then, I will end this now. Prepare to die," replied the white haired man as he threw the fuma shurnkien.
Before it reached the academy teacher, it was intercepted by a blonde genin. Naruto stood in front of his teacher with the fuma shurnkien in his left hand. "NO ONE HURTS IRUKA- SENSEI AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!" scream a furious Naruto.
"Oh and what are you doing to do about it demon. You are only a genin and I am a chunnin," Mizuki spoke as he looked at the blonde boy.
"I may only be a genin, but that is all I need to be to beat the likes of you"
"Fine then. I will give you the first attack. You can do anything you want," Mizuki said as he took out a kunai.
"Say your prayers. KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" Naruto yelled as over 50 clones appeared out of nowhere. Mizuki didn't know what to do as each clone punched, kicked, bit, close-line, and low-blow him. In the end, all that was left was a bloody mess waiting to be cleaned up.
Iruka just stared at what happened as everything was still processing through his mind. "Mizuki lost to Naruto. Naruto used a jounin leveled jutsu. Naruto beat Mizuki. I can't even recognize him now. What should I do," were a few of his thoughts.
"Ne, Iruka-sensei are you all right?" asked a curious blonde.
Iruka looked at Naruto and spoke,"Yes I am and come here Naruto."
Naruto looked at his sensei confusedly and walked on over. He was suddenly caught in a back breaking hug by Iruka who whispered into the genin's ear,"Naruto, if you ever steal the scroll again, I promise you a life of pain and no ramen, forever." Naruto could only nod as his air supply was running out. "Good, now let's return the scroll and thank you for saving me," Iruka replied as he let go of the gasping boy.
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"Hokage-sama, the scroll has been retrieved. The perpetrator has been apprehended and the ones who recovered the scroll is in the waiting room. What shall I do with them," asked the ANBU who waited for the Hokage's decision.
"Send them in. I would like a word with them."
"Yes, Hokage-sama. Right away," replied the ANBU as he stepped out of the door.
A few minutes later Naruto and Iruka stepped into the Hokage's office. "Take a seat you two. There is no need to stand now," Sarutobi said as he pointed to the seats in front of his desk. After both were seated the Hokage started to speak. "Now you two, I would like to know what happened with the scroll. Naruto you can begin first," he said looking intently at the young boy.
Naruto told about the Hokage about Mizuki's proposal to him stealing the scroll to meeting Iruka to learning about the demon sealed inside him and finally to returning the scroll. After that, Iruka told his side of the story while Sarutobi listened intently.
"Well this is a relief. Since the scroll has been returned and the perpetrator has already been detained there is nothing to worry about. Iruka, you can go now. I have a few words to say to Naruto," the Hokage said as he dismiised Iruka.
After Iruka left, Naurto spoke up,"So, oji-san. What do you want?"
"Naruto, I want to know how many of the jutsus you learned in the scroll and what you know about the Kyuubi. If you do not already know, I already know about you and your furry friend Now speak up before I do something drastic."
"Damn it. He knows about us. What do we do?" Naruto asked the fox.
"Just tell him the truth. He already knows, so there is no point in lying."
"OK then," Naruto replied. "I know only about half of the jutsus. I can do them, but not use them to their full potential. As for the rest of the scroll, I know the basics of how to them, but not preform as of yet. And for the Kyuubi, you have to ask what you want to know," Naruto said as the Hokage listened.
"So, you know about half of the jutsus. Interesting. Now tell me, how is it possible for you to remember the rest of the jutsus. I know you do not possess a Sharingan."
"I have the Kyuubi to thank for that. He has a photographic memory and can send what he sees into my mind."
"I see, now tell me everything you know about the Kyuubi," Sarutobi demanded behind his desk.
"I met him when I was around four after I was in the hospital the night I got attacked by a group of shinobi. After that, we have been talking to each other since and he has been training me. I cannot tell you anything about the training because it was part of our contract made after we met."
"Has he ever tried to influence you to do anything not of good will?" questioned the Hokage as he thought about what he just heard.
"Nope. Kyuubi has never tried to influence me or that I know of. All he has been doing is talking constantly and constantly and constantly and..."
"I get the picture Naruto," Sarutobi replied full of mirth.
"Yea, well other than that he has been training me as I have told you."
"Good. Now tell me what your plan are for the future since you already know about the Kyuubi." (Pretty demanding isn't he?)
"Do you really want to know?" questioned the 12 year old.
"Yes I do Naruto," Sarutobi said as he played along.
"Well, I plan to leave the village and do what Kyuubi started. It well..."
"WHAT!"
"Hey, you didn't let me finish oji-san," exclaimed a peeved Naruto.
"Oh sorry. You can continue now."
"Good. Now as I was saying. It will either happen when I become strong enough to leave on my own because I know you won't just let me leave, or whenever I fell like it. And before you ask, there is no way of changing my mind."
"I see," said a disappointed Sarutobi. "I know why you want to leave and I have no say in it, but how about a deal?"
"What kind of deal oji-san," asked Naruto as he stared back at the old man..
"Well. I will let you leave after you become a jounin and nothing but. If you can achieve that status I will not try to stop you from leaving. Sound good?" the old man stated as he laid out his cards.
"Deal, but remember I can always try to leave before I become a jounin, you know that right?"
"I know Naruto, and isn't it time for you to go home. You do have to meet tomorrow at the Academy to get your team. Am I right?"
"Yes you are. Oh well later oji-san," Naruto yelled as he ran out the door.
"Good. Since he agreed to my suggestion, there still might be hope for this village yet if the idiots stops treating him like dirt," the Hokage of Konohagakure thought to himself as he stared at the ceiling above.
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"Get up rat. It's time for you go to go the Academy," Kyuubi said to Naruto as he mentally poked the boy.
"What you say?" questioned a drowsy head of blonde hair.
"I said GET UP RAT! If you don't I will make sure you won't have a pleasant time when we start training again."
"OK, OK, I am up. Just let me get ready," replied Naruto who started to walk into his bathroom.
"C'cmon. How long does it take to wash your face and brush your teeth. This is why being an animal is better. We don't have to bother with that stuff."
"Shut up furball and why are you so anxious to get to the Academy anyways?"
"It is because I want to see what kind of pathetic team you get so I laugh at you when you fail your missions," replied the fox as he started laughing in a not so good way.
"Thanks for the words of encouragements furball," Naruto said as he got dressed.
"Your welcome rat. NO! Don't wear that hideous orange today. I know you like it, but it is just plain ugly. Wear the other stuff. It's a lot better for someone like you who has no fashion sense."
"Since when did you care about how I dressed?" Naruto asked the demon as he put on a black shirt.
"Since I met you and saw how you dress. I will not have a vessel that can't even dress himself."
"Fine, fine. I'm done, now let's get going,"Naruto stated as he went out of the door to his apartment.
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32 genin were waiting for their old sensei in their old classroom at the Academy. The whole room was in uproar and talking could be heard throughout. Most of it was the Fan Girls who were fawning over their precious Uchiha Sasuke. Two minutes before 8 am, Naruto stepped in through the door.
Complete silence followed as everyone stared at him. Naruto wasn't wearing his usual orange jumpsuit, but something fashionable. He was wearing a dark red shirt and a vest that covered up the red shirt. The vest looked like the ones chunnin wore, but was midnight black and had the swirl on the back. As for his legs he had on navy colored cargo pants with bandages wrapped around both his lower legs and a kunai pouch on each thigh. Around his neck, you could see a necklace, but not what was on it. For all the people in the room, what they saw was a traumatic experience. Many thoughts were going through their heads. For example in a certain Yamanaka's head you could hear her saying,"DAMN! Naruto actually looks good. He looks just as good as Sasuke. Maybe I should go after him too. Why wouldn't he fall for my luxious figure and..." As for the rest of the Fan Girls, their thoughts went along the lines of what Ino's were and everybody else just stared.
"Why are they staring at me? They are starting to act like those stupid rat villagers now. Why aren't you saying anything furball? Furball? FURBALL!"
"Shut up damn it. I heard you the first time. As for you question, they are staring because of good you look with out that hideous orange monstrosity. You should thank me for this. Well?" asked the fox.
"Why should I thank you? I could of done this myself if I wanted to," replied the boy with the new outfit.
"Fine then. Don't come crawling to me when you want fashion advice."
"Don't worry I won't," Naruto said as he went to sit down in his seat in the corner.
After he sat down, Iruka came in and started talking. "As many of you know, Mizuki has resigned his teaching post and is now on "vacation"." Iruka looked around the class to see the class burst into talking about their retired sensei. "QUIET BRATS OR I WON'T TELL YOU WHAT TEAMS YOU ARE GOING TO BE ON!" All the talking genin quieted down quickly in fear of what their sensei said. "Good. Now on Team One we will have..."
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Author's Notes: I AM FINALLY DONE! As for theteams,I am still thinking about them, but suggestions are welcomed.Sorry for the long updates, but I have been sort of lazy and I have school. Scholl is almost over so that is good, but I will update when I can. Also thanks to all those who have reviewed so far. Now REVIEW PLEASE!