In The Arms of Angels
By: Kyubi X
Chapter Three: Making Friends And Playing With Fire…..
Naruto walked along the grounds of the academy watching everyone as they ate lunch. He soon spotted Shikamaru and Choji sitting at a table with three other guys. He walked over and asked if he could sit with them. Shikamaru told him it was ok and so he sat down. "So, I already know about Shikamaru and Choji but I was hoping to learn a little bit more about my classmates." Naruto said watching the other boys curiously.
"Well I'll start since no one else seems eager, my name is Inuzuka Kiba and my best friend is my dog Akamaru my clan specializes in using dogs with their ninjutsu." Kiba said as the next boy went straight into his short speech, "My name is Aburame Shino, my clan specializes in using bugs with their ninjutsu and its nice to meet you." When Shino was done the third boy spoke up, "My name is Uchiha Sasuke, I am the sole survivor of my clan and as you, hold the power of a bloodline limit which I hope to have activated soon, my goal is to become powerful enough to kill a certain man." Naruto scowled at the boys attitude seeing as how he was in the same boat but wasn't power hungry to kill the man. Naruto then stated that it was nice to meet them all and that he looked forward to being their friends but he wanted to go and meet the girls. The guys all groaned but decided that Naruto needed to learn from himself what the girls were like.
Naruto noticed a table where three girls were sitting and talking to each other and so he walked over. Two of the girls, a pink haired one and a blonde haired one looked up at him and asked him what he wanted. The other girl who had blue hair and white eyes just looked at the ground and didn't speak. Naruto gave a soft smile and said that he just wanted to get to know the people in the academy and make some friends. The girls eyed each other before inviting him to sit.
Naruto waited for them to tell him about themselves. He watched as the blonde decided to start, "My name is Yamanaka Ino, I like Sasuke-kun and I love to work with my parents at their flower shop." After the blonde was finished the pink haired girl spoke up and said, "My name is Haruno Sakura, I also like Sasuke-kun and am Ino's friend and rival in everyway." Naruto then looked to the Blue haired girl and waited for her to speak. "M…my na…name is Hyuuga…Hi…Hinata my family has a bl…bloodline li...limit like you…yours…" Naruto then smiled and shook their hands and told them that it was nice to meet them and that he looked forward to being their friends as well. The girls watched him walk away and decided that he was a very nice person and that they would look forward to being his friend as well.
Before Naruto could go and meet more people the bell rang and it was time to head back to class. Naruto finished the sandwich Anko had made him and walked back into the building. When they all sat down Iruka announced that today was a sparing day and that the fighting would begin once they all got to the training grounds. So one by one, everyone stepped outside and the first match was called for. Uchiha Sasuke vs. Uzumaki Mitarashi Naruto. Silently both kids walked out to the ring and got into their fighting stances.
Naruto nodded to Sasuke and said, "Don't hold back, because I'm not going to, and I hope that there will be no hard feelings amongst us no matter who wins?" To which Sasuke smirked and agreed feeling fully confident that Naruto wouldn't be able to touch him. As Iruka waved his hand and yelled out to begin. Naruto lowered both his hands and let them dangle by his sides. Sasuke growled and rushed forward and reached out to punch the boy. When Sasuke's fist connected with Naruto something strange happened, Sasuke let out a surprised cry of pain as a cut appeared on his left arm. Sasuke tried and tried again to hit the boy but it only resulted in more cuts. Sasuke finally jumped back panting and cursing under his breath unable to discover what was going on.
The rest of the crowd just stood there in awe, the whole time Naruto had moved to a far corner of the ring but Sasuke just proceeded to punch and kick at nothing but air. Naruto simply walked up to the boy and began to give small cuts all over Sasuke's body every time he hit the air. Iruka on the other hand, was standing there with his jaw hanging out, Naruto was performing what looked to be a chunnin level genjutsu and he wasn't even going to break a sweat defeating who was looking like he would become the rookie of the year. Iruka realized this wouldn't have worked long on most ninja's but he also realized that he had not yet done a lesson on genjutsu so Sasuke didn't know what was going on.
Sasuke finally had enough and preformed Goukakyuu no Jutsu which had enough power to defuse the genjutsu but it also left Sasuke very drained of charka and thus very tired. Naruto slid behind Sasuke and held a kunai to his throat demanding him to surrender. Sasuke whispered out his surrender and Naruto drew back the kunai and walked back to the class as if nothing had happened. Sasuke growled at the fact that he had been humiliated and everyone else just gaped at the level of skill Naruto already had. The rest of the battles ended with Ino defeating Hinata, Shino defeating Choji, Shikamaru defeating Sakura, and Kiba defeating some no name with no skill.
At the end of the day Anko was waiting for Naruto to come out of the academy and she watched, one by one as the students walked out and left until no one came out. Anko got nervous and walked into the academy and walked towards Naruto's classroom to find out where he was and if he was ok. When she stopped at the door she saw Iruka talking with Naruto and thought he had gotten into trouble. She opened the door and sent Naruto a glare that said if he had gotten into trouble she was going to kill him. Iruka realized the situation and simply explained that Naruto had defeated Sasuke without any effort at all and was amazed at Naruto's skill. Anko stuck out her tongue a little bit and said that she had worked Naruto very hard to get where he was at today. The conversation ended with Iruka telling Anko that she should be proud of Naruto and Naruto and Anko walking out to head towards home.
"How was your meeting with the Hokage and your day today sis?" Naruto asked looking up at the older woman. She smiled at him and told him that she was going to be receiving training from a very special man for the next week or so to prepare her to take the exam to become a jounin. Naruto hugged his sis and exclaimed that she was the coolest and that she could do it no sweat. Anko laughed a carefree laugh she could only let out when around Naruto. She rubbed his head and she declared that the special person was going to be joining them for dinner tonight. Naruto smiled at Anko and when they arrived at the house he went to the dojo to do his training. Anko smiled at him and went off to the kitchen to prepare a nice dinner.
When Naruto opened up the dojo door he jumped at the sight of Gabriel leaning against the wall. "Hello Naruto-Kun, please close the door behind you." Naruto complied and then walked up to Gabriel looking at him with curious eyes because he hadn't known that Gabriel was going to show up today. "Tell me Naruto-kun, how many tattoo's do you know have?" Gabriel asked smiling at the boy. Naruto thought for a moment before answering, "9 tattoos Gabriel-sensei." Gabriel stopped leaning against the wall and looked straight into Naruto's eyes. "I have brought two things for you today Naruto-kun, and you must take care of these things, for they have been in your family for many years and were always worn by the leader of the clan. Gabriel snapped his fingers and a large golden box appeared at their feet. Gabriel opened up the box and commanded Naruto to turn around. Naruto complied and waited patiently as he heard Gabriel pull something out of the box.
Naruto's muscles tensed as he felt Gabriel come up behind him. Gabriel instructed Naruto to take off the weights he was wearing. Naruto did so quietly and almost jumped when Gabriel took his arm and slid it threw cloth, Gabriel did the same to his other arm and draped the mysterious cloth over Naruto's shoulders. Naruto could tell that it was a kimono by the length that hit his ankles, but he dared not look until Gabriel told him it was ok. Gabriel then stepped around to face Naruto and silently tied the kimono across Naruto's waist. He then stepped back behind Naruto and picked up the last object and told Naruto to turn, and to go down on one knee. Naruto did as he was told and looked up to see Gabriel holding what appeared to be a golden handle to a sword with no blade.
"Uzumaki Naruto, the kimono you are now wearing was made by the angels in heaven for your clan, it never gets dirty, it cannot be destroyed, it is made out of a material softer than any on this planet, and that it had the unique ability to become any weight the user wished it to become just by thinking about it. This sword, I gave to the first leader of your clan, and proceeded to hand it down to every leader since, and today, I hand it to you, Uzumaki Naruto, you are the last of your kind, I pray that you use this weapon to protect those you love and that one day I would have the honor to pass down this Kimono and Sword down to your children when you leave this world." Gabriel then proceeded to offer Naruto the sword with no blade.
Naruto gently reached out and grasped the handle of the sword and found it to be surprisingly light. "Gabriel-sensei, forgive me for asking, but what use is a sword with no blade?" Naruto asked looking confusedly into Gabriel's eyes. Gabriel told him to rise to his feet and Naruto did so. "Naruto-kun, I want you to think about fire, I want you to think as hard as you can about fire, imagine fire burning deep inside of you." Naruto scowled but did as he was told and almost dropped the handle as a blade of fire erupted from it. Naruto lifted the sword up in awe and watched the fire burn.
This is my blade of fire Naruto; use it to protect those you love. Your kimono is pure white with golden feathers on it. There is only one more step for you Naruto-kun, when you receive your tenth and final tattoo your wings will turn gold and will be stronger than steel. Now go Naruto, and remember I along with all my friends are only a prayer away, and also, to deactivate the fire, just think about extinguishing it in your mind. With that, Naruto practiced activating and deactivating his sword before running out to show Anko. When he got into the kitchen Anko turned and looked at him with wide eyes. Naruto explained all that had happened between himself and Gabriel today (He had told her about Gabriel along time ago….) and that he was now officially a warrior ninja for his clan. Anko hugged Naruto and saw the sword in his hands and blinked.
Naruto looked down at the sword and grinned at Anko before saying, "Watch this sis!" Naruto thought about fire and heard Anko let out a small gasp as the blade of fire burst into life. As Anko finished preparing dinner Naruto explained all the things that made the kimono special. Anko listened happily as her little brother explained all about it and was slightly startled when she heard a knock at the door. She looked up at the clock and her eyes widened when she though, "Oh my God…he's early…" (A/N: Guess who? He he he….) Anko asked Naruto to answer the door for her and told him that it was their guest and to be respectful.
Naruto opened up the door and saw a man with silver hair, an ANBU mask covering his mouth and nose, and saw that his headband covered one eye. The man looked down at Naruto and said, "Um, I'm looking for Mitarashi Anko's home, do I have the wrong address?" Naruto smiled at the man and said, "Nope, I'm Uzumaki Mitarashi Naruto, Anko is my big sister!" The man looked at the boy and though, "The Kyubi container…interesting, and what's with the kimono and the bladeless sword?" Naruto smiled at the man and showed him into the living room where he told the man to sit. "So what's your name?" Naruto asked wanting to know more about the man that was going to be teaching his sister.
"My name is Hatake Kakashi, and I'm going to be the one training your sister to become a strong jounin." Naruto eyed the man wearily before smiling again deciding that he liked the man in front of him. Anko then stepped into the room and bowed to Kakashi slightly and blushed a bit as she told them that dinner was ready. Kakashi thought that Anko wasn't going to be blushing at him after he was done training her and so, all three of them walked to the dinner table.
When they all sat down Naruto asked if he could pray. Hatake looked slightly surprised that a ninja trainee would believe in God, and Anko smiled and told him that it was fine. Naruto said his prayer and then Anko and Kakashi said, "Amen" to be respectful. Kakashi quietly removed his mask and noticed that Naruto and Anko were staring at him. "Is something on my face?" Kakashi asked while watching the two curiously. Naruto was thinking that Kakashi was a good looking guy and didn't understand why he covered his face with a mask, Anko was thinking more along the lines of how gorgeous the man in front of her was. The two quickly shook their heads and proceeded to go about eating the nice dinner of fish, rice, and corn. After dinner Anko told Naruto that he was free to go do whatever he wanted so that she could talk to Kakashi about their training. Naruto declared that he was going out to the Library and Anko called out for him to be home by 9 pm.
Naruto walked out of the house and found a place on the kimono where his sword was meant to be placed. He clasped the handle into the clip on the side of the kimono's belt on his left side and he walked down the street towards the library. He noticed the cold glares that villagers were giving him but he just shrugged it off and continued along the path towards the library. When he passed by the bar he heard a slurred voice command for him to stop. He just kept walking but was stopped when the source of the voice appeared in front of him. "Hey you little demon, I was talking to you, you should show respect to your elders!"
Naruto held down a growl and told that man that he was drunk and that he should go sleep it off so that he would feel better. Naruto meant no ill feeling towards the man from the comment, but the drunken man took it as an insult and drove his fist forward to punch the boy. Naruto caught the man's fist in his hand and held it tightly. The man continued to struggle and used brought his other hand into a fist and tried to punch Naruto in the kidney, Naruto reached out with his other hand and caught the punch, grasping the man's other fist as well. "Please sir! I don't want to fight you! I'm just trying to go to the library!" Naruto cried out in despair hoping that someone would come and take the man away but he just saw that the villagers were just going to stand there and watch him.
Naruto knew that he could hurt the man because it would be wrong; Naruto let the man's hands go and let the man beat him up. By the time it was over, Naruto got to his feet a bloody mess and watched the man walk away satisfied. The other's murmured how the "demon" didn't even try to fight back and began to wonder if this boy was even a demon at all. Naruto decided that he couldn't go to the library looking like this so he limped back to his home. When he stepped into the house Anko gasped and ran to him and Kakashi just looked at the boy wondering what happened, he stood to his feet and walked up to them.
"Its ok sis, the man was drunk and it wouldn't have been right to hurt him in his state, and no one else wanted to stop him so I let him hit me until he was satisfied." Anko grasped the boy and hugged him tightly telling him he was stupid for showing such compassion to such close minded people. "Does this happen often?" Kakashi asked and Anko replied that it happened every once in a while but not often. Kakashi's only visible eye showed deep sadness at the thought of this young man being beaten this bad at an earlier age. Naruto excused himself to his room and Anko watched him go worriedly.
Kakashi walked up to Anko and whispered, "Does he know about the Kyubi yet?" She looked at him and nodded telling him that she told him on his eleventh birthday when a village threw a bottle which cut his head when it hit. Naruto asked why the wound healed so quickly and I decided that it was time he knew. Kakashi asked how he reacted and Anko explained that he cried for a while, but realized that he held the burden in order to protect the village and he did so with honor. Kakashi then told Anko to go and check on him and that training would begin tomorrow at 7 o'clock sharp and that she shouldn't be late. Kakashi then excused himself and Anko locked the door behind him before heading to Naruto's room.
When she opened the door she gasped as she watched golden feathers floating everywhere in the room, she looked to Naruto and saw that his wings had turned a shining gold instead of being white. She looked at his back and saw a tenth tattoo on his back and she knew that the process was complete. She walked threw the feathers to Naruto and hugged him gently. Naruto hugged her back and told her that his compassion for that man activated the last tattoo. She nodded quietly and they just stat there hugging each other until they both fell asleep.
Anko woke up and looked at the clock seeing that it was 6:30 A.M. she kissed Naruto's forehead before placing him gently in his bed and setting his alarm for 8:00 A.M so he could get up like he normally did. She then went to her room to take a quick shower and got dressed, she left the home and arrived at the training site with two minutes to spare, needless to say, she ended up waiting for two hours before he finally arrived.
About four months later, Anko had been promoted by unanimous decision to become a jounin of the leaf. On this very day, Anko was to begin her duties as a jounin and Naruto was going to take the gennin test. Anko walked Naruto to school and gave him a kiss on his forehead before wishing him luck and disappearing in a whirlwind of leaves. Naruto entered the class room full of confidence and sat down with his friends. One by one the students were called into the back room and one by one they left, finally, at the end of the list, Naruto was called in. He smiled at Iruka before bowing. Iruka nodded his head and told Naruto that his task was to create three shadow clones. Naruto preformed the technique and was given his headband. He tied it to his forehead and stepped back out into the main classroom. All of his friends except for Sasuke and Shino cheered for Naruto when he emerged as the last student to become a ninja of the leaf.
The students were then told that there was a tie amongst who would become rookie of the year. Naruto waved his hand and simply stated that it was nothing more than a title and that he didn't want it. Sasuke grunted in agreement and the spot was given to Shino who didn't care one way or another. The teams were then announced and Naruto was placed with Kiba who was a mid-range student, and Hinata who had the lowest range in the class. They were placed in a room and waited for their teacher. Naruto looked at the clock and noticed that an hour had already past, Naruto bit his lip as he began to suspect that he knew who his teacher was.
Kiba looked over at Naruto and asked if Naruto knew something. Naruto simply said, "he'll be here in 3…2…1…" and with that none other than Kakashi stepped into the room. He simply said to meet him on the roof and disappeared in a puff of smoke. Naruto and Kiba grumbled about their tardy sensei and Hinata simply giggled having long since lost her shyness around the boys. And so, they all picked themselves up and made their way to the roof.
When they got to the top they saw Kakashi waiting for them and they all sat down quietly and waited for him to speak. "Well, let's get to know each other shall we? Tell us your name, your likes, dislikes, dreams, and such. I'll go first, my name is Hatake Kakashi, my dreams are none of your concern and I like a lot of things, there isn't much that I don't like…" The three new gennin looked at each other and thought, "He said a lot, but all we learned about him was his name. Kakashi then pointed to Naruto and told him to go first.
"My name is Uzumaki Mitarashi Naruto, I like ramen, training, and making friends, there isn't much that I dislike but I do have a big dream, and that is to become stronger than my hero the fourth Hokage and become Hokage so that I can protect the village that I love!" Kakashi smiled at the boy finding him quite interesting. He then pointed at Hinata who was petting Akamaru and she said, "My name is Hyuuga Hinata, I like water, training, and people with good hearts, like Naruto-kun, I don't dislike much, however I also have a big dream, and that is to make my father proud and become a strong person so that I can become the leader of the Hyuuga clan!" Kakashi smiled again and knew that being around a friend like Naruto had really rubbed off on her. He then pointed to the other boy and he spoke, "My name is Inuzuka Kiba, I like my friends and my companions. I dislike arrogant people and my dream is to become the leader of my clan as well.
Well then, tomorrow we are going to have a little survival training against me, a test of your skills if you will. We will meet tomorrow at the bridge (apparently everyone in Kohona knows about the bridge) at 7 A.M and by the way don't eat or you will throw up. And finally, this test has a 66 percent rate of failure, so you had better be at your best tomorrow. With that Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke and the team decided to go to the Ichiraku ramen stand for lunch.
Ayame and Naruto had become close friends since that day they had met six years ago and Ayame had a big smile upon her face when she saw the headband on Naruto's forehead. She rushed out from behind the counter hugged him squealing that he did it he had become a ninja. He hugged her back and blushed when she placed a kiss on his cheek and told him it was his reward for all his hard work. Kiba and Hinata laughed at Naruto's embarrassment as they all sat down and ate…
When Naruto left the ramen stand he went back to his home and went into his bedroom. He pulled out a box which contained scrolls of various shapes and sizes. He pulled one out and began to work on a new jutsu that he had come up with. He got so involved with his work that he did not notice when Anko came into his room and walked up to his bed. She wrapped her arms around him and felt him go rigid. She smirked and said, "How did you become a gennin when you don't even realize when someone has come into your room?" her smirked dropped into a smile when she felt Naruto tap his pencil on her side right where her kidney was. "That's my brother!" she smiled as she pulled him into a bigger hug out of congratulations. Naruto smiled at Anko and decided that life truly was good…Little did he know what was in store for him tomorrow….
A/N: Wow, I hope that this story will break a review record unlike any story I've done before, so hey! Read and Review! And thanks to everyone who has already reviewed, you guys are awesome! Until next time!