Title: Stop…Restart It – Naruto

Fandom: Naruto

Characters: Iruka, Sparrow

Chapter: 2

Word Count: 1897

Warnings: again, bad pacing.
AN: Yes, this is late. Yes, I accidently posted something else but this is the true chapter. There are 28 chapters to this story.

Yes, a lot of the ideas in this will be used in the main story. I have restarted this story and I'm 2 chapters in. Already doing much better in regard to this story line. I'm changing who Sparrow is though. So.

But for now enjoy! Next Monday will be a new Naruto story!


Staring at the Sparrow mask, Ibiki tapped his pen on top of the file before him before smirking slightly, making his hidden ANBU stiffen slightly in the reflexive fight or flight mood that the bald male instilled in his people. "I need you to do something for me. It's a long term mission for the most part and you'll still do your normal missions but this is important."

"Sir? How important is this?" Sparrow asked as Ibiki frowned once more, sitting back in his seat with a frown behind his mask.

"Very," Ibiki said, handing over the information file with a steady look. "Read this and then tell me what you think." Sparrow took the file and started to read over it, frowning at the information that had been written there by Ibiki himself. He noted the comparisons to what was supposedly known about one Naruto Uzumaki and what was actually known about him. Which surprisingly wasn't a lot of information; and what information was known was sketchy and very small. The information about the school and his academic tutor was much more detailed, surprising Sparrow, his eyebrows shooting upwards under his mask.

"Sir, are you sure about this information? About his education that is?" Sparrow asked, scanning over the scores. It seemed as if the young male in question was better trained in reading and writing, he would have better scores and comprehension of what he was answering. But his essays, he was able to create some beautifully done essays, or at the least that was what Ibiki had noted.

"I am sure of it. I have his tests, both the ones that were sabotaged and the ones that he took under the Hokage's watch. I also have his essays. When he has the time to do the research and the writing, he's very good at writing them, very eloquent. He's also good at outlining his practice missions that he's done on occasion with Umino-san, which aren't as many as I would like but give a good idea of where he stands," Ibiki said.

Sparrow nodded his head and tapped the file with one finger. "So what does this have to do with me?" he asked curiously, Ibiki sighing softly.

"Umino-san has requested a new tutor that can spend more time with Naruto outside of the team training that they should go through should they pass the final test," Ibiki stated, leaning forward. "Even should he not pass the academy test, there is something going on that the Hokage wants to find out about. You will also work with Naruto on this. You will both be paid S-Class mission pay, he under a specialize account that the Hokage set up for him. Even if nothing comes of it, you will get the pay and you will be his tutor."

"So not only do I have to get him up to date physically but I also have to work with him on a mission?" Sparrow asked, getting a nod. He stared at his boss before sighing and nodding his head. "Alright, give me the scroll for the mission and his tutoring. I'll do it," he groused, holding out a hand. Ibiki smirked and handed over the two scrolls and watched as Sparrow left.

He knew that the man was the right person to do the job.

After he left the office, it was easy enough for Sparrow to find out where Naruto was, following the information on the scrolls about where he tended to train or hang out if not at his apartment or at the academy. Landing in a tree, he settled in to watch as Naruto focused on slowly working his way through the academy based katas, being methodical with each movement.

There was a certain grace to them, even though it looked as if Naruto had to think about each of the next pose as he was doing the current one. It looked as if he got had them down but wasn't quite comfortable with them, as if they weren't made for his body.

Sparrow eyed the lean body that was clad in only the boy's baggy orange pants and a tight black t-shirt, making a note that the academy katas weren't made for him, but rather for larger males. Naruto was lithe: slim, muscular but not overly so. Made for speed and power attacks that came from left field. Already his mind was going over the types of fighting styles and katas that he would need to teach Naruto, smirking heavily behind his mask as he noticed a slight hitch when the blond finally felt his chakra signature, but he went back to doing his katas smoothly after that.

Sparrow made another note on what needed to be taught to the young man, already having a long list. He watched as Naruto finished off the Katas, soothing his body from the exercise easily and much more smoothly than the katas before he walked over to a pile where his jacket and a backpack sat. Pulling a bottle of water out and a soft rag, the blond wiped his face before downing half of the bottle in controlled swallows.

"I know you're there and I want to know why you're here. Do I need to find a new training spot now?" Naruto called out, eyes scanning the thick branches with a heavy frown on his lips.

Sparrow smirked and dropped from the tree. "Your ability to sense chakra sucks quite a bit," he stated in greeting, crossing his arms as Naruto gazed at him with dark blue eyes.

"I didn't feel you by chakra. I know my ability to sense it sucks but this time it was more like I felt like I was being assessed. It kind of feels like what Iruka-sensei does an assessment of the class or me when we're alone," Naruto finally admitted, shrugging. "I thought you guys didn't go around town without those tanned cloak things that you all wear."

"Not always. We wear them when we are likely to be seen," Sparrow stated, sitting a root and trying to look as nonthreatening as possible. Naruto narrowed his eyes at him, making the ANBU huff silently and sit more naturally, watching the other male relax once more. "I'm here for a reason..."

Naruto raised an eyebrow, sitting on his own root and crossing his legs as he leant against the trunk. "And the reason is?" he prompted.

"That reason is because I've been asked to take over the tutoring duties for you since Umino-san can't spend as much time as he would like with you." Sparrow smirked behind his mask and leant forward. "So I get to test you, see where you stand on everything and then I get to train you like you need to be trained. Your body isn't made for the academy katas and I have a feeling that your jounin sensei shall suck in trying to find one that is right for you."

"What do you know about that?" Naruto asked, watching as Sparrow pulled out a scroll and unsealed it, appearing to read over it.

"If you're lucky and you graduate from the academy, you'll end up on the same team as the Uchiha and some girl named Haruno under Kakashi-san. From there, you'll be tested again. Should you pass that test, you'll be trained by him."

"That lazy porn lover?" Naruto snorted, eyes wide. "Knowing my luck he'll be told by the council that he needs to focus on Sasuke and he'll do it, only doing the bare minimum with me and Sakura, if that," he snorted, shaking his head and shoving a hand through his hair.

"There is a reason why Ibiki-san put me in charge of your learning," Sparrow said, sounding as if he was distracted by the scroll in his hands. "You'll train with me. I can probably hook Sakura up with a part time tutor if she seems willing enough and doesn't push my buttons, but otherwise, she's on her own. Same with the Uchiha. The little brat has had people bend over backwards for him since the massacre."

"I can understand wanting a child to be protected and cared for, but he went from cared for to outright spoiled in only a few years," Naruto hummed as he reached down to his bag and dug around for a granola bar that he knew that Iruka had stashed in there when he had left the academy for the day. "So, what will be happening?" he asked, ripping the package open and biting into the bar.

"I'll test you over the weekend, get an idea of what your strengths are, where you are weakest and figure out what I need to do. We'll also go over the rather interesting mission that we're getting a hefty sum of money to do together," Sparrow said, rolling up the scroll and tucking it away before pulling out the other one and opening it. Reading over it quickly, he handed it to Naruto with a smirk, loving the fact that his face was hidden by the mask. "Test number one shall be you reading this and understanding what needs to be done."

Taking it with a suspicious glare, Naruto looked down and started to read, eyebrows furrowing as he slowly read over the mission statement, sounding out a word here or there, Sparrow making a note that he was good, but not a very fast reader. He would have to work on that with the younger man so he could read the missions reports and information without taking forever. It wouldn't be too hard, Ibiki's report saying that he picked things up quickly.

"We need to find out who the...traitor is in the academy?" Naruto asked, looking up from the scroll after a few moments. "This is because of the odd happenings at the Hokage Tower right? The career chunnins are the only ones who know about the first level of traps and tricks that guard the forbidden scrolls but only a few know about the second, third and fourth level of traps," Naruto said, handing over the scrolls. "The traps have been tripped at the second and third level but never at the first, so you guys think it's a career chunnin."

"The hell..." Sparrow sputtered as Naruto smirked at him, blue eyes dark as he shrugged.

"People tend to forget you're there when you're quiet and ignored most of the time anyways," Naruto said, finishing off his bar with a couple more bites before licking his fingers. "I hear all sorts of things and when Iruka-sensei learned that I knew of the traps he asked me how I pulled off some of my pranks. I have no clue which ones he used, much less how he combined them so the scrolls are safe. Not like I could understand many of them anyways," he continued, loving the way the posture of the ANBU screamed 'gobsmacked'. He was called surprising by Iruka often enough and he just loved living up to that title.

"What the fuck was I tossed into?" Sparrow moaned, rubbing at his mask as Naruto burst into soft laughter, enjoying his new teacher's antics as the man continued on about being too old for the shit that he was dealing with and the nins that had masks harder than his own.