Ricky: This is when things are gonna start picking up: Graduation! If you liked the previous chapters, then you're gonna love the post-graduation ones! And, since I'm on summer vacation now, I've got more time to write! BOOYAAAAH!
Review Responses:
Too Lazy To Log In
THREE CHAPTERS OF NOTHING BUT ANNOUNCEMENTS IS CRAPOLA. BTW, MY REAL NAME IS UZUMAKI RICKY AND I'M A DOUCHEBAG WHO USES CAPS WHEN I REVIEW ALL THE TIME! IT'S BECAUSE I'M A HUNGRY, ANGRY LITTLE BOY!
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Naruto Swordslinger
you're just awesome
btw, i have a little challenge, is a naruhina story, but it's a genderbender, meaning there's a fem naruto and a male hinata, would you like to take the challenge? all you got to do is make a tomboyish fem naruto that's always sly and playful with male hinata, who is always shy and timid but corageous when protecting fem naruto from sasuke, who wants her for her large chakra reserves to 'strengthen' his clan
Thanks for saying so.
And about the challenge… It's pretty interesting, to say the least. I may consider taking it.
UmiNight Angel Neko
HELL YAH KICK ASS HINATA , NARUTO DISERVES LOVE MORE THEN SAS-GAY ! i WILL HANG IN TO THIS STORY TILL THE VERY END!
TESTIFY!
itchaitchacritic
Nice use of my suggestion man
I'm glad you approve!
raw666
Can't seem to review on the Naruto: Life of a Shy Jinchuuriki. I have a comment about the story about Naruto bezeker. How often will Naruto snap and will he be like the Hulk again? Will it only be under extreme pain and distress on his part, when others are inflicted by pain or both? Also, how will the villagers take to hearing Naruto can be unstable the more pain is inflicted on him or try to treat him further with kid gloves? Iruka or Muzuki: "It is okay Naruto, don't worry about the question. You pass, just please don't hurt me." It be interesting if the council tries to force the Hokage in put Naruto in a bubble and try to keep him happy or a last resort to war.
No worries. I'm still putting this in the review response portion! By the way… Naruto will not be like the Hulk again! He'll only get like that when he snaps completely! And that will only happen when at least most of the following conditions are met: 1) Naruto's angry beyond belief, 2) He's extremely desperate, 3) He's using more of the Kyuubi's chakra than he can currently control without giving in to destructive impulses, and 4) A scene from his nightmares flashes through his mind and amplifies his rage. There will be a few exceptions to this rule, but, other than that, don't expect him to be like the Hulk.
naruhinasakufan1
aw man best chap so far sasuke finally! got what was coming to him you've should've put that he peeded his pant's once he saw naruto's face a bit better then Hinata Kicking Sasuke's ass in my opinion, cant w8 for the next chap.
p.s are you gonna do a time-skip to when they gruarate
Glad you liked it! But I think you missed something… He peed and crapped his pants near the end!
P.s. Yes, yes I am.
Dragon Man 180
I love seeing Naruto fox out and trash Sasuke and his goons. I hope to see more soon. And hopefully Kyuubi will stop scaring Naruto so much.
And I loved writing it! By the way… You'll see muchmore. And Kyuubi will stop scaring Naruto so much… Eventually.
Chewie Cookies
Chapter 1
Very nice, but you seem to be missing a few words, as well as parts of a few words.
Gonna keep reading now! Seeya!
Glad you liked it. By the way… Blame WordPad.
Chapter 3
It's good so far, besides the few mistakes (basterd should be bastard), but I must ask; where's Hinata in all this?
Lol, keep on truckin'!
Glad to hear it! And again, blame WordPad.
Chapter 4
Lol, melikey! Hinata's pretty damn funny in this one!
Keep up the good work! FYI, last chapter, I added this fic to a C2.
Thanks, I felt good about making her that way.
Thanks for that!
Chapter 5
Awww, I'm crying now, at how happy Iruka managed to make Naruto! Maybe there will be an accident involving Hinata and some mistletoe next chapter?
Keep up the good work!
At least someone acknowledged the hard work I put into that moment! By the way…Sorry! Not this time!
Chapter 7
Awesome! Loved it, man!
Keep it up!
*Blushes a little* Hehehe… Glad you loved it!
Don't worry, I will!
adngo714
somehow, I believe that Sasuke will still bully Naruto...
Estás señor correcta! (Spanish for "You'recorrect sir!")
Kage Bijuu
This is a very epic chapter that for sure and Sasuke got what coming to him but I hope he gets more as well,
I hoped it would turn out that way. And don't worry, he will…
SilentSinger948
That beating was awesome! Way to go Naruto! I suggest skipping to graduation.
Can't wait for the next chapter.
Thank you! I was trying to make it awesome! By the way… I was already planning on it!
Also, *bows low* I'm sorry if this chapter took longer than you'd have liked!
NekoKid
Wow nicely done. At first I was rather hesitant to read a story with a shy Naruto, and then I find out that it is going to have a bold Hinata ( which I only like if it is gradual, most of the time). However, luckly I stuck with it, and now the story flows rather smoothly with their roles. I especially like how you have Shino in the story as a main character; he seems to be really under used in stories.
Glad to hear that you think all that! I thought Shino was pretty under-used, as well.
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Chapter 1 (First)
This is really good I like FICs where hinata is nit shy well dine keep up the good worK
Happy to see you like it!
Chapter 1 (Second)
WOW I love this PLZ update
Alright! But…Why'd you use the same sig as the last person?
ra'shakra nara
VERY GOOD! BRAVO! I REALLY ENJOYED IT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
You know me! When it comes to my readers, I aim to please!
Akuma Kon
Not bad, could use a bit more detail. Good job so far. By the way, I've updated my story and put a couple more out.
Uuum… Yeah. I'm gonna correct Chapters 1-4 and repost them soon. By the way, thanks for keeping me in the loop! And another thing… I never got to copy and paste the chapters of that fic I adopted from you. Mind sending em to me?
Shadowspiri5
(Author is laughing so hard he can't breath. Will be back in a moment.)
Okay I'm back! That was totally awesome Naruto went total Genocide mode on those goons! That was Naruto chanelling the spirit of Ururu Tsumugiya right there. Awesome job hope to see more of that in the future.
Glad you enjoyed that, because you won't see him get like that very often. But you'll still see it. But… I may have him get like that again soon before it becomes infrequent.
shadowelf144
omg yes finally another one of these thank you author finally a story where skauke gets the every loveing ashit beat out of him in a fun and interesting way thak you
I feel your pain! It's actually really tough to find a good NaruHina fic where that happens!
hinatagirl0805
i like it. u should continue! update soon!
Looks like I've got a new fan… SCHWEET! No worries, the updates should pick up soon!
Heavywolfblade
great concept I love the read more keep it up
Uuuum…I'm not sure I follow you.
Azakajam
It's awesome! I like the idea of a timid Naruto, and the fighting scene was good! I was relieved (in a bad way) when the villagers were 'punished' xD Can't wait to read the rest
Thanks for saying so! Reviews like yours give me more confidence in my abilities. And that is something I definitely need more of.
Alpha142
An interesting story! A good one as well! The concept behind the change makes sense, and it is actually a rather refreshing change of pace.
Though I'm not sure I like Hinata being the brash one. That's just my personal taste, though. You've done a rather good job of pulling it off, in any case. And I admit it would be hard to get anywhere if both Hinata and Naruto were shy.
Overall, I only saw a few grammatical that could easily be found if you read over it again, but that happens to almost everyone. Great job so far!
Thanks for the compliments!
I know what you mean. Personally, I prefer Shy Hinata over brash Hinata. But it had to be done!
I know. I'm trying to find time to go back and correct them, but I'm just so busy right now!
Naruto: Life of a Shy Jinchuuriki
Chapter 8: Graduation Day
It was an early morning in Konoha. The sun was starting to come out, the birds were singing, and Naruto was in his boxers, just waking up from another dream about Hinata. It was one of his usual dreams when it came to the Hyuuga heiress. And, as usual, Naruto had no clue why he had it about her.
'I-it's only a dream! H-Hinata-ch-chan would n-never f-feel that way a-about me... G-get your h-head out of the c-clouds, N-Naruto.' Naruto thought as he started to cry, thinking back to his dream.
Naruto's dream begins
Naruto was training with Kiba and the others in Training ground 5 like they usually do. Naruto was sparing one-on-one against Kiba, trying desperately to land a blow on his feral-looking friend. But every time he threw a punch or aimed a kick, Kiba would easily evade it.
"C'mon Naruto! I know you can do better than this!"Kiba said, dodging a punch Naruto aimed at his stomach.
"B-but Kiba-kun, I don't want to-"
"I know you don't wanna hurt me! But you're so afraid of hurting me that you hold back too much! C'mon, Naruto! Cut loose and go all out!" Kiba told him.
Naruto was still unsure, but decided to give it a shot. But before they could get started again, they heard someone call to them.
"Hey, Naruto-kun! Guys! Over here!"
They turned and saw Hinata walking over to them.
"Oh great… Her!"
"K-Kiba, be nice." Naruto stuttered, extremely nervous about the fact that Hinata, his crush, was walking towards him.
"Hey guys, can I talk to Naruto-kun for a little bit? Alone." Hinata asked, putting emphasis on "alone".
Not waiting for an answer, she grabbed Naruto's hand and dragged him to another part of the Training Grounds. As soon as they were far enough away, Hinata turned to Naruto.
"Uuum…H-Hinata-chan…Wh-what did you w-want to t-talk to me a-about?" Naruto stuttered nervously.
"Naruto-kun, I know how you feel about me." Hinata said.
"Wh-wh-what? I-I-I d-d-don't kn-know wh-what you're t-talking about, H-Hinata-ch-chan," Naruto said, feeling extremely nervous and praying that she'd believe him.
"Don't try to deny it, Naruto-kun. You're a bad liar," Hinata told him.
"I-I-I r-really don't u-understand, H-Hinata-ch-cha-"
But Hinata cut Naruto off by placing her finger on his lips.
"Now then… Let me show you how I feel about you." Hinata said before she started moving closer to Naruto.
Naruto's heart was beating so fast and so loudly that he could practically hear it. And his heart would only beat faster as Hinata drew closer to him.
Naruto's dream ends
Naruto would always wake up from his dream just before Hinata's lips made contact with his. And, upon awakening, Naruto would feel happy about his dream, then sad when it finally set in that that was all it was. As soon as Naruto thought this, he'd begin to feel depressed, thinking that his dreams were the only place where he'd ever have a chance of being with his crush.
'N-no time to feel sad. I've g-got to g-get ready for graduation,' Naruto thought as he started to get dressed.
Instead of one of the orange and blue jumpsuits he used to wear, Naruto put on a fishnet shirt and black pants with a matching black shirt. Naruto's friends told him that these clothes suited him better, but he wasn't convinced. As soon as Naruto got dressed, he ate breakfast, brushed his teeth, tried (and failed) to comb his spiky hair down, and locked his front door before leaving for the academy. Naruto stepped outside just in time to see his friends arrive.
"Hey, Ruto-kun! Ready to go?" Kiba called to him.
"R-ready, Kiba-kun," Naruto called back.
'This is it. Today, I graduate… I hope,' Naruto thought as he and his friends made their way to the academy.
At the Academy
Hinata was pacing back and forth in the classroom, waiting for Naruto and the others to show up. Since they needed to find a good spot to where they could all be close by in case someone tried to pick on Naruto, they agreed to arrive early.
'They'd better not keep me waiting!' She thought irritably.
"Hey, Hinata-chan! Good to see I'm not the only one here!" Hinata heard someone behind her say.
Hinata turned around and was greeted with the sight of Ino smiling at her.
"Hey, Ino-chan!" Hinata replied happily.
Ever since they'd talked (1) and Naruto had forgiven her, Ino and Hinata had been getting along a lot better. In fact, Ino had become one of Hinata's best friends. Aside from Naruto, of course. Not only that, but, at Ino's suggestion, Hinata decided to grow her hair out. It was now so long that it reached halfway down her back.
"Sooo…When do you think the guys will get here, Ino-chan?"
"I'd say in about… 3... 2... 1..." Ino said, counting down, and then pointing at the door at zero.
As soon as Ino hit zero and pointed at the door, it swung open to reveal Kiba, Naruto, and the others.
"Wow…I will never understand how you do that," Hinata said in surprise, seeing as this was at least the thousandth time that Ino had done that and been right on the money.
"The weird thing is… I don't understand it either," Ino said as she started walking towards the guys.
"Wow…Didn't see that one coming…" Hinata said, but didn't look where she was going, and landed on top of Naruto.
Naruto opened his eyes, not realizing he'd closed them, and saw nothing but lavender-gray tinted white. That color seemed so familiar. Not only that, but he felt something soft pressed against his lips. It took him a couple of seconds to figure out what was happening.
'W-w-wait…Th-that's H-Hinata's e-eye c-color!' Naruto thought nervously before looking down.
As Naruto looked down, he saw that Hinata was pressed up against him…and figured out that the thing that was pressing against his lips…was Hinata's lips!
'H-H-Hinata-chan is…! Sh-sh-she's…!' Naruto thought as he started feeling extremely light-headed.
Hinata jumped off of Naruto as soon as she came to her senses.
"S-sorry a-about that, N-Naruto-kun!" Hinata said nervously, feeling a little awkward.
Naruto didn't hear a thing she said. He was too busy focusing on how it felt to have Hinata pressed against him. And having her lips pressed against his…Naruto felt a shiver go up his spine.
"Naruto-kun? Are you okay?" Hinata asked, leaning in close.
As soon as Hinata said this, Naruto snapped out of his daze and saw how close she was. Unable to hold on any longer Naruto passed out on the floor.
Later
Hinata was pacing back and forth nervously. After Naruto fainted, she got chewed out by Kiba while Shikamaru and the others tried to wake Naruto up. Then, right after Naruto woke up, Iruka and Mizuki entered the classroom and the exams started. Everyone else in the class had already finished the jutsu portion of the exam and either passed or failed. Now, Hinata and the others were waiting for Naruto to emerge from the examination room.
"Would you cut it out, Hyuuga? Your pacing is pissing me off! (2)" Kiba said irritably.
"I can't help it! What if Naruto-kun doesn't pass?" Hinata said.
"What makes you think he won't? He passed the written, weapons, and taijutsu portions of the exam. Why are you so nervous about this one?" Shikamaru said lazily.
"You know as well as I do that Naruto-kun's chakra control isn't exactly the best! What if that causes him to fail the last portion of the exam, huh?" Hinata said angrily.
"And you're so worried, why, exactly?" Ino said teasingly.
As soon as Ino said that, Hinata blushed a little.
"N-no reason!" She said quickly.
Ino smirked at Hinata's reaction.
"Oh, I believe there is. Does the wittle Hyuuga heiwess have a cwush on Nawuto-kun?" Ino asked in an annoying baby-talk voice.
"N-n-no!" Hinata said, blushing harder.
"I think you do."
"No I don't!"
"Yes you do!"
"No I don't!" Hinata shouted.
As soon as Hinata said that, the door to the examination room swung open. Everyone turned their heads and saw Naruto using the doorknob to hold himself up and was panting.
"What's up, Ruto-kun? Why ya outta breath?" Kiba asked.
"I-I…I p…" Naruto panted out, trying to catch his breath.
Before Naruto could catch his breath and finish, Iruka showed up behind him.
"Naruto-kun."
"Ye-yes, s-sensei?"
"You were so excited you forgot this." Iruka said happily as he handed Naruto his hitai-ate.
Naruto blushed slightly as he accepted his well-earned hitai-ate from his sen… Former sensei.
"Th-thank you, I-Iruka-s-sensei." Naruto responded as Iruka walked back into the examination room and Naruto's friends started to crowd around him to congratulate him.
But, before they could start praising their shy friend, they heard a stuck up, arrogant voice ring through from nearby.
"Hm…So the dobe passed, eh? Either Konoha's shinobi standards have dropped or a blind squirrel just found a nut."
The friends all turned their heads towards the source of the voice and saw Sasuke leaning against the nearby wall with his arms crossed across his chest, wearing his usual arrogant smirk.
"What'd you say, punk." Kiba growled.
"You heard me, mutt."
Before Kiba could retort, Hinata stepped forward. She was wearing a sweet smile on her face, but it was easy to see that she was using it to hide her anger.
"A blind squirrel finding a nut? Well then I guess I'm related to a blind squirrel." Hinata said, leaving everyone.
"What the hell are you-?"
Sasuke was interrupted by Hinata kicking him in his fellas.
"*Pause* can't even bend over!" Sasuke said lowly, even though his voice sounded very high and squeaky.
"See? I just found two!" Hinata said with a smirk.
"You bitch," Sasuke whispered before groaning in pain and falling to the floor.
"Now that that's taken care of, I say we go celebrate with some-"
"No way! You eat way too many cinnamon rolls, Hinata-chan! I say we let Naruto-san decide this time!" Ino said as she turned to face Naruto.
"U-Um…W-well…I k-know somewhere we can g-go." Naruto said, blushing slightly from the attention.
"Lead the way!"
As Naruto and his friends walked away, a certain Chuunin was scheming.
'The demon brat passed! I guess I'll have to resort to Plan B. Actually…I think I prefer it this way. If I go with Plan B, I'll see that little monster even more miserable than I would if I used Plan A.' He thought sinisterly.
Several minutes later (With Naruto and the others)
"Are we there yet, Naruto-san?" Ino groaned in irritation.
"A-almost."
"You said that three minutes ago!"
A few more minutes later, Naruto and his friends arrived at their destination.
"W-we're here!" He said.
Naruto's friends looked confused until Naruto turned and walked into a stall that had a sign that read "Ichiraku Ramen" in Japanese. A girl of about fifteen years of age, with long, brown hair was standing at the counter with her back to the entrance.
"E-excuse me, please," Naruto said, getting the girl's attention.
The girl turned around with her eyes closed and a slight smile on her face.
"Welcome to Ichiraku Ramen! How can I help yo- Naruto-kun? It's you! It's been quite a while, hasn't it?" The girl said with obvious glee as she opened her eyes and saw Naruto.
"Y-yes, it h-has Ayame-san," Naruto said embarrassedly.
"Hehe. Still as formal as always, I see. Hey Tou-san! Check out who's here!" Ayame shouted back towards the kitchen.
Soon, an old man with squinty eyes wearing a white uniform walked in from the kitchen as Naruto's friends entered the stall.
"Hey, Naruto-kun! Good to see you again!"
"Th-thank you, T-Teuchi-san."
"Oh come on. There's no need to be so formal with me! You are my best customer, after all!"
"S-sorry."
"No need to apologize. Now, do you want the usual?" Teuchi said as he pulled out a pad and pen.
"U-um, yes thank you. B-but… C-could you please serve my f-friends first?" Naruto said as he gestured towards them.
"Your friends? Well, this is a first! You usually come here alone! What's the occasion?" Teuchi asked.
"We just passed our graduation exams today!" Hinata said loudly as she pumped one of her fists into the air.
"Really? Then congratulations! Now, let's see here…" Teuchi said as he looked all of them over, starting with Kiba.
"Hmm…Tanned skin, a red triangle-shaped mark on each cheek, brown spiky hair, cute white puppy on his head, and slightly-larger-than-average canine teeth… You must be Kiba."
"Yup, that's me! And this is my partner Akamaru," Kiba said, indicating himself then Akamaru.
As soon as Kiba confirmed this, Teuchi moved on. Each time Teuchi described one of them, he'd be dead-on. This was, of course, starting to get really weird to all of Naruto's friends. Finally, Teuchi made it to Hinata.
"Hmm…Creamy-white skin that looks as soft as a baby's bottom, long, beautiful, silky dark indigo hair, eyes that resemble two full moons, only more enchanting, but with a mischievous glint in them… You must be Hinata-chan," Teuchi said teasingly as his eyes darted in Naruto's direction.
As Teuchi continued his description of Hinata, Naruto blushed deeper and deeper.
"H-how do you know about us?" Hinata asked.
"And what's up with how you described Hinata-chan?" Ino asked, completely confused.
"Naruto-kun here talks about you all every time he comes by. And when it comes to Hinata, my daughter and I can't get him to shut up about her! Right, Ayame-chan?" Teuchi said.
"Yup! With how much he goes on and on about her, I'm surprised Naruto-kun remembers to breathe!"
"Every time?" They all asked in shock before turning their gazes towards the shy blond.
"Every time. And the ways I described you all were exactly what Naruto-kun said when he first described you."
"Really!" Hinata exclaimed.
"Word for word," Teuchi said before returning to the kitchen.
As soon as Teuchi said this, Hinata looked Naruto in the face. When Hinata made eye contact with him, Naruto blushed so horribly that he was starting to turn purple and averted his gaze.
'D-does Naruto-kun… Could he…?' Hinata thought with a slight blush.
"Now then, how about those orders?" Ayame said, snapping Hinata out of her daze.
"Um…I guess we'll just have whatever Naruto-kun's having." Hinata replied.
"Okay, it will be a while for your orders to be ready, so please be patient." Ayame said and left to make the order.
"So guys… What do you think?" Hinata said.
"About what, Hinata-chan?" Ino asked.
"About the teams! Whose team do you think you'll be on?"
"Obviously, I'll end up on the same team as these two!" Ino said pointing to Chouji and Shikamaru.
"What makes you say that?"
"Members of our clans always get put on the same team!"
"Which I think is reaaally troublesome." Shikamaru said lazily, only for Ino to punch him in the back of his head.
"What about you, Naruto-san?" Ino asked.
"U-um…W-well… I d-don't really kn-know."
"I bet I know whose team you'd like to be on, Ruto-kun!" Kiba said, trying to make Naruto blush.
Which he did. Naruto blushed so harshly that he looked as red as an apple.
"You wanna be on H-" He tried to say before Shino cupped his hand over Kiba's mouth.
"Who? Whose team does Naruto-kun want to be on?" Hinata asked , genuinely curious.
Naruto looked at Kiba with a begging look on his face, as if he was trying to say 'Please don't tell her!'
"Uuum…Never mind," Kiba said as soon as Shino removed his hand.
As soon as Kiba said that, Ayame and Teuchi came back, each of them carrying five large bowls of ramen. As soon as Hinata and the others saw this, their lower jaws dropped to the counter.
"That's what Naruto-san orders every time he comes here?" Ino exclaimed.
"Actually, this is only the first round. Naruto-kun's record is twenty four large bowls of ramen in one sitting!" Ayame said matter-of-factly.
As soon as they heard this, all their jaws nearly broke through the counter. The six of them then looked at Naruto in amazement.
"Is that true, Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked, to which Naruto just nodded shyly.
"Wow…And people say members of my clan eat a lot!" Chouji said as they all grabbed a bowl.
As they started to eat, Hinata had a thought.
'Could Naruto-kun… Have a crush on me? Me? The loudest kunoichi in our class…' She thought with a blush.
Hinata looked over at Naruto and caught the shy blond boy staring at her with a blush on his face. As soon as she caught him, Naruto blushed harder and looked away quickly.
'Guess that's a definite maybe…'
As soon as Hinata thought this, someone tapped Naruto on the shoulder. The shy blond turned around and saw it was Mizuki.
"H-hello, M-Mizuki-sensei," Naruto said.
"Hey Naruto! Could I have a word with you real quick?" Mizuki said with a (Fake-ish) smile.
Naruto nodded and walked out of the stall. Mizuki led Naruto a few feet away before Naruto asked the question he wanted to ask.
"U-um…M-Mizuki-sensei…? Wh-what did you w-want to talk to me a-about?"
Mizuki then turned to face Naruto and looked at him.
"I know a way for you to be on Hinata's team."
Naruto blushed at this.
"Wh-wh-what're y-you-"
"Don't bother trying to deny it. Only an idiot would miss the fact that you have a crush on her."
'I-I-I h-have a c-crush on Hi-Hinata-ch-chan…? So-so that's wh-why I've b-been feeling this way around her!' Naruto thought in realization.
"A-alright. H-how c-can I be on H-Hinata-chan's team?" Naruto asked nervously.
"I'm glad you asked." Mizuki said with a smirk.
Later that night
Naruto was in a field with a large scroll, with his goal clear in his mind.
Flashback (An hour or so earlier)
Naruto was talking to the Hokage in his house with the aged Hokage standing before him in concern, trying to get some answers.
"So let me get this straight: Mizuki told you that if you managed to get a hold of the Forbidden Scroll of Sealing and learn a jutsu from it, you'd be able to pick your team. You wanted to believe it was true, but thought something about the situation was amiss. So you came here to my house to confirm it with me. Did I miss anything, Naruto-kun?" Sarutobi asked.
"N-no, H-Hokage-sama," Naruto answered nervously.
"Naruto-kun, I'm proud of you for thinking ahead. The truth is that what Mizuki told you was a lie. He was probably trying to get you to steal the scroll so that he could kill you and get it."
Naruto gulped audibly at this.
"Wh-what sh-should we do, H-Hokage-sama?"
The aged Hokage scrunched his eyes up in concentration and began to think. A minute later, a smirk appeared on his face.
"I think I've got it. We'll set a trap for Mizuki. You, Naruto-kun, will "steal" the Forbidden Scroll of Sealing, meet up with Mizuki at the location he described, and then stall him until the "search party" arrives to capture him. But you may actually have to learn a jutsu from it, as a way of making sure you have a way to stall him," Sarutobi said confidently.
Naruto got a little nervous at this. Seeing this, the Hokage knelt down to the nervous boy in front of him and tried to reassure him.
"I know you're nervous, Naruto-kun, but I know you can handle this! You can't let fear rule your life."
A little more relaxed, Naruto looked up.
"O-okay. I'll do it!" Naruto said with a little confidence.
Flashback end
"W-well… I m-may as well g-get to work," Naruto said as he looked at the scroll.
As soon as Naruto looked at the inside of the scroll, he noticed an odd seal.
"H-huh? Wh-what's this."
Later
Iruka landed right in front of Naruto.
"NARUTO UZUMAKI! I am severely disappointed in you!" Iruka yelled with his "Big head' jutsu.
'I-Iruka-s-sensei? O-oh no! H-he's not s-supposed to b-be here!'
"Just what were you thinking? Stealing the Forbidden Scroll of Sealing! I'd expect a stupid move like that from Hinata or Kiba, but not you! What could have possibly possessed you to…!" Iruka trailed off suddenly, then pushed Naruto out of the way.
As soon as he pushed Naruto out of the way, Iruka was hit with a barrage of kunai.
"Hehe…Well, well, well. What do we have here?" A voice spoke out.
Naruto and Iruka looked in the direction the voice came from and saw Mizuki standing on a branch with two giant shuriken on his back.
"Naruto! Give me the scroll!" Mizuki said.
"Don't give it to him, Naruto!"
Naruto looked Mizuki directly in the eyes and saw nothing but anger and hate being directed at him. Shaking in fear, Naruto looked to the scroll, then to Iruka.
"N-no!" Naruto said, looking back at Mizuki.
"What did you just say?" Mizuki said angrily.
"Y-you h-heard m-me! I-I'm n-not g-giving you th-the scroll! Hokage-s-sama told m-me the truth. Y-you were l-lying to me t-to try and g-get me to steal the sc-scroll for you so that y-you could g-get your grubby p-paws on it and f-frame me f-for the d-deed, a-all in o-one fell s-swoop."Naruto yelled.
"Oh he did, did he? Well there's one thing he still hasn't told you!"Mizuki said.
"Wh-what?" Naruto asked in surprise, but with a hint of curiosity.
"Have you ever wondered why the entire village hates you?"
"N-not the e-entire v-village! H-Hokage-s-sama doesn't-"
"The old man? Hah! He's just using you to try and make you loyal enough to the village to give your life for it! Besides, he still hasn't told you why they hate you!"
"Wh-why? Wh-why do they h-hate m-me?"
"I'll tell you why."
"N… No! Don't!"Iruka shouted.
"Twelve years ago…You know about the Kyuubi no Youko attacking the village, then being defeated by the Yondaime Hokage, right?"
Naruto was confused.
'Wh-what does th-that have to do w-with wh-why so many of the v-villagers h-hate me?' Naruto wondered.
"You look confused. Hehe… Guess I shouldn't be surprised, seeing as that rule has been enforced like it has."
"Wh-what rule?"Naruto asked.
"A new rule that was created for this village since that incident. A rule that you were never meant to be told of." Mizuki continued.
"… A r-rule I w-was n-never m-meant to b-be told of? Wh-why… What is the rule?"
"Hehehe… The day that the Kyuubi attacked the village, what do you supposed happened to it when the Yondaime beat it?"
"Y-Yondaime-s-sama k-killed it, r-right?"
"Wrong-o… He couldn't kill it. No man alive could ever dream of killing it! So, since he couldn't kill it, how did he beat it?"
"U-umm…"
"I'll tell you how! He sealed it within you! YOU are the Kyuubi no Youko, the beast that nearly destroyed Konoha twelve years ago!"
"STOP IT!"
"You are the fox in human form! The same beast that killed so many Konoha shinobi and took Iruka's parents from him! And as for your so called friends, the only reason they even put up with you is because they're under orders from their clans!"
Naruto flinched and grew wide-eyed with shock at this.
"Their clans all want to use you for your power, you little demon! They never really cared about you!"
Naruto started to get teary-eyed from this.
"And as for Iruka, do I even have to say it?"
Naruto lifted his head and looked at Mizuki.
"So you finally get it, huh? That's right! Iruka hates you, just like the rest of the villagers!
Naruto shut his eyes tight from the pain of what he was hearing and tried to cover his ears.
'I-it can't be true! It just can't be true!' Naruto thought as he hit the ground, landing on his butt.
"No one ever really loved you! And no one ever will!" Mizuki said as he drew one of the giant shuriken from his back and began to spin it.
Naruto looked up to see Mizuki spinning the shuriken, getting ready to throw it.
"SO JUST EMBRACE IT AND DIE!" He said as he threw the shuriken at Naruto.
Naruto crawled away a short distance, then stopped.
'I-it's b-better th-this way. I sh-should've died y-years ago a-anyway.' Naruto thought as he waited for the shuriken to hit.
Naruto heard a stab, a grunt of pain, and the sound of blood splattering. He opened his eyes to see that he was fine. Naruto turned around and blood dripped onto his cheek. He saw Iruka over him with blood coming from his mouth and the shuriken embedded in his back.
"I-Iruka…S-sensei…! Wh-why…?"
"B-because…B-because I grew up without parents… Just like you… I always acted like a fool… And messed up… Just so that someone would give me some form of acknowledgement… I d… *Cough*… I don't see you as the Kyuubi N… *Wheeze*… Naruto-kun… I… Ugh… I see you as a boy who's been treated so badly by those he protects every day he's a…alive." Iruka said, coughing up blood as he spoke.
"S-sensei…"
Naruto and Iruka heard someone start laughing. They turned and saw that it was Mizuki.
"Hehehe…HehehHAHAHA! How touching! I could just PUKE from the mushy crap you're spewing, Iruka!" He laughed, mocking Iruka.
Naruto was getting angry now. He didn't mind if people insulted him and hurt him, but he'd be damned if he'd let them do it to someone he cared about!
"Shut. Up."
Mizuki didn't hear him and just kept laughing while drawing another shuriken from his back. Suddenly, the temperature in the clearing seemed to drop about 20˚, sending a chill up the Chuunin traitor's spine.
"Wha… What! What the devil's going on?" He asked, looking around.
Mizuki soon discovered that the chill was coming from Naruto!
"You've made several mistakes tonight, Mizuki!" Naruto said in a quiet, but extremely cold tone.
A chill went up Mizuki's spine when he heard this.
"Y-you lied to me and t-tried to use me for your own selfish ends, believing that I'd be stupid enough to fall for your scam!" The temperature seemed to drop a few more degrees, causing Mizuki to shiver.
"You tried to make me turn my back on the people I care about! T-tried to make me H-HATE THE P-PEOPLE WHO S-SAVED ME FROM MY OWN LONELINESS!" Naruto shouted angrily with a large amount of blue chakra swirling around him wildly as he made a hand sign.
"And now… You pay the price! Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Naruto said as smoke erupted from his body.
As soon as the smoke cleared, Mizuki was face-to-face with an open field full of pissed off Narutos!
"Uh-oh." Mizuki said in fear.
"Get ready!" All the Naruto's said.
For the next ten minutes, all that could be heard ringing through the forest was punches, kicks, and cries of pain from a certain traitor.
Ten minutes later
Mizuki was almost literally black and blue with bruises and was out like a light. Naruto dusted his hands off shyly, and turned to face Iruka, who was making a fish face that would make a mackerel turn green with envy.
U-um…I-Iruka-s-sensei. D-did I g-go too f-far?" Naruto asked shyly, having gotten his earlier anger out of his system by beating the tar out of the source.
"Uuuuh…" Iruka said dumbly, too stunned to speak.
Naruto gently nudged Iruka, knocking him out of his stupor.
"I-I'm sorry. what did you say earlier, Naruto-kun?" Iruka asked.
"D-did I g-go too f-far?" Naruto asked again.
"Uuum… I don't think so. Now, whaddya say we tie Mizuki up and take him with us to Hokage-sama's office, then return that scroll and get some ramen?" Iruka said to his favorite student.
"O-okay." Naruto said shyly as the two of them tied the traitor up and dragged him to the Hokage's office by the rope.
To Be Continued…
1) See Chapter 6.
2) Try saying that three times fast.
Ricky: Well… Here we go! Chapter 8, done and finished.
Kiba: Bout time, ya
Ricky: *Throws a demonic glare at Kiba*
Kiba: *Gulps audibly* *Voice turns High and squeaky* N-never mind.
Ricky: That's what I thought! *Turns towards the screen* Sorry this chapter took so long. But at least it didn't take as long as that two-part Christmas Chapter! Now that was a pain in the ass to write! But enough about that… The crossover chapter's next! Please review.
MHG: Booya! Now the real fun begins. The crossover of wyvern and shy begins... who the crap knows! All I can say is just look at my story, Naruto, the wyvern chronicles once a week for a 26th chapter, if you're interested. I got to admit on my story, it's okay, nothing good, nothing bad, just okay. But just as leverage, I'll leak something about this crossover, here's one of the fight scenes, Nine tailed Fox vs Nine tailed fox. How the hell is that possible, the answer will make your head spin, so just wait patiently for the crossover to find out!