Naruto: Archer and Loner
Author Notes: I have come to the realization that the next few chapters will either make or break the story. Either it will hold your interest or cause you to abandon reading this story. I know I haven't really done any action yet, but I assure you that the next few chapters will start to pick up the pace.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Naruto and Bleach do not belong to me.
Chapter 7: School Daze
Naruto woke up hearing his alarm going off. Groggily he climbed out of bed and made his way to the bathroom for his morning ritual. As the warm water of the shower ran over him, he thought on the information Kiski made him gather on who would be in his class at the ninja academy. With Kiski's help, Naruto felt he had a general idea on each person's personality.
Sasuke Uchiha- A 8 year old boy. He stands at 4'1 in height. Weighs in at 63lbs. Has black eyes and black hair. Has the normal "Uchiha" smugness. Thinks he's better than everyone around him. Has an older brother, Itachi, who is was an Anbu captain, until he went crazy one night and wiped out the Uchiha Clan. All but Sasuke that is.
Hinata Hyuga- The Hyuga heiress. She stands at 3'8 in height. Weighs 60lbs. Has white, pupil less eyes. Is extremely shy and timid. Possibly being abused by her father. Would be a great person once she breaks out of her shell.
Sakura Haruno- Daughter of the civilian councilwoman, Mibuki. Has pink hair just like her mother. Stands in at 3'5 and weighs only 40 lbs. Can get very loud when she's angry or annoyed by something. Probably won't focus on being a ninja until her attitude changes.
Shikamaru Nara- The Nara heir. He is 4'4 in height and weighs 65 lbs. Has black hair and brown eyes. Probably as lazy as his father and sees anything as "troublesome." Most likely just as smart as his father too. Is friends with the Akimichi heir. Would make a great strategist.
Kiba Inuzuka- Not the Inuzuka heir. His older sister, Hana is. He stands at 4'6 in height and weighs 67lbs. Hasn't received the trademark tattoos under his eyes yet, so he doesn't have his nin-dog companion yet. Seems to be brash and headstrong. Will become a strong ninja as long as he learns to control his need to show off and try to be the "alpha."
Ino Yamanaka- The Yamanaka heiress. She is 3'7 and weighs 44lbs. Has long blonde hair. Is friends with Sakura. Seems to focus more on her looks than on trying to train as a ninja. Would make a great ninja once she learns looks aren't everything.
Shino Aburame- The Aburame heir. He stands at 4'5 in height. Don't know his weight. Has dark brown hair and constantly wears sunglasses. Has a colony of insects housed in his body. Is extremely quiet. Hardly talks. Like his father, probably uses logic more than anything.
Choji Akimichi- The Akimichi heir. He stands at 3'9 in height and weighs 110lbs. Has light brown hair. He is not fat. NEVER call an Akimichi fat unless you wish for death. Has an outgoing personality, though is rejected because of his weight. Is friends with the Nara heir.
Stepping out of the shower and getting dressed, Naruto is excited. 'I can't wait to see just how things go. This graduating class will be quite strong. Mostly made up of Clan heirs and a few promising civilians. It's going to be an interesting 4 years,' he thinks to himself. He looks at himself in the mirror making sure everything was in its proper place. He was wearing dark blue pants with red tape holding the cuffs around his ankles, a white long-sleeved shirt with a light blue tinge to it and the Uzumaki swirl on the back and black ninja boots. He had a thigh holster on his right thigh holding kunai and a hip holster holding various other ninja tools.
Looking at the clock, Naruto rushes downstairs to the kitchen. He chows down a bowl of cereal and rushes out the door. Kiski is walking into the Clan compound when he sees Naruto coming out the front door of the main house.
"Hey, Naruto. What's the rush? You've got plenty of time to make it to the academy," Kiski says.
"What? But my clock said I only had 5 minutes to make it," Naruto stammers confusedly.
"Hahaha. I set your clock ahead an hour," Kiski says chuckling. "It was payback for that time you dyed my hair green and put IcyHot in all my underwear."
Naruto grumbles at this, but he starts chuckling at the memory of Kiski hopping around howling in pain because of his little prank. "Well, you shouldn't have taken ramen away from me, Kiski-sensei. You know that the Ichiraku's fed me ramen when they could. Their little ramen stand never made a lot of money, so when they gave me ramen, it was out of the kindness of their hearts," Naruto tells Kiski.
"Hai. I know, Naruto. But, you can't eat ramen all the time. Everything in moderation is better for you," Kiski says. "Let's go, Naruto. I'll walk with you to the academy."
Kiski and Naruto start walking to the academy. The whole way there, some civilians were looking at Naruto with contempt and hatred in their eyes. Others were looking at him with respect and awe. 'What a bunch of hypocrites. Once they found out about my Clan status, it was "Uzumaki-sama" this and "Uzumaki-sama" that. I will show them by making my own name. They will respect me for me,' Naruto thinks to himself.
"Ignore them, Naruto. They aren't worth your time," Kiski says. "In time they will come to realize their mistakes and see you for you."
"I know, sensei. It's just I don't like how quickly they changed once my Clan status was announced," Naruto replies.
Kiski points out the academy to Naruto. Naruto comes out of his funk as they near the academy. Milling around outside the academy are many parents with their children. Naruto sees that the civilians and Clans are in separate areas. Just to be outside the norm, Naruto decides to walk over to the civilians. He sees Mibuki Haruno with her daughter and decides to at least be polite.
"Good morning Haruno-san. How are you doing today," Naruto asks joyfully.
"Oh, hello Uzumaki-sama. I'm doing quite well this morning. I'm here to drop off my daughter, Sakura. Sakura, this is Naruto Uzumaki. Head of the Uzumaki Clan and will most likely be in your class," Mibuki says with a smile plastered on her face.
"He- hello, Uzumaki-saman. My name is Sakura Haruno," Sakura says meekly.
"Call me Naruto, Sakura-san. I'm not one for formalities and I'd rather be called Naruto by my friends," Naruto says with a smile.
Mibuki's smile widens as she hears this. 'Maybe Sakura can get the boy to like her and marry her. Then, we can kill the demon off and take over the Uzumaki Clan and be more powerful,' Mibuki thinks to herself. She is brought out of her thoughts when Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, Inochi Yamanaka and Tsume Inuzuka come over with their children.
"Good morning, Uzumaki-san, Haruno-san. How are you both doing today," Tsume Inuzuka asks.
"Good morning, Inuzuka-san, Nara-san, Akimichi-san, Yamanaka-san. I'm doing quite well. Can't wait for class to start and see what the next four years will be like," Naruto replies.
"Good morning to you all as well. I'm doing good this morning," Mibuki says.
"Uzumaki-san, I wanted you introduce you to my pup, Kiba. He may be a bit on the rough side, but I'm proud of him," Tsume says. "Kiba, this is young Naruto Uzumaki. We've talked about him a few times at home."
"Hello, Naruto-san," Kiba says stepping forward to shake Naruto's hand. "I'm going to be a great ninja like my mother and father."
"I have no doubt you will bring honor to the Inuzuka Clan, Kiba-san," Naruto replies.
"Can you be less troublesome, Uzumaki-san," Shikaku says lazily. "This is my son, Shikamaru."
"Troublesome. Hello Naruto-san," Shikamaru says, just as lazily as his father.
"Hello, Shikamaru-san," Naruto replies.
Before any more introductions could commence, they all heard the bell ring signaling that it was time to get to their class. Naruto walked in with the others, waving goodbye to the Clan heads and Kiski.
Making his way to room 128, Naruto looks for a seat. Seeing an empty one in the back, he makes his way to it.
"Hello class. My name is Iruka Umino and I will be your teacher for the next four years. I will teach you everything you need to know to survive in the ninja world," Iruka Umino says. He proceeds to take roll call.
"Ok, everyone is here. Now, I would like everyone to follow me outside to the training grounds. We will have a bit of fun," Iruka says. The class all follow him out to the training grounds.
"Alright. Who here can do a jutsu," Iruka asks. Immediately several hands go up. Sasuke Uchiha, Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru Nara, Hinata Hyuga and Naruto all raise their hands.
"Good. Now one at a time, come forward and do your jutsu," Iruka says.
Saskue steps forward and runs through some hand signs and shouts "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu" (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique). A 6 foot fireball is shot out of Saskue's mouth. Everyone is surprised and as the technique dissipates, all of the girls in the class except for Hinata Hyuga all let out a fan-girl squeal.
"Very good, Sasuke. Please step back so the next person can go," Iruka says.
Choji Akimichi steps forward after Sasuke walks away. He goes through some hand signs and shouts, "Bubun Baika no Jutsu" (Partial Multi-size technique). His arms grow 3 times their normal size. Choji holds the jutsu for a few moments then releases it returning to normal size. He pulls out a bag of chips and starts eating them.
"Very good, Choji. Really good control there. So, who's next," Iruka asks.
Shikamaru Nara steps forward with a mumbled "troublesome." He goes through some hand signs and says, "Kagemane no Jutsu" (Shadow Imitation Technique). His shadow stretches until it connects with Iruka's. Shikamaru holds it for a minute then releases the jutsu.
"Good job, Shikamaru," Iruka says. Shikamaru nods and walks off with another mumbled "troublesome." "Next," Iruka says.
Hinata Hyuga shyly walks forward. Pointer fingers poking each other in front of her. "Iruka-sensei, I will need a training dummy for my jutsu," Hinata meekly says. Iruka nods at her and goes to grab a training dummy for her. He places it down in front of her. Hinata whispers "Byakugan" and the veins around her eyes pop out and her eyes become even more white. She then yells, "Hakke Sanjūni Shō" (Eight Trigrams Thirty-two Palms). Her hands become a blur to the academy students as she strikes the training dummy. In seconds it is over. She stands in front of the training dummy breathing heavily.
"Well done, Hinata! You were quite fast in your strikes. Thank you for showing one of your clans techniques," Iruka says with praise. "Ok, that leaves Naruto. Come forward, Naruto and show your jutsu."
Naruto steps forward giving Hinata a slight nod as she passes him. "Iruka-sensei, I don't think you'd qualify this as a jutsu. But it is a clan technique," Naruto says. Iruka nods for Naruto to continue. Naruto stands in the middle of the training ground and grips his left wrist with his right hand. He doesn't mutter anything, but everyone can feel a build up of… something. Suddenly a blue energy shoots out of his wrist forming a bow. "This is all I can do for now, Iruka-sensei," Naruto says as he deactivates the bow.
"Very good, Naruto. And thank you for showing a Clan technique," Iruka says.
Naruto walks back to the rest of the academy students. Saskue steps in front of Naruto preventing him from passing.
"Teach me that technique, dobe," the Uchiha says smugly.
"No. It is a Clan technique and besides, you would never be able to learn it," Naruto says sternly.
"How do you know, dobe. I am an Uchiha. We can learn all jutsu," Saskue says.
"Then teach me the Sharingan," Naruto tells him.
"That's impossible. You aren't an Uchiha. You need to have the blood of an Uchiha to awaken the Sharingan," Sasuke yells.
"Then, there is your answer. You can't learn my technique because you aren't an Uzumaki," Naruto says as he walks away. Sasuke stares at Naruto's back seething in anger. 'I will get that power from you, dobe. You will teach it to me. I need power so I can kill him,' he thinks to himself.
The rest of the class passes quickly for everyone. As Naruto heads home, he thinks to himself. 'It's going to be a long four years if the Uchiha continues to act that way. At least I met some decent and interesting people. I will need to keep an eye on the Uchiha. I don't trust him and who knows what he will try to do to me.'
Whew. Well, here's chapter 7. Like I said, the next few chapters will either make or break the interest in this story. I hope it makes it. Chapter 8 will be a time skip jumping to graduation. Then we'll move onto team placements and more character development. Leave some criticism if you like. I'd like to know how I'm doing. I don't like to assume it's all perfect. I'll probably post chapters 8 and 9 in the next few days. I had originally planned on doing the whole Uchiha massacre, but it didn't feel right, so I figured it already happened before they became ninja academy students. Hopefully this will turn out better.