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Yep, he is still an emo alright?" Naruto chuckled lightly, watching how the team he should be a part of interact with each other without Naruto. Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha and surprisingly Sai were talking with each other at the other side of the street, with the Uchiha trying to ignore Sakura's moto mouth with...something fan-girls called super cool expression and Sai reading a book about something.
He wasn't so surprise about Sai being here because with how his father was at a Hokage, it would never take the man long to find out about Danzo Shimura's little secret organaziation. Young ones like Sai probably taken in and raised normally like a normal child before being accepted into the Academy to become a Shinobi and Kunoichi in the near future. He was surprised that Sai was the one who replaced him in the team, talk about irony.
About Sakura, he wasn't very surprise to see the pink haired young girl literally the same like before, considering that most people at this timeline had the same personality with his, with Hinata being an exception.
However, he was rather surprise to find Sasuke being the same emo. Unlike last time, Itachi didn't kill his parent or any member of his clan so more or less Sasuke got no reason to have that kind of...again, super-cool expression in fan-girls' words. Naruto would really love to find out the reason behind it.
"Onii-chan, what is an emo?" Kunou asked quitely, poking her head up from his hood of his orange hoodie.
"Your mother will kill me if I tell you, Ku-chan." Naruto chuckled and brought out a candy wrapped in colorful paper to Kunou. The girl really like sweet so Naruto just went into the candy shop and bought a small box of cookies, just in case the girl wants some while she was out with him.
"Don't feed her too much sweet, I don't want my granddaughter to get fat like that fat-ass clan." For the first time in two days, Kurahime spoke to him. The golden Kyuubi had been rather quite this past month inside the training room, she did help him a few times with the training but overall, she was as annoyed as always.
"Don't worry Kurahime, I won't." He was after all the father of a girl who really loved sweet when she was young.
Yay, thank you, onii-chan." Kunou cheered happily and took the candy into her mouth, returning to the inside of his hood to enjoy the piece of sweet.
"Oi Naruto!" Naruto turned his head to the side and saw Kiba Inuzuka walked to him with a grin on his face and his teammate at his side. A smile appeared on his face when he saw Hinata, with an aura of royalty and calm and collect beauty radiating around her.
Team Eight's teacher was Mirai Yuhi, Kurenai's mother. He heard that Kurenai's daughter's name was from her grandmother, who died in the Third Shinobi War.
Apparently she didn't die in this world and the woman was also younger. Naruto could see where Kurenai's cold beauty was from the first time he saw the mother of the Genjutsu Mistress.
"Naruto-san" Hinata greeted him rather too polite for his liking but considered her personality now; it was something perfectly normal "How do you do?"
"Yo, Hinata!" Naruto grinned brightly at the young heiress of Hyuuga Clan. Even after all these times, he still couldn't help but feel amazed at how different was Hinata's personality "I'm good, thanks!"
"What the hell? How come you only greet her?" Kiba asked in shock.
"Hello to you too, Shino!" Naruto bit a greeting to Shino cheerfully and the dark color glasses wearing boy nodded his head at him "You too, Kiba."
"Hey check it out dobe," Naruto's eyebrow twitched after hearing that word "Mirai-sensei gave us permission to participate in the Chunin Exam and she is on the way to your father to tell him that." Kiba said, grinning madly.
"Oh, is that so...congratulation then." Naruto nodded his head to them.
"What a surprise!" Naruto turned around and saw Team Seven approached them with Sasuke looking away as if he didn't want to be here at all "Because our team got Kakashi-sensei's permission to enter too." It was Sai who said that and he was saying it with a smile on his face.
Aha! Suck it, mutt boy" Sakura smirked.
"What!?" Kiba asked in shock "But I thought we're the only..."
"It seems everyone in this generation is allowed to enter the Chunin Exam" Hinata said calmly.
"Almost everyone." Kiba said loudly. He didn't look at Naruto but the son of Hokage knew full well that Kiba was talking about him.
"Hey Sakura, Sai, Sasuke" But Naruto ignored him, knowing just how annoying Kiba was when he was young. He would grow up in the future, but now Naruto only wanted to punch him in the face.
"Hey Naruto, how are you doing?" Sakura asked with a smile. Naruto of this world never loved Sakura to begin with, so the pink haired Kunoichi got no reason to hate him. She seemed very nice too.
"I'm good" Naruto smiled "Congratulation you three for getting accept in the Chunin Exam this year."
"Hm." Sasuke let out a small sound, but he seemed very satisfy with it.
"Thank you Naruto-kun." Sai said gratefully with a smile "I wish you the best of luck at the upcoming Acade..."
"C'mon Sai, you cannot seriously think that this guy can pass the graduate exam after falling for three years?" Kiba cut in "He is the worst Shinobi in the history!"
"But I will become the Strongest Shinobi who will surpass all the Hokage who came before me and will come in the future, Kiba" Naruto bumped his fist forward just a few inches from Kiba's face. Kiba after hearing that was Laughing at the ground to everyone except Hinata were resisting their laugh at Naruto exclaim.
"Oh by the way, hey Akamaru" Naruto waved to the white ningen hiding inside Kiba's jacket. He glanced to the side slightly and was very surprise to find a very small, yet noticeable smile on Hinata's face.
"Hey, this is funny. He will surpass Hokage though he can't Graduate from the Academy. What a joke?" If you and I fight Right Now, you will end up losing ?" However before he could do anything, just in time to see an Anbu appeared beside them completely stunned the young Shinobi and Kunoichi other than Naruto, Hinata and Sasuke, but Sasuke did have his eyes widened in surprise unlike Hinata who managed to keep her cool.
Naruto however, saw that Anbu coming few miles away.
"Naruto-san, Hokage-sama is requesting your presence." The Anbu said shortly.
"Oh, alright then." Naruto nodded his head "See you later guys!" he waved his hand his 'friends' and walked away.
"Please wait Hyuuga Hinata-sama," The Anbu called for Hinata when she was about to turn around and walk away "Hokage-sama also requesting your present, please come with us."
"Okay then." Now Naruto was curious. First his father wanted him to come to his office, now he wanted Hinata to come there too. Just what was going on?
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"Hello Father... Why have you called me here!" Naruto asked, looking around the meeting room where literally every single clan head was presenting, with his father sitting at the top of the table. At the other side of the room were his least favorite people of Konoha, the Civilian Council. After becoming an Hokage Naruto made sure to not let them have more than thirty percent of influence over his decision and yet those old geezers would always try manipulating him to do whatever they want. He seriously hoped that his father didn't make the same mistake like the previous Hokages.
"Naruto, Hinata...please have a seat." Minato pointed to the chairs prepared for them at the other side of the table. The two obeyed the village's leader wished and sat down, with everyone's eyes in the room stayed on them. It was like the last time the villagers didn't seem to like Naruto one bit, as they glared at him with heat but Naruto simply brushed it off.
"Can I ask why we are here, Hokage-sama?" Hinata asked with a calm tone, but her father was the one who spoke up and instead of answering her question, he asked her.
"Hinata, what do you think about Naruto's chance of becoming a Shinobi?"
"Naruto-san will become a Shinobi." was all her reply but it left the room quite shocked. Because she said it like she knew it would happen.
It made Naruto smile and warmed his heart.
"You appear to have lots of beliefs in someone who couldn't perform a simple clone technique and failed the graduation three times." Naruto pouted, crossing his arms together when Danzo said that.
"Yes I am, Danzo-san." Hinata nodded her head.
"Can you tell me the reason, Hinata?" The Yondaime Hokage asked.
Hinata turned her head to look at Naruto for a few seconds before returning her attention to the Hokage, taking a deep breath she began to say.
"Because I know that Naruto-san was too busy trying to gain attention from his own family than trying to train properly." Her words left the clan leaders and villagers stunned, especially the Hokage. Even Naruto was surprised by her straight forward words "He first worked hard to be just as great as his sisters in class but took a wrong path when he tried what his sisters were learning, he buried himself into advance things and complicate things without getting the proper basic first, that was why he failed in class, that was when he gave up trying to learn after his sisters graduated. In term of chakra reserve, at the first glance I could see that even at a young age Naruto-san's chakra reserve is double...no, it must be triple the size of what his sisters put together. With that kind of chakra reserve, Naruto-san would have a lot more difficult in controlling his chakra and in using the Ninjutsus and techniques that required a small amount of chakra as well as perfectly control of it."
"Hinata..." Even Naruto was surprised. He knew that Hinata put a lot faith in him but didn't know that she actually took that much attention on him.
What are you trying to say, Hyuuga-sama?" A villager asked loudly, of course, non-shinobi people wouldn't be able to understand most of what she just said.
"What I am trying to say is that the graduated exam is a little unfair to Naruto-san, you can see that he can use the Henge quite well" Naruto smiled while scratching the back of his head, of course Hinata would know about Oiroke no Jutsu "But the other, like Bushin no Jutsu is too difficult for someone who cannot control his chakra well. If possible, I recommend the Kage Bushin no Jutsu test for those who have larger than normal chakra reserve."
"Impossible, Kage Bushin no Jutsu is..." But Minato held his hand up to stop Danzo from continuing to say.
"I see, thank you Hinata for your recommendation I will make sure to consider about it." The Hokage smiled "Now about the reason why I called you two here, it is about promoting Naruto to Gennin and let him participate in the Chunin Exam."
"W-what?" For the second time of the day, Naruto saw something other than a calm and somewhat blank face from Hinata. This time it was surprise "You want to promote him?"
"Yes," Minato nodded "But not without a proper test first."
"Test?" Both Naruto and Hinata asked at once.
"The Councils recommended me to let you show your skills in a spar and Hiashi-san here think that his daughter is the best option." Minato said and this time it was Naruto's turn to get surprise "Hinata graduated with the highest score and earned the Rookie of the Year title, if you can prove what you're capable of against her in front of the whole Shinobi Council, I'm sure that you will be promoted to Gennin right away. Do you agree with this, Naruto?"
"Uh yeah, sure, why not..."
And a few minutes later after the members of the Civilian Council left, Naruto and Hinata was brought to the Academy's training ground, which would become their sparing ground in a few minutes. Standing face to face with the love of his life, Naruto couldn't help but gulp slightly. From what he could read on Hinata's face, she would definitely to get serious in this fight. He never spars against Hinata before when they were young, but did a lot after the two were married to each other but those spars were all in friendly terms, between husband and wife who loved each other very much.
However, this time, it was going to be a real spar.
"Are you two ready?" Minato asked, standing with the other clan leaders at his side. His son's case was the first in the history of Konoha, so he would need the whole Shinobi Council to approve this to make his son a Gennin without the proper graduate exam "Begin!"
"Are you ready Naruto-san?" Hinata asked and put her hands together in a seal "I guess...this is the first time we spar, don't we?"
"You have no idea." Naruto said.
"I expect you to give it you all and prove to me that I wasn't wrong about you." Hinata smiled at him before closing her eyes "In turn, I also won't hold back...Byakugan!" veins around her temples became much more noticeable and her eyes became the Byakugan, the pride of Hyuuga Clan.
Naruto took a normal, very basic fighting stance while Hinata took the Jyuken fighting stance. A second passed between them before both shot forward at once. Fighting against a Jyuken expert especially those who got the Byakugan like Hinata, Naruto would have to pay extra attention to her strikes because as strong as he was now, getting hit by Hinata wouldn't be pretty.
As he predicted, Hinata attacked first with a strike toward his heart, aiming for the kill right at the beginning. Naruto was no Sharingan user, but he was more than capable of foresee the attack even before Hinata raised her arm. Using the back of his hand Naruto swiped Hinata's hand away and thrust his other palm toward her chest.
The Hyuuga heiress widened her eyes for a second before hardening them, moving her body to the side gratefully to dodge his hand she then straighten herself and struck his chest.
So fast!" Tsume said in amazement when Naruto popped away in a puff of smoke "That kid really knows how to use Kage Bushin."
"Kage Bushin?" Hinata asked in surprise "You do know that with Byakugan you cannot sneak behind me." she then pulled a kunai out of the kunai porch on her right thigh and twisted herself around, blocking Naruto's kunai and use her free hand to strike him. But Naruto's right hand shot up and grabbed her wrist, stopping her.
'That's why I'm aiming for her blind spot but damn...she sure knows how to cover it.' Naruto said in amazement, he smiled at her "I thought you said you won't hold back."
"I won't" purple chakra flared around her hands, forming into two lion heads.
"Need help?" Kurama and Kurahime asked at once rather mockingly. This was one of the only things these two Kyuubi agreed with each other.
"Seriously?" Naruto stomped his foot onto the ground and shot back several feet to avoid Hinata's hands. Crossing his fingers together he cried "Kage Bushin no Jutsu!" multi clones appeared from clouds of smoke and charged at Hinata "Guys, that is Hamura's chakra over there!" Naruto cried out inside of his head. After this he seriously needed to ask his father about this, to know if Hinata was really born with this purple chakra, Hamura's chakra or not. This would make her attacks a lot more powerful and not to mention dangerous
"Hakke Kusho!" She cried out and thrust her palm forward at the charging clones, sending a trendermous force to the Narutos and blew them away, making some of them pop away.
"Oi oi, that girl is getting serious, isn't she?" the Inuzuka Clan head spoke up again "You sure she won't accidentally kill him?"
"Hinata knows what she is doing." Hiashi said curtly.
"I believe in Naruto too." Minato nodded his head.
More and more Naruto's clones appeared and gathered around Hinata, charging at her with their fists raised. The dark blue haired girl then crouched down low and brought both of her hands backward before crying out.
"Hakkesho Kaiten!" Hinata then released the chakra from every tenketsu on her body. Hinata then spun rapidly, creating a rotating shield of chakra around herself and tossed away all the clones.
When Hinata finally slowed down, she heard a shout "Got you!" her eyes widened when she saw a Fuma Shuriken in Naruto's hands. Before she could stop rotating Naruto already threw the Shuriken to her.
Gritting her teeth, the Hyuuga heiress was forced to dodge normally by throwing herself down to the ground. However when the Fuma Shuriken flew pass her head, her Byakugan's eyes widened when she saw a clone of Naruto appeared in a cloud of smoke from the weapon.
"Old trick never get old" Naruto muttered victoriously and leaped forward with the speed far surpass normal Gennin.
His clones threw a Kunai at Hinata, who turned her body around and used her own to block it. A loud clang was heard when the two weapon smashed into each other, Naruto's kunai was sent into the air while spinning rapidly.
When Hinata was about to get up her Byakugan's sight caught a yellow blur but her body failed to react, as Naruto appeared above Hinata and caught the kunai, twisting himself around in the air before landing down in a kneeling position right on top of the lavender eyes girl, his kneeled pressed her right arm down to prevent her from striking him. His hand grabbed her hand and twisted it around to put the kunai she was holding at her throat and his kunai right above the middle of her eyes.
There was a long moment of silent between the two, as Naruto and Hinata stared into each other eyes. The adults standing at the side couldn't believe their eyes at all, besidesMinato who got his bet on his son. He is aware that fox leader had trained him to be cunning and Sharp during his worst Ninja in the history just defeated one of the best Kunoichi of Konoha.
You're very strong, Naruto-san" Hinata finally broke the silent between them, with a warm smile on her face.
"You never stopped believing in me, it's about time I do something to answer your belief" he said, smiling down at her. Naruto then let go of her hand before standing up, offering his hand to her.
"Thank you, Naruto-san" Hinata said and took his hand, letting him pull her up to her feet.
"Enough with that Naruto-san crap." He pouted "Call me Naruto if you want."
"Okay then, Naruto" Hinata said and Naruto nodded his head with a wide grin.
"Naruto." Minato called for his son "Great spar, I must admit...that was something what I was expecting!"
"I promised you that I will live up-to your expectations " Naruto said, smiling.
"Of course, I believe in you. What kind of parent I would if I didn't believe in my own son." the Yondaime Hokage then turned around to look at the clan leader "What do you think about my son's performance?"
"I believe young Naruto is more than capable of being a Gennin," Hiashi said." a smile then formed on Naruto's face when he saw the other clan heads nodded their head in agreement, even Sasuke's father.
"Then that is settle, Naruto," Minato turned back to his son "From now on, you're officially a Gennin." he smiled proudly and ruffed Naruto's hair before looking at Shizune, who was also smiling softly at him "Shizune, can you please get me a Hitae?"
"Hokage-sama, if you approve..." Hinata stepped up and removed the forehead protector around her neck "I would like to give Naruto my hitae"
"Oh ho ho, now that is a nice move you pull there, little girl" Kurahime giggled girlishly.
"Naruto, what do you think?"
"Sorry but that is something you have earned it Hime. I will earn my feat with my own hard work?" Naruto said it to was surprised to hear."But If you have any wish I think Lord Hokage will consider it" Naruto said with a bright smile on his Face.
"Lord Hokage, I wish to be the one give him his hitae with my own hands." Hinata asked to Hokage.
"Of Course Hinata, sure" Minato replied with a smile on his face
After taking the Blue Hitae from Shizune San. She asked Naruto a question which was...
"Where do you want it, Naruto?" the young girl asked softly.
"My forehead, of course." Naruto said and Hinata lowered herself down a little and tied the hitae around his forehead "Thank you! Hinata!"
"Congratulation of becoming a Gennin, Naruto!"
To be continued...