A/N: :l Herp Derp Dandelion. Oh and the winners are A) by a massive margin- the Adamantine Sealing Chains. And B) by literally one vote- the Rinnegan!
Chapter 21: Genin in Full
The sun was rising slowly over the horizon when Naruto, Sasuke, and Jozun walked into training ground Seven, revealing the sight of a twitchy, obviously very hungry, and dead-looking pink-haired teammate.
"You three are late," Sakura said in a quiet voice while her head hung to the side and her eyebrow twitched. "You three are late, and Kakashi-sensei still isn't here." Jozun did his best to smother his smile, while Sasuke let his smirk show. Naruto barked out a laugh.
"Kakashi is always three hours late for everything. I'm betting you also didn't eat breakfast, following his advice? What do you say Jozun? Fifty Ryo?"
"Even if I was that dumb, I know I'd lose." Naruto snapped his fingers in disappointment, just as the silver-haired Jounin appeared in a swirl of leaves.
"Yo," he said lazily. Sakura, to everyone's amazement, remained quiet. Naruto figured out why a moment later, by walking over and poking her side.
"Guys... she fell asleep."
"Her eyes are open," Sasuke pointed out, waving his hand in front of the girls' face to illustrate his point. She did not react.
"Ten Ryo says she stayed up all night for some reason, and got here exactly at four."
"Maa, I'll take that bet." Jozun and Sasuke both looked at Kakashi like he was nuts. Kakashi merely shrugged. "Hey, I could win."
Naruto, true to form, used a quick jutsu to allow him to expand another person's body, which only he knew for some odd reason, and grabbed the edges of Sakura's ear. With a tug, he expanded it to comical proportions, then took a deep breath.
"SAKURA WAKE UP!" he shouted into the depths of the girls ear canal. She awoke with a howl, clutching and clawing at her ear. Then, she shot a deadly glare at the blond, who merely shrugged it off. "Now you know how I felt that first day of school." He then walked away and sat down, obviously deep in thought.
Kit, have you reached a decision?
Yes... I need the Chains and the Rinnegan.
Which first?
Doesn't matter. Kurama cackled and tweaked a single strand in Naruto's DNA, setting the blonde's eyes on fire, which caused him to suddenly scream in pain and writhe on the ground, clawing at his eyes. He vaguely sensed Jozun at his side.
I probably should have warned you it would hurt like hell. Finally, the agony subsided and Naruto lay panting, when he heard Jozun's frantic voice.
"Naruto! What happened?!" the blonde cracked an eye to look at the Jounin.
"Kyuubi is a fucking dick. That's what." after a moment of rest, Naruto rose unsteadily.
I'm guessing you unlocked the Rinnegan.
Duh.
Why that one first?
Not only do I loathe the chains and want them far from me for as long as possible, these sacred eyes hold special meaning to us Bijuu. They are the eyes of our Father. I wish for his Legacy to be more than just some stupid myth. Plus, the chains wouldn't hurt.
You're an asshole.
Call it my own little prank. Plus, since the unlocking took so much chakra, you actually are at Genin level temporarily, so your team has to actually work. Naruto facefaulted, confusing the group around him. He rose with a grumble.
"Fucking Fox. Okay guys, turns out I'm temporarily disabled. Sasuke, you're lead for now, Sakura... just try to help."
"Maa, why is my cute little Genin unable to perform?" in answer to Kakashi's question, Naruto finally opened his eyes fully. Sasuke made a strangled noise, Kakashi's visible ye widened, and Jozun went deathly pale and his mouth fell open. Sakura looked confusedly at Naruto's eys, which were now purple and ringed instead of their usual deep cerulean. It was obvious she didn't know the significance.
"Sasuke, close your mouth. Sensei's might want to start the test now. But first!" he pointed suddenly at Sakura. "What time did you go to bed last night?" Sakura frowned.
"I... I didn't. If I had I wouldn't have gotten here on time. I stayed up, then got here axactly at four, like you all said to." Naruto grinned and held his hand out to Kakashi, who groaned and slumped over, clouds over his head.
"Pay up." Kakashi groaned again and rustled out Ten Ryo to Naruto, who pocketed the money. "Now! What have you two got planned?"
"You don't seem to understand the depth of your new eyes," Jozun said with a strangled sounding voice.
"Yeah I do, I just don't see a point in focusing on it. We have shit to do." Jozun ogled a bit longer, then shrugged and left in a puff of smoke. Kakashi sighed and palmed his covered eye.
"Okay, fine. I've got a riddle for you guys. 'In this place where the greatest joy rests, you'll find the first of several tests, always follow the strongest line, and never let anger divide.' Good luck!" then Kakashi, too disappeared into smoke, leaving the three teens to ponder. Sasuke was still trying to find his voice, however.
"Sasuke, close your mouth or you'll eat a fly. Now let's try to solve this riddle..." Naruto said blandly, crouching down and writing the riddle in the dirt.
"Well, obviously the first line is our favorite place," Sakura said. Naruto nodded, but frowned.
"Yes, but which one of us? Jozun doesn't have enough Chakra for the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, and Kakashi wouldn't use it on Genin.
"We go to the favorite place of the strongest one of us," Sasuke said suddenly, then pointed at the third line. "'Always follow the strongest line,' Itachi usually gives that advice when he's talking about tracking someone. It makes sense Jozun would know it."
"So, Sasuke-kun, what's your favorite place?" Sakura said with glistening eyes. Naruto and Sasuke shared a look, then both burst into laughter. Sakura frowned in confusion. "What's so funny?"
"I'm not the strongest one here," Sasuke chuckled. Sakura frowned even more.
"Yes you are, you're the Rookie of the Year! And you're an Uchiha!" Naruto snerked.
"And yet, I'm the only one here with an unlocked Kekkei Genkai. But, if anything Sakura, we should be asking you what your favorite place is," he said in all seriousness, not looking up from the riddle. This caused both Sasuke and Sakura look at him like he'd grown another head. He just grunted.
"Sakura is the smartest out of all three of us. Kakashi has always valued intelligence and loyalty over brute force. That's why, despite his relatively low Chakra reserves, he's a low S-Ranked Shinobi in the Bingo Book. Sure he has enough to make, like, about fifty Kage Bunshin maximum, but they're pretty weak. So, Sakura, what's you're favorite place in the village?" Sakura looked gape, with her mouth hanging open.
"Uh... the... Library." Naruto rose with a nod, used his foot to wipe out the riddle, then jumped away in a blur, followed closely by a confused Sasuke and a bewildered Sakura. They made it to the Village outskirts and began roof-jumping, alternating positions.
"So... where does the take-charge attitude come from? You're the Dobe. If anything, Sasuke-kun should be leading us." Sasuke laughed again, while Naruto gave no response, except looking back with his new eyes over one shoulder with a condescending smirk evident.
"There are so many things you don't know, Sakura," Sasuke chuckled. "But for now, let's just go with the 'Naruto was raised by the Sandaime and his son, and is thus uniquely suited to being squad leader' explanation." Sakura just frowned as they landed in front of the Civilian Library, to see Jozun lazing on the stone rail, his hands behind his head and on leg dangling lazily. He lifted one hand, without opening his eyes, and gave a lazy wave. Naruto drew one of his Katana and assumed a basic kenjutsu stance, while Sasuke looked like he was preparing to go through hand seals at a moments' notice. Sakura drew a kunai and held it in an admittedly terrible defensive stance.
"So hostile," drawled the Jounin in front of them. "Who said anything about combat?"
"Well, considering you have to know where each of us stand in all aspects of the Shinobi arts, and the bell tied to your belt, I'd say we're operating under a modified version of Kakashi's bell test."
"A good summary, Naruto," Jozun said seriously as he rose and cracked his neck menacingly. Then he gave a sinister smile that drove chills up Sakura and Sasuke's spines. "Now, since I'm facing three Genin, I'll tone it down a bit. But," he said with a raised finger. "I only have one bell, Kakashi has the other. And only the two of you with bells get to graduate to actual Genin." Sasuke frowned in confusion, and Sakura held up a fist in anger... directed at her blonde teammate.
"Naruto-baka! You better not get in Sasuke-kun's and my way!" all three males present, plus a few Civilans around, couldn't help but face-palm.
"Whatever... Sasuke, strike form five."
"Hai," the Uchiha responded, flashing through hand signs at incredible speed. "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" as soon as he finished, he took a deep breath of air, then exhaled through his thumb and forefinger held in a circle, releasing a fireball almost as big as the front doors to the building in front of them. Naruto formed a Chakra cloak of Kurama's Yin Chakra around him, then dashed into the ball of flame, following with it to their Sensei.
Impressive, Jozun thought, preparing a Suiton Jutsu, his secondary affinity. Not only can Sasuke perform Katon Jutsu at such a young age, the size, heat, and range are all well above Chuunin level. And, he worked it out with Naruto where Naruto uses the fireball as cover to attack the unsuspecting foe. Now that's teamwork... I guess. If Naruto didn't have a way to avoid roasting to death, this would be idiotic.
"Suiton: Taju Teppodama!(Water Release: Mass Water Gunshot)" Jozun shot out hundreds of water balls that looked like comets, eradicating the oncoming inferno, and forcing Naruto to jump to avoid becoming Swiss cheese. In answer, the blonde brought his drawn Katana down into a vertical slice from above, growling and dissipating his chakra cloak before either of his teammates could see it. Jozun saw the retaliation almost too late. He clenched his teeth.
"Limit Break: Ultimate Fortress!" his muscles seemed to become Adamantine as Naruto's Katana bounced off his shoulder with a loud clang! Naruto regained his balance, then began quickly slicing horizontally, multiple times in quick succession, which was added to when Sasuke jumped over the pair, grabbing on of the blonde's Tanto during the flight, and landed behind the Jounin, also slashing, albeit wildly. Jozun grinned as he dodged every single slash.
"Well, this has been fun. But if we don't move, not only will the Civilian Council have our heads for destroying Public Civilian Property, but Kisa will trace me. She is annoyingly good at tracking me down," with that, he leapt away and began running, forcing the Genin to follow. He never noticed that the string attached to the bell at his waist was nicked.
Kit, he's...
Heading back to the training ground, I know. Unfortunately, because you're a dick, I'm slower than shit and can't use any Jutsu.
Not entirely true. There is one ability your eyes have that you can use right now.
Well, what are they?
They're gravitational Jutsu that can move almost anything. The downside is between each use, there is a minimum five second cool-down. Longer if you use more Chakra to make it stronger.
I didn't ask for an exposition, Kurama, WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY.
Shinra Tensei and Bansho Ten'in.
Almighty Push and Universal Pull? Alright I guess it's worth a shot.
Channel Chakra through your right eye for Shinra Tensei, and imagine your Chakra forcing everything away. Left eye is the Bansho Ten'in, and you have to imagine..
That my chakra is a vortex, pulling shit in?
Close enough.
This sounds eerily like an Uzumaki Jutsu. He could feel the Kyuubi shrug. They landed back in training ground seven, to see Jozun and Kakashi standing side-by-side, both holding Kunai and at the ready. Naruto sheathed his Katana, startling everyone. He remained silent as he directed his Chakra through his left eye, focusing on the bell at Jozun's waist, which he had weakened the string to earlier.
" Bansho Ten'in!" with a small tinkle, the bell snapped from the Jounin's waist, and flew towards Naruto's open palm. However, he also managed to pull the other bell, which he hadn't prepared for, along with both Jounin, and his teammates from the sides. All in all, he was basically dogpiled. At least he had both bells.
"Jozun, get your hand off my ass, Sakura, get your foot out of my side, and Sasuke... get the fuck off me," he grumbled through the dirt, clenching his fingers around both bells. Once everyone rose, he stood and dusted himself off, then tossed Sakura and Sasuke each a bell.
"See you guys later, guess I'm off to the Academy." he turned to leave, only to find Kakashi standing in front of him, glaring, with his arms crossed and his foot tapping.
"I want a full explanation for that little shitstorm. But good job on passing," he added as an afterthought.
Naruto flopped over and raised his fist tiredly.
"Yay," he said weakly.