And we're back! Welcome to Twilight Key, Chapter 11!
Canon timeline. We're finally here! Huzzah!
Not a very serious chapter this time, but I liked writing it. It was fun to do.
Back in school, I never got the point of writing down my essay ideas to brainstorm. Now, I am so happy I do it. I always start a writing session by refreshing my memory on what I had in mind. I probably would have lost a couple good ideas if I didn't do that. The only problem is my crappy handwriting…
Remzal Von Enili: I plan on having something like a base, yeah. I don't know where yet, but I was thinking Twilight Town as well.
The Sith'ari: I won't say too much, but I will confirm that I have been heavily considering RWBY as well. And I am a fan of Harry Potter, but I would have to choose a year.
Adjuster: Like I said above, I don't want to say too much. But I am leaning heavily towards RWBY at least.
Drakon45: Not for a little while longer. I have an idea of when I want to put it in though. And I don't think I will reveal his connection to keys and hearts to them right away.
Exalted Demi-Soul: Doesn't matter. The neglect began years before the Uchiha Massacre, meaning Shisui wasn't dead yet.
Speedking535: I will refrain from making promises as I have seen many fanfic writers break them, but I don't plan on stopping this story.
Umi no Suiro: Thanks! I always make sure to proofread my chapters before I publish them. Unfortunately, some mistakes always slip through anyways. When I go back and read some older chapters, I sometimes want to bang my head on the table over the stupid mistakes like using "your" instead of "you're."
Anyways, on with the Story!
I don't own Naruto, Kingdom Hearts or anything else, I'm just a broke college student...
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Underground Training Ground (4 Years Later)
Clang! The sound of metal hitting metal was heard throughout the giant room. In the underground training ground of the Urahara shop, two figures were a blur as the clashed repeatedly. They rushed all over the training ground as they attempted to defeat one another.
Clang! The figures clashed again. This time however, they jumped away from one another following the exchange. The two were now distinguishable as a man and a boy. The man had blond hair and wore green clothes with a bucket hat. His choice of footwear were geta sandals. The boy had blond and crimson hair and was wearing black cargo pants with a white hoodie that had a red swirl on the back. He wore blue shinobi sandals. They both held swords in their hands.
Just as the boy tensed in preparation to strike again, the man raised his hand to stop him. "Ok. That's enough, Naruto-kun!" Seeing the boy nod and relax his stance he continued with a smile. "My, you really have improved over the past six years. You probably could even be able to take on most lieutenants in a match of pure sword skill…" 'Although it takes more than sword skills to beat them.'
Naruto grew a confused and frustrated look. "You always make comments like that. About 'Seated officers' and 'Captains' and whatever. But I don't know what you mean by that, Urahara!" It made no sense. Where was this guy from that even used a system like that? He hasn't heard of those positions used before. And wasn't he 'just a candy store owner?' Not that Naruto really believed that.
Urahara laughed. "Don't worry about it. Maybe when you are older I will tell you what they mean…" He quickly covered his smile with his fan again.
Naruto had long ago gained some immunity to Urahara and his antics. Although the man could still get under Naruto's skin if he really tried, something that small could be ignored. "Whatever." He sheathed his blade onto his back. "So, what do you think?" He asked.
Urahara had at some point turned his sword back into a cane. The man walked over with a smile. "Well, like I said, you have improved greatly. For someone as young as you are, you are extremely skilled with a blade. There is room for improvement of course, but you will." Naruto nodded and waited for him to continue. "Over the past six years, we have improved your speed, endurance, stamina, strength, and technique. Before, you didn't even have a proper battle stance, now you have one that is both comfortable for you and highly effective."
Naruto rubbed the back of his head in a sheepish manner. It wasn't that often Urahara remained serious this long and gave out so much praise in an honest manner. "The truly amazing thing is that you have somehow managed to balance out training your kenjutsu and training with your other shinobi skills. You are high up in your class, right?"
Naruto smiled and nodded. "Yeah. I'm at the top." It was then he gained a conflicted look. "I'm tied with my brother and sister."
Urahara instantly understood the problem. "How are you doing Naruto?" He asked softly. When Naruto gave a confused look, he continued. "I mean at home. You told me what was going on a while back. They still focusing on your siblings?" No need to elaborate on who he was referring to.
Naruto gave a tired sigh. "Yeah. But I'm used to it at this point. And it's fine. I mean, it's been going on like this for over half my life now. I'm used to it. I don't hate them…but I hesitate to say I love them. I'm more neutral than anything. Not hate, but not jumping at the chance to spend time with them either. I have other things to do, anyways…"
Urahara's expression was hidden behind his fan and shadowed face. But if it was visible, you would be able to see the frown that he has on his face. "I won't tell you it will get better…but remember you are always welcome here."
Naruto gave a small smile. Although he ticked him off on a ten minute basis, he was extremely glad to have met Urahara. He had become like family to Naruto. He wouldn't say he was a father figure…more like the annoying uncle who took care of you if you needed it.
And then there was Yoruichi…that cat acted like a mother for some reason. Yoruichi was extremely smart for a cat. Yoruichi often even took up the role of the one who made sure Naruto got plenty of rest and ate properly. This was done by a scratch to the face if Naruto didn't behave. And for some reason, those hurt way more than they should.
Naruto's smile got a little bigger. Hikari and Yami also acted like older sisters to Naruto. Although Yami was the older sister that was annoying and talked too much…
Naruto snapped out of his thoughts as Urahara continued. "On to happier topics. You are graduating later this week, right?" A nod. "Well, you are definitely physically strong enough to take on the shinobi life. And I have seen you practice your ninjutsu down here as well. You have those three that you need to graduate down."
Naruto smiled. That was another thing he liked about Urahara. He was fine with Naruto using his training ground as needed. No need to use the public ones or the one at the Uzumaki-Namikaze household. Suddenly, Naruto felt a chill go up his spine. He was instantly on guard. Looking at Urahara, he found the source. The man had his smile hidden behind his fan, but the gleam in his eyes gave away his intent. "Then consider what I am about to tell you a test from me!"
Naruto gulped, but nodded nonetheless.
Uzumaki-Namikaze Household (Same Time)
"Nii-chan!" A young voice called out. "Where are you?!" It called again. The owner of the voice was a young girl with shoulder length crimson hair and violet eyes. She wore black ANBU style pants and a blue shirt. She also had on blue shinobi sandals. Her face was impaired by the frown on it. "Where did he go? He is never home anymore." A sad look came about.
'Not that I could really blame him…' She wasn't stupid. She had noticed there wasn't really much of a relationship going on between their parents and Naruto. She just didn't know the reason. Even the one between the triplets was strained between the youngest two and the oldest. A sigh escaped her lips. She had been trying to drag him out to spend time together but he was hardly ever home. And even when she did corner him, he said he had other things he had to do.
She could still remember a little on how it used to be when they were extremely young. The three of them were inseparable and their parents doted over all three of them. She really wanted it to go back to that, but she was starting to have her doubts that would ever really happen.
Narumi quickly shook her head. 'Don't think like that! You will help fix this!' With her determination renewed, Narumi continued her search of her brother.
Back at the Training Ground
"WHAT?!" A resounding shout rang out throughout the training ground.
Urahara's fan would never be big enough to hide the massive grin on his face. A grin that Naruto was extremely tempted to punch until it was gone forever. And was Yoruichi actually smirking? How did that even happen with a cat? "You heard me. You will do it before your graduation exam. And you will do it how I told you to do it as well."
"Why the hell should I do it?! You are insane-ttebayo!"
"Ah, there is the cute verbal tic."
"Answer the damn question!"
Urahara began to fan himself. He had given up on trying to hide the grin on his face. "I told you, it is a test." He responded.
Naruto scowled. "How the hell is this a test? It sounds like you want to have some fun."
Urahara shook his head in an exaggerated manner. "Oh, you have so little faith in me, Naruto-chan! This will test a multitude of your skills, both shinobi and the physical ones I helped you with!"
Naruto didn't look like he was buying it. "Oh yeah?" A nod. "How so?"
The infuriating grin got bigger. "It will test your stealth! It will test your speed! It will test your cunning! It will test your drive! It will even test your creativity! Doesn't this sound like the ultimate way to test your skills?"
Naruto scowled even harder. "It even has the added benefit of providing you with immense entertainment, right?"
No hesitation was present. Urahara nodded. "That's the most important pa-" Wham! A punch to the face interrupted him.
Naruto glared at the writhing man on the floor. This was the normal routine with the two of them. The worst part about it was that Naruto wasn't sure if he liked it or not. On one hand, it was one of the most annoying things that Naruto had to deal with. On the other hand, Naruto enjoyed how laid back Urahara was at times and how he wasn't constantly serious. But he wouldn't say that out loud.
Ever.
"I'm not doing it." Naruto stated.
Urahara was up in an instant, fan covering his face and all. "Oh yes you are. If you don't then I will have to do something truly drastic…" The gleam in his eyes was back. And this one scared Naruto a bit.
Naruto froze. Everything Urahara did was waved off with a smile. He always said that things could be worse. He never thought things were a big deal. If he was saying up front he would do something that was extreme…it would probably be comparable to making the female population of the elemental nations attempt to kill Naruto to test his speed and stamina.
He did not want to face something like that.
He didn't really have a choice here…
'Fuck…' Naruto sighed heavily. "Fine…I'll do it. What is the time limit?" He asked.
Urahara's smile grew. He couldn't see it, but he could just feel it! "The exam is in two days. You have to do it tomorrow. In the middle of the day."
Naruto grimaced. "That means I need to skip the academy…" That wasn't a problem, he has done it before…but he didn't want to get chewed out over something like this. "…Fine. I'll do it."
Urahara simply kept his infuriating smile going. "Great! I'll give you the supplies you will need. They are prepared for you in the back room." With that, he walked off towards the ladder.
Naruto turned to follow, but paused. "Wait…You already have the supplies prepared? You planned this!"
What a jackass.
Uzumaki-Namikaze Household (Later that Day)
Naruto sighed while entering the house. It was now the end of the day and he was tired. He had on a backpack that held the supplies Urahara had given to him. He really wasn't looking forward to pulling off this test. "This is troublesome…"
"There you are!" Naruto nearly groaned outwardly as a compliment to the inward one. He turned to face his sister. "Where have you been?! You just disappeared after the academy let out!" She was really miffed about that. A lot of the time he just seemed to disappear at the first opportunity.
"I was meeting up with a friend." Was his reply. Could Urahara even be considered a friend? Sure, Naruto was willing to call him that. Was he willing to say it out loud to him? Probably not.
Narumi narrowed her eyes in suspicion. "Oh yeah? Who was it?" She questioned. This was one of his favorite excuses.
Naruto didn't miss a beat. "An older shinobi I know named Misa." He hoped that they wouldn't meet and give Narumi the chance to question this. But it could be true. They had stayed friends despite her having graduated two years ago.
Narumi's eyes widened a bit. "Misa? A girl? You have a girlfriend?" Why didn't she hear about this sooner? What if this girl wasn't good enough for her nii-chan?!
Naruto gave her a deadpan look. "Did I say she was my girlfriend? We are just friends."
Narumi calmed down when she heard this. She quickly grew embarrassed over the way she reacted. Rubbing the back of her head with a slight blush, she spoke up. "Hehehe…sorry about that." She hesitated. "Do you…wanna get something to eat after school tomorrow?" She really missed hanging around him.
Naruto paused. "I don't know if I can…I have something going on tomorrow…" He saw her deflate at his response. "But I will definitely try to make it." He finished with a small smile.
This caused Narumi to brighten. She quickly nodded. "I'll hold you to that-ttebane!" And with that, she raced off back to her room.
Naruto shook his head at this. He didn't give a definite answer. Only a maybe. 'Whatever.' Naruto had more important things to put his mind on. Like sleep.
Sleep was nice.
Academy (The Next Day)
Narumi was frowning. Heavily. It was the next day, class was about to begin, and her older brother wasn't there! How could he just skip the academy? Sure he has done it a few times before, but that was with his friends. And they were all here, so it wasn't that. Unless he did it alone.
She felt someone nudge her side. Turning, she saw it was a girl who had long, pale blond hair in a high ponytail and blue eyes. She wore a purple vest that had a raised collar and matching apron skirt. She had bandages wrapped around her stomach and legs. On her arms were purple and white elbow warmers. This was Ino Yamanaka.
"Hey, where is Naruto-kun? The lazy bum Shikamaru is here, so it isn't one of those rare skip days…"
Narumi shook her head. "I have no idea. But it is really weird for him to skip and not have any of his friends with him…"
On the other side of her, Sakura Haruno spoke up. Sakura was a girl with bright pink hair and green eyes. She wore a red qipao dress with white circular designs. She also wore green shorts and standard shinobi sandals. "But it is weird. Your older brother isn't normally the first one to skip…that's more like Menma."
A similar conversation was going on in the back of the room.
"I can't believe Naruto skipped and didn't invite us!" The speaker was a boy with messy brown hair and black eyes that had slit-like pupils. His canine teeth were unusually pronounced, as were his nails. On his cheeks were red fang markings that gave him away as an Inuzuka. These traits gave him more of an animalistic look. He wore grey pants and a grey coat that had fur lining it and a hood. On his head was a small white dog. This was Kiba Inuzuka. "I mean, come on! We totally would have gone with him."
Next to him, Shikamaru sighed. "Troublesome…you are too loud." Shikamaru had changed his outfit to a green lined mesh t-shirt under a short sleeved grey jacket with green edges. On both of his sleeves and his back was a circle with a line through it. He also had on brown pants.
On the other side of Shikamaru, Chōji spoke up. "But it is weird…Usually, one of you two needs to convince Naruto to skip. He normally doesn't start it himself. And even then, alone?" Chōji had also changed his outfit from his younger days. He now wore black shorts, a long white scarf, and a short sleeve, green haori that was over a white shirt. On his shirt was the kanji for "food."
Figuring that he wouldn't be getting back to sleep anytime soon, Shikamaru sighed. "He probably is just running late. Or he had something come up." Although he said this, his small frown betrayed his confusion on the matter as well.
Kiba frowned. "He better. Otherwise he will hear it from me!" He raised a fist in the air.
The small dog on his head barked. "Arf!"
Kiba grinned at the dog. "I know you got my back, Akamaru. I didn't forget!"
Shikamaru snorted. "As if you can actually beat Naruto. How badly did he beat you in the last spar?" He smirked at the Inuzuka.
Kiba growled. "I nearly had him that time! If he wasn't so freaking fast…"
Chōji smiled at him. "You did do better than normal against Naruto Kiba, that's true. But there is a reason that Naruto is one of the strongest in the class, after all."
Kiba scowled in response. But before he could say anymore the door to the classroom opened. Two people walked in. The first was a man with dark brown hair that was in a ponytail and dark eyes. Across the bridge of his nose was a scar. He wore the standard Konoha shinobi outfit complete with the headband on his forehead. The only modification to his outfit was that he rolled his sleeves up about a fourth of the way. This was Iruka Umino.
The second was another man who had shoulder length white hair and green eyes. His outfit was the standard Konoha shinobi attire. His headband however, was worn like a bandanna. His name was Mizuki.
Iruka spoke to the class. "Everybody take a seat!" Nobody moved. He gained a tick mark. "I said…" His head grew to extreme proportions. "SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN, YOU STUPID BRATS!" This time the order was instantly followed. Iruka's heads reduced to normal size. "Good. As tomorrow is the graduation exam, we will take role and then review. Speak up when I call your name." With that he began to take role. It all was normal until he got further down the list.
Elsewhere (Same Time)
'Freaking Urahara…If I get out of this in one piece, I will kill him.'
Naruto was extremely nervous about what he was about to attempt. He could seriously be in deep trouble at the end of this. Not to mention, if he didn't do this right, someone could seriously get hurt. Probably him…
He shook his head to clear these thoughts. 'Pull yourself together, Naruto! It's now or never. You got one shot! One opportunity! It will all come down to one moment! I'm gonna capture it! I won't let it slip!' With his determination renewed, Naruto readied himself for one of the dumbest ideas ever presented to him.
Back at the Classroom
"Uchiha, Sasuke."
"Hn."
"Uzumaki-Namikaze, Menma." Menma had changed out of his previous outfit a while ago. He now wore something similar to what their father wears. He wore a blue outfit that was made up of blue shinobi pants and a blue shirt. Unlike Minato though, his shirt was short-sleeved. The Uzumaki swirl was on both of his shoulders.
"Right here!"
"Uzumaki-Namikaze, Narumi"
"Here!"
"Uzumaki-Namikaze, Naruto." No response. "Naruto?" Iruka looked up from his list. Scanning the room, he didn't see a head of blond and crimson hair. He sighed in an aggravated manner. "Stupid brat is skipping again…Wait." He scanned the room again. He saw Naruto's friends were here. "But the others are here? Did something actually hap-" BOOM!
There was suddenly a deafening boom resounding throughout the village. The explosion caused multiple students to scream or jump in fright. Iruka and Mizuki, acting on instinct, pulled out a kunai and leapt to the window to assess the situation.
They were expecting some kind of surprise enemy attack, not what they saw before them.
Iruka actually swore a bit. "What the fuck…"
The normally pristine, and slightly intimidating to foreign shinobi, Hokage monument was defiled. There was graffiti all over it. Hell, there were even fireworks flying above it! How did that happen?!
The first Hokage was painted to look like he was reading a copy of Make Out Paradise with a huge blush on his face and nosebleed.
The second was glaring at the first while there were markings ranging from spiral cheeks to a black eye all over his face.
The third Hokage had a pile of dung painted under his nose and his face was contorted in a way that made it look like he was actually smelling it!
The fourth Hokage had his own copy of the perverted book. His however was labeled as a limited edition and he was reacting more violently than the first Hokage. He had hearts for eyes and a big dopey grin on his face. There was an absolute river of blood leaking from his nose and he had writing above his head. The writing was very clear from where they were. It clearly stated: "The closet pervert taught by the super pervert." That wasn't the weirdest part of it all though.
The paint actually made it look like they were sculpted that way! You couldn't tell that if you took away the paint, the expressions on their faces would change! How did that even work?!
Iruka paused as he heard something behind him. A snicker. Then a snort. Then all at once, a room full of laughing students. Even Shino looked like he was smirking behind his grey coat!
"Oh Kami! That is awesome!" Kiba was rolling around on the floor at the sight of the prestigious Hokage monument in such a state. He actually looked like he was having some trouble breathing.
Chōji was laughing nearby next to a snickering Shikamaru. This was actually the most active Shikamaru had looked since…well, ever.
Up at the front of the room, Menma was slamming his fist into the desk in his laughter.
Ino was in a fit of giggles. "Oh Kami! I can't believe someone did that! That's hilarious!" Her giggles grew. Sakura was having her own fit of giggles nearby.
Narumi however, was torn. She didn't know whether to laugh or be mad that someone did that to her father's face. In the end, she settled on smile. It was pretty funny.
Iruka was furious. "Shut up! This isn't funny! When I find out who did this…" He stopped when he noticed something on top of the monument. It was… "A blob of orange?" Iruka muttered to himself. He walked over to the outdoor kits they have in the room for some survival exercises and took out a pair of binoculars. When he looked back, he was shocked at what he saw. "No way…"
On top of the Monument
Naruto stood on top of the monument looking down at his work. Even if he didn't want to do it…he was a little proud that he managed to pull it off and not get noticed until he set off the fireworks. The only problem was the fallout and his outfit.
Naruto grimaced. Yes, his…outfit.
Naruto was currently wearing an orange jumpsuit.
Yes. An orange jumpsuit.
It was an orange jumpsuit with blue on the upper shoulder areas and around the waist. It had a white swirl with a tassel on the left side and a red Uzumaki swirl on the back. The collar was white and the pants were a matching orange. He also wore blue shinobi sandals and a pair of green goggles on his forehead.
Forget who would wear this. Who even made this crap? Where could Urahara possibly have gotten this from?
Naruto had to be extremely careful as he executed his "test." It was difficult to not be spotted while wearing his outfit and deface a national monument at the same time. 'But I still managed to pull it off!'
"NARUTO! YOU STUPID BRAT!" Naruto jumped at the voice. Looking over at the academy, he saw his teacher. Well, more like his enlarged head.
Back in the Classroom
Iruka was sticking his head outside the window in order to yell at Naruto. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH TROUBLE YOU ARE IN?! YOU DAMN PUNK!"
"Bwahahahaha! Naruto did this?! He can skip without me all the time if he pulls off stuff like this!" It looks like Kiba has forgiven Naruto.
Shikamaru smirked over to a grinning Chōji. "Well, that was pretty troublesome to do. But it is pretty funny."
On the other side of the room, Sakura and Ino was attempting to get their giggles under control. Ino looked over to Narumi. "Naruto-kun did that? That's awesome!"
Narumi was giggling along with them. While she was mad that happened to her father's face, knowing it was her brother lessened her anger greatly. "I had no idea he was going to do that! I mean, he said he had something going on today, but this?" They broke into new fits of laughter.
Iruka growled when he heard all of the laughter. When he gets his hands on that brat…
Hokage's Office
Minato had on an impassive face as he stared up at the national monument of the village. But if you looked closely, you could see his eyebrow twitching in agitation. A snicker was heard behind him but it was quickly muffled. He turned to look at the other inhabitants of the room.
Before him was a large group of shinobi. It was a mixed group of chūnin and jōnin. These were the shinobi of his village. A large group of trained individuals who could barely hold back their smirks. Although a few of them looked slightly angered. When they saw him looking at them, the smirking ones quickly wiped their faces.
Minato gave his orders. "Find out who did this. Report back to me." They didn't move quickly enough for the yellow flash. "Go!" They quickly vacated the room to obey their orders.
The only ones who stayed behind were his wife and his student. Although he couldn't see his face, Minato knew Kakashi well enough that he was laughing hysterically in the inside. He was simply too composed to show it.
His wife held no such reservations.
"HAHAHAHA!" She even had the gall to point in his face. "That is hilarious! Oh Kami, whoever did that is a genius!"
Minato scowled. It wasn't a pout. "It isn't funny."
"It is pretty funny, brat." Turning towards the window, Minato saw his teacher sitting there.
"It really wasn't."
Kakashi sent an eye smile at his teacher. "Maa, sensei. I didn't know you were also a fan."
Minato frowned. "I'm not. And didn't you say years ago you would never become a fan?"
Kakashi shrugged. "My eyes have been opened to the true art that is Make Out Paradise. Jiraiya-sama, you are truly a genius." The silver haired man said.
The toad sage nodded with a grin. "I'm glad you can see that now." He turned back to his student. "You should pick up a copy some time, brat. I'll even sign it for you."
This did nothing to help Minato's mood.
Back with Naruto
"Ok. Now here comes the second part of the test…" Naruto muttered to himself. He scowled when remembered what Urahara told him. 'Speed and endurance test my ass.' He would be sure to pay Urahara back for this.
It was then he saw multiple blurs coming towards him. It was time to start. 'Oh well. May as well have fun with it.' Naruto thought with a smirk. "Hahaha! You'll never be able to catch me, idiots! I'm too awesome for that!" 'Ugh. I sound like such a dobe…'
Play Naruto OST- Go Go Naruto! Extended
Naruto jumped off the monument to the nearby rooftop. The chase was on! Immediately, he was blocked off by a couple of chūnin. They must not have been taking him seriously.
Naruto kept running towards them without stopping, much to their surprise. When he got close, they lunged for him. Naruto flipped over the two morons and took out a small sealing scroll he had.
Opening and pointing it at the two of them, Naruto pulsed his chakra into the seal. Unknown projectiles came flying at the pair of chūnin! They were so surprised by an academy student dodging them and following up with an attack, they began to move a second too late. Splat!
The two chūnin were now covered in yellow and green paint.
Smirking all the while, Naruto continued on his way as the two chūnin could only look at one another in disbelief. Eventually, one of them spoke up.
"Izumo..."
"Yeah?"
"Did that really just happen?"
"…Yes, Kotetsu…it did."
The two stood there in silence for another few seconds. When they broke out of their stupor, they had one shared thought. "That damn brat!"
Now a few blocks away, Naruto was ducking through the dumb scores of chūnin that kept coming at him. Just because he was an academy student didn't mean they could lower their guards. Idiots.
Looking ahead, Naruto saw the street he was on led to more chūnin. Looking behind him, Naruto saw there were still more chūnin chasing after him. Looking around, Naruto recognized the area. With a smirk, he ducked into a nearby alley.
The shinobi after him chased after him into the alley. They saw him on the other side at the exit. Dashing forward, they never saw the tripwire set out for them. Splat!
More paint bombs had hit their mark.
'Wow. If these are the chūnin of the village, then the genin must be absolutely abysmal…' As if Kami was reading his mind, a genin team appeared in front of Naruto. They looked like ones from the year above him.
The boy in the middle smirked. "If we can catch you when those chūnin couldn't, then we should be made into chūnin!" With this remark, he lunged.
Naruto could only look at him like he was an idiot. 'That's not how it works, moron.' His plan of attack was even slower than the chūnin's who had underestimated him had been. All thirty of them.
Deciding to have some more fun, Naruto leapt onto a nearby rooftop. He heard an outburst behind him demanding him to return. Like he actually would…
The genin team chased after him across the rooftops. It said something about how well Naruto has trained if he is able to outpace genin who graduated a year ago…Or maybe they just suck…
Then suddenly, Naruto did a 180! He charged right at the team of shocked genin. They were so surprised, they were unable to move. Naruto took his scroll back out and used it to paint the two boys. While passing, he winked at the girl. She immediately blushed at him. Running away, Naruto chuckled. That always worked…
Looking on the rooftop ahead of him, Naruto saw more chūnins. 'Well, at least the jōnins don't seem to deem me worthy enough to go after…' A bunch of chūnin idiots he could outrun for a while. He wasn't sure how long he could outrun jōnin and, Kami forbid, ANBU teams if they chose to get involved.
Naruto smirked again. But here's the thing…they weren't involved. So Naruto didn't have to worry. Naruto refocused on the task at hand. This was a large group. 'Let's see how they do against that trap…'
Back in the Classroom
Iruka was sorely tempted to go out there himself to chase down the little punk. But he knew how it worked, unless specifically called, he shouldn't leave his station.
Looking back at the classroom, he scowled. Most of the students were still snickering to themselves. He approached the group in the back. When they saw him approach, they quickly sobered up. He glared at them. "You knew…"
Kiba shook his head frantically. "No! No! We didn't, honest!" The other two boys nodded in agreement.
Iruka frowned. He liked to think he was pretty good at detecting lies from his students. He always believed what his gut was telling him. And this time… 'They really didn't know…' Boom!
Iruka's head swiveled to the window and he growled at what he saw. In the distance was a huge cloud of smoke. But it wasn't any smoke.
It was multicolored smoke.
Naruto
Bang! The door to the classroom slammed open. Looking over, Iruka face palmed at what he saw. It was a chūnin who was painted blue. The class broke into new gales of laughter at the sight. Glaring fiercely at the students, the chūnin spoke up. "Iruka, Mizuki. Can you come help us catch the little brat? He has rigged the entire village with traps and is somehow outmaneuvering us." He actually looked embarrassed to admit it.
Iruka sighed, closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. 'When I get my hands on that brat…'
Back with Naruto
Naruto was laughing as he sped out of a training ground. That actually worked! He had amassed a huge group of people chasing him and led them to a training ground he had rigged with so many traps, they would be afraid to even breathe and set one off.
Getting back to the rooftops, Naruto paused and looked around. Nobody in sight. "Did I actually lose my pursuers?" That is awesome!
"Not a chance, brat." That would have been awesome. Looking behind him, Naruto saw something he was hoping he wouldn't. A jōnin.
Crap.
The jōnin was glaring fiercely at him. "You're coming with me, brat. You've had your fun, time to face the music." He made a swift grab for Naruto. But when he made contact, he went up in a puff of smoke! In Naruto's place was a log with a burning seal. The seal exploded.
And the area was covered in pink paint.
Nearby Rooftop
"Wow. I can't believe that actually worked. I must have really been underestimated by this guy or something." If that had been a normal explosion, that jōnin would have been seriously hurt.
Looking around, Naruto didn't see anyone nearby. "I actually lost them this time? Awesome-ttebayo!"
"Naruto…" Ah crap. Why did he keep jinxing himself? Looking behind him again, Naruto saw something that terrified him. An angry Iruka. "You stupid brat!" Naruto made a run for it.
He was caught immediately.
End Music
Back in the Classroom
Bang! The eyes of the students swiveled around as the door banged open again. They watched as an angry Iruka dragged into the room a tied up Naruto. A tied up Naruto wearing an orange jumpsuit.
Kiba immediately spoke up. "Naruto, what the heck are you wearing?!" He demanded.
Naruto grimaced, but quickly hid it with a smirk. "This is the bright orange jumpsuit I wore while I painted the monument without being seen." Kiba grinned when he heard that and Iruka scowled.
Most of the class was still smirking at the surprise entertainment they had received. Iruka on the other hand, was growling. "You punks! It wasn't funny!" He turned back to the blond on the floor and glared. "We were going to do some simple review exercises today, but I think that we'll now go over the three techniques required for graduation." Groans were heard throughout the room. This sound made Iruka smirk. "You can thank Naruto for that."
Hokage's Office
Minato's eyebrow was twitching again at the sight in front of him. In front of him were the shinobi of his village. Only they were more…colorful than they had been earlier. There were all sorts of colors mixed into the mess before him.
And looks of shame.
Looking around, he noticed most of the jōnin were untouched. He was pretty sure they didn't even get involved. Minato supposed he could look at this as if that meant their instincts worked well enough to keep them out of danger and humiliation.
Minato took a deep breath. "Let me get this straight…Someone had climbed up the monument and decided to paint it. Is that right?" Nods throughout the room. "This someone wasn't even noticed until the fireworks went off." Nods again, but more hesitant. "…And this someone…was an academy student?" They were showing signs of nervousness now. "This academy student managed to outrun you until an academy teacher got to him." He could practically feel their unease. "Meanwhile, you were falling into traps throughout the village." No responses that time. "And to top it off…the student did all this while wearing a kill me orange jumpsuit."
Dead silence.
"…Just get out." Minato really didn't want to deal with this right then. This time, the order to leave was followed quickly enough for Minato. But he halted them. "Wait. Who was it?"
The embarrassed shinobi shared looks. Eventually one brave shinobi spoke up. "Um…It was…your son, sir."
This answer stunned Minato. "Menma? He did this?" A feeling of pride welled up at the fact his son actually pulled it off.
The shinobi shook his head. "No, sir. Your oldest son. Naruto."
The feeling of pride was instead replaced with a feeling of confusion. Naruto was able to do something like this? He frowned in thought. He let the shinobi go. Looking over to his wife and student, he saw that they were surprised to learn who had pulled off the prank. His teacher however, was busy ogling the female shinobi who were leaving the room.
He decided to just move things along. "Jiraiya-sensei…" He began, getting the man's attention. "…What did you come back to the village for?"
Immediately, the man grew serious. This alerted the other occupants of the room that this was going to be an important discussion. "My spy network has recently picked up on some activity coming from a worrisome group. Its name is the Akatsuki."
Academy (After School)
Naruto trudged out of the school. He had been chewed out, just as he expected, repeatedly throughout the day. He wasn't even allowed to eat lunch as Iruka was busy yelling at him. His classmates on the other hand kept on congratulating him as if he had just been named Hokage or something. Looking at the monument, he could see some genin teams up there cleaning it. No doubt cursing his name.
"Nii-chan! Wait up!" Turning around, Naruto saw Narumi run up to him. She had a smile on her face. "That was so awesome! I don't think I could have pulled something like that off." She grinned even more. "Are you still up for getting something to eat?" She asked him.
Naruto smiled and was half way through nodding his head when he heard something. "Hey, it's that brat with all the paint." Naruto instantly froze. Turning, he saw a couple of nearby shinobi who were still colorful. And they were all glaring at him.
Quickly acting, Naruto spoke up. "Sorry Narumi, gotta go!" With that, he sped off.
"Wait!" But it was no use. He was already gone. Pouting to herself, Narumi glared at the shinobi, her hair raising a bit. Seeing a mini habanero glaring at them, they quickly paled and looked away.
Urahara Shop
Naruto had immediately vacated the area and fled to the Urahara shop upon feeling the killing intents from the nearby shinobi. He did not want to be there when their tempers exploded.
Entering the shop, Naruto looked around for Urahara. He didn't see him nearby, so he determined that he was in the back. Heading for the backroom, Naruto indeed found him and Yoruichi in there.
Naruto glared at the man. "I did your stupid test. I managed to paint the monument and didn't get noticed until the fireworks went off. Then I outran the shinobi who came after me for a good amount of time." He reported. Urahara just looked at him with the bottom half of his face covered by his fan again. Then suddenly, he turned and crouched next to Yoruichi. He began whispering to Yoruichi, but loud enough for Naruto to hear.
"Yoruichi! What do we do?! I was just joking, but he took it seriously!" He glanced back at Naruto. "N-no choice then. I'll go with it as if I was serious."
Naruto was shaking with rage. Slowly, he unsealed his sword, ready to kill the moron in front of him. "I can hear you-ttebayo…"
There we go! All done with Chapter 11!
We're in canon! Finally! I really did feel like the pre-canon stuff was starting to drag on.
For those who didn't notice, Naruto was wearing the canon outfit.
Props to those who got the small Fairy Tail reference at the end. That is also one of my favorites.
Urahara will always be one of my favorite characters ever. For the simple fact that pulling shit like that is actually relatively close to his character, if not dead on his character.
Next chapter will be graduation test and whatever else I fit in there.
Is the correct usage "canon" or "cannon?" I think I put cannon last chapter, but I may have been wrong.
I also changed the summary from that cringe worthy thing it was before.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Post a review!
Until next time,
Kog6943