Well... it's been a while. This chapter was meant to come out a long time ago but I kind of got lazy and dragged it out. Anyways I'm back, enjoy.


"Alright, well let us continue", said a disappointed Suji. He had hoped that the girls would have put up more of a fight, but nevertheless the show must go on.

Next up we have... (I'll be skipping to the end of round 1 seeing as this is too much to write)

Sanji looked around at all his students and couldn't help but feel prideful at seeing them in actuon, they may be young but they would make some fine ninjas. "Alright now that round 1 is done, we will continue with round 2 tomorrow so that those who are injured and/or tired may rest up." And with that the bell rang and out were the students.

"Yo Itachi what're you doing after school?" Asked Naruto who had his hands behind his head.

Itachi kept his gaze forward, he was about to answer Naruto until he heard what seemed like a pained scream. After sharing a quick glance both were off to check out the noise.

Upon arriving at the scene Naruto spotted 3 girls, 1 with a blonde hair in a bob style and fair skin, 1 with pale blonde hair in a ponytail whom also had fair skin and 1 with white hair whom was dark skinned. Upon a quick inspection both Naruto and Itachi could tell that these girls were from Kumo due to their prior experience with the Kumo nin.

The next thing they noticed was a Hyuga male on the floor holding his chest. Acting quickly both Naruto and Itachi started weaving through handsigns, but instead of firing their jutsus they held the last handsign before Naruto spoke up saying, "Step away from the Hyuga, you're on hostile grounds and will be shot down quickly if you do not yield."

The girls seemed to be surprise with the kids so much that they froze. Immediately they realized who these two were. "So you two are the so called prodigies of Konoha?" Asked the bob styled blonde. "Hmm, they don't seem like much Samui, you sure it's them?" Asked the other blonde.

Samui responded with a nod. "I'm sure of it look at how they hold themselves, that and how many toddlers do you know that can weave through handsigns that quickly Yugito?"

"True, I guess you're right but... it never hurts to make sure don't you think?" And with that Yugito quickly jumped at Naruto who was the closest to her.

Acting quickly Naruto called out his Jutsu "Doton: Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu (Double Suicide Decapitation Technique)" and soon enough was gone.

Everyone but Itachi was confused when Samui was quickly brought down into the earth until her head was the only part was sticking out. Yugito in fact was so off guard that she was able to be subdued by an Itachi who got a quick punch in that left her gaping for air.

Itachi glared at Yugito and looked at the last girl who has yet to move, "Yield or this will get much worse miss..." he said, sharingan on for the extra effect.

"Mabui, and I'm sorry for the trouble Yugi-chan caused."

"You promise to yield?"

"Definitely."

With that said Naruto soon helped Samui out of the hole he had brought her into and Itachi checked on Yugito to make sure she was fine.

"You punks just got lucky, next time we'll mop the floor with you boys. You guys only managed to pull of all of those moves because we were just surprised that toddlers could do jutsus," said an angry yugito.

"Yo say what, who do you think you're talking to old lady?" Said a defiant Naruto.

"Old lady?!"

"Yeah, it doesn't take a genius to tell that you're aging, I mean just look at your hair color. It's turning pale which means that you'll soon enough have a head full of white hair."

"OH YEAH?!"

"YEAH!"

Said Naruto and Yugito as they both got up in each others faces.

"As a matter of fact that Hyuga was probably trying to let you know about your issue. That was probably why you assaulted him." Said Naruto. "Speaking of the Hyuga, where is h..."

Thump*

"Honorable son, what is the meaning of this?!" Asked the Hyuga. "How could you fall victim to the seduction techniques of an enemy ninja, especially one that lacks so much of the... and the...", said the Hyuga who was making circular motions on his chest and ass with his hands, while having a pink hue on his cheeks and a far away look.

"Huh?" was Narutos intelligent reply.

Yugito on the other hand was livid. Immediately she crossed the distance between herself and the Hyuga in mere milliseconds. "FILTHY, GOOD FOR NOTHING, WHITE-EYED PERV. I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW, I'M ONLY 9 AND I STILL HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO DEVELOP."

This seemed to have brought the Hyuga back to reality. He was being shaken quite erratically and was about to respond when he made eye contact with Yugito. Let's just say that he was thankful when Itachi came and pried Yigito off of him. After a quick thank you and a bow, the Hyuga left rather quickly due to having soiled his pants.

Naruto being the innocent idiot he was was still unsure of what had just unfolded in front of him, but decided to stay silent, not wanting the young girl's wrath to come down on him.

"So what are Kumo ninja doing in Konoha?" questioned a skeptical Itachi.

"Not much, you know; just scouting the competition for the upcoming chunin exams." replied Samui

"Yeah and so far I see no competition whatsoever, I mean seriously you guys are absolute clow-aaaaggghhhh!" Finished a startle Yugito who was dragged into the ground via a

Double Suicide Decapitation Technique courtesy of Naruto.

"You're right , the competition is looking a bit weak so far." Replied a now grinning Naruto. " Looks like we'll be becoming Chunins in this exam Itachi."

"Excuse me, I don't mean to burst your bubble but, you guys aren't even Genin yet. There's no way that you guys will become Chunin without being Genin first. Us, on the other hand, have our headbands and are Genin, so I'd say we have a better chance than you two brats."said a smug looking Mabui.

ESLEWHERE IN THE VILLAGE

"Ah Orochimaru, to what do I owe the 'great pleasure' of your visit?" Said a sarcastic Minato.

"Sorry for my intrusion Hokage-sama, but what, can't I visit my Hokage from time to time to check up on him?"

"Cut the crap we both know that this visit is about something that will benefit you, now cut to the point; I'm busy."

"Well it has been brought to my attention that your son and the Uchiha prodigy have been entered into the batch of academy students that will be graduating in approximately 5 months time... I would like to take them on my team alongside Ms. Mitarashi." responded a serious Orochimaru.

Minato not trusting Orochimary eyed him warily, "The village was pushing you to take a Genin team and you denied the requests, then the village was pushing for you to take a sole apprentice and you denied this request as well. How come all of a sudden you're pushing for what you have avoided for years?"

"Well, let's just be honest Naruto and Itachi are prodigies like no other before them, the only people who could bring out their max potential fall on a short list; Jaraiya, you and me. And let's face it you, are too busy to spend your days training and going out for missions. Jaraiya runs the spy network and his recon expertise is too valuable to give up. And then there's me, I have quite the accomplishments under my belt and am very, very well versed and prepared to teach them."

"Where does Anko fall into in all of this?"

"Out of the graduating class, Mitarashi-san has the highest aptitude for my taijutsu and I plan on passing all my techniques to her."

This alone almost convinced Minato

to put Naruto and Itachi under Orochimaru's tutelage. Orochimaru was a ninja that he knew was in some shady business but due to the unique jutsus that Orochimaru has knowledge of, he is too valuable to lose. Now that Minato thought about it, the deal was sounding pretty good overall. Although he doesn't trust the snake sannin, he knows that the man isn't a fool and wouldn't bring intentional harm on his eldest son out of fear. Also Minato knew very well that the comment Orochimaru made earlier on how only a select few can bring out the kid's potential was very true. He could probably even have Itachi or even Naruto report back to him directly if they saw anything shady on Orchimaru so that's another bonus. And if the situation ever arose, Naruto could channel chakra into the Hiraishin shiki that was located on his left shoulder and with this he would summon Minato in seconds.

"Hmmmm, it seems like your points are valid. I'll be considering this over the next few months. You are dismissed." started Minato. He had already made up his mind but decided to make the snake sannin wait for an answer, he didn't want to act too quickly or the sannin might catch on to him.

Orochimaru bowed and left without a word.


Back with Naruto and Itachi

After the comment made by the smug Mabui, Naruto and Itachi has a verbal argument with the Kunoichis before calling it quits and leaving.

The two friends currently were at the Ichiraku ramen stand talking.

"Man the academy sure is boring, I'm glad that we were put in the graduating class. I'm not sure I could've handled a few years of this shit," said Naruto as he let out a content sigh after having devoured his 5th bowl of ramen.

"Your idea of fun consists of studying sealing techniques and different jutsu and taijutsu katas. The stuff we do at the academy isn't too far off what you'd do on your free time."

"Well you're right but also wrong. You see I have seen some of the other stuff that is taught at the academy and well it's all complete crap. The stuff I teach myself has a purpose and can be used in the battlefield. I get that history is important and all but what I don't get is that pitiful graduation exam."

"Hn. You're right, we would've passed that test by the age of 5." said Itachi as he stood up and paid for his meal. " It's getting late I must get home soon. Don't want to get an earful from my mother. See you Naruto."

"See ya."

Soon Naruto also left. Upon arriving at his home he noticed that his mother seemed to be waiting for him by the front door.

"Naruto-chan how was your day of school? Did you make new friends? How come you came home so late? Were you spending time with your new girlfriend?"

"Woah calm down Kaa-san, it was nothing big. Anyways I'm kind of tired I'm going to shower and go to sleep right after that," said Naruto as he walked past his mother.

"Wait sochi, don't you want to spend time with your mother?" said Kushina as she walked in front of Naruto.

"Sorry Kaa-san, maybe another time. Besides I'm sure Arashi-chan and Naruko-chan wouldn't mind spending time with you," said Naruto a bit harsher than he intended to as he walked around his mother not noticing her rejected look and her open arms that were slowing retracting.

"But I already put them to sleep so that we could spend some time together. It's been a whi...," finished Kushina after realizing that her son was too far to hear her.

"Why do I feel as if theres a rift between me and my eldest child that's slowly growing? Or maybe he was tired, there's a lot that comes with being a prodigy and he's probably also trying to get accustomed to going to the academy. Mikoto is probably going through the same with Itachi right now. Yes! It has to be that, I know my son well enough to know that he wouldn't blow me off just for the heck of it."

Upstairs Naruto was a bit confused. Sure, he wanted his mother to leave him alone but he hadn't intended to respond so harshly to her. He knew that their relationship was slowly deteriorating yet he didn't care enough to take the initiative to get it back to how it was. He loved his younger siblings but ever since they came along he has been spending less and less time with his mother. She was always busy with the two. On top of that his father was the village leader and had too much work to put up with. Hiruzen was a great grandfatherly figure but the love from a psuedo relative isn't the same as love from a blood relative.

Shaking his head Naruto decided to put off his feelings to the side. Soon enough a familiar darkness overtook him.


"Alright class change of plans. We will not be continuing the friendly tournament, instead we will be setting up mock-assignments, that will give a real mission experience," said Suji.

At this some of the students looked relieved, some looked indifferent and some seemed bummed out, but none more so than one feral looking female.

"UUUUHHHHH, I was hoping to bust some skulls and shit. Now we have to do peaceful missions and what-not. They're probably going to be some d-ranked missions."

"Now hold on there Hana," said Suji, " These missions will contain combat. Two teams of two to four will be given conflicting objectives that will lead to fighting so it's a great way to increase your field experience. The use of jutsus will be allowed as long as they aren't too deadly. Oh and teams will be picked randomly."

At this, many people's interests were captured. The idea of missions that aren't just combat oriented sounded appealing to many. Also teams would be random so the teams would be more balanced and it would get many *cough* fangirls *cough* a chance to work with the prodigies.

"So when do these practices begin sensei?" asked Hana.

"Right now..." said Suji "...would Naruto, Itachi and Anko step up?"


Well there's chapter 5, I'll see if I can get the next chapter out fast. Again sorry for the super long break. I was so lazy that I didn't feel like writing anything. Also I feel like the writing here got worse due to my long break. I honestly felt like I might have forgotten some things that I included in previous chapters. Anyways... please leave a review!