The Nine tailed bug chapter 3

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Recap

Shaking his head Naruto quickly pulled down the mask showing his blush before responding "Did you just call me cute?"

Shina stood stock still for a second before replying "I suppose I did didn't I…either way we must go and see my father immediately." and with that she sped out the door to her father leaving Naruto to try and run to catch up.

Currently

Naruto moved forward and eventually caught up with Shina whom had already made it to her father and was sitting respectfully in front of him whilst waiting for Naruto.

Naruto hesitantly moved forward before sitting down his tails and legs resting gently on the hardwood flooring Shibi looked over Naruto and took in his new cloths before commenting "You look well in those cloths Naruto…are they to your liking?"

Naruto gave a nod and smile as he pulled at his hoodie lightly and looked down at the cloth "Yeah I like it." replied Naruto mentally commenting that it could use some orange.

Shibi gave small smile in response before speaking "Today you are both attending the academy for the first time so I wished to give my blessing and wish you luck."

Naruto nodded with a smile and Shina bowed before replying "Thank you father for your words of kindness."

Shibi nodded before speaking again "Now you and Naruto must leave for your classes and make sure that you bring the proper equipment before you leave." Shina nodded and got up signaling for Naruto to do the same before guiding the boy out of the room and to the armory before the two made their way to the academy.

At the academy

As soon as Naruto entered the room a hush fell over the entire class and it remained in that stunned silence until Naruto had been sat down in a seat for more the a few minutes at which point it began to regrow but remained at a low until Iruka and his assistant Miziki arrived at which point the room went silent again curtsy of Iruka's yells.

Naruto could help but feel a small sense of dread about this school year…

One year later/ day of the final exam

Naruto took a deep calming breath and brought his limbs closer to his body making the spider limbs almost lay flat against his back and his centipede parts coil close to his seat.

Naruto continued with his breathing for a moment before he stopped breathing with his lungs and instead used the spiracles in his tails to breath, a skill he had found out about mid-way through his school year when his was sparing and his opponent put him in a choke hold and attempted to knock him out or make him tap out.

But to the shock of everyone Naruto didn't get knocked out and didn't tap out it was only after the fight when Naruto managed to punch his opponent in the jaw and knock them out did Naruto find out via Shibi that the vast majority of bugs don't breath with lungs as they don't have any and instead directly oxygenate their blood through the use of tiny holes on the skin.

Naruto at first was understandably freaked out at first before he realized how cool it was to be able to breath without 'breathing' and how it made him more stealthy as breathing made noise whereas breathing through the spiracles was silent.

Suddenly Iruka called Naruto's name for roll call and said blond almost gagged as he tried to respond thus showing the one of the weaknesses of this alternate breathing.

Sound or human speech is made by forcing air from the lungs to pass through the vocal cords but by breathing through the spiracles and oxygenating the blood directly the ability to speak is lost.

After a moment Naruto cleared his throat and replied "Here!" earning a small amused smile from Iruka as he continued to call names.

Naruto became aware of his table mates quite shoulder shakes making him frown slightly before he glared playfully at Shina as she tried and somewhat failed to contain her laughter.

Naruto nudged her with his elbow slightly and as she turned he put his finger right where her nose would be making her bop herself slightly starling her and earning a laugh from Naruto before a piece of chalk flew through the air and nailed him in the head with a small warning from Iruka about being loud in his classroom.

Shina took a moment to glare at Naruto before they both began waiting in anxious silence as Iruka began the passing out the written tests for the genin exam.

All went well until the jutsu portion of the exam at which point Naruto really began to sweat and his gamble came into play.

Once Naruto reached Iruka he asked "Can I change the clone jutsu…it'll still be a clone jutsu just not the one we learned in class?"

Iruka paused and thought it over for a moment before nodding "Yes that seems ok." Naruto released a relived sigh and let the stress in his shoulders relax as he waited for Iruka to begin the test.

Iruka allowed Naruto to prepare himself before he spoke "Ok substitution jutsu." Naruto preformed it swapping himself with a pen that was on the table next to Iruka before swapping back leaving Iruka to check something on his paper.

"Ok now do the transformation jutsu." stated Iruka Naruto did as he was told changing himself into Iruka before changing back.

Iruka nodded and spoke one last time "Ok now the final jutsu the clone jutsu…do it at your leisure and don't stress Naruto."

Naruto smiled and began hand signs before yelling "silk clone!" following this spider silk came from his fingers and formed together before gaining color and becoming a copy of Naruto.

Iruka smiled widely at Naruto and checked one more box before asking "Any other jutsu you wish to demonstrate for extra points?"

Naruto smiled for a moment deformed his clone making the silk pile up on the floor after a moment Naruto picked up the silk and put most of it away before turning back to Iruka and speaking.

"I have one extra jutsu, an assassination type." as Naruto spoke he moved to a test dummy that had been set up for practice.

Naruto looped some of the thread around his hands before making a few hand signs before stating "String cutter jutsu."

Naruto suddenly rushed the dummy and jumped flipping over the dummy and looping the now wind chakra laced threads around the dummy's throat and pulled, pulling his hands in front of him before turning back to Iruka with a smile before poking the dummy's head making fall off the neck of the dummy.

Iruka allowed himself a moment to stare at the damage Naruto had caused to the dummy before writing down the name of the jutsu and its effect before smiling at Naruto and gesturing to a headband on the table beside him.

Naruto smiled and gave a shout of joy before approaching the table only to receive a head pat and a congratulation form Iruka before sending the young Jinjuriki out of the test room with his new headband.

And Cut

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