Time for chapter 3 three started working on it when something hit me.
So hear me out, I was watching youtube got bored pulled out my phone and began listening to music and BAM I was hit with inspiration for some chapters, but sadly it was for chapters later into the story,(Don't you just hate when that happens.)
Well enough rambling lets get moving so I can get to work on those chapters.
Hope you enjoy!:)
The sun was rising and illuminating the village and our favorite blond was already up and moving.
Naruto had woken up 2 hours prior to get a morning workout before turning his attention to today's main event. He was on his 50th lap around the village and couldn't help but skip around a few times to show his excitement for the big step he was about to take. "Finally! The day is hear I'm going to become a NINJA!" he shouted nearly waking up the entire vilge with his proclamation.
'Baka, don't shout so loud early in the morning. And just for a reminder you won't be a ninja until you take the graduation exam which is in about a few months.'
That instantly put a damper on naruto's spirits. 'Man kurama-sensei you really have a way of killing my mood don't you.'
'Maybe' he chuckled, while naruto pouted to himself thinking it was best to head home to clean himself up. After finishing up his last lap he made a dash for home, nearly tripping over himself a few times. He finally landed on his porch which led into his apartment. Naruto wasted no time taking a cold and unforgiving shower. 'Damn, that landlord always leaving me with this freezing ice water.'
He left the shower with a chill and headed to his drawer and took out some casual clothing. It wasn't anything special, just a white shirt with a red swirl on the front and black cargo shorts. He took a quick look in the mirror before heading out.
On his way to the academy he stopped by ichiraku's for a healthy breakfast courtesy of kurama-sensei. He ate without a complaint much to kurama's appreciation. Paying for his morning meal naruto waved good-bye to teuchi and his daughter, Ayame. They wished him luck on his first day and to be careful.
Walking down the street naruto could feel the glares practically boring into his skull, but he paid them no mind and continued on his way. A while later he could see the academy dead ahead, he picked up the pace and took off in a sprint. Entering the courtyard, he could see kids and their families already their entering the building. Naruto couldn't help but feel a bit envious of those kids, not having any parents of his own.
Still he wouldn't let that bother him any longer. He went in and began to search for his classroom. Upon finding it he found it rather empty. There were only a few kids already in their seats, at the moment he only counted three. 'Hm, Maybe I got here a little early'
'You don't say.' mocked kurama, infuriating naruto to no end. Making a quick inspection naruto noticed the first kid sitting in the front in the third column. He seemed anxious, he wore black shorts, with a black high collar shirt, and ninja sandals. By the crest on his shirt naruto could tell the boy was an Uchiha. The other boy sported a high collar coat which covered most of his body, he had a pair of sun glasses on too.'Must be an aburame'
The third person caught naruto's attention the most. He couldn't believe it. Sitting there in the middle top row was the hyuga girl he saved the other day from those bullies. She seemed to be staring off into space until her gaze turned to him. Her face instantly turned red and she began to look down onto the desk table. Naruto wondered if she was sick because she seemed to do that a lot.
Most of the seats were empty but naruto thought it would be better to sit next to the hyuga. 'This may be my chance to make a friend.'
"Hey you don't mind if I sit here do you?"
Her head shot up hearinig his voice allowing naruto to see her face in all it's red blushing glory. Naruto thought it made her look cute, but he washed the thought away so he wouldn't get distracted. She stared at him for awhile looking at him as if he had grown two heads. With quite the stutter as before she spoke up. "U-um s-sure y-you c-can s-sit d-down I-I d-don't m-mind."
"Thanks" Naruto took his seat to her right and tried to strike a conversation to pass the time. "Hey I didn't tell you before, but my name is Naruto. Naruto Uzumaki and I hope we can get along." He gave her a friendly smile that made her head spin and her face began to resemble an apple.
"Y-yeah. M-my n-name I-is H-hinata H-hyuga I-I'm pleased to m-meet you Naruto-kun"
Naruto's smile widened. He couldn't help but feel good that he was actually having a normal conversation with someone his age. Soon after other kids began to pour in and the classroom was filled the chatter of girls and boys alike. They all went silent when a puff of smoke appeared in the front of the classroom. When the smoke cleared it revealed what seemed to be two chunin. One was average height, had brown hair, and was wearing a konoha flak-jacket, but what stood out the most to naruto was the scar that ran across the bridge of his nose. The other had shoulder-length light blue hair that almost looked white, he wore a konoha flak-jacket like the other chunin, but his forehead protector was being worn almost like a bandana.
Silencing the murmurs that started up since their arrival the brown haired man began to speak. "Alright listen up, my name is Iruka Umino and this is Mizuki. We will be your instructors for the duration of the time you stay in the academy. You will refer to us as Iruka-sensei and Mizuki-sensei, understood?"
"HAI, SENSEI" The entire class shouted in response. Iruka continued on about what they would be learning under their care. Naruto soon found himself looking out the window in boredom and disappointment. 'This isn't as great as I thought it would be.'
'You shouldn't have expected anything with the academies low standards.'
'I guess your right. Maybe I should ask Iruka-sensei when the next genin exam is gonna be held.'
'That's a good idea. Maybe you should be paying attention in class too, so you won't make a fool out of yourself'
'What do you m-" Naruto couldn't finish that thought, feeling a searing pain in the side of his head. He realized that Iruka-sensei had thrown a piece of chalk at his head to get his attention. "Hey you, what's your name?"
"Naruto Uzumaki"
"Well Naruto Uzumaki I wouldn't mind if you returned to earth and paid attention in class." A series of giggles sprouted from the class but were quickly silenced by Iruka who went back to his boring lecture.
Naruto tried to listen but soon found himself daydreaming and disregarding the entire lecture.
After two hours of nothing but Iruka talking the bell finally rung for lunch. The kids ran out into the yard with their lunches and friends, breaking into their conversations. Naruto found out the Uchiha was named sasuke, he had a bunch of girls crowding him and asking him to eat with them. He seemed annoyed, but just continued to eat in silence, ignoring the girls who surrounded him.
The aburame was named shino, he seemed to keep to himself and would rather not be bothered. It seemed the inuzuka boy didn't catch this because he kept asking the boy to have lunch with him. It might have been minor, but naruto could notice the little twitch in the aburame's eye.
Naruto walked around the yard not really having anything to eat since he didn't really think about it when he got here. He found Hinata sitting under a tree silently eating her lunch. He walked over to her, she hadn't noticed him yet until he sat down next to her. "Hey sorry to bother you again, just thought you could use some company."
"I-its alright" They sat in a comfortable silence, but naruto spoke up when he noticed hinata wasn't really doing anything."Hey hinata aren't you going to eat you've been staring at your food for awhile"
"Huh? Oh y-yes s-sorry" Hinata couldn't believe she just spaced out like that. When naruto sat down with her she got excited and forgot about her lunch. 'Lunch' she finally noticed naruto didn't have anything to eat."Naruto-kun would you like to have some of my lunch?"
"Hey you didn't stutter." Hinata was surprised with herself for the second time that day. She didn't even notice that she didn't stutter, the words just came out without a second thought. She looked at naruto who was smiling at her, she couldn't help but let a small smile tug on her own lips. Naruto later accepted her offer and they both ate in silence until the bell rung for them to return to class.
Once classes were over naruto said his good-byes to hinata who quickly became his first real friend. He felt so happy knowing he was creating bonds with someone. He found her kind of weird with all her fiddling and blushing, but those were some of the things he liked about her. She was painfully shy but her kindness made up for it and he was planning on working her out of her shell.
Besides Hinata the rest of his day in the academy was uneventful and boring. He was feeling the need for some training, so he headed home to get his ninja gear. He headed toward the usual training ground and created his usual amount of clones. When he sparred with his clones he always felt like he had something missing. He didn't feel complete and as he fought, it suddenly hit him. He instantly dispersed his clones and spoke to his sensei. 'Kurama-sensei I want a sword.'
'And why would you want that?'
'I don't know I just feel like I need one its one of those feelings, you know."
'No, I don't know, but if you want a sword go ahead I won't stop you. I'm just telling you now you'll have to wait till you become a genin because I'm pretty sure they won't sell a sword to a 7 year old civilian boy.'
'Yeah your probably right. But that just gives me another reason to graduate early.' With a new found determination naruto went back to his training when a sudden thought occurred to him.'Aw-man I forgot to ask Iruka-sensei when the next genin exam is. Maybe if I hurry I could still ask.'
Naruto took off at his top speed toward the academy.
Iruka was still in his classroom after the first day at the academy. He found the children a little energetic, but it made his day eventful. Some of them seemed more problematic than others, but he hoped he could help them in a way.
Iruka knew he would have to settle in for what would be the longest 5 years of his life. He didn't mind, if it meant he could help today's youth become remarkable shinobi. Looking after the next generation was always something he looked forward to and watching his students grow was beneficial as it is, now he was beginning his planning for the rest of the year. He was contemplating on wether testing them in their taijutsu or chakra control.'Maybe I'll just let them decide.'
"Hey sensei can I ask you something?"
"HUH!" Iruka was startled by the sudden question. He thought he was alone, not even expecting anyone to come in. He looked in the direction of the voice, Iruka quickly noticed the blond hair and realized who it was. 'But how'd he sneak up on me, without me knowing? I didn't even hear him enter the room." he quickly composed himself before answering the boy's question."Oh its you naruto. What can I help you with?"
"Well sensei I was wondering when the next genin exam would be taking place."
Iruka was confused by the question. Not in the sense that he didn't know the answer, but the fact that a first year was asking such a question."Why would you want to know that? You only just entered the academy."
"I know, but it can't hurt to try." Naruto tried not to give away anything, so playing like a ignorant fool should work in his favor to ease Iruka's suspicions.'Believe me kit you don't have to 'play' the part.' Naruto ignored his sensei's remark and kept his attention on Iruka.
Iruka was wondering if he was serious or not. Did this boy really believe he could pass such an exam in only his first year? This was the thought passing iruka's mind. He chose to humor the boy and answer him anyway. "Well the next exam is in six months and if your really thinking about taking it, you better prepare yourself."
"Don't worry I'll be ready. Thanks a lot sensei!" Naruto left through the open door, leaving Iruka once again to think over what just happened. 'Something about that boy feels strange. And its not that fox.'
Iruka had known what naruto carried since he first saw him, but he really didn't care about it. But just now as he was speaking to the boy he felt something strange and it frightened him. The boy seemed so energetic but the feeling he just got from him was the exact opposite. 'Something's not right. Maybe I should speak to lord third.'
Elsewhere in the Hokage tower, Hiruzen Sarutobi was seated with Danzo and his old teammates, Homura and koharu. They were discussing about their next move against the Uchiha clan. For Sarutobi it was more like a battle of words, the odds being three against one. Sarutobi wished to solve this conflict peacefully to avoid bloodshed, but his teammates, who had sided with Danzo, thought it would be best to dispose of the Uchiha before they became a serious threat to the village. Hiruzen knew they had what was best for the village in mind, but he still found it a little overboard.
"Sarutobi you know what could happen to the village if they revolt, so stop being stubborn and just eliminate them." To make his point a little more clear, Hamura resorted to shouting, hoping to get the hokage to agree to their plan. He got even more frustrated when Hiruzen just kept spouting his nonsense about peace and harmony. Both him and koharu thought Danzo should of been Hokage. They believed his way and logic was what the village needed, not sarutobi's softness and ideals.
"Please understand that conflict never solves anything, it only brings more conflict." Hiruzen knew this was leading no where, these old bats are just to stubborn.'But then again who am I to talk'
Their bickering was interrupted by one of their spies who had entered unannounced. It was Shisui Uchiha he walked to the center of the room before bowing to them. "Forgive me for my disrespect, honorable elders but I came to report on the latest meeting."
"Very well, you may continue." Hiruzen knew it wasn't going to be good news, there was no harm in hoping.
"Well they have begun to set up separate coordinates around the village for separate squadrons they have set up as part of the Uchiha police force. They want all of their mobile units on standby until they announce their attack on a specific date that hasn't been revealed." With a long sigh shisui continued his report "To put it all in a nutshell... the coup is still in motion."
"I see..." hiruzen was afraid of this and he couldn't help but be saddened by the situation. Danzo was beginning to get irritated by hiruzen's silence and chose to speak up. "So what's you plan now? Hiruzen. If we don't act soon it'll be too late."
Hiruzen gave a thoughtful 'Hm' before Danzo continued "Look. As hokage it is necessary to make difficult decisions. And now is the time to do just that." Hiruzen began to think again until shisui began to speak.
"Please. Wait." Before speaking any further shisui raised his head so to look at the elders directly. "I may have an alternative. There's a plan I'd like to tell you about if you would allow me."
Hope shone in Hiruzen's eyes as he heard this, thinking it might be to good to be true."A plan, you say?" Danzo didn't waste any time trying to make Hiruzen reconsider whatever he was hoping on. "This is just wasting time. There are no other options."
Hiruzen simply ignored him and asked shisui to continue.
"I will use my Mangekyo Sharingan on the clan." This surprised the four elderly shinobi wondering if the boy was actually serious. "Do you understand what you are considering? You'll be carrying a heavy burden on your shoulders."
"I understand Lord Hokage, but its still worth it if it means protecting those dear to me." The old hokage gave a heavy sigh before contemplating over the plan.'If all goes well then it might even work. It won't hurt to try.'
"Well if you believe in this plan of yours, then do as you wish."
"Thank you sir."Shisui bowed his head with the upmost gratitude, happy that he'll be able to protect his friends. He left in haste to prepare for his plan leaving the elders to themselves.
'I hope you succeed Shisui. Now all I can do is wait.'
In deep thought Hiruzen didn't notice the look in Danzo's eyes as the Uchiha left. A look that would most likely bring trouble in the near future.
So I finished up this chapter up today and thought 'Hey maybe I should upload it now.'
So I did and hear it is. Next chapter we will see what happen to shisui(Even though you should already know) and the fate of the Uchiha clan.
BYE-BYE :)
