EDIT: Gah that was a my bad. In the first posting of this chapter I had done something very wrong.. Hehe see, when i first wrote this chapter, it was like three months ago, but i hadn't completed it, so i just finished it the other day, and completely forgot about what i had posted before about the chuunin exams... Yeah problems been fixed.
I do not own Naruto…
"So that's Uzumaki Naruto?" A purple haired woman stood by Gekkou Hayate.
"Seems like it, do you see any other blue eyed, blonde haired loudmouth?" Hayate asked sarcastically.
"Yeah the girl sitting in the back with the Uchiha…"
"Rhetorical question…"
Inside the tiny room sat a bunch of stuck up brats, and from what he could see, Uzumaki Naruto was not a hot commodity among his peers.
"SHUT UP NARUTO!" The blonde haired girl in the back shouted to the little blonde boy in the front.
"Look Eyeno, there's no need for shouting, I'm only fifteen feet away from your ugly ass!" Uzumaki Naruto was not happy, he was very annoyed at the moment. Not only did he have to become a ninja, but he had to hear Eyeno's bull shit till his sensei got there.
"Eyeno?" Ino stood on top of her desk with her fist raised, "Are you that dumb? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SAY A NAME RIGHT!"
"No, I just don't think your important enough for a name."
The class stared at him in fear, then back at Ino…
"BU… NARUTOOOOOO!" Ino charged, fist raised above her head, ready to smash the fool's face in. Naruto sat still, watching her charge at him recklessly. Ten steps away, seven, four, two, and she was in his face. With a swift motion he dodged her fist, watching as she nearly sailed over his head, grabbing her over extended arm, he pulled her into his lap.
"Now Eyeno, I know that you think I'm the most beautiful creature in the world, but showing the whole class your affection is making me blush." The grin on his face became a full blown smile, "But please forgive me, but I must tell you that you're not beautiful enough for me!"
There was complete and utter silence in the room. Ino sat on his lap, the blush building to a point of apparent combustion, and then the yelling began.
"YOU SON OF A HORSE SHIT EATING BULLDOG! SO HELP ME GOD IF YOU DON'T LET ME GO I'M GOING TO CASTRATE YOU, YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN! NARUTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
No one noticed the door opening, nor the frustrated Iruka setting his stuff up on his desk.
"Ehemmmm!"
"YOUR MOTHER WAS A CRACKWHORE. YOUR GRANDMA WAS HER PIMP! AND YOUR GOING TO BE NOTHING BUT A SHIT STAIN WHEN I'M THROUGH WITH YOUR ASS!"
"EHEMMM!" Iruka stared at his class.
"NOW LET ME GO YOU FUC.."
"SHUT UP!" The class was silent at the teacher's loud declaration.
"Naruto, let go of Ino, and Ino return to your chair." He watched her walk to the back row, "Thank you, now as I was going to say when I walked in to this nonsense, your Shinobi sensei's are outside of this room, waiting to meet each of their students."
"There's no sense in rereading your team assignments since you should have memorized them yesterday, now let's begin!"
The door opened, with a single Shinobi entering. His forehead protector covered his entire head, the bags under his eyes made him look sick, and the jounin flack jacket was apparent on his thin frame. "Uzumaki Naruto?"
"NARUTO STAND UP AND BOW TO YOUR SENSEI!"
"Oh huh that's me!" Naruto stood up, the bored look plastered on his face. "Nice to meet you Hayate."
"Uh huh… Get your stuff, we're leaving." With that the jounin walked out the door, Naruto a few paces behind him. They walked out the building, into the streets of Konoha, and into the training fields of Konoha, past training field thirteen, and into the forest surrounding the training grounds, and a few minutes after entering the forest Hayate disappeared.
"Really?" Naruto sat down after he found no sign of his sensei, "You bring me all the way out here just to disappear? What are you? Some kind of idiot?" He rolled to his left at the sound of a shuriken. "Now you're trying to kill me? Come on man what did I ever do to you?" He rolled to his right at the sound of a kunai. Another hail of weapons later and the floor was littered with mid range weapons. Naruto sat with his legs rolled out, observing the incoming kunai. He stood up and grabbed the handle, throwing it back to the hidden jounin.
"Ok? What's the point of this?" The response was a fireball raging towards him from straight above him.
"Kill or be killed." The sound of Hayate's voice behind him nearly startled him. He dodged the incoming fist, backpedaling as Hayate came at him. Naruto dropped into a defensive stance as his sensei began to pursue an opening, for minutes it was constant blocking and dodging until Hayate broke through with a small jab.
Naruto recoiled from the hit, jumping back a few paces and going into various hand signs, with a small grunt the ground beneath Hayate began to form spikes. Hayate began hopping back, only to be followed by a series of spikes raising from the ground. Naruto ran atop his spikes after his fleeing sensei. Throwing three kunai at his airborne sensei, he ducked under a spike and ran below the spikes, stopping at the last spike, focusing on a single hand sign, he felt into the dirt and reached for Hayate. Feeling his arms clamp onto the jounin, he yanked as hard as he could, molding his way out of the dirt he held a kunai to his sensei's throat.
"Kill or be killed? Is that supposed to be some sort of new lesson?" Naruto stared into his sensei's eyes, the fear and shock apparent in the black haired man's eyes. With a small cracking he watched his sensei deteriorate into dirt. The cold feel of steel on his neck made him sigh.
"No, it was meant to unleash your fear for death, it seems that you already know of this lesson so here is another." Hayate removed the blade, "Pay attention to every movement, I switched positions after your first spike, but you were so focused on the direction I was moving that you didn't see the switch."
"Lesson learned then."
"Hello, I'm Gekkou Hayate."
"Yo." He stared at the sick looking man, "I'm Uzumaki Naruto."
"Now onto your second lesson, you are not going to become a ninja for this country."
"Wait what? But that Hokage idiot said that I have to! Right?" Naruto stood there, shocked.
"Oh you will be serving Konoha, but you will not be a ninja." Hayate removed the kunai from his students throat, "No, you will become a killer, a murderer, an assassin, someone who comes in and out of nothing." There was silence, "I am not going to be training you in flashy jutsu or extremely advanced taijutsu. You can learn those things on your own."
Naruto popped himself onto the dirt, sitting Indian style as his sensei began his first lecture.
"To be an assassin, one must overcome the fear of death, that is the one and only way that someone can kill with no regret." Hayate sat by his student, "You must learn to think before you even see the battlefield, have a full proof plan before you even know your mission conditions, be prepared for death at all times."
"You said you won't be training me in all these jutsu and taijutsu, but as far as I know, those are the things that matter most to ninjas." Naruto sat still, soaking in his sensei's words and waiting for the reply.
"They can be of great use, that is no lie, but I will be teaching you how to kill from point blank, hundreds of yards away, from miles away, to kill without being seen or heard." Hayate pulled out scrolls from his jacket. With a small 'pop' there lay four weapons.
"This is a kunai." He placed a completely black kunai at the center of them, "It is used to kill from far, from mid range, and face to face. It can be thrown at high speeds, and even low, but it's greatest use does not lie in its ability to cut into an enemy." He lifted the small blade, "It is used to guide the enemy into your next move, to make them think they are escaping death."
He threw the kunai at a tree a few meters away, "This blade is not big enough to deliver an instant kill unless you hit vital organs, and that can always be a problem."
The next weapon was spool of wire, "This is a complete spool of ninja wire, it is used to set traps, guide weapons, trigger attacks, and even defend a base." He paused, "It can be used for suffocation, cutting through objects, and hanging, all silent actions."
"This is a Katana." There lay a magnificent blade, crafted with the utmost precision. Along its steel was the design of the lunar cycle, its beginning, and its end. The handle was a mix of black and silver threading, the shape completely unflawed, and it amazed Naruto. "This blade can kill on impact, cut through flesh and bone, pin an enemy through solid steel, and most importantly, guide you through life."
Naruto had no reply, he didn't have a thing to say that would refute his sensei. He knew the blade was watching him, feeling him, listening to him, and he didn't want to insult it. He feared it.
"Now this is your final weapon." Along the ground lay a completely blacked out headband. "This is what you represent now Naruto, you are no longer a child, and you must take your actions into account." Hayate stood up, "Now take it and put it on." Naruto did so without hesitation, "You will become what I once was Naruto, I have lost my past, but you will begin anew."
"Yes Sensei…"
"I said this before, I'll say it again." Hayate took a few steps back. "You must become desensitized to killing Naruto. There are so many fresh Shinobi that go out into the world fearing the kill. It usually costs them their lives or the lives of their comrades." Hayate took a deep breath, breaking into a small coughing fit. "Excuse me. Because a Shinobi could not kill the enemy, the enemy killed the genin's teammate. Because the teammate died, the genin was alone. The enemy killed the genin, and a message wasn't delivered. Because the message wasn't delivered, the army didn't notice the enemy sneaking behind their lines. Because they didn't notice, the battle was lost. The battle cost the capital. The capital cost the war." Hayate looked into his students eyes, "Do you see the point?"
"I see the point."
"Good."
Hayate pulled out a rabbit. "You see this rabbit? Yes? Good. Know that this rabbit is innocent, it has done nothing to harm you or anyone around you." He held the rabbit. "Kill it."
Naruto stared at the rabbit. It was a stupid rabbit. He raised a kunai, but stopped before he could stab it. It was just a fucking rabbit, it meant nothing, hell it was nothing! Why couldn't he kill it? He gripped the kunai tight. Why couldn't he just fucking stab it to death? He knew this was a test. So why was he failing so miserably. He lifted his kunai. It was just a fucking rabbit. He stabbed it. Feeling it shake on the kunai. It was dying.
He pulled the kunai out, blood covering his hands. He was shocked. He was appalled, what had he done? He killed the fucking rabbit! "Good job Naruto, now I can teach you how to be a killer."
3 Months Later
Naruto sat atop a log, attempting to balance a sword in his palm. The sword was completely vertical and slightly wobbly, but from what Hayate could see, Naruto was getting used to the task. The log he sat on was thin, about six inches in diameter, and that was Naruto's first task, to sit on it without any chakra. It took him a week to get used to being able to balance using only his body and weight. Then came holding the sword straight out, that took a month. It was a very trying task, to balance with a weight in your arms as well as throwing off your center of gravity. Then came just balancing the sword in ones palm, and that took another month. Every swordsman must learn how much his blade weighs, precisely. Even the oddest calculation could cost you your life. Now he had to balance atop the log, with one arm extended to the left, and the other to the right while balancing the sword in his right palm. Extremely difficult.
"Naruto."
"Yes Sensei?" Naruto focused his eyes on his sickly looking sensei.
"Enough, we need to get back to your katas and technique." Something that Hayate was highly impressed with was Naruto's ability to learn his sword style so swiftly. It had only been three months and the young boy was a fifth through his katas. Very Impressive.
"Yes Sensei." The small beads of sweat fell off his face as he jumped off the log. "Which ones are we going to review today?"
"We won't be reviewing today Naruto, it's time to move to your intermediate katas." Naruto's eyes widened.
"But you said that would take a full year Sensei! I'm not ready yet!" Hayate smiled at his apprentice.
"Naruto, you are a brilliant student, I couldn't ask for more, and I'm certain that you are ready." He pulled out a long scroll, "We shall practice the ancient dance of Roshi, a series of katas that dislodges a sword from the enemies hands and allows you to get into their center to kill."
"How many katas?"
"Seven."
Naruto looked dumbfounded; seven was a very small amount.
"The technique requires great speed Naruto, you must overcome your body and act with precision." He went through the katas, flowing with his sword and becoming a blur. "First you must center your blade, then position yourself into the crescent stance, bring yourself to mid range crest, then burst into the hollow run." Hayate became a blur as he moved toward Naruto, "Pierce the blade and wait for the inevitable block, then follow through with a slice and pull." Breaking through Naruto's guard he flicked the sword to the left and pulled back, with a clang Naruto's weapon was on the floor. "The seventh kata is of the swordsman's choosing, mine is that of the crescent dance." He picked up Naruto's sword. "You must choose wisely Naruto… Now go practice."
He watched Naruto, noticing every flaw that his student made, but he knew he didn't need to tell him what was wrong. Naruto always figured it out.
Ramen Stand
"Hey old man, give me an order of miso." Naruto sat on the stool, sweat lining his arms and legs. He was tired, very tired. The katas required precision, something that required the flexing of muscles he didn't know he even had. To create those sporadic bursts of speed was to overcharge your muscle with your energy. It was very tiring.
"Naruto!" The chef looked at his customer, "How was training today? You look pretty tired!"
"Oh man you don't know the half of it. Sensei had me practice till I could perform his moves blindfolded! That man's insane when it comes to perfecting something."
"When are you going to show me one of your cool ninja techniques?" Teuchu look at Naruto with a smile.
"Well you see it every day old man.." Naruto paused and looked around, "At this very moment you have seven Jounin ranked Shinobi around your stand, six Chuunin, and three Genin approaching, your water is a precise three hundred and fifty-four degrees, and you have seventeen knives in your shop." Naruto grinned, "An assassin is prepared for everything."
"Pfftttt did you just call yourself an assassin!" A voice to their left caused Naruto to sigh. "You can't even call yourself a ninja! You have no team Naruto, you're just a no named loser."
"Coming from someone who can't tell their ass from their dog's shit I feel like I've been cheated." Naruto span his stool to face the three Genin, "How ya doing Kiza!"
"IT'S KIBA YOU FUCKING IDIOT!"
"What was that? Come again? I believe you just said that you like men?" Naruto began to raise his voice, "OH MY KIZA YOU LIKE MEN? OH NO! HOW COULD IT BE!"
Silence was his reply, all eyes on Kiba in shock, some in interest. Disturbing.
"NANI! YOU SON OF A BITCH WAIT TILL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU!" Kiba growled out.
"Now now Kiza, attacking a fellow Shinobi out of passion is illegal in fire country." Naruto grinned, "I know I'm beautiful, but you're just not my type."
"Kiba, please calm down. You are making a scene." His spiky haired partner looked so indifferent behind those glasses, "Naruto-San, please forgive my partner, he was being overzealous about his sexuality."
Naruto looked Shino up and down and smiled, "Oh hey there Shibo! It's been a while!"
The bug user nearly face planted. "It's Shino…"
"Yeah so what's up Shibo! It's been like what? 3 months? How's training?"
A dark aura surrounded the bug man, "No one ever remembers my name…"
"Oiiii! Cheer up!" Naruto slapped his back.
"Yes, I overreacted, forgive me." Shino stood straight, "Training has been going good, we're on tree climbing and are beginning to dabble in the skill of tracking."
"That's bad ass, Sensei keeps me going with katas, it's a pain in the ass, but man I love my katana!" With a small pop, there lay an unsheathed blade in Naruto's palm. The steel glinting in the sunlight.
"Whoaaaa!" Kiba rushed up in fascination, "You're learning to use this?"
"Yes, it is the only weapon that I have yet to master."
"Master?"
"Of course, in order to kill, one must know how to do so." Naruto pulled out a kunai, "With correct form and just the right amount of chakra, one can use a kunai for anything." With a small flick Naruto sent the Kunai rushing at a nearby civilian.
"NARUTO!" Kiba watched the kunai soar in fear and shock.
Then the kunai stopped inches away. "But one must also know how to tame their weapons."
"One order of miso up!"
"Agh thanks old man!" Naruto turned away from the trio and began to devour his ramen.
"So Naruto, how many missions have you done?" Shino planted himself beside the blonde.
"None."
Kiba looked at him with a grin, "Ha see you're a fucking loser, no team, no missions!" He shut up when Naruto stared at him with a blank face.
"HA you should've seen your fucking face! You looked like you were about to shit yourself!" Naruto was laughing so hard that he fell off his stool, "Now I have to get back to training, catch you queers later!" He stood up and took three steps and looked back, "Oh and you look hot Hinata. Bye!"
He didn't hear the small thump of Hinata hitting the ground or the gasp from her teammates. He took a leisure stroll through the village, analyzing all the paths he came across. So many traps and escape routes. Konoha was filled with places unseen. He always found himself wandering to the hidden ANBU Base, hidden didn't really give it justice, it was in plain sight, but no one seemed to know what it was. A power to repel the human gaze, what could it be?
He walked around the building, watching the man watching him. A jaguar mask planted firmly on his face. Such an odd thing. He knew these men were assassins, he could see it in their posture. Why did they wear such ridiculous masks?
"Hey you!" The man stood still, "Yeah you with the stupid fucking mask!" The man didn't even sway, "Look asshole, I know that you think your all bad ass with your retarded pussy mask, but I have a question!" He tensed when the man took a step forward. This was going to be either good, great, or fucking perfect. "Yeah come down here!" The man disappeared in a swirl of leaves, but Naruto already knew that technique. Stepping to the left, he turned around quickly. "So why do ANBU wear such ridiculous masks? Wouldn't it be better to just wear a black cloth or something?"
The man behind the mask stood still. Facing down an ANBU didn't seem to faze the twelve year old. "How can you see the base?"Naruto knew that the ANBU was holding his kodachi, "It is unheard of. For such a young Shinobi to see a base hidden by seals."
"Well that's because I'm not a retarded Shinobi!" Naruto took a step back, "And I'd appreciate it if you would stop holding your weapon."
The ANBU released his weapon, "You're an oddity. Why do we wear these masks?" He took a step back, "Because being seen doesn't make it any easier for our enemies." The man was gone in another swirl of leaves.
"You're a downright cocky mother fucker aren't you!" Naruto resumed his journey to his training grounds.
"Sensei!" Naruto ran to his meditating sensei.
"Yes?" Hayate sheathed his blade.
"What are seals?" Naruto plopped himself right by the long haired man.
"Hmmmm…" Hayate opened his eyes, "Seals are basically elements put into their natural state. Symbols, shapes, letters, designs. I never learned much about them, but I do know that seals are almost used for everything. Jutsu, containment, exploding tags, and other stuff."
"The guy from ANBU said that seals were hiding their HQ from humans, but I saw the base, very easily at that." Naruto got into his thinking position, cross legged, finger to his chin, and nail scratching away.
"You saw HQ?" Hayate looked interested.
"Yeah, it looks so… plain!" Naruto stood up, "Well whatever, I need to get back to work."
Naruto unsealed his katana and went through the katas slowly. He still didn't have the move down, to get the speed necessary for the stab was complicated.
"Actually, I don't want you going through those katas at the moment." Naruto stopped his forward thrust, "I need you to try something, come here."
Naruto ran up to his sensei, watched as he put his hands into a cross shaped seal. A perfect replica of his sensei appeared.
"This is a Kage Bunshin."
"Ok another bunshin technique? What's it for?"
"Come closer and touch it." Naruto obeyed, his eyes widening as the clone was solid. "This clone is a technique that requires a mass amount of chakra. I can only make five at a time, any more and I would become fatigued. You need to learn this technique Naruto."
"Why?"
"Because I have theory…"
Six months later
"No no no!" Naruto stopped using his elemental chakra. "In order to release the wind from the blade your chakra must pulsate, not just blast out Naruto!" Hayate unsheathed his blade, filtering his fire element through his blade he swung. Mid swing he released the chakra, creating an arc of fire as he pulled his sword away. "Get it?"
"So just push and pull?"
"Naruto your such an idiot." Hayate slapped his forehead. "But yes."
"Hey hey, I'll have you know that I'm going to destroy those idiots in the Chuunin exams!"
Just a few more months and Naruto would be placed into the Chuunin exams. Not a single mission under his belt, but Hayate knew that he was more than ready. Naruto came to him at a mid-Genin leveled Shinobi, now…
By god. The boy was a monster. He fazed through katas that took him years to master in a matter of months. He had already learned two elements! That's unheard of for people without blood line techniques. Kage Bunshin was a god send to the young Shinobi. He never had less than a thousand clones performing some kind of feat. Six months. One hundred and eighty days, or something like that, multiplied by a thousand. That was quite a bit. He honestly couldn't place the boy in just a level. He was somewhere. That's all that mattered.
"You just need to focus on getting your manipulation correct before you go out of your way with going to the Chuunin exams. You might not even be ready!" Ok so he liked lying to the boy! So what!
"Oh please, just last week I was talking to team ten, you know what they're practicing? Fucking water walking? What kind of sad pathetic shit is that?"
"You have to start somewhere?"
"I started that like two years ago dammit! I'm losing all faith in my supposed comrades! I mean how am I supposed to be on a team with a bunch of pussies who can't even understand the basics of elemental training!"
"Well there is that Hyuuga…"
"Well yeah she's pretty hot, but from what I hear she doesn't understand her family's technique too well."
"Hmmmm…" Hayate slapped Naruto in the back of the head with his wooden katana. "Shut up and get back to work you slacker."
"OW! What the fuck man! KAGE BUNSHIN!" A thousand Naruto clones popped out onto the open field. "SUCK ON THIS!" They all began to channel chakra through their blades and in a flurry of explosions and shockwaves, a dome of fire erupted in the epicenter.
"Wow." Hayate patted Naruto's shoulder, "That was kind of cool."
"I know right?" Naruto stared at the dome in awe. "A little fire and wind goes a long way." He turned around and stared at his sensei, "Hey wait a minute, I didn't even see you move! Not fair!"
"There's a reason that the substitution jutsu is a stressed technique…"
"You know what? I don't think I would have even thought of that."
"And that is why you suck to the tenth degree."
"Wait what?" Naruto looked back with a confused look on his face. "Hmm tenth degree of something means… HEY!"
"Yup, so how about we take a break?" Hayate began to walk off, "Besides I think you kind of destroyed our fourth training field."
"Shit.."
"That about sums it up…"
The two began the long walk to Icharaku's, in their silence words still seemed to be sprouted. They knew each other better than they knew themselves, a few months of nigh inseparable moments could do that to anyone. It had seemed like they had known each other for years, yet it had only been nine months.
"I don't know if I've ever told you this, but thanks…" Naruto was looking at the ground, a small blush on his cheeks, "I don't think anyone has ever treated me like this… And I know that… Well thanks sensei."
"Are you really getting sappy on me Naruto?" The small smile on Hayate's face was barely noticeable, "And you said you hated everything… Pshh." The look in his eyes was one of pure pride, it was obvious that the two were both proud of what they accomplished.
"Hey! God dammit! I'm never telling you shit again!" The blush on his cheek intensified. "Asshole."
"Hey hey none of that nonsense! Such language is unacceptable from my only apprentice."
"Whatever! Last one to Icharaku's has to pay." And with that the genin took off in a flurry.
"God that kid is fast."
"I have brought you all here to inform you." There was a small cough in the small crowd. "… To inform you all that the Chuunin exams will be held in two weeks. Those who wish to enter their teams must do so now." The Sandaime stared at all the assembled jounin.
"I wish to enter my team." Asuma stepped forward, "I feel that they are ready for the challenge."
"My team as well." Kurenai's hand went up in the crowd.
"Hmmm well then I guess my team must also enter." Kakashi stepped forward, his eye going into the infamous smile mode.
"All these rookie teams huh…" A man behind raised his hand, "Team Masato will also enter."
"YOSH TEAM GAI AS WELL!" Gai's fist went up somewhere near the back.
There was another cough and a hand went up, "This is a bit peculiar, but I am going to enter Naruto…"
There was dead silence.
"Wait he doesn't have a team."
"He'll be slaughtered like a god damn lamb."
"HAHAHA REALLY HAYATE?"
"The jinchuuriki?"
"That doesn't seem very fair."
Then the Sandaime spoke. "Then it is settled." A small smile crept onto his face, "Naruto will be entered in the exams, everyone must collect the exam papers from my assistant. Does anyone else wish to participate?" A few hands went up and the Sandaime nodded, "Then so be it." With a wave of his hand the assembled departed from his office.
"Hayate please stay for a moment."
Hayate hung back as the rest of the crowd left.
"Are you sure that Naruto is ready?"
Hayate grinned at the question. "Hokage-Sama, not to be rude, but I'd bet my left testicle that Naruto would wipe the floor with every single team that just entered…" He chuckled, "All fighting him at once."
The Sandaime smiled, "It seems that your wayward student is rubbing off on you." Then the smile left his face and he sighed, "I wish that I could have spent more time with that boy, but it seems that this village would not let an old man have his wish." He rose from his desk, "Tell me Hayate, who is Uzumaki Naruto?"
"Hokage-Sama… That child is going to be the next god of Shinobi. He is the most talented person I have ever met in my life."
"I do not care about his ninja career Hayate, I wish to know who he is."
"He's… Caring, compassionate, the most sarcastic ass on this side of the Earth, but he has a heart of gold. He says that he doesn't care much for the village, but there is no conviction in his eyes when he says it. That kid cares about everyone that he has ever met in some way…" He smiled, "He will be the next Hokage."
"Don't let him hear you say that." The Sandaime chuckled, "Yes he is a replica of his father."
"What?"
"Ah nothing Hayate-Kun, just an old man's musings… You are free to leave now, give Naruto my greetings."
"Hai Hokage-Sama."
Naruto walked along the roads of Konoha, just staring at all the people he passed by. They always glared at him. He didn't really care, he hated them too. They had always been like this, mocking him as he walked by their stands, their homes, their restaurants. He never did a thing to them, yet they hated him. A man walking by him sneered at him.
"What the fuck are you looking at!" The glare in his eyes made the man's eyes widen.
"I…" With that the man turned around and ran away.
"Fucking prick." His eyes still glued on the man running away, he never noticed the person running from the other direction. With a loud 'thump' Naruto found himself on the ground massaging his forehead.
"Ow…" He looked in front of him to see the last person he wanted to talk to. "Eyeno… Watch where your going next time."
"Ughhhh…." Ino looked up only to see her greatest nemesis. "UGH YOU!"
"Do you always need to say that?"
"I HATE YOU!" The rage in her eyes could probably prove her point.
"Hehe so?" Naruto stood up and began to walk off.
"That's it? So?" Ino glared at his back, "I say I hate you and you don't even care?"
"Yup… Bye Eyeno." He continued down the road, ignoring the screaming girl.
"YOU… YOU!" She ran at his back, catching up to the blonde haired nuisance.
"What do you want…" Naruto wasn't in a very good mood, today had been… slow.
"I WANT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO ME!"
"You know, if you weren't so loud you'd be pretty hot." He smiled at her and began to pass her up.
She was so stunned that she just watched him go. Naruto Uzumaki, her greatest enemy, had just called her hot… It was so… Odd.
Naruto watched the birds pass by overhead and sighed, he needed some entertainment. Continuing his march, he ended up at his new training field.
"I've been waiting for you.." Hayate stood at the small meadow that ran through the area. "I've got some exciting news!" He smiled.
"Really?"
"I'm putting you in the Chuunin exams!"