A/N:
Hi,
Hiddenwarrior here... I want to thank everyone for their reviews and I will start to update more regularly.
At KaixDecayx: Naruko is an unofficial Jonin at this point, but that is only rough transfer of ranks, as the requirements are different.
So for future information the story will be very close to the anime canon with a few tweaks here and there.
Enjoy the story
The academy Years
Naruko sighed and looked back at her companion. Nagai Ha looked back and nodded. Naruko jumped down and started walking into the tower. She entered the tower and soon found herself in front of the secretary. And as always she did not acknowledge Naruko's presence. Naruko stared her straight into the eyes and moments later the secretary fell over dead. The ANBU rushed forward to investigate.
"Uzumaki-san, what is the meaning of this?" the leader, an ANBU with a bird mask asked.
"I do not know what you mean. I did not touch her. Now please, I have an important appointment with Hokage-sama."
The ANBU looked at each other and stepped out of the way. They saw the whole thing and Naruko had not used chakra and shed had not moved a muscle.
"Thank you, ANBU-san," Naruko said and left.
They walked into the office and faced Hiruzen. Hiruzen looked up and saw that his surrogate granddaughter had returned.
"Naruko-chan it is very nice to see you again."
"It has been a while, hasn't it, Hokage-sama."
Hiruzen was taken aback by the drastic change in her behavior.
"Before we continue, Hokage-sama. I ask that you secure this room and remove your guards, so that we may talk in private."
Sarutobi nodded and waved his guards away. He then activated the security and privacy seals. After that he motioned Naruko to go on.
"Thank you, old man. Now here's the deal."
Naruko went straight to business.
"I'll make this clear for you. I am not under the jurisdiction of the council. I will answer to the Hokage and the Hokage only. If someone pisses me off they will be responsible for whatever might happen to them. I also want the property and all bank information of both of my parents. And I am wishing to enter the academy at the most convenient time."
Hiruzen looked shocked.
"I take it you know who they are then."
He leaned over and opened a secret cupboard. He took out a single scroll and gave it the girl in front of him.
"Yes I do and I am very disappointed in the intelligence of your people. In any way. I thank you for these items. So when will I be able to enter the academy?"
"If you want to you can start tomorrow. I will accompany you to your class and explain everything to your instructor. Here is also the address of your house. By the way, Naruko-chan. Will Tanin-san accompany you?"
"No he will not. He has other duties, now that I have acquired the necessary skills to defend myself. Oh and you might need a new secretary."
Hiruzen nodded and Naruko left. They walked through the village towards Naruko's new house. It was on the very far side of the village. When they got there Nagai Ha sighed.
"This takes me back… Naruko-hime the gate is locked with a blood seal."
Naruko nodded. She sliced her finger open and swiped it over the seal. The gate opened and they entered. To see that the gardens had seen better times would be an understatement. It was a jungle. Naruko took note of every detail in the house and the grounds. It was a rather big property. A big mansion with twelve guest bedrooms, a master bedroom, a large study, an enormous armory and an even larger library. The kitchen was large as well, as were the dining and living rooms. Each story had two bathrooms. Naruko knew she had her work cut .out for her and started to make a mental list of what she needed to do. Then they had a closer look at the gardens. There was not much to say, except for a seal array in the form of an arc.
"I was wondering if this had survived the trials of time," Nagai Ha said.
Naruko had a closer look at it.
Looks to be a Time Space Seal. These lines mean it is to be used both ways. These swirls seem to be chakra analyzers… And this constellation… A security measure? Seems like if the wrong person were to use this, their chakra would be reduced to nothing and they would die of chakra loss… And this… This is a barrier so nothing gets lost during the travel. This is a Teleportation Seal, correct?"
"It is very much so. This is the tribe's doorway to these grounds. Though it is inactive, under orders of Kushina-sama. To reactivate it you have to rewrite the seal in your blood, the blood of the Uzumaki."
Naruko went straight to work and traced the design with her blood covered finger. Soon she was finished and the seal array started glowing. When it faded Nagai Ha stepped forth and touched it. His hand went through the wall. They then stepped through and found themselves back with the tribe. The Holy Mother stood in front of them and smiled.
"It seems the Namikaze mansion still stands and its secrets are still there."
Naruko nodded. Of course the armory was filled with weapons that have not felt the soothing hand of treating for eight years, so they were most likely broken beyond repair. And the library had been a mess. The scrolls were withered and unreadable. And the kitchen was filled with the stench of rotten food. But the important things, the family scrolls and the family crests were all in perfect condition.
"That is very good. I will let the tribe know that the mansion is accessible gain and order for them to start cleaning. If you wish so, we will post some of the tribe as guards."
"No need. But I thank you for the offer I will go back now. I have to get ready for the academy. And I have to find a good disguise for me. I do not want my true identity to come out."
Nagai Ha had heard what Naruko had said and couldn't argue with her thoughts He summoned a small scroll and gave it to Naruko. Naruko took it and unsealed its contents. It was a blue shorts and a blue t-shirt, along with blue sandals.
"These were given to me by Kaa-sama. She wishes you look and hopes to meet you some day."
Naruko nodded a thanks and returned to the mansion.
She went into the master bedroom and soon found a family portrait. She saw her father Namikaze Minato, Yondaime Hokage, with his arms around his pregnant wife, Uzumaki Kushina. Naruko looked at the picture and smiled. After a while Naruko went to sleep.
The next day came quickly and Naruko walked towards the academy. About halfway she was joined by the Hokage. He smiled.
"Tanin-san came by last night and said you'd like to have a different name in the village, is this true?"
"Yes, I will think of a name on our way to that academy."
Hiruzen nodded and they continued. Soon they reached the academy. They walked to the classroom.
In the classroom
Umino Iruka was currently lecturing his students about this and that. When the door opened and the Hokage entered the room.
"Hokage-sama, what are you doing here?"
"I am here to bring you a new student. But I will let her introduce herself. Have a nice day, my dear."
The Hokage left and in came a girl. She was wearing blue shorts, sandals and a blue t-shirt. Her blonde red hair created the illusion of a sunset. It was tied into two pig tails which flowed down to her hips. Her expression seemed calm and calculating. Her azure eyes were cold as ice. The kids saw the new girl and just stared at her. That was something Naruko did not like.
"Mind your own business, before I make you my business."
Umino Iruka was shocked. He knew the girl, but this was completely out of character.
"Please excuse my outbreak, Iruka-sensei. I'm just very nervous. The name's Shulmah no last name. Where do I sit, sensei?"
The entire class face faulted. After they sat up again they looked at the strange girl.
"Would you like to add to that?" Iruka asked.
"No."
"Fine, you can sit next to Suiko for today."
Naruko walked to the girl standing up and sat down."
"Okay class. I know that we have a new student, but today lecture is more important. We will have a skill evaluation tomorrow. Now where did we stop? Right. We were talking about Kekkai Genkai. Does anyone know any Kekkai Genkai?"
It had been five second and Naruko was already bored. She decided to listen but also got out one of the many scrolls she had gathered in her time with the tribe. Ironically enough it was a scroll about Bloodline Limits. She started reading while some student or other started rambling on about Kekkai Genkai.
The day passed by and soon it was lunch break. Naruko got up and unlike the other students who headed for the door she headed for the open window. She jumped down and ran for the forest.
She had tracked down a small group of rabbits and was now closing in on them. Moving silently she and a few clones surrounded them. Then they sprang. With a quick jab of the open palm and her hidden blades, she had disconnected the head from the spine and killed the seven rabbits. She swiftly skinned and harvested all she could. She sealed the pelts and the meat inside a sealing scroll. After that she took the remains to a fox den and gave them to the foxes. After that she ran back to the village. She headed for the ramen stand and delivered the meat. She got a bowl of take away ramen and ran back to school.
Back in the school yard she saw something that made her mood sour. There was a circle of students and in the middle were two boys fighting. Well more one was beating the other within an inch of his life. The two boys were one Uchiha Sasuke and Akimichi Choji.
"Apologize now, fatso." The Uchiha yelled as he pummeled the already beaten boy.
And as she had learned very quickly most girls agreed with him in an instant.
"I told you it was an accident."
"Just do it you fatty. How dare you pick on Sasuke?"
She walked up to a boy with a pineapple haircut.
"Is this normal?"
"If you mean the screeching, yes. If you mean Sasuke's ego, yes. If you mean Sasuke beating someone up for nothing, yes."
"What I mean is, that the Akimichi is not fighting back."
"Oh, yes. Choji is too kind hearted to fight back if there is no good reason. For as long as I know the guy, he never says or thinks anything bad about a person, but sometimes people like Sasuke use that to boost their ego. Nothing we can do about it. Sasuke is the best in Taijutsu here."
"So you're abandoning your friend?"
"No. Choji doesn't want people getting hurt because of him, plus it's too troublesome."
The boy, the Akimichi, Choji, was on the floor and the Uchiha was on top of him. Naruko had seen enough and walked up to the boy. She grabbed his hair and threw him off of the Akimichi. Everyone was shocked the fan girls rushed over to the downed Uchiha. Everyone else stared at the new girl.
"You alright, Akimichi-san?"
"Yes, thank you for your help, Shulmah-san, was it?"
"Yes, that is correct. Here, let me help you up."
She offered the downed boy her hand and pulled him up, much to everyone's surprise.
"That was amazing, Shulmah-san. I am Akimichi Choji. I would like to be your friend."
"If you wish to put such trust into me, I will try my best to honor that request. It is nice to meet you, Akimichi Choji. I am Shulmah."
She was going to continue, but she was interrupted by the Uchiha.
"What do you think you're doing dobe? I was teaching that fat idiot a lesson."
Naruko looked to the Uchiha. She noticed that Choji was behind her and was joined by the boy she had talked earlier.
"Mh? You say something?"
"How dare you, you insolent bitch. I'm an Uchiha, an Elite. And you will respect me like everyone else."
"Respect is earned Uchiha, not handed to a title or name. I would have thought your brother made that very clear to you when he did his little killing spree."
Of course she knew about the Uchiha Massacre. And she knew of Sasuke's instable mental state towards the subject. She knew he was going to attack her and that was exactly what she wanted. Now she could make a statement and it had to be classed as self-defense.
"Why you. I'll kill you."
He charged at her and got into his family Taijutsu style. Naruko just stood there with her hands in her pockets. Sasuke started to strike and Naruko dodged all of the strikes.
"Is this all of the skills an Elite has?" Naruko asked.
"Pitiful. Let me show you true strength."
"You cannot defeat me. I am the last Uchiha, I have the powers of the Sharingan, and so I cannot be defeated by the likes of you."
"True you have the blood of the Uchiha, but you haven't awakened you your Sharingan have you? Chances are you won't get it at all."
"Shut up."
Sasuke was in a rage of fury and had taken out two kunai. Some students ran off to get a teacher but Naruko stood there unimpressed.
"Now that you have taken out your weapon, are you willing to use it? I see you are confused. Weapons aren't for show or threat, they are for actions."
Sasuke charged once again and started swipe and stab at the new girl. It took a lot less time than Naruko expected for Sasuke to get tired. She swiftly disarmed him and took both of the kunai. Sasuke looked shocked. Naruko disappeared in a burst of speed and held the knives to his throat and abdomen.
"Waan hi los rodraan wah krii, hi pruz kos rodraan wah dir. If you are prepared to kill, you better be prepared to die."
She rammed the lower kunai into a specific nerve cluster and knocked him out.
"Pathetic."
"Sasuke!" the fan girls screeched.
The boys just took a step back from the girl. Naruko calmly walked over to her new friend.
"Let's head to class, shall we?"
Choji nodded and followed Naruko along with Choji's friend. Back in class Naruko took her seat and unsealed the bowl of ramen that was still waiting for her.
"Hey, Shulmah. Why don't you sit with us?" Choji said.
Naruko looked up from her food and nodded. She sat down next to Choji and the other boy.
"Shulmah, I'd like to introduce you to my best and longest friend. Nara Shikamaru."
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Nara-san. I hope we can establish a mutual beneficial trust with each other, seeing as we both are friends of Choji-san."
"Pleasure. Sure we can be friends. A friend of Choji is a friend of mine," Shikamaru said lazily, but his curiosity got the better of him.
"So Shulmah. Your name is very… unique, you're not from around here, are you? At least I haven't seen you in the village."
"Actually, I do have my roots here in this village, but I have lived in the forest outside of the walls for the most parts of my life. I actually just bought a house here in the village yesterday. My name is actually from a very ancient language. It means Sunset, because of my hair."
"I see. You have any hobbies?" Choji said, deciding to join the conversation.
"I have multiple things I do in my free time. But mainly I like to train, hunt, study my native language, enjoying and creating food, the Arts of Botany and Alchemy, Shogi and smithing."
"That is quite a lot… You play Shogi? How good are you?"
Naruko was taken aback by the sudden enthusiasm of the usually lazy Nara.
"We can find out if you want to," she said smirking.
Shikamaru nodded and Naruko unsealed a Shogi set and set it up. Shikamaru started and soon he was forced to rethink his strategy. Ten minutes later, Shikamaru was again thinking. Thirty six turns later, Shikamaru was thinking again. Meanwhile there was a small crowd watching the two. The game continued for another twenty turns and both sighed.
"Draw," they both said.
Everyone gasped. The new girl had just played and tied in Shogi with a Nara. Naruko resealed the Shogi set and the class continued. After class Naruko walked out of the school, when she was stopped by the Uchiha and his pack of angry fan girls.
"Dobe, who do you think you are attacking me for no reason, injuring and humiliating me. You could have killed me."
As always his lackeys agreed with him.
"I do not recall attacking you, Uchiha. What I did was making sure you were not going to permanently injure a comrade."
"So, a lower clan such as his should know better than to provoke someone of superiority such as myself. You threatened and injured me, which is even worse and I demand you come to the council with me so they may punish you."
"If you are seeking retribution, why don't you handle your problems yourself? Prove your supposed superiority, so that I may crush your foolish beliefs."
Once again Sasuke charged and was sent back instantly, due to a sandal straight to the face.
"Don't waste my time, or I'll kill you."
Naruko released a decent amount of Killing Intent, to bring her point across. She kept it up and walked to her destination. The fan girls in her way collapsed due to the pressure in the air. Two streets later she released her KI and continued to the ramen stand.
"Hey Nee-chan. How is that ramen doing?"
"It's ready Naruko-chan. See you tomorrow."
Naruko nodded. She made a clone and sent it to the tribe. A few minutes later Naruko's clone dispelled and she continued on her way. One street later, she was stopped by an ANBU.
"Shulmah, you are summoned in the council chambers immediately."
Naruko nodded and disappeared in a burst of speed, leaving a very stunned ANBU. In the tower Naruko quickly changed into her royal garbs. It was dark blue kimono, with the heavenly alliance crest around the right upper arm. On her back she wore the same design as the tattoo. Her hands were covered in elbow long silk gloves. She still wore her sandals and her hair was still in the same style. She sealed up the rest of her clothes and entered the council chambers.
"Good day, honored clan heads," Naruko said.
"I have come as you requested."
Naruko purposely ignored the civilians at first, just so they would get angry and make mistakes.
"And good day to you too," She said bowing to the other side of the council.
"Hokage-sama."
"Where did you get that kimono, brat?" a civilian cried out.
"Probably stole it. There is no way that thing could afford anything of such quality."
As insult over insult rolled over her, Naruko stood as passively as ever. When they were done, Naruko turned to the Hokage.
"So why did you have me summoned here, Hokage-sama?"
"It would appear that one of your classmates insists on having you removed from the Shinobi Program, for what he feels was un just offense against his person."
"Would you elaborate the situation the person described to you?"
"Yes, of course. The claim was made by one Uchiha Sasuke. He says you interfered in a simple sparring match and then attacked him during a verbal confrontation with the threat of death. He was lucky he moved or he would have been dead. Then after school, when he tried to talk to you, you once again attacked him without reason and once again threatened to kill him."
"Hokage-sama, this is treason. That thing should be executed for such acts against Uchiha-sama," the civilians yelled.
Naruko sighed.
"Hokage-sama, if I may?"
"Of course, my dear."
"First off, why don't you stop hiding behind elder Utatane's chair? I could smell you before I even entered the tower."
And just as she said, out came one Uchiha Sasuke with a very big smirk on his face.
"Now why don't you tell the truth to these people, before I have to do it?"
Everyone looked at the smirking Uchiha and waited.
"I have already told them the truth, dobe."
"I see." Naruko sighed.
"Well apparently the kick I gave you must have affected your cognitive skills of recollection…"
"She just admitted it. Hokage-sama, the council and we as his assigned guardians demand the girl's immediate removal from the Shinobi Program," Homura Mitokado screamed.
Naruko just waited for the yelling to stop.
"You did not let me finish councilor. Yes I did kick the Uchiha in his face, but it was in self-defense. Allow me to start from the beginning. I was coming back from the Ichiraku Ramen Stand when I found our little Uchiha here beating on an already beaten opponent, one Akimichi Choji. I pulled the Uchiha off of him and took care of Choji. After some minutes the Uchiha came back and we had a verbal discussion during which he pulled out two kunai and attempted to injure if not kill me. I quickly disarmed him and then held his weapons against him to force him to submit from combat. As he did not show any signs to do so I stabbed a nerve cluster to incapacitate him. The Uchiha was in no real danger throughout the entire encounter."
She looked Sasuke straight in the eyes. The boy was seething in fury.
"As for the encounter after school, the Uchiha once again confronted me and attacked me after I had offered him a chance for retribution. As you can clearly, everything done was an act of self-defense."
The civilians screamed in outrage. Saying it was all lies and that she should have her chakra sealed away. The shinobi were speechless. They went over the entire description and found it all logical and very believable. Hiruzen was astounded by the fact that Naruko could form and switch between masks so easily.
"Hokage-sama, what Shulmah-san is saying is correct. Choji and Shikamaru told me about the encounter and also told me that their new friend would never act out if she was not provoked." Akimichi Choza said.
Hiruzen looked hard at the Uchiha.
"You are all dismissed. Shulmah-chan, I ask that you stay here."
"Of course, Lord Hokage."
The council left along with a furious Uchiha. The Hokage activated the privacy and security seals and waved his guard away. He looked at the girl.
"I see you have already made friends, Naruko-chan."
"Indeed, it would seem so. Though the Uchiha and his horde of harpies will prove very annoying. So what do you want old man?"
"Straight to the point as always. How strong are you, Naruko-chan?"
"Strong enough to protect myself, yet never strong enough to be sure."
Hiruzen nodded. There was a lot of wisdom in those words, far too much for any girl her age should have.
"There have been rumors among other villages hunter-nin. They are telling stories of a little girl fighting very fiercely, taking on multiple veteran rogue ninja and she isn't a shinobi. She is said to follow her target everywhere regardless laws and borders. Do you know anything about this?"
"Course I do. You're talking about me here."
Hiruzen lost his voice.
"Remember, I am not under your official jurisdiction. Hunting is what I do. By the way I'll be leaving the village in a week or so to go for a hunt."
With that she left and headed to her secret spot and packed everything she had there and took it to her house. She made a small army of clones and had them read all of the scrolls, while she did some training.
The next day Naruko awoke before sunrise as usual and started her workout routine. She made an army of clones and had them tap into Kurama's knowledge to research more about all aspect of the shinobi arts. She then headed off to the academy.
At the academy she had just entered the yard when she was charged at by someone who obviously was too reckless for their own good. Out of instinct she grabbed the persons arm and threw them over her shoulder and pinned them against the floor with her knee against the throat. The person struggled and Naruko heard a growl come from behind her. She turned her head and growled back. Instantly the growling stopped and became a series of barks and grunts.
"I see. Of course I will let him go," Naruko said to the white pup.
She got up and pulled the downed boy back up. She nodded at the pup and walked on. She didn't get far though and soon she was accompanied by the pup and his owner.
"That wasn't very nice you know. You may be new around here, but that is no way to treat a fellow pack member," the boy said.
"It was your fault for charging at me."
"Me charging at you?"
The boy who was wearing blue sandals, a grey jacket with black fur, dark grey pants and had red fang markings on his cheeks, grabbed her shoulder.
"Listen girl, I was playing with Akamaru, when all off the sudden I'm flying through the air and have a knee pressed against my neck. How in the world did I charge at you?"
The pup, Akamaru, barked and Naruko looked at it and nodded. She took the hand from her shoulder and pushed it away. She then turned around and faced the boy. Then she bowed slightly.
"I apologize, I was merely acting on instinct."
She straightened herself again.
"But if you ever touch me like that again, I might not be able to control myself again."
She flicked the wall next to her and left a small crater in it. The boy looked at the girl then to the wall then back to the girl and nodded vigorously.
"Sure, won't happen again," he said nervously.
"By the way, the name's Inuzuka Kiba. And this here is my partner Akamaru."
Kiba held out his hand and Akamaru barked a few times.
"Pleasure to meet you, Kiba-san."
She then made a few grunting noises and Akamaru barked happily.
"You can understand and talk to him?"
"Sure, no big deal to it. I grew up amongst animals, I can talk with all of them."
"Seriously, that's awesome. By the way, I never got your name."
"Shulmah. So you heading to class?"
"Yeah, you want to join?"
"Sure."
They walked into the room and were greeted by Choji and Shikamaru. They had a little small talk, but were soon interrupted by one very angry Uchiha, who was storming towards her. Kiba stood in front of her along with Kiba and Shikamaru. They all had their backs to the door so they did not see him.
"Out of my way you worthless people," the Uchiha fumed.
"Says who?" said Kiba.
"Me, you mutt, now move."
As Kiba did not move Sasuke raised his fist and grabbed him by the collar of his jacket. He punched but he did not hit Kiba. Naruko had switched places with him and took the punch straight to the face. Sasuke smirked he brought his fist back but before he could punch again, he was hit by a painful punch to the gut. Naruko punched him again and lifted him into the air. Then she spun once around and kicked him through two or more walls to the outside. Naruko sat down and soon was joined by her new friends. After a while Sasuke got back to class got to his seat and started brooding. The room was silent and everyone enjoyed it. But then came the two top fan girls into the room. Naruko had quickly gathered all information she could get on everybody in the class, so she knew exactly who everyone was. Haruno Sakura, daughter of civilians and a councilwoman, Haruno Mebuki. She had book smarts, but did nothing for her physical training, worrying more about being noticed by the brooding Uchiha. Yamanaka Ino, clan heiress to the Yamanaka clan, daughter of Yamanaka Inoichi. She was smart and did some training, but Naruko could see she did care more about her hair than her physical abilities.
"Ha first."
"Forget it forehead. I was here first."
"You wish."
This went on until the teachers finally saved them from the torture.
"Alright students, quiet down. Today we will be doing evaluations. So please do this test as good as you can."
He passed the sheets of paper and the class started to fill out the questions. A quarter of an hour later the students were finished. Naruko had been finished the first minute and was just waking up again.
"Okay class we will meet outside for your physical evaluations."
They walked outside and stood around.
"Okay, everyone has five kunai and five shuriken. Try hitting those ten targets."
One by one they went and threw the weapons. Then it was Naruko's turn.
"Try not to kill yourself dobe." Sasuke smirked.
Naruko smirked as well. She took the weapons and threw the shuriken first. They embedded themselves deeply into the wooden stomp. She then threw the kunai one at a time throwing them with such force they went through the log. She looked at the fuming Uchiha.
"Okay, next is Ninjutsu. Every one please perform an E-rank jutsu."
All students did one of the three academy jutsu. Bushin no Jutsu, Henge no Jutsu or Kawarimi no Jutsu.
"Very good. If anyone knows a D-rank jutsu, please step forwards."
Naruko, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Choji and the other clan heirs stepped forwards. Kiba performed his Jujin Bushin. Shikamaru, Choji, Ino and the Aburame heir all did the Soshuriken no Jutsu. The Hyuuga heiress did a few katas from her Jukenpo. Sasuke performed the Shunshin no Jutsu. Naruko performed the Kanashibari no Jutsu much to Sasuke's aggravation, as she performed the jutsu on him, much to the already growing anger of the fan girls.
"Well done." Iruka said after Naruko had released the jutsu from Sasuke.
"Now does anyone know any C-rank jutsu?"
Now only Naruko and Sasuke stood in front.
Sasuke performed the typical Uchiha jutsu, Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu.
Smirking he looked at Naruko.
"Beat that, dobe."
Naruko stood passively and then did a string of hand seals ending on Tiger. Sasuke's eyes bulged out and he seethed.
"Katon: Ryuka no Jutsu"
"How dare you steal an Uchiha jutsu, you clan less witch?" Sasuke yelled and charged at her.
Naruko just side stepped him and swiped his feet from under him. She picked him up by his hair and held his ear close to her mouth.
"I did not steal this, I learned it by watching others doing it, and something your clan did all the time, Nusumi Ai," she spat and threw him to the ground.
"Very good the both of you, now does anyone of you know a B-rank jutsu he or she could show us."
Neither Naruko nor Sasuke moved. Again Sasuke went first.
"Katon: Karyu Endan"
Sasuke fell to one knee and was panting. He was exhausted. Next up was Naruko.
"Futon: Atsugai"
Everyone looked shocked. She had just performed two elemental jutsu of not one but two different affinities.
"Very good, Shulmah. Do you know any higher class jutsu?"
Naruko nodded.
"Hey I can still go on."
"No you can't, you are at your limits," Iruka said, angering Sasuke further.
"Meisaigakure no Jutsu"
Naruko disappeared and reappeared a few seconds later.
"Very impressive. Now do you know any S-rank jutsu?"
Again Naruko nodded. She unsealed her bow and created a thousand clones. She had them run onto the rooftops of the houses.
"We might want to be the top of the tower, or you won't see much."
Two minutes later they were standing on the tower.
"Hanta no Geijutsu: Sen Satsugai Arozu"
She released the arrow and it flew into the sky and split into a thousand. Then one by one all the clones were hit.
"Very impressive, Shulmah. BUT DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN INSIDE OF THE VILLAGE!"
He had yelled the last part with his Big Head Jutsu. After that they went back downstairs to do the Taijutsu evaluation. The spars were rather boring and when it was Sasuke's turn he chose Naruko as his partner.
"I will teach you a lesson, dobe."
"You may try, but I will not go easy on you."
Iruka started the match and Sasuke charged. He kicked and punched, but he was always avoided. Naruko was currently following the basic steps of Odoru Ryu like the name says, the user dances around his opponents' strikes to tire him out. When the opponent was drained of energy, it was an easy kill. Sasuke's assaults got slower and soon Naruko saw the opening she needed. She rushed at him, did a spinning kick and caught his neck in the back of her knee. His chin pressing against the joint and her other leg putting pressure on the back of the downed Uchiha's head. All Sasuke could do was lie there and give up, or risk death trough suffocation. Naruko was declared winner and Sasuke was sent to the Hospital. Classes were dismissed and Naruko headed out to ANBU HQ.
She entered the building and went to the desk. There was an old lady sitting behind it eyeing her. She also smelled a female ANBU operator in the shadows behind the woman.
"Hello Obasan. Do you know where I could find a Bingo book?"
"Why yes, you can buy them here. But what would you want with one of those, are you even a ninja?" the woman asked curiously.
"Not yet officially, but I am already in it, so I thought I might see who else I could find to play with."
The old woman's eyes grew to plates and Naruko swore she had heard a choked gasp come from the shadows.
"You are in the Bingo Book, my dear? That is very hard to believe."
"I know, but if you don't believe me, you can look me up. I'm under the name of Shinku Hantoresu, the Crimson Huntress."
The woman looked through the book and did indeed find an entry under that name. She started to read.
"Very impressive my dear. Here you can have this one for five hundred Ryu."
Naruko gave her the money and read her page out loud.
Name: ?
Known aliases: Shinku Hantoresu, the Crimson Huntress
Age: ca. 8
Height: 5'2
Rank: A
Affinity: Strong Fire affinity; possibly more?
Bloodline: Endurance? Healing? Senses? Strength?
Techniques: Strong Fire Techniques; A to S Rank Taijutsu; Very skilled in Archery; At least basic knowledge in Fuinjutsu
Known accomplishments: Killed A-Rank criminal Yasutoro Miagami
Responsible for Elimination of multiple bandit camps throughout multiple countries
possibly reason for many missing Hunter-Ninja from multiple countries
Description: The Crimson Huntress is a very dangerous opponent despite her size. She has blonde red her tied into two pig tails. Her speed surpasses most veteran ANBU. She has unnatural stamina and strength. Any injury will heal in moments. When alone do not attack her and be very careful. Think trice if the money is worth the hassle, before you engage with caution in groups UNDER twenty. Engage with extreme caution in groups OVER twenty.
Wanted in: Iwa (Dead or Alive); Kiri (Dead or Alive); Kumo (Alive); Suna (Dead or Alive); Kusa (Alive)
Bounty: Iwa: 32.500.000 Ryo; Kumo: 32.500.000. Kiri: 25.000.000 Ryo; Kusa: 3.000.000 Ryo; Suna: 2.500.000 Ryo;
"Who would have thought? Thank you and good bye, Obasan. Bye, bye ANBU-san."
With that she left.
"What a peculiar girl. She will make it for, ehh… Neko-chan?"
"Hai, Taicho."
Naruko ran out of the village and disappeared in the forest.
And that was the start of a very routine time. Then finally, the last day came.
Bushin no Jutsu = Clone Technique
Henge no Jutsu = Transformation Technique
Kawarimi no Jutsu =Body Replacement Technique
Jujin Bushin = Beast Human Clone
Soshuriken no Jutsu = Manipulated Shuriken Technique
Jukenpo = Gentle Fist Art
Shunshin no Jutsu = Body Flicker Technique
Kanashibari no Jutsu = Temporary Paralysis Technique
Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu = Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
Katon: Ryuka no Jutsu = Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique
Katon: Karyu Endan = Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet
Futon: Atsugai= Wind Release: Pressure Damage
Meisaigakure no Jutsu = Hiding with Camouflage Technique
Hanta no Geijutsu: Sen Satsugai Arozu = Art of the Hunter: A Thousand Killing Arrows
Odoru Ryu = Dancing Dragon