Frozen Heart
Second installation with a timeskip. There will be answers, but not til future chapters
Naruto is slightly grey in this story and it has elements of Killer Instinct.
Oh I don't own Naruto or Killer Instinct
Enjoy
Chapter 1
Time-skip five years
Naruto got out of bed, dragging his feet as he hopped into the shower. He did not want to go to the academy today and meet his Genin team mates. He had already been there, and didn't need the burden of creating more Bonds with other Shinobi who'd like nothing better than to stab you in the back. He knew the rules and had some idea of how people worked. He had found that out the hard way. Shinobi were Shinobi, there was no honour in what they did. It only seemed honourable because of how Shinobi are perceived; they really weren't anything but pawns to be used by the Hokage for the betterment of the Village.
After a short cold shower, Naruto quickly dressed and made his way to the academy, where he was supposed to meet the new team. He rocked up to the classroom and stepped in. At the front of the classroom, Naruto saw one of his old Sensei's, Umino Iruka. The Chunnin still looked the same with his Chuunin vest over his normal Shinobi attire. His scar still his most distinguishable feature and his headband tied so that his ponytail can be seen from the back.
As Iruka looked to the door to determine who had interrupted them, he was a little surprised by the young Shinobi. Iruka knew Naruto before he graduated the academy two years ago, he also knew the reason he was here. What Iruka couldn't fathom was the idea that his Otoutou looked and presented himself differently than the last time they caught up. Gone was the orange jumpsuit that Naruto often wore, instead he had on ANBU style pants that led into a pair of steel toed boots. The shirt he wore stuck tight to his body and over that was a vest similar to what the Chuunin wore. Both the vest and the shirt were dark in colour with a slight blue tint. The same could be said for his pants. Naruto's hair was no longer blonde but rather pale blue. His eyes were covered by dark glasses which made it hard to know what he was looking at, and to a further extent, what he could be thinking. One of the major changes which Iruka noticed however, was the way which Naruto held himself. At the moment, he looked more like an actual Shinobi and less than an Academy student; tense and ready to pounce at a moment's notice.
Most of the Genin in the class didn't know who he was and why he was here, but they felt slightly intimidated. Not only that, but the atmosphere turned colder than they were used too. It started to get real cold really quick, but that changed when Iruka spoke.
"Welcome back to the Academy Naruto." At the words Naruto just grunted and observed those in the room. "Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce a new member to the graduating class. Uzumaki Naruto." The class waited in silence to see what the young Shinobi would do.
"He graduated the Academy a few years ago" at Iruka's words, everyone sniggered. Well almost everyone. Naruto noticed some of the kids looking at him with blank faces, not giving away any of their emotions. Those being the young Uchiha, who was staring and not really joining in with the laughter. He had a calculative look on his face. The same look could be seen on the young Nara and the young Aburame. He knew they were sizing him up, trying to determine why he was here. With a muttered Troublesome, which Naruto caught from his spot, the young Nara let his head fall back onto his desk.
"Hah, back at the academy. What did you suck at being a Genin that they sent you back here?" shouted the young Inuzuka. Naruto knew of the Inuzuka and knew that the student was only having a go at him. But before he could reply, the young Nara spoke up.
"Troublesome. I'm assuming that you were either punished or something happened to your former team so that is why you're here, waiting for a new team." Naruto merely nodded slightly at the young Nara who, after nodding back, resumed his resting on his desk.
"Whatever. I bet he doesn't even know how to…" the young Inuzuka looked up as he felt the air around him get colder. He looked straight at Naruto and tried to hide a gulp. Mixed in with the air was a little KI, which only Iruka could cope.
"Okay Naruto. You can take a seat" Iruka exclaimed, watching as the young Shinobi took his seat next to Haruno Sakura. Iruka didn't bother with Naruto introducing himself to the class in the normal bonding exercise, seeing as they would only meet for the day, especially if the others didn't make it through being a Genin.
"Now congratulation for everyone passing their exam, I am very proud and honoured to call you my comrade. One day, I hope that one of you will take on a strong and powerful role within Konoha, and teach the Will of Fire to the younger generation. Now on to the team placements… Team one is…"
Naruto at this time wondered why one of the girls behind him was staring holes through his skull. He could feel the prying eyes and tried to recall who sat in the seat behind him. As he first walked in, Naruto observed his surroundings and took in every detail that he could, especially all of the faces that were looking at them and their reactions. When he was younger, Naruto had developed something akin to an eidetic memory. This meant that many things were easy to remember for him and seeing something once would cause a slight ingrain in his mind. He assumed it was from his tenant and thought nothing more of it.
He realised that it was the young Hyuuga girl that was drilling holes in the back of his head with her eyes. The problem was, he didn't know the reason. He thought that he would keep that puzzle at the back of his mind and solve it at a later date.
"Team seven will be Haruno Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke…" here everyone could hear the pink haired girl cries of joy. Claiming that it was fate and true love. Ignoring the young Genin's rant Iruka continued. "Uzumaki Naruto" Silence… That was all that everyone could hear. Sakura sat down in her chair with wide eyes whilst looking at Naruto. She was uncertain how to act, and decided that silence was better than a confrontation with the unknown.
"Team eight will be Inuzuka Kiba, Hyuuga Hinata and Aburame Shino. Team nine is in circulation and team ten is Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikimaru and Akimichi Chouji. That is all and you have to wait til your Jounin Sensei's arrive. Thank you once again and your career as a Shinobi begins now.
Team seven was the last team waiting for their Sensei's. Sakura had tried to get a date out of Sasuke, only to be rejected. Narut
o had moved to a quieter spot in the room and simply dozed off. Sasuke was still wondering how someone their age had passed a few years ago and felt the need to get his answers, one way or another. For now though, he would bide his time and observe the young Uzumaki.
Two hours later the door opened to reveal a Jounin with spiked gravity defying silver hair. He had a mask over his lower face and his head band was covering one of his eyes. He was dressed as a regular Jounin with his vest showing over his dark blue shirt. He also had ANBU style pants similar to Naruto, but instead of boots, he had sandals covering his feet. "Meet me on the roof in five minutes" He spoke, before poofing out of sight, leaving Sakura with an unasked question and Sasuke with a raised eyebrow. Sakura looked at Sasuke and they both looked at their teammate only to find no-one there. With no other thought in mind, both ran to get to the roof as fast as possible.
On the roof, the Jounin Sensei was surprised to see the young Uzumaki sitting opposite him on the ground. He felt a miniscule spike of chakra, but didn't think anything of it. Returning to the book he was currently reading, the Jounin decided to store that information away for later. He knew that the young ninja was some sort of genius. He thought that Naruto should have been further ahead in regards to his Shinobi career, and he sought to find out why it had stalled.
Naruto was bored, he didn't want to be here and the more he waited around, the more agitated he got. He masked it pretty well, but his sensei picked up on it. The door burst open to allow his teammates access to the roof, and he saw the increase in breathe that Sakura displayed. She was more or less out of breath just from running up a flight of stairs, something which Naruto hoped to fix if he was going to trust his new teammates.
"Alright, now that everyone is here, it's time to get started. We'll start by introducing ourselves. I'll start. My name is Hatake Kakashi, I have a few likes and some dislikes. I don't necessarily have any hobbies, and my future ambition is…" The students waited patiently for Kakashi to finish, only realizing he was looking at Sakura with an expectant look.
"Is that it Sensei?" she asked. With only a nod of the head for confirmation, she decided to start speaking. "My name is Haruno Sakura… I like many things" at this point she started blushing whilst looking at Sasuke from the side of her face. "I dislike Ino-pig and people who are mean" here she glanced at Naruto. All three male members of team seven caught the look, but decided not to say anything. "My hobbies are reading and…" here she looked back at Sasuke.
"Okay broody your next" Kakashi jumped in before Sakura could continue speaking.
"My name is Uchiha Sasuke, I don't have many likes, and I don't have many dislikes. I have a dream, no an ambition and that is to kill a certain man and restore my clan." Sasuke finished with a dark look. Sakura thought he was cool and Naruto knew who he was talking about but pretended he didn't.
Kakashi thought that he needed to do something about that broody attitude, but first "Okay snowflake, you're up." Kakashi stated looking at Naruto.
"Uzumaki Naruto. I don't like many things and I hate certain people. I don't have a dream but if I did…" Here he ended speaking leaving the others in wait. Kakashi was a little surprised, He thought that Naruto would speak more but assumed wrong.
"Okay. Now that we know each other"
"But Sensei, I don't know anything about you or Naruto. How am I supposed to trust you if I don't know you?" asked Sakura a little peeved. Sasuke was thinking the same thing, but didn't bother with voicing his opinion.
"Well, I guess that you will have to trust our actions and not our words." Kakashi replied, giving his famous eye smile. "Now before I forget. Meet me tomorrow at 5am at training ground 3. There we will have our true Genin test, oh and don't eat breakfast." He quickly chimed in before disappearing once again.
Sakura wanted to ask more questions, but their Sensei was gone. Sasuke wanted to train and decided to leave with Sakura following closely behind about to ask for a date. Sasuke instead turned to look at their other teammate only to find him gone. With that he did the same and disappeared in a swirl of leaves. Sakura was left standing alone on top of the Academy rooftops.
