Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. If I did own Naruto though, I'd be rich and Naruto would be dating Hinata right now during the manga and the series. I wish I owned Hinata though. She's cute, both 12 year old and 15 year old versions of her.
Summary: .AU. Naruto balances Nin, Gen, and Tai jutsu with the kuro, aka, and aoi doujutsu, which he acquires after reading the forbidden scroll of seals after his second failed attempt at graduation.
A/N: I'm sorry if I took too long to write this chapter. The good news is I'm still writing this fic; the bad news is I had to reapply again for my broadband connection so the updates are going to be delayed, again. But fret not as I am still pouring my brains out to write this. I have other fics that I turn to if I get a mental and writer's block on this fic, so be assured that my brain cells are always occupied. I haven't used my brain for prolonged bouts of thinking, so this is a nice exercise tool.
Now, if any of you are wondering why Iruka isn't wounded, well let's just say Naruto got to Mizuki before the traitorous Chuunin had a chance to wound Iruka very seriously. The giant shuriken wound on the back is still there, but he wasn't peppered by kunai and shuriken. I don't know if I will include the chapter 2 reviewers on this chapter, so just hope for the best.
Chapter 3: of footnotes, the Savior, and the Dual Extreme.
Begin Chapter.
'Team nine' looked at each other, seeming to seek an answer from their comrade's eyes. Naruto then looked up at Gai. "Is there any difference if we choose to take the test tomorrow, or today?"
Gai nodded at Naruto's intelligent question. "There's a slight advantage to taking it tomorrow than today, Naruto-kun. If you choose to take it tomorrow, you will have gained a full night's rest, along with a clear mind and heart! Choosing to do it today just shortens the time to find out if you will pass my exam or not."
Naruto nodded and sat down, looking at Tenten, Lee, and lastly Neji. Naruto took a deep breath. "I say we put it to a vote. We also explain our vote as to why we want to take it today, or tomorrow." The other three nodded. Naruto grinned as he stood up.
"Well, I might as well be the first. I choose to take it tomorrow because I have some things to do today that just won't wait. The Hokage has ordered me to report to the Hokage tower later, I also have some things to do before the day ends, so I just can't really take it today." He motioned to Lee, who stood up as he sat down.
"Sensei! I think it is more advantageous for us to take the test tomorrow! This will let our burning passion be refueled to burn brighter by fully resting!" Lee then executed his first version of the nice guy pose, which Gai returned with equal fervor.
"Yosh! As expected of a student-to-be of mine! Your burning passion burns bright, Lee-kun!" Lee grinned as he sat down. Naruto noticed the sweat drops coming from his other teammates, but just chose to grin on their reactions. Tenten stood up, as it was her turn.
"I choose to take the exam today, I am confident in my skills to pass the exam, as I have an advantage that other genin do not have." She then nudged Neji, who in turn stood up.
"I don't care if I take the exam today or tomorrow. It is not in my fate to fail whatever exam you are planning. My destiny is to pass this exam and prove the main house that they chose to anger the wrong Hyuuga." After he sat down the whole balcony was silent. Naruto had a sweat drop and a vein on his head.
"Arrogant bastard..."
Tenten and Lee had a confused stare on the brooding Hyuuga, while Gai nodded thoughtfully at Neji's words. After the voting was done, Naruto spoke up.
"So that's 2 votes for taking it tomorrow, 1 vote to take it today, and 1 undecided. So we're going to take the exam tomorrow, Gai-sensei." Gai nodded at the team's decision.
"Well then! Meet me on training grounds nine, seven am in the morning, tomorrow! And don't bother to eat breakfast, because I cannot guarantee that it will stay in your passionate stomachs! Meeting dismissed!"
As soon as he said 'dismissed', Gai became a green blur again and zoomed out of the pagoda. The surprising thing was that he didn't fall on his descent. Naruto was impressed at his sensei for the second time that day.
"Hayai..."
Lee just nodded vigorously. "Yosh! That's Gai-sensei for you!"
Tenten produced a miniscule sweat drop on her head. "A little quirky, but very strong."
Neji was stoic as he crossed his arms. Byakugan activated as he followed his sensei-to-be's progress. "Yes, he's very strong for a guy with no blood limit. It would be a nice change to grow under his tutelage, and have someone teach me instead of me teaching myself."
"So..." Naruto then turned to his teammates as the green blur disappeared around a bend. "Anyone up for ramen?" Tenten blushed in embarrassment as her stomach growled.
"I am, how about you two, Lee? Neji?" Lee nodded once and turned a questioning glance to Neji, who shook his head.
"I have some training to do today, so I'll just see you tomorrow on the training grounds." The other three nodded in assent as the Hyuuga prodigy climbed down the stairs, after he was gone Naruto motioned for the two to follow him down.
"So, what are you going to do after ramen?" Naruto asked the two once they were back on solid ground. Tenten just shrugged.
"I guess a bit of training with my weapons and aim, then I'll go home. Say, how about I show you our family's weapons shop today?" Naruto shook his head as he looked at the sun. It was nearing ten am in the morning.
"Maybe after we pass Gai-sensei's exam tomorrow, Tenten-san. I really have a lot of sorting out to do today." The brunette nodded her assent and turned to Lee.
"What about you, Lee?" Lee contemplated for a bit. "I guess some light training after I eat. I don't want to exert myself before the exam, I also agree with Naruto-kun's suggestion with going to your family's weapon shop tomorrow, as well." Naruto and Tenten nodded as the blonde led the way to Ichiraku's.
On the way there some of the villagers 'did the usual' when Naruto passed by the more densely populated business and residential district. Lee and Tenten were wary of the villagers as they followed Naruto. Lee was about to ask about this when Naruto spoke up without looking back at them.
"I see you've noticed them, you'd have to be blind and deaf not to." Tenten and Lee nodded absently.
"Unfortunately, this happens to me everyday. You just have to get used to it. Eleven years of seeing this everyday will do it. I...have some secrets that you won't believe I have. If we do become a team and stick together for a year or more, I'll reveal my biggest secret to the team, even Neji. Just please, don't ask me now...I don't know how I'll do it." Hearing Naruto's pleading voice, the two nodded solemnly as they reached Ichiraku's. Naruto wiped his tears with his hankie as he smiled at the ramen chef, and his daughter.
"Oi! Teuchi-occhan! Ayame-neechan!" He shouted as he forced himself back in his brat mindset.
"Oi Naruto! We missed you here yesterday! What happened?" The ramen chef said in a half-scolding, half-chiding voice. Naruto sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.
"Well, I kind of got held up at the academy from the afternoon, 'til early morning yesterday." Teuchi formed a conspiratorial grin as he looked at his best costumer, seeing other kids behind him, he spoke.
"Oi Naruto! Did you bring me more customers?" Turning back on his teammates-to-be, he nodded.
"Yup! These are my teammates, Kirimai Tenten and Rock Lee. I have another teammate called Hyuuga Neji, but he's not here. We're going to take an exam tomorrow and pass as genins!" He said while pumping his fist, Tenten smiled as Lee emulated Gai and managed to make his teeth glint at Teuchi.
Tenten and Lee introduced themselves formally as they sat down on each side of Naruto. After giving their orders they talked about training, weapons, Gai-sensei, and how there's always a stoic bastard on each batch of academy students.
After finishing their bowls and paying, they bade farewell to Teuchi and Ayame, with Naruto promising to be back with Iruka later to have a ramen binge before going home. Ayame was smiling as she cleaned their bowls.
"It seems like Naruto-kun found some friends his own age, 'tousan." Teuchi nodded thoughtfully as he looked at their retreating backs. His glance on his favorite customer's back was unfathomably soft and filled with tenderness.
"Hai, I just hope that his teammates can accept him, when they find out what's inside him…" Ayame's smile disappeared; she then nodded solemnly as they prepared for the lunch crowd.
Bidding his teammates farewell, and good luck, Naruto turned and began to run to the direction of his tree house. Never noticing the worried stares Lee and Tenten gave his retreating back.
After running a bit through the village, Naruto noticed a group of oddly dressed monks in the village square, who were being questioned by ANBU. It seemed that the villagers were throwing the same hateful and cold glares he was used to having at the monks. Having seen this particular fact, it piqued his curiosity. It was then that he approached the monks who were unaware of his presence, as he used a nearby monument to hide.
"I wonder which country they came from? From their attire I'd say their clothes were made for long journeys on foot, as well as for fighting hand to hand. Regular monks don't look like these monks at all."
Indeed the monks he was spying on were defiantly different from the ones he frequently saw on the village and temples. Most of them were muscular, like they weren't praying or fasting. Some of the other monks had large muscles, which showed on their already moderately loose clothing. A white do-gi with elbow-level sleeves was the group's regular attire. Some wore a brown-colored leather cover on the front of their do-gi, while others had smaller versions of this.
All of them covered their heads with white cloth, the area around their eyes, particularly the eye sockets, were either painted black or brown. And all of their shins, ankles, and feet have thick woolen bandages wrapped around them. They also have them on their hands and arms, reaching just below the upper arms. Apparently he came at the right moment, for the monks were having a guarded and very quiet conversation amongst themselves.
"He hasn't gone far, he had to have taken up shelter in one of the temples here, with those injuries of his. He won't progress that far in a few nights." One medium built monk said, as he looked side to side frantically.
"If what he holds falls into the wrong hands, our way of living is done for, why did we have to take drastic actions like this, our cover with master will be blown!" Another one hissed, he was a little taller than most of the monks, but he was lean built.
"Shut up! Anyone can overhear us talking about 'him'. We are in more trouble if sensei hears this! He's the best student in our year, and if he finds out that some of us are missing, especially 'him', we won't survive the punishments! Lucky for us, master's away visiting our brother temple." The tallest and most muscular of them spoke, seeming to be the leader of the group.
After absorbing what he could out of the conversation, Naruto backed up and headed for his 'training ground' He can sort out this new information later. Right now he had to read the requirements of the blood ritual for the three doujutsu.
As he ran in the direction of his tree house, he heard a groan somewhere in the east side of the forest, tracing the voice he found that it was calling out for assistance. He arrived to see a man similarly dressed like the monks he encountered in the village square, lying face down. It seemed that he was full of wounds, both external and internal.
"...Help..." said the voice. Naruto then helped the man up, noticing his damaged form; Naruto formed Kage Bunshins and ordered one to Henge into a stretcher. Another clone helped him to ease the man into the stretcher. It looked like the man was within an inch of life. Naruto then ordered his clones to follow him, they then moved silently under the canopy of dense forest to the direction of Naruto's hideout.
Arriving quickly Naruto and his clones eased the man onto the makeshift bed of leaves, grass, and hay. He then searched his makeshift closet to find his medical kit, which he used whenever he was training in the forest. The man groaned and sat up, surprising Naruto with his resilience.
"Please...come closer...i'm already...dying..." said the man, who Naruto now realized as the man the other monks were searching for. Naruto wringed a clean wash cloth and cleaned the man's bloodied face.
"Your...name...?" Naruto spoke solemnly. "Uzumaki Naruto." The man smiled.
As the stranger drew his strength and organized what he was planning to say, Naruto drew some water from a makeshift water container, which was designed to catch and filter rain water. Filling a wooden mug, he handed it to the stranger, who drank it like a man who had walked in the desert for a long time. The stranger then nodded to him as he began to speak anew.
"Thank you...Naruto-san...few others would have done what you did for me..." At those words, Naruto looked at him in confusion.
"I...don't have a real name anymore, but in the temple, I was called 'Anje'..." Naruto nodded as he continued to clean Anje's battered and dying body.
"Our group was called the order of the depraved monks. Unlike real monks we have broken all of Buddha's sins...That is why people hate us and fear us. I was the last one of our order to join for a very long time. As I studied under the order, I have learned all of my master's secrets and techniques, as well as all of the order's ancient techniques and fighting styles, because he felt that I had the discipline and the mindset to not use it for wicked and evil purposes.
I then decided...to chronicle our knowledge into scrolls...so that even if we may fade away...there would be a memory of our group left behind, which proved that we existed even beyond the time of the demons and the war..."
Naruto then decided to give Anje one of his soldier pills, and a blood-stopping pill. Anje gave him a grateful sigh, as he felt energized again, staving off the call of death for a few more moments.
"Thank you...as I've said, I've chronicled our order's knowledge throughout the ages in scrolls, but most of it was burnt or stolen by my other brethren...I have a copy of all my scrolls though, so all is not lost...my master agreed of my actions and believed in my judgment, and so he encouraged me to write...but then my other brethren got jealous of my knowledge and closeness to our master...
One night when our master journeyed to visit our brother temple, they attacked me in an attempt to learn all of what our master had taught me…I managed to avoid a bloodbath by merely disabling the majority who were only bullied to fight me...but the plotters were too powerful combined….I managed to kill half of them, the other half barely got away with less serious injuries.
They threatened me that they will tell our master I had killed in cold blood once he returned, which was a blasphemy amongst us depraved monks...instead of giving them what they wanted, I ran away from the place I once called home. I only had the clothes on my back and the scroll of my most prized technique; the deadliest ever invented and recorded during our history...the dual extreme fighting style...
The plotters came after me for the sole purpose of acquiring the scroll. I killed half of them in battles from the mountains until the borders of fire country...I was dying when I came through your dense forests, and was prepared for death, when you found me. I am very grateful to you, because my greatest fear was to die alone. With no one to hear my confessions of guilt and share my sadness."
Anje then reached into his tattered do-gi and pulled out a small, but thick scroll. "This scroll contains the theory, forms, and usage of the dual extreme, as well as a small history on how I came up with the style.
This scroll also shows the location of the map where I hid all the scrolls that I wrote about the order, as well as it's secrets, and the various weapon and fighting styles.
I ask that you keep the contents of this scroll to yourself...please, promise me...that you will only reveal the secrets of my fighting style to your offspring..." At those words Naruto clutched Anje's hand with both hands.
"I promise you, Anje...That you have my oath of silence as a man and a ninja of Konoha, that your fighting style, which you have worked so hard to develop and perfect your whole life...will stay secret outside of the Uzumaki Clan." Anje nodded and closed his eyes, the blonde ninja barely hearing his last words. "Thank you, Naruto…Master, brothers…farewell…"
Naruto then felt a burning sensation in his palms. As Anje's hand relaxed he removed his bandages and saw...that on the back of his hand, the kanji for 'futae no kiwami' was on both his hands, before fading away completely.
"That was the last portion of his life energy, which means...he's dead."
Naruto sent a small prayer to Anje's 'Buddha' to watch over his faithful servant, as he journeyed to where souls go after the connection with their mortal body was severed. He then busied about to clean Anje's body for the funeral pyre. Naruto then used another batch of clones to move Anje's body and the bed further into the dense forest.
Gathering wood for the funeral pyre was time consuming. Even more so when he made it so that the funeral pyre would burn slowly as to not alert anyone, ninja or villager, to smoke coming out of the forest.
Starting the pyre with an academy level katon jutsu, he watched as Anje's body was consumed in smoke and fire, the body wrapped in clean bandages under his mended do-gi. Naruto added a prayer scroll, which Anje clutched in his hands.
Adjusting the fire so that the least amount of smoke would be made, Naruto turned around to go back to the village, deciding to read the scroll tonight instead of today.
As he made his way back to the village he passed by the academy, it seems lunchtime had passed during the time when he found Anje. Stepping inside for a moment he managed to find Kiba and Akamaru. The duo then managed to cover the blonde's mouth before he shouted a greeting.
"Not here loudmouth...let's talk outside the gate." Kiba hissed. Naruto nodded and walked out of the academy gate with the partners to a secluded bench. Kiba then narrated Sasuke's and his fan club's misfortunes today. Most of all Ino and Sakura's sadness when Sasuke started avoiding them.
Naruto held his sides in laughter as Kiba told him how Sasuke stumbled through the morning with a freakish amount of bad luck, almost getting hit in his privates by a sharp kunai. Stepping on dog shit -which Kiba denied to Sasuke that it was akamaru's-, getting hit on the forehead by a blunt shuriken, thrice. Lying down on a mid-activated explosion note, which also triggered a chuunin level Genjutsu trap, leaving him shirtless and unable to move for fifteen minutes.
While the senseis in the academy searched for the person who set the trap, -in which they found out it was Mizuki-, his fan club capitalized on this and eerily produced cameras, sketchbooks, and drawing pads to capture their idol's 'physique' forever in film and on paper, as though they were waiting for this moment for a very, very, very, long time.
Chalk erasers and blunt wooden kunai were also hitting the Uchiha avenger, at an hourly basis. As well as the rest of the class avoiding him like a plague.
"I dragged you outside because ice-prince seems to be close to blowing his top. Along with losing his 'oh i'm so mighty, you are dirt under my fingernails' stoic face. His fan club is convinced you're playing pranks on HIM AND THEM. A word of advice: do not go in there, at least for today."
Naruto nodded as he grinned at Kiba and Akamaru, pulling out two coupons for Ichiraku he handed them to Kiba and patted Akamaru, who barked in return. Waving goodbye and saying 'thanks' to his friends he sought out the sun overhead. Deciding that there was no time to dawdle, he ran for the Hokage tower at his top speed.
Iruka organized his lesson plan on his desk and stood up. The 'segregated' class followed his movement with rapt attention. The chuunin-sensei then spoke up. "I have an appointment with the Hokage today, so I will turn over my teaching duties for the rest of the day to your other senseis, the girls will have an early session with Suzume-sensei today, while the boys will be supervised on practical weapons use with Isamu-sensei. Good day to you all and see you tomorrow."
Some of the students groaned their protest, while some of them said farewell to Iruka as they left the classroom. Having briefed his replacements during lunch, he left for his office desk to gather his gear.
As the class separated in two, the four boys gave Hinata a nod before she followed the other girls to Suzume-sensei's homeroom. Shikamaru, Chouji, Kiba and Shino joked about the Uchiha avenger's misfortunes as they fell back behind their other classmates. Kiba then mentioned Naruto's visit during the after-lunch break. Shikamaru then asked the dog-using academy student about the details of Naruto's team. Kiba then shrugged sheepishly.
"I forgot to ask him, ok? I was busy dragging the loudmouth out of the grounds before Sasuke and his fan girls could get to him." Shikamaru snorted and spoke.
"Troublesome, at least you should have found out his sensei's name." Shino nodded under his collar.
"It would have been prudent to ask him about his team's names, or his sensei's name. That way we can probably ask around on our free time for their identities and abilities." Kiba grinned at his usually quiet friend's words.
"Trying to scope out the competition already, Shino?" The bug-using academy student shook his head.
"Not exactly Kiba, knowledge about an enemy's and/or an ally's abilities is half the key to winning a battle. As ninjas, we should exploit every advantage we can have, even if it is over enemies or allies." Kiba laughed at his classmate.
"Are you kidding me Shino? That loudmouth doesn't have the brains and the brawn to be level with us, let alone surpass us." Kiba's laughter followed him as he walked faster to the academy's training grounds.
Shikamaru gave Kiba an irritated look as he followed the Inuzuka from behind. Chouji was behind them as he munched his chips; the large academy student was also frowning. Shino stayed silent after Kiba's statement, the bug user thinking of Naruto's exploits inside the academy.
"Well then Kiba, don't be surprised when Naruto surpasses you. Like I said earlier in the morning. He will surprise us next year. I just hope that you can swallow your over-inflated ego if you get your butt kicked."
Naruto made it into the tower with fifteen minutes to spare. Some of the people who knew what he was turned and glared at him, while some muttered curses to his name, half of them just ignored him with cold shoulders. Naruto, for the first time in his life, threw glares back at the people who gave them. Surprising a few of them.
"Be glad this is the Hokage's tower and that I respect the old man, or I would have pranked all of you who hate me." Naruto thought as he walked over to the Hokage's secretary's desk.
Naruto now noticed that the Hokage had a new secretary. "Hokage-jisan must have hired a replacement again. I hope I'll make a good first impression." He thought in his head and prayed that the bad comments about him hadn't had a chance to trickle down to this one.
The Secretary, although just newly-hired, knew what Naruto was. But she had decided long ago to keep neutral on her opinions about the blonde boy. She was confident in her good judgment of other people's character, and the rude comments and the slandered remarks about him didn't sway her decision, to form her own opinion about the 'Demon of Konoha'.
"The Hokage will entertain you in about twelve minutes, Umino-san isn't here yet as well, so I will have to ask you to wait for him before you both go in." The secretary spoke in a business-like voice.
Naruto had learned to pay attention to the voices of people since he was two. He has learned to differentiate the different tones people use when they are engaged in conversation. He found out the differences when people spoke out to other people and to him. His voice interpretation was so extensive that he knew when people were lying, or trying to cover something wrong that they have done. After interpreting the secretary's voice as neutral, he smiled a half-smile as he spoke in an even tone with the secretary.
"Ano…since Iruka-sensei isn't here yet, can I look around for a bit?" The secretary gave him a contemplating look, and then nodded. "Where do you want to go?" Naruto pondered for a bit, then answered.
"I'd like to take a look at where the Jounins hang out." The secretary paused for a second, and then gave him directions. "Left corridor from here, five doors to the right. The Chuunin's assignment room is on the fourth door. The Chuunin lounge is the door opposite the Jounin lounge." Naruto brightened up and bowed.
"Arigatou! Ano…" the blonde fox racked his brain for the secretary's name, which she didn't give yet. "Izumu-san, Uzumaki-san, Izumu Mayuri desu." The secretary reached out her hand. Naruto gave her his best foxy grin as he shook her hand.
"Arigatou, Mayuri-san! Orewa Uzumaki Naruto desu. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu!" The secretary's heart melted as she saw her boyish grin. "Uhn! Yoroshiku, Uzumaki-san." Mayuri giggled at the blonde's cute face. Eventually they both laughed as the people around them looked at the pair. Meanwhile the Hokage chuckled as he smoked his pipe. Recognizing Naruto's rare, heard of laugh. He then made a mental note to himself to give Izumu Mayuri an early raise next month.
Umino Iruka entered the tower and greeted the familiar faces there. Even though he was only a chuunin-sensei, he was a frequent visitor to the tower. The most recent visits have been about Naruto's addition to the graduation roster, Mizuki's betrayal, and how he tricked Naruto to steal the scroll of seals. The second to the last time he was there was when Naruto painted the Hokage monument for the twelfth, and hopefully last, time.
Naruto then led the combined three quarters of the village's Chuunin and Jounin to a wild goose chase, which lasted from early morning 'til late afternoon. By the time Naruto was caught almost all of them had to go to the hospital for stamina depletion. The Hokage berated the ninjas in the hospital, chuckling as he joked that they've been slacking off on their training. And wondered out loud how an academy student outlasted most of them in a simple chase.
Iruka heard a familiar, yet hardly heard laugh as he entered the inner doors where the Hokage's office is situated. As he walked closer he looked at the Hokage's new secretary and his blonde student slash hellion, laughing with her. The reaction of this secretary was new to him, as the previous secretaries treated Naruto with hatred and contempt. I'll put in a good word for her with the Hokage, this secretary seems to be a good judge of character, and her interaction with Naruto proves it." Iruka broke his mental musings as he approached the secretary's desk and introduced himself.
Naruto kept quiet as his sensei and Mayuri made small talk after they introduced themselves to each other. After a few minutes the intercom buzzed and The Third Hokage's voice sounded through. "Izumu-san, have my guests arrived yet?" The secretary pushed the intercom button and spoke back. "Yes Hokage-sama, Umino-san and Uzumaki-san have arrived." The intercom buzzed again. "Very well, send them in." The device then turned off as Mayuri removed her finger from the button.
"The Sandaime Hokage-sama will see you now, good day, Naruto-kun, Iruka-san." Mayuri nodded to them. Naruto then gave her a small bow. "Hai! Arigatou, Mayuri-san!" Iruka smiled and nodded to her. Mayuri then got back to work as the two opened the door to the Hokage's office.
As they entered the Third's office, they were surprised that the usual mess of scrolls and papers the Hokage had to sign and study were now organized in very manageable stacks on another table. Organized from the most important to sign, study, or to look up, as by the Hokage's standards. Iruka and Naruto whistled.
"Sweet, Hokage-jisan's office really looks like an office now!" Naruto exclaimed. Iruka just sighed. "Naruto…how many times have I told you to show some respect to Hokage-sama?" Naruto grinned as he rubbed the back of his head. "Lost count."
Sandaime chuckled as he got out from his private room, effectively breaking their tirade. "Just forget it Iruka-kun, Naruto-kun, in just saying 'Hokage-jisan' is proof of his acknowledgement and respect for me, as the Hokage." Naruto nodded vigorously at the statement.
"Hai! And the reason I call him 'jisan' is…because…well…" Naruto hung his head as he spoke in a barely-heard whisper. "I don't have a grandfather of my own…" Both of them heard his statement, Sarutobi nodded solemnly as he hugged Naruto. The blonde accepted the embrace as the Hokage patted his back. Iruka recalled how the Hokage gave him the same comfort when he was about the same age.
As Naruto calmed down, the Hokage smiled at him. "Well Naruto-kun, how does that hitai-ate feel on your head?" The blonde ninja grinned. "It feels good! I'll take care of this hitai-ate very well, because Iruka-sensei himself gave this to me." Naruto and Iruka's smile was truthful as student and sensei both recalled their happiness of Naruto's graduation. The Hokage smiled as well.
"Well then, there is a reason that both of you have been told to report here. Now, if you would please follow me…" The Third then motioned to the door of his private quarters. Naruto and Iruka both nodded as they followed the Hokage to his makeshift bedroom, in which he sleeps in when he has to rise very early in the morning, or to retire when it was very late in the night.
As they entered the Hokage's private bedroom, Naruto saw that the scroll of seals, which he stole yesterday, was opened all the way where the Hokages' letter to the Savior of Konoha was located. Iruka looked puzzled as he approached the note of the Hokages, and the dated footnote under it, which was dated just yesterday. Iruka looked at the Hokage with a puzzled face.
"What is this letter and footnote doing here, Hokage-sama?" Sarutobi blew on his pipe "The Hokages' letter to 'the Savior of Konoha' has been read. As for the footnote and the date, I believe Naruto-kun can explain what it is. Iruka-kun..." They then both looked pointedly at Naruto. Who gulped loudly as the afternoon sun settled on Konohagakure
"I am SO screwed..."
Meanwhile, at the academy's meadow, Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino were hanging around under a shade of a tree. The kunoichi lessons Suzume-sensei gave were always short and concise, the female Chuunin focusing more on the practical use of the instructions she gave for the day, after the lesson Suzume gave the girls a few minutes of free time to discuss what they have learned, before dismissing the class for the day. The rivals for Sasuke's heart were discussing what they learned from their sensei when lunch break was announced.
Flashback no jutsu!
As Iruka walked out of the classroom for lunch, he was cut short by two of his top students, who were calling out to him.
"What is it, Sakura, Ino?" Iruka spoke with a hint of exasperation in his voice. Iruka hasn't had breakfast yet, so he was very hungry. His stomach betrayed him at that exact moment, growling loudly as he blushed in embarrassment. Ino decided to take the lead in the conversation, seeing that Sakura was taken aback by Iruka's uncharacteristic tone of voice.
"Ne, sensei…we'd like to know if what 'that Naruto' said this morning was true, we saw him sporting a hitai-ate on his forehead today. Me, forehead-girl, and Sasuke-kun didn't believe him because he's always making jokes and pranks and causing mischief. And now, we haven't seen him today after he showed up this morning.
So…did he really graduate early? Is that hitai-ate on his forehead really his? And why did you let him graduate earlier than us, and not Sasuke-kun?"
Iruka nodded as he listened to Ino's questions. Keeping a face of neutrality, he proceeded to answer them one by one.
"Yes Ino, Sakura. Naruto and I decided that he had all the necessary skills to graduate earlier than all of you. Yes, the rule about early graduation is true. It is just kept from regular students because you need the permission of both of your parents and your sensei to attempt to graduate early. Graduating early sometimes stunts the student's growth as a ninja. If they are not careful, they even may die during missions. That is why it is up to the sensei, if the candidate for graduation is an orphan, to judge whether the student is ready to graduate or not, and if he has the necessary skills to do so.
Early graduation has always been on the academy rules and regulations. It just isn't mentioned anymore on the official pamphlet the academy distributes to the parents of the students. The regular graduation age was adjusted so that clan prodigies, like Hyuuga Neji, a year your senior, and geniuses, like Sasuke, will be kept on the same level as regular academy students. There is of course, a reason for this adjustment.
The most famous early graduates of the ninja academy were Hatake Kakashi, who is now an elite Jounin of the leaf…and Uchiha Itachi, one of our village's most famous missing nin, an S-rank missing nin. Of the two names I mentioned, the latter's early graduation had a bad repercussion on the academy. So the graduation age for academy students has been decided to be at age 12, and not a year earlier than that. And oh, the hitai-ate that you saw on Naruto came from me. I gave him my own hitai-ate, as the location we were in had no other ones nearby. This is a new one I am wearing right now." Iruka pointed on the forehead protector on his head.
"Now, if there are no more questions, I'd like to get my lunch. So if you'd excuse me…" The two girls nodded as they stepped aside. Their expressions were of slack-jawed disbelief, including Inner Sakura, who was speechless. Iruka chuckled at the expressions on his students' faces. He sensed another chakra signature spiking up, so he figured that Sasuke was listening in on the whole conversation.
"Well, I hope the fact that Naruto managed to graduate early will take them down a peg or two. Sure, I love my students like my children, but their treatment of Naruto isn't right. Parents have the right to play favorites to their children as well."
Unfortunately for Iruka, his top three students will never hear his musings.
Flashback no jutsu, kai!
The two rivals, usually shouting or insulting each other, looked the other in the eyes. Sakura managed to find her voice. "So, it was true…'That Naruto' really did graduate early." Ino nodded solemnly as she looked down on the grass.
"Yeah, I can't believe that the dead last of our class managed to graduate first. It's so…so…" "Surreal?" The pink-haired girl piped up. The two kunoichi-in-training sighed, both shaking their heads.
"Bah! He probably won't make a good ninja for long. He's probably going to die in one of his missions anyway." The girl with the big forehead shrugged the fact of Naruto's graduation very quickly. Her blonde rival nodded.
"Right! He'll never be as strong as our Sasuke-kun, right big-forehead?" Ino countered as she insulted her rival for the dark-haired avenger's 'affections'. The moment Ino's voice released the insult, was when the argument started. The rest of Sasuke's fan girls tuning out their voices while Hinata sat a little distance away from them. Daydreaming about her blonde crush.
That's when the author's mean streak struck again. Suddenly, two nests of abandoned, rotting, and maggot filled eggs dropped down on the two. Caught unawares, they were drenched from head to toe in curdled, maggot filled egg yolk, as well as dried out grass and twigs and bark, let's not of course forget the eggshells.
The final straw was when they smelled each other. Their lunch rising from the pits of their stomachs and hurled at the other's face and body. If there was a more embarrassing situation than being tarred and feathered, this was it.
Hinata couldn't help but sink to the ground in soft, barely heard laughter, she hasn't laughed this good in…never! This event was hidden well from the rest of the fan girls of Sasuke, as they were too busy laughing at their president and vice-president. Voicing out their anger, the pair shouted.
DAMN YOU NARUTO!
Meanwhile on the practical weapons use training grounds at the academy, the dark-haired avenger was taking out his anger on the shuriken target assigned to him. The fact that Naruto managed to graduate before him both surprised and infuriated him. He recalled his sensei's words when he confronted him after Iruka had his lunch.
Flashback no Jutsu!
Iruka smiled down at him, and then sighed. "Sasuke, I'm sure you heard my explanation to both Sakura and Ino, so I don't have to repeat myself to you, do I? And if you're going to demand an early graduation yourself, then I'm sorry to say that the window of opportunity ended yesterday. And as your sensei, I can not give you permission to graduate early, I have also explained why earlier." Iruka smiled as he left the Uchiha Avenger tm to his thoughts.
Flashback no Jutsu, kai!
The author was too lazy to look into the angst-ridden mind of one Uchiha Sasuke, who he had described aptly enough in chapter 2. Let's just say that it was about Naruto, his parents, his clan, his brother, restoring the clan, and his revenge. Lame. But he'll indulge the Sasuke fans out there with another look-see.
As he emptied his shuriken holster, Sasuke's thoughts turned to Iruka's lecture about early graduation. The fact that geniuses and prodigies were held back to the same level as regular, no-talent students incensed his prideful mindset. While dead lasts like Naruto were permitted to graduate early.
Add to that the fact that Iruka mentioned his brother as an S-Class missing-nin, the highest rank hidden villages give to missing-nins, and he was throwing his angst aura enough for the males in his fan club to avoid him, as well as the rest of the male class. Isamu-sensei left the class to their own training, to discuss something with Suzume-sensei. Figuring that with Naruto not around anymore, nothing would go wrong. Hmmn…do ninjas believe in Murphy's Law?
Oh, how wrong Isamu-sensei was…
"That DOBE! How did he manage to graduate before me! HOW? Damn it! If I couldn't even beat the dobe in a mere graduation test, then how can I kill my brother? The Uchiha clan must be avenged, and then restored in its former glory! Otherwise my parents' and my clan's spirits will haunt me, begging me to avenge their deaths…
I WILL surpass that dobe! One year won't make a difference for me or for him! He'll always be the dobe! The dead last! The idiot! He'll see when I surpass him again! Heh! He'll never be as good as a ninja as I am! But that bastard Itachi is an S-Class missing Nin. I've heard that it's the highest rank given to Nins who turned traitor to their village… But I'll surpass my brother as well! After I kill him and avenge the clan, I'll find a girl, particularly a girl with a bloodline limit ability, and then I'll restore the clan to it's former glory!"
Now you see why the author doesn't even bother writing Sasuke's monologue?
As he threw shuriken after shuriken on his target, he didn't notice that one bounced off to one of the traps a Jounin placed in one of the trees. Hatake Kakashi, in his drunken state, had made explosion traps on a tree half-assed, and promptly forgot to disable them in the morning, along with his hangover. There was no way to trigger the strategically placed logs filled with a dozen half-activated explosion notes hidden with a powerful Genjutsu the regular way, unless you bounced off a strategically thrown shuriken to them, or in this case, an angst-ridden throw to…
…Uh oh…
Assuke's…err, Sasuke's eyes widened as two-dozen logs, filled with a dozen explosion tags each, converged on his position. Meanwhile the rest of the male academy students managed to get away from the Uchiha's immediate area. Four eyes…ok, three eyes, one was covered by sunglasses…in the back of the crowd widened in amusement at the Uchiha's latest ongoing misfortune.
Oh, how revenge is sweet…
Sasuke shouted a curse directed at his 'rival', as explosions rocked the academy training grounds.
"NARUTOOOOOOOOOO!"
Want to know what happened to our brooding bishounen? I'll get back to him later, I think…
Once again Naruto pulled out his hankie just in time to cover two, very loud, sneezes. Wiping his nose clean, he grinned at the two men before him. "Looks like someone's been talking about me, I've been sneezing all day." Iruka and The third grinned with him. The tension in the room having been diminished, Naruto sighed and walked over to the scroll. Touching it fondly.
"My life was changed yesterday, because of this scroll. Hokage-sama, Iruka-sensei." At Naruto's serious voice, the Hokage and Iruka's eyes visibly widened. "What happened Naruto-kun?" The third inquired at the boy. Naruto smiled wistfully.
"I met them, Hokage-sama…Three of the four faces on the monument there on the mountain, I have met them…and the day before yesterday I have only known their faces and read about their strength and bravery on the academy books…I have met your younger self as well. I can truthfully say that you were the wisest and the most knowledgeable Hokage among the four." Seeking Naruto's eyes for a hint of mischief, the two men found none of it on the boy, no, the adult before them.
Iruka thought he was seeing and hearing things, but here was Naruto, speaking like a mature ninja of the leaf. "Who did you meet Naruto?" Naruto smiled as he grasped the scroll. "Shodaime-sama, Nidaime-sama, Sandaime-sama, and Yondaime Hokage-sama, the four generations of Fire Shadows of Konohagakure no Sato."
Naruto then revealed the events of the night to the two men, he did not leave out a single detail, because these two men were among the first to acknowledge him and his potential. As such he will never keep secrets from the two. He finished the tale with learning Kage Bunshin and confronting Mizuki.
Kneeling on one knee, Naruto bowed low and spoke in a very serious voice. "Sandaime Hokage-sama, I am Uzumaki Naruto, proclaimed by your predecessors and successor as 'the Savior of Konoha' I alone have the power to save this village, and the known Shinobi world, from imminent destruction to both known, and unknown enemies, as foretold by the prophecy of the ancestor of the Yamanakas, to the Shodaime Hokage-sama. I answer to no one but the Hokage, my loyalty is also bound to the Hokage and it's mantle of power. I pledge my life to the continued survival of Konoha, and it's people." Sandaime nodded solemnly. "Rise, Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto complied and approached the Hokage. Sarutobi furrowed his brows in thought.
"Now Naruto…can you give me proof that what you are saying is true? Do not worry, I believe everything that you have told me, but the council will dispute your claims as the savior." Naruto nodded in understanding. "Can you please wait a minute or two, Hokage-sama?" The third nodded as Naruto sat near the scroll of seals, unwrapping his bandages and shedding his vest and shirt off, he revealed the black kanji the Hokages left on his upper arms. Pressing on both San and Yon, he proceeded to contact the Third and the Fourth Hokages' imprints.
"Sandaime-sama, Yondaime-sama, I need proof for Hokage-jisan and Iruka-sensei, or I'm afraid they won't believe me" The Hokages being contacted nodded mentally. The young voice of Sandaime's imprint spoke wisely.
"We understand, Naruto-kun. Perform a Kuchiyose no Jutsu like I instructed you to do, Include Shodaime-sama and Nidaime-sama as well." Naruto nodded as he opened his eyes and bit his thumb, drawing a strip of blood vertically on the four kanji. After doing the hand seals, Naruto put his palm on the floor. "Modified Summoning: Hokage Imprints!"
The Third Hokage and Iruka watched as four separate clouds of smoke materialized on Naruto's sides. Revealing the Hokages' imprints. Iruka's eyes widened. "K-k-kami-sama!" was his last expression before he fainted. Naruto immediately caught him as he fell using a Kage Bunshin's help, settling him down on the Hokage's bed. Nidaime looked at the situation.
"Use the tori seal, Naruto. A small squirt of water will suffice to wake him up." Naruto nodded and formed the tori seal, voicing out the minor water jutsu.
"Suiton: Mizudan no jutsu" At those words a very small water ball formed and dropped on Iruka's face. The Shinobi Gakuen sensei woke up sputtering.
"Wha? Is it morning already?" As he rubbed his eyes he heard six voices laughing at his expense. This time his surprise at seeing the four Hokages of Konoha, in their prime nonetheless, was somewhat lessened a bit. Luckily Yondaime had the presence of mind of sound proofing the room with a jutsu when he materialized earlier. Iruka scrambled to jump down the bed and bowed down low to the Hokages.
"Shodaime-sama, Nidaime-sama, Yondaime-sama. It is a great pleasure to meet all of you. I am Umino Iruka, a chuunin sensei of the Ninja Academy." After the greetings, the younger imprint of Sandaime seemed put out.
"Oi! What about me, Iruka-kun?" Hearing the imprint of the third, Iruka apologized profusely for ignoring him. The Fourth, Second, and First countered that he didn't count on Iruka's greetings. As he was the only Hokage of the four of them with a living counterpart of himself. The laughs seemed to dissipate everyone's nervousness.
After the mood got serious again, the Shodaime and Nidaime took their leave. "If you need us Saru, contact Naruto, as we'll be giving him advice and training sometimes." Shodaime waved farewell as he disappeared in ninja smoke. Nidaime nodded as he followed his brother's lead.
Yondaime approached his predecessor and handed Sandaime a copy of his will. "This will ensure Naruto's ascension as the rightful heir to my techniques and assets, as well as the title of Uzumaki and Kazama clan head. Naruto also has a copy of this. Oh, and if it isn't a bother, can you please update the info about the four of us and any other relevant info for us and about us on the scroll of seals?" Sarutobi nodded in compliance as his predecessor's form vanished. Imprint Sandaime approached his older self, cheeks pink in embarrassment.
"So…are you really a pervert like Naruto-kun said?" The real Sandaime's cheeks turned red, and just nodded. His imprint self just nodded as well when Sarutobi brought out his copy of Icha Icha paradise, volume 4. "Jiraiya huh? Would you input that info, and the book's contents on the scroll as well?" Sarutobi just nodded. Naruto sighed at the exchange.
"I hope I don't turn into a pervert when I grow older myself, I'm starting to hate perverts more and more." he mused in his head, as the two Sandaime whispered conspiratorially.
Beside him, Iruka had the same look of indignation. While it is true that Iruka was defeated by Naruto's Oiroke no jutsu, he is not perverted even in the slightest way. He was just prone to the occasional dirty thought. Hey, cut him some slack, he is after all, a guy.
Imprint Sandaime produced a copy of the scroll that allowed Naruto Kage-level access to any information that he would label as useful to him. He then narrowed his eyes at his older self.
"After the council reads this scroll, Naruto's training, data, and other info about him will be for the Hokage's eyes only, which means he'll be an S-Rank secret. The council of elders will no longer have jurisdiction on him. All data on him will be classified data. Although his official rank may be genin, he will answer to you, and to you only, so his unofficial rank now is 'candidate for Sannin'. Since you're the current Hokage, you are 'it'. Being 'it' means his protection and training will be up to your decisions. Do not stunt or hold back his growth and training, or it will mean dire consequences for all of us. Agreed?" Hearing the dead seriousness of his imprint self, Sandaime nodded.
"Did he mention the forbidden bloodline?" his imprint self inquired. Sandaime nodded in confirmation.
"According to him, there's a bloodline ritual involved." The imprint of The Third Hokage nodded his affirmation at his living self's statement.
"Assign Naruto to the genin reserve list if he doesn't pass his Jounin sensei's survival exam. If he does pass his exam, give the team a week of break from missions and/or team meetings. Naruto-kun will need that week to understand the rituals and procedures for the awakening of the bloodline. Explain that Naruto will undergo some extra training before he joins the team officially, if the Jounin insists to start missions." Sandaime nodded his agreement at his imprint's suggestion. Imprint Sandaime then slowly vanished.
"I'll be waiting for that Icha update, Saru-kun!"
Naruto then shook his head. Muttering "Perverts…" under his breath. The two men couldn't dispute Naruto's comment, as they both had fallen victim to the blonde's 'anti-pervert technique'. Which made the Konoha General Hospital stock up on blood replenishing pills for both civilian and Shinobi use.
The Hokage then brought out a scroll. "Well, the council certainly won't be happy about this. That's why what we have discussed here will never leave this room. Do you agree?" Naruto and Iruka nodded their assent. Rolling out the scroll, Sandaime signed his name in blood, and the scroll glowed. "This is a scroll for blood oaths, breaking your oath on this scroll will result in a very, very painful death for you. After hearing this, would you still sign the scroll?" Iruka nodded and signed his name in blood. The scroll glowed brighter.
"If this means that Naruto will be protected from the council's clutches, then let it be so."
Naruto brightened at his sensei's comment. Stepping up, he signed the scroll in blood. The scroll emitted a powerful light, which then disappeared completely.
"For the future of Konoha and my precious people, the conversations and the events that happened inside this room will never be uttered by my lips. On penalty of death, I swear this." Sandaime and Iruka nodded appreciatively at Naruto's maturity.
"Naruto's growing up"
The Hokage and the Chuunin sensei thought in unison, the latter's eyes burning with an unshed tear. Naruto then proceeded to rewrap the bandages on his arms and put his shirt and vest back on his body.
Sandaime opened his door and walked out of the room, closely followed by Iruka and Naruto. The three smiled conspiratorially to each other, and grinned. "I'll tell you what the council's decision will be on this, for now just carry on your normal duties, expect me to call on you two again after two weeks." Iruka sensei bowed. "Yes, Hokage-sama. We will do what you expect of us." Naruto followed his sensei's example and bowed, but only to that extent.
"Hai, Hokage-jisan. Just send us a message if you need us to report." Iruka just looked pointedly at his student as the Hokage laughed. "This ends our meeting, you two. Now be off to your own business. And remember, our secret is S-ranked." Sensei and student nodded at their leader, bowing as they bid the Hokage farewell. As they left Sarutobi grinned his own foxy grin.
"The council will be pissed when I tell them that the 'Demon' will be out of their control. But I wonder what their reaction will be when I tell them that their 'Demon' was destined to save their lives?" The third generation fire shadow mused as he smoked his pipe. Planning on how to break the news to Konoha's council of elders like a bombshell. The Hokage maybe old, but he loved Naruto's pranks. And decided it was high time he tried one of his own, he also had a mean streak or two, old age be damned.
Finally, the academy ended for the day. The whole student body was talking animatedly, instead of usually complaining at the end of the day. The rumors flying around the female academy students were about the unusual bad luck of the president and the vice president of 'The Uchiha Sasuke Fan Club of Konoha'.
The latest gossip was that two nests full of rotten eggs had fallen on the two fan girls, which of course were Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino. They were now so stinky that a skunk, an animal rarely seen in fire country, actually had the nerve to wrinkle his nose at them, and proceeded to stink them more in retaliation. The rumors on the grapevine said that if you came close to either one of them within a five-meter radius, you'd actually faint.
The male part of the academy's student body, the ones who bothered to gossip, told the others the recent misfortune of one Uchiha Sasuke. At the class of practical weapons use, an errant shuriken thrown by the dark-haired avenger eerily disrupted a powerful Jounin level Genjutsu on a tree where the Uchiha's target was placed in, said errant shuriken triggered the half-assed explosion trap, which released two dozen logs filled with a dozen explosion tags each on the Uchiha.
As the logs homed in on their target, two of logs bumped each other, making the notes on said logs to go 'Boom', which caused a chain reaction of explosions. Sasuke had barely managed to pull multiple Kawarimi out of his ass. And by the time twenty-three logs were destroyed, he was out of Chakra. The last log bumped his rear, hard. That was the moment when the log's rope snapped in two, which sent him flying out of the boy's training ground into the girl's meadow, where Suzume-sensei taught her kunoichi classes.
While in the air, Sasuke was blaming his misfortune on the academy's resident prankster. That's when the explosion tags on the last log exploded in unison, the notes somehow eerily avoided Sasuke's prized jewels, his precious hair, and his face. But by the time he landed in the girl's meadow, he was in his birthday suit, literally. He proceeded to run away from his fan club, butt naked.
The fan girls got rabid and pulled out cameras, still cameras, still film cameras, film cameras and still digital cameras, one fan girl mysteriously pulled out a large, digital video camera from her small bag. Catching Sasuke's form 'en naturale' in the woods came only once in a blue moon. And the fan girls who missed 'the shirtless Sasuke episode' capitalized on the present opportunity. The gossips said that Sasuke was still hiding on the academy training grounds. But unfortunately, his fan girls were on the prowl for a glimpse of 'Nekkid Sasuke tm'
Meanwhile, the male class of Naruto's batch, the ones who didn't care about Sasuke and was not part of the male division of his fan club, were talking amongst themselves. They were at the center of it all. They saw Sakura and Ino's 'stinking personalities' They were there when Sasuke got hit by the log which sent him flying, and when they heard him cursing Naruto's name. They also produced cameras and were the first to picture Sasuke in his naked, angst-ridden glory. While he was still in the air no less, while the fan girls only got ground shots.
The black market will be filled tomorrow with Uchiha Sasuke's 'spy shots' as fan girls, got ready with their money.
Needless to say they were all laughing their stomachs off as they left the academy. Pumping their fists upward at the red sun, they saluted their resident prankster, now a graduate, in thanks. The ones leading the cheering were unsurprisingly, Shikamaru, Chouji, Kiba, and Shino. Hinata and Shino were cheering for Naruto in their minds of course.
Even though he wasn't there to witness what they have witnessed, and even though he wasn't the one responsible for the misfortunes of the most irritating and annoying of their classmates, they honored him with one final hurrah.
TO NARUTO! WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU! GOOD LUCK OUT THERE! AND WE THANK YOU FOR TODAY'S MEMORIES! HURRAH FOR NARUTO! OUR RESIDENT PRANKSTER! MAY KAMI SPEED YOUR CAREER!
Meanwhile, far away from the group, a red and violet blur high-tailed it out of the academy. Leaving bodies in their wake. Fainted bodies, that is.
On the other side of the academy, a butt-naked, bishounen avenger hid in the woods. As his fan club patrolled the area en force.
For the three of them, their day hasn't ended yet.
End Chapter
A/N2: End draft April 1, 2006 6:01 PM. Re-Edited April 10, 2006, 2:21 PM
A/N3: Whew! After typing this chapter, I'm exhausted. I missed three days of work, wah! I hope you like this chapter guys. I've read some of the fics that other authors have written, and I see that my character speeches and the narration really needed the work. So I have edited chapter 1 and 2, and worked double hard on chapter 3 to make it consistent. I'd also like to hear your opinions about my new formatting and my grammar usage.
Feel free to voice out your opinions. Like I've said somewhere on this fic, I appreciate each and every input you give to my fic, whether it is positive or not. For now, here's a little sneak peak of the three doujutsu's abilities, as well as the preview of the bloodline ritual arc, which was meant to be on this chapter, instead of chapter 3, Gomenasai Minna-san! I'll also answer chapter 2 and 3 reviews whenever I can manage to fit it in. So please click that review button, I'd love to hear your opinions.
As for the Sasuke, Ino, and Sakura fans out there, I promise to tone down, if not stop altogether, the bashing of your idols, I hope. About the issue Sasuke's male fans…I've read of one fic where the author/authoress wrote that there were also male members in Sasuke's fan club. I think that was titled 'For the love of my friends' by Foxie-Sama, a good read as well. I recommend all of you to read it. Well then, enough of my author's notes…-Begins sealing-
It is now time for: Sneak peek no Jutsu!
Chapter 4. Sneak Peek: -No title yet-
Korugan – A bloodline doujutsu especially made for the aspect of Ninjutsu, The black eyes focus more power into Ninjutsu when it is cast. Making it better and more formidable…
Akagan- a bloodline doujutsu especially made for the aspect of Genjutsu, The red eyes help the wielder to set-up a Genjutsu in half the time it normally takes…
Aoigan – Some say this doujutsu came from the eyes of a god. Some say that the god of war, Mars, wielded these eyes himself. This bloodline doujutsu is also sometimes called 'the eyes of war'…
...Landing hard on his rear, Naruto looked around and examined the dark chamber. A single torch lighted a path to a door, as he walked closer he could see a design on the door. It looked similar to the symbol of Yin Yang; only three figures were carved together in the stone, colored black, red, and blue...