Disclaimor: Don't own Naruto.
A/N: Got many opinions for pairings...though I'm not going to be counting these as votes (if i hold a poll) I do appreciate the opinions.
Anyway...hope you enjoy this update...short but sweet.
Chapter 2: Deals and Dreams.
"Alright! See ya later bro!" said an excited Konahamaru as he ran off.
Naruto just nodded in goodbye. Konahamaru had been bugging Naruto to teach him some ninja skills for a while, since morning when he punched Konahamaru, even though he was warned that the younger boy was the grandson of the Third. Eventually Ebisu, Konahamaru's private trainer came and tried to pull the boy away from the young kitsune. Something about the whole situation pissed Naruto off, so he showed off his new jutsu. Luckily, for Naruto, the trio was conveniently close to the hotsprings…so Naruto used Mokuton Hijutsu: Jukai Kotan to launch the special trainer into the woman's side of the hotsprings…the younger boys haven't heard from him since.
Naruto sighed and walked back to his apartment. Whenever he received a hard glare, he returned it with his wide smile, which seemed to piss off the person who was glaring at him.
When he returned to his apartment he noticed something upon the dirty counter. He walked over to find two small scrolls. There was a sticky note on top that read,
To the New Mokuzaimusha,
From…wouldn't you like to know?
He sighed, it was the Hokage or it was Yamato, at the moment Naruto didn't really care. He opened the first. "Mokuton: Shichuka no Jutsu (Wood Release: Four Pillars House Technique)" The idea of a new jutsu interested Naruto…but the fact that it was a NON-COMBAT jutsu made Naruto less enthusiastic. He opened the other one.
"Bunshin no Jutsu…" To say Naruto was pissed would be an understatement…it was just a Clone Technique scroll with dozens of notes over it. Naruto sighed but decided to worry about it later. He left to go to sleep.---Early next morning---
Naruto got up and got dressed in his usual outfit. He reached down to his secret compartment to pull out his newest treasure. Because of the complicated technique that he had learned during the Mizuki ordeal, the Hokage decided to promote Naruto to chunin. He didn't just receive a brand new hiaete like all the other kids either…he received one that belonged to his Iruka-sensei. Iruka had given it to him personally. It was now one of his greatest treasures. The second, and only other one, would be HER wakizashi…his very first friend…
---Flashback 6 years ago---
"AHHH MONSTER!" A chibi Naruto latched onto the Hokage, burying his face into the Hokage's robes, shaking in fear. They were currently at a festival in another village, in fire country.
Sarutobi chuckled a little bit, "It's not a monster Naruto-kun…it's just an animal…it won't hurt you…"
Naruto looked up at the kage for a moment before turning back to the 'monster.' It was a huge animal, large ears, and a huge nose.
"That's an elephant…" The kage managed to pry the kitsune off of his before setting him on the ground; he then gave Naruto small nudges towards the great beast. "Go on…get a little bit closer."
Naruto surely but slowly started making his way to the animal. The Hokage, along with a few ANBU for protection, had taken Naruto to this place for his birthday…the third had been aware of the increasing abused that Naruto would receive at this time of year. So here they were, a week before the actual day, hoping Naruto would have a happy birthday for once.
Naruto inched closer and closer to the caged animal. Suddenly it lifted it's head and blew air at it's trunk, making a loud noise in the process. This seemed to make Naruto's fears go away. "WOW!" he started jumping up and down. He turned back to the old man, "Did you see what he did? DID YOU SEE? DID YOU SEE?"
The aged kage chuckled at the young boys enthusiasm. 'When Konahamaru gets older…maybe I should bring him along.'
Naruto watched the animal for a while long before turning around and running back to the man. Unfortunately he ran straight into someone. Both of them fell to the ground. When Naruto opened his eyes he came face to face with a pair of crimson eyes. When he realized what happened he immediately jumped up.
"MISTRESS!" Naruto heard a man call, and saw several figures men running towards the girl. Said girl was still on the ground. Her long silver hair framed her face perfectly. She had on an elegant blue kimono. She was about the same age as Naruto. She looked at him with a bit of fear in her eyes. One of her arms was in front of her, in a defensive manner, whilst she seemed to have the other hand fingering an object behind her…a wakizashi with a black and silver hilt.
---End Flashback---
Naruto shook his head…now was not the time for silly flashbacks. He tied the Hiaete around his head and reached back into the compartment, pulling out the wakizashi…after thinking for a while he opted to attach the blade to his belt, on the back.
Afterwards he left heading for the academy.
---Academy---
Naruto sat down at his usual seat in the back of the room. He ignored the questions he was receiving, mostly things like…
"Dobe what are you doing here? You didn't pass!"
When he received those questions he merely pointed at his forehead protector, resisting the urge to flick these people off.
Iruka came into the classroom sometime later, bandaged up. "Alright everybody…I'll be announcing the teams now…your jounin-senseis will pick you up after lunch. We'll begin with team 1…"
---Four hours later---
Naruto was resisting the urge to go beserk…not only had he gotten on a team with THE UCHIHA and his number 1 fangirl…but their jounin-sensei was officially over two hours late to pick them up.
Sasuke was scowling…though, like Naruto, he was pissed…he'd never let it show openly. He had black hair and onyx eyes. His hiaete was wrapped around his head. He wore a blue shirt with the symbol of the Uchiha on it, and white shorts.
Sakura on the other hand was at the door, looking down the halls to see if their sensei would show up. She wore her Hiaete like a ribbon, to tie her long pink hair. He also wore a red ninja dress and black pants. Finally she went back to her seat and sat down, obviously tired of standing. About ten minutes later their sensei arrived.
Silver hair that seemed to defy gravity. A face mask. His hiaete covered his left eye. Other than that he was dressed as an ordinary jounin. "Yo!"
Sakura seethed, "YOUR LATE!"
Kakashi was reading a little orange book, and seemed to be…giggling? He looked up at his three students and said… "Meet me up on the roof." With that he poofed out of the classroom.
The trio walked out of the room and to the roof.
---Roof…I wonder if Naruto can see his house from up there…hmmm---
The newly appointed team 7 was currently sitting together on the roof. They waited for their sensei to speak.
"Alright you Pinky…" He said, obviously pointing at Sakura. "Give me your likes, dislikes, hobbies, and dreams for the future."
Sakura looked confused. "Sensei…could you go first, so I know exactly how its done."
Kakashi just stared for a second before nodding, "My name is Kakashi Hatake; my likes and dislikes…dreams for the future…I have many hobbies…"
The teens scowled… "Only learned your name," muttered Sakura indignantly. "My name is Sakura Haruno…My likes…" When she said that she shifted her eyes to Sasuke and started giggling to herself, "My hobbies…" Once again her eyes shifted to Sasuke and she started giggling again, "My dreams for the future…" Once again her eyes turned to Sasuke and this time she started squealing, "My dislikes are Ino-pig."
Sasuke felt an odd shiver creep through his spine every time she giggled…especially that last giggle that sounded more like a squeal.
Kakashi sighed, "Now you…the mental one…"
"My name is…" Their was a pause when Naruto and Sasuke both realized they were speaking at the same time…causing Kakashi to raise his eyebrow at the fact that neither of them complained about the name…but accepted it…
"I meant the brooding one…" That would be Sasuke…
Sasuke wasn't sure whether he should smirk, in triumph, for being the one that Kakashi was talking about…or for being insulted that he WAS the one Kakashi was talking about when he was labled the 'mental one'…but decided to speak anyway. "My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I don't have many likes and I dislike many things. My hobby is training. I don't have a dream for the future…it's more like an ambition. I want to KILL a certain man and resurrect my clan."
Sakura had stars in her eyes.
Kakashi sighed…again, "Now you…the eerily happy one…"
Naruto smile, if possibly, became twice as wide. "My name is Naruto Uzamaki…I like this village…I dislike anyone who would ever try to harm my beautiful village. My hobbies include spending time with all the wonderful people in Konahagakure." At this point he was standing up, pointing a finger to the sky, "My goal is to become the GREATEST HOKAGE…SO I CAN PROTECT EVERYONE!"
Sasuke and Sakura didn't catch it…But Kakashi was at the moment drowning in all the sarcasm that flooded out of Naruto's mouth…
'Shit! I knew I should've kept a closer eye on him…Arashi-sensei…why did you order Naruto to stay in the village…he would've led such a better life if he were allowed to leave…' Kakashi thought to himself with sorrow. He shook himself out of his thoughts, 'So I have a Fangirl, an Avenger, and Apathetic…' Giving Naruto the name of Apathetic do to his ability to hide his feelings within his perpetual smile, which was at the moment creeping him out. "Meet me in training field 19 at 7:00 am tomorrow…and don't eat breakfast…or you'll throw up."
Sakura beemed, "Are we going to do training tomorrow sensei?"
Kakashi eyes turned into upside down crescent moons, "Something like that…it's more of a…survival exam…to see if you have what it takes to become actual genins"
Sakura frowned, "But I thought we were already genins…"
"To be honest with you…only about one-third of this years crop will make it to actual genin. This exam is to weed out the losers." Kakashi stood up, "Those who fail will be sent back to the academy." This caused a reaction from all the students. With that he poofed away in a puff of smoke. The three genin-wannabees quickly filed out of the roof and went on their own way.
---Naruto's house---
Naruto sighed when he got home…he didn't know what possessed him to lie when he was introducing himself…In truth his only dream was to achieve the rank of chunin…
---Flashback---
"Naruto…you want to leave the village don't you?"
Naruto merely nodded
"I'll make you a deal…I have two students who were granted the right to leave the village whenever they want…I'll grant you the same right if you achieve the rank of chunin…"
Naruto thought about it for a while… "How do I know the village council will even give me the rank…"
Sarutobi shook his head, "You don't need to worry about them…It will be the feudal lords of Fire Country, or whatever country your in at the time, that will decide whether you deserve the rank."
Naruto thought about this for a while…leaving the village…and never coming back…
"You will of course NOT attack or endanger the village or villagers while your off traveling…unless your only protecting yourself…and…should she not come to hidden leaf before you achieve chunin rank…I'll tell you where you can find your sister…"
Naruto thought about it…the more he thought about it…the more he liked the idea…he'd have to fight for the village for a while…but it would only be a short time, hopefully. Naruto nodded.
Sarutobi smiled, though he wanted to frown. "Good…I'll prepare the paper work and call you when it's ready…I'm also passing you…for learning such a jutsu."
Naruto nodded and left his office.
Sarutobi sighed and pulled out a bottle of sake… "This should've gone better…"
---End Flashback---
Naruto sighed and decided to start practicing the two jutsu scrolls he received.
A/N: I've decided...Even if I don't do a Naruto/Haku or Naruto/OC...I WILL be including them in this fic...WHY? Because there aren't enough girls (Naruto's age) in Konahagakure(at least not important character-wise) AND Naruto could use more friends...even if they aren't love interest...also I wanted to ask about Rin(Kakashi's teammate)? Does anyone know what the hell happens to her? If no one can tell me what happens to her...chances are she'll be making an appearance as well. Hope somone can answer my question.
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