Hey, I'm starting this on the same day that I put out chapter six!
Key:
"I am a spoken word! Mwa ha ha!"
'I am a thought. Hear me roar!'
"I am a written, coded or sign language word!"
"I am Kyuubi talking in Naruto's mind."
I am Kyuubi talking to Naruto outside of his mind.
I am Kyuubi's thoughts.
"I am Naruto talking in his mind."
I am Naruto talking to people with his mind and flashbacks.
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Scroll VII:
Year VI.
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The unthinkable had happened. A whole clan had fallen. All but one. And by one of their own members no less! Naruto remembered when he had first met Itachi.
FLASHBACK
"Hey, kid, watch where your going." a boy not much older then himself told him after he had run in to him.
Naruto bowed to the boy and stepped aside to let him pass.
"So," the bot started, "Your not going to apologize?" he asked.
Naruto frowned, this was turning out eerily similar to his first meeting with Ino.
"Gomen," he clicked, hopping the boy would understand him, "I can't talk."
"Oh." said the other boy, an embarrassed flush on his cheeks. "Sorry."
"I'm Uchiha Itachi. Who are you?" he asked.
"Uzumaki Naruto. Are you related to Sasuke?" Naruto responded.
"You know my little brother?" asked Itachi, surprised.
"Yup," Naruto answered, "We're in the same class at the academy."
"Oh." Itachi said again. The he looked at the time and swore. "I've got to go now, bye Naruto." and ran off, leaving Naruto in his dust.
END FLASHBACK
They felt sympathy for Sasuke, really, they did, put his attitude was pissing them off. Nonetheless, none of this stopped them from continuing on with their lives, and continue on they did.
Naruto had grown his second tail, this one a different shade of green, more of an light ariy green color instead of a deep forest green, and he was just starting on another. As promised, the Kyuubi had started teaching him.
Talking about being taught, he currently had a lot of people training him, and more often then not, whatever he was taught, if he could, he would then teach his friends. On most days, Naruto would get up at 4:00, get ready, then go running laps around Kohona's with Lee. Then he would join in with Lee and Gai for a morning Taijutsu session, though he was still behind Lee in that. After, he would grab some food, and go meet the others in The Clearing, where they would meet for breakfast.
Speaking of The Clearing, they had set up several traps and wards around it so that if they didn't want someone there, they wouldn't be allowed in. But back on the topic of training.
After breakfast, which usually ended around six, they headed off to the academy. They were still at the top of their classes, and they worked hard to stay there. After school, they would meet up in The Clearing for lunch, as school ended at 12:00. Then Naruto would have seal training with Neji and Hinata, who's father taught them. Though Naruto was ahead of them in that, he was still far from a master.
Naruto would then have training on how to use his senses effectively with Akamaru and Kiba, who's sister would teach them. Naruto remembered the first time he had met Hana.
FLASHBACK
"Come on guys, I want you to meet my sister! She's really cool, and she's only a three years older than us!" said Kiba, pulling Naruto along and expecting the rest to follow.
"Okay Kiba-kun, we'll come, just stop pulling on me!" Naruto told him.
"Then hurry up!" Kiba shouted at them, taking off.
The rest sighed, frustrated, and took off after their hyperactive friend.
Ten minutes later, they were standing in front of Kiba's house.
"Um," said Chouji, "Shouldn't we go in?" he asked Kiba.
"Oh!" Kiba said, "Well, come on in!"
They entered the house after Kiba, looking around.
"So," Lee asked finally. "Where is your youthful sister?"
Kiba sweat dropped. "She's out back, working with the dogs,she wants to be a vet when she grows up." Kiba answered, leading them there.
"Sis!" he called, "I brought some friends to see you!"
"Really?" she asked, sticking her head around a door. She had brown hair and eyes, and two red triangles down her cheeks, just like Kiba. She came fully around the door with three dogs following her. "Who are they?" she asked.
"Well," started Kiba, "This is Hinata and Neji Hyuuga." he said, pointing to them.
"Hi!" said Hinata.
"Hello." Neji said.
He pointed to Tenten and Lee next.. "They're Darkye Tenten and Rock Lee."
"Hello!" cried Lee.
"Hi." Tenten waved at her.
Kiba introduced her to Ino and Sakura after him. "This is Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino." He pointed to each in turn.
"Nice to meet you!" said Sakura brightly.
"Hi." Ino said.
"These two are Akimichi Chouji and Nara Shikamaru."
"Yo." said Shikamaru.
"Hi!" Chouji smiled.
"He is Aburame Shino." said Kiba, pointing at Shino.
"It is very nice to meet you."
"And this is Uzumaki Naruto." he pointed to Naruto last.
"Hello." Naruto clicked, nodding in her direction.
Kiba smiled at them. "And guys, this is my sister Inuzuka Hana."
END FLASHBACK
Then when it was around 4:00, Naruto work work on his Mind Call with Ino and her parents, as most of their jutsu's worked with the mind. After about thirty minutes of that, Naruto left to work with Yugao on sword techniques while Tenten watched. After three hours, he would drag himself home for dinner with his family, and then go to sleep, where Kyuubi trained him in every thing from strategy to theory. On the weekends they would all sleep late and then meet up and work on homework, play or plan pranks, watch clouds, or just have fun.
Mostly they planed and played pranks.
Today was one of those days.
"So, whose this one for again?" asked Chouji.
"It's for that old woman who sells fruit on the corner of Lotus street. She called Naru-kun a demon. Again." answered Sakura.
"This is going to be so fun!" Naruto clicked, rubbing his hands together in glee.
Shino smirked. "So, pink or green?" he asked. They were debating on what color they would die her close when she left them in the laundromat.
"Green." answered Shikamaru, " Putrid green. She likes pink."
The others nodded.
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A week and a successful prank later, they were arriving at school one day when Sasuke came up to Naruto.
"So," he said, smirking. Sakura and Ino swooned. They both had a crush on him, but it wasn't enough for them to ruin their friendship over. Yet. "It's the blind, mute, dumb kid, who thinks he can be a ninja. Get lost, loser." In an instinct, ten pairs of eyes were glaring at him. Even Sakura and Ino.
"Loser?" asked Shikamaru, "The only loser I see here is you." he moved to stand next to Naruto.
Shino moved up next to him, silently offering his support.
Chouji came up next, still glaring. Insulting one of his friends was like calling an Akimichi fat. It was just something you simply didn't do.
Kiba growled. "So the Teme with the stick up his ass finally speaks up?" he mocked. Sasuke had been going around with a 'Woe is Me' attitude, as in, My-brother-just-killed-my-clan-to-measure-his-capacity-and-told-me-to-get-strong-enough-on-hatred-to-kill-him-but-I-could-never-do-that-so-my-life-sucks-more-than-any-one-else's-dote-on-me-because-I'm-special. Frankly it just pissed everyone off.
Lee, surprisingly, walked up without a comment, glaring at the Uchiha.
Tenten smirked, and started cleaning a gleaming sharp kunai. Her threat went without words.
The two Hyuuga's glared at the Uchiha with their Byakugan, the veins around their eyes bulging.
Ino and Sakura glared at Sasuke and moved to back up their friends. Ino said, "So the widdle Uchiha needs to insult people to feel bettew? Pathetic."
"You were saying?" Naruto asked, quirking an eyebrow.
Sasuke gulped and backed off. These were the people who were at the top of his class! What had he been thinking when he said that!?!
"Huh. Your week, needing people to protect you." Sasuke said, then, he retreated as fast as he could without it looking like he was retreating.
They all stood down and, after saying good bye, headed off to their respective classes.
Later that day they were meeting in The Clearing for lunch.
"That Sasuke is such a jerk!" said Ino.
"I know, Ino-chan! I can't believe we ever liked him!" Sakura said.
"You said you liked him because you thought he was cute, smart, mysterious and cool." Tenten told them. They blushed.
"I think that Sasuke is in need of a prank." Shikamaru stated. The rest smirked.
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The next morning an enraged cry rang out over Kohona. "I'll get you for this, you damn pranksters!"
Eleven people smiled when they heard it.
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1/28/07- 9:33 pm: Also, you can vote for a pairing once each chapter, and for every chapter, I'll count it as one vote. Vote now, because I end the votes at chapter 12! Now you can use a vote to lower a pairing 0.5! Use it while you can! Note, it'd be wonderful if somebody could draw Naruto. If you do, I'll update faster and love you forever! Thanks!
Voting results:
Vote:
Naruto/Harem-43
Naruto/Hinata-26.5
Naruto/Temari-15
Naruto/Gaara-9
Naruto/Tenten-9
Naruto/Ino-7
Naruto/Shino-7
Naruto/Shikamaru-7
Naruto/Haku-Female-7 Male-5
Naruto/Neji-4
Naruto/Sakura-3
Naruto/Itachi-1
Naruto/Tayuya-1
Naruto/Kin-1
Naruto/Hana-1
NoYoai-22
NoYuri-22
Yoai-23
Yuri-23
If their not with Naruto, who should they be with?
Neji/Tenten-5
Shikamaru/Temari-4
Chouji/Ino-4
Shikamaru/Ino-3
Shikamaru/Hinata-1
Shino/Hinata-1
Kiba/Hinata-1
Pairings that are certain:
Hiashi/Anko
Kurenai/Asuma
Kohonamaru/Moegi
Also, should Itachi be good or evil?
Good Itachi
Evil Itachi
I need votes for what the teams should be! Help!
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