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In turn, the following days went as followed-Sasuke, trapped in his sense of Uchiha honor followed the code, his feelings mixed with the fear of his rabid fangirl and honor somehow overpowered his arrogant nature.

Sasuke felt humiliated as Taka observed him bowing and apologizing to the Inuzaka and Hyuga families, which made Taka gain favor with the Hyugas and Inuzakas for restoring their honor.

After that, the Uchiha seemed to have a personal vendetta, but his fangirls, due to Taka's effect of trying to help them out, were a bit less bitchy of Taka kicking their precious Uchiha's ass. Mizuki was punished and put on probation due to his leniency of Sasuke's brutality toward Hinata and Kiba. Honestly, the chunin would be punished for hurting two heirs from powerful clans.

The asshole was sentenced to do D-Rank missions for five months, in turn, made Mizuki turn his wrath on Taka by making him do hard questions, putting genjutsu on his tests, etc. Taka eventually found friendship in the most laziest boy, Shikamaru Nara, who was secretly a genius at strategy and tact and the fa…er, chubby Choji Akimichi, who is loyal to friends and considerate of others, along with Shino Aburame.

Taka began to open up more and more with his five friends and soon an attachment appeared with them.

Time skip-Graduation Day-Iruka said, "Now today is your graduation exam, when your name is called…please proceed to the testing area. The requirement…is the Bunshin no Jutsu." Taka thought, "Tch, this test is not even a challenge…why couldn't they make this requirement the tree-walking exercise?"

One by one, each genin was called and each genin came out with a gleaming headband, including his friends.

"Taka." Iruka called out.

The hooded assassin walked silently into the room to meet a serious Iruka and a slightly frowning Mizuki. "Iruka-sensei, Mizuki." Taka addressed.

"Please perform the jutsu." Iruka said, not noticing Mizuki's small growl. Taka performed a half ram seal, "Bunshin no Jutsu!" Five clones appeared beside him in perfect condition.

"Congratulations, you pass…Taka, come and collect your headband." Taka turned, "Keep it, sensei, my clothes are being sewn with the insignia as we speak, but thanks for the offer though."

As the hooded man walked out, he noticed a growing smirk crept up on Mizuki's face. "It looks like I am going to be up a little later tonight, Mizuki is giving me that eerie feeling." Suddenly his friends ran up to him.

"Hey, Taka!" Shino inquired, "Where is your headband? Did you pass?" Taka replied, "I pass, but I didn't want to wear the headband since I made a special order to sow the plates on my clothes." Shino nodded, "I see." Choji shouted, "Let's go to the barbecue restaurant to celebrate!" Taka nodded, "Agreed and you're paying." Everyone took off as Choji shouted in dismay, "Damn you, Taka!!"

Restaurant- "So Taka, when are you are going to take that damn hood off and reveal yourself?" Kiba asked curiously. Taka said, "Trust me, Kiba….I will…but I feel that there is some part of me is unknown…something that if not controlled, will destroy me and you guys .Until I can figure out and discover that part of me, I will tell you guys my identity."

Kiba was about to retort, but Shino came to Taka's defense, "Kiba…don't pressure him." The Inuzaka sniffed, "Yeah, yeah…I got it!" Next, the king of all that is assholish in the world, Sasuke came in and strode up to Taka and his group flanked by as usual, his loyal less bitchy fangirls, "Fight me!"

Taka merely sipped his tea, "Now Sasuke, you have to be specific, so may I ask to whom you are referring to fight with?"

Sasuke shouted, "Do not get smart with me, we both know who I am referring to!"

Taka set his cup aside, "Then you should know my answer by now…it's your least favorite word and has two little letters." Sasuke scowled, "You are just scared that I will beat you."

Taka said, "You said that last week and the week before, plus why should I fight you if I know I can beat you?" His fangirls yelled at Taka, "Just fight him already, Taka!" The hooded assassin sighed, "Fine, damn it, just stop bitching!" Taka walked behind Sasuke, grumbling about fangirls and a certain Uchiha.

Training Area- Taka put his hands behind his back, "Well…let's get this over with."

Sasuke said, "This time you will be defeated."

The Uchiha ran at Taka with a barrage of punches, easily avoided by the assassin. Then Taka retaliated with a quick kick to the chest, followed up with an uppercut. As soon as Sasuke crashed to the floor, Taka whipped out one of his hand-crafted knives on his garter and placed it dangerously close to Sasuke's jugular.

"Yield." Taka said in a bored tone.

Everyone shrieked at Sasuke's 12th loss in a row except for Taka's friends. In less than 5 minutes, Taka had expertly executed only 3 moves and defeated Sasuke. "Damn, he is good. I hope I get to spar with him one of these days…I wonder if he looks hot without that hood on?" Hinata thought. Sasuke growled out, "I yield."

Taka flipped the knife back into its sheath, "I told you already, hatred and anger will not help you. You will only lose focus in battle and defeat along with suffering will be placed in your path if should you continue. I will leave you with a question…..What is the meaning of true power?"

Sasuke shouted, "How the hell is that going to help me?!" Taka replied coolly, "You have plenty of examples and your mouth, use it. Ask around, you will get it since you're smart. After all, you're an Uchiha, ne?" Taka and his friends left an Uchiha emotionally confused about Taka's strength, his family's murderer's strength and his task to answering Taka's question. Soon everyone except Taka went home, the masked assassin felt an urge to roam and explore the forest.

"So far…I have many friends and some enemies. Kurenai-san, despite my efforts, still doesn't trust me at all, Mizuki hates my ass, Sasuke has been given two paths to follow and I am officially a Genin. Tch…almost makes me wanna pull off a Shikamaru comment." Taka mused in thought.

Nara Manor-Shikamaru sneezed, "Tch…someone's talking about me…..troublesome, what a drag."

Taka landed on a tree branch, "But I miss Brother a lot, I wonder when he is going to visit me?" he thought as he looked at the stars. Suddenly movement caught Taka's eye. "Eh, large animals aren't even in these parts of the woods, must be a ninja. I'll check just to be sure."Taka thought as he jumped down and weaved through the woods silently.

"Huh? Mizuki?! What is he doing here and with the Forbidden Scroll?! Of course, I suspected something was up with that smirk of his." Taka deduced rationally, "It seems that Mizuki is a bit power-hungry and to make himself stronger using that scroll, which is where Kakashi requested that I learned Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. Might as well meet and greet like the charmer I am."

He moved out in the open and shouted, "Mizuki, I don't know what or how you got that scroll, but you best return it or Hokage-sama is going to be royally pissed off."

Mizuki laughed, "Ah, Taka, I was hoping you would be here…so I can snap your neck like a twig." Taka said in monotone, "You were lenient in that tournament and you got what you deserved." Mizuki scowled, "I am going to kill you and then…I will be the ultimate ruler."

Taka retorted as he got into a fighting stance, "I always wanted to match you, Mizuki-teme, show me what you got!" Mizuki charged and flung two shuriken, Taka met it head on and the two shuriken missed him by inches.

Taka planted a boot to the head, making Mizuki fall backwards and used his face as a trampoline. Taka smirked as he looked at the groveling Mizuki.

The chunin snarled, unclipping one of his giant shurikens and flung at him, screaming, "You little shit!!!" Taka rolled to one side to avoid the projectile, but looked up to see that it was a distraction and Mizuki took the time to approach him with a fist to the face.

Taka was sent flying to the tree and next thing he knew, he felt sharp pains in his arms and legs courtesy of Mizuki's kunai and shuriken.

Mizuki chuckled, "Now I will see your fucking face, so I can see the fear in your eyes." Mizuki grabbed Taka's hood and yanked it off to see his blond hair and his piercing, stormy blue eyes.

Mizuki gasped as he stumbled backwards, "I-It's you…y-you are t-the demon b-brat! N-Naruto U-Uzumaki….t-the K-Kyuubi no K-Kitsune. But you are s-supposed to b-be dead!" Taka chuckled, "Well, I am very much alive…and thanks for giving me the excuse to kill you for breaking the law."

Mizuki paled as Taka laughed, sending a chill down his spine, "So that is what that marking is on my stomach is for…I also thank you for clearing that up with me, Mizuki-teme." Then Taka poofed into a white cloud of smoke.

"A Kage Bunshin?!"the chunin thought.

Then Taka's voice came from behind, " There has been only been four people who know my name and face….you…will not be the fifth one." Mizuki's voice caught in his throat as Taka said, "Goodbye, teme. I will see you in hell along with Danzo and the elders."

Taka unsheathed his hidden blade and stabbed Mizuki in his neck. Blood spattered on his black clothes and his unprotected chin and the grass turned red, dyed by the blood of the traitor. "You can come out now,…Iruka-sensei."

Iruka said, "So…you're Naruto Uzumaki, the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki." Silence was the schoolteacher's answer. "So…are you going to kill me too since I know your secret?" Iruka asked. Taka turned to Iruka as he put up his hood, "No, why would you assume I would do that?"

Iruka said, "The Kyuubi killed my parents, so…I hold a grudge to it."

Taka sighed, "Iruka, if you wanted to kill me, you could have done it when I was fighting against Mizuki with my back turned toward you. Also Iruka Umino, you experience the same pain I felt when I was in Masyaf. I read your file that you were ignored when your parents were killed by the fox and no one seemed to care about your loss. So you became a prankster, you felt alone and used that guise to hide the pain."

Iruka said, "I know that the parental loss was in there, but how did you…" Taka interrupted, "I seen that look in my own eyes when I looked in the mirror and Anko-chan's….you have hidden it well until my name was mentioned. So sensei, I must ask of you to not speak of this matter and we must go to the Hokage for the full explanation."

Iruka nodded silently, "Alright, Naruto…" Taka looked at him, "I can't go by that name yet, call me Taka for the time being…I will reveal my name in due time."

Hokage's Office- "So Mizuki is dead and Iruka, here, knows your identity." Sarutobi said, puffing his pipe. Taka said, "Correct, sir." Sarutobi turned to Iruka, "This is an SS-Class secret that I am intrusting you with, Iruka."

Iruka nodded as Sarutobi explained, "When the Kyuubi was sealed, some people on the council plotted to make Naruto a weapon, but we were able to send him away to make sure he was safe. Then I made it look like Naruto was kidnapped and thus the law concerning the Kyuubi with the children would be still intact."

Iruka said, "Is that true?"

Taka nodded, "I was sent to Masyaf to be trained as an assassin, then come back here after 12 years." Iruka said, "This makes sense now."

Sarutobi said, "Only a few selected people know his identity, should we find out that you have revealed it…" He let the threat hang in the air for Iruka to get creative about his punishment. Taka said, "Well then, Hokage-sama, if that is all…I will retire to my apartment."

Iruka said, "But your wounds…." Taka turned to him, "It seems that the only good thing about the fox is that it can heal wounds over time."

Hakureisaiga- Next, I will reveal who is Taka's sensei and no it is not Kakashi or Anko.

Taka-Sayonara and review or I will come and assassinated you with a rusty spoon.