So, yes- Naruko inherited her clan's sensor ability. She doesn't know what it is, or that it is unique. My reasoning behind her chakra being purple is the mix of Kyuubi's(red) and Naruko's(blue). Anyways, special thanks to 707cloud, bot02, mmcca87, and JustAnotherGeek44 for being my first fans.
Twelve years ago, a nine-tailed fox suddenly appeared.
Enter: Naruko Uzumaki!
Uzumaki Naruko, container of the Kyuubi, ran for her life. She was laughing so hard it was becoming difficult to breathe. In her hands were two buckets of yellow paint, swinging behind her as she darted from rooftop to rooftop. Two unfortunate Chuunin were running behind her in a desperate attempt to capture the mischievous girl. One snarled as she speed up, "Naruko! Get back here! When I get my hands on you..!" The Chuunin could not finish his threat, as she disappeared behind a corner. Her giggles echoed through the alley as she took another right.
The second man was even angrier than the other, if that was possible, "You crossed the line this time, Naruko!" All three jumped back onto the rooftops. The chase continued and Naruko burst out in laughter again.
"Haha, give it up, you'll never catch me! You're just bent because you want to laugh! It was a prank! It was funny!" She dashed forwards again and ran past the Hokage Tower.
Inside, Sarutobi Hiruzen sat in his desk. The amount of paperwork was becoming a problem. Instead of beginning to tackle some of it, he leaned back and took a long drag from his pipe. His moment of calm was interrupted as several shinobi barged into the office. All looked equally panicked, and Hiruzen had a sneaking suspicion as to why. "Lord Hokage! It's an emergency!" He sighed and rubbed his face with a weary hand.
The Third sighed, "I hope you're not bothering me with some trivia again. Please don't tell me it was Naruko?" The same ninja nodded vigorously, "It is, she painted the Hokage Monument with graffiti! It's rather offensive and the townspeople demand it is removed." Hiruzen sighed again, took a drag from his pipe, and dismissed the other shinobi.
Meanwhile, the chase was still on! Naruko would trick these dumb men easily, dattebayo! She jumped down by a fence and covered herself in a blanket that matched the fence's pattern. The two chuunin raced by without a second glance, "Naruko! Where did you go?!"
She giggled and dropped the blanket, "It gets easier every time, right Remy?" Said rat popped his head out of her orange jumpsuit. "We are free to go! What next?" As she began to walk away, a firm hand gripped her shoulder tightly. She looked behind her with a foreboding sense of dread. She giggled nervously, "Oh, Iruka-sensei! Funny runnin' into you...what're you doing here..?"
Iruka sighed, "What are you doing here Naruko? You are supposed to be in class."
Umino Iruka was a fair teacher. He didn't like to hold prejudice or treat a clan student better than a civilian one. Which is why he attempted to see the Kyuubi container as Naruko, a strong-willed girl who for some reason, carried around a rat like an Inuzuka carried a dog. That didnt mean he wouldn't be hard on her for ditching class and doing A-class pranks though. With this in mind he tied her up and dragged her to the Academy. As he walked inside he winked at her, then began talking as if he had lectured her the entire time, though both knew she would get quite the talk later. "I'm at the end of my rope, Naruko. You failed the test last time, and the time before that. You have a chance to pass tomorrow, and you are already blowing it!"
Naruko blushed and looked away, eyes stinging painfully. "Hmph!" She untied herself and walked to an empty seat next to Choji. She didn't understand what made Iruka-sensei so mad all the time. So, she missed some school, but it was boring! She didn't learn anything anyway. But she would pass the test this time! Third time's the carm, dattebayo! She glared at the back of Iruka's head.
Feeling her attention, he spun around and pointed dramatically, "Fine! Because you missed it, Naruko, the whole class will review the Transformation Technique!" The whole class groaned and Iruka mentally patted himself on the back. He was a good teacher, dammit! His class gathered in the front of the room, mumbled complaints still filtering through the air.
Naruko pouted. She hated when Iruka made the class hate her! Her brows crinkled in thought, wondering what to do in retaliation. Sakura was up first. "Alright, Sakura here! Let's do it! Transform!" With a poof of smoke, Sakura was no longer there. In her place was a carbon copy of Iruka himself. Iruka nodded in approval.
"Transformed into me, good..." She had a few flaws in the technique, but it was outstanding for an academy student. After writing down a few marks he nodded again. "Thank you, Sakura. Good work."
She squealed and turned around, looking for something. Her eyes landed on Sasuke Uchicha. "Yes, I did it! Sasuke did you see that?!" She batted her eyelashes a couple of times, waiting for his approval.
Sasuke said nothing.
Iruka coughed lightly, "Next...Sasuke Uchicha." Naruko glared at Sakura for being annoying and at Ducky for brooding. He slouched, hands in his pockets and he walked up the stairs. Saying nothing, he transformed perfectly into Iruka. Naruko glared harder due to his success. Ducky didn't even have to try to do well, and it annoyed the shit outta her. Iruka looked awkward, "Uh, good. Next...Naruko Uzumaki."
Before she began to walk she heard Shikamaru, who sounded angry, "This is a total waste of time, Naruko." At least, she thought he sounded angry. It was hard to tell with his deadpan voice. Next to him, Ino nodded in agreement. "Yeah, we always pay for your screw-ups."
Naruko snarled, "Like I care what a bimbo thinks." She shoved her hands in her pockets, unknowingly copying Sasuke, and walked up to Iruka. "Transform." A large amount of chakra exploded from her body. When the smoke cleared, a twenty year old Naruko appeared, naked. Clouds barely covered her important bits.
She was well endowed, will a small waist but a large ass, and really, really large boobs. She winked and blew a kiss to Iruka, and tried her best to sound timid, "Ne Iruka-sensei, am i doing it right?" She pressed her breasts together and bent forwards slightly. This pushed him over the edge and he fell to the ground with a huge nose bleed. Naruko tranformed back and started laughing uncontrollably.
Lifting a shaking finger, she pointed at Iruka, "Haha! Do you like it? That was my Oiroke no Justu! My personalized version of the Transformation! It's made to incapacitate males!" Iruka sat up and glared harshly.
"Cut the stupid tricks, Naruko. This is your last warning." Naruko didn't know where she went wrong, it seemed like a useful technique when she made it, and it fit the qualifications for a Henge.
Iruka-sensei really hadn't appreciated her technique. After class he took her to the Hokage Monument and she was charged with cleanup duty. She glared as she scrubbed at the paint. Remy popped out of he hood and touched his cold nose to her ear. Naruko squealed in surprise, nearly dropping the bucket of water. Iruka's stern glare weighed heavily on her. "This suck, Remy." The small rodent nodded in agreement.
Iruka almost felt bad. "You're not going home until every last drop of paint is cleaned off." He almost flinched as she glared up at him.
Naruko almost felt like punching his stupid nose. "So what, it's not like there's anyone at home to wait for me, dattebayo." She scrubbed extra hard at the paint, not noticing that Iruka did flinch this time. She moved to the Second Hokage's face.
Iruka felt decidedly uncomfortable. Perhaps he had been too harsh to her. "Ne, Naruko? I was thinking, maybe after you finish scrubbing paint I could take you out for ramen...the good stuff." She shrugged, but he noticed she worked a little faster. Maybe they were still okay. Naruko was pretty forgiving. Iruka smiled to himself, she was a good kid...mostly.
Later one Iruka-sensei led her to Ichiraku's- the makers of the best food in the world, dattebayo! She loved Teuchi-jiji and Ayame-neechan. They were definitely the best cooks ever! Since Iruka was paying, she could probably get two bowls tonight. She began to slurp down her miso ramen. She could feel Iruka's gaze, so she stopped eating and turned to him, one eyebrow raised.
"Hey Naruko, why would you do that to the Hokage's faces? I mean, you know who the Hokage are, don't you?" She nodded in agreement. Iruka was probably the only person to every think about why she pranked people.
"Of course I know who they are. Everybody does. The were the greatest shinobi of their time, right?" At his slight nod, she continued, "The best of the best. And the Fourth Hokage was the one who saved the village from the nine-tailed fox, and he was the most amazing Hokage yet. But I do pranks because I want to see people happy and smiling, dattebayo! A future Hokage should want her people to be happy. And safe. And I am going to become the best Hokage Konoha has ever seen! Me- the first female Hokage! A ninja legend! Then everyone will stop hating me and I will be acknowledged as Naruko Uzumaki, not dead-last, dobe, idiot, brat..." She leaned forwards and whispered to herself, "or demon." Then she returned back to the bowl of ramen.
Umino Iruka, hardcore chuunin and academy teacher, was sure there was tears in his eyes. Because damn it all, he was beginning to grow attached and believe in her. The she turned to him again, "Ano, Iruka-sensei? Can I ask you a favor?" He nodded. "Can I try on your headband?"
"This?" He pointed to his headband. At her confirmation, he shook his head, "No way. You can only wear a leaf headband when you graduate from the academy tomorrow. You gotta be a ninja and earn a headband."
She whined and slammed her fist down, "Iruka-sensei, that is so uncool!" He chuckled and she sighed, "Can I at least have another bowl of ramen?" Iruka was ashamed to say he may have slammed his face on the counter.
It was the day of the final exam, and Naruko had woken up late. She was tired from the excess amount of manual labor from the day before. But her exhaustion was immediately forgotten as her eyes landed on the alarm clock. "Oh no! I'm gonna be late!" She practically threw herself into her jumpsuit, nearly breaking the zipper as she hurried to the Academy.
Inside the classroom, Iruka was nowhere to be found. Many students sat at their desks. She slid into the nearest one just as Iruka came through another door. "We will now begin the Final Exam! The test will be on the Clone Justu." He called the first name. A civilian walked into the room and the door closed.
Meanwhile, Naruko was in sheer panic. "The Clone Justu?! That's my worst technique! I'll never pass now." She slammed her head on the desk. Half an hour later, she was still in the same position. Many were beginning to wonder if she had taken a cue from Shikamaru and decided to sleep away the problem. Iruka re-entered the room.
"Naruko Uzumaki! Final Exam!" She peeled her forehead off the table and slowly stoodup. Naruko knew this was bad news. She dragged her feet across the floor and entered the exam room. "Okay, Naruko. Perform the Clone Justu." She nodded, absently noticing her head felt heavy.
She crossed her fingers in the Hitsuji hand seal and exclaime, "Buunshin no Justu!" Next to her a rather pathetic clone appeared. It curled up on the floor, skin turning pasty and white, and stopped moving. Naruko felt sick, and put a hand over her mouth.
Iruka breathed in, "You fail!" Naruko fell to the ground next to her dead clone and screamed in horror. The man next to him turned, a frown on his face.
"Iruka, she's off and her moves aren't bad, and she did hang in there and replicate. This is her third try so you know she really wants to become a ninja." She looked up, hope in her eyes. "We could cut her a break and let her pass."
Iruka sighed and shook his head, "Mizuki-sensei, the other students created at least three effective replications. Naruko could only creat one, and look at it. It's pitiful- dead, probably. I can't pass her. It would be dangerous for her teammates."
Naruko darted out of the room, head down, and made her way to the swing. She always went to the swing when she was sad. Remy poked his head out of her jacket and squeaked consolingly. She heard the others celebrating with their parents. One girl laughed, "I passed with flying colors." A civilian boy talked excitedly, "They called me first." Someone else was equally happy, "I'm an ninja, a genin!"
The parents were no better. "I wish your grandma were here to see this. I'm so proud of you son, we all are." Choji's mother hugged him, "Congratulations! I'm going to cook all of your favorites tonight. We'll have a feast!" But there were others, civilian parents, who took notice of Naruko sitting by herself.
Two ladies stopped to stare. The first one started whispering conspiratorially "There, do you see her?"
The second one nodded, "Yeah, it's that girl, I hear she's the only one that failed."
The first one smirked, "Serves her right. Just imagine if she became a ninja. I mean, she's the girl who-" Her voice cut off as the second one placed her hand over her mouth.
"Shh! We're not aloud to talk about that!"
Naruko looked down, her throat constricting and eyes stinging from tears that wouldn't fall. Mizuki appeared next to her. "Mizuki-sensei?" He smiled, and put a hand on her back.
"Let's walk Naruko. I think we should talk about something in private."
The Third Hokage sighed as he put away his crystal ball. Naruko could wait. "Iruka, there's something we should talk about."
Mizuki sat with Naruko on top of a ledge. He sighed, and tilted his head upwards to look at the clouds as they passed by. "You know, Naruko, Iruka-sensei's tough, but he's not against you." She turned to him, a hurt and confused look on her face. He looked down towards her. "He wants you to be strong with all his heart, but that will never happen if he goes easy on you." He sighed again. "He's like you, you know. No parents...no family."
Naruko nodded, but still looked upset, "It's just... I really wanted to graduate this time. And he failed me." She looked down, eyes watering. "He was really harsh today. He seemed really disappointed. All I want to do is become a genin so people will stop being disappointed in me." Mizuki chuckled, and Naruko turned to him, glaring at his insensitivity.
"No, Naruko, I'm not laughing at you. But I guess I'll have to tell you a secret." Her eyes widened. "You can't tell anyone now, because I'm trusting you."
Iruka sat on his bed, questioning his decisions. "Iruka. I know how you feel. You grew up just like Naruko. Not knowing the love of a mother and father, not knowing the warmth of a family." He sighed, thinking about why that was, "Twelve years ago, a nine-tailed fox appeared. The demon was approaching the village. A shinobi ran forwards, 'It's getting too close, call for the Fourth Hokage!' A young Umino Iruka struggled in the arms of another ninja, 'Let me go! My mom and dad are still fighting out there! Let me go!' Iruka was shaken out of his reverie as a knock sounded against his door.
He got up and opened it, only to see a panicked Mizuki outside. "Iruka! You need to come to Lord Hokage's right away! It's Naruko! She's stolen the Sacred Scroll!" Iruka's eyes widened. The Sacred Scroll...The Scroll of Sealing. She couldn't have...
Naruko was excited. She successfully stole the scroll! She could graduate if she learned a technique. It was too easy...but it was a test of course, so it would have to be.
Earlier, Naruko climbed through a window of the Hokage Tower. Mizuki had told her all about the secret test, she just had to steal the Sacred Scroll, and she would graduate, dattebayo! She grabbed the large roll of paper and made her way back to the window only to have a hand placed on her shoulder. The Hokage was here! "Naruko, what are you doing!?" She giggled, it must be a second test, a test within a test!
"Oiroke no Justu!" Twenty year old Naruko appeared, "Hokage-sama!" She pressed her breasts together. He fell to the ground with a massive nose-bleed. She laughed and returned back to her normal self. "Sorry Jiji!" She climbed out the window and ran to the forest.
"Kage...Bunshin? Great, the first technique is one of my worst...but I'll do it, dattebayo!"
Umino Iruka was a man with a mission...literally. "Why have you done this, Naruko," he mumbled. He felt for his chakra, then pushed it out of him roughly, "Sensing Hexagram Seal!" There! 200 ft to the north- the forest! Then he would find out what was happening.
Naruko was exhausted. She was panting on the forest floor, a satisfied grin adorning her face. She had mastered the Kage Bunshin! She could graduate, then she would become a great shinobi, dattebayo! She heard footsteps, so she sat up and strapped the scroll to her back. It was Iruka-sensei! He had his hands on his hips, and his eye was twitching. He was angry. She giggled and rubbed the back of her neck,
"Caught me already? Not bad. You're pretty quick sensei. I only had time to learn one technique." She spread her arms, "Listen up Iruka-sensei, I'm gonna show you this awesome jutsu and then you're gonna let me graduate and the everything is gonna be okay. That's how it works, right? Anyone who learns a jutsu from this scroll automatically passes!" She smiled brightly as Iruka became confused.
"Huh? Where'd you get that idea?" This time Naruko looked confused.
"Mizuki sensei told me all about the secret test, you don't have to pretend anymore, dattebayo!" Iruka was confused. Mizuki told that to Naruko? It didn't add up. Maybe the Ky- no, Naruko was still Naruko. Iruka suddenly sensed several projectiles heading towards Naruko. He had to keep her safe! Iruka pushed the girl out of the way and took two kunai to the leg.
Mizuki was surprised. He hadn't expected Iruka to be able to find her. It was no matter, one more casualty made no difference. He could frame the Kyuubi brat, "I see you found our little hide away. I must admit, I didn't think anyone would."
Iruka's eyes widened, "So that's what this is. I should have known." Iruka turned to Naruko, opened his mouth, and-
"Naruko, hand over the scroll, now!" Mizuki cut through the silence. Naruko looked between the two, trying to figure out what was happening.
She was extremely confused, but had a niggling suspicion, "Wait a minute, what's going on here?" She looked to Iruka-sensei. He would know the answer like always. Iruka shuddered as he pulled a kunia from his leg and threw it.
He looked down at the girl he had doubted, right in the eye, "Naruko! Don't let Mizuki get the scroll. It contains forbidden jutsu that can put this village in grave danger. Mizuki used you to get the scroll for himself, for his own power!" Naruko gasped, that couldn't be right...could it?
Mizuki glared at Iruka venomously, "Naruko, Iruka is just trying to scare you because he doesn't want you to have the scroll!" Naruko glanced back at Iruka, who stumbled in pain. Pain from the kunai that Mizuki threw, and made her decision. Iruka didn't notice her resolve.
"Stop lying Mizuki! Naruko, don't let him trick you, don't ever let anyone trick you!" Mizuki chuckled, before it escalated so much he was supporting himself with the tree he stood on.
Naruko didn't understand what was funny, but Mizuki decided to elaborate, "Oh I'll tell you who's really been lying! They've been lying to you your whole life Naruko! Ever since the decree twelve years ago!"
"Mizuki, don't tell her-"
"Everyone knows except for you! Your precious Iruka-sensei is trying to hide it from you even now! HA! He'd do anything to shut me up!"
Naruko was beginning to get frustrated, "What is this decree!? Why does everyone else know about it?" Mizuki fell over in laughter.
He looked up, manic tears in his eyes, "The decree is that no one can tell you that the nine-tailed fox is inside of you!" He ignored her gasp, "The fox demon that killed Iruka's parents and destroyed our village is inside you! You are the nine tailed fox!" "Demon brat." "We don't want your kind here!" "The color orange suits you so well, fox!" Memories flashed through Naruko's brain as she fell to her knees. She was in shock.
Iruka looked like he was going to cry. The memories brought back were anything but pleasant. He looked at Naruko, who was in tears and clawing at her own skin, and lost it. "STOP IT!"
Mizuki laughed again, "They've been sneaking around hiding things from you your whole life, Naruko! Didn't you think it was strange how they treated you like the dirt beneath their feet? Like they hated you just for being alive?!" She stopped clawing at he skin, wiped at her tears, and glance up at him.
"No. NO NO NO NO!" A blue cloak of chakra surrounded her. Her hands shook, and nails bit into her palms. Iruka reached out, calling her name with sorrow.
Mizuki continued,"THAT'S why you'll NEVER be accepted in this village! Even your beloved sensei hates your guts!"
Iruka was caught up in the memory of his meeting with the Hokage. "Iruka. Naruko never had a mother or father to care for her. She's shut out of everything and doesn't know why. How would you feel if everywhere you went, people turned their back on you? That's why she gets in trouble. She doesn't know why people don't smile at her pranks, when little children can do the same and be praised. So her pranks escalate, hence the Hokage Monument. People finally notice her. It may not show, but she is always thinking about the family she never had. She's hurting inside."
Iruka snapped out of the memory as he heard Mizuki's exclamation of, "DIE, NARUKO!" Mizuki threw a giant shruiken. Naruko crawled backwards before realizing she couldn't escape. She curled in a ball and waited to be struck. The shruiken never came. She looked up to find Iruka hunched over in front of her. The shruiken stuck out of his back. He coughed and little droplets of blood splattered on her cheek.
Her eyes watered and her face held a silent question: why? He smiled through the pain, "Because we are the same, Naruko." A young Iruka stood at the academy with no parents. "When I was a kid, no one seemed to care. They didn't have time for me. They just forgot I was there." A young Iruka is trying to cross a river by balancing on a rope. But he decided to act like a fool and fell in the water. The other kids began to laugh. "My grades dropped. I became the class clown. I just wanted them to see me..." In the river he shrugged and laughed, rubbing the back of his head. The rest of the kids laughed with him. "...and know my name. My school wasn't enough to the attention, so I did crazy things." A young Iruka sat in the corner of the classroom by himself. "And then I had to pay for it. It was hard."
Iruka looked at Naruko as tears fell down his face, "And I know that's how you feel, Naruko. You feel lonely, and it hurts inside. And I could've been there for you more. I let you down, and I'm sorry for that. No one should have to suffer that much. No one should have to be alone like that." Naruko knew her lip was trembling as she glanced up.
Mizuki looked angry as he chuckled, "Don't make me laugh! Iruka always hated you! He was orphaned because the nine-tailed fox killed his parents. And that beast is inside of you. He'd say anything to get that scroll back!" Naruko shook. She ran into the tree line.
Iruka glared at Mizuki. Mizuki smirked back as he jumped down, "You know once she makes up her mind, nothing will change it. She's going to take the scroll and get revenge on the village." Mizuki stood up straight, "You saw the look in her eye, didn't you? Those were the EYES OF A BEAST!"
Iruka stood up straight and pulled the giant shruiken from his back. "Naruko..." He turned and threw it at Mizuki, "Isn't like that!" Mizuki easily dodged the oncoming projectile.
"You are a joke, Iruka. As soon as I eliminate the Kyuubi brat and take the scroll, I'm coming back for you."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was more worried than he had been for a very long time. In his crystal ball, Naruko could be seen dashing through the trees. "This is bad," he muttered. Mizuki had a big mouth. "He made Naruko feel worse than she's ever felt before." Hiruzen pulled his hat down, "It could unleash the power inside of her. If she continues to tamper with the scroll..." Hiruzen looked up towards one Hatake Kakashi, "the seal the contains the Kyuubi could break. The beast will come out. If that happens...I fear for us all."
Naruko Uzumaki, container of the Kyuubi, was running for her life. She hid behind a tree. Iruka was disguised as her, and Mizuki was disguised as Iruka. Their guise was up. 'Naruko' kicked 'Iruka' some distance away. 'Iruka' coughed, "How..." A poof of smoke revealed Mizuki. 'Naruko' took the scroll off her back. "How did you know it was me, and not Iruka, Naruko?"
'Naruko' chuckled as smoke exploded around her, "Because I'm Iruka."
Mizuki stood up, "You're a fool. Why're you protecting that freak?" Behind the tree, Naruko flinched. "She's the one that wiped out your family, Iruka!"
Iruka glared at him, wiping his mouth, "I don't care what you say, 'cause you're not getting your hands on that scroll!" Naruko leaned forward, angry that was the reason he protected her. He didn't care after all, dattebayo!
Mizuki chuckled, "As if you could stop me?! Don't you get it? Naruko is just like me. She wants the scroll for her own power and vengeance. That's how beasts are. She'll poor all her rage into that scroll and destry everything!"
Iruka spoke quietly, "You're right." Naruko gasped, and started to turn away.
"So it's true," she whispered, "Iruka-sensei never believed in me." She hugged the scroll. "He thinks I'm some beast. Some freak."
Iruka continued, louder this time, "That is how beasts are." Naruko's eyes widened in disbelief. "But that's not how Naruko is." Her hand covered her small gasp as she berrated herself for thinking badly of the man. "She's nothing like that. Naruko is one of a kind. Works hard, and puts her whole heart into it. Sure, she messes up sometimes, and everyone jumps on that. But her suffering only makes her stronger. That is what separates her from being a beast. So you are wrong. She is nothing like the nine-tailed fox. She is Naruko Uzumaki, of the village Hidden in the Leaves." Naruko began to cry from behind her tree.
Mizuki reached around for his last giant shruiken, "Hmph, so you really believe that drivel?" He pulled the shruiken by his side, "Iruka, I was going to save you for later but I've changed my mind." He began to rapidly spin the metal blade, "You're finished!"
Naruko jumped out and shoved her head in Mizuki's stomach, sending him flying backwards. Iruka's eyes widened in disbelief as she skidded to a stop with the scroll standing tall next to her. She straightened her back, waiting for Mizuki to rise.
He looked up towards her, "Not bad, for a little punk." Naruko shook with rage, her bangs shadowing her eyes.
"If you ever lay a hand on Iruka-sensei..." She looked up, eyes perfectly focused and still, "I'll kill you." Mizuki stood up, laughing.
"Such big words. I can completely destroy you in a single move, brat!" Naruko widened her stance and crossed her fingers to make a plus sign in front of her face.
She smirked, "Give me your best shot, fool. I'll give it back a thousandfold!" Mizuki crossed his arms and made the 'come at me' motion. "Kage Bunshin no Justu!" All over the forest hundreds of Naruko clones crouched, in trees and on the ground. All the clones talked at the same time, "What's wrong Mizuki, I thought you could destroy me in one move!"
Mizuki stumbled around, "Huh? What is this?" He fell backwards and started crawling, "No!"
The clones laughed, "If you aren't comin' to us, I guess we'll come to you!" Mizuki screamed as the clones piled on him. Moments later it was just one Naruko, Iruka, and a very beat up Mizuki. Naruko scratched the back of her neck, "I guess I got a little carried away, huh?" She dropped her hand, "You okay, Iruka-sensei?"
He let out a breath. "Yeah, I'm alright." Iruka was impressed. He was beginning to believe she would one day be the Hokage. "Come here." He hugged her, "Now close your eyes." When he was sure she wasn't looking, he took off her goggles and replaced them with his headband. "Congratulations, genin Naruko Uzumaki." She looked up at him. The she smiled, and it was as if the sun had come back. Then she grabbed her goggles and place them around his neck.
"Keep them sensei. You've earned it." She winked and Iruka laughed. "Now take me for some ramen! I saved your life you ungrateful ass!" He stood up and both walked calmly through the forest. Everything was right in the world, at least for then.
That's all folks!
