Chapter 3

Over the past two years Naruto has gone to the academy, learning the basics in ninjutsu genjutsu and taijutsu. Even though he was blind Naruto was soon fighting neck in neck with Sasuke for the title of "Rookie of the Year". Though he didn't talk much Naruto became good friends with everybody in his class. And because he spent so much time with everybody and the way he acted you would think Naruto Had a normal pair of eyes like everybody else. Over the years Naruto's look barely changed. Except of course he had to increase the size of his clothes regularly, because apparently after Ino and Sakura convinced him that there were more kinds of food besides Ramen, he hit a growth spurt and was now at least a head taller than everybody else.

The day that everyone learned their elements they were all given slips of "chakra paper" and when Naruto put chakra into his it cut in half, saying he was a wind element specialist.

On a different day both Sakura and Ino were ecstatic that they got their very own life sized Ken doll (Naruto) because you know the whole blind thing.

Flashback one year ago outside the academy

Sakura was outside doing what she usually does during break time… check out Naruto while he wasn't looking (irony) Ok so maybe he can't look. She was busying herself by sitting on the academy steps staring at her new crush Naruto train with his staff, when she noticed something. He was grimacing with every movement he made when she realized. 'Looks like Naruto-kun's clothes are getting too tight for him to move easily' although she wasn't that surprised Naruto was taller than her now. 'Guess I get to take him shopping!' she thought excitedly. So she stood up and walked over to Naruto.

Naruto was practicing bojutsu (staff techniques) when he smelled the familiar scent of strawberries nearby. So either there was a walking strawberry bush or Sakura was coming his way. He stopped swinging his staff and looked in Sakura's direction.

"Hello Sakura-chan do you need something?" he asked curious to why she would be coming over to him.

"Yes Naruto-kun, I have to ask you something" she said

"Okay so what is it?" he asked

"I…you…uh..." she began to blush furiously "um do your clothes fit?"

Now that she mentioned it his clothes did seem a little tight. "No, now that you mention it. Why?"

"Because if you need anymore we could just go out and get you some more" she began to blush even harder because in here mind it sounded like she was asking him out on a date.

"That would be great Sakura-chan" he said.

Sakura sighed with relief. "Okay well meet after school to go shopping, Kay?"

But of course Ino over heard this, and being the shoppiest person in the history of Konoha she decided to invite herself. "Hey Sakura I'm coming too." She said

"Why?" sakura asked her friend.

"Because I've been wanting to go shopping but haven't had anyone to shop for" she answered like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Oh okay," Sakura said even though inside she was crushed because every chance that this would be a date were shredded if Ino was coming along.

"Yosh, I guess I'll be meeting you two after class" Naruto said to the two. You know you think Naruto would have learned the first time he went "shopping".

Flash forward

And because Sakura and Ino could never agree on anything they went for the same thing that Naruto already had except that it was all black and the kanji on the back of the jacket that said "bad" was now white. The only other thing they convinced him to do and agreed on was that he dye his hair. He didn't really care, so he let them. They didn't do much though; they just dyed the tips of his hair red.

Over the years Naruto and Sakura were getting closer and closer. Even though Naruto wouldn't admit it, even to himself, he was getting feelings for the pinkette, even though he did not know she was a pinkette. (Doesn't really matter just felt like saying that).

Naruto had woken screaming and covered with sweat. He had been having that dream again. This particular dream he had been having for the past few months. It was always the same. He didn't see anything but his dreams did have his other senses. It would start; He could hear all of his friends together, happy conversation going on. Then something had gone wrong. The conversation was broken to the sound of a battle. He could hear his friends fighting against unseen enemies. And one by one he heard them killed, until it ended in Sakura. He could hear the screaming, he could smell all of the blood and every time he heard one of his friends die it would be like a stab to the heart. Again and again and again. Every night he had the dream, every night he would wake screaming, every night his friends were killed.

His circadian clock said it was around 6:00. Naruto decided it would be useless trying to go back to sleep so he decided to get ready. He slowly walked to the shower to wash of all of the sweat from his dream, when he realized "Today is the day of the genin exams." He said to himself. He then did a mental freeze and rewind "Today is the day of the genin exams!! Yatta!" he then went to get ready with such zeal that it would make speedy gonzolas seem like he had cement blocks for shoes. Deciding he wasn't that hungry he grabbed an apple and jumped out the window…. To land safely on the ground. He quickly regained his composure and walked down the street.

He kept walking when he heard some familiar voices. And not the friendly familiar voices but the enemy ones. He heard three men they sounded like they were In their late teens. They were those guys. The last guys to beat him up. He smiled to himself 'I forgot to pay them back' he changed his direction slightly so he was headed towards the group. He stood about 5 feet away from them. And they still didn't notice. So he grabbed his staff and twirled it around his head and down to his side (like the avatar does with his glider) and slammed the end on the ground. This got their attention.

"Hey who's this guy?" says the guy on the left

"Don't know. But he does seem familiar." The guy in the center answered

"You don't remember me?" Naruto chuckled evilly "how about I try to refresh your memories?" the guys just stood there and stared at the chain clad 12 year old. "Hey I've been having a bad day, and I need a way to relieve some stress. Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way. Your pick." They still looked clueless. That was when Naruto decided to show them something else. He reached up and unhooked the chain and let it drop to the ground. He continued by unwrapping the bandages, letting them fall to the ground showing his closed eyes. "Do you remember me now?" he said when he opened them it showed his eyes white and dead. That didn't seem to focus on anything but seemed to look past and through everything.

"Y-y-you. The demon brat." One said, and then recognition dawned on the other two's faces.

"Yeah I remember you." One started "you come back for more?" a second continued "cause we would be happy to oblige" the third finished.

"No it's just… I forgot to pay you guys back" he said with a smirk.

SC with Sakura 45 minutes ago

Sakura has been up all night stressing about the genin exams. When she just got fed up with trying to sleep and decided to read a little, History of Konoha: Volume VIII. After reading a few pages about Konoha's part in the Third shinobi war, she got bored and decided to go for a walk. She had left a note to her parents that she was already out and about and would be back home for dinner. She went walking through the town when she decided to take the shinobi route, the roofs.

Time skip 40 minutes later

Sakura had been to nearly every part of Konoha using the roofs, except the slums. Seeing how she had never been there before she decided to go. She quickly realized why it was called the slums. It was Disgusting compared to the other parts of the village. She was about to start heading towards the academy when she heard voices coming from down below. When she looked down she was surprised to see Naruto and three chunin facing off.

"You don't remember me?" Naruto chuckled evilly "how about I try to refresh your memories?"

'Remember him? has he met them before? I've never heard Naruto-kun talk like that. What's wrong with my Naruto-kun?'

She just sat there hiding watching the scene unfold.

The guys just stood there and stared at the chain clad 12 year old. "Hey I've been having a bad day, and I need a way to relieve some stress. Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way. Your pick." Naruto said they still looked clueless.

'Have they said that to him before? What have they done to you Naruto-kun?'

That was when Naruto decided to show them something else. Sakura saw Naruto reach up and unhook the chain and let it drop to the ground. She widened her eyes she's never seen him take the chain off before. He continued by unwrapping the bandages, letting them fall to the ground showing his closed eyes. Sakura, If not for the situation, would have started to drool. 'His face is HOWT!' she thought Yes so hot she had to add a "w"

"Do you remember me now?" he said. Sakura suppressed a gasp, for when he opened his eyes, they were white and dead. They didn't seem to focus on anything but seemed to look past and through everything.

"Y-y-you. The demon brat." One said, and then recognition dawned on the other two's faces. This just made Sakura wonder 'Demon brat? Why did they call him that?'

"Yeah I remember you." One started "you come back for more?" a second continued "cause we would be happy to oblige" the third finished.

"No it's just… I forgot to pay you guys back" he said with a smirk.

NORMAL POV

Naruto continued to smile when the three began to laugh "HAHAHAHAHA YOU BEAT US? You're not even a genin how can you hope to beat us?"

"You will find I'm not the same boy you would beat up for fun," Naruto said coolly in a way that made Sakura feel shivers go down her spine.

"Yeah right!" said the middle guy.

"Then what's holding you back?" Naruto said back completely calm

"Fine then! You brought this on yourself!!" the guy yelled while charging Naruto. What happened next made everyone there gasp. There was Naruto with the guy's fist locked in his chained wrapped hand. His staff stuck in the ground next to him.

"Is that it? I expected more from a chunin." Naruto mocked the older man.

"Why you lit-"the man's words were cut off by Naruto's other hand connecting to the man's stomach. The chunin was sent flying back 7 feet before skidding to a stop on his back.

The other two chunin looked at Naruto, then at their comrade before both charging at Naruto with kunai in hand. "Come on!!" Naruto yelled in challenge at the two. He picked up his staff and gripped it in the center. With much grace and agility he weaved between the two, first swinging low breaking the man's shin then on the back swing cracked the other guy in the back of the head knocking him unconscious. Naruto just stood there in his stance with his staff held up in the air, blank eyes still staring into nothingness. He heard the guy behind him stand up then the rasping of metal on metal of a kunai being drawn. Then he smelled an odd gun powder smell. 'Paper explosive!' Naruto quickly pushed some chakra into his staff causing the end to open and a fan about 23 inches in diameter unfolded. Holding his staff by the end without the fan, he flipped around swinging his staff with great force the fan glowing with blue chakra. "Fuuton: Kaze Ha Oshi No Jutsu! (Wind Style: Wind Wave Pressure)" He yelled sending a compressed wave of air straight towards the chunin. The last thing that went through the chunin's mind was 'I can't believe I forgot to feed my cat' (Just kidding! Ruined the mood didn't I? Sorry couldn't resist!) Through the chunin's mind was 'how could I let a kid beat me?!?' Then the jutsu hit him full in the chest sending him at high speeds through an alley wall.

Sakura began to think 'Naruto-kun just performed a high level elemental jutsu on a chunin. Oh I hope he didn't kill him!'

Naruto twitched his staff causing the fan to fold back into the staff walking over to the bandages and chain he slowly put them back on. "You can come out now Sakura-chan." This caused Sakura to make a little squeaking noise before coming out.

"Naruto-kun you didn't… you didn't k-" Sakura started before Naruto cut her off

"Don't worry I didn't kill any of them, one has a broken shin, this one is just unconscious," he said pointing to each one. "And that guy" he said pointing to the hole in the wall. Will need some medical attention, but he will be fine," He could tell she was confused her silence. "I can hear their heartbeats, and don't worry their all beating strong" he said reassuring her with a smile while hooking on the chain. "That's how I knew you were there. I could hear you. Lets leave we'll let that ANBU over there take care of them. And just for your information you over there" he said addressing what would look like the wall "They attacked me first, so I can not get in trouble for this"

Sakura was surprised to see a male ANBU, seemingly materialize out of the wall and say "Your right Uzumaki Naruto you can not get prosecuted from this act." Before anything else was said the ANBU and the three chunin disappeared.

"So Sakura-chan you ready for the test today?" Naruto asked nonchalantly like they were talking over lunch and he did not just beat up three chunin.

After coming out of her stunned state she answered " Yes I believe I'm ready, what about you Naruto-kun?"

"I've got a good feeling"

TIME SKIP ABOUT AN HOUR LATER

"YATTA!!! We passed Naruto-kun!" Sakura screamed in Naruto's ear

"Urusai, Sakura-chan you're too loud," Naruto said clearly in pain from the grimace on the visible part of his face.

"Gomen, Naruto-kun I was just excited cause were finally genin." Sakura explained

"That's all well and good, but could you celebrate a little quieter?" Naruto said. This just caused Sakura to giggle at her crush as they sat down.

"Congratulations on passing everyone! Your now officially genin. Show up at 10:00 A.M. tomorrow to meet your jonin sensei's.

Naruto, tired from the day's events began to leave the academy to go home and go to sleep, but was stopped by his other sensei, Mizuki. "Hello Mizuki-sensei."

"Hello Naruto-kun." Mizuki said "Naruto you know you can get promoted directly to chunin?"

'What does he take me for? An idiot? Ok I'll bite' Naruto thought to himself

"Oh really sensei that would be awesome!" Naruto did his best impression of an excited child.

"Yeah, but there's a few requirements." Mizuki continued thinking he had reeled in Naruto.

"Ok what are they?" Naruto asked.

"You have to…" Mizuki began to whisper in Naruto's ear. Under the cloth and chain, Naruto's eyes widened.

AN: Sorry I'm cutting off there and skipped the actual exam. But you would to if you had been staring at a harsh white computer screen since 3:00 pm. tell me how I did this chapter. Like what did you think of the modifications Naruto made on his staff? Soon it'll be almost exactly like the Avatar's glider. (That thing is so cool) Begin reviewing in T-minus 6 seconds… 5 seconds… 4 seconds… 3- screw it begin reviewing now!!!!!!