Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, Yugito wouldn't have been killed off without at least showing the whole fight.
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Well I didn't want to leave you guys hanging so soon after leaving you a cliffhanger like that I won't be posting brand new chapters two in a row like this very often, although with enough reviews as proper motivation, I may be able to force myself off my lazy butt to get to writing. Well anyway enough of that here's the newest chapter.
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"YOU HAVE THE SHARINGAN!" Kakashi yelled.
"Well yeah, obviously, meh I might as well tell you because I doubt I can get out of this without telling you all about it." Naruto said while motioning for Kakashi to sit down.
"Alright no comments until after I'm finished, Itachi was ordered by the elders and the Sandaime to massacre the Uchiha clan to stop the coup de tat that they were planning. After it happened Danzo had us all collect the sharingan eyes so that no one would come and rob them off of the corpses in the grave, and said that it'd be a waste just to destroy them all. Now that a lot of stuff about Root is out in the open I'm sure it won't really matter if I tell you about this especially since your such a high ranking person. Anyway Danzo implanted Sharingan eyes into most of his highest ranking Root members myself included. The reason I can activate mine at will is because of Kyuu-chan's doing, and another bonus is that there's no strain on my body, she takes care of that too, although it's only for me all the other guys that don't have an ancient bijuu stuck in their gut has the same problem you do." Naruto finished before trying to gauge his sensei's reaction.
"Well that makes things easier, let's get started" the copy nin replied after a few seconds.
"Wait you don't really seemed that shocked about it all" the genin responded.
"Well some of the higher ranking Anbu such as myself knew about the coup de tat, we just didn't know that Itachi was ordered to get rid of them all. It's just that Itachi wasn't the person to murder his whole entire clan, he abhorred bloodshed so it all makes sense now. Well shall we continue with this technique?" the cyclops questioned.
"Not quite" Naruto made a handsign that Kakashi recognized well before calling out his technique Tajuu Kage bunshin no jutsu! Kakashi widened his eye in shock seeing two thousand clones standing "Now I'm ready."
"Well get to it then I'll go check in on the other two to see how they are doing." Kakashi said before body flickering away.
1 day later
"You know, that's really unfair, only one day and your already finished with it and without hand signs no less, it's like you don't even need the sharingan to copy a technique, if you do this you can master it instead of just copying it. I thought making you learn the Raikiri along with it would slow you down but nooo you just had to charge right through that too." Kakashi said with a mock pout.
Naruto just looked sheepish before responding "Well that's the beauty of having shadow clones help you train, you got anymore awesome jutsu to teach me so I can break some more records?"
Kakashi eye smiled "I might have a couple here and there, but I have just the one for you, it's called the rasengan."
"The rasengan! As in the fourth hokages jutsu? Whats next the hiraishin?" Naruto questioned incredulously.
"How did you know! Nah that's one of the few I'd like to learn how but can't." kakashi responded before continuing "I got the supplies for it while you were out here training, I had a feeling you would be done by the time I got back the first step is to pop a balloon with your chakra like this." Kakashi then demonstrated the actual rasengan and then the exercise.
Naruto then took the balloon concentrated for a second before the balloon exploded and Kakashi just watched in silence. "What no real reaction?" Naruto asked slightly disappointed.
"After all the things you did the past couple of days I'm not sure I can be shocked about anything you do anymore. Oh well the next step is to make this rubber ball explode it's harder because it requires a lot of power." The white fang's son said while tossing the rubber ball over to Naruto.
'3…2…1' Kakashi thought to himself "BLAM!" 'saw that coming.'
"Just take this balloon for the last step and then try to blend the first two steps and contain it inside the balloon." Kakashi said tossing over another balloon.
Naruto took it proceeded to concentrate with it and then nothing happened "Ummm is something supposed to happen?"
"Nope you got it that's it, if something happened then we would know something was wrong. Well the only thing left to do for you is to start trying to make it bigger and then combine your elements into the rasengan, you've already completed the manipulation training for fire, wind, and lightning so you better start there, have fun." Kakashi then left to go and check on the work at the bridge.
That night after everyone had regrouped Naruto heard from Sakura that Sasuke had yet to complete it while she bragged about already getting it on her first try and that she had such amazing chakra control.
Naruto simply replied "It's very easy to have good chakra control when you have so little chakra and it makes you get tired in about ten minutes I'm guessing that's why you only have a couple scratches on you and tears in your clothes. You probably just spent most of the time ogling Sasuke all hot and sweaty, looking sooooo dreamy, shirtlesssss."
Sakura then passed out from a nosebleed.
"While that was pathetic, I even had more material, and yet she always yelled at Kiba about being a pervert and now look at her." Naruto said while shaking his head.
"Naruto I'm disappointed in you, you didn't warn me I could've taken a photo for proof and what's worse is I got blood in my food now." Kakashi said with a mock pout.
Naruto was about to respond when he was interrupted by the little shrimp that lived there. "Why do you guys even bother training or even staying here? Gato will just kill you all! You can't beat him!"
"You make Gato seem like some big bad boogeyman, he's just some rich short dude that has his henchman do all of the work for him. We just beat an A-rank missing-nin, and unless ol' shorty has a couple more of those in his back pocket we won't be having much of a problem." Naruto said while taking a sip of his drink not even bothering to look at the gaki.
"No more life-changing speeches for today I'm too tired to get all inspired the gaki's not worth it" Kakashi said with a yawn.
"What did you call me" Inari screeched much like a certain pinky laying on the ground.
"He called you a gaki; gaki. Why don't you just run along and go back to demoralizing the populace while the big boys and girls go kill some people we don't need two useless wastes of space that spend all day crying." The blonde replied thinking of his "teammate."
"Harsh maybe?" Tazuna questioned.
"Nah pain makes 'em stronger, besides it's true and I really hate useless people, so I may be a bit biased when it comes to these things." The kenjutsu user replied.
'A bit?' was the universal thought in the room.
"Well I'm gonna go train laters" Naruto said while strapping on his gear and heading out." (A/n im not going to have Naruto meet Haku in the forest I cant really imagine someone disciplined like him just passing out in the middle of the forest)
One week later
"Well today's the day that Zabuza's supposed to attack right?" Tazuna questioned.
"Yep, that's why I asked you to tell your men to have the day off, and also to have Naruto have a clone guard the house." Kakashi replied, eyes not leaving his book.
"Are you sure just one will be enough?" pinky asked.
"Just one of Naruto's clones is enough to beat both you and Sasuke I'm sure just one will be enough for a couple of bandits that Gato hired." The former anbu member said back.
"Shouldn't you be more supportive of your students?" Tazuna asked.
"Nope, this might help motivate them to actually try, and by them I mean Sakura; Sasuke just needs to learn teamwork. Oh and to stop being emo, that'd be great." Kakashi said while turning another page.
"Glad to know my purpose to you Kakashi, to make them better?" Naruto said with a faux pout.
"Yep thanks for the help" Kakashi replied with an eye-smile.
"Yeah don't sweat it, I hate having useless teammates more than you do, carry on." Naruto said in a chipper voice.
After a walking a bit further they started traveling across the bridge, it was already extremely foggy Naruto just called out Fuuton: great breakthrough to clear the air.
"Ah that's much better thank you Naruto it was getting so hard to read with that mist everywhere." Kakashi said with a sigh of relief.
"Oh it's no problem at all sensei, but anyway let's get the fun started." Naruto replied while motioning for Sasuke and Sakura to get back to protect Tazuna…again.
"So you think you can take Zabuza, Kakashi? He'd be a lot tougher opponent for me now because he will not be underestimating me as he did last time." Naruto questioned while loosening up some muscles.
"Sure I'll take him, it might take some time we know how big of a talker he is." Kakashi said while pulling up his headband.
"Hey I resent that!" called Zabuza from the other side.
"You see?" Kakashi said glancing at Naruto and pointing over at Zabuza.
Their playful banter was interrupted by them being surrounded by ten water clones, which were then quickly dispatched by Sasuke in a burst of speed.
"Very good Sasuke-teme now go back to your spot to guard the old guy." Naruto ordered, annoyed that Sasuke felt the need to try and show off.
Sasuke begrudgingly headed back but was forced to dodge off to the side to avoid a flurry of senbon. He then engaged in combat with the hunter-nin from before.
"And that's why I told you to stay back!" Naruto yelled out. After watching Sasuke get caught in some ice mirrors he decided it was time to step in. He quickly made a seal-less shadow clone and then used their favorite combination attack after this week of training he didn't even need to use hand signs for it anymore. They both simultaneously called out Fuuton: great breakthrough/Katon: Grand Fireball jutsu! The combined force easily tore through the one side of mirrors that Naruto was facing, looking inside he saw a porcupine.
"Oh hey Sasuke why did you let him stick those pointy objects into you? Are you into that? Because that would totally explain why you turned down every single chick that's ever asked you out." Naruto questioned seemingly happy with himself at his great (to him) perverted joke.
"Would you shut up and help me Uzumaki!" Sasuke yelled out while trying to remove some of the senbon.
Haku looked over at Naruto wearily, 'this is going to be tough, I know this boy can easily defeat me, especially as I am now, and if I try to reconstruct my mirrors he can quickly destroy them. My chakra or I won't last long like this. My best bet is to try and take out his comrade and he might try to protect him and there's my opening.' (yah I know real cliché)
Haku prepared himself for another attack and launched several senbon over towards Sasuke who was unprepared to move out of the way. They were on target until Naruto called out Fuuton: gale palm. The senbons then flew back into the opposite direction at over three times their original speed.
Haku quickly moved back into another mirror that was still there before releasing his jutsu in order to conserve chakra.
Haku was trying to formulate a plan to get around the blond to his partner or just to strike the blond himself. He quickly then had to jump forward to avoid a slice from one of the blondes clones.
The clone simply pointed his blade at Haku before calling out his technique Fuuton: wind beam. Instead of just enhancing the blade by about a foot this one just shot out a beam of wind right towards him.
Haku quickly made an ice wall to protect him but knew it would only hold for about a thirty seconds because of his lack of chakra. He then heard a voice calling out another technique from behind the wall.
"Katon: laser beam" the original finished before combining it with the wind one.
'Oh I am so dead' Haku thought to himself before he was caught in the blast.
After the smoke cleared a very bruised and battered Haku with his mask off and scorch marks all over him.
Haku weakly tried to stand and complete his mission but he was passed his limit, all he could do was hoarsely speak, "Please kill me, I am of no use to Zabuza-sama as of now I am a broken tool. I am not worth kept alive."
"Oh don't you dare start going emo, that's what that porcu-teme is for. Let me guess, you were an orphan, Zabuza took you in and gave you purpose and told you that you were nothing more than a weapon to him. Am I right?" asked Naruto with a somber look.
Haku barely managed to nod.
"Well then we're the same in that area, what needs to happen is for you to get your own purpose and dream and live it. Your world can't constantly revolve around someone else. Because people make mistakes, you sometimes just have to be that person's voice of reason to help them out, not just their loyal puppy who does everything they say. We aren't fangirls, wow you're like both my teammates rolled in to one now that I think about it, emo yet a fangirl.
"I'm a guy" Haku responded with a sweatdrop.
"Ohhhhhh then that makes it worse. Oh well don't go anywhere now I better go see how Kakashi's doing." Naruto started walking before he heard the sound of birds chirping and then silence.
He called out "Hey Zabuzaaaa! Are you dead yet?" Silence. "okayyyy! Have fun in the hot place!"
Body flickering over to Kakashi he saw him pulling down his sharingan and then resting up for a sec. He then heard the sound of a cane tapping across the cement.
"Well looks like you guys were too much for this so called 'Kirigakure no kijin' how about I double how much you guys were paid for this mission if you let me kill the old bridge builder." Gato offered.
"Or I could just kill you all and then rob all your money houses and then live the rest of my life as the wealthiest man in the world. But we know that's not gonna happen either, well the last part anyway I still might take all your money though." Naruto replied with an eye smile reminiscent of Kakashi's.
"You insolent brat do you really think you can beat all of my men?" Gato sneered.
"Quality over Quantity retard, let's put them to the test, I've been wanting to test out some of my more wide scale attacks for awhile, this is the perfect opportunity." He quickly made a shadow clone and then they both performed their hand seals.
"Katon: searing tsunami/Fuuton: wind wave!" they both called out.
Gato and his men all just saw one big huge wall of fire coming down on them with nowhere to run.
All Inari and the villagers saw when they arrive was the small army of Gato's thugs be completely incinerated until there was nothing left.
After taking out the leftover flames Naruto with a low ranked Suiton jutsu he turned around to face them all. "A little late to the party don't you think? It was awesome! We had a fog machine, laser beams, electricity flashes, fire, oh yah and a porcupine." Naruto added with a smile.
"Shut it Uzumaki!" Sasuke yelled over where Sakura was the de-needle-fying him.
"Soooo umm who has to clean all of this up and fix the damage?" Kakashi asked nervously.
"Let's let Sakura do it that way she can say she actually did something on the mission other than stand next to an old guy looking as threatening as a newborn kitten." Naruto suggested.
"Works for me" Kakashi said before calling out "Hey Sakura you're on cleanup duty!"
"And then make me a sammich!" Naruto chimed in while kakashi stared.
"Too much?" Naruto asked sheepishly.
Kakashi continued staring.
"Make that two sammiches!" He called out again.
"That's my favorite student." Kakashi said while patting the top of Naruto's head.
One week later
Tazuna had finally finished the bridge, it had gone a lot faster though with all of Naruto's clones helping out. But now it was time for Wave's heroes to leave.
"You know any of you are welcome here any time, and hopefully next time it will be a pleasure visit and not you guys and I emphasize GUYS fighting for your lives." Tazuna said with a playful grin looking at Sakura.
"Don't worry we'll pay a visit or too around here soon, you guys take care now ya hear, you too gaki." Naruto said with a smirk at the end looking at Inari.
They then started to leave before Inari called out "Hey the bridge isn't completed yet we still have to name it!"
"That's right how about the amazing Sasuke-kun bridge" Sakura tried.
Everyone just stared at her before they all started booing and jeering much to Sasuke's chagrin.
"Well that was shot down pretty quick." Naruto said with a smirk.
"How about 'the great Naruto bridge?" Inari tried. The crowd just started cheering.
"Well that works for me just make sure to put that on a map or something too, having my own land mark, this'll be fun next thing ya know they'll be selling Naruto bobble heads' to the people who cross it." Naruto said happily while imagining all the cool stuff that could happen.
Sasuke just glared at him while Naruto gave him a 'nice guy' pose similar to Gai's minus the whole green spandex and the pythons he calls eyebrows.
Two months later
I, Hatake Kakashi, nominate all three for the chunin exam. The room exploded in whisperings (a/n what an oxymoron and if you don't know what that means… look it up)
Iruka then called out "Now wait just a minute I taught all of these students in the academy and I know they aren't ready for this."
"That's just it Iruka, in the academy, you have no idea how far they have come these months since then. Or are just doubting my abilities as an instructor?" Kakashi asked, daring him to say so.
"Well I guess that takes care of that problem then" Sarutobi said after taking a drag from his pipe.
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The past two months had been living hell for Sakura, but it was worth it and everyone could see the results. Kakashi had forced her to start training with both Gai for taijutsu and Kurenai for genjutsu. She had been improving little by little, Kurenai had been trying to rid of her of her fangirlish tendencies but to no avail. Sakura also had been taking medical-nin classes from the hospital so that she could be prepared for when either of her teammates got injured.
Sasuke however had just stuck to his own training for all of the good it did him, practicing on more fire jutsu and shuriken techniques.
Naruto had finished learning a lot more jutsu from the scrolls Danzo had given him and had finished the advanced book for fuuinjutsu. He also had completed the elemental manipulation training for water and earth. These were just some of the things he did in his free time, whenever he could, he would help them prepare for Orochimaru's invasion.
All of the chunin and above especially the anbu were training to their peak to be prepared. (A/n with the anbu its just pathetic how easily they are killed) The Sandaime was building up his chakra levels and he had anti-barrier seals all over the place hearing from Naruto that that was what Orochimaru's guards specialized in.
He also had Danzo's root operatives running around the place making it as efficient as possible. To the outside world it would look like a normal thing for the host village to be preparing for the chunin exams to be taking place but on the inside it was a whole lot more.
That morning they were still waiting for Kakashi to arrive, and by waiting I mean Naruto and Sasuke training while Sakura laying there on her back staring at Sasuke's butt much to Kakashi's chagrin when he arrived.
"You should follow their example Sakura" Kakashi said from right next to Sakura's face.
She quickly tried to muffle her scream and pretended as if she was trying to do sit-ups.
"You'll never change will you Sakura?" Kakashi said with disappointment.
"Well will you ever be on time to a team meeting?" she countered.
"Ah, touché" Kakashi replied with an eye smile.
"Well I'm here to give you all the applications for the chunin exams that start in three days, I'm sure you guys will do great, just be a team, and you guys will be fine." The copy-nin said while handing them the application forms.
He then continued on "Be at the academy at ten at room 301 to turn in your forms and then begin the first of three phases. Have fun Ja ne."
After Kakashi body flickered off it being around noon now after all that waiting they decided to head out for lunch. By 'they' I mean Naruto having given up on trying to go eat with his team went off to this awesome dango shop where he'd talk to some purple haired hottie. (A/n guess who!) With Sakura getting shot down once again by Sasuke, it was almost like a practiced scripted routine by now.
This time when Naruto arrived he noticed a blonde haired girl with a kumo headband eating a large plate of sushi. He was about to go and order when he saw one of the blonde haired girl's apparent teammate a boy about his age with black hair start mouthing off to her and was about to strike her when Naruto stepped in and caught it.
"Care to explain why you were about to hit a girl let alone your teammate, and then worst of all try to strike such a beautiful face." Naruto said while glaring at the boy.
Yugito blushed while her teammate, Shin scowled. "This is none of your business leaf-nin this is between me and the weapon."
"Weapon?" Naruto repeated.
"Yes weapon, now mind your own business before I make you" Shin said while preparing to make a move.
"You are in no position to be making demands of me now sleep" Naruto commanded while he spun around the boy and chopping him in the back of the neck knocking him out and then laying him across several chairs.
"Care to tell me what this was all about miss…" Naruto asked
"Yugito. Nii Yugito." And whats your name.
"Uzumaki Naruto" he said with a smile. "hey looky there you found my old friend the nibi" 'Nibi? I guess she's another jinchuuriki, that explains why he called her a weapon.'
"I also hold number nine while you hold number two. So I guess that answers my question as to why your teammate called you a weapon. It's a hard life isn't it?" Naruto asked with a somber look at the end.
Yugito just looked shocked ever since he mentioned he held the nine tails, this boy just a bit younger than her held the most powerful bijuu in existence and plus he seemed normal, and nice. "Cute too" Nibi added. 'yeahhh, wait what the crap? Well it is true though…'
Yugito also gained a sad look before responding "yes it is, what's worse is everyone practically worships the ground our other jinchuuriki walks on while I am the pariah of everyone else."
They continued on talking about their lives for a good amount of time before they heard a young boy's yell that sounded distinctly like a certain scarf-wearing gaki.
"Um excuse me for a minute I need to go bail out some kid out of trouble." Naruto said before body flickering off but was quickly followed by Yugito.
He arrived on the scene to see some tranny in a catsuit holding up Konohomaru with his two friends and Sakura standing there asking him to release Konohomaru.
"I suggest you let him go now before you get hurt and make me spill your blood across this street." Two Naruto's said while each holding a blade to the others throat while before they could respond a third, in a burst of speed snatched the kid away and placed him back by his friends while Yugito watched in interest.
"You little punk! I'll make you pay for that he was about to reach for karasu but was stopped by Naruto kicking his legs out from beneath him.
"While your down there, call down your friend over there next to my emo team-mate so we can chat." Everyone's eyes widened when they looked over and saw a shocked Sasuke looking over his back to where a boy with red hair and a kanji for love written on his forehead.
The boy complied and used a sand shunshin to come down, he then proceeded to apologize for his idiot brother's actions.
"It's fine it's clear that he has mental issues judging by the way he stole your sister's make up and wears a catsuit." Naruto replied with a smirk.
Kankuro was about to respond when he was stopped by a glare from Gaara. He gulped and kept quiet.
"Wow it's like some kind of reunion we now have the one tails with us as well." Kyuubi stated while yawning.
"So you hold number one huh? Ain't this something it's like a gathering Yugito over there has number two, while I myself have number nine" Naruto added a smidgeon of Kyuubi's chakra while he said this to add effect.
Gaara and his siblings flinched and took a step back, not used to that kind of power, especially considering they would normally be used to it having been around Gaara so much.
"So you're like me huh? I look forward to proving my existence against you in the chunin exams." Gaara said.
"Proving your existence? Your standing right there aren't you? And you're definitely talking and breathing. I think you proved you were alive the second you were born don't ya think?" Naruto questioned.
Gaara just disregarded that "What is your name?"
"I am Uzumaki Naruto" Naruto responded.
Gaara nodded before saying his own "Sabaku no Gaara."
"I bet you are wondering about my name too huh?" Sasuke said as he butted in.
"I couldn't care less, although I would also like your name, kumo-nin." Gaara said while looking over in Yugito's direction.
"Nii Yugito" she replied simply.
Gaara and company then walked off before Konohomaru and his friends took off as well. Sasuke was fuming about being ignored like he was nothing…again.
"Well that's that, shall we continue where we left off c'mon I'll treat you to some more sushi." Naruto asked while reaching out his arm so Yugito could interlock her arm with it.
"Are you asking me out on a date?" she questioned cautiously not used to having a guy ask her out without devious intentions.
"I sure am, so do you want to come?" Naruto asked.
"I would like that Naruto" said the nibi jinchuuriki while placing her arm around his.
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AND end. Wow I must be spoiling you guys, two chapters in one night and this one is over 5,000 words I'm such a nice author aren't I oh well I hope you guys like it, sorry if im rushing things, especially things with Naruto and Yugito, but it's just kind of hard to take it slow when they are on a small time frame. Apologies as well with the whole cliche and over used 'weapon' thing as well but its an easy way to do things until i get used to writing these Well read and review please everyone.
Kakashidex out.