Demon: Welcome back to the Orphan Trio.
(Creeper walks in)
Creeper: Feels good to be back.
Lexboss: Wait, you're out? I thought you weren't allowed bail?
Creeper: Demon pulled a few strings.
Demon: A few strings, a favor, and a lot of red tape. You better not fuck up again, I can't pull another for a while.
Creeper: Damn, I guess GoodWriter will live then.
Lexboss: Speaking of which, where is he?
Demon: Due to safety concerns, he took off for a bit. I can't disclose where he went.
Creeper: Lucky bastard.
Demon: Anyway, let's get to the chapter. By the way, whoever successfully got the code will be mentioned at the end of the chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto in any way. Nor do I own Ninja Warrior/Sasuke in any way.
"Talking" – Thinking – Demon/Summoning Speaking/Jutsu – Demon/Summon Thinking
The Orphan Trio, Chapter 5: The First Day
The first half of the day was a mix of boring and infuriating for the three friends. The infuriating part of the day began as soon as Iruka and Mezuki introduced themselves. Iruka asked everyone to stand up, give their name, and tell one thing about themselves. Most of the students simply explained what their families did or what their clan specialized in. Sasuke, unlike the others, simply stated his name, not even bothering to stand up. While most of the girls in the class found it admirable, the boys all thought Sasuke was arrogant if he blatantly ignored the request. After Sasuke's turn, it was Toshi.
"My name is Toshi Jiryo. I came to Konoha recently, but originally lived in Iwa." Toshi said before sitting back down. Most kept quiet, but one decided to make a remark. "What makes you think you'd be accepted here?" Toshi looked over to Sasuke, who glared at him. "Excuse me? What was that?" Toshi asked calmly. Sasuke scoffed before continuing. "Why would you think you, an Iwa scum, would be accepted in Konoha? In case you forgot, Iwa and Konoha are enemies. You don't belong here."
"Sasuke, that's enough!" Iruka reprimanded, before Toshi raised his hand. "It's alright, Iruka-sensei." The Iwa native said before turning back to Sasuke. "Well, Uchiha, the reason I thought I'd be accepted here is because of two reasons. First of all, I was not in the war, nor did my clan fight against Konoha in any way. Second, Iwa actually has little resentment for Konoha anymore, something that Konoha obviously doesn't share."
Toshi was right. Most of Iwa accepted the fact that war was war. Moreover, Iwa acknowledged the fact they started the fight with Konoha, and were less hateful of the village. While a small number still hated Konoha for the war, most of the villagers, the Tsuchikage himself included, held no ill will towards Konoha for what they considered their own mistake.
"As for your last statement, Uchiha," Toshi continued, still calm, "you're right, I don't belong here. I absolutely hate people who cannot accept others due to an insignificant reason. I've met plenty of those people in Konoha after being here only ten minutes. In fact, if it weren't for a friend I met immediately upon entering this village, I'd have left and made sure Konoha's reputation would be damaged for what I saw." Naruto's eyes widened slightly, not realizing he was what kept Toshi in Konoha.
"As for one final thing, I was never an Iwa ninja, which should be obvious. The headband I wear as a belt belonged to my father, who was a member of Iwa's forces, before he and my mother were killed by a missing-nin who decided to attack Iwa before he left." Noticing the slightly burned cloth of the headband, a few of the students felt bad for the boy, Iwa kid or not. Again, Sasuke just scoffed, but didn't respond.
Seeing his friend reaching the limit of his patience, Kurohi stood up to take his turn and give Toshi a break. "My name is Kurohi Yami, and I originally was from Kiri. Like Toshi, my parents were killed before I left my village. However, my parents were killed because they held a bloodline, and many of Kiri's villagers are scared shitless of those with bloodlines." Kurohi sat down quickly, not caring if anyone wanted to make a smartass remark about his village. As far as he was concerned, as long as Yagura controlled Kiri, the place could rot.
Naruto stood up to take his turn. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I do not know my parents, since I was orphaned from birth, but I will prove myself to the village as a great ninja when I can!" The blonde said excitedly, bringing a slight smile on Toshi's and Kurohi's faces, something they both desperately needed.
The students continued the ritual, but none were as active as the trio's.
The interesting part of the day was when introductions finished and the lesson started. The three kids spent a month reading about Konoha's history along with their training. As such, they knew everything being spoken. However, they noticed that the story of the Kyuubi attack was mostly false, with it claiming the Fourth was able to kill the fox at the cost of his life. Naruto wanted to object, but he knew better than to argue it, especially knowing the story was to help keep him safe.
However, this was another thing that pissed Toshi and Kurohi off. It seemed that Iruka would read out the information, and then Mezuki would ask questions and choose students to answer. But, every time Mezuki asked a question, Naruto would raise his hand to answer. Despite this, Mezuki would wait until someone else would raise their hand and let them answer, seemingly ignoring Naruto altogether. In one instance, Naruto was the only one to raise his hand for a question. After a few seconds, Mezuki said "I guess nobody knows then," and proceeded to give the answer. Worse, Iruka seemed to ignore the fact that Mezuki was disregarding Naruto, and this pissed the Iwa and Kiri kids, while depressing Naruto. Luckily for the three, lunch time was about to start.
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Everyone was sitting outside during lunch time, either in groups or by themselves. Toshi, Kurohi, and Naruto were sitting under a large tree, enjoying their lunch and talking about the obstacle course.
"With our progress, we can probably finish it in about a month." Kurohi said, looking over the blue prints he brought with him to the academy. Toshi nodded, and Naruto adopted a thinking pose. After a moment, his face brightened. "I have an idea, guys." Naruto suddenly said, causing both to look at him quickly. "What is it, Naruto?" Kurohi asked curiously. However, before the blonde could respond, a loud scream broke their conversation.
"How dare you talk like that to Sasuke, you piece of shit!" Looking over, they found Sakura Haruno standing in front of Toshi, her arms crossed and a glare on her face. Toshi mentally sighed, 'I can't get a break today, can I?' he thought. Before he could answer the pink-headed girl, he was beaten to the punch.
"Shut the hell up, pinky! Your precious 'boyfriend' started that shit in there and Toshi was defending himself." Kurohi shouted, about ready to teach this banshee a lesson if need be. Toshi, however, was not very amused by the angry girl's reaction to Kurohi's statement. "Look, Haruno, he attacked my home, and I was going to defend it. Besides, you give me shit about treating Sasuke badly, but you don't seem to realize what you just did."
Sakura was still angry as she spat out, "What?" Toshi smirked inwardly, knowing he got her. "Well, if someone is strong enough to handle something, they take care of it themselves. By attacking me about what I said to Sasuke, you're essentially saying that Sasuke is too weak to handle what I said himself." As he said that, he quickly did a strange sign where he took his index fingers and made a plus sign with them, keeping the rest of his hand in a fist.
As he expected, Sakura exploded in anger at the insinuation Toshi made. "How dare you think Sasuke is weak, you Iwa trash!" She yelled as she threw a punch at the boy. However, she found she couldn't move, or rather, she couldn't move forward. Suddenly, she felt a slight pain as she slammed onto the nearby flag pole. Trying to move, she found herself wedged on the pole. "What the hell did you do?" She raged, glaring at the boy. Toshi smirked.
"Well, Haruno, I just used one of the jutsus my clan was famous for. It's called Magnet Style: Magnetism Attract. It allows me to turn someone into a magnet of sorts, attracting them to metal objects, like the flag pole you're stuck to. Don't worry, Haruno. The effects will wear off in an hour." Chuckling, the boy returned to his friends under the tree.
Naruto was amazed. "Wow, you're a Magnet Style user? That's awesome!" The blonde said happily, wondering if the boy had a special power or if he was simply an Earth user. The magnet user smiled. "Yep. In fact, my clan was different from normal Magnet users. Normally, it only allows the control of certain metals, like iron or gold. However, my clan's Kekkei-Genkai is a bit of a mutation of the original. With it, we can control metals like normal users, but we can also affect people and objects, turning them into powerful magnets." He replied.
Looking back at Sakura, he smirked. "In fact, she should count herself lucky. At the moment, I don't have full control of that jutsu. If I did, I could choose to strengthen the pull, allowing other metal objects to stick to her. Once mastered, I can have someone be impaled by their own kunai or other metal tools." Toshi explained, causing Naruto to whistle in appreciation. Kurohi decided to take this time to get back on track.
"So Naruto, what was that idea you had?" The Dark user asked, snapping the blonde out of his admiration. Naruto gave a foxy grin as he turned to Kurohi. "Well, it depends on a question. How long can you guys have your physical clones last?" He asked his friends. Kurohi and Toshi gave a confused look before answering. "Well, I can have my Lightning clone last two hours if needed." Toshi said, with Kurohi stating the same. Naruto's smile widened a bit.
"Well, if we were to each create a clone and let the clone go to class for us, we can spend that time working on the course, getting it done faster." Toshi and Kurohi were impressed by Naruto's idea. They could create the clones, work for an hour or so, then return and switch with the clones before they dispelled. Brilliant.
The trio quickly agreed, finished their lunch in minutes, then each made a clone while nobody was looking. The clones began resting under the tree while the originals quickly bolted out of the grounds, heading to their project.
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Ninety minutes later, the trio, henged as mice, snuck back into the academy building. Thanks to Naruto's idea, they managed to complete another obstacle, which left only 5 more until the first stage was complete. Kurohi estimated that if they continued this during the academy, they'd finish in about two weeks. The three "mice" found their classroom before sneaking under the door and running to the feet of their clone counterparts. Unfortunately, they realized they had a bit of a problem. Since the trio was in the center of the class, they couldn't just switch with their clones without notice. Naruto took a look at the seat next to him and grinned, nodding to his friends that he had another idea.
Quickly, Naruto made a clone of himself in mouse form, the process creating a small smoke cloud under the desk, unnoticed by anyone. The trio prepared for the distraction to take place. The clone mouse went to the person sitting next to Naruto and bit him on the ankle. Hard.
"Ouch! What the hell was that?!" Sasuke shouted loudly as the pain from the bite hit him. Hearing his shouts, and seeing his jumping out of his seat, everyone looked at the Uchiha, not noticing the trio switching with their clones and unhenging, their clones dispelling. Sasuke kicked the mouse away, where it ran out of the room and dispelled. The trio sniggered as the class laughed at the scene in front of them.
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"You're shitting me? The council tried to stop my project?!" Kurohi shouted angrily. After class finished for the day, an ANBU appeared telling the trio they were needed at the Hokage's office. Once they arrived, Sarutobi activated the silence seals and explained what happened at the council meeting that morning.
"Yes, Kurohi, they did. However, I showed that the permits were correctly applied for, so they cannot affect the course. As a precaution, however, I suggest having the safety seals applied to the area as well as the chakra suppression seals." Sarutobi replied, blowing a smoke ring from his pipe.
Kurohi was furious that the council would try to remove his project, or their goddamn tax on it. "How do I appeal that decision to take the money from the course? Those bastards don't deserve a cent out of it!" He snapped, slamming his hand on the desk. Before Sarutobi could respond, Toshi calmed down the Dark user. "Kurohi, relax. This will work out better than before." The Magnet user said, the blonde nodding in agreement. Kurohi scoffed and looked at his friend. "How?"
Naruto, surprisingly, spoke up here. "Think about it, Kurohi. If the village lights up the course for us at night, then we'll have the chance to make more money with it. Because of that, the ten percent they take will hardly be noticeable." Sarutobi nodded and added, "In fact, I had my secretary run some numbers, and the civilians fucked up when they agreed to it. Kizashi really was smart with that." Seeing the confusion on the trio's faces, the Hokage elaborated. "The cost to light the full expanse of the course will cost a large sum of money. In fact, if your business works out well enough, the money collected will pay for the power, as well as possibly having a surplus afterward. So, if the collected amount goes over the cost of lighting, the excess may find some good use, like perhaps an emergency fund for the owners of said business?" Sarutobi hinted, smirking.
The three students smirked as well, getting what Sarutobi was getting at. Whatever doesn't go towards lighting, the Hokage would store for them to use in whatever expenses occur before they have to deal with them. That way, the council believes they get to screw them over, but don't receive a penny at all. That was genius.
"Tell Kizashi he's going to have a 'thank you' when the business is up and running." Kurohi laughed, realizing he wasn't getting screwed after all. Toshi had another thought. "Lord Hokage, what's Kizashi's last name?" The Iwa native asked. The Hokage shrugged and answered. "Kizashi's last name is Haruno. In fact, I think you may know his daughter, Sakura Haruno. She's in your class."
There was a moment of silence before Kurohi responded. "Oh, shit."
Demon: Chapter 5 is complete.
Lexboss: So, Toshi's a Magnet user, huh?
Demon: Yep, I liked the Magnet Release, but I always thought there could be the possibility of magnetism, not just control of iron sand.
Creeper: So, a Magnet user and a Dark user. Any reason for the two?
Demon: Well, the Dark Release had only two moves shown, where attacks are absorbed and released back. Not much to show.
Lexboss: I see, so essentially a clean slate to work with.
Demon: Exactly. Two rarely used bloodlines with little shown practical use. Perfect to work around.
Creeper: I see. Any special bloodline for Naruto?
Demon: Not really, but he will have some skill and jutsus, rather than have nothing like in canon.
Creeper: That's good to hear.
Demon: Anyway, below is the description for the jutsu used, as well as anyone who PMed me with the correct guess to what the code last chapter stood for. The code was 3185516518, or 3-18-5-5-16-5-18. Going alphabetical, it's C-R-E-E-P-E-R.
Lexboss: Damn, clever.
Demon: Anyway, read and review!
Creeper: No flames!
Shout-out for those who correctly guessed the CREEPER code
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Jutsus Introduced
Magnet: Magnetism Attract: The user magnetizes a target, which causes metallic objects of all kinds to become attracted to the target. This causes either metal objects to go to the target, or the target gets dragged to large, nonmoving metallic objects. This jutsu is useful when there are a large number of weapons nearby or on the target's person, as it can turn their weapons against them. (Rank D)