A/N: Ok there is one thing I want to address before starting this chapter.
When I read the reviews, Ragnar-Vale told me something interesting that I hadn't noticed before. He told me to get rid of the in line Author Notes because it made the chapter barely readable. After that I went back to reading chapter 3 and saw how many in line Author Notes there were and it almost hurt to read because of that.
So expect the in line Autor Notes of chapter 3 to be moved to the very bottom (I will have them separated from the other notes)
Anyways.
ENJOY!
Two full years had passed over in a blink of an eye, Naruto had been training in kenjutsu over the course of two years. He had mostly been self-taught until Iruka forced him to read a book on the basics of kenjutsu. Naruto had been completely against reading a book at first, but after reading it all, the blonde admitted that reading wasn't as bad as he thought
Over the course of the first year, Naruto managed to completely master the basics and had wanted to learn a specific style, but he didn't know where to start until he met Melchior again at his cabin. Naruto had went to visit the old blacksmith and learned that the old man didn't only know how to make great weapons but he also knew a few sword techniques.
Melchior had given Naruto a little notepad with some sword techniques that Naruto could learn. The blond read through the entire notepad and found only four techniques, but even though they were so little techniques, the blond wasn't disappointed in the least. On the contrary, he had been more excited than ever.
The four techniques had been Cyclone, Slash, Cleave and Confuse. While Cyclone and Cleave did not seem all that spectacular, Slash and Confuse grabbed Naruto's attention immediately since they were more than just spinning around with your sword (Cyclone) or jumping on the enemy (Cleave).
Even though two of the techniques didn't seem like much, Naruto learned the hard way how difficult they were. The blond couldn't attempt the Cyclone technique without falling to the ground in dizziness, when he tried to do the Slash technique, he would only make a small and almost undetectable breeze, when he tried to use Cleave (which seemed the easiest) he wasn't capable of jumping high enough in the without using any chakra, and he didn't even want to remember when he attempted to use Confuse because in the end, the confused one was Naruto.
Through the second year, Naruto solely focused on improving his skill in kenjutsu so he could attempt the techniques again (Which he had maintained a secret since he wanted to surprise everyone)
Naruto had also made a friend in Tenten, they occasionally practiced in kenjutsu, and sometimes Naruto would buy in her family shop just to say hello. They weren't that close since Tenten had graduated from the academy and was a genin but they managed to talk to each other every now and then
One morning in Konohagakure, the sun was coming out slowly, unlike every other morning, today was the graduation exam day. This meant that today the students in the ninja academy would go through a test to see who was ready to graduate become a genin and who still needed to train in the academy
Right now our young demon container friend was sleeping on his bed. His arms and legs were sprawled over the bed, it seemed that last night Naruto had fallen asleep the moment he had hit the bed. Next to Naruto's bed was an alarm clock, the clock was doing the typical ticking sound that all clocks do.
Suddenly the clock let put a really loud ringing sound, the blond ninja in training woke up immediately with a startled yelp. Naruto looked around in alarm (How ironic) and then he saw it was just his clock ringing. The blonde turned off the alarm and got out of bed grumbling curses under his breath (Don't we all)
Once Naruto got fixed up, he looked at the calendar and much to his surprise, it was the day of the exam. The blond's eyes widened to epic proportions as he looked at the calendar and the clock multiple times.
''I'M GETTING LATE!'' the blonde screamed in panic as he quickly went back to his room, he quickly grabbed all of his shuriken and kunai and put the inside his ninja pouch and kunai holster, the blonde then quickly grabbed his sheathed katana and ran throught the hallway and to the door
'There is no way I'm going to fail just because I woke up late' thought Naruto 'I thought that stupid alarm clock will right time for once!' the blonde ran through the streets as a streak of yellow and orange. Naruto had gotten faster thanks to his kenjutsu training and it was showing as he ran to the academy
''Uchiha Sasuke''
''Here''
''Uzumaki Naruto'' Iruka said as he was seeing who had assisted to class ''Uzumaki Naruto!'' said Iruka, he looked around the classroom and saw that Naruto was nowhere to be seen. The scarred ninja sighed and was about to mark Naruto as absent when the door opened with sudden force
''Here!'' came the voice of Uzumaki Naruto as he arrived to class, everybody kept staring at the blonde, Naruto was now starting to feel uncomfortable ''Stop staring at me like that! You make me feel like I killed five people!'' Naruto was being looked at like he committed a murder, and he didn't like it at all
''You're late'' Iruka's tone wasn't accusing, he was just speaking a fact. Iruka was about to reprimand Naruto when he suddenly just shook his head ''You know what? Just… sit down… please'' Naruto just nodded and did what Iruka asked
A few minutes later Iruka confirmed that everyone was present on the class
''Alright, you all know that today is the graduation exam. Today is the day to see if you are ready to become genin or if you still need more training'' said Iruka ''You're exam will consist of a written exam, a taijutsu test, a kunai and shuriken test, a genjutsu test and finally a ninjutsu test'' everybody in the classroom nodded ''If you don't pass four out of all these test then you will fail''
Naruto's eyes shone with determination
He was going to pass no matter what!
Ok he was almost screwed.
Naruto had gone to the written exam and failed in epic fashion, he had gone to the taijutsu test and managed to pass with a solid B, he also passed the kunai and the shuriken test, but he failed the genjutsu test. Naruto's only hope of ever passing was left on one test. The ninjutsu test.
The ninjutsu test consisted of performing three jutsu, the Transformation Jutsu, the Substitution Jutsu and the dreaded Clone Jutsu. Naruto could perform the Transformation and the Substitution Jutsu just fine (He had actually mastered the latter to the point that he didn't need any hand seals), the bad part came with the Clone Jutsu.
The problem was that the Clone Jutsu is some sort of ninjutsu-genjutsu hybrid and requires a really precise amount of chakra to perform, and Naruto currently lacks the control needed for the technique. Right now with how Naruto had failed two out of six tests, the blonde's only chance of passing was if Iruka allowing to pass only knowing two of the academy jutsu.
Everyone was on the outside of the classroom in a line with Iruka at the front along with his new assistant Mizuki
''For the ninjutsu test you will need to do the three Academy Jutsu flawlessly and if you fail one jutsu, the you fail the test''
Oh…
If Uzumaki Naruto was screwed before, Iruka just made it official.
Naruto was inside the classroom, in front of Iruka and Mizuki
''Ok Naruto, first the Transformation Jutsu'' spoke Iruka and the blonde nodded before doing the necessary hand seals
''Transform!'' the blonde shouted as he was engulfed in a white cloud of smoke, once the smoke cleared, Iruka and Mizuki saw something that they did not expect in the least.
It was a blonde woman with her hair done in two pigtails, the woman's figure was like a hourglass and her skin was tanned. The woman's eyes were blue and she had three whisker marks on her cheeks which gave off an image of cuteness. But the most glaring thing they noticed was the woman's clothes.
Or the lack of clothes…
The woman's privates and chest area were covered only by some of the smoke that had been caused by the transformation
''Did I do ok?'' the woman said in a soft voice. In that moment both Iruka and Mizuki went back flying by a massive nosebleed. The two teacher fell on their backs and the woman disappeared in a puff of smoke ''So how did I do?'' asked Naruto with excitement, not realizing the murderous look on Iruka's face.
''How did you do? HOW DID YOU DO?!'' Naruto flinched at the volume ''IF IT WASN'T BECAUSE YOU DID A TRANSFORMATION FLAWLESSLY I WOULD HAVE FAILED YOU RIGHT HERE!''
''Moving on'' said Mizuki with a slight blush on his cheeks, he was embarrassed to have fallen for such a childish trick ''Can you do the Subtitution Jutsu?'' Naruto nodded and for a second his form blurred. A few seconds later in a puff of smoke Naruto was replaced by a log
''How about that?'' said Naruto from the corner of the room. Iruka and Mizuki nodded
''Ok now the Clone Jutsu'' Naruto visibly paled, he had hoped the substitution with no hand seals would have impressed Mizuki and Iruka enough but it didn't seem to be the case.
Naruto did the three hand seals required for the Clone Jutsu and then focused his chakra and shaped it. His chakra seemed to restrain itself for a second before pouring out of Naruto's body. Iruka and Mizuki could literally see the chakra surrounding Naruto's body (Which an academy student should not be capable of doing)
''Clone Jutsu!'' a huge explosion of smoke covered the classroom, after a few seconds the smoke cleared of and showed Naruto's clone.
'Aw… dammit!'
Naruto's clone was a pale, sickly version of himself, the clone was so bad that the only way for it to be effective on combat would be if the enemy laughed at how bad it was or gave up out of pity. Naruto turned to look at Iruka and Mizuki on an almost robotic fashion, Naruto's expression shifted to one of fear as he saw that Iruka had a thick mark on his forehead. Naruto hoped that Iruka didn't shout or-
''YOU FAIL!''
Well there goes that thought…
''Mom look I passed''
''Dad look I'm a ninja''
''That's my boy''
Those were the voices that Naruto could hear from the entrance to the academy. The blonde was sitting on a swing that was located next to a tree. The blond was looking down as he heard how the parents congratulated their children. To Naruto it was almost unbearable, especially when he started to hear the whispers about him
''Did you hear?'' a woman had whispered ''I heard he was the only one who failed''
The only one who failed…
Being the 'Dead Last' was one thing but being called 'The only one who failed' stung even more. At least when he wasn't the only 'Dead Last', but with the other title he was the only one, It made him stand out. It made him seem different, and that was something that Naruto hated, he hated being different.
Another woman huffed ''Well he deserves it''
The first woman continued ''Imagine if he had passed and he had turned into a ninja. You know he's the kid that-''
The second woman interrupted ''Shh, you know we're not allowed to talk about that''
''Talk about what…'' muttered Naruto to himself in curiosity, he was now wondering why. The blonde then was brought out of his train of thought by a familiar voice
''You know Iruka isn't against you, right?'' Naruto turned around
''Mizuki-sensei?''
A/N: Well there it is, chapter 3 finished. Also thanks again to Ragnar-Vale for pointing out the in line Author Notes. Thanks to him I will be able to improve my writting a little bit more and that's really apreciated.
Ok now review time...
Ragnar-Vale: Please, get rid of the in line Authors Notes. They break up the flow of the story and in all honesty make this chapter barely readable. Other than that, I've been enjoying what you have writen so far.
Response: As you might have seen I have probably fixed the problem with chapter 3 by the time you read this. And also I'm glad you've enjoyed what I've written so far, it makes feel better about my writting when people say how they enjoy it
Element-OverLord: Nice Chapter! I Can't Wait To See Naruto Use Confusion Like Crono! As For The Gates, I SAY F*CENSORED* YEAH! For Pairing I Suggest Naruto X Yakumo Kurama (A Rare Pairing) Or Naruto X Rin (If He Travels Through Time...)
Response: I'm glad you liked it, as for the Naruto X Yakumo pairing, it is really and I mean REALLY rare to find a story with that pairing. Personally I've only found one story or two that have that pairing (And I think that in both it's only because it's a harem fic). The Naruto X Rin idea seems kind of interesting as well.
I know that I said I was going to update tomorrow but I ended up finishing this chapter faster than I thought I would.
Well, See ya
Arashi Denkou