A/N- Hey everyone! Just to let you know I'm not talking about everything at the Academy. Just assume that he kinda kept the same schedule. Also assume that he meet Mizuki before today.

***Warnings!***

-Violence

-Abuse

-Beatings

-Gore

-Possible Boy X Boy relationship!

Don't say I didn't warn you, this is the second time ok?

The Genin Test

*Time Skip to Genin test(the ones the Academy sensei give) or to two months later*

Naruto woke up the morning of the test elated. He was ready to be out there getting real missions. The academy was necessary in many aspects he realized but for him it was all a review. He wanted to be able to have access to more of the library and the other training ground. It was annoying not being able to do anything anymore.

He went through the motions of getting ready for school and set off. Naruto got there early and was going to sit and wait in the hall when he heard Mizuki one of his other sensei muttering to himself. Now normally this wouldn't really bother him but he heard the word 'kyuubi' and decided to perk his ears a bit.

"Of course… it… he'll never pass… first time… kyuubi brat… steal… tell him… pass…" Mizuki muttered in a daze.

Naruto frowned. Obviously Mizuki was talking about him thinking that he wouldn't pass the test. It also seemed that he wanted him to steal something telling him he would pass if he did. Naruto decided that he would run with it to see what he was up to. He didn't really have enough proof to go to anyone else about it.

So he did the written test completing the specific number of questions he needed to answer to pass the test. Naruto was pretty sure all his answers were correct but didn't complete the rest of the written test. It was a waste of his time if Mizuki thought he was smart enough to see through his plan.

Next all the students were called into the next room to do bunshin no jutsu. If they passed both the written exam and could do the basic ninjutsu well enough they would pass from the academy. Personally Naruto thought it was ridiculous to do this because near none of the graduates would be ready to do real combat let alone fight other shinobi.

Naruto was called into the next room to do bunshin no jutsu. Iruka nodded and Naruto glanced at Mizuki who was smiling at him. Then put his hands into the seal for bunshin no jutsu. Naruto built up his chakra and formed a clone making it have the appearance of a sickly person. It poofed into existence and fell to the ground beside the original Naruto.

Iruka looked a little disappointed and said, "I'm sorry Naruto-kun you fail this part of the test. I thought that you said I didn't have to worry about you."

Naruto looked down playing up his failure for Mizuki.

"Iruka don't you think that's a little harsh? I mean isn't he proficient in all his other skills?" Mizuki asked sticky sweet concern dripping off his words.

Iruka sighed and said, "Ok Naruto-kun you can go."

Naruto walked out of the room head down slouching. The things Mizuki said only reinforced Naruto's suspicions though. He would have never said that unless he was trying to be nicer than Iruka and gain his trust more. After the test Naruto pretended to sulk more, sitting on a lone swing under a tree.

He heard a few women who had come to see their kids' graduate saying, "Did you hear that he was back?"

"Yeah, I was happier thinking he was dead."

"Were do you think he was?"

"I don't know, but I'm glad he didn't pass."

"Yeah, me too."

Naruto scuffed his foot really not wanting to hear things like that about himself. Especially when he was in earshot really were these two women stupid. Soon enough he got to stop sulking and started to walk home.

As he was walking away Mizuki called out to him, "Naruto-kun!"

Naruto turned around all suspicions confirmed. "Mizuki-sensei."

"Why don't we go have a talk Naruto-kun?" he asked sticky sweet kindness lacing his voice.

Naruto nodded at him and followed him to a spot on a roof. They sat down and Mizuki kicked off the conversation saying, "I'm sorry Iruka was so harsh earlier."

Naruto looked away. "Why did he pick on me like that?"

"I think he sees himself in you. He grew up without parents too had to do everything himself. He just wants you to get strong the right way." Mizuki almost mused.

"I still wish I passed though." Naruto said fake sadness seeping into his words.

"In that case, I'll tell you a little secret. If you go into the Hokage's house there are a lot of scrolls, there is one called the scroll of the forbidden seal if you take it and learn something from it you'll pass the test." Mizuki explained then went into more detail telling him were to meet him to 'retake the test.'

Naruto went into the hokage's house inconspicuously not running into anyone. He left a note though saying

'Hey oji-san!

I'm borrowing the forbidden seals scroll for a little. If you want it back meet me in the forest in the clearing with all the big trees. Sorry that wasn't very helpful it's to the east of the Academy. I don't think very many people know about it.

Ja!

~Uzamaki Naruto

P.S. Please don't kill me!'

He went to the meeting place and started to read the first technique. It wasn't all that dangerous it just used a lot of chakra and he supposed it could really hurt a lot of people if implemented the right way. Naruto feeling Mizuki's chakra made a show of doing the hand seals and building up quite a bit of chakra before pretending to fail miserably at it.

Soon enough Mizuki's chakra left the area heading towards the village. Naruto looked at the scroll again and practiced kage bunshin no jutsu several times before getting it correct. He then started to look through the rest of the scroll. He was surprised when he found several jutsu relating to sealing of biju. Naruto wanted to read more about it but thought that Mizuki was probably on his way back already. So Naruto started to practice the kage bunshin no jutsu again. At the same time put up a few easily made traps around the area.

Naruto soon found not Mizuki's chakra coming towards him but Iruka's. Naruto found that he very badly wanted to suppress his own chakra but felt that he probably shouldn't because a kid just out of the academy shouldn't be able to do that. He waited for Iruka to get there trying to keep track of Mizuki's chakra as well but found that he was too far away.

Iruka got there quickly. When he found him Naruto slumped against a tree tired from all his training and running around.

"I found you…" Iruka said tersely. He had gotten through the traps easily. "Why the hell are there traps around here? And why did you take the forbidden scroll?"

"Mizuki told me to go into hokage tower and steal it. He said that if I mastered one of the things in the scroll he would re-test me." Naruto said quickly still trying to feel Mizuki's chakra.

Iruka looked horrified. Just then Naruto felt Mizuki's chakra coming right at them. He jumped out of the way of a barrage of kunai right in time Iruka following him. Mizuki landed on the branch of a nearby tree saying,

"Nice job finding the idiot, Iruka."

Iruka looked like it all finally dawned on him. "Naruto make sure he doesn't get the scroll."

"Of course Iruka-sensei." Naruto said ready to take off in the other direction.

Iruka taking off to take Mizuki from behind. Mizuki easily dodged and counterattacked sending Iruka flying. Naruto couldn't decide to help Iruka or to run away from them both and possibly get help. He stayed in the same place for a little bit just staring at Mizuki and Iruka's fight. They were both good though Naruto saw several missed opportunities on both their parts. When Naruto thought Iruka could handle it he was about to go Mizuki yelled at him.

"Wait Naruto!" Mizuki called. "I'll tell you the truth to as to why everyone hates you if you stay."

"No don't!" Iruka yelled as Naruto looked over his shoulder at Mizuki.

Naruto laughed that didn't tempt him in the least, "I'm not an idiot I already know why people don't like me."

"Well did you know that Iruka's parents were killed by the beast?" Mizuki asked cruelly dodging Iruka's next attack.

Naruto shook his head no and said as he took off, "It doesn't matter because Iruka knows that Naruto is Naruto and Kyuubi is Kyuubi."

Naruto ran through the forest fast. He could hear the sounds of the fight behind him steadily coming closer. It seemed Iruka might have needed more help then Naruto had thought. He tried his new jusu and sent ten clones to where Iruka and Mizuki were fighting behind him. Naruto found out when his first one dispelled that he would gain all the memories from that clone and tucked that information away for later.

With the help of Naruto's clones Iruka and Naruto were easily able to detain Mizuki. The clones boxing him in and Iruka knocking him out with a blow to the neck. When the real Naruto felt the chakra stop moving he dispelled the jutsu and went back to Iruka.

"Oh hey Naruto-kun I was wondering where the real you was. I thought that the real you was probably mixed in with the clones, guess I was wrong." Iruka said looking at Naruto in a little different light after what they just went through.

Naruto just nodded and asked, "Well we better go straighten this out now huh?"

They took Mizuki back with them where he was handed off to the interrogation specialists. Iruka first explained to the hokage what happened. Naruto then told the Sarutobi about his suspicions about Mizuki but explained that he didn't have any evidence. He ultimately didn't think anyone would take him seriously.

"Naruto you shouldn't have done that it was dangerous. You should have just let someone know right away." Sarutobi gently reprimanded him.

Naruto looked away. "I didn't know who to talk to or if anyone would believe what I had to say."

Sarutobi got a little bit of a wayward look. "Well you can always tell your jounin-sensei after this."

Naruto a little confused blurted, "But I didn't pass the exam!"

The hokage chuckled a little before saying, "Well from this I'm sure we can all see that you should become a shinobi. Isn't that right Iruka?" he spoke up at the end.

Naruto laughed when he heard Iruka stumble a little from his place eavesdropping outside the door.

"Well I'm gonna go now oji-san. I've gotta be rested for tomorrow then, right?" Naruto said truly smiling.

"Ok bye Naruto."

Naruto walked out the door and was going to walk home when he came across Iruka sitting by the door.

"Hey Naruto-kun! I was wondering if you would like some ramen after all that."

Naruto smiled at his now ex-school teacher. "That would be great Iruka-sensei."