Alright.
I have all of summer break before the academy starts back.
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Damn.
I have no idea what to do.
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No, that would be easier to do once school starts back.
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No pranks on the general populace got old several lives ago. All the good ones would be too expensive to set up right now.
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Screw it. I'm just gonna brush up on academy level stuff over the summer. Right. So this is gonna be my schedule.
Wake up.
Morning run.
Breakfast
Push ups, sit ups, etc…
Lunch
Study
Practice
Dinner
Experiment
Yeah, experiment. Test my old techniques to see if they still work, and try new ideas. Without everyone seeing the class clown working this hard over the summer nobody will too surprised (read suspicious) when I start doing decent in class. When I start sneaking around and playing with my old techniques, I know how to be stealthy. Not even the Old Man Hokage will find me if I use a well placed Kage Bushin.
You know, I wish I had something to wear other than that nasty orange jumpsuit, but I barely have enough money to get my shinobi equipment, pay my bills, and feed myself; let alone a whole new wardrobe. I would just steal something, but…
I miss my red coat. You know, the one with the black flames…
I don't think you want to hear the excruciating details of my summer. It would make for a really boring story.
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Okay. This is my last first day of school.
Again.
So here's the plan. I somehow manage to pull my grades up over the year and therefore am not dead last. That means that they shouldn't put me on Team 7 at all. It wouldn't balance the team, right?
Wow.
Shikamaru isn't too happy that I'm bringing my grades up. Apparently it a matter of pride that he not be dead last, which seems to mean higher than me no matter how good or bad my grades are. I don't care. He'll thank me for this eventually.
At least Choji seems to realize this and that probably the only reason he hasn't said anything about me bothering Shika.
Ino… she seems to get a kick out of how I've become the bane of Shikamaru's existence. So yeah, we get along good.
HInata…. Yeah.
I know she has a crush on me, but I just don't like her like that. I'm like Lee. I like a challenge. Better to go for the unattainable than have something land in your lap. That, and I've learned full well that admiration is the furthest thing from understanding.
Shino, we have a comfortable silence going. Yeah, its cool.
Kiba is a rambunctious idiot and I can't believe I used to be even worse. He fights completely straightforward and without Akamaru, he hopeless against any real opponent. I like to piss him off by saying hi to Akamaru every day rather than him.
Sakura…
Yeah, I can't stand her.
She is an ordinary prepubescent girl save for the pink hair and I try not to hold that against her. It would be so much easier if she wasn't' so rude to me. Yeah, she hasn't noticed that I'm no longer the loudmouthed dope who asks her out on a daily basis anymore and she still treats me like I do. Like I'm the eternal thorn in her side. Ugh.
Sasuke surprisingly doesn't piss me off with his mere presence anymore. He even noticed that I've gotten stronger, almost strong enough to be a worthy sparring partner for his majesty. I think he just appreciates the fact that I got some of his fangirls to lay off a bit. Hopefully I can convince him that going off to snakeface is a bad idea, but if I can't I'm not gonna make any pinky promises.
I met Team Gai during one of my morning runs over the summer. It was quite a shock actually.
Lee hates my guts.
Yeah, let that sink into your head for a moment.
Lee hates my guts.
He doesn't see me as a fellow dead last and genius of hard work. (obviously since that's not what I trying to be) He sees me as a lazy genius who finally decided to get his butt in gear. And he hates me for it. I'm going to try not to be shocked when he declares me his nemesis one of these days.
Neji seemed to have a stick rammed up his ass. It was labeled fate. Yeah. I'm still training this body, (I'm still pissed about that but I'll talk about that later.) so I'm not in any condition to be shoving my ideals down his throat.
Tenten was nice though. She seemed to appreciate the fact that I was able to hold a normal conversation. I wonder if I can get her to teach me how to throw kunai as accurately as she does. There's got to be a trick to it, right?
Anyway Tenten invited me to come visit every once in a while. Actually, when Lee and Neji were out of earshot, she begged me to save her from the insanity by visiting every once in a while.
These explanations of how I am being so much better than a dope are getting simpler and simpler. As long as I don't tell anyone I'm a time traveler people will only suspect that I'm not Naruto. But because I am Naruto it's a moot point. And really, when people are actually willing to teach me, I learn fast. Frighteningly fast.
Oh yeah, about being pissed off about how I have to train my body. Let's get this straight, less than half a year ago I was one of the most powerful shinobi on the planet. Now I'm eleven and I'm small for my age. My muscles compare to the ramen I love so much! Yeah, I'm pissed. My loving village let this- no encouraged this to happen to me! You would think that Old Man Hokage would be able to enforce some child protection laws or something.
Forget it. I'm just mad that everyone hates me again. I'm back to being the village pariah. I miss my friends who depend on me. I miss my heroes welcome. Hell I even miss working with Kyuubi!
Yeah, shortly before the end of my first life we came to an agreement. We were finally able to synchronize. When we cooperate we can do anything. Anything. This is where I sigh in depression. Ever since the furry one discovered that I have infinite lives it refuses to help at all. No chakra boost, no healing, no benefits. I only get the forced benefits from the seal. I have increased total chakra, reserves slightly better than human healing capabilities, and freakish stamina.
Oh look, it's time for sparring. Time to go. I'm still in the Academy after all. Damn it. Damn it all.
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Well, introductions are over perhaps I can move past the academy next chapter.
R&R plz