Chapter 3: Forbidden secrets
2 years later on Earth.
Two bright haired boys were walking down the streets of Konohagakure; Fire country's ninja village. They had grins on their faces,and not just any grins;the kind you only have after you've been shopping! They could feel all the hateful stares directed at them but they couldn't care less. People have always looked at them this way. Why? Who knows and who cares.
After a while,the two arrived at their apartment. A cluttered space filled with instant ramen cups, papers and scrolls,and some of the scariest places cloths can be found hanging from. In one case,a navy blue underwear hung from the frame of a banana picture on the wall. It was a mystery to both of them how it got there and who it belonged to.
Treading carefully so not to get hurt from whatever traps lay dormant in the mess,they went to their shared bedroom to try on their new gear. Without wasting time,they quickly undressed in front of a body size mirror,not even caring that the other saw them in their jockstar(underwear not jockstrap). Naruto took out an orange and blue jumpsuit top and held it in front of him, admiring the excellent craftsmanship.
Goku had already put on blue pants that had a red strap around the thighs. Posing in front of the mirror,he noticed the scar across his chest. He still didn't know how he got that,must be a birth mark or something. He then took out a blue jacket that also had red straps going around the biceps,along with a big red circle on the back with a 'POWER' kanji written in blue. Naruto finished putting on his jumpsuit which had orange bottoms. Looking themselves in the mirror,they couldn't be more happy with what they saw. There was just something about wearing your favourite colours.. After they put on their sandals,they went to the kitchen to prepare a meal.
Naruto opened the fridge only to find a cold void. "Ahh!" he said in annoyance. Looking back at his brother,he noticed that he had three instant ramen cups in his hand; The very last three. "Whose turn was it again to go buy food?" The blonde asked,after they set down to eat the ramen which they put in one bowl. There was no other way of share the last cup.
"Ummm." Goku thought with his mouth full. "Hmm hm mh mmm(I think t'was you)"
"No No! I went the last time,remember? I bought that cheese cake." Naruto said right before he shoved a ball of noodles in his mouth.
"Oh yeahh!" The red haired boy recalled after swallowing. "I remember. I had to go to the toilet eight times that day. I am never eating a cheese cake ever again."
"Yeah,I'll remember never to buy one next time. No matter how cheap" Naruto said,putting the last of the noodles in his mouth. "Oh,and don't forget to buy soap." He said after swallowing
"Yeah." Goku sighed. "I'll go tomorrow."
"Then what are we going to eat tonight?" Naruto asked.
Goku just gave a smile. That night the boys went to Ichiraku Ramen!
The next morning,Konoha was raining. The ninja academy classes were loud. The students were almost competing with the loud claps of thunder which came after the bright flashes
"Quiet!" Umino Iruka told them as he stood at the doorway. "Man. I can't even leave you alone for a few minutes? Tomorrow is your Genin exam. You should be preparing for it not making a noise." The instructor walked in and put small stacks of paper in front of those sitting in the front. "Take one and pass them back."
"What are they,sensei?" Sakura asked.
"These,Sakura,are to help you with your exam. Learning everything on the sheet will guarantee you a pass. Right now,you guys will be reading while I see where your overall performance stands,so keep quiet!"
Sighing,Naruto dropped his paper on the table and leaned back. Looking to his left,he saw that the person he set next to was fast asleep. 'Iruka-sensei is not fare for making me sit here. Shikamaru is always sleeping!' He complained. Iruka had told Naruto to always sit here since,him being the loudest in the class and Shikamaru the one who made the least noise,he hoped the two would cancel each other out and they would become normal. A very long short. It was kinder what impossible things are made of.
"Psst,Goku." The blonde whispered.
"Naruto,Quiet." Iruka mat his gaze with a frown.
Sighing,he leaned on the table,but then without much command from him,his eyes landed on Haruno Sakura and he released a pleasant sigh.. "Sarura-chan."
"Naruto,if I have to tell you again I'll make you stand on the table and read to the whole class." Iruka said before going back to his work.
Goku was also in a similar position of boredom. He looked around the class and noticed Uchiha Sasuke practically swimming through his paper. He began to remember the first day they(him and Naruto) had met Sasuke. He seemed happier then. The three of them used to be friends. They even trained together,but one day he just changes. They didn't know why but whatever it was,must have been really bad.
Five years ago in one of Konoha's bars.
A brown haired young woman with red fang-like markings on her cheeks walked in and set next to a young man with similar markings. "I knew I was going to find you here." She said to him.
"Why you say it like I was hiding? I just needed a drink." The guy said as he threw back a cup of sake. "Can you believe he actually did that,Hana?" He asked the woman.
"Yamcha,you should stop drinking like this. You're not even of age yet!" Hana said reaching for the bottle.
"I am a ninja." Yamcha said,stopping her from taking the bottle. "I've been of age ever since I became a Genin." He then began pouring himself another cup.
Sighing,Hana let go of the bottle,seeing that she couldn't stop him from drinking even if she tried. "So,what now?" She asked.
"I don't know." He shrugged holding his cup with both his hands. "It's not every day your teammate decides to kill his whole family." He said looking deep in to his sake. He then began thinking about the past. The times they met and how they were put on the same team because,then,the instructors believed that all the good students were suppose to be put on the same team. Him being the second in the class that year and Uchiha Itachi being the first,the two were meant to be on the same team,along with their third member;Briefs Bulma.
"How's Bulma taking it?" Hana asked.
"I don't know. I still haven't seen her." Yamcha said,taking another shot of his liquor.
"You know,for a twin you are very unpredictable. I expected you to go see her first thing and make sure that she's okay. Not sit here like this." Hana said,gesturing him up and down.
"I'll go see her after I have finished this." The male Inuzuka said,holding up the bottle. Sighing,Hana stood and walked out,seeing the whole situation to be very hopeless.
Goku's eyes retained their focus and he found himself still staring at the Uchiha. Picking up the paper from the table,he began looking through it. 'After we pass,the three of us should be on the same team.'
After the students were dismissed from the academy,Naruto and Goku were walking down a quiet street,heading home when..."Goku,think fast!" Naruto suddenly shouted. When the red haired turned his head,he was met by a large ball of mud.
"AHH! Hey!"
"Sorry. I thought you were going to dodge it." The blonde smiled. "What kind of ninja are you anyway.?"
"Man,Look what you did!" Goku said,trying to clean the mud.
"I said sorry,sheeesh. Look at it this way; at least now you''ll have to go buy the soap." Naruto chuckled.
They began walking in silence again,the only noise coming from Goku trying to smack the mud off his jacket. After walking for about a minute or so...
"Naruto think fast!" Goku threw a ball of mud at the blonde. With the stiff grace only a ninja in training can master, Naruto dodged it. "You knew I was coming!" Goku shouted.
"Of course I did." Naruto said smugly. "After all,I am a true ninja." Gritting his teeth,Goku picked up more mud and began chasing the Blonde around the village. "Ha-ha. You can't catch me!"
That night,Naruto was sitting in the Kitchen enjoying a cup of instant beef ramen when suddenly he heard a distraught shout come from the bathroom.
"AHH,NO WAY!"
As quickly as academy ninjaly possible,Naruto stood and practically flu to the bathroom. When he got there,he found Goku holding up a very light blue and pink jacket. "What happened?" The blonde asked.
"Look!" Goku showed him the jacket.
"What is it? A jacket for girls? Wait,is that your-"
"YES!" Tears began to run down Goku's face. "My Jacket." The room went totally quiet..
"WHAHAHAHA!" Naruto suddenly burst out laughing and being unable to control his legs anymore,fell and hit his head on the bathroom wall. "Awww!" He stood,holding a huge bump protruding from his hair. "What happened?" He asked his brother,still giggling.
"I don't know! I think it's the soap."
"What soap?" Naruto asked.
"The soap that I bought today." Goku said,picking up a box that read 'NINJA SOAP' with five exclamation marks after it.
"This must be the most powerful soap in the world!" Naruto exclamed after reading the name. "That's awesome!"
"HEY!"
"Oh,sorry" Naruto then turned his eyes to the pink jacket. "I bet you a bowl of ramen you won't wear it tomorrow." He dropped his sinker.
Goku thought about it for a second. "Oh,yeah?" Goku shouted. "Make it chicken and you've got a deal." He extended his hand.
"Okay!" Naruto gave him his and the two shook. Just remember that I prefer miso!"
"Ha ,you can forget it since I'm not backing out."
The next morning,the boys entered their noisy classroom which was extra noisy since all the students were discussing and/or complaining to their friends about the test they were about to take today.
"Can you believe it?" A stray question sounded in the class.
As soon as Goku set foot in it,however,the noise stopped and all eyes were locked on him. He sighed,quickly regretting his decision to wear these cloths. He felt like running right then an there,or at least shout 'what are you all looking at!',but that would only provoke whatever reaction was to come next,so thinking ramen,he just swallowed it and walked in.
He noticed that the eyes never once left his form. Sigh. Perhaps I should have worn my normal cloths. He thought. The only free seat he could find was in front of Sasuke. He noticed the Uchiha's eyes were as round as dinner plates and also locked on this form. 'Not him too.' Sasuke's stare was a little more annoying than the others. Goku really didn't expect a reaction from him so to get one really hit him by surprise and destroyed his self control. "WHAT!" He shouted.
Sasuke responded with a couple blinks from his dinner plates right before he burst out laughing,followed by the whole class. "Ha-h so you finally dicided to show your true colours?" The prodigy said while laughing. "All you need now is to collect the deadliest of weapons from the Yamanaka flower shop." The remark earned him a hard fist to the head. After that,Naruto also began to laugh.
"Goku,stop hitting Sasuke-kun!" Sakura shouted,ready to jump off her seat. Sasuke's face didn't change as he rubbed the bump on his head.
"What kind of 'power' those it refer to now?" The prodigy laughed.
Dropping down on his seat,Goku put his arms over his head. "I didn't know that it was called Ninja Soap because it was as powerful as a ninja. I thought it meant a soap for ninjas." He turned to the Uchiha . "I mean,you should warn people about these things!"
After Sasuke was able to control himself again,he asked. "Did you even read the back of the box or even anything besides the label?"
"Well..." Goku scratched his head,trying to think of something else he could have read.
"You're hopeless." Sasuke shook his head at the red haired. "Ninja soap is a soap for ninjas because unlike normal people,ninjas work with blood and normal soap wouldn't be able to get the stains off. Shadows aren't the only reason ninjas wear black,you know."
"Well,what about you? You're not wearing black."
"Well yeah,we haven't started working with blood yet,have we?" Sasuke asked. Right then,Iruka and Mizuki entered the classroom and almost immediately noticed Goku's cloths. It was almost like they were guided by an invisible beacon. They tried to suppress their laughs but their eyes gave them away.
Seeing his teachers' expressions,Goku covered his head with his hands again,wishing that the skies would fall;that wouldat least get the attention off of him. 'It better be a big bowl of ramen.' He thought.
"Okay, let's begin." Iruka said as he and Mizuki took their seats and called the first students that would be tested.
"What. A bunshin test?" Naruto almost shouted. He stared wide-eyed as the students were asked to create two clones in front of the whole class. He began repeating 'Anything but bunshin' at intervals like a mantra. Goku also looked worried. The clone technique was by far their worst jutsu.
"Uchiha Sasuke" Iruka called.
"Oh,man!" The two boys said simultaneously. After Uchiha comes Uzamaki. "This isn't good...this isn't good." Naruto changed his chant.
"Uzamaki Goku!" Mizuki called. Goku stood up as slow as he possibly could and walked at a pace equally slow. "Okay,Bunshin no jutsu. Go." The instructor said when he finally arrived.
Goku took a moment to gather his thoughts. Sighing,he got ready. "Bunshin no jutsu!" He shouted. Two tired looking Gokus appeared with a poof of smoke and stood next to the original.
"AH! A LOT OF PINK! MY EYES!" One of the other students shouted which got the whole class laughing again
Iruka looked the clones over."...I don't know. Turn around." He asked which the clones complied.
"Well,they may not be the best looking clones in the world,but at least they look like him" 'kinda' Mizuki suggested to his fellow instructor.
Sighing,Iruka wrote on a scroll. "Okay,fine." He then gave Goku his forehead protector. "Congratulations. Uzamaki Naruto"
"Oh man." The blonde began to panic.
"Hurry up." Iruka said.
When Naruto got there,Iruka asked him to create two 'perfect'" He stressed. "…Clones." Concentrating,the blonde held the necessary seal. "Bunshin No Jutsu!"
After the smoke cleared,the room was surprised to see only one clone which was unable to even stand up.
"No." Iruka just said and began writing on a scroll.
"But-"
"No" he cut Naruto off. "You were suppose to make me two healthy clones,not one thats useless. Sorry,Naruto"
"Wait,lets give him one more chance." Mizuki said looking the boy over.
Sighing,Iruka took out another scroll. "Fine,lets see if you can do it this Time."
Feeling his spirits rise again,Naruto got ready to pass. "Bunshin no jutsu!" He shouted,but again only one appeared.
"Sorry,Naruto but you fail. Keep practicing so that next year you can stand a better chance." Iruka said standing up from his chair. "You are all dismissed."
"YEY!"The students all ran out the classroom.
Sitting on top of the academy's roof,the two Uzamakis looked down at the grounds where the students were being congratulated by their parents. "I'm not going." Goku suddenly said.
"Huh?"Naruto turned to his brother.
"I'm not becoming a ninja yet. I want to be on the same team as you so I am staying at the academy." Goku gave naruto a serious look.
"No." Naruto said "I won't allow you to do that."
"Well,I don't remember asking you. I'm telling you that I don't wanna be on a team without you."
"You don't have to do it you know." Naruto whispered.
"His right,you know." A voice said. "You don't have to do it." The two boys quickly turned back.
"Mizuki-sensei?"
"There is another way for Naruto to pass." The two boys listened very closely to what their teacher was about to say. This could very well be their last hope.
Minutes later,the two rookies were sneaking outside the Hokage's home. "I'll keep watch." Goku whispered.
Using the window and as quietly as possible,Naruto got in. He tiptoed along the wall,searching for his designated room. "Naruto?" The Hokage asked,looking the blonde over. "What are you doing here?"
"SEXY NO JUTSU!" Like a rocket,the Hokage shot from his spot propelled by the blood from his nose,and after bouncing off the wall a couple times,he hit the door at the end of the hall with his head and past out. "THERE!" Through the door the Hokage had just rammed open,scrolls were visible,and not just a few. It looked like the wall itself was made from them.
With haste,Naruto searched for a scroll with the title: Forbidden seals. 'Or was it forbidden jutsus? Oh well,anything with the word forbidden in it should work.' "AHA! Found it!
A couple minutes later,Goku and Naruto were in a forest faraway from people trying tofind a super cool jutsu from the scroll that would him pass. "YES,I FOUND IT!"
"Huh,leme see" Naruto showed Goku a justu on the scroll. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu?"
"Yes. If I can learn this jutsu then Iruka-sensei will have to pass me" The blonde gave Goku a huge smile than began practicing the hand seals. After memorizing them,he gave Goku the scroll and began practicing properly. "Learn it quickly. Somebody might find us here."
"No way. I don't want to learn any more clone jutsus. Besides,we can't have all our Jutsu the same,that would be boring."
"Okay,so what are you going to learn then?" Naruto asked,starring back at him..
"Ahh,maybe this. "Yuugou no justu." Goku read. "What do you think it does?"
"I don't know,just hurry up and learn it." Naruto told him.
"But what if it's boring."
"It doesn't matter,at least one of us will have a cool jutsu know." Naruto said,gaving him a fox grin.
Sighing,Goku began practicing his jutsu.
Mean while,back at the village...
"Hokage-sama,are you okay?" Iruka shook the dazed Hokage then helped him up.
"Iruka? What are you doing here?" The classic ninja asked.
"I came here to give you the names of the new Genin." Iruka looked around. "What happened here?"
"Naruto..." The Hokage said.
In just a few minutes,the Hokage was standing in front of a group of ninja. "...and that is why we can't let that scroll fall into the wrong hands." He finished his speech.
"I knew that those two trouble makers can't be trusted." One ninja in the group said.'and now they'll get whats coming to them.'
"I want those two boys found" The Hokage continued. "Search the village first and I'll have the Anbu search the outer perimeter. GO!" All the ninjas in the room disappeared.
Back with the boys...
"MAN,I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS JUSTU DOES!"
"Do it again le'me see." Naruto asked,approaching the red haired.
Goku began hand sealing,finishing by holding the Bird sign. "YUUGOU NO JUTSU!" His hands began to glow. His right hand blue,and his left,red. "HEY-AH!" He shot his hands forward,hoping that a very powerful beam would come out of hia hands and create a big crater in the forest.
Nothing happened.
He ran towards a dead tree and punched it as hard as he could. "AYNAA! He held his aching right hand,which no longer had a glow. "That hurt!" Looking up,they noticed that the tree now had a blue aura around it.
"Huh?" Naruto looked from the tree to Goku's hand,but the glow faded after his second look,along with the glow on Goku's other hand.
"SEE? This sucks! I wanna learn another one." He said. Walking towards the scroll the red haired picked it up and began searching for a better jutsu.
"I found you." A voice suddenly said from the trees. Looking up,the boys saw a figure walk out in to the light.
"Mizuki-sensei?" They saw their teacher approach them.
Mizuki walked up to the boys. "So you were able to retrieve it for me." He said and then held out his hand to Goku. Confused,the red haired stood up and looked at his sensei curiously,Confused by the 'for me' part. "THE SCROLL!" Mizuki said. "GIVE ME THE SCROLL!"
"DON'T GIVE IT TO HIM!" A new voice suddenly said from the trees. Jumping down,Iruka landed behind the group.
"Iruka." Mizuki looked back at the pineapple haired shinobi. Quicker than a rookie-nin could follow,he took the scroll and kicked Goku so hard that he flu and landed on a tree. He then turned with a round kick to Naruto's chest,sending him flying to another tree which he hit with his back. The silver haired ninja then turned to his fellow instructor who already had a kunai in his hand..
Iruka ran forward instead,and soon the two were in a battle of their lives . 'This isn't going anywhere.' Iruka thought. He then looked at the places the two boys had been hit. They looked to be standing up,though. 'Good. Now if I can only get to them'
"Don't even think about going to them." Mizuki suddenly said,sensing them shuffle behind him
"You're...going to pay...for...that." Naruto said as he stood on his unsteady legs.
"Oh,really?" Mizuki took out a giant shuriken. "Let's make it interest-" But before he could finish,he was kicked on the back of his head,which sent his whole torso bowing. When he turned to see who it was,all he saw was Goku's foot before Naruto Jumped from underneath him with an uppercut which made him drop both the scroll and the shuriken.
Picking up the rolled parchment,Goku and Naruto lowered in to random fighting stances and got ready for their enemy.
Mizuki stood up and shook his head. After spitting out the blood,he looked at the two and began laughing. "Hahaha- You know," He began. "There is a secret going around the village concerning the both of you,don't know if you know it." He gave them a very evil grin.
"NO,MIZUKI!" Iruka shouted.
"Oh,come on. I'm sure they would like to know. Ha-ha" He was met by two young confused faces. "Well,I'm sure you both know about the two demons that attacked the village twelve years ago,right? I'm also sure that you know how the Fourth was able to save the village from them,right? NO! Because the truth of that part was kept a secret!" He chuckled. "Would you like to know how he really did it. How he was able to defeat two very powerful demons?"
"MIZUKI,PLEASE,NO" Iruka pleaded with the ninja. "DON'T LISTEN TO HIM!" He told the young ninjas.
"No?Well,I'll tell you anyway. The Fourth was unable to kill the demons so instead he sealed them inside two children." He looked at them expectedly. "You still don't understand? Well,being the good sensei I am,I'll give you a hint. These two boys" He stressed. "…are hated by all in the village."
"?" The boy's eyes went wide.
"Yes,you two are the two demons that killed the greatest Hokage ever. You should be proud no one else will be able to say that for himself.
"GOKU!,NARUTO!,LISTEN TO ME. YOU ARE NOT THE DEMONS."
"Oh wait,I forgot something else." Mizuki suddenly said,his grin now from ear to ear. "That day,Iruka lost his parents. It's not known which of you killed them so why not hate both,right Iruka?"
After that the two boys' legs gave out and they fell to their knees with tears streaming down their faces. Turning their heads,the two looked into each other's teary eyes,not knowing what they were looking for,but hoping to kami-sama that they didn't find it.
"Seeing his opportunity,Mizuki took out another giant shuriken. "Game over. I win." And threw. it."
"Without having to think,Iruka put himself in front of the projectile which stabbed him on the back. "AHH!"
"IRUKA-SENSEI!" The two boys shouted."
Iruka fell forward and hit the ground right in front of them. Dragging himself to them,he looked into their eyes and saw a very familiar pain. Feeling his own tears,Iruka began to tell them his own story. "After my parents died,I felt alone. With no one,I turned to pranks. Not realizing all that time that I could have just gone and found somebody precious,I stayed on my own,searching for people to blame. I realize now that I was wrong. I cannot blame anyone. You guys were never the demons to begin with. You never were. I want you to promise my that you won't let words affect you unless they came from somebody precious to you. Because in the ninja world,words can be a very powerful weapon,used in the worst possible way."
Goku and Naruto looked at each other and then the smallest smiles appeared. Standing,the two looked up at Mizuki who just smiled at them.
"Huh,you think you can take me on? You'd need a whole army of brats like you." Mizuki said,looking down at the two short ninjas.
Feeling the need to help them,Iruka stood and pulled out the shuriken from his back. "You guys get out of here. Take the scroll with you. I can hold him till you get to the village." Smiling,the boys dropped into random stances and got ready to fight."Look,it's important that that scroll doesn't fall into the wrong hands,SO GO!"
"Oh,let them stay. I am going to kill you all anyway. STARTING WITH YOU!"Mizuki ran straight for Goku.
"KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU! Naruto shouted before Goku could do anything. The forest they were in was now filled with a thousand Naruto,who quickly jumped for the surprised Mizuki.
"WHAT?" The silver haired shinobi shouted right before he was swallowed by the orange swarm.
Goku and Iruka had their eyes wide open,amazed at what they saw. After a couple minutes,Mizuki was lying face down on the ground with one Naruto sitting on his back,trying to catch his breath. "WOW NARUTO,THAT WAS AWESOME!" Goku shouted,running to his brother who gave him a wide grin.
"Naruto,when did you learn that technique?" Iruka asked,approaching the two.
"Today on the scroll." Naruto just said,giving him an ear to ear grin.
Iruka's expression changed from one of surprise to a smile. "Well then,I guess you deserve this." He said,untying his forehead protector. With the biggest smile he could muster,Naruto took it from his sensei. "Congratulations!" Iruka said. "How about I buy you two ramen to celebrate?"
"YEAH!" the two boys shouted.
Ichiraku Ramen
About an hour later,the three were sitting,waiting for their orders in the ramen bar. Iruka's wound had been healed by a medic-nin and Mizuki had been executed(in hush-hush though.) for revealing the jinchuuriki secret "This was a very eventful day.,huh?" Iruka said. "By the way,Goku. What technique did you learn on the scroll?"
Goku lowered his head. "Mine is boring."
"Really? What does it do?" Iruka asked.
Sighing,Goku began hand sealing. "Yuugou no Jutsu!" His hands began to glow again. "See? It doesn't do anyhing cool!" He complained.
Iruka's eyes went wide,firmly locked on Goku's hands. "Goku,do you know what Yuugou is?" The red haired looked up at his sensei and shook his head. Right then,Teuchi gave them their ramen.
"Enjoy." The old man said.
"Wait! Wait! Wait!" Goku suddenly stood on his chair,holding up his hands and making people look at him. "NARUTO," He said. "YOU STILL OWE ME RAMEN!" His hands reaching for the two bowl in front of them while giggling like a little girl. As soon as the now glowing bowls of ramen touched,they illuminated the whole room and fused together into a super huge bowl of chicken/miso ramen. Tears began to form in the two boys eyes,though for different reasons.
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