I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR ITS CHARACTERS, I OWN THIS STORY AND ANY CHARACTER I CREATE.
Glad people liked the first chapter but for the Guest who called me out for "trolling"
Never read any of devilzxknight86's stories
Never heard of his challenge either
Ranton is the official Rōmaji which I use in my stories
I don't care for his challenge I have better things to do
I did say Naruto would be different, and I also said I'm using CANON pairings
And finally don't accuse people of trolling when you don't know what that means (I recommend you look in a mirror to see a troll)
Anyway YES Naruto will be a little OOC, his character has been altered by the fact his parents are alive.
Pairing News:
If you read my Naruto Namikaze Story you know I had Kakashi marry Rin and together they have children. I want to know from you guys if you'd like that to be in this story too or if you want someone else to be paired with him.
Also I am still looking for Ideas for a pairing with Shisui
Anyway enjoy!
Chapter 2: Bell Test
Teamwork
Once home Naruto picked up his bag filled with his gear, "I'll get some training in before I get some Ichiraku" he thinks, he contemplated changing into his Shinobi attire, the material was stronger and suited for missions. "Nah, save them for tomorrow" he thinks looking at his simple Orange T-shirt and Black pants, tying a small pouch to his right thigh and tying his Forehead protector around his forehead combing his fringe slightly so it wouldn't be under the cloth, he smirks heading out the front door.
"Your dinner is just ready!" Kushina calls holding a pot which she was stirring, "You can train after" she adds but he ignores her heading for the door.
"I'll eat while I'm out" he says closing the door causing her to sigh, Minato contemplated going after him...double fold when he saw how close Kushina was to breaking that wooden spoon in her hand. However he knew Naruto would only come back if he was made too.
"Naruto has always been independent Kushina, ever since he first learned to walk he has been going at his own pace" Minato says "Now that he is a Genin he has a tonne of responsibility, you can't baby him forever" he smiles and she flashes him a look that says "The hell I can't". "Let's give him some space for now until he figures out a routine" he suggests and she sighs.
"Yeah, you're right" she slumps in defeat before heading back into the kitchen "It feels like Naruto doesn't even need me anymore...for anything you know?" she says and Minato care hear the shakiness in her breath, he quickly hugged her from behind "Sorry I know he's growing up...but can't he just be our son a little longer?"
"He'll always be our son, nothing will change that and I have the cast that I wore when you broke my wrist during labour to prove it" he jokes earning a small but affectionate laugh.
_The Uchiha Compound_
"I do love the pork from that Restaurant" Shisui says with a happy sigh from eating his fill, "Still I am amazed there is a student like Naruto, he should of graduated a long time before today" he says rubbing the band-aids on his arm.
"Times of war cause students to graduate earlier, he was fortunate, being skilled in school and battle ready are two different mindsets" Itachi says seeing his little brother training in the field not far from their house "Still being on the same team as Sasuke will benefit them both" he says and the older Uchiha nods.
"Itachi. Uchiha!" they both halt at the tone of a new female voice, standing behind them hands on hips was Izumi Uchiha, Chunin and member of the Police force. "Aren't you forgetting something?" she asks and Itachi looks away thinking back.
"...I must be" he says and she almost loses her balance in shock at his casual admittance "Was it about your promotion trial?" he asks and she nods.
"You said you'd help me prepare" she states and he glances at Shisui who laughs
"Such a heartbreaker Itachi" the teleported says patting his friend on the back "Enjoy your date" he teases and Izumi turns to him.
"Be careful not to challenge any more Genin, one might actually score a decisive blow" she retorts stunning him slightly she winks at him victoriously.
"Great the whole village knows I almost lost to a rookie" he sighs, "Shisui" he turns to see Sasuke calling him "Congrats on becoming a Genin and Sasuke nods, "What's up?" he asks.
"I need help training, you use teleporting like the Hokage and Naruto" Sasuke says and Shisui nods, easier to nod than explain the differences "Can I spar with you, I need to tune my Sharingan to be able to follow you when you teleport" he explains.
"He's practising to face Naruto...but Naruto's speed is only part of his ability" Shisui thinks "I could warn him but seeing Naruto in action will teach him more than I could by telling him" he smiles "Let's go then, this will help you with more than teleportation" he says leading Sasuke to a training field.
_Team 7 Training Ground_
Naruto stood in the center of the lake focusing his charka, he had been classed as a Sensory type Shinobi during his first year but rarely practised with it, however he could feel the Chakra of everyone in the village, along with two signatures close to him "Hinata and Sakura are watching me huh?" He thinks deciding to ignore them for now. "Time for a little dual Ninjutsu practise" he thinks forming the Tiger, Snake, Rat, Snake, and Tiger Hand Signs "Suiton: Suijinheki no Jutsu" water is blown out from the mouth, and is raised from below with tremendous might, the water is blown out in the form of a circle around the user. The attack had become stronger thanks to the water from the lake, while continuing the Jutsu he forms the Monkey, Ox, Boar, Tiger Hand Signs "Raiso Gekishin" he releases a discharge of electricity that fires several destructive disks of electricity which follow the flow of the water formation however the attacks don't gel causing an explosion sending the blonde into the air.
"Nope, those two don't work either" he sighs "Still need to study on Lightning style" he lands beside the lake "I should get something to eat" he places his hand on his stomach "Guess they aren't interested in talking to me" he shrugs before heading off.
_Hinata and Sakura_
"Both Naruto and Sasuke are training for tomorrow...I need to do something as well" Sakura says "Hinata...why are you watching him" she asks fully expecting Hinata to ask her too.
"Naruto knows we were watching" she says surprising the pink haired girl "Naruto has a huge shadow in the form of his father, Lord Forth is a well renowned and feared Shinobi...yet Naruto trains without letting it get to him" the Hyuga says "I wish I could be like that" she says but Sakura doesn't understand.
The Following morning
True to his order, none of the Genin had eaten breakfast and the signs of hunger were obvious on all three. Sasuke and Sakura's Shinobi clothing matched what they wore for school, however Naruto's was completely different, he now wore a black sleeveless shirt with the Uzumaki crest on the back, a long-sleeved Orange under armor shirt with a high collar, his forearms and calves were taped, he had ANBU type shin pads covering most of his legs under the knee cap and bracelets on his wrists. He wore black shorts, attached to his left leg was a small pouch containing some Ninja tools.
"So Sasuke, get any good training in?" Naruto asks and the Uchiha nods, "Sakura did you learn anything from watching me train?" he smirks and she shakes her head.
"She was watching you too?" Sasuke asks and Sakura further slumps "If you needed pointers you should have asked, who knows what Kakashi will be throwing at us" he says and Sakura is taken back by his comment.
"Very noble Sasuke" they hear Kakashi call to them "But in hindsight you'll be glad she didn't because you see the goal of this test is to obtain one of these" he says flashing two bells "Of course one of you will fail" he adds and Naruto can feel the smirk behind the mask.
"And what happens to the person who doesn't get a bell?" Sasuke asks and Kakashi attaches them to his belt, "Or if none of us can get one?" he adds.
"Well the person who fails to get a bell will be sent back to the Academy for another year, however if none of you get a bell by lunch then all of you return to the Academy" he says seeing all three suddenly feel the pressure "So if you want this bell you better come at me like you want to kill me" he says and the three disappear into the trees to plan their attacks.
Kakashi takes out his copy of Make Out Tactics and begins reading "I know that book...someone actually reads it?"Naruto thinks with a disgusted look on his face,he hears the sound of several Shuriken slice through the air towards the Jonin but he jumps up over them but sees Sasuke's foot swing towards his head.
"Fast" Kakashi comments but manages to block the attack, Sasuke lands on his hands spinning his hip which then brings his free leg in forcing Kakashi to grab it, after Sasuke leaps up to grab a bell knowing Kakashi's hands are to occupied and the angle makes it impossible to use his legs to fend off his attempt to grab one, Kakashi used Sasukes Momentum to throw him up into the air before delivering a kick that sends him flying back into a tree. "Impressive work Sasuke you came close on your first try" Kakashi praises the young Uchiha.
"No time to conserve Chakra at this point" Sasuke thinks forming the Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, and Tiger hand signs while inhaling "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu" he exhales a fire ball of medium size impressing Kakashi as he lunges out of the way before disappearing underground. "I can see him with my!" he is cut off as a pair of hands grab his ankles before pulling him underground leaving only his head exposed.
"You are skilled Sasuke but you lack a fundamental trait to succeed" Kakashi begins but is cut off by the Raijin Kunai "Naruto's next" he raises his fists as Naruto appears out of nowhere driving a kick into his forearms sending him back before throwing three Kunai into the ground where he landed.
"Already working on his plan from watching Sasuke's attempt...if Naruto had a Sharingan he would be even more formidable" he thinks seeing three Shadow Clones appear at each Kunai preparing the same attack which surprises him more "So he does have one"
"Ranton: Reizā Sākasu no Jutsu" the three clones says unleashing the powerful Jutsu in a pincer like attack.
"Naruto has a Kekkei Genkai!?" Sasuke is left stunned as he had a first row seat to the revelation, however both Genin are surprised to see a dome shaped wall where Kakashi had landed.
"Naruto beneath you" Sasuke warns and in a flash Naruto is gone as Kakashi came up from underground.
"Why did you warn him?" he asks curiously, could Sasuke be on to the true intentions of this test. He had been placed in charge of a team and each time they all acted independently, and threw each other under just to get a head and even resorted to attacking one another, he sent every team he has been placed in charge of back to the academy and they have all quit being Shinobi. Yet now an Uchiha was the first person to act in the aid of his teammate, "Perhaps there are more Uchiha like Obito" he thinks.
"Who knows, I'd rather see you taken down a peg over Naruto ending up like me" Sasuke says, "I guess this is a team test...hopefully you can figure it out Naruto" he thinks looking in the direction Naruto had appeared.
_Naruto and Sakura_
"A team test?" she asks and he nods "Now it makes sense, two bells would throw us off and act on our own...but doing so right after pairing us up makes no sense" she says and he nods.
"Sasuke did his part and passed" Naruto says, by simply warning him Sasuke showed he could swallow his pride and help another progress even if it meant failing. "it's your job to get the bells" Naruto says suprising "My first attack had a second motive, I placed my mark on his arm" Naruto says "Now I can teleport to his side with the bells" he says and she nods "However he will be expecting me to have done so and will be prepared to counter, so instead I will distract him and my clone will teleport you beside him once I have his arms pinned" he says.
"What happens if it doesn't work?" she asks and Naruto simply creates a clone "I won't let you down" she says and he nods pulling out two Kunai and running towards Kakashi.
"Naruto is making his move...seems like he's left Sakura behind" Kakashi sighs, he was aware Naruto likely tagged him at some point "Sakura...what is your goal by waiting...you can't get a bell watching" he thinks and his eyes widen realizing their plan "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" he says forming the clone hand sign.
"Damn he figured it out" Naruto says tossing a kunai beside Sasuke as Sakura appears behind Kakashi like planned but Kakashi's clone quickly prevented her from taking the bells. But before she could be taken the clone teleported her away while Naruto took Sasuke...
"All in the matter of a few seconds...Naruto is as fast as his father" Kakashi smiles, in truth they had all passed his test in a way but he decided to see if they would cement his believe that they were his team.
_Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura_
"By charging in alone he figured I would teleport Sakura behind him and created a clone" Naruto scratches his chin "I have another plan that might work" he says and Sasuke leans in to give his take.
"Kakashi is too battle experienced for sneak attacks, Itachi told me he worked under Kakashi during his ANBU days so Kakashi is highly skilled at stealth" he begins "All three of us need to charge him in order to lower his guard"
"Luckily I have some Kunai...it's the only training I could do on my own" Sakura admits and the two alpha like Genin look at her.
"Then here me out" Naruto begins "You have Lightning nature Chakra too right?" he turns to Sasuke who nods "Then I'll give you a Jutsu that will catch him off" he says and Sasuke nods turning to Sakura.
"Have your Kunai ready" to which she nods
_Kakashi_
"Here comes Naruto" Kakashi sees Naruto with two clones which run either side of him while Sakura and Sasuke run from the opposite direction "Naruto must have used one of his old Kunai to teleport them behind me...clever" he thinks forming to clones to catch the two behind him "You are quite the traction Naruto but I've been trained by Minato-Sensei too so I know all the Jutsu you do" he says and Naruto smirks.
"I'm not my father" Naruto says as his clones prepare Kekkei Genkai but before they launch they switch places with Sasuke and Sakura suprising him as his own clones are blasted away, Naruto tosses a normal Kunai towards Kakashi with the intent of making Kakashi turn to Sasuke which he did.
Sasuke already formed the Ram, Horse, Snake, and Tiger hand signs "Raiton: Raigen Raikōchū" he says and Kakashi tries to cover as a blinding light takes him.
"Genjutsu" he thinks hearing the ping of the bells he goes to grab them but feels they are gone, once out of the Genjutsu he sees it was Sakura had thrown a Kunai which she managed to cut the threads holding the bells which felling into Naruto's hand after he teleported behind him. "All in the matter of a few seconds again, Naruto can quickly analyze a situation and formulate a plan and a back up...truly a genius" he says "Looks like you figured it out" he says and the three nod "A time may come on a mission where you may be forced to choose between the goal and your comrade" he begins "Those who abandon a mission are scum...but those who abandon a comrade are worse than scum, I don't want a team of Genin who will look out for only themselves" he crosses his arms "You three have shown that when push comes to shove you will band together and as a result you completed the mission" he pauses "However you did run out of time" he smirks "So by the rules" he begins but Naruto interrupts.
"I'll tell my mom you where reading Jiraiya's book" Naruto crosses his arms and Kakashi turns completely white.
"Congratulations you all passed!" he changes his tone rather quickly and the three Genin high five in celebration "Rule one...Never piss off Kushina" he swear drops
In the village
"I'm glad we passed" Sakura says standing between the two boys, "Although I wasn't much help" she says looking a little sad "You guys are amazing though" she looks at Naruto "I've never seen a Kekkei Genkai before" she says and Naruto shrugs.
"I was lucky, the Uchiha are all born with one" Naruto says and Sasuke smirks slightly "Still glad it helped" he yawns "Who is up for Ramen?" he asks and Sasuke shrugs having nothing better to do.
"Sure, not like I've eaten yet anyway" Sasuke looks at Sakura "We should help you form a training routine" he says suprising her "It's too late for you to train to be able to fight beside us but perhaps we can figure a better skill for you to learn and help the team in another way"
"Like what?" she asks as they enter the restaurant taking a seat, she never gave much of a thought on what kind of a Kunoichi she would be. Sasuke comes from the most powerful clan in the village while Naruto is the son of the strongest Shinobi in the village, each had Jutsu they inherited but her parents where only Genin level too, both retired due to lack of skill and now she would likely follow them if she wasn't careful. It was Naruto that caught her attention "He's talking about Medical Ninjutsu" he states and Sasuke nods.
"In the Academy you scored a perfect score in Chakra control" Sasuke begins, in fact she even scored higher than Naruto and Sasuke himself "So the best option that will benefit the team is for you is to become a medic" he looks at her.
"Medical Ninjutsu...but that will take time for me to study" she says "And we will be starting missions tomorrow" she explains and Naruto scoffs.
"You'll have plenty of time" Naruto says crossing his arms "I've heard that Genin get chores as missions at the beginning so you'll have plenty of time" he looks over his shoulder seeing Kakashi heading to the Hokage Tower now. "If I know my father it won't matter how strong we get...he's a coward" he thinks the last part not to sully his father in public.
"Anyway pick up a Medical book on the way how and read it through" Sasuke says almost ordering Sakura who nods. They then order their food while talking casually about other stuff, for the first time since she met them...she could see deep down they were normal boys.
"I promise to do my part" she thinks seeing them bicker over something trivial before laughing lightly
_The Hokage's Office_
"So they passed with flying colours" Minato asks slightly surprised and Kakashi nods, "I'm glad I made you his mentor Kakashi" Minato says and Kakashi steps forward.
"He is already strong enough to apply for the Chunin Exams, and by the time they are here I believe Sasuke will be ready as well" Kakashi begins "and from what I heard at Ichiraku's Sakura will be attempting to learn Medical Ninjutsu, it's amazing how fast they clicked" he states.
"They all have something to prove" Minato says, it was the key reason he paired them all up "Like Naruto, Sakura is not from a Shinobi Clan, however Naruto is a genius in both written and practical Jutsu, she needs to prove more so to herself she can become a top Shinobi" he begins "Sasuke in a way is like Obito, coming from The Uchiha clan causes people to expect a lot from him and though his skills and grades are high, they are common when paired with Itachi, he needs to show he is more than Itachi's little brother" he pauses looking at a picture of him, Kushina and a younger Naruto all smiling and happy. "Naruto isn't the person who needs to prove anything; rather he is a person who I need to prove myself too" the Hokage sighs.
"I don't follow you Sensei" Kakashi admits, what did Minato have to prove to Naruto, he was aware Minato had faults but never thought it would relate to his family "Is being Hokage having a negative effect on him?" he asks and Minato shakes his head.
"Naruto has a Kekkei Genkai" Minato begins and Kakashi nods "Yeah Storm Release" Minato is surprised to see Kakashi knows but then smiles "So Naruto mastered it on his own after all" the blonde says "You see when I was training Naruto one day he got badly hurt when he attempted to use his Kekkei Genkai, instead of being a teacher I reacted like a father...and in doing so" he pauses
"Made Naruto hate me"
The End
Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter
In the next chapter we get a brief look at the reason Naruto is so distant with his parents and acts the way he does, also we will have our first small moment between one of the two pairings
Till Next Time
~DoTheBartMan