Hello ladies and gentleman glad to be updating my first fic. I'm really excited about it.
I like how the story is turning out, The Naru/Saku romance is clear as is Naruto and Tomoko but it will take awhile.
"Speech"
'Thought'
"Demonic Voice"
'Bijuu thoughts'
Justu
(A/N: Author Note)
Flashback
This is going to be a harem pairing I have already decided on four girls but I only have three, so tell me what girl you would like to be number four.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the characters except the ones I have created.
On with the show.
Chapter 4: Duck-butt and Scarecrow
Naruto sat at his chair in the class room waiting for his sensei. With him was Sasuke Uchiha the last Uchiha or prick as Naruto liked to call him. Also his student Sakura Haruno was also with him. His student Sakura was thinking of something that had happened earlier in the class.
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(Flashback)
Sasuke had sat next to Naruto in the morning to avoid dealing with the fangirls fighting over who got to sit next to him. This was in vain as Ino and Sakura fought over the seat. Sakura had asked Naruto politely if he could move. As soon as Naruto got up Ino came over and said she was sitting next to Sasuke.
This lead to a fight between Sakura and Ino blocking Naruto's way out. As they kept fighting Naruto was going to interfere until the girls shoved him. He tripped backwards, before he could right himself, Sasuke shoved him in the other direction not wanting Naruto to fall on him.
Naruto fell onto Sakura bringing her down with him. When they fell Sakura landed on top of Naruto her lips on his. Both of their eyes widened in surprise and the class was so silent you could hear a pin drop. After a minute they both came back to life and Sakura got off of him a blush on her face. Naruto stood up scratching the back of his head nervously. "Well, that was interesting," Naruto said sporting a nervous smile.
"Well Sakura looks like you and the deadlast get along well," Ino said smirking at the two. She was about to say something but then Iruka entered.
Sasuke was sitting down brooding as he always did. He was contemplating who his sensei was and what justu he would teach him, and then he would use those techniques to kill his brother.
Naruto was contemplating the moments in his life that actually had an affect on him such as the time he met Tomoko and Mei.
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(Flashback)
Naruto was heading towards a bandit camp where his next target was at. He pulled out a Kumo bingo book and flipped to the page with a bald man wearing the standard Kumo jonin attire.
Shu Nakamura
Rank: Low-Jonin level
Affiliation: Kumogakure no Sato
Info: Jonin from Kumo wanted for theft of village documents, murder of four chunin, and assassination of Endo clan heir. Target is skilled with Raiton techniques and uses twin kama usually covered in paralysis poison. Target is to be eliminated.
Threat Level: B
Reward: 160,000 ryo
Naruto had gotten a tip that the missing-nin was terrorizing a nearby town with a group of bandits. So, he was going to be a nice guy and kill him for the townspeople, the reward money was just a nice bonus.
He landed on a tree branch overlooking the bandit camp, so he changed the Fox Mask back to its original form the closed eyes snapping open showing the blue slit irises. Naruto grinned the mask coping his face grinned as well. "Time to earn my dinner," he said to himself the mask distorting his voice.
As he was going to leap into action an explosion rocked the camp. The bandits guarding the entrance rushed to the explosion but were put down by kunai to their heads. Naruto headed towards the explosion. When he got there he saw a young girl with a bow and arrow dressed in a tattered kimono with an eye-patch over her eye fighting his target.
"You little bitch I'm gonna kill ya for that," Shu shouted rushing the girl. The girl fired an arrow at him but it missed. Taking advantage the missing nin kicked her in the stomach then punched her in the face. The girl dodged the next attack and hit Shu with her bow in the head stunning him. She leapt back and got some distance firing arrows at him keeping her distance.
After dodging another arrow Shu had enough and made hand seals and pointed his hands at her, "Raiton: Strike Lightning!" Two bolts of lightning shot towards the girl and shocked her. The girl fell to the ground the electricity paralyzing her. As the girl fell a younger girl with green hair wearing tattered clothing ran out from behind a tent and got in front the bow-user. "Stay away from my Nee-san
Walking over to the girls Shu pulled out his kama and raised it above his head, "Goodbye little girl." Before he swung down he was punched in the face by Naruto.
Shu got up holding his broken nose, "Who the fuck are you?" He pulled out his other kama and got into a fighting stance.
"Me, Well I'm here to take your head," Naruto said pulling out a kunai. Shu made the first move rushing Naruto and strking him with his kama. Naruto dodged and blocked the attacks. Naruto then struck back with his kunai and shu blocked his strikes as well. Naruto and Shu clashed weapons both of them struggling to overpower the other. Naruto stepped making Shu stumble forward. Naruto kneed him the stomach making Shu hunch over, then Naruto stabbed Shu in the back.
Shu winced as he felt the knife in his back and swung his kama at Naruto cutting him across his stomach. The both jumped back from each other, Shu pulled the kunai from back and started making hand seals. Seeing this Naruto stated making hand seals as well.
"Raiton: Blue Bolt!" Shu put hands together and shot a large bolt of blue lightning at Naruto.
"Futon: Tornado Palm!" Naruto trust his arm forward launching a tornado at Shu. The attacks clashed Naruto's attack winning out and continuing towards his enemy. The justu connected lifting Shu and sending him spinning into a tree.
The bark cracked under the pressure from Shu body slamming into it. Naruto not wasting anytime ran towards Shu and slammed his fist into his gut. Shu's body disappeared, replaced by a log with a dent in it from Naruto's punch.
"DIE!" Shu came up behind Naruto swinging his kama at Naruto's neck. Naruto duck under the swing, spun around charging chakra into his hand, and smashed his fist into Shu's stomach. "Explosive Fist!" Naruto shouted out as an explosion blew a hole through Shu's stomach.
Shu dropped to the floor bleeding out, clutching his stomach. Naruto stood up and looked around the camp seeing the bandits start to come out from their hiding spots. 'They must have hid to avoid the being killed in the fight.'
"Hey you bastard, you destroyed our camp," one of the bandits said. This bandit was silenced by a fireball incinerating him. "You should all leave before I get annoyed," Naruto said his hand still outstretched. The bandits seeing this show of force decided to cut their losses and run.
Naruto remembering the girls from before went over to where he last saw them. He saw the young girl tending to the older girl who seemed to have a few minor burns. When the girl saw him she stood in front holding a dagger in her hand. "Stay away!"
"Calm down," Naruto said snatching the dagger from her hand and reverting his mask back to a chip on his nose, "I just want to check on you sister." He knelt beside the girl looking her over. "She'll be fine but she won't wake up for a while."
"W-what should I do?" the little girl, who had to be six years-old, asked. Naruto looked at them both, the girls would be easy pickings for any bandits, scratching the back of his head, before making a decision. He went over to the nuke-nin, cutting off the head, and placing it in a storage scroll. Going back to the girls he picked up the inured one bridal style, "Come on," he said before walking towards the town the little girl following him.
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A young girl blinked as she sat up in the bed she was placed in. She got up noticing that she still had her clothes on which was a good sign, and walked out of the room into the hall way. She walked into the main room of what she realized was a room in an inn and saw Mei eating with a stranger. "Mei-chan?"
"Onee-san!" The girl, Mei, shouted running up and hugging her sister. "Are you alright Mei-chan?" the older girl asked looking her over
"Yeah, that man over there brought us hear after you got hurt," Mei said pointing at the stranger. She looked him over, he was blond, whiskers like scars on his cheeks, wearing black pants, a dark-grey blue leather vest. "So, who are you?" Tomoko asked naturally suspicious of the stranger.
"I'm Naruto, what's about you eye-patch," Naruto asked noticing the tone in her voice. The girl glared at him,"My name is Tomoko Ido, the little girl is Mei. Where are we?"
"We're at an inn in the town near the bandit camp, I brought you and the kid here after I killed the Kumo nuke-nin and chased away the bandits," Naruto said standing up and stretching.
"Why did you bring us here?" Tomoko asked taking a seat. "Well I could've left you there but leaving two girls on their own isn't the kind of guy I am."
"What do we do now onee-san?" Mei asked looking towards her sister. Before the girl answered Naruto spoke up, "I don't know about you guys but I'm going to eat you guys can come if you want, my treat."
Both girls' stomachs growled and the girls remembered they hadn't eaten for two days. They had run into the bandit camp and Tomoko had tried to steal money so they could buy food and supplies, unfortunately she was caught in the act. That's when the Naruto came onto the scene.
"I guess that's a yes, come on."
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From the day on Tomoko and Mei had joined Naruto in his adventures. At first it was hard but over time they both proved to be his friends, and important people in his life.
All three genin were in deep thought, so deep in thought were they that when a man with gray-hair in a gravity defying hairdo came in they didn't notice him. They almost heard he said to them. "Yo, I'm your jonin-sensei Hatake Kakashi."
Almost…
"Hmm, did you say something?" All three asked in unison. A tick mark appeared Kakashi's head, "My first impression is I hate you. Meet me on the rooftop in two minutes." Then he burst into smoke and disappeared.
"What the hell did we do?" Naruto asked receiving shrugs from his teamates. All three headed up to the roof top where Kakashi was waiting for them.
"Right on time," Kakashi said turning a page in his book not even looking up. The genin took a seat in front of the jonin, Naruto on the left and Sakura on the right leaving Sasuke in the middle waiting for him to say something. "Well first things first let's get to know each other likes, dislikes, hobbies, goals."
"How about you go first sensei since we don't know a thing about you," Sakura said to Kakashi. Kakashi's book snapped shut and started speaking, "Name's Hatake Kakashi, jonin of Konoha. I like lots of things, I hate certain things, and my hobbies are really interesting. My goals for the future are well those are personal."
Sasuke and Sakura's eyes were twitching at their sensei's response and Naruto was writing what Kakashi said in a notepad, "…well those are personal." The people around him had sweat drops forming on their heads.
"Are you really writing that down?" Sakura inquired looking over his shoulder. "Not really I'm just doodling," Naruto answered. Sakura giggled seeing what was on the paper, it was a crudely drawn picture of Kakashi hugging a giant orange book with little hearts above them.
Kakashi shook his head, "Alright that enough, since I'm done with my introduction how about you go first, Pinky."
The girl glared at Kakashi and responded, "My name is Sakura Haruno my likes are…" She looked in Sasuke's direction confused, "um, well reading and my dislikes are traitors and murderers. My hobbies…" She looked in Sasuke's direction again, "I don't have any and my goals for the future are…to become a kunoichi Konoha can be proud of."
Kakashi nodded, 'Hmm looks like her run in with Mizuki changed her.' "Good Sakura, now you Mr. Broody," Kakashi said pointing to Sasuke.
"I am Uchiha Sasuke I don't have any likes or dislikes my hobbies are training that's it. My goal no my ambition, because I will make it a reality, is to kill a certain man," Sasuke said hate dripping on ever word.
'Just as I expected,' Kakashi thought to himself, "Well, that was intriguing, you next the cape boy," He said to Naruto who was wearing his cloak.
"First off the names Naruto Uzumaki and secondly this is a cloak. My likes are training, fighting, and spending time with friends. My dislikes are people I don't like, and ghosts," He got odd stares at the mention of ghosts, "My hobbies are reading, and relaxing on my off time. My goal for the future is to have a family," Naruto looked up at the sky and the other looked at him.
'This kid he's different,' Kakashi thought to himself while staring at Naruto. "With the introductions out of the way I will inform you of what's going to happen to this team. Tomorrow we will be having a test to determine if you are ready to become shinobi."
"We already took the genin test Kakashi-sensei," Sakura said.
"That was just a test to weed out those who aren't ready. Your test will be a survival test against me, be at this location at the time on the paper, oh and a word of advice don't eat or else you'll throw up," Kakashi said handing them slips of paper before disappearing.
Sasuke got up and left leaving Naruto and Sakura alone. "Hey, Sakura, aren't you going to ask him out like you usually do?" Naruto asked looking at Sakura.
"No, right now my training is important pursuing him is why I was so weak in the first place," Sakura said clenching her fist.
"Well then let's get to work," Naruto said heading towards their training grounds.
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(Next Day, 7:00 a.m. Training Grounds)
Sakura and Sasuke were at the training grounds waiting for their sensei and Naruto to arrive. Sakura was inspecting an odd dagger; it was given to her by Naruto, the dagger itself was nothing special a six inch handle and a foot long double edged blade. It was what was on the blade that made it odd, the words; 'Aim for the heart' were scratched into the blade.
Naruto had given to her after training saying she should learn how to use a weapon. Speaking of Naruto they could see him coming towards them…eating a sandwich. Both of their stomachs grumbled as they glared at him. Naruto raised an eyebrow at them, "Is their something on my face."
"Why are you eating?" Sakura asked clearly upset at seeing him eat.
"Well I was hungry so on the way over I bought the sandwich from a stand," Naruto said as if was the simplest thing in the world. "What about what Kakashi said?" Sakura asked still upset.
"Well that was advice but I decided not to take it and you should know better than to not eat, I guess my lesson didn't get all the way the way into you head." Naruto said poking her in the head smirking, while she looked down embarrassed that she forgot something that was shown to her the day before.
Her stomach grumbled again causing Naruto to sigh, "Here this should help," He said handing a ration bar," It won't taste great or good though." Sakura took the ration bar and ate it quickly making a face at the taste but happy at having something in her stomach.
"I have another one if you want it Sasuke," Naruto said to the Uchiha holding out a ration bar. Sasuke looked at Naruto with disdain, "Like I need your help loser."
Naruto raised his eyebrow at sasuke before shrugging, "You can't help ever one. Here Sakura you can have it." Sakura took the ration bar and ate it as well glad to have more food; she hated the feeling of hunger.
"I guess we have to wait for Kakashi-sensei," Sakura said taking a seat.
"Better get ready for a long ass wait," Naruto replied laying down and closing his eyes.
(2 hours later)
"Yo," came Kakashi's greeting as he appeared in front of them. Sasuke was meditating and Naruto and Sakura were staring at the sky. "Hey I'm here."
The three students finally took notice of Kakashi, "Hey when did you get here Kakashi-sensei."
Kakashi suddenly felt like Gai at the moment but pushed those feelings aside, "Alright Let get right to it." The genin lined up in front of Kakashi. "Your task is to take one of these bells from me," he said holding two silver bells, "to pass the test before times runs out."
Kakashi pulled out a timer and placed it on a stump. "Ready," the genin tensed, "GO!" All three genin vanished from sight. 'Not bad, Sakura and Sasuke are going to need practice, but Naruto I can't detect him, seems the report about his escapes from the ANBU are true.'
All three genin observed the jonin before one made a move. Naruto broke through the tree line throwing shuriken at Kakashi. Kakashi jumped out of the way and dodged Naruto's kick from behind. Naruto turned around and sent a punch at Kakashi who dodged.
Naruto kept launching punches and kicks at Kakashi increasing speed every time he missed. Kakashi blocked a fist aimed for his head surprised, but not impressed, at the force. He grabbed Naruto's forearm and threw him over his shoulder. Kakashi was surprised when Naruto burst into smoke when he hit the ground.
Naruto examined the memories from the shadow clone trying to look for any weak spots he could exploit. 'Just like I thought Kakashi is still above my level, if only slightly. I'm going to need help to get those bells.' Naruto jumped in the direction he felt Sakura's chakra signature.
Elsewhere, Sasuke was attacking Kakashi furiously. Sasuke couldn't believe how hard it was to land a hit let alone get near the bells. Thinking quickly Sasuke pulled out a kunai and threw it at Kakashi's head. As Kakashi moved his head to the side he blocked a kick to his head courtesy of Sasuke.
Sasuke swung his other foot down forcing Kakashi to block with his free hand, then Sasuke punched Kakashi in the gut which was blocked by Kakashi's leg. Not wasting time Sasuke reached for the bells, but was thrown away before he could grab them.
"Well your different form the other two," Kakashi said dusting himself off. Sasuke smirked as he started making hand seals, "Of course those losers are nothing compared to me. Katon: Grand Fireball."
'A genin shouldn't know a justu like that,' thought Kakashi as he was engulfed in the fire. Sasuke cut off the chakra and looked at the scorched earth. "Where is he?"
"Right here," Kakashi said his hands bursting out of the ground, grabbing Sasuke's ankles and dragging him into the ground. Kakashi looked down at Sasuke, well his head, as he struggled to get out. "Good luck getting out," Kakashi smiled as he leapt into the trees.
"Dammit."
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Kakashi looked down at Sakura ready to cast a genjutsu on her. He was stopped by Naruto slamming his foot into his head. As Kakashi landed on the ground Naruto jumped down, grabbed Sakura and vanished.
"I can't believe he could ambush me," Kakashi said rubbing the back of his head.
(Naruto & Sakura)
"You alright Sakura?" Naruto asks looking around checking for Kakashi. "I'm fine Naruto thanks for helping me," Sakura answered.
"Good, listen I need your help to get the bells from Kakashi," Naruto said.
"Alright I'll help what do I have to do Naruto-sensei?" Sakura asked. Naruto started explaining his plan to Sakura working out the details. When they were done they headed to the direction were they sensed Kakashi's signature. As the traveled to the location they came across Sasuke's head.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAA-mmmmmph," Sakura screamed before her mouth was covered by Naruto, "Sakura calm down." Naruto looked down at Sasuke and smiled, 'Life is sweet.' "Looks like Kakashi kicked your ass Sasuke."
"Shut up and get me out of this hole you idiot!" Sasuke shouted glaring at Naruto, he expected the idiot to follow his demands. What he didn't expect was for Naruto to kick him the head knocking him out, "I think the Uchiha need to be quiet."
"What did you do that for Naruto-sensei?" Sakura asked as Naruto dug him out. "Well," he started as he heaved Sasuke over his shoulder, "we need another distraction for Kakashi so I'm volunteering Sasuke for the position, let's go."
Naruto, carrying Sasuke, and Sakura headed for the direction Naruto sensed Kakashi to be at. They arrived at a clearing where the timer was to see Kakashi standing in the center. "Time to start," Naruto whispered to Sakura. Naruto made a shadow clone and both picked up Sasuke by his arms and threw him at Kakashi.
Kakashi looked up to see Sasuke flying at him and got ready to defend himself. Then he noticed that Sasuke was unconscious and grabbed him by the back of shirt. "What the hell?"
Naruto burst out of the ground kunai drawn; Kakashi dodged his attack and jumped back. Kakashi got ready but noticed that Sasuke was still in his hand. Kakashi let go but Sasuke stayed in his hand, Kakashi tried to shake him off but Sasuke was stuck on him, "What did you do?"
"Like it, I call it the Anchor Seal, it sticks one object to another via chakra," Naruto explained and ran towards Kakashi, who was having a hard time dodging with Sasuke. Naruto kept lashing out at Kakashi while landing blows on him.
Not letting up Naruto lashed out with a vicious haymaker that connected, with Sasuke's chest. "Oh crap," Naruto muttered as he tried pull his hand free.
"Looks like you caught yourself," Kakashi said sweat dropping, "Not very smart."
"Hey I'm a ninja I adapt," Naruto said grabbing Kakashi's free hand and sticking it on Sasuke's shoulder, "Sakura now!"
Sakura came out and ran at Kakashi, who realized the plan and was trying to escape. Kakashi kept trying to move but Naruto was holding his ground and he couldn't make seals. Inevitably Sakura grabbed the bells from Kakashi waist.
"We passed sensei," Sakura said grinning. Naruto smiled and Kakashi's smiled, well his eye was an upside down U.
"Yes you did, now if you would cancel the release the seal Naruto?" Kakashi asked and felt his hands come free from Sasuke's body. "That was a very clever plan; you even managed to incorporate Sasuke into your plan despite being unconscious. However who will you give the other bell to Sakura?"
"Hmm, I'll give Sasuke a bell," Kakashi sighed expecting this, "and the other one to Naruto-sensei since he came up with the plan."
Kakashi smiled and nodded, "Good then as of now Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke," the boy groaned rubbing his chest as he started to come to, "are now my students and we are Team 7."
Sasuke hearing this smirked in triumph.
Sakura cheered, "Cha! We passed."
Naruto added his two cents, "We're fucking awesome!"
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Sorry about the long ass wait I was super busy, then I got lazy, then I forgot. Then I remembered and even then I couldn't motivate my self.
I'll try and not let this happen again but I'm going back to school so please be patient. PLEASE!
Review and tell me how I did. Finally saw the latest episode of Naruto, finally he gets his recognition! Long time coming.
Peace!