The Test
A/N
Thanks everyone for the reviews. Also thanks a ton to the guys who caught my errors I fixed them I think… No but seriously I appreciate that you guys were willing to help me out awesome.
Also for those of you that informed me what pairings you like your opinions were heard. I'm not going to make it so that if one character gets a ton of votes they win I'm going to make it so with every vote the characters develop stronger bonds. Well to be honest some won't be considered at all I'm not a guy who's going to write tons of lemons and definitely nothing like NarutoxTsunade or other things that don't make sense.
This is the end of the prologue for the story after this chapter the action will start. Hope you like this chapter.
Chapter 4-
Naruto awoke at 7:00 a.m like he did every morning and walked downstairs. He walked over to the cupboard and took out three packs of instant ramen. While making his breakfast his thoughts drifted back to the previous day.
Flashback
Ino and Naruto ran from the house and did not stop until they could no longer see the walls of the Uchiha manner.
The two children stood down an empty road and made their way over to a bench. The two sat panting trying to reclaim their breath.
Ino spoke first though still winded, "That whole thing was really creepy."
Naruto nodded half listening half thinking about the words Sasuke's dad had said, "I should have expected him to lose."
He sighed and turned to look at Ino's blonde hair which swayed gently, it was a calming thing to look at and Naruto did it often.
"Hey Ino-chan," Naruto asked, "want to get some lunch."
Ino nodded and got off the bench and grabbed Naruto's hand. "Where do you want to go?"
Naruto thought for a moment, "Well I know this really good ramen stand perhaps you've heard of it. It's called Ichiraku ramen."
Ino shrugged, "I like ramen but I don't have it very much, my mom says it's unhealthy."
Naruto laughed, walking off and Ino running to catch up.
The blondes walked up to the stand and jumped up on to the stools.
"Hey Naruto, who is your friend," Ayame asked sitting in front of the cash register taking orders.
""Hi Ayame-chan this is Yamanaka, Ino she a friend of mine." Naruto finished his sentence and immediately stopped paying attention.
"Jiraiya-sama?" Naruto said looking at a man who was red faced holding a sake jug in one hand and holding onto a beautiful woman by her waist.
Jiraiya turned and squinted at Naruto before sitting down.
"Oh hello…er… What's your name, never mind good luck tomorrow for your test. I hope you know some ninjutsu. You're going to need it." The white haired ninja spoke while laughing to himself and touching the woman on the stool next to him inappropriately.
Naruto frowned, he knew little ninjutsu he turned back to Jiraiya and thought better of it.
He ordered and ate silently. When Ino was finished he walked her back and ran off to find his dad.
End flashback
Naruto sighed eating his hot ramen. "His dad had showed him how to do some low level techniques, but he had not gone past C level jutsu.
The hair bleached blonde climbed the stairs back to his room and got dressed. The house he lived in was not huge but very large for two people.
Naruto had just finished putting on his ninja gear when he heard foot steps downstairs.
He cautiously walked out of his room kunai in hand and glanced over the balcony. He saw a single shadow a woman's.
Naruto jumping over the railing landed behind the counter without making a sound. He waited but the intruder hadn't heard him he looked up over the sink his green vest nearly scraping the counter.
No one was there, he stood sensing no chakra presence and sighed.
"Not bad Naruto," said a voice from behind him he wheeled around in shock only to see Anko smirking at him sadistically.
Naruto blushed in embarrassment having been tricked and started to walk away angrily, but Anko grabbed his vest an imitation of a jounin or chuunin vest.
"Hey kido where do you think you're going?" Anko asked, licking a kunai she had out.
"I'm going to train a little more before my test." Naruto stated honestly.
"What test?"
"A test to see if Jiraiya-sama, will train me or not."
Anko's eyes widened in surprise, "So he's taking on new students eh. Interesting. Well Naruto since I can't find your dad anywhere how about I help you train?"
Naruto was curious to see what she meant, but his instinct told him not to. "No thanks Anko-san." Naruto began to pull away but Anko held him tightly.
"Are you sure Naruto? I could teach you some really cool jutsus."
Naruto stopped struggling. "What kind of jutsus?"
"Well what kind do you want to know? I know mostly snake jutsus, some fire jutsus, and sealing techniques. But if you want to learn any snake techniques you'll have to gain the snake summon."
Naruto haltered not sure what to say or do. "Well I don't want the snake jutsus because I might get a different summon." Naruto said thoughtfully talking to himself just as much as he was to Anko.
"Well I guess the fire Justus." Naruto said after a moment.
"Excellent." Anko said grinning. "By the way Naruto do you like blood?"
-XX-------Minato-------XX-
Minato looked from his paper wood and took a quick look at the clock above the door to his office.
'Naruto should be up by now and he only has another two hours or so until his test maybe he'd like some help training.'
Minato stood slowly organizing his papers and putting them in a drawer to be looked at, at a later time.
He stepped to the window and performed a seal instantly transporting himself to his house.
He walked out of his room and into the kitchen, but to his disappointment no one was home. He stepped outside and walked around to the back of the house where he Naruto liked to train.
The backyard was rather huge with a few acres of grass and training dummies in front, close to the house and further back woods where a dirt path through them led to a training ground for more private and secluded training.
Minato pushed open a gate and stepped onto the terrace when he sensed a strong chakra presence coming from the woods.
He began to walk a little faster it was when he got to the dirt path that he felt an incredible amount of heat.
He became suspicious and using a combination of speed in stealth quickly traced the heat to it's source.
The source was an exhausted Naruto and a crazy Anko laughing uncontrollably.
Naruto dived out of the way avoiding another spit of fire and rolled to his feet only in time to jump into the air avoiding three shuriken Anko had hurled.
Naruto formed the seals in mid air and gathered his chakra for one of the attacks he had been practicing. "Great fireball jutsu!"
Anko nodded approving of the giant flame that shot towards her. She fired another fireball into the first both dissipating with their crash.
Naruto fell to the ground not able to stand, he watched a shuriken hit him in the shoulder before closing his eyes. His thoughts became muddled and then he lost consciousness.
Minato looked horrified at the scene and within a second was at his son's side. He looked at Anko his eyes fiercely questioning her sanity.
Anko grinned at the handsome blonde, winked and blew him a kiss then without waiting for a reaction she disappeared into the ground.
Minato sighed looking at Naruto who lay bloody and tired. "How are you going to pass your test now he whispered to his unconscious son.
He gathered some chakra to his hands and was about to perform some medical jutsu- the few he knew- when he saw Naruto's bloody cuts begin to heal on their own. The fourth looked in awe and removed the shuriken in Naruto's shoulder.
Sure enough the deep injury began to heal the muscle reforming and reattaching where it had been destroyed and then finally the skin melded back together.
"Amazing…" Minato whispered watching the healing. 'I had no idea the Kyuubi's gift worked to such an extent. I should look into all it's potential, it could be extremely valuable to Naruto training wise.'
He stood and teleported back to his office Naruto under one arm something only he, the legendary yellow flash could do.
Putting Naruto on the green sofa which he had sat on years ago, when his life had only just been spared, he walked over to his desk opened a journal which he labeled Kyuubi powers and began to write of what he had just seen.
In the middle of writing Jiraiya burst in, about to yell but stopping at the sight of Naruto.
"What happened?" The white hared sannin asked curiously.
Minato grinned, "It was amazing, and I got to see a first hand account of the Kyuubi's powers at work. It seems the Kyuubi's chakra heals him even if the wound is severe. Truly remarkable."
Jiraiya nodded, his hand to his chin lost in thought. "Interesting, but does this mean he won't be able to take the test today? I really would have a tough time keeping up the image of a drill sergeant if I postponed this."
The Yondaime shook his head, "I doubt he'll awaken today. He's only seven Jiraiya and if my theory is correct his body will rest longer than it needs to not fully understanding that it's recovered."
Jiraiya sighed, "Well I'll find a way to work this out. Anyway what happened to him?"
Minato frowned pushing back his hair. "Anko happened she was training Naruto and-"
"YOU LET HER TRAIN HIM!?!" Jiraiya broke out laughing and then said sarcastically. "Why don't you just give him to the Akatsuki?"
Minato shook his head, "I didn't let her, I found them training."
Jiraiya nodded, "Well if you need me you know where to find me."
-----------Naruto----------
Naruto awoke groggily and stood up. He looked at the clock and then his memory flooded back. 'Shit…'
He was in his room definitely not the place he had been when he was last awake. He panicked a little before calming himself with a single thought. 'Anko.'
He knew Jiraiya would understand everyone knew that the crazy jounin sometimes ruined plans.
He made his bed thinking of what he needed to do. He brushed his teeth and then hurried down stairs where his dad was waiting for him.
"Good morning Naruto, Jiraiya wants you to meet him at the training grounds for your test."
Naruto nearly choked on his orange juice. "What time?" Naruto asked nervously.
"One hour so you better get ready okay son?"
The ninja in training gulped and began to eat his breakfast. He then ran upstairs to get his gear.
When he reached the training ground Jiraiya was writing in a small book, a small blush on his face.
He looked up noticing Naruto and put the book away. "Naruto I hope you're ready to begin because the test begins now."
Naruto bent back into his fighting stance waiting for an attack.
"Now Naruto," Jiraiya explained. "I'm first going to test your proficiency at taijutsu
Then if you pass we'll move to genjutsu and ninjutsu."
Naruto nodded, "What do I have to do?"
Jiraiya grinned. "You have to get to the rock behind me and remember only taijutsu."
Naruto looked at the rock and then at Jiraiya. The rock stood ten feet behind the white haired sannin and was as tall as Naruto's waist, though much wider.
'Well this shouldn't be to hard.' Naruto thought thinking of a plan.
After another second of thinking he charged and attempted to tackle Jiraiya, who rather than dodge and let Naruto by kicked him to the side causing Naruto to slam into the ground and roll.
Naruto quickly got up and charged at Jiraiya again. Naruto reached Jiraiya and proceeded to kick him in the stomach.
Jiraiya dodge easily and grabbed Naruto from behind and hurled him back.
Naruto flew the air and landed on his feet a little shaken. Nevertheless the blonde flew towards Jiraiya and took out a kunai which he hurled at the sannin.
Jiraiya caught the projectile and put it in his own supply bag. Naruto jumped and slammed his heel toward the older man who blocked it with his arm. Then using the arm as a spring board Naruto flew at the rock.
Jiraiya grinned at the blonde's futile attempt and before Naruto had gone a foot grabbed his leg and threw him back.
Naruto sat panting on the ground. 'He's faster than I thought, what else can I do. Maybe I should use the weapons combo. It's kind of dangerous but it might work.'
Naruto reached into his supply bag again and took out six shuriken. Then he put three in one hand and three in the other each shuriken between the gaps of his finger except between the index finger and thumb.
He walked back until he had enough room to perform the attack. He ran at Jiraiya full speed and then still in mid sprint began to spin firing the shuriken in his right hand first and then the ones in his left.
Then before he had stopped spinning he took out two kunai and then with the sharp ends pointing away form his hands charged.
Jiraiya jumped to dodge the shuriken going to quickly to be blocked easily. Then before he could land, Naruto had jumped into him.
The force of Naruto's jump bushed the two back even though Naruto was quickly disarmed.
The two landed right in front of the rock. Naruto grinned and got off the ground reaching toward the rock, but Jiraiya was up already and grabbed Naruto and threw him away from the rock for the third time.
This time when Naruto landed he did not charge. He sat on the light green grass and thought. After a few minutes he stood up. "Jiraiya-sama there is no way I can get passed you, I'm not strong enough to overpower you, nor fast enough to get by you."
Jiraiya smiled, "Very good Naruto you passed the first part of the test. A good shinobi must always know when he can accomplish the mission and when he can't."
Naruto looked stunned for a minute before grinning as his own frustration and humility had caused his success.
Naruto walked over to Jiraiya and sat down.
"Naruto I'm going to give you a short break before the second part of the test begins. Do you want to ask me anything?"
Naruto paused for a moment before turning his blue eyes to look at Jiraiya's. "Yeah, Jiraiya-sama if I pass the test what are we going to do for training."
Jiraiya smirked at Naruto, "Well right after we're going to keep you training like you do now and two or three days a week I'll train you here and once you turn ten I'll give you your first mission."
"Do you already know what it is?" Naruto asked curiously.
"I do but I'm not going to tell you." The sannin winked at the puzzled boy.
After they had bathed in the sun and breeze enough Jiraiya began the second part of the test.
Naruto had been given the task of holding out and staying conscious using whatever means necessary for two minutes. The task was impossible, chunnins could not last two minutes with the toad sannin yet Naruto was given the task
Naruto dodged a punch and completed a back handspring to dodge a sweeping kick. Quickly completed the hand seals he sent a huge fireball at Jiraiya who jumped into the air where he was met with shuriken.
He blocked the shuriken and disappeared from sight appearing behind Naruto. Naruto did not bother turning instead he stepped forward softening the impact of the blow. He somersaulted forwarded and landed with one knee resting on the ground.
Naruto jumped into the air and formed more hands signs, "Fire Raging jutsu."
Jiraiya ran forward side stepped the flame that Naruto shot at him. 'Fire Raging jutsu is a B level technique which allows the user to summon chakra and fire it out his hands it needs little chakra control since chakra can't be wasted, but nevertheless learning at such an age is impressive.'
Jiraiya dodged another flame which smoked over his head. Jiraiya sprinted toward the blond then used shunshin jutsu to speed to Naruto's right and put his hand on the blonde's head. "Seal of consciousness."
Jiraiya grunted and lifted Naruto and put him over his shoulder. Jiraiya grinned to himself. 'The kids got potential if he continues at this rate of ability he could surpass the fourth.'