Time for chapter six. I hope you guys enjoyed the end of chapter five. Get used to the idea of Sasuke being a stuck up prick because he is staying around for awhile. I will introduce a few new characters in this chapter that every Naruto fan should know, so I won't go into much detail of what they are wearing. Now back to Naruto.

Academy Training Grounds

"Alright class, it is time for accuracy training." Said the teacher. Naruto looked around and saw some targets on tree trunks. He asked the teacher, "Hey Iruka-sensei, what are we using to practice?" Iruka turned to look at Naruto and grinned. "Well Naruto, we are going to be practicing with kunai and shuriken today." Naruto looked intrigued as he was handed the sharp throwing knifes and stars.

The teacher spoke aloud, "Ok everyone, grab a few kunai and practice throwing them. Try to hit the center of each target." Sasuke looked at Naruto and smirked. "Ha, I hope you don't think you can beat me at this type of training. I have been practicing with these since before I joined the academy." Naruto looked back at Sasuke distastefully. "I don't expect to be better than you when using a weapon that I've never even held before."

Sasuke brushed off that remark as he started throwing shuriken. Sasuke was extremely angry at Naruto because Naruto had been better than him during every other practice they've had. It was always the same. Naruto came in first while Sasuke came up short in second place. But Sasuke knew for sure that he could win this time.

Naruto started throwing some kunai at a target or two, but what he was really focusing on were two girls on the other side of the training grounds. He took great notice of the one called Sakura, who had bright pink hair and wore a red shirt with tan pants. But he took even greater notice of the girl called Hinata. She had short black hair and had very lightly tinted eyes in the shade of purple.

Naruto snapped out of his daze when the teacher announced that now they were throwing kunai in order to earn points. Naruto did not really care if he beat Sasuke, but he wanted to impress the girls. Naruto's throws became more accurate and Sasuke looked over at him and started to panic.

Sasuke started throwing his kunai and shuriken faster, and so did Naruto. Both of them were throwing sharp objects at an alarming rate. The teacher, Iruka, thought about stepping in to stop them, but he decided not to. Sasuke started to throw some kunai slow and then throw faster ones which would ricochet off of the slower ones and he still managed to make all of them hit their mark.

Naruto watched Sasuke closely and mimicked his movements, causing his kunai to ricochet as well. Both of them kept throwing faster and faster. Finally Iruka stepped in. "Alright you two, you can stop showing off. I cannot decide which of you is better. It is a tie." Naruto grinned but Sasuke stormed off muttering curses under his breath.

Ninja Academy (one year later)

Naruto looked around at his classmates. He was at the graduation ceremony and everyone was dressed up for the big day. Even though most of the class consisted of twelve-year-olds, they were all fairly skilled 'ninja'. However, they would not be considered ninja until they received their Leaf Village headband when they graduated which would signify their transformation into ninja.

Besides the students, there were also teachers such as Iruka-sensei. The third hokage was also there. The hokage looked at each of the genin-to-be and thought about what they would be like when they grew up.

The first was a boy with medium length spiky black hair in a ponytail. He reportedly had an IQ of around two hundred and was not only the most intelligent by far, but also the laziest student. His name was Shikamaru Nara. Next to him was a rather big boy who ate everything in sight named Choji Akimichi, and a blond haired girl her always talked about Sasuke who was named Ino Yamanaka.

Other almost-genin students consisted of Hinata Hyuuga and her cousin Neji Hyuuga, a boy who had the same pupil-less eyes but wore a loose white-ish shirt. Also there was Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha. Rock Lee, who wore a full green skin-tight suit, was talking to a boy who had a small dog as his ninja pet. The owner was Kiba Inuzuka and his puppy was called Akamaru. The last two students were Shino Aburame, who wore an off-white trench coat and a girl named TenTen who was talking to Sakura.

The ceremony was rather quick. The teacher, Iruka, would call each student's name and the student would receive their headband and walk over to their parents. However, Sasuke and Naruto did not have any parents, so they walked over and stood next to the hokage.

Uchiha Hideout

Itachi was sitting cross-legged in a meditative position and was sorting his thoughts. *Today should be Naruto's graduation. I haven't seen him since he left a year ago. I hope he learned at least a few useful things in the academy. As soon as he gets back I will start training him for the chuunin exams. The sooner he becomes a chuunin the better.*

Itachi sensed an unfamiliar chakra and opened his eyes. He looked around and saw no one. "Show yourself," said Itachi. "whatever you are looking for I assure you, it isn't here." A puddle of water formed on the ground in front of Itachi and a human like form started rising from it. Slowly, it took the appearance of a scaly fish-like man.

Itachi examined this unwelcome guest. The fish-man was wearing a black robe with a pattern of red clouds on it. He was also equipped with a huge sword wrapped in gauze on his back and had a headband from the Hidden Mist Village on his forehead. The headband had a scratch through the symbol which meant that this ninja was a rogue.

"Hello Itachi Uchiha." The fish-man said. "I have come to speak with you about an offer." Itachi looked up at him with a curious look. "Is that so?" Itachi stood up and stared the tall man down. He was about six inches taller than Itachi. "And who might you be, rogue ninja?"

The tall man looked at Itachi. "You have no room to talk Uchiha. You are a rogue ninja too. My name is Kisame Hoshigaki." Itachi stood still and continued to look at Kisame with no emotion, which was starting to piss Kisame off. Itachi said, "Well, are you going to tell me what you want or are you just going to stand there like an idiot?"

Kisame showed his sharp teeth with disgust as he answered the question. "I have been ordered by my…superior to recruit you into our organization." Itachi replied, "And what organization is that?" Kisame smirked and said, "I am from the Akatsuki. Our goal is to capture and seal away the nine tailed-beasts that plague this ninja world." Itachi thought to himself, *I cannot allow them to get Naruto. He is the host of the ninth tailed-beast.*

Itachi frowned. "Then I'm afraid you have come all this way for nothing. I'm not interested." Kisame also frowned and said, "I was ordered to recruit you. If you refuse I will just have to drag you in." Kisame launched himself at Itachi and brought back his fist to punch him in the face. Itachi quickly closed his eyes and then opened them again saying, "Sharingan."

He ducked under Kisame's punch and attempted to sweep his legs. Kisame however used the momentum of his punch and practically climbed over Itachi. When Itachi turned around, Kisame was already in front of him and Itachi was kicked in the stomach hard. Itachi flew back several feet and skidded to a stop. Kisame was already behind him and punched Itachi in the face again.

Itachi landed on the ground a few feet away and quickly got to his feet. He made a few hand signs and said, "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu." A huge fireball flew through the air at Kisame and engulfed him. Itachi stared at the cloud of smoke created by the impact intensely. But to his surprise, Kisame appeared unscathed. Kisame laughed devilishly. "Did you really think that a fireball would score any damage on a ninja from the Hidden MIST Village? Hahahahahahaha. You are a really funny person Uchiha, but it is time to end this."

Kisame completed a series of hand signs and slapped his hands to the floor. "Water Style: Water Shark Bomb Jutsu!" A blue shark animated from water and flew at Itachi. He just barely dodged it and copied Kisame's previous hand signs. "Water Style: Water Shark Bomb Jutsu." This time, it was Itachi that animated water in the form of a shark. The shark hit Kisame hard and sent him flying to the far end of the room and into a wall.

Kisame growled at Itachi. "You're really starting to annoy me." He made a few handsigns and inhaled. "Impenetrable Mist!" A thick cloud of water vapor erupted from Kisame's mouth and filled the room. Itachi focused and waited for Kisame to strike. "There!" Itachi held a kunai in his hand and swung his arm around his back, stabbing Kisame.

"Hehehe." Kisame said. "You should be more careful." Itachi watched as Kisame melted into the floor. "A water clone." Before Itachi could react, he was kicked from behind. Itachi skidded on the ground but regained his balance quickly enough to avoid another shark. "You're fast," Kisame said, "but let's see you dodge this!" He made a long string of handsigns and clapped his hands together. "Water Style: Overflowing Tsunami!" Water erupted from the ground and rose high until it almost touched the ceiling. Kisame laughed as he rode the tsunami straight into Itachi, pinning him against the wall.

When Itachi appeared to be unconscious, Kisame released the jutsu and the tide slipped back into the ground. He then walked over to Itachi and kneeled down to get a better look at his face. Itachi's body melted and sunk into the floor. "What the hell is this!" Kisame said as he backed up and pulled out his sword.

Everything lost its color and turned gray. Kisame looked around and saw Itachi standing behind him. "You have lost Kisame." Itachi said. "From the moment I destroyed your water clone, I have had you under my Tsukuyomi." Kisame was outraged. "What the hell is going on?" Itachi grinned. "Did your supirior not tell you about this ability of mine? What a shame. Time to go to sleep."

Gray water seeped up from the ground and engulfed Kisame, knocking him out instantly. Itachi then released the jutsu and made a shadow clone. The clone carried Kisame's body out of the hideout and across the border of the Land of Fire. The real Itachi walked back to his chair and sat down, as if nothing had happened.

That took awhile! I was going to make the fight between Itachi and Kisame longer but I got a little carried away on the descriptions. Please review and wait until you see what happens when Naruto gets back to the hideout.