Magnus: Here is the new chapter, hope you are still enjoying this, also, new OCs are going to be seen, and some of the skills of the team will be revealed, now please, Read and Review!
Disclaimer: We don't own Naruto as well as anything you believe is being mentioned in this fanfic, Reiko Zonbolt belongs to Kage Bijuu, and the others belong to me
Chapter 6
Graduation
Two years have passed since the day of the seal ritual, it's the day of the graduation, one last exam and the kids will be granted their hitai-ate, the sign of being a shinobi, Naruto, Hinata and Lee, today stand in the yard, along with many other students, anyone that looked at them today, wouldn't recognized them, they changed a lot, Naruto has grown, and even when his suit grew with him, he looked more strange, he added orange sunglasses to his outfit, which prevents his enemies to tell what is he thinking.
Lee was an impressive sight, being now almost as tall as Iruka, as for his clothes, he only removed the fishnet shirt, allowing everyone to see his now muscular body, he was the envy of any bodybuilder, with rock-like muscles, capable of releasing bone shatter punches and kicks, and his unruly hair reached his shoulders, a few of the Uchiha fangirls were rethinking their choices.
Hinata changed too, she allowed her hair to grow up to her waist, she changed her outfit too, now she is wearing sky blue stretchy pants and top, and is covered by an unbuttoned white coat, at her feet, white boots, a nodachi is tied in her back, the shy girl long gone, and she allows everyone to see the 'seal' on her forehead, and she could't help but to remember how everyone was fooled by her twin.
=Flashback=
Hiashi and 'Hinata' were walking to the Uzumaki's apartment, he was trying to leave behind the screams of agony that his 'daughter' shouted when she was being sealed, if not for her smug smile right now, he would swear that his true daughter got sealed,
"Still feeling guilty?, don't be, you haven't harmed your daughter, as for me, I'll be fine", the double of his daughter said,
Hiashi knew he must ask how did they fooled the byakugan, but he was more worried for his daughter's safety and the state of her double.
As soon as they arrived Hiashi knocked the door, and he was greeted by no other than his own daughter,
"DAD!, please come in!", Hinata said,
Hiashi and Hinata's twin entered with haste, not wanting any unwanted eyes to witness the two girls, once inside, Hiashi couldn't help but to gasp, what looked like a humble apartment on the outside, put to shame the great Hyuga house,
"I'm glad you made it!, and without unwanted attention, that's good!", Ankiseth greeted them, breaking Hiashi's amazement.
"You know?, this mark hurts, A LOT!, Hinata-chan, Naruto-kun, you owe me a BIG reward!", Hinata's twin talked to Naruto and Hinata, who blushed madly, knowing what she wanted,
"Can we discus that later, like when my father leaves?", Hinata asked politely and with a low voice, she didn't want to deal with her in front of her father.
"Uzumaki-san, I'm grateful for your assistance in protecting my dear daughter, still, it amaze me how identical they are, however, I'm forced to ask you, how did you make her able to fool the byakugan?, it should be impossible", Hiashi started to talk with Ankiseth, who only gave him the Uzumaki Foxy Grin,
"Well, that's for me to know, and for you to wonder, right now, the important thing to do is to mark Hinata's forehead with a special ink, this one will fool anyone into think that it's a seal, but it will be completely harmless to her", Ankiseth explained.
"I... see... I can't thank you enough for everything you have done, if there is something I could do to repay all your kindness and resources...", Hiashi started, still a little baffled by the skill of the merchant, but Ankiseth didn't allowed him to finish,
"Actually, there is something you can do, can you kindly put your signature at the end of this 'harmless' bunch of paper sheets?", Ankiseth asked with his sweet voice, and as Hiashi started to read the document, Hinata's twin dragged both Hinata and Naruto to a room in the back, ready to take her reward, by force if needed...
=End of Flashback=
As the day proceeded, only six students were left to take the tests, and these six were the most troublesome kids in the academy, Iruka, not wanting this test to be run by him for any longer time than required, decided to began
"Ok, Reiko Zonbolt, please, show us your skills on the ranged area", Iruka motioned for the silver haired sword user, who was holding a red katana, instead of the bokken she wore when she and her father returned to Konoha a few years ago.
Reiko stud at the edge of the ranged area, instead of taking a shuriken, kunai, or senbon, she unsheathed her katana, with a swift movement, she seemed to caress the edge of the blade, and then, in a fast motion, she moved the tip of the blade toward the log, without loosing her grip, while shouting,
"DENKOUSEKKA GIRI!!!!",
the result was instantaneous, the log got cut in half, Iruka gasped, he knew about the Zonbolt's mad sword skills, but watching them in action was even more freakish, "Ok, you pass, now head to the combat area please", Iruka finally said, just to call the next one,
"Matsukaze Meada, your turn".
Matsukaze was a tall and dark skinned boy (for a full description check my profile, right now he have his complete body), not as tall as Lee, but very impressive, standing at the edge of the ranged area, he reached from a pocket on his pants, and took out a knife, without hesitation he threw it at the log, scoring a nice hit, almost at the very center of the target circle, a nice performance,
"Good, you pass, Naraku, your turn!", Iruka called the next one.
Naraku was a boy with pale skin and long black hair, he wasn't anywhere near a tall height, he was wearing monk-like robes and unlike anyone else, he was barefoot, a quiver at his back and composite bow in hand, what was notorious in this boy, was the bandages at his eyes, he was blind,
"The log is 90 degrees to your left, please be careful", Iruka warned,
the blind boy just smiled, turning to be 'facing' the log, he took an arrow from the quiver, and with a fast sucession of moves, he put the arrow in the bow, pulled back the wire, and allowed the arrow to fly, scoring a bullseye,
"Wow!", everyone shouted, it was impressive, and before Iruka could tell him that he passed, 5 more arrows scored a bullseye, everyone of them splitting in two the previous arrow,
"What the hell?... er... you pass, Hinata, your turn".
Hinata set feet on the ranged area, she agreed with Naruto and Lee that this was a good moment to show off some skill, without moving, she only said,
"Arctic Judgment!",
suddenly, a dozen of spears made of ice stabbed the log without mercy, Iruka was so shocked that the notebook slip out of his hands,
'OH. MY. GOD!, WHAT KIND OF FREAKY JUTSU WAS THAT?!', Iruka's mind was racing, while Hinata gave him a cute smile,
"Huh... you pass... Naruto, your turn", Iruka weakly said.
Naruto faced a newly placed log, he lazily reached for Casull, and pointed it against the log, this wasn't the first time Iruka saw that freaking weapon, but he wanted to see it more close now, Naruto pulled the trigger a few times, scoring perfect shots every time, and Iruka got startled by the loud sound of the gun, still, he managed to notice the spikes on the chakra at every shot,
'One hell of a weapon', "Ok, you pass, Lee you pass too, now head to the combat area", Iruka's avoidance of Lee wasn't unnoticed,
"Iruka-sensei, why aren't I tested like the others?", Lee asked, with a rised eyebrow,
"Because last time you shattered the log with a stone, THAT WAS TWICE MY SIZE!, NOW GO TO THE NEXT TEST!", Iruka shouted, not wanting to further discuss.
At the combat area, Mizuki was ready to test the last kids, the troublesome ones, as usual, he was suposed to restrain himself, he just nedded to check that the skill level of the students was enough to start their lives as shinobies, but this year's exam was special, sure, 4 of the kids were going to have it easy with him, but the demon kid and the brute will have to face him at full force, he was still resented against Lee for sending him flying from the hotsprings to the forest of the death with one hit,
'If I weren't holding back he would be the one still sore!', Mizuki thought, and then proceeded to call the students,
"Reiko!, step into the circle!",
While Reiko unsheathed her katana, Mizuki only took one kunai, in a reverse hold, at that second, the battle began, it was a savage exchange of slashes, both showing a high degree of skill, Mizuki had some problem to restrain himself, but decided to go harsh against her, taking chance of an opening, he hit the katana, sending it flying upwards, disarming the girl, but as he was about to point the kunai to her throat, she took his arm and performed a judo throw, followed by her feet hitting his chest, then she raised her hand to the sky, to catch her sword with ease, and place the edge against Mizuki's neck, who only gave a chuckle,
"Not bad, not bad at all, you pass, Matsukaze, you are next!", Mizuki called.
Matsukaze entered the circle, and untied the zanbato at his back, Mizuki took of his giant shuriken, ready to use it as a shield, their battle was less impressive that Reiko's, much slower, but unlike Reiko, Matsukaze landed hits with bestial force, after a few attacks, and with not much of an opening in his stance, Mizuki called to a stop,
"Ok, ok, you are good enough, you pass, can someone guide that blind kid into the circle?, he is next", Mizuki called.
With the help of Reiko, Naraku was able to enter the circle, this time, he was wielding a long staff instead of the bow, he was standing in a relaxed stance, no signals of being ready, Mizuki decided to go with taijutsu, if he was able to evade 1 of 10 attacks, he will pass, as Mizuki started his attack, he regretted it, soon he found himself barely able to evade the attacks of the blind boy, who was striking with deadly accuracy,
"STOP ALREADY!, you pass!, now, someone take him out of here!, Hinata, you are next!", Mizuki called it to an end.
As Hinata entered the circle, Mizuki had a hard time to decide if he should be prepared for the Jyuken, or the nodachi, she wasn't moving at all, he decided to go with taijutsu again, but as he took the stance, the sound of a resheathing sword caught his attention, several small cuts appeared on his arms and legs, nothing serious, but it was testament of her sword skill,
"A-Awesome!, I didn't saw you moving!, you pass!, You! Uzumaki!, come here now!", Mizuki called the next one.
As Naruto step on the circle, Mizuki started to make plans to kill him, to him, both Naruto and the merchant, who adopted him, should be decapitated, and their heads hanged on the main gate of the village, but right now, stabbing the heart of the demon fox was enough, so, he took out a kunai, and decided to start sooner, just to find that he was unable to move, he looked at the shadows, they weren't crossed, there were no wires, and sill, he was caught into some kind of holding jutsu, Naruto was holding his open hand at him,
"Do you give up now?, or shall Casull shine once again?", Naruto warned,
Mizuki was not ignorant about that hellish weapon, so, he decided to be smart, there was another one who was bound to taste his rage,
"Ok, you pass, just remember that in a mission, your enemy will not surrender that easily, and even if they do so, you may get backstabbed, now go!, and call your brute friend!", Mizuki replied, and Naruto left with a foxy grin on his face, soon, Lee step into the circle.
Lee raised his fists into a boxing-like stance, Mizuki didn't thought of that as taijutsu anymore, in his eyes, Lee was only a brute, so, he took his giant shuriken, decideing on not letting this boy pass, without warning, he leaped for a fast kill, but Lee evaded, then they started to exchange deadly blows, but none got hit, Mizuki decided that it was enough, so, he infused his muscles with chakra, gaining more speed, and starting to hit Lee, with not much effect, Lee getting annoyed, and still unused to the last restriction seal, broke it off,
"Fifth seal, release!", Lee almost whispered,
Mizuki was doing a jump over Lee, in order to finish him with a backstab, he never got the chance, before landing, he watched Lee to turn around to face him, with extended arms to his sides, then, in a fast move, he made a clap, the effect was brutal, it sounded like a thunder, and the shock wave was more than enough to maul Mizuki's body and shatter the shuriken, Lee watched Mizuki fly out of the circle, and painfully landing against a tree,
"I guess I pass, or do you want to continue?", Lee asked, and Mizuki only motioned for him to leave, he swore under his breath, that one day he will get his revenge.
Inside the classroom, the last test was taking place, and only six students remained to be tested,
"Ok, Reiko Zonbolt, please, perform a henge and two bushins", Iruka asked, Reiko did as told, first transforming into her father, Sanger Zonbolt, after dispelling it, she made two perfect bushins,
"Good, you pass, Matsukaze Maeda, you are next, please, perform the same jutsus", Iruka instructed, Matsukaze did as told, first transforming into a red horse, and then making two bushins, a little less than perfect,
"Ok, good enough, you pass, Naraku, your turn, use the same jutsus", Iruka called the blind boy, who did as told, transforming into Iruka, and then making the bushins, a prefect performance,
"Good, you pass, Hinata Hyuga, please, do the same", Iruka called.
Hinata did things her own way, with no handseals, she transformed into a beautiful Angel made of ice, then she performed her own jutsu, and two bushins made of ice formed, they were solid, unlike the previous bushins, Iruka was awestruck,
"What the...?, er... wow!, ok, you pass, Rock Lee, you are next, same jutsus", Iruka instructed,
after seeing Hinata making such high level jutsus, he was ready to see Lee doing a jutsu by himself, as Lee got in position, he removed the gravity seals, granting him access to his godly speed, as well as using a previous spell casted on his shadow, courtesy of Naruo, the henge was faked by the spell, that made him to look like the Hokage for 10 seconds, enough to pass, but short enough to not being noticed, when the turn of the bushin came, he only moved fast enough to leave two clear afterimages, giving the illusion of being bushins,
"I didn't expect that, ok, you pass, is good to see that you were able to make jutsus, even if it was at the end, Ok Naruto, you are the last, don't let your friends go without you!", Iruka called for Naruto, he thought that there could not be anything alse that could surprise him today, he was wrong.
What Naruto performed, Iruka called Nightmare jutsus, because there was no possible way for a normal ninja to do that, the henge was performed with the help of the trench coat, it turned liquid, and enveloped Naruto as if it were eating him, then it took the form of the Hokage, after bowing, the body turned orange, and returned to the original form of Naruto, it was freakish, and the bushins were almost as bad, Naruto's shadow expanded to the sides, and two bodies started to come out of it, as zombies that try to get out of a swamp, as the solid bodies got to their feet, they took Naruto's shape, then both of them walked to Iruka, who stepped back,
"Good enough?", one of the bushins asked, while the other snickered,
"Y-Yes, y-you pass", Iruka replied, and then the bushins melted, and the black mass returned to Naruto's shadow, making him to look like a demon,
"AHEM!, Congratulations, you have passed, you are now ninjas of the leaf, now come to the desk to get your hitai-ate", Iruka gave his last instruction, thinking on the report that he has to deliver to the Hokage.
Next morning...
At the classroom, every graduated was excited, the groups will be formed, and the senseis will be assigned, some, like Sakura, were cursing, because they were striped of the chance of being with the last Uchiha, who graduated last year, others, like Kiba, were sending silent prayings to be in the same team with the beautiful Hinata, Reiko was sending prayings too, to be in the same team as Lee, she REALLY wanted to put her hands on those BIG muscles, unfortunately for them, the local God of War will not hear their prayers,
'I'm not Thor, or Baldur, besides, I already have other plans', Lee thought, he wasn't sure why, but he was able to hear some of the silent prayers, either they wanted the grace of the God of War, or were stupid enough to not name a God in their prayers.
"Ok, please pay attention, I will name the teams and their sensei, the teams have been selected to make them balanced, and their sensei has been selected to enhance the strengths of the members of the team, there will not be any changes, understood?", Iruka stated, and as he got some nods, he started to name the teams,
6 teams were named, but it was until the 7th team that it became interesting.
"Team 7: Naruto Uzumaki, Hinata Hyuga and Rock Lee, your sensei will be Anko Mitarashi", the three genins nodded, but Reiko and Kiba cursed, for not being able to be with their crushes,
"Team 8: Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka and Sakura Haruno, your sensei will be Kurenai Yuhi", funeral bells sounded for Sakura, from all the weirdos, she had to be teamed with the worst of them, Kiba and Shino curse their luck for being in the same team with the banshee,
"Team 9 (Neji, Tenten and Sasuke) is still out there under the wing of Kakashi Hatake, so Team 10: Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka and Chouji Akimichi, your sensei will be Asuma Sarutobi", Ino was grateful for being with the least weirdos of the class, she will work her way with them later,
"Team 11: Reiko Zonbolt, Matsukaze Maeda and Naraku, your sensei will be Yamato", said genins showed no emotion, at least the three of them know each other enough to work together.
"Well, that's all, you must wait here for your teachers, good luck, and don't lack off!", Iruka gave his final instruction, feeling pity for some of the jounins, this year some of the genins were more than enough to scare the chunins, he had no idea of the colossal storm that was getting closer.
Magnus: Well, what do you think, very screwed teams don't you think?
Sakura: I DEMAND YOU TO PUT ME IN THE SAME TEAM AS SASUKE-KUN!!!!
Shino: Yes, please, take her away, her screams are going to drive me insane!
Akamaru: ARF!
Kiba: I agree with Akamaru.
Magnus: Well, she is going to stay wit you until I, or the readers, say otherwise, so, DEAL WITH IT!, ahem... see ya in next chapter!