Chapter two is up, enjoy. This will be my last update for a while maybe one more for Life Objection but exams are coming up and I need to study, have a great New Years everybody.
"Speech"
'Thought'
"Whispers"
Stressed word
-Figures-
"What do you mean I fail?!"
"Joriha and Tenshi touched the bandana and you only got my sleeve, they at least almost completed their goal while you, on the other hand, were the furthest from it also you are too rash and weak so, they pass and you fail."
"That's not fair!"
"I made the rules and told you all only two would pass, it's completely fair."
"But-"
"Shut it Uzumaki, why can't you be happy that we passed."
"Forget you!" Naruto shot back in anger.
"Return to the academy tomorrow at two p.m. you and the rest of the failures will be given a speech by lord Hokage."
"Wait!" The jounin disappeared in a swirl of leaves ignoring the hand that tried to grab him, Naruto turned to this 'teammates' with a pleading look not ever seen on Naruto before. They simply turned and walked away glad they didn't have to spend any more time with the village outcast. He fell to his knees, slammed his right fist into the ground, his teeth clenched and his eyes squeezed shut. 'I failed again, after so long I finally get to genin and I screw up again, why is my life so terrible, why!' He dragged himself home and unlocked his door.
"Hey, how's it going Naruto?" A female voice asked as he opened the door. He smiled at the voice and moved towards it, picking up a small frog he hit a button on its metal back stopping the recording. Nine years ago this small device was given to him by his grandfather figure; with his sexy no jutsu he was able to record the different genders to, but weather his own voice or another, this small thing had helped him keep some bit of sanity over the years.
'I have someone to greet me when I get home at least, even if they aren't real.' Setting it back down on its desk and went to his kitchen. "Maybe a bit of ramen would help." Naruto didn't leave his apartment the rest of that day and went to sleep sooner than usual.
The morning had come and Naruto made his way to the academy, he was still sad but didn't let his emotions show.
'This is so unfair; maybe Jiji knows a way for me to stay a genin?' As he open the main doors of the academy the regular chatter of teachers any others present in the hall audibly quieted their conversations. Nothing was new about this, so the blond made his way to the class he was told to meet in. Again the voices dulled as he walked through the door.
"He failed again, not surprised, if I couldn't make it I knew he wasn't going to."
"Why does he even try?"
"Shh, he's getting close."
'Wonder what they were talking about?' The only available seat was on the left second from the front, Naruto sat at the end seat and the other two at the table gave small hints of wanting to move away, not noticed by the happy go lucky blond. 'Hey I know these guys, yea, they were in my class, hey all of these people passed right, did they also get kicked from their teams too?' As he was lost in thought the Hokage came through the door with a slightly forced smile on his face.
"Hello, everyone..." He scanned the room and had to stop a sigh at the sight of Naruto. "... I know the events that brought you here may not have been to your liking, but I'm afraid all of you failed to pass the survival exam, your genin status is revoked and you are no longer allowed to be trained in any ninja art."
'Wait, no, no... come on gramps anything but that!' The blond along with the rest of the class visibly went wide eyed and some groaned.
'This is always difficult.' The aging Hokage didn't like this meeting every year, but they just couldn't have incompetent shinobi getting themselves killed, or fail a mission critical to the village.
"What, you can't do that, I was here all this time for nothing!" Some random kid shouted, Naruto was strangely silent willing his grandfather figure to make an exception, too focused on that to move his mouth for once.
"Silence, being here means you would have died or cost the life of your teammates on a mission, this was not a waste of your time, this is your own doing!" He seemed to always have to drive that point home this time every year. 'Wait, what about...' He turned to the blond boy; his head was down as if in thought. '... forgive me Naruto.'
'Is this really because I wasn't good enough?'
"However..." The students that had lost hope quickly looked up. "There is a second option, you all can-"
"Get into special training!"
"Silence! The second option is to reenter the academy, these are your choices please think it over; end your ninja career or retake your classes." At this, the preteens stood up and slowly walked out of the room muttering about having to find a job; Naruto however was pulled from the leaving crowd by the Hokage.
"What's up Jiji?"
"Naruto, I'm sorry that you failed, if it makes any difference I'll find a job for you at the tower." Naruto looked confused.
"Huh?"
"You're going to have to find a new career to support yourself."
"Jiji..." He looked up at him. "... I'm going to reenter the academy." Shock covered the man's face.
"Naruto you can't be serious, you'd be grouped with kids way under your age group, and have to retake five years of studies! Becoming a civilian is the best option."
"Why would I, my dream is to surpass you old man." A grin widened on his face. "And now I'll have a few more years of pranking." All of the teachers visibly paled and shuttered regardless of where they were at the time, leaving many confused.
"Naruto...." Sarutobi stood there not entirely sure what to say. "Then, I guess I'll have to sign you back in, hopefully it won't take an extra year this time."
"I hope not, those older farts are always out to get me."
Appearing at the tower the leader of the village turned to his secretary.
"Immediate council meeting, ten minutes from now, and send for the jounin Amahai Renkin!" The woman scrambled for the messengers, when the usually kind leader gets angry not following orders is a death wish. Sarutobi sat down in the meeting room and tried to calm himself. 'Don't worry Naruto, I'll fix this mistake.'
"What is this about Lord Hokage?" Danzo was one of the first to arrive.
"You will know once everyone arrives." The war hawk scowled and went to his seat on the floor.
'One day you senile fool, I will take your place and finally allow this village to move forward.' The seats had filled and a lone man stood in the center of the room.
"Lord Hokage, why have you called me here?"
"Amahai, I would really like to know why you passed only two of your students and not the third."
"Lord Hokage you shouldn't question the way he decided to run the tes-"
"Silence!" The leader's narrowed eyes never left the jounin in the center of the room.
"I have filled out the proper forms to have an apprentice of the three genin I was assigned, I chose to have two apprentices, they had potential in their abilities but the third didn't have the fire I was looking for."
"And because it was Naruto, you fear the thing that is only sealed in him, he is a human like the rest of you, he should have passed!"
"Hokage-dono, are you showing favoritism?" Sarutobi lowered his head, his hat shadowed away his glaring face.
"None of you have a right to speak about that, Sasuke is practically being worshiped!" He no longer hid his angered face, many in the room flinched back.
"But you however have stopped us from ridding this village of those demons and traitors you are so fond of."
'They're trying to use the point system, no, one more time, please let me save him!'
"The reason didn't pass him was because he does not use any teamwork and cannot fight better than your average street drunk, by Konoha's laws he could not pass." The aging Kage couldn't seem to counter this remark.
"The boy will have to find a job, like any would hire him." A brave member of the civilian section spoke.
"Actually, he won't become a civilian."
"You heard the man, he can't be a ninja!"
"Actually he'll be repeating the academy."
"What, no one has ever accepted that offer!"
"No one until now, you can't stop his attendance, that action would go against Konoha's law 'everyone has freedom to learn unless it is done in a harmful manner' doesn't it?"
'Damn old man, well, at least he this way the brat can't get any stronger.'
"All who are against his return to the academy?" Some of the civilians tried to raise their hands but were stopped by Danzo signaling a stubble no.
"Then it appears Uzumaki, Naruto will start his studies again, dismissed." The Hokage stood and watched the others leave. 'They will be back, and I think I'll only be able to ease their demands, I'm sorry Naruto, but you won't be the only one to feel their anger.'
In a dark room under the Hokage tower a group of shadowed figures stood in a semicircle with one person at the opened center.
"You have done well slowing the death of this village."
"It's my duty to protect this village, but I must admit, I enjoyed this assignment."
"That would be a common feeling to this mission, here is your payment." The person at the center was thrown a bag.
"More ryo that I expected, this is extremely kind of you, now if I may be on my way?"
"Yes, and remember..."
"Right, 'you will not speak to the Hokage of our involvement or you shall be found and killed, and under Konoha law..." He lifted his head and a small ray of light shone on his face. "... Uzumaki Naruto is not capable of being a shinobi of the leaf due to his lack of skills and disregard for teamwork'." It was easy to tell he had a twisted grin just from his voice, even though the loose cloth he wore hid it from view.
"You may leave Renkin."
"Yes honorable council."
As Naruto walked home he took out two letters given to him by the Hokage. He looked at them once before making this way through his door. The crisp September air made its way into the apartment.
"Everything alright Naruto?" He looked over to his frog greeter.
"Yea, I think." Flipping its switch off he sat down on his couch that was once in an ally way to be thrown away, the smell of smoke was almost completely gone after a year of having it, and most of his things were picked off the streets of gifts from the village leader. He opened the first letter.
Dear parents,
Your student had been accepted into Konoha Ninja Academy; classes start at 7:40 A.M. each morning and end at 2:50 P.M. unless they have caused reason to be held after class. Lunches are not provided we expect all food be brought with your child and also thank you for allowing your loved one to protect this village, we know this may have been a large decision so please remember we will do all we can to help your child succeed.
Academy Chairman,
Nanba, Yarshi
Naruto laughed at this, that man had never once been nice to a student in his life, for some reason being head of the school had made him think he was the boss of everyone in or out of the academy.
"What idiot would buy this?" He wadded the paper up into a ball and opened the other letter.
Dear Naruto,
Don't you think it's about time to drop the henge, come to me to remove it when you're ready?
Sincerely,
Sarutobi, Hiruzen
Naruto sighed at that one.
'I think I'll wait a bit longer on that.' Getting up Naruto threw both into trash and walked out the door, he had two weeks before he had to go back to that prison.
Chapter two done and now to answer some questions, Naruto is fifteen almost sixteen, most kids get in at age 7, he wasn't allowed until he was 8 due to most of the village not wanting him to have any power or skill, that was overruled the next year by the Hokage.
He was thirteen when he took the first genin exam, failed two years, passed this year, and now he's back, this should be interesting. The Hokage also has a constant henge on him, this only hides his height and voice, and without this he would have a harder time making friends than he already did.
The academy has five, two week breaks throughout the year: February 12, May 16, September 22, October 9, and December 23. September break is when fifth years graduate and once that break is over first years start their first day.
The fact remains that not many stories actually touched on the academy life, so I thoughT I'd try to bring some of my Ideas into it.
Please review any questions you have I'll try to answer them. FlareXD.