And here is chapter two. I was surprised at the reaction that the first chapter received. And to answer your question bankai777, no Naruto will not be on team ten. I have decided to put him with team 8. The reason for that is that some of the stuff I have planned out for later in the story works better for me if I write it out this way. I know the whole Naruto being on team 8 has been done quite a bit, but I am hopefully going to be able to write it out and not bore everyone. I also had a few people message me and ask me not to overpower Naruto too much. Don't worry, Naruto won't just go around curb stomping people left and right. He will gradually get stronger as the story progresses. Anyways, on with the story.
In the middle of training ground 14 stood two masked figures, both holding a katana staring down the other. The first stood just under the five foot mark at four foot and eleven inches. He had a fox anbu mask covering his face and golden blonde hair. He now wore black anbu pants with a kunai pouch strapped to his right thigh, a black shirt with a red Uzumaki swirl on the back, and black ninja sandals. This was Naruto Uzumaki.
The second stood at five foot and five inches and had a cat anbu mask. She had long purple hair that reached down to her waist. She had on her normal anbu attire. This was Yugao Uzuki. Naruto had multiple small cuts across his arms and chest and was breathing heavily. Yugao had a small cut here and there but was in a lot better shape than Naruto.
"Doesn't look like you can go much longer Fox-kun." Yugao said watching the young blond.
"Just means I have to try and end this quickly Neko-chan." Naruto replied before taking a deep breath.
"Well, let's see what you can do then." Yugao said as she made two shadow clones. Two of the clones rushed Naruto from the side while the real Yugao jumped into the air. "Leaf style: dance of the crescent moon."
Naruto watched as the three Yugaos came closing in on him leaving an afterimage of her swords. The clone on his right made it to him first and struck out with her blade give him another cut on his arm. Deciding not to fight a losing battle, he waited till the second clone got close before using a shunshin to evade the blade. The clones wasn't expecting this and ended up striking each other causing them to be dispelled.
The real Yugao landed and looked around for the blond ninja. Seeing a shadow pass by her, she looked up to see Naruto falling from the sky spinning with his blade outstretched. "Uzumaki style: whirlpool slash." Naruto's blade connected with Yugao and sliced through her body. Suddenly there was a poof of smoke and when it cleared there was a split log lying on the ground.
Naruto looked around for the cat masked anbu. He found her when she jumped from a nearby tree and began her descent towards him. "Hazy moon night." Yugao's body seemed to be surrounded by blades as she fell towards him. Naruto tried to block the attack but his blade passed right through hers. Yugao landed and immediately brought her blade to the young blonde's neck.
"Sorry Fox-kun, but you lose." Yugao said as they both sheathed their blades. "You have really progressed over the last two years. Keep progressing like this and by the time you graduate the academy in two years you will be far past the others in your class."
Naruto let his senses spread throughout the area to make sure no one was around. When he didn't sense anyone he removed the fox mask and sealed it away in one of the seals on his shirt. "I wouldn't have gotten this far if it wasn't for you nee-chan. I can only do so much with just reading the scrolls left to me and practicing by myself."
"Why don't you get one of your friends to help you train when I can't?" questioned Yugao.
"I only have a few friends nee-chan. Shikamaru is too lazy to do anything and Chouji doesn't like hurting his friends. Shino and his family help me out with chakra control exercises but that's about it since they mostly deal with their kikaichu. And I'm still trying to break Hinata out of her shyness, and besides, do you really think that the Hyuuga would allow the heiress to spend time with the demon brat?" Naruto explained.
"You shouldn't talk about yourself like that Naruto-kun. I heard you were just doing enough in your school work to barely get by, may I ask why?" Yugao asked.
"I just don't want anyone seeing what I am truly capable of right now. Almost everyone considers me the dobe of this class so I want to surprise them when I show them what I'm truly capable of when the time comes. Plus the Uchiha would just demand that I give or teach him everything and I wouldn't do it considering it is clan related and I don't think jiji wants me to reveal my heritage right now. " Naruto explained as he and Yugao made their way back to the village.
"I can understand why you are doing it Naruto-kun, but I still don't like it. You are a lot better then what everyone gives you credit for and I just want to see you get the respect you deserve."
(2 years later)
Naruto sat in the back of the classroom with two of his friends, Shino and Hinata. Today was the day of the graduation exams and Naruto was ready to start showing people what he could do. It was still a bit early and the only other person in the room was Sasuke. After about another fifteen minutes, the other students started filing into the classroom. The only ones not present was Iruka and Mizuki, the two chunin instructors. As the students were waiting for their teachers, Hinata, Naruto, and Shino were sitting in the back row talking amongst each other.
"So Naruto, when do you plan on showing what you are can actually do?" Shino asked one of his few friends.
Naruto knew that he hid what he was truly capable pretty good from most people. There were only a few people that knew this and Shino and Hinata were two of those few. "Starting today Shino, from this point on I'm not hiding anything anymore."
Ever since Naruto had read the scrolls left to him by his family, he had changed. One of the things that changed was him running around shouting about how awesome he was going to be. Now, he just kept to himself and would show everyone just what Naruto Uzumaki was capable of when the time was right. He still wanted to be hokage but that was no longer his main dream. Now he wanted to make his parents and grandfather proud and rebuild the Uzumaki clan to its former glory.
"You're still hiding the fact that you have the sharingan and that you also have Uchiha and Senju blood running through your veins kit. So can you really say you aren't hiding anything anymore?" Kurama asked.
"You know what I mean Kurama. Everything will be revealed in time. It wouldn't do any good to reveal everything all at once. I plan on letting my team find out but I want to know who is on my team first and if I can trust them." Naruto replied.
Just then, the door opened to reveal Iruka and Mizuki. The two walked in and the class immediately calmed down and started paying attention. Normally this wouldn't happen, but with the graduation exams taking place today everyone wanted to get started. Seeing everyone paying attention, Iruka cleared his throat and got started.
"Good morning class, glad to see each of you are ready to begin. Before we get started with the graduation exams, I would just like to tell each of you that I am proud of you for making this far. I want you all to know that the life of a ninja is not an easy one. There will be good times but there will also be bad times. Always do your best on your missions and always be there for your teammates."
"The exam will be split into three parts, a written exam, shuriken and kunai throwing, and then the three jutsus you all have been learning since you started here. After that you will have the opportunity to perform any jutsu you may know for bonus points. Now let's begin." Iruka explained as Mizuki handed out the testing papers.
As he reached Naruto and his friends, an evil grin appeared on his face as he handed Naruto his test. Naruto looked over the questions and quickly realized that part of them were chunin level questions with a jonin level question here and there. Shino and Hinata both realized this and started to speak up when Naruto stopped them and simply shook his head no. They both raised an eyebrow until Naruto started answering the questions.
"I told you it would be a good idea to have your sister help you study for this." Kurama said through the telepathic link.
"I knew they would try and mess with my exam somehow but I didn't think they would give me questions that a genin hopeful couldn't answer. Oh well, just have to show them I'm not as stupid as they think I am." Naruto thought back as he worked on finishing his test.
(1 hour later)
"Alright everyone, time's up for the written test. Please follow Mizuki outside and hand in your test papers as you go." Iruka said as he slid the door open and waited for each student.
The last three to hand in their tests were Hinata, Naruto, and Shino. As Shino handed his in, he caught Iruka's attention. "Iruka-sensei, it would seem that Naruto-san was given a different test than the rest of us."
Iruka looked confused until he looked at Naruto's test paper. As he looked it over, he look of confusion quickly turned into one of anger. "Why didn't you say anything Naruto? I would have given you a different test." Iruka asked.
"It's fine sensei. I had nee-chan help me study for the exams today so I think I did pretty well. Plus, jiji said that he would be watching the exams take place today so he could get the teams made as soon as possible, so I'm sure he already knows." Naruto explained as he began walking outside followed by the other three.
"From the ones I can answer myself you did excellent Naruto. If something like this happens again, please let someone know." At Naruto's nod Iruka walked over and continued with the graduation exam.
The next part of the test was kunai and shuriken throwing. The only ones who did anything worth noting were the clan born children and Sakura. Most of the rookie nine scored within the eighty to ninety point mark with Sasuke getting a ninety-eight. The local fan girl club and some of the males cheered for Sasuke but that soon turned to shouts of anger when Naruto scored a perfect one hundred.
The next part of the exam was the ninjutsu section. Once again only the clan born and Sakura did any good. For the bonus points, each student showed off a jutsu they knew. Sakura performed one of the few medical jutsus she had been learning, Ino performed her clan's signature mind switch, and Kiba showed the gatsuga with Akamaru. Chouji used a partial expansion jutsu, Shikamaru showed his shadow paralysis jutsu, Hinata performed a held back version of the gentle fist, and Shino showed his ability to use his insects. Sasuke showed his ability to use the fire ball jutsu.
Everyone was shocked to see the jutsu that Naruto used. He created four shadow clones before they spread out. He and the four clones stood in a pentagon formation before each made a set of hand signs. Naruto and each clone then blew out an elemental bullet consisting of fire, water, earth, air, and lightning, one element for each Naruto. This left the class shocked in some cases and angered in others.
As Iruka led the students back inside, an anbu appeared and handed Iruka an envelope. When he made it back to the classroom, he handed out the hitai-ate to those that passed before sending the ones that didn't home.
"Congratulations class on passing the graduation exams. You are all true ninja of the hidden leaf village now. In my hand are the teams handpicked by Lord Hokage himself. Please listen as I go over the list of which team you will be on. Your jonin sensei will be here shortly to pick you up." Iruka explained.
Naruto tuned Iruka out for the first few minutes as the first six teams were all civilians. When Iruka started with team seven, he started paying attention.
"Team seven will be Kiba Inuzuka, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha under Kakashi Hatake."
"Team eight will be Shino Aburame, Hinata Hyuuga, and Naruto Uzumaki under Kurenai Yuhi."
"Team nine is still in circulation so team ten will be Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, and Chouji Akimichi under Asuma Sarutobi. Please wait here until your jonin sensei comes to get you." Iruka said before leaving.
About five minutes later, a woman walked into the room. She was a fair-skinned woman of slender build. She had long black hair reaching her upper back, and very unique eyes that were a crimson red in color. Her outfit consisted of a red mesh armor blouse with only the right sleeve visible. Over this is very broad material which looked like bandages with a pattern on it similar to those of rose thorns. Her hands and upper thighs were wrapped in bandages.
"Team eight with me." was all she said before turning around and leaving. The three members of team eight stood and followed their new sensei. The three genin followed their sensei to a barbeque place where they sat down and Kurenai ordered them some food.
"Let's start with introductions shall we. My name is Kurenai Yuhi. I like genjutsu, teaching genjutsu to others, and spending time with my friends. I dislike those that put genjutsu down, rapists, and traitors. My hobbies include training and spending time with my friends. My dream is to see the three of you go far in life and one day settle down and have a family." Kurenai said before pointing to Hinata.
"My name is Hinata Hyuuga. I like my friends, my little sister Hanabi, and training in my clan's gentle fist. I dislike those that put my friends down, the separation between the families of my clan, and the clan's caged bird seal. My hobbies are training, flower pressing, and spending time with my sister and friends. My dream is to one day get rid of the caged bird seal and have a family." Hinata said without a single stutter. The past four years of being around Naruto and really helped her get over her shyness and self-confidence issues.
Shino was the one to go next. "My name is Shino Aburame. I like my family, friends and the bugs I use. I dislike those that hurt the bugs and try to destroy them. My hobbies are breeding new insects for my clan to use. My dream is to one day take over as head of the Aburame clan." Shino stated in his monotone voice.
And finally it was Naruto's turn. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I like me friends, Yugao-nee-chan, jiji, and my other precious people. I dislike traitors, bullies, and those who don't know the difference between a kunai and the scroll it is sealed in." Naruto said causing Kurenai's eyes to widen slightly that he knew of the burden he carried.
"My hobbies are training to make my family proud, spending time with my friends, and gardening. My dream is to one day rebuild the Uzumaki clan into the great village it once was and my parents and grandfather proud and to one day have a family."
All three had questions about what he meant by rebuilding the Uzumaki clan and who his parents and grandfather was. However, no one asked due to not wanting to intrude on him. Kurenai decided to point out a different fact. "You know Naruto, to rebuild a clan, that could mean you may need more than one wife to accomplish that."
"I know Kurenai-sensei. I figured that out once I read my mother's scrolls." Naruto said with a small nod.
"Anyways, you three aren't full genin yet. The graduation exam was just to see who had potential to become genin. Meet me at training ground eight tomorrow morning at seven-thirty for your true genin test." Kurenai said before everyone left to get some rest for the rest day.
There you have it, chapter two done. Next chapter will be the true genin test and I'm not sure what else. There are a few things I want to talk about before ending. One of the reviewers asked if Naruto would unlock the Mangekyo Sharingan, and right now the answer to that would be yes. If I keep the way I have the next few chapter planned out, he will receive the mangekyo during the wave mission.
Which brings me to my second subject, Zabuza and Haku. I like to get the readers input and work some of the things you all would like to see in the story. So I would like to know what you would like to see done with those two ninja. Leave your suggestions in the reviews or pm me.
And finally, some people asked me if it would only be Hinata and Ino. Right now that is a yes. I'm not even sure how well I can right out just the three of them. However, like I said I like to see what you the readers think. Do you want to see someone else added with the current pairings, if so, who? Just one thing though, if this is decided then there will be no more than four girls. Since two of those go to Ino and Hinata, that room for two suggestions. Now this doesn't mean it will happen, but I will take anything you all suggest into consideration. I want to write a story that has people coming back for more.
Also I just remembered about the summoning contract I asked about last chapter. Only one person gave a suggestion so I will use their suggestion and go with the dragon contract. I may give him a second contract at some time but I don't know for sure.
Anyway leave a review and let me know what you think so far. Until next time, ja ne.