When the time finally came for Naruto and Shinji to leave the hospital, the two left the room.

Shinji spoke up. "I guess I'll go to the estate after my Genin test and wait for you to get back from your date."

Naruto looked at him. "Sounds right, but be warned Shinji. The life of a shinobi is a dangerous one."

The two then headed down the stairs to get to the lobby as Shinji said, "Yes, and so is the life of an Eva pilot."

Naruto responded as the two of them continued down the stairs. "Yes, but, if you're a shinobi, it really will be you getting hurt. Not some manmade demon whose pain you feel."

Shinji just paled a bit and gulped. "Good point."

They finally came to the lobby to see Iruka holding a sign that read 'Looking for Shinji Ikari.'

Naruto then left to go meet Hinata for ramen while Shinji walked over to Iruka and told him, "Shinji here, sir, but I don't want to go by the name Ikari anymore."

Iruka signalled for Shinji to follow him as they left the hospital. "Then, what do you want to be called?"

Shinji thought for a second. "I don't know. I would just rather not have a last name than go by Gendo's last name."

Iruka spoke as they arrived at the academy. "Ok, well, seeing as there's no way that you could pass the written test, your Genin test is going to be on jutsu and skills with shuriken and kunai knives."

Shinji nodded an "ok" as they walked out to the empty academy's training area.

Iruka pulled out five Shuriken and handed them to Shinji, then pointed to five targets. "Ok. This part is simple and has two parts. Rapid fire and accuracy. You will start by trying to hit all five targets and hitting each as close to the center as you can."

Shinji nodded in understanding as Iruka ordered, "Begin."

Shinji threw the shuriken. He hit all five targets, but they were way off from the center.

Iruka handed Shinji five more shuriken, "Ok. Now, just try to throw this at one target as fast as you can."

Shinji threw all five at once and they all hit the middle of the target, making Iruka say, "Your speed makes up for your lack of accuracy."

Shinji soon found out that the kunai version of the test was the same as a shuriken test and he got the same result.

Iruka pulled a folded piece of paper and a pen out of his right pocket and, as he unfolded it, he spoke. "Weapon's test is a C. Not good, but not bad either."

Iruka wrote the mark down on the paper and said, "Ok, now, jutsu first. Substitute."

Shinji tried to use the memories of Naruto in his head to make the hand signs, hoping that it would work, and, in a flash, a cloud of smoke covered him and, when the smoke was gone, one of the targets was in his place.

Iruka looked back to see all five targets, so he turned to the one in front of him and said, "Ok, Shinji. I can give you an A for Transformation, but not Substitution."

Iruka was about to write it down when one of the targets behind him turned into Shinji and said, "I think you mean an A for both."

Iruka jumped back, screamed and fell to the ground, panting as he held his racing heart. "Yes. A for both."

Iruka calmed his heartbeat and told him, "Ok. Now, Transformation, and no Sexy jutsu."

Something in Shinji made him snap his fingers and say, "Darn."

Shinji just put his hands together and stated, "Transform." With a cloud of smoke, Shinji turned into what looked like Misato in a red thong bikini. "Sexy jutsu: Bikini Style."

Iruka passed out with a nose bleed and the blood from his nose made the shape of an A.

Shinji returned to normal and smiled. "You said no sexy jutsu. Not no Sexy jutsu and Derived jutsu."

Iruka slowly came to, enough to hear that so he said, "Look underneath the underneath. I see."

Shinji then made the fox hand sign and said, "Shadow Clone." Two Shadow Clones of himself then appeared and said, "I know clones are part of this test."

Iruka got up and opened two pockets on his flak jacket. He pulled out a headband and a kunai holder. He handed both to Shinji. "Seeing as how you handle Root shinobi just fine, welcome to the ninja rank of Genin, Shinji of the Hidden Leaf."

Shinji put the headband on and asked, "So, now what?"

Iruka smiled. "I'm supposed to save Jiraiya some time and teach you the Tree Climbing jutsu and Water Walking jutsu."

Shinji put the kunai holder on his right leg and pulled one out. "I know. Mark how far I get with the knife."

To be continued…

Author's notes

Jboy44, "Shinji is now a shinobi of the Leaf. The next chapter will bring this story's first arc, the Battle for the Leaf, to a close, and start the Shinji, Shinobi of the Leaf/ Hunt for a Sister arc."