A/N: I'm not sure if I would involve romance. Other than that, READ ON.

Variant: Perfection

CHAPTER TWO

"30 minutes" Naruto muttered. He had been sitting here for the past thirty minutes. Waiting for someone wasn't his style. "I'll be back when the sensei gets here." Naruto said before he disappeared. Because he was behind his teammates they were not able to see him disappear, that was why all they saw when they turned back was an empty seat. Not seeing him anywhere, Sakura turned to Sasuke, "was that really Naruto?"

Sasuke would have favored silence, but this didn't seat well with him. Naruto was just like him when he entered the academy. It was like he also had a tragic past, but he disappeared mysteriously after two weeks. No teacher spoke of it. He was even allowed to take the graduation test with them after so long of being absent. Sasuke could just tell there was something else about the boy.

"It's him," Sasuke said, an unfamiliar anger in his voice. Which Sakura took notice of immediately.

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"Hokage-sama, must he really join the academy?" asked an unnamed ninja. "If he is not trustworthy, I don't think he should be allowed with the clan heirs." Asuma also added his two cent, genuinely expressing his concern for the next clan heads.

Hiruzen rubbed his temple "We are trying to create a connection between him and the village, so you can the clan heirs are our best shot. It could prevent misunderstanding in the future. If we don't do something about it, we may lose him in the future. Currently he's a flight risk."

""But hokage-sama, couldn't you have threaten him? I'm sure he must understand the severity of going against the order of the Hokage" asked a confused Kurenai. The Hokage could have just forced the information out of him. The information being the disappearance of his whiskers, it should be impossible. In addition, no Genjutsu could alter a person's physical feature permanently.

"Kurenai, you don't threaten a Jinchuuriki. That's how it has always been" Hiruzen said matter-of-factly. Kurenai didn't fully understand what the Hokage was hinting at, but was wise enough not to question him further.

"There he is" said a Ninja, causing the others to look towards the Glass orb sitting on the Hokage's desk

"Oooh! His flame of youth burns brightly with the fiery passion of a thousand suns." Gai exclaimed seeing he and Naruto had had similar outfits. Even if it wasn't a spandex. The green was enough to stir a reaction in him. Others wisely choose to keep quiet, lest he keep going.

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"Okay, introduce yourself to your…classmates" Iruka wasn't really sure if he should call them classmates. Moreover, he passed the test with surprising efficiency. Naruto was well above Genin level.

Naruto just gave Iruka a are-you-serious look. After his introduction in the testing room, he wasn't about to repeat himself.

"Class, this is Naruto…try to get along with him" Iruka said seeing as Naruto was not about to talk. "Alright go and take a seat".

BACK IN THE OFFICE

"Well he fared better than I thought" The Hokage said.

"I can't see anything outstanding he did," said kurenai. She just couldn't see why they were laying so much importance on him. She would have mistaken them for admirers had they been females. Admittedly, he was handsome, but he is just too young.

"Kakashi, I can tell you both will get along just well," Asuma said throwing a jab at Kakashi who was standing at the other side of the room, his Icha Icha book stuck to his face.

"And he got Sasuke too" someone added. What a terrible combination; Two assholes

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"Yo!" Kakashi greeted opening the door.

"You are late!" Sakura screeched immediately Kakashi stepped into the class.

"My first impression of you is…where is your third teammate?" Kakashi changed his rehearsed entrance when he realized one of them was not there.

"He left a little bit after the other teams left," Sakura said. Kakashi was a little bit grateful one of his students is a talkative. He didn't think he could handle three broody children.

"Meet me on the roof," said Kakashi before disappearing in a swirl of leaves.

Kakashi reappeared on the roof to meet Naruto sitting there, looking over the railing. He had been here ever since he left the class an hour ago.

"What took you so long?" Naruto spoke still looking over the railing.

"You see…I got lost on the road of life" Kakashi explain sheepishly.

"So you were doing nothing" Naruto finalized.

Sasuke and Sakura joined them a few minutes later, each sending a glance to the Blonde by the railing.

"Since you are all here, let's start with introductions"

"Uh sensei…can you go first so we can know what to do." said Sakura.

"I am Kakashi Hatake, my likes and hobbies are beyond your understanding. And I guess I also have a dream." Kakashi explained. "You next"

"My name is Sakura Haruno, my hobby is gardening, I hate ino-pig and I like Sasuke-kun" Sakura exclaimed proudly.

"You, the broody one" Kakashi said after he and Sasuke shared a look at Sakura. Naruto still had his back to them.

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke, I have very few thing that I like and not many thing that I dislike. My dream is…no, my goal is to kill a certain man."

That did generate a moody atmosphere.

"And you…"

"I'm Naruto" Naruto said not even turning around to introduce himself properly.

"That's it? No likes, no dislikes." Kakashi asked seeing as Naruto was not going to continue talking.

This time, Naruto did turn around to face them. His face carefully placed in a neutral gaze. "I just met you all today, so only my name is okay for now."

"The others did, and how do you expect them to trust you if you are unwilling to cooperate." Kakashi said now facing only Naruto.

Naruto looked at both his teammate individually. "I'm not in need of trust". He replied bluntly.

After some uncomfortable silence between the team, Kakashi said, "we meet at training ground seven tomorrow. 6am". With that, he disappeared again. The rest of the team departed without a word. Naruto stayed behind in his leisure spot.

Few minutes later, a person walked out of a ripple right beside Naruto.

"Did you find it?" Naruto asked.

"Yes" the person replied, coming to stand by Naruto, he too overlooking the village. He had on civilian outfit; nothing appeared to be special about him. He had brown hair and black eyes.

"Where is it?" Naruto asked after a few minutes of silence.

In reply, the person brought out a small scroll before spreading it on the ground, he channeled a bit chakra into the scroll causing the scroll to pour out its content.

Naruto turned around to inspect the object now on the floor. The golden-colored treasure chest had some light rusts on it. Naruto ran his smooth fingers over the exterior. "Any nuisance?" Naruto questioned, resealing the box again and tucking it away

"Nothing serious, just some Kumo-pests"

"Good, you can leave" Naruto dismissed him. The Ninja disappeared into another ripple without a word. 'Two more left' Naruto thought, looking to the sky. Night was approaching fast.

The Shinigami chakra was really the best of weapons anybody could ever ask for. Ever since the fateful day, He had been a very different person. Since the day the seal broke, he saw life in a new perspective. Courtesy of a drunk Ninja, the seal had broken on the night of his tenth birthday. He gained so many things from that simple accident. One of which was memories of past Ninjas, Ninjas of the highest caliber, Ninjas with unrivaled potentials who had unfortunately overestimated their powers. The power of the Shinigami was beyond what a human could hope to control, sadly this ninjas overlooked the fact that Shinigami was a god. Furthermore, the Shinigami was very pleased to devour them when they summoned it and tried to control its power. Their memory, life experience and powers had been trapped in the chakra of the Godly being. Moreover, human beings that they are, they couldn't learn from the mistakes of some, others had to keep going to their death in their quest for power. helper

Contrary to what others believed, he had no teacher, no help from the kyuubi, or any kind secret aide. That night, Naruto had almost been killed from the influx of information that bombarded his still developing brain. A great deal of information that forcibly adjust his brain just so it could accommodate the numerous details. Each details came in different format, memories that were foreign to him, past lives of people both good and bad, Godlike Ninjas that perished trying to control the Shinigami, memories of betrayal, war, death, all assaulted his mind. He quickly became accustomed to things even a grown up should not experience. The memories got so ingrained in him that He practically relived their lives for two straight days. With time He stopped regarding the memories as memories, instead, PAST LIVES

The godly amount of the shinigami, Kyuubi and the Nara clan chakra that was released combined with personalities of the past godlike beings proved too much for his little human body, which the much bit of the shinigami's chakra in the combination did what it does best. Create a solution.

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"Hokage-sama" Kakashi was not even out of his Shushin before he started speaking.

"About time" Hiruzen said to himself.

"What do you suggest I do?" Kakashi had now sat himself on one of the chairs.

"Do what you have to, but don't get too carried away."

"I won't" Kakashi assured him.

"I'm counting on you. I'm afraid this is the only chance we have" the Hokage encouraged.

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"Good morning Sasuke" Sakura greeted walking into the training ground.

Sasuke just grunted back his reply, the search he did for traps this morning took a toll on his body. Naruto leisurely walk into the training ground few minutes later. His yesterday outfit discarded, now replaced with an exact black one.

"Good morning" Naruto greeted, walking to sit by one of the trees. His salutation wasn't directed at any one of them, so they had trouble reciprocating the generosity. While they were busy pondering what they could do to not seem rude, Naruto had all but forgotten he greeted them in the place. Unimportant things like that do not worth their hassle. He had things more important to think about, like how the team would be walking in the street now, a lot. His walk in the street had practically been non-existing since that day.

Kakashi appeared in the training ground a few minutes later, eager to get this over with, he would find out all he could today about his sensei's son. His plan was to put much pressure on Naruto so he could reveal any secret technique he could be hiding. All in guise of team test.

"Alright gather around," said Kakashi.

Naruto got up from where he sat, still ignoring the people in the tree. Their purpose remains unknown to him.

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"Do you think he knows we are here?" Kurenai asked concerned. If he detected them, everything could be put in jeopardy.

"Don't worry! This is your strongest Genjutsu that even some Hyuuga have trouble seeing through," Asuma said trying to comfort her.

"Oh really!" She did not seem so convinced

"Re…"

"Will you keep quiet," Danzo spat out. He never thought he would be reduced to hiding in the trees, but this was necessary if he needed concrete information. All because of a Jinchuuriki living an undisclosed life. Kurenai looked abashed for forgetting they were in the presence of Kage-level Ninja, even the Hokage himself was there. He simply refused he was too old for this kind of things.

Back on the ground

"This…" Kakashi said holding up two bells "… is your test". A confused "Huh?" quickly followed, which Kakashi had been expecting.

"Each one of you will try to get a bell from me. The one who doesn't gets sent back to the academy." He waited for the outburst.

"What do you mean get sent back? Didn't we already pass our Genin Test?" Sakura exclaimed.

"That was only the first part. This will tell if you are qualified to become a Konohagakure Shinobi."

Sakura glanced at both her teammates; they still had their blank look.

"Sensei, you made a mistake. There are only two bells, what about the third person?" Sakura said somewhat glad she noticed something before they did.

"That just mean you have to hurry up and get one. You do not want to go to the academy do you? You have till noon. START"

Sasuke and Sakura quickly jumped away as they were taught at the academy to stay away from a situation until could devise a way to solve it. Naruto on the other hand did not attend the academy. He had a different mindset.

"Shouldn't you be hiding or something? You are clearly overestimating yourself if you think this would be easy." Although Kakashi would have preferred Naruto to stay, He still needed to act professional. He didn't want to look like he had been anticipating the fight….test, When it was what he had been doing in actuality.

Naruto stood there weighing his options, should he avoid the fight completely to study the fight to see if Kakashi had any special ability he could take. On the other hand, he could force Kakashi to reveal it, A ninja of his Caliber won't reveal a thing while fighting genins. However, doing so would reveal some of his own. His harsh childhood and his several memories taught him well, when you need something in the Ninja world, you take it, asking politely was useless.