Chapter 2

"Kit.." - Kyuubi's voice/Flashback titles/Locations

"Kit.."- Kyuubi's thoughts

"Rasengan!" - Jutsu's

"Naruto" - Inner thoughts/Flashbacks

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto but I do own the ideas and any OCs that I decide to introduce.

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Chapter 2: New Beginnings

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Previously…..

"Next is team 7, which will consist of…" Iruka starts as Naruto pay attention.

"Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Hyuga Hinata." Iruka announces. Naruto and Sasuke look towards the Hyuga heir, sitting with both Sakura and Ino. Naruto and Sasuke both give her a smile, which they receive back.

"Team 7's jounin instructor will be Uchiha Itachi." Sasuke silently cheers as Iruka continues.

"Team 8 will consist of Inuzuka Kiba, Amburambe Shino, and Haruno Sakura. You're jounin sensei will be Yuhi Kurenai." All three genin nod as Iruka continues.

"Team 9 is still in circulation so moving on. Team 10 will consist of Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, and Akemichi Choji. Your jounin sensei will be Sarutobi Asuma." All Iruka hears is a groan coming from Ino as she slams her head on the desk.

"Alright, it has been an honor to teach you all and I hope to see you all prosper in your shinobi career. Now just sit tight and wait for your jounin sensei." Iruka smiles as he walks out

"Well now it begins." Naruto says, getting a nod from Sasuke."

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Konohagakure, Konoha Academy

While the genin were waiting for their jounin sensei to come get them, all the genin have gathered together with their teammates to get to know each other. In the corner of the room are the members of the newly formed team 7. Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Hyuga Hinata. The Hyuga heir is a beautiful young woman with shoulder length bob hair while also wearing a kimono style shirt with a mesh shirt underneath. The three genin are getting to know each other's skills by telling each other's strong points.

"So as you know the Hyuga clan are great with taijutsu, so that's what I'm mainly good at. I'm also pretty good with genjutsu." The blue haired heir says.

"Thank god we got teamed with her." both Naruto and Sasuke think.

"Well I'm more proficient in Ninjutsu and Fūinjutsu. I'm probably almost as good at Fūinjutsu as my parents." the redhead admits while twirling a kunai.

"I'm strong in Taijutsu and NInjutsu, but I still don't have my Sharingan and I can do some genjutsu." The ravenette informs them.

After 30 minutes of waiting, most of the assigned team's jounin sensei have already come in and taken their genin away. With only team 7 and team 10 still waiting, the classroom doors slide open and a tall man walks in with a cigarette in his mouth.

"Alright, team 10 here?" The jounin asks. He sees three hands pop up and motions them to follow him. As team 10 leaves, Sasuke sees his older brother walk in wearing the standard jounin uniform. Giving his new genin a quick smile he speaks his first words to them.

"Alright team 7, meet me at training ground 7 in 10 minutes or else you get sent back to the academy." With that the Uchiha disappears in a burst of leaves. Naruto and Sasuke both look at each other and nod and start running out the door. Naruto then pops back in and grabs her hand.

"C'mon Hinata-Chan, we gotta get there fast." the redhead yells out with a large grin on his face.

"Okay, Naruto-kun." the hyuga hair says, with a tint of red on her cheeks.

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Konohagakure, Training Ground 7

Near the bridge of training ground 7, sits Uchiha Itachi while he sharpens his katana. He then feels something coming towards him and looks up to find his three genin approaching him. He grabs his watch and sees that they made it just in time, with 30 seconds to spare.

"Wow, 30 seconds to spare. That's better than I expected." The former ANBU shockingly says. "Alright sit down."

Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata all sit down next to each other under the shade. Itachi lets them catch their breath while he gets ready for the next part of his exam. After a few minutes he gets their attention.

"Alright, so we'll be a team for a while so I think we should get to know each other a little better. So tell me your name, likes, dislikes, and goals for the future." The jounin says.

"Alright but can you go first Itachi-sensei, just to give us an example." the Hyuga girls suggest.

"Well, my name is Uchiha Itachi. I'm soon to be the clan heir unless someone is able to defeat me and take over." He gives Sasuke a smirk as he continues, "I like to train with my brother and spend time with my family. I dislike traitors and people who look down on other people. My goal for the future is to teach the next generation of shinobi and to lead this village as the next Hokgae." All three of his genin clap as he finishes his introduction.

"Alright you first Sasuke-kun."

"My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I like to train with my tou-san and Nii-san and spend time with my friends. I also like tomatoes. I dislike traitors and rapists. I also dislike the fact that high class clans think they are better than regular clans or civilian clans. My goal for the future is to beat you, nii-san, and take over as clan heir and lead the clan to a better future." Sasuke gives his brother a smirk as they give each other a nod.

"Alright, you next Hinata-chan."

"My name is Hyuga Hinata. I like training with my sister and tou-sama. I also like spending time cooking with my Kaa-chan. I dislike perverts and the way the main family treats the branch family. My goal for the future is to be a great kunoichi who other girls cna look up to and become clan heir and fix the relationship between the main family and branch family." To say that both her teammates were surprised is an understatement.

"I think with goals like those, you'll be an excellent kunoichi." Itachi affirms with a gentle smile. "Alright red, you're next."

"The name's Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto. I like to train with my friends and both my parents. I also like ramen and studying Fūinjutsu. I dislike the time it takes for the ramen to be ready, perverts, and those who leave their comrade behind. My goal is to one day bring peace to the shinobi war and protect my village with my like, ya know." Naruto proudly admits.

"That sounds like you want to be Hokage, Naruto-kun." Itachi questions.

"Well if that is where my path leads me, then so be it." Naruto grins as he answers.

"Alright, time to give you guys the final test." After those words left his mouth, all the genin's eyebrows raise.

"What do you mean, final genin test?" Sasuke asks.

"Well, to make sure you three are ready to be genin you will fight on a 3 on 1 fight."

"Are you sure Itachi-sensei? I mean we don't want you getting hurt." HInata asks.

"Don't worry, Itachi-sensei is jounin and former ANBU. So it'll take more than three genin to beat him." Sasuke smugly says.

"Alright, time to get up. It's time to begin the test." Itachi and the genin then walk to the field. Itachi carefully watches each of his students get into their taijutsu stance. He notices that both Sasuke and Hinata get into their clan stance while Naruto get into a combination stance that reminds him of Yondaime's hummingbird style with another style.

"Hajime!"

The first to attack Itachi, to his surprise, is both Sasuke and Hinata. With Sasuke mixing both a flurry of kicks and punches, while Hinata uses persis strike to try and get his chakra points. After letting them go on for a few more seconds. He grabs both Sasuke's and Hinata's hand and twist them, flipping them in mid air, while also delivering a split kick. Both genin are thrown back a few feet, leaving their sensei free to attack once more.

"Don't forget me, sensei." A voice calls out.

Itachi turns his head and hears a loud cracking sound and sees Naruto, with his katana in hand, striking him from the side. As soon as the katana touches Itachi, he bursts into a flock of ravens. Naruto smirks as he closes his eyes and focuses on a chakra signature moving towards him fast. Naruto turns around and defends himself from a sword strike.

"So, you're a sensory-type. This is gonna be fun." Itachi smirks.

Both jounin and genin enter a kenjutsu spar, leaving Sasuke and Hinata to the side. Naruto looks over and sees Sasuke nod, so he quickly jumps back and sheathes his katana. Hinata sees what they are both doing and quickly starts to strike Itachi, distracting him from her teammates. Both teens go through quick hand signs.

"Now Hinata!" Sasuke yells out, making Hinata jump back.

"Fūton: Reppūshō (Wind Release: Gale Palm)" The redhead yells.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique)" The ravenette yells.

Itachi turns to them as both jutsu are fired and sees Sasuke's Fireball heading right at him but what surprises him is when Naruto's gale palm starts mixing with Sasuke's fireball. With their combined jutsu, Itachi smiles as he goes through hand signs.

"Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Dragon bullet Technique)" Both Naruto and Sasuke watch with wide eyes as their jutsu is swallowed by a large dragon. Naruto hears a deep laugh and knows exactly where it's coming from.

"Kit, he just took your jutsu and completely destroyed it, haha." The voice laughs out.

"Okay, have your fun. At Least I don't sleep all damn day, kurama." The redhead replies with a smirk. Itachi slowly walks towards his genin and sees them panting while on the ground and can't help but giggle.

"Alright, that's enough for today. After fighting you all it tells me that you are all way above normal genin levels. Though some of you need to work on some things. Sasuke, your taijutsu is excellent but I think you still lack a little in ninjutsu power. I know that your sharingan hasn't awakened so after it does, you'll be learning genjutsu." Sasuke gives him a nod from the ground.

"Naruto, your ninjutsu is excellent and your kenjutsu is almost on par with me. The only thing you lack is the speed of your decision making. When I disappeared you stopped and tried to sense me. I know that one day if I did the same move, you would be on me in a second. So we'll work on your sensory skills." The red haired, blonde tipped genin nods with a large grin.

"Finally, Hinata. Your taijutsu is far better than both Sasuke and Naruto. You also pick up on things quickly, like when you saw Sasuke and Naruto both retreat to do their combined jutsu. You took that opportunity to try and distract me. I also noticed you didn't use your byakugan which impresses me. But taijutsu will only take you so far, so from now on you will learn some ninjutsu." Hinata nods but speaks up.

"But sensei, the hyuga clan don't use ninjutsu. Our rule is that our gentle fist style is enough." Hinata admits.

"Yes but if you want to lead the clan and change their ways, I think it would be better to learn all you can in your shinobi career. If your father has a problem then take it up with the Hokage." Hinata nods as Itachi looks into the pocket of his flak jacket and pulls out four pieces of paper.

"Alright, do you three know what these are?" He asks his genin.

"Those are chakra papers. They let you know what your affinity is." Hinata answers. Itachi nods as he channels chakra into a piece of paper and it gets soaked and then burns to ash.

"Alright now, obviously I have fire and water affinities so now it's your turn. If it burns then it's fire, if it turns to dust it's earth, if it slips into pieces then it's wind, if it crumbles up then it's lightning and finally if it gets soaked then it's water. Now each of you take one." Itachi hands one to each of his students and watches them channel chakra into them.

Itachi watches in surprise when Naruto's paper not only slips into two but then sees that one piece gets soaked and the other crumbles. He looks at Sasuke and sees his crumble and then burn while Hinata's turns to dust.

"Three affinities, that's pretty rare. I'm not surprised though since your father's affinity is wind while your mom's is water. Now Sasuke, you obviously have the fire affinity from being an Uchiha but you also got lightning. Hinata, with your earth affinity it means we have a balanced team." This confuses Hinata.

"What do you mean, Itachi-sensei?" She asks

"It means that whenever we are in battle, whatever ninjutsu our enemy fires at us, we'll be able to counter it." Hinata still looks confused so Naruto turns to Itachi, who motions for him to continue.

"Each affinity is strong and weak against another. For example fire is strong against wind but weak to water while water is strong against fire but weak to earth. Lightning is strong against earth but weak to wind. You see, with me as our wind and lightning affinity, you with earth, Sasuke with fire and Itachi-sensei with water, we can face any type of opponent." Hinata finally seemed to get it as Naruto finishes his explanation.

"Very good, Naruto. This year is different from normal genin teams. Each team was hand picked carefully to each have a task. Like our squad, with Naruto's Ninjutus, Fūinjutsu, Sasuke's Taijutsu and Genjutsu, and Hinata's Taijutsu, this team is designated as an assault team. While team 8 is a tracking team since they have an Amburambe and Inuzuka and Team 10 is the next Ino-Shika-Cho which is a information gathering team. All each team needs is a medic to be able to heal teammates out in the field." the jounin explains. Naruto raises his hand to ask.

"Actually I got that covered." The redhead admits.

"What do you mean?" The sensei asks.

"Well Tsunade-Obachan and Shizune-neechan have been training me with medical ninjutsu for the last 2 years. I'm actually pretty good but I want to be in the field rather than be stuck in an operating room." Naruto admits.

"Alright then, now that that's co–" Itachi was interrupted by his other genin.

"Actually, I would like to learn medical ninjutsu Itachi-sensei." Hinata says.

"I can take you with me next time I train with them if you want Hinata-chan." The redhead offers. Hinata grins and agrees to it.

"Alright, now that this test is over. You have all passed, let it be known that from today onward we are Team Itachi." The jounin grins happily.

"Hai." All three genin yell.

"Let's go celebrate now, team. I heard that teams 8 and 10 are already there so let's go catch up to them." All three of his genin nod as they make their ways there. After arriving at Akemichi BBQ, Naruto quickly sits next to Shikamaru and Ino while Sasuke is left to sit next to Hinata. Naruto looks over at Sasuke and winks, causing the Uchiha to glare at him.

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Author's Note: Alright Chapter 2 is finished. I think I'm going to be a chapter twice a week. This chapter is more about getting to know the team and some of their skills and introducing Hinata. Just a little back story on Sasuke, he is the one who found Hinata instead of Naruto and since then he has had a crush on her but shows no emotions unless Naruto pushes. Hinata meanwhile has a little feeling for Naruto but don't worry the story will develop soon. JA-NE!