Greeting everyone I welcome to you too this fic i've had this idea in my brain for a while now so ill trying writing it out.
I plan to have Naruto be stronger and more competent then he normally is but not take away from his natural self, he'll still be slightly dense and hyperactive. Also all of Kyuubi is inside Naruto, in this fic the 4th just took a large amount of its chakra that chakra took time to replenish and by that time the seal was already locked tight with him inside it.
The paring in this is strictly Naruto x fem Sasuke (aka Satsuki I know an already used name but it works) with no additions.
With that out of the way, let us begin
"Normal speaking"
'Normal thinking'
"monster/other speaking"
'monster/other thinking'
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Hidden leaf village
Within the land a fire lay the first and maybe greatest of the hidden villages, the hidden leaf, thirteen years ago a disaster befell that village, the great nine tailed fox, greatest of all tailed beasts, who had not been seen since the betrayal of the great Madara Uchiha (co founder of the village) attacked and many say the village would have been laid to ruin had the villages leader, the great 4th Hokage not slayed the beast at the cost of his own life.
At least that's what the youth of the ninja village know. As a boy who lost everything, and sacrificed everything is looked down upon with sideways glances and hostile whispers, for being the instrument of their salvation. That boy is one Naruto Uzumaki,a shinobi academy student, and it's exam day.
ichiraku ramen
"Yo! Old man, one bowl of my usual please, need a full belly to pass my exam." Naruto said over the counter to the aging ramen shop owner.
Naruto was a little short for his age and had a wild head of blonde hair, he wore a kinda ugly orange jumpsuit that he normally left open unless it was cold showing the kinda beat up basic shinobi mesh shirt he had underneath, he also had some standard blue shinobi sandals he also had a beat up pair of green goggle around his forehead, he was why that's all he wore, Naruto said it's all he could get at the time, but he was waiting to become a real ninja so he could buy proper ninja gear (as the real quality stores wouldn't sell to civilians, you needed a ninja ID and headband to even enter the stores) he also had bright blue eyes that seem to shine with his constantly energy and 3 whisker marks on each cheek as birthmarks.
"All right Naruto keep ya hair on, i'm on it, focus this time alright, you told me last time when you took your exam early that 3 times and you're out. So make it count, I wanna see my old wrinkled face in your forehead protector ya hear." Teuchi, the kind owner of the stall, said as his daughter also helped make Naruto's bowl.
"Yea yea I know. I just need a little luck and i'm solid, I always flunk the Ninjutsu test because it's always the Clone Jutsu, i'm great at the Transformation Jutsu and I can use the Substitution Jutsu well enough, it's the clone that always gets me, but you know what they say, third times the charm." Naruto said, the 2 times he tried to graduate early he had gotten that 1 Jutsu and it had ruined him, but now he was ready, he'd be training much harder this year, trying to stay awake more during class, he'd even tried and studied a little (emphasis on the little) bit, he just had to pass this time, becoming Genin means he would be a legit shinobi, the first step he needed to take to become Hokage, because no way could he surpass old man third and take that sweet sweet kage hat if he wasn't even a real ninja.
"Alright, hear ya go champ, tell ya what, this one's on me, I'll be rooting for ya kiddo." the shop owner said as he placed a steaming bowl of ramen in front of the boy. Stars lit up as he dug into his comfort food. It had barely been 5 minutes and no noodle was left alive. Naruto set down his bowl and hopped off the stool. "You're the best old man Teuchi, thanks for the bowl." Naruto said as he ran off.
Leaf shinobi academy
Naruto sat in his seat (on time, wonders will never cease) and looked around the classroom at his follow Genin hopefuls, there were a bunch of civilian kids and Naruto didn't really care for, they were rude or just overly mean to him for no reason (ba, who needed them) then there were the clan kids, Naruto had learned that most of his classmates came from the noble shinobi clans of the leaf.
First you had Kiba Inuzuka, he was really rowdy and regularly butted heads with Naruto (both competing for 'top dog') Naruto thought he had way too big an ego and was honestly a bit of a prick, he also had a small white puppy with him, Kiba got his dog Akamaru about a year ago and couldn't resist showing him off to his classmates, apparently the Inuzuka clan were experts and using Ninken or ninja dog/hounds to fight and do missions with,some could even use Jutsu.
Next was Choj Akimichi, Naruto actually liked Choji, they had a similar love for food and he was pretty nice, Naruto once asked why he ate so much and he kinda got annoyed at the question (thinking the blonde had called him fat) Naruto apologized and said he didn't mean anything by it, Choji then explained that the Akimichi used special Jutsu to alter body size to fight (he showed off by making his hand double in size) but use of these potent Jutsu burned a lot of calories so a lot of his clan had more then big apaties to bulk up as using those Jutsu without a lot of burnable mass could be dangerous, he hung out with him once or twice and he considered Choji a sorta friend but he had to say Choji and the student next to him were thick as thieves.
Shikamaru Nara was also alright in Naruto's book he was lazy and constantly slept through class (more then he did) but he always did alright in tests, which annoyed Naruto quite a bit, from talking to him he didn't know much about his family too 'troublesome' as he said it, he just preferred to watch the clouds Choji was happy to fill in for him tho. Apparently the Nara were all super smart and used jutsu that moved their shadows, they also owned a bunch of private land where they kept deer, Choji's mouth started to water at the idea of the deer but he said they didn't eat them, scoring to Choji the antlers of the deer sometimes fell off and regrew and the antlers were super valuable for medicine, Choji even said to was a crime to sneak onto the Nara's land and poach the deer, you could get 10 years in prison just for trespassing. Naruto then decided never to try and prank the Nara, as he couldn't become Hokage from a jail cell.
But he never got along badly with him and when he'd hung around with Choji he'd also spent time with the Nara heir, had had to say he liked those 2 the best in his class, he heard you got put in a 3 man team as Genin, he wouldn't mind getting Shikamaru and Choji as teammates.
Shino Aburame was the last male clan member in his class and honestly he knew little about him, he never had a problem with Shino, he was honestly kinda quiet and always wore a big coat, Choji said his clan used bug Jutsu, Naruto thought it was a bit creepy so he normally didn't interact with him much, but he didn't dislike him definitely.
Next was Hinata Hyuuga, apparently her clan used a special kind of genetic jutsu (Naruto remembered they were sometimes called bloodline traits) in their eyes to see super well and had this special taijutsu that they could use (from class spars Naruto remembered seeing her move around all strange like and attack using her palms and not punches,he didn't really understand) Naruto supposed she was super shy as whenever he tried to talk to her she froze up and didn't speak and she always had a stutter, Naruto didn't mind her, she even seemed quite nice, but should you really be doing ninja missions if you freeze up?
Next was a bit of a two for one as they were always butting heads, first there was Ino Yamanka, Choji said that his, Shikamaru's dad and her dad were all super good friends and they had met Ino before the academy according to Choji the Yamanka used mind Jutsu which was apparently quite different then normal Genjutsu (at least that's what Choji said). With her was Sakura Harano, a civilian kid but she kept up with all the promising clan students, her and Ino apparently used to be friends but had a big falling out as apparently, Naruto was not sure of the details but Ino always said Sakura would never make it as a ninja so maybe it had something to do with that? honestly Naruto was not a fan of either of them.
Finaly last and definitely not the least if you saw her grades. Satsuki Uchiha. Queen of the academy. Best student in the class, she hardly talked to anybody and whenever she did it was cold and usually cruel, shooting down the many boys in class who were infatuated with her, honestly Naruto didn't understand it, yes she may be the prettiest girl in the class (without even trying as Naruto didn't think she cared much about beauty products and stuff like that) but the coldness was just totally offsetting, she had longish raven hair that slightly spiked she wore white shorts and a blue shirt that left her belly exposed and had a high circular collar so when she looked down it covered some of her face, she also had these white armbands with some blue lining, she had a ninja pouch on her lower back next to her butt and a kunai holster on her right leg white some tape, she also had tape on her calves and her feet she had some blue shinobi sandals that covered a bit more then his did, her skin was pale and unmarked and her blue black eyes seemed to just stare into your soul or right through you into nothingess.
Naruto had spars with her quite a few times and she would always beat him with ease and everyone loved her for it, she constantly called him 'loser' which infuriated him to no end, she was just so…..AHHH! She just really got under his skin ya know! But in the corner of his eye sometimes Naruto would see a look he would constantly have whenever he felt down, it was this…loneliness.
A few minutes waiting while Ino and Sakura bicker later (AN I know I only described Naruto and Satsuki that's because they are the only ones who look any different, the rest of the future Genin look the same as always)
"Alright class, judgment day it's time for your final exams to see who makes the cut and becomes a Genin. I've had quite a challenge and experience teaching you all, I know you will all do your best." Naruto's teacher Iruka Umino said to his class. Naruto liked Iruka, he was always nice to Naruto (albeit hard on him when he goofed off) and he was very happy with him as a teacher they often talked after class and sometimes treated him to Ramen, he was a strange older brother in a way, apparently Iruka's parents died in the kyuubi attack thirteen years ago just like Naruto'd did, he did wish Iruka cut Naruto some slack with the Clone Jutsu however, I mean it isn't even that great a Jutsu.
"First off its the written test." he said as the assistant teacher Mizuki (who Naruto didn't really have any opinion about they never really interacted outside of lessons)
"Ok let's do this." Naruto said as he buckled down and focused.
Later at the final part of the testing phase
"Naruto Uzumaki!" Iruka called from the testing room. Naruto was feeling good, he thought he at least got a passing grade on his written tests, he rolled a civilian kid for his taijutsu test and he won that,barely taking any solid blows against his opponent. For his shuriken and kunai test he did quite well, getting above a lot of other students, of course Satsuki got a perfect score, not missing the mark once. He nailed the agility course coming a total of third just behind Kiba who moved through with animal-like prowess, and yet again Satsuki crushed it, moving through like she could do it just as perfectly in her sleep. And now the biggest problem, Ninjutsu, which was half of his total grade.
Naruto walked into the room and stood before the table Iruka and Mizuki were sitting at, and on the table he saw his prize, a leaf forehead protector, proof you were a ninja.
"Come on, big money, Transformation Jutsu please be transformation." Naruto thought in his head, sweating a little.
"Naruto please perform a Clone Jutsu for me and Iruka-sensei." Mizuki said plainly.
"3 TIMES IN A ROW! THIS GODDAMN JUTSU! WHY?!" Naruto screamed in his head.
"It's ok, you trained a bunch for this exam, you can do this, you're gonna be Hokage." Naruto thought as he calmed down, he performed the hand seal for the jutsu and gathered his chakra and tried with all his might to perform the technique. "Clone Jutsu!" Naruto yelled as a poof of smoke revealed…a single bleached version of sitting in a heap on the floor making a dumb looking face, just like every other time.
"No! Come on, Iruka-sensei, please let me do another Jutsu, the transformation or even the substitution!?" Naruto pleaded with the older man.
"Naruto I'm sorry, but I can't pass a student who can't even do the most basic of jutsu. I know you tried really hard this year but as a sensei I can't allow people who can't do basic ninjutsu to become ninja." Iruka said solemnly, crushing Naruto on the spot.
"Iruka, I know he flunked the Jutsu but he did a lot better then normal this year." Mizuki tried to reason which gave the boy some hope.
"While I agree Mizuki being a shinobi is serious business without the proper skills you could die, I won't change my mind. I'm sorry Naruto." Iruka said as Naruto left the room crushed.
Later
Naruto still had the utterly defeated look on his face as he sat on a tree swing outside the academy not only was he seeing most if not all of his classmates walk out with forehead protectors, they were showing them to their parents, happy mothers and fathers looking proud of their children, an experience Naruto wish he had. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Satsuki walk out holding her forehead protector "no surprise miss perfect passed" he thought. He then saw her look towards the other students and their parents and just for a second, he saw a look like his own. Before she regained her normal blank demeanor and she left with a chakra enhanced jump.
Naruto sat there for a while longer, thinking about what his life would be now, would he work in a shop? Would he just become hollow, and do nothing with his life.
"Hey Naruto, are you doing ok?" a voice said, looking up Naruto saw Mizuki looking down at him.
"Mizuki-sensei…I dunno, I want to be a ninja, more then anything, it's all I've ever wanted. And now I've failed." Naruto said, looking down again.
"Alright look, I shouldn't really be telling you this but, there's this secret test. Really hush hush. If you pass, you make Genin." Mizuki said as the voice of salvation for Naruto's dream, instantly making the blonde perk up.
"Really! What do I have to do?!" Naruto said jumping off the swing, his passion reignited.
"Ok ok. Listen, in the Hokage office, there's this scroll,real big, can't miss it, it's called the scroll of sealing, it's been passed down from the time of the first Hokage, if you get the scroll and come to this location." Mizuki takes out a map and points to an area just outside the village walls. "And if you can learn a Jutsu from it, you automatically pass. But be warned, you cannot tell anybody about this task and you must keep the scroll safe, it's an important relic after all." Mizuki explained to him.
"Really? Well ok if you say so, when do I start?" Naruto asked practically, vibrating with energy.
"Now, you have till midnight, that's when I will meet you at the location to see if you learned the Jutsu and take the scroll back." Mizuki explained.
"I better get started then!" Naruto said as he used some chakra to sloppily run faster.
"Hook, line and sinker. Demon fox."
"This is it, last last chance. I WILL learn a Jutsu! I WILL become a ninja! And I WILL become Hokage! BELIEVE IT!"
Later at the Hokage tower
Naruto using all of his stealth skills (which were considerable even wearing bright orange) he crept into the Hokage tower through an unlocked window.
"You're slipping with age old man." Naruto thought with the open window making his break in easy. "Ok when I've been here before I've seen a room full of all kinds of papers and scrolls, that's my best bet." again thought as he crept through the tower, as he got to the room in question he had a look around and saw nothing obvious. "Well it's not any of these Mizuki-sensei said it was a big that's probably it!" Naruto thought to himself looking around and seeing a large white scroll behind some glass. He carefully removed the item and used the sling to wrap it around his back. At that moment, the light switched on.
Wide eyed Naruto looked around to see the 'old man' or as many people knew him Hiruzen Sarutobi the third Hokage of the hidden leaf village.
"Naruto! What are you doing!" he said in surprise at the boy he cared for deeply stealing a prized hidden leaf artifact. Before he did anything else, Naruto unleashed his original Jutsu.
"Sexy Jutsu!" Naruto shouted, a puff of smoke revealed not Naruto but an older, female nude version of himself with blond pigtails and small clouds of smoke covering 'her' privates. "I'm sorry mister Hokage sir, have I been bad?" 'Naruto' said in a cute female voice. Many would think that a shinobi of legendary caliber like Hiruzen would not be felled by such an immature Jutsu. They didn't know as Naruto did from his many dealings with the man, the great third Hokage…was a bit of a perv. His eyes went comically wide and he was blown back into a wall and unconsciousness via two blood spouts from his nose and an equally comical fashion.
"Sorry you pervy kage but I can't fail this test, i'll make it up to you by being the best Genin you've ever had do missions." Naruto said as he transformed back into himself.
Naruto secured the scroll on his back and left via the window.
Later at the meeting point
After evading detection by the few shinobi (nothing he hadn't done in the past) Naruto finally made it to the meeting point near an old rundown shack. "Alright I made it! Ok it's about eightish right now so I got a little under four hours to learn a Jutsu." Naruto said as he opened the scroll and started to read through its contents. "Ok it looks like some of these are storage seals, probably for some awesome weapons, man I wish I could take some but this belonged to the first Hokage, i'd be a pretty lousy Hokage myself if I took his stuff. Where are the Jutsu, Fuinjutsu? No idea what that is, Genjutsu I suck at, shame I'd like some cool taijutsu moves but I'm short on time. Ah! Here we go Ninjustu, ok a lot of these are forbidden, those are probably out. Wood Style. Oh I remember this, it's some special Ninjutsu only the first Hokage can use, well that out. Shadow Clone Jutsu aww man a clone technique, well what's so special about it?" Naruto said to himself as he looked through the scroll, man there were a lot of forbidden jutsu in this thing, maybe it was part of the test? He started to read about the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
"Made by Tobirama Senju, oh I know him…what was it? Oh second Hokage, man can't believe I forgot that. Ok, this clone technique unlike its more more basically version makes an actual physical clone that will dispel after any meaningful damage is taken, while it is quite a simple jutsu it takes a large amount of chakra to use effectively as your chakra is split between the clones this allows them to also use jutsu independent of you. Ok ok i'm liking it. Please note this jutsu should be used in moderation lest risk chakra exhaustion from splitting it so many times. Oh, some sort of message from the second Hokage about it. Upon further research it appears memories can transfer back to you from the clones' experiences, allowing for increase in training speeds, be warned overuse of this aspect can lead to massive mental overload so its best used in very small amounts lest you end up in a small coma. That sounds bad. P.S clones that have a long lifetime may develop some level of independent thought of their own and may gain unique personality traits your original self may not." Naruto read out loud going through the technique.
"Well that seems good, it said it was easy to learn and it only has one hand sign, alright! We'll go with this then." Naruto said as he made the hand seal and focused his chakra, only getting a basic poof of smoke. "Ok that's something, lets keep going!" Naruto said as he kept trying the jutsu.
Meanwhile with the third
"Hokage-sama I know he's important but this is too far, before it was harmless pranks, now he's taken the scroll of sealing!" a Jonin said to his Hokage about the news that Naruto had taken the scroll which was not only an artifact of the first Hokage, the founder of their way of life and village but it also contained some of the most forbidden Jutsu in the history of the village.
"I understand perfectly, I will deal with and question Naruto when he is found, unharmed, are we clear?!" he said to his on duty shinobi. "Yes Hokage-sama!" the ninja yelled in corus as they dispersed on their hunt.
"Why take the scroll Naruto? Questions for later, most importantly when I get the scroll back that wonderful jutsu of his is going in, god help us if Jiraiya ever sees it." the third thought as he lit his pipe.
Back with Naruto a few hours later
"Alright I seem to have this jutsu down pretty good now. I don't think I have much time left either." Naruto said as he rested against a tree with the scroll.
"NARUTO!" an angry voice yelled shocking Naruto, it was then Iruka jumped in front of Naruto.
"Ah Iruka sensei, you scared me. Well I learned a jutsu from the scroll, that means I pass right?" Naruto sat sitting up.
"What are you talking about, there's not less then about thirty trained shinobi looking for you! You stole the scroll of sealing, do you know how dangerous it could be in the wrong hands?!" Iruka said back to him.
"I took good care of it, honest, and I came here and learned a jutsu from it just like Mizuki-sensei told me to." Naruto explained to his sensei who he treated almost like an older brother.
"Mizuki? Naruto I don't know what Mizuki told you but stealing a priceless leaf artifact isn't going to help you with any exam." Iruka said back to him, starting to understand a bit more now.
"What are you saying, Mizuki told me about the make-up test?!" Naruto said as his secondary hope was slipping through his fingers.
"Naruto, Mizuki- GET DOWN!" Iruka suddenly yelled as a storm of kunai came out of the trees, Iruka grabbed and ducked for cover as the ninja weaponry made a series of thunks upon hitting the wooden cabin. "AH!" and one hitting Iruka's leg.
Naruto was properly freaking out now, someone just attacked Iruka out of nowhere and he had a pretty nasty leg wound. The stress and reality of combat had heightened his adrenaline and breathing.
"Well done Naruto, now hand over the scroll." a familiar voice albeit in a much more sinister tone said, as Mizuki landed on a tree overlooking the two, a twisted look on his face.
"Naruto don't do it, he's tricking you, Mizuki made up a lie so you would get him the scroll and he would pin the blame on you while he takes it for himself." Iruka said on the ground in pain.
"Please, are you going to believe him? He just wants to stop your ninja career in its tracks, not passing you because you can't do a clone jutsu, Iruka's lying, hand me the scroll." Mizuki said back, Naruto looked between the two and honestly questioned it for a second, he did deserve to pass today but Iruka stopped him.
"Don't let him trick you! I'm sorry I failed you, maybe I was hasty but only because I care about you Naruto and if I'm going to pass you to work in the field. I need to know you are going to be alright." Iruka said back, taking the kunai out of his leg.
"Oh I'm lying? Really? They are liars, they have all told you and the rest of your generation a lie since the day you were born." Mizuki said he'd been wanting to tell Naruto this for a while as his smirk grew wider and sicker.
"Shut up you traitor! It's forbidden to tell him, if you do, lord Hokage will have your head!" Iruka shouted back
"Really, you don't want to hear about 'lord Hokage's' decree made the day of your birth! The one thing everyone knows but you, the reason they all whisper and glare at you?" Mizuki said back mockingly. "Don't you dare!" Iruka shouted again, but Mizuki already had Naruto's attention.
"What is it! Tell me!" Naruto shouted back, it's clear Mizuki manipulated him but he had to know, the disdain everyone shared for him all the years of his life, he had to know why!
"The truth. Is thirteen years ago on October 10 the day of your birth and the Kyuubi attack the fourth Hokage did not kill the nine tailed fox, but sealed it inside a worthless orphan child. That's the decree, nobody can tell you the nine tails has been sealed inside your body and it took over your body as a vessel, you are the nine tails! Not Naruto Uzumaki, your the beast that gives children nightmares, your the beast that took away so many loved ones, including Iruka's parents, you a sick demonic thing, that shouldn't even be alive! HAHAHAHAHA!" Mizuki said with utter glee, finally breaking Naruto's world apart with the truth.
"That….that's not. Possible." Naruto said, dropping to his knees as it sank in. "It all makes sense now, doesn't it,fox! The looks and the glares everyone in the village hates you for what you did all those years ago, even Iruka feels sick at your existence!" Mizuki continued.
As Iruka was remembering the words the third Hokage spoke to Naruto about him not having a family and trying so hard to stand out, just so anyone would pay attention. Naruto was having a battle in his own mind.
"It, it all makes sense, he's right, the looks the glares everything, it's why they all look at me like I'm some monster, I…killed Iruka-sensei's parents. Maybe…maybe I should be dead." Naruto thought as he spiraled at this new reality.
"Now DIE DEMON FOX!" Mizuki yelled, taking one of the two fuma shuriken off his back and tossing it at Naruto.
"Naruto no!" Iruka yelled as he covered the blonde's body with his own, luckily the flak jacket took most of the blow, but Iruka still had a massive shuriken stuck in his back. The blood hitting Naruto's face broke him out of his trance. He looked up and saw Iruka, a man who by all means should be to one wanting to kill him, taking a deadly blow, for his well-being. "Why?" is all he could ask shakily.
"Because we are a lot alike, you and I. When I lost my parents, it seemed like nobody cared, I was on my own, had nobody and nothing, so I messed around a bit, got in trouble I didn't need to, just so I could be seen by people again. When I met you, you were just a reminder of my pain. But then I saw you were in the same pain, so I spent all that time with you after lessons and caring about how you were, and your academy work. I wanted that when I was your age, and I didn't get it. You feel lonely and it hurts, it hurts more then anything doesn't it?" Iruka was actively crying now, the tears dripping onto Naruo's face. "Maybe I could have done more, and for that i'm truly sorry, the pain we felt, and still feel at times should never be felt by anyone." Iruka finished, baring his heart to Naruto, showing their shared suffering.
"Don't make me laugh! he 's always hated you! The pain he talks about going through is because he was an orphan, the Nine Tails made him one. You made him one!" Mizuki siad finding the pain in both their hearts amusing.
All Naruto could feel to do in that moment was run, run away from the pain, sorrow and confusion running rampant inside him.
"Naruto!" Iruka yelled after him as he ran. "You saw it right, now the beast knows what he truly is, he will use the scroll to take revenge against the village." Mizuki said, getting down from the tree and walking over to Iruka. "Shut your goddamn mouth, he's not anything like that!" Iruka yelled, taking the fuma shuriken out of his back and throwing it at Mizuki, who easily sidestepped the sloppy throw.
"Don't worry he won't get the chance after I do one last service to the village in killing him and take the scroll, after that, i'll come back to finish you off, you joke of a shinobi." Mizuki said dashing after the Genin hopeful.
"Like I'll ever let that happen you traitor." Iruka said as he stood up, finding his second wind through sheer willpower.
Hokage office
The aging ninja had finally found the three with his crystal ball and had a solemn look on his face. "That damned Mizuki, now Naruto knows and in that agitated state, I hope he doesn't mess with the scroll anymore, the potent fuinjutsu formulas in it could seriously mess with the seal if tramerd with in the wrong way, but this could be an important moment of growth for him, so I won't interfere for now." he through as he continued to look at events unfold.
Back at the forest
Naruto was running through trees as Iruka caught up to him. "Naruto thank god I found you, hand over the scroll we need to give it back to Lord Hokage now!" Iruka said to him, only for Naruto to give Iruka a serious gut punch and for both to land below the treeline.
"How the hell, did you know I wasn't Iruka?" 'Iruka' said as a poof of smoke showed it to be Mizuki using a transformation.
"Because I'm Iruka." 'Naruto' said, showing the injured shinobi still going, even transforming a log to look like a scroll. "Also you weren't faking a limp with your right leg, I mean just stabbed it not ten minutes ago Mizuki, thought you were better then that." Iruka mocked.
"I don't get it?! That beast kills your whole family and makes you an orphan and you save him?! He'll pour all his rage and malice into the scroll unleashing all its forbidden jutsu in order to destroy the village for good this time. It's in his demonic nature." Mizuki yelled back to Iruka, unknown to both the real Naruto was hiding behind a tree and listening in.
"That is now demons and beasts are." Iruka admitted. Causing Naruto to doubt everything Iruka said when he blocked that shuriken. "But Naruto is neither. I've seen him, yes he can be a goofball and menace but he has real guts, i've really seen him improve over the last year and he has some honest talent but more then that he puts everything into being a shinobi, and yes he messes up at times and he isn't one great prodigy, but Naruto Uzumaki is one in a million. And Lord Hokage told me something once. Battle and hardship are the greatest hammer and anvil but suffering makes the strongest steel and Naruto has had more then his fair share, that is why I know in my heart that one day not too far away, he'll surpass us both because he's Naruto, of the hidden leaf village!" Iruka said, speaking from his soul once again. Naruto had tears running down his face at the belief and faith his sensei showed in him.
"God I can't believe you! I'll just finish you off now, save me from hearing about how 'great' the thing that killed your family is, are you under some kind of genjutsu?" Mizuki said mockingly and he took his second fuma shuriken and prepared to land a killing blow, only for Naruto to jump out and deliver a kick to Mizuki's face.
"If you ever touch Iruka-sensei again. They'll never find your body." Naruto said with very serious intent in his voice.
"Really, you little fuck! I'm a chunin, do you honestly think you can beat me?!" he said, wiping the blood from his mouth.
"Big deal. Now I believe I had to show you a jutsu I learned? SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" Naruto yelled doing a cross hand sign, smoke filled the clearing as Naruto's beyond counting appeared.
"Shadow clones? That's a highly advanced kinjutsu most Jonin struggle to learn, and he made so many. Of course, the reason he could never make a clone, the fox being sealed inside him must give Naruto a huge amount of chakra, beyond even a top Jonin he never had the control necessary to perform a jutsu that took so little chakra. Man, I feel like a crappy sensei right now." Iruka thought while looking at the display.
"No I don't but with, me (a clone cut in) and me, and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me,and me and with us!" the rest of the clones finished. "Definitely." the original said. Mizuki could only look around astounded.
"So, do you have any preference of which bones we break first or should I go from top to bottom, or alphabetically. Ah who cares, we're gonna break them all anyway!" Naruto yelled as one clone took a flying kick and hit Mizuki in the leg after that the clone's dog piled the traitor with each bruising flesh and breaking bone.
"Bastard." Naruto said, spitting on the broken and beaten sack of meat and bone fragments that used to be Mizuki. "Sensei, you ok?!" Naruto asked running over to check over him. "I'm okay, what's a Shinobi without a few battle wounds anyway." Iruka said clearly not losing any of his spirit.
"Come here a second I have something for you." Iruka said as Naruto walked up to him, he closed his eyes and felt Iruka doing something on his forehead. As he opened his eyes he saw no protector on Iruka's forehead, his google in his hand, but still a weight on his own forehead.
"Congratulations Naruto, you graduate." Iruka said, smiling at him. "And when they're open, let's get some ramen, my treat. I'm starving" Iruka added. Tears fell again from Naruto's eyes as he hugged the man. "Oof that hurts." he said to him, not the academy student. But leaf village Genin.
"It gets a lot harder from here on Naruto, but I know you'll rise to the challenge, you wanna be Hokage, doesn't look like such a pipe dream now." Iruka thought as the daylight broke.
Boom I'll officially call that chapter 1 done, I'm sorry the Mizuki incident was very canonish for the most part but not too much has diverged from canon YET and so not much will change drastically at this point. I also hope I did a good job making Naruto seem a little smarter while also keeping him the same.
Please feel free to leave me any constructive feedback 'your shit' or 'your grammar sucks' doesn't help I know that already. And I hope you stick around for the next chapter (i'll probably go straight to bell test and just skip Naruto meeting his Konohamaru for now) I also know we saw none of Sastsuki or her thoughts really, I will probably switch which character we follow between the two at times
