(Chapter 10: Academy Days Begin!)

It was the start of September and the start of our trio's final year at the academy; something they were more than eager to start and get over with at long last…For after this; it meant that the two would finally graduate with their headbands and as such become official soldiers of the village.


(September 6th, 996 S.E, The Academy, 12:37 Pm)

It was during their lunch period as Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were eating together, as they were doing their best to get through their first week back at the academy; after what was an...interesting summer to say the least.

"Uggghhh, I hate wearing these clothes again! Of all the goddamned things I had to pick, why did I have to go with something so girly." Sakura groaned in great distaste at her current attire

"Well, at least it isn't all that bad, since we went ahead and gave your outfit an update...At least now you don't look super gaudy." Naruto replied as the pink-haired assassin gave him a small smile at it being more fitting to her tastes in practicality and maneuverability than feminity and flash

"Yeah, as at least now we found something that doesn't make my skin so itchy." Sakura said back, glad that her cover outfit wouldn't be such a pain in her ass

'Doesn't mean I don't like it any less.' Sakura said to herself

'Look at it this way, Sakura. At least we only have another year of this crap, and then we're in the clear.' Naruto spoke to Sakura through their telepathic link

"Can you not do that all of the sudden?!...Man it still feels weird when you do that." Sakura said with a shudder at the sudden mental contact

"Sorry…It's still taking a bit to get used to having the power to talk to you with my mind." Naruto apologized for the sudden mental intrusion

"You are fine, Naruto. Just ask, or at least give me a heads up next time." Sakura requested as her brain still 'itched' from the sudden telepathic message

"Gotcha, Loud and clear, Sakura." Naruto said giving the pink-haired assassin a thumbs-up

"...Hey, Sasuke, you've been quiet. Everything all good?" Sakura asked as despite being usually reserved to himself; the Uchiha was normally more engaged

"Oh…sorry. I was just stuck in my own thoughts for a few moments. Nothing to worry about." Sasuke told the two

"Are you sure? Because if something's wrong, just say the word and we've got you covered." Naruto questioned the swordsman beside him

"Trust me, Naruto. Everything is fine…Just final year nerves eating at me a bit is all. Nothing more than that." Sasuke answered back reassuredly

"Alright, man. I'll take your word for it. But if somethings' seriously the matter, then tell me a.s.a.p. Because you know goddamn well that we don't hide shit from each other." Naruto said to the Uchiha

"Trust me, Naruto. If anything comes up, then you will be the first one to know." Sasuke told the superhuman blonde

"I better…We're boys, Sasuke, and as such I wanna make sure I'm in the loop; so I can be there in a hot minute to help out." Naruto replied

"...Speaking of helping people out, thanks again for helping me get my new outfit, Sakura. I really appreciate it." Naruto said as he turned his attention to said pink-haired girl

"Well, with all the weight you've been gaining these past couple of months. We definitely needed to get you a new outfit." Sakura replied as she looked over Naruto's new outfit

Said outfit was a pair of navy cargo shorts that went a bit past his knees that had a small number of pockets on the sides, a short-sleeved pumpkin-orange colored shirt with a royal blue stripe in the middle and on the sides, and a pair of black and orange running shoes on his feet. Which fit well on his now larger frame that stood at 5 foot 10 and 195 pounds of muscle that were closer to the bulkier and heavier-set side of things due to his proclivity towards a more strength-based slugger style of fighting.

"Hey, between training, being a menace with Mizuki-sensei when I go on ride-alongs with him, on top of always eating at the Akimichi's, and helping them out when I work at the restaurant.. It makes sense that I'd start getting jacked." Naruto said glad at how he's grown physically as of late

"Honestly, you guys I've never felt better!" Naruto further spoke with a grin on his face

"Good for you, Naruto. Happy you feel as awesome as you look." Sakura replied happy that her brother was feeling better about himself than he had in years

"As am I Naruto, its nice to see that with your powers has also come you being far happier than we've seen from you in ages." Sasuke added glad to see his friend smile more often than in years past

"All that being said, as we've all come leaps and bounds enough to be proud of ourselves... That we can only truly go up from here. After all, we've progressed immensely in the span of nearly 6 months." Sasuke remarked at how all 3 of them had made great strides thus far in terms of strength

"Between, Naruto growing stronger with his powers, my now being mentored by Lyoto Senju who is without a doubt our villages's greatest swordmaster, and Sakura becoming a taijutsu powerhouse with both the Niko and Kure Clan styles...I find it hard to believe that once we become genin, our path towards becoming the next Sannin is inevitable." Sasuke said in full confidence of their paths to power leading them to such a point

"Of course, we're gonna be the next set of Sannin! This is us we're talking about, Sasuke. We're basically a bunch of fucking strong-as-shit menaces, that can't be fucking stopped if we really wanted to start shit. The only things that are standing in our way is having the hold back so we can be on a team together, and Naruto's bitch-made brother and sister." Sakura said as a small but feral grin spread across her face

"But once we do get out of here, we're gonna trample over everyone in our goddamn way…THAT is gonna be one hell of a day when all that happens." Sakura added, as in her excitement she had squeezed the apple she was eating so hard it exploded in her hands

"...You mind if I have those apple seeds, Sakura?" Naruto asked

"Sure…But what do want with some apple seeds? You gonna go plant some apple trees in our backyard?" Sakura asked as she handed them over to Naruto

"No. But I do wanna see if my messing with my new nature powers can help me learn any new moves…So I figure using these apple seeds as a focus; for all that, should really help me out." Naruto answered back as he then pocketed said seeds for later

"Just as long as you don't start making plant monsters, then we're good." Sakura said

"Relax, Sakura. I'm not gonna do anything like that….yet." Naruto replied

"Knowing you, Naruto. I would say that it would be a good idea for Sakura to invest in weed-killer…Or maybe explosive tags, considering what Naruto is capable of." Sasuke said knowing full well that Naruto would pull off some weird shit with his powers

"Fair point. But it's not like I'm gonna use my stuff on you guys…Just on everybody else that crosses me." Naruto replied with an impish grin

"Just as long as it doesn't cause any problems for us, then have at it." Sasuke said back

"Well, I don't know about you guys. But I think we should start packing up. Class starts in a couple of minutes, and I don't want Iruka-sensei bitching at us for being late." Sakura spoke as she spared a glance at her watch to see that they had 5 or so minutes before their lunch break was over

"Good point…you coming, Naruto?" Sasuke said as he packed up his lunch box

"Yeah, I'll be with you guys in a moment. Just gotta tie up my shoes." Naruto told the two as they nodded before getting up after they finished packing up their lunch-boxes

'I wonder how long it'll be before I can start wiping villages off the map in one move?...Questions for later, I guess.' Naruto wondered to himself as he looked at his hands to see them spark and crackle with orange and green energy

"...When I can, I'm so smacking the shit out of Toshiro and Pervy-Sage...Now that'll be the day." Naruto said to himself before heading inside with Sakura and Sasuke


(2 days later, 2:10 Pm, The Academy, September 8th, 996 S.E)

It was the following Thursday later as the class had gone outside for taijutsu spars and the last one of the day was one that had the class's attention, with it being the behemoth himself; Choji Akimichi vs Kiba Inuzuka, as Mizuki was serving as the referee for said bout.

"So what did I miss?" Sakura questioned after returning with a peach in hand

"Well, Kiba kept making fat jokes about Choji, and he was taking it halfway well…At least until he called Choji's mom a fat bitch and this happened." Naruto answered back as he pointed over to Choji who was currently walking Kiba down

"...Even, I know that's a bad idea...Its shit like that, that makes me wonder if he got dropped on his head." Sakura said as she alongside the rest of the class were watching an irate Choji tank Kiba's hits and slam into him with thudding haymakers

"You and me both, Sakura..'Cause GODDAAAMMNNN, that was a hell of hard one I didn't think he could punch that hard!" Naruto exclaimed in seeing Choji landed a brutal right hook that took out some of Kiba's sharpened teeth and almost crack his jaw in half

"I'm pretty sure I could taste that." Sakura spoke as she saw Kiba stagger back from the harsh blow

"Its what he deserves for poking the bear so to speak...Even I know better than to make fun of Choji's weight, that by itself is a death-sentence waiting to happen." Sasuke replied knowing full well not to make fun of Choji for his weight

"Well, hopefully he doesn't get mauled by him. Because, Choji's definitely giving it to him." Naruto said as Choji charged at Kiba like a pissed off grizzly bear

Speaking of said Akimichi was slamming into Kiba with battering ram overhand punches and thunderous hooks to the body, as no matter how many doggedly wild flurries of attacks Kiba did to halt or even impede Choji's plodding assault…it didn't do so much as make him flinch or even budge as he kept coming with punches and heavy sounding kicks that sounded like cannon fire with each time they thudded against his ribs. Seeing as how for every claw swipe, punch, or kick was simply shrugged off and met in kind with a body blow that made his flesh ripple painfully, as Choji more or less continued to run right through him like a wrathful giant unleashing its fury against a hapless village.

Kiba attempted to dodge and get out of Choji's range in order to regroup as large bruises found their way across his body, yet Choji's greater reach prevented him from doing so, as the larger teen would line up his punches so that everytime Kiba went to dodge or sidestep; that he was caught in the jaw or in the side by Choji's canned ham sized fists…Evident by when Kiba tried to duck down and jump away from the angered Choji, did Choji in a surprising display of athleticism leap forward to catch Kiba in the face with a massive overhand right that cracked the feral teen so hard in the face that his nose was bent to the right at a 60-degree angle; that made the majority of the class cringe at the akward angle his nose bent.

The Inuzuka was sent sprawling to the ground in a semi-crumpled heap in a manner that would've been cartoonish had it not been for the various bruises on his body; clutching at his bloodied nose as his head swam with white-hot pain and his vision danced with black spots leaping into view; however, he was forced to quickly roll out of the way before Choji's large feet nearly stamped down where his head once was. With it only being thanks to Kiba's swiftness that he was able to quickly roll out of the way from Choji's furious attempts at stomping in his head in, like a blackout drunk would do to his 5th can of beer as the behemoth in question was on a warpath against the smaller teen.

However, it was when Kiba got to all fours in an attempt to gain distance and recover from the heavy onslaught from Choji's wrath, did said Akimichi seize the moment to leap on top of him and harshly tackle Kiba into the ground…Yet the very moment they reached the ground did Choji leverage his full weight and great strength into basically smothering Kiba underneath his great bulk; making sure to slam him every which way into the dirt the moment he tried to stand up to his feet.

As to the academy student in question, it was like watching a deer being caught by an alligator in the midst of its death roll, seeing as how no matter which way Kiba tried to get away he was slammed so hard into the dirt that the ground beneath them cracked and fragmented apart…All of which had continued for almost 4 minutes before Choji put Kiba into a rear-naked choke so deep that within a matter of seconds had Kiba rendered unconscious from the combination of being thrashed around for nearly 5 minutes, Choji's greater size and strength and his having clamped down so hard that it would've broken a lesser mans' neck.

"...Well, shit. Soooo, how about Toshiro and Shino take Kiba to the infirmary. Since, Choji did a hell of a number on him…Then after that we can call class finished for today." Mizuki said looking at the unconscious and somewhat blue-faced form of Kiba

'Can't say I blame Choji for going off on him like that. Fucking idiot just couldn't keep his mouth shut, and look where it got 'em.' Mizuki remarked to himself as he saw the unconscious teen get hauled off

"You all good, Choji?" Naruto asked the towering Akimichi

"Yeah, I'm good. I just wish Kiba wouldn't say mean stuff like that about my mom. It just makes me so mad." Choji answered back, hating fat jokes in any regard to himself and his family

"This is Kiba we're talking about. The guy is already a douchebag that things he's all that, and a bag of chips...Plus that idiot is friends with my dickhead brother, should you really expect anything else from him?" Naruto replied

"More like his henchman if you ask me." Sakura pipqed up

"Anyways, good job out there man. You freakin' nailed it out there…I keep telling you that your awesome at taijutsu!" Naruto said on a more optimistic note

"Yeah, you were awesome out there Choji. I mean that takedown and ground control you had over Kiba was phenomenal!" Sakura exclaimed in excitement of witnessing Choji's superb domination of Kiba

"Ahhh, it was nothing. Just some wrestling I've been working on with my dad is all." Was Choji's bashful reply at Sakura's rather aggressive compliment

"Oh don't give me that, nonsense! You were fucking beast out there whooping on him like that, like holy shit your good at that stuff….Then you pulled off one of the most well-done chokeholds I've ever seen anyone do in our class!...J-Just like wow." Sakura said with a large grin on her face as the martial artist within her couldn't help but gush over what she saw Choji pull off

"Bottom line, Choji. You did pretty great out there." Naruto interjected

"Soooo, how about we all go out to celebrate. My treat, you guys?" Naruto suggested

"That sounds nice." Was Choji's reply

"I'm totally down for it! What about you, Sasuke. You wanna come with?" Sakura asked the Uchiha

"I would. However, I'm going to have to decline. Lyoto-sensei wants me to train with him after classes, and I wouldn't want to keep my teacher waiting." Sasuke answered back

"Oh yeah, how's training with him been going by the way?" Naruto asked

"So far it has been going pretty well…Granted it's rather intense, but given that he is one of our greatest swordmasters. I expected as much." Sasuke replied at the incredibly arduous training regimen he was put through by said Senju

"That's Lyoto for you. He might be a taskmaster about what he does, but with all the crazy sword stuff he can do. It balances out." Naruto said in regards to Lyoto ever being the perfectionist when it came to swordsmanship

"I will take your word for it, naruto. In the meantime, I gotta go. I'll see you later." Sasuke responded

"Alright, and good luck man, and hopefully you don't get roughed up too badly." Naruto said back before Sasuked headed off to get ready for his training

"Anyways, you guys. Let's go eat already!" Naruto spoke as the trio of himself, Sakura and Choji headed out to get something to eat


(6 hours later, Training Ground 3, 8:18 Pm)

It was hours later, as a weary Sasuke who after doing everything from weight training, practicing with both his jian and chokuto, among speed training to make his parries, blocks and counters; quicker than the crack of a whip, and learning to reflect projectiles back at their targets… Sasuke was once more put on his butt worn out, but nevertheless enthused to learn from an esteemed swordmaster in Lyoto

"I'll give you this much, Sasuke. Your certainly a much tolerable student to have than Mizore and Toshiro." Lyoto said as Sasuke drank a large gulp from his canteen

"...Given how insufferable both of them are. That doesn't sound like much of a stretch." Sasuke remarked

"Trust me, when I say this, and I meant it in the most hurtful way possible. But, I would rather have to eat broken glass soaked in salt and lye; than ever have to teach them ever again." Lyoto replied

"Was it really that bad?" Sasuke questioned out of sheer curiosity

"Let's just say that if it wasn't for Lord 4th and his wife. Then I would've duck taped them buck-naked to the front of the Hokage Tower; out of sheer spite." Lyoto answered back angrily at having had so much time wasted on those two blithering idiots

"Hmph. I again can't say I blame you for wanting to do that. Those two are a bunch of self-important dumbasses, that are gonna get themselves in over their heads, and captured by the enemy one of these days…How it is that those two are prophesied to bring peace and prosperity to the world is beyond me." Sasuke spoke disdainfully concerning the younger two of the Uzumaki triplets

"You and I both share the same sentiment concerning those two…Personally, I think that its a fools' errand to expect anyone to bring about world peace. Especially if some musty-old frog says your supposed too." Lyoto replied

"Why is it that anyone believed in the words from that thing again?...As I fail to see what is so special about some supposed 'Great Toad Sage', since it seems superfluous at best to follow a prophecy so blindly." Sasuke wondered as to why anyone believed in this Toad Sage's supposed 'wisdom'

"I honestly don't know why they put so much faith in it myself. However, I simply do not have the energy to ask why they do. All I know is that their stupid prophecy fucked with my cousin, and is just smoke and mirrors to turn those two into superweapons…Not much else other than that in my eyes." Lyoto said back

'Since, what better way to get our 2 jinchuuriki on board with whatever you want out of them? Tell them they're meant to save the world, and bring about a new handy-dandy age of peace to the world…If that isn't the most blatant manipulation in the world, I don't know what is.' Lyoto remarked to himself at how the prophecy to him was outright and blatant manipulation to raise zealous weapons to the village

"Regardless, I do want to ask you something?" Lyoto said to the weary Uchiha

"What do want to ask of me, Lyoto-sensei?" Sasuke queried

"What I want to know is why you want to pursue being a swordsman so much?" Lyoto questioned

"While my cousin has spoken volumes about your swordsmanship, and I can see it clear as day you have a talent for it. I would still like to know the reason why you pursue the path of the sword." Lyoto wondered in why it was Sasuke pursued being a swordsman

"I want to bring glory to my clan and become regarded as one of the greatest Kensei's to ever do it. Much like you, or the leader of Iron Country who lords over the Samurai." Sasuke answered back

"Hmmm, that's a pretty high goal you've set up for yourself, and definitely not an easy one at that. Since earning the title of a Kensei isn't something that's handed out to anybody. As that's something that requires you to be a world-class menace all by itself." Lyoto replied knowing that it took being at least S-Rank in power in order to be considered a Kensei at the bare minimum

"I know. However, it's worth all of the struggles and strife to become one and bring glory to the Uchiha. Almost everyone in my clan has become a legend in their own right." Sasuke said back

After all, from his father who was considered equal to the 4th Hokage and known as their greatest Fire Release user; to Itachi who was considered a prodigy as one of the youngest ANBU operatives since Kakashi Hatake, Shisui who was a master of the Shunshin and skill with the rare and coveted Mangekyou Sharingan…Then there was of course the founder of his clan himself in Madara Uchiha, as such Sasuke felt that he was obligated to become a legend of his own, and saw what better way to do so than by becoming a renowned swordsman without equal.

"Well, if you are that dead set on becoming one; then I can't really turn down helping you reach it. Besides, it's a hell of a lot more believable as a goal than what I got pestered into doing with the twin idiots." Lyoto said with a derisive chuckle

"Thank you. While it isn't something as great as saving the world. I like to think that becoming a legend that can one day stand beside Madara himself is good enough." Sasuke replied with a small smile

"Since who wouldn't want to become a legend so you can make your family proud…Isn't that what everyone wants when they set out to be a shinobi, or in my case a swordmaster?" Sasuke added with his expression going from weary and stone-faced to hopeful at one day earning the recognition of becoming a Kensei

"Hey, I'm in full support of it. Especially since in the relatively short time we've had, you've proven yourself to be a far more tolerable student. You also have a lot of talent to become one hell of a swordsman…all that needs to be done is to help you reach your full potential." Lyoto spoke

"I appreciate the kind words, yet I am still working towards perfecting what will be my strongest sword style." Sasuke replied getting Lyoto's attention

"What exactly are you working on, per say?" Lyoto asked curiously

"Well, I've been trying to work towards making the 3-Swords Style more applicable for myself. However, its much easier said than done given what it entails to make it work. That is why I've mostly stuck with using Two and One Sword styles." Sasuke answered back on what his pet-project to accomplish was in terms of his swordsmanship

"The 3-Swords-Style, huh? Granted that particular style isn't in my area of expertise, as my preferred swords-fighting technique is much different. However, I know enough of it that I can help you prepare to use it." Lyoto said as he gestured to his sheathed odachi to emphasize

"I appreciate it. Hopefully, I can make it applicable by the time the Chunin Exams arrive." Sasuke said

"Given your potential, skill, and from what I've heard overall drive to succeed. Then combine that with my being your teacher. I have full confidence that we will make your use of that style applicable in no time." Lyoto said back knowing that together they'd get Sasuke ready to use it in no time

"If I'm to stand alongside Sakura and Naruto as my future teammates, then I need something to give me an edge." Sasuke spoke knowing that he needed some kind of an equalizer to stand alongside the two powerhouses

"Trust me, Sasuke. Your gonna get plenty strong enough to stand together with my cousin and Sakura…Hell, if Kazushi has her way about it. Then the three of you are gonna become the world's strongest team since my mom's team." Lyoto told the Uchiha

"...Just be prepared for her to put you through the meat-grinder is all...If you think I'm tough, my sister is gonna put you through it till you hate yourself." Lyoto added

"Will having your sister as my potential sensei truly be that bad?" Sasuke queried

"I wouldn't say it would be bad for you, so much as it would be a very grueling experience. So my advice is to be prepared for absolutely everything she can throw at you. Even then that may not be enough." Lyoto answered in knowing that his sister wouldn't hold back in regards to training

"I will take that into consideration…That being said, do you mind if I leave? I have class tomorrow morning." Sasuke requested

"Sure. We have been going late today, and its already nightfall. So go for it." Lyoto said to Sasuke who nodded before grabbing both his swords and leaving

'Good kid, hopefully, he doesn't turn into a stick-in-the-mud like Itachi.' Lyoto said to himself before heading home himself


(The next day, September 9th, 996 S.E, 4:54 Pm, Forest of Death)

It was after classes as our trio were currently blowing off steam from their 1st week at the academy, which had the trio running roughshod over a swarm of millipedes that lie in a crumpled and eviscerated heap from their rampage.

"I swear after this shit week of having to play pretend, I needed this." Sakura said as she withdrew her left fist from the collapsed skull of aa school-bus sized milipede

"As did I. I must admit that it is rather refreshing to be here again after classes...I swear I don't know what's worse hearing Iruka-sensei drone on and on during lectures, or hearing Mizore go on about how she's going to become the 1st female Hokage." Sasuke replied whilst cleaning the blood off his chokuto and jian

"By the way, Sasuke. I got a new mission from my clan if you want to come with me on it." Sakura told the Uchiha in question

"I would be delighted to accompany you, Sakura. When is the mission to take place?" Sasuke asked

"I don't know yet, but I do know that some punk-ass Iwa ninja trying to be a crime-lord; got too big for his britches. Which is why the mission we're gonna be going on is; us getting rid of him." Sakura told him

"Do we know where our contact is for this mission; if we have one?" Sasuke questioned

"He's over in Tanzaku Town. We're gonna meet him there next weekend." Sakura answered back

"Good to know, the last thing we need is going in on a mission blind." Sasuke said before turning his attention toward Naruto

"Naruto, do you have our next target to go after?" Sasuke questioned

"Yep! It's a mutant wood golem, that by the looks of it got a good chunk of 9-tails chakra in it…And judging by the power I'm sensing off it, its a pretty chunky one at that." Naruto said his eyes still glowing a vibrant orange

"How far away is it?" Sasuke questioned

"A good 400 to 450 feet away from us, shouldn't be too hard to chase down." Naruto answered back

"Good to know. Let's get moving." Sasuke said sheathing both swords

"I gotta say, Naruto that's one hell of a power you got to sense stuff that far out." Sakura spoke

"Thanks. But it ain't nothing' special, just some aura sensing as my patron calls it." Naruto replied in reference to Arceus

"Whatever the fuck it is, it's gonna make finding people to fuck up real easy." Sakura said back as the trio soon leapt into action

From there it was on a few minutes of the trio rushing off like a pack of wolves after their prey before they soon saw their target in the form of the mutated wood-golem; that was lumbering about the forest. With it taking the form of a cross between an armored humanoid in piece-meal warring states armor and that of a bipedal 3 tailed kitsune, which was made clear by it's lower half, forearms and clawed hands resembling as such, alongside its face being stuck between that of a mans' and a foxes' with glowing ruby pits for eyes.

Our trio watched as the 12-foot-tall construct lumbered about; waiting for the moment its guard was down to strike as Sakura powered up to 21% of her Removal and Naruto used Bulk Up; whilst Sasuke activated his Sharingan and unsheathed both of his blades. It was only once the mutant wood-golem started heading deeper into the forest as it spotted a dire wolf that came up to its knees; did Naruto teleport away whilst Sakura bounded forward like a human cannonball and Sasuke sped off with the agility of a cheetah in full-sprint.

The construct in question found itself nearly bowling over from the heavy Blaze Kick to its midsection that blew apart its right side with such force the ground almost shook from the heat and force from the attack, and sent masses of flaming cinder raining to the ground as it nearly fell to the ground if it weren't for its 2 tails catching it. Yet it would find its wooden skull fractured apart to reveal writhing glowing ruby-colored roots that pulsated furiously from Sakura sucker-punching it with a ferocious right hook to the temple, whilst Sasuke was able to land a lightning quick slashes to its right leg and ankle that nearly had it fall over from the deep gashes in it's wooden form.

The construct quick to retaliate as Sakura began to lay into it with a rapid-fire combination of punches to it's temple, went to bring it's clawed hands to swipe Sakura from further caving in its skull, but the quick use of Naruto's Vine Whips wrapping around both its wrists like steel-handcuffs prevented such a thing. With said superhuman blonde then using his inhuman amount of strength to swing the construct some 25 feet into the air; wherein Sakura sent soon after plummeting back into the ground with an Ironbreaker-enhanced overhand right to the back of its skull.

Sasuke was in quick pursuit as he used one of his Two-Sword-Style techniques he dubbed Boar Stampede, in which similar to said animal he rushed forward at harsh speeds and thrusted his blades with such swiftness and strength that it took off the left hand of the construct at the wrist with hardly any give. The wooden golem roared in pain as it used its tails to batter Sasuke into submission, yet the swordsman in question was able to quickly parry and then counter the bludgeounous appendages; slicing into them as quickly as he could shunt them aside; albeit the force of them was enough to push him back inch by inch.

Yet he didn't have to do so for too long as another pained roar came from the construct who found its face covered in thick violet and neon orange sludge; courtesy of Naruto's recently fired Sludge Bomb that began to caustically eat away at its wooden flesh. The construct further staggered back as Sakura and Naruto came rushing in to deliver their respective attacks; with a Spartan kick to its left kneecap that sent a litany of cracks sprawling up to its thigh and hip, and a Brick break to it's already sundered flank that blew apart a sizable chunk of its ribcage, sending it flying a considerable distance away from the trio.

"Alright, guys. How're we looking?" Naruto asked

"I'm doing pretty damn good! I figured this thing would've been more hot shit, but so far we're fucking it up!" Sakura said as she bounced from side to side on the balls of her heels

"I'm doing just fine, Naruto. However, we should be more concerned about the build-up in chakra I'm sensing." Sasuke spoke as he saw the damaged construct lumber into view with an ever growing orb of chakra in it's mouth

"You guys spread out to flank it, I've got something for its bitch ass." Naruto said as he held out both of his hands that begun to spark to life with emerald and orange energy

What with said energy forming into a brilliant absinthe green colored sphere of natural energy the size of a basketball; with a quartet of pumpkin orange rings of power orbiting around it like the rings of Saturn; that he quickly fired off against the faux Tailed Beast Bomb that was thrice it's size…The two attacks soon collided with each other as ruddy ruby red met against the brilliant green and orange in a ferocious clash of attacks; that caused the ground to implode and crack apart in a violent display.

Yet it was while the construct was concentrating on the energy beam; that Sakura and Sasuke were quick to surround it; before the two spared a brief glance at each other before launching their attacks at the distracted wood-golem. From the left came Sasuke to deliver another one of his Two-Sword-Style techniques that he called Aligator Severing; in which he brought his swords from opposite angles like the jaws of the creature he named it from to slice apart it's left forelimb into twin pieces that fell to the ground; causing it's attack to be disrupted as it felt to its side.

All the while, Sakura came in right the right to deliver from a Kure-Style: Hard Slam into its neck; nearly causing its warped skull to twist nearly 180 degrees around, as it was sent crashing into the ground hard enough to cause a small crater…Said crater was deepened into a 22-foot-deep jagged crater thanks to the now unimpeded Energy Ball being able to continue towards it projected target; creating a raucous THHHOOOMMM in the process that shoot the Forest and causing nearby trees to nearly topple over.

Yet the moment it clambered out of the crater with it's one good forelimb, its face partially melted from the remaining caustic sludge from Naruto's Sludge Bomb; did it have enough time to look with its lone unmelted eye to see Naruto teleport right up to it and deliver a devastating Sky Uppercut to the face. The attack not only obliterated its jaw alongside the bottom half of its face and the outer portion of its throat but also sent it hurtling 30 feet in the air; wherein Naruto then proceeded to teleport Sasuke and Sakura into the air.

The construct then was given a full force overhand-right from Sakura that quite literally blew out its upper back into half-dollar-sized splinters; whilst Sasuke then used both swords to quickly descend down and slice off its head. However, both teens managed to land far enough away from the debris of the golem's corpse to not get squished by its sundered form, as Sakura skidded to the ground and kicked up debris and smoking cinder in the process whilst Sasuke by contrast was able to somersault and tumble onto the ground with the grace of a trained acrobat.

"Alright, guys. Well done…I gotta say that we're absolutely crushing it right now." Naruto said gleefully as he looked over at the destroyed mutated golem

"I know right! Who the hell needs teamwork training at the academy, when we're already awesome as is!" Sakura said as she powered down to her base state

"I mean seriously you guys. We might as well be genin, with how strong as shit we already are." Sakura added with a smug smirk at their combined strength

"Hmph, I certainly won't deny that statement, Sakura. After all, together we are the most lethal team in our current generation…I'd like to see anyone in our class stop us when we are together." Sasuke spoke with a proud grin of his own at how well they worked together

"Well, I say that with the stellar job we did in kicking this things' ass. That we celebrate! Who's all for brownies at Sakura's house?!" Naruto asked; ecstatic over how all 3 of them had preformed

"Sounds fine by me." Sasuke answered back

"Same…Hopefully, there's still some fudge brownies left." Sakura said in hopes of her favorite kind still being around

"I'm sure their will be, Sakura. In the meantime, let's get the hell out of here." Naruto replied as he grabbed onto his two friends and promptly teleported them both out and away

So with their 1st week back at the academy completed, and Sasuke beginning his training under the Senju swordmaster in Lyoto; it looks like things are off to a stellar start for our trio of misfits. As how will this final year at the academy transpire for them in the upcoming months? Find out in the all-new chapters of, Naruto: The PokeSage!


Alright, well that takes care of that! As I hoped you guys enjoyed this chapter and all that went along with it, as we start getting into everyone going into the academy for their last year together.

From thereon, I hope you guys will enjoy this story since I have more fun stuff to come down the pipeline going forward, so I hope you guys will stick around to see those things happen in Naruto's misadventures. Also, any favorites, follows, reviews or suggestions are more than welcome, as I'm happy to take suggestions on what can make the story better.

However, with all that done and out of the way this is Pravus666 signing off until next time. With the next chapter having Sasuke and Sakura go on an assassaination mission together; that'll yield surprising results. So stay tuned for all that good stuff.

Part 1: Evolution by Korn

Random End Song: School by Fear Factory


Now then onto some of the reviews from the previous chapter.

Skull Flame: Yep, Iruka is a double-agent in this and I'll be expanding upon that later down the line as I've got a good chunk more to work out. Since this does affect a lot of stuff going forward. And yeah, the thing is that why it failed with Kushina trying to get the twins to learn under Lyoto is that Lyoto will train you like those old-school boxing coaches in where he'll work you and make you drill that shit into your head no matter how many times you don't want too, since its a lot of that old-school were doing things my way to help you instead of them setting the standard.

Kourtney Uzu Yato (Chapters 1-4): Glad you like how things have gone so far from what you've seen in the story, since I personally like the bond I've given Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura since to me it makes the whole idea of them becoming Team 7 a lot more believable if they actually grew up as friends...granted somewhat dysfunctional ones but friends with each other nonetheless. On top of that yeah, the whole prophecy being hogwash and being more trouble than its worth is something I'm gonna be touching up on later down the line because its one of the biggest things that never get touched up on in stories and as such I wanna fix that so it can be given the attention on how it would actually spell out if it actually came to pass. And glad you like what I've got going on with Mizuki and Choji thus far as to me it feels like they don't get much focus in stories to really set themselves apart from being relegated to the sidelines, as such I figured it wouldn't hurt to give them much needed spotlights in their own ways.

God of Wind 200: Glad you like the story so far, as I've still got a lot more planned. Also, as for the moves it works like this in that he can use all moves from each type but he gets 4 to start out with that way its not too little and not too much so he can get a good start with what to work with before he moves onto to learn and know other stuff...If that makes sense.