Naruto

Behind Blue Eyes

Chapter II


The next morning three teens walked into a clearing surrounded by trees. It was one of many training grounds around Konoha. In the clearing stood Sarutobi Asuma, Team Ten's Jonin Squad Leader.

"So you three made it, with time to spare even." Asuma said taking a drag of his cigarette.

"Those will kill you." Ino said.

"So will being a ninja kid." Asuma said. "Anyway, today is your final exam. This test will determine if you get to keep those hitai-ate and become genin. Those who fail are sent back to the academy."

"But what about the Graduation exam? What was that for?" Sakura asked.

"To weed out those who weren't ready for ninja life." Asuma said. "Your test is simple, defeat me."

"But you're a Jonin. How can we even hope to beat you?" Ino asked, not sure of her capabilities.

Ino was the heiress to the Yamanaka clan and trained regularly albeit not enough to change her figure just enough to keep her on par with her classmates. Sakura on the other hand only ever did what the academy forced her to. All she had going for her was her book smarts, nothing in the means of actual skill. Then there was Naruto, the most unpredictable of his entire class.

"We can take him Ino. We just have to work together." Naruto replied to Ino's question.

'Well Naruto gets it.' Asuma thought to himself.

"But he's a Jonin Naruto." Ino repeated.

"And I'm a one man army." Naruto said. "Plus I'm not the deadlast everyone thinks I am. I was hiding my true skills in the academy but now I don't have to hold back."

'Let's see what you got Naruto.' Asuma thought with a smirk on his face as he listened to his genin.

Sakura was scared she knew she couldn't fight a jonin, hell she never even won a spar in the academy. Ino could at least hold her own in a spar against a classmate but this was a Jonin not some random academy student.

"Trust me you two, we can do this if we work together." Naruto said with confidence in his voice.

Ino looked at Naruto into his cerulean blue eyes and all her doubts and fears washed away. She could see his confidence wasn't just for show he truly believed in his strength and team.

"Hai." Ino said firmly.

Sakura was shaking like a leaf in the wind. She couldn't fight a jonin she would be knocked out by anything he threw at them but she couldn't let her team down either, she had to help.

"O-ok Naruto, I'm with you." Sakura said.

'Well they're willing to work together now but can they actually beat me?' Asuma thought to himself. "Alright you three you have one hour to beat me, fail and it's back to the academy for you."

Asuma pulled out his trench knives and held them in a reverse grip the brass knuckles conforming to his hands easily.

"Let's see what you three can do." Asuma said ready to fight.

XxXOne Hour LaterXxX

One hour passed and the three genin were winded they had been on the defensive the whole fight and Asuma barely looked like broke a sweat.

"What the hell Asuma-sensei." Naruto said trying to get up off the ground.

"I have to hand it to you three you lasted a lot longer than I thought you would." Asuma said. "To be honest you were never meant to beat me. I wanted to test your ability to work as a team and you passed as of today we're Team Ten."

Ino stood up from the ground from laying on her back. "You mean the whole thing about us going back to the academy if we failed to beat you was a…"

"A ruse, a way to motivate you to try your hardest and work for a common goal." Asuma said fining Ino's sentence. "Now Who's hungry?"

XxXHokage's Office with the Jonin Squad LeadersXxX

It was early evening and all the Jonin Squad Leaders had gathered in the Hokage's office including Kakashi.

"Now then you all tested your genin today. I want the reports of if they passed or failed." Hiruzen said taking a long puff from his pipe exhaling a stream of smoke from his mouth.

"Team One. Failed." came the voice of Team One's Jonin Squad Leader.

One by one the Squad Leaders gave their reports until it reached Team Seven.

"Well initially they failed, they placed themselves above their tea. But I gave them a second chance and they passed so my final report is that they passed." Kakashi said.

"Team Eight passed." Kurenai said simply.

"Team Ten Passed with flying colors. They may be a bit rough around the edges and Ino and Sakura don't really like Naruto all that much but they can put aside their differences and work as a team." Asuma said proudly.

"Very well you are all dismissed." Hiruzen said.

As the squad leaders departed Hiruzen turned and faced out the window, the teams that passed were going to go far he knew it.

XxXElsewhereXxX

Naruto was walking the streets of Konoha. It was nearing the late night hour when Konoha's night life would just be starting and Naruto had an appointment to keep well, more like work to do. You see Naurto was actually female and she worked in a brothel in Konoha's redlight district. The Naruto everyone thought they knew was a lie and Naruto had no plans on revealing her secret just yet, if ever.


A/N: Hey everyone Azrael here sorry for the shorter chapter this time but sometimes its just enough to get the point across. Now to everyone reading this story, yes i made Naruto female in this story it will still be Naruto and Haku getting together and i have plans for them just don't hate me for making my primary two pairings both yuri pairings. Anyway enough rambling until next time Ja~ne.