Chapter Text
Person talking, "It could be…"
Person thinking, "I don't like this idea."
Demon speaking/ Invocation talking, "No doubt you are someone to be reckoned with."
Demon thinking/Invocation thinking, "His heart is dark!"
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does.
Chapter 15
The Next Day 5:30 a.m.
"*Yawn* I told you we would train, Naruto-kun, but I didn't think it would be so early," Anko said as she wiped her eyes.
They had stayed up late since they had dinner with Naruto the day before.
Naruto smiled and replied, "Come on, Anko-chan, it's strange to see you tired. If I recall correctly, you woke up without problems after having action all night long."
Anko smiled and added, "Hehehe, but yesterday you didn't give me your energies. So it's normal for me to be tired. Maybe if we had done something, I wouldn't be so tired."
Naruto smiled and was about to add something else when he heard Haku clearing her throat. "*Ahem* I think that's enough; we should train and leave those discussions for another time." Haku interrupted, resting against the Kubikiribōcho.
Both Naruto and Anko smiled; the Jinchūriki was still surprised at Haku's change of attitude. She was still reserved for some topics, but now it seemed that she expressed her feelings without problems.
Anko had told him that the reason was that she convinced her that he liked that kind of girls, and it was true; Naruto loved that kind of women.
Naruto then did a few stretching exercises before announcing, "Okay, I'll go with everything I've got from the beginning. I'm still not fully recovered, so if I want to have a head start with you, I must fight seriously."
Naruto stood firmly, closed his eyes and crossed his arms, inhaling deeply.
Anko and Haku didn't know what Naruto was trying to do, but they got no time to ask since he had opened them again.
"Done. Hmmm, I feel lighter, but it's not what I expected. It seems that being inactive during all this time made me lose much of my speed, damn it!"
Anko raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean, Naruto-kun?"
Naruto looked at her, shook his head and replied, "Nothing important; just the seals that Gai-sensei gave me. Anyway, enough talking; let's fight!"
Anko instantly stood in battle stance; Naruto, on the other hand, had to duck because a huge sword had passed right over him.
He looked at Haku and shouted, "What the…?"
Nevertheless, he couldn't finish because Anko shouted, "Sen'eijashu (Striking Shadow Snakes)!"
Several snakes came out from Anko's sleeve in an attempt to bite him.
However, Naruto quickly jumped back, disappearing from view for a moment.
His speed surprised both women, but they quickly returned to their stances.
Haku grabbed her Kubikiribōcho and spun it rapidly, which amazed the Jinchūriki. "Wow...amazing, you've managed to get used to the Kubikiribōcho's weight. How did you do that?"
Haku made a face of horror, and Naruto instantly understood it, "I see, so it was Gai-sensei. I guess that you now use weights, don't you?"
Haku stuck the Kubikiribōcho into the ground and replied, "Yes, Anko-sensei managed to convince him, and he gave me some weights. However, I stopped using them once I got used to its weight."
Naruto smiled and then nodded. "Well, I think that you should continue using them; you'll increase your speed quite a bit more."
Haku almost added something, but then Anko shouted, "Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu (Fire Release: Fire Dragon Jutsu)!" She spat a big fire dragon, which went straight at Naruto.
He quickly did hand seals before shouting, "Doton: Doryūheki!" He knelt down, putting his hands on the ground and then an earth wall came out to stop the attack.
Naruto wiped some sweat from his forehead; he noticed his tiredness and the chakra exhaustion.
He stood up again, instantly feeling a powerful kick on his neck, which caused him to go through his Earth Wall and break it.
Naruto went in a straight line, and he could see several trees to the front. He knew it was going to hurt him; therefore, he channeled chakra around his body. He stretched out his arms and instantly stopped, staying completely still in the air.
Anko, who had kicked him, and Haku, who was doing some hand seals, were surprised. "H-He's floating," Haku spoke surprised.
Anko nodded but then shook her head; Naruto stated that he wanted her to be as sadistic as possible. Hence, she went running straight at him.
Haku imitated her; they would ask him about it once they finished training.
Meanwhile, Naruto landed on the ground and sat down; he was certainly out of shape. First, he was getting tired quickly. Second, he had dropped his guard, and Anko gave him that tremendous kick. Third, he let them see one of his secret skills.
Naruto placed his hands behind his back as he closed his eyes; he wanted to try out many things now that he was woken up, but due to the lack of chakra, it would be impossible.
He opened his eyes, just to see Anko and Haku in the air, falling towards him at high speed.
Anko had a kunai in her hand and Haku an ice sword. He quickly stood up but concluded that he wouldn't be able to get away; they were too close.
Anko and Haku noticed this; they tried to put their weapons out of the way, but they couldn't; Naruto would certainly be angry with them after this.
Naruto saw the weapons right in front of him; however, he suddenly felt that time stopped, just to hear a word in his mind that he unconsciously repeated, "Shuradō (Asura Path)…"
Two arms came out from his shoulders, holding Haku and Anko's wrists before throwing them aside.
Afterward, Naruto looked with surprise at his extra arms as he moved them around. "I can use them at will. This must be from the Rinnegan; I've just unlocked another path. Hmmm, what else can I do?"
"What the hell is that?" Anko quickly approached him and started touching the rods of his arms. "Wow, they look real, but they feel a bit rough, and they seem to be heavy. Can you control them at will?" Anko asked.
Naruto didn't answer, instead, with his extra right hand; he touched Anko's head, who nodded.
This time, Haku approached and asked, "Naruto-kun, what are you?"
Naruto looked at her, and she saw his purple eyes. "What happened to your eyes?"
Naruto deactivated his Rinnegan and his arms instantly disappeared. He fell to his knees because he had used too much Chakra.
Anko had caught him before he fell completely, "We'll now stop training; you aren't fully recovered yet, Naruto-kun."
Naruto thanked her and then looked at Haku; he motioned for her to get closer. "Okay, I'll tell you more about me, and it has to do with what you just saw."
Haku nodded; she sat down cross-legged on the ground and waited for Naruto.
Naruto sighed with tiredness and stated, "Okay, first I'll tell you the story about the Rinnegan..."
That name didn't surprise Haku since she had never heard of it. Naruto then told the story of the Rikudō Sennin, the battle against the Jūbi and much more; information that this time left Haku surprised.
Anko wasn't it since she already knew it. Well, she was surprised when seeing Naruto with those extra hands, and she couldn't help thinking about some things they could do with those extra hands. It was something that she would love to try out.
After several minutes, Naruto finished his story, and Haku was frankly surprised, "Do you have the eyes of the creator of the Ninja World? Why?" Haku asked.
Naruto shrugged and replied, "I don't know; I've already told you how I awakened my eyes. However, I have no idea why. But I don't care; I just see them as a tool, a tool that will help me to meet my goals."
Haku nodded, and this time, Anko spoke, "Well, we've been training for almost three hours, I think it's time to breakfast."
Naruto nodded; he stood up—now with more energies—and replied, "Sure thing, Anko-chan. What do you say if we get dango?"
Anko quickly nodded; she grabbed one of Naruto's hands and quickly led him to the dango shop.
Meanwhile, Haku smiled at the interaction, but then sighed, "Dango again..."
Then she followed her teammates.
Nine Days Later
Naruto was walking the village streets. There was no doubt that he hated the way that people looked at him now; he preferred the looks of hatred, rather than these stupid looks of respect and admiration; he didn't do anything to earn that consideration.
He only had the stupid ‘Namikaze’ last name; this annoying situation was quite difficult to endure because people approached to greet him or invite him to their homes every time they could.
In these nine days, he trained much; he was about to achieve the same gravity he had before his coma. However, his condition had affected him more than he had believed, and proof of that was the first training that Naruto had after awakening.
He had visited his girlfriend's several times, but he had also received unpleasant visits, mainly of those two geezers of the council: Homura and Koharu.
There was no doubt that those two idiots were on the list of people that Naruto wanted to kill, but he never would, because their heads belonged to Neji.
Regardless, those two idiots went to his apartment to tell him to integrate into the Hokage's family, but Naruto had never greeted them and had always closed the door on their faces.
They had also harassed him in the streets, but with the help of some clones, he had always managed to escape from them.
He also received constant visits from Menma, who kept asking him questions about how he became so strong and if he could teach him some of his Fūton Justus.
Naruto avoided those questions as a champion and Menma could never get anything from him.
His father had visited him too, and had always asked about his health condition; it was certainly annoying.
He thought that he should have sent them to hell that day. However, he had felt a lot of pressure, and because of the exhaustion, he could only say the first thing that came to his mind.
Although it was a good thing, after all, he got the location of his mother's body, in addition to something that would help him to perform the Hiraishin, which he already was starting up. He just needed a bit of blood from his father and then read the steps that the Scroll of Seals contained.
Naruto continued walking until he could feel several presences behind him. He turned around and saw a…stone? Well, it was something like that, but this 'stone' was square, and besides, it had holes in the front.
Naruto just shook his head and continued walking.
That ‘stone’ had followed him, and Naruto tried not to pay attention. However, Naruto growled in annoyance after a few minutes; he unsheathed his Ninjato—which he now strapped to his back—and stabbed it before giving it a kick that sent the 'stone' crashing into the wooden fence.
There was an explosion, and three children showed up, who began to complain of pain.
Naruto approached them and stated, "Udon, Moegi, and Konohamaru. I've already told you not to do this. If you want to be like me, you'll at least need better costumes." Naruto sounded harsh, but it was a fact; if they wanted to be real ninjas, they would have to stop playing around, and he was more than willing to make it clear.
Konohamaru rubbed his head before standing up to exclaim, "Hey, boss! Why did you do that? I thought that the sword would kill me."
Naruto smiled sinisterly and replied, "Well, I told you that I would if you kept bothering me." He came closer and pointed his Ninjato to a pale Konohamaru.
Nevertheless, the boy remembered something and changed his expression to a more serious one.
Naruto smiled and nodded as he sheathed his Ninjato, "Very well; don't ever let anyone intimidate you. Remember that if they do it, they'll kill you easily."
"Hai, Boss!" the three of them shouted.
Udon and Moegi had also been scared, but they had also remembered Naruto's words, so they imitated Konohamaru, who then approached Naruto and exclaimed, "Boss, come on! Teach me a super cool jutsu; you said that you would teach me one."
Naruto stepped back and asked, "Do you remember the requirements?"
Konohamaru thought about it for a moment, but then he reluctantly repeated those words, "You must graduate from the Academy and kill at least five people..."
"Or kill twenty people if you don't want to wait until the day of your graduation," Naruto added, which discouraged Konohamaru even more.
Konohamaru wanted to give another solution but couldn't because someone shouted, "Nii-san!" Everyone turned around.
Naruto sighed and put a forced smile on his face, "Hey, Menma, and… Banshee?" Naruto asked looking at Sakura, who had a very unfriendly face.
"What the hell happened to you? Did Sasuke's idiot decline you a date?" Naruto asked.
Sakura felt as if a big rock had fallen onto her.
Menma quickly waved his arms and whispered, "Shhhh, yes; that's what happened. But Sasuke said worse things, and now she's like this; don't make her angry, Nii-san. Sakura can be terrible when she gets mad."
Naruto shrugged, and just at that moment; he felt a tug. He looked down and saw Konohamaru, who didn't hear a word; he just saw that Sakura was staring at Naruto.
Konohamaru smiled as he continued pulling Naruto's jacket, "Boss, you're better than I expected." Konohamaru stated as he daringly moved his eyebrows.
Naruto raised an eyebrow and asked, "What the hell are you talking about?"
Konohamaru's touch stopped and stated, "She is your..." Then he raised his little finger.
Sakura growled, and Naruto knew what he meant. Thus, he replied. "That? Of course not! I'm not that crazy. Though I don't know; she has got a fine ass," Naruto stated the latter while looking at Sakura, more specifically, at her ass.
Sakura blushed a bit, but she quickly regained her composure and yelled as she clenched her fists. "Narutooooo!" Then she gave a mighty blow to Naruto's face, who went flying until crashing into a fence.
Menma and Team Konohamaru sprinted to his aid, but when they arrived, Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Konohamaru turned around and yelled, "Hey, what's wrong with you?! You're lucky that the boss threw a compliment to a girl as ugly as you are! You surely are a man!" That was a big mistake, as Sakura made a face that scared everyone.
Konohamaru knew that he was in danger, so he sprinted in the opposite direction, just like everyone else.
The kid kept running without looking his way until he suddenly hit something, which made him stop.
He looked up and saw a teenager with his face painted and a strange black jumpsuit.
Behind that person, a blonde girl with four ponytails was. The person standing before him growled, "That hurts..." Then he reached down and raised Konohamaru by his garment's neck.
"That hurt me, brat." The strange man growled once again.
"Stop it, Kankurō. If you keep this up, we'll be in trouble." the girl spoke.
Sakura got worried; for some strange reason, she distrusted these people. "Sorry, we were just joking and..." However, she couldn't finish because Kankurō glared at her.
Menma was tired of this situation and demanded, "Let him go; he's just a kid, don't you see?"
Kankurō ignored him; he chuckled and replied while smiling, "I want to have some fun before someone comes to bother..."
"Well, I'm sorry for bothering you," someone interrupted him.
Kankurō tried to turn around, but he felt that someone was holding his hand and also felt something against his back. "How the hell did he do that?" Kankurō mentally asked, unable to rotate.
All were surprised; Naruto had appeared out of nowhere—right behind Kankurō—while what seemed to be a clone was holding Kankurō's hand.
Naruto moved his Ninjato, causing a slight cut in Kankurō's ribs, who slightly gasped. "I recommend you release the child. First, because he's the grandson of one of the few people who are important to me, and second, because he's my subordinate, and I can't let you hurt him."
Kankurō chuckled and turned his head, but when making eye contact, he could only think of the worst. His eyes reminded him a lot of his brother Gaara, only that those eyes were even worse.
Kankurō could tell that this boy had killed much more people than his brother. "Who the hell is this guy? Those are the eyes of a murderer." Kankurō thought with fear before sighing in defeat and releasing Konohamaru.
Naruto's clone quickly caught Konohamaru and took him where the other children were, who were staring at him with eyes full of admiration.
Naruto's clone could tell that Konohamaru wanted to say something, so he stopped him with his hand as the original sheathed his Ninjato. "I hope that I didn't ruin your moment," Naruto said apparently to no one.
Many wondered what he meant, and they heard a growl coming from a tree near them. They looked there and saw Sasuke with a stone in his hand.
He jumped down and replied, "Hmph, I was watching in case you needed help. After all, you're a weakling."
Naruto chuckled; he approached Sasuke and ruffled his hair, which made him growl loudly. "Come on, come on, Sasuke-chan, we all know that isn't true. The truth is that the reason I didn't kill you yet is that I don't want to dirty my hands. But if you continue with this attitude, I'll have to."
Sasuke growled even louder, but before he could say anything, Naruto pushed him aside.
The Jinchūriki turned around and looked at the two Suna Shinobi, “How rude I am, behold guests to this humble village, and I haven't even introduced myself yet. My name is Naruto, Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki." He bowed slightly.
Both brothers were surprised when hearing his the last name. It was the Hokage's lost son, and according to rumors, he had defeated two Shinobigatana so far.
Naruto looked at Kankurō, stretched his hand out and stated, "It is certainly a pleasure to have you in this village. Forgive me for what I did earlier, Mr..."
When hearing Naruto's politeness, Kankurō completely forgot what he had seen in his eyes before. Therefore, he smiled, shook his hand with Naruto and replied, "My name is Kankurō. And she is..."
However, before he could say her name, Naruto made a stop sign with his free hand.
He ended the handshake and walked towards Temari, who couldn't help blushing for some reason.
Naruto stood in front of her, and he opened his mouth to speak, but a voice that scared the Suna Shinobis did it before. "Kankurō, you're a disgrace to our village," a sinister voice stated.
Those present were surprised, except for Naruto, who rolled his eyes because 'an idiot dared to interrupt him when he was about to talk to a beautiful girl'.
"G-Gaara," Kankurō stuttered as he gave a nervous smile and looked at a tree.
"Why do you think we came all this way to Konoha?" Gaara asked, hanging with his feet on the branch of the tree.
"Listen, G-Gaara, we've solved the whole problem; y-you don't need to get mad," Kankurō spoke again, but with increasing nervousness.
"Shut up or I will kill you." Kankurō opened his eyes in shock.
Gaara used a Shunshin and appeared right in front of Kankurō, who was much more scared than before.
Sasuke couldn't help glaring at the newcomer, "That hair color..." Sasuke thought, gritting his teeth.
"Please, forgive my siblings," Gaara asked looking towards the others.
After that, he turned and looked at his siblings, "Follow me, we didn't come here to..." However, he couldn't finish because he felt a push that made him fall to the ground.
The Suna ninja's eyes widened at this. "Hey, asshole; I was trying to talk to someone," Naruto interrupted with annoyance.
Gaara stared wide-eyed at Naruto, "How?"
The Uzumaki raised an eyebrow in confusion. "‘How’ what?"
Kankurō took the floor and replied, "How could you touch Gaara?"
Naruto was even more confused than before, "Well, with my hand, didn't you see it?"
Kankurō shook his head at this and replied, "No, it's not that. Nobody can touch Gaara, and when I say nobody, I mean nobody."
Naruto made a face of extreme confusion, but then he moved his hand from left to right and stated, "Well, I don't care about that; I was trying to do something else."
Naruto slowly walked towards a shocked Temari, who blushed once again when seeing him. "Excuse me, miss, but we couldn't talk due to some annoyances. My name is Naruto, could you be so kind and tell me yours?"
"Temari," she instantly replied.
Naruto then took her right hand, looked into her eyes, which made Temari blush even more. He smiled and kissed her hand softly. After that, Naruto released her hand, which made her sigh unconsciously.
In the distance, Konohamaru and his friends looked at Naruto with stars in their eyes; their boss was just too cool for them.
Menma smiled as he asked himself how many women his brother would need to feel satisfied.
Sasuke just growled, and Sakura thought this was romantic, wishing that Sasuke would someday do that with her.
Kankurō also smiled, completely forgetting the fear that he had felt earlier.
Gaara, on the other hand, quietly stood up before walking towards Naruto. Once there, he raised his head and asked, "What's your name?"
Naruto stopped talking to his sister; he turned around and replied, "Are you stupid or just a little slow? Look, I've said my name like four times already. You need some manners, brat."
Naruto was behaving like that because Kurama had told him that he was the Ichibi’s Jinchūriki and that they didn’t get along. Although Naruto still didn’t know why they had been so shocked when he managed to touch Gaara.
Gaara smiled slightly and continued as he walked away, "You are someone interesting, Naruto Namikaze. I'm sure that you'll be able to prove my existence. Even more, because mother tells me to stay away from you."
Naruto didn't take his threat seriously; he concluded that his 'mother' was his Bijū; with all the knowledge he now had in his head, Naruto could tell that he had a poor quality seal. And probably, his Biju was telling him that it was his mother.
Naruto knew Gaara was strong, but the Uzumaki was sure that he wouldn't make him fight seriously. Naruto then said goodbye to the Sand brothers' before disappearing into a Fire Shunshin.
Konohamaru and his friends were surprised again. However, they decided not to follow him; instead, they decided to go to create a better costume to surprise their boss.
Meanwhile, the Genins of Team 7 were still stunned; they didn't know why Naruto was behaving like that, but they believed it was because Gaara interrupted him when he tried to talk to that Kunoichi.
They then looked at each other, and Menma spoke, "Should we train a bit?"
Sasuke automatically nodded and replied, "Let's go."
Menma smiled, both walked towards their training camp, and Sakura decided to follow them.
Behind them, some people —two men and one girl— had been observing from the branch of a tree. "What do you think?" one of the men asked.
"They don’t seem to be good, but that guy with the whisker marks is different. We have to continue observer the black haired guy and the guy with the pumpkin, and especially the other guy," replied the other man; his face completely covered with bandages.
The other two nodded, and he was about add something else when they heard a voice behind them. "Can you tell me why you want to spy on me? Of course, if that were possible."
They quickly turned around, but they couldn’t find anyone.
"Where are you? Show yourself," Dosu demanded.
He continued looking in that direction until he felt a hand on his shoulder, which made him open his eyes in shock, "What do you mean? I'm right here," Naruto replied calmly.
Those present could only think, "Fast." Therefore, Dosu and his teammates jumped back, standing in battle stances.
Naruto smiled and spoke as he waved his hands, "Come on! There's no need to get all emotional; I just asked a question..." However, he made a dark expression that made them sweat. "A question that I want you to answer."
Dosu shook his head and said as he raised one of his arms slightly, "If you want that information, you’ll have to take it from us, but it won't be easy." He leaned down, ready to attack Naruto.
Nevertheless, Naruto made a stop sign. "Don't worry; I'll get the information soon. I'm sure that you're here for the Chunin exams, so I'll get it there. Besides, I don't want to carry and get rid of the bodies of two bastards." The last remark made both men growl.
Naruto ignored them and felt the impulse of saying 'hi' to a girl.
He slowly walked over them; Dosu and Zaku prepared themselves for a fight but noticed that Naruto appeared right in front of their female teammate in the blink of an eye, and they couldn't help thinking what they thought at first.
"Hello, miss. My name is Naruto; could you tell me your name?"
She hesitated at first but then replied with nervousness, "M-my name is K-Kin, K-Kin T-Tsuchi."
Naruto took her hand and kissed it. "Kin, what a beautiful name. May I ask this question? What is someone as pretty as you doing with idiots as ugly as them?"
Both men growled; Zaku raised his hand and pointed it towards Naruto.
However, before he could attack, Dosu stopped him and whispered, "No, don't lose control. Remember our mission."
Naruto heard him but decided to ignore it; he would find it out later.
Meanwhile, Kin was speechless. For the first time in her life, a man had treated her with chivalry, and it was something unusual but pleasant.
She looked at Naruto with a slight blush on her cheeks. "I...I..." She tried to answer, but it was tough. She was unable of conceiving the fact that someone had treated her with chivalry, and she liked it.
Naruto smiled at her hesitation and added, "Don't worry; we'll see each other again. Until next time, Kin-chan."
The female ninja blushed at the affectionate nickname; she smiled before seeing Naruto disappearing in a Shunshin.
She sighed in disappointment and looked at her teammates, who had disapproving expressions.
Therefore, she shook her head and stated, "He's gone; we must continue our mission."
Dosu and Zaku looked at each other; Dosu shrugged and replied, "You're right; let's go." Then they all disappeared from there.
Ninja Academy - The Next Day
"You’ve finally come," Naruto said looking Sai.
"Excuse me, Naruto-senpai, but Danzō-sama was telling me some things," Sai replied looking directly at Naruto, who squinted at the name.
Naruto turned around and looked at Haku while asking, "Are you ready, Haku-chan? This place will be filled with bastards."
Haku nodded and replied, "More than ready, Naruto-kun. We should enter now; Anko-sensei told us that we couldn't be late, or they may disqualify us."
Naruto nodded as well, then turned back to look at Sai and gestured him to follow him, Sai nodded and followed his teammates. They walked into the academy, and Naruto asked, "So tell me, Sai; where will you stay now that you'll have a 'normal' life? I'm sure that my father won't let you return to Root as long as you are my teammate."
"You're right, Naruto-senpai, but Danzō-sama has solved that, so you shouldn’t be worried," Sai replied with a fake smile.
Naruto sighed and replied, "Sai, I give a shit what can happen to you. Remember that you’re only here so we can participate in these exams. If you disappear, I wouldn't even notice it."
Sai continued giving his fake smile and responded, "I'm glad to hear that, Naruto-senpai. According to this book, people can be very sincere with their friends."
Naruto shook his head, but he didn't respond. They continued walking and saw that many people were gathered. Naruto walked through the crowd, pushing them to the sides.
When he was at the front, the Jinchuriki could hear a familiar voice, "Cancel the Genjutsu; I'm going to the third floor." It was Sasuke—Menma, Sakura and the Genin of Team 9 were at his sides.
Naruto then looked at them, specifically at Lee; it had been months since the last time he had seen him, and now he looked completely different.
Now he wore a white ANBU battle armor; his hair had grown much, almost to the point of losing that horrible bowl hairstyle. Besides, now, instead of white bandages, they were black, and he wore ANBU pants and sandals of the same color.
Naruto nodded, it seemed that Lee began to take his career as ninja seriously. Naruto didn't realize how much time had passed, but it had been a lot since Sasuke, and the person at the door tried to kick each other, but in a burst of speed, Lee appeared between them to stop them.
After that, Lee released both of them and Neji approached him, "Hey, what about the plan? It was you who said that we shouldn't attract attention."
Lee said nothing; he just snorted and walked towards the opposite direction.
Tenten and Neji shook their heads but said nothing. "Hey, what's your name?" Neji asked, looking at Sasuke.
The Uchiha replied, "Hmph. It's rude to ask that without introducing yourself first."
Neji ignored that and asked again. "You're a rookie, right? How old are you?"
Sasuke also ignored these questions and stated, "I have no reason to answer you."
Neji squinted and only now, he could see Naruto, who stood behind Sasuke to shake his hair. "Come on, come on, Sasuke-chan; what are those manners? Neji was asking you a few simple questions. There's no need talk like that. Indeed, you should be thankful that someone like Neji wants to know something about you," Naruto stated as he continued shaking Sasuke's hair, who couldn't help grunting.
"Damn you, Naruto!"
Naruto smiled and exclaimed, "Wow! You've called me by my name. It's certainly an honor, Uchiha-sama. Now I can die in peace!" Naruto bowed slightly towards Sasuke, who was red in rage.
Afterward, Naruto stopped bothering him, approached Tenten and greeted her. "Hello, Tenten-chan, good luck with the exam,"
Tenten smiled and nodded. "Of course! You too, Naruto-kun!"
Just then, the other members of Naruto's team stood at his side. "Naruto-senpai, I think it's time to go," Sai commented with his typical expression.
Neji couldn't help asking with a genuine interest in his voice, "Who is he, Naruto-san?"
Naruto shrugged and replied, "Nobody important, Neji. But hey, if you'll excuse me, we must withdraw."
Neji nodded, and after some minutes, he walked away along with Tenten.
Further, back Sasuke growled and returned with his teammates. Menma had laughed when his 'Nii-san' did that to Sasuke, but he didn't want them to fight. First, because he knew that it would be bad for Sasuke, and secondly because he and Sasuke were friends after a long time.
The fact that Neji didn't ask for his name didn't offend Menma since they already knew each other because he visited Hinata's house often.
Team 7 continued walking until they arrived at a large salon, and when they were about to leave, everyone heard a voice, "Hey you two! Wait!"
Team 7 turned around, looked up and could see Lee, who had a solemn expression on his face.
"What do you want?" Sasuke asked, looking directly at Lee, who jumped and landed in front of them.
"Uchiha, Namikaze, fight me… now."
Sasuke snorted and asked, "Do you want us to fight you? Hmph, in case you didn't know, we're the best Genin of the Village. A loser like you would have no chance against us, and much less if you fight against us at the same time."
Lee growled as he stood in a fighting stance, "You're wrong in that. I can fight with you two without any problems. Moreover, you're mistaken about that you guys are the best Genin of the Village. There is one..." Lee then closed his eyes, and the image of Naruto killing Karashi came to his mind.
Lee clenched his fists and shouted. "Sasuke Uchiha, Menma Namikaze, get ready because here I go!" Then he ran towards them.
Both chuckled, but that changed when Lee disappeared from their sight.
"What a speed!" Sasuke and Menma thought at the same time; they stood in defensive stances, but to no avail since Lee appeared among them, with both hands on the floor and giving them a powerful kick that sent them flying in opposite directions before crashing into the concrete wall.
Lee snorted and stated, "Pathetic, you can't beat me. You're brats who don't know what hard work is."
Menma and Sasuke growled, they stood up again, looked at each other and nodded.
Sakura was thrilled because they would now fight seriously. She saw that Sasuke activated his Sharingan, and she couldn't help blushing. Menma crossed his fingers to make a few shadow clones; they would definitely win now.
Nevertheless, she saw something that creeped her out; Lee had appeared in front of them at an entirely different speed, "I won't allow you!"
Menma and Sasuke were surprised as they saw Lee on the floor, using his right hand for support and kicking their jaws strongly, which sent them upwards.
Lee took a big jump, ranking just behind both of them. They were surprised, seeing that the bandages on Lee's arms came off. "The hard work and the desire to overcome are better than a gift." Both opened their eyes and just when the bandages were about to wrap them, a kunai passed in front of them, stopping something that would have ended in tragedy.
"Stop right there, Lee!" Lee at that voice squatted in front of a tortoise. "Lee, you know very well that this technique is forbidden."
Lee snorted and replied, "You always say that, but the techniques are to be used; it doesn't matter if they're forbidden, not for nothing I've trained to perfect the Lotus."
"Lee..." the tortoise whispered, and just then a smoke explosion revealed Maito Gai, who had a sad expression on his face.
"Lee, don't continue with this attitude. Make your flames of youth burn again." Gai begged, hoping that Lee would finally hear him.
However, Lee got up and replied, "My flames of youth died in that mission, and until I finish with him, I'll never be the same."
Gai sighed sadly at his attitude; he walked over Lee and put a hand on his shoulder as he said, "Come on, Lee. You don't have to stay angry with him. That was his mission, I'm sure he didn't want to do that. You must forget it and move on."
"I don't think so." Then Lee jumped back and got away. Gai shook his head and sighed at the attitude of his student, although he was sad, he couldn't blame Naruto due to Lee's change; it was part of his mission.
Neji had told him that the boy had broken his word; hence, he couldn't blame Naruto, and he only hoped that Lee would understand that.
Gai then looked at the Gennin of Kakashi's team, especially at the kids who had just fought against Lee; he approached and announced, "Forgive Lee; he didn't mean what he said. He's going through something very hard right now; he wasn't always like this. Unfortunately, he was on a mission that changed his character, but I'm sure that one day you'll see his flames of youth again!"
Meanwhile, Menma and Sasuke were still stunned; that person had defeated them in a heartbeat. They both groaned; they got up, and Sasuke spoke, "Sakura, we have to go; it's getting late."
Sakura nodded and followed her friends, but not before saying goodbye to Gai, who smiled. Lee had crushed them, but he didn't know how the result would have been in a more open space. Gai then used a Shunshin and went to the Jounin room.
In the distance, some people observed all this and one of them spoke, "That boy is splendid, what do you think, Naruto-kun?" Haku asked.
Naruto, who was smiling, replied, "Yes, there's no doubt that Lee has become stronger. I'm looking forward to having a battle with him; I want to experience at first-hand how strong he has become. Anyway, it's time to go; the test will start in a few minutes."
The rest nodded and followed Naruto, who headed to the test room. After a few seconds, they spotted the room. The members of Team 7 were at the door talking to Kakashi, who was giving them some encouragement words. Afterward, he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Menma nodded to every word of his other Nii-san, and when they were about to enter, he heard a sound on the floor. The blonde-haired young man turned around and saw Naruto with his teammates.
He smiled and asked, "Are you ready for this, Nii-san?"
Naruto shrugged and replied, "Of course, and although I would love to continue this conversation, I think it's time to enter to get this over with."
Everyone nodded; Sasuke opened the door, and he and the other came in. Shinobi of different villages filled the room, which greatly surprised the members of Team 7.
"W-Wow..." Menma muttered; he was completely shocked.
Sakura swallowed some saliva and added, "W-What is this? So many people, are they going to take the exam too? They seem so strong." She thought the latter, swallowing more saliva.
Naruto wasn't surprised; he just leaned back against the wall and closed his eyes; the Uzumaki thought that he could rest a bit before the exam started. However, after a few seconds, he felt that someone jumped on him, causing him to fall to the floor.
Naruto opened his eyes a little bit and saw Ino, who was smiling widely. "You've finally come, Naruto-kun!" She called, kissing him softly, which Naruto returned.
Most of the Genin were surprised; some of them said nothing since they already knew it and it didn't bother them, but 'others' didn't know it and they couldn't help glaring at Ino.
After separating, Naruto smiled and replied, "Oh, yeah, I got lost on the road of life, and that's why I'm late."
Team 7 felt a Déjà vu moment, and they looked at Naruto in shock, who didn't notice it.
Meanwhile, in the Jounin room, Kakashi sneezed. He looked at the sky and thought, "Another person is following my philosophy."
Gai approached him and asked. "Hey, are you okay, Kakashi? I don't want my eternal rival getting sick and miss how his Genins lose against mine."
Kakashi looked at Gai and asked, "Excuse me, did you say something?"
Gai instantly cursed Kakashi due to his 'cool' attitude, but Kakashi just smiled behind his mask while continuing reading his book.
Returning with Naruto, the couple stood up, just to hear a lazy voice, "Mendokuse, are you going to take this troublesome exam too? I think I should leave now that I have time."
Naruto turned his head and saw Shikamaru and Chouji. "Shikamaru, I can see that you haven't changed one bit since the last time we saw each other."
Shikamaru sighed, "You're right, and that day, you almost ended up fighting against our Jounin-sensei. Only someone like you would be crazy enough to challenge a Jounin. Anyway, *Aaah* I think I'll take a nap until the test starts." Then Shikamaru walked away, but he stopped since someone spoke.
"Yeah! I've finally found you all. So, I can see that everyone is here, but I have no idea who those two are," Kiba pointed, looking at Sai and Haku.
"Hey, dog breath. This idiot with the stupid face is Sai, and the lovely girl next to me is Haku-chan." Naruto replied.
Kiba had almost drooled when seeing her, especially due to that blue kimono that left little to the imagination.
Naruto seeing Kiba's attitude growled and stated, "Lift your eyes, dog breath, or I swear that’s the last thing you'll ever see."
Kiba instantly stopped; he took a few steps and stood in front of Naruto, raising his head to look into his eyes. "Ha! What would you do, Dobe? If I recall correctly, you were the weakest in the academy. Don't think that your attitude intimidated me."
Naruto looked straight into his eyes, with an entirely blank expression, which surprised Sai a little bit.
Kiba stared back, but he couldn't keep it for long because he began to feel intimidated. However, he hid it and just snorted while walking away.
"Hinata-chan!" Naruto heard and saw his brother running towards the Hyūga girl.
She smiled and stated softly, "Hello, Menma-kun, let's give our best effort to become Chunin."
Menma smiled at her, "Of course! I'll become a Chunin, and I'll be one step closer to becoming Hokage."
Far away, Neji couldn't help glaring at them. Naruto was right, after all. Although he had already seen Menma in the Hyūga mansion, he couldn't help feeling angry because Hinata had lied to him.
Naruto approached at his brother's fiancé, looking at her carefully, which scared her a little.
"Hmmm, your name is Hinata, right?" Naruto asked.
Hinata nodded nervously; she had never spoken to Naruto, but she had always felt sorry for him because of the treatment he received when he was a child. She got happy when she learned that he was Menma's brother.
"Hmmm." She heard, seeing Naruto shaking his head.
Therefore, she asked, "I-Is there something wrong, Naruto-san?"
Naruto looked at her and asked, "Why are you wearing that jacket? It's not winter."
Hinata blushed in embarrassment, as she began to play with her fingers.
Menma interrupted, "Okay, Nii-san, don't bother Hinata-chan."
Naruto stared at him for a few seconds until he shrugged, "I just wanted to tell her to pull her jacket off so that you can have some fun with her." With that said, he moved away.
Menma and Hinata hugely blushed since they could understand what Naruto had implied.
Naruto then spotted Shino, shook hands with him and both started talking; they hadn't seen one another since graduation day, and Shino had always been one of the few people who he liked there.
After a few minutes, the rookies heard someone speaking, "Hey, you guys. You should quiet down a little more."
They turned their heads towards that voice, seeing a gray-haired boy with glasses.
"So you're the new rookies that just graduated from the academy, correct? You're wasting your time with those cute faces. Damn, this isn't a field trip," the boy stated.
Ino exclaimed since the boy had looked at her when he said the latter. "Hey, who the hell do you think you are to tell us that?!"
He smiled a little; he moved his glasses up and answered, "My name is Kabuto Yakushi. Look around you."
The rookies looked over there, seeing the angry faces on everyone.
Kabuto smiled at their expressions and added, "They're nervous because there's not much time till the exam starts, so that's why I recommend you to lower the volume a little more."
Kabuto then sighed and stated, "I guess I can't blame you or anything since you're just a few rookies who don't know anything. It makes me remember the old me."
Sakura took the floor and asked, "Is this your second time, then?"
Kabuto sighed and shook his head. "No. It's my seventh time. This exam is done twice a year, and this is my fourth year." Almost everyone was surprised as they asked themselves how hard the test was.
Sakura spoke again, "So you know a lot about this exam, right?" Kabuto nodded.
Menma smiled and added, "Then you must be an expert, Kabuto-san."
Kabuto smiled, and before he could say anything, Shikamaru added, "But he hasn't passed the exam."
Kabuto scratched his head with embarrassment and replied, "Yeah, that's true. But hey, maybe I could give you some information since you are rookies after all."
Kabuto then put a hand in his ninja bag and continued as he pulled something out from it. "With these Ninja Info Cards."
He showed them some orange cards, and they didn't know what those things were, except for Sai and Naruto. The latter was looking suspiciously at Kabuto; his history didn't convince him at all, and he could also tell that he lied about almost everything.
Kabuto knelt down and put his cards on the floor as he explained how the cards worked.
When he finished, Sasuke asked, "And are there cards with detailed information about someone?"
Kabuto nodded and asked one of his own, "Is there someone that interests you?" Sasuke nodded.
Kabuto gathered his cards and continued, "The information of this exam's examinees aren't perfect, but I've burned and saved them. They include the information of all of you, as well. Tell me whatever you know about the people you know that interest you. I'll look it up for you."
"Gaara of Suna. Rock Lee and Naruto Namikaze of Konoha," Sasuke replied.
Naruto sighed; he didn't mind since he was sure that there was only information from his days as a Genin, so he had no reason to worry about.
Naruto's girlfriends looked at him to see if that bothered him, but it wasn't the case because he looked asleep, which made them smile.
"Oh, you know the names. Then it won't take me long."
Kabuto then grabbed three cards; he placed them in front of him and continued, "Here we go."
Sasuke looked at the cards and ordered, "Show me."
Kabuto nodded and took one of them; he put it on the floor and spun it as he charged a bit of his Chakra in it. "Let's look first at Rock Lee. He's just one year older than you are. Mission experience, 20 D-rank and 17 C-rank ones. His sensei is Maito Gai, and his teammates are, Tenten and Neji Hyūga. His specialty is Taijutsu; if you want a hand-to-hand fight against him, you should be good at it, or he will crush you in seconds. Besides, his combat skills have increased dramatically in the recent months. His other skills as Genjutsu and Ninjutsu are nil." Lee clenched his fists as he stared at Naruto, who was still sleeping.
Menma and Sasuke nodded; now they knew why they had lost so fast. They were determined to defeat him if they fought again.
Menma and Sasuke nodded, now they knew the reason they lost against Lee. They were committed to beat him if they fought again.
Kabuto then took another card and continue, "Now Sabaku no Gaara (Gaara of the Desert)." Kabuto did the same.
"Mission experience, 8 C-rank ones and… This is amazing! He did a B-rank mission as Genin!" Kabuto exclaimed, surprising most of the Genin while asking themselves who he was. Gaara, meanwhile, was staring maniacally at Naruto.
"But that's all the information I have about him since he is a foreign ninja. But it seems that he has returned from all his missions unharmed." That information surprised them again, and Shikamaru expressed it, "He did a B-rank mission as a Genin and was unharmed?"
Kabuto nodded and took another card, "And finally, Naruto Namikaze."
All those who had heard the rumors paid attention. "Now, Naruto Namikaze, Jinchūriki of the Kyūbi no Yoko." All those who ignored this information looked at Naruto with extreme surprise, especially Gaara who was smiling worse than before.
"Mission experience… How is this possible?" That certainly caught their attention, and Kiba asked, “Ha! Did the dobe only do D-rank missions or did Hokage-sama create E-rank missions just for him? Hehehe."
Naruto didn't even bother to answer, just his girls showed their annoyance, and Kiba at those angry glances could only feel tiny.
Kabuto shook his head and replied, "No, it's not that...Mission experience, five C-rank missions; four B-rank missions; six A-rank missions, and one S-rank mission. Not a single D-rank mission." Everyone opened their eyes in shock, even Naruto's girlfriends; they didn't know that Naruto had done so many missions... and what a collection of missions they were.
Naruto, meanwhile, could feel that many were observing him. He opened his eyes and stretched out a bit, seeing that the people were still looking at him in that way.
Therefore, he growled in annoyance. "Do I have something on my face?! Stop staring at me or I swear that I'll kill you all!" He exclaimed, pointing to the Shinobi in front of him.
The Genin of his generation knew that he hated being constantly observed, and they also knew that he wasn't threatening them. However, those who didn't know about this were intimidated due to the strength in his voice.
Menma, on the other hand, approached Naruto and asked, "But Nii-san, how could you do these missions?"
Naruto turned his head, shrugged and replied, "Well, Anko-chan and I made a bet if I could do them; the winner touched on top for a week. Hehehe, and let me tell you that I did my best to win the bet."
Almost everyone could understand what he meant, which made them blush. Especially Menma; he had a perverted Godfather, who always talked about these things.
Kabuto stared at Naruto; he coughed and continued, "Yes, it is amazing, Naruto-san, and you haven't even been a Genin for a year yet. Anyway, that's not all..."
People paid attention again. "His specialties are the Kenjutsu and Ninjutsu, besides the tactics of infiltration and stealth. According to this, he has control of four elements. Earth, Fire, Lightning and Wind."
People got surprised, and Kabuto continued, "He has one of the Legendary Swords of Kiri and also managed to defeat two Shinobigatana; Zabuza Momochi and Raiga Kurosuki, obtaining from the last one the Kiba. It's certainly impressive, but that's not all. He also..."
Nevertheless, he couldn't finish because Naruto interrupted him. "I think that'll be enough, Kabuto-san. I don't want them to know more about me..." He paused and looked at the Shinobi, "Or I'll have to kill them all."
Naruto gave a smile that it made Gaara's look ridiculous. People were scared again, and even more because they felt the slightest killing intent that Naruto was releasing. Though it was little, it was enough.
Naruto after making his point view clear leaned back against the wall. He didn't know how much time passed, but he supposed a lot since he heard that Sasuke started shouting things. He opened his eyes and looked again where Kabuto was, who was now lying on the floor with Menma and Sakura by his side, helping him to get up.
Naruto saw that the Sound Ninjas of yesterday were standing in front of Kabuto, and Zaku stated, "Write this in your cards. The three Oto ninjas will become Chunin."
Naruto stood before them before looking at Kabuto.
He shrugged and smiled as he walked towards the young woman, "Hi, Kin-chan, why are you still with these two idiots?"
Zaku and Dosu growled while Kin blushed and replied as she tried to look at him, "G-Good morning, Naruto-kun."
Dosu and Zaku looked at her with anger while grunting. "You fucking bitch! What did we tell you yesterday?! Remember!" Zaku shouted as he tried to slap her, but Naruto stopped his hand before he could.
Zaku turned to him, but in doing so, he felt tiny due to his gaze.
"Listen to me, you fucking trash. I hate when people disrespect women who didn't do anything. I'm sure that Kin-chan isn't that which you said."
Naruto squeezed Zaku's arm, making him show signs of pain. "If you ever disrespect her, or worse, if you try to hit her again... I'll rip both of your arms off; then I'll cut your legs before putting everything inside your ass. And trust me; you'll be alive to feel it."
He squeezed his arm even harder, but before the Uzumaki could break it, they saw a smoke explosion in front of the blackboard.
Naruto instantly released the grip. Zaku fell as he rubbed his arm.
Kin, meanwhile, could only blush as her heart pumped faster.
Haku and Ino were about to ask him where he met this girl, but the smoke explosion avoided it, "Quiet down, you punks! Sorry to keep you waiting. I'm the examiner of the first test of the Chunin Selection Exam, Morino Ibiki."
After that, the examiner pointed to the rookies and shouted, "You three; those of Otogakure. Don't think you can do anything you want before the exam. Do you want us to fail you already? Besides; you Naruto! Behave better!"
Naruto smiled and replied, "Sure, Ibiki-san. But I couldn't allow such disrespect."
Many wondered where Naruto met the examiner. Haku, however, knew it since Anko had told her that they had worked together to get information from people in the past.
Ibiki chuckled before putting a straight face, "It's a chance to say this. I won't allow fights unless the other examiners or I say so. Even if you have permission, you can't kill. Pigs who go against me will fail immediately. Understood?"
Zaku snorted and replied, "This test seems soft and smooth."
The examiners chuckled, and Ibiki spoke again, "We'll now begin with the first part of the Chunin Selection Exam."
Ibiki then explained what they had to do before the exam started.
Once everyone had sat down, Ibiki said the rules. Naruto didn't pay attention since he already knew them.
Therefore, he just waited for Ibiki to give the order to start the test, which came after several minutes.
The problems were quite difficult, and it was evident that they wanted them to copy the answers. Although he could do it, he decided not to. Therefore, he quickly completed all the nine problems before lying down on his desk.
Ibiki smiled. "Anko is right; that brat is nothing compared to those who are here, although she convinced me when he did that to those bastards; that was definitely…interesting."
After several minutes, Naruto felt that something hit his head; he raised it a bit and saw Ibiki with his hand stretched out, "Wake up, I'm about to explain the tenth problem."
Ibiki paused and looked at the rest. "But there is a special rule for this problem..." Ibiki stated, increasing the nervousness of the few who had stayed in the room.
Just then, Kankurō entered, and Ibiki looked at him before chuckling, "You're lucky. Your puppet show wasn't a waste after all." He stated which made Kankurō nervous, wandering to his place in silence.
Ibiki continued as he looked at a window, "I'll now explain it. This is..." He turned and looked at them, "A hopeless rule."
That confused them, and Ibiki continued, "But first, you are going to choose if you wish to take this tenth problem or not."
That confused them again, and Temari spoke, "Choose? So what happens if we don't take the tenth problem?
Ibiki calmly replied, "If you choose not to take it, your points will be reduced to zero. In other words, you will fail. Your two other teammates will fail along with you." He smiled at the end.
Almost everyone said that they would answer it and that it would be stupid not to do it.
Ibiki chuckled and added, "But if you choose to take it and get it wrong, you will… Lose the privilege of taking the Chunin Exams forever!"
Many whispered and others shouted their disapproval, adding that there were people who had submitted the exam before.
Nonetheless, Ibiki laughed before putting a face that scared a lot of them, "You were unlucky. This year, I make the rules. That's why I gave you the option of quitting. Those who are not confident can choose not to take it, and take the exam the next year, or the year after that." Then Ibiki laughed.
After a few seconds, he continued, "Let's begin."
He paused and looked into their eyes, "Those who won't be taking this tenth question raise your hands. After we confirm your numbers, we'll let you leave."
Many raised their hands, and since Ibiki noticed that there were still several people, he added, "This is your last chance, those who don't want to answer the tenth question, can leave."
A few did so, but after that, no one raised their hands.
Ibiki moved closer, looked at each and sentenced, "Very well! For the first exam, all of you... Fail!"
Notes:
That's all, hehe.
Naruto unlocked the Asura Path.
Naruto was weak, and you could see it in the training.
About Gaara and his defense, you’ll know more about it in the future.
You saw Lee’s change.
Oh, yeah, I think I'll add Kin in the Harem. I was watching the Chunin exam’s episodes, and I couldn’t help feeling sad for her.
My notes will be the same of the original fic; I don’t see the need of writing new ones.
Until the next time.