What If Naruto Red Hair And Rinnegan Eyes| Part 1

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the people in his village were the same as him in this regard however he gradually began to see differences between these other people and himself when Narito first visited the village playground at the age of four he saw many other children running around in the dust Another young boy was chasing the making threatening sounds and Naruto felt rather frightened however the other children were laughing as if they were having fun when he asked another child what was going on he looked at Naruto strangely and asked him if he'd never played tag before but Naruto returned to his home that evening and asked his caretaker a stern-faced woman with dark hair about the game she merely slammed a bowl of rice down on his table and told him to stay away from the other children they didn't understand why the other children could play tag together and why he couldn't but his caretaker's hand was even faster and sharper than her words so he shut up and ate his dinner but from then on though he didn't approach the other children Narito did start going out more by himself he was starting to get sick of the tattered book of folk tales that he had thumped through since he was two and felt that he was a bit too old for the cracked old wooden blocks he'd once fondly stacked for hours before he was a whole five years old after all and besides he quite enjoyed the the feel of the Sun and wind on his skin the few times Naruto had been out in public before he had usually been with his caretaker who always insisted on him covering his head and lower face with a scarf she told him it was so that he wouldn't pick up any diseases but now that he was exploring the streets of his village he was beginning to have second thoughts because wherever he went inevitably he was followed by an intense storm of heated Whispering he hadn't realized at first even following the realization of his individuality he'd never thought of himself as particularly unique he'd read before in his book of folk tales that no two snowflakes were like and as such so were people but in the winter when snow covered the village there were so many snowflakes that he couldn't possibly distinguish between them this he realized could be the same for himself and for everyone else and yet somehow these people managed to point him out a single snowflake in a flurry of snow they pointed him out with barely disguised grimaces they ushered their children away from him admonished them for walking too close to him and chased him out of their stores the first time this happened Naruto wondered if they wanted to play tag with him and was about to open his mouth to ask when they slammed the door in his face sending dust flying in his face before he could get up he heard a spitting sound and he felt a warm sensation on his face when he touched his face and looked at his hand it was wet they immediately returned to his home afterwards ignoring the dinner his caretaker had left out on the table Naruto crawled into his bed with the lights off and the blinds to his window closed shut he stared into the darkness for the rest of the day trembling all of the following days that he went outside ended quite similarly as time went on even the other children began to notice him and unlike the adults they went out of their way to taunt him verido observed this all in every night stared into the darkness after the initial shock had worn off he began to ponder his situation trying to find an answer to the question of why he as an individual was targeted in such a manner he wondered if it was because of his appearance after all when he ventured outside with his scarf on nobody treated him like an aberration or even worse pretend he didn't exist if they accidentally bumped into him they apologized and if he bumped into someone they pet his head when he apologized recently some of the other children had started to call him tomato head because of the shock of red hair that framed his thin face but he did not think that could be why he was singled out so much he had examined his features quite closely at one point his hair color was a bit unusual but he had seen others with brightly colored hair in the playground quite a few times and nobody ever glared at them or said unkind things to them he had blue eyes a quite ordinary trait and though he was a bit small for his age he was in no way deformed he had counted carefully he had one head a face with all of its features two arms hands and feet and ten fingers and toes just like every other child some of the adults sometimes were missing a finger or limb in fact the only really unique thing about him was the pair of faint whisker-like birthmarks on his cheeks Naruto had noticed that some of the village Clans like the indiazuka clan had physical markers for their members so sometimes he liked to sit in front to the mirror and imagine what it'd be like to have other people who had bright red hair and whisker marks on their faces and then inevitably his thoughts would turn to his dead parents they knew that he was an orphan and that they had died on the same day he was born his caretaker had told him that much this situation was fairly common following the third Shinobi World War and the attack of the nine tails his apartment was not too far from the orphanage which teamed with children in fact Naruto hadn't even realized that he didn't have parents until he saw for the first time an adult picking up one of the children at the playground looking into the darkness His Thoughts unimpeded by jeers and glares Naruto eventually came to a conclusion having compared his behavior to that of other children he knew that he himself could not be at fault for the behavior of the Village People towards him he never asked for anything that he didn't need he ate almost all of his vegetables and he always obeyed his caretaker he briefly wondered whether he was just ugly but upon hesitantly asking his caretaker she'd snorted and told him to stop asking her stupid questions and to finish his soup so Narito finished his soup and after tossing and turning in bed that night decided he couldn't she ping mode control whether he was ugly or not and anyone who thought otherwise well they were the stupid ones despite his Brave thoughts however Narito didn't go out the following morning and instead remained curled up in his bed by the time he finally got up and pulled up the blinds the afternoon sun was high in the sky as the summer glow warmed his face Narito dully listened to the sounds of the Village People passing by below the chatter of their daily life resounding in his ears the cup some eggs from the market bumps stepped foot in the library you know these go on for a week to win country burrito's eyes flew open wine country while he knew that he lived in kanoha the hidden village of fire country the thought that there were other countries had never occurred to him yet thinking about it now it seems such an obvious thing they never left the village himself but he'd seen the gates opening and closing many times and seen The Travelers and Merchants streaming in and out though the small glimpses of the outside he managed to get through the gates showed only a forest he realized is now those people must have been headed somewhere it was then that a sudden terrible amazing alien thought came to him maybe he could join them it had never even been a possibility to Naruto before but he felt himself quickly warming up to the idea since the people in his village didn't want him yes why not maybe he could just leave a faint shadow of himself began to play before his eyes they could imagine it an older version of himself stepping with confidence through the gates and traveling through the forest after a while he'd find another Village and be welcomed with open arms and to the sound of cheers and and maybe he'd even find other people there with red hair and whiskers on their faces and but the loud resounding sound Naruto slapped his hands on his face furiously he shook his head he was being stupid he was an orphan he didn't have any family members elsewhere his caretaker had made that clear enough and if he was this hated in his own village when he'd done nothing what were the chances of his being accepted anywhere else burning his back on the sun Naruto let his face cool in the the darkness while it had sounded like a great idea maybe leaving the village wasn't the answer but if that wasn't then what was was there anything else he could do sometimes he wondered what it was like to walk outside in the sun without being jeered at it would be nice he thought to not have to wear his scarf and sometimes when he saw the other children leaving the playground holding their parents hands something throbbed within his chest the leaves of the trees in the Hills had long since turned orange and red before the answer came to Naruto from a rather unexpected Source on the morning of his sixth birthday he woke up to find the room cold and with no breakfast on the table this caretaker had always made him three meals a day washed the dishes after him done his laundry and cleaned his small apartment once a week she'd never had a kind word for him in fact she'd rarely spoken to him at all but she'd never made him starve before literally staring at the empty table as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes Naruto didn't notice the masked individual that suddenly appeared on the open windowsill before he could do much else the man had forcefully picked him up and jumped out the window at first thinking that someone had finally decided to attack him in his home he struggled in the strange man's grip clawing at the man's chest but he then realized that the man was wearing a porcelain animal mask and metal chest armor and relaxed as much as he was hated by the rest of the village it was common knowledge that the strange animal masked men worked for the Hokage sure enough he was dumped unceremoniously into the hokage's office Narito didn't remember ever having been in here before but he could read the characters Hokage on the desk in the middle which his top was overflowing with stacks of paper and Scrolls the Hokage himself stood before him his age countenance and wise and form almost belied the strong unwavering eyes that observed him from below the white hat Narito quivered and began to look away but unlike the villagers The hokages Gaze held no animosity or hatred so he met the Elder ninjas dark eyes with his own and for a moment he thought he might have seen a flicker of the motion within them but then it was gone and he turned away Naruto learned several things that day though he'd never really he thought about it before he now learned that the Hokage had been his benefactor paying for his caretaker and that now that he was six she would no longer be coming by we would receive a monthly stipend from the Hokage but he would have to prepare his own meals and clean up after himself and finally he learned that he was to attend the academy starting immediately running as fast as his legs could carry him back to his apartment Naruto was so excited that for once he didn't even notice the glaring that followed him after all the academy was the Holy Grail for the children at the playground having a sibling in it gave you automatic bragging rights and if you were going to be joining it yourself uncontested rights to the best swing bar nothing for the first time in his life he felt a rising Airy sensation in his chest that he didn't know the word for however that evening Naruto watched the sunset from his window and with the growing Darkness he began to feel a niggling sense of doubt he'd never been allowed to join or be a part of anything before when attending the academy really changed anything for him he'd always admired the ninja their mystique and power May made them just like the heroes of his childhood folk tales but could he become like one of them and if he did would people stop hating him or was he doomed to be hated for the rest of his life his fingers rested on the windowsill clenched into his palms leaving behind red marks no Narito decided none of that mattered he would just become a ninja that they couldn't ignore despise he would become so great his red hair his whisker marks wouldn't matter whether they thought he was ugly or stupid none of that would matter they would become the most revered and respected ninja of kanoha he would become Hokage even if he couldn't own their bodies or their minds he vowed he would own their hearts the next morning found Naruto scanning his own appearance before the mirror if he was going to become Hokage he knew he should at least have the ability to make a good first impression on his teacher and his classmates thankfully his caretaker had at least done the laundry before she left now he was wearing his best or rather least Red Bear clothes this hair on the other hand was a completely different story it was a spiky red Mane that hung down to his neck rolling a lock of the bright hair between his fingers Naruto wondered if he should trim it he glanced out his window and let go of the lock he could see the Hokage Monument from his apartment and if the busts were accurate the second third and fourth had all had rather crazy spiky hair clearly their hair hadn't impeded their rise to the top and he figured that he wouldn't either in fact he thought in a passing way the force Harry even rather resembled his own nevertheless he dug out a brush that hadn't seen the light of day since it had been bought and dutifully tugged it through his hair finally with one last check in the mirror smoothing out a non-existent crease in his shirt he left his apartment and headed to the academy before he entered the building Naruto paused and looked up at the circular sign that proudly hung in the niche above the doors the character for Shinobi was emblazoned on it in bold ink and he knew enough to know that it was made up by the separate characters of Blade and heart together it meant endure it seemed appropriate considering the goal that he had in mind tracing the character with a finger on his palm he took a deep breath instead up through the doors the classroom was large with a high ceiling and filled with rows of desks stacked in an increasing Rising order like a staircase but Naruto Walked In following his new instructor a man with an old scar across his face who had introduced himself as Yumi naruka a palpable Ripple of surprise swept through the room the noise level in the class sharply dropped as dozens of pairs of eyes turned to observe him Naruto didn't see any of their narrowed gazes but stood awkwardly in front of the Blackboard offhandedly he realized that he recognized one of the faces that stared back at him it belonged to the girl with a large forehead who he noticed getting picked on a few times in the playground this is Uzumaki Naruto Haruka introduced in a ringing voice at the sound of his name some of the children began to whisper amongst themselves he's six years old and he'll be joining our class from today onwards so make him feel welcome I hope we can be friends said Naruto forcing the tips of his lips up into a smile he'd never had much of a reason to make one before but he had observed from afar house miles could lower people's guards they thought he heard some Snickers and maybe even a muttered tomato head but for the most part the children only stared back at him sullenly considering his introduction largely a success Naruto found an empty seat next to another boy with a dark countenance who idly rested his head on his hand it turned out that the class had been going over how to read and write several basic characters that he already knew so for the first hour Naruto had the unhindered liberty of observing his new instructor Veruca had seemed courteous enough when he first introduced himself outside of the classroom but he wondered what the chicken truly thought of him Baruch certainly seemed jumpy about him in the last 10 minutes alone his eyes had flickered four times over to where Naruto was sitting and he had stumbled over his words each time judging by the sheen of his face the man was sweating slightly as well and Naruto had learned from first hand experience that if it wasn't from the heat it indicated they were nervous from his brief personal interaction with the instructor Naruto could already tell that aruka was usually a proficient teacher discreetly looking around every time aruka fumbled over a sentence he saw looks of puzzlement reflected on the faces of his classmates confirming the fact they returned his gaze to the chicken just as the man in question looked up at Naruto and their eyes met for a split second Haruka gave no visible signs of reacting and looked away almost immediately mistakenly writing a different character on the Blackboard as he did so but Naruto already knew though it was just the smallest glimmer he had seen that same strange look of fear and revulsion that everyone else in the village had whenever they saw him the spirits beginning to sink he wondered whether he would be kicked out of the academy after all after the lesson on reading and writing the class moved on to chakra and suddenly Naruto found himself out of his depth apparently there was something called a chakra point and a person had 361 of them there was also something called hand seals and the 12 basic ones were named after the horoscope animals but not knowing what chakra itself actually was Narito could barely follow the discussion let alone participate from the sounds of it it sounded like magic but he'd always thought magic was mere fantasy see so what else could it be an hour of torture later the class was over and the students were given a short lunch break as most of the other children filed out of the room Naruto dawdled at his desk before approaching the instructor who was flipping through a Sheaf of papers on a clipboard Veruca Sensei Naruto began in a low voice looking down at the ground most adults didn't like it when he looked at them directly yes Naruto he heard the rustle of paper above him heruka's tone was casual but Naruto thought he could detect a note of tension could you tell me what chakra is when the man didn't answer right away Naruto looked up and hurriedly added the discussion was very interesting and I wanted to join in but I'm still not sure what it is and where it comes from to his relief Naruto observed some of the tension leave the instructor's face though he still looked perplexed while Naruto chakra is a form of energy that all living things have the energy is a mold of physical and spiritual and goes around your body in a network we ninjas can use this chakra to perform techniques Haruka paused before adding do you know what technique is Naruto shook his head no the technique is a skill made possible by chakra with effects like walking on water exhaling fire and creating Illusions there are all kinds of techniques such as Ninjutsu tujitsu and even the most basic one requires you to mold your chakra usually techniques require a certain sequence of hand seals to demonstrate he put his two hands together and quickly made some signs there was a burst of smoke and suddenly someone who looked exactly like Naruto was standing in front of him letting out a small exclamation of Amazement he stepped back there was another burst of smoke and aruka was standing before him again that was the transformation technique it's one of the most basic ninjatsu techniques and we'll be learning it when your class is a bit more advanced eagerly Naruto put his hands together and mimic the man's hand signs to his disappointment nothing happened thus doing the Motions won't be enough I'm afraid said aruka with a smile narito's eyes widened at the sight and the smile slid off of the man's face like sap he coughed well off you go now Naruto left with his heart pounding he couldn't remember anyone having never smiled at him before and unlike the smile he himself had given the class this hadn't been an offering of Goodwill it had been a genuine article feeling like a large burden had been removed from his shoulders Naruto began to wander The Village looking for a place to eat that wouldn't chase him out so long as he didn't get on aruka's bad side maybe he would be able to learn everything he wanted about being a ninja and then he would be that much closer to becoming the Hokage as Naruto passed by a small restaurant a ninja with a face mask stepped out from under its flap as the flap dropped down the most hauntingly delicious Aroma he had ever smelled came wafting out freezing him in place there was a big paper lantern hanging outside it said Raymond ichiraku and bold red characters as though entranced before he knew it he had lifted the flap and stepped in several of the villagers were already there eating and at his entry they looked up at him reacting on Instinct Narito tensed waiting for them to glare at him but instead their faces group hail rising to their feet with a clatter they all left in a hurry leaving behind an array of empty stools well that was a new reaction even he'd never cleared a restaurant out like that before feeling a chill run down his back Narito turned to the counter to find himself face to face with a stern-faced man and an apron he waited for him to respond angrily but instead the man grunted whether you have fake in the back Naruto's eyes flickered over to the menu and he stammered out the first item he saw mizo Raymond less than 10 minutes later the most majestic bowl of noodles he had ever seen in his life was placed in front of him slowly he raised his Chopsticks to his mouth and his warm spread through his body his Chopsticks picked up in Pace and soon he was inhaling the rest of the bowl it was not too late however hearing the stools beside him clattering once more he looked up and almost choked on a noodle they were a Rowdy group of children he recognized from his class at the Academy hunching over his bowl he tried to shrink in on himself but without his scarf there was nothing to hide his hair well what do you know hey look everyone it's tomato head said one of the boys jumping up from his seat his friends joined him and they rapidly spread out around Naruto to surround him he said stiffly my name is Naruto what was that tomato head the boy said in a loud voice cupping his ear as if he hadn't been able to hear him when Narito didn't respond he dropped his hand and glanced over at his sniggering friends nogi here says she heard you asking aruka Sensei about what chakra is the a Sensei couldn't believe it chortled a pudgy girl he told us after you left that you didn't know anything in that she sniffed we should help you out all does the little baby need his diapers changed the boy crowed he leaned over and swiped narito's Bowl does tomato head want his mommy oh wait he laughed and lifted the bowl to his lips you don't have one blinking Naruto watched the bully slurp up the remainder of his Raymond out of the corner of his eye he saw that the owner of the restaurant was preoccupied with another customer it's not nice to make fun of people about their parents he finally said in wild tone that belied the increasingly hot fire that burned in his belly what would you know about being nice it's not like you ever had parents to teach you scoffed a girl my parents told me to stay away from you cause you're bad added the boy with relish I'm not bad gasped Naruto before he could stop himself you are too no I'm not R2 I'm not are two damn tomato head no one wants you here the boy lifted his hand up with the bowl still in hand not comprehending Narito watched dumbly as The Bull flew through the air and hid him on the chest with a crash spilling cold liquid all over his best clothes hey the owner had finally noticed what was going on but at the sound of his voice the children all scrambled out the restaurants flap swinging emptyly in their wake Naruto stood Frozen for a second watching with wide eyes the oily liquid dripping from the ends of his hair there was a big black splotch now on his favorite orange shirt that he knew would never come out but gaining shopping mode control of his body he slowly bent over to pick up the bowl which had thankfully not cracked placing it back on the counter he hesitantly peeked up the owner stared down at him with a twisted look he didn't understand and flinching he apologized before lowering his head back down again putting some coins down on the counter he left not daring to lift his head back up he raced back to his home though no voices called out to him the whole long way back he thought he could feel glares burning into his back once he was home Naruto robotically began to pull out some of his more worn spare clothes from the closet all he could think about was how he had to quickly change and return to the academy before the lunch break was over or else he would get in trouble on his first day if he was to become a great Hokage he couldn't get kicked out that was only when he was zipping down his ruined hoodie that he noticed that his fingers were trembling and then as he wondered why they were doing that he also realized that he had lost all strength in his legs letting out a small o he fell down on his knees in the dark room automatically hunching over on his hands Naruto felt something warm and wet streak down the sides of his face and land with a plop on the floor in a detached sort of way he realized was surprised that he was crying he had observed before from afar people crying for a variety of reasons sometimes people mostly children cried when they weren't getting their way once he'd seen a girl about his age burst into tears when her mother refused to buy her a stick of candy and observed how the mother had given in but he experimentally asked his caretaker to buy him a stick of candy she'd wordlessly stared at him coldly as though looking at a particularly disgusting insect on the backside of her sandal they'd never asked her for anything again after that most of the time however people cried because they were in pain or because they were sad when a child fell over in the playground and began to cry their mother father would frantically look up at the sound of their voice and run over when they saw that the child had only scraped a knee they would laugh in relief and place a Band-Aid over their injury then the child would feel magically better and go back to playing with their friends as he wondered which emotion he was feeling Naruto began to feel even more strange there was a hazy sensation creeping up his body and taking over over and then suddenly against his will he collapsed down completely with his face pressed against the ground someone was making a terrible moaning sound and for several seconds he listened an alarm as he looked for its source before realizing that it was coming from himself the mixer of snot and tears was streaming down his face and he began to worry about how he couldn't go back to the academy with a splotchy face when suddenly he realized that he didn't care he wasn't sure what this heaviness in his chest was but he didn't want to feel it anymore and if crying would help him lessen it he would do it after all no one was there to hear him if he wanted to become a strong ninja he knew he could never let anyone else see him crying because the heroes in his book had never cried but right now he was alone in this cold dark room just this once he thought I squeezed shut and tears dripping from his nose the cold and detached part of Naruto thought that he should be pleased to have this privacy but at the same time he had never felt so alone before he felt like he was the only person in the world and the winner is Sasuke as the watching students cheered Naruto lying flat on his back looked up at the sky it was a nice day he thought with only a few clouds in the sky after a few seconds passed dredging up the last of his willpower he clambered up to his feet ignoring how sore his body felt brushing the dirt off of his pants he walked to the edge of the wooden platform and leaked heavily down the next bout will be between Sakura and Eno he heard a rook a call out and two squabbling girls jumped up to the platform nice one Naruto a boy called out without responding Naruto passed him by but not before he heard the boy ad you lasted almost 10 seconds up there the children standing near them laughed and feeling the tips of his ears beginning to burn Naruto abruptly picked up pace and ran back inside the academy building his footsteps pounded loudly through the hallway and even though he knew he should be practicing how to run without making a sound he couldn't bring himself to care the door to his classroom opened with a clatter and straining on his tiptoes he grabbed his bag from his cubby near the end merido knew it was wrong to leave when the academy wasn't even over but the only thing they were doing for the rest of the day was one on one to Jutsu fights no one would notice him gone except maybe nogi and her friends anyways just as he neared the open doors to the front exit Naruto heard the sound of adult conversation and skidded to a halt his heart pounding in his ears he looked right and left looking for a place to hide as the sound grew closer and closer he chose the first thing he'd noticed dashing into the niche between the door and the wall the students coming along they're very promising we're conducting this year's first to Jutsu tournament today and they're all performing excellently Naruto's eyes widened as he recognized iruka's voice hadn't he just been back at the arena what was he doing here now had he noticed Naruto was gone unable to put aside his Rising curiosity he put an eye to the crack of the door and then seeing the person beside aruca he felt his heart skip a beat the Hokage was standing right in front of the very door he was now quivering behind ah fugaku's younger son is in your class no quite precocious isn't he actually while I'd hate to see him go I think that if he continues to perform as well as he is doing now transferring him to a more advanced class wouldn't be out of the question they are brothers after all the Hokage chuckled there was a short pause as the Hokage seemed to be surveying the academy building for a horrifying instant Narito thought that the elderly Ninja's gaze had paused on the sliver of his face and had to fight the urge to run but then he turned away and Naruto felt some of the feelings begin to return to his face they resume talking but began to move away in the direction of where the other children were and after a short while Narito finally came out from his hiding spot this head turning back and forth rapidly to survey the empty lot Naruto ran as fast as he could only coming to a stop when he reached the cover of a patch of trees panting he rested for a few minutes against the trunk of a cherry blossom tree two weeks had passed since he joined the academy and Naruto had quickly learned that it wasn't just basic ninja knowledge that he was behind in many of the other students were from Clan our head ninja relatives and they had been training since well before joining the academy that was all Naruto could do to keep up with the daily physical exercise and he was completely out of his depth when it came to actual tujitsu but all the other children were flipping through the air and flowing from one stance to the next Naruto was still struggling to follow along without Landing flat on his back he desperately needed more instruction but aruka only had so much time to spend on him before he had to move on to the other children barucha had told Naruto and the few others who hadn't ever received training before that they would catch up soon but lately he hadn't been able to bring himself to even look up at the Academy sign he'd sworn to become Hokage but the way he was now he thought he'd be lucky to even graduate if only Naruto thought if only he had someone outside of the academy to teach him then maybe he wouldn't be so behind he shook his head wildly jumping up to his feet Naruto smacked his cheeks with his hands if he had time to feel sorry for himself he thought he might as well spend it practicing drawing himself up to his full height he turned to face the tree he had been leaning against emptying his mind he felt his body relax adjusting his footing and planting them firmly into the ground he curled his hands into fists the way he'd learned in class and then he punched his right fist into the empty air then drawing that one back he punched with his left fist right left right left over and over Naruto punched repeatedly into the air pushing his body to remember the motion until suddenly he realized with a jolt that several hours had passed the sun had set and the temperature had dropped he was rummaging through the bushes looking for his bag when he heard the sound of footsteps and froze reacting on Instinct for the second time that day Narito ducked trusting the Shadows to complete his concealment the his dismay the footsteps stopped to the place not too far from where he was hiding this looks like a great place to talk doesn't it izumo it was aruka again and compulsively Naruto stepped back even further into the Bush's Shadow sure it was an unfamiliar male voice this time what did you want me before I was just thinking it's a Pity the kanoha archive library is close to civilians isn't it what of course it is we wouldn't want sensitive Village information falling into the hands of just anybody but it's not just that right there's a section with Scrolls onto Jutsu Ninjutsu well yes but civilians would just hurt themselves without formal instruction but if that section was open to say Academy students that it helped them with their studies don't you think are you feeling okay Haruka the voice sounded annoyed of course it's open to Academy students not that my little sister seems to care though yes I forgot they'll need an academy instructor's permission for more advanced level Scrolls but basic and fundamental scrolls are freely accessible to students the kanoha archive Library sure comes in handy don't you agree azumo what is the weight this is kotetsu isn't it said the other voice suspiciously was that supposed to be your impression of Veruca I'm right aren't I uh you you caught me absolutely terrible man I'm a bit Rusty I suppose Rusty that doesn't even cover it Haruka doesn't stomp around like that he kinda walks with with his hips moving like this there was a rustling sound uh like this yeah exactly spot on see you can do this the voices faded away after a few minutes his heart's still fighting in his chest Naruto finally jumped out it had been nerve-wracking hiding the whole time but he couldn't believe his luck at coming across such a vital piece of information the library that was it is mind racing with the possibilities Naruto rushed home if he had stopped even for a minute to retrace his footsteps he may have found the conversation rather odd as though performed for his benefit rather than a truly organic dialogue instead he turned in for the night extra early practically flying under his bed covers in his excitement as tends to happen however he found himself watching the glow of his alarm clock for half the night willing time to speed up the whole while and and when he finally woke up the next morning not having even realized when he had fallen asleep he bustled around his apartment getting ready with more energy than he'd had the entire past week combined bad day's Academy lesson was thankfully conducted indoors with a primary focus on Reading Writing and maths and as soon as classes were over Naruto was the first one out the door they'd seen and passed by the entrance to the archive library before of course it was near his home built right under the Hokage Monument but the sign had always looked so official and the long doors were too foreboding climbing up a stone stairway he hesitated before the entrance reaching out with a hand he pushed the doors and despite their size they opened silently inside a board-looking chicken was sitting behind a black counter and beyond that Naruto felt his eyes widened as he saw a huge expansive bookshelves with tomes and Scrolls crammed into every open space from top to bottom there was even another stairway that led downstairs to a whole other floor of bookshelves that stretched from wall to wall pass the chicken in grunted not looking up from the book in his hand burrito froze his hands tightening over the strap of his bag he looked down at his toes wondering if he'd misheard a Ruka or katetsu he supposed that he started out at the sound of his voice the chicken looked up and his recognition flitted across his face for a second Narito thought he was going to yell at him to get out but to his surprise the chicken put down his book and scribbled something on a piece of paper before ripping it out and giving it to him here's your Academy student pass he said Naruto hesitantly reached for it wondering wildly whether the chicken Inn would snatch it back at the last second with a sneer but his fingers wrapped around the paper and the chicken let go he returned to his book slowly Narito turned around looking out once more at the bookshelves first floor only the chicken added in his bored voice nodding Naruto shot off before the chicken could take back the pass with his head wrapped in his scarf he'd sneaked a few times into the public library before but that had held nowhere near the amount of Scrolls and books that he saw here and it was far quieter here there weren't any board mischievous children parked here by their parents or feeble old woman yelling at the librarian that their dog was missing Laredo came to a stop before a bookshelf marked Academy level and craning his head back to scan the labels on the Scrolls he let out a slow breath he'd learned the characters for tujitsun and Jutsu and jinjutsu just a few days ago and they were all here spotting a stool nearby he dragged it over and climbed on top on the very first shelf the very first scroll was to Jutsu for beginners Narito reached out and pulled it out and was surprised to feel how heavy it was gingerly he unfurled the thick paper and let out another shaking breath at the site of the detailed illustrations his gaze raced from each stance to the next taking note of each individual adjustment of the feet and hands arudo began to shake and not trusting himself he carefully rolled the scroll back up his eyes felt hot and he had to remind himself that ninja didn't cry but it took all the willpower he had to force back the tears and only when his eyes were completely dry did he allow himself to open the scroll up again the new now these Scrolls would be his teachers his parents his friends one year later the next bout will be between Naruto and nogi the girl wearing her hair back in a ponytail stepped out nervously onto the wooden platform the platform which had been smooth and unblemished at the beginning of the year was now scarred with numerous marks of past fights serving as a reminder of how far they had come since then opposite her a young boy with red hair leaped lightly onto the platform making only the slightest sound as he landed he stood relaxed and comfortably with his hands hanging in front of him his name was Uzumaki Naruto nogi hated him at first it had been fun just because he was so easy to make fun of with his stupid hair and she never got in trouble for picking on him because nobody else liked him either when her papa came home late smelling of beer and yelled at her mama and told nogi to pick up her damn toys there was nothing that made her feel better than running outside and taunting him with funa and yasu burrito never said anything back but he never cried either so it was easy to pretend that he wasn't well one of them he was weak too nogi always relished her matchups against him into Jutsu and always used extra Force than necessary when pushing him down to the ground even though she always got in trouble with aruca but gradually at some point over the year nogi had suddenly found that he wasn't quite so easy to push down anymore his awkward movements at the beginning of the year were gone and one day he even managed to connect a kick that was stronger than she'd expected and she was sent flying off the platform her friends were immediately at her side helping her up but when she looked up Naruto was already getting off the platform without a second glance at her nogi hated him that was now the end of the year to Jutsu evaluation she lowered into her preferred starting stance a compact and defensive one that still gave her enough maneuverability to jab out and go on the offensive in an instant she hadn't fought against Naruto since he kicked her but she knew that she couldn't underestimate him anymore the only one who seemed to be able to knock down the boy nowadays was Sasuke and well nobody beat Sasuke begin nogi 10 stop ready being herself but to her annoyance Naruto didn't move he just stood there watching her with a blank look on his face and after a few seconds she couldn't hold it in anymore his red hair taunted her filling her with anger and she charged at him their hands were outstretched and she threw herself forward when he stepped aside she felt something smashed down on her back and grunting in pain she fell flat on her face before she could get back on her feet she felt Naruto kicked down on her side and shove her off the platform she landed roughly with a loud thud and coughed as a cloud of dirt erupted around her the winner is Naruto nogi forced her sore body to turn around and seeing narito's back as he walked off the platform she felt hot tears begin to form in her eyes she really hated him after the year's evaluation when aruka took Naruto aside and asked whether he wanted to be transferred to an upper-level class he answered yes without a second's hesitation instead of being in the top of his class as he was now he would probably have to return to being in the bottom most rung again but Narito didn't mind he knew that with patience and hard work his teachers would guide him once more I'm glad it worked out was aruka's last remark to Naruto though he didn't quite understand what the chicken in meant that winter Naruto spent even more time in the archives than before determined to get an early start on his studies and finally when Springtime came and the academy opened again he found himself standing before yet another class of strange faces that looked back at him with Sullen eyes stealing himself with a blank look he prepared himself for yet another year of insufferable snickering and taunting however to his surprise his new classmates were slightly different they were older than him being 9 or 10 years old and he found that to some extent they had grown out of the ignorant cruelty of their childhood they were at the age when they began to think for themselves instead of blindly following what their parents told them to but at the same time nobody approached him Naruto wasn't an outsider but he wasn't one of them he was just something that sat beside them in their classroom and sparred with them outside well that was fine with Naruto he'd gotten along just find without any friends in his first class and the Newfound piece in his current class was more than enough for him he had his teachers in the archives they taught him and kept him company and even more than that they were his friends and Narito didn't have to hide anything from them Naruto had two secrets that he'd never told anyone else the first was that he felt two types of chakra running through his body of course he couldn't see any of it but if he had to describe them in terms of how they felt he'd say the first one felt yellow and that the second felt red he had never tried directly using the second chakra he'd found out early on that so long as he focused on his yellow chakra he could easily direct it together wherever he wanted the red chakra was much Wilder and much more stubborn and sometimes disrupted his chakra making his Ninjutsu fail after some deliberation and several headaches he had put aside his red chakra focusing instead on controlling his yellow chakra the second secret was that when he nudged his red chakra a curious black seal appeared on his abdomen it looked similar to the symbol on the shoulders of the Ninja uniform with squiggly lines coming out like the Rays of the Sun but there wasn't much more Naruto could decipher about it after all in the academy they hadn't learned anything beyond the Bare Bones of conjutsu let alone anything about putting seals on a person the implications of there being a seal on his body were initially chilling why was it there who had put it there and what was its ceiling was it perhaps the source of his red chakra to his disappointment there was nothing useful on the subject of advanced konjitsu in the archives and when he tried to reason it out in his mind all it did was give him a headache thinking about it rationally Naruto would have expected himself to do everything that he could to figure out the seal and yet strangely enough he felt no compulsion to do so on the contrary he found the topic of the sea leave and slipping from his mind sometimes to the point that he had to stop and think about what he was looking for in the archives it was a strange thing but aside from the occasional headache it didn't seem to affect him in any tangibly negative manner nor was there anyone he could have asked about it in the first place in the end after several weeks of frustration he put it aside for good and stop thinking about it at all and so the months passed every morning Naruto woke up early and after his routine sets of push-ups and pull-ups as recommended by a body training scroll he practiced building up chakra by walking out the walls of his apartment they also began to spend his mornings meditating and concentrating on feeling the flow of his chakra running through his body it was hard to believe that there had once been a time when he didn't know what chakra was it was the spirit of his very self-circulating throughout his body in the afternoons Naruto attended the academy and learned about chakra and hand seals mastering basic techniques he studied how to set traps how to disguise his own presence and how to eliminate as much sound as possible from his movements he learned how to detonate explosive tags remotely with chakra and could release himself from all Basics he was smaller than everyone else in his class so he didn't win quite as easily as he had before but he made sure none of his losses were in vain instead he learned how to weave in and out to confuse your opponent and how to use his opponent's movements and body weight against them and in the evenings Naruto hurried to meet his teachers and friends in the archive library in return for his loyalty they granted to him their secrets teaching him the lore of how one worked of how one used hand seals to manipulate how much chakra one used to fuel a technique he learned that while the academy taught them the traditional way to use seals a true master of ninjatsu could perform a complex with just a single hand seal Naruto had become such a frequent visitor at The Archives that eventually the chicken had stopped paying such close attention to him he didn't want to lose their trust but sometimes when he thought it was safe he slipped out of the academy section and went into the higher level shelves it was there that he discovered that a technique called the cage Bundchen Shadow clone technique existed which is useful this far outstrip that of the simpler version they learned in the academy determined to master it he slipped it back with him into the academy section then he quickly read through the instructions hiding it behind a scroll about the applications of water and agriculture reading through it it became readily apparent as to the reason why they didn't teach it at the Academy unlike the illusionary Clones the shadow clones took up substantially more chakra it was an amount that the typical person couldn't afford to expend however in his experimentations with his different types of chakra Naruto had come to realize that his chakra reserves far exceeded that of any ordinary Ninja's levels and so with extensive practice in the forest he was eventually able to successfully summon several Shadow clones furthering his studies he also began to read about chakra theory he read about chakra affinity and from a test with special chakra paper learned that he had affinity for the wind element from then on following the rather cryptic diagrams provided in the Scrolls he began to experiment with molding his yellow chakra observing how its properties changed depending on how he manipulated it but Narito first succeeded in changing the form of his chakra into being as sharp and thin as possible and then released it he found himself being blasted off of his feet as a strong gust of wind exploded in the area around him though it was exhausting it was also exhilarating and the reader resolved to add Elemental manipulation to his daily exercises determined to master it in this manner three years slowly passed but Naruto was 10 he graduated from the academy at the top of his class and was put into team 7 with two other Jennings a girl named mayukamizuki and a boy named dry hagging Mayu a small forgettable girl with brown pigtails was timid and seemed entirely too afraid of Naruto to talk in his presence instead she hid behind their other teammate Rai a tan dark-haired boy whose face was somewhat marred by a scar that ran strikingly across his left cheek neither seemed altogether pleased about being in the same group as the village Pariah arjunin teacher was the renowned Shinobi copy ninja Kakashi leaning against the railing of the Roof Garden Kakashi looked down in silence at his new gen and team their facial expressions and the way they had positioned themselves was very telling the girl kamazuki Mayu was biting her lower lip and looked like she wanted to be anywhere else but there Kakashi wondered for a moment how she had passed the academy test she had gotten one of the lowest score Wars in Ninjutsu and the de facto lowest into Jutsu but the forgettable looking girl apparently had a bit of a flare for and had even managed to conceal her presence from the chicken instructor which was impressive indeed at the moment however she clung onto the arm of the boy sprawled on the ground next to her hagging Rye when Kakashi LED his gaze Linger on the long scar across his face the boy scowled fiercely he glanced away it seemed that kotetsu's younger brother would be a handful indeed finally he let his thoughts rest on the third genen use a Maki Naruto he was two years younger than the other two and yet had passed with the highest total score on the exam his new hitai gleaming on his forehead he sat noticeably apart from the other two though Naruto's blank face was rather more difficult to read Kakashi could make out a note of determination ingrained in the boy's eyes boho he had to wonder what exactly the boy wanted to prove so much despite his best efforts seeing maruto's face up close like this Kakashi couldn't help but think of his own Sensei the boy may have had his mother's hair but everything else was his fathers while he had been under strict orders from the third Hokage to not approach Naruto until now he had seen from afar just how much the boy had suffered at the hands of the ignorant villagers the third had said that the experience would make him strong just as monado had wanted but Kakashi couldn't help but think that his old Sensei would have been furious at him for letting his son grow up without knowing how much he had been loved at long last Kakashi clapped his hands together to get the attention of his newest team I am your nude instructor had a Kakashi so that I can know you better let's go around in a circle with your names you can also tell me your likes dislikes hobbies and your dreams the three Jennings stared silently back at him and Kakashi had to suppress a sigh how about you go first he gestured towards Rai who scowled again but acquiesced the names hagging Rye the boy grumbled I love anything to do with weapons my goal is to become the best weapon specialist in kanoha and he glowered at Kakashi I hate being ordered around the handful Kakashi thought to himself now the girl he ordered Maeve stiffened under his gaze and Kakashi noted with concealed interest how for some reason her eyes momentarily flickered in Naruto's Direction my name is Mayu I like birds and and I dislike it well my hobby is looking at the sky and my dream is to work with orphans one day and improve their lives as she said this Kakashi had followed her body language carefully nearly the whole time she had been biting her nails while looking down at her sandals but as she talked about her dream she had stopped fidgeting and her voice hadn't wavered once perhaps azumo's younger sister had more substance to her than he'd initially given her credit for suddenly a voice spoke up without Kakashi's prompting I'm Uzumaki Naruto I plan on becoming the next Hokage the Kashi blinked it was the first time he had really heard Naruto's voice it was even toned and tempered which was to be expected considering the isolated lifestyle he knew the boy to have led but his words their lack of empty Bluster and even more so the conviction behind them now that was a surprise he hit a smile behind his mask maybe the third had been right after all it looked like the fourth son had grown up to be quite interesting the next day the newly formed gen and team waited at the training field for their new gymn Sensei though Kakashi had told them to arrive early it seemed the man himself was going to be late grumbling about being hungry rice sprawled across the ground their face pinched with Hunger Mayu sat down next to him as the minutes ticked by and the Sun inched up the sky Naruto observed his new teammates in silence Rye Hagane and mayukamizuki he had never really noticed either of them in his classes though that wasn't saying much when he had barely interacted with any of his classmates over the past few years the scant little he could recall of either of them was superficial at best Rye was loud and may was quiet but seemed the two had known each other for quite a while as well considering how tightly Mayu stuck to Rye's side none of this would have mattered to Naruto except for the fact that they were now A Team he held back a sigh he wished they would have just put him on a team by himself it would have been less cumbersome that way though Naruto had made an effort to stay alert when his stomach began to make crumbling sounds he settled down on the ground closing his eyes and focusing on the stream of chakra running throughout his body Naruto began to think upon their present situation why had the three of them been explicitly told to come this early for training why hadn't Kakashi come yet leaving the three of them alone together what kind of test could it be that would determine whether they were to continue training as Jennings or return to the academy as failures surely nobody expected them to be able to defeat ajmin and most importantly why had they been told to skip breakfast ironically it was the sharp hunger racking his belly that brought Clarity to his mind Naruto's eyes snapped open we need a plan he said aloud his teammates seemed surprised at his addressing them what do you mean said Rye regarding him through narrowed eyes the Kashi sensei's test will probably involve us having to team up to beat him he explained that's why he's late he knew we didn't discuss anything yesterday so he's giving us time now to work out a plan in fact he's probably watching us from somewhere right now to see how we spend this time his eyebrows raised Rye looked around skeptically I don't sense him anywhere Visage nin said Naruto he turned to look at Mayu noting how she flinched from under his gaze you specialize in it right he turned toward Rye you're a long-range Weapon Specialist and of us here I'm the best at tujitsu if we team up and combine our abilities I think we've got a decent chance at beating Kakashi Sensei his teammates exchanged looks then Ry looked back at Naruto and to his surprise gave him a nod considering how the other boy had introduced himself I hate being ordered around he'd expected him to put up more of a fight since it was your idea said Rai what do you want us to do by the time Kakashi finally arrived Naruto felt reasonably pleased with the plan they had worked out getting the other two to cooperate with him had also been much easier than he had expected in fact it made him wonder if he should have put more effort in reaching out to the others in his class their test is to take these two Bells from me before noon said Kakashi looking about as disinterested as possible whichever one of you doesn't get the Bell will be tied to the Rock and forced to watch the others eat well there it was it certainly solved the mystery of why they'd been told to skip breakfast but it now presented another problem had he been wrong about the reason why they'd been given so much time together if one of the three was already automatically slated to fail how could they possibly work together as a team just a single glance at Hari and may where eyeing Narito told him that they would undoubtedly betray him if things came to a head fortunately they had hatched some backup plans in the possible case of such an event just as Kakashi had started the clock Naruto motioned to the other two Plan B when there wasn't an immediate response he tensed would they move as they'd agreed upon true he'd made another backup plan of his own just in case his teammates betrayed him from the start but its chances of success were significantly lower but to his relief just as he was about to consider a change in plans after all they nodded in agreement and then disappeared in a blur of motion directing chakra towards his feet Naruto silently leaped up a tree to gain some Higher Ground once secured on a branch he checked Kakashi's location to his surprise he appeared to still be standing where they'd left him either the man really underestimated them or it was a clone there had to be a reason behind this farce of a test it seemed unlikely that Kakashi was simply a sadist and took pleasure in failing Jennings the man had seemed a bit too bored for that it was more likely that he was trying to teach them some sort of meaningful lesson yet the test was set up in a way that guaranteed that at least one of them would fail was this supposed to be a demonstration in self-sacrifice was one of the meant to patriotically sacrifice himself for the success of their mission from the corner of his eye he saw a flock of bluebirds come flapping out of a tree about a hundred yards away it was the signal brazing his arms back Naruto flung several shuriken and kunai down a Kakashi still figure with grim eyes he watched him strike their target and with a burst of white smoke Kakashi disappeared revealing a tree log in his place that was a clone then meaning the real Min had hidden himself and was probably watching which could only mean bad news for Naruto who just given away his own location dropping back down on the ground he began to run before Naruto had gotten too far he sensed the presence of an active pursuer who could only be Kakashi without making any visible signs of recognition he began to slow down as though growing weary then without warning he dropped to the ground and swung out several shuriken at this spot he sensed him to be in a moment later the presence flickered out his pulse quickening as he saw something silver flicker right next to him Naruto flipped out of the way just as he landed there was a cloud of dust and when it cleared Kakashi was standing behind him not bad said Kakashi the beat passed where Naruto remained motionless and he realized that something was wrong then with a burst of smoke Narito disappeared and a log clattered on the ground there was a hissing sound and recognizing it in a heartbeat as the indicator of an exploding tag Kakashi immediately leaped out of the way as he spun into the air a redeated figure bulleted out of the nearby bushes and barreled into him raising his arm just in time to block the kick Kakashi reached out with his free hand to close off the boy's movements but even as his hands settled around Naruto's ankle the boy twisted around in mid-air swinging the length of his other leg at Kakashi's neck forced to let go in order to avoid having his windpipe crushed he watched his Naruto landed nimbly on his hands before flipping back upright without a moment's Paws Naruto threw another exploding tag at him as Kakashi leaped to sight again he saw that the genon had begun to quickly make some seals before Kakashi could see what technique he was forming the tag that combusted momentarily distracting him the next second a sharp gust of wind burst into existence beside him picking up a cloud of leaves and dust to create a miniature storm in the clearing interesting so Naruto had wind Affinity just like his father but Kakashi had to smile at the naivety of the Jennings plan if Naruto's aim had been to Blind him unluckily for him Kakashi didn't need to rely on his vision to be able to sense where he he was and as expected he sensed a boy running directly towards him bending his legs he prepared to leap over Naruto when suddenly he sensed upwards of 20 kunai shooting straight towards him from above and behind [ __ ] thought Kakashi as he was forced to roll to the side and the excitement he'd forgotten about the other two on his feet once more Kakashi dodged another leg sweep from Naruto scanning the area for rye as he did so judging from how the kunai had been thrown Rye was probably hiding in one of the trees and had waited for the opening Naruto had created and if Rye was around May was sure to be close by marveling at how far this year's batch of Jennings were pushing him he focused and searched for her chakra while Mayu may have been able to conceal herself from ichkinen there was a world of difference between Min and chiknin just as it seemed that Naruto's to Jutsu and Rise onslaught of projectile Weaponry had him cornered Kakashi sensed a small disturbance in the ground below his eyes narrowed the second later Mayu came bursting out of the earth and with a look of rare Triumph she swiped at the Two Bells that hung tantalizingly from his waistband so they had still gone ahead with the plan he had expected them to abandon all signs of teamwork once they were told only two of them could pass but it seemed they had stuck to the plan Naruto would first engage Kakashi and Rai would provide further distraction Mayu as their most accomplished at hiding her presence would creep up on him and take the Two Bells it was a simple plan but effective and if he had been just an ordinary person it would undoubtedly have worked on him it was Child's Play for Kakashi to replace himself with Naruto Instead at the last moment if he had been any less pushed by The Pursuit he would have enjoyed the look of utter shock that flashed across May's face as she instead crashed straight into Naruto two down one to go Kakashi began to look for rye as he waited for Mayu and Naruto to disentangle themselves when suddenly Narito disappeared in a puff of smoke then the split second that it took for Kakashi to register what had happened a flash of red came shooting out of the hole that Mayu had made watching an astonishment at the hand that reached out for the bells he immediately leads away realizing his mistake at some point Naruto must have replaced himself with a shadow clone a shadow clone the real Naruto had hidden underground hiding his presence behind maze The Bell jangled the cash he felt a single drop of sweat rolled down his neck as he and Naruto stared him passively at each other a single Bell dangled from between the boy's fingers judging from the look of shock still on mayu's face she had not been privy to this part of narito's plans either the cash he had to wonder whether it had been a spur of the moment thing or whether he had thought of it all from the very beginning whichever the case however it didn't make much of a difference he had underestimated that gen in it was as simple as that as similar as Naruto looked to the fourth it had been all too easy to Simply dismiss him as the cute baby faced son of the legend they certainly hadn't expected him to know a jimin level technique such as the shadow clone technique or thought it possible for a jennin to have devised such a plan but now he knew better and he would never so completely underestimate the son of monado again no Kakashi corrected himself he he would definitely not be underestimating Uzumaki Naruto again very well he said shaking his head ruefully the remaining Bell jingled from his pocket but since only Naruto got a bell the two of you will have to be tied to the rock for a few seconds he let the two gen and process the information noting the look of disappointment on mayu's face and the carefully blank one on Naruto's then he smiled behind his mask just kidding everyone passes letting out a big sigh may have fell on her knees and soon afterward Rye dropped out of the trees to join them with some amusement Kakashi noted the white easy grin on his scarred face it looked far more natural there than the scowl had it seemed the boy didn't take too well to strangers but was the type to quickly warm up to one as his genin began to ravenously dig into their lunches Kakashi looked over them he had somewhat mixed feelings about how things had turned out originally he had fully expected them to work separately and completely fail at capturing a bell then he would have tested them as he had with all previous gen in teams by checking to see whether they would would choose to ignore his orders and take care of each other this was the first time that he would pass a team for actually succeeding in their mission and he didn't know whether to feel proud or apprehensive after instructing everyone on team 7 now team Kakashi he's supposed to rest up in order to start missions the following day Kakashi prepared to make his report to the Hokage but before leaving the training area he stopped by the memorial where his best friend's name was inscribed he lowered his head and thought of his own Sensei and team it all seemed like a millennia ago and now he was the only one left he wondered if he would be able to pass on what he had learned from them to his own gen and team he sincerely prayed that it would not come for them at as high a cost as it had for himself knowing that the road to becoming Hokage would be a long one Naruto had always had faith in his own patience but as he chased down the fire Lord's wife's pet kitten for the umpteenth time that afternoon he found himself entertaining thoughts of premeditated murder it's Little Wonder it's always running away mutter dry but varying looks of pity on their faces they watched Pig of a woman pressed the squirming kitten against her folds of chin fat in a show of fervent adoration as the woman pulled out several crisp bills of Rim from her handbag the kitten wriggled out of her grasp again and began to Race For Freedom towards the exit noting the look of extreme Terror on its small face it was only half-heartedly that Narito grabbed the animal and returned it to its owner's claws it had been several months since team seven had passed Kakashi's test and in the days following they had carried out a long repetitive series of drank missions most of these missions involved mundane odd jobs that posed little to no risk to their lives and they were getting restless nonetheless Naruto was pleased with argentin Sensei the man understood the significance of chakra manipulation and when Narito demonstrated his own experimentation with his wind Affinity seemed willing to teach him how to refine his control it turned out that most Indian were able to use at least two elementa chakra with Kakashi suggesting to Naruto that he could begin training in another nature once he had mastered his wind chakra despite his lack's appearance Kakashi was quick to to correct any flaws or inefficiencies in their forms and never seem to lack experience or knowledge in anything after the trial with the bells Naruto had never again managed to get the upper hand against their Sensei though it was frustrating at times seeing the huge difference in their skills it was still gratifying to know that he was learning under one of the very best Union kanoha had to offer everything about having a gymnin instructor was new for Naruto but if he had to say the strangest part about it all was that sometimes it seemed to Naruto that Kakashi held no bias against him though the man's gaze was piercing and Unapologetic Naruto had never detected even the slightest glimmer of resentment to revulsion he couldn't quite rule out the possibility that the jinin's capability to control his emotions simply exceeded his own ability to detect them but despite his apprehension sometimes Narito even thought that Kakashi seemed interested in teaching him it was an odd feeling Naruto tried to quash it and yet against his will he found himself going out of his way to approach Kakashi gradually as team Kakashi grew more experienced they began to be given C rank missions C rank missions were missions anticipated to have some combat involved with the possibility of injury and the three gen and eagerly snapped up every opportunity they got the Naruto's perplexity the three of them worked well together despite his initial apprehension regarding Rye in particular after their success in Kakashi's Bell test Rai had proved to be responsive and willing to follow Naruto's directions and while Mayu had yet to directly address Naruto she silently followed Rai then terms of their abilities they were a well-balanced team Mayu was their Scout being easily the best at stealth and having a certain Affinity with birds that allowed her to transmit messages over distances her strength was also promising and Narito could think of a variety of uses for it such as being able to detain the target before here Kakashi arrived Bri on the other hand specialized at handling long-range weapons and was able to provide a steady stream of backup artillery on all their missions meanwhile Naruto who preferred close combat was their main offensive power in taking down the target they had begun res receiving instruction from Kakashi and had taken to strapping a tent across his back their first 2C ranked missions involve capturing dangerous wild animals that had been spotted around the lands of kanoha their third mission however was their first ever bodyguard Duty the mission's objective was to escort the Caravan of a wealthy silk Merchant and his family to the Village of yugakur in the land of hot water Mayu and Rye flank the Caravan with Naruto at its let and Kakashi watching over from the back though the three genen were initially enthusiastic about their duties the energy that had been bubbling within them at the start of their trip had all but dissipated by the fourth day having reached the last leg of their Journey with little incident the three were now dirty and tired it was a matter of unfortunate timing that it was their sensei's turn to sleep when the Rogue Bandits attacked the Caravan it was the middle of the day and everything seemed normal Rye was laughing with the Merchant's children while Mei watched them with a smile on her face from his place at the front Naruto was listlessly still scanning the distance in search of anything that looked out of place he hadn't slept in over over a day and he was really looking forward to switching positions with Kakashi but he noticed a slight disturbance in the distance he paused and focused on it however after nothing had happened for several minutes he dismissed the disturbance as a false alarm he had only just returned his attention to the immediate vicinity when suddenly with an exploding sound a wagon behind him burst into flames immediately leaping to his feet Naruto converged on the burning wagon while Mayu and Rye rose up protectively around their patrons family Kakashi joined him a second later looking completely alert and together the used water techniques to douse the Flames even as the last flame sizzled out however two more wagons had burst into flames sensing several shuriken spinning directly towards him Kakashi flipped out of the way as he did so Narito deflected several kunai away from the main wagon they missed one that had been sent later than the rest and the kunai embedded itself into the glass of the window cracking it from behind it Naruto could see the Shivering pale face of the merchant a corpulent old man with thinning hair suddenly there was a flash of black as a cloaked man leaped to the merchant his eyes gleaming with the intent of murder before Naruto could react the jindin besides him had disappeared there was a cracking sound as Kakashi Twisted the man's head in mid-air instantaneously killing him before jumping up to the top of the wagon where two more figures in Black holding daggers waited for him but had been so sudden that Naruto jerked back it was the first time he'd ever seen somebody die he followed with widened eyes as the body landed on the ground with a thump it was still The kashi's Voice shattered through his reverie Naruto the others are getting away while he'd been distracted two figures swathed in ragged cloaks had begun to head into the woods shame rushed warmly to his face and Naruto immediately leapt into the air paid bunch and no Jutsu Shadow clone technique making two more Shadow clones of himself Naruto and his clones followed the remaining two Bandits into the woods beside the road they were evidently trained and had some experience in dealing with other ninja Naruto's first clone was taken out by the shorter man within seconds though judging by the way the man reacted when the Clone disappeared he had never dealt with Shadow clones before however they were no match for Naruto and he had caught up to one of them within a minute ordering his remaining clone to follow the other Bandit he removed the tent from his back the Man's eyes widened as he flew towards him with a tantman hand but before he could cry out an alarm Naruto slid the blade across the front of his neck the stream of red spurted out spraying his face with warm blood with a gurgle the man fell to the ground that made it the second time he'd seen someone die however while he'd been gawking the first time there was a strange Clarity in his head now that made it possible for Naruto to wipe the tent on his pants before returning it to his back picking up a scroll that the man had been carrying he looked around for the remaining banded spotting The Telltale Rags getting rapidly farther away Naruto jumped up the sides of a tree feeding extra chakra down to his feet his leaps between each tree grew stronger and longer and with his shadow clone slowing the Bandit down he soon closed the distance Narito could see the man from up close now like the others he was not wearing any identifying eight the Bandit's age was inscrutable though the face was scruffy with stubble and worn down the man could see Naruto too now his features Twisted invisible shock you're just a child he said just as Naruto's Shadow clone reached him the man pulled out a kunai from a pouch and waved it threateningly at him the Clone easily kicked it out of his hand and as it spiraled into the air the real Naruto grabbed it Knocking the man off balance with a leg sweep Naruto pushed the bigger Man Down onto his knees with his foot and pressed the kunai against his common carotid why did you attack the Caravan he asked when the man didn't respond he added pressure to the blade a thin line of vivid red appeared on the Bandit's neck and Naruto could hear the man's heart begin to beat faster let me go pleaded the man his voice raw with desperation tell me I have a son waiting for me he's six we just needed money please burrito paused it didn't seem like the man was lying but his mission came first and the mission details did not include letting go of a bandit who would undoubtedly attack other innocent merchants in the future but the gurgle identical to the first man the Bandit before him fell to the ground red blood came bubbling out of the sides of his mouth as he attempted to say something hero the Bandit choked out before his eyes glazed over he twitched once and then he was still wiping the blood off the kunai and returning it to his holster Narito picked up the remaining Scrolls and tucked them besides his tent on his back as he did so there was a flicker of movement and Kakashi appeared beside him with the body of the other Bandit helping Naruto shoulder the second body they returned to the Caravan all the fires had been put out and the bodies of the two Bandits that Kakashi had dealt with had been arranged neatly on the side of the road for their companions to later claim the two Bandits bodies were laid to rest beside them no one in the merchants family had been more than superficially injured and with Narito returning the Scrolls that the two escapees had made off with their finances were also more or less protected merido mutually accepted the gushing Praises of the fat man all too aware of the still wet blood stains on his face and clothes while Rye gave him a nod of acknowledgment may you shot him a look at fear before turning away to comfort some of the younger children but Narito was alone he raised a hand and touched his face lowering it he saw that his fingers were stained red he taken the lives of two men in the same amount of time it had taken him to eat a meal it had been so easy too just a single slash across their necks and they had ceased to matter his thoughts turned to what the Bandit had been trying to say in his final moments hero his son's name perhaps by the time Kakashi told Naruto that he could rest for the rest of the journey to yugakur while the Jin nin took over his position he was so tired that he accepted without comment flambering into the wagon and lying down he immediately fell asleep enveloping his weary body the road to becoming Hokage is going to be long indeed Narito thought to himself as he drifted off in his dreams that night the Bandit's body was gone from the side of the road the only sign that it had been there was the faint trail of dirt and broken grass blades that led into the forest Yuga was a peaceful and prosperous Village in the land of hot water The Village was tucked away high up in the shrub covered mountains connected to the ground by carved Pathways that spiraled down the side of the cliff Rock the country received its name from their Famous Hot Springs which were sourced by the many small rivers that furrowed through the land these Rivers all eventually cascaded down the side of the valley as thin waterfalls before joining a vast River The Village was apparently very popular as a tourist spot and as Naruto and his team wearily walked past the entrance Gates they could see quite a number of families coming in with them but in the village itself there were a large variety of souvenir stalled selling Festival masks local Specialties and fans among other things the center of Attraction however seemed to be the big wooden Archway with the words Hot Springs at the center of the village which the majority of the people were headed towards the sky was bleached with orange and purple as the sunset and Kakashi decided that they would stay the night before leaving for kanoha Dawn fearing of their decision and overcome with gratitude for a job well done the silk Merchant gifted them with ticket tickets for an overnight stay at a famous local Inn with its very own hot spring and so that evening Mayu headed off by herself to the women's bath while Naruto and Rye hunkered down in the heated pool in the men's bath resting a soaked towel on his head Narito closed his eyes letting his tired muscles soak in the hot water but his eyes closed he idly began to pick up the jumbled chatter of multiple surrounding conversations the way they washed over him had a very relaxing effect boy Naruto Naruto opened a single eye to see Rye looking at him from the opposite end of the pool mirroring Naruto with a folded towel on his head he had a mischievous look on his face much more than me and even more so since the incident with the bandits Naruto had noticed that the other boy was talking to him with increasing frequency it was a little bewildering and altogether new for Naruto a small part of him skeptically wondered whether Rye was setting him up for something however since preserving the team Harmony would be most beneficial to successfully completing their missions he didn't rebuff the other genin what is it he said for I waggled his eyebrows think Kakashi Sensei I'll take off his mask in the bath burrito pondered this for a moment it was true that he had also never seen their sensei's face in its entirety though he had never before thought too deeply on it I don't see why he wouldn't he said I don't think he has a medical condition that requires him to always have a face mask on I bet he's hiding a weird mole rye smirked or something else he added with a more sober look touching with his hand the knotted scar that ran across his cheek who's hiding a mole said a voice that belonged to Kakashi who appeared to be stepping into the bath area he was standing where the White Steam from the baths was thickest and they could only make out the outlines of his body as the man stepped closer to where the two gen and were resting Rye stood up impatiently with a splash straining to see his exposed face Naruto remains seated but strangely enough he also began to find curiosity bubbling within him just as Kakashi was about to come into view there was a soft hissing sound in the bath indicating new hot water was being pumped in a sigh of appreciation Rising up among the men a cloud of White Steam drifted up concealing everything around them soon Narito couldn't even see Rai who was right in front of him though he could hear the other Jen and Nash's teeth in frustration this is nice isn't it he heard Kakashi comment congenially this team's making it hard to see anything there was a splashing sound oh there goes my towel guess I'll have to get a new one there was another splashing sound and then the sound of a wet foot slapping on rock as Kakashi climbed out of the bath this is it thought Naruto quickly making the appropriate hand seals he then slashed his hand in Kakashi's Direction a gust of wind swept through the bath rapidly clearing the steam clouds there was a whistling sound and then something that sounded like barrels crashing on rocks and breaking this was soon followed by the sounds of high-pitched screaming from the women's side of the hot spring nice one Naruto cheer dry the steam had all but cleared from the bath now and Narito now saw that there were at least 20 other people standing around in towels they were all looking around blue linking and confusion where is Kakashi Sensei ask Naruto ah thanks to Naruto he heard Kakashi say from behind him I found my towel Naruto and Rai whipped around to see Kakashi back in the hot spring pool he was still wearing his Aid on his forehead and had wrapped his newly rediscovered towel around the bottom half of his face hovering his face with a hand Ry let out a groan after the three had finished soaking in the hot spring they changed into cotton Yukata provided by the end Kakashi somehow managed to put his face mask back on as well before rejoining Mayu at the outdoor Garden several families were by the pond admiring the colorful fish that swam in its depths it was dark so the garden was lit with several paper lanterns that hung from Lion strung all around the walls attracted to different aspects of the garden the team soon split up Kakashi settled down on the bamboo Veranda with a book while Rye joined several other boys who were admiring some ornamental weapons on display within glass cases May seemingly entranced by the bobbing lights excused herself to walk through the Garden in the end finding himself alone Narito hovered by The Veranda for a few minutes before slowly making his way over to the pond the families had moved on and there was now only one other man who was by himself at the Pond's Edge together they stood in silence for several minutes watching the fish Dart through the shadowy water nice Jack or shopping mode control earlier kid the man said suddenly though you packed a little too much punch in it startled Naruto gave him a cursory glance The Stranger had short slicked back silver hair but he was even younger than Kakashi he was fit and his arms were muscled indicating extensive training the man or was he a teenager was not wearing a Yukata like everyone else but rather a simple nondescript black shirt and pants around his neck was eight that Naruto didn't recognize it had three diagonal lines Naruto wondered whether the land of hot water also had a ninja Village hidden away somewhere what village are you from he asked yugiker replied the man with a careless shrug of his shoulders burrito's brow furrowed and thought you mean this place used to be a a hidden village he couldn't imagine a sleepy tourist Village such as this one being the headquarters of a group of Highly skilled assassins yet the man standing before him was undoubtedly a Shinobi and from what he could sense a very skilled one at that it used to be a proper ninja Village before these fat Merchants came in and turned this place into the laughing stock it is now said the man folding his arms across his chest Now The Villages become just like this Pond and the people simple ornamental fish Narito didn't respond the man had yet to make any threatening moves but there was something off about the man it wasn't just the bitterness that laced a man's words the combination of the cold Steely glint in his violet eyes and the just barely self-contained Tremor in the man's muscles sent off every alarm in narito's mind there was a splash as a pair of children in Yukata ran to the Pond's Edge they examined the koi fish pointing out and laughing at specific ones that caught their eye look at that fat one said the little girl her fishtail braid dipping below the water's surface she looked year or two younger than Naruto who observed them silently do you think mama let me take it home Taki bersha pink mode brother standing beside her in a bright blue Yukata swiped at the fish and questioned several times before huffily giving up it's just a stupid fish it'll die in a day anyways like all your other ones jumping out of the pond he waddled away calling out for him to wait the girl shot his Second Glance backwards at the fish before struggling up and following Naruto felt the sudden explosion of killing intent a moment before the foreign ninja disappeared bashing forward he grabbed the sibling pair underneath each arm and jumped flying through the air with the two children struggling in his arms the ground where they had been standing just a moment earlier blasted apart into chunks of broken Earth but the dust had cleared it revealed a giant steel katana in the hands of the silver-haired man looking up with a smile as he met narito's eyes the man yanked the katana out of the ground jumping back with a vindictive giggle he slashed at a passing woman and then disappeared again the woman stared down in disbelief as bright red blood suddenly came spurting out of her thigh and her leg perhapsed in on itself the explosion had stunned everyone into silence but it was only after her single pain scream pierced through the garden that pandemonium set in what's going on shouted Dry racing over burrito could barely hear him over the screaming if they weren't careful they could be trampled there's a man on the loose he said just as May looking terrified reached them with Kakashi on her heels he's strong Sensei orai team Kakashi said the jimin looking around grimly I'll take care of him you three focus on evacuating the citizens they jumped into motion Rye ran over to the locked entrance Gateway which a crowd of panicked people were now pummeling their fists against looking around frantically he spotted the weapons on display that he had been looking at earlier immediately shattering the glass with his fist he pulled out his side dragging it over to the gate he smashed the doors open and the terrified crowd began to pour out meanwhile Mayu and Naruto had begun to help the various injured persons that were lying scattered across the ground as Naruto helped up a middle-aged man bleeding from a deep slash across his stomach the man let out a groan Haydn please stop him the man slumped against Naruto as he fell unconscious may you rushed over and together they propped the man upright against the wall of one of the buildings straightening up Narito quickly looked for Kakashi with shrewd eyes he had never seen the Jim nin look so serious before and even the horror of their situation couldn't distract him from the opportunity this presented now Naruto would be able to see him truly in action they quickly spotted Kakashi standing in a clearing and shivered they even dressed in a Yukata as he was Kakashi's coldly Furious face would have set the most battle-harden veterans running in the opposite direction as it was however the silver-haired man Haydn only laughed maniacally as he began to swing the heavy Katana round despite himself Naruto couldn't help but feel impressed by the sheer raw strength and power the man was displaying don't just stare at me said Haydn tightening his grip on the handle of his blade show me what you've got but out responding Kakashi disappeared in a flicker of white and faster than Naruto had ever seen him move kicked hiding directly in the chest caught off guard hide and flew backwards toward where the two genen were watching bleeping out of the way they watched a Man Collide into a tree instead which collapsed from behind him upon impact a deafening crackling sound reminiscent of the Thousand Birds filled the area and a bright blue ball of spinning chakra quickly formed between Kakashi's hands as Haydn angrily brushed aside fragments of wood from his chest the jimin shot towards them leaving behind a small path of Destruction just before Kakashi struck however Haydn let out a mocking laugh as he reached out for something with his free hand the boy cried out May but Naruto had already begun to move pushing himself to run faster than he had ever done before he leaped into the air the struggling boy in the blue Yukata started with terrified eyes at the incoming jimin as he hung from Haydn's hands like a meat Shield grabbing the neck of the boy's Yukata with his hands and tearing him away Naruto spun through the air the crackling ball of lightning chakra passed by mere inches from his face Haydn snarled in frustrate and leap backwards Kakashi followed landing on the ground Naruto set the struggling boy on the ground May rushed to the boy's side to check for injuries but he immediately pushed her away he looked up at the two gen and with only fear in his eyes fed away from me you monsters he screamed his small body shaking like a leaf in the wind we're here to help you said mayor gently holding her hands up to show she wasn't holding anything no you killed Nami bellowed the boy staggering backwards in his desire to get away Naruto remembered the girl with a fishtail braid the boy had been playing with earlier don't kill me too Naruto stopped in his tracks as he remembered the bandits he had killed the day before his clothes back in the Inn were being washed but it would take several more washes before the blood stains completely faded he suddenly wondered if the man's son was waiting for his father to come back shivering alone in the dark underneath a forgotten Bush would he be as frightened as this shivering boy in a torn Yukata before him I won't allow you to die Naruto held his hand out to the boy trust me the boy stared back at Naruto with white eyes his mouth falling open a little I he stopped and he must have found sincerity in Naruto's expression because he stopped trembling behind them Haydn screamed in pain and in Fury and the terrible shrieking sound of shattering metal followed Naruto saw as if in slow motion a jagged Shard of Steel whistle through the air as it headed straight for the boy who now reached for his hand the Kashi had just been nodding off to sleep when his mental warning Bells suddenly went off immediately alert again he didn't have to look long to find The Man Behind the disturbance they didn't know who this man was but the Janine knew that people like him with such little regard for others lives were one of the most dangerous opponents to have around and the least forgivable don't just stare at me said the strange Shinobi swinging his Katana carelessly show me what you've got the cash he obliged sending chakra into his feet he propelled himself like a bullet towards the man his opponent's violet eyes widened in Surprise as his foot connected squarely with his chest letting out a grunt of pain the man flew backwards and Kareem threw a row of gangly trees the Jin nin raised his eight revealing the three tommo of the Sharingan in his left eye and lowered his hand forkiri lightning cutter as he channeled his lightning chakra towards his hand the deafening sound of crackling chakra filled the garden and a focused ball of swirling blue materialized the silver-haired Shinobi was still dazed from Impact and Kakashi saw with his Sharingan that he would not have enough time to move out of the way the instant his rakiri was ready the jimin lowered his head and shot towards the stirring man tearing up the Earth behind him with a sheer Aftershock however just before he reached the man there was a flicker of movement he hadn't anticipated Kakashi to his shock sensed a much smaller and weaker chakra suddenly being thrust between him and his opponent this hand was already moving towards the man's heart however and he knew that he wouldn't be able to stop even if he had to go through the child a surge of roiling yellow chakra Naruto was already moving towards them and Kakashi with all the strength of his will managed to inch his crackling chakra slightly upwards Naruto tore the boy out of the man's grasp and to his relief evaded his hand however the brief instant it had cost him gave the other man enough time to recover and leap backwards Kakashi's hand instead slammed into the ground the Earth exploded throwing up a huge wave of dirt nevertheless taking advantage of the wave the Jim nin followed under its cover and aimed a quick kick at the man will you that was close said the man blocking with his Katana and then swinging at a Kakashi slipping Under the Blade Kakashi attempted to sweep the man off balance but he nimbly leaped over the jimin and slashed downwards though evading the sharp edge the side of the katana crashed into the white-haired ninja he skidded backwards the heels of his feet creating furrows in the Earth the man raised his Katana once more and flipped into the air prepared to finish off the jimin however having read his movements ahead of time with the Sharingan Kakashi rapidly channeled his chakra into his hand once more as the man dropped down on him unable to dodge the Janine plunged the shrieking lightning towards the silver-haired man that could only be a testimony to the man's skill that he man managed to get his Katana up in midair but it was no use Kakashi's rakiri pierced the blade shattering it into dozens of deadly steel splinters that were sent flying through the air and then kept going through the man's chest the man let out a pain gutural scream thick Blobs of red blood came gushing out of his chest throwing himself back he landed heavily on his feet panting as he stood there hunched over he dropped the handle of the broken Katana on the ground with a clatter looking around wildly for a moment the man disappeared and flecks of blood flowed through the air in his wake the cash she blinked in surprise he had missed his heart but he had still severely injured him the man shouldn't have been able to move let alone move at such high speeds looking around for the man's Violet chakra with his Sharingan he spotted it near the exit gate but the sinking heart he saw nearby another chakra that he knew well hell this hurts the man spat out thick blood and grinned weakly he squeezed the throat of an unconscious black-haired boy rye and then nudged something on the ground with his foot nice weapon you got here it's really nice mind if I borrow it without waiting for a response he kicked a red bladed Scythe into the air and grabbed it with his free hand with a hateful look towards the jimin the man threw the gendon into the air and then swung down with his new weapon the curved blades made a sick whistling sound as they pierced the air the cash she leaked into the air and grabbed the limp body spinning to avoid the blades as he did so he saw the man race out through the gate leaving behind a ghostly malicious laugh then he was gone that was over the cash he lowered his eight back over his Sharingan setting right down on the ground he checked the Jennings vitals and let out a sigh of relief looking around he saw that most of the bodies lying on the ground had only superficial injuries the biggest damage had been done to the Garden itself his eyes widened as he found his two other genin Naruto said Kakashi running over Mayu what happened looking terrified Mayo was trying to staunch a profusely bleeding wound on Naruto's bare chest the boy was unconscious on the ground the tips of his fingers still twitching his Yukata which have been partially open to reveal his chest was torn and ragged the long Jagged Shard of metal covered in sticky blood was on the ground besides them quickly putting the pieces together Kakashi gently pushed the shocked girl aside she obliged willingly standing up she put a comforting arm around a young trembling boy that he didn't recognize Gathering his chakra together he prepared to use what little medical Ninjutsu he knew to try and at least stabilized the boy and then stopped impossible [ __ ] Kakashi disbelievingly he wiped away some of the blood that had pulled on the boy's chest but saw that it was true the deep wound was already healing even as he was watching the skin was beginning to knit back together amazed the Janine blinked as if doing so would somehow halt a healing it didn't he realized then that the sealed kick me must have somehow accelerated Naruto's healing rate perhaps by pumping out its chakra to save the boy Sensei said Mayu her voice taught with fear they'll be fine it was just a shallow cut he lied shallow repeated the girl her eyes widening Kakashi wordlessly bent over and picked Naruto's surprisingly light body up there were shouts at the gate and several Medics came racing in Catching one of the medic's attention he directed them towards Rai who was just beginning to feebly stir when he turned back to wave for Mayu to follow him he saw the look on her face and stopped Mayu Sensei I already know she said quietly I know what he is but Narito came too everything was hazy and out of focus and there was a sharp throbbing pain in the right side of his chest he was alone in a dark room looking down he saw bandages covering his chest for a second Naruto couldn't figure out what he was doing there before the memory of what happened came rushing back when the piece of the metal blade came spinning at the boy in the blue Yukata Naruto hadn't thought he'd simply just moved the only thought in his mind right then was how much he wanted me to save the boy he pushed the child aside and that was the last thing he could remember before waking up in the room burrito wondered briefly if he had died and this was some awful version of the afterlife but quickly dismissed the God he didn't think his body would hurt this badly if he were dead thus then he heard footsteps outside the room and then soft voices Narito tensed wincing as he did so before relaxing as he recognized their voices it was Kakashi and Mayu they were talking too quietly for him to hear but it seemed like they were discussing something a minute later they must have come to a decision because he heard Kakashi's heavier footsteps begin to walk away there was a pause and then the door slid open it was Mayu Naruto quickly closed his eyes and feigned sleep he didn't know what to make of his female teammate though they'd been together for months now she'd been avoiding him the whole time in fact ever since the mission with the bandits she'd made an even more apparent effort to avoid talking to him he didn't know what she was doing in his room and he certainly didn't want to talk to her he heard mayu's footsteps pad over to where he was lying down there was a soft thunk as she set down what sounded like a small table his dinner perhaps ah Naruto thought so that's why she was here but while he'd expected her to get up and leave right away for some reason she sat there in silence be wary to fall asleep Naruto waited forcing his breathing to stay steady it was only after some time had passed out at long last he heard the sound of rustling fabric suddenly he felt a warm Pair of Hands wrapped around his own he tense then she squeezed I'm sorry I forgive you may have whispered into the darkness then she got up and left the room sliding the door closed behind her as soon as her footsteps had faded away Naruto opened his eyes he stared at his hand for a long time the next day Naruto was feeling much better and when the medic removed his bandages saw that he was almost completely healed when he saw how there was barely a scratch left on his chest he inadvertently let out a sound of disbelief judging from how painful it had felt he had thought the cut had been much deeper he supposed that the shock and Chaos of the moment had skewed his judgment and Naruto felt a little silly for having delayed their return trip for so long over nothing but just before they left the village the following day to begin going back to kanoha the young boy he had said it came up to him thank you said the boy Taki he had said was his name looking up at Naruto he had changed out of his blue Yukata into black morning robes his face was downcast and his eyes were red he was probably still reeling from the shock of losing his sister but he was much calmer now thank you he repeated and a single tear came leaking out of his eye it slid down his round cheek burrito nodded but he didn't respond there was a strange feeling welling up in his chest that he held back because he knew this was just another part of being a ninja if he wanted to grow stronger he would have to get used to it but after a moment he allowed himself to Pataki on the head it was something he had seen others do before and he thought it might Comfort the boy for some reason however Taki only began to cry Harder by the time they finally left through the gates of the village however the tears had dried and Taki waved goodbye to Naruto sniffling as they began to walk back to kanoha Rai demanded to see Naruto's wound when he lifted up his shirt to reveal his mostly healed chest Ry let out a snort before slapping him him hard on the back and so without a major incident and only a few days behind schedule team 7 finally returned home despite everything that had happened to them not much had changed in kanoha the Village People continued to go to the market in the mornings and children still fought over who got to ride the swing in the playground Naruto was still The Village Pariah as he Grew Older he'd finally realized that the reason people avoided him could not simply be because of his appearance as he'd once feared but the fact of the matter was if he entered a store without using a hinge he still got charged double the ordinary price if he strolled normally through the streets of the marketplace people began to group together in clumps as they noticed his red hair and whisker marks and if children got too close to him their parents would drag them away scolding them at one point in a spark of inspiration Naruto had wondered if perhaps his features really were a signature Mark of an unpopular Clan but despite his best efforts he'd found nothing about an Uzumaki clan in the archives and so could only conjecture as to why he'd been singled out from such a young age having gotten used to the isolation long ago it did not bother him as much as it might once have do him it had simply become an unquestionable law of his world and yet despite everything that had stayed the same he found that some things were not exactly the same the Kashi had begun to regularly drop by his apartment even on days when they didn't have a mission sometimes they would pick up where they had left off in previous discussions of chakra application other times the Janine would take him to the training field and teach him some newer Ninjutsu moves after Naruto kept asking him about the lightning Release Technique he had used on Haydn he even promised to start Naruto on learning a second nature Affinity that wasn't just his team leader occasionally Rye would bang loudly on his door demanding to spar with him it seemed that rye couldn't get over the fact that Haydn had knocked him unconscious so quickly and was determined to get better and in return for some tujutsu tips from Naruto Rai would help Naruto with target practice teaching him how to fasten letter bombs to kunai in discreet ways that the opponent wouldn't notice the even may have sometimes joined in though she never looked for Naruto by herself she was always with either Rye or Kakashi but she had begun to talk to him more and more with increasing bravado Naruto wondered if it had something to do with the night back when he was healing and she had whispered those words to him thinking back on what she had said he had tried to figure out if he had ever wronged the girl but couldn't think of anything it was puzzling he had a feeling that Mayo knew he had heard her words and yet he couldn't bring himself to ask her still nowadays as he trained with his team Narito felt light in a way that he never felt outside of the archives out in the training field none of the other villagers were there it was just them the four members of Team Kakashi after a long hard day they sometimes all went to Raymond ichiraku for bowls of kanoha's finest Raymond the first time they went Naruto had only stared in awe as Ryan May squabble over a piece of pork in one of their bowls you said I could have it said May with an uncharacteristically ferocious glint in her eyes that was before I realized it was the last one said Rai holding it out of the shorter girls reach with his Chopsticks held high over his head then making sure she could see he popped a strip of meat into his mouth but the Cry of Fury may have threw her Chopsticks like shuriken at him skillfully Rye batted aside the chopsticks with his own but then froze as the ricocheting sticks of wood knocked over Kakashi's Bowl they looked on in horror as it crashed into the ground its noodle contents pouring out over the ground faking one look at the Frozen smile on Kakashi's face Rye jumped out of his seat and began to beg for forgiveness why does this always happen when you're around the owner asked Naruto the edges of his mouth twitching and for the second time Naruto found himself apologizing to him and so the months and Seasons passed Naruto's 11th birthday came and went with little Fanfare though to the entire team's shock may have baked him a birthday cake but was his first time eating cake and while it was actually too sweet for his tastes he found himself finishing his portion to the very last bite best of all however was Kakashi's gift of the new 10. unlike the older one he'd been using it was made of a special metal that would allow Naruto to channel his chakra into it he made sure to polish it after every use theme Kakashi continued to go on missions though nothing quite as eventful as the one in yugakur occurred with mayu's new willingness to work with Naruto their teamwork grew Leaps and Bounds and their missions became even easier to complete that wasn't to say that their team was perfect though both Ryan May were willing to go along with Naruto's Direction Rye sometimes lost Focus inadvertently deviating from the plan and Mayu had a tendency to freeze up when anything unexpected happened but while Naruto may have once considered them to be in his way now he found himself thinking during his free time of how to help them improve that was some time into the new year at the end of a particularly fruitful training session when Kakashi told them that the chicken in exams would soon be taking place in sonagachar the hidden village in the land of wind fearing this Naruto looked at his teammates and they nodded back at him he looked back at their Sensei team Kakashi was going to be there and if he had his way they would all be passing thanks for listening I do hope you enjoy it if you want the next part of this video turn on that Bell notification like subscribe and comment down below and also check out the others videos I have created and enjoyed it see you guys next video

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