Bab 21: Team placement CH 21

The Hokage and his 2 advisors left the clearing and immediately went back to his office to discuss important matters regarding Naruto and the team placement of those who graduated from the Academy.

Sarutobi immediately went to his desk, sat down, lit his pipe and took a long pull before getting started with business.

"To start things off, I think the 3 of us would agree that Naruto no longer needs to be trained in his bloodline since the Moon Wolf Clan will take care of it for us." This got a nod from Tsunade and Jiraiya. After all, a wolf summon would be the best choice to train a werewolf of his abilities. "However, Tsunade will still continue to monitor Naruto's health to make sure that the 'evolution' that Fenrir-sama mentioned doesn't result in anything harmful for the boy."

Tsunade nodded while taking a few notes on a paper regarding the recent developments in Naruto's bloodline.

"Next on the list is to come up with balanced and workable teams from the graduates. It will be uneven this time around since Danzo slipped in one of his ROOT trainees to keep an eye out for the Uchiha. The boy is showing signs of defection and treason due to how the civilian council pampered him. I noticed that he changed after his friendship with Naruto but I know that wounds run deep when it involves an Uchiha so the ROOT agent will be keeping an eye out just in case the worst comes to pass."

"Sensei, including Naruto, there are a total of 28 who passed the Academy exam. So there is an odd one out." Jiraiya quipped while taking a look at the personal info of each who passed. The files were readily available to him since he is the head of information gathering in the village.

"Correct, Tsunade, were you able to scope out Genins who are capable of becoming medics in their respective squads?" asked Sarutobi.

Tsunade placed the tip of her pen on her bottom lip, deep in thought, pondering the rosters she had in her office at the hospital.

"The most important pre-requisite for a medic-nin is chakra control. From the file you gave me on the students, only three have that capability. Yamanaka Ino, Haruno Sakura, and Hyuuga Hinata. I can train the others but none have these three's potential. I might even take one of them as my apprentice depending on how they absorb the lessons or how they react during missions."

Sarutobi nodded. Knowing Tsunade, she already had a plan on how to bring the three candidates up to stuff with medical knowledge.

"Good. I have changed the rules in team assignment and removed the requests from the Jounin senseis to avoid favoritism. Aside from the teams that I have already placed there on the paper included in the folder, I placed much debate when it comes to the Clan Heirs since they all have specialized abilities. To start, the infiltration and capture team composed of Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akimichi Chouji. We will recreate the Ino-Shika-Cho with them. So Ino will be the team medic since you will be training her at least twice a week with the rest of the girls."

Both Sannin nodded in agreement since their individual abilities compliment each other.

"Next we have is the information gathering and detection teams composed of Aburame Shino, Hyuuga Hinata, and Kiba Inuzuka. All their abilities are perfect for this role." Informed the Hokage. The two Sannin couldn't deny that the three would be perfect for a tracking team with their respective clan abilities.

"Last but not the least is the most important team which will be comprised of the Uchiha and Haruno Sakura. Naruto was supposed to be on this team since this will a front-line, heavy attack squad. But the inclusion of Danzo's agent will require me to remove Naruto and to assign him in an apprenticeship."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow at this pairing. "Why removed Naruto? He would be the perfect front line fighter that could easily compliment the team. Judging from his abilities, he is basically a one-man army with his clones that have the same abilities as the original." Jiraiya nodded at Tsunade's rebuttal.

All of them saw how the young werewolf's shadow clones were able to decimate Gengetsu and his clones back in the Forest of Death. No one can deny the sheer destruction the golden werewolf can cause if he was trained up a bit in ninjutsu. He was literally a chakra powerhouse even in his human form that can easily throw out high-powered techniques like peanuts.

Hokage nodded. "True but Naruto's pack mentality will be a hindrance if Sasuke defects from the village. For Naruto, such relationship could spell disaster for him if such a situation occurs. So no, Naruto is not practical for this scenario with the Uchiha involved despite the friendship they created with each other. Sai, on the other hand, knows his mission well and have the training needed to stop Sasuke if such situation occurs."

Jiraiya and Tsunade grudgingly nodded at the explanation. It was true that Uchihas tend to become power hungry and all signs of it points to Sasuke so they will have to forego putting Naruto on the team. If Sasuke defects then Naruto will easily kill him on the spot. His instinct wouldn't have it otherwise. Jiraiya decided to voice out his concerns.

"So if Naruto is the odd man out, what do you plan to do with him? It wouldn't be a good idea to let him wait for the next batch of graduates since that would severely pull down the village's manpower. His newfound abilities and the power of his summons is a great help if an A or S class situation occurs." said Jiraiya, frowning at the thought. "I COULD take the gaki as my apprentice as I promised Minato when he was alive."

The Hokage shot down the idea immediately. "No Jiraiya. You have your own responsibilities in the village, as well as outside with the spy network. Besides, you can still teach the boy from time to time without having to complicate your already busy schedule. I was thinking of giving him to Mitarashi Anko."

This revelation caused the Toad and Slug Sannin to give their sensei an incredulous look.

"WHAT! Why her?" shouted Jiraiya. He couldn't believe that his sensei would put Naruto under the sadistic Anko, even if she was sexy as hell.

"I have my reasons Jiraiya. One, Anko can easily train Naruto in the skills needed in the field – assassination, demolition, even seduction if his new physique is anything to go by." This caused Jiraiya to give out a mischievous grin, probably thinking about sexual scenarios that the blonde would be subjected to with his physique. This was ignored by the two. "

"Two, both compliment each other since Naruto is mostly short to mid-range while anko can easily compensate for long-range which Naruto certainly lacked. And lastly, it would fit well with Naruto's new rank." The Hokage added the last part with a smirk.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow at this. "Rank? I thought you wanted Naruto to be a Genin? It is still too early for him to be promoted to Chunin, not to mention it would be unfair to the rest of the graduates, skill not withstanding."

Sarutobi smirked. "Oh no. You misunderstood me Tsunade. I plan to assign him the rank Tokubetsu Genin. It's a new one I created just a few hours ago after seeing Naruto spar with Gengetsu. My reasoning is quite simple. Tokubetsu ranks are mostly for people who have specialized skills. Anko fits in this category as does Iruka. For Naruto, his specialized skills and abilities easily rank him as a Tokubetsu. Since he is a Genin, he will be a Tokubetsu Genin…a rank higher than Genins but below Chunin. What do you think?"

The mischievous grin that Sannin was similar to that of their sensei. Great minds think alike after all.

Naruto spent the next 3 days under the tutelage of the boss of the Moon Wolf Clan giving him a crash course on the various abilities of his summons to aid him in battle, infiltration, stealth, and assassination – wolf style.

The Blonde werewolf found out that the Moon Wolf Clan was an all rounder summon that specialized in almost anything, maybe except water-based battles since they can't swim.

Naruto went to sleep that night to rest his body as instructed by Fenrir so he could start early. He asked how to change back to his human form but Fenrir told him to stick with his werewolf form so his body can get accustomed with the change as his ancestors used to do. He did, however, tell him that he will be taught how to change back when they get to the last day of training.

The first day was a simple introduction to the Moon Wolf Clan. He was introduced to various wolves with specialized abilities to help him with his missions.

As he was introduced to the clan, Naruto immediately found his favorites. His most favorite was the heavy assault unit that is comprised of 5 wolves namely:

Gengetsu (crescent moon) who he fought for the right of being their summoner who specialized in close quarter combat and a heavy assault wolf with his ability to clone himself;

Jougen (first quarter moon) was also a front-line fighter but more on a support unit with his ability to go invisible;

Mangetsu (full moon) was a large wolf with multiple scars on his body. He was easily the eldest in the group and specializes in heavy assault due to the armor he was wearing. (Naruto shuddered at sight of the metal claws and spiked metal tail tip that the wolf wore and knew that the damage dealt by these weapons would be lethal even for him with he advanced regenerative abilities.)

Hangestu (half moon) is the jutsu specialist of the group and the one who have the largest chakra reserve of the set. His main artillery involves fire and wind based attacks which compliments each other due to its opposing forces.

Last, but certainly not the least, is Mikadzuki (new moon) who is the healer and the only female of the group. Despite being a healer, she also employs decent attacking capabilities since she uses her own version of Chakra Enjintou (Chakra Scalpel) allowing her to do direct damage on muscles, tendons, nerves, and organs - A lethal combination with her skills in close quarter combat.

These 5 wolves were affectionately dubbed as the Wolf Assault Squad.

The second day was a hazardous experience for Naruto. Fenrir saw Naruto's specialized style in Taijutsu but commented on various errors in its execution so he commanded the Wolf Assault Squad to put Naruto on the ringer. He spent the whole day mostly dodging the various attacks from the group while attacking only when he finds a weakness in their defense. On the end of the day, Fenrir praised him in finding out the weakness of his style, how to analyze the battle to make sure that he finds a weakness that he could exploit, and if no weakness is found, make one and make it count.

Naruto was grateful for the lesson despite the beatings he got from the wolves.

The third and last day of the training session was focused on Naruto practicing on Wolf Soul and Human Soul. Wolf Soul is the werewolf form of the Spirit Wolf Tribe while their human form is called Human Soul. He spent the whole day practicing the change until he was able to do so in a moment's notice, even in the midst of battle.

Before the day ended, Fenrir gifted Naruto with the Moon Wolf Emblem on his forehead (a c-shaped mark, like a crescent moon with the tips at the bottom). Fenrir explained that the mark serves two purposes. 1) It signifies him as the summoner of the Moon Wolf Clan and; 2) allows him to change into his Wolf Soul without having to worry about ruining his clothes. The blonde summoner was chagrined when Fenrir told him that his ancestors didn't worry about pants when transforming to Wolf Soul since his 'little wolf' was hidden anyway. (Fenrir explained to him where IT went in detail much to Naruto's embarrassment)

Before he left, Naruto asked why he grew again so Fenrir explained to him that the constant transformation from Wolf Soul to Human Soul and vice versa forced his body to mature at a rapid pace. So his current look of 6'4, muscles, and abilities reflect a fully matured Spirit Wolf Tribe member. Naruto had no problems with it whatsoever.

The wolves returned to the summon realm after Naruto thanked them and shunshined back to his apartment since he had no clothes on. After donning on his usual clothes of black muscled shirt, cargo pants, and boots. He teleported out of his pad and went directly to the Hokage Tower to check in with his surrogate grandfather. He didn't bother to go through the front door of the tower so he just teleported directly outside the Hokage's office and knocked.

"Come in Naruto-kun." came the Hokage's voice.

Naruto entered and gave his surrogate grandfather his trademark grin. "Hiyah Hokage-jiji. I'm back and ready for anything."

Sarutobi laughed at Naruto's enthusiasm and beckoned him to sit down. "Now Naruto, I have already finalized the team placement and I have something special for you."

"What is it?" said an excited Naruto.

"It's a secret and you will find out when the teams are announced." Naruto pouted at this making the Hokage smirk. "Anyway, here is your headband for passing the 'special exam' that Mizuki set up for you." he grinned while tossing Naruto his very own Konoha headband, black as Naruto requested while he was still young and attending the Academy.

Naruto grinned and placed it on his right bicep since putting it on his head would hide his summoner mark which is a big no-no to the clan.

"Thanks jiji. Is there anything else you need?" asked Naruto since he really wanted to go and visit Saji to tell him everything that happened. Besides, he didn't work for 3 days and he was itching to do so.

"Oh, why don't you demonstrate your transformation now? I take it Fenrir-sama taught you about it?" asked the Hokage, curious about the transformation.

"Sure jiji. Before I transform, this is the Human Soul, which is basically my human form. My transformed state is called Wolf Soul which amplifies my Human Soul abilities." After the explanation, he moved away from the Hokage's table then transformed slowly, yet fluidly so his surrogate grandfather can see the different changes to his body.

"So, what do you think jiji?" asked a fully-transformed Naruto, giving the Hokage a huge wolf-like smirk, fang showing.

The Hokage laughed at Naruto's childishness but pointed out something missing.

"Whatever happened to your clothes? The first time you transformed, it was ripped apart except for your pants."

"Well, you noticed the moon-shaped marked on my forehead right?" the Hokage nodded. "That wasn't just a mark of a wolf summoner. It also acts like a storage seal where my clothes go to when I transform. My clothes will come back when I returnto my Human Soul form." explained Naruto.

"Interesting. I didn't know such abilities existed. Anyway, you might want to go to Tsunade so she could check you out. She has been itching to give you one after your 3-day training."

"Sure jiji. I'll visit Tsunade-baa-san tomorrow. I still have to check in with Saji-san or I'll be out of a job. My appetite is a lot bigger now since I grew a bit after transforming back and forth a lot of times so I need my job." said Naruto with a sheepish grin before turning back to his Human Soul form.

Sarutobi just waved the boy away. "Fine fine. Off with you then. See you later Naruto-kun."

Giving the Hokage one last smile, he left the room in a shunshin to meet with Saji. The Hokage immediately checked the floor where Naruto disappeared from and saw that there weren't any furs around. He sighed in relief. He didn't want to make any excuses with the cleaners on where the gold furs came from.

Naruto went in line to Saji's shop his mind already coming up with different excuses to make sure that it's believable to the retired Chunnin. He saw Saji reading Jiraiya's book grinning and giggling like a loon. He sighed. He will never get used to Saji's pervertedness while in the shop.

"Oi Saji-ji-san. I'm back and I passed the exam." hollered Naruto scaring the old man out of his chair.

Saji grunted while picking himself from the floor, massaging his bruised bottom.

"Stupid brat. How many times have I told you that it's not healthy for an old man to get frightened like that? One of these days, you're going to give me a heart attack." Growled the aged weapon maker.

"Yeah right. You're not that old. You're still 52 for crying out loud." Said Naruto with an annoyed huff.

"Shut up gaki. 52 IS old enough for me. Ow my hips!." complained Saji, greatly exaggerating his 'supposedly' aching hips. Naruto just rolled his eyes at his sensei's childishness.

"Anyway, I'm back for work. Any pending orders while I was away." asked Naruto, putting on his leather apron, itching to get back to making weapons. He definitely missed it even after only being away for 3 days.

"Not much gaki. Nothing I can't handle. However, we are running out of kunais and shurikens so you might want to bring out all the metals you can handle and start pounding." said Saji as he pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket which contained the orders and handing it to Naruto.

The blonde apprentice saw the numbers on the paper and whistled. "Wow. 2000 shurikens and 1500 kunais. Tough order. Do we even have that much metal?"

Saji nodded while walking back to the front desk. "Yep. I already ordered 2 tons worth of metals while you were away 2 days back. I hired a Genin team to place it inside your work room since you weren't around to haul it in. I'm too old to carry those materials to the back room."

Naruto nodded. He knew that hauling such metals would only aggravate Saji's already deteriorating health due to his old age so hiring a Genin team when he was not around was a good idea. Besides, with the money they've been making, hiring a team didn't really put a dent on their account.

"Anyway, I'm going to be out back to start working on this order." called out Naruto as he walked towards his work area.

"Good idea gaki. We'll talk after we close shop later." said Saji before going back to his smut, his giggling accompanying Naruto all the way.

Naruto was halfway done with the orders when he called it a day. Working with metals always relaxed him and his newfound strength only improved the quality and speed of his work. He placed the last of his finished products in a box and nailed it shut before putting it on the corner. He wiped the sweat off his face and body before taking off his leather apron then putting his black muscle shirt on.

He exited his workroom and walked to the front of the shop. He saw Saji on the table with a very large box in front of him.

"Ahhh Naruto. Finally done I see. How are we with the orders?" asked a clearly excited Saji.

Naruto just rolled his eyes but the smile gave his fake irritation away.

"Halfway done sensei. I'm finished with the shurikens and placed them in the corner boxed and ready to sell. I'll finish the kunais tomorrow since I will be working in the mornings for a month since the team placement will be postponed." He informed Saji while walking towards the table. "So what's this thing?" indicating the very large box on the table.

"Well, I did promise that I have something for you when you graduate from the Academy and become a Genin so here it is. Contained in this box are my masterpieces. I started making them 2 years ago since you started making blades. I did it every evening to make sure you don't know about them. Open it and check them out." explained Saji, clearly excited about Naruto's reaction to his gift.

Naruto was touched by his sensei's thoughtfulness and generosity so he couldn't say no to the gift if Saji put a lot of effort into making them. He opened the box and what he saw inside made him gasp in awe.

Inside was a pair of blue gauntlets lined with silver. It contained 4 interlocking plates held together by metallic clips. He ignored the other item for now since he really wanted to check this out. He carefully placed the gauntlets on his wrist, securing it in place. He admired the craftsmanship that only Saji could make.

"Nice aren't they. They are my best work. Even if I specialize in weapons, I do have skill making armors despite the fact that only Samurais wear them. However, what makes these babies different is the metal I used to make them. I used high-grade chakra metals combined with titanium. It is very durable and makes for a very powerful shield against any weapon. Now, I want you to channel a little bit of your chakra on the seal located at the back of the clasp of your gauntlets."

Naruto did as instructed and was surprised when each gauntlet revealed claw-like blades that extended 4 inches from the base of his knuckles. He looked at the weapons in awe.

"Interesting right? Not only are they for defensive purposes, you can also utilize them for your Taijutsu attacks. Now to retract the blade, just channel your chakra again to the same spot." Naruto did as instructed and was amazed when the blades slid back into its housing as if it wasn't there. "To increase your defense, channel chakra on the guard. The seals on the side of the guard will cover the guard with a chakra shield that can easily withstand any weapon attacks. Now check out your next gift, my boy. My best creation yet!" stated a very excited Saji.

Naruto grinned in anticipation at the next gift. He knew it was a sword judging from how the cloth covered it but the design is easily hidden so he removed the covering and gasped at the design.

"This is the best zanbato-type blade I have every created in my entire life. You already know for a fact that I helped in the creation of the swords used by the 7 swordsmen of the Mist so I utilize my experience making those swords and created this baby here. My best work."

Naruto marveled at the sheer complexity of the blade before him. The size of the Zanbato was enormous. From the handle to the tip of the blade was easily 6 feet. It was quite thicker than the normal Zanbato and it was carved with various seals along the blade with purpose he could only guess. He also noticed that the blade sported a line in the middle that he could never determine its use. He grasped the blade's handle and lifted it, expecting to be heavier than normal Zanbato despite his strength but he noticed that it was very light, even by his standards.

*Imagine Ichigo's blade, two of them attached together by their blunt side, forming a triangular blade with two edges.*

"I call this blade Kagennotsuki (Waning Moon), the best blade I have ever crafted in my entire life and will be my last piece. I can never create any more that will surpass this. Now there is a secret to this blade that I will explain later. First, I think you have noticed that the blade is light, correct? Despite that it is made of the same material as your gauntlet, it is made light using a series of seals passed down in my family that allows it to counteract gravity so it doesn't weight as much as it used to without it. I also placed a blood seal on it that only you can touch and carry it with ease. If another person does then the gravity will quadruple on the blade making its weight roughly around 2 tons more or less." Naruto's eyes widened at that. "Yes, Kagennotsuki weight exactly 500kg considering the type of metal I used and its thickness."

"Next, you noticed the line in the middle correct?" Naruto nodded, eyes still mesmerized by the beauty of the blade which made Saji smirk. "This is actually two blade put together to form a double-edged zanbatou. Now I want you to hold the blade in both hands, right hand on top of the left and channel chakra on the handle."

Naruto followed the instructions and he heard a faint click coming from the blade before pulling it apart, the handle seemed to melt off from where he wasn't touching as if it was immaterial, allowing him to hold two single-edge zanbato in front of him. He can only gape in awe.

"Saji-ji-san. Are you sure you are giving these two me? These are priceless in their workmanship alone. I mean I can't…" Naruto was interrupted when Saji placed his hand on Naruto's mouth to shut him up.

Saji sighed, removing his hand from Naruto's face.

"Naruto, I'm an old man and I have no one to pass my craft to. When I took you in to work for me, I was also training you up to become my apprentice. You have surpassed all my expectations with your determination, hard work, and skills. You are the son I have never had and I can only make sure that I equip you properly with weapons that will help protect your life and allow you to face any enemy without fear. Please, accept these gifts, Naruto."

A tear made way down Naruto's cheek and placed the sword back on the box before giving Saji a tight hug with tears streaming down both their faces. Both silent as they held on to each other, words not meaning anything since their hearts said it all. They might not acknowledge it out in the open but both have seen each other as master and apprentice, boss and worker, and most importantly, father and son.

Saji patted Naruto on the back before letting go. Wiping a tear from his face he gave Naruto a crooked grin. "One more feature gaki that I forgot to tell you, I want you to place the sword back together the same way you separated it and place it on your back."

Naruto just gave Saji a confused look but did as instructed. The 2 swords combined again with a faint click, handles seamlessly melting with each other to form one grip. He hefted the sword a bit and placed it on his back. He felt a slight tug in his chakra that seemed to connect with the blade. He removed his hand and was astonished that the blade stayed in place. Saji gave him a big grin.

"The last feature is the no-sheath seal I placed on the blade itself. It will automatically attach itself to your chakra when you place it over your spine, locking it in place until you remove it. No one can remove it except you."

Naruto returned the grinn and practiced drawing and 'sheathing' the blade a few times until he got the hang of it.

Both them were able to calm down after a few minutes, Naruto's weapons on his hands and back, proud to display it to the world. Saji served them with tea as they continued to discuss everything that happened.

Naruto decided to tell Saji the truth about his bloodline and even showed him his Wolf Soul, much to the old man's shock and awe. Saji bequeathed him a scroll that originally came from Mist that depicts a style for Zanbato users. The katas were simple enough since Zanbatos were originally too heavy to even swing around in complicated maneuvers but Saji told Naruto that the near weightless quality of his blade would allow him to wield it like a katana.

It was almost evening when they finished their talk and Naruto went back to his apartment, proudly wearing his new weapons for everyone to see. He was determined to study and practice from the scroll that Saji gave him while thinking of ways on how to ask Neko to spar with him.

Naruto used the time he had before the team assignments wisely. He tried a couple of times to ask or wheedle the information on who his team would be from the Hokage but was thwarted by subtle diversions or outright saying no. He finally quit after failing to get an answer on his fifth try using his Wolf Soul and gave the Hokage a hurt puppy look which the old man tried hard to ignore.

Using Kage Bunshin, Naruto was able to multitask easily. His clone would practice the katas from the Zanbato scroll while his real body is hard at work in Saji's shop. Orders kept coming so he was always busy. Saji didn't tell him but his shop was already exporting weapons outside the village since the word got out that the quality of their products is the best in the market.

His training with Kagennotsuki sped up when he asked the aid of Neko to help him. The ANBU operative was surprised at the complexity of the blade and was more than happy to help the blonde improve his skills.

Due to the seals that made the blade almost weightless, Yuugao also taught Naruto some katas used by Katana wielders.

At the end of the month, Yuugao judged Naruto's sword skills to be of low Chunnin when in single-sword mode, and low Jounin when going into double-sword. In fact, the double-sword techniques that Naruto uses were so complicated that Yuugao have to recruit her boyfriend, Gekko Hayate for a 2-on-1 spar. All 3 of them improved their sword skills because of it even if Naruto always loses from one or both of them.

Naruto even went to the point of repairing both their swords twice because he broke them due to the strength of his blade and his swings. Of course, this was free of charge and the blonde judiciously made sure that the swords were better than the last using spare metals he stored in the shop. After breaking their swords for the fifth time, he decided to make them swords using chakra metals. He gave them a smug grin when both sported shocked looks after presenting them their new weapons. Naruto didn't know as of yet that chakra metals were expensive and a single katana was worth a year's worth of ANBU wage.

Also, Naruto discussed with Saji that he would be going on missions so they made an arrangement regarding stockpiling weapons to make sure that they never run out while Naruto was away. At the end of the month, Naruto made 8,000 shurikens, 10,000 kunais, and 5,000 senbons to tide the shop over till his next free time.

At the day of the team assignments, Naruto strolled to the academy wearing his weapons. This earned him a few queer looks from the people who saw him walking towards the compound. Again, he arrived there 30 minutes early so took a nap to pass the time.

He was woken up by a surprised Shikamaru. "Oi Naruto, I thought you didn't pass the exams."

Naruto rolled his eyes and pointed to the Konoha headband on his bicep. "I passed Shika. Iruka will explain it later so everyone will know."

As if being called, Iruka strolled into the classroom and much to everyone's surprise; the Hokage came with him as well. Everyone immediately became quiet since this was the first time that the Sandaime was present during team assignments. Iruka smile at the silence but mentally sighed when he would command such respect that could shut them up. He coughed before addressing the graduates.

"Congratulations to everyone who passed the exams. You might have noticed that Hokage-sama is here for the team placement. This is one of the new rules that are being implemented by the village, the Hokage informing you on teams and the reasons for it. Information is a shinobi's greatest weapon and telling you the importance of your team will help you in the future when you're in the field." explained Iruka.

The Hokage coughed to catch everyone's attention and smiled at the graduates.

"Good morning. Starting today, you are all Genins of Konoha and I expect all of you to train hard and work hard to make the village proud and prosper. Now, I think you might notice that Uzumaki Naruto is here in this room wearing a Konoha headband when you all know that he didn't pass the exam." He got a few nods from the group in front of him.

"To explain, you might notice that Mizuki isn't here with you right now. He is a traitor to the village and Naruto helped in his incarceration." explained the Hokage much to the shock of everyone in the classroom.

Shikamaru, who was curious to a point, raised his hands to voice out his question. When the Hokage nodded in his direction, he stood up and addressed the village leader.

"Pardon my intrusion Hokage-sama but can you explain the extent of his mission?" It was a bold statement, questioning the Hokage, but his curiosity overrode his logical mind.

The Hokage smiled at the curious Nara.

"We have discovered that Mizuki was planning to use one of the failing students in this class to steal the Forbidden Scroll." A lot of student gasped at this. "So we purposely misled everyone by making Naruto act that he can't perform a clone jutsu to fail the exam. Mizuki then informed Naruto of a non-existent 'special exam' so he could pass. So Naruto took a fake scroll and confronted Mizuki in the forest. We were able to capture Mizuki red-handed thanks to Naruto's cooperation. To make it seem fair to the group, I will ask Naruto-kun to demonstrate that he can indeed create a clone that qualifies him to pass the exam in the first place." He gestured towards Naruto who nodded and proceeded to create a solid clone that appeared beside him in a puff of smoke.

No one noticed that the clone was solid so he didn't bother explaining it to them. Naruto dispelled the clone after convincing everyone, going back to his seat and listened to the Hokage giving out team placement for the class.

The aged Hokage went through the norms of assigning and explaining the teams until he reached Team 7.

"Now, Team 7 is defined as Front-line and Assault Squad. The Genins who will be assigned to this squad specializes in brutal Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Kenjutsu skills to compliment the missions assigned to it. The members of Team 7 would be Uchiha Sasuke for his prowess in Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, Haruno Sakura who will be the support of the group as medic and Genjutsu, and finally, Sai, a previous graduate of the Academy who has lost his team last year. Your Jounin Sensei will be Hatake Kakashi."

"Team 8 is designated as a Tracker and Detection team. Those who are a member of this team must have exceptional skills and abilities for both tracking and detection. As such, the specialized abilities of Aburame Shino, Inuzuka Kiba, and Hyuuga Hinata are perfect for this role. Your Jounin Sensei would be Kurenai Yuhi."

"Team 9 is still under circulation since their sensei didn't allow them to participate in last year's Chunnin Exam. This team is purely an attack squad similar to that of Team 7 but on a support basis. This team is under Maito Gai so it is quite possible that you will be doing missions with them at some point in the future."

"Team 10 is created as an Infiltration, Information Gathering, and Capture team; the reformation of the Ino-Shika-Cho group through their own heirs namely, Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akimichi Chouji. All 3 of you will be trained under my son, Sarutobi Asuma."

"Last, but not the least, is the formation of a purely Assassination Squad composed of one Genin and a Jounin. Numbers is irrelevant at this point since such missions are done in a discreet and speedy manner. So Naruto will be assigned to Team 11 under the designation of an Assassination Squad under the tutelage of Mitarashi Anko. Also, due to Naruto's bloodline, he will be given the rank of Tokubetsu Genin, which ranks above Genin and below Chunin and purely under the Hokage in terms of chain of commands. Any questions?" finished the Hokage.

There were a few discontent being aired, especially the formation of Team 11 but the Hokage was more than capable to squash them down with well-placed reasons and killer intent. The team assignment ended and teams are told to come back after lunch to meet their respective senseis.

Naruto was enjoying his instant ramen under the shade of his favorite tree located behind the Academy compound. After finishing up 5 of them to tide him up until later, he was about to take a nap when some people came by to join him.

"Hey Naruto, why didn't you join us for lunch like you always do?" asked Choji, munching on his chips even after eating a buffet size meal during lunch break.

Naruto waved at them to sit down. "Hiyah Choji. I was a bit sleepy so I took a quick lunch of instant ramen and planned to sleep the whole break off here in my favorite spot." He saw the people behind Choji and got confused as to why the whole clan heirs were there. "So guys, what brings you here?" addressing the entire group consisting of Choji, Shikamaru, Ino, Hinata, Kiba, Akamaru, and a lagging Sasuke.

Shikamaru plopped down beside Naruto and grunted. "Just want to ask how you've been? We haven't seen you for a month and you came back with a lot of changes?" Shika looked him over. "Man, how in the world did you get so big?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head in embarrassment due to all the attention he was getting from the group. "Well, it's because of the final activation of my bloodline. My body has to change in order to keep up with the abilities I have."

Ino eyed Naruto in a way that made the blonde nervous.

"Really, Naruto? Before you were hunky. Now you are definitely Grade-A material. Yummmm!" said Ino with a saucy wink that made Naruto blush. All of them didn't notice that dagger-filled look Hinata was aiming towards the Yamanaka heir.

"So can you tell us anything about your bloodline man? We are curious here." hollered an overexcited Kiba with Akamaru currently sleeping on top of his head.

Naruto frowned and thought about Kiba's question. The Hokage told him specifically to keep his bloodline a secret in front of the villagers to avoid arousing their fear of him since he already holds the Kyuubi but his classmates means the world to him and he considered them as pack. He weighed the pros and cons while looking at the clan heirs surrounding him.

Shikamaru and Choji can easily keep his secret since they were his close friends since they were kids.

Kiba will definitely keep this a secret since Fenrir-sama told him that he is considered an Alpha to the dog clan due to his status as his summoner so they will instinctively follow his orders within reason.

Shino, being his stoic self, could easily understand his transformation due to his bloodline.

Hinata, the only shy Hyuuga he knew, can keep his secret since she seems to look up to him.

Ino, on the other hands, was well-known as the gossip queen of their group but it is quite possible for her to keep it a secret if the situation was serious enough.

Sasuke, however, was another matter entirely. The brooding Uchiha will surely get jealous of his abilities and will find a way to pester him about it.

Deciding to keep some parts of his bloodline abilities a secret, he only told them his ability in his Human Soul.

"Well, my bloodline is body based. It started to come out when I was 8 years old. I think you guys can remember that I hit a growth spurt during that time right?" everyone nodded. "It already matured this year giving me increased strength, agility, and speed. From what Tsunade-baa-san told me, my bloodline may have been from a tribe that has wolf-like abilities or soemthing. It's quite possible that some of my ancestors were blessed by the wolf, who knows." explained Naruto, not telling them the whole truth since he didn't want Sasuke to know the extent of his abilities until the time to reveal it comes around.

Everyone believed him except Shikamaru who was giving him a speculative look. Naruto got the distinct feeling that the smart Nara already knew that he was hiding something for one reason or the other so he chose to let it slide.

"Really? That's cool man! I mean is it like my clan?" asked an excited Kiba seconded by a bark from Akamaru.

Naruto nodded. "Yep. As part of the package, my hearing, sight, and smell also improved. But not much though."

"H-how a-bout the sword N-naruto-kun?" asked a stuttering Hinata.

Naruto smiled fondly at her making her blush before removing the sword from his back and held it in front of him, giving them a clear look of his beloved weapon. "My boss, Saji, made this for me as a gift for graduating the Academy. You already know that he is a weapon maker so he made this one for me so I can learn how to use a sword to better protect myself. Isn't it a beauty?"

Everyone looked at the sword and they can never deny that it is a work of art.

Ino gawked at the size and beauty of the sword. "That is one big sword Naruto. How in the world can you hold it easily like that?"

"Kegennotsuki is a unique sword, one of the best made out there. It is quite heavy, sure, but my sensei put some seals on it to make it light, but only for me. If others hold this sword, they will feel the full weight." explained Naruto.

Sasuke scoffed. "Yeah right, dobe. If you can wield that sword then anyone can."

Naruto got a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Really Sasuke, you want to give it a try then?" he stood up and stabbed the sword on the ground. "Why don't you take it out then?"

Sasuke gave Naruto a grin signifying that he accepted the challenge and walked towards the sword. He gripped the handle and tried to yank it out but the sword held firm. He tried again, this time, with all of his strength but the sword wouldn't budge an inch. He tried for a couple more minutes before quitting, giving Naruto a hard look, before walking back to the Academy with Ino behind him spouting off words of encouragement to keep the Uchiha happy.

Naruto just chuckled and retrievef the sword. He easily lifted it up and leaned it against the tree before sitting down beside it.

Shikamaru looked at Naruto and grunted. "Ok Naruto, spill the rest of the info out."

Naruto just looked at the lazy Nara and raised an eyebrow in question.

"I know you left some things out Naruto and I know it is because of those two that you didn't reveal everything about your bloodline. We all know that Ino is a gossip and will tell anyone about it without question and Sasuke would pester you about it if he ever knows. So spill."

Naruto's eyes widened at Shikamaru's explanation. He hit the nail right on the head.

"Damn, you're smart Shika. Why can't your brain shut down for once?" said Naruto in an exasperated tone.

The Nara clan heir just looked at him smugly. "Hmph. I'm smart. So sue me." Naruto just gave him a mock-glare which the Nara heir happily returned with a grin.

Kiba was looking at the glaring duo curiously. "What do you mean Shika? Naruto wasn't telling us everything?"

Shino piped in with his monotone voice. "It is only logical for Naruto to keep it a secret, especially with people who cannot be trusted with the information."

Everyone gave Shino an incredulous look. This is the first time that Shino spoke in a whole sentence instead of a grunt or a one to two-word answer. Shino got annoyed with the stares.

"Not talking much doesn't mean that I don't know how. I just don't find any logical reason to use long sentences when a few words would suffice." He added to get his point across.

Naruto just shook his head.

"Fine. I'll tell you but I just want you all to know that this is an S-class secret punishable by death set by the Hokage. Do you still want to know?" Everyone nodded, well everyone except Shino who just raised an eyebrow as if saying "We aren't stupid you know."

"Ok, there is a clearing a few kilometers behind the Academy, I want you to meet me there in 10 minutes." With that, Naruto used Shunshin to leave the Academy towards the clearing leaving the rest of the group dumbfounded at the sudden use of a Chunnin level technique.

Shikamaru grunted and stood up. He looked at the rest of the shocked group.

"Well, aren't you guys coming or not?"

No one needed anymore prompting so they all stood up and left for the clearing behind the Academy at top speed to learn the secrets of one Uzumaki Naruto.

Naruto arrived at the clearing and shook his head. He couldn't believe that he promised to tell them the rest of his bloodline. True, he needed to keep it a secret, but his pack mentality already considered the other clan heirs as part of the group, well, except for a few.

Thinking about it for a few more minutes, he decided that it was a good idea to tell them about his bloodline though asking them for an oath to keep it a secret from others is a good point. If they are going to be part of the Shinobi forces of the village then it would only be natural for them to know his ability so they can work together better during missions.

The more he thought about it, the more sense it made. He made up his mind and decided to tell them everything about his bloodline but will keep some of his more salient abilities secret at this time around, like his summons for example.

It didn't take long for the rest of the group to enter the clearing, out of breath from running so fast. It seems that only Kiba was slightly winded since it is only natural for their clan to have a bit more stamina than the rest.

Naruto waved at them to come closer and waited for the rest to catch their breath.

"Are you sure you really want to know the rest of my bloodline? It is not too late to back out now." urged Naruto, testing their determination.

Shikamaru gave him a look that spoke volumes. "Get on with it Naruto. We wouldn't have come here at top speed if we didn't want to know about it." Everyone else nodded their affirmation that they were also thinking of the same thing.

Naruto nodded. "Ok guys. I belong to a clan called the Spirit Wolf tribe. I am the last. As I said earlier, we got our abilities from the wolf, but more specifically, the wolf spirit. What you see right now is the Human Soul aspect of my bloodline. My human form."

Shino raised an eyebrow at the explanation. "It would seem that you also have another form. From what I gather from your explanation earlier, it would only stand to reason that you can also turn into a wolf as well?"

"Got it in one Shino. But before I go into my other form, I just want you guys to promise me that no one outside from this group should know about this. Even the Hokage forbade me to tell you guys but since we will be working together sometime in the future, it is only reasonable for you guys to know what I'm capable of, don't you think?"

There was a murmur of agreement from everyone in the group except for Kiba who shouted "Hell, yeah. Bring it on." and Akamaru's "yips". Naruto grinned at the duo.

To the surprise of everyone, Naruto immediately shifted to his Wolf Soul form, slowly to how he showed the Hokage to make sure that everyone got an idea of his change. He finished the change and stood up to his full height and stared down at the group, giving them all a wolfish grin that showed all his razor sharp teeth. The reactions were different for each one.

Shikamaru's jaw dropped, opening and closing, no words coming out of his mouth.

Kiba and Akamaru both shivered when their instincts starts telling them that they are in front of an Alpha.

Shino's eyebrows disappeared, eye wide and shades dangerous low on his nose.

Hinata just 'meeped' and fainted at the sight of a very muscular golden werewolf in front of her. Naruto just sweatdropped at the sight.

Choji's chips lay forgotten at his feet, jaw dropping at the huge werewolf in front of him.

Naruto decided to break them out of their shock. "So, what do you think?" he asked in his deep guttural voice that simple screamed 'dangerous'. Not getting any response from the group, he decided to prank them by giving out a very loud howl.

Everyone in the clearing fainted.

Tsunade heard the howl from somewhere in the forest around the Academy and just grunted before taking a long swig from her Sake bottle. "Damn gaki. Showing off again."

Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sandaime Hokage, was dying of laughter from the reactions of the clan heirs to Naruto's transformation. He was spying on the blonde using his crystal ball on how his friends would handle the change. He specifically forbade Naruto to reveal the information to the villagers but it seems that he found a loophole to the command by telling his fellow Genins instead. He understood that Naruto wanted them to know about his abilities since he will be working with them in the future. His pack mentality won't allow him to keep any secrets from them.

Getting himself under control, he straightened his robes and released another chuckle before going back to checking out his crystal ball.

Inuzuka Tsume was checking out the kennels when a loud howl broke through the noise of the various dogs in the compound. Immediately, all dogs quieted down and whimpered.

The Clan Head just shook her head and looked at the whimpering dogs in front of her. "Damn that gaki, he definitely knows how to shut you all up." She mused in a smug voice.

Kuromaru just rolled his eyes at his partner's antics.

Jiraiya was peeping in the hot springs again when Naruto's loud howl scared the ladies on the other side of the fence. The ladies went wild and ran out of the hot springs leaving a very disgruntled Jiraiya from losing his research material.

"Damn that brat. He spoiled my research." bellowed a disgruntled Jiraiya. He didn't notice that some of the girls heard him and was behind him brandishing weapons to beat the pervert out of him.

Iruka raised his head from his work grading papers when he heard Naruto's howl. He just shook his head before going back to his work murmuring about "Annoying blonde who doesn't know how to keep his muzzle shut."

Saji, oblivious to the loud howl that Naruto released, was giggling while reading a very erotic scene from his Icha Icha Book. "Oh Kimiko, you naughty naughty girl you. Show your daddy your love baby. He he he." He giggled again with a slight nosebleed.

Back in the clearing, Naruto was sitting down on the grassy floor still in his Wolf Soul form while waiting for his fellow Genin to wake up. It took around 5 minutes before the clan heirs brain rebooted and woke up from their fainting spell.

All of them looked around and saw Naruto looking at them with a large wolfish grin on his face. He waved a clawed paw. "Yo. Welcome back to the world of the living."

Shikamaru just shook his head and muttered "Troublesome blonde." He looked around at his fellow classmates and saw that they were mostly gaping at the wolfman in front of them, not knowing what to say.

"So Naruto, so let me get this straight. You belong to a clan that transforms into a wolf?" Naruto nodded. "And you got all of their abilities?" Naruto nodded again and giving him a wolfish grin, showing off his fangs. Shikamaru shook his head. "Troublesome wolf."

That broke the silence and questions were aimed at Naruto who was trying to answer them as best he can. While everyone was busy talking, Hinata was silent and looking at Naruto with wide eyes. The blonde werewolf noticed this.

"Eh Hinata-chan. You ok?" asked a concerned Naruto, tilting his head to the side with one of his ears flat on his head. Naruto didn't know it but Hinata was trying hard to control herself.

Hinata didn't say anything, her eyes still glued on Naruto's form. She stood up, brushed off the stray leaves from her outfit, and walked towards the wolfman in front of her. She stopped a few feet in front of Naruto without saying anything. She looked at him, specifically somewhere on top of his head then down behind him. She was shivering; struggling over something before a loud shout emanated from her that shocked everyone in the clearing.

"KAWAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII" she lunged at Naruto, similar to what Neko did and immediately started scratching Naruto behind the ears much to the blonde's amazement and embarrassment.

Naruto loved the feeling of being scratched behind his ears so he submitted to the ministrations, eyes half-open, long pink tongue lolling out of the side of his mouth, tail wagging, and feet twitching in bliss.

Akamaru whined in jealousy while everyone laughed at the sight of a cowed golden werewolf in front of them.

Naruto and his friends were able to make it back to the Academy just in time to meet their respective senseis. It took 3 people just to pry Hinata away from a blissfully comatose Naruto just so they wouldn't be late.

The blonde werewolf whined and protested in taking away 'Hinata's Magical Fingers' away from him which made the shy Hyuuga blush to the roots of her hair.

To his regret, he shifted back to his Human Soul form and grumpily trudged to the forest back to the village proper, murmuring about 'unfairness' and 'cruelty to animals' to the amusement of the guys in the group. Hinata was busy fighting the urge to faint at being in close proximity to Naruto, both as a man and as a wolf.

After re-affirming the promise to keep Naruto's bloodline and transformation a secret, the gang trooped back to the Academy. Naruto didn't bother to use Shunshin this time and simply opted to hang out with the troupe on their way back to the compound. He also had fun talking about 'wolfy stuff' with Kiba and Akamaru (though the latter just yipped here and there during the conversation).

They made it back to the Academy with only a minute to spare but they were stopped by Shikamaru when they reached the compound to go in at different intervals to avoid suspicion. So Shikamaru and Chouji went in first, followed by Kiba and Akamaru, later by Hinata, then Shino, then lastly Naruto who wanted to make the act look more convincing by eating an instant ramen at the last minute to make it look like he was almost late because of eating lunch.

The Academy graduates were busy talking among themselves, mostly discussing what missions they will be getting while the more hardworking ones were dreaming about the new training regimen they will be trying out under more experienced shinobis. Iruka just ignored the noise as he continued to grade some papers from his other classes.

Everyone was surprised when the door was suddenly blown off its hinges. A purple-haired woman strode into the room that caused some males in the room to re-arrange their pants. She was roughly 5'7 wearing a chain-mail mesh underneath a cream-colored trench coat that showed a lot of skin. It was only thanks to the coat that her 'assets' were properly covered. The outfit was completed by a brown skirt held on with a blue belt. It would have made a sexy sight but the bloodthirsty grin on her face practically scared everyone in the room.

Iruka gave the intruder a long look before giving out a long sigh. "You're early Anko-san and you didn't have to destroy the door. It wasn't locked you know." Said an exasperated Iruka.

The newly-named Anko gave Iruka a sultry grin while pulling out a kunai and seductively licking the blade which cause another round of fidgeting among the male population of the room.

"Iruka-kun. You still haven't given me an answer from last week." Said Anko in a seductive voice.

Sweat beaded Iruka's forehead as he looked around the room searching for a means of escape. He eyed the window but before he could make a run for it, Anko latched onto Iruka's arms and proceeded to rub her 'assets' on it. "Oh come on Iruka-kun. Are you sure you don't want to go on a date with me?"

Iruka shivered at her tone and was trying to get away from her. "Anko-san. Not in front of the kids. Besides, your apprentice is here waiting for you." Iruka said trying to divert the attention Anko was giving him to a shell-shocked Naruto. It was either him or his favorite blonde and his mind defintiely made the decision quickly.

Anko pouted and let go of her prey but not before giving his cheek a lick that practically knocked out half the males in the room with a huge nosebleed. Anko looked around and saw her handiwork making her grin.

"Ok maggots! Who is Uzumaki Naruto?" she bellowed in a voice that made everyone shiver…in fright.

Not wanting to get on her nerves, everyone in the room immediately pointed at a sweating Naruto who looked around, like Iruka, looking for a way to escape. He wasn't even able to stand from his desk when two hands snaked around his neck that rooted him on the spot preventing any forms of escape.

"Now now Naruto-kun. You're not thinking of escaping from me are you?" Naruto shook his head vigorously in negative. "Good my pet. It's time to go and introduce you to my tor…er…training ground so we can turn you into a fine shinobi."

Both disappeared in a puff of smoke and everyone just looked at the empty seat while praying to whatever Kami was listening to them to keep Naruto safe from the sadistic Jounin. Even Sasuke looked sympathetic.

Location: Training Ground 44 aka Forest of Death

Upon appearing in the forest, Naruto immediately squirmed away from Anko's grasp and jumped a few feet to get away from his sadistic sensei. Anko saw the action and grinned.

"Lively one, aren't you, Naruto-kun." purred the purple-haired Jounin while giving the nervous Naruto a leer. "Let's get started shall we?" she proceeded to sit on the grassy forest floor and indicated for Naruto to follow her lead.

When they were both comfortable, Anko started the meeting.

"Ok gaki. Let's introduce ourselves to get to know each other better. Hokage-sama already briefed me regarding your…ummmm…unusual bloodline but I want to see it for myself later when I test you. Now, let me start with the introduction. My name is Mitarashi Anko, Tokubetsu Jounin of Konohagakure no Sato. My likes are Dango, my snakes, torturing missing-nins, traitors, and prisoners; and Iruka-kun. My dislikes includes a certain pedophile snake traitor, rapists, and people who judge a book by its cover. My hobbies includes my job as a torture and interrogation specialist, hanging out with Kurenai-chan and Hana-chan, rough housing with my snakes, and having an all night party with Sake and Dango. My dreams of the future…" she released an evil cackle that made the animals in the forest shiver in fright. "…to castrate said pedophile snake traitor before killing him. Now it's your turn gaki."

Naruto nodded and liked what he was hearing from his sensei.

"My name is Uzumaki Naruto, Tokubetsu Genin. My likes include ramen, wolves, my pack which includes my precious people, my sword Kagennotsuki, making weapons and playing around with metals, and my precious people in the village. My dislikes are people who misjudge others without getting to know them; perverts who don't know the meaning of control, rapists, traitors, and those who hurt my pack and my precious people. My hobbies are weapon making and training. My dreams for the future is to be strong enough to protect and defend my pack and to become the strongest Hokage."

Anko liked what she heard and will definitely have fun with her new apprentice. "Now gaki, you have passed the Academy Exam but you need to pass my test before you can even call yourself a Genin." She informed her soon-to-be charge.

The blonde werewolf gave his sensei a curious look. "What do you mean? Aren't those who graduated automatically Genins?"

Anko shook her head. "Nope. Far from it. The Academy exam is to weed out the ones without the potential to become a shinobi of the village. You need to prove yourself to your respective senseis if you have the guts to really become one."

Naruto nodded. It is definitely a good idea to weed out the good ones and bad before making sure they become shinobis. "So what do you want me to test me on, Anko-sensei?"

Anko liked the sound of that. Yep. Anko-sensei. It has a nice ring to it. Time to get this show on the road.

"I already know your abilities from Hokage-sama so we are going to have a full-out spar so I can judge your skills properly. I don't want you to hold out on me gaki." She stood up and jumped back, going into a battle stance. "Are you ready gaki?" she taunted the blonde in front of her.

"Bring it on Anko-sensei." He went into his modified Wolf Rage stance and waited for Anko to attack.

He didn't have to wait long since Anko dashed forward at amazing speed and gave him a powerful punch on the face which threw the blond away easily. Naruto grunted at the pain on his cheeks and righted himself in mid-air, and landed on the ground skidding back a few feet before stopping. Anko grinned. The kid can definitely take a hit.

Naruto shook his body to get the shock out of his system and got into a stance. He dashed forward and threw out a punch which Anko easily avoided by bending backwards with an amazing display of flexibility for a human while releasing a kick that would have hit Naruto on the chin if he didn't back away in time. Taking advantage of the situation, Anko flipped and rammed a chakra-enhanced punch at Naruto's gut which made the blonde werewolf grunt for having the wind knocked out of him. Before he could make a move, Anko kicked him on the side of his head which propelled him to a tree, leaving an imprint of himself, before he tumbled down the forest floor in a daze.

"What's wrong gaki? Is that all you got? Here I thought you are good for a fight since Hokage-sama was praising your skills." taunted Anko while giving the boy a leer.

Naruto shakily stood up, seriously shook up by the punch and kick. It was definitely powerful if the pain he felt was any indication. Hearing the taunt, Naruto turned serious and decided there and then that he would teach this purple-haired woman a thing or two in taking on a werewolf. He pulled off the sword on his back and rammed it, point first on the ground and stretched a bit to get rid of kinks on his muscles.

He gave Anko a grin then disappeared to the shock of the purpled-haired Jounin. Her instincts kicked in and were able to dodge a punch from above that hit the ground where she used to be. The strength of Naruto's punch caused a 2-foot deep crater to appear on the ground.

"Holy shit. This gaki means business. I think it was a bad idea to taunt him." thought Anko as she jumped back a bit to give her some more room to attack. She pulled out three kunais from her pouch and threw them towards Naruto and made some seals ending in a Ram seal.

"Kunai Kage Bunshin no Jutsu"

The three kunai turned 30 heading straight towards Naruto who stared wide-eyed at the number of projectile heading his way and promptly used his speed to avoid it. A few of them nicked him on the shoulder and thighs but he was lucky enough to avoid any major damage. The wounds were already healing so he wasn't too worried about them.

Not minding the wounds since it was already healing, he dashed towards Anko, pumping chakra to his legs to increase his speed and lashed out with a punch that caught Anko in the stomach. He was about to gloat when the person he punched turned into mud. He was brought out of his shock when a kick hit him on the ribs, cracking a couple of them from the power behind it. A punch on the head threw him away…again.

"Nice try gaki but you need to do better than simple speed and strength to beat me." said Anko, observing the beating he gave the blonde. She was surprised however when he stood back up and shook the pain away while giving her a glare. She grinned. "This kid is interesting to say the least. He definitely has power and speed to spare but his experience is seriously lacking. Might as well take it up a notch to see if he has more to show me." Not giving him any time to recover, she flipped through hand seals and ended in a Tiger Seal.

"Katon: Fireball Jutsu"

Anko took in a huge gulp of air and spat out a huge fireball heading straight for the blonde.

Naruto didn't see the fireball coming until it was too late. Not having time to dodge, he concentrated a large amount of chakra on his gauntlet and backhanded the fireball, praying that his chakra shield can do what he intended it to do. Luckily, it did. The fireball was diverted with the force of the backhand that launched it to a tree to his right, burning the trunk into ash.

Anko jaw-dropped at what Naruto did. It was impossible to divert a jutsu with just their bare hands. He looked at the sweating blonde and noticed a blue covering on the blonde's gauntlet.

"A chakra shield. Interesting. He must have channeled a large amount of chakra on his gauntlet to avoid getting hurt by the flames. Nice one gaki. You definitely impressed me."

Seeing Anko's shocked face over what he did to the fireball, he launched himself towards the Jounin and utilized his speed and reflexes to attack while waiting for a weakness to show as Fenrir taught him. Both exchanged punches and kicks, Naruto not scoring a hit due to the Jounin's ability to swivel and bend her body from his attacks, while said Jounin only made some glancing blows, not being able to land a solid blow because of the blonde's inhuman reflexes.

Fortunately for Naruto, Anko overextended an elbow strike that Naruto saw so he stepped to the right and released his own elbow strike towards the Jounin's exposed midsection. It connected that caused Anko to release all the air in her lungs as she was thrown back with the force of the strike.

Naruto dashed forward towards the flying Anko, not bothering to give her time to get her bearings straight, grabbed her arms and threw her with all of his strength towards a tree. Anko hit the tree but turned into mud that was blown away with the force of the throw. Naruto cursed seeing that it was a mud clone. His instincts kicked in and jumped to the side, barely dodging a barrage of shurikens that came from above. He launched his own strings of shuriken at the falling Anko but the Jounin was able to protect herself by swiping the projectiles away with her kunai.

Naruto saw his chance to hurt the Jounin since she was falling with no way to change her trajectory, he launched a punch intending to hit the woman's face but said woman saw the obvious attack, pushed her palms forward while shielding it with a thick coating of chakra and used the impact with the fist and her palms to push her away.

She made a few seals as she was flying back and slammed it on the ground when she landed.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu"

The smoke dissipated revealing Anko standing on the head of a very large snake. Said woman grinned. "Nice going there gaki. I thought you didn't know how to fight. Now I want you to meet my best friend."

Naruto smirked and went through his own set of seals and slammed his right hand on the ground.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Mangetsu"

The armored form of Mangetsu appeared beside Naruto. "Naruto, what reason have you called me out here?" asked the armored summon.

Naruto pointed to the large snake and a clearly surprised Anko. "I was having a sparring test with my sensei over there until she brought out reinforcements. It's only fair to bring out my own, right?"

Mangetsu chuckled. "You are correct young pup. Let's see what the tribe of Manda can do."

Naruto nodded and both charged towards the snake, using their hit-and-run tactics to inflict some damage. It wasn't easy since the snake was fast and its scales were tough. Anko provided distractions as her snakes lunged at the attacking duo. The projectiles and fireballs didn't make it easy for the wolves to hit the snake until it made a mistake of lunging at Naruto ignoring Mangetsu who took advantage of the opportunity and rammed the head with his own which threw both the snake and Anko away from the duo.

Communicating silently with Mangetsu, Naruto dashed back from the fight while Mangetsu acted as a decoy to keep the snake and its summoner occupied.

Naruto saw his sword stuck on the ground and pulled it out and went back into battle. He went back to the clearing and saw Mangetsu managing to slice open the snake using a swipe of its weaponized tail which caused it to return to the summoning realm. Mangetsu saw Naruto and nodded before returning back as well.

The blonde werewolf used this time to dash towards Anko who saw the weapon and brought out a chakra-enforced Kunai to meet the blonde's charge. The Jounin was shocked, however, when Naruto pulled his arms apart which caused the blades to split into its dual-sword form and proceeded to attack the Jounin mercilessly, not giving her time to come up with a counter.

Anko was surprised when Naruto brought out his summons when she did and both attacked with precision and speed that is similar to wolf packs in the wild. She tried to protect her snake by destroying the wolf duo's path of attack using kunais and fireballs. She was about to shout in victory when her snake lunged at an unprotected Naruto but she was thrown away when the armored wolf rammed the side of her snakes head that threw both of them away.

She landed on the ground with a thud and saw her snake summon return to its own plane when it was critically wounded by the wolf's attack. She breathed a sigh of relief when the wolf puffed out as well. However, her hope was short-lived when she saw Naruto dashing towards her with his huge sword in front of him intended to impale her with it. She immediate pulled out her kunai and reinforced it with as much chakra as she could to protect herself. However, she was surprised again when Naruto split the blade in two and attacked her with speed and strength that she was forced to go on a defensive.

"This kid is a monster. Who would have thought that his blade could split like that? Damnit. First his freaking strength, speed, and reflexes. Then he brings out a freaking summon when I did. Now he is pushing me back with a sword, well swords since it split into two. Nice trick. I need to end this quick before this kid kills me." thought Anko as she kept watching Naruto's attack patterns until she can exploit a weakness.

She saw one when Naruto overextended a thrust. She sidestepped the attack and kicked Naruto on the ribs with a chakra-enhanced leg which pushed him away from her. Not wasting time, she threw her hands out and called out her signature technique.

"Shadow Snake Hands"

A dozens snakes flew out from her sleeves and bound Naruto with enough strength to incapacitate him despite his strength. Seeing her opponent bound and helpless, she maintained her technique to keep the boy on the ground.

"You're really something gaki. You made me sweat a bit, now why don't you be a good boy and stay put." said Anko while giving Naruto a twisted smirk. She was caught off guard when Naruto just grinned at her before he started to grow.

Naruto saw Anko's smirk and decided there and then that he would need his trump card just to get out of the predicament he was in. He activated his bloodline and shifted to his wolf form. The sudden change and boost in strength trashed the snakes holding him down. He stood up to his full height and howled that echoed throughout the forest. He looked down at the stunned Anko and brought out his claws.

"Time for round 2 Anko-sensei." growled Naruto in his guttural voice.

Anko was shocked in seeing Naruto's second form for the first time. Hearing about it is one thing but seeing a real life golden werewolf in front of her is definitely an experience. However, she was prepared for such an occasion. She grinned maliciously at the blonde.

Naruto saw the grin which made him uneasy. "What are you grinning at Anko-sensei?" Anko didn't say anything. Instead she pointed upwards. Naruto looked up and saw a chakra laced kick heading straight for his head.

Before he could do anything, his world turned black.

Naruto woke up with a noticeable ringing behind his ears and an aching head. He noticed that he was still in his Wolf Soul form and tried to remember what happened. He remember having a spar with Anko – which he was soundly getting kicked – transformed into his wolf state after getting incapacitated by snakes, looking up when Anko pointed her finger upwards, then darkness.

He groaned as he pushed himself up but it came out as a whine much to his embarrassment. He shook his head to get the cobwebs off. A chuckle somewhere above him put him on alert. He sniffed the air a bit, not finding anything out of place, he looked up. There on a huge branch directly on top of him was a grinning Mitarashi Anko holding a pen and paper in her hands.

"Good morning gaki. How did your nap go?" asked Anko with a snicker.

Naruto growled in embarrassment and pushed himself up and stretched, satisfied hearing muscles being stretched and bones popping in place. He looked up and asked. "How long was I out?"

"You've been out for around 10 minutes. For someone normal, the kick I hit your head with would have caved someone's skull or put them in a coma for a day or two after being healed. You recovering from it in 10 minutes with only a headache is quite an accomplishment gaki." praised Anko, clearly impressed. She jumped down and motioned for Naruto to sit back down.

"Now that you're awake, its time for me to give you an accurate account on what happened during our spar. For starters, I rate your skills to be in mid-Chunnin but your lack of experience places you just above Genin." Naruto growled at the commentary. Anko smacked him on the head, which was just a bit above her own even when Naruto was sitting down. "Man, this kid is big." Anko grinned inwardly at the thought of training the boy into a powerhouse.

"Let me continue gaki so shut up and sit down." Naruto whined but chose to keep quiet when Anko glared at him. "Now where was I? Oh yes. You did pretty good with the spar in terms of raw power and abilities but your lack of experience in real-life shinobi combat made you almost useless. Despite what you can do, even a Chunnin can kill you. I think it was pure luck that you were able to defeat Mizuki and made toys with the Hokage's ANBU guards." Anko offered Naruto the paper he was holding which the blonde accepted using his index finger and thumb since his hands were just too big to grasp the thing. "That is your stats. Read it."

Naruto turned the paper over and read through the stats that Anko wrote about him.

Name: Uzumaki Naruto

Age: 13

Sex: Male

Rank: Tokubetsu Genin – Apprenticed under Mitarashi Anko, Tokubetsu Genin

Designation: Assassination and Demolition Squad

Abilities Stats:

Strength – A

Speed – A

Agility – A

Reflex – S

Training Stats:

Taijutsu – C (Note: powerful stance yet lack proper experience in the field)

Ninjutsu – Null (Needs to increase Jutsu arsenal to be properly used in the field)

Genjutsu – Null (huge chakra reserves, requires training in Chakra Control ASAP)

Kenjutusu – B (Note: powerful stance and attacks yet lack experience in field)

Suggestions:

1. Sparring – Uzumaki requires in-depth experience in Shinobi battle. Everyday sparring, roughly 2 hours a day needed.

2. Jutsu Arsenal – Uzumaki needs in-depth studies on ninjutsu after determining his Elemental Affinity. Suggestion – library.

3. Chakra Control – Uzumaki has huge chakra reserves exceeding that of a Kage, start with basic chakra control (Utilize Kage Bunshin in numbers to speed the process)

Naruto looked up when he finished reading his stats and saw that he needed a lot of work. He was about to say something when Anko beat him to it.

"As you see gaki, you are a very powerful shinobi but you don't have the experience to back it up. From our fight, I couldn't beat you in terms of speed and power but I was able to because I have the experience. I planned ahead, checked your weakness and came up with a counter, and finally, I caught you by surprise which knocked you out. Even if you have all the jutsus in the world, it wouldn't matter much if you don't have the skill to use it properly. Same with your abilities." Anko paused, took in a deep breath then continued.

"You are now my apprentice starting today so I will be training you for a month before we starting going into missions. D-rank missions are chores and I hate them so we will forego that and go directly to C-rank when you prove yourself to me. Also, all your training will be done in your human form…"

Naruto interrupted the speech when he heard the last part. "But Anko-sensei. I am very powerful in this form. Why can't I train with it?"

"Gaki, you don't get it do you and it's your ability. If you become powerful in your human form then it would only be amplified in your wolf form since the information Hokage told me that when you change into this 'Wolf Soul' thing enhances all your 'Human Soul' abilities." explained the Jounin.

The blonde werewolf nodded his head and waiting for his sensei to continue. It seems that she made a lot of plans while he was taking a nap.

"Now before I was rudely interrupted…" Naruto snorted at this which Anko just ignored. "…however, you WILL be using your wolf form when we train in Chakra Control, we will alternate it every day. Keep in mind that your chakra reserves are greater in wolf form so it would only be logical to train and perfect your chakra control in human form then try what you learn when you are in wolf form so you won't encounter any problems in both states. Understood gaki?"

"Yes, sensei. When will we start with the training?" asked Naruto, shifting back to Human Soul with his clothes materializing on him during the change.

Anko pondered this for a moment before speaking. "Well, I'm still going plan out your training program which is quite different from what Jounins usually give to their Genins considering your bloodline so…3 days. I want you to be here in this clearing in 3 days time at exactly 5 in the morning. Every minute you are late equals to one punishment coming from me." Anko's eyes gave off an eerie glint that made Naruto nervous. "You don't have to bring your sword, just your standard kunai and shuriken. I want to build you up from scratch starting with physical training and sparring. Understood?" Naruto nodded. "Good. Get going home brat and see you in 3 days."

With that, Anko disappeared in a puff of smoke signifying that it was a Kage Bunshin. Naruto grunted at his sensei's antics before picking up his sword then exited the clearing via Shunshin, intent to get home as soon as possible and rest.