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Naruto sat dejected on the lone swing of the academy's courtyard as he watched the newly minted genin chatting amongst themselves, ecstatic with their results. It took everything he had to keep in the tears that threatened to fall from his face.
Hinata watched on heartbroken, as the hitai-ate around her neck felt as if weighed a ton. She felt cemented in place as the sinking weight of her headband and the package in her bag reminded her of her crush's failure. She had been in this situation before. Yearning to comfort the blonde as he dejectedly watched the other children laughing amongst themselves.
She resolved herself and pushed her shaking leg forward. This was her last chance to help her crush in the time that he needed a friend most. Before she could go anywhere the blond took off. The student's parents had started to arrive and he couldn't stand to see their smiling faces and looks of pride. It was just an all to painful reminder of what he didn't have.
Hinata prepared to jump after him, but her personal guide Ko caught her shoulder. "You did well Hinata-sama. I'm sure Hiashi-sama will be most pleased with your results. You should be proud of yourself."
As she watched the retreating form of the orange-clad blonde, she felt anything but proud of herself. She had been too afraid and failed again. Possibly for the last time. She hung her head as she followed Ko back towards the Hyuuga compound.
On top of the walls of the academy, Mizuki smiled as he watched the retreating form of the blonde boy. It was going to be too easy.
(Several hours later)
Night had settled over Konoha, but the town was anything but sleepy. In the woods outside of the village, a boy clad in orange raced away as fast as he could while carrying a rather large scroll on his back.
His cheek stung from the cut of a blade that had been way too close for comfort. His mind was still upset, when he remembered how he had acquired it.
(Flashback)
Sneaking into the Hokage's office had been easy. Getting into jij's secret room had been slightly more difficult as he struggled to remember the codes from when jiji would open the safe in front of him. He had almost been home free until he opened the door coming face-to-face with the surprised Hokage flanked by his right hand man.
"Naruto? What are-?"
He was cut off as a cloud of smoke erupted revealing a scantily clad girl wiggling her hips seductively. The old man stared for a moment, before blood spurted from his nose rocketing him into the ground. His bodyguard had barely glanced at the naked figure before drawing his tanto and slashing at the figure's head. His henge quickly disappeared as he used every ounce of his speed to evade the cut, and even so, he was still grazed along his cheek. He had quickly slapped a piece of paper onto the ANBU's outstretched arm before disappearing in a flash of yellow light.
The ANBU cursed as his arm dragged him to the ground, causing cracks to appear on the floor. 'Gravity seal,' he cursed as he tried to peel the paper from his arm to no avail. His left hand went through one-handed seals before erupting in bright, white fire. He clasped his hand on the paper and began painfully peeling it from his skin. Ripping up flesh as he went, he cursed at Naruto's stupidity. He didn't know what the blonde was up to or what he was involved with, but he was in for a world of trouble after he found him.
Finally removing the seal from his body, he cauterized his wound before turning towards the passed out Hokage. It would reflect poorly on the esteemed leader if others were to find him in his current state, let alone what caused it. Kitsune sighed as he ran through hand seals to wake the Professor up. His eyes darted to the window as he spied a dark form hurrying across rooftops on the other side of the village. His eyes promised a world of pain for whoever was responsible for this mess.
(End flashback)
Naruto wiped his mouth and ignored the feeling of a hole in his stomach as he raced along the treetops. After finding a spot that was a relatively safe distance away from the village, he finally took a moment to catch his breath. He had never moved that fast in his life, and he had never expected Kitsune to actually take a swing at him. The older boy had barely given his Orioke jutsu a second glance. Seriously, Kitsune was all work and no play.
Not one to waste time, Naruto set the scroll down and began pouring over its contents. His eyes flashed over advanced katon jutsus capable of leveling entire armies and suiton jutsu cabale of making blood boil, but he ignored those looking for something that was a least a little manageable for him. Not that he wouldn't love to learn such awesome jutsu like that, but he was on a limited time table and he didn't want to waste a second on something he couldn't learn immediately. As he scrolled over the contents, his eyes fell across the kage bunshin no jutsu. Perfect.
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