Re: Akimichi

Years passed by, it was almost time for the graduation test for the Konoha ninja academy's student.

"NARUTO!!!"

"Yikes, Iruka-sensei!"

A spiky blonde-haired boy was seen hanging on a rope while painting the Hokages monument with various drawing, he grinned happily while holding a can of paint and paintbrush on each hand.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE DURING CLA.S.S TIME?! GET DOWN HERE, YOU MORON!"

Almost immediately, Naruto was apprehended by Iruka and several chunin guards.

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Inside the class, Naruto was tied by a rope in front of Iruka. He was cl.i.c.k.i.n.g his tongue in annoyance, not a shred of regret could be seen on his face.

"Tomorrow is the Academy's graduation exam, YOU have failed your exam for two consecutive times!"

Iruka was furious and lashed it out on the culprit, Naruto. Steam like breath flared below his nose, and fire almost could be seen inside his eyes.

"Moron! This is not the time for you to cause trouble!"

"Yeah yeah..."

Hearing Naruto's nonchalant answer, something snapped inside Iruka, and veins bulging on his forehead.

"TIME FOR A REVIEW TEST ON [Henge no jutsu]! Everyone line up, one by one, transform into me!"

Chittering from the students was buzzed like bees. They reluctantly lining up and occasionally threw an angry gaze at Naruto.

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Chouji was, as usual, munching on his snacks while stood on the queue line.

'This Naruto is quite a handful guy, all year round he keeps getting in trouble...'

He threw a quick glance at Naruto and kept in mind not to tangle too much with this trouble maker. Although he knew that this little guy was just lonely, he also noticed that the Hokage, or at least the Anbu, were keeping an eye on him.

'The unknown factor is too risky, based on Shikamaru's analysis, he is the so-called jinchuriki of the Kyuubi.'

Lost on his thought, quickly, it was chouji's turn to perform. With a puff of smoke, Chouji transformed into Iruka.

"Passed, brilliant! Next..." as expected, Chouji passed the review test easily.

Not different from the transformation technique, Chouji also able to perform both the clone technique and the body replacement technique easily. Thus, he was able to pass the graduation exam with flying colors and placed second in the overall ranking, with the Uchiha heir as the first and Shikamaru as the third.

Although Chouji was able to outdo the Uchiha heir in the practical test, literally acing it, he was far from the best in the written test, the theory was never Chouji's forte. So, his overall score was less than the Uchiha heir. While Shikamaru was able to score a perfect mark in the written test, he was too lazy to bother to perform his best at the practical exam.

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The night after the exam, Chouji was strolling by himself after he was told to by his homeroom teacher, Iruka, to assemble in the training ground in the morning. Far in the forest, Chouji feels a massive amount of chakras were being used.

'Hm? What was that?' Instantly, Chouji was put up his guard. With his agile body, he sneakily went into the forest and swiftly searching for the chakra source.

"I DID IT!"

Even without his sharp hearing, Chouji knew he would be able to hear this loud shout. He recognized this voice, it belongs to the blonde trouble maker, Naruto.

Positioning himself on a high tree while hiding under the shadow of the leaves from the tree beside him, Chouji subtlety erases his presence to spy on Naruto.

'What is this guy doing?'

Chouji saw Naruto with a big scroll on his back did a few hand-seals and summons a few clones.

'He practicing the clone technique? But didn't he failed already? Wait, there is something different about that clone...'

Scrunching his eyebrows, Chouji observed Naruto's clones. He stared intently at them, analyzing each and every one of them.

'They look more solid, and there are few to no difference between them and the original...'

Maybe Chouji would think differently if he had the Hyuga's Byakugan, but with his current knowledge and capabilities, that was his conclusion. Chouji's curiosity was at the peak, this Naruto began to intrigue him. He stared intently at his every move, including his hand-seals.

'I might try that later...'

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Slightly more than an hour passed by, Naruto unceasingly trained even when his clothes were in tattered state and his breaths were ragged.

"I've found you..."

Iruka suddenly flickered in front of the panting Naruto.

"Oh, I've found the pervert nose bleeder!"

"IDIOT! I AM THE ONE WHO FOUND YOU!"

Naruto was grinning foolishly while looking at Iruka. Meanwhile, Iruka was surprised to see the state Naruto was in.

"Hehe, yes yes~ Sensei, you've found me, I only able to learn one skill from it," Naruto said happily while scratching his cheek.

"Naruto... you're beaten up like an abandoned dog, what are you doing?" Iruka said he observed Naruto from head to toe.

"Nevermind that, Iruka-sensei! I'm going to try an incredible technique if I'm able do it... Let me graduate, alright?!" Then Naruto began to form a hand-seal without waiting for the dumbfounded Iruka in front of him to respond.

"Oy Naruto, where did you get that scroll on your back?" Iruka said interrupting the enthusiast Naruto.

"Oh, this? Mizuki-sensei told me about it, and guess what? He also told me about this perfect place for training!" declared Naruto proudly, he was grinning widely, his face was saying something along the line of 'praise me now'.

"He said that if I show you this technique, you will have no choice but to let me graduate!"

'Mizuki...?'

Iruka frowned hearing Naruto's words, he was sensing that something was amiss. Then, Iruka's danger sense was flaring. By reflex, Iruka pushed Naruto away and crossing his eyes in front of his face. Flurries fo kunais and shurikens were rained onto Iruka which resulted in him stabbed in several places, luckily, none of them hit the vital area.

'Dang it, I let my guard down...'

"Nice job in finding him..."

A man with white shoulder-length hair with a slight hint of blue to it and green eyes was squatting on top of a tree branch. He wore the standard attire of the Konoha's shinobi which included the flak jacket and forehead protector that he wore like a bandana.

"Now Naruto, give me the scroll." Mizuki flatly said while turning his head to Naruto's direction, his finger was hooked, kunai could be seen clearly dangling on his hooked finger.

"W-What's going on here?!" Naruto was baffled with the sudden turn of event.