Alright. Sorry it's so late. Last week I had finals to deal with and I needed a little time to get my mind sorted out. I find that if you are stressed, your chapters don't turn out like you want them. I just needed that time to relax and get the ideas moving again. I apologize.

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I decided to go with the graduation date like in the manga because I don't want to bore the audience with chapters upon chapters of repetitive academy lessons. However! I will talk about major events upon Naruto's reflection of his new life in Konohagakure.

Does any other Naruto author get annoyed that the spell-check tries to make "Naruto" "narrator"

Chapter 5: Graduation; a traitor is revealed

Three years…..That's how long Naruto has been in the academy. Three years since he met Sakura, Shikamaru, Choji, Sasuke, and Kiba….But….it has been two years since Sasuke….changed.

Sasuke had been sent to the hospital since Uchiha Itachi-a proud ANBU and Sasuke's older brother-went rouge and slaughtered his clan. Naruto and his friends went to see him as soon as Sasuke was announced to have awoken…but what they met up with was not the Sasuke they knew. He glared at them and the only time he spoke to them was to insult them. It hurt Sakura hearing her crush do nothing but insult her and her friends, and she knew that she would have to seriously reflect on the "Last Uchiha". The others had left as Sasuke started muttering about revenge. The village's hatred had started to get to Naruto, but he rustled up his courage and shouted out "I don't care if you hate me and think I'm a monster! I will become Hokage and prove you all wrong!" His dream set, Naruto smiled as he went home, daydreaming of becoming the Hokage.

It was at that time Umino Iruka walked in with his assistant Mizuki. Naruto had become close to Iruka and Iruka had become someone Naruto could call "Big Brother"….in private of course. Apparently those two words really set of Sasuke. As Naruto looked down at his written test, he could only think of how much he sucked at history….and throwing kunai and shuriken. He didn't know why, he was sure Mizuki taught him the right way…

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Of course he did poorly at the Shuriken and Kunai throwing test. Now it was time to see the true portion of the graduation test. The three jutsu- the kawarimi no jutsu (body replacement technique), the henge (transformation technique), and bunshin no jutsu (clone technique). The first two Naruto easily went through-having worked with Iruka with them after class. The third one he decided to use what the ANBU wolf had taught him. Putting his hands together in a cross-like hand sign, he called out "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" When the smoke cleared, there were ten Naruto's standing in front of Iruka and Mizuki. Iruka smiled at his surrogate little brother. "You pass." He said 'although it might be with the lowest grades.' He thought to himself. Naruto let out a joyful yell as he grabbed a blue headband and tied it the same way Iruka had his. Not wanting to wait around, Naruto ran out to the swing to wait for his adoptive parents. "Hey. Naruto." Was heard and Naruto looked up to see Mizuki standing next to him. "Did you know there is a little known extra-credit test…?"

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That night, Naruto snuck into the Hokage's office and stole the Forbidden Scroll of Seals. Well, not exactly. He had been caught by the Hokage who asked him why he was doing it. Having been taught to never lie to an ally, Naruto told him that Mizuki had told him about this extra-credit test. With that the Hokage let him go, although he explained what Naruto told him to those Mizuki had to Naruto had "stolen the scroll" to. Naruto sat on the forest floor looking at the scroll. "Kage Bunshin…know it. Taju Kage Bunshin (multi shadow clone)….that's part of knowing the Kage Bunshin….Bunshin Daibakuha (Great Clone explosion)….Now that's the one!"

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A couple hours later, Iruka me t up with Naruto. "Oh! You're here Sensei. I only had time to learn one technique, but I still get the extra credit Mizuki told me about, right?" he asked. 'Mizuki told him that was extra credit. But that means…' Iruka thought before he heard the wound of something flying through the air at them. "GET DOWN!" Iruka said, and pushed them to the side fast enough to avoid getting impaled by shuriken. "Give me the scroll, Naruto and you'll get your extra credit." Mizuki sneered at him. "Naruto. Mizuki lied. There is no extra credit." Iruka said, making Naruto's eyes go wide. "Do you know why you're hated, Naruto?" "No! Mizuki! We're forbidden to speak of it!" "Twelve years ago. The Kyubi no Yoko attacked our village. The Yondaime Hokage sealed it within a newborn infant. YOU ARE THE NINE-TAILED FOX!" With that Mizuki threw the giant Fuuma shuriken at Naruto, who was too stunned by the revelation to move. "Naruto!" Iruka shouted and grimaced in pain as he took the shuriken to the back to protect his favorite student. "You…knew?" Naruto asked. "It made no difference to me." Iruka explained, "The Sandaime told me the Yondaime's last wish was for you to be seen as the hero who held the fox at bay and kept it from destroying our village." Naruto stood up and stared defiantly at Mizuki. "Bring it on! I don't care what you throw at me! I'll send it back at you a thousand fold! Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" With that, the forest clearing was filled with a sea of orange. All of the clones leapt at the traitorous Chunin who could only mutter one thing. "Mother…" The first hundred clones decided to use the improvised Snake-Style Kung Fu's Joint locks and throws to play "chunin ping-pong" With most of the other clones giving Iruka a first-hand look at all the work into the combat style of Naruto's created Snake-Style Kung Fu. Finally, all but one clone dispelled as Mizuki lied there having been beaten to a pulp. "Now I get to show Iruka-sensei the technique I learned. Bunshin Daibakuha!" With that, the clone glowed white before exploding and sending Mizuki flying.

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At the hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen –the Sandaime Hokage, sat at his desk waiting for Naruto to return having watched everything through his crystal ball. With a yell, Mizuki flew through the window and landed on the floor in front of him. "And there's the traitor now. That's what I call service" Hiruzen chuckled.

…chapter end….