A/N: Okay, I can't think of anything funny to do or say, and people say I take too long anyway, so I don't own Naruto. ON WITH THE SHOW!

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Chapter I: Secrets Revealed

Naruto Uzumaki was reading from the Forbidden scroll (you all know why, and if not, you must've found out about Naruto after the first episode). Suddenly his teacher Iruka Umino came out of the bushes.

Naruto looked at him and grinned. "Hiya Iruka-sensei, you found me!"

Iruka, on the other hand, was panicking. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'VE DONE?"

Naruto looked confused. "What do you mean? I'm just taking the alternate exam like Mizuki-sensei said. All I have to do is show you a jutsu from the scroll now and I pass, right?"

That effectively blew Iruka's well-planned lecture on stupidity and responsibility out of the water, leaving said Chunnin shellshocked. 'Alternate exam? Mizuki? Oh shit…'

Mizuki chose that moment to show up. "Good job, Naruto. Just give me the scroll and you pass."

"No! Naruto, he's trying to steal the scroll!"

Mizuki ignored Iruka's outcry. "Tell me, would you like to know why everyone in the village hates you?"

"Mizuki, that's forbidden!"

Suddenly that familiar voice spoke in the back of Naruto's mind. (Let me handle this, Naruto.)

'Are you sure, Mayakashi?'

(I'm sure.)

'All right…' Naruto then said, "Why does everybody hate me?"

Mizuki smirked. "It's simple. The Yondaime couldn't kill the Kyuubi, so he sealed it within a newborn child. He sealed it within YOU!" Suddenly the expression on Naruto's face shifted into a 'poker face.'

"I see… so that's why this village hates us."

Mizuki frowned in confusion, saying, "No, they only hate YOU," causing a look of faint amusement to cross Naruto's face.

"That's what I mean. Naruto, the 'Angry One', the 'Laughing One', the 'Silent One'… and me, the 'Masked One'." Mizuki and Iruka gained expressions of shock and comprehension as 'Mayakashi' continued to speak. "We each have our own little specialties. The 'Angry One,' Gekido, specializes in taijutsu and stealth. The 'Laughing One,' Joudan, specializes in kenjutsu and fuuinjutsu. The 'Silent One,' Nentou, specializes in tactics and information. I believe Naruto himself would specialize in high-level ninjutsu and our kekkei genkai, if this village ever taught him anything. And as for me…" Mizuki suddenly found himself pierced by a tree root from behind. "I specialize in genjutsu and silent killing." The Naruto in front poofed into smoke as the chunnin fell to the ground.

The real Naruto then looked at Iruka. "So, do I pass?" THUD! "Eh, I'll wait till he wakes up."

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A/N: Sorry about the cliffhanger, but wouldn't YOU faint after all that? R&R!