Summary: Naruto succeeds on his second attempt at the graduation exams and gets a most interesting Jonin Sensei for his team. Contains redhead, smart, Fuinjutsu, Chakra Molding Bloodline Naruto. Inspired by the one shot Ibiki's Apprentice written by Mat Wren.

This is my rewritten version after seeing the reviews complaining about the formatting being too wordy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or else the plot of Shippuden would have made more sense.

08/23/2019

Second Chance

Chapter One: Graduation Exam

It had been a week since Naruto had attempted to graduate early from the ninja academy with his instructor Iruka Umino as the proctor. The boy had failed miserably in all but one section of the test setting a new record for lowest score with a perfect section of the test. Now after such a failure one would expect that the failure would deter the person from advancing and trying again but not our determined hero.

After using the Henge jutsu to hide his appearance Naruto had snuck into the library and read as much as he could even discovering his clan. The boy now had a drive to do better than he had before so that he could loudly proclaim that he was worthy of his heritage.

Naruto was on his way to class to take the graduation exam for a second time and he was confident in his ability to pass this time. The boy ran through the street in order to avoid the glares he normally received from the populous of the village as he went to the academy. Naruto entered the room with his head held high and confidence overflowing in the way he walked without a shred of doubt showing from the young boy that the instructors wanted to get rid of.

The first part of the test was written and Naruto breezed through it without a care in the world and extraordinarily neat handwriting on the essay questions most of which were correct. His time practicing writing after he discovered a book on seals which his clan had been famous for was turning out to be well worth the effort.

Then came the Taijutsu portion of the exam, Naruto moved with the rest of the class out to the training field of the academy where there spares and accuracy tests would be held. Naruto watched as the class went up against Bekko the Chuunin instructor as his assistant Iwana Akame looked on and wrote down the scores for the fights. Bekko kept it to light contact holding to a level of strength and speed expected of a Genin. The goal of the spar was to last three minutes against the instructor or land as many direct hits upon him as possible.

To Naruto most of the matches were forgettable with few exceptions and since they were going in alphabetical order Naruto knew he would be last unless there was a Yamanaka in the class and his small stature stood out even greater with all of the other perspective graduates being a year older than him.

The first fight that was actually any good to Naruto was the first one in which Bekko was hit by a student trying to graduate. It was Neji Hyuuga the elder cousin of the shy girl Hinata in his class. The white eyed boy attacked using the gentle fist of his family and with all of the girls cheering him on Naruto knew that he would likely be at the top of the class and a prick. Neji struck with precision and a ruthlessness that did not match up with his cousin's attitude at all. It was clear that he was not holding back or hiding his abilities in any way and wanted to win the match no matter what. After the three minutes were up it was clear that Neji had struck the Chuunin at least ten times and would be receiving a perfect score for the Taijutsu portion of the exam. Naruto did not have to wait long before another interesting match took place.

It was Rock Lee a potential Genin who wore a white, short-sleeved kimono-shirt with a martial arts belt and dark pants showing his dedication to the art of Taijutsu. He had dark shiny hair that curled up at the ends and he was very energetic about the upcoming match. Lee started off with strong offensive strikes barely giving Bekko time to get into a defensive stance. It was a punishing assault but as Naruto watched very few attacks made it through the defense it was an interesting match to watch and follow. After they had finished Rock Lee gave a traditional bow and if Naruto's count was accurate he had scored five direct hits upon Bekko which was enough to get a perfect score in the Taijutsu portion like Neji. Then there was a slew of poor showings by civilian born students before the next interesting match came along.

It was a kunoichi orphan by the name of Tenten, she wore pink sleeveless qipao-style blouse with red sleeve trimmings and yellow fastening buttons and dark green pants. Her dark brown hair was up in two buns keeping it tight to her head so that it would not be able to be grabbed easily. It was clear that although she had cheered for the Hyuuga boy she at least took her perspective career seriously. She spent the required three minutes dodging around mainly bit she did manage get in one solid strike solidifying her score in Taijutsu. The rest were a rather unremarkable bunch of fools in Naruto's calculating eyes. Then it was his turn to fight against Bekko.

Naruto took a defensive stance and did not press any advantage even when the Chuunin left holes the Naruto could capitalize on the blonde held back and did not realize how fast they were going. Naruto thought that the perceived increase of speed was due to being in the match rather than watching from outside, but Bekko was going all out against the boy. Naruto occasionally poked Bekko after either dodging or parrying the man's attacks and once slapped his back when Naruto had dodged around behind him. That slap was the only clean hit reported for the whiskered boy but with it and lasting the full three minutes Naruto definitely had a solid score for the Taijutsu testing portion of the Genin Exam.

The next portion of the exam was an accuracy test with kunai and shuriken. Naruto noted that most of the class was unremarkable in their throwing ability with only hitting with six or seven of the ten weapons. They were much better with the shuriken most hitting with at least three of the five they were given but to Naruto that did not mean much since they were not as deadly to an opponent as kunai unless the shuriken clipped an artery.

Neji managed to put forth a more respectful showing with all five shuriken hitting the target as well as four kunai most of the hits were bull's-eyes but not all.

Rock Lee was enthusiastic but not quite as hyper as he was for his Taijutsu test. He threw the shuriken and hit four of them with the fifth bouncing off one of the previous hits. His kunai throws were accurate and all hit the target but only a few were in the bull's-eye.

Tenten was the only kunoichi that did anywhere better than average and she made sure to solidify her position as a serious ninja with her display of accuracy. She threw with an air of calm and easily hit on bull's-eye after another all five of her shuriken went into the center quickly followed by all five of her kunai giving her the first truly perfect score for thrown weapons on the Genin Exam this time around.

Once it was his turn Naruto stepped up and accepted the weapons giving them a quick inspection and light tosses to feel their weight before he took aim at the target. The young man let the first shuriken fly with practiced ease making it appear as if the could do this all day without a care and his effort was rewarded when the throwing star struck the target with a resounding thump into the center of the bull's-eye. He took no time at all to launch the second which hit right beside the first and the third to hit just to the left of the first. The fourth and fifth Naruto threw sideways pinning above and below the three stars already in the target allowing him to have five perfect bull's-eyes on the same target. Naruto took the kunai and aimed at the farthest target available before unleashing them in a rapid fire pattern that baffled the instructors as they sunk into a perfect star pattern around the edge of the bull's-eye while still touching the line so he would not receive full marks but he still scored respectfully high on his accuracy test with only Tenten beating him out.

The next test Naruto knew would not be bad at all and he would pass it with flying colors just like he did last time. It was a stealth and speed test were you had to navigate through an obstacle course as fast as possible while making the least noise possible. To Naruto who regularly out ran the ANBU this test was no issue especially with all the stealth training he got from his pranks he would be fine. The three who had caught Naruto's attention already continued to impress the Chuunin and Naruto with their performance.

Neji went through the course with speed and precision that only let a few of the bells ring that were at the trickier parts.

Rock Lee was different in his method of taking on the course. He charged in yelling at the top of his lungs while not even caring about the stealth portion of the test setting off every alarm while he ran through full speed making it through the course in a remarkable time but the penalties for noise would cause it to be slower than just about everyone else.

Tenten went through it a little slower than the Hyuuga but she set off one less bell than the arrogant boy did. Then it was finally Naruto's turn to run the course.

Naruto calmly stepped up to the starting location with a confident smile on his face showing that he held no fear of the obstacle course. The moment he was signaled to start Naruto took off faster than any of the others before him. It was too fast for the other potential Genin to follow and the Chuunin only saw a blur of blonde and black before he was over the wall that sat at the start of the course. Everyone was still stunned as thirty seconds later the buzzer sounded indicating Naruto had finished the course in record time without setting off a single bell. No one could believe that the little troublemaker had just done the impossible and made everyone else look like slow pokes.

Once the instructors had recovered enough from the amazing sight of the village pariah making everyone look like a fool they moved the class back inside to take their final exam. Naruto let out a weary sigh as he knew it would be another long wait for him since his last name was so late in the alphabet. He sat in the back of the classroom performing breathing exercises to relax and focus his chakra trying to make it easier to control not that it would help with the jutsu that they wanted from the boy for this test.

As the other potential Genin left the room they did not return to the class making the boy infer that they were being released directly from the testing room no matter if they passed or failed causing Naruto to wonder how they knew when their teams were formed and when they would be announced. Then it finally came Naruto's turn with his last name called by Iwana Akame.

He entered the second classroom as calm as possible with his chakra as restrained as it could be without being dangerous for his health. "Ok Uzumaki this is the final portion of your exam. You are to attempt to perform the three basic academy Ninjutsu and your performance shall be graded and we shall let you know if you pass or not based on them. Please remember that we only allow the basic academy jutsu for this test." Bekko explained stressing the importance of only using the academy approved jutsu.

Naruto nodded his understanding and acceptance before he gave a verbal reply. "I understand Instructor Bekko and shall obey the test parameters." The Chuunin smirked before glancing at the sheet listing all of Naruto's scores so far that he had in front of him.

A light scowl appeared on his face knowing that the boy did not need to preform any jutsu in order to pass as he had enough points to pass but he was determined to make sure the demon child looked as horrible as possible on paper and a lost written test would fail him easily if the boy messed up on his Ninjutsu test. "Ok then Uzumaki preform the Transformation jutsu." Iwana Akame said from his seat beside Bekko who was still scowling down at the current accumulation of Naruto's scores trying to recall where the written test were so he could change some of the demon's answers and make certain it failed again.

Naruto quickly formed the ram hand sign and gathered the necessary chakra before he called out the jutsu. "Henge!" he released the built up energy into the technique allowing the chakra to flow into a shell around his body making a solid transformation. The change showed the image of the Third Hokage who happened to be spying on the room much as he had been doing all day long to watch Naruto and the other potential Genin.

The two instructors were stunned that the Uzumaki boy had been able to pull off such a perfect transformation of their leader he even had a pipe in and used the little excess chakra smoke to make rings much like Hurizen Sarutobi had a tendency to do when he was bored or thinking over a problem. "Very good Uzumaki, now preform a substitution." Bekko said through gritted teeth as he threw a chalkboard eraser as hard as he could at the little demon child.

Only instead of the blonde boy the eraser hit his partner, Iwana Akame, who found himself standing in the child's place with no knowledge of how his own chakra had been overpowered without him noticing. With there being no chakra smoke at all and the image of the Hokage was frowning heavily at Bekko when the Chuunin looked to where his partner had been seated before it was clear that Naruto knew the substitution to a flawless level.

"Well then that is two jutsu you have passed now please preform the clone jutsu." Iwana said through his own newly clenched teeth as he rubbed his chest where the eraser had struck him. Even through his Chuunin vest the man knew he would have a bruise and he knew that it was the fault of the demon that did not know better than to go away. Naruto soundlessly switched places with the instructor once again as he released the transformation jutsu and showed his normal black clad appearance.

The boy then released the smallest amount of chakra he could while using the ram hand sign once again and calling out the jutsu he was attempting to use. "Bunshin!" Unfortunately for Naruto even the smallest amount of chakra he could release was too much for the simple illusionary jutsu due to the thickness of his chakra and what form were three sickly looking blondes whose hair looked more like a bowl of the noodles the boy loved had been thrown on their heads and hung limply around their face rather than up in vibrant spikes like the original's hair.

Bekko look triumphant and was about to yell out the demon's failure before Iwana elbowed him in the ribs. Giving a sharp look for and explanation from his assistant Bekko was surprised by the evil smirk upon Iwana's face. "Naruto you pass just barely but you are now a Genin." The one eyed man said tossing a headband to the child. "Come back in one week for your team assignment." He declared as he waved the brat out of the room with a smile.

Once the demon was gone Bekko rounded on the smaller man with rage in his eyes. "What the hell are you thinking letting that thing graduate when it clearly has no control?"

Iwana just smiled at the bulbous nosed man before replying. "That is exactly why we had to let it graduate now. It has no control and while we can't kill it ourselves once it goes out of the village on missions it will die because it has such poor control all we have to do is sit back and wait. The demon is as good as dead as long as it passes its sensei's test or it may end up in the reserves and never advance beyond Genin." The one-eyed ninja explained causing the larger Chuunin to smile at the dastardly plan that his assistant came up with when all seemed lost.

Unbeknownst to the two plotting fools they were still being observed by the Hokage who in his shock at Naruto passing had forgotten to end his observation jutsu that he utilized through his crystal ball with special scrying seals implanted upon it by Mito Senju nee Uzumaki.