Hello, how are you?

Well, I'm glad that finally I can upload this re-written version or I should call it a combination version because a certain person helps me all the way in this story, yes you read it right, ALL THE WAY! I'd like to thank the author UltimateGenius to help me finish this story by fixing the error in linguistics aspects throughout the story so that it is readable now. I'd never been able to upload this story if not for his help. Really, thank you very much, brother.

And secondly, I just needed to remind you, dear readers, that this story is 'only' focusing on maximizing Naruto's potential therefore I did not write the other characters in deep here. Well, I wanted to tell you beforehand so that you won't be disappointed.

Well, I got the inspiration to write this from various fanfic stories that I have read (you can look at my favorite stories on my profile). This story was conceived from one question, written in the summary.

This story is my first fanfic work. Don't be so hard hehe. Click on favorites, follow if you like this story, and comment if you have questions, objections, suggestions, evaluations, even criticisms. As a new writer, I would require constructive criticism so I know which area I need to improve in.

So, without further ado, enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't have Naruto. Please support the official release version of the original creator, Masashi Kishimoto.

The reddish hue of the sky was indicating toward the end of the day. A cool breeze flitted over woodlands. Twisting knots, floating in the layers of ephemerality.

With her traces of motions, dust was pinched from the soil, sprigs of leaves brought along. Onwards she flew, scattering her companions over the gates and walls of the village named Konohagakure.

The most noticeable element of the village being four faces engraved high on a hill. Konoha the village to be established, when the two strongest rival clans joined hands. It was proclaimed as the strongest village in the Elemental Nations. But as they say, the strongest steel must go through the fiercest fire.

Konoha had fought all there Shinobi wars and had emerged victorious every time. The cost? The lives of its brave soldiers.

Likewise, thirteen years ago, the Kyuubi was unleashed on this village and was timely stopped by the Fourth Hokage, but at the cost of his life. Bijuus can not be killed for they are a collection of chakra. So the Fourth Hokage took the only course of action which was available to him at the time. Namely sealing the Kyuubi into a child. And the child was none other than Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto.

- Academy-

Naruto was very sad; he didn't pass the Academy exam, again. This was his third attempt and he failed again. For him, being a ninja was the only way to be recognized. He wants to prove himself. To show everyone that he will be a great shinobi. The young boy clenched his fist, he remembered their eyes, those whispers, that scorn. He could endure that all, but what he couldn't withstand was their ignorance. Their complete obliviousness to his presence, as if he wasn't there at all. That was the worst part! The lack of recognition of his existence was something he could never tolerate. It indicated towards the inconsiderate personality of the citizens of Konoha. To the outsiders, Konoha was a very welcoming and caring village, but to Naruto, they were the worst people he had met in his short life and he was very sick of it! Gritting his teeth, Naruto tried to take a deep breath.

"Just wait, I will prove to them that I will be the greatest ninja," Naruto muttered while holding back the pain of his current failure.

To graduate from the academy, a prospective genin must be able to get a minimum grade in the written test and practical exam. In the written test, Naruto got a standard score. In the practical exam, the Academy tests the prospective genin on their shuriken skills, henge, and Bunshin no jutsu. He always failed at the Bunshin exam. He constantly tried as hard as possible but never managed to make a successful Bunshin, but he was never successful. He did not understand why he always failed in that particular jutsu.

"Why can't I still use that damn jutsu?" Naruto grumbled while thinking back to his failure in making a Bunshin. Even after all those hours of hard work and practice, he still failed at making a fully healthy Bunshin, what he produced was a dead-looking lifeless Bunshin. Very few others would know that this failure would be the first step toward achieving his dream.

"Hey Naruto," said someone wearing a chunin vest with a bandana over his head approaching the blonde-haired boy, who was sitting on the swing facing the Academy.

"Mizuki sensei!" Naruto said in surprise as he jumped off the swing and stood on the ground facing Mizuki.

"Naruto, please don't hate Iruka, he loves you very much. He knows the cruelty of the shinobi world and he is unable to send out his students to the real world without proper preparations," Mizuki told Naruto.

"Hrnn yes sensei" Naruto grumbled while looking down, unable to stare at his teacher's eyes. This was the reason he missed the mirth in Mizuki's eyes.

"But don't worry Naruto, there is actually an extra test for those who don't pass the normal test" exclaimed Mizuki, giving an opportunity for our favorite blond. He was waiting to see Naruto's reaction.

"Huh, is that true, Sensei? So can I still be a ninja? Please tell me what is it Sensei?" Naruto's eyes widened in surprise and he jumped up and down with excitement.

"Shh, don't be so loud Naruto, keep your voice low." Mizuki whispered, putting his index finger on his lips.

"This extra task is quite easy, all you have to do is take the Forbidden Scroll kept in the Hokage Office, learn one jutsu in it and meet me in the forest at 5 p.m later," said Mizuki

"Alright sensei," exclaimed Naruto as he ran towards the Hokage office. "This is gonna be smooth." He spoke to himself while rushing off.

Unfortunately, Naruto didn't notice Mizuki's grin.

-Hokage Office-

"Hi Jiji!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly as he approached Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage who was sitting on his desk and focused on the bane of all the Kages in front of him, a never-ending pile of paperwork.

"Hello Naruto-kun how are you my child?" Hokage said as he looked up at Naruto and smiled.

"Oiroke No Jutsu," Naruto exclaimed suddenly while turning his hand into a crossed shape.

Poooof

The smoke parted to show a female Naruto with two long blonde ponytails and certain partsof her body deliberately covered in smoke. Seeing this version of Naruto, Hokage flew backwards with a very strong nosebleed and a blissful smile.

"Heh feel it Jiji," Naruto exclaimed, grinning, pointing his finger at the unconscious Hokage. Without wasting time, he immediately searched around the Hokage office for the main reason he came here.

"Oh here it is" Naruto said taking a large scroll with a red seal on it saying 'Forbidden'. Naruto tied it to his back and without wasting any more time, he jumped through the window and ran to the designated place.

Naruto was reading the text in the scroll when the first writing caught his attention."Ka-ge bun-shin no jutsu?" He said while tilting his head. "Oh shit, no! Bunshin again. Hopefully this will be different," Naruto grumbled, taking a deep breath and he started to read.

- Three hours later-

Everything happened so fast for Naruto. After he mastered Kage Bunshin and he jumped with joy, when suddenly Iruka came and asked him about the reason for why he did what he did. Seeing the opportunity, Mizuki attacked them and threatened to kill Iruka if he interfered with his business. Iruka explained Naruto how he was taken advantage of by Mizuki, and that there was no additional test. After which he told Naruto to flee. Naruto ran and hid behind a tree. Shortly afterwards, Mizuki came and attacked Iruka and finally told the truth why Naruto was hated all this time. Mizuki attacked Naruto in a state of shock and Iruka risked his life to protect him. Seeing the one of the few people who had acknowledged him injured, Naruto lost all restraints and pulled off the technique he had just learnt. He created thousands of clones and kicked Mizuki's ass single handedly. Iruka then gave his hitae-ate to Naruto, which marked him as an official Genin.

-In the Hokage Office-

"... So that was it Jiji," Naruto said, recounting the incident that had changed his life.

"I see" Hiruzen let out a tired sigh while putting his cigarette on the table. "I'm sorry Naruto kun. It's not like I didn't want to tell you about the Kyuubi, but I wanted you to be a little older. Tonight's events are unfortunate, but what has happened cannot be undone. Since Mizuki had planned everything, you are exempted from punishment for stealing the Forbidden Scroll. But remember Naruto-kun, a ninja is always on guard. Wherever we are, whatever the time is, we are ninja and should always be on guard." Hiruzen explained while looking at Naruto.

"Okay Jiji, I understand. I'm sorry for my behavior earlier, I should have been more aware," Naruto said quietly as he looked to the floor.

"It's okay Naruto-kun, all people need experience and you're still young. Your ninja career is still long and I'm sure you will be able to become the strongest ninja eventually, if you always evaluate the mistakes that you ever make." explained Hokage in a soft tone.

"Do you want to join me, Naruto-kun? Ichiraku ramen! My treat!" said Hiruzen while standing from his desk.

Naruto's eyes widened and he shouted, "Okay, Jiji, you're the best! Dattebayo!" while holding his hand and leading the Hokage to the Ramen stand. Hiruzen chuckled and followed him.

-Next day-

Today was the day that Naruto has been waiting for, the day he finally became a ninja! Although Genin was the lowest rank, still it counted. Everyone starts their career from the bottom, right! Waking up from his bed, Naruto excitedly ran to the bathroom, a few minutes later Naruto stood in front of the mirror while staring at himself. Wearing an orange shirt with glasses on his head.

"Yosh! Good morning world! Naruto Uzumaki, the amazing ninja is here!"

After closing the door and locking it, Naruto ran towards the Academy.

The Sun had just come up and Konoha was already out of bed; the civilians were beginning their morning rituals, opening up shops and stands. In brief, Konoha was already up and about. Naruto could see masked ninja with animal motifs running fast, jumping from the roof to the roof of the houses.

"ANBU" Naruto thought as he stared at the figures. At their speed, civilians would see them as moving blurs. However, not Naruto, why, because he is awesome, of course!

His wide smile decreased slightly after seeing the glaring gaze of the villagers of Konoha, some even whispered behind him "why is the demon still here", "I hope the Third Hokage immediately chases him out" whispered a food vendor to her customers.

"Never again, now I know why they hate me and I understand! Just wait everyone! I will change your views by becoming the strongest ninja ever," Naruto murmured while speeding towards the Academy.

-15 minutes later- -Academy-

Konoha is a hidden village that is not very militaristic, unlike Kumogakure and Iwagakure. This is indicated by the number of ordinary citizens / civilians, which is more than the number of ninja. But that didn't mean Konoha is weak, no! The Will of Fireconcept derived from the First Hokage helped Konoha arise as the winner of the three previous Shinobi Wars. Besides the Will of Fire, Konoha Shinobi were also famous for their teamwork! The genin team, the Anbu team. All used this principle, but the most well-known among them all was the legendary Ino-Shika-Cho team that has been carried down for generations.

The Academy is a building located at the foot of Mt. Hokage, this building is a place where people who register as a ninja are trained and a place where ninjas officially accept their mission. The Academy was built during the reign of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, for military purposes.

Stepping on his feet, Naruto entered the classroom and saw that he was the only one there. Regardless of this, Naruto entered and sat at the last benches as usual and immediately fell asleep resting his head on the desk.

-A few minutes later-

"Naruto, wake up!" Iruka sensei shouted while throwing a chalk towards Naruto.

Tuk

Eraser hit its mark. "Grmmm Iruka sensei," Naruto muttered as he slowly looked up from his short nap.

"Wake up Naruto, it's time. Also I have an announcement to all of you," said Iruka, who stood in front of the class filled with young ninja candidates while holding a piece of paper.

All the children sat up straight and focused on what Iruka sensei had to say, even infamous sloth, Shikamaru sat up straight and listened. Shikamaru is the heir to the Nara clan, the only child of the clan head and his father Nara Shikaku. He was clad in a green shirt with open mesh and black pants, his hair pulled back. Like other members of the Nara clan, his brainpower far exceeds the average, but also he was as lazy as a sloth if not more.

"Okay kids, congratulations to those of you who passed the Academy exam this year. For those of you who did not pass, don't give up, there is still a chance to repeat next year. I am proud of all of you who have become my students, I hope each of you achieve your dreams," said Iruka with a proud smile

Naruto smiled broadly, as did the other children. Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, the duo of Uchiha Sasuke fangirls also smiled broadly, Choji Akimichi smiled a little while continuing to chew on his chips.

"Yosh, we will rock this Akamaru"

Barkk!

Kiba Inuzuka and his dog Akamaru shouted while clenching their fists upwards.

Everyone smiled except for one child, Uchiha Sasuke who continued to scrutinize the clouds from the window beside him.

"Hahh, I think it's impossible for Sasuke to be who he was before, not after the special treatment given by his brother," thought Iruka bitterly as he recalled the dark incident that befell one of the biggest clans in Konoha, the Uchiha clan a few years ago.

Seeing his parents die in front of his own eyes repeatedly would produce such an effect on a child. Furthermore, the killer of his parents was his dear brother.

"All right, now maintain the decorum of the class while I announce the teams, Team #1 ..." Naruto closed his eyes, not paying attention to Iruka who was announcing the placement of the team until his name was called.

"Team #7 Naruto Uzumaki, Uchiha Sasuke, and Haruno Sakura under the leadership of Jounin

Kakashi Hatake" Naruto woke up in surprise and glared at Sasuke who was doing the same direction, "Kyaaaa feels that Ino-pig" shouted Sakura while dancing triumphantly.

"Sensei, with Sakura-chan ok, but why do I have to be paired with the same team as this duck butt" Naruto shouted, pointing his index finger accusedly towards Sasuke.

"Naruto, this is the decision of the Hokage and the Council. You can't protest about it. Moreover, your score is the lowest overall (total of written and practice tests). Sakura is the Top Kunoichi of the year and Sasuke is Rookie of the Year. This has become part of tradition for the dead last to be paired with a team the Rookie of the Year and Top Kunoichi "explained Iruka

"Alright Iruka sensei" Naruto said weakly with resigned tone

"Let me continue, Team 8 Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, and Hinata Hyuuga under the leadership of Jounin Kurenai Yuhi. Because team 9 is still in rotation last year, team 10 will be Ino Yamanaka, Nara Shikamaru, and Choji Akimichi"

There were moans protests, toss, and crispy chews.

"You guys wait here until your Jounin sensei arrives. Good luck" Iruka then collected the papers and left the classroom. A few minutes later, one by one the Jounin senseis arrived and picked up their Genin team, leaving only Team #7 who was still waiting in the class.

-1 hour later-

"Arggghh, where is our sensei? Did he forget about us or what?" Naruto shouted as he ruffled his hair.

"Maybe he's busy with something?" Sakura answered quietly. Sasuke just snorted. The fact is that all members of Team 7 are also annoyed by the behavior of their supposed sensei.

"Hehe I will make him pay," Naruto chuckled, he then closed the door, tied the eraser board with a rope, fastened the eraser board between the top doors, and connected the rope with two small black wall paints placed above the door (Even I don't know where he got all those)

"Naruto! Don't do that, we'll be yelled at later!" exclaimed Sakura angrily. Sasuke just shrugged. Truth to be told, he also wanted his sensei to pay.

"Hehe just calm down Sakura-chan, this is the punishment for being late, how can our sensei be Jounin if he is not disciplined. It doesn't make much sense, Naruto said walking back to his seat.

-2 hours later-

"Aragggh if he won't come in 5 minutes, I will report it to Jiji," Naruto shouted in frustration

Suddenly the door opened and a man wearing a Jounin vest with a mask, peeped in through the door, accidentally he opened the door which automatically activated the trap.

Slurrrp

* silence *

"My first opinion of you all; bad!" puff Kakashi said as he disappeared into the smoke.

The three children laughed strongly, as Naruto was head over heels on the floor, even Sasuke gave a small smile.

"So are you done?" asked someone from behind them.

"What?" Said the three children simultaneously while looking back.

"Rule number #026, the ninja must always be aware of the conditions around him. Meet me on the roof," said Kakashi before shunshin-ing.

"Cool, real ninja is really cool and terrible," thought Naruto who was walking to the roof while remembering how his sensei suddenly appeared behind them without any of them noticing.

-On the roof-

After all gathered on the roof with Naruto sitting on the right side, Sakura in the middle, and Sasuke left. In front of them was their Jounin sensei, Kakashi. He began to speak

"Who made the paint trap?"

"Ano me, Sensei" Naruto answered nervously

Kakashi looked at him for a few seconds, which made the silence more intense, Naruto gulped. Kakashi said,

"A good trick, but next time replace the rope with a wire for a faster reaction and do not need to use a board eraser, just tie the wire to the door handle inside and connect to the paint above. With this the opponent will not see any wire or paint from outside"

Pin drop silence for a few seconds, then

"Awesome, that's very good sensei, thank you for the suggestion" Naruto said, smiling broadly.

"Looks like our sensei isn't that bad," Sakura thought with a small smile. Sasuke said nothing for a few seconds, but then he raised a questioning hand.

"Sensei, how did you, who were hit by a wall paint disappear in a cloud of smoke and suddenly be behind us?" The two teammates also nodded in agreement.

"Simple, me that was hit by the paint was a Kage Bunshin and the jutsu I used is shunshin. Maybe I'll teach you later," Kakashi said relaxed while reading an orange covered book titled Icha-Icha

"Alright, my little Genin, before we start being a team, there are things you should know ...

(skip the introduction)

"We will do a Genin test at the Training Ground #7, tomorrow at 8 am. Oh and don't try to have a breakfast because you'll get puke. Jaa-ne!"

"Genin test? Didn't we graduate from the academy?" Naruto asked in surprise while looking at his teammates.

"Whatever Kakashi Sensei says must be true, it means we will face another test" Sakura answered while looking at Sasuke who said nothing.

"Ano guys, do you want to have lunch with me at Ichiraku?" Invite Naruto

"No, thank you Naruto," said Sakura, who was still looking at Sasuke.

"Hn, go alone dobe" answered Sasuke while turning toward the house and putting his hands in his pocket, Sakura followed him

"Damn you Sasuke teme" Naruto shouted.

"Hmm what to do? I still have a few hours until sunset. Maybe I'll go to Ichiraku and practice somewhere later," Naruto thought, nodding. He then ran to Ichiraku while shouting,

"Ramennn I'm coming!"

- A few minutes later - at the training ground 7

"Tajuuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu"

Pufss

Hundreds of orange clones suddenly appeared at the training ground, which, in fact, was only a large grassy area.

"Alright half of you split up and fight each other, the winner will get Ichiraku free coupons. This is side A (Naruto while pointing at the hundreds of clones to his right) this side B (he points to the rest on his left) ready? Start!" Original Naruto then sat under a tree while watching the clones fighting.

Puffs

One clone disperse in a cloud of smoke and Naruto suddenly gets a memory that he was hit on the right cheek.

"What the hell is that" thought Naruto, shocked while holding his right cheek which incidentally didn't hurt at all.

"Could it be, the memory of the dead clone will return to the original?" Naruto thought seriously.

Unlike what the Konoha villagers thought, Naruto was not an idiot. He acted like that because he was afraid of what people will do if the demon becomes smart? After all the sabotages he received at the academy. Naruto decided that acting as an idiot was the best course of action for now. Naruto was not a natural genius like Itachi Uchiha neither was he a genius of hard work like Maito Gai, but he had his own nature that is unpredictability, which he showed when doing daily prank. How else can a 7-year-old boy avoid the group of ANBU, Chunin, and even Jounin while being pursued after one of his pranks?

"This jutsu is awesome; I'll be strong in no time!" Naruto shouted, jumping up and down.

Well we cannot change the fact that Naruto is still Naruto.

-XxX-

Please review

Note:

Bunshin No Jutsu (Clone Jutsu) Rank E. This is a basic technique that can be used by any shinobi. For this technique, users create one or more afterimages of themselves to move with them. Unlike most other cloning techniques, this afterimage has no substance and is thus unable to damage the opponent

Oiroke No Jutsu (Sexy Jutsu) Rank E. Naruto Uzumaki created this technique to play with men. The user turns into a beautiful woman, with special attention paid to the figure of the woman, breasts, and waist

Kage Bunshin No Jutsu (Shadow Clone jutsu) Ranking B. This jutsu allows the user to make one or more copies of himself. The user's chakra is evenly divided between themselves and their clones: making one clone gives half of the user's chakra, making two clones will give one-third of each user's chakra, and so on. Once scattered, the remaining clone and chakra experience is transferred back to the user

Tajuu Kage Bunshin No Jutsu (Multiple Shadow Clones Jutsu) Rank A. Enhanced version of the shadow clone style. The user creates many shadow clones on this technique.

Shunshin No Jutsu (the Body Flicker) shunshin technique, a ninja can move short distances to long distances at speeds that are almost traceable. For observers, it looks like the user has teleported. This is achieved by using the chakra for a while the body's vitality and moving with extreme speed. The amount of chakra needed depends on the overall distance and height between the user and the intended destination

Source: Narutofandomwiki

Have a good day!