Guide:

Kage Bunshin - Jutsu

'I will rule the world!' - thought

word - Illusion/Genjutsu World

"It's the end for you!" - sentence

Chapter Seven: Ballad of a Leaf Ninja Pt. 3

Kiko and Naruto both jumped back and started doing handsigns.

Kiko tightened her bandages, and shouted, "Futon: Kazekiri Eiso!" and as soon as she said that, a spear of wind shot towards Naruto at breakneck speeds.

It would have hit Naruto, if he hadn't have said, "Jinton: Kyokutan'na Sokudo, and disappeared and reappeared right behind her. "Gotcha Kiko-chan! Take this!" While he was talking to Kiko, she also disappeared, but this time, she appeared on a tree branch a yard away from Naruto.

"What were you saying again Naruto-kun?" she taunted.

Naruto said nothing, just grinned. "I hope you can hear this!"

Suddenly, Kiko heard another voice identical to Naruto's from behind her. "Here's a jutsu I learned from Shūchū-kaa-sama last night, Futon: Juuyouseigun! With that, a huge amount of wind pushed her towards the original Naruto, causing him to grin wider. He wordlessly summoned a shadow clone beside him, and started an onslaught of attacks.

She took a lot of damage from the two Naruto's before she could catch herself so she could escape and make a new plan.

On the Sidelines

Kakashi was shocked at the level of planning Naruto was currently showing. 'God, Naruto, you're just like your father. Both him and Kushina would be so proud of you if they could see you…'

Back with Kiko

'God, when did Naruto suddenly get so good? He must have upped his Kage Bunshin training a lot more than I realized. Well, time to show him that I haven't been slacking either!' she thought.

She suddenly felt Naruto's presence next to her. "Ya know, you shouldn't hide from a fox…" and he sent a punch to the back of her head, which could have knocked her out, if she hadn't cocked her head to the side, and sent her elbow back, and hit him in the ribs. As he staggered back, she turned around, and punched him in the nose, sending him falling off of the branch they were crouched on.

"Futon: Atsugai!" was shouted immediately after that, sending the already falling Naruto to the ground with great speed. As soon as he hit the ground, a small crater surrounded him.

On the Sideline

"What are they?!" Some of the ninja were saying after witnessing the devastating attacks being thrown back and forth between the two Genin.

Shūchū said nothing, just smirked. She looked down at her students, and said, "This is what you can achieve with hard work, sweat, and tears my dear students. They are living proof that nothing worth having comes easy…"

Her Genin just stared ahead, in awe of the show the two Tatsumaki clan members.

Back to the Fight

Naruto hit the ground with a hard thud. 'What just hit me? Oh, right, it was Kiko-chan. ' He stood up shakily, and closed his eyes. When he opened them, his eyes were glowing the customary electric blue.

"I was going to hold off on using this technique for later, but I guess it can't be helped. Brace yourself Kiko! Kudakero: Hanten Sekai!

Suddenly, the air around everyone shimmered, and when everybody regained their bearings, they realized that the world was inverted.

"You can't break this illusion Kiko-chan, you might as well forfeit." Naruto proudly boasted.

Kiko narrowed her eyes. 'Damn it! I don't know what I can do to get out of this one… Looks like I have to forfeit this round.' She raised her hand, and called out, "I forfeit Kakashi-sensei. I don't know what this technique can do, but I know for a fact that I couldn't break this illusion if I tried."

Kakashi nodded. "Since Kiko of Squad 4 has forfeited, Naruto of Squad 13 is the winner of the tournament!"

Everybody present cheered, not just for Naruto, but for every Genin. The future of Konoha was very bright it seemed.

Naruto walked up to Kiko, and shook her hand. He also leaned up close to her, and whispered, "Man Kiko-chan, I'm glad you gave up when you did, I was close to running out of chakra. He he he." He laughed nerviously, scratching the back of his head.

She grinned. "You're lucky your illusions are nearly unbreakable, or I would have kicked your ass!"

Gai ran up to Naruto followed by Lee and Neji. "Yosh! Naruto-kun, Your Flames of Youth are blinding! Lee, you can learn something from Naruto-kun!"

The blond looked over at Neji, and the poor Hyuuga was shaking his head in disappointment. "Good match Tatsumaki, I hope to have another one soon. The way he worded it however, wasn't a request, but a demand.

While Squad 13 were talking, Kiko decided to go back with her own squad.

"Yeah, sure Neji." Naruto muttered. "You guys wanna go get some ramen? Ichiraku's even started selling saki!"

Neji politely declined, saying he had more important matters to tend to, which confused Naruto, but the Hyuuga said he would take Naruto's invite another time.

"Yosh, we'd love to go get ramen with - !" Lee was interrupted by Gai, causing Naruto to sweatdrop.

"Lee! You remember what happened last time! No sake for you! Also, since you tried to drink that un-youthful drink, you have to run 100 laps around the village!" Gai shouted, after he suddenly punched Lee square in the face.

Lee smiled a million dollar smile. "Gai-sensei, I shall run 100 laps, and if I don't –" After listening to that, Naruto tuned them out.

'I'm fucked!' he wailed silently. 'Why did I have to get these two weirdos?'

He shook his head, and began his trip for some well needed ramen and sake. And if he was lucky, he'd get to see that hottie Anko…

Author's Note:

Finally, I can write more of Naruto Tatsumaki! I know you guys have been waiting on this update for a long ass time, and for the wait, I apologize. And for all of the readers that wonder if the inverted world technique came from Bleach, it did. Naruto in this story won't be overpowered, but strong as hell. Also, I will try to make the chapters super long, starting after this chapter. I gotta get back in the groove of writing again…

Jutsu List

Kazekiri Enso – Wind Cutter Sharp Spear

Jinton: Kyokutan'na Sokudo – Quickness Style: Extreme Speed

Futon: Juuyouseigun – Wind Release: Gravity Force

Ninpo: Kage Bunshin – Ninja Art: Shadow Clone

Kudakero: Hanten Sekai – Shatter: Inverted World