Naruto Of The Shadow Clones

chapter 11 Introducing D-ranks

Hidden Leaf Village: En Route to the Hokage's Office: Directly After Bell Test

Naruto was angry. Actually angry didn't cover it, he was down right pissed. Sakura he could see doing his best to help out with training. Sasuke was another matter entirely.

It wasn't just the fact that he had that superior attitude that Naruto knew had no right being there. It was the pride as well. Sasuke in Naruto's opinion would always try to prove that he was better than him.

For Naruto the problem with that was not his own ego telling him to beat down some upstart that threatened him. No, what really made Naruto mad at the Uchiha's attitude that made him want to beat the kid to the ground right now was the fact that that kind of thinking got people killed on missions.

He was going to the Hokage to explain this to him, and he was hoping to get his approval to use any means necessary to get the kid's head on straight. Because if he didn't give the so called genius a much needed wake up call in the safety of the village, it would happen outside on a mission and the poor fool might not survive.

He and his father were currently discussing ways to get the kid to wake up, but they realized that anything too serious would get the council mad at them even with the hokage's approval. Unfortunately, it seemed to them that they would end up needing to do some pretty drastic things to get the kid to wake up. And even though father and son agreed most of the members of the council could go straight to hell, it did not change the fact that although they were a pain in the rear, the blond had to listen to them, hence his pissed off state.

Hokage's Office

Sarutobi was sitting at his desk looking out the window. The Jounins had finished their reports on the Genin test and had all been dismissed five minutes go. Kakashi had been one of the last ones out and had told the hokage that Naruto might be swinging by later to give his opinion about the test as well. Sarutobi knew that would most definitely be the case. Naruto was a good ninja, and liked to solve his own problems, but he would sometimes come to his former teachers or him for advice if he ever needed help.

And Sarutobi knew that Naruto would definitely need help dealing with the Uchiha since the council seemed to adore the last loyal Sharingan user. Especially since Naruto made it clear numerous times that he did not like people who let pride or those with well known last names get to their heads. Sarutobi was sure that the next few months at least would really put his favorite blond ninja to the test.

Just as he was thinking about this, there was a knocking at his door. He wasn't surprised when said blond came in when invited, and leaned forward as Naruto took a seat. Gesturing for him to speak, said blond sighed and decided to not beat around the bush with his leader and grandfather figure.

"Hokage-sama, I'm afraid I'm going to need your help with something. My two teammates leave a lot of things wanting. Sakura Haruno, although seems more interested in chasing our teammate than becoming a good ninja, has at least shown signs she can be helped. That I can handle on my own. What I really need your help on is dealing with the other new member of Team 7."

Naruto paused to gather his thoughts. Even though he and the hokage were close, he knew this was a delicate matter and so chose his next words carefully. "I can clearly see that Sasuke Uchiha and I will constantly be at odds with each other. He has allowed the village's worship of his clan get to his head and has proven multiple times during the test that he will not or can not work as a team player. The reason he has done this is that as he himself has stated, he strongly believes that he is superior to everyone else and does not need help. I have tried multiple times reaching out to him, but failed all but once. The second to last time, Sasuke actually put not only me and Kakashi-sensei in danger but his classmate as well. The only reason he even agreed to work with us last time was because we threatened to send him back to the academy, which if the council was not so interested in him, I would have done anyway. The boy needs a wake up call sir. And I'm afraid only a rather rude one will have any effect what so ever. However, like I said, the council has interest in him. Therefore I need your approval for me to do what I feel is necessary to open his eyes. Because if it is not done in the safety of the village walls, but outside during a mission, I cannot guarantee that the Uchiha will survive."