Strength, Power and Victory

Naruto/Temari fic

Darksider82

"Speech and Jutsu"

"Bijuu and Bijuu techniques!"

I

"YOU FAIL!" Uzumaki Naruto, orange clad, blue eyed, blonde and hopeful at becoming a Genin for Konoha, shrugged and left the classroom. The two instructors looked at each other "You could have passed him, Iruka. I mean they WERE clones." The silvery blue haired chunin stated, his fellow chunin, with a scar on his nose hung his head "You know I cannot show favouritism Mizuki. It's more of will not and shall not rather than cannot. He will have to graduate next year."

Naruto left the academy building alone, turned left. Scaled the wall of the playground and headed towards the slums. The slums were where he lived, the Orphanage had kicked him out when he was six, the Hokage had set him up in a place in the red light district mainly to protect him. Naruto kicked a stray bento box that it clattered into building. The door opened a man stuck his head out "Get out of here demon trash."

Naruto looked at him with dead eyes and unsheathed a kunai "What did you call me?" Naruto growled as he turned back around to climb the stairs towards the man. "You heard…Demon…Filth." A guttural laugh was heard from behind Naruto, who saw a tall man, garbed in black joining the conversation. "Kid, I know you want to kill him…but you have no defence. However, I…" The man grabbed the kunai, grabbed the man and drove the kunai into the man's shoulder and into the door.

Naruto stared "Won't he scream that I attacked him." The stranger snorted "He won't. Because he's not an absolute cunt. The reason why, he's breaking the Hokage's law in the village. A shinobi MUST follow the orders of their superiors unless it is an absolutely dick order, then you're looking at dismissal from the corps."

"I'll have your head…" The man whimpered, trying to be tough really doesn't have an effect when one is stabbed to the door.

"We'll see posh spice…Who knows I may be back to finish you…Come on young Uzumaki, let's have a chat and get this god awful weight off your chest." Naruto nodded and followed the man before stopping "How can I trust you?"

"Good question kid…What does the academy say?" The stranger replied. "Everyone in the village of Konoha is an ally and is obligated to assist one another." Naruto snorted derisively at that.

"You disagree?"

"They treat me like shit. Prices are inflated for me, everything I need is 'conveniently' out of stock when I enter…So yes I disagree."

"Then you're correct. You can't trust anyone. Don't trust anyone who says 'trust me'. I'm telling you this Uzumaki Naruto because you can be great. DO NOT TRUST ME. But know this, I am on your side. I know the corruption of Konoha."

Naruto stared "You've been screwed by the council?"

"Yup…Kicked me out the house I was in by reneging on contracts. Separated me from my little girl Tenten. I had a hand in her family, I gave her to my Genin teammates. One piece of advice, you're Genin cellmates YOU CAN TRUST. What you can trust them with is entirely upto you. I was lucky, I trusted them with everything. They even allow me partial visitation rights…Here we are."

It was a smithy, the stranger led the duo in the back. To find someone waiting for them "This is where you've been holed up Hari-kun?" The stranger was small man, face covered with wrinkles showing his wisdom and age." Hari smirked "Where are the caretakers?" A snort was given from one of the corners getting a smirk "One in the corner, one on the sofa underneath a genjutsu, one in the armchair and the other…" Hari lashed out directly above him only to strike thin air.

"Behind you sampai…" Hari grinned "Neko-san…Been a while hasn't it…Can't come and see your dear brother anymore."

"You stopped being my brother when you were dishonourably discharged from the corps. You should be dead."

"Oh woe is me. Woe is me, my dear sister believes I should be dead…" The mood changed as chakra filled the air "…You and I both know that my dismissal is utter bullshit…Now why are you here Hokage…No I won't give him respect because the shinobi aid the Hokage and the Hokage aides his men. I asked him for assistance but never got any…So tell me your piece and please leave."

The Sandaime stepped backwards slightly and bowed deeply "I apologise…What do you want?"

"My life. My Protector. My Vest. And Fifteen Years of Compensation at current interest rates. I do have thirteen years of Child Services to pay, Higurashi's Hayate and Ku need it. They'll deny it till they're blue in the face."

The Sandaime nodded "What about your sword? You were the 'Hellsword of Konoha' an A-Rank Shinobi average with an S-rank in Kiri."

"Don't worry about the blade. We shall sing again. Now Naruto-kun, what is on your mind?"

Naruto sighed "Failed the Genin Graduation exam again. I passed the Paper, Taijutsu, Shurikenjutsu, Henge and Kawamari but failed the Bunshin."

"You failed the Bunshin? As in the illusionary one?" Naruto nodded "There are more?"

"Kid DO YOU KNOW who you really are?" Growled Hari as he fixed the Hokage with a glare. The ANBU tensed.

"You're risking the law nii-san."

"Not stupid Imoto-chan. Surprised you never told him who his mother is. Might bring him some closure and understanding."

"What are you talking about?" Shouted Naruto, his patience finally running out.

"Uzumaki Naruto, You're the Heir of the Uzumaki Clan. Son of Uzumaki Kushina, the Second Jailer of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. Your father's name is restricted until you are seventeen or chunin. You've got a legacy kid, as you're an Uzumaki, if people had done their jobs you will never be able to do genjutsu or illusionary arts."

Naruto stared "You mean that…"

Hari nodded "Those assholes that have the pretentiousness to call themselves your teachers are purposefully hindering you. The same people who force me out of my apartment and into this rundown Blacksmith, which I've managed to get working…You've got a choice Naruto-kun, be kicked to the ground by the academy because of what you are or train with me and I'll get you into the Shinobi forces by Hook, Crook and Death."

"I'll train with you…I'll become Hokage. I'll repay you somehow."

Hari grinned "I'll hold you to that. Don't rush to the position. In a race a tortoise beats the hare. Never be the hare. Experience the world, be stupid and have fun…And you better enjoy it because dark times are coming and you're going to need the memories of childhood before it kicks off."

Naruto nodded "When do we begin?" Next thing he knew; he was on the floor "We've already begun."

(Time jump to Chunin Exams)

Naruto smirked. He had used the transformation jutsu and the kage bunshin to sneak into the jonin-sensei meeting to overhear who would be teaching him and any other potential information. He was correct, Hatake Kakashi would be his sensei only to be deliberately neglected on the council's orders. The Sandaime had followed through on his promise and had Hari reinstated as a tokubetsu jonin. Naruto's tutor grinned, it wasn't his full jonin status but a jonin pay was a jonin pay.

His small Blacksmith business was bellowing, pun not intended. The ANBU still used Higurashi's for the majority of their supplies but they went to the small rundown Blacksmith in the Back Alley because, they knew, that he knew, that they knew and add the Sandaime knew a few times and say repetitively that the Blacksmith Shinobi made tailor made kit.

Uma or Horse. Was a shinobi who preferred wielding kunai with a longer blade in a reverse hand grip, Hari made him some. The blades were inscribed with some unique seals, elemental streaming seals, strengthening seals and sharpening seals. Elemental streaming allowed for the kunai to absorb incoming elemental attacks but unfortunately it was first element connects. Strengthening seals allowed them to hold the mans weight, Uma wasn't a heavy man per se but he was big and was brilliant at scaling buildings so the seals helped hold his weight and durability seals allowed them to last longer in a knife fight.

Neko got her katana infused with wind chakra seals. That was always fun to see when a man was cut in half, door and all. Hari also dabbled in the clothing business for spec-ops.

Naruto had quickly found himself liking the comfy, dark reinforced clothing that his tutor provided and had quickly bought several outfits. Sure he had built a tab with his mentor but through careful planning they had arranged a payment scheme.

Naruto's skills had also improved. Upon learning the Kage Bunshin Jutsu, Hari had quickly honed Naruto's taijutsu to a decent level. Kage Bunshins transferred memories, including muscle back to the owner. Hari had also informed of a secret; kage techniques could be applied to anything. For that Hari launched a kunai at a target and a murmured kage kunai bunshin no jutsu, the kunai became fifty.

Naruto's eyes widened at the potential room for abuse that particular technique had. Now here he was with the slip for the Chunin exams "Sampai are you home?"

"Forge, Gaki. Wasn't expecting you for another three hours or so. What have you got for me?"

"The last instalment, I don't break my word. You know that. Oh and I got the Chunin exam slip."

Hari emerged from the depths of the apartment that Naruto practically stayed in for food. Naruto only went back to his actual flat for sleep which was fifteen minutes away, Naruto had also put on several pounds and inches what with Hari feeding him.

"Do it Gaki. Don't worry about not making it to the finals, it prepares you. Oh and I've seen your seals and they're pretty good and inventive. Using some of them, I'm putting the funds into an account you can't access until you're a jonin. Anyway I've been chatting with the Hokage and he's given me these." With that Hari placed a longer than normal tanto on the table along with a sheet of paper and several scrolls.

"Hokage's Chunin Tanto, Out Of Regulation, Out Of Service and Illegal for anyone without a blade licence to have. "I have procured such a licence and am to train you in its use and your affinity or affinities as much as possible before the exam."

Naruto nodded and he funnelled his chakra into the paper. Hari had tutored Naruto extensively in the academics needed to become a chunin and a bit more along with several other 'life skills' one requires such as woodwork, metalwork, cooking, cleaning, bare necessity food and the like. Naruto found the food Hari put in front of him was delicious because it was fresh, that was the main reason for eating ramen all the time. Not just because it was the only place that would serve him.

Naruto's eyes widened when the paper shredded into pieces, and then half the pieces caught fire and the rest soaked. "Not earth…bollocks. Damn could have taught you the schematics for something to really piss of Iwa."

Hari, despised the Earth Shinobi. He had been captured by them and had through sheer luck managed to gain parole and looked around the village. Hari had snuck into the library of the Iwa nation and recorded several dozen techniques including the fable Jinton or Atomic Style. Hari refused to share the details save for the Hokage which and ensured the debates and arguments that had sent him into the slums where Naruto had found him.

"Wind release training involves making your chakra as thin as possible. You'll hear a shrieking sound. First exercise is to cut a leaf, then a rock, branch, tree and then a waterfall. Water is to manipulate spilt water, cup, bowl, pond, and river. Fire is quite simple burn paper, wood, coal, branch and then a tree."

Naruto nodded "I'd best get started and I hope to make you proud sampai."

With that Naruto left the smithy and headed towards the training grounds "You already have Namikaze Naruto. You already have."