Hello all Storm here with a new story! Here we'll be doing something different than my usual story of Naruto leaving/defecting from Konoha. I won't spoil much, but I'm sure you can figure it out from the title. So, without further ado.

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'Well done, Naruto.' Thought Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sandaime Hokage, as he looked into his crystal ball using the Telescope Jutsu.

The image it's showing, was that of his surrogate grandson, Naruto Uzumaki, officially being graduated by his teacher, Iruka Umino, and becoming a Genin. This was after Naruto had been tricked by his other teacher, Mizuki, into stealing the Forbidden Scroll of Seals.

The following confrontation had resulted in Mizuki telling Naruto that he's the Jinchūriki of the Kyūbi no Kitsune, the beast that had attacked Konoha fourteen years ago. The revelation had nearly caused Naruto to run away, until overhearing Iruka's words regarding him. Resulting in Naruto revealing that he had successfully mastered the Shadow Clone Jutsu, before proceeding to create dozens of Clones that attacked Mizuki.

Afterwards, Iruka had given Naruto his own headband and promoted him to Genin. It made the Hokage smile at seeing the boy finally become a Ninja, like he's always wanted to.

Just then, Sarutobi was brought out of his thoughts by an all too familiar voice.

"I'm actually impressed, young Naruto managed to master the Shadow Clone Jutsu, in such a short amount of time as well."

"I'm surprised as well. But I didn't think Naruto would be someone who would have your interest, Orochimaru." Hiruzen said, while looking and seeing his former student step out from the shadows, with his arms held behind his back and looking at the crystal ball.

"That's where you'd be wrong, Sarutobi-sensei. I was always interested in Naruto, given the potential he has. But I never made my interest known, given the boy never had the right motivation and guidance to utilize that potential. But now that he has become a Genin, that can be changed." Orochimaru said, smirking, as he looked Naruto's image with a gleam in his eyes, one Hiruzen recognized, having seen it before.

"You want to take Naruto on as an apprentice." Stated the Hokage, realizing what his student wanted, with the Snake Sannin nodding in confirmation.

"I do. I can insure he takes full advantage of his inner power and potential. Besides, it'd be interesting take on another apprentice." Said Orochimaru.

Hearing his students words made Sarutobi hesitant to allow Orochimaru's request. Given that the Sannin is the head of the Department of Research & Development, his students work wasn't pretty or for the faint of heart, along with it crossing into the darker aspects of being a Ninja.

However, on the other hand, Sarutobi knew that Naruto was also very naïve and ignorant to the world he has just entered. Though the Hokage was also willing to admit that he was partially to blame for it, as he never really pushed Naruto to attend the Academy or gave him any punishments for skipping classes to pull pranks, aside from cleaning the resulting mess. Along with the fact that whenever he told the boy of the Ninja World, it was always the lighter aspects of it, never mentioning just how ugly it could be.

Though it had been part of Hiruzen's attempt to try and give Naruto a normal childhood, while also giving him a goal to work towards. Since most of the village hated and ignored Naruto, due his burden, he wanted the boy to have some normalcy.

And if Naruto becomes Orochimaru's apprentice, then Sarutobi knew that his student wouldn't hold back in telling Naruto every single, ugly detail of what it means to be a Ninja.

"I had planned for Naruto to be placed on a team under Kakashi, should he ever pass. And after he gained some experience, I was going to summon Jiraiya to take him on as an apprentice." Hiruzen said, given those two were close with Naruto's parents and would help him grow stronger.

However, Orochimaru thought differently as he shook his head.

"That would be a terrible idea. Not only was Kakashi Minato's student, but Jiraiya was his teacher, with both of them seeing Minato as a father and son, respectively. This alone makes it, so they'd be emotionally invested, given their ties with Naruto's parents. They'd coddle the boy, and not make an attempt to have him learn what it truly means to be a Ninja; instead, wanting to make sure he stays pure, which would be a great disservice to both the boy and the village. Something that would be more likely to get him killed outside the village, if he doesn't have the strength to kill his enemies." Orochimaru said, with Sarutobi nodding, reluctantly seeing his students points, though the Sannin wasn't done there.

"Jiraiya was also never really much of a teacher, only ever really laying down the basics and leaving his students to figure out the rest, which resulted in two of them getting killed. While Minato didn't even learn his two signature Jutsu, or the get ideas for them, from Jiraiya. The Rasengan is based off the Tailed Beast Bomb, while he learned the Hiraishin from Tobirama's notes. As for Kakashi, he never had any experience in teaching, let alone being a Jōnin Sensei, given he's failed every team he's had, all because he puts too much focus on teamwork. Not to mention he's gotten complacent, either from spending his time looking at the Memorial Stone, or having his face buried in that smut Jiraiya writes." Said Orochimaru, not hesitating in listing out the two men's flaws.

Though that's not to say Orochimaru doesn't see the value in teamwork, as it was his and his teammates ability to work together, as well as off of each other's skills, that made the Sannin so feared. But teamwork also wasn't something that can just happen at the drop of a hat. Especially for a newly minted Genin team, given it took months, and even years, before he, Jiraiya, and Tsunade could work together flawlessly.

But with Kakashi, unless the trio were basically the best of friends, they would never pass the Bell Test he gives them. While Hiruzen and Minato had given both of their teams the Bell Test, it was to test how well they can already work together and build up from there, while Kakashi's test is that they'd either have to work together from the start or fail.

The only time a team should fail the Bell Test, is if they have no hope of them ever working together as a team.

Meanwhile, Sarutobi once again had to concede with Orochimaru's points. If he let Kakashi and Jiraiya teach Naruto, he'd remain ignorant of the world around him and stay the same naïve child he is now, even if by some miracle he does become stronger.

And that's the best case scenario.

The worst case being Naruto ending up dead or captured. Either be brainwashed or used as a breeding factory by anyone able to figure out his heritage.

"Say I let you take Naruto as an apprentice, what about Satsuki and Sakura?" Hiruzen asked, given they would have been Naruto's teammates, if he graduated and was put on a team.

"Anko has been wanting to take on a student, let her train Satsuki. I'm sure Satsuki could benefit under Anko, rather than some bootlicker, wanting to get in the good graces of one of the few remaining Uchiha in the Village. As for Sakura, assign her to the Hospital to be trained by Kabuto, as from what the reports say, she has near perfect Chakra Control, perfect to become a Medic-Nin. Plus she'll also learn how to fight, with Kabuto being one the few, who also specializes in combat." Orochimaru answered, knowing Anko wouldn't hold Satsuki's hand, or care that she's an Uchiha, nor would she hesitate to beat her down to make her strong, while Kabuto was one of the best Combat Medics in the Nations, possibly even rivalling Tsunade in some areas.

Once again, Sarutobi saw his student's point and knew this would be the best decision.

"Very well, I'll have the paperwork drawn up for the three apprenticeships." Sarutobi said, with Orochimaru smirking, before turning to leave the office.

"Thank you, Sarutobi-sensei, I promise that you won't regret it." Said the Sannin.

*Timeskip – Three Days*

Naruto walked to his soon to be former classroom with a large grin on his face.

The reason being his new headband tied around his forehead, showing he was now an official Ninja.

'And that means I'm one step closer to becoming Hokage!' Naruto thought, excited that he's taken the first step in achieving his dream.

Arriving at the classroom, Naruto walked in and smirked at the surprised looks of his soon to be former classmates at seeing him here, given they all knew he had failed.

"What're you doing here, dobe?!" Demanded Kiba Inuzuka.

"Can't you tell mutt, I passed." Said Naruto, tapping his headband.

"Bullshit! We all saw you fail!" Kiba retorted, with Naruto glaring at him for the reminder.

"Well Iruka-sensei let me take another test and I passed." Stated Naruto, since the Hokage made it very clear that he couldn't tell anyone what occurred three days ago.

"And what makes you so special, that'd you get another chance?" Someone asked, getting everyone's attention.

The person in question being Satsuki Uchiha, Naruto's rival and somewhat friend, looking at the blonde with a raised brow.

"Maybe I'm just that awesome." Naruto said, smirking, with Satsuki looking at him for a moment, before scoffing.

"Yeah, sure, awesome. Whatever you say." Said Satsuki, with Naruto's eye twitching at the dismissive tone, before he jumped onto Satsuki's desk.

"And what's that supposed to mean?" Naruto said, glaring at Satsuki.

"Nothing, like you said, you're just that awesome." Said Satsuki, sarcasm lacing her tone, making Naruto growl.

"You wanna take this outside, bitch?!" Naruto demanded, more than eager to show Satsuki his new Jutsu, while the Uchiha now returned his glared.

"No thanks, I'd rather not embarrass you more than I already have before, dobe." Retorted Satsuki.

The two glared at each other with lightning sparking between them. Though Naruto suddenly yelped when someone bumped into him from behind, and he fell forward. The next thing anyone knew, Naruto and Satsuki were looking at each other as their lips were pressed against each other.

Both of them were too shocked at suddenly losing their first kiss to each other to register what happened, only being snapped out of their shock, when Satsuki's fanboys made their presence known.

"Your bastard!"

"How dare you steal Satsuki-chan's first kiss!"

"Get him!"

"Would you all shut up!" Satsuki shouted, glaring at the idiots, while suppressing her blush, while effectively silencing the fanboys.

"I wouldn't even dream of kissing any of you idiots if you were the last human beings on the planet! And if it was between any of you dumbasses and Naruto, I'd still give Naruto my first kiss! The rest of you are just a bunch of perverts, who either want my body, or gold diggers that want to get good with the few remaining Uchiha in the Village! Now shut up, otherwise you'll be crying in a few minutes!" Satsuki said, glaring at them heatedly enough that it was a surprise they didn't spontaneously combust.

Though her words did make all the fanboys shut up, and slump forward in depression.

"That's kind of sad, how they're acting." Sakura whispered to her best friend, Ino, who nodded in agreement.

"Yeah. Though I wonder, would we have been like that if Satsuki had been a boy, instead of a girl?" Wondered Ino, making both girls imagine how that would end up.

Only to immediately shudder and force the images into the deepest corner of their minds.

Eventually, Iruka soon arrived at the classroom, starting off with a short speech to his former students, before he started listing off the teams.

"Team Eight is Hinata Hyūga, Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka, your Jōnin Sensei is Kurenai Yūhi. Team Nine is still in circulation. Team Ten is Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka and Chōji Akimichi, your Jōnin Sensei is Asuma Sarutobi. Now then, Naruto Uzumaki, Satsuki Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno, you three won't be on a team, instead you three have received recommendations for apprenticeship." Said Iruka, this surprised the entire classroom, none more so than the three new apprentices.

"Now then, you are all dismissed, but report back here in an hour to meet your senseis." Iruka instructed.

*Hokage's Office*

"Alright, I got my own student! Now to make a mini-me!" Anko cheered excited at finally getting a student, while most of the Jōnin paled at the thought of having two Anko's running around.

'I made a terrible mistake.' Orochimaru thought, now fully realizing what he's just unleashed.

"Hokage-sama, I thought I was going to be assigned Naruto, Satsuki and Sakura as my team." Said Kakashi, frowning in displeasure that he wouldn't have Naruto, his sensei's son, and Satsuki, Obito's cousin, as his students.

"Originally yes, but there is no guarantee that they would have passed your test Kakashi. And both Naruto and Satsuki are high profile Genin, so I can't allow the chance of them failing. Not to mention, if they did in fact pass, you yourself don't have any experience in teaching, which would just be detrimental to their own skills." Sarutobi said, knowing that if Naruto failed, there would be people demanding that the Kyūbi would be extracted from him, and put into his cousins, Karin and Tayuya.

Hiruzen is just glad that Danzō was dead, thanks to Shisui boobytrapping his eyes, in case anyone ever stole them. And with how dangerous the Kotoamatsukami is, and his late, former friend/rival's attempt to steal it, the Uchiha's paranoia had more than payed off. After all, if Danzō was still around and Naruto failed to become a Genin, the Warhawk would be able to gain the support he needed to make Naruto his personal weapon, "For the Good of Konoha" as he would put it.

"Ah, don't worry scarecrow; you can pop in anytime you want, to teach my new vic- I mean my student anything that could help her." Anko said quickly, her eyes shifting from side to side, making sure no one caught her slip up.

"While I'm sure I can teach Naruto everything he needs to know, you're more than welcome to help him as well." Orochimaru said.

Kakashi nodded at their words, while he was still upset that they wouldn't be his students fulltime, he'll take what he can get.

*Later-Academy*

Everyone had returned to the classroom and were now waiting for the Jōnin to arrive to collect their teams. It wasn't long until the door opened and most of the class was shocked to see Orochimaru of the Sannin enter.

"Naruto Uzumaki." Said Orochimaru, shocking the new Genin further that the class dobe was being trained by a Sannin, with a few being jealous as well.

Naruto was also shocked that he was being apprenticed by a Sannin, before he became giddy, knowing he'll definitely learn tons of amazing Jutsu now!

Though suddenly, a black ball crashed through the window, before it unfolded. Revealing Anko, and a banner behind her that read "The Sexy and Single Anko Mitarashi".

"Alright, Satsuki Uchiha, I'm your new sensei, the sexy and single Anko! Where are you?!" Anko said, grinning widely, while Satsuki shakily raised her hand, worried that her new sensei was insane.

"You were always one for theatrics, Anko." Orochimaru deadpanned, though with some amusement in his tone.

"One of us had to be, and you were always so serious sensei. Now Satsuki, let's get going to Training Ground 44, move it!" Anko said, jumping out the window, with Satsuki following, but opting to use the door instead, all while praying that she will be able to keep her sanity intact.

"Well, Naruto come with me and we can begin." Orochimaru said, exiting the classroom with Naruto following soon after.

So, what did you think, good. Yep Naruto as become a Genin and now has become the apprentice of Orochimaru, who has also stayed in the village along with hints that he still has all his subordinates, given he's a Sannin and can still travel outside the village, while also recommending Satsuki become Anko's apprentice and Sakura be apprenticed by Kabuto. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.

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