Mark of the Beast

I do not own Naruto. Never has, still isn't and never will!!

Bold: demon speak

'Italics': thoughts

Underlined italics: inner people

"Naruto-Chan": talk

Hidden Snake Hand: Justus

Hi! What's up: scene change/time change

Lets see who's stronger now: Naruto {in beast form}

Ch: 1 Lycanthropy

Hokage's Tower

"Naruto has really become stronger than we thought Hokage-sama." said a man with brown hair and a scar running across the middle of his faces.

"Ha ha, of course he is, tonight he stole the forbidden scroll of seals, learned an A-class Justus from it, used the Justus 10 times better than most of the jonin in this village to defeat a chunin level ninja who was a threat to the village, and get to be a genin without doing a simple bunshin technique." said the Hokage "Now tell me if he is really a dead last Iruka."

"Now that's not really fair to say that. No genin but Naruto can even think of making a kage bunshin, most chunins don't have half the chakra that Naruto has, hell most jonin don't even come close to the amount he make naturally even without the Kyuubi's help." said Iruka "What I'm trying to point out is that some of the brats who passed the academy test are useless in battle even with the help of the of a Jonin sensei they may die in their first real battle. But here we have Naruto, a child who failed the academy test because he has too much chakra for a weak bunshin, but was able to not only hold his own against a chunin but was able to handle a hard mental situation and protect a fellow comrade by doing what was believed to be impossible. How can we make it so that we know if they are ready to protect the way of the ninja?"

"We can add another test to the exam, we can look for help from the bloody mist-" said the Hokage

"You can't mean let the students kill each other. That may be able to let them see the real world but is that not too much to ask of 12 year olds." said Iruka without letting the Hokage finish his rant.

"No, not let them kill each other, but yes they will have to fight each other." wisely stated the old Hokage "This way the Jonin can see what kind of training they need for their soon to be rookie of war."

"I see what you mean, but what am I suppose to do go in to the class room and tell them that we don't think they can survive in the real world so their going to have to beat the crap out of each other so their soon to be teacher can see how to train them so they don't die like a fan girl(coughsakuracough)." asked Iruka

"Well I won't use those words but yes some thing similar to that." said the Hokage

"You have doomed us all old man." said Iruka not caring that he was insulting his boss.

"And you have hung out with Naruto to much." said the 3rd Hokage

"I will have them fight tomorrow, just get the jonin there," said Iruka not caring "I want to show them that not all the students I teach are worthless, just the fan girls are."

"I wonder how the cause of a new teaching strategy is doing right now?" asked the hokage as Iruka left the room.

Naruto's apartment

Naruto's room

The person in question was tossing and turning in his bed. Naruto laid in bed, relapsing through the memory of the dark night in his life which became his greatest source of hidden power. A force that was so great that it was one of the first bloodlines in the history of the known world.

Flashback

Naruto was once again running away from a mob out for blood, his blood to be precise. The young Naruto was running faster than a normal 4 year should be able to, but then again a normal 4 year old does not have to run for his life every time the villagers were drunk, mad at something or just plain bored.

As he run all he could see was the full moon's light, shining the beautiful stolen light on to the people down below. The mob was catching up to him and he knew that if they caught up to him he will be killed. 'I need to go faster, faster. I wish to run like the monster that they say I am. The moon is all I see but I know that I need to run faster ……' and as the thoughts came to Naruto's mind. With that wish he felt his body, though mostly his feet, change. He felt faster, and more beast like than ever. He felt as if the beast inside him had been set lose. And with the new feeling he disappeared from the villagers' sight at a speed they could not follow.

End Flashback

After remembering that night, Naruto sat up, got ready, and soon went to meet Iruka at Ichiraku Ramen. Unfortunately like every other time, he ran on the roofs, as to not be seen by the villagers, who were waking up from their nights rest, and besides it was the easier ninja way of getting around, and he used it as he was now a ninja! Running quickly, he soon came upon the famous Ichiraku Ramen and saw that Iruka was waiting for him.

"Hey Iruka-sensei, what are you doing here?" asked Naruto. "Well beside getting something to eat, I was looking for you." said Iruka

"Why would you be looking for me?"

"Well for many reasons, but the Number 1 reason is to tell you, that thanks to you there is now a new part to the genin exams. See this is to figure out if you can fight as a real ninja or if more practice needed. And Reason number 2, is to give you something that will help you become a stronger ninja." said Iruka

"Something that will help me become a stronger ninja?" asked a confused Naruto, "What is it Iruka-sensei!? What are you going to give me?

"I am about to give you the Chain of Echoes."

"You're going to give me what?"

"The Chain of Echoes, it is large metal ninja chain that takes the soul of the user and acts to their will and I know that you don't like foxes so I put a wolf head with a dagger in its mouth as the head lock." Said Iruka as he held up a chain that looked like what he described. It looked about 10ft long with a wolf head on one end and in the wolf's mouth is a 6in flame like dagger.

"W-W-WOW!!!" Was all Naruto could stammer out about the beautifully described chain.

"Now normally I would tell you to get to class but I left a message to the class to go back home and get all they need for a ninja battle. So I am telling you to go home and change and get ready for a nasty fight. But come back around noon." said Iruka as he paid for both of their food and the said "Now I expect you not to hold back, later little bro."

"Hai! Nii-san!" with that said Naruto ran off to get ready, completely forgetting to eat some ramen.

Later that afternoon

Ninja school

It was around noon when Naruto entered the classroom; he was wearing tight black shirt that showed his muscles and behind it was a loose black cape jacket, which had a picture of the full moon on its' back, and a loose black Battle Dress Uniform and black medical tape wrapped around his feet. He wore his forehead protector around the bicep of his right arm. He had a piecing on the right ear of the Kohona leaf symbol which was being held by a small chain and a wolf head on the left ear also held by a small chain. But the weirdest accessory was the metallic chain around his waist; it was a wolf head that spewed flames from its mouth.

"Hey dope, tell me what on earth you are doing here! Only the people who passed are allowed to come back to class," demanded a kid, who had a white dog on his head. "And what's with the new clothes? Are you trying to look cool or something, because you're killing it?"

"First of all I passed because of extra credit, and my clothes are made for fighting, ya happy now Dog-Breath?" snapped Naruto, just as Iruka came and asked them to take their seats.

"Yesterday Mizuki decided betray the village but was stopped with the help of myself and rookie ninja. So this made the hokage feel that we should test the new 'genin' to see if they can last in a battle and could certainly be become a life or death battle. So we will go outside and when I call your name you will be fighting against one of your own classmates."

Outside

"First fight Nara Shikamaru vs. Akamichi Choji!" yelled Iruka, "There is no need to kill, if I call a fight then its over and anyone who thinks to continue fighting will never get the chance to be ninjas of this village. Understood?"

Nodding their heads the wishing hopefuls began to prepare themselves. The two that had been previously called out, unwillingly walked to the center of a large battle field and got ready to fight.

"Begin" said Iruka.

And with that Choji jumped back wail forming seals but Shikamaru was rushing forward also forming seals and then Choji said " Ninpon: multi –size no justu." And with that he grew twice his size, Shikamaru then quit on the seals and jumped in the air and threw some shuriken down around Choji. But by then Choji had finished his own set of seals and yelled "Ninpon: Meat tank no justu ," and his limbs withdrew in to his clothes and started to spin and roll forward, but he got cut by the shuriken that Shikamaru threw, instead of stopping like most he kept on going. Shikamaru then quickly jumped on Choji's rolling body and bounced higher in to the air and once again threw many shurikens around Choji, but this time Choji did not roll over them and stayed spinning in one spot. When Shikamaru landed on the ground all he said was "boom" the and then some of the shuriken near Choji turned in to kunais with exploding tags and they blew the spinning Choji in to the air and he changed back to normal; by then Shikamaru had finished his set if seals and yelled " Ninpon: Shadow imitation no justu ", immediately then his shadow stretched forward and meet with Choji's shadow, he made Choji pick up one of the fallen kunais and hold it to his throat.

"Give up Choji or I will make you cut your throat." Said Shikamaru

"Ha this most be the most true work you ever done," Said Choji "And I don't know if you mean it or not so I give up."

"Winner by forfeit Nara Shikamaru," yelled Iruka, "Next match is Haruno Sakura vs. Yumanaka Ino."

The two girls walked to the center of the ring and when they heard the call to begin Ino threw a kunai at Sakura's heart but Sakura jumped back and yelled "Ninpon: Substitution no justu" and the kunai pierced a log,. Then Sakura was in the air above Ino brought a kunai in to Ino's head but instead of blood she heard Ino yell" Ninpon: Substitution no justu "and in place of Ino was the undefeated Log. Without giving her enough time to respond, Ino appeared behind Sakura, finishing a set of seals and yelled" Ninpon: Mind transfer no justu." And as Ino's body fell Sakura say "I give up I am no match for the great and beautiful Ino, whose very nearness to the ugly me, is a great honor." With that Ino released her justu and woke up.

"Winner by forced forfeit Yumanaka Ino." Yelled Iruka "Next match is Sai vs. Hyuuga Hinata."

"I quit, my fighting style and Justus make it near Impossible to beat a Hyuuga." Said Sai the transfer student from Ni(Root).

"Winner by forfeit Hyuuga Hinata," yelled Iruka, "Next match is Aburame Shino vs. Inuzaka Kiba."

When the call to start was given, Kiba popped a red pill in to his dog's mouth. As Akamaru turned red he yelled" Ninpon: Beast clone no justu." Akamaru then turned in to a Kiba look-alike. The two of them ran and struck Shino who had yet to move. But when the blows struck black bug covered the two of them and soon the two fell back one a kid the other a dog but both were out like a light.

"Winner by knockout Aburame Shino." Yelled Iruka as the only thought that went through his head was 'finally' "Next match is Uchiha Sasuke vs. Uzumaki Naruto."

"You ready to get your ass kicked, dope?" asked Sasuke "Because I will not hold back."

"I don't expect you to Sasgay-Chan," returned Naruto, "because I will not hold back either; and I will kick your sorry excuse of a gay ass.

"Lets see you try." Said Sasuke

"Begin" yelled Iruka

And with that Sasuke started to form a set of seals which ended as he called out, " Katon: Great fireball no justu." Then a fireball came out of Sasuke's mouth and hit Naruto. Just then Naruto turned into a log and exploded.

"Fuck, he used Substitution and an exploding tag." Said Sasuke as he looked to see Naruto running towards him spinning the blade end if the chain. Naruto then threw the head of the chain. The 10 1/2 ft chain stretched to be 20 feet to wrap around Sasuke. Then Naruto ran forward and kicked Sasuke on the chin sending him in to the air. With the chain still in his hand he jump up in the air and wrapped himself around Sasuke, turned him upside down, placed his right foot under Sasuke's throat. Starting to spin Naruto yelled "Chain Hurricane." But Sasuke had other plans as he yelled "Ninpon: Substitution no justu," and right before impact he got replaced by a log which shattered when it hit the ground. The other ninjas looked at each other, not wanting or daring to move.

"I guess we'll have to step it up," said Naruto, "I'll start!"

At that he raised his head and lifted his arms in a "W" shape and stared to howl. Behind him the world became night and the light of a partly covered moon fell on him. Naruto's mouth elongated in to a snout, his head became more wolf-like till his earrings were seen proudly. His limbs became longer and gained more muscle, the Battle dress uniform that was very loose became like shorts the black medical tape wrapped around his feet went from his knees to top of his back paws/feet. The black shirt ripped and the loose black cape jacket, which had a picture of the full moon on the back, became like a shirt. Then black fur grew all over him and his eyes glowed yellow.

"Ready for round two?" asked Naruto spinning the chain in his hand.

"Oh shit "was all Sasuke could say before the chains wrapped around his body and he felt wolf Naruto kick him in the stomach and he was once more sent in to the air. Wolf Naruto still holding the chain jumped/launched himself I to the air and started spinning Sasuke in a large circle and sent the still wrapped Uchiha to kiss the ground then pulled him back up and then back to the ground five times. And by now Sasuke was knocked out.

"Winner by knockout, Uzumaki Naruto!" Yelled Iruka, who was almost feeling a little sorry for the Uchiha brat.

"Whose next?"asked an excited Naruto.

Hokage Tower

(Bet you forgot about the Jonins watching)

In a dark room with a crystal ball were some most of the strongest ninja in the village. And all of them were dumbfounded by what they just saw. Even the hokage was still a little confused about what he just saw. They all knew that Naruto had a beast in himself but this was a whole new level of weird, and they had seen many weird things in their life times as being Jonins.

"Hokage-sama the demon is free, he has to be killed." Said Jonin with gravity deifying silver hair, he had a forehead protector covering one of his eyes and his face hidden by a mask and an orange book in his hand. "At the very least he has to be jailed for trying to assassinate the last Uchiha."

"Neither of what you asked will happened because that may be a bloodline that the Kyuubi released by accident, and we do like new bloodlines don't we?" asked the ageing Hokage "And of the matter with the Uchiha, we told Naruto not to hold back, and guess what? The Uchiha was no match for him. This shows promise, does it not?"

"Hokage-sama I think its time I use the promise that you owe me. I want Uzumaki Naruto on 'Team Myth Beast' as one of my students had died a few months back." Stated a tall man with black hair, a goatee and a dragon tattoo on one side of his face.

"If you want him on your team than call it." Said the Hokage

"I, Ryuuzaki Ryo, take Uzumaki Naruto on to my team. If anyone has a good reason why I should not, let them speak now or forever hold their peace." Said Ryo as his slitted green eyes glowed, begging someone to challenge his proclamation. No one said a word.

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A/N: new story. Plz review. Look out for ch2