Naruto of Sparta

Chapter 2: birth of a Spartan

Naruto awoke feeling groggy and sleepy. His body following the automatic motions of showering, eating, brushing teeth and dressing in the most hideous outfit known to mankind, his orange jumpsuit. He made his way to the academy, surprisingly on time. When he arrived he made his way to his usual seat, right next to the brooding Uchiha. No less than ten minutes later than 2 very loud kunoichi make there way into the classroom arguing as to who would sit next to Sasuke. Sakura made her way over and screeched, “Move your ass Naruto-baka, I want to sit next to Sasuke-kun.”
Sasuke, who’d rather want to sit next to Naruto then Sakura and her ogling, decided to speak, “sit somewhere else Sakura, Naruto was here before you.” Somewhat dejected, she left. Sasuke then turned to Naruto and whispered, “I did this to save my ass from her constant annoyance, don’t say anything”
Naruto just nodded and laid his head down on his desk. Normally he’d be happy and energetic, but he spent the entire night studying for the graduation exam. As he lay there, he fingered his pendant, asking for whoever gave it to him would help him pass. He had that pendant for as long as he could remember, and even though some of the villagers tried to take it out of spite, it was always returned to him. He knew the Sandaime always gave it back to him. One day, when Naruto was 5, he asked the question, who gave it to him. All he got was a simple answer; all the Sandaime said was that it’s the last of his family. That was all he needed. At the time. Soon Iruka entered the room jarring Naruto from his thoughts.

“Ok, today is the graduation exam, I hope you’re all prepared. The test will be to create a Bunshin. When your name is called, follow me into the next room.” He said.
Naruto groaned, he hated bunshins, it was the one technique he could never conquer. He new henge and kawarmari, but not Bunshin. He waited as student after student went in, and came out with a headband. “UZUMAKI NARUTO!”
He walks into the room and stands before Iruka and Mizuki. He puts his fingers into the proper seals and yells, “BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!”
The smoke clears and there is one Bunshin, on the ground looking dead, “you fail.” Naruto’s hangs his head dejectedly, until Mizuki spoke.
“Ah come on Iruka, let him pass, he actually produced a Bunshin this time, I mean not all people can use that jutsu.”
“I’m sorry Mizuki, but the rules are the rules” replies Iruka.
Later that afternoon, Naruto sits on his favorite swing outside the academy, watching as the parents came to pick up their newly graduated genin. Some of the parents would send glares in his direction and he could even hear some of the words they were saying.
“I heard he failed again, that this is his third time.”
“It’s a good thing to, can you imagine what would happen if that demon did graduate”
“Shh quite, you know the law, do you want to get killed.”
Even though Naruto tried to ignore what they were saying, it still hurt. And not for the first time he felt jealously. Jealously over the fact that his classmates have families, where he has none, he doesn’t even know who they were. Every time he asked the Hokage, he was evaded. He turned when he saw a shadow over him and looked to see a smiling Mizuki.
“Hey Naruto. I’m sorry Iruka didn’t let you graduate, but you know him, he has to be fair to everyone. But you know, there is another way to graduate. I’m not supposed to tell this, because it’s up to the students to figure this out, but I think you earned it.” Said a smiling Mizuki.

Later that night.

Naruto did exactly like Mizuki said, he snuck into the Hokage mansion. He went into the Hokage’s library and headed to the northeastern corner. He found an old book and pulled it slightly. The bookcase opened to reveal another room, this one about the size of Naruto’s apartment. He walks in and finds the big scroll Mizuki was talking about, on the side it says “forbidden”. Yup that’s it. As he picks up the scroll and as he attaches it to his back, something catches his eye. As he walks over to look at it, he notices that it has the same seal as his pendant. Picking it up, he leaves, but then he comes across the Hokage.
“Huh? Naruto what are you doing here?” he asks.
Naruto, not giving the man time to stop him performs hand seals, “oroike no jutsu!”
Now in Naruto’s place was a naked blond female with really large assets and wisps of smoke barely covering her privates. “Please let me go Hokage-kun.” And blows him a kiss. He passes out from a nose bleed.

Naruto decided to head to a different location then the one Mizuki said to go. When he arrives at the abanndoned shack he found one day, he sits to rest. Then he decides to pick up the scroll he found with the symbol of his pendent. He looks and can’t find a way to open it, so he decides to put some of his blood on it, hopping it would open. He could vagly remember Iruka talking about blood seals. To his surprise it actually works. As he opens it he can’t help but feel anxious. After it opens he begins to read.

Dear Naruto.
My son, if you are reading this then sadly we have passed on. I am your mother, my name is Isabella, Isabella of Sparta. Your father has left you a separate message, which you can read later on. Right now, we are in a dire situation. The demon lord kyuubi rampages the land, he has already destroyed our home village of Sparta. You are the last of your kind. With the little time I have left, I wish to explain to you about your people, and your responsibilities. The Spartans are a proud people. We are a race of warriors. We are trained for war from the day we are born. We follow a code of honor that is now up to you to uphold. First, a Spartan always protects those precious to them, no matter the circumstances. Second, a Spartan never retreats, we fight till the bitter end, even if it means death, at least we will have died on the battlefield that is the dream of every Spartan. Third, a Spartan fights in a team, none of that lone hero bullshit, because it’s just that, bullshit. Thinking you can fight alone will get you killed in needless death. Never forget those 3 rules. Contained in this letter are several seals, theses seals are blood seals, intoned to you and you alone. You will find a complete set on Spartan training regimens, Spartan laws, etc. on another note, in the law book you will find that you will have to marry multiple wives to bring our people back, DON’T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. If you become a super pervert like half the villages men and a certain white haired Sannin, I will come back to life JUST TO KICK YOUR ASS, I GAVE YOU LIFE, I CAN TAKE IT BACK. I will end this by saying that I truly do love you, you are my son, a Spartan son, do not forget this. I leave now to fight the kyuubi, knowing I will die, but I must fight to avenge our people.
Goodbye, my son.
Love, your mother, Isabella.

When Naruto finished reading the letter, he had tears in his eyes. All of this was startling to him, I mean, who wouldn’t be rattled. But at least he got to know his mother, if only a little, she really did love him, though the threats of death did scare the shit out of him. But after a few minutes of this, he decided that if he was going to become a genin, he had to learn from the forbidden scroll.

2 hours later.
Naruto was exhausted, but he succeeded, he learned a technique, the he felt tapping on his shoudier, he turns to find an angry Iruka looking down at him, “I.FOUND.YOU!” was all he said.
“Hehehe, hi Iruka-sensei, I only had time to learn one technique.” Said Naruto.

Just then Mizuki, who was following Naruto, launched kunai at the pair, Iruka pushed Naruto out of the way as the kunai pinned Iruka to the shack. Naruto looked around confused.
“Hi there Naruto, just give me the scroll and everything will be fine.” Said Mizuki.
“No Naruto, don’t give Mizuki the scroll.” Iruka yelled
Naruto was looking between the two in confusion. Then Mizuki speaks again, “Naruto, do you want to know the real reason everyone in this village hates, you, despises you.”
“NO MIZUKI, that’s against the law” yells Iruka.
“The reason is simple. 13 years ago the demon fox attacked this village. It is told that the fourth Hokage killed the demon, but that is a lie. No human, no matter how powerful can kill a demon. So he sealed it, he sealed the demon into you. DON’T YOU SEE, YOU’RE THE DEMON, THAT’S WHY EVERYONE HATES YOU! Even Iruka hates you, because you killed his parents,” yells Mizuki.
Naruto is in complete shock, him the demon, that can’t be, yet, it explains so much. All the glares, the hateful remarks. The mobs trying to kill him every year. This...this is too much; Naruto takes the scroll and runs into the trees.

Mizuki, having given chase henged himself to look like Iruka, and came up to Naruto and ran side by side, “Naruto its safe, give me the scroll.”
What he didn’t expect was Naruto to jump and hit him in the stomach, hard.
“How did you know I wasn’t the real Iruka?” he asked.
There was a puff of smoke and a voice said, “Because I’m the real Iruka.”
Naruto was in reality hiding behind a tree listening to the two men.
“Tell me Iruka, why do you help him, he killed your parents, surely you hate the demon” asked Mizuki.
“Your right, I do hate the demon, but Naruto is not the demon, he’s a human being!” replied Iruka.
“FINE! I’ll just kill you both!” yelled Mizuki as he picked up his giant shuriken and ran towards Iruka, who was to injured to put up much of a fight, then suddenly Naruto remembered what his mother said, “… a Spartan always protects those precious to them, no matter the circumstances.”
“HEY!” Naruto appeared in the clearing looking angry.
“Hurt Iruka-sensei and I’ll kill you.”
Mizuki laughs and says, “I’ll kill you in one hit demon!”
Naruto then forms a cross shaped seal, and yells “KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!”
Suddenly, thousands of Naruto appeared in the forest, all with murderous intent on their faces. Mizuki barely had time to scream as his ass was handed to him.
When all was said and done, Mizuki was now a quivering bloody mess. Iruka walked up to Naruto and said to close his eyes. Naruto did, he felt his goggles being removed from his head, and felt something else being placed there. When Iruka said to open them, Naruto looked and saw Iruka was missing his headband, he then felt his head and felt a metal plate there. “Congratulations Naruto, you passed!”
Naruto jumped for joy for 10 seconds before the ANBU arrived to take what’s left of Mizuki to an excited Ibiki and to escort Naruto and Iruka to the hospital.
When Iruka was healed up, (thank kami for medical chakra) they were escorted to the Hokage personal office, where he was waiting. When they arrived, he dismissed the ANBU and told Iruka and Naruto to sit. He then kindly asked Naruto to explain what happened this evening. So Naruto did, he told the Hokage about Mizuki tricking him, abut his mothers letter, which sent shock on both the Hokage and Iruka face, and he told about how he beat Mizuki. When all was said and done, Iruka was thinking, the Hokage had a headache, and Naruto kindly asked why this was kept hidden from him. So, seeing no escape, the Hokage answered.
“Naruto, the reason I kept your heritage from you was to protect you. The Spartans were a mighty race, and even though they have not gone to war often, when they did, they always won, and made many enemies, one of whom is Iwa. You see, during the Iwa-Kono war, they underestimated the Spartans, thinking they grew week, so they attacked, in the hope of having an open corridor to attack Konoha. They sent 2 battalions, over a thousand men, and every one of them was killed. The Spartans, not likening having their home threatened, fought with a rightous fury, and slaughtered the Iwa-nin. Many in Iwa have not forgotten. If they found out about you, they would most likely send assassins after you. I had planned on telling you when you were older, when you were able to protect yourself. But since you now know, I believe it’s only right that you get your inheritance. But first, I want you to use those texts in the seals stored on your letter. Once you have proven strong enough, I will unlock your inheritance. Now, you no doubt want to know who your father was, well, I can’t say, I made a promise, you’ll find out when you get his letter, which may be in one of the texts in your scroll. Now Naruto, it’s getting late, I want you to go to bed and rest up.”
Satisfied, Naruto got up and left. Leaving the Hokage and Iruka alone.
“Iruka, how are we going to fit the teams together?” asked the Hokage, not looking forward to more paperwork.
Iruka, taking pity on him and his constant battle with paperwork, explained his idea. The Hokage was very reluctant, but agreed anyway. Naruto’s new life as a Spartan/genin-in-training was going to get exciting.