K sai Wrote:This Ibiki's Apprentice by the author of Myoushuu no Fuuin. Oneshot.Veeery interesting. I'd love to see a sequel to this one.
It's made clear, if you read it carefully, that this is NOT Naruto's canonical graduation from the Academy with Sakura and Sasuke. They are not the teammates he's placed with here and they're not the ones sent back when they fail. They're the ones he's joining at the end.
 A key sentence in the first paragraph gives it away: "In another world, even with all of his practice, Naruto would have failed for the second time." (emphasis mine)
A key sentence in the first paragraph gives it away: "In another world, even with all of his practice, Naruto would have failed for the second time." (emphasis mine)--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.

 
 

 
