Chapter 3 Desperate training

  Disclaimer: I own nothing , this is purely a fanfic for enjoyment. Cross-over from various games , books and anime.

  Hari's POV:

  A ninja appeared before my apartment, and escorted, no, more like pointed me to the academy.

  The lessons inside the academy were so boring, I learned more from my one day of reading books than what the teachers were teaching the first day. I also noticed that there were two types who attended the academy, there were the regular kids, and then there were the clan kids.

  Some of the clan kids were boasting their ninja skills by showing of the Henge. ( transformation ) skill to the civilians. They really should learn some tact, who knows some enemy ninja might steal their technique, someone like me.

  I memorized the hand sign for the Henge technique, and stored it away inside my mind.

  There were also those that stand out at the high hierarchy of the foodchain in the ranks of our class. Those people were the son, and daughter, of that bloody wanker. The blonde girl is named, Sabaku no Temari, and the boy who likes to play make up is named, Sabaku no Kankuro.

  At the end of the class I decided to go to an empty training ground, and practiced the jutsu that I just copied. It came pretty easily to me.

  I decided that the jutsu was indeed pretty useful for my plans. That evening I visited a ninja store that sells jutsu, the lifeblood of the ninja.

  I henge'd myself into my older self, and decided to browse. I looked at the stock the store had. The academy jutsu that they teach the academy were sold here, the henge costs 5k ryo, the kawarimi ( substitution ) cost 5k ryo, the bunshin ( clone ) was 5k ryo, and the chakra control exercises also cost 5k ryo.

  There were a variety of advanced jutsu, but there was a scroll that caught my eye. The scroll with red spiral on it was siting on a pedestal as to showcase it to everyone.

  I decided to ask about that scroll, and the owner informed me that it was one of their prized possession. The technique originated from the famous former Village of Uziokagure, it was called kagebunshin no jutsu, it was a forbidden technique that lets you clone yourself, and it was a solid clone. Whatever the clone learns, the caster will learn if the clone dispelled. The owner warned that it should not be used to those who have low chakra, and informed me that if performed, the dispelling of it should be done moderately to avoid brain information overload.

  I asked the owner how much it cost, and replied that it was worth a million ryo. I paid the owner 110 Gold bars with an estimate of 1 million and 100k ryo for the kagebunshin jutsu along with the kawarimi, bunshin, and the chakra control exercises.

  I told the owner to keep the changed, and informed him that I would like my identity as the one who bought the scroll a secret, and the change was for the hush money.

  I then went home straight away, I was very giddy for the scrolls that I had gotten. I went, and read the academy scrolls first, and after hours of reading, a welcoming chime sound was heard.

  Ding*

  ?Skill learned:

  ?Skill learned

  ?Skill learned

  ~ Time Skip 2 years ~

  "Stats!"

  "Skill Window!"

  ?Skills learned

  The skills and stats that Hari gained were were pretty decent, and he estimated that he was now a jonin level shinobi. Hari didn't show it, but he was paranoid. This was a war torn filled world, and many wars were fought, and won. Sadly, the village that he ended up in was near the the bottom of the food chain of the ninja villages. They were just a little bit better than the village of kirigakure who is in the middle of a bloodline rebellion.

  This explained the attitude of the village, and especially their village leader. Hari could relate to their situation. They would probably make a sacrificial lamb developed as a weapon to gain some semblance of power, after all, nothing gets done without brute force, especially in a ninja world.

  Hari finally had some semblance of protection. His actions were justified though, if he just waved of his money willy nilly, chances are he would be kidnapped for his wealth. The thought of it sent shivers to his spine.

  Hari decided that he deserved a little celebration, so he splurged on food at the restaurant. He never thought about cooking for himself, because he was always busy training, and add to his paranoia that he thinks that someone is plotting against him really didn't let him enjoy his stay here in Suna.

  After piging out, Hari left and decided to familiarize himself with the village landmarks. He also bought a supply of candy from the store, he really missed the treacle tart, and butterbeer along with firewhisky from the wizarding world. After roaming around the village, he noticed a lonely little boy with red hair,and his eyes reached out to his soul. It reminded him of loneliness, and despair.

  Hari vowed that he would befriend that kid to save him from loneliness. So he walked slowly towards him, but the sand suddenly attacked him. Hari was surpised, but the red head kid had the look of horror.

  "Jeez, kid, what's with the face?" Hari asked.

  "Gasp!, how are you still alive?" the kid questioned.

  " You probably hate me now too, and your pretty wounded, you should go to the hospital" the kid said with concern.

  "Wanna know a secret?, heal!." the wounds quickly healed.

  "How did you do that?"

  "Its an ability I have, so kid wanna be friends?"asked hopefully.

  "Are you sure?, everyone will hate you for associating with me because I'm a monster."

  "I'm sure I won't regret it, come, let's play."

  "Sure, by the way my name is Gaara, Sabaku no Gaara."

  "My name is Hari, Sabaku no Hari."

  Hari was happy he gained a new friend, and he visited him everyday, and they quickly became inseparable. Hari used his shadow clone to go the academy in his place. He was also introduced to Yashamaru, Gaara's guardian.

  Three months passed, and Hari was at a sleepover at Gaara's place. Night came, and they slept. Yashamaru secretly woke up Gaara, and then headed to a secluded place. Yashamaru revealed that the Kazekage ordered him to assassinate Gaara, and Yashamaru also told Gaara the real meaning of his his name which resulted to Gaara being in emotional turmoil. Yashamaru then ignited his explosive tags that covered his whole body to finish the deed.

  A few minutes before the explosive tag were set-off Hari arrived at the scene. Fear, and surprise could be seen on both Gaara's, and Yashamaru's faces, but is was too late.

  "BOOOOOM!." a loud explosion could be heard across the village of suna.

  What happened next is... tune in next time, to find out.