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It went without saying that Naruto found out how to perform the shadow clone without much trouble. Of course he unknowingly reversed his hands when he made the cross seal. This small mistake would inevitably be the cause of a new variation of the Shadow clone. One that didn't require monstrous amounts of chakra for small quantities of them, but a variation that allowed many many clones in exchange for a much more reasonable amount. Truly, the blonde had the worst, or should I say, best of luck.

The blonde had finally gotten down everything he would need to graduate!(Or so he thought anyway.) Now all he needed to do was become famous so that the old geezer would give his hat to him. Then EVERYONE would respect him! Life was good.

That thought brought up the problem of how exactly he was going to become famous. He considered upping the ante for his pranks to gain more fame, or infamy depending on your view. He quickly trashed that idea though. Hokages were supposed to be strong-cool, not funny-cool.

His absent mindedness had him end up walking through the uchiha district without really knowing it. When he finally realized where he was his attention turned to two gossiping old ladies infront of an old weapon shop.

"Did you hear about Shisui of the Mirage? The poor poor boy committed suicide! It seems his duties were too much for him," The wrinkled elderly asked her companion.

"That's terrible! But whose Shisui of the Mirage? I don't think I've heard of him.." The second elderly lady took on a look of absent minded thoughtfulness. No doubt she suffered Alzheimer's disease. Senile old bat, the blonde thought.

"You can't remember? I told you about him a few weeks ago, silly goose! Anyway, he's Fugaku's, brother's, wife's, cousin's, nephew's, father's, aunt's, grandson's, neighbor's, mother's, sister's child." She answered in a matter of fact tone.

The second elderly frowned deep in though, making several calculations. "So what exactly does that make him?"

The first blinked. "Distantly related. Very distantly related. But that is not the point. Anyway, Shisui-kun got his name as legend from using a simple D-rank technique and becoming so adept at it that he's considered an A-rank ninja. Quite a lot of people fear his skill with that simple near academy skill. It's said he moves so fast with that skill, that it is as if he leaves behind a mirage when he fights! It's incredible!"

Naruto tuned out the rest of their inane drivel, his mind locked onto certain words. 'simple.. technique'.. 'adept'.. 'near academy skill'.. 'incredible'..

The blonde gasped in realization. Now he knew how to become a super awesome ninja like that dead Shisui guy. While his unwilling instructors at the academy wouldn't teach him any new techniques, he could use the weak academy techniques to become a super cool ninja!

Naruto's jaw set into grim determination as he walked back home, plans already forming in his mind. Shisui used a D-ranked technique to make himself very fast that his enemies could barely follow him. To surpass him he would have to use an E-rank technique to even GREATER effect. But which one would he use? The only one that dealt with movement was the... 'Kawarimi-no-jutsu'...

The blonde grinned mischievously. Yes, life was good. Soon things would look up for him.

He whistled a jaunty tune as he walked home.

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