I do not own Naruto
The Dragon Master of Konoha
AN: this will begin during when Naruto is ten and he finds something odd while he went on a walk.
Chapter One
Naruto Uzumaki was not a normal human, he had within him a powerful and dangerous being is held at bay. The village he lives at most of the people hates him with a passion. In his short ten years of life he has almost been beaten to death countless times, he goes days without eating, and he was neglected and ignored by just about everyone. That is why he takes frequent walks outside of the village in the bordering forests to get away from the hate. He was also a lot smarter than he lets on and knew many things that he shouldn't at his age and one of the things is he knows why he is hated. He had met the beast at the age of eight when he nearly died, the beast told him everything that happened that night with the exception of who his parents were. He was currently walking around the forest alone except for the wild life that would look at him for a second before going back to eating. He wasn't paying attention to where he was going and ended up stumbling onto a small lake. The waters were crystal clear and he could see the small rocks on the bottom of the lake. Naruto blinked a few times as he looked at the water.
'It is so clear.' Naruto thought as he saw something at the bottom that shimmered a little. 'What could that be?' he thought before taking his pants, coat, and shirt off. He dived into the water to find that it was actually really warm for an autumn day. He swam to the top and floated for a second to gather a lot of breath. He took a deep breath of air and dived down. He was amazed that after a minute of swimming he hadn't hit the bottom. 'It didn't look this deep from the surface.' He thought as he saw the rock and swam towards it. His lungs were starting to burn from the lack of air. 'I have to grab this and swim to the top quick before I drown.' Naruto thought as he grabbed the rock and found it quite light for its size. He kicked off the bottom and rocketed towards the surface. It didn't take him long to get to the top and when his head broke the surface of the water and gasped for air and nearly dropped the rock. His lungs burned even more with the air filling his lungs. He swam to the edge of the lake and placed the rock on the shore. He pulled himself up and laid on his back breathing heavily. After a while he sat up and placed the rock on his lap examining it. The stone was cerulean blue with white veins on it. 'This is an odd rock…' Naruto thought. 'It is pretty though.' He thought as he picked the rock up. 'I should be going home soon… I should mark this place it is really serene.' He thought as he put his clothes on and pulled a kunai out and slashed at a tree. He grabbed the rock and walked back to the village. He didn't know why but he was compelled to bring the stone with him. But he ended up carrying the stone to his apartment. 'I wonder what kind of rock this is…' Kenichi thought as he walked into his apartment. He placed the rock on his table and looked at it. A knock at the door broke him from his trance. "Who is it?" Naruto asked through the door.
"It is me." An elderly voice said through the door. Naruto opened the door to see Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Hey Sarutobi-jiji." Naruto said.
"I sent someone to get you an hour ago Naruto, where were you?" he asked.
"Oh I was just walking around the forest again." Naruto said while rubbing his neck. "Found a lake…"
"Naruto the only lake is by the Hokage faces." Sarutobi interrupted him.
"I found a lake that was quite deep and found that at the bottom." Naruto said before pointing towards the rock. Sarutobi went to it and examined it. "Weird isn't it?"
"Indeed it is." Sarutobi told him. "I have never seen a stone like this before." He told Naruto. "Anyways I have that scroll that should help you with training." Sarutobi told Naruto while handing him a scroll.
"Thanks Sarutobi-jiji." Naruto said as he grabbed the scroll. Naruto unrolled the scroll. "The Shadow Clone Jutsu… I can't do clone jutsu's." Naruto told him.
"This is a different kind of clone, read the scroll thoroughly." Sarutobi ordered as Naruto nodded and sat at the table and started reading it.
Not long after he started reading it he nodded. "I see because of my high chakra I can't make regular clones and I don't know my elemental affinity so I can't make those clones." Naruto told him. "But these need to have a large amount of chakra to make them." Naruto added. Sarutobi was mildly stunned at his sudden boost in intelligence.
"Naruto how could you deduce that so quickly." Sarutobi asked.
"Well it was quite obvious since you gave me a clone jutsu and you know I can't make normal clones because of my abnormally high chakra levels and little chakra control." Naruto explained as Sarutobi looked at him stunned. "I figured that if people hate me now imagine how much they would hate me if they knew I could easily become the Rookie of the Year." Naruto told him.
"Naruto I know your parents wouldn't approve of this tactic." Sarutobi scolded. 'Well Minato at least.'
"Okay I will start working harder in the academy." Naruto told him. "I will even become the rookie of the year if you want." Naruto added.
"Your parents would want you to do your best." Sarutobi told Naruto.
"Okay." Naruto said simply as he went back to studying the scroll. Sarutobi saw Naruto's eyes skimming the scroll rather fast.
"Naruto are you even reading the scroll?" Sarutobi asked as Naruto nodded.
"I am at the part where it tells me about what makes it so special." Naruto said without looking up. "So the clones are for all intense and purposes real but with one hit they are dispelled. The Byakugan cannot differentiate the clones from the user and the memories of the clones go back to the original person. So you want me to use this as a way to train from now on?" Naruto asked as Sarutobi nodded. "Seems simple enough." Naruto said as he placed the scroll down. "Now onto another matter." Naruto told him. "Can you tell me who my parents are?" Naruto asked as Sarutobi sighed.
"I cannot tell you who your father is but your Mother was Kushina Uzumaki." Sarutobi told him as Naruto nodded. "They both loved you very much but they died shortly after the Kyubbi attack." Sarutobi added.
"Can you tell me more about my mother?" Naruto asked as Sarutobi nodded.
"Your mother was a sight to see she was beautiful, and deadly." Sarutobi told him. "She earned the title Red Death of Konoha during the last war when she along with Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hayate took out an entire regimen of Iwa Shinobi in less than five minutes. They all gained run on sight status in the bingo books. Your mother was a Kenjutsu and Taijutsu specialist. She was incredibly strong and was the only one who was on par with Minato Namikaze." Sarutobi told him Naruto was shocked at that.
"That is amazing." Naruto whispered as Sarutobi nodded.
"I will see if I can find the Taijutsu style that she used to use. It should be perfect for you." Sarutobi told him as Naruto nodded.
"Thanks Sarutobi-jiji." Naruto told him with a smile.
"No problem Naruto." Sarutobi replied. "Well I have to get back to the office you know paperwork and all." Sarutobi said a bit distastefully while Naruto chuckled.
"Cya Sarutobi-jiji." Naruto said to him as he left and Naruto locked the door. 'What is this?' Naruto thought as he looked at the stone. Naruto shrugged and tossed it on top of some blankets in his closet. He walked into his room while taking his shirt off when he heard a light knock. Naruto looked at the door oddly. 'Who would be here? No one but Sarutobi-jiji comes to see me here.' Naruto thought. "Who is it?" Naruto asked.
"I-it i-is H-Hinata." Hinata stuttered as Naruto opened the door and saw Hinata looking at the floor timidly. "I-I w-was w-wondering i-if y-you w-wou…" She trailed off as she looked up and saw Naruto without his shirt on her eyes widened before she stiffened and fell onto the floor unconscious. Naruto blinked a few times before he lifted her up so gently like he would think she would break if he was too rough. He brought her into the living room and placed her on his couch before placing a blanket on her. Naruto shook his head before walking into his room to put a shirt on. As he walked out he saw Hinata's eyes start to flutter open. He saw Hinata look around. 'Where am I?' she thought as she took a deep breath and all she smelt was Naruto. She blinked to see a blanket covering her. She looked to see Naruto standing behind her. "I-I a-am s-sorry I-I f-fainted." Hinata told him as she sat up.
"It is no problem you are probably tired from training or something." Naruto said goofily as Hinata smiled at his antics. "So what did you want to do?" Naruto asked.
"O-oh y-yah I-I w-was w-wondering i-if y-you w-wanted t-to g-go t-train s-sometime." Hinata said timidly.
"Sure that would be great." Naruto told her as she gave a small smile. 'Maybe if we start training together she will gain more confidence.' He thought as he smiled back making Hinata blush. "So how about tomorrow after school?" Naruto asked as Hinata nodded timidly.
"T-that w-would b-be g-great." Hinata stuttered.
"So do you want to stay for supper?" Naruto asked as Hinata shook her head.
"I-I h-have t-to b-be h-home s-soon." Hinata told him.
"Okay… I didn't have much to cook anyways." Naruto told her with a chuckle as Hinata giggled. "So how long will you be able to train tomorrow?"
"A-about f-five h-hours." Hinata told him.
"Well that is good." Naruto told her with a smile as she flushed again. "We have a lot of time to train together." Naruto added as Hinata blushed.
'We would be alone… just us two… like a date… a date with Naruto-kun…' Hinata fainted again and slumped back onto the couch. Naruto just blinked a few times at her.
'I wonder what she was thinking about.' Naruto thought as he lifted her up and leapt out his window and started to leap from roof top to roof top. It didn't take Naruto long to get back to Hyugga Compound. Naruto leant her against the wall before knocking on the door and leapt away before someone answered it. Naruto shook his head and leapt back to his apartment.