Chapter 1: Study
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
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"Naruto! Get back here!" Said blond smirked and continued running, two Chunin hot on his heels. He ran faster, and sped around a corner, and the two Chunin kept running. After they pass him, Naruto dropped his fence curtain.
"Che, I can't believe that they fell for that." He smiled. "Guess I'm home free then."
"Naruto!" A voice called out behind him. The blonde froze, and slowly turned around.
"Uh, hey Iruka-sensei." He scratched the back of his head nervously.
Iruka pointed dramatically at the boy. "You are going to have to clean all the mess you made. Later, though, you need to be at the Academy!" He picked the boy up, who attempted to get away but to no avail.
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Naruto grumbled while he scrubbed to paint from the mountain faces.
"...Naruto. If you finish soon, I'll buy you ramen." Iruka said from his perch.
Suddenly Naruto's grumbling stopped, and he was scrubbing faster now.
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Naruto walked to his apartment building where he cooked some instant ramen like he normally did every day. He scarfed the noodles quickly, then paused. He didn't know what to do. He decided to risk something he hadn't before. Reading.
He shuffled around in some random scrolls, and pulled out some red trimmed scroll. He didn't know what was on it, considering that he never really did open these things before. He unrolled the parchment, and cocked an eyebrow. This scroll was talking about all the different types of Shinobi Arts, like Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. He knew those, but there was a lot on here he didn't recognized. 'Kenjutsu? Fuuinjutsu?' He read a slight bit of that, and those particular subjects interested him. Sure, the Fuuinjutsu portion mentioned storage seals and blood seals, but Naruto quickly understood that explosive seals fell under that list, and maybe a whole lot of other kinds of seals as well.
Naruto vaguely wondered if Iruka-sensei gave out a scroll on Fuuinjutsu or Kenjutsu, and he started opening the scrolls, sorting them as he went along. He found one about the subject near the bottom of the stack, and he just moved the few scrolls into their respective piles before unrolling the paper.
'The Art of Seals or Fuuinjutsu
-Fuuinjutsu is simple and complex at the same time. You would get seal paper and write on it with ink in certain patterns and lines to make a seal, and running chakra through it activated the seal. While that is simple, there is so many patterns and lines as well as someone who studies this has to have high patience. Famous users of Fuuinjutsu include Minato Namikaze – The Yondaime Hokage, Jiriaya the Toad Sage – one of the three Sannin, and the Uzumaki Clan.'
Naruto blinked. The Uzumaki Clan? That was his last name. He was from a clan? Naruto decided to ask Jiji-san later.
'Fuuinjutsu can make Storage Seals, which allows you to store several items into a small circular area. The Art can also make Blood Seals and Locking Seals, which lock the item from being opened without a certain chakra signature or blood signature. Explosive Notes also use a seal, though very basic. The Yondaime used seals in his signature move, the 'Hiriashin'. If someone is interested in the Art, you can go to the library and borrow a book.'
Naruto frowned. The librarians didn't like him in there, and didn't let him in. Maybe he can ask Jiji-san for a Sealing Book as well? He didn't see why not, Jiji-san was always nice to him. Naruto remembered that a Kenjutsu scroll wasn't there, though he was interested in that. Now, the blond had three reasons to visit the Hokage.
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The old man had a feeling like he was going to get visited by his favorite blonde soon, so he quickly finished the paper he had in front of him, and, sure enough, the blue-eyed boy came into the room, running up to his desk.
"Ah, what can I do for you, Naruto-kun?" He asked.
"Jiji-san, I looked at some Academy Scrolls today, and was wondering if you had any books on Fuuinjutsu and Kenjutsu?" Naruto asked with a smile. Hiruzen's eyes widened slightly, and he smiled.
"Yes, Naruto-kun, I believe I have some Fuuinjutsu scrolls somewhere, however, Kenjutsu isn't used widely in this village, so the best we have is the bare basics. We do have two Jonin, Hayate-san and Genma-san, who use Kenjutsu though. Maybe you can pay them a visit and ask." The aged Hokage handed the boy two scrolls, both with dark green lining. "Anything else?"
"Jiji-san, in the scroll I read, it mentioned the Uzumaki Clan. That's my last name, so I was wondering..." Naruto asked an unasked question.
Hiruzen blinked and sighed. "Yes, Naruto-kun. Your mother was from the Uzumaki Clan."
"I thought you said you didn't know who my parents were!" The boy shouted accusingly.
"Sorry, Naruto-kun, but they have a lot of enemies, and even telling you could get you in trouble. I will tell you a little though. You act a lot like your mother, Naruto-kun. She even had a similar verbal tic. She often used swords and seals in battle, and had this peculiar ability to put a seal on someone without touching them. She rarely used it, so even I'm not sure what it was. I can't tell you much more, sorry Naruto-kun." Hiruzun looked at the blond who looked like he was concentrating.
"What did she look like?"
"She had long red hair and violet eyes." Hiruzen answered, finding no harm in it.
Naruto blinked. "That means I look more like my father then, Jiji-san." Hiruzen was surprised by the sudden intellect, and he nodded. "I'll try to find them, and I won't tell anyone." He turns around and runs off.
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Naruto, after sleeping and waking the next morning, went to the Academy carrying the Fuuinjutsu Book that the Hokage gave him. Some words he didn't know the meaning of, and the blond assumed that he could ask Iruka-sensei for help.
Naruto walked through the streets, some people ignoring him, some giving him a quick look of dislike, and some just giving the orange-clad boy a look. He ignored most of it, however, and quickly walked down the hallways in the Academy, seeing a few students and teachers here and there. Naruto ignored them in favor of getting to Iruka-sensei's class on time.
Said Chunin was expecting him too, and Naruto quickly found himself spotted by the brown-haired male, who smiled at him, and waved him inside the class.
He smiled back. "Iruka-sensei! I decided that I'm going to learn about Fuuinjutsu!" He waved the book in his hands slightly. "I don't understand some of the words, can you help me, ne, Iruka-sensei?"
Iruka blinked slightly, then smiled. "Sure, Naruto. What do you not understand?"
"It says something about inks in this chapter. It says 'There is many different types of material that can be used to write seals on as well as write them with. The basic one is ink though, for stronger seals or ones that require an input, blood is typically used. Seals, however, can be made with any sort of liquid, even water, however, this tends to not be as effective or easier to mess up, which can be catastrophic for seal users, as one mistake can do anything else.' I don't know what some words mean." Naruto reads off.
Iruka paused for a second. "Do you have a dictionary, Naruto?"
"Eh? No, I don't. I don't really know how to use one." He scratched his head shamefully. Iruka sighs, and gets a dictionary from a shelf.
"These are class ones, so you can't have it, but I'll show you how to use it..." Iruka began the short explanation, as students filed into class.
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Naruto grinned. The Fuuinjutsu seemed really easy to understand! Ninjas should use it more often, it seems so useful. You can make a seal that fires kunai at people or even fire. You wouldn't even have to fight, and he could also use it for his pranks. Naruto's grinned widened.
He could use it for his pranks. Naruto nearly laughed evilly at the thought. He could use or make a seal that spits out paint and glitter, and even use it over very large areas, enough to paint a whole ninja compound.
He chuckled lightly, and walked into his favorite food stand- Ichiraku's Ramen. He took a seat at a stool. "Ojiji-chan!" He chirped happily. Said man called out.
"Naruto! Just a second." He walked into the small cooking area. "How are you, Naruto?" Teuchi asked.
"Ne, I'm great! I've decided to learn Fuuinjutsu, Ojiji-chan!" He took out his book. "Oh, and I want a Miso and a Shrimp please."
"Sure thing." He started up the boilers. "Fuuinjutsu, huh? I heard that it's supposed to be very difficult to learn."
Naruto blinked. "It seems easy to me, Ojiji-chan."
"Maybe it's in your blood, Naruto. I wouldn't know though." Teuchi shrugged, and, after a while, placed the first bowl of noodles in front of Naruto, who ate happily.
Another person walked into the stand, and Teuchi began talking to them, quickly placing Naruto's second bowl in front of the boy, who also ate that quickly. Naruto began to read more of his small book, when the person next to him spoke.
"Fuuinjutsu? Think ya' have what it takes?" A distinctly male voice mocked.
"Hey! I know I do! This is easy stuff." Naruto replied, turning to the man. He looked in his mid-thirties, and had loose dark green hair with bright blue eyes. He wore a Chunin Vest with a short sleeved navy shirt and long gray pants with the average open-toed sandals on his feet. He had a small tanto placed horizontally on his lower back, with the ninja pouch on his left leg, indicating that he was left handed. He had mesh under his shirt which is hard to notice. He also wore his Hitae-Ate around his upper arm.
The man smiled. "Relax, I'm just messing with ya', kid. Still, Fuuinjutsu isn't a widely studied art. Most ANBU only learn the Basic Chakra Seals and Binding Seals, and they are just trained to copy a seal over an' over again." He spoke slightly choppy, and had this odd accent. Naruto assumed that this guy grew up elsewhere or was an orphan. "I'm not discouraging ya' or anything, but it is a tough thing to learn. Though if you do get good enough in it, you can a lot of things, and it can even become a source of income."
Naruto cocked his head slightly. "Eh?"
The man paused. "You can sell ya' seals for money, kid." He quickly paid for his bowl of ramen. "I'm Kokomaru Arimasu." The man nods, and leaves the stand. Naruto blinked, and pulled out his frog wallet, putting his money on the counter.
"Thanks, Ojiji-chan!"