1Repeating the Past
"Kakashi Sensei I have a favor to ask. Can you help me?"
"Sorry Naruto I can't train you. But there is someone who can."
Angered Naruto shouted "your training Sasuke aren't you why don't you ever help me huh or do you only care for your precious Uchiha"
Kakashi unfazed replied "now, now don't be like that here Ebisu can help besides I have to help Sasuke master his sharingan. He has the toughest opponent in the exams. Meet Ebisu at our team spot in 1 hour" with that he left in a wisp of smoke.
Naruto stood there shocked. Kakashi just ditched him again this time to Ebisu. He doubted Ebisu would teach him, he could tell by the way their last encounter went that he hated him or at least wouldn't be of help. Naruto knew he wasn't as smart as Shikamaru but he can figure things out on his own. Right now he felt like crap. Sakura treated him like crap, Sasuke thought he was dirt and his so called sensei never taught him a damn thing.
'Come on. Kakashi teme knew good and well that compared to the way he's trained me that Sasuke-teme has a much better chance of beating Gaara. Besides he knew that whatever Sasuke learned he probably stole from someone. That whole master his sharingan thing was why he spent the last 4 months training with Sasuke after team exercises. And whenever I asked him to explain something he'd always tell me to look underneath the underneath. What bullshit. He the sensei he's supposed to explain some things as I can't figure out everything.
He started to become angry. No matter what he did everyone treated him like crap. He went over every memory of his time on team 7. Not once had they shown any care for him. Like at the training grounds, wave country, they never even say hello to him and Sakura pounds him for it.
"Kuso, why does everything go to that spoiled brat? I'll, I'll show them I don't need Sakura. All she cares about is Sasuke. I'm tired of always being compared to the pretty boy. I'll grow stronger than him and pound his face in. Then Kakashi-teme will regret ignoring me. He'll be upset at his prized Uchiha losing to the dead last. Fuck them I'll grow strong on my own. I find my own strength. Maybe I can find someone else to help."
Naruto ran out of the hospital. Unaware that Kakashi and Sakura were around the corner and had heard him. Kakashi shunshined around the corner to get away from Naruto only to run into Sakura. Now both stood there. Sakura was confused she was sure she hadn't treated him that bad but couldn't recall anything she had done that was nice for him.
That upset her. she didn't hate him she just wished that the attention she gave him came from Sasuke. All she wanted was Sasuke's acceptance. That's why she became a ninja. She never thought that much of Naruto in any situation or given him much thought. 'Could that really be why he is upset, because I never showed I cared for him at all? She had a lot to think about so without looking at Kakashi and forgetting about Sasuke (for the next 2 hours) went home to think.
Kakashi on the other hand was confused. He never thought that Naruto would be this upset. He knew he was not really a friend or sensei to him. He felt he owed it to Obito. He knew good and well that if he didn't fix this than it would spiral out of control. Unfortunately he couldn't leave Sasuke this time. He was more important at the moment with Orochimaru after his eyes. 'Sorry Naruto looks like you have to take one more for the team. I'll make it up to you somehow. I hope you give me a second chance.
The next day 2 and ½ months to the Finals
Naruto is sitting inside Ichiraku ramen stand. He was eating his 22nd bowl of ramen when an old man came in. He looked about as old as Sarutobi oji-san. He ordered 1 bowl and finished it quickly.
"That was some good food." he sat with a smile when Naruto turned to him in between his 29th bowl" This ramen is the best. Oji-san." he replied mouth full of noodles. So it sparked a conversation over ramen which Naruto enjoyed company with someone who loved ramen as much as he did. So for the next two days he met the old man called Genou at the ramen stand.
At first they had small talk until Genou asked if Naruto was a ninja. Naruto eagerly replied yes as he went into detail of his career so far. "Well that sounds fine. You know I used to have a son he looked a lot like you." he showed him a picture that resembled him except no whiskers. "He was a shinobi just like you but that was a long time ago."
"Sugoi, could you tell me about him" Naruto was really getting into this conversation.
"Sure. He was killed in the Second Great Shinobi war. His name was Naiya Gai and he was a chunin of Entaigakure. He was a promising shinobi and knew many jutsus. However he was killed in the third shinobi war and Entaigakure was also destroyed."
"Hey Genou-san what was the war like it must have been horrible." Naruto stated with a solemn expression
"It was hell the fighting lasted 20 long years. At the time there were over 40 ninja villages in these lands but after wars they were either destroyed or assimilated into the other ones. Entaigakure was just one of 29 different villages that were crushed by other nations. Any nation that lost normally had all their jutsus stolen and land taken. "
In the next 3 days Genou told Naruto more stories and tales of old villages and told him what village stole what jutsu or destroyed whom.
"So you wish to be Hokage hmm, well I wish you luck Naruto."
"Thanks Genou oji-san"
Although it may be too late for the old villages I want you to have their scrolls. These have all the coveted jutsus that the five great searched for. You remind me of my son and I can tell your destined to great things besides I'm not long for this world and I finally have someone to pass on my village's legacy. Inside the main scroll is five scrolls from Nijigakure, Kagerougakure, Entaigakure, Kurisutaru no sato and Koufuu no sato. I hope you use them well and I hope to see some of them during the chunin exams finals."
"I promise, I'll make sure no one forgets these villages and make sure their jutsu never die; that my nindo."
"I hope you master what is in these scrolls Naruto for I cannot teach you" "I understand oji-san"
With that Genou turned and left Naruto. So Naruto went to training ground 7 to read his scrolls.
Training ground
"Lets see I have scrolls for Entaigakure, Nijigakure, Kagerougakure, Boufuu no sato and yami no sato. And I have 2 months till the finals. Well I guess the last two will wait I should work on the first two and maybe get the third."
With that he picked up a scroll which had the symbol for Entai the Kanji of nature. Opening the scroll he started to read it. Entaigakure was created after the 1st great shinobi war. Located in northern hi no kuni and was a major player in the world. They had a long list of techniques that were sought by other nations. So figuring that they would need help incase of invasion they allied with Konoha the closest village to them.
That proved to be fatal because Konoha went and picked fights with Suna and Kiri in the second shinobi war. Then with Iwa in the third. Since being allies, Entai was caught in the middle and severely weakened. Konoha still relatively fresh since Entai did the most fighting against Iwa used this as an opportunity to take Entai's jutsu so they attacked them. Entai fought back but after two wars and being betrayed they were destroyed.
However the scroll also noted the only jutsu stolen was Kage Bunshin. Seeing Entaigakure fall to Konoha, it sent shockwaves to the world they had not only betrayed them but defeated the strongest village, gaining Konoha's standing as the top village and replacing Entai in the five great shinobi nations. This was difficult for Naruto to swallow because despite how the villagers treated him he always thought that Konoha was an honorable place that would never do things.
He would have to ask Sarutobi oji-san about it. He never thought his oji-san did things like that.
Still searching the scroll he found their training methods. It seemed they trained all their shinobi in two fighting styles. One called Naiya and the other Invisible Capoeira. Naiya meant taking brute strength to the extreme it meant being hit by A-rank jutsus and getting up like nothing happened. Invisible Capoeira was a fluid style that relied on moving so your opponent could never hit you and using acrobatics to break bones or rupture organs. No wonder Konoha wanted styles like this.
The jutsu he read were awe inspiring. They made other jutsu he had seen look weak. He found several D through B rank jutsus to learn. So he created as many kage bunshins as possible and had them learn certain things from the scroll. While he had made one super clone to spar with.
So for a month Naruto learned enough to be efficient with Naiya and Invisible Capoeira.
Naruto was tired. He wanted a couple days off. He needed it after all he learned several techniques from the Entai scroll. He was pleased he even managed one of the S rank jutsus although that one would probably be more harm than good.
At Ichiraku
Naruto just arrived and was already ordering when a girl walked in. She was about 5'8'' with golden blonde hair pulled back in a pony tail. She wore a purple shirt with a black and gold cat with two tails rapped around it. She had black sandals and a Kumo hitae-ite around het waist. She had vibrant emerald eyes like Sakura did. "Hello what's your name? I'm Uzumaki Naruto."
She looked at him and smiled "I'm Nii Yugito" So after 20 bowls or ramen (18 by Naruto) they left the training ground when Naruto offered to show Yugito around. 6 hours later at training ground 7 Naruto finished his tour. "Thank you Naruto-kun for showing me around"
"Your welcome Yugito-chan so what brings you here from Kumo besides the weather?" "Well I came to see the leaf in the chunin exams but to confirm a rumor I heard." She looked at Naruto.
"What would that be?"
"That there was another person like me here"
"So did you find this person?"
"Yes I'm looking at him"
"WH-what are you talking about"
"I have found another jinchuriki after all"
"What are you talking about?"
Yugito getting partially mad growled
"Don't be coy with me Nibi can sense the Kyubi in you.