My disability. My curse. My stigma. It is mine to bear. It is mine, and I will use it to my advantage. You will think I am weak. You will try to bring me down. But I am strong. Stronger than you could Imagine...
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AN: So if you read my KTtH:Rebirth you will know that I am back. I have a couple new stories. This one, which is a redux of my old one and another one. I am also updating Bad Day. It is a fun story that just helps me. Behold the Mimic is being read over like I did for the first Breaker of Truth. I'm not revamping it. Just going to edit it before I put out the next update. Anyways here you all go and thanks for reading and your feedback.
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Breaker of Truth Revamp
"Do you really believe that they would let him graduate?"
"I really knew he wouldn't. Who knows what will happen if the dem-"
"Shh you know we can't talk about that!"
Naruto looked blankly at the parents as they did their best to hide their comments. It was too late though. The blonde had heard them. It wasn't enough that the boy couldn't pass the test, but did the world have to mock him in the form of these biting remarks. The adults had no idea what the boy was feeling.
'They can't understand,' The boy in the orange and blue jumpsuit thought. 'No one can. And it's all because of him.' The boy sat on the swing that he loved. The swing that was so carefully tied to a tree outside the academy and was the choice of comfort for the blonde on many days. Things couldn't get any worse.
"Naruto," said boy looked up from his trance like state and squinted at the speaker. "Are you okay?" Mizuki, Naruto's silver haired sensei, gave the blonde a worried frown.
"I-I'm fine. Just," Naruto sighed. "I tried Mizuki-sensei. I really tried. But it seems like everything I do ends with me failing." Mizuki placed his hand comfortingly on the blonde boy's shoulder.
"I know you did. Look Iruka is just worried about you. He doesn't want you to go out into the field when you're not ready." Naruto scrunched up his nose and frowned.
"Then why is he so hard on me?"
"Well that is because he sees a lot of himself in you," Mizuki answered. Naruto gaped.
"No way?"
"Yes," the silver haired man chuckled before continuing, "He was like you actually. He always used to pull pranks and such. He only does what he does because he cares." Naruto looked down and relented to the man's words. "Look Naruto... there may be a way for you to pass the exam."
Naruto looked up with a gasp and said, "What? Really? How do I do it Mizuki-sensei?!"
"Well, there is a scroll hidden in the Hokage tower. It is called the Scroll of Forbidden Seals. It is in the Hokage Tower on alternating weeks. This week is not one of those weeks. It was placed there for this purpose." Naruto listened with rapt attention. This was the final lifeline.
"What has been given to us teachers is a secondary test. This test is to see if said student is able to live up to being in a real life mission. You must get into the tower, undetected, and take the scroll. Now stealth is one of the areas that you had excelled in." Naruto flinched and tried not to show any negative emotion.
'Stealthy not by choice, but by chance,' the boy thought grimly.
"If you can take the scroll from this room to this location," here Mizuki handed the boy a small piece of paper, "in the woods and learn a technique by the time I meet with you tonight then you pass. Do you understand Naruto?"
"You got it Mizuki-sensei. I'll meet you there tonight and show what I can do!" Naruto grinned. 'Finally. Someone is giving me a chance to prove myself. Finally I can prove I'm not a cursed screw up!' Naruto thought with glee as he rushed off. If the boy would have turned he would have seen the demented smile on his teacher's face. A smile that promised nothing good.
Xxx
Naruto leaned against the wall of the Hokage tower and tried to calm his breathing. Silently counting in his head, the boy unraveled a length of rope with a collapsible hook on the end. 'Twenty-nine, and thirty. Okay now!' Naruto thought as he spun on his heel and sent the grappling hook up. The tool opened up and caught onto a windowsill just as the Chunin that was finishing his work in the room left. Naruto tugged on the line before pulling himself up the wall.
Naruto's close relationship with the Hokage was a boon to his mission. Thanks to the Sandaime allowing the boy to spend so much time with him Naruto was able to observe the inner workings of the tower. With this knowledge in hand Naruto had no doubt he wouldn't be caught. It also helped that he was nigh undetectable if one wasn't actively looking for him. It was a small plus to his otherwise dismal curse.
The blonde quietly pulled himself over the ledge and into the room. He tread across the floor slowly and placed his ear against the door. There was no sound from the other side. Naruto grinned and slowly opened the door to lessen the sound before closing it behind him.
'Now where was that room again?' Naruto asked himself as he tried to recall what was said on the paper. 'I think Mizuki-sensei said it was near the Old Man's office.' Naruto prowled through the halls looking for the right room until he came across an unassuming door. It was an ordinary looking door with the words 'AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY' scrawled on the frame. Other than the lettering the door was inconspicuous and easily forgettable.
Naruto looked side to side before opening the door quietly and trudging in. The inside was a mess. There were scrolls and books strewn everywhere. Papers were left lying about and tomes were still open collecting dust. The boy blinked through the dust and meandered his way to the back. There were a number of scrolls that ranged from as small as his hand to larger than him, but Naruto had eventually found his prize. Grinning, the boy strapped it to his back and made to leave when a voice froze his blood.
"Naruto-kun? What are you doing here?" Said boy spun around and faced Sarutobi Hiruzen looking annoyed, tired, and confused.
"U-uh uhmm," Naruto stuttered before he glanced around the room. 'Damn no choice!' He thought before flaring his chakra.
"What's going-," Sarutobi stopped mid-sentence and narrowed his eyes as he felt Naruto gather chakra. He wasn't prepared for what happened next.
"Henge!" Hiruzen blinked in shock as Naruto erupted in smoke and was replaced by a very beautiful and very naked blonde girl with a pouting look on her face. The man's perverted tendencies won over his rational thought and the result was him collapsing in a pool of blood. Blood that was expelled via his nasal capillaries.
'N-no handseals!?' Was Sarutobi's final coherent thought before his mind was filled with the luscious image of Naruto's Orioke no jutsu. When Naruto was positive the Hokage was out he released the technique and cringed.
"Ow," the boy said before stepping over the leader and strongest man of his village to meet up with his sensei.
It took Naruto a good two hours before he reached the shack that was to be the meeting point. With a quick look around Naruto plopped on the ground and unstrapped the large scroll from his back.
"Okay let's see what we have here," Naruto said as he opened the scroll.
"Tajuu Kage Bunshin no jutsu," Naruto read, "the more dangerous and chakra extensive derivative of Kage Bunshin no jutsu. The Kage bunshin no jutsu creates a corporeal copy of the user. Unlike the regular Bunshin no jutsu, this clone has its own will."
Naruto stroked his chin and thought of the possibilities of multiple hims. 'Sound idea. Imagine, hundreds of me,' Naruto thought wistfully. In the village many civilians suddenly felt a deep chill go down their spines. 'Let's read more.'
"Other than the extreme chakra costs, this jutsu is dangerous due to the mental feedback a clone gives its creator once it is dispelled. Each experience a clone has is transferred to the user which is why this jutsu was used as an information tool. The user must also split their chakra to each clone which is very dangerous. The handseals are-"
"Damn it! Next," Naruto cursed as he unrolled the scroll more.
"Kage Shuriken no jutsu & Kage Kunai no jutsu: this derivative of the Kage bunshin no jutsu creates corporeal copies of the weapons. The handseals are-," Naruto didn't even finish reading the full description and moved on. "Katon: Joushou Hakai no jutsu (Rising Destruction): the fires of Hell are called forth with this jutsu. Using the handseals the user-," Naruto growled lowly and opened the scroll more. "Fuuton: Wazawai-nan (Calamity): created by a ninja with an extremely high wind elemental affinity. The handse- son of a bitch!" Naruto stood up and literally kicked open the scroll so that it unfurled in its entirety.
The blonde walked down the scroll reading each jutsu as he went. His frown got deeper and deeper as he went till he was literally boiling in rage. By the time Naruto reached the end he dropped to his knees and screamed into the sky. He couldn't do any of the techniques in the scroll. Even the Fuinjutsu was well beyond his ability.
Naruto stood up once more and gave the whole scroll another look through. It wasn't a joke. There was nothing that Naruto could do. The boy practically sobbed in frustration as he kicked the scroll and it snapped shut on its own. Grabbing it the boy clipped it to his back and sat in waiting. His sensei would come and maybe he would get points for just getting the scroll.
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Iruka raced through the forest as fast as he could. His mind was filled with so many questions. Why would Naruto take the Scroll of Seals? How had he known of it? What was the purpose? His musings were cut short as he saw a speck of orange and raced to it. Landing in front of what he confirmed was Naruto Iruka stood to his full height and prepared his rant. He didn't have a chance.
"So you're the one who comes to get me eh Iruka-sensei," Naruto mumbled. Iruka faltered and his previous anger ebbed away. Why did Naruto sound so despondent? "Well I got the scroll. I've got to get some points for that right?" The boy asked as he looked at the man with hope in his eyes.
"W-what are you talking about? Naruto you stole a sacred item! What points?" Iruka cried in confusion.
"The test. You know the special one that Mizuki-sensei told me about. He said if I could get this scroll and learn a technique from it I would pass. But...I'm sorry Iruka-sensei. I couldn't learn anything from here. I'm not able to," Naruto finished quietly. Iruka gave Naruto an odd look before a light bulb lit in his head. Of course! Mizuki! His assumptions were right as he heard the telltale sign of displaced air behind him.
"Naruto get down!" Iruka yelled as he pushed Naruto aside. Naruto flew to the side and watched in shock as a large Fuuma shuriken landed where they once were. The source was Mizuki who stood atop a branch with a sick smile.
"Sensei what the hell!" Naruto screamed at Mizuki who was looking down on them.
"Quiet demon!" Mizuki spat out. Naruto flinched at that.
"Why does everyone call me that?!" The blonde yelled but was ignored.
"Mizuki! What's going on?" Iruka yelled up at Mizuki. The silver haired Chunin only smiled a malicious smile and sent a volley of shuriken at the two below. Iruka sprung forward and grabbed Naruto. "Naruto I want you to run…get out of here! Don't let Mizuki get the Scroll," Iruka said to Naruto.
"Oh really Iruka, why do you pretend to care about that demon scum?" Mizuki yelled out.
"Of course I care about him! He is my student and precio-"
"Cut the bull shit!" Mizuki growled. "We both know you hate him".
"No that's not true," Iruka said back. He turned to look at Naruto, who seemed to be looking back and forth between the two ninja in complete confusion.
"Tell me Naruto do you want to know why everyone hates you?" said Mizuki looking at Naruto.
"Yes, yes please tell me! I want some damn answers!" Naruto screamed out.
Iruka was about to speak but was cut off as Mizuki started to laugh. "Tell me Naruto how is your birthday related to such a big event." Naruto thought about it and came up with the Kyuubi festival. The day the Kyuubi died but what did that have to do with him?
"The Kyuubi festival?" Naruto asked.
"The Kyuubi wasn't destroyed, Naruto, it was sealed into a newborn… a baby that was born that exact day…" Naruto's eyes widened at that. His birthday was the Kyuubi festival, the Kyuubi was sealed in a new born, he was a newborn, people hated him…
"No…" Naruto whispered.
"Yes... You are the Kyuubi no Kitsune revived! How dare you take this poor child's body as your personal skin!" Mizuki roared, and with that he let the second fuuma shuriken fly towards the frozen Naruto. In the poor boys eyes all he could see was the flying piece of metal going towards him and the shape of his sensei going in front of him.
Schlick!
"W-why?" Naruto asked in a whisper. Iruka grimaced and tried to give the boy below him a grin. A large shuriken stuck from his back but protected Naruto from decapitation.
"I was like you Naruto. I played pranks, I acted out, heck I did almost everything you do. I did it all for attention. It's hard isn't it? Having a lonely life," Iruka said. Naruto could feel tears stinging his eyes but he wiped them away. "The Kyuubi killed my parents. I was angry, so very angry and I wanted to hate you. But you weren't anything like people said. You were just a boy who needed help. You are nothing like the Kyuubi, you are you. I'm sorry Naruto. I'm sorry I didn't help sooner." Naruto furiously wiped his face to make the tears in his eyes go away but he couldn't stop them.
"Thank you Iruka-sensei," the blonde whispered.
"Now run Naruto. Run! You can't let Mizuki get the scroll." Naruto shook his head and crawled from under Iruka.
"I can't keep running. If I do he will kill you then come after me. I have to make my stand now," Naruto placed the scroll on the ground and shrugged off his coat.
"Naruto run! You can't beat Mizuki!"
"I don't have to," Naruto said as he threw his orange coat to the ground. Naruto was left in a black mesh armor top under a white t-shirt. His coat made a harsh thump and Iruka gave it an odd look.
'Weighted clothes?'
"I just have to hold off the bastard. By now Hokage jii-san must have sent out people. And I know he is probably watching us right now," Naruto looked into the sky as if he could stare back at Sarutobi and miles away the Sandaime smirked to himself as he watched with his crystal ball.
"Tch what can you do demon brat?" Mizuki yelled as he held his final fuuma shuriken over his head. Naruto dropped into a loose fighting stance that Iruka recognized as a somewhat bastardized version of the Academy's. The boy's legs were spread at shoulder level and slightly bent. His left arm was held up parallel to his body with the palm facing his face and his right arm was brought close to his body with the fist clenched. Naruto glared at the white haired man and made the 'come' motion with his forward hand.
"Come at me bro." Mizuki snarled and flung his large shuriken at Naruto who merely side stepped and rushed up to Mizuki who ran to meet the boy. The Chunin was obviously faster but Naruto showed a surprising amount of speed that the two teachers weren't aware of. As Mizuki threw his arm out for a straight punch Naruto dodged under it and countered with a sweep with his leg.
Mizuki jumped over the offending kick and threw his own leg out to try and smack Naruto in the side of the head. To the man's shock Naruto went even lower to the ground and rolled under the kick before hooking his arm under Mizuki's leg. With a shout of exertion Naruto twisted his body up and threw Mizuki over his shoulder. The man yelled in surprise before righting himself and landing gracefully.
"So the little demon has some skill. I shouldn't be surprised. Taijutsu was the only thing you really were okay at. Too bad you could never be the best," Mizuki mocked. Naruto scowled.
"Up yours. Who says I was trying my best," Naruto growled. Mizuki laughed bitterly.
"We both know you were." Naruto narrowed his eyes and dropped back into his stance. Mizuki grinned and pulled two kunai from his pouch and held them up before lobbing them at Naruto. Naruto rushed forward and dropped to the ground before sliding under the weapons before kicking back up and resuming his rush at Mizuki. The man met Naruto's swift kick with a knee block and threw a haymaker at Naruto's face. The blonde leaned back and blocked with an elbow and threw his fist out to try and hook his opponent's face. Thanks to Mizuki's taller stature he merely threw his elbow out and knocked the boy's fist away.
Naruto disengaged from the man and backed away to get some space. Iruka looked up at his student with mixture of pride and worry as he pulled the shuriken from his back. He was proud that Naruto was holding his own but was worried because Mizuki wasn't a Chunin for nothing. The man hadn't even used ninjutsu yet. As if reading Iruka's Mizuki flipped through handseals and took a deep breath.
"Katon: Housenka no jutsu!" A flurry of small fireballs shot from Mizuki's mouth and flew towards Naruto. In an amazing show of agility and flexibility Naruto weaved through the pellets of fire. One fireball flew towards his face and to the great surprise of the two Chunin Naruto bent backwards at an almost impossible angle at the speed the boy was running in.
"Get better aim Mizuki-teme!" Naruto yelled as he popped back up and jumped forward. Mizuki snarled and rushed at the blonde. The two exchanged blows once more and Mizuki was starting to get angrier and angrier.
"How-are-you-keeping-up-with-ME!" Mizuki roared accentuating each word with a punch. Naruto redirected a wild punch and slammed his fist into Mizuki's stomach making the man double over.
"Because," Naruto said as he raised his leg up so that it was practically perpendicular to the ground, "the angrier you get the easier you are to read!" Naruto smashed his heel into the Chunin's face and sent him reeling to the ground off the large branch they fought on. As Mizuki landed with a crash Naruto huffed and bent over sweating. He still could fight but he couldn't keep this up forever. He knew he'd never be able to straight up beat a Chunin. Where were the damn ninja that were supposed to be after him. Naruto saw his opponent slowly push himself up and jumped down. Maybe a well aimed punch to the mouth will knock the bastard out.
Mizuki growled and pushed himself off the ground. That last hit had hurt. Looking up at the boy dropping down at him the man grinned menacingly. Gathering chakra he flew through seals ending on the tiger. Iruka saw this and struggled up. He had to help his student.
"Naruto look out!" Iruka yelled as he pushed his body to move.
"It's too late Iruka!" Mizuki screamed in glee and took a deep breath. Naruto saw this and suddenly jumping down at the Chunin seemed like a bad idea. "Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu!" A mighty fireball sprang forth and hurtled towards the falling blonde.
"No Naruto!" Iruka screamed in worry. Naruto watched as the jutsu flew at him in fear.
'This is it,' Naruto thought as he dropped down towards his fiery end. 'I always thought that I would die when I was old and had my own grandchildren.' Naruto closed his eyes as he felt the heat reach him. 'Ever since that day things just went down hill. I can't even remember those people clearly. I wanted answers. Even more so now. From the Old Man, from that group, from anyone...' The blonde grit his teeth as questions popped into his head. Each new question had the same basic askance. Why? 'Why did this happen? Why wasn't it somebody else? Why couldn't I be stronger?! Why did everyone have to hate me?!'
"You're done Kyuubi!" Mizuki cackled. "Now everyone will see me as a hero!" Naruto snapped his eyes opened and reared his right hand back. The fireball bore upon on him and his fist clenched and made a cracking sound as his knuckles popped. There were too many questions. All needed answers but one tore from his throat as he sent his fist forward in an earth shattering punch.
"Why...ME?!" Naruto roared in fury. His punch smashed into the fireball and Iruka screamed out in fright. Time seemed to slow down as Naruto's hand hit the fire and then...
PING!
The sound echoed out through the forest and the great fireball literally shattered apart. Shards of fire dissipated around the falling Naruto who glared fiercely at the flabbergasted Mizuki. "It's over!" Naruto slammed his outstretched fist into Mizuki's frozen face and the man flew back.
Naruto stood over the groaning Mizuki and sighed in content. He looked to his right hand and let out a small laugh. "You're good for something it seems." And that was when the Anbu arrived. Naruto looked at the five ninja that landed in their masks and shook his head. Their timing was...impeccable.
The one bearing a cat mask stepped forward. She was obviously a female from her build and her dark purple hair was tied up in a ponytail. She motioned to two other Anbu and Naruto got the distinct impression she was the leader.
"Apprehend the traitor," the woman said.
"Yes captain!" The woman turned to Naruto and gave him a slight bow.
"Thank you for helping root out a traitor Uzumaki Naruto. I am Neko. Your presence is requested at the Hokage tower," Neko said crisply. Naruto blinked in confusion and looked at the two ninja holding Mizuki steady, one bearing a bear mask and the other a hawk.
"Where were you guys earlier? And what about that guy?" Naruto asked. The other two Anbu, a boar and a beetle, helped Iruka to his feet and retrieved the Scroll of Seals respectively. Neko looked at Mizuki who held his head down and had his arms bound.
"He will be taken into custody and questioned," the woman answered ignoring the first question. Naruto grumbled and looked at his former teacher before shrugging. With the Anbu here he shouldn't have to worry. As the group started to walk back to the village a sinister chuckle made Naruto rethink his last thought.
"You think you've beat me demon," Mizuki whispered. Naruto turned to the man. With his head down Mizuki's hair cast a shadow over his face. "This isn't over. I've just begun!" Mizuki lifted his head for everyone to see and a collective gasp rang out. A glowing seal appeared on Mizuki's forehead and slowly started to pulse as it glowed brighter.
"A Suicide Seal?!" One of the Anbu holding the man yelled. The seal started to grow till it covered the Chunin's face in an intricate design as he laughed maniacally.
"And it's a powerful one!" Another Anbu yelled.
"Leave the traitor! Everyone run to safety!" Neko ordered. The seal started to pulse faster and Mizuki shouted in glee.
"You can't escape me! This is the strongest explosive seal to date! Anything within two miles will be dust!" The Anbu team looked at each other in worry and Neko pulled out her sword.
"If I cut your head off then we shouldn't have anything to worry about," Mizuki cackled in response.
"It's already begun. Nothing can stop me!" Naruto watched as everyone started to panic. If what Mizuki said was true then they couldn't outrun the explosion. He looked at his right hand then at seal. Steeling his resolve, Naruto rushed forward ignoring the cry of surprise from Neko.
"Wait stop!"
"It's too late demon!" Naruto jumped up and slugged Mizuki straight in the face.
PING!
The punch had enough force to knock the man out of the grip of his captors and he tumbled to the ground. The seal over his face pulsed and then disappeared to the shock of the surrounding people. Neko looked from the downed man back to the boy before walking up to Mizuki herself. To her shock the seal that was primed to explode at any second was gone from the groaning man. Not a trace left behind.
'What had happened? That was a Level 4 seal at the very least. Where had this man gained such a high level seal? And most of all, what did that Uzumaki child do to it?' Neko thought. Deeming to bring these questions up to her superior, the woman knocked out Mizuki and placed chakra suppressing cuffs on his arms. Who would have thought this man would need such high measures of security.
Naruto rubbed his hand and looked to the Anbu captain. "Are we done here?"
"Yes. Yes we are done," Neko responded quietly. The boy was an enigma and she did not personally like mysteries. With everything packed the group headed out of the forest. Naruto looked back and sighed before looking forward. What would he do now?
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Naruto found himself standing in the Hokage's office. The large scroll he had stolen was lying on Sarutobi's desk. He had reclaimed and once again donned his favorite orange jacket and was standing with his hands in his pockets. Across from the boy sat Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sandaime Hokage, and surrogate grandfather to Naruto.
Although at this moment Sarutobi was far from amused over Naruto's recent actions. With his hands steepled in front of him the man gave the boy a level stare making Naruto sweat a bit.
"So it seems like you had quite the night Naruto," Hiruzen said. Naruto grinned and laughed nervously as he rubbed the back of his head. "Not only did you manage to sneak into my tower, but you were able to procure a most dangerous item."
"Yeah...sorry 'bout that old man. I mean it's not really my fault right," Naruto said grinning. Sarutobi did not look amused. Naruto sighed. "Look I just wanted to pass to be a Genin. I mean you don't know how hard it's been. Things just haven't been so great for me. I mean I just learned I'm the Kyuubi reborn."
"Naruto," Hiruzen cut off gently. "You are not the Kyuubi. You merely seal it away. In fact you are a hero."
"Sure don't feel like one..." Sarutobi breathed deeply and leaned back in his chair.
"Naruto I was watching what happened tonight."
"Ha I knew it!" Naruto grinned but shut up quickly.
"Mmm yes, anyways I was watching what happened tonight. You showed an amazing amount of skill on the battle field. You also exhibited a level headedness I didn't know you had when fighting a clearly more superior opponent." Naruto smiled slightly at the praise. "But you also showed an ability I have never seen before." At this the boy flinched and looked down. "Naruto what did you do?"
"It's a long story old man," Naruto started. "But basically...I don't know if I'm cut out to be a ninja..." Sarutobi almost fell from his chair at the boy's words. Naruto not a ninja?! That was like him giving up ramen!
"Naruto-kun, my boy, why would you say that?" Naruto held up his right hand.
"Because of this," Sarutobi stood up from his desk and walked to Naruto. He leaned down and studied Naruto's arm. It looked normal to him. Maybe he needed a second opinion. Snapping his fingers an Anbu appeared in puff of smoke next to the man.
"Yes Hokage-sama?" The now identified Neko stated.
"Bring Hyuuga Koana if you would," Sarutobi stated. The Anbu bowed and was gone in a puff of smoke. Minutes ticked by and a moment of silence later a knock was heard on the large door of the Hokage's office. Sarutobi called for the person to come in and Naruto watched as a young woman with straight black hair and strange pupil less and milky eyes walk in. She wore a dark kimono and a Konoha headband with a white cloth was tied around her forehead.
"Hokage-sama you called for me?" The woman said bowing.
"Yes Koana-chan," Sarutobi said kindly. Koana nodded and stepped passed Naruto with barely a glance. She walked with the air of a royal person, but the way her feet planted on the ground gave away the fact she was a ninja.
"How may I be of service," Koana stated. Hiruzen motioned for Naruto to walk beside him. The blonde nodded stood in front of Koana. The woman's pale eyes were a bit unnerving.
"I would like for you to please use the Byakugan and give Naruto a full checkup?" Koana blinked in surprise, the only emotion Naruto had seen so far, and gave the boy a once over.
"Not to disobey you Hokage-sama, but wouldn't this be better done in a hospital? If you would like I can give the boy a full check up tomorrow at my office tomorrow," Koana said. Sarutobi shook his head.
"Unfortunately not Koana. This must be done in complete secrecy." Koana seemed even more surprised.
"I am even more at a loss sir. Wouldn't someone from the main house be better suited for this?" Naruto noticed the way Koana said main and lifted his eyebrow at the barely concealed venom in her voice. Apparently it wasn't lost on the Hokage either, but all he could do was frown sadly.
"You are the top doctor that we have at the hospital. Your Byakugan is one of the strongest in your clan no matter what your status is. I ask for you and only you Koana-chan. So if you could," Koana nodded curtly while trying to hold in a blush of pride. She turned to Naruto who gulped.
"Byakugan!" Koana whispered harshly. Veins bulged around her eyes and her milky white eyes gained a perception that made Naruto feel naked. "I don't see any anomalies Hokage-sama. His chakra seems to be running fine."
"And his other chakra?" Koana looked to Naruto who shrugged and nodded. He knew of the Kyuubi so it wouldn't do any good trying to skirt around the subject.
"The Kyuubi's chakra is still being held back by the seal. He seems perfectly normal." It was here that Naruto scoffed. Koana looked at the blonde and narrowed her eyes. "Do you not believe me?"
"Oh no I do it's just I'm not normal. Trust me on this," Naruto replied. Sarutobi gave the blonde a curious look.
"Koana keep your Byakugan on until I tell you so. Naruto if you could please perform a jutsu," Naruto blanched. He really didn't want to. Hiruzen sensed Naruto's uneasiness and ruffled the boy's head. "Go on. It will be fine."
"If you say so... Henge!" Naruto yelled. To the shock of Koana Naruto was replaced with Iruka in a puff of smoke. The Sandaime nodded. Naruto hadn't used handseals like last time.
"Koana what do you see?"
"Other than the fact that an academy student is able to use seal less jutsu, I'm seeing something amazing. His chakra is flowing out of him and coating his body but around his right side it seems the chakra that is being let out is constantly being destroyed then replaced. The boy will no doubt suffer from chakra exhaustion soon!"
"That won't happen," Naruto said in Iruka's voice. His form was encased once more in smoke and Naruto was left standing when the smoke dissipated. "Ow, that kind of hurts. Anyways, I've held a transformation for hours. I've never felt like I was getting tired."
"Your chakra is leaving your body at an alarming rate boy. Even high class Jounin would suffer from chakra exhaustion at the rate you are going at," Koana explained. Naruto bristled.
"My name is Naruto, not boy, and I've always had a lot of stamina. Thanks to today I know the reason why," Naruto finished the last part quietly while looking at his stomach. Koana looked away apologetically.
"So you're telling me that Naruto's right arm is effectively destroying chakra," Sarutobi cut in. Koana looked at her leader and nodded.
"It is destroying any chakra that is trying to come outside his body. It looks like the only reason Naruto is able to use the Henge is because he is constantly supplying chakra to keep the jutsu going," Koana said. "I would like to know, is there a limit to what Naruto here can destroy?"
Naruto held his chin and thought while Hiruzen tapped his fingers on his arm. "Well I was able to smash through a fireball," Naruto said while holding his arms wide. "Mizuki shot it at me. Called it Goukakyuu or something." Koana hummed in thought.
"That is mid-class C rank technique. Most Genin don't see it till later in their career. Unless of course you are an Uchiha," the Hyuuga woman stated.
"Aww man. Are you saying that prick Sasuke knows that move," Naruto complained loudly. Koana had to stifle a chuckle and it came out as grunt making her blush in embarrassment. Naruto grinned at the girl who turned away.
"Moving on, it seems like Naruto is able to cancel out moves to C-rank."
"No that's not correct," the Sandaime muttered. "I have heard that Naruto was able to break something much more powerful than a simple fireball jutsu." It was here that the man motioned with his hand and a figure appeared in blur of speed.
"Yes Hokage-sama?" Neko stated taking a knee before him.
"Can you explain exactly what happened once you arrived at the scene. Unfortunately I had stopped watching the events believing you had everything covered."
The subtle reprimand wasn't lost on the Anbu and she cringed inwardly. "Certainly sir," Neko stood up and looked to Koana. "After my team had arrived it seemed as if young Naruto here had already apprehended the traitor Mizuki. Thinking he was already defeated we merely tied his hands together and started to head back. We didn't account for the man to activate a Suicide Seal."
Koana blinked in surprise. Mizuki was a Chunin and a teacher's aide. Many knew this thanks to his work at the academy. For the man to know such a complex seal was unnerving.
"We were caught by surprise and the level of the seal wouldn't have allowed for us to escape. That was when Uzumaki-san showed a skill that protected us and completely nullified the Suicide Seal."
"What was level of the seal? Suicide Seals are high-class but they range from Level 1, eliminating just the user, to Level 5. If you're telling me that Mizuki had a Level 5 seal then he could have destroyed most of the forest," Sarutobi said.
"It was...he had at least a Level 4 seal sir. From how complex it looked and the pulse timing I wouldn't classify it anything lower," Neko answered. Hiruzen frowned deeply and sighed. There weren't many that had that kind of knowledge on fuinjutsu. The first person that came to Sarutobi's mind was Jiraiya. However, there was I microscopic chance that he gave that seal to Mizuki. The only other person who had an extensive knowledge of seals was Orochimaru. He wasn't as proficient but Suicide Seals seemed just up his alley.
'What are you playing at Orochimaru?' Sarutobi thought grimly. To the side Naruto chewed his lip thoughtfully as he watched everything around him. The Hokage looked at the blonde.
"Naruto?"
"Yeah jii-jii?"
"You said you read through the whole scroll correct? There are hundreds of techniques in there. I would have thought, and I'm not suggesting that you should have, that you would have tried one." It was here that Naruto slumped over.
"This is why I shouldn't be a ninja. It's not the fact that I didn't want to. I couldn't do them," Naruto held his hands up, "I can't do handseals."