Leeched Life.
(I have had this idea for a really long time and am finally able to bring it about.)
(For fans of my other stories I am just doing something different to see if it works out good. I am working on Pirates and Ninja,Rockband Anbu style, and Mugan in that order)
(Deep inside a forest, time: Dusk)
A blond haired boy in a hideous orange jumpsuit and a pair of green goggles on his head was hiding deep in this forest. He was reading a large scroll This was all part of his test, a test to become a Gennin of Konoha ga kure (Hidden village in the leaves.). One step to his ultimate goal, becoming Hokage, the most powerful ninja in the village and the most respected. This boy was a pariah of this village, he was never respected. An orphan from the attack of the Kyuubi Kitsune (The Nine tailed fox). He had no idea why people disliked him, the only explanation would be that his birthday was the day that the Kyuubi attacked so he thought he was the reminder. This boy, the village pariah's name is Uzumaki Naruto.
You are all probably wondering why Naruto is in a forest when most people would be going back and winding up the day. The truth is today was the day that Naruto failed his Gennin exam for the second time. What Naruto was doing with the scroll you might be thinking. Well one of his instructors at the academy instructors suggested to him an alternative exam. Sneaking into the Hokage Tower and stealing one scroll from the Hokage tower and learn one justu from it.
'Well lets see, this one looks good,' Naruto thought as he read up on 'Kage buunshin no jutsu, making solid clones using nothing but chakra, sounds good but wait there is more, This jutsu is more valuable than any other solid clone jutsu because of the effect it has on the mind of the one who casts it. Whatever the kage buunshin learns so does the caster of the jutsu after the buunshin has been dispelled, this includes all training in jutsu's or chakra control. Warning to all potential learners of this jutsu you work with too many buunshin for too long and it will give you a major headache, dispel to many at once you risk your sanity, so a caution dispel one buunshin at a time and prepare for the the feeling of stress. Also muscle's will not grow with the use of Kage Buunshin, so you must keep your own physical training good. Sounds awesome, even with the side effect, learning with two different me's at the same time that could speed things up tremendously.'
Naruto began working with the Kage Buunshin no jutsu and to Naruto's surprise he picked up the skill very fast. Naruto was usually abysmal at the clone type of jutsu he had never even completed the basic Buunshin no jutsu. They had all turned out into dead versions of himself. Unlike those unmoving clones, Naruto got the Kage buunshin no jutsu done in an hour. He was sweating tired and really wanted to sleep, but Naruto wasn't going to stop.
'If learning one or two more jutsu gets me to become a gennin maybe learning more will get me to chuunin, or jounin,' Naruto thought ' And with Kage buunshin that should be a bowl of ramen. Lets see what is the next one... Chakra Gorotsugi no jutsu, a jutsu that just requires contact to steal portions of an opponents chakra. Warning if you try increasing your own chakra capacity with other peoples chakra in large amounts, there could be strange effects to your muscles.'
"Sounds good, Kage buunshin no jutsu," Naruto created 20 clones of himslef. " Okay you guys you are going to be practicing the Chakra Gorotsugi no jutsu, focus on the forming of the jutsu, then disperse yourselves one at a time so the rest of us can get the information of what you did. You will disappear in this order," Naruto numbered off all of the clones and had them work on the jutsu. "Okay next one,"
' Chishiki Gorotsugi no jutsu (Knowledge leech), A deviation on the Chakra Gorotsugi. Chakra is not the target of this stealing jutsu, this target is the knowledge of the target. This isn't so much stealing as it is copying it. The control is very similar to Chakra Gorotsugi, but this jutsu you are required to have contact with the targets face. Caution: This jutsu is not suggested to be used by anybody who has trouble with their sense of who they are, not that this jutsu could drive you insane or at least not in the same way as most people or shinobi think, it stresses a different part of the brain from the active part used for extreme thinking or memory. This jutsu copies knowledge absorbed by the target, but also the feelings of the person that worked for it. Thus the caster of this jutsu may lose his sense of who he or she is... This jutsu is possibly a little to much, I mean stealing somebodies memories might be pushing it just a little bit I mean I would like to work for what I gain... But it has enough risks so I shouldn't feel bad, I won't use it a lot just for stuff that is really to good to pass up,' Naruto read and thought.
"Kage Buunshin no jutsu," Naruto created another thirty clones and delegated to them what they were to do for this jutsu and sent them on their way. It was about this time that one of the Chakra Gorotsugi group dispelled themselves. Naruto felt the rush of incoming memories which made him fall back on his but and hold his head, the headache taking a fairly large toll. "Wow, that is more intense then I thought," Naruto said rubbing his temples, the headache was starting to subside already but it was a shocker. 'Hopefully it will get better as I get more used to it. Damn, there goes another one,'
This continued for another hour until all of the clones were gone. "That was getting better toward the end, I don't know how well it worked out though."
"Naruto... Naruto where are you," A voice came from just outside of his clearing.
"Mizuki sensei..." Naruto said and rushed out to his sensei the scroll he was using strapped to his back. " I got the scroll just like you said. Do I get to become a gennin now?"
"That is great Naruto, but no not yet, you don't become a gennin just yet." Mizuki said holding a large fuuma shuriken. " First you have to die,"
"What?" Naruto moved quickly to dodge the flying fuuma shuriken. "Mizuki-sensei, what are you doing."
"I am finishing what the fourth started, then I am going to steal the forbidden scroll from your corpse." Mizuki said.
"This is a a forbidden scroll?" Naruto said worried. "I stole this from Jii-san... I... I... betrayed the village."
"I don't know why you care so much," Mizuki said "Everybody in the village hates you, or can you not see that."
"I know people don't like me, but that is because I haven't done anything respectable yet, when I become a proper Shinobi people will look at me differently," Naruto said proudly but still on his guard.
"You don't know why they don't like you do you, that is rich," Mizuki said. "The day you were born, was the day the Kyuubi attacked."
"I know that," Naruto said, "That is why they don't like me,"
Mizuki laughed and laughed, there was so much malice in his voice that Naruto felt a shiver go down his back. "You really don't get it do you. The Yondaime Hokage didn't quite manage to kill the Kyuubi and without him the rest of the village would have crumbled under the Kyuubi's awesome might, So the Yondaime did the only thing he could. He sealed the Kyuubi in a newborn infant. You are the Kyuubi Kitsune"
Naruto was not as dim as people seemed to think. He wasn't a genius like Hyuuga Neji or some of the other bookworms, but he was bright.
'That... makes a lot of sense... the hatred from everybody... Maybe I should let him kill me. " This jutsu is not suggested to be used by anybody who has trouble with their sense of who they are" (That quote from the forbidden scroll resonated in his mind.) If there is one thing that I know, I know who I am, I am not the Kyuubi Kitsune, I am Uzumaki Naruto and I am me... Sealing doesn't change the thing that is the container, they are just that a container.' Naruto was just standing there Mizuki thinking that he got to Naruto threw a second Fuuma shuriken strait at Naruto's face. Naruto dropped to his knees the shuriken missing his hair by an inch.
"You think that that information would be enough to stop me dodging your attack," Naruto said looking at Mizuki, "My reflexes are sharpened by my years of pranks, you will have to do more then that to kill me,"
"That isn't a problem," Mizuki said as he charged at Naruto. Naruto preformed four handseals praying that his Kage buunshins managed to get this jutsu right. A black aura surrounded his hands and then started cycling over his body. "Chakra Gorotsugi no jutsu," Naruto's chakra was fairly low from all the practice and Kage buunshin. The jutsu was working properly from what the clones seemed to think was right. Naruto caught the fist that was coming at this face and grabbed Mizuki's other arm. Naruto could feel Mizuki's chakra flowing into him, refilling the reserves that he had lost little at a time.
"What are you doing to me," Mizuki said as he collapsed one his knees Naruto still holding him.
"Don't you remember the second part of the test you set for me. To learn one jutsu from the scroll," Naruto said smiling in a way that made Mizuki shiver.
"Damn, you demon," Mizuki said trying to get a kick but he was getting drained fast. Naruto felt his chakra filled and then he drained just a little more when his muscles in his arms convulsed long enough for Mizuki fall to the ground. Mizuki was unconsious on the ground.
"Well I guess there is no way for me to pass to gennin this year, what ever now I have something I can do the up coming year." Naruto said starting to tie Mizuki up tightly keeping his hands separated. "Okay, how should I give back the scroll, I know,"
(Ten minutes later)
Many Ninja were standing in front of the Hokage tower looking at the tied up chuunin with a huge sign pronouncing " I am a huge traitorous dick that tried to have an academy student steal the forbidden scroll, then tried to kill him, and FAILED." And about five feet away from the chuunin there was the forbidden scroll with a big sign over that saying "He couldn't get out of those ropes and move five feet."
(One day later)
Naruto had a really good time listening to all of the adults talking about Mizuki, He left a letter on the Hokage's desk saying.
"Dear, Jii-san.
There are a couple of things that I need to tell you but I have a feeling that talking to you face to face would just be a waste of time. Mizuki tricked me into stealing the forbidden scroll from him as you probably figured out from him being tied up and the signs. I beat him, and tied him up. You have to get a better security for your office, I mean I was able to get through it without anybody noticing me. Have a fun with your paper work today.
Naruto,"
This was summer vacation time for all the academy students so Naruto had a good long time before he had to go to the classes he had already been through.
Naruto was headed for the library for the first time in a long time. He had made ten clones, henged half of them into civilians and the other half into gennin nobody would look closely at who they were. He had the clones go strait to the library so they could study up on a few subjects like ninjutsu, chakra control, and some taijutsu styles in terms of subjects for ninjas and civilian topics like, nutrition, language, and other stuff. Naruto was going to start the next year differently then the last two this year he wasn't going to be an idiot, this year he was going to be not the best... but better. Naruto walked into the library, the librarian looking at him with the same kind of disgust as everyone else.
"What are you doing here," the Librarian said looking at Naruto.
"I was planning on studying, since I failed for the second time I feel like I need to get more serious about being a ninja." Naruto said honestly.
"Sounds reasonable," the Librarian said still hesitant.
"Think about it this way," Naruto said trying to convince her to let him go without trouble. "If I am in here studying then I won't be able to cause pranks and trouble for the rest of the village."
Naruto had caused quite a lot of trouble to everybody in the village with his pranks. The Librarian had been a victim of many of them so... "Well I guess, it is better then. Fine do as you want,"
Naruto continued on into the library some unfriendly glances coming too him but mostly they were just focusing on their books. Naruto grabbed a book on ancient kenjutsu (sword techniques), just as something to look at something different from his other clones. Naruto started to read.
(one hour later)
'The clones are going to disappear soon, time to disperse them and make some more. Bathroom should be private enough.' Naruto thought heading for the bathroom which was thankfully empty. All of his clones followed him and one at a time they dispersed. Each time a pang of pain came to Naruto's head but he was getting used to it and he could process the information well enough. Naruto searched through all of the Ninjutsu memories first 'Absolutely nothing of interest, some descriptions of famous ninjutsu but not the hand seals, would probably be in the jutsu library in Jii-san's office, I might ask for a couple of low level stuff so he shouldn't have any reason to refuse. Next Genjutsu, not too much just how to dispel genjutsu. I will get some clones working on that right away. Taijutsu, nothing but descriptions of famous battles pretty interesting but kind of useless, there might be another book that actually give me some diagrams for techniques. Chakra control, now that was a wealth of information Naruto needed help with chakra control and the entire book was on exercises. That is top priority it had the most exercises so why not get all of them out of the way right now. All of the other ninja topics were really not worth much so next time Naruto was going to have those clones looking at other books. Naruto was going to have whatever clones that found something useful to make a note of their titles or borrow the books.
The civilian topics weren't as important to Naruto but he did catch Highlights from the nutrition book. "eating too much salty fat cover meat and starch is bad for a growing body, could halt the growing process. Damn, well I guess that is why I am so short all the Ramen I eat... I am not giving up Ramen it is my favorite food but I guess I can go once a day, limiting it too three bowls a day." Naruto twinged as he said that, Naruto knew that this was probably going to stick if he really stuck with it. "I guess I should look up some stuff on cooking." Naruto made all of the kage buunshin and henged them sending them on their new assignments or old ones depending on how how useful the book was. Naruto walked back out of the bathroom to the ancient Kenjutsu style.
(Two hours later)
Naruto was bored with the books now, so he had all of the clones either put the books away if they weren't important or give Naruto their titles, authors and location in the library so he could pick them up so he can borrow them.
Naruto walked out holding three books and went to the librarian.
"Would it be alright if I borrowed these?" Naruto asked the librarian. The librarian still looked at Naruto with a little disgust.
"fine write your name down here and the books your are borrowing, if those don't come back in perfect condition you will pay," The Librarian said looking angry at the boy.
"Of course," Naruto said writing down ' Cooking for dummies, sword styles of the ancient world, and 101 ways to improve your chakra control.' Naruto left the library quickly so he could drop off the books at his home and the next stop was going to be the grocery store if he really was going to start eating healthy he had to start somewhere. Naruto felt all of the glares at him no matter what store he entered and all of the store clerks refused to serve him. Nothing came about it as Naruto left them quickly so nothing could start.
'Well this could be troublesome if I wanted to buy stuff other then ramen, maybe if I try,' Naruto raised his hand and henged into a completely different person. This time Naruto walked in he was almost ignored and got everything he wanted for a reasonable price. Naruto dropped everything he got from the grocery store, feeling hungry and wanting to try his hand at cooking he thought about dropping by Ichiraku's Ramen.
(Ichiraku's Ramen)
"Naruto my boy," the owner of the stand said enthusiastic to see his most devoted customer, "How many bowls of ramen can I get you, 6-7,"
"can I get one miso... and one fatty pork ramen please," Naruto asked the store owner.
Tenchu was a relatively popular ramen seller, and he was rarely startled at peoples orders. This was one of those times that he was seriously surprised, Naruto ordered 4 bowls of ramen when he wanted to go light. With all the money Naruto spent here over the years, he was able to expand his stand by quite a bit. "That little ramen Naruto?"
"I am going to try and cut back on my Ramen eating." Naruto said matter a fact.
Tenchu was now panicking in his head. Naruto was his number one customer and spent a fortune almost every time he was here, if he was trying to cut back. "That is... your decisions."
"You seem so glum, Tenchu-ossan," Naruto said smiling. "It isn't like this is the last time I will ever eat from your stand, it is just I might start eating other things then just Ramen, I will still come here everyday, just not eat as much ramen." It was about this time that Naruto's Ramen was done and his bowls were empty. "Thanks Tenchu-ossan," With that parting remark Naruto left.
"Ayame... We have an emergency," Tenchu called to his daughter that also worked in the stand.
(Konoha's weapon store)
This was one of the stores that never bothered Naruto when he wanted to buy something. Naruto was planning to use one of those ancient sword styles but couldn't decide which one so he was only planning to buy one sword and see how he liked that. Naruto chose a normal Katana in a barrel that said 'Cheap Swords, under 1000 Yen,' or at least that is what it looked like to him. Naruto took it up to the payment counter and set the sword down, taking his wallet out.
"I can't sell you that," The store keeper said looking at Naruto.
"Why not?" Naruto asked. This man had never ever stopped him from buying anything, so this was a surprise was there someone telling him to do this?
"I can't sell you that sword... chose any of the other, just not that one," The store keeper continued.
"Why not this sword?" Naruto asked, it was all the same to Naruto but now that there was some reason that he shouldn't have it, he wanted it more.
"That sword is called. Shinzo-ha, (Heart edge). It is a cursed sword that has taken the dreams from anybody that has dared to wield it," The store keeper said.
"Then why was it in the for sale barrel then?" Naruto asked questioning why such a dangerous blade would be for sale for that cheap.
"I have been trying to get rid of it, but even so. I couldn't let you take it, not some one as young as you," the Store keeper said.
"How about a little test," Naruto said looking at the sword. Naruto drew the sword from its black sheath to see a beautiful blade, a reddish color in the blade. "I will throw this blade into the air right above my right hand, If it cuts it off I lose any chance for my dream, but if it doesn't then I am buying this. Before the store keeper could argue Naruto threw the blade into the air in a way it looked like a large circle and Naruto held out his arm.
"No pull your arm back, that sword is extremely sharp you will lose that hand of yours." The store keeper tried to get Naruto to pull his arm back, but the sword fell in a way that it avoided his arm and fell to the ground.
"I am going to buy this sword," Naruto said a shining light in his eyes. "1000 yen," Naruto dropped the money in front of the store keeper picking up the blade and sheathed it. Naruto walked out holding the sword and whistling.
"That kid is going to be something great if he is going to come back I will have to help him." the Store keeper said when he went to the other people.
(Inside the forest,)
Naruto had a piece of paper working out a workout schedule for the days to come. So far Naruto had, have twenty clones work on some kind of chakra control, the exercises getting progressively harder as he gets one exercise down. Ten clones at the library studying for new stuff to work on. The actual Naruto was going to work on the kenjutsu and if an interesting taijutsu catch his attention the working on that. Naruto was working with the idea of working on his kenjutsu or taijutsu with his clones because there were several draw backs either way. One way Naruto gets how to do all of the moves quickly, but then Naruto wouldn't be able to do all the moves because his muscles wouldn't grow with the practice.
"Uzumaki Naruto," a deep voice came from the trees. Naruto was a ninja enough to know killing intent.
"Who wants to know," Naruto said in a very tense defense position.
"I do," A shinobi flew at Naruto his leg flying attempting to nail Naruto with a fly Kick.
"Regular shinobi garbs, what village that taijutsu style isn't based in Konoha," Naruto said, he didn't know all of the taijutsu styles of Konoha, far from it, but he had watch people practicing taijutsu in training grounds all the time and this style was completely new.
"I am from Kirigakure," the shinobi said attempting to kick Naruto in the head. Naruto ducked the kick and ran back a couple of steps. Naruto did four quick hand seals and the black aura surrounded him. Naruto quickly ran up to the Kiri ninja grabbing one arm and a leg that was about to come up and kick him.
"Aaah," The Kiri nin fell to the ground as his chakra was being drained from two of his limbs.
" AAAAHH," Naruto's legs convulsed as his body compensated the extra chakra. "AAAAHHH," Naruto's legs continued to convulse as he stole more and more of the enemy shinobi's chakra. Naruto let go after about thirty seconds his body not being able to take any more chakra at the moment. Naruto tried to stand up, but he felt like he pulled the muscles in his leg thirty times each.
'The jutsu effects my muscles if I take in more then my chakra reserves need, it feels like my body is tearing itself apart.'
Naruto stretched for a couple of minutes all of his muscles were extremely tender and he was far less flexible then before his fight with this Kiri nin.
'I am going to have to add stretching to my work out schedule, for tomorrow at least.' Naruto was already feeling a little better, his muscles were still less flexible then he was used to but he could stand up and walk.
"Now what should I do with you." Naruto said looking at his enemy, who had collapsed and was unconscious after have a good percentage of his chakra drained by Naruto.
(AN: Okay, that is the end of this first chapter. I have been thinking about this for a really long time and I hope that people like it. If people could suggest some sword techniques (He can get more then one sword if needed) and some fighting techniques. Also what should Naruto do to this Kiri shinobi?)