I would like to welcome you all to Part 2 of what I am now calling The Fusion Clan Shinobi Stories. We pick up where Part 1 left off. Daichi's going to start his training as are so many others. That's what these first few Chapters are going to do. We're going to be seeing not only Daichi's training, but also bits and pieces of others training. In truth, The Sensei stuff won't come in until later as I have things I would like to cover first which you will see. Anyways, I hope you enjoy and don't forget to review.
Land of Fire Woods, About 5 Miles outside of Konoha
Daichi was following the instructions given to him by his Sensei, Kazamae the Lion Yonnin. He was a young Chunin of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. He had short, sky blue hair with an orange streak down the middle.
Daichi was wearing a sleeveless blue gi with white trim. The symbol of his clan, the sun, was on the back of his gi. On his left arm he wore a head band with a lion on it. Normally he had weapons on him, but the instructions said not to bring them.
Daichi was very excited to train with his Sensei once more. He'd grow stronger just like Naruto, Sasuke, and everyone else in Konoha. He was resolved to give it his all because Naruto, Sasuke, and Lee, in particular, were rivals of his.
A Clearing
The moment Daichi entered the clearing he took in the area. He saw a small, log cabin, an entrance to a cave with a well designed door, and a waterfall that seemed to have been made by jutsus instead of it being natural.
In the middle of the clearing sat Kazamae the Lion Sage. He's A tall man wearing a red gi with matching pants. Many scars adorned his body as a testament to the many battles he'd partaken in. On his head he had short, white hair.
Daichi approached him. "Sensei, I'm glad to see you. I have so much I want to tell you."
"I've heard as much from Tsunade, so why don't you begin with what happened after I left." Kazamae stated.
Daichi told his Sensei about the fight with Kuroma Tatsushiro, the Mission to the Land of Rice fields, Arashi, the Mission to the Land of Whirlpools, Mara, the two month mission in Onwashi Village, and finally the fake mission.
"Honestly, I have no idea what happened to me. All I know is that I haven't been able to use Lion's Will; however, my body is stronger and faster than normal." He then thought about what he wanted to say next.
"Also, Kazamae Sensei, you trained my father, right. You were close to him, right?" Kazamae nodded knowing where this was going. "Then do you know why he never told me anything about the Western Continent?" Daichi asked.
Kazamae sighed, "It is true that we were close, but even I never knew what he did when he went to the Western Continent. At the same time, I was one of the few that knew he even went there.
Your father was a well respected man, but he kept his fair share of secrets. Really, you've learned more about his secrets than I ever did. There is one last secret I can tell you, but you need to understand somethings first."
"What are they Sensei?" Daichi asked curiously.
"Your father and mother loved you. Your mother was so happy when she found out she was going to have you. Just keep this in mind as I tell you you the only thing I know that you don't." Kazamae stated.
"Yes Sensei." Daichi said.
"That story you've heard about your father and mother is false. It's story your father asked everyone to go with. The truth is that she's from outside Konoha, yet no one knows were she came from." Kazamae explained.
Daichi was sad, angry, and confused all at once. "I… I know they loved me. It's just hard you know. I thought my father told me everything important about his life. Then I find out that he omitted several things." Daichi sadly stated.
"Daichi, if you want, we can begin your training tomorrow." Kazamae stated.
Daichi shook his head as his eyes became determined. "No Sensei. I need to begin training immediately. I have to become stronger, and I actually need to train enough so that I can become a Jonin in two years. "
"You continue to prove that you have the heart of a lion, my apprentice." Kazamae smiled. "You are in luck because I was going to suggest a training regimen that would condense 4 years of training into 2.
Actually, it'll be more more like 5 years into 2 since you are a Pseudo-Jinchuriki and thus manage to heal faster than most Shinobi. Though I must warn you that this training will not be easy.
I do want you to succeed, of course, so I shall give you everything you need to succeed. In addition, I'll be there to motivate and teach you what I can. You will have to do as I say and follow my advice for the best results. What do you say?"
Daichi grinned. He knew it was going to be hell training this way, but he was prepare to go through that hell if it made him a strong enough for the Jonin Exams, to get Sasuke back, and defeat the Akatsuki.
He clenched his right fist and nodded his head. "I'm prepared to give it my all."
Kazamae, with a slight smile, nodded his head. "Very good, but before we begin I must tell you that this regimen was invented by your grandfather who was also my Sensei. He taught me most of what I know. I just managed to take it to new heights."
Daichi was shocked. "My grandfather taught you the Lion Style of fighting!?"
Kazamae smiled and nodded. "He did, and I'm proud to say that I was able to surpass him as I hope one day you'll surpass me, your father, and grandfather. This training is a good first step in that direction."
Daichi nodded determined once more. "How do we get started?"
"First I must apply what's known as a gravity seal to your back. It'll work much like the weights you've used in the past except it'll affect your whole body. Take off your shirt and let me see your back." Kazamae ordered.
Daichi did as he was told and Kazamae brought forth some seal utensils from a scroll. He then painted the seal onto Daichi's back. The finished product covered his whole back. It a bunch of circles culminating it a dot in the middle of his back.
"To activate the seal you need to focus a small amount of Chakra into it. To deactivate it, you need to draw that Chakra out and either release it into the air or take it back into your body. The seal will remain active so long as your Chakra is in said seal.
You are not to deactivate this seal at any time during these two years unless I say so. The seal is designed so you will be able to walk; however, you will be running, a lot. Now stand up and activate the seal." Kazamae ordered.
Daichi put on his gi top, stood up, and focused his Chakra to the gravity seal. It took 1/100th of Daichi's Chakra to fill the seal and activate it. Immediately after his whole body felt heavy.
"Now look at your right hand." Kazamae ordered.
Daichi did and a 5 and an x. "Does this mean 5 times our normal gravity."
Kazamae nodded. "Exactly."
He then activated his own seal and showed Daichi his hand.
"fifty times normal gravity?!" Daichi exclaimed in surprise.
"It used to be one hundred times, but my old body can't handle that anymore. Also, you must remember that this gravity seal is a tool to grow stronger. There are many other tools that could achieve the same results. This seal just happens to be one developed by my Sensei and an old seal master of the Uzumaki Clan." Kazamae explained.
"Yes Sensei." Daichi stated.
"Now follow me." Kazamae walked towards the cave and opened the door.
Daichi followed his Sensei through the door and was amazed as they entered a beautifully decorated room. Light blue tiles were everywhere and there was a hot spring with herbs floating around in it.
"After every training session, you are to come here and sit in this hot spring for at least 30 minutes before heading home. The herbs will help in tandem with the hot water to soothe the muscles." Kazamae then produced a notebook.
"This notebook contains the most filling, healthy, and tasty meals I've managed to accumulate over the years. The first recipe is a all natural, energy booster that I expect you to drink every morning before coming here to train."
Kazamae gave the notebook to Daichi. He skimmed through it and had to admit that the recipes did sound tasty. There was even a better ramen option he could order from Ichiraku.
"Do you know how to meditate?"" Kazamae asked.
Daichi replied, "I've read a few books on it, but I haven't done it before."
"Show me how you meditate." Kazamae ordered.
Daichi sat down, crossed his legs, and closed his eyes. He then relaxed his body.
"Good, you have a descent enough form. Now I want you to focus on your Chakra as you meditate. Let it flow through your system like a river." Kazamae stated.
Daichi focused in on his Chakra. Once he had it, he began to make it move it throw his system through his system, but he only got about one fourth of his Chakra to do as he wanted.
Daichi opened his eyes. "I managed to do it Sensei, but I only managed to get so much of my Chakra to flow through my system."
Kazamae nodded. "That's normal when you begin meditating this way. Eventually you'll be able to move all of your Chakra around your system."
"I think I can see what this is for. This type of meditation is meant to increase my Chakra control and the amount of Chakra I have." Daichi guessed.
"Precisely. That is part of what we're going to focus on for the next 6 months. The other part is speed and strength training. The next 6 months will be Taijutsu and Kenjutsu training with a sub focus on training the body and Chakra.
The next 6 month we'll be working on training your 5 Chakra Natures with a sub focus on Taijutsu and Bukijutsu. For the final 6 months you'll be working on your Ninjutsu with minor focus on body, Chakra Taijutsu, and Kenjutsu." Kazamae explained.
Daichi nodded. "Alright Sensei, how do I get started?"
Kazamae enjoyed his apprentice's enthusiasm for training. "Follow me."
They walked outside and Kazamae pointed Daichi to the large waterfall. "This is where we'll start. You're going to climb this water fall with only your feet. Once you can run up and down 10 times, we'll throw in more exercises meant to push you to new limits."
Daichi removed his gi top and made his way over to the water. "Remember Daichi, you will need to stop before you exhaust your Chakra."
He nodded. "Yes Sensei."
Daichi took of his shirt and walked onto the water. He found it a bit difficult with his added weight, but he wasn't completely new to using weights with his Chakra exercises.
He soon stood before the waterfall. He placed his foot on it and began to climb. The fast moving water was far more difficult to contend with than still water. This resulted in Daichi managing only a few steps before falling into the water.
He came back to the surface and looked to the waterfall. "This is going to be a challenge."
Daichi attempted to climb the waterfall once more, but only made it a sixth of the way up before falling into the water again. It was going to be a long day.
Training Ground 7
Mizu and Menma Ryu were currently hiding in the brush to catch their breath.
Mizu Ryu was an ex-member of the Hyuga Clan side branch and a Chunin. He has ocean water colored hair and is wearing dark blue, Hyuga style robes with red trim and a sun symbol on the back.
Menma is an ex-bandit with long, blond hair. He was wearing dark blue, long sleeved shirt with matching pants and shoes as well as a sky blue scarf. A sun could be seen on the back of his shirt as well.
Both of them were covered in bruises and their clothes were torn in several places.
"Where's Genyumaru?" Menma asked.
As if on cue, Genyumaru Soshi was thrown at them.
He is a young man who is apart of the Soshi Clan. He has tousled neck length white hair with streaks that changed depending of which of the 5 basic natures he was using. He was currently wearing a Chunin vest over a light green shirt with black trousers and wristbands.
Menma and Mizu jumped out of the way and Genyumaru landed on the ground. He was in the worst shape out of the bunch with more bruises than either of them.
"Remind me again why I let you two talk me into attempting this training with you?" Genyumaru asked from the ground.
"You did say that you wanted more training." Menma stated with a smile.
Mizu rubbed the back of his head. "In my defense, I thought it was going to be that bell test Kakashi's known to run. How was I to know that he'd want an all out fight."
"And you do like to fight, right?" Menma asked confused.
"I do, but I'm supposed to take Yakumo out on a date tonight. I love her and all, but that girl worries about me far to much." Genyumaru stated.
Kakashi, with his Icha Icha book in hand, appeared on a tree branch above them. "I can say that you three are at least durable."
Genyumaru got to his feet and coated his fist with fire. He then jumped onto the same branch as Kakashi and went for a punch. Genyumaru though he got the Elite Jonin, but it turns out all he hit was a stump.
Kakashi then appeared behind him and kicked Genyumaru off the tree. The Chunin caught himself and used his hands to spring back to his feet.
"Menma, Chakra Enhancing Music, now!" Mizu ordered.
Menma began to play his ocarina causing both Menma's and Genyumaru's Chakra to surge.
In response, Kakashi put away his book and revealed his Sharingan. "Looks like you three are finally getting serious about passing my test, so I suppose it's only fair that I do the same."
Genyumaru's coated both his arms in wind and charged at Kakashi. The Elite Jonin avoided every attack he tried. He then punched Genyumaru's in his gut winding him. Despite the pain, the Chunin grabbed Kakshi keeping him in place.
Mizu appeared behind him, with his Byakugan activated, and attempted to strike Kakashi. The Elite Jonin spun around and hit Mizu with Genyumaru's body. This caused Genyumaru to let him go and both Chunin were sent back a few feet.
Kakashi appeared in between both of them. Mizu went for a palm strike while Genyumaru went for a wind covered punch. The elite Jonin was prepared to jump back until he heard the music shift.
"Destabilizing Music." Menma thought.
Kakashi's sense of balance was off set.
He made the hand sign. "Release."
He just managed to avoid the two strikes that were heading for him. Kakashi then quickly wove a series of hand signs.
"Water Shark Bullet Jutsu." Kakashi declared as he thrust his hand forward.
A shark, made of water, came forth from the lake. It slammed into Mizu and Genyumaru taking them with it as it slammed into Menma to. Kakashi then dispelled the jutsu causing the three of them to fall to the ground.
Kakashi stood before the three of them with an eye smile. "You three pass. Starting today, we're Team 12 of Konoha."
The two Chunin and Genin got to their feet happy that they were going to be taught by Kakashi Hatake.
"Every day you three report to training ground 12 and spar with each other until I arrive at 10. Though this only stands so long as we don't have a mission." Kakashi stated before vanishing.
Menma smiled and chuckled. "Lord Daichi did say that Kakashi liked to be late for anything less than a mission."
"I should get going. I'll see you two tomorrow." Genyumaru stated before running off the training ground.
"We should head home as well Menma." Mizu said as he walked away.
Menma walked alongside him. "On the way we should stop and get some dumplings."
"Very well. I swear, you act like a younger brother sometimes." Mizu said with a slight smile.
Menma smiled as well.
Orochimaru's Base, Sasuke's Room
It'd been another day of training just like it had been ever since Sasuke arrived. The only times he didn't train were few and far between. Today was also the day he'd signed the snake contract.
He knew they were powerful, but they hardly seemed like a fit for him. Don't get him wrong. He'd use them in battle as they were another asset, but he knew there had to be a better summon. One that better matched him.
It was this decision that led Sasuke to try the Summoning Jutsu while not thinking of the snakes contract. He bit his thumb, made the hand signs, and slammed his hand on the ground. In an instant, he was gone.
Home of the Phoenixes
Sasuke found himself standing in the middle of many tall, natural pillars of rocks. The sun could clearly be seen overhead. He also noticed nest atop pillars in the distance. All around him were gold and red feathers of varying sizes.
"I'm in the realm of the Phoenix." Sasuke thought actually impressed that he was matched with a phoenix, but not showing it on the outside.
The last known summoner of them was supposedly Madara who was said to be the strongest Uchiha. Right after he finished taking everything in, a giant Phoenix flew above him. She was red with golden features, and she landed before Sasuke.
"So a new summoner has come to greet us. Tell me young one, what is your name?" The Phoenix asked.
Sasuke confidently said. "My name is Sasuke Uchiha, and I demand your power to help me become stronger."
The Phoenix laughed. "Yes, I can tell you have a lot of pride just like Madara. The Poor boy never could get permission to summon me. Very well young Uchiha, I grant you the ability to summon my children. I; however, will be out of your reach."
"Why is that?" Sasuke asked a little peeved that this phoenix would deny him her power.
She laughed once again. "Because you are like Madara, you to learn an important lesson. This lesson is one you must learn yourself. I give you a hint though. You are to much like Madara. Try a different path."
"What exactly can your children do for me?" Sasuke asked ignoring her clue.
"For one, we're not opposed to working with the snakes. Though we don't particularly like some of them. In particular, the ones who eat people. Secondly, when you've summoned one of my children, they'll increase the strength of your fire jutsu.
We're also capable of battle, but there are several summons who outclass us in that field. For instance, we can fight toads, slugs, snakes and even lions well enough as we have flight and our skills aren't to shabby.
Dragons would present a problem. Their fighting skills outclass us, they have tough scales, and their wings eliminate our flight advantage we hold over most other summons."
"Very well then, send me back now." Sasuke plainly ordered.
"I will, but not before I give you a gift." The phoenix stated
She leaned down and let a golden tear drip onto Sasuke's curse seal. Sasuke looked at it as the seal changed itself from three, black tomoe to a golden flame on his neck.
Sasuke's mind cleared up. "What did you do?"
The phoenix said, "I've 'healed' that mark on your neck so to speak. I don't know who gave that to you, but I could sense that it was manipulating your mind. I've fixed it so it will no longer plague you, yet it will still lend you power when you need it."
Sasuke nodded his head. He still had no intention of going back to Konoha, yet he had to admit that it was nice not to have his thoughts plagued by Orochimaru.
"I do wonder if what she's done to it will affect my 1st and 2nd forms? I'll have to see for myself when I next train with them." Sasuke thought.
"I'm ready to go back now, but would you mind telling me your name?" Sasuke asked.
"My name is Solar." Solar stated before sending Sasuke back.
Sasuke's Room
Sasuke found himself back where he began and took a look at his mark. It was still changed and his mind was still clear. In addition, it seemed his absence hadn't been noticed.
"This little trip I decided to take has brought me one step closer to my goal. I still have a long way to go. I'll have to think what Solar wants from me or wants me to do. I may have need of her power in the future." Sasuke thought.
The Hot Spring in the Cave, Evening…
Daichi leaned back against the stone. The water was soothing and his aching muscles felt great. Granted, he was still weighed down by his new gravity seal, but even that didn't bug him as the water was just that soothing.
He smiled as he thought back to his Sensei's face when he got halfway up the waterfall. "I don't know what Sensei expected. I mean, it is a tough exercise, but I've been doing Chakra exercises since I was 5."
Thirty minutes was soon up and Daichi got out. He then dressed himself before leaving the cave.
Clearing
Kazamae was sitting against the rock to the side. "Daichi, I have some final things to say before you go home so listen up. You've done good today, but prepare yourself for the days to come.
They won't be as easy as today was. Now, you need to keep some things in mind for this training. First, remember to only eat meals from that notebook I've given you. That includes having that special drink every morning before coming to train with me.
Wake up at your usual time so you can get in two hours of proper meditation. Always run to and from the village so you get a little bit of a work out. It may seem simple in hindsight, but every bit counts. Am I clear?"
Daichi nodded, "Yes Sensei."
"Then get going, and do not deactivate that seal." Kazamae stated with a smile.
Daichi took off running back to the village.
Fusion Clan's Home
Daichi walked inside and found Menma and Mizu on the couch.
Daichi couldn't help but chuckle. "Man what did Kakashi Sensei do to you guys?"
"He wanted a battle test so we gave him one. He ended up beating us and Genyumaru." Mizu stated.
Daichi said, "Genyumaru's going to be joining your team. That's good. The 5 of you will no doubt have a lot of success on your missions."
"How was your training Daichi?" Menma asked.
"I'm not going to say to much, but it went well." Daichi set the notebook on the table. "Although, I will share this. This notebook contains many recipes that are healthy, filling, and tasty. Starting today, these will be what the Fusion Clan eats."
Menma picked up the book and flipped through it. "Understood, we'll familiarize ourselves with this book so that we can properly prepare the meals."
Mizu looked over Menma's shoulder. "Some of these do sound pretty good."
Daichi took back the notebook with a smile. "You two can study it after I'm done going through it. This also means I'm cooking tonight."
The door to the house opened and Mara ran in giving Daichi a hug.
She is Daichi's adopted sister. She has really short, purple hair and is wearing a dark blue, short sleeved shirt with matching pants and Shinobi styled boots. With red trim and a sun on the back. She's blind, but her other senses make up for the deficiency.
Daichi ruffled her hair affectionately once she let go. "You know you don't have to hug me every day. I'm pretty much going to be around the village for awhile now."
"I know I don't have to hug you big brother, but I want to." Mara said.
Daichi smiled. His sister had made progress since coming to the Leaf Village. She was still shy around those she didn't know or in large grounds. At least she was able to speak, aloud, around a small group of people she knew.
"You should have seen her when we left the academy. She was worrying if you'd actually make it back home tonight given that you said you were beginning some hard training." Inari stated.
Inari is a temporary resident of Konoha here to become a Jonin, so that he can better protect his home in the Land of Waves. He has short brown hair and is wearing a sky blue, short sleeved shirt with matching shorts and sandals.
On the back of the shirt was the same sun symbol oeveryone else had on the back of their clothes. Multiple pouches, containing senbon, shuriken, and kunai were attacked to the front of his body for easy access.
"I'm proud that I openly show my concern. It's better than trying to hid emotions like that." Mara stated with a smile.
Inari glared at Mara before walking away.
Daichi rubbed her head again with a smile. "I'm so proud of you. Now, I'm going to prepare dinner."
A Camp
Jiraiya sat and watched as 100 Naruto's practiced with the bo staff. There were sets practicing different styles. This caused Jiraiya to smile.
"So the kid knows how to use his clones to train." He chuckled. "Kid may be more like Minato then I originally thought."
The real Naruto thought, "To think, I could have been training like this all along. Damn it! I wish Daichi had told me about the shadow clone's uses earlier." He smiled. "Just you wait everyone. I'm going to come back stronger."
Clearing outside of Konoha, Two Weeks Later…
Daichi stood atop the waterfall having successfully climbed up and down 10 times.
"Yeah!" He happily shouted.
Kazamae appeared behind his student. "Very good Daichi, you are now ready to move onto the other things I'm going to have you do."
Daichi turned to face his Sensei and saw that he's drawn blunted shuriken and kunai. By no means could they kill, put they'd certainly hurt.
"For the next 4 months and 2 weeks, you're going to run, dodge, do push ups, run, dodge, do sit-ups, run, climb mountains, dodge, run up and down this waterfall, and run up trees drenched in water."
The Lion Yonnin's smile had changed making Daichi gulp. "You said dodge a lot in there. You also said running, yet I don't have as many reservations as…"
He stopped as he jumped to the right avoiding a blunted kunai. "You better start running. Head towards Suna. I'll let you know when we're moving onto something else."
Daichi did not need any more encouragement as he ran down the waterfall and out of the clearing while being chased by his Sensei.