Title: Hiraishin Reborn
Author: AaronTT71
Genre: Adventure/General
Summary: One mysterious man advises Naruto to stop playing pranks and joking around. Naruto will take his Shinobi training seriously from a young age and utilize his true potential to its fullest. A simple low rank technique will be modified into something that will rival even the famed Hiraishin.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. If I did, I wouldn't be wasting my time writing this fine piece of Fanfiction, rather I would be on a beach sipping an alcoholic beverage and laughing at all the losers who don't own Naruto. Yup.
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Authors Note: To answer some questions, yes, this story will progress similarly to canon with the exception of a few things. Naruto will not be as, well, stupid and hard-headed as seen in canon. He will still have many of the same traits but he will have a calm exterior in battle and he will have a serious side as well. He will catch on to things quick and work hard while still having many of his oppressors against him. I refuse to believe he would not have any intelligence like in canon, especially considering who his father was. In canon, they said Naruto's father was a genius and from what I saw of his mom, well, she didn't look stupid really at all.
Naturally, Naruto should have good genes. He will not be a super genius but he will be smart; only few will know though because of how people hate and or ignore him and many of his classmates will still think of him as 'Dead-Last.' He would probably be number one if he had help and wasn't given harder work than the other kids. It will all prove to help him though in the end—the harder work will give him a stronger knowledge of things.
Also, Pairings will happen, though with Naruto, it will be different. I have come to dislike Naruto/Hinata pairings, so she won't be his special other. I don't really like any other characters with him either, so I'll probably just make up my own female character for him or use one of the less-seen females on the show. The reason I don't want any of the regularly seen girls with him is because many of them either ignored, disliked or didn't even find him interesting in his youth. If he suddenly becomes cool because of his Jutsu and then they want him, that's just not right. I'm not going to pair him up with someone who's looking for popularity or a knight in shining armor or something. Well that's it for now, time for the story.
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Chapter 2:
Naruto cheered to himself as he opened the door to his apartment. His first academy year was finally over with. He would finally get some break time from the extensive homework he was given. It was only a month until the second year would start but he appreciated it. The teachers were still making it almost impossible for him to do well but he at least persisted. He would never give up, even if they did find blatantly stupid excuses to make him stay outside the class almost every day.
He decided he really didn't need to be in class. Most of the teachers were incompetent and it was never very fun to listen to lectures about the Great wars every day. Naruto decided he would spend his time away training instead. He was already getting started with the 3 basic techniques, Kawarimi especially. He was also looking into his scrolls containing information on basic Taijutsu and weapons throwing. The concepts and instructions in the scrolls were well-explained and he had an entire month to practice so things were going relatively well.
Realizing how helpful books and scrolls could be, Naruto was heading to the nin-library to see if there was anything useful. He of course was wearing a subtle disguise so that he wouldn't immediately get thrown out upon entering. An overly large hooded jacket and small sunglasses got him in easily. He knew he would never get to read anything that had a level of importance above D-rank, even then, he could probably find something useful.
His assumptions proved correct as he found several books he supposed would help him. One book talked of the attire of an example Shinobi. Another talked of the ideal diet for a healthy ninja. There were a bit more but he didn't have much time before the nin-library would close and he obviously couldn't check the books out so he decided to write some notes down on the most important aspects of the books.
He left the nin-library after he wrote down a sufficient amount of information on what to wear as a Shinobi and what he should eat. He read in the book of what a ninja should wear that all ninja should be well versed in stealth and evasion tactics. It went on to explain that a good ninja should wear neutral colors for clothing and that their clothing should be extremely easy to move around in. Naruto sighed. He would need to get rid of his orange jump suit. It was pretty baggy and the color was opposite of neutral.
Naruto headed off into the market district to look for suitable clothes for a Shinobi. He was planning on how exactly he would get into the shop when he remembered he still had his disguise on. He smiled to himself as he entered the ninja clothing shop and the owner just gave him a nod and a gesture of welcome. Naruto returned the man's nod and went off in search of the clothes he was looking for. He looked for his size and it was a bit difficult to find something small enough for him but he eventually came around to it.
When he found something small enough for him, he sighed. There was a long-sleeved, dark navy blue, turtle neck shirt. The shirt was form fitting it seemed and there were four more of the same shirt behind it. Naruto shrugged and sighed. It was good enough, he surmised. It wasn't something that particularly fit his tastes, but it was what would help him blend in better. He went to look for pants and, oddly enough, there were about five pairs of dark navy blue standard Shinobi pants that were his size and matched his shirts as well. 5 shirts and five pairs of pants; it would take a bit out of his savings but he knew he needed them if he wanted to improve his skills.
Naruto bought the clothes and muffled his voice to the shop owner for the added effect of his disguise. He smiled as he carried his bags of clothing inconspicuously to his apartment.
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Not too long after buying his clothes and dropping them off at his home, Naruto went to the food market and bought the needed food for a fit diet, his disguise succeeding once again. As he walked home, he reminisced about all of the times he was kicked out of places and wondered why he didn't just wear a disguise then. He shrugged his shoulders, he would certainly wear it now, or at least until he could learn the Henge technique.
When arriving home, Naruto put his food away and got on his night clothes. It was already almost night and he would need to sleep soon, especially if he were to want to wake up early to train. He got out his scroll on the Kawarimi and the notes he'd already developed. He had come up with some ideas regarding how to turn the Kawarimi into something better. He remembered his homework on Jutsu theory and the theory that the Toad-Sannin of Konoha made about how all things, organic or not have energy and or chakra.
The man explained that all things have some type of energy or chakra, and that is why humans would be able to use the Kawarimi to replace themselves with those things. Of course, the stuff about the Kawarimi was only a small side-part. The man was trying to prove that all humans have some unconsciously known way to detect natural energy or something. Naruto didn't really pay attention to the whole natural energy-detecting thing, but what he did learn about Kawarimi caught his interest.
In the scroll containing the Kawarimi technique, it said that the recommended object to replace one's self with was the trunk/log or branch of a tree. Even though it said that because Konoha has so many trees, it would also explain why humans use the parts of the tree to switch with because trees are organic and probably have the most nature chakra out of all of the things to replace one's self with. In the theory, Jiraiya said that trees obviously contain natural energy chakra because of how much easier it is to use them in conjunction with the Kawarimi.
Naruto desperately tried to push all of the information through his head and make it into something but it was becoming more difficult as he read along. So, all things contain nature-energy-chakra and that's how people can switch with them? He was scowling at his notes. He needed to somehow develop a way to use the Kawarimi without switching with an object. It would be difficult but he just needed to focus. . .
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As Naruto shrugged on his fishnet body suit under his new dark blue, long sleeved, turtle neck shirt and pants, he couldn't help but smile. His new outfit might not have fit his tastes perfectly but it did feel comfortable. He even felt he looked a bit better in the outfit. He noticed his hair was getting a bit too long for him to see properly and so he picked up a spare streak of dark blue cloth and tied it around his forehead. His hair was still in his line of sight so he just decided to move his bangs to the side. Oddly enough, his hair never needed anything to help keep it in place; it always moved as he wanted it to and it usually stayed that way.
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After the first two weeks, with the help of his scrolls, Naruto mastered all three academy techniques. He was working on doing the techniques without seals as well as lessening the amount of smoke produced from the techniques. It was becoming increasingly difficult because every time he tried, it was as if his control was lessoning on the entire technique. The academy scroll mentioned a basic chakra control exercise involving a leaf and trying to stick it to your forehead or something so he decided on giving that a try sometime soon.
His control wasn't too great but he was puzzling over the amount of chakra he seemed to have. He knew from his studies and homework that if a person has a lot of stamina, then they most likely have a lot of chakra and the saying went both ways. Naruto felt as though he never got tired. He even worked on basic Taijutsu and conditioning exercises for over 7 hours and he wasn't that tired afterward. If what he guessed was true, at least based on all he read, then he had an unnaturally high amount of chakra. He was wondering if he should go ask the Hokage about it but he knew he couldn't. There was something to it that made things suspicious. He didn't just have pretty big reserves, he had huge amounts chakra within him.
He could sometimes literally feel the chakra flowing out of him like it wanted desperately to escape when ever he performed a Jutsu. There were always large amounts escaping and he wondered how he was able to even perform any techniques. He couldn't worry about it though. He had to further his notes on the theories of how to change the Kawarimi. He was close and he could feel it but he couldn't definitively see it.
'How do I teleport if I have to switch with something first?' The blonde asked himself. He could successfully perform the technique but he couldn't find a way past the barrier that was teleporting without an object. He could almost even perform it successfully without seals, but he just couldn't get past his main problem. He surmised he could just ask the Hokage without letting too much slip about what he was really doing. With that thought in mind, he abandoned his previous activities and made his way to the Hokage's Tower.
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The Hokage looked on at the young blonde before him confusedly. Why would he want to know why Shinobi needed an object to switch with when using the Kawarimi technique? Didn't its name serve the purpose? Sarutobi shrugged it off as childish wondering and decided to show his vast knowledge of every technique owned and created by the Leaf village. "I'm not sure why you would wonder of something so trivial, but I will tell you what I know of the technique," declared the Hokage nonchalantly.
Naruto inwardly grinned. The Hokage was definitely a smart man and, as far as Naruto could tell, he knew everything when it came to being a ninja. Naruto would sometimes dose off when the older man would discuss his Jutsu theory homework. The Hokage would just go on and on about the reasons and needs for molding chakra and hand signs and much, much more. He knew so much about everything, Naruto would usually go to him when ever he had trouble with anything concerning his studies or that of being a Shinobi.
The Hokage sighed and took on his thinking pose. "The Kawarimi, Naruto, is a very low level Ninjutsu technique. What can you tell me of what you read in scroll I gave you of the technique?" Asked Sarutobi softly.
Naruto's face scrunched up in thought and Sarutobi chuckled at the cute look. "Well, it was a brief explanation but it said that the Kawarimi was a space/time Ninjutsu at its lowest level. It also said that when we use it, our body is displaced into subatomic particles of chakra as well as the object we chose to switch with and somehow, we instantly switch places with it. I wondered how we were able to do that and I found a theory by some Jiraiya guy. He said that all people can subconsciously detect natural energy or something but I was paying more attention to what he said about natural energy having to do with the Kawarimi technique. He said that it was easier to switch with logs and other parts of trees because of their abundance of natural energy and that we unknowingly sense that energy and that somehow makes it easier for us to switch," said Naruto while rubbing his chin.
The Hokage's eyes were wide the entire time he listened to Naruto. Why was the blonde so interested in such a simple technique that he would go so far as to research it so thoroughly? Sarutobi was also impressed by Naruto's vocabulary. The young boy was only almost eight years old and was already reading about semi-complex Jutsu theories. The Hokage shook his head in disbelief. The academy instructors were giving him more difficult work in an attempt to sabotage the young blonde and they unknowingly were making him smarter.
Sarutobi chuckled lightly. "That's very good, Naruto-kun. You certainly have done your research. Well, to answer your questions, yes, it is most likely true that we can subconsciously detect natural energy and that is the reason we are able to use the Kawarimi so easily with parts of trees and other natural things. What that scroll didn't mention though, is that your sensing of those natural energies has everything to do with performing the technique."
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Why is that, Jiji-san?" Asked Naruto.
The Hokage smiled. "Because, we unknowingly sense the energies and when we mold our chakra and perform the technique, we are in the place of where we sensed those energies. In other words, we are attracted to the energy we sensed and our chakra dissipates into those subatomic particles and, in my theory, we are then pulled through an unseen vacuum of space as well as the object we 'switch' with. I believe we also unknowingly make a connection with the natural energies we sense and that is how we are able to cause the object and ourselves to slip through parallel vacuums of space. It is actually quite a complex technique if one thinks about it more thoroughly. . ." Sarutobi trailed off in thought.
Meanwhile, Naruto was frantically writing down on a small notepad. He was deeply intrigued with what the Hokage had to say, even if he didn't understand some of what he was talking about. Like, parallel vacuum in space? What the hell was that? Naruto shrugged as he finished writing down what the Hokage told him.
The Sandaime watched in amusement as Naruto thanked him and then quickly scurried out of the office. He knew Naruto was a smart boy and he hoped others would notice so that they could help push him along.
As he remembered his conversation with the blonde, he now recalled the choice of clothing and small hairstyle Naruto displayed. The Hokage's eyes widened when he realized Naruto looked exactly like his father. Sarutobi was a bit worried. He didn't know why Naruto decided to make his hair similar to the Yondaime's or why he decided to wear the same clothes save the Jounin flak vest, but it made him feel uneasy. He knew the villagers probably wouldn't make any connection because of their hatred for the boy but the ones who were neutral or those who didn't hate him such as the people who ran that ramen shop Naruto loved so much might.
The older generation who knew of what Naruto carried who weren't hateful of him would start to make logical deductions and that would not be good. Sarutobi would have let everyone and Naruto know who his true parents were if it weren't for the enemies his heritage would attract. Naruto already had people out for his head, he didn't need more. The Hokage was regretful of his decision to keep it a secret, but it was all for the safety of Naruto. He couldn't tell him until he was at least a Chuunin and even then, he wasn't sure he could disclose the information.
The Sandaime sighed as he rubbed his temples, trying to quell his headache. He didn't know what to do and he could only hope people wouldn't start asking the wrong questions.
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Naruto was enjoying a hot bowl of ramen as he mulled over what the Hokage had told him. His technique had everything to do with natural energy, sensing the energy and vacuums in space. He scowled as he couldn't find any kind of logical connection between the three things. He surmised he probably was an expert on everything having to do with the Kawarimi and could probably shock and impress some academy instructors with the knowledge he'd gained of the technique.
But he couldn't let any of his information get out into the public. With his new understanding of the technique, he was that much closer to creating his technique. He was so absorbed in thought that he never noticed a person sit down on one of the stools near him.
"Hmph, small world, eh kid?" Declared a hooded man near Naruto.
Naruto looked to the side and his eyes widened. "You!" Yelled Naruto as he pointed his finger at the man next to him, "What are you doing here again?!"
The man was amused by the young blonde boy. "Can't a guy go out and eat some ramen?" Asked the man in amusement.
Naruto's face turned a bit sheepish as he looked away. "Eheheheh, well. . ." Muttered Naruto, now embarrassed by his outburst.
The man waved his hand. "So, did you take my advice?" Asked the man nonchalantly.
Naruto's face suddenly turned fiercely determined and he nodded seriously. "I'm not playing pranks anymore for attention. I'm still not doing well in my class but I got better," said the blonde.
"That's good to hear," said the hooded man in a low tone.
Naruto went back to his thoughts as soon as his conversation was over. The man looked over at the now very quiet blonde. The man could tell Naruto was deep in thought. He wasn't particularly interested but he didn't have anything else to do so he decided to question the boy for his thoughts.
"What's got you thinkin' so hard kid?" Asked the man blandly.
Naruto looked up at him confusedly. "Huh? Oh, well I don't know how I'm supposed to sense something called natural energy. I found out that people can sense it but only without knowing we do. It's like a thing we do unconsciously and I want to know how to do it consciously," informed Naruto without really thinking.
The hooded man's eyes widened. How could this young boy even know about natural energy much less worry about how to sense it? He was genuinely surprised. There was more to the boy than he initially thought.
The hooded man smiled under his hood. "Then you're in luck, kid, because I happen to know how to do exactly that," declared the man, effectively shocking Naruto.
"How? How do you sense it?" Asked Naruto excitedly.
The man smirked. "Hmm, well, it's not really something I can just tell you. . . Here, follow me," said the man while putting down his money as Naruto followed suit.
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When Naruto reached the training clearing with the man and the man took off his hood, what he saw shocked him. The man was seemingly fairly old despite how young-sounding his voice was. He had short grey hair and a small beard of the same color. His eyes were very narrow and he had wrinkles that adorned his slightly scarred face. There was a small but noticeable scar on his right cheek just below his right eye. The man had dark and seemingly onyx eyes and his full pupils were hard to see because his eyes were so narrowed.
The rest of the man's body was covered by his cloak but Naruto could tell the man was pretty fit, despite his old age. The man smiled down at the blonde. "Hello. My name is Tatakah Ryuusuke, but you may call me Ryuu," informed the elderly man.
Naruto shook his head to gather his thoughts and then nodded. "Hai, Ryuu-san. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, but you may call me Naruto," replied Naruto.
The man nodded his head and then he walked Naruto and himself over to some trees. "Alright, Naruto-kun, I'm going to teach you the little that I know of how to sense natural energy. Sit down in a meditative stance against that tree," said Ryuu.
Naruto did as he was told and the man then continued. "Now, before we start I will inform you of some things. I only know of how to do this because I am a fairly skilled chakra sensory type and I have done a great deal of research into this subject. Natural energy was always something I have been interested in and it was because of this that I have spent so much time researching it to find out if I could sense it or use it in a way. I was initially interested with it because, like you stated before, I couldn't consciously sense it. For a natural sensor type like me not being able to sense a type of chakra energy was a low blow. I made it my goal a long time ago to find a way to sense this energy," said the man much like how the Hokage would talk of Jutsu theory.
The man looked thoughtful for a second but then continued. "Awhile after I made that goal and started to research it, I came across a man named Jiraiya."
Naruto's eyes widened. There was that guy again! This Jiraiya person seemed to like natural energy or something because his name seemed to pop up when ever the subject of natural energy came up.
"I discussed some things with him and somehow natural energy came up in our discussion. He asked me everything I knew of it, which wasn't much and then he told me what he knew of it. It turns out at the time, Jiraiya was being taught something called Senjutsu by his summoning creatures. Senjutsu is the art of sensing and then balancing and harnessing natural energy. He taught me the basics of how to sense but wouldn't go any further than that because of the consequences of natural energy," informed the man.
Naruto was paying complete attention. This Senjutsu or whatever it was was very intriguing and he wanted to know more about it. The man paused in his story but then nodded as if confirming something and looked back to Naruto.
"There are severe consequences for those who try harnessing natural chakra without the proper supervision," declared Ryuu seriously, "For Jiraiya, his summoning creatures are the toads. They are apparently the only beings to know how to balance and control natural chakra. Jiraiya told me that while he trained with them, they had to constantly supervise his training so that he wouldn't lose control of the nature-chakra after gathering it."
Naruto's interested expression turned confused. "Control?" Asked Naruto.
The old man nodded. "Yes. He told me that first he had to sense it and then he had to gather it and pull it in and then finally balance it within him. He had to balance it equally along with his own physical and spiritual energies. That means he had to balance three different energies within himself and then control them in synch so he could use the nature-chakra in conjunction with his own," informed Ryuu.
Naruto was awed by his explanation. He knew how to balance both aspects of his chakra and that was already difficult. A third energy to balance so he could use it effectively would probably be difficult. He was confused though because the man said that it was super dangerous or something.
As if reading his mind the man started telling of the dangers. "It's dangerous because without the supervision from his toads, he would die trying to balance it. The nature-chakra is very powerful and just as unstable. There are many things one must do to learn how to control natural-chakra and Jiraiya has managed to control and learn the methods with the help of his toads. I have never tried to harness the chakra because I know from Jiraiya that I would die if I tried because I have no experience or knowledge of how to control it."
Naruto was even more shocked. Who knew nature-chakra was so awesome and dangerous? Naruto never thought twice about what nature-chakra could do but from what the man told him, it was obviously something very powerful based on all of the dangers one would have to go through to learn how to control it.
The man sighed and then continued. "I'm not sure how you will do. It is very difficult to even sense natural chakra. I'm a skilled sensor type and it took me about a month. That was considerably longer than I ever thought it would take but I did manage to sense it. I can tell you aren't a sensor type but I'm sure you can do this if you try hard enough."
Naruto nodded with a determined look on his face, waiting to learn what he needed. The man smiled at how determined he was. He had no doubt the boy would be able to do it. He was sure of it because the boy looked so determined. It was unlikely that he would give up.
Ryuu cleared his throat for his explanation. "To sense natural chakra, first you must forget about everything. You must simply stay completely still and let go of everything that is happening. You must welcome new sensations of every kind. Don't worry about anything. Only focus on sitting completely still and the welcoming of nature. You will know when you feel the energy of nature all around you. The sensation will be distinct. If you manage to do this, you will soon feel like drawing on the energy. When that feeling comes, immediately stop what you are doing at all costs. You will die if you try to gather the energy within you. I'm not sure you will be able to anyway because you know nothing of gathering a foreign chakra, but I'm telling you this just incase. Do you understand?" Asked the man after his long explanation.
Naruto nodded. He had been taking notes on his mini note pad and he knew what to do. "So, is that all I need to do?" Asked the young blonde.
The man nodded. "It's much more difficult than you think, I'm sure, but yes, that is all that I know. Now I must go. I don't actually live in Konoha anymore; I'm only visiting my grandchildren. Perhaps we will meet again sometime, Naruto-kun," said the elderly man as he started walking away.
Naruto stared on incredulously at the man's back as he slowly walked away. Before he could say thank you, the man disappeared. Naruto couldn't help but smile as he recalled all of his day's previous events. He knew he was closer to his goal. With that, he started his meditation.
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Chapter 2 is finished.
I hope you guys like it.
I had to think hard to come up with a lot of this crap but in the end it worked out.
Tell me what you think and feel free to ask more questions.
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