It's been a a week since his deal with Kabuto, and Sasuke's funeral. Much hasn't changed, in fact. Barely anything has changed. Other than the fact that Sakura is a little more quiet than before, she doesn't smile as much, and she has improved in her skills slightly, she is faster and slightly stronger than before, and just as smart. She still doesn't know a lot of jutsu, but she still has a bit more skill. Naruto himself has improved as well, he is also faster and stronger, and him and Kabuto has established a Schedule for Naruto.
8:00 AM he wakes up and goes about his morning rituals.
9:00 AM he meets his team, and they do certain things and such.
12:00 AM he goes to Ichiraku Ramen to fill his stomach.
3:00 PM he meets Kabuto at his home where they do certain things, like blood samples and other things like that, (Kabuto said he was preparing something for Naruto, but it will take some time.)
6:00 PM he trains until 9:00.
9:00 he does whatever he wants.
Naruto at first wanted to tweak some things in the Schedule, like add more time to training, but Kabuto came up with a few good points to make him reconsider, such as 'If you train until midnight, you will sleep later, and if you sleep later, you will have a worse performance in various things.' It wasn't enough to satisfy him, but when Kabuto promised he wasn't lying, Naruto gave in.
Naruto didn't learn any new Jutsu, but Kakashi has refined his Taijutsu a bit and he has better Chakra Control than he did before. Naruto can easily remember the reason why Kakashi hasn't taught them any Jutsu yet,
'Big flashy Jutsu is NOT what makes a Ninja strong, what makes a Ninja strong is many things, Skill and Teamwork is on that list, something you three lack.'
Kakashi did however finally decide to step up his game, and he is now training them a lot harder than he used too, he forced Sakura to work on her stamina by making her run around Konoha early in the morning, and she did protest, but one glare from Kakashi had her running. Naruto himself had to work on his Chakra Control until he could balance himself on a road of Kunai, then he had to run back in forth on them, needless to say, he had a lot of cuts on his feet. It was all worth it though, to Kakashi.
But, the three did learn some cool Chakra Control exercises, like tree and water walking.
Naruto is now on his way to training ground five, he was told by Kakashi to met him and the team there at 7:00, earlier than usual.
He arrived at the training grounds, he wasn't the first to arrive. Sakura and Kabuto were there as well. "Hi Sakura-chan! Kabuto." He said in a joyful voice. Sakura attempted to smile at him, only managing a small smile he could barely see and waved slightly at him, she has been acting like this for a while, ever since Sasuke died, Kabuto smiled and waved. "Hello, Naruto-san, do you know where Kakashi-Sensei is?" Kabuto asked, Naruto shook his head, he then picked up a few leafs and practiced levitating them with his Chakra, a Chakra Control exercise made to help make Chakra thicker and thinner.
Sakura sat down and pulled out a book. She then began to read it, Naruto looked at the cover on the book without breaking his concentration, the book was called,
'30 ways to make yourself more youthful'
He didn't know why Sakura would read a book like that, but he didn't really care to much, he focused on his task and got back to work.
A few minutes later, Kakashi arrived, he eye-smiled at the three and greeted them. "Yo." He said.
Over the week, Kakashi has changed mentally, he isn't as late as usual, and he is more strict when it comes to teaching.
"Hey Kakashi-Sensei!" Naruto said, Sakura smiled and greeted him with a wave of the hand. Kabuto nodded with a smile.
"Hello there my cute little Genin! Today is a very special day, why is it so special you ask? Because today I am going to teach you three a very useful Jutsu!" Kakashi answered the unspoken question.
"What useful Jutsu?" Naruto asked.
"I'm glad you asked Naruto! The Jutsu is called Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu, it is a C-rank Jutsu that is very useful in many situations. It it commonly used in surprise attacks and for Assassination. You will definitely want to know this technique, it saved many Shinobi's lives many times, including my own." Kakashi answered, "Now, let me demonstrate the Jutsu."
Naruto watched intently at Kakashi's hands as he slowly performed the Jutsu. Snake, Monkey, Hare, Ram. Naruto watched as Kakashi slid underground, and he also watched as he reappeared right in front of him. He crossed 5 meters in a second! Naruto knew many things, but one thing he did know, was how awesome and bad ass that Jutsu is. And what he needed to do.
I GOTTA get that!
Kakashi eye-smiled at him, he seemed to know how amazed Naruto was.
"Now, I want all of you to follow my Handseals exactly. Here are the seals again so you can remember them." Kakashi once again performed the jutsu, appearing back in the spot he once was in. "What are you waiting for? Get to it."
The three have been working a lot on the jutsu, Kabuto got the farthest in it. Seeing as he had much training before in ROOT.
Kabuto smirked, he finally got the Jutsu down, he performed it again and appeared next to a tree.
"Very good, Kabuto, you seem to have performed the Jutsu, now, practice it daily and master it." Kakashi said, Kabuto nodded once again and continued to practice it.
It took time, but Kabuto managed to run faster while underground, he can now manage more than half of his normal speed. He remembered all of the training back in Root, and how it would apply to Kakashi's teachings. He wondered if he could apply this Jutsu into his style. Perhaps...
This Jutsu just gave him a good idea... Yes... It would help greatly in his newest Experiment, Naruto would definitely love this... But, no... It's too risky, and he could add more to it...
He recalled a few Fuinjutsu lessons he learned from his Fuinjutsu teacher in ROOT. If he could somehow use that seal in this experiment, it would indeed help... He just needs a few more... Aha! That's it! He has the concept of this, now he just needs to-
"Yes! Finally!" He heard Naruto yell, "I did it Kakashi Sensei!" Naruto once again shouted. He ignored the rest of that conversation in favor of perfecting the concept of his great Experiment. He is going to be very busy tonight... He will also need to talk to Danzo-Sama for some Supplies.
Naruto was happy, he did it! He can now perform the Moguragakure Jutsu! Nothing is gonna bring him down from his happiness now!
"Good... Good... Now keep trying until you ACTUALLY get it right." Kakashi said,
"Whaat?!" Naruto shouted, "I already did it! Didn't you see it?" Naruto said, his face slightly red from anger. He did it, right in front of Kakashi-Sensei, so he did he not 'get it right'? He did it perfectly!
"Naruto, the point of this Jutsu is stealth, when you performed the Jutsu, you overloaded the Jutsu, making it impossibly easy for even me, who has very little training in the field of a Sensor-nin, to sense your Chakra before you went underground, and it was even easier for me to notice you when you were underground, when a Shinobi performs this Jutsu, they're Chakra is hidden. Yours wasn't. Looks like you need a little more Chakra Control Lessons before you can get the hang of this Jutsu, but fret not. I thought this would be the case, and so I have another Jutsu in mind for you, follow me." Kakashi-Sensei said, walking away from the three.
Naruto ran to catch up to him, stupid Kakashi-Sensei and his long strides, after a minute or so, Kakashi-Sensei finally stopped walking, and Naruto managed to catch up, they were in a clearing, it looked like, a stream of water was nearby, but he ignored it in favor of asking a question that has been nagging him ever since he heard the words, 'I have another Jutsu'.
"Hey, Kakashi-Sensei, what is the Jutsu you are gonna teach me?" Naruto asked.
"I was just about to tell you, Naruto. The Jutsu is called Bunshin Daibakuha. It is an A-rank Offensive Jutsu, mostly used for various things, like Assassination and Diversion. It is a very useful Jutsu, now. To perform it all you need to do is create a Kage Bunshin. Make sure to make considerable distance between it and us, then overload it with Chakra, or in your case. Give it a little more Chakra. But don't overdo it. The more Chakra you add, the more powerful the explosion." Kakashi-Sensei explained.
"Here is a Demonstration." A Kage Bunshin appeared next to Kakashi and ran as far as it could from the two of them, Kakashi-Sensei's face morphed into a look of concentration as a single bead of sweat rolled down his face. Naruto concentrated on Kakashi-Sensei's clone, a feeling of trepidation inside of him... He waited, and waited... And...
Poof!
A small explosion barely strong enough to not be mistaken for a normal clone dispelling, Naruto's eyebrow twitched.
"That's it? That's the supposed A-rank jutsu that is used for Assassination?" He looked at Kakashi-Sensei. The tall man had obviously was enjoying this, based on the eye-smile he was now wearing.
"I know, pretty amazing, isn't it?" Kakashi-Sen- the lunatic in front of him said.
"Are you joking? That was... That was... So..." Naruto sighed, "I give up..."
"Okay, fun's over. Now you try." Kakashi said, Naruto groaned but carried out the order anyways. He placed his hands into his signature cross hand seal, indicating the Jutsu he was about to do. With a yell of 'Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!' a clone of him now stood next to him.
The clone ran away from the two and Naruto pumped it with a little more Chakra, but nothing happened.
"You need to add a little more Chakra than that, surprisingly. Then again, this Jutsu is pretty Chakra Consuming, more so than the Kage Bunshin. It's needs almost as much as the Tajuu Kage Bunshin." Kakashi said, Naruto nodded, and he slowly pumped more Chakra into the Jutsu, nothing happened.
Naruto closed his eyes and slowly added more, and then decided to give it a little bigger boost.
BOOM!
A large crater was now in the place his Bunshin was in. Kakashi was slightly surprised.
"A little less next time. But good job on the Jutsu. Just make sure all of your allies are behind you until you have good enough Chakra Control." Kakashi said, with his signature eye-smile, before he selected a more serious face. "Promise, Naruto. You will never use that Jutsu on a comrade or near one." Kakash said, Naruto gulped and nodded.
"Good." Kakashi said, "Now, practice that Jutsu a bit and then work on your Chakra Control, I am going to go and help your teammates." Kakashi said, walking back to his teammates.
Naruto once again got back to work. Wait... Couldn't I just explode a Bunshin with Exploding Tags?
Naruto was breathing hard, he was working hard at the Jutsu for a while, then he decided it was enough and switched to Chakra Control Exercises. Soon he was finished at his desired time, and walked back to his teammates. It was time to receive his daily Mission. He met Sakura and Kabuto at the training grounds they usually train in. He waved at Sakura and nodded at Kabuto.
Kabuto was leaning under a tree near Sakura, as she was sitting under a different tree, with a far-away look in her eyes.
"Hi Sakura-chan!" He said, Sakura's eyes widened in alarm, and looked over to Naruto, before she smiled, following routine, and waved at him. Kabuto smiled, noticing him before Sakura and waved. He had a certain look in his eye, a look Naruto couldn't recognize.
"Hello Naruto-san. Nice day, isn't it?" Kabuto said, Naruto's eyebrows shot upwards, a while ago him and Kabuto established a secret communication method, via somewhat average greetings and idle chitchat.
However, within all of that is a code, when Kabuto said, 'Nice day, isn't it?' What he really meant was, 'I need to speak with you tonight'.
Naruto slightly smiled, "Indeed it is, a fairly warm day, in my opinion." He said, Kabuto smirked.
'What time, what place?'
"Really? It seems humid to me."
'Training grounds 5, usual time.' Naruto nodded.
"I agree."
'Alright'
Kabuto inwardly smirked, he walked back over to the tree he was previously leaning on, and fell back into his previous position. Naruto walked to another tree, and walked up to the tree branches. He sat on one of them, and waited for Kakashi. Speaking of Kakashi...
"Where is he? Anyways? He was here just a second ago." Naruto asked,
"I don't know, he suddenly took off while we were training." Sakura said.
"So, Naruto. What happened during your training with Kakashi-Sensei?" Kabuto asked, with a smile.
"Well, he said he knew I probably wasn't going to be able to do this Jutsu so he taught me another one, it's called the Bunshin Daibakuha, it was designed for Diversions and Assassination and stuff like that. It's pretty strong to. Even though it's sucks. A lot." Naruto said. "What about you two?"
"Well as you know, I have already performed the Jutsu, but I haven't managed to do it without seals." Kabuto said with a smirk, moving his hand to push his glasses up.
"I have made a bit progress, I can't go underground, yet. But I have managed to mask my Chakra." Sakura said, Naruto smiled.
"Well, at least you made progress!" Naruto said, trying to cheer Sakura up. She faked a smile and nodded. She was still a bit...Sad about Sasuke's death..
"Well, nice to know the three of you didn't run off while I was busy getting a few things."
Naruto looked forward in shock, he wasn't there before! "Hello again my cute little students! Are we all ready for our D-rank mission? I think so!" Kakashi said, Naruto groaned. "Oh, you want to do it now instead of have lunch? Okay Naruto!"
Naruto paused, "W-what?! No! I want to have lunch!" He was interrupted by Kakashi picking him up in a fireman's carry and walked to the Hokage's Tower. "W-what? Oh come on! This is so bullsh-" Kakashi jumped up, once again interrupting Naruto.
"OW!" "Watch your language."
The three didn't have lunch, and they were at the Tower in minutes. Thanks to Naruto cursing Kakashi's mother. It was a long and painful run for Naruto...
And that was why he was currently sitting in a corner holding his stomach.
"Damnit Kakashi! My stomach still hurts! Did you have to run all the way here? You could have used that Teleportation Jutsu!" Naruto said, Kakashi eye-smiled and looked over to the blonde.
"You say something Naruto?" Kakashi said, Naruto growled.
"Settle down you two, Kakashi, I believe you are here for another D-rank mission?" Sarutobi asked, Kakashi nodded in confirmation.
"Let's see what we have here... We have, wash the Inuzuka Kennels. Buy food for the Akimichi's, help a poor old lady remove the weeds in her garden. That's all we have for now." Sarutobi said, listing the available missions.
"Hmm... What do you think team? Help the poor old lady? I think so too!" He said, eye-smiling at the three.
We didn't even say anything... Two out of the three thought, with Naruto, being Naruto, Flicked Kakashi off.
"Okay then team!" Kakashi said, ignoring Naruto, "We'll take the the last one." Kakashi said, Sarutobi nodded and handed him a scroll.
"Seems like your team is very excited for this mission, Kakashi." Sarutobi said.
"Not you too Jiji!" Naruto shouted.
After the mission, Naruto arrived at the scheduled time in Training Grounds 5 and waited for Kabuto, he appeared a few seconds later, with that annoying smirk on his face.
"Hello Naruto-kun. Nice of you to make it on time!" He said.
"Yeah yeah... Anyways, this isn't the usual meet-up place. What's going on?" Naruto asked, Kabuto's smirk widened.
"I have a very special surprise for you, Naruto. But we can't chat here. Follow me." Kabuto said, Naruto nodded.
Kabuto turned around and sprinted away from the training grounds, Naruto followed him out of the training grounds as Kabuto turned to his right and resumed his sprint.
A few minutes later Naruto was getting frustrated, it seemed like they were just running in circles. A few more minutes and finally Kabuto turned a left, Naruto was stumped for a few but he managed to correct himself and follow after Kabuto, thankfully, the older male slowed done a bit for him to catch up. A few minutes later, they arrived at a strange location, it looked like a sewer.
Kabuto finally stopped running and turned around, "Here we are, Naruto-kun, any questions or are you ready to head inside?" Kabuto asked.
"I have a few questions, what are we doing here? And where is here?"
"Currently, we are near my Laboratory, and what we are going to be doing is revealing to you, my newest and first prototype of my newest and first project. Is that all, are you ready?"
Naruto nodded, "That's all the questions, let's go in." Kabuto turned around and walked into the sewer, Naruto followed him.
"Don't make many noises. You really would not want to make any noises." Kabuto said cryptically.
Naruto tilted his head in confusion but didn't say anything, a few more minutes of walking later and Kabuto stopped, he made a few hand seals and pressed his hand on a wall, he whispered the name of a Jutsu and his hand seemed to sink into the sewer's stone wall. Naruto moved his hand into the Genjutsu breaking hand seal before stopping, He just heard Kabuto whisper the name of a Jutsu, and he recognized a few of the Hand Seals, what ever this is, it wasn't a Genjutsu.
Besides, he sucks at Genjutsu Dispelling.
Kabuto's whole body seemed to sink into the wall and a few seconds later, the wall parted to reveal what seemed to be a lane of doors. Naruto looked over to Kabuto to see his hand on a button. He gestured for Naruto to walk through the doorway and Naruto complied.
Naruto resisted the urge to sound out his wonder, instead he simply opened his mouth in astonishment.
"Surprised? Don't worry, it's safe to speak now." Kabuto said.
"Woah..." Naruto said. Before him was a massive room filled with various seals and tubes, he saw a tube on the ceiling filled with red liquid, possibly blood, leading to a massive container. Various tubes with different colored liquid also led to the same container.
"What is this place?" Naruto asked, walking around a bit. He saw what seemed to be a table with a scroll with various seals on it and some vials. He saw a computer next to it as well.
"This place. Is the result of trial and error, repeated failures and various other things. It is the project I have been working on." Kabuto said with pride. "And this-" He walked over to a vial with blue liquid in it, he grabbed it and walked in front of Naruto, looking him in the eye. "-Is the prototype. The very first of it's kind that is ready for human trials."
He pulled out a needle and sucked the liquid into the needle.
"And you are going to be the first to test it." Without warning, he plunged the needle into Naruto's arm. Naruto screamed in pain from the foreign blood and needle entering his body and he threw a punch at Kabuto, Kabuto jumped back and chuckled.
"Calm down Naruto... The pain will be over soon... And if it works... You have been given a great gift..." Kabuto said, Naruto's vision started to darken, and he sent one more glare to Kabuto and promptly passed out.
Hey there guys, sorry for the delay. And here is the chapter. this was supposed to be uploaded earlier, as it was almost done, but I lost ownership of this laptop for a few weeks. But don't worry. Here is the chapter.
Anyways, the reason this Author's note is here to answer a few questions more than likely will be asked.
1. Will it take a long time for you to upload again?
Possibly.
2. Is the story going to be a little more action-packed from here?
No. I still need to introduce a few more key characters and stuff related to that.
3. Will Naruto be Godlike?
I probably stated this before. But this story will not feature Godlike Naruto or any pairings.
4. Are you thinking of making another story?
No. But I will be posting a few story Ideas and challenges on my profile page. Along with a few other stuff like that. Check that out later.
5. When are you going to get a beta?
When someone tells me to. Or a beta contacts me.
6. Last question, Will this be a crossover?
No. But I will take a few things from other Anime's and place them here to make this story more interesting. For example. I will be introducing Blackreach from Skyrim into this story, along with the Falmer.
That will be all I will answer on this chapter. For any other questions you may have pertaining to this story, message me.
