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2: Chakra Nature: The Fiery Rasengan!


Naruto lay on his bed role, sounds asleep, and snoring quietly. A fact that had not gone unnoticed by his furry tenant. The Kyubi sat on one of the many tree roots that now covered most of his home, just listening to the sound, and watching Naruto dream of beef ramen.

Now what kind of monster would I be to disrupt such a tasty dream?He said to himself with a toothy grin, A Bijuu of course!

The last thing that Naruto expected to happen while he was sleeping was for a tremendous roar to blast through his head and out both of his ears. The act startled the young shinobi so badly that he jumped up and and cleared the tree tops, screaming in fright. This woke up his two companions as well.

Tayuya came awake first, reaching for her flute, which she'd forgotten lay buried in the forest somewhere. "Look out!" Tayuya recognized the voice after a moment and looked up...a mistake as it turned out when Naruto landed on top of her not a second later.

"Argh, you fucktard! What the hell's wrong with you!" Tayuya yowled like an angry cat, scratching and punching anything she could reach on the unfortunate blonde.

"Itte! Tayuya-san, stop!" Naruto screamed, "I didn't mean it!" His flailing hands trying to stop the wild flurry of her arms, to add insult to injury, came into contact with something wonderfully soft. And the bombardment stopped for a moment. Naruto opened his eyes after a moment, and was horrified to find where his hand had landed. And even more so when he saw that Tayuya's normally pale complexion had turned an angry red that rivaled that in the Kyubi's eyes.

"YOU." One tick mark.

Naruto suddenly started sweating, "N-now Tayuya-san."

"FUCKING." Two tick marks.

"I-i-it was an accident!"

"PERVERT!" The red-head's fist shot up and cracked him right in the jaw, sending him skyward once again.

"DAAAAAH!" Naruto's flight was shorter this time as he flew past a very happy Jiraiya, who was scribbling furiously on his note pad as the little scene unfolded.

Oh, yes, this is perfect! I think I'll call the next one Icha Icha: Habenera! He laughed gleefully as Naruto hit the ground. "You alright over there, Gaki?"

"S-she's sc-scarier than S-Sakura-chan" The boy twitched, a large bruise forming on his chin.

Jiraiya chuckled and put his notes away, "Sleep well, Tayuya-chan?"

"Fucking great," she muttered, "Until a blonde shithead landed on me!" She tried to get up, but found she couldn't move her legs. "What the fuck!"

"Can't move?" He asked. She gave him a nod. "That's normal for your sort of trauma. It'll take a day or two at the most, but I'm thinking you'll be moving around soon." He turned toward his downed apprentice, "What about you? Healed up yet?"

"I don't know," Naruto growled, "My ears are sort of ringing right now."

Thank you! His tenant said smugly.

Baka fox! What did you have to do that for?!

It was funny.

Not from where I was sleeping!

That's what made it so funny! You should have seen the look on your face when you jumped! The fox laughed, I haven't had that much fun since I tried to bite Madara Uchiha in half!

Next time, just set an alarm clock! Now I've got Tayuya-san mad at me!

Oh, boohoo, little Kit's mate is mad at him!

Mate?! What the hell are you talking about!

If it makes you feel any better, I approve of her. She's a feisty little vixen!

Shut up! Am I healed yet?

As a matter of fact, yes, you are. While you were sleeping last night, the last of the cursed chakra leaked out of your body and scattered to the winds. You're back in fighting condition, provided your mate doesn't break you, that is.

She's not my -

"Oi! Shithead!" Tayuya yelled, snapping out of his thoughts, "Stop ignoring me!"

"What? Oh! Sorry, Tayuya-san, what were you saying?"

It was Jiraiya that answered him, "We were both asking how you were feeling. Were you checking yourself with your gift?"

"Uh, yeah that's right," the blonde said, trying to keep up, "It looks like I'm back to a hundred percent!" He clenched his fist, then rubbed his jaw. Tayuya watched in amazement as the fist-shaped bruise she'd caused started to fade rapidly.

"Holy shit, that's some Kekkei Genkai," she sighed, "That old snake would have killed for such a skill."

"Don't even mention that traitor!" Naruto snapped, coming out of his thoughts, "He's caused my village too much trouble! He killed the Sandaime Hokage!"

"I know!" Tayuya snapped, looking down at her hands, "I-I was there that day."

"You - "

"Gaki, enough." Jiraiya was suddenly standing beside him with his hand on his shoulder, "What's done is done. Remember, she's out for snake blood now."

"Yeah," Naruto said, "Sorry, Tayuya-san."

Tayuya looked back at him in confusion. What's sayin' sorry to me for?

"Alright," Jiraiya said, clapping his hands together, "That's enough drama for the morning! Let's get going to the next village so we can get some real rese- I-I-I mean rest. Tayuya-chan still has to recover after all!"

Naruto narrowed his eyes at his sensei, "You just wanna peak in the women's ba-mnymph!"

"Shut up, Gaki!" Jiraiya had clamped his hand over his mouth, "You're just not old enough to appreciate good literature!"

"Oi, what am I supposed to do?" Tayuya asked them, "Remember I still can't walk."

"Well," Jiraiya said, releasing Naruto, sending him to the ground with a yelp, "Since Naruto's back up to strength, he can carry you!"

"What!" Naruto yelled.

"No fucking way!" Tayuya shrieked, "That perv tried to grope me! I'm not going near him!"

"I told you that was an accident!"

This is just too good!The Kyubi laughed, literally thrashing his tails about in glee, Why not kiss and make up? A little smooch might loosen her up, ne?

Will you stay out of this?! Naruto yelled mentally.

Is that a trick question? I'm literally right in the middle of this, remember? The fox's thundering laughter was starting to give Naruto a headache. What the hell did I do to deserve this?

The fox laughed maniacaly. You think this is bad? Just wait, I still haven't paid you back for this ridiculous collar! HA!Naruto didn't like the sound of that at all. Who knew that the Kyubi no Kitsune had such monstrous sense of humor?

An hour later...

"Don't get any fucking ideas," Tayuya grumbled in his ear, "I'm not doing this because I want to." Naruto growled in response as the girl clung to his back and shoulders.

"You think I'm happy about this?" He asked, glaring in front of them at their older companion, "I'm only doing this because Ero-senin told me to."

"Consider it as part of your training," he shot back over his shoulder with a wide grin, "Besides that, you could learn a thing or two from her."

"Oh yeah? Like what?"

"Like how to treat a lady," he grinned perversely. Naruto facefaulted. A giant fox with a crazy sense of humor, a perverted Sannin, and a Kunnoichi with a big mouth. What next?

I don't think you should have asked that, Kit.

Why?

"Hold it!" Naruto's head snapped up. A man had stepped out onto the road. Naruto was immediately on the defensive. Tayuya hunkered down behind him, cursing because she didn't have anything to fight with. Not even her flute. The man, however, didn't appear to be a ninja. He wore a loose, tattered kimono, and sported a worn Katana at his hip.

Jiraiya gave the man a smile, "Ohayou, friend. Is there something I can help you with?"

The man smiled in return, "As a matter of fact, there is. You can leave all your money and valuables with me. Otherwise I can't garrantee your safety."

"Well, that certainly sounds tempting," Jiraiya said, rubbing his chin in thought, "But I'll have to pass, and risk the danger."

"What the hell his he doing?" Tayuya hissed at Naruto, "This guy's a bandit, isn't he?"

"Probably," Naruto hissed back, "But Ero-senin always gives people a chance to walk away." Naruto grinned, "If this comes to a fight, then you'll see just how good he is."

As Jiraiya made his intentions clear, the supposed bandit lost his smile. "I'm sorry to hear that. You seem like a nice guy, but my friends and I need to make a living." He raised his hand and snapped his fingers. Jiraiya kept the smile on his face as more than ten armed men stepped out from behind the trees. "You understand, of course?"

"Why of course," Jiraiya shrugged, "But you see this puts me in a rather compromising position. Now I'll have to put you and your men down."

"They'll rip you to shreds," the bandit smirked, "That fancy hitai is just a bluff. You never see ninja on the road."

"Oh no?" Jiraiya grinned, then he turned to smile at his two charges, "Naruto, Tayuya-chan, pay attention now. You'll both like what you see next, particularly you, Gaki."

Naruto freed one of his arms from holding Tayuya up on hi back and raised a fist to his sensei, "Go get'em Ero-senin!"

"Oi, I'm gonna fall you dipshit!" Tayuya cried as she clutched at him.

Jiraiya dropped his and Naruto's packs, and held up his hand, "Lesson of the day, Gaki's, Nature Manipulation." Naruto and Tayuya's eyes widened in interest. To Naruto, it was a familiar stance.

"What's he doing?" Tayuya asked.

"Watch." Naruto said.

"Now, you know that the Rasengan is powerful," Jiraiya said, ignoring the bewildered looks of the bandits, and started to gather Chakra in the palm of his hand. The Chakra started to spin, forming a ball of dense, screaming power. "But did you know that it's actually an incomplete Jutsu?" A moment after saying this, the Rasengan he held glowed red from the center and expanded out to the edges, and then Rasengan began to turn black as a feiry aura formed around it, like a solar eclipse.

"Fuck he really is a ninja!" One of the bandits gasped, "Musashi, what'll we do?"

"You'll burn," Jiraiya growled, and leapt toward the leader, "Katon: Goen Rasengan!" Musashi didn't even have time to react before the Jutsu hit him. The result was a fiery tornado that exploded out, incinerating the bandit leader, and engulfing the men foolish enough to stand behind him.

"Holy shit!" Tayuya screamed, almost causing Naruto to go deaf, "What a Jutsu!"

"No kidding," Naruto growled, "I had no idea the Rasengan could do something like that!" But the sight of the devastation caused by the Jutsu made his stomach churn. Musashi had gotten off lucky it seemed, leaving nothing but ashes behind. His followers weren't so lucky. The charred remains of the men standing behind the blast littered the road, while those that had stood farther out had been hit by the flames, leaving them burned beyond help.

Tayuya saw that he'd gone deathly pale. "What hell's wrong with you? Never seen a dead man before?"

"Not like this," Naruto admitted shamefully, "I've never been one for killing."

The remaining bandits had scattered by now, leaving behind their fallen men. Jiraiya dusted off his hands and picked up their bags. "Let's go you two, we need to keep going."

"You heard him," Tayuya smirked, patting him on the shoulder, "Mush!"

"I will so drop you," Naruto said, but followed after the old man as he started down the road again, trying to ignore the dead bodies.

Tayuya smirked and leaned on him, "Come on, you can't tell me you're not liking this? You've got a hot girl on your back, enjoy it!"

"Hmph, funny you'd want me to enjoy this when you keep calling me names instead of using my real name, Ta-yu-ya-chan." Naruto smirked at her as the girl blushed at the affectionate term.

"I'll take that form Jiji, but not you, Shithead!" She wrapped her arms around his neck, and yanked back, "What's my name, Fucker!"

"T-Ta-yu-ga-ya-s-san!" Naruto choked, gasping around her arms.

"That's better!" Tayuya released him.

"Crazy bit-"

"What was that?"

"Nothing!" Naruto yelled.

"That's what I thought," she smiled smugly.

"Oi, lovebirds, pick it up!" Jiraiya yelled, already far ahead of them.

"You heard him," Tayuya said, "Move it, Shithead-kun."

"Kun, eh?" Naruto smirked, making her blush again, then he shrugged, "Well, I guess it's a start. Hang on!" Pushing Chakra into his feet, he shot forward. Jiraiya saw him coming and smiled.

"Race you to the next village!"

"You're on!" Naruto grinned, forgetting that Tayuya was still clinging to his back, who now had to hold on for dear life as the two ninja poured on the speed.

"Oi! Take it easy! Slow the fuck down!" Tayuya yelled, but her voice was torn away by the wind, "Oi, Shithead! Jiji! Knock it off! Help!"

Naruto laughed, happy for at least a little payback.

You know she's gonna kill you when you stop, don't you? The Kyubi asked.

I know, but this is worth it after getting strangled! Naruto grinned.

This, opposed to that pink-haired vixen back in Konoha?

Leave Sakura-chan out of this! He snapped, She's not that bad!

Sure,the fox droned, all she did was hit you whenever you got in the way of her and that Uchiha brat who put not one, but two holes in your chest! Face it, Kit, you're better off with this red vixen than the pink one. She's fun!

Can we drop my love life, please? Besides, she hates me!

Oh ye of little faith. Hate can turn into love faster than I destroy a village. Besides that, she doesn't hate you. Believe me, I am nothing but hatred personified. If I had to guess, I'd say she's leaning toward trusting you.

So what? She's traveling with us and she doesn't trust us?

She doesn't trust you, Kit, the fox clarified, The old man saved her life and healed her wounds, so she knows he means no harm. You on the other hand fought with ...I take that back. You didn't fight her, you jumped over her!

Ah, shut up! I was in a hurry!

She's probably still sore about being ignored in a fight like that. Either way, I'm going to take a nap. I suggest you watch where you're going.

What are you -

"Oi! Watch where you're fucking going!" Tayuya screamed. Naruto snapped out of his thoughts...and came face to trunk with a tree.

Ten minutes later Naruto was nursing more than his bruised pride, but lots of lumps on his head thanks to Tayuya after he'd collided with the tree while he'd been conversing with the fox.

The fox, of course, thought this was hilarious and made it a point of laughing loudly enough that Naruto's ears were ringing more than when he'd gotten hit.

"Do that again, and I swear I'll fucking kill you!" Tayuya threatened him with another rap on the head, "How the fuck could you not see that fucking tree? Seriously, are you an idiot?"

Jiraiya laughed while scribbling furiously in his note pad again, "Introducing the Leaf's number one most unpredictable, hyperactive, knucklehead ninja, Naruto Uzumaki!" This made Naruto feel worse as Tayuya started laughing at his title.

"Fucking serious!"

"Yup." Jiraiya told her as they continued walking, "But I find that being unpredictable is one of his best qualities." Naruto smiled at that, happy with the compliment.

Kekashi said the same thing, he thought.

"So," Jiraiya said, "What did you two think of my Rasengan?"

Naruto perked up at the mention of the Jutsu, "That was awesome! When did you make it?"

Tayuya muscled her way above his head, "Yeah, that was fucking sweet! I've never seen a Jutsu like that!"

"Hahaha, don't worry, both of you will be learn how to do that on this trip, just as soon as Tayuya-chan is recovered!" Jiraiya laughed, watching the as the two of them broke into smiles, "That reminds me, Tayuya, what kind of Jutsu do you specialize in?"

Tayuya blushed, "W-well, I used a flute to cast Genjutsu, and I have a summoning contract with the Doki tribe."

"That will have to change," Jiraiya said, "Those monsters have been known to attack their summoner often, which is why so few carry the contract. I'll have you speak with Bunta about signing the toad contract. As for the Genjutsu, that's fine. We'll find you a suitable flute. And then we'll work on your Ninjutsu."

Tayuya frowned, "Fuck that, I suck at Ninjutsu!"

"Not for long," Naruto said, smiling back at her, "I can even teach you the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu if you want?"

"You know a B-rank Jutsu like that?" Tayuya was skeptical, "Next I suppose you'll tell me that you can do a Rasengan?"

"He does, actually," Jiraiya said, surprising her, "Though he has to use a bunshin to help him. But it's still powerful."

"Yeah, I'm awesome, dattebayo!"

"Huh, must be a fucking C-rank Jutsu then." Tayuya muttered.

"Actually," Jiraiya said, catching her, "It's an A-rank, and it was created by my own student and the Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze."

Tayuya smirked and reached around to pinch Naruto's cheek, "And this shrimp can use it? Not bad, Shithead-kun."

"Could you please use my name?" Naruto huffed, twisting his face out of her grip, "This is annoying!"

"You're shithead as long as I'm around," Tayuya laughed, grabbing both his cheeks and giving them both a good pull. That was enough for Naruto, who released his hold on her legs. Tayuya shrieked loudly as she slid down his back, and bumped her bottom on the ground. "That hurt, you jackass! The hell's wrong with you!"

"What's wrong with you?" Naruto growled back, "I've been nice this whole trip and you done nothing but insult me!"

Jiraiya laughed at the two as they started up another argument, and went to find a tree to sit under until they were done. At this point, Tayuya was trying to get her legs back under herself. But the girl was still weak after being stuck under that tree, and kept stumbling back to the ground. Naruto jeered at her each time, laughing loudly with each bump.

Tayuya was in a blind rage after that, and finally succeeded in standing, wobbling toward the taunting blonde. Jiraiya was about to intervene when Tayuya tripped and lost her balance. Jiraiya winced, it would be a bad fall with such a rocky road. Naruto noticed this, too, and lunged forward and got under her, keeping her upright.

"Oh?" Jiraiya hummed in interest.

The fall had brought her face very close to his own, which caused a blush he hadn't seen since he'd surprised Hinata while hanging from the academy ceiling. It made her look...cute.

I'd be more worried about myself if I were you right now.The fox said as he watched the little scene unfold, though he was just as interested as the old senin. With that temper of her's she might attack you.

Shut up, Kyubi, he said quietly. Not really caring. At this point he'd earned a beating after taunting her like he'd done. But Tayuya was too surprised by the fact that he'd caught her before she fell to even get angry at him.

"S-s-sorry," he muttered, then leaned up to set her back on her feet, "I didn't mean to go that far."

"Fine, S-shithead," Tayuya said, adopting her usual scowl, and slung her arm around his shoulder, "Now help me walk. I can't keep being carried around!"

"Right," he said, and wrapped his arm around her surprisingly slim waist, which made her blush deeper. "Ehm, oi, Ero-senin! How much further to the village?"

Jiraiya smiled at them for a moment and pointed on down the road, "Not much further, and when we get there, we can begin your training. Both of you."

At the village...

Tayuya gladly feel onto the soft futon that had been laid out for them. "Man this feels so good!" She said happily, "I never want to sleep on the ground again!"

Jiraiya walked into the room chuckling at the girl's antics, "Well, you can bet that I'll try to keep us in comfort while we travel, dear. But I can't promise it'll always be this way."

The hotel they'd found was a fairly nice one, though, much to the senin's disappointment, it didn't have an onsen so he could preform his research, but it had good food and plenty of warm bedding against to coming fall weather.

Tayuya giggled softly as she snuggled down into the futon, "I honestly don't care! I had a really fucked up training regiment that made me sleep in worse things than the woods!" She sat up, looking around the room, "Oi, where's Shithead-kun?"

"Washing up," Jiraiya said, sitting down on his own futon, "Why? Missing his broad shoulders?" Jiraiya laughed. Tayuya flipped him the bird.

"As if!" She said, "I still haven't fucking forgot about him touching my chest!"

Jiraiya grinned, "Oh come on! That gaki wouldn't know what to do with a woman. Even if she told him!"

"You're fucking kidding, right?" She asked, "Most villages let their ninja marry young to keep th population going, don't they?"

"That would be the case, but our village has had too many troubles these past years, such as the destruction of the Uchiha clan, and the death of the last Hokage. And now we've lost the last living member of the Uchiha to Orochimaru." He said, counting off the events in his mind. "None of the younger generation has even thought about it."

Tayuya scoffed, "And no one thought to hurry up and force the Uchiha-teme to marry?"

Jiraiya nodded, "The councel did have that idea, which would have invoked the Clan Restoration Act, giving the boy quite a harem."

"Fucking sick," Tayuya muttered, "What woman would want to share her man?"

Jiraiya smirked at her, "I know a few in the village that wouldn't have minded, as long as they got Sasuke as a husband."

"I repeat, fucking sick."

Jiraiya chuckled, "You know, you remind me of girl I watched grow up long ago." He sighed, thinking back on the memories. "She was one hell of a firecracker. Red-headed, too."

Tayuya narrowed her eyes at the old man, and crossed her arms over her chest, "Look, Jiji, I'm grateful and all, but I'm no one's fuck buddy!" This caused Jiraiya to howl with laughter, and Tayuya shivered.

"No, no, I didn't mean it like that, Tayuya-chan!" He chuckled, "I'm just making a comparison! I was already old when she was a child. And she grew up right in front of me, and married one of my students." He shook his head. "They were the closest thing I had to children."

Tayuya drew her legs up to her chest, "You seem pretty close to, Naruto."

"Oh!" Jiraiya laughed, pointing at her, "You finally said his name!"

Tayuya blushed, "Shut the hell up!"

Still chuckling, Jiraiya raised his hands, giving in, "You're right, he and I are close." He said, smiling, "I think of him like a grandson."

With Naruto...

Naruto sank deeper into the tub, letting the hot water relax his muscles. "Damn, I never thought a girl could be so heavy." He reached up and pounded lightly on his right shoulder, "But at least we made it."

Kit?

What now? Naruto sighed. I'm trying to relax!

I need to talk to you!The Kyubi snapped, Now get in here!

Jeeze, alright already! He winced when the Kyubi roared at him. He closed his eyes and let himself be drawn back into his mind. But instead of a tree branch or the ground, he found himself sitting in a very large onsen hidden under the trees. He looked around in surprise and found the Kyubi lounging happily in the deeper end.

About time, Kit. We need to talk. He said when he saw the blonde.

What is it now? You know I've had a hell of a day because of you!

Forget about that for now, Kit. You remember what the old man told you about feeding your body properly?

Yeah, he said I could eat as much ramen as I used to!

As you should! The Kyubi snapped. Anyway, since he's going to be managing what you eat from now on, I thought I'd let you know that I'll be pushing your growth out as well!

What do mean, "push"?

I mean that in the next month, I'm going to make sure that you're at least a foot taller!

You can do that?

Yes, and from I've been able to learn from your body, you should be about six foot one by the time you're sixteen! Do you realize how stunted you are? You're barely five feet tall right now!

Really?

Again, yes, so be prepared, Kit. You're in for some intense growing pains!

Naruto looked up at the massive fox. This is still payback for the collar, isn't it?

Actually, no. That I'll save for later. And I have a feeling that you might actually enjoy it.

Naruto shivered, not liking the sound of that at all.


Well there's chapter 2. I hope you all enjoyed as much as i did. Stay tuned! Again constructive criticism is welcomed!