Thanks guys for all the REVIEWS, I really enjoyed reading them. To answer some questions you may have. No Naruto will not be God-like and this will not be a harem fic. He won't suddenly become adept at using Swift Release. Also Naruto's Swift Release will be explained in further depth in the upcoming chapters, hopefully I can properly incorporate it into his fighting style. So sit tight. Pairing suggestions are still welcome.
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Thanks to Diya-chan for putting up with my grammer and fixing it all up.
Chapter 2
I want to be a Ninja
Life in the Hidden Leaf had finally begun to settle down after a few months. The people had settled back into everyday life. The happenings of that night on October 10 will always be remembered, however, as per Minato and Kushina's wishes, the truth about Ren Namikaze's status as a Jinchuriki would be kept secret and breaking that law was considered and S-Class crime and punishable by death.
The damage to the village was all but fixable and no lasting effects from the Kyuubi attack would be forever present in Konohagakure. The Academy, Hokage Monument and memorial site had luckily remained unscathed.
Right now though, the Namikaze household's resident's ears were being damaged pretty heavily.
"Calm down Ren-chan, its okay Kaa-chan's here?" soothed Kushina as she rocked the few week old baby back and forth in her arms. She was in Ren's room, it had teddy bear wallpaper that adjourned the walls. The room was a bright blue; it had a changing table, a crib and a book shelf. The room was very well set up.
Ren's cries began to soften.
"Kaa-chan, is Ren-chan okay? He sounds upset" asked Naruto as he poked his head out through the opening in the door.
It shocked her; every time she saw Naruto it shocked her. The likeness between her eldest son and Minato was uncanny. Same hair style, same eyes, same nose, same face the only difference was that Naruto wasn't as shy as Minato was, although he was quiet. However, whenever Naruto did say something he showed maturity above and beyond a five year old child.
"Oh, Naruto-chan, don't worry about him, he's just testing out his lungs", she smiled. "You did the same thing when you were this small, you wouldn't remember but you were a very noisy baby", she giggled when he shook his head.
"I wasn't, at least I don't….think I was", he thought out loud.
"Oh trust me Naruto-chan, your kaa-chan was there", she sighed.
Naruto walked over to her and put his hands on her dress.
"Are you okay, you look sleepy?" he asked.
"Oh you're so sweet", she put her hand on his head. "But you don't have to worry about me Naruto-chan, it's just what happens when a new baby arrives", she giggled.
"Kaa-chan how does a baby arrive?" he asked as he looked up at her with innocent blue eyes.
Kushina blushed at her son's question.
"Uh….well you see, uh…Naruto-chan you can", she was at a loss for words, she hadn't prepared for this talk, Jiraya walked past Ren's door and she coughed.
"Ah, ask your oji-san", she said.
"Uh?" he asked as he looked into the room.
"Oji-san-
Kushina put her hand over his mouth as soon as she remembered just who Jiraya was and what he was all about.
"What is it Naruto-kun?" he asked.
"Never mind him Jiraya", she giggled nervously.
He just shrugged and walked on.
Naruto grabbed her hand and pushed it away.
"How come you did that for kaa-chan?" he asked.
"Because, it's a surprise", she said.
"A surprise?" asked Naruto excitedly.
"Yes Naruto-chan, a surprise. I'll tell you when you're older", she laughed.
"Oh", he contemplated this for a few seconds then smiled. "Okay", he said.
"Kaa-chan?" he asked.
She looked at him with a smile.
"Could you teach me some ninjutsu?" he asked.
Kushina chuckled.
"Oh Naruto-chan", she rubbed the top of his head. "Do you want to become a ninja?" she asked.
Naruto nodded his head furiously.
"Why do you want to become a ninja?" she asked.
"So I can protect everyone", he said simply.
"Why?" she asked.
"Why do you ask so many questions?" he asked as he cocked his head to the side.
"Oh just curious", she smiled.
"What does that mean?" he asked.
"It means that I wanted to know", before he was about to open his mouth again she put her finger to his lips.
"I wanted to know because I needed you to give me a good reason for me to teach you", she giggled. "Of course I'll teach you Naruto-chan we can start after lunch if you want", he smiled and hugged her.
"Thank you kaa-chan", he said.
"You're most welcome my handsome boy", she put Ren down in his crib and wrapped his arms around him. "But Naruto-chan, we won't be able to do this often", she said with a frown. "A new baby is a lot of work; I promise we'll do this whenever I find time", his expression saddened. "Don't worry, Kakashi-kun will come over and he'll help you become a ninja", she laughed when his expression brightened.
"You and Kakashi-nii are going to teach me to be a ninja?" he chirped.
"Yup", she smiled.
"How about you go and talk to your father, he's in his office", she suggested as Ren began to cry again.
"Okay, bub-bye kaa-chan", he walked out.
Naruto walked through the halls of the Namikaze compound until he reached his father's office door. He knocked on it and waited for a reply.
"Come in", he heard his father call.
Naruto opened the door and was met with his father's smiling face. Although he had to look over the stack of paper work, so it was a strained smile.
"Oh, Naruto-chan. What a surprise", Naruto walked up to his father and he lifted him up onto his lap.
"What is it?" he asked. "Is your kaa-chan okay?" he looked down at his son.
"Kaa-chan, she's okay, she's just sleepy is all", he said.
"Oh, so what is it that you want Naruto-chan, we can play after dinner", he offered.
"Okay tou-san, but I….
He blushed in embarrassment.
"I want to be a ninja, so I was wondering. What's the first thing I have to learn?" he asked.
"Oh so you want to be a ninja like your Kaa-chan, I and your grandparents", he chuckled.
"That's awesome Naruto-chan", said Minato.
"Really?" he asked.
"Of course, being a ninja is a hard job, you're very brave for wanting to be a ninja", he said.
Naruto blushed again at his father's praise.
"But to answer your question", Minato swirled around on his chair to the bookshelf behind him. He pulled off a book titled, 'The Beginner Guide to becoming a Shinobi'.
"You can read this", said Minato.
"A book on how to be a ninja?" asked Naruto.
"Yup, I'm sure your kaa-chan will read it to you if you ask nicely. She might even teach you some cool ninja stuff if you're good", he whispered the last part.
"Really?" he asked with a smile.
"Why don't you go play in the backyard? I'm sure your eagle friend is missing you", he chuckled.
Naruto took the book from his father's hands and hugged him. He hugged his son back and then patted him on the forward. He then lifted him back down.
"Off you go now, have fun", he said as he watched his son walk out.
Naruto walked out into the backyard of the Namikaze compound, after he put the book back in his room. He was instantly greeted by a small bird who landed on top of his head.
"Hi there Talon", he giggled.
The eagle chick chirped happily at him.
"Do you wanna play, I bet you can't catch me", he laughed. Not waiting for an answer he took off laughing playful.
The young chick flew up and began to fly after him.
"He's so cute", said Tsunade as she watched him play with is friend from the porch on the opposite side of the yard.
"Well he was bound to be adorable, Minato was a cute kid. If Naruto's lucky he'll be as good looking as his grandfather", he chuckled.
Tsunade smirked.
"I'm just so glad that Minato-chan and Naruto-chan inherited my blond hair", she chuckled. "Your hair makes you look older than you really are dear", Jiraya's face turned blue.
"Tsunade-hime that hurt", he sighed. "I'm not old because you keep me young", he smiled.
She giggled and kissed him on the cheek.
"Good save", she turned back to watch her grandson run around frantically with a smile on his face.
"It's a shame that he had to witness the Nine Tails attack", she sighed.
"He doesn't look all that affected", said Jiraya. "In fact I was just talking to Kushina, she thinks that Naruto wants to become a ninja now so he can protect what he cares about", he explained.
"That's a pretty good reason", she said.
"Well my reason was a lot better, so I could get all the girls", he giggled.
Tsunade's eyebrow twitched.
"Well why don't you go and find all those girls?" she hmped and turned the other way.
"Ah Tsunade-hime I was only joking, I never, actually got…..that many", he said sheepishly.
"Yeah I know, but you got the best one", she chuckled and stood up.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"To go see my youngest grandson", she said as she walked back inside.
Jiraya sighed and looked out to his grandson. He giggled as he fell over on the grass. He instantly sat up and spat some grass out of his mouth.
"Okay you win, now I'll chase you", he laughed as the bird flew away and Naruto chased after him.
"Alright Naruto-chan, you ready?" asked Kushina.
Naruto and Kushina stood in the backyard together.
"Yup, tou-san gave me a book", he said. "I couldn't read it all because of all the big words but, I got that I had to turn on my…cha….chaha…..
"Your chakra", she finished.
"Yeah that", he said.
"You're very smart because that's what we have to do", she made the ram sign.
"This is called the ram sign, there are 11 other ones you need know", she said.
"Eleven, that's so much", he said. "Wow!" he exclaimed.
"Yup, but don't worry about those, just do this one", she said.
Naruto made a crude ram sign, he just couldn't get his fingers to do what he wanted.
Kushina smiled and grabbed his hands and corrected the position.
"You got", she praised. "Now this part I can't help you with", a blue aura began to swirl around Kushina. Naruto reached out and touched it.
"It's warm isn't it?" she asked.
He nodded.
"That's because chakra is the life energy in everything", she explained. "Now I want you to look deep inside. Then I want you to draw that energy to the surface. So close your eyes", he did as he was instructed. "Now see if you can find your chakra, you should feel a pull in your belly", she poked his stomach eliciting a small giggle from the boy.
"Okay you got it?" she asked.
Naruto's eyebrow furrowed and his face began to turn red.
"Naruto-chan you aren't supposed to hold your breath dattabane!" she exclaimed.
Naruto breathed in and fell down.
"I couldn't get it", he said downtrodden.
"That's because you were focused on holding your breath, try again", she said. "And this time breath child!" she scolded.
He nodded and made the ram sign.
"Now I want you to look deep inside. Then I want you to draw that energy to the surface", he remembered.
'Look inside and then I just gotta-
Unknown to him a small blue aura began to swirl around him.
"Okay Naruto-chan that's-
Suddenly a burst of chakra came forth from his form. It blew Kushina's long hair back and some stray leaves.
He opened his eyes again with a smile.
"I think I did it that time", he said.
'He has so much chakra it's ridiculous, I'm glad that he asked me to help him before his reserves got too big for him to control and he struggled to even to create a bushin', she thought.
"That's amazing Naruto-chan you did it", she praised as she hugged him. He blushed in embarrassment.
"Kaa-chan I don't feel so good", he began to lose his grip on her dress.
Kushina helped him to the ground.
"It'll pass", she said.
'He just used a lot of chakra for his age, now wonder he feels a little flat', she though as she watched her son gain his bearings.
"That's enough for today Naruto-chan", she said.
"Hey Kushina-sama, Naruto-kun", waved Kakashi as he walked into the backyard with a smile behind his mask.
"Hi Kakashi-nii, I-wooo", he tried to get up but fell back down.
Kakashi chuckled.
"You alright there kiddo?" he asked.
"He's fine just a little frazzled. He activated his chakra for the first time", she explained.
"That's awesome Naruto-kun", said Kakashi. "Although, judging from the look on your face I don't think you're up for any training today", he laughed.
"Not true", he struggled to his feet but immediately feel down.
"I'm not sleepy I just can't….
"You've used up a lot of energy", said Kakashi. "That's alright I can come by another day", he turned around and Kushina coughed.
"Nuhuh…..there is something I want you to do", said Kushina. "I want you to read Naruto-chan a book that Minato-kun gave him", she said.
"Sensei?" he asked. "He gave Naruto a book and you want me, to read it to him", he reiterated.
"Yup it's in his room, you two have fun, I'll see you both at dinner", she waved as she walked back into the Namikaze compound to check on her baby and Tsunade.
"Alright Naruto-kun can you stand?" asked Kakashi slightly amused.
"Not very good", he crossed his arms.
"Ma…..ma, Naruto-kun", he waved down. "Don't look so frustrated", Kakashi picked him up.
"I'm not frustrated", he huffed.
"It's easy to tell when you're lying", said Kakashi as he walked inside.
"Is not", Naruto argued.
Kakashi walked into Naruto's room. Naruto sat down on the bed with his feet dangling over the side. Kakashi picked up the book that Kushina was alluding to in the backyard.
"'The Beginner Guide to becoming a Shinobi'", he read aloud. "Chapter 1, chakra", he looked down at the book.
Chakra or, (チャクラ, chakura) is the most essential part of the most basic technique", Naruto looked at him with curious eyes as he read on.
"Through various methods, the most common of which is hand seals, chakra can be controlled and manipulated to create an effect that would not be possible otherwise, such as walking on water, exhaling fire, or creating illusions", he read.
"Wow Shinobi can do all that?" asked Naruto.
"Yes they can with training and many years of experience", explained Kakashi.
Naruto nodded and then yawned.
Kakashi continued to read on.
"Chakra is ordinarily not visible to the naked eye unless it is highly concentrated, manipulated by one's own natural element or manifested in large amounts", Kakashi looked up to see Naruto had a confused look on his face.
"Don't get it?" he asked.
Naruto shook his head.
"Okay, did your kaa-chan show you her chakra?" he asked.
Naruto nodded in response.
"And did you see that it was blue?" he asked.
"Yup it was warm to", he explained.
"That's because your kaa-chan has a lot of chakra, so you were able to see it. You can't see most ninja's chakra because they don't have enough, do you get it now?" he asked.
Naruto nodded.
"But what about the element thing?" he asked.
"Don't worry about that we'll get to that later", said Kakashi.
"Okay, what's next….Kakashi-nii?" he yawned.
Kakashi smiled.
'He's about to drop', he thought.
He found where he was up to and started reading again.
"General training methods for improving one's moulding and manipulation of chakra are the Leaf Concentration, Tree Climbing, and Water Surface Walking exercises", Kakashi finished as he heard a soft snoring.
"Had enough", he chuckle softly.
Kakashi removed his shoes and tucked him into bed.
"Is he asleep yet?" asked Kushina in the doorway.
She had a sleeping baby Ren in her arms.
"Yeah he's asleep, lasted longer than I expected though", he chuckled softly as he looked down at Naruto's sleeping form. "So, now that you've seen what his chakra's like, what's your assessment?" he asked.
"It's certainly like an Uzumaki's in terms of stature", she explained. "But it's as potent as Minato's and Tsunade's", she said.
"Meaning?" asked Kakashi.
"It's very strong", she said.
"What about the swifty swifty release?" he joked.
She joined him in chuckling.
"Yes, yes, well Minato-kun said that it'll manifest itself when he's older. So we'll just have to wait and see. It's a very rare bloodline, apparently only 2 other people in the Namikaze clan have been known users. The most prominent was of course Riku Namikaze, the one who fought against Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju", explained Kushina.
"Sounds like it'll be interesting to see how he turns out", said Kakashi.
"As long as he's happy", she walked over to him and kissed him on the forehead.
They both walked out unaware of the smile on Naruto's face.
Chapter End
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