I'm back! Two in a month, not bad. Don't expect this to be a common occurrence though. I have NO intention of forcing myself to do anymore than 1 a month. If I happen to get two or more that's great but this is a light hobby at the moment.

I want to say I do not have a Beta not am I particularly good at grammar (I spelt Grammar wrong :S) so if I make a mistake please point it out for me. Also shout-out to 'Berserkian fury' for pointing out the 'Wall of text'. I didn't think it was that bad or that important so thanks for that.

As for Coduss: the following chapter will describe what the Green Chakra is.

Talking about bloodlines I will be giving Naruto a Kekkai Genkai. Sort of. It starts with my curiosity about bloodlines: How were that created? Mutation? Then why did the Mokuton not get passed on? Inherited them? From where? If they were from the Rikudo Sennin, which I doubt, then why would they not be in the Senju and Uchiha clans? (I also doubt he could or would have created sub elements and put them in random people.)

My answer to this is simple. Someone put two and two together to create OVER 9000. Blood lines are MADE, then the forces (Will or massive Chakra) used to create it carve it into the DNA. That's my theory. Now what does this Naruto have plenty of? So he will, later, create a bloodline.

Naruto will be making a bloodline from any of the five elements so what I want to know from you is what kind of sub-element you want or think suit him. I want a reason why you like it and why it suits Naruto's personality etc. It will help a lot because I have no clue.

I also want to warn you that I have basically made an overview of the next two years till he goes to the Academy. There will be some returns to the time line though so don't skip, just brace.

Thank you all for reading and reviewing I hope to hear from you and your thoughts and your idea. You're input IS appreciated and I will be looking forward to it so don't be shy.

30/01/14 Updating! So I was told there were some errors. I was actually sure there was some before hand but still thanks to Fenerath, who is author of my much beloved "Fade to Blacklight", who I asked to check my work I have been able to pinpoint some (Hopefully most) of them and will be working to fix them. Thank you for overlooking these errors so far, if you even noticed them.

Chapter 2: Training.

...Two Years later...

It had been two years since Naruto was placed under the care of codenamed ANBU 'Yamato' and things couldn't have been better, not including having parents, being liked by the village, having friends his age or a normal childhood.

Yamato, while being strict and demanding, was fair and dedicated to Naruto's well being. Every demand he made, every request he gave and every criticism he composed was tailored for the purpose to focus and advance Naruto's training. It was painful at times but it felt more like a good pain. Like you had pulled your muscles while training. It hurts a bit but you know you will be stronger for it.

The first month was both below and above Yamato's hope and expectation. In terms of physical activity Naruto excelled. On top of having endless stamina to throw around carelessly his shockingly advanced healing/regeneration meant that any soreness, regardless of how serious, was usually completely healed within half a day which meant he could do it all over again without issue the next day.

His academic learning was also going well. He had caught up in his reading skill to most kids of his age group in that month and had also almost caught up in his writing skills. It was quite pleasing for both Naruto and Yamato, as he knew Naruto had worked hard both in and out of schooling hours to catch up.

The below expectation came to his Chakra control. He had learnt the hand-signs without difficulty however regardless of how little he had used, the leaf that was used in the leaf exercise would constantly be vaporised whenever he used his Chakra. Not blown away, not destroyed. Vaporised. As in not a single spec of the leaf left.

It had reached the point where Yamato went to pick another leaf from the tree they were using only to find it was barren. Naruto was devastated that he was having such trouble with, from what Yamato onii-chan said, was a basic exercise, sure that Yamato onii-chan and Jiji were disappointed in his lack of progress.

That was far from the truth. Yamato and Jiji, while mildly frustrated by the fact he was struggling with this, were shocked and slightly excited to know that even at four Naruto had enough Chakra to do that to the leaf.

It was heartening to know that he would become such a powerhouse but a bit daunting as chakra control by normal means may be impossible for him. This did not stop Yamato and Naruto from trying however.

Yamato set the bar high, him reaching Tsunade-level chakra control, and was determined to stick to it while Naruto wanted to fulfil his expectations and was too stubborn to back down from a challenge.

In the end they spent nearly a year on the exercise, mostly showing no progress. However well into the eleventh month, where physical and academic time was neglected in favour of the leaf exercise there was finally success. It had been a standard day for the duo. Naruto was working on the leaf exercise while standing next to a large basket full of leaves, after finally getting to the point where it was merely being blow away from his head, when he noticed that the leaf he had just placed on his head had fallen past his eyes.

With a squeal of happiness Naruto called out for his teacher, who had been lying on his side while reading a book. When he had his onii-chan's attention Naruto again demonstrated him using too little chakra which also made the ANBU excited. It would be strange for most to see someone being happy about using too little Chakra; however considering how Naruto had been using too much for almost a year it was a huge step forward. In the end it took another six days to get it right, however he did get it down.

There was celebrating that night at a certain Ramen stand which resulted in piteous crying of a certain ANBU as he mourned over his now starved and deflated wallet, all the while cursing and whispering death threats towards his Hokage.

That was another thing that had happened in around about the third month. The Sandaime had had a spare few hours at lunch to wander, time which he used to see Naruto. When he saw him looking so forlorn after once again disintegrating an entire basket full of leaves the old man invited Naruto to lunch. Which just so happened to the Ichiraku's Ramen stall.

Hiruzen, Ayame and Teuchi were a combination of amusement, shock and happiness, respectively, as Naruto downed his fifth adult sized bowl of ramen before giving a satisfied burp. Ayame actually weighed the amount of ramen Naruto ate and the amount he weighed and found he ate over three quarters his body mass in Ramen.

It was both hilarious and terrifying that someone could do that and not be an Akimichi. Understandably Yamato, as his legal guardian and secondary money source, had words with Sarutobi, demanding that he take full responsibility for what he had unleashed.

Needless to say Hiruzen used his authority as Hokage to get out of trouble and turned it on back on Yamato, telling him that as Naruto's guardian it was his job to break this new obsession. It never happened and the ANBU had never forgiven the Sandaime for doing this to him.

When he was five Yamato decided to gift Naruto with a 'cool new Jutsu' for him to use. After clearing it with the Hokage, which took over a week of assuring the Sandaime that Naruto would be more than capable of handling it.

The event was fairly quiet for the most part, as it was only Naruto, Hiruzen and Yamato, however it had a good feel to it with Naruto smiling the entire day with wide sparkling eyes at his first birthday party. After receiving his Jiji's gift, a set of fake wooden practice Kunai and Shuriken, Yamato approached and told him about his gift.

Kage Bushin no Jutsu. He informed Naruto of all the benefits and dangers, not that he listened to that part, of using the technique and ensured that he understood exactly how dangerous it was, as was the agreement with the Hokage.

After Naruto gave his usual loud and cheerful response the next day Yamato and the Sandaime took him out to the training ground where Yamato taught him the hand-seals. After he got it down properly and to Yamato's complete satisfaction he summoned his first Kage Bushin.

Or at least it would have been his first Kage Bushin if he hadn't put WAY too much chakra into the Jutsu in his excitement, resulting in him creating his first three hundred Kage Bushin.

Yamato and Hiruzen's jaws dropped to the floor at the sight of a five year old producing more clones than two Kages combined could manage and not even look strained. They knew he would be able to do a lot considering how large his reserves apparently are. However this was ridiculous! Naruto was also in awe and was excited and happy that what he had done had gained such a shocked reaction from his family.

After the shock wore off Yamato decided to experiment with the limits of the Jutsu in Naruto's hands and the results were shocking. Aside from the fact he could create just over a thousand clones with only small fatigue the clones were also considerably more durable. It took three decent, or one powerful, hits to disperse them.

It proved a theory about Naruto's chakra, one which had been considered for some time. Naruto's Chakra was not only large but dense as well.

It would explain why he was having so much trouble with his chakra control, even for someone who had reserves as large as his. To get the same result as a regular ninja to, say, walk up a tree Naruto would need a third the amount of Chakra as someone else.

Now this would be great... if his reserves weren't so colossal. It essentially made his problem with Chakra control three times more difficult than normal, hence why he needed a year of constant repetition of the leaf exercise to get it to stick to his head without atomising it.

It also explained why his Chakra formed an aura when released and how it remained in his muscles despite being flared for only a second, since it was more like runny jelly than water.

Yamato also realised that any Jutsu he learnt had to be at least B-Rank otherwise it would be a wasted effort to learn a supposedly quick and cheap C and D rank Jutsus when he could already spam b-ranks like they were E-rank. This also meant that Naruto's growth would be dedicated towards fixing his Chakra problem. Thankfully he could spread the work now.

After Yamato instructed Naruto on the problems with his Chakra he set half of Naruto's clones, off to walk trees, while telling them to use as little Chakra as possible; while he sent a hundred of them to read books from the library, a hundred to go through the Kage Bushin hand seals until they could do it without hand seals before telling the others to dispel, in order to keep the end-of-day migraine down when he dispelled them all.

He also sent a Moku Bunshin with each group to ensure they met with no problems and acted accordingly. As all the mental activities were in the hand of the Bushins Yamato opted to up the physical training.

...At the time...

"Alright otouto." Yamato began. This was yet another change the year had made. After giving up on being called sensei and instead being called Onii-chan with such a happy voice for so long had worn down the barriers of professionalism. Six months ago. He had never been more happy about being broken under pressure.

"The mental work is now being distributed amongst the clones so now all that is left is physical exercises." Yamato began. Naruto was still looking excited and happy about being pushed to his limits and beyond by his brutal and sadistic teacher.

"However I won't accelerate your training yet as it would not be good to stunt your growth."

Now Naruto looked kinda worried and was nodding enthusiastically. He had developed a phobia about being short, something Yamato monopolised on when he was younger and reluctant to eat his vegetables, which made him very conscious of any comment about his height. Yamato ignored his worried face before continuing.

"However you are at the prime of your life to develop your flexibility and stamina." Not that he needed the latter but every little helped. "So we will be doing several hours of stretching and balancing as well as the usual morning exercises. However After two in the afternoon we will practice meditating until all your clones have all dispelled." The ANBU finished, turning his full attention to Naruto who was looking rather confused.

"Why don't I just dispel them all at once when I'm done?" Naruto asked. Yamato felt exasperated at that comment and had to force himself not to face palm. He was only five so he had some leeway however he had been told of the dangers at least twice now, and implied it a third time. With a sigh he responded.

"Do you remember how you feel after spending half a day reading and writing?" Yamato asked, deciding to explain in parts this time. After getting a confirmation and a pained look the ANBU commander continued.

"Well as you know the Shadow clones transfer all the memories of the clone to you when they dispel." Pause for effect.

"However that is not all you get. You also get all the mental weariness from the clone as well. This means that all the exhaustion that the hundreds of clone you have created will be transferred to you when they dispel. Which will hurt. A lot." Yamato paused again, satisfied to see the look of dawning realisation on the boy's face.

"Therefore unloading the memories and fatigue of all 5600 hours from seven hundred clones would at best knock you unconscious. Possibly kill you at worse." Naruto paled.

"Understand now?" Yamato said with a sweet and cheery tone. Naruto gulped and nodded, finally comprehending the dangers of his new Jutsu.

"By spreading out the dispersal and meditating while it happens will help to let you absorb the information and fatigue without causing damage to your brain." Naruto continued to nod at the mortifying revelation as it came out.

"Now I want you to create a clone then dispel it to transfer this little chat to the other clones so they don't do something stupid." Naruto was already making the clone and a moment later it dispelled itself.

...

Needless to say he slept well that night. He didn't even remember leaving the training ground, everything was just so blurry and unimportant. However the next morning he was all chirpy, as much as a non-morning person could be, and bouncy the next morning.

His mind was refreshed and his previously aching muscles had been healed like the pain had never existed. Before the end of the next day which resulted in the same results. As well as the next, and the next, and the next.

In fact this continued for over a month before things started to improve. Chakra control was still slow going, however he had managed to get near the half way point of the tree.

He had managed to read the entire library already, not including the Chunin and higher only sections, however regardless of how effective the clones were in reducing time spent the human mind did not learn as quickly, the fact he was absorbing thousands of hours of information a day did not help things. Therefore he ended up being instructed to read through the library several times in order to ensure complete memorisation.

A major plus was that Naruto had managed to remove the need for hand seals when performing the Kage Bushin no Jutsu. The best developments however resided in the physical aspect of his training. The flexibility training began rather slowly. Simple stretches, sprinting, push-ups, sit-ups, bridges etc so and so forth. This went on for a couple of weeks before Yamato noticed something.

Naruto was not becoming physically exhausted or particularly sore from the training. He had not noticed it before because the previous example was neither that long nor that intense so it was not unexpected for a stamina freak like Naruto to be ok.

Now that the program had gained momentum the oddity was clear. Naruto's healing factor was high. Very high. Yamato had called in a medic-nin with Chakra detecting abilities to monitor and examine Naruto before, during and after training. The diagnosis was shocking.

In the Medical world there were two forms of healing: 'healing' and regeneration. 'Healing' is the common form of healing method, consisting of the body slowly creating new cells through cell mitosis, with medical/Iryo Jutsu being used to accelerate the process.

However there are a select few, such as the Jashin followers, who don't form new cells through mitosis (Look it up) but through the creation of brand new copies of existing cells by the Chakra collecting materials and using them in the cell creation. Even Senju Tsunade's Sōzō Saisei, Mitotic Regeneration, was only able to accelerate her cell's mitosis rate rather than form actual copies.

In essence Tsunade's technique shortened her life span while Naruto's Chakra just copied a healthy cell and pasted it where it was needed. This was solely possible due to Naruto's unique chakra. Green Chakra was a sign of a Iryo Jutsu.

In order to create such a Chakra you would normally need to alter the chakra to have beneficial properties, this requires excellent control, however Naruto naturally had beneficial Chakra. This would explain why his attacks against those bullies wasn't as severe as they should have been as the Chakra both damaged them and healed their wounds, though to a 7 to 3 ratio considering Naruto's intent.

It made one thing abundantly clear to Yamato. Naruto could be pushed as hard as Yamato wanted without fear of crippling him. And he did.

The following day had a fairly slow start for Naruto. As soon as they arrived at the training grounds Yamato immediately told him to take his clothes off and lie down. A little confused Naruto complied and proceeded to spend the next two hours waiting on his back as Yamato carefully 'wrote' on his arms, legs and chest.

As this went on Yamato informed Naruto of what he was doing and why, which excited the boy because his training would be increased and his new goal, to become Hokage and have everyone recognise him, was becoming closer than before.

That excitement died when he actually experienced it. After the seals were finished and activated Yamato onii-chan instructed him to run around the field. Naruto then realised what the resistance seals actually did.

When he tried to sit up he felt like someone had placed a boulder on him and when he moved his arms to support his suddenly hampered attempts to getup; he noticed his arms were moving in slow motion as he struggled to get them into position.

As Naruto struggled his onii-chan was mocking him for taking so long just to get up, calling him lazy among other things. Finally able to get up, thanks to the emotions which fuelled him because of Yamato's words, he stood for a second, panting at the effort of moving in what felt like water.

After more 'encouragement' from Yamato onii-chan Naruto began his task of running around the field. Or what would have been running if the effort of running was now only making him moving at a slow walking pace.

Finding the struggle to merely walk aggravating Naruto pushed himself harder, making all the muscles in his body groan and ache as they combated the anti-movement abilities of the seals.

Six hours later and it seemed the Medic-nin and Yamato had been right on the money as Naruto was already showing vast improvements in his speed.

Whereas before he was being overtaken by snails he had finally reached the point he could run at a slow trot. On the other hand Naruto looked dead.

He was bathed in sweat, gasping for air, had glazed eyes, tomato red skin and was becoming slightly more gaunt as his body burned through the calories in order to supply his Chakra with the means to recreate his cells. It was at this point Yamato realised he had gone too far and brought Naruto to a stop.

After 1 hour, 15 nutrient bars, 20 litres of water and a soldier pill later Naruto was looking a bit better. His skin had mostly dried and he was no longer dark red, as well as the fact his breathing had returned to normal. While he could also once again focus his eyes he was still gaunt due to the amount of energy his regeneration had demanded of his body. The nutrient bars had saved him from starvation, however there would be no more of this type of training until he got his energy reserves back up to strength.

At the same time it was probably the single most terrifying moment of Yamato's life. More so than any war, mission or even Orochimaru ever was. He had nearly killed his surrogate brother. When he had heard of the regeneration ability he had been excited and wanted to see how far this could increase Naruto's training. He had never stopped to think what this could mean for Naruto. He realised should have been more careful when exploring a new power, instead he had recklessly tested and used his otouto as the test subject. It was at this point he vowed to be more careful when teaching Naruto.

After that incident Yamato deactivated the seal and gave Naruto a week to recover and replenish his energy. It only took him two days to fully recover however Yamato opted to do a gentle training by having Naruto relax with the seal active. This didn't mean that he was lazing. The seal made sure of that. Every movement he made was countered by the seal. Everything from turning his head to lifting an arm to moving a damn finger. Thank the Log that he could still blink and talk without issue.

Despite it supposedly being a light training he went to bed every night exhausted and his entire body aching. However Naruto was progressing nicely. Thanks to the suicide training his onii-chan put him through at the start most of his muscles had already been ripped to shreds and healed already; so while it was exhausting the worst of it had actually passed and he was able to move with only mild effort.

The biggest issue was the food issue. Naruto had always been a big eater so when his training first began Naruto was eating over four thousand calories a day. The last week he had been eating twice that. This of course meant the food bill went up by a large margin. Fortunately the Hokage was willing and able to increase the stipend being paid to keep him.

Despite the general improvements he was still not comfortable with training with the seal yet. The last time he did it nearly killed him, though he didn't actually know that it nearly actually did, so he was a bit worried about it, despite Yamato's apologies and promise of lighter training. This however was effectively suppressed by his trust in his brother figure and Naruto's unwavering determination and stubbornness.

For the next year the physical training went much more slowly. It was still a struggle, especially when Yamato increased the power to the seals, however the regiment was kept to a minimal as Yamato opted to let the Resistance Seal do its work for them rather than force it. Nice and slow was the best. Yeah. No more speed training from Yamato. Nope... Not till he was older at least.

There was a major negative discovery this year which resided in the Chakra control he had. It was getting worse. Yamato was banging his head for hours after he realised it. Partially because all the effort to fix his chakra control problem was being lost but mostly because he did not realise that this would happen.

The problem was that as he got older, and his knowledge and body developed; add to the fact he was depleting his reserves making shadow clones and healing his injuries, his ying and yang chakras increased and since his Chakra was naturally large already the percentage increase these factors produced was, unfortunately, massive. In fact after measuring his chakra again, after his progress up the tree got worse, it was discovered his chakra reserves were 70% bigger than before and 20% denser . (Think of it like this: Normal size and density for a High-Chunin is 100. When the story began Naruto's was at 700 reserve and 300 density. They are now 1190 and 360 respectively.)

This left them with a problem. Yamato was planning to start teaching Naruto some Jutsus when he finally was able to walk on water however with the sudden plummet in Chakra control it would be a race just to keep up with his Chakra growth.

It was after this revelation that Yamato, unwilling to let his lofty goal of perfect Chakra control go, opted to increase the number of clones created and have Naruto focus solely on Chakra control. The entire thing disheartened Naruto as it had been the biggest problem in his training and now his hard work was being undone. However after a pep talk from Yamato he rekindled his fire to even greater heights of yout- why did I- never mind.

...At that time...

Naruto sat on a log in the training area. Over the months it had begun to look quite worn out. There were a number of damaged trees which had definite signs of foot prints on the trunks, while some had foot prints through the trunks.

The ground had been gouged from where Naruto had run and a dead tree was present on the edge which had died after all its leaves had been plucked for the purpose of being destroye- I mean used for Chakra control. Overall the training ground was kind of beat up from the pounding it had been given, however if you looked closely you could notice older scars which told of other trainees. The training ground would recover in time. A long time.

Naruto however was not really looking at the training ground. He was looking over his memories, and the memories of his clones. It was devastating. The amount of hours he had poured into it overall was simply ridiculous. Most people could complete all the Chakra control exercises within a year, if they were lazy, and yet Naruto had spent five years worth of time just getting near to the top of the damn tree.

Naruto let out a sigh of despair. Feeling weighted by the knowledge that all that pain and suffering would soon be for naught. When onii-chan had informed him of the problem Naruto struggled not to cry. He waited until after Yamato onii-chan had gone on a quick errand before he did that.

The next five minutes were dedicated after he was out of sight had been dedicated to relieving his frustrations. Whether that was by punching a tree of simply weeping. Now he was just sitting on his little log wondering what the point of trying harder was.

'All that effort. Wasted.' were Naruto's thoughts.

Without him knowing it Yamato had already returned and was watching the slacking boy cry over spilt milk. He let out a sigh as he tried to look at things from Naruto's angle. All that work and he had just been told it was for nothing.

"yeah, I have no right to talk. I would probably be bawling like a two year old." Yamato thought.

"Well time to buck up otouto."

"Naruto." Yamato called out as he revealed himself.

Naruto jumped in surprise and embarrassment as his older brother figure appeared with a slightly disapproving look on his face.

"Are you going to give up?" Yamato asked in a neutral voice. Naruto flinched at the emotionless tone his brother gave him before looking away from him in uncertainty and shame. He didn't know what to do. What is the point of fighting the river? Why combat the wind? In the end the gesture is futile and heartbreaking. But he didn't want to give up. He had promised himself and onii-chan that he would become a strong ninja and prove to everyone his worth.

Seeing the conflict in Naruto face Yamato chose bring the hammer down.

"Well that is too damn bad because I refuse to let you."

Naruto head shot up to look at his brother-teacher with shock and curiosity.

"I have invested way too much time and effort on you for you to give up now. I will drag you to the top kicking and screaming if I have to. I will never give up and do you know why? Because you are my otouto and I believe that you can become the greatest ninja that has ever lived."

Yamato said with an air of resolution. No doubt laced his words nor did weakness cross his eyes. Naruto's eyes on the other hand were laced with tears and a growing determination as his eyes became alight with fresh flames.

"Now are you going to get onto your feet and walk this path with me?" Yamato finished flashing a loving and gentle smile.

Naruto wiped the tears from his eyes before giving Yamato onii-chan a wide grin.

"Walk? That takes too long. Let's run!"

With big smiles the two began a newer and more intense training regimen.

...

After doubling the number of clones used and dedicating them all towards Chakra control Naruto was able to recover the ground lost and begin to progress again. It was slow and agonising however Naruto refused to give up and Yamato made sure to encourage him.

By the time Naruto turned Six years old he had begun his Water walking exercise.

As all this was going on Yamato continued the physical exercises, however he put it on the back burner in favour of experimenting with Naruto's Chakra.

...At that time...

"Alright otouto today we are taking a break from physical exercising." Yamato stated. Naruto cocked his head and his face scrunched up in confusion. Yamato was sure that if a woman was nearby she would squeal and shout 'KAWAII' before glomping the boy, Jinchuriki or not.

"What are we doing then onii-chan?" Naruto questioned.

"We are going to be experimenting with your chakra." Yamato stated, causing Naruto to blink as he was still a bit confused.

"Due to the fact your chakra is so unique in its composition (1) and the fact it is large and dense makes it almost a kekkai genkai." Naruto raised an eyebrow at that, though not in confusion but in surprise.

"As such we must experiment to find out its limits and abilities. We already know about your regeneration so that's one thing out of the way."

Naruto looked confused again, something which made Yamato confused.

"What's wrong Naruto?"

"I was just wondering why we didn't do this earlier?" Naruto asked of his Onii-chan. It was a very good question. A very good question. One Yamato was struggling to find an answer for.

"uh... well... you see... I was going to at the beginning however I thought it best to get ahead in your studies so I dedicated our time to that. Then once that was done I thought that it might be best if your chakra control was higher before we started to mess around." Yamato took a breath.

"However when that was completed you got the Kage Bushin no Jutsu which accelerated your training which I wanted to closely monitor. After that was when we discovered your regeneration-" Yamato flinched as he said this "-and resultant recovery. After which I got a bit... um... scared which made me opt not to continue. Ahem."

Naruto nodded at that. After the first time he used the resistance seals Yamato onii-chan had acted paranoid and had been doting on Naruto for over a month before he manned up again. Naruto had stumbled upon a medical book some time afterwards which had explained what exactly had happened that day and why it freaked his onii-chan out. It definitely freaked him out.

"Anyway we are doing it now so let's try out some things which I noticed over the last couple of years." Yamato said.

"Now you remember how to move your chakra through your body correct?" Naruto nodded.

"Ok them I want you to pour as much chakra through your body's Chakra network as you can." Yamato said. Naruto looked confused again however he quickly complied.

Naruto directed his chakra through his Chakra network causing Naruto to feel a surge of energy as the Chakra infused with his muscles, eyes, etc. That's when it happened.

He was so focused upon moving his chakra that he didn't notice it at first however when he was done he realised that he was glowing a soft green. Surrounding his body was a coating of inch deep Chakra which seemed to act as a second skin.

Naruto looked towards Yamato for instructions only to find that he too was in awe. Breaking out of his reverie Yamato noticed Naruto's bewildered eyes which prompted him to continue with the exercise.

"Alright Naruto I want you to try punching that Tree over there-" he said pointing at a random tree "and see what happens. Make sure that you focus upon what you're doing so we can review the results."

Naruto nodded before going up to the tree left of the one Yamato actually pointed at. Yamato shrugged as it didn't matter which tree he actually hit. Getting into a stance Naruto proceeded to punch the tree with all his strength.

*BOOM*

*CRACK*

Both sets of eyes widened at the damage caused. Naurto's arm was shoulder deep inside the tree and there were large factures going up, down and around the tree trunk. There was an awkward silence as Naruto slowly pulled his arm out of the hole that he created, his green aura still surrounding him.

"Incredible." Yamato said in a tone which voiced his awe. Only Tsunade would have been have been able to do anything like that to the tree, though she would have blow the thing apart. It was comparable to Inu-Senpai's Chidori but with more brute power.

Naruto was also in awe, especially now that he had noticed onii-chan's. Looking at the tree he noticed that it now looked decidedly unsafe so he moved away from it to stand next to Yamato onii-chan.

"Um" Yamato started "Alright, how we know that this... Chakra aura has high offensive abilities let's see how it does with defence."

"Now I want you to get to stand there and I'm going to lightly hit you." Naruto nodded again, though this time he looked a bit worried. Deciding not to address it Yamato continued with the experiment.

Faster than Naruto could see Yamato smashed his fist into Naruto's stomach with a decent amount of force as Naruto was sent sailing backward several feet before crashing to the ground. Yamato was suddenly concerned he may have used a bit too much force in that attack.

Rushing over he sighed in relief as Naruto managed to reach a sitting position without any difficulty, his green aura still active.

"Are you alright?" Yamato asked. Naruto looked at him in a bit of a daze however he nodded it head.

"Y- yeah I'm fine. At least I don't feel any pain or anything." Naruto confirmed.

"Good. That was only Genin level however it is a very impressive that you didn't feel anything." Yamato complimented, making Naruto feel slightly happy.

"Yosh, now we know what you can do let's find the limit. Since it's easier than finding a boulder to smash let's start with me beating you around the training ground until you feel something."

Naruto promptly paled before gulping in a mixture of anxiety and sheer terror.

Feeling no pain is nice. However being beaten up is scary regardless of whether or not you feel it.

For the next hour Yamato punch Naruto around the Training ground as Yamato slowly increased his strength until Naruto finally felt a slight sting at around high-chunin level.

...

Over the two months leading up to his sixth birthday Naruto and Yamato continued to experiments with the density aspect of Naruto's Chakra, seeing if the 'Chakra Armor' could be modified and shaped such as create a shield or a sword or a dome barrier.

Once Naruto got the hang of manipulating and shaping his Chakra it did not take much effort to create virtually anything you could thing off. Though creating anything too big took up way too much Chakra and ended up fatiguing him, the lead example was when Naruto tried to create a massive frog out of Chakra. He managed it however the drain and the amount of Chakra it took to create a construct that size with the density to have physical properties was exhausting.

After learning to condense the armour the defence value went up to mid-Jounin. However the level of Concentration required made this useless until it could be done effortlessly, the same was true with the Chakra constructs.

Yamato noted the armour could possibly be the similar to the shaping step of the Raiton no Yoroi the Raikage uses. It would require testing later when Naruto managed to complete the walker walking exercise and the elemental manipulation training began.

Life continued for some time as it had before. Wake up, breakfast, training all day, bed and relaxation in the evening. Fairly gruelling for a six year old however without anyone to play with or anything to do Naruto was more than happy to go through gruelling training day after day.

This all changed however shortly after Naruto's birthday when he went to the academy.

...Shortly After First Birthday First day at academy...

It was the day of the Academy and Naruto was feeling excited, scared and sad. Excited because of how he could go to the Academy and begin his path to becoming a Shinobi. Sad because it would cut into the time he could spend with his Onii-chan. Scared because he knew what he could expect from the academy. The hateful glares of parents and teachers and the whispers of children who had been told not to talk to him.

It almost made him want not to go. Not that he would voice that to Jiji and Onii-chan. Jiji seemed excited by the prospect of him going to the Academy, seeming to think he may be able to make some friends there or something, while Onii-chan was hopeful of the same thing and it was clear he wanted to get back to missions, something that he hadn't really done in two years.

Naruto couldn't begrudge them for thinking these things as he too was hopeful in making friends, though he didn't expect he would, and Yamato Onii-chan had already dedicated A LOT of time into him so it would be unfair to demand him to continue training him all day every day until he became a ninja.

Aside from that he had his own determination to support him. Yamato Onii-chan had opted not to teach him throwing techniques or the basic three Jutsus as he would learn that in the academy, and he was curious how the teachers would treat Naruto. He too believed in the Will of Fire after all, he just wish it was justified.

Naruto approached the gates of the academy to find his fear justified. As soon as he came into sight half the parent subtly told their children to stay away from him, the other half just straight out said it.

Naruto just sighed as he realised that finding a friend was a forlorn hope. The parents wouldn't want him anywhere near their children and, as the psychology book said, would take the opportunity and bully him, safe with the knowledge that they wouldn't be told off.

Ignoring all their glares Naruto proceeded to enter the class room he was supposed to go to. When he got there he was the only one in the room, as he was early and the children were still saying goodbye to their parents. It was another ten minutes before the other kids started walking in.

The first to arrive was a pineapple haired boy with a expression on his face which screamed 'troublesome' and a chubby boy eating a pack of crisps in his hand who had brown hair and spirals on his cheeks . They seemed to be friends as they sat together behind him, with the lazy looking one was next to the window.

After that the other kids started to pour in, all of whom were a variety of shapes and colours. Pink haired girl, blonde girl, idiot with dog on his head, weirdo wearing a high collar jacket and goggles, girl with lavender eyes, girl with black... eyes.

The last one got his attention. He knew who the Uchiha and recognised that she too was one due to their black eyes, the Uchiha symbol on her back was also a dead giveaway but give points for figuring it out from just her eyes. Why did she get his attention? Because he found her beautiful. (12 year old Satsuki in profile) He was 6 so he had no clue what was going on or what he was feeling but he just felt attracted to her. Unfortunately the girl didn't so much as glance at him and sat at the other side of the classroom.

After the last few students trickled in two Shinobi came in, one with a large scar over his nose appeared in the class room while the other had silver hair. Nose Scar was smiling for the most part except for when his eyes fell on Naruto where his smile falter for a second before it returned when he continued to look over the class.

"Greetings everyone. My name is Iruka Umino and this is my co-teacher Mizuki. Today is the first day on your journey to becoming a Ninja of the leaf. It will not be an easy task though. It will require great effort and a steady resolve to become Ninja as it is a long and dangerous road to follow, however I am sure that together you will all succeed."

Iruka said with a happy smile while Mizuki simply looked bored.

"Now let's do a roll call, let's see, ah Akimichi Choji?" Iruka asked

"Here." Said the chubby boy,

"Ok, Aburame Shino?"

"Here." Said/mumbled the kid in shades.

Iruka continued down the list, calling names and waiting for the answer from the respective children.

"Uzumaki Naruto?" Naruto almost jumped at that as he had entered a near dozing stage between the speech and the roll call.

"Here!" Nearing the happy tone Iruka paused before he continued.

"Uchiha Satsuki?" Naruto perked slightly at that and turned to look at the suspected Uchiha to get a confirmation on her name.

"Here" Came the feminine reply from the Uchiha girl.

"Satsuki (May)? Lovely name." Naruto thought dreamily.

Iruka-sensei finished roll call before once again addressing the class.

"Ok now that everyone is here we'll begin with the first task and that is unlocking your Chakra. Can I have a show of hands for those who have already unlocked their Chakra?"

Naruto and all the Clan members raised their hands. Iruka nodded and set out to instruct all the people who's chakra was still locked. While this was going on the people who didn't need instruction talked amongst each other.

Most of them at least. I was left alone with no one sitting next to me or paying attention to me, just like their parents said.

"You're Naruto right?" came a voice from behind. Looking around in surprise he was met with the plump face of one Choji.

"Uh yeah." Choji Smiled.

"Choji" he said pointing to himself. "And this is Shikamaru." Pointing at the now sleeping Nara.

Naruto nodded in acknowledgement, still rather surprised about the unexpected introduction.

"We were going to watch clouds during the break do you want to join?" the Akimichi asked.

Naruto blinked as he processed the invitation before his face split into a massive smile.

"Sure!" Naruto exclaimed with a big grin still on his face. Choji smiled back, finding that grin to be infectious. Even the lazy Nara, who had cracked an eye to watch Choji's attempt at making friends, mustered the energy to make a small smile.

When the initial introductory classes were finished and the first break began Naruto, Shikamaru and Choji found a nice patch of grass and lay down next to each other and watched the clouds pass. Naruto didn't understand how Shikamaru liked it so much however he did understand why he did it.

Looking into the blue sky and cotton clouds was oddly relaxing. All the worries, fears and pain he experienced seemed to be... soothed, for a lack of a better word, as if the clouds that past were somehow delicately stroking the sores of his mind.

The only thing that ruined it was the sound of Choji munching on his crisps and the annoying people playing in the play ground. But Naruto didn't let it bother him as this was the first thing he had ever done with people his age, if you don't count fighting.

This went on for about ten minutes before a bell rang for everyone to return to class.

This pattern went on for the rest of the day until the Academy ended at three o'clock when the parents came to pick up all the children. Despite his own instinct and advice Naruto stayed to watch loving parents pick up their sons and daughters and ask them how their day was, all with kind loving smiles.

Yamato and Jiji were close to him and he loved them. However he always felt something was missing. Never sure what it was but knew there was a hole in his heart. And now it was aching.

He knew he shouldn't have stayed.

...

Arriving back at his apartment he was greeted by a smiling Yamato.

"How did school go." He asked warmly. Despite still feeling a bit pained Naruto was able to conjure a decently genuine smile at the question, just enough to fool Yamato.

"Great! I managed to make a couple of friends called Choji and Shikamaru!" Naruto exclaimed happily.

"We spent our breaks watching clouds. It was really relaxing." Naruto told him. His smile faltered however when he recalled Iruka-sensei.

"Though I don't think the sensei likes me." He admitted, allowing a bit of his depression to slip through. Yamato could only nod as he knew that Iruka was Naruto's Sensei however he also knew Iruka was a good man and hoped he would see past his hate.

However he noticed something of what Naruto had said. 'Cloud watching'. It was a Nara hobby which almost every single Nara male participated in. He then realised something that he should have done long ago. And Yamato thought he had the perfect thing for Naruto to when he was on missions.

"Hey Naruto I'm going to be going on a missions again in a week time." Naruto slouched slightly at that comment. "However I have an idea of what you can do in the mean time."

Naruto looked at him in confusion before coming to the conclusion that he was talking about a training regiment or a new Jutsu to learn or maybe a fighting style to learn. Now extremely interested Naruto shifted his body and eyes in order to optimise his focus.

"You need a hobby." Yamato stated with a cruel smirk.

Naruto blinked.

...

(1) Naruto has read the dictionary 5 times so he knows more words and has a larger vocabulary. He is now the most well spoken person in his class.