Chapter 1: Sasori's Training

It takes Naruto a full week to get used to the harsh training exercises which usually consist of laps around a nearby clearing, sit ups, push ups, crunches, squats and all other forms of physical exercise before Sasori-Sensei even begins his shuriken and kunai throwing training. Each night Sasori teaches him reading, writing, mathematics, strategy, history, and economics before then giving him one hour before bed for meditation. The latter is to help him both relax after the day's training while helping him focus on controlling his emotions around enemies. "Show your enemies even the slightest hint of weakness and if they are good shinobi they will exploit it to their advantage" Sasori regularly tells Naruto in order to drill it into his head. Around friends and those he is wiling to trust with his life he is permitted to show his emotions if for nothing else then to remind himself why exactly it is that shinobi fight and even die, but on the battle field emotions cloud the mind and diminish ones skills leading to an unnecessary death.

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After only one month of training Sasori finally tells Naruto why it is that the villagers hate him so much, The Puppet Master explains to the young boy how the Fourth Sealed the Kyuubi No Kitsune into him on the day he was born and that even though anyone with half a brain should be able to see that he was only the container for the Demon Fox the idiot civilians of Konoha see him as the Fox itself. Naruto takes the revelation remarkably well considering everything that has happened thus far in his young life and vows to prove to those idiots that he is not the Fox but Naruto Uzumaki, the best Puppet Master in the World and the Future Hokage.

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Three months after making his vow Naruto finally meets the Kyuubi in his mind and while at first he is frightened by the Demon Lord he quickly comes to realize that for all of its taunts and threats the Fox holds no actual power over his life and that it is in fact him that holds the real power over both of their fates.

Following their initial conversation the Kyuubi reluctantly enters into an agreement with Naruto that while slightly degrading to his Demon Pride would allow the Bijuu a certain amount, all be it limited, freedom. In exchange for being transferred temporarily to one of Naruto's Puppets, once the young blonde actually learns how to make them, the Kyuubi agrees to help the young boy in his quest to fulfill his dream. The Fox agrees to continue to heal the boy's body when needed and to also help him in his Genjutsu training as Kitsunes are famous for their illusions. What neither of them realize at the time is the fact that the Seal that binds the Kyuubi to Naruto is also slowly filtering the Kyuubi's nearly limitless chakra into Naruto's own chakra reserves, there by increasing them faster then they would have been otherwise. The rate of transfer is equal to about one quarter of one of the Kyuubi's tails per year so as to avoid overloading Naruto's chakra coils.

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For the remainder of the first two years Sasori continues to train Naruto's chakra control while building his stamina to the point Naruto's control reaches a level high enough to begin the next phase of his training. As Naruto's reserves continue to grow, thanks largely to the unknowing Kyuubi, Sasori also begins to teach Naruto some Ninjutsu that he knows will compliment the boy's abilities, such as the Body Flicker Technique, various clone techniques, and the basic academy level techniques such as the Transformation and Substitution, which Naruto surprises his teacher by mastering both quickly and efficiently.

Sasori also begins teaching Naruto about poisons and human anatomy, so he can fully utilize his knowledge about poisons as well as where to strike his opponents to cause the most damage. Naruto quickly discovers that he is naturally talented in this field and even manages to create his own Technique combining his talent for Poisons with the Shadow Clone Technique much to Sasori's amazement as the result is incredibly ingenious. Naruto decides to call the technique 'Poison Clone' and like the Shadow Clone Technique it creates a solid clone of the user with the use of the user's chakra however unlike other clones, upon destruction, it lets loose a cloud of poison that will most likely be inhaled by the attacker before he even realizes what's happening. In order to create the Technique Naruto combines the principals behind the Shadow Clone and Clone Explosion Techniques, only instead of an explosion when the clones are destroyed he uses chakra to create poison.

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Two days before Naruto's sixth birthday Sasori decides that he is finally ready for the next phase of his training to begin. "You have progressed a lot quicker in your training then I had expected," the Puppet Master admits to his apprentice. "Thus, we will move on to the next phase that I believe you will enjoy as a result." Seeing Naruto nod, he continues. "What can you tell me of shinobi techniques?" inquires Sasori opting to allow Naruto to figure out what they will be training in next by leading the answer to him with a line of questions.

"Well, there are many types of Shinobi techniques which can either use one's physical stamina or chakra to perform, such as Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Kenjutsu, Fuuinjutsu and so on. One either learns stances and trains to master Taijutsu and Kenjutsu, but normally, in regards to techniques, one would mold chakra in the way they desire to have the desired effect of the technique they try to use," Naruto answers, as best as he can remember earning a nod from Sasori.

"Basing your next answer on your training so far, what do you think I would like you to train in next?" asks Sasori, goading him for an answer.

"You have tried hard to make sure that my control is as perfect as possible first and foremost," Naruto replies before pausing. "You have also tried to sharpen my mind and increase my intellectual power, so I would guess that you want me to learn Genjutsu?"

With a nod, Sasori decides to explain his decision "Genjutsus are extremely complicated Ninjutsu that focus on using the chakra in your opponent's nervous system to manipulate their senses to your liking allowing you to create phantasms that can cause your opponent to hear, see, taste, smell and/or feel whatever you like. It is extremely difficult and deadly, but once mastered, you can defeat your opponents without using as much chakra as a regular Ninjutsu technique would" he explains to the slightly amazed Naruto.

Naruto then frowns for a moment before asking, "Couldn't someone who is extremely skilled just disable the Genjutsu and make it useless?" he inquires and Sasori nods, conceding the point.

"Indeed, but the main factor there is that will only happen if your opponent is more skilled than you, which we are trying to make sure will not happen. Genjutsu is about subtlety more then power," he begins. "You can also layer your Genjutsu so that you can make it more difficult for them to break, or detect at all. Even though one can disrupt a Genjutsu by using the release technique or flaring their chakra, they must know they're in a Genjutsu first or have the sufficient skill to break out of it. Do you understand its uses?"

With a grin, Naruto nods "How will I learn this sensei?" Naruto asks, showing an excitement that Sasori only saw on the boy whenever he teaches him something new. That is why it is always so easy to teach the boy, he continually soaks up everything he teaches him like a sponge, but he also enjoys it.

"Teaching Genjutsu isn't like teaching Ninjutsu," Sasori tells his student. "I do not show you a technique and you use it," he continues, "What the Genjutsu Masters often do is Create their own techniques and manipulate the chakra in their opponents so flawlessly, they can literally manipulate their opponents at will. I will allow you to practice this on me for a few hours every day at first after that you will train mentally so you can have the focus to perform the techniques," he answers, smirking at Naruto's giddy expression. Most kids his age usually act like this when they get a new toy they wanted, or are taken to buy some ice-cream, but Naruto only acts like this when he gets to learn some new Technique.

"I should tell you," Sasori begins before the boy can get too worked up. "There are certain individuals in Konoha that are Masters at using Genjutsu, mostly because of their bloodline limit," Sasori tells him, immediately getting Naruto's attention. "They are the Uchiha Clan and their Sharingan allows them to have such a masterful control over Genjutsu that they can sometimes perform them without the use of hand seals to mold chakra. It is one of the reasons why I am teaching you this," explains Sasori, "You will need this knowledge if you are to fight against them."

"Why are you so certain that I will be fighting them in the future sensei?" asks a confused Naruto which is only answered by a pregnant pause by Sasori.

"The Uchihas are one of the Clans in Konoha that are currently against you" answers Sasori truthfully. To his surprise though, Naruto just got an extremely determined look in his eyes.

"I may not have the Sharingan, but I will find a way to be better then the Uchihas, you said so yourself that as long as I'm better, my Genjutsu will work right? Sharingan or not, if I am better, they will have a hard time dealing with them and I should be able to disable them, I will find a way to do so sensei," he spoke, with fierce determination, making Sasori smirk. Sasori nods and begins to train Naruto in earnest now, for the first time going one on one as his previous training didn't require much contact between the two, only books and instructions.

To begin with, Sasori shows Naruto one of the low level Genjutsu techniques he knows and uses it on the boy as an aid. This helps Naruto in a number of ways because firstly, he could feel how the chakra is being manipulated within him, he can see it in effect and he can practice breaking it. As Sasori guessed Naruto is able to piece together the steps involved in casting a Genjutsu all by himself after only just a week of this training. He successfully replicates the effects that were cast on him which involved creating a phantasm for Sasori to see.

Once Naruto gets the feeling of how to manipulate the chakra to replicate those effects, he is instructed to find a way to practice on someone else to further his training. Since Naruto can't practice too much on Sasori because the only sense Naruto could possibly use against Sasori are his sight and hearing as the rest are rendered useless due to his puppet body Sasori allows Naruto to go into the nearby villages under a Transformation Jutsu and practice his Genjutsu skills on unsuspecting citizens and bandits.

Using this method of practice, Naruto is able to get the hang of using Genjutsu and their usefulness, however, try as he might, he still can not do them without the use of hand seals. In an attempt to discover an easier way to mold chakra Sasori tells Naruto to first attempt the feat with Ninjutsu by mere repetition. Taking his Sensei's advice to heart Naruto goes back to training his Ninjutsu again and again without move on to the next technique until he is able to master his current technique without the use of hand seals.

It is during this training that Naruto encounters problems with his chakra control due to his larger then normal reserves. Seeking a means to correct the problem he finds a few interesting pieces of information in a couple of scrolls in Sasori-Sensei's library. Brining his situation to his teacher's attention he begins filling the Puppet Master in on his ideas. "According to this scroll there is a special type of metal that the Hidden Villages all use to chain up their Shinobi prisoners that drains their chakra," he tells his Sensei. "And according to this scroll there are also special stones and Seals that can be used to store chakra for later use such as lighting homes or powering barriers."

"You are correct on both counts," Sasori tells him curious as to where this line of conversation is going.

"I was thinking," Naruto begins now that he has Sasori's full attention. "That if we asked Jiraiya to help us combine the three we could make a type of chakra regulatory system that would not only help me control my chakra better but would also give me a type of battery storage system for a few Puppet Designs I had in mind."

"That is certainly and interesting solution," Sasori says with a hint of a smile. "I'll inform Jiraiya and ask him to visit us at his earliest convenience."

Jiraiya's arrival three weeks later provided Naruto with ample opportunity to prepare a basic design schematic for the "Chakra Regulation System" as he calls it and the Toad Sage had been more then willing to assist in its creation. The finished system consists of nothing more then a pair of one inch thick metal bands around Naruto's ankles and wrists with intricately carved seals etched into both the metal and the four grey metallic marble sized stones lining each band.

Once the bands are complete both Naruto and Sasori see a dramatic increase in Naruto's chakra control while noticing no significant decrease in his reserves. Using a training method Sasori tells him about involving the use of Shadow Clones to gain experience much faster by letting his clones participate with his training and then assimilating their knowledge when they were finished Naruto sets about mastering his current Jutsu arsenal to his satisfaction.

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The remainder of the year passes in this manner and by his seventh birthday, Naruto is able to successfully perform low to mid-level Genjutsu the Transformation, Shadow Clone, Clone Explosion, Substitution, Body Flicker and Poison Clone Techniques without the use of hand seals while Water Clone, Mud Clone and a few higher level Genjutsus still require a few single handed seals.

That year of self-study with scrolls and the Kyuubi, along with practicing on non-shinobi is all Naruto is allowed when Sasori interrupts his training. "You may not have Mastered Genjutsu in the way that you desire," the nuke-nin begins, "But you have done so to an extent, in the given time, far better then I had thought possible. I set for you an unrealistic goal that would give you a determination to better yourself," Sasori admits, while looking at Naruto's pleased expression. "I am by no means telling you to stop with your training in this field but we will begin with the next thing I am willing to teach you," the Puppet Master says, exciting Naruto at the prospect of getting even stronger.

"What I will personally be teaching you now is how to use chakra strings as best as possible, and thus, by extent, how to be an effective puppeteer in combat," he explains with a smirk as Naruto let out a whoop of joy. Naruto has expressed an interest in learning the art ever since his arrival at the cave three years earlier. "One must begin small though," he reminds his student, "so you will first be learning how to create and control chakra strings on each finger and only then will we move to the next phase of your training," Sasori explains as Naruto gets into a seated position before Sasori, ready to learn.

With Naruto's excellent chakra control, due to his new "Chakra Regulation System", it doesn't take long for him to learn to use chakra strings and Sasori begins by telling him how to create them, by expelling chakra from his finger tips and controlling them with his mind. Naruto practices this control by using chakra strings to levitate Kunai around his body, one at first but it then quickly progresses to ten at a time. Sasori tells Naruto that though he is getting better at it, he will need to be able to control his puppets and by extension chakra strings subconsciously so that if he were to get distracted during a fight, the strings will not disengage, leaving his puppets useless.

In order to do this, Sasori has Naruto dodge projectiles in all direction while using his chakra to both stand on a lake and control ten kunai with chakra strings. The kunai are also not to be hit by the projectiles, thus forcing him to dodge with both his body and chakra strings, essentially the exercise is designed to get Naruto to act as if the strings and whatever they are attached to are an extension of his own body.

The next part of the training involves Sasori bringing out four of his old created puppets for him and Naruto to spar with which Sasori always wins. The point of the exercise is not winning though but rather learning strategy with puppets as well as combining them with Ninjutsu and stealth techniques.

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After a good long year of training with them Sasori is satisfied that Naruto has a solid enough understanding and skill with using puppets in combat that he goes more into theory, or more specifically, more advanced puppets.

"Naruto, it is time I told you where the true power of puppetry lies, this also will reveal to you why I am in exile from my village" Sasori tells the now eight year old Naruto after a grueling puppet spar in which the boy is now able to last for two full hours. "The famous technique that I use in puppetry is the Human Puppet. The technique is exactly as it sounds too, it is the art of using the corpse of a deceased Shinobi and turning them into a puppet that Puppeteers like you can use. The process may seem grotesque at best but as long as it is not misused, there should be no problems," explains Sasori, skipping the theory on how to make Human Puppets for now.

"I, unlike other missing-nin, did not leave my home village of Suna because I was forced to or committed any crime. I left because I wanted to. However, before I did I assassinated the tyrant of a Kazekage, the Sandaime, and took his body with me so I could create a Human Puppet out of him. The man was a menace and a danger to that village so I doubt they really minded, all except for his more fanatical supporters anyway. He was a barbarian and a sick and twisted individual, allowing the more ruthless shinobi free reign on small villages to rape, pillage and murder innocents, even going so far as to indulge on such activities himself. When I realized this, I killed him by slipping him an unrecognizable poisonous substance into his sake and taking him with me" he explains satisfied to see how disgusted Naruto is by the revelation.

"A human puppet essentially, after it is created, retains the chakra abilities and any bloodline limit they had while still alive but are now controlled by the Puppeteer," he says seeing Naruto's eyes widen in shock. "Indeed, I gather you see the potential of such a technique? The Sandaime Kazekage was famous for his ability to manipulate magnetic fields, and thus, his ultimate ability to control the iron sand something that made him the most powerful Kage ever to grace Suna regardless of how much of a monster he was," he explains pausing to see if Naruto has any questions.

"How do you make them and are they alive in any way shape or form after the puppet is created? Are they even aware at all?" Naruto asks slightly nervous.

"To answer your second question first," Sasori begins, "No, absolutely not. The moment the person dies they are that, simply dead. The puppet works though by implementing specially designed devices within the body that preserves and maintains the chakra circulatory system. So once all the entrails are removed and the puppet completed they are simply that, a puppet that can use chakra at your bidding." Seeing that Naruto still finds it hard to understand Sasori takes out a scroll and summons the puppet of the Sandaime Kazekage. Naruto looks on in awe at the floating human look alike and is even more awe struck when Sasori commands his puppet to shoot bullets of iron sand into the wall, just like the original could.

Naruto is grinning like mad before it turns into a frown as he thinks of something "Sasori-sensei, what's the point of me learning the human puppet technique and how to create them when I don't have the corpse of a powerful shinobi to use?" asks a confused Naruto.

Sasori in response actually chuckles darkly before pulling out three scrolls and throwing them at Naruto "You know who Jiraiya-san's former male teammate is, correct?" Sasori asks after throwing the confused Naruto the three scrolls.

"Hai, Orochimaru, the Serpent Sannin," answers Naruto immediately. "An S-Class nuke-nin from Konoha who ran away after the Hokage discovered his experimentations on fellow Konoha citizens…" answers Naruto not seeing where this is going.

"Indeed, well it seems our serpentine friend stole and planned to use the corpses of three very powerful shinobi" he begins, making sure he has Naruto's full attention. "The Shodaime and Nidaime Hokages were buried in Konoha with a preservation Jutsu placed on their bodies so that while in their tomb, their bodies will never decay. Before Orochimaru ran, he replaced those corpses with fakes that had Transformations placed on them and stole the originals. He experimented trying to find a way to replicate their bloodline abilities, control over Tree Release Techniques masterful control over the Water Techniques respectfully," he explains. "Later after the Yondaime's death he snuck back into Konoha and stole the body the same way he had the first two." Naruto's eyes open wide with shock when he realizes where this was going as he changes the grip he has on the scrolls to something bordering reverence.

"He obviously failed, but he never returned the corpses, a spy of mine told me of this and I made him retrieve the corpses for me. I will teach you how to make a human puppet after we go through the adequate theory and we will make one with the Nidaime's body first, then you will do the Yondaime's and Shodaime's on your own. Better try the Yondaime first as the Shodaime's bloodline ability would be more valuable in all honesty," explains the puppeteer. Naruto doesn't even think twice before he nods his head.

Sasori takes the bodies back and informs Naruto that should he want to try his hand at making a Human Puppet, he has to first create three of his own regular battle puppets before he will even allow the attempt. He also informs Naruto that he only has a year to do so. To anyone else this may sound like a lot of time but to Naruto who is ordered to create three original puppets after seeing his sensei's humongous collection this is a daunting task.

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Over the next year, Naruto continues his previous training while he also draws the blueprints for and creates his first three original battle puppets: Raven, Kitsune and Kyuubi.

Raven is Naruto's flyer and specially designed to fire poisoned senbon from its wings while its metal talons are laced with poison. Its mouth is able to spray poison gas while its hollowed body can drop specially prepared smoke bombs also filled with poison gas. All in all it is Naruto's best puppet for either incapacitating or killing his enemies with very little to no actual physical damage being done to the body. Raven's sole purpose is to acquiring subjects to add to Naruto's Human Puppet Collection.

Naruto's next two Puppets, while capable of also acquiring targets to add to his "collection" are far more combat oriented in their design.

The first of these is Kitsune, which Naruto bases loosely off of Sasori-Sensei's Black Ant even though it resembles a single tailed fox in appearance. Its body is made entirely of metal rather then the traditional wood and is capable of expanding so that it can capture and contain a target. This is done to maximize the effectiveness of the four small electrical generators built into its legs. The electricity created by the generators can be directed in one of two ways, either into the body effectively electrocuting the prisoner inside or through its claws and tail into the enemy. Its mouth is capable of firing poisoned senbon while its front shoulder blades concealed both poison laced kunai and shuriken launchers.

The second of the two combat Puppets is Naruto's personal favorite, Kyuubi. It is built to not only resemble the Nine-Tailed Fox but is as large as Sasori's Hiruko. Its bladed claws and nine swords like tails are all coated in a special paralyzing poison while its mouth contains a flamethrower powerful enough to rival that of most high level Fire Jutsus. Its nine tails can also fan open up to reveal and fire poison senbon and its front shoulders, like Kitsune, conceal poison shuriken launchers while its chest cavity was capable of launching up to six poison laced Demon Wind Shuriken.

The materials to create the puppets are all taken from Sasori's own tool stash and anything else Naruto needs yet doesn't have is easily purchased by Sasori. The end results thrill Sasori and the field test where Naruto makes his first kills by raiding a bandit camp while controlling all three puppets simultaneously prove to be even better. Even though Naruto is a little sloppy and weak with controlling all three at once Sasori simply reminds him that he will get better with experience.

Sasori also makes Naruto mark his puppets like how he marks his own creations with his own mark, a red scorpion. Taking his Sensei's advice to heart, Naruto then marks all of his own puppets with his own sign, a crimson fox with nine tails.

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After getting the approval of his sensei in regards to being a proper puppeteer, they begin their work on the theory behind creating Human Puppets. It proves to be quite grotesque and yet fascinating to Naruto at the same time. What it requires is for Naruto to remove the entrails from the body and drain it of all its blood. Then, after peeling off the skin, numerous gadgets are installed in the body to keep the chakra circulatory system running and retain the ex-shinobi's former powers.

Sasori has to walk him through step by step after he is sure that Naruto won't throw up at the sight. When Naruto asks how he can stomach such a task so easily, Sasori just chuckles darkly and reminds the young boy that he no longer has a stomach or any other human body parts because he too is a Human Puppet, having converted himself years ago.

With the help of Sasori, Naruto is able to successfully convert the Nidaime Hokage's corpse into a properly working Human Puppet and almost immediately after that, he does the same with the Yondaime Hokage's corpse, though this time it is without the aid of Sasori. After that he converts the Shodaime's with almost total ease. Naruto makes sure to dress all three Hokage Puppets accordingly and to give each Puppet the dignity they deserve with each being dressed exactly as he has seen them pictured in life.

Naruto doesn't dislike them as a matter of fact he greatly respects the three men however, without the proper preservations their bodies would have simply wasted away. In his mind he can use their bodies for the greater good of Konoha which to him is something he is sure they would each approve of.

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Naruto has a great amount of fun learning how to utilize the Three Hokages in battle and especially enjoys learning how to use their own special techniques. It is amazing to him to be able to control the Tree Release abilities through the Shodaime and use Water Jutsus with the Nidaime Puppet without a nearby water source. Naruto remembers reading somewhere that the Nidaime had a lightning chakra blade made for him to supplement his water Jutsus that was stolen some time ago by some nuke-nin from Konoha and he resolves to find the blade and give it to his puppet to wield in battle.

As much fun as he has practicing with the Kage Puppets the Yondaime's famous Flying Thunder God Technique proves to be completely useless to him as it severs the chakra strings controlling the Puppet every time he attempts to use it. Even with Jiraiya's help, following a very heated argument about using Konoha's former Hokages and especially his own former student, Naruto is still unable to remedy the situation and for the first time in his life shelves the problem for a later date.

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Following Naruto's almost perfect mastery of his Kage Puppets Jiraiya begins training him in the proper use of Seals over the next three years. While Jiraiya's other obligations make it difficult to train the boy properly he does manage to visit for one full week every two to three months.

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It has been just under seven years since Naruto began learning from the Puppet Master and as Naruto's eleventh birthday is now only three months away. Since beginning his training, he has successfully gained excellent chakra control (thanks largely to his Chakra Regulation System), increased his stamina immensely, his speed and evasion skills, mastered several useful supplementary Ninjutsu (to his own high standards) even managing to create one of his own, Mastered Genjutsu Techniques (thanks to his deal with Kyuubi) to the point where he can almost do them without hand seals, learned about different kinds of poisons, strategy, human anatomy, geology, economics, mathematics, literature, strategy and history, created his own puppets, mastered the use of chakra strings with said puppets and created three human puppets from three of the most powerful shinobi in the history of the shinobi world.

It is at this point that Sasori tells him that it is now time for him to start gaining actual combat experience against other shinobi or else he won't be able to grow into a proper Puppet Master. When Naruto asks if Sasori is sure that he is ready for combat against other shinobi the man just smirks telling Naruto that he already has the skills of a Jounin but just lacks the real life experience. With Jiraiya not due to pick him up for another three months they decide to go out and get Naruto the experience he will need to be a successful shinobi and eventually a True Puppet Master.

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A/N: Damn that was still a long ass chapter but I just couldn't find any where to cut it in half without taking away from what was happening. Besides I think it was best to get everything finished now rather then to drag the training out any longer. Hopefully the third chapter will be finished some time tomorrow although I don't want anyone getting used to fast updates or expecting too many changes. Like I said before my time is limited and right now I'm mostly just cleaning things up although I did make a few major changes to this chapter if you were paying attention.

While Naruto's Chakra Regulation System will not play too large a roll in most of the rest of the story the stones in it will. The system itself is designed to siphon off his excess chakra and store it in the stones for later use. The main function of the stones will be to serve as chakra batteries for his later Puppets' abilities so that they don't drain his own chakra reserves in combat. The system also gives him far greater chakra control then he would have previously had without diminishing his reserves in the slightest.

As with my previous story Naruto is far smarter and better skilled then in the actual series and once again will not be over powered at all. While I do admit that the new system opens up whole new worlds of possibilities for new puppet designs and powers Naruto himself will not be any stronger then he was in the previous story.

Enough ranting for now I'll see you all again in the next chapter. As always please remember to read and review and until next time…

Later

Raven