Back for another chapter of DYBISC! This is probably my favorite fanfic of mine so far. This is the one I think most about and try actively to update the most, as well. Let's begin!
Inti Lua:
English: I loved this story
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Yurushimo the Forgiving Dragon, Guest: Yes you can. Because you already have.
Bankai777: Most likely not, as I tend to avoid fillers, and I don't know a whole lot about the girls from the movies either. If I do decide to add them, I'll be going off of Naruto Wiki, which is reliable but may not have every detail, since it is a fan wiki.
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SpecialSprite12: No! Never!
Also, for as long as you see the Juubi, just think of it in its first form, the one with the huge teeth.
Key:
"Brat.": Normal Speech
'Dang it!': Normal Thoughts
"Human scum.": Demon/Summon/Celestial Body Speech
'I believe you will bring peace to the world.': Demon/Summon/Celestial Body Thoughts
"Rasengan!": Jutsu Name
Do You Believe In Second Chances? Chapter 3: Training For a Brand New World!
Naruto entered the Forest of Death with optimistic thoughts. Although the nightmare still haunted him, Mikoto was able to survive the Uchiha Massacre, it seemed. He was happy for that. He hadn't gotten to get to know her before, but perhaps he could befriend her now, and get a connection to Sasuke sooner. When he reached a well-sized clearing, he put his hands into the very familiar hand-sign.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
In a huge burst of smoke, thousands of Kage Bunshin filled the clearing.
"You all know what to do," Naruto told the clones. They nodded and immediately went to train on their designated points. Most of them would be focusing on chakra control since that was the only thing he really lost. Having a being that was all of the Bijuu combined and basically infinite chakra would do that to a person.
He also wanted to learn more jutsu, as the blonde realized that he was mostly limited to Kage Bunshin, the Rasengan and its variants, some Wind jutsu, Sage Mode, Kurama's Chakra, and now the powers of the Juubi and Madara. He had yet to visit them, seeing as Naruto wasn't quite sure how they would react, though he could guess they would probably try to kill him. Again.
The jinchuriki would have to get into the library's shinobi section if he wanted to get more jutsu, which he wasn't allowed into, even if the librarian allowed him into the library at all. Naruto could probably get some more jutsu from the Forbidden Scroll since he planned on keeping that the same, if not just to expose Mizuki as a traitor. He also wanted to learn the Hiraishin, as well as kenjutsu, since both were very useful jutsu.
Naruto sat down on a tree branch and began to meditate. He now found meditation quite relaxing, and the best way to calm down if he was angry or upset. It was also the easiest way to visit Kurama.
-Naruto's Mindscape-
He opened his eyes again to see himself now in his mindscape. It was no longer a sewer, but rather a mountainous region with a large forest in which Kurama resides. Speaking of the Nine-tailed fox…
"Took you long enough." The demon greeted.
"Good to see you too Kurama," Naruto replied. Kurama snorted.
"Well I know you're not here for me. They're over there." The fox pointed to a large stadium, slightly reminiscent of the Chunin Exams Finals stadium. Naruto nodded and quickly made his way over to it.
Upon entering the stadium, Naruto immediately saw the Juubi in all its glory. Upon seeing him, the Juubi raised one of its claws and tried to bisect him. However, to the Juubi's rage, the seal protected Naruto from harm in the form of a translucent force field. Not fazed by the Juubi's Killer Intent, he kept walking past the Bijuu. He noticed something off about the Juubi, but he filed it away for later.
Madara immediately saw Naruto when he walked past. However, he refrained from attacking him, knowing that the seal would prevent him from attacking Naruto. Instead, he settled for just glaring at him. He didn't know how the blonde survived having the Juubi and himself sealed into him, but he didn't really care that much. Since unless Naruto died, which was unlikely with powerful he was now, and pretty much no one could challenge him at all, except maybe that Sasuke.
"Madara."
Madara was a little surprised to see Naruto looking at him intently.
"What do you want, have you come here to mock me?" Naruto shook his head.
"I just wanted to see if you were willing to cooperate with me, though I think your actions have already made clear your stance in this situation." Madara just glared at him again and looked up at the sky.
"I refuse to help you kill myself and my pawns." Naruto expected this, but, at least he tried.
"Alright, fine. We'll just do this the hard way." the Uchiha looked at Naruto with a confused face. What could Naruto do to make him help him? Naruto closed his eyes, and when he reopened them the Rinne-Sharingan had replaced his blue irises. Madara's eyes widened. Surely he didn't plan on using the Human Path? Did the Human Path even work on a sealed entity?
Naruto moved his hand toward the Uchiha, who immediately tried to jump away. However, Madara found that he couldn't move. He sighed as he resigned to his fate. Naruto quickly scanned through Madara's mind and learned his jutsu, how to use the EMS, and some stuff about his past that the blonde hadn't known before. So Izuna had given Madara his eyes, Madara hadn't taken them? That was new to him. It also interested him that Madara didn't seem all that evil up until a little while before his final battle with Hashirama. What had happened?
Meanwhile, Madara was surprised that Naruto hadn't killed him. Surely if you could read a sealed person's mind, then you could send their soul to the Pure World. That would mean Naruto had not only intentionally spared him but actually had enough control over the jutsu to only read his mind, and not remove his soul. That was pretty impressive for someone who just received the Rinnegan.
However, Madara was too prideful to ask the blonde how he had that much control over the Human Path.
Naruto sorted through the information and started back towards Kurama.
"That didn't take long." Kurama mused.
"Yeah, Madara wasn't very cooperative, so I just scanned his mind. The Juubi tried to kill me as soon as he saw me. Though, that reminds me. Why exactly was the Juubi a mindless beast that tried to kill us when we fought it, and yet all of the Bijuu have completely different personalities?"
"Good point. I don't know, you would think the Juubi would have a powerful mind. Perhaps Madara put it under a genjutsu, just like Obito did to me. Or maybe it's incomplete form caused it to be only a shell of its former self. Both even."
"It's possible. But I'll test out those theories later, I have to get this new information to my clones." Naruto said as he left his mindscape.
-Forest of Death-
Naruto awoke to see that the clones were making good progress. He created another clone, and immediately dispelled it. A nice thing about the Kage Bunshin was that if you dispelled a clone, any information it had was passed on not only to the original, but also to all of the other active clones. With the jutsu he got from Madara, he could start learning more powerful techniques very soon. Some of the clones stopped what they were doing before and started working on some of the new jutsu. With that done, Naruto started his own training. If he wasn't busy, might as well join in. Besides, he always enjoyed training with his clones rather than just watching them train.
-One Month Later-
Naruto stepped into his apartment after finishing another day of training. He had mastered most of the jutsu he got from Madara. He was still having a little trouble with the Hiraishin, which was understandable, seeing as it took his father years to perfect it. He was sure he would have it at least usable by the start of the academy next year. Hopefully mastered by the time he graduated.
He admitted with reluctance that he would still have to be dead last to be paired with Sasuke, which he really needed if he was going to stop his friend from leaving. Along with Sasuke, he also wanted to get closer to Hinata. He deeply regretted not spending more time with her and realizing her feelings for him sooner. He was yanked out of his thoughts by the sound of his stomach growling. Naruto decided to quickly make some instant ramen. He got out a pot and put water in it, turned on the stove, and waited. Waited an agonizing three minutes, longing for his ramen. While he wasn't eating as much as he had before, he still loved the "food of the gods."
When the three minutes were up, he quickly poured the boiling water into his ramen cup and stirred. He then immediately started scarfing it down with vigor. His tongue burned, but he was just too hungry to care. When he finished, he threw his cup away. No use in getting the floor any dirtier than it was. Naruto then walked off to his bed. He changed into his pajamas and went to bed.
He lay awake for a few minutes contemplating just what he would be doing in the Academy. A lot of it was just boring history. Though he would be sure to send a Kage Bunshin if certain lessons were just too boring for him to sit through himself. Of course, he would still attend personally, more when they actually started getting into shinobi stuff, just not every day. He also wondered about Shikamaru. Naruto knew Shikamaru and Choji pretty well in the Academy, sometimes they would ditch class to watch clouds or eat ramen. Even just talk.
He trusted Shikamaru a great deal but was a little worried. The Nara was smart, very smart. He didn't know if he could hide from him too long. He wanted to just tell him, but he wasn't sure if young Shikamaru was ready for that. Plus, he would have to gain his trust first. Deciding to think about it later, he closed his eyes and drifted into sleep.
Hey, everyone! It's been a while. But I've been fervently brainstorming for this story, and I've been itching to write it, I was just really busy. I don't know when the next chapter will be out, but I hope to have more chapters of this and other stories soon. But until then, this has been the latest installment of Do You Believe in Second Chances! See ya!
