Previously: Waking up after two whole days, Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno are recruited for a mission by Hokage Kakashi Hatake. One of their teammates happened to be Nagisa Inugami, the same girl they had encounter before. During the mission to infiltrate a bandits' lair, Nagisa displayed a level of power, even for a Genin, as well as Naruto's ace technique, the Rasengan.
Naruto and Sakura now know that Nagisa is NO ordinary Shinobi...
Naruto: Rewind ~ Chapter Three
The Next Day...
At the training grounds, Naruto and Nagisa stood face-to-face against each other. Sakura stood on the sidelines, staring at the both of them.
"Okay, Nagisa!" Naruto said, "We saw you show promise during your first mission. Now, I'm going to see if you're as strong as you claim to be!" "Sure, Naruto!" Nagisa said smiling, "After all, it's an honor to test my strength against you!" "Right! Let's go!" Both Naruto and Nagisa displayed the same handsign afterwards. "Shadow Clone Jutsu! (Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!)" One replica, of each, appeared right beside the original.
'I sure hope Naruto is okay with this!' Sakura thought. 'He hasn't actually calmed down since we got back...'
(Flashback)
Entering the Hokage's office, Naruto immediately slammed his hands on Kakashi's desk.
"Kakashi-sensei, we need to talk!" Naruto shouted as Sakura and Shikamaru appeared behind him. "Is there a reason you're slamming your hands on my desk?" Kakashi said calmly. "Can you explain how in the world Nagisa Inugami knows the Rasengan!? I don't remember teaching her a high-level jutsu like that!" "Is that all?" "What do you mean, is that all?" "I know for a fact that you didn't teach the Rasengan..."
'He knows?' Sakura thought. "Then how does she...?" Naruto breathed. "She learned the Rasengan from her father," Kakashi replied, "Her father, your best friend, was the one who taught her. " "My best friend?" "You've known him since childhood..." 'Since childhood...?' "When you learned the Rasengan from Jiraya, you taught to her father several months afterwards. When Nagisa became of age, she learned it." "It more than that, Sensei..." Sakura said speaking up.
"Oh?" Kakashi said, "What do you mean by that, Sakura?" "It was when Nagisa performed the Rasengan," Sakura began, "She displayed a level of chakra, no other Genin has ever produced. Even Naruto never had that much..." "Well, I not all that surprised. After all, she is one the most popular girls of her generation. Not to mention, Nagisa is one of the top-ranked rookies of the new class; it's really not that surprising..." Naruto and Sakura were astonished at the response. "Look, if you're not so sure about it, go ahead and test out her power. Then Naruto..." Naruto looked at his sensei as he stayed quiet.
"Should you find yourself convinced about Nagisa...come back and see me..."
Moments later, Naruto and Sakura left the Hokage Office with Naruto getting frustrated. "Calm down, Naruto!" Sakura said. "How do you expect to calm down, Sakura?" Naruto said, "I never taught anyone, except for Konohamaru, that technique. Especially, when it took me forever and a day to even master it." "Well, Kakashi-sensei did say that Nagisa was taught by her father, who happens to be your best friend..."
Both of them stopped walking afterwards. "You don't think...?" Sakura wondered. "It's not Sasuke," Naruto bluntly said, "He doesn't mold his chakra like I do..." "Then, who is this best friend of yours..." "Let's go see if we can get anything out of Nagisa first..."
(End Flashback)
'Naruto...' Sakura thought.
"Are you ready, Nagisa?" Naruto asked. "I'm ready!" Nagisa said smiling. Both of their shadow clones started gathering chakra into the original's hand. Sakura looked carefully as they both molded chakra their own way. The shadow clones disappeared afterwards. Three seconds later, the originals raced towards and collided Rasengan. Putting everything they have into the attack, a small flash occurred, forcing Sakura to close her eyes. A minute later, she opened them to see that Naruto and Nagisa were pushed backwards; however, Naruto was pushed back farther.
"She...pushed back Naruto farther?" Sakura breathed. "Wow!" Nagisa said smiling, "That was amazing! Can we do that again?" 'She wants to do that again?!' Naruto thought. Getting frustrated, he summoned another shadow clone. "Woah!" Sakura shouted getting involved, "Calm down, Naruto! This was only to test her strength and it worked!" "What do you mean, calm down!?" Naruto shouted, "There's no way that runt is going to be the best of me!" Sakura, then, appeared in front of him with a sinister look on her face. "I said CALM DOWN!" she spoke evil-ly. "Yes, Ma'am!" Naruto said with a shriveled-up voice.
Twenty minutes later, back at the apartment, Naruto laid on his bed in frustration. "Hmph!" Naruto sulked. "Can you stop sulking for once?" Sakura asked packing a bag, "Just admit that she is as strong as you are." "There ain't enough ramen in the Land of Fire for me to admit that!" Naruto said, then sat up, "By the way, where you going?" "When you left the training grounds in a huff, I promised to spend time with Nagisa in the bathhouses." "What am I supposed to do then?" "I thought that you were supposed to meet back with Kakashi-sensei..."
With Naruto still sulking, Sakura placed her hand on his shoulder and said, "Speaking of ramen, how about we get some at Ichiraku later?" "I guess that's okay," he said.
At the entrance of the bathhouses, Sakura met up with Nagisa. "Sorry, did I keep you waiting?" Sakura asked. "I just got here myself," Nagisa replied.
Entering the changing room, the girls taking off their gear. Nagisa, immediately, ran towards the hot spring. "Nagisa! Put your clothes away!" Sakura shouted after noticing her clothes on the floor of the bathhouse, "Geez, she's just like Naruto...in a way." As she picked them up, Sakura noticed something different. 'Her clothes...' she thought. 'They're so heavy...'
Several minutes, Sakura joined Nagisa in the hot spring. "Ah, this feels so good!" Nagisa said stretching. "You sound like an old man, Nagisa," Sakura said smiling, "Then again, we all sound like that when we need a good soak. By the way..." "You're wondering why my clothes are heavy, right?" Sakura was taken aback at the response. "How did you know?" "My clothes, as well as my Ninja Gear, are all heavy." "How heavy are we talking?" Nagisa paused for a minute to think.
"I'd say..." she began, "...at least twenty pounds." Sakura nearly jumped at the response. "TWENTY POUNDS!?" she shouted. "Well, it all started with I was eight years old! My daddy put me on five-pound weighted clothes; at nine and ten-years, it was ten-pounds. Now, I'm stuck with twenty-pounds." Sakura looked at her with a weird look on her face. 'She reminds me of Lee!' she thought. 'And he was a training freak!' "I guess my daddy wanted to train me early, so when I grow up, I can take care of myself." Nagisa replied. "Oh, right! Speaking of your daddy," Sakura began, "I heard from the Hokage that it was him that taught you the Rasengan, am I right?" "Yes, it was. Naruto was, indeed, my father's best friend. He learned it from him from their childhood." "Well, how does your mother feel about you learning such a high-level jutsu?"
"My mommy's dead..." Nagisa said silently, "...She died when I was an infant." "Oh," Sakura said feeling sad, "I'm sorry for pulling that up. But, during the mission, you displayed jutsu that would've taken years to develop." Nagisa started smiling again afterwards. "I'll tell you a little secret..."
A knock came at the door of the Hokage's Office. "Come in," Kakashi said. Naruto entered the office as he said, "I'm back, Kakashi-sensei." "So, were you able to test Nagisa's strength?" "I'll admit," Naruto said sulking again, "She has potential, but that still doesn't explain how Nagisa can the Rasengan at its fullest potential when it took me over three years to master..." "All right," Kakashi said, "I'll tell you a little secret."
Naruto walked over to Kakashi's desk to listen. "The reason why Nagisa is able to do high-jutsu is because...as of right now, she has twice the amount of chakra than you did when you were that age..." "What?" Naruto said confused. "And," Kakashi began again, "The other reason, why she is able to push techinques to their highest potential, is because she has a Kekkei Genkai..."
"A Kekkei Genkai?!" Naruto shouted.
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"Your family has a Kekkei Genkai?" Sakura said looking at Nagisa. "Yes," Nagisa answered, "My family's Kekkei Genkai...is a rare skill of Chakra Manipulation." Sakura's eyes widen at the response...
Naruto and Sakura finally get the answers concerning Nagisa's unusual power: She has a Kekkai Genkai! But, what type of Chakra Manipultion is it? And how rare is this skill that makes Nagisa so powerful?
A/N: In the next chapter, I'll put in some romance between Naruto and Sakura. Until then, please review!