Hey everyone. Here's the next chapter of The Forgotten Child. Just an early warning, I might not be able to update for a while since I am making some changes to the first three chapters. Enjoy the story
Naruto is not owned by me. Kishimoto owns Naruto and all characters. Except OC's. They are mine.
Ever since the meeting between Naruto and Itachi, both have doing their best to get stronger. Itachi so that he could stay ahead of Naruto, and Naruto so he could surpass Itachi. As soon as Naruto finished learning about chakra, he decided he would try to learn Fuinjustsu. Knowing that his parents were considered masters of it, he decided to ask them.
Walking into the living room where his mother usually was with the twins, he saw her feeding the two their lunch. "Kaa-san," Naruto said, walking up to her. "Can you teach me Fuinjustu?" he asked her.
Shaking her head sadly, yet never looking up from the twins, she replied to him,"Sorry sochi, I promised Hitomi-chan I would bring the twins over later. Mabye some other time. How about you ask your Tou-san to teach you? He was a little better than me in anyways."
Nodding his head, Naruto ran up the steps to his father's office, again nodding at the hidden ANBU. After he knocked on the door and heard a "come in" from the other side, Naruto opened the door and ran up to his father's desk. "Hey Tou-san," Naruto said excitedly. "Can you teach me Fuinjustu?"
Never looking up from the documents he was signing, he sighed before replying. "Sorry Naruto, I got a tight schedule today," he replied before reaching into one of his desk draws and pulling out a large scroll. "Here," Minato said as he handed the scroll over. "That's a scroll on basic sealing."
Taking the scroll with a nod, Naruto quickly left the house and headed towards the Uchiha Compound. Walking up to the main house, he knocked on the door. When Mikoto opened it and saw Naruto standing in front of the door she smiled warmly at him. "Hello Naruto, are you here to see Kazumi?" she asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yep!" he said excitedly as he held up the scroll. "I got a scroll on sealing from Tou-san and wanted to practice with Kazumi."
Nodding her head, she pointed out towards the woods behind the compound. "She went back there to the Clan's training site with Itachi," she answered. Seeing him nod and run off she smiled and went back to playing with Sasuke.
Arriving at the training ground of the Uchiha clan, Naruto quickly saw Itachi teaching Kazumi handsigns for a justu. Running out of the trees, he yelled out, "Hey Kazumi-chan, look what I got!"
Turning towards him, Kazumi smiled at him. "What's that Naruto-kun?" she asked with a bright smile.
"Yea dobe, what is it?" Itachi asked with a small grin.
"I got a scroll on sealing from my dad!" he said, holding out the scroll his dad gave him. "I figured me and Kazumi could learn it together, but since you're here teme, I'll guess you can join in."
Smirking, Itachi joined the two around the scroll as Naruto opened it. Looking over it, Kazumi and Itachi quickly became confused.
"I don't understand any of this," Kazumi said with a sigh.
"I don't either," Itachi said reluctantly, hating he hadto admit he was stumped in front of his rival.
"This is actuall pretty easy," Naruto said smirking at Itachi. "In your face teme!" Naruto shouted at him, before he raised an eyebrow as he watched Itachi pull out a piece of paper. "What's that?" Naruto asked.
"A trade," Itachi said simply. "This is called chakra paper. By channeling chakra into it, it will tell you your elemental affinity," he explained. "You teach me help me with Fuinjustu, I'll help you with elemental manipulation, deal?" he asked.
Thinking it over, Naruto snatched the paper from Itachi. "Sure thing," he responded. Having learned how to channel chakra a little after Mikoto finished reading him and Kazumi the book on chakra, Naruto didn't have much problems activating the card. Seeing the card split in two with both sides crumbling to dust. Not understanding what it meant, he turned to Itachi for an explanation.
"The cut on the paper shows you have a wind element, while the two sides turning to dust mean that you also have an earth element," Itachi explained. "Sadly though, I'm have a fire and water affinity, so I won't be of much help. But I think tou-san knows someone who's a wind user," Itachi added.
Sighing, Naruto turned back to the scroll. "Well, the first part basically talks about the requirements for Fuinjustu. For example, neat hand writing is a must, otherwise it could blow up in your face," he explained simply. Seeing the two were paying attention, he continued. "There is no such thing as a master of Fuinjustu, because there is no final technique that is unable to be beat. Fuinjustu is limitless. The only limit on it, is the human part."
The three continued to learn the basics of Fuinjustu until the sun set. Saying his goodbyes, Naruto left for home.
As Naruto walked home, he decided to stop at Ichiraku's Ramen Bar for dinner since he probably missed dinner at home anyways. Walking in, he noticed Teuchi look up from the stove he was using to cook. "Hey there Naruto, haven't seen you in a while," he said with a smile.
Ayame ran out of the back room when she heard her father mention her friend's name. "Hey Naruto-kun," she said happily as she sat next to him. "Why haven't you come to visit me as often es you used to?" She asked with a small pout.
"Sorry Ayame, the I'm going to be joining the Academy in three years so I've training for it," he replied apologetically as scratching the back of his head sheepishly. "So, what have you been up to?"
"Oh nothing much," she replied with a small smile. "Tou-san has been teaching me how to cook ramen, though I'm not allowed to cook it yet."
"That's awsome Ayame-chan!" Naruto yelled enthusiastically. "Who knows, mabye you'll be even batter than Teuchi-jiji."
Teuchi, who was currently cooking ramen for the blonde, looked up and gave a short laugh. "Belive me boy, she's fifty years to young to out-cook me," he said with a smile. "Though mabye she'll come close one day," he added.
"Just you wait Tou-san, I'll show how awesome I'll be!" Ayame called out.
Naruto just sat in his stool with a small smile as he watched the two. Soon his ramen was ready and he quickly ate it. Saying his goodbye's, he quickly headed home for the night. With just the two of them there, Ayame turned towards her father. "Tou-san, do you think I can become a shinobi?" she asked suddenly.
Teuchi stiffened slightly at her question but quickly relaxed. "If you set your mind to it, I'm sure you can," he said with a sad smile.
Later that night
Teuchi walked into his room after a long day of working. Walking over to the small closet, he pulled out a box he hasn't opened in years. Opening it up, he pulled out a picture frame. Inside was a picture of three young boys with a middle aged man. The man had long white hair that framed the side of his tanned face and had red lines going vertically across his eyes. The boy closest to the man had sun-kissed hair and sparkling blue eyes. The boy in the middle of three had black hair that was pulled into a pony tail and with bangs that framed his pale face. Finally was the boy on far left. He was a tanned child with grey hair cut very short.
As Teuchi looked at the picture, a tear rolled down his cheek. That was him back in his gennin days. Him, Minato and Hisoka with their jonin sensei Jiraiya. Pulling out his old Chunin flask jacket and head band as well, he looked over the three objects he never thought he would see again. "Who knows, mabye she won't be as unlucky as me," he said with a sad smile.