DISCLAIMER: WHAT! I OWN NARUTO! YES! WAIT NO NO NO! YEP JUST A DREAM T_T DON'T OWN NARUTO =P Alllllriiiiiighty then... I AM SO SORRY FOR ANOTHER LATE UPLOAD, winter is a very busy time! Not only that I now have to worry about colleges and everything else going on man I hope I can upload the chapters faster now that its over with. ANYWAYS! Enjoy! ^_^
-FIVE YEARS LATER-
Naruto had just failed to graduate again and was tricked into stealing the Scroll of Seals. Everyone was extremely mad and wanted to find him before he used it for the wrong things. The first thing they did was ask Tatsuo if he had any idea of why he got the scroll and where he was. Tatsuo had no idea about anything in the matter or where he might be. Just like that, they began their search to look for him anywhere he might be in. No one questioned Tatsuo any further because of what he has accomplished ever since he arrived here.
Tatsuo was now known around the whole village as the best constructer there ever was. He could build any kind of building, anywhere, and from anything. Sarutobi was really happy to hear this news and the other ninjas learned of his strength as well. Tatsuo was allowed to go outside of the village because he was able to build things that would normally take hundreds of people weeks to do in a matter of days. His ability to work for days straight without ever tiring himself was known throughout a majority of Fire Country.
He was asked if he would be willing to become a Konoha ninja, but refused and instead asked to get the training to control his power. Never showing how much power he really held allowed him to get the training to use ninjutsu and genjutsu without raising enough suspicion to make them spy on him. Sarutobi allowed him to receive the ninja training because of all the things he had done for the village and that if the need should ever arise they could have the assistance of a powerful ally. The training was given by jounin who had free time and were willing to teach him. As such, he now has an understanding of how the Konoha ninja system works and a rough idea of what jounins were capable of and all the other ranks.
So when he heard Naruto took the Scroll of Seals, he just stated that he would go look in all the spots he knew Naruto loved being in. When they left him, he just went back home to rest, not really caring what Naruto was doing. He did turn his head to the forest, knowing very well he was there because he could feel his chakra coming from that direction. He then went inside to prepare for sleep.
In the meantime, Naruto had just learned how to perform the shadow clone and multi-shadow clone jutsu. While he was resting from the exertion caused by practicing the jutsu, Iruka Umino found him. Just as Naruto had finish explaining why he took the scroll, they were attacked by Mizuki. That is when Naruto was told about why everyone looked at him with such venom, why no one would want anything to do with him.
'The nine-tails demon is inside me? That's why everyone hated me. Wait, demon? Demon!' Naruto thought as he ran away from Iruka and Mizuki. When he sat down to rest and hide from them, a thought struck him that made him shiver to the core.
He was distracted by the voice of Iruka saying that Naruto is not a monster and that he was his precious student. With that said, Naruto leapt out to protect his sensei. Mizuki wasn't scared of him until he performed multi-shadow clone jutsu and by that time it was too late to do anything.
Afterwards, Naruto became a full-fledged ninja and went to Ichiraku Ramen with Iruka. By the time Naruto was going back home to rest, it was already morning. On the way home, Naruto just had one thought running through his mind the entire time.
When he made it back home, he saw Tatsuo preparing to go to work. He had to go to another village to build a mansion, a couple of houses, and a temple; a one day work for him. Naruto just stared at him as he prepared his things and got into uniform. Which for him, was only changing from his normal, baggy, and colorful t-shirt into a tank top. Tatsuo could never stand being in anything else but a hakama. Seeing Naruto standing there, Tatsuo stared at the kid who was wearing the ninja headband.
"So you're a ninja now you brat? Does this mean you're not going to be pulling anymore of your pranks?" asked Tatsuo with a smile. Naruto just continued to stare at him, looking from head to toe. "Is something bothering you, brat? I'm not angry at you for stealing the scroll you know. You had your reasons to do it, that's all that matters to me," said Tatsuo with an indifferent voice.
Naruto just stood there, all battered and exhausted, and continued to stand there and watch Tatsuo. Growing bored of the stare-down, Tatsuo started heading out. "Nine-tail fox," whispered Naruto when Tatsuo passed him, making him stop cold. They both stood there, back-to-back. The only sound that could be heard was the rustling of the leaves as the morning wind blew and the animals waking up.
Tatsuo dropped his tool bag and went to sit on a stump near the house. Naruto just dropped his head down and Tatsuo looked all around him, listening to every sound. Silence took hold of the air around them and wasn't broken until Tatsuo started speaking. "So, still think monsters can be kind?" laughed Tatsuo mirthlessly, remembering all the conversations they had about what kind of monster he was.
At that moment, Naruto ran to Tatsuo and punched him square in the face, all the while tears were streaming down his face. "You tried to destroy the village twelve years ago!" yelled Naruto. Tatsuo just stood back up and sat down back on the stump. His face showed no signs of damage from the punch. "How? How did you get out of the seal? Why are you pretending to be my dad? Why!" cried out Naruto. He grabbed at his shirt and looked into his red eyes, and saw for a brief moment his pupils turn into slits.
"Ha-ha. What's wrong, brat? For once unable to accept the fact I'm a monster?" questioned Tatsuo. "As for your questions, yes, I don't know, and the last part is really obvious, idiot," said Tatsuo as he chuckled at Naruto.
Naruto knew what he was talking about; it was on his mind the entire time after he got the headband from Iruka. "So your chakra is still inside me and you have no idea on how to remove the seal to get it back, right? You're out here and your chakra is inside me, I know because I can feel it moving all around," stated Naruto.
Tatsuo just stood up and went to get his stuff. "So, what now brat? Gonna tell the old man Hokage on me? Won't be hard to convince anyone I'm the nine-tails, after all you're the only one that knows I have pointed ears and nearly indestructible nails. The choice is yours. You can finally get revenge for everything I did to you as a kid," said Tatsuo. He started to walk away from Naruto going to finish his job. "There is one thing I will mention to you, boy. Even if you do tell them, they won't catch me. After all I am a cunning fox."
Naruto just stood there watching the person he had been calling dad for the past twelve years. All the time he wondered why he was so distant to everyone, why he hated everything, was finally clear to him. "You never wanted to be a part of a village you wanted to destroy," mumbled Naruto to no one in particular.
After deciding to finally go to sleep, Naruto awoke five hours later when he heard something outside. He went outside and saw a small, orange fox that came out of a hole. The sound came from when he had squealed in surprise when a rabbit passed it, and was barely seen to Naruto before going into the forest. Naruto observed the fox look around curiously and then began to go search for food. It stopped when it caught Naruto's gaze. It came close to him immediately, and started looking at Naruto with hopeful eyes.
"You're not afraid little guy? You sure were when that rabbit passed you. I thought a bigger creature would make you terrified," said Naruto with none of his usual enthusiasm he was known for. The fox sensing Naruto didn't have anything for him, went out to the forest to look for food. Naruto followed his movement and where he had been way after he was gone. It wasn't until he saw the town did he remember that he had to go to the ninja academy for his photo. "Crap! I'm late!"
Temporarily forgetting his problems, he hurriedly prepared himself for the photo. Sarutobi was greatly disappointed with how Naruto represented himself. Naruto just said he wanted to be remembered as he was in the academy. Naruto then met Konohamaru and told him that there is no short-cut to being hokage. Konohamaru then got serious about being hokage and started to actually train himself. Naruto did ask Konohamaru of what he thought about the nine-tails.
"He's a monster that the fourth hokage defeated!" cried Konohamaru. "Although I heard the nine-tails is just a monster made out of the anger and malice of humans. I think that's weird because we don't have that many bad people here."
Naruto never actually knew that much about the nine-tails, never really cared about it. Now it seems to be something he must know. 'If what Konohamaru said is true, then why did he never kill or hurt anyone since he's been free? If he is cunning as he says he is, he should be able to do it in secret. Yet, not only did he never kill but he raised me and took care of me even if it was for the seal.'
"Alright, take care Naruto-oyabun," cried out Konohamaru as he was running away from Naruto. Naruto was so busy thinking on the way home that he tripped on a rock and fell face first into a river. It was late in the afternoon and night was just creeping in. Naruto was completely wet and freezing when he managed to get out.
"Ha-ha! Boy, you are the only person in the world that amuses me enough to laugh," came an amused voice from behind Naruto. He instantly turned around and saw Tatsuo with a grin, carrying his tool bag around his shoulder. "That's weird; don't you normally go to the playground around this time? Oh well, makes no difference to me anymore. You stopped needing me after you failed your first graduation test," smiled Tatsuo as he thought of Naruto's face when he failed. "With that said, I see you haven't told anyone else about me. Don't care much for your reason as to why, but it does make things easier for me."
Tatsuo then walked past Naruto, leaving him confused and speechless. Before he could leave the area, Naruto quickly turned on his heels and ran to catch up to him. Stopping a few feet behind him, Naruto kept pace with him, all the time watching him closely. They made it back home with neither of them saying a word. Before Tatsuo could go inside, both of them heard a squeal from a couple of feet away.
They both turned to see the orange fox that was here this morning. Tatsuo stared at it for a few minutes and then dropped his bags at the door. Hearing this, the fox turned his head towards Tatsuo. Tatsuo continued to walk towards the fox while all the time maintaining eye contact. Naruto just quietly observed what Tatsuo was doing. When Tatsuo was a few feet away, the small fox quickly ran to his legs and played around with his feet. Tatsuo stood there and watched for a couple of seconds with an unreadable face. Tatsuo suddenly sat down and then proceeded to lie down. Seeing this, the fox got onto his stomach and decided to go to sleep.
Naruto watched what was going on, thinking that he was up to something. "Boy, didn't anyone ever tell you it's rude to stare? Not that I personally care, but if you have questions, I have no problems answering them. I'd love to see your reactions to some of them," said Tatsuo, who closed his eyes and put one arm behind his head and the other on the head of the fox.
"Will you really tell the truth if I asked?" retorted Naruto with a glare. Tatsuo just opened one eye to glance at him and closed it again after a moment passed. "Alright then!" yelled Naruto, surprising both the small fox and Tatsuo. The small fox ran to his hole and stayed there, while Tatsuo sat up looking at Naruto with a confused face. "First question: Can you train me in taijutsu and ninjutsu, don't really care for genjutsu. Also, are you any good with shuriken or have any advice to give me on it? Oh yeah, would you know how I could access a part of your chakra that's inside me? I can feel it rampaging inside me, but I can never draw it out," asked Naruto in an onslaught of questions.
Tatsuo was completely in shock now and could not cover his surprise. He stared at Naruto with a small gape and confused eyes. Naruto just looked at him with a smile and expecting eyes. After a few moments passed, Tatsuo began to laugh with no restriction. "I… HAHAHAHA… was… HAHAHAHAHA… right. HAHAHA! You really are an interesting idiot, boy!" Tatsuo said before he tried to calm himself down. Naruto just kept on smiling at him and also lied down next to him.
When he finally managed to calm down he said, "I see, so those are your questions, huh? Alright then don't blame me if you regret this later on, brat. In terms of training you're on your own in ninjutsu and weapon training, but I can help you out in taijutsu. Last thing is a no. After all, I don't have more than one chakra in me and you're only one of the many people I have seen possess more than one chakra inside him. Although I have seen them needing to concentrate in order to use it," said Tatsuo.
"Anyways, give up on the idea of controlling it until you get a real master to help you. If you tap into it too much you might get overrun by my hatred that is inside it and I would have to deal with a fake me. Best case scenario I have to defeat the fake and lose all my chakra and you die in the process," Tatsuo said with a small chuckle.
Naruto lied there thinking about what he had said. Only a few things stuck to him. "So, basically, you can help me in taijutsu and don't think about your chakra, right?" asked Naruto, sitting up and bending his head to the left. That just led to more laughter from Tatsuo.
"Maybe I should've raised you, brat, instead of letting you do whatever you wanted as a boy. Leaving you all alone left you as a complete idiot!" laughed Tatsuo as he too sat up. "I guess no matter how long anyone lives, you will always find a complete moron in brats."
"That's right; you're over 200 years old, right? That must mean you have seen amazing things in this world. What has to be the coolest thing you ever saw?" asked Naruto like nothing was different between them.
Tatsuo stood up, gathered his things, and went inside. Naruto had learned years ago that this meant to get inside and prepare for sleep. "This is your last question brat. After this you're gonna be a full-fledged ninja of Konoha and going on missions with a jounin. I'll probably be seeing you less now then I already do in the afternoon; thank goodness for some peace and quiet at last. All right... the coolest thing ever. That would be the time I destroyed the villages of so many humans and saw the blood trickle down my claws. The screams just added…"
"Stop!" yelled out Naruto, covering his ears and opening his eyes as wide as they could go. "I mean cool for me, not you. Damn dad! After learning you're the kyuubi I would know your likes are completely different, but that's insane!"
Tatsuo just turned his head toward him from the bathroom. His eyes betraying no emotions or thought about what Naruto had said to him. "In that case be very clear, boy. In this world, being clear can make the difference between life and death. Besides, how would I know what you humans consider cool is? After all, to me, you're all just insects that need to be crushed. Same goes with you, brat; this is your warning. Know that I will get my full power back - I will crush every single human on this world," Tatsuo said evenly, with no hint of remorse or guilt. Naruto just stared back with a grin.
"When that happens, I'll just stop you myself. After all, I'm the one who's going to be the greatest hokage there ever was! Believe it! Heck! Even better then the fourth Hokage who uhh… sealed you, I guess? Well sealed your chakra," replied Naruto with a smirk.
For a second Tatsuo's eyes turned to slits at the mention of the fourth hokage, his hair pointed up ever so little, and red chakra was barely visible all around him. He clenched his fists, digging his nails into his palms to calm himself down. "Ha-ha! Better than the hero of the village? I should warn you, I have learned how to control my chakra better than ever. When I get my body back, not even a seal will be able to stop me. Alright boy, care to make a little bet? If you become a ninja great enough to stop me, it's your win and I will do whatever you ask for; if not well that's that, you lose your life," said Tatsuo with menacing eyes.
"Alright, it's a deal!" shouted Naruto, unflinching and instead raised his fist at Tatsuo. "Don't cry when you lose Dad, because I am going to beat you."
Tatsuo left the bathroom and looked normal again. He stopped when he was behind Naruto. He turned his head around and looked down at Naruto. Naruto met his gaze for a second and then went into the bathroom to prepare for bed himself. "Hey! Brat!" Naruto turned his head around with a confused look. "The coolest thing to someone like you would have to be the time I met them. I stumbled on their world by accident and am currently the only creature, ever; from this world to ever enter theirs. Not only that, but I made enemies with every single one of them."At that remark, Tatsuo began to chuckle at the memory as though proud of it and turned around to go to bed.
"Let me tell you this, brat. As powerful as I am in this world, I was instantly overwhelmed in that world. The creatures in that world not only had power equal to mine, but could use jutsus like a human. Their jutsus though were on a whole other level; nearly died so many times I was near death by the time I escaped." At this point Naruto was on Tatsuo's back holding, or more accurately choking, him with a ton of force. To Tatsuo though, it felt like nothing more than an annoying weight on his neck.
"Tell me more! What happened? Who were they? How…" was all he managed to say before Tatsuo shrugged him off. Landing on his back with a thud, Tatsuo went to his bed and started to fall asleep. Naruto just looked at him once and decided to get rest for tomorrow.
Several hours passed and the only sound that could be heard was the wind whistling through the forest. Naruto was sleeping out of his covers and his arm was dangling off the bed. Tatsuo on the other hand was on his back and was still and quiet, just as he was when he lied there to begin with. Then the wind stopped blowing and the forest was absorbed by complete silence.
Tatsuo opened his eyes instantly. He waited for a moment and then stood up without making a single sound or moving anything. He walked outside into the cold and silent air in nothing more than a tank top and his hakama. He looked around him and absorbed everything he felt and saw. The little fox hole caught his attention for awhile, but he quickly ignored it.
"The plan is coming along great," muttered Tatsuo. He looked back at the house. Looking at it, he thought of everything that happened over the past twelve. 'TWELVE YEARS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAD TO LIVE IN THIS PUNY BODY. TOMORROW EVERYTHING CHANGES. THE BRAT GETS A JOUNIN TO TRAIN HIM AND WATCH OVER HIM. MAYBE THINGS WILL START GETTING INTERESTING LIKE THAT. HE-HE, I WONDER HOW FAR THIS BOY WILL GO TO AMUSE ME.'
From out of nowhere lightning ripped through the sky making no noise in the process. Only those who happened to look in that direction would have seen the powerful light pass over the forest. Tatsuo followed the path of lightning until it disappeared when it came near the Hokage Mountain. "So they found me at last," said Tatsuo in an amused voice. "It's been over hundreds of years since I saw them; no doubt they're even more powerful than before. I wonder if the entire ninja nation would be of any threat to them?" wondered Tatsuo as he saw another lightning bolt pass through overhead.
"Maybe I should be grateful that I turned into this puny body. Now I learned of many different ways to fight back. Heh, I wonder if they remember about the death that I caused during my visit," Tatsuo smirked at that comment as he remembered what happened over hundreds of years ago.
Tatsuo stayed out for a couple of minutes and stared at the night sky with narrow eyes. After one last look, he then proceeded to get some rest.
The next morning was a very exciting day for Naruto. Not only was Tatsuo free the entire day, but it was also the day he was going to be a full-fledged ninja and get his own ninja to train with. He got out of bed and got ready for the day. Tatsuo was already outside doing some morning training in his everyday clothes. Naruto watched him for awhile before getting dressed. Looking at the headband he got from his sensei, he couldn't help but smile as he put it on.
"Hey Dad! When I come back from the academy you have to help me train like you said you would," Naruto said while he was running towards the academy. Tatsuo just stopped punching the air and looked at the back of the waving kid who was running with all the excitement of a five year old. He quickly resumed his training for the morning and then went into the forest to see if he could find anything interesting. This was also where he did his afternoon training where he controls his chakra and practices new jutsus.
Naruto's day was interesting in its own way. First he learned he was teamed up was with Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha. Afterwards he tried to ruin Sasuke's name by trying to make him look bad to Sakura. By that time Tatsuo was back home and making lunch for himself with food he found in the forest. He was interrupted halfway through the meal by a knocking at the door.
Tatsuo took his food and with chopsticks hanging from his mouth, opened the door. Standing there was Kakashi Hatake and Hiruzen Sarutobi. For a moment no one said anything and just stared at each other. Tatsuo stared with indifference, Sarutobi had an intrigued look, and Kakashi had a careful eye. After the moment passed Tatsuo went back inside and left the door open.
"I see you haven't changed much in over twelve years Tatsuo-san," commented Hiruzen as he entered. Kakashi followed inside and looked around. "Tatsuo-san let me introduce you to Kakashi Hatake. He is going to be Naruto's jounin from here on in." Tatsuo turned to look at Kakashi and then began to finish eating his food at the table.
"You're not much of a talker are you Tatsuo-san?" questioned Kakashi. He went to the fridge and looked at its contents. All he saw was two cartons of milk and four cups of ramen. "This is interesting. Not only is there barely food in here, but one of the cartons of milk is even expired."
"It's the br… it's the boys milk," replied Tatsuo as he finished his food and put away the dishes. "I stopped feeding him once he learned how to make money for himself. Either he makes money somehow, or he starves for that day," stated Tatsuo as he went to lie down on his back in his bed.
When he was on the bed, it was then that the 'bed' was truly recognized by both of them. Sarutobi's face was left in shock, while Kakashi simply raised his only visible eyebrow. Tatsuo simply closed his eyes and just lied there. "Tatsuo-san? You mean to say you let Naruto raise himself at a young age?" asked Hiruzen.
Tatsuo just breathed normally for the next several minutes. Finally he said, "Yes. I did that in order for him to get stronger. He needs to grow up knowing how the world works. I actually think he turned up better than I thought he would. I mean, he pulls pranks on a regular basis as a hobby. He does it to me as well. That kid is a very strong boy." He never moved once as he spoke; one hand behind his head and the other on his stomach.
Kakashi carefully observed Tatsuo, while Sarutobi muttered in agreement about how Naruto turned out, more specifically all the trouble he caused with his pranks. "Did you ever punish Naruto and tell him to not do those pranks of his?" asked Kakashi as he walked around the house. Tatsuo didn't respond to the question and instead an awkward silence took hold. "Is something the matter Tatsuo-san?"
"Nope, just want you to ask all the questions you have now at the same time. Sorry, but I don't want to respond unless you asked all you needed to ask."
"I see, very well I understand," said Kakashi with a nod. He looked at Hiruzen and he looked at him too. Both had the same idea and with that Hiruzen turned around and left.
"Alright let's see, I'm going to be Naruto's mentor from now on, so I would like to know a little of what I will be dealing with. Just going to ask some questions of how he was raised and what he has done in the past." Tatsuo still didn't move, as though he was really sleeping. Kakashi examined him very carefully.
"Was Naruto always causing you troubles as a kid? Did he ever say he had problems with the other students? Were there ever any times where he got so angry that you couldn't control him?" the last question was said with a slightly serious tone.
Tatsuo didn't even flinch at any of the questions. "As a kid? Ha! He's still causing trouble now, just not affecting me anymore. He never talked about his friends, if he had any. Every time I would meet him, he was alone playing around. Although he did mention people he liked and hated. He only mentioned three people's name over and over again. Sasuke Uchiha was the person he hated the most. Iruka-sensei was the person he looked up to and admired. Finally, Sakura Haruno is the person that he 'loves' to death."
Kakashi raised his eyebrow at the comment, but said nothing. "As for your last question, of course he has been mad before, just never out of control. He would just walk around the village and think all day. That boy really is interesting; he may be an idiot, but he's a clever idiot. Last thing I would say about him is that he is far too kind." With that said Kakashi absorbed all the facts in silence. Tatsuo just waited calmly.
"I understand, thank you for your time," said Kakashi as he turned around and started to leave. Just before leaving the house he turned his head and said, "Ah yes, there is one more thing. Tomorrow I'm going to be testing how well my students can fight; you are more than welcome to watch how Naruto does. I hear you're a pretty good fighter and it would be a good chance to see how much of a difference there is between a jounin and genin. That way you know your own limits." And then he was gone.
After making sure he was completely gone, Tatsuo went outside and prepared a training course for Naruto's taijutsu skills. "Idiots. Did they really think I would fall for that?" muttered Tatsuo. "So he really hasn't told anyone. Not even that Iruka person he looks up to so much. What is wrong with him? He was basically raised all alone; I made sure I never got too close to him." He stopped thinking about this when he smelled Naruto coming from a mile away. Tatsuo had just finished setting up the training area.
"He's already back from the academy? Whatever, I'll get this over with fast," Tatsuo said as he was preparing himself to train Naruto. A few minutes later and he could see and hear his loud-mouth screaming at him.
"Heeeeeyyyy Daaaaaddddd!" screamed Naruto as he ran toward the house. Tatsuo just banged his head when he got close enough to him. "Owwww! What was that for?" wondered Naruto as he proceeded to rub his head squatting down.
"Stop hollering, brat! You know I can hear you from a mile away if I wanted to. With you that close it's annoying to hear your voice."
"Oops! Sorry Dad," Naruto said with embarrassment as he remembered that his senses were better than even animals. "I'm just so excited to be training with you for the first time ever! All you ever did for me in the past was hit me in the head."
"What makes you think this training won't be worse than that?" Tatsuo continued to talk as he prepared the obstacle course he set up for Naruto.
"You're right! It will be worse than you hitting me because you set it up, but that doesn't matter as long as I get better with my taijutsu!"
"Alright, alright, boy calm down. You wanted me to help you with your taijutsu, and so I will. I made this awhile ago so I can see where you stand."
"Yosh! Just watch and be amazed, Dad!" yelled Naruto as he ran to the first part of the four-part obstacle course. The first part was pretty simple in terms of difficulty. All he had to do was get across the wooden posts, with beams sticking out that spun if you hit it, without touching them. Thing is, Tatsuo wouldn't make things that easy for him. These wooden posts had tricks up their sleeves once someone approaches them.
Naruto learned this very fast because soon he was being pushed across by the beams like a ping-pong ball. The trick was that they had kunai knives inside that were thrown at him. Naruto manage to avoid the knives, but not the beams which lead to a lot of screaming and bruises as he finally made it through. All the while Tatsuo just watched with a disgusted face of how he was doing on the first part.
At the other side Naruto stood up and rubbed all the spots he got smacked in. Then he saw what was next; a wire with a pitfall under it. Only trick was that Tatsuo had several kunai in hand and was smiling at Naruto. Closely looking at the knives, Naruto could see explosive tags on them. 'Crap,' thought Naruto as he prepared to go through the next obstacle.
This one had to be as hard as it gets, thought Naruto as he dangled from the wire after an explosion forced him to fall and hold on. His entire body ached as he finally made it across the pit. Then he saw the next obstacle and his face perked up a bit. It was a straight test of strength, no tricks whatsoever. All he had to do was push a small boulder that weighed around a hundred pounds around the house.
The final obstacle was a test of his speed and endurance. He had to run away from Tatsuo's chakra that would burn him if touched. He was done when he managed to touch the house. Tatsuo though, didn't make this easy as he had long since perfected his manifested chakra form without moving his real body at all. He made his chakra into the forms of his previous body's arms that chased Naruto and blocked him from passing at all turns.
This went on for a good hour until Naruto manage to trick Tatsuo and touch the house. Tatsuo just grinned mischievously at Naruto as he looked at him breathing for his life on the ground collapsed. "That!" gasped Naruto. "Was not fun!" he finished wheezing and staying as still as he could on the ground.
"He-he, boy that was very interesting for me though. I also now have a fairly rough idea of how good you are in taijutsu. I will prepare a training regime that will start at your skill level and help you improve. So for now rest and prepare for tomorrow, you have a big day ahead of you."
"Al…right," gasped Naruto. "I'll catch up with… you as soon… as I… catch… my breath." Tatsuo looked at him and sighed. He picked up one of his legs and tossed him into the house. His landing would have hurt if he landed on his own hard bed; instead he landed on Tatsuo's bed. "Owwww."
"Sometimes brat, I wonder if you really are related to me. You really like to sleep on my bed don't you?"
"Hey! You threw me! I had no way of controlling where I was going to land. Although, I would love to sleep here for the night. Too tired and hurt to move my body."
Tatsuo just went and got ready for sleep. Afterwards, he moved Naruto out of his way and got into his sleeping position. Naruto just tried to put his body into a comfortable position again. He ended up sleeping with his head on Tatsuo's legs and his legs up a little bit on the wall.
Next morning Tatsuo and Naruto both left to where they needed to go. Naruto going to the academy and meeting his jounin, and Tatsuo going into the village to repair several houses that caught on fire. Tatsuo had a normal day for him, but Naruto learned a lot this day. For starters, he learned how smart and strong Kakashi was, and that teamwork was important in order to defeat someone stronger. In the end, he was left tied to the post for trying to eat the food before getting the bell.
"Hey guys! You can't leave me like this!" screamed Naruto trying to get his teammates to help him out.
"HA-HA! Some fine teammates you have there, boy!" said Tatsuo who came out from behind a tree grinning the whole time. "You brats are complete idiots in thinking you could get the bells when you're just fresh out of the academy."
"Dad! Thank goodness you're here! You can help me get out of here," Naruto said with tears near his eyes from being tied there for a few hours. "Wait! You saw us? Then why didn't you untie me an hour ago?"
"Because I thought I could have a couple of laughs seeing you struggle there helplessly," replied Tatsuo. "Although, remaining hidden from that sensei of yours was tougher than I was expecting it to be. He did invite me to watch, but I'd rather he didn't know about it. I must say he is better than most of the jounins I have met. Not only that, he seems to have that annoying sharingan eye."
"Sharingan? What's that? Is that a jutsu that I can learn?" asked Naruto forgetting for a moment he was tied up. Tatsuo just drew a kunai from inside his shirt and cut Naruto free.
"Don't worry about it now, you'll probably learn about it if you stick with him. Not just one person but two people with those eyes in one team. What are the odds," muttered Tatsuo as he started to walk back home.
Naruto quickly followed smiling at his dad for freeing him. "Thanks! By the way, tomorrow I'm going to be out on missions! So you're going to need to find some way to train me somehow."
Tatsuo just kept on walking back home with Naruto right next to him, who was smiling like an idiot.
A/N: You know I realized the more I write in my story the harder it is to describe the scenes I see in my head. It requires so much words and description to get it close to what I have in mind, manga have it easier in terms of being able to show all the things they have in mind. Kind of makes me wish I could draw XD! Anyways it helps to make my story that much more easier to picture if you REVIEW! SO REVIEW OR COMMENT JUST GIVE ANYTHING YOU THINK MIGHT HELP! ^_^
