"Blah" - Demon or Summon
"Blah" - Thoughts
"Blah" - Talking
A.N - I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!!
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"KAKASHI-SENSEI!!!!" Naruto screamed across the rather large training ground. Naruto was currently sitting on the ground, covered in sweat, and swearing profusely under his breath. Upon hearing his name, Kakashi looked up and frowned slightly at the boy. The Jounin had just been in the process of teaching the Nara that as the boys sensei, he wasn't going to stand for laziness, except if it was coming from Kakashi himself.
"Yea, Naruto?" Kakashi said, while telling Shikamaru to continue his pushups. "I want at least two hundred more pushups from you, genius." He said, before walking over to his other student.
"Help me." Naruto said flatly. "I need to learn how to control this dam lightning ability, but I can't get it."
Frowning down at his disheveled student, Kakashi finally took in what Naruto looked like. The boy was exhausted, he had deep circles under his eyes, and his arms looked permanently scarred, even with the Kyuubi healing him, it appeared that even the Great Kyuubi no Kitsune had his limits. Even he couldn't heal the boy's constant self-destruction upon his arm.
"What are you trying to do?" Kakashi said, feeling guilty that he hadn't been paying attention to Naruto, while he had been constantly training Shikamaru to get him to the physical level of his two teammates.
"This." Naruto said, while leaning over and focusing chakra into his hands, while drawing out the now-familiar feeling of the lightning. Soon, the cackle of electricity filled the area, before becoming visible. Breathing hard, Naruto managed to keep the lightning for a few minutes, before it started to harm him, ripping through his arms and tearing through tissue and bone. Yelping loudly, Naruto suddenly released the chakra, and jerked back, now openly cussing.
Watching the display with wide eyes, Kakashi was thinking quickly. Naruto was doing something wrong…but what?
"Naruto, where did this ability come from?" Kakashi asked slowly.
Looking up at his teacher Naruto looked slightly confused before he gave his answer, uncertainty written all over his features. "I think I got it when I was electrocuted…back when I was still an orphan, I don't know why this ability would have only resurfaced now, though, after so long."
Frowning heavily at the boy, Kakashi could remember that day very clearly. He could remember everything.
"Naruto…that day, I was the ANBU that rescued you." Kakashi admitted slowly, closely watching Naruto's reaction.
Eyes widening Naruto looked flabbergasted, "Y-you where the puppy ANBU!!" He said, stuttering slightly. Before his face took on a confused glint. "Why are you telling me this now?"
Sighing and crouching down so that he was even to Naruto, Kakashi spoke. "Because I was your guard, I still am, on occasion…but my point is…you where my sensei's son, I saw you as something worth protecting. When you got hit by lightning I made a grave mistake. I picked up and took you to the hospital."
Frowning, Naruto shook his head, he didn't understand.
"Naruto…you where hit by lightning, the stray partials of electricity should have traveled from your body and into mine electricuting us both." Kakashi said gravely. "And yet, nothing happened. I took you to the Hospital, you where treated, and helped. It wasn't until later that I realized what had happened, Itachi informed me later on that I should have died out there, right next to you. And yet neither of us where harmed."
Eyes wide with shock, Naruto realized what his sensei was saying. "So…what happened to all that extra lightning? It had to go somewhere…"
Frowning, Kakashi looked up at the sky, and answered, his voice sounding oddly light and happy. "Maa…I think the extra lightning went into your body, of course, but at your young age, I think your body took the power and molded it, and formed it into its own. The lightning became a part of you, i wouldn't be suprised if the big ol' furball had something to do with it."
Looking at anything but Kakashi, Naruto was lost in thought. Lightning had become a part of him. That meant that the ability to control lightning had always been there, but he had never noticed it. Looking down at his hand, Naruto's frown deepened.
"If it's a part of me why can't I control it?" Naruto asked.
"I think its because your using chakra." Surprisingly it was Shikamaru who had answered. Neither Naruto nor Kakashi had noticed both Sasuke and Shikamaru stopping in their activities and moving over to listen to the conversation.
Glaring slightly at the Nara, Naruto asked for him to elaborate.
"Well." Shikamaru started, sounding far too much like an academy teacher for comfort. "If this ability of yours was manifested at such a young age, then it would have become apart of you, it would have formed into a Bloodline Limit. This lightning ability would have essentially molded into your body, and taken shape, rhetorically, of course. If this is actually what happened, then Konoha has another bloodline limit on their hands." Smirking Shikamaru cocked his head to the side while frowning at Naruto. "Problem with each individuals bloodline limit is how it's used. Tons of bloodline limits use chakra, and need a focus on that chakra, but there are a few people that can control their ability's with thought and desire alone. In fact, I heard that there is a boy in Suna that has the ability to control sand. All he has to do is gesture with his hand, and think about what he wants, and bam! The sand does it. I believe that your going about your ability all the wrong way, your using chakra…and your not supposed to."
Staring at Shikamaru with a stupefied look, Naruto couldn't help but frown. "And how the hell did you figure all that out?" He said incredibly.
Shrugging, and once again falling back into his lazy pose, Shikamaru yawned. "I've been watching you for the past week, while pretending to be listening to Kakashi-sensei's constant rants on laziness."
Eyes narrowing, Kakashi glared at the boy. "That cost you double, everything. Now get back to your pushups, and add another two hundred to the list."
Groaning loudly, Shikamaru went back to his little training area, followed closely by Kakashi, leaving Naruto and Sasuke alone.
"Shika's been getting a lot better." Sasuke commented after a moment of silence. "Soon he's going to be as good as us, then we can start on team training, instead of this individual stuff."
Nodding, Naruto stood up. "I can't wait! We can start missions after that." Naruto's words caused Sasuke to smile. "I only hope their actually missions, instead of all that D rank crap they love to give the new people."
"A mission is a mission." Sasuke said, not realizing the significance of the different ranks of the mission.
Shaking his head, Naruto frowned down at his hands. He had completely forgotten about them. They where completely healed, only a few scratches where left.
Watching Sasuke go back to practicing his clan's taijutsu style, Naruto closed his eyes. "I'm going about it the wrong way. Shika said that the Suna boy could control sand with sheer will and desire…maybe that's what I need to do."
Reaching his hand out in front of him, Naruto focused on getting lightning to wrap around his arm. Closing his eyes, and thinking profusely…asking, begging, commanding the lightning to will to his hand. Growling low in his throat, Naruto snapped his eyes open. Before staring down his hand. Relishing a wave of killing intent solely at his hand, Naruto let out a loud growl. Before angrily stopping on the poor, abused ground.
This was going to take some work.
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Walking aimlessly through town, Naruto hardly spared anyone a glance. He was merely strolling around, taking a calming break from his everyday training regimen.
It was tiring, training everyday. Roughly two weeks after Naruto had realized what he was doing wrong with his electric training, as he liked to call it-something he new he had thought up because of his dad-Shikamaru had finally caught up to Sasuke and Naruto, in terms of strength and fighting ability. And just as Naruto had foreseen, they started doing two D rank missions a day, coupled with their still constant training. Now though, Kakashi was training all three of them to the ground…and Shika had thought the time being tutored by Kakashi alone was bad, this was hell.
The Copycat ninja forced all three members of his team into a daily routine. They would all get up at 5am, start running laps around Konoha with a dog named Pakuun until 7am-the time Kakashi showed up-and then they would all learn a new jutsu. Before long, all three boys where excelling higher than what most had dared believe.
Naruto's training in the Iron Fist style had reached all new heights, as he was starting advanced training, under the tutelage of his father. Gai had high hopes that his son would be capable of opening the First gate in a year, and until then, was training his son harder than ever before.
Sasuke had also started his regimen with his older brother, Itachi, and now Sasuke had gained speed and flexibility-two key parts to his style-he was no where near Itachi's level, but he was doing great all the same.
As for Shikamaru, the young genius had already learned several of his clans Justus, and he was starting to learn Kakashi's taijutsu style, which was mostly based on dodging and waiting for the enemy to make a mistake, before he attacked.
Staring dully at an odd display in the bookstore, Naruto couldn't help but frown.
"What on earth is this store doing selling Kakashi-sensei's favorite books." Naruto murmured out loud.
Indeed, the front window of the store held a large banner, which happily claimed that the new book, 'Icha Icha Tactics' was out. Naruto had always had a good suspension as to what was in the books, but he had never had proof. Twitching slightly, Naruto entered the store.
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Not but five minutes later, Naruto was back out of the store, holding in his hand, the newest Icha Icha book. Upon asking for a copy of the book, the storeowner was scandalized that a 'child' would dare ask for an obviously 'adult' book. And it wasn't until Naruto glared full force at the man, and stated in a deathly calm voice that he hadn't been a child since he put on his headband, and he never would be one, from that point forth. Indeed, the minute an academy student put on their headband, they officially became adults, for if they where old enough to kill, they where old enough to have the responsibility of an adult.
Sitting on a bench near the park, Naruto frowned and flipped to the first page…only to blush horribly, and snap the book shut again.
Being raised by Maito Gai tended to give one an extreme immunity to withstand great shock and surprise. For indeed, being around Gai constantly meant that Naruto was forced to listen to the mans random and insane rants. This meant that he was capable of blocking out things that would normally stun or shock a person. Someone could have very well ran through Konoha, naked, screaming about the fashions of the day, only to turn out to be one of the most powerful people around, and Naruto wouldn't have even bated an eye.
But this was on a whole new level. Having never been told what sex was…Naruto was currently suffering from extreme blood loss, via nose, and was blushing so badly, that his entire face had turned beat red. Especially since the minute he opened the page, he was shown a…very interesting picture.
Slowly opening up the book again, Naruto slowly started reading, eyes wide in shock, but hungry for more.
Indeed, he had a very interesting Saturday.
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"Itachi, I don't understand." Sasuke said from where he was standing in the Uchiha dojo.
Arching an eyebrow, the Uchiha leader repeated what he had said. "To gain the most advanced form of Sharingan, Mangekyou, you must kill your best friend. Of course, there are other ways, but they have not been found yet."
Staring at his brother in shock, Sasuke seemed to be deep in thought. "There are other ways?" He asked, finally.
Here Itachi seemed to become uncomfortable. "They haven't been found yet, and what little ideas we have aren't solid, they could very well end in the death of the person trying to advance their Sharingan." Rubbing the back of his head slowly, Itachi sighed, before yawning. He was tired. He was always tired, ever since he had caused the wiping out of the clan, he never slept, he couldn't.
As though his younger brother noticed his unrest, Sasuke moved forward and hugged Itachi. "It'll be all right brother." Sasuke said softly. "Everything will work out in the end."
Slumping forward, Itachi held on to his younger brother, while shaking horribly. Itachi was slowly, yet steadily, being driven insane.
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Yawning and rolling over onto his stomach, Shikamaru stared at the ground for a minute. Kakashi had been driving their team to the death; the young genius had never done so much training in his life. And what was worst is that his troublesome mother was happy. She was happy that he was getting out and doing something. Whereas Shika's dad seemed to think it was extremely funny. Laughing whenever Shikamaru came home completely beat.
But both where proud of him. That much was obvious.
"Shikamaru!" Came a loud and happy voice from a few feet in front of the boy. Groaning softly, Shikamaru flipped over to his back and stared up at the troublesome woman.
"What do you want Ino?" Shika asked, not unkindly.
Pouting, at the lazy boys response, Ino flopped down next to him, while flipping her hair behind her back.
"You lazy bum!" She yelled loudly, but her voice held no venom.
Lying down next to him, she looked up at the sky. "No wonder you like sky-gazing." She murmured "Its beautiful."
"Troublesome woman." Shikamaru said under his breath even as his eyes softened, while continuing to stare at the sky.
Both sky-gazed well into the night hours, in companionable silence.
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Arriving at the bridge precisely an hour and forty-five minutes late, Naruto walked up to see his two teammates, sitting on the bridge and playing Shoji.
Arching an eyebrow at him, Sasuke spoke. "So, sleeping beauty finally arrives." He drawled.
Glaring at him, Naruto merely grunted in response.
"Sorry, I don't swing that way." Sasuke said flatly. Causing Naruto to blush horribly, and throw a rock at him.
"I wasn't grunting because…" trailing off, a wicked smirk appeared on his face. "Oh yes Sasuke, I want you so much." Naruto growled, causing Sasuke to scream loudly, and fall off the bridge and into the water below. While Naruto howled with laughter, and even Shika laughed softly.
"My, my, what did I miss?" Kakashi said, arriving next to a still chuckling Naruto.
Pulling himself onto the bridge, Sasuke glared at Naruto. "Nothing." He said flatly, as his blush deepened.
"You know you want me, Sasuke." Naruto said, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively. And causing the other boy to gag while turning a nasty shade of green.
"I don't want to know." Kakashi said flatly. "But I do have good news. We have finally gotten a C rank mission."
"Finally!" Naruto groaned, "Bout time the old man decided that we where ready."
"Hehe, I get to test my new techniques." Sasuke said happily.
"Troublesome." Shikamaru mumbled.
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Standing in front of a mirror, Naruto looked himself up and down. He had new clothes on and was extremely happy.
He was wearing simple black cargos, with a sleeveless shirt. Atop that was the thing he had looked forward to wearing the most. A long white trench coat rested on his shoulders, instead of his normal light blue vest. But the thing he loved the most, was that the cloak was exactly like his real fathers, the Yondaime. The only difference was instead of the normal red flames on the bottom of the cloak, Naruto had blue and purple waves, which looked like water.
With the cloak, the pants, and Naruto's long hair, he looked like the mirror image of the Yondaime Hokage. Pulling his headband off of his forehead, he wrapped it around his left arm. Letting his hair flop forward, and look slightly more tamed.
Smiling at his mirror image, Naruto abruptly did the good guy pose, before winking to himself.
Hurrying downstairs, he left a note, saying than he was going on a mission that would take roughly a month.
Gai hadn't come back yet, and Naruto was once again reminded of his father's hasty note he had left. Gai had gotten an emergency A rank mission.It was going to take an unknown amount of time…but he had already been gone for a month and a half. That was the longest time he had even been gone, and Naruto couldn't help but be afraid for his dad. The Hokage couldn't give him any information, so Naruto was completely in the dark.
Naruto left the note, in case his dad got back before he did. It held a summery on all that had happened up till that point, and the fact that he was being sent on a C rank mission.
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Bowing before the Clan Leader, his brother, Sasuke was silent as Itachi slowly read through the file on Sasuke's mission. As had always been customary, when someone within the clan went on their first C, B, and A rank mission, they where taken before the clan leader, and congratulated.
"So…you have finally been given a C rank mission, little brother." Itachi said slowly. Humming to himself, Itachi pocketed the mission information. Sasuke wasn't supposed to know what the file contained, until the mission leader told him. In other words, Kakashi. "I'm glad, on this mission, I wish for you to train your eyes as much as you can, if you are capable of awakening your Sharingan on this mission, I will be able to teach you far more techniques, and at a much faster rate. I wish you luck, little brother."
"Thank you, older brother." Sasuke whispered before leaving Itachi's private courtiers.
Frowning at the empty room, Itachi whispered softly. "Kami-Sama, please bring him back alive and well."
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"My darling boy has finally gotten a C rank mission!" Asuro, Shikamaru's mother gushed happily, while hugging her boy. "I am so proud of my little boy!"
Chuckling softly, Shikaku merely shook his head. "Calm down dear, its only a C rank…"
That of course caused the woman to fall into hysterics about how it was 'only' a C rank.
Sighing, Shikamaru rubbed his head slowly. "Troublesome." he mumbled, while ducking out of the way of yet another hug from his mom.
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Standing at the bridge, Naruto was calmly waiting for the arrival of his team. Sitting on the bridge railing, Naruto was focusing what little lightning he could into his hand. After half a month, Naruto had finally been able to get stray particles of electricity to migrate to his hand.
By now he was able to easily control the electricity to jump around between his fingers, and to go anywhere on his body. So far, his attempts at throwing and moving the lightning from his body had been unsuccessful.
With a small puff of smoke, Sasuke appeared, looking slightly confused.
"My brother wished me luck." Sasuke said, sitting down next to Naruto.
Arching an eyebrow and looking up, Naruto shrugged. "And? Is that a bad thing?"
Humming softly, Sasuke didn't answer for a minute, preferring to stare off into space. "Yea." He said suddenly. "It's not exactly a bad thing, but its not good. He seemed slightly worried, as well, he seemed to think that there was a possibility that I would awaken my Sharingan."
Looking at his best friend, Naruto reached over. And looking extremely serious the entire time. Poked his forehead. The result was a shock of electricity shooting through Naruto's finger, and temporarily dazing Sasuke, who slipped off the railing, and would have fallen into the water, had Naruto not caught him.
After a moment, Sasuke finally was capable of speech. "What the hell was that?!" He said angrily, glaring at Naruto.
Humming, Naruto glanced down at his hand. "I wanted to test something." He said simply. "And you looked so pathetic that I decided that you where the best person to test it on."
Staring at Naruto in disbelief, Sasuke merely shook his head. "You could have killed me."
Smirking softly, Naruto nodded. "I know, and it's a dam good thing I didn't. But I was able to figure out something." Stopping, Naruto once again summoned the electricity to his fingers, before focusing it until it coating his entire fist. "With the Iron Fist style and my Bloodline combined I could very well kill someone with merely a touch. It's almost like the Hyuuga's Juunkin, mixed with the Iron Fist. I could attack my opponent with nothing but normal attacks, then switch to eternal attacks. My lightning could seriously screw up someone's internal organs, and blood flow, while, at the same time, breaking skin and bone."
Blinking slowly at Naruto, Sasuke was going to say something, when he was interrupted by the arrival of Shikamaru and Kakashi.
"Maa… sorry I'm late, I was walking here when I met Shikamaru's mom…" Here he broke off and shivered. "She wanted to make sure her baby would be alright, and she was sure to mention what would happen if I failed to bring him back alive."
Smirking, Shikamaru nodded. "And for once, he's not lying." he said, shaking his head, "my mother is so troublesome."
Chuckling at the genius's antics, Naruto hoped off the railing. "So, sensei, what are we supposed to do for our mission?" He asked, trying not to sound excited.
"Ah, it's a simple delivery mission, we have to send an unknown package to the Daimyo of Rain. There are miner threats, bandits, thieves, and the norm. Very low chance of meeting a shinobi above Chuunin level. We are not to look at the package, or see what is inside."
Smiling happily, Naruto nodded. "That sounds good. Why will it take a month though?"
"Hmm, because once we get their we are going to met one of my good friends, and I want you three to train under her for a while. The actual mission will only take one week."
"Well, when do we leave?" Sasuke asked. Silently hoping it would be soon.
As though he had herd Sasuke's silent plea, Kakashi responded. "As soon as possible. Have you all said good-bye to your families?
Once all three boys had nodded, Kakashi smiled happily. "Good. Lets head out then. Met me at the South Gate in twenty minutes. I want all of you packed for a long mission. Bring extra cloths and anything else you may need."
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The minute Kakashi had dismissed the team Naruto sprinted into town. He had two things he had to do.
Arriving at Ichiraku, Naruto flopped down in his normal seat, and asked Ayame to make 15 bowls of Raman.
"Coming right up, Naruto-kun." Ayame said, smiling happily down at her favorite customer.
Five minutes later, Naruto was happily telling the older girl about how he was going on his first C rank mission.
"It's just a simple delivery, but there is a good chance that we will meet resistance, in the form of thieves, and bandits. I'm extremely happy, cause I have been trying to figure out this new technique of mine, it would be an extremely good thing to be able to try it out on someone I'm not afraid I will kill. I already tried it on Sasuke, and he nearly passed out. Had I not held back, he would have. If I come across some bandits or thieves, I can use the technique without fear of hurting my precious people, and without fear of being banished from Konoha."
Rambling on, and on, Naruto was careful with his words, although it appeared as though he wasn't being careful at all. Talking amenably about how he was trying to perfect his 'technique' and how hard it was. Naruto kept gesturing and waving his hands about. Causing Ayame to laugh and smile happily. Naruto knew better to let something fatal slip; such as his new Bloodline limit and he absolutely refused to go into detail on his mission.
"So, how have you been Ayame-Chan?" Naruto said, finally stopping his ten-minute rant, and hurriedly, but not messily, eating his Raman. Gai had been sure to teach Naruto manners, and the first thing he learned was how to eat quickly, but without slurping, or making a mess.
"I've been really good Naruto-kun." She said softly, blushing at Naruto's obvious concern.
"That's great!" Naruto said, finishing his meal and leaning forward, as though he was going to kiss her. "Watch out for the man in the corner, he's been watching us since I walked in." He whispered in her ear, before pecking her cheek.
Blushing bright red, Ayame reached up and touched her cheek as little hearts appeared in her eyes. "Okay, Naruto-kun." She said giggling slightly and watching the boy leave the restaurant. Sitting back, she mentally counted to fifteen, before looking in the corner, just in time to see a dark hooded man stand up, and follow Naruto out.
"Naruto-kun, you should have been worried about yourself, not me." Ayame said softly.
I am so sorry for the late update on this chapter...again, but i compelled to get this posted.
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Next Chapter, Gai's A rank mission is reviled, and it swiftly turns into a S rank, when several Akatsuki show up, but nothing is what it seems.
Also, we find out who is pursueing Naruto and the reasons behind it. Naruto finnaly learns the hard way, how to controll his bloodline limit.
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And, as for the complaints on Kakashi acting a little AU, well too bad...i rather hate Kakashi allways acting lazy, bored, and half-asleep. It gets old. SO! In this story, there will be times when you WILL notice Kakashi acting different, at these times I'm merely taking what i think a 24 year old should act like, and putting it in his charicter. The differences wont be huge. Merely Kakashi will be a little more confidant when talking about wemon (like his comment about all wemon loveing him) Kakashi will still be the lazy genius we all love, only with a few odd quirks added in.
Also, for those of you wondering, AT THIS POINT, Naruto IS NOT gay, he was merely making jabs at Sasuke, who obviulsly, is very straight. I'm seriusly thinking of making this a Ayame/Naruto fic, i have seen next to nothing on those that arnt
Harem fics.
Read and Review, they seriusly give me inspiration...