Ki-Ki: Hello every one

Naruto: Didn't you update just yesterday?

Ki-Ki: Yeah so what big deal.

Naruto:Well what about the poll to see who is gonna be on my team?

Ki-Ki: Um I will figure that out at the end of the chapter now do the disclaimer so we can begin.

Naruto: Fine. Ki-Ki doesn't own me or my story. If he did. Kurama would be my companion like an Inuzuka's nin dog is.


Chapter four: Encounter

Two days later

Naruto stood in the center of a clearing in the middle of a forest. The wind blew across the grass beneath him and rustled the leaves in the trees. Red and blue flowers dotted the clearing floor and birds sang in the afternoon air. The blond boy stood atop a tall narrow poll no wider then his arm. One foot rested on the pole while the other rested on the side of his leg. His hands were placed together palms touching and his eyes were closed as he slowly breathed in and out. As he stood there a strong breeze suddenly blew up but instead of moving the young blond it seemed to bend and move around him as if something was stopping it from disturbing him.

Taking a deep breath Naruto opened his eyes and looked strait ahead. As he did he smiled and let out a slight chuckle. "You can come out of hiding you know. I don't mind sharing the clearing" At first nothing happened but then the bushes behind him rustled and a young girl around his age walked out. Her hair was a dark blue and her eyes a pale lavender. She wore a large jacket as if to cover her body up and a Konoha Protector around her neck. "h..how did you know I.I was t..there?" She asked a slight quiver in her voice as she spoke.

As Naruto heard her speak his eyes grew wide and a slight blush adorned his face. "Oh, Hinata-san. I didn't know it was you." He quickly spun around and jumped off the wooden pole to stand in front of her. Bowing he tried to hide his blush before speaking again. "Um I was able to tell you were there due to a..um..bloodline ability i have." Hinata looked at him her eyes widening." Y..you h..have a b..bloodline?" Naruto nodded and looked her in the eye while rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah, i have a few actually. Most are from my mothers side but i inherited a few from my dad. But most of them haven't activated yet." He said. His thoughts traveled back to when he had learned about his blood lines.


Flashback

Naruto stood at the door to his family s library. Kurama had been giving him a tour of the home all day and said that this was the last place he had to go. "Alright Kit, in order to get into here first place your palm on the round seal there. Your right preferably." Naruto followed the instructions. "Good now using your other hand hold it up with your index and middle fingers pointing up while you curl your other fingers and thumb in." Naruto tried and asked "Like this" Kurama chuckled "Yes like that. Now channel Chakra into the seal and yell out Kai as if you were dispelling a genjutsu." Naruto nodded and focusing began to channel chakra into the seal. Then when that started brought the hand seal up and quickly called out "KAI"

Naruto watched as the doors shuddered and began to open inwards towards the library. In his mind Kurama was chuckling and smiling proudly. "Well done kit. Now your entire family's collection of jutsu is yours." Naruto stood amazed as he looked into the room that was obviously as large as if not larger then the compound it's self. "How is this even here. It's as big as the Konoha library." Kurama chuckled. "Thank your old man for that. When he married your mother she brought with her the entire collection of knowledge from Uzushiogakure(1) As such she needed a place to put it all. And since she at the time didn't really trust the village except for a select few, she asked Minato to create a place for it all."

Naruto nodded "But how did he do it?" Kurama chuckled. "Kit your father was not only a master of seals but a master of space time ninjutsu. He created a combination that makes a larger space." Naruto frowned and thought about that. "So your saying that using his ability with space time ninjutsu and his amazing sealing techniques he created a small pocket resembling another dimension to act as the clan's library and hold all the scrolls?" Kurama laid frozen within Naruto's mindscape as he processed the boys words. As what the kid said became realized to him his eyes widened and his jaw even tho it was already flat on the floor some how found a way to drop a few feet. "How did you figure that out. I thought you didn't understand complex theories like that?" Naruto chuckled and rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah I actually understand a lot more then most people think." Kurama sighed and chuckled. ~He's a lot more cunning then i gave him credit for. I wonder how intelligent he really is~ "Okay kit well first things first while here. I want you to see if there is any information on Bloodlines of the Uzumaki clan."

Naruto blinked and tilted his head back as he thought about something."Bloodline, you mean like the Sharingan for the Uchiha or the Byakugan for the Hyūga?" Kurama nodded. "Yes. A bloodline or Kekkei genkai are are abilities passed down genetically within specific clans . It's possible for a shinobi to have more than one of these abilities. Kekkei genkai abilities that work via the user's eye are called dōjutsu. Other kekkei genkai include mixing one type of elemental chakra with another, creating a new one unique to the users, which is usually impossible for normal ninja, or other bodily manipulations that are usually unachievable by normal standards. I believe i know of at least one you may inherit from your mother but there may be more that i am unaware of." Naruto nodded and with that thought in mind dashed into the giant library and began roaming it.

He spent about half an hour going from one end of the area to the next before he found what he was looking for. "Ah ha. Here we go" he said grabbing a scroll of a shelf "Uzumaki Bloodlines" Turning Naruto walked back to the center of the room where a large desk sat. Reaching it he went to sit down when he saw a seal placed on the desk's surface. "Hmm, what is this? Kurama can you tell what this is?" Kurama gazed through Naruto's eyes at the seal and growled in annoyance. "We just wasted half an hour kit. This seal is a summon and reverse summon seal linked to all the scrolls in this place. All you have to do is apply a bit of chakra and think about what you want and it will appear for you. Same with the reverse. Dame it if i had known that was there i would of told you about it." Naruto chuckled "Well at least we know now so we won't always have to search through this place like mad." Kurama agreed and told Naruto to open the scroll.

Naruto sat down and placing the scroll in front of him opened it and started to look through it. "Wow. Are you seeing this Kurama?" Kurama nodded "Indeed. It seems you may possess quite a few skills kit. Hmm. most of these we won't be able to know about for at least a few years. And the rest need either practice or special circumstances." Naruto nodded "Yep so we should focus on the ones i can practice." Looking down he started to name off the few he was able to start on. "Hmm, Chakra Chains, Sensory, Storm release, Ice release, and Cyclone release(2)" He looked down and smiled. "Wow these are some strong techniques. They will require a lot of training." Kurama nodded "Indeed. Now send that back and see if there is any knowledge on the Namikaze clan(3)" Naruto nodded and placed the scroll on the seal while thinking of sending it back to it's shelf. The scroll disappeared with a puff of smoke and Naruto did the opposite but thinking about his dad's clan.

With another puff another scroll appeared. "Okay let's see" Naruto said. "Hmm once again lots of waits and some special circumstances, ah here we go these are the ones i need." He looked down at the techniques that his dad had left him. "Hmm, Swift release, Steel release, Lava release, Crystal release, and plasma release." Naruto sat back his thoughts on the two scrolls he had just read. It took him a minute but he realized what they meant. "All these elemental abilities. They are fused elemental abilities. If i inherited them all then that means?" He stopped and quickly turning around dashed out of the library and towards the training room. Running in he went over to a small desk with little cubbyholes. opening one he pulled out a piece of paper. it was small and rectangular. "Ero-senin wanted to test my element but i always said i would wait. I think i need to now." Channeling some chakra into the paper he watched as it split into four pieces and each piece had a different effect. one square caught on fire, another wrinkled up, another crumbled away and the last became soaked.

Kurama stared amazed from within Naruto. ~First his intelligence, now this. What is this child.~ He blinked and then spoke up. "Congratulations kit. You are the first person aside from the sage of the six paths to be born with a natural affinity for all five base elements. Which means that you probably can use all the fused ones as well." Naruto just stared at what was left of the chakra paper unbelieving. Finally as reality caught up to him his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he fell backwards into a faint

Flashback end


Naruto was shaken from his thoughts as Hinata coughed into her hand. He blinked and looked at her and chuckled sheepishly rubbing the back of his head. "Sorry Hinata-san. Just remembering when i found out about my bloodline." Hinata nodded and looked around. "So what were you training here?" She saw a few spots on the ground that looked like something had hit them hard. Naruto chuckled again and looked around. "Two of my moms abilities. The Chakra Chains and sensory abilities." Hinata looked at him. "Chakra chains?" Naruto nodded and smiled. "Yep, here watch." He raised a hand and pointed it at a tree across the clearing. Then with a deep breath launched a long chain of chakra tipped with a kunai at the said tree. The chain ran out and slammed into the tree piercing it with the kunai. Hinata gasped and stared in awe at the golden chain.

Naruto waved his hand in a whipping motion and the chain detached from the tree and returned to his arm. "I can even wrap them around things and use them like whips I have also learned that using the same technique i can create similar weapons like a whip sword or just a plain whip." Hinata nodded and then looked at the pole. "Why were you on the pole?" Naruto smiled. "I was practicing my sensory ability. When i'm calm and still i can sense up to twenty miles away other wise it's only like five when i'm not focusing i can sense within a mile radius." Hinata blinked in surprise and made a oh sound.

Naruto chuckled again and looked at her. "So anything i can help you with?" Hinata blushed and started to tap her fingers together looking down. She mumbled something that Naruto couldn't hear and he frowned. "What was that Hinata-san?" Hinata's blush darkened and taking a deep breath spoke again. "Could you help me with my taijutsu. I'm having trouble with our family style." Naruto frowned. "Your family is mostly earth users right?" Hinata nodded and Naruto pulled out a piece of chakra paper from his pouch. "Here channel some chakra into this." Hinata took it and after channeling some chakra watched as the paper split in two and became damp. Naruto laughed "No wonder your families style doesn't work. Your elements are water and air. Not earth." Hinata nodded and looked at him. "So what should i do?"

Naruto put his hand to his chin and thought before smiling and slamming his fist onto his palm. Well first we're going to go talk to your dad to see if he has any advice. and then we are going to see about making your own variation of your families style." Hinata blushed and nodded. "O..okay" Naruto blinked at her stutter. "You weren't stuttering a little bit ago. Why are you nervous?" She looked down and mumbled again. Naruto sighed and tapped his foot. Hinata blushed and looked up. "My father, i'm worried he will be upset with me." Naruto scoffed, "If he is then he is. That's his problem, i for one think that you being water and air based is better. it means you need a more flexible style. and with your families abilities that could be very good." Hinata nodded not talking as Naruto gathered his things and started to walk away with her quickly following.


Naruto walked with Hinata up to the gates of the Hyuga compound. Hinata seemed a little nervous but Naruto put that up to being with him. Walking up to the gate. Naruto bowed to the guard that was stationed there before speaking. "Hyuga-sama i wish to request a meeting with Hiashi-Sama." The man looked at him his eyes cold and pale. "And who may i tell him is requesting the meeting?" Naruto smiled. It was time to see if the announcement yesterday had any effect. "You may tell him that Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze requests the meeting." He watched as the mans eyes widened before bowing low. "My apologies Namikaze-sama I did not recognize you I will go at once."

Naruto nodded and let out a sigh and groan as the man left. Hinata looked at him with curiosity. Naruto sighed again and answered he unasked question. "I don't like using my dad's name to get stuff. I would rather be know as Naruto Uzumaki instead of Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze. People just see me as my fathers son not as me." Hinata nodded in understanding. She had much of the same problem as did most clan heirs aside from one.

Both looked up to see the man from before leading another man who wore robes of a much finer make. The man stopped before them and bowed. "Namikaze-sama, Lady Hinata-san, Hiashi-sama will see you in the sun room. If you would follow me." Naruto nodded and walked after the man Hinata trailing behind him staring in wonder as the man hadn't sneered at her.

The man led the two of them into the main house and out to the back where a large open room that overlooked a beautiful garden stood. Naruto walked over to the window to see the garden as the man bowed again. "Lord Hiashi will be here momentarily." Naruto nodded and the man left. Naruto once again let out a sigh and then smiled as he looked at the garden. "You have a beautiful garden here Hinata." Hinata smiled sadly. "It was my moms before she passed away. When she did my father let me take over caring for it. I enjoy the work. I always have." Naruto nodded and went to say something when another voice spoke up. "And she does and amazing job of it to."

Naruto turned to see a man standing in the door way wearing the most elegant robes he had seen yet. His long black hair and pale eyes marked him of the family but this bare brow without the branch seal showed who he really was. Naruto bowed "Hiashi-sama." Hiashi laughed and waved away the greeting. "Don't worry about being formal. I know you hate it. And i only act that way because i have to." Naruto nodded and walked over to the small table in the middle of the room and sat down as Hiashi sat across from him and Hinata sat in-between them.

"So Naruto, what do i owe the honor of your visit. I take since it's not for a prank and Hinata is with you this has to do with her?" Hiashi asked. Naruto nodded and picked up the small cup of tea that Hinata had poured for him and her father. After thanking her he took a sip and smiled at the calming effect it had. Placing the cup down he looked up. "Hai, Hiashi-san. Hinata came to me while i was training with my Bloodlines and asked if i would help her train her family style. She informed me that it didn't seem to work for her at all." Hiashi nodded "Yes i have noticed that. But some of the women have found it difficult in the past to learn our style." Naruto nodded "That being said I had her use some chakra paper and checked her element affinity." Hiashi frowned. "Why she is earth like all Hyuga?" Naruto shook his head. "No Hiashi-san she's not."

Hiashi gasped and looked at him then Hinata. "What element then?" Naruto laughed. "Actually she as two. A rare thing indeed. They are Air and water." Hiashi nodded and brought his hand up to his chin. "I see. We never checked to see if anyone had a different affinity then earth so we always taught them the same." Naruto nodded and took a sip of his tea again. "I figured that. I came to ask your permission to help Hinata to develop a style that suits her better then the style she is using now. Obviously it needs to be based around the Juken, but I believe she needs a style that is more flexible then the Juken." Hiashi nodded and thought for a bit before nodding again. "Then you may help her Namikaze-sama, and if you need any help from the clan i am sure that her cousin Neji would be willing to help."

Naruto nodded and saw Hinata stiffen at the mention of her cousin's name. "I will take that into consideration. But i believe i have an idea already. I have been in all honesty studying your families style by watching and started to develop my own taijutsu style based off it that only i or someone like me can use." Hiashi raised and eye at that and Naruto smiled and pulled out a piece of chakra paper and channeled chakra into it. Hiashi gasped at what the paper did and Naruto nodded. "So you see, i have a good idea about how to help Hinata here." Hiashi nodded still staring at the remains of the chakra paper. Naruto chuckled and stood up. "Well Hiashi-sama I need to be going. I have more training to do before this week break is up and i am assigned a team." Hiashi nodded and looked up at Naruto. "Understood thank you for coming and revealing this knowledge to me." Naruto nodded and turned to leave. But he stomped and looked at Hinata. "Hinata, come by my place, the Uzumaki compound tomorrow and we will get you started on a new style." Hinata nodded and watched Naruto as he walked away.


Hiashi watched the boy leave before turning to look at his daughter. "When you go to him you will study and you will train your hardest. I now understand why you were unable to defeat Neji and Hanabi and i apologize for my disbelief in you." Hinata nodded and Hiashi stood up and opened the door and spoke to someone outside. "Go get me Neji" A quick affirmative and the sound of footsteps followed as Hinata's father returned to the table. Soon the door reopened to allow another Hyuga who could of been Hiashi's son walk in, His Konoha head band was in place on his forehead to hide the seal that branded him there. "You wished to see me Lord Hiashi?" Hiashi nodded and motioned towards Hinata. "I have discovered why my daughter has been having such a hard time learning our families style."

Neji looked at Hinata his face forming a sneer. "And why is that?" Hiashi caught his tone of voice and frowned. "Because unlike you, me, and every other Hyuga Hinata does not have a earth affinity." Neji's eyes widened and his sneer disappeared. "What does she have?" "Air and water." Neji nodded and looked down. "Yes that would contradict with our style. She will never be able to learn it." His sneer started to return and Hiashi nodded. "Precisely that is why she will be working with Naruto Uzumaki in creating a new style that is better suited for her." Neji gasped. "Sir the dead last, the failure. How can he help her especially as she is beyond help." Hiashi stood up and swung around kicking as he went and sent Neji into the wall. "That is enough. I will not hear you degrading my daughter and the Heir to the title of Clan Head ever again do you understand me?" Neji looked up fear in his eyes and nodded. The Hyuga clan head nodded and looked at his daughter. "Make sure to tell Uzumaki-san he is welcome to come here to help you train as well when you see him tomorrow." Hinata nodded to stunned to speak as her father left. Hinata sat there amazed at what had happened so far in her life just by going forward and asking Naruto for help.


Naruto sighed as he entered his home and walked towards his own garden in the center of his compound. The place had grown with the time and now it was a miniature forest with a small clearing in the center. That was where Naruto went. In the center of the clearing was a large pond with a single round platform in the middle. Koi Fish of all colors swam in the pond and once in a while their backs broke the surface of the water. Naruto sighed and walked to the round platform channeling chakra into his feet as he walked so he could walk across the water and took a lotus position on the ground. Then closing his eyes he focused and entered his mind.

Opening his eyes he once again beheld the large room where Kurama lived. And once again he wished he knew a way to change it. He sighed and walked over to the large fox and sat down next to it leaning his head back as the great fox breathed. "You surprised me kit" Kurama spoke up. Naruto opened an eye and looked at the crimson orb the gazed at him. "How so?" Kurama chuckled and shifted his size to his horse size and laid his head in Naruto's lap. "I didn't think you could act so maturity and proper as you did while speaking to that Hyuga." Naruto groaned and nodded. "Jiji drilled me a few years back on how to talk to people properly. One of his lessons was on manners and maturity. Trust me he can be a slave driver." Kurama laughed and nodded his head in understanding.

"So what is your plan with the Hyuga girl that you have a crush on?" Naruto stuttered and started two blush deeply as Kurama laughed at his reaction. "I don't have a crush on her you dame fox." Kurama gazed at him and snorted. "Quit lying to your self kit. You forget i have access to your thoughts and feelings. I know how you feel about the girl. So i will ask again like i did two days ago. Why don't you tell her?" Naruto looked down his hair covering his eyes as he took a deep breath. "Because she wouldn't be allowed to be with me." Kurama gazed at him and then sighed and curled up closer around his container. "I'm sorry Kit. Once again i have taken something that is precious to you away." Naruto reached out and grabbed the fox's head in a hug and shook his head. "No Kurama the village has done that. Not you, not my Tou-san, or Kaa-san. The village." Kurama sighed and nodded before pulling his head away and looking down at the boy. "You best go kit tomorrow you begin training the Hyuga girl. And i have some things to begin teaching you as well."

Naruto nodded and stood up. But before he left he looked around "Kurama is there a way for you or me to change this place to be better?" Kurama looked at him and then nodded. "Of course there is. It's your mind you can change it when ever you want." Naruto nodded and then smiled. Suddenly the area changed and they were in a large forest clearing with giant trees all around them and the sounds of birds and other animals filled the air. Kurama stared in amazement before growing to his full size and saw that he was still not big enough to reach the top of the trees. He turned to see Naruto smiling at him "Thought you would enjoy a bit of a more natural place for you." Kurama smiled and then with a lagh like yip jumped up and raced into the trees. Naruto smiled and left his mind. He did need to rest.


An: Okay well there is chapter two. Now as i stated in the disclaimer i have decided on what to do with the poll. I will wait one week from today before closing the poll. and when the poll is closed i will upload a chapter with the results. So for one more week after this chapter if you haven't voted yet and i know who has and who hasn't then you have that long to vote. Now here is the curent results of the poll

Team set up for Naruto:Rise of the Fox sage

1. Original Team 7 from anime/manga 5

2. Switched around teams (Ex:Naruto,Kiba,Hinata,Kakashi) 6

3. A single OC and one canon character 0

4. two OC characters 3

So we can see who is in the lead right now but it is still any mans game. So once again the poll will remain open for one more week and then it is coming down and all votes will be recounted and reviewed. The wining will happen. Oh and in the likely hood their is a tie...well you will have to see.

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