So we have yet another set of timeskips. Hopefully you guys all like how I'm going through with explaining everything. This chapter will expand a lot on Naruto's and Sorana's skill set. Also, I lied-this chapter does not cover Naruto meeting the Kyuubi. I had it written in the plot but I didn't like how it came out so I scratched it. It'll happen eventually though. Enjoy.

*********1 year later****************

"Hello, Naruto-san, Sorana-san, it is nice to meet you," said their strange new sensei. He had gravity defying silver hair and wore his hitae-ate across his eye, which confused both of his students. "I am Hatake Kakashi, although you can call me Kakashi-sensei or even Kaka-sensei."

"Hi Kaka-sensei," the duo chorused.

"Now, as you have probably heard I will be your ninjutsu teacher. Before I even give you a single jutsu, I must go over some things with you."

"I am renowned as a master of over a thousand jutsus. This is entirely false. I merely know over a thousand jutsu, closer to 1,300 at the moment. As many jutsu as I have, I can honestly say that I've only used about 200 of them in battle, and maybe 50 jutsu in more than 1 battle."

"Now the point that I'm getting across here is that while I will be teaching you a lot of jutsu, do not expect to master all the jutsu. Some of the jutsu I teach you just won't "feel" right while others will not fit into the type of shinobi that you are already becoming."

"For example, Sorana, you do not yet have a large chakra capacity, nor will you ever with you kikai feasting on a quarter of your reserves everyday. Therefore, you will probably not use jutsu that require a large use of chakra."

"Now this training will be very different than the training that you have been going through so far. I am your only sensei who is still on active duty in the ninja corps, and so I will not be training you daily, or even weekly."

"Instead, I have recorded every single jutsu that I have ever learned or copied with my sharingan. I will give you a list of 25 jutsu that I think would sit with you well, but it is your decision on whether or not to learn them. I will also leave the master copy of all my jutsu in Koharu-sama's office. You can go in there whenever you like."

"There is also a list of jutsu that all Kawa-nin are required to learn. It's a list of around 10 or so and they are jutsu that Koharu actually created solely for this purpose, I copied from Anbu from different villages, or Anbu from our own village. You will be required to learn 5 of these jutsu before you receive the scroll of jutsu that I have already prepared for you."

"This five jutsu are as follows: Heki Hando Aizu no Jutsu, Nemuri no Jutsu, Doton: Iwagakure no Jutsu, Raiton: Denkyuu no Jutsu, and Suiton: Koku no Jutsu. Here are the scrolls that contain the information on the jutsu. You will have 5 hours a week to learn the jutsu. Oh and before I go, channel some chakra into these cards. Tell Koharu-sama what happened and then ask her what it means. See you in a month. Ja ne."

The two students watched their sensei disappear and then turned to look at each other in confusion.

"Did you catch all of that Sorana-chan? I kind of zoned out while he was talking. I thought he was going to teach us jutsu but then he just kept talking and talking and talking and talking."

"Yes, Naruto-kun. I will of course fill you in on what you missed. First of all, we are supposed to channel our chakra into these cards. Kaka-sensei said that we will have to ask Koharu-sama what happens after we follow his instructions. I suggest that we go to see Koharu-sama before we do anything. Is that acceptable to you?" she asked.

"Sure thing, Sorana-chan! You always know what to do best," he said.

Sorana headed over to the stairs to head up to Koharu's office, with Naruto running to catch up to her.

As usual, they knocked before waiting for a couple of seconds before Koharu allowed them in. Koharu glanced up from her work before her eyebrows scrunched in confusion at seeing the first of her Kawa-nin. She was incredibly proud of them, as she was proud of the 4 other up-and-coming Kawa partnerships.

"It isn't time for your monthly check-ups, so I must ask why are you here?"

"C'mon Koharu-ba-chan, can't I just visit my favorite grandma?" Naruto pouted.

"Shush, Naru-chan. We had dinner just last night," Koharu said, smiling at the memory. "Now what do you need?"

"Kaka-sensei left us these white cards and said to channel our chakra into them. We wanted you to be there to see what happened," spoke up Sorana.

"That was a very wise decision," Koharu stated. "Kakashi-san is a very talented ninja, but he can be a bit lazy and is always tardy. I did not think that he would hand this test off on me however. But alas, there is nothing that I can do. Now, channel your chakra into the cards and I will explain everything afterwards."

The nin nodded and Sorana handed one of the cards to Naruto before channeling her chakra into the card. It crinkled immediately and in less than a second was a compact ball in the palm of her hand.

She turned her attention to Naruto's card. One half of the card immediately soaked, while the other crumbled away into dust.

Afterwards, she turned to Koharu-sama, her face twisted in confusion. "Those cards that Kakashi-san gave the two of you is the way that Konoha ascertains the elemental affinity of our ninja. An elemental affinity is very key for any ninja. Almost all ninjutsu are elemental jutsus. Having an elemental affinity gives you more power for less chakra."

"This is with no training in elemental affinities. There are 2 levels of training in each element. After each level of training, you have use less and less chakra and get more power, although this of course only works for your element."

"Now there are five elements: Fire, Lightning, Water, Earth, and Wind. These elements obviously relate to the five elemental releases Katon, Raiton, Suiton, Doton, and Fuuton."

"Since there are five elements, there are five different reactions to chakra within the cards. Wind natured chakra cuts the card, fire burns it, lightning crinkles the card, earth turns the card to dust, and water makes the card wet."

"As you two may have now surmised, Sorana, you are affiliated with lightning. this is extremely surprising as most Aburame are quite good with Doton jutsu. Lightning is often called the assassination element, as many of the jutsu does exactly that. Lightning is also the second-least chakra intensive element and is extremely useful for weapons user. Lightning will also be particularly useful for you Sorana, as you will be able to charge your kikai with lightning. This will add another form of damage, electrical burns and chakra drain should prove to be quite a deadly combination."

"Naruto, you have what is known as a dual-affinity. In this situation, whichever reaction happens first is your strong affinity. As your card got wet first, you have a strong Suiton ability. This makes quite a lot of sense, as the Uzumaki as a whole was quite famous for their powerful Suiton jutsu and it seems that Kushina passed this on to you. Suiton is kind of the jack-of-all trades element. It is right in the middle in terms chakra drain and has many different uses in battle."

"You also have a smaller affinity to Doton jutsu. Doton is the least intensive in terms of chakra and is typically called the defensive element. There are very little offensive jutsu, but many defensive or capture jutsu. I am quite puzzled as to how you ended up with this affinity as your father only had a powerful Fuuton affinity. I actually expected you to only have a Fuuton ability, but the Suiton/Doton affinities will serve you much better as Kawa-nin."

"Now that we have figured out your affinities, you will spend a half hour a day on mastering the first level of your affinities. The reason I do not give you any more time than that is because these exercises are very frustrating and I don't want you to become discouraged. It is also not overly important for you to master these exercises and I don't want to take away from the rest of your training."

********2 years later********

"Naruto, Sorana, today we start the last year of your training," said Homura-sensei. "It will be extremely personalized from now on and you will tell your teachers what you want to learn, instead of the opposite like it used to be. Before we get to that, however, we have a couple of tests set up for you."

"The first test is for you to tell us where you think your skills currently are. It is incredibly important for a ninja to know what their limits are, and this is a great way to test this. Sorana, you may go first."

"Yes, sensei," she said. "I am quite skilled, around chuunin level, with the Aburame clan style, the Bengoken. As you know, it revolves mainly around defending and blocking strikes until my allies can drain my opponent. I am able to last five minutes in a straight taijutsu spar against a jounin."

"I have mastered all 8 of the Kawa-nin jutsu, the original five Kaka-sensei assigned us, along with the Katon: Shitai Konzetsu no Jutsu, the Chakura Kaori no Jutsu, and the Raiton: Yuntsu no Hashira Sokubaku no Jutsu."

"Also speaking of ninjutsu, I have mastered the first exercise of mastering Raiton chakra and currently have two Raiton jutsu mastered. I have also mastered Jiraiya's Hari Jizou no Jutsu."

"I have mastered all of the chakra control exercises up to water walking and am capable of breaking genjutsu up to B-rank. I currently have 2 Magen illusions mastered."

"I can mix up 8 different poisons, tie up a jounin-level ninja, throw senbon with 95% accuracy, and can seal weapons and heads into scrolls."

"I am extremely able when I use my two sai. I am much more proficient in weapons than I am in taijutsu and I have been able to beat a jounin going weapon against weapon using my sai."

"Lastly are my clan abilities. As you may or may not be able, there are 3 different hives that the Aburame use. The first type of hive is our termite beetles. As all our hives do, they have the ability to drain chakra from an opponent. The termite beetles are the most common type of beetle among the Aburame. These particular beetles have large mandibles that allow them to eat through flesh and wood quite easily."

"The second type of hive is our song beetles. They are able to create subtle genjutsus by rubbing their back legs together. Most of the female Aburame have these beetles as well as 5% of the male population."

"The last hive, and the type of hive that I have, is reserved for the Clan Head's Line, of which I am a part of. These are our sting beetles. Not only can these beetles channel elemental chakra beyond the abilities of the other types of beetles. Beyond that, they also have a small stinger and are full of poison."

"I am able to do the Mushi Bunshin, Mushi Kabe, and the Mushi Dama with my allies and I am still working on being able to channel Raiton chakra through them."

As Sorana finished up her self-assessment, Koharu was suddenly struck by how changed the little Aburame was. Where once a silent little girl stood, Sorana was completely changed.

She wore her black hair long, although she had it tied into an ornate ponytail with 3 polished senbon holding it into place. She wore the classic Aburame sunglasses but not the classic Aburame jacket. In its place she wore a more form-fitting ice blue jacket but with the same billowing sleeves that all Aburame jackets had. She has baggy black pants with her senbon pouch wrapped onto her left thigh.

She was quite a striking young woman, and Naruto stood just as striking beside her. Her wore long flowing black pants that he left unwrapped along with the usual blue shinobi sandals, the same as Sorana's. His shruiken pouch was tied to his right thigh. He wore a mesh shirt that went to his elbows and then a charcoal gray shirt that went down to his biceps. He had six scrolls set on his belt, with the scrolls tilted upwards for easy access. On his right hand, he had a bulky orange glove that was covered in seals and has three metal slits on the hand. His shining blonde hair was unrestricted by anything.

Koharu spoke up first. "I am very proud of you, Sorana-chan. That was a very precise assessment and you did not exaggerate on anything, nor did you underrate yourself. You have grown into a fine kunoichi and the last year of your training will only see your skills skyrocketing."

Sorana smiled a true blue smile, a very rare thing coming from an Aburame.

"Now it is your turn, Naru-chan," Koharu said.

"Alright, so I use a taijutsu style called the Isskyaku, or the Water Current Leg. The style revolves around attacks with the leg and blocking and grabbing with the arms. I can easily beat a chuunin and beat some jounins who haven't focused on taijutsu. I have also, finally might I add, found a weapon that I actually like. I started training with a surujin, a weight and spike connected by a 3-foot length of chain. I'm able to beat chuunin with the surujin, but I'm not yet skilled enough to take on jounin."

"Like Sorana-chan, I can concoct various poisons, tie up jounin level ninja, throw shruiken with 95% accuracy. I can seal weapons and heads and I have even started experimenting with my own seals. This glove is my own invention, and using seals and some chakra, I can send three blades of wind or three gouts of fire at the enemy."

"As for genjutsu, I am almost totally inept, except for my summon the Kashiwagi no Shinkirou, which I only managed to summon two months ago. I can however dispel genjutsu up to B-rank."

"As for ninjutsu, I have mastered the Suiton level 1 training exercise and I am extremely close to mastering the Doton one. I have mastered all eight of the Kawa-nin jutsus and I have mastered 2 Suiton and 2 Doton ninjutsus."

Naruto scratched his head. "Eh, so I'm pretty sure that that's all of it. Did I miss anything?"

"No, Naruto, I think you covered everything. I'm just as proud of you as I am Sorana," said Homura-sensei. "Both of you passed the first test, but your second one you will have to figure out for ..."

With that, the ceiling caved in and three nin fell down into the room with ceiling. Homura and Koharu, the only other two people inside the building, were knocked out by the falling rafter.

The three enemy nin, who by their hitae-ates belonged to Kiri, rushed to the downed Elders. Two of the ninja were immediately blocked by a swarm of kikai, while the other's progress was halted by the spiked end of Naruto's surujin.

Naruto ended the stand-off with a throw of shruiken at each target before charging at the nearest enemy. He knew that Sorana could hold off one while her Kikai led the last opponent towards a water tank.

His opponent pulled out two kunai, but Naruto knocked them away with a swing of his surujin. He then got in close and jumped before spinning into a kick. It knocked his opponent away before he saw that Sorana's kikai had corralled the third opponent close enough to the water tank. He threw a shruiken with an exploding tag at the wall that blocked the water tank from view before creating a Mizu Bunshin from the water spilling from the ruptured tank.

His Mizu Bunshin immediately formed a Suiton: Suirou and captured the dazed opponent inside of it. The opponent that he had kicked away had come back for more punishment. Naruto feinted with a kick, before swinging the weighted end of his surujin into the nin's head. He was immediately knocked unconscious.

Looking at his partner, he saw that she had her opponent under a genjutsu of some kind, probably a Magen illusion, and held a kunai right next to his jugular. Nodding at her, she reversed her hold on the kunai and she smashed the blunt edge into her opponent's skull.

As one, they turned back to the opponent held in the water globe. Then hearing a groan of pain from near the rafters, the partners turned back to the downed Elders...except they weren't downed at all.

They were standing, uninjured and smiling, right next to the rafter that had apparently fallen on them. "Congratulations you two. You passed spectacularly."

"The three ninja that you so easily took out were Chuunin of the Leaf. You took them down quite impressively, although you must remember they were told not to use lethal force nor could they use any of their clan's special techniques least they tip you off to what we were up to."

"Now, this test is two-fold. The first objective was to see how you handled yourselves in combat, as neither of you have ever been out in the field. In that regard, you performed excellently. You took down your opponents easily and efficiently."

"The second objective was showing you to always avoid becoming to specialized. All three of the chuunin in front of you come from major clans in Konoha. They use almost exclusively their clan techniques and as soon as that was taken away, all they had to rely on was taijutsu."

"If they were ever sent on a Black Ops mission and could not use their clan techniques so as to not implicate Konoha, they would be, pardon my language, screwed. This is just one example of the many warnings that have been given out over not overspecializing. Unfortunately, so many people have no listened to our warnings."

"But you have, and we are so very proud of you. Now prepare yourselves for the most grueling year of your lives."

Jutsu List

Mushi Dama no Jutsu [Insect Sphere Technique]

Rank: C

Description: The Aburame form a sphere of bugs around their enemies to suck out their chakra.

Mushi Kabe no Jutsu [Insect Wall Technique]

Rank: B

Description: The Aburame form a spinning wall of bugs to protect themselves from attack. It is very strong but can be pierced.

Hari Jizou no Jutsu [Underworld Guardian Spikes Technique]

Rank: B

Description: After forming the handseals, the user's hair will grow in length to surround and protect the body. The hair becomes rigid and spiked, forming a layer of protection.

Heki Hando Aizu no Jutsu [False Handseal Technique]
Rank: E
Description: This is a skill where the user's hands seem to perform a jutsu correctly without the proper handseals. This is intended to deceive opponents, making it impossible to discern what the true jutsu being performed is by handseals alone. It can even be used to make the handseals look like the correct seals for a jutsu of the same rank the user knows. Obviously, the user is still performing the correct seals, but their opponent can't see that. This technique requires no handseals.

Nemuri no Jutsu [Sleep Technique]
Rank: D
Description: A Genjutsu technique where the ninja places their hand on their target's shoulder and forces them into a deep slumber. A useful technique when subterfuge is involved with a mission, but utterly useless in combat. The technique only works when the target is already injured or exhausted.

Doton: Iwagakure no Jutsu [Earth Release: Rocking Hiding Technique]

Rank: C

Description: This jutsu allows the user to blend in and merge with surrounding rocks. It allows the user to move unseen, which assists in attacking and escaping.

Katon: Shitai Konzetsu no Jutsu [Fire Release: Corpse Extermination Technique]
Rank: B
Description: This is the skill ANBU use to eradicate corpses, for various reasons like containing important secrets. The jutsu creates a small, hot-burning fire that releases no smoke. It quickly consumes a corpse.

Chakura Kaori no Jutsu [Chakra Scent Technique]
Rank: A
Requirements: None.
Description: Generally used at the scene of a crime, the user's chakra forms into a black dog. This dog is able to sniff out the various "chakra scents" somewhere, so long as the chakra was last used less then a day ago, separating them based on both user and element used. Once a "chakra scent" is detected, the dog will be capable of tracking the scent so long as they don't fall at least a day behind the target. This dog is able to last for a day, and is destroyed by one hit. As it takes the dog a few minutes to actually pick up a scent, it is useless in battle.

Raiton: Denkyuu no Jutsu [Light bulb Technique]
Rank: D
Description: After performing the needed hand seals, a ball of light, about the size of a baseball, will appear in the hand of the user. This would allow them to see better when traveling around at night. It will wear away after five minutes of use.

Suiton: Koku no Jutsu [Water Release: Black Rain Technique]
Rank: C
Requirements: None.
Description: The user creates a black mist that will emit from their body and rise up toward the sky. A temporary flammable rain of oil is released upon the user's specific targeted area. Used by Kawa-nin to burn away evidence of their coming without leaving a behind a Katon chakra residue.

Raiton: Yuntsu no Hashira Sokubaku no Jutsu[Lightning Release: Four Pillar Binding Technique]
Rank: A
Requirements: None
Description: Four pillars of rock are formed and instantly emit strong sparks of electricity that trap the target within

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