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Summary:
Naruto grew up in another village, a non-ninja village, where team Kakashi is coincidently having a mission.
Chapter 7
In the Hokage office, the next day, stood three men. The Hokage, for one, Kakashi for two and the academy teacher, Iruka for three. Those three were discussing the Corn village's situation:
"Should we send some aid?" Iruka asked. "We could at least help them rebuild-"
"We'll have to discuss the enemy first," Kakashi interrupted. "We have heard from some of the Corn villagers saw some of the ninjas. They had a note on their forehead protector, so I'm assuming that they're from the new established village, hidden in the sound."
"Otogakure, huh?" the Third muttered. "Alright, Iruka, tell Anko to get a team ready and help the Corn village with rebuilding the damages made, for tomorrow. Kakashi, I guess you have to introduce Naruto-kun to his new teachers, right?"
Iruka excused himself and left the room, whilst Kakashi raised an eyebrow at the Hokage's comment and chuckled. "I guess he has been convinced, but shouldn't I let him rest for a while? The news about Yuuki-kun must be devastating for both him and Taiga," he said.
"You still have a month, Kakashi," Hiruzen reminded him. "I think you should introduce them to him as soon as possible. I'll let Anko's team be an escort as well for Taiga-kun; you can go and get them now."
"Shall do, Hokage-sama…"
*o*o*o*
"I'll become a medical ninja!" Naruto exclaimed. "That way, I can protect the village and heal them!" He grinned at the idea. "Then, I'll become the best medical ninja, and heal Yuu-chan!"
"Oi, he's getting carried away," Taiga called out, sighing. "Naru-pyon, this is serious. First of all, you need to train hard! You need to sacrifice your weak body to gain a strong one! Hinata-san, what does it mean to be a ninja?"
Hinata blinked in surprise. "U-um… Being a ninja means to endure!" she said. "Any pain you feel, any limit you have, you'll have to endure it! But becoming a ninja in a month, is going to be tough, I can only imagine what kind of teachers Kakashi-sensei will hire to train you-"
"Hinata-nee-chan," a voice sounded, and in came Hanabi, Hinata's younger sister, with a tray of tea. "I've brought you some tea."
"Thank you, Hanabi," Hinata said, kindly.
Taiga looked at the two, as Hanabi sat down beside her older sister. The two sisters seemed very close, he thought. "You don't look alike," he muttered, and they looked at him in wonder. "I'll… I'll go back home to support my little brother. I want him to wake up."
"He'll wake up," Naruto said, firmly. "It's Yuu-chan, of course he'll wake up."
"I look like our father," Hanabi said. "Hinata-nee-chan looks like our mother, who passed away after my birth. I'm guessing you, and your younger brother look alike, since you said we don't. I've heard that only the best doctor could save him now, why don't you try finding Tsunade-sama, the slug sage?"
"Hanabi!" Hinata said in a warning tone.
"Well, she's the best and she's a Konoha citizen," Hanabi continues, ignoring the warning. "But I guess you'll never find her."
"Where?" Naruto asked, loudly, startling the two sisters and his best friend. "Where can I find her?"
Taiga glared at him. "That's my question, stupid bastard," he said. "Where can I find her?"
"Tsunade-sama isn't someone you can find just like that," Hinata said. "She doesn't want to come back to the village…"
Oh, so she's Naru-pyon's mother, Taiga thought, sarcastically. He sighed. Just when he thought that someone could heal his little brother. Tsunade-sama, huh? Maybe Naru-pyon meets her one day and convinces her to help Yuuki…
"Naruto-kun," a voice called out from above, and when the four of them looked up, they spotted Kakashi. "Tai-chan, too, you'll both have to come to the Hokage's office, we have something to decide."
*o*o*o*
Back at the office, the three of them had just arrived and Hiruzen were staring out of the window. "So you have a choice," he said and turned around to look at them. "Do you want to stay in Konoha, or go home?"
Naruto bit his lip. "I'm… staying," he said, hesitantly. "Tai-chan is going home."
"But I'll be back when Naru-pyon is a ninja," Taiga said, instantly, but paused and looked down at the floor. "Or when Yuuki wakes up," he continued.
Hiruzen nodded. "Then, tomorrow, I'll send you with Anko's team, and I believe you have something you wanted to say too, right Kakashi?"
Kakashi stepped forward. "Naruto-kun, I think it's time for you to meet your teachers," he said, giving him an eye-smile.
Naruto blinked, twice. "How did you know that I said yes? He-hey, don't run away! Kakashi-san, just-" and he was gone. "Kakashi-san…" he sighed. Where should I meet them?
The third Hokage chuckled. "You can meet him at training ground seven," he said. "You can ask your way to the grounds. Now, Taiga-kun, Anko's team leaves tomorrow at noon, you can now go and rest your foot, or go with Naruto-kun."
Taiga let out a small smile, and looked at Naruto. "I'll go with Naru-pyon."
*o*o*o*
"Where the hell is training ground seven?" Naruto questioned, with a distressed sigh. "We've asked five people so far, and they don't know…"
Taiga sighed, too, but it was an annoyed sigh. "If you're smart enough to do a reduction, then you should be smart enough to realize that the only people you've asked," he started, putting pressure on the last word, "are civilian!"
"Shouldn't civilian know their city?"
"Ask a ninja," Taiga retorted, grinding his teeth. "Ask a ninja, now. Look, there's Kiba-kun and Akamaru-kun."
Naruto turned to where Taiga was pointing, and indeed, there stood Kiba and his dog. Kiba also seemed to notice them, because he waved and walked his way to them. "Hey, you're the Corn villagers, I heard about the incident, are you okay?" he asked.
They nodded. "Though, we're still upset about the fact that Yoshida-sensei and Ryuuichi-sensei are life-threatened," Naruto answered and looked at Taiga. "We still don't know if Yuu-chan will wake up, or not, but we're hoping for the best..."
"I see," Kiba said, frowning slightly. "I heard you agreed to become a ninja, are you going to meet your new teachers?"
"Yeah, but we don't know where training ground seven is," he admitted.
Kiba chuckled. "Then follow me, I'll get you there in no time."
*o*o*o*
"Sensei," Kiba said, with his mouth agape, "what are you doing here?"
"Kurenai-san," Taiga said, with a smile and excited, "I haven't seen you since I arrived to Konoha."
Naruto stood there, confused. In front of him were three strangers, plus Kakashi. There was a man with spiky hair, beard and a cigarette hanging from his mouth. Then there were another man, with a bowl cut hair, thick eyebrows and dressed in a green spandex. Then the last stranger, a beautiful woman with shoulder-length black hair and red eyes, for some reason she reminded him of Taiga's mother, Kazumi.
"Naruto-kun," Kakashi sang, turning the distracted child's attention to him, "I've made a plan over your training, already. Your first lesson is about chakra, a ninja's life source; you will have a week of training with Sarutobi Asuma."
The bearded man, waved at Naruto. "Hi," he said, smiling.
Kakashi coughed, to clear his throat. "The second week is about Taijutsu, with Maito Gai."
The man dressed in a green spandex saluted, with a great smile. "I am the youthful, Maito Gai!"
Naruto tried to smile, but failed to do so, when Kakashi again coughed, this time for attention. "The third week will be with me, as a Ninjutsu coach, you already know me, so I don't need to introduce myself. The fourth and last week before the Chunin exams, is with Yuuhi Kurenai and is about Genjutsu."
"Yuuhi Kurenai," the woman with black hair said. "Though, you don't need to master Genjutsu, you'll have to know the difference between reality and illusions. Do you understand your training plan?"
What the hell is Genjutsu? Illusion, Naruto thought, but decided not to say out loud. "Yes, I understand…"
"Then, after you've seen Taiga-kun off, we'll meet here," Kakashi said. "Your first tutor is Asuma, with your chakra. We should talk after this, Asuma."
Asuma looked at Kakashi. "Eh, why?" he asked.
"Don't ask," he replied.
*o*o*o*
And so, after they left, Kakashi and Asuma met up at a bar in town. Maybe they would drink a little sake, maybe not; it was a hard decision considering they had to wake up early the next day. Ah~, a little drink wouldn't hurt them, they thought, so they ordered some sake.
"So, Kakashi," Asuma started, "what did you want to talk about, and why is it so important that we have to drink on it?"
Kakashi chuckled. "You're the one who suggested the bar," he retorted, but turned serious after. "It's about Naruto-kun…"
The two of them took a sip of their drink, before they continued. "What about him?" he asked. "Is there something wrong?"
"You know how he is the forgotten boy-"
"Ah~, the forgotten boy," Asuma muttered. "People call him that because the villagers don't remember him at all, and it's only a few of the high classed ninjas, who remember. I still wonder why the council didn't make us search for him…"
Kakashi nodded in agreement. "It also seems like he's still unaware of Kyuubi and his memories, Hokage-sama and I talked about how it might be Shisui's Genjutsu that has caused him the memory loss."
"Father and you?" he mumbled. "How do you know that it was Shisui?"
"Naruto-kun remembered an Uchiha whose name started with an S," he answered.
"How could he remember that? Isn't Shisui's Jutsu always bulletproof? Shouldn't it have been released by the time he died?"
The two of them thought about that for a moment. "His Jutsu might be, but Shisui is not. Before his death, he might've passed it on to another…"
Asuma blinked, confused. "What? He can pass it on? How in the world is that possible?"
"Hokage-sama and I talked about how Naruto-kun could probably break it himself, but I don't think that's the case. No matter how strong, Genjutsu can be broken with death, and I think your father thought of the same, but didn't want to tell me."
They took, yet another sip from their cups before they continued. "So, someone has taken over the Jutsu… who?"
"We think that there were two Uchiha's at the time Naruto-kun was taken away. One of them Shisui and another-"
"Itachi," Asuma finished.
"We think alike, Asuma," Kakashi said, with an eye-smile. "But now till what I wanted to talk about… About Naruto-kun's chakra-"
"I'll make sure he doesn't find out about Kyuubi."
"That's not the case," he retorted.
Asuma blinked, "then what is it?"
"It seems like, Naruto-kun unconsciously uses his chakra," he said. "In the Corn village, when we found out about how Tai-chan broke his leg, apparently he was fascinated by how Naruto-kun ran up on the surface of a tree, without using his hands."
Asuma's eyes widened. "What, how is that possible without proper training?"
Kakashi nodded. "That's what I thought, but I have a theory."
"What kind?"
"Naruto-kun might not have been trained, but that doesn't mean that his chakra is inactive. I think that in the spur of the moment, to save a cat, he developed a feeling on how to do the tree climbing exercise. I'm asking you today, because you're the one who is going to train him in chakra manipulation, Naruto-kun is a special kid, and I want to know if you can wake the talent, which is resting inside of him, up."
Asuma smirked, and laughed as he took another sip from his cup. "Don't underestimate me, Kakashi, I've taught chakra manipulation to a bunch of kids, and all of them have succeeded. I'm not just going to wake up his talent; I'm going to wake up his inner ninja."
Ah, finally finished it… I want to say that there might not be any pairings in this story, but if you do want a pairing in the story, then please do not involve Naruto in it. Thank you for reading, favoring, alerting and reviewing, (if you're doing it), if you don't, then I guess it wasn't your taste. Ah, by the way, I'm trying to make this as logical as possible, so if there is something you don't understand, then just review a question, and I'll answer if it will come later in the story, or if I can answer it on the spot.
