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Naruto was excited. Today was the day when he would start his ninja training again. The blonde boy could barely sleep the night before and right now he couldn't wait. So why did he wait? Because when he told Rikku that he was training, she said she wanted to come. He didn't know why yet, but if she wanted to come he wasn't going to stop her. He just had to be slightly careful about what he did while training. Wouldn't want to hurt her by accident. He just hoped she would wake up soon, he couldn't stand much more of this. He had too much pent up energy.
The shinobi sprung out of bed and went to make breakfast for the two of them. At least then when she woke up they could eat quickly and be on their way. When Naruto finished he went over to Rikku. She was still sleeping. Naruto was extremely tempted to wake her, but he didn't know if she would appreciate that. So Naruto let her be and went to eat his own breakfast. When he finished the blonde wrote a note telling her the general direction from Home he would be in, and he left. Normally the blonde wouldn't have left her, but this was a special case. To him anyway.
Naruto left Home and traveled North for about five minutes. Far enough to have a lot of room, but close enough for Rikku to find him. It was no wonder Rikku was still sleeping. It was still very early. He doubted any Al Bhed were up. When he reached his spot the boy sat on the sand in the shade of a broken down wall. He never considered what actually knocked down those walls, he simply accepted it. But whatever it was must have been big. The walls looked like they were part of something huge. And some of the pieces were strewn all over the place. After pondering this for a few moments, Naruto pushed it to the back of his mind where he would most likely forget it completely.
Enough distractions, the blonde thought. I finally have the chance to train and im going to train!
Kyuubi? You awake?
"Yes kit, im awake. And please don't yell so loudly in your mind. After all I am the only one who can hear you." The Kyuubi's booming voice sounded out in the back of his head.
Oh yeah, sorry Kyuubi. Forgot about that. Anyway what are you going to teach me?
"Nothing you don't already know. The jutsus will come after you get a new summon."
A new summon? What's wrong with my old summon? Frogs are cool!
"That's one of the problems kit. How long do you think a frog will last out in the desert? The poor thing would most likely shrivel up and die of dehydration. Another problem with the frogs is that they are that frog hermit's summon as well. If we summoned a frog, he could summon one as well and get information on us. Although I sincerely doubt they could make it here, you never know. Remember, those Akatsuki pests are also collecting powerful entities, including demons. If they find out where we are they will eventually use the power to come here. However we can avoid them as long as you don't summon frogs. Then the information on where we are can not get back to Jiraiya. Which means absolutely no one will know."
I guess that makes sense. If ero-sennin finds out where we are, it will only be a matter of time before someone gets the information off him.
"Exactly. So now that the reasons for the summon are out of the way, how about we get to the actual summoning now?"
Right! So, what will I be summoning? Something cool I hope!
"I'm glad you asked. I will be giving you the summoning contract for foxes, so you can summon my kind whenever you please. Or for whenever I please for that matter. I would like to be updated on what's happening in the fox plane."
Okay, I admit foxes are cool but, fox plane? What the hell is that?
"This will take some doing. Let me explain to you how summoning works. There is a different 'plane' for every different animal, no matter what it is. One for foxes, frogs, snakes, you get the idea. In this plane, every animal is a spiritual entity. Basically, none have physical bodies. This is also why summoning consumes so much chakra. First, the summoning art 'takes' your chakra, then it uses the chakra to pull a spirit from the plane relating to the animal you wish to summon. Once that is finished, it uses all chakra that is left over to create a temporary body for the spirit. If it wasn't like this, summoning would be much less stressful, and anyone could summon a boss. There would be giant animals running all over the place."
Wow, I never knew that.
"I never expected you to. I don't think anyone knows what I just told you. Now can we start summoning? Whether you're ready or not I am sending the scroll over." Kyuubi said as Naruto felt a chakra buildup, and then a poof of smoke on the ground in front of him told the boy that the summoning scroll was in front of him. The blonde opened up the scroll and saw that there were no other names inside. He felt special that he was the only one to ever summon foxes. Naruto bit his thumb and began to write out his name in kanji on the scroll, however he had to stop halfway through when his thumb healed and he needed to bite it again. When Naruto finished he rolled the scroll up, and it disappeared with a loud poof.
"There, all done. Now I just summon them like I do with frogs, right?" The boy asked curiously.
"Yes, just keep the fox contract in your mind and you will summon a fox. Give it a try. Just summon a small one though. Don't want to alarm the Al Bheds, do we?"
"No sir, Foxy-sama sir!" Naruto yelled happily as he bit his thumb once again and started to make the correct hand seals. When he finished the hand seals and molding the chakra heslammed his palm into the ground yelling, "Kuchiyose no jutsu!" When the blonde did this, black runes began to spread from his hand onto the ground, and after about a second a small poof was heard. When Naruto removed his hand, in its place was an extremely small fox kit that the boy guessed could fit into the palm of his hand.
"Awww, kawaii!" The 'trained killer' said as he picked up the baby fox and held it to his stomach. It rubbed into him a few times before curling up in a small ball and falling asleep. "What is it with everything falling asleep against me? First Rikku, then the fox! ...Not that I mind, really. It's nice." He said before he heard someone coming closer. He quickly whispered goodbye to the fox and dispelled it, seeing it disappear in a poof of smoke just as it had appeared. When that was done, Naruto turned to see who was coming, and saw Rikku jogging to get to him. When she got within three feet of him she stopped and bent over, panting.
"Why...didn't...you...wake...me...Naruto..." She panted out as she waited for an answer.
"You were taking so long to wake up so I decided to just go without you. I couldn't stand waiting. Sorry." Naruto explained with a slightly guilty look.
"Don't worry about it. Just wake me next time, okay? So, are you going to teach me to walk up walls now?" She asked, and she couldn't hold back the excited look on her face.
"Sure Rikku, but remember that I can't guarantee anything. You might simply not be able to learn it."
"Oh come on! Don't crush my hopes already! I haven't even tried yet."
"Okay then Rikku, stand right here." The ninja said as he moved slightly to the left, and then pointed to the place where he was just standing. She did as she was told, and waited. "Now, face the wall, and place your hands in this position. It makes it easier." He said as he formed the ram seal with his hands. Rikku copied him perfectly once again. "Finally, concentrate on moving 'energy' to the soles of your feet, then run at the wall. If you did it right, you should stick at least a little bit." Naruto said as he backed off to give her more room. When she believed she was ready, the girl ran at the wall with all her might, began to run up it...and fell right on her ass. The shinobi had difficulty holding in hiss giggles. "Try it again. I'll try to spot any flaws." He said when he calmed down. This time when she ran at the wall he watched closely. It seemed that she was following his directions perfectly, it was just that her chakra wasn't moving the way it was supposed to.
Kyuubi, what's wrong? She should be going up a bit at least.
"I believe it is because of her age and lineage kit. Ninjas usually start out young in order to condition the chakra coils correctly. However because she didn't start early, she can no longer mold the chakra right. It is also partly because of her lineage. Al Bheds haven't been having ninja training as a whole either, so because of that it is especially hard for her. This is a reason why some clans in Konoha were comprised entirely of ninja. It was to make the next generation even stronger."
So she can never do it?
"I'm afraid so kit. If she practices she may be able to climb walls, but she will most likely never be able to walk on water or do jutsus. I doubt anyone in this world could. It just isn't possible."
Naruto sighed. Rikku will be crushed.
"Maybe, but it is better than false hope is it not?"
I guess so. I'll tell her now. He thought as he felt his connection with the Kyuubi break. Naruto called Rikku over to tell her the problem.
"Rikku, you're doing all the instructions fine but you didn't start out soon enough. It will take much more practice than I needed to do this, and afterwards you will not be able to do anything more advanced." Naruto said, feeling guilty once again.
"You mean, climbing the walls is as far as I can get?" She asked with tears starting to form in her eyes.
"I'm afraid so. I'm sorry Rikku."
"I guess it was too much to hope for. Thanks for trying." She said with a few sniffles. Naruto was starting to panic again, he hated seeing her cry.
"Rikku, even if you can't do the things I can, you can still learn magic, right? Why don't you learn that? And I'll help anyway that I can?" He said, hoping that she would stop crying.
"Yeah, I guess I could do that. I'll be special by becoming strong in magic and other things. However... you said that I can learn to walk up the wall with practice, right?"
"Yeah...so?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Can I finish learning that first?" Rikku asked with a small grin.
I don't think this chapter is as good as the others. Hopefully he will get his sword next chapter. Then he can train in Kenjutsu!