Hello one and all! I'm back with another update to my stories, The Ninja Project this time around! I don't own any Pokegirls, nor do I own Naruto or any type of reference I make in this story to other series. If I truly DID own Pokegirls or Naruto, then I'd be quite busy trying to make something Pokegirl-ish into an actual video game, anime, or manga.
Note, there is a VERY small lemon intro, mostly since I can't exactly published a full blown lemon until further notice. So, if this tease is accepted, then I suppose I can make more of them in the future. If not, then I will lead it to a lemon, and cut it off like everyone else. You don't have to read it, as it is very short, but its there if you do. Anyway, onwards!
"Normal Talking."
'Mental Thoughts.'
-Chapter Eleven-
For Uzumaki Naruto, the two weeks he was kept in an emergency hospital bed were the worst, as he didn't have his Pokegirls, his weapons, or a way to get more information than whatever the nurses slipped when they checked on him. He didn't like the fact that he was being kept hidden from his team, and the fact that his Pokegirls were taken as well worried him, but he was sure that everything would be cleared soon, and he'd be able to leave the unknown room soon. Yet, at this moment, Naruto laid in bed glancing at the door that was knocked on. He couldn't help but to be suspicious after the hospital attack, so he always kept the plastic utensils he would eat with under his pillow to act as temporary kunai.
They'd work as long as the intruder didn't wear glasses of course.
"Uzumaki Naruto." The Anbu that entered his room paused at the random plastic knife Naruto was moving between his fingers. It was an usual sight to see someone playing around with a eating utensil without food being near them, so Naruto could understand the sudden pause. "You are to get dressed and come with me to meet with the council." He nodded and reached for the clothes on the desk next to him, but realized he had a question and looked at the Anbu member.
"Do you happen to have any idea as to when I will be obtaining my team of Pokegirls?" Sadly, as he expected, the man simply shook his head. It didn't take long for him to change, which he had to thank his regeneration factor for healing him as quickly as it did, and told the Anbu member he was ready to be taken. Instead of following the man out the window and to the Hokage tower, the man simply took hold of his shoulder and performed the Shunshin no jutsu, causing the world around him to spin in circles for what seemed like hours. "Ugh, what ball slammed into my head to make me spin round?"
"When someone is forced to Shunshin with someone weaker than they, the weaker person usually ends up sick due to the intense motion of the Shunshin. This is usually a protocol used whenever we Anbu unfortunately get someone fast enough to grab onto us, as it'll grant us several seconds to injure them." The Anbu replied in his monotone voice. Naruto didn't know which was worse. The fact that the man made him go through that on purpose, or the fact that he was calling him weak. Still, after a few moments to allow the world to stop spinning, he thanked the Anbu and walked into the council chambers.
Most council chambers, as he saw in various books in the past, had the council members on the same floor, usually separating the shinobi clans from the regular civilian fraction by placing them by the walls. While this was a principle one used in the past, its current seating order was much more unique, as the civilians had desks upon the floor, furnished with a comfortable looking chair of course. The Shinobi clans, on the other hand, were seated on a balcony above the civilians, truly showing how separated they were from one another, though he was surprised to see Kakashi standing in front of the civilian council.
"Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto looked up to see Sarutobi Jiji standing from his designated place. "Do you know why you are here today?" He could only shake his head as Sarutobi brought out his crystal ball, a familiar item he always saw in the office. The ball suddenly glowed a dull blue, forcing a wide spread image of him commanding several of the medic-nins and chuunin on hand to tend to the fallen Zubutts. "You are here to give your report of the crisis that occured at the hospital two weeks ago. From what we currently know, a horde of Zubutt, an average D-class Pokegirl was attacking the Konoha Hospital, while you were supposedly injuring the Kunoichi on staff to allow them an easier victory.
"Before you protest, we now know, thanks to interviewing those on the scene, that you were the target, rather than the instigator of the crisis, and those that spoke against your name have already been punished. Now then, if you could tell us as to what happened, lets say a half an hour before the attack occured." Naruto nodded and began speaking. It was all too easy for him to spot the hateful looks a majority of the civilian council wore upon their faces, just as it was all too easy for him to have no clue as to what the shinobi council thought of the event. The only person he could see an expression from upon the shinobi council was Yamanaka Inoichi, who smiled at him as he spoke.
As soon as he was finished speaking, most of the civilian council began asking questions loudly, unlike the shinobi council, who were whispering to one another. As a ninja, he was to stand proudly with an emotionless face for those in front of him to see; however, despite knowing that particular lesson from the academy, he couldn't help but to be confused at everyone talking. He knew that, while this was normally a shinobi matter, that there were civilians that managed to get hurt during the seige for the hospital. He also believed that Valkyria also had a hand in the injuries to civilians, though he could of sworn that the energy barrier that someone placed up blocked energy attacks from entering and leaving the hospital. Did it not work for humans?
"Uzumaki." Naruto looked up to see Shimura Danzou, one of the men he recalled seeing in the academy history books. He is mainly known for being a great war general, leading the shinobi under his control with efficency that ninja dream of acquiring. His only other achievement was introducing more fuuton jutsu to Konoha when they were most needed, though he was surprised to see the man still amongst the living. Not many people saw the man anymore, usually within council meetings and during the chuunin exams, so any sighting of the man was usually a hot topic, especially as to what happened to his right hand. "You have told us no lie, I'm sure, as you are a loyal Konoha genin, but I must wonder if you know why the attack happened in the first place."
"Are you implying something, Danzou?" Sarutobi declared, only for the bandaged man to shake his head.
"Nothing of the sort." He glanced at Naruto with a frown upon his face. "He told us of what happened, but not of why it happened. Pokegirls are tools, aids to further our protection and our overall destruction and completion of missions, as you all know. During our interrogations, none of them spoiled any of the information we seeked, limiting our knowledge except for what we gathered from the other ninja and survivors. Any information he tells us will help us prepare other defenses to counter any more attacks from this group."
"If it was a group at all, and not just a random Pokegirl that popped up without our barrier team spotting it." A Nara, which Naruto pointed out due to the hair style, spoke out. This earned him various looks from the council, most of which were civilians, that screamed confusion. "Our barrier team, while efficient, has had hiccups when it came to Pokegirl portals, especially during the first occurances. It might be possible that this might of been a girl that appeared in a horde, or simply someone who had an unusual element that we couldn't detect. There are still things we don't know about these beings, such as their limits or the full capability of attacks they can learn."
"Be that as it may," Danzou interrupted, "we still had to bury our own ninja, most of them being medic-nins, due to this attack, and we need to prepare our defenses and increase our count of medic-nins once again. This wouldn't of happened if we had Tsunade back with us." This got the civilians more vocal, and why shouldn't they? Even Naruto knew of Tsunade the Healer, one of the three Legendary Sannin of Konoha, and a great sensei to those who wish to learn the healing arts. Even though Tsunade is still a ninja of Konoha, she refuses to step foot into the village itself, preferring to take long term missions and sending jutsu scrolls via slugs, her animal summon.
"Naruto," Kakashi's voice broke him from his thoughts, "if you do have anything you wish to say. Now would be the time." Naruto nodded and looked at the shinobi council. More specifically, he looked at Sarutobi, who flashed him a quick smile.
"They were after something actually." This got both sides of the council to quiet down. If they didn't believe him, well, it was their loss of information. "They, a Vampire, Foxglove, and an unknown Pokegirl were to capture me for what I can only assume was to drain me of Kyuubi's chakra."
"Is this true!"
"Impossible. No Pokegirl even knows of the Kyuubi!"
"We should of killed him long ago!"
"ENOUGH!" Sarutobi and, much to his surprise, Danzou shouted. The two ninja looked at one another, possibly due to not expecting the other to order for peace, before giving the other a brief nod. Naruto could still hear the whispers of the civilians however, and had a feeling that more civilians would make it harder for him to purchase certain things for about a month or two.
"Are you sure they were after the Kyuubi?" Sarutobi asked.
"I am sure Hokage-sama." Naruto began. "They referred to me as the Source, saying things about my particular chakra that their mistress wanted to claim as her own. The unknown Pokegirl called me the "key to perfection", though for what reasons I don't know. If I had to pick their leader, I would claim it was the Pokegirl that attacked me about two weeks ago."
"Ah yes, the shapeshifter." An Inuzuka, who was easy to identify due to the red markings on her face, spoke up. She, like the rest of the shinobi, spoke in a calm, neutral tone. "Though we were able to find the blood samples of the unknown being, we couldn't find any other trace of her, possibly meaning that she was able to cover her trail, or was able to disappear through jutsu means."
"If we couldn't find the shapeshifter, it means that she and her group can enter the village and find Uzumaki, correct?" The Hyuuga clan head spoke. Naruto nodded, along with a majority of the civilian council, since he had a feeling that, unless he could hide the chakra of the Kyuubi inside him, the unknown Pokegirl and her Vampires and Zubutts would find him easily. "Then, this is a simple measure to fix."
"Oh? How do you plan to stop the enemy Hyuuga, by trying to spot them when the barrier team could not?" The Inuzuka clan head spoke out, earning a glare from the man.
"No, by forcing Uzumaki Naruto to learn the art of fuuinjutsu, particularly the chakra silencing variety, as well as how to inscribe said seals onto every article of clothing and chakra weapon he shall use."
"You can not have that boy learning fuuinjutsu!" A civilian shouted. He was of no one in particular, if Naruto recalled correctly. "The art of fuuinjutsu is a sacred art of Konoha itself, and no one who is unworthy of it shall learn it!"
"You fool!" The Hyuuga replied. "You only claim it as sacred due to the Yondaime Hokage learning the art from Jiraiya, one of the three Sannin, and have placed limiters for certain ninja to learn anything more than creating explosion notes and weak barriers. He has enough chakra to empower the large scale seal that I suggest he is to learn, and it would allow him to leave the village without anyone tracing the Kyuubi's chakra, even if he is to use it."
"Which is another matter," Danzou interrupted, catching the attention of the council, "if these individuals know of the Kyuubi now, especially if the shapeshifter was able to find Naruto due to its unique chakra output, then maybe it is time for Naruto to learn how to harness the beast's chakra? It would help him fend off against a large scale force of Pokegirls, as we've seen that the group having many cannon folder, and might help him take out some of the more unique Pokegirls at their command."
"I refuse to allow the beast to have a better chance at escaping!" Another civilian, a female merchant, called out. She reminded him of a mix between Sakura and Ino, since the woman had pink hair, but held it in a ponytail. "I trust the Yondaime and his sealing skills, as we all do, but twice in our history have we had the Kyuubi attack Konoha ground, and each time it was due to unknown means! This means we have no idea as to what the Kyuubi can do, and if we have the Kyuubi's chakra free, even to the slightest, it might use Naruto as a vessel to escape!"
"Normally, I would of killed you before you finished an ounce of what you said." Sarutobi spoke out, glancing at the two Anbu who soundlessly appeared beside the woman. "However, due to the educated response you gave, you won't die to make an example of those who BREAK MY RULE!" A short burst of killer intent escaped the Hokage, causing the woman to nod in rapid succession. Naruto didn't even know that a civilian could know of such extensive knowledge of the Kyuubi, let alone of sealing AND Konoha history. Then again, if she was a ninja, or possibly a shinobi in the past, then it would explain most of the information she knew.
"Despite all of the points you've made, the seal is well in tact and, in comparison to the other Jinchuuriki of the other villages, ours is the weakest in terms of harnessing its bijuu. If Naruto here could create a chakra cloak, even a one tailed cloak, then it would make him impossible for taijutsu users to hit him without its poisonous chakra inflicting damage upon their limbs."
"That is enough Danzou." Sarutobi's interruption earned a slight nod from the man, though an apologetic or an angered one Naruto couldn't tell. Sarutobi then looked down at the civilian council before turning to the Shinobi. "I move that we put it into a vote. This vote is for Naruto learning the chakra silencing seal, as suggested by Hyuuga Hiashi. All in favor of this suggestion?" Unsurprisingly, all of the shinobi raised their hands, as well as the civilian that spoke up against him learning how to use Kyuubi's chakra. After a moment of silence, another hand from the civilian side was raised, though he didn't know the individual. "All opposed?" Despite the number of civilians that raised their hands, they were outnumbered by the agreement vote, meaning that Naruto was going to learn some fuuinjutsu. "Then it is decided. Uzumaki Naruto shall learn the chakra silencing seals, though he will learn this while under the guidance of a ninja of my choice. Now, I suppose that you, Danzou, would like to put into a vote for Naruto learning how to use the Kyuubi's chakra?"
"Yes, as it will provide him another means of defending himself, as the Kage Bunshin, Fuuton: Daitoppa, and Suiton: Suiben won't exactly save him from most Pokegirls."
"He is also a member of a genin team, which is lead by Kakashi, a respectable jounin of Konoha. I'm sure that they will be taught as much as they can by him, isn't that right Kakashi?"
"Hai, Hokage-sama." At that, Sarutobi nodded and was about to speak when the female civilian council member spoke.
"Lets say we do agree to allow Uzumaki Naruto to harness the Kyuubi's chakra. Who will teach him how, will we be able to evaluate what the individual uses as to contain the training, and how many tails will he be restricted to?"
"Why should any of that matter to the civilian council?" Danzou questioned. The woman looked up at him with a stern look.
"Because we will be the ones most likely ordering for repairs to the village's housing and businesses if the boy loses control. Not to mention the Kyuubi has nine tails of chakra, each one being stronger than the previous, and we don't know how the strain of using multiple tails worth of chakra will effect his mentality, or if it will give him a tunnel vision of sorts. I merely look out for the safety of the civilians."
"Fine points," Sarutobi mentioned, "but if you are so curious, or should I say cautious and worried, about those particular topics, then you can review the information. If, of course, it passes. Now then, this vote is for Uzumaki Naruto being taught how to harness the Kyuubi's chakra in order to protect himself and the village from any offensive enemy that targets him or the village. All in agreement?" This time, the Yamanaka clan head was the only shinobi who didn't agree with the suggestion; however, the woman and man from the civilian council voted for the agreement. As he expected, when it came to the opposing voters, they were only a vote short, truly showing how a single opinion can chage the course of everything. "Then it is decided that Uzumaki Naruto will learn how to channel the Kyuubi's chakra for the benefit of the village. I call this meeting to a close, and for Uzumaki Naruto, Hatake Kakashi, and Haruno Susani to come to my office." With that said, Sarutobi disappeard via Shunshin, followed by a majority of the shinobi council. Right as Naruto was about to do the same, Kakashi and Haruno Susani walked up to him, each focused to him.
"Hm, you already know how to use the Shunshin? Interesting..." Before he could say anything to the woman, Kakashi placed a hand upon their shoulders. In seconds, he found himself standing in front of the Hokage, luckily without falling or feeling sick to his stomach, and straightened his posture.
"Hokage-sama." Kakashi said, causing Sarutobi to nod and look at Naruto. In front of him was a small metal case, closed from his eyes, causing him to wonder what exactly was inside it.
"Naruto, I have good news and bad news for you. Would you care as to which came first?" Naruto shook his head. He'd find out either way, so there was no point as to which order the information came in. "The bad news is that, while Valkyria will recover, she will be in healing for about two, possibly three months, around the time of the Chuunin Exams. As more feral Pokegirls enter Konoha, there is a chance we will find some technology to quicken the healing rate, but it is unlikely. Also, despite you trying to save as many of the Kunoichi as possible, some of them were killed by you and your Pokegirls, and, as such, I've been forced to fine you for their deaths, which was taken from the total amount of credits you would of gotten from the Pokegirls you captured. Luckily for you, you won't have to give up Valkyria, Naruko, or Vicky to anyone of the victims.
"Now then, for the good news. You're now the richest genin in Konoha, as you now have 2,500,000 credits under your belt, and can decide if you want to personally sell the Zubutt that survived, or if you would rather sell them to Konoha so we may sell or give them to tamers. While you may not obtain the Pokegirls at the current time, as our interrogation unit is still trying to extract information from them, you have rights to the Foxglove and Vampire, as your Pokegirls were the ones who detained and captured them. You'll most likely be allowed to keep them in about a month, possibly sooner if they reveal the information we want them to."
"Wait, you mean I am going to get two Pokegirls that tried to KILL ME, ME, under my control?" Naruto shouted, mostly in fear than excitement. Sarutobi Jiji smiled at him, knowing that he wasn't shouting in anger.
"Naruto-kun, many Pokegirls ninja own were once Pokegirls that killed, or tried to kill others. Thanks to the technology that comes with them, we've been able to reproduce some of their taming machines, influencing their minds with subtle suggestions. So, yes, everyone has a Pokegirl that has tried to kill them at one point in time." At that, Naruto smiled and looked down at his belt, only to see that he still didn't have his Pokegirls. He frowned before looking back up to Sarutobi.
"Uh, Jiji, about my Pokegirls?"
"Ah yes, you'll be given them at the end of this meeting." Naruto nodded with a grin. At last, he'd be reunited with them! "Now then, do you wish to sell the Zubutt yourself, or shall you sell them to Konoha and allow us to work with them? You have about seventy at the moment, and they're ranked around D to C rank depending on their personal skill set and age."
"As long as some are offered to those who lost a Kunoichi during the attack, as well as to the genin involved with the Ninja Project, I'll sell them to you Hokage-sama." Sarutobi brought out a scroll and began to write in it, causing him from confusion. A few moments later, the scroll was handed to him, revealing that it was a contract of agreement that what he said was under his own choices, and that the Pokegirls would be offered to the intended parties. Naruto signed it, since it was everything he wanted, and returned it to Sarutobi.
"That makes your total around 3,758,000, plus your previous funds. As for what you are to learn, Kakashi here will be the one to teach you the chakra silencing seal, and will begin on your shuriken and kunai. Your training with the Kyuubi chakra will begin in about two weeks after I am able to contact the man who will train you in its usage to the point of successfully drawing out one tail, as well as entering a full cloak with your mind intact."
"Are you sure that is wise Hokage-sama?" Kakashi asked. "One tails worth of chakra should be enough, but to add in the full cloak?" Sarutobi sighed, closing his eyes for a moment before looking right at Naruto's sensei.
"I am sure that Naruto-kun here has been practicing his chakra control, though his time in the hospital might have weakened his overall control. I know that, given his skill with the Kage Bunshin, he will build it up with ease, as well as build up on his current skill with his jutsu. Speaking of..." Kakashi nodded and pointed to his covered eye.
"Maa...I know I know, teach him and the others some jutsu. I know the drill Hokage-sama. I'll teach him and the others tomorrow since he'll be busy taming his other Pokegirls today." With a nod from the Hokage, Kakashi disappeared, leaving Naruto alone with him and Susani. He glanced at her, unsure as to if he should talk to her or wait for Sarutobi-Jiji to say something.
"Naruto."
'Well, that answers that.'
"I apologize for what has happened to you and your team. Bekkou-san has made a healthy recovery, as did his Pokegirls, thanks to you." Naruto smiled at that, as Bekkou was a man worthy of his position as a shinobi of Konoha. He hoped that he could work with him on a mission one day, if only to repay him for his aid. "Despite my sorrows, you are to go home and relax for the day, as tomorrow you shall be rejoining team seven for missions. You will also be getting mail within several days telling you if anyone has accepted the Zubutts you wish to be given or not, as they may be returned to you if left unclaimed. You're dismissed."
"Hai, Hokage-sama." With that said, Naruto was about to Shunshin away when he remembered that he didn't have his Pokegirls yet. Seeing the look on his face, Sarutobi opened the metal box and handed him back his Pokedex, a scroll, and two of his Pokeballs. What was odd was the magazine that came with his stuff, and couldn't prevent himself from looking at the title of it. "Poke-Bay?"
"Ah, yes, seeing as you have quite the bit of money, I felt as if you should get a Poke-Bay magazine subscription, all paid for I assure. Those are published twice a month with a majority of the items within it left to be bought by whoever is interested. This is were the more rare items are, such as evolution stones or weapons, that the Pokemarts in the village can't get." Naruto thanked the man and sealed the spare items into the scroll before leaving the office, smiling at the Pokeballs of Naruko and Vicky.
Now it was time to welcome them back with a loving hug.
"You BAKA!" Naruko and Vicky shouted as they kicked him onto the bed. Well, it wasn't the loving hug he expected, but at least there was some physical involvement involved with their release. Naruko pinned him onto the bed, rubbing herself onto his crotch as Vicky began to mumble something, a something that Naruto began to fear.
"It wasn't my fault that you two were kept away from me for two weeks!" Naruto shouted as he tried to squirm out of Naruko's hold. All he ended up doing was forcing his face into the Bunnygirl's large bust, earning a moan and a blush as she slapped her bum onto his hardening, yet trapped, manhood. The sudden slap caused him to stop moving, as he preferred to groan in pain as his response, unknowingly allowing Vicky to do what she wanted.
"Bind!" She quickly pressed the jewel on her staff to his hands and ankles, causing them to be bound by white energy. At the sight of this, he renewed his efforts to escape their clutches, only for it to be all for naught. "Now, master, I believe it is time for us to get what we've been wanting for a long, LONG time. Isn't that right my harem sister?" Vicky asked in a teasing tone as she unzipped his pants, plucking out his manhood for all to see.
"Oi! Let go of my cock right now girls!" He ordered, hoping that his command would be followed by his most loyal Pokegirls. However, much to his dismay, they shook their heads and began to tease him in their own ways. In Naruko's case, she rubbed her exposed womanhood on his cock, especially the tip, while Vicky licked his balls. He knew that he would be forced to sit here while they took advantage of him, again and again, and, while most men would love to be in such a situation, the last three way he had with his Pokegirls left him horribly drained for the day. His mind began to shut down as he felt himself slip into Naruko, earning a moan from himself and the Bunnygirl, who began to ride him for all he was worth. Knowing from his previous experience, this was going to take most of the day, as Naruko had a high Libido, and Vicky, though average, could get quite horny when involved in something like this.
Yep, this was the fate for all tamers who left their Pokegirls in storage, whether they meant to or not.
The next day, Naruto was quite happy to find the magical binding that Vicky placed on him for his "punishment" had faded away, allowing him to take a much needed shower and get ready to meet his teammates. As usual, Naruko followed him into the shower to sneak in another sexual session, only to get a cool, blissful shower to clean herself, which was just as good as sex to her he supposed. By the time the two were done, they walked out dressed and ready, to see Vicky drinking a cup of coffee. When asked how she looked so clean without the use of a shower, her reply was "magic", a response Naruto got the feeling he should be expecting more from now on.
It was soon after that, as soon as the trio had a proper breakfast, that Naruto recalled the two and hurried to meet his team. He was sure that they improved during his two weeks away, and wanted to catch up to them. No, he wanted to surpass them in every single way, especially Sasuke! He still didn't know how much his teammates were trained while he was in the hospital, which was the same issue with their Pokegirls, so he knew that, no matter what, he was behind in terms of skill, strength, and jutsu most likely.
"Hi Naruto. Glad to see that you're out of the hospital!" Naruto smiled at the person who waved at him as he walked towards the training ground.
"Hiya Sakura, and I'm happy to be out of that hard bed! I thought my back would of been broken by how stiff it was."
"Stop complaining dobe." The swiftness of Sasuke's comment caused Sakura to giggle, and, much to his surprise, him to smile back at the Uchiha. Said Uchiha gave him a slight nod before walking towards him with a third Pokeball on his belt. "So I take it you know as to why everyone in the program was offered a Zubutt courtesy of Uzumaki Naruto right?" Naruto simply chuckled and looked away, trying his hardest to restrain the grin that fought to show on his face.
"I have no idea as to what you're talking about Sasuke."
"Liar." Sakura inserted, causing him to sag his head into his shoulders. As he turned to her, she revealed a third Pokeball of her own onto her belt, this ball being a Great Ball, unlike Sasuke's own, which was a regular Pokeball. "We haven't came across any Zubutt Pokegirls during your two weeks of healing, and yet, as soon as you're released, we're offered a new Pokegirl. That is too much of a coincidence in the ninja world Naruto, so just tell us the truth and let us thank you properly."
"I'm not thanking him for something like this. She isn't all that good anyway."
"So why were you so happy earlier when you told me you got a Flying/Poison type that had several evolution paths?" Sasuke grunted before turning away, causing Naruto to laugh as he mentally thanked Sakura for the information. At the mention of additional Pokegirls, he thought of Valkyria and hoped that she would be healed soon. His Pokebelt felt too different without her Pokeball being next to Naruko's ball, which was the reason her slot wasn't filled at the moment.
"So do you know of anyone else that accepted the Zubutts?" He asked, considering he wanted to know of who he might want to avoid for a few days. Sakura tilted her head, tapping her chin with her index finger with a curious look on her face.
"Well, Ino got one, as she was happy to have a Poison type as an addition to her team. Apparently her A-Bra is adapting to her daily routine, but the Rack is still giving her trouble. Kiba, Shikamaru, Chouji, and Hinata didn't take one, mostly due to not wanting any more Pokegirls that either didn't suit them, like Kiba, wouldn't give them much of a benefit, Shikamaru and Chouji, or wasn't allowed to."
"Like Hinata, right?"
"Yep. That Domina of her REALLY doesn't like any competition when it comes to Poison types, so Shino took the one offered to her. I heard that Ami and her team accepted them though, and that we now have a total of seven genin teams that are working in the Ninja Project. Is it true that you fought against the leader of the Zubutts Naruto?" Sakura asked. Naruto shook his head, since it wasn't the truth, but filled her in on the details.
"My team went up against the possessed Kunoichi, an unknown Pokegirl that was controlling them, the Foxglove that was controlling the Zubutt, and Valkyria took out a Vampire and the Foxglove while I, Naruko, Vicky, and some medic-nin were fighting."
"Maa, Naruto, don't ruin the juicy parts of the story. You'll be called a spoiler if you do..." Naruto turned to see Kakashi leaning against one of the log stumps with his famed book in hand. He still looked the same in every way, though he noticed that he had a scroll in his right hand, a storage scroll if the color of the edges was correct.
"Hiya Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto and Sakura said at the same time. Though the two looked at each other oddly, they began to chuckle at their twin-like moment, earning a chuckle from their sensei. The three genin came over to Kakashi as he waved them over, opening the scroll and placed it on the ground. With a bit of chakra injected into the storage scroll, several scrolls, appeared on top of the sealing array, causing Naruto to widen his eyes at the scrolls.
"Now, my pretty genin, today we won't be taking missions, as I believe it is time to teach you some proper jutsu. Naruto knows the most from what I've read, with Sasuke following behind and you, Sakura, not knowing anything past the standard three. It is critical for a ninja to know as many fields as possible, even if they don't exactly perfect one type of ninja art as their own, for those different arts will keep your opponent planning and confused against all of the jutsu and skills you have. With that said, I'm going to have you three touch these three chakra scrolls."
"Chakra scrolls?" Sakura asked. Naruto was about to ask as well, but he knew that Sakura would have to faster tongue and kept his mouth shut.
"Chakra scrolls are a fairly new product that Konoha has produced. It is made of chakra paper, a unique paper made of chakra fed trees, that can tell an individual what type of elemental chakra they're suited for. In most cases, chakra paper is cut prematurely, which will only tell an individual as to their strongest element. Chakra trees that have grown for decades will tell people as to what their strongest, weakest, and average elements they have, but chakra scrolls are the highest step possible. These scrolls have multiple seals on them, each holding a different jutsu for each element within the scrolls, and depending on how skilled you are with your chakra nature will reveal a different set of scrolls to you.
"For example, if Sasuke here puts in his chakra for about the standard minute, I'm sure that, thanks to him practicing Katon jutsu for years, he would unlock multiple katon scrolls due to his training, but might unlock a Suiton scroll due to it being his true chakra nature. It all depends as to how much one has practiced in jutsu, as training in elemental jutsu will give someone a "bond" to it, allowing them to use those jutsu easier, even if it isn't their true nature."
"I doubt I am a Suiton user, as it would clash with my Katon proficiency." Sasuke commented. Kakashi turned and nodded, but continued on with his explanation.
"Why of couse, which comes to my next bit of information. Those that have an affinity for an element, such as Fuuton, yet enjoy using Raiton jutsu, they'll find it much harder to use Raiton jutsu due to it falling to Fuuton. But, enough talking, as it seems like you'll fall asleep at any moment. Lets just hand you each a scroll and see where it takes us, shall we?" Naruto was the one who grabbed the first scroll, took a deep breath, and channeled a steady stream of chakra into the scroll for about a minute. Instantly, the scroll rolled out on its own, revealing to him five small seals, each holding the kanji for a different element within them. As soon as they revealed themselves to him, they began to glow, sending a line of their respected color down the scroll. A light blue line was the longest of them, as it revealed two seals down its path, followed by a dark blue and red line reaching a bit past their first seals, nearly to its second set. The brown line past the first seal, only by a few inches, and the yellow seal barely grew at all, causing him to frown, though not due to not having a strong Raiton affinity. No, he frowned at the sight because it meant that, while he could potentially learn many different jutsu, he wouldn't have a clear offensive or defensive tactic to use against Raiton based attacks.
"Sensei, this means I'm good with Fuuton jutsu, followed evenly by Suiton and Katon, correct?" Naruto asked with his head turned to his sensei. Kakashi bent down to look at the seals, taking a glance at him for a moment before chuckling.
"You're absolutely right Naruto. Though, I never knew that you trained in four of the five elements on your own time. I suspected the Fuuton from what you showed us during our training exercises, but not Katon or Suiton. Now, who wants to go-"
"Sensei! My scroll kinda didn't do anything much!" At that bit of information, Naruto walked over to Sakura and looked over her shoulder. Unlike his scroll, which practically showed how he was in terms of elements, all of her seals were active, though the different colored lines didn't reach the first set of seals. Instead, they branched together, combining into different colored lines that nearly went to each first set of seals. He turned to Kakashi, whose visible eye was quite wide at the sight, so did it mean that Sakura had some type of chakra problem?
"Maa, Sakura, all this means is that you're affinities aren't that trained, and that in the future, when you've practiced with more elemental jutsu, you'll have a clear path, like Sasuke and Naruto here. Speaking of Sasuke..." The Uchiha lifted his scroll to the trio, showing them that his Katon seal were near the second set, like with Naruto's Fuuton, though that wasn't much of a surprise. What was a surprise were the Doton and Raiton first set of seals glowing at them. "So the great Sasuke Uchiha has such a unique line up of jutsu ready for him. Not that surprising, truth be told, but Naruto and Sakura aren't going to let you surpass them, correct?"
"Ha, no way! I'll beat the teme with ease!"
"No, I won't be left behind!" Naruto turned to Sakura and chuckled as he flashed her a thumbs up, earning a grin from her in return. It was good to see Sakura becoming more confident in herself around them, since he was afraid that she would of kept lusting over Sasuke as they trained together.
"Either way," Kakashi began as he made two Kage Bunshins, though why Naruto knew they were Kage Bunshins and not regular Bunshins he didn't know, "I want each of you to follow a clone and listen to them while I train Naruto myself. While his chakra control has improved by leaps and bounds, I need to quickly teach him a new exercise if he wants to try the chuunin level jutsu he has reached." Both genin nodded and walked away with their respected Kakashi clone, though Naruto noticed that Sasuke glanced at him for a second before disappearing behind the bushes. After a few minutes of silence, Kakashi reopened the scroll he had before and summoned a set of kunai, sealing ink that was bright blue, and a jutsu scroll.
"Is that what I think it is sensei?"
"Yep," Kakashi replied with his famed eye smile, "its the chakra silencing seal information. And you, Naruto, are to read up on it before practicing it on the kunai in front of you. When you're good enough with writing the seals on the kunai, we'll move onto shuriken, katana, and various other weaponry before we move onto the next step." Naruto could only stare intently at the supplies in front of him and grabbed the scroll. He wouldn't disappoint Jiji by slacking off. There was a Pokegirl healing in the hospital due to him not being strong enough to back her up when she needed it, and he wouldn't happen again.
He was Uzumaki Naruto, and he didn't let his precious people get hurt in his business!
-Author Note-
Long time no see Pokegirl fans! I do apologize for the long wait, but I've been focused on all of my other stories and the wild ideas dancing in my mind. I won't lie, I might just end up like many other writer on this site and make too many stories for my own good, though I'm not too sure if that is a BAD thing, rather than an unusual trait from me. Still, lets get onto the good things, shall we?
This chapter isn't much exciting, with the exception of the aftermath of the hospital seige, the slight lemon in the chapter, and the chakra scroll results. Yes, Naruto has the possibility to end up obtaining the Foxglove and Vampire, yet might not want to keep them, as they might end up killing him when he least expects it. As you've read, Naruto's main ace in the hole, and by far his strongest Pokegirl, is out of the game for a long time, and our main hero wishes to become stronger so it won't happen again.
I will admit, my variation of the council chamber is a bit odd, but I can't get it out of my head, and I personally like it that way. Ninja are more important than the civilians in terms of protection, as the local bandits and samurai wouldn't be able to do much against well trained shinobi from other villages. Out of the whole civilian council, only two are neutral, as you read in this chapter, and they might have a bigger role in the story as time goes on. With all of that said, time for the review responses!
Lazruth: Thank you for your review! I don't blame you for the unknown Pokegirl, as it is quite twisted and has an odd sense of humor. Though, I wouldn't put in some Evangelion into her. That might always come later...
Trickster King Chaos: Thanks, as always, for your review King Chaos! I'm not going to quit this story, nor will I quit the other story, as I enjoy all of the crazy ideas I get from writing this out.
Shadowninja123: Thank you for your review, and I won't give up on this story. Updates might slow down and quicken from time to time, but it won't be abandoned.
Thanatos's-shadow: Your review brings up a valued point, and for that I thank you for taking the time to put it up. Yes, there is always a chance that the romance will go past Pokegirls, and I've actually found myself in a tight corner picking a girl for Naruto. He does have an obligation to his clan, and, as one might expect, the council wouldn't want Pokegirl babies to be accepted as clan members and such. Even if they can become ninja, they'd always be seen as Pokenins rather than actual ninja, which would cause problems. So, this might be a Naruto/Person story, or a Naruto/small harem, depending on what comes to mind in the future.
Sabery & Observer01: Thank you two for your reviews, and I'm quite happy that you're enjoying this story so far.
I do hope to see reviews from all of my readers, as your opinions and thoughts matter! The next chapter will have a bit of a time skip, so we can get on to my favorite arc of all time! Major things shall happen, both good and bad for our main hero and his teammates. As to what it shall be, well, you'll have to wait for the next chapter.
Until next time, and please review!