Hi guys
I know i'm no longer consistent, but life is getting busier, so i can only post when I get the time.
I'm think of making a Sequel to this story as I'm probably going to finish it before the new year comes. I probably won't get the story started right away, but keep in mind of it.
Here's the next chapter enjoy
I don't own Naruto.
Chapter 20
She knew that was what he was going to ask her since Hinata had stated as much, so it really wasn't much of a surprise when he did.
What did surprise her though was the serious look in his eyes.
There were perhaps only a few times Kurenai can pinpoint when Naruto had shown that look of seriousness, and the fact that he was wearing it now meant it was really bothering him.
"Well, first off, why the sudden interest in genjutsu in the first place? I know how much you love to learn a new ninjutsu, and by watching your taijutsu from the chunin exams, I'd say it's all through your experiences in the field. What has you suddenly wanting to learn genjutsu?" Kurenai asks.
"Well, awhile back, maybe close to a month ago, I was on a team tracking some rouge related to Orochimaru of some sort" Naruto begins.
"Is that the mission where I had to lead a group of you due to being no higher ninja to spare?" Shikamaru asks.
"Yeah, we were assigned to capture him since he may have had some information on the bastard. Speaking of which, we never did figure out what the guy knew. I have to remember to speak to Tsunade-baa-chan about it" Naruto says.
"Naruto, don't call Tsunade-sama that" Kurenai scolds.
"But she is old, even with that henge she wears all the time" Naruto pouts.
Kurenai held herself off foe a second time on laughing at Naruto's antics, "She's still the hokage, so some respect is in order."
Naruto huffs, but doesn't say anything, and Kurenai knew that he wouldn't listen so she just sighed.
"I'm actually in agreement with Naruto here; we never did get informed on what the guy knew, and my only conclusion was to prevent any episodes Naruto might throw if it's actually solid information to Sasuke's whereabouts" Shikamaru interjects.
Naruto gasps at this as if this was news to him, then quickly stands up, "is that why, I'm going to give Tsunade-baa-chan a visit then."
"No, moron, it' just a theory, don't go on just my word and make a fool of yourself in there" Shikamaru retorts, grabbing Naruto's arm before he could storm off.
Naruto looked annoyed, but relents, and places himself back down on his seat.
Looking at the two, Kurenai decides to speak up, "he's right Naruto, if you wish to ask Tsunade-sama about it, then ask, don't barge in, or else she'll most likely place you in the hospital herself."
Naruto shivers at that as he remembers what just a flick on his head had caused, "fine, what was I talking about again?"
"How it started with the mission to catch the rouge" Shikamaru supplied.
"Right! Well, things were going well, we found him and gave chase, but at some point when he threw a smoke bomb in our way, we got split up. During that confusion, he managed to place me in a genjutsu and I was unable to figure out how to break it. I don't know how long I was in it, but I knew if I had been alone, I would have either died, or been interrogated after capture. As it was, Hinata managed to break me out of it. Can you teach me how to do genjustu so something like that never happens again?" Naruto asks, with a pleading look in his eyes.
Sighing, Kurenai looked Naruto in the eye and tried to be as honest as possible, "Listen up Naruto. Genjutsu are techniques that control the flow of chakra in your opponent's brain, giving you power over all five of their senses. They're advanced ninjutsu that requires lots of intelligence."
"I don't get it, but I think it's something similar to what Hinata said before when she tried to explain it to me. Five senses: sight, smell, scent, touch, and sound; it makes illusions, so your mind thinks it's there when it's not?" Naruto asks, unsure if he is correct in his assumption.
"Correct Naruto, and to be honest, you're not the genjutsu type; more of a ninjustu type if were all being honest" Kurenai says.
"Huh? Really!" Naruto exclaims, looking slightly crestfallen.
She nods, and he just slumps into the chair.
"But, just because you're not a genjutsu type, doesn't mean you can't learn to break out of them. The stronger the genjustu is, the harder it is to break, but learning, and succeeding in breaking out of genjutsu would help you immensely so something like that mission you explained to me can never happen again" Kurenai quickly assures.
This returns Naruto back up with enthusiasm, and waited for more explanation.
"Okay, when you're in a genjutsu, the flow of chakra in your brain is being controlled by your opponent. So if you get caught, you need to stop that chakra flow" Kurenai explains.
"Stop the chakra? Hinata said the same thing, but I wasn't sure how to do it despite the explanation when I was practicing back at the lake" Naruto explains.
"Well, thanks to all the training you've had so far, you've focused chakra at the bottom of your feet, and when you stand on water, you're doing it without even thinking about it, correct?" Kurenai asks.
"Yeah, your right" Naruto says.
"So if you can stop that flow for a second, it means you've stopped the flow, and you would sink into the water" Kurenai says.
"Then what?" Naruto asks.
"As soon as it's stopped, break his hold by redirecting all your chakra at once. If you do that, the genjutsu will end" Kurenai says.
Naruto can't help but be fidgety in his seat after hearing that. He wanted to get up and go practice right away.
Kurenai turns to Shikamaru, "Shikamaru, what are your plans for today?"
"Nothing until I'm called for another mission" was Shikamaru's laid back response.
"Well, Naruto looks like he's about to leap out of his seat to get practicing, why don't you go help him out?" Kurenai says.
"Troublesome" Shikamaru mutters, but gets up none the less, and begins to head to the door, Naruto following.
Before Naruto heads out, however, he looks back at Kurenai, "what if I can't break out of the genjutsu, no matter how much I try to dispel it?"
"Well, if you're on your own, then there's nothing to do but accept it. That's just how it works when you're facing them alone", seeing Naruto's face fall at that she quickly speaks up again, "however, it's different if your comrades with you."
"Really?" Naruto pipes up, not really believing it.
"Yes, for example, even though you weren't able to break out of the genjutsu, did someone else help you break out of it?" Kurenai asks.
Naruto thinks for a moment, back to that day:
Flashback:
It was dark and quiet, no vision at all. With no visual, the other senses need to be active. Unfortunately even those were not working properly as well.
"Dammit" Naruto just couldn't figure out how he winded up in the genjutsu. One minute he was chasing after his target and the next everything just went black.
"I really wish I knew how to break free of this!" It really was frustrating that even though he's improved since the time he started his genin career, no matter what, genjutsu was one thing he couldn't do about.
"So now what; how can I break free of this? It feels like it's been hours." He closed his eyes and tried to get an idea forming in his head, but nothing seemed to come to mind.
"Arrg!" he yelled out in frustration, pulling his hair in the process. It was supposed to be an easy chase after finding their location, and now he was stuck until either help comes or he figures out how to undo the genjutsu.
"Naruto-kun, Naruto-kun."
"Huh"?
"Naruto-kun."
Someone was calling him and it was getting louder.
"Who is it?" Naruto yelled hoping to reach the voice.
"Open your eyes Naruto-kun."
Suddenly, it was just easy to open them. He had to shield his eyes from the light, but when he came to he saw the face with the voice that was calling him.
"Hinata?" surprise was placed on his face.
Hinata's face looked red, but she still answered him, "Are you alright Naruto-kun?"
"Yeah, thank you I owe you one."
Flashback end
He remembered thinking she looked so cute, and because, even though he now had people who cared about him, it still always warmed his heart when it was shown on their faces.
"Yeah, Hinata was able to break me out of it" Naruto answers.
Kurenai nods at this, "yes, she did by sending her chakra into you, thus disturbing the chakra flow in your system, and breaking you out of the genjutsu. If you cannot break out of it on your own, your comrades will be able to."
Smiling, Naruto nodded at this, and followed Shikamaru out of the hospital to practice what he was told.
'I hope it truly helps you Naruto, I'd hate to think what would happen if you were to meet Itachi' while she hoped it wasn't the case, there's no denying that at some point he would come face to face with the akatsuki, and the mostly likely person to be is Itachi Uchiha.
Neji and Hinata had been sitting in the group that Konohamaru had formed in his house, along with her sister, sipping on some lemonade due to how hot it had become outside.
Hinata had been actually been planning on seeing Kurenai-sensei again, and from what Neji had said to her while walking here, she assumed that he had planned on seeing Lee.
"I hope everyone is feeling cooled down now; I originally thought we could go out after meeting up here, but since it's so hot, perhaps we should do some indoor activity" Konohamaru says.
"I think that sounds like a better idea. We appreciate your hospitality Konohamaru-kun, but Neji and I have planned to visit some people at the hospital today, and we really do need to leave" Hinata says, standing up.
"I agree we thank you for your hospitality" Neji says, standing up.
"No problem guys, you're welcomed anytime" Konohamaru says, with a wave of his hand.
"Hanabi-chan, don't leave until we come to get you, alright?" Hinata says.
"Sure thing nee-sama" Hanabi says with a smile.
Once both Hinata and Neji made it out of the house, the heat immediately hit them.
"It feels as if the heat has gotten stronger, perhaps we should make pace towards the hospital?" Neji recommended.
"Hai" Hinata responds, and the two begin to run at a steady pace towards the hospital.
While running, Hinata begins to start a conversation with Neji, "Neji-ni-san, are you going to visit Lee-kun at the hospital?"
"Yes Hinata-sama, although I had hoped Tenten would have been available to come" Neji curtly replies.
"She doesn't want to?" Hinata asks.
"She's currently on a mission with some of the older genins; the mission requires those good with weapons it seems" Neji says.
Hinata let it drop after that, it didn't really look like Neji wanted to talk about it.
As they reached passed by a few stands, a splashing noise could be heard, along with a familiar noise.
Hinata came to a halt in her pace, and slowly began approaching where the noise was coming from, causing Neji to follow, a bit curious.
Upon arriving, what Hinata saw caused her to turn a shade red; there was Naruto, standing next to the lake, dripping wet, in only his boxers.
It was too much, and caused Hinata to faint.
"Hinata-sama!" Neji yelled out.
"Naruto, slow down" Shikamaru yelled out, chasing after him.
"Come on Shika, I want to do this quickly before I forget what Kurenai-sensei said" Naruto yelled out behind him. Now that he knew that he couldn't do genjutsu, but could dispel them, he wanted to do it as soon as possible.
"Where are we heading?" Shikamaru asked, finally catching up.
"There's a small lake, where I can practice and be visible if done correctly" Naruto answered.
Shortly, they reached said lake, and Naruto began stripping himself of his clothing but his boxers.
"Good idea, no point in getting them soaked" Shikamaru nodded.
Naruto quickly stood in the middle of the lake, "okay Shika explain what I have to do so I get it right."
"Troublesome. Okay, first you need to stop the chakra flow that's being controlled through your brain" Shikamaru says.
"Got it!" Naruto yells out. He closes his eyes and focuses. For almost a minute nothing happens, and then….
"Ahhh" Naruto sinks under the water.
"Okay good, now, break his hold by redirecting all your chakra at once."
Naruto immediately places his palms together, and redirects it, "Ahhh", the water raises, like a standing post, and Naruto's quickly rising upward.
"And that's all there is too it, can we go now, it's still hot" Shikamaru grumbles out.
"That's it?" Naruto says, the flow going back to normal, making Naruto once again standing in the middle.
"That's it, just remember that and you should be able to break free" Shikamaru says.
"Cool" Naruto quickly runs back to shore, and begins to shake his hair to get the water out.
"Hinata-sama" Naruto turns around, and his surprise is obvious on his face.
There laid Hinata, with her face red, on the ground passed out, with Neji hovering.
"Hinata!" Naruto exclaims.
And that's it, She's improved her speaking around him, but still can't help but blush or feel to overwhelmed. It doesn't help that he was close to nudity.
Cheers everyone until next time.