Chapter 49, let's get this training on the road. This chapter will mainly focus on Naruto's training since his is the most interesting. I'll be covering the other's training as well of course. I'm just gonna have to spend a lot of time with the whole Kyuubi thing. Oh, and I can't forget about Itachi and Sasuke's big talk that you'll see coming up. This chapter will be an easier one for me to write because character relationships are my specialty. Well, let's go and see that Kyuubi and get training already! As always thanks for reading and please review.


Naruto sighed in frustration as he once again failed to pop the small water balloon in his hand. He'd been training for the past three hours, but he hadn't managed to pop even a single balloon. His clones hadn't had any success either. Jiraiya couldn't help but laugh as he watched the boy and his clones frustration.

Naruto shot him an angry glare, "Oh, and I'm sure you had such an easy time learning it! You probably had it mastered in like a freaking week!"

Jiraiya just kept laughing, "No, it was one of the most frustrating things I've ever had to learn. That's why I'm enjoying watching you have such a hard time with it. Sorta feels like payback for when your dad used to laugh at me. It sucked having to have your student teach you something and you not being able to do it."

Naruto just ground his teeth and went at it again. The water started to spin and the balloon started to expanded. It looked like it just might pop, it was getting close...but unfortunately, it didn't. Once again, Naruto threw his head back and groaned in anger. Why was this so damn hard!

Jiraiya could see he was about ready to pass out for exhaustion, so he knew it was time to move on to the next phase, "Alright, disperse all of your clones one at a time and tell me when you're finished. Then we'll move on to the next part of your training."

Naruto nodded and started dispersing the clones. It actually made him a little dizzy at first. Once he was done he walked over to Jiraiya, "Okay, now what? Is it something super cool?"

Jiraiya motioned for him to follow, "Come one, I've got somewhere special we've gotta go for this next part. You just calm down for now."

They walked together while Jiraiya nervously pondered how much of a good idea what he was about to do was. It didn't seem ethical, but there weren't a whole lot of options really. He needed to force Naruto to confront the Kyuubi, and this was the only real way to do it. The others were gonna kill him when Naruto told them what he was about to do. Oh well, gotta do what you gotta do he supposed. Naruto would forgive him eventually. At least Jiraiya hoped he would anyway...


Sasuke looked around briefly, trying to make sure that his brother wasn't home yet. He didn't see any sign of Itachi, so he stepped in the house timidly. It didn't take long before he saw that it was a bad idea, "Hello little brother, I think we need to talk."

Sasuke cringed, how the hell was he supposed to talk his way out of this one? He timidly turned to him brother, "Itachi, about earlier I was just,"

Itachi didn't let him finish, "Sasuke, don't lie to me. I'm trying to help you here, but I can't do that unless you tell me what's wrong. What are you hiding from me?"

Sasuke looked down at his feet, as he wasn't able to look Itachi in the eye, "I can't tell you what it is."

Itachi had a sinking feeling in his stomach. He put his hand on his brother's shoulder, "Why? Why can't you tell me?"

Sasuke's voice was barely a whisper, "Because it would put someone I care about in danger."

The sinking feeling in Itachi's stomach was only getting worse, "If you tell me who than I can protect them. Who's in danger?"

Sasuke shook his head. The boy was in tears at this point, "I've finally got

a family again, I can't risk them getting hurt. Please Itachi, just leave this alone. If you tell anyone he'll kill him for sure."

Itachi pulled his brother into a hug and held him tightly. He'd never seen Sasuke this scared in his entire life. Whatever had Sasuke so frightened had to be something bad, "Please Sasuke, just tell me what's going on. If you tell me than I can help you."

Sasuke shook out of his brother's grip and ran away, "Just stay out of it!"

Itachi watched in awe as his brother ran away from him once more. His stomach just kept sinking deeper and deeper. His brother was in danger and refused to tell him what the hell was going on. He really couldn't tell who was more frightened, him or his brother.


After about 20 minutes of walking, Jiraiya finally stopped at a cliff with running water below. Naruto looked over the tall cliff skeptically, "Um Jiraiya-sensei, what are doing all the way up here?"

Jiraiya walked up behind him, "Now that we've drained most of your chakra, we've gotta get you in a situation that forces you to use the Kyuubi's. Sorry about this kid, but it's for your own good."

Naruto didn't like the sound of that, "What's for my own, oof!"

Jiraiya gave Naruto a hard shove and he was sent flying off the cliff. Naruto screamed as he descended, his body quickly hitting the water. His sensei watching nervously from above, "Come on kid, you can do this. I got faith in ya."

Naruto slowly started to drift out of consciousness, his body going a little limp. He was still breathing, but it was going to take something special for him to survive. A little help from a friend…


Kakashi huffed as he failed to turn his hands into snakes again. Rather than turn into a bunch of snakes, his hands just become one big snake instead. Anko-sensei made it look so easy, how come couldn't he do it?

Anko walked over and asked him, "How much chakra are you using? You're doing the right hand seals, I know that much."

Kakashi wasn't sure, "Kakashi doesn't know, about as much as Kakashi's uses use to summon Kakumei."

Anko got an idea that she felt stupid for not thinking of sooner, "Oh my god, duh! We can have you use you're freaking Sharingan and just copy it. Why the hell didn't I think of that earlier?"

Kakashi suddenly realized he hadn't thought of that earlier, "Okay, but Kakashi's never done that before."

Anko shrugged, "There's a first time for everything."

Kakashi activated his Sharingan and watched Anko perform the jutsu again. He could see that Anko was spreading her chakra out through her fingers rather than just forcing to her whole fist like he was.

He tried it again and it went way better than the last time. Anko was impressed, "We'll that's prett handy."

Kakashi had to agree. This was gonna be a pretty useful ability. He made the hand seals and got back to work.


Naruto's eyes slowly started to open, but he didn't find himself in the water as he expected to. It looked like some kind of sewer actually. There wasn't much light, just a few small candles which made things barely visible. He could see what looked like some kind of prison cell at the end of the sewer. You could feel a strange power coming from inside it. Not knowing why, Naruro slowly started to walk towards it.

A large set of crimson eyes opened from behind the bars and deep voice shook the cavern, "So, my jailer finally graces me with his presence. To what do I owe the pleasure of your company?" The voice asked with sarcasm apparent in his tone.

Naruto looked past the bars to see a massive fox with nine tails flowing behind it, "So you're the Kyuubi? You're pretty damn big, that's for sure and you know why I came here."

Kyuubi gave a dark chuckle, "Yes I do. That fool sensei of yours decided it was time for you start using my power. I must say, you feel for a rather simple trick. All that fool had to do was push off a damn cliff."

Naruto was liking this fox less and less as he kept talking, "Look, if I die then you die. I'm just asking for enough chakra to get out of the river and keep myself alive when I need it. If there's something I can give you in return,"

Kyuubi snorted at that, "Please, there's nothing you could ever give me that I would actually want. I'm stuck in this cage forever, so I don't think I have any use for anything in this world at the moment."

Naruto frowned at his remarks, "Fine, then just do it so that we can both survive and you'll have strong container to boot."

Kyuubi didn't understand this kid at all, "You know that I killed your parents don't you? That was completely of my own free will. Why on earth would you try and be reasonable with me?"

Naruto winced at the mention of his parents death, "We're stuck together, whether we like it or not. We may hate each other, but we have to work together if we want to live. Bickering won't get us anywhere, so just work with me dammit!"

Kyuubi was impressed with his logic, but wasn't happy about being outsmarted by a teenager. The fox gave a reluctant sigh, "Fine you miserable little brat, you can have use my chakra. However, I will cut you off at a moments notice if I feel I need to."

Naruto was getting really tired if this, "Great, but we're running out of time. Lets get this show on the road already."

Kyuubi hated being told what to do by a mere child, but did indeed give the boy the chakra he needed. The sewer started to fade away and Naruto got ready to get out of the cliff. Things were about to get wild.


Naruto's eyes shot wide open. He was very deep in water and was starting to feel himself run out of oxygen. Swimming to the surface as fast as he could, Naruto got his head out of the water and breathed in as much air as his lungs could hold.

Once he felt like he was able to get his head cleared, he swam to a little patch of land that was near the bottom of the cliff. When he got there, he looked up to see that the cliff was way too steep to climb. Naruto could feel the Kyuubi's chakra flowing through him, so he knew he had enough to do what he was planning. He made some hand seals and slammed his hands on to the ground.

There was a massive puff of smoke and loud voice bellowed, "Jiraiya, you'd better have a damn good reason for summoning me!"

Naruto was standing just above the top of the cliff on the head of the boss toad Gamabunta. He told the giant toad, "Actually, that was me. I'm Naruto Namikaze."

Gamabunta broke into a big smile, "Minato's boy? Well then it's about freaking time you summoned me. How've ya been gaki?"

Naruto couldn't believe how friendly he became so quickly, "I'm doing pretty well, thanks for asking. Sorry about summoning you, but we needed to test the Kyuubi's chakra and mt life was in danger and,"

Gamabunta just waved him off, "Relax kid, first one's free. Just don't summon me again unless it' big and you and I will have no problems."

Naruto jumped off his head and thanked him, "Thanks Gamabunta, I owe you one."

Gamabunta gave a small nod and poofed away. Jiraiya walked over to Naruto to apologize but was cut off by the boy, "That was a dick move, but you were doing what you had to do. Pay for my ramen for the next month, and I won't tell the others about this. Deal?"

Jiraiya chuckled and shook his hand, "Deal."


That's all for now. Tomorrow I cover Hinata and Mito's training and Naruto finishing up with the Rasengan. See ya soon.