Chapter 10 Training
Still don't own Naruto but at least I can make my own fanfic of it and own that.
-Konoha Hospital-
As Naruto and the others sat within the waiting room he constantly looked towards the doors to the maternity ward. "Otōto relax. It's not like she's pregnant in the Clan Era or in some backward hospital. She's being cared for by one of the greatest med-nins as she's aided by various workers that's she's trained. If anyone should be freaking out it's me so just relax already." When Naruto refuses to relax Kaito looks over at Kaida who quickly tosses Naruto a scroll. "If you can't keep still read this Naru-kun. According to my Mind Eye she's perfectly fine Tsunade-sama is personally checking on her." Before Naruto can say another word Emiko puts a hand on his shoulder and calmly speaks to him.
"Naruto-kun, Harue-chan is alright. She isn't dying and the baby isn't either all she experienced was a regular case of nausea. Even the strongest kunoichi have to deal with this as their body shifts more and more of their chakra to protect their unborn child." Nodding Naruto opens the scroll and begins to read even if his mind is a million miles away. Sitting beside Kaida, Mito, and Kaito he soon falls into his own little world worrying about Harue and her unborn child. After awhile he comes back to and hears Kaida say Tsunade has finished her checkup on Harue and the baby.
As she says this Harue comes through the doors escorted by Tsunade with a smile on her face. "Alright all of you can go now. She's perfectly healthy as is the baby but no more missions. I'll be sure to send the Old Man a report so he can take her off the active roster until I say otherwise." Once the families have left the hospital and returned home Tsunade quickly sends off the report before laughing quietly at how much her life has changed. "Who would've thought I'd be back here helping ensure another Uzumaki is born into this world." As she walks towards her office Tsunade considers all the other things changing in her life from the new jutsu she's learning to other more personal affairs. After filling out her report for Hiruzen she quickly summons Shizune before having her deliver it before heading home.
-2 days later-
As Team 8 waited at their usual training ground for their sensei they were surprised to see the other teams of the Rookie 12 walking up. "Oi guys why are you here?" Before any of the other genin can react Naruto feels someone smack him lightly on the top of his head. "They're here Blondie cause we're gonna crosstrain today. Thanks to that Wave Mission the other jonin want to see how far each of you all have come since we started training you all. Now will you three stop sitting in the trees already!" As the other sensei shunshin to their teams Anko begins muttering something that sounds like "lazy good for nothings." While Kakashi Asuma try and appear innocent Kurenai rolls her eyes before calling Yakumo and Ino forward. "You two will be the first sparring. Feel free to use all nonlethal strikes and jutsu you have." When the two girls walk forward they quickly bow before falling into their clan's respective stances. Surprising the others Yakumo is the first to attack rushing forward in a attempt to end the spar quickly.
As Yakumo attempts to sweep Ino's legs out from under her the Yamanaka heiress quickly jumps back before drawing senbon. "Ahh so the princess finally followed my advice. And here I thought she didn't like my training." Noticing Ino's moves Asuma looks between his student and Anko before he starts chuckling at how much she learned from her before becoming a genin. "Nice try Yakumo-chan but I'm not that easy a target." For a moment Yakumo smiles before she fades away much to Ino's shock. "Of course she'd use her clan's speciality now. Ok think how can I break her out of whatever genjutsu she's using." To the other's surprise Ino closes her eyes while bring her arms closer to herself in a defensive move. Just as Sasuke is about to use his Sharingan to look for Yakumo she suddenly reappears behind Ino and throws a strike at her back. To everyone's surprise though Ino manages to dodge the strike and grabs Yakumo's arm before throwing her over herself. "I know I didn't teach her that move. I wonder who else she's learned from?"
"Good job Princess! Throw that Kurama!" While Ino struggles to not respond to Anko's taunts her friends begin to wonder just when she began training so well in taijutsu. "Ex-Excuse me Asuma-sensei but sin-since when did Ino-chan focus so much in taijutsu?" Instead of responding Asuma simply points towards Sakura before looking in the direction of the village's hospital. "She decided to learn more after watching those two fight. She realized while she can't match their control she can use techniques her clan has passed down, but rarely uses anymore, to surprise her foes. She focuses her chakra into her own mind and enhances her senses to the point she likely heard Yakumo coming right before she struck."
For a moment the others seem willing to accept the bearded jonin's answer before Sasuke responds that every shinobi unconsciously channels chakra into themselves. "Afterall that's why we can shatter stones with our strikes but I don't see how that alone can boost her senses that much." Nodding Asuma taps on the side of his head before responding with a smile. "That is true but forget young Uchiha, her clan has a predisposition towards mental jutsu which has led to them being the specialists in mind walking they are. But a unintended side effect is that they can also channel chakra more effectively into their own minds. Much like how your clan has a predisposition to fire jutsu which has led to stronger fire nature users for example." As the others think over Asuma's explanation they look back at the fight and see the two girls both locking blades.
For a moment neither is able to gain an advantage before Ino manages to seize it by appearing to sudden lose her grip and using it to strike at Yakumo with a knee to her core. While Yakumo struggles to regain her breath Ino holds her kunai against her neck for just a moment signaling she could've struck. Seeing Yakumo's face Kurenai steps forward to call the spar. "The winner is Ino Yamanaka. And Yakumo while you didn't win your taijutsu has obviously improved if you managed to come that close to beating her. Now please rejoin your squads while I call out the next two fighters." As both girls smile at Kurenai's praise they respond simultaneously. "Hai Kurenai-sensei!" With a nod to Anko signaling her call out the next names Kurenai steps back to her team. "Alright will Kiba Inuzuka & Yama Fūma come forward to spar." As the two walk forward Kiba smirks & opens his mouth but has to jump back as Yama throws a kunai in his path. "If you say one word about going easy on me dog boy the next one goes somewhere you won't like." While Naruto and the others laugh Kiba simply readies himself after letting Akamaru jump down beside him.
"Alright are you two ready?", as Kiba nods Yama simply opens up a Fūma shuriken, "Begin!" Before Kiba can even move Yama pulls out and throws multiple standard shuriken before hurling her Fūma shuriken just behind them. "Oh crap!" As Kiba and Akamaru frantically dodge Yama continues to throw more shuriken before drawing two longer, curved kunai and rushing forward. The moment Kiba sees this he smiles before tossing Akamaru a soldier pill. "Man Beast Clone!" Instead of pulling back Kiba and A-Kiba* rush forward to meet her. Quickly meeting Yama's blades with their chakra hardened claws the two Kiba's soon pushed her back and began circling. "So Yama do you want me to go easy now or not?" Trying to appear unconcerned by her situation Yama rolls her eyes before sheathing her curved kunai and tossing more shuriken out. "You wish dog boy!"
Dodging again both Kibas quickly throw out smoke bombs to cover the field around Yama causing her to cease fire. "Oh Kiba come come out wherever you are! You can't hide in that smoke forever!" From within the smoke two blurs moved in circles around Yama. "Fang over Fang!" Suddenly the smokes swirls around two blurs that swing upwards before slamming down upon Yama. As the others watch the two tornados swirl around the spot Yama was last seen the smoke quickly clears before both Kibas stop their jutsu. "That had to do it. Even Sasuke would have issue dodging that." When the dust and smoke have finished clearing a curled up body is seen in the middle before it suddenly fades away. "Oh crap!"
Before Kiba can even move Yama bursts out of the ground near him and holds a kunai to his throat. "Alright Kiba give it up. I've won." When the other Kiba begins to move Yama throws a quick kunai just in front of him without looking to stop him. "Akamaru you stay right there!" Instead replying the Kiba before Yama smirks before being surrounded in smoke as the one behind her rushes forward. When the two meet both have a killing move against the other but Kakashi quicks calls the spar a draw. "You both would've struck at the same time. Kiba good use of your clan's jutsu though you should learn to control yourself a bit more. Yama excellent use of the basic clone jutsu to cover your attack too bad you choose the wrong target though. Now end the spar the right way and rejoin your teams."
Once the two have rejoined their teams Kakashi nodded before pulling two slips of paper out from one of his jacket's pockets. "Hmm looks like Shino and Choji are up. Have fun!" Once the two boys have reached the center of the field neither seems to move for a moment before Choji goes through a series of hand signs and shouts. "Doton: Earthquake Slam!" While the ground between the two begins to crack and shake Shino is forced to move back. "Choji-san I assume you learned that move to make the use of my kikaichū harder. How can I know this you wonder? It is simple because of the shattering of the ground my hive will have a harder time reaching you. But you can still use your clan's own signature jutsus without much difficulty."
Blinking in surprise at Shino's statement Choji nods. "I think that's the most I've ever heard him say. Naruto must be getting to him." Shaking his head Choji smiles at his friend before going through a set of handsigns. "Human Bullet Tank!" Rolling across the field like some sentient boulder Choji seemingly manages to smash into Shino before he is revealed to be a insect clone. Instead of shrinking back down Choji quickly rolls away before spinning in the same spot and sending any remaining bugs on him flying. From his hidden spot Shino is surprised to see Choji use such a obvious move to rid himself of Shino's chakra eating kikaichū.
As the others look for Shino they see him rise out of one of the larger cracks in the field before he turns to Choji. "I admit Choji-san with just my clan's jutsu I would find it hard to defeat you. But my sensei has recently had me learning new jutsu outside of my clan's.", before Choji can react Shino slams his hands down after quickly running through a set of signs, "Doton: Earth Wave." Much to the other's shock much of the field begins to violently heave forcing Choji to end his jutsu to regain his footing. Surprised that one so young is using one of his stolen jutsu Kakashi quickly uncovers his Sharingan to look at the boy. "I know he doesn't have enough chakra to do that move so...Of course he's got some of Naruto's tags on. Sensei your son is if nothing else a true Uzumaki in how many seals he has gives to his friends." After explaining the situation to the others the majority of the genin and jonin turn to Naruto who simply grins before resuming his cheers for Shino. While the others talked Shino and Choji momentarily fought hand to hand before Shino quickly backed away as Choji grabbed his bo staff from his back. "Sorry Shino but I plan to win here. Asuma-sensei promised we'd go out to eat if I beat you!"
Charging forward once again Choji swings his staff at waist height before it suddenly shots forward surprising Shino and the others. "I see your staff can be used as a medium for your clan's jutsu. But it must be even more chakra intensive than your standard moves.", seeing Choji momentarily look away Shino has a small smirks behind his jacket, "Meaning you can not use it many more times unless you wish to fall unconscious." Much to the other's surprise Shino rushes forward after two short ninjatōs drop from within his sleeves. Holding both in a reverse grip with the right blade further forward Shino manages to deflect Choji's second strike before closing with him. From there the two boys spar sees both attempting to disable or disarm the other without having the same done in return. "Shino-san is good but I can't lose!"
When Choji's chakra spikes Shino realizes he's too close to dodge as Choji's staff shots away from him before it is brought down towards him. "Hiden: Carapace Armor." Just before Choji's strike very forcefully disarms Shino the others see what looks like a insect's carapace seem to cover his arms, chest, neck, head. When the strike connects Shino is still sent flying and much of the armor upon his chest is noticeably cracked and falling off when he lands a few feet away. "I must submit this time. Why you ask? Because my hive was heavily damaged by that last strike from Choji-san." While Hinata and Sakura check on Shino the jonin turn to Kakashi who sighs before snake hand sign and calling out "*Doton: Parade Field." Before the other's eyes the cracked and cratered field returns to it's original state minus any grass that had been destroyed.
"This will be the last spar before we break for lunch so will Hinata and Sakura please step forward." Once the two have stepped forward both girls bow before Sakura jumps back and smirks at Hinata. "So Hinata how would you like to start this? Purely taijutsu or should we go all out from the start?" For a moment Hinata mumbles before hearing her teammates cheering for her. Instead of replying she quickly rushes forward while subconsciously activating her Byakugan. "Hehe looks like being on his team has helped her confidence." When Hinata's first strikes begin Sakura quickly pours chakra into the leather vambraces on her firearms causing the seals within to activate. "Now let's see if *Karin is right otherwise this is gonna be a short match." Much to Hinata, and the others, shock Sakura manages to block the first few blows with seemingly no ill effects. Seeing this Hinata quickly jumps back before noticing the chakra within and on Sakura'a vambraces. "Th-That chakra nullified my Ge-Gentle Fist didn't it?" Nodding Sakura smiles before shaking her arms a bit. "Yep though some still got through. My arms are a bit numb almost like I've been carrying heavy weights all day. Let's..."
Before Sakura can say another word she is forced to dodge to the side after Hinata calls out a jutsu after only two hand signs. "Suiton: Water Bullet!" Surprised by Hinata's use of a elemental jutsu Sakura decides to respond in kind quickly forming her own signs. "Doton: Thrown Earth Spears!" Seeing the chakra building up around Sakura's feet Hinata falls into a defensive stance just before multiple spears of rock shot out of the ground at her. "Kaiten!" When the stone spears slam into the Hyūga jutsu they are shattered sending pieces of stone and dirt flying. "WAY TO GO HINATA-CHAN!" While Hinata blushes within the dust cloud Sakura quietly laughs before charging forward. Before she even gets halfway there though more water bullets come flying out at her.
In dodging the jutsus she's forced away from the dust cloud just as it begins to clear and Hinata moves slowly but steadily towards her. Deciding to end it quickly Sakura pours chakra into her legs and rushes forward hoping to blitz through the young heiress's defense. Just before she reaches her she activates the seals within her vambraces to deflect Hinata's first strike upwards. But to her amazement her strike sails just over the normally shy girl as she bends back away from the blow. As Sakura fails to react in time Hinata continues to fall back before landing on her hands and spinning to kick her away. While most of the others are stunned by Hinata's unusual strike Naruto cheers extremely loud even as she moves to end the spar.
Within a few seconds she manages to close with Sakura who lifts her hands and gives up. "I'm beat I know that. Though I gotta know where'd you learn that move Hinata-chan? I know it's not a usual Hyūga one so who taught you it?" Smiling for a moment Hinata says Harue taught her it before she became pregnant along with a few other Uzumaki moves. Smirking as she looks between Hinata and Naruto, who's still cheering, Sakura decides to mess with her friend. "So already you're learning his clan's style? When's the wedding?" For the briefest moment Hinata's eyes seem to bulge out of their sockets before she faints at the suggestion. Instead of letting her fall Sakura quickly catches Hinata though she smirks again when she see's Naruto coming her way. "Hinata-chan! Sakura what happened! Why'd she faint!? Is she ok? Should we tak..." Raising a hand much like she's seen Tsunade do in the hospital Sakura says she's just tired. "Hey Naruto why don't you carry her back to your team? I'm not sure I could but I know you're strong enough to carry her.", for just a moment Naruto wonders why she said it that way, "And I'm also sure she'd be happy you helped her out when she wakes back up." Shrugging Naruto turns his back before tapping his back twice with his left hand.
"Alright I guess, put her on my back I'll carry her back." As Sakura helps him hold Hinata she struggles to hold in her laughter until she sees him using his chains to hold her up and on him. "Hey how come you're not using your hands to hold her?" Much to her shock Naruto blushes as he looks at her then away. "It'd be weird to hold her you know..." Seeing him struggle to say the word and blush more causes Sakura's composure to totally break down as she falls back laughing. "Oh my goodness hahahaha. Who would've thought Konoha's prank king could be embarrassed. Hahahahaha!" Grumbling as he walks back towards his team Naruto continues to get more embarrassed as he hears Sakura keep laughing. When Naruto reaches his team he can see Anko, and the others farther away, struggling to hold in their laughs which for some reason annoys him. "Alright that's it! Next person who laughs is gonna get pranked for a week!"
As Naruto expected the others quickly calmed down as they'd all see just how creative Naruto can get with pranking Leaf shinobi. "Umm Anko-sensei are we going into the village to eat today or are we eating out here?" Barely able to keep a laugh from bubbling up at the blushing boy Anko coughs into her hand before responding. "We were invited to your clan's compound for lunch today Blondie. Apparently your brother and his wife wanted to celebrate with us about something one of your clones did." For a moment Naruto looks around before leaning closer to Anko as he blushes again. "Do we have to leave now or can we wait till Hinata-chan is awake?"
Smirking at how embarrassed Naruto is Anko shakes her head. "We have to go now Blondie. Just keep carrying Stutters I'm sure she won't mind." As the team moves through the village towards the Uzumaki Compound for once Naruto is especially conscious of people's stares and whispers. It's only when they reach the gate to his Clan's home that he stops noticing it at least until Kaito and Harue see them. "Crap I just know Kaito-nii is going to say something."
Before Kaito can say anything though Harue looks up at him sharply before telling Naruto to dispel the clones he made for them. For a moment he's silent before creating a single clone, that also remains silent, that he hands Hinata to. Before any of his team can say a word though he looks up and yells as loud as he can at such volume that all of Konoha one day swears they heard it. "YATTA! I FINALLY DID IT!" As he continues to cheer his team, along with the other Uzumaki & vistors nearby, cover their ears as most wonder what could've gotten him so excited. After a solid minute of cheering Naruto finally calms down as he simply falls on his back with the biggest smile. "Na-Na-Naruto-kun yo-you c-can pu-pu-put me do-down now." When the others turn back to Naruto's clone they see him, with the same smile, spinning while hugging Hinata who woke up without their notice. "Oh so-sorry Hinata-chan." For just a moment the others smile as they see both Narutos blushing at what just happened before the clone dispels itself. "Alright Otōto get up tell everyone why you cheered so loud." Turning around Naruto, and the others, can see most of his clan, along with others who were in the compound or nearby, staring at him either smiling or confused at what just happened.
"I managed to complete my *elemental launcher seal! Now I just gotta figure out how to use my wind chakra better to make it better." As he says this Kaito uses his chains to hold up two similar yet slightly different tags. "Since each nature has differing effects on weapons a tag that could fire elemental coated ones would obviously be more dangerous. The problem is each time I tried before today the seal would either blow up, fail to hold both the elemental chakra and the weapons, or fail to coat them in it as they were released." For a moment the other Uzumakis, his team, the various visitors are silent before they begin to congratulate him on his new seal. After a few moments of cheering though Emiko breaks up the impromptu event ask the others to return to whatever they had been doing earlier. "We can congratulate our young heir later! But he and his team must have lunch with Kaito & Harue before returning to their training for today. And Naruto don't worry I'll be adding your seal to the Clan's library later." Nodding Naruto follows the others into Kaito Harue's home for a quick lunch.
When Anko, Shino, and Hinata enter the home they're surprised to see the number of painting adorning the walls. When Anko looks closer she realizes the painting aren't of anywhere in the Village or nearby nations. "Hey Blondie," turning back to look at Naruto notices her pointing to the painting as they enter the dining room, "where are all these places? I've been all over the Land of Fire but I've never seen them before." "They're paintings of Uzushio and the surrounding isles. Kaito-nii and Harue-nee have spent years collecting paintings of them from across the Elemental Nations alongside many others in the clan. Some of these were seized by the enemies of Uzu during the Fall so they're doing what they can to retrieve them." As the others sit they're surprised that Kaito, or at least a clone of him, not Harue is preparing the food. Giggling at the other's faces Harue says Kaito despite his behaviors is a good cook. "Alright alright stop staring at my clone. Oi me what's for lunch today?"
Without looking at the food the clone flips a large wok full of rice and other things as he gives the others a smirk. "Fried rice with a mixed salad, salmon, and a desert of pudding. And don't worry about having multiple servings I've made a lot since I knew that Akimichi disguised as a Uzumaki was coming over today." As Naruto and the clone of Kaito argue the original simply shrugs his shoulders at the others before Harue tells both the stop as the food is served.
As the team is served they spend a bit of time thanking Kaito and Harue for inviting them over. "Excuse me Kaito-san but how can someone as young and inexperienced as Naruto create a new seal?" Chuckling at how Naruto is grumbling at how Shino is doubting his fuinjutsu skills Kaito simply rubs the top of his head to calm him down. "My otōto may not have been the best student but when it comes to seals he's a natural at being creative with them. He's technically already made one seal with that stink bomb one he used on the Inuzuka what 4 months before graduation? But Kaida-sama and Emiko-sama refuse to add it to our library though I personally find it hilariously effective." As Naruto laughs thinking back to that prank Harue simply shakes her head as she laughs at the two.
"What my dear husband means is that Naruto was able to come up with create his seal because he's extremely familiar with the base version. Many of our seal variants come from our members modifying seals as they need to varying effect. It's much like modifying a jutsu or strategy to make it work better for you like for instance how the Nara Clan adopted a Uzumaki paralytic seal to work alongside their traditional shadow possessions." Rather than be satisfied with Harue's answers the three continue to question Naruto, Harue, and Kaito on the matter during their lunch until it's time to leave.
-back at training ground 8-
As Team 8 heads back towards their training ground they were joined by Teams 10 & 11 who are also just heading back. As the three teams talk and try to plan a get together Ino reminds Karin of something. "Oi Naruto!", hearing his name Naruto turns to look at Karin before jumping up and back as one of her chains nearly strikes his forehead, "I know that was you who suddenly yelled extremely loudly from the compound. What was that about?" Smirking as he continues to dodge the single chain Naruto answers that he finished the seal. Surprised at Naruto's words Karin ceases to try knock Naruto around with her chain before running to catch up with him. "And just like that we've lost Blondie and his cousin until we reach the field. Kurenai how come you couldn't stop you hyperactive Uzumaki?" Instead of verbally responding Kurenai simply stares at her friend with a look that says you first. While Shino explains to the others what Naruto meant the two Uzumaki go along the rooftops to the training ground.
"So Naruto how'd your clone figure it out? Haven't you been working on that seal for a good month now?" Nodding Naruto pulls out some of his sealing supplies with his chains. "Here I'll show you.", holding up a blank tag Naruto quickly creates the standard launcher seal, "My clone figured since I can't combine the different kanji needed into one combined symbol, yet, that adding them to the standard one at key points will have the same effect. Watch." Quickly dipping his brush in the ink Naruto draws three more symbols on the tag in a triangle around the base's central kanji. "It's not as clean or efficient as it could be but it gets the job done. Plus once I get better at seals I'm sure I'll clean it up somehow." As the two talked laughed their friends down below couldn't help but notice how they seemed to be switching topics constantly as they talked about sealing the various fine points within it. The last thing they hear as they enter the grounds is Naruto saying something about "summons blood ink only being superior if it's a personal.." before the two split up to rejoin their teams.
"Alright welcome back all of you. Now it's time for the next set of matches will Karin Uzumaki & Sasuke Uchiha step forward." As the two walk forward Sasuke pulls out two kunai while Karin simply unseals her kusarigama. "You're not going to rely on seals and shadow clones like your cousin are you?" Smirking in a way very similar to Naruto and Kaito she shakes her head. "I won't if you don't use those special eyes of yours how's that sound?" Chuckling at her response Sasuke quickly uses the standard Substitution Jutsu to close with Karin but stops short as her chains surround her. "Come on Karin. Is that the best you can do!?"
Much to Sasuke's surprise, and worry, Karin starts to laugh from within her chains before he notices clones of her around the field's edge. "Well this is gonna suck.." To the other's shock barriers quickly form around the field before each clone opens up a scroll with the same seal repeated 3 times upon it. With bursts of smoke volleys of kunai, shuriken, & other weapons come flying out of the scrolls all around Sasuke. Realizing there is no way he could dodge the massive incoming volley Sasuke does the next best thing by blasting the ground with a fireball before quickly dropping into the hole it created. "I really should've expected this from her." As Naruto laughs from the edge the other genin and their sensei simply stare in both awe and horror at the sheer volume of weapons Karin has unleashed.
For a few moments all they can see is the smoke and dust while all they hear is the various weapons either striking each other, Karin's chains, or the ground. Once the seals are empty the various clones roll them back up before dispelling themselves as the dust and smoke slowly clears. When the smoke and dust has finally cleared Karin allows her chains to retract before looking for Sasuke. "Come on Uchiha I know you didn't get killed by that." As Sasuke rises out of the small crater his jutsu had created his left eye was twitching as he looked around them at the sheer number of weapons Karin had unleashed. "Not from a lack of you trying Uzumaki." As Karin laughs Sasuke rushes forward with his kunai out before slashing at her left leg only for her to block with her kusarigama's chain. Before Sasuke can jump back Karin swings her weapon's weighted end out in a attempt to wrap him up and finish the fight there. Just before it can reach him though his eyes turn red as he seems to just slip out of it before throwing one kunai through a chainlink pinning it to the ground.
Smirking as Karin has to drop her weapon Sasuke rushes forward after drawing another kunai to force Karin to back. "Now let's see how you fight without your clones and seals." As Sasuke closes with Karin again she surprises him by pulling two kunai out of the ground before moving to stop him. When the two meet they quickly lock blades as they attempt to disarm each other. While Karin shows she is skilled Sasuke's Sharingan allows him to quickly adapt to her style quickly sending one of her kunai flying from her hand. Now on the defensive Karin quickly activates a seal on her left hand's glove before striking at Sasuke's right arm. When he on reflex blocks the blow he'a stunned for just a moment as the pain seems too high for such a blow. "If you're wondering what that was it's my clans *pain seal. I knew they'd come in handy one day." Unwilling to face another strike like that Sasuke jumps back as Karin attempts to strike him again. Forced on the defensive Sasuke quickly moves back before slipping his kunai back into their pouch before running through a set of handsigns. "Katon: Fire Dragon Bomb!" As the flames strike where Karin was she quickly taps a seal on her waist causing water to pour out from it & spread around her.
Realizing what Karin is about to do Sasuke breathes in before unleashing another blast of fire just as she slams her hands into the water pooling around her. "Suiton: Water Wall!" As the water around her rises up Sasuke's fire is extinguished quickly. For just a moment both contestants are hidden in the steam before they rushed forward to end the fight. As the steam cleared their friends and sensei saw each had a kunai against the other's throat & thus weren't moving. "Well I'd say we tied Uchiha." Looking down briefly at Karin's kunai Sasuke frowns. "Tch. Looks like we are Uzumaki." As Kakashi calls for the end of the spar the two briefly bow before Karin uses her chains to open the scrolls her clones had put down. With a brief surge of chakra the others are stunned to see the weapons launched being dragged back into the scrolls by threads of chakra. Turning to Naruto about how it's happening he says each weapon has a small seal upon them that is connected to the seal they're fired from. "It allows the seals to draw back the weapons, or ones with similar seals, once chakra is poured into them. Though the ones higher ranked Uzumaki & other Leaf shinobi have can do it far faster with a seal similar to the ones on our blades. I'm gonna be fighting Shikamaru ain't I?" As Asuma & Anko nod Shikamaru mutters to himself as he walks forward after Naruto.
After both boys have reached the starting position Naruto quickly removes the scrolls holding his more exotic or powerful tags before tossing them to Hinata. "You realize you just got rid of your best weapon right?", as Naruto nods while grinning Shikamaru pinches the bridge of his nose, "What a drag." Laughing as he pulls out his tanto Naruto falls into the initial *harikēnburēdo stance with his sword drawn and held out before him much like the samurai of the Land of Iron. "What a drag." Quickly using his clan's signature jutsu Shikamaru attempts to catch Naruto to end that match before his friend can use his larger reserves to outlast him. Just before the shadows reach though Naruto throws down a single flash bomb tag before jumping back.
With his shadow, momentarily, erased Shikamaru ends his jutsu and draws his own kunai as he considers how to fight Naruto. "What a drag. I can't plan too much cause he's liable to try some random moves just to see if they work. How troublesome..." As the glare of the flash bomb fades Shikamaru sees Naruto rushing forward with his blade held in his right hand while his left holds a kunai in a reverse grip. Reflexively using just enough force to deflect Naruto's initial slash with his tanto Shikamaru attempts to follow that up by disarming Naruto only for one of his chains to appear and cover the kunai he aimed for. For just a brief moment Shikamaru smirks as he jumps back while Naruto freezes as his eyes look down to see multiple Nara paralysis seals on his legs and waist. "Crap I can't lose this fast to him! I gotta break these seals fast even if it's gonna hurt." When Shikamaru realizes what his friend is about to do he jumps forward again only to be blasted back by a visible wave of blue chakra, with a slight bit of red, that burns away his seals.
Breathing heavily as the skin around where the seals turns extremely red and sensitive Naruto looks up before dropping his kunai and putting his tanto away. "*Fūton: Wind Drill! *Fūton: Air Whip!" Once the two jutsu have formed Naruto adopts a more aggressive stance before rushing forward leaving slashes in the dirt from his jutsu before striking at Shikamaru. "Hiden: Shadow Wall!" In the moment before their impact though the two jutsu slash into his clan's defensive jutsu instead leaving visible gouges that slowly close. "Hiden: *Shadow Spikes!" Reacting to Naruto's proximity Shikamru's "defensive" jutsu suddenly nearly impales him causing his whip to dissipate as he uses it as a ad hoc defense. When the shadows recede Shikamaru is simply standing in his usual bored stance which annoys Naruto but he stops short of rushing in as he notices the ground around Shikamaru is darker than it should be. "Did you really expect me to run into whatever trap that you have?" From behind him he hears something unexpected & worrying. "No I actually hoped you'd stay here it makes this easier." As Naruto turns he's frozen as shadows wrap around him while the "Shikamaru" in front of him disappears. Behind him he can see Shikamaru standing with his hands clasped together as his shadows hold Naruto in place. "Naruto you seem to forget flash bombs work both ways. Now give up you can't break this jutsu like you did my seals." For a moment Naruto is silent before looking at Shikamaru while smirking. "Not gonna happen!"
Just as Shikamaru is about to respond by tightening his shadow's hold on Naruto he disappears in a burst of smoke. "Shadow clone of course..." As Shikamaru contemplates his next move he's suddenly wrapped up in chains from below and watches Naruto rise up out of the hole Sasuke made earlier while a seal turns to ash on his jacket. "Man I hate that seal. It's no fun watching a clone have all the fun even if it let's me outsmart you for once Shika!" Knowing he can't break Naruto's chains Shikamaru sighs and looks up. "What a drag.." After Kakashi calls the match Naruto quickly releases Shikamaru from his chains before heading back to his team with a big smile on his face.
Before he can even get halfway there though he suddenly flinches as spots appear at on his waist and legs as he collapses. "NARUTO-KUN!" As the others rush forward they see he's still awake just obviously in pain and holding onto his midsection. "What's wrong with him!?" As Hinata looks at Naruto she quickly looks him over with her Byakugan active before pointing at where Shikamaru's seals were. "His chakra is flaring up from where the seals were! I think his method of burning them out with pure chakra caused it to go haywire!" As the jonin step around Naruto they quickly have their teams back away leaving just Hinata and Karin near them & Naruto. "You two can help him right?", as the two girls nod Kakashi summons one of his dogs before having it run off to alert Tsunade, "Alright do what you can. I'm sure he won't die from this but it's obviously very painful."
Working quickly the two girls open up Naruto's black jacket and lift his shirt exposing the chakra burns. Immediately the two notice that the burns are surrounded by jagged red lines that are spreading from them. "Hinata-chan use your eyes and clan's taijutsu to either divert or slow the chakras entrance to the area.", while Karin says this Hinata notices more red chakra is entering the area, "I'll try to heal them or lessen their effects till Tsunade-taicho or another can arrive." Looking down at Naruto's chakra system Hinata begins to close his tenketsu at a rapid pace. "I'm sorry Naruto-kun but this will hurt but I have to stop it's chakra."
Forcing her chakra between Naruto's seal and the chakra burns Hinata keeps the excess chakra from entering the areas of the burns while she watches both Karin & for whoever the hospital will send to help them. As she does this she notices Karin's chains extending to rest just above the burns though the chains tips & barbs are missing as green chakra flows through them. "Alright I can do this. Hinata has already blocked it's chakra so I just have to stabilize the area so his healing factor can kick in." Starting with the burns near Naruto's sides Karin begins pouring her chakra into the burns causing the lines to first slow & then recede as the chakra within is neutralized by hers. It's only when she moves to heal the center burn that Karin begins experiencing issues as it's saturated with the biju's corrosive chakra.
"Hinata-chan has the chakra stopped raging above his injuries?", as Hinata nods Karin breathes out slowly while keeping focused on the last burn, "I need you to help me here. I can't neutralize this burn's chakra so we may need to force it out of his body. Could you use the Gentle Fist to do that?" Looking up at Karin she nods before looking down at Naruto. "Bu-But won't that hurt Naruto?" As Karin nods she falls forward a bit as her breathing grows ragged. "Y-Yes it will but I..I can't keep this up...it's taking all my chakra to kee...keep this contained. Pleas.." Taking a deep breath Hinata nods as chakra covers her palm. "I..I'll do it. I'm sorry for this Naruto-kun."
The moment Hinata's first strike hits Naruto shakes as he groans in pain. While some red chakra is forced out Karin & Hinata can both see there is yet more within the injury trying to spread again. "Again Hinata!" For the next few moments Hinata forces more and more of the chakra out until her hand is stopped by Shizune who has arrived with Tsunade. "That's enough Hinata-chan. We'll take it from here just rest you two did a good job." Taking Naruto the two med-nins quickly shunshin away as both Hinata and Karin fall back & breathe to try and recover some of their chakra. Soon after the various teams would be dismissed with the genin heading their own way except for Karin, Hinata, & Shikamaru who follow the jonin to the hospital.
When the three reach the hospital they are taken away from the jonin while Tsunade questions the jonin about what happened. After a few moments Kakashi, Kurenai, & Asuma leave the hospital while Anko stays behind to wait for news on Naruto. "Alright you three follow me.", as Hinata, Karin, & Shikamaru follow Tsunade she quickly leads them to her office, "I've already asked your sensei but what happened?" Hands shaking a bit before he clenches them Shikamaru looks up. "When me and Naruto were sparring I managed to put a few of my clan's paralysis seals on him. Because he didn't want to lose he pulsed his chakra to the point it sent me flying back which burned off the seals. Unfortunately that also seemed to cause his chakra to go crazy as once the spar ended he collapsed in pain. After that Karin & Hinata used the skills you'd taught them alongside their own to stabilize him until you and Shizune-san arrived."
Looking between the three Tsunade briefly hesitates before asking the next question. "Is that all?" After looking back at the other two Shikamaru nods and says that's all that happened. "Ex-Excuse me Tsunade-sama, but wh-what happened? Wh-Why did Naru-Naruto-kun's chakra flare up so badly?" Sighing a bit as she leans back Tsunade looks down at Hinata with a small smile. "As you can guess it was partially caused by the seals being burned out the way they were. It's likely Naruto forced far too much chakra out of his body causing an imbalance that the spar worsened." As Karin and Hinata quietly accept what Tsunade said Shikamaru briefly looks around before looking at Tsunade. "It was the Kyubbi wasn't it? It's chakra caused that "flare" when it sensed Naruto had used a large amount of chakra."
Before Shikamaru or the others can even blink Tsunade has grabbed him and pulled him close. "Who told you!?" With the uninterested look that had become almost as well known as his clan's laziness Shikamaru simply stares back. "I figured it out for myself. I'm not a fool like many of my former classmates. The hatred of many of the adults, their comments, & his birthday told me all I needed to know." Putting Shikamaru down Tsunade cracks her knuckles before sighing in annoyance. "How long have you known?" Yawning Shikamaru leans his head back before replying after she shakes him. "I've known since our 2nd year."
Surprised by Shikamaru's response Tsunade puts him down before muttering something that sounds suspiciously like "lazy, know it all Naras." With a small smirk Shikamaru yawns again before looking back up at Tsuande as she sits down. "Can I go now? I'd like to see if my friend is okay." While her left eye twitches Tsunade nods before taking a deep breath. "You...You three can go. And tell Naruto he can leave after I check on him." Standing quickly the three Genin bow though only Hinata and Karin speak. "Hai Tsunade-sama." After the three have left the office Karin and Hinata continue to stare at Shikamaru's back while heading towards Naruto. "Are you two going to ask me your questions already? What a drag..." As the three go around a corner Hinata looks around before speaking. "Di-Did you mea-mean what you said back there Shikamaru-san?" Looking back at Hinata who for once doesn't look away he simply nods. "It'd be too troublesome to lie. Plus unlike so many adults here I know he isn't it. Why should I blame that hyperactive blonde knucklehead for what it did?"
Laughing quietly as she takes the lead Karin asks if Naruto's happy personality is what convinced him of that. "You really think your knucklehead of a cousin could take on village like those morons? Like I said he isn't it & never will be. Now stop being troublesome we're almost there." When the three enter the room they see Naruto sitting up with blank tags hanging off the side of the bed while he works on filling them out. When Karin sees this she starts to laugh drawing Naruto's attention to them even as Hinata giggles and Shikamaru laughs a bit at the sight. "I shou.." Putting the tag down Naruto waves at the trio with a smile. "Hey guys! What's up?" Sighing as she walks forward Karin knocks Naruto on the top of his head before asking him how he's doing. "I'm doing alright I guess. I'm just really tired and want to eat some ramen. What about you two?"
As Naruto says this he looks between Hinata, who blushes, and Karin while Shikamaru sits down opposite of them. "I'm alright Naruto but just worry about yourself for once cousin & get some rest." Making a point of taking the brush and ink from Naruto she looks at him much like Kaida does. "Hehehe alright. But Hinata what about you? Shizune-nee told me you helped Karin out." Blushing Hinata nods while poking her index fingers together. "I-I'm al-alright Naruto-kun. But Ka-Karin-san is right yo-you sh-should be res-resting."
Over the next few minutes the four talk about what they thought of the spars before Shikamaru coughs into his hand. "Naruto I have something to ask when were you going to tell me about it?" As he says this Shikamaru looks at where the seal is located on Naruto's stomach making it clear what he's speaking of. "I..I didn't want to Shika. I wa..." Before Naruto can say anymore Shikamaru silences him by holding up his hand. "You thought I'd treat you like the others right?", as Naruto nods Shikamaru rubs his forehead, "That would be too troublesome you moron. Plus you aren't smart or strong enough to threaten the village like those morons think you did." For a moment Naruto is silent before he starts to laugh before tears begin to fall as the others watch both shocked and saddened by his reaction. "Oh Naruto-kun..." Before either Karin or Shikamaru can say a word Hinata moves forward and hugs Naruto before beginning to quietly comfort him. For the first few moments Naruto doesn't move but after Hinata begins rubbing the back of his head he returns the hug full force. After a few moments Naruto calms down and releases Hinata but refuses to let go of her hand as she sits down in the chair closest to him.
For the next few minutes the four kids talk as they wait for Tsunade to show up & let Naruto head home. "So Shika how'd you figure it out?" Shrugging his shoulders as he looks at Naruto Shikamaru rolls his eyes. "Your birthday & the insults the adults give told me enough." Laughing at how obvious his situation is to those who look closely Naruto says he's glad Shika isn't like the adults. As Shikamaru lays down on the empty hospital bed by Naruto's he simply says that'd be too troublesome. As Naruto and the others laugh at Shikamaru's take on life Tsunade and Shizune knock before coming in. "I see you're doing better Naruto."
"You know I can't stay down Baa-chan!" While Tsunade's eye twitches a bit at Naruto's nickname for her Shizune asks the others to leave for a moment. "Alright Naruto you're free to go but don't use any especially chakra intensive jutsu for the next 3 days. Your chakra network seems to be calm now but I'd like any leftover damage to heal fully just in case. That means no more than 30 shadow clones at one time alright?", as Naruto nods Tsunade smiles, "Now once you sign these you can go. And be sure to thank Karin & Hinata for helping you. You likely would've had to stay for a day or two if they hadn't stabilized you like they did."
Twenty minutes later the four are leaving the hospital though Shikamaru says he has to leave cause it's almost time for dinner. "I'll see you guys tomorrow or whenever we spar again." Instead of heading home Hinata decides to stay with the two Uzumaki as they decide to get a quick meal before going home since they hadn't eaten since lunch. "So what should we get Naruto?" Shaking his head Naruto points at Karin and Hinata. "Since you two helped me," at this Hinata blushes at the memory, "you two can pick. I'll pay for you guys as well!" The moment Naruto says this Karin quickly thinks of a way to use this for Hinata's benefit. "Hmmm I can't think of anything. What about you Hinata-san?"
"Umm I-I do..don't know.." Smiling Naruto lifts his right hand and moves it in a circle. "Come on Hinata-chan my treat. Kaida-oba even gave me most of the money I earned off the Wave Mission so don't worry about the cost!" As Naruto and Karin keep asking Hinata she eventually sees a place she hasn't been to since her mother passed away. Following her eyes Karin quickly smiles behind her but just before she can speak Naruto looks over as well before smiling. "Hey Hinata-chan isn't that the cafe your mom took us to whenever I'd come over? Why don't we go there!" Shyly nodding Hinata blushes at the memories of the two of them eating with her mom. "O...Ok Naruto-kun."
As Naruto gets closer to the cafe he waves to some of the workers who wave back smiling at the three while the cafe's hostess waits to meet them. "Welcome to the Koa Cafe. How can I help you?" Looking around the small restaurant Naruto smiles whej he sees the picture of him, Hinata, and Hitomi. "Can we get a table of three please?" Nodding the hostess smiles and nods as she looks down at the small sealed seating chart on her stand. "Of course Uzumaki-san, just give me a moment and I'll find a table for you three." While the three wait Naruto notices there are photos hanging around the entrance of various couples & important shinobi who had come to the cafe.
As Naruto looks around he sees three very familiar people all in one photo alongside the hostess. "Hey Hinata look! It's your mom & my mom with the hostess in this picture. And they're standing next to the 4th Hokage!" When Naruto says this the other two quickly step next to him and see that he's correct it is Kushina Uzumaki, Hitomi Hyūga, Minato Namikaze, & the hostess. "I see you three have seen the photo of our opening day ceremony." Looking between the picture and the hostess Naruto notices the woman is suddenly behind them. "How did you know our moms & the 4th Hokage?" Smiling down at the young Uzumaki the woman smiles before pointing to a photo beside it where she's wearing the standard kunoichi uniform. "I went to the Academy with them all. That was taken soon after the end of the last war. Now if you'll follow me I'll get you all seated." Taking the three kids into the back corner she quickly hands them all menus before stepping away as one of the two servers comes forward. "Hi my name is Sango, I'll be happy to serve you all. Do you know what you'd like to drink or should I give you a few moments."
Looking at the other two Karin says they will need a few moments before ordering. "I still can't believe that lady knew my Kaa-san. I gotta ask her what she was like in the Academy." Nodding Hinata thinks back to the times they'd come here with her mom. "I..I wou-would like to ask her abo-about my Kaa-san as well. Tou-san nev-never speaks o-of her any-anymore." Trying to keep the two from zoning out completely Karin coughs quietly into her hand. "I'm sure she'd love to answer your questions guys but come on figure out what you're going to order first." For the next few moments the three simply look over the menus before Karin signals for Sango to come by."Are you all ready to order?", as the three nod Sango smiles before turning to Karin, "So what would you like to eat and drink Uzumaki-san?"
"Can I get one glass of warm sencha tea with your blueberry jam filled riceballs?" After a quick nod Sango turns to Hinata. "And for you Hyūga-san?" Looking down at the menu Hinata finds what her mom used to order for her when they came here. "Umm ca-can I get a cold glass of Hojicha tea with your cafe's cinnamon buns?" With a soft smile Sango nods before writing the order down. "Of course. And I'll be sure to tell the cook that Hitomi-sama's daughter is back so he can make them like your mother and you enjoyed." With a few tears in her eyes Hinata thanks the girl and bows as she turns to Naruto. "And last but not least the Red Hot Habanero's child. What can I get for you?" Blinking in surprise at hearing his mom's nickname Naruto smiles up at the woman. "I would like a glass of muigcha with yaki onigiri." Writing down Naruto's order the server smiles and bows slightly to the trio. "If that will be all I'll go prepare your drinks and then bring the food once it's all done. By the way Amaya-sama said if you three would like she can join you. Would that be fine with you three?", as the three nod Sango smiles, "Great I'll tell her when I grab your drinks."
Within a few moments Sango & Amaya have brought their drinks while Sango heads off to check on their food. "So would you three like to hear stories of Kushina & Hitomi-san while we wait for our food?" As the three nod Amaya laughs before turning to Hinata. "You Hinata-chan are a spitting image if your mother. Both in appearance and attitude. Your mother was always a kind woman even during our time at the Academy. She befriended me despite the fact that I was a no name civilian who wanted to be a Leaf ninja." As Hinata and the others smile Amaya pulls out a small photobook and turns to a picture of her and others just after graduation. "I'll never forget what she did for me on the day of our graduation. Despite your clan's wishes she invited me, and a few others, to her home to celebrate. If I remember right it's also the day your father started falling in love with her as he was amazed how she stood up to the Elders despite usually being a "proper" Hyūga."
Surprised by her words Hinata asks what her father initially thought of her mother when they attended the Academy. "As you know they were a arranged marriage from their 4th year at the Academy. Because of this your father resented Hitomi-chan a bit especially since she was so quiet throughout their time together. But after seeing her, and these are his words, "stand up to those annoying, decrepit coots" his opinion began to change. He realized she wasn't some wallflower but a lioness who simply liked being kind but was unafraid to stand up for her friends and family when necessary. I believe you are the same way Hinata-chan & if you ever wish to talk about Hitomi, or anything else, don't be afraid to come to me alright?"
Unable to respond verbally Hinata simply nods as Naruto squeezes her hand after giving her a sideways hug from his chair. As Amaya turns to Naruto she smiles and laughs a bit inside at how he's acting. "And you Naruto you act alot like your mother as well. Would you like to hear a story of her as well?" Hearing this Naruto mods though his grip on Hinata's hand under the table never loosens. "I wish you could see your son now Kushi-chan. He's just like you especially with the one he cares for." "Alright how about I tell you how she earned the title of Konoha's Prank Queen?" Eye widening in shock Naruto looks at the woman before nodding very rapidly. "Wait my mom pulled pranks too!?" Laughing at the boy's surprise Amaya nods before thinking back to some of Kushina's more infamous pranks.
"Of course she did! Want to here about the time she pranked the Uchiha Clan?", as Naruto nods Ayama turns a few pages of her photobook till she finds the one she needs, "This is the result." As the three look at the picture they start to laugh at how the Uchiha's compound was pranked with the walls covered in paint splotches & bright pink Uchiha symbols & the Uchiha behind a young Kushina have their hair dyed all kinds of colors from bone white to neon pink and beyond. "I still don't know how she managed to get the whole clan in one night but it was legendary. The best part her seals couldn't be removed easily and constantly changed colors as the days wore on. There would be days where the compound would look normal only to look like toddlers had fun painting it's walls the next day." As Ayama explains more of what happened various older Uchiha experience a very familiar feeling down their spines of someone in a certain clan wanting to mess with them.
Before Ayama can share more the food arrives leading to a few moments of silence as the three genin and former kunoichi eat their light dinners or snacks. When everyone's meal is finished Ayama excuses herself saying she has to get back to work but inviting them back anytime. "Alright so what's the damage Karin-nee?" Looking down at the receipt Sango had dropped off Karin laughs before handing it over to Naruto. Written in bold across the top is "To the future married couple consider this meal on me. - Ayama your mother's best friend" Quickly hiding the note before Hinata can see it Naruto gives Karin a look to keep quiet before telling Hinata that Ayama had covered it. Before leaving though he leaves a large tip and note thanking her for the stories but saying they're just friends. "Afterall why would me & Hinata-chan marry? We're best friends that'd be crazy!" "Alright let's go home guys." As the three leave Sango & Ayama laugh at Naruto's note before going back to work. "Hey Naruto I just remembered I have to pick something up for my mom. Can you take Hinata-san home alone?" Looking at Karin Naruto's eyes narrow at the suddenness of her statement before shrugging. "Yeah sure..I guess I'll see yah at home Karin." Splitting up Naruto simply walks beside Hinata talking about the day.
"Na-Naruto-kun do y-you ever plan to te-tell the others?" Instead of replying Naruto looks up before saying one day he might but he's scared. "My only real friends are you guys and I don't want to lose that it's..." Before he can say more Naruto is hugged once more by Hinata who says she'll always support him. "I only wish I could tell him how I truly feel." "Thanks Hinata-chan. I think I needed that." Once the two have reached the Hyūga's gate Naruto quickly says goodbye before heading off back to his own home."I hope I never have to tell anyone but at least I'll always have Hinata-chan if I'm forced too." When Naruto gets back home he's quickly greeted by the various members who had heard of his brief stay at the hospital and were relieved to see he was alright.
From one of the clan's older shinobi he hears that Kaida & Emiko will likely speak with him after dinner. As he goes into his home with Kaida and Karin he's surprised to see his cousin already there and laughing with her mom. "Ahh Naruto you're back! Your sensei sent word that training will resume tomorrow at the normal time & place but that you must obey Tsunade's advice." As the day comes to a close Naruto spends time talking with Kaida & Kaito on ways to ensure a similar event doesn't occur before heading to bed.
*-how I will refer to Akamaru from now on whenever he takes on Kiba's appearance
*-the seals within Sakura, and others, clothing causes the user's, or the seal makers, chakra to reinforce it thus making it harder for foreign chakra to get through
*-low A rank level seal that can add a elemental chakra coating to weapons fired from it. It'll hold less than a standard seal for launching kunai or shuriken but their damage is far greater if it hits
*-basically amplifies the pain one would feel from a blow without doing any additional damage C-rank
*-Uzumaki's armed fighting style that's based around the techniques of Uzuken
*-if I haven't explained before it forms a cone of fast moving air around either one or both the user's forearms high C for one low B for both
*-forms a whip of wind similar in color to Danzo's vacuum blade only it extends from the user's closed fist barely C rank in power/difficulty
*-Nara jutsu that does exactly what it's name implies though it can be used without the wall version
Next chapter will obviously be the start of the Chunin Exams & all the fun stuff that happens then. It'll also be my chance to show just how much this timeline is different from the original. Once again if yah have any praise or criticisms don't forget to send me a message or send in a review. Hopefully I can get out the next chapter sooner than I did this one.
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