Chapter 4: A Deal to Benefit Both Parts

Naruto returned to his home after another mission. He was wearing his jonin vest, the neck covering his lower face, his headband tied to his arm and black gloves, covered in seals covering his arms until his elbows. And his red hair was longer, reaching his shoulders.

He opened the door of his home, and saw that Nico was hanging out with her friends... her names are... Ink and... Pink.

Nico spotted him and went to him "Hey Naru! Welcome back!" She greeted and Naruto nodded to her "How was your mission?"

Naruto shrugged "Same as always." He saw that Ink and Pink walked to them.

"Hey, you are Nico's brother?" Pink asked and Ink smirked.

"She talks about you all the time, but, you don't look all that tough. I bet my daddy can beat you!" She proclaimed and Naruto nodded.

"When he wants to fight to the dead, I'll accept." He said nodding his head and going to his room.

Nico glared at Ino that looked confused after Naruto's answer "Ino! What's the deal with that!?"

Ino rolled her eyes "I mean, he is our age. He can't be that strong."

"I kind of agree with Ino." Sakura added "I mean, it should be imposible for him to be stronger that Sasuki! She is so cool!"

Nico rolled her eyes "He is a jonin. He even beat a Swordsman of the Mist! Those guys are like the strongest in Kiri!"

"Well... he got lucky." Ino defended and Nico started to get annoyed.

"Look; my bro can beat anyone and anything! Is more! Tomorrow, he will go to the academy and show it!" Nico declared.

*Next Morning*

"Hey Naru! Good morning!" Nico greeted her brother that nodded as he ate toasts. "Hey, want to go to the academy with me today?"

Naruto raised a brow "Why?"

Nico grinned "Well... I want to show everyone how cool my bro is!"

Naruto hummed "I don't have any missions today..." He nodded "Very well, I'll go."

As they left, Nico told Naruto everything about the academy, his classmates, friends... and Sasuki.

From all that she told, the only thing he recognizes, is Sasuki. He heard Itachi name her a couple of times. Well, before he betrayed the village.

Thinking about it... makes him tingle. Itachi is strong. They never fought but... now... the next time, they are allowed to.

He didn't notice when Nico guided him to the class, until he heard his old friend Iruka call him "Naruto? What are you doing here?"

Naruto blinked and looked around as everyone was watching him. Nico grinned "He is my bro Iruka-Sensei! I asked him to come here to..." She stopped thinking of an excuse "To show us jutsus?"

Naruto raised a brow "You did?"

Iruka smiled and shook his head "Well Naruto, now that you are here, why don't we go outside and have a small chat about elemental jutsus?" Iruka suggested his friend that shrugged.

"Fine by me."

As the class moved outside, Kiba turned to Nico "Oi, is he, our age?"

Nico grinned and nodded "Yep! And he is a jonin!"

As Nico bragged about her brother, Sasuki stared at Naruto's back. She heard of Naruto from... him. She knows he is strong. Maybe... he can help her grow stronger.

Iruka started to explain what elemental chakras are as Naruto closed his eyes and listened. "...Naruto here; has lighting chakra, and is probably the best one using that type in the village. Naruto, do you mind to show us some of your jutsus?"

Naruto didn't answer, falling asleep on his feet. Iruku sighed with a smile "Naruto, wake up." Iruka shook him and Naruto eyes snapped open.

"Oh. Sure." He said as he walked to a training dummy. He placed his hand on top of the dummy's head. Lighting started to run across his arm, the seals on his gloves glowing blue, as a discharge of lighting came from his palm, and destroyed the dummy completely.

The students awed and Sasuki watched with wide eyes. That power... she needs it.

*Next Day*

Naruto was bored like usual. Yesterday, he took no mission due that Nico asked him to go to the academy, that was boring.

Now, Father was in a meeting with the Third. So, the two people that deliver Suicide Missions aren't available. So... he is in his favorite place in the village; The Ice Cream Shop.

He has a cup of ice cream with cookies in it. He likes the savor of it.

He tried making ice cream once. He even bought a machine to help him. But... accidently he made it explode.

He is becoming more powerful every passing day. That's... no good. Every day, he is stronger than the day before. His rivals die faster than before, and the seals holding his power at bay... are starting to become obsolete.

Mother told him; That the gloves will avoid his power running free and will help him control it. But... at the same time, as his power is contained, it grows inside of him. It might grow to a point that... his body won't be able to contain it anymore.

He needs to make his body stronger to avoid that. And he needs to find someone that will give him a glorious death too.

He talked with the Kyubi, and he agreed to help him strengthen his body and chakra coils, to avoid them collapsing.

Dammit...

He opened one eye to see that next to him, Sasuki sat, empty handed. She gave him a sharp look "Train me."

Naruto raised a brow "Excuse me?"

Sasuki kept her look at him "You are strong. If you train me, if you teach me how to get your strength... I will be able to kill him."

Naruto hummed "Him? Itachi I imagine." Sasuki growled and made a fist but said nothing "I never fought him before, he always rejected my offers."

Sasuki snapped her tongue "I don't care about that! Will you help me kill him!?" She demanded and Naruto hummed closing his eyes.

"I never fought someone with similar strength like me." Naruto started "Even when holding back, they die. If you become strong... strong enough to kill me, I will try my best to train you."

Sasuki smirked "You don't have to worry then. I will be stronger than you in no time."

Naruto smiled as he opened his eyes "Very well. I will wait to the day you kill me. Meet me tomorrow at my home after academy."

Sasuki nodded, not realizing what her end of the deal really was.

*Namikaze Compound, Next Day*

Kushina was happy that Naruto stayed home a couple of days, instead of trying to get himself killed. As she served him some strawberry ice cream, someone knocked the door.

She went there to see, Mikoto's daughter there "Yes?"

Sasuki looked at her and nodded "I came here to see Naruto."

Kushina immidiatly grinned "Oh~? Are you his girlfriend?"

Sasuki got annoyed at the implication, but a slight blush came to her cheeks "He just said he will train me. Nothing more."

Kushina giggled as she let her pass "He is in the kitchen."

Sasuki looked around as she walked to the kitchen. She and Nico are... rivals or something. So, she never entered this place before.

As she entered the kitchen, Naruto already ate 3 cups of strawberry ice cream. Naruto eyed her "You came. Let's go outside to begin."

As they entered the training grounds of the compound, Naruto handed her a paper "This is Chakra Paper. It will say what your elemental affinity is."

Sasuki nodded as she looked at it "And how does it work?"

"Channel chakra into it." Naruto simply said and Sasuki nodded. She channeled chakra and the paper wrinkled.

Sasuki raised an eyebrow "What does that mean?"

Naruto hummed "You have a stronger affinity with lighting." He looked at her "The Fire Ball Jutsu, how big is yours?"

Sasuki looked away "Not that big compared to the other of my clansmen."

Naruto nodded "That makes sense. It is harder to control an elemental technique if you don't have an affinity with that element." Naruto explained.

Sasuki snapped her tongue "I must make a good fire ball. It is my clan signature jutsu."

"That might be. But it is a good thing you have a lighting affinity. It is going to make things easier to teach."

Sasuki smirked. That's right, if she has a lighting affinity, that lighting jutsu he did at the academy, she will be able to learn it! "So... when will I learn your jutsus?"

"It depends." Naruto said "My chakra reserves are huge and... my chakra itself continues to grow. If you even have one quarter of my chakra, you should be able to do most of my attacks."

Sasuki nodded and got a question "What do you mean that your chakra is continue to grow?"

Naruto hummed "My chakra pools are expanding at alarming pace. Every day they grow in size and I feel it. My power is harder to keep at bay." He looked at her "That's why, the quicker you become strong, the sooner you will be able to kill me."

"..."

"What?"

Naruto raised an eye brow "I only accepted to train you, if you end up killing me. Remember?"

"I..."

Naruto sighed disappointed "I knew I was asking too much." He bowed his head "Forgive me. You may leave now."

Sasuki closed her eyes "I accept." She said and looked at him "I will kill you, in exchange you give me your strength."

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