Another week has passed and the two prone bodies have made absolutely no change. They are both still in a coma and Naruto still has a serious lack of blood. Haku's body has healed up well but his consciousness has not returned. Kakashi looked again at the scene that hasn't changed in the past two weeks. It's still him sitting there reading his "Icha Icha Paradise." Still Haku and Naruto lying dead still in the middle of the room. And still, Sasuke is out climbing trees and doing his katon jutsus. And still Sakura needlessly cheering him on from the sidelines.
Looking back into his book, and getting rather absorbed in his ecchi thoughts, Kakashi failed to notice Tsunami coming in to check on the boys and their guardian. "So that's what you're always reading!" said Tsunami.
Startled, Kakashi slipped off his chair and stuttered, "W-w-what book?" As he quickly stuck the book in his back pocket.
"Tsk tsk tsk Kakashi-san! You're setting a bad example for your students reading that ecchi stuff!" scolded Tsunami.
"That's ok, we're used to it by now."
Tsunami was so startled she jumped into Kakashi's arms, while Kakashi was able to hide his surprise under his face mask and say, "When did you wake up Naruto?"
"Just in time to see Tsunami-san scare you Kakashi-sensei. I'm surprised you didn't know I woke up, seeing as it's not every day a river of blood streams out of a supposedly dead person and rushes down the throat of your comatose student." Says Naruto, with a hurt look.
"Gomen Naruto. I was umm… absorbed in my reading….I'll make it up to you. How does ramen sound?"
"YEAH! RAMEN! YAY! Ramenramenramenramenramenramen…" Chanted Naruto while Tsunami and Kakashi sweatdropped.
Meanwhile, in the forest, "Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!" 'Sakura is just sitting there again…She's weaker than the dobe. She should be working harder…And that cheering is so annoying! That's it! I've had it!' thought Uchiha Sasuke. "Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!" Again, the fire balls sprang forth from his mouth to scatter and hit the trees around him. Except this time, a stray fire ball headed towards our annoying pink haired Kunoichi. "BWAHH!" screamed Sakura as she ducked the fiery missile, singing the tips of her pink locks.
"Train Sakura. You're weaker than the dobe." Sneered Sasuke.
"B-b-b-but Sasuke-kun! W-weaker than Na-na-naruto!" stuttered Sakura as the revelation dawned on her.
Back at Tsunami's house, Haku was finally stirring from his deep slumber. "Where am I? What happened?" he mumbled. Suddenly, all the memories from his last moments came back to him. "ZABUZA-SAN!" He screamed and started to look frantically around.
"Calm down! Calm down! CALM DOWN DAMN IT!" yelled a frustrated Naruto. "I'll explain what happened!"
In the next half an hour, Naruto explained what had just been explained to him by Kakashi. "… and then the wave countrymen chased out Gatou's goons and then our mission was accomplished!" finished Naruto, completely oblivious to the fact that Haku had stopped listening after hearing of Zabuza's demise.
"Naruto, let me talk to Haku." Said Kakashi. "Zabuza had the honour of a Shinobi. It didn't matter that he was a missing-nin. He kept his honour and took the life the man who betrayed him and you, Gatou. Do not be sad for him. He willingly sacrificed himself to regain his honour and yours."
"He was the only precious person I had…why did you have to save me? Why didn't you save Zabuza-san!" By this time, tears were flowing freely from his eyes.
"Because it was his battle. If I had stepped in to help him, it would have been an insult to his abilities. He would not have wanted me to help. And he would not have wanted you to suffer."
"Thank you Kakashi-san. I wish to be alone right now…"
"Alright, when you feel better, come to the kitchen. We will get you something to eat. You've been in a coma for two weeks you know." Turning to Naruto, "Now, lets go get Ramen."
"Yeah! Ramenramenramenramenramenramen…"
In the back of his mind, a feral voice muttered, "#…The Chosen Warrior of the Blood is a baka…"
After Naruto finished his seventeenth bowl of Ramen, he said, "I'm done Kakashi-sensei!"
When he looked around, he saw that his teacher was no where to be seen. "DAMN IT! He tricked me again!" As he rummaged through his pockets for his froggie wallet, he continued to mutter curses at his teacher. After he paid for his meal, he wandered off to the forest for a bit of training. Inside his head, he called out, "Oi! Kyuubi! Lets get some training done!"
"Fine! Go to the center of the forest. Climb to the tallest tree like your Jounin sensei taught you and I will give you further instructions after that, brat."
Naruto did as he was told and climbed to the top of the tree. From there, he could see Sasuke training with his Katon Jutsus, as well as Sakura watching silently, having learned not to cheer, lest a flaming shuriken come her way. "Hey! I can see Sasuke-teme and Sakura-chan from up here!"
"That's not the point baka! Now, slit your wrist."
"WHAT!" screamed Naruto at the top of his lungs.
"We're doing blood jutsus brat! What how can you use blood jutsus without blood! Geez…my protégé is a baka…"
"Fine… Stop insulting me already! Sheesh…" Then, Naruto pulls out a kunai and cleanly slits his right wrist. As the blood flowed from his self inflicted wound, he thought to his new teacher, "Now what? Hurry up! I don't want to die in from a stupid injury you told me to inflict upon myself!"
"The first thing the Chosen must learn is to replenish his blood. Blood is the fuel for all of the blood jutsus. The seals are not all normal seals. For the first one you have to put your hands together as though you are praying. Your entire hand must be in contact with the other hand like this." As Kyuubi said so, the blood flowing from Naruto's wrist formed into two hands in a praying position, like a monk. "The second seal you must learn is both hands in a fist and together, like this" The blood hands closed into fists and stayed together like from the first position. "Those are the beginning and ending seals for all blood jutsus. All you have to do for the basic blood replenishing technique is those two seals. Do it now, before you die of blood loss."
"Ketsueki Sattou!" called Naruto. The effects were felt immediately. He felt blood flow through his veins at triple speed. This was obviously shown through the fact that the blood from his wound was flowing like a river. The fatigue he was starting to feel from the blood loss was immediately gone. He was several times more alert and he was sure his reaction speed also tripled. "Whoa! I feel so much better now! How long does this last?"
"For a first timer, you did really well. I'd say at your current level, this state will last an hour. You should keep practicing it though. I say, you should keep this jutsu up. Whenever you feel its effects wearing off, redo the jutsu. Eventually, a weak Ketsueki Sattou will become permanent and the jutsu will no longer require seals. The more you practice, the stronger the effect of both the permanent and the induced jutsu gets. The next thing to do is to try and shape your blood. It is now gushing from your wrist like a river. Concentrate and try to make the falling blood move and take shape. Keep practicing until your Ketsueki sattou wears off. Then I will heal your wrist and you will return to your teacher. You will make sure no one knows about you learning from me. You will not let anyone see you doing your jutsu either. When you practice, make sure you are alone."
"Got it Kyuubi-SENSEI! Heh heh." Thought Naruto as he tried to imagine the blood taking shape. "I'll get this in no time!"
jutsus:
Katon: Housenka no Jutsu Fire Element: Mythical Fire Flower skill
Several fire balls are shot in a flower pattern. (I think this is the housenka. I can't remember. It was in the Forest of death part) Shuriken can be hidden in these fire balls.
Ketsueki Sattou Blood Rush
An original jutsu I created specifically for the Chosen of the Blood. It allows the user to increase the rate of blood creation in the body. Basic for the blood jutsus, since they all use blood. Once a chosen has enough practice, the Ketsueki Sattou jutsu effect will be permanently at triple speed. It can still be further increased though.
