DON'T OWN NARUTO
Author's Notes: Updated like the last one with the changes. Edited 07/18/2005
Rising Phoenix
Kyuubi was a woman that appeared to be in her mid twenties. She had fiery red hair with fox ears on the sides of her head. She had a body which most women would kill to have and was wearing a simple red kimono that had the kanji of Kyuubi etched on the back of it.
"Well, if it isn't Shinta of the Phoenix clan." Kyuubi said amused.
"Kyuubi, I'm here to make a deal with you." Shinta replied, ignoring Kyuubi's remark.
"Hey, what does she mean when she said that you were of the Phoenix clan?" Naruto asked with curiosity.
"I'm the last member of the clan called Phoenix and they had a special bloodline. They were also experts with physical techniques." Shinta replied.
"Bloodline?" Naruto asked.
"Abilities that can only be passed on through family members." Shinta answered.
"I see." Naruto said nodding his head.
"What type of deal is it that you want to make?" Kyuubi asked, getting a little impatient.
"I want you to train the boy." Shinta answered.
"You want me to train with her?" Naruto asked pointing to Kyuubi.
"Think of it this way, you'll be a lot stronger if you train under the two of us. When your training is complete, you'll have the power to protect the ones who are most precious to you."
"I'll do it under one condition." Kyuubi said.
"And that would be?" Shinta asked.
"I want Naruto to create a modified Shadow Replication so that I can transfer my consciousness into it. It would be easier for me to train Naruto in that body then inside this stuffy cage." Kyuubi stated.
"I don't think so, what if you try to escape?" Naruto replied almost instantly.
"I can't. I've tried all the methods I could think of to escape and all of them didn't even dent the cage in the slightest. If you create a modified Shadow Replication, it would give me just a little bit of freedom." Kyuubi replied.
"Deal." Shinta said quickly.
"WHAT?" Naruto yelled.
"Don't worry about the modified Shadow Replication. I can teach you how to set it up so that only her consciousness would be transferred." Shinta stated.
"Alright, if you say so." Naruto said.
"I'll start teaching Naruto how to do the modified version immediately. Until then, I'll see you later." Shinta said to Kyuubi.
A few seconds later, Naruto and Shinta found themselves back into the real world. Naruto looked outside and he saw that the sun had just risen.
"Looks like its morning now." Naruto replied.
"Yeah, your chakra reserves should be back to normal now." Shinta said back to Naruto. "I'll make us some breakfast and then we can start working on that modified replication."
"Ramen, Ramen, Ramen, Ramen, Ramen." Naruto said in his usual loud voice.
"Naruto, there are a few rules that you have to learn. Rule number one, No Ramen." Shinta said.
"No ramen." Naruto said slowly in a sad tone.
"I hate the stuff and I refuse to buy it." Shinta said outright.
"NOOOOOOO!" Naruto yelled out.
After breakfast, which consisted of food other than ramen, Shinta took Naruto outside to get working on the modified replication.
"Hey sensei, where are we at?" Naruto asked after the two just left the cabin they were staying in.
"I guess I forgot to tell you. The cabin that we are staying in is a few kilometers away from Konoha. It's concealed under powerful Genjutsu so I don't receive many trespassers. Only those who wield the highest level of the Sharingan can penetrate the barrier and there hasn't been a wielder of that level in a long time." Shinta answered.
"Sharingan?" Naruto asked.
"Don't worry about it for now. You'll learn more when I set up your rigorous training schedule." Shinta said in a creepy voice.
Naruto gulped and continued walking.
A few minutes later, Shinta and Naruto were in a peaceful clearing.
"Okay Naruto, in order to create a modified Shadow Replication, all you have to do is add more chakra to your regular Shadow Replication. If you did it correctly, the Shadow Replications that are modified should receive approximately five hits before they vanish. Modified replications should also have the ability to use one technique depending on the level of the technique. There are other circumstances to the modified replication, but you'll find out more later on." Shinta instructed.
Naruto started creating a single Shadow Replication and placed more chakra inside that single replication. The replication soon appeared and Shinta winced at the condition of the replication.
The replication looked sickly looking and it was lying down on the ground twitching.
"Looks like you need to work on your chakra control before we can start doing anything else." Shinta voiced out.
"What's wrong with my control?" Naruto asked incredulously.
Shinta pointed down to the modified replication.
"Oh." Naruto said.
"Follow me." Shinta replied, heading towards the forest.
"So, how are we going to improve my chakra control? Naruto asked with curiosity when he and Shinta entered the forest.
"Simple, we climb trees." Shinta replied.
"Um, how is that supposed to help?" Naruto questioned. "I mean, I already know how to climb a tree."
"Watch how I do it." Shinta said.
"What are you talking ab…" Naruto stopped talking when he saw that Shinta was walking up the tree without the use of hands.
Shinta went to the nearest branch and hung upside down and started talking to Naruto.
"What this exercise, you accumulate chakra and maintain a certain amount in a needed area. For this exercise, the area where the chakra will be accumulated at is the feet because it is said that the bottom of the foot is the most difficult area to gather chakra. Also, what this exercise also does is it helps develop the stamina needed to properly control chakra." Shinta explained. "I should stop ranting right now because you standing around will accomplish nothing."
Shinta tossed a kunai towards Naruto and it landed in front of Naruto.
"What's this for?" Naruto asked.
"This is so that you can mark how high you can go. It's best if you get a running start first to get some momentum." Shinta suggested jumping off the branch and landing perfectly on the ground.
Naruto started to gather up some chakra and started to run up the tree. Naruto took a couple steps before landing flat on his back.
"Try to see how far you get until later in the evening. I'll bring you your lunch later." Shinta instructed.
Shinta started to leave the training area and started talking as he moved away.
"Don't forget to take a break once in a while so that you don't suffer from chakra exhaustion."
The skies were now dark and the moon was full. Naruto was lying down on his back exhausted from trying to climb the tree. Shinta appeared from the path leading towards the cabin and he was carrying a little bit of food.
"Here, eat. You need food in order to have your body function." Shinta said after hearing Naruto's stomach growl.
Naruto grabbed the food that Shinta held in his hand and started digging in.
"Not bad, you managed to get close to a quarter up the tree already. You're already showing results compared to what happened this morning." Shinta said, watching Naruto eat.
Naruto was about to retort when a figure came forth from the bushes nearby. A man came forth and he looked like he was running for his life.
"My clan, they've just been all killed. All but one are all dead." The man replied.
"Calm down." Shinta replied.
The man calmed down a little, but he still looked like he was deathly afraid something. Shinta went to the man and pressed a few pressure points to help the man relax.
"You should be feeling a little bit better. Why don't you tell me what happened?" Shinta replied soothingly.
"Thanks. My name is Uchiha Itachi. Just a short while ago, a man that is known as Orochimaru came disguise as me and massacred my entire family. Let me start from the beginning.
"I was coming home from an ANBU meeting that I attended when I felt that something was out of place. I ran as quickly as I could to the Uchiha sector of Konoha. When I arrived, I saw that my family members were dead on the ground, blood being spilt on the ground everywhere. When I entered my house, I saw that my mother and father were still alive and were telling me to get away. I was being stubborn and decided to stay because I thought that I this would be a good way to test out my potential. Orochimaru soon came and I saw that my best friend Uchiha Shisui, also known as Shisui of the Mirage, was with him.
"It turns out that Shisui faked his own suicide by leaving an advance version of the Shadow Replication Technique and by writing a note that stated he was tired of life. It was the perfect set up because it left him the freedom to do whatever he wants. I fought the two of them and I managed to kill Shisui. Because I thought of him as an older brother and my best friend, I gained the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan. I started to fight with Orochimaru after that and I lost to him because the fight with Shisui took a lot of my chakra.
"Orochimaru used the transformation technique not long after to change himself into me and used Genjutsu to hide my presence for when Sasuke shows up. Sasuke showed up not long after and he saw Orochimaru kill his parents. Sasuke was traumatized and because he was blinded by rage, he attacked Orochimaru. Orochimaru knocked him into the wall and left the household. I went outside to pursue, but Sasuke arrived and Orochimaru used that opportunity to escape. I used the Mangekyo on Sasuke in order to turn him into an avenger so that he would be strong enough to fight Orochimaru in the future.
"After I used the Mangekyo, I was almost out of chakra when from out of nowhere, a killing intent was felt, the source of it unknown. I fled because it was the only thing I could have done at the time. I fled from whatever casted the killing intent and I saw this red dome in this part of the forest that wasn't there before. I entered the dome and I found myself here." Itachi explained.
Everyone kept quiet for a little while before Shinta decided to speak.
"Since your life is pretty much over, you'll stay here with us and help me train Naruto." Shinta said, pointing towards Naruto.
"I don't know," Itachi replied skeptically "I could join up with some evil organization to get closer to Orochimaru." Itachi ended in his normal tone of voice.
"Why not join up with us? With you, Shinta, and Kyuubi helping me, I can help your younger brother out with dealing with Orochimaru." Naruto asked.
"Why not. This might be amusing." Itachi replied.
After that, the three figures headed back for the cabin and rested for the night. The next morning, Naruto was told of the routine that he would be face with for the next few years after he's mastered the tree walking, water walking, and the leaf concentration skill.
For the first couple years, Naruto will be learning things like survival training, learning different types of physical techniques, anatomy, and history. The three teachers would split the jobs up evenly and teach Naruto to the best of their abilities. The next three years after that, they would start teaching Naruto ninja techniques, improving on the physical fighting styles that he was taught earlier, and current situations happening around the entire shinobi world.
After spending a couple months with Naruto, the three teachers became quite fond of him. Itachi would treat him like a brother, Shinta was more like the father figure, and Kyuubi acted as a very close friend once she came to terms with Naruto.
On Naruto's tenth birthday, Naruto's life was about to change. It started out as a normal day. Naruto would wake up at four in the morning, cutesy of Kyuubi, and start practicing on physical skills. Later on, Naruto would be tutored in current situations from Shinta. After that, he would be with Itachi learning on a new technique or master a technique to its fullest potential.
"Hey Itachi-aniki, what are we going to learn today?" Naruto asked happily.
"I won't be teaching you anything today. Shinta-sensei has requested your presence at the cabin. He said that he wanted to teach you a technique that your father wielded." Itachi replied.
"See you later aniki." Naruto replied as he started to head towards the cabin.
Itachi watched as Naruto left and went back to practicing the Amaterasu.
At the cabin, Shinta was waiting for Naruto to arrive. He was sure that Naruto received the message from Itachi to come over here and was waiting patiently. A few seconds later, he saw that Naruto was near the door about to open it. After Naruto entered the room, Shinta began to speak.
"Naruto, today's your tenth birthday and because of that, I want to teach you a special technique that only two other people had learned. The technique is known as the Rasengan. The first time I met your father, he had just mastered this technique and he was on his way to that perverted teacher of his to show him the results. The fourth instantly knew who I was and he decided to teach me the technique just incase something would happen to him in the future. Up until now, nobody except for the people living here knows that I have learned the Rasengan."
"Sweet." Naruto replied excitedly.
Shinta started to explain about the three stages and when Shinta finished explaining the three stages, Naruto made sure that he ingrained the three steps inside his memory so that he would master this new technique.
After Naruto made sure that he remembered everything, he saw that Shinta was looking quite pale.
"What's wrong?" Naruto asked Shinta.
Shinta clenched his heart with his right hand.
"It's nothing." Shinta replied
"You look real pale. You're also clenching at your heart and you're sweating a lot." Naruto stated.
"Don't you dare tell me that it's nothing." Naruto said, raising his voice.
"What's going on?" Kyuubi asked, having just entered the room.
"Something's wrong. He's really pale and he's clenching to his heart." Naruto said in a worried voice.
"Let me see him." Kyuubi ordered.
Kyuubi took a look at Shinta and didn't like what she saw.
"This is not good. He's contracted a powerful virus that consumes the chakra at the source of the chakra circulatory system. It looks like it showed up a few weeks ago, but signs of the virus itself just showed up recently. I'd say that he will be killed within a few minutes, there's nothing that I can do against it. If Tsunade the medical expert was here, she might be able to make some type of vaccination, but she's at the far side of Wind Country at the moment." Kyuubi analyzed.
Naruto looked at Kyuubi and turned to Shinta when Shinta screamed out real loud. Shinta clenched his heart tightly and collapsed onto the ground.
Kyuubi checked Shinta's body and confirmed that he was now dead.
"What technique was it that he showed you before he died?" Kyuubi asked.
"Died?" Naruto asked back, shocked at seeing Shinta on the floor lifeless.
"He'd dead now. We'll have to give him a proper burial later on." Kyuubi said sadly.
"He was teaching me a technique known as he Rasengan." Naruto answered to Kyuubi's question.
"The Rasengan? Isn't that a technique that belonged to the fourth?" Itachi asked enter the room.
Naruto and Kyuubi looked at Itachi.
"Yeah, that's what he told me. He managed to tell me the three steps in order to complete the technique before he died." Naruto said sadly.
"So that would explain the loss of chakra I felt." Itachi said.
Naruto looked down on the ground and started to have tears in his eyes. Naruto tried to hide them from Itachi and Kyuubi, but it didn't fool them in the slightest. Kyuubi walked up to Naruto and placed him in a gentle embrace.
"Naruto, I honestly don't know the feeling of loss since I never had anyone that I was close with, but I think that in this situation, it's alright to cry. Once you finish, you'll be a lot stronger and we can help accomplish your dreams of the future." Kyuubi said in a soothing tone.
Naruto wept and Itachi took it as a sign that the two should be left alone. He headed out of the room and in the room, the only ones left were Kyuubi and Naruto.
A few minutes later, Naruto stopped crying and looked at Kyuubi.
"I'm sorry that I got you kimono wet." Naruto said.
"That's alright. Why don't we head for the nearest town and get some ramen. That should cheer you up." Kyuubi replied, trying to cheer Naruto up.
"That'd be nice." Naruto said.
"Why don't we find Itachi and tell him what happened?" Kyuubi asked.
"Sure." Naruto said quietly.
The two of them found Itachi back at the training grounds. He was still working on the God of the Sun technique when he noticed that he gained a small audience.
"Did something happen?" Itachi asked.
"We just discovered that Shinta died of a virus." Kyuubi replied.
"That it? I've known that for a while now. I guess that he wanted to live to this day and teach Naruto one last technique before he died." Itachi said impassively.
"You knew?" Naruto replied.
"He told me to keep it a secret. He told me that the virus was called the chakra draining virus and it consumes chakra for itself from the heart of the chakra circulatory system." Itachi explained.
"So what are we going to do now?" Naruto asked.
"Shinta left a series of journals that had the training regimen for the time we train Naruto. It should be in one of the bedrooms." Kyuubi answered.
The three started looking for the journals that Kyuubi said that Shinta had left behind. Naruto searched in one room while Kyuubi and Itachi looked in another. A few hours later, the three of them had only one room left in which they hadn't looked. They searched the last remaining room and Itachi made a discovery and announced it to Kyuubi.
"Hey Kyuubi, do you know of the Paradise series in the form of books?" Itachi asked.
"I know of them, I've heard that they're the second most popular series right being the books that pervert Jiraiya writes." Kyuubi answered.
"It turns out that Shinta here was the one who made the series and he was close to finishing up the final volume of the entire series." Itachi said, reading a couple pages of Awesome Paradise Volume 1.
"I see. I never would have figured that Shinta was an author." Kyuubi said.
"What type of book was it that Shinta wrote?" Naruto asked.
"You'll find out when you're older." Kyuubi replied quickly. "ITACHI!" Kyuubi yelled at Itachi, who was still reading the Awesome Paradise Volume 1, "Stop reading that book and find Shinta's journals."
"Yeah, yeah, you ugly fox." Itachi muttered.
"What was that?" Kyuubi asked, hearing what Itachi said.
"I said that I found the journals that I mentioned earlier." Itachi replied.
Kyuubi read the journals and discussed its contents with Itachi. Naruto decided to start digging up a grave outside to bury Shinta in later and left the room.
The next two years progressed smoothly. Naruto became more determined to learn as much as he can. It shocked both Kyuubi and Itachi how much Naruto had learned and it was a bigger shock to see that Naruto had mastered the Rasengan in under a month, although he had to use a Shadow Replication to sustain the shape at first. It took Naruto two months after that for him to do it one handed.
According to the information that Itachi had gathered, the Genin exams would be held in a couple days and that this would be the perfect opportunity for Naruto to begin his dreams. The three packed up everything of essential value and started heading off for Hidden Leaf.
NEXT CHAPTER: NARUTO'S RETURN TO THE LEAF AND THE GENIN EXAMS
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NARUTO'S TRAINING SCHELDULE DURING THE 5 YEARS
AGE 7: Physical techniques, chakra control, history, and anatomy.
AGE 8: Physical techniques, history, and anatomy.
AGE 9: Physical techniques, ninja techniques, survival training.
AGE 10: Rasengan, Ninja techniques, physical techniques, survival training
AGE 11: Situations happening in the world, and everything above
AGE 12: Same as above.