Summary: (AU) What if Naruto had the power to back up that mouth of his. This fanfic explores this possibility. Soon after the sealing of Kyuubi to give Naruto a good life free from the hate and prejudice of being a Jinchuuriki the 4th Hokage gives Jiraiya Naruto so he can raise him to be powerful enough to take care of himself.
I do not own Naruto.
Senpai or Sempai is a Japanese term for a person in a club or organization who is a senior.
Kouhai or Kohai is a Japanese term for a person in a club or organization who is a junior.
Sorry for the lag in updating but as soon as my family member left I had tons of stuff to do not the least of which was school and all the assignments I have had this semester. But this chapter has been on the back burner for wayyy to long and it has been slowly eating at me that I cannot write it down. So without much further ado I will continue what I started and let out the next chapter in the Naruto chronicles.
It had been three days since Kakashi had passed Team 7 and since that time they had not met. Kakashi had been called away by the Hokage to complete a B-rank mission and in the meantime Team 7 had done nothing but train separately. However, all that would change today as they each received a summons to appear at one of the training grounds, to see their sensei. Both Naruto and Sasuke were eager to train with Kakashi after hearing about their new sensei's notorious tardiness; they each decided to arrive a few hours late.
"Yo Naruto, Sasuke you're a bit late arriving here. I know that this is no longer the Academy but when you're asked to meet someone, it's customary to arrive on time" Kakashi said as he gave the boys a lazy wave while staring at the lake.
Kakashi sat on the bank of a lake, while behind him Sakura was slowly doing pushups in the middle of the lake. The new training ground consisted of a huge lake, which was being supplied with water from a thirty foot high waterfall. The rock formations around the waterfall were jagged and looked extremely dangerous, while the lake itself was placid and calm.
"As you can see Sakura has already started the training while you two where sleeping. I would have thought that you two would be eager to train but I guess I was wrong."
Both Naruto and Sasuke remained still with their mouths open at the fact that Kakashi was at the training ground on time. Kakashi had a notorious reputation for never on being on time for anything. It was rumored that even the Hokage could never get Kakashi to appear on time and he had once appeared half a day late to a Jounin meeting. Despite all the outlandish rumors they had heard both Genins felt foolish for coming to the training ground so late.
As Sasuke and Naruto kept their frozen stances Sakura finished her pushups on the lake and walked back slowly to her teammates. She looked extremely tired and haggard and there where minor cuts and bruises all over her body. It was clear that she had endured a tough amount of training from Kakashi this morning.
"Oh Naruto I want to thank you for showing Sakura how to use chakra to water-walk. It came in handy for the training I was giving her." Kakashi said as he casually walked to the lake's edge and continued walking onto the lake without pausing. "Since you're here you might as well start the training follow me."
As soon as reached the riverbank she sat down and gasped for air. Slowly she pulled out a canteen of water and slowly gulped it down. "Be careful you guys, I think Kakashi-sensei is angry that you guys came late and he plans to take it out on you two."
Naruto scoffed and laughed out loud. 'No amount of simple training is going to stop the mighty Uzumaki Naruto. I'm going to become the future Hokage of Konoha remember Sakura-chan, simple training will not faze me. Although, it touches my heart that you care about by well being, let me repay such gratitude by…"
Sakura held up one finger, momentarily stopping Naruto from embracing her. "If that's the case future Hokage-kun, then you won't object to doing twice the amount of exercises that I did, right"
Naruto paused for a moment, it was obvious that Sakura had been trained hard this morning and it might be a bad idea to take this bet. His previous training was harsh and while he was sure that he could handle himself, he had never trained with the added stress of water walking. Also, he was not sure if he could handle doing twice the amount of exercises that Sakura had done.
"What's the matter future Hokage-kun, don't think you are up to the challenge? The man, who is going to have my heart, must be at least twice as strong as me." Sakura said even as she batted her eyelashes at Naruto and pouted.
"Yes, I will do it to prove my love for you Sakura-chan. I will prove how great of a shinobi I am and win your heart and breas……" Naruto never finished the statement as Sakura promptly stood up and clocked Naruto over the head.
"Leave them out of this I never mentioned giving them to you. Seriously you really are an S-ranked Pervert"
Sasuke snorted in disgust and slowly walked to where Kakashi stood on the lake. "He's such an idiot to fall for such an obvious trap like that. Seriously, how can someone be so perverted and yet be so strong? Oh well maybe this will teach him a lesson."
"Sasuke-sama wait up I will walk together with you" Sakura called as she left a bruised Naruto on the ground and chased after Sasuke.
"Ano, Naruto you'd better get up from there and hurry up to the lake, before I add on more to what you have to do." Kakashi called out.
With that statement Naruto quickly got up and rushed over to where Kakashi stood on the lake. He smiled in anticipation of the how much stronger he would be after today and hoped that he would find a way to increase his speed.
"Now then, I want those who were late two keep quiet and listen, as I already explained this once for the day." Kakashi said even as he took out a red book and started reading.
"All Team 7 training from now on, will be on this training ground and on water. You guys will constantly have to measure your chakra and complete the training menu that I have given you. If at any time you do not complete the menu, you will be given an hour's break and then you will have to restart the training menu."
"The training menu consists of two stages, in stage one you will have to do 200 pushups and 300 squats on water. After that you will each have to run around the lake 4 times. If at any time you loose chakra control and fall into the water you will have to restart the entire stage. As you start clearing this stage faster, I will increase the amount of exercises that you have to perform."
"Don't forget Naruto, you have to do twice that number as you agreed that you could do any simple exercise." Sakura snickered as she looked on at Naruto with an evil look.
"Actually Naruto, your training menu is slightly different as you have an abnormally high chakra level. As such, while you are doing your exercises you will be creating Kage Bunshins, so that both Sakura and Sasuke train." Kakashi said as he slowly turned a page in the book he was reading.
"What!" Naruto exclaimed, as he realized how much work that would be. "Why do I have to create Kage Bunshins for Sasuke and Sakura to train, are you using be as a training dummy because you just want to sit around and do nothing?"
"Exactly" Kakashi said as he flipped another page in the book.
With that statement Naruto fell onto the water soaking his clothes.
"Actually I have a large amount of reading that I have to catch up on so I will be sitting nearby. Moving on, Naruto, after Sasuke and Sakura are done in the training menu you will create 5 Kage Bunshins for them to train with."
"Sasuke, your job will be to develop your Sharingan, you will have to avoid each clone for one hour. You must not allow them or their weapons, to touch any part of your body. Also, you will not be allowed to directly harm any of the Kage Bunshins. Your job is to simply dodge all their attacks"
"Sakura, your task will be to destroy each of Naruto's clones by each of these methods;
1) With a kunai or other weapon.
2) With an explosive tag or trap
3) Using Genjutsu only
4) Using Taijutsu only
5) Using Ninjutsu only
"Each Kage Bunshin must be dispatched by a separate method and you cannot use one method more than once. Also Naruto before you get any ideas, I would like you to know that your clones are not allowed directly attack Sakura, they are only allowed to evade her attacks." Kakashi said as he prepared to continue lecturing.
"What!" Sakura and Naruto exclaimed together.
Sakura was at once happy and at the same time worried, as she realized how taxing this training would be for her. She had not been told the entire training menu, since Naruto was there not there in the morning and now she knew why.
It had taken her the entire morning and three tries to complete stage one and she had felt completely drained. To immediately have to dispatch 5 of Naruto's clones would be almost impossible for her to do. Worst, she would have to dispatch each clone in a unique manner, making her task doubly hard. Kakashi-sensei was asking the impossible out of her and she felt like crying.
"Naruto thanks to your bet with Sakura, you will be doing twice the training, do you want to back out of that bet now?" Kakashi asked.
"Never, a true shinobi goes back on his word" Naruto said, even as he quietly wondered if he could complete stage one, of the training menu.
"Good. I like that spirit; you will need it as the final part of your training will be to run up that waterfall twice."
"What! Kakashi-sensei are you trying to kill me? I am only 13 I haven't even fondled Sakura-chan's breas….."
"Naruto!" Kakashi called out, forestalling Sakura's prepared punch on the blonde Genin.
"If you must know, this training menu was specifically designed for each of you, to eliminate your weaknesses and build your strengths. First, water walking is great way to build up chakra and any exercise training done on water, has a double effect of boosting chakra levels and skill in using chakra."
"Sakura lacks both high chakra level and high skill at using chakra, so she will greatly benefit from this exercise. Also, by dispatching each of your clones in a separate manner, she will develop some of her basic skills and also find which shinobi skills, she excels at want should specialize in."
"Sasuke has excellent chakra skill but his chakra level is low and he can only perform a few jutsu per day as a result. By training in this manner, he will dramatically increase his chakra level and by constantly dodging your clone's attacks, his Sharingan will be able to develop much faster than if he trained alone."
"You Naruto, have a high chakra level and skill, but your body is not able to handle large amounts of your chakra at a time. Continual and rigorous training at using your chakra, will enable you to push more and more chakra out at one time and increase your speed and strength in Taijutsu."
"And if you must know Naruto having you create Kage Bunshins for Sasuke and Sakura has a double benefit for you while you are training."
"First, having you create Kage Bunshins whilst you train, will teach you to conserve your chakra, as you seem to be pretty wasteful with the amount of chakra you have. Even though you have a large amount of chakra, you never know when you will enter a long drawn out battle, with a smart enemy shinobi. If that happens, you cannot afford to run out of chakra because you used too many high level jutsus, which tire you out easily."
"Secondly Naruto, your Taijutsu moves lack a certain amount of finesse and they do not rely on any kind high level coordination. This is surprising as your favorite move (Kage Bunshin no Jutsu) requires coordination and is best used you can anticipate where your opponent will be. By concentrating on Sasuke and Sakura whilst training, you will be able to develop a higher level of coordination and concentration."
Naruto sighed and kept quiet. All of what Kakashi had said made sense and he knew that the training that they would endure would benefit all of them in a unique way. However he was still slightly angry that he would be forced to be the training dummy for Sasuke and Sakura. Yet he could not complain, as although Kakashi seemed lazy he seemed to have thought of the perfect training menu for each of them.'
"Also Naruto, I would like you to remove the weights that you are wearing on you right now, as they will interfere with this training."
"Why is that? I thought that weight training was a good way to speed up any training menu." Naruto said as he slowly removed his weights.
Sasuke's eyes widened in surprise as Naruto slowly removed 50 pound weights on his ankles and wrists and gave them to a clone to place on the lake's bank.
"If you are training purely natural strength or speed, yes weight training is an excellent way to train. However, this training is specifically for chakra and if you use weights, you will not be properly in sync with your body. It is easier to raise chakra level and become skilled it's use, when you are totally in sync with your body and using the correct amount of chakra for your body's weight."
"If you want, after this training you can put them back on and continue your own personal training with them."
"When will you be showing us how to perform new jutsus" Sasuke interrupted as he stared intently at Kakashi.
"Hmm, I wondered when you would ask that Sasuke, most Sharingan users are always obsessed with learning as many jutsu as possible." Kakashi said as he finally closed his book and put it in his back pouch.
Kakashi looked on seriously at the Genin and paused for a few seconds for dramatic effect. "I am not going to be teaching you any new Taijutsu, Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, until you three show me that you are Chuunin level in all areas shinobi must be."
"What!" All three Genin exclaimed as they each wondered if Kakashi was being serious or not.
"Genin squads assigned to a Jounin stay together until each Genin moves up in rank all the way to Jounin. Until you three show me, that you are at the Chuunin level in all your skills, then I have no intention of teaching you any new jutsu. I will however, supervise your training regimen and instruct you on which of your skills, need work and how to improve them."
"Well, if that is all you guys should get to work, tomorrow we will have a mission to perform and you will need to get as much rest as you can today for tomorrow. " With that Kakashi disappeared.
Naruto plopped down on his bed and hugged his pillow, after another grueling day of training. It had been a week since he started that hellish training of Kakashi's and every day that he had to train, he looked forward to coming home to sleep. Each day he would just barely complete stage two of the training menu, only to see both Sasuke and Sakura lounging restfully on the bank.
Granted, he had been doing twice the training menu, that they had been doing, but Naruto still felt irritated that Sasuke always completed the training regime before him. A fact, which the young Genin kept reminding his younger "kouhai" of on a daily basis. To make matters worse, Sakura seemed dedicated to making his training as difficult as possible. As a result, each day she strived to move to the next level of the exercise training menu and have him do more push ups.
Thanks to her dedication to stage one's exercise menu, Naruto was now doing 600 pushups and 800 squats and was required to run around the lake 8 times. Additionally, the pink haired Genin took pleasure in dispatching his clones in the most gruesome manner possible.
Whilst Sakura was gleefully dispatching his clones, Sasuke had developed a disgusting habit of finding new ways in which to have his clones, take out each other. The Uchiha genius often made Naruto's clones bump into each other, or send their kunai at each other dispelling them. It was galling for Naruto, each time he had to recreate clones for Sasuke because they had expired before the time limit was due. As a result, Kakashi had allowed Naruto to create more clones to attack Sasuke with; the raven haired Genin was currently up ten Kage Bunshins at one time.
Despite all these setbacks, the young Genin felt stronger and he knew that the training was working. The bad thing is he had no way to prove it, as every day he came back home utterly exhausted and unable to do any kind of personal training.
"Damn what's the point of training without having a way to find out how strong I have become. All the missions that I perform are useless D- rank missions, that don't require any strength at all."
"I did more dangerous missions by simply going into local bars with Jiraiya!" Naruto complained out loud.
"Damn it's time for a conference" Naruto sighed as he closed his eyes and lay back on the bed.
Naruto entered his dreamscape and summoned a large table onto an empty field from his mind. He surrounded the table with chairs to match the number of guests that would be attending.
"More like tenants" Naruto thought "The only thing is they don't pay rent and I can't tell anyone how they came into being."
"Oh well, that's the price you pay for using a Jounin level jutsu like Kage Bunshin at an early age. The benefits of a fractured mind do come in handy every now and again, like now."
"Come out" Naruto said and suddenly every chair around the large table was filed with versions of Naruto who wore his typical costume in different ways.
"Well guys you already know the problem, I need to train guys and I don't know how to do this with Kakashi's hellish training. Do any of you have any idea that I have been overlooking?"
"Ahh boss don't you think you are rushing things, I for one can do for some relaxation." A clone with a bottle of sake in his hand said.
"No I don't and why are you drinking, you're not even 18 yet! And that's not even real sake."
"Endorphins, boss endorphins, I like to relax every now and then you know."
"Whatever anyway does anyone have any ideas?"
"Well we can't skip the training menu, as I do feel it working boss, our moves are getting better, more coordinated and we can use more chakra at one time." A neatly dressed clone said as he finished cleaning his glasses."
"Yeah I know that, we cannot skip training and I had no intention of doing that. But my chakra reserves are gone after that training and I am bruised all over as well."
"There has got to be a way for me to conserve some chakra from training, or regain some chakra after the training menu is completed. I am thinking like food pills or creating a new jutsu to gain chakra from some other source"
At that statement the clones kept silent, as they all thought about the one thing that the boss was not mentioning. He did have another source of chakra, one that he could use to replenish his own chakra. Not only that, that same source would heal all his wounds and leave him feeling refreshed and stronger. Ever since that time at the cemetery, the boss had not approached the Kyuubi and did not even mention the demon's name at all.
"Listen I want to rest and I can't take this anymore. You need to just call the Kyuubi and remind the demon of the pact you two made and use his chakra and healing abilities. It's what makes you who you are, without it none of us would be here today." A punk looking clone with several piercings on his face said.
"That fox is not to be trusted"
"Listen it was your own fault for grieving about your dad's death. You drew on more of the demon's power than you should have and you almost brought him out in the real world. You made a pact with that demon and were given some of his tools and abilities. The Kyuubi's sword is still under your bed for gawd's sake. You cannot renege on the deal you made with the fox demon anyway, you swore on your soul to keep the deal."
A stunned silence went around the table. Although the clones all knew that this would be the version of Naruto, who would always plainly say what needed to be said.
"You got the information from Mizuki, using that fox's powers and since that time you haven't even contacted the damn fox to get the information. You are betraying your mission in Konoha, by not finding out more about Orochimaru's spies here."
"Our dad' sacrifice to Konoha will be in vain if you don't. So summon the damn fox."
"Why did I even have a group meeting if only you say what I have to hear?"
"Because family outings are fun" the clone grinned.
"Fine I will summon the damn fox. Give me strength and steady me" Naruto said as stood up and drew the clone personalities back into himself. With a heavy sigh, he summoned the nine tailed fox demon into his dreamscape.
A jet black portal appeared and a clone of Naruto strolled casually out of the portal. This clone however looked fox-like and had claws and fangs and also was sprouting nine tails at his back.
"It's been a while brat, I thought that you would sulk a bit more after you nearly summoned me to the mortal realm." Kyuubi said as it sat at the table, which instantly shrank it's to accommodate only two people.
"That was not my intention you took advantage of my grief" Naruto said as he sat back down.
"I did not take advantage of anything, you are the one that summoned me because of your grief. Lest you forget brat, as per the pact you are able to freely trap into my power whenever you wish. The more you tap into that power the more like me you become."
"I am nothing like you and will never be."
"Oh come now you now that this will eventually be your fate" the Kyuubi stated as it stood up and showed it's demonized version of Naruto, "or have you forgotten what you bargained with when you asked for my help."
"I know what I asked for and I know why I asked it of you. It could not be helped. I needed to release you from your prison then without limitations. I forever regret that I did not know what I was doing."
"Oh come now brat. Don't be so overly dramatic, I saved your life. I have given you power and abilities that most shinobi could only dream of. Also I have kept to my end of the bargain and I have not interfered in your day to day life."
"State what you want brat."
"I would like to know all what you gained from Mizuki when you…." Naruto said as he choked back the words.
"When I what brat, spit it out don't be ashamed of what you are….."
"I did not do anything!"
"Come now brat, don't play with your words, it doesn't become you, state clearly what you did."
"When I allowed you to devour Mizuki's soul, I would like to know what information you gained from him."
"Ahhh it was delicious, you know. The proper mix of bitterness and self loathing, I haven't had something like that in a long time."
"Tell me what you know."
"Oh… Are we going on a hunt soon? I can't wait to devour more of Orochimaru's lackey's. It's been a while since we had a serious romp together."
"Here is all the other rats that Mizuki knew of in this village" The demon said as it waved its hand and printed the names on the very air itself."
"I would also like my healing abilities and access to your chakra again. I need to keep on my training menu Jiraiya gave me and I am tired after Kakashi's training."
"I never took that away from you brat, you sealed that yourself, all you have to do is will it and you will have access to it. Really, do you think I will do anything to risk my new body harm? You should listen to your other personalities more."
"IT IS NOT YOUR BODY" Naruto yelled suddenly getting up from the table.
"Not yet, brat but soon, soon it will be."
"Call me if you need me brat and take my tools with you, especially the sword. You will need it against this ilk from what I have seen. Also here." the fox demon said as it gave Naruto some of its power to replace what he had lost.
"Hmmm interesting brat, you are able to channel more of my power now. That training you have been performing seems to be working. Keep up the good work. Make my body as strong as possible."
And with that statement the fox demon disappeared, gone back to the open door prison that it now inhabited.
"Damn what have I unleashed upon the world" Naruto muttered as he thought back to the deal he struck with the Kyuubi.
"What was necessary brat, to save your father's soul and your body" The Kyuubi's voice answered back faintly.
Sandaime stared out of his window and sighed. The past three months had not been peaceful in Konoha and he had a strong suspicion who was the cause of this. He hoped that his suspicions were wrong, but so far all his deductions led him to one conclusion and faced with that decision he hesitated. As he stared at the moon over looking Konoha, an Anbu Nin appeared behind the Hokage and waited to report to him.
"Go ahead." Sandaime said even as he knew what would be reported to him.
'Hokage-sama another shinobi has been killed. This time it is a Jounin by the name of Ibito. He was found with his hands missing and his body had been badly bruised. Currently a few Anbu squads are pursuing the perpetrator through the 11th district" the owl faced Anbu reported.
"Ohh you were able to catch him before he left the scene this time?" Sandaime said even as he prepared himself for what he must do.
"Yes Hokage-sama the assailant's target this time was a Jounin and not a Chuunin, also Ibito was able to make it back to village from a nearby training ground. The battle between the two was loud and it alerted an Anbu squad which was patrolling the nearby area."
Sarutobi looked out of the window at the village suddenly feeling very old he wondered if he would have to repeat the past once again. "Why is it this is happening now that the village has been so peaceful for so long? No unexplained murders or massacres in a decade."
"Is peace so bad?" Sarutobi asked out loud as the Anbu Nin waited silently for the Hokage's command.
"Why must I bury so many sons and daughters of Konoha before my time is up?"
Sarutobi gripped the cane he used to brace himself and thought hard and long of what must be done, before he spoke again.
"Summon 3 more Anbu squads and have them chase the perpetrator towards the 12th district. Tell them to not directly engage this shinobi until I arrive and have more Anbu squads placed on standby."
"Three squads Hokage-sama, surely that is too much if you are coming isn't that…."
"In this we cannot take the risk. If my worst fears come to pass, we might even need more than that. But an old man like me does not take risks as he once did with the lives of his fellow shinobi."
"Hurry, follow your orders. And have those squads after this assassin as soon as possible."
CHAPTER 5 END
(Author's Note):- Sorry about the huge gap in chapter but like I explained allot came up. Ok to answer some questions and comments, first off I would like to tell everyone that currently for the record using all his abilities Naruto would give Kakashi a run for his money and might be able to kill him. My fanfic is based heavily of the mechanics I have seen in the Naruto world. On a purely skill level Kakashi is off the chain but his biggest constraint was his lack of specialized blood line limit ability. His sharingan makes up for that somewhat.
IN my fanfic Naruto can most be compared to a sane Gaara in terms of raw power and skill using that power. Tons of power but a tendency to rely on that power alone, to complete his missions for Jiraiya. He has a ton of chakra and some instant death moves that he can use to kill his opponents. The reason that you do not see Naruto defeat Kakashi or go all out in that fight is exactly what he told Sasuke. He did not want to use moves that would require Kakashi or himself to die. There are some moves in the Naruto world that you cannot use on an opponent because it mans instant death. Kakashi's new sharingan is a prime example as it seems to represent death or dismemberment.
Sasuke to me is a cool character and I like him better in the manga as his going over to Orochimaru made a sick kind of sense. He needed to sacrifice everything he knew for his revenge as without it he was empty. He had not yet accepted Naruto as a rival yet and he was shocked to see Naruto's growth. Remember in the manga it is pointed out that all the great battles Naruto went thru neither Sasuke, Kakashi or Sakura saw all of them. Only in the end by leaving Naruto did Sasuke acknowledge Naruto. Look to se constant Sasuke and Naruto rivalry of the sempai, kouhai sort until Sasuke finds out just how powerful and deadly Naruto is.
Darak thanks of the info on the sharingan as I was not too sure about that ability. I thought I knew it well but I guess I do not. I will have to try and fix that snafu of mine by some sort of plot device, hopefully it will not be too absurd and make sense. As you can tell from this chapter I put allot of thought into the mechanics of this story and I hate when I mess up like with Jutsu analysis.
Hinata will be an important aspect of this story but I don't want to squeeze it all together where they are suddenly lovers or you don't see why Naruto will be close to her. I hope to lay the foundation for each character and pretty soon you will see entire chapters devoted from one member of team 7's view point. That way you will be able to understand just how cool Naruto is in others eyes or how they see him period. Look for a chapter of the revised wave country arc to be based on a SakuraKakashi point of view of Naruto.
Naruto literally has two goals in Konoha he wants to eliminate Orochimaru and all his lackeys and he also wants to become Hokage on his own powers and not by the ones he was granted from the fox demon. Soon he may come to believe that this is impossible for him any more but that is for a future chapter. The fight with Kakashi was to show of some of Naruto's skills and also show the difference in those skills from Sasuke and Sakura.
I plan to change Sakura allot to reflect the present Sakura in the manga with a twist of course so I decided to spend this chapter to level up her abilities so later on there will be no questions on why she is able to do certain things. Additionally I wanted to put the groundwork for Sasuke and his Sharingan as I want to explore a particular Sharingan trait among users; Jutsu obsession.
I gave a more detailed explanation of the training that team 7 went thru as I did not think it made sense that Kakashi never taught team 7 anything. In this fanfic Kakashi wants them to have the foundation that Jounins have when they defeat Chunin's with ease without the use of jutsu like Kakashi did. Also later on when I refer to training know that all of team 7 routinely does this kind of training as a base.
I have said wayyy too much and I just hope you guys read and review and tell others about this story. Next up look forward to the fight of Naruto and some Anbu and the Hokage will join in. Later we find team 7 leaving for an assassination operation in the wave country.