The Kin-Ryu begins his work.

Written by: Kin-Ryu Chikara

I don't own anything from the manga/anime Naruto. It is Masashi Kishimoto that owns Naruto. This is a fan fiction based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime: Naruto. It really doesn't have much to do with the story, other than some events. Warning, does involve spoilers to things that happens in the anime and manga.

"Ordinary conversation"

'thought'

"Kyuubi speech"

'Kyuubi thought'

Scene change and story perspective. Example: Tsunade's POV (Point Of View): Tsunade is telling the story. Hinata's POV: Hinata is telling the story.

Golden dragon speech

Authors note: a comment from me about the story.

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Wordlist: Konoha one of the ninja villages, Suna another ninja village, Hokage leader of Konoha, Kazekage leader of Suna, Sandaime Third, Yondaime Forth, Godaime Fifth, kage shadow, bunshin clone, jutsu technique, Hijutsu secret technique, Katon fire element, Suiton water element, Doton earth element, Fuuton wind element, Raiton thunder element, Iton healing element(my creation), kawari replacement, shinobi ninja, Jounin high ninja, Chuunin medium ninja, Genin low ninja, henge transformation, KAI undo/cancel, shuriken throwing star, kunai throwing knife, Hai 1. yes 2. here, Yatta I did it, Honto really, Īie no, sugoi 1. amazing/wonderful 2. awful/terrifying, Nani what, baka idiot, dobe moron, gambatte do your best/try your best, obāsan grand mother, otosan father, okasan mother, onesan Big sister, 1.onosan 2. nii-san big brother/brother, imoto-san little sister, ototo-san little brother, sama/san Mr, Mrs, or Ms (formal), nesan elder sister(familiar form), Ero gaki perverted brat, Ero-sennin perverted hermit(Jiraiya), tenketsu chakra holes, Jyuuken gentle fist, Gouken iron fist, Katon, Goukakyuu no jutsu Fire element, Grand Fireball technique, Katon, Karyuu Endan no jutsu Fire element, Fire Dragon Flame missile technique, Katon, Housenka no jutsu Fire element, Phoenix fire technique, Katon, Ryuuka no jutsu fire element, Dragon Fire technique, Katon, Gamayu Endan Fire element, Frog Oil Fireball (can only be used together with a frog summon).

(A/N: I am not going to write down every jutsu name in Japanese. That will be too troublesome. So I'll only write down some of them, the rest I'll use the English translation.)

Ryu-ichizoku the dragon clan, Ryu-kuni the dragon country, Kin-ketto golden lineage, Infomeshon Information, Cymer Chikara's ninja helper, Mujaki Chikara's adoptive daughter, Namida-chan Chikara's pet name for his adoptive daughter, Taiyo-kun Temari's pet name for Chikara.

Chikara's summons(all are dragons): Kaji (fire), Chikyu (earth), Kaze (wind), Mizu (water), Kori (ice), Raimei (thunder), Seibutsu (life), Yugure (darkness). Chikara in his dragon transformation is called: Kin-Ryu.

Continuation from "The Kin-Ryu is born"


At the training field of team 7

"Ugh, I don't think I want to hold another party for a while." I said, not feeling well after last night. "Anyway, let's continue the training. As this is the first training session with you guys alone after I was reborn, I think we should take it a bit easy. Let's start with the advanced leaf training, okay?" I said and picked up several leafs. The advanced leaf training had been Hinata's idea. I'd take many leafs, and use my chakra to make some of them lighter, some heavier. And then I throw them at the three kids, and they keep the leafs where ever they landed on their body.

After a while I said: "Okay, now for something new. As you three probably know already, I have changed greatly, and that goes for my training as well. Now for the new training method. I want Hinata to attack Sakura, Sakura to attack Naruto and Naruto to attack Hinata. At first don't use to much power, and only blunted kunai." I said soberly

"Eh, Chikara-sensei. Why are we going to attack each other like that?" Sakura asked

"Easy, it helps improve three things: attacking, reading your enemy and surroundings, and defending. Now let's give it a try. Here, let me demonstrate." I said and created two bunshin, and we started fighting. It looked like a battle royal, but Naruto, Hinata and Sakura saw the use and started fighting too. But then Naruto stopped and his jaw fell open, only to receive a huge punch from Sakura. He then asked for a break and asked me: "Sensei, you created kage bunshin right? Why didn't it go away just now? I clearly saw all three of you get hit, but none of the bunshin disappeared."

"I can understand your wonder Naruto, and perhaps it is time I thought you all a new move. Come here." I said and sat down. Naruto, Hinata and Sakura sat down in front of me, as they always did when I was going to teach a technique. "You all know the bunshin no jutsu, right?" I asked and as they nodded they formed the seals and now there were six of each kid in front of me. "Good and all of you know the kage bunshin?" this time it was merely a statement, since Naruto had known it since before he became a Genin, and I had taught it to Sakura and Hinata my self. "This is a variation to the kage bunshin. The seals are the same; the difference is that the new version is much more difficult. You basically take the chakra needed to make two kage bunshin and cram it into one. The problem is balance. For it to work you have to fuse the chakra together perfectly, and it will take a lot of work, but when you get it, you can make a kage bunshin that can take as much damage as you before it disappears, giving you the edge in a fight. Now the down side besides the control part is the chakra part. This version of the kage bunshin is twice as chakra costly as the normal one, and you need to be careful with it. Okay, now start trying." I ended my explanation, and I watched proudly as my students tried to master the technique. I wasn't surprised when it was Hinata who did it first. Although Sakura was slightly better at chakra control, Hinata was better at learning new ways to use chakra. Sakura came in second with Naruto close behind. When they all had mastered it, I saw that it was almost five in the morning and I decided that the next day would be recovery day.

--

The next day, Chikara's apartment

"Come in Tsunade-onesan." I yelled, before said person could knock.

"Chikara, even if your senses have increased so much, and you can tell who your visitor is before he or she can knock, I still think it is best to wait until said person knocks to say anything. It really is getting on my nerves with ANBU coming and wondering if you are psychic." Tsunade said annoyed, but I could see she was slightly amused also.

"I'll try. Now is there a reason I have such fine company today?" I said a little sarcastically, and Tsunade noticed frowning, "I can't help it. I am the most beautiful woman in Konoha you know."

I laughed and said: "that may be right, but don't let it go to your head, or someone prettier will come, and show you."

"Humph, fine then. Actually I came to talk to you about a certain situation involving three Sand ninjas. Gaara in particular. The Kazekage sent me a letter, telling me that Shukaku has been intensifying its effort to take over Gaara's mind. I was going to ask Jiraiya to seal it up, but I figured you would be just as suited for the job as him, right Kin-Ryu-kun?" the nickname was new, she had begun using it after we came back from Ryu-kuni, but it didn't bother me much.

"So you want me to go to the Sand and seal the Shukaku?" I said staring at the floor.

"No, only half correct. Gaara is on his way here now, along with Temari and Kankurou. They should be here in about two days. Until then you can research the seal you need to. Jiraiya will be helping, but I have ordered him to stay away from the actual sealing." Tsunade said, and eyed me curiously

"What is it Chikara?" she asked when she saw my facial expression. I didn't like the sound of what she said, so I probably didn't look to happy.

"Nothing. I just hope Gaara is alright. Well, I should check up on that sealing jutsu then." I said and stood up. "Until those three arrive, I need complete access to the Hokage scrolls." Tsunade nodded and walked with me to the Hokage tower.

--

Two days later

"So you have arrived. About time. How are you feeling Gaara?" Tsunade asked, looking worriedly at the boy in front of her. He was very pale, and his breathing was shallow.

"I'm currently fighting the Shukaku with everything I got, but I will soon lose. Is Chikara ready to seal this thing?" Gaara replied. Temari asked: "Where is he by the way?"

Tsunade looked at Temari and wondered: 'is she just worried for Gaara or is she actually anxious to see Chikara? I guess I will find out later.' Tsunade looked at the girl and said: "he's inside the Hokage building. Let's go get him."

--

Inside the scroll room

"Chikara-san, you have been in here for two days. Don't you think you need some rest before Gaara gets here? You have to fight the Shukaku after all. You can't do it if you are tired, and you have mastered the sealing jutsu already." Jiraiya said. He had also been inside the scroll room for two days, but he didn't have to fight a demon afterwards.

"To late for that now. Tsunade is outside the door, waiting for me to say 'enter'" as I said that Tsunade opened the door and said: "Are you ready Chikara?" outside the door stood Gaara, Temari and Kankurou. But before I could say anything Jiraiya stepped forward and said: "No he isn't. He has been reading that scroll for two days now. He needs some rest before…"

"No I don't. I'm fine Jiraiya. Besides can't you see that Gaara is close to losing against the Shukaku? If we don't move soon, he will lose and that won't be pretty. Now let's go." I said, and got up, weary from studying the scroll so much. They all noticed, but I just walked on.

"Where are we going Chikara-san?" Temari asked, walking besides me.

"We are going to the training field farthest away from the village. I don't want the village to be in danger." I replied

"Village in danger? What are you talking about?" Kankurou asked

"I will explain once we get there."

--

The training field

"Okay, this is what is going to happen. Gaara is going to transform completely, and then go to sleep, so that the Shukaku comes forth. I will then fight it, alone." I said, empathising 'alone'

"When I have weakened it, I will seal it inside Gaara. But you guys need to stay away. The battle that will rage here is going to be huge. Jiraiya, I want you to summon Gamabunta, and have him protect you. When I have sealed Shukaku you can move in. I will most likely be hurt, and Gaara will also need a visit to the hospital."

--

"What's going on? We are supposed to train here. Why are you here Chikara-sama?" Hiashi said, walking up to us with Hinata and Neji besides him.

"This is your training field Hiashi-sama?" Tsunade asked

"Yes, but it's already taken. Why did that boy fall over?" Hiashi asked

"Shit, Gaara. Can you do your part?" I asked, and he nodded in reply, and he started walking slowly to the opposite side of the field, ready to transform.

"Hiashi, you need to let me use this area now. Gaara has a demon inside him, but its seal is bad, and it's trying to take over. I need to seal it properly and need this area." I said, and started preparing for the fight. Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta, and everyone hopped onto his back. Jiraiya explained everything to Gamabunta, who actually seemed a little afraid.

"Father, what is this Shukaku thing?" Hinata asked

"It is a demon with extreme chakra. It is also very evil, and will try to kill us. But Chikara-sama and Gamabunta here will protect us." Hiashi said. 'Hopefully' he added to himself.

--

"Gaara, whenever you are ready." I yelled and activated my eyes. Gaara nodded and transformed. He then formed a seal and said: "Forced sleep jutsu" and he was gone into dreamland. I however didn't have the luxury as the Shukaku came out and it was thrilled.

"Yahoo. Now I just have to kill a little guy and a toad and I can do what I want." It screamed. Everyone was frightened, but then I rushed at it, saying: "You just have to bring it then." And the battle began.

--

The demon launched chakra ball after chakra ball after me, and I was forced to take some hits. But I had gotten several hits in to, including a nicely placed Rasengan in the demons gut. (Jiraiya had taught me the Rasengan earlier) I was currently trying to beat the demon away from my friends when it grabbed me with sand and pinned me to the ground, almost crushing me. As the pain and weariness increased, I found myself getting hit a lot, and I had already sustained massive damage. Not that I was stopping, and I noticed that the demon was losing strength. That only meant that I was winning.

"Chikara is getting hit too many times. When Shukaku is like that, it can crush everything in its claws, yet Chikara lets himself get grabbed by those things a lot. Why isn't he fighting seriously?" Temari said worriedly, not for her little brother, but for the guy who was trying to save him.

"Position yourself in Chikara's shoes. Try fighting after reading a scroll and practising a seal for two days without break, then you know why he is getting hit so much." Jiraiya said, and Tsunade flinched.

"You mean he didn't take breaks? Why didn't you tell him to take breaks?" Tsunade yelled at Jiraiya, and she was about to hit him, when I was hit by a very large attack, and landed on top of Gamabunta. As I was shaking and tried desperately to stand up, Gamabunta said: "Chikara-san, say the word and I jump in to help you."

"Thanks but you have to protect my friends, remember?" I said, and managed to stand. Tsunade looked like she was about to rush towards me and heal me before I continued: "And besides, I have the power of the Kin-ketto. I won't be defeated so easily." With that I jumped up over Shukaku's head, and unleashed a couple of fire jutsus. All Gamabunta could do was shake his head softly, careful not to make the people on his head dizzy.

--

"You. Why are you so strong? And why are you fighting me. If we joined forces, we would be unstoppable." Shukaku said, trying to make me stop my assault so it could get a break.

"That won't work. I don't have to cooperate with you, since your vessel is a friend of mine, and I am going to give him a present. You are going down Shukaku." I yelled and started attacking much more, my chakra flaring and hitting Shukaku time and time again.

--

After about an hour after the Shukaku was released, the people on Gamabunta saw that the demon was falling back. Its attacks were now just puffs of air, and it was apparent its chakra was soon running out. It was then that Chikara vanished for a second and appeared on its head. He yelled: "Time to say good bye Shukaku. You'll never be able to take over Gaara any more. Shiki Fuujin!" as I yelled the name of the technique I was going to use, the technique that the Forth Hokage made to seal the Kyuubi inside Naruto, Tsunade gasped and said: "No, not that technique. He'll…" she was cut short by a hand on her shoulder. It was Hiashi.

"I also know that technique, but Chikara is special. He knows what he's doing. Have faith in him." He said, unusually soft for the stern head of the Hyuuga clan.

--

"This is a forbidden jutsu that summons the death god, and allows me to seal you away for good. The Shiki Fuujin. Demonic soul seal. Now go and pay your contribute to society by giving Gaara your chakra." I said, and I started to pull the Shukaku's soul and placing it inside Gaara's navel. Suddenly sand attacked me. It was at that moment that Hinata activated her Byakugan. "Father, I can see something behind Chikara-sensei. Also I see something being pulled out of the huge sand body and placed into Gaara's navel.

"No, Hinata-san. Deactivate your Byakugan right now." Jiraiya said, and she stared at him for a moment before doing as he asked.

"Jiraiya-sama is right. If you look at what's behind Chikara, there is a possibility that you will die." Hiashi said sternly.

On top of the Shukaku, I was almost done sealing the demon. I was really glad I had completed the leaf training, so that I could focus on sealing the demon, while defending myself from the sand with my chakra. "This is it. You have lost Shukaku. Fuujin!" I yelled as the last of the demon went into Gaara's navel, and I sealed it. The Shukaku no longer was any threat. Not even the Akatsuki could get their hands on Shukaku now. The sand started to crumble, and suddenly both I and Gaara fell to the ground. I caught Gaara before he hit the ground, and then I turned to the death god who still was behind me. "So, is this when I am supposed to give my soul to you?" I asked, but I was surprised when he shook his head, and said in a bone chilling voice: "No. I will not devour your soul. You are the Kin-Ryu, and I have nowhere enough power to devour you. So I have nothing I can do to you, but I have a request."

"Name it, but be warned. I know what you speak of, and basically I am your superior. I will not meddle in your business, but if you ask me to give you a offering as a replacement for my soul, you are sadly mistaken." I said dangerously.

"I wasn't going to ask you that either, knowing you it would be pointless to ask something like that. But I know that you will encounter and fight that Orochimaru freak. I have a request, and that is that when you are about to fight him, summon me, and let me eat his soul. That bastard deserves to suffer in my stomach. Because of him, three Hokage's is there also, suffering because of his deeds. Will you heed my wish?" the death god asked

"Yes I will. When I am close to beating Orochimaru, I will summon you and let you devour him. But is there a better way to summon you than this jutsu? It's kind of annoying to use." I answered with half a smile

"There is. Here, sign this." He said and gave me a summoning scroll. "With this you will be able to summon me at all times. But I won't demand anything from you, only that I can take the life of the one you are fighting." I nodded and signed the scroll.

"I will be off then." The death god said, and vanished. As he went, I collapsed on the ground.

--

"What was that? Chikara spoke with the death god?" Tsunade asked Jiraiya, but just gawked at my unconscious form.

"That is the only explanation I can come up with." Hiashi said, and his voice shook slightly when he continued: "But who is Chikara exactly. The death god doesn't have any power over him. Does that mean he is immortal?"

"No, he isn't, but even as the death god doesn't have any power over him, Chikara is still able to take damage, and he will probably die sometime. What I think he meant was that Chikara's soul is so powerful that it exceeds the death god, but Chikara's body is still mortal." Jiraiya said.

Temari, Kankurou and Hinata didn't understand a lot, but they understood that Chikara had used a dangerous technique, and that it involved the death god. They also understood that Chikara was very powerful, but not immortal.

"We can discuss this later. We need to bring Gaara and Chikara to the hospital, before they die." Tsunade broke in, and Gamabunta lifted the two unconscious bodies of the ground and went in the direction of Konoha hospital.

--

Later in the waiting room for Konoha hospital intensive care unit 6.

Four people sat waiting outside the operating room Temari, Kankurou, Shikamaru and Naruto. The last two were playing shougi. Temari was twiddling her fingers, while Kankurou watched his sister with curiosity.

"It's pointless to be so fidgety" Shikamaru said suddenly, making Temari look up surprised. "That's what you said to me when Chouji was in operation, right? Sacrifices are an inevitable part of missions, right? Yet here you sit, just as fidgety as I was."

"Don't be such a smart ass, Shikamaru. Now make a move." Naruto said impatiently.

At that moment, the sign turned to green and the doors opened. Tsunade stepped out, soaked in sweat. As soon as she stepped out of the operating room, she was assaulted with questions, most coming from the upset girl.

"Calm down. I will answer; just give me time to sit down. I'm beat." Tsunade said and sat down on a bench. She looked up at the four faces and sighed. "It's alright. He will live. He was on the verge of death, and it is no wonder. Fighting the Shukaku on his own and sealing it inside Gaara again. That is really amazing. The fourth's technique usually requires the user to die, but Chikara lived. I am starting to wonder if he can die, since he suffered from more injuries than I have ever seen on a body. But he succeeded in his mission, and now Gaara can sleep as much as he wants. The Shukaku won't take over. You two also don't have to be afraid of Shukaku any more. That seal can't be broken. It ties the demon to its vessel. When the vessel, in this case Gaara, dies, the demon dies also. Chikara made the right decision here. Now Gaara can with enough training access Shukaku's chakra, but the Shukaku cannot reach Gaara." Tsunade explained. Everyone visibly relaxed.

"So when can we visit?" Temari asked

"Chikara? You can't visit him. At least not yet. Gaara can have visitors any time you want, but Chikara's condition is still to serious. He may live, but we still don't know if he will be able to move. His spine was crushed and a lot of damage could prove to be permanent. But you should not worry. Come, let's go see Gaara okay?" Tsunade stood up. Naruto looked towards the door again, and saw that the sign had turned red again.

--

"Gaara is sleeping. I never thought I'd see the day. But he is sleeping peacefully. Perhaps now he will be accepted in Suna." Temari said and Kankurou nodded in reply.

"He's totally fine. He just needs sleep, and he will be better than new" Tsunade said before leaving.

--

Temari, Kankurou and Naruto stayed there for several days, playing shougi, or just talking. One day Gaara woke up, and actually had a happy expression on his face. "Temari, Kankurou, Naruto. I can sleep now. It feels so good, and it all because of Chikara. Where is he? I need to thank him." Gaara said enthusiastically, but stopped at his sister's expression.

"What's wrong Temari? Has something happened to Chikara?"

"Normally when someone uses the technique that Chikara used, the user sacrifices himself." a voice from the door said. It was Tsunade, and she cheeked up on Gaara before continuing: "But Chikara didn't just have to use a technique that ensures death, but he also had to fight Shukaku and weaken it before sealing it. The damage done to Chikara by Shukaku is unbelievable. Yet Chikara is still alive, but his condition is serious. Last time I cheeked he was in danger of becoming paralysed for life. But if you feel up to it, let's go and visit him."

"Can we? Really, can we visit Chikara-sensei?" Naruto said, not really believing the woman in front of him.

"Yeah, if we go now. You up for it Gaara?" she asked, but Gaara were already out of bed, and on his way to the door. "Hey. Hurry up. I want to see the guy who saved my life." Gaara said.

--

"He doesn't look alright" Naruto said loudly as he stood in front of my bed and looked at me. He couldn't see the injuries, but I was cowered in bandages, but all of them were soaked in blood. Golden blood.

"That's because he isn't alright. He's nearly dead, and keep your voice down." Tsunade hissed at the loudmouth in front of her.

Then Temari did something that surprised everyone. She sat down besides my bed and took my hand. "I heard that if someone keeps the injured company, then the healing is much faster." She said, and then she noticed the looks everyone gave her, and she blushed wildly.

Tsunade laughed and took out some papers and checked something. Then she gasped and stepped backwards.

"What is it, Tsunade-baa-chan? Something wron…" Naruto said, but he also gasped and took some steps backwards. Gaara and Kankurou followed suit. Temari, who had been staring at the scared people, now turned to me. Her facial colour drained but for some reason she didn't let go of my hand. She just stared as the golden light rose from my body and started sweeping over my entire body, from toe to head. Each body part was cowered by golden light, and suddenly the bandages burned away to reveal many wounds, all healing at an exceptional rate.

A low murmur was heard from me.

"What did he say?" Tsunade asked Temari

"He said something like 'Ryupou: golden healing'" came the answer

--

A good ten minutes later the light diminished, and Tsunade walked up to me, and started her check-up. After five minutes she gasped again, and took out a knife, took my hand and cut it. Temari became furious and was about to attack the foolish woman when she saw my hand. Inside the wound she saw something that looked like golden light again, only it had the shape of golden liquid. The three others also saw it and Naruto asked the question every one of them had in their minds. "What is that inside Chikara-sensei's wound?"

Tsunade looked at them and said: "His blood. Remember, he's the Kin-Ryu now. He's not completely human anymore."

"I'm not human at all anymore." I said, and I smiled a little at the sharp intakes of breath I heard. I opened my eyes only to meet five different faces who were staring at me really closely. They realised they were a bit close, and backed away a little. Temari still held on to my hand though.

"What do you mean by 'not human at all'" Tsunade asked

"Don't be afraid. I really thought I told you. I'm not human anymore because I am the golden dragon now. That is why the Shiki Fuujin didn't kill me. My body is very much mortal, but my soul isn't, and the death god has no power over it, since my soul's power exceeds the death god, and in the process I was able to save a friend, and gain a new summon. A summon unlike all others. But even if I am so powerful, I still am your friend, and I am neither a monster nor an animal. I still have my soul and mind. Being a dragon is not being something bad. I don't see much difference between being a human and being a dragon, but how am I to know? I have been a dragon for my whole life. But enough of that. I know the seal was successful, and now I want to know how you are feeling, Gaara." I asked the red haired boy in front of me

Gaara looked at me and at my wound that was closing fast. "So I take it that that golden liquid is your blood, but what was that golden light just now?" he asked

I simply answered: "Yes, this liquid is my blood. It is a testimony that I am not a human anymore, merely in the shape of a human, but when I think about it I don't think it would be wise to tell that to anyone. People tend to fear what they don't understand. I want you five to keep quiet about what has been said here in this room. I will choose who to tell my self. As for that light, it is simple. That light was my healing chakra. Here I will show you." I said and formed a couple of seals. My hand was cowered in that golden light. I placed my hand on the wound Tsunade had given me, and it instantly was healed.

"Amazing. That healing chakra is better than my own." Tsunade said as she studied the chakra.

"Indeed, but only when working together with my blood. When I heal another person, this chakra is as effective as yours. But now I have answered your question. Now answer mine." I demanded, turning to Gaara.

"I feel better than I have felt in my whole life. I have slept peacefully for days, and I don't have to struggle with the Shukaku anymore. The only bad side is that I don't think that I have an automatic defence anymore." Gaara said

"That's true. You don't. But with a little training, you can compensate for that. I want you to train together with Naruto and Jiraiya. Naruto will be a good training partner, and Jiraiya will teach you how to use the Shukaku's power without any negative effects. Both you and Naruto will become stronger as a result of this. Now, Tsunade. I feel fine, but could you check me anyhow. That was the first time I used that healing jutsu, so I'm not really sure if I missed something."

Some tense minutes later: "I don't understand this. Not an hour ago you were in danger of being paralyzed for the rest of your life, but now your perfectly fine. Actually you could go home now if you wanted. But I would rather keep you here until tomorrow, just to be safe." Tsunade sounded puzzled.

I sighed and said: "Okay. If you think it's necessary. But I really don't like the food here."

--

The next day in a hospital room

"So what exactly did happen after you sealed the Shukaku?" Hiashi demanded. He and Hinata had come to visit as soon as Tsunade would let them.

"I had a discussion with the death god. We agreed on that I would summon him when I am about to kill Orochimaru, and let the snake bastard be eaten by the death god. Nothing much else. Why?" I said, not wanting to explain everything.

"I…I used the Byakugan and saw something. I think it was the death god, and now I can't forget that image. Why, and can you help, Chikara-sensei?" Hinata asked, and I noted that she was slipping into her shy self again. I thought she had gotten that behind her.

"Come here" I simply said and turned on my eyes. She walked up by my bed, and I put a hand on her head, and her expression became blank. After a while, I released her and said: "Now you should be able to forget what you saw. The reason why you couldn't forget on your own was that the image was too intense. When you look at death, it leaves an imprint on your person. But don't think about it, and everything will be fine."

She looked like she was on the brink of tears when a knock came on the door and a nurse came in. "Here's your food Chikara-sama." She said, and I groaned. "I seriously have to get out of here. The injuries are gone, but this food…it's killing me." I said with disgust as I looked at the soup and dry bread, making Hiashi and Hinata laugh loudly.

--

A couple of days later

'Finally I can actually sleep in my own bed.' I thought as I unlocked my door and walked in. If you had looked closely at me, you would have seen that I tensed up for about half a second before I went to the kitchen and had something to drink.

"You don't have to hide. Come out Sakura." I said, and heard her gasp. "Don't tell me. Your parents are out of town again?" I asked when she opened the door to the guest room.

"Yeah, and I thought that you would be away on your mission for a while. So I didn't ask. But that was wrong. Sorry." She said, and started to walk out. I shook my head, a little amused at the girl walking towards the exit.

"Don't worry, you can stay. I don't mind." I said and immediately was grabbed by the pink haired girl as she hugged me tightly. "But I'm sure this isn't a normal student/teacher relationship." I said and we chuckled as I made some food.

--

"Where were you? I don't remember you getting a mission, but you disappeared all of a sudden." Sakura asked after finishing her dinner.

"I had a mission, but right now I can't say anything about it. It's an S-rank classified mission right now. But it was successful, and I am back now. But just how long have you been here? I only left about three or four days ago, right?" I asked

"Chikara-sensei. I think you have to look at the date today. You disappeared almost two weeks ago." Sakura said, and she tried in vain to hold back her giggles when she saw my face.

"That many days ago? Hm, I have to talk to Tsunade about that. But anyways, what did my three cute students do while I was away?" I asked, and I laughed at the blush on her face. Sakura always blushes when I call them 'my cute students'

"We trained our fighting styles using kage bunshin. I need your help; there is something wrong when I deliver the crushing moon." Sakura said

The crushing moon is a technique Sakura thought up on her own. She uses a genjutsu to create a landscape with a beautiful full moon in it, and then the victim sees the moon come at them, and they get crushed under it. In reality it is Sakura who uses the genjutsu to make her victim think her fist is a full moon, and she delivers a huge blow.

"What's the problem?" I asked, getting serious as I always did when teaching was to be done.

"Right before I hit my enemy, the genjutsu gets really hard to control and most of the times it fails right before I attack." Sakura explained

"I'll look at it tomorrow. Okay?" I asked, returning to my relaxed, more humours state.

Sakura looked like she was about to say something, but a knock on the door stopped her.

"Not good. You go to the guest room right now." I commanded as I looked at the door with my eyes activated. Sakura didn't object and she went into the guest room but she didn't shut the door, instead just keeping it open a creak, listening to the angry voices.

--

I opened the door and a bunch of angry villagers stared back at me. "What is it? I'm eating dinner." I said angry, knowing full well what they were her for.

One man stepped up, apparently the leader and said: "It's about that Kyuubi-brat. You keep training him, and making him stronger. And now another demon has come to this village, and it was unleashed almost two weeks ago. We have a feeling you are protecting that bastard also."

I looked at him for a while, before I said: "That 'Kyuubi-brat' is a ninja from Konoha, and he has helped protect this village. Actually you should all be apologising to him. He is the only one standing between the Kyuubi and this village. He has live his entire life being hated, and I think it is time to stop. He is not the demon, he is the demon's prison, and if anyone tries to say anything else, they are nothing but fools. Also this new demon is sealed away too. I was the one who did it personally, and he is not under my protection. He can protect himself, and unlike Naruto he doesn't hesitate to defend himself. Just a little warning." With that my eyes twinkled, and the villagers stepped backwards.

"What the hell do you mean? That brat is protecting the village? Why is he always in trouble then, pulling pranks and always being loud?" someone asked

"If you would stop trying to find something wrong with the poor boy you would see that he has changed. He works hard now, and stays out of trouble. Also he only did those things to be noticed, and get attention. But now I won't bother with you people anymore. My dinner is getting cold." I said as I turned to walk into my apartment, but I stopped and said: "And if you try something to Naruto or his team-mates I will personally show you that the Kyuubi could be nice compared to me. Do not give me another reason to get angry at you." With that I shut the door and went to sit down on my couch before I realised what I had said, and who was listening. 'Shit, she must have heard everything' I thought and ran to the guest room and threw the door open, only to find Sakura leaned against it. She lost her balance and fell to the floor. I stared at the girl who lay on the floor in front of my feet, staring up at me with huge question marks in her eyes. "What was that those people were talking about, and what does the Kyuubi have to do with Naruto?" Sakura asked as I helped her up. 'Shit, what do I do now then?'

"I cannot say without Naruto's permission. I will ask him if he wants to explain tomorrow, but until then and if he doesn't want to tell you, I want you to keep quiet about what you heard today. Okay?" I asked, staring straight into Sakura's green eyes. She looked really puzzled, but nodded. I sighed and sat down on the couch. Sakura also sat down, but she looked worried at me. I was troubled, and it apparently showed. When I realised Sakura was looking at me, I bit my thumb and said: "Perhaps it will work now. Summoning no jutsu" I said and formed the seals, and placed my hand on the ground. Out came Kori, the ice dragon. But instead of being as huge as usual, she was about the height as a large dog, and a little longer.

"Chikara-sama. You perfected the summoning. I'm so glad." She said, trying to rub sleep out of her eyes.

"Kori, were you sleeping?" I asked, slightly amused at the dragon who tried to hide the fact that I woke her up. I laughed, and Sakura giggled.

"I have to sleep also, love." The dragon replied, a little annoyed

"Yeah, I know. But I have something I want you to do. Sakura here is one of three Genins I am teacher for. She needs help with a technique, and I thought you could help her. I will be busy the rest of the night, so I thought you two could go and practise." I said, and I could see the surprise in Sakura's eyes. Kori nodded and she walked towards the door.

"Go Sakura. Kori can help you a lot. And I have a report to write." I said, and walked towards my bedroom to write the report on sealing the Shukaku.

--

'Finally, the report is finished. Now I need to go to Tsunade-onesan.' I thought about an hour of two after Sakura left with Kori.

As I walked up to the Hokage building, I wondered how Tsunade would take the news that I messed up and said to much about Naruto.

When I knocked on her office door, and no answer came, I smiled as I sensed her hearth beating calmly inside. She was sleeping again. I didn't want to stand in the hallway so I opened the door and walked in. I was close to laughing my ass of. Tsunade lay on her desk, drooling over some papers. I walked over and gently shook her awake, only to dodge a fist.

"Tsunade-onesan, I have to talk to you. We may have a problem, named Sakura." Tsunade looked at me curiously, and yawned. "Then you better explain then"

--

"So you got angry and said too much. Now Sakura suspects there is a connection between Naruto and Kyuubi, but she doesn't know what. I honestly don't know what we should do if Naruto decides not to tell her." Tsunade said.

"I will talk to him tomorrow and advice him to tell his team-mates. They will support him. I'm sure of it." I said, and Tsunade nodded in response.

"Chikara-ototo, I am glad you have changed. Instead of being serious all the time, you actually mess around and joke, and make life for those close to you fun, but you have your flaws. The fact that you let your anger get to you like that shows that even you, the Kin-Ryu, is able of mistakes. But now I need some sleep. I wish there was a method of making this work go faster, so that I could have some spare time." Tsunade said, sighing as she looked at all the work in front of her.

"How should you do that?" I asked, wanting to help my friend and 'big-sister'.

"If only there was two Godaime Hokage, the work would be completed in half the time. But I can't use kage bunshin, since I need to know what I have done." Tsunade said, looking tired and sad at the same time.

"Go home and rest, Tsunade-onesan. I will think of something. Now I better be of, or my guest will start to worry about me." I said and left the tired Hokage.

--

The next day

'Argh, of course I couldn't sleep thinking up a new variety of the kage bunshin. Jeez, now I won't be able to train correctly, but if Naruto decides to tell Hinata and Sakura, then it probably won't matter much.' I thought as I rose from my bed when the alarm clock rang. I had been awake all night, thinking and experimenting with the kage bunshin for Tsunade.

When I came into the kitchen, I saw that Sakura was about to make breakfast.

"Good morning sensei. I'll make breakfast today." Sakura said cheerfully. I nodded and sat down by the table, falling half asleep.

"Chikara-sensei. Hey, wake up. I didn't make you breakfast just so it could get cold. Hey!" Sakura half yelled and shook me. I jumped and looked around.

"What were you doing last night? I heard noise from your room, and I also heard you say something about kage bunshin?" Sakura asked as I started eating my bacon and eggs.

"Tsunade is having trouble getting all her work done, so I decided to create a new jutsu for her birthday, which is soon. I'm close but there and some difficulties with the jutsu yet. I am trying to make a kage bunshin that can gather information and the user gets that information when the bunshin disappears. The problem is what information to transfer. Right now, all the bunshin experiences are being sent to the user, and if the technique is used over a longer period of time, the amount of information will overwhelm the user. So the part I'm struggling to figure out is how to filter out what the user receives and not. I just hope I have got it by next week." I explained

"Hokage-sama's birthday is next week?" Sakura asked, and I nodded. "How old…" she began

"Don't ask me. I'm sworn to secrecy. I will not answer any questions about her age." I said, and Sakura frowned at me, annoyed that I didn't even let her finish.

--

Later at team 7's training field

"Naruto, I need to talk to you." I said to the blonde Genin when I and Sakura came to the training field. "Sakura and Hinata, you two train like you did when I was gone. Come along Naruto."

"What is it, Chikara-sensei?" Naruto asked walking behind me with his hands behind his head.

I walked up to a bench and said: "Sit down Naruto. This is serious." I said and gestured to the bench. When he sat down I began:

"Firstly, I am sorry. I have said too much and Sakura now suspects there is a connection between you and Kyuubi. She doesn't know what though, and before you say anything, I want to finish." I said, stopping the boy as he was opening his mouth.

"Last night I came home after sealing the Shukaku inside Gaara, and spending almost two weeks in hospital. I'm sure Gaara has told you, right?" I asked and Naruto nodded.

"When I came home, I found Sakura in my apartment. She said her parents were out of town, and she had slept in my guest room. Then there was a knock on my door and I told Sakura to go into the guest room. She did, but she had the door open a little bit so she heard everything. The ones to visit were some angry villagers. They were angry at me for continuing to train you, and also they suspected that I protected both you and Gaara, since there was a rumour in the village about another demon in Konoha. I then became angry and said that you were the only thing standing between the Kyuubi and Konoha. I also said that I felt they should apologise to you. In short I answered their accusing and defended you, and I said your name also. Sakura heard your name and Kyuubi, and when I chased off the villagers, she wanted me to explain. I didn't but I think it is time to tell your friends. At least Sakura and Hinata. I know you are afraid of them thinking you are a monster, but they know you too well for that. I think that if they knew, they would support you and not hate you. Just look at the fact that neither I nor Jiraiya, Tsunade, Shizune, Kakashi or Iruka hates you. We all accept you for who you are. Now I won't decide for you, but perhaps it is time." I said and put a hand on his shoulder.

"You stood up for me, when you just could have sent those people away. Why?" Naruto said, almost getting emotional.

"Naruto, even if most people of the village don't think so, I know that you are a hero, if not by choice, but by fate. Nevertheless you put up with the hate, and you have never tried to unleash Kyuubi to take revenge on the village. You are the prison keeping that monster sealed away, and I have to admit I admire you for it. You and Gaara both deserve respect and friendship, not hate. That is why I stood up for you, knowing what you have been through. Also I think it is about time the village stopped treating you like that. But that is just my opinion." I said, shrugging as I said the last bit

I looked at Naruto and saw tears in his eyes. "Eh, Naruto? Is everything alright?" I asked, not sure what to do if he started crying.

He suddenly jumped up and gave me a crushing hug, crying out something like: "You sound like Iruka-sensei." But I didn't catch anything else. All I could do was pat his back and hope no one was looking.

After a while, he released me, but still looked at me with teary eyes. I was clutching my throat since Naruto had been close to crushing it, but I manage to cough out: "So, what are you going to do? Stand there and look at me all day?"

He seemed to pull himself together, and shook his head. "I'm going to tell Hinata-chan and Sakura-chan. Everything." He said, empathising everything.

--

"So, what did you guys talk about for so long?" Sakura asked as Naruto and I entered the training field again.

"Can you two sit down please? I have something to tell you all." Naruto said soberly.

The two girls looked at each other and sat down on the ground. I also sat down, after making sure no one was around to eavesdrop.

"You two know of the Kyuubi and the Forth Hokage, right?" Naruto began

The girls nodded and Sakura said: "The forth was the hero who saved us from the nine tailed demon Kyuubi."

"Correct, but unlike the books say, the Kyuubi wasn't killed. It was sealed inside a newborn boy. That boy became the Kyuubi's prison, and the forth died making sure that the demon would never threaten the village again by using a seal technique that never can be removed." Naruto said and Hinata turned to me.

I was sitting against a tree with my arms crossed, deep in thought when I heard Hinata's question: "That seal technique. Was it the same you used on the Shukaku?" she asked

"Yes it was. The seal is the same, the demons are different and the boys the demons are sealed inside are different. The fate of the sealer is also different, but other than that the situation with the prison for the Kyuubi and the Shukaku is entirely the same. But please continue Naruto" I said, and he nodded.

--

"The boy that the Kyuubi was sealed inside, was an orphan, most likely his parents was killed by the Kyuubi. That orphan was me. I am the Kyuubi's prison, and that is the reason the village hates me. They don't see me as the one who holds back the power of the Kyuubi, but they see me as the demon itself. That is why the kids were told not to play with me, and I always was alone. The Third Hokage put out a law, saying it was forbidden to speak of me and the Kyuubi. I never had anyone to acknowledge me before Iruka-sensei. Everyone else doesn't see Uzumaki Naruto, they just see the demon who killed all those people." Naruto explained with his head down.

The shock was evident in the two girl's faces. Then Hinata asked: "Can the Kyuubi do something to you?" she had asked nicely and there was no trace of hostility in her voice, but Naruto winced. He had expected a scolding, but when only friendly words came, he was surprised to say the least. The Sakura asked: "I read about the Kyuubi last night, and it stood that it was a demon with almost limitless chakra. Can you access that chakra?" Sakura also sounded perfectly fine, and I suspected she knew as soon as Naruto began talking.

"Shall I answer for you Naruto?" I asked, but he shook his head and said: "That's fine sensei. I can handle it. The seal the fourth placed on me allows the Kyuubi's chakra to mix with my own, but keeps the Kyuubi in place. It can't escape or take over my body, but I can use some of its chakra. As far as I know I can use more and more of its chakra the stronger my body becomes. You can easily see if I use his chakra, since it is red, blood red."

I shook my head and everyone stared at me. "What?" Naruto said curiously.

--

"Sorry Naruto, but what you just said isn't quite right. The Kyuubi can't take over your body permanently, but it can temporary. When you use his chakra, but only use as much chakra as you can handle, Kyuubi can't do anything but provide the chakra. But if the situation calls for stronger means, you get more chakra from the fox, but you change slightly at first. Haven't you noticed that if you are using a lot of his chakra, you get fangs, and your eyes become red with slits? Slits almost like mine." I said and pointed to my eyes, which also had slits. "But my eyes are dragon eyes, not fox eyes that you get." I continued. "When that happens, some of the Kyuubi influence you, and your senses grow. The Kyuubi also aids you movements, but nothing more. You could say it is you blood line ability. Later when you have completely mastered the fighting style, I want you to train yourself in activating that ability.

But the real difference is when you get as much chakra that it cowers your body and takes the shape of a fox. When that happens, the Kyuubi has a high influence over you, and takes over the chakra control. You still control where you go, and which enemy to attack, but the Kyuubi controls a lot also, like how much chakra you put into an attack. The problem in that situation is that the Kyuubi brings out so much chakra it hurts your body, but since it has been sealed inside you for fourteen years now, it has been influenced by you. If it still were out in the world, it still would be evil, but not so much anymore. Ever since it was sealed inside you it has been influenced by your good nature, slowly turning it less evil than before. Also it has understood that it will never leave your body, so it has apparently decided to protect you and help you when you fight. I'm not that nervous about Naruto using the Kyuubi chakra, but I would like you to learn to use it better. That would require training I can't provide, since dragon training, which is my style, and the type of training required to control demon chakra is entirely different. That is why I have arranged with Jiraiya and Gaara that the three of you train together, so that Naruto and Gaara can use their demons to the extent that they won't have to fear the Akatsuki. Even if the demons now are forever sealed inside the boys, the Akatsuki doesn't know that, and they will try to get the demons for themselves. To counter that, Naruto and Gaara have to learn to use their demons and their abilities freely." I finished and looked at the three Genins in front of me. They looked slightly puzzled, but the Hinata said: "All I care about is that Naruto-kun is Naruto-kun. You don't have to worry. I don't see you any differently now that I know the truth."

Sakura nodded in agreement and said: "If anything I respect you more now that I know you have been protecting the leaf all this time, and I am glad you told us. Now you must work hard and learn to use you 'bloodline ability' okay?"

Naruto looked extremely happy and said something like "thank you"

--

Later at my apartment

"So sensei, I can learn to use those eyes all the time?" Naruto asked while we were eating dinner. I had invited him, Sakura and Hinata over for dinner, and he was currently eating his fifth bowl of ramen.

"I don't know for sure, but I guess so. I wouldn't recommend it though, since having it activated all the time would mean you are in fight mode all the time, and that is never smart. Even a shinobi needs his rest, and peace. If I am to advice you on that Kyuubi eye of yours, it would be to activate it when you need it, and sometimes during training. That way you keep it a secret and a triumph card, and also you'll have plenty of practises with it. Remember this you three; always keep your strongest moves and jutsus a secret from everyone but your team-mates. It is always important to have at least one triumph card. Naruto's triumph card is Kyuubi, and that card alone divides into many, the chakra, the Kyuubi eye, the fox form, and so on.

Sakura's triumph card is her medical skills, and the fact that she is much stronger than she appears.

Hinata has the Byakugan, and her own fighting style that is unique.

Of course I didn't mention everything now, but it is also important to make new triumph cards as you grow and become stronger." I said, and they nodded, mentally writing down what I had said.

"Then sensei, tell us one of your triumph cards." Naruto said. Hinata and Sakura leaned closer to hear what I said.

"One is my eyes; one is my speed and strength. Usually those two don't mix well; usually high speed is gotten by compensation by having less strength. That is what most people think, so when I show high strength, people think I am slow and visa versa. But one of my best triumph cards is my ability to bring out the best in my friends and allies, but suppress the same abilities in my enemies. In other words, I make people on my side fight better than they thought they could, but people against me is scared and can't use their full potential as good. But enough talk about that, let's finish diner and you three can help me perfect the new kage bunshin." With that we ate and began brain-storming.

--

The next week, at Tsunade's birthday party

"Wow, a poker set. Thanks Kakashi." Tsunade exclaimed. She had been busy unpacking her gifts for the last hour, most were alcohol or gambling related.

"To Tsunade-baa-chan. From Naruto" she read out loud, making everyone laugh at her nickname. Naruto didn't show much respect for his superior, but she doesn't seem to mind too much. "Wow, a water boiler. Let me guess, to make ramen?" she asked, and the blonde boy rubbed his head, while his team-mates sweat dropped.

"To Tsunade-sama. From Sakura and Hinata" was the next one. The girls gave her a new coat which instead of having 'gambling' written on the back had 'Hokage-sama' written.

"To Tsunade-onesan. From Chikara" she read next, and unpacked a scroll.

"What is this?" she asked and everyone looked at me.

"That is the scroll with the Infomeshon kage bunshin. It is a new jutsu I have developed just for you. It enables you to make bunshin who can gather information and send the information to you. In short it enables you to learn what the bunshin has learned. I figured you could use it to make your work go faster. But be warned, this jutsu is dispelled if you try to make more than one bunshin with the Infomeshon ability, and you can't use it too long, but it should make the Hokage job a lot easier." I explained. Tsunade was very happy and gave me a hug and a kiss on the forehead. Shizune mumbled: "Now she will use that jutsu to do her work, while she is in the warm springs, drinking sake."

"No Shizune, she won't. The user can't drink alcohol while using this jutsu. It Tsunade-onesan does, the bunshin disappears and she has to wait until the alcohol is burned out before creating a new one." I said, and everyone laughed at Tsunade's disappointed look.

--

Next day at team 7's training field

"This is a really hard technique. Just what am I doing wrong?" Tsunade asked, panting hard from chakra exhaustion.

"Try to focus on the mind connection. The problem lies there." I said and watched my big sister try hard to get the Infomeshon kage bunshin right.

--

Three hours later

"There. You got it. Now you finally mastered it, Tsunade." I said proudly as Tsunade got the jutsu right for the third time.

"Finally. Now I need a drink." Tsunade said, and I rolled my eyes at the comment.

--

Three days later at the Konoha gates

"So, we'll be away for some time. Probably several years. You have to stay safe for me alright? I want to return and find all my friends still alive." Naruto said. He, Gaara and Jiraiya was leaving to train together, and they would not come back until either Naruto masters the Kyuubi chakra completely, or three years pass.

"Now remember Jiraiya. Maximum three years. I don't want Naruto gone longer than that." Tsunade said commandingly to the white haired man, who backed away slightly. She then turned to Naruto and said: "Take care now, and you keep safe also." 'After all, you are going to be the Hokage one day.' She thought before giving him a big hug. Sakura and Hinata also hugged the boy, and I ruffled his hair. The three of them turned and walked away, waving as the left.

"So team 7 has broken up again." I said, and Sakura nodded before she turned to me.

"Chikara-sensei, I have asked Tsunade-sama to train me to be a medical ninja. I'm sorry but I will leave also. But at least I will stay in the village." She said slightly nervous. I looked at her with a raised eyebrow and said: "Sakura, why are you nervous? I can't stop you from doing what you want. Also I think it is a great idea. Work hard and become a great medic."

"Um, Chikara-sensei? I don't have any plans for special training, but could you train me for the next three years?" Hinata asked, and her disappointment was clear when I shook my head.

"Sorry but no. I can train you for the next two years, but after that I will leave also. For one year I will train in solitude, to become stronger and in more control of my powers. But until I leave, I can train you." I said, and she became happy again.

"Then it's settled. I'm training Sakura for three years, Chikara's training Hinata for two and himself for one and then team 7 will be reunited." Tsunade said, looking after the three who just left. I nodded and said: "Come on, I'm hungry. Let's go eat. My treat."