Disclaimer: I'm still lackingownership of Narutoor any characters in my story from Naruto.
Well here is the third chapter and I've enjoyed the reviews. I'm going to start replying to the reviews as of this chapter. So any questions you way have will be answered before I begin the story. Although I would like to reply to each one separately, to those who have mainly complimented my story I will merely give thanks as a whole due to how much space it may take up.
Questions
Q1 - Who should I pair Ten Ten with since she will be an important part of the story? I will be putting up an updated pollevery chapter until I believe I've gotten enough input.
Q2 - I plan on Putting Naruto and Hinata on a team together. Should I put them on a 2-man team and create a new character to fill in a 4-man team and a 3-man team for the remaining rookies or should I stick with a 3-man team for Naruto and Hinata? These results will also be posted in a poll.
Q3 - I plan on making the new character anyways so can you please provide me with some ideas on what she (yes a she) should specialize in?
Review Responses
LbcLostKid - Thank-you for pointing out my spelling error. Although it is a good idea I way not pursue a NaruTen relationship although I way decide to insert a few awkward moments in-between the two. Thanks for the review.
VFSNAKE - Yes, I do plan on him being the smartest in class. Even though I say this I still want him to be a mid-level student. The reason for this will be explained later. The Hokage probably won't know of Naruto and Kyuubi's connection until after he is a genin so keep reading and thank-you for the review.
BlueTdragon - Like I said in an earlier review, I won't be pairing Naruto and Ten Ten. I will most likely be pairing her with someone else so if you have any ideas post it in the reviews section.
Dragon Man 180 - I won't be following the Idea of Naruto's crush on Sakura. This is mainly because I never liked it very much in the manga/anime from seeing it I have decided not to follow the relationship. Now I plan on making Hinata so that she isn't as shy but Naruto probably won't find out that she likes him for a little while after they become genin. Your comment on Ten Ten will be answered in this chapter. Thanks for the review.
Kai Dragoon - Thank-you to the first person to anwser my question. I don't plan on Naruto liking Sakura and if anything I will merely make them close friends. Thanks for the review and keep the coming
Now to narut0-fan101, naruto93 and hope master, thank-you for the positive reviews and I hope to get more from you in later chapters.
New Friends and New Dreams
"Finally it's training day!" I yelled as I exited my apartment
"Yes kit, now tone it down before everyone goes deaf."
"So what do we do first?"
"First you walk to a secluded area in the forest"
Before Kyuubi could even finish I was running toward a clearing I knew of in the forest. Upon arriving I was satisfied to find out that there was no one there. I quickly unpacked all my weapons and the target I made and waited for Kyuubi's instructions.
"First you run 10 laps followed by 50 push-ups and 50-sit ups after which you get a 30 minute break."
"Okay!" I yelled as I began to run.
Once I was done I was surprised to realize that I pushed myself just below my limit. Kyuubi must have known my abilities then. After some discussion on projectile weapons and methods of their use Kyuubi told me to begin. I started with shuriken and moved on ending with Kunai. Along the way Kyuubi would give me advice on how to throw them and tricks to hitting the targets.
"No kit. Try flicking your wrist more and look at the target when you're throwing."
"Okay"
This continued for a good hour or two until I was always hitting at least 4 inches from the centre at all times, with all three projectiles. From what Kyuubi said, I was a fast learner when I was encouraged.
Next up was chakra basics. I learned the basics on how to mold my chakra and the foundations of jutsu. I spent an hour after the chakra lesson trying to get the bunshin jutsu but failed at it each time. Finally Kyuubi stopped me and told me it was due to my large amount of chakra and little control. We decided to quit chakra training for the day and move onto taijutsu.
The taijustsu for Kyuubi was teaching me was his very own. It consisted of a group of forms used in different circumstances. The first one that I was to learn was Kyuubi's favorite. It involved using dodging methods followed by swift powerful attacks. The name of the style was Speed of a Demon. After an hour of training in the taijutsu form it was time to go back. I looked forward to all the training I was going to get. If I planned to prove the villagers wrong I would have to be the strongest person in Konoha, I would become the Hokage that surpasses all the rest.
I had just lied down to go to sleep when I found myself in a sewer. I kept wandering following a familiar presence. Finally I came across a huge cage with a seal upon it. I got closer only to hear a voice.
"Hello Kit, so you've finally decided to visit my home"
"Why do you live in such a dark place?"
"It merely reflects your feelings kit. Until you can change it at will it will reflect the majority of your feelings which are your sad ones."
"Well that sucks; can you teach me to change it?"
"Okay but it is a little harder than it sounds. You must concentrate on what you want this place to look like until you feel like you can touch it and only then will it change."
I did as instructed and after what seemed like an hour I was done. My mindscape, as Kyuubi calls it, was now an open meadow with a forest off to the side and a small lake in the middle. Kyuubi was no longer in his cage but instead wore a collar which emanates the same effects as the seal. From what Kyuubi told me, if the seal is removed there is a chance of me dying so I decided not to attempt to remove it.
"There that's better" I said giving my tenant a smile
"Yes thank-you kit. Now is the time for mental training though."
"Mental training?"
"Yes, you are going to learn things from cooking to politics while you're here to broaden your knowledge of the world. These lessons will also include strategic planning and execution lessons to help you on missions."
"This sounds hard…"
"It will be but no one will call you an idiot again once I'm through with you"
So then it my first mental lesson began. I was taught many things and Kyuubi, who also has power in this new mindscape would bring in the needed items for my learning experience. The strategy portion of the lesson consisted of many board games and mind problems. Kyuubi would show me battle images on how to fight in a group against a group, alone against a group, a small group against a large group and many other battle confrontations. The end of the lesson was spent going over infiltration methods for missions.
"Now that your body has rested enough you can wake up. Besides you have work in an hour do you not?"
"Yeah, okay see you later"
This would be my third day working with Ken. Basically all I do right now is keep the forge heated, organize loose metals and store the finished products, according to Kyuubi this would help me a lot with training due to the weight I'm lifting. Once school started I would be able to start making my own weapons. Since Kyuubi has such a large span of knowledge from being alive for so long he should be able to help me with my weapon making.
I wake up to find that it's exactly one hour before I need to visit Ken. Kyuubi makes a better alarm clock than that indestructible one which was currently in the laundry basket to keep its annoying sounds to a minimum. I take a quick shower, eat my morning meal and get dressed.
My new wardrobe consists of similar clothing but no longer many copies of the same clothes. I put on a pair of black cargo pants with white stitching on the pockets, a white shirt with the Konoha symbol on the left sleeve and the kanji for fox on the back swell as a cross on the right side (Think Chad off of Bleach's shirt when they visit soul society), white sandals, a checkered belt, black fingerless gloves and a black headband. Of course this could never be worn on a mission; it screams 'kill me' almost as much as my old one did. This outfit was just for around town. The kanji was just to mess with the villagers.
I head out and toward the shop a little earlier than usual but this way I can walk in peace. Nobody usually wakes up this early unless they're shinobi so I like it at this time. It's quiet and there are no cold stares.
After walking around for a bit I hear someone crying and make my way over to general direction I hear the sound from. There I find a girl around my age under a tree. I walk up to her in concern and decide to ask her what was wrong.
"Are you okay?" I ask gently
"N…N…No" she got out in-between her sobs.
"What happened?" I asked kneeling in-front of her
"M...My father says that I…I'm an embarrassment"
"Why would he say that?" I asked a little confused as to why a father would say such a thing to his daughter
"Not all parents are kind kit. Many are even abusive to their children." Kyuubi commented
To say I was surprised would be an understatement. I had always pictured parents to be loving towards their children. But now that I think of it, this would most likely be the illusion of a child who has lived without parents.
"I…It's because I'm not a strong enough heir to the clan." she replied quietly starting to control her sobbing
"Maybe he is just worried about you. Maybe this is the only way he knows how to bring you up. I'm sure that he loves you."
"T..Thank-you" she said replacing her sobs with a stutter
"No problem, but you should get home now before he gets worried." I told her standing up and offering her a hand
"R..Right." she replied as she accepted my hand and stood up
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto what's yours?"
"H..Hyuuga Hinata"
"Well nice to meet you Hinata. Maybe we'll see each other again in the academy"
"Y..Yes I would like that."
"Bye then" I said with a wave
"G..Good-bye" she replied bowing politely before running off in the direction of the Hyuuga compound
"Wow, a Hyuuga. Who would have thought" I said to myself before realizing I was late and running toward the shop.
After 15 minutes I ran into the store right on time. I was so happy I decided it would be okay to give a little shout.
"Ha, right at 6!" I yelled informing the man I was there
"Hey kid, you know what to do"
"Yes sir!" I said giving a mock salute which earned me a chuckle
After a couple hours of work I was given a break. I was sitting down quietly when Ken came up to me.
"You want a new task you could do when on break?"
"Yeah, that would be great"
"I want you to start testing the weapons and she-"he said pointing over to girl off to the side "-is going to help you"
"Who is she?"
"Oh sorry about that kid, forgot you haven't met her yet. Come on over honey" she began to walk over. She had her hair up in two buns and was carrying a box of weapons. "This would be my daughter. Her name is Ten Ten."
"Nice to meet you, my name is Naruto" I said with a smile while extending my hand
"Ten Ten, it's nice to meet you too." She said taking my hand for a brief shake
"Now you two run along and start testing" Ken said shoving us out the door.
"I was wondering who was working with my dad. He said you were starting school this year. I've been there for a year already so if you need anything just come and see me. " she said pulling out the weapons from the box outside, separating them by weapon type.
"Okay, thanks"
"Here, we'll start with the kunai" she said passing me half of them.
We walked over to the area set out for projectile weapons and we began. From what I could see Ten Ten had very good aim with kunai and she almost always hit the centre of the target.
"Wow you're good" I said looking at the target and throwing my kunai at the target. By the end I was able to hit closer to the target than I could previously by about a quarter of an inch.
"Wow you aren't even an academy student yet and you can still hit that close? I would be proud of myself if I were you."
"So, what's next?" I asked looking at the different weapons
"Well those were the only projectile weapons so grab a sword for now"
"Won't we cut ourselves?" I asked a little worried
"Not with the ninjutsu my dad taught me" she said taking a short sword and saying "Weapon barrier no jutsu" she then proceeded to do the same with the katana I chose.
"Okay then, are we just sparing?" I asked feeling the blade finding I couldn't come half a millimeter from the blade at any time
"Yeah, just a spar"
We squared off and I started with a horizontal swing to her shoulder. She easily parried and swung at my right arm, my sword arm. I just barely blocked it with the flat end of my sword then pushed her back. I began attacking with advice from Kyuubi along the way. I saw her eyes widen as I began using the blade more efficiently as I began to adapt to it. Finally after a short while I managed to hit her sword arm. She dropped the sword from shock only to pick it up again and begin charging at me. I was barely dodging her blows since Kyuubi decided to let me attempt it on my own. In the end she hit me 3 times during her advance then we sat down huffing and puffing. After we calmed down we began to talk.
"Who would have thought you how to use a sword like that?" she asked after taking a sip of water from the canteen she brought out "I've been training my whole life with weapons and you are still able to match me"
"Well nobody taught me how to fight with a sword. I just began learning on the way. I've also had a high stamina my entire life so when I'm dodging I probably use twice as much energy as you would because I'm inexperienced. I would say that that's the main reason I was on par with you, you definitely have more skill than I do" I explained to her with a smile
After that was done we called it quits and I left for my house. I ate and got ready for bed, fully prepared for my next lesson I dozed off quite happy with my progress so far.
AN: Well now another chapter is finished. Remember to reply to my questions and keep giving me more questions as you see fit.