Gravity
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Mrs. Nozomu Sohma + EatsPaint – Well.. Kakashi was 26 when he got a genin team, if you minus Naruto age (12) and that's 14.. In my story he's 13… which would mean Yondaime would have been a Hokage for just over a year…. I consider a short time well within a year, after all Sarutobit rules for something like 50 years… >.>
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Thank you everyone for reviewing! I look forward to the next ones!
A/N: Sorry for the long wait, school decided to spring some tests on us randomly. So yes, spring break is over… so slower updates. But no worries, right:p
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"Right, so where were we? Oh! Okay so like listen up." Yondaime scratched the back of his head awkwardly, thinking to himself how troublesome 4 kids will be
"Right, so what you have to do is-
"Matte, shouldn't we get to know each other first?" Rin interrupted, giving a pointed look towards the withdrawn Naruto off to the side. Arashi blinked several times before grinning like the idiot he was
"Gomen! My name is Arashi, 4th Hokage (except I 'let' the third do all the paperwork…) just call me Hokage-sensei or something. I like to eat and I love the village. My dream is to live to a hundred and 3 and to get Himeno-chan to go out on a date with me." He grinned sheepishly and pointed next to Kakashi
"Your turn!
"My name is Hatake Kakashi, and that's all you need to know." Naruto developed a huge sweat-drop at the back of his head. Same old Kakashi, he was lucky he already knew enough about him
"Obito's turn!" Yondaime stupidly proclaimed. –my dad is the living representation of a furry goof-ball…- Naruto didn't know whether to be horrified or terribly, terribly amused
"Haaai! My name is Uchiha Obito! My goal is to surpass Kakashi and I like food and playing games. I hate people who think their cool." If anything, this caused Naruto's sweat-drop to increase
"Rin, you're up!
"O-kay! My name is Rin, I like my family and…" she looked over towards Kakashi. "My dream is to become the best medic nin and…" she looked at Kakashi. "And I dislike loudmouths." Was it just Naruto or did Rin look specifically at Obito and Yondaime when she said that? Suddenly he had the feeling of impending doom, centered on a team led by a spiky hokage
"heheh… right. Naruto! Your turn!
"My name is Naruto, as you all know, I like and dislike many things and my dream is to protect those who cannot protect themselves….
"Oh come on! Tell us more!" Obito was disappointed by the 'lack' of information Naruto had given. Naruto rubbed the back of his head awkwardly and thought up of some things to say, why not be honest
"Hmm? Okay. I like strong people, and ramen. I also like sensitive and caring people. I dislike people who won't open up to others, and cause those around them to be pushed away. However I don't so much as hate them as I pity those types of people. I don't believe in hate but that in itself makes me slightly hypocritical. I have a total of some 10 people to kill off and will not hesitate to maim and harm anyone who hurts my precious people." It was true, to an extent. Sasuke and Sakura were the exception to that last rule. Naruto couldn't hurt Sasuke severely after he broke Sakuras heart. Noticing that he was getting some rather unusual stares from the others, he nervously tried to laugh it off
"What about your siblings? You haven't told us much about them." Arashi brought forth, curious as to why Naruto seemed unable to answer for a moment
"Hmm..? my siblings are not related to me my blood. Sasuke is a Sharingan user and Sakura is a medical specialist."
"NANI? No way! That's not possible! There is no one in my clan that has the name 'Sasuke' you're lying." Obito pointed at him rebelliously. Naruto mentally grumbled
"He's illegitimate. I doubt his father realizes he fathered a son. Before his mother passed away, she revealed the fact that the one who fathered him was as drunk as she was." –I sincerely hope he does not kill me for that.- Naruto shuddered at the prospect of how enraged Sasuke would be. It appeared, that, for the moment Obito had accepted that response, though he was still wary
"What about yourself though, Naruto-kun? We want to know more details!" Rin spoke out; earning nods from the others (Kakashi was indifferent
"Ahhh… what do you want to know then?
"Well..." Rin was interrupted however by Kakashi, who now seemed to get into the spirit of 'pick on Naruto day.
"How many missions have you been on?" the soon to be copy nin asked. Naruto blinked. Why not be honest for once
"ahhh? Not too many, I think. Just a few.
"What ranks?" Yondaime asked, curious as to what this kid was capable of
"Oh… hrmm… 12 S-rank, 11 A-rank and a few b-ranks…." Seeing their eyes bulge from their sockets, he hastily continued. "Most of them were only infiltration or spying missions; since I'm small I can get into a lot of places…" he waved his hands in front of him as if fending off a bad spirit
"Wow... and your only 7…." 6 actually
"Heh, like I said… I'm small so...
"What types of Jutsu's do you know? Can you teach me some! Pretty please?" Obito was so awed by Naruto that he was literally shaking with restrain not to explode in his usual demeanor. He was also about to fall off his seat. Naruto grinned
"I know lots. I've been studying since I could walk basically." This made the bubbly Arashi frown. Rin seemed to still be trying to say something while Obito and Naruto engaged in conversation. Even Kakashi was staring avidly at him
"Feh! Naruto why don't you teach us today? Instead of what I had planned?" He sincerely hoped this kid was boasting
"An.. anou.. Naruto-kun? When you were in the hospital I saw... markings on your navel." Naruto blinked, cursing at his foolishness. Of course she would see it! The Akuma henge jutsu worked wonders, but it made the seal visible at all times as a minor side effect. He quickly searched for a believable story
"You know the Chakra gates? Well, you know that by opening them they do a lot of harm to your body, right? Well, the harm to your body principal applies to normal chakra as well. When I was born, I was born with an extraordinary amount of chakra, which harmed my frail body. So, my father created a seal with would lock away most my chakra. Those were the markings on my stomach. If I need the chakra badly, I can unlock it." He explained
'Nice save, Gaki.
-Go AWAY!-
He noticed that Rin was pale, and the others slightly confused.
"Wow, you must have been in serious danger of dying." Yondaime commented. Naruto felt a familiar pang in his heart
"Yeah, I was. But it's okay now. Whenever I used to release it, it would be uncontrollable. But I have full control now." He gave a broad fake smile that easily fooled them. He could tell that Yondaime's suspicions had not left, in fact had grown and increased, but he wisely said nothing about it.
"Well so long as it's controllable, there's nothing do worry about." Arashi smirked evilly suddenly, and everyone was on guard. Arashi gestured to everyone to stand, which they did, warily
"Aright! Teach us oh great and masterful blond midget!" Naruto glared a storm at him.
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"Iie. I cannot." The sand master spoke evenly without tearing his eyes from the black scroll spread across his knees
"Doushite?" the Copy nin ground out, his arms cross, glowering
"It requires a specific amount of Chakra, and if he's gone back to the time you think he's in… than only those who are 17 or younger can go.
"What do you mean, Kasekage-sama?" Iruka's voice did not betray how worried he actually was. Worried and angry at the foolish blond they were trying to rescue. Gaara sighed heavily and rubbed his temples
"The Jutsu requires many things. First and foremost, the right amounts of Chakra to tear a rip into reality and into the time stream, and from there go against the current. At least, that's how it's explained. Second would be the right amount of Chakra to create a temporary unmovable void in which the Third action sends the past people into this void temporarily as the present people take up residence in that persons spot of time… and then the fourth thing is the right amount of chakra to get back while simultaneously release the people in the void. With my chakra potential, I only have enough to get there and back with 2 other people.
What Gaara had just said went completely over the heads of the Jounin, chuunin and recently missing nins facing him. Hell, not even Gaara himself understood all of it, he was simply reading off the scroll. –only a super genius or an idiot could understand this…- And Naruto was an idiot
"Imagine, if you will, the potential psychological effects of seeing yourself from the future? Not only that but Shukaku will not listen to what I say, therefore the chakra requirement is one sided, not double sided." Gaara knew Shukaku would most indefinitely not agree, he didn't like being sealed back inside of Gaara no more than Gaara was that Shukaku's spirit was once again inside of him
"What if we manage to convince Shukaku?" spoke up the tired, yet dark and brooding voice of the Uchiha as he spoke up.
"Even so, I can still only take 2 others with me. The jutsu in itself would take months to learn. If by them you are able to convince Shukaku…I will leave with Sakura-san and Sasuke-san. Until then you are welcome in Suna." Gaara didn't wait for a reply, nor did he wait for them to stand and bow as he left.
"Naruto…" Kakashi whispered, thinking of the blond
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"Right… so.." Naruto looked at his patient (and impatient) students of his. –Damnit! Why so I always end up teaching? I didn't ask for it this time! Bahh!- Shaking his thoughts from his head, he surveyed first his surroundings, then his students.
"Okay." Naruto went directly into teaching mode again, completely forgetting the fact that he was in his 6 year old body
"Sensei probably knows a lot, and thus can help. I'm going to teach you a basic jutsu for every element. That it so say: Stone, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning and ice. Now the easiest to learn is stone, then wind, then fire, water, lightning and finally Ice. Therefore we're going to start backwards with Ice first." He smiled evilly. "Of course, if you haven't mastered the jutsu within a week, we will be moving on regardless. I'm not going to waste time. Now! Since we're not near a water source, it'll be even more difficult to use Ice." His smile turned into a feral grin
"But that's nothing you can't handle, right?" he held out his palm and used heat to cause the area around his hand to heat up, and the moisture to gather and then eventually form over his hand. Altering his Chakra, he created a thing layer to serve as a cage to keep the water in. It came out in a slightly oblong shape.
"You all know how to heat things, right? But do you know how to freeze them?" He then proceeded to change his chakra again; causeing the water floating above his hand to freeze at an abnormal rate, and the globe fell to the ground and cracked; frozen all the way through
"You have a week to get the trick down, and then a week to learn what I'll teach you next." He explained. He used to think manipulating water to create ice was a bloodline, but he had been startled to discover that it was in fact very easy… once he learned how. Although he couldn't create the demonic ice mirrors that Haku could, he could create the sebon needles from ice, however it took a slightly longer time to create than most other jutsus, therefore he was going to teach them ice Shurikan, which was easier to learn
"After we've managed to teach you a basic jutsu for each, I'll go on to individual talents. Such as Rin for example, she's really good for mechanical and technical medicine, but lacks the chakra healing techniques, which some of them I can teach. You others well, we'll have to see." He silently thanked Sakura and her patients for teaching him those medical Jutsu's perhaps then Rin would be able to- no... Mustn't let his thoughts stray there yet.
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Two weeks had passed, the only ones to get the technique was Yondaime and Rin. Surprisingly, Kakashi and Obito were both taking longer than expected. Naruto merely told them to practice it on their own time. And when they got to Fire Jutsus, they could practice their Ice jutsus, since both already knew at least one fire jutsu.
After the first week, Naruto had left them to their own devices and had gone exploring, in reality he was trying to find his 'potential' mother. He had no luck the first week, and the second week he had become too busy to look for her. How hard could it be to find one Himeno? He just hoped that when he found her, she wouldn't be that tough
"Yo! Let's get some lunch! I'm starving!" Yondaime shouted, causing Kakashi and Naruto to wince. Who would have ever thought that Yondaime would be so loud? Speaking of Arashi, he had grabbed onto Rin and Kakashi knowing full well that that Obito and Naruto would follow willingly.
It did not take them long to get where Arashi had been planning to eat, however it did take them long to actually go in. Why? There was a pretty Red head sitting with her back to them on a stool. That's why. Finally Arashi got up his nerve
"Ohayou, Himeno-chan!" Naruto did a double take. This was Himeno? No wonder he didn't find her! She was a civilian, not a citizen. The difference being, she wasn't a ninja. When she turned around, she smiled at Arashi, but didn't say hello. Naruto noticed that his eyes came from her. Those same large overly expressive blue eyes of hers. Pity Arashi didn't pay any attention to them. Yondaime was trying to engage her in conversation and failing miserably
"Ne Ne, Himeno-chan…" Naruto tuned him out long enough to order before turning to his bumbling sensei, and taking a clue
"Sensei… please shut up. You're giving me a headache." So much for taking it slow. What he received from the blond haired Hokage was a glare to last a lifetime. He shuddered. His clue was that Himeno wasn't giving him the cold shoulder, with that type of greeting, but neither was she responding.
'Probably a mute.
-That would… HEY!
Get out of my head you over sized plushi!
He sighed; Silence was in fact, golden. Then again, so was ramen for that matter. One taste and Naruto ordered more and more. He hadn't had Ichiraku Ramen for some time. And it never lost its wonderful taste, even here in the past. All that could be heard was mouths stuffing themselves. And Naruto's continuous orders... after all... Yondaime was paying
And much to everyone's growing horror, Naruto took full advantage. He ignored Himeno's questioning looks towards him, and instead focused solely on his missions; consuming as much Ramen without throwing up as humanly possible. Rin was disgusted, Kakashi was staring, Obito was sobbing quietly at being bested… and Yondaime was Horrified that he was being beaten by a kid
There was just no way a 6 year old could consume 15 bowls of Ramen… just no way. Arashi sighed and emptied his wallet, signaling that it was time to leav
"Naruto! Your so cruel…" Yondaime sobbed hysterically into a pile of yellow goo. Everyone giggled or laughed to some degree, but Naruto's overly sensitive ears caught a soft giggle that was feminine, and didn't belong to Rin. He smiled. He now had an ace up his sleeve, an advantage in his father's love affairs he could exploit. Hurray! Time to play... match maker
After all, with the current time line, he had something like 3 months to get conceived… oh boy.
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"Okay! We have a simple b-rank mission!" Heads perked at that. It was into Naruto's 3rd week of being here, and so far mission 'hook up dad' was failing. However, maybe he needed a different approach? His thoughts were soon interrupted by the eager to kick ass Obito
"What's the mission, Sensei?" He asked, nearly falling out of his seat. Arashi chuckled
"Trash Removal!" He proudly told him, with a slight puff of his chest
"Eh! That's a D-rank mission!" Naruto couldn't agree more. However, the Hokage merely looked at him sheepishly
"Oooh? Who ever said that? We're just going to be sent to deal with some missions Nins in rice country, that's all." He smiled wickedly at Obito's gob smacked expression. And when that expression turned to one of glee, Arashi chuckled. Even Kakashi looked excited, however Naruto was anything but
"What Rank are they?" he asked carefully.
"Hrm… They'll be chuunin, possibly with a Jounin with them." Naruto mentally groaned. That wasn't good. During the times when he made Kakashi-sensei speak about his past, he remembered a blotched mission they took to rice country. Something about it being
"Oi! Wakey, wakey!" a hand came into his line of vision and waved frantically in front of his face. "Anybody home?" he glared at both Kakashi and Obito who were pulling on each of Naruto's cheeks.
"Cut it out!" he smacked their hands. "What?" he snapped, slightly unnerved he had been snuck upon to easily. He rubbed his tender cheeks
"We have half an hour to get ready and meet at the gates." Kakashi said as mater of fact. Naruto grumbled, shooting them one last glare before retreating to his rented apartment. It was a simple one room, but served its purpose. Packing only weapons, clothing and extra underwear he set out.
He was there in less than 15 minutes, and no one had arrived yet. Naruto was contemplating the probability of being duped when Yondaime arrived not some 2 minutes after him. And 7 minutes later, Rin arrived. 20 minutes later, Kakashi arrived followed by Obito some 6 minutes later. All in all, they were only 20 minutes later in getting started.
Certianly better that Kakashi's track record of 3 hours in Naruto's present time. Thinking about it made him smile. Hell, he was even late to be the savior sometimes. But late or not, he was dependable, including the excuses. Obito claimed a dog grabbed his backpack and ran off with it; Kakashi claimed some kid's grabbed his backpack and made off with it. Either way, Arashi, Naruto and Rin sighed before setting off
"Let's go!" Naruto decreed. He was itching to get into a fight, once again completely forgetting he was in the body of a 6 year old.
'Gaki! Don't do
anything that would connect you to your father… and for Christ-sakes! Act like
your damn age!
-what? 16?
'Humans…' Came the growled and dangerous reply of the fox inside of him. Naruto however brushed him off. He was well aware of the things he could and could not do… contrary to popular believe.
The trip to rice country was fairly easy and they met no opposition, even when they proudly wore their leaf Hitai-ate. Naruto mentally sighed, if his suspicions about this mission were right (which on average, any suspicion came true about 9 out of 10 times) than this mission was going to be tough.
"This is the third and final small village we'll run into before we run into the Main City and meet our client. The city is beyond those mountains over there. So scout out around this area and meet back in this location" Arashi told his students sterly. They nodded seriously and broke off into different sections of the town
Naruto however Yawned on his way out of the village, purposely stopping in a darkened alley way and began what he deemed, an efficient strategy.
"Kage Bunshin no jutsu." He whispered softly, watching as 10 clones appeared before him. Sending out mental signals he outlines his plans to them.
"Henge!" they called, each one turning into something different. Naruto now had facing him, 4 crows, one black kitten with white socks, 3 squirrels and 2 snakes. Smiling a satisfactory smile, Naruto walked out of the Alley and 'went about his business' again, which was walking around the village. A black kitten and 2 crows also wandered aimlessly around town, while the other 'animals' disappeared into the forest covered path leading into the City. There, in the narrow pass would be a perfect place for an Ambush, if Naruto's geography was anything to go by. He was determined not to be kept unawares.
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4 people were discussing their options in a cave made by some trees in the forest. They were blissfully unaware of a snake and squirrel seemingly to be harmlessly listening in on their conversation
"So they send Konoha after us? This'll be fun…
"Ha! Did you see them? They're mere genin! And that kid? Hardly even past diapers! BAH who would let a baby become a ninja?
"Kukukuku…. I like eating little babies…they bleed well...
"We shouldn't underestimate them. Their Sensei could prove a problem…
"Konoha's week-
"That jounin is the recently elected Hokage." That nicely shut the first voice up as the fourth voice sighed heavily, only to be interrupted by the second voice
"Bah! It's what Bunta said, their weak.
"Let's have some fun, pretty please?" the third voice of the group asked, quite distinctly insane. The last voice could only sigh again as she was out voted
"Very well, here's what we'll do…
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Surprisingly it was Naruto who was late to the meeting place. Mostly because he was processing what his clones had overheard and coming up with a counter. He canceled all but two of his clones and returned to the group on hour late
"Where were you?" Rin demanded, hands on her hips in a menacing pose. Naruto nervously chuckles
"Eating and exploring really." He was way better at coming up with excuses than Obito, Kakashi and Arashi combined.
"Well come on then, if we leave now we can make the City by nightfall…" Yondaime told them with a smile, he was about to set off when Naruto spoke up
"Wait. We're looking for those guys, right? So shouldn't we go in a formation, regardless of where we are? I noticed we didn't do such a thing on our way here." He commented lightly, aware that Yondaime's suspicious look had returned
"What do you purpose?" Naruto had to think about it before grinning evilly. He hoped Shikamaru in his time would forgive him for the theft
"Kakashi-kun up front, since he has very good senses, so he can deal with anything head on, followed by Rin who can help him in he gets injured." He paused before continuing. "After Rin, will be you followed by Obito. That way no matter which direction an attack comes from, you can aid either side. Plus there's your speed too. Obito is a powerhouse, so he can provide support. And then finally me, I also have good senses, and will be able to tell if an attack comes from behind. I can also if we're being followed and deal with them until you arrive." Naruto was grinning at his 'clever' plan. But in reality, he stole Shikamaru's plan for the time when they went after Sasuke when he defected.
"Hmmmm…. You have valid points. We'll try it out and if it works, well then we'll go with it…" Arashi's mind was working frantically. The kid was incredibly suspicious, and nearly screamed that something was amiss with him, that was why Yondaime had him on his team instead of some other team. He sighed, best no dwell on it right this minute.
"Let's go!"
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There, see? Lack of updates means Helix worked harder and made extra long chapter. OO. You know. I write my chapters during my spare time in school... I had no idea that it would be this long… XD oh well! There you have it folks
I apologize before hand about mistakes and words that should be other words… I'll fix them when I'm awake to do it. Oo