Chapter 3
I am back! Welcome everybody to the fourth chapter of '5 Hearts'. I took some suggestions from the reviews about my writing style and I accepted them so I changed my style a little. Also, two things that I forgot to put in other chapters. This story is based in 'Master of Jioungu' and 'the cost of Living' both Naruto Jioungu stories. Second, this a NarutoxTemari fic. There will be some NaruxHina moments but the pairing is decided. That is the intro. Now, to the story!
Legend:
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Summoning Speaking"
'Summoning Thinking'
"Jutsu Name"
"Flashback"
Chapter 3: Academy Days
When Naruto and Minato arrived, things changed. Minato told Kushina about Naruto's first kill and she was mad at him for allowing that at a young age. Then she went to Naruto to console him. One never heals from his first kill.
Never.
So people get hobbies to cope with them. Some read dirty books, others eat, and others smoke. However, all have some way to live through it. That was what his mother told him.
His way to cope was to learn. He learned even though Orochimaru had to leave because it turned out that Kabuto was a traitor. He was giving information to others villages according to Orochimaru. So he left to control his spy network by himself and try to catch Kabuto who is still free.
In the meantime he decided to learn more earth and wind jutsus because his new affinities. He knows that he have more than one affinity now because he asked his mom a chakra paper and it splited in half and one half turned into dust.
When he asked help to his parents, they said no. You know the reason? His siblings. Kushina needs to train them and Minato helps her and do his duties as Hokage.
He was disappointed that his dad didn't want to help him to train. Especially after he thought they connected in the trip to Suna.
Kushina knew this so he asked another person to help Naruto's training.
Kakashi Hatake.
*Flashback*
Naruto was staring at the silver haired man who was still reading one of his Icha Icha books. Kakashi didn't want to do this, the only reason is because Kushina-nee asked him. But what he have heard from Jiraya, the kid doesn't have talent at difference of Menma or Mito.
"So… Are you going to teach me something?" Naruto asked.
Kakashi still with his eyes on his book "Mmm, I don't know. First I would like to see what you can do."
Naruto grinned, and started to do hand seals. Kakashi lifted his visible eye and saw the hand seals. 'So he knows Justus.' Kakashi thought thinking again, what Jiraya told him.
'Naruto? Nah, I doubt that Orochimaru taught him something usefull.'
Those were Jiraya words to Kakashi when he asked him about the oldest kid of the Hokage. He will ask him when he comes back from his spy network. When he looked back to Naruto, he was gone.
Kakashi smiled under his mask knowing this trick. He jumped when a pair of hands shot from the ground trying to grab his feet. "Nice trick, but you'll have to do better." Kakashi said looking at the hands.
"Like this?" A voice said from up. Kakashi looked up to see Naruto about to kick him. He grabbed his foot and threw him to the ground. However, something he did not expect happened.
The hands disappear in a poof of smoke and 'Naruto' became mud and reformed itself.
'Iwa Bunshin?' Kakashi asked in his head.
"Futon: Daitoppa! (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough)" A voice said behind him forcing him to replace himself with a nearby log.
'That is a really strong attack for a 7 years old.' Kakashi thought looking at the tree that Naruto blew away with his attack.
He appeared behind Naruto who was panting and smiling "So, Is that enough?" Naruto asked him whom eye smiled. That was enough for Naruto who passed out with a smile but Kakashi grabbed him before he hitted the ground.
"Just like his father…" Kakashi mused. Unaware for him an ANBU with Ne Written in his forehead was watching the scene who left ready to inform his master.
*Flashback ends*
Since then Kakashi had helped Naruto to control his earth affinity. It seems that Jioungu leaves in the memory every jutsu that the person heart knew, making it easier for him to learn new things, or how he put it 'remember'.
*Namikaze-Uzumaki State*
Today was the day that the academy start and Naruto was excited. This was a chance to learn new things and spend time with his friends at the same time! When he was downstairs Menma went to him.
"So ready to fail school?" Naruto only looked at him and said what Kakashi taught him once.
"Oh did you say something?" Making Menma frown.
He was about to say something when the third sibling appeared "Don't Fight!" Mito screamed getting in the middle of the brothers
"Menma stop being mean to Naru-nii," Mito said looking to Menma who huffed and turned around "And Naru-nii aren't you excited, we'll be together in the academy and became shinobi!" Mito said to Naruto.
Mito after the Jioungu accident became really clingy towards Naruto. But really clingy.
Naruto was about to say something when the three siblings were trapped in a hug. "My babies are going to the academy!" Kushina screamed.
"Mom, Air."
"Can't. Breath."
" ."
Kushina let them go and laughed nervously "Oh sorry, is that you grew so fast." Kushina apologized.
After a breakfast and goodbyes the Namikaze siblings left to the academy. In the way there Mito asked a question she had for a while "Hey Naru-nii, Why do you wear a trenchcoat?"
"Yeah I was wondering the same thing. Why?" Menma asked curios.
In fact, Naruto started to wear a black trench coat who he left open. It was enough big for the people not to see his arms. He also wears a sleeveless shirt that had an opening for the whole back. The reason for this was the mask. It was unconfutable. Besides he was going to get more masks in the future so more space needed.
"Felt like it." Was Naruto response. He was not going to tell them about his 'gift'.
Mito was satisfied with the answer. Menma was too but took it another way and muttered "Idiot."
When they arrived each went with his group. Naruto with Sasuke, Shikamaru and Chouji. Mito with Sakura, Ino and Hinata. And Menma with Kiba.
After a speech that Minato gave, they went into class that it was with teacher Iruka Umino and Mizuki Touji.
'And here we go!' Naruto screamed in his head with a grin on his face.
*Lunch hour*
After the first period of class Naruto decided something: The academy is boring.
They only teach history of Konoha which he knows already or doesn't care about.
He was now outside with his friends eating lunch. "So how are you thinking of the academy so far?" Chouji asked while eating his lunch. (Which was a BBQ).
"Disappointing."
"Troublesome."
"Hnn."
"Yeah, I feel the same." Chouji answered after hearing his friends answers.
They were going to continue when someone hugged Naruto from behind. "Naru-nii!"
It was Mito and then a yellow and a pink blur got next to Sasuke. "Sasuke-kun!" Those were Ino and Sakura. And from the distance Hinata was watching or better said watching Naruto.
'Naruto-kun…'
Her thoughts were interrupted by a loud voice coming from the group. "Yosh! What a youthfull conversation are you having my dear classmates!" Everyone turned to the person.
It was a kid from their age with big round eyes, bushy brows and a bowl haircut. He was wearing a green spandex with orange leg warmers.
Everyone looked at him with confused expressions and he introduced himself "My name is Rock Lee, aprentice of the blue beast of Konoha, Maito Gai!" He exclaimed making everybody sweatdrop.
(I know that Lee became like Gai when he was on his team but this is my fic!)
When he was done a girl with brown hair tied into two buns smacked him in the head. She was wearing a traditional Chinese outfit that was pink colored.
"Lee!" she exclaimed and then she looked back to the group with a smile. "Sorry about that. He is impulsive. I'm Ten-Ten by the way."
After they introduce each other Ino asked "You two seems pretty close. You know each other?"
"Yeah we knew each other before the academy started." She said with a smile closing her eyes.
Lee was about to say something when a scream interrupted "Hinata-sama!"
They turned to the direction and saw Hinata with another Hyuuga wearing a beige Kimono and had a bandage covering his forehead.
"Neji-san!" Hinata exclaimed surprised.
"Are these people bothering you?" Neji asked looking at the group.
"N-No. I w-was j-just watching." She spluttered.
"Hey Hinata-chan!" Mito said getting close to the Hyuugas.
When the group arrived there and Hinata explained to Neji the situation he calmed down and he introduced himself.
"My name is Neji Hyuuga, cousin of Hinata-sama. A pleasure to meet you." He finished with a bow.
Neji looked at his cousin group of friends and stopped at certain blonde and smiled.
"You are Naruto right?"
Naruto nodded "How do you know that?"
Neji smile grew "Hinata-sama talks about you all the time."
Hinata blushed hard and the rest was gaping except the girls that asked.
"She does?"
"Probably he is talking about me." Menma said smiling smugly joining the group with Kiba following him.
"No. Naruto. You see, some years ago Hinata-sama was attacked by some bullies. Her bodyguard wasn't there so she was alone. According to her, a blonde boy with blue eyes save her. His name was Naruto." Neji explained and there were different reactions.
"Naru-nii is a hero?"
"Hnn"
"My idiot brother?"
"His idiot brother?"
"Are you sure it wasn't Sasuke-kun?"
"Yeah Sasuke-kun is the best!"
"Troublesome blondes."
"Hey!"
Chouji was still eating.
"What a youthful spirit!"
"A hero huh."
"Oh now I remember!" Naruto exclaimed. He looked at Hinata but she already passed out of embarrassment.
"This is going to be some long years." Chouji said between eating making Shikamaru sight.
"Troublesome."
*1 year later*
1 year had passed since the academy started and a lot of things had happened.
Naruto decided to be an average student just like his sensei told him. Mito had been even more clingy. Rumors say that she have a crush on her older brother. Menma had improved. He learn the basic jutsu and he right now is the second best following Sasuke.
Right now Naruto and Shikamaru were walking back from training.
"I can't believe you actually convinced me of training." Shikamaru complained.
"Come on Shika. It wasn't so bad." Naruto answered "Besides your mom asked me to help you train."
"Troublesome woman…"
Naruto was going to answer when they saw a man in red and with a Kumo headband from what they remembered in class, running to their direction with something on his back.
If they looked closer the bag on his back was moving.
The man saw them and cursed under his breath, but then by the hair he recognized them.
"Well, well. A Nara kid and the Hokage brat. Today is my lucky day."
Shikamaru and Naruto realized that the man was planning to kidnap them and acted.
Naruto threw a fireball to the Kumo nin who dodged. But didn't saw that the shadow of the fireball stretching to his feet.
In one moment he was immobilized.
"Kagemane succes." Shikamaru said while smirking.
"Great! Now Shika, close your eyes this might be disturbing." Naruto told him who frowned but obeyed.
After some moments Shikamaru could listen to the man screams of pain.
When he opened his eyes he saw the corpse of the kumo nin, Naruto without his trench coat and with a mask stitched to his back and a tall slim figure that had long legs and arms that finished with long claw like fingers. It also had a white porcelain mask of a crow with blue markings.
Shikamaru didn't know what to think. Did his friend just killed that guy? Why does he have a mask stitched to his back? And what is that black thing?
"Naruto; What did just happen?" Questioned the Nara making Naruto sight.
Then Naruto told him the powers of Jioungu to Shikamaru leaving him surprised.
"Troublesome…" Shikamaru said while Naruto ordered his newest heart and putted back his trench coat.
"Now lets see what this ninja had here." Naruto said while opening the bag and reveling Hinata with a bruise on her head.
"You damn brats!" A voice said making them see another Kumo nin going their way.
"You ruin the plan!" The nin said but right then a Hyuuga knocked him out.
"Hinata-sama!" The Hyuuga said rushing to the fallen girl.
"Hizashi oji-san!" Hinata said looking to the man.
The now identified Hizashi looked at them and bowed. "Thanks for your help but I will take care of it now." Hizashi said and they nodded and left.
Some distance away Shikamaru said "Hey Naruto…"
"Yes?"
"You need to show me more of Jioungu" Shikamaru said smirking making Naruto grin
"You got it!"
And done! That was chapter 3 of 5 Hearts. Next chapter is graduation and team placements. Can you guess from what element the new heart is? Put it on the reviews.