A True BloodLine

Ch 3: Bond of Blood

By: MikeJV37

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Author's Note: I just want to tell you that this chapter will cover about a year with a series of short time skips, I apologize if this causes any problems, but the early years are mostly setting up the storyline and establishing characters, but not much happens while they're at the academy, and unlike my other fics I don't want to do filler stuff just for entertainment, I want this to have a different feel. If you've read my other fics you know I like to mix it up, but don't worry, I'm just using this chapter to set up what most consider THE big event of the academy time, that will be the focus of chapter 4, and it will have a unique twist on it. For those that asked, I am revealing some of Naruto's abilities in this chapter. R&R

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===Sept 2, Lunch, Academy Courtyard===

Naruto: age 6

"I'll be there in a minute, start without me." Naruto said, handed his lunch to Tenten to hold for him, and walked over to Sakura while his friends went to the big tree to sit down. Sakura stood from her bench as he got close, clutching her books and lunch bag to her chest. "What's your decision?"

Sakura looked at him, she was a little intimidated and knew he could tell, for some reason she felt like an open book to him, her every secret exposed. It really creeped her out how he did that to her, but she'd made up her mind because she also knew he could help her... after a 3 hour cry last night. "I want to be strong and not afraid all the time... please help me Naruto-san."

Naruto glanced around, then put his hands on her shoulders. "Look at me Sakura." Naruto said, then waited a moment for her to look directly at him. The moment she did his eyes turned red as he activate what he'd named his 'Blood Gaze' because of what it did. As he entered her mind he saw the same things Ino and her parents would using their jutsu, but where his power differed was that he didn't stop there. With his mother and/or Tsunade always there with him, he'd practiced on willing members of the Namikaze staff. He went right to a certain room in her mindscape, just as he'd practiced, and found what he called The Three Books, the Mind Book, the Body Book and the Soul Book. Everyone had them, but he only checked the Body Book, it was an index of that person and everything they could do, whether they knew it or not. He'd promised his mother he'd only read this book and never go past a certain point or look at certain areas without permission and with either her, Tsunade or Jiraiya present. 'Hmm, let's see...' Naruto thought as he thumbed through her Body Book. 'Interesting, I expected her to have good chakra control, but she has near perfect control... okay, okay, that's interesting... what's this, hm, there's something special about her mind, I wish I had time to explore her mind, she has a lot of potential. I can't stay any longer.' Naruto thought and as he was leaving her mind he removed all traces he was there, including the memory of her seeing his eyes change color.

===Real World, 1 Second Later===

Naruto smiled at Sakura as she blinked and her expression subtley returned to normal. He looked into her green eyes with his cerulean blue eyes and smiled. "Of course I'll help you, and just call me Naruto. Come on, join me and my friends for lunch under the tree before our food gets cold."

Sakura smiled. "Thank you Naruto... will they like me?"

"Of course, I'll introduce you... if you're lucky, Ino will take you shopping and give you a makeover, she's a diva." Naruto said and smirked.

Sakura smiled. She was nervous, but something about him was very attractive, and not just his looks.

===Sept 13, 5th Period, Academy Training Ground 2===

This had quickly become his favorite class, not to learn the standard Taijutsu style they taught, he was well beyond that, it was the chance to spar again his fellow Clan heir, rival and to a small extent, his friend, but that was developing. He smiled confidently getting into the fighting stance his mother and Tsunade taught him, he'd blended the 2 styles to fit his needs. "Care to try again Sasuke?".

Sasuke grinned. He hadn't come here to make friends, but he couldn't deny he was starting to like Naruto, he was the only person that pushed him. He had been comparing himself to his older brother Itachi, and in the first week Naruto had broken almost all of Itachi's records, and what really annoyed and excited him was that Naruto was actually holding back! He doubted the others had noticed it, but he had. It took everything he had just to make Naruto work for his wins, he'd made that mistake day 2 when they first sparred, Naruto put him down in 3 seconds without even trying, and did it over and over the rest of the class. Like everyone else did, he knew Naruto was the new standard by which every other student measured themself in every area. Sure he'd given Naruto a bloody nose and several bloody lips in the last 2 weeks, but it wasn't enough, he wanted to beat him, and every day he got a little closer to that goal. "You know I do Naruto!" Sasuke said then charged in for another exchange.

The rest of the standing in a circle around the area Naruto and Sasuke were sparring in, Mizuki had quickly learned that when those 2 sparred no one else would, so any day they were matched up, they were always last, the others sparred the first half of class, then everyone would watch them. They'd even become part of his lesson plan on days they didn't spar, he'd ask the rest of the students about their match from the day before. He didn't like Naruto, but making any move against him was suicide. It had been relayed to him that Kushina had told Sarutobi flat out that she'd kill ANYONE that tried to hurt Naruto and hang thier head from the front gate of the Namikaze Estate as a warning. Then there was his Godparents, 2 of the legendary Sannin... if you were VERY lucky Kushina would catch you before they did.

===Sept 29, Aburame Compound===

"What do you think Ukemi-san?" Ino asked, a big smile on her face as she watched Shino's mother walking through the newly landscaped garden she'd just finished about 5 minutes ago.

Ukemi walked through it in awe, she was a retired Elite Jounin, had been an Aburame since she was 18 and married Shibi, Head of the Clan, and she could barely surpress her emotions. She finished, walked up to Ino and leaned in close, next to her ear opposite the small crowd of friends. "I don't know why you did this for me Ino, but I'm in your debt, if you ever need anything from me, just ask." Ukemi said in her normal soft, melodious voice, but so only Ino heard her. She stood and smiled behind the high collar of her coat.

"It was my pleasure Ukemi-san." Ino said then turned to her friends. "What are you waiting for, go check it out. Do I have to do everything?"

Naruto, Shikamaru, Chouji, Hinata, Tenten and Sakura laughed, Shino smiled behind his high collar, no one saw it.

===Oct 10, 1:32 PM, Namikaze Mansion===

Naruto: Age 7

Naruto looked out at the crowd of his friends and 1 or both of their parents and smiled, then looked at his mom when she coughed. "I'd like to thank everyone for coming, and for all the great gifts... which I'll do individually before mom embarrasses me." Naruto said.

Everyone laughed... except Kushina who playfully glared at her son.

Starting at his far left Naruto thanked Hinata and Neji for the books, Tenten and her parents for the custom weapons, including a Wakizashi that matched his katana, Ino and her parents for a seedling of a tree that would grow up with him, a soul tree as she called it. Next he thanked Sakura and her mother for a hand painted ceramic bowl, Shikamaru and his parents for a custom traveling Shogi set similar to his, engraved on top of the small case were 4 words, 'Troublesome but worth it', he thanked Chouji and his dad for the permanent reserved table at their family resturant for Naruto and his family, he thanked Shino and his mother for the special beetle, they'd tell him what it did later, thanked Kiba and his mother for the Inuzuka Clan's special coat, it was impervious to cold and would always fit him, he thanked Sasuke, Itachi and thier mother for the scroll of fire jutsus, which of course came with a challange from Sasuke to learn them all so he'd have someone to train with, then thanked his newest friend from the Academy, Rock Lee, and his new Sensei Might Gai,for the book on Taijutsu of every Elemental Nation, it was from Gai's personal library and a one-of-a-kind in that Gai had gathered the information personally and had essentially written the book himself. His final guests, Anko, Kurenai, Kakashi, Iruka, and of course Tsunade, Shizune and Jiraiya, he thanked them as a group, then last but not least he thanked his mom, they all got him jutsu scrolls to study.

===Oct 24, 11:02 AM, The Sweet Tooth===

"You can't be eighteen, civilian kids half my age don't act like you. How you ever made Special Jounin is beyond me... but it is your birthday so I'll forget that we're in public." Naruto said with a subtle, amused smirk.

"You need to learn to relax and have fun... I had more fun than you do when I was seven, and you know what my childhood was like." Anko said.

"I don't huh? I'll make you a deal Anko, I'll do better than treat you, I'll buy you all the dango you can eat and treat you to Kinomi's for ice cream afterwards, but in exchange you can't threaten anyone and you have to act like a real kunoichi until Hinata-chan's birthday party, if you can do it... I'll not only dance with you any time you want, but you can pick the songs." Naruto said seriously and held out his hand.

"That's over two month away!" Anko whined then smiled. "But to get your tight ass on the dance floor bumping and grinding, not to mention all the dango I can eat, you have a deal! You know where to kick a bitch to really make it hurt... but I love ya for it." Anko said and shook his hand.

"Okay Kenji-san, give her anything she wants, I'm paying." Naruto said to the store owner, he knew Anko was about to make his wallet gamachan very thin.

===Nov 11, Namikaze Mansion, Training Area 3===

She whipped her right leg out in a spinning roundhouse kick after she turned her head to see her target, and to her surprise she missed, then saw a flash of pink and everything went black.

Tenten and Hinata's jaws dropped as Ino went flying out of the training circle... a good 10' out of it, and standing in the center, still in the uppercut position she'd just landed, as shocked as her audience. "I hit her." Sakura said blankly.

Naruto smiled and glanced at Tsunade who moved toward Ino. "Congratulations Sakura-chan, you did it, Tsunade's training has really paid off... is Ino alright Baa-chan?" Naruto said.

Tsunade's hand stopped glowing green as she pulled it away from Ino's face. "She's fine."

Ino blinked a few times then reached up and checked her jaw. "She knocked me out didn't she?"

"Laid you out like a sushi plate... look where you are." Tsunade said quietly.

Ino did, and whistled. "Wow... and it only took her two months... first time Sakura hit me and she dropped me like dirty underwear." Ino said a little embarrassed, then smiled.

"That was just from my physical training... be glad I haven't taught her my strength technique." Tsunade said wuth a smile.

"Promise me you'll give me at least 2 years before you do, or I'll tell Jiraiya you have every one of his books." Ino said with a devious smilrk

"Thats a lie and you know it Ino." Tsunade said, glaring at her.

"True, but he doesn't know that." Ino said calmly.

Tsunade growled. "Get permission from your mother, Sarutobi, and let me start December first... and I'll teach it to you and Sakura along with medical jutsu."

Ino's eyes got bigger a moment, then she smiled. "Seriously, you'd really do that?"

Tsunade nodded. "You know I've watched you since you and Naruto-kun were little, you have excellent chakra control and a sharp mind, your control isn't quite as good as Sakura but you're close enough that I can fix that. With no promises that they'll both say yes, do you agree?"

"Hai." Ino said, then took Tsunade's hand and stood up.

===December 27, 1:56 PM, Hyuuga Compound===

Hinata bowed to her Father, then smiled at her 2 year old sister Hanabi standing next to him. "Thank you Father."

Hiashi gave her a small nod. "You're welcome... dismissed." He said then watched her head over to her friends. He didn't show it in front of everyone, but he was very proud of her for how strong she was as a person, a Hyuuga Princess and a kunoichi.

===2:01 PM, Hyuuga Great Hall===

He looked around the room, he saw the other 11 members of the 'Rookie 12' as they were called, 6 Cadet branch Hyuuga girls, Hakumei Hyuuga who was chaperoning for the Hyuuga, then there were the other chaperones. Might Gai, Tsunade... and of course the person he'd been dreading all morning, Anko, she'd won her bet and was grinning deviously at him. "Happy Birthday Hinata-chan, I'll be back in a minute for your birthday first dance as promised... this is going to be a long day." Naruto said then walked across the room to Anko.

"Dun, dun, dundun, dun, dundun, dun dun dun dun." The other boys said together, smirking.

Naruto shook his head annoyed, but didn't react otherwise. "Before you say anything Anko, I promised Hinata the first dance, then I'm yours... but remember that this is Hinata's birthday party, not one of your parties, and we aren't Genin yet, so keep it clean... right Baa-chan."

"He's right Anko, that's why Kushina sent me along, to keep you in check. I smell any sake or see anything I'm not supppossed to at the birthday party of a seven year old Hyuuga Princess, and you'l be dealing with me, Kushina and Hiashi, understood?" Tsunade said firmly and poked Anko's chest between her full breasts covered only by the armored mesh shirt.

"So no strippers?" Anko asked seriously, then giggled and held up her hands in surrender. "I was kidding, I get it... I'll keep it clean... by adult standards, but there's still plenty I can do to him that's embarrasing and age appropriate."

"It better be... sorry Naruto, that's the best I can do, just try to go with it." Tsunade said.

Naruto nodded, then looked at Anko, his face emotionless. "I don't care what you do to me, but if you embarrass Hinata-chan at her own party I'll tell the whole damn village your little secret." Naruto said coldly.

Anko paled slightly and nodded.

Tsunade glaced at Anko curiously. 'I wonder what he knows about Anko that would scare her like that if it was revealed?' Tsunade thought. She desperately wanted to ask, but knew it would be a waste of time, and besides... she knew how Anko had to feel, Naruto had her by the short hairs too. Naruto was saving it to exchange for a huge favor one day, he probably had a similar deal with Anko. she'd trained him to be ruthless and exploit an opponent's weakness, she was impressed, proud and scared at the same time at how good he was and glad he also thought of her as family, if he didn't she was screwed. She pitied anyone that made him angry, especially after he graduated in 5 years.

===Feb 10, 5:12 AM, Namikaze Estate, Training Area 1===

"Ready." Naruto said, his katana in both hands, wakazashi attached to of the handle and making the weapon double-bladed, 1 at each end. A moment later 30 kunai flew at him from 3 different directions, 10 each. Moving at blinding speed he spun, twisted and pivoted in a blur of motion that only his and the eyes of his attackers could follow... deflected every one then glanced around and counted them before dropping to his right knee, breathing hard, head down.

"Congratulations kid." The first man said.

"Thanks Jiraiya." Naruto said.

"That was impressive, even for you." The woman said.

"Thanks Baa-chan." Naruto said.

"Not bad, when you can deflect forty I'll be impressed." The second man said calmly.

Naruto looked up and chuckled through a fanged smile, his eyes red on black. "Please, no more compliments Itachi, I'll get a swelled head." Naruto said dryly then stood.

Itachi smiled. "Kushina's right, you are a smart ass."

"Thank you, I do what I can... I just wish mom could of been here to see me pass." Naruto said.

"She's a Clan Head, that means she has to attend certain meetings, but she'll be proud of you for advancing to level three." Tsunade said proudly.

Naruto seperated his weapons and put them away, katana on his back, wakazashi at his waist. "Do you know what its about? They usually don't have meetings this early in the month."

"Sorry, but if it was important me and Tsunade would be there too." Jiraiya said.

Naruto nodded and releaxed, his features returned to normal. "If we're done I'll go get a shower, you staying for dinner Itachi-sensei?"

"Can't, promised mom I'd help her with something before dinner, and I have to go over some police reports with dad." Itachi said, nodded and vanished in a swirk of leaves.

===April 1, 7:20-7:25 AM, 10 rooms in Konoha===

*Note Start*

Good morning,

As you've noticed by now, all your clothes are missing, I have them. If you want them back you must be in the clearing at the top of the Hokage Monument by 7:30 AM sharp with this note. If my watch turns to 7:31 you'll find your bra and panties hanging from every pole and sign in Konoha by 7:32 AM and labled as yours.

PS: No transformations, henges or borrowed clothes. Tell anyone or show up wearing anything and everyone sees your underwear... and have a nice day.

Love Naruto xxxooo

*Note End*

===7:30 AM, Clearing, Top of Hokage Monument===

She arrived with 5 seconds left. 'That's all of them, Tsunade, Kushina, Anko, Kurenai, Inoiki, Yoshino, Hanna, Ukemi, Tsume and last but not least Mikoto.' Naruto thought then stepped out into the clearing, and every woman there turned to him with a cold glare, if he was anyone else he would of just dropped dead from the combined ki he was just hit with. He smiled warmly. "Before anyone says or does anything I have Shadow Clones in position all over Konoha, if they don't get a certain password from me in about thirty seconds they hang everyone's things, I can make them wait with a different password, will everyone listen?" Naruto said.

Kushina glanced at everyone. "We'll listen, but this better be good Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze."

Naruto nodded and pressed the talk button on the comlink under his collar. "White flag." Naruto said.

"I know I'm not the only one wondering... how'd you do it Naruto?" Hanna asked calmly, she was embarrassed but knew trying to cover herself was a waste.

"Yeah, I'd like to know that too, what you pulled off here is incredible, I'm damn impressed." Tsume said, standing hands on hips, feet shoulder width apart and not a hint of modesty.

"Before I tell you and give everyone their clothes back, I'd like everyone present to sign this scroll I prepared, it basically says that all of you acknowledge me as the greatest prankster in Konoha history... how's this for lightening up Anko?" Naruto said and smiled at her.

The other 9 women turned their glare on Anko who got very nervous. "Sorry." Anko squeaked out.

"I've been planning this since the day after Hinata-chan's birthday party." Naruto said, smiling proudly then reached into his coat and pulled out a scroll. "Sign your first and last name, then acknowledge me as the best prankster ever, and you'll get your clothes back. Everyone complies without any tricks and you have my solemn promise as a Namikaze I won't tell anyone this happened." Naruto said seriously.

"Deal, toss it over." Kushina said.

Naruto tossed his mom the scroll with an attached pen.

"I, Kushina Namikaze acknowledge Naruto Namikaze as the greatest prankster ever." Kushina said, signed the scroll then handed it to Tsunade.

As so it went, each said it and signed the scroll.

"I, Tsunade Senju..."

"I, Anko Mitarashi..."

"I, Kurenai Yuuhi..."

"I, Inoiki Yamanaka..."

"I, Yoshino Nara..."

"I, Hanna Hyuuga..."

"I, Ukemi Aburami..."

"I, Tsume Inuzuka..."

"I, Mikoto Uchiha..."

Once they'd all signed it and he got it back, Naruto told them how he used Shadow Clones to watch them every night for over 3 months to learn their patterns and habits, then used stealth and henges to slip in and out of their Estates and bedrooms undetected, revealing the small holes in their security. Once he finished, he got his backpack and tossed each a scroll before putting it on "By the way... I was bluffing, there are no Shadow Clones waiting for orders, April Fool." Naruto said then smiled, winked and vanished.

Kushina started laughing, followed moments later by the others.

===May 1, 7:04 PM, Namikaze Estate===

Naruto sat on the Livingroom couch surrounded by the people he was closest to, his mother Kushina, Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya and acting Hokage Sarutobi. The reason was almost too much to take in, even for him. Sighing he looked at his mom. "So dad sealed Kyuubi inside me minutes after I was born and that's the reason for the seal on my stomach and the red chakra... that explains a lot of things." Naruto said basically calm.

"Do you hate him for doing that to you and leaving us?" Kushina asked calmly, at least on the outside.

Naruto sat for a minute, occationally glancing at everyone around him, it was obvious they were worried about his reaction."As much as I wish he hadn't done it, I understand his reasons for doing it and using me. He was Hokage, and that means he's responsible for everyone in Konoha and he must protect them no matter the cost... even his own life. No, I don't hate him. I still have you, Baa-chan, Shizune, Jiraiya and Sarutobi-sama, the people he was closest to, so I'm still connected to him through all of you." Naruto said, then looked around a moment and sighed. "I want to talk to Kyuubi... now. Any objections?"

"With all of us here, I have no objections... just please be careful Naruto-kun." Kushina said.

"You know me Kaa-san, I'm always careful." Naruto said with a smile, closed his eyes with a slow exhale, entered his mindscape as he had many , but he'd always stayed in the Main Hall, he called it.

===Naruto's Mindscape===

Naruto found himself in a darker, gothic version of the Main his home. He'd explored many rooms, including the library, which he knew represented his memory. His '3 Books' were there, but they were divided up into hundreds of smaller books that filled the shelves, most of them were locked and unlabled. "Where are you?" Naruto called out.

A red glow appeared in the far left hallway.

Naruto crossed the room and went down the hall which seemingly went on forever. He stopped at the 9th door on the right, which turned from dark brown to bright red when he got close. He opened it and found a staircase, which he followed down what he figured to be 6 flights of stairs into a sewer-like stone hallway. Running the length of the hall, as well as crossing in and out of the walls, were a series of pipes, 5 types. The biggest were 1' thick and black. At 10" thick were blue pipes. Running beside them were 8" thick red pipes. Circling and connecting the red and blue pipes were 6" thick purple pipes. Most unusual though, was connecting all the other pipes to each other were 1" thick crimsom pipes like a web. He understood the others as representing his body functions, his chakra, Kyuubi's chakra, their fused chakra because of the seal, but the crimson pipes were a mystery, his best guess at the moment was they represented his Bloodline-Limit. He followed the long hall about 100 yards, then around a left corner and another 100 yards where it opened into a huge room 50' across, 60' deep with a 60' ceiling, the highlight of which was the far wall, which was a massive cage going wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling, with double doors each 20' wide, but then seemed to only be held closed by a sheet of paper with the kanji for 'seal' on it. He walked towards the cage figuring that's where Kyuubi was held... he was right.

A pair of huge red eyes appeared in the darkness behind the bars. "I've been waiting for you Naruto." A very powerful demonic voice said.

"You must be Kyuubi, greatest of the tailed-beasts... I'm not impressed." Naruto said calmly.

Kyuubi lurched up to the bars and roared, hitting Naruto with incredible wind and ki.

"SHUT UP!" Naruto roared louder, interrupting and silencing Kyuubi. "This is my mindscape, I rule here not you." Naruto said fiercely, walked up to the cage and punched Kyuubi in the nose hard. "You attacked my home and cost my father his life to stop you by sealing you inside of me. You may be chaos incarnate out in he real world, but in here I OWN YOUR FURRY ASS AND YOU WILL OBEY ME OR I"LL BURY YOU SO FAR IN MY MIND YOU'LL NEVER SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING AGAIN, DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME YOU FUCKING BEAST?" Naruto screamed as his rage exploded and he went full vampire, as his mind pictured his most terrifying form, fangs, piercing red on black eyes, long nails, his shirt and jacket turned into huge bat-like wings on his back leaving him shirtless to show a hard, ripped, lean muscular body, his skin turned while and his whisker marks vanished.

Kyuubi hit the floor in submission. and began shrinking, at about the size of a horse Kyuubi stood its back legs and took on a human shape.

Naruto watched, his anger faded as Kyuubi shrank and changed, until finally stopping as a full human, basically, the eyes were red with vertical slit pupils, of course the 4' long fox tail and bright red hair... otherwise, Kyuubi had become an exact copy of Tsunade in a red gi instead of grey.

"As I tried to say a minute ago, we really need to talk Naruto-sama." Kyuubi said calmly.

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End Chapter 3