Chapter 6: Training?

Disclaimer: I obviously don't own Naruto or any other characters so yeah…

"You're kidding me Jiraiya-sensei. You want me to do what?!" shouted Naruto in refusal. He couldn't believe that this was going to be the start of his training.

"That's right Naruto. If you want to be a great shinobi, you're going to need to start from the bottom," said Jiraiya. He had decided that Naruto needed to learn the basics. So the first part of his training would be to…

"But how the hell am I going to finish all of these books?!" exclaimed Naruto while pointing at the huge stacks of books next to them. This was an outrage. Sure he wanted to get stronger but this is not what he had planned. And there was also that other small problem…

Jiraiya had a solution to the amount of time it would take to finish the books. They only had three years to turn Naruto into a shinobi that could take down S-ranked criminals. And reading all these books would take a few weeks at best. So it was time to tell Naruto the secret to the shadow clone jutsu.

"Naruto, I want you to create a shadow clone for me," said Jiraiya. It was better for him to show Naruto rather then tell him. Naruto learned best by doing, after all.

Naruto tilted his head in confusion but made a shadow clone anyway. An identical copy of him appeared in a puff of smoke.

Yukino's eyes widened in awe as she saw the forbidden technique. The shadow clone jutsu was one of the jutsu found in the Hokage's forbidden scroll of sealing. Only Kage level shinobi of the leaf were allowed to see it. It was a technique that could create actual clones of the caster but it would take a lot of chakra just to create one. And Naruto didn't even have a bead of sweat on him.

Jiraiya formed the hand sign for the shadow clone jutsu and an identical copy of him appeared. He turned to the clones and spoke, "Alright, you two go behind that tree and play rock-paper-scissors. Dispel once you determine a winner."

The group watched as the clones walked off and Naruto asked, "What was that all about Jiraiya-sensei?" Yukino was also curious of Jiraiya's orders.

Before Jiraiya could answer, Naruto's eyes widened in surprise as the clones memories returned to him. He remembered him beating Jiraiya in the silly game, but he knew for a fact that he didn't play with him. Unless…

"That's right, Naruto," spoke Jiraiya. "The secret of the shadow clone technique is that the memories of the clone always returns to the user after being dispelled."

The eyes of both genin widened as they realized the true potential of the technique. Anyone who mastered the technique could multiply their learning speed by creating clones. Even if a person could only create one clone, they would be able to learn two days worth of information in only half of the time. And for someone like Naruto, who could mass produce clones, they would be able to learn a years worth of information in just days.

"Naruto I want you to create 100 clones and have them each read a different book," said Jiraiya. With the help of the shadow clone technique, Naruto should be able to finish all of the books in less then a week. And he was making sure they covered all grounds. He had gotten beginner and advanced books about fuinjutsu, kenjutsu, taijutsu, ninjutsu, chakra manipulation and even battle tactics. Once Naruto had the concepts down, they'd be easier to put into practice.

Naruto had heard the order, but decided to look down instead of following it. There was a reason he didn't want to read those books in the first place. And this one far surpassed the reason of it being a waste of time and boring.

Jiraiya took a look at Naruto's reaction and began to suspect the worst. Yukino looked at Naruto with confusion and worry. She wondered what could get her friend so down.

Jiraiya could only feel two emotions at the moment. One was anger at what the teachers had done to his apprentice. To think their hatred would go this far. But the other emotion was just as strong. He felt guilty for leaving him at the mercy of the villagers.

"Naruto…," Jiraiya began. "You don't know how to read, do you?"

Naruto's bangs seemed to droop lower and cover his eyes from their view. He slowly shook his head no .

Yukino's eyes widened as she finally realized what was wrong. Her friend had been hated so much that they had prevented him from even learning how to read. And there was a high chance that they had even prevented him from learning how to write. How was he supposed to pass test if he didn't know what the question was or even how to answer it? Her parents had at least taught her that much before they began focusing on her sister.

Contrary to popular belief, Naruto had never been taught to read or write. He could make out some words here and there but that was as far as he could go. People believed he could because he had "read" the forbidden scroll. But he actually hadn't read the scroll to learn the shadow clone jutsu. He was forced to only use the images on the scroll for the hand sign. From there, it was a trial and error process to learn it.

Jiraiya calmed down and began to think of a plan. This situation would set them back for a bit. And there was no way he could blame Naruto for something that clearly wasn't his fault. But now he needed to find a way to teach him. He watched as Yukino walked over to Naruto and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. Maybe…

"This isn't your fault Naruto so don't blame yourself. And don't worry. I'm sure Yukino here won't mind teaching you how to read," said Jiraiya.

Yukino looked at Naruto's still form. He had done so much for her just by letting her come on this trip. She wouldn't have to endure the glares from the villagers for a while. And she wouldn't have to go back home to a family that only wanted her gone. The least she could do was teach him how to read and write.

"Jiraiya-sensei is right Naruto. I don't mind teaching you how to read or write," she spoke with a kind and caring smile on her face.

Naruto finally looked up at her and once again showed a true smile. He had a few I unshed tears of happiness in his eyes as he nodded.

And so they walked over to a tree to begin Naruto's teaching. Jiraiya watched them begin with a fond smile on his face. "You got yourself a keeper, kid."

Back in Konoha

Tsunadae had just got done with one of the most troublesome meetings of her reign as Hokage. Apparently, Naruto had decided to leave her with a farewell present. And that present was taking one of the daughters of the Yukinoshita clan head.

It had been almost a week since Naruto's departure when the Yukinoshita clan head barged into her office demanding that she send a ANBU squad after Naruto. He claimed that he had kidnapped his daughter.

She at first didn't want to believe him but after hearing some of the patrol ninja say that they had seen Naruto and Jiraiya leave with Yukino, she had no choice. But there was something off about this. It had taken a few days before the Yukinoshita clan came to her.

She had decided against sending a squad of ANBU to hunt them down. Instead she had decided to send one of her most trusted ANBU to find Jiraiya and have him explain the situation. Now all she had to do was wait.

She sighed as she rubbed her temple and pulled out a bottle of sake from her secret stash. "Even with you gone, you're still causing me trouble Naruto."

Chapter End

AN:

Before any of you get mad at this chapter being a week late, I want to say that I have a good reason for this. Well it's not a good reason. Actually it's a pathetic excuse. So I actually caught a virus that was going around two weeks ago. That would explain why I didn't upload during the weekend. And the reason I didn't upload during the week was because of school. It wasn't a hard week but it was a red week, meaning that I had weight training 3 times that week. Not an easy class. Literally almost made me faint one time. But still, not a good excuse.

Now onto important stuff. I decided that having a deadline was too much. After this week, I learned that shit happens and I can't always make my deadline. But don't worry, I will try my hardest to upload once a week. This is just a notice if I don't upload during the weekend.

Now last chapter I asked you guys to vote for either the Sharingan or Rinnegan(or both). It was actually a tie between Rinnegan and both so to satisfy all of you, I will do both. Keep in mind that he will eventually gain the sharing-Rinnegan(rinne-sharing, or whatever it's called).

And I also showed a part of the backlash from Yukino's departure with Naruto.. And I hope you caught the hint of who will be appearing soon.

Devanta1: I do plan on them getting their own summons. I have nothing against the toads but they've been overused.

Voting pole: Should Naruto get the fox or dragon summoning contract(or other). Write a review with your opinion.

Well I guess that's all for now. Thank you guys for reading and I'll see you guys next week(hopefully). And don't forget to review if you have any ideas to make this story better or just to tell me some mistakes.