Chapter 7: Elemental Affinities

Disclaimer: Do I even have to point out the obvious? I still don't own Naruto or any of these characters.

"Is that all you two can do? Come on this isn't even a challenge." Spoke Jiraiya as he continued to dodge the various punches and kicks from his two students.

It seemed Naruto was a quick learner when it came to almost everything. With the help of Yukino, he had learned to read perfectly fine in a time span of 4 days. And with the help of his shadow clones, he had read the many books Jiraiya had gotten in a week.

Ever since then, they had been training in taijutsu for only a few days. Naruto had began learning many taijutsu styles to replace his brawler style. He had found two that really stuck with him. Those were the dragon style and the kitsune style.

The dragon style was based around quick and powerful strikes while mostly being in a defensive stance. He would wait for an opening and then he would strike. The kitsune style was similar but instead focused on deadly and stealthy strikes. He had been working on combining both styles into something he called the Uzumaki style. And so far it was going quite well.

Yukino had already learned a taijutsu style known as the swan. It was a style based more on elegance and precision than power. The user would normally strike when the opponent let their guard down then hit a pressure point. This would leave the opponent disoriented and would allow for more attacks.

Jiraiya managed to block one of Naruto's punches but then noticed him smirking. He looked down to see Yukino trying to sweep his legs. He managed to jump in time and swung Naruto in her direction, causing them to both smash their foreheads together.

Their teamwork had really improved in a short amount of time. They had almost managed to land a hit on him on a number of occasions but his experience had stopped them from doing so. Their styles also went well with each other. Naruto would be the one to attack when given the chance and Yukino would try to hit him while he was distracted.

'If they keep this up, I'm going to have trouble keeping up with them,' thought Jiraiya. 'These two might become deadlier than Minato and Kushina.'

"Alright you two, I think that's enough taijutsu for the day," spoke Jiraiya. The two dropped their fighting stance and began walking toward Jiraiya.

"What should we do now, Jiraiya-sensei?" asked Naruto. It was still around midday so there was still a lot of time.

Jiraiya pondered on the question. They had mostly been focusing on taijutsu since the training started. Maybe it was time to begin their ninjutsu training. He searched through his kunai pouch and pulled out two pieces of paper. "I think it's time you two find out your elemental affinities." He handed each of them a paper and watched as they slowly studied it.

Yukino looked back at Jiraiya and asked, "So what do you want us to do with these, Jiraiya-sensei."

"I'm glad you asked Yukino," said Jiraiya with a grin on his face. "You see, there are five elements that are used in jutsu. Those would be earth, fire, water, wind and lightning. And each shinobi has an easier time learning one of the five elements. This known as an elemental affinity. Some shinobi may have an easier time learning fire based jutsu but a harder time learning water jutsu."

"So what are these papers for?" asked Naruto. He had learned about elemental affinities in some of the books he had read.

Jiraiya began again, "Well, Naruto, these papers come from a certain type of tree that was grown with chakra. Once one channels chakra into the paper, it will have a reaction to it and that is how we can determine your elemental affinity."

Both Naruto and Yukino looked down at the paper in awe. Who knew that a paper could teach you so much about yourself?

"What are you two waiting for? Go ahead and try it for yourself." Said Jiraiya.

Yukino was the first to channel her chakra into the paper. What happened next almost made Jiraiya faint. The paper had at first become moist. Then it crumbled up into a ball. And finally, it had burst into bluish-purple flames.

Jiraiya had never seen anything like it. Many people had to train to gain a second affinity but to have three was almost unheard of now a days. And Yukino hadn't even began her elemental training! She had the potential to be the strongest kunoichi to ever live.

He turned his head over to Naruto and he almost died of a heart attack. Naruto's paper had cut itself in half. One side then proceeded to get wet and then crumble up with red sparks moving around the ball of paper. The other side ignited in black flames.

If Yukino had the power to surpass all kunoichi, then Naruto would surpass all other ninja to ever live. Not to mention those black flames. He had only seen them once before and that was from fighting Itachi Uchiha. And the red lightning could be a mutation from the kyuubi. There was no doubt in his mind now. Naruto was definitely the child of prophecy. He would bring great chaos or be the savior of this world.

"So what elemental affinities do we have Jiraiya-sensei?" asked Naruto. He had noticed Jiraiya's surprised reaction once he saw the papers. He was hoping it was nothing bad.

Jiraiya regained his composure and spoke, "It seems Yukino has a strong affinity to blue flames thanks to her kekkei genkai. You also have a side affinity to lightning and water. Naruto you have a strong affinity to black flames and red lightning. You also have strong affinities to wind and water."

Naruto narrowed his eyes when he heard the first two. "But you said there was only five elements Jiraiya-sensei."

Jiraiya began to sweat a little. The red lightning most likely came from the kyuubi. But those black flames could only come from one place. Naruto had Uchiha blood in him but the question was how. Kushina was the princess of Uzushio and a full blooded Uzumaki. And Minato was a war orphan. Then that means one of Minato's parents, if not both, had to be an Uchiha. He had to get some blood tests done on Naruto but for now it was better to keep it to himself.

"They must be a mutation from the kyuubi," he answered.

Naruto knew he was hiding something but for now he would trust him. He hadn't betrayed him yet and he truly cared about him.

"So what do we do now that we know our elemental affinities?" asked Yukino, trying to break the tension.

Jiraiya looked at the sun and noticed that they still had around 5 hours before sundown. "For now we should pack our things and get ready to leave. We've been in this town for a while now so we should begin to head out."

It had only taken the three of them an hour to get ready to leave. They were now making their way out from the town when they felt the presence of somebody following them.

A purple haired women wearing a neko ANBU mask dropped down in front of them. "Jiraiya-sama, Tsunadae-sama has a message for you."

Jiraiya had a feeling he knew what this was about. He walked up to the ANBU and took the scroll that was in her hand. He opened it and began reading its contents. He couldn't help but chuckle at what his students plan had caused.

"Hey Naruto, it seems Tsunadae isn't happy with your little plan," said Jiraiya. He turned around to see Naruto's face turn pale as he thought of what his punishment would be. And he hadn't even mentioned a punishment.

The ANBU decided that the situation needed to cleared up. "Actually Jiraiya-sama, Tsunadae-sama also blames you for allowing this to happen."

"What?!" Jiraiya shouted. "But I haven't done anything wrong!"

The ANBU continued, "You may not have done anything wrong but you did nothing to prevent this outcome. So you're also to blame."

Naruto felt like he knew that voice. He had heard it before but where. Then he remembered. It was during one of the "fox hunts" on his birthday all those years ago. Yes, that was the voice of his savior. Tears began forming in his eyes. That was the voice of…

"Yugao-chan…"

Chapter End

AN:

Well shit. I actually got this chapter done. I'm saying that because I got Storm 4 on Friday and I got so addicted. I actually played for nine hours straight and beat it in one run. And the last battle alone made it worth $60. Anyway I only got this chapter done because we got Presidents' Day off for some reason. And I still have a shit load of homework to do. Anyway, happy late Valentine's Day I guess. I'm not in a relationship so I didn't really celebrate it.

For the summoning contract. Many people wanted dragons over foxes. But some people pointed out that Naruto can have many contracts if he obtains the Rinnegan. So I'll give him the dragon contract first then the foxes later on.

I also want to take this opportunity to say thank you for all your support on this story. I don't know how but this story managed to reach 100 favs in only 6 chapters so thank you guys. I actually tried writing a story on wattpad but I ended up losing interest because I never got any feedback. But the constant reviews from you guys makes me want to write more. If you have anything, and I mean ANYTHING, you think would make this story better then just leave a review. Even if it's just feedback or even a flame. I like to know your thoughts

Here is a important decision so please read this. I'm going to give Naruto the Mangekyo Sharingan(and later on the EMS). But for that to happen someone needs to die. I have a list on possible candidates and they are:

Jiraiya(dies to Pain or Tobi/Obito)

Sasuke(dies saving Naruto)

Other(review if you have any ideas)

I honestly don't want to kill either of them but someone has to die. But I guess you could say that we'd see them again(don't ask how). Vote for who lives and who dies. Based on your decision, the plot will change drastically so choose wisely.

Thanks again for reading and I'll see you guys next time on Legend Across Time and Space.