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Chapter 004; Life As Expected
"My sensei?"
"Yes, I am taking you on as my apprentice." Jiraiya said triumphantly.
"Don't you need my consent before you say those kind of things?" Naruto asked with a sweat drop.
"Don't you want to be the apprentice of a Sannin?" Jiraiya asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, it's an awesome opportunity but your enthusiasm is suspicious…why do you wantto take me as an apprentice, wouldn't Sasuke-teme be a better choice as he's the rookie of the year?" Naruto asked and Jiraiya let out a chuckle.
"Would you believe me if I told you that I was the dead last too?" He asked and Naruto's jaw dropped.
"Seriously!?" He asked and Jiraiya nodded and took a seat on the lush green grass of the clearing.
"Truth be told I am only training you because I owe your parents." He said and Naruto turned to him slowly and groaned.
"You're not going to tell me either are you?"
"Nope."
"Fine, I accept." He said plainly and Jiraiya smirked.
"What have you been doing so far?"
"For the past two weeks I improved my mental knowledge, I mastered tree walking and throwing weapons, Taijutsu and elemental manipulation was this week and then the last week was to try and see if I could learn at least two Ninjutsu." Naruto explained.
"What about physically?"
"I run fifty laps a day while my clones train, after the laps I do three hundred push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and jumping jacks." He said. Jiraiya had to admit, he was impressed.
"Test your affinity now." Jiraiya commanded. Naruto shrugged and held up the paper. Using his good Chakra control he channeled some Chakra into the paper and…
It split into four pieces of paper, one burst into flames, one crumpled, one crumbled and the last got damp. The water from the last touched the crumbs of earth then a plant sprouted.
A shock wave was then sent throughout the training ground knocking both Shinobis unconscious.
Mind Scape; Naruto
Both Naruto and Jiraiya opened their eyes to see themselves in a hallway. The ground was covered in ankle length water, dim yellow lamps were on the walls with a bunch of pipes running along the walls and the roof.
They looked at each other and then back down the dark hallway.
"Where are we sensei?"
"No idea." Jiraiya said.
"Come to me mortals." A deep voice echoed throughout the halls. Both men froze and looked at each other again. Naruto let out a sigh and began to walk in the direction of the voice.
"Wait! Where are you going gaki?" Jiraiya asked running up to meet him. Naruto turned to face his sensei and ran a hand through his hair sheepishly. He sighed.
"I feel like a know this place like the back of mind." He said and turned back around. "Come on Jiraiya-sensei, I can sense demonic Chakra, this must be the residence of my tenant." Naruto said and nodded for Jiraiya to follow.
Jiraiya looked quizzical and followed Naruto. "How can you sense Chakra in here?" He asked.
"Uzumaki." He stated simply and Jiraiya nodded. Kushina had had that same ability but Jiraiya always thought it was a special ability only she could do. He shrugged and followed Naruto.
Five minutes later they came face to face with a giant door. On the door was the Kanji for 'Kyuu'. Naruto opened the door and walked in with Jiraiya behind him.
Once the door closed behind him with a loud 'clank' and the lock went back into place black slitted red eyes opened and peered down on the two Konoha Shinobi.
"What kind of cruel joke is Kami playing on me?" The Kyuubi's voice bellowed making the humans raise an eyebrow. "My host is nothing but a blonde Baka!" It said making Naruto glare.
"Yip." Naruto said making the other beings in the room watch him strangely. "You, the 'Great Kyuubi' is sealed within a twelve year old Genin." Naruto said. "Why am I even here?"
"I don't want a weak host so I was going to tell you about the Uzumaki clan Kekkei Genaki." He said making both spike haired Shinobi to go bug eyed. Naruto opened his mouth to speak but Kyuubi cut him off. "Yoso no Ringu." Kyuubi's spoke.
"Elements of the Ring?" Naruto wondered out loud.
"Yes, it allows the user to have great control over all of the five elements but also add two elements to come up with one and add three to come up with one, however, it is quite taxing on the body, you can make four sub elements and one super sub elements." It explained and Naruto glanced at Jiraiya who was eyeing the fox suspiciously.
"What's wrong sensei?" Naruto asked and Jiraiya turned to him.
"Kushina never had that ability or any other Uzumaki I know of." Jiraiya said suspiciously making the great fox snort in amusement.
"And how many Uzumaki's did you know?" Kyuubi asked with slight annoyance in his deep demonic voice.
Jiraiya's serious expression turned sheepish. "Um, about three." He said and Naruto sweat drop while Kyuubi snickered.
"And they were?"
"Kushina Uzumaki, Mito Uzumaki and Sasashi Uzumaki." He replied with a hint of satisfaction in his voice.
"Mito was my first Jinchuriki, Kushina was my second and Sasashi was Kushina's father…you know some quite powerful and well known Uzumakis, Mito and Kushina didn't have it because I never allowed them too, I control whether they get it or not, Mito and Kushina were already strong so I left them be, the kit needs it and Sasashi had it but never told anyone fearing people would use his family to get to him." Kyuubi said with a smirk.
"Back to business." Naruto said slightly irritated that he was being ignored by both the Kyuubi and his newly appointed sensei. "About the Kekkei Genaki, explained it some more, I'm confused." He said sheepishly.
Kyuubi groaned. "Yoso no Ringu, sub elements, or Kekkei Genkai are elements where you combine two of the normal elements to come out with one, pick two and I will explain."
"Wind and Lightning."
"Water and Lightning will make Ranton."
"Storm Release?"
"Yes." It answered simply then explained some more. "A super sub elements is when three elements are combines, they are also called Kekkei Tōta." Naruto nodded his head then turned back to Jiraiya.
"What do you think sensei?"
"It's a good opportunity to learn some new things but how can we trust it."
"Can we trust you?" Naruto asked looking at the fox.
Kyuubi only shook his head negatively. "It won't be easy for me to gain your trust but I can tell you that even as demons Bijuu live up to their word." Kyuubi explained.
"Fine by me, I think the fact that he didn't lie is a sign we can trust him." Naruto said and Jiraiya nodded slightly.
"How do we do this?" Jiraiya asked.
"When you go back to the real world just say 'Yoso no Ringu Activate' and you will know what to do." Kyuubi explained began to kick them out of his 'humble' abode. "Don't be a weak Jinchuriki, by the way, you'll have to figure out how to use the Kekkei Genkai's and Kekkei Tota on your own." Naruto groaned at the last part and faded from view.
Meanwhile; Yamanaka Residence; Konohagakure
Inoichi and Inata sat quietly enjoying their afternoon snack. They were eating rice and meats. They would normally have light conversation but, they were waiting on Ino. Then suddenly…
A purple blue burst through the door. "He asked me out!" Inata smiled and Inoichi eyed his daughter. Inata knew who it was while Inoichi thought it was…
"You are not going out with that brat." He said sternly making both females turn to him.
"What!? Why!?" Ino yelled. Inoichi simply reclined in his chair and crossed his arms.
"I don't want you near that brat." He said and Ino let out a sigh and put on the most fearsome Jutsu in the Elemental Nations. 'Puppy Eye Jutsu'.
"But Naruto-kun has been training me for the past week." She pleaded and Inoichi's mouth opened.
"Your talking about Naruto?"
"Yes, who did you think I was talking about!? Sasuke!?"
"Yes." He mumbled under his breath.
"Well, it was Naruto who asked me out and I'm going shopping to buy a dress." She said and walked upstairs.
"Well wasn't that a little awkward." Inata said with a chuckle.
"A LITTLE!?"
Meanwhile: TG 2; Konohagakure
"Yoso no Ringu activate."
A white sealing circle began to glow on the ground around Naruto who was standing. Jiraiya was facing him and looking on in great interest. The sealing array began to spin.
Two minutes later it was moving at least at the speed of sound. It then stopped and changed to a deep red color then a ghost like image appeared between the sensei and student duo.
"Who are you?" The voice of a woman came. It was firm and stern. It was a voice that had two meaning. The first was what the woman said. And the second was 'answer or you die'.
Naruto observed the figure that had appeared. It was a woman he figured out by the voice, the figure and the long flowing hair. Her hair was a deep red, her eyes were midnight blue and her face was round.
She wore a full body mesh suit, a red mini skirt over it, as a shirt she wore a dark purple jacket that was long sleeved. In her feet where Shinobi sandals with heels and it went up to her knees.
"N-Naruto Uzumaki Senju." Naruto answered. The woman raised an eyebrow though it could've barely be seen as she was still in a ghost like form. Also, by this time Jiraiya was standing next to Naruto.
"You are a Senju?" A nod. "How?"
Naruto paled as he didn't know how, he was just told that he was and had forgotten to asked the question but was shocked when Jiraiya went and whispered in her ears.
Her eyes opened widened slightly and she whispered something back to Jiraiya who nodded his head positively. Jiraiya went back and stood beside Naruto.
"Choose your Kekkei Genkai and your Kekkei Tōta." She stated and Naruto shook his head negatively.
"Before that I want to know two things." He said and she grew a tick mark. "Who are you and what elements make what?"
"My name is Nailah Uzumaki, co-founder of the Uzumaki clan, and if what that white haired man says is true about Kushina-chan being your mother I am also your great grandaunt." Naruto nodded and gestured for her to continues. "You can combine any element with any elements, that is all I can tell you."
"Okay, so the Kyuubi said I can choose four Kekkei Genkai and one Kekkei Tōta, that true?"
'Kyuubi? Interesting.' She thought and gave him a curt bid to which he nodded back.
"I already have Mokuton, so how about, Fire and Earth, Water and Wind, Wind and Fire and the last one for Kekkei Genkai will be Lightning and Water, what would that make?" He said/asked.
"The first you called was Yōton, then Hyōton, the third was Shakuton and the last was Ranton, are these your final choices?" Nailah asked and Naruto turned to Jiraiya who shrugged.
"Lava, Ice, Scorch and Storm sounds about right." Naruto mused. Nailah nodded and ran through five unfamiliar hand seals. Naruto's eyes began to glow and then turned the midnight blue like all Uzumaki's, his hair immediately grew until he had two red bangs framing his face and the base of his hair remained yellow as the tips of all the spikes turned black.
Jiraiya's eyes grew wide as he looked like a mixed hair colored Yondaime which was bad. The other villages couldn't know who he was but then that thought was immediately trumped when his whisker marks faded.
"You may want to look in a mirror after you pick the Kekkei Tōta." She warned and Naruto rose an eyebrow and shrugged it off as nothing and then placed his hand on his chin.
"I can mix any three elements for the Kekkei Tōta right?" A nod. "Then I choose Wind, Water and Fire."
Nailah placed a hand on her chin. "That isn't one but I can make it for you, since Water and Wind makes Ice, with the added affect of Fire the Ice will become Dry so it shall be called Doraiaisuton or Dry Ice Release, I shall take my leave."
As she said that a stomach griping pain shot throughout Naruto's body. Jiraiya was by his side immediately. Naruto was screaming in unconsciousness. He immediately placed a private seal around the clearing and waited a minute until Naruto stopped screaming but remained in a comatose. Unconscious as a dead man.
Jiraiya sighed and threw him over his shoulder and began walking towards the Hokage Tower. He would have rather used the Shunshin no Jutsu but he didn't know what his Chakra would do to Naruto's unconscious life force. So he did the natural think. It may have been natural but not for Shinobi.
He walked.
Later: Store; Konohagakure
Ino walked out of Konoha's most expensive store with four bags being juggled in her arms. She had spent two hours shopping and had finally found the right dress.
Shopping aside she had been thinking about the past week and why she fell for Naruto. She had fallen for him on their third day of training. She smiled at the memory.
Flashback: Four Days Ago; Konohagakure
Naruto sat atop the waterfall that was over training ground two. It was about fifteen feet high and had beautiful crystal clear waters. On top of the waterfall was a giant three to which he rested in. The lush green grass and trees of the Hidden Leaf slept on the ground below.
He was currently waiting for Ino. Since Ino came from a ninja clan and had her parents to help her train Ino already knew and mastered the tree walking exercise. Ino had given him some pointers and he had also completed it. Now he was waiting for her to arrive so they could start the water walking exercise.
On Naruto's lap was a pair of swim trunks. He had also recommended Ino come prepared to get wet. She had told him she would do what was necessary and here he was waiting for her. She was late.
This was also a first for Ino. Even though they had only really gotten to know each other in the past two days he had figured out she liked punctuality and had even come late for spite. It was funny to watch her rant on and on about being late but this time she was the one who was late.
He let out a frustrated sigh and jumped down onto the ground. He quickly stripped of his black onesie and quickly glanced around. Seeing no one he took off his boxers and slipped on his swim trunks. He stretched and walked closer to the river.
The water wasn't shallow so standing in it was an easy task. And applying Chakra to his feet to stick to the surface underneath the water. The current wasn't rough so he knew he would fall to his death off the cliff for two reasons.
One; The Chakra on his feet would keep him steady and sturdy and two; the waters at the bottom was not clear as the top and the lake was just like the river at the top: shallow.
As he eased himself down in clear waters a shadow immediately blocked out the sun's powerful UV rays. He opened an eye to see Ino and his mouth dropped.
She was a two piece Bikini. It was purple with a yellow floral design on it. It also showed a decent amount of cleavage for a young woman of fourteen years. (Yes, there are fourteen, start Academy at age and go for six years).
A small trickle of blood came out of Naruto's nose as he watched Ino tower over his sitting position. Unfortunately for him she saw the blood and cocked back her fist.
"PERVERT!" He saw sent careening over the edge of the cliff and smashed into the green grass of the clearing underneath.
Five minutes later he came back up with a black eye and a bruised lip. Damn! Woman could be really strong when they are angry. He saw Ino in the water-sitting just like he had been doing-and went next to her.
"Sorry, everyone has a perverted side and I couldn't control it." He apologized profusely and she only got a tick mark and then smirked mischievously.
"So, you think I'm beautiful?" She asked and Naruto froze. There were two possible outcomes to this situation and he didn't like either of them as they were a hazard to his health.
One: Say 'yes' and get beaten for apparently staring at her and two: say 'no' and get beaten for thinking she was ugly. So he came up with an alternative. He smirked.
"Yes and no."
Ino was confused. Though she never would admit any of these things but she was both flattered and disappointed. He said yes she looked good and no as in she looked bad, right?
"What does that mean?"
"Yes as in you are a beautiful young woman and no as in you can be a mans worst enemy when angry." He said. Ino chucked lightly and shrugged.
"Thank you."
"For what?" He asked and she turned to him.
"You're the first person before my dad and mom to tell me I'm beautiful, thank you." She said with a slight tint of pink on her cheeks.
"Your welcome, you deserve it, now let's get to training."
End Flashback; Konohagakure
That was the day. After those exact words left his mouth she fell in love with him. Now she was excited for her date with him the day after next.
She looked up in the sky and grinned.
She was finally going out with the boy of her dreams.