Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto (wish I did though)
Update: Sorry I forgot to add a rule to the blood clone jutsu. Thanks Redblade for reminding me about that.
Edit: For some reason I put Whirlpool as Takigakure which is actually Waterfall country. Don't know how I made this mistake, but oh well it's been corrected. Thanks Elronn for pointing out my mistake.
Chapter 3 - Revelations
Naruto's 9th Birthday;
Naruto had just finished at the academy for the day and was on his way to the training grounds when Kyuubi spoke up, 'Hey Kit! Forget about the training for today I got a present for you!'
'A present? What it is Kyu-sensei?' Asked Naruto thoroughly interested.
Kyuubi chuckled a bit, 'I'm afraid we have a bit of a walk before I can give it to you Kit.'
'Awww, man! Can I at least jump on rooftops to get there, at least then I can get a bit of training in and it should be a little faster.' Whined Naruto.
Kyuubi just chuckled again and said, 'Okay Kit but watch where you land! You're weighing in at over 500Kg with those weights now remember! I don't want you falling through a roof and almost dying on me!'
Naruto put on a mock pout, 'Oh come on Kyu-sensei! I'm tougher than that and you know it! Now then... which way?'After about an hour jumping from roof to roof, being very careful to go for the sturdier rooftops, Naruto entered the forest and started jumping from branch to branch, again being careful and going for the strongest ones, even though most had a gap of easily 100ft, until he finally came to a small cliff face with a waterfall coming from the top and falling into small pool which lead to a small river.
'This it Kyu-sensei?' Asked Naruto, a little tired.
'Yep this is it Kit. Now this is just the first part, see that small, circular stone coming out of the cliff face?' Instructed Kyuubi. 'I want you to get over there and channel some of my chakra, into that stone, through your hand.'
'Wait a sec Kyu-sensei! How am I supposed to channel your chakra?' Asked Naruto slightly confused, while walking over to said stone.
'I'm going leak some of my chakra in to you chakra system. Don't worry Kit you'll know when it's in you system, it might be a little difficult to control it at first but you'll get it done.' Answered Kyuubi.
Naruto waited a while until he had a warm feeling coming from his stomach. He instantly started pulling Kyuubi's chakra into his hand, he even used some of his own chakra to help push it. Eventually he got all the chakra to his hand and pushed it into the stone. As soon as the chakra entered the stone, a seal appeared underneath Naruto's hand and the stone dragged itself into the cliff face. After the stone was completely inside the cliff face a loud rumbling came from Naruto's right, he looked over and what he saw made him think two words, 'Sneaky bastard!'
'Language Kit!' Scorned Kyuubi.
'English and Japanese what about you?' Naruto said jokingly, while he just grinned at his own joke.
The wall behind the waterfall had started to move forward, reveling a large entrance way. As Naruto walked over to the entrance the first thing he felt was warm air flowing out of the entrance. As soon as he entered, the door started to close behind him, seeing this Naruto panicked for a second but came to his senses when he realized that it was Kyuubi that brought him here so it was probably safe.
When the door finally closed Naruto was slightly surprised to find there was a light glow coming off the walls giving off enough light to see by. Curious about it he was going to ask Kyuubi, but his sensei, seeming to read his mind, explained before he could ask, 'Me and the Yondaime built this place before he became Hokage, the two of us had actually been friends for quite some time and we needed someplace where we could train together and basically have fun. Eventually the Yondaime found this place and we set to work, I worked on the actual formation of this place, I carved out the tunnels with my chakra and placed some chakra in the walls, creating the glow you see and heating the place which is why it's warm in here. Your father worked on the entrance creating that seal you saw and security to make sure no one else could get in here. Currently the seal will only accept certain peoples chakra, mine, the Yondaime's and your mother's. That's why I had you channel my chakra.'
As Naruto walked through the cave he noticed that there were many rooms, some had doors keeping him from seeing inside them, others didn't have any doors just a door way allowing a full view of the things inside. Eventually Naruto came across a room with some sofas in it and a fairly large table to one side. He decided to go in and take a seat since he was still tired from the running and the difficulty of channeling Kyuubi's chakra.
'So Kyu-sensei, what was up with the locked doors what's behind them?' Asked Naruto his curiosity getting the better of him.
'Before I answer your question Kit I want to explain to you why I brought you here. You and I both know at the current rate your going at the academy your not going to pass the final exam and become a genin, mainly thanks to those so called 'teachers', so I've brought you here so you can better learn the history and laws of Konoha, you're going to need to know these things if you want to be a good Hokage. I also brought you here to teach you some more advanced defensive jutsu, if you were found practicing them, you'd probably be taken away by the ANBU thinking you to be a spy.'
'Wait, why are you only gonna be teaching me defensive jutsu?' Asked Naruto.
'I'm only teaching you defensive jutsu for now because I want you to be able to use these jutsu in the blink of an eye. Another reason for bringing you here is so you can receive the scrolls your mother and father left for you. They both wrote a short note for you before you were born and had me sealed in you. We're going to have to get back to the first door you came across if you want to read them.'Naruto had gone back to the first door he came across on his way through the caves. It turned out the door was unlocked and it led to a small room with a desk in the corner. There were two scrolls on the desk, one was sealed with the kanji for 'Mother' while the other was sealed with the kanji for 'Father'. Naruto looked at each scroll and finally decided to read the one with the 'Mother' seal. He opened the scroll and started reading,
Dear Naruto,
While I'm writing this, Kyuubi is attacking the village. I'm writing this just in case the worst should happen and I die in the attack or while giving birth to you. You should know I love you very much, Naruto. I hope you've grown to be a strong person and a proficient shinobi.
You should know that if I am dead, you are now the soul heir to the Uzumaki clan from Uzu no Kuni, The Whirlpool Country. I have left all the clans hidden jutsu and information on the Kekkei Genkai you might inherit from me in the compound you found this scroll in. I have asked your father to place time seals on some of the more advanced jutsu incase you try to advance too quickly. I have also left all the clans assets for you in a bank account in Konoha.
Sorry for not being there to see you grow up my little Naruto, I hope you find happiness in your life, good luck Naruto.
Your mother, Kushina Uzumaki.
A few silent tears fell from Naruto's eyes when he finished reading the letter. He knew at that moment this scroll would become one of his most precious possessions, not that he had many to begin with. Once he'd rolled the scroll back up and wiped his tears away he placed his mothers scroll in his pocket being sure to keep it in a safe place when he got home. He then reached for the other scroll, unraveled it and started reading once again,
Hey Kiddo,
I'm writing this because in a few hours I'm going to die while sealing away Kyuubi in you, do not blame Kyuubi for my death Naruto, he is a good person. If you don't already know, I'm afraid your mother died while giving birth to you. She loved you very much Naruto and I hope you realize that.
I've left all my knowledge of jutsu and seals in the compound you're now in. I have placed a time seal on some of them but with all the chakra you'll gain from having Kyuubi in you I doubt you'll have much trouble performing the jutsu where chakra is concerned. You should also know that you are now soul heir to the Namikaze clan, I've left all the knowledge of the clan and it's Kekkei Genkai with the jutsus I mentioned earlier although there are no time seals on those scrolls. I've also left you the deed to the clan compound and details of the clan bank account.
Hope this helps Kiddo, I'm just sorry I couldn't be there to help you grow. With the seal I used on you though Kyuubi should be able to help you with training and stuff. Have a good life Kiddo, protect those you care for, find a woman you love, live your life and most importantly never give up. See ya 'round Naruto,
Your Father, Minato Namikaze, The Fourth Hokage of Konoha.
As soon as Naruto had read the final line of the message he froze. It took a moment for what he read to sink in, as soon as it did he had more silent tears cominh from his eyes. He handled the scroll from his father just as gently and with as much love as he had with his mother's scroll, keeping it in the same pocket as his mother's scroll being sure to remember to keep them somewhere safe later on. After returning to the living area he had found earlier he lay down on the largest sofa and started talking to Kyuubi.
'Why didn't you tell me Kyu-sensei? Why didn't you bring me here sooner?' Asked Naruto, sadness evident in his voice.
'Because I didn't want you getting a swelled head and acting like that Uchiha-baka. I wanted to make sure you were willing to work hard for your skills as a shinobi, I didn't want you thinking that everything came on a silver platter because of who your parents where. I also needed to know you were mature enough to handle all this.' Explained Kyuubi.
'Does anyone else know about my father? Or what he and my mother left me?' Asked Naruto, a little happier seeing how much faith Kyuubi had in him.
'The current Hokage, your father's sensei and one of your father's students knows you're the Yondaime's son but no one knows about what they left for you in this place.' Replied Kyuubi, noticing Naruto's lifting spirits.
'So... you got any idea where they left the jutsu scrolls?' Asked Naruto with his foxy grin.
'Don't you want more time to absorb this information Kit? I mean you just found out your father was the Yondaime and you finally know who your mother is!' Asked Kyuubi a little surprised at Naruto's actions.
'You read the scroll Dad left me, he wanted me to live my life not mourn their deaths for the rest of it, he wanted me to keep going, he didn't want me to give up, my mom wanted me to be happy, and you know I'm happiest when I'm trying to get stronger so I can be Hokage and protect those I care for. One way of getting stronger is learning new jutsu, so lets find the scrolls they left me.' Answered Naruto.
Kyuubi chuckled at this and told him, 'Kit your father would be proud of you right now. I guess you're right, we should get started on your new training.'
Having said this Kyuubi then guided Naruto to a door with the Kanji for 'vault' on the front. 'Kyu-sensei are you sure about this? It's just this door doesn't seem all that secure.' Asked Naruto sarcastically.
'Kit, this just leads to the vault door.' Answered Kyuubi, scoffing at Naruto.
Naruto just shook his head at this and opened the door only to see a long tunnel with a downward slope going deep underground. 'This is gonna be a long trip isn't it?' Whined Naruto.
'Kit just shut up and start wal... actually start running, a bit more training for you.' Chuckled Kyuubi.
Naruto sighed and started running. On his way down there were several twists and turns and from what he could figure he was already down around 200ft. When he got around the 500ft mark, he finally arrived in a large cavern with a boulder on the far wall and a parchment with a seal on it. He walked over to the boulder when Kyuubi spoke up, 'The door to the vault works exactly the same as the entrance to the compound, I'm going to leak some more of my chakra into your system so you can open it. Once we're inside you can add your chakra signature to mine and your mother's and father's. That way you can open it with your own chakra whenever you want.'
'Nice!' Thought Naruto as he forced Kyuubi's chakra into the parchment, a larger seal appeared behind it and the boulder started moving to one side. Naruto jumped, back not expecting the boulder to move that quickly. Once the boulder had completely moved away from it's original spot, Naruto noticed the small round opening about 2 feet up from the floor.
'That's just weird. One big door for a small doorway.' Thought Naruto as he walked to the opening. As soon as he reached the doorway and looked inside all he could do was stare, open mouthed in amazement at the number of scrolls in the large cavern.
'Okay stop drooling Kit and lets have a look what jutsu they left for you.' Ordered Kyuubi, snapping Naruto out of his dazed state.
Naruto walked in and looked around the cavern. The walls were covered in pigeon holes with a scroll in each one and underneath the hole was a small label naming the jutsu in the scroll, there were also a few larger scrolls stacked next to a large table with a chair placed next to it on the far wall, he guessed those contained the Kekkei Genkai he might have and the signature jutsus of his clans. Next to the table there was also a large pigeon hole holding another large scroll with the simple label 'Contract' underneath it. Obviously this led to Naruto's next question, 'Kyu-sensei, what's that?'
'That Kit, is a summoning contract for my clan. You can sign it if you want but I suggest you wait until your at least a genin.' Answered Kyuubi.
'Guess I should wait then.' Thought Naruto. After this short conversation Naruto started looking through the jutsus on the walls.
'Don't you want to check out your family jutsus Kit? I mean you should have an easy time performing them seeing as they were made for your families bloodlines.' Inquired Kyuubi.
'Now where's the fun in that?' Asked Naruto. 'Besides if I started using jutsu from dad's clan, people would start getting suspicious. Plus you wanted my to concentrate on defensive jutsus, so we might find something useful to start learning in these scrolls.' Explained Naruto.
Kyuubi just marveled at Naruto's thinking and thought, 'He's getting smart!' It was that moment that Naruto had passed over a section of scrolls about bunshin (clones if you didn't know). Kyuubi noticed this and called him to stop.
'What is it Kyu-sensei?' Asked Naruto.
'Go back a couple of columns, there! 7th scroll up, the Ketsueki Bunshin no Jutsu(Blood Clone Technique). Kit I think I just found a better way of training you. Lets get your chakra signature placed on the lock to the vault and get pack up to the first level and head for one of the training rooms.' Said the Kyuubi in an excited voice he tried to hide.
Naruto quickly forced some of his chakra into a panel next to the doorway on his way out as Kyuubi had told him. He then proceeded to lock the vault, ran back up to the first level and found the training grounds Kyuubi had described to him. It was another large cavern except it looked like it had been made naturally. The cavern was practically circular in shape. There were stalagmites and stalactites decorating one area, a waterfall coming out a hole high up in the wall and falling into a small pool, a small sand pit next to the pool, another hole high up in the wall directly above the doorway with a strong wind blowing out of it, on another part of the wall was a large area of rust and, finally, in the middle of the cavern was a clearing about 300ft in diameter. The cavern had obviously been altered slightly for such a large open area to be there and the wind tunnel above the doorway. Naruto just looked in amazement at such a gathering of elements, you had all the materials in this one training area to perform almost any jutsu.
Naruto finally got over his amazement, walked to center of the clearing and started reading the scroll he had taken. After reading he had found out the Ketsueki Bunshin no Jutsu used some of his own blood to make a real body for his clone, except it was fueled by chakra not food, because of this the clone could stay in existence until the user dispelled the technique or ran out of chakra, where the clone would turn back into blood but because of the nature of the jutsu, only one blood clone can be created at a time. Naruto thought about what he had read and figured it would require a lot of chakra to make a blood clone.
'From the sounds of things, this jutsu is gonna need a lot of chakra you think I have enough to use it Kyu-sensei?' Asked Naruto, still not understanding how this could help his training.
'Don't worry Kit. Just use the chakra I'm leaking into your system.' Answered Kyuubi, already leaking his chakra.
Naruto set down the scroll and looked at it once more making sure he remembered all the seals. He stood up, took out a kunai and cut across both his palms. He then started going through all the seals trying to finish before his wounds were healed by Kyuubi. When he finished the seals, ending on the rat seal, blood was being drawn from the cuts on his palms. After a few moments he started feeling a little dizzy from blood loss and was relieved to see that his blood was no longer being drawn out. His blood was now a small blob on the floor, after a second of wobbling it started to take shape, shooting up and sprouting arms. When the blood finally stopped shifting and changed it's colour to be a perfect clone, all Naruto could do at what he saw was shout, "WHAT THE HELL!"