A/N: Bleh, it lives! One week one chapter. That will be my goal, and like all my other goals it will not be achieved. Meh.
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Ichi-Sensei!
Ichidai stared out the window in disbelief and almost groaned at the sight. He lived in a modest apartment on the third story in one of the better districts of the village. He paid good money for his room, as it was at the corner of the building and allowed a beautiful view of the sunrise in the morning. It was the way that the burning orb of fire rose out of the ocean that made the scene so magical. The sun would ascend into the sky, casting long shadows against the crowded buildings, always creating a majestic morning.
So one could imagine Ichidai's reaction when he opened up the blinds to find, not a beautiful morning, but a paint covered town. The term 'covered' in this sentence was being used lightly. The town was drenched in, what he assumed was, crafts paint. It looked as if a giant had taken a pail of paint and unceremoniously dumped the colorful liquid upon the area.
After a few minutes of gawking he realized that there was a definite color scheme in the disorganized, splotchy mess. The three most prominent colors were red, blue, and orange…a lot of orange. From his vantage point at the window, Ichidai could somewhat interpret what the 'artist' had written.
He could see that it was meant to look like a circle, though the edges came out squiggly and un-curved to the uneven ground that the building's presented. The circle was filled in with blue up until it intersected with a small bit of red that seemed to encase a large amount of orange.
Ichidai could not make out any more of the odd picture due to his limited view. Curiosity got the better of him so he quickly threw on a shirt and a pair of shorts. It was a short distance from his door to the stairwell so Ichidai crossed the small space with a light jog. Taking the stairs two at a time he soon came upon the door that led to the roof.
He was slightly surprised that when he opened the door there was already multiple people standing on the terrace, looking out at the massive art project. He too took a spot among them at the railing and looked out over the town. From his window, the image was crude and made the circle seem rough, but from the view on the roof the circle became a perfect sphere, almost as if the painter was expecting people to observe from this point of interest.
He gazed around at the building's other tenants. "It certainly worked." He thought to himself. It was then that he noticed that the blue circle was mere icing on the cake, in contrast to the whole image. Inside the circle were two large orange kanji characters, bolded in red.
It only took him a second for a warning bell in his head to go off at the sight of what he assumed to be the artists name. The name was so easily recognizable to Ichidai because the Raikage had ordered him to train a five-year-old brat, who went by the same alias, just last night.
He smirked as he read the name once more. "Uzumaki Naruto, huh?" his smirk soon grew into a toothy grin. "Aren't you just full of surprises."
I'm going to kill you.
Shut up! Shut up!
He ran, blindly.
Ha ha. You know I love a good chase before the meal.
Go away!
He kept running, even as his legs burned, even as his lungs felt like they were collapsing.
You can't run from me, little boy.
What did I ever do?
A left. A right. So many random turns it was almost unthinkable that each one brought him to a new hallway, rather then a familiar one he had already crossed.
Why me?
An inhuman growl.
Because you're worthless.
A gasp. A stumble.
I-I'm not.
Even as he said the words the seeds of doubt did not stop growing.
Yes you are.
No I'm not. I'm not worthless!
He stumbled once more. The knee high water made it hard for him to run.
Then what are you?
The simplicity of the question threw him off, causing him to stumble and, finally, fall to his knees.
W-What?
He flipped onto his back, staring at the incarnation of death itself.
I asked what are you!
I-I don't-Understand?
The creature barked, interrupting the small child. It laughed.
That's because you're worthless!
I'm not!The beast, infuriated, lifted a massive paw and stomped down on the boy, crushing his rib cage and causing him to gasp from his newly punctured lungs.
Yes! You! Are!
The fiend insisted, emphasizing his point by pushing its paw down onto the boy after each syllable.
Why else do they send you away after each year?
B-Because…The child hacked out, blood pouring from his mouth as it formed with his words.
Because they hate you.
The coldness and hate with which the beast said the words caused the boy to break out into tears.
Nobody could ever love you.
The boys sobbed through his pain. Gasping and shuddering even with his punctured lungs.
N-No.
"Oi."
The amount of anguish and pain that was in the boy's voice caused the demon to sneer.
You keep telling yourself that.
"Oi!"
Because you and I both know it's a lie.
With those words the creature removed its paw from the weeping child. It turned quickly, whipping the boy in the face with one of its nine tails. It receded back into the shadows from which it came. A pale ghostly fence faded into existence as the demon lay down.
And I'll be waiting for the time when you accept that.
"Oi! Get up!"
I'll wait forever if I have to, in the shadows.
"I said get up!"
Forever, in the shadows.
"If you don't get up right now I will make my boot a permanent resident of your ass!"
Ichidai was not a patient person, nor did he like being ignored. So when it took him a good portion of the morning to find Naruto, hidden in a field of flowers, he was less then pleased. More fuel was continually being added to the fire of his irritation as Naruto continued to slumber even after Ichidai had yelled at him to get up.
"You have three seconds!" Ichidai fumed. Naruto shifted slightly.
"One!"
Naruto sat up slowly, yawning as he rose.
Ichidai, still intent on kicking the boy to vent his frustration, continued to count. "Two!"
Naruto glanced wearily at the screaming man next to him, wondering what the hell was going on.
"Three!" as Ichidai screamed the number he reared his leg back, expecting to catch the boy in the stomach.
Naruto is a normal boy, in some aspects anyway. One of these normal aspects is being able to tell what is painful and what is not. Naruto deemed that the shin currently flying toward his head would probably be painful if it indeed connected with his skull. He thus made it his priority to not get hit.
Being at the nimble age of four, Naruto easily ducked under the roundhouse. In a rare moment of insight he realized that the stranger would not simply stop his momentum and attack again. There fore Naruto easily saw the incoming sweeping kick and dodged by vaulting off the ground with his hands.
Naruto did not expect for the man to follow through with another round kick, however, and was more then a little surprised when he got a face full of foot.
Ichidai watched in mild amusement as the boy quickly bounced off the ground from where he fell. Ichidai's smirk grew dangerous as the boy quickly drew a kunai from behind him.
He took a second to look the man over. He wore simple clothes, white shorts and a pale blue tee, and there wasn't anything wrong with his features, aside from a crazy smirk the guy had plastered on his face. Naruto noticed that the way his brown hair cast over his equally brown eyes made the man's expression seem uncaring, as if he wasn't attacking a child.
Ichidai also took this moment to observe the child. He understood that the boy had just come from Kirigakure, which explained the different style clothes he was wearing, Which consisted of dark gray shorts that went slightly past his knees along with a dark red, almost purple, long sleeved shirt. He also wore what looked like a loose choker around his neck Ichidai also took in the strange sight of the boys elongated, pointed ears. The blood red eyes were also fairly strange. All this included with the boy's brightly obnoxious blond hair made him really stick out.
After a few seconds of memorizing the boy's features he saw the child spit out a loose tooth.
"I may not look like it…" the boy started. "But I'm a ninja! So you better back off because I'll kick your ass!" Naruto hoped he sounded intimidating. He could easily be killed if the man before him wanted to fight.
So he was only a little flabbergasted when the man burst out laughing. Naruto growled in anger, he didn't think he sounded that pathetic.
"Determination!" the man yelled. "I'm glad you have it."
Naruto put two and two together, got eleven, and frowned in confusion at the chuckling stranger. "What?" was his brilliant question.
The man quieted down after a moment, the smirk from before still planted on his face. "I said I'm glad you have spirit. I'm not gonna' train some whiny brat that just complains about things being too hard, or who gives up too easily. So if you are one of those brats then tell me now before I get my hopes to high."
Naruto continued to stare at the man as if he were a calculus problem. "You're…going to train me?"
Ichidai could see him visibly brighten as he nodded. "But!" he barked, stopping the small boy in mid-victory dance. "It will be hard and difficult. I won't go easy on you just because I'm being ordered by the Raikage to train you."
Naruto swiveled around and sent a peace sign in his direction. "Che, no problem! I can handle anything you throw at me!"
Ichidai's grin grew dangerous again. "Good! My name is Ichidai, but from now on you will address me as nothing other then Sensei. Got it!"
"Ichi-Sensei!" Naruto laughed at his pun. Ichidai just rolled his eyes.
"And I assume that your name is Naruto, correct?"
Naruto nodded happily then paused. "How did you know?"
"A little birdie told me." Ichidai replied.
"You have a talking bird!" Naruto asked excitedly.
Ichidai just stared blankly at the incompetent blond.
"What?" the boy questioned after noticing his expression was devoid of emotion.
"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear you ask that, okay?"
Naruto nodded and kept silent.
"Anyway…" Ichidai continued. "I'm going to be your Sensei for the rest of the year, but first I would like to ask you some questions."
"Shoot!"
"First question." Ichidai looked around there surrounding. "Why are you sleeping outside? I'm pretty sure the Raikage would have at least got you a hotel room."
Naruto donned a sheepish expression and began to rub the back of his head in embarrassment. "Ha ha, well…he did get me a room, and also gave me some extra cash in case something happened…"
"And?" Ichidai asked, knowing there was more to the story.
"Well…something did happen and I got kicked out of the hotel."
"And you didn't get another room…because?"
Naruto's face grew a shade redder. "I spent the money."
"On paint?" Ichidai guessed.
Naruto then dropped all modesty and broke out into a huge grin. "You saw it!"
Ichidai looked on in amusement at the excited boy. "I don't think the blind could miss it."
At his words Naruto broke into another victory dance. "Yatta!"
"Which brings me to question two. Why the hell did you paint half the town using your name?"
Naruto finished his dance and faced his new teacher. "Because I want everyone to know who I am!"
"Oh?" Ichidai raised an eyebrow.
Naruto gave a nod of confirmation. "I'm going to be the greatest ninja ever! This day will go down in history as Uzumaki Naruto's first appearance in the world of shinobi, it's a warning to everyone that tries to stop me!"
Ichiai's other eyebrow joined the first. He hadn't expected such a declaration from any one, least of all a child. He began to chuckle. "Good! Good. Then I guess we should begin your training immediately, right?"
Naruto jumped up and down in agreement before letting out a, "Hell yeah!"
Ichidai smirked. "So question three: what do you know as a ninja?"
The blond shrugged. "Not much. Mizukage Oba-san taught me the twelve basic hand seals. After that she started focusing mainly on projectile weapons and tools." He fished out the kunai he holstered earlier. "She even gave me my own kunai!" he yelled, presenting it to him.
Ichidai nodded. "I can understand why the Mizukage would focus on tools more."
"Why?"
"The Land of Water raises mostly assassins. This leads them to training their shinobi to be quick and efficient when it comes to killing. The easiest way to kill someone is with something sharp, so she was probably prepping you for when you returned in four years."
Naruto nodded for him to continue.
"The Land of Water focuses mostly on weapon and tool training. This includes Ken, Bo, So, Naginata, Kusarigama, Shuriken, and Kayakujutsu, i.e. sword, staff, spear, pole arm, chain and sickle, projectiles, and bombs, respectively."
Naruto nodded once more, though slightly slower than last time.
"Even though they teach their ninja's in the multiple weapon styles, most of them only end up using Ken, Shuriken, and Kayakujutsu because of their practicality. One can't really be silent if they have to jump from roof to roof while lugging around a spear or a pike, right?"
Naruto laughed a little but said nothing as a sign for him to continue.
"Anyway none of that is important for you until four years from now so you can just store that info in the back of your mind or something. Kumogakure is almost the opposite of Kirigakure. We like our Taijutsu and are proud of how useful our Ninjutsu can be."
Naruto took advantage of his pause. "Why?"
Ichidai smirked. "Because they coincide."
Naruto tilted his head in confusion.
Ichidai continued. "Kumogakure has practiced its Taijutsu style so that it includes our Ninjutsu. Have you ever heard of kinetic energy?"
Naruto shook his head. "No."
Ichidai sighed. "Well let me dumb it down. Kinetic energy is basically what allows our body to move. Kumogakure Taijutsu tries to reenact lightning as it strikes. Fast, unpredictable, and dangerous. By the use of Ninjutsu we are able to speed up our kinetic energy and, thus, our bodies response time. So as you can see it is a deadly combo."
Naruto smiled. "So if I learn Taijutsu from you then I'll be unstoppable!"
Ichidai shrugged. "Your going to be taught by a lot of people in the future so don't let it get to your head, okay?"
Naruto smirked and yelled. "Alright!"
Ichidai laughed at his enthusiasm. "But before you can learn our Taijutsu style you will need to perfect your chakra control. Playing with your kinetic energy is dangerous and can cause permanent paralysis if you fray a wrong nerve, so let's get to it!"
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Chakra?"
The older man sighed. "I expected as much." He mumbled under his breath. "Yes chakra!" he boomed.
Naruto was at attention once more.
"Chakra is the energy needed to pull off Nin, Gen, and some weapon style jutsus. Chakra run's through little currents in your body called Chakra Coils. A decent shinobi should at least be able to release chakra from any point in the body. The release points are called Tenketsu points and there are 362 on the body." Ichidai paused in bewilderment as Naruto began searching his body for holes. With a laugh he added, "They're also invisible to most eyes."
Naruto, feeling foolish, sat down once more. "Oh."
"So just remember that chakra is pretty much necessary for all shinobi. Oh and if you don't control your chakra effectively then the technique you were trying to pull off will not work to its full potential or, more likely, fail completely. And if that happens then you just wasted a lot of good chakra."
The blond thought about this then spoke. "What happens if you run out of chakra?"
Ichidai shrugged. "You die." He replied calmly. After he noticed Naruto's panicked look he grinned. "So you want to practice chakra control?"
Naruto nodded vigorously.
"Good. This is where the hand seals come in. There are twelve original hand seals that the average ninja knows."
Naruto jumped up, interrupting Ichidai. "Oi! I already know this!"
Ichidai tilted his head to the side in amusement. "Then why don't you show me each hand seal, and tell me what they are?"
Naruto nodded and hoped up. He began performing hand seals, pronouncing each one loudly as he did so. "Tori/Bird, Inu/Dog, Inoshishi/Boar, Uma/Horse, Usagi/Hare, Hebi/Snake, Nezumi/Rat, Saru/Monkey, Ryu/Dragon, Ushi/Ox, and my favorite Hitsuji/Ram!"
Ichidai nodded. "Yes those are the seals, but how fast can you do all twelve?"
Naruto, seeing it as a challenge, quickly flashed through all the hand seals.
"Three seconds. Not bad for a kid, they were sloppy but they would work."
Naruto shot him a cocky smirk.
"Now, now." Ichidai spoke up. "Don't act so hot. A decent shinobi can perform ten hand seals a second." His grin widened as Naruto's jaw dropped. "They can also do them flawlessly."
Naruto grumbled angrily before falling back to his sitting position. "Well they better watch out! I'll become the best ninja ever and…and…and make one-handed seals! Hah! That'll show them!"
"The whole world isn't out to get you, you know?"
He saw Naruto flinch unexpectedly before glaring at the ground.
Ichidai raised an interested eyebrow but didn't push the subject. He cleared his throat to get the boy's attention before speaking up. "That covers the basics so now I to start your training."
Naruto brightened up and hopped off the ground. "Yeah, yeah! Let's do this…what are we doing by the way?"
"Well to optimize your chakra control I want you to develop a Coil Memory."
Naruto scratched his head, digesting the words. "Coil Memory…What's that?"
"Because you are at the tender young age of four it means you absorb and remember things easier. I'm going to try to apply this concept to your Chakra Coils. If you can remember how it feels for chakra to run through each of your coils then you should have very accurate, if not perfect, chakra control."
Naruto nodded, not really understanding. "Okay, sure. How are you going to make me remember how my chakra flows though?"
Ichidai smirked. "I'm going to close off your Tenketsu points, or at least, a certain amount so that you can only send chakra to certain parts of the body." As he said this Naruto could see his fingertips burst into tiny yellow wisps. "I don't have the Byakugan, however, so I'm going to hitting with my memory. Don't move around to much, okay?"
Naruto wasn't paying attention. He was staring with interest at his fingers. He watched closely as he lifted a hand then poked him in the chest, then again in a different spot, then again.
"Something's wrong…"
Naruto piped up. "What?"
Ichidai sighed. "Well this should be excruciatingly painful for you, but your body is acting as if your chakra is already sealed off."
He watched with interest as Naruto began to fidget uncomfortably under his gaze.
"Do you have something that you need to share, Naruto?"
The blond froze when Ichidai said his name. With a look that seemed almost guilty he stared back at the older man. "Can you keep a secret Ichi-Sensei?"
Ichidai laughed. "Sure I can. What do you want to show me?"
He watched Naruto fidget some more before he nodded to himself and stepped back. "Umm…be careful…okay?"
Ichidai just stared at the odd boy in confusion. He watched with interest as Naruto reached for the loose choker he had noticed earlier. Naruto, with slight hesitation, poked at the choker for a few minutes before reaching behind his neck to unclasp the odd accessory.
As soon as the choker disappeared from Naruto's neck, Ichidai was sent to his knees as waves of blood red chakra pouring out of the boy's body. Ichidai fought to stay conscious as the ground around Naruto began to give way to the massive energy that was being pushed against it. In a few seconds Ichidai began to drool as the chakra invaded his senses and made him dizzy.
It stopped, Quit abruptly too. Ichidai's mind was in a haze as he stood on uneasy legs. For a moment he wondered just what had happened when Naruto came rushing up to him, choker around his neck once more. Ichidai, in his half conscious mind, dully noted the blood red seals that burned on the black choker before they simply faded away.
It took another moment before he realized that Naruto was talking to him hysterically.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Ichidai! Ichi-Sensei, are you okay! I'm sorry! Get up! I'm sorry!" Naruto's rant was cut off as he heard loud laughter coming from his teacher.
"Wow!" Ichidai laughed. "Fuck man. Wow!" he ruffled Naruto's hair. "That's some scary shit Naruto. Wow! I totally blacked out back there. That was ridiculous."
Naruto stared at Ichidai in confusion. "You mean…I'm not in trouble."
The older man laughed. "No! No! Not at all, well…maybe if you don't tell me what the hell just happened, but if not then no."
Ichidai smiled. Naruto seemed to visibly cheer up when he told him that he was not going to get in trouble. "What you just saw…" Naruto began. "Is what happens to me when I don't have 'this' on." 'This' being the black choker that Naruto was pulling at. "I become a monster." Naruto said softly.
Ichidai started laughing again. "You don't become a monster." Naruto froze. "You just become strong. Really strong." Ichidai rubbed at his eyes trying to relieve himself of the haze. "Really fucking strong. That's just a lot of chakra spilling out at once, the only problem is that you seem perfectly fine with letting out that much at once. That was as much chakra as three full-grown men! How do you do it?"
Naruto grinned that Ichidai was excited about his uncontrollable chakra, rather then frightened of it. "For as long as I can remember…" Naruto began. "I've always had to wear this choker. I guess I was born with the chakra."
Ichidai sighed. "That must have been hell on your mother." He mumbled.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing!" Ichidai yelled. "That's a conversation for when you are older."
Naruto shot him a glare but said nothing.
"Anything else about this choker that I should know about?"
Naruto scratched his head in thought before reaching into his pocket and handing a small letter to the older man.
Ichidai accepted the note and quickly glanced it over. After reading it he shot a glare towards Naruto. "You couldn't have given this to me earlier because?"
Naruto donned his sheepish expression. "Eh-heh heh. I forgot."
Ichidai stared at the boy in disbelief for a few seconds before dropping it. "You know what this note entails, right?"
Naruto shrugged. "I haven't really read it."
"It says that your massive chakra is due to the connection to your clan. It goes on to say that your choker must be worn at all times and that it will help with controlling your chakra until you are able to do it yourself."
Naruto let out a small 'hmm'.
"Alright." Ichidai spoke up. "We start your training as of now."
Naruto gave him one of his wild grins before speaking. "So what are we going to do?"
Ichidai smirked at his enthusiasm. "We are going to get used to working with that choker. For now I want you to try and expel as much chakra as you can through your feet."
"Why my feet." The blond asked.
"It's hardest to concentrate chakra to your feet, so if you can exert a set amount out of them then you should be able to control it through the rest of your body just as easily. Plus it will help with the task you have to do tomorrow."
"Is it a mission!" Naruto piped up.
"You could say that."
"Tell me. Tell me!" Naruto pleaded, not handling the suspense well.
"Alright, alright settle down. Your mission is…" he added a dramatic pause, which caused Naruto to groan angrily. "Your mission is to clean up some graffiti that a little hooligan made."
Naruto nodded excitedly for a second before digesting his words. "Hey! I'm not little!"
Ichidai stared down at the boy and began to laugh.
Feeling insulted, Naruto just sulked. "Besides I don't see how dispersing chakra through my toes is going to help with cleaning up paint."
"That is because you will do this mission without touching the ground or standing on a roof."
Naruto blanched. "Then what am I supposed to do, stick to the wall!"
"Precisely." Naruto was about to complain some more but Ichidai cut him off. "A ninja can stick to any surface through the use of chakra just by making their chakra equal to the density of the object they wish to stick to, this causes a kind of reverse suction that allows the ninja to stick to what they are trying to stick to."
Naruto continued to show his current dislike for the man. "But there is no way that I'll be able to learn how to do that in a day!"
"Learn quickly then. I told you I don't like whiney brats."
Naruto stuck out his tongue in dislike. "Fine! But what happens if I fall off the wall."
"If such an event were to occur then we will practice your shuriken dodging skills until you get back on the wall."
Naruto gave him a look that could kill small animals. Ichidai was about to speak up when the blond boy hopped up and ran towards one of the taller trees. He was amazed when the small boy made it a full five steps before he saw the bark on the tree crunch under his sixth step.
By the end of the day Ichidai had two words that he could use to describe the young Uzumaki Naruto. Determined and a fast learner. He ignored the fact that that was four words and slowly walked over to the collapsed body of the boy. Naruto had made it up the tree by the end of the day. From his perch on the top of the tree he happily declared to the world that he would be the greatest ninja ever, he then proceeded to jump off the tree, laugh in Ichidai's face, and then promptly fainted due to exhaustion.
Ichidai was carrying the boy on his back to his apartment when he felt him awaken. He heard Naruto try to say something but quickly shut him up. "Just sleep kid. It's all right." He heard Naruto try to mumble something before passing out again.
On the inside Naruto was smiling.
He's acting…like a friend.
He heard a deep hideous laughter in the back off his mind.
But we both know that that could never happen.
Unlike the other nights Naruto did not flinch when he heard the demons voice. He did not cry for help. He did not back down.
Shut up Baka-Kitsune.
And for once in his life Naruto had a dream where he wasn't running for his life through a dark sewer system.
Sarutobi took a long drag from his pipe. Jiraiya had just given his monthly report on Naruto. It was exactly the same as the past 48 reports and yet Sarutobi knew something was off. Saying the boy was 'perfectly alright' did not deflate the Sandaime's worries. He took another drag before looking at white haired sannin in front of him.
"Are you sure there isn't more to report?"
Jiraiya snorted. "His teachers name is Ichidai and he currently knows about Naruto's massive chakra, though he doesn't seem to care about it at all. Kumogakure plans on passing their Raiken Taijutsu style to Naruto. That's all I know, happy?"
Sarutobi stared at Jiraiya wearily. "You seem troubled, Jiraiya."
Jiraiya subconsciously clenched a fist. "Why are you making me train a traitor!" he blurted out. "Especially one that would have the gall to try and assassinate an infant!"0
The Hokage sighed. "Is this what your tantrum has been about?"
Jiraiya began to grind his teeth in a vain attempt to hold back his contempt. "I won't train a traitor just because my sensei asked me to. He'll just turn out to be another Orochimaru!"
"I should hope not. Another man obsessing about snakes would just be disturbing."
"Cut the jokes old man and tell me why!"
"Why?" Sarutobi asked.
"Why are you doing this? Is there a grander scheme you have planned or are you really going senile in your old age?"
Sarutobi took a long drag from his pipe. "Twelve years…is a long time in the life of a shinobi." He exhaled the vile smoke and continued. "I want Kiego on our side when the war comes."
Jiraiya flinched. "What war? Everyone is at peace."
"For the moment." Sarutobi interrupted. "How long till the treaties become just pieces of paper, just some casual words said to a friend. How long till another Bijuu comes along and wipes out everything. I love this town and everyone in it. I want to protect them from every danger that may surface in the world."
"Sensei you know I do too."
"Then please trust me when I ask you to. Kiego isn't a tainted soul, just one that's confused. Hiroko and Diame never were the best influences in his life. He's already began to love this town in the four years that I have taught him, and I hope he continues to love this town in the future. He has a natural talent for seals and I believe that it will come in handy in the future."
Jiraiya mulled over his words for a moment. "I can see what you are getting at, but I don't get how you can put so much trust in him."
"That is because you keep comparing him to Orochimaru."
Jiraiya flinched.
"The main difference between Orochimaru and Kiego is that Orochimaru had a lust for power. Kiego joined the 'bad guys' because he wanted to be there for his comrades, he wanted to protect them."
"And by having us train him?" Jiraiya asked, putting together the pieces.
"By having you and Tsunade train him he will grow attached to you and, hopefully, Konoha."
Jiraiya nodded. "But that's not all, is it."
Sarutobi smiled. "How perceptive. I want you and your spy network to keep an eye on him. Releasing the Kyubi would not have just been a simple request from his comrades. They were working for someone and I want to know who." He took a small puff of his pipe. "I believe that Kiego has probably already dropped all connections between them, but any stray wires that lead to the main brain would help settle my nerves greatly."
Jiraiya smiled. So Sarutobi didn't trust Kiego completely. "Of course Hokage-Sama."
Jiraiya turned to leave but the Sandaime halted him. "But before you depart
Jiraiya, I would like to make perfectly clear that there is nothing wrong with Naruto, correct?"
Jiraiya faced him fully. "From what I can tell, there is nothing wrong. His eyes and ears are something to ponder over but I don't think they pose any threat to society. Why do you have such an interest in the matter?"
"Because I am perplexed." Jiraiya grunted for Sarutobi to continue. "Hiroko, Diame, and Kiego had custody over the boy for 40 minutes or more, yet Naruto wasn't damaged or fazed in anyway, and from what I could see his seal did not look affected. But outward appearances are seldom what they appear to be."
Jiraiya shrugged. "I took a peek at the seal as well and everything checked out in my book. As for Naruto himself…he acts just as a four-year-old child should, loud, hyper, gets on everyone's nerves. He doesn't seem to have any subconscious side effects either. When he sleeps his outward appearance is eerily calm. By all aspects he seems perfectly fine."
Sarutobi sighed and leaned back in his chair. "I will have to believe you then."
Jiraiya smiled. "Cheer up Sensei. Eight more years and he'll be running amuck around Konohagakure." With one last chuckle he 'poofed' out of the Hokage's office.
Sarutobi smiled to himself. "I just hope the town is ready for him."
Woosh the chapter is over. Hope that solved a few questions and didn't create more. Knowing my writing style though i probably lost someone in there...oh well.
Taijutsu- Fighting style based on bare handed fighting/using the whole body to attack.
Kenjutsu- Fighting style based on swords and the concept that longer range is better.
Bojutsu- Fighting style based on longer reach with a staff. Used primaily for defense and has an effective offense when being used for leverage in breaking joints.
Sojutsu- Fighting style based on spears. Kata's are similar to that of Bojutsu except there are significantly more lunges and stabs.
Naginatajutsu- Fighting based on pole arms, such as a pike. Taught mostly to warriors that need a long reach and heavy attack.
Kusarigamajutsu- Fighting style based on a pair of sickle connected by a chain. Combines short range and long range attacks. Very flashy fighting style and is often used to disable an oponet then kill.
Shurikenjutsu- Fighting style based on using small blades and projectiles. A ninja's ranged weapon.
Kyakujutsu- Fighting style based on pyrotechnicks. uses bombs, smoke bombs, exploding tags. Mainly meant for distraction and confusion.
Raiken- Roughly translates to lightning fist. A Taijutsu i developed for Kumogakure because they do not delve to much into the village in the actual series.
Tenketsu points- Chakra points. A pore on the body where chakra is released. 362 of them cover the body.
Again i thank everyone in advance for reading and/or reviewing. Sorry for the messy writing. I probably should find a beta-thing.
C ya.