Naruto: Legend of the Ghost Rider Chapter 10: The Rasengan/Friendship amongst opponents
Naruto decided to get a swords for himself. A slight broad sword. The weight ans size was perfect for him. It was about 2ft in width, and about 4ft in length. It was not a small sword. He picked it up from Tenten, Neji's teammate, who worked for her family's weapon shop. He was always welcomed there.
On his way back, He noticed an old man was peeking on the woman's bath.
"Oi, old man. You know that Peeking can be considered a serious crime" Naruto said. At once, a bunch of woman in towels, came out, and bashed the old man in. The old man was furious with Naruto.
"You had to interrupt my Research" The old man sia.d Naruto smirked.
"Research eh? LAME!" Naruto said. This really pissed off the old man
"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM. I AM THE GREAT TOAD SANIN, JIRAYA!!!!!!! also the author of the Icha Icha book series" Jiraya said. Naruto paled at that. It was then, that a slight snicker was heard.
"You always here one to boast, eh sensei?" The voice said. Naruto turned around, and noticed Hiashi was right behind him. This shocked Naruto a bit.
"Hello Hiashi. Glad you're doing well. Not stuck anymore...again...I take it" Jiraya said. Hiashi nodded.
"Yeah. I've never been a fan of what you do to get your research, so leave Naruto out of this. Besides, he's Arashi's boy. I'm sure Arashi would want him to be trained by you" Hiashi said. Jiraya was shocked. He then lookd at Naruto closer, and smiled.
"Yeah. I should have seen it sooner" Jiraya said. Naruto smirked. A legendary Sanin was training him, so it meant that h was going to grow powerful. He needed it. Every ninja did.
"Alright. Sounds good. Sorry about before, but...morals kicked in" Naruto said.
What Jiraya did teach Naruto, was to summon Toads. Naruto did sign the contract, for he was sure Dios wouldn't mind. Naruto impressed everyone, by summoning a mid ranked Toad, by the name of Garuda, on his first try.
"Well, can't teach you much right now. I will after the exams are done, but right now, work on other areas. That's all that matters" Jiraya said.
Back at the Hyuuga training grounds, about 1 hour later, Hiashi was there with Naruto.
"Naruto, I think it's time that you inherit a powerful move, made by your father. Actually, Made by both me and him" Arashi said. He formed a sphere in his hands.
"Spirit sphere, or it's official name, Rasengan. S ranked jutsu, that requires no hand seals. Meaning it is very much safe from being copied by a Uchiha, or any other clan that may have eyes similar to theirs" Hiashi said. He had a bunch of water balloons, and rubber balls.
"this move took us 3 years to perfect. Believe me, it was much easier to teach then to create. Much like most jutsus are. One question. Do you know the water-walking exercise?" Hiashi asked. Naruto nodded.
"Good. This move, I want you to go through 3 stes. However, I won't hold your hand through it. I believe a ninja is truly better when he earns it. I'll help, but not alot" Hiashi said. He tossed Naruto a water Balloon.
"The point of this step is to burst the balloon full of water, by making your chakra go in every direction" Hiashi said. Naruto nodded.
It took him quite awhile that night, but he finally got it. All the balloons he had burst, the last one, he finally got it in all directions.
"Good. Take a break for the night. But do me one favor. Try to find Neji please. It's kinda late out, and I worry" Hiashi said. Naruto smirked.
"I will. But I don't plan to hold back come the tournament in a month. I have a tough first opponent, and I plan to defeat him" Naruto said. Hiashi nodded. Naruto made the right hand seals, and activated his Byakugan. He then put on some shades.
He stalked around the night for quite some time. He found a cave just outside of Konoha. He did see Neji in there, but there was a silent jutsu cast on the cave. Naruto went in, to See Neji jamming, by playing the drums. This surprised Naruto. Neji was unaware of Naruto being there, so was shocked to see him. Luckily Naruto didn't have Byakugan on at the time.
"I never knew this about you neji. Looks like you have quite the rocker side" Naruto said. Neji sighed.
"This cave is my only place of freedom. Where I can escape my fate, just for a little while" He said. Naruto sighed.
"Fate doesn't exist Neji. Well...it does, but not quite as you perceive it" Naruto said. He sat down, as Neji joined him.
"Listen Neji. I know you have a grudge against the main house and all, but you know, Hinata does look up to you. Yet you tried to kill her. I know what happened. Hiashi has told me a lot" Naruto said. Neji smirked.
"I'll never understand why Uncle would take in such a waste of time, such as yourself" Neji siad. Naruto was calm, but wasn't feeling calm.
"See, this is why I don't really like you. You're judgemental. Let me tell you something about something out of control, and prejudice. My life is laced with it. Only recently, have I begun to break free from it. Also, My father, was Hiashi's best friend. The Yondaime Hokage, Arashi Kazama" Naruto said. Neji nodded at that.
"Alright then. Explain to me, why you dislike judgemental people" Neji said. Naruto smirked.
"I'll show you mine, if you show me yours" Naruto said, taking off his jacket and shirt. There was the Kyuubi seal on there. Neji understood, taking off his Headband, showing the caged bird.
"your seal shows you as a branch member of the Hyuuga clan. People say you should be weak. But you're not. You're strong, smart, and have become quite powerful. Yet you share a common weakness with all other Hyuuga, save 2, maybe 3. You judge a book by it's cover. You think everything is determined by fate, that the Hyuugas are better then everyone else. I don't believe that. You judged me by me being a dead last, and believe you're better then me. I can deal with that, compared to what other people judge me as" Naruto said. Neji was awestruck by Naruto's words.
"I was the dead last, because of those people. People of Konoha refused to help me. Refused to see me, for who I truly am. I have been beaten, bloodied, bruised, on a daily freakin basis for the first 10 years of my life, because of this seal. You might say I resent them. I don't. It's a waste of time to resent them, when you can prove them wrong, when you become amongst the fighters, that maintain Konoha's freedom and peace. Us Neji. Ninjas" Naruto said. Neji understood all that.
"I will tell you this Neji. As my sensei said, you have to look underneath, the underneath. So behind a prank pulling dead-last, was a powerful person, who would sell his soul to protect his village from anything" Naruto said. Neji sighed.
"I see your point. You're not a dead last. But explain more" Neji said. Naruto nodded.
"Thing is Neji. You contradict what you say. You're more powerful then a lot of the Hyuuga, especially the main, and yet, you say fate this, fate that. You're not so caged up, but you believe you were. Luckily the man that influenced that is dead now. Hiashi told me" Naruto said. Neji nodded.
"So let me say this. Hinata said screw fate for a reason. She said it, because she wanted to prove, that although she wasn't the strongest, she refused to be tied down by some pathetic saying. No fate, except for what we make" Naruto sai. Neji sighed.
"Alright. You're right. Why didn't I see this before. I guess I was clouded by anger and hatred. But I still don't exactly like the Main house" Neji said. Naruto sighed.
"Goes back to your father. I know. Hinata and Hiashi told me. I can understand your anger, but don't let it get out of control to much. But now, I think you should know my side of the story. My seal" Naruto said. Neji did look over it carefully.
"Looks complicated. Obviously the one who did it must have been a seal master" Neji said. Naruto nodded.
"My father. I need you to know something. 12 years ago, we all know about the Kyuubi attack here on Konoha. The story was slightly fixed. Kyuuibi wasn't killed by my father. Kyuubi was sealed inside of an infant. I was that infant. All the adults knew this. Lord Hokage made a rule that if anyone talked about it, it would be considered treason, and would be executed. I am the only one allowed to talk about it, and others, if I bring it up first" Naruto said. Neji was surprised.
"I see. I understand now. Your dislike of judgemental people. Because they judged you for what is inside, not who you truly were" Neji said. Naruto nodded.
"Kyuubi is also judged. He was in a fit of rage that night, but only towards the Snake Sanin Orochimaru. So it is my life goal to kill him, BEFORE my other life goal is achieved. That is to become Hokage.. Neji. We do have destinies. Kami put on this world for a reason. But our actions and who we are, don't revolve around them. There are many paths we take, and thus, life is up to choice. I could have turned cold and killed anyone who dared to anger me, but I chose not to. Can you choose to not believe in what you've been forced to believe?" Naruto said. Neji looked down, and sighed. He nodded.
"You're right Naruto. I can't let fate win. Lee, you, and many others are proof. Thank you. I'll try to find out more about my father's death, but I won't live in grudge. Not of everyone in main house. Hiashi has helped me train, Hinata is innocent in this, and Hanabi just wants to be a powerful kid" Neji said Naruto smiled
"Friends?" Naruto said offering his hand. Neji shook it.
"Friends" He said. The 2 then got up, and walked out. Neji placed a boulder over the entrance when they left.
"Our match will still be an all out war. We won't let friendship come in the way. We both want to become Chuunin, and if we prove ourselves, we will" Neji said. Naruto nodded, as the 2 went back to the Hyuuga manor.