Rise of the Jinchuriki

by bigo4190

Naruto is not the only Jinchuriki, we know this. But know the rest of them are entering the picture. Begins at the begining with many OC's.

5. Chapter 4

Rise of the Jinchūriki

By: bigo4190

Disclaimer: I do not own this, Masashi Kishimoto does. All original characters and locations are mine, with the exception of Kagegakure no Sato, its ninjas, and Koneko Sora, which belong to Araknia the Storyspinner.

Speaking: "Blah"

Thinking: 'Blah'

Jutsu: Blah

Demon Speaking: BLAH

Demon Thinking: BLAH

Empowered Humans (Demon-influenced, Curse Seal, etc.): "Blah"

Chapter 4

Konoha Training Area 7 –Day after Team Assignment 5:00 AM

The newly created Squad 7 is waiting for their sensei, though it could hardly be said that they were patient about it.

"Sensei no Baka, it's 4 hours after he said to report, and he hasn't even shown up!" Naruto is quite angry, and paces around his two teammates.

'Naruto is right, Kakashi-sensei is very late.' Sakura is thinking to herself, as she would never agree out loud with Naruto in front of her precious Sasuke-kun.

"Ohayou."

"YOU'RE LATE!!!" Naruto and Sakura turn and yell at their newly arrived sensei in perfect sync.

"A black cat crossed my path, so…" Kakashi offers up an explanation, but his lack of conviction is noticeable even without being able to see his face. "…Let's move on shall we. This alarm is set for Noon. Your objective is to get a bell from me before then. Anyone without a bell shall be tied to those logs and go without lunch, while I eat my lunch in front of them."

'So that is why he said…' '…not to eat breakfast. Shannaro, I'll kill him.'

'Phew, glad Denkoushi made me eat this morning.'

"Demo, why are there only two bells?"

"A good question Sakura. Since there are only two bells at least one of you will be tied to a log. And any who do not get a bell fail, and are sent back to the academy. It might be just one of you, or it could be all three. You may use any of your ninja tools, you will not get a bell unless you come at me with intent to kill."

"Demo, that's to dangerous sensei!"

"Yeah, you couldn't even dodge that eraser."

"The ones that complain loudest are usually the least skilled. Just ignore the dobe. We will begin when I say 'Ready, Start!'"

'Dobe. I'll show him what a dobe can do.' Naruto quickly draws a kunai and charges at Kakashi. Suddenly he is stopped, with his own arm and kunai pulled behind his head, held by Kakashi.

"Don't be hasty. I didn't say start yet."

'S-so fast. I didn't even see him move.'

'So this is what a Jounin is.'

"Well, you seem to have the intent to kill me now." 'I might just start liking you three.' "Prepare yourselves. Ready…Start!" With this pronouncement the three Genin quickly disappear into the surrounding brush.

The Hokage Tower – Same Time

"Now tell me, why did you wish to speak to me. I know this visit wasn't just for tea Iruka-kun."

"What kind of Sensei is the Jounin for Squad 7? Is he a strict person?"

"You are wondering about Kakashi? Does something worry you?"

"I-I have heard disturbing rumors, Hokage-sama." The Hokage nods and pulls a book from his robes, handing across the table to Iruka. "What is this?"

"A list of all the students passed or failed by Kakashi throughout his career."

"I would view it." Iruka takes the book, opens it, and his eyes quickly widen in shock. "This is—"

Traing Area 7 – Same Time

'A ninja basic is the ability to conceal oneself. Good they are hiding well.'

"Let's do this, right now, fair and square."

"You're a little strange compared to the others, Naruto."

"The only strange thing here is your hair." With this Naruto quickly charges at Kakashi, preparing to throw a punch. Kakashi merely reaches into his weapon pouch. Naruto skid quickly to a halt.

"Shinobi tactics lesson number 1: TaiJutsu" Kakashi continues to pull something from his pouch.

'Isn't TaiJutsu supposed to be hand-to-hand combat. Why is he reaching for a weapon.' Kakashi finish pulling the item from his pouch, revealing a book, Icha Icha Paradisu.

"What's the matter? Come and get me."

"But, w-why are you reading a book."

"Why? Because I want to see how the plot develops. And besides, it won't matter in this fight."

Naruto's hands clasp in fists of rage, and he rushes forwarf once again, "I'll pound you into pulp!!!" Naruto's swing is easily blocked by Kakashi, so he rebounds with a roundhouse kick, which is easily dodged. His next follow-up punch reaches its full extension is mid-air, and Naruto cannot see Kakashi anywhere nearby.

"A Ninja shouldn't let their enemy get behind them, bakemono." Kakashi is now crouching behind Naruto, his hands clasp around his book with the first two fingers of both hand extended.

'His hand position…that's the Tora Fūin. Is he going to use a high level NinJutsu on Naruto.'

'That Fūin, its used for Katon Jutsu. This teacher isn't going to just run around.'

"Naruto, get out of there, you'll be killed."

"To late. Konohagakure Hiden: TaiJutsu no Ougi: Sennen Goroshi!" With this cry, the fingers of Kakashi move forward, and for a split second Naruto's eyes bug out, and he is thrown flying, and land in the river.

'That was not NinJutsu. Supreme Technique, Shannaro, that's just a super powerful ass poke.'

'Two complete morons…'

"Let's see… where was I." Kakashi pulls his book back out and quickly becomes engrossed in it once again.

'His strength…it's so unfair. How are we supposed to fight him.'

'Kuso…it was not supposed to end like this. Maybe Denkoushi was right, after all, he has been dealing with him, at least somewhat, for the past 2 years. Time to change the game-plan…I'll show him!' With this thought Naruto begins to rise through the water once again. Quickly he tosses two shuriken at Kakashi from under the water, only for Kakashi to catch them on two outstretched fingers, without even glancing at them. 'I will NOT fail!' "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu." One Naruto quickly emerges from the water, and lands spluttering for breath on the bank.

"What's wrong? Remember, you have no bell at noon, you get no lunch."

"I know that! Damn you, tricking us into fighting on empty stomachs, my brother was right, you a a sadistic lazy bastard!!" 'I'm so hungry, I'm having trouble getting my body to coorperate. But I will succeed.' "I was careless before, but that won't happen again."

"Haven't you ever heard that carelessness is your worst enemy." Naruto doesn't respond, merely charging at Kakashi again, though his form is much cleaner than before. 'What! He wasn't attacking at his true potential. I didn't even expect him to be any better than that. And how does he know this form, unless…Gai. Interesting. Well, I'll see what he can do.' At this Kakashi turns, he continues to read the book, but is at least now facing Naruto.

'Perfect! I've got his attention, now to really throw him off.' With that thought, Six more Naruto's jump out of the river. Three land and charge at Kakashi, just behind Naruto, and identical in fighting form, while the other three throw weapons at Kakashi from the air. The one that threw the shuriken begins to from handseals.

'So this is the KinJutsu he beat Mizuki with. Creating Real bodies not just illusions. I would say he couldn't hold these for more than a minute, but he has already surprised me once. WAIT! There are wires on that shuriken, and those are the seals for…'

"Katon: Ryuka no Jutsu." With this Naruto brings his hand, which is holding the wire, up to his mouth and blows out a stream of fire, which travels down the wire, forming into the image of a dragon. The dragon quickly outstrips the shuriken, and continues directly on from were it left the wire, straight towards Kakashi. 'Thank you Fukamino-sensei, for helping me while I learned this.'

Kakashi is about to dodge, when he suddenly feels a pair of arms clamp around his midsection. "He, Looks like you're stuck here a little longer Kakashi-sensei." said the Naruto clone holding him in place. Another clone is quickly sneaking up behind Kakashi as well, in preparation for stealing a bell. It has just touched one when there is a sudden change, making it appear that he is reaching in another Naruto's pocket when the dragon of flame hits the three, and all of them burst into smoke.

"Kuso! I almost had a bell, he just barely got away. Now were could he be hiding. Wait, just behind were he was standing, under that tree, is that, it is, a BELL!!! He must have been pretty desperate when he escaped with that Kawarimi no Jutsu" Naruto runs up, but as he bends over to pick up the bell, he is suddenly hoisted into a tree by an unseen trip wire.

From the bushes, Sasuke continues to watch. 'Even when fighting Naruto, that Jounin left no openings, except when I couldn't get in there. HOW CAN THAT DOBE KNOW RYUKA NO JUTSU, I'M AN UCHIHA, FIRE IS OUR SPECIALTY, AND I'M STILL LEARNING IT. What else does Naruto know that is a surprise, like those solid clones. Of course, all these techniques still doesn't mean he's not a dobe. After all, he got caught in such an obvious trap.'

"Very clever Naruto, I didn't expect you to be able to anything along the lines of what I saw. I know Gai taught you the Goken TaiJutsu I saw you using, but, who taught you the Ryuka no Jutsu."

"No-one taught me that technique, I learned it myself from a scroll, the only help I had was Fukamino-sensei, who put out the fires I started and helped patch me up if I burned myself to badly."

"Still, be careful using a jutsu, or it will be used against you. You couldn't see me, so I could escape that much more easily. Also…don't fall for such an obvious trap."

"But I know that the clone almost got the bell away from you, so I thought that you dropped it when you escaped!"

"Still, know you're stuck up there, and will probably stay up there until after the alarm goes of, so, no bell for you."

'Finally, an opening.' With that Sasuke throws a handful of shuriken, which impact Kakashi, and throw him off his feet. Blood sprays, but as he falls, there is a burst of smoke, and the body of Kakashi is replaced by a log, with all the shuirken imbedded in its side. 'Another Kawarimi, I fell into his trap. From my shuriken, he knows exactly were I am.'

Deeper in the Surrounding Woods – A Moment Later

'Sasuke-kun, were are you. Could sensei have already found him…No, not Sasuke-kun.' Sakura stops running, as she sees Kakashi just ahead. 'I'm safe, he didn't see me.'

"Sakura, behind you." She turns, sees Kakashi squatting just behind her, and screams.

Back in the Clearing – Same Time

'I'll show him.' Naruto pulls a Kunai from his pouch reaches up, and manages to just cut the rope holding him in the air. He lands, takes one step, and is immediately pulled back up be an identical trap, and drops the kunai. "Kuso, that was my last Kunai, maybe…" He hears a faint scream. "Sakura. I may have gotten over her, but she will be my teammate. Wait that's it. Denkoushi mentioned that Kakashi-sensei always said two things. 'Look Underneath the Underneath.' Boy, maybe I should have remembered that before I got so carefree about getting out of this trap. Now what was the other one, oh yeah, 'Those who break the rules are trash, but those who betray their teammates are lower than that.' But if he is so big on teamwork, he would want us to work together, not against each other. It's a trick, we work together despite what he said, and we pass. Together, we may even get a bell. Now time to get out of this trap, my teammate is in trouble. "Fūton: Kaze Yogore no Jutsu." A great burst a razor sharp wind flies from Naruto's mouth, cutting the wire. "Now let's see, this spot is safe, and I would have to be near the tree to get caught again, so I'll jump." Now Naruto has escaped, and rushes off to find his teammate.

Back with Sakura – Same time

Kakashi raise his hands into the Hitsuji Fūin and a swirl of leaves surronds him and Sakura. When they clear, she is left alone. "What? Where did Sensei go?"

"Sakura…"

"Sasuke-kun? Where are you?" Sakura is quickly turning, until she spots Sasule, kneeling under a tree covered in blood, with kunai and shuriken in various places across his body.

"Sakura…Help me!" Sakura cannot stand the sight, screams once again, and collapse in a dead faint.

'Hn. Maybe I over did it with Magen: Narukumi no Jutsu' Kakashi sits on a tree branch above the clearing with Sakura. 'Nay, she should have been able to tell the difference between reality and illusion. It's an academy basic, and her strongest subject, or so the files said.' "Shinobi tactics lesson number 2: GenJutsu. Sakura has failed this portion quite spectacularly."

A Nearby Clearing – Same Time

"Those screams were Sakura's. Probably GenJutsu, she would fall for that quite easily."

"You're Right of course,… Sasuke-kun."

"You won't find me to be as easy as those two losers, I'm different."

"Say that after you have a bell. But this should be interesting, the strength of the last member of Konoha's strongest clan, the Uchiha, versus a top Jounin." Sasuke can wait no longer, and attacks in a flurry of kicks and punches. He is forced back, but pulss a few shuriken out and throws them at Kakashi. "Such obvious attacks are pointless." Sasuke merely smirks, and one shuriken snaps a hidden wire, releasing more weapons. 'A trap, very clever.' Kakashi again dodges, only to be engaged again in a fight were Sasuke just barely touches a bell before being repelled again. 'Quite impressive. I couldn't read my Icha Icha Paradisu while fighting him. The Yokodoriken that the Uchiha a so skilled in is quite challenging to fight.'

"Bah." Sasuke Begins a series of handseals. "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu." Sasuke brings his hands to his mouth, and releases a vast fireball, completely blocking his vision. When it clears, Kakashi is nowhere to be found. "Where did he go, left, right, up…"

"Below. Doton: Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu. Shinobi tactics lesson number 3: NinJutsu. You were quite good, I didn't expect another Genin capable of C-rank NinJutsu. You were right, you are different, but you know what they say, 'An exposed nail should be hammered down."

'There is this large of a difference between us?'

In the Clearing with Sakura – Same Time

"Wake-up Sakura."

"W-what, Naruto? Where's Sasuke-kun, the last thing I saw he was over there, bleeding, a-and…"

"He's not there, and there's no blood, so it must not have been real. I may stink at GenJutsu, but I thought you were good at them. I guess the Academy rankings don't always give a clear picture of a person's skills now do they."

"Naruto, what is with you, you suddenly have all these moves, and you haven't even asked me on a date yet, not that I want you to."

"Well, to answer that in reverse, I got over you, mostly because I realized that you just treated me like scum, like almost everyone else does, and I've had the techniques for awhile, I just didn't show them, thinking that people would believe that I was cheating somehow, that I would never be able to do them on my own. Now, come-on we need to find Sasuke. I realized something, there is no way anyone of us could ever beat a Jounin one-on-one, they are the elite for a reason, but as a team, we might stand a chance. Besides, there is a reason we are put in teams, thing back to the lessons, all the genin ever mentioned are on three-man teams."

"You may be right, but I still think that Sasuke-kun can beat Kakashi-sensei on his own."

"Then why did you believe that GenJutsu that showed him as dying. And another thing, my brother has learned from Kakashi before, not an official tutoring relationship or anything, but he picked up a few NinJutsu. But he also told me something Kakashi-sensei says a lot, 'Those who break the rules are trash, but those who abandon their friends are lower than that.' I would like to think that if we became teammates, we would at least be friends, so we should help each other."

"Hn. Let's find Sasuke-kun."

Naruto lets out a sigh. "Alright, Sakura." With that the two rush out of the clearing, and quickly enter the one containing Sasuke, still buried up to his neck in the ground. "I see he got you as well Sasuke-teme."

"Shut-up Dobe, I don't need to hear your pathetic attempts at conversation." Sasuke manages to wrench himself out of the hole in the ground a stands up. "I'm going after him again, There is not much time left, I almost had a bell before he did that to me."

"Really, you're amazing Sasuke-kun. But there is so little time left, wouldn't it be easier to save your strength, and then try harder after the break."

"Shut-up both of you. You don't get it do you. This isn't about if any one of us can get a bell like he wants us to think, its about if we can overcome his mind-game and work together, we don't stand a chance otherwise."

"I am the only one who can kill that man. When it happened…crying…my… I am an Avenger. I must become stronger than that man, I cannot just stand around."

"Man Sasuke-teme, I new you were broody, but that is just insane." With Naruto's statement the alarm rings in the distance.

At the Three Stumps in the Middle of the Field – Ten Minutes Later

Naruto and Sasuke are both sitting on top of an outer log, while Sakura is tied to the middle one. "Man, do you three look hungry. By the way, about the training…There is no reason for the three of you to go back to the academy…"

'Could he mean that…' All three of the Genin are thinking the same thing.

"Yup, all Three of you…should quit as ninja!!!"

Hokage Tower – Same Time

"Unbelievable…He has never passed any team."

"Now Iruka-kun, I'm personally not sure if the three are ready to be full time ninja, though they do have promise, but all of Kakashi's earlier decisions were correct."

Back at the Stumps – Same Time

"QUIT BEING NINJA'S, so we didn't get the bells, why do we not deserve to be ninja's."

"Because Naruto, you all are just punks who don't deserve to be ninja." Sasuke is quite visbly angered by this and charges at Kakashi, to suddenly find himself flat on his stomach, his arm twisted behind his head, and Kakashi's foot on the back of his neck. "See what I mean, this is why you are a bunch of punks. Do you think being a ninja is easy? Do you even understand the point of being broken into teams?"

"We are in teams so that we can help each other, what one ninja cannot do on his own, a team can accomplish. When I figured that out, I tried to tell these two, but Sakura was to hung-up over Sasuke to listen, and he was being all broddy, and saying, 'I am an Avenger.'"

"Well what do you know, the dobe is the smart one. So tell me Naruto, when did you figure it out, you certainly didn't know when you first attacked?"

"While I was hanging in your second trap, it reminded me of what my brother mentioned about you. Both the "Looking underneath the underneath, as well as you're feelings on teamwork. Also, I noticed that I came much closer to getting one of those bells when I worked with my clones."

"Good. Now, remember that if you go on a mission someone could always die. This stone here is inscribed with the names of ninja's recognized as heroes of the village."

"Well, I know that I want my name on that stone eventually!"

"But…they are not your usual type of hero…they are those ninja who have died to protect this village."

"Uh… Well in that case, no! I know that the all the Hokage's except the Third are on this stone and if I'm going to surpass them, then I will be as well, the Hokages are willing to die for the village, and so will I."

"Do you truly mean that Naruto…Hn, time will tell. Yes this is a memorial stone, and my closest friend, and my sensei are both listed here. You will have one more chance to pass, however, the battle for the bells will only be harder. Eat the lunches if you are willing to face this challenge, but don't let Sakura eat. That is her punishment for failing so badly, as she did not even attempt to get a bell. If either of you give her so much as a bite, you will fail immediately, and be removed from the ninja program, I am the rules her and will be obeyed, understood?!"

"Hai!" The three genin respond and Kakashi quickly jumps away. After several moments of silence, Naruto turns to Sakura with his food, "Here have some, you'll need the energy for the upcoming test."

"But Kakashi-sensei…"

"I know what he said, but remember what I told you is one of his motto's, "Those who break the rules are thrash, but those who betray their teammates are worse than that.' I may be breaking his rule, but I help my teammate, which is quite a good reason."

"Hn. I can't sense him nearby anyway, eat." Sasuke also pushes food towards Sakura.

"Alright, but since I can't move my hands, you'll have to feed me Sasuke-kun."

"Hn." However grudgingly, Sasuke does offer a bite of rice to Sakura, but as soon as she has eaten it, a great explosion of smoke appears right infront of the three.

"You Three…You have broken my rule, anything to say for yourselves before I punish you."

"Yeah! We may be rule-breaking trash, but at least we aren't worse. We did everything to aid a teammate, a friend, in need."

"Hn. YOU…pass." With this Kakashi's eye curls in what is obviously the sign of a smile. "You three are the first, every other team I've been assigned were a bunch of blockheads who just did what I told them. I heard what you said Naruto, and that is my motto, I learned it the hard way from my friend. Since the three of you have passed, I declare this training over. From this day forward, Squad 7 will begin missions in the service of Konohagakure no Sato. DISMISSED!!!"

The happy Genin cheer and disperse along with Kakashi who disappeared not long after he stopped talking, all that is except for Sakura, still tied to the stump. "Wait, someone untie me."

"Hehe, sorry Sakura." Naruto runs back and slashes the ropes of the stump with the kunai he had dropped earlier. "There you go, Ja Ne."

Translations:

Konoha – Tree Leaves, referring to Konohagakure no Sato, the Village hidden by Tree Leaves

Sensei – Teacher

Sensei no Baka – Idiot Teacher

-kun – Ending of Affection used on male names

Ohayou – A casual form of Good Morning

Shannaro – An interjection of intense feeling, not proper in polite conversation

Demo – But

Dobe – Dead-last

Kunai – A ninja knife with a ring at the end of the handle

Jounin – Elite Ninja

Genin – Lower Ninja

Hokage – Fire Shadow

-sama – A suffix of respect

TaiJutsu – Body Technique, the ninja art of hand-to-hand combat.

Icha Icha Paradisu – Come Come Paradise, an adult book written by Jaraiya and read by most every pervert.

Bakemono – Idiot

Tora Fūin – Tiger Seal, one of the Twelve Ninja Hand Seals

NinJutsu – Ninja Technique, the ninja battle arts that utilize chakra for spectacular effects

Fūin – Seal, referring to one of the Ninja Hand Seals

Katon Jutsu – Fire Release Technique, a NinJutsu that works with Fire

Konohagakure Hiden: TaiJutsu no Ougi: Sennen Goroshi – Hidden Leaf Secret Technique: Supreme Body Technique: One Thousand Years of Death.

Kage Bunshin no Jutsu – Shadow Clone Technique

Shuriken – Ninja Throwing Star

Katon: Ryuka no Jutsu – Fire Realease: Dragon Fire Technique

Kuso – Damn it

Kawarimi no Jutsu – Repalcement Technique

Goken TaiJutsu – Hardness Fist Body Technique, a Fighting style designed for causing major physical damage.

Fūton: Kaze Yogore no Jutsu – Wind Release: Wind Smear Technique

Hitsuji Fūin – Ram Seal, one of the Twelve Ninja Hand Seals

Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu – Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique

GenJutsu – Illusion Technique, Ninja Art utilizing Chakra to create illusions

Yokodoriken – A Fighting Style designed to respond innately to opponent attacks, creating a solid wall of offense with little to no room to counter.

Doton: Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu – Earth Release: Inner Decapitation Technique

C-rank NinJutsu – The middle-level of NinJutsu, usually high genin – mid chūnin are capable of them

-teme – Bastard

Ja Ne – See you, an informal good-bye