/Inuzuka Veterinary Office/

Naruto walked in with the silver kit, "Excuse me... I need some help." He asked to the empty office. Soon a young girl came in, maybe around fourteen.

"What do you need? I'm Hana by the way." The girl said, three nin-dogs followed behind her.

Naruto sat the kit on the counter, "I found him while I was practicing. I don't know what happened to him. Other than it looked like he was bitten and he was lost. I don't want him to die." He said, the visible yet unshed tears in his eyes were proof that he felt a connection to the assumed orphaned fox.

Hana looked at the silver fluff ball, as she listened. Though soon ran over and started checking the animal. She nodded and whispered things to herself before she flashed an off color green energy to her hands and started running them over the kit."I healed most of his wounds, but I am going to give you some antibiotics and supplement pills, they are usually only for our dogs. But, they should work just the same with out any real side-affects. Other than he might end up bigger than normal." She kind of laughed, at the relieved look in Naruto's eyes. "Bring him by again when you run out of the pills, I want to do a check up on him and also to see what the affects of the pills on him are."

Naruto nodded , "Thank you I wish I had the money.."

He was stopped, "It's a defenseless animal. I'll just consider studying him as payment. I am training to be a Veterinarian so this is worth it to me. Plus it helps out a sweetheart like you." She said with a smile.

Smiling he gathered up the kit, "Shirubā," He looked from the kit to Hana. "I think that's what his name will be. Shiruba."

"I think it suits him. Especially if he keeps that coat when he gets older." She smiled, and honestly couldn't see why anyone in the village hated this kid. "Just remember I am only here on the weekends by myself. But you should have enough here to last a month."

/ Six months Later/

Naruto and Shiruba were sitting in his apartment. Well Shiruba was laying down in his basket as the blond was being covered in lines and glyphs of the experimental array. The last parts were being gone over to ensure that both sets of seals were correct. Before the last clone dispelled "Boss, you're good to go. Just now it might hurt... a LOT." He knew that already but it seemed his Shadow clones took on a personality of their own sometimes. Placing his hands on the activation seal he fused it with his chakra all the symbols and lines glowing bright blue, before they seeped into his skin. That's when the burning and aching came, as his pathways were split, enlarged, and healed, just as his reserves were replicated in a mirror image of their size and strength but left half full in each one. The original having a more purple color due to the Kyuubi's chakra merging, while the other was a pure Dark blue.

All this happened, in moments and he could see it all clearly before his eyes snapped open as the last of the seal sunk beneath his skin to vanish from sight. "Well." he groaned out, causing Shiruba to look at him,"that worked better than I thought though no chakra usage till tomorrow. Besides it's time for you to visit Hana-nee-chan." The fox yipped and ran over to Naruto. " You know I think you like her more than me." He laughed as the kit licked him.

The two took off through the back roads of the village avoiding everyone they could to arrive at Hana's office. "Hana Shiruba and I are here." He said loud enough for the back room to hear. Sure enough Hana's triplet of nin-dogs came out and barked before the disappeared to drag her out.

"Well I see you're back." She said with a smile. Naruto placing Shiruba on the counter for her to look over. She flashed the seals for a diagnostic jutsu and scanned him a few times and brought out her scroll that she kept on him. " Well He's growing faster than average which would be the pills, but it looks like he's around you quite a bit while you are using Chakra." She stated more than questioned as Naruto nodded his head. He learned not to interrupt her,as she had a hard right hook. "I didn't think this would happen but he's turning into a Nin-fox. " She laughed a little but was more intrigued.

"Well you're going to have to start focusing Chakra into him to finish the joining between you. I can't say much more about it but trust me it will help. Just make sure to use as much chakra as you can." Not realizing exactly who she was talking too. " But focus on the two of you becoming one, when yo do it." She handed him three more pills. "Give him one a week, after the last week they will be done so will the joining." She winked at him mischievously, "bring him back by then so I can see how it worked out."

/End of three weeks/

This would be the last day, that Hana had said. The last three weeks outside of his clones training Naruto had sat with Shiruba in his lap slowly pouring his chakra into the fox until he passed out everyday. Which he didn't know if it was the right thing to do but Hana said as much as he could. Which happened to be in the end enough to power a small village for a few months. He smiled, as he let the energy flow, all of it both reserves which meant the kit was getting his own healthy dose of the Kyuubi's chakra. He noticed it was evident as the kit gained more size and muscle like his own. They didn't do anything but this for three weeks. Well this, eat, bath, and sleep. But after today he could take him to see Hana and find out the results of everything she had him mysteriously doing.

Though that would wait as the exhaustion took hold over him and the kit, getting so much energy pushed into him made him tired too as his body was shifting quickly. Both slipped into a deep slumber, as Dark blue chakra surrounded them both before seeping into them.

The next day Naruto woke up to the yips of the fox, [Hana-chan let's go] Which caused him to quirk a brow as he looked at the fox that was now easily the size of a fully grown fox. Which only meant he was going to be rather huge. "Shiruba, calm down let's eat and let me take a shower first." He told the kit as the silver fox trotted over to him, [Sure thing Tou-san], as he nuzzled Naruto's leg. 'OK I guess she wasn't kidding that I would understand him. But Dad?' Shaking his head he made a quick breakfast and then took a shower.

Later that day they stood in Hana's office with her scanning him as was now normal and usual, [Hana-chan's thinking to hard.] Which caused Naruto to snicker and Hana to look at him funny.

"What?"

"Well Shiruba said you're thinking to hard." he answered her which got her to look at him surprised then she started to smile brightly.

"Really you understand him that well?" She started making notes in her scroll. " How long each day did you feed him chakra?"

Naruto looked at her a little weird but answered, "Outside of sleeping, eating or showering the entire time for the three weeks."

Her jaw dropped, as she walked over to him and scanned him with the medical jutsu, which caused her eyes to grow several sizes larger, "Your reserves are HUGE, you mean you drained them everyday?" He nodded not seeing the issue. " Seriously till you passed out everyday?" He nodded again, and she took off to her scroll and began writing quickly.

"Why is that so important?" Naruto was curious, and when that was set off there really wasn't a stopping him.

"Well really it wouldn't be, but you are about three years ahead with the connection between you two than any of my family at your age." She paused, " Well that and he managed to keep a fairly large portion of that chakra as well as adapted his body to it. If you two managed to figure out a way for him to use that Chakra and control it then you could learn or create techniques to use together. You might have just started a rival clan if you breed him at some point."

Naruto laughed, " I don't think I want and grandchildren I'm not old enough."

Hana started laughing, "why do you say that?"

"Well he calls me Tou-san."

He jaw hung open for a minute before she snapped it shut, and scribbled some notes down. "That might explain the bond forging so quickly... But yea.. after today you guys will have to be on your own and uhm.. I never helped with anything other than getting him healthy alright?" She asked nervously, as he dogs seemed to talk to her in their own language.

Naruto figured they were getting close to getting caught, and if what he thought she was trying to do was what it was. Then she was very very close to giving out a clan secret or more. "I think I understand but I can still bring him in for check ups or if he gets injured right?"

"Oh yea for that no problem, visit fees will be 50 each time, but if you need treatments or anything it'll be that and depends on what else." She winked at him to let him know it wasn't what she wanted but it's the best they could do. As her dogs let her know that her mother was questioning where some of their special pills were as Hana's younger brother,Kiba, was to start the bonding with his companion.

Well I guess I will see you ever couple of months if we're lucky." Naruto said though he felt a little sad that he had a sort of friend now that he couldn't see much of with out causing problems.

/ a few months later/

"Alright Shiruba, I'm going to give you the same seals I did so that you can be like me alright?" Naruto asked as he was preparing his ink and brushes for the task as he was drawing them on paper to place that way since fur didn't go well for making intricate lines and symbols. [Sure, and then I can do more of those exercise things right? Like maybe start climbing trees?] Shiruba yipped, which made Naruto laugh a little. 'Maybe part of my personality went with the chakra.' "Sure thing kit, but remember no chakra for a day after we do this alright, plus it's going to hurt."

The fox nodded his head and laid on the floor until it was time. That turned out to be a few more hours as Naruto tweaked a places in the seal to work better for the kit, before he called him over and placed the paper array over the Fox and activated it. In fascination he watched as the seal transferred from the paper to his companion. Sinking into the fur to the skin, all the while he watched the Chakra bleed out and warp around the seals. This must have been what he looked like, as his own seals happened. What intrigued him was the Shiruba had nearly the same dark blue chakra he did, just what appeared to be flecks of silver floated in his where in Naruto's it was flecks of red.

Slipping the kit a sedative after it was all done, so that he would rest. Naruto started looking over some scrolls, for several lower level jutsu. He had picked one for each element to study, since he was now on the Medic level of his control, the kit not far behind. He wanted to find his element so he figured trying one of each and seeing which was hardest and which was easiest would be a good clue. As he studied them, he thought about the training he and Shiruba had been doing. The kit was picking up the control rather easy, and was finding the perfect places in the taijutsu to fit in. He even learned the chakra attacks for the style. Uzuken was similar to the style of the Hyuuga, with pushing chakra into the opponent. However the Hyuuga aim for the organs and Tenketsu to shut down the chakra. The Uzuken, forces the pathways wider breeching them, as well as muscles and joints.

Shiruba with some thoughts from Naruto had randomly figured out how to do the attacks with his muzzle, paws and tail. Along with being able to infuse the tail with chakra for strikes, he had learned simple raw manipulation. Which gave Naruto the idea of some tricks that didn't use hand seals but those would take time to figure out. Needless to say he would, and then the Kitsune duo would definitely have a few tricks up their sleeves.

/The day before Academy/

Naruto had received a message from the Hokage to meet him and Jiraiya in his office today. So with all the scrolls, (since he made copies) and Shiruba they ran to the tower and up to the Old man's office. "We're here Jiji." Naruto said as he popped through the door, sadly none of the people in the tower spotted him, since that day three years ago he had been wearing dark gray and blues.

The hokage looked up from his desk to see Naruto looking far different than the last time he had seen him. But he reminded himself that three years training with all of that plus Jiraiya's work outs would do that. Though it was the 'we' part that had him confused, until he saw the silver fox sitting next to Naruto's left side. "Naruto... where and when did you get that?"

"Oh I rescued Shiruba almost a year ago, he's my nin-fox..." Which he made a small gesture to which Shiruba ran up the wall and jumped off to land on his shoulder. "We've been training forever and he's worked into my taijutsu style." The blond flashed his fox like smile, and laughed a little.

This was the point that Jiraiya hopped through the window, "Well I see the gaki's here too so I take it that it's -that- time?" The Sannin said as if it were no problem at all.

The hokage nodded, "Yes it is." Turning to Naruto, "Now we wanted to see how much you have learned and if there was anything you wanted to focus more on."

Naruto smiled, as he hadn't planned on telling about the Chakra Thread or the kage Bunshin as both were beyond useful, seeing as he could control a crap ton of things with his chakra threads, thanks to in part had he had practiced to learn them with Senbon. "Well I can do the tree and water walking now, Though I am done with the Fuiinjutsu scrolls Jiraiya-sama left me." Jiraiya's jaw dropped in disbelief, the Hokage on the other hand was oblivious to exactly what that meant. "I also learned all the academy level jutsu needed also I've learned one d-rank for each element" He smiled, " And Shiruba has learned the to project chakra and infuse parts of his body with it, and he's up to the tree climbing."

Jiraiya was seriously thinking the kid, had only finished one scroll not all of it, considering how much he said he could do. "What's the most complicated seal you can make gaki?"

"Oh that would probably be mine, the Uzamaki Fuiinjutsu: Double Chakra Vortex." He smiled, and Jiraiya just nodded thinking the kid was full of himself.

"Really, let me see it." To which Naruto pulled out a small scroll, with the Seal array that created the secondary reserve. He left of the extra coils as most people had no reason to have another set. He just wanted one to see if he could do so. But that proved to have an interesting side affect. One handed seals, or the fact that he could literally use two different Chakra based attacks with different focus. But to the seal he handed Jiraiya.

The man looked at the scroll before he opened it, seeing it all in the kids handwriting, the seal, the description and even the theory and purpose behind having to use it. He was impressed and a bit flabbergasted that the boy was more of a genius with sealing than his father. "Kid you know what this seal could do?"

"Yea I'm using it already, but I figure someone that had a chakra disease, or maybe has to give a portion of their chakra constantly for a jutsu or a bloodline it might be useful." He didn't notice the Sannin's look when he said he was already using it.

"Gaki, why? Your re reserves were already bigger than most kids your age." The Sannin questioned.

"Well, " he lied, "I did it because I found the Dead demon seal on my stomach, and the fact that it's constantly leaking into my reserves it made control impossible. SO I trained only one set and left the part it was leaking into alone to filter into my trained reserves." This was where the Hokage started understanding what was going on.

"Naruto, how long have you know about the the seal?"

"Oh since about two weeks into studying Chakra control, Then what it was and what it did took about another year." He sighed, "Plus putting that together with the way the village treats me, add in which demon was around this village on my birthday and well I would say that I hold, and am stealing Chakra from the Kyuubi no kitsune." He said with a small bit of venom in his voice.

The two men looked between each other and started to say something, "Don't bother it's over with and I can't change anything neither can you. Besides I really don't care, there are people that care for me and that's enough." He smiled sadly. "But Since I start classes tomorrow I need to have Shiruba registered as my companion. Plus I wouldn't mind maybe learning something new." Here he looked at the Sannin, as he remembered his promise.

The Sannin took in the appearance of the Fox and Naruto. Not many of the older generation would like him working with one, which just made it all the better. Idiots. Well Given the Uzamaki's being seal masters maybe it was a bloodline that they picked it up so quickly. But now he was tasked with agreeing with the boy, after all he did promise to teach him something cool if he surprised him. "Well there's a few things I could teach you but I'll have to wait on most of them until you get older."

Jiraiya fished in his pocket for a slip of paper, and handed the blank square to Naruto, "Now, channel your chakra into the paper. It'll determine your Affinity." Naruto took the paper and pushed a bit of his chakra into the paper. At first nothing seemed to happen, until the edges started to drip with water that soon soaked the entire paper, before it sliced down the middle, leaving small crystals along the cut that spread to cover the page.

Naruto figured easily that it was wind and water, but the crystals weren't cold like ice nor did it even look like ice. He turned his blue eyes from the paper to the two older men that he had respected the most out of the village, "Fuuton, Suiton and Shoton?"

The Hokage, smiled a knowing smile. "You are correct on the first two and I am sure Jiraiya would agree with you but knowing your mother's bloodline, it's actually Kochiku, or heavy Chakra that allowed that to happen." Getting looks of curiosity and unbelieving from the other two he continued. "It's similar to the crystal release, in the fact that you can form your chakra into a practically solid state, and seeing how the other elements appeared you have already reached the second level of your bloodline, which condenses your chakra naturally making it require less to create jutsu. If you put in as much of your chakra as others to make them they would either be over powered or or in some instances like clones they would be more Dopplegangers than clones."

The blond was surprised by this, as he had been using his chakra like others and hadn't noticed a difference like that. But to be honest with himself he had yet to compare them to others. 'So I have outrageously large reserves and barely have to use chakra now?' "So it just means all my jutsu will be kick ass?"

The two older men laughed, seeing the boy in front of them, unaware of what he already knew, "Yes. But unfortunately we don't have anything further on what your bloodline is, just what your mother had told me while she was still alive." Sarutobi said, " Now in the scroll I gave you, there was mention of elemental exercises, dealing with Leaves." He saw the boy nod, "Now to practice this you need to make the leaf cut in half cleanly like the paper, and also work on making the leaf become covered in water."

Jiraiya took the time they were talking to reach into his pack and pull out a couple of scrolls, " These are some water and wind jutsu that I have picked up on my trips, I can't use them that well seeing as I'm earth and fire." He tossed them to the boy, "They are ranked, in the scrolls and some history for the technique and the way I have heard or seen them used."

Naruto smiled, as he looked to Shiruba, [I'm going to learn them too. Right Tou-san?] To which he just smiled and reached down to pet the fox. "So with my reserves and as far as I have gotten on my control exercises C-rank jutsu would still be the highest I could manage right?" To which the Hokage smiled seeing that Naruto was showing some sense even if he was still in their minds a hyperactive child that had a severe learning streak.

"Yes, though never underestimate the lower level jutsu." 'If he moves as quickly through this training I might be able to retire sooner', he chuckled. "Just take your time learning them. Now we come to the one of the bigger reasons you are here." He sighed, knowing that his wishes and that of the boys father were all but not seen. "You are aware of how other people have treated you, because of your seal, this will be even more so among many of the students even if they don't know the reason, as well as possibly your instructors."

Jiraiya took over for his sensei, "What he means is gaki, they will try and teach you things wrong, probably not offer to help you, and on your tests they will either give you the wrong ones or make them harder." He looked to his mentor, "So we can do a few things different from here before you start. One we either let you go as you are, and have you come here once a month to take the exams and to evaluate your skills to replace the ones in the academy, Use a technique to make you look different and let you go as an orphan, or you can go and we will not interfere and you will just have to work harder on your own to deal with them."

Naruto looked at his fox, knowing he wasn't going to leave him alone and that unlike others the fox was growing with him in intelligence and would soon be learning how to use his own chakra for more than training control. Which gave him a very good idea for two seals to work on, "I think Shiruba and I will just tough it out. Besides Jiji, that book you gave me said one of the strongest skills is deception, and the strongest tool is my mind." He spoke as he quoted a few parts of the Shinobi guide. "I would just need to be able to get into the library without being tossed out." he grumbled, since he was never let in there and he never tried to force his way in either.

The hokage smiled sadly, "Then when you need to use a library to study you may use mine, I'm sure it will be better in the end. Plus myself or Asuma will be able to help you when we are around, especially since he's a wind user like yourself."

"Well that's settled but you mentioned another reason that you wanted me here too?" Naruto asked and the fox yipped in agreement.

"Well that's stems from the last part, we suspect one of the instructors that you will have of being more than just resentful towards you. We wanted you to keep an eye on them, and let us know what they are doing. We won't tell you which one so you will really have to work on observing them if nothing else during class." He hated doing this but the boy here was the only one he would trust with doing this. "You could pass outright this year, "holding his hand up, "however this will be a mission I am giving you. I want you to stay in the academy for four years, which means you will have to fail the graduation exam twice." He watched Naruto as he seemed to think it over.

Naruto was thinking about it all, and if he played 'dead last' for that long he would wind up paired with another prodigy, or someone who forced themselves to be one. He was also going to end up being a year older than his teammates, since he was starting early and would be finishing later. "I'll do it as long as you Promise that I will not be put on the Uchiha's team, no matter the ranking in the class or request of the Sensei." That took the Hokage aback as he would have liked him to end up with Sasuke, and Kakashi wouldn't like this since that was his concession to teaching the Uchiha heir.

"Why do you say that?"

Naruto laughed bitterly, "Most of the attacks on me were done by Uchiha, secondly I don't want all my skills taken by their piece of crap Eyes." Jiraiya held back his laugh, as the blond summed up his thoughts on the councils decision to coddle the Uchiha.

Where as Sarutobi, sighed seeing that this was going to be a major headache. Especially knowing Naruto was more advanced and Kakashi would be late and be forced to favor the Uchiha. It just wouldn't end well. "I will try my best but if you do end up placed that way is there something else that you would want?"

Naruto looked at his hands for a moment, "Register and have Shiruba treated like an Inuzuka nin-dog before I leave." He looked to his kit, and smiled before he looked between Jiraiya and the Old man, "And I'll think of something for if/when that happens."

Which mollified the Hokage, as he knew it was going to happen. "That I can do, and since you accept the mission, It will be a classified C-rank long term. Payments will be once a month, for you and Shiruba." Most people didn't know the small fact that Inuzuka dogs were paid as well for being ninja, which made them one of the richest clans, though they never showed that or most doubted that they even knew that themselves.

After their discussion they talked a little more on how Naruto had been, as they filled out the paperwork for Shiruba to be a Nin-kitsune. Which was the blonds idea since kitsune were able to use chakra and Fox's couldn't. If the legends were true, which the Biiju were it would mean that his companion would soon have another tail. He also had Shiruba tested for any affinities which they though was strange just to be proven wrong, as Shiruba showed to have Raiton and Suiton as his elements. Which they gave Naruto a scroll on Raiton, just so he could understand the process since it could kill his companion.

But they soon left leaving just the Hokage and Jiraiya sitting in the office, in silence for a time. "Sensei, that kid reminds me so much of both of them it's a little creepy. I mean one minute he's as serious as his mother the next he's as carefree and curious as his father. Add in there hasn't been hide nor hair of a flux from the Demon, I'm starting to wonder if it's even alive in that seal." He spoke after pulling the Key Scroll from a summoned toad, and looked over the design. "This shows he's still getting the foxes Chakra, but it's not changed in almost four years." he murmured pointing to the flow seal on the array.

"It's like he's found away to not draw on anymore of the fox's chakra. Instead just using his own over and over again..." He paused and pulled out the scroll of the Reserve split array that Naruto had made, and looked it over. "That boy... He only lets the foxes Chakra into one of his reserves...draining the untainted one... which still causes both to grow larger since they are still connected." He points to a small seal that filters, "This lets him pull his own chakra from the other side to fill his empty one but leaves the demon chakra , which slows down the absorption rate."

The two older men looked at each other in a moment of rare insight and understanding, "Yea the gaki's chakra reserves are all his own...with out the help from the Fox...Even the flow is a one way. The only way around that would be to either have two sets of coils, or..." He paused and looked over the seal as if seeing something was missing. He gasped, "Sensei, this isn't the full seal...I almost bet the gaki made a layer seal that split his coils into two sets, that were still connected in several places..." He pointed to a few places in the array that more than likely only a seal master could find. " See here's where the separation seal would work, as well as adjusting the flow, it would render chakra exhaustion practically an unrealistic idea to him. Secondly it would be easier to use the two different chakra...with out destroying his control...I was wrong this boy is a genius that even his father wouldn't be able to pass."

Sarutobi listened to Jiraiya, he wasn't a seal mast himself but he knew a fair deal about the art. To hear what was being said was impressive and he knew just who would benefit the most from a seal like this. He summoned an ANBU and had him deliver a message to Shibi to come to his office. Before he turned back to his former student. The rant made it quite amusing as a mere boy had surpassed Jiraiya in hypothetical sealing. But then imagination was always a big part of what Fuiinjutsu was about.

Eventually Shibi arrived to find both the Hokage and the Sannin seated around the desk looking over a scroll. "You requested my presence Lord Hokage?" Causing both men to look up from the scroll.

"Yes Shibi, I have...because I have some questions before I make a decision." He motioned for the free seat which the man took. "You see a student of Jiraiya's in Fuiinjutsu has created a seal that would benefit your clan greatly if my memory serves me right." He slid the array over to Shibi to look at and read the description Naruto wrote as to the purpose of the seal.

He read through the description thinking it over and discussing it with the Queen of his hive, which took them some more time to come to a logical and agreeable decision. "So this seal would technically double our Chakra stores, while cutting them in half to be used independently." he stated in a rather emotionless voice.

Jiraiya nodded, "Yea both sides would still be usable, and when the secondary runs low, the seal will refill it from the primary. I could see why sensei called you and I bet the Gaki had your clan in mind when he made this."

"He mentioned that it would be for a clan when he showed it to us, and given his nature I will agree that it was for the Aburame clan and yes the seal does work as it's creator has been using it for a year to test the kinks I would imagine." The hokage supplied, "He also never mentioned recognition or payment for the seal."

Shibi listened to the two respected men before him, as he thought over the benefits of the seal. His kikai would have half of his total stores which was less than what they should receive but then they would be able to draw from a complete copy of his reserves allowing him more than enough for other jutsu. His hive agreed that since it would double his total yet keep it in half they would take only from the one reserve. " We find this a most gracious gift, if I or my clan could express our gratitude to your student?"

Jiraiya snickered, "Uzamaki Naruto, been teaching him for three years...don't be obvious about it I'm sure he doesn't need or want the extra attention."

Shibi nodded," It won't be announced outside of my clan, but he will be considered a member. In all things. I will visit him personally tonight and deliver this information to him." Taking the scroll and bowing himself out he left to have his clan start the preparations for the sealing, and to find a hive for the boy. Knowing full well they couldn't join with him because of his age.