Chapter 3: Grandpa Kyuubi and the Test...
"Gampa Gampa Gampa." Naruto kept saying hugging his fox plushy making Asuma and Hiruzen raise their eyebrows.
"Do you think Kyuubi can talk with Naruto dad?" Asuma asked.
"Its possible, he IS Naruto's other grandfather. Perhaps we could find out why he attacked the village." The Hokage said curiously puffing once on his pipe. He called for Inoichi Yamanake, the Yamanaka clan head. The Yamanaka's specialized in jutsus of the mind such as the Mind Transfer Jutsu which switched the Yamanaka's mind with their opponents at the cost of having their own body limp. They also specialized in psychiatric therapy which was why Inoichi was one of Konoha's top interrogators.
"You wanted to see me "Hokage-sama?" Inoichi asked.
"Yes I did Inoichi, I want you to check out Narut's mind and see if Kyuubi-sama has calmed down. If he has I want you to ask hiom why he attacked the village."
"But why Hokage-sama?" Inoichi asked. "Isn't the Kyuubi just a mindless animal?"
"This is an SSS-class Secret Inoichi." Hiruzen told the clan head. "The Kyuubi was Mintao's father. Minato was a hanyou, which means that Naruto is the Kyuubi's grandson."
Inoichi paled. This was why Minato only told his closest friends about his demonic heritage, humans fear what they do not understand. "Understood Hokage-sama." Inoich said. "Mind Viewing Jutsu." He said putting his index and thumbs together in a triangle while exting his pinky fingers. The now asleep Naruto's mind was a vast field of flowers and exotic plants. The Kyuubi was laying its head on his paws while letting Naruto play with his fluffy tails. A collar with S E A L on his neck.
"Kyuubi-sama?" Inoichi asked making the dsemon open a red eye.
"Why have you tresspassed into Naru-chan's mind Mind Walker?" He asked with a growl.
"Hokage-sama requested I make sure Naruto's mind was ok and to ask you why you attacked the village a year ago."
Kyuubi faced Inoichi and picked Naruto up with a tail who squealed with delight as he was brought to the others which curled around him protectively. "It was that damned Uchiha Madara." Kyuubi said.
"Uchiha Madara?" Inoichi asked in shock. "But he's dead! The First Hokage killed him at the Valley of the End!"
"Madara had taken his brothers own Mangenkyou Sharingan." Kyuubi said. "DO you know what that does?"
Inoichi shook his head.
"It morphs your own Mangenkyou Sharingan into the Eternal Mangenkyou Sharingan." Kyuubi said. "It pprovides an Immortality jutsu similar to the snake bastards."
"Immortality?" Inoich asked.
"If you could call it that. You must transfer your soul to another body and take over that body, your essentially a parasite. Anyway, Madara hopped on my muzzle and used that damned Tsukuyomi on ME! The very demon who gave him the damned thing!" Naruto started crying. "Shh. Shh. Its alright little one." Kyuubi said rocking Naruto back and forth in his tails.
"So you where manipulated." Inoichi said in realization.
"That's right." Kyuubi said. "And I'm not going to hurt my grandkit in anyway." He said narrowing his at the very insinuation.
"Will Naruto get any...fox features from his demonic blood?" Inoichi asked as the Kyuubi chuckled.
"He might get a tail when he reaches puberty." Kyuubi said. "And he'll have excellent control over plants."
"Plants?" Inoichi asked.
"That's right. I had a plant manipulation ability that was passed down through Minato's blood, although Minato didn't use it very much." Kyuubi explained. "I've left Naruto some plant seeds from the makai in a scroll in Minato's home." Kyuubi told the Yamanaka, "Do be sure that he gets them. I enjoyed our talk Yamanaka-san." He said as Naruto's mind warped and Inoichi was back in the Hokage's office.
"Well?" Hiruzen asked the Interrogator.
"Kyuubi-sama was manipulated by an Uchiha we all thought was dead." Inoichi said. "Uchiha Madara."
The Uchiha Hoshirama sensei fought at the Valley of the End? Hiruzen thought. Impossible! "This is troubling news, it appears that Madara STILL holds a grudge against Konoha."
"The Uchiha are known for their obsessions." Asuma pointed out. "Did Kyuubi-sama mention anything about Naru-chan?" Asuma asked rocking the infants carrier as he hugged his fox and Enma plushies.
"Yes, he said Naruto might grow a tail when he reaches puberty." Inoichi said making Hiruzen nearly swallow his pipe. "W-what?" He coughed.
"Kyuubi-sama said it had something to do with his demonic blood." Inoichi said. "And that Naruto has a plant manipulation kekkai genkai."
"So it WAS a bloodline." Asuma said remembering his husbands abilities with plants.
"Yes and that he left Naruto some plant seeds from the makai in a storage scroll in the Namikaze compound." Inoichi.
"I see." The Hokage said with a puff." "Thank you for this information Inoichi-kun, you will receive pay for an S-rank mission for this."
"Thank you Hokage-sama." Inoichi said taking his cue to leave.
Plant Manipulation...Hiruzen thought. Well, that explains why Naru-chan loves playing in the garden so much.
The Next Day...
Team Ten gathered at Training Ground 7 at 8 am sharp. Soon Asuma was seen with Naruto's carrier. Asuma picked Naruto up and set him on the ground. Naruto shakily stood up and giggled as he got his footing.
"Your test is to catch him." Asuma said pointing to the giggling Naruto. "He's just learned to walk and he loves to run. It takes me and my brother AND my mother to catch him when he gets into it. Give him a three minute head start." He put an alarm clock on one of the training posts. "If you don't catch him by eleven you fail. And try not to get him to dirty or my mother will have a fit."
The soon to be genins stared at their teacher with a "Are you shitting me?" look.
"And go!" They looked around for Naruto only to find him wandering into the forest around the training area.
"How could an infant be this fast?" Anko asked in frustration as Naruto escaped her clutches yet again an hour later. They heard a squeal of delight up ahead and found Naruto hugging ans petting a fox kit. The kit purring at the attention it was getting.
"Naru-chan that fox could have rabies!" Hana said. "Put it down!"
"NO!" Naruto said defiantly holding the fox close.
"Naruto." Hana growled. Burumaru also growling but at the fox. "NOW!"
"NO!" Naruto said running away as she dove for him, falling into a mud puddle.
"Grrrr." Hana growled in frustration. "What does it take to catch this kid?" Itachi chuckled at the two kunoichi's.
"Naru-chan." Itachi said holding out a piece of pocky.
Naruto's face lit up as he ran to Itachi and Itachi picked him up and gave him the piece of candy. "Mmm." Naruto said suckling on the salty/sweet snack. Hana and Anko looking dumbstruck at him.
"Kids like candy." Itachi said simply shunshining away with Naruto to Asuma.
"Congratulations." Asuma said. "You are now officially Team Ten. Meet here tomorrow for our first mission."
Hana and Anko beamed with pride even though they where bested by an eight year old
To Be Continued...
Isn't pocky a candy coated pretzel?
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