Blood Lines and Fox Demons

Declaimer: Don't own Naruto.

A/N: R&R please.

"Talking out loud." 'Written things/Reading.' Thinking aloud/Talking to inner demon. Thinking silently/To self. "Demon talking/Demon talking to carrier in real world." Demon thinking.

Chapter 3

Naruto found himself back in front of Kyuubi.

"Hello Kit."

"Hey Kyu. So what are we going to do now?"

"Until you wake I am going to teach you knowledge about ninja clans, techniques, villages, and other helpful things. For instance how to detect and rig traps, find out ambushes as well as set up your own, and even how to interrogate people."

"And how will half of this stuff help me?"

"If you want to be strong then you must have knowledge, not just brawn Kit!" Kyuubi boomed.

"Fine so I guess we should start." Naruto said with a sigh. After all he is only ten.

Hours later Naruto awoke after lecture after lecture from the great fox.

"Ok Kit, now I want you to look for some body weights. After all what is the point of a fighting style if you're too weak and slow to use it?"

Naruto agreed with him and eventually found some weights and scrolls in a room. Upon Kyuubi's instructions he tried a simple jutsu that would increase the weight of his clothes and other items that he found in one of the scrolls.

Naruto tried a few times to set the weights but failed. At first it didn't do anything and then it only did a little. On his last try he made it well over five hundred pounds. He quickly passed control over to Kyuubi and had the fox set it at just two hundred.

"Ok Kit, I want you to keep these on at all times. Once a month we will increase them by ten pounds ok?"

Sure so what now?

"Tree climbing."

An hour later found Naruto attempting to run up a massively tall tree. He made it about a fourth of the way up before he came plummeting back to earth.

It was the best he could do even after an hour. When he first started he couldn't even get a foot up before falling on his back.

Grrrr. Kyu, what am I doing wrong?

"Try turning on you chaos eyes and focusing on your chakra system."

Naruto did so, Kyuubi adding a large amount of his own chakra to activate the level two of his eyes, and looked at the bottom of his feet.

"There's the problem, there are some chakra pours that are some how still under the effect of the seal. Just focus some chakra into you finger tips and tap the pours. Also try focusing chakra out of the pours as well from the inside. With the combination of forces the pours should open."

Naruto tried it on the pours that were closed and saw them open. He tried again and managed to get all the way to about three fourths of the way up. And then he plummeted.

"Ow. I am going to be black and blue by the time this is all over." He said aloud as he pulled himself up off the ground.

He continued for several more hours; gaining a foot in height every one or two tries. By sundown he made it to the top and looked out over the tree tops.

Ok Kyu, I'm done.

"I can see that. Now work on walking up and down and when you can do that with out conscious thought I want you to pace back on forth on the bottom of several branches. When done with that, again getting it down to the point of subconciousness, I want you to meander all over the tree, walking around the trunk, on top of and under branches, over the top and up and down. Understood?"

Are you trying to kill me? What about sleeping?

"For one with my chakra backing you up you could go with out sleep for a month and just sleep one hour if you manage it very sparingly. But with my training you'll be going through and with all the chakra you'll be spending personally to enlarge your store, you will just go a week on an hour. But at the moment we will dwindle that down gradually. So first it will be just four hours of sleep instead of your six or seven."

Naruto mentally grumbled silently, but because of the fox's ears being so good, he was heard. Naruto mentally grumbled again, this time mutely. Kyuubi didn't hear him. Naruto tried thinking at that 'volume'. It worked. Kyuubi couldn't listen to all of his thoughts.

"Hey Kit why aren't you thinking?"

I am, just at a level that you cant hear me. After all, I can have some privacy.

Kyuubi chuckled at the boy. Then something dawned on him.

"You'd better not be cursing at me!"

Kyu, if I want to curse at you I would do it out loud, like this. SHUT UP YOU DAMN PILE OF SHIT NAMED KYUUBITCH BEFORE I RIP ONE OF YOUR GOD DAMN TAILS OFF AND SHOVE THE FUCKING THING UP A FAT BASTARD'S ASS AFTER HE HAS BECOME CONSTIPATED! See? That is kind of like how I would curse at you. And threaten you for that matter. But right now I was only grumbling about being an insomniac.

Kyuubi was a little stunned at the language that Naruto could use. Once he was over that he chucked again, this time at the thought of his Kit with black circles under his eyes.

"No Kit, you would still look perfectly normal once you get used to it. The first few times you'll be tired but after that it will be only a little taxing before you are completely refreshed from just an hour of sleep. Besides with my healing factor which is also now your healing factor, even if you never slept you would only look worn out, but not like an insomniac with thick black rings around your eyes."

Naruto shook his head and got to work. It was going to be a long night. And morning, and afternoon, and evening, and an even longer life. Having a Demon Lord inside of you might start to suck if this keeps up.

It had been almost a year since he started his training. He had already learned how to fight with his two family styles, as well as use throwing weapons effectively, especially with his blood limit. But aside from the kunai and shurukins, he only needed a few trap equipment, carrier scrolls, and a medic pack, though it would never be for him half the time thanks to his healing courtesy of his symbiotic fox demon. And now his weight was up to an even three hundred. In a week it would be up to three ten.

In this time he had also learn to think at a muted level naturally, as he didn't want to bother Kyuubi with all of his thoughts.

As of now he only new a few simple family jutsus but once he got out of the academy Kyuubi promised he would start teaching him more challenging ones that weren't just of his family. After all, he now had the control to do some of the most complicated jutsu theoretically after learning how to walk all over trees, walk on water, lay on water, roll on water, sleep on the side of tree trunks, sleep on the bottom of tree branches and sleep on water, all while wearing weights. Oh yes Kyuubi was very much a slave driver.

But right now that didn't matter to the fox host. What was on his mind right now was that in just two days he would start going to the academy. Sure he didn't really care about the stupid school, but that was because he already knew at least half of it thanks to you know who. Now what had him all riled up was because of Kyuubi's promise. And the fox had told him that his honor was one of his highest regarded things. Sure a few low blows were ok but killing a defeated enemy that did not deserve it was too far.

Anyways at the moment he was in the middle of running laps around Hidden Leaf Village. All the while playing a game of risk with Kyuubi. Just because he was a Demon Lord did not mean that he didn't have the knowledge to be a general. So of course Naruto kept loosing at the game. It was funny really, because for one, Kyuubi showed him that he could change into a human form, and thus why he knew human jutsu and hand seals, and two, how the pieces looked. Kyuubi's looked foxes and the number of tails told you how many 'men' were there. For Naruto, it was more like ramen bowl stacks. And when a troop took one of the enemy, for Kyuubi, his fox would eat the ramen, but for Naruto it would be the ramen would spill on the fox and tie it up with noodles. In all it was hilarious.

Sooo, Kyu, what should I do about when I'm out of school and not training with you? I mean you do need to sleep and I find running extra laps when you do nap, a little boring.

"I understand what you mean. I was thinking of something like that(Yeah right Kyuubi.) and so I was thinking of seeing if a forge or clothing shop could take you in, preferably ones that do ninja gear."

Ok, one problem, the village is full of idiotic crack pots that think I AM you. Like that would be possible. I mean if I was you then I would be biting off heads, taking names, and kickin' butt.

Kyuubi chuckled a little at this. Naruto some how managed to make him chuckle, which was odd, cuz before his sealing he would be more serious. Anyhow.

"There is that clothing shop that moved in the day after you met me. So there is one option. I think we can find a forge that will take you in. Or at least find some forging equipment that we can buy. Stop! Look there's a place that sells forge jutsu scrolls. You do have that money I told you to bring with just incase right?" Naruto had finished his laps and was now running in through town on a random course. He stopped on Kyuubi's order and when he asked about the money he simply pulled out his money pouch, which had a jutsu on it to make it light and thin, regardless of how much money was in it, and thanks to his family account, he really didn't have to work, but that wasn't his style.

Naruto looked at his wallet before he walked in. It was a simple shape, which was a circle. On both sides it had the clan sign for the Eiyaisou. On one side, it was a nine tales standing in front of the symbol, with its tails in a spiral to the right. On the other side it was the Uzumaki Clan sign, with the blades angling outward to the right. He really liked it; just like the FP he wore on his forehead.

He also still had on his facemask. The man had done a wonder. Along the top were golden stalactites. At the jaw line were crimson flames and at the back of the jaw was emerald twisters with silver lightning wrapped around them. Two ice blue icicles formed fangs on the top row, making it look like a deadly animal mouth. He also had on his sunglasses, which were a single lens that was kind of like a W but elongated and filled out. They blocked his eyes perfectly, which in turn hid his Demon Eyes and Chaos Eyes as well as his Blade Eyes when he finally got them and most of the rest of his face. On his hands he wore his gloves with a metal plate on the back, one having the Uzumaki clan sign while the other had the Eiyaisoi clan sign. In all the only sign that you say that would remind you of the old Naruto was his hair, which now was angled slightly back, giving a sleeker look.

When he walked in he saw the clerk look at him.

"Can I help you?"

"Yes, a friend of mine needs a forging jutsu scroll right away but is too busy to get it himself. He wants the best you have."

"Very well, but are you sure you have the money? This is the best we carry and it costs quite a bit."

Naruto asked how much it was and when answered he took out plenty of money and asked for the clerk to throw in a forging kit scroll. The man was a little shocked but never the less took the money and gave the boy the two scrolls.

That takes care of that.

"Yes it does. Now then time to get back to the house. We can look for other places some other day."

So what are we going to do now?

"Work on your acting, and fishing out some clothes that yell dead last."

Let me guess, you want me to be underestimated so no one will suspect that you and I have been talking for near a year today and if they did they would seal you up tighter right?

"Yep. Idiots would piss themselves and then mob you down and either kill you mob style, or reseal me and lock you up like a mad man."

Ok, so do I fish out that piece of trash I had when I first me you, or does that only yell looser and not dead last?

"I say go with something else. Hmmm… I say something like it, but in a darker color, maybe blue or green? Can't go crimson like I would like but that would make some wonder."

Right.

Naruto walked inside his home and went into his storage room. It was where he kept all of his disguises. Thanks to the fox he was well versed in physical disguise so unlike a henge, his disguise wouldn't just poof out with damage. And he could act like no one else because of his life of acting a different face before the village. He had perfected the foxy grin when he was four and just developed the acting to go with it after. So yeah he could easily act out any part he had supplies for and once he learned the henge that would be no problem as well.

He looked through his clothes, trying to find the right combination to make him look like a drop out. In the end he went with the orange jacket he used to wear and a pair of bleached white pants that used to be orange. He left his boots though. I mean don't want to get drastic now do we.

"So Kyu, what should I do during class? Prank everyone in sight, prank a few people, prank at random, sleep, or act dumb?" Naruto spoke aloud, as he did most times he was home. He knew he only had to think at a higher volume to talk to the nine tailed fox demon but when he was home, which meant alone as well at the moment, he felt the need to speak aloud. He rarely did out side.

"I would say lazy class clown act. Pretend to sleep most of the time, act dumb, foolish and cocky or something when awake, and prank at random, mostly the teacher. Also be late most of the time, and if you can fail most of the tests do so."

"Ok so I should pack my scroll signs, my water bucket scrolls, chalk dust bombs and a few other pranks that I have."

"It is amazing how you changed. When I first met you, you were going down the path of a dumb prankster, and now you using that as a cover up. It is just hilarious in my mind. To go from dumb ass prankster to kick ass guy and then to kick ass guy acting like dumb ass prankster is just too much."

Both of them laughed. It was funny when you thought of it that way.

"It could be worse. I could be a super genius acting like a brain dead retard!" Naruto laughed out.

"Or worse yet. An inquisitive hyperactive insomniac that is high off thirty pounds of sugar pretending to be an apathetic on decaf and nine bottles of sleeping pills!" Kyuubi laughed out in response.

"I already am an insomniac almost! All I need to do is act dumb, curious, hyper, and in general brain dead!"

They both laughed for a few more minutes, finding it to hard to make more cracks while have ones chest yelling to stop to let it breathe.

Naruto set the clothes aside and as it was late enough, went to bed, planning on sleeping an extra three hours to give himself enough energy to hold back his erg to rip off someone's head.

The next morning he awoke and put on the disguise, packing his normal attire in a backpack. He planned to change out of the god awful orange as soon as class was over. And carrying extra weighted clothes would add to his exercise. He used the weighting jutsu on them and ran around the village once before heading to the academy from the opposite end of Hidden Leaf.

He got to class late, as he expected and sat down in the back. Iruka yelled at him for being late and later yelled at him for sleeping. Naruto replied by throwing a prank bomb at the man's seat before he sat down. His seat became covered in white glue and Iruka became stuck to it.

This continued on through class, with Naruto pranking and sleeping, while he was actually talking to Kyuubi, and Iruka constantly using the giant evil head no jutsu to yell at him.

Afterwards Naurto continued his training, running around the school ten times, as to give every one else time to leave, and then changing out of his god awful orange jacket and near orange pants, in favor of his sleeveless Chinese style shirt with the opening to the side, his trench coat, arm guards, gloves, and black pants. He also put on his personal FP which had the Eiyaisou Clan symbol of a red and black Yin and Yang, that swirled to the right of his forehead, over a larger Uzumaki sign, which twisted to the left. Next to that was a sign for fox and then a mirror of his double clan sign on the other side of it. And he again added his face mask and shades, which in the end with the FP, left only a small amount of his skin showing. He then preceded to run around the village, while hidden from view, about twenty times in an hour.

After that it was the push ups, sit ups, crunches, and other bodily exercises, doing the ones that required the lifting of his body upside down on a tree trunk, while Kyuubi quizzed him. After that he practiced his weapons training and then his blood limits and fighting styles, which were coming around nicely.

When he went to sleep Kyuubi would teach him things on traps and other things.

And so this continued on for another year and nine months with nothing new really happening when he was around the humans.

Several of the other students were curious about Naruto, as they never saw him get picked up. Chouji had said that one time when his parents were late he saw the blonde male running around the school. This got them even more curious. One day Kiba, Ino, Hinata, Chouji, Sakura, Shino and a few other students decided to tell their parents that they would hang out after school.

During their last period Naruto had managed to find one of their sub teacher's dirty scrolls, and promptly had the thing hanging open by a string in front of said teachers face mid sentence. Iruka had to take over, as the pervert that he called a coworker had passed out from a combination of blood loss, embarrassment and shock. But it was obvious how Naruto had done it and any normal prankster could do such a thing, even with out being a ninja.

After school was let out the group hung out in the class room as they watched Naruto run around the school ten times. Then he came inside, Hinata, who had learned how to use her blood limit at about the same time as her cousin, Neji, used it to track his position. It wasn't strong but she could see through walls, and in this case, floors. She gave commentary as she watched, though they half couldn't make out what she said.

"…H-h-he's walking d-done the ha-hall towards the umm b-bathroom. He j-just walked in and is taking o-off his jacket." She blushed and deactivated her eyes. She was tapping her fingers so bad that they were half blurs.

Realizing that the Hyuuga had no wish to activate her eyes again they all headed down so that they would be able to see him when he came out. Kiba's dog told him that the Uzumaki was still in there. They saw a teen with a strange forhead protector, a face mask with odd decals on it, gloves, a shirt, and a trench coat left open over top of it, as well as shades that covers what little of his face was left to be seen. They hid from sight as soon as they had seen the door opening and watched as the teen passed by. When he had passed Akamaru took a whiff of him and told Kiba. As soon as the male was out of hearing range, or at least that of a normal human, Kiba turned to his friends.

"That was Naruto." Was all he said. Everyone, aside from Shino, showed shock on their faces. The fact that person that they had just seen was the boisterous, idiotic, pranking attention seeker that they knew from class was a big shock. He looked nothing like Naruto, but Kiba said that Akamaru had smelt him, and he did in fact smell like the prankster.

After a second they broke out of their stupor when Shino coughed a little to get their attention. He pointed over his shoulder, where they saw Naruto disappearing through the door at the end of the hall way. They ran to the door and had Hinata look through. He was doing some warm up exercises. They snuck out and watched as he started running. They followed.

"Hey Kit."

I know Kyuubi. Just because you were still laughing your nine tailed ass off at that perv does not mean that I didn't have the smarts to activate my demon eyes. I saw that they were watching me while I was running before.

"And you still changed clothes?"

If anything it threw them for a bit. Darn dog told them it was me though. You really need to teach me stealth jutsus for that kind of thing.

"Fine, just loose them with out drawing more attention to yourself."


Ok.

Naruto ran pretty fast even with all the extra weights and he kept it up for over two hours, running at that speed. The others had trouble keeping up by now and he just kept running like nothing was abnormal. Sure he should have stayed in his orange jacket and he should have not done the extra running, but he was so used to doing this pattern that he was not going to let some nosy group make him stop for a day. After all, he hated his orange jacket with a passion and if he had to wear it longer then was he already had to, he would rip it to shreds, with out a weapon.

Finally after another half hour his followers lost some members.

Several of the group dropped out at this point, including Sakura and Chouji, which just left Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Ino, and some other kid that they didn't really know. Hinata was suprising herself in the fact that she still could run at this speed, but she was still tiring like the rest. Shino and Kiba were the strongest out of those that followed Naruto and from what Hinata could tell, Ino was using chakra to keep moving, which would mean when she became too tired to run, she wouldn't have chakra to help her walk. A bad choice in Hinata's opinion. Fifteen minutes later Ino dropped out. Almost literally.

Now it was just the three following the fox host, though they did not know that little fact.

Finally when they reached the third hour of their run they found themselves in front of a ramen stand that Naruto went to so much, he knew the menu selections, prices, specials, events, lay out of the kitchen, and even the floor plan of the place by heart.

The person in question was panting heavily while leaning against the counter as the old man fixed up the boys favorite flavor, which was a blend of different things, which when done right, which was every time the old man made it, actually found Naruto actually really liking it. Normal ramen he only stood up with for his act. But this flavor, which the old guy called Uzumaki special, he really did like in the way that he acted like.

Anyways he sat down and the three approached him. Well more like Shino and Kiba approached him while Hinata hid behind them.

"Hey Naruto." Kiba said. The pre-teen turned to look at them.

"Yes?"

"What's with the get up? You trying to act cool now? Stop pretending."

"Fine, so tomorrow I will were this nice neon lime that I got yesterday with pastel pink pants. That sound good to you?"

"Uhhh…" He watched as Naruto pulled his mask down and started eating like there was no tonight. "We'll be leaving now."

"Ok and I won't pose again. Well mostly." The last part was said with a mischievous fox grin.

"Riiiiiigggghht." Kiba said as he backed away. He quickly ran as soon as he was in the crowd. Shino had already left and Hinata was now hiding behind a pole inching away. Naruto acted oblivious to it all until Hinata finally was out of sight, even to his demon eyes. Then he quickly finished his ramen and left, putting his mask back on.

Shoot, now I can't change out of that god awful jacket until later. Naruto thought as he cursed himself.