Shinigami no Kami
Chapter 2
"Normal speech."
'Normal thought.'
"Jutsu."
"Demon speech/translations."
'Demon thought.'
A/N: I'd like to thank shapeshifter340, Guest, EPIC-FEIRYWOLF, Mr guest, JSua, SPark681, Omni-Creator Kami of Anime, Guest, MissFinest, Percy Jackson7, xirons20, Guest and hennessyswagg83 for your reviews. But if you're going to review, let it be criticism, not hate. If you don't like the way my story goes, then don't read it.
Mr guest:There isn't gonna be any bloodlines like that because Naruto will only have the bloodline we know is in his family.
Omni-Creator Kami of Anime:Naruto might do, I don't know right now. If he does, it won't be until later on.
Guest:Naruto won't no, it would make him far too OP, and while he will be Godlike in terms of strength he won't have every bloodline.
Hennessyswagg83:On his own, he won't have a team.
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Three months passed quickly for both master and apprentice. In that time a lot of things had changed. Naruto had managed to increase his total amount of clones from two hundred to six hundred. Now he had five groups training, instead of three, all of them made of a hundred and twenty clones each.
One group would continue to work on his chakra control exercises, incorporating both kunai balancing with tree walking and water walking for extra difficulty. He had another group going through the katas of his Todorokiryuu (Roaring Dragon) fighting style, making sure to commit them all to muscle memory. The next group would train and master one of Jiraiya's original jutsu's, Hari Jizō (Needle Jizō), and the jutsu that deprived from it, Hari Jigoku (Needle Hell). He had also taught him the Kawarimi no Jutsu (Body Replacement Technique)and the Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique).
Then he had a group working Fuinjutsu. Fifty would be working on calligraphy, while the remaining fifty would read through the books on Fūinjutsu. The next group would work on his elemental affinities. Jiraiya hadn't taught Naruto any jutsu's, but he had been teaching Naruto the chakra control techniques. Surprisingly, when he had tested Naruto's elemental affinities with chakra paper, it had revealed three elements: Wind, Fire and Earth.
Naruto however, was dead set on learning to use all five elements. While he barely made any progress with Water and Lightning, his natural affinities had progressed nicely. Jiraiya hypothesised that in another few months, he could begin teaching Naruto a jutsu for each of his natural affinities.
Jiraiya estimated that Naruto was about low Genin level in terms of strength and didn't show any signs of slowing down.
Currently they were travelling towards a small nearby village for some supplies.
The village itself was quiet, only a few stalls and homes. The population was also quite small and so, there whereabouts would be kept quiet for a while. As a shinobi you could never frequent an area more than a few times before an enemy would find your location.
Entering, Jiraiya and Naruto found that the village became tense as soon as they arrived. As a result, Naruto noticed that Jiraiya had also tensed in preparation. While not understanding why his godfather had become so tensed, Naruto prepared himself anyway. After all, if his godfather had told him to follow his lead.
"Stay close Naruto." Nodding his head, Naruto did as his master had told him. The two walked towards a small stand and bought a few months' worth of supplies in vegetables before moving towards a few other stands. Each time buying a certain type of food ranging from meat, fruit, etc.
"That will be a hundred ryo." The shopkeeper said while handing over a bag filled with potatoes.
"Here." Handing over the required amount of money, he took the bag and gave it too Naruto. Taking the bag, Naruto sealed it away inside a scroll. "What's going on here?" He asked, the shopkeeper looked around before shaking his head as a sign of him refusing to speak. Looking around, Jiraiya slipped a small amount of money into the man's hands. The shopkeeper looked down at it before slipping it into his pocket while looking around to see if anyone was watching.
"They came about a year ago. Took ten of our children and disappeared. Every month they've been coming round and taking our children. I can't say anymore, they kill anyone who speaks." Jiraiya nodded his head.
"Here." Jiraiya slipped him a small piece of paper. "On the day that they are to arrive, just burn this and I'll come and help you out." The shopkeeper looked shocked, but grateful at the same time.
"Thank you…"
"Jiraiya. And you are?"
"Toushiro. Thank you again for this Jiraiya-san." Chuckling, Jiraiya scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Don't mention. Just doing what I can." The shopkeeper smiled and nodded his head. "Come on Naruto. We gotta get back before it gets dark." Naruto nodded his head and the two made their way back towards the cabin. Both of them unaware of the figure watching them from the distance.
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'How interesting.' A man with ash grey hair pulled back into a ponytail and black rimmed circular glasses as he stared down at the retreating figures of Naruto and Jiraiya. 'Orochimaru-sama will want to know of this. But first.' His eyes strayed to the shopkeeper, 'it seems the people of this village need to know that Orochimaru-sama's will is not to be forgotten.'
Channelling chakra into the seal on his wrist, the young teen waited.
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Hiruzen looked at the young teen across from him. Itachi Uchiha had not been doing well after the death of his best friend, Shisui. He spent every waking minute either training or going on high-class missions. From B-class and upwards. The young Uchiha had hardly spent anytime within the Uchiha clan compound, unable to face his clan who were planning coup d'état on the village he loved.
Recently however, Itachi had learned that his father planned to accelerate his plans to execute the coup d'état. Negotiations had failed, all that remained was the inevitable violence. Something they couldn't afford at this current time.
"You summoned me, Hokage-sama." Itachi said stoically. Placing a scroll on the desk, he rolled it other to Itachi, who took it into his hand and unfurled it. The young teens eyes widened in shock slightly before he replaced it with a look indifference. "You wish me to kill my clan members involved in the coup d'état?"
"Yes, if this is too much let me know and we will find someone else that is willing to do this." Hiruzen stated. Itachi straightened his back and shook his head.
"No, I will do this Hokage-sama." Hiruzen nodded his head.
"Then Itachi Uchiha, I as Hokage of Konohagakure order you to eliminate the Uchiha involved in the coup d'état." Itachi bowed lowly and then left with a Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique). Sighing, Hiruzen knew that whatever happened, Itachi would forever be scarred by what happened.
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Toushiro woke up with a start as he heard a few people scream in shock and terror. Looking at his waking wife, he stood up and moved towards the window. Terrified of what he might see, he slightly parted the curtains and looked outside.
People were bee funnelled out into the streets. Five children were held in a cage with mutliple men and women each stood around searching everywhere. Some were on roofs, others acting as enforcers on the ground. All had one thing in common, the headband with the musical note engraved upon it.
Moving back to his wife he shook her completely awake.
"Get the kids, hide them in the cellar and go with them." Neither said anything more, both knowing that if at least one of them present then the shinobi outside would know someone else was hiding inside.
Getting the piece of paper given to him by Jiraiya, he moved towards the fireplace and went to place it in the fire before his wrist was gripped tightly. Looking to his left, he saw a young teen with ash grey hair pulled back into a ponytail and black rimmed circular glasses. The teen looked at him in a condescending fashion.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." The teen suggested while wagging his finger from side to side. It was then Toushiro found that there were four other figures beside the teen. Each were young, around nine to eight years old. One was a boy with six arms, one was a boy with two heads, and there was another incredibly fat boy and a young girl with red hair.
"Kabuto-sama! I…" He couldn't say anymore as a fist from the young redhead girl collided with his cheek knocking him face first in the fire. Toushiro screamed out in pain as he shot out, straight into the arms of the fat boy.
"Now, tell me. What…did you tell…Jiraiya of the Sannin?" He left multiple gaps to stress the seriousness of the situation.
"I-I didn't tell him anything important." Kabuto sighed and crouched down low.
"Now you see, that's a problem. Because I don't believe you." He turned to the fat boy and indicated to the fire. Instantly Toushiro was thrust face first into the fire and screamed out in pain. "Let him out." Pulling the civilian out of the fire, the fat boy threw him onto the floor unceremoniously. Kabuto went to say something else when they heard a faint crash and a muffled gasp. "Kidōmaru, Tayuya, Sakon and Ukon, find where that noise came from." The three shinobi in question did just that.
Toushiro tried to open his mouth to say something, but the pain from his burns stopped him. Seeing this, Kabuto smirked evilly.
There was a few moments of silence between the three of them as they heard the sounds of the house been torn apart. However, that soon turned to screams and shouts from a woman and children.
Toushiro could barely open his eyes from the pain, but he did and saw his wife and two children been dragged into the room. Each forced down to their knees with a kunai held at their neck. Kabuto made sure that Toushiro saw this before turning back to the injured shopkeeper.
"Now, I'm going to ask you one more time. If you don't tell me the truth I will take your children and I will make sure they suffer all mannerisms of experiments and torture. As for your wife, I will allow every man to in Otogakure to have their way with her." Kabuto smirked upon seeing the horror in the man's eyes. "So, what did you tell Jiraiya of the Sannin?"
"Everything! I told him everything!" He cried out in shock.
"Now that wasn't so hard was it?" Kabuto said with amusment lacing his voice. Standing up, he turned to the fat boy. "Do it Jirōbō." The boy nodded his head and embedded a kunai into his head, killing him instantly. The woman and children screamed, even more so when they were dragged out of the house behind Toushiro's body.
Walking out into the street, Kabuto clapped his hands together once to get the attention of the villagers.
"Hello, everyone." Kabuto said boisterously. "For a year now we have worked together in harmony, but now we find out that you haven't been as happy with our agreement as we had hoped. So, we have to make an example." He clicked his fingers and Jirōbō walked forwards and dumped Toushiro on the floor. Toushiro's children were thrown into a cage, separate to the five other children and the wife was given into the chuckling arms of a few male shinobi. Everyone knowing exactly what would happen to her. "The next time you think of sharing what happens here with any outsiders, remember what happened today."
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Itachi looked at the file given to him by Danzo, in it were the list of Uchiha involved in the coup d'état. In total out of the two thousand members of the Uchiha clan, only five hundred were knowledgeable of what was going on. In his opinion it was both smart and stupid. Smart, because the less people knew of what was happening, the less could tell the secret. Stupid, because Konoha was already in a weakened state from the Third Shinobi War and the Kyuubi attack, the coup d'état would only weaken them further.
Drawing his Tantō, Itachi jumped down into the street and instantly found his first target coming onto the street from an alleyway. Inabi Uchiha, a member of Uchiha Police Force. Just as he was about to move forwards, he found that he wasn't alone.
From the alleyway four other Uchiha clan members appeared, they were Naka Uchiha, Setsuna Uchiha, Tekka Uchiha and Yashiro Uchiha.
Each of them strutted around and carried themselves with an air of arrogance. It was to be expected after all, they were a couple of the select few Uchiha members to unlock the Sharingan.
From what he remembered, Shisui had told him that Naka Uchiha was the only other person he knew of to have unlocked the Mangekyo Sharingan. He would have to eliminate them first. Giving a deep breath, he walked forwards towards the five other shinobi.
"Well, well, well. Look who it is. The great Itachi Uchiha." Inabi mocked. Paying them no heed, he walked straight towards them.
"Hey! Where talking to you asshole!" Setsuna exclaimed. He along with, Inabi and Tekka clenched their fists tightly while Naka looked on with amusment. Avoiding Inabi, Tekka, Setsuna and Yashiro he walked straight towards Naka. There was nothing that indicated he had done anything as he walked past like nothing happened. Slowly, the five shinobi dropped to the ground holding their throats, blood spilling through the gaps in their fingers.
All the while, Itachi clenched his fist tightly as he now had the blood of his family on his hands. At least, Konoha would be safe as a result.
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Nine months soon passed by for Naruto and Jiraiya. In that time there had been a change in the five, nearly six year old Uzumaki. After the news of Itachi becoming missing ninja when he killed a quarter of his clan single-handedly had struck a chord inside of him.
He had begun training harder than ever before. Progressing in every way he possibly could. The number of clones he could now create had increased from six hundred to nine hundred, each of them stronger and able to take a couple of punches before dispelling. Not only that but his chakra control exercises were becoming much easier and Jiraiya had instead got Naruto's clones to try running up the waterfall. So far Naruto could only manage to get about a quarter of the way up before falling.
In terms of his Taijutsu style, the Todorokiryuu (Roaring Dragon) he had managed to gain at least a high Genin level in terms of skill. In terms of Fūinjutsu he had progressed to Level Two of ten and he took to it like a fish to water. As for his elemental chakra controls, he had managed to cut a rock with wind, he had managed to burn a rock with fire and had managed to reduce a rock to dust. In terms of water, he could absorb water from a leaf and could also make a small amount of electricity course through a leaf without destroying it.
Next came his Ninjutsu. Jiraiya suspected he was about low Chūnin level in terms of strength. He had taught Naruto three additional jutsu and planned to begin teaching elemental jutsu to him when he proved himself capable of handling himself. His weights had also progressed greatly.
"So, you ready?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto nodded his head. "You remember what we need?" He nodded his head once more. "Good. I expect you back before its dark. If you run into trouble what do you need to do?" Naruto rolled up his sleeve revealing a rather simple sealing array.
"Channel chakra into this and it will let you know that I'm in trouble." Jiraiya ruffled Naruto's hair gaining a huff of irritation. Chuckling, Jiraiya opened up an area in the sealing barrier for Naruto to get through. Once the sealing barrier closed up behind him, Jiraiya turned around and summoned as many clones as he could.
"Let's work on making this place a bit larger, shall we?" With the way his apprentice was progressing and the amount of clones he was beginning to produce, the clearing he had bought wouldn't be big enough soon.
However, there was small piece of him that was worried about something happening to Naruto. Nine months had passed and he hadn't heard a single thing from Toushiro. In the Shinobi world, there was no such thing as coincidence, only timing. Toushiro disappearing after he had made his fear of retribution known, was no coincidence.
While he was afraid that Naruto might get hurt, he knew that his apprentice needed this. He needed to prove himself to not only him, but the memory of his older brother, Shisui. So he allowed it, albeit reluctantly.
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Kidōmaru looked down at the village from his perch upon one of the roofs. Kimimaro, leader of the Sound Four had given him the mission of testing a young boy who was travelling with Jiraiya of the Sannin. He had multiple other shinobi with him to keep Jiraiya busy while he fought the boy.
"There he is." Kabuto said from beside him. Kidōmaru spared him a glance, before looking down at the young blonde boy walking into the village.
"Him?" Kidōmaru asked sceptically. "He's barely a few years old."
"That is not the point. The point is; he," he pointed towards Naruto who was buying some food, "is Jiraiya of the Sannnin's apprentice. While, young he is no doubt skilled." Kidōmaru paused before nodding his head in understanding. "Orochimaru-sama wants you to force him to use the extent of his abilities. Even if it kills you. If you do as Orochimaru-sama asked and survive, then he shall gift you with an Orochimaru no Juinjutsu (Orochimaru Cursed Seal)."
"I know that!" Kidōmaru snapped. While he was grateful for Orochimaru for saving him, fighting a child was beneath him. However, the reward of greater power was more than enough to make him do this task.
"Then why are you still here?" Kabuto asked mockingly. Clenching his fists in anger, Kidōmaru jumped down so he was in front of Naruto with around twenty metres in between the two of them.
Naruto studied the six armed individual with something akin to confusion and wonderment however, that soon turned into wariness as his eyes took in the headband.
"Are you the reason this village has been suffering?" Kidōmaru sneered at the boy.
"And if I'm part of the reason?"
"Then I'm going to ask you to stop." Kidōmaru laughed mockingly. Slowly he calmed down, but those watching could still see his amusment at the threat. "Is that a no?"
"Yea, it is." Clenching his fists, Naruto lowered himself down into his Todorokiryuu (Roaring Dragon) defensive stance. Kidōmaru smirked and ran through a set of hand seals. "Kumo Sōka (Spider Web Flower)!"From his mouth, four nets that looked much like spider webs, launched towards Naruto at great speeds.
Reacting quickly, Naruto jumped backwards and avoided the nets before summoning a single shadow clone.
The clone charged forward and Kidōmaru instantly pulled out some golden looking gum, one for each hand that looked like a boomerang in shape with mutliple tiny spikes decorating it.
His arms spread wide and Kidōmaru said, "Kumo Nenkin (Spider Sticky Gold)."
Seeing these weapons, the clone of Naruto pulled out two kunai while continuing his charge. Kidōmaru met the Uzumaki's charge head on and two of his golden boomerangs locked with Naruto's, while his other four slashed at his chest causing the clone to disappear in cloud of smoke.
With a flick of his wrist, five shuriken appeared in between his fingers and he threw them towards the six armed shinobi. Quickly, his hands blurred through a set of hand seals and channelled chakra.
"Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique)!" The ten shuriken then numbered around two hundred or more. Knowing that he didn't have enough time to get out of the way, Kidōmaru formed the ram seal and from every pore of his body came the same gold like substance that formed his weapons. The shuriken impacted against his skin before dropping to the ground having left no mark on the armour. "What the hell is that?!"
"This is my, Nenkin no Yoroi (Armour of Sticky Gold). Nothing you do will pierce through this armour!" Kidōmaru stated, his voice filled with arrogance.
'He can still speak meaning that air can get through it. I don't have any Fūton Jutsu's (Wind Style Techniques),but the Dokugiri (Poison Fog)could probably work. However, the villagers will also be affected.' He looked around at the area, before coming to a single thought. 'I need to get him out of the village and I won't have to worry about bystanders.'
Two more clones appeared by his side and charged towards Kidōmaru.
One thing he noticed was that the six armed shinobi was stiff in the way he moved. Obviously, the word sticky in the name of the technique was not just for show. The first clone struck with a straight jab to Kidōmaru's chest however, when he tried to pull away he found his fist stuck to the armour. Just as Kidōmaru was about to strike the second launched off the first and kicked him in the face.
Grunting, Kidōmaru managed to stay in his position only because the armour was stuck to the ground. Seeing this, the second clone flipped over Kidōmaru just as the second clone said two words.
"Bunshin Daibakuha (Clone Great Explosion)!" Kidōmaru's eyes widened in shock as the clone exploded. Kidōmaru screamed in pain, despite the flames never reaching his body, the heat from it still caused him a great deal of pain.
The second Naruto clone waited as Kidōmaru appeared from the cloud of smoke, his armour still intact but covered in flames. As the form of Kidōmaru got closer, the clone waited until he was just on top of him before exploding as well. As a result, the Sound Four member was sent flying into the forest.
Smirking as his plan came to fruition, Naruto followed after him with kunai in hand.
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Kidōmaru growled in anger as he got to his feet, in front of him were a couple of toppled trees. His armour was cracked and it was taking more chakra to make it stick back to his body, the flames having burned away what made it sticky.
Knowing that the young shinobi in training would appear soon, he ran through a quick set of hand seals.
"Kumo Sōkei (Spider Web Area)." Multiple strands of web shot out from his body and disappeared into the forest. The purpose of this technique was that the displacement of the wind as someone moved would cause the string to vibrate alerting him of an incoming enemy.
He didn't have to wait long as the webs on the right hand side began vibrating. Preparing himself, Kidōmaru gripped his weapons tightly in all six hands. He smirked when he saw Naruto charging towards him. Drawing his arms back, he launched them towards the incoming figure.
In return, Naruto went through six quick hand seals and called out, "Hari Jizō (Needle Jizō)!" Blonde hair wrapped around Naruto's body and deflected the weapons from Kidōmaru. "Hari Jigoku (Needle Hell)! Ranjishigami no Jutsu (Wild Lion's Mane Technique)!"Instantly the hair protecting Naruto's body shot forth like needles and Kidōmaru was forced to jump to the side. In doing so, he left himself open for the next attack. This time, he had no time to create his armour, and with him been in the air, he was unable to manoeuvre around the second strike.
The hair had formed into a mouth with sharp teeth. He still had one technique he could use.
"Kumosōkai (Spider Web Unrolling)!" From his mouth a large net wrapped around the mouth stopping it from moving towards him. Naruto leaped from a tree straight towards Kidōmaru with his kunai in hand. "Kumonendo (Spider Sticking Spit)!"A tube of the webs launched towards Naruto.
It stuck to his chest and Naruto threw his kunai straight at Kidōmaru.
Paying the kunai no heed as they were off target, he swung Naruto around into a tree. As soon as Naruto collided with it, he disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
'Shit!' He cursed mentally, then the sound of sizzling reached his ears. Turning to the right and then the left, he saw the kunai he had judged as been nothing, had an explosive tag wrapped around the handle. 'Double shit!" There was a loud bomb as the birds in the forest shot from their nests.
Coughing, Kidōmaru jumped out from the smoke and looked around for any sign of his enemy. However, his eyes instantly picked up on the sight of multiple more explosive tags. One set off and then a chain reaction set off the rest of them.
For at least two miles, everyone saw the explosion that followed as a result.
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Kabuto found himself practically buzzing with excitement. This mission had turned out to be more informative than he could have ever hoped. Truly, the young Uzumaki boy was skilled. While he wasn't fast enough, strong enough or skilled enough to get in close quarters with Kidōmaru. He more than made up for it with his ingenious use of his limited Ninjutsu repertoire.
'Orochimaru-sama will be especially pleased by this turn of events.' He was instantly knocked from the tree he was perched on as the explosive tags Naruto had placed around the area were set off.
Acting quickly, Kabuto channelled chakra into his feet and planted himself firmly on the trunk of the tree.
'Orochimaru-sama will be pleased indeed.'
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Jiraiya took a break from expanding the clearing with Doton Jutsu's (Earth Style Techniques). The previous ten acres, had become fifty acres. More than enough to fit Naruto's rising army of shadow clones.
Brining up a flask of water to his lips, he took a quick swig of water and allowed himself to relax in the midday sun. While it was in October, in the Land of Fire it was still quite warm, especially in the sun. However, his rest and relaxation time was cut short by a large explosion he saw coming from the village's direction.
"Naruto!" He shot to his feet and raced towards the direction of the village.
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Naruto had his hands placed into the ram seal as he stared at the cloud of smoke. Waiting for something or someone to come out of it. Slowly it subsided, revealing Kidōmaru panting heavily. His body was brunt and damaged with all three of his right arms in varying states of dismemberment. The top bottom arm was completely gone, the middle was just a stump and the third had its hand missing. Luckily for the man, there was no blood as it seemed to have been cauterized any wound.
"You piece of shit!" He roared and launched himself towards Naruto.
"Dokugiri (Poison Mist)!" From Naruto's mouth, a large purple fog shot towards Kidōmaru, who ran straight into it. Much to his shock however, Kidōmaru continued on and pulled out a kunai. Readying it to stab Naruto. 'I can't dodge this. I'm going to die, I don't want to die here.' He didn't know what happened, something inside of him seemed to respond to his desperation.
From his back, chains that were silver in colour shot forwards and pierced through Kidōmaru's stomach.
The Otogakure shinobi gasped in pain as blood spilled out from his mouth. In shock, Naruto stopped his chakra from responding to his will and watched as the chains disappeared dropping Kidōmaru to the ground, bleeding and dying.
"Naruto!" He heard Jiraiya shout. Turning around, his eyes wide and hands trembling in shock over what he had done. "Are you alright?" Jiraiya said with concern evident in his voice as he kneeled down in front of him. Hesitantly, Naruto nodded his head and Jiraiya hugged him close. "That's good, that's good. Come on, let's get out of here." With that, the two left, Naruto slightly lagging behind as he still tried to process what happened.
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Kabuto waited until he was sure that Jiraiya was far enough away before jumping down to land beside the body of Kidōmaru. Looking down at the body, he was expecting to find him dead already. To his shock however, Kidōmaru was still alive.
"Well, well, well Kidōmaru-kun. It seems you will be of more use to Orochimaru-sama than I had originally thought." Kabuto leaned down and placed his green glowing hands above Kidōmaru's chest.
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Jiraiya looked down at his apprentice as they walked back towards the cabin. He had been quiet the entire journey. He himself, was too busy thinking about Naruto's new abilities. He had not expected Naruto to unlock the Kongō Fūsa (Adamantine Sealing Chains) because it appeared in every one out of ten female Uzumaki and one out of a hundred male Uzumaki.
The fact that Naruto had gained this made Naruto's potential skyrocket. Kushina while weakened and near death had managed to restrain the Kyuubi long enough for Minato to seal the Kyuubi inside Naruto. When she had been fully healed and enraged, not even Minato had dared cross her.
"Naruto. It's not your fault." Jiraiya finally spoke up, breaking the silence. He knew what Naruto was going through, the horror of one's first kill. Many shinobi were unable to even continue their career choices after the first kill, some even committed suicide to escape the face of the one they killed. "I know what it feels like, to kill someone. But that's part of what makes a shinobi. In this world there are only two rules that properly count in this world."
Naruto looked up at him in confusion, but Jiraiya could see the pain hidden in those blue orbs.
"What are they, Jiraiya-sensei?" He asked in a quiet voice.
"The first is that only the strongest survive." He waited until Naruto had nodded his head in understanding before continuing. "The second, is that it is kill or be killed." There was a few moments of silence, allowing Naruto to digest what he had said. "Naruto, he was an enemy shinobi. If you hadn't of killed him first, he would have killed you in turn. Think of the Hokage's, do you think each of them became powerful by not killing anyone? Do you?" He pressed.
"No."
"Exactly. Each of them became who they are by killing hundreds of thousands of men. The Yondaime himself killed over a thousand Iwagakure ninja in a matter of minutes. What about Kakashi, he gained his moniker as Sharingan no Kakashi (Copy Ninja Kakashi) by only having the Sharingan, he copied his enemy's jutsu and used the same techniques to kill them." Naruto just nodded his head, not knowing what to say. "One day, you will have to kill your enemies, or they will kill you and everyone you care about."
"Jiraiya-sensei, why did the Yondaime seal the Kyuubi away inside of me?" He finally asked. Jiraiya froze in shock and looked at his apprentice. "It's just that, you mentioned the Yondaime and I remembered the Kyuubi speaking of how he was sealed away inside of me by the Yondaime. I just wanted to know why he did it."
"That's alright Naruto. I should have expected that you would eventually meet the Kyuubi, I just didn't think it would be so soon." Humming in thought as he tried to think of how to word what needed to be said. "When a Bijū is sealed, it has to be inside that of a human baby. That is because their chakra coils haven't fully developed. If it was sealed inside an adult it would kill them. On that day, you were the only child born on that day and so the Yondaime used you as the vessel. Don't hate him for his choice, all Hokage's have to make difficult decisions for the good of the village. Something you will have to do when you become Hokage. Remember that."
Naruto simply stood there, even as Jiraiya patted him on the shoulder and walked inside the cabin. For a few moments, he simply stood there before raising his left hand. Thinking back on the feeling he had when Kidōmaru was about to kill him, he imagined the chains once more. The feelings he had due to knowing why the Yondaime choose to make him a Jinchūriki.
Slowly from the palm of his hand, something of similar appearance to a kunai blade appeared. More and more of the same metal revealed itself from his palm. Link after link of chain appeared until the tip touched the ground.
He tried to force more chakra into the chains, but nothing happened. It seems this was his limit. If he planned to live a long life and protect those he cared about, he would have to get stronger.
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Kabuto watched his master slowly rise up from his seated position at his desk. Not much could force his master to break away from his notes when he was making a breakthrough, or what he believed to be a breakthrough.
"Tell me Kabuto-kun, how did Kidōmaru-kun perform on his mission?" Orochimaru asked.
"Excellently, Orochimaru-sama, this is a list of all Naruto Uzumaki's abilities." He handed over a file that Orochimaru quickly scanned over before placing it on the desk.
"And what of Kidōmaru-kun?"
"Severely injured. His entire ribcage is broken, with one of his right arms missing completely, another is gone from the elbow onward and the final one is missing its hand. He has third-degree burns covering three-quarters of his body and his respiratory system is damaged greatly, to the point of been almost unsalvageable." Orochimaru nodded his head.
"Prep him. I shall properly reward him for a job well done." Kabuto bowed and left the room. Once the door was closed, Orochimaru chuckled. "Kukukuku, Jiraiya you sure do know how to find the diamond amongst the rough."
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The next day marked the start of October. Ten days until Naruto's birthday, including today. Both of them had already finished breakfast and were now stood in the centre of the ground.
"Right then Naruto, you know the drill." Nodding his head, Naruto summoned the nine hundred shadow clones required, but this time he summoned seven clones. "We're gonna add an extra group to the training regime. I trust you know what they will be working on." Naruto nodded his head. "Good. I want a hundred and fifty clones to go with each one of mine."
Once the clones dispersed to the required areas, Jiraiya then turned to the original.
"So are we doing the usual, Jiraiya-sensei?" The master simply smiled in his apprentice's direction.
"Yes however, your weights are been increased. From what I remember I allowed you to take them off, but now we are gonna put them back on and increase them." Jiraiya formed the ram seal allowing Naruto to prepare himself for the added weight that was about to come. Instantly, eighty kilograms, twenty on each limb was added to his normal weight. Naruto's knees buckled slightly, but he stayed upright. Then an extra five kilograms were added to each limb. "Now I'm gonna add an extra seal. This is an Fūin Teikou (Resistance Seal)."
"What does it do?" Naruto asked excitedly at the thought of learning more about Fūinjutsu. Jiraiya smiled upon seeing this, it seems Naruto had found his resolve once more. That was good.
"In total, there are four levels to this seal. The first is like walking through a powerful gust of wind. Next is like walking through thick snow, then it's like walking in water, then finally it's like walking through mud." Naruto nodded his head. "However, if you go up the levels to quickly it will impair your growth and will have a detrimental effect on your fitness levels."
"Come on then, Jiraiya-sensei!" Naruto exclaimed. Chuckling at his student's enthusiasm, Jiraiya placed his hand on the bare skin of Naruto's left hand.
"Fūin Teikou: Reberu 1 (Resistance Seal: Level 1)." Jiraiya said as his hand glowed a bright blue. Once he pulled his hand away a new seal was decorating his hand. "You know kid, I think I've made a monster." Naruto smiled at the compliment. Before, he would have been upset by been referred to that. Now though, he knew that to be a monster in the Shinobi world was good thing. "Now get to it." Nodding his head, Naruto began performing his exercises.
Five laps around the newly extended clearing followed by half an hour of stretches. Then he would do two hundred push ups, sit-ups, squats and a few other exercises.
Once he had done, Naruto found himself doing something different. Instead of fighting Jiraiya and gaining battle experience as a result, Naruto instead found himself crossed legged with his sensei across from him.
"Now, today we're gonna take a break from fighting and instead work on learning to bring forth the Kyuubi's chakra." Naruto opened his mouth to say something, but Jiraiya cut him off. "I know, you want to get strong without its chakra. However, at some point you will face an opponent too strong to beat with your own power. Being able to use the Kyuubi's chakra will help you fight such an opponent."
"Ok, but I will only use it when I have no choice." Naruto said and if he was on his feet, Jiraiya imagined he would have stomped his foot down on the ground. The thought made him laugh.
"I'd be disappointed if you only used the Kyuubi's chakra after everything I've taught you." Naruto nodded his head in agreement.
"So, how am I meant to speak to the Kyuubi? All the Kyuubi said was that it would call me when it believed I was strong enough." Naruto paused for a few moments and then asked, "Shouldn't I be able to use its chakra without his help? So why do I need to speak to him?"
"Yes, you can use its chakra without its permission, but it will be incredibly painful. With the Kyuubi's help however, you can use it without fear of it taking over and without the pain. Plus kid, it's your mind." That was all Jiraiya say to get his point across. Naruto blushed and scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and Jiraiya found himself remembering Minato been much the same. "Just meditate, calm yourself and…will yourself into your mind I guess."
"Wow that was so helpful." Naruto deadpanned only to receive a mock glare from Jiraiya in return.
"Shut up you little brat! Get on with it." Calming his breathing, he closed his eyes.
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Naruto looked around the similar looking sewer and knew, that he was in correct area. Following the path like he did before, he found himself standing outside the cage once more.
"Eh, Kyuubi. Can we talk?" There was a few moments of silence. "Kyuubi." Again there was silence. He called out to the Kyuubi a few more minutes before growing impatient. "Oi, furball!" He shouted and received a roar of outrage in response.
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME NINGEN?!" The Kyuubi roared.
"I called you a few times before that, but you didn't answer." Naruto replied, unperturbed by the Kyuubi's rage. Huffing, the fox lowered its head into its arms.
"What do you want ningen?"
"I want to ask you a few things." The Kyuubi huffed once more and Naruto took that as a sign to continue. "Are you the reason my control over water and lightning have increased?"
"Yes. You proved yourself against the six armed ningen." The Kyuubi explained.
"I was wondering if you would assist me in using your chakra."
"Assist you?" The Kyuubi's head rose up and he peered into Naruto's eyes.
"Yea, Jiraiya-sensei told me that it would be easier to use your chakra with you giving me permission to use it."
"And why should I help you. It'd be much easier for me to take control of your body if I didn't." Naruto smirked confidently.
"My sensei placed a seal on me that will supress your influence and power in case that happened." The fox growled in anger at this snippet of information. "Look, I don't like this as much as you. I don't want to use your power, I want to be rely on my own power not yours." Here the Kyuubi stared at him curiously. Normally humans would take his power without caring for what he thought. "But, I know that eventually I will face someone too strong to beat on my own and then I'll need your help to beat them. So, is there any way that we can come to an agreement? That doesn't involve me killing myself so that you can escape sooner." He added on at the end.
"Free me from the seal before you die."
"Done."
"Tear off a bit of the seal so that I can see, smell and hear whatever you do. It'll also upon a connection for us to converse. I refuse to be stuck inside a third host with no one to speak to, even if it has to be a ningen like you." Naruto nodded his head. "I want your permission to change the area behind this cage into whatever I want."
"Why do you need my permission, can't I do just that?"
"No." The fox shook its head. "Two years ago you could have however, now you can't."
"Why?" Growling at the consistent questions, the Kyuubi narrowed his eyes.
"The area behind this cage is owned by both of us. It's in your mind which makes it yours, but it recognises my presence and power. Therefore whatever happens behind this cage needs the permission from both of us."
"Ok, sure. Do whatever you want. Anything else?"
"Yes. I want you to kill a certain man."
"Who?" Naruto pressed for information.
"You don't need to know his name just yet, but you need to get stronger. Much stronger than you are now. This man was seen as a God amongst men due to his power. When you find him, I shall tell you and assist you." Silence reigned for a few moments where Naruto mulled over the final offer. He finally nodded his head in agreement.
"You got yourself a deal, Kyuubi."
"Kurama." Seeing the confusion present on Naruto's face, he elaborated. "Kyuubi is a title, if we're gonna work together you will refer to me by my name, which is Kurama. Only you're allowed to use my name, no one else." Naruto smiled before slowly disappearing. 'Interesting ningen.'
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"So, how'd it go?" Jiraiya asked once Naruto got to his feet.
"Ku-Kyuubi's agreed to help me." Judging by the look he received from Jiraiya, the little slip up had been heard and taken into account. But a quick shake of his head stopped the elderly man from saying anything.
"Right then. Let's get to work on drawing out the Kyuubi's chakra. We'll only do this for about two hours and then we'll go back to fighting."
-X- Line Break -X-
Kidōmaru only felt pain, like flames setting alight his nerve endings. Besides the pain, was that he couldn't move. His arms and legs didn't respond to what his brain was telling them to do. Then everything came back to him. His defeat at the hands of Naruto, the pain of having been nearly been burnt alive.
'Naruto Uzumaki, next time we meet I will kill you.' He vowed.
In the next room, Kabuto chuckled in amusment as he watched Kidōmaru lay on the table. He already knew what was going through his mind.
'That's it Kidōmaru-kun, give into your hate. It will only bring you closer to Orochimaru-sama.' Kabuto thought, while looking at the file in his hand. 'You have outdone yourself, Orochimaru-sama.' Oh yes, he had no doubt with the modifications that Orochimaru had made to Kidōmaru, that if Naruto and he were to fight again. It would have a very different end result.
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October tenth, the day the Kyuubi attacked Konoha, the day Naruto was born. Jiraiya and Naruto were currently walking to Takumi village, located in Land of Rivers. The reason for this visit was to not only buy some more kunai and shuriken for Naruto, but to also find his old teammate, Tsunade Senju.
The first thing Naruto noticed was that there was a lot more people present than in the last village he went to. Not only that but they were much livelier.
"Come on Naruto." Doing so, Naruto followed Jiraiya straight into a small casino. They instantly noticed that there was a large crowd around a small table. Mainly men. They walked towards the table and watched as a beautiful woman with large breasts, drunkenly lost more and more money. An even younger woman held a pig in her arms watching with disappointment.
"Eh, Jiraiya-sensei. Why are we here?" Jiraiya tore his gaze away from the woman and looked down at his apprentice.
"Oh, she's gonna help us replace your eyes with the others." Naruto's eyes widened in shock before smiling brightly up at him.
"I don't know why you need those fucking eyes. You could be strong without them."
'Yea I know, Kurama. But, they can help me get stronger quicker. Besides, they'll help me beat this mystery guy.'
"Hmph, whatever." Naruto shook his head at Kurama's stubbornness. Since the two had created the agreement, the two had been talking. Well, Naruto would talk to the Kyuubi and the fox in turn would either ignore or complain about, 'annoying ningens.' However, Kurama had been vocal about having the Sharingan transplanted. Claiming that Naruto didn't need them.
"Is he been annoying again?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto nodded his head. "Ah well, you can't win over everyone."
"Yea, I know. So, are we gonna get her to help us, or are you just gonna stare at her, Ero-sennin." Whatever Jiraiya expected Naruto to say, it was not that. Therefore he attracted the eyes of everyone nearby when his face slapped against the ground.
"Jiraiya!" Tsunade shouted from her position. "What the hell are you doing here?!"
"Err, hey Tsunade-hime." Jiraiya said awkwardly, but his eyes began straying downwards towards her chest. Everyone, except Jiraiya and Naruto moved backwards. Jiraiya because he was too busy ogling Tsunade, Naruto because he was too young to understand righteous feminine fury.
"Ero-sennin, what's going on? She looks really angry at you." Dear sweet, innocent, naïve Naruto pointed out the obvious. Instantly, Tsunade's entire deposition changed to one of a kind and caring mother.
"Come here, sweetheart." Tsunade motioned towards her, and slowly Naruto walked towards her.
"Naruto, don't leave me, please." Jiraiya pleaded after realizing what was going to happen to him. It was too late for Naruto, as Tsunade gripped his shoulder and moved him towards the woman behind him. She in turn gripped hold of his shoulder to stop him from moving anyway. "Shizune-chan, you're looking as beautiful as always. Please don't let me get hurt." Crocodile tears were streaming down his face.
"Forgive me, Jiraiya-sama." Shizune said simply.
"I'm confused. What's going on?" Naruto asked with wide, curious eyes.
"When you're older." Tsunade spoke from her position, then she stepped forwards and slammed her fist into the side of Jiraiya's face. With a scream of pain, Jiraiya was sent flying through a wall and onto the street. "Come on, Shizune, kid. Let get something to eat and drink while the lecher recovers."
"Ehm, what's your name, Jiraiya-sensei never told me?" Tsunade looked down at Naruto, and despite him reminding her of her younger brother, Nawaki causing her pain, she still smiled down at him.
"My names, Tsunade Senju, that's Shizune Katō."
"Senju? Are you related to the Shodaime and Nidaime Hokage's?" He asked excitedly at the thought of meeting someone related to two of his hero's. Tsunade nodded her head. "That's awesome! Do you have the Mokuton (Wood Style) like the Shodaime, or do you have the same Suiton (Water Style) mastery of the Nidaime, or, or, do you have both?" Tsunade smiled down at Naruto.
"No, I don't have the Mokuton (Wood Style) like my grandfather, but I do have a Suiton (Water Style)like my granduncle, but nowhere near as strong." Naruto went to open his mouth once more, but stopped when Tsunade raised her hand up into the air. "How about we wait until we've ordered drinks before asking more questions."
"Ok." Naruto watched as Tsunade paid for a private booth before taking a seat. After ordering drinks, Naruto waited for a few moments before speaking. "How do you know Ero-sennin? How strong are you? How many elemental affinities do you have? How…"
"Alright kid, slow down." Tsunade said. "As for you questions, Jiraiya and I used to be teammates. I'd say I'm around the same level as Jiraiya and I have four elements. What about you, same questions?"
"Jiraiya's my sensei. He's been teaching me for a year now." That was all Tsunade needed to confirm her suspicions on who Naruto's was.
'So this is Minato's and Kushina-chan's kid. He looks just like you Minato, but he acts like you, Kushina when he gets excited about something.' Tsunade smiled as she listened to Naruto speak about all the training she had undergone. Thought she nearly spat out the sake in her mouth when Naruto told her he had an elemental affinities for everyone. 'You also gave birth to a monster it seems.'
"So you're gonna be a strong shinobi, huh Naruto." The kid nodded his head with a smile on his face.
"Yep. I'm gonna be so strong that I can protect everyone I care about. I'm also gonna be Hokage on day." Again, she found herself staring at the image of Nawaki behind Naruto, but this time Dan was behind him.
"I see." Tsunade gripped hold of her necklace and Shizune spared her a concerned look. "So your back, Ero-sennin." She said mockingly. Jiraiya looked positively depressed when she called him that. Naruto moved other on his side of the table to allow him some room to move.
"Seriously, Naruto. Now, she's never going to stop calling me that."
"Damn right I'm not." Tsunade agreed. "So why are you here Jiraiya?"
"I, we need your help." He corrected when he looked at Naruto. "You see, we have a pair of special ocular tools, that we need help in been placed in a certain place." Tsunade knew exactly what he meant.
"You can't be fucking serious." Jiraiya nodded his head. "How the hell did you even get one of those arrogant pricks to give you their eyes?"
"He's dead." Naruto said quietly.
"About a year ago, an unknown shinobi infiltrated the village and killed Uchiha Shisui. His last wish was for his eyes to be given to Naruto here." There was a few moments of silence were the four of them sat in silence. "So, what'd you say? Will you help?"
"Fine. Meet me at this address tonight." With that Tsunade got up and left. Shizune bowed to Jiraiya and then followed after Tsunade.
"You ready kid?" Naruto only nodded his head, unable to trust his voice.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and will you please leave a review so I know what you think. If you are wondering, this is how strong Naruto is currently.
Ninjutsu: 2.
Taijutsu: 1.
Genjutsu: 0.5.
Intelligence: 2.
Strength: 1.
Speed: 1.
Hand seals: 2.
Stamina 5.
Total: 15.5.
While, he is nowhere near as strong as you'd expect. Put in mind that everything was at 0, or just above in the case of speed and strength. He has made a lot of progress from then in a year. His speed and strength are also low because of the weights. Also let me put it into perspective, this is Jiraiya's score from Narutopedia.
Ninjutsu: 5.
Taijutsu: 4.5.
Genjutsu: 3.
Intelligence: 4.5.
Strength: 4.5.
Speed: 4.5.
Hand seals: 4.5
Stamina: 5.
Total: 35.5.