Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Warnings: Violence , Gore and Lemons(Much Later)

Credits: If I may have used some Ideas that are not my own, I apologize. Some of the Jutsu's were taken from The Legend Of Kyuubi's Profile page so credit goes to him.

Chapter 3

Naruto woke up at five o'clock in the morning and got out of his bed. The previous night he and Kyuubi had gone over the academy Jutsus that he had read about in the Library. Although not of much use in the way of fighting except for the Substitution Technique (Kawamiri), the Transformation (Henge), would help with his shopping and when he was walking in the village. It wouldn't fool many of the Jounins and skilled Chunins, but they never really hated him all that much to begin with. He would now be able to buy his supplies in the village without being harassed. As Kyuubi expected, even with his Chakra Control exercises, Naruto simply had too much chakra to create an Illusionary Clone. Kyuubi had said that no matter how good he got with his control, some lower ranked Jutsus would always be out of his reach due to the potency of his Chakra.

He showered and put on some underwear. Then he created some Clones and lay down on the bed. The Clones picked up his Sealing supplies and started applying the Resistance Seal on him. The application of the seal took nearly an hour to complete, and on completion, Naruto had to let the Seal Ink soak into his skin properly and dry. An hour later his Clones applied the Chakra seal on him as well. The seals were made of a special ink that used the blood of the user and would fade into the skin when dried. Naruto didn't activate the seals as he had to start a new class at the academy today. However he did activate the chakra seal. As soon as he activated the seal he felt as if all his power was sucked out of him at once, he felt more tired than he had ever felt in his life. Knowing that this feeling would pass, and he would have to get used to it, he got ready for the academy. He wore a simple black t-shirt with blue shorts that had three thin vertical orange stripes on the sides. He was also wearing black Ninja sandals that were given to him as a gift by his Ojii-san.

Naruto walked down the street, ignoring everyone else. He would generally leave as soon as he got up, in order to avoid the crowd. He would then practice in the academy training grounds and would stop well before anyone would show up. Today however, he was subjected to the usual harsh glares and spiteful comments.

"Um. . . excuse me."

A voice startled Naruto and he looked up to see a girl near his own age standing in front of him. The first thing that he notices about her was her hair. It was a light red colour and was extremely long, it reached to her hips and was tied in a ponytail. She was dressed in a simple blue coloured dress that ended at her knees. She was smiling slightly at him. She had emerald green eyes. Naruto immediately noticed that her eyes didn't hold the same hatred and distrust that Naruto associated with the younger generation. That earned her a few points in his book.

"How may I help you?" Naruto asked politely.

"Do you know where the Ninja Academy is?" she asked.

Before Naruto could reply, an Uchiha, part of the police force of Konoha stepped in between them.

"Get lost scum!, before I arrest you for harassment." he shouted at him.

The girl tried to speak up in his defence, but quietened down when she noticed him shake his head a little.

Naruto glared at the Uchiha, careful not to leak out his Killing Intent (KI).

Naruto just walked past him and continued on his way to the academy.

'I wonder who she was . . .'

Naruto entered the academy and proceeded towards the board with the new classes. He found his name and walked directly to the class. He was feeling tired after applying the Chakra Seal and promptly laid his head on the desk and slept.

Naruto woke up when he sensed that there was someone entering the room. The two years that he had spent on the streets had given him acute senses that were further refined by his training. He looked up to see a Ninja come in who was garbed in a standard Chunin of Konoha uniform. He had black hair that was tied in a ponytail, dark black eyes and a scar across the bridge of his nose. Naruto looked away as soon as he noticed that he was about to look up at him, and closed his eyes, remaining alert.

Naruto opened his eyes when he felt someone take the seat next to him. It was the same girl that had asked for the directions to the academy earlier. She smiled at him and introduced herself.

"Hi my name is Mei Terumi." She held out her hand at him expectantly.

"Naruto Uzumaki." He replied shortly.

Naruto was confused. Didn't she know who he was?

"The ramen topping?" she asked holding back her amusement.

"Hey! It also means maelstrom I'll have you know" Naruto said.

"Sure . . ." she mocked.

"Alright class, quiet down." The same instructor that had come in earlier said.

"My name is Umino Iruka, and I will be your instructor for the next four years. As per the orders of the Hokage this class will remain the same for the coming years."

Naruto let out a frustrated sigh after hearing that tidbit of information. He had noticed that Sasuke was in this class as well. There were also an unusually high number of Clan Heirs in this class, he had noticed that when he had read the class roster. There was Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chouji, Hyuuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino and the king emo Uchiha Sasuke. The class was full of Ninjas that had a fighting chance to graduate. Naruto was sure that the Hokage had been the one, who had decided the class placements, the academy teachers would never consent to him being in this class.

However there was one person that piqued his curiosity, her name was Uchiha Sakiko. Apparently she was the twin sister of Sasuke. At a glance he could say that she was nothing like her stuck-up brother, but Naruto would reserve his judgment for when he got to know her properly. The day passed in the same fashion as the previous years, with one glaring difference. Mei, who was apparently bored would engage him in conversation, as the day progressed, he came to know that she was from Kirigakure (Hidden village in the Mist) and was forced to flee her home when the Mizukage ordered his Ninjas to kill all the persons possessing any Bloodline. She was able to escape, and luckily was found by a Konoha ANBU returning from his mission. He had taken her with him and on her arrival at Konoha; the Hokage was gracious enough to allow her to enter the academy to become a Ninja. Naruto had skillfully dodged her own questions, that he was uncomfortable in answering and redirected the conversation. At the end of the day Naruto was surprised when he came to know that she had been given his old apartment, by the Hokage to stay at. They went their own way after the academy.

Naruto was contemplating his day as he walked towards his house. Naruto really felt that he would like to have Mei as his friend, but he would not get his hopes up.

Naruto proceeded to his training room. He took a few deep breaths and calmed himself and then activated his Resistance Seal. He immediately felt as if he was standing in quicksand, it was even a little more difficult to breathe. He channelled chakra to the seal in order to make it visible and created a few clones to help see if the seal was applied correctly. There was a single digit number at the centre of his chest; it was currently showing the value '01'. This number indicated the level that the resistance seal was set at. There were a total of twenty-five levels. According to his father's journal, he was at eighteen when he had stopped using the seal. He hadn't written down the reason why he had stopped, just that he did. After a few minutes, he dispelled his clones and reviewed the memories that he received. Nodding satisfactorily, he collected as much chakra as he could and whispered, "Kage Bunshin".

There was a puff of smoke and he counted about hundred clones. The reduced number of clones was a direct effect of the Chakra Seal. Although it would limit the amount of chakra flowing through him, its benefits were undeniable. And Kyuubi had informed him that he would need a lot of chakra in order to reach his potential. The Chakra Seal also had the advantage of increasing one's Chakra Control. The Chakra Seal would disrupt the flow of Chakra though his coils and thus, he would need a higher level of control in order to use his Jutsu.

He ordered his clones to practice the Leaf Floating exercise for a few hours and then proceed on to Tree Walking. The feet were said to be hardest place to channel one's Chakra. In order to do the Tree Walking exercise, he would need to apply a small precise amount of Chakra to his feet in order to stick to the tree's surface. Too much and he would be blown off, too little and he would not stick altogether. As the clones started their work, Naruto began his physical workout. Naruto barely completed half of his exercises before he collapsed in exhaustion. This didn't deter Naruto however, and he continued doing his exercises until he passed out.

Timeskip - One Month

One month had passed since Naruto had met Mei, and Naruto was proud to call her his friend. He had expected her to hate him after she came to know about him from others and saw the way others treated him. He had asked her this very fact and was surprised by her answer. She said that she knew the pain of living alone, without friends, without anyone to support and praise them. It was how the persons who had a Bloodline were treated in Kirigakure. Naruto had looked at her with a blank stare for a while and had surprised her with a hug. After the academy, they used to often study and play together. Naruto helped Mei in unlocking her Chakra, and showed her how to do the Leaf Floating exercise. Mei's chakra network was completed after only a week and they had started doing the exercises, together. But even after training with Mei, Naruto would still continue on with his own training. Naruto had also noticed that Kyuubi had changed somewhat in the past month, whenever they would talk, she would lean in to his side and rest her head on his shoulder. She would hold his hand every chance she got and their hugs would last a little longer than normal. He had asked her about this, but she would only look away from him with a blush on her cheeks.

After one month of steady improvement Naruto felt that he could perform all his exercises at the same level as before he applied his seal. He could also create approximately two hundred clones now. He was mildly surprised that he was progressing this fast, but Kyuubi had explained to him that, his chakra was being augmented by her Youkai and his Bloodline from his father that had been augmented by her to include regenerative abilities, helped to make the muscles heal faster. Every week he would release both his seals and practice throughout the day to get a feel for his true chakra levels, speed, strength, reflexes etc.

He planned to up his Resistance Seal today. It was a holiday today and it would give him a full day to get used to the new level of resistance. Every consecutive level of the seal would offer twice the amount of resistance than the one before it. He ran around his training ground a few times to get a feel for the new resistance. He then created a few clones and started sparring.

Elsewhere

Terumi Mei was currently wandering around the village thinking of her blonde friend Naruto Uzumaki. It had been barely a month since she had come to Konoha and met him. She could honestly say that she had never been happier in her life. Granted her life had never been full of sunshine and flowers earlier but she truly believed that had she not been his friend she would not be this happy. He was someone who could relate to her pain. Over the past month, she had trained with him often and soon realized one thing. Naruto was much more powerful than he portrayed at the Academy. When she had asked about this, Naruto had just shrugged and said that his life would be easier this way. She understood this somewhat.

Naruto would help her with exercises and practicing Chakra Control. This morning, Mei had come to a startling realization, although Naruto had visited her apartment many times over the past month, either to study or walking her to her home after a particularly hard day of exercising. So, she had gone to the Hokage and asked him where Naruto lived. The Hokage had seemed surprised at her question but told her the address nevertheless.

When she reached the place she saw that Naruto's place was a lot better than she expected. Shrugging she walked into the walkway leading to the front door and knocked twice.

With Naruto

Naruto was currently hanging upside down on the ceiling of the training room while sparring. This improved his concentration and also his Chakra control. He was currently sparring against two of his Clones. This was a very effective exercise as the clones which he created didn't have the Resistance Seal on them and it made up for their deficit in speed and strength. He ducked beneath an overhead swipe and turning on his heels planted his foot firmly in the back of the clone dispelling it. As soon as he righted himself he had to defend against the second clone that had charged up to him his hand held in a claw like gesture. Knowing how painful that particular strike could be, he caught hold of the wrist and brought his other hand up and punched the clone in the throat. He heaved a tired sigh and walked down to the floor. As soon as he reached however he sensed a familiar chakra signature enter the house gates. Wondering about his visitor, he quickly exited the Training ground and walked towards the door.

Opening the door he saw that Mei was standing in front of him smiling brightly.

"Good morning, Naruto-kun" she greeted.

"Good morning to you as well Mei-chan" Naruto said waving at her to come inside.

"Started training already?" she asked confused.

"Yeah . . . so what's up?"

"Do you know how to swim?" Mei asked.

"Huh. . . erhm no actually." Naruto said being caught off guard with her question.

"Why do you ask?"

"Well . . . back in Kiri I used to swim a lot. I really enjoy swimming, and was wondering if you would like to come with me?"

"Sure I would like to accompany you, if you would teach me how to swim." Naruto said sheepishly.

"Of course I will teach you, after all what are friends for?" Mei

"Thank You Mei-chan."

After Naruto had grabbed a couple of towels and spare clothes they proceeded toward the outskirts of the village to a place that Mei had discovered was a great place for swimming. It was a small secluded lake nearly a mile across and was surrounded by rocks on one side and dense trees on the other. The water was clear and reflected the morning sun off the surface brilliantly. Mei took off her clothes leaving her dressed in a simple dark blue one piece swimsuit that had frills made in flower designs on it. Naruto tried very hard not to stare at her and busied himself with taking his clothes off.

Mei on the other hand was flustered herself; Naruto-kun's body was toned beyond perfection. There wasn't a trace of fat on his body and his stomach was absolutely flat and toned. The way his arm muscles flexed as he took off his t-shirt sent butterflies in her stomach. She blushed a brilliant shade of red as she realized that she was staring. She immediately turned away from him and dived into the lake in order to hide her face. She swan halfway to the lake and came back to see Naruto looking at her intently.

"Sh. . .Shall we get started?" she asked flustered.

"Sure Sensei" Naruto smiled.

Mei spent half an hour of her time explaining breathing techniques and strokes in swimming. Then she spent a couple of hours teaching him how to swim, Naruto was a quick learner and was slowly swimming alongside Mei.

"Wow I've never seen anyone learn to swim this quickly before Naruto-kun. You weren't kidding when you said that you didn't know how to swim were you?" Mei asked.

Naruto chuckled and got out of the water. Changed into new clothes and said, "I'll get us something to eat Mei-chan, any preferences?"

"Hmm . . . how about some Dango" Mei answered.

"Sure, be right back Mei-chan" saying that, Naruto took off at a leisurely pace towards the village and using a quick Henge was able to buy some Dango and chocolates for them. He walked back to the clearing that Mei was waiting for him at. He looked towards where she was sitting at and immediately was put on edge seeing her surrounded by three kids that were a year senior in their Academy. He was about to jump in when he saw Mei lash out with her foot at the person directly in front of her, Naruto winced as he saw him go down clutching his hands to the affected area. After kicking, Mei had turned towards the kid on her right and punched him in the face. The third person backed away fearfully and with a last glance at Mei's glaring face, ran off screaming.

"Nice work Mei-chan" Naruto chuckled.

Mei whirled around and saw Naruto laughing.

"When did you get back Naruto-kun?" she asked.

"Long enough to know not to get on your bad side." Naruto said seriously, subconsciously holding his legs close together. Mei giggled slightly noticing this.

"Come on, let's go to my house it's nearer" Mei said.

They spent the rest of the day just talking and spending time with each other. They had decided that they would go for a couple of hours of swimming every day after they were finished with their exercises. They had enjoyed the day together immensely and were looking forward to more days such as this. As night began to fall Naruto proceeded towards his apartment and resumed his own training.

As he slept that night, he had to put up with the relentless teasing of Kyuubi. Even when she was teaching him she would pass a comment insinuating something perverted and Naruto would be left spluttering not able to form a response. Naruto was now proficient enough in his Taijutsu, he had learnt all the forms and could perform all the Katas flawlessly. He would just need to keep on practicing it to achieve mastery. Kyuubi had said that he was ready to begin training in Elemental Ninjutsu. Kyuubi had said that he would first need to find out his elemental affinity using Chakra Paper. Naruto remembered finding some along with the Sealing supplies and made a note to check it sometime tomorrow. He had asked Kyuubi when his Sharingan would be activated, and Kyuubi had explained that he would need to be in a tough fight for him to activate it, it couldn't be done during training and sparring. He had asked where he would find a strong opponent to fight against, he couldn't ask a Konoha Ninja to do it. If the villagers were to find out, there would be nothing stopping them from attacking him anymore. After they had finished training Naruto lied down on the base of a tree and was surprised when Kyuubi lied down beside him. He went to sleep with a content smile on his face.

Naruto woke up feeling warm and happy inside, he was filled with excitement to begin a new stage of his training. After he had mastered some techniques for each of his affinities he would then train in Shape Manipulation and eventually Nature Manipulation. After he had completed that he would be able to create new techniques and would allow him to perform some of the Ninjutsus without Handsigns. He entered the room that he used for storing the sealing supplies and dafter some time found a wad of paper that he recognized as Chakra Paper. He took out one and channelled some of his chakra into it, the paper was torn to shreds, with half of it crumpling into miniscule particles and the rest turning to water and falling down, no traces left whatsoever of the original paper. Naruto was surprised, to even have an affinity at this age was rare, to have three, and as he suspected very high affinities, was unheard of.

"Wow . . ." Naruto couldn't help the exclamation that left his lips.

"Looks like you have three Chakra Affinities Naruto-kun, and powerful affinities too. You will need to train really hard in order to master them." Kyuubi said.

"I thought that you were asleep Kyuubi-chan, weren't you up the whole night right?" Naruto asked. Kyuubi would generally sleep during the day, and would train Naruto at night.

"I got to sleep some after you fell asleep, now then, go to the library and pick at least one Jutsu to learn for each element. C-Rank Jutsus will do. I'll try to help you with them later. Goodnight Naruto-kun." Kyuubi said.

"Goodnight Kyuubi-chan, sweet dreams."

Naruto then proceeded towards the library. He had long ago organized the Library according to what the scrolls contained. There was a section on Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Kinjutsu, Kenjutsu and other miscellaneous scrolls. The Ninjutsu section was further divided into Jutsus aligned with the five main elements and another for Ninja Skills. Chakra Control exercises and such were placed in this section. The Library didn't have any books on Fuuinjutsu, they were all placed in a separate room.

Naruto spent the next few hours browsing through the various Jutsus that he could learn. He eventually selected three, they worked well individually and were great follow-up Jutsus. Naruto grinned, he was steadily getting stronger and was closer to achieving his goal.

Kyuubi had told him to learn the Jutsus himself and then use his Clones to perfect and master it. She had said that if he would always use his Clones to learn things, it would not develop his learning ability and hinder his perceptive skills. Naruto had given thought to her advice and eventually agreed to it.

Naruto had decided on, Raiton:Kaminari Shibari (Lightning Release: Thunder Binding), Fūton: Daitoppa (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough) and Suiton: Teppōdama (Water Release: Gunshot). All of them were C-Ranked as Kyuubi had suggested.

Naruto created three hundred clones and ordered them to do the usual tree walking exercise. Naruto then began to practice doing the handseals for the Daitoppa.