A/N: I know it's a lot but please read, it's important.
I know this chapter was supposed to cover age 5-9 but it appears that I will have to split it as I want to see what you think so far.
Most of my story is based on info from Narutopedia.
Naruto is quite mature for his age but he had to fend for himself ever since he could remember. He still acts like a child at times but he knows exactly how cruel and unforgiving life can be.
Before you say that he is progressing too quickly remember that now Kurama is on his side, he has help from the Hyuuga and he learned the Shadow Clone. If this didn't convince you remember that Kakashi became a shinobi when he was 6 and Itachi at 7. In my story Naruto is a genius that he should have been if people supported him AND has a kick-ass power. In fact I even toned him down from what I had planned.
I am not having Naruto adopted by the Hyuuga. There is another way to join a family *evil fox smile*
I still plan to make Naruto the dead-last class clown but with a sneaky purpose.
In my story Naruto does not suffer from information overload (Shadow Clones). It's just a side effect of Soujin Seishin or something like that.
I don't think that Hiashi's wife had the Byakugan in the original story but it serves its purpose in my story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Naruto related stuff and characters!
Ch 3
Previously on Naruto of the Shinsougan
"I want to give him support, to help him fight off the beast if needed. This was not even up to debate. I entertained your childish antics and came out very disgusted and disappointed. I will tell you again, Uzumaki Naruto will be my student and guest. Do you understand?" and received honest nods from them.
"Good! Then this meeting is adjourned!" and with that he left.
Main story:
It had been eight months since that fateful meeting. Haruko had told Hiashi about the S-class secret meeting with Kurama and also let 'slip' the story about the hospital clerk. In the background Ibiki was grinning wildly.
Naruto was now practicing his Juken with a hundred shadow clones. He had fifty clones spar between themselves, thirty to practice the more advanced moves, ten to practice the basic katas and ten to walk among the other clones , observing the actions from afar and, in the case of those practicing the katas to correct what wrong movements they saw.
The boy was already the best fighter in his age group, and could even give Hiashi a run for his money when they were fighting only with skill and not chakra, having used this training method for nearly a year and four months now. He first used it with Hiashi-sensei.
*Long Flashback*
Hiashi was in his family dojo in a seiza position with Naruto and Hinata mirroring him. The dojo was a traditional one with wooden bamboo floor and paper and wood walls. The boy was dressed in an aikido-karate mix-style gi with white top and black pants and with his wrists and ankles bandaged, while she was wearing a black body suit. "Naruto-kun, for three months now I have been teaching you and Hinata the basic katas of the Juken. I want to see how far have you are into master them. I want you and Hinata to have a light spar right in front of me with no Byakugan or Ranpu abilities." said the Juken master (Hiashi) earning two eager "HAI!" from both of them.
Naruto then put his hands in a clone seal and created a shadow clone. Hiashi raised an eyebrow but Naruto said that the clone will not interfere with the fight, but wants to make it watch so he can see his own mistakes from an outside viewpoint, asking for permission as well. Hiashi smirked and nodded in approval and the clone moved to a safe distance and sat down like Hiashi.
They quickly got into position and bowed, got into a basic Juken stance (A\N Look it up on the net. I am too lazy to write) and waited for the go from Hiashi.
He let the tension rise a bit and saw that Hinata looked away for a bit but Naruto didn't even flinch. The Hyuuga man raised his hand and they both lowered their head. He then flicked his hand down shouting "Hajime! (Start!)"
Both kids engaged in a blow for blow exchange with one another with Naruto being the better of the two until Hinata, avoiding a palm strike to the face, bent her body in an unnatural way and hit Naruto with a leg sweep making him lose balance and fall face first towards the ground but he did a hand flip and recovered fast and went for the attack again with the girl still avoiding him in ways he didn't believe the body could move. They stood still to regain their breaths but they had their guards up. They both charged forward for the finishing strike but before they could deliver it a loud 'clap' was heard bringing them both to a halt.
"That's enough! To me!" Hiashi ordered them to come with an emotionless face. Training was the only time the kids saw the traditional image of an ice-cold Hyuuga.
They understood for a while now that even though he was harsh, his training methods worked and he would sneak a smirk now and then when he was praising them mentally.
They both came panting to their master and sat down seiza-style in front of him on the dojo floor.
The man then closed his eyes and began speaking "Hinata… Your movements were terrible!" this made the girl frown a little but she knew what her father really meant. He really said that there is room for greater improvement. Naruto helped her with these translations two weeks ago. "You focus on moves that need power and speed that you lack. You still need more training! Rest now because you will spar one more time." finished the man turning to the blond.
"Naruto… Your movements were text-book perfect but show signs of heavy repetition. You have been using Kage Bunshin to practice right?" earning a nod from the boy "And so you lose the mental flexibility and creativity that comes from combining different moves. Keep in mind that a powerful Juken user is only as strong as his mind is. When using the Juken, a simple poke that nobody knows you can do, can be more devastating than a perfect strike to the heart when everybody knows it is coming." he pointed out to the boy who nodded with eyes filled with resolve. "Assume your positions!" he ordered them again "And Naruto… drop the bands!"
Naruto froze in place for a split second looking surprised but then started unraveling his white wrist and ankle bandages revealing black bands that had a chain seal drawn in white on them with the wrist ones having small reusable storage seals in the middle (think of a wristwatch like pattern). Hinata didn't look too surprised.
Those bands were variable gravity bands that had accelerometer and force sensor seals that adjusted the gravity of them just above the tolerance level for the user making him or her to never get used to them.
"Hiashi-sensei…" this was what the boy called him during training "…how did you know?" he asked.
Hiashi's expression remained emotionless when he answered. "Simple, you were panting just as heavily as Hinata. Who gave those to you?"
"An AMBU with a fox mask gave them to me two weeks ago. He said it was a present from Hokage-sama to make me strong. He said to never take them off no matter what." he honestly answered.
Hiashi cocked an eyebrow "And you didn't find it strange that Hokage-sama didn't give you those personally?"
"I did but I thought he was busy so he sent an ANBU to give it to me, plus I couldn't see his eyes to tell if he was lying because of the mask." Now the boy was getting a bit unnerved.
The Juken master let out a sigh. "Naruto, that ANBU, if that's what he was, tricked you!"
"What?" said the boy in surprise.
"I believe he gave you those bands to impede your movements if you ever went outside so you couldn't run if they chased you." These words made the boy cringe and tighten his fists. But then Hiashi, in a rare training moment, chuckled. "Unlucky for them, thanks to Kurama-san, it actually had the effect of making you stronger." the man said leaving a dumbstruck Naruto. "Now take them off, begin your spar and you will see why."
The boy complied, unzipping them from his wrists and placing them down near Hiashi. He then entered the Juken stance with Hinata doing the same. The man then shouted "Hajime!" again.
What followed could only be described as a nasty experience for Hinata as Naruto dashed to the side in a blur (not impossible to see; think of the anime fight between Neji and Naruto when he used the fox's chakra. That's how it seemed to Hinata though it was not THAT fast), stopping within ten inches in front of Hinata landing a powerful palm strike to her chest that sent her flying backwards. He then appeared behind her before she even made it to solid ground giving a powerful kick to her back that caused her to yelp a bit and propelled her through the air spinning from the waist. She managed to land with cat like grace but was heavily disorientated and was a sitting duck. Naruto was running forward leaving a streak of white and black behind him and was ready to deliver her a double palm strike Kamehameha-style to her abdomen, when another loud 'clap' stopped the display and Hinata buckled backwards with the boy dashed in and caught her before she hit the ground making her blush a little.
"Naruto, bring Hinata over here so she can rest!" and the boy complied with the order, laying her down near him and pumping a little Ranpu chakra to vitalize her.
"See what I meant?" the Hyuuga man asked the blond who nodded in response and was looking at his fists while flexing them, still a little surprised.
"From now on you may wear those bands if you choose to but you must take them off in life or death situations. That is an order!"
"HAI!" answered Naruto.
Then the man smirked a bit before looking at Hinata who was sitting now. "Hinata, don't let this experience get to you. It was valuable in its own way." he said to the girl who nodded but was still a little sad. "And if you want I can get you some similar bands made especially for you!" he said letting a trace of fatherly kindness escape his frozen look.
"R-really T-tou-sama?" she almost could not believe it.
"Of course! If you promise to use them consistently and not throw them away like an old toy you get bored of." he teased his daughter agreeing that training for the day was over.
Instead of getting flushed she snapped back at him "HAI Tou-sama! I promise on my nindo!"
Now Hiashi was the one feeling like he was in a dream. Not only this was one rare moment when Hinata didn't stutter but it seems that the boy's behavior rubbed off on her for the better. Naruto only smiled at the situation.
"Very well, I think you both agree to end this session early. Let's continue with meditation near the koi pond.
*Flashback end*
He knew that tomorrow, even though it was the day before his birthday, Hiashi told him that there will be something important regarding the Gentile Fist and it just so happened that was his worst part. Even though he had basically mastered its forms, with over 50 years of combined clone practice, his chakra was just not suited for this as its very nature was special since it fluctuated in intensity.
No matter what he did he just couldn't stabilize the stuff. Hiashi described this as trying to walk in the rain without getting wet (with no jutsu or umbrella). He knew that it was because of the seal, because even though Kurama had stopped fighting the boy's chakra, it was still being forced into the blond's system causing internal 'ripples' as they combined. The only time he wasn't suffering from this was when he was full as the seal would stop 'feeding' him to keep him from overloading, or when he was near zero when he could use pure Bijuu chakra.
Naruto tried every chakra control exercise he could find in Konoha from meditating, balancing a leaf in your hand, tree walking, water walking, waterfall walking, and even created new ones like sleeping while hanging from a tree with your chakra (a clone did this though and in the morning it fell) and mastered them all. Meditating was his favorite as he got a chance to talk to Kurama. He had absolutely perfect chakra control, worthy enough to be called legendary.
He had even mastered the Hiraishin. He remembered the occasion with a sheepish grin.
*Long flashback*
It had been about six months since the council meeting and Naruto just mastered the water walking exercise that came after the leaf balance and tree walking that Hiashi showed him to improve his control. Having the power to do a lot of clones helped do this since he could now do months of training in a matter of weeks. He was dressed in the same training gi.
He was still practicing a little by meditating in the middle of the koi pond when a branch member came over saying "Naruto-sama, Hokage-sama summons you to his tower!"
Naruto then got up and jumped to the man. "Thank you for telling me Satoshi-san!" he said and bowed.
The Hyuuga bowed back "It was no problem Naruto-sama!" answering with a smile. His relations with the other members of the family were vastly improving, but that is a story for later.
Now Naruto was jumping from rooftop to rooftop heading for the Kage tower. Why did the old man call him now? He kept thinking about it but as he got close he decided to surprise Hiruzen and instead of the normal path to the man's office he took the scenic route heading for the wall of the tower and an open window. He stealthily made his way up the wall and peeked inside the tower only to find the old pervert reading an orange book with a man chasing a woman called "Make Out Paradise" (from now on MOP).
He tip toed behind the Hokage who had a red face and was giggling like an idiot. The boy was looking over the man's shoulder with a foxy grin and yelled "HEY! HOKAGE-SAMA!" from the top of his lungs.
The next second all that was holding the man's robe, hat and book in place was an afterimage and air pressure with the man hanging from the roof like a cartoon cat (with chakra) and while he was disorientated Naruto unsealed a camera from his wrist bands and made a picture (will be useful later) and could swear the shadows in the corners were laughing.
"NARUTO! DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!" screamed the Kage using a Gigantic Head no Jutsu that would make Iruka proud.
"Umm you wanted to see me?" he said wiping his tears he got from laughing.
The old man motioned his hand and two puffs of smoke appeared in the dark corners of the office making Naruto activate his Ranpu jutsu in surprise.
It seems that Sarutobi didn't learn from his mistake the first time and went through 25 hand signs and then slapped his hands together "Fuinjutsu: Tomb of Secrets".
Seals leaked from the old Hokage's shadow and got written into the walls.
Hiruzen let out a sigh before hearing Naruto say "Cool!" He then lifted his eyelids to see a very bright eyed blond boy (literally). He then face palmed himself and asked Naruto through the fingers "Tell me that you did not see how I did that!"
"Sorry Hokage-sama but you know I hate lying!" he said smiling with full teeth on display.
"I was afraid of that! Never mind. I called you here because I understood that you mastered the water walking exercise. Is this true?" The blond nodded.
"Okay then, as I promised, today you will start learning your father's Hiraishin no Jutsu!" the professor said.
The boy felt like he wanted to bounce off the walls but months of meditating with Hiashi gave him better control over his actions but he was still a six year old boy so he still shook in excitement while a tear came down his smiling face.
The aged Kage felt his heart skip for joy as he saw the blond's expression. He then lifted the seals just a little to let the doors be opened. He then pushed the buzzer on the intercom.
"Send for the Goei Shotai (Guard platoon)!" he said. (A/N: Look it up)
"Right away Hokage-sama!" responded the secretary.
In less than a minute the doors opened and three men entered led by Genma Shiranui.
"You wanted to see us Hokage-sama?" asked Genma.
"Close the doors!" Hiruzen ordered and they complied. The confidentiality seal covered the door again and the men knew it was something serious but why was there a six year old child sitting on the couch if this was such an important matter.
"I called you here because I know that you are some of the Hokage's most loyal shinobi, past or present!" Sarutobi said looking out the window. He then turned his head to them and they saw the dead-serious look on his face asking. "Am I wrong?"
They went from 'at ease' to standing in attention as they answered in unison "No sir!"
"Good because I have an S-class mission for you that is the highest S-class secret (something like SSS)!" Hiruzen told them now fully turned and facing the platoon.
They tensed but stood silent.
Hokage inhaled and held it briefly "I need you to… teach this boy the Hiraishin in secret!"
The platoon all blinked with beady-style eyes (Barney Rubble) and looked at the Hokage with an 'are-you-fucking-serious' look on their face.
Naruto noticed this and began to snicker silently and with nobody noticing as he snapped another photo (just for memory).
"Umm… Hokage-sama, could you please give me one good reason to teach some snot-nose brat Minato-sama's prized technique?" Genma asked. Naruto was too busy snickering to notice that he had just been insulted.
Hokage let out a sigh he prepared for beforehand (the long breath) and looked at the boy who was silently laughing. "Naruto, come here!" he said making the boy switch to serious mode in an instant (effect of living and training with Hiashi). The blond nodded and went to the Hokage standing in front of him.
"What I will tell or show you three now is an SSS-class secret punishable by death!" he said with a little killer intent causing all three men to gulp.
"Now tell me…" the professor continued "… who does this boy look like the most?"
They all raised an eyebrow until Genma got the courage to speak. "Umm… with the birthmarks on his face I would say he looks like something else whose mention is punishable by death" he wearily (and stupidly) answered.
Hiruzen face-palmed himself again while Naruto smiled at the fact that he looked like his Nii-chan (he was happy even though they say he looks like a ten story tall demon fox).
Sarutobi then moved to the side leaving Naruto directly under the photo of the Yondaime Hokage Minato Namikaze.
"Look again and tell me who he resembles!" the Kage ordered.
The platoon looked again with bored expressions but froze in place and began looking as white as ghosts.
"Th-th- the Y-Yondaime Hokage!" they said in unison, even stuttering the same sounds at the same time.
"Hokage Guard Platoon meet Naruto Namikaze-Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's son!"
Naruto raised his hand and said "Sup'?" and Genma together with the others fainted.
The boy began poking them with a stick and said "Hokage-jii-san, will they be alright?"
Hiruzen's eyes bulged in surprise. Naruto just called him a warmer form of his title. Oh how he missed hearing 'jii' coming out of the boy's mouth and addressed to him. He then nodded.
After they recovered, they accepted the mission and went together with Naruto to a secluded cave near the outskirts. There Genma sealed the entrance with a low-rank Doton. (A/N: I'm too lazy to pick one. Gimme a break, its 2:08 AM)
The cave was well illuminated by holes in the ceiling and so, they could see… rocks. The cave was pretty bare.
"Okay kid, stop sightseeing and pay attention. Now front and center!" Genma ordered.
Naruto almost shunshined in front of him.
"Well at least you know how to listen to orders, which is good for now. Geez I don't know why Hokage-sama wants us to show this gaki (brat, kid wet-behind-the-ear) his father's technique. He will probably just brag to his friends and get a target painted on him. Really, Hokage-sama could have at least waited for him to be a Gennin. All kids do is dream. Gaki, do you know that this thing could get you killed if Iwa (rock) find out about you?" the man said picking his ear with his pinky and looking some other way. When he looked back he was surprised indeed.
Naruto was boiling inside and the only thing that was keeping his anger in check was the flashing faces of the kind Hyuuga family that cared for him and whom he swore to protect. That meant get stronger and that meant learn his dad's jutsu. His face then got half-shadowed above the cheeks.
When Genma finished his speech the blond reached for his seal and unsealed a kunai he used for target practice with Hiashi.
The platoon went on alert not knowing what the boy would do but this he just cut the belt on his white top (it was tied really good as to not slip off during training) letting it unfold and fall to the ground sliding of the child's shoulders.
The squad went a little pale as they saw the preteen's body covered with faded scars, some of whom were shining in the light that seeped through the cracks in the walls. The kid looked like a broken vase that was put back together with glue.
Naruto then spoke. "Yeah, your right, kids dream! They dream and dream of nothing but greatness. And I admit that I dream like that as well! I dream to be Hokage and protect those that saved me from the nightmare of my first years of life. Tell me Genma-san, what is your earliest memory? What can you remember from your childhood?" the blond asked.
"I…I ummm…I'm not really sure… " the man stuttered.
"Well I can! I can still see the punch, of the one who should have taken care of me at the orphanage, flying towards my face in slow motion. I can still remember the first meeting with starvation as I ate only moldy bread, the first sting of the kunai that hit me in my back, as I was running for my life! The first pain of the bat that swung at me! The first fire that ate my skin as I was burned at the stake!" Naruto paused a little bit seeing the compassionate and worried look on the men.
"But I also remember that first night I met my nii-san, the first time I saw Haruko-san defeating a bear, the first time I felt the warmth of an embrace, the first bowl of Ramen, the first time I held Hanabi-chan in my arms and THE FIRST TIME SOMEBODY CONSIDERED ME HUMAN AND GAVE ME A HOME!" Naruto yelled at the men with eyes filled with both pain and happiness making them sweat and take a step back.
"THEY SAVED ME FROM THAT HELLISH NIGHTMARE CALLED LONELINESS SO NOW I CAN DREAM TOO!" he took a step towards the men who backed up some more.
Naruto closed his eyes "Now I dream! I dream of protecting the people I care about and the village they love so much so they and their kids will never suffer that horrible ordeal! And so, my dream became my ambition…"
He opened his eyes showing the Will of Fire burning like the Sun in each one.
"Because being Hokage, is my dream!"
All men had they mouths open slightly looking at the blond but then Genma knelt on one knee and the others followed.
"And should your dream become real, the Hokage Guard Platoon will be your shield!" he said and Naruto smiled. "Yosh, let's get to it! This brat's not going to learn his dad's jutsu by himself now is he?"
In the Hokage tower Hiruzen was looking through his crystal ball at the scene. He then lowered his hat on his face and spoke "Couldn't have said it better myself!"
(A/N: When I'm writing, nothing is known about the Hirashin no Jutsu in the original series (Manga: Just as Naruto learned the name of the 2to7 tailed beasts) except that it is similar to the Summoning Jutsu (SJ) and its variation the Reverse Summoning Jutsu. As I see it, the SJ and RSJ, the ninja opens a space-time window and uses his chakra to pull the summoned creature through that window. The Hiraishin I think uses chakra to push, rather than pull, the user through. What I don't know is how that s-t window is formed or how big it is and if the traveling body deconstructs (kind of like Stargate) when travelling through (though I think not for a couple of reasons) and other special conditions like why the yellow flash occurs or why the kunai are different. Since the original may still present the jutsu and how it's done I will be as evasive as possible on how Naruto learns it to avoid ruining a later reader's image. Sorry, but hey, I expected Kurama and Naruto become buddies ever since I saw the battle at the Valley of the End, so maybe I'll be lucky. )
Four days later Naruto learned how to send objects to other parts using the Hiraishin as well as how to do the 'target seal' (thanks to 60 clones practicing with him). He was using his clones and practicing with rocks as Genma said that:
"Kid, remember that I told you it's like a summoning jutsu but chakra works the other way around?" Naruto nodded. "Well, when you use that the Summoning Jutsu you use hand-seals and your body as a beacon to keep the window open. The Hiraishin uses only your chakra to keep it open so if you goof before getting to the other side you get crushed by it. Just so you know, it takes all three of us to keep that from happening." Said Genma pointing to his partners making the boy become curious and frightened. "Okay, until you get the feel of the jutsu I want you to practice moving rocks with the Hiraishin! Start with ones that fit into your hands and move on to bigger ones!"
Naruto looked to Genma with a pout and squinty eyes surprising the man.
"What?" asked Genma.
"So that's why we train here!" declared Naruto looking to the rocky cave making the man sigh in relief.
"Yup! Now get to it!" he bent his torso looking directly into the boy's eyes.
"Hai!"
Four hours later, the blond and his clones were making sand and pebbles out of hand sized rocks. All of… 'him' were looking frustrated and tired. Genma saw this and moved to the original.
"Listen kid, don't lose your cool! With this jutsu, getting impatient could be deadly! It took me and my mates a long time to learn this jutsu and we are (Tokubetsu or Special) Jounin and we had help from its creator. If it was easy, then the Sandaime would have learned and used it, but it's not! Just take it easy, you got time! I want you to practice like I told you every day here and when you can move a boulder to the maximum of your chakra reserves, come to me and we will move on the finer parts like sensing the right target and eventually 'jumping' a living being." he told the blond putting a hand on his shoulder. Naruto smiled and nodded.
Two and a half weeks later we find the boy heading for the Hokage's office. He passed the secretary and knocked on the door. He heard 'Come in!' and entered. He found the old man behind a mountain of paperwork tying a rope in a way made it look like a noose.
"Naruto, what brings you here?" asked the man in a weak voice.
"Umm… Hokage-jii-san ,are you… alright?" the boy asked worryingly.
The Kage released a sigh and looked at the boy "No, Naruto. I'm too old for this blasted paperwork that's eating away my life, but don't worry about it. What can I do for you?"
"Well I was looking for Genma-san but I couldn't find him. I finished the first part of the training and I wanted to show him!" the blond answered.
Hiruzen was surprised that Naruto finished that part so fast. He got a report from the man a while back that told him of the training and how difficult it was as it took three Jounin to do the jutsu. He shrugged it off, 'blaming' the boy's genes and summoned the guard platoon who arrived under two minutes.
"Hey Genma-san, I finished it!" chirped the boy making the men sweat-drop.
"Okay kid, let's go to the training area and you can show us!" the man smiled.
"Not the training area since it doesn't have big enough boulders. Let's go to the top of Hokage mountain, there's some good ones there!" chirped the boy again giving the men beady eyes.
"O-okay!" Genma stuttered.
When they were about to leave Naruto turned to the Hokage.
"Hokage-jii-san, why don't you use Shadow Clones to do the paperwork? I do it all the times with Haruko-san when studying or doing homework, I even have one now studying with her and watching her health. Gia-ne (bye, see you later)!" he walked out with a smile. (A/N: Old idea I know, but it works!)
Sarutobi now had the top of his face shadowed and had a blue background. He then went through about seven hand-signs and then put his right hand on the desk whispering "Tokubestu Kuchiyose no Jutsu" (Special SJ).
A wooden target about half a meter wide and a quarter inch thick materialized where the man had placed his hand. There was writing on it that said 'In case of realizing something obvious and simple, use this!' and the man proceeded to get full points banging his head against the bullseye.
Meanwhile on Hokage Mountain, three men and one boy were standing at the base of a boulder one and a half times the size of a double decker bus.
"This one should be good enough!" said a smiling boy making the men sweat.
"Umm… kid, what do you mean 'good enough'? For what?" Genma asked, a little worried about the answer.
"What do you mean 'for what'? For the Hiraishin of course! You told me to send a boulder the size of my chakra to the 'target seal' but I had to leave a clone at home with a good amount of chakra to study and take care of Haruko-san so I'm about two thirds full!" he answered in a matter-of-factly way making the men sweat-drop.
"Look kid, it's not good to lie. A shinobi should …" Genma started to preach making the boy pout and move to the boulder. He then placed one hand on it and it disappeared in an orange flash appearing thirty feet away near a pre-prepared 'target seal', in perfect condition.
(A/N: Naruto's flash is orange. His father was the Yellow-flash and his mother was the Red-Hot Habanero so his color is Orange. I am one of the few who support Naruto's choice of color and think that if they could use Henge why care about the color of their clothes. I mean the blond could Henge into tar and become perfectly unrecognizable.)
The men's jaws became unhinged and they looked like Jiraya walking by mistake into a gay bar (no racism or however you call it intended). They just couldn't believe it!
Near them a panting Naruto "You were saying?"
They all shook their head and then looked at him smiling. Genma gave him a smooth toothy smirk and said "Well done kid! Well done!"
They spent the next month and about 1500 total shadow clones teaching the kid how to 'jump' living beings and fine tuning the jutsu as well as teaching Naruto how to make and place a 'target seal' without writing it. At the end they were in the forest on the outskirts of the village about to test him.
"Okay kid, we placed those 70 target seals that I asked you to make me yesterday all over the village and surrounding area. Each of them has a flag. I want you to get those in under 10 seconds." The boy nodded.
"In case you complain later, I want you to know that your dad could defeat a small army of 700 in that time, in the heat of battle. Live targets that move and fight back, you got that?"
Naruto nodded. He always loved to hear stories about his dad. Genma pulled out a big digital stopwatch and placed it on a rock above a target seal.
"Ready, set, GO!"
The man hit the start button of this device, barely having time to pull his hand before Naruto appeared with the flags and hitting the stop. The man then looked at the watch.
"0.32 seconds! Not Yellow-flash level but it's very impressive!"
The boy smiled at the praise but then got a thought about asking "Umm… what is your time?"
The men then began to sweat and look like they stepped on something nasty. They then turned to each other and looked at the ground while a dark clout formed above them. Genma then mumbled something.
"Sorry what?" Naruto asked a little worried about them.
"1…1.21 seconds!" they dropped to the ground and started playing with the dirt while Naruto rubbed the back of his head and smiled.
(A/N: Like I said sorry for the vague description of the training)
*End flashback*
Naruto snickered a little bit remembering this but dropped his shoulders and let out a sigh realizing that he still didn't get his Juken down. He then finished his training understanding that he should go and rest seeing the sun go down. He dispelled the clones and got their memories back but there was almost no clear improvement in his control. He then walked back to the Hyuuga compound. He would have flashed there but he promised the Hokage not to use it until he became a shinobi.
He opened the gate and walked in and saw a Hyuuga boy a year older than him practicing his taijutsu. The boy was a little taller than him and had long hair that reached down to his shoulder blades where it was tied with a simple piece of cloth. He was Neji Hyuuga, son of Hizashi and even though he only knew him for a month or so, he became Naruto's best (boy) friend. He remembered the day when he met him. How could he forget, it was his birthday after all.
*Long Flashback*
It was the morning 10th of October and the festival honoring the defeat of the Kyuubi was in full swing. Naruto was in his room hiding, since old habits die hard and this one was beaten into him by his caretakers (orphanage) and villagers. He was sitting in a lotus position, meditating and talking to Kurama. Hiashi was at the hospital with his wife for her monthly checkup.
"Kurama-nii-san!" the boy shouted at the ten story fox. Naruto had figured out a long time ago how to change this place, and now it looked just like the Forest of Death (training ground 44) that Naruto used to train in sometimes, even down to the small animals. Naruto also reduced Kurama's seal manifestation to a body seal made of 13 bracelets that covered his wrists, ankles and tails that had soundless chains connecting them to a metal collar that had the circular seal lock on it. The area even had a day-night cycle and all damage Kurama did regenerated overnight. Of course Kurama couldn't use his full chakra abilities thanks to his seal but it was still nicer than a sewer.
"Hey there kit!" answered the resident fox.
"Know what day is today?"
"Hmm I wonder, what could today be that got you so excited?" he pretended not to know.
"Nii-san!" the boy pouted.
"He-he! Happy birthday kit! Sorry I couldn't get you a present, I was only sealed in your abdomen!" teased Kurama.
"Don't need any!" he answered making the Bijuu raise an eyebrow "After all, on this day I got my Nii-san!" he flashed a toothy grin but there was a hole in them. He was a growing boy after all and his baby-teeth started falling.
Kurama looked at him in surprise but then "BWHAHAHAHA! What happened to your teeth? Did you scream so much that they fell out?" the fox laughed.
"Nope! Haruko-san says that my baby-teeth are falling out so I can get stronger ones!" he answered with an expression that was a cross between matter-of-factly and pout.
"Kit, love to stay and chat but somebody is looking for you on the outside!"
"Okay. Bye Nii-san!" the boy chirped and awoke to the sight of Hizashi that had his hand on a Hyuuga boy about the same age as Naruto.
The man smiled and bowed a little at Naruto who had gotten to his feet.
"Naruto-kun I came to wish you a happy birthday! I brought my son with me today so you can meet him! Say hello Neji!" the man turned to the Hyuuga boy.
The boy looked a little stiff when he took a step forward and bowed "Greetings! I am Neji Hyuuga! If my honorable father is correct then I wish to extend my birthday salutations as well!" he said in a very respectful tone.
Now Naruto was no longer a stranger to etiquette or knowledge as he was at first. Haruko taught him (mostly his clone) about the finer movements and speech patterns concerning manners and such… but Neji's speech left him dumbstruck.
"Neji means that he also wishes you a happy birthday." said the man who was laughing a bit.
"Oh, then thank you both!" the blond bowed.
"Neji, I have to go meet with Hiashi-sama. Why don't you stay here with Naruto and have fun." the man said smirking a little bit towards the blond and heading for the door.
"Hai Chichue!" (honorable father) Neji answered.
Naruto then walked a bit closer to the boy.
"So what do you want to do?" the blond chirped.
"Anything you want to do Naruto-sama!" was Neji's emotionless response making Naruto cringe.
"Okay! Then I want to do what you like!" responded the boy showing a sneaky grin.
"Well I like training. I'm sure Naruto –sama wouldn't like that on his bir…" before Neji even finished his sentence, Naruto got up and changed out of his indoor orange silk kimono that Haruko got him as an early birthday after 'convincing' her husband and got dressed into his training attire.
"I love training!" the blond chirped.
Neji smirked. Even though this boy (Naruto) was a bit impulsive, he was beginning to like him. They made their way to the dojo where Naruto practically wiped the floor with Neji. After a couple of hours in there we find Naruto standing above the boy who was on the ground, breathing heavily.
"Why are you so strong?" asked the Hyuuga boy.
"I told you that I love training! I do it anytime I have the chance. Besides if we would have used chakra then I think our places would have now been switched since my chakra is just not suited for Juken other than for short bursts." chirped Naruto happy to be training with a boy his age for once.
"But still... I'm the older one. Why is there so much difference in our fates?" Neji looked away.
"Fates? What does that got to do with strength?" the blond asked confused.
A surprised Neji turned again to Naruto and began explaining "It has EVERYTHING to do with strength. It is decided from birth how much power and strength we have! Fate plays favorites, understand?" the boy snapped at Naruto who saw the same sadness and anger he saw in Yuki the first time they met. Meanwhile somebody was listening to their conversation just outside the door.
"We are destined from birth to follow the path fate drew for us and we can never escape! Never…" with that Neji turned and walked outside the dojo.
Naruto stood there in a sad thinking pose until the person listening entered the room.
"That boy has always been like that! Ever since he got the seal on his forehead he has stopped living for himself no matter how hard I tried to make him snap out of it! I'm afraid that one day he will let himself die just because he thinks that fate decided it for him." said Hizashi in a fatherly tone with concern etched on it.
Naruto then clenched his fists, bit his lip and ran after the boy. It took Naruto ten minutes to find the boy (using the Shinsougan) to find Neji practicing in the woods just outside the compound. Unknown to him, somebody else found the blond and began stalking him.
"Lower your hips a bit and relax your waist!" Naruto said to Neji who wasn't surprised by the blond thanks to the Byakugan.
"Thank you!" he responded emotionlessly.
A moment of silence was taken as Naruto looked at the boy who was still practicing.
"Listen Neji, I kn…" the blond didn't get to finish his question when he heard some leaves and twigs rustle. Both boys turned their heads to see a slightly inebriated Jounin. Naruto started backing up when he saw his face, trembling a little bit. Inside him Kurama growled like a raged beast.
(A/N: Creepy Orochimaru like laugh but with a lower, deeper tone)
"Kukuku, I thought I burned you alive, demon! I guess I was too soft on you. I will make sure not to repeat the mistake, Yondaime-sama's mistake, and kill you!"
It was the same man who burned Naruto at the stake about a year ago. The unnamed Jounin pulled out a kunai and threw it at Naruto.
By now Naruto got a little of Kurama's chakra that calmed him down and made him focus. Also it did help that the man insulted his father. Naruto activated his Shinsougan and Soujin Seishin.
The blond avoided the kunai and dashed to the woods but forgot to take his bands off so the said Jounin caught up with him easily and slashed out at Naruto with another kunai who avoided this time as well. The man was on the offensive while Naruto was on the defensive, jumping and avoiding the Jounin's attacks. The blond then took out a kunai of his own from the seal on his bands and began to exchange blow for blow with the inebriated shinobi who barely avoided a Juken strike to his arm and jumped back.
The man went through a few hand-signs but his senses picked up on movement behind him not reacting fast enough to avoid a palm strike full of chakra to the legs by Neji making him wobble.
"You brat!" he yelled and backhanded the boy who flew back hitting a tree and coughing blood. "For defending that thing, I will kill you and blame the demon!" he said as he threw a shuriken and doing a few hand-seals he shouted "Shuriken Kage Bunshin" (Shadow clone shuriken) and the shuriken that he threw became one hundred, all heading for him.
Neji accepted his 'fate' and closed his eyes waiting for the pain. He waited, and waited, and waited but it never came.
"Oi! Are you alright?" he heard Naruto calling for him.
Neji opened his eyes and saw the blond over him, with his clothes torn, his torso bare (except a few pieces of cloth here and there) and bleeding a lot. In his chest there were 7 shuriken that Naruto couldn't deflect that 'poofed' out of existence leaving seven holes.
"Why?" Neji cringed. "Why did you save me? It was MY fate to die not yours!" asked the Hyuuga clenching a fist full of bloody grass.
Naruto coughed some blood and answered smiling "Because I think of you as my friend and I will protect *cough* my friends!"
This made Neji's eyes as big as dinner plates.
Naruto then lowered his head so that the top half of his face was now darkened by shadow.
"Neji… I know what it's like having a mark that you did nothing to deserve or couldn't do anything about…"
"What are you talking abo…?" the Hyuuga boy was about to ask but saw the seal mark form on Naruto's stomach and his wounds fizzle out of existence while smoking.
"Neji, I know just how unfair life is! This guy that you see here is not the first or the last that came for me. There were many times when I cried myself to sleep cursing my fate…" Naruto continued "But…"
The blond then looked up to the boy with hardened eyes full with resolve. "If fate said that we must live a horrible life then screw it, I will change my fate no matter what and if fate can't be changed then at least I tried!"
"What I do understand is that it definitely won't change if I just sit on my ass and do nothing about it!" he said.
"And you know what? It worked!" he smirked and turned his fully healed body towards the Jounin who was bragging to nobody that he killed the demon, leaving an awe struck Neji,
Naruto dropped his weights and yelled at the Jounin. "Hey jackass, you are forgetting something!" This made the drunken ninja turn in surprise "But how? I killed you!" he growled.
"Not even close dumbass!" answered the blond. He then dashed towards the man at incredible speeds catching him off guard and delivering a Juken strike to his abdomen making him fall unconscious. "I won't die before I become Hokage!" he declared before falling face-first himself.
It was now evening when Neji managed to carry Naruto back to the compound. By now Hiashi and his wife Haruko were back from the hospital and were talking to Hizashi and Yukihime when the gate opened and they saw both children bloody with Naruto on Neji's back.
With a speed that would make the Hiraishin jealous they got to the children's side and Hiashi picked up Naruto who had just woken up and Neji was greeted by his father.
"What happened? Did I win?" asked Naruto.
"That's what we would like to know!" said the adults in unison.
Neji then told the adults the story. Hiashi sent a branch member to report to the Hokage about this incident.
"So I won! Yatta!" the blond started bouncing up and down earning him smiles from the rest of the group after they checked his health and found nothing wrong, even with the Byakugan.
Neji then pulled his father to the side. "He is a definitely a fool to fight his fate like that!" the boy said with a smile. His father smiled and told him everything about Kurama and the boy's early life, about how he was tortured and hated. Then he told his son about how he never gave up and changed not only his fate but also Hinata's, Haruko's, Hanabi's and even his (Hizashi) own fate. "Neji, this boy may be a fool but he is definitely something else, don't you think?"
Neji then nodded and answered "Tou-san (father), do you think I could be a fool like him?"
Hiashi broke into a laugh saying "Why not. You can be a fool if you want. After all you are my genius son!"
*End flashback*
"Hey Neji!" the blond yelled.
"Hello Naruto-sama!" the boy answered with a smile.
"How many times have I told you to leave out the 'sama'?" asked Naruto rhetorically
"163 times if you count this one." Neji answered with a slight smirk.
"Then why do you do it?" the blond asked, already exasperated.
"Well it is only proper to show the future Hokage respect!" he answered with a bit of sarcasm.
Naruto sighed and said "Never mind, I'm too tired to try right now. How is Haruko-san doing? She had my clone dispel a while ago when she left for the hospital."
"Haruko-sama is still away and Hiashi-sama is at a Konoha council meeting. Do you want to train with me?" Neji answered.
"Not today. I want to hit the bed early since tomorrow is Hiashi-sama told me he has something planned out for me." the blond sighed.
"I take it you are not looking forward to it?" the boy chuckled a bit.
Naruto looked at him but closed his eyes and smiled a little in approval. He then continued on to the main house (and his room) which was at the end of the house complex in the compound.
On the way he met many branch members who smiled and even bowed to him. He also had to face a few who ignored him and a couple who even cringed at the sight of the boy but they were by far outnumbered by the ones who were on the blond's side.
*Semi-flashback*
Naruto had earned the respect and kindness of the Hyuuga when he did not differentiate between the main house members and the branch families. Whenever he was not training, sleeping, eating or getting some private stuff (he had put the privacy seal 'Tomb of Secrets' to good use since it even stopped the Byakugan from peeking when he took a bath or a dump) he would help the house with any and every chore they could find from cooking to laundry.
Having the ability to create hundreds of clones came in handy for this and they were a blessing for the cooks, gardeners, laundry women and so on who, after teaching him a bit or just supervising him, took a liking to him and even saw Naruto as a son or pupil.
He even helped heal and trained with most shinobi branch members when they returned from their missions, teaching them a little of the main house style. He consulted with Hiashi if he was allowed to do this and the man told him with a smile and a matter-of-factly face (face pointed upwards and eyes closed) that "Since you are not a family member, you have the right to do as you please. Since I am a member of the main house, even if I wished I could, clan rules would forbid me to do so."
Naruto immediately understood what he meant. Look underneath the underneath saying that was taught to him by the man.
It meant that Hiashi was practically asking the boy to do that since, even though he wanted to, he couldn't because of the clan rules.
This made the branch families love him even more and when Naruto gave them the translation to Hiashi's words under oaths of secrecy, the rift between the clan divisions (main and branch) began to close, if only just a bit and the branch members to respect Hiashi not only out of fear.
*SFB end*
At the council meeting the room was split between the civilian part and the majority of the shinobi council. Hiruzen was rubbing his temples for the past ten minutes. Word had gotten out that Naruto was staying at the Hyuuga compound and this provided the spark to light the forest fire.
"Hyuuga-sama, how could you take that monster in?" one white haired civilian councilor practically screamed.
"Haruno-san is right Hyuuga-sama! That brat needs no home or even care for that matter!" another member voiced his opinion.
"That's right! That trash should just burn!" one more councilor could not keep it in.
Hiashi in the meantime was counting back from 100 for the third time by now to keep his cool image. He was thankful to Kami that his wife was still too ill to attend the meetings otherwise it would have been a bloodbath. He prayed that the Hokage would intervene to shut them up while he tried to listen to their words.
"Indeed Hiashi-san, why did you take that boy in when you said that he would be hated in the clan compound?" asked the mummy-man Danzo causing the rest of the voices to die out.
For once he was thankful to Danzo for creating an opening in the so called 'conversation'. The mummy did it of course for other reasons as he heard of Naruto learning the Juken but could not get any other intel passed Sarutobi so the boy and his abilities was a secret to him. Being that Naruto was inside, or close to the Hyuuga compound he could not sneak any of his Root members to spy on the blond without alerting the Kage of his activities as the Byakugan saw through any of his Genjutsu.
Hiashi answered "As you may have heard, Uzumaki-san saved my daughter from kidnap and possibly a life of forced breeding and doing so he also saved my clan's honor and Konoha's exclusive Doujutsu. As for the second part of your questions Shimura-san, it appears that it was a hasty decision as most of my clan seems to be on the boy's side." Hiashi ended his statement with a mental smirk.
Danzo hadn't expected this. He thought that he could force Hiashi into a corner and get the Kyuubi for himself but now he had no hand to play so he decided to bluff.
"But surely the boy doesn't feel that his place belongs there and there are those who look down on him." the war hawk asked more than stated.
(A\N: I am not going to describe people that appear in the original since I suck at it anyway. Just web-search for them)
"True but they are in minority and if there was a problem with that then Hokage-sama would have taken the boy as his stay was approved by Hokage-sama." Hiashi checkmated Danzo with his answer and then continued "Besides, he is much safer in my clan's compound than practically anywhere else, both from the village and from other shinobi."
"That would be logical." an apparently emotionless Shibi Aburame answered. "It is the best place to keep the boy from harm as nobody can sneak into the compound." He continued while shooting a glance at Danzo through his glasses.
"I agree with Hiashi and Shibi my clan's members have not smelled any of his blood for the past year." Tsume Inuzuka backed him up.
"It has been a little bit more quiet in the T&I department since people stopped going after Uzumaki-kun!" smirked Inoichi Yamanaka.
"And the boy deserves all the help he gets!" commented the gentile giant Chouza Akimichi.
"Hiding in plain sight, good strategy!" Shikaku Nara added his two cents.
"I don't think it is such a good idea!" commented Fugaku Uchiha getting glances from the rest of the shinobi clans.
"And why is that Fugaku?" the Hokage decided to intervene.
"Because Hokage-sama, we all know what the boy contains and if he manages to control it (at this Hiruzen gave a mental smirk) he would upset the power balance of the clans!" the Uchiha head answered.
"And yet it is no secret that the boy wishes to become Hokage and protect the whole village of Konoha and also there is the fact that a clan who is focused on a taijutsu style that relies on a doujutsu that the boy could never obtain that could not be taught to the boy took him in.
Besides from your words, it would sound that you have faith that Naruto would achieve such a feat." Sarutobi answered with another mental smirk.
"If it seemed that way then I stand corrected. However that does not change the possibility. He must not be allow…" before he could finished the Hokage interrupted him.
"If that does indeed happen I would recommend that you start becoming something that he sees as an ally rather than demanding something that you surely know that I will refuse since it was the perfect answer to the meeting we had when the boy was born!" Hiruzen 'growled' at the Sharingan user making Hiashi mentally make a victory fist-pump while keeping his ice-cold appearance.
"That goes for the rest of you!" the Hokage shouted out at the rest.
They all got into thinking positions after which Hiruzen finally declared the meeting over.
Meanwhile with Naruto…
The blond decided to make his way to the park to relax himself a little. He loved coming here with Haruko, Hinata and Hiashi (when he was free) and enjoyed the view of children having fun with their parents. If not he was a bit jealous of the kids that had parents. Now Naruto was no ingrate and he was thankful to whatever star and Kami that led him to meet the Hyuugas but put yourselves in his shoes. He was still a six year old boy who wondered what his life would have been if his parents were alive.
On his way there he was using his Shinsougan as chakra control training to get an idea about how far he could see with as little chakra as possible.
He then noticed a sudden increase in temperature (forgot about this one didn't you?) above the lake near the Uchiha compound. He then ran a bit to the lake and from his high position on the small hill that was a few feet away from the body if water, he could see a boy dressed in a blue shirt and white pants that had a duck-but hairstyle that made Naruto snicker trying to hold his laugh. The Uchiha was going over some seals and screaming "Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu!" (Fire style: Great Fireball) and breathe out a stream of fire twice as big as him.
Naruto took a moment to activate Soujin Seishin to observe the jutsu a second time and watch the flow of chakra. He noticed that while the boy got the manipulation down he just didn't mix enough with his exhaled air. In simple terms that means he was trying to do the jutsu faster than he got the chakra.
The blond jumped to the duck-but and walked his way there. When he got close enough he heard the boy saying "Shikusho (Dammit), why isn't it working?"
"You're being too hasty! Breathe in and let the chakra mix with the air for a little while before exhaling!" Naruto answered.
The Uchiha turned to the Kyuubi host and gave a questioning look. "Who are you?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Normally it is polite to give your name first before asking for other people's names." Naruto answered matter-of-factly.
"Sorry. I am Sasuke Uchiha!" he said a little bit dejected.
"No problem! My name is Uzumaki Naruto!" the blond answered.
"Your name is Fishcake?" Sasuke asked.
"Actually its maelstrom!" he answered with a tick mark above his eye.
"What is that?" Sasuke asked with a cute tilted face.
"A kind of whirlpool but more powerful." Naruto answered with a smile.
"Oh. And what are you doing here Naruto-san?" the duck-but got curious.
"Well I was just out for a walk and I saw you struggling to do that jutsu and thought you might need help." the blond answered with a finger to his chin.
"What do you know about jutsu? You can't be any older than me." asked Sasuke.
"Well I know a couple of jutsu but despite that I have been doing chakra control exercises for over a year now. Don't ask! Just hear me out, let the chakra mix with the air for a little while before exhaling!"
Sasuke lifted an eyebrow but nonetheless did as Naruto instructed, made the hand-seals and filled his lungs with chakra and air making him look like a pigeon in mating season.
He then mentally yelled the jutsu's name and exhaled making a fireball the size of a house.
He stayed in awe for a couple of seconds and turned to Naruto who smiled back.
Sasuke then stretched out his hand looking to the side and getting a little red above the nose in embarrassment said "Thanks!"
Naruto looked a little curious at first but then flashed his foxy smile and grabbed his arm and shook it.
When the blond returned to the compound both Haruko and Hiashi were home and were enjoying a moment of family time with their two daughters. They were sitting on the porch of the main house while Hinata was playing with the two year old bundle of energy called Hanabi.
"Nii-chan, you're home!" said Hanabi and started running towards Naruto. He remembered how he had to hide for two days from Hiashi when Hanabi said her first words.
*Flashback*
It was a sunny late afternoon and Naruto was training in the Juken katas without his clones. He decided to take it easy with his workout today since he had to babysit Hanabi for the day while Hiashi and Haruko were gone on official clan business.
He left a clone to watch over her but continued to remain close just in case.
An hour later the clan head and his wife returned and found the blond practicing his form. The married couple looked at him with 'you-left-my-daughter-alone' looks but then saw another Naruto playing with the toddler and let out a sigh in relief.
"Lower your hips a bit and relax your waist!" ordered a smiling Hiashi (The exact same thing that Naruto told Neji)
The boy stopped immediately and looked at the smiling couple.
"Thank you Hiashi-sensei!" he answered with a serious but calm expression. This made Haruko put a hand to her smiling mouth and say "Ara (what's this?/oh my!), ara, Hiashi-sensei?" looking at her husband who jumped a little and blushed.
They all then went to Hanabi's side with Naruto dispelling the clone. The toddler was in her play pen when Hiashi bent towards her and picked her up. She smiled and giggled when her father started cuddling her.
Seeing this Naruto thought of returning to his training and began walking back.
Hanabi saw this and began getting restless and gurgling some baby sounds while stretching her arms towards the blond.
"What is it sweetheart? You don't want Naruto-nii-chan to leave?" Haruko started to caress her daughter's hair.
Hanabi got more agitated with each step that the boy took until finally she managed to speak.
"Nii, nii! *Buu..*(baby talk) Nauo-nii!"
Naruto froze and then turned around. Haruko and Hiashi had eyes the size of saucers. Naruto slowly walked towards the girl and picked her up getting more 'Nii, nii!' and giggles.
It took all his resolve not to cry tears of joy until he felt a chill running down his spine.
He then looked towards Hiashi who was smiling but the background was that of a thunder storm.
"Naruto-kun… I'm going to kill you!" Hiashi said still smiling. He secretly hoped that he would be the object of his daughter's first words just like what happened with Hinata, but now his dreams were shattered by Naruto. This prompted the boy to start running, but not before leaving a clone to calm Hanabi. It took two days for Haruko to 'calm' her husband down since that's how much Hiashi chased Naruto before returning home.
*End Flashback*
In the meantime, Hanabi was running wobbly to Naruto when she tripped and was heading face first towards the ground. The blond then Shunshined and caught her a few inches above the ground making the toddler giggle. Naruto would seriously have to thank that root member who used the technique to get away when he approached the agent. That didn't mean that Naruto still took three days to practice it with 100 clones until he got it right. (Remember that the Shinsougan is not like the cheating eye Sharingan. Naruto still has to practice his techniques to be able to do them.)
Hiashi then motioned for the boy to approach.
"How is your training going recently?" the man asked with a calm but not cold expression.
"It is the same as it has been for three weeks now Hiashi-sama. My chakra control is perfect. I have mastered all the forms and advanced moves of the Juken including Kaiten (Rotation), Kūshō (Vacuum palm) and Jūho Sōshiken (Gentile step: Twin lion fists) and the three academy jutsu besides the secret ones." Then the boy sighed. "If only I could stop the seal from leaking chakra constantly then I could use them in battle but right now it would just either be wasted chakra or it could damage my hands!" the boy spoke.
"I see." Hiashi stood silent for a moment. "Well I was planning on testing you tomorrow to see if I can declare you a Juken master but seeing this I think it will have to wait." the man said making the boy look sad. Hiashi noticed this and continued. "Don't let it get to you! You are too young to be saddened by this! Take this as an opportunity to get some experience in life and prepare to for the title of Grand Master! Only one with perfect form, perfect chakra control and at least ten years of experience can claim the title. You may have the first two requirements down but you can't rush the third." he said making the boy look up with a curious expression. Who could blame him? Very few knew about the Juken Grand Master title. In fact there was only one per generation who could claim that title and the current one was Hiashi.
Naruto looked up with determination shining in his eyes and nodded.
'I see you look forward to take my title already.' Hiashi chuckled. "Who knows, perhaps by that time your chakra would have stabilized but until then I suggest you create your own form more suitable for your needs. If you need any help, come to me and I will do whatever I can" he continued and Naruto nodded and wanted to go back to playing with Hanabi and Hinata but was stopped by Hiashi.
"Naruto-kun, in three months Haruko and I will be going to the Hi no Kuni (Fire country) capital to check on her health since the doctors here say that she is almost fully healed so we want to check at the country's main hospital."
"That's great! Glad to hear that Haruko-san!" Naruto answered Hiashi and then turned to his wife.
"Why thank you dear, but Hiashi and I were wondering if you would like to join us with Hinata and Hanabi. We already talked to Hokage-sama and he agreed!" Haruko smiled.
Naruto looked a little surprised at her words but immediately nodded.
"Perfect!" Haruko said.
"Well Naruto I would like to…" Hiashi's words were interrupted by a branch member.
"Hiashi-sama, the family council would like to see you and Naruto-sama!" he said in a grave tone and looking at the boy with worry.
Hiashi was a man known for his calm mind but even he couldn't stop thinking 'Not this shit again!' and answered "I see! Thank you Kaoru!" he said receiving a worried look from his wife. He reassured her with a nod and then turned his gaze to Naruto who understood and followed.
In the council chambers…
Hiashi entered the room followed by Naruto. They saw the council men and women sitting seiza style around a low, round table with two spots vacant between them, one distinctively smaller than the other one.
Hiashi proceeded to occupy the smaller one while Naruto took the other one.
After a few moments one elder broke the silence.
"Hiashi-sama, we have requested your presence here today because we consider that there have been grave violations of our family's traditions and regulations, all concerning the boy." the old fart claimed shooting a disturbing glance at Naruto.
Hiashi kept his eyes closed and thought 'Oh boy, here it comes!', answering "I see! I suppose that you have analyzed the problems and have proof supporting these accusations." he answered finally opening his eyes.
"We do. For the past time Uzumaki-kun spent here we have acknowledged the fact that you were to teach him the main house Juken style, but… we did not approve of the fact that he may teach the style to the branch members of our clan." the old fart said with a sneer directed at the boy, an action copied by the other white-eyed geezers.
"I see!" Hiashi answered again shooting a reassuring gaze at Naruto. Not that the boy needed mind you. The boy had a rock solid determined look stuck to his face, the result of training under Hiashi with Hinata, of the love he received from Haruko and Hanabi and his own personality. "Then what do you propose?" he said curious to find out a little about the council's thoughts.
"We propose that Uzumaki-kun be branded with the seal to keep this from happening!" they all but snickered making Naruto squint his eyes in a 'try-it-assholes!' glare.
Hiashi then moved his head back a little and for the third time since the council started he answered "I see!". He then looked to his right and then to his left and continued.
"Then I have no choice…" the geezers started smirking "…then to DENY your requests!". This made the council pale.
"But Hiashi-sama he..!" one old fart tried to protest.
"Naruto-kun has done nothing wrong! I know the family rules by heart and there were no rules about teaching non-clan members the head-family Juken style, nor did it stipulate that they cannot be taught by one. I find your accusations baseless and so I dismiss them and forward an apology to Naruto-kun!" he answered making the council cringe. They had been checkmated again.
"I accept the apology Hiashi-sama and bare no ill thought to the council!" the boy claimed with a stoic appearance.
Hiashi nodded and continued "If there are no more concerns then I would call this meeting adjourned!"
"There is one more matter Hiashi-sama!" another councilor stated.
Hiashi turned his gaze at the old prune.
"We have to talk about what age will Hanabi be branded to the branch house!" he commented.
Hiashi was thrown in thought but moments later he snapped back to reality when he felt an enormous killer intent flooding the room making it hard to breath for even the Hyuuga head.
The whole council turned to the source of the monstrous KI. Naruto was standing there smiling but was leaking a enough anger that a fly that had sneaked into the room fell dead as soon as it came within a foot's distance from the blond.
Naruto then proceeded to talk while keeping his eyes closed "Honored council, I am sorry for rudely interrupting the session but I have to tell you something you should know!"
"Touch even one hair on Hinata-chan or Hanabi-chan's head and there will be hell to pay!" Naruto opened his eyes to reveal a burning red with slit pupils and releasing a fraction of Kurama's KI together with his own with a demonic fox eye and half a face appeared behind the boy.(Think Valley of the End after Sasuke chidori-ed Naruto in the chest)
The sight of Naruto's eyes and the feeling given off by the blond made the council jump and say "Kyuubi!" in unison. This made the boy smile.
"Who do you think you are Demon?" yelled one member.
"We should kill you for your insolence right now!" barked another.
"This is our family's law and we will follow it!" declared one more prune.
"That's right!" continued three more.
By now only Aoi was keeping his composure. Over time he came to view Naruto like a grandson and didn't like what was happening in the meeting until the moment the KI was unleashed. He was now doing his best to pay attention even if every bone in his old body told him to run away.
"Naruto-kun, this is a family mater so please stay out of this!" said Hiashi in a non-convincing tone. Naruto understood immediately that he was practically asking the boy to continue. Naruto then dropped the KI and bowed.
"I am deeply sorry for my outburst Hiashi-sama! I will stay out of family matters!" he said with full seriousness but when he lifted his head he flashed a grin.
"But as a citizen of Konoha I cannot stay out of legal affairs!" he continued making the council even more worried.
"The honored members of the Hyuuga council are hereby accused of breaking Sandaime-sama's law concerning the Kyuubi no Yoko which only I, Hokage-sama and people we permit are allowed to talk about!" the boy declared while holding a recording tag he saw a root member create while looking at him with his Ranpu techniques, making Hiashi's eyes widen in surprise but gave a mental smirk.
The Hyuuga head took the hint. "But Naruto-kun, that law is punishable by death! Should the law be acted upon it would not only spell the death of all council members except Aoi but it would also bring great shame upon our name!" he continued faking concern.
"Indeed Hiashi-sama, but the honored council has so vehemently declared that they must follow every law there is, family or otherwise! I am just following their example." he continued in a matter-of –factly way. "Now if the council showed me otherwise, I would reconsider my actions!" the boy said looking at the old farts.
They were white as paper and looked like they lost a few years of their already short remaining life. One of them then recovered his composure and snapped at the blond.
"Are you threatening us de… Uzumaki…san?"
The boy adorned an evil smile that would make the old Kurama proud. There was no need for an answer. He got them by the balls and they knew it.
"Very well… we will give you 'an example' by not touching Hinata or Hanabi with any sealing intention!" one of them said.
"Not good enough!" Naruto claimed.
"Whaa…?" another councilor wanted to ask but was interrupted by the boy.
"I will be frank…" Naruto then slammed his hand on the floor and a confidentiality seal (Tomb of Secrets) appeared that stuck to the different surfaces of the room. He practiced it with so many clones that he could now do it without hand-seals and seals seemed easy to him even if he knew only three. "… the sealing will stop now, one way or another!"
"How dare you? You have no right to call for such a thing!" one female member growled at the boy. They could not touch him since not only Hiashi protected him but he was already a Juken master in all but name, not to mention they were scared out of their socks since Hiashi told them that if the host dies the Kyuubi reforms after some time, right where the host was killed.
"If the Sandaime-jii-san's law is acted upon it would spell the end of the council and you all know that Hiashi-sama and Haruko-san are against the branding, only agreeing to do so to keep harmony inside the main family, so, like I said one way or another .HERE! You may keep the events that took place here secret, but this tag goes straight to the Hokage if I see one more seal on another forehead that was not there before or if I hear that it was used one more time! " he smiled letting out not KI but shear power that made the old prunes feel like they were in the path of a force 7 hurricane. (A/N Most modern scales go up to 5)
Naruto then lifted the confidentiality seal and walked out the room leaving the council scared shitless.
Hiashi had wide eyes in surprise at the turn of events but inwardly he was laughing his ass off.
Later that night Hiashi told Haruko what had happened in full detail.
"Ara, ara did Naru-kun did all that? Won't he be in danger now?" she said with concern in her voice
Hiashi chuckled a bit "Not really! I will keep those old has-beens off his back!" he said reassuring her. Even though she was now almost healthy, he still tried to keep her away from stress.
"But won't he be in danger if the council sends someone for him?" she asked.
"Well most clan members are willing to die for him already since they see him as part of their families and I will keep an eye on those who don't, and they won't try to do anything to him inside the compound since they know about Kurama's revival and I don't think they want to deal with a pissed-off Bijuu on clan grounds. Actually I think that last part will make them protect the boy." Hiashi chuckled again and was imitated by his wife.
"Yes you are right. Naruto is safe and sound while he stays close to the compound and outside he is either watched by ANBU or can take care of himself with his father's jutsu as well as his own." she said snuggling against her husband who embraced her.
"Really that boy turned my life upside down, but all for the better. He has the guts to do what I always wished for and more. I swear I would adopt him if I could but I must still follow some rules!". The way Hiashi said 'some' made Haruko giggle but a 1000 watt light bulb appeared over her head.
"You know honey… there is another way for the boy to join the family!" she giggled.
Hiashi made a curious face and looked at her in silence.
"We have a daughter his age and we have to find her a husband… that is if she does not choose one herself…" Haruko continued smiling.
It took a few seconds for Hiashi to connect the dots, and while he was known for his cool head and calm demeanor he was still a father first and his reaction was only fitting.
He jumped out of the bed anime style instantly getting up to his feet, with his back turned. He was dancing a rain dance saying "No! No! NO! I will not have my baby leave me! The moment she brings a boy, even Naruto-kun I will…"
"Honey!" Haruko stated in a calm sweet voice but with a graver tone.
Hiashi froze in place and turned around slowly, instantly turning blue at the sight of his wife.
Haruko was smiling and looking sweet but behind her the background was black and an evil demonic figure was outlined in red with red eyes.
(A\N: Imagine what you want but personally I see a woman the same build as Haruko but with clawed hands and her hair going all over the place)
"You will do what honey?" she continued to ask in the deceptively sweet tone with the figure behind opening her mouth in a fanged smile and growing bigger while the claws were getting closer to Hiashi's neck.
"I … I will stand aside and be happy for my baby!" Hiashi answered breaking into a cold sweat.
The figure retracted and the background changed to flowers.
"I knew it dear!" Haruko smiled again with the figure peeking from behind her head.
(A\N Haha! Hiashi got pussy whipped!)