Ch 5
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splitheart1120: By the end of last chapter he was already high Chuunin. At this rate he will be Sage Level in one year… or not.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything about and from the original Naruto story or any story, character, scenery or anything that the lawyers could and might sue my ass for.
Previously on Naruto of the Shinsougan:
Naruto then picked five books and placed them in his clothes. He then created a thousand clones that were even standing on a ceiling due to being crowded. He gave them the order to pick a book and a page and start memorizing it. As soon as they were finished they had to read the rest of the pages after the one they selected. The original then went to sleep.
Main story:
Two months later we find our blond hero studying another stack of books, his third. He was currently in the Hyuuga dojo conditioning his body while a thousand more clones were reading another set of learning material. The original was finding it difficult to move due to the fact that a week ago he changed his gravity bands that were getting too small for his arms to body conditioning bands. He got these as a gift from Hiashi on his birthday the day after the council event but had to wait for them to be refitted with the storage seals that he had gotten used to.
*Flashback*
Naruto forced his eyelids to open as the merciless sun forced him to return from the land of dreams. He stretched his numbed hands and let out a powerful yawn looking around the room while scratching his sweaty skin. The boy then motioned to get up attracting attention from the area outside of his room. There was a light knock on the wooden frame of the door as the walls revealed a womanly figure through the paper that made up the walls of the traditional Japanese house. This could have been easily stopped by a privacy seal but he would usually feel more secure without it.
"Yes!" the blond answered.
"Naruto-kun, can I come in?" the soft feminine voice asked.
"Enter Yuki-san!" Naruto smiled.
The door gently slid open to let Hyuuga Yukihime gracefully enter closing itself when she reached inside the boy's room. She then knelt near his bed looking like a Japanese woman greeting her fiancé on the night of her betrothal ('I may be inexperienced but please take care of me!'). Naruto was startled by this event. The woman would usually help him with his morning rituals like dressing and cleaning his room but she never made a move like this.
Before he could ask what was wrong Yuki posed a question.
"Naruto-kun, no, Naruto-sama may I overstep my boundary as your attendant just for today?" she smiled making the boy cringe a little since he never liked being called 'sama'. Except for Hiruzen, Hiashi and the dead Hokages, everybody else he (yet) knew being addressed with that suffix were complete assholes.
"Except calling me 'sama', of course you can Yuki-san!" he practically ordered the first part making the woman giggle.
"Understood! Well then…"
With those last words she pounced on the boy placing two soft lips on his sensitive whiskered cheeks and not letting go for what seemed like an eternity making Naruto look confused before feeling his face get hot from the blood rushing to point out his nervousness. After a while she finally removed her face from his with a very beautiful smile that seemed to radiate joy.
"What was that?" the boy asked.
"That Naruto-kun was your first birthday present as well as a token of my gratefulness!" she giggled a little.
"Present? Thank you! But… umm… really, what was it?" he said a little embarrassed by his lack of knowledge.
This shocked Yuki a great deal making her frown and ruining her smile. Naruto quickly noticed this.
"Did… did I upset you just now? I have seen parents and other people do it in the park sometimes but the always go away before I get close to hear what they call it!" the blond buried his chin into his clothes but still keeping his eyes on the woman.
Yuki then realized what has happened and immediately smiled to keep the boy from worrying but deep down she was still sad 'I forgot that Naruto-kun never had anyone kiss him or even tell him that they love him!'.
"No you didn't Naruto-kun, I was just surprised! It's called a 'kiss' and is a show of affection or love and you usually do it because you either love somebody like a girlfriend, parent or somebody close to you, or that you care for that person and want to express it!" she explained.
"So what was it this time?" the boy smiled after listening to Yuki's words.
"Both!" she answered without hesitation earning a surprised (but not worried) look from Naruto. "Hiashi-sama called us today to tell us that the sealing will be stopped from this day forward and that all the use of the seal has been forbidden in all but self-defense. That means that if we do not attack the main house, they will not use the seal on us!" she almost jumped for joy.
"We also heard from Hizashi-sama that you are the one we have to thank!" she gently hugged Naruto from the bottom of her heart.
"No problem, I'm just glad that you guys are happy!" the blond chirped.
Yuki giggled a little getting him ready for his birthday party and what a party it was. Nearly every branch member together with Hiruzen, Hiashi and his immediate family came and wished him a happy birthday and bringing him presents. He got about twenty new robes made of the finest silk, a couple of children safe practice shinobi gears, books, candy and many others. But the presents that he loved the most were the ones he got from the later people.
From the Hokage he got a framed picture of his parents together with a scroll detailing their lives, from Haruko and Hinata he got a homemade birthday cake, Hanabi made a drawing with him as a knight and her as a princess as he beat a monster. Hiashi on the other hand gave him something practical. The man had noticed how the bands on his wrists and ankles were getting smaller so he got him a pair similar to Hinata's but more powerful. He was very happy for the gift but he asked if they could get the same storage seals on the wrist ones. Hiashi agreed and sent them to be modified.
After that they all had the times of their lives with some adolescent shinobi branch members pulling the boy to the side and taking out a storage seal, they poofed-out a large ten litre bottle of sweet sake. They all started drinking hoping that Naruto would get drunk and give them a good show. They ended up passing out from the booze with the boy still not even tipsy. The Ranpu chakra would just negate the alcohol (A/N Since alcohol is a poison) and Kurama's energy would vitalize his body making him more resilient. He then joined the party feeling very fresh but got a little too close to Haruko who then smelled the substance coming off the boy. He asked him about it and he told her like nothing was wrong. She smiled and returned to the party and then went after the group who were just waking up. They then saw and felt Haruko's presence at the entrance to the 'alley' formed by two Hyuuga houses. What followed nobody knows since, except the loud screaming and bashing, all that could be sensed was an adolescent trying to crawl his way out only to be dragged back by a shadowy clawed hand that was big enough to clench around his torso, arms included. A smiling Haruko then came out of that place dusting her hands and kimono.
*End flashback*
These new bands could now be deactivated mentally and created thousands of chakra wires between the body's joints not affecting his gravity and thus his growth. They would either tension or stiffen, depending on the boy's movement, essentially hampering his every move.
He was top naked while doing handstand push-ups with the bands still on and he felt like he was trying to swim through mercury (liquid metal) with every move met by an even greater resistance depending on the power used.
The dojo doors then slid open revealing Yuki who was smiling at the boy but also noticing his well-toned muscular torso and arms. 'He's going to be a real lady-killer when he grows up!' she giggled softly at her thoughts.
"Naruto-kun, Lady Haruko says that we will be leaving in an hour. I suggest that you end your training now and get ready!" she told him.
Naruto looked at her and nodded. With a final push he threw himself in the air doing a flip and making a landing that would make an Olympic gymnast green with envy.
Yuki applauded at the display and Naruto did a showy bow and then left to get ready to depart.
Thirty minutes later Naruto arrived sporting a new pair of travel clothes together with his bands. He wore a tight black short-sleeved Chinese vest that had hardened leather shoulder guards and was decorated with an orange oriental dragon that appeared to be coiling around the torso with its head stopping between the shoulder blades and in its mouth holding a red cat-like eye that resembled Kurama's. He wore dark blue leggings with orange fox like tails decorating his pockets, nine for each one. On top he wore a thin sleeveless light orange trench coat with the red and black Uzumaki-clan spiral in the middle of the Hyuuga flame on its back that only closed on his torso making it look more like a cloak (think Ichigo Kurosaki's bankai outfit but with a high collar and a zipper and the end was not roughed-up) and had a hood that could be stashed away inside a 'pocket' in the collar. He made this uniform himself with Yuki's help. He was especially proud of the seals he created on them after he finished memorizing the Fuuinjutsu books he got from the library. Each article of clothing had a self-cleaning, temperature management (that kept the clothes heated or cooled depending on your preferences) and restoration seal that could repair and even grow the clothes provided that you first seal workable material inside it, but its key feature was a barrier seal that could store chakra and release it on command to form a powerful and flexible shield around it like a second skin. He wanted to create it to self-activate but found it impossible at his level. For the past week he poured his chakra into them and could now take three A-rank jutsu before it failed.
The boy waited patiently for the rest of the travel group to finish packing. Everything that he found useful was either stored in his wrists or in three storage seals that he created himself after many trials and errors. Five minutes before the deadline Hiashi came out together with his immediate family, Yuki, and fifteen branch member guards. They all wore more travel ready versions of their robes with the girls wearing light chainmail underneath for extra protection. Haruko ushered them to board the carriage and they left for the Fire Capital.
The journey was uneventful (except for lunch that with the boy was always 'eventful') and later that day they arrived at their destination. Once there Naruto felt overwhelmed by the new sights and smells so much so that even from inside the carriage he activated Shinsougan and Soujin Seishin to take in all the sights that he could. A couple of minutes later (and half his chakra reserves) and he had a pretty good idea of the layout of at least half the city including a huge castle like mansion in the middle. The boy suspected that there resided the Fire Daimyo, his family and his entourage. He continued looking around, this time without his abilities until they reached the hospital.
"Honey, I can take care of myself from here on! Why don't you go check us in at the hotel." smiled Haruko directing the question at her husband who seemed very reluctant to do so. She continued "Don't worry so much! I feel fine and these are the best doctors in the land so nothing will happen to me. Besides I'm sure that the kids will like a little sightseeing before we go back home and it will take a while before I'm done with the check-up!" but still didn't convinced the Hyuuga head until Naruto made a clone.
"Kaoru-san and I will take care of her Hiashi-sama!" clone Naruto declared finally securing the man's worries and the girl's happiness.
They left half of the guard contingent with the patient and went about their way. They checked in at the hotel and sorted out the rooms. The guards got their own while Hiashi got a two bed room for himself and his family and Naruto got a similar one to share with Yuki who was more than glad with this arrangement.
After a quick meal they left to take in the history of their beloved land's capital. And by history I mean first stop was the market district where Hiashi cringed a bit. Each child had at least two adult bodyguards while they checked each stall of the district. Hinata and Hanabi checked the various clothing and material booths since the older sister liked to make clothes. In fact she was the one who made the tail patterns on Naruto's pants with Yuki's help after begging the woman to let her do it. Turns out she had a natural talent for home economics.
Naruto on the other hand was a man… boy on a mission. He made it his duty to check every ramen shop in a one mile radius and was having the time of his life. That is until he reached a hill that was decorated with a couple of trees and a lot and I do mean A LOT of stairs. He was mesmerized by the sight of the serene looking piece of earth until a hand on his back snapped him out of his daze.
"Impressive isn't it Naruto-sama?" Isamu commented.
"What is it?" the boy asked.
"It is the Capital Fire Temple! It is a section of the Main Fire Temple and the place where the citizens and wondering monks come to rest and meditate. Want to check it out?" the man answered earning a nod from the boy. "Okay but quickly! We don't have much time left and Hiashi-sama wants to visit the Fire Museum!"
They climbed the stairs and found themselves face to face with a simple bald Buddhist monk that was sweeping the entrance way.
"Hello!" he smiled.
"Greetings!" the Hyuuga and the blond said in unison while bowing.
"Came for some sightseeing or for some enlightenment?" the monk asked.
Before Isamu could answer Naruto took the stand.
"The first part but only a fool would refuse the second!" he smiled back. He knew that those books on logic would help him.
"Wise words young one. Where have you heard them?" the bald man smiled at the blond.
"An open mind welcomes newcomers!" he said again this time inventing the expression and earning a good laugh from the monk.
"Indeed! Well enjoy the temple but be careful, some of these structures are here since before the capital was formed!" the monk gestured them to enter through the gate.
The courtyard was beautiful and even though it was the end of January the warm climate of the country made the sakura trees blossom each season and now they were in full bloom. They walked a little before entering the main hall that was made of stone. It was simply decorated albeit huge and it looked more like western monastery than a temple with support columns on either side of the main path. Its accessories were also in that same unique combination.
"Naruto-sama, please wait here while I get our fortune slips." Isamu commented and the boy nodded in approval.
While he was away Naruto activated the Shinsougan to get a better view of the building and was glad he did since the attention to detail was mind numbing. There was an image on the ceiling depicting the perfect harmony of the elements with fire in the middle. What was even more surprising was the fact that even though it was twenty square meters in size it was created from colored stones no bigger than a grain of rice. The walls were decorated in writing, some of which too old to be read.
One such area attracted the blond's attention. With his Ranpu ability activated he noticed that a stone block that formed a part of that area had shining white writing like it was written with LEDs.
He gently approached the mysterious appearance and saw that besides the intricate symbols were two palm prints, one vertical fingers pointed to the sky and one horizontal fingers pointed at the first hand.
"What's this?" he whispered.
The writing reacted to his breath and the lines began shifting until they settled for modern kanji. Naruto narrowed his eyes and read.
'Here rests Meian, child of light and darkness!
She rests besides her Guardians, waiting for the one who walks the shadow's boundary to awaken her with a bloody kiss. Do you dare be the one to share your destiny with her oh seer of twilight and dawn? Then release the shackles on your mind and let loose thy soul! Reach out to the cold, lifeless stone and touch the beautiful East and the cold North with thy palms! Burn thy doubts of destiny for you are blessed by brilliance or by nether, given eyes to read this message, the message of the ancients! Place…'
Naruto read the words inscribed in stone with burning interest until the words became unreadable. It seems that even ancient power cannot escape time's wrath. He pondered for a minute what to do but then reached with a finger to touch the shining characters. His hand then slowly slid down, gently brushing against an imprint that lit up startling the boy. He removed his member and it dimmed back to its original intensity but the words 'Reach out to the cold, lifeless stone and touch the beautiful East and the cold North with thy palms! Burn thy doubts' lit up even more indicating the following course of action. 'East and North… Burn thy doubts' were ringing in the blond's head over and over until he reached for the imprints with both hands and placed them accordingly. The words then started dancing like electrons in an atom around the boy's hands finally fading out of existence and a trap door opening beneath Naruto who went down like a hole-in-one.
It was a wild ride to the end on an ancient giant slide until he slid into a cave like room that looked to be at least ten stories tall from the little light seeped through from bluish crystals on the wall.
He shook his head and regained his bearings. The room was dark so he activated his Shinsougan in hopes of finding a ray of light. What he saw was more than he expected.
On the other side of a room was a sword surrounded by a very powerful barrier. The nature of that barrier looked to be chakra but he wasn't sure. But that was not the most surprising thing. No, the most surprising thing was that the sword which looked like a daito that was as big as him (Japanese longsword- like Tensa Zangetsu from Bleach) was actually the one radiating the barrier and had what looked to be center that was shining like a light bulb. Not knowing what to do he stepped in that direction and as soon as his foot touched the ground the intricate patterns on the walls lit up in a silvery-white light which converged behind the sword. The weapon's details could now be seen. Its blade looked like it was made from a single piece of pure white marble that appeared to flow inside its edges like a raging storm. Its handle was also white but it didn't flow and was wrapped in golden silk that started from the golden round handle that had engravings of the nine Bijuu and the rim was sculpted in the form of feathers (At the rim it looked like a nest of feathers).
The boy looked around the room in surprise and curiosity but suddenly his eyelids shot up and his mouth opened but no sound came from it. He slowly moved towards the stand where the weapon was, step by gruesomely weary step inching closer to his target. Naruto noticed two carvings that looked like square columns three times bigger than him with sculptures on top. One seemed to be a lion like creature with short female-deer like antlers and catfish like whiskers while the other one had a falcon with its wings opened and stretched towards the sky and with feathers that looked like fire. The two carvings stood in line, each statue facing each other and the gap formed between them pointed at the sword who stood inside a similar column but its middle was excavated away a little to make room for the weapon and on top of it was what looked like a lizard or dinosaur with wings and a horned head and spiky spine, the flight appendages stretched open and its head pointing directly at the gap mentioned earlier.
This statue attracted the boy the most as he inched his way towards the sword.
About halfway between the first two carvings and the sword a seal formula appeared on the ground and light shined from it like a lightning bolt bringing with it smoke before dying down. Naruto removed his hands after he brought them up to protect his face to find a living, nearly perfect copy of the creature depicted by the sword statue only this one didn't have spikes on his back, it's horns were shorter and it was five times the boy's size.
"How many centuries has it been since the dawn of the age of man? How many cycles have passed since the beast king was defeated by the Sage of Six Path?" the creature bellowed in a deep tone but then noticed the frightened little boy that trembled at its feet.
"A child?" it expressed its surprise. "How did an inexperienced little boy like you get passed the trial of the North? The cruel North is cold and for half it's time dark while a child should only be East, from where the sun rises. A hatchling is a reason for joy and brings warmth and light in anyone's life! Yet here I am, standing in Meian's cave, a moment all the Guardians have been waiting for since the age of the great Sage, talking to you! Tell me boy, who are you?" the creature's face came close to Naruto and let the boy look into its eyes calming him down. There was no malice in his eyes, oh how Naruto could tell. The ice cold glares filled with hatred nearly froze his innocent heart and only the heat of his beloved family and grandfather figure kept his sanity in place. But this being did not present even a sliver of that. No, it was pure curiosity that shined in its golden slit eyes.
Naruto let go of the breath he kept since the moment the creature spoke its first words and then responded.
"Naruto… Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki! May I ask yours and what are you?" he said feeling the confidence to share his full name with the beast.
"Polite and honest, even brave, I like you! My name is Fafnir the Dragon Prince, son of Ryuga the Dragon King of Order and Tiamat the Dragon Queen of Chaos!" he answered proudly.
Naruto's eyes went wide from the shock. "Dragon? As in the greatest of the three legendary guardian creatures said to protect the world from destruction?"
"Ah, for one of your age you show great knowledge! Indeed, it is how you said!" the creature smiled.
"Umm… forgive my rudeness but what are you doing here?" the boy asked.
"A reasonable question, seeing that my kind have not been seen in centuries in the human world. But indulge me first by answering the same question." Fafnir answered.
"Well at first I read the words on the wall and when I placed my hands on the imprints I fell through some kind of trap door." Naruto answered back.
"The trials of North and East. So it seems that you truly are the one chosen to lead the Guardians to greatness." the dragon smiled if it could be called that.
"Please wait there is more!" Naruto told Fafnir making the creature look at the blond in surprise. "After I recovered from the slide I used a technique to try to see in the dark, and then I saw the sword behind you had a shiny… 'ball' inside that looked a little like how a heart shows when I use the technique. I then moved closer wanting to pick it up to look at it." Naruto paused for air and giving Fafnir the chance to intervene.
"Ah yes! That sword is called Meian and I'm surprised you could see its core. This sword was formed from a claw of the great beast by the Sage of Six Paths and given life using his own technique making it indestructable. This is a rare sentient sword, the one with the most potential since her power grows with its master's." the dragon explained.
"The Juubi?" Naruto asked in surprise.
"Yet again you surprise me with your knowledge. Indeed, it is such but the weapon cannot leave the pedestal except in the hands of the chosen of light and darkness. Only one that walks on both worlds can breach its own defenses." Fafnir explained.
"I see, no wonder it's so sad!" Naruto said, his own face falling in deep sorrow.
"What?" the dragon was taken by surprise.
"I can hear her in my mind and… in my heart!" the boy said grabbing his chest. "She is crying … of loneliness. She just wants a friend!" the blond said gazing at the blade.
"You can hear her? Then you must be the one! Please, don't let me stop you! Go! Go and give her the friend that she needs!" the beast sidestepped giving the boy the space to reach the sword.
He then stared at the barrier before lifting his arm.
"Just so you know child, if you are not the one that barrier will remove you from existence!" he said making the boy retract his hand for a moment but after hearing Meian cry one more time he steeled his resolve and pushed his arm forward making contact with the wall of energy. At that moment bolts of golden lightning shot out from the point of contact that was getting brighter by the second until it became so intense that even Fafnir had to avert his gaze so as not to go blind as a stray bolt hit him in the forehead. While it caused no damage to the dragon it did link his mind to Naruto's, the boy gaining the wisdom of a dragon and Fafnir gained new knowledge of the world (A\N: Naruto loves to read history!) and of the boy's life as Naruto remembers it.
And then just as it began it quickly stopped revealing a slightly ruffled-up Naruto holding Meian by its handle and holding the edge close to his forehead drawing a little blood. The boy still had his eyes closed before saying "It's okay now Meian-chan I promise I'll be your friend forever! And awaken with a bloody kiss!" whispering the last part as blood dripped down the sword and his forehead.
Naruto then smiled and giggle a little turning to Fafnir and was surprised what he saw. The dragon was bowing his head to the boy with a look of pure respect.
"Do not be surprised young one! When you broke Meian's barrier our minds linked. You will find that you now have centuries of my knowledge as I have your memories. And I want to say I have never felt this degree of cold and loneliness, not even in the twisted dark places of the demonic nether from which my mother comes from, than I have in your first years and yet you persevered and never gave into the hate and even saved another soul from it (Kurama). For that you have my respect and I ask you to become my brother!" Fafnir told Naruto who instantly jumped for joy at the thought of gaining a brother and nodded furiously.
The dragon smiled and then spoke "Then let it be known that from this moment onwards that Naruto Namikaze Uzumaki is the brother of Fafnir and a prince of dragons! All dragons beneath me are yours to command and should you need my aid just summon me and I will not refuse!"
"Umm how do I summon you?" the boy asked.
The dragon smiled and bashed his tail into the ground lightly. The columns split open revealing three scrolls.
"These are the Guardians summoning scrolls brother! You are the first human to ever hold them. Sign your name in blood on the dragon contract and any dragon will be yours to call upon! The Guardians need no hand-signs to be summoned. But to make them truly yours you must gain the respect of the highest summons. In the dragons case it is my mother Tiamat the Chaos Dragon though if it's you I'm sure she will love you like one of her hatchlings!"
Naruto signed the scroll and then turned to Fafnir "Can I sign all the contracts?"
"Yes you can! The Guardians have no quarrels among themselves but I think that you would find a single summon group enough for any needs, so, unless for sentimental values, you shouldn't sign another." Fafnir explained.
Naruto then grabbed the scrolls and sealed them inside his wristbands.
"Well it was fun and all Fa… brother, but how do I get out of here?" the boy pondered out loud.
"Stab the pedestal you are standing on with Meian. And goodbye brother!" with that Fafnir disappeared. Naruto then did as he was told. The stone then split open and he slid down another chute landing inside the water fountain that was at the base of the temple hill inside a small yard. The boy got out of the water and activated the self-clean seals and instantly dried himself. He wondered what to do with the sword but a rush of information came from Meian that told him everything about her. Naruto then smiled and relaxed as the sword faded out of existence. It appears that she was soulbound to the blond and could thus reside inside his heart and could be summoned back on command. She also transmitted knowledge of kenjustu techniques directly to the boy's mind.
The boy then breathed a sigh of relief but was soon snapped out of his daze by the sound of one very angry Hiashi.
"ISAMU HOW COULD YOU LET HIM OUT OF YOUR SIGHT?" the Hyuuga head roared.
"Hiashi-sama, I only left him alone for a minute and he was fifteen feet behind me!" Isamu tried to defend himself even if worry showed in his voice.
"You better pray that we find him before Haruko finds out or what she will do to us will make the cage seal activation feel like a light headache!" he warned the man making the boy snicker a little bit. He then dashed towards the six foot tall fence that was separating them and, deactivating his ankle bands for a moment he jumped, clearing them with room to spare. He then landed behind Isamu who then turned his pale-scared face towards the smiling boy.
"NARUTO-SAMA!" he screamed dashing towards the child but stopping a little in front of the blond.
"Where have you been? We've been worried sick about you!" he scolded.
"It's a long story but first…" the boy's words were interrupted by a loud growl that sounded like a raged beast in mating season.
"WHAT WAS THAT?" Isamu jumped into his stance Byakugan ablaze.
"That… was my stomach! I'm hungry!" the boy smirked at the man who face faulted, burying his head a foot into the ground then pulling it out like an ostrich .
They were greeted by a laugh coming from Hiashi who motioned them to the Hotel to meet up with the rest of the family and to hear the boy's story.
They all reached the hotel where they were greeted by Haruko and the rest of the group where they apologized for being late and Naruto blamed those 'tourist traps' for 'capturing' him. He explained how he found the sword that took a liking to him but kept the summoning scrolls a secret. He didn't know why there was a need for secrecy but blamed it on his newly acquired wisdom of the dragons.
"So what does this sword do?" asked Yuki.
"Well, I haven't figured that one out yet except for the fact that it's supposed to be indestructible and is now a part of me." Naruto said materializing Meian and making the people present gape in awe of its surreal beauty.
"Kire! (Beautiful)" exclaimed Hinata and Hanabi at the same time. "Can I look at it?" the older sister asked.
"Of course Hinata-chan!" he smiled handing Meian to the girl.
Hinata touched the blade and immediately felt a warm current circulate through her and in her surprise pulled her hand back. Naruto then noticed this and understood what was happening.
"Meian-chan is a sentient sword and is a part of me! She knows who are my precious people and will treat them accordingly! It will not cut people who I want to protect!" he smiled.
Hinata reached for the sword again and this time held it with more confidence relishing in the feeling it gave as it was very calming and reassuring. "Nice to meet you Meian-san! I am Hinata Hyuuga!" she said but got a jolt, like the quartz spark generator in a cigarette lighter gives when it touches your skin. She trembled a little bit but the action surprised her yet again.
"Not Meian-san but Meian-chan!" Naruto laughed softly. "For a centuries old sword she sure is conscious about her age!" he continued until the white stormy substance that was her blade began getting redder starting from the hilt and growing to the tip making Naruto laugh even more. "And now she's blushing!" he said laughing even harder making the adults join the boy while Hanabi admired Meian and Hinata tried to 'comfort' the poor sword.
The next day we find Naruto up at the crack of dawn inside the hotel's backyard practicing the sword techniques he received together with the other information from Meian when he landed in the fountain. He got the hand of them pretty quickly and then got the idea of combining the Juken and Ryuusei with the unnamed sword stances and strikes. He was well along his way considering that he kept the defense of the Taijutsu styles and took the offense of the weapon forming his newly named Kurohi no Ryuu (Black-light/Black-fire Style).
He just about finished fine tuning the basics when he felt a strong presence a little distance behind him. He noticed a man dressed in fine purple-gray silk robes and light samurai armor approach him. The man had long, grey hair, which almost reached down to his waist and the top of his head was wrapped in bandages, long goatee and equally long mustache that was split in the middle. He had a beautiful albeit simple sword fastened to his hip. Naruto proceeded to slightly bow to the man earning a respectful nod before going back to his training but he was interrupted by the man.
"Forgive me for asking this, but why is a child such as yourself so immersed in this deadly art?" the man asked.
"Forgive me sir but I do not know you enough to share this information with you! I do not even know your name." Naruto said eyeing the man from head to toe. He wanted to appear to be a simple man with a sword but slight movements and tensions gave himself away to the boy who had learned a long time before how to sense these subtle clues. The man appeared to be a force to be reckoned with. The blond had his Soujin Seishin activated and he also tensed certain muscles necessary for the Ryuusei and although he could never really take it to the level Hinata and her naturally flexible body could, it still provided a discreet defense at least.
"Ah you are right! Where are my manners? My name is Mifune!" the man now identified as Mifune answered.
This put the boy on guard but it also eased some stress. He knew about this man and his honor was legendary. "As in Mifune-sama, general of the Iron Country?" the boy asked.
"Indeed! I find it surprising that one of your age knows about me in this country!" Mifune answered.
"Yeah! I get that a lot. I am Uzumaki Naruto of Konohagakure!" the blond bowed showing the man the respect he deserves.
"You still haven't answered my question." Mifune continued.
"An answer can be difficult at times even though the question is simple Mifune-sama! You have your curiosity as I have mine. I will make a deal with you!" the boy then raised Meian and pointed it at the general "One strike! If you win I will answer your question!" the boy challenged Mifune with an expression that would make Hiashi proud.
"And if you win?" asked the man as honor dictated him to, even though he did not think that the boy had any chance of even scratching his clothes.
"My prize is the match and that is all I desire!" Naruto said closing his eyes and slowly nodding.
Mifune was surprised by the sow of maturity unfolding before his eyes. It was a noble thing to see the match as a worthy prize since most children would probably asked for a sack of gold or a mountain of candy and some scum would ask for women and booze.
The samurai bowed slightly and said "Very well but honor dictates me to tell you that I am a master of Iaijutsu (Drawing technique)!"
Naruto nodded and responded "Thank you for the information! I do not yet grasp the full extent of a swordsman's code of honor but in response to your actions I must say that I am your complete opposite in terms of sword techniques!"
"This I think will be interesting. Shall we begin?" Mifune commented earning a slow and careful nod from the boy.
The man then got into his Iaijutsu stance with the drawing hand on the hilt of the sword and the other on the scabbard gently using his thumb to push out the blade and his torso leaning forward. He really didn't want to get this serious with a seven year old but honor obliged him to answer to the swordsma… swordsboy's challenge.
Naruto on the other hand got into a very strange stance with his body standing straight up like a tree and his feet like a ballet dancer, left in front of the right and deactivated the bands. He was holding Meian with both his arms stretched to his right forming a straight line from the tip of the blade to his shoulders with the cutting edge facing away from the samurai.
Mifune thought that this boy was either crazy or an amateur. His defense seemed practically nonexistent especially his left side but experience told him that something was wrong but he brushed it off to the side blaming food poisoning or something. I mean he just couldn't fathom a child with such an outrageous stance could be capable of anything other than embarrassing himself or getting himself killed.
A leaf that had strayed from its branch and made its way to the middle of the showdown was chosen as the gong. Both swordsmen tensed as the leaf inched ever so closely to the ground and then
'CLANG!'
The sound of metal hitting metal echoed through the dusty air that was disturbed by the high speed movement of the swordsmen. When the dust cleared we find a surprised Mifune bent forward slightly with his sword half-drawn and a very calm Naruto standing to his right, his body facing the man and Meian hovering a hair's width from the back of Mifune's neck.
Naruto then drew his sword away from the man's vitals allowing him to regain his position.
"I have lost!" Mifune admitted accepting the lesson in humility.
"Only because you underestimated me! If you took me seriously you would have had time to draw the sword again and it would have been a tie!" commented Naruto.
*Battle flashback*
As soon as the leaf hit the earth, Mifune charged at Naruto aiming a well-placed draw strike at the boy's seemingly defenseless left planning to hit him with the blunt side of the sword. But the samurai didn't know that the blond left that side uncovered and a split second after the leaf fell and Mifune initiated the attack, Naruto jumped to the left and spinning clockwise making the general's strike land on the back of his sword enhancing the speed of the boy's spin and bringing Meian to the back of his neck just as he was preparing for a second Iai strike.
*End flashback*
"Maybe. But the battlefield does not take well to 'maybe's and 'what if's! It was a valuable lesson that I have learned today and for that I thank you, as well as for sparing my life. Know that for as long as I shall remain in charge of my country you will always have a home there and you will forever have a friend of the sword!" Mifune declared.
"You asked me before why I study the art. I will tell you now since you are my friend! It is to protect my precious ones and the ones that they hold dear! And for that I will become the next Hokage!" Naruto declared without a trace of doubt or insecurity in his eyes.
"I see! Then Kurosawa (his sword) and I truly do not regret losing to you and your sword!"
"Meian and I accept your defeat and hope that we will fight again!" Naruto bowed holding Meian as if he was offering it to the man.
"Meian… a fine name for a Meito (Excelent/Famous Sword)!" he said not noticing the tint of red the sword was starting to adorn.
"As is Kurosawa!" the boy replied.
"Well then I bid you farewell!" and the man left with a bow.
Naruto continued working on his Kurohi no Ryuu for the remainder of the morning before breakfast though he couldn't wait to get back home to start working with Shadow Clones again.
Three months after they returned from their trip Naruto started his lessons in medical Ninjutsu and boy was it a bumpy ride. Sarutobi got him a teacher that he could trust that he wasn't a Kyuubi hater. He tested Naruto's medical knowledge and capabilities like chakra control together with some basic jutsu.
Naruto was now heading to the Hokage tower to see his results. He arrived at the exact time he was called, said hello to the secretary and entered the room where he found three Hiruzens (two on paperwork and one in his seat) with the one in the seat talking to a beautiful woman with long blond hair and dark blue eyes and perfect curves and ample chest. She was dressed in white clothes that looked like a combo between business and track suits that was not too loose but not too tight. Near her heart she had the symbol for the Konoha Medic-nin.
"Hello Hokage-jijii, Tamiko-sensei!" the boy chirped.
"Ah Naruto-kun welcome!" smiled Hiruzen.
"Hello Naruto-kun!" shined Tamiko.
"Well? How did I do?" Naruto excitedly asked making the two adults giggle.
"Straight to the point? Okay you… actually I think Tamiko should tell you." Hiruzen said sheepishly.
"Well Naruto-kun as you know last week's test was virtually unlimited as with what questions you could answer and I have to say … you made me search for answers to some questions and even gave some answers that I tested together with my boss and you improved medical procedures. All in all I think knowledge alone and ingenuity could earn you an A-rank First-class medical license! You are only lacking experience to earn an S-rank." she smiled making the boy launch his fists up in victory but kept his composure.
"Your chakra control is also incredible considering how large are your reserves! I have never seen anyone have that much control since Lady Tsunade left when I was a trainee S-rank at least!" she continued making the boy smile even wider.
"As for the jutsu part well that is where the trouble starts!" she sighed making the boy frown. "Considering your chakra's 'condition' I can say that I am stumped! I mean Naruto-kun please show your chakra scalpel to Hokage-sama!" she asked and Naruto complied.
The boy lifted his hand and started to gather yang chakra to form the technique but instead of the normal green color his hand was colored by intense purple chakra that had 'barb-like' vibrating edges.
Tamiko then formed one herself but this one looked normal
"As you can see, because of the Kyuubi his chakra vibrates tens of thousands of times per second making his scalpel more like a chakra chainsaw. This can be useful for battle but in the operating room it would shred muscles and tendons instead of neatly cutting them. Also these vibrations have an innate spiking ability so while the quantity of chakra could be perfectly controlled, the potency can vary and cause tumors or chakra burns on a patient. Truth be told, I can't even rate this since it is a one of a kind case." Tamiko sighed when she looked at Naruto's disappointed face but decided to give it a go.
"Well no use crying over spilled milk!" she chirped making both males look at her like she was crazy. "I mean he is still growing and his chakra system may be formed but it's nowhere near mature. Who knows, perhaps in time it will stabilize but no promises! In the mean time I will teach Naruto-kun all that I know and figure something out later!" she declared making the blond smile and Sarutobi to nod.
Sarutobi gave her an authorization to take any medical scroll and books from the shinobi library to teach the boy since he didn't need to alert Danzo of the boy if he upped his library clearance.
Four months later we find the boy practicing his medical Ninjutsu on a fish.
"Right just like that Naruto-kun! Try to compensate for the chakra surges! Focus!" Tamiko instructed.
The blond's hands were glowing in a light purple with green highlights as he was trying to revitalize the aquatic creature. Sweat was dripping in buckets from his brow and his face looked like this was in some degree painful but none the less he kept trying. For a while it seemed like he was succeeding as the fish started to squirm but a moment later it exploded into a million pieces. Naruto grunted but later sighed.
"Looks like it will be fish paste with salad tonight!" said Tamiko trying to calm the boy down but to no effect. She later took out another fish and put it on the table.
"Shall we try again?" she smiled.
Naruto who was leaning over the table holding the corners with his hands grunted but then shook his head. "No more for today! Trying to compensate for the spikes gave me a mild headache." he claimed even though these practice sessions have given him even more chakra control than before and he was now able to form microscopic needles from regular chakra, a feat considered incredibly difficult albeit useless.
She then reached over to the boy trying to use a jutsu to lessen his pain but he gently brushed her hand to the side and then removed his practice clothes that were now filled with fish guts.
"I'm going to cool my head and wash these at the river! Fish number 134 made quite a mess. Plus I need to recover a little bit of chakra since Shinsougan and Soujin Seishin take a lot out of me!" he said smiling weakly before another Naruto poofed into existence.
"I gave him enough chakra for 2-3 fish. He will practice in my place." he declared earning a nod from his sensei.
He started towards the door but before he could leave he heard. "I DID IT! BOSS LOOK!" the clone exclaimed.
Naruto turned around to see the clone jumping around while the fish that was previously motionless get restless. He dispelled the clone and from its memories the blond noticed how the clone's chakra vibrated at a much more manageable rate thousands of times slower making it easier to compensate considering the boy's formidable control.
He then explained the situation to Tamiko who then agreed to teach Naruto's clones and then help the original in trying to compensate his chakra as an added chakra control exercise.
Two months later Naruto had enough medical knowledge and chakra control to be nearly on par with Tsunade and even started working in the hospital after obtaining his medical license. The only problem was that even though he was more knowledgeable and skilled than all of the med-nin there, his lack of experience and a little pleading from the Hokage to keep his skills a secret until he goes to the academy he could only obtain a Fourth-class hospital license that was the equivalent of rookie Gennin. He was little more than a glorified janitor-nurse. He would take care of the biological hazardous material, clean floors, change patients, clean bedpans. Since most of the doctors hated him he was lucky to be accepted under tutelage of Dr. Mamoru, the same one who consulted Hanabi that night and was one of the people who hated neither Naruto nor the fox. But the man still had to follow rules and could only let Naruto handle bandaging or a simple diagnostics jutsu. This was actually in the boy's advantage since he couldn't use Shadow Clones in the open especially considering the 'Ne' ANBU hidden outside the window. Of course Naruto was happy with just being able to do something and Mamoru would often consult with the boy ever since he found out that the blond was virtually a walking library having memorized all the medical knowledge that was in Konoha. They invented new procedures and jutsu together and the man quickly advanced to the position as hospital head and chief medic and offered Naruto a promotion but the boy refused telling the good doctor that he needed to keep a low profile and explained why under a privacy seal. Mamoru understood but still took Naruto as his unofficial assistant and even had the boy assist in some low level operations to give the blond experience where the man saw the clone team in action, from anesthesiology to emergency procedures, it was as close to perfect as he thought possible. He promised himself that as soon as Naruto was a Gennin, even if the Shinigami itself tried to stop him he would promote the boy to First-class directly.
(A/N: Auu… SOMEBODY STOP ME! Long fucking phrase!)
A couple of months later we find the boy waking up at the crack of dawn to get some morning practice. Why you may ask? Well because today was a busy day. It was his first day in the Shinobi Academy and while he by now power read through every instructional and educational material that would be well beyond his years he was still a little kid and was just as excited as one of his age should be especially since he was going to be in the same class as Hinata and Sasuke. Since the day they met Sasuke became one of his closest and dearest friends. Naruto even taught him the tree climbing, water walking and the Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu alongside Hinata and they sparred often. He did this under the oath of secrecy after convincing the duck-ass boy that the Uchiha head wouldn't approve of their friendship. Sasuke on the other hand enjoyed the little bit of secrecy he kept from his father. The boy even started wearing weights just as Naruto and Hinata wore, finding them inside his clan's storage house covered in dust and realizing that nobody used them anymore. They even started a friendly rivalry. Naruto was especially fond of his brother Itachi. The cold looking Uchiha didn't fool the blond one bit as he noticed how dearly he loved his little brother Sasuke. They really had fun together.
"Naruto-kun, are you ready?" Yuki called from behind the doors as the boy finished changing into his battle clothes as they were called now. Since he came back he upgraded them with a Chameleon Seal that could change the clothes article's color to any one the user sealed or even combinations of that in moments.
"Yup!" the blond answered just as he threw his for now orange trench-coat over his shoulders and petted Miki goodbye with the snake hissing happily.
Naruto and Hinata left the compound with two guards trailing them in the distance. It was a personal request from the boy since being surrounded by a wall of milky white eyes tended to attract more attention that it was worth.
On their way they met up with Sasuke and his brother (who are still dressed up cannon style) and they formed a new group since they were close to the academy enough to mask their friendship. To complete the deception they even started a quarrel.
"Hah! You want to be Hokage? Get real idiot! There is no way a loudmouth like you can ever become one!" Sasuke teased barely holding in the laughter.
"Teme! What about you? Your clan is soooo great with your eyes that if a bug gets in one of them you start screaming like a baby 'Oh no my precious eyes! Help me! A bug is attacking me! How dare it mess with the Uchiha!'" Naruto responded being in no better situation than Sasuke
Hinata on the other hand was having the worst time as she had to pretend to play peacemaker between the two of them but sometimes she turned blue from the lack of air she was restraining to keep her from laughing. She even let her hair cover her face. The girl had grown it and now it reached the middle of her shoulder blades because she heard that Naruto likes girls with long hair (A\N: He may not but I do!). She wasn't by any chance a fangirl since she trained till she dropped, burning off excess calories so she didn't even think about dieting but she made small changes like clothing and hairstyle. Speaking of clothing she now wore a tight turtleneck sleeve-less light-purple dress that ended and mid-thigh on was split together with tight light cream shorts. On top of this she wore a lighter and tighter version of her original series jacket but without the fluff and she wore light shinobi sandals on her feet. She had a little help picking the clothes from her mother and from Kurenai Yuhi who came by every once in a while to chat with Haruko. Underneath she wore sleeveless fishnet armor that extended to just above the knees. Each of these articles (except the underwear and fishnets) were fitted by Naruto with the same seals the blond had on his clothes. All in all for an eight year old's standards… she was drop dead gorgeous but the person she did it for seemed to hold no regard for her as a love interest.
As soon as they reached the academy they waved goodbye at their guardians and they stepped through the gate with Sasuke and Naruto 'glaring' at each other and Hinata desperately trying not to laugh at how good actors they were though she herself didn't fall behind.
The group of kids that were either playing, talking or saying their goodbyes to their relatives stopped and looked at the entrance and what they saw nearly blinded them. Most of the girls were drooling with hearts in their eyes with some even fainting and foaming at the mouth. And why wouldn't they. In front of them were the image of perfection as Naruto's sleeveless coat let his well developing muscular arm in full view and shined his foxy grin, while Sasuke's perfect features and mostly serious demeanor made him seem like the apple on top of the tree that you just couldn't reach. Even their clothes contrasted themselves as Naruto wore bright colors and Sasuke darker ones.
The guys' faces turned wolfish and you could swear you could hear howling when they saw Hinata's slender form and beautiful facial features. One of them even thought of trying his luck with the girl and came over and started to bug her which annoyed her to no end.
"Hello beautiful! Why don't you ditch these two? They look like they have enough fans!" the unknown boy said.
"Thank you for the compliment but I'm fine with where I am currently!" she answered hoping that he would take a hint before he Juken bitch-slapped him in front of everyone.
"Oh come on! I can be more fun than these guys!" he pushed a little.
Hinata looked at the boys besides her and then giggled. "No, I don't think so!" she said making the whole area laugh at him.
"Fine! Be that way you bitc…" before he could finish his sentence he choked on his own words as an incredible amount of Naruto's KI was concentrated on him. Before the boy could pass out Naruto released him and he fell pissing his pants at the same time.
Naruto then leaned to his ear and whispered a couple of phrases that made the boy's blood freeze. He then ran away screaming for his mommy.
"What did you say to him?" asked a curious Sasuke.
"Oh just something Anko-nee-san taught me to say to idiots who can't take a hint." he smiled a sadistically making his friends shiver. They both met Anko and let's just say that she wasn't the most pleasant… creature to deal with.
They then inhaled deeply, taking in as much of the morning air as they could before they made their way to the classroom.
*End chapter*
Time for some *ding, ding, ding* Author Notes.
Next chapter will present the Uchiha massacre as well as a new development for our hero.
I will tell you from now that there will be no Emo King of all Arrogant People Sasu-gay. He is a prick but considering that he had to watch his mother and father get killed by his brother over and over again for 2*Tsukuyomi AS A KID (Imagine that on your own) I think would fry your brains anytime.
I will however have some Sakura and Kakashi bashing. Sakura was a bonified B.I.T.C.H. before Shipuuden and needs a serious check to cash in at her national reality bank. And Kakashi I just want payback for training Sasuke only during the Chuunin Exams. While M.K (manga author) may have did him good for bringing him Ero-sannin … actually scratch that. It was nice to see Naruto doo well with ONLY three fucking jutsus (Summoning, Rasengan, Kage Bunshin) it got old after a while (and no I am not forgetting Kurama's power). I mean after he learned the Rasengan how long has it been until he learned Sage Mode. Ero-sennin was a serious fucker. You travel with him for three years TEACH HIM A NEW FUCKING JUTSU!
Meian will have more abilities later on and I plan to make Naruto a space-time specialist not a Fuuinjutsu specialist.
Something else happened during their stay at the fire capital but I don't plan on telling you for a while.
All in all I hereby declare this fanfic officially godlike Naruto.