A/N: This chapter contains a few of my larger Cannon changes, Surrounding the Kyuubi Seal, As well as some Council Bashing cause let's face it those elderly douche bags cause some serious problems! Well hope you enjoy!
Naruto took a long inhale as he loosed one of his father's three pronged Kunai forward, Focusing his Chakra on the mark in its hilt intent he felt the air rush around him and then a sudden pain wracked his body as he slammed side-first into a tree, he coughed as he hit the ground heavily and heard the Kunai his the tree with a thud, he opened his eyes slowly and stared at the knife from the forest floor.
'That's enough training for today' He thought flatly, it was barely passed ten in the morning and the Academy would start soon, he got to his feet slowly and pressed lightly on a bruise on his arm closing his fist and stretching outwards, testing his movement carefully, His father's Jutsu was so difficult, Even a slight miscalculation in Chakra and you overshoot the mark and overshooting the mark in Naruto's case meant slamming into a tree, He had a bandage above his left eye a self stitched cut on his right arm and now a welting bruise on his left side. He groaned as he began limping towards the village.
"You are going to kill yourself," Kurama rolled his eyes in the back of his container's mind "Your father was almost twenty when he mastered that technique and it was later still when he developed his own version of the Second's Technique, Not that you will listen to me about it anyway since this is the seven-"
Naruto cut the nine-tails off by effectively imagining a large cloth gag tied around the foxes mouth, Kurama tore it off and growled, he never should have let the boy know he had complete control in his own mind.
Naruto continued along at his slower than usual place and found his normal seat in the back left of the class-room, The class milled about and checked various things, It was the start of the two month long set of tests that would weed out those without the resolve to become Genin and then actually assign the rank to those who made it and Naruto knew even less of those actually become full Genin, He just hoped he was placed in a team with Hinata and Sasuke, He knew how they both fought and would be able to coordinate with them easily. Anyone else would require a little more improvisation.
The two people he was thinking about sat around the room, They had agreed since the test today was survival and was individual that they would just separate earlier in the day, It also meant they would likely would be put at different sections of the forest and wouldn't run into each other, they thought the solo experience would be beneficial, Dealing with things on their own instead of as three minds as they had been doing for the past few months. Naruto unconsciously flicked along the handles of his Kunai counting them slowly, he checked his Shuriken and tags as well as the small number of three pronged Kunai he had brought, he winced as pain in his side flared and he recalled the painful impact with the tree earlier that morning.
Kurama sighed in the back of his mind "I doubt anything will happen that would require you to move around much in a survival test. Other than water and stable food you could survive cold thanks to the heat my Chakra gives off."
"Your right about that, But I was thinking if I might be able to get some more practice with dad's Jutsu in, I think I should do it in a more…open area, with less tree's and try just going straight up rather than forward." Naruto thought back.
Kurama thought about it for a moment "Well, Getting a feel for it without injuring yourself is kind of important, It's not like you will have issues with Chakra, I think it's a sound plan….After you heal." He finished strongly.
"Yeah, Yeah. I know." Naruto replied
The door opened and Iruka strolled in normally, his face was a bit more serious than usual, it was only natural the teachers had to be extra attentive during this specific test, they tried to keep everyone as safe as possible but there had been a few instances when a aspiring Genin had fallen victim to snakes and other wild animals with strokes of bad luck.
"All right, Quiet down, Now as many of you know today will be the first of a set of tests to decide which of you will remain in the Academy and which of you will graduate to Genin, the lowest rank of Ninja. Today is the beginning of your survival test, you will be placed in the large expanse of forest to the west of the Village, It's fenced off and the wildlife has been kept moderately under control, While it may be the safest amount the test sites it is by no means a paradise, Be on guard and stay alert. We meet at the Forest in one hour, Anyone who is lacking sufficient Ninja gear is advised to retrieve it now and meet there." Iruka finished his lecture and tapped his clipboard down on his desk. Student who figured they didn't have enough Ninja tools bolted from the room, The remaining nine looked around carefully before standing and leaving the room at their own pace. Naruto lagged behind, trying to now show anyone he was a little worse for wear, he definitely wouldn't be able to explain his injuries and that would piss some people off.
Naruto was one of the last to arrive at the forest, he had intentionally walked slowly as not to aggravate his injuries and was having a specifically hard time hiding them now that he had to walk up to his whole class, apparently he was a good actor.
"Okay, Naruto will remain at this gate, The rest of you will fan out over the Forest, stop at each gate you find, If a classmate reaches a gate ahead of you continue until you find a free one. When they open all of you are to go inside, The Gates will open again in three days unless an emergency occurs, If you are not nearby a gate at the end of three days it is advised you set up a fire and wait for one of the Chunin Instructors to find you." Iruka explained flatly.
"Why doesn't Naruto have to run for a gate too?!" Ino complained.
"Naruto has the highest average score in his previous tests, Therefore he receives the first gate by default." Iruka responded flatly.
The rest of the questions ended after that, Iruka looked around the class and nodded "Alright begin." The children scattered leaving only him and Naruto in the small clearing by the gate.
"Naruto, I saw you walking a little funny, I am not going to tell you to quit because…Well you won't, But be careful." Iruka stared at the blonde seriously.
Naruto nodded his head "I don't plan on doing anything reckless, It's only a survival test. Nothing I can't handle."
Iruka nodded and the gate behind him slid open with the sound of grating metal "It appears your classmates are quick, I will see you in three days."
"You know it!" Naruto shouted back as he entered the forest, It wasn't all that different from the forest surrounding his father's hide out, The tree's were a little larger and thicker the grass was also longer and wild looking, white patches of small flowers dotted clearing around him and he occasionally made out the outlines of rabbits and lizards in the thickets he spotted, he channeled a small amount of Chakra into his ears and listened, Finding the sound of running water that he was looking for he started moving towards it. He'd set snares later to catch smaller wildlife.
He walked for around on hour before he made the clearing, He looked around calmly, the river led off west and the a small waterfall was what drew him here, There was a small patch of grass with a large tree shading it he would use as shelter if the weather got bad, He walked towards the tree and leaned down against it, pulling a rag from his poach he dabbed it in the stream to cool it before lifting his shirt and starting the awkward job of wrapping it around the large purple and black bruise on his side, It throbbed every time he moved wrong and he bit his lip to avoid shouting in pain as he tied the knot around it tightly, the cooling sensation of the water helped a little, but he likely wouldn't be able to move properly till a little after the test. He sighed and leaned back against the tree.
"Go ahead and sleep, I will keep my attention outside." Kurama said calmly, That also meant he could push some of his Chakra to begin healing that nasty bruise on his side. At least get him moving at a semi-normal level. Kurama had a bad feeling about this test, The white haired Sensei was missing at both lectures, As far as he knew that wasn't normal, he expanded his senses outwards, He detected a few small spikes, he assumed they were other classmates in his range. Nothing out of the ordinary, yet.
Naruto nodded gratefully and let his eyes fall shut, The waterfall and the birds making a pleasant natural lullaby that lulled him to sleep.
Sasuke blew a small ball of fire onto a pile of logs he had collected, digging a small trench out around the fire he embedded a stick into the ground hovering over the fire, A small skinned lizard was impaled around the end of the stick, He looked upstream, As much as Naruto did a very good job hiding it, Sasuke had noticed the limp and the slightly wincing expression the boy held. He was clearly injured Sasuke couldn't imagine what or who had injured him, But he was slightly worried for the blonde haired idiot, He was better than him in combat after all, even in that State with his weights off would be a force to be reckoned with. He sighed as he leaned and waited for his food to cook, his mind drifting from the Blonde to another girl that he had yet to talk to properly, he sighed and ran his head through his hair looking up through the cracks in the tree canopy, he could make out the small twinkling dots of stars. The moon wasn't in the sky that night and Sasuke only had a small pool of light that he could see effectively in, he wondered if the pink-haired Kunouchi was fairing alright. 'After this test, I do it…I definitely will.' he thought with a determined nod.
Hinata scanned the ground below her and cursed silently at her bad luck, just before night set in she had planned to make a fire and eat the small rabbit she had caught and skinned earlier that day and that plan would have been great if a tiger hadn't gotten wind of her meal. So that left her in her current position, tying herself to a tree with a small length of rope she had packed and chewing lightly on one of the two ration packs they were allowed to bring. This would affect her final score, Not that she cared much for getting the highest but relying on the ration packs would take a few off of hers. She frowned as she settled in, The growling of the predator currently pacing around under her redrew her attention, She didn't really want to kill the Animal, but if it was there the next morning she would have too, she stared at the sky and uttered a silent prayer for Naruto to be safe as well, she had noticed his injuries just as easily as Sasuke had, but she had faith in his ability, he would be alright which meant she had to pass as well. She nodded with the new determination and shifted slightly to gain a little more comfort.
Naruto sat up abruptly, The sun was barely peaking the tops of the tree's on the opposite side of the river, he squinted and raised his hand against the light, yawning his stretched up without thinking, He was surprised when only minimal discomfort spread from his side.
"Don't underestimate me!" Kurama boasted
Naruto chuckled "Yeah, Thanks, Ku.'
Naruto got to his feet, He walked over to the river and stared down at the surface, the water was crystal clear and he could easily make out a few larger fish swimming around the bottom "So, How about Fish for lunch?" Naruto asked, walking back over to the tree, Tossing a Kunai and slicing through a longer branch cleanly, he caught the branch and undid the rag that had fallen slightly since he had done it up the day before, he began clipping off the excess branches with another Kunai, finally getting it to a long straight length of wood, He tied one of his father's three pronged Kunai to the end as it was slightly longer than a standard Kunai design, walking back over the surface of the water he stopped waited and speared down, pulling back as the fish squirmed for a moment before dying, he pulled it off the spear and tossed it back under the tree, he repeated the process three times and walked back to the shore, he ran around quickly and gather enough wood to make a standard fire, as well as a few longer sticks he could place the fish on, he gutted them and buried the parts he wasn't going to eat with the scales before impaling them on sticks and setting them against the tree.
"Why bury that other bits?" Kurama asked, he was confused, it wasn't like humans to hold ceremony over animals, but he used to just eat his prey whole.
"The wind is changing a bit today, I can't be sure there isn't something looking around for an easy lunch, I would rather not have to fight the wildlife." Naruto responded as he began rubbing a pair of sticks together, gradually increasing the speed until a small fire lit, he blew on the sparks and the campfire came to life at a steady pace, he added a thicker log and leant the fish over the fire, turning it slowly so it cooked properly, while doing so he slowly expanded his mind and entered a sort of half attentive meditation, keeping one half of his mind focused on his lunch, the other towards the surrounding forest.
Contrary to his usual routine he ate slowly, making sure his stomach registered he was eating as to make sure he didn't eat too much, it was survival there wasn't much point if he didn't at least try to limit himself.
He leaned back against the tree and watched the wind blow, it wasn't long before he quickly began getting bored, He kind of regretted burying the fish now, Fighting a tiger had an appeal now that watching leaves move with breeze had gotten boring.
"Well, It's about to get interesting again, Focus east." Kurama instructed.
Naruto did so, he picked up three Chakra signatures, they had to be at least high Chunin, Maybe low Jonin level based on the size of the signatures, There was another feeling Naruto couldn't place, it made him uncomfortable and put his hair on end.
"That's killer intent," Kurama voiced, answering Naruto's question before he asked it "You've never felt it because you have never fought anyone with this kind of anger in them, This person doesn't just want to cause harm to others, He revels in it."
Naruto's fist tightened and he stared at the direction they were coming from "It doesn't matter, We can take them."
"Maybe at full power yes, but your movement is still limited and you're not exactly well nourished at the moment, I'd suggest taking as many out in a trap as possible." Kurama countered.
Naruto nodded, dashing to the area's they were most likely to arrive, He doubted they would all drop in the same place, but if they did he'd have his work cut out for him, placing a few paralysis tags around the edge of the clearing, he led a wire to the center of it and sat down, taking of a mediatory position as he waited, the wires in each hand.
It was around ten minutes before the group finally broke through the tree's. Naruto stared at them, hiding his surprise to see Mizuki-sensei in the front of the three, he also cursed that they hadn't spread out and surrounded him from the start, that meant it was a three on one, they had experience on him too. He regarded each of the three in front of him, Mizuki stood in the centre, He had a large bladed shuriken strapped to his back, he wore the standard flak jacket, with black pants and black ninja sandals, He also had a black bandana tied over most of his hair. The woman to his right had lightish red hair, a little too dark to be pink but not quite all the way red, she had brown eyes and wore a black mesh shirt over a rather revealing tank top, She also had a black short sleeved coat on and black pants and ninja sandals and Finally the man on his left, He was massive, broad as a barn and towering over Mizuki, he wore a mesh singlet and black pants with ninja sandals, he hands were covered in black gloves with a large spiked metal plate over the knuckles, Naruto couldn't imagine the amount of pain that would behind taking one of those strikes, The man was bald and had a scare running through his left eye and down his cheek. They all watched Naruto carefully.
Mizuki smiled "Oh, Naruto, We apologize we are part of the unit that tries to prevent the death of some of the…weaker student's, When they get cornered by wild animals and such, We try to prevent loss of life as much as possible you see."
"Well, As you can see, I am not in need of any kind of assistance." Naruto smiled back, resisting the urge to openly attack the man in front of him, Even if the vilely fake smile pissed him off.
"Funny thing about animals, They often mutilate corpses so much they are beyond…Recognition," The slight pause was the time Mizuki elected to toss the large Shuriken on his back, Naruto jumped to his feet and pivoted, spinning past the Shuriken and extending his arm, catching it in the loop around his forearm, he spun it as if it was a hula hoop, spinning around and loosing it back towards the man, who jumped as it embedded itself halfway into the tree behind him. The woman clicked her tongue as she flew through hand signs, inflated her lungs as she leaned back before tilting her head forward and spraying water from her mouth.
"Suiton: Mizu Kamkiri." (Water Release: Rising Water Slicer.)
Naruto leaped into the air, crossing his fingers as the jet of water sped through the ground at him, The water came under him and exploded outwards. he winced as a shard of rock cut across his cheek and refocused his Chakra.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu." (Shadow clone Technique.)
A puff of smoke obscured the vision of the three in front of him,Naruto turned in the air and landed behind the set of clones he had created, He knew one used water based Jutsu now, But he doubted he would get anything out of Mizuki with the few clones he had created, the clones scattered before charging in three separate groups of three, each at their own Chunin, Mizuki dispatched the three that came at him with basic Taijutsu, Which Naruto ignored, It appeared the water user opted to conserve her Chakra, she also used Taijutsu although she was considerably slower than Mizuki and the clones managed to get a few hits in.
Naruto watched the larger man carefully, he went through a set of hand signs and slammed his palms into the ground.
"Doton: Doro Hoshi." (Earth Release: Mud spore.)
The ground under the clones feet shifted and Naruto noticed a moment too late as Mizuki placed his palms against the edge of the mud.
"Katon: Suyaki no Jutsu." (Fire Release: Fired Pottery Technique.)
Naruto cursed silently under his breath as the ground around his left leg hardened almost immediately, The clones were dispersed by a few Kunai as the smoke cleared, Naruto beat at the hardened ground with his fist, water blew past his left side and the combination was repeated, both his legs were now effectively locked by Chakra enhanced rock.
"Well, I didn't expect you to know how to make Shadow clones, But the result is to be expected from a child." Mizuki taunted walking towards Naruto.
Naruto glared at the man as he moved forward 'I doubt they are going to let me do hand signs.' He thought despairingly as he looked around 'And I doubt anyone is going to save me, Individual test and all.'
"The other one hasn't stopped putting Chakra into the mud either, I can't break it like this." Kurama growled.
Mizuki stopped "Oh, I just remembered," He began with a sinister smile "You never were told why, were you, Why all the villagers hate you? Why they chase you thought the village every year? Why I am about to kill you?"
"You mean the Kyuubi right?" Naruto shot down, The look of surprise on his sensei's face brought a smile to his "You think I didn't know about the massive consciousness currently occupying my own body? Wait, Was that your plan? If you didn't catch me here were you hoping you could demoralize me with that?" Naruto laughed and then spat towards the man "If you are going to kill me I'd prefer you shut up and try, I don't have the patience to deal with fools at the moment."
"You believe you are in a position to talk back?!" Mizuki growled darkly, stalking towards the blonde carefully, pulling a Kunai from his pouch and dragging it across Naruto's cheek, Naruto stared at the white haired man, Intentionally showing no sign of pain.
Kurama let out a deafening roar and slammed his body into the door of his cage, attempting to loosen the seal physically from the inside of Naruto's body.
"You think a scratch would get a rise out of me? What, you getting cold feet? Your killing the guy who stopped a coup and beat down three Jonin from the cloud village here, Even like I am now don't tell me you are afraid?!" Naruto taunted
Mizuki latched on to Naruto's face "How about I cut out the tongue you seem to like flapping so much?"
"I warned you not to fuck around, didn't I?!" Naruto taunted, the whistling of metal caught Mizuki's ear and he pulled his head back as a Kunai clattered against the one in his hand and forced him to step away from Naruto.
"Bout time you got here," Naruto smirked, looking at the familiar fan design on the black of a dark blue shirt "What you stop to pick some flowers?"
"I figured you could handle it a little longer," Sasuke responded with a confident smirk "After I save your ass, You and I are going to have a nice long chat."
Naruto watched the Uchiha from the corner of his eye.
"UCHIHA!" Mizuki roared as he charged the black haired boy, his movements were wild but they were also precise, it was like the Taijutsu Academy instructor was just in a habit of keeping in form.
Sasuke pulled his arm up to block the powerful kick Mizuki sent towards his head, he wasn't expecting quite that much force and was pushed back towards the forest of the at the edge of the clearing.
Mizuki stood straight up, With him in between Naruto and Sasuke he turned to his female compatriot "Asahi, Kill the Demon Brat, I have another animal to deal with."
'Shit' Sasuke's mind yelled as he attempted to dart forward, only to be sent back by another round house by Mizuki, he groaned as he sat up "Naruto!" He shouted before he was knocked unconscious by a third kick from his old sensei.
Naruto attempted to life his arms before they were forcefully wrenched back above his head, his head snapped to the larger earth user they had brought with them, The rock clone smirked as the Kunai rifled towards Naruto's chest he squeezed his eyes shut and waited, it seemed like an hour but in reality it was only a few seconds, a few seconds too long. His eyes snapped open to see someone familiar, indigo hair, a light purple jacket. He had seen it so many times there was no way to mistake it, The kunai protruding from her left shoulder was foreign, he clenched his teeth.
"Look, The animals seem to be lively today." Mizuki's tone was darker than before, if that was possible as he made his way towards Hinata.
"Hinata, run!" Naruto shouted straining his arms against the clone that held him.
"No." Hinata responded strongly.
Naruto strained against the confines around his legs and arms again "Hinata," It came out as a strained groaned "Please, Just run."
Mizuki disappeared and Hinata lurched upwards as he booted her in the chest, Hinata flew backwards and slid towards the river. Naruto pulled against the restraints again, the skin on his wrists was starting to peel off and blood flowed from the wounds freely "Bastard. Touch her again and I'll tear you to pieces!" Naruto shouted angrily.
Mizuki cocked an eyebrow at the blonde "Oh, Feelings is it?" He made disapproving sound by clicking his tongue he moved his finger side to side and shook his head "Now, Now Naruto, We have rules in the Shinobi World," He stared down at the Hyuuga Heiress "No attachments!" He shouted delivering another kick to the girls abdomen.
"Hinata! Move!" Naruto shouted, Attempting to rouse the girl on the ground.
"You can't let emotions rule your judgment," Mizuki continued in a lecturing tone, pulling the girl up by her hair and spitting in Naruto's direction "They cause all kinds of…Problems." He move slightly making a move to toss the girl into the river.
"Mizuki!" The foreign voice stopped him, His head swiveled back to Naruto, The boys eyes trained on him, only the ocean blue was not what was staring at him, A deep crimson read bored into his head and large red droplets of chakra expanded off of Naruto's form, The rock clone winced as the Chakra burned at his hands, the rock began melting around Naruto's legs and the cut on his cheek began stitching itself together "I am going to kill you!" Naruto roared as the rock around his legs broke and he could move, he lowered slightly and Mizuki felt air rush passed him as Naruto placed a hand on the man's shoulder, Mizuki hadn't even been able to track the movement, The other two Shinobi looked just as surprised, Mizuki let go of Hinata in his surprise and Naruto's hand gripped him by the collar of his flak jacket, he felt the sensation of flying through the air before he realized he had been thrown. he rotated and his eyes could only grow as Naruto appeared above him fist reared back, He delivered the punch with bone-shattering force and slammed the man into the ground. Dirt dust and stone flew in every direction as the earth moved to allow room for the man's body.
"Kit, Calm down. You can't draw on my powers like this you'll hurt yourself if you keep going." Kurama broke through the enraged haze that was Naruto's mind and the boy faltered and blinked as his eyes reset to their usual blue, Kurama sighed in relief.
"I doubt Konoha's Ninja population didn't feel that spike, Sorry for dragging it out like that." Naruto responded as he fell against the tree that remained in his small campsite while he waited for his head to stop swimming. When he could move without fear of falling over, he darted towards the edge of the river, picking up Hinata carefully, he brought her into the shadier spot and undid her jacket, he folded the thing up and paced his under her head, from the outside all he could tell that she likely had a few broken ribs, the Kunai in her shoulder was a worry but it didn't seem like it had gone in too deep and she wasn't bleeding badly. He got to his feet and made his way over to Sasuke, lifting the boy in the same manner and getting him under the shadow of the tree, he folded his own coat and placed it under the Uchiha's head, he knew Sasuke was only unconscious with nothing too serious, as he tried to get to his feet again his legs seized up painfully and he fell back to the ground.
"You couldn't handle what you pulled out and besides that dragging my Chakra through the seal like that is dangerous for you, I'm not consenting it, That Chakra is separated from my will and it takes on its own, All it knows is its been stolen and I can't imagine it would be too happy about it." Kurama warned.
"Okay, So don't take Chakra." Naruto nodded as he dragged himself to a seated position, He didn't know where Mizuki's companions had ran off too, he knew they were not nearby and it was unlikely they would threaten him again with Mizuki in a probably going to die state.
Naruto attempted to stave off unconsciousness for as long as possible, but by the time Anbu found him and the other too he had long since lost consciousness.
"Take those three to the Hospital first." A white haired captain ordered he stared down at the white haired sensei and leaned forward to hear better.
"The Demon Kid, Attacked me out of nowhere, We were trying to protect them from some animals." The man lied.
The white haired Anbu turned slightly, Allowing the Sharingan in his right eye to glare down at the man entirely, The words died in the man's throat "Why don't you run that lie by me again?" The Anbu growled, killer intent flowing straight into the injured man in front of him "Take this scumbag to prison." He ordered flatly. His men nodded and bowed as he walked away from the scene.
"You can't be serious!?" Kohara Utatane, slammed her palm on the desk in front of her "Making that thing a Genin? After this Show that the Seal is weak enough to allow that much Chakra out?! Madness! I won't allow it."
Saratobi turned his eyes on the woman, her argument cutting off from the glare "Won't allow it?! I am the Hokage of this Village, I decide who becomes it's Shinobi! I decide what to do with our military strength, If you had listened to me at all in the last thirty years many tragedies surrounding this village could have been avoided. He will be placed on a Genin team under Kakashi Hatake with Sasuke Uchiha and Hinata Hyuuga and it would do you well to remember who that boys parents are and hope to everything under gods sacred earth nobody resurrects them because nobody will stop them from coming after you! This matter will not be discussed again. This Village's Council is finished you two are to retire and spend the remainder of your pitiful existences pondering your failure's and begging the gods for forgiveness." The aged Hokage drilled every insult into the pair of elderly in front of him with a venom "Am I completely understood?"
The pair of Council member's could only nod their heads dumbly at the rare outburst from the third. Saratobi stood up pulled his hat onto his head and left the room. Making his way towards the Hospital.
The automated doors of the Hospital slid open and Saratobi walked up to the front desk "What room is Naruto Uzumaki saying in?!"
The receptionist looked up at the Hokage and started "Oh, Hokage-sama, Just give me a moment, Room 12, it's the corridor on the left at the end of the hall. Would you like me to show you the way?"
Saratobi chuckled "No, That's quite alright I am sure I can find my way without getting lost."
The receptionist nodded as he walked passed her. He walked to the indicated room and stuck his head inside and looked around, he was not unsurprised to see Naruto's bed empty and the blond nowhere to be found. Walking back to the receptionist he smirked "I apologize, I think I said Naruto Uzumaki when I walked in, I am looking for one Hinata Hyuuga, Would you please tell me what room she is staying in?"
"Of course, Room 10, Hokage-sama." The woman said smilingly.
Saratobi nodded and walked back down the corridor, sliding the door open, to reveal the blond he was looking for, he had the most concerned face Saratobi had ever seen on the boy, he held on to Hinata's hand tightly and was studying her face intently, Saratobi coughed into the back of his hand, Naruto started and scratched the back of his head as he looked out of the window attempting to hide the red that dusted his cheeks. Naruto stood up and walked to the door Saratobi merely smiled at him.
"I guess you want to ask me a few things huh? Old man." Naruto asked, it wasn't really a question.
The aging Hokage nodded and gestured for Naruto to leave the way, the boy shot one last glance at the purple haired girl before walking back to his own room, he walked a little fast as if impatient and sat on the end of his bed, he ran his hand through his hair and sighed "They say she'll be fine, But she hasn't woken up yet and I'm…worried about her."
The Hokage nodded in understanding "Well, How about I give you some good news then?" The old man smirked as he tossed a blue cloth towards Naruto, who caught it deftly, the metal of the forehead protector chinked as Naruto held it up to the light that was coming through the window and stared at his reflection in the metal, the corner's of his mouth pulled into an involuntary smile as he stared at it.
"For obvious reasons I can't tell you who your Sensei or teammates are yet, You'll have to wait and find out like everyone else." The Hokage chuckled as Naruto made a disapproving face but accepted the conditions.
"So, What did you need to ask me, old man?" Naruto asked
The Hokage nodded "At the Clearing, We think the Kyuubi may have attempted to take control of your mind, that shows the seal is weakening and that worried me. Naruto what do you remember?"
Naruto took a deep breath "Okay, For starters I remember everything, He didn't 'take control' as you said it, It was more like in desperation I yanked at his power and pulled what I couldn't handle, From what he tells me, the seal breaks his will off of the Chakra I can use, But the Chakra itself has the memory of being stolen and so it react violently, which I why I passed out afterward."
The Hokage stared in open surprise "Him? You did that? All of it?!"
"Him, is referring to the Kyuubi, Well his name is Kurama," Naruto explained "We have been on talking terms for a while, He has even been helping me out with training and things, He's actually a big softie, if you can get passed the 'I'm a big scary demon that wants to eat you front.'" Naruto swayed and lifted his hands imitating what the Hokage would describe as a bear and the Old man stifled a chuckle.
"But, Mizuki was closer to paste when we found him than bone, You can't tell me you did that consciously, It's just not something you do." The Hokage responded questioningly.
Naruto scratched his cheek and appeared reluctant "When he…Hit Hinata, he was going to throw her in the River, She was unconscious he planned to drown her, I was so angry, blind with rage would be appropriate, That coupled with the influence of a pissed off Chakra source, I didn't hold back at all, I didn't even drop the weight's on my arms and I was that strong."
The Hokage nodded "I see, The lines between rationality tend to blur when our precious people are involved, I would say be careful in the future, try not to draw on The Kyuu- Kurama's power like that again."
Naruto nodded "I promise."
The Hokage smiled "Good."
A/N: Sooooo? What do you think? I mentioned at the start the changes I was making to the seal, Tell me your thoughts on them I'd love to get some feedback on it, No flames though, If you don't like it that's fine But I don't need to be insulted cause I am not matching your tastes, Fairly straight forward right? I hope you all enjoyed and I will see you guys next time!