It took 20 minutes but Naruto found the Wolf Claw weapons shop and entered the store and as the bell rang above the door he looked around and a man came from the back and when he saw Naruto he said "Ah, I see Tenten must have met you. I'm Dustin."
Naruto smiled slightly as he saw Dustin being friendly and he said "Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki."
Dustin laughed as he said "I know, several of your reputations proceed you including being the prankmaster from hell. I loved the Hokage monument paint job you did. I hear ANBU got their ass chewed up over that one since nobody saw you until you were nearly done."
Naruto laughed and said "Yeah, I still can't figure out how I was able to avoid all those ninja until Iruka-sensei found me...so anyways, um....I'm not sure what to get or where to get started and I don't have very much money." as he pulled out his wallet.
Dustin said "Let's start off with your cloths and go from there and we will work something out on the payment if you don't have enough. Now lets see, can you take off your coat so I can take your measurements and then we can get started on getting you some new cloths."
Naruto took off his orange coat and dustin grabbed a tailors tape and began to take Naruto measurements and after he was done he said "Hmm, a little short right now and a little thin but your still growing. Lets see...bright colors are not the best for a ninja but also to dark of colors isn't best either. Lets see...Ah, here we go." as he pulled out a pair of black pants and then walked over and grabbed a grey shirt and some fishnet shirt before he walked over to another rack and grabbed a black cloak and he said "Now let's see. Yeah, this should work, why don't you go try this on and let's see how you look." as he handed the cloths to Naruto.
Naruto took them and Dustin pointed to a dressing room and Naruto went in and put the cloths on. When Naruto came back out Dustin said "Try the cloak on."
Naruto frowned as he grabbed the cloak and put it on and said "I'm not use to wearing a cloak like this."
Dustin said "I know and I can tell but I mostly wanted to see something, walk down the isle there and come back and let me see if I am right."
Naruto did and Dustin said "Ah, I see, your right, a cloak like that one won't work for you because of your current height but when you get older it most likely will once you get your growth spurt. I figure you will shoot up to around 6 foot tall. Anyways the thing I wanted to see was how you carried yourself. Your use to running a lot and a cloak would get tangled up with your legs and trip you. I can tell by your measurements and your movements that when you fight most of the time you take a lot more damage because of you arms and legs being shorter then the person your fighting right."
Naruto nods and Dustin said "That means any taijutsu style your going to learn is going to have to be high speed and built around dodging. I would say your best bet is to make it where your enemies have to dodge your blows instead of you having to dodge theirs. To do this I would suggest getting a weapon to extend your range and I mean something bigger then a kunai because if your enemy has kunais then your right back where you started."
Naruto thought about it and asked "What do you suggest then."
Dustin said "Well first go ahead and take off that cloak, I already saw what I needed to see from using it, now lets see...maybe." as he looked at Naruto and then walked back to the counter and pulled out a drawer and grabbed a piece of paper and came back to Naruto and said "Do me a favor and send some chakra into this. It will help me get the perfect weapon for you."
Naruto asked "How." as he sent chakra into the paper and the paper split down the middle.
Dustin said "So I was right, wind." and Naruto asked "huh."
Dustin said "Oh sorry, this chakra tells what elemental affinity you have which means what kind of jutsu are easier for you to do then others. Wind cuts, fire burns, water soaks, earth crumbles, and lightning crinkles. Yours cut so that means you have wind as your elemental affinity. It's rare in Konoha actually but an old friend of mine in Wind country also uses wind and gave me a few things over the years to sell here and he gave me a few wind jutsu to help premote the sales of the weapons he sent to me he made....I hate the fact that it's his weapons that suit you instead of mine but that's fine, not let me see what we got." as he moved over to a section of weapons and he looked at Naruto and said "Yeah, that should work."
Naruto asked "What should work...whoa, don't you think that's to, I don't know, to long." as he looked at the weapon Dustin picked up and noticed the weapon was over 6ft tall and had a blade on one end of a long staff before on the other end there was a half moon flat piece of metal."
Dustin laughed and said "Normally you would be right except this isn't a normal weapon or even one weapon but several weapons. You see that half moon on the end, It is designed like a Suna battle fan and it allows you to use wind manipulation to send blades of wind and strong gust of winds out of it at your enemies without the use of hand signs. Now on the other end here you have Woldo, it is a one sided blade similar to a sword and like the battle fan it can also send wind attacks out of it or make it sharper and longer with wind chakra. Now we have the staff here, watch." as he grabbed the staff and twisted each end and the staff came seperate and Dustin said "As you can see this can become 2 weapons at the same time or you can do this." as he placed both ends of the weapon together and said "As you can see the battle fan and the Woldo are designed with a small grove that allows them to join together to make a battle pike and the 2 handles merg together as well to make one handle. Now watch this, this is where my friend made the ultimate suprise." as he grabbed the handel near the pike and pulled it off leaving a 3 foot staff and a foot long staff on the pike and said "here is a battle ax that you can carry around and a staff weapon. What do you think."
Naruto was wide eyed and said "Woah, that is awesome but...all the time putting it together and taking it apart seems to me like it would be dangerous."
Dustin smirked and said "Excellent, I would have hit you over the head with this if you had actually accepted this weapon. This weapon is good but more along the lines a samurai would use. Your not a samurai but a ninja, you don't have time to put together and take apart this in battle. I keep it here because it was the last piece of work my friend gave me before he passed away and it's a reminder about putting to much work into any one weapon. A weapon, no matter how well made it is or how deadly it is, is only as effective as the person who wields it. Nobody can actually wield this weapon correctly even though it is so deadly."
Naruto frowned and asked "Then why did you pick it out and show me it."
Dustin said "Because you needed to understand the different types of weapons that you could use as a wind user and understand just because you can use a weapon doesn't mean you should use a weapon. Kunais and shurikens are cheap and inexpensive weapons that don't take much skill to use and are not really considered a weapon but more of basic tools. A weapon however is something you bond with and take time learning and taking care of. It becomes a part of you. Now catch." as he tossed Naruto a scroll.
Naruto asked "What's this."
Dustin said "That scroll contains what I figure is the best weapon for you right now, it a basic ninjata sword that allows a person with wind chakra to use it and train in the use of wind chakra without destroying the weapon. It's actually a mass produce weapon that is common but the reason I am saying that is your best choice is you need to learn to wield a weapon and figure out what you can and can't do so that way when you find a weapon that you prefer it is a weapon that is a part of you. Sometimes you can find one and other times you have to make one yourself. Do you understand."
Naruto asked "Is this what you were saying about a person bonding with a weapon."
Dustin nods and said "When you find your weapon you will know what I mean, it's not something other can do for you but you have to live long enough to find your weapon and that is why I am giving you that ninjata."
Naruto frowned and after a moment smirked and said "I think I understand, it's not being what I am but who I am that determines my weapon."
Dustin said "Very good, most people don't understand that and think that just because their a ninja they need this or that kind of weapon and it ends up getting them killed. There's an old saying a user doesn't pick the weapon, the weapon picks it's user. I am a firm believer in this."
Naruto smiled and said "I can see why Tenten so smart."
Dustin laughed and said "No, she got that from her mother. Anyways lets get you finished up, go grab you a coat over there off the rack to wear over your normal cloths and I'll get you 3 more sets of the rest of the cloths I got you."
Naruto nods and he grabs a grey coat that slowly moves into a light blue and puts it on and Dustin had a scroll and said "Alright, here you go, here is a total of 4 sets of cloths including the one you got on, the ninjata, the coat, 2 sets of shurikens and kunai, a sealing kit along with some scrolls so that way in case you decide to try it out like Tenten suggested you will have the supplies. I have also included a first aid kit and a scroll with 5 wind jutsu and wind manipulation training to help you with that and some weights. Is there anything else you need."
Naruto shook his head and Dustin said "That will be a total of $960."
Naruto was wide eyed as he pulled out his money and said "I only got $600."
Dustin said "Normally this would have cost you $1200 so I gave you a discount and I figured you would be short so pay half now and once a month I expect you to come pay part of the rest of your balance until it's paid off, deal."
Naruto said "Deal so I owe you $480."
Dustin nods and Naruto handed him the money and said "Thanks."
Dustin said "No problem, now you better get going. I mean you can't stay here all day talking to an old man like me if you want to get stronger."
Naruto laughed and said "I guess not...but thank you and I'll be sure to pay you."
Dustin said "I believe you will kid."
Naruto said "Well Cya." as he left.
Naruto left and went to the woods behind the Hokage monument and opened the scroll and thought "Looks like the same seal as the other scroll so here goes." as he sent chakra into each of the seals on the scroll unsealing the items. Naruto smiled and picked up the weights and thought "Lets see....chakra weights, send chakra to the seal on each band and a number will appear and will stop adding at 50lbs each. Release the weights by putting blood on the one marked right arm. Sounds simple enough." as he put one on both his arms and one on both his legs and began to send chakra into them and saw them get to 10 lbs and Naruto thought "That should do it for now."
Naruto then looked at the other things and resealed everything except the scroll on wind jutsu and thought "Well, I guess it's time to see if Kagebunshins really do transfer back their memories." and then he unsealed the sword and the 2 books and put his hands together and said "Kagebunshin no jutsu." as 20 kagebunshin appeared and Naruto said "Alright, you, I want you to work on that leaf balancing, you will work on the tree climbing, you go find some water and try the water walking, you start reading the book on seals, you start reading the book on chakra control theories and lets see....it says here that in order to learn to control our wind chakra we have to fold our chakra in half and use the thin edge of our chakra to cut leafs, stones, and water...hmm...ok you 3 go and figure out amongst yourself which one you want to try. Now lets see that leaves me 12 more of you guys, I got the kage kunai no jutsu and the kage shuriken no jutsu to learn and also these 5 wind jutsu. I want you 2 to take a kunai and a shuriken and do as the scroll said trying those 2 jutsu and I want you 5 to work on of the wind jutsu...Ok, that leaves me with 5 more, why doesn't jiji do this with his paperwork if this works. Alright you 5 go work on chakra control, I don't care which but go."
A kagebunshin asked "What are you going to do."
Naruto said "Well, I thought I would get use to these weights since I feel sluggish and try to also figure out how to swing this sword around."
A kagebunshin asked "But I thought we were going to do the dodging thingy."
Naruto frowned and said "Oh yeah, I forgot about that...well I don't have enough money to by some rubber balls since I still need to eat until I get paid again."
A kagebunshin asked "Why not use sticks and rocks, it's not like we haven't been hit with them before."
Naruto thought a moment and said "Alright, instead of chakra control you 5 go find some rocks and come back and we will try the dodging thing while I swing this thing."
The Kagebunshin said "Hai." and all of them left.
Naruto was reaching for the sword when the Kagebunshin working on tree climbing fell back and exploded and Naruto blinked as did all the Kagebunshin and he said "Well that works...Kagebunshin no jutsu." as 15 more Kagebunshin appeared and he frowned and said "Alright, divide into 3 teams and go work on one of the chakra control excercises." as he reached for his sword.
A kagebunshin said "Why should we listen to you."
Naruto said "Because I'm the original and your just a clone."
The Kagebunshin gave him a rasberry before it was stuck with Naruto sword and Naruto asked "Anyone else want to die."
One said "That was mean boss."
Naruto sighed and said "I'm going to go crazy...look, just do what I told you to already."
The clones quickly left and A few seconds later Naruto got the memories of one of them and thought "This is going to be a long day." before he was hit in the head by a rock and he screamed "Ow."
A kagebunshin said "Sorry boss but your suppose to dodge."
Naruto flipped him off and said "Warn me next time."
A Kagebunshin screamd "Dodge." having already thrown a rock and Naruto got hit in the back of the head.
Naruto growled and one said "Ready boss."
Naruto said "Yeah."
Just then he was hit in the back and he said "Hey, I wasn't ready."
One said "Boss, you said you were."
Naruto slapped his head and said "Alright look, lets start with dodging in front of me for now, alright."
The 5 kagebunshin got together and drew back and asked "Ready."
Naruto nods and he dodge the first rock only to get hit by 4 more and he muttered "Ow." before he got back up and started again.
Several hours later Naruto was limping back into the village covered in bruises and blood and Iruka who was walking by asked "Naruto...is that you."
Naruto looked at him and nods and Iruka asked "What happened to you. Who did this."
Naruto rubbed his ribs and said "I got in a fight with myself and loss."
Iruka looked confused and asked "Huh. What are you talking about."
Just then a Kagebunshin came running up behind Naruto and said "Hey boss, you forgot this." as he held up a scroll.
Naruto reached for the scroll and the Kagebunshin said "Sorry boss but you told us to throw as hard as we could."
Naruto looked at him and kicked him in the nuts and he winces as he got the memories and said "Note to self...don't kick nuts on kagebunshin. Oww." as he bent over.
Iruka blinked and said "Are you going to be alright Naruto."
Naruto fell to the ground and said "No, I'm dying." as he curled up into a fetal position.
Iruka sweatdropped and put his hand on Naruto shoulder and shushined away to Naruto apartment and Naruto opened his eyes and said "Thanks...I think I know why that jutsu is a forbidden jutsu."
Iruka asked "Oh..why is that."
Naruto said "Kagebunshin get their own personalities...mine are all smart asses."
A Kagebunshin stuck it's head out of the kitchen holding a cup of ramen and said "I rather be a smart ass then a dumb ass like you."
Naruto growled and sat up and said "What the hell are you doing here. I thought you all were dispelled."
The Kagebunshin said "Nope, I got hungry looking for some water and so I decided to come back home and eat."
Naruto said "Damn it, stay out of my ramen." as he got up and limped into the kitchen and swung at the Kagebunshin who dodged and stuck out his tongue before dropping his fork on his foot dispelling itself.
Naruto blinked and said "Damn it, he ate 5 cups of my ramen."
Iruka sweatdropped and thought "I am not even going to ask." as he shushined away.
The next day Naruto walked into the Hokage office in his new cloths with his sword on his back and the Sandaime blinked as he saw Naruto and asked "Naruto, is that really you."
Naruto slapped his head and said "Do you want me to release Kyuubi to prove it. Damn it, I just got new cloths, does everyone have to ask that."
Sarutobi said "Sorry Naruto, it's just...surprising..so what are you here for."
Naruto held up his hand and said "Ninja registration and picture ID."
Sarutobi chuckled sheepishly and said "I see...hmm, not bad...oh why do you say your a wind type."
Naruto said "Because I am, that strange paper split down the middle and said I was wind chakra."
Sarutobi said "Chakra papers, hmm, where did you come in contact with that."
Naruto rubbed his head and said "The store I got these cloths at, the Wolf Claw Weapon shop. Dustin had me try it to see what element I had to help me pick a weapon."
Sarutobi said "And you got a ninjata."
Naruto said "Well...for now at least, he said this could handle my wind chakra and help me train in it but I would have to find my TRUE weapon but this would help keep me alive until I do find it."
Sarutobi chuckled and said "Yes, that does sound like him. So what all have you been doing besides getting new cloths and a sword."
Naruto rubbed his head and said "Um, training. I was wondering, do you have anything on seals or chakra theories."
Sarutobi blinked and asked "Why."
Naruto said "Um...promise me you won't do anything or punish anyone, please."
Sarutobi frowned and said "Depends on what's going on Naruto."
Naruto sighed and said "You know a girl name Tenten, Dustin daughter."
Sarutobi nods and Naruto said "Well, when Mizuki attacked Iruka and me, there was an old cabin there and Tenten was sort of inside it. She said her family owns it and she goes there to be alone and she sort of saw and heard everything."
Sarutobi frowned and thought "Well that probably explains the kunai to the spine." and asked "And..."
Naruto said "She accepted me, she came by my place and told me that she knows the difference between me and the fox and we sort of became friends and she told me she believed in me and my dream of someday becoming Hokage and she made a scroll to help me."
Sarutobi said "I see...may I see what she wrote."
Naruto pulled out a scroll and Sarutobi opened it and read and blinked and said "Hmm, she put a lot of time and work into this but how did she get those 3 jutsu."
Naruto said "That's sort of my fault, after I read how to do the Kagebunshin no jutsu I got up and started to work on it and she got curious as to what was in the scroll and she was able to see those 3 jutsu and copied them down. Please don't punish her or blame her. Blame me if you have to because she didn't know they were forbidden jutsu at the time and thought they were just a training scroll."
Sarutobi bit his lip and said "Very well but I will have to tell her not to teach those to anyone else."
Naruto said "Alright but please don't do anything to her because she's the first real friend I've ever had and she's believes in me and accepts me."
Sarutobi sat back and said "I won't Naruto..now why do you want to know more about chakra theories and seals."
Naruto smiled and said "Well, I sort of went training happy with my Kagebunshin yesterday and worked on everything including reading those books and I found out a lot about both that I never knew before. Did you know that you can do jutsu without hand signs and hand signs are only an aid to help in shaping and molding the chakra for jutsu."
Sarutobi said "Indeed I did know that."
Naruto said "Oh yeah...um, did you know that you can seal a fart in a storage scroll and make it a stink bomb."
Sarutobi blinked and said "Actually, no I didn't, how did you know that."
Naruto looked sheepish and said "My Kagebunshin after he read the book on seals decided to try and create a storage scroll and he messed up on the seal a little and came to show me when I was, um answering natures call and he accidently sealed my fart into the scroll. I grabbed that scroll by mistake this morning and right now I'm having to air out my apartment."
Sarutobi started to laugh and said "Oh my, only you could do something like that Naruto...so why are you wanting those books."
Naruto frowned and said "Well, when was the last time my seal was inspected."
Sarutobi frowned and asked "Why."
Naruto said "I read about seals and how they can degrade over time with use and I don't remember ever having it checked to see if it's degrading and see if there's a chance Kyuubi could break free."
Sarutobi said "About a year ago. I had came by your apartment when you were asleep and used a sleeping jutsu on you to make sure you wouldn't wake up and checked it."
Naruto nods and said "I understand and thanks but...I realized that I have a big responsibility to not only myself but everyone else protecting them from Kyuubi...I figure the best thing I can do is learn about seals and how to maintain them should this one start to degrade as well as in case it is ever damaged like someone cuts me across my stomach. If I knew more about seals I could know if there was a danger of Kyuubi escaping and if so I could get as far away from Konoha as I can before the seal collapsed to at least give the people more of a chance to prepare in case it decided to come back and finish what it started."
Sarutobi looked at Naruto and asked "Are you planning to mess with the seal."
Naruto said "Only to insure that Kyuubi doesn't get free. I've read enough warnings to know that if the seal fails there are several possiblities but all of them agree that I would die and I personally don't plan to die until I am older then you."
Sarutobi bit his lip and said "Naruto...you have made several well thought out points and I commend you on realizing what could happen....I will agree to give you access to more books on sealing but only on 2 conditions. The first is you do not do anything to the Kyuubi seal unless you have my permission first and only if I agree to it. The second is you will be tested every so often by Konoha seal master, Jiraiya of the Sannins who will also help in your study of seals. Do you understand."
Naruto nods and Sarutobi said "Very well." as he got up and grabbed 2 books and came back over and said "This is the next book in the series the book you already read came from. I will not help you until you can demonstrate that you can use every seal in this book and the one you already have without any mistakes."
Naruto smiles and said "Thanks jiji."
Sarutobi said "This second book Naruto is one that was wrote by the Yondaime Hokage on the theories of chakra manipulation. You must not let anyone else read this book as it's not suppose to ever leave this office. Do you understand."
Naruto said "I understand but...if it's so valuable why are you giving it to me."
Sarutobi said "Call it an investment for the future. With both books on Chakra theories you should have enough knowledge to create your own jutsu and I mean a real jutsu and not an advance henge like your sexy no jutsu."
Naruto who had opened his mouth closed it and said "Alright Jiji, I'll create my own jutsu."
Sarutobi said "Good, now like Tenten I don't want you teaching those jutsu to anyone else Naruto."
Naruto said "I won't, I promise."
Sarutobi said "Is there anything else you need to tell me."
Naruto said "I was thinking of telling you to use Kagebunshin to do your paperwork since the memories transfer back to you but I don't know if it was just me or what but mine were a little...they were...unique in personality."
Sarutobi said "I'll consider it but thanks for the advice."
Naruto said "Thank Tenten, I missed reading that important note when I learned the jutsu and it would have taken me a while to realize the truth."
Sarutobi said "Well it's been nice talking with you Naruto but I must get back to my duties."
Naruto nods and gets up and starts toward the door but stopped and said "Jiji, could you not tell anyone about all this. I..I want to surprise everyone with my improved skills but until I can actually use them I don't want people making fun of me."
Sarutobi said "This will remain our little secret."
Naruto smiles and reached for the door and said "Jiji...I figured it out last night after reading up on seals...I notice one seal in the center of the Kyuubi seal just by chance...a bloodseal, the only way that I should have been able to use Kyuubi chakra ever was if a blood relative were to make that seal....I thought it over and remember the picture on the wall here in this office I finally understand why he did it and I understand why you hide it...but someday...could you tell me about my mother." as his smile faded and he kept his hand on the door with his back to the Sandaime while trying to keep from losing his control.
Sarutobi looked out the window and said "There are many secrets I carry that nobody knows, there are those secrets that can only be learned by becoming a Chunnin and others when a person makes Jounin....Your Dismissed."
Naruto closed his eyes and thought "So I was right." as he opened the door and began to walk out when a kid shouted "I got you this time old man." and stab at Naruto who was coming out the door with a wooden kunai.
Sarutobi blinked and groaned and Naruto growled and said "What the hell you little brat."
Sarutobi said "Konohamaru, that is the 3rd time this week you have tried to surprise attack me."
The newly identified Konohamaru said "So you realize the danger I present to you old man and hired a body guard huh."
Naruto slapped his hand upside the back of Konohamaru head knocking him to the ground and said "YOU IDIOT, jiji doesn't need a body guard because he's the strongest ninja in the village and your just some snot nosed little brat. The only way that you would stand a chance at defeating him is if you had a team to do it or if you found his weakness."
Konohamaru said "Oh yeah, and what do you know you jerk."
Naruto growled said "Watch this." as he turned putting his hands together and Sarutobi seeing this thought "OH NO." and Naruto shouted "Sexy no Jutsu." as he transformed into a nude blond woman.
The sound of a thud was heard making both Naruto and Konohamaru look over and saw the Sandaime was passed out with blood coming from his nose and Konohamaru was wide eyed and said "Grandpa." as he ran over and tapped Sarutobi on the face and looked at Naruto and said "You killed him, Your the Hokage now."
Naruto changed back and said "Idiot, he's just passed out because he's a pervert. That is his weakness."
A groan was heard and Sarutobi rubbed his head and wiped the blood off his face and said "Sexy no jutsu, very dangerous kinjutsu, don't do it again."
Naruto laughed and said "Hey, I just thought of another jutsu jiji, it won't work for our deal but I think you will like it. Harem Jutsu." as the room was filled with nude blond girls.
Sarutobi passed out again and Konohamaru was wide eyed and said "You have got to teach me that."
Naruto snorts as he released the jutsu and said "No, now go away brat." as he turned and started to walk away.
At that moment Ebisu walked into the the room and shouted "Honorable grandson....OH MY, what have you done to the Hokage Honorable grandson." as he moved over to wake up the Sandaime.
Konohamaru looked at where Naruto had went and thought "I don't know who you are but I'm going to learn how you did that and defeat gramps and you."
After the Sandaime was up and Konohamaru was gone the Sandaime thought "I'm sorry Naruto but your not ready."
That afternoon Naruto was dodging rocks his kagebunshin were throwing at him as other ones were doing the same excercises from the day before and also reading the 2 new books when a voice said "You know, I didn't think you would get this serious about your training." causing Naruto to look up and see Tenten standing on a tree limb and said "Oh hey OWW, damn it stop throwing a minute.....so what are you doing here and how did you find me Tenten."
Tenten jumped down out of the tree and said "Well the Sandaime told me you usually train up here after he had a little talk with me." as she shot him a glare.
Naruto saw this and asked "He didn't punish you or anything did he."
Tenten said "No but he could have because some of the things I trusted you with were secrets that your not suppose to learn until after you actually become gennin."
Naruto said "But I am one."
Tenten shook her head and said "No, not yet, theres another test that is given by your Jounin sensei to see if you are ready to be one. The test at the accademy is just to see if you MIGHT be ready."
Naruto frowned and said "I didn't know and I'm sorry if I got you in trouble but.."
Tenten said "But what. Why did you go see him and tell him about me." as she placed her hands on her hips
Naruto sighed and said "I finished those 2 books you gave me and I learned a lot of things I didn't know, some of which scared me like the fact seals degrade over time with use...I was worried about..you know, I never remembered it being checked to see if it had been degrading so I had to ask about it so I can at least know it's not going to burst out of my stomach and kill me because nobody checking on it."
Tenten frowned and said "Alright, I can understand why you went to talk to him but you still didn't explain why you meantioned me."
Naruto rubbed his head and said "Well, I had to tell him how I knew what I knew so far and why I was asking for some more advance books on both sealing and chakra theories and he was worried I might be messing with the seal and so I had no choice but to tell him it and I begged him not to be angry at you or punish you because you didn't know those jutsu were forbidden and thought they were just training scrolls. I told him if he had to punish anyone to punish me. He told me he wouldn't but he would tell you not to teach those jutsu to anyone else and made me promise not to also. I'm sorry, I didn't plan to tell him about you but...he's like a grandpa to me and I can't lie to him after everything he's done for me, even if I don't agree with some of the things I at least understand and respect him for trying." as he looked down.
Tenten sighed and said "Well you can't run off and tell him everything all the time, friends keep secrets for each other, I'm keeping your secret even if there is a law about it, and I will keep any other secrets you want to tell me but you can't just go and tell others about the secrets I tell you. Training is considered a secret because I don't want others to know how I do my jutsu or how I fight and prepare for it and I don't think you would either so any more training between us we don't tell unless we ask each others permission first from now on, agreed."
Naruto nods and said "Yeah and I'm sorry."
Tenten waved it off and said "So you already finished both those books huh." looking over at the clones who were reading
Naruto eyes got big with excitement and said "Yeah and I learned some new stuff they never even talked about back in the accademy, jiji told me he will let me have more advance books on sealing once I can show I understand those 2 books on sealing and he also is going to have some guy named Jiraiya test me and help me with seals sometime."
Tenten eyes got wide and said "Your going to get trained by Jiraiya-sama of the Sannins."
Naruto rubbed his head and said "Yeah, jiji also said that with the 2 books I got on chakra theories I will have enough knowledge to make my own jutsu and not one of my pervert jutsu. He said once I make my own jutsu he will give me more advance books on those."
Tenten said "Really....what's a pervert jutsu."
Naruto looked sheepish and said "It's how I got the forbidden scroll in the first place. It's a jutsu I made to knock out perverts and I used it on jiji."
Tenten frowned and asked "Naruto, why did believe that Mizuki guy when he told you about the make up test...didn't you think it seemed odd stealing a scroll from the Hokage tower."
Naruto said "Yeah I did."
Tenten asked "THEN WHY DID YOU DO IT."
Naruto looked down and said "Mizuki told me there were special cases where students have some kind of disability that prevents them from passing the final test. He told me some kid named Rock Lee passed a test last year and he couldn't even use chakra and he told me about this girl named Emilia that graduated 3 years ago and she didn't have a real left arm because she lost it in the Kyuubi attack as a baby and had a wooden arm. He told me that he believed that something was wrong with my chakra that was keeping me from passing and so he asked Iruka-sensei if he could give me the alternate test. How was I suppose to know it was all a lie when I remember kids making fun of the Rock Lee kid last year and he was my sensei."
Tenten bit her lip and said "I guess I can understand now why you did it, hell, even I would have fallen for that because I know Lee since he's my teammate."
Naruto eyes were wide and he said "He is, how, how is he able to be a ninja when he can't use chakra." in a questioning tone.
Tenten said "Well, there are other things besides ninjutsu and genjutsu that you can do as a ninja. Lee is working hard to become a ninja in Taijutsu and I'll tell you this, he's actually better then most ninja I know. The only person I think could beat him is Neji-kun, our other teammate but sensei never lets them finish their spars."
Naruto said "So he's using taijutsu...has he thought about kenjutsu also. I mean um.."
Tenten laughed and said "I know what your thinking. Remember how I told you about not going more then half your body weight on the weights. Lee can't use a weapon effectively because he bulked up on weights and has restricted his bodies natural flexibility. You and Lee are like 2 sides of the same coin, his arms and legs are longer then yours so he's more suited for Taijutsu but he sacrifices some flexibility for it. Your arms and legs are shorter but you seem to be more flexible then him which is why I suggested kenjutsu."
Naruto said "Yeah, I guess that makes since." as he began to chuckle.
Tenten asked "What's so funny."
Naruto said "Oh sorry, I was just laughing because I've learned more from you in a couple of days then I did in all my years at the accademy....damn it, that was my last clone working on tree climbing."
Tenten looked around and said "How much are you actually working on at a time."
Naruto said "Everything, why."
Tenten frowned and said "So your doing all those excercises at once."
Naruto said "Yeah, I haven't gotten anywhere on the wind stuff yet but I've got the leaf balancing partially done and the tree climbing I've made it about 6 feet off the ground and water walking I haven't made any progress yet."
Tenten slapped her head and said "Listen Naruto, your going to have to learn to do things smarter, not stronger. Watch." as she walked over and placed one foot on a tree and kept it there and said "Do you see what I am doing. I could go up this tree in a hurry and fall down a thousand times trying to learn to walk up it but instead what I am doing is going one step at a time, letting my chakra get the right amount where I am stuck to the tree good so I can do this." as she moved her foot on the ground to the tree and said "Slowly, one step at a time, this isn't a race but a goal. It doesn't matter if your first getting it as long as you do get it."
Naruto blinked and said "So if I just need to take my time and learn to get up the tree then why do I need to work on my control so much."
Tenten said "Because the more chakra you use the more you will make later. What I've found is best is start with one tree, when you can walk up and down the tree on every branch that is at least as big as your wrist, top and bottom of the branch, then you have learned that tree and it is time to move to another tree. Each tree is different and provide a little bit of difficulty that you will have to learn to adapt to and improve on."
Naruto asked "Will that work with the water walking as well."
Tenten said "Yes, start off with water in like a pond where the water isn't moving, one step at a time making sure you adjust and get it slowly, then move up to a small stream, then a river, and then a hot spring, and if you get the chance the ocean."
Naruto said "So start doing things smarter, not harder."
Tenten smiled and said "EXACTLY."
Naruto frowned and said "I...You keep doing all this for me and helping me but I don't have any way to help you or pay you back. Don't friends suppose to help each other."
Tenten said "Yeah...you know, I notice that your using a ninjata, maybe you could help me with being my sparing partner."
Naruto asked "You use weapons."
Tenten laughed and said "Yeah, I carry all my weapons in scrolls. I mostly throw weapons and I've gotten so good at hitting my targets I never miss."
Naruto thought a moment and asked "How good are you on moving targets."
Tenten said "I never miss."
Naruto smirked and said "I got an idea, you say you never miss and you also say I need to work on my dodging right."
Tenten frowned and nods slowly and Naruto said "Well why not use me as your target or not me exactly but my Kagebunshin."
Tenten frowned and said "But that is just a waste of time because your Kagebunshin don't help you physically get better."
Naruto said "I know but you see, my kagebunshin have been beating the hell out of me with rocks as I try to learn to dodge them and my biggest problem is I don't detect them in time to dodge. Maybe by having them be your targets they can help me learn to detect flying weapons so I can become better at dodging."
Tenten thought a moment and said "Maybe that will work." as she thought it over when Naruto shouted "Oww, damn it, what the hell was that for." as he rubbed the side of his head where a rock hit him."
A Kagebunshin said "HEY, we don't like being used as target practice anymore then you do."
Naruto frowned and said "But your just Kagebunshins."
The Kagebunshin said "So, we can still kick your ass like we did yesterday."
Naruto glared at him and Tenten said "Do you always fight with yourself."
Naruto said "Seems like it lately, I think this is why it's a forbidden jutsu. Anyways I'm the boss and you guys are going to listen to me, if Tenten wants to use you as target practice then your going to be targets, got me."
Another rock beaned him upside the head and the clone who threw it said "Yes sir." before it smirked and said "Oh Tenten, just be sure to aim at our nuts please."
Naruto eyes went wide and said "NO...Please, not that."
Tenten looked confused and asked "Why."
Naruto rubbed his head and said "I kicked on of my clones there yesterday and when they say they transfer back the memories it's not just the actual memories but also the pain in the memories of being hit. I felt like I was kicked in the nuts when the clone went up in smoke so please, don't hit them there."
Tenten said "Alright, I won't...so anyways, what's this pervert jutsu you were talking about." as she tried to get back her sanity from seeing Naruto argue with himself.
Naruto put his hands together and said "Sexy no Jutsu." as he was covered in smoke and when it showed his female form with clouds covering her breast and crotch Tenten got a tick and Naruto released the jutsu and said "Pretty good huh."
Tenten glared at him and said "WHY in the HELL did you do that."
Naruto asked "Huh." seeing her angry face.
Tenten said "Do you have any idea how demeaning that was to woman."
Naruto frowned and said "What do you mean."
Tenten slapped him across the face and said "You fucking pervert." as she turned and started to leave and Naruto who was holding his face said "WAIT...what are you upset about." looking confused.
Tenten turned and said "You know what I'm talking about, you made that jutsu to show that woman are only sex objects and is an insult to every woman out there."
Naruto said "No I didn't, I made that jutsu to help woman."
Tenten screamed "HELP, HELP, HOW THE HELL CAN THAT JUTSU HELP WOMAN."
Naruto said "By letting a Shinobi be back up on a kunouchi only mission."
Tenten blinked and asked "What do you mean." as she tried to calm her temper and looked at Naruto questioningly.
Naruto sighed and said "Mrs. Suti. She use to be Jiji secretary and she would always keep little candies in her desk for whenever I came to Jiji so I could have one. She was one of the few who was always nice to me until last year when something happened on a mission with her daughter...I don't know all the details about what happened but I came by one day and she wasn't at her desk so I went to jiji door and was about to knock when I heard her screaming at Jiji from the other side of the door.....she came out of his office crying and she walked over to her desk and started gathering her things and I saw how upset she was so I walked over and asked what was wrong...she told me that her daughter was dead because her teammates couldn't get to her in time because they were men. I didn't undestand what she was getting at so I went to talk to Jiji after she left. He looked at me with such sad eyes and told me that there are times where kunoichi have to take parts of the mission where only a woman could do the job....I asked jiji why couldn't a shinobi just use henge to pretend to be a woman and do it if it was so dangerous and he told me that he wished a henge could do that but a henge wasn't real.....I thought that was stupid so I started playing around with the henge and I accidently found a way to make what Jiji calls an advance henge that is an actual shape shift. I'm still working on it since I don't know enough about woman to make it completely real but I'm getting better at it because I plan when I become Hokage to make it where all Shinobi have to learn it so that way there won't be a such thing as Kunoichi only missions so no one else would have to cry like Mrs. Suti."
Tenten frowned as she heard this and said "So your saying that what you showed me wasn't a regular henge but an actual shapeshift."
Naruto nods and said "Yeah, watch. Sexy no Jutsu." as he changed again and said "See, pull my hair"
Tenten walked over and pulled his hair and Naruto winced and Tenten eyes widen as she looked at Naruto and said "Why is it those clouds are staying in those areas."
Naruto rubbed his head and released the jutsu and said "Well, like I said, I don't know enough to make it complete yet so I'm just using what I saw of a picture of a woman in the book in Jiji desk one time."
Tenten frowned as she heard this and started to walk a few steps and turned as she went over what she just heard and began to pace back and forward and said "OK, I can understand where your coming from in some aspects and I'm touched that your actually trying to come up with something like that but I don't condone the way you are using what you do have so far. Why are you acting like a tease like that and making woman seem like sex toys."
Naruto frowned and said "I didn't know I was. I thought I was showing people my work on the jutsu so when I become Hokage they will know the jutsu works."
Tenten asked "How couldn't you know it works. I mean the way you moved your face and body was the actions of a tramp."
Naruto said "But it was what the woman in jiji book did to get mens attention."
Tenten groaned and said "No way are you that innocent....are you." as she looked at Naruto questioningly and asked "Naruto, what the difference between men and woman."
Naruto blinked and said "Oh, that's easy, woman have babies."
Tenten asked "And."
Naruto asked "And what."
Tenten asked "What are breast Naruto." as she blushed slightly."
Naruto said "I know it's where babies get milk since I saw a woman feeding a baby once when another lady opened a door before she closed it quickly."
Tenten slumped against a tree and said "Didn't they teach you about sex in the accademy Naruto."
Naruto frowned and said "I was sent into the hall by Mizuki."
Tenten thought "That's it, I'm killing the bastard next time I see him." and said "Naruto...there are a LOT more things that are different between men and woman then just babies. I think I have a good idea of what kind of book you were reading to get your info and I want you to stop using it for your work. In fact, until you have gotten a book on human anatomy and memorized both males and females anatomy I don't want you to use that jutsu again. Please."
Naruto said "Sure, but what about the harem jutsu."
Tenten asked "Harem jutsu. I'm afraid to ask."
Naruto said "I came up with it earlier today when I knocked jiji out again. It's basically a sexy no jutsu being performed by Kagebunshin."
Tenten shook her head and said "Then don't use that either. Once you have learned the Human anatomy then I'll work with you a little bit to see if you can complete that jutsu or get it closer to accurate. I'm touched that your trying to make things better for Kunoichi but your going about it the wrong way right now. There's more to being a woman then looks though and I wouldn't put a lot of time into that right now since your spreading yourself out so much all ready."
Naruto said "Alright, I'll work on the other things for right now but....are you still mad at me."
Tenten snorts and said "No Naruto. It's just that the way you were doing that jutsu was like a slap in the face to me toward working on my dream. I want to show woman are just as good as men but the way you displayed a woman makes us seem like sex objects which is something were not."
Naruto said "Sorry, I...I hate to say this but there are a lot of things I don't know. You've been so nice to me and when I do something to make you mad it hurts because I don't want you to be mad at me since your my first real friend."
Tenten asked "You've never had anyone else." in a questioning tone.
Naruto said "Well...When I first joined the accademy the first couple of days Sakura-chan was nice to me but then she started to hang out with Ino and she didn't have time for me and started calling me an idiot because of mistakes I made and....I think that might be why I try so hard to get her to go out with me is because I want to get my friend back but no matter what I try to do it never seems to work....I also hung out with Kiba, Shikamaru, and Choji but after we skipped school twice to go play and their parents came and got them Shikamaru said it was to troublesome, Choji wanted to be with Shikamaru and Kiba got his dog companion and started spending all his time with Akamaru....I don't think they were getting away from me because of Kyuubi though because they never seem scared of me, just annoyed and kept calling me a baka and deadlast."
Tenten rubbed her temples and said "OK, new rule, forget everything before the night you learned about Kyuubi, act like it never happened. Like the day you start your period and think you bleeding to death...um, forget about that also."
Naruto frowned and said "What does a mark at the end of a sentence have to do with bleeding to death."
Tenten couldn't take it and burst out laughing and said "Oh god Naruto, your so niave I don't know if I should hug you or kill you....Alright, I can't handle you being clueless on that subject anymore or I will go insane. Naruto...." as she began to explain about periods, breast, and reproductive organs.
By the time she was done Naruto was pale and he said "So...um....yeah, I think I understand why you were so upset about the sexy no jutsu now....so...doesn't that gross you out."
Tenten said "A little the first couple of times but it's a part of me and by what it represents is a part that I desire some day."
Naruto thought a moment and said "Yeah, I guess when they say no pain no gain is pretty accurate for that. I mean if you want to be a mom some day you have to deal with cramps and bloating and...um yeah." as he became flushed.
Tenten laughed a little and said "I think I should give my dad a hug when I get home tonight, he had to explain that to me when I started. I never knew how uncomfortable it must have been."
Naruto smiled slightly and said "What's it like."
Tenten said "Having a period." looking confused.
Naruto said "No, I mean having a dad."
Tenten thought a moment and said "Dad can be strict some times but I know it's because he loves me, he's over protective but he's also gentle, he's like the person I could tell I want anything and he would try and get it but there are things I wouldn't ask him to get for me. I...theres just no way to actually describe it."
Naruto looked at the sky and said "I...I don't know if I should feel honored and proud of my dad or hate him." as he closed his eyes.
Tenten looked confused and asked "Whose your dad and why would you hate him."
Naruto frowned and said "When I was looking at the seal on my stomach I came across a bloodseal meaning that someone related to me had to put it there and you should be able to figure the rest out."
Tenten thought a moment and her eyes widen and she said "Oh..."
Naruto nods and said "I confronted Jiji about it earlier telling him I figured it out but not actually saying it. I asked him if he could someday tell me about my mother and he told me there were things I would learn but I had to be a Chunnin for some and a Jounin for the rest without actually saying it...I...I understand but it doesn't make it easy."
Tenten frowned and said "You know, I think I've been frowning so much since I met you my face is going to get stuck like this. Look, nothing we say or do will ever change the past. We can't go back in time and chage things...don't even think about it, odds are if you did some how pull off the impossible it would destroy all creation or something. We are who we are, we just have to show the rest of the world who we are."
Naruto said "My head hurts. Maybe it's from my kagebunshin or maybe it's just thinking about all this. Do you ever just feel overwelmed and you don't know what to do."
Tenten smiled and said "Yeah, that was why I was at the cabin that night."
Naruto said "Why. I mean I know your family owns it but why go there, it looks like nobody been there for years."
Tenten said "My family when they came to Konoha my mom was already pregnant with me. They didn't have much money and so they bought that place....I was born in that cabin and....my mom died in it....Mom had a small garden in the back and Ten flowers were her favorites that were planted there....before she died she named me Tenten and dad burried her in her garden...when I need time to think I go there and just speak out loud and think she's listening to me....it might sound funny but in a way I think you arriving was some how arranged by mom. I mean I was doubting my dream until I saw how determined you were and I thought that if you could be so determined that I could be as well."
Naruto smiled and said "I like your reasons better for explaining how we met....man, I didn't realise it was already that late." as he saw how the light had dimmed as the sun was starting to set.
Tenten got up dusting off her pants and said "Man, I lost all track of time...Naruto, it was nice talking with you and we have to do this sometime. It was...fun just getting to know you a little and talking about myself. I'll come by here and see you when I get the chance but it might be a little while since I got to work at my family shop all this week after missions....remember this Naruto, there are no I's in teamwork or teams. Cya." as she quickly left.
Naruto watched her go and thought "What a day." as he cancelled his Kagebunshins and after several minutes of getting rid of a head ache he blinked and thought "That's interesting, hand signs and seals are both representations of how chakra is molded. In theory you can seal objects away with hand signs and can shape jutsu with seals. It seems like dad had that theory from his explanation on chakra theories, I 'll have to work on that sometime and see what I can do."