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Uchiha Hideout

Itachi sighed and sat back down in his meditative position. He looked around the room to see how much damage was done. The only aftermath marks of the battle between him and Kisame was a small dent in the wall and the floor, along with a black scorch mark along the ground left from his own fireball. Itachi closed his eyes and began processing his thoughts once again.

*Even though I hate to do it, I must tell Naruto of this. He has the right to know that he will be hunted in the future. That means that I must prepare him for upcoming threats. Once I teach him a little more about chakra control and a few new jutsu, he should be able to pass the chuunin exam. We will start as soon as he arrives.*

Hidden Leaf Village (graduation ceremony)

Naruto looked around at the other new genin with their families. He became a little sad until he remembered something. He said to himself, "Oh yeah, I should go back to the hideout now and tell Itachi-sensei that I am now officially a genin." Naruto smiled at his new title and started to walk off towards the village gate.

"H-hey, um, N-Naruto?" Naruto turned around to see where the voice was coming from. "O-o-over here." He turned to see Hinata smiling at him. "Oh, hey Hinata. What's up?" Hinata blushed and said, "I-I was just wondering…" Naruto looked at her with a curious look. "If y-you w-would like to come to the g-graduation party my father is hosting."

Naruto looked at her and smiled. "I would love to Hinata, but I have somewhere to be. Thanks anyways." Hinata frowned and said, "Oh, o-ok Naruto." She turned and walked back to the rest of the genin while Naruto turned and walked in the opposite direction, towards the village gate.

Uchiha Hideout (boulder entrance)

Naruto stood in front of the boulder that covered the Uchiha Hideout. He took a deep breath and touched the boulder. He muttered the word 'release' just as Itachi had taught him and the boulder vanished. Naruto then jumped down the hole and into the not-so-dark room.

When he landed, he walked into the main room and was shocked at what he saw. He had seen worse battlegrounds but it shocked him to think that a battle took place here. He noticed Itachi in a meditating position and walked over to him.

"Nice to finally see you again Itachi-sensei, what happened here?" Itachi opened his eyes and stood up. He smiled as he saw Naruto in front of him after one year away from the hideout. "Hello Naruto, this has something to do with what I have to talk to you about." Naruto looked confused at Itachi's choice of words but waited for him to continue.

Itachi walked over to Naruto and put his hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Naruto, a man from the group called the Akatsuki came here. Have you ever heard of them?" Naruto shook his head and looked at Itachi, waiting for him to explain. "Well, the Akatsuki is an organization of rogue ninjas that wander the world capturing people who are jinchuurikis."

"What is a jinchuuriki Itachi-sensei?" Itachi sighed and started to explain. "Let me give you a history lesson first. There are demons in the ninja world. These demons are called tailed-beasts because each one has a different number of tails. The number ranges from one to nine tails, with nine being the strongest. Well, truthfully the nine-tailed beast has the capacity to be the strongest, but can be passed temporarily by the demons with a fewer amount of tails."

Naruto absorbed this information as fast as he could but it was overwhelming. He sat down and listened to Itachi some more. "Anyways back to the main point, the tailed-beasts can be sealed inside ninja who have enough chakra to house them and be their host. Naruto, you have one of these beasts sealed inside of you."

Naruto's eyes widened as he started to panic. "What do you mean Itachi-sensei? I don't understand. How can I be a host to one of those…demons? I'm only twelve." Itachi calmed Naruto down a bit and started to talk again. "I know this is a lot to take in Naruto, but it is the truth. Lift up your shirt and see for yourself."

Naruto did as he was told and lifted his shirt. When he did, an eight-pronged seal appeared on his stomach. He looked at it with awe and disbelief. "Itachi-sensei, how many tails does my demon have?" Itachi hesitated for a minute. "Nine…you are the jinchuuriki host of the nine-tailed demon fox." Naruto couldn't believe it. HE was the nine-tailed jinchuuriki.

"Since you house the nine-tailed fox, the Akatsuki will come after you eventually. The man who came here was trying to recruit me into the Akatsuki. I rejected the offer and fought him. His name was Kisame Hoshigaki, remember that." Naruto looked solemn and didn't know what to say. He finally regained himself and asked Itachi, "What should we do?"

Itachi smiled and said, "Don't worry; I am fully prepared to train you. You will take the chuunin exams in six months. So I have six months to make you a strong ninja who can at least escape death from the Akatsuki." Naruto gulped at the mention of death but nodded his head in agreement. "Then let's get started."

Uchiha Hideout (one week later)

Itachi had spent the last week testing what Naruto had learned at the academy. Itachi wasn't impressed but he decided that one year for the title of genin was still worth it. Naruto had learned some of the basics which Itachi skipped such as walking on water, climbing trees and, interestingly enough, accuracy training.

After a thorough breakdown of what Naruto had learned, Itachi started discussing their training schedule. "What is most important right now is learning what type of fighter you are and what jutsu you excel at. You can already manipulate your chakra fairly well, so we will increase your chakra control which will in turn increase your shadow clone capacity."

Naruto listened to Itachi intently, gathering all of the information about the upcoming training. He was really interested in what jutsu he excels at so he asked about that immediately after Itachi stopped talking. "Itachi-sensei, how would we know what jutsu I am good at?" Itachi looked intrigued by Naruto's curiosity. "Well Naruto, I will teach you one jutsu of each type and whichever one you can master after three tries is your specialty."

"So what you're saying is, you will teach me ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu, and whichever one is easiest is what I excel at?" Itachi nodded and began to teach Naruto. "I will teach you low level jutsu of each. The first is ninjutsu." Itachi made two hand signs and said, "Chakra Bubble Jutsu." A blue bubble formed around Itachi and encompassed him, slowly rotating. Naruto looked excited and mimicked Itachi. "Chakra Bubble Jutsu!" A blue bubble formed in front of Naruto, however it was only one inch in diameter compared to Itachi's which was six feet.

Itachi grinned and said, "Well, it's not ninjutsu." Naruto frowned and waited for the next step. "Now for genjutsu," Itachi said. Itachi made two hand signs and said, "Voice Mimic Jutsu." Itachi started to laugh and sounded just like Naruto. Naruto followed Itachi's lead once again. "Voice Mimic Jutsu!" Naruto started to talk but he sounded the same, with the exception of a slightly lower voice.

Itachi shook his head. "Then I guess you specialize at taijutsu." Itachi raised his fist and punched the ground while saying, "Crater Fist." A decent sized dent appeared in the ground where his fist landed. Naruto once again copied Itachi. "Crater Fist!" Naruto punched the ground and his eyes widened. A tear fell from Naruto's eye as he screamed in pain.

Itachi had a worried look on his face. "That is strange. One of those jutsus should have worked even for a novice. You must be a specialist at something else then, but what?" Itachi started to think and then it hit him. "Naruto, I think I know your specialty, but it is the second hardest type of jutsu to master. Only talented people can perform them correctly. You should be able to perform this jutsu."

Itachi made five hand signs and said, "Single Pronged Seal Jutsu." Itachi's first finger was enveloped in chakra and he touched his forehead. Instantly a seal mark appeared on his forehead. "Your turn Naruto." Naruto barely managed to remember all five hand signs and repeated Itachi. "Single Pronged Seal Jutsu!" Naruto touched his own forehead and, surprisingly, a perfect seal mark appeared on his head.

Itachi smirked and said, "Well there we go. You are a natural at fuuinjutsu." Naruto looked confused and said, "What's fuuinjutsu Itachi-sensei." Itachi looked directly at Naruto. "Fuuinjutsu is known as sealing jutsu. It is used by the normal ninja seal items into scrolls. But a natural born sealer can place seals on people."

Naruto looked at him curiously. "What kind of seals?" Itachi pointed at his own forehead. "Well, the single pronged seal suppresses energy such as stamina or endurance. It can also reduce your opponent's strength. Since you specialize in fuuinjutsu, I will teach you up to the three pronged seal eventually, but after that I cannot help you because I cannot make seals with more than three points."

Naruto asked curiously, "What does the two pronged seal do?" Itachi explained, "The two pronged seal is mainly used on yourself. It seals a little bit of chakra in a point of your body, and when you release the seal it will give you a burst of speed, strength, energy, and it will sometimes speed up the rate at which you heal. However if you manage to put the seal on an opponent, it will paralyze them for a split second which aside from being humiliating to them is completely useless."

Naruto looked at his hands in awe while thinking about the power he could have. Just then a bird dropped a letter down the hole to the hideout. Itachi walked over and picked it up. "It's for you," Itachi said as he walked and handed the letter to Naruto. Naruto opened it and his mouth dropped open. "Itachi-sensei, I've been assigned to a team."

Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I want you all to know that I did not steal the idea of Naruto being able to use seals. I honestly randomly thought of it and decided to go that direction. I have a poll up for readers to use so vote for who you want to see Naruto fight in the preliminaries of the chuunin exam.