Chapter Seven: New Apartment
'Ahh, clean crisp air… finally out of the god forsaken hospital.' Naruto thought, walking peacefully through the town, bordering near the Red Light district. Ignoring the stares expressed by many of the villagers, and few of the children, he was wondering what his apartment would be like. 'Maybe I should read up on fuuinjutsu… My father seemed to have a knack for that sort of stuff. The old man should be able to give it to me.' he concluded. 'Oh yeah, I should probably head to the library and read up on the basics of chakra and what not.'
Taking a left turn, he entered the Red Light district, and analyzed the neighborhood. Kids, around the same age as him, playing on the dirty street, kicking a dirty soccer ball into makeshift goals. He checked a small piece of paper in his pocket. 'Hmm… 342 Greenheart Street… Yep this is it…' He crumpled the piece of paper and placed it back into his pants. Grabbing a pair of keys in his opposite pocket, he inserted it into the lock. He turned it to the left until a satisfying click was heard. Noticing that their was nobody there, not even the clerk, he decided to hike up the stairs.
'Hmm… my room is fifteen, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, ahhh fifteen!' He placed the second key, which was a fabulous bronze into the lock, and opened the door. The first thing he noticed was the dull turquoise covered in dust. 'Nobody lived in here for a while' he mused. He walked in, closing the wooden door behind him, creaking as it shut. Whitish-yellow walls stared at him from all 4 sides. A kitchen, consisting of a mini-fridge, a stove with four burners and a standard oven, a sink, and a space for a counter. Moving into to middle of the room, a lone window, not much taller then himself, brilliantly allowing the rays of light the shine in. A small, ancient looking run adorned the floor. Looking to his right, he noticed a single twin-sized bed, covered with a ironically orange blanket and a white leaf insignia. Above the bed, stood a poster, which matched the floor, and another leaf insignia.
'Hmm… not that bad of a place, but I can't really say anything, better the streets.' Naruto thought. Well, it's time to clean the place up a little. He walked over to the small closet next to his bed, and slid the door to the side. The closet was filled with cleaning supplied, as well as a small box labeled 'Naruto' Deciding to open up the box after he finished cleaning, he took out a broom and dustpan, as well as some sponges. For the next two hours, the only thing Naruto did was clean up his new home.
'About time… now I can see what the contents of the box are.' he grinned as he walked towards the closet. Grabbing the box, he groaned as he picked it up, and rested it on the bed. 'Wow… heavy ass box… wonder what's in it.' Skillfully untying the ribbon, and uncovering the box. First thing he saw were two envelopes, labeled 'Money' and 'Notice.' He grabbed Notice first, and read the letter.
Dear Naruto,
Because most of any of the apartments in Konoha have refused you living there, I decided to give you an abandoned apartment in the Red Light District. So you don't have to worry about rent, only water and electricity. Along with this, I have decided to give you a couple scrolls to help start your career of a shinobi. The scrolls contain the leaf exercise, the tree climbing and the water walking exercise to help with control, along with the three basic academy jutsus. I have also gotten copies of the information regarding the Sharingan, as well as the Mangekyo, but that is very limited. Also, I have given you a couple storage scrolls containing kunai and shuriken. If you need any more, go to the shinobi shop next to the Hokage tower, the owners there are trustworthy and will not be hateful towards you. If there is anything thing else you would like or want to know, do not hesitate asking me. If you haven't already guessed, your first monthly allowance is inside the scroll called 'Money.' I decided to give you double as you would obviously would like some new items in your house.
Sincerely,
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Third Hokage
"Thank you… Old man, you have no idea how much this means to me." Naruto said softly. Deciding to give the old man a visit, he grabbed some money out of the envelope incase he decided to go shopping. He walked out of the room, locked the door behind him and walked down a flight of stairs to the main lobby. Making sure their wasn't anybody outside, he exited the apartment.
Slowly pacing towards the Hokage tower, still absorbing the glares as if they were nothing, he entered the main part of Konoha. Passing the large market district, listening to the various traders and customers bartering and haggling. He caught some of the talks directed indirectly at him.
"You see that kid, I heard he is a demon."
"Yeah, the Third should've of killed it when it was born, I mean it killed the Fourth right?"
"Shut up, or do you want to be killed! Remember the law!"
"I don't get why the Third favors the kid…"
With his eyes getting a bit moist, he decided to sprint towards the tower, tired of the hate and malice directed at him like a hose. Ten minutes later, he arrived at familiar sight of the tower, with a red circle and a kanji for 'fire.' Walking up the steps the spiral the side of the tower. He soon arrived at the scene of double doors leading into the office. He rushed through the doors, not thinking that a meeting could be going on. Inside, he meet four figures, one was Sarutobi, two of them were ANBU and the other was unknown.
"Hello…" Naruto exclaimed loudly, then brought his voice down as he registered the unknown man. "… Old Man…?"
Naruto Information Center: Three Basic Konoha Academy Jutsu's
The three basic academy jutsus are jutsus that are required to graduate from the academy. They include the Bushin no Jutsu, Henge no Jutsu, and Kawarimi no Jutsu. With enough skill, these jutsus, even though being E-ranked can be very valuable.
Bushin no Jutsu: Is a illusionary ninjutsu, that does not rank under genjutsu. This jutsu creates intangible clones, which resemble the users body. Due to the clones inability to fight or cause physical harm, it is largely made to distract an enemy. This technique is very easy to determine, as the clones do not have a shadow, and do not kick up dirt, etc.
Henge no Jutsu: This is a jutsu that has the ability to change into a person, thing, or even weapons and animals. With this, it gives the shinobi almost limitless possibilities of using this technique. When used by a skillful shinobi, this technique actually gives the transformation a actually article, such as the pants would act as if they were real. This makes determining the different very hard. Shinobi that aren't very skilled will often have trouble getting every detail correct, like Naruto in canon. It is considered a more difficult jutsu as it requires a constant flow of chakra, along with the person mentally maintaining the form, so fighting and doing actions can cause a inexperienced shinobi to lose the form easily.
Kawarimi no Jutsu: This jutsu replaces the user with a block of wood or some other object. Using this makes the opponet believe they hit or damaged the opponent. This lapse in time created by the distraction allows for a quick counter-attack or the time to flee the battle field.